2011-2016
PORTFOLIO KE-MIN SYUE
01 Introduction 薛克民 Ke-Min Syue nicksyue0953@gmail.com +886 953736262 No.16, Heping Rd., Shengang Township, Changhua County 509, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Education
Skills
2011-2015 Department of architecture, NCKU 2008-2010 National Taichung First Senior High School Others Internship_CRAB studio 4months SSS Workshop by AIJ_Taiwan 5days SSS Workshop by AIJ_Japan 2days Backpacker_Europe 21days Backpacker_Japan 12days Backpacker_UK and Europe 50days SMS_Kinmen 1 years - 01 -
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02 Contents
a1 - a18 Time is Money 捷運慢生活計畫
b1 - b12 Weave the Energy 感織能源
c1 - c8 Migrate in the Slices 生活切片
d1 - d6 Lie on the Wave 隨波逐形
e1 - e4 Block by Veils 紗
f1 - f6 Others 其他
a1
2016
Time is Money
a2
“ Can the metro system become an extension, instead of a detachment of life? ”
捷運 慢生活 計畫
TIM E IS M O NEY Type: Park + Daily care center Location: Taipei,Taiwan
a3 Thesis
Although “Time is Money” is a very well-known proverb, it really tells how people persue time and money endlessly. Currency results from scarcity. We make currency as a vehicle of fair trade to judge all the commodities and services. I think time is kind of currency. However, It is fair but not equal. In recent year, the middle class in Taiwan is low on time but not money. We spend too much time on making money, but too less on enjoying life. “It’s weird that people have so many machine and inventions for saving time, but time we left can not be even less. ” -- A Geography of Time
2016
Time is Money
a4 Site
a5 Thesis
2016
Taking the metro is an interesting thing. You can see lots of people transported like a frozen pork without any emotion. All the process is very thin. When you go through, then it is done. Taking the metro is a part of memories for most of people in Taipei. I wonder is that possible to make it as a volume of life?
Time is Money
a6 Thesis
Metro is a symbol of saving time and a kind of plug-in in the city. It makes people convenient to move, like an accelerator in the city. We really save lots of time. However, we go further by the time we saved. At last, peolple in the city move crazily.
a7 Site
My site is a unoccupied space located on the southern side of Zhongxiao Fuxing station. Zhongxiao Fuxing station is a joint development of MRT. In this station, there are two metro lines and a underground street leading to Zhongxiao Xinsheng station. There are lots of office buildings around this station, so it is a transfer station with the second large amount of passengers.
2016
Time is Money
a8 Program
When we take the metro, transfering is the only time that we will lose our sense of speed. We're forced to stay for a while. If we transfer by the EasyCard, we have to finish all the process in 2 hours. Under this condition, I think we can make the " two-hour transfering life". Everytime you transfering, you can decide how to spend your 2 hours.
a7 Program
2016
Time is Money
a8 Program
I think what the MRT passengers need is not more and more coffee shop or fashion dress shop. The feelings come with the light music is not like an escape of urban but like an extension of life's battlefield. What we really need is somewhere we can stay without spending lots of money, somewhere could connect residents to the passengers. I try to set a urban park here.
a9 Drawings
2016
Time is Money
a10 Drawings
a11 Concept
2016
Time is Money
a12 Concept
a13 Concept
2016
When we mention "park", the first image go cross our mind may be somewhere with bright sunshine and green plants probably. However, the sun had already set after work. The plants become a background of park in the evening. Would we still stay around the trees, or we prefer the street light?
DAY
Time is Money
a14 Concept
The meaning of park should be more than nature and green. It is also an attitude to slow life and a desire of escaping from urban. However, most of nuclear family are busy in making money. Their life is somhow rapid, mechanical, and repeated like a task. Parks become the spaces you can go without any meaning and purposes after work. You cannot even tell it's a kind of life or not.
NIGHT
a15 Drawings
2016
SECTION
I think staying is the way to resist rapid. I want to make the MRT passengers fisnish their daily work before they go home. According to parks and daily care centers are complementary in time, I try to combine these two programs. It will be a new posibility of metro life and urban park.
Time is Money
a16 Drawings
SECTION
entrance
high way
slope
nature
pavilion
corridor
I think the night starts from the street lights turning on. It means that the nature light is replaced by the artifical light. I always feel like I were in a carnival in Taipei Eastern District. For a park, people might stay around the trees by day, but stay around the lights by night. I try to define the programs by the difference of light.
a17 Drawings
2016
Time is Money
a18 Drawings
b1
2015
Weave the Energy
b2
“ We could easily feel the energy in the environment around us, but we often forget that we also release energy. ”
感 織 X
能 源
W E AV E TH E EN E RGY Type: Pavilion Location: London, UK Designed by Sih-Min Jiang Yen-Chen Kuo / Ke-Min Syue
b3 Research
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2015
Original thoughts about energy pavilion ?
Sih-Min Jiang: I find that energy trans-formation is potential. "Armor blocks" is always an interesting stuff. People assem-ble lots of little unit to protect the wave. On the other hand, somehow it means that we change the geometry and then change the property as well.
Energy transformation
+ Yen-Chen Kuo: As a pavilion, the most interesting thing is how to make it relate to people. People could be a part of pavilion, even play the rule as independent variables. There might be some way to change the second layer, and the relationshop between these two layer will become very cool. And the most interesting thing is that the second layer will become the support, so you can print both two layers once.
Changeable double skin
+ Ke-Min Syue: I think energy is something never stop changing, and that's why "energy pavilion" sounds quit interesting. For me, I do like to creat a pavilion unstable and changeable. I think if I combine the pavilion with mechanical way or simply let it interactive with people. Then it could be very special and meaningful.
unstable & changeable
Weave the Energy
b4 Research
Prepare a bunch of wood sticks.
Draw the cutting paths.
Use the CNC to cut them.
Rotate each stick 90 degrees.
Repeat the cutting process three times.
Get the basic units.
CNC CUT WOOD At first we try to find the frame structure with interesting fabrication way. After trying several different methods, we find that useing CNC to cut the wood sticks might be the best way for our project.Then we make our own grasshopper tool to simulte the hole system including cutting the wood and the way to assemble it, so thah we can figure out the embedded logic behind our process, also to understand the advantage and disadvantage of this new fabrication way. And making some rules to improve our process and make more realistic. The special characteristic of this fabrication way is that you can use CNC to cut whatever lines you want, but the cut can be assembled with another cut which has same angle. So the line you draw will have some limit if you want them can be assemble all together. In addition, it's hard to see whah you will get when you draw the lines, so if you want get the specific form, you might need to adjust the line several times. However you can enjoin to assemble them again and again to see how many possibility this simple unit can get.
b5 Research
2015
RULE
TOOL If we use it to cut a path on a bunch of wood sticks, The unit can only be assemble with another one with totally same cut.
LOGIC
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The line can't turn inside the wood stick. And it should has same angle from horizontal as original angle.
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Consider the strongness of each stick and the effciency of cutting, we limit the cutting angle smaller than 60 degrees.
60°
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We make the grasshopper tool to simulate our structure
Construction
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Weave the Energy
b6 Research
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b7 Concept
MAIN CONCEPT
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION
2015
Sensing the Unnoticeable We could easily feel the energy in the environment around us- the heat of the sun, the blow of a breeze or the vibration of a drum. But we often forget that we also release energy. We intend to make people notice the subtle interaction happening between us every moment.
WORKFLOW OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION A pavillion design by the public and YOU!
Join the event Join us, we need YOU ! The pavilion which gathers public creativity! We invites people to participate in the process of designing. The 10 sets of unique cutting path decided by you will be manufactured into 110 components by the CNC milling machine, and none of them will be identical. Participants get to decide where to put the next component on the site in sequence, each person will have a certain amont of time to choose the position for his/her components on site. Therefore the whole event is a progress of intergration and accumulation. The outcome will demonstrate the full potential of CNC fabrication method by combining all the randomly chosen path into a functional and esthetical structure.
Housing as a Consumer Product In a technological society, more people will play an active part in determing their own individual environment, in self-determining a way of life. We cannot expect to take this fundamental right out of their hands and go on treating them as culture and creative morons. We must tackle it from the other end in a positive way. The inherent qualities oriented society are those of repetition and standardization, but parts can be changeable or interchangeable depending on individual needs and preferences, and given a world market, could also be economically feasible.
Don't be nervous! It's easy. You just need to use you finger to play with our application. Then your idea will become a part of our pavilion! After the closing date, we will announce the order,and you can download our MeerKatŠ app online .Please log-in our app during your turn and design your own eleven sticks. The pavilion will be assembed at the Museum Gardens, Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London E2 9PA from 04th February 2016 to 16th May 2016. You are very welcome to join the assembling process!
-- Warren Chalk
MEERKAT
MeerKatÂŽ is an userfriendly application specially designed for this event. It provide real-time simulation and interaction between participants. With this app you can also try to build your own pavilion at home. Enjoy !
Weave the Energy
b8 Concept
gravity
pressure
body heat
Draw your path
Get your 11 unique pieces Assemble your sticks
Cutting rule
Assemble rule
45° 30° 15°
In order to make sure what you cut could interlock with not only your own sticks, but also other people's, we're sorry to limit the cutting angle into three options, 15°, 30° and 45°. Modulated manufacturing is always easy and efficient production.
Final structure
Adjust the structure Region You have to build inside the 8mx10mx4m region
We might need to adjust the overall structure by removing the cantiliver or adding some supports.
Base structure The pre-fabricated wooden base would be assembled first to provide joints for timber components to attach. The lanscape like structure can stimulate people's imagination and has the potential to develope into interesting indoor or outdoor spaces. The contour form were decided by the surrounding plants and possible activity division.
Cantilever Considering the structural stability, there are limitations to the length of cantilever.
b9 Typology
TYPOLOGY
2015 WOODEN FRAME Examples of three sets of 15° path that went in different directions, demonstrating the potential of forming space with the basic 11 components.
Weave the Energy
b10 Typology
SECOND LAYER The second layer are formed with elastic-fabric that wrapped the frame in a certain pattern. The system could be analyzed by observing the weaving behavior between the sets of two components and three components.
2D system
weaving pattern01 _rotational
weaving pattern02_directional
pattern: 0-1
pattern: 0-0 / 1-1
graft pattern
3D system
weaving pattern _rotational
spatial surface
1. defining the maximun weaving area
2. fabric overlapping the main curve while connecting pattern: 0-1-2
3. At last the original contour would distort inward due to the force of the wrapping fabric and the material's elasticity.
b11 Construction
CONSTRUCTION
2015
The size of one wooden component is mainly decided by the number of participants. With 10 participants and 110 sticks.
single unit
joint01_ stick-stick
joint02_ stick-second layer
drill a hole oppsite to the notch for the screw to fix each stick.
drill the holes for the second layer's nuts, skipping thefragile part.
Weave the Energy
b12 Construction
reinforcing steel plate
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wrapping fabric
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supporting steel plate
ground
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ENERGY TRANSFORMATION ZONE
c1
2013
Migrate in the Slices
c2
" I try to make people’s path slower by the four slices. They might calm down just like they are migrating in the house. "
生活 切片
M IGRATE IN T HE SL I CES Type: Art Foundation Location: Tainan,Taiwan
c3 Site
2013
In this project, the site is near the West Market which is once a big-scale traditional market and had been thriving at the time. However, it declined after a unsucessful urban renewal. When I walked in the market, I found that there are lots of alleys. To my surprise, some of the alleys are leading to a courtyard inside the market.
entrance courtyard stores market street
I think the special experience of migrating in Tainan’s alleys makes them out of ordinary and facinating. And what I want to do is to imitate the special experience in the art foundation.
Migrate in the Slices
c4 Concept
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private
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| Commercial Space | Intermediary Space | Private Living Area | Courtyard & Life
public
new fast
slow
old
c5 Drawings
2013
B'
1 | ENTRANCE 2 | LOBBY 3 | EXHIBITION 4 | TEA ROOM 5 | COURTYARD 6 | LECTURE + EXHIBITION 7 | STUDIO 8 | RESTAURANT 9 | MEETING ROOM 10 | OFFICE 11 | SEMI-OURDOOR PEDING STAIRCASE 12 | LIBRARY
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B 1F Plan
A-A' Section
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B 2F Plan
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Migrate in the Slices
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c6 Drawings
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B 3F Plan
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B 4F Plan
B-B' Section
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c6 Model
2013
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Migrate in the Slices
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c6 Model
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c7 Model
2013
SOUTH SIDE
DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL
TOP VIEW
Migrate in the Slices
c8 Model
LOBBY
d1
2015
Lie on the Wave
d2
“ A bus stop in museum should mean not only a bus stop, but also a part of an exhibition.”
隨波 逐形
LIE O N T HE WAV E Type: Bus Stop Location: Kaohsiung,Taiwan
d3
2015
lake
junior high school
plaza main entrance
school parking lot
bus stop circulation site metro station Kaohsiung train station
Lie on the Wave
d4
I Choose the site near the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art. Although Kaohsiung has the metro, you still have more than 20 miniutes walk from the closest metro station. That's why "bus" counld not be displaced.
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main entrance
to the parking lot
original bus stop
In my opinion, I think the process of an exhibition could be divide into four part. The first part is where you just reach, it depends on which transportation you choosed. The second part is the process before you enter the museum. The third part is the lobby that full of the imformation and some cues for the exhibition. And the last part is undoubtly the exhibition itself.
d5 Concept
2015 In my classification, the bus stop should be the first part. That's why I try to creat a new style of bus stop that doesn't mean just bus stop itselfbut also a part of exhibition.
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I difine the articulation as a simple half circle because the "circle" thing is an important elements of this site, especially the terrance (process). For the interior, I make some holls connecting to the other specific space. So you can just pick a cozy area and look at people playing on the park or plaza.
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circular seating
Activities Strategy
traditional seating
solitude corner
On the other hand, I don't appreciate that people just sit in a line and slide there phones no matter how close they sit. That's another reason for me to select museum as my site. Because I think people come here will have the same purpose, then you have the same topic to chat
Lie on the Wave
d6 Fabrication
I choose the material as the wood the arcylic. The wood make it easyily to "hide" in the trees and the arcylic supply a chance for sun shine to come in, and you can see through it as well. I will use the CNC to cut all the slices of the wood and the arcylic prefabricated. Then I use the iron bars go through all the slices and use the screw to fix the slices from the top of them. By this way, I don't need to remove the tree, I can even put it inside this bus stop.
EAST SIDE ELEVATION
WEST SIDE ELEVATION
SECTION
PLAN
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e1
2012
Block by Veils
e2
“ It is a method of architecture study - Fractal . Articulation - Space - Narrative”
紗
BLO C K BY VE ILS Type: Student Center Location: Tainan,Taiwan
e1 Fractal / Articulation
DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL
2012
ARTICULATION
DETAIL
Block by Veils
e2 Space
It is a method of architecture study - Fractal . Articulation The idea of this program's basemaps comes from a game,stair climbing. And the rule of the stairs isaccording to Pascal's triangle. Then I stack the cubes by the basemaps.
Space I use the basemap of the stair climbing to divide the floor into two parts nearby the central axis. I think the interlacing floor will make it interesting. Furthermore,I imagine that there is a group of angels living in the front of the building. Because they like the light space,the storeys are higher,the entrances are larger,and here is many windows,too. On the contrary,the other side where devils live is quite the reverse.
PATERN AS PLAN
e3 Narritives
2012
Narritives I set the site at the first student center in the Nation Cheng Kung University. It links to the Cheng Kung Hall used to hold meetings,lectures,or performances. What a contrast between them. Therefore,they are separated by bulkheads. It is this site's own characteristic,and it is tricky for me. I hope people can join the student's activities after meeting. They can hear music and the singing voice on one way concealed by the plants,as a veil. And the other way is leading to the static clubs. People can experience the clubs from the static one to the dynamic one.
DETAIL
DETAIL
Block by Veils
e4 Narritives
f1 Performance Oriented Paramatric Design
2015 Folding Pattern Type: Installation Designed by Jana Cisarova Ke-Min Syue / Chun-Chen Hu
EVOLUTION DIAGRAM
Others
f2 Performance Oriented Paramatric Design
At first, we want to do an installation that will change its form according people's movemoment. Then we think it could probably be a new type of automatical door. We dicide to make a door with a senson. It will detect the distance between people and the door. As it become shorter, the door will become bigger. opening pattern
We try to use a simple element to create a folding patern. And we use grasshopper and firefly to do the simulation and mock up 1/4 side of the model
front elevation, closed position
movement mechanism
scissors sticks
wooden base lines
spools
rail spools
motor
f3 SSS workshop
2014 Extendable T&C Structure Type: Installation Designed by Cheng-Chung Huang Ke-Min Syue / Tzu-Kai Liu Dai-Chi Chen / En-Chun Lo
Concept
+ tension
= compression
Unit
rectangle
cut two lines in the middle
bend
support in the middle
Composition support
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Others
f4 SSS Workshop
f5 Intern in CRAB Studio
2015
Others
f6 Intern in CRAB Studio