Chengzhi Cai
CAI CHENGZHI (Evan) Graduating Dec. 2012 314-484-5627 chengzhic@wustl.edu
B.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING Departtment of Civil Engineering Southeast University, China 2005~2009
M.ARCH 3+ PROGRAM School of Architecture Samfox School of Design & Visual Arts Washington University in St.Louis
GENERATING SHAPE
Skills involved: Digital Composition (Rhino) Casting
CONNECTION DESIGN
DIVID A DYNAMIC SURFACE BY 9 COMPONENTS. WE MAKE MOLD FOR EACH COMPONENT AND THEN CAST PLASTER INTO IT. THE MOLD IS MADE OF FORM BOARD AND FABRIC IN ORDER TO CREAT BOTH HARD AND SOFT LOOKING SURFACE.
INFILL PORT CONCAVED CONNECTION WOOD JOINT
EACH MOLD HAS A INFILL PORT FOR US TO POUR PLASTER INTO, AND THOSE BUMPED UP CYLINDER WILL BE CUT OFF AFTER CASTING. THE COMPNENT ALSO HAS TWO OR THREE CONCAVED CONNECTIONS, WHICH WILL BE CONNECTED WITH WOOD JOINTS.
CASTING
FORMCORE MOLD
PUT THE PIANO WIRE INTO THE HOLES ON THE WIRE-HOLDER
FABRIC IN CENTER
WIRES ARE ARRANGED IN THE WAY THAT LOOKS LIKE A SPIRAL
WITH INFILL PORT AND WIRE-HOLDER
AFTER WE POUR PLASTER INTO THE MOLD, THE FABRIC AND WIRE CREATE A BULGED SURFACE
Skills involved: Grasshopper Computer Aided Paper Pleating
Paper-Pleating Modelling Fold backward
Exterior envelope
Fold forward
Interior envelope
Skills involved: Urban Theatre Schematic Design
SP 2011 A46 326G ARCH Digital Fabrication Assignment 2 Cai Chengzhi (Evan Tsai)
Instructor: Ken Tracy TA: John Dolci Presidence: lily ower (Formal), propeller(Techtonic)
Skills involved: Material Organization
Skills involved: Digital Composition (Rhino) Physical Fabrication
Hinge connection as structure
Continuous pleating to expand Fold forward Fold backward
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Detailing
Skills involved: Free Hand Drawings Schematic Design
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Skills involved: Urban Design High Rise Community Design Rhino
SKY VIEW RESTAURANT
Plan 1:500 +120.000 m
SKY VIEW PARK
SKY VIEW STUD
IO CENTER
Plan 1:500 +80.000 m
SKY VIEW CORRIDOR
SKY VIEW CORRIDOR
SKY VIEW GALLERY
Plan 1:500 +30.000 m
Site Plan 1:1000 +30.000 m
Site Plan 1:1000 +8.000 m
Skills involved: School Expansion Revit 2012 Physical Model