HAORAN WANG Selected Works
PREFACE
CONTENTS
Building with Nature
ACADEMIC
"If we talk about traditional Chinese architecture, we should talk about nature. In China, the most important thing is nature. It is not human being, it is not architecture. It is nature." -- Wang Shu, Lu Wenyu
I. Wildlife Niche:
I have been influenced by ancient Chinese philosophy that constructing with nature, living with nature, which also influenced 20th Modernism movement. While when old language meets new context, it needs the new definition. In the digital age, new technology and new design tools have been developed, I am interested in how to use these new tools to adopt to the more complicated environment caused by climate change and pollution, etc, giving the new solution in the new era. Experiences in Cornell helps me to think how building lives with nature, and respect to its context. Sustainable building materials especially wood also are also part of nature, I paid more attention to how the mechanics of structure works, how vernacular craftsmanship and new computational tools benefit contemporary architecture design and how ideas benefit community, therefore the attention to crafts and construction are also within the design process.
Plantation Welcome Center
II. Blossom on the Mountain:
Climate Research Center
III. Wavy Cloud:
Ceiling Installation
IV. Revitalized Old Soul
Evolved Drum Tower
V. The Lions Marquee
Picnic Pavillion for TED
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PROFESSIONAL I. Antistatics Architecture Co.Ltd
Tech Park Renovation
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II. Antistatics Architecture Co. Ltd
Wenzhou Harbor Upgrade Masterplan
III. Antistatics Architecture Co. Ltd
Maohaus
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BLOSSOM ON THE MOUNTAIN Program: Climate Research Center& Seed Bank Location: Boulder, Colorado,United States Date: 2017.9-12 Category: Academic,M.Arch Core Studio III , Group Work (Collaborate with Ellie Krause) Instructors: Martin Miller and Peter Stec 3
The City of Boulder is known for its rich natural resources and the crazeness about outdoor activities. Due to climate change which leads to the seasonal shifts, Biodiversity dramtically decrease. The project is an abstracted "tree", the"root" is the seed bank which can store the seed and keep the biodiversity, it also encourage people to collect seeds and spread along the trial road. 4
SITE RESEARCH
SITE PLAN
Boulder sits on the intersection of Rocky Mountain and the Great Plain. It is known for its natural green area such as National Parks and also the rich diversity of plants. People living in this area is also crazy about outdoor activities especially hiking along the trial
roads. Due to climate change which leads to season shifting, a lot of plants grow earlier in pre-warm period and die later when frost comes.
BIODIVERSITY LOSS DUE TO SEASON SHIFTING Pre-warm Period
Growing Season
building site 65°F
52°F annaul temprature
Withering Season
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forest
grassland
alpine JAN
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BIODIVERSITY LOSS MAP
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amount of plant types in 1975
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amount of plant types in 2015
Trail RouteS
Biodiversity loss
Project site
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STRUCTURE PROTOTYPE STUDY
CONCEPT Building itself is an abstracted tree. To protect biodiversity, the seed bank provides the shelter for storaging the seed, which also function as the database. Positioning the seed bank below the ground level has relatively constant temperature which reduce the energy to meet the temperature requirement for storing seeds. laboratories and public programs such as classrooms
and auditorium act as two branchs cantilevering out, weaving with each other, sharing the view of both sides. Each branchs has more sub branchs as well. The Greenhouse which needs the sunlight mimics the bud of tree, focusing on Genetic modified vegetation and test local species in different climate conditions.
GREEN HOUSE BRANCH
GREEN HOUSE SCIENTIST BRANCH
ROOT
PUBLIC BRANCH
TEMPERATURE RANGE 40-60 °F 48-57 °F 50-55°F
LABS
SEED BANK
SEED BANK
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXHIBITION ROOM CLASSROOM AUDITORIUM
CAFE
SEED BANK (ALPINES) SEED BANK (FOREST) SEED BANK (WOODLAND)
CONFERENCE ROOM LAB( BIOLOGIST)
SEED FREEZING ROOM
LAB( GEOLOGIST) LAB( CLIMATIST)
GREEN HOUSE
SEED COLLECTION CENTRER
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STRUCTURE SYSTEM
PUBLIC PROGRAM PLAN
The structure system of this projects follows the systems we researched in the first stage and the concept of trees. The main parts of building consists of two indepedent beams weaving with
SINGLE BEAM
each other in plan and elevation.They also have branchs which serve other program. They are supported by the third beam. The detailed construction is based on the beam we designed before.
DOUBLE BEAM
TRIPLE BEAM
UNDERGROUND INDOOR OUTDOOR
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LAB PROGRAM PLAN
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INTERIOR
STRUCTURE STUDY MODEL
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LAYERD WALLS Program: Museum Location: Brooklyn Date: 2018.1-4 Category: Academic,M.Arch Core Studio IV Instructors: Marc Tsurumaki 15
The City of Boulder is known for its rich natural resources and the crazeness about outdoor activities. Due to climate change which leads to the seasonal shifts, Biodiversity dramtically decrease. The project is an abstracted "tree", the"root" is the seed bank which can store the seed and keep the biodiversity, it also encourage people to collect seeds and spread along the trial road. 16
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COSMIC DUST Program: House Location: Reinbeck, New York Date: 2018.8 Category: Academic Instructors: Steven Holl 23
The City of Boulder is known for its rich natural resources and the crazeness about outdoor activities. Due to climate change which leads to the seasonal shifts, Biodiversity dramtically decrease. The project is an abstracted "tree", the"root" is the seed bank which can store the seed and keep the biodiversity, it also encourage people to collect seeds and spread along the trial road. 24
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WILD LIFE NICHE Program: Plantation Welcome Center Location: Ithaca, New York,United States Date: 2016.9-12 Category: Academic,M.Arch Core Studio I , Individual Work Instructors: Caroline O'Donnell and Sasa Zivkovic 35
This project investigates worlds bounded by enclosures at various scales, with an emphasis on exploring reciprocal relationships between beings, things, and their environments. The welcome center to the plantation contains the most feature of Ithaca-- Vegetation in various slopes and celebrate it at the entrance to Plantation. 36
VEGETATION CATEGORY
CONCEPT DESIGN
The project is designing an entry building for the Cornell Plantations that mediates between the pastoral zoological garden program and the more urban campus context. Ithaca is featured with its gorges. Vegetations in South-facing slopes and North-fac-
NORTH-FACING SLOPE
ing slopes are different. The visiting center is designed for showing this difference in one building as an educational and publicizing tool for public to entry plantaions.
SOUTH-FACING SLOPE
WEATHER-PROTECTED SLOPE
The wide range of vegetation existing in Ithaca such as vegetations in South-facing slope and in North-facing slopes needs the different amount of sunshine, also it blooms in different period. The
building as the welcome center is to show the distinctions in one building, so tourists can experience different vegetation conditions at one spot.
SUN ANGLE CREATES FORM NORTH-FACING SLOPE WEATHER-PROTECTED SLOPE SOUTH-FACING SLOPE SUN ANGLE
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Chestnut Oak
Hickories
Crabapples
Cherries
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Liveworts
Shadbush
Pitch Pine
Buckthorns
Hawthons
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SITE PLAN The building situated in the intersection between Cornell University and the fulture zoo. As a gate to the zoo, it connects the two main road in plan and
elevation. it also helps to create the skyline with the buildings on campus.
SITE SECTION
Cornell University
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Plantation
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AUDITORIUM AND LOBBY VIEW
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
EXHIBITION SPACE VIEW
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE June 21st
December 21st
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RIVITALIZED OLD SOUL Program: Public Assembly Center Location: Tangan, Guizhou, China Date: 2014.01 Category: Academic Individual Work Instructors: Zeli Que, Yinglu Zhang 45
Researching traditional timber structures and making new innovations is always my interest. This time I designed a drum tower in Dong Clan Village. Different from repeating traditional forms, I tried to break the whole structure system up and used a different “language� to express it. Meanwhile, I drew lesson from ancestors in structure design, space design and detail design and applyed them in my own project. 46
RESEARCH ON DRUM TOWER Drum tower represents the highest technique of Dong Clan people, it is also the symbol of spirit and daily activity area of every people in Dong Village. I proposed to design a new form of drum
BUILDING ANALYSIS tower, but inherit the essence of ancient towers. There are several characteristics of drum tower in geometry, space and structure.
EXISTING DRUM TOWERS IN TANGAN DONG VILLAGE
Thre traditional structure system is based on post and column system, every member conncets perpendicular to each other based on the force transfer pattern.Mortise and tenon joints could be manufactured by local carpenter and easy to assemble. Different from other wooden joints connection method, mortise and tenon
GEOMETRY Tapered shape. Solid above and void below.
VENTILATION Natural ventilation and stack ventilation.
joints can absorb energy by relative displacement and deforming between members after yielding. It is a kind of "organic connection" between rigid joints and hinge joints.
STRUCTURE Traditonal column and tie structure.
FUNCTION
MATERIAL
Public assembling space.
Use local fir timber as the major material.
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Column AM ⊼Rafter AD and AB Column AM ⊼Beam MW Column AM is the common perpendicular column of skew beam AD ,AB and MV.
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CONCEPT AND STRUCTURE DESIGN
SECTION
I tried to design based on tradition. Dong people holds the ceremony to heaven every year so the sunlight may create the connection between human and nature. Bull is the symbol of Dong people, they held bullring game every year, and the shape
Traditional building uses column and beam so it occupy interior space.
Elimating the old structure and use a new way to express it.
of horn is also more attractive and can differ from previous forms. The intention is to represent the simple and beautiful geometry by learning from the ancient stucture logic and crafts.
Create a dialogue between human and their nature god -- Sa.
EXTERIOR SHEATHING
Use the weaving pattern to create a new structure, opening the interior space.
The structure and material in this design tend to show the power of nature and their nature god. Using this structure system could create a pure interior space and let people have a chance to communicate with their nature god. Like the Pantheon in Rome, light from sky gives the solemn to mortals. Fir is the major building
material in this design. this primitive material can be collected in local area and it is also the material for building traditional drum towers and dwellings.
Imitating the shape of bull's horn to echo the enthusiasm for bullring,breaking symmetric form
STRUCTURE
STUDY MODELS By exploring a feasible method of combining traditional mortise-tenon joints with new structure pattern which is different from horizontal and vertical assembling structure, I explore a simple way to rotate adjacent members in three dimension. I found the
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column in traditional structure connect to members which directs to different direction, so I borrowed this rotation theory to make innovations.
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JOINTS DESIGN Inspired by common perpendicular line theory Dong people mastered, I used this theory in my design. The pictures show the details of the connection I mentioned in back page. Mortise and tenon joints could reflect local technique of construction finished by local carpenters and builders. Therefore, this building let Dong people recall their traditional drum tower, and gives them a fresh and sensational impression at the same time.
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Ring is for fixing one of four corners of a plate.these four corners are in the same plane.
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B⊥A B⊥D B⊥C
B is the common perpendicular member of skew member A,C and D.
Thresholds can brace the other members.
Small blocks can prevent tenon being pulled out.
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Original Pine Wood Dimension: 100 mm x 14 mm (Section) Producing Area: Yunnan, China Cost: $ 148.00/m
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Density: 0.35x103 kg/m3 Moisture Content: 19% Module of Rupture:35000 MPa Module of Elasticity:8100 MPa
Steamed Pine Wood Dimension: 94mm x 19mm (Section) Producing Area: Yunnan,China Cost: $180.00 /m3 Density: 0.20x103 kg/m3 Moisture Content: 12% Module of Rupture:40000 MPa
Module of Elasticity:6000 MPa
WAVY CLOUD Program: Dropped Ceiling Design Location: Shanghai,China Date: 2015.10-2015.11 Category: Freelance Project, Individual Work 53
Two kinds of wood were used in this project. "Variation" and "contrast " became my idea. I decided to combine parametric design method and hands-on construction technique together. So optimizing fabrication and building process became a part of design. By showing the respect to material properties, I avoided a lot of engineering labors and finished` in an affordable cost. 54
GEOMETRY EXPLORATION
DESIGN PROCESS
Surface
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One of the advantages of parametric design is the viable operation to geometry. In this design, I introduced two surfaces to control the two kinds of wood. By intersecting and making curve
surfaces, the geometry of entire structure could be dynamic and attractive.
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P PLine PL
Identical Regular Plane Surfaces
Identical Regular Curved Surfaces
Different Regular Curved Surfaces
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Different Irregular Curved Surfaces
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Different Regular Plane Surfaces
Different Regular Curved Surfaces
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FABRICATION PROCESS MAKING INDIVIDUAL PIECES
LIGHTING DESIGN Besides pre-installed ceiling lamps, I tried use the holes between members to let more light down. I used LED light strips which could be stuck on the backside of white pine wood, which could not be seen when people are standing outside of meeting room during the daytime. At night, when the lamps and strip LED lights
Sawing
Making Grooves
are on at the same time, the light could go through the gap and illuminate the whole meeting room. The working voltage is 12V so it needs an additional transformer to connect AC line.
Cutting Lumbers
ASSEMBLING AND ELIMINATING TOLERANCE
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THE LIONS MARQUEE Location: Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada Date: 2014.11-2015.03 Category: Design-Build Project,Group work Collabrate with 17 students from UBC,BCIT,Emily Carr and KPU. Role:Structure Designer
* All Content is organized and drawn by myself. Photoes credit: EMA PETER PHOTOGRAPHY
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Vancouver is the host city for 5-day TED Talks Conference. I was pleased to design and build the Lion Marquee which is the outdoor picnic space for TED on the west plaza of Vancouver Convention Center. In the limitation of site, timing, material and technology, we found the reasonable way to build this structure. It will ultimately be moved to a new home in the Downtown Eastside to became a market which echoes the theme of TED. 62
ROOF PLAN
EXPLODED VIEW
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2"X6"WOOD STACKS
STRIPS HORIZANTAL BRACING
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VCC WEST INTERIOR
SHEAR WALL /4"
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ETFE WEATHER PROTECTION
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EXISTING ORCA SCULPTURE
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FLOOR PLAN WOOD STACKS VERTICAL BRACING
PLATFORM
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STRUCTURE DESIGN We considered double A-frames as a reasonable structure system. Double A-frames has the better shear resistance compared with single A-frame, the gusset between two sides of 2' x 6' is laser cut plywood panels. It has the stronger resistance than the side
members. The connections are similar in every frame but the individual size is slightly different.
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2-3/4" D.FIR PLY
POLYURETHANE GLUE FOR EACH SIDE
2X140/50mm PT/ST SCREWS
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2-2X6 1/2" THRU BOLT
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2-6X 80/50 PT/ST SCREWS
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2X4 8X140/50mm PT/ST SCREWS 2 ROWS FOR EACH SIDE
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POLYURETHANE GLUE FOR EACH SIDE 2x6 1/2" THRU BOLT
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NAILS
2-6X 80/50 PT/ST SCREWS
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2-2X6 2-2X6
POLYURETHANE GLUE FOR EACH SIDE
2-2X6
4-6X 100 /50 PT/ST SCREWS
1/2" THRU BOLT
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ETFE 4-1/2" THRU BOLT
2-2X 1 1/2"
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PREFABRICATION PROCESS
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PROFESSIONAL
1. Tech Park Renovation
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ANTASTATICS ARCHITECTURE CO.LTD 2017.7 Chief Designer of Brick House
2.Wenzhou Harbor Upgrade Masterplan
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ANTASTATICS ARCHITECTURE CO.LTD 2018.1 Restaurant and Facade Designer
1. TECH PARK RENOVATION PROGRAM: FACADE RENOVATION LOCATION: BEIJING DATE: 2017.7 ANTASTATICS ARCHITECTURE CO.LTD ROLE: CHIEF DESIGNER OF BRICK HOUSE 69
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BUILDING PLAN
RENDERINGS
AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
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HIGH-END RESTAURANT
CONVENTION CENTER
2.WENZHOU HARBOR UPGRADE MASTERPLAN PROGRAM: TOURISM MASTERPLAN LOCATION: WENZHOU DATE: 2018.1 ANTASTATICS ARCHITECTURE CO.LTD ROLE: DESIGNER OF RESTAURANT AND FACADE 73
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OTHER WORKS REVIT MODELLING
AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
EAST ELEVATION Roof Top 3077
10377
Roof
Third Floor 2500
5300
10897
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7300
Second Floor 2800
2800
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Ground Floor 0 650 1300
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1950
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN
TECTONICS
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STRAIGHT MEMBERS CONNECTION
Bedroom
Kitchen
UP Lounge
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Heating Room
1950
Heating Room
3000
Mandarin Duck Tunon
Pouch Tunon
Tooth Tunon
CORNER MEMBERS CONNECTION
650 1300
650 1300
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1950
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1950
Bedroom
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3000
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Shouldered Tunon
Dovetail Tunon
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ARCHITECTURE FOR HAND
Normal Architecture is designed by human scale so it provides comfort for human being. While why not design an architecture for hand. The geometry of the wood is compatible with the shape of human hand. Through several steps such as carving and polishing, the wood could be processed to perfectly smooth and shining.
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HAND DRAWINGS
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