PORTFOLIO DAI LU
Selected Works 2015-2018
CV Dai Lu
Birth Date: Aug 28, 1997|dailu997@outlook.com |44 07902988622
Dai Lu
Education
Birth Date: Aug 28, 1997|dailu997@outlook.com |44 07902988622 University of Liverpool
[09.2017-Present]
Liverpool
Bachelor of Arts, Expected
[09.2015-06.2017]
Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University Liverpool (XJTLU) University of Liverpool Bachelor of Architecture, Awarded
Education
[09.2017-Present] Suzhou, China
Liverpool
[09.2012-06.2015]
[09.2015-06.2017] Kunming, China
Suzhou, China
Internship
[09.2012-06.2015] [06.2018-08.2018] Chengdu, Kunming,China China
Extracurricular Internship [2015-2016]
[06.2018-08.2018] Suzhou, China
Chengdu, China
Extracurricular
[2015-2016] Others
Suzhou, China
Interest Language
Bachelor of Arts, Expected
The High School Affiliated to Yunnan Normal University Jiaotong Liverpool University Liverpool (XJTLU) HighXian School Diploma, Science Major
Bachelor of Architecture, Awarded
The High School Chengdu AffiliatedArchitecture to YunnanDesign Normal University Sunway International Company Preliminary Study,Diploma, modelingScience and drafting I 49hs/w High School Major XJTLU MovieInternational Club Sunway Chengdu Architecture Design Company Core Leader; Directing, filming and editing; Preliminary Study, modeling and drafting I 49hs/w Participated in XJTLU Student Film Festival, won the Best Screenplay Award
XJTLU Movie Club Core Leader; Directing, filming and editing; Photograph, Shooting shortStudent film, Piano (level-8) Participated in XJTLU Film Festival, won the Best Screenplay Award Chinese (native), English (fluent)
Software
Others
PS, SU, ID, CAD, Pr, Ai, Rhino, V-Ray
Travel
England, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic
Interest
Photograph, Shooting short film, Piano (level-8)
Language
Chinese (native), English (fluent)
Software
PS, SU, ID, CAD, Pr, Ai, Rhino, V-Ray
Travel
England, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic
Contents 01 TRANQUILITY HIDING IN BUSTLE
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A Place To Stay ( Youth Appartment) ---- Year 4 Acdemic Project
02 VISIBLE MELODY
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Jazz Club ---- Year 3 Acdemic Project
03 MEET YOU ON THE WAY
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Povilion in Rome Villa ---- Year 3 Acdemic Project
04 HIDING IN WAVE
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Kindergarten with play space ---- Year 2 Acdemic Project
OTHER WORK 01 Wall Design ---- 2018 Summer work placement 02 Hat Design & Architectural space thinking ---- Year 2 Acdemic Project
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01 Tranquility hiding in bustle
Liverpool University 2018 Fall Architecture Studio—— A place to stay Tutor: Sandy Britton Site: London, England Building Area: 300 m² Individual Work
Seven Star Yard is located in London eastern area, the street nearby is called Brick Lane and famous in it's street art and vintage market. At the seamtime, the site location is near the middle of London eastern area and London City Center. As the result, it is a good place for young people hanging out and staying when they are free. This project's aim is to creat a place let people stay a while. Young people is the main group which this project service to. Since in London, many young people can't afford the high price to rent a house in city, so they can rent a room in here; young people wants to relax druing lunch break of the day work, so they can have a rest in here on the rest net. This little place gathers coffe shop, flats, rest area and public roof garden together, creat a tranquility space in bustling area. It is a place that let young people escape from busy life, also a warmly home for young people to saty in the big city.
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Site Analysis This site is located in the London Brick Lane. This area is belonging to East London. As the East London character it belonging, Brick lane is a very artistic street. Graffiti art is everywhere, second hand markets are hide in many stores inside the street. However, the site location is near the boundary of East London and city center, this means, it can serve two regions people: young people who work in the downtown, young people who like haning out in brick lane. Brick lane is a busy street which contains a lot of street arts, vintage market and food markets. It is a good place for young people to hang out. Besids this site is a primary school and a famous church called Christ church is in frount of the site. When you standing in the site , you can see the top parts of it. The site is a court yard, and have a name is seven star yard, it is famous of the paintings on the wall. Diffenrent street art artists ofen crate some paintings on the wall surrounded, so there are also many visitors come in.
Street Graffiti
Residents Average Age In London
Site
Western London
City of London
Church
Housing Market Price In London
Northern London
Southern London
Markets
Site
Central London Promotion Candidates
Eastern London
Wealth Belts
Newly Promoted
Mid Ranking
Other Suburbs
Housing Market Averange Price Age
18-19
under 30
over 30
33-44
over 45 > £900,000
£700,000~ £900,000
£600,000~ £700,000
£500,000~ £600,000
£400,000~ £500,000
< £400,000
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Collage: Sleepy City Busy city are surrounded by noisy, young people working day and night forget the time. They are tired, the people is tired, the city is tired, even the time is tired. People closed their eyes, their body feeling like a cloud, falling drow from the sky. If there is a bed, they can perfectly fall on it, it will be comforteble. Suddenly, they open their eyes, "I need a bed, I need sleep"! Young people run to the rest area, a moment for sleep, a moment to keep away from the busy life, for them, it's enough. Who are they? They are sleepy people, they are busy in everyday’s work, but can’t find a bed to relax. They are young people, they just work for few years, they can’t afford to live near their companey, they just need a room, a room belonging to them. They are young travellers, they want to meet people, they wan to share stories, and know different culture. Why they are there? They need to relax, maybe a noon break, maybe sleep a while, maybe to find a place to escape from the world. They need a shelter, that one light is light for them in the night, they need a place to stay that they can afford it and live comfortably. They need a safe place to protect them in the journey, at the seam time there are many same age young people, some are working in this city, some were traveled many place, everyone can bring news, every news are new worlds for them. Population Density Of London
Household Income Estimates Of London
Income Averange Price
Total Population Per SQ KM Site
> £900,000
£800,000~ £900,000
£650,000~ £700,000
£450,000~ £550,000
£400,000~ £450,000
< £350,000
1,000
5,000
10,000
> 10K
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Material choose and function (concept modle)
Public
Private
Public
Private
Public
Private
Public
Private
In this task we were asked to use pair of materials (select two from Concrete, Timber, Stone, Brick)to conduct a series of experiemts to creat samples with sensory/atmospheric characteristics that could be used in a welcoming, comfortable, hospitable building. I chose concrete and timber as my materials. As to thinking about the difference between concrete and timber, concrete gives people a feeling of hard, cold, stable, and timber gives people a feeling of soft, warm, flexible. The theme of this project is to creat a place to stay which should contain hospitable and comfortable at the same time, this means it should handle the relationship between private space and public space. Concrete is been used in public space like aisles, courtyard and entrance, which means wealcome, walkable. Timber is been used in private areas like flats interior, internal entrance, which means comfortable stay in and privacy.
Ground Floor Facade & Entrance
Ground Floor South Elevation inside courtyard
Timber walls/ Coffe Shop &Rest areas windows face to garden, more private
Concrete walls/ walkable space
Entrance to Courtyard
Ground Floor shape from West
Ground Floor shape from top
Staricase to Roof garden
Ground Floor shape
Ground Floor shape from South-West
First Floor Interior and Out Side Circulation
Flats Balconies
First Floor Shape from North top
First Floor Shape from South top
Aisles between flats and Roof garden
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Ground floor plan 1:50
First Floor Plan 1:50
1. Garden Coffee Area & Main Entrance 2. Interior Coffe Shop 3. Quite Seating Area 4. Rest Area (On Ground) 5. Laundry Room 6. Storage Room 7. Bin Room 8. Kitchen 9. Living Room 10. Reception 11.WC 12. Garden
1. Flat 2. Flat Individual Balcony 3. Flat Bathroom 4. Corridor 5. Roof Garden 6. Lift 7. Rest net 1area
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Pespective view of Entrance
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Pespective view of Courtyard
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Pespective view of Coffe Shop
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Pespective view of South Elevation ( Flat Balcony)
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02 Visible Melody
Liverpool University 2018 Spring Architecture Studio—— Jazz Club Tutor: Ronny Ford Site: Liverpool, England Building Area: 1225 m² Individual Work
A visible building standing on the busy street, whenever people passing by, this Jazz Loft attract people by the music and peromence of the Jazz people daily practice. When this site faced two streets, one is busy and crowded, another one is quite and seldom people, it has two different faces. Inspired by the New York "Jazz Loft", and the Jazz music relation between Liverpool and New york, this building has three visible staircase which is a symble of Jazz Loft in New York. There are four floors inside this Jazz Loft. The entrance to the Jazz club is hiding behide the waterscape on the ground floor, it can lead people to the underground, which contained Jazz Loft stage and bar and dining area. Ground floor includes practice rooms, recording rooms and class rooms. On the street people can watch inside from the shop window, like a daily perfomence. First floors has a public rest area for staffs and students, though the window, it is a good view of the Bold street. Second floor is staff dormitory, also contained a public roof garden.
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Site Analysis China Twon St Luke's Church The way to China Twon The way to University of Liverpool
First entrance of the Bold St Residential area
Site The Fact Cinema
Restaurant
Club area (open in midnight)
The way to dwontown
Second entrance of Bold st The way to Albert Dock
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Design Strategy Because of jazz music, Liverpool and New York have a connection. Jazz Loft shows New York jazz artists living in the same building, creating, living, and performing. One of the abstract impressions of the building is a black silhouette, a night window, a bright window, a jazz man playing, and a black fire stairs. The Bold St next to the Site is a bustling commercial street, so the faรงade facing this side should be clearly visible; the other side of the Wood St is a secluded path with few people, the most lively time is the night, when the Clubs open the door At the same time, the dim light, industrial street, makes this street a little more uneasy factor, so the facade on this side can show an industrial temperament, conservative, sturdy. At the same time, the silhouette of Jazz Loft, the black staircase was also applied to the building. Every staircase in the building is also visible, and the jazz musician's practice room in the building is also displayed as a performance to the tourists on the street. This will be a visible, living jazz music building
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Messing Development
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1 Bedrooms 2 Kitchen 3 Bathroom 4 Public rest area 5 Roof garden
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1 Practice room 2 Recording room 3 Seminar room 4 Public rest area 5 Storage room 6 WC
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1 Reception 2 Practice room 3 Recording room 4 Meeting room 5 Class room 6 Water pool
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BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN 1 Performance stage 2 Dining area 3 Bar area 4 Kitchen 5 Dressing room * 3 6 Green room 7 WC
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Section A- A'
East- West Elevation
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Section B- B'
South- East Elevation
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Pespective view of Public Rest Area
Pespective view of Practice Room
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Construction Detail
Material and Exteral Facade Effect
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03 MEET YOU ON THE WAY
Liverpool University 2017 Fall Architecture Studio—— Pavilione la Fornersina Tutor: Ronny Ford, Phil Owen Site: Rome, Italy Building Area: 1000 m² Individual Work
Farnesina is a villa built in the time of Renaissance, it was belonging to the famous Rome banker Chigi. In 1518, Raphael was invited by his friend Chigi to paint in the hall of ground floor. Rafael painted in the villa during work times and walked to the surrounding shops and cafes in his spare time. At this time he met and fell in love with a girl whose name was Fornarina. Fornarina is the daughter of the baker in the street corner bakery. After Rafael and she became lovers, he often used her as a model to paint, and some saying said that many Virgin that Raphael drawn were based on her appearance. In architecture a pavilion , may refer to a freestanding structure sited a short distance from a main residence, whose architecture makes it an object of pleasure. Large or small, there is usually a connection with relaxation and pleasure in its intended use. This project's aim is to creat a pavilione which more like a visitor centor, use this love story as the theme. By using connect Villa Farnesina and baker house, a straight line cross the site, and based on this line, a rote can be created. This might be the way Raphael come to see Fornarina. This pavilione was been built on this way.
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Design Strategy This pavilion is located in the garden of the villa and it needs to conform to the surroundings of Rome, Renaissance architecture. Here I chose the Neue Staatsgalerie from James Stirling to restore the atrium and stone of ancient Roman architecture in a nostalgic way. At the same time, the stage set of the Olympic Theatre is shown to show the alleys of Rome, which are slender and narrow, which inspired the scene design of the main entrance, in order to suppress the feeling of walking on
The Way Raphael to meet Fornarina
the streets of Rome.
The Way From Villa Garden Central to the Baker House
RAPHAEL Villa Farnesina
Step 1
SITE
Fornarina
Step 2
Step 3
Baker House
Neue Staatsgalerie / James Stirling
Olympic theatre / Italy
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Villa Fornersina
Culture Center
John Cabot University Guarini Campus The Pavilion
Fornarina's Baker House
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Starting from the fountain, follow the direction of the water to find Fornarina
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1. Restaurant 2. Library 3. Library reception 4. Circular staircase 5. Courtyard 6. Kitchen 7. Storage room
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Ground Floor Plan 1:200
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First Floor Plan 1:200
10.2 M
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1. Exhibition area 2. Toilet 3. Storage room 4. Exterior pub area (pub pavilion) 5. Interia pub 6. Exterior rest area
1 2 10 M
1.6 M
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3 2M
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Southern Elevation
Eastern Elevation
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ROOF
FIRST FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
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04 Hiding in Wave
Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University 2016 Spring Architecture Studio—— Kindergarten Tutor: Xi Junjie Site: Suzhou, China Building Area: 1500 m² Individual Work
Suzhou is a water city in China, it also has a name Easter Venice. This site is besides Dushu lake, and the project is to creat a Kindergarten contained some play space. Inspired by the wave inside lake, two cross buildings which in wave shape created the space. In addition to the kindergarten's facilities (classrooms, restaurants, bedrooms, teacher's office, map embassy), this project also has an extra-long roof slide, as well as plank roads, labyrinths, and game nets that extend into the surrounding forest.
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N Concept Rainy Days Wave in Dark Color Limits Lighting Fuzzy Surrounding Cold & Sadness
SITE LOCATION : Sides by Dushu Lake Suzhou, China
Hiding children in warm and bright waves
SITE AREA : 3000 M² Sunny Days
PROJECT : kindergarten & Play Space
Wave in Bright Color Sufficient Lighting Clearly Surrounding Warm & Plasure
Huge wave stands by the peaceful lake side
Development
Forest next to site Wave Element
Parallel
Cross
Nets For Children To Play
Bush Labyrinth
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Teacher's Office Class Room I Class Room II
Dining Hall Library
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3.00 M 0.00 M
6.00 M 3.00 M
0.00 M
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West Elevation
Section A-A'
Section B-B'
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A' Ground Floor Plan 1:200 1. Cantin 2. Toilte 3. Library 4. Bedroom
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First Floor Plan 1:200 1. Class room I 2. Class room II 3. Teacher's office 4. Toilet 5. Interia pub 6. Exterior rest area
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05 Other Work 01 Wall Design 2018 Summer work placement (In Sunway International Design Company) Tutor:Yang Hongjin Site: Chendu, China Individual Work
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Design Strategy
This is the faรงade design on both sides of the first floor of an office building. The office building is located in Chengdu, China, a beautiful and pleasant technical office area. The two walls face the central courtyard opposite the small residential area. Considering the maintenance of the landscape in the courtyard, I decided to fade the wall in a blanking manner. The overall shape of the building is tilted into the courtyard, like a sloping bowl that pours water out of the gap. At the same time, the skin elements of the facade are staggered vertical lines. Finally, the elements that emphasize the vertical with stones are selected to express the solidified flowing water. The scattered stone groups can also interact with people. The artificial waterfall is used to express the water flow at the corner.
Design Wall Area
Roof Form
Morphological trend
Main Elements of Facade
Design prototype
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02 Three Hats For Picnic Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University 2016 Fall Architecture Studioâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Architectural thingking design Tutor: Lina Stergiou Hats making: Group Work ( Lu Dai Xintong Li Tianyi Song Qianru Li) Development drawing: Individual Work Design requirements
Imagine there are three characters with different personalities. They are a mother who loves to read and enjoy the sun, a little girl who wants to go out to ride a bicycle but is stopped by her mother, and a painter who likes to paint. The task of this design is to design hats for the three characters. The hats are both independent and connected. They have to take the hat together for a picnic. Production materials are limited to: chopsticks, cardboard, cotton, glue.
Design Development
The elements that make up the mother's hat are: a straw hat-like woven with a chopstick, and a handrail attached to the hat, which helps the mother to read the book. The elements that make up the child's hat are: bicycle helmet made of paper, a single wheel made of chopsticks, and a pedal connected to the hat. The elements that make up the painter's hat are: a pen holder with a cotton thread and a paper, a drawing board connected to the hat, and a bracket that can be placed on the hat.
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Enclosed
Solid
Tangible
Void From plane to solid
In the picnic, we painted the outline of the hat on the white paper on the floor, making it a closed figure. According to the figure, I imagine the three-dimensional body block and express it in a sketch. Finally, I use the dough to pinch out the solid body block combination. After that, wrap the body with a larger piece of dough. After it is harden, take out the dough and get a space cut.
Reimagine the activity
After getting the spatial aspect, I began to re-imagine the activities inside the space. Different heights can lead to different activities. I chose the activity of riding a bicycle, recorded the dynamic process in a photo, and depicted the scene into the space to complete the imagination of the space activity.
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