A tomographic EBSD study of the 3D microstructure of Copper
S. Zaefferer, D. Raabe, A. Khorashadizadeh, Tomographic orientation microscopy (3D EBSD) on steels using a joint FIB SEM technique
Shenzhen, China
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PROFESSIONAL WORKS
New York, U.S. Shanghai, China
Hamburg, German Shanghai, China
Luoyang, China
Gonarezhou, Zimbabwe Athens, Greece
V Headquarter SUPER TALL MoMA Tower Vertical Reserve Park COMMERCIAL Building Fat Percentage RESIDENTIAL Affordable Utopia for Labor Fmaily CULTURAL Unexpected Routes between Walls
Confluence of Site Memory
From Urban Inclave to Water Plant Park
[RESIDENTIAL] AN AFFORDABLE UTOPIA FOR LABOR FAMILY
Advanced Studio, Tongji University Personal Work, 14 Weeks
Instructor: Bin Zhang, Summer 2015
Henri Lefebvre analyses the mode of production of space as a three-part dialectic between spatial practices [le perçu], representations of space [le conçu] and space of representation [le vécu]. Under the control of Capitalism, spatial practices and space of representation are hidden into the representations of space,or in other words, the self-repetition code system. The project is intended to break the representations of space, bring the spatial practice and the space of representation back to everyday life.
This project is a speculation of the urban cottage family industry, a vision that favors these labor families at the economic level. From the very beginning, I noticed the inhabitants innate ability to expand the possibilities potential for their spaces by constructing illegal boxes in this site. By providing a third space which is the roof floor, the project seeks to give its inhabitants the potential space to be used and appropriated with pre-assembly structure.
The affordable system categorize objects into different space with different costs and ways of constructing to lower the expense of living and working. Considering the open, informal, do-it-yourself ethos, the system evolved as steel structure conceived as a kit of rapidly erectable parts. Based on heterogenity other than homogenity, the system itself is less about space than about the potential of space.
The system works like a software interface: a flexible and adaptable infrastructure through which users define their own individual and collective needs, potentials, and desires by shopping. Users can purchase, rent and even define the typology of every parts of their house, based on the user-ship and application of the space.
Start Yours
The system works like a software interface: a flexible and adaptable infrastruc ture through which users define their own individual and collective needs, poten tials, and desires by shopping.
Affordable Utopia
In affordable utopia, inhabitant set up a room with a sofa, two tables, three armchairs; a sort of transparent room that soon became the most used part of this community, although it is not usually heated.
Pre-assembly Structure
Considering the open, informal, do-it-yourself ethos, the system evolved as steel structure conceived as a kit of rapidly erectable parts.
Heterogeneous Informality
Based on heterogenity other than homogenity, the system itself is less about space than about the potential of space.
[CULTURAL] CONVERGENCE OF SITE MEMORY
Graduation Thesis, Tongji University Personal Work, 14 Weeks
Instructor: Lili Fall 2017
The Erlitou site is located in Yanshi Zhai Town in the west of Henan Province and the east of Luoy ang Basin. It is the ruins of the capital of the kingdom from the 19th century BC to the 16th century BC. It is equivalent to the Xia and Shang dynasties in ancient documents. The site covers an area of about 300 hectares, and found the earliest known Miyagi and the earliest crossroads in China. Ranzhuang Village, located in the southwest corner of the planned Erlitou Ruins Park, close to the Erlitou Ruins Museum and the ancient city express advantages of road and traffic location.
With the excavation of the Erlitou site and the construction of the site park, comprehensively consid ering the current needs, it is now planned to build the Erlitou site park visitor center in the adjacent land of the east of Ranzhuang Village, and plan again for Ranzhuang Village in combination with the construction of the visitor center. Bring new development opportunities for Ranzhuang Village. The visitor center will serve as the riveting point between the ruins museum and Ranzhuang Village. On the one hand, it will serve tourists in the ruins park, on the other hand, it will provide a public space for villagers and bring traffic to the village.
Excavate the past history of this base with research on “archaeology of architecture”. The identity of the site, the original muscle of the village. The recognition of rationality is still easy to be forgotten by many people. Facing the history of the Xia Dynasty represented by Erlitou, rather than pure nostalgia, the designer chose to “converge” here. The main axis of Erlitou Gongcheng District and the main axis of Ranzhuang’s old residential texture continue to intersect on the site. Visitor Center become the “archaeology” of the site’s new landscape
Converge
The main axis of Erlitou Gongcheng District and the main axis of Ranzhuang’s old residential texture continue to intersect on the site. Visitor Center become the “archaeology” of the site’s new landscape.
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[SUPER TALL]
VERTICAL RESERVE PARK
CTBUH Student Competition Semi-Finalist Partner: Qiyuan Liu Summer 2019
More and more natural reserves are founded in Africa nowadays to protect the endangered wild animals and the local ecosystem. However, these reserves are not just bringing positive impact to the environment. Tourism and poaching come along with the improvement of infrastructure in these areas. Increased number of natural reserves unexpectedly results in decreased number of wildlife. In fact, the local government is unable to totally sweep poachers out of the reserves and is taking a welcoming attitude toward tourism as it would bring income to the country. Controlling poaching, developing tourism in a sustainable way and protecting the wildlife are always the main three topics people would be facing when trying to preserve the environment by setting up natural reserves.
This project is an exploration on the new mode of natural reserve. It combines scientific re search center, caring station for wildlife, tourist facilities and headquarters for the forces against poaching. Instead of letting the three activities mentioned above running individually, we hope to dynamically organize them into one system. The researchers and the poacher fighters could be able to enjoy the convenience brought by this construction while the tourists would be able to have a safer and more educational trip in the reserve.
This building is erected aside a cliff in Gonarezhou National Park. Based on this iconic land scape, this building aims to provide access to the ecosystem on both levels of this land. The continuous sloping circulation system in the building would help the scientist to guide the animals into the building for research, sheltering or treatment
Ramp as Interior
The continuous void space penetrating through the building would enable the natural ventilation to cool down the building, which could decrease the energy consumption. On the external facade, thousands of club-shaped vortex wind turbine are suspended from the sun-bracing system to generate electricity for the running of this building.
[SUPER TALL] MoMA TWISTING TOWER
Tall Building Seminar, Yale University
Project: Pair work with Iting Tsai
Instructor: Kyongsun Moon
Critics: Gregg Jones, Nathaniel Hadley, Peter Follett Fall 2018
Located at 53W 53rd street, the 120-storey building is set to feature a luxury hotel and offices, as well as including a three floor, 52,000-square foot expansion for MoMA, along with a restaurant located within the lobby.
The site has a narrow footprint, if extrude directly, the tower will have the short side facing the central park. In seeking the best use of views and make the most value, MoMA Tower develops a twist form, elegantly and gradually turned 90 degree on the top, ending with a typical hotel plan facing the central park on the long side.
The benefits of twisting towers go beyond aesthetics though. This type of design can make a building more aerodynamic and energy efficient. In this project, the twisting form even has a great advantage in real estate, making best use of the land value and view value.
Twisting Form
A twist form, elegantly and gradually turned 90 degree on the top, ending with a typical hotel plan facing the central park on the long side.
[CULTURAL] COMMUNITY LIBRARY IN HISTORIC CONTECT
Advanced Studio, Tongji University
Personal Work, 8 Weeks
Instructor: Xiaofeng Zhu Summer 2016
The project for a new community library lies in a historic district of Shanghai. No longer a mere depository of books and periodicals, the modern library has become a multi-use environment for the community and an important part of an ever-decreasing public realm.
According to Louis I. Kahn, the ‘emphasis in (library) design should not be on housing books but on housing readers using books’. The brief required the creation of a variety of rooms, each dedicated to a specific kind of activity, and endorsed the view that the design of the modern li brary should establish a balance between a clear and functional organisational infrastruc ture and a variety of spaces— some quiet and introspective, others lively and open. In other words, it is a balance between homogeneous structure and heterogeneous space.
Starting from researches on what influence a successful mix-used community library, the project is seeking to find a new language to establish the site a specific urban identity and atmosphere by respecting fragmental architural languages in the neighborhood. Homogeneity lies in the layers of walls which repeated according to the rhythm of the neighborhood. The openness of the wall was carefully designed to create various of unexpected routes, which resluted in a heterogeneity. By pushing the design beyond its formal limitation, renderings are used as a tool to make architectreshe resonate with people’s perception and emotion.
[Hetero] the Route
The openness of the wall was carefully designed to create various of unexpected routes.
Various Spaces
Some spaces are quiet and introspective, others are lively and open, each dedicated to a specific kind of activity.
[Homo] the Form
Layers of walls repeated according to the rhythm of the neighborhood.
1.Workshop 2.Reading Garden 3.Learning Space 4.Gallery Ramp 5.Corridor
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1.Public Garden 2.Entrance 3.Cafe 4.Children Space 5.Exhibition 6.Theater 7.Inner Garden
Space between the Wall
The monolithic quality of the walls plays off the fleeting reality of the colored light that filters through the clerestory windows.
Material Transparency
The use of expanded metal mesh and double layers of glass articulate the transparency in material level, which also create different interior atmosphere.
Urban Transparency
The building is completely opaque from one side and totally transparent in the opposite view, which connect the historic district with new cultural area.
[PROFESIONAL WORKS] VANKE HEADQUARTERS & BOTANIC GARDEN
Full time at Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Supervisor: Gregg Jones, Nathaniel Hadley 2021.06 - Present
Located in Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Site, Shenzhen, China, Vanke Headquarter is a 167,000 sqm mix-used project, containing office, retail, hotel and botanic garden.
Client: Vanke
Local Design Institute: Capol
Landscape Architect: Peter Walker & Partners
Strcuture Consultant: Lipeng, Arup
Facade Consultant: ALT
Mechanical consultant: WSP
Lighting Consultant: HG Lighting
Participating from PD to DD phase as a core designer and client/consultants coordinator and weekly meeting organiser.
Specificlly worked on the curtain wall development through Revit adaptive component, leading in desiging and developing the facade component “Blade” to solve how two shingle panels on different faces meet and close, and how the blade outlines and emphasizes the geometry of tower in daylight and night.
Leading in conceptual idea and design of botanic garden at south podium, contributions in concept, storytelling, diagrams, modeling and presenting. The Valley scheme chosen as one option presented to client.
Revit Adaptive Component as Tool
Expertise in the curtain wall development through Revit adaptive component, leading in desiging and developing the facade component “Blade” to solve how two shingle panels on different faces meet and close. Coordinate with facade, lighting consultants.
[COMMERCIAL] DE-FAT THICK BUILDING IN HAMBURG
Master Studio, Technical University Munich Project: Individual design Research Collaborator: Leon Lesoine, Taimur J.EI. Instructor: Stephen Bates, Bruno Krucker Summer 2017
Thickness, is not referred to the thickness of the wall, but the fat or poché of the architecture. It mediates contradictory space by eliminating differences, allows for conflict between interior and exterior contours. With the development of the structural frame in the 20th century, the wasted space of the neo-classical plan due to structural masonry is untenable within a modern design ethos: continuity and transparency.
This project is attempting to trace a lineage from thick, fat architecture to thin, non-fat architecture. I studied Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s Altes Museum, and SANAA’s 21st Century Museum of Art, specif ically through an analysis of their treatment of the wall, and the grid; poche and transparency. I also analyzed characteristics that I believed were intrinsic to the architecture rather than the architec. For instance, imagine how Schinkel would design the 21st Century Museum of Art, or how SANAA would interpret the Altes Museum.Combining these analyses, I created two types of transformation: “De-fat” the thick architecture and “A-fat” the thin architecture.
The site is situated in the speicherstadt warehouse district of Hamburg, characterized by thick buildings docked on either side of the canals. The warehouses were built with different support structure, but the architect Andreas Meyer created brick outer layer to cover them for conservation of the style and features. This project is trying to fit into the conservation area with an anonymous facade, however the section inside the outer layer is heterogeneous due to the changing plan.
Lineage from Thick to Thin
If we use Body Fat Percentage [BFP] to describe the thickness of architecture, the BFP reduced gradually with the triumph of the structural technology. The fat become unnessary and untenable within a modern design ethos: transparnecy.
[De_Fat]
[A_Fat]
How would SANAA design Altes Museum? How would Schinkel design 21st Century Museum of Art?
Thick Plan with BFP=90%
The thickness give each room a shape and character. It is structurally dense, programmatically complex and ambiguous in its language.
Thin Plan with BFP=10%
The thin plan is generated from the thick plan by eliminating the fat, and the space is consistent with the modern design ethos: continuity and transparency.
Staircase in the Thick
When you enter into the large hall in the thick plan, you know there are more depth to explore. You step on a heavy concrete staircase and the space become more dense.
Staircase in the Thin
When you enter into the thin plan, you can find the staircase immediately. You step on a light steel staircase and the space become more transparent.
