Portfolio of Le Zhai
2009-2015
Master of Environmental Building Design
University of Pennsylvania 2015.05
Master of Architecture University College London
Bachelor of Architecture Harbin Institute of Technology
Le Zhai
LEED GA
lzhai@design.upenn.edu +1 267-206-6045 Education: 2015
U.S
University of Pennsylvania School of Design Master of Environmental Building Design GPA 3.84
2012
University College London Bartlett School of Architecture M.arch in Graduate Architectural Design
2011
Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture
United Kingdom
China
Internships & Work: 2014
Shanghai,China 2014
Shanghai, China
2013
Shanghai, China
2010
Harbin, China
AECOM, Assistant Architect
Honors and Awards: 2010
China National University Students Architectural Design Competition
2009
Focus on a mix-use building facade design project. Responsibility for client contracts, design development, report and construction, documents preparation, perspective render production (Associate with rendering company)
AMA Architecture (France), Junior Architect
Focus on a government building design project, design development, digital modeling and preparation of reports. Other projects: Report preparation, a view tower concept design; rendering production (associate with rendering company)
Architecture Research and Design Institute of HIT Internship. Architect Assistant Provided construction drawing preparation, report preparation
“Rebuild of HIT Campus Apartment "Competition Outstanding Award, Harbin, China Win the honor of "Outstanding Young Volunteer" School of Architecture, HIT China
2009
Extra Activities: 2015 2012 2007- 2011
Provided schematic design drawing preparation
report preparation EUmake (UK), Junior Architect
Third Class award of “CUC Cup” Architectural Competition
2008- 2010
Volunteer at "Getting to Zero" National Forum Net-zero BUilding Forum, Washington D.C “By all means - digital experimental settings” Exhibition UCL Group work, Organized by TU Graz, Austria Member of the Young Volunteers Association of China Regularly visited the Residence House of Harbin Senior Citizens to provide company. Harbin, China
Organized the “Snow Festival” Animation & Comic Club Harbin, China
Computer Skills: 3D modeling:
Image Process: Green building: Coding:
AutoCAD, Sketch Up, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper,Vray Revit Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign eQuest, DIVA, DesignBuilder, EnergyPlus, HoneyBee, LadyBug Processing, Arduino
Language Skills:
Mandarin Chinese English
Skilled Beginner Skilled Skilled Skilled Familiar
R D P S
esearch
esign
D+R P S
Folding Bridge
D+R P S
Symbiotic Roof - Net Zero Institution
D+R P S
Form Follows Swarming
Environmental Building Design
UCL 2011-2012
Swarming Nano-suit
Swarming & Subdivision
ArChimera Form & Fabrication, Exhibited in TU Graz, Austria
rofessional work
ustainability
Material Structure Intelligence
Swarming Building Swarming with Environment
D+R P S
Professional Work
D+R P S
Villa Design - Building Performance Simulation
2013-2014, Shanghai, China
Building Performance Simulation
D+R Folding Bridge P S University of Pennsylvania Tutor: Mark Nicol Sameer Kumar Partner: Di Meng
This course is trying to develop architectural ideas that are intimately informed by and centered on knowledge of structure and materiality. Our project starts from material combination and performance simulation, and finally results in a design in real context.
Concept Model Test
Fabric Performance Simulation
Fabric System Performance Simulation
Transformation Simulation
19’-0”
Connection Joint Plan Plan
Fabric Connection
21’-0”
Elevation Elevation
Section
Section Rotation Joint
Extended Position
Platform Cable Joint
Retracted Position
Beam Head Joint
Connection Joint
Platform Panels
D+R Symbiotic Roof - Net Zero Institution P S University of Pennsylvania Tutor: Professor William Braham Rob Diemer Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari
This course start with a question:" What will happen if the population in James town tripled? What we think necessary to that situation is the public space. The concept of this design is to apply building performance analysis and climate analysis to adjust design and improve the thermal performance. Meanwhile, try to use multi-methods to make the it Net Zero Building, form increase input to reduce consumption. We try to reserve public space on the roof, while use solar system to balance energy consmption and build a specially environment for people.
New York State, Chautauqua County, Jamestown Climate Zone 5
Pre-defined condition: Population Increased by Three Times
Traffic flow on the roof
Traffic flow in the building
Solar Duct Inlet Flow
Cool Fresh Air
Summer
Outflow
Dec 21st Noon time
Warm Waste Air
24 Degree
Solar Radiation
PV Panels
Air flow Solar Duct
Inlet Flow
Outflow
Dec 21st Noon time
24 Degree
Summer air flow inside envelope Cold Fresh Air
Winter Heat Pump
Water Tank Water Mix and Storage
Hot Waste Air
Heat flow Solar Radiation
PV Panels
Heat Pump
Winter Heat Recovery & Water Flow
Water Tank
Winter air flow inside envelope
Electricity from PV Trees and Roof
Electricity from PV Facade
Energy Consumption
18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
Improvements Baseline Building
Ventilation Per Area
58 kbtu/sf
Baseline: CBECS Average
Number of People per Area Lighting Density(W/m2) Infiltration Load(W/m2) Equipment Load (W/m2)
Heating/Cooling 32 kbtu/sf
- Ground Source heat pump - Natural Ventilation - Heating & Cooling Set Points - Low Infiltration - Radiant Heat Ground - Solar Heat Recovery
Schedule 2,500,000.00
26 kbtu/sf
2,000,000.00
- Motion Control Lighting
1,500,000.00 1,000,000.00 500,000.00
Lighting
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22 kbtu/sf
Cooling
Heating_HP
ElectricLighting
ElectricEquipment
Solar Power
Solar Heat recovery
- Maximize Daylighting - Dayligting Control - Efficient Lighting Equipments
Total kwh
Material 20 kbtu/sf
- Green Roof - High R-value Insulation Material (ASHREA 189.1) - Double Layer Window System
D+R Form follows Swarming P S M.arch in Graduate Architectural Design Bartlett School of Architecture University College London 2011-2012
Swarm behavior, is a collective animal behavior, which produced by similar groups of animals or insects which gather together and reacts to the environment. Bacteria and cells also have the same characteristics. All units inside the swarm are autonomous.
We built a link between swarming and subdivision, and used swarming agents to control subdivision. The context was defined in the far future.With the development of science, people will rely more on high-tech while communication will rely more on the remote telecom system. The relationship between people becomes weaker, both emotionality and physically, which reflects on the transformation of the nano-suit.
Swarming Nano-suit
Group project in Term1, associated with Vasilis Chlorokostas. Use swarming nano agents to define a space and connect it with the surface subdivision on a suit
1:1 Shoulder Model
ArChimera
Term 2 group project. Applying personal styles to the model`s tranglated surface. Inspired by corals
This project is for an exhibition in TU Graz, All members applied their form test into those trangulated pieces and installed on the monster-like structure. The general shape is defined by the exhibition space, as a monster reacting to the space.
Swarming Building
Apply swarming simulation to define additional exhibition space for an existing building
Swarming agents move out of the building and interact in the open area, which are affected by the surroundings
Bird View Perspective, Associate with Rendering Company
Art Center Concept, Concept Development and Modeling
Perspective on Roof Platform, Associate with Rendering Company
Art Center Diagram, Teamwork 艺术中心剖面透视
Perspective Section of an Art Center Shanghai Disneyland Core Area Transitional development project - Creative Village 上海市迪士尼核心区过渡性开发创意街区方案
D+R Shanghai Disneyland Creative Region Competition. Architects and Urbanistes (Shanghai Office),2013 P S Si-AMA Major responsibility: Art Center concept design, 3D modeling, perspective design.
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Perspective, Associate with Rendering Company
Section
Ventilation Diagram
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Perspective, Associate with Rendering Company
Binhu Commercial Center Facades Modification D+R HeFei Si-AMA Architects and Urbanistes(Shanghai Office),2013 P S Major responsibility: 3D modeling, elevation drawing, rendering
Island Nature Park Design D+R Qi`ao Si-AMA Architects and Urbanistes(Shanghai Office), 2013 P S Major responsibility: Walking System Design, Bird Observe Tower Design,3D-modeling
立面细部 | Façade Section Detail
Solid Aluminum Panels 立面铝板 类型A
Façade Stripes Type-A 立面造型铝板 类型B Supporting Structurea 支撑杆件 Façade Stripes Type-B 立面造型铝板 类型C
D+R Urumuqi Wanda Plaza & Hotel Facade Design Competition EUmake(Shanghai Office), 2014 P S Major responsibility: Concept Design, 3D-modeling, Rendering Quality Control, Client Contaction.
D+R Villa Design P S University of Pennsylvania Tutor: Yun KyuYi Course: Building Performance Simulation
This course is focused on using weather analysis and energy simulation softwares to improve the building performance. In this project the small villa is located in philadelphia. With multiple analysis and modifications which related to wind, daylighting, and energy consumption, the performance of this villa shall be improved. The origional design is a house with one garage, three bedrooms, one main bedroom, one kitchen, one restroom and a living space. The total area is 2920ft2(2205ft2 for main building and 715 ft2 for Garage). The baseline energy consumption is 21.76kwh per year. All these rooms are in the same floor and the pitched roof has an attic region beneath. Generally, improvements are focused on enlarging window ratio, improving insulation, and modifying glazing materials. Meanwhile, the villa has been changed into a two-floor building, in order to bring natural sunlight into more rooms.
Electric Consumption (kWh) (x000) 3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0 Jan Jan Run 1.
Feb Feb
2.8 5
Mar Mar
2.4 8
Apr Apr
2.0 9
May
Jun
May 1.5 9
Jun
1.2 5
Jul
Aug
Jul
1.4 2
Aug 1.7 5
Sep
Oct
Sep
1.6 3
Nov
Oc t 1.4 4
Dec
Nov 1.3 7
Dec
1.4 6
Tota l 2.4 6
21 .78
Run 2. Run 3. Run 4. Run 5.
1 . P rojec t 2 - Bas eline D es ign (10 /1 2 /1 4 @ 1 9 :5 7 )
Electric Consumption (kWh) (x000) 4 3 2 1 0 Jan
Feb
Jan Run 1. Run 2. Run 3. Run 1. Run 4. Run 2. Run Run 3. 5.
Feb 3.2 4
Jan
Mar
Apr
Mar 2.6 8
Feb
Apr
2.2 8 Mar
May
Jun
May 1.8 7
Apr
May
Jul
Jun
1.7 0 Jun
Aug
Jul
2.0 7 Jul
Sep
Aug 2.5 1 Aug
Oct
Sep
2.2 7
Oc t 1.9 7
Sep
Nov
Oc t
Dec
Nov 1.7 7
Dec
1.7 7 Nov
Tota l 2.8 8
Dec
27 .00 Tota l
Run 4. Run 5.
1 . as s ignment 4 A ll E lec tric ity - Bas eline Des ign (10 /1 2 /1 4 @ 2 0 :1 4 )
eQUEST 3.65.7163
Monthly Total Energy Consumption
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Electric Consumption 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oc t
Nov
Dec
Tota l
Run 1. Run 2. Run 3.
0.5
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Monthly Total Energy Consumption
Origional
Energy Consumption compare
New
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec Page 1
Monthly Ambient Air Temperature (IP) Phialdelphia Philadelphia
Min
95.0
93.0
90
86.0 81.0
Comfort Band
77.1 70.8
70
64.9
68.7 59.0
53.1
51.4
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE [°F]
45.6
39.9
40
34.5
31.8
29.8
55.1 45.0
41.5
30
60.1
57.9
48.9
48.0
50
79.0
74.2
62.5
60
30.9 25.0
21.9
21.0
20
15.1 10.9
10.9
Monthly Incident Radiation (SI)
10 0 250
Atelier Ten
Max
93.0
84.9
82.0
80
Average
Average Annual Temperature = 53.6 °F
100
Jan
Feb
Mar
Diffuse [kWh/m²]
Apr
May
Jun
Direct [kWh/m²]
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2014/9/13
Incident Radiation [kWh/m²]
200
150
146
134
125
142
121 120
118
120
100 95 88
77 63
50
85
83 53
75 57
35
28
0
84
66
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
43
Oct
34
28
Nov
Dec
Month
%Clear % Partly Cloudy %Cloudy
%Cloudy Atelier Ten% Partly Cloudy
2014/9/13
sky cover condition
%Clear 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% s
50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% January
February
Climate Analysis
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Illuminance on Dec 21st, Noon time, Overcast Sky
Illuminance on Jun 21st, Noon time, Sunny sky
Daylight Autonomy
Daylight Factor
Baseline Building Analysis
Illuminance On Dec 21st, Noon time, Overcast Sky
Daylight Autonomy
Illuminance On Jun 21st, Noon time, Sunny sky
Daylight Factor
Summer Wind
Dec 21st Noon, Sunny DGI 24.4 Winter Wind
New Design Performance Analysis
Dec 21st Noon,Overcast DGI 19.3