jasmine li
architecture portfolio Cornell University Bachelor of Architecture, 2011
academic
work :
plan cut
elevation view
studio: artificial matters professors elena manferdini & amber bartosh
synthetic walnut
artist inspiration
NESTLED IN VENOUS ARTICULATED HILLS,
12/2011 - 09/2011
reminiscent of the slippery walnut shell, sits a glittering form in the fog. The structure and its surrounding landscape is proposed as a pavilion in the Milan 2015 Expo. The material intention of the project is inspired by “Artificial Rock,� a series by the Chinese artist Zhan Wang. By working sheets of stainless steel directly onto the rocks, the viewing stones, long associated with aesthetic harmony, become shiny and fake. The mirror-like surface, having still the natural texture and contour of the stone, yet a distorted reflection of reality, symbolized an idealistic material of modernity. For the pavilion, light activates the process of the material effect. In daylight, the skin takes on the appearance of an excessively polished metallic varnish. The look of opaque resin then dissipates as the interior illuminates, revealing a translucent and milky quality at night. The futuristic finishing process reimagines construction materials with hyperrealistic effects.
animation stills
aerial view
walnut cut
section cut
circulation diagram
exhibition site
landscape detail
SITE CONTEXT
component development
component array
STUDIO: MONOCOQUES PROFESSOR WINKA DUBBELDAM
SKIN
MOUTH
The stratum contains cells called CHROMATOPHORES, pigmented granules contained within an elastic, filamentlike compartment of the cell.
The beak is the only hard part of its body, and thus its only restriction on its movement. So an octopus can move through any hole the size of its beak.
MOUTH
SKIN
Since its opening in 1847, the East River Park
05/2010 - 01/2010
has absorbed large and localized improvements. Despite visionary master planning, encroaching urban expansion continues to threaten its existence. The project capitalizes on this instability of the site and resistance to finality in proposing a skin that responds to localized opportunities. Using octopus morphology as inspiration, the monocoque is conceived from the dually-functioning double-layered “smart skin” tentacles, which is a device for both movement and camouflage. The octopus reads its surroundings and adjusts its body in response. In its intelligence, there results a hyper-redundancy, which in turn, allows for the multi-functionality of its body. The dynamic camouflage generates the form.
Shellfish and crabs are eaten by using these two tools to break through the shell and then injecting a toxin to kill the prey. The radula scraps against the hard surface, while the papilla drills through it.
The dermis contains the flat, ellipsoid LEUCOPHORES that reflect light of all wavelengths and at every incident angle.
Chromatophores clustered in the middle appear light and lets light in. Even distribution of chromatophores appear dark and does not transmit light.
OCTOPUS MORPHOLOGY
stratum dermis
Even distribution of chromatophores appear dark and does not transmit light.
DECENTRALIZED NERVOUS SYSTEM OCTOPUS MORPHOLOGY
Chromatophores clustered in the middle appear light and lets light in.
DECENTRALIZED NERVOUS SYSTEM
TENTACLE
SUCKER
TENTACLE
SUCKER
Movement is produced by contractions of transverse, longitudinal, and oblique muscles. Typically there is a high length to width ratio.
Muscular organs that lack typical systems of skeletal support are called MUSCULAR HYDROSTATS.
ELONGATION: transverse muscle contraction SHORTENING: longitudinal muscle contraction BENDING: is simultaneous andoflongitudinal Movement produced bytransverse contractions transverse,muscle longitudinal, and contraction oblique muscles. Typically there is a high length to width ratio. TWISTING: helical or oblique muscle contraction ELONGATION: transverse muscle contraction SHORTENING: longitudinal muscle contraction BENDING: simultaneous transverse and longitudinal muscle contraction TWISTING: helical or oblique muscle contraction
This system can produce diversity and complexity in movement. Deformations can occur at any location and simultaneously atthat multiple locations. Muscular organs lack typical systems of skeletal support are called MUSCULAR HYDROSTATS. This highly localized system requires specific neurological control. For the is achieved through in a This system can octopus, produce this diversity and complexity decentralizedDeformations nervous system: of at its any nerves are in and the movement. can 1/3 occur location brain, with the atremaining 2/3 distributed in its body and simultaneously multiple locations. arms. This highly localized system requires specific neurological control. For the octopus, this is achieved through a decentralized nervous system: 1/3 of its nerves are in the brain, with the remaining 2/3 distributed in its body and arms.
When the sucker is pressed against a surface, the flexible outer margin of skin conforms to it, forming a seal. Then the radial muscles contract, and the walls of the acetabulum and infundibulum get thinner, forcing the circumference of the cup‐shaped acetabulum to increase, increasing the volume of the acetabular Since the infundibulum sealed When the sucker chamber. is pressed against a surface, theis flexible against a surface, water can't get in;forming so the same of outer margin of skin conforms to it, a seal.quantity Then the water muscles in a larger chamber reduces theofpressure, generating radial contract, and the walls the acetabulum and suction. Relaxing the radial muscles, or contracting infundibulum get thinner, forcing the circumference of the the circular muscles, reducesto theincrease, volume of the acetabulum and cup‐shaped acetabulum increasing the volume releases the grip.chamber. An octopus can a respectable of the acetabular Since thegenerate infundibulum is sealed amount aofsurface, force with thiscan't mechanism. against water get in; so the same quantity of water in a larger chamber reduces the pressure, generating suction. Relaxing the radial muscles, or contracting the circular muscles, reduces the volume of the acetabulum and releases the grip. An octopus can generate a respectable amount of force with this mechanism.
TENTACLE MOVEMENT
TENTACLE MOVEMENT
octopus performative traits analysis
SITE ANALYSIS MANHATTAN WATERFRONT GREENWAY MASTER PLAN, 2004
Shellfish crabs eaten these tools to break through The beakand is the onlyare hard partby of using its body, andtwo thus its only restriction onthe its shell and then a toxin kill the prey. The scraps against the movement. Soinjecting an octopus cantomove through anyradula hole the size of its beak. hard surface, while the papilla drills through it. There are two parts to its mouth: the RADULA and the PAPILLA.
stratum dermis
octopus skyscraper
There are two parts to its mouth: the RADULA and the PAPILLA.
The distribution of pigment in the stratum determines whether the layercontains is visible or obscured. Thedermis stratum cells called CHROMATOPHORES, pigmented granules contained within an elastic, filamentlike The dermis contains the flat, ellipsoid LEUCOPHORES that compartment of the cell. reflect light of all wavelengths and at every incident angle. The distribution of pigment in the stratum determines whether the dermis layer is visible or obscured.
SITE MAP
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site map
site aerial view
existing site conditions
component array
perspective view
cluster section cut
perspective view
cluster detail
perspective view
fire house in landscape concept
fire house longitudinal section
fire house cross section
FIRETRUCK PARKING
OPEN TO BELOW
APPARATUS BAY
GEAR STORAGE
WORKSHOP MEETING ROOM MECH BREAKOUT ROOM CONFERENCE ROOM
HOUSEWATCH DRYING STATION
GOLD ROOM
ADA
OUTDOOR DECK
ROOFTOP FITNESS AREA
KITCHEN
DOCUMENTATION
OPEN TO BELOW
RECORDS ARCHIVE
OUTDOOR ROOM
OPEN TO BELOW
JANITORIAL CLOSET
COMPANY OFFICE
CLOSET
LOBBY
CLOSET TOILET
REST ROOM
CLOSET
BEDROOM
COAT RACK
OUTDOOR DECK
FITNESS CENTER
PARKING LOT
LOUNGE
LAUNDRY ROOM
TRAINING TOWER
TRAINING TOWER
SHOWERS
LINEN ROOM
LOCKERS
BEDROOM
RESTROOM BALCONY
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
JANITORIAL CLOSET CLOSET
fire house ground floor plan
fire house upper level plan
BEDROOM
studio: fire house & program x professors craig dykers & liz burow
brooklyn mosaic
site photographs
The city grid tends to marginalize poorer
12/2009 - 09/2009
neighborhoods, where large vacant lots dominate. Residents of Brownsville, New York, are among the politically powerless, living in one of the highest concentrations of low-income housing projects in the city. Despite its poverished perception, the area is historically rich, culturally vibrant, and racially diverse. In the re-design of the town fire house, herein lies the opportunity to give back to the community, giving a space for these positive aspects to be expressed. The overwhelming scale of the urban block is cut with intersecting walkways, giving pedestrian access that is also distanced from the traffic and noise of the parkway. The resulting collection of differently sized lots is then surfaced with varied ground material, such as grass, pavement, or straw. Families, community groups, or organized activists may repurpose this land for recreational and social use. Those who live in the typical housing project types usually share one large outdoor space with many other people, and so are unable to personalize it and unwilling to use it. With this proposal, an informal garden of diverse personalities and histories can be created.
legend open space and outdoor recreation commercial / office buildings site community district boundary line one mile radius of site transportation routes subway stop library swimming pool basketball court
eight blocks map of recreational use & transporation lines
OPEN SPACE IN BROWNSVILLE?
1.5
acres per 1000 residents
citywide median ratio
2.5
acres per 1000 residents
NYC DCP (Department of City Planning) goal
0.00047 acres per 1000 residents
Brownsville ratio
} 0.0012
acres per 1000 residents
2.4x
increase in land for the community if vacant land is used for open space and recreation
study model
analysis of recreational space vs. vacant land
elevation view
perspective view
sketches
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instructional pamphlet
connection details
unfolded envelope with graphic application
studio: pre-re-post professor aleksandr mergold with julio torres-santana, fay shuoan zhuo, and wendy yang
cinema outpost GET DRAWN INTO THE EXPERIENCE OF MOVIE-
08/2009 - 06/2009
going with the Cornell Cinema Outpost. Faced with low attendance rates, the campus film and exhibition program, which showcases alternative cinema, required a mobile tactic to advertise its presence on and off campus. In this proposal, two semi-circular walls are constructed from corrugated colypropyrene sheets, and deployed on the campus quadrangle to enclose a small viewing context. The outpost launched at a public reception at the end of the eight-week studio. study model
outpost reception
STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
steel grid system, west facade
bar cone, steel + hangers
reinforced concrete, cinema block 3 main slanted columns
steel frame and glass, the crystal
circulation, stairs supported by hangers and slanted columns
REPORT
UFA CINEMA CENTER > COOP HIMMELB(L)AU > BOLLINGER + GROHMANN > DRESDEN, GERMANY structural system overview
1998
REPORT
UFA CINEMA CENTER > COOP HIMMELB(L)AU > BOLLINGER + GROHMANN > DRESDEN, GERMANY 1998
SITE THE CINEMA IS PUBLIC SPACE The cinema is connecting the two disparate neighborhood streets. It is conceived as a important intersection of two urban vectors drawn across the city. In dealing with financial problems, one option European cities have taken to is selling its public spaces to private developers. Buildings are then erected without little thought to the urban development. With the UFA Cinema Center, Coop Himmelb(l)au wanted to create public space by deconstructing the building mass into structural pieces that are energized and densified by the urban lifestyle it engages. In this sense, the UFA Cinema Center is not solely a cinema but public space for the city. CANTILEVER AND INTERNAL SLABS The cantilever system functions to free the space below for pedestrian traffic. The main material of the cantilever is composed of reinforced concrete, its interior consists of simple walls and slabs, as illustrated in the longitutinal section about of the western face of the building. As shown in the diagram, the cantilever stands 3 floors high, holding dead load of the concrete as well as theatre live load. The cantilever is to behave like the diagram, but is stablized due to its small radio of its length versus the length of the rest of the building. INO UFA
RUNDK
ROOF SYSTEM Snow loads are supported by a series of trusses (in red) with a series of I-beams (in blue) lying above, running in the opposite direction, these forces are transferred downwards onto walls, then to the ground plane.
REPORT
ST. PETERSBURGERSTRASSE
UFA CINEMA CENTER > COOP HIMMELB(L)AU > BOLLINGER + GROHMANN > DRESDEN, GERMANY 0
DESIGN
10
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25m
1998 SITE PLAN
ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT
REPORT
UFA CINEMA CENTER > COOP HIMMELB(L)AU > BOLLINGER + GROHMANN > DRESDEN, GERMANY
1998
DESIGN
As the programmatic fundction is inserted, the urban design concept evolves, making use of the media form it houses to enliven the architecture. The cinema seats 2600 people in eight cinemas; it receives 150,000 people daily.
CINEMA BLOCK AND CRYSTAL The cinema program is packed into the concrete unit, aptly named the CINEMA BLOCK. Connected to it is a glass-enclosed volume acting not only as an entryway but also as a public throughway; this foyer-public-square is known as the CRYSTAL.
ELEVATOR
“THE SCULPTURES... DIVIDE THE FOYER INTO
SPATIAL SEQUENCES
ENTRANCE CANOPY
WHICH DISSOLVE THE CENTRAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SPATIAL EXPERIENCE
tells you what movies are playing
MEDIA SHAFT
LIKE A VIDEOCLIP.”
URBAN COMPLEXITY Suspended within the Crystal are bridges, ramps, and stairs expressive of dynamic sequences These sculptural pieces bring people up into the sky and animate the space for people below.
ELEVATOR SHAFT
- COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
Two columns, ELEVATOR and MEDIA SHAFT, growing from the ground and anchored to the concrete walls, support the steel frame. In addition, the SKYBAR is a double-cone suspended from the steel frame with tension cables and connected to an accessible ramp.
MEDIA SHAFT
SKYBAR
ELEVATION
SECTION
PROJECTION SURFACE
site, design, & structural analysis diagrams
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elective: structural systems PROFESSOR mark cruvellier with viktoria chuyu wang
ufa cinema center in designing the UFA Cinema Center, the firm
05/2009 - 01/2009
Coop Himmelb(l)au wanted to confront the issue of disappearing public space in European cities. The concept that dynamic spatial sequences should be defined by tangents and diagonals, rather than axis, inspired this case study on using structural systems to express design intentions. The Cinema Center has an inside-out dialogue with the city of Dresden, sustained by the design of structural components that attribute to the contrasting materiality and the dynamic urban sequences. Sculptural pieces suspended within the glass-enclosed volume bring people up into the sky, animating the space. In addition to analyzing the structural systems of the building, my partner and I produced a scale model of these design elements using a variety of techniques, including soldering and 3-d milling. model view
photographs
model view
structural grid
perspective drawing
unfolded section model
studio: secret societies professor mark morris
two faced ECONOMIC PRESSURE AND SHRINKING RANKS of
12/2008 - 09/2008
members have compelled many secret societies to sell their headquarters. In the fictional studio narrative, a consortium has formed to occupy an unbuilt parcel behind a former lodge hall in Skaneateles, New York, to house their various organizations. The proposal clarifies the duality of the constituent public and private programs, such as charitable works and secret rituals. The transparent exterior wraps large spaces while a concrete veil shelters the private ritual chambers. Symbolic stairs and sliding doors connect the programmatically opposite spaces. Two faรงades are thus created, colliding light and heavy, transparent and opaque, a concept conceived in the sketch modeling process. The project asserts a relationship between the insider members of the secret societies and the outsider tourists by defining what can be seen from the outside against what cannot be, as well what is known against what is not.
circulation model
sketch model
ground floor plan
basement floor plan
third floor plan
second floor plan
view from roof
detail view of housing & supermarket plan
ground level
upper level
site plan
housing RENDERINGs
extruded pattern
site model
STUDIO: SUPERBIA PROFESSOR DAVID SALOMON
suburban patterns SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY, LIKE MANY American
05/2008 - 01/2008
suburbs, is aesthetically monotonous, culturally dull, socially stratified, and economically wasteful. In the recent past, mixed-use developments proposed by the New Urbanist model have failed to produce strategies that adequately undermine the hierarchies of public ceremonial spaces and private taxable ones. To generate new suburban patterns, this project referenced Hilbersheimer’s New Regional Pattern, which proposed separating infrastructure, residential, and commercial programs. Understanding habitual suburban activities as variations within a pattern, this translated into the design of a mixed-used supermarket and housing typology. In the resulting “superbia,” the supermarket acts as the throughway, connecting the main street to the train station. The street grid, density distribution, housing units and supermarket layout all reflect the layered complexity discovered in the pattern composition.
precedent & SITE analysis
extracted pattern
translated pattern
pattern detail
pattern on site
supermarket & housing
1. Project line from point to edge of shape. 2. (Eliminate the two shorter projections.) 3. Score along perpendicular red dotted lines. 4. Reverse surface. 5 Score along dotted lines. 6. Fold.
section drawing
folding technique
model detail view
axon drawing
studio: villa savoye iterations professors aNDREA SIMITCH & PAUL ANDERSEN with viktoria chuyu wang
pilotis conditions
villa folded var 01 9.78 m floor 1, 2, R free-standing
The seminal Villa Savoye prompted the investigative analysis
of Le Corbusier’s architectural principles through a series of iterative transformations. This iteration, informed by paper-folding, transformed the house as an integrated system. Critical folds based on the existing structure generated slanting and floating qualities. Through analytical diagrams, drawings, and process models, the final iterations allowed for comparative evaluation. Normative conditions of entry and egress became blurred, while the re-organized program imagined a bizarre environment. As a result, the villa circulation proves more dynamic. var 02 6.88 m floor 2, R free-standing / functional additions
05/2007 - 01/2007
var 03 a 6.88 m floor 1, 2 free-standing, engaged mix / grid
var 03 b 3.98 m floor 2 free-standing / affected grid
var 04 2.90 m floor 1 free-standing, engaged mix
paper folding studies
elevation views
structural diagram
model perspective view
model perspective view
section cut
approach to view movie screen
studio: BOUNDARIES professors aNDREA SIMITCH & PAUL ANDERSEN
drive in theater BOUNDARIES, DERIVED FROM THE OVERLAY of
09/2006 - 12/2006
an offset grid, edits the gently sloped landscape, only defined by tree cover and an adjacent road, and terminating at the riverside. The ground becomes staggered to achieve a hierarchy of privacy levels and views, creating space for the program requirements of a drive-in movie theater, while delineating navigable paths. The concession stands and bathrooms are tucked underground, allowing the artificially generated hills to be occupied as additional viewing in a park atmosphere. Entering directly at grade level, visitors pass by a long retaining wall, as the landscape swallows and spits them out. Dramatic pathways bridge lovers and sightseers to the water edge. Multiple projection surfaces and circulation routes highlight the experience of intersecting sight lines.
framing
enclosing
viewing study models
site collages
site plan
site plan overlays
professional
work :
professional work the statler hotel & watg with lea matejova
hospitality interiors 4'-73 4" 43 8"
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05/2008 - 03/2008
Unveiled in 2010, the new design featured a platform bed with a floor-toceiling upholstered headboard, which needed accurate measurements to standardize the millwork dimensions. The layered academic and commercial functions, as well as past renovations, resulted in the difficulty of documenting the dimensions in otherwise typical stacked rooms. My partner and I completed a package of drawings, along with cross-referenced Excel sheets, to reflect existing electrical, mechanical, and lighting fixtures, and field measurements for the 153 guest rooms and adjoining hallways.
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The Statler Hotel teamed up with WATG to modernize its interiors.
electrical & mechanical elevations & plan
suite 902
model room 717
room 306
typical room type plans with ceiling lighting & cornices
room 312
room 326
professional work perkins eastman
isb mohali campus THE INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (ISB) hired Perkins Eastman
12/2009 - 09/2009
as the design architect for a second campus in northern India. The new campus draws inspiration from the existing Hyderbad campus, especially in the use of Indian sandstone, while bringing in modern elements relevant to the rich architectural history of Chandigarh. Residences for 1,200 students and 120 faculty members are organized into small community clusters with facing verandas. I produced a set of study models using the laser cutter machine, which were used to present the design intent and site layout to the client. Further, I also worked on drawings for the interior renderings and site plan.
elevation renderings
campus aerial view
models of student & faculty housing blocks
professional work fx fowle
sap headquarters The headquarters expansion and corporate
01/2010
interiors for software company SAP, located in Newtown Square, PA, complements the existing structure while integrating the office campus into the topography and preserving views of the wooded site. As the first LEED Platinum building of its type in the mid-Atlantic region, the project was documented for magazine and website publication. I prepared and edited the construction drawings and diagrams, while also organizing information regarding sustainable strategies, such as its brise soleil and green roofs. To date, SAP Americas Headquarters holds 8 awards.
booklet pages
professional work fx fowle
city regenerative I prepared a booklet for FXFOWLE to submit
01/2010
this competition proposal for architectural design awards and publication. Sited for the Nordhaven district in Copenhagen, Denmark, the competition brief called for urban planning and innovative architectural strategies to create a dynamic, unique, and sustainable city. The new city district is expected to house 40,000 residents, create 40,000 jobs, and provide access for 40,000 bicycles. The proposal City Regenerative, connects urban infrastructure, extends existing waterway, and weaves open space through a series of neighborhoods and commercial nodes. City Regenerative has received design awards in un-built master planning projects from the MIPIM Architectural Review, World Architecture News, and the Boston Society of Architects.
booklet pages
professional work perkins eastman
academic village THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY)
08/2010 - 06/2010
existing conditions
anticipates a new state-of-the-art facility for its student body in Jamaica, NY. Higher enrollment rates at York College has outpaced the ability of campus facilities to deliver student services. Perkins Eastman proposed several clustering options to unify the disparate parts of the urban campus and create a village atmosphere. For the client interview, I organized and managed the construction of a site model using the laser cutter. The model shows the linkages between the building elements and the new public space formed in the different options. site analysis & schemes
site diagrams
site model with option inserted
views of site model
outdoor village
indoor village
professional work private client
rental options Client wanted floor plans of living options
08/2010 - 06/2010
for a two-story apartment in Chelsea, New York. I used measurements from original construction documents and sketches of updated renovations to produce the existing layout. Additional drawings showed the modifications needed to accomodate the options of either increasing the square footage value or only renting the basement level.
first floor plan
basement floor plan
basement floor plan
option 1: MINIMUM rental sf.
option 2: maximum rental sf.
first floor plan
basement floor plan exisiting conditions