Portfolio Building integrated electrocheimical devices
Algae facade
BIT sports center Photo by: Weiqi Jin
Jingshi Zhang The Pennsylvania State University jfz5431@psu.edu
Bank interior design
Content Research
Practicing
1. Electrochemical energy harvesting and storage through building skins
6. Sports center
2. Algae facade design
8. Banks renovation
7. Office renovation
3. Case study building analysis - Solstice on the Park
School Work
Teaching
4. Makerspace Desigh
9. Advanced building system TA
5. Other works
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Project: Electrochemical energy harvesting and storage through building skins 2021 - present Penn State
Research Publications: 1. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/12/2203#:~:text=Research%20 on%20electrochemical%20energy%20storage,like%20solar%20or%20 wind%20power. 2. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/52945
Reversible PEM fuel cell cladding assembly and energy conversion
The objective
The objective of this PhD research project is to propose and test building skin solutions that serve as distributed energy sources by integrating photovoltaic systems and electrochemical energy storage technologies, such as reversible fuel cells and redox flow batteries.
Research question 1
How can the integration of photovoltaic technologies for energy harvesting be achieved with reversible PEM fuel cells or redox flow batteries for energy storage within building skin designs?
Research question 2
How do integrated PV-electrochemical building skins perform in terms of energy generation and conversion efficiency, thermal performance, storage footprint, and building code compliance?
Research methodology 1 Conceptualizing RPEMFC (RFB) as part of building skins Opportunities and constraints
Proposed system
Shading system
RPEMFC-based building skin systems
Rainscreen Spandrel glass Double-skin
RFB-based building skin systems
2 Developing two prototypes Preliminary prototype
3 Testing energy potential and thermal performance of prototypes Preliminary prototype simulating and testing Simulating in MATLAB/Simulink
4 Simulating whole building energy
5 (Tentative) Assessing environmental life cycle
DOE small office reference model
Raw material extraction
Building PV-RPEMFC (RFB) model in MATLAB/Simulink
Manufacturing
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Transportation RPEMFC-based prototype module
RFB-based prototype module
Energy generation experiments
Optimizing Usage
Thermal performance testing
Architectural design Rhino + Galapagos
Electrochemical components Simulink
Waste disposal
Conceptualizing
Exploreing possible locations of electrochemical devices on building envelopes
PV-RPEMFC as shading devices
PV-RPEMFC as spandrel walls
PV-RPEMFC as rainscreens
PV-RPEMFC as second skins
Matlab/Simulink conceptual model Power Photovoltaic Current arrays Voltage
Electrolyzer
Oxygen (anolyte)
Storage tank 1
Hydrogen (catholyte)
Storage tank 2
Fuel cell
Power Current Voltage
Water Outcome 1
Outcome 2
Storage efficiency
Preliminary experimental study
Outcome 3
Reversible fuel cell round-trip efficiency
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Project: Algae bioreactor building envelope design 2020 - 2021, RPI
Research
Publication: 1. https://publications.ibpsa.org/conference/paper/?id=simbuild2022_C031 2. https://dspace.rpi.edu/handle/20.500.13015/6120
Algae bio-reactive building envelopes (ABBEs) are selfadaptive shading systems that integrate an algae bioreactor technology to regulate natural lighting and heat in buildings, while also allowing for energy harvest and CO2 capture. In this research, ABBEs are proposed and supported through experiments and computer simulations. Using experiments, we investigate how the algae bioreactor will self-adjust in response to environmental factors. Through simulations, we analyze how the system, applied to a building in Manhattan, would harvest solar energy, capture CO2, and display environmental data.
Schematic concept
Algae growth can react to environmental factors, including temperature, radiation, and carbon dioxide. The algae facade’s appearance may alter in response to these factors, potentially manifesting as variations in density and color. These changes serve as indicators of environmental fluctuations, providing valuable information about the shifting conditions.
Experiment design
Experiment The response of algae to environmental factors, such as radiation, temperature, and carbon dioxide concentration, can be demonstrated through alterations in its visual characteristics.
Simulation The simulation illustrates the amount of solar energy that envelopes can harvest and forecasts the visual attributes of bioreactor building envelopes.
Climate
Algae facade
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Project: Case study building analysis - Solstice on the Park 2020, RPI
Research
Solstice on the Park is located in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, is a twenty-six-story residential tower shaped by the angles of the sun and one of the first Studio Gang projects to explore the idea of solar carving for environmental advantages. This study aims at evaluating the contribution of solar carving and giving better solution to the building.
Winter solstice December 22 12:00 pm
Summer solstice June 21 12:00 pm
The design cuts into the building’s facade in response to the sun and orients surfaces to the optimum 72-degree angle for Chicago’s latitude, maximizing sunlight in winter for passive solar warming and minimizing light and heat gain during summer to reduce air-conditioning usage. In winter, the sunlight enters the rooms deeply, bringing warmth and light to the interior. In Summer, the self-shading form reduces direct sunlight into the rooms, so reduce heat gain on hot days.
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Project: Makerspace Design 2018, Syracuse
School work
This is the comprehensive studio work at Syracuse. This makerspace is located in downtown Syracuse. This project aims to continue the strategies derived from the previous exercises that the seriality and continuity of form is incorporated with interweaving and pixelation of programs and space. To achieve this, the building mass is arranged into different bars based on a grid system. Programs are categorized based on performance nature, requirement, and correlation with others. Therefore, programs are distributed to four groups: Public, Open Work, Maker Space, and Utility. Each occupy a bay divided by convey programs. These three spaces are partitioned but yet connected with utility group and smaller programs. Thus, smaller programs and floor opening are scattered across the plan and volume to further function as a coherent space while reflecting the design strategies. Meanwhile, such interweaving and pixelation also happens at the volume level as there are stacking of floors and programs, and opening of roof and slabs in the vertical sense to transform the program and space. Therefore, the elevation, plan, and section all contribute to the design strategy while the facade will be designed to function while creating a pixelation of light.
Second floor
Ground floor
Program distribution
Section
Program distribution
Roof detail
HVAC System
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Other works 2011 - 2019
School work
Tangshan culture center design
Bamboo pavilion design
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Other works 2011 - 2019
School work
Underwater resort
Children library design
Children roof playground
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Phase: Design development Project: Beijing Institute of Technology Sports Center Design principal: Yingfan Zhang, Xiaojun Bu
Company: Atelier Alter 2015 Beijing
Practicing
A-L Elevation
Ground floor
More information: https://divisare.com/projects/431200-atelier-alter-bit-sports-center-in-beijing
1-1 Section
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Company: Amenta Emma 2018 Stamford, CT
Practicing
Glass door head detail 3’’ = 1’-0’’
Phase: Construction document Project: Office building renovation Location: Manhattan, NY Usable square footage: 14,946 SF Design principal: Thomas J. Quarticelli
Construction plan 1/8’’ = 1’-0’’
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Company: Bisbano + Associates 2019 - 2020 Providence, RI
Practicing
Phase: Construction document Projects: Bank renovations Project manager: Matt Silva
Construction plan 3/32’’ = 1’-0’’
Group I Outcomes Building: ESF Gateway Center, Syracuse, NY Students: Kristine Do, Aditya Jain, Brianna Serrano
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ARC 423/623 Advanced Building System Spring Teaching 2019 Syracuse
Wooden floorboards
Role in this class: Teaching assistant Instructor: Terrace Goode Duties: Taught software in class tutorial sessions, assisted students with projects, organized group discussions. Introduction to the Course: The objective of this class is to enable students to understand how to analyze the form, concepts, functions, and systemic performance of architecture by exploring architectural cases.
Wooden studs Steel I-beams Glu-laminated timber
Vertical Steel Columns with Diagonal wooden bracing lower level floor plate (shown in dashed line)
Wood flooring, vapor barrier Wood studs Glu-lam timber beam Steel I-beam Steel connection Wooden bracing
Wooden floorboards Steel plate with bolt connections
Wood studs
Steel branch and connector
Painted steel column
Bolt
Glu-lam beam Steel plate Bolts
Tapered timber branch Wooden bracing Concrete slab Second beam Primary beam
Group II Outcomes Building: Newhouse I, Syracuse, NY Students: Caroline Berger, Melissa Melone, Emily Yuen
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ARC 423/623 Advanced Building System Spring Teaching 2019 Syracuse
I.M. Pei since being part of the modernist architecture moment focused this building around the main core for the purpose of creating a natural light flow, visual connections throughout the building, and a grand entrance. He aimed to accomplish this through simple, yet well thought out, design using many primitive forms and arrangments.
Form as primitive
Form as lid
Form as completion