Portfolio-2020

JUN-FEI

PEI

Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning | 2020

JUNFEI 204 West 96th St. Manhattan, NY, US 10025

PEI junfeipei.me peijunfei@wustl.edu +1) 314-570-4814

+ An In-between Position to be Defined + Nowadays, architecture, as the thinking model to critically perceive the real world across various scales, the emotional model intertwined with sensibility and rationality, and the space model between ambiguity and certainty, is essentially a methodology to reach the “in-between� balance point. Architects consequentially become the ones who need to define it.

My name is Junfei Pei. I am one of these architects.

EDUCATION Present Ithaca, NY, US

+ Master of Science in Advanced Architecture Design Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

2014-2017 Saint Louis, MO, US

+ Master of Architecture with honor Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis

2009-2014 Chengdu, China

+ Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture Design School of Architecture and Arts, Southwest Jiaotong University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2019.2-PRESENT

+ CallisonRTKL | New York Designer - Worked with OMA NY on New York Landmark Store(& temp store) at 727 5th Ave, NY - Tiffany & Co., Flagship: South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA; Retail Store: American Dream Mall, NJ - Burberry, Flagship: South Coast Plaza Mall, Costa Mesa, CA - SoulCycle, University City, Seattle, WA; Market Common Claredon, Arlington, VA

2019.12

Irvin S. Chanin School of Architecture, Cooper Union | New York Invited Critic Undergraduate studio DESIGN IV. Fall 2019, Final Reviews

2017.9-2019.1

+ Space4Architecture (S4A) | New York Junior Architect - 222 East Broadway, Residential Tower, New York, NY - Gucci, Manhasset Mall Store, Long Island, NY; Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, AZ - Vistamare Gallery Renovation, Milan, Italy - New School Losbates Competition, Czech Republic - “Xinglong Lake“Book Store Competition, Chengdu, China - “Hello Space“ Installation Time-Space-Existence Exhibition at Palazzo Mora in Venice Biennial, 2018

2013.9-2014.1

DSL Consultants Pte Ltd. | Beijing Architecture Intern - Wuxiang Lake International Resort Center, Nanning, Guangxi, China - China-Belarus Industrial Park Master Planning, Minsk, Belarus

2012.1.-2012.2

Huahui Architectural Design & Engineering CO., LTD. (HHD)| Tianjin Architecture Intern Worked in commercial project studio on new mix-used complex projects. Assisted multiple teams with CAD drafting in SD/DD phase for different projects.

ARCHIEVEMENTS 2020.4 2019.10 2018.5 2017.5 2017.5 2017.3 2014-2017 2010-2014 2013 2011 2010

“Olive Tjaden Scholarship Fund” Cornell University AAP “SWITCH” Central Park Book Studio Competition Top 50 “ARCHICONTEST” Copenhagen Call 2nd Prize Thesis Design Award Student Marshal on Behalf of M.Arch Graduates on 2017 Graduation Commencement Ceremony Fredrick Widmann Prize Nominee Graduate School of Architecture Scholarship Half-Tuition Waiver Merit Scholarship/Student Award 1st/2nd/3rd Class Academic Excellent Outstanding Leadership Student Organization Chengdu Biennial “Xingcheng Cup” International Student Architecture Competition 3rd Prize National Scholarship Top 1%, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

SKILLS 4D

Revit, Grasshopper, ArchiCAD

3D

SketchUp, Rhinoceros, 3dsmax, Blender, T-spline, Maya

2.5D

V-ray, Maxwell, Enscape, TheaStudio, Keyshot, Lumion, Twinmotion

2D

Adobe PS+AI+ID+PR+AE, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam

LANGUAGE

English (fluent) / Mandarin (native) / Python (beginner)

SELECTED PROJECTS Bridge the Void - A Sport Complex Jazz Music Community Library A Duplex Exhibit Ittner - A Mix-use Project 7 Rooms Installation Copenhagen New Conference Hall

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Berlin Welcome Center

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Losbates School competition Beijing Tianjin Collective Housing at Hokkaido Riverside Villa Tiexiang Temple Commercial Srteet Qingcheng Mountain Hotel Chengdu Book Store Competition Qimu River Wetland Park

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Panzhihua City Plaza Vistamare Gallery Venice Biennale 2017 Military Museum at fortress of Palau Collective Housing at Madrid 222 Lower East Residential Tower Beyond Soho - A Synthesized City Noise of Manhattan Tiffany/Gucci Stores Central Park Book Store

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Storm-water Management in OK Tiffany Flagship South Coast Plaza Collective Housing in Buenos Aries

Online www.junfeipei.me

FOLDING FUTURE A SELF-ADAPTIVE BOOK STUDIO COMPETITION: SWITCH // TOP 50 SITE: CENTRAL PARK, NYC TEAM: with Xi Ling

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Transparent OLED tabloid A digital reading terminal In the future, the knowledge and inThe “folding future” is a fantastic public formation explosion leads to a digital destination, where we try to explore such an extreme relationship between people transformation that allows them to be maximally compressed in the virtual and books in 20m x 20m site. In the book space. The volume and storage of the studio, mankind’s knowledge is stored into book is no longer a matter that needs virtual space everyone can access to, and to be over-considered; the book-people projected on OLED tabloids two-dimentransitional model of the library is trans- sionally on façade, just like our ancestor formed into a completely human-orient- did to engrave stone and print on paper. ed, more extreme one. It is becoming People can just take those tabloids down from the glass LED wall, to use as a digital the destinations not only for people to look for information and also communi- terminal – a transparent reading and interactive equipment. cation that so-called “book studio”.

Levitating on Transparent LED facade

Adaptive kinetic joints

The enormous central park is an emblematic urban fabric break space in Manhattan, is the most visited park in the US. People come here to enjoy the dramatic differences from its surroundings on a city scale.

Meanwhile, we try to form a flexible space to let people have a special experience which is different from the meadow and trees circumstance, by utilizing kinetic joints and extended tensile material in the center. In this way, the book studio centerpiece will be able to fold to adapt multiple space uses by creating steps, seating, ramps, and canopies.

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Extended PTFE

ETFE translucent illuminate soffit

Transparent LED Operable facade

Responsive structure

Synthesis

Explosive axonometric

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RECEPTION

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SHARED-READING

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ASCENT! BERLIN! A CITY WELCOME CENTER BERLIN STUDIO SITE: BERLIN, GERMANY ACADEMIC, INDIVIDUAL

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Refugee Crisis & A Neutral Site That Between ‘Asylum’ and ‘Home’

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In 2015, the worsening of the Syrian war has expelled Millions of People out of their home country. In search of a dignified life in piece and freedom many are fighting their way to Europe risking death, capture and deportation. This migration of Peoples is a crucial test for the European Union. At the moment the Lageso/Bundesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales, where the refugees have to register themselves first is completely overloaded. In September 15 more than 3000 people daily were waiting outside the building, some of them are camping out for more than 18 days just to keep their place in line. Also the BAMF/Bundesamt fuer Migration und Flüchtlinge, where they can then apply for asylum is not looking better. This overload but also the architecture of those buildings (long and dark corridors connecting tiny cell like offices) create an atmosphere of depression, frustration and even despair for the applicants but also for the people working there.

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The new house of welcome will be a truly public building, rendering services in its deepest meaning. The site is relatively neutral: the site in central location illustrates the value of cultural diversity for the urban development and gives the integration model a visible sign in the urban space. It should connect to the city and even more become a natural part of it. It should be a building that Berliners can be proud of.

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Berlin has always been a heterogeneous patchwork of various districts and neighborhoods. There is no real city center. The site is located in the east of Alexanderplatz, close to various public transport stations (U-bahn, S-bahn and M). The site locates in between historical old town boundary and housing projects developed by former USSR, which means total different architectural context and typology around. No adjacent buildings in context, which itself is an open attitude as well.

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The city of Berlin is not only the capital of Germany but also its vibrant cultural center. Plus, one of the most urgent political and social question of today’s society is Migration, therefore, with the increased number of refugees and security risks, the government efficiency getting became lower and lower.

A much-needed house of welcome in city center is need be designed: It is among other public amenities providing rooms that can be rented by governmental services upon need. It also is a place of information about all the possibilities that the new arrivals have. It should be their first starting point. It should not only provide new capacities but be a welcome sign.

It should give the people orientation and a first place to turn to. It is not only for refugees and those seeking asylum but be for all people that come to Berlin and want to stay, also those applying for citizenship, students and temporary visitor.

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Program & circulation

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Atrium staircase & platforms: Staircases connect to 3 different public levels, surrounded by corridors

Vertical transportation Egress staircases and elevator

Restaurant: Under the staircase and open to other side of street

Evacuate pathway access to U-bahn (Subway)

Street entry view

Look toward atrium from 2nd floor corridor

| 19 Central atrium skylight: Triangulated truss + panelized thermal glass

Workshop center: Place for public event and workshop, panels Info desk: Your first stop at welcome center, will distribute people to different levels

Green roof Turf covered roof to improve thermal performance

Exhibition spaces: Public event, reception, lectures and workshops

Waiting area: Waiting for procedures, easy access to atrium platforms

Administration offices: City departments’ working place and offices

Self-help Center: Help yourself terminals

Bike Stops and Public transportation

Mechanical rooms: Electrical, Air handeling, Boiler rooms

Waiting area 3rd floor

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3.600m 1 ROOF ASSEMBLY roof membrane 15mm cover board 185mm roof insulation subtrate board metal deck perforated aluminum ceiling

40mm batt insulation vapor-retarding air barrier 10mm gypsum exterior sheathing 70mm cold-formed matel framing

2 GUTTER roof membrane 15mm fire retardant plywood board all sides gutter 60mm min insulation

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4 FACADE ASSEMBLY scatter aluminum finish panel 18mm air cavity alum sub-framing w/25mm rigid insulation in between

5 FLOOR ASSEMBLY polished concrete floor 9mm screed 40mm accoustic insulation 120mm composite slab perforated aluminum ceiling 6 SOFFIT ASSMBLY steel structural beam cold-formed metal framing 10mm gypsum exterior sheathing vapor-retarding air barrier 120mm rigid insulation alum sub-structure white painted matte alum finish panel 7 exterior drainage

Detail Section

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TREKANTet

COPENHAGEN NEW COFERENCE HALL COMPETITION: 2018 ARCHICONTEST // 2ND PRIZE SITE: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK INDIVIDUAL

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SITE ANALYSIS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

WHY TRIANGLE IN SUCH CONTEXT?

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he site is located in the heart of Copenhagen, close to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Tivoli Garden and Christiansborg Palace. Respect to the city scale context, I try to ensure that the axis of the of between the Christiansborg Palace and the railway station will not be blocked; on the other hand, the block scale, in order to maintain the original publicness of the square and provide enough public space for the conference hall, I firstly create skin-in “square”, redefining the public character of Dantes Plads, rather than blindly occupying the site. Another clue comes from Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. The landmark classical facade of this historical building is facing the new conference hall on the south side of the street. This classic building also has a central axis, which I will exploit to extend the axis as the central axis of my proposal.

CITY SECTION

Thus, the volume of the triangle was born from these site considerations on different scales.

A huge triangular mass extruding out of the sinking “square” formed a “shell”.

I wanted to keep the “shell” as transparent as it can, creating a feeling of openness; meanwhile, I hoped that the glass would not be so conspicuous in the neighboring classic style buildings. I solved this contradiction through the details of an inward zigzag facade: at certain angles, you wouldn’t see large areas of glass and their reflections, but arrayed pillars which are similar to the nearby building scale. But once you approach and enter the building, the sun light will spare no effort to spread it through the glass from façade and skylight.

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hen, the sharp corners of the triangle will be used as exhibition space. This is a three-story space, whose corner is facing the national museum and the Christiansborg palace. People always have the opportunity to meet with famous historical buildings by any chances, as if those historical buildings in the city were at the exhibition as well. With a slowly rising ramp, you can enter the top floor of the exhibition hall, where you will have chance to access to roof deck. The rest of the triangle is occupied by the auditorium space. But these spaces are not filling the shells, but form “the space in the shell�, floating in, leaving gaps as corridor outside the auditorium to links all the rest spaces.

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INTERIOR SCENARIO

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REBUILD WETLAND

Alder River Area

A RESILIENT WETLAND PARK IN QIMU BACHELOR THESIS DESIGN SITE: QI MU, CHENG DU, CHINA TEAM: WITH HANXUE ZHAO

A more than 60 hectares farm land is requiring a park of ecological protection, ecological education and cultural recreation. The project focuses on the safety of the river and satisfies the flood control requirements. It is required to further satisfy the natural self-sufficiency, keep the river shape, reduce the destruction of the natural environment, reflect the sustainability of the river ecology, and improve the biological reproduction of the native species. Therefore, rebuild wetland from existing farm land is the solution here aside Alder River. It is aimed to create a regional natural and cultural landscape, to provide science education platform, also to promote the sustainable development of urban and rural environment.

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Beside the White town adjacent to Chongqing Road, a series of attractions in this tourist routes bring a certain number of cultural highlights, but the most popular traditional natural settlement form -LinPan- is under demolition. This is an opportunities to offer such traditional landscape/architecture experience in park as gathering/service space for people’s recall of rural traditions. While other traditional historical and cultural activities will be provided as well.

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After the site investigation, first thing can be found is that the field pattern is simple and the vegetation type is not diverse, which is unfavorable to the restoration of wetland. The soil nutrient is beneficial to the improvement of vegetation, but it also has some problems of eutrophication for wetland reconstruction. Second, the current water area shows narrow surface. The overall width of the Alder River is less than ten meters, although the high degree of bending but the constant width means no large area of open water to slow down for the formation of wetland habitat. And the poor water quality due to domestic and agricultural sewage still affects the ground.

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wetland

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Weighted Factors’ Overlap Mapping

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1 Entrance plaza 2 Linpan-01-visitor center/service 3 Memorial Plaza 4 Eco-agriculture participation 5 Linpan-02-demostration/service 6 Lawn/camp site 7 Rain garden 8 Agora 9 Forest plank path 10 Parallel filter platform 11 Gravity filter pond 12 Bio-filter zone 13 Surface filter zone 14 Wetland Plants Exhibition 15 Observation zone 16 Watch tower 17 water-based plant exhibition

18 Science center/central plaza 19 landscape platform 20 observation island 21 Inter-tidal zone plank path 22 Wetland plank path 23 fish observation 24 bird observation 25 Reed marshes 26 Wetland 27 ecological islands 28 Bird habitat 29 North entrance plaza/service 30 Storm-water Filter-layered landscape 31 Conservation zone 32 Isolated zone 33 parking 34 South entrance plaza

Master Plan

he design of a wetland park focus into the following three aspects: the first is to regard it as a wetland generator, to restore and shape the wetland habitat; the second, as a water source filter, for cleaning water in the wetland park in a natural or artificial way of filtration and purification; thirdly, as a urban infrastructure. “Green belt� form can be used as a demonstration to the surroundings, as a recreational infrastructure, thus weakening the traditional concept of an isolated park.

Finally this wetland park will be enlarged and extended with the surrounding cities and turned to become a cityscale greening system.

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Urban Infrastructure

Water Filter

Wetland Generator

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Proposed

Reshape Water System By extending narrow water body to a open water gathering pond, enlarging the total area of water, creating different flow speed for different wetland species and making more natural shape connections.

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Resilient Transition Sallow mud flats, shoals, marshes, ponds, lakes, riverbanks...All of them can be a transition part from ground to water, which is so-called wetland here. However, the wetland is not only a geological transition, but a segment of mixture of ecological system at both ground and water. Acknowledging that, we can forge wide enough spaces for this transition in natural or artificial ways.

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Plank path at fowls observation spot

Open lawn for camping and events

Path through wetland islands

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MENAGERIES OTHER WORKS AND INTERSHIPS

DIGITAL FABRICATION, PHYSICAL MODEL MAKING, DATA VISUALIZATION, GENERATIVE DESIGN, BIM COMPETITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

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Noise of Manhattan Data visualization

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Complaint During One Day

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| 41 REVIT BIM Modeling

American Dream Tiffany Store (Interior)

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

Inhouse Rndering

222 East Broadway

PHYSICAL MODEL MAKING