July portfolio for Aalto

JULY HE XUE

Environment & Interior Design School of Design The Hong Kong Polytechnic University autumn 2015

JULY HE XUE

(+852) 6224 1759 July003chu@live.com 422, POLYU STUDENT HALLS, 1 HUNG LAI RD HUNG HOM, KOWLOON, HONG KONG

Education

Skills

2009 – 2013

The Senior High School Department, Shenzhen Experimental School, Shenzhen, China

2013 – 2017

BA (HONS) ENVIRONMENT & INTERIOR DESIGN

Software

Photoshop/Indesign/illustrator

School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Revit SketchUp AutoCAD Microsoft Office Multimedia//CoolEdit/GoldWave/Corel VideoStudio/Premiere Programming//Arduino Language

Mandarin

native, with certification

English

fluent

Cantonese German

Activities

Experience

Membership

fluent beginner

2013

Helper, Artist Kacey Wong’s Art Work House of Red. House of Blue in Urbanism\Architecture Bi-City Biennale (UABB) HONG KONG Volunteer, UABB SHENZHEN

2014

Participant, art project Politics Of Space by artists from the Zurich University of the Arts

2015

Volunteer English teaching, Dabu, Guangdong, China Student Ambassador, 10DAYFEST

2013

Installation exhibition, TEA FOR TWO in FreeSpace Fest, Hong Kong

2015

Internship, Communication Designer, Shenzhen Centre for Urban Design

Student Member of HKIDA (Hong Kong Interior Design Association)

BLACK MILK R&BDesign Design R&B 2015spring spring 2015 Studio IV IV Studio

The ****clash of greening and underground culture at surrounding of the site makes me intend to mix the organic and something evil together. Nowadays, many organic/healthy food always tag them as “organic/healthy“. I want to bring something different into the market that makes me think of the milk in A Clockwork OrBlack inspired

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I wantdignity to do something playful in my portfolio.restaurant Thus, I decided to develop this idea.

The is a spatial interpretation of the film. The food served is milk drinks and some light food.

The image here is the rendering of terrace floor.

+ Research

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ome research was done before I go to the design stage. The restaurant is located in PMQ, a designer hub, neighbouring many galleries, bars and historic blocks with joyful greening around. In a good culture atmosphere, the restaurant can be designed in something related to its culture background and fun.

A Clockwork Orange is chosen as media and method to invovle the youth culture on the street to interior.

The next page is some analysis of the film.

analysis of the proportion and lighting in the film.

+ Design

Elevations

Section

This space is a courtyard (A shaft will be carved on the original building. Beside this, there is inversion of the space such as push the outside of the building in and invite people to have a seat there on the ground floor, carving a sharp outdoor garden on 1/f, pulling the bright orange box out on the 1/f as well.

ground floor plan

1st floor plan

terrace plan

Developed from the analysis of the film, some sharp space was made, whatever the light or the angles. Instead of pushing interior out as the concept sketch, several little gardens are designed on the outside space which is carved from the interior space. It is one of the focus point of the space. They able to be seen visually, but never to be touched physically.

People could observe others due to the arrangement, making eating a performance.

After going through the dark and shape space, the user will reach a warm space with good view of gardens and trees outside.

The design of the route is inspired by the scenario of the film. Sometimes the hero Alex can see his future and sometimes he cannot. Some times when he thinks his future is coming, despair comes instead.

When people enjoy the their meals here, they have to go back to dark space again, as it is shown on the left.

This space is like an extend box of the building that people can only see the warm place as facade from outside but not the dark inner space.

JOURNEY BLACK MILK R&B Design of 2015 spring Studio IV TEMPERATURE Hospitality Design 2014 autumn Studio II

The ****clash of greening and underground culture at surrounding of the site makes me intend to mix the organic and something evil together. Nowadays, many organic/healthy food always tag them as “organic/healthy“. I want to bring something different into the market that makes me think of the milk in A Clockwork Orange, a film about violent.

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+ Design entrance and wardore

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sauna room shower and toilet

living area

Distribution of space

Route B (Relaxation Time)

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wet

Humidity Distribution

Route A (first arrival)

cold

extremely hot

neutural

Temporature Distribution

circulation and distribution

concept sketches

plan and elevations

+ Analysis relaxing

IN OUT

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Timeline

working & social activities

Enjoy a convinience location and a good view to Victoria Harbour, it could be a better choice for businessman and travellers. Whatever which the customers are, they will a whole day schedule.

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The aim of the space is to make user relax themselves efficiently and thoroughly.

Users will be delighted by the rythem of the humidity and temperature.

the view and the location of the hotel

PARASITE Shelter Design 2014 spring Studio I

The shelter is in the form of a tend but supported with the force of suspension. There are two ways – suction cups and hooks – to make it stand and be adapted to different urban textures. Different colours are also provided. The original idea of this shelter is to stand with the support on a vertical surface like a parasite in the city. Since there are many glass skyscrapers in Hong Kong, the shelter is intended to be adapted into these urban textures. To meet the requirement of low cost, most the material is very common and cheap, like shower curtain, cable ties, pvc pipe, suction cups and cooks.

Different methods of attaching the shelter to various surface (clips for net of football court, suction cup of glass)

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1. Mine could combine with my partner by zips.

2. It can be packed up and carried easily.

3. Getting to the shelter.

TEA FOR TWO Installation 2013 autumn Freshman Seminar

The intallation is consist of two plastic chairs, a mannequin made of concrete waste, a cable reel as table, a tea set and audience. Facing the skyline of Hong Kong, the installation is a mirror of those beautiful skyscrapers, but showing their rough inners. The tea set build an emotional bridge of tasting between concrete man and the audience. The man-shaped is inviting audience to slow down their busy life in this good Sunday on the grassland, to have a small talk about this prosperous concrete forest in front where we live in and to share their stories as a part of the concrete landscape.

+ Concept and Comments

The site of event is facing Hong Kong’s famous skylines which is consist of series of high rises buildings. But I want to reverse the glamous of the building with the construction waste that produced by this city every day. And invite people to talk about this by drinking tea.

Some interesting sharing on instagram.

+ Thank you