Apply for MArch Architecture, University of Edinburgh Zhihao Wei 2451433180@qq.com School of Architecture, University of Liverpool
Curriculum Vitae Gender: Male Date of Birth: 03.11.1992 Education: Sept. 2011-Jun. 2013
Zhihao Wei +86 17715593818 2451433180@qq.com
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Department of Architecture Sept. 2013-jun. 2015 University of Liverpool, UK School of Architecture
Academic Award : Exchange Scholarship Working Experience : Jul. 2013-Aug. 2013 Suzhou Wuzhong Group, Internship Department of Construction Management Jul. 2014-Sept. 2014 Suzhou Institution of Architecture Design Co. LTD, Internship Department of Architectural Design Oct. 2015 till now Suzhou Institution of Architecture Design Co. LTD, Internship Department of Architectural Design Architectural Assistant
Student Works : Volunteer of Master Planning the Future Software Skill: Auto CAD
Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Sketch Up Rhino
Motivation Letter As a native growing up in Suzhou City, a historic city with more than 2500 years history in China, I have witnessed its huge change of urbanization and modernization in recent decade. The fading of heritage and historical buildings makes me realized the importance about the reuse of existing buildings and building conservation. During my undergraduate study in the department of Architecture at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in China and University of Liverpool in UK. A series of courses related to architecture history or introduction enable me to have a better understanding towards China and European countries’urbanization, urbanism, urban societies and urban political economies. Also, through Urban Infill program in Manchester and Maritime Gallery design project which located at Albert Dock, a historical site in Liverpool as well as other different design project. I have not only learnt conceptual tools, analytical methods, visualization technologies and theoretical frameworks to understanding urban environments and realize my original ideas into reality, but also increased my understanding about the reuse of existing building and heritage conservation or transformation of historical city. Being an architect, particularly being a professional who can deal with reuse of existing buildings has always been my interest as well as my career plan. With the rapid development of urbanization in China, it is an opportunity for architects to work on the reuse of existing buildings and heritage conservation in transformation of cities. Studying in University of Edinburgh would not only remarkably broaden my horizons to advanced approach in architecture but also would endow me with a valuable ability of innovative synthesis. In particular, the Athens: Salvaging Urbanism studio is what I am interested in for its deep expertise in the study about complex contemporary conditions of Athens and critical architectural projects for this historical city which will be developed from urban strategy, thus it is my conviction that through your program of Salvaging Urbanism, I will definitely have the chance to fulfill my dream of being an professional architect with social responsibility and contribute to the transformation of cities in China. I firmly believe my great passion, my academic background, and my practical experience will make me a good candidate for you. Thank you and I appreciate the time taken to read this motivation letter.
Contents Project 01
Back and Forth A New Liverpool School of Architecture
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Academic, Individual Work 2014-2015, Semester 2
Project 02
Into the Dock Maritime Gallery Design in Liverpool
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Academic, Individual Work 2014-2015, Semester 1
Project 03
Urban Infill Library Design in Manchester
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Academic, Individual Work 2013-2014, Semester 2
Project 04
Urban Infill passageway Design in Manchester
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Academic, Individual Work 2013-2014, Semester 1
Other Works Work in Practive
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BACK AND FORTH: A New Liverpool School of Architecture Location: Liverpool, UK Type: Individual Academic Work Tutor: James Jones (J.Jones@Liverpool.ac.uk) Third Year Second Semester Studio Project This project aimed to provide a well-designed new School of Architecture in the existing car parking behind the current building. Particular attention need to be paid to the conception of architectural space, the impact of the project at an urban level, the community agenda and sustainability issues. Within the architectural thinking, student need to apply the concept of sustainable development as : "a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". The concept of this project is 'Connection' and 'Contrast' which concluded by the analysis and conceptual mapping processs in the early stage of design and realized by organising different fuctional space, relationship between site and context in urban scale, as well as the use of different materiality.
Space of Illusion, Digital Collage
By taking the studio space on the first floor in the old school of architecture to the ground floor on the site and replace the solid wall with glazing to get the view of cathedral, gym and vegetation outside the site, the familiar space could be totally different and new atmosphere of the orginal space will be created.
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The analysis of the traffic route around the site.The deep colour represents the main route which is more busy and noisy, the light colour represents the least used route which is much more quite.
The analysis of vegetation and view point of the site area
The analysis of the context. By drawing the axonometric drawing of the buildings around the site to study the fuction, height, density and effect to the site.
Site Location
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Shrink Site, Digital Collage
This collage focus on analysing the materiality, context, condition of the site and the view out of the site.
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Conceptual Mapping The context of the site is consist of a series of different building with different function. By picking the buildings including school of architecture, mathematic building, library, laboratory building along the main traffic route, the analysis of thees buildings shows they have the similarity in materiality and space. The axonometric drawing of these building describe the height and realtionship among different buildings. The 'conenction' which represents staircase, entrance or walk way between different buildings are semi-open space or glazing space which appears the strong contrast to the solid construction material. By keeping the 'Connection' and 'Contrast' in design concept, the new school of architecture could extend the characteristics of the campus.
Design Development
Site
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Large area studio for first year student and workshop on the east of site which is away from main traffic route.
Connection to the original school of architecture on the first floor height.
Library and service area open to the main traffic route can be used for student from other subject.
Garden in the middle of the school to provide open space and more day light, also used as the boundary of different space.
More studio space for second year students connected to the walk way to original school of architecture.
Double height cafe area Crit space at second Lecture room at third also increase contect to floor. floor which can get outside environment. the open view of the cathedral.
Glazing envelop forms the atrium at the main entrance.
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Ground Floor Plan
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Computer Room
Seminar Room 1
Seminar Room 2
Second Year Studio
Cafe
First Floor Plan
Crit Space Lecture Room
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Third Floor Plan 6
Concept Development
Elevation
Walk Way and Connection
Layout of Functions
Structure
Service Area
Perspective Drawing of Atrium
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West Elevation
East Elevation All Drawings Produced by Zhihao Wei
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Section AA'
Section BB' All Drawings Produced by Zhihao Wei
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Perspective Drawing of East Side
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Perspective Drawing of Connection to Original School of Architecture
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30 mm Sand 20 mm Water proof 50 mm Insulation 20 mm Ceiling 500 mm Beam
250 mm Column 25 mm Plaster board 30 mm Cement porhicle board
120 mm Insulation
120 mm Precast concrete cladding panel
250 mm Concrete slab
25 mm Double glazing
120 mm Concrete slab 90 mm Rigid insulation 5 mm Damp proof membrace website 150 mm Concrete slab 150 mm Sand
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Site Plan
INTO THE DOCK: Maritime Gallery At Albert Dock Location: Liverpool, UK
Type: Individual Academic Work Tutor: James Jones (J.Jones@Liverpool.ac.uk) Third Year First Semester Studio Project
This design is a material-based project, mainly focuses on interior atmosphere created by one particular material. The scheme locates on two graving docks is designed as a branch gallery of the existing Maritime Museum near the site. The main concept of this proposal is intersection in views and space, which divide different function by a central wall and provide the change of different views including modern area and historical area for vistors when they walk through the gallery. By using timber as main material for this scheme, it could create different atmosphere and texture from brick or concrete material-based buildings in this site. The material study is also applied in the early stage of design process to acquire a better understanding of timber structure and atmosphere that timber architecture could create.
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Commercial District
Museum / Gallery
Conceptual Development: Form, Function, Structure
Site Location
The typical joint of column and beam
One single joint of grid beam system
Study of insulation of cladding in timber architecture. Circulation Diagram: Traffic route from gateway to site. Most people walk from commercial district to the coast.
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Two different area: The contrast of modern architecture and historical area.The dock could be the boundry of two different zones.
View point and walkway around the site. Route and view point need to be considered to provide the contrast of different view of different area for the vistors.
Night light effect: Night light of the gallery need to be considered for the residential building in the back of the site but also attract people from the historical area.
Material Study of Structure
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Rec
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Temporary
Gall
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Gallery
Office
Ground Floor Plan
Cafe
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Perspective Drawing of Gallery Space
Axonometric Drawing
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Perspective Drawing of Entrance
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South Elevation
East Elevation
Section AA'
Materiality Timber coated with pitch to protect the facade from the weather at coast.
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Glued laminated timber as structure material
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URBAN INFILL: A Public Library in Manchester Location: Manchester, UK Type: Individual Academic Work Tutor: Rashid Ali (R.Ali@uel.ac.uk) Second Year Second Semester Studio Project This project aimed to respond to the hierarchy of the two street conditions, the idea of modifying the site including the adjacent blocks and ground, and the material relationship between proposal and the immediate and broader context. Through the project it is required to explored a variety of spatial ideas and developed spatial narratives with themes such as closed space, inside space, external space, tall space, structure, edge, threshold, solid, void, volume, plane, envelope, etc.which lead to a building on this tight urban site that appropriately responds to its context and that demonstrates the significance of the building as beacon within the city. The concept of this library is to showing contrast from traditional building near the site in materiality but also control the sclae and impact on this neighborhood by providing a 'isolated' library space for vistors in the city center of Manchester.
Dale Street in front of the site
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Commercial center with high density of people
The boundary between Piccadily Square
Area of cultural industry including studios, graffic design, website design, offices.
One-way street near the site
Concept Development Circulation
Plan
Form
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Manchster central library
Manchester law library
The portico library
Alliance Francise library
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reading lounge
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Ground Floor Plan
Auditorium
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan Storage
Interior Cladding Insulation Ventilation Gap
Computer room Timber Floor
Concrete Slab
reading room for children
Stone Cladding
reading lounge
Third Floor Plan
Fourth Floor Plan
Detail Drawing of Concrete Slab and Stone Cladding
office
cafe
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East Elevation
South Elevation
Perspective Drawing from the Street
Section AA'
Perspective Drawing of Stairways to Fourth Floor Section BB' All Drawings Produced by Zhihao Wei
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URBAN INFILL: A Public Passageway in Manchester Location: Manchester, UK Type: Individual Academic Work Tutor: Rashid Ali (R.Ali@uel.ac.uk) Second Year First Semester Studio Project The site located in the center of Manchester, which is 15 minutes away from the Picaddily Square, and between two historical five floors building now used as youth hotel and warehouse. The different typology of this area and urban planning make difference to the two street beside the site. The understanding of these difference and to change the original site in order to improve this area can be very important. The large scale painting on one of the walls in the site brings more challenge to this project. A passage way contain cafe, dancing studio, toilet, shop and public space can be a interesting project in this unique site.
The contrast of figure ground and historcal map in 1921
By comparing the figure ground of the site based on Kevin Lynch's theory with the historical map of the site in 1920s. Analysing the usage and change of the site. It is possible to develop the concept from the form, layout and open space in 1920s building on this site.
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The concept developed from the open space on the site in the historical map. By turning the "open space" to "close space", the open space in historical map become the "Core" of the site. The lifted dancing studio and the cafe, shop and office on the ground floor and first floor create strong impression on people who walk by. The opposite space ensure the ventilation and daylight on the public space in the middle. Inspiring human illusion or imagination to match with the huge painting on the wall is the beginning of the design.
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
The site analysis based on Lynch's theory of node, path, edge, landmark, edge, district to define the feature of hte site. By analysing the site, the difference of two street beside the site and how to drive people walk through and also increase the use of the narrow street can be the vital part of the design. The light condition of the site will be considered, especially in winter to improve the use of the narrow street on the north side of the site.
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South Elevation
North Elevation
Axonometric Section
Section
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The tree shape "core" create different space atmosphere and form strong constrast to the historical building near the site, Meanwhile, the opening in the middle vertically keep the original impresive drawing also give people a chance to enjoy the painting closely and in a different position. The strong shape of the passage way can be a future landmark in this area.
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Works in Practice
Location Plan
Site Plan
Elevation of Podium
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Section of Podium by Zhihao.Wei
GuoFa GuoMao Commercial Center Design Suzhou, China, Aug. 2014 Practice Work in Suzhou Institution of Architecture Design Instructor: Ke Yang, 274955332@qq.com Chen He, chen.he@siad-c.com Group Members: Chen He, Ke Yang, Zhihao Wei Contributions in the Group: Elevation Design and Drawing, Section Drawing, Location Plan, Site Plan, Diagrams
Site Plan
Bird View of Rudong Commercial Center
Perspective of Rudong Commercial Center
Perspective of Rudong Commercial Center
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Modeled by Zhihao.Wei
Modeled by Zhihao.Wei
Modeled by Zhihao.Wei
North Elevation of Rudong Commercial Center
South Elevation of Rudong Commercial Center
Section of Rudong Commercial Center
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by Zhihao.Wei
Rudong Commercial Center Design Rudong, China, Nov. 2015 Practice Work in Suzhou Institution of Architecture Design Instructor: Ke Yang, 274955332@qq.com Qian Wang, qian.wang@siad-c.com Group Members: Qian Wang, Yao Song, Zhihao Wei Contributions in the Group: modelling, Site Plan, Plan, Elevation, Section, Digrams
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