Maggie Zhang Portfolio
Application for Master of Architecture, Option I. Fall 2014 Rice School of Architecture, Rice University
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Skin/Body/Surface
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Linking
CONTENTS
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Object Recomposing
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Urban Void
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Other Works
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Object Recomposing Understanding the Unfamiliar Summer 2013, INArch Program, Personal Work Instructor: David Orkand
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This first project of INArch studio at UC Berkeley required me to graphically describe a found 9x9x9 object. I chose a scissor. Assumming complete unfamiliarity with the scissor, I analyzed, described and dissected it. With that information, I then illustrated the construction logic of the object through an unfolded drawing. I intended to capture the ephemeral beauty of the scissor.
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orthographic drawing
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articulation of the link
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unfolding drawing
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dissecting logic
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Skin/Body/Surface
Reconstructing spatial armature Summer 2013, INArch Program, Personal Work Instructor: David Orkand
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Skin/Body/Surface Using the information from Project 1 that I learned about the scissor, I intended to reconstruct body armor. By surveying the skin of a selected body part – a nine-inch length from my left wrist to forearm, I developed a notion of site, scale and body topography. After deciding on a 3x3 square inch moment as a modular unit, I used that module to accommodate the logic of the selected body part. The selected body part was interpreted as a skin-deep depth, and so acted as an organic surface. I explored various arrangements in order to reconstruct the spatial information in the selected body part using only the module.
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AUGMENT RESTRICT TRANSPARENCY INTIMACY
controlling circles: The circumferences of these circles became guides to creating armature for my selected body part.
isometric drawing of forearm
orthographic drawing of forearm, motion+sections
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Exploring: the Module: Via the articulation of modular form, the lacelike and fabric properties were revealed and the tensile resistance was maintained.
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study models
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Connecting Modules to Body
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scaling
connecting
unfolding
forming the ring
connecting layers
wearing
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Urban Void
A Responsive Faรงade Summer 2013, INArch Program, Personal Work Instructor: David Orkand
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Urban Void This was the final project for the INArch Program. The final proposal was an occupiable urban faรงade that functioned as a gallery. The sequence is the product of my site analysis and the development of propositions that considered spatial and material aspects. While investigating the site, a front yard in San Francisco, I examined its peculiarity. I noticed that in contrast with the solid city skyscrapers, this space was more soft and organic. Moreover, it had ambiguous qualities that felt conducive to communication and human connection. Therefore, instead of creating walls in my final project, I sought a solution that preserved and augmented these properties.
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initial sketches about site understanding
XL San Francisco
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Tenderloin
606 Ellis
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Space Exploration
- Surface Logic - Curved Surface
open | private inside | outside within | without - Folded Surface
- Connection Logic - Similar Surfaces
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- Dissimilar Surfaces
- Plan Logic final model: front view
final model: top view
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Scenarios
“Meet you at the corner”
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“Entering a myth”
“Staring at a painting”
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SOUTH ELEVATION 0
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SECTION A 0
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Linking
FUTURE Competition: City Regeneration Fall 2013, Teamwork (only personal work demonstrated) Partner: Simon Li
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Linking: City Regeneration The idea of this proposal began with the scenario of one sailing yacht across the waving sea. The site locates in Vigo, Spain, a seaside urban area with two complex parts - the sprouting new city and the developed old city. We dedicated to introduce an organic link between the two parts: a semi-open space that is fluid yet well-organized, that is both relaxing and energetic. I continued experimenting with the possibilities of space and present a continuous space with a ramp running from the first floor to the roof.
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Ria de Vigo
North site I City Hall Plaza North site II Main site
foliage roof
Ria de Vigo (Vigo Bay)
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section A
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interior render
East Access
Reposing Garden Serene
Reposing Garden Serene Transitional Area - Fluid
Access from 2F to roof
slide
Transitional Area - Fluid
Hanging-out Area (Roof Floor) - Active
Passage to City Hall Plaza
Transitional Area - Fluid slide
Recreational and Marketing Area Energetic
Passages to Building & Housing
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West Access
2F PLAN
vacant
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Landscape dense
Buildings Surrounding the Path various use
dense
ROOF PLAN
NORTH SITE PLAN
vacant
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silos and bridge ten-floor housing
siesta time path to city hall plaza
sea view
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10x10m gardens
west elevation
east elevation
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Other Works
Design works + drawings Personal Work
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I envision designing and drawing as ways to communicate with myself.
ink on paper
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Marilyn Composition Course Work 36
Random Composition Course Work, ink on paper 37
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Nu Wa, the Chinese Goddess Sculpture, Plaster
Old House Freehand drawing, ink on paper
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