Site Analysis: Entrepreneurial tendency

Beijing 33.41㎡ Small rented house

Youth Population expansion Rental

Feel lonely live a stressful life

Shanghai 32.28㎡ Long commuting time

A large number of young people flock to cities to seek employment opportunities, causing population inflation and increasing pressure on young people.

The house price in the city is very high, reaching 100000 yuan per square meter.

Most of young people live in the old rental house or Mini apartment in Shenzhen.

Shenzhen University

Southern University

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Peking University(Shenzhen)

Harbin Institute of Technology(Shenzhen)

Co-livingGroup: entrepreneurial community

Typology two-dimensional two-dimensional three-dimensional

Difficult to use space, resulting in waste.

Mini apartment ten thousand

City Of Entrepreneurship!

Proportion of New company:28.9%

Proportion of entrepreneurs:13%

The “quadrangle” is a traditional Chinese residential form, which consists of the central public area and the surrounding private areas.

Weak connectivity between oblique cells. Sloping sides can be used as traffic space,different cells are connected more closely. private public

From the prototype of the quadrangle, we extract the co-living form.

Development:

Step1: Distinguish public and private space according to typology, Place public space in the middle of the site.

Step2: Cut off the building on one side according to the lighting demand. Put in some removable module.

Step3: Place traffic space to connect different living groups, and put leisure pedestrian street in public areas private group

Leisure

Basic Module: three kinds of cells

4m 5m

A.private module B.public module C.Connection triple double quadruple fivefold w two-dimensional three-dimensional features w Number of new enterprises in each city in 2020（ten thousand）

Combinations Analysis: Form of different groups

The modules of different combination modes can form a “work & life” group through three-dimensional superposition.

Special Moments: Activity of people

Designers can communicate freely on the long table and easily enter the exhibition space.

Combinations Analysis: Splicing different groups together

Different groups can be connected together by the connect module. Staggered modules will form outdoor activity space and traffic space

Footpath

The footpath connects various residential groups and public spaces

Pedestrian street

There are many shops in the leisure pedestrian street for residents' shopping and entertainment

Living group:

Consists of different customized life groups.

Removable module

The movable module can be moved as required

Step1: Download the 'Live Like Bees' APP.

Step2: Choose the live module.

Step3: Choose the group module.

Structure Of The Module: How to assemble

Step4: Book the public modules

Step5: Make friends on the APP.

Modules can be quickly assembled, using custom lightweight walls, connecting construction and prefabricated glass windows. Customized furniture can also be connected and fixed with wallboard by construction

Connection Construction

Assembly Details

Modules are also connected with prefabricated structures

1.Assembled light steel floor

Metal sheet

Cork board

Precast concrete

20*20mm steel frame

Mineral wool felt

False ceiling with waterroof MDF board

2.Lightweight skeleton walls

Metal sheet

Rock wool insulation

Precast concrete

20*20mm timber frame

12mm MDF board

Clay Arch

3D clay print research

Dec.2022

Individual Work location: Shanxi, China

Grade:5

Type: Academic work

Source: Studio Alpha Open Project 209 instructor: Jeason Chen (from Studio Alpha)

Instructor’s Contact: jensonchen1215@gmail.com

3D print

The development of digital fabrication techniques enabled new possibilities for the exploration and integration of material properties within the design and fabrication logic. The notion of robotic fabrication and digital material articulation is expanding to define new typologies of forms made possible with digital technology.

In this project, I did some research on 3D clay printing technology, and want to make use of the flexibility and variability of this technology to create a variety of models. I did some research on the traditional patterns of Shaanxi, and designed a pavilion that can be rapidly manufacturing and assembly using 3D printing.

Background Analysis: Special residence in Shanxi

Shanxi Province is located in the Loess Plateau. The local people have made habitable caves with clay. Arched doors and exquisite panes are the outstanding features of the cave. through research, found that these patterns of panes are mostly the replication and combination of simple basic patterns like circular and square, which are regarded by Shaanxi people as a symbol of family reunion.

Form Finding1: Research on the circle based pattern

Model Making: Digital manufacturing based on 3d printing technology

1.Build the model with computer, Set the printing speedand other factors on the software and then test the printing effect.

2.Make the bricks use 3d printing machine.(4 different pieces within 2 hours)

Form Finding2: Combination of arch

I made further research on the shape of the arch and tried to choose the best way to combine two arches.

Different shapes: (top view)

Different combinations: (top view)

3.Dry the bricks in a ventilated environment for 48 hours until they are completely dry.

4.Grind the edges of the bricks to make them fit each other. Use the wooden frame as an auxiliary tool to splice the bricks into an arch

Axonometric drawing:

Model:

Rotate:0° Rotate:10° Rotate:20° Rotate:30°

Form1:

Form2:

Fiber Fabrication

Design of carbon fiber woven furniture

Jan.2023

Individual Work location: Shanxi, China

Grade:5

Source: Studio Alpha Open Project 209 instructor: Tim Lai ,Zee Tao (from Studio Alpha)

Instructor’s Contact: zeeleong@hotmail.com

Carbon fiber fabrication

Based on the inherent material properties offibers, this research explored the flexibility ofform-finding,specific syntax pattern and application potential provided by the new materials.

Carbon fiber materials have the characteristics of light weight and high strength, and are widely used in industrial design, aerospace design and other fields. In this project, I used bionics reference, and made a table lamp with a curved surface woven of carbon fiber as a cantilever structure. In the future, I hope that this kind of cantilever structure can also be applied in architecture.

First of all, I used the genetic algorithm in Grasshopper to do the form finding of the surface in order to find the maximum value of the overhang length of the surface. After that, I did some experiments on different weaving methods. I also analyzed the stress line of the stressed surface before obtained a complete preparation plan. Finally, I made a 1:1 solid model.

Biological reference: Curved surface has higher bearing capacity than plane

By observing the growth of the monstra leaves, I found that at the early stage of growth, the monstra leaves would curl up to form a cavity so as to extend a further distance. That can proves that the surface has better load-bearing performance than the plane.

Strategy: Weave on the ring to form a surface fold weave

Based on biological reference, I choose to design based on surface. I fold the curve and weave it with high-strength carbon fiber, and the resulting curved surface forms a cantilever structure with load-bearing function.

Form Finding: Genetic algorithm based design

Through genetic algorithm, the maximum value of overhang and the appropriate width of the bottom surface can be calculated when the surface can stand.

O : Center of gravity of surface and object

D Distance of O’E

A: Overhang length

B Bottom width

Genome: Distance of A and B Fitness: Min of D

Curve shape change of generation 1-63

Syntax Finding: Four preparation methods

After some weaving experiments, I found that different weaving methods can produce different shapes of surfaces.

Stress Line Analysis: Strengthen the preparation of key stressed parts

I analyzed the stress line of the surface when the top is stressed, it can be seen that the stress lines in some parts of the curved surface are relatively dense, and these parts are the parts with more stress, so reinforcement lines should be added during weaving.

The last layer strengthens the whole surface in a large transverse area.

This layer mainly strengthens the edges and corners of the surface.

Model:

Superimposing these preparation methods will also produce different effects.

C+D:

A+B:

This part strengthens the lateral tension part of the curved surface.

This layer mainly strengthens the vertical stress part.

The surface is relatively smooth and the lines are evenly distributed, which is suitable for use as a basic surface

The distribution of the lines is not uniform, so it is suitable for making the reinforcing line of the surface

Manufacturing And Materials Selection:

M4 hook(r=2mm)

Edge

Details:

Making Process Of 1:1 Modle:

Small hole(r=2.1mm)

Assemblable edge model

The edge model is obtained by 3D printing. I disassembled it into several segments, which can be easily assembled and disassembled, and is easy to carry.

Carbon-fiber

Soft and flexible as fiber, it could bestrengthened into an independent structurewith resin. Compared to traditional material, fiber has two different periods of material properties contributing to its form and bearing capacity within a short time. Therefore, it has the potential for making complex shapes with high strength.

Completed Work:

Production Method:

Twinkling Stars

Building Design and Construction Competition

Jun.2019

Group Work (7 members)

Location: Harbin ,China

Grade: 1

Type: Academic work

My role: Team member

My contribution: Participate in the whole process of design and construction

Instructor: Liu yang

Instructor’s Contact: LDESIGN@LIVE.CN

In this competition we need to build a structure within 5 hours , using plastic sheet, nails and plastic sheets only. We use two strip plastic plates and a square plastic plate to form a module. The two ends are linked with nails. Then different modules are connected with nails to form an arch construction.