Unselected Works by Zihao Ding

FUZZY AGGREGATE - MULTIFUNCTIONAL THEATER

course name : Advanced Studio New Mixed Use Building instructor: Georgina Huljich quarter: Fall Quarter 2019

The project intends to speculate on the American version of developer driven “MixUse”, a bastardized typology for urban density, one that has become so predictably formulaic so as to called a ‘Bento Box’ by OMA NY Principal Shohei Shigematsu, by offering a fixed and cliché notion of variety, multiplicity and fake choice that repeats adinfinitum. By looking at more risky ways of incorporating cultural institutions as well as other spaces such as co-working and educational activities in close proximity to residential programs, the studio intends to expose students to an important fact of the contemporary architectural field: that architects must have a say not only in the actual form and aesthetics of buildings but also in the distribution and composition of programs and activities that supports them. Only in this way, by absolutely and strategically marrying form and content, architects can continue to reinvigorate and re-invent the city and the realm of the urban, while pushing forward radically plausible architectural agendas.

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In the sense of mixed-use complex, it is a type of building that blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment uses into one space, where those functions are to some degree physically and functionally integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections. This project aims to explore a new approach to mix

all those functions into the residence, and the residential part then as a fluid threshold connects or bounds other functions in the building. Having the performance art spaces incorporated makes the entire complex become an artistic neighbor and create a new harmony between hospitality and art. The interior arrangement seems to imply a kind of autonomy that each part has its unique mode of living condition. People choose where the most suitable place to live, what they enjoy living with, and which space they are willing to share. The combination of diverse spaces gives potentials for collective working, information communicating, and saving of cost. So, on the inside, parts are not as distinguishable as it looked from the outside, but they are indeed the boundary of different choices of life.

The crevice features in this project appear to be dominant on both outside and inside, bringing a unique look of juxtaposition between where parts are fully synthesized and where they still keep their identities. The scale of different crevices indicates whether those communities are close or sharing some areas. In general, the overall massing can be read as an aggregate of autonomous parcels, performing as a multi-functional medium to give more interests of life to the surrounding society.

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We Live

We Work

Work

Live

Entertain

We Entertain Work

Live

Entertain

Live

Work

Plan Study

Synthesize

Assembly

Site Plan

Program

Plan Study

Section Study

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Ground Floor Plan

Section

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Object

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Floor Plan

Roof Plan

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CURVED DEWELLING HOUSE RENOVATION

course name : Advanced Studio Developing New Form instructor: Julia Koerner quarter: Fall Quarter 2017

The contradictions jumped out to me when studying the Hotel Guimard: the outside symmetry juxtaposed by the inside asymmetry of the main building, as well as the “both-and” nature of the building complex dominated by the juxtaposition of the theatre and the private building. Similarly, nothing in the main building’s facade indicates that the foyer has an elliptical shape, and its windows and doors are dictated by the facade and other rooms, and not the other way around. The last one led us to an exploration of the elliptical shapes that are an important feature of the Hotel Guimard. Defining elliptical shapes as the principal idea, two most interesting and meaningful consequences are concluded: the extrusions of elliptical shapes and the boolean of cylinders, which could always result in some floating spaces and vertical circulation spaces. Therefore, due to the lack of spatial diversity in the house, the method derived from the reduction of Hotel Guimard could be applied to House’s addition this time to make the space sequence more interesting. On the other hand, the cylindrical form is not only interesting spatially but also has a high structural performance.

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Precedent Case Study

Redraw the Main Facade and Main Section

Redraw the Plans Redraw the Facade and Main Section of Theater Curved Dwelling House

Curved Dewelling House

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Finding the underlying eliptical shapes

The proportion of area of eliptical shapes AREA PROPORTION OF EACH PLAN

What if only remain 20% of the volume ?

VOLUME PROPORTIONS

Part A

Part B

Part C

Plan First Floor Scale 1” : 10’

49 HIERARCHICAL CYLINDERS

Visualizing the eliptical shapes in METHOD OF REDUCTION 3-dimensional way

Dwelling: Bedrooms

Circulation: Corridors

Original Plan of Theatre

Phase 1B: 20011 (50%=21662.5)

Extrude Ellipsis through Mass of Building

Complete Ellipsis

Phase 1A: 43325 (100%)

Phase 1C: 9162 (20%=8665)

Dwelling: Dining room

Private

Public

Remove Negative Mass => Result of Phase 1B

Shorten the height, remove public space => Result of Phase 1C

STRUCTURE: Columns

Curved Dwelling House

Curved Dewelling House

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Mass Model of Final Form

Curved Dwelling House

Curved Dewelling House

FUZZY NOMADIC LIFE ON MARS

course name : Wooden Structure Construction instructor: Kais Al-Rawi/ Julia Koerner quarter: Summer Quarter 2018

The atmosphere on planet Mars is not suitable for human life. This is because the air pressure on the surface of Mars is equivalent to that on planet Earth’s atmosphere at 25 km altitude. Humans cannot survive, live and work unaided on its surface. So some techniques are required to allow astronauts to work with both complex construction materials and sophisticated machinery and at the same time keep them safe and protect them. The Viking Orbiter Infrared Thermal Mapper suggests that the warmest temperature may be 27 °C and the coldest −143 °C at the winter polar caps. Beyond the temperature difference there is also a lighter gravity and a higher solar radiation. Environmental conditions on planet Mars put forward a potential for designing innovative space capsule or a special container. The capsule which enhances human performance in outer space. Smart machinery system and interactive material which lead to super human enticement and protective capabilities. Also, because of the constantly changing evironment, the capsule might need to lead a nomadic life on Mars to collect the materials and energy existing on Mars and get rid of the probably risks from the environment.

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Gullies

Chaos

Crater

MAP ON MARS

Gullies

Terrain on Mars

Chaos

Mars Elevation Map, Picture of Nasa

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Wadi Rum

Crater

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Gyroid Structure Core

Multiple Layers of Cell Wall

Gyroid Structure Core

Multiple Layers of Cell Wall

Cell wall is forming

Fuzzy Flagella

Cell wall is forming

Fuzzy Flagella

Other Organelles are Formed

Dynamic Skeleton

Other Organelles are Formed

Dynamic Skeleton

Fuzzy Nomadic Life on Mars

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DUST PARTICLE

SUN SHINE

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ALGAE

3D PRINT SHELL

LUCITE COATING O2

ROBOTIC FOOT

GLUCOSE

RADIATION PROTECT & FOOD SUPPLY

GENERATE ELECTRICITY STORAGE

WORKING SPACE

ROBOTIC FOOT

COMMON AREA

4 FACILITIES

RUBBER SKIN

ALGUE BATH

RADIAITION PROTECT DYNAMIC FRAME INSULATION WATER PROOF ALGAE BATH

BATTERY

ROBOTIC FEET

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MULTIPLE LAYERS

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Metallic folding/ unfolding spines In situ made wires Piezoelectric energy harvester

Fuzzy Nomadic Life on Mars

BILLBOARD GYM IN DOWNTOWN L. A.

course name : Advanced Studio Structure And Plan instructor: Jimenez Lai quarter: Winter Quarter 2017

“The close relationship between mental and physical training suggests a similar affinity between sports structures and clubs. The new society desires a strong generation, for strength is equated with optimism and the joy of living. This explains why “physculture” enjoys equal rank with other elements that make up the totality called “social culture.” In our society so-called sports records are irrelevant. Physculture, i.e., the culture of the body, is important.” El Lissitzky, Sports, Russia: An Architecture for World Revolution, 1920s The object of study is a building type well suited to engaging the intersection of organization and structure: the sports club. However ubiquitous such facilities may be, there still is a strangeness to a building that simultaneously houses a variety of athletic activity regardless of their respective requirements and origins. The sports club brings such disparate and often competing activities together within a larger unifying whole, problematizing relations between program, space, and form. The organizational logic of a sports club must manage the contested spaces of these activities carefully. Moreover, it is an opportunity to re-envision gyms, fitness centers, health clubs, and related facilities toward the design of a sports club for today.

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DIGITAL BILLBOARD CORNER SUPPORT STRUCTURE SAMPLE CONNECTION STEEL I-BEAM I-BEAM TO I-BEAM CONNECTION STEEL I-BEAM

WILSHERE BLVD

SOLID ANGLE TO I-BEAM CONNECTION

3680 WILSHERE BLVD

SERRANO AVE

SOLID ANGLE STEEL BEAM

DIGITAL BILLBOARD SUPPORT STRUCTURE SAMPLE SYSTEM STEEL I-BEAM I-BEAM TO I-BEAM CONNECTION STEEL I-BEAM

SOLID ANGLE TO I-BEAM CONNECTION SOLID ANGLE STEEL BEAM

ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO THE MAIN BUILDING SAMPLE CONNECTION STEEL I-BEAM ATTACHMENT I-BEAM TO I-COLUMN CONNECTION STEEL COLUMN MAIN BUILDING I-BEAM CONNECTION

CONCRETE COLUMN

OPEN BANK HOURS: 9AM-5PM GOOGLE MAPS REVIEW:

The modern urban architecture is characterized by the abundance of new buildings and architectural decisions. At the same time, the modern cities, especially such large ones as London and Las Vegas, architecture is characterized by the presence of various informative constructions, such as billboards. However, billboards traditionally provoke numerous discussions concerning their wide use, especially in central part of such cities as London and Las Vegas, which are traditionally quite attracting to tourists

WAVE HOURS: 9AM-6PM GOOGLE MAPS REVIEW:

STARBUCKS HOURS: 5:30AM-9:30PM GOOGLE MAPS REVIEW:

Billboard GYM

ADVERTISEMENT SIGNS SAMPLE CONNECTION STEEL I-BEAM TO STEEL COLUMN CONNECTION STEEL COLUMN

CONNECTION OF SIGNAGE SIGNAGE

Billboard GYM

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POOR WORLD

Billboard GYM

RICH WORLD

Billboard GYM

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STUDIO

BASKETBALL

CLIMBING

INDIVIDUAL

PROGRAMS AS SIGNAGES

BILLBOARDS FOR THE PROLETARIATS MEMBERSHIP IS AN ANTAGONISM

Billboard GYM

SAUNA

JACUZZI

SPINNING

Billboard GYM

POOL

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B 75’

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C 75’

D 75’

B 75’

75’

Hope St. Entrance

75’

Sauna &Spa

Basketball Court

Steaming Room

75’

Climbing Wall

Steaming Room

Corridor Elevator

75’

Garden

Weight Lifting Area

Spinning Room

Locker Room

Weight Lifting Area

Locker Room

75’

Corridor

Track Floor Plan—1/16”=1’

Billboard GYM

1st Floor Plan—1/16”=1’

Billboard GYM

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75’

POOL JACUZZI

AQUA SPINNING

Office

80’ 72’

75’

Meeting Room 48’

Massage

RUNNING TRACK

Office 24’

2 Office 0’ XSIZE YSIZE

XSIZE YSIZE

YSIZE XSIZE YSIZE XSIZE

YSIZE XSIZE

75’

YSIZE XSIZE

Jacuzzi

Office

YSIZE XSIZE

Cafe

Lounge

Aqua Spinning

Main Section—1/16”=1’

75’

Indibidual Excercise

Swimming Pool

Group Studio

75’

YSIZE XSIZE

Jacuzzi

YSIZE XSIZE

2nd Floor Plan—1/16”=1’

Billboard GYM

KOSHIRAKURA BUS STATION

course name : Wooden Structure Construction instructor: Shin Egashira quarter: Summer Quarter 2018

In 1996 Shin held the first architectural summer workshop in Koshirakura village, Japan. This soon became an annual event in the local calendar and coincided with Koshirakuraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditional Maple Cutting Festival. Our wish has been to contribute to changes in this community through the application of architectural knowledge and by making buildings as a continuous form of communication. Koshirakura village lies in Niigata Prefecture some 200 km north of Tokyo and is one of 13 villages scattered along complex terrains carved out by the Shibumi River. A rural, mountainous region still recovering from a powerful earthquake in 2004, it is distinguished by overgrown forests and abundant rice fields. Koshirakura has less than 100 inhabitants (a third of its total population in 1980) and the average age is over 60. This time, it is a very exciting year since we are planning to renew the local Bus Stop that was first built by us in 1997 for the community. We will demolish the existing bus stop and keep part of it for our new design and handmake each piece of wooden structrual element.

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existing bus stop

casting concrete foundation

frame work

structure enforcement

move the previous roof

install the windows

install the doors

cladding

Sections Kaushirakura Bus Stop

Kaushirakura Bus Stop

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/X Chair Designed by Zihao for Kaushirakura

Curved Dwelling House

Curved Dewelling House

PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP :

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NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION 1

A400

A401

01.AUG.2019 DRP

06 PARAPET 212' - 0" 05 ROOF 208' - 6" 05 PARAPET 197'04 - 9ROOF 5/16" 194' - 11 5/16"

04 FOURTH FLOOR 195' - 6"

54' BLDG HEIGHT

03 THIRD FLOOR 182' - 6"

03 THIRD FLOOR 181' - 5 5/16"

02 SECOND FLOOR 169' - 6"

02 SECOND FLOOR 168' - 9 5/16"

01 GROUND FLOOR 156' - 6"

01 00 GROUND PARKINGFLOOR LEVEL 156' -155' 1 5/16" - 0"

01.5 ANG 154' - 4 1/2"

belzberg architects

2321 MAIN STREET SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 310.453.9611 www.belzbergarchitects.com

617 S. Olive Street, Suite 1110 Los Angeles, CA 90014 213.673.4400

www.RELMstudio.com

ELEVATION - BLDG A & C NORTH SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

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DESCRIPTION

DATE

1 A402

219.92

06 PARAPET 212' - 0" 05 ROOF 208' - 6"

26TH STREET OFFICES

04 FOURTH FLOOR 195' - 6"

1633 26TH STREET SANTA MONICA CA 90405

03 THIRD FLOOR 182' - 6" 02 SECOND FLOOR 169' - 6" 01 GROUND FLOOR 156' - 6"

ELEVATION - BLDG A & B EAST SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

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A400

06 PARAPET 212' - 0" 05 ROOF 208' - 6" 04 FOURTH FLOOR 195' - 6"

54' HEIGHT

EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS

02 SECOND FLOOR 169' - 6"

PROJECT NUMBER: 18039

01 GROUND FLOOR 156' - 6" 00 T.O. CURB 155' - 0" 01.5 ANG 154' - 4 1/2"

ELEVATION - BLDG B & C SOUTH SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

Rendering - Street Corner

Building Facade Design

A301

8/1/2019 5:58:21 PM

03 THIRD FLOOR 182' - 6"

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Photo Montage of the Facade

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GORES GROUP HEADQUARTERS _ Construction Drawings and Diagrams

GLAZING FACADE SECTION DETAIL

LIMESTONE FACADE DETAIL - AXON

INTERIOR FIXED STOREFRONT SYSTEM

STAINLESS STEEL CAP TO MATCH CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

EXISTING TRUSS WITH FIRE PROOFING

SLUMPED GLASS CURTAIN WALL GLAZING

INTERIOR FURRING STUD WALL

LIMESTONE CLADDING

LIGHT FIXTURE ACCESS PANELS LED LIGHTING

FLAT LIMESTONE CAP RADIUSED LIMESTONE CLADDING 3D-MILLED LIMESTONE CLADDING MECHANICALLY FASTENED

EXISTING SLAB EDGE ON STEEL ANGLE

THINSET LIMESTONE ON (E) MASONRY WALL

EXISTING OPEN WEB TRUSS JOISTS EXTERIOR STUD WALL, WITH 1/2” DENS SHIELD SUBSTRATE WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE STUCCO FINISH

2 1/4” x 7” T-500 ARCADIA CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

ROLLER SHADE FLUSH WITH DROPPED CEILING SYSTEM LIGHT FIXTURE ACCESS PANELS EVERY 16’ APPROXIMATELY

2 1/2”x 2 1/2” x 3/16” 6061 T6 ALUM. CLIPS S/S DOWELS & SELF-DRILLING SCREW ON 12 GAUGE STEEL STUDS

THINSET LIMESTONE ON (E) MASONRY WALL 3D-MILLED LIMESTONE CLADDING MECHANICALLY FASTENED SLUMPED GLASS CURTAIN WALL GLAZING

STAINLESS STEEL CAP TO MATCH CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM UNDULATING PLANTER WALL CLAD WITH 2” STONE CAP SELF-ADHERED, RUBBERIZED ASPHALT WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM LIGHTWEIGHT GROWING MEDIUM HYDRODUCT GEOCOMPOSITE DRAINAGE PONY WALL SUPPORTING CURTAIN WALL CLAD WITH STONE

LIGHTING FIXTURE LIMESTONE CALDDING UNDULATING LIMESTONE PLANTER WALL WITH 2” STONE CAP

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ENTRANCE SOFFIT DETAIL

STOREFRONT GLAZING SYSTEM CAULK JOINT STONE CLADDING SELF-ADHERED, RUBBERIZED ASPHALT WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE DENSGLAS SUBSTRATE STOREFRONT GLAZING SYSTEM EXISTING TRUSS JOISTS CAULK JOINT STONE CLADDING SELF-ADHERED, RUBBERIZED ASPHALT WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE

MAIN STAIR HANDRAIL DETAIL

42” TALL GUARDRAIL

NEW CONCRETE MOMENT FRAME DENSGLAS SUBSTRATE UNDULATING WOOD SLAT CEILING WITH COMPRESSION RODS EXISTING TRUSS JOISTS AND SEISMIC BRACING

STEEL STAND-OFF WITH CUSTOM WOOD HANDRAIL

NEW CONCRETE MOMENT FRAME UNDULATING WOOD SLAT CEILING WITH COMPRESSION RODS AND SEISMIC BRACING

CUSTOM FORMED STEEL STRAP GUARDRAIL SUPPORT FABRICATED IN COMPLETE LOOP FOR RIGIDITY, BOLTED TO TUBE STEEL STRINGER CURVED FIRE RETARDANT TREATED SOLID ASHWOOD SLATS

BRIDGE SECTION DETAIL

70 LIMESTONE-CLAD RISERS ARCADIA STOREFRONT GLAZING CONTINUES AS 42” GUARDRAIL

LED TAPE LIGHTING FIXTURE

S/S FLASHING & COUNTERFLASHING LAPPED WITH SELF-ADHERED RUBBERIZED WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE

STONE CAP BEYOND

FIBER-C OKO SKIN ON PEDESTAL PAVER SYSTEM OVER PVC ROOF MEMBRANE

STONE SLAB ON GROUT BED

STEEL PAN STAIR STRUCTURE

STEEL BRACKETS TO SUPPORT STOREFRONT WELDED TO STEEL BEAM CUSTOME SPANDREL GLASS FRAMED CEILING ALIGNED WITH STOREFRONT MULLIONS

STEEL STRINGER + TUBE STEEL FIRE-RETARDANT, MILLED FOAM TEMPLATE LATH + VENETIAN PLASTER FINISH PLATE STEEL GUARDRAIL SUPPORT WELDED TO TUBE STEEL LED TAPE LIGHTING FIXTURE MILLED FOAM PENCIL ROD SUPPORTING LATH & PLASTER FINISH

CUSTOM ANNODIZED BRAKE METAL TO MATCH STOREFRONT STEEL BRACKETS TO SUPPORT STOREFRONT WELDED TO STEEL BEAM ARCADIA STOREFRONT GLAZING WRAPS UNDERSIDE OF BRIDGE

Unselected Works

Articles inside

Gore's Group Headquarter

Kilroy Office

Nomadic Life on MARS

Curved Dewelling

Fuzzy Aggregates