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CONTENTS
01. Re-curvilinear
Exploring the synthesis between physical linear origami model and digital curve evolved model.
02. Column + : Maniesto of Directionaility
Exploring the identification of a precedent colonnade and re-fragmenting them as a contrivance to implementing directionality to lead the program.
03. Vaulting + : Maniesto of Directionaility
Exploring the identification of a precedent vaulting system including directionality and adjacency, and finding its spatial re-fragmenting potential.
04. Leaking Plan : Rethought of Continuous Space
The ambition of continuous space re-division in the context of listed heritgae space, and exploration of the transparency based on the leaking plan system.
05. Other Work Samples
Selected project from author‘s undergraduate and graudate studying, research , and intership processes presenting in a variety of formats.
01. RE-CURVILINEAR
UCLA AUD Fall 2021-2022
411 Introductory Design Studio
Instructor: Viola Ago
This project aims to explore the synthesis between physical linear origami model and digital curve evolved model. Initially, the physical characteristics of a paper including ductility, elasticity, and plastic deformation were carefully tested and evaluated to evolve the possible geometrical shape on hand, which served as a prototype to further iterate via different digital techniques in rhino such as, rotate, twist, bend, scale, shear and taper. The iterations, portal, wrapper, and comprehensive, are based on the a variety of scale to evoke the hidden potential of the initial origami work and illustrate the author's spatial understanding under a certain architectural pedagogies.
The final design was synthesized and refragmented by the above volume based on the above different-scale iterations, which served as a public beach facility. The envision of the final design is to reconcilled the conflication between magic existing form and general programs. Therefore, Scaling, rotating, tailoring, inserting, and even rebuilding are widely utilized to transform the iterated design shelter to make it suitable for the requirements of a beach facilities. Besides, an extra L-shaped inspired from the portal ground engraving was inserted into the shelter to shell define the wet and dry area of the buildings while it also provided a centralized public transport axis to further derivate the semi-public and private spaces.
FROM WRAPPER TO COMPREHENSIVE
INTERIOR SPACE A
Space A is the transitional area formed by the L shaped axis, and you could feel the dramatic shifts both in scale and orientation benefit by the inconsistency between roof projection and elevation.
INTERIOR SPACE B
is the primary cavity of the beach facility space, and you could comprehensively experience the thickness of the spatial characteristics of the geometrical composition of the building here.
Space B02. COLUMN plus Maniesto of Directionaility
UCLA AUD Winter 2021-2022
412 Building Design Studio, Botanical Garden Design
Instructor: Garrett Ricciardi
Tama Art Museum Library, designed by Toyo Ito, is one of the most famous contemporary building composited by continuous arch form that could be considered a prototype of the colonnade. Several different scale circles were intersect with each other to form the reference lines of the colonnade, which means that the classical linear colonnades were bent in Ito's context. The curved corbels cross to form rhombuses with curved edges, which are guided along the arched pathways to create a strong directionality. The spaces within the library have a strong tendency to be de-centralized, in contrast to traditional libraries where single-directional or centralized spaces tend to be curved.
This triggered a return to directionality, and I tried to use the arches as a base unit to achieve the same functional change in directional amplitude within the space through the change in arch crossings to satisfy the sequential but semi-liberating touring requirements. This change in directionality with the same amplitude on the one hand ameliorates the problem of single directional space secondary space often being neglected, and on the other hand alleviates the problem of poor traffic efficiency and inefficient spatial experience in the decentralized space, achieving the need to meet the sequential touring of the botanical garden while liberating the other secondary spaces under restriction.
LOS ANGELES FLORA INSTITUTE BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Los Angeles Botanical Institute is a research space attached to the Botanical Gardens, consisting of open office space and enclosed plant laboratories, with a vaulted orientation that allows visitors to focus on the open office space and protects the confidential laboratories
The archway and the pathway together guide the visitor through a constant change of place in order to achieve a deep and detailed experience of the architectural space, suggesting the potential of the spatial archetype, the column plus as a curved archway, for directionality.
03. VAULTING plus Maniesto of Directionaility
University of Liverpool LSA
Evolution project, Geometry study
Instructor: Peter Ye, Oliver Li
This project is investigated the spatial directionality composition, which is derived from the researches of certain geometric and logical principles, such as stereotomy and descriptive geometry. According to a specific methodology, the idea is intended to explore the possibility of three dimensional space with directionality, which is based on the transformation of the volume under the vaulting system.
In the case study of the Church of Jacobins, the ribs and groins are summarized as the crucial factors that generated the three dimensional vaulting in the directionality of tectonic and materiality. Furtherly, the volume formed by the vaulting represents the spatial directionality.The volume formed by peculiar vaulting could be considered as a primary research object, which could be defined as a "space with directionality". Subsequently, three compound operation proposals are introduced as a spatial design methodology, while each of them synthesizes several layers of geometric principle. Therefore, the spatial directionality could be achieved through the arrangement and combination of those operation, and this process could be defined as the spatial directionality composition. The ad hoc product is generated ergonomic considerations, and created a distinctive space with the variation of the activities such as meditation. The symmetrical form appears in the final product to salute the basic form of the Church of Jacobins.
VECTOR IN 3D CONSTRUCTION PROCESS: AXONOMETRIC
ITERATION OF THE DESIGN PROPOSAL DECONSTRUCT THE PROTOTYPE
The project is based on the case study of the Church of the Jacobins in Toulous, France, whose architecture significantly impact the development of the Gothique meridional (Southern Gothic) style. In the case study, I worked on the adjacent vaulting region between the apse and the naves, which include all the typical vectors and genetic code producing Gothic vaultings. I choose this part as a prototype to analyze how the two dimensional vector generate the three dimensional vaulting and corresponding volume.
ESTIMATED GENERATION PROCESS BETWEEN THE ADJACENCY REGION
After capturing the basic prototype, a series of deconstruction studies including the analysis of the single vaulting and the composite vaulting are executed, which varies from the 2D projection construction process to the 3D vaulting construction process.
Above analysis provides sufficient information for me to contemplate the possible merging evolution of the vector between the fan vaulting system and rib vaulting system in the projection. Practically, the evolution process of the adjacency region is the unification between orthodox vector and radiant vector, which reveals prominent collision of the directionality whether from the 2D projection plane or 3D vaulting.
The vector merging process between the Fan Vaulting and Rib Vaulting Extend the height of the potential volume, create the rib and the ridge of the vaultings Create the Groin of to finish the whole vaultings Loft the 2D Vectors into 3D vaultingsInclined view
STEREOTOMY STUDY OF THE PROTOTYPE
Stereotomy is conducted to analyze the potential geometry relationship of the vector both in 2D and 3D, and the basic prototype (composite vaulting) is further streamlined into two representative parts, which defined by part A and part B separately. Those two parts will be applied into the subsequent research on the generation methodology of the "spatial directionality composition".
DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY STUDY PARTA
In order to explore the possible variation of the volume under part A of the prototype, I use an essential threedimensional operation, rotation, to perform a hypothetical spatial manipulation based part A in motion. Subsequently, descriptive geometry is implemented to analyze the geometric form of the "space vector composition" in the original sense. Additionally, the radius of each rotation is 1, 1, 2, 3, and 5 times the initial value r separately. The rotation operation is performed five times as a cycle, and a total of nine operations are executed.
04. LEAKING PLAN Rethinking of Continuous Space
University of Liverpool, LSA
202 Heritage Research Studio, city culture complex.
Instructor: Alexander Dusterloh, Senior Lecturer.
The ambition of this project is to rethink the continuous space in the context of listed heritage architecture, Park Hill Reservoir in Liverpool, known for its highly planar-oriented spatial quality. The homogenous gridding system in the reserve is unable to meet the requirements of becoming a city culture complex. Inspired by the "leaking character" in the Cui-Ling-Long pavilion and the transparency feature in Barcelona Pavilion, I tried to coordinate the characters drawn from the above two essential buildings to create a projection prototype of continuous space break-up, which was referred to as "Leaking Plan" in my view.
Based on the above leaking characteristics, the different programs required by the syllabus such as Liverpool New Gallery, Toxteth Library, affiliated commercial space, and Residential tower are elaborately allocated and growed up amid the existing gridding space. Four high-speed elevators make the visitors possible to access the heritage based gallery as well as the sky leaking gallery simultaneously. Besides, the development of magnificant residential tower provides a powerful envision to reactivate the Toxteth area that facing serious population loss. Despite the British architectural pedagogies do not encourage student to design something to overwhelming in heritage preservation context, I still believe that the essense of heritage preservation is to rennovate existing community instead of investing a cold "urban cobbin".
3. Interior arch structure made by red
Equipment level for 31 30 23 25 0 2 4 7 METER
TECTONIC 24. Elevator hall for sky gallery 30. Gallery, Part 2
Tectonic illustration of the new structure 1. Vaults made by red brick 6 Channel glass (U-Glass) facade 7. Steel cable 2. Asfault waterproof layer 8. Aluminum composite panel 14. Ceramic panel (imitation sandstone) with steel frame 25. Elevator hall for residence 31. Gallery, Part 3 21
12. Elevator (for sky gallery 29
Triple-glazing 22 27 26 24
SECTION A-A' 16. Gallery, Part 1 17. Platform for library & residence use 18. "Connection arm" between two wings 19. Ladder theatre in library 20. Relaxing area in the "connection arm"
PEEKING THE ATRIUM
Like peeking scenes described by Rem Koolhaas in Delirious New York, the leaking plan also created a series of spaces that provides possibility to realize visual communication and even program communication.
IN THE ATRIUM
The gallery, the public library, the inner commericial street and residence merge with each other in the atrium, which could be considered as the key area of this building. All the possible scenarios related to those programs could generate in the atrium.
