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01 S O RT I N G M A C H I N E
Terminal for Cargo & Passenger in JFK Airport Teamwork Members: Zhuoqing Cai, Zehua Zhang, Jounghwa Kim Architecture Design New York City, New York, United States Fall 2017 Exhibited at 2018 Venice Biennale Exhibited at 2018 PennDesign Year-End Show Exhibited at AIA Philadelphia
After 2010, with the development of many countries in Asia like Singapore, Japan and China, especially some big cities in east Asia, such as Beijing, Shanghai, HongKong and Singapore City, plenty of capital flow into Asia and middle east, which means that the "big apple" New York City is going to lose its dominated states in the world. Even if there still lots of high-rises and huge companies in it, NYC is facing the crisis to hold the capital. Logistics like cargo and luggage systems are revealed on the interior and exterior developing a machinist nature as an aesthetic for airports in the near future. In this case, the airport will be able to generate maximum profit based on large amount of cargo capacity. On the other hand, passenger circulations are secondary focus but would experience that this high efficiency logistic system shooting around passenger corridors.
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Design Team Jounghwa Kim Zehua Zhang Zhuoqing Cai
Design Team Proffessor Jounghwa Ali Rahim Kim ZehuaDeLuna Zhang Brian Zhuoqing Cai Ezio Blasetti Nate Hume
Teaching Proffessor Assistant Angela Ali Rahim Huang Caleb Brian White DeLuna Ryosuke Ezio Blasetti Imaeda Zacahry Nate Hume Kile
Teaching StudentAssistant Assistant Angela Huang Angeliki Tzifa Caleb White Carrie Frattali Ryosuke DanielImaeda Cely Zacahry MusabKile Badahdah Shuoqi Xiong
Student MsD Advanced AssistantArchitectural MsD Advanced Design Architect Angeliki PennDesign, Tzifa University PennDesign, of Pennsylvania University o Carrie Graduate Frattali School of Architecture Graduate School of Arch Daniel Fall Two Cely Thousand andFall Seventeen Two Thousand and S Musab Badahdah 5 Shuoqi Xiong
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01. WAITING AREA 02. LUGGAGE ELEVATOR 03. LUGGAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 04. LOADING DOCK 05. CARGO CONVEYOR BELT 06. OFFICES 07. CARGO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 08. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT 09. CHECK-IN AND TICKETING AREA 10. CORRIDOR TO CONNECT AIR TRAIN
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11 Design Team Jounghwa Kim Zehua Zhang Zhuoqing Cai
Proffessor Ali Rahim Brian DeLuna Ezio Blasetti
Teaching Assistant Angela Huang Caleb White Ryosuke Imaeda
Student Assistant Angeliki Tzifa Carrie Frattali Daniel Cely
MsD Advanced Architectural Design PennDesign, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Architecture Fall Two Thousand and Seventeen
01. CORRIDOR TO CONNECT AIR TRAIN 02. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT 03. CARGO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 04. CARGO LOADING SYSTEM 05. BRIDGE TO CONNECT MAIN ROAD AND ENTRANCE 06. LUGGAGE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 07. LUGGAGE ELEVATOR 08. CORRIDOR 09. CARGO CONVEYOR BELT 10. LUGGAGE CONVEYOR BELT 11. DISTRIBUTION EUIPMENT AREA 12. LUGGAGE LOAD DECK 13. LUGGAGE STORAGE SYSTEM
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02 C O N T E M P O R A R Y D E TA I L
Tesla Headquarters Miami Teamwork Members: Zhuoqing Cai, Zehua Zhang Architecture Design Miami Beach, Florida, United States Spring 2018 Exhibited at 2018 PennDesign Year-End Show
Got the aesthetics from Tesla, the qualities of our project are layering and nesting. In this way the affect of the building is smoothness and aggressive. In terms of the faรงade, we use the technique of layering to create different surfaces and gaps, so that there are different shadows and depth, and those gaps might become to spaces which go into the building to shape interior spaces indeed. Besides, those layers and gaps between them also bring natural lights into the building for cars and guests. When we go closer to the building, we can see that the edge is changing when the surface starts to turn. And the edge may become to another surface of the faรงade, then the thickness of the wall and the quality of interior space are also changed. During the design process, we focused the relationship between layers a lot. Most layers are not nested with others, but there are usually overlaps between them. Some of those overlaps are for shadows, some of them are for potential bifurcations, some of them are for natural lights, but they all have the function of draining water because it usually rain in Miami. In this way, the overlaps are also the opportunities for drainage channel and water barrier.
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03 THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Transformation of the Moon Lake Teamwork Members: Zhuoqing Cai, Jianan Kang Content Division: Urban Design & Architecture Design of Library, Kindergarten, Shopping Mall, and Theater Architecture and Urban Design Daqing City, Heilongjiang Province, China Spring 2015
In the northeast of China, Daqing City, a typical oil city, has been drilled oil for more than 50 years. With the fully development of the drilling technology, the seed of the overdrilling was planted 20 years ago. What the most noticeable is that citizens who live in Daqing City are depending on the oil drilling. As for the topology, numerous of little lakes which named "youpao" as the site of oil drilling are scattered in the Daqing City. Unfortunately, overdrilling for about 20 years, Daqing is facing a serious crisis --- natural oil is depleted. As a result, more than half of citizens whose jobs are related to oil are migrating to other cities to ask for jobs. At the meanwhile, plenty of drilling lakes are abandoned. Rencently, government have tried to restore some of those lakes as parks, which, however, are all failed. From the aerial view, it is reasonable to say that obsoleting lakes are distributed all around the poor city. In order to evoke the vigor of the Daqing City, we focus on those abandoned lakes. By connect all platforms in each lake, we transform the lakes' appearence from many obsolete platforms to a comprehensive net with new functions, which could bring the vigor and social activities ot the middle of the lakes. Indeed, urban vitality will spread by those networks.
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Distribution of Kindergarten
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Facing this serious dilemma, we attempt to design a net covering the whole pool and connecting all platforms. Additionally, we have done a research about major building function's distribution in the city, and have selected functions which cannot be provided on these abandoned platforms in the Moon Pool and periphery. Citizens in the city can visit every building via these bridges and enjoy these facilities and spaces as well. Meanwhile, the Moon Pool is not only a memory of Daqing's Oil Era, but also a public space. In this way, we give the Moon Pool vitality again, even promote surrounding area's development.
New function and connection form a net in the Moon Pool.
Other functions continue to fill the blocks, facilities have matured.
New fuctions such as office buildings and hotels appear along the major street.
The Moon Pool-centered new city expands to surrounding places.
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Relation between Bridges and Floors Kindergarten Gymnasium Hospital Library Middle School Shopping Mall Museum Theater Transfer Stop
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03 Museum 2nd Floor Plan
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In the site plan, eight main public buildings are distributed on the eight platforms in the Moon Lake. Besides, three transfer stops help main buildings to be connected. Because of the different functions of main buildings and different positions, connections between each buildings need to be diverse. That is to say, bridges' connection have to be multitudinous to lead citizens and to distinguish the crowds and traffic. In this regard, the Moon Lake could transform to a more dynamic, literate, and intriguing spot in Daqing City.
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04 L I F T U P T H O S E O L D WA L L S
Boller Castle Gallery Old Architecture Renovation Boller Castle, Horsens City, Denmark Spring 2014
The Boller Castle is an unique castle in Horsens because of its moat. However, the function and the origin of the moat are unknown. The Boller Castle was a nursing house for old people when I get the disign assignment. As time goes on, the castle no longer fit the up to date laws and regulations of nursing house. Therefore, the castle was vacant and waited for the transformation. Considering the reputation of Horsens of culture and entertainment events, I decide the new function of the Boller Castle as a fine art museum. To achieve the brignt visit environment in the castle, I have to break down some useless interior walls. Howver, the almost 1 meter thick outer walls puzzled me for a ong time because few sun light could shine into the castle. The flash of idea usually fleeting, I use a small motion on the outer wall to make daylight come into the interior space ---- lifting up some parts of the outer walls. I believe that the outer walls of the building just like skin or clothes of human. And I assume that lifting up a part of the wall just like lifting up a girl's dress to see what is in it. Quiet a small, lovely motion shows a cute and vigorous characteristic of old building. Meanwhile, I prefer to try my best to preserve the origin outer appearence, and shows the new character of the old building by a tiny action. That is my attitude to the old architecture preservation and renovation.
Urban Texture Analysis
Street Texture Analysis
Public Architecture Distribution
Touring Route & Cultural Buildings
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For the north wing of the castle, I make a wide space for huge sculptures, paintings and photographs exhibition. To achieve enough natural light and comfortable indoor environment, I lift up the south wall of the north wing. Meanwhile, under the lifting wall, a hugh long window replaces the original brick wall. At the same time, considering the top sun light, I open a wide window on the roof top to let the sunlight flow into the exhibition space. 40
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For the west wing of the castle, I break down multiple small rooms to manifest a long corridor for gallery function. In a two story full height space, I divide the height to make a rest space like Cafe on the second floor, and a joint of the west exhibition space and the south one. To maximize the natural light in the castle, a large film material set on the west wall, to ensure the temperate light environment rather than the dazzling one at the same time. 41
05 T H E M O U S E CAG E
Amalgamated Dwelling Architecture Design Hong Kong, China Spring 2013
During last two decades, global population density and city building density has increased rapidly. However, there are also plenty of living troubles around citizens life too. More and more citizens could not offer a stable apartment to support their careers and dreams. Facing this issue, many officers are going to rent some amalgamated dwellings, such as capsule apartmens. But there is a serious shortcoming to live in capsule apartments. According to psycologists, living in narrow and crowded space could lead to many psycologicla issue, like claustrophobia and insomnia, since people can not move in capsule apartment, and there is no window and opening vision in the room. To solve this problem, I roll up three kinds of major living space to save about 2/3 space, in the same time an interesting rotation space formed in a hexagonal prisms space. On one hand, citizens could move to reach every function space in a entertaining way. On the other hand, it covers the same space as normal amalgamated apartments because of saving vertical space. Therefore, the Mouse Cage combines advantages of amalgamated apartment and usual apartment. Not only does it save huge space, but also it provides a more entertaining and positive life. It is totally a new lifestyle for citizens.
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THE MOUSE CAGE In the space of 3.8 meters story height, I roll up three basic space-- sleeping space, study&work space, and cooking&dining space. In this way, I save 2/3 three dimentional space so that a single citizen could live comfortable life in only 10 sq.m. For using the Mouse Cage, there is a rotate machine which could run it. Citizen could just walk along the asile to reach every space. In the same time other funitures will be folded away.
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UNITS IN TOWER BUILDING Four Units in a Floor Traffic Center contains an elevator and a stair. Two Units set on half storey. This kind of tower is the smallest, which covers about 92.6 sq.m.
Six Units in a Floor Traffic Center contains an elevator and a stair. Units set on every 600 height. This kind of tower building could be combined in mutiple forms.
Eight Units in a Floor Traffic Center contains an elevator and a stair. Eight units embtace it along an aisle. This kind of tower building is the most efficient mode.
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06 T H E F LU F F Y WA L L
Innovation Design of GRG Technology Interior Design Philadelphia, USA Fall 2017
Technology and technique are kind of two key elements in the loop of development of design area, meaning that new technology pushes the appearance of new technique, then this new technique also pushes the exploration of new technology. This project focuses on the fabrication of contemporary architectural design. I choose GRG/GRC (Glassfiber Reinforced Gypsum/Glassfiber Reinforced Concrete) to find its limitations, then make use of its limitation to explore the new asethetic of this technique. Since common GRG/GRC products are big chunks with curves and big suraces. However, how to achieve a delicate and elegant product with GRG/GRC technique is an interesting question. In this way, we use six different elements by arranging them to shape fluffy and waving wall. The wall starts from super flat part, then a subtle bump, then small elements, finally get the total fluffy point where is exactly the position of door.
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07 M O I R E PAT T E R N
Form and Algorithm Research and Design Architectural Space Design Philadelphia, USA Fall 2017
This project is a practice of parametric design skill and the relationship between architecture and geometry. Because of the position, the weather condition in the corridor is very harsh in the winter. So there is ususally no student go through that corridor, which should be a vigorous and social space in every season. So I need to make a skin for the corridor to defend strong wind in the fall and winter. Besides, the skin can also defend strong sunshine. The next issue, however, is the appearance of the skin. Considering the surrounding buildings, I do not think the skin should be a hook surface or a shape made of curves, since two buildings connected by the corridor are all in straight lines. Thus, I realize that triangle is a straight line shape which is full of change. The reason why I use parametric design in the corridor design is that the direction of the corridor shapes the wind condition. For the north side of the corridor, the wind is more stronger than the south side. So the opening in the north side should be smaller than the south side. In the parametric design, it is evident that the shape and the size of the diamond change from the north to the south. For the geometric logic, the first step is the connection between the midpoint and three edges; Next, the point on the edge start to move to the vertexes of the triangle; Meanwhile, three points on the eadge are connected to form six little triangles in the big triangle. In this regard, the openings on the triangles are constantly changing.
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Overlap Sin/Cos Pattern with Attractor Pattern
Transform 3D Pattern into Surface and Space
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