PORTFOLIO
Zhou Wangshu (Vincent)
Personal Details Zhou Wangshu
Address: D303a, Emily Bowes Court, Lebus Street, London N17 9FD Mobile: +447707451489 Email: vincentzhou0817@gmail.com Date of Birth: 17th August 1989 Nationality: Chinese
Education
2008-2013 Southwest University of Science and Technology, China School of Architecture and Urban Design Bachelor of Science in architectural studies Graduated with Distinction 2013University College London Bartlett School of Architecture Graduated with Distinction March Graduate Architectural Design Research Cluster 2 (Augmented Dexterity) Tutors: Isaïe Bloch, Moa Carlsson
Employment July 2012- Jan 2013 Internship as Architecture Assistant Vector Architects, Beijing, China Founding Partner: Gong Dong & Chien-Ho Hsu Bayuquan Vanke Exhibition Centre Teamwork for the architectural design Interior design and model making Preparation of presentation for clients
Proficiency Master Planning of Ezhou Industry Compus
Case study and site survey Digital Modeling Teamwork for planning proposal Rhino + Grasshopper, 3ds Max, Zbrush, Skechup Visualizing and model making Digital Drawing Auto CAD Rendering publication Vray for 3ds Max, Vray for Rhino, Keyshot Adobe ‘resourceful falibility’ in gooood website Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Acrobat Language Others English & Chinese Softimage, Mastercam (Mandarin)
CONTENTS
Projects in Master Programme
University College London Bartlett School of Architecture March for Graduate Architecture Design Research Cluster 2 Graduated with Distinction
Wood Mutation
Architectural Proposal Wood Structure Extension 1-7
Bending Fabricating
Internship as Architecture Assistant Vector Architects, Beijing, China Founding Partner: Gong Dong & Chien-Ho Hsu 2008-2013 Spiral Close-up Gallery Design 22-24
Material Study and Application Furniture Design 14-18
CNC Milling Fabricating 2013-
Project in Internship
Fabrication Study Shaping Material Behaviors 8-13
Flowing Drama Threatre Design 19-21
Collage Caves School Building Design 25-27
tutors of accademic programme
Isaie Bloch, creative director at Eragatory; Bartlett school of architecture, visiting lecturer in GAD cluster leader; UEL, lecturer in GAD - cluster leader. Email: isaiebloch@gmail. com. Mobile (UK): +44 7463 350924 Moa Carlsson, Visiting Lecturer, University College London, the Bartlett School of Architecture. Cluster leader, Graduate Architectural Design Program (GAD), unit RC2. PhD student, Design and Computation Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge MA, USA. Email: moac@mit.edu. Mobile (US): 001 857-225 3415
Crits
Rob stuart smith (Kokkugia), Patrick Shumacher (Zaha Hadid), Alisa Andrasek (Biothing, Bloom), etc.
Outspread Diversity Exhibition Building Design 28-30
Projects in Bachelor Programme
Southwest University of Science and Technology, China School of Architecture and Urban Design Bachelor of Science in architectural studies Graduated with Distinction
2012
Wooden Mutation Architectural Proposal Wooden Structure Extension Distinction Project Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL This project delivers an extension proposal of the Hanging Temple, in Shanxi province, China. It mainly aim to achieve three architectural purposes including reconstructing the roof structure to regulate the motion of water flow from water damage due to rain guilding rain water to specific locations of the temple, where new hydroponic vertical gardens are located, and providing new interior spaces and a new circulation path with the blossom of milled ornaments.
reconstructing roof
traditional wooden building
extending external walls
mortise and tenon joint system building vegetation chamber
aggregated dexterity morphologic flux digital omamentalism
mutation of wooden structure
morphologic laying of modular system milling traces wooden recidue
component three vegetation chamber component one roof structure
component two external facade
overall view of design proposal component two right extension
As a material-based design, the CNC milling biproducts are redesigned and distributed in the project as the primary elements with the functions of guiding water and fostering flora. modular system allow each milled pieces interlocked with neighbourings to be aggregated as overall design. verified in size and constructing principles, the modular units transform into three architectural componnets working as design languages are applied to the assembling of final fabrication.
exisiting roof
upper floor
lower floor
new path
connect to the existing roof
roaming path
the courtyard
the cave space
the right tower of main hall
cutting location
cutting line
first floor
ground floor
CNC Milling Fabricating Fabrication Study Shaping Material Behaviors Distinction Project Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL This project based on the material study mainly focus on the researching and application of CNC milling biproducts involving the milling traces and wastes. By redesigning the prototype of milled geometry and operating the parametres of milling machine, we try to design the unexpected and uncontrolable ‘misfits’. Starting with the basic components, finally the research is applied to a complex synthesis.
This prototype itself has the clear geometric for both main water guiding path and branches connected as plants holder. The whole surface is continuous and all need to be milled to represent the geometric, which take more time to fabricate than first prototype. The prototype shared same principle of block wall, but has a Stopper to fill in the hole. Each Stopper has a smaller size on one end as a male joint, and the length of each side to be cut away on that end is depend on the near by block. The Stopper could help the surrounding blocks in their own position to represent the curvy geometric.
300 millimetres height 1to 2 scale 600 millimetres width
This prototype will leave a hole among every four pieces of blocks. In the design purpose of mill branches of water guiding paths, the water paths have been designed to avoid holes or leading to specific holes where are the hotbed designed for plants. In the design purpose of enclose space without guiding water proposal, the block wall will remain plain that only build the geometric outline. This provides the contrast in design format, as well as the budget saving strategy.
400 millimetres height 1:3 scale
800 millimetres width
milling model with traces and void space
linear units
brick units
void space
the diagram of deconstructing process
component one
component two
digital modal of physical milling chunk with three types of component languages to work together to fulfill the water-guiding effect
the milling geometry assembled by pre-milled wood bricks and joints component three
modular system
milling geometry
milling outcome with texture
the process of assembling process the morphologic flux and aggregated complexity of the modular system is inspired by the traditional joint system which works as the cornerstone of wooden structures.
Bending Fabricating Furniture Design Material Study and Application This project explores the potential design possibility of bending behavior of wood crafting and applies it to furniture design. shaping the solid wood from rigid linearity to free-form curving, bending principles are set up to systematize the bending moments. Meanwhile, the table design aims to present the bending moments with aesthetics and functions.
kerf Bending To make the sticks or strips much flexible for free shape
Slots Connect To fix elements of the system and stack different parallel sticks
Interlock and Aggregation To fix soft bending wood and make elements interwove with each other
Zip-shape Bending To keep the curvature of the three-dimensional wood bending
Slots Joints To hold other geometry and verify the complexity of the system
wood material bending fabrication
setting place A length: 3.2 metres
setting place B
solid platform
bending moment
cross interwaving
zip-shape bending twisting in 3dimention
smooth back surface with texture
bending moment with 90 degree
1 wood strips with cutting kerfs
2 holding the curvature
3 assembling horizontally
4 bending and shaping
5 final model
Flowing Drama Theatre Design
Distinction Project 2011
This project mainly explore the potentials of social public space in the threatre building. The flowing landscape and urban environment are incorporated into the site and space planning in theatre proposal to activate the social using from bottom to up. The democratic occupation challange the traditional convention of drama display and watching and leads to a new type of public building.
Auditorian Hall Countyard Lamp Loft Space Platform Social Syntax and Floor Planning The external urban environment and the architectural internal room space are connected by continuous floor layers as a whole, which is three-dimensional city square or theatre with open internal and external space. Thus the relation between traditional road network and the buildings vanishes and urban space is folded into the internal space of buildings. In this way, external activities and internal activities influence mutually, and different behaviours and events are coincident, therefore displaying the energy of urban public activities.
This building is deemed as an open public building. My design is dependent on the idea of how to provide more open public space for public use in the expensive central district. In addition, continuous open public space is the space skeleton in the theatre for connecting each function and providing opportunities for viewers to appreciate far-reached sights while watching dramas. I try to make the walls of the separated space without orthometric stiffness and adopt smooth arc and changing shadow so to enhance the liquidity of the internal space.
subterranean layer
ground floor
The Diagram of Shadow Effects
first floor
second floor
Spiral Close-up Gallery Design Academic Project This design focuses on intensifying the perception of natural landcape for the visitors. The spiral route sequences the different spaces, materials and light. And in each sence, the architectural elements draw the outline of the special part of the nature, which is like the chinese gardens.
The viewing corridor extends along with the riverside are enclosured by the elegant wood frameworks and brick-laying wall which present a perceptive and material contrast between the fragility, light, air and massiness, brutalism, dust.
The gallery space are designed as zigzag shape to increase the total area of exhibition walls.The linear open space with zigzag edges and the smaller exhibition areas with double layer height are merged to creat unpredictability during the roaming process of visitors Light is regarded as the cue of space to enhance the spacial narratives
In the section of the site, I find the natural elements have their own organization principle, which makes them a whole. The building is design for editing these scenario which in some degree is similar to the traditional chinese garden.
the Scenario in New Circulation Unfolding the sprial route, the visit path becomes nagamaki drawing. The different spaces enhance the perception of the special close-up of the landscape. For example, when visitors come to the entrance, they can walk through a ramp, which connected the elevated stone room, and touch the leave of trees. So, the various sensation are arranged.
Collage Caves Middle School Design
Academic Project
This design focuses on introducing a kind of anisotropic space in a normal and typical chinese school. The method goes to set different cave spaces, which can be seen as the epitome of western open education, in the sterile and monotonous education building. Also, this project focus on the exploration of spacial porosity and the connecting circulation working as its total frameworks.
spacial porosity open platform breaking time
auditorium chating
music playing
hide-and seek
drama class
public space
roaming viewing
physical exercise
suspended veranda
ramp and entrance gate
socialising and public activities flexibility and temporality accessibility diversity and identifiability
The cave can be a provisional lecture hall, the platform become a dais and the stair become the seat.
The cave can be a viewing shelter, where students who like staying alone have a great view to the city landscape.
The cave can be a Joint class classroom, holding the extra-curricular activities.
The cave can be a sports space, where boys and girls play foot shuttlecock, and where someone play table tennis. The cave can be a library, where students get together to do some coursework and ommunication.
THE COLLAGE CAVES The stratagy of the building plan is designing a circulatory route, which connects the courtyards, colonnades, roof spaces, caves, passages, and ramps. These interrelated spaces provide the possibility of feeding the various need in different time for teaching building. The differentiation of micro-spaces in the system are designed for children with different personalities. So, this design is a realistic portrait rather than postmodern arts.
The cave can be a sunshine cafe, in the noon, someone who don’t like the crowding people will enjoy the time in here with sunlight.
Outspread Diversity Visitor Centre Design Project in Internship This project located in an estranged rural environment without much artificial context requires an outstanding architectural language to reshape and redefine the potentials of the site. Sculpturing a minimalism cube, the outside surface are simplified as weathering steel boards with perforation in different density, meanwhile, the inside space includes a folding path connecting from outside walkway to the upper viewing platform.
the Research of Ceiling Structure the ceiling of the viewing platform working as artifitial lanscape presents certain relations between architectural space and natural surroundings. In the process of designing, we research the possible geometry with certain properties including aggregated compexity and entire massiveness.
the Diagram of Space Planning This project attempt to break the latent conventions in chinese architectural field in which, the landscape design and building design are devided and distributed to different team leading to the disharmony of final overall design. In contrast to this stereotype, we try to insert the walking path coming from outside landscape into exhibition space and transform it from natural routes to artificial roaming way. The continuous platform and walking path creat a circumvoluted space with perceptive diversity and narratives.
PORTFOLIO Zhou Wangshu (Vincent) Address: D303a, Emily Bowes Court, Lebus Street, London N17 9FD Mobile: +447707451489 Email: vincentzhou0817@gmail.com