ZIAI HUANG
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CONTENTS
WHITE MUSEUM
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Thread Study & Architectural Space
SPROUT
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Three Registers of “Life”
COLOR TUNNEL
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An Artistic Catalyst
A MOSS GARDEN
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Moss as Cohabitant
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE KKAA, SPARK, XING DESIGN
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Thread Study
Sometimes history is too heavy for people to read, the closed museum makes people feel even more suffocating. This project attempts to reduce such sense of heaviness of the traditional museum by creating modules of threading as the filter and the buffer. When the moment of tenderness, the translucency, and the serenity all come together, people may feel history less heavy at that moment.
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Plan of White Museum
Section of White Museum
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This proposal unfolds the three registers of “life”: the maternal clinic incubates incoming life, the proposed urban farm introduces green life, and the radial form resembles circular cladogram, a diagram that demonstrates the relationships among living organisms. This project’s “sprouting out” radial plan both suggests the tenacity of life and the envisioned future for the Mill Creek neighborhood, a sustainable and culturally connected future with the urban farm functioning as the catalyst for locals to interact with each other via their common engagement with a greener life.
02 Sprout Multi-functional Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Group Work Partner: Yuexin Ma 2021
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Drawing by Yuexin Ma
Drawing by Yuexin Ma
Drawing by Yuexin Ma
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Image Composition Experiment
This project attempts to become an artistic catalyst to make more people of the Philadelphian community to participate in the creation and appreciation of the arts. Inspired by the Julie mehretu and afrofuturist idelas, I believe the color tunnel as one element of the new layer of urban graffiti could bring more opportunities to the west Philadelphian community. This building mainly includes programs such as transit hub, art education spaces for youth and adults, art galleries and indoor and outdoor market.
03 Color Tunnel Artistic Catalyst Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Individual Studio Work Tutor: Vanessa Keith University of Pennsylvania 2021
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Top View
Aerial View
Elevation
Plan
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Flowering Tracing
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04 03 AColor MossTunnel Garden Multi-functional ResidentialDesign building indesign Philadelphia, in New York, Pennsylvania, US US Individual Studio Work Tutor: Individual Gisela Studio Baurmann Work University Tutor: Vanessa of Pennsylvania Keith University of Pennsylvania 2021 2021
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Space generation
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Exploded Axon
Chunk Model
Plan
Section
Cluster Model
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Ever since I graduated from the University of Sheffield, I put my time into working in a start-up architecture firm, XING DESIGN. I chose this company as my starting point was because I believed their workflow and high-pressure working environment was good for self-growth. Then I worked in Spark and KKAA (Kengo Kuma and Associates). These two company provided me with the opportunity to participate in different commercial and cultural programs. I enjoyed designing architecture in a crea-
Professional Practice Internship in KKAA (Kengo Kuma and Associates) Tokyo Architectural Designer in SPARK Shanghai Internship in XING DESIGN Shanghai 2019 - 2020
KKAA
MINAMISANRIKU STATION Cultural Project, Miyagi, Japan Under Construction Internship Supervisor: Kosuke Tanaka Workplace: KKAA (Kengo Kuma and Associates), Tokyo 2020
Radial Shape Louvers Study
Structure Modeling
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XING DESIGN
HOTEL BRIDGE It is a renovation project in Shanghai. The concept of facade is waterfall. In this project, I assisted in the facade design which was mainly about exploring different permutations and combinations of glass bricks.
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XING DESIGN
Image from Gooood.cn
Image from Gooood.cn
YUYUAN GARDEN STATION This is a renovation project with a construction area of 8,000 square meters. It is now known as the most beautiful metro station in Shanghai, with its roof appearing to be gorgeous waves lapping at the columns, showing the pulsation of the city. In this project, I was involved in the design of the ceiling and the modelling of the original station.
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Image from Gooood.cn
XING DESIGN
Programs
Activities LOTUS LOUNGE
The lotus lounge locates in the eco-tourism attractions in Changde. It is surrounded by water and has good view towards mountains. The lounge just looks like lotus floating on the water, which blends into the natural environment softly. In this project, I drew the conceptual plans and made graphics and booklet for presentation.
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SPARK
ZHENGZHOU CP FUTURE CENTRE 1.1 Million Squared Meters Commercial Project, Zhengzhou, China Architectural Designer Supervisor: Xilin Zhu Workplace: SPARK, Shanghai 2019
办公类型A OFFICE TYPE A
办公类型B OFFICE TYPE B
总部办公 HQ OFFICE 总部办公 HQ OFFICE
办公&总部办公典型楼层平面
OFFICE&HQ OFFICE TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
公寓类型A&酒店 APARTMENT TYPE A & HOTEL
公寓类型B APARTMENT TYPE B
住宅 RESIDENTIAL
住宅，公寓&酒店典型楼层平面
RESIDENTIAL , APARTMENT & HOTEL TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN
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SPARK
270 M
旗舰店 SECTION 1 80 M
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SPARK
CHENGDU JINMAO HOTEL 2019.08.20
TIANFU NEW DISTRICT HOTEL Hotel Project in Chengdu, China Architectural Designer Supervisor: Xilin Zhu Workplace: SPARK, Shanghai 2019
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