DINGWEN SUN
ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
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Contradiction Ribbon Urban Butcher Perfumery Shell 45° Square Photography Stardust
Contradiction
LGBT Friendly Church & Nightclub 2017 BArch Graduation Thesis 1772 Church St NW Washington, DC
Office
Office Business
Residence Residence
Existing Church Residence
Residence Residence
17th Street NW - Club & Bar
18 Street NW - Office & Business
Virtue in day and vice at night? I sing under the rainbow cross; I dance above the neon light; I drink wine for gaining faith; I swallow cocktail to lose my mind; I pray under the man hanging on the wall; I praise before the lady spining on the pole. Contradicting yet harmonizing, the church & nightclub combination celebrates the diversity of time, space, and people. In unity with the architecture, the lighting and transformational programs (both day and night) come together to nourish the congregation’s need for mind, body and soul within a single space.
SUNLIGHT FLOOR Church/ First Floor Plan
TWILIGHT FLOOR Game&Jazz/ Mezzanine Floor Plan
STARLIGHT FLOOR Night Club/ Basement Floor Plan
Modular Bracing System Translucent Marble Wall
Daytime NorthSouth Section
Protected Historical Altar Golden Scissor Trusses
Frosted Glass Floor Triangular Facade
Nighttime NorthSouth Section
LED Dance Floor Triangular Waffle Slab
Can church have rainbow? The Importance of using lighting at the St. Thomas Parish expresses an openness to the LGBT community as a warm and inviting space for worship. At the apex of a majestic vault, the central prism refracts daylight into a dynamic scheme of rainbow colors and patterns, bringing interest and spiritual focus within an inclusive community. Symbolic of the prism, the architecture serves as a beacon for the community - where ones spiritual light is well received and spreaded among a diversified congregation.
Early Scheme
Early Scheme
Early Scheme
Daytime WestEast Section
Early Scheme
Early Scheme
Nighttime WestEast Section
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
RIBBON
Landfill Education Center VT A+D 2016 Prince William County Landfill Coles, Virginia
Site Plan
How many ways can a roof serve a building? The interplay of air, light and water on a building’s roof system is explored in this study. It looks closely at a sawtooth forms, creating “ribbons” at the roof and wall for lighting, ventilation and water collection. The roof and wall crenellations offer the perfect opportunity to introduce controlled lighting with minimal glare and provide natural, stack-effect ventilation at the ridge’s high point. Additionally, runoff is collected at the base of each ribbon window for storage and internal irrigation. Finally, the building shape, exposed framing and crenelated facade enclose the central courtyard bringing focus to the plan while elegantly achieving the technical demands for controlled light, solar radiation and natural ventilation.
Lobby Classroom Banquet Office
East Wing Section
Egress Section
Lobby Section
CLT Frame Detail
West Wing Section
Urban Butcher
Butchery Shop & Steak House
Professional Practice 2016: McAllister Architects P.C.
Supervisor: Lee McAllister Project Manager: Dan Snook Interior Designer: Dingwen Sun Rendering: Dingwen Sun
Wharf, 800 Maine Avenue SW Washington, DC
First Floor Plan
Rustic, Modern, and... Meat? Based on the owner’s imagination of a casual yet sophisticated restaurant in Washington’s new waterfront wharf development, we introduced a two story restaurant that facilitates the opportunity for patron’s to start at the sidewalk bar for happy hour, followed by fine cured meat dining, wine and a more relaxed conversation. For the central focal point as a “chandelier”, we designed a hanging glass encased meat curing room which is beautifully visible from the Canal Road and boating patrons who arrive by water. The design incorporates a use of warm rusticated woods, dark leather, polished metal, stained concrete and accent lighting to build on a pallet of contemporary urban color.
Second Floor Plan
PERFUMERY
Personal Perfume Factory & Store WAAC 2016 Old Town Market Square Alexandria, Virginia
STORAGE & MECH
SPICE GARDEN
COOLING STORAGE
LAB
APARTMENT FACTORY RETAIL
Basement Plan Perfume Factory
First Floor Plan Retail & Garden
Second Floor Plan Residence
Grasshopper’s Wing Facade
Residential Air Wall
Himalayan Pink Salt Wall
SECTION
Air Filtration
Windmill Exhausting Wall
Can architecture entice passersby? An organic shaped facade inspired from grasshopper’s wings is designed to stand out the perfume store from its surroundings. The translucent teflon infills the “fore wing” metal frame, hides and protects the private spaces. Meanwhile, the two “hind wing” facades are structured to be foldable, adjusting their shape in response to the light, temperature, and passersby. LED neon lights on the wing’s mullions, glow from behind and change color with the seasons, festivals, and perfume themes, to highlight the facade with a more vivid and dynamic apperance.
Indentation Base
Front Elevation
Facade fully folded for maximum radiation
Hind Wing Facade
Front Elevation
Facade slightly trembles back when door opens
Fore Wing Facade
Front Elevation
Facade fully expanded for minimum radiation
SHELL
Claytor Lake Rowing Center VT A+D 2015 Claytor Lake State Park Dublin, Virginia
First Floor Plan Boat Storage
Second Floor Plan Gym
Third Floor Plan Lobby/Dinning
Fourth Floor Plan Conference/Party
Can geometries illustrate a boat house? Located near a windy lake in the claytor lake park, the boat house is designed in an oval shape to ease the pressure from wind without obstructing too much air flow. Under the oval shell, waffle slabs are introduced for each floor to reinforce the interior structure and the exterior oval frame. Taking advantage of the existing slope, the partially underground boat storage is protect from the harmful UV light and extreme weather while the upper floor public space is open to natural daylight and the beautiful natural park view. A parametricly scripted roof allows adequate natural lighting and minimizes the solar heat gain by manipulating the size and location of each glass.
North Elevation
Construction Isometric
East Section
Section Details
45°
Duck Pond Residence VT A+D 2015 Duck Pond Dr Blacksburg, Virginia
Basement Plan
East Section
First Floor Plan
Can 45° make a building better? As a primary goal for viewing the duck preservation pond, a plan with 45 degree orientation provided optimal views for the residents where nature is easily observed from all apartments and rooms. In this case form follows function. By rotating the plan 45 degrees, the layout works at three levels. At the basement, the vehicular traffic is oriented away from walkways and pond for safety and easy car access. The upper floor apartment with perimeter glass and terraces with multi-faceted views based on 45 degrees, offers great views and orientation for experiencing the pond. In addition, the central lobby and stairwell projecting above apartments, introduces light, provides high level roof-top views and makes the apartment stand out as a exciting space for nature lovers.
Second Floor Plan
SQUARE
Library From Pattern VT A+D 2014 Blue Ridge Mountain Vinton, Virginia
Room Brightness depends on the number of books on the shelf
PHOTOGRAPHY The Art of Observation 2015-2017
STARDUST
Virginia Tech Skyline CG Art 2014 Burruss Hall Blacksburg, Virginia