Enoch Liu Architecture Portfolio | Admitted to Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Cornell by Enoch Liu

ENOCH LIU

Selected Works

Beacon Surge Nurture Domus [Klang] 4 14 24 34 42

BEACON

Process as Display

With each new era Rome enters, the dominating zeitgeist contributes new artifacts and beliefs to the urban grid and society. With these insertions incurring over millennia, such built structures inevitably fragment pockets of the city from the urban center and the practices of antiquity. The goal of the BEACON is to reconnect the city to the Tiber river, bringing back public engagement in curating artifacts. The site thus becomes a journey, taking users through Rome’s historical and contemporary artistic cultures. The procession through these programs leads to the tower: the fulcrum that contains the main galleries and research spaces. It becomes a symbol for a new typology: a beacon that brings a once-disconnected complex back to the eternal city.

4 Academic Rome Design Studio (Fall 2022) Beatrice

Bruscoli Lyric Barnik

Project Type Course Supervisor Partners

Waterloo Architecture Roma Exhibition 2022 (Featured Project)

RECOGNITION

Site Plan

The site is inherently disconnected from Rome and The Tiber. The groundscape thus brings users through two circulation corridors, connecting the site to city and river.

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Rome and the Artifact

Roman antiquity involved commoners in the curatorial process, unlike modern museums. What if we brought back this practice?

The program is spatialized through vertical and lateral extrusions, creating a system of diverse and interconnected experiences.

6 Parti

Gallery Lobby Research Research Gallery 1 | Extrude 2 | Extend 3 | Divide Lookout Gallery Atrium 4 | Connect Proposed

TIBER

Site Axonometric

The primary form becomes a radical object on the historic site: a beacon for a new typology of museum display and engagement.

Tower (Perm. Gallery) Podium (Temp. Gallery, Library , Blackbox) Slab (Lab/Research) Arsenale (Makerspace) Corderie (Food Hall) Magazzino del Sale (Workshop Retail)

The various programs are a staircase, pushing in and envelope to engage with both

Public programming is placed encouraging users to engage through various academic

Museum Tower Library Lobby Stair

Tower Floor

Public Interface

Floor Plans are tied together through and out of the building both artifact and site.

Blackbox Theatre Trastevere Public Seating Stair

L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 ROOF 1 1 1 4 9 11 12 13 14 14 14 8 8 8 10 0m 2 4 10 0m 5 10 25

Interface Section placed along the Tiber, engage with the River academic and artistic means.

Circulation Durational Section

The building’s grand staircase becomes a curated journey, circuiting users through the museum’s diverse program mix. Notably, it confronts the individual with the archives, putting a traditionally invisible program in full visibility.

Riverfront Perspectival

The riverfront is no longer but rather an activated public the urban vitality of Rome.

Piazza Atrium Archives

Galleries Lookout

Exterior Stair

Perspectival Elevation

longer a desolate bike path, public space that evokes Rome.

Experiential Matrix

Corresponding with the durational section, the experience of the users is a pilgrimage, relating the user back to the Tiber, the Artifact, and to Rome.

Piazza Galleries Lookout Atrium Archives Exterior Stair

STEEL MATRIX

MARBLE SKIN

THE SHELL

SKYLIGHT

ADAPTIVE

GALLERY STAIR

GALLERY

Physical Model

Basswood, Vellum, Plaster Cast The model showcases the museum’s juxtaposition of materials, reinforcing its parti of the beacon.

Marble Skin vs Steel Structure Transparent Cuts through Skin Groundscape Delineation The Beacon

SURGE Landscape As Energy

Perched next to the Park Hill Dam in Cambridge, Ontario, SURGE is a holistic community center, reconnecting locals and visitors to the river that defines this town. Building off of an abandoned hydroelectric project, this design reinvigorates the once-industrial personality of the city, producing surges of electricity that can power 575 homes in the neighbourhood. Building off of this free power, the site offers an edible garden, a canoe portage, and a fishing pond: activities that define the river banks of the adjacent Grand River. At the center of these elements is an educational center: a glowing hub that contextualizes the history of the river, its present forces at play, and their potential to sustainably fuel Galt’s riparian dynamic for years to come.

RECOGNITION

Outstanding Design Award (Best Project in 2B Design Studio)

Waterloo Architecture Projects Review 2021

(Featured Project)

UWSA Energy + Design Award (Honourable Mention)

WA Connect Website (Permanent Project Display)

14 Project Type Course Supervisor Partners Academic Landscape Design Studio (Spring 2020) Karen May John McMinn Individual 2

Site Plan

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The site lies next to the Park Hill Dam: the main driver behind Galt’s development into the city it is today.

Topography and Bathymetry Contour Profiles

Grand River Riparian Zone Analysis

The site’s dolomite geography has been carved away by the Grand River’s turbulence, giving rise to its unique shape.

Dolomite: Micro-Analysis

Dolomite: Macro-Analysis

Fragment Axo: River Bank

Laminar Flow, Turbulent Flow Freeze-Thaw Action Collection Turbulent Laminar Re < 2300 Re > 2300 Expansion Contraction Penetration Repetition Fragmentation High Permeability High Surface Exfoliation Slight Corrodibility Medium Porosity Medium Hardness Accelerated Erosion & Severe Weathering Low Flow Velocity High Flow Velocity Light Mass Grand River Sectional Axo

Development of Galt through Hydroelectricity

Cambridge’s urban development was driven by the evolution of hydroelectricity. A micro plant was proposed in 2018, but was ultimately cancelled.

1842 1875 500 ppl 5000 ppl 15000 ppl 71000 ppl 130000 ppl

Supply Production (Textile, Turbines, Tools) Gas & Light

Street

Grist Milling

Farming Mill / Factory Historic Building Building

Flood Wall Dam Flood

Danger Zone Goldie & McCullough Canada Manufacturing Co. Riverside Silk Mill Galt Wool Factory Wardlaw Mill Cambridge Mill Francis Turbine 1899 Kaplan Turbine Proposed in 2016 Cancelled in 2018

1925 1975

Castle Waterwheel 1842 Historic Tourism

Legend

Dominant Industry Plan of Downtown Galt Population & Hydro Turbine Developments

Upper Floor Plan

Mediating the needs of different users (both human and non-human), the center features both accessible interior and exterior program.

The boardwalk system becomes a connector between the upper and lower dams, establishing a connection across a once-disconnected site. In place of an isolated chamber, the turbine and discharge channel is opened to the public, helping users contextualize the energy generated on site. The hydro turbine is the heart, providing power for both the building and an additional 575 homes in Galt. Section B-B

Ground Floor Plan Fragment 11 12 13 14 16 18 17 15 20 19 0m 2 4 6 8 10 20 0m 2 4 6 8 10 20 0m 1 2 5 N

Tying the city to the river, an energy plant, but rather supports its inhabitants and

20 1 Section

1 | Hydro Plant Skylight

21 2 3 0m 2 4 6 8 10 20

Section C-C river, the center is not just rather a living entity that and their lifestyles.

2 | Educational Fountain 3 | Riparian Boardwalk

Views

These different moments all tie to the Grand River’s hydrology, offering a new perspective on its ability to sustain energy and ecology.

Entrance Hydro Plant Fish Ladder Atrium Outlet River

Visitor Circulation

Canoeist Circulation

Gardener Circulation

Researcher Circulation

Marine Life Circulation

Educational Fountain

Rounded stone fountain, acting as microcosm of the Grand River and visual aid for visitors

Different phenomena displayed include hydraulic jump, river turbulence, and phytoremediation

Fish Habitat Structure

Stacked structure, constructed from reclaimed wood inlaid between steel foundations

Algaculture growth is promoted, fostering an optimal habitat for fish on site

Glass panels on top provide visual connection between visitors and aquatic ecosystems

Berm Bench

Tiered wood structure, acting as a natural berm for hydroelectric dam

Allows for visitors to rest on top, while also acting as a canoe portage

Low Head Kaplan Turbine

Open Turbine System, engaging users with kinetic process

Projected to fuel 575 homes in Galt, creating free energy for the city

Wier-Pond Fish Ladder

Tiered concrete structure, providing gateway for fish reliant on upstream migration

Placed near the fish habitat, fostering proliferation of at-risk fish species

Landscape Interventions Axonometric

Connected by a raised boardwalk, these static and dynamic structures become a living system that bolsters user circulation and activity.

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NURTURE Building As Empowerment

Nested in the northern cusp of the Eglinton-Oakwood-Vaughan Neighbourhood, NURTURE proposes a supportive housing model for adults on the autism spectrum in Toronto. This apartment aims to promote independence, confidence and social growth in its residents through the spatial design of its high-stimulus and low-stimulus spaces. 24/7 supportive care is concentrated in the lower half of the building and more independent units are concentrated towards the top. Through its multi-purpose space, communal dining hall, and double-height library, vocational job training is offered to residents, allowing them to develop professional job skills in the comfort of their residential community.

GVSA Student Design Award (First Place For Design Excellence)

Norm Li Visualization Award (Honourable Mention)

UWSA Pella Award (Third Place For Environmental Design)

Waterloo Architecture Projects Review 2021 (Featured Project)

24 Academic Urbanism Studio (Winter 2021) Adrian Blackwell Marie-Paule

Brianna Brown 3 Project Type Course Supervisor Partners

Macdonald

WA Connect Website (Permanent Project Display)

RECOGNITION

Affordable Housing

Indigenous Solidarity

Community Services

Transit Accessibility

Solidarity Economy

Pedestrian Network

Food Sovereignty Feminist Infrastructure

Placemaking Principles

The project began as a masterplan, with its tenets incorporating social justice into this at-risk community. These principles give rise to needed program and spatial networks across the site.

Transit

Site Analysis

The site’s concentration of program and circulation gave way to the final spatial strategy.

Building Typologies

Permanent Affordable Housing

Ground Floor Local Commercial

Multi-generational Housing

Transitional Housing

Single-Parent Housing

Elderly Housing

Supportive Housing

Planning Areas

EGLINTON Planning Area

YORK BELT LINE Planning Area

CONNECTOR Planning Area

Urban Networks

Proposed Building Intervention

Greening and Farming Network

Trades Development Network

Supportive Care Network

Indigenous Solidarity Network

Proposed Pedestrian Circulation

Programming Strategy Axonometric

Eglinton Avenue is an economic development corridor, while the York Belt Line is a recreational corridor. Each interact through two connectors creating a basis for economic and social sovereignty.

MARKET WORKSHOP SHOP SHOP CLASSROOM DAYCARE LIBRARY & GARDEN (SITE)

CEDERVALE

LINEBELTYORK AVENUEEGLINTON MARLEEAVENUE

TRAIL

1 | Extrude for Density

Flexible Space and Equipment

Permeability between Spaces

2 | Setback from Parcel

Non-Triggering Colours

Maximized Soundproofing

3 | Fit in Angular Plane

Handrails Grouted to Surfaces

Warm and Durable Structure

Supportive Measures

4 | Facade

Massing Morphology

The sequence gives rise to maximum possible density on site

Additional Refuge Washrooms

24/7 Help Center on Levels

Accessibility Design Guidelines

Further design consideration are needed for residents with varying disabilities. The following matrix is a starting point upon which the building further developed.

Material Choice Social Growth Robustness

GROW LIVE GATHER Acoustic Baffles Planter Sound Absorption Insulated CLT Floor/Ceiling Unit

Residents needing more support are placed in lower floors, with residents needing greater autonomy placed above.

1 2 2 4 4 5 6 6 10 11 15 16 16 14 17 17 12 12 12 13 7 8 6 6 6 3 13 13 13 A A 0m 2 4 6 8 10 20 N

Active Systems

1 | Solar-Powered Pump for Radiant Heating / Cooling Tiles

2 | Heat Recovery Ventilator

Passive Systems

3 | Natural Ventilation through NW Winds

4 | Solar Gain through Winter Garden Thermal Mass

5 | Natural Shading through Louvers and Vertical Trellis

Stormwater Management

6 | Excess stormwater diverted into planters and urban farm

Section A-A

1 2 3 4 5 10

The tower makes use of passive design through its winter garden and window-to-wind orientation. Wastewater is diverted into the York Belt Line.

LEARNING CENTER

RESIDENTIAL PUBLIC GREENHOUSE CAFETERIA 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 4

URBAN FARM

Every two floors are connected by a doubleheight corridor, further encouraging interaction between residents in this high-rise complex.

1 | Wheelchair accessible space with room for support staff to assist residents

2 | Non-slip tile flooring

3 | Hand rails and toilet rail holders grouted to walls

4 | Wash facilities coupled and denoted by blue wall accent

5 | Collapsible seat to accommodate those with physical disabilities

Apparatus 1 | Couch to Murphy Bed

Apparatus 2 | Desk to Murphy Bed

Apparatus 3 | Bookshelf to Desk

Apparatus 4 | Cabinet to Dining Table

Accessibility and Flexibility Considerations

In addition to all units being fully accessible, flexible furniture is introduced to offer residents greater autonomy over their living space.

1 2 3 4 5

Detail Section

Views

Wood and mass timber are the primary materials for their environmental sustainability and their non-triggering appearance.

York Belt Line Learning Center Unit Courtyard Greenhouse

York Belt Line Urban Farm Proposal

Previously a closed-off green patch, the York Belt Line is now proposed as an urban farm, providing abundant produce for community members and vocational training for residents.

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PV-integrated shingles Garden Shed & Grocery Store Accessible & SeatingIntegrated Planter Beds Planter Bed Section Playground Picnic Area Theater Outdoor Gym Garden Shed & Seed Library Multi-purpose Space Garden Storage Seed Library Store Garden Storage

DOMUS Experience As Engine

While most are familiar with Kubler-Ross’s 5-stage model of grief, the act of grieving often drastically varies from one to another. It is not the process that drives healing, but rather the experiences and people that aid those in mourning

In response, the design of the DOMUS is experientially-driven, with moments to communally and individually mourn. The form wraps around a glowing hearth, acting as the primary gathering space in the building. On top sits a columbarium, following a similar wrapping to the hearth. A glass chimney ties the two together, washing both spaces in a comforting warm glow that dissipates into the sky. A moment in time between life and death, the DOMUS curates a space for dialogue, reflection, and peace.

Waterloo Architecture Projects Review 2020 (Featured Project)

WA Connect Website (Permanent Project Display)

34 Academic Cinematic Affect Studio (Fall 2019) Dereck Revington David Correa Individual 4 Project Type Course Supervisor Partners

RECOGNITION

With the project’s fulcrum set at the hearth, the plan spirals outward, inviting those who have lost inward.

35 Ground Level Plan Upper Level Plan Floor Plans

0m 1 2 3 4 5 10 N A A A A

The project began as an architectural translation exercise. Three cinematic clips were examined for their atmospheres, which were then replicated through material and lighting studies. The final results were three concrete models, each with unique spatial qualities.

36 Cinema Test Atmosphere

Part 1: Cinematic Translation Stalker - Tarkovsky Concrete (cast in bamboo dowels) Claustrophobic, Suspense, Fear Citizen Kane - Welles Concrete (cast in stacked foam) Exposure, Isolation, Fear Hiroshima Mon Amour - Resnais Concrete (cast in acrylic) Warmth, Protection

Atmospheric Collage Physical

Part 2: Program Visioning

These atmospheres were then used to imagine potential building programs. Combining sensations of fear, confusion, and protection inspired the design of a columbarium. Guiding users through such emotional vulnerability was key to architectural development.

Hypothetical Durational Section

Program

Prepare Entrance Gather Hearth Remember Columbarium Reflect Exit

Model

Organization Diagram

Individual Circulation

Collective Circulation

Circulation Diagram

The building’s circulation curates moments for solitude and community: two different and valid approaches to grieving. Passage through this form must allow users opportunities to both interact with and retract from others, based on their emotional needs.

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2 6

Views

The design is centered on core moments for mourning and healing. The atmospheres of these spaces were developed in relation to each other. This approach creates a system that evokes specific emotions, which may aid users through the difficult process of grieving.

Near the hearth

Near the sky is Near the end

Section

hearth is sharing, remembering, end is healing.

Section A-A

Sound As Process

Nested along the cusp of the East River in New York, [KLANG] is an adaptive reuse of the Red Hook Grain Terminal, re-imagining the industrial structure as a demographically-responsive music hub. Building upon the neighbourhood’s soundscape, this venue proposes a combined experimental music school and nightclub, catering to the needs of the neighbourhood’s residents. Standing at a towering 14-storeys, the structure’s reimagined program is vertically organized, bringing users on a downward journey through sonic pedagogy and performance. Taking what once was a symbol of New York’s failed grain economy, [KLANG] now stands as a sonic catalyst for urban amelioration and a gateway to the city.

RECOGNITION

Outstanding Design Award (Best Project In 3B Design Studio)

Waterloo Architecture Projects Review 2022 (Featured Project)

WA Connect Website (Permanent Project Display)

42 Academic Option Design Studio (Fall 2021) Marie-Paule

5 Project Type Course Supervisor Partners

Macdonald Justina Yang

[KLANG]

Red Hook features a unique blend of music creation and nightlife spaces, yet lacks such amenities along its waterfront.

43 Music Creation Space Music Creation Relation Music Creation Region Music School < 2 Block Radius between Music Creation Spaces Triangulated Area between Three Music Creation Relations Performance Venue Recording Studio Nightlife Activator Nightlife Relation Nightlife Region Bar < 2 Block Radius between Nightlife Activators Triangulated Area between Three Nightlife Relations Club Rave Space

Soundscape

Neighbourhood

Map

Car Circulation

Bus Circulation

Pedestrian Circulation

Ferry Circulation

Hurricane Sandy Flood Extents

Site Plan

The site currently experiences disconnected circulation, poor flood management, and the lack of a cohesive riverfront.

1 | Perforate

Carve out Sonic-oriented program

2 | Permeate Flood resiliency and public circulation

Site Revitalization Principles

Responding to program, landscape, and social needs, the industrial structure will be converted into a performance and educational hub.

3 | Populate

Community-inclusive design

Cultural Visitor Clubber Businessowner Musician Student

Parti Program Consolidation

Building off the neighbourhood’s soundscape, the silo’s program is derived from existing music creation and nightlife program.

Adopting the silo’s vertical sorting of grain, the program vertically descends from learning to practice, to performance on the ground floor.

Prepare Consolidate Distribute Nightlife Bar Learning / Admin Library Lounge Social Space Open Common Areas Acoustic Rooms Performance Space Classrooms Dance Floor Rehearsal Rooms Stage / Performance Venues Stage / Performance Venues Private Lounges Admin Recording Studio Recording Studio Convening Space Convening Space Library Prepare Music Creation Distribute Consolidate

The rehearsal rooms are kept relatively intact, where the silo’s sheer verticality creates a reverb chamber to assist in sonic experimentation.

46 A 1 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 13 13 23 20 18 18 19 20 13 13 24 14 15 16 17 12 11 8 2 3 B A B C C 21 22

L2-L5

Section A-A Floor Plan (Ground Level)

Floor Plan

Floor Plan Section B-B The performance hall takes on a band shell configuration, maximizing sound projection along the silo grid.

Outdoor

Road

Services Dance

0m 10 20 30 40 50 100 N

Landscape Public Busking

Club

Floor Boardwalk Boardwalk

Combining these silo forms generates not only a building, but a machine for sonic production and innovation.

47 Floor Plan Program Legend Bar Dance Floor Busking Area VIP Seating Nightclub Entrance Coat Check Deck Boardwalk Sculpture Garden 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Public Seating Vestibule Main Entrance Silo Rehearsal Rooms Music School Security Food Hall Music Store Food Hall Booths Concert Hall Stage Back of House Main Security Listening Room Atrium Food Hall Mezzanine Orchestra Rehearsal room Large Ensemble Practice Room Private Study Space Library Social Lounge Classroom Offices Lecture Hall Conference Room 13 13 26 26 25 27 27 27 27 27 28 32 30 30 30 30 30 30 33 33 32 29 29 29 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31 31 L6-L7 Floor Plan L8 Floor Plan L9-L10 Floor Plan L11-L14 Floor Plan

Section C-C Club Entrance Nightlife Dance Floor Public Busking and Sponge City Garden

Outdoor

Landscape Transition / Washrooms

Views

The silo’s interior form and lighting conditions drive the curation of vastly different experiences within the same building.

Performance Hall Entrance Club Entrance View to Stage (Multi-Program Use) Bar Stage Dance Floor Performance Hall Club

Physical Model

Basswood, PLA Filament, Vellum

The model demonstrates how the facade reveals the interior program. The skin is a map, guiding different users to their destinations.

49 800mm 400mm 300 mm Entry East Elevation (Night) East Elevation West Elevation Fins Aerial Stair

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