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Name: Keming Zhao

TEL:(+46) 079-3507-283

Email: zhaokm23@outlook.com

Linkin: linkedin.com/in/keming-zhao-030b3428a

Address: 41258 Gothenburg

Education

Chalmers University of Technology [08. 2023-06. 2025]

Master of Architecture and Urban Design

Dalian University of Technology [09. 2018-06. 2023]

Bachelor of Architecture

Architecture (five-year program)

GPA: 85.6/100, 3.56/4.00 Advanced GPA: 3.73/4.0

AA Summer School 2022: About A New Togetherness [07. 2022]

Expertise

Revit

Rhino

V-ray

Adobe Suite

Auto CAD

SketchUp

Internship

Hobby

Hot air balloon Rowing Hiking Photography

Language

English (Fluent) Mandarin (Native) Swedish (Basic)

Intern, Tianjin Architecture Design Institute Co., Ltd. [08. 2022-10. 2022]

Responsible for background research, site analysis, analysis drawings, construction drawings, and renderings.

Firework on the Ground

01 Culture Facilities to Wake the Local Culture

Location: Macau,China

Academic work: January，2021（Research- 8 weeks） - December, 2022 （Design- 4 weeks）

6th Semester

Tutor: Xiaoyue Hu, Ming Li

Email: sharon-hu@fox.mail, ml@dlut.edu.cn

Individual Work

Steel Structure

Software: Rhino, Vary, Adobe Suite

Academic work: January-December, 2022

Location: Macau,China

"The sense of self, strengthened by art and architecture in a new life of old city."

Macao, as the most blend city with both Eastern and Western cultures, has unique characteristics in terms of ethnic groups, cultures, beliefs and other aspects. From the Mazu culture in Fujian to the Catholicism brought by the Portuguese invasion, the cultural symbols of Macau have gradually evolved and become unique; the beliefs and identity of Macau people have undergone tremendous changes. The original intention of this project is how to use architecture as an intervention and inspire local residents of their cultural recognation via the renewal of the heritage.

The strategy of this project is similar to light up the sky by radioactively emitting ‘Fireworks’ like the flames.

According to the pre-research of routes used by residents, I picked up four sites to develop and hoped these four interventions are not the end, and local residents can spontaneously update other buildings in the future.The main architectural language is the spiral path for walking. Thus, the city view will along the way for tourists to move around. With the different sceneries, similar but different, their original cultural impression will be rewoken.

D-The Milky Way

C-Vertical Cultural Elevator

B-Hybird Spiral

A-Magic Box

Form Generation

Largodo Senado Old Streets' Scenes

Site D: Long and Narrow Ravine

Curve: A Way out for Everybody

Details: Cloud before the Silver Lining

1637-1640

Construction of St. Paul's Cathedral

Since then, Macau has gradually become a city where the East and the West are fully integrated, which is expressed in various levels such as ethnic groups and beliefs, and in the figurative forms of eating styles and architectural styles...

Although Macau is a tourist city, it is in the vicinity of scenic spots, and the living conditions of some civilians deserve to be improved. The task of designer is not only the problem of life, but also the problem of lack of cultural beliefs.

ResidentialArea

Site C: Y’ Shape Intersaction

Curve: Look-Relook

Details: Reorient the Route

Site B: The Delta Region

Curve: The Way to the Highland

Details: Add the Barries

Site A: At the End of Mosaic Tiles

Curve: Shift of Attention

Details: Rethink the Old Frame

LOCAL MEMORY

Background

History

A-Magic Box

Is the end of the mosaic floor tiles the end of the street's vitality?

In this project, the designer attempted to use “magic” to attract people through the arc ramp and form a variety of views, so as to revoke people's reconsideration and respect for the domestic.

B-Hybird Spiral

East Section

People who go to church for pray and sightseeing meet here. The project site is like a river valley delta, where forces converge in multiple directions. The designer attempted to maximize the advantage of the location, using curved ramps and spiral staircases to extend the route, so that people can see and think about different buildings around them during their way up.

Within the radiation range of the Grand Sanba Arch and Nezha Temple, the area where the building is located is not only a strong spatial comprehensiveness, but also a mixture of cultures. The space is extended vertically, the works of artists from different cultural backgrounds are displayed, which deepens the visitors' understanding of the mixed culture of this site.

Cross Section

D-The Milky Way

Longitudinal Section

The project base is located on the side of the way to travel through Macau's cultural journey. The height difference between north and south, and the gap between east and west, reminds the designer of some cultural barriers. The purpose of this project is to turn a special negative space into a dynamic space, connecting activities on both sides of the height difference like the Milky Way connects different stars, thereby expanding the possibility of travel routes, introducing the real life of Macau’s citizens to the world, and fully showing its urban charm.

Books of our Lives

02 Four Seasons Reincarnation Library

Location: Flint,USA

Academic work: May,2022 (9 weeks)

8th Semester

Tutor: Jiani Huang

Email: jianihuang1977@outlook.com

Individual Work

Reinforced Concrete Structure

Software: Rhino, Vary, Adobe Suite, Enscape

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"In the process of urban fabric evolution, the library's public spaces become witnesses."

Using a public library as a carrier, I was looking for a city story that reincarnates in four seasons. The library will serve the people of all walks of life in the city. While meeting the functions of book collection, reading, self-study, media, and entertainment, it will also create a public space for city residents to "read the four seasons", capturing the images in the reinforced concrete urban forest. The changes of the four seasons record those fleeting or touchable textures in life. Library is not only a place where people can read or study, but can also invite visitors to enjoy beauty of life.

Located at the center of Flint bordered by complex elevated bridge system to the northwest, the library connects residents from various areas.The library design dissolves the typical typology of the architecture into a more fluid composition. The library creates four different spaces designed for each season, according to the weather features and residents preferring activities. Interior and exterior courtyards create informal spaces a good place for meeting and interacting. They enrich the diversity of urban life and expresses encourage residents to hold activities appreciating the beauty of nature.

Site Location & Background

Located in the downtown area of Flint, behind the woods on the southeast side is the shocking city viaduct. The texture of the road has a great influence on the generation of the building. As an extension of the urban road, the building continues the curvilinear form of the viaduct

Discuss Area

Perspective Section A-A

The idea of designing the lobby is creating a simple, big space where people can meet and interact. People will get more fresh ideas by talking to others from all walks of life.

Reading Area

The overhead space here is more open, and people can carry out more diverse activities. People can skate, run, and have other activities here.

At the junction of the squares, the ground floor of the building is elevated to make various event venues connected. They can look at the forest in the distance.

Lobby

Hydrographic Museum of the Wadden Sea Mirage

Location: Vlieland, Netherlands

Academic work: July 2022 (8 weeks)

8th Semester

Tutor: Junrui Liu

Email: 1573207170@qq.com

Individual Work

Reinforced Concrete Structure

Software: Rhino, Vary, Adobe Suite

"Facing the changes of nature, try to use organic curves to create a place of unforgettable memories."

As the country with the lowest terrain in the world, the Netherlands is greatly influenced by sea level rise. In the gaps between the wadden sea flowing from the outer sea to the inner sea, at the south of West Friese Eilanden, the accumulated waves turned Texel and Vlieland into two separate islands.

In the northeast corner of the gap, on the dunes of Vlieland, the designer wanted to design a museum here as a reminder to ecourage people to pay attention to the ecological changes of the Earth. The tide ebbs and flows, and the building seems to be submerged under the beat of the waves. With the four senses and five parts of the design, visitors gradually change their views on the indestructible image of the building in the different interactions with the water, thereby increasing environmental awareness.100 years later, the sea level is predicted to rise by 2m, and the way people visit this museum has changed to a certain extent, but the role as a reminder remains the same.

Based on the basic functions of the museum, the designer intended to combine the changes of the ebb and flow of the sea, through changing the interaction between people and water, to figure out what is hidden behind what is seen in the natural thinking attitude.

Hydrographic Museum of the Wadden Sea Mirage

The

is full of salty breath, walking on the pontoon bridge, blowing the sea breeze, as if swimming in the sea.

③

The never-ending high tide and low tide make the sea water repeatedly hit the stone wall which is higher than the sight, and people seem to see the waves from the sound of the blow.

Experiences

Section A-A

Sense A

Smell Water

Sense C

Touch Water

Sense D

See Water

Sense B

Hear Water

Sense D'

See ‘Water’ Shadow

2122 Come From Sea

2022 Come From

Low Tide

Low Tide

MSL

MSL

High Tide

High Tide

Flow House

House for Shift Worker's Family

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Academic work: September, 2022 (12 weeks)

9th Semester

Tutor: Jiahui Yuan

Email: suri931007@gmail.com

Individual Work

Wood Structure

Software: Rhino, Vary, Adobe Suite, Auto CAD

Academic work:

Location: Tokyo, Japan

"Finding the balance of the pleasure in life by creating interesting space in shift worker's home"

For the ordinary operation of the world, there should be someone to maintain the order of the world 24 hours a day, and shift work came into being. Shift workers' biological clocks are always reversed, causing many problems both physical and mental, as well as affecting the lives of their family members to a certain extent. I have 5 relatives who are shift workers, so I have a deep understanding of the pain in the life of shift workers.

In this residential design, I chose a location in Tokyo, where life is very stressful. To investigate the life pressure and problems of shift workers in Tokyo, and to improve the quality of life of shift workers, I created unique spatial forms and organized spaces differently. I also compared the activity time of shift workers and their families. According to the analysis, used various perception methods to connect different spaces, which not only gave them an intimate connection, but also their own personal space. In this way, they can healing each other by their company.

The recession was a decline in economic activity which mainly occurred in developed countries.

The

COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented human and health crisis.

Price of living threatened the quality of living greatly. Unemployment rate rose,while prevalence rate of shift work went up It

very hard to predict ...

Shift Workers' Physical Problem

Sleep Disorder

Overtired Unemployment Rate Price of Apartment

Work and Rest Time Analysis Comparison

Shift Workers' Mental Problem

Loneliness Prevalence Rate of Shift Work

Alone Lonely No-communication Tired

Family Members' Physical Problem

Because of the difference in working hours and breaks, plus the opening hours of most public places, such as most supermarkets, during the day, non-shift workers are forced to take on most of the chores that are essential to life.

Interactive Points

When the wife and the husband are in different states, they perceive each other differently:

When the husband is resting, the wife mainly perceives the husband by sight; when the two are doing something together, both vision,sight and hearing are used; and when the two enjoy their personal time, only the hearing can be used.

According to the above rules, different spaces are created.

7mm Resin Mortar

Pigment Added White

10mm Lath Lainated Plywood

24mm Furring Stripes

Vapor Perneable Waterproof Membrane

12mm Structural Plywood

75mm Glasswool

Damp-proof Membrane

15mm Plasterboard

15mm Furring Strips

15mm Plasterboard Puttied Cheeselath Acrylic Emulsion Paint

15mm Plasterboard

Cheesecloth ＆ Plaster Putty Paint Finish

9mm Structural Plywood

4mm Fiberglass-reinforced Plastic Waterproofing,

Topcoat Slate Board

12mm Plywood

90mm Rafter

30mm Rigid Insulation Foam

5.5mm Lauan Plywood

12mm Plaster Board Underlay

12mm Plywood Underlayment

90mm Floorjoist

3mm Cork Tiles

50mm Mortar Floating Floor 12mm*2 Glass Wool

Alma Primary Care Clinic

Alma Primary Care Clinic

Primary Care Center in Staffanstorp

Location: Region Skane,Sweden

Academic work: November, 2023 (8 weeks)

Tutor: Lin Tan, Marie Larsson

Email: lin.tan@chalmers.se, larmarie@chalmers.se

Groupl Work

Wood Structure

Software: Revit, SketchUp, Vary, Adobe Suite

Contribution: 25%

Contribution: 100%

"Creating a multifunctional urban block with attractive healthcare facilities inspired by Staffanstorps natural surroundings"

The primary care unit is strategically placed in a central location in Staffanstorp, enabling easy access for both staff and patients.Staffanstorp is famous for its nature and green spaces, which gives a health promoting atmosphere to the general public as well as enables an excellent opportunity to encompass this into promoting a healthy environment in the primary care center as well. Therefore, the greenery has inspired the design, in efforts to create a harmonic environment between the inside and outside, inviting the greenery into the building

Alma Primary care center is located in the heart of Staffanstorp. The Primary care center is inspired by the surrounding greenery bringing nature into the design, promoting wellbeing thorugh evidence based design and combining this with a careful consideration to futurproofing and flexibility

Concept Digram

Contribution: 10%

Theory Analysis

By

The

Structure

Floor 1 Plan

Contribution: 50%

Brief and Logistics

Challenge the Brief

a healthcare center - function and inviting health-promoting architecture we have narrowed down our design into these two key elements.

Structure

architecture we have narrowed down our design into these two key elements.

Evidence Based Design

Evidence Based Design

Easy Navigation

evident in protecting patient confidentiality by sepatating the public spaces from the private ones.

Easy navigation is vital for the wellbeing of both staff and visitors of the primary care clinic. Creating an environment that has clear sightlines increases the sense of direction and navigation creating a more welcoming and intuitive space for all.

Curved Spaces Research shows that people prefer curves to sharper edges or square shapes. This also applies to spaces. Our curved elements are placed in the public areas delicatly applied to spaces in order to gently guide without compromising visability or navigation.

Curved Spaces

Welcoming Materials

Research shows that people prefer curves to sharper edges or square shapes. This also applies to spaces. Our curved elements are placed in the public areas delicatly applied to spaces in order to gently guide without compromising visability or navigation.

Welcoming Materials

Connection to Greenery

Connection to Greenery

Contribution: 30%

Choosing Wood not only as exterior but also for interior spaces creates a warm atmosphere. Research has shown multiple benefits using wood in interior design, such as lowering stress levels and blood pressure as giving a sense of familarity.

Choosing Wood not only as exterior but also for interior spaces creates warm atmosphere. Research has shown multiple benefits using wood in interior design, such as lowering stress levels and blood pressure as giving a sense of familarity.

The ability to look out over greenery and connect to nature has been proven to have positive health benefits, not least in health care environments. Alma primary care clinic does not only give outlooks over nature but also invites nature into the health care space. Structure

and the life of the building and the people us-

Structure and grid creates a building focusing on function and the life of the building and the people using it everyday. Thus promoting easy access and navigation both for staff and patients - Our grid is based of a two hallway system throughout the first floor.

both for staff and patients - Our grid is based

1- Entrance

2- Infection Room

3- Emergency Room

4- Examination Room

5- Waiting Area

6- Office Room

7- Staff Room

8- Specimen Collection

9- Analysis Room

The ability to look out over greenery and connect to nature has been proven to have positive health benefits, not least in health care environments. Alma primary care clinic does not only give outlooks over nature but also invites nature into the health care space.

In the brief from Staffanstorp, we could clearly see a focus on creating a staff and patient-centric approach. We wanted to elevate the essence of this mantra. In order to achieve this our design has expanded the original brief in these three areas:

For the public spaces the building seeks to innovate our opinion of how a traditional Primary care center looks like. By making the shapes flowing and rounded we effectively create an inviting atmosphere that gently guides curves and light, slowing down the tempo and supporting our natural walking flows.

For the public spaces the building seeks to innovate our opinion of how a traditional Primary care center looks like. By making the shapes flowing and rounded we effectively create an inviting atmosphere that gently guides with curves and light, slowing down the tempo and supporting our natural walking flows.

Public space: The waiting areas have been expanded in order to accommodate for a larger flow of patients, but more importantly to create an atmosphere that is not only inviting for the visitors, but also for the staff who spend full days in the primary care center. This is further enabled through furniture with curved design which improve the flow of movement, and also inviting greenery which creates a homelike atmosphere for both staff and patients.

Staff zone: The office spaces have been redistribut ed in an effort to highlight teamwork and encourage staff to sit together as opposed to having individual offices. The reasoning behind this is to facilitate open spaces for discussion and also opening up for knowledge exchanges to be made across various organizational units and teams, thus having an open and collaborative space like the one proposed. This will create a more inviting atmosphere that encourages cross-functional learning.

Mixed zone: The initial brief outlined various examination rooms, varying in size from 12 to 15 m2, whereas the biggest rooms were dedicated to being emergency rooms or occupational therapist rooms. The revised brief consists of making all examination rooms 16 m2, thus enabling them to be used as any of the specialized rooms depending on need and circumstances. Furthermore, the larger rooms also gives the staff and patients more space, making the area feel less crowded, allows for more medical equipment, but also caters to different constellations of visitors, such as family members, translators or friends accompanying a patient.

Floor 2 Plan

Contribution: 30%

1- Atrium

2- Office Room

3- Staff Group Room

4- Examination Room

5- Gym

6- Examination Room Rehab

Contribution: 90%

Exploded Axonometric Digram

Material Pallette

The primary care center is developed with a consideration for the people using the facility every day. The structure of the hallway system is created based on collecting information and stories from healthcare workers and embracing this flow in our design in order to reduce long walking distances for staff.

The Staff zone is located in the northern part of the building agregating both offices and staff rooms as well as changing rooms. This seperates the staff’s private space from the public areas. By doing a clear zonation and division we effectively reduce the noise levels and create working stations without disruptions in order to increase focus and productivity.

The public area divides the building separating the zones. The space is designed to effectively lead the visitor into the building via the reception area creating a passage between the main entrance all the way to the waiting area.This encourages a fluent motion guided by views to greenery and daylight further incentivizes movement though the building and out into the backyard. On the second floor you reach another waiting area just above the staircase clearly visible from the main entrance upon entering the building.

The Examination rooms are mainly located in the southern part of the building creating a zone for patients when accompanied by staff. The placement of these rooms are in close proximity to the waiting areas, reducing walking distances both for patients but also for staff when collecting a patient and showing them to the examination room.

Public zone

Staff Zone

Mixed Zone

Views out

Staff flow

Public flow

Mixed flow

Contribution: 100%

The primary care center is developed with a consideration for the people using the facility every day. The structure of the hallway system is created based on collecting information and stories from healthcare workers and embracing this flow in our design in order to reduce long walking distances for staff.

The Staff zone is located in the northern part of the building agregating both offices and staff rooms as well as changing rooms. This seper ates the staff’s private space from the public areas. By doing a clear zonation and division we effectively reduce the noise levels and create working stations without disruptions in order to increase focus and productivity.

Hallway & Examination room

Contribution: 10%

The public area divides the building separating the zones. The space is designed to effectively lead the visitor into the building via the recep tion area creating a passage between the main entrance all the way to the waiting area.This encourages a fluent motion guided by views to greenery and daylight further incentivizes movement though the building and out into the backyard. On the second floor you reach another waiting area just above the staircase clearly visible from the main entrance upon

Corridor Render

Contribution: 10%

Contribution: 90%

Supplement Projects

We started by collectively researching different typologies of architecture which revolve around leisure related to water and formatted this research into a collective collage.

Use funitures as elements, then repeat the models in special sequences to create interesting models which can represent in different scales. I created a marine creature and an artwork.

Rediscover the meaning of water in citiesA 'water park' that allows people in cities to get closer to nature.

I believe that the system can encourage citizens to spend more time in the outdoor space. And more public activities can be held there ,so as to bring people closer together.

Only used white hollow boards and nylon ropes to create a unique atmosphere of “how deep, deep the courtyard is.”

Theater Handmade Model Cafe Handmade Model January,2019

2019 Tongji International Construction Festival June,2019

Kitbashing

AA Summer School 2022: About A New Togetherness July,2022

Collage of Public Pools

Theater Handmade Model January,2022

Construction of Wooden Gazebo June,2020

Dougong Handmade Model June,2021