University of Miami B.Arch, 2017-2022 / Washington University in St. Louis M.Arch, 2022-2024
CONTENTS
Résumé
Academic and Professional Experience
Bob Cassilly Art Park
Industrial Facility Renovation and Reusing
Waterfront Campus
Film School
Window Dwelling Light Shadow
Temporary Exhibition Pavilion
From The Sea Wealth
Multi-family Waterfront Housing
Architecture For Play
Historical Building Installation
Professional Work
Qingdao Laoshan Cultural Center Design Compitition
Résumé
Education
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Master of Architecture, May 2024
Selected Coursework
Bob Cassilly Art Park: Industrial Facility Renovation and Reusing, Critic: Wyly Brown
Window Dwelling Light Shadow: Temporary Exhibition Pavilion, Critic: Stephen Leet
From The Sea Wealth: Multi-family Waterfront Housing, Critic: Donald Koster
University of Miami, School of Architecture, Miami, FL
Bachelor of Architecture, Art Minor, May 2022
Selected Coursework
Greetings From New York City: Manhattan Skyscraper, Critic: Roberto Behar
The Idea of Flux Incrementalism of City: Trastervere East Urban Space Renovation, Critic: Jaime Correa
Honors & Awards
Professional Experience
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Director’s Scholarship, 2022 - 2024
University of Miami, School of Architecture, Miami, FL
The President’s Honor Roll: Fall 2018
The Provost’s Honor Roll: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
Dean’s List: Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), Beijing
Architectural Intern, Summer 2023
Collaborated with the Design-Bid-Build team on bid submissions. Brainstormed with the team to develop conceptual designs. Created a series of digital and physical concept models. Generated site plans and diagrams.
China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd, Beijing
Architectural Intern, Summer 2019
Acquired skills in producing construction documents. Gained hands-on experience in drafting construction details using AutoCAD.
Additional Experience
Software Skills
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, St. Louis, MO
Woodshop Monitor, Sep 2022 - 2024
Instructed students on woodshop safety, focusing on PPE and machine use. Provided expert advice on woodworking techniques, enhancing skills and project outcomes. Supervised students for safety compliance and proper use of equipment in model construction. Managed woodshop maintenance, ensuring a safe and efficient working space.
Pro: AutoCAD, Rhino, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel
Basic: Revit, Sketchup, Lumion, ArcGIS Pro
Other Skills
Language
Contact Information
Table Saw, Panel Saw, Miter Saw, Band Saw, Sander, Portable Drill, Impact Driver, Laser cutter, CNC, 3D Print
Fluent in English & Chinese Mandarin
Haochen Su
Phone: 786-282-4626
Email: haochensu@163.com
Bob Cassilly Art Park
St. Louis
Industrial Facility Renovation and Reusing
The site Cementland is a 54-acre abandoned cement production facility located at 8 miles north of the Gateway Arch. A St Louis local sculptor Bob Cassilly, who built the City Museum, bought Cementland and planned to transform it into an art park. Unfortunately, he was not able to finish. The phase 1 of my project including a silo gallery, a new visitor center, a new exhibition gallery, and a new parking lot. The phase 2 in the future will include further development of the park. The existing silos on the site will be exhibit the replicates of Bob Cassilly’s work, the silos will be modified with cuts on the surface to create light effect on the artworks. It has several levels of paths in the silos for the visitors to observe these giant sculptures from different angles and levels. The new visitor center and gallery will be both mass timber structure, these 2 buildings are hugging the silos from 2 ends, creating an avoid in between. This avoided space becomes a sculpture garden.
Jan 10, 2024 - May 2, 2024
Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate School of Architecture
Degree Project
Instructor: Pro. Wyly Brown
Individual Project
Physical model iterations explore possibilites for how to bring natural light into a interior space.
AI generated iterations explore possibilites for lighting effect of the interiors of concrete silos.
Expected lighting effect of the interiors of concrete silos with the installations of Bob
gaint sculptures.
Cassilly’s
Hippos Giraffe Butterfly Apple shape chairs
The existing silos on the site shows in red will be renovated to exhibit the replicates of Bob Cassilly’s work. The new visitor center and gallery will hug the silos from two ends, creating an avoid in between. This avoided space becomes a sculpture garden, exhibits the works of local sculptuors. The northeast corner of the site will be a new parking lot, the shape was designed in an artistic way on purpose.
Bob Cassilly
Second level floor plan
Third level floor plan w partial roof plan
Exterior rendering of south facade, including art gallery, silo gallery, sculpture garden, and visitor center.
Exterior rendering of the east (front) facade of visitor center, the building will be constructed with mass timber structure
Interior rendering of the visitor center
East elevation
Bob Cassilly
South elevation
Interior rendering of the art gallery
Visitor Center Building Assembly
1 Roof Assembly
- Roof Membrane
- Cover Board
- Continous Rigid Isulation
- Air / Vapor Barrier
- Moisture Protection
- 5-Ply CLT Panel
2 Wall Assembly
- 4 layers 6’’x 2’’ Glulam Lattice Wall
- Steel Holder
- Double Glazing Glass
- Aluminum Mullion
3 Foundation Assembly
- Thin Concrete Floor
- Air / Vapor Barrier
- Support Deck
- Dispalcement Ventilation System
- 6’’x 3’’ Wood Support
- Support Deck
- Moisture Protection
- Continous Rigid Isulation
- Concrete Base
- Gravel Layer
Art Gallery Building Assembly ±
1 Roof Assembly
- Aluminum Roof Panel
- Separation Layer
- Continous Rigid Isulation
- Air / Vapor Barrier
- Moisture Protection
- Structural Support Deck
- 6’’x 3’’Wood Beam
- 12’’ Steel I Shape Support
Between Glulam Grider
- 36’’x 12’’ Glulam Grider
2 Wall Assembly
- Terracotta Panel
- Aluminum Tile Holder
- Horizontal Rail
- Vertical Column
- Continous Rigid Isulation
- Air / Vapor Barrier
- Moisture Protection
3 Foundation Assembly
- Thin Concrete Floor
- Air / Vapor Barrier
- Support Deck
- Dispalcement Ventilation System
- 6’’x 3’’ Wood Support
- Support Deck
- Moisture Protection
- Continous Rigid Isulation
- Concrete Base
- Gravel Layer
Art Gallery Silo Gallery
Bob Cassilly
Visitor Center
Waterfront Campus
Los Angeles Film School
This film school aimed on providing full resources for hundred students and faculties live and study on campus, the facilities including sound stage, audio lab, computer lab, editing lab, classrooms, offices, and dormitory. Not like other projects, this project does not have an accurate site location, all the design based on the general Los Angeles region beach front condition. The focal point of this workshop was exploring contemporary building systems related to building code, structure, enclosure, passive & active climate control, natural & artificial light, acoustics and technical specifications.
Aug 29, 2023 - Dec 19, 2023
Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate School of Architecture
Advanced Building System Workshop
Instructor: Pro. Chandler Ahrens
Partner: Mark Ma, Ziyi Zhang, Sharon Wu, Zhuoyun Chen
Personal Contribution: Concept Design, Rhino Model, Renderings
1 Concrete Slab
Wide Flange Beam
Pile Foundation
Horizontal Truss
Concrete Slab
CLT Beam
CLT Load Bearing Wall
Ground floor RCP
Section perspective cutting through classroom building, dormitory building, and underground parking garage
Window Dwelling Light Shadow
Florence Temporary Exhibition Pavilion
This temporary exhibition pavilion occupies the courtyard of Museo Novecento---the old Hospital of San Paolo, located in Florence’s Piazza of Santa Maria Novella. The new addition as a contemporary design must measure itself against the weight of historic patrimony. The pavilion will be used to hold a temporary art exhibition during spring and early summer. Only the natural light will be applied in the pavilion. The art exhibition will present a series of contemporary artworks including paintings, sculptures, and film stills, each artwork’s position were designed in this project.
Oct 30, 2023 - Dec 14, 2023
Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate School of Architecture
Optional Architectural Design Studio
Instructor: Pro. Stephen Leet
Individual Project
Physical model image of the main exhibition space, natural light enter through the light well, bouncing on the reflection board and roof, and then becomes diffused light
Section AA’
Section BB’
Section CC’
From The Sea Wealth
Halifax
Multi-family Waterfront Housing
This Multi-family waterfront housing at former Dartmouth Marine Slipway provides 27 units in total, including 12 three-bedroom units, 13 two-bedroom units, and 2 single-bedroom units. Mixed-use is included in the proposal to encourage providing resident services and to activate the street and surrounding public space. The design of public space is critical important to the city fabric, its value equals to the units development. The site Dartmouth Marine Slipway has been divided into multiple blocks and designated to students, all students designed multi-family housing make up a bigger masterplan of a future marina community. My designated spot is on the edge of water, it has the advantages of ocean view and nature ventilation, but also has the risk of facing the impact of hurricanes, these all be well considered during the design process.
Aug 29, 2022 - Dec 12, 2022
Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate School of Architecture, 419 Core Studio
Instructor: Prof. Donald Koster
Individual Project
Former Dartmouth Marine Slipway site analyse
3-Bedroom Unit
This type of unit is a loft, bedroom on level 1 shares the bathroom with living room, multiple doors help to keep the privacy, bedrooms on level 2 share one bathroom
2-Bedroom Unit
The right bedroom shares the bathroom with living room, the left bedroom has the independent bathroom
Level 1 floor plan
Level 2 floor plan
Architecture For Play
St. Louis Historical Building Installation
Architecture For Play is an installation / pavilion play space project, interacting with the existing historical building. The design is aimed to form a place making strategy, where the public would be inspired by the architecture and landscape that energizes the unique experiences of being in the public domain. The strategy we chose for this project was digging deeper into local history, finding the unique point of the city, and let the city tell us what to do. Eventually, we decided to do a heavy industrial style open air cinema at downtown, using large amount of steel structure reminds people the glory days of St. Louis.
Aug 8, 2022 - Aug 26, 2022
Washington University in St. Louis
Graduate School of Architecture
Pre-semester Studio
Instructor: Pro. Hans Tursack
Partner: Matilde Lossada
Personal Contribution: Line Drawings, Physical Model, Photos
Professional Work
Qingdao, China
Qingdao Laoshan Cultural Center Design Competition
A competition I participated during the internship at BIAD. The design concept for the Laoshan Cultural Center takes inspiration from the surrounding topography and integration of “Shan Shui” characteristics and spatial elements. In combination with a vibrant artistic, and creative environment the design seeks to maximizes the site’s strategic geographical location as an innovation hub. With careful consideration of the local climate, the buildings are carved and shaped to allow for a seamless flow of natural landscapes and act as a continuation of the cityscape. The vision of the building’s silhouette is iconic and contextual.
July, 2023
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD)
Summer Internship
Cooperated with Cook Haffner Architecture Platform AS
Team Member: Xiao Cong, Xue Xia, Yue Du
Personal Contribution: Site Plan, Concept Diagrams, Concept Models
Function distribution diagram
The site
Three distinct masses
Rotating the blocks entrances & urban
to form distinct
corridors
Formal characteristics responding to the surrounding context
A climate responsive architecture
Exterior rendering of expected northwest view from Zhangcun River, provided by Cook Haffner Architecture
