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BIOGRAPHY
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GARY TRANSIT STATION
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INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY AND APPLICATION OF BIOPHILIC PATTERNS
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DIGITAL OBJECT LAB - MANUFACTURED GLITCH STUDY
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DIGITAL OBJECT LAB - EXCESSIVE Solids
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THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART
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MARTING-HUNT LIBRARY
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FOLDING INSTALLATION
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THING > STRUCTURE > PATTERN > PROCESS
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OTHERS sketch drawings photography
Exteriorly, architecture design needs response to the context, climate, and urban condition. Interiorly, architecture design need consider the need for the program, the usage of space, the logic of circulation and the inhabitant's experience. Technologically, architecture design need deal with the optimization of structure, the cooperation between passive design and active design, and sustainability design for the future built environment. Above all are parts of the architecture, architecture is about the city, the society, and the human. It is defined in terms of activities. It is talking about space which is permanent.
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徐浩
Senior architecture student
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EDUCATION Ball State University Sep 2015- present
Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
Nanjing Tech Univerity Sep 2014- May 2015 Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
EXPERIENCE + AFFILIATION Jan - May 2018
LEED Lab, LEED - EBOM certification project for Letterman building, BSU Working as a member of a collaborative team on an immersive project to plan for the certification of Letterman building.
Aug 2017
Two-week-workshop, Golden Eagle International Group Limited, Nanjing Learning in the design of Nanjing Golden Eagle World (under construction) the air connection between asymmetric three-tower skyscraper.
May - Aug 2017
Architecture Intern, Key Architectural Design, Shanghai Participated in the design of Liuhe Residential community Participated in the design of Guizhou Tongren urban planning
July 2017- May2018 Media Chair, AIAS, Ball state university chapter, CAP 2015 - 2016
CSSA photographer, Chinese Students and Scholars Association
Honors & Awards 2018
MKM Steel Building Competition 1st place
2018
The Tau Sigma Delta National Honor Society in Architecture
2017
IHLA Architectural Design Competition 1st place
2016 - 2018
Dean’s List, College of Architecture and Planning, BSU
2014 - 2015
Collegiate acdemic scholarship, Architecture and Urban planning college, NTU
LANGUAGE
SKILLS 3D
Rhino Grasshopper Sketch up Maya
image
Photoshop Illustrator Indesign
2D
Revit AutoCAD Architecture
Rendering
Vary (for sketch, rhino) Lumion Keyshot
CHINESE
ENGLISH
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physical 3D Printing Laser Cutting Modelling
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GARY TRANSIT STATION Gary, IN, 2018 Arch 302 Advisor: Josh R Coggeshall Designed in Collaboration with Antonio Medina 1st Place MKM Sponsored Steel Buidling Competition
The transit station explores the relationship between building and ground, to fully integrate with the context of the site (currently an under-utilized public park).Tucking transit, retail, offices, and other programming under a single envelope designates different areas of usable space, activating the entire site. The design pulls inspiration from the Thompson Center in Chicago for integrating mixed used with design; creates an understandable language of Gary’s untapped potential for its community. Despite remaining strong and hopeful, Gary remains limited. Using drawing and modeling as notions of thinking and organizing the characteristics of Gary; the design creates a conversation of not building a new Gary in hope creating new, but rather reshape Gary and tap into the full protentional of community. Using principles of social, environmental, political and cultural characteristics, they create the notion of multiples forces of the community and industrial in those characteristics to integrate that of one single driving force by the creation of topology and morphology relations.
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platform new platform canopy follows the shape of the building, creating sheltered space for the temporary wait.
Tunnel passage tunnel provides access to platform, reducing the distance to two sides of the tracks.
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roof garden a peaceful outdoor space for transit faculty. also act as lightwell into atrium concourse.
roof garden a peaceful outdoor space for transit faculty. also act as lightwell into atrium concourse.
office offices are placed on the third fllor with a special circualtion. the great ceiling height allows offices meet more functions.
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TOP: LEFT TO RIGHT South-west Perspective East Perspective Middle Bridge Section
BOTTOM: LEFT TO RIGHT Transportation (bus/taxi/uber) Circulation View RIGHT Exploded diagram
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TOP: LEFT TO RIGHT Exterior Perspective Third Floor offices corridor Atrium area (second floor view) BOTTOM: Recreation Center - basketball court
Our proposal creats a new place that embodies the urbanity of Gary, exploiting the untrapped potential of Gary. The exposed steel structure reflects the rich histoty of this city's steel indusity, and also be adapted to the potent new form.
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Institute for the Study and Application of Biophilic patterns New York, 2017 Institute for the study and application of Biophilic patterns aims to a designfor-sustainability facility on the Brooklyn Pier. The great opportunity for the site is its great surround view which Manhattan’s skyline is over the sea presenting the fascination. Water, as a significant element, provides a board and clean platform for all of these and serves as a connection between human, city, and nature. The design intent is specific to Biophilic design referencing Biomorphic Forms & Patterns, Visual Connection with Nature and Non-Visual Connection with Nature.
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Embedded within Brooklyn pier, the Institute was designed in response to the spirit of the thriving civic landscape and the unparalleled viewsheds to the fabled Lower Manhattan skyline. Appearing as if sculpted by the water and wind, the building seamlessly floats on the water and blends in with nature. The Institute deepens the connection of the surrounding residential communities with nature.
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14 Patterns of Biophilic Design Measurable, positive impacts of biophilic design on health, strengthening the empirical evidence for the human-nature connection and raising its priority level within both design research and deisign practice.
Visual Connection
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Lowered blood pressure and heart rate Improved Mental engagement/attentiveness Positively impacted attitude and overall happiness
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Reduced systolic blood pressure and stress hormones Positively impacted on cognitive performance Perceived improvements in mental health and tranquility
Biomorphic Forms & Patterns Observed view preference
STRESS REDUCTION COGNTIVE PERFORMANCE EMOTION, MOOD & PREFERENCE
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Manhattan Lower Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government. It is offering wonderful and iconic Manhattan skyline.
Brooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre postindustrial waterfront site stretching 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River edge. The site spans from Jay Street, north of the Manhattan Bridge, to Pier 6 and Atlantic Avenue in the south. The site is long and narrow with a crenulated edge formed by its reclaimed piers.
Brooklyn
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BIOMORPHIC FORMS & PATTERNS "Biomorphic Forms & Patterns has evolved from research on view preferences, reduced stress due to induced shift in focus, and enhanced concentration. We have a visual preference for organic and biomorphic forms but the science behind why this is the case is not yet formulated. While our brain knows that biomorphic forms and patterns are not living things, we may describe them as symbolic representations of life." - Terrapin Bright Green, 2014
Symbolic representations of life
Biomorphic Forms & Patterns are symbolic references to contoured, patterned, textured or numerical arrangement that persist in nature.
-"Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji", Hokusai
Striation • Create a flowing, dynamic effect on the configuration • Correspond to the context and also informed by it, the visual connection with nature, the extension form from the water. • Visually contrasted with the static urban towers rising adjacent to river
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AERIAL VIEW
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Building Section
Faculty Internally, programs are organized according to its determinacy to generate more flexible spaces that could be adopted for the use of different people.
ENTRANCE Lobby/ exhibit space Receiving area/ Delivery Entrance Mechanical (10%) Director’s office, Administration office, Conference room, Copy
FIRST FLOOR
10 Faculty/ Instructor offices Assembly space A
Students
TTeaching spaces Computer Lab/Library Faculty and student commons
SECOND FLOOR Director’s apartment
Visitors
eight-person suites four-person apartments two-person units General Storage
Dining and kitchen space
Pedestrian/ community
Snack Bar or Deli Outdoor Pursuits Homebase Restrooms
THIRD FLOOR
Stair seating Observation deck
Second Floor
Third Floor
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Building Section
Formal Content Articulated and contributes to spatial organization. Massing
Elements • Circulation • Space Definition • Massing • Structure
Relationships
Structure
• Circulation to Use • Symmetry/Balance
Ordering ideas • Hierarchy
Space
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Structure design consider the structure for shell system and the stucutre for interior space. The shell and the structure behind are working together to tap the potential of space which are continuous space within, continuous space below and space group
Bracing grids Beam string
Weave roof - Lattice structure
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In case that atrium are exposed under the lager transparent roof, the passive enironmental system applies interior shading device to block, baffle or diffuse light.
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Digital Object Lab - Manufactured Glitch Study 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom, 2018 Arch 498 Advisor: James Kerestes The project is to exploit the lantent design possilities within contemporary mediums and tools in search of untapped design opportunities and alternative readings of familiar objects. Each digital model has its digital DNA to control its performs and looks. The method for exploring the potential of the models is to retionalize and alter its DNA. The glitch phenomena is made with the effect of the DNA changement.
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This design elaborates on the deviation of the role Patrick Star. Throughout the project, the primitive and recognizable objects were deviated to better understand inherent logics within the objects' coding. And Patrick Star go through the deviated process to find its trapped character under its in ignorant look.
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Digital Object Lab - Excessive Solids 2018 Arch 498 Advisor: James Kerestes The project is to explore geometric complexity as byproduct of procedural opertions. The form as an emergent outcomes is undefined. At this point, any certain types of lines, faces and forms are responsible to identify the original object's legibility and then find its evolved geometric language.
Purely operations - boasd geometric process a single primitive form - a new form Operations: brancing, porosity, fractalization
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The Columbus Museum of Art
type: studio final - solo
instructor: James Underwood
Columbus, IN, Spring 2017 The Columbus Museum of Art attempts to find a delicate balance between the celebration of the modernism history and the progressive exploration on architecture and arts. The site of the museum is situated between Lindsay St. and Brown Street, Columbus, north of the site is a high traffic volume roundabout. Shifting the museum plaza to the middle the museum enclosed by the buildings weakens the traffic distraction. The Main buildings of
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the museum are sunken into the ground, along with the pedestrian plaza, making the museum sensitive to the ground below and exposed to the surrounding. Hardwood trusses as provide the major structure, creating a major open space for the gallery, meanwhile unique joinery and tectonics of the structure add visual interests in the museum. The museum will be the new “art community�, attracting people to gather, communicate and interact.
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North Christian Church
First Christian Church
Columbus is a typical city in midwest, but it provides a unique place for noted Modern architecture and public art, commissioning numerous works. Many national historic landmarks and notable modern buildings designed by some famous architects are across the city. First Baptist Church design by Harry Weese features its high-pitched roof and skylight. First Christian Church designed by Eliel Saarinen was one of the first Modern religious buildings in America. And
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First Baptist Church
North Christian Church designed by Eero Saarinen is hexagonal in shape, with a central metal spire. Thus, the important design concept is to keep the modernism element to reflect the local culture and celebrate the world-renowned design heritage of the Columbus area. Besides, the site for the museum is embraced by the heavy traffic. The design idea needs to decrease the noisy effects to create a tranquil exhibit place for visitors
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Sink the site and enclose the pedesstrian plaza
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Dropping or Lighting to respond to the view
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Raise the roof to adjust to the indirect daylight
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Morphology
cafe
CIRCULATION EXHIBIT SERVICE HALL OFFICE
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The mix of the public gallery space and the relatively private office space integrate in a consecutive way , dividing circulation and respecting the privacy.
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cofe lobby office meeting room exterior platform restroom gallery I gallery II gallery III
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1. entrance vestibule 2. reception 3. studio, library 4. office 5. restroom 6. loading, garbage, storage 7. elevator 8. secondary entrance 9. lobby 10. great hall 11. equipment room 12. gift shop 13. lounge/ performance 14. stair (atrium) 15. gallery III 16. gallery II 17. south entrance
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SOUTH ELEVATION (TOP)
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WEST SECTION PERSPECTIVE (BOTTOM)
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roof
Aluminum coping
structure Hardwood truss
Metal cable
left: exploded axonometric Single layer glass wall
envelope
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top: roof's structural system (wood truss and steel cables)
Light-diffusing insulation slab
Double layer of glass units with translucent insulation
right bottom: critical wall section middle: Light-diffusing insulation slab bottom: section perspective in gallery III
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MARTING-HUNT LIBRARY
type: studio final - solo
instructor: Kristin Barry
Muncie, IN, Fall 2016 As a mainstay of the local coummity, Marting - Hunt library aims to prvoide enriching, education content in a friendly environment for the neighbors. The exiting interior facilities layout limited the increasing need of youth services and programs. The focus of the "accessible and innovative services" is exploring the retrofit within the extiting construction to creat a youth-friendly atmospheric environment.
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The proposal of youth area renovation is to make the space adapted for teenagers (age range from 3- 15 ) to have their space learning and exploring. The retrofit stategies inclues redefine the use of space and the design of furnither. The goal of the retrofit strategy is to positively alter the intenal life of Maring - Hunt Libary and bring more potential to meet the variety for teenagers.
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Preschool: 3-5 yrs Sorts objects by shape and color.
hand-craft origami maze
single cube can work as a chair which is 16" high, besides it can contain stuff as a storage cube.
Gradeschooler: 5-12 yrs
digital design
relatively private reading area and individual seating place allow them develop interests.
photoshop illustrator waCom drawing 3D Printing and design
stacked cubes varies its arragnement ways to meet more furnished need. Teenďźš12-15 yrs
audio
adequate tecnological equipments help them meet more specific and professal need.
(Recording studio)
film
(Green screen studio)
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left top: axonometric -southwest left bottom: axonometric -northeast 1 EGRESS
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
TECH AND DIGITAL ROOM
READING AREA
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INFORMATION DESK
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MAKER ROOM / STORAGE
HANG OUT SPACE GREEN SCREEN STUDIO
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green screen studio office maker rooom/ storage lounge reception tech and digital room
reading area
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Active environmental systems HVAC system • VAV (Variable Air Volume) system • Displacement system
displacement ventilation allows the supply air to spread in a thin layer over the floor. It can exhaust contaminated air out of the room to achieve a high indoor air quality .
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Folding installation
type: studio final - team instructor: Sean Burns partner: Nate Brower
CAP, Ball state university, Spring 2016
1:1 scale inhabitable and thematic designed space
The design of this model came from using fundamentals and operations of folding to create a series of surfaces that explore the conditions of joints, triangulated creases, and the separating of a paper as informative elements to the surface skin of a sheet of paper. Furthermore we folded these joints and triangulated creases to make a more three dimensional shape that could form into a space. Using the information gathered from the initial studies, we construct a 1:1 scale installation of Cardboard that explores and expresses atmospheric behavior of reading. We used a second system of wood as the frame work that offered as the support for the folded skin. We wanted to show how we made our model by detaching the skin in some areas, and just
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showed the bones. We picked this space because it is right next to the window if gives a nice warm comfy feeling to read at. The size of our space is mainly for one person to be in a private area. The shape of our model also forces the reader to move within the space in the same way. The reader walks in the entrance, gradually turns left, and sits down. After vreading he gradually stands up, and leaves the same way he came in.
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conditions of joints
triangulated creases
Bone lumber studs work as the bracing
Skin Construction of fabricated card board triangulated panels
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thing > structure > pattern > process
type: studio - solo
instructor: Sean Burns
Spring 2016
"Exquisite object": cup cover
button
rubber band
Visual and physical patterns Human experience Constructed environment
it is a new attempt to explore object's movement and then transform the trail into a process. The process can be read in a continuous line pattern. We select the element in pattern and view them as the section in three types of the envelope - wire, contour, and cloth. Materiality effects the space performance allowing further variety space perform.
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Order and structure help simplify the apparent complexity of the world around us.
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Lower Manhattan, New York
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Manhattan, New York
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Hockney Joiner
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central park, New York
Lake Michigan, Chicago
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Ottawa
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Marker drawing - "shipping container design "
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