MICHAEL WU MICHAELWU1205@GMAIL.COM
MICHAEL WU MICHAELWU1205@GMAIL.COM
RESUME
EDUCATION 8.2011 - Present
Illinois Institute of Technology: College of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture Candidate (Spring 2016) Specialization: Digital Design
9.2007 - 6.2011
Albert G. Lane Technical College Preparatory High School
WORK EXPERIENCE 8.2015 - Present
Landon Bone Baker Architects Worked on community based projects that focuses on affordable housing; participated in mulitple phases of each project.
6.2011 - 8.2015
Landon Bone Baker Architects (Summers) Mentored students involved in the firm’s community workshop programs that participate in community design and empowers local residents to affect their environment through the design process.
6.2008 - 8.2011
Chinese American Service League Involved in an apprenticeship that was related to leadership.
ACHIEVEMENTS & HONORS 2016
Bachelor of Architecture Candidate Magna Cum Laude
2011 - 2016
Dean’s List, Undergraduate
2010 - 2011
Chicago Architecture Foundation: New House Competition Overall Grand Prize- Digital Rendering Division (2010 & 2011) First Prize- Original Design (2011) Honorable Mention- Photography (2011)
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE 6.2007 - Present
Chicago Dragons Athletic Association Involved in volunteer activities around the community and participate in parades and festivals.
SKILLS Computer Software 3DS Max Mental Ray. Adobe Illustrator. Adobe Indesign. Adobe Photoshop. ArchiCad. AutoCad. Microsoft Office Programs. Revit. Rhinoceros. SketchUp.
MICHAEL WU MICHAELWU1205@GMAIL.COM
1. REIMAGINE: HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY 2. MIDWEST HIGH SPEED RAIL: DETROIT ART + RAPID TRANSIT 3. GREAT LAKES RESCOURCE CENTER: CENTRE51
REIMAGINE: HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY
TEAM SPRING 2015
The current Harold Washington Library is in flux due to the technological advances in accessing information and this project acts as a late entry for the design of the library in Chicago. The library was redesigned to create a lighter and friendlier relationship with its surroundings. The new design also redefined how a library works as it will provide to the grid of Chicago a flexible and adaptable program that is an extension of public space, allowing the librarian to curate the space reflecting the needs of the user.
STREET VIEW
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CURATION OF SPATIAL PROGRAM Throughout the life of the library, program use is able to change its location through the curating of space by the head librarian. As the cultural focuses of Chicago change over time, programs can disappear or emerge from spaces in the library. Some programs are more prone to change locations, while others are more strongly rooted in a space that has certain characteristics.
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STORIES OF DIFFERENT USERS
A new library system was designed in addition to a building. There are three main types of users that we identified: planner (Lindsey), casualer (Luca), researcher (Vesna). The comic follows the adventures of three semi-fictional characters as they use the library in different ways.
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The core of the building acts as a storage of the library. The books of the library are held in the atrium space. Behind the books are large containers that hold programmatic elements that can be dispersed based on the wishes of a head curator of the library. This would allow the library to transform and stay up to date based on the wishes of the public.
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COMIC BROCHURE OF USERS
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The structural system and the shape of the central atrium “doughnut” allows the building’s program space to be column free. The atrium is constructed by a series of structural fins that support large beams that spans to the perimeter of the building. This offers large open spaces that can be configured based on user needs.
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STRUCTURAL DIAGRAMS
BUILDING SECTION RENDERING
PASSIVE + ACTIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS The library offers two different passive faรงade systems. The northern and eastern faces has an external sun shading system that blocks the sun and ambient light while providing an iconic facade to the two most used streets. The southern and western faces of the building have a dual skin system with louvers in between the two layers of the glass. These louvers can open and close allowing full, partial, or no sunlight into the spaces.
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DIFFERENT FACADE TREATMENTS
MIDWEST HIGH SPEED RAIL: DETROIT ART + RAPID TRANSIT
TEAM SPRING 2016
Detroit Art + Rapid Transit is a high speed rail train station that sits between Midtown and Downtown in Detroit, Michigan. The station is a part of the HSR system in the Midwest corridor that runs from Chicago to Toronto, with Detroit as the central anchor point. Detroit Art + Rapid Transit is a hybrid train station that house programs that deal with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art and culture, showcasing it to the Midwest. The station is a collection of spaces, majority exterior spaces, that forms into a Âź mile long building that bridge over an existing highway and connects to two light rail systems in the city.
ART + CULTURAL SPACE (EXTERIOR )
STATION POSITION + INFLUENCE “WHO “who are ARE you?” YOU?”
The HSR train station is positioned at the center of the city where most of Detroit’s development momentum is located. It bridges over an existing highway, between Midtown and Downtown, repairing what was once a barrier in the city. In addition to the highway, the station also connects to two light rail systems, enhancing the intermodal quality of Detroit. The station is a creative hub that brings together the city’s scattered “creative initiatives” allowing them to function together.
CREATIVE INITIATIVES + VACANCIES
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The long and narrow station is a series of open exhibition spaces that connect to three enclosed head houses. The exhibition spaces are framed by partition walls and pavilions, which help support the program of the station. A variety of programs are in these spaces and pavilions ranging from enclosed dining spaces to open garden spaces. As the train station is mainly open to the environment, the pavilions and smaller spaces offer people a sense of intimacy within this large station.
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COLLECTION OF PLANES The station is primarily three planes. The series of roof planes allow the station to hold together as one building but still housing a porous environment below. The ground plane is very open as many different programs can function next to one another creating a mixing culture. The platform level is one of the most important areas of the station as it offers the riders a glimpse of Detroitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new creative culture but still being mindful of its past.
OVERALL BUILDING SECTION
BUILDING SECTION
MATERIALS FROM ABANDON BUILDINGS
REUSE IN STATION
SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK Detroit Art + Rapid Transit provides a solution for many of the abandon brick buildings in the city. The brick material can be reclaimed and used in the station, providing an atmosphere that people are familiar with. The thin scattered columns are a solution for creating a space that compliments the art it houses, while using the minimal amount of material. Minimizing the amount of visible material used directly influences the feeling of porosity as define edges of the building are blurred. The openness of the spaces can be problematic, especially in a place like Detroit. The framework of the building allows several passive and active solutions to be implemented. POROUS BUILDING EDGE
EXTERIOR SUN SHADING
DIRECTING WIND FLOW
RADIANT FLOORING
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INTERMODAL SECTION
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HEAD HOUSE ENTRY
ENCLOSED PAVILION
PLATFORM VIEW
GREAT LAKES RESCOURCE CENTER: CENTRE51
TEAM FALL 2015
Centre 51 is an educational institution in the Portlands of Toronto that is a part of the binational network of Great Lake Educational Centres that also exist in Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Cleveland, and Port Huron. It provides programming for the public, as well as specialized meeting space for a consortium of research and public policy bodies. A space where all people can come together, learn, converse, and develop a long-term vision for the future of the Great Lakes.
PUBLIC SPACE ENTRANCES
SITE SELECTION The existing site was heavily industrial and gridded as these characteristics would be maintained. The project focused on using the existing warehouse structure. The strong horizontal plane of the roof and the rigid interior grid of the columns were kept as the building was separated into three parts based on program size and the westernmost section housed the main programs. The other two portions of the building house an indoor market space and an outdoor venue space.
CITY POSITIONING
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POSITION ON THE WATERFRONT
ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS The main portion of the building holds “boxes” containing program elements. These boxes are contained in multiple layers of skins (facades), creating microclimates in the building. The three skins consist of the outermost concrete from the existing building, polycarbonate walls, and wooden boxes.
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MICROCLIMATE LAYERS The concrete protected space and polycarbonate enclosed space can be used for season dependent program and is completely open throughout the warmer months. The design also features a natural ventilation method that moves air using a negative pressure through the building’s three skins, utilizing each space to temper the air before it moves through the programmatic spaces.
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