Kaiwen Wu_Portfolio by pattywkw

KAIWEN WU PORTFOLIO 2019 - 2020 M.Arch I CANDIDATE GRAD. 2021

KAIWEN WU

UCLA M.Arch I CANDIDATE GRAD. 2021 pattywkw@g.ucla.edu

Hi!

I am a 2021 graduate student of architecture and currently located in Los Angeles.

I am interested in seeking full-time positions such as assistant architect. I have a strong self-study ability and am familiar with the professional architectural softwares. As an interdisciplinary background student, I not only possess a good aesthetic sense and spatial imagination, but also have good scientific thinking and logical thinking. Currently, I am studying Machine Learning and C4D in the Spring 2021, and designing a tea shop with residential housing project in Neil Denari's Just Architecture Studio. My academic work mainly focuses on public building design and residential building design. My latest individual work is a remote sensing technology center on the border of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.

SKILLS Rhino + Grasshopper, VRay, SketchUp, Unity3D, Maya, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere , AfterEffects, Blender, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC Milling, Office Suite, Mapping

EDUCATION • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

09/2018 - 06/2021(Expected) Master of Architecture - M.ARCH.I UCLA School of Arts and Architecture Los Angeles, California 06/2020 • UCLA AUD "Currents: Spring2020" Exhibition Project featured. instructed by Mohamed Sharif

• UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

09/2014 - 07/2018 Bachelor of Civil Engineering - B.Eng Minor in German School of Environment and Architecture Shanghai, China • Graduation with honors • Excellent Academic Scholarships - Second Prize • Excelleny Academic Scholarships - Third Prize

• SHENZHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL 09/2011- 07/2014 High School Shenzhen, China

EXPERIENCE • ARCHITECTURAL INTERN @JANE Z STUDIO

07/2019 - 08/2019 Shenzhen, China

I primarily worked on the technical drawings of plans, sections and elevations for the tianluhu residential project. I also assisted in doing simple digital models and elevation design, as well as some area statistics.

• DigitalFUTURES WORLD: WORKSHOP

06/29 2020 - 07/03 2020 Interdisciplinary AI: Architectural Expression Through Machine Learning Online The international workshop was held by Tongji University. The program I participated in was to use machine learning to develop novel architectural building envelopes. I re-designed the facade of Guggenheim museum for my individual work by using Google Earth Studio and RunwayML in the workshop.

• SHANGHAI STRUCTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION @SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY

06/2017 Team of three | Third Prize Shanghai, China

Each team used pressed bamboo skins and bamboo strips as materials to hand-make a tower model that can withstand 14kg vertical load, 3kg horizontal load and 15s horizontal periodic dynamic load within 14 hours of prodution time. Assisted in writing computational sheet and making physical model.

• COLLEGE STUDENTS' INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM 04/2016 - 04/2017 Team of three | Project Leader Shanghai, China

Completed the interdisciplinary research on Humanized Design of High-Density Urban Architectural Space during the undergraduate period. Made suggestions for optimizing the streets and squares in the Wujiaochang area of Shanghai. Completed and managed the site survey, academic report, final report and the use of funds.

CONTENT 01

BEARS EARS REMOTE SENSING CENTER Winter 2021, Individual Work Advanced Topics Studio Professor: Jason Payne

STRETCHED ESPLANADES / FERRY TERMINAL Spring 2020, Team Work: Kaiwen Wu, Xueying Zou Major Building Design Studio Professor: Mohamed Sharif

INSIDE OUT / INNOVATIVE CENTER Winter 2020, Individual Work Comprehensive Studio Professor: Georgina Huljich

MOVABLE BATHTUB / VERTICAL BATHHOUSE Fall 2020, Team Work: Kaiwen Wu, Mei Wu Tech Core 289 : Agent Ecology Bathhouse Instructor: Matthew Conway

LINE APARTMENT / HOUSING & LANDSCAPE Fall 2019, Individual Work

Building Design With Landscape Studio Instructor: Narineh Mirzaeian

DIATOMS / SPACE HABITAT

2019.4, Team Work: Kaiwen Wu, Mei Wu, Yixiao Wei, Yiwen Song Competition

FLOATING GYM / GYM & PARKING DESIGN Spring 2019, Individual work Core Studio 401 Instructor: Jake Matatyaou

COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN

Spring 2020, Team Work: Kaiwen Wu, Mei Wu, Yiwei Qian Tech Core 289 : Methods of Computational and Parametric Design Instructor: Daniel Segraves

01_BEARS EARS REMOTE SENSING CENTER

he design can be divided into two parts: the infrastructure of remote sensing technology on the antiquity site inside the Bears Ears National Monument border, and the building for visitors and archaeologists on the Bears Ears boundary line. My antiquity site is located in the Perfect Kiva, which is a restored Anasazi Kiva in Bullet Canyon set back into an alcove in the canyon wall. With the technology of LiDAR, one is able to observe and produce the context of the antiquity site. The building is situated in Mexican Hat at the San Juan River, which is exactly the boundary of Bears Ears. I use the drone and the Boston Robotic Dog as the machines to carry LiDAR technology, and to monitor the antiquity site from two kinds of perspectives. The drone is able to collect the surrounding contexts for the archaeologists, and the robotic dog can provide a first-person perspective experience for the users. People from the visitor center at the boundary line could control the dog to go to a typical location point and observe the real-time status of the site.

A MAP OF PERFECT KIVA SITE START/END GROUND CONTROL POINT AERIAL SIGHT GROUND SIGHT

Point 2

SITE

DRONE PATH ROBOT DOG PATH ROBOT DOG SHELTER ANTIQUITY

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DRONE PATH / SITE BOUNDARY

SHELTER

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START/END Point 1 Point 4

ANTIQUITY SITE

Winter 2021, Individual Work | Advanced Topics Studio | Professor: Jason Payne

Panoramic Room

Site Model Renderings

he antiquity site model can be considered as an object originated from the local topography. The back of the model itself can be seen as a zoom-in version of the antiquity site. The material of clay imitates the model as an unearthed object, and the glass material clearly reveals the relationship between topographic features and location.

Site Plan via Google Earth 10

he building is tilted and inserted into the hill across the river, becoming a part of the landscape. It connects the preexist circulation of the roads as well as the spacial circulation network. The roof and the edge of the building produce a topographic experience for one to walk.

Perspective View (Background via Google Earth) 11

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BEARS EARS REMOTE SENSING CENTER

PANORAMIC ROOM

VR SEATS

INTRODUCTION

VR INDIVIDUAL ROOM

REMOTE SENSING CONTROL SCREEN

CAFE

DOCUMENTARY

RESEARCH LABS

ROCK ART EXHIBITION

SUPPLIES & STORAGES

VR PANELS

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here are two kinds of experience for interactions inside the architecture. One is the immersive experience by using the VR equipment and playing games on finding cliff dwellings in Bears Ears. Part of the game model can come from the LiDAR technology. Another experience is about staying with other people and obser ving the views projected by different facilities. The panoramic room reproduces a realistic view of the antiquity site by projecting the image of the cliff dwellings.

Perspective Views (Background via Google Earth)

he second floor is for the archaeologists to do some research work, and the first floor is for educational purpose by arranging different programs linearly. People can choose which program to experience with. For the VR section, people can choose VR seats, VR panels and the VR individual room. This kind of experience is about playing alone. While taking off that helmet, visitors can go to the control room to experience the real world with others by using the remote sensing technology. 13

Longitudinal Section

Vignettes

02_STRETCHED ESPLANADES / FERRY TERMINAL Spring 2020, Team Work: Kaiwen Wu, Xueying Zou Major Building Design Studio Professor: Mohamed Sharif

Phase I : Kaiwen Wu, Xueying Zou, Yixiao Wei, Mei Wu Concept 25% - Roads become canals; Drawings 25% - Submerged Oxnard Diagrams; Modelling 25% - Roads, Swimming Pools, Stairs Phase II: Kaiwen Wu, Xueying Zou Concept 60% - Fractal fan part & Details; Drawings 50%; Modelling 60%; Renderings 100% 16

ur project, Stretched Esplanades, is a fanning, fractal ferry terminal extending a radial array of coastal walking surfaces along and into the ocean. The shell-like structure with a continuous tilted surface gently and delicately redefines the coastal edge of the Oxnard, where several large tilted dams form the first urban network, in anticipation of the gradual disappearance of the landscape in the future. As gradual sea-level rise redefines a new urban scenography, our fanning, fractal and radial islands will disappear. By drowning like other parts of the coastal edge of the archipelago, ours will one day go, and other ferry terminals will take its place elsewhere over time. And so chains of titled fan-shaped islands are constructed around those dams. Starting with a fan from the original intersection point of the Oxnard, six fractal quarter circles forming the central boarding circulation primarily stretch outward and finally touch the ground. On the other side, the long walking surfaces merge with the infinite ocean by smoothly diving into its waves both in radial and vertical directions.

Model Rendering

The experience itself becomes oblique, inclined. Externally, tilted roofs and stepping surfaces merge with the original context coherently, providing an experience of wandering on the water ’s edge. Additionally, the exterior structure of the terminal is an interlocking collision of geometry elements. A radial array of vertical walls supports the ring orbit. In turn, the ring orbit touches the inclined roof, and then the inclined roof meets the radial surface. And the stepping surfaces connect the vertical walls. 17

"Archipelago Oxnard"

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he project is to construct an archipelagic oxnard, where the landscape will gradually change into islands as the sea level rises. We take time sequences into considerations and think about the order in which the landscape is submerged. Roads that connect the waterways would be drowned first and would become canals in every step. The pizza-like dam originated from the contour lines of the landscape. As the sea level rises, some of the dams and architecture become coral reefs, acting as the sea walls that are ecological friendly. Behind the dam, swimming pools will emerge as well. The retreat route of the ferry terminal could adapt to landscape change and move to a proper location as the water merges.

Site Plan 19

Oblique 20

Plan - Underground

Plan - Ground Floor

Plan - Level 2

Section A - Inland to Outland

Vignette I: Lobby

Vignette IV: Departure

Vignette II: Arrivals & Departure

Vignette V: Rest Area

Vignette III: Underground Exterior

Vignette VI: Departure

nternally, geometry is a guide of experience. The multi-layered interior spaces intertwine together and form seamless strands of vertical and horizontal circulation. The double-height radial roof of the entrance informs passengers where boarding takes place, and the open underground - lined with continuous glass walls - creates a restful atmosphere for waiting passengers, with a series of interlaced ramps breaking the emptiness of such an ample space. Three main escalators prompt the new experience for both departure and arrival individuals, and the titled skylight in the landing area acts as an optical connector of the new ground and ocean.

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Plan - Level 4 26

18’ 21’

03_INSIDE OUT / INNOVATIVE CENTER

Winter 2020, Individual Work | Comprehensive Studio | Professor: Georgina Huljich

omplementary to the void and solid spaces, the buildings are independent and blended together. One is heavy

in the middle and light in the periphery, and the other is hollow in the middle and solid on the periphery. They

structurally reflect space requirements.

The building with the theme of heavy periphery is mainly supported by the core at the edge. The stretched facade has also become a part of the core. In the middle is an open atrium, which is opposite to another. The circulation is inside the core which is distributed on the periphery. It is mainly gallery space and multifunctional media room in terms of function.

Elevation 27

2 60’ 21’

3 4

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Plan - Ground 28

18’ 21’

Transverse Section

he building with the theme of light periphery is supported by the central core as the main structure, the uppermost truss functions as the secondary structural system to pull the beam with steel rods, and the floor sits on the beam.

The glass curtain walls surround at the edge. Circulation is mainly inside the central core, and the elevator and staircase

are embedded in the core. There are more open spaces, such as studios, open offices and kitchen in this cube. The space is completely open on the ground, using floor tiles to divide the functions like the reception and cafe.

Void & Solid

Longitudinal Section

Circulation

Elevation

Rendering

04_MOVABLE BATH / VERTICAL BATHHOUSE

Spring 2020 | Tech Core 289 | Team work: Kaiwen Wu, Mei Wu | Instructor: Matthew Conway 32

he course explores algorithmic techniques to simulate how multiplicities of bodies and trajectories flow through complex spaces. Using the game engine Unity3d we will produce agent ecologies, s u p e r i m p o s i t i o n s of re p re s e n t a t i o n and simulation. Agents with responsive behaviors will be instantiated together in a sandbox, resulting in quantified architectural speculations of atypical interactions.

Stairs

The Unity3d project involves interplay between autonomous agents and interactive conveyance systems. Each agent are algorithmically designed to have unique interactions between themselves and other agents and the environment. Interactive conveyance systems will be designed as a means of real-time testing and evaluation of proposals. In our project, the bathtub is not only a destination, but also is a kind of conveyance system. During our group working, I was mainly responsible for the design of the building, operation of camera shot, several metrics coding, and representation of the space.

Stairs + Roller Coaster

Stairs + Roller Coaster + Conveyance Belt Bath

Section

The

main conveyance is the conveyance belt baths. It is both a conveyance and a destination. People use it to convey and to experience. Due to the nature of our conveyance, every floor has a different shape and arrangement. The circular shape of the floor, the staggered layers are also corresponding to the formation of the conveyance. Our secondary conveyance is the roller coaster. It’s both a vertical and horizontal conveyance. Our metric is to study how the speed of the conveyance affects both people’s experience of walking and bathing. We found out as conveyance belt speeds up, more people use it to convey while less people take baths on it.

terms of representation, we attempt to create a romantic atmosphere of the space by changing the lights and materials through shader graphs. The roller coasters give the guests innovative feelings of engaging into the space. And the bath will change its color once a guest is bathing, which helps us know the utility of bathing in space.

Axonometric

Fast

Slow

Medium 35

Interior 37

05_LINE APARTMENT / HOUSING & LANDSCAPE Fall 2019, Individual Work

Building Design With Landscape Studio Instructor: Narineh Mirzaeian

he project focuses on flipping the corridors of the cluster to create a sense of wandering inside the building. The flip happens at the turning point of the curve, and the extended balcony on the opposite side implies that filp. The different radius of the clusters create a second layer of elevation.

Elevation

The ground floor is a more public area with the communication center and sport courts. The voids on the elevation create special moments for people going out from their rooms to breathe fresh air and have great views of the landscape. 39

Plan - Ground Floor

Level 2 40

Level 4

Level 5

Plan - Level 3

Level 8

Level 9

Level 10 41

ach cluster consists of different units with typical size like large, middle, small units to meet different living needs. Some clusters have circulation cores and some clusters are purely rooms. The corridors are single-loaded. By connecting the clusters, hierarchy of elevation formed. The first hierarchy of elevation is the continuous surface formed by clusters of a wider radius with stretched balconies. The second hierarchy of elevation is the smaller cluster inside. Flipping forms the pause and rhythm of space, and implies the formation of public space for sky lounges and roof gradens. People could walk outside to breathe fresh air and have commnication with the ground landscape without going downstairs.

06_DIATOMS / SPACE HABITAT

2019.4 | Team Member: Kaiwen Wu, Mei Wu, Yixiao Wei, Yiwen Song Competition

uman explore and inhabitat the space, just like plankton drifting and thriving in ocean. When designing the space inhabitat, we draw inspiration from diatom, a kind of plankton that populates in the ocean. Seemingly fragile, this kind of creature numbers in trillions and provide 20 percent of the oxygen on the planet each year. What’s peculiar about diatom is its structure in outer shell which we think could be a good candidate for space inhabitant. Researches show that the multiple hierarchies of repeatable patterns in microstructure enable diatoms to build a relatively strong skeleton out of weak material.

Contributions Concept 45% - Structural frame & Travelling capsule ball & Sections & Functions Drawings 60% - Sections & Exploded view & Diagrams Modelling 40% - Sections Composition work 70%

Occupiable Space

Circulation

Plan

Diatom

aboratory cabin are places w h e re p e o p l e w o r k a n d

conduct experiment. For each floor, there are mechanical layers that enable people to arrange experimental equipments according to their needs.

Laboratory Cabin 46

Landing & Zero-Gravity Zone

Frame

Solar Panel

Glass

Modular Capsule

Structural Frame

he structural system for our ORIGYN can be divided into these following layers: torus shaped structural

frame, modular cabins that are fixed onto the frame, hexagonal structural frames that holds the solar panel and the docking and training space in the center. We propose for a “modular ring” as a space inhabitat design because each module can be shipped to the site separately and assembled one by one on the site.

07_FLOATING GYM / GYM & PARKING DESIGN Spring 2019, Individual work | Core Studio 401 | Instructor: Jake Matatyaou

he main idea of the project is about discontinuous gyms connected by circulations, like floating boxes in the air connected by branches. The rooms of the gym are always seperate and apart from one another, so

visitors can walk outside in order to move across the gym. The interior space and elevation are nested as two skins of the building. In some moments, visitors can walk to the edge of the elevation to get some fresh air. Skylight will be introduced into the interior through some void spaces. The two programs of parking and gym are interlocked with each other, so visitors can go to the gym conveniently after parking their cars.

Concept Diagram 50

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Key Plan - Ground Floor

Transverse Section B-B

Key Plan - Level 4

Elevation 51

08_COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN Spring 2020, Team Work: Kaiwen Wu, Mei Wu, Yiwei Qian

Tech Core 289 : Methods of Computational and Parametric Design Instructor: Daniel Segraves

he project is about using grasshopper to solve a building strategy. We introduce two factors into the

design process, one is the view point factor, another is the wind factor. For the first factor, we use the galapagos method to find a best view for every cubes to distribute. For the second factor, we assume a path of the wind to come across the building and then use the algorithm method to affect the form of the building. I was mainly responsible for writing the grasshopper script of wind factor.