Portfolio of Jiao (Kylo) Xue
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Concept Design organic architecture
Environment Project education enhancement on conservation area
Sculpture I cataclysmic beauty
Small House Challenge a triangular problem
Sculpture II amphitheatre on paper
Marketing Design Water 4 Life - EVENT PROMOTION DESIGN Water 4 Life - INFORGRAPHIC DESIGN n
Sculpture III Study, Analysis and Exploration
Sketches co-existing
Sculpture IV
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Concept Design Organic Architecture: Software used: Photoshop, SAI Winter 2013 4
This architectural concept design seeked inspiration from the structure and tension of a cellular membrane. The concept took the purpose of a cell membrane, which is to separates the interior of the cells for the otuside environment. This architecture pices used the similar structure to protect what is within. As cell membrane can also be selectively permeable, vegetations were planted along the building to work as a breath sources. In conclusion, the concept building took advantage of a cellular membrane to strenghten its structure and to adapt into the environment
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Environment Project
education enhancement on conservation area Winter 2013 LEFT - Map design and website intergration TOP RIGHT - Sinage design and application BUTTOM RIGHT - Phone app interface design 6
Signage Design Position into the real site
This project looks to increase the educational potential of Rockwood Conservation Area through the creation of interpretative signs for points of interest along the area’s two trails, a website that contains the result of the study for convenient access, as well as a mobile app that is specifically targeted to be used on the conservation site. This project incorporates the conventional research project with new media platforms to open access to the general public. It is hoped that these efforts will encourage new visitors and increase the variety of educational opportunities offered by the conservation area.
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Small House Challenge a triangular problem Software used: Revit Architecture 2013 December 2013
The purpose of this project is to provide solutions to today’s land use crisis in urban areas. This project involves an architecture design for a space/area challenged dwelling, a case that was presented on the Japanese reality show “Before & After Extreme Home Makeover”. The design resolved the space issue by eliminating the walls between rooms, making the purpose of originally isolated rooms ambiguous. As a result, rooms would share serving roles and swap between functions according to the owner’s needs. Secondly, in order to widen the visual space view, the hypotenuse wall was replaced with clear glass. This allowed for wider and further views, which greatly reduced the oppression caused by the angle.
The Challenge Extreme Shape
Extreme Angle
27° 344sq ft
Limited Space
Client wanted Openspace
Two washrooms
All utilities/rooms inclusive
Actual site photo
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Washroom (master)
Exterior view
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT
Washroom (half)
Study / Bed Room
Ortho view: Level 2 Kitchen
Living /Dinning Room
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT Ortho view: Level 1
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT PRODUCT
Section View - Opposite
Section View - Hypotenuse
Small House Challenge Cont.
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Second floor openning. creates open space and encourages family communication.
UP
Maximum openness and viewing distance
Multifunction room that serves both as a living room and a dining room.
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Sulpture
cataclysmic beauty Material used: Snow December 2013 to Jan 2014
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The aim of this project is to aesthetically narrate this year’s unusual winter weather using the natural elements that originated the storm. The form is a personal understanding and tangible representation of the disaster, which was invasively outstretching and mercilessly destructive. The hole in the center of the sculpture resembled a storm eye. On another side, the concave shape contradicted the front face; the space is just enough to accommodate one person, implying the adaptivity and resilience of mankind. The material used for this project was the natural element that caused the storm. This way it responded to the theme of the project.
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Sulpture
amphitheatre on paper Material used: card paper January 2014 14
wing purpose. when open up.
Development
Model
Flatten
Upright
SideView
This paper sculpture exploits the properties of paper material and incorporates it into an architectural forms. Contradictory to architecture’s volume, the conventional use for paper is usually in need of its flatness; however, taking advantage of the formable and manipulative characteristics, paper sculptures can achieve the 3-D properties of a building structure. Moreover, to further enhance the transformable nature of the material, the resulting 3-D sculpture can be transformed back to flat. As a result, a portable and foldable semicircle amphitheatre is created using card paper.
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Marketing
Water 4 Life - EVENT PROMOTION DESIGN Poster design, logo, online ads, banner, flyer and water bottle. Spring 2013, Free the Children Club
This series of graphic designs were used as marketing materials for the “Water 4 Life� event. The design is oriented around the major theme of the event, which is to promote and educate people the importance of water, how is it essential to the life on earth. In order for the most effective visual impact, both closely and at a distance, the colour and layout took the simplest design and delivered the purpose of the event in a literary visual representation.
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WATER CYCLE
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facts about water
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w a ter ev aporation (rising to the s ky)
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W a ter regu la tes the tempera ture of the E a rth as w ell as the human body.
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The longest ri ver in the w orld is the N ile Ri ver, it reaches 6650 kilom ete rs in length, follow ed B Y the Ama zon Ri ver, w hich reaches 6400 kilom et e rs
Land W a ter
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On a verage, e ve ry kilogram (2.2lb) of sea w a ter co ntains a round 35 grams (1.2 oz) of d iss olved salt. sea water
pre c ipitation (fall back to ea rth)
W a ter c ov e rs a round
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The existence of water is essential for life on Earth!
Water 4 Life - INFORGRAPHIC
DESIGN Spring 2013, Free the Children Club The inforgraphic was designed as an educational source during the event.
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Thought Process
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Purpose 1: lamp design
Sculpture
Parametric, light and multipurpose exploration Materials used: Metal wires, paper Nov 2013 20
Original structure view angle 1
Original structure view angle 2
Purpose 2: vase design
This project explores the design aspect of parametric process. Using equilateral triangles made of metal wires, a hexagon is created. The structure itself was inspired by natural habitats that use triangles to construct similar forms, like beehives for example. The triangular shapes which make up each of the hexagonal sections utilises the structure, sustaining the strength of the whole structure. The project also discovers the possibility of multi-functionality of the sculpture in order to assign roles that are more than just for ornamental purposes. In purpose 1, the design of the lamp gains the element of light; by adding paper to each triangular unit a new look and meaning has been added to the sculpture. Purpose 2, on the other hand, expands the purpose of the sculpture based on its own original form.
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Sketches
Study, Analysis and Exploration Pencil, Pen, Charcoal and Ink 2013 to 2014 22
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1) Internal construction analysis, Seneca student hall, pencil & ink (half hour) 2) Lighting exploration, student model, charcoal (20 minutes) 3) Line drawing, light source, pen (5 minutes) 4) Texture analysis using lines, wood branch, pen (5 minutes) 5) Model sketch, nude model, pencil (1 hour) 6) Building perspective analysis, University of Waterloo E5, pencil & ink (40 minutes) 7) Shadow analysis, nude model, pencil & charcoal (15 minutes)
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Sculpture co-existing
Materials used: wax, plaster, plastics, silicon, tree branches, fruit seeds. Spring 2013, Fine 228, University of Waterloo 24
The purpose of the coevolve project is to create multiple casting replicas of a random object using materials that differ in texture, appearance and colour. The replicas will then be used to create a sculpture that can either add additional, inverse, or irrelevant meaning to the original object. In this case, 13 copies of a seashell were cast in plasters, plastics (three colours) and wax. Replicas were assembled with the tree branches to create a unique form. The branches function as a host, making it seems as if the seashells are opening up and blooming. Thus a sense of vitality can be delivered to the audience. In addition, fruit seeds were added inside the shells to mimic the look of flower buds and pearls.
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Thank you
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