MOLLY CHEN
CONTENTS
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RESUME
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TRANSFORM CHRYSALIS [--]PLOSION SKETCHES
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SHEET ALUMINUM CLADDING PANEL
ALUMINUM GASKET ASSEMBLY
STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS
CEMENT CLADDING PANEL
ALUMINUM BRACKET
1" AIR CAVITY 3" INSULATION
CHILLED BEAM
FLASHING 1/2" FIBERGLASS MAT SHEATHING 1 1/2" SPRAY FOAM INSULATION STUD WALL ASSEMBLY
VENTILATION THROUGH OPERABLE WINDOWS
STEEL TENSION CABLE
RAILING WITH HANDLE DETAIL RUBBER FLOORING TILES
COMPOSITE STEEL DECKING
RESUME
MOLLY CHEN
molly.f.chen@gmail.com issuu.com/mollychen1
Dedicated to architecture and design, with 3+ years of experience in analog and digital 2D and 3D design. Deeply interested in urban design, public spaces, and the human experience.
EDUCATION
California Polytechnic State University (2012-present) B’Arch (year 4 in progress), minoring in Art History Danish Institute for Study Abroad - Copenhagen (2015-present) Architecture
KEY SKILLS
Proficient graphic and brochure design with Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Extensive experience in 2D and 3D design and studio work Skillful physical modelmaking Able to use woodshop and metalshop machines Hand drafting/drawing/painting/sketching skills Working knowledge of 3D modeling with Rhino/Grasshopper/tSplines AutoCAD Form-Z Laser Cutter Fabrication Google SketchUp CNC Router Fabrication Rendering experience in V-Ray and Maxwell Simple animation experience with Form-Z and SketchUp Fluent in both English and Chinese Proficient English writing and presentation Great familiarity with Microsoft Office
WORK EXPERIENCE
d[Fab] Lab, Cal Poly Architecture Department Lab Technician Chinese Academy of Building Research Intern Atkinson Architecture Intern
San Luis Obispo, CA 2013-2014 Beijing, China Summer 2013 Palo Alto, CA 2010-2012
MUSEUM OF TIME
KASTRUP FORTET, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK FALL 2015 | INSTRUCTOR - HEIDI CATHRINE Ă˜STERGAARD
RANSFORM
Art is arguably the easiest way to understand history and time. MoT not only seeks to transform how art is viewed, it also transforms use of the old land fortress. MoT organizes its contents in a grid that relates cultures across time in a visual representation of the relationship between humans and time. The collection is organized by year, allowing a comprehensive and linear understanding of the history of art, and thus, a history of time. We have always tried to ground it, to seize it, but time exists apart from us and floats away from us. It, like art, informs our decisions. MoT shows the weight and power of time over us, reminding us that we are subservient to time.
Intense Sound
Less Intense Sound
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entry hallway
W
E
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Wind Intensity on Island Wind Direction ( % per year )
Existing Structures
blockhouse foundation
watchtower foundation
exhibition hall entry watchtower foundation
Turret
pivot artillery
bunker 2
flank Turret pivot artillery Base
stage (added in 1950s) pivot artillery Base bunker 1
Turret
armory exhibition hall
sculpture exhibition hall
1:2000 ground floor plan
temporary exhibition entrance
1:1000 section
DIVERSIFY HOMOGENEITY
SHENZHEN, CHINA WINTER/SPRING 2015 | INSTRUCTOR - MARGARIDA YIN
CHRYSALIS
“If you ask a classroom of Chinese students to draw a cat, they will all draw the same cat.� A quote from a Chinese art teacher that easily reveals the homogeneity of the society. CHRYSALIS aims to alleviate this problem by showing, through architecture, that there are multiple pathways to an end result. A corridor gallery intersects and winds itself through the structure, displaying work or students at work, branching between spaces that are each unique. Three layers of ribbons wrap the building; one acts as an encompassing shade, the next as an interactive level, and the last as an intersecting and drilling piece, and all create non-rigid spaces in between to further indicate fewer boundaries and restrictions.
gestural models outdoor
studios
resource
public
corridor gallery
RISK
A FIELD, TANZANIA FALL 2014 | INSTRUCTOR - THOMAS FOWLER
--]PLOSION
motels are places that people go to change an opinion on something or to find a new perspective. being a temporary inhabitant of a permanent structure allows for a change in perception on time and leads to a potential sense of vulnerability. there’s a certain risk involved in deciding to temporarily inhabit a space, because sometimes, the next step forward is unclear. [--]PLOSION is a collection of spaces that attempt to keep its transitory inhabitants on edge. shard-like units connect via identical notches and hold each other together in suspension. the motel living spaces are generated by a more random arrangement of notched triangles potentially assembled by the inhabitants themselves, while larger spaces are formed by a system of column framing based on the notched triangles and are modularly constructed and connected.
abstract site plan
large spaces columns model with digital overlay
living module iterations
living module interior living module plan
study models: simplification
staff quarters plan
site render
staff quarters section
SKETCHES