architecture portfolio 2012-2019 selected work
PINRUI LIU
Architecture is an accompany. Designing the congruent architecture as a system of relations and distances, as the measurement of intervals rather than isolated objects is my aspiration. Embracing the globalization condition while responding to the place.
CONTENTS
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Antwerp City Room Sports Hall for University of Antwerp Sept.2018-Oct.2019
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Urban Cloud Youth Apartment & Market in Rotterdam Blaak Apr.2018-Jul.2018
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Burning the King Boat Urban Design in Xiamen City Village Sept.2016-Nov.2016
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Arc Creator Student Center in Hebei University of Technology May.2014-Jul.2014
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Tail of Two Trail Urban Avenue in Shenzhen Bay Sept.2018-Dec.2018
Antwerp City Room
Typology : Sports Complex, Public Space Location : Antwerp, Belgium Category : Graduation Design, Personal Work Property : Interiors, Buildings, Cities Time : Sept.2018-Oct.2019 Instructor : Mechthild Stuhlmacher, Daniel Rosbottom, Floris Cornelisse
The city room is a place one might have intimate knowledge, and in which one would feel able to be at home, where spaces offer possibilities of interiority and subjectivity, and in so doing also produce a kind of freedom within the individual, who in both turned inward and given an appearance in public simultaneously. The city room can be conceived as a space of threshold between public and private world, between collective and intimate experience. The project is the sports hall for the university of Antwerp, which including a courtyard. The concept is to make a informal space under the formal frame. The formal frame makes the project connect to the context of Antwerp. The informal space represent the program of the project. It plays the role as a living room which provide the relaxing and pleasant public space for the students,
Site University of Antwerp
Massing Diagram
Exisiting Building The exsiting building includes the sports hall and cafe for the university of Antwerp which is incongrous with the city, the idea is taking the original program and solve them better with appropriate urban solution.
Urban Strategy Instead of take as much space as possible, aiming to shape a courtyard to dialogue with the exsiting courtyard and create the public space for the campus. Making use of the building to define the street and courtyard.
Formal Volumn Generating the volumn of the sports complex base on the context of the city, including the sports hall, muti-sports area and cafe. Aiming to define the street and courtyard and continue the formal character of the city.
Informal Space Base on the program of project, which is the sports and public space fo the campus. Making the informal space which represent the character of the program under the formal volumn which represnt the character of the city context.
Axonometric
Courtyard Rendering
Courtyard Diagram
Tree Canopy
Campus Living Room
CAFE
SPORTS HALL GRID TREE AXIS
STUDY AREA STAGE
Emergency Vehicle Access
Outdoor Activities Space
Tree Canopy Axis
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11 1. 25m Lap Pool 2. Practice Pool 3. Bath Pool 4. Entrance Hall 5. Reception 6. Pool Filtration Room 7. Cafe 8. Kitchen 9. Bicycle Parking 10. Outdooe Study 11. Outdoor Cafe 11. Outdoor Stage 13. Reception 14. Study Hall
Ground Floor Plan
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1. Seats 2. Locker Room 3. Male Toilet 4. Femail Toilet 5. Disabled Toilet 6. Office 7. Storeroom
First Floor Plan
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5 1. Locker Room 2. Locker Room 3. Male Toilet 4. Femail Toilet 5. Disabled Toilet 6. Recovery Room 7. Office 8. Refectory 9. Kitchen
Second Floor Plan
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1. Basketball Hall 2. Gym 3. Female Locker Room 4. Male Locker Room 5. Disabled Locker Room 6. Roof Terrace
Third Floor Plan
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East Facade
North Facade
West Facade
Stainless steell roof edge 3mm Rectangular profile 3mm Roof gutter 3mm Kalwall Skyroof system Brick Brick tie 3mm
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Mortar 5mm Wooden finishing 20mm Waterproofing membrane Plywood 30mm EPS insualtion 150mm Plywood 30mm Detail A Red brick Brick tie 3mm Waterproofing membrane wooden finishing 20mm Screed with floor heating Plywood 30mm Isolator 35mm
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Perimeter isolation 15mm L-shape profile 3mm Lignatur acousctic ceiling 2x Foam glass 35mm EPS insulation 150mm Detail B Flamed and brushed granite 20mm Substructure for top grill 5mm Gutter top grill 20mm Steel gutter 5mm C
Reinforced concrete SIKA waterproof mortar 30mm PVC pipe Balancing tank Detail C
Detail Section
Swimming Pool Model
Basketball Hall Interior
Cafe Interior
Urban Cloud
Typology : Residential & Market Location : Rotterdam, Netherlands Category : Academic Design, Personal Work Property : Tools for Design and Composition Time : Apr.2018-Jul.2018 Instructor : Tjeerd Wessel
The project under the studio “Tools for Design and Composition”. In the studio the emphasis lies on the conversion of a wellknown building type: the city block. A building type which could on one hand be located anywhere in Rotterdam and on the other hand must fit into the urban fabric of the area around the Grote Marktplein both in scale and programme. The project started with pragmatic and logic design base on the research of context. Taking the two direction as the most important character of the site, which are the direction of city and the direction of market. The program(market & youth aparment) and volumn respond to the place perfectly. The project eventually become a fansinating object which congruous with site in the city Rotterdam.
Direction of City
Direction of Market
Axonometric Rendering
Massing Diagram
1. Generate the mass of the buildling base on the direction of the context.
2. Lift up the building to create the space on the ground, continue the direction of the market.
3. Implant the transparent roof to seperate the housing and market, and create the sense of the direction.
4. Transfer the roof into a unique shape, which is make the building special in the city.
5. Move the upper floor to the north, create the space in the south as the balcony.
6. Pull up the corner of the building, to make it become a icon in the city and make use of the sunlight better.
7. Move the garden to roof, create the personal garden and public space for the residents in the builing.
8. Connect the ends of the building to create the loop in the horizontal and vertical.
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Ground Floor Plan - During Weekend
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Ground Floor Plan - During Weekday
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1. 2 Story Loft 2. Studio 3. Elevator 4. Equipment Room 5. Staircase 6. Studio 7. Staircase 3rd Floor Plan
1. 2 Story Loft 2. 1.5 Story Loft 3. 2 Story Loft 4. 3 Story Loft 5. 3.5 Story Loft 6. Elevator 7. Guest Room 8. Staircase 9. 3 Story Loft 10. 2.5 Story Loft 11. Staircase
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4th Floor Plan
1. Public Roof Garden 2. 2 Story Loft 3. 3 Story Loft 4. 3.5 Story Loft 5. Entertainment Room 6. Elevator 7. Staircase 8. 3 Story Loft 9. 2.5 Story Loft 10. Gaming Room 5th Floor Plan
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Exploded Axonometric
Roof Garden
Housing
Housing
Cloud Roof
Kiosk Roof
Landscape
Perspective Section
Detail Section
East Facade
South Facade
Burning the King Boat
Typology：Urban Design Location：Zhongzhai Village, Xiamen, China Category：Academic Design Property：UA Architecture Student Design Competition Time：Sept.2016-Nov.2016
Burning the King Boat is a religious activity that has a long history in the southern Fujian region. But this religious tradition is now in danger of dying because of the decline of some village. This project focuses on how to continue the religious activities in the village while building the infrastructure, in order to enhance the quality of life, and continue the living tradition. The design base on the existing temple on the roof, generate the roof corridor for the parade during the sacrifice, and also a gathering and leisure space for the villagers during the daily life, so that the crowded ground space in the village can be released. Along the corridor, including the construction of the theater, temples, water tower and other nodes, making this long history and secular religious activities can be integrated into the daily life of the villagers, and make Burning the King Boat full of vitality again.
Site location & Origin of the "Burn the King Boat" The maritime trade between the mainland and Taiwan
The revolution of the "King" faith Burning the King Boat in the Zhongzhai village has a long history. This custom originated in Taiwan' King faith, after the introduction to China, the custom is used to send the blessing for the ship on the sea go back and forth between China and Taiwan.
SOUTHERN FUJIAN (MAINLAND)
SITE
1701 The Taiwan people regard the Zheng as the King
SHIP ROUTE
TAIWAN
1752 The Chinese people started to burn the King Boat to pray
1970 The culture revolution made the temple had to move to the roof
1661 Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan
1711 The figure of the plague god mixed with the King
2016 The King faith Increasing extinction due to the development
Procedure of the "Burn the King Boat" The King Boat was finished The King Boat made exquisite detail. It’s just like a real ship. The King Boat is about 7-8 meters long, width and height of about 1.5 meters.
6 The King Boat set sail The villagers lift up the King Boat around the village. When the ship passed, the host lit firecrackers, and put the fruit on the table to sacrifice. Crisis: the King Boat has to be paraded outside the village.
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Burn the King Boat With the sound of firecrackers, the King Boat was burned in a big fire. The whole village gather around the ship and pray for the good luck in the future. Crisis: the King Boat has to be burned far away from the sea.
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Religion celebration With the sacrificial activities, the villagers have a chance to get together watching Chinese traditional drama.
Show to the King The abbot dressed in yellow and red uniforms please the King boat out of the shipyard, only the management can close to the King Boat. The abbot point on the incense, presided over the use of whip whiplash around the ship and the channel. 1
Make the King Boat The King Boat continue the traditional craft, the whole ship is handmade by the villagers. This process last for about 7 months. Crisis: the King Boat has to be manufactured outside and transport to the village
4 Public sacrifice All of the villagers kneel on the ground in the wild open space to worship. Crisis: There is no enough space in the village for all of the villagers to sacrifice
Site Analysis
Apart from the sea
Road was blocked
Living space was narrow
Solution concept --- roof corridor
Make the space for villagers to watch the sea
Make the space for king boat to parade
Make the space for villagers to fulfill the living needs
Roof type& Application model
Roof & Corridor
Sunken space
Roof & Corridor
Sunken Roof & space Activity space
Roof Corridor
Roof & Stairs Activity space
Scheme Generation No.2 temple No.3 temple Burn the ship
No.1 temple Make the ship
Locating the extant temple
Create the roof corridor route
According to the roof height up and down
Horizontal extension
Build the sacrifice point
Generate the roof corridor for sacrifice
Remove the corridor between buildings
Generate the roof Infrastructure for daily life
Sacrifice Procedure
1. Make the ship
2. Show to the King
3. Public worship
4. Parade
5. Celebration
6. Burn the King Boat
The King Boat Parade Scene
Site Plan & Daily Life Scene
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Celebrati
Basketba
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Daily Sacrifice
Water Tower Sacrifice circulation Water supply circulation 1
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Launching step Water tube Sacrifice platform Maintenance Room
Arc Creator
Typology : Student Center Location : Tianjin, China Category : Academic Design, Personal Work Property : Design Basis D Time : May.2014-Jul.2014 Instructor : Dan Xie
Arc creator is the Iron Man's energy center, similarly, this student center is the energy center of the entire university. The building attempts to break the boundaries between the architecture and the environment. The road generated by the campus formation cross the building, providing a shortcut in the campus, so that the student can have a chance to step into this student center when they walking in the campus. This building contains four functional blocks which are the interest space, reading space, catering space and the office space. The core of the building is a free performance stage. It break the traditional stage form, providing students with a display space. When the students cross the building, they can perform at will or watch the performance provided by others. It can activate the campus just like the arc creator provides energy for the Iron Man.
Dormitory
Dormitory
Playground
Library Teaching building
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Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
Concept Generation Attempts to break the original form of the cube building and stage, create the student center which is full of vitality.
Past
Now
Road surround the building
Road cross the building
Hard to enter
Easy to enter
Lack vitality
Reactivate
The energy center of the university
Lack vitality
Reactivate
Hard to interact
East to interact
Traditional performace mode
Creative performace mode
Past
Now
Massing Diagram DORMITORY
BASKETBALL HALL
TEACHING AREA
STUDY HALL
Pull Up
Cross
Based on the height and texture of the surrounding buildings, form a 4m x 4m x 1.5m square box.
Based on the functions of the surrounding buildings, generate a shortcut cross the building.
CATERING SPACE
INTEREST SPACE
READING SPACE
OFFICE SPACE
Function
Dig In
Generate four functional blocks to meet the needs of the campus.
Open the circle area in the middle to make the building has the outdoor space for performance.
Up & Down
Push In
Create a lifted performance platform and a sunken exhibition space that run through the building.
Broaden the entrance space, promote the building open to the whole campus.
Link Up
Performing Space
Use the corridor to connect the four blocks together, and make it into space at to view the performance.
Sunken performance platforms can be viewed simultaneously by people on the ground and underground.
Working Model
Stage Rendering
Stage Analysis Interaction Stay Auditorium
Circulation
Function
Interaction Penetration
Partition
Exploded Axonometric & Circulation
Catering Space
Interest Activities Space
Office Space
Reading Space
Auditorium Stage
Underground Circulation Ground Circulation Top Floor Circulation
Ground Floor Plan
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1. Music room 2. Lecture theater 3. Hall 4. Library 5. Study room 6. Electronic reading
7. Coffee Bar 8. Hall 9. Office 10. Auditorium 11. Stage
1st Floor Plan
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1. Music room 2. Lecture theater 3. Library 4. Study room 5. Electronic reading 6. Toilet
7. Storeroom 8. Toilet 9. Coffee Bar 10. Gallery
Perspective Section
Tail of Two Trail
Typology : Urban Design Location : Shenzhen, China Category : International Competition Office : BNP Architects Time : Sept.2018-Dec.2018 Collaborator : Han Feng, Weizhen Luo, Jiayan Tang
Commissioned by the Shenzhen Government, the Shenzhen Bay Avenue East Extension will create a 1km multi-layered pedestrian connection, shaping the future of the city’s urban fabric to form a vibrant and culturally-animated transition between the commercial district of the city and the bay. The project aims to design a new city destination of lively public realm promoting healthy and sustainable living under the theme interaction, intelligence and Symbilsis. Interaction: The compositional public space enables interactions between important local actors, which activates an integrated publicity of the core region. Intelligence: Design introduces a 3D neural network structure to construct a smart multi-layered public space system, which has the characteristics of self-organization, tolerance and excellent ductility to adapt to various spacial/tempo needs. Symbiosis: Using the interactive intelligence system as a hub to realize the symbiosis between individuals and the city in space, behavior, interface and information level, which leads to the creation of a world-class super city public cluster.
Concept Diagram City Strip
Exuberance Loop
Vital Belt
Schematic Generation
Vital Urban Strip
Fast-track Trail and Slow-track Trail
Functional Zoning & Plaza
Sky Theme Park
Perpective Rendering
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