Jingxi Zhang
BBusSc, MArch
Portfolio Architecture Design \
Jingxi Zhang M.Arch B.Bus.Sc Hon (marketing) This volume displays my investigation of architecture, through the manipulation of models and drawings at various scales. It consists of a variety projects that represents me as a scholar. This is only the beginning of my exploration of architecture.
WORK EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant | Iowa State University, 2012 – 2014. Assisting with lectures for a undergraduate courses in Science Technology. Leading lab sessions, grading student work and participating in lectures. Manager & Buyer | Chinadoll, 2010 - 2011. Setting up, opening and managing a retail outlet selling bags and accessories; project managing the store’s interior design and furnishing; sourcing and buying and managing stock; and managing daily operations
REFERENCES Jason Alread | AIA, LEEP AP Director & Professor | University of Florida School of Architecture jalread@ufl.edu Thomas Leslie | Pickard Chilton Professor in Architecture and Director of Graduate Edcation | Iowa State University tleslie@iastate.edu
Junior Research Consultant | Enter Africa Consulting (www.enterafrica.nl), 2010. Assisting Dr Maha Golestaneh in her international trade and marketing consultancy - coding, screening and capturing data in Excel. Marketing Assistant / Intern | Virgin Active SA Head Office, 2010. Working with the brand and marketing teams in a support role on a 4 week internship contract. Assisting the Traffic Manager. Marketing Assistant / Intern | Ardmore Ceramics, 2009. Gathering pricing data from the market to support the launch of a new range of products; contributing to new product designs; and also providing research on the companies opportunities enhancing their online presence Marketing Assistant / Intern | Hollard Insurance (Beijing, China), 2008. Carrying out research projects linked with Hollard’s strategic planning; and providing translation and proof reading services over a 4 week period.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Date of Birth | 18 April 1987 Nationality | South African, Chinese Languages | English, Mandarin Chinese, Afrikaans (elementary), German (elementary) Contact Number | +1 515-441-4576 Email | jingxime@gmail.com Website | www.jingxi-z.com
Visiting Student of Masters of Architecture (MArch) | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ), Spring 2014 The Public Spectacle | Invited participant with Urban Think Tank, 2014 Architecture Reurbanization Sustainability | Beuth Hochschule für Technik, Summer 2013 Masters of Architecture (MArch) | Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 2014 Bachelor of Business Science Marketing Honours (BBusSc Hons) | University of Cape Town, 2011 Autocad Certified course | Pratt Institute (current) Adobe Illustrator CS5 | Friends of Design, 2010 Matric | Rustenburg High School for Girls, 2005
About Me | BBusSci Marketing Honours degree | Masters of Architecture with influences from both North America and Europe | strong Design, Artistic aptitude and interest | completed Marketing Internships at Virgin Active and Hollard (Beijing, China) | with high ratings for “completing work to the highest standards”
SKILLS Adobe CS6 | Revit | Ecotect | Vasari | AutoCAD | Sketchup | Grasshopper | Depthmap | Transyslite | MS Office | Technical hand drawings | Experiences in woodshop
Projects Pier 7 Media Library San Francisco, CA, USA Mediateque Rodriegues, Zhang Corner Sync Houghton, MI, USA Mixed-use housing Owen, Phillips, Zhang Kasernenareal Zurich ZĂźrich, Switzerland Urban integration and re-programming Zhang Objet trouvĂŠ Andermatt, Switzerland Urban development Flury, Zhang
Pier 7 Media Library San Francisco, USA
The site is located on the busy and famous Embarcadero in the San Francisco Bay. The intention was to design a new public space on the triangular open site, directly North East of financial district of San Francisco and along a quiet commercial and residential inner-city suburb. The simple beginning to the design scheme with clear concepts developed into a comprehensive design, focusing not only on design, human comfort, circulation, connection, but also practicality in the real world.
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CORNER SYNC Houghton, MI
Houghton is a small and quiet university town in the northern peninsula of Michigan State. The site is adjacent to the main street that runs through the linear town. Located at 42 degree north of the equator, this region receives very heavy snowfall and short winter days. The extreme and harsh climate was the main consideration of this design project. The uncustomary order of the building was the result of three main influencing guidlines: Each unit is to receive maximum Southern exposure; views out to the northern canal for each residential unit, and a range of privacy considerations from other tenants were essential. A number of forms, material choices and passive energy strategies were explored in order to maximize the human comfort and push towards a net-zero design.
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KASERNENAREAL Z端rich, Switzerland
Kasernenareal has accommodated many programatic changes in the last century. Built originally for the sole purpose of the military before World War I, it was re-occupied by the Canton Police department after the military was no longer needed. In 2019, this large land in the heart of Z端rich will be repurposed again when the Police department relocates. There has been decades of debate on how to appropriately re-program these large open land, as the high land value as it is centrally located. This was a semester long thesis topic. The stretch of land and its surrounding neighbourhood was studied as a multi-layered urban neighbourhoodand its potentials explored. Layers of maps are created, then inter-layered to identify points of observation. Simple images and collages of the open spaces were proposed.
Corridor from Kasernenareal buildings connecting to the park
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Proposed changes to the park. Elevation changes add to the landscape.
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Alteration to an Alpine Resort Andermatt, Switzerland
A new tourist development in the Alpine town of Andermatt is currently under construction. Only a portion of the golf course and a plinth currently exists. The golf course and plinth is treated as Objet TrouvĂŠ (found objects). It provided opportunities for re-interpretation. A series of manipulations transform the Objet TrouvĂŠ into light-filled and connected spaces for the living and working of a new community. The investigation began with understanding the massiveness of the concrete structures and the extent of the site. Previously programmed to be a service and parking lot, the plinth occupies almost the same area as the town of Andermatt, which made it a perfect vehicle for the proposed program.
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The presentation of this project was as important as the plans themselves. There were three parts to the installation. A light box with the maps and plans displayed the layers of changes to the Objet TrouvĂŠ. The models were a vehicle to understand the interesting internal spaces and their potentials. The atmospheric visualizations set the mood for the interior and exterior around the plinth. Since bringing light into the interior spaces were our primary focus of manipulation, all the plans and photos were printed on tracing paper and placed in front of a light source.
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Jingxi Zhang E-mail | jingxime@gmail.com Telephone | +1 515 441 4576 Website | www.jingxi-z.com