Portfolio Felix Chen
PRIME AIR RESEARCH CENTER
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EATING MATTAPAN
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THE DEMOUNTABLE: THE KALEIDOSCOPES
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REVEALING
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REMEMBRANCE
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PRIME AIR RESEARCH CENTER Location: Syracuse, NY, USA Professor: Julie Larsen, Amber Bartosh Project Team: Bomyeong Noh, Rebecca Hsu
Upon discovering the change of work mode due to Covid-19, we see a possibility of remote work and how technology can help mitigate the situation. In addition to serving the newly built Amazon distribution center located in Clay, NY as an extension, this building positions itself to be a research hub that incubates new technologies that would help facilitate remote work. The goal is to encourage collaborations among different expertise, together with the industry experts, local communities as well as the academic teams, potential possibilities can be maximized, regional dynamics will also be generated to benefit the local communities.
Exterior
Program Diagrams
Columns
Primary Beams
Primary Beams
Secondary Beams
Cores & Drone Tunnels
Floor Plates
The existing building has a rigid framing system that consists of reinforced masonry and structural steel. In order to introduce the drone tunnels into the existing structure, a portion of the existing structure was demolished, and strengthened with structural drone tunnels and thinner steel floor framing system around the drone tunnels.
Rooftop Garden & Test Flying Area
Research & Fabrication Lab
Basement & Grand Entrance
Ground Level
Second Level
Section Perspective
Third Level
Fourth Level
Rooftop
East Elevation
North Elevation
West Elevation
Facade Variation
Roof 01. parapet cap flashing 02. parapet membrane 03. 5/8” dens glass gypsum sheathing 04. parapet membrane wraps back to seal with mullion 05. wood blocking 06. sealant 07. backer rod and sealant 08. 2” flashing lip 09. 6” back up steel stud wall 10. wood blocking 11. steel stud 12. insulation 13. gypsum sheathing 14. air barrier 15. rigid insulation 16. empd membrane 17. empd roofing membrane 18. curtain wall clip 19. cant block 20. roof membrane 21. drainage mat 22. gypsum board 23. rigid insulation 24. bapor barrier 25. concrete 26. metal decking 27. insulating glass 28. steel beam Fin 29. aluminum fin 30. aluminum fin hinge 31. screw 32. rubber 33. fin supporting steel structure Balcony 34. rectangle steel beam 35. L-shape steel plate 36. steel plate 37. beam cover
38. wood blocking 39. insulation 40. wood blocking 41. stainless steel cable 42. steel stud 43. insulation 44. balcony finishing 45. balcony floor structure 46. steel structure 47. steel bracing 48. L-shape steel plate 49. rectangle steel beam 50. fin supporting structure connecting plate 51. fin connecting plate Typical Curtain Wall 52. fin connection 53. L-shape steel hinge 54. pin-hinge 55. insulating glass 56. floor finishing 57. floor membrane 58. fin supporting structure connecting plate 59. pin-hinge connecting steel structure 60. mullion 61. wood blocking 62. L-shape steel plate 63. operable window frame 64. operable window 65. L-shape steel plate 66. steel stud 67. steel plate Basement Floor and Wall 68. gypsum board 69. rigid insulation 70. concrete 71. floor finishing 72. rigid insulation 73. T-shape concrete floor 74. pile 75. foundation
Typical Facade Section
Lobby
Operable Window 01. steel structure 02. extruded aluminum sash frame 03. vinyl thermal break 04. double glazing 05. window frame 06. gas spring 07. latch bolt 08. draft seal 09. vinyl thermal break 10. extruded aluminum curb frame Roof 11. cant block 12. roof membrane 13. drainage mat 14. gypsum board 15. rigid insulation 16. vapor barrier 17. concrete 18. I-beam 19. ceiling wire / joint Drone Tube 21. rectangle steel beam 22. L-shape steel plate 23. steel plate 24. beam cover 25. wood blocking 26. steel structure 27. mullion 28. steel connection 29. glazing 30. steel structure Interior Space 31. HVAC 32. ceiling finishing 33. ceiling joint 34. lighting 35. operable window 36. floor finishing 37. screeding Basement 38. floor finishing 39. rigid insulation 40. screeding 41. concrete 42. pile 43. foundation
Typical Drone Tube Section
EATING MATTAPAN Location: Mattapan, MA, USA Professor: Britt Eversole
Taking fresh food as an intermediary, This project proposes an incubator territory at the boundary between Mattapan and Milton as a means to tackle on the matter of scarcity of fresh food in both communities. The incubator will first act as a testing field for various experimenting food associated programs and events to coexist. Over time, the community will define and shape the venue accordingly while social needs and connections among communities are being discovered and formed.
Site Analysis
Site Plan
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Mattapan
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Milton
1. Bakery 2. Parking 3. Playground 4. Vendors 5. Culinary School 6. Gallery 7. Teashop 8. Restaurant 9. Trolley 10. Central Plaza 11. Community Library
12. Farmers Market 13. Seed Display 14. Outdoor Dining 15. Seed Bank 16. Community Kitchen 17. Supermarket 18. Affordable Housing 19. Research Lab 20. Urban Farming 21. Bike Trail 22. Link to Milton
THE DEMOUNTABLE: THE KALEIDOSCOPES Visiting Critic Studio Location: Anywhere Professor: MILLIØNS (Zeina Koreitem, John May)
From the event to the demountable to the feast, this project aims to explore the history and the duration of the spectacle. The project began by researching and documenting Jean Prouvé’s project “Les Jours Meilleurs” in the history of demountable architecture. In respond to the design prompt, The Kaleidoscopes proposes a demountable architectural solution to the production of communal feasts.
Plan
Ft 0
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General Cooking / Sushi & Sashimi / Takoyaki
Meals / Barbecue / Preparation
Tea Lounge / DJ Booth / Bakery
Core of The Kaleidoscopes
Ft 0
5
Elevation
Demountable · Elevation
Ft 0
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Section
1. Metal Foundation Ring 2. Metal Stud 3. Structural Metal Stud 4. Metal Stud 5. Frosted Glass Door 6. Upper Metal Ring Frame 7. Metal Stud 8. Wood Floor Plate 9. Wood Ceiling Panel 10. Roof Panel 11. Wood Screen 12. Core Appliance
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Packaging
Exploded Axon
Event
REVEALING Location: Filley, NE, USA Professor: Peter Olshavsky
The goal of this project was to design a destination restaurant (3 Michelin Stars) and a banquet hall at the Stone Barn in Filley, Nebraska. To explore the capacity of architecture to both silently support and positively act for the theater of social life. This project introduces various programs including a fine dining restaurant, banquet hall, and herb garden. This project aims to create a distinct dining experience in such a unique site as Filley.
Second Floor
Ground Floor
Restaurant Dining Area
Exterior
Section Elevation
REMEMBRANCE Location: Lincoln, NE, USA Professor: Mark Bacon Project Team: Hannah Schafers
Located in the Northwest of Wyuka Cemetery, Remembrance Chapel and Columbarium intends to celebrate the memories of life, rather than dwell in sadness. Under the guidance of an ideal writer Ellien Chang, we noticed that the three stages of a dandelion’s life can be compared to the life of a human: they live through physical life, funeral, and other people’s memories. As memories are the only tie between the living and the lost, we focused on emphasizing the celebration of memories.
Enlightened by the life cycle of dandelions, we observed three stages of life: living, dying, and remains.
Second Floor
Ground Floor
Section
Phase 2: Self Reflection
The balcony at the end of the cantilever extends you out towards nature and shows the relationship of shared memories and the columbarium. The self reflection rooms allow an indoor experience in which you can hear the water moving in the stream beyond the physical separation from the loss.
Phase 3: Columbarium
Phase 1: Chapel
The chapel reveals itself from behind the tree canopy as you approach the building. The stream splits the building and symbolizes the presence of the loss. The living enter into the chapel, on the same axis and place the urn on the water to travel to their final resting place.
The living are rejoined with the remains of their loss at the columbarium. As the urn is being placed into their final resting place, water falls over from both sides of the concrete walls an creates echoing sounds to create a peaceful yet dynamic atmosphere.
Church
Reflection Area
Columbarium
OTHER WORKS
Model Making
Other Digital Representation
OTHER WORKS
Sketches & Drawings
Felix Chen