To see the world in a grain of sand, And to see heaven in a wild flower. Hold infinity in the palm of your hands, And eternity in an hour.
Individual
Planet
Family
Galaxy
Community
Universe
-William Blake
System group
grou p groouf ps
unit
up groof s up gro
gro
up
Key words:
unit unit
unit unit unit
unit
unit
unit
gro
up
unit
group
unit
unit
The rule of derivative
unit unit
・VAST ・INFINITE ・DUPLICATING ・REPEATING ・HIERARCHICAL
<Basic Design II> instructed by Y.H. Chiu & H.K. Shih Dep. of Architecture, NTUST, 2008
An interpretation of a chapter in FICCIONES. In the novel, the author used only sentences to give a spatial description of an imaginary system “the Library of Babel”. The system is a megastructure which is derived by a specific rule. Here I introduced the concept of “recursion” to visualize the imaginary “universe” in my mind.
To develop the overall system, I first tried several types of system with different rules of devirative by following the principle of â&#x20AC;&#x153;RECURSIONâ&#x20AC;? and then choose the most applicable one.
TYPE 1 : Point to Point
The very basic elements is a HEXAGON.
Each hexagon is a SPIRAL STAIRWAY.
elev.
overlap: 0
TYPE 2 : Line to Line
* counterclockwise 4m elev.
overlap: 1/4 width
TYPE 3 : Face to Face
...
1m
elev.
overlap: 3/4 width
This is the most STABLE module for developing a mega-structure of tower.
* n∈N, n≥1 ΔHn = 1/5 Hn
Individual Space Shared Space
Hn+1 = 2Hn Hn
Level 0 → Level 1
H0 = 0m, H1 = 5m
Level 1 → Level 2
ΔH1
= 1m, H2 = 10m
Level 2 → Level 3
ΔH2
= 2m, H3 = 20m
Rate of Expansion : 2 Plan
Infinite Number of Galleries Level
Privacy Boundary
Number of each size of hexagon
private
1’ + 2’ + 3’ + 4’ ...
1
60
2
6¹ + 60
3
6² + 6¹ + 60
4
6³ + 6² + 6¹ + 60
...
...
n
Σ6ⁿ ¹
∞
∞
4m
8m 16m
Elevation Public private
20m 5m
10m
Spiral Stairways Simulation of Level 7
The principle of recursion & rotation makes the whole system consist of spiral stairsways and itself an infinite, giant spiral stairway.
Stably Derivative In each level of groups, there always exists a core as main structure, gives the units and the overall system a basis to attach and grow stably.
Though everyone follows the same rule of universe to exist, all of them have their own irreplaceable position. Everyone is unique.
<Basic Design> instructed by Hata Lo FA school of design, 2012
The Passage A bridge nearby my home interested me. It’s a footbrige for people and bikes go from offices/residential to a riverside park across a wide expressway.
Through observation, analysis, deconstruction and re-construction, I tried to do a “siteless” design to represent my site observation - a spatial experience which we go through, transform and even escape from a specific status to an opposite other.
Site Observation The spatial experinces of the walking process from A to B. Recorded by photos and doodles.
A : Residential & Offices
B : Riverside Park
Expressway
Views of the Elements
width of slices (top view)
front view ( 2x ) d
Deconstruction
height of slices (side view)
equdistant d
continuous process â&#x2020;&#x2019; discontinuous elements
transform
into
within
Base Volumea Cuboid
Slices of Normal Plane
Parabolic Profiles
A sequence of normal planes indicates the direction of the process and forms spaces.
To adapt the volume into parabolic profiles (for both top view and side view).
Elements for Development
U↑ Ek↓
UMAX Ek=O
Status A : up
Potential Energy, U
U↓ Ek↑
Daily routine
Leisure time
Artificial
Organic
Compressing
Releasing
Status B : down
Kinetic Energy, Ek
It is similar to a projectile (parabolic) motion a transferring between kinetic energy and potential energy.
The process that people passing the footbridge can be seen as a “STEP-BY-STEP” gradual change between 2 opposite status.
Study Model
projection ready for carving
Status A
Status B
elements carve
extrude
lie down
pull up around
pack up
Re-construction : Up & Down discontinuous elements â&#x2020;&#x2019; continuous volume
done.
2 in 1 By stacking and rotation, a new space reformed. It shows two contrast spatial experiences in one continuous volume.
3
Excercise of Modular Space Design (independent), 2013
A solution of modular Emergency Refugee Housing inspired by pop-up cards and flatpack furnitures to meet the requirements of low cost-ing, easy transport and intuitive installation.
0° A
B
C D
90°
180°
270°
A B C D
Composition A
Sheltering A 2 two-floor unit of “box” (include at least 4 walls, 1 floor and 1 ceiling) can be formed with a compostion of 3 modules.
water-proof & fire-proof lightweight, reinforced material (eg. EPS)
1 wall, 1 floor
2 walls
1 ceiling, 1 wall
The Pop-Up Module outer profile
Valley line Mountain line Cut line Valley hinge Mountain hinge
Composition B secondary spaces formed
0°
90°
180°
270°
Main entrance
Backdoor space for laundry
Landscape adaptation
Residing
Main entrance
stack
With additional components such as steps, pipes, fences, windows and doors, the definition of usage gets clearer. Further, by assembling and adjusting the orientations of multiple â&#x20AC;&#x153;boxesâ&#x20AC;?, the functions and services go further and more comprehensive.
illumination
façades
steps
storage
electric piping
plumbing
water supply from outside
mirror
Rooftop terrace
rotate
High-ceilinged space
continuous path in the main core
separated private rooms
Application Users can assemble the â&#x20AC;&#x153;boxesâ&#x20AC;? based on their practical needs. Vertical and horizontal assembling are typical ways of arrangement. In this case of application, I stacked 4 boxes and rotated the 2nd and the 4th by 180° to form a continuous verticle path. Then a main service core formed. (highlighted with yellow) Furthermore, to assure privacy, I attached another stack which can be reached from each floor of the service core aside with mirror arrangement, as private rooms.
4 Activities & Practices
“IMPRINT” Arch-initial Conceptual Exhibition 2011 Summer Organizer : members of “NTU Prospective Architecture Students Club” Curator & Visual Designer : Ivia Chien (me) Exhibitor : J.P. Chou, D.L. Chen, Elsie Chiu, I-Hui Li, Pan Tsai, Richard Fan, W. H. Wang, Y. L. Chiu Instructors for reviewing : Chu-Joe Hsia, Ke-Chiang Liu, Shu-Chang Gong, Si-Mien Mu, Da-Wei Lin www.facebook.com/ImprintArchitecture
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With passion and longing for Architecture, I and my schoolmates established “NTU Prospective Architecture Students Club” in 2010 Summer. After a 1-year running, we decide to hold a conceptual exhibition as a milestone and declaration. The topic is about the original intention of Architecture, and we had eight spatial or multi-media works in different scales to show the intentions of each exhibitor. I’m the curator who was responsible for overall coordination, exhibition and visual design.
Theme-game ticket
Exhibition map & introduction (answers of the theme game)
During the eight-week preparation, we had four times of minor reviews and two times of major reviews. We invited five teachers with different academic background of architecture as our instructors of reviewing.
Image of concept
Exhibitors and crew
NTUCE Student Space
2013
Students Practice Project (under construction) Designer : NTUCE students Instructor : Prof. Herve Capart Structural consultant : EEC (me as assistant structural engineer/drawings engineer of EEC)
This project is a design & fabrication practice for students of NTU Civil Engineering.The object is a steel-structured loft with wooden floor-panels. The highlights of the overall design include the main steel frame, steel railings, a steel-plate desk and a stairway with cantilever steps and steel rods. The role of EEC is the advisor and reviewer who assure structural safety. To make the drawings of advices more clearly for students and manufacturers, I used 3D graphics to help illustrating the system and details of materials and jointing.