Michael Ting - Selection of Works (Jan 2023)[working]

ATransforma�onofthePlanandSec�on oftheS.C.JohnsonWaxAdministra�onBuildingbyFrankLloydWright

afarmer’sliving

reliesontheabilitytocreateproducefromtheland.Inthe Netherlands,thisiscommonplace.

However,thereisaclimatecrisisthatneedstypicalproduceto drasticallyreduce.Thecrisisisalsoheadedfor amassive floodintheNetherlandsthatwillseepeopleflee fromand relocate

Atthesametime, thereisdroughtacrosstheNetherlands duetoclimatechangenecessitatingtheneedtoretain rainwaterinthesoil.

whatif…

…farmerscouldbenefitfromclimatemigrationbyusingpartof theirlandtohouseclimaterefugees?

…thecityworkedwithfarmerstocontrolthesupplyofwater usingnaturalpathways?

germany thenetherlands site

RegionbetweenEnschede,NLandGronau,DE

diagramaticwaterproposal

self-poweringwatertowers

trenches wetland

proposal-waterstrategy

reservoir

diagramaticwaterproposal

1.a largewaterreservoir iscreatedto storerainwateratthevalleyofthesitearea.

2.alongtopographiclines, trenchesaredug tocontainrainwater

3.patchesof wetlandsareconservedor created,andconvertedtopublicparks toactasrainwaterbatteries

4.incaseofdroughtandfurtherdryness, watertowerspumpwater backfromthe reservoirtoneededareas

self-poweringwatertowers

agriculturaltrenches

publicamenity

proposedpolicy

1.anon-profitbuyspartoflandfrom consentingfarmerandengagesina communitylandtrustmodel

2.globalagriculturalchangesare made,andlandsetasidefor residentialparcels

3.acommunityboardisestablished byincomingresidentstodecidehow thecommunityshouldrun

4.maintenanceofpublicamentiesis paidforbyfees,andprofitswith rentgobacktothefarmer

climaterefugeehousing

1.eachresidentialhaspublicprogramontopthe roof,whichalsocollectsrainwaterintocisterns

2.circulationisseparatedbetweenpublicand privateprograms

3.verticalfarmsallowresidentstogrowtheirown foodorprovideadditionalrevenueforthefarmer theyareattachedtothefacadesoastodisplay theagriculturalproducts

verticalfarm

cistern

verticalfarm

agender-sensi�vepublic bathhouse

Philadelphia,PA

Howdowerespondtotheemerging ideaofgender/sexfluidity,andmerging itwiththefunc�onalandprogramma�c constraintsofabathhouse?Howcan weusethequali�esofpicturesqueand ruintoamplifyandencourageawatery spaceofinclusionandconsidera�on?

Wewanttocreatealargevarietyof poolspaceswhich,havingdis�nct formalfeatures,wouldenablepeople tochoosewhichevertheyfindmost appropriatefromthemselves. Wetrytobreaktheideaofanideal throughthematerialityaswellby introducing“imperfect”featureslike weatheringandmoss,alongwith “welcome”featuresliketreesandplants inbetweengaps.Wedon’timpose anidealmindset,wejustenablethe possibilityofmanymindsetsweallow peopletoflowbetweenthesemindsets viathepools.

Team: ThreeMembers

So�ware: Rhino,V-ray,Z-brush,Photoshop, Illustrator,Blender(Cycles)

[1]

[1]GroupSiteMassings

[2]GroupProgrammed Massings

[4]ChunkSec�onRender [2]

[3]ChunkStudyandViews

aninternalstreeteconomy inamixed-income rehabilita�onresiden�al

RedHook,N.Y.

Theideaofamixed-incomeresiden�al isanestrangedconceptonitsown.It proposesthattwovastlydifferentgroups ofpeople,onoppositeendsofthesocial ladder,liveinextremelycloseproximity. Howisitpossibletobindthesegroups togethersuchthattheyworktogetherasa cohesivewhole?

Thisprojectproposesanembracingof thedifferencesofthesegroups,and incorpora�ngthesocietalstructureinto theprogramofthebuildingitself.An internalstreetiscarvedoutofanexis�ng grainsilo,andisconvertedintoaseries ofinterlockingpla�ormsthatallowpublic spacewherelow-incomeresidentscan takeadvantageof.Thebootstrapping effectofhavingaplacetoliveisamplified bythisspaceastheycanusetoeithersell goods,orpublicizetheirservicestoother residents.Higherincomeresidentshave incen�vetopurchasefromthem,dueto thecloseproximityandconvenince.

Thisbazaarmechanismisvisible punctua�ngthroughouttheapartments units,exposingthenatureofthesocial rela�onshipandremindingofhowbinding thepopula�onisasapeople.

Team: Individual So�ware: Rhino,Photoshop,Illustrator, Twinmo�on

[1]AnalogueModelStudy

[2]FormalItera�ons

[3]UnitStrategy

[4]Aggrega�onStrategy

[5]EnvironmentalStrategy

[6]OpenedAxonometric [6]

ahyper-connectedtransport infrastructurebetweencity blocks

Blocksthatareoccupiedbyvarious grassrootsorganiza�onsandcreate itsownresources;andaseach organiza�onmayfocusonmore specializedresources,aninfrastructure iscalledfortoequalizeandmoreevenly distributethemamongsteachother.

Thistransportinfrastructureconsists ofaseriesofnodes,placedabove theintersec�onsofroads,thatare connectedviaaseriesofwalls. Thenodesgeneratecommonizable resourcessuchaselectricityor urbangreenery,aswellasdistributes resourcesbetweenpreviously commonizedcityblocksviaamoving unitsystemhungbesidethewall.The spaceswithinthewallsthemselvesform ameansoftransportofpeople,aswell asprovidesanextensionofcommon spacesofthecityblocks.

Designofbridgesandnodes,andall imagesfeaturedherewerecreatedby theapplicant.

Team: TwoMembers

So�ware: Rhino,Photoshop,Illustrator, V-ray

WestPhiladelphia,PA

ageometricfolly transformedintoanewwing forPennMuseum

ITERATIONS

Philadelphia,PA

Thenewparadigm:architectural hyperbole.

Architecturecano�enseem imprac�cal,anditmayo�enbedifficult toseehowitmightbeimplemented intoabuiltstructure.Indeed,paper architecturereliesheavilyonthe suspensionofdisbelief,theideathat certainaspectscouldbepushedaside forthesakeofdemonstra�ngasetof ideas,notunlikethepiecespresenteda fashionshow.

Therefore,thepurposeofthese exploits,whethertheybeprogramless orstructureless,istoexerciseavery specificpursuit;thatofuniqueness, originalitywithintheheightof sophis�ca�on,aswellastofulfill anylas�ngdesiresthatmaynot beotherwiseachievablethrough aconven�onalconstruc�on.The architectonicformstakeprecedent overcircula�on,program,orstructural efficiency;thus,itbestexistsonlyon paper.

Thearchitectureofthe�mesisthat ofacatwalk,wheretheexaggerated costumesparadeinanexclusiveview.

Team: ThreeMembers

So�ware: Rhino,Photoshop,Illustrator, Keyshot,Blender(Cycles/Eevee),MeshLab, Sketchfab

aresidencewithindividual office-units

Gràcia,Barcelona

Buildingsaredesignedforpeople.As intellectuallyinteres�ngitmaybeto playwithcomplexgeometry,itisour experienceinthesedesignedspaces thatgivesthemostmeaning.

Architectureexistspassively, enablingtheseeventsbutdonot, andcannot,taketheirplace.As buildingsaredesigned,theybecome thestructureofhumanac�vity;they givepeoplefreedomofac�vity.Thus, architecture,initsmostidealstate,is invisible.

Theobjec�vewastodesigna residen�alunitwithana�ached officespace.Iproposedtotheteam thatacleardividebetweenthetwo differingspacesisessen�al.The finaldesignsimplysplitstheplan intotwodis�nctmassesconnected byabridge.Myrolewastodesign thefloorplansfirstbyhandandlater electronicallyinRevit,aswellas crea�ngdifferentpossiblefurniture layouts.Theteamsketcheditera�ons ofthefacades,andensuredthe buildingstoodsolidlyandadhered tothelocalaesthe�c.Together,we integratedthealterna�ngbalconies aswellasthecommongroundfloor planintothedesign.

Team: ThreeMembers So�ware: Revit,Illustrator,Photoshop, Blender(Cycles)

PRIVATESPACES PUBLICSPACES TERRACES

EASTELEVATION1:200

NORTHELEVATION1:200

WESTELEVATION1:200

1.56 0.64 1.35

splitpedestrian-bikebridge

Granollers,Spain

atwo-week,threememberteamprojectin Granollers,Spain

Team: ThreeMembers

So�ware: Rhino,Photoshop,Illustrator, Blender(Eevee)

SteelColumn BasePlate

GroutPacking

ConcreteFoundation

FoundationConnectionDetail Scale:1:10

SteelColumn BasePlate HoldingBolts

FoundationConnectionSection Scale:1:10

facadeassemblies

Analy�que,Study,andDesign

ananaly�queoftheSea�lePublic Libraryfacade,and astudyoftheBeinekeRareBooks Libraryfacade

facadeassemblies

Analy�que,Study,andDesign

adesignforaglazingsystemfacade detail

LARGEFORMAT

FULL-SCALEWORKS. INK,PENCIL,CHARCOAL

SMALLFORMAT THUMNAILSFROMSKETCHBOOKS THUMNAILSKETCHES,DRAWNIN-SITUORFROMMEMORY

P.66

PHOTOGRAPHY

ARCHITECTURE

VARIOUSBUILDINGSVISITED WITHANYCAMERAAVAILIBLE

PORTRAITS

VARIOUSFRIENDSVISITED WITHDESKLAMPSANDTRACEPAPER

P.72 P.76 P.84

largeformat

1.ArchitectureAnnex

InkonPaper Champaign,IL 2017

2.Ta�House

PencilonPaper Champaign,IL 2018

3.ArchitectureAnnex(Interior)

InkonPaper Champaign,IL 2017

4.IgualadaCemetary

CharcoalonPaper Igualada,Spain 2018

5.GuggenheimMuseum

InkonPaper Bilbao,Spain 2018

smallformat

1.Madrid–BarajasAirport

PenonSketchbook Madrid,Spain 2018

2.Madrid–BarajasAirport

PenonSketchbook Madrid,Spain 2018

3.SchoolofArchitecture

PenonSketchbook Granada,Spain 2017

4.Dormitory

PenonSketchbook MagdalenCollege,Oxford 2018

5.CellerCoopera�u

PenonSketchbook SantCugat,Spain 2017

6.Mosque-CathedralofCórdoba

GeometricAnalysisofArches

Andalucia, Spain 2018

Perspec�ve,PenonSketchbook Andalucia, Spain 2018

7.Madinatal-Zahra

FacadeSketch Andalucia, Spain 2018

GeometricAnalysisofArches

Andalucia, Spain 2018

9.KoutobiaMosque

RapidSketch Marrakesh,Morroco 2017

architectural

1.WindmillsofLaMancha Indianapolis,USA 2021

Consuegra,Spain 2018

2.NCAAHallofChampions Catalonia,Spain 2018

3.SantCugatdelVallès Obertraun,Austria 2019

4.LodgeintheAlps Marrakech,Morroco 2017

5.BadiPalace

6.CenterforPhysics

UniversityofCoimbra,Portugal 2017

7.TheBroad Catalunya,Spain 2018

LosAngles,USA 2016

8.Walden7 Bilbao,Spain 2016

9.GuggenheimMuseum

portrait

1.Jiayao

2.Jiayao

JiayaoZhao Teammate 2021

3.Ruth

RuthYan Classmate 2016

4.Will

WilliamMcNeil Teammate 2018

JiayaoZhao Teammate 2021 5.Magali

MagaliVeronelli Advisor 2018

AlexanderYen Confidante 2015

6.Alex DarinDeaton Teacher 2016

7.Darin YoursTruly Student

8.Michael

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