Nan Liang - Architecture Portfolio by Nan Liang

NAN LIANG

Architecture Portfolio

2015 - 2018 NAN LIANG

Narrative Nan Liang 11. 14. 1994

Architecture, is about life and individual’s uniqueness. In order to achieve the uniqueness, architects more or less

experience with developing own design logic and aesthetics through working and living experience, accumulated study and practices—the personality. Through exploring personal life and study experience in your prestigious graduate program of Architecture, it is possible for Liang, one potential architecture designer to establish a specific way of considering projects,

City of Birth Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

and find new expression of spaces or experiences. Currently in the fifth year of bachelor Architecture program in the University of Arizona and as the daughter of one architecture designer who works in The Northwest design and Research Institute of China Architecture, Liang, has been

Education of Bachelor Degree University of Arizona

inspired by Chinese traditional dwellings’ layout, especially the courtyard-center organization, and idea of nature with

College of Architecture + Planning + Landscape Architecture

and modernity, and integrating planning and garden has been inherited from Liang’s family to some extent, the special

living. Emphasizing the importance of courtyard-center organization, exploring the combination of architectural tradition individual uniqueness from her past living experience.

Major Architecture

Through five years’ undergraduate practice in design studios, Liang constantly developed the concept of

“courtyard” with different programs. Starting with House N5 which won 2016 Monsoon Award, Liang tried to reflect Courtyard-dwelling organization, having the shared space for daylight, water collection, communication with natural elements for totally 6 units. Public Dwelling: Case-in-Case, which won The Second Year Excellence Exhibition Award, was

GPA 3.5 / 4.0

developed based on the same concept but different approach: a centered courtyard for protecting use. Finally, in the fourth year, the concept was developed into visual communication. Through sifting floor slabs and creating varieties of vertical shared spaces, two or more programs were grouped together corroborating with building envelop.The combination of tradition of Courtyard and modernity, and overall refelecting to the architectural theory: form floows function and fluid.

Beyond architectural design, Liang also has great interests in landscape and urban design. In Spring 2018,

Liang was one of the members held Downtown Tucson 2050 Exhibition with individual focus on Art, Culture, Education, approaching the design question: How will a healthy and active population be supported in 2050? Later in Fall 2018, Liang was in the design studio which focused on urban water system design. Liang would like to further develop the design logic and design strategies for sustainable design technologies, after Liang graduate from University of Arizona in Spring 2019.

CONTENTS CULTURAL STATION

Visual Communication ARC 401 | 2017 F

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CAMPUS

Walk in Shade ARC 302 | 2017 S

PUBLIC DWELLING

Case - in - Case ARC 202 | 2016 S

PRIVATE DWELLING

Dwelling N5 ARC 202 | 2016 S

DIA DE LOS METUROS MUSEUM

The Half ARC 201 | 2015 F

DOWNTOWN TUCSON 2050

Art, Culture, Education ARC 451 A | 2018 S

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Cultural Station: Visual Communication ARC 401 | 2017 F 418 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701

The culture station locates in downtown Tucson, having the train station and Southern Arizona Transportation Museum as its neighborhoods. The site itself is narrow. In order to respond to the site, the design is developed based on linear geometry: Each zone is 20 feet wide, and the zones continue the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s layout, meaning that the major entries of the project face the pedestrian of the museum. The project is about transparency and double space. Thus, through shifting the floor slabs, there are layers evolved, creating different views. The faĂ§ade of the project is using perforated metal panel with different angles to create dynamic interior light quality with interior light control by curtain and louvers. Based on the design concept, each zone is linear, and the whole space have lots of level shifting to create communication from different program and levels, the space becomes flexible with no fixed walls in the major activity spaces.

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Two main accesses are on the east and west side of the project, parallel to the train line. On the ground level, the access hall facing towards the Downtown Tucson, and the cafe is on the north, creating the connection to the 4th Avenue, museum’s cafe and courtyard. Floors are shifted, meaning from one floor, people can see the upper and lower levels, the "seen and be seen" of interior space.

the “seen and be seen” also applied to the views from outside to the site. Public stairs are on the both north and south side of the project, opening to the directions people coming into the site. Egress stairs locate on the two ends of the project in the trans zone together with restrooms and elevators. Because there are two elevators, the programs on the upper floors not only located facing 4th Ave or Downtown, but also according to the function, locate on either east or west.

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Unitarian Universalist Campus: Walk in Shade ARC 302 | 2017 S Saguaro National Park, W Ina Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85743

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The design focuses on land ethic through the consideration of visual communication, natural experience and equity in access. The location of the campus is chosen between the two rock-out-copings, further improving the relationship between the two site features. Four major buildings of the campus are placed due to the site: Information center and education buildings are beside the east rock-out-coping; spaces are shaded by natural elements. Sanctuary is facing the south mountain hall, and social hall has a direct view to the west rock-out-coping. The space between social hall and the sanctuary has a natural pass to the natural chapel which is an idea of bridge, connecting the two rock-out-copings. Applying courtyard organizations, four major buildings have equal access and views to the courtyard, an open communication area.Using ramp connected all four building in the circle benefits blinding the whole campus into the topography.

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Public Dwelling: Case -in-Case ARC 202 | 2016 S 246 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85701

Designing public dwelling as school based on the Reggio Emilia Pedagogy which encourages kids doing self-study based on individual interests, applies "space-in-space" concept. By creating a huge case gives the boundary for the school as a direct sign to avoid people randomly accessing, and to keep kids inside. Secondary case is shading both exterior and interior building spaces with plants on roof. The third case is the actual classroomsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; walls. All the cases have openings allowing natural ventilation and sunlight. Through those openings, sunlight will be decreased to reach a comfortable level for kids to use in the classrooms. Huge trusses run across the top and covered by mesh as a light roof shading. Since circulation is pushed between the first case and second case, there is a public space in the middle of the school for outdoor activities and different types of study. By sharing the playground in the middle, adults in school can always keep eyes to the playground for kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; safety.

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Dwelling N5 ARC 202| 2016 | 2016 S ARC 202 676-798 S. Park Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719

The six-unit private dwelling is located on 676-798 S. Park Ave, Tucson, AZ. Design concept is living with nature, having courtyards in apartments to benefit mental health. The courtyards divide units into parts:courtyards on the east keep the living spaces away from the traffic on Park Ave; the courtyards in the middle helps to divide the space to private space and main living space. Therefore, all the rooms in the unit have views to the nature. Since courtyards in the middle bring sunlight to interior spaces. As floor rises, the boundaries of courtyards push back, so sunlight can reach the ground floor. At the same time, the middle courtyards provide communication to the units on the different floors. Since the site has 6 lots shared in one design studio, the exterior wall used concrete providing opportunity for the neighbor lots to continue the constructions.

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Four zones(private, circulation, public and court yard) are laid from west to east. This decision is made based on the noise coming from the Park avenue. Double glazed window and court yard which plants bamboo help to decrease the amount of noise coming into the public living space,and simultaneously reject the light and view from the street. Because people in the public living space might also make nose, another court yard with bamboo is placed between the public living space and private living space. In order to protect the private living space to be quite and private, the windows also use double glazed, and have louver behind the window. Having a small courtyard between private living space and public living space provides a shared view for both of these two spaces. Future more this courtyard acts as a core open to sky, meaning communication can be evolved from three families. Having the courtyard between the private and public spaces not only brings more nature to the housing dwelling, but also collects water from roof. N

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Dia de los Meturos Museum: The Half ARC 201 | 2015 F 409 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ, 85701

The Half is a small museum for Dia de los Muertos with an urban site locating along the route of Tucson's All Soul's Procession. "The Half " is about the contrast through special experience: Heaviness vs. lightness; solid vs. void; darkness vs. brightness; death vs. life... By splitting a common rectangular space into two right triangles, and applying each compassion groups to these volumes, the final design of ARC 201 achieves the fundamental goal. While the noth volume represents life - performance, working area, shopping space, etc through curtain wall systems and steel structure, the south part is constructued by concrete with few openings to create specific experience and feeling with daylight, a dark and heavy space but still allowing for breath. Just as the meaning of Dia de los Muertos: No tears for people's death and the honor of the dead. First Floor Plan

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Downtown Tucson 2050 - Art, Culture, Education ARC 451A | 2018 S Downtown Tucson, Tucson, AZ

This semester-long project offers a vision for Downtown Tucson as growing, thriving, livable community in 2050, as collaboration in the whole design studio, sponsored by GLHN Architects and Engineers, and supported by six community mentors. As one part of the whole Downtown Tucson 2050 design, the portfolio only selects the works belonging to the Art, Culture, Education category: two building blocks design and TCC subdistrict renovation. Two building blocks' designs from Art, Culture, Eudcation coordinate with Public Health approaching the design question - How will a healthy and active population be supported in 2050? - which further provides the design logic of TCC renovation. Through the study and understanding of Plan Tucson, two prototypes are established with four Quantitative Goals which can be measured by Key Performance Indicators, and six design goals including accessibility, equity, adaptability, sustainability, identity and prosperity. Aerial Render

Additional Notification Downtown Tucson 2050 Exhibit May 12, 2018 Old Chicago Store, 130 East Congress Street, Tucson, AZ

Prototyping Pedestrian Street

Walk in Shade Pedestrian Street with trees and shade structure offering a walkability in summer for Downtown Tucson

A - Cafe Existing cafe for food, space for people to rest and stay

B - Local Store Existing shops, encouraging people to visit

C - Business + Office HQ. Existing high rise buildings for large scale economy

D - Solar Collection Photovoltaic umbrellas collect energy also acts as shading devices

E - Pedestrian Only Non-motorized street for people to walk with shading, nature and arts

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Open gallery on street, a new idea of gallery, exploding culture more open to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day life

1.) 1 street = 40, 463, 216 lbs CO2 2.) $0.07 per ft2 for maintenance of public art and open space. 3.) 883 ft continuous shaded walkway. 4.) 20 jobs created.

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Shading devices collect rain water to filter into potable water

1.) 2 street = 31, 591, 551 lbs CO2 2.) $0.02 per ft2 for maintenance of public art and open space. 3.) 3, 234 ft continuous shaded walkway. 4.) 81 jobs created.

1.) 3 street = 7, 212, 556 lbs CO2 2.) $0.02 per ft2 for maintenance of public art and open space. 3.) 5,677 ft continuous shaded walkway. 4.) 142 jobs created.

The pedestrian streets provide limited access for emergency vehicles if needed with emphasis placed on continuous connectivity of pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Consisting of green infrastructure and pleasant access to various areas of Down-town Tucson incluses street art, water collection and filtration pieces to in-need populations, and connections to small and large scale economy, such as food and retail along the way. 38

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Open Performance Temporary outdoor performance space for multi-function use

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A - Shaded Bike line Bike line separated from motorized transportation zone with shaded structure

B - Multi-use Plaza Green space incorporated along side community center and street

C - Market and Exchange Temporary outdoor covered space provides opportunity for markets and art vendors

D - Grey Water Collection Systems underground to collect and store grey water and reuse for landscape

E - Roof Top Solar Collection Solar panel on roof to collect solar energy

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F - Natural Courtyard

Outdoor spaces for access to natural sunlight, fresh air, water features, and smaller recreational spaces

1.) 1 block = 19, 777, 384 lbs CO2 2.) $0.08 per ft2 for maintenance of public art and open space. 3.) 538 ft continuous shaded walkway. 4.) 6 jobs created.

1.) 2 blocks = 12, 162, 025 lbs CO2 2.) $0.06 per ft2 for maintenance of public art and open space. 3.) 961 ft continuous shaded walkway. 4.) 12 jobs created.

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Bring more sunlight, ventilation, and nature to the community center

1.) 3 blocks = 2, 820, 091 lbs CO2 2.) $0.05 per ft2 for maintenance of public art and open space. 3.) 1, 204 ft continuous shaded walkway. 4.) 18 jobs created.

The community center provides opportunities for both education and a hands-on museum. There will be gallery space, rooms for workshops, seminars, and lectures, a library with study rooms, a central courtyard with potential for wildlife exhibits (such as a butterfly room), a cafe, and finally consultation/counseling offices and space for family health services. 39

TCC Sub District Section Perspective East - west cuts through pedestrian bridge, central plan, utility cordoor and renovation TCC. North - south cuts through TCC, daylight wash which is the renovated design of the existing water feature in the TCC Sub District and the historical music hall.

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Cultural Garden Cultural courtyard as garden to present artwork and to encourage social activities.

Through developing two building blocks relate to Art, Culture and Education, Downtown Tucson would like to increase its social communication while encourage more population experience art and culture in a experimental friendly surrounding.

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The TCC has one of the more widely disliked current conditions. The heat island effect caused by overuse of pavement and parking lots, combined with the lack of activity and economic activity in the area, made the TCC a less pleasant place to be. By replacing the pavement with open space, adding cooling pod parks, and implementing storm-water basins, the heat island effect is mitigated. Renovations to the TCC and adding housing complexes, hotels, large scale economy buildings, and a high school work together to reinvigorate the neighborhood and draw life back in. Combing the two building blocks prototypes with public health, the renovated TCC explodes the boundary of art and culture from the traditional ideas of museums and exhibition and benefits the usages of urban open spaces simultaneously. PRIMARY TANK

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