Working Sample
Leilei Gao
01 Academic
RISD Student Dorm design
project: Urban design Location: College Hill, Providence, RI, USA Instructor: Christ Bardt Year: 2009
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---- construction of the ground
“Interlock“ is the basic concept which leads the whole design process. This concept does not only helps with the space arrangement but also involved with the site construction for connection between Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University as an urban context .
02 Academic Multiple function Structure for Davis Park project: Architecture Design Location: Davis Park Providence, RI, USA Instructor: Olga Mesa Year: 2009
The site sits in west Providence. The owner intended to build a temporary installation in the park for the neibourhoods and the students nearby. Totally twelve groups attended the competition with the material restriction to the 12”x3”x1” plywood and ropes. And this work has been selected for the final installation.
I was in charge of the construction of this project, including the rope knots for the connection of the different plywood parts, the material, and strength strategy.
03 Academic
Theater
project: Thesis work Location: Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Instructor: Christ Bardt Year: 2011
The design concept of the theater attempts to express the co-exisitence of the exterior, interior space and virtual space, which simulate what are seen from a kaleidoscope.
---(up) the pyramid shape kaleidoscope; ---(upleft) the self-portrait image from the machine; ---(background) the optical path inside the kaleidoscope ---(left) the light study of the inverse and openning spaces
---(up) section model of the theater space; ---(middle) the plans of the theater plus underground space; ---(middle right) 1:200 model; ---(bottom) 1:500 site model of the Xi’an City
03 Academic
Within the Wall
project: Adavance Studio Location: Fes, Morocco, North Africa Instructor: Peter Tagiuri Year: 2010 Fes is the cultural and religious center of Morocco. Featured by narrow streets, rugs, copper pots, donkeys, the smell of leather, and the citizens who work in dark basements, the city exhibits a great glory of charm.
The recovery of the hidden beauty of the plaza, which has been covered by the dust of history for hundreds of years, is the goal of this project. The river nowadays has been used as drain sewer. My main objective is the reappearence of the river view. With the redesign of the bridge, roads and some of buildings, there would be a new view for people to appreciate the river.
04 Academic
House-House
project: Adavance Studio Location: Make up a site accourding to the film Instructor:Maria Guest Year: 2010
The generation of site as well as the concept of the building are both based on a scene from the film North by Northwest by Sir Alfred Hitchcock.
The scene that Cary waiting for “Clapton” in the field of nowhere moved me the most. Cary’s hope, anxiety, disappointment silently convey a true feeling of the uncertainty of life and future. People and cars run into the sight, get closer, and then leave forever. And sometimes, something unexpected would chase you away from your own view and past.
04 Academic
Aeromodeling
project: National Competition Location: Nantong, Jiangsu; Shenyang, Liaoning Instructor:Zhiqiang Wan Year: 2004-2008
Championship and records keeper for China’s aeromodeling competition in 2005 and 2006.