Work_Sample_Aoran_Chen

WORK SAMPLE OF AORAN CHEN Selected Works 2016 ~ 2021

AORAN CHEN ac5rb@virginia.edu, (+1)434-466-8861 Master of Architecture 2021, University of Virginia

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Urban "Hills" Towards a Non-Hierarchical Architecture Advanced Research Studio ALAR 8010, University of Virginia, 2020 Fall Individual Work Instructor: Robin Dripps Location: Philadelphia, PA

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Scheme Generation

introduce hills-like foundation

place solid volume

pull out volumes

create connections

Vision I: different space being hang up separately but with different connection to keep continuity II: Spatially overlaid to generate in-between spaces to connect/ define different territories III: blur the boundary of different levels, and moving people around I

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classrooms and studios

theater apartments

outdoor exhibit residential hall school library

commercial

exhibit hall

health care center

community center

Program Analyze

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erspective

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Section Perspective This rendering shows different levels of connection happening, not only the vertical inner connection between inner, outer exhibition space and theater, and between school classrooms and library, but also the connection between the different patio of the project to the nearby urban context.

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Exhibit Area Rendering

Plan The rendering shows the exhibit space for students to present their work. The exhibit space is also open to the public. While the plan shows the internal and exterior relationship between apartments, theater and classrooms.

Inside the apartment, four boxes sharing a courtyard, through the roof of the rehearsal room, theater and school are connected.

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Bamboo Yard

The Countryside Parlor Design in Longyan, China

Finalist, 2017 Guyu Cup National Sustainable Architecture Design Contest Duration: 05/13/2017-07/12/2017 Individual Work Tutor: Yuxin Cui Location: Longyan, Fujian, China

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Design Description The site is located in Peixie village, Fujian, China. The village is famous for its abundant bamboo resources and a set of factories which are related to the bamboo producing.

However, the local master plan does not take the advantage of these resources, the factories are just simply placed individually on the site.

The design focus on the relationship between the tourism and local bamboo industry.

It is the best way to make use of the two parts to establish a multi-function rural parlor which will develop the local tourism, as well as the whole economy.

Master Plan Site Analysis resources

problems

local residential factories area

bamboo resources

factories lack of contact with the environment

factory form lacks of organization

view appreciating

family vacation

functions

manufacturing

exhibition

original factory

exhibition room

space feature

Viewing platform

courtyard

space combination

Shape Generation Analysis

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Take the bamboo manufacturing industry as an exhibit, place it in the factory, and set up visitors' circulation to visit

Factory Setting Analysis

original factories

adding exhibition areas

Volume Generation Analysis

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connecting two parts

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1. Lake 2. Stage 3. Exhibition Room I 4. Storage Area 5. Office 6. Manager's office 7. Factory Exhibition Room

8. Plywood Production Production Line 9. Bamboo Chopsticks Production Line 10.Bamboo Mat Production Line 11. Exhibition Room II 12. Courtyard 13. Multi-functional Hall 13. Toilet

Ground Floor Plan

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2-2 Section

South Elevation

Section Perspective of Exhibition Room

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Factory Perspective

Entrance Perspective

original steel frame structure

second floor tourist corridor tourists' streamline second floor tourist floor

bamboo production equipment

workers' streamline

factory original enclosure

factory original ground floor

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Fiction LA THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE@ HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD Core Studio ARCH 7020, University of Virginia 2020,Spring Individual Work Instructor: Luis Pancorbo Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the site itself has a huge quantity of population while lacking open spaces at the meanwhile. Take this as my starting point, the site can be design as the central point of loop of the only 3 parks nearby. In terms of the building itself, two systems could be mixed together to make the program works.

OUTDOOR THEATER two syste ms spirally going up

Concept Diagram

Early Model

Site Analysis

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Facade

Column

Truss

Concrete Core

Concrete Wall

precasted Bubbled Slab

Structure Analysis

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section

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Entrance Perspective Structure & Program Analysis

Core

Theater Experimental Theater

Theater Archive Library Funds Outdoor reading Space Library Research Office Publishing Office Outdoor space Exhibition and Store

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Library perspective

Facade Detail

Construction Detail

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Hybridized Towers PublicSURplus@NYC.edu Public School in the 21st Century in NYC Core Studio ARCH 7010, University of Virginia Duration: 08/27/2019-12/18/2019 Group Work Collaborator: Qingqing Zhou Instructor: Matthew Jull Location: Manhattan, New york, NY Contribution: site research, conceptual design, Physical model and drawing

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The topic of our project is calling back to the urban fabric and improving the public experience of the open space.

In terms of the site, besides the observation that it locates at the boundary of two neighbors - the fabric of these two areas are creating two different spatial experience- and fences in there make the open space unavailable for people, we take density into our consideration and make it as our starting point. Also, the rezoning codes is calling for a higher utilization of the space within a limited land. we draw our conclusion to decide our strategy towards the site is to maximize the density while at the same time increase the experience of space quality.

Master Plan

Massing Generation

Site Strategies

Integrate the public spaces on the site

Axon

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Ground Floor Plan

Public Space Floor Plan

Typical Floor Plan

The main concept of our design is to create another system of public spaces together with its own circulation and insert it in-between the towers with different programs like residential, office, community center and school, in order to make it hybridized.

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Restaurant Multi-function Room Viewing Platform

Gym

Shared auditorium Library Exhibition

Entertainment Space Riding & Skate park

South Elevation

Playing Field

East Elevation

Residential Office

Beam Column Grid Core

School

Regular Circulation

Structural System

Program Diagram

Section perspective

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Rammed Earth Creation The Countryside Resorts Design in Longyan, China Studio Project Duration: 03/01/2018-05/01/2018 Team Work Collaborator: Ziping Ye Tutor: Wei Yan Location: Longyan, Fujian, China Contribution: site research, conceptual design, modeling and drawing All the drawings in this portfolio are produced individually by Aoran Chen

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Master Plan

Site information

Hotel Axon

Hotel Generation Prototype

original sloping roof pile dwelling Multiple Program Composition

sloping roof architecture

flat roof architecture newly designed side height window ring road roof second floor of the rammed earth house lobby roof

cafe

Spatial form

staff rest room and luggage room

Program Generation

o r i g i n a l ex te r i o r rammed earth wall as background

Ground Floor Plan

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Villa Axon

Mansion Axon The villa is relatively small in scale. According to the architectural form, the elements of the hanging foot was used to adapt to the variable height difference of the site. At the same time, we used the elements of the sloping roof and the rammed earth wall to design this rustic building. The villa has a variable interior with clear division of public and private partitions.

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Vila Plan

Mansion Plan The mansion has a relatively big volume. According to the architectural form, the elements of the hanging foot was used to adapt to the variable height difference of the site. At the same time, we used the elements of the sloping roof and the rammed earth wall to design this rustic building. The mansion has a variable interior with clear division of public and private partitions.

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Sacred & Warm The Chapel + Senior accommodation Renovation in Sanming, China

2019 Graduate Design, Fuzhou University Duration: 03/05/2019-05/25/2019 Individual Work Tutor: Weiguo Zhu Location: Sanming, Fujian, China

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Master Plan

3F Plan

1F Plan

Entrance Perspective

2F Plan

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roof shading system roof garden

dormitory terrace

dropped ceiling

terrace

curtain wall believer staff

kitchen the aged

Circulation

concrete wall

open floor

classroom

cafeteria

elevator core

Physical Model

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Chapel worship Perspective - blinds closed

Chapel Daily used Perspective - blinds opened

Multi-Function curtain wall

When worshipers worship, the shutters set up on the curtain wall are closed to block the east and west lighting. Only the south facade cross window is used as the light source to ensure the sanctity of the environment. When the believers perform daily activities such as singing, they open the shutters for east and west daylighting, making the space spacious and bright, satisfying the daily use of singing, social and other uses of the believers to provide sufficient natural light.

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Historical Renovation

The Protection and Renewal of Zhu Zifang Historic District in Fuzhou, China Studio Project Duration: 05/03/2018-07/03/2018 Team Work Collaborator: Ziping Ye Tutor: Wei Yan Site: Fuzhou, Fujian, China Contribution: site research, conceptual design, modeling and drawing All the drawings in this portfolio are produced individually by Aoran Chen

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pingshan mountain

subway west lake

site yushan mountain

wushan mountain

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urban roads

Urban Transportation System

Urban Landscape Structure

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Building Quality Analysis historic relics residential public

Pedestrian Streamline

Vehicle Streamline

Program

school

commercial

historic relics

historic residential area

residential area

bus station

city garden

hospital

public traffic sphere

tourism activity sphere

hospital sphere

urban residential area

Site Analysis

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Problems

Strategy

Vision

original narrow street space on the site

expand & extend

three dimensional expansion of space on the site

blankness space on the site

add new open space

Activate the venue with a points

connect

Interpenetrates with the city and co mplement each other

lack of contact with the city

functional disorder of space

integrate

Agglomeration the scale to maximize benefits

Minimize the interference functional interference

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infrastructure defect

separate the streamline

mend and reconstruct the poor quality buildings

Full functioning historic district

Sunken Plaza on Xueyuan Street Perspective

Jintai Street Perspective

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The Green Roof

The Campus Badminton Court Design in Fuzhou, China Studio Project Duration: 03/01/2016-05/12/2016 Individual Work Tutor: Yuxin Cui Location: Fuzhou, Fujian, China

physical model

Renderings

Ground Floor Plan (Competition use)

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1. Entrance 2. Sunken Plaza 3. Badminton court 4. Athlete lounge 5. Office 6. Timer Room 7. Broadcasting Room 8. Lighting Control Room 9. Equipment Room

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10. Dispensary 11. Toilet 12. Exercise court 13. Track 14. Gymnasium 15. Reference Room 16. Specialty Store 17. Mobile Auditorium 18. Test Chamber 19. VIP Reception

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The site is located in a garden inside the campus of Fuzhou University which is surrounded by lawn. Therefore, an arched truss structure is used which can not only react and integrate with the surroundings but also attract local and campus population with its fascinating shape. In order to maximize the integration with the site, I extended the site to the downwards, with sunken courts as the main venue together with an exercise court, the design could meet the local demand of exercising and getting together with friend in campus.

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Design Description The site is located in a garden inside the campus of Fuzhou University w h i c h i s s u r ro u n d e d b y l a w n .

Therefore, an arched truss structure is used which can not only react and integrate with the surroundings but also attract local and campus population with its fascinating shape. planting roof

In order to maximize the integration with the site, I extended the site to the downwards, with sunken courts as the main venue together with an exercise court, the design could meet the local demand of exercising and getting together with friend in campus.

planting roof

tubular truss structure

I-steel grid

jogging track

badminton court

training court

Explosion Diagram of The Badminton Court The campus badminton court consists of two stories, entering from the ground floor entrance there is a track for jogging connected with the mobile auditorium which can be hide into the equipment room when needed to meet the demand of badminton training. The main entrance for audience and athletes is on the -1 floor.

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Gradation: From Human to Nature The Parliament of Things

Advanced Research Studio ALAR 8020, University of Virginia 2021 Spring Individual Work Instructor: Shiqiao Li Location: Washington D.C. This design is an attempt to create a soft bridge between human life and animal lives, also an attempt to emphasize the existence of nature. Starting my design with an installation which visualize and emphasize the relationship between humans and nature. It is also a way of understanding the tectonic, spatial, and material transition. The second part of this project includes several towers that serve as different assemblies for human and nature, as well as the hall of equality and re-orientation area where people can take the advantage of the facilities. Also, because of the abundance of the non-human species on the site, a building catalog is introduced to design towers for non-humans.

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INSTALLATION

The idea of this installation is to discuss a gradation from human to nature, and the status in-between this two pole. So the main body of the project would be a concrete column as a man craft product, with the smooth and regular surface at the bottom, the material gradually takes over and speaks for themselves with a agenda on the top as it erodes and breaks itself down and giving way to others.

Whole piece (Human)

On-site Non-human Species

Scheme drawing- Stretch the Spectrum

Scattered pieces (Nature)

Operation

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PLANS

1st Floor Plan

Over Water

Human+Non-Human

On Ground

Holes

Building Category Analyze

Section 1-1

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Equality Hall 1st Floor Plan

Re-orientation area 1st Floor Plan

Non-Human

Human Human+Non-Human Non-Human

Observe Soil

Exhibit

Tower for Non-Human

Plaza Rendering

General Debate Chamber Rendering The campus badminton court consists of two stories, entering from the ground floor entrance there is a track for jogging connected with the mobile auditorium which can be hide into the equipment room when needed to meet the demand of badminton training. The main entrance for audience and athletes is on the -1 floor.

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Ancient Architecture Surveying and Mapping Team work with Xiaoyu Chen, Chaojin Ruan , Insturctor: Yongchun Zhu June, 2017, Fuzhou, China

Photography Individual Work, 2016~2020

September, 2016, Huangshan,China

February, 2020, Los Angeles, CA

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August, 2016, Hangzhou,China

Grasshopper Spatial Practice Individual Work, Instructor: Lucia Phinney 2020 Fall, Charlottesville, VA

Waffle and random trees practice

WeaverBird mesh operations

ELK & wasp operations

WeaverBird mesh operations

ArcGIS Pro Mapping Practice Individual Work, 2020 Fall

Detroit topographic and hydrological network

Detroit Population Density

Washington D.C. Square

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