Nicole CHIU Undergraduate Architecture and Design Por tfolio
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we are impatient, we are lazy the slight of our finger s oppor tunes and gives acces to too much we absorb quickly a n d l e t g o, f o r g e t a n d i g n o r e what exists in front of us we live for the future chained to the social agendas and pressures we know of names but not of places images sans experience f a m e a n d q u a n t i t y ye t m e a n i n g is foreign o b s e s s i v e w i t h i n n ov a t i o n the app in hand replaces the wrench
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CONTENTS
I N T E G R AT E D B U I L D I N G S Y S T E M S
D E S I G N PRINCIPLES
COMPUTING D R A W I N G
T O O L I N G
W I N E R Y
B L O S S O M : DESIGN BUILD
I N S T A N T C I T Y
L I V I N G MONUMENT
PA P E R C R E T E
Plan of Massachusettes and Rhode Island To l l B o r d e r C e n t e r
C O M P U T I N G D R AW I N G Route Alt A toll booth demarcates the Rhode
Vines of concrete and plethora of
I s l a n d a n d M a s s a c h u s e t t e s b o r d e r, n o t
signage wr ap around two centroid
mar ked by any line .
str uctures ser ving as the toll center and train hub station.
I interpret the border as inter stitial s p a c e . L i k e s p l i t e n d s , t h e 1 9 5 ’s seemingly str aight forward roads for k into a field of calculted cur ves and w ov e n s p a g h e t t i - l i k e r a m p s .
Tr a f f i c t e n d a n c i e s a n d s o l u t i o n s extr acted to for m a forest of interchanges in looping patterns.
Precedent study of Los Angeles tr affic at 405/10 junction, warping space
t h e m a t i c d ra w i n g f o r t o l l b o o t h c e n t e r
exper iental q u a l i t i e s o f t h e To l l Center
speedy an expidited alter native to being gr id locked, located on the outside of the 95, for a high price
work road that directly leads to working cores.
picturesque a windy and head throbbing choice, that weaves in and out alongside the 95.
never mind a shortcut, returns and avoids from the border edge.
W h e n w e t r av e l a t d i f f e r e n t s p e e d s ,
C o n t o u r, b e c o m e s t h e t o o l t o r e c o r d
our perception of our environment
and represent speed, distance, and
changes. It can be split within frames,
per spective of this exper ience .
segments, fragments, or compressed to be a single image.
Light wells, channeled through t r a n s p a r e n t s t r u c t u r e s ; l e av i n g t h o s e b e l o w p e r p l e x e d b u t t h o s e a b ov e unphased
The Construction of a Cur ve Model, sketches
These dr awings were made with a set of instr uctions. Rules which were defined by code and accident which were defined by surface and mar king tool. These two combined creates a singular instance, one of many possibilities and one of coincidence.
the exploitation of a point within a field
TO OLING INFRASTRUCTURE: Papercrete Pa p e r i s o n e o f o u r g r e a t e s t
The idea was also to or ganize a
wastes. In America alone, about 69
system that was foolproof dur ing
million tons of paper and board are
constr uction, the infor mation
c o n s u m e d e a c h ye a r.
univer sal. So that a community could sustain itself by the ease of teaching
With this in mind, I created a hybr id m a t e r i a l ~ 6 0 % p a p e r, 4 0 % p o r t l a n d cement ~ allows not only for less waste but also a lightweight building block.
other s.
axonometric d ra w i n g o f l a y e r s in construction. a s t r u c t u ra l a n d protective cage
for m finding, modules and walls
free!!
war m water and paper blended in a cheap household blender
recycled
texture of combined
the sides of the
ingredients should feel
for mwor k are hinged to
like cold oatmeal..
make removal easier
The machine simplifies the manual labor sometimes needed. Shredding the paper down to pulp is the most tedious task i n t h i s p r o c e s s , m a k i n g t h e t o w m i xe r / b l e n d e r t h e p e r fe c t machine for papercrete production. “ a t h o m e ” v e r s i o n o f t o w m i xe r all paper used was sourced from the school’s computer lab recycling. `
PA P E R C R E T E TOW T R U C K
above: tested mixtures of papercrete a few of the benefits from papercrete is the reduced need of resources.
a b ov e 1 ’ x 1 ’ a n d 2 ’ x 2 ’ c a s t p a n e l s
below: panels are extremely light and revolve easily around the conduit
GROUND Floor
I N T E G R AT E D B U I L D I N G S YS T E M S Design for additional studio space
collaborator s:
o f R I S D ’s a r c h i t e c t u r e b u i l d i n g , t h e
Bom Chinbur i
extension ser ves as a multi level w o r k s h o p, w o r k a n d m o d e l i n g s p a c e . Pa s s i v e h o u s e d e s i g n s t r a t e g i e s w e r e used to minimize ener gy use .
To n y Yo o n
4TH Floor
3RD Floor
2ND Floor
BASEMENT Floor
S e c t i o n M o d e l : A Ty p i c a l Wa l l made by Bom Chinbur i
View of Entrance
Str uctural Diagram
Exterior Gutter Detail
Roof Connection Detail
Ty p i c a l Wa l l S e c t i o n
OUT ON THE PRARIE A p l a c e t o g a t h e r, c o l l a b o ra t e , a n d
The idea that repitition in visualization
relax . Spaces create a vacuum within
is meditative comes from monastaries,
e x p a n c e . T h e v i n e ya r d , o f f e r s t w o
a quiet self reflective environment
n e w p r o g ra m s : a fa r m e r ’ s m a r k e t a n d
f i t t i n g f o r a v i n e ya r d . C r e a t i n g d i f fe r e n t
greenhouse.
movement patter ns along a consistent p a t h r e v e a l d i f fe r e n t r e l a t i o n s i h p s w i t h t h e r e g i s t ra t i o n o f t h e g r o u n d .
BLOSSOM: DESIGN BUILD main
L o c a t e d i n Pa w t u c k e t , R I a c l a s s
We c o n v i n c e d o u r p r o f e s s o r s a n d
collaborator s:
collaboration of 70 students began
c l i e n t t o u s e i t a s a g r a p e a r b o r, a s
John Disalvo
with a design process that from
the rest of the site had been given
Tim Dobday
twelve to six then finally one wor king
new plantings.
Abigail Stoner
proposal. This process ranged in
Cam Breck
different tasks was addressing a
To m i n i m i z e ov e r a l l w a s t e , a l l t h e
Alexa Askewitz
site located along the banks of the
material used was reclaimed from
Sara Fetterolf
B l a c k s t o n e R i v e r. I n t h i s d e s i g n b u i l d ,
for mwor k used for the casting and
I was a par t of the the main design
constr uction on other par ts of the
t e a m f o r a g r a p e a r b o r.
site.
closeup of arbor wall, stacked 2x6 at var ying lengths and apertures in-progress construction continues at night, only lit by headlights
existing concrete slab
above: roof plan of gr ape arbor below: Section looking East
DESIGN PRINCIPLES phase 1: material operations Using found objects (with a maximum of two different mater ials), the goal was to create a “str ucture” which could not exceed the dimensions of a w i n e b ox , 9 x 9 x 1 2 . B e c a u s e t h e bungee cord offer s flexibility and a m ov a b l e o p e r a t i o n , i t i s a b l e t o a d a p t t o i t ’s s u r r o u n d i n g c o n t e x t . The sphere itself is made up of many modules of tetr ahedrons that were
flexible and rever sable. Cur led up, h a l f o p e n , h a l f t ra n s f o r m e d t h i s m o d e l takes an infinite number of shapes and c o n f i g u ra t i o n s .
phase 2: transformative operations Phase 2 in
The or iginal system was or ganized
collaboration
r adially whereas the new system was
with Daniel Kim
r i g i d , a n d o r g a n i z e d o r t h a g o n a l l y. T h e resulting str ucture was a conclusion o f u p r i g h t i n t e g r i t y.
T h e p l a s t i c c u p s g av e r i g i d i t y b e t w e e n t h e py r a m i d a l module , and the tension of the bungee helped the cups stay locked, independent of glue mar r iage of str uctures (tesselated dome and plastic cups).
phase 3: tectonic operations The final module is an abstr action
The final module is an abstr action
from previous iterations. Resulting
from previous iterations. Resulting
was a module that relied on the
was a module that relied on the
compression of the creases found in
compression of the creases found in
t h e p a p e r i n o r d e r t o h o l d i t ’s f o r m
t h e p a p e r i n o r d e r t o h o l d i t ’s f o r m
creating a grid which dialates.
creating a grid which dialates.
connection to adjacent lot p l a n , s e c t i o n , a n d p h y s i c a l i t e ra t i o n
SOMEWHERE IN HONG KONG THE CROWDS ON LY GROW THICKER...
B I RT H OF S M A RT PHONE
I N S TA N C E C I T Y R es e arch on Tour ism and Glob a lizat ion T h e h o n g k o n g e r, a s a n y o t h e r
I c a l l g l o b a l i za t i o n t h e w a y w h i c h
inhabitant of a metropolis knows, has
inter national influence has swallowed
b e c o m e i n c r e a s i n g l y ov e r r u n b y f l o o d s
localized identity and regur gites back
o f t o u r i s t s e a c h ye a r. T h e l o c a l d a i p a i
t o t h e w o r l d a h o m o g e n o u s , f a m i l i a r,
dong (street food vendor), cha chan
two dimensional image .
tang (tea shop) of post-wor ldwar 2 decrease and are replaced with inter nationally recognized br ands, making the city more and more like its not-so-sister countries.
Cities can be constr ucted like movie sets are . From this, the “postcard� view is invented.
The stor y of Instance City is a
A s o u r d i s c ov e r i e s i n t h e d i g i t a l
collection of ideas and inter ventions
fronteir progress, we for get what
which, like evolution, take on different
being “in the real wor ld� is like . So
methods to protect the singularity
a c c u s t o m e d t o l i v i n g t h r o u g h av a t a r s ,
of image of cer tain monuments.
place and projection become one.
Although all face a similar problem of b e c o m i n g d i l u t e d w i t h g l o b a l i t y.
Plan of current day Datong with the re-established city wall
The Living Monument Beginning in 2005, the city of Datong
It is only one of the many cities which
has made strides in rebuilding the old
are using tour ism as dr iver s for urban
city wall but wiped out existing homes
planning. Monuments at the city scale
just to feed tour ism. The revived walls
a r e s u b s e q u e n t l y r e m o v e d a n d d i f fe r e n t
are only a false reminder of the city’s
t h a n t h e fa b r i c w h i c h e x i s t e d b e f o r e ,
h i s t o r y.
making it difficult to weave them back together
The resulting symmetr ical elevations of O l d D a t o n g C i t y Wa l l
The str ategy of scaffolding comes from inherent nature of impermenance it represents. The old bar rocks along the city wall are now urbanistically ener gized by the status of its being and no longer act as a b a c k d r o p t o t h e r e s t o f t h e c i t y.
Elevation of Segment 5/36, D a t o n g O l d C i t y Wa l l
Repitition and copies hide the real Wa s h i n g t o n M o n u m e n t
chinatown well known for its dancing dragons, hanging lanterns, dim sum luncheons and smelly street corners is how chinese culture has been abstracted and transported.
time , timing crowd or ientation study
copying, painting, reflecting, blocking, b u r r y i n g , a r e a fe w w a y s a n o b j e c t c a n be hidden.
2000’ - 0”
1000- 0”
500’ - 0”
250’ - 0”
100’ - 0”
50’ - 0”
hiding, distorting, multiplying and
REAL MONUMENT
C U R R I C U L U M V I TA E EDUC ATION
SKILLS
Rhode Island School of Design | 2010-2015
D I G I TA L
Bachelor of Architecture 2014
R h i n o , V r a y, A u t o C A D, R e v i t , m o d e l m a k i n g ,
Bachelor of Fine Ar ts 2015
laser cutting
Major in Architecture with supplementar y c o u r s e s i n d r a w i n g , d e s i g n , a r t h i s t o r y,
Manual
ceramics, illustration, and writing.
handling of power tools, woodwor king, casting,
Brown Univer sity | 2014-2015 East Asian Studies
basic constr uction, painting, dr awing
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Wo o d S h o p A s s i s t a n t Te c h n i c i a n | 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ESKYIU Ltd
Aided shop technicians in car ing for all hand and power tools used by students of the Architecture Depar tment.
Design intern; Ran the design commission f o r E S K Y I U ’s ‘ B a b a o b o x 2 : O b s e s s i o n s ’ .
C AD Lab Moniter | 2014-2015
Collabor ated directly with pr incipals in
Wo r k e d i n t h e s t u d e n t c o m p u t e r c e n t e r a s
research, collection, curation, and packaging
a moniter for software , troubleshooting, and
of findings
for matting guidance .
X-Act Ltd
Design Build | 2012
Design inter n; collabor ated directly with a
A main collaborator in a smaller group of
client interested in bidding for a space to be
12 students in the design, research, and
f i l l e d w i t h a m i c r o g a l l e r y a n d b r e w e r y f & b.
constr uction for proposed gr ape arbor in
Design vision sketches and render ings to be
Pa w t u c k e t , R I .
used for presentation KNA Design
PUBLIC AITONS, EXHIBITIONS
Intern; Assisted project manager s in the
WO R K I N P R O G R E S S N O. 1 6 , D O U B L E TA K E
design and research for mater ial boards
RISD Architectural Press
for inter ior use , Research and assembly of
P R OV I D E N C E C I T Y H A L L 2 0 1 5
mater ial for databasing
Winter Thesis Exhibition POP UP PIN UP 2014
Modative Architecture
POP UP PIN UP 2013
Inter n; Directly assisting pr incipals in model
EKPHRASIS 2012
making for existing project, accompanied pr incipals for on-site visits, and meetings
HOBBIES, INTERESTS r e a d i n g , w r i t i n g , t h r o w i n g r u n n i n g , t r av e l i n g
LANGUAGE English- mother tongue Cantonese- conver sational French- intermediate Mandarin- beginner