Interior Architecture Design Portfolio Jiaying Bai
Master of Design in Interior Studies Rhode Island School of Design Interior Architecture Department
401-556-7213
Jiaying Bai
Interior Designer/ Interior Architect/ Graphic Designer
Education
Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI Interior Architecture Department Master of Design in Interior Studies (Adaptive Reuse) (STEM: 3yrs OPT) 2016 - 2018
jbai01@alumni.risd.edu Jiaying Bai
Tongji University | Shanghai, China College of Design and Innovation Bachelor of Engineering (Graphic Design) 2012-2016
Skills
Software
Other Design Skill
Adobe Creative Suite (AI, Ps, Id, Ae), AutoCAD, Rhino, 3dsmax, Sketch up, Revit
Graphic Design
Architecture | Interior Architecture Schematic Design Graphic Diagram Construction Drawing Model Making 3D Modelling Rendering
Language English & Chinese
Experience
Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI Curator TA for RISD Convention Thesis Show (IntAR Department) + IntAR Department Show | Spring 2017 I worked as the team leader of the Curator TA Group. My work included exhibition design, construction, materials procurement, equipment and materials management, and other coordination work. Despite my linguistic problems at that time, I undertook as much work as I can and became a bond between suppliers, colleagues and mentors. Continuation Studio |Hangzhou, China Intern of Architecture & Interior Design| Summer 2017 We designed and worked for 2 hotels, one restaurant and an office building. My job included data collection and research, diagram making, CAD drawings, construction drawings, production of the presentation file.
Sheji Interior Design Studio | Shanghai, China Intern of Interior & Graphic Design | Spring 2016 I worked for branding - made the whole brand guideline book and interior guidelines for the Sinopharm Care, China’s largest pharmaceutical company. I also did graphic design for a ramen restaurant.
Nanjing Raysee Exhibition Design Co.Ltd. | Nanjing, China Intern of Exhibition Design | Summer 2015 My job included 3D Modelling, Communication with partner companies, meeting minutes and collection.
Posture Correction Model | Human Factor | Fall 2017
Selected Works | 2015 - 2018
Environmental Diversity for Students Residence Life Spring 2018 | Adaptive Reuse Project | Master Thesis Break and Breathe Fall 2016 | Adaptive Reuse Project | Working Environment A Friend of Mine Spring 2017 | Exhibition Design & Adaptive Reuse Wanton House Museum Summer 2016 | Adaptive Reuse Project | Group Work Expo Milan 2015 in Tongji Spring 2015 | Exhibition Design | Real Project Schnur Chair Fall 2016| Structure Practice & Furniture Design
Environmental Diversity for Student Residentce Life Master Thesis Project | Adaptive Reuse of RISD Residence Hall 15 Westminster St, Providence, RI | Spring 2018
College students, especially art school students, are extremely sensitive and facing all kinds of psychological problems. According to Shauna Summers, director of RISD Counselling and Psychological Services, anxiety, stress and difficulties in handling human relationships are the three most serious and common mental health problems among students of the Rhode Island School of Design. By introducing diverse common areas, my thesis project focused on studying the impact of environmental diversity on students mental health, and how to incorporate this theory into the practice of architecture and interior design.
Background & Concept | Common Causes of College Students' Mental Health Problems & Solution Concept
Too restrict autonomy Lack of exercise, sleeping and other hobbies
Difficulty in finding other values in life than acadamy
Help Release Oneself
High expectation
Little communication
Loss of common topics and communication
Peer Surport Peer pressure
College Student
Comparation & imitation
Parents
Better Understanding
Peers
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Existing Diversity | Urban Context & Natural Environment
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Northwest Side (Low Rises & Plaza) Northeast Side (River, Low Rises, College Hill) Southwest Side (High Rises)
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Occupancy Time Line
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12:00
16:00
20:00
24:00
Winter
Sun Path of June 22th
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Existing Monotony | Existing Visual Environment | Materials, Lighting Environment & Monotonous Inner-raw
Acoustic Ceiling
Acoustic Ceiling
Plastic Wall
Plastic Wall
Blackboard
Painted Wall
Low Carpet
Tile
Plastic Wall
Glass (Window)
Low Carpet
Natural Light | Window
Warm White| Mounted Round Light
Cold White| Recessed Rectangular Light
Cold White| Mounted Round Light
Cold White| Recessed Rectangular Light
Natural Light | Window
Warm White| Mounted Round Light
3rd Floor Original Plan
Inner-raw View
Shared Space
Natural Illumination Artificial Illumination
Existing Monotony | Existing Human Behaviour & Experience
Usually Less than 1 (Very Quiet) Usually Less than 2 (Quiet) Many People (Crouded & Loud) 3rd Floor
Vertical Circulation Seldom Used Stairs Horizontal Circulation Service Canteen & Library (Shared by the whole school)
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1st Floor
Public
Public (School)
Semi-Public
Semi-Private
Private
Possible short communication Time spent in this area
Walk through the long corridors
Pass by the shared areas
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From Monotony to Diversity | Diversity = Better Experience?
Proposed Experience Communal Kitchen Study Area Niche
Study in the library
Open View & Garden Open Stairs
Walk through the Gate Walk through the Hallway
Eat at Portfolio Cafe
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Take the Elevator
Fit into indivudual bedrooms
Private Kitchens
Original wall system
New Shared Area
Open Stairs and Balcony
Bring the nature
Original movement opportunities
Centre Garden
Natural Lighting
Bring the daylight, Geometry for sound insulation
Original Corridor
Make full use of original structures
Original Service Area
Extended Shared Area
Make contrast between public and private
Bay Windows towards Centre Garden
Enhance the inner-raw experience
Enrich the experience and choices
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Communal Kitchen A
Renovation & Diversity | Diverse Visual Environment Lighting Environment (Proposed)
Illumination Communal Kitchen A (West)
Communal Kitchen B (West)
Study Space
Niche Area
Elevator & Corridor
Communal Kitchen A (East)
Niche Area
Communal Kitchen B (East)
Niche Area
Corridor
Artificial
Daylight Study Space
Niche Area Corridor
Niche Area
Communal Kitchen A
Wooden Floor
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Green Carpet
Fabric
Fabric
Acoustic Soft Materials
Plaster Wall
Acoustic Ceiling
Green Wall
Plants
Centre Garden (On top of 2nd floor roof)
3rd Floor Plan after Renovation
Communal Kitchen B Open Stairs
Niche Area
Communal Kitchen A
Study Space
Communal Kitchen B
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Renovation & Diversity | Diverse Visual Environment
Inner-raw View
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Section
Winter Garden
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Renovation & Diversity | Diverse Aural & Thermal Environment
Study Space
Acoustic Soft Materials
White Noise (Music) Natural Sound White Noise (Water)
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Communal Kitchen B
Radiant Heat for Fireplace Effect Winter Garden as Buffer Zone
High Temporature (Radiant Heat) Warm Temporature (Indoor) Low Temporature (Outdoor)
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Break and Breath Creative Working Environment Design | Adaptive Reuse of RISD College Building 2 College St, Providence, RI | Fall 2016 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGgzXp1ERc This project is intended to explore how environment can affect working process or make students more creative and engaged. My design strategy focuses on providing a relaxing rest experience as a necessary part of the whole working process.
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Problems Solving| Existing Condition & Solutions
Corridor
Seldom Used Area
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If there was a space on the roof or outside near the room, where you could enjoy nature, How inclined would you be to work or stay there?
How do you define "privacy" when doing creative work? 1. A space with some strangers who don’t know you and don’t care about your work 2. Separation from others 3. A secure space with a few friends 4. A released space without judgments
1. Not at all
Significant Elements and Factors The degree of separation Human scale Load on the roof and on the floor Safety Problem
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Problems Solving| Existing Condition & Solutions
Separation Gate
Narrowing Down Private Experience
Working States
Sturcture Analysis & Model
Climbing Up
Sky View
Struggle
Release
Glass Fiber
Crash
Tension Polyurethane Foam
Tension Flow
Compression Improved Experience
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A Friend of Mine Exhibition Design |Client Based Adaptive Reuse Project The Chateau de Boisbuchet, 16500 Lessac, France | Spring 2017 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVU4zrLK_TM This project is intended to create a travelling exhibition system for Alexander and his collections. My design strategy focuses on building up the communication between the audience and the objects through metaphor between the installation and five sections of human body. The proposed exhibition system engages audience to treat the objects, in the same way as Alexander did, as living creatures.
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Curation| Collections, Existing Condition & Concept Development
Curation Inspiration
Sample of Collections
“When he bought a new piece, he told his biographer Ernest Jones, it was placed in the dinner table. ‘In front of him, as a companion, during the meal.’” This description clearly indicates Alexander's attitude towards the object he owns: he considers them as his own friends, as individuals with stories and thoughts, rather than things with no lives. The aim of this travelling exhibition is to let audience understand the story between Alexander and his collections and get envolved in this communication.
Site Existing Condition
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Ground Floor Plan
Other Exhibition on Site
Concept Inspiration
The Body Itself
Metaphors for the Absence of Body Metaphors for Five Segments of A Human Body
Inspired by René Magritte’s work, "the Eternally Obvious", in which he cut a nude portrait into five selfcontained sections, my design strategy is to use five objects of the same period as metaphors for the five segments of a human body, and let them to elaborate their stories in a vibrant way. Similar designs have also been observed in Kinetic Sculptures by Moholy Nagy and ‘The Triadic Ballet’ by Oskar Schlemmer, but in a much more obstruct and vivid way.
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Exhibition Experience| Exhibition Design and Details
Exhibition Scene in Round Gallery
Site Plan View
Rotating & Details
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Details Lighting Fixture
Rubber Rubber
Text Introduction
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Ware Objects Speaking about Their Story through the Receiver
Power
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Battery
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Acrow Prop for Height Adjusting
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Safety Ring
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Wanton House Museum Narrative Space Design |Adaptive Reuse of Historical House 17 Broadway, Newport, RI | Summer 2016 Team Members: Jiaying Bai, Nan Zou, Iris Kuo, Lila Pickus This Project is intended to turn a historical house into a museum that shows the narrative of the house owners and the historic memories of the city. Our group focuses on turning this house museum into a start point of the historic tour of the entire city.
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Travelling Experience Expansion| Concept Development & Design Strategy
Site Map
Histarical Locations Related to Wanton
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A. Friends Meeting House B. Brick Market House C. Newport Harbour D. Redwood Library & Athenaeum Inspiration (Matta Clark's Work)
Wanton Specific Sites General Historical Sites Physical Cuts View Lines
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Physical Cuts with History Introductions
New Entrance Existing Structure Intervention New Tower & View Lines
Back Yard & New Entrance
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Expo Milan 2015 in Tongji Exhibition Design | Real Project in 2 Weeks 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, China, 200092| Spring 2015 Team Members: Jiaying Bai, Shihao Dai, Qing Deng, Shu Wang Supervisor: Jing Liang The intention of this project is to promote ideas of the constructions of each country’s pavilion in Expo Milan 2015 to people in Shanghai. Inspired by the theme of Expo Milan 2015 ( Feeding the planet, Energy for life) and the inspiration of the Italian Pavilian of Shanghai World Expo, we combine the concept of the wheat filed and the game stickers to make the interesting structure. We would like to create an exhibition experience like a tall wheat field and let visitors explore this adventure.
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Site Existing Condition
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Inspiration & Concept Development
Tongji University Museum
Inspiration 1| Wheat Field
Long Corridor Condition
Model Test
Inspiration 2| Italian Pavilian of EXPO
Basic Elements of the Structure
Real Exhibition Scene
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Schnur (String) Chair Furniture Design |Adaptive Reuse of Old Furniture Piece Fall 2016 Team Members: Jiaying Bai, Jeremy Wolin, Mariah Bennett, Tiberiu Alexandru This project is intended to use the given old furniture piece to create new chair structure with the least weight or new elements.
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Original Piece
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