FAN LU | PORTFOLIO
SELECTED WORKS 2016-2023
INFO:
Birth: 08/14/1992
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Email: fanlu0814@gmail.com
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PROFESSIONAL WORKS
99 Ambience - interactive installation
ACADEMIC WORKS 02 No Stop City: a Boston parallel 13 GSD Core Studio IV, 2017 02 One Market Plaza Rooftop - competition 59 Gensler, 2022 03 University of Florida Architecture Building Renovation 63 NADAAA, 2021 04 Redevelopment of Turkey Bend 65 NADAAA, 2021 05 RIT Music Performance Theatre 73 Michael Maltzan Architecture, 2020 06 Los Angeles Multifamily Infill Housing Strategy 77 Michael Maltzan Architecture, 2020 07 Shanghai Nanqiao Mixed-use Complex 83 Michael Maltzan Architecture, 2020 08 Other works 89 HOK, Palette Architecture 05 41 The Gallery House Independent Work, 2014 03 25 Soft Spaces: a new performance center GSD Option Studio, 2018 01 01 Work-Scape: towards thermal hygge GSD Thesis, 2020 01 57 Google Landings - Office Building Gensler, 2022-2023 06 50 Kinetic Facade - daylight-responsive design Seminar, 2019 other 04 35 The Scent Club GSD Core Studio, 2016
CONTENTS
Thermal qualities are an important part of our experience in a space. However, these thermal experiences are often oversimplified in architectural design considerations by tempering the indoor environment to a homogeneous room temperature. With a provocation that the thermal function of building and thermal comfort to accommodate various people could be used as an effective element of design, this project seeks to strengthen the relationship between people and thermal environment. Taking the emerging co-working culture as an opportunity, this thesis challenges to redefine a working space which has a diversity of atmosphere. Against the homogeneity of the modern climate, this new co-working space serves as vehicle for people to embrace thermal delight – a fresh gentle breeze back into the modern enclosed glass box.
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01 WORK-SCAPE
Towards Thermal Hygge
Thesis, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Instructor: Holly Samuelson
Duration: 02.2020- 05.2020
Location: Suzhou
Academic Work
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Chinese Kang-bed [radiation][conduction] medium: air
THERMAL ACTIVITIES STUDY
Yakhchal [evaporation] medium: water
Japanese Irori [radiation][convection] medium: fire, air
Inglenook [radiation][convection] medium: fire, air
Batak Toba House [convection] medium: air
Islamic Garden [evaporation][convection] medium: water
If we take a step back to the time before air-conditioned age, we can find there were a diversity of thermal qualities. The heating source of the house is always the center for social activities of the entire family in different culture. A cool Islamic garden is always a place for people to gather.
Ancient Roman Bath [radiation][convection] medium: air. water
The ancient roman bath represents a compelling example of an architecture that is thoroughly thermodynamic in its conception, design, and use. The bathing sequence itself varied greatly according the preference of each individual, generally proceeded from hot to warm to cold.
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THERMAL ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM 22.3 °C 21.7 °C 22.3 °C 23 °C 23.7 °C 18.3 °C lounge: rest + work PROGRAM thermal preference daylight natural ventilation leisure: exercise + read private/group working gym auditorium cafe: dine + work
THE RAMP
Leisure + Exercise [vertical stratification]
On the north west corner is the ramp for exercise and leisure working space, which connects the ground and the roof top. The vertical temperature stratification offers the possibility to choose the place with different thermal quality.
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THE RINGS
Dine + Work [thermal coefficient]
On the south is space for dine + work, which has café and restaurants. The three layers of glazing façade offers a gradient of temperature and daylight in between. A courtyard is also placed on the north to bring in more sunlight into the middle of the space.
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THE SUNKEN ROOM
Rest + Work [heat concentration]
The sunken room in the middle north is a dim and private space for people to take a rest or people that require more privacy to work. It concentrates the heat better and makes the thermal environment more steady. While exit from the sunken space to the open seating area offers a transient experience from warm to cool, a fresh air from the window.
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THE AUDITORIUM
[thermal mass]
The auditorium is placed on the east side, the coolest zone, which will offset the large occupant cooling load when in use to some degree. And the thermal mass in the middle containing the service will receive and store solar heat in the winter. When in summer, direct sunlight is largely blocked by the overhang.
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FIRST LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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THE FACADE
[natural ventilation][shading]
DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS
spring to fall: with vegetation
winter: without vegetation
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In 1969, Archizoom came up with the idea of “no-stop city” - an urban space consists of continuous indoor space and even units, showing an infinitely extending grid subdivided by partial lines symbolizing walls. Bedrooms are condensed to occupy minimal space to give more room to a continuous and flexible public space. When the ideology of “no-stop city” meets with 21th century Boston, we push the idea of sharing to the limits.
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A Boston Parallel
Architecture Core Studio IV, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Instructor: Jeanette Kuo
Duration: 02.2017- 05.2017
Location: South Boston
Academic Work, Cooperation with Yina Moore
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02 NO STOP CITY
THE HOUSING PARALLEL
THE DEMOGRAPHIC PARALLEL
THE POLITICAL PARALLEL
Inspired by Archizoom’s No-Stop City in 1969, we begin by exploring the possibility of an urban continuity, characterized by a large degree of freedom within a regulated system, and less hierarchical spatial configuration. But unlike Archizoom, we do not believe that a dystopia is the only way to critique social issues. By minimizing the absolute privacy and maximizing sharing possibilities, we imagine a collaborative and healthy community where urban families intersect on common resources but maintain individual choices.
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ARCHIZOOM - NO STOP CITY
ARCHIZOOM - NO STOP CITY
THE RADICAL LEFTIST MOVEMENT IN ITALY IN THE 1960s
WEWORK, CAMBRIDGE
INAUGURATION PROTEST ON BOSTON COMMON, 2017
BSA - “ONE ROOM MANSION” EXHIBIT
URBAN MASTER PLAN
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Scale 1:5000
SCALE OF SHARING
The sharing is intended to improve living environments. From unit scale to cluster scale, what we give up is a certain degree of privacy, but what we gain back is increased access to amenities that were previously associated with luxury living.
On an urban scale, the public courtyards vary in size, with some being covered or semi-covered, their organization do not reflect strong hierarchy.
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URBAN PERSPECTIVE
01 view into basketball court
02 view into children's center
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FLEXIBILITY OF SHARING
The sharing is also intended to enhance flexibility. The grid system and nonhierarchical circulation paths allow for the units to be easily re-configured. Meanwhile, residents can traverse through an enfilade of common spaces in multiple ways, or through other private units, if they happen to be open for access deliberately.
On an urban scale, all of the outdoor courtyards are connected on the ground level, most of which have more than two access points. These access points are strategically placed to create multiple possibilities for meander through the site
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INTERIOR MODEL SHOTS
view into non -hierarchical rooms
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21 Third Level Floor Plan 1:800 URBAN SCALE PLAN
URBAN SCALE MODEL
SCALE 1:1000
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Located in Pittsburgh North Shore which is taken by vast parking lot and large scale sports facilities. Is there a way these large scale infrastructure for sports and other big events could become less of a mostly unused and closed off forbidden city to the adjacent urban fabric and society? The proposed new construction is relatively small in scale yet has a great potential. The ambuity of soft spaces are explored in this design so to make the small structure influence the site in an active way.
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03 SOFT SPACES
A New Performance Center
Architecture Option Studio, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Instructor: Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann and Simon Frommenwiler
Duration: 09.2018- 12.2018
Location: North Shore, Pittsburgh, PA Academic Work, Individual
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Delft University of Technology Library
Typology: the ground
Activities: study, resting, meeting, gathering
SOFT SPACES ATLAS
Ewha Women University
Typology: the stairs
Activities: circulation, resting, meeting, gathering
MIT Baker House
Typology: the ground
Activities: study, dining, resting, meeting, gathering
Harvard Smith Campus Center
Typology: the archade
Activities: study, performance, career fair, movie/party
The Shed
Typology: movable structure
Activities: gallery, performance, plaza, gathering
The Carpenter Center
Typology: the ramp
Activities: circulation both architectural and urban
Yokohama Pier Port Terminal
Typology: the ground Activities: circulation, resting, meeting, gathering
Basilica Palladiana
Typology: the loggia
Activities: circulation, resting, meeting, gathering
The Storefront
Typology: movable structure Activities: gallery
IIT Mccormick Tribune Campus Center
Typology: the corridor
Activities: circulation, study, resting, meeting, gathering
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TRANSFORMATIONAL DIAGRAMS
The proposed structure has the function of social hub as well as new performance center. With two-sided terraces facing the stage and the stadium separately, the soft spaces are interwoven in between the two functions.
EXPLODED AXON
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GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
OTHER FLOOR PLANS
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PERSPECTIVES
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01 view from west side grand stair
02 view into the east side theatre hallway
In the busy downtown Boston, the Club provides people with a space to stay away from life tensions in the city and emerge themselves into a different world with a variety of scents. Starting from a botanic garden, enfleurage laboratory and workshop to scent experiencing centers, the scent club makes users fully engage with the scents both in olfaction and visual sensation.
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04 THE SCENT CLUB
Architecture Core Studio II
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Instructor: Max Kuo
Duration: 01.2016- 03.2016
Location: Back Bay, Boston
Academic Work, Individual
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basic structural bay
WORM’S EYE AXON
corner assemblage rotated cubes
Each structural bay is a 24 ft cube, with two-way partitions dividing the sides to 8ft and 16 ft. The basic structural bays are aggregated with the corner cube in a different direction, thus creating a sectional difference. Then at certain point, the cube is push in, connected with a rotated cube as public circulatory space. In this way, the corners are skipped in the circulation sequence to become more private.
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01 view into rotated cubes
02 view from entrance into gallery
INTERIOR
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STUDY MODEL
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structural bay, interior, facade
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OTHER FLOOR PLANS
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NORTH ELEVATION
The gallery house is designed for two artists with distinctive personalities. Start from the public exhibition space as the central layer, the private programs of the two artists spread out on the two sides separately in the sequence of privacy. In this way, the villa is possible to house these two distinct clients, both separating and connecting them through circulation and gazing.
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Duration: 08.2014- 10.2014 Independent Project
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05 THE
GALLERY HOUSE
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP
A and B are friends who share the same interest, yet have distinct personalities, one introverted while the other extroverted. The gallery serves as the place for them to communicate ideas, display their work.
TRANSFORMATIONAL DRAWINGS
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Variation 1
INTERACTION ITERATION
Study Model | circulation, spatial experience, facade
Variation 2
Variation 3
Plan & Circulation
Section & Circulation
N-W Perspective
S-E Perspective
Detail Perspective
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FIRST LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
OTHER FLOOR PLANS
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View into the Gallery
Rooftop salon
Entrance of A and B
Circulation in A
Elevation
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Entrance to the Gallery House
Dynamic facades have the potential to add to the architectural expression of a building by visualizing the changeable aspects of the environment. With the help of daylight simulation, we designed a kinetic modular system that can regulate indoor daylight environment.
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Seminar, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Instructor: Andrea Love
Duration: 09.2019- 11.2019
Academic Work, Cooperation with Yang Fei
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FACADE
SIMULATION
01 test model
basic office unit (3m x 5m x 3m), south facade, Boston. 30 degree rotation steps.
02 simulation runs
36 angle combinations, 11 hours every day (8:00am – 6:00pm), 3 typical day every year (3.20, 6.21, 12.21). A total of 1188 simulation runs.
spring & fall - 09:00
summer - 09:00
03 analysis
pick angles that satisfy both glare control and daylight requirements
CONTROL LOGIC
GOAL control glare
ensure sufficient daylight
block/receive solar heat gain to lower energy consumption
winter - 09:00
Hourly Sun Exposure (HSE) HSE exceeds 1000 lux per hour for less than 10% of floor area
Hourly spatial Daylight Autonomy (HsDA) HsDA exceeds 300 lux for at least 55% of the floor area
preferably open when ambient temperture < 20°C preferably closed when ambient temperture > 20°C
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STEP 1
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STEP
STEP
double-glazing system motor concealed
INTERIOR
DETAIL SECTION
500mm cavity with dynamic shading inside Inside layer operable for maintenance
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53 PERFORMANCE LOGIC
daylight effect at differet times of a day
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INTERIOR
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PROFESSIONAL WORKS
56 05/2016 - 05/2023
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01 Google Landings
professional work
Project at Gensler
Duration: 03.2022- 05.2023
Project Location: Mountain View, CA
My work: In charge of the coordination of passive relief system design, CCF (closed cavity facade) dry air and blind system design. Collaborate with structural, MEP, lighting, acoustic consultants to resolve technical challenges, produced drawings for CD sets, review and respond to submittals/RFIs.
* Other Project Information Remains Confidential
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02 ONE MARKET PLAZA ROOFTOP
professional work
Project at Gensler
Duration: 02.2022- 04.2022
Project Location: San Francisco, CA
My Role: Lead the design for the competition, produced full design package independently
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RENDERINGS
The intent of this project is to enrich the tenant experience by modernizing the public roof terraces and adding amenities. The amenities are meant to exceed expectations of the market place; to attract new tenants and ultimately increase rents in the building.
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FLOOR PLAN
The northeast terrace will include support for a variety of activities, including social gatherings, catered events, and informal presentations. These public activities could be utilized by both tenants and the general public. The southeast terrace will support tenant activities, providing intimate outdoor space for respite, and informal interaction, as well as spaces that augment tenant spaces by providing areas for work and meeting.
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03 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, ARCHITECTURE BUILDING RENOVATION DESIGN COMPETITION
professional work
Project at NADAAA
Duration: 11.2021- 12.2021
Project Location: Gainesville, FL
My work: Design, 3d model, renderings and drawing set, preparing presentation files
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04 REDEVELOPMENT OF TURKEY BEND
professional work
Project at NADAAA
Duration: 03.2021- 10.2021
Project Location: Houston, TX
My work: In charge of design updates, 3d model, CAD drawing sets and costing package, producing renderings, preparing presentation files, communition with designers from the Landscape Architect Reed Hilderbrand
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THE WHARF PLAZA
everyday gathering, food truck festivals, boat loading & unloading
Originally built to facilitate the movement of goods from barges into the warehouse terminals, this robust wooden wharf will be restored and transformed into a public plaza serving a variety of functions.
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THE WHARF SHEDS
event space, bar, meeting spot
The Wharf Sheds are composed of two structures that work in a symbiotic relationship. The large open space is flexible enough to program music events, theater, or any other open air reception that might require a covering.
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THE WAREHOUSE
Hispanic Research Center, Commercial, Special Programming Space
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THE BOATHOUSE
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Public kayak, Rice Crew, Texas Dragon Boat
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05 RIT MUSIC PERFORMANCE THEATRE
professional work
Intern Project in Michael Maltzan Architecture
Duration: 09.2020- 11.2020
Project Location: Rochester, NY
My work: Responsible for theatre interior design and renderings
Produced floor plans, sections, program study
Prepare 3D model for exterior rendering
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06 LOS ANGELES MULTIFAMILY INFILL HOUSING STRATEGY
professional work
Intern Project in Michael Maltzan Architecture
Duration: 08.2020- 10.2020
Project Location: Los Angeles, CA
My work: 3 affordable housing projects with a standardized prefabricated unit, developing design schemes under the supervison of a senior architect, responsible for unit mix study and digital modeling, produce drawings and renderings
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VIEW OF GREEN SPACE FROM SOUTH
MICHAEL MALTZAN
VIEW OF ENTRY FROM MARINE AVE
02 - Wilmington
MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE 2 922-928 N MARINE AVE. HOUSING
80 MANAGER’S OFFICE MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE 6 922-928 N MARINE AVE. HOUSING GROUND LEVEL PLAN RESIDENTIAL MODULES AMENITIES SPACES GREEN SPACE MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE 9 922-928 N MARINE AVE. HOUSING BUILDING SECTION RESIDENTIAL MODULES AMENITIES SPACES GREEN SPACE
PLAN BUILDING SECTION
GROUND LEVEL FLOOR
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VIEW OF ENTRY FROM GLENDALE BLVD.
MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE 3 1140 N GLENDALE BLVD. HOUSING
VIEW OF ENTRY FROM GLENDALE BLVD.
03 - Echo Park
MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE 2 1140 N GLENDALE BLVD. HOUSING
82 MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE 6 1140 N GLENDALE BLVD. HOUSING GROUND LEVEL PLAN RESIDENTIAL MODULES AMENITIES SPACES GREEN SPACE MICHAEL MALTZAN ARCHITECTURE 11 1140 N GLENDALE BLVD. HOUSING BUILDING SECTION RESIDENTIAL MODULES AMENITIES SPACES GREEN SPACE GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN BUILDING SECTION
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07 SHANGHAI NANQIAO MIXED-USE COMPLEX
professional work
Intern Project in Kengo Kuma and Associates
Duration: 05.2016- 08.2016
Project Location: Shanghai, China
My work: Participation of DD phase, render, physical model, drawing of the plan and elevation, facade detail design, document preparation
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ELEVATION DRAWING
WALL SECTION DETAIL
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connection detail
INNER STREET RENDER
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FIFTH LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
GROUND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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INTERIOR MATERIAL STUDY 1A/1B office lobby
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1A 2A 1B 2B
2A/2B commercial restroom
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LINCOLN YARDS SOUTH
professional work
Intern Project in HOK Chicago
Duration: 06.2019- 08.2019
Project Location: Chicago, IL
My work: Participation of design proposal, physical model making, photographing and photo editing, document preparation
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EVERGRANDE NEW ENERGY CAR FACTORY
professional work
Intern Project in HOK Chicago
Duration: 07.2019- 08.2019
Project Location: Chicago, IL
My work: Archiving project, drawing of plans and sections, photographing and photo editing, developing documents for HOK Design Annual
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FLOOR PLANS
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SECTIONS
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1200W Carroll St
professional work
Intern Project in HOK Chicago
Duration: 07.2019- 08.2019
Project Location: Confidential
My work: Participation of design proposal, site visit and research, site modeling, developing schemes, and physical model making
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BROOKLYN NATURE DAYS
professional work
Project in Palette Architecture
Duration: 11.2020- present
Project Location: Brooklyn, NY
My work: Work in Revit to produce Construction Documents, produce renderings for clients
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This interactive installation aims to activate underutilized space in a building. When the motions detect people’s movement, the corresponding motor controlled by arduino will drive the boxes to shake, making ambient sounds in the hallway.
AMBIENCE
Interactive installation - wall twerk
Academic Work, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Instructor: Allen Sayegh
Duration: 04.2019- 05.2019
Location: GSD Gund Hall second floor hallway
Cooperation with Abbey Wallace, Dylan Bachar, Jacob Stinson
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