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Mengxi Xu Design Portfolio1
Mengxi Xu
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Architecture Major Student EDUCATION
mexu7563@colorado.edu
University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA 2016 - 2020 Bachelor of Environmental Design, Architecture New Oriental High School, Beijing, China 2014 - 2016 AP Calculus, Physics, Economic UCLA, California, USA 2015 Public Speaking, Art History Chifeng No.2 High School, Inner Mongolia, China 2013 - 2014
Architecture Design Mountain Hostel
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Design and Build Denver Botainic Garden
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RECOGNITION 2018 2019 Dean List of University of Colorado Boulder WORKING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant ARCH4100 (Architecture Senior Capstone Studio) January 2020 - Now Teaching Assistant ENVD4112 (WaterColor) January 2020 - Now Design Built in Denver Botanic Gardens January 2019 - May 2019 Denver, Co Translator of architecture lecture and self media blog in Weibo January 2017 - January 2018 SOFTWARE SKILLS Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Adobe Lightroom Adobe Bridge Vray
Autodesk Revit Autodesk Autocad Sketchup Rhinoceros 6.0 Grasshopper Procreate (Ipad)
18 Blue Bell Pods Rhino, Vray Rendering, Grasshopper
Re-create Object 22 Rhino, Vray Rendering, Measurement
sources of back rendering https://www.dezeen.com/2018/04/30/best-minimal-bathroom-designs-milan-salone-del-mobile-bagno/
Architecture Design Green House
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LANGUAGE English Fluency in Chinese and 2
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Mountain Hostel Arch 3100 Architecture Studio Fall 2019 Instructor Ping Xu Location : South Boulder Rocky Mountain, Colorado, USA
The inspiration for this hostel design comes from the spirit of wrestling culture, which is stable, unbreakable, and lasting. Mongolian history tells of the worship of mountain gods as a form of nature worship. The origin of this hostel design also comes from the story of mountain god worship. Wrestling is a Mongolian sport of comparative strength, endurance, and skill. At the same time, as the main content of the �Nadam Conference� of Mongolian grassland games, wrestling reflects the colors of Olympic solidarity and the competition of modern civilization. As the crystallization of nomadic culture, Mongolian wrestling culture is different from other nationalities. The Mongolian wrestling team often participates in international wrestling invitational tournaments and cultural exchanges. Boulder, with its high altitude and
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excellent air quality, is ideal for the development and communication of Mongolian wrestling culture. Wrestling culture is an elegant sport developed and inherited from the struggle to conquer self and nature. The spirit of wrestling is the courage and determination to overcome difficulties, not afraid of a strong opponent, and won not proud of the mentality. This movement embodies the pure and unrestrained feelings of the Mongolian nationality. In Mongolian, wrestling means firm, unbreakable, and lasting. As a cultural heritage for thousands of years, we welcome the Mongolian wrestling team to Colorado for cultural exchange. This hostel is designed to provide them with accommodation.
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FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
This first floor is a connection between outside topography and inside guest room. This first floor main function is provide public space and entrance for visitors.
This second floor is a quiet space for the guest room. A central staircase following the main circulation design connected the first and second floor.
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ATRIUM PERSPECTIVE
ENTRANCE AND RECEPTION DESK
The shape of the overall hostel design allows enough sunshine in to the Atrium space. As a open space, this Atrium gathering central area provided the chance where people meet each other.
With an open view of the whole city, this place is a delightful entrance for visitors. As the first impression for the entire building, I want people can feel that they are really inside of the mountain and feel relax by this open view.
PLAZA This plaza connects a part of south mesa trail. As the functional extension to the south-east of this site, this plaza connects the first floor and the site. Also, A part of the second floor and third floor can enjoy this space.
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Children’s Outdoor Classroom Architecture Praxis Studio Spring 2019 Instructor Jeremy Ehly Location: Denver Botanic Gardens, Colorado, USA
As a challeage of design with limited buget and certain area, our task is about create a space for children’s outdoor classroom in 16 weeks. As a children class for learning planters and nature, this project focus on using nature material which connect the whole Mordecai Children’s Gardens’ design style. After CD,DD,SD of design built process meeting with clients worked in Denver Botanic Garden, we used 14 weeks to set up the whole design and 6 weeks to fabricate and install.
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In 10 weeks, we keep changing our design to fits clients’ needs. North bench, Cubbies, Planters and Kitchen are the final four parts of our whole design. The simple language of linear and vertical cedar decoration wood panel and hexagons speak for our team of 16 students’ thoughts.
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My Roles In the Fabrication Phase 01. The south wall rhino model and fabrication 02. The south wall rendering for client meeting 03. Prepare for CNC machine 04.Detail design for Logo print
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My Roles in the Construction Phase 05. The south wall back panel paint 06. Cubby plywood panel connection study 07. True size mock up (Plywood)
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This is the before and after construction photos of this space is very exciting. It was a very simple our-door classroom only have soil around. Our team change this forgotten space to a new landmark for Mordecai Children garden. In this unforgettable experience, I feel that design with simple language is a way of aesthetics. We can use our “language� create a beautiful world.
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Blue Bell Pods Spring 2019 Instructor Jeremy Ehly Team Work Location: Halle Park, Belgium
As a practice of utilizing Rhino, Grasshopper and panelling Tools., this project is to design a pPods to create a space with an articulated shell that responds to the spatial and surrounding environments. We used blue bell flower as our inspiration to create the bluebell pods. This Halle park has many different trails with blue flowers. This bluebell pod allows people to have space can stay longer in this park. Also, this design helps people get a deep visit experience in this park. The colour of the bluebell flower makes people calming. As the perfect place for people to take relax and meditation, our bluebell pods design for hikers, visitors and meditation lovers.
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This pods can close when people need privacy. Also, when visitors face to bad weather, this bluebell pods can be a temporary shelter.
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Open petals to provide users views
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Re-Create Object Spring 2019 Instructor Jeremy Ehly Software: Vray , Rhino , Illustrator
This project aims to model a high level of detail with extra attention focused on crafting highly realistic material and environment for objects. The choice of my object resonates with my aesthetic sensibilities. This project replicates the exact dimensions and material to create realistic renderings by Vray and Rhino. I chose Dyson hairdryer with simplicity product design and sophisticated inside of the machine. The simplicity design of Dyson hairdryer fits my aesthetic and interests. I have used 4 hours to modelling the object and 4 hours for redesign object with a set of hair dryer tools. By research and truly measurement of this hair dryer, I learned the Dyson secret of the product design. The key to success is to do the simple things extremely well
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Green House Architecture Studio Fall 2017 Instructor Rachel Lee Location : Boulder Creek, Colorado, USA
The location of Boulder Creek is a lovely place to spend spare time. This design contains a greenhouse and a classroom for the green species related lectures. The form develop process has simply split a circle of equal three parts. The classroom hides behind the greenhouse because it needs a quiet space. The public entrance in front of the greenhouse, which allows sunlights comes in for the greenhouse. This open space also allows the visitor to access the view of boulder creek.
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Other Works Design process
The theme is to find the divine light at night in everyday life. About the light at night that we don’t notice in our daily lives. When we go out the door at night, all the lights, the stars, the moon will make us feel warm. So my theme is to record these warm lights.
I I understand “hurt� as something that injures the heart. The circle in the centre represents the heart, and the thorns in the periphery represent everything that hurts the heart. The centre of the ring has some space for breath, which gives little hope to get out of this hurt feeling. Goal The goal of this emotion is making people feeling of hurt without understanding by the word. By creating this condense and uncomfortable composition following the circle, which also means trying to break complete(loop).
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