Lifei Wang - Interior Design Portfolio

INTERIOR DESIGN

PORTFOLIO 2 0 17 - 2 0 2 0

PRAT T INSTITUTE

L I F E I WANG

LIFEI WANG L i f e i _ Wa n g @ y a h o o . c o m lwang17@pratt.edu 9 1 7. 7 6 7. 1 4 6 2 B r o o k l y n , N e w Yo r k

EDUCATION 2 016 - 20 20 PRAT T INSTITUTE

BFA interi or des i gn / Mi n or i n A r t Hi s tor y G PA 3 . 609 / 4.000 Spr i n g 20 1 9 G LASGOW SCHOOL OF ART BA(HO NS) i n teri or des i gn EXPERIENCE Se pt e m b er 20 1 9 - p re se nt INT ERI OR DESIGN & GR APHIC DESIGN INTER N Asia S o ci ety, New York

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Pra tt Ins ti tu te, New York J u n e 20 1 9-A u g u s t 20 19 INT ERI OR DESIGN INTER N Li & Ass oci ates Des i gn Stu di o( L A DS) , New York

-Par ti ci pated in Mo CA Bis tro Wo o d bu r y s ch ematic d es ign J u l y 2 0 1 8 -A u g u s t 20 18 T EAC H ING ASSISTANT ( ART HISTORY/ F ILM HISTO RY) Jina n Un i vers i ty, Sh en zh en J u n e 20 1 7 -A u g u s t 20 17 G RAPHIC DESIGNER

N e tView Tech n ol ogi es ( Sh en zh en ) Co., L td, Sh en zh en H O N O R S Fal l 20 1 8 De p a r tmen t Arch i ved / Exh i bi ti on Te e n Librar y Proj ect / Urban Dewel l i n g Proj ect Wo o d Joi n er y Des i gn Fal l 20 1 8 Br inkman n Sch ol ars h i p Competi ti on Nom i n ati on Te e n Librar y Proj ect Fal l 20 1 8 -Fa ll 20 19 Pre sid e n t’s L i s t Fal l 20 1 7 - S p r in g 20 18 De a n’s L i s t Fal l 20 1 6-S p r in g 20 17 Pre sid e n t’s L i s t Fal l 20 1 6- S p rin g 20 20 Me r it Bas ed Sch ol ars h i p SKILLS Rhino Revit AutoCAD KeyShot Vray

Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Premiere Unity

Modeling Rendering FF&E Selection VR & Gaming Visual Presentation

LANGUAGE English Chinese (Mandarin) Cantone

CONTENT 01

Creating Together | Teen Library Page 2-9

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The Curved Layer | Retail Space + Office Space Page 10-17

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The Open Corner | Urban Dwelling Page 18-23

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Mossedge Center| Community Center Page 24-31

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The Unseen | VR(Unity) Design Page 32-37

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MoCA Asian Bistro | Restaurant Design Page 38-45

ACADEMIC WORKS

01 C R E A T I N G

TOGETHER

teen library harlem, new york

This redesign of an existing library branch addresses the needs of teenagers to have a space to create and exhibit their art as part of their learning environment and expands the programs of a traditional library. The teen library will be dedicated to providing teenagers in the neighborhood of Harlem with a contemporary and technology-rich environment for learning and creative making outside of the conventional school environment, providing them with free access to equipment such as 3D and large-scale printers.

According to a recent statistic from Citizen Committee of Children in New York, Harlem is now facing an increasing high school

dropout rate among teenagers, and around 50% of the population living in this neighborhood did not graduate from the high school. Public high schools also do not always offer classes in the arts and creative making or do not have resources to provide equipment and current technology. The proposed library redesign will build a stronger bond connecting the teenagers to a place dedicated for them with access to equipment and tools for learning and interacting with others, and helping students to remain in school by encouraging learning. By displaying their work and sharing it with the public in this space, teenagers can also build self-confidence and take pride in their own creativity.

CREATING TOGETHER

ACADEMIC WORKS

NYPL HARLEM BRANCH 9 W 124th St, New York, NY 01 S I T E A D J AC E N C Y TO T H E PA R K

02 SITE ADJACENCY TO SCHOOLS

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S I T E L O C AT I O N I N N E W YO R K

schools Proposed Teens Programs: (LEFT)

nypl-harlem branch

poster making class sketching club 3D model making club

park

photography class computer stations (with video games) pre-college tutor N

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resume preparation for teens

Space Planning(LEFT) Main: 01 maker space 02 reading zone 03 exhibition gallery Secondary: 04 digital output stations 05 study zone 06 existing restrooms

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CREATING TOGETHER

03 E X H I B I T I O N GA L L E RY 05 study

gallery

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pivot

pivotpivot

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zone

M A K E R S PAC E maker space

02 READING SPACE

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reading space pivot

pivotpivot

pivot

DESIGN CONCEPT - FOLDIND & PIVOTING

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ACADEMIC WORKS

R E A D I N G S PAC E

R E A D I N G S PAC E

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CREATING TOGETHER

CHECK OUT DESK & BOOK COLLECTIONS

MOVIE C O M P U T E R S TAT I O N S PROJECTION & S PAC E BOOK COLLECTIONS READING LOUNGE

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W H I T E WA S H E D C O R K F LO O R ING whitewashed resilient reduces sound reflection

EA

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RESIN CEILING m at t translucent 3 form: warmstone n56/ drizzle n42

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R E S I N S H E LV I N G S m at t dav i s c o l o r : willow green 5376

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D I G I TA L O U T P U T S TAT I O N

DIGITAL OUTPUT STATION

M A K E R TA B L E

DIGITAL MAKING STATION

MAKER TABLE

E MAK

W H I T E WA S H E D C O R K F LO O R I N G whitewashed resilient reduces sound reflection

D I G I TA L M A K I N G S TAT I O N

BAMBOO VENEER maker space ta b l e s u r fa c e s

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WOOD VENEER c o m p u t e r s tat i o n s

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CREATING TOGETHER

M A K E R S PAC E

study zone

c o m p u t e r s tat i o n s

maker space

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d i g i ta l o u t p u t c e n t e r

reading zone

ACADEMIC WORKS

THE CURVED LAYER

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THE

CURVED

L AY E R

retail shop + community service manhattan, new york

This project address contemporary social, cultural and economic issues affecting the built environment through the design of retail space, with added community service office, for New York City nonprofit organization Housing Works.

The site is located on 518 Hudson Street, New York, which is a fourstory building with a basement.

There will be a charity retail

space and a case managing office happening in the same space separates by the curved structure. The curved structures radiant out from the center part which is the elevator connecting the five floors and rotates its direction which creates openings and vertical circulations. There is also floor variation between the public retail space and the private community service office space.

ACADEMIC WORKS

SECTION A

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THE CURVED LAYER

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01 2 ND F L O O R S TA I R C A S E M O D E L S

02 C E N T R A L S TA I R C A S E M O D E L S

03 CONCEPT MODELS

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C E N T R A L S TA I R C A S E M O D E L

Based on the concept model, I extracted the moment where the curve happens and rotate its direction so it becomes a boundary separating the space and dividing the space. Besides the retail store, this place also works as

a case management office for Housing Works. In order to provide more privacy, I elevated the part where the office is, so people inside the office will not be distracted by the customers in the shop.

CONCEPT MODELS 14

THE CURVED LAYER

SECTION B

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ACADEMIC WORKS

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03 01 02 03

VIEW FROM ENTRANCE B U I L D I N G FAC A D E V I E W O F T H E S TA I R S

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THE CURVED LAYER

4 T H F L O4TH O FLOOR R CASE O F FMANAGEMENT I C E S POFFICE ACE RRETAIL E TA I L S PA C E

OFFICE OFFICE

OFFICE

3 R D F L O3RD O RFLOOR

OFFICE

FITTING ROOM

DISPLAY FITTING ROOM

OFFICE

OFFICE

2 N D F L O2NDO FLOOR R

OFFICE FITTING ROOM

RESTROOM FITTING ROOM

4TH FLOOR OFFICE OFFICE

!STRFLOOR 1 ST F L O O

DISPLAY

CHECK IN AREA RESTROOM

OFFICE

3RD FLOOR

OFFICE

FITTING ROOM

DISPLAY FITTING ROOM

OFFICE

STORAGE

OFFICE

B A S E M EBASEMENT NT EMPLOYEE LOCKER AREA

RESTROOM

2ND FLOOR RESTROOM

OFFICE FITTING ROOM

RESTROOM FITTING ROOM

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THE OPEN CORNER

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THE

OPEN

CORNER

urban dewelling brooklyn, new york

This urban dwelling project is a renovation of an old carriage house, located in a historical district in Brooklyn, New York. The client is Brook’s family of a young couple, their 5-year-old daughter, together with the grandfather of the little girl.

The project begins with fixing an old broken corner chair from the client. Inspired by the Japanese pottery repairing technique of Kintsugi, I choose to use transparent resin in between the broken part as a highlighter of this connection.

In the concept model, the broken wood becomes two-volume

with parts taken away and the resin transforms into an open-corner connect and interlock the two spaces together.

To further expand the inspiration from fixing the furniture, together with the interest of my clients which is reading, the vertical reading space for this family combined with the vertical circulation. Their private space is now becoming the volumes and the open corners indicating where the life of the family members intersect, where they eat and relax also sharing their love and memory.

ACADEMIC WORKS

E L D E R LY ’ S B E D R O O M / READING ROOM

BASEMENT

V E R T I C A L C I R C U L AT I O N

1 ST F L O O R

FLOOR PLAN

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KID’S BEDROOM / MASTER BEDROOM

2 ND F L O O R

THE OPEN CORNER

MRS. BROOKS PA I N T I N GS MR.BROOKS PHOTOGRAPHS

F A M I LY B O O K COLLECTIONS

F A M I LY D I S P L AY S

V E R T I C A L C I R C U L A T I O N - F A M I LY M E M O R Y L I B R A R Y

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2 ND F L O O R M O D E L

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B AT H R O O M M AT E R I A L S

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S TA I R S / R E A D I N G S PA C E M AT E R I A L S

wood window shades walnut flooring wool carpet fabrics - furnitures matt ceramics tiles

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marble wall grey lime stone flooring translucent ceiling resin stairs/ handrill panel matt resin stairs

DINING AREA

LIVING ROOM/ DINING AREA

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MOSSEDGE CENTER community center linwood, scotland

This project is a community center, located in a small town called Linwood, in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

The client is the Linwood Community Development Trust (LCDT), and their idea is ‘for the community, by the community’.

Linwood has a long history which can trace back to the Roman Empire before it was known for an industrial town for cotton and flax production at the end of the 18th century, and later for the coal oil works, ironstone and car manufacture in the 1900s. Begin from the 2000s, Linwood faces a decline due to varies of reasons.

The Linwood Community Development Trust is a group of volunteers who are

determined to regenerate, retain and improve the community.

A community center should let people feel welcoming and engaging, as they were an inseparable part of the community. As the designer, my original concern is to bring people together, using a more open floor plan instead of using walls and structures to divides the spaces into small units. It is necessary to create a connection between spaces with different functions, not only physically but also visually.

By creating openings on the walls and using slidable glass glazings, the few main spaces can potentially be joined into one, and at the same time preserved the separation between spaces.

MOSSEDGE CENTER

ACADEMIC WORKS

SITE ANALYSIS: MOSSEDGE COMMUNITY CENTER

FOOTBALL FIELD E N T R A N C E / PA R K I N G LOT

TIMBER SCREEN FENCE

VEHICLE ACCESS

USER GROUP S: FOOTBALL CLUB MEMBERS

LOCAL PEOPLE

650 young people+ 60 adult volunteers

-shops -cafe -theater -flexible space

DANCING CLUB

EVENT PERFORMERS/ SUPPORTERS

-theater -flexible space -changing room

300+ participants -theater -flexible space -changing room

COOKING CLUB

DRAMA CLUB

-cafe kitchen -cafe

100+ young people and volunteers -theater -flexible space -changing room

FRIENDSHIP GROUP

STAFFS

50+ older people -cafe -flexible space

-office space -shops -cafe

-football pitch (existing) -changing room -laundry -cafe

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MOSSEDGE CENTER

DESIGN GOAL

PROGRAMME CAFE cafe

COMMUNITY MENMORY

dinning PRESERVE HISTORY

cooking area WELCOMING

kids area

MULTI-FUNCTIONAL

FLEXIBLE SPACE performance/ event/ class meeting/ club meeting

COMMUNITY CENTER

THEATER PEOPLE TOGETHER

performance/

SOCIAL LIFE

movie/ choir/ lecture / class meeting

FEELIING BELONGING

BUILD CONNECTION

SHOP TOLIET/ CHANGING ROOM

UNITY

LAUNDRY OFFICE

T H E AT E R S TA I R / O F F I C E S K E T C H

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toliet/ changing room

theater

multifunctional area cafe

office Store

ISOMETRIC PLAN

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MOSSEDGE CENTER

M U LT I - F U N C T I O N A L A R E A

OFFICE

T H E AT E R

KIDS AREA

CAFE KITCHEN

CAFE

ISOMETRIC FUNCTIONS DIAGRAM 29

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C A F E & M U LT I - F U N C T I O N A L A R E A

C A F E & M U LT I - F U N C T I O N A L A R E A M AT E R I A L S

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01 wood battens theater walls 02 wood battens walls 03 plaster walls walls 04 soundproof glazings interior 05 rubber flooring flexible open area

06 terrazzo flooring toliets/changing room 07 terrazzo flooring hallways 08 wood flooring theater/cafe 09 fabric cafe/theater 10 fabric cafe/theater

MOSSEDGE CENTER

O F F I C E ( U N D E R T H E T H E AT E R S TA I R S )

SECTIONS

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THE UNSEEN: A DAY WITH MACHINE LEARNING

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THE UNSEEN VR(Unity) Design Google Art and Culture Institute

This proposal “The Unseen: A Day With Machine Learning” is trying to provide the viewer with an experience of us training the machine learning model daily without realizing it.

By gamifying this experience using Unity, viewers are able to get rewards by solving the reCaptcha through a day experience begins with waking up in the morning, getting ready, then working in the office.

The project I selected is “X Degrees of Separation” by GCI. The project uses Machine Learning techniques to analyze the visual features of artworks allowing X Degrees of Separation to find pathways between any two artifacts, connecting the two through a chain of artworks.

However, the connection network created by machine learning is only based on finding the surface or visual similarities between the artifacts from its massive database. Also, the most important, machine learning needs people to manually correct their data tagging. While we see the machine generator provide us with a series of quick and fun images, we never think that we are actually

the ones who trained the system by using google’s other services, for example behind the scene of one of the most popular Captcha systems - Google’s Recaptcha - our clicks, the one to prove that we’re not a robot, to have been helping figure out images that google’s machine learning system cannot identify, helping the machine learning system doing classification and providing label to the images, and in the process, we’ve been helping to train AI to be even smarter. In the previous generation reCaptcha, we typed in words from images that came from books Google digitized which cannot be converted by the computer. According to the statistics, around 60 million of CAPTCHA was solved every day. Google collects data provided by its users and uses its machine learning model in their own products, such as “X Degrees of Separation” and other profitable products.

The project tries to reveal those hidden labor through the GCI machine learning project, and the connection between Google’s reCaptcha and the artworks generated by the “X Degrees of Separation”.

https://youtu.be/xcN0tcPSXNE

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CONCEPT IMAGE

INTRO

00-ENTRANCE

01-BEDROOM 8:30 A.M. WA K E U P

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03-OFFICE 2 : 3 0 P. M .

WORK IN OFFICE

THE UNSEEN: A DAY WITH MACHINE LEARNING

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03 intro

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AXON GAME MAP

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VR HEADSET DESIGN

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THE UNSEEN: A DAY WITH MACHINE LEARNING

INTRO

01 - BEDROOM

INTRO

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00 - ENTRANCE

03 - OFFICE

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NON-ACADEMIC WORKS

MOCA ASIAN BISTRO

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MOCA

ASIAN

BISTRO

restaurant design wo o d b u r y, n ew yo r k This project is a schematic interior design for a high-end Asian restaurant MoCA during my internship in 2019 summer. The philosophy of MoCA is ‘Modern Concept Culinary Art’, combining Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vitamneses cuisines in an artful way. The interior design for the restaurant tries to fuse Eastern and Western aesthetics. Choosing the representative icons of Asian

features, we study the meaning and incorporate of red-crowned cranes, lotus, bamboo, and pine trees to build an environment with an Asian aesthetic, providing customers an exquisite dining environment. Our design tries to comply with local consumption and dining habits, accommodate various events, eventually creating an ideal space for cultural and culinary enjoyment.

NON-ACADEMIC WORKS

SUSHI

DINING

WINE

BAR

DININ

D I S P L AY

LOUNGE

BAR

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MOCA ASIAN BISTRO

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WAT E R L I L I E S

RECEPTION

SCULPTURE

VESTIBULE & WA I T I N G A R E A

NING

WINE

DINING

SUSHI

D I S P L AY

BAR

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NON-ACADEMIC WORKS

BAR AREA/ ENTRANCE SCULPTURE

B A R A R E A E L E VAT I O N 42

MOCA ASIAN BISTRO

E N T R A N C E / R E S E R VAT I O N D E S K E L E VAT I O N 43

NON-ACADEMIC WORKS

DINING AREA/ SUSHI BAR

D I N I N G A R E A E L E VAT I O N

DINING

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MOCA ASIAN BISTRO

G AREA

S U S H I B A R E L E VAT I O N

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