Portfolio Fang Cai Penndesign

FANG CAI UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNDESIGN CANDIDATES FOR MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE I caifang@design.upenn.edu 267-251-0086

During long experience of architecture educa on and prac ce, I found it’s interes ng to draw a con nuous contrast between disciplinary historical knowledge and contemporary technical knowledge in architecture. The right balance between these two areas is what allows architecture advanced and evolved. And the knowledge from past and present also keep evolving and nego a ng with contemporary issues. Thinking of past, present and future brings inspira on and energy for me. Professional prac ce for me is a balanced spot to merge knowledge from educa on and contemporary technical knowledge.

RESUME

PROJECTS

URBAN INCUBATOR

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PHILADELPHIA MICRO HOUSING CORE. PENNDESIGN. FALL 2014

PERFORMING FOREST PHILADELPHIA PERFORMANCE PAVILION CORE. PENNDESIGN. FALL 2013

FLUXION

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JOINTS INSTALLATION CORE. PENNDESIGN. FALL 2013

URBAN TILLAGE

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SOUTH BANK CAMPUS EXTEND PROJECT CORE. PENNDESIGN. SPRING 2014

PRACTICE WORKS CHENGDU COMPLEX CITY WEST-SOUTH ARCHITECTURE INSTITUTE

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FANG CAI caifang@design.upenn.edu cell:267-251-0086

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND University of Pennsylvania Tongji University

Master of Architecture Bachelor of Arts

Sep.2013-Jul.2016 Sep.2008-Jul.2013

WORK & INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Westsouth Architectural Design Institute Intern Chengdu, China Took charge off the instigation and research of proj o ect, and present to clients.

Jun.2014-Sep.2014

Participate in schematic design, and construc r tion drawings.

Shanxi Design Institute

Part-time Job

Shanghai, China

Sep.2012-May.2013

Independently completed Lao Wai Street graphic design (map design and way fi f nding system) Independently completed interior design fo f r red culture exhibition in Zunyi Iform American Architecture Company Intern Shanghai, China Took charge off the instigation and research of plans selected places

Aug.2012-May.2013

Responsible fo f r the primary design and design drawing in later period Central-South Architectural Design Institute Intern Wuhan ,China(work in Chengdu) Took charge off the instigation and research of selected places

Jun.2011-Sep.2011

Took charge of pre-proj o ect design (won a successfu f l bid in the Chengdu Architectural Competition)

HONORS & AWARDS STD travelling fellowship prize, Southwest Architecture Design Institute Excellent Graduate of Shanghai, Shanghai Department of Education ‘First Class Scholarship,Tongji University National Scholarship, Ministry of Education The Honor of Excellent Student, Tongji University Excellent Prize in the Libang Green Design Competition Third Prize in the Belle Corporation Design and Creativity Competition Second Class Scholarship in Study, Tongji University

SKILLS AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Premier), Sketch Physical Model Building, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing

2014 2013 2013 2011 2011 2011 2010 2009

4 CORE STUDIO

URBAN INCUBATOR PHILADELPHIA MICRO HOUSING PROJECT CORE. PENNDESIGN. FALL 2014 BRAIN PHILLIPS STUDIO This house project is a reac on to the transi on of philadelphia from old manufacturing industrial city to new ins tu onal service city, in the analysis of economy of Philadelphia, it shows that the perentage of ins tu on in GDP incresed 10 percent from 11% to 21% in past 10 years. And in the same me industrial manufacturing decreased 5%. In this case, philadelphia will occupied by more and more ins tu ons in the future, so more and more people will come to join this market. The requeirement of new house is appearing. But the old house type fullfill the needs of future? We know that old indus al city used to separate users and programs, people work, live and relax in the differnt place. But i think new ins tu onal city should to hybridize the programs together. People live, work and relax in the same place, and this hybridizaon s mulates connec on and interac on between ci zens in the same me. This housing proposal combines working spaces and other complemental progams like gym, library, lecture hall and mu ple func on hall. The concept of this building is that you can working like nerd and sleeping like baby in the same me.

Work and live is a new possibility typology of future insi tu on . This innova on combina on will creates more dynamic rela onship beyond expecta on a er people really par cipate in it. There is a lot of sharable space and program ask for collabra on and coopera on.

This system can be a possible self-support system that workshops create benefit to maintain living cost.

URBAN INCUBATOR PHYSICAL MODEL 5

CONCEPT OLD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL CITY SEPARATE ACTIVITIES

NEW INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE CITY HYBRIDIZE ACTIVITIES

LIVING WORKING

WORKING

GREEN SPACE RECREATION RECREATION GREEN SPACE LIVING

NORTH SOUTH SECTION LOOKING WEST

162.00

156.00

132.00

Lobby 120.00

Work Space

Lecture Hall

84.000

72.000

Outdoor Garden

Gym 36.000

Unit Roof Garden

24.000

Cafe

Plaza

0.000

6 CORE STUDIO

MASSING FORMATION

North

MASSING COMBINATION

South

WORKING

LIVING

+ PROGRAM SEPERATION North

South

LIVING

ER

T UN CO E EN PAC S

WORKING

CHANGE PROPORTION North

South

WORKING

TE UN CO E EN PAC S

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LIVING

EAST WEST SECTION LOOKING NORTH

162.00

156.00

132.00

120.00

Library

84.000

72.000

Indoor Corridor

Loft unit

Gym

Typical unit 36.000

24.000

Gallery

0.000

URBAN INCUBATOR MASS DIAGRAM, SECTION DRAWING 7

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2

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1 SLABS 2 CORE

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3 STAIRS 4 LIVING UNITS 5 COMPLEMENTAl PROGRAM 6 FACADE SYSTEM 7 LOUVER SYSYTEM

8 CORE STUDIO

GROUND PLAN 0.5TH 4.5’

12& 13TH

LOCUST ST

2.5TH 30’

4.5TH 54’

5.5TH 66’

7.5TH 90’

10.5TH 126’

12.5TH 150’

URBAN INCUBATOR BUILDING AND UNIT AXON, PLAN DRAWING 9

10 CORE STUDIO

URBAN INCUBATOR PHYSICAL MODEL 11

12 CORE STUDIO

URBAN INCUBATOR RENDERINGS 13

14 CORE STUDIO

PERFORMING FOREST PHILADELPHIA PERFORMANCE PAVILION CORE. PENNDESIGN. FALL 2013 SOFIA KRIMIZI STUDIO This project tries to establish two systems, and makes two systems affect each other. Grid system used as a primary control, structure system. Void system works like performance space, and shape of void space is control by grids system, and in the same me, the void affects the density of exis ng grids.

The site is on the roof of post office, the idea is occupying the en le building by grids system, and performance space working like void inside grids. Grids system becoming model of inner performance space and inner space redefined the density of outside grids.

Between grids and curvature space, there is semi-space defined by mesh curves. Those three elements create adequate space rela onship.

PERFORMING FOREST PHYSICAL MODEL 15

SYSTEM FORMATION

16 CORE STUDIO

PLAN

PERFORMING FOREST PLAN FORMATION, PLAN 17

18 CORE STUDIO

SECTION

ELEVATION

PERFORMING FOREST MASS FORMATION, SECTION, ELEVATION 19

EXTERIOR RENDERING

20 CORE STUDIO

INTERIOR RENDERING

PERFORMING FOREST RENDERING

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FLUXION JOINTS INSTALLATION CORE. PENNDESIGN. FALL 2013 SOFIA KRIMIZI STUDIO This project starts with understanding system of connec on of s cks instella on and diverse intersec on within it. There are several types of components dierent from length, distance of joints, and rota on. Two single component forms one new combined componts. And by those double component, they form whole installa on.

22 CORE STUDIO

FLUXION PHYSICAL MODEL 23

24 CORE STUDIO

FLUXION DIAGRAM AND DRAWING 25

URBAN TILLAGE TILLAG GE SOUTH BANK CAMPUS S EXTEND PROJECT CORE. PENNDESIGN. S SPRING PRING 2014 ANNETTE FIERRO STU STUDIO UDIO My work stars with a narraa ve of utopian city, this city is a self-sufficient ecological ecological city, which obtains energy from sunshine sunsh hine and wind. This ecological city is covered with with ver cal farming infrastructure, which interacts with the architecture architecture b byy extending the ground up against the buildings. The farming will produces fruits and foo food od for ci zens. Rather than only two-dimensional sprawl, this city compacts structure and density deensity in three dimensions. All spaces and d programs are linked lo oop transi ng together with an endless loop between interior and exterior, which allows h other. overlapping between each My inten on is to dig deeply deep ply into the concept of con nuity and Yin Yang space. Using grids and metrics to control and explore the change of scalees, degrees of the density, different scales, rota on, the network can both horizontally and ver cally. (I think you need d another sentence to yo our interpreta on of describe “Yin Yang” and your it.)

My whole idea is to focus on on agricultural ver cal farming, so I am interested d in the exis ng farm community gardens. markets, food trucks and community At present, there is very li le “green” connec on in our site: Bikee networks are disconnected, there is li lee or no low cul va on or ac ve green plan ng orr public ac vi es associated with these ameni ameeni es. By mapping exis ng “green fabrics,” including parks, bike-networkks, and the playgrounds, bike-networks, waterfront, these green fabrics ul mately become interconnected to o new farming and public ac vi es. In my project, projject, new community garden and a green network hub are proposed fab brics. in order to relink green fabrics. stu udios, research labs, a The main programs are studios, library and agriculture facili es. The research labs are provided more forr the university; studio availab ble for both university elements are made available and public interested in them. All masses and togeth her to form a endless programs are linked together loop. The bike network hass been brought into the site and invites neighbors; the site becomes farm ming infrastructures like a public park. The farming are introduced as a secondary second dary network, syystems on the south, interac ng with building systems and are shaped according to solar and sunshine analysis, obtaining best benefits beenefits and efficiency from nature. The space and circula on between infrastructure and buildingg is also a con nuous loop moving between interior and exterior.

26 CORE STUDIO

URBAN TILLAGE SITE RENDERING 27

28 CORE STUDIO

URBAN TILLAGE SITE STRATEGY

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URBAN PLANTING SYSTEM

30 CORE STUDIO

URBAN TILLAGE DIAGRAM, SECTION, RENDERING 31

32 CORE STUDIO

URBAN TILLAGE PLAN, SECTION, RENDERING 33

COMPLEX CITY MIX-USE CITY INTERNSHIP. FALL 2013 DESIGN TEAM:FANG LI, LUYAO CHEN, YU CAO, FENG LI, GANG WANG, YANGHAI LIU, FANG CAI This project is a mix use project combines office towers, residence towers, and shoping center.

It’s also a connec on to bus sta on, The exis ng bus sta on and new development is connected by big umbralla structure, wchich create a big covered public plaza.

There is a big roof garden in between residence towers, which creates a connected public space connected to each other.

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COMPLEX CITY RENDERING 35

SOUTH

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NORTH

SOUTH

EAST

WEST

COMPLEX CITY SITE PLAN, PLAN, ELEVATION 37