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Real and Surreal Urban Observation Tower
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Spiral and Rise University Architecture Department
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Tree and Eye Environmental Think Tank
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Rock and Belt Community Primary School
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Stack and Perforation Contemporary Dance Center
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In and Out Waterfall Research Institute
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Opening and Closing Three-storey Commercial Housing
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Entity and Void Regional History Museum
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PROJECT 01
Real and Surreal Urban Observation Tower People get objective facts through the perception of things, and vice versa, things can change people’s subjective cognition. Then the boundary between reality and surreality will be blurred, and space will break standard cognitive and usage patterns. Course
Master’s of Architecture Thesis
Instructor
David Gill
Site
San Francisco, United States
Type
Commercial Building, Public
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More and More Crowded Downtown Business District
Now, San Francisco City Skyline
1970-1995, The population flowed from the city to the suburbs, and the big cities are formed.
Before 1945, the population flowed from small cities to big cities.
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Before 1920, people migrated from the countryside to the cities.
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1865-1918 Industrial Revolution
Colonial Period - Famer , Manor, Village
1492-1502 Cristoforo Colombo Found America
Nature
Population (million) 2 Built-up Area(000s km )
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SF Urban Development Process
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Downtown User Group
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Urban Residents
Ofce Workers
Tourists
PROJECT 01
Students
Artist
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region also has certain artistic creation vitality and demand.
REAL AND SURREAL
Residents
Ofce Workers
Tourists
Students
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Artist
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PROJECT 01
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LIVING & WORKING & ENTERTAINMENT
ple in the Downtown
he world, usually not only live in the d, but also work in the world.
city as a densely populated area. he city, not only live in the city, but also work in the city. 01
Urban High Density Area
02
Life In The City
LIVING & WORKING & ENTERTAINMENT IN DOWNTOWN
REAL AND SURREAL
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02
Direct sunlight
Reflected direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
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Reflected direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
Reflected direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
Reflected direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
Reflected direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
Reflected direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
Reflected direct sunlight
Direct sunlight
Reflected direct sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
Diffuse sunlight
Reflected diffuse sunlight
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PROJECT 01
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Sun Reflection Analysis
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Sun Diffuse Analysis
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Medium Between Buildings
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View Inside Buildings
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City Has Been Block By The Window Wall As the urban population has been increased year by year, the per capita area of urban roads is becoming less and less. Therefore the more high buildings, the ess of the spaces of high-rise buildings in the city are, The vision of the city was blocked by the surface of the building, such as the Window Wall. The views from window of the buildings are usually blocked by the windows of the opposited buildings.
02 Residents
Ofce Workers
Tourists
Students
Artist
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Breaking The Visional And Spatial Barriers Between Buildings. The ground space has become less and less, so from the outdoor space into the architectural superstructure, exploring how to make better use of vertical space, breaking the boundaries between the buildings, and expanding the urban horizon.
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Tourists
Students
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Breaking The Limitation of Facade. Transform Two-dimentional Window.
The building generally uses a twodimensional plane window as the facade of the building monolith.
Breaking The Limitation of Facade. Transform Two-dimentional Window.
The building generally uses a twodimensional plane window as the facade of the building monolith.
Residents
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Residents
Ofce Workers
Tourists
Students
Artist
Ofce Workers
Tourists
Students
Artist
Therefore from the construction of the building surface, the transparent translucent window surface on the two-dimensional building facade is transformed into a three-dimensional window body, expanding the space and breaking The boundary between architecture and architecture.
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City Has Been Blocked
02
Breaking The Spatial Barriers Between Buildings
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Breaking The Limitation of Building’s Facades
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Site Location Analysis
Therefore from the construction of the building surface, the transparent translucent window surface on the two-dimensional building facade is transformed into a three-dimensional window body, expanding the space and breaking The boundary between architecture and architecture.
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Site Location
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Site Sun-path Analysis
02
Building Program Organization
03
Building Sun Direction Analysis
REAL AND SURREAL
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URBAN OBSERVATION TOWER
PROJECT 01
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02
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Surrounding Jason Buildings’ Offices
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Ground Park
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Indoor-Garden Meeting Area
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Indoor Climbing Extreme Sports Hall
05
4D Theater Conference Center
06
Indoor-Garden Office Area
07
Garden Gym
08
Transparent Airbag Activity Hall
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Restroom
10
Cafe
11
Lobby
12
Staff Office
13
Underground Parking Entrance
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Thirtieth Floor Plan
02
Twenty-Seventh Floor Plan
03
Sixteenth Floor Plan
04
Fifth Floor Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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Twenty-Seventh Floor Detail Plan
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URBAN OBSERVATION TOWER
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PROJECT 01
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Beale Street Elevation
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Mission Street Elevation
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Fremont Street Elevation
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Market Street Elevation
04
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Thirty-First Floor Wall Section and Partial Elevation
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Eighth Floor Wall Section and Partial Elevation
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Foundation Details and Partial Elevation
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PROJECT 01
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THE SELECTED WORKS 2011-2019
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Underground Parking
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Ground Park
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Indoor-Garden Meeting Area
04
Indoor Climbing Extreme Sports Hall
05
4D Theater Conference Center
06
Indoor-Garden Office Area
07
Garden Gym
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Transparent Airbag Meeting Room
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Indoor Net-climbing Meeting Hall
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Market Street Section
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PROJECT 01
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REAL AND SURREAL
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URBAN OBSERVATION TOWER
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Underground Parking
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Ground Park
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Indoor-Garden Meeting Area
04
Indoor Climbing Extreme Sports Hall
05
4D Theater Conference Center
06
Indoor-Garden Office Area
07
Garden Gym
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Transparent Airbag Meeting Room
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Indoor Net-climbing Meeting Hall
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Beale Street Section
REAL AND SURREAL
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PROJECT 01
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PROJECT 02
Tree and Eye Environmental Think Tank The interspersed and varying spatial positions between people and leaves of trees, change the light and shadow of every space and gives diversity of communication and activity. 41 189
Course
Advanced Studio: Comprehensiveness
Instructor
Benjamin Corotis and David Gill
Site
San Francisco, United States
Type
Commercial Building, Semi Public
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ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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Two Way Sreet One Way Sreet Highway
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Traffic Congestion Analysis
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Traffic Collision Analysis
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Site Greening Analysis
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Traffic station Analysis
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Street Orientation Analysis
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Site Sun-rail Perspective Analysis
07
Concept Model
03
TREE AND EYE
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ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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Tree Canopy View Analysis
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Tree Type Analysis
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Olive Maple
Brisbane Box
Black Acacia
Littleleaf Linden Sweetshade Southern Magnolia Trident Maple
Evergreen Pear
Kwanzan Cherry River Wattle
Purple Leaf Plum
Glossy Privet
Red
TREE AND EYE
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TREE AND EYE
ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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West-east Section
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ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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South-north Section
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9'-8"
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21 " 3 1/4 31'-
26'-4"
1/2"
43'-11 1/2"
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43'-8 5/8"
43'-11 1/2"
8'-3
1/4"
1/2"
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21'-2 3/4"
40'-1 1/8"
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17'-5 3/4"
19'-7 3/8"
13'-9 3/4" 4'-6 1/2"
12'-6 5/8"
24'-2 7/8"
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27'-2 5/8"
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18'-2" 10 '-1 1"
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2'-8 1/8"
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59'-6 5/8"
37'-4 3/8"
19'-3 1/8"
8" 3/
12'-4 1/2" 7/8"
18'-10 7/8"
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24'-2 1/2"
26'-6 1/8"
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27'-8
14'-2 1/2"
59'-6 5/8"
9'-6 3/8"
2'-8"
7'-10 1/4"
13'-8 1/2"
7/8
29'-9"
8'-11 5/8"
11'-2 5/8"
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16'-0
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25'-5 7/8"
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19'-10
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174'-5 5/8"
32'-6
20'-6 3/4"
20'-6
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18'-5 3/4"
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59'-11"
20'-1 3/4"
11'-6 5/8"
81'-2 3/8"
52'-3 7/8"
40'-3 5/8"
30'-2 1/8"
40'-4 1/2"
8'-10 3/8"
40'-3 1/2"
12'-1 3/8"
59'-5 7/8"
31'-10 3/8"
42'-4 1/4"
12'-9 1/8"
48'-1 5/8"
69'-5 7/8"
6'-11 1/2"
63'-0 1/2"
42'-11 1/2"
18'-7 1/8" 18'-4
5/8"
5'-6 1/4"
5'-3 1/8"
36'-10 7/8"
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A0.3 Egress diagram 1/32"=1'-0"
A0.3
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Outdoor Assembly Area
04
Restroom
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Egress Diagram
02
Lobby for Office
05
Assembly Area
08
Ground Axonometric Plan
03
Lobby Area
06
Gallery
ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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06
06 01 04
03 05
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Office Room
02
Conference Room
03
Food Lab
04
Restroom
05
Outdoor Food Lab
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Outdoor Wind Turbine Lab
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Outdoor Solar Lab
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ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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Third Floor Axonometric Plan
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Office Room
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Conference Room
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Library
04
Gallery
05
Lobby
06
Food Lab
07
Solar Lab
08
Wind Lab
09
Outdoor Food Lab
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Outdoor Wind Turbine Lab
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Outdoor Solar Lab
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Assembly Room
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Roof Axonometric Plan
02
Third Floor Axonometric Plan
03
Second Floor Axonometric Plan
04
Ground Floor Axonometric Plan
05
Roof Floor Axonometric Detail Plan
06
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ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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A6.11
Detail Drawing 1 Scale : 1 21" = 1'-0"
Detail drawing 2 Scale : 1 21" = 1'-0"
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Detail Drawing 3 Scale :1 21" = 1'-0"
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Wall Section Construction Drawing A6.11
Wall Section and Details
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A6.11
Wall Section Scale : 21" = 1'-0"
02 5
A6.11
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Wall Section Detail Drawing
03
Wall Section and Water-Recycle System
Detail Drawing 4 Scale : 1
1 2"
= 1'-0"
A6.11
ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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08 928,453kWh/Year
557,073kWh/Year 30%
167.122kWh/Year
$25,637
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ANNUAL ENERGY VALUE
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ALL TRANSPARENT ROOF-COVERED SOLAR PANELS PVWATTS ANALYSIS ALL ROOF-COVERED SOLAR PANELS PVWATTS ANALYSIS ALL SITE PVWATTS ANALYSIS
09 1,586,074kWh/Year
05 951,645kWh/Year 30%
285,493kWh/Year
$43,795
ANNUAL ENERGY VALUE ALL TRANSPARENT ROOF-COVERED MOVABLE SOLAR PANELS PVWATTS ANALYSIS ALL ROOF-COVERED SOLAR PANELS MOVABLE PVWATTS ANALYSIS ALL SITE MOVABLE SOLAR PANELS PVWATTS ANALYSIS
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17:00 PV Panel Orientation
02
12:00 PV Panel Orientation
03
07:00 PV Panel Orientation
04
Rainy Day’s Panel Orientation
05
Transparent Automatic-rotating PV Panel
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Efficiency of Grey Water System
07
Grey-water Recycle Supply Range
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Efficiency of Fixed PV Panel
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Efficiency of Movable PV Panel
ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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TREE AND EYE
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ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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TREE AND EYE
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ENVIRONMENTAL THINK TANK
PROJECT 02
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PROJECT 03
Stack and Perforation Contemporary Dance Center The staggered design gives the building a visual rhythm, while the space pierced by the open circles creates a continuous loop between the interior and exterior of the building. The whole structure is like a dancer in motion.
Course
Advanced Studio: Concept, Context, & Typology
Instructor
Mark Mueckenheim and Maria Paz De Moura Castro
Site
San Francisco, United States
Type
Educational Building, Semi Public
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PROJECT 03
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Site Plan
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One-way Street Analysis
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Parking Area Analysis
04
Public Transportation Analysis
05
Street Orientation Analysis
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Parking Distance Analysis
07
Traffic Analysis
07
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
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Dance Studio
02
Class Room
03
Practice Space
04
Restroom
05
Outdoor Practice Space
06
Cafe Area
07
Equipment Area
08
Lobby Area
09
Shop and Cafe Area
10
Gym
11
Showers and Restrooms
12
Library
13
Cleaning Centre and Closets
14
Auditorium
15
Chair Storage Area
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Bar and Club
PROJECT 03
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Underground — Fourth Floor Plan
02
Fifth — Ninth Floor Plan
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Tenth — Fourteenth Floor Plan
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Fifteenth — Nineteenth Floor Plan
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Eighth Floor Plan
STACK AND PERFORATION
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
PROJECT 03
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Tree Canopy View Analysis
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Tree Type Analysis
02
STACK AND PERFORATION
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02
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
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06
PROJECT 03
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face area analysis
02
level analysis
03
view analysis
04
facade analysis
05
Facade Pattern Analysis
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Facade Collection Analysis
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Facade Organization Analysis
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Structure Analysis
09
Program Analysis
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Facade Construction Analysis
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
02
PROJECT 03
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West Elevation
02
North Elevation
03
South Elevation
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East Elevation
04
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STACK AND PERFORATION
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Building Section
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
PROJECT 03
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STACK AND PERFORATION
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
PROJECT 03
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STACK AND PERFORATION
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
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STACK AND PERFORATION
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CONTEMPORARY DANCE CENTER
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PROJECT 04
Opening and Closing Three-Storey Commercial Housing The circular openings on the sun visor allow sunlight to scatter on the balcony of the building. The sliding baffle design suspended from the balcony ceiling allows building to flexibly adjust lighting at different times.
Course
Material and Methods of Construction
Instructor
David Gill
Site
San Francisco, United States
Type
Residential Building, Private
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OPENING AND CLOSING
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THREE-STORY COMMERCIAL HOUSING
PROJECT 04
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03
04
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Wall Section’s Physical Model
02
Sliding and Folding Louver Door
03
Sliding Glass Door
04
Louver Door System
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OPENING AND CLOSING
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02
03
04
THREE-STORY COMMERCIAL HOUSING
02
PROJECT 04
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Roof Plan
02
Second Floor Plan
03
Third Floor Plan
04
First Floor Plan
05
Building Elevation
OPENING AND CLOSING
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THREE-STORY COMMERCIAL HOUSING
PROJECT 04
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Wall Section’s Physical Model
02
1-1 Section
03
2-2 Section
02
03
OPENING AND CLOSING
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03
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Parapet Detail
02
Balcony Detail
03
Foundation Detail
04
Louver Jamb Detail
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Louver Head Detail
06
Louver Sill Detail
07
Door Jamb Detail
THREE-STORY COMMERCIAL HOUSING
PROJECT 04
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OPENING AND CLOSING
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THREE-STORY COMMERCIAL HOUSING
PROJECT 04
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Guardrail Detail
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Panel Head Detail
03
Panel Sill Detail
04
Panel Jamb Detail
05
Door Head Detail
06
Door Sill Detail
07
1-1 Wall Section Detail 07
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PROJECT 05
Spiral and Rise University Architecture Department The spiral and rise space integrates the structure of the building and also integrates the space of the building. Then the design studios in the building form a series of unified and connected vision and communication.
Course
Design Studio: Concept, Context, & Typology
Instructor
Weijia Li
Site
Tianjin, China
Type
Educational Building, Semi Public
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UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT
PROJECT 05
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Site Plan
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Design Concepts
02
SPIRAL AND RISE
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02
THE SELECTED WORKS 2011-2019
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Equipment Room
02
Office Room
03
Workshop Room
04
Copy Room
05
Bounding Room
06
Restroom
07
Cafe and Lounge
08
Computer Lab
09
Exhibition Area
10
Assembly Room
11
Design Studio
12
Lecture Area
13
Class Room
14
Forum
15
Study Lab
16
Outdoor Lounge
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Ground Floor Axonometric Plan
02
second Floor Axonometric Plan
03
third Floor Axonometric Plan
04
Structure Concept
05
Program Diagram
UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT
PROJECT 05
05 Class Room
Restroom
Design Studio Patio
Outdoor Patio
Elevator
Circular Stair
Assembly Room
Outdoor Patio
Design Studio
Copy Room
Workshop
Main Entry Office
Equipment Room
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South Elevation
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East Elevation
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building perspective section
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building section
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PROJECT 06
Rock and Belt Community Primary School The scattered spaces, such as stones placed on the ground at will, create the unexpected tilting spaces which inspire children’s curiosity. Corridors are like belts, connecting the scattered spaces, making the whole design like a fascinating maze. Course
Design Studio: Comprehensiveness
Instructor
Weiwei Li
Site
Tianjin, China
Type
Educational Building, Semi Public
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Community Primary School
PROJECT 06
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Site Plan
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Program’s Mass Analysis
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Building’s Height Analysis
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Building’s Form Analysis
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Program Analysis
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Sunshine Duration Analysis
07
Circulation Analysis
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Staircase Inter-Class Event Venue
ROCK AND BELT
XIAOYU GAO, M ARCH
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Ground Floor Plan
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Classroom
09
Library
02
Second Floor Plan
02
Office
10
Art Classroom
03
Typical Concrete Roof Overhang Detail
03
Infirmary
11
Voice Classroom
04
Typical Curtain Wall Section
04
Music Classroom
12
Calligraphy Classroom
05
Tilted Exterior Concrete
05
Biology Classroom
13
Computer Classroom
06
Typical Concrete Floor Section
06
Audiovisual Combined Classroom
14
Equipment Room
07
Student Reading Room
15
Gatekeeper’s Room
08
Teacher Reading Room
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05
PROJECT 06
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Community Primary School
PROJECT 06
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South Elevation
02
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ROCK AND BELT
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Community Primary School
PROJECT 06
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Community Primary School
PROJECT 06
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Sunshine And Daylight Analysis
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Community Primary School
PROJECT 06
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ROCK AND BELT
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Community Primary School
PROJECT 06
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ROCK AND BELT
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Community Primary School
PROJECT 06
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PROJECT 07
In and Out Waterfall Research Institute People are always used to admire the magnificence of the waterfall from the outside, so why not look out from the inside of the waterfall curtain, experience the dreamy world of water distortion, and listen to the life experience brought by the water.
Course
UIA-HYP Cup Competition
Instructor
Wei Li
Site
Guizhou, China
Type
Research building, Semi Public
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IN AND OUT
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Site Location Analysis
02
Waterfall‘s Cave Space Planning
WATERFALL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PROJECT 07
02
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200Mm Polyester Board Exterior Wall 30Mm Steel Frame Support Structure 200Mm Polyester Board Interior Wall 150Mm Polyester Board Floor Water Storage Area Indoor Wall Opening To Hang Growing Plants Water Purification Water Quality
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Construction of Building’s Sphere
2*200Mm Double Tempered Glass
02
Post-Waterfall Buildings’ Partial Section
WATERFALL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PROJECT 07
02
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IN AND OUT
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06
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07
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PROJECT 07
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Ninth Floor Plan
09
Ground Floor Plan
17
Office Area
02
Eighth Floor Plan
10
Lower-One Floor Plan
18
Cafe
03
Seventh Floor Plan
11
Lower-Two Floor Plan
19
Living Space
04
Sixth Floor Plan
12
Lower-Three Floor Plan
20
Cafe With Small Pool
05
Fifth Floor Plan
13
Lower-Four Floor Plan
21
Indoor Water-Park
06
Fourth Floor Plan
14
Indoor Swimming Pool
22
Conference Room
07
Third Floor Plan
15
Exhibition Hall
23
Restroom
08
Second Floor Plan
16
Meeting Room
18
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IN AND OUT
01
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02
02
02
THE SELECTED WORKS 2011-2019
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Translucent Resin Board Exterior Wall Structural Process
02
Resin Wall With Glass Structural Process
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Double Tempered Glass Structural Process
04
Main Supported Steel-Structure
05
Building’s Construction
WATERFALL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
PROJECT 07
02
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PROJECT 07
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PROJECT 08
Entity and Void Regional History Museum History is always in a cycle of the prosperity and the depression. The prosperity will become nothingness, and the nothingness will bring vitality and become prosperity. The virtual walls in the design, the staggered pavilions, the straight passages, slowly tell the history of change. Course
Bachelor’s of Architecture Thesis
Instructor
Shuyan Chen
Site
Shanxi, China
Type
Cultural Building, Public
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Site location analysis
02
Shanzhou Ancient city status
03
Site plan
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REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
PROJECT 08
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C
D
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B
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Site’s Traffic Analysis
02
Water System Distribution Analysis
03
Landscape Area Analysis
04
Site’s Green Main Area Analysis
05
Site’s Population Entrance And Exit Analysis
06
Site Sun-Rail Perspective Analysis
07
Site’s Main Landscape Area Analysis
08
Site’s View Analysis
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02
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Vehicle Route Walking Route
Park direction City direction
REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
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02
PROJECT 08
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Distribution of Ancient City Temples
02
Distribution of The Ancient City of Large Buildings
03
Analysis of Construction Scale
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Analysis of The Main Roads of The Ancient City
05
Site’s and Temples’ Sight Analysis
06
Analysis of Distribution of Buildings Around Site
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Analysis of Relationship Between Site And Surrounding Building Height
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Site and Ancient City Landscape Sight Analysis
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04
One-Story Building Two-Story Building
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06
07
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ENTITY AND VOID
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Office Entry
THE SELECTED WORKS 2011-2019
Assembly Room Entry
Main Entry
01
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Main Entry
REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
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04 04
01
04
PROJECT 08
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04
01
02
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12
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12
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10
09
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13
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Lobby Area
09
Cafe
02
Retail Area
10
Exhibition Hall
03
Storeroom
11
Artist’s Studio
04
Office
12
Temporary Exhibition Hall
01
Site Plan
05
Conference Room
13
VIP Anteroom
02
Ground Floor Plan
06
Library and Archive Room
14
Assembly Hall
03
Second Floor Plan
07
Equipment Room
15
Research Studio
04
Third Floor Plan
08
Photograph Room
ENTITY AND VOID
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04
Main Sightseeing Corridor Office Service Area Exhibition Area Vertical Traffic Area and Restrooms
02
05
One-Floor Height Area Two-Floor Height Area Three-Floor Height Area Water-System Area
03
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Assembly Area’s Circulation Officers’ Circulation Visitors’ Circulation Main Sightseeing Circulation
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Program Analysis
02
Floor Height Analysis
03
Circulation Analysis
04
Sunshine Analysis
05
Hydrological Design Analysis
06
Exhibition Area Distribution
07
Section View Analysis
REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
PROJECT 08
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Exhibition Area Section-Cut Line
07
ENTITY AND VOID
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01
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Main Corridor
02
REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
01
Main Corridor Distribution
02
Section View Analysis
03
Corridor Top View
04
Corridor Top Perspective View
05
Perspective View Corridor’ South Side
06
Perspective View Corridor’ North Side
PROJECT 08
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04
05
06
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Analysis of the evolution process of building
02
Proportion analysis of building spindle
03
Main Sightseeing Corridor Distribution
04
Construction of Main Sightseeing Corridor
05
Circulation of Main Sightseeing Corridor
REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
PROJECT 08
03
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Main Sightseeing Corridor
04
05
ENTITY AND VOID
01
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0
10
20m
REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
PROJECT 08
01 02 03 04
03
04
West Elevation North Elevation West Section North Section
0
10
20m
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01
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REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
PROJECT 08
01
Section Analysis
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ENTITY AND VOID
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REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
PROJECT 08
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ENTITY AND VOID
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REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
PROJECT 08
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Acknowledgements
Family
Teacher
Mom, Dad and my family, thank you for your understanding, support and encouragement. I love you all.
Marry Scott
Peter Suen, Mark Myers, Mark Mueckenheim, Maria Paz De Moura Castro, David Gill, Benjamin Corotis, Dora Jones, Yim Jew, Alberto Bertoli, David Campbell, Carl Wilford, Edward Pertcheck, Elizabeth Tippin, Shuyan Chen, Weijia Li, Weiwei Li, Huina Zhan, Ziyin lu, Wei Li, Thank you for all your teaching, support and encouragement, which always pushing me to the next higher level.
Friends
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Colophon
School
Academy of ArtUniversity
Book Binder
Blurb
Font
DIN 2014,Regular, Bold, Light, Demi
Course
Senior Portfolio, Mary Scott
Photograph
Xiaoyu Gao, Kangchen Hu
Text Stock
Porline Uncoated #100 lb, Eggshell Texture
Student
Xiaoyu Gao xiaoyu_gao520@outlook.com 916.582.0964
Cover Stock
Hard Cover, Image-wrap
Software
Rhino, Auto Cad, Revit, Sketch-Up Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up Pro, 3D Max, Grasshopper.
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