SPACE DESIGN PORTFOLIO Szu-Ling Ko
+886-938807831
ko.szuling@gmail.com
WORKING EXPERIENCE 2014.07-
Landscape Architect, LEF. Laboratory for Environment & Form
˙Chief Designer
Nanliao Fish Harbor Parking Lot – Won 1st place in the national competition. LunPi Xianmi Park – Nominated as Excellent Rural Area Construction. ˙Chief Planner Lukang National Historic Scenic Area - Granted 300 million NTD founding from Ministry of Culture. ˙Assisting Planner Nanliao Fish Harbor - Granted 200 million NTD funding from Central Authorities.
National Taiwan University
2012.08 - 2012.09
Intern, Old Farmer Landscape Architecture Corporation ˙Participated in 3 hotel and 1 residence projects, responsible for the production of section and floor plans. ˙Translated company web page to help develop overseas markets.
2012.07 - 2012.08
Intern, Eastern Horizons Corporation ˙Drew render diagrams and constructional section for product presentation. ˙Awarded Commendation & Recommendation Letter from CEO to join Old Farmer Landscape Architecture Co.
Bachelor degree of Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture CGPA : 85.5%
HONOR
˙National Design Competition, First Place 2017, Nanliao Fish Harbor Parking Lot
˙Eligible for Central Government’s Project
ACTIVITIES
2011.08 - 2012.12
2015, Nanliao Fish Harbor Planning 2016, Lukang National Historic Scenic Area Planning
˙Excellent Rural Area Construction 2015, LunPi Xianmi Park
conference members from over 10 countries. ˙Achieved 100% sponsorship target and interviewed by local TV media. 2010.09 - 2011.06
˙Dean’s List of Honorary Students 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
SKILL
˙Photoshop ˙Illustrator ˙AutoCAD ˙Rhino ˙SketchUp ˙Lumion
LANGUAGE
˙Proficient in Mandarin ˙Proficient in English
OTHERS
2013.11 - 2014.05
Project Team Leader, AIESEC
˙Leaded a team of 5 to initiated Green Tourism Project revolving around communities. ˙Granted founding from Yilan Community Development Association, signed project contracts with 2 separate communities. Working holiday, Australia
˙Illustrative software Tutor - Helped the pupil compose portfolio which she used to successfully acquire the desired position.
IELTS 7.5
˙Fair in Taiwanese ˙Basic in Spanish
Vice President of External Relationship, Training conference, AIESEC
˙Responsible for Conference Marketing and Proposal Writing, Reception of 65
2011.06 - 2011.08
Cultural exchange to Nigeria, AIESEC
˙Participated in IT project, taught basic internet and software usage to 4 schools.
Architecture
1 Anti-Seismic Building
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2 Lego House
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3 NTU Main Gate Plaza Renovation
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4 Nanliao Fish Harbor Parking Area
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5 Nanliao Fish Harbour General Planning
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Landscape
Planning
Personal
Group
Academic
Professional
Anti-Seismic Building Location：N/A Date：2017 Type：Academic/ Personal Project
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Anti-seismic Building Criteria
Regular plan and elevation
Structure Enhancement
Onsite scene of the collapse of building due to earthquake. Center of Rigidity line up with Center of Mass
Flexible Material
Light Weight Material
Anti-seismic Structure - Rolling-Type Bearings (RTB)
Developed by the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, The structure provides 360 level surface shock isolation. When subjected to shock, the friction generated between the axis and surface can dissipate the displacement.
Taiwan's Earthquake distribution (2015-2016)
6.5-7 6-6.5 5.5-6 Richter magnitude
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1 storey buildings are more seismic durable.
However, land is scarce in Taiwan, therefore project designs of smaller areas should be adopted.
Mechanisms are implemented to reduce the degree of swing through friction dissipation.
The building is elevated to prevent water accumulating in the node points, which may result in a weaker structure.
Bamboo is choosen as main construction material.
RTB structure is implemented into the floors to enhance the seismic durability.
Shrinking first floor to increase number of beam-columns for stability while creating semioutdoor space.
Spiral staircase is used to connect the floors, with the beam-column inside helping to stabilize deformation.
Reinforced angle rack is added for the enhancement of structure.
Shade is added in the top storey to lower indoor temperature while creating a balcony.
Selection of wall construction material.
Concept Development 3
Folding Door
Roof
Spiral Staircase
Room RTB (rolling-type bearings) structure
Living Room
Semi-outdoor Hallway RTB (rolling-type bearings) structure
Section Plan 4
First Floor Plan / Diagram
Second Floor Plan / Diagram
Roof Plan / Diagram 5
Lego House Location：N/A Date：2017 Type：Academic/ Personal Project
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Material Selection Cargo Container
Room Unit
Assembly Techniques Tenon Joint
Gate Unit
Garage / Storage Unit
2.44m
6.05m
2.59 m
Kitchen / Bathroom Unit
Front
Side
Back
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Room unit interior
To adapt to Taiwan's blazing climate, all units are ventilation-oriented to elevate residential comfort. 9
Top view diagram of the building's interior
Public space outer wall is made of mesh to enhance the ventilation and cooling efficiency. 10
NTU Main Gate Plaza Renovation Location：Da-An district, Taipei City Type：During Academic Enrollment / Personal Project Date：2011
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Historical Symbol Preservation - Palm Trees
NTUniversity was constructed during the Japanese colonial rule. The grand rows of palm trees is its symbolic design. Therefore, all existing trees are left untouched.
Renovation Design - Basin Plaza
The stairs on the right act as a barrier to redirect bicycle route, leaving the site center for pedestrian usage. Proportional bicycle users can access through a slope.
Current Site - Flat plaza
With a flat plaza, users will choose the convenient travel route, this causes a chaos of pedestrians and bicycles in addition to a lack of comfortable leisure space. Pedestrian
Bike
Car 12
MRT Station
School Area
Commercial District
A-A’
Commercial District
Floor Plan
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5
10
15m
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Greenery along the two sides of the plaza collaborates well with the basin design to block out the excessive noise from cars and scenic disorder.
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A School Area
Bike Lane
Sitting Area(1)
Basin Plaza
Sitting Area(2) / Green Belt 0
1
Drive Way 3
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9m
Plaza implements two types of seating apparatus to fulfill different needs while leaving enough room in the center for campus 2 activities and displays. 14
Nanliao Fish Harbor Parking Area Location：Hsinchu City, Northern District Type：Professional/ Group Project Role：Project Director Date：04/ 2017 Responsibility：Concept Development, Illustration, Report Coordination
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Renovation Design
Its floor plan originates from the arc movement produced by cars as they turn, forming a water-streak pattern.
Urban Planning Regulation
Urban planning specify a 8 meter public space within roadsides and 60% green coverage for park land. Parking Lot
Park Land
Recreation-Commercial Area
Route Simplification
To achieve the maximum parking capacity and site integration, the routes are simplified.
Current Site
The site is devided by messy routes and, therefore, lacks integration and is hard to form a good space.
Surroundings
The site provides a bird's eye view of the surroundings, making it's appearance as important as functions.
Fish Harbor Wholesale Center International Kite Racing Arena
Fisherman Association
Wind-breaking Forest Wind-breaking Forest
Main Connection Road
Recreational Area 16
The site has great parking usage difference between weekdays and weekends. Thus its design adopts a recreational design which allows it to be used as a park on weekdays while meeting the intense parking demands on weekends. Vehicle Entrance
Vehicle Exit 0
Floor Plan
Bus Entrance 25 50
Bus Exit 75m 17
Parking Space Display System The design installs LED devices out of existing flag poles. The brightness of the lamps will indicate the amount of parking spaces that are available and reduce the amount of time users spend in searching for available parking.
Full
Empty
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Kite Appearance Construction (An Echo to the nearby Kite Arena)
Existing Pavilion
Newly implemented seats
3m
40cm Wood 9*4*40cm Rectangle Tube 3*6cm Steel Board T= 1cm Steel Board T= 0.3cm
Existing Pavilion
H (Refer to the front view diagram)
Rectangle Tube 6*6cm @ 3m M14 A.Bolt Washer
2cm
G.L.
30cm
Rectangle Tube 5*5cm
20cm
210kg/m PC 2
Newly implemented seats 140kg/m PC T= 5cm 2
20cm 40cm
Street Furniture Details 19
Nanliao Fish Harbour General Planning Location：Hsinchu City, North District Type：Work/Group Project Role：Assisting Planner Date：2015 Responsibility：Concept of direction, Site investigation, Data Analysis, Report production, Illustrations
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Proposition 1
Proposition 2
Expansion of the wind-breaking forest area to create a comfortable recreational environment and increase bio-diversity.
Utilization of traffic benefits along with existing-activity-enhencements　and historical-root-connection for tourism.
Strong and Unstable Winds
Damaged Biodiversity
Transportation Convenience
Hsinchu is located at the bottleneck of the Taiwanese Straits. Given that its surrounded by mountains, gales that pass through valleys result in strong air currents. When combined with the sea breeze and monsoon, the wind within is strong and unstable.
The construction of the highway and development means the breakwater has extende towards the sea. This has used up more of the muddy coast, damaging the biodiversity in the area and prohibiting the development of ecotourism.
The site is the final stop of highway 68, the starting point of a 17m coastal bicycle path but also the numerous bus routes that pass through from Hsinchu train station. This makes it a site with great tourism potential.
Wind Direction
Bus Travel Route
Coastline 1898
Coastline 1921
Highway
Coastline 1944
Coastline 1985
Bicycle Travel Route
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Sand Restoration Area
Sand Plantation Restoration Area
Palm Tree Forest
Coastline Plantation Restoration Area
Drive way
First Layer Wind-breaking Forest Second Layer Wind-breaking Forest
Seaside Resort Restoration
Newly Constructed Wind-breaking Earth Mound
Reorganization of current land to expand the existing kite activity
Expand wind-breaking forest Area
Diversified activity to attract consumers.
Old Village Tour
Newly Constructed Stadium
Nanliao Fish Harbor After Renovation
Nanliao Fish Harbor's Current Appearance
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