XIAOHAN HE ///
PO R T FO L I O 2019
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN URBAN DESIGN INSTALLATION DESIGN
XI A O H A N HE
LEED Green Associate Email: hexiaoha@usc.edu Phone: (480)246-9735 LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaohanhe/ Online Portfolio: https://issuu.com/hexiaohan/docs/portfolio2018_xiaohanhe
Education Background 2017-2019
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA Master of Architecture, Architecture | GPA: 3.80
2016-2017
Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ Joint Educational Program, Architecture | GPA: 3.91
2012-2017
Huazhong University of Science and Technology| Wuhan, China Bachelor of Architecture, Architecture | GPA: 3.83
Working Experience 8/2018 – 5/2019
USC School of Architecture | Class Assistant | Los Angeles, CA Course /// ARCH 564 Descriptive and computational architectural geometry Course /// ARCH 605AL Graduate architecture design II - integration
6/2018 - 8/2018
Gensler| Professional Intern | Los Angeles, CA
Project /// Amazon Culver Studio Office Campus | Culver City, Los Angeles, California
· Contributed to CD phase Revit documentation – architectural detail, enlarged plan and elevation · Adjusted the 3D digital model in Revit Project /// Douglas Emmett tenant improvement | Los Angeles, California
· Managed finish schedule for six projects – updating information, sample ordering, coordinating with interior designer and clients Project /// Confidential sports media office | Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
· Produced tour animation of the 3D digital model for presentation 1/2018 - 2/2018
Grand Visualization Studio | Interior Designer | Los Angeles, California Project /// Shenzhen Bay Area Co-working Office Interior Design | Shenzhen, China
· Designed and built the 3D digital for the reception and the bar area 6/2017 - 8/2017
Tengyuan Design Institute | Design Assistant Intern | Qingdao, China Project /// Qingdao No.58 Middle School Multi-Functional Building | Qingdao, China
· Revised the CAD files for plan check Project /// Hongdao High-tech Industrial Park High-rise Office | Qingdao, China
· Developed the initial conceptual diagram for biding
Volunteer Experience 8/2017 – 12/2017
MADA s.p.a.m.| Digital Media Specialist| Los Angeles, CA · Managed business social media account and wrote blog posts for installation project · Designed exhibition posters and related material for ITOPIA exhibition
Technical Skills Architecture / Graphic Design
Rhino, Revit, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, ARCHICAD, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Sketchup
Freehand Representation
Hand Drafting, Model-Building, Freehand Sketching
Video / Audio Editing
Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Aftereffect
Honor 2/2019
Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Member | Los Angeles, CA
1/2019
2nd Place of 2019 USC Architectural Guild Design Charrette | Los Angeles, CA
10/2015
2nd Place of SUNRISE National Student Architecture Design Competition | Zhengzhou, China
PROJECT ///
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Composition of Desire P1
Fall 2018 | Individual Rhino / Grasshopper / Illustrator / Photoshop
Floating P9
Fall 2017 | Individual Rhino / Illustrator / Revit / AutoCAD / Photoshop
Devouring Mother P15
Spring 2017 | Individual Rhino / Illustrator / Photoshop / AutoCAD
Gone House P19
Competition | Collaboration Rhino / Sketchup / Illustrator / Photoshop / AutoCAD
Interweaving P25
Spring 2015 | Collaboration Sketchup / Illustrator / Photoshop / AutoCAD
A Journey with Wind P29
Fall 2015 | Collaboration Sketchup / Visual Wind / Illustrator / Photoshop / AutoCAD
Composition of Desire Civic Centre Hub Design City of Ryde, Australia Wang, Yaohua | Fall 2018
Starting from 2D composition drawings, in this project I focused on re-establishing objects in space and its composition relationship. Constant translations of 2D and 3D agencies and the conceptual and real site situation were realized. With a series of generic cube motives, this project emphasis the concise 2D profile and the fuzzy deeper space at the same time.
The square is the approach to this project. Taking the sheared cube as a motif, and to create an object out of a series of this motif. Without grid as a structure to arrange elements, the technique of oblique has been constantly used to translate volume profile to switch the main surface people are observing.
Square
Back View
Shear / Oblique
Front View
Profile: variation #1
Profile: variation #2
Object
Starting from an abstract 2D geometry, the oblique shape of the motif provides 2D quality within the 3D volume, and the intersection of different elements requires constant travel of observation. The negative motif is shown as concave moments and piped forms, when some of them reproject onto the main object and create another layer.
Axonometric Scale = 1:400
Large Scale Physical Model Scale = 1:100
The motif of the cube, starting from one and constantly adapting the technique of oblique, generates the basic volume of the civic center. The merging and reappearing of the geometries provide new opportunities and the new wholeness of the object. Interior of this object is reinforced by the three intersecting spaces: the auditorium, the cafe, and the meeting center. Defined by the intersecting motives, they contain central gravity of the interior arrangement.
The pipe forms developed into two different directions that allow containing circulation and functions: the relative vertical ones accommodate the stairs go through every floor, the relative horizontal ones take the position of circulation, and some of the biggest pipes are able to develop into functioning space and merge into the other geometries.
Large Scale Physical Model Scale = 1:100
B J
I A
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G F A. Auditorium B. Cafe C. Open office D. Meeting Room Center E. Civic Council Chamber F. Community Meeting Room G. Public Foyer and Reception H. Performing Space - Back of House I. Administrative Space J. Roof Foyer L. Sky Pipe N. Office Area
L
C
D
N
E
Longitudinal Section Scale = 1:300
Floating Parking Structure Renovation & Redevelopment USC Campus Park, Los Angeles, California Ting, Selwyn | Fall 2017
This project is a renovation and redevelopment of the Parking Structure A at the southwest corner of USC campus. The functional goal of the project is to turn some area of the existing structure into classrooms and offices and to help with the deficiency in educational space of the campus. The existing parking structure is a frequent-used, pre-casted giant concrete structure which has its own advantages and deficiency. The new project, which is called FLOATING, will try to resume the good from the old structure and find a way to solve the existing problem.
Concept Diagram: Vertical 3D Leisure Plaza
Site Plan
Circulation Diagram: Vertical 3D Leisure Plaza
The Parking Structure A leaves an unsafe impression in students’ minds. In the book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacob explained how the delicate network of “eyes on the street” works in keeping the environment safe and pleasant, and to improve the status of Parking Structure A, the introduction of the pedestrian to this place is quite necessary. The classrooms, which is the main function of this project, has the characteristic of pulsatile variation in time of use, so introducing leisure function to this project is in need.
Study Model
Section Diagram: Vertical 3D Leisure Plaza
East Elevation
Ground Floor Plan
Assembly Section
2nd Floor Plan
7st Floor Plan
4st Floor Plan
Typical Egress Plan
1 2 3
EDUCATION CLASSROOM
4
50 20
5
994 sqf. X4
1 2 3
ASSEMBLY MEDIA LAB
4
38 15
5
560 sqf.
1 2 3
ASSEMBLY RETAIL
4
38 15
5
560 sqf.
1 2 3
ASSEMBLY
4
18 15
5
AMAZON STATION
265 sqf.
1 2 3
BUSINESS OFFICE
4
4 100
5
370 sqf.
The boring horizontal facades and the deficient structure status need to be fixed in the new project. Floating boxes containing educational space is added to the structure with new steel support. The old egress stairs are renovated, and a new eyecatching outdoor stair is added to pull people up from the ground. Leading people from the daily commute to go through a series of events and moments and finally arrive at the view deck and performing space which expresses as a spiritual voice in this project, the main stair is a materialized symbol of detachment.
South Elevation
Devouring Mother Movie Architecture Study Downtown Phoenix, Arizona Vekstein, Claudio | Spring 2017
The project is an extension of Hitchcock's movie Psycho. Norman Bates, the hero of Psycho, is a murderer with a dual personality. At daytime, Norman is the gentle owner of Bate's Motel, but at night he becomes the vicious mother who tries to protect her son by murdering young ladies and detectives around Norman. With architectural language, I try to seize the essential moment of these murdering events, and the devouring mother, who has already died for decades yet still occupying her son's mind and body, is what I believe the ultimate of events. Past will never pass, the memory of murdering remains in Norman's brain and composes a swirl of the landscape around the tumble hybrid house.
Site Plan
First Translation with Site Plan and Elevation
Study model
Study model
Storyboard of New Bate's Motel New Bate's Motel opened at downtown Phoenix. Followed the advice of the architect (me) and the psychologist (also me), Norman agrees to face the internal reality and build the new motel with the hybrid style of his old motel and his mother's gothic villa. The landscape, which can partially serve as parking function, is abstracted from his past experience, which contains bitter as well as sweet. However, once the new motel is completed, crowds of people start gathering around it to protest of this architecture of murderer. The angry noise is so loud that the police have to intervene. Norman Bates, crumbling inside of his new motel, have to face this nightmare with eyes wild open.
Gone House Minimal Folding Living Unit Design Tanhualin, Wuhan, Hubei, China SUNRISE National Student Architecture Competition
To find a way to respect and react to the historical buildings and create a refreshing power within the old town is the point of this design. Meanwhile, the new building should contain a special sense of modern.To answer the challenge of the site, a concept of folding space is raised. Changeable space paradigm contains a vague modern spirit and avoids resembling historical architectural form. To deal with the high building density, I take a very good use of existing grey space. Disperse units are organized by frames, which makes it possible to protect the surface of initial buildings and reserve the street space. Interior design complies with the envelope structures. The foldable design can divide the use time and the spare time. The invisible units will be no barrier of sunlight and will not increase the density of initial context. In addition, the foldable units can fit personal needs.
Type
Small Business Owners Migrant Workers
Characteristic
Young Leave early &return late Not much living material request
The old town is now the base of creation. Surrounded by art school, the artists like to choose the old town to live. With the low rent price in old town, working class also choose to live in it. High building density, various historical building, poor building quality, confusing path are the major problems of the site.
3D Space
Only 'FOLDING' the space can the sunshine not be block
Artist Entrepreneur
Migrant Workers
to Fold
2D Surface
Some larger service centers are hiding inside the mountain
Work in Shops
Houses are hanging on the counter gables to make room for walking path beneath
Daytime
Social
DAY
Work on site
Alone
7:00 17:00 Commuter
Recreation
Company NIGHT
Traveler
Have fun!
Travelling
7:00
17:00
Solutions: Disperse units rely on frames to make room for streets Foldable interior design clearly divides use time and spare time Invisible units do not impact sunlight or increase density Changeable units fit personal needs
Night
Context Change in Site Folding Light
Folding Table
Event Folding Chair
Sweden Parish Established
Flood moves poor people to the mountain
People
Folding Bed Context Change
Historical Building with large green space
Cabin
20 PC U-shaped structure 50x50 PVDF U-shaped pipe 20 PC U-shaped structure
Historical Building
Service Center
Living Unit
Locationing Building Scale
Building & Mountain
Radius
Mountain & Mountain
Site
n
Future Population goes up and families start building saving
Self building
Students come back to cities
Many families move out of the site for parking lot building
Extension
More families move for road building
Migrant workers flood in the site and locals move out
Green space replaces unlimited extension of buildings
Extension contiues Temporary dwells built
Government directed rebuilding takes place
Historical Building with large green space
Three Status of Units
FOLD Enough Sunshine
Unit
semi-FOLD Various Space
Net
Occupy for Night Use
Site
Interweaving Community Center Design Jianghan Rd., Wuhan, Hubei, China Dong, Hexuan | Spring 2015
The design is in the triangle area formed by Yangzi Street and Victory Street and adjacent to four communities, which were founded in different ages. We analysis people's behaviors in 24 hours and simulate possible situation. By doing this, we are able to abstract the local's daily routine to help us to improve our design in urban scale, site planning and function settlement of the structure. Building a new community center instead of it will provide an ideal place for the residents' activity which will promote their contacts and communications, and have them enjoy a more convenient and harmonious life.
Forming Process
Surrounding Analysis
Dingyu Li
Traditional community with aged residents
Luxury Apartment
New built high-rise apartments with work-class residents
1700m2 Company Lodging
The site is not in a general shape and is shaped by surrounding communities. The complexity of context is the main question to answer.
There are 4 main open spaces around the building. That provides multiple entrances and makes every facade a showing facade.
The building is planted in the meeting point of 4 communities. We hope that we can make our project designed in a modest way.
Due to the inconvenience of the site, we want our project provides an alternative way to connect, not only in traffic but in communication among people from 4 communities.
Company owns this district and residents are mainly coworkers
Yangzi Community
Buildings are not in well situation and residents are too poor to have them fixed
Existing Problem Traditional Community Style 'Li' is disappearing in urban development of Wuhan.
Air Pollution
Housing Problem
Ageing Population
1st Floor Plan
3rd Floor Plan
Section 1-1
2nd Floor Plan
Program
Section 2-2
Circulation
Behavior
A Journey with Wind Urban Design Wuhan, Hubei, China Chen, Hong | Fall 2015 Collaboration with Man Huang
The booming need of residential pushes residents to occupy more and more public space. Additional construction has made the ventilation and lighting conditions in the community less than ideal, which makes locals unwilling to go out for social activities. Based on the original context of the old town, we designed characteristic outer space for different people. Furthermore, to fully express our idea for tracing wind, we even designed specific installations for convert vague wind into seeable and audible wind. By showing residents the wind trace with water streaks and leaves rustling, the urban ventilation channel design is hopeful to be understood.
Community Culture
Traffic Analysis
Community Analysis
These blocks are besides a riverside main road with two bus stations. Blocks are motor-dominant and short of walking path.
The entrances of communities are the active spots. Residents are mainly seniors, children and nonnatives.
Context
Historical Site
Serving Structure
The site has historical meaning to the city, but the historical reserved buildings are not in good status and surrounded by slums.
Road parking is common in these blocks. Along the road are mainly commercial used. Open spaces are only provided in community.
Sunlight Analysis Culture
SUMMER 12:00 WINTER 12:00
SUMMER WIND
WINTER WIND
NORTH
Residents
Ventilation Improving Simulation Southeast (summer)
6
3 Southwest (summer)
5
2
Northwest (winter)
(Wind)
Wind is the invisible energy, which compleste the exchange of energy by promoting airflow. In the community ventilation environment transformation, we have improved the ventilation quality in the community, and provide favourable conditions for outdoor activities.In further the design of urban furniture, we focus on the activation of the people's social behavior. With "the winding path" as the theme to a series of design, the invisible wind will be shown with visual, auditory and tactile way , so that the winding path is easy to be understood.
1. Wind-drive Waterscape
4 1 2. Community Living Room
Site Section 1-1
3. Wind Channel
4. New Revive within Old
Site Section 2-2
Site Section 3-3
5. Wind Channel
6. Active Parking Area
Translucency Library Installation Design Downtown Phoenix, Arizona Quick, Keegan | Fall 2016
Green Alley Urban CBD Design Yichang, Hubei, China Yang, Yi | Spring 2016 Collaborative with Huang, Mengping
Detail Documentation Sample Advanced Building Systems Integration Los Angeles, California Ayrapetyan, Tigran | Fall 2017
D eta i l d o c u m e nt d raw i n g s o f t h e ro o f installation, the steel column-beam system and the wall integration.