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PUCHUN ZHANG Currently based in Amsterdam, Puchun has an international design background from China, the US, and the Netherlands. A graduate architect, Puchun is a creative team player with an analytical mind, looking to work as an entry-level architect in dynamic contexts.
| CONTACT
| EXPERIENCE
address_ Quellijnstraat 54 - III 1072XT Amsterdam, Netherlands
OMA (OFFICE FOR METROPOLITAN ARCHITECTURE) / ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS Architecture Intern_ June - September 2017 • Conducted design research and analysis for mix-used project in Australia and Switzerland • Worked on conceptual and schematic design for commission and competition projects • Produced drawings and models to facilitate the design process and concept representation
telephone_ +31 06 41 89 93 04 email_ puchun.zhang@gmail.com
| EDUCATION Delft University of Technology 2016 - 2018 Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism, and Building Sciences Thesis 8.0/10.0 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign 2012 - 2016 Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies GPA 3.88/4.00 / Graduated with High Honor
HOK (HELLMUTH, OBATA + KASSABAUM) / ST. LOUIS, USA Architecture Intern_ June - September 2016 • Aided the project management office on construction administration of Barnes-Jewish Hospital • Edited and maintained Revit models for medical planning and design revisions • Coordinated construction documents and design decisions with contractors • Drafted and modelled facade scheme for commercial project with Rhino+Grasshopper • With a team of 6 interns, designed branding and interior renovation proposal for local NGO ENERGY ENDEAVOUR FOUNDATION (EEF) / ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS Chief Analytics Officer_ March 2017 - Present • Analyze and develop strategies for international design-building competition • Design and edit informative textual and visual guidelines for event planning and organization • Coordinate and communicate with internal and external teams to facilitate project management
| COMPETITION
Harvard Graduate School of Design Summer 2015 Career Discovery Program / Urban Design
RACE TO ZERO COMPETITION, NATIONAL SECOND PLACE Architecture Team Lead_ September 2015 - April 2016 • Guided the student team to develop sustainable retrofit concepts and strategies • Worked with the team on the spatial and program renovation of the housing project • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams and techniques during the design process
| SKILLS
| ORGANIZATIONS
Modeling and Design Rhino, Revit, Auto CAD, Grasshopper, Sketch up, Vray Renderer
SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION Assistant_ June 2013 - Present • Add event organization by analyzing and producing guideline materials • Supported competition procedure and jury evaluation of bidding proposals
Visual Editing Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator InDesign, Premiere Analysis and Presentation Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Adobe Acrobat, Matlab, C++ Languages English (Full Professional) Chinese (Native) French (Basic)
| CERTIFICATE LEED Green Associate
US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC) Student Chapter Representative_ September 2012 - May 2014 • Coordinated with the University of Illinois College of Engineering for resources and funding • Planned exhibitions for local schools introducing sustainable technology and design themes
| AWARDS ERNEST L. AND REBA E. STOUFFER FELLOWSHIP Winner_ May 2016 / Awarded for exceptional academic merit EDWARD C. EARL PRIZES Honorable Mention_ 2015 / Awarded for undergraduate design excellence CHESTER V. LONG SCHOLARSHIP WINNER 2015, 2016 / Awarded for talent in the interrelationship between architecture and art
CONTENTS 01
PUBLIC TERRAIN OF YEREVAN | POOL AND PARK COMPLEX
Yerevan, Armenia Master Thesis | 2017-2018
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THE DUO: ORIEL TWIN HOUSE | RESIDENCE AND WORK SPACE
Oxford, UK Technical University of Delft| Spring 2017
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RUSSIAN EMBASSY | GOVERNMENT ENTITY
Bucharest, Romania Technical University of Delft| Fall 2016
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URBAN INTERLOCUTION | PUBLIC LIBRARY
Chicago, Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign| Spring 2015
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FOSTERVILLE, SOMERVILLE | LIVING COMPLEX
Somerville, Massachusetts Harvard University| Summer 2015
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PANO BOUTIQUE HOTEL | DESIGN HOTEL
Champaign, Illinois University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign| Spring 2016
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DRAWING ANALYSIS | SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA
Highway A11, Italy Master Seminar| Fall 2016
01 PUBLIC TERRAIN OF YEREVAN SWIMMING POOL & PARK COMPLEX Master Thesis | Academic Year 2017-2018 Delft University of Technology| Studio Border Conditions Architectural Reasearch + Design | Yerevan, Armenia
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Focusing on the materialistic quality and character of Yerevan, the thesis project begins with analytical mappings and spatial studies ranging from territorial to human scale. The analysis decodes and re-contextualizes the city’s geographical and architectural composition by collecting physical materials on the site of Komitas Pantheon, a partially abandoned park near the river bank. The design proposes a complex of public pools and parks along the city’s river valley. The intervention responds to the geographical and social landscape through spatial and formal gestures. Fosters public activeness in conjunction with natural terrain.
LANDSCAPE AND CITYSCAPE OF ARMENIA:
A TERRITORIAL STUDY
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The field study begins with a territorial investigation, mapping the valley of Hrazdan River over the geographical region of Yerevan. The mapping delineates the topographical conditions of the river in relation to adjacent towns and villages, while addressing the plateau landscape. The sectional study across the terrain reveals the geological composition and soil layers beneath the river valley
Yerevan Political Axis
Projection: Contours Site: Design Research
River Valley Site: Design Intervention
Arched Canopy
Landmark
“Public Institutions“: Typologies Along Axis
Ventilation Chimney
Market
Ruin Park
Housing Blocks
YEREVAN URBAN ANALYSIS:
POLITICAL AXIS AND URBAN INSTITUTIONS Designed and implemented as part of Yerevan’s urban master plans, the main axis crossing the city is a heritage of early utopian planning schemes. Isolation various landmarks and intersections along the axis, the analysis reimagines the axis’ relation to the city’s public spaces and institutions.
DESIGN RESEARCH:
THE LANDSCAPE AND MATERIALITY OF PUBLIC SPACE Departing from the thick layers of spatial characteristics in Yerevan, the analysis decodes and re-contextualizes the architectural specificities by extracting literal information from physical sites and translate them into representational drawings and models.
THE SITE:
KOMITAS PANTHEON YEREVAN
CASE STUDY:
MAPPING PUBLIC SPACES ON THE SITE OF KOMITAS PANTHEON, A CITY PARK From divisions of landscape to positioning of objects, the specific conditions of Komitas Pantheon formulate its own materiality and physicality as a place. The specific matters that compose each division of the public zone create a holistic materialistic reading of space. The goal of the research process is to dissect the specific elements and layers of the park. Analyzing various zones and points within the area, the research reveals the internal logic of its material composition.
ANALYSIS AND DRAWING:
PLACE OF GATHERING:
THE NARRATIVES AND LAYERS OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS
CANOPY OF TRAINED TREES
NARRATIVES: LOCAL CONDITIONS Specific locations within the park act as landmarks within the area and contribute to the park’s overall function as a public program, creating places of gathering which is the key qualification of a public program. LAYERS: FIELD CONDITIONS Four separate layers of spatial conditions are identified: Succession of Planes, Imprint of Movement and Trace, Planes as Gestures and Imprints, and Fencing and Demarcation.
FIELD CONDITION 1 Succession of Planes
FIELD CONDITION 2 Imprints and Traces
FIELD CONDITION 3 Planes as Gestures
FIELD CONDITION 4 Fences and Demarcations
FROM CONTOURS TO SPACE:
By projecting the contours of the city sections on to one plane, the drawings seek to create a virtual field whose characteristics and materiality can be further developed. The following models are based on the line drawings of contours, materializing the abstract implications of curves, meshes, shades, etc. In common, they produce a materialistic translation of (the act of) contouring into landscape and architectural constructs.
CONCEPT MODELS: SPATIAL PROTOTYPE
CONCEPT DRAWING: CONTOUR FIELD
SITE PLAN: LANDSCAPE OVER VALLEY HRAZDAN RIVER GORGE, YEREVAN, ARMENIA
PROPOSAL
POOL + LANDSCAPE COMPLEX
Inheriting the form and physicality of Yerevan’s natural and social context, the design proposes a landscape complex in close collaboration with the city’s contour. With unfolding and emerging gestures, the structure formulates a series of casual public spaces while preserving the monumentality of the city’s terrain and landmarks.
COLLABORATION WITH LANDSCAPE
PROGRAM AND CIRCULATION The structure includes indoor fitting rooms and outdoor pool, connected through stairs and platforms.
AXON, SECTION, AND PLAN
The axon reveals the character of one of the pools within the complex. Embeded in the natural landscape, the curved volume of the pool is demarcated by vertical elements that subdivdes the water area.
EXTERIOR VIEW:
MONUMENTS IN RELATION TO NATURE Situated in the natural terrain, the structure accommodates the inhabitation of nature as well as human. Over time, the texture and materiality of concrete changes with the growth of plants and biosweal pools, resonating the Hrazdan gorge context. The open pool offers different programs for each season: swimming for the summer and leisure for the winters. As a public venue, the structure facilitates the interaction and participation of citizens through materialistic and original bounds within the context of Yerevan.
INTERIOR VIEW:
THE INFOLDING SPACE The form and lighting of the structure create extending and intervolved volumes to host the public activities.
EXPLODED VIEW:
UNDERGROUND AREA
CONSTRUCTION DETAIL:
POURED CONCRETE, WATER BARRIE AND GUTTERS
INTERIOR DETAIL:
TOP VIEW OF DIVISION ELEMENTS A
SECTIONAL VIEW:
GROUNDING, SPACE, AND LANDSCAPE
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3D-PRINT MODEL AND CONSTRUCTION
The model is produced through 3D-Printed gypsum. The construction method integrates the 3D-Print technique with pouring and filling on site.
02 THE DUO : ORIEL TWIN HOUSE GUEST RESIDENCE AND WORKING SPACE Master 2nd Semester | Spring 2017 Delft University of Technology| Studio Interiors Buildings Cities Architectural Design | Oriel College, Oxford, UK
ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD:
THE THREE COURTYARDS The typology of Oxford College buildings formulates distinct spatial sequences from exterior to interior. The project proposes a guest house within the twin wings of Oriel College’s second courtyard, surrounded by classical facades.
BRIEF:
As one of the guiding theme of the design, the definition and relation between interior and exterior space prevails the buildings and courts in Oxford. Entering the colleges from streets, one passes through alternations of indoor and outdoor space. While there may be linear and direct transitions from enclosure to openness, the space within the college complex often contains exterior elements in indoor spaces and organizes various building blocks with the logic of one holistic indoor program. By positioning residence and working space for a guest in two wings of the college complex, the proposal explores the dialogue between internal and external, domestic and public, and private and public.
CASE STUDY:
OLIVETTI SHOWROOM, VENICE The draws reorganize the composition of interior and exterior elements through tilted perspective projects. The analysis is essential to understanding how elements interact and contrast to compose intricate indoor and outdoor spaces.
WEST WING: THE PUBLIC
ANTI-PERSPECTIVE ELEVATION:
SEEING THE EAST INNER FACADE THROUGH THE WEST STREET FACADE
EAST WING: THE DOMESTIC
TWO SPACES IN PARALLEL:
PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC WINGS AND THEIR DIALOGUE Located in the second courtyard of Oriel College, the proposal divides the public and private uses of the guest’s residence into a living wing on the east and an office wing on the west. EAST WING Segregated from the street by a triangular garden, the space follows the more rigid division grid. WEST WING Next to the louder street, the west wing hosts gatherings, lectures, etc. Facing each other across the courtyard, the architectural elements reflect the position and function of respective spaces.
WEST WING:
GROUND LEVEL PLAN OF THE WORKING SPACE On each level, the space and rooms are organized around the central division wall. Presented with arcade and bricks, it functions as an exterior element for the indoor programs. The oval staircase and the elevated floor plate and steps contribute to the public and outdoor atmosphere in the space.
WEST WING: SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Ground Level - Co-working and Lecture Hall First Level - Cafe and Library Third Level - Music Practice and Performing
EAST WING: RUIN MODEL
The physical model takes on a “ruin� appearance to expose the collision between indoor and outdoor elements. The domestic wing, which hosts social space, bedroom, and study space for the guest, also includes a division wall as external element, responding to its twin.
WEST WING
GROUND LEVEL PLAN OF THE LIVING SPACE
INTERIOR VIEWS AND PLAN DETAILS:
PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC SPACES
Reception space on west wing celebrates the openness and public character of the college through arched columns made of bricks. The steps to the left slightly elevate the floor to create a separate co-working space. The external materiality introduced by the structural walls brings outdoor elements into the indoor programs, while the arch and niches in the wall emphasize the spatial quality of a public building. To the right, the bedroom in the east wing connects to an atrium with an oval staircase. With much softer materiality and lighting, the space is delicate and private. The visual connection to the atrium with curved stairs maintains a level of public and open atmosphere to the space.
03 RUSSIAN EMBASSY RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN ROMANIA Master 1st Semester | Fall 2016 Delft University of Technology| Studio Public Building Architectural Design | Bucharest, Romania BRIEF:
Investigating the spatial and movement and rhythm, the project conducts a series of mapping in Bucharest by recording and studying the city’s sound-scape. The embassy extends linearly with oblique planes, facilitating movement of two directions: along the linear axis and penetrating the linear structure. Instead of a closed barrier for confidential programs, the structure performs as a permeable border by controlling the movement of visitors.
RESIDENCE
RESTAURANT & BAR
DIPLOMATIC CENTER & OFFICE
VISA CENTER & VISITOR RECEPTION
SECTIONAL AXON
CITY SOUNDSCAPE VS. URBAN LANDSCAPE
NOTATION OF SOUND IN VARIOUS URBAN SPACE
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND APPROPRIATION OF URBAN SPACE
CITY MAPPING:
The design begins with an analytical process of city mapping. With recordings of the noise and sound in the city, these collages shows the citizens’ adaptive use of Bucharest’s public space. Fragments of recordings are arranged with respect of time elapsed, as a means of indexical notation to track the program and events in various urban space. The research also investigates “Appropriation“ of urban space by the residents. The pop-up bookshops on the plaza steps, the musicians performing in the middle of squares, and graffiti on public buildings all indicates the people’s will of appropriating the urban landscape.
THE MOVEMENT:
Like a sound wave penetrates the space fluctuating and oscillating, the structure takes on oblique planes that merges into the territory, at the same time facilitating and controlling the movement of visitors. THE BORDER CONDITION:
The site, which is located at the north of Bucharest, is a highly-fenced area. The clear physical segregation of properties distinct the area with a defensive nature.
THE POWER AXES:
The location of the site in relation to a few political power landmarks in the city of Bucharest.
FIRST MASSING:
Instead of superimposing barriers, the design revisits the nature of sound with a twist to the landscape. The porous structure emerges from the and becomes the border between the public and the confidential. The Embassy appropriates the land of Romania in an expansive and moderate manner.
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PLAN AND MOVEMENT DIAGRAM
PROGRAM AND CIRCULATION ORGANIZATION
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
UNDERGROUND LEVEL PLAN
ENTRANCE 2 PATH 2
PATH 4 PRIVATE ENTRANCE
PATH 2
ENTRANCE 1
PATH 2
PATH 3 PATH 1 & 2
PRIVATE ENTRANCE
PATH 1 PATH 1
PATH 1
SITE MOVEMENT NOTATION
MODEL
SITE INDEX AND “DROMOLOGICAL WALL”
DROMOLOGICAL WALL:
These particular walls run through the entire complex and contains the most intensive circulation possibility. Recalling the dromological strategies proposed by Paul Virilio, these portions of the building serve as focal points of movement in order to boost and control the speed and motion of occupants.
GROUNDING IMPRINT:
RESTAURANT AND RESIDENCE
GROUNDING IMPRINT:
DIPLOMATIC CENTER AND OFFICE
GROUNDING IMPRINT:
VISA CENTER AND VISITOR RECEPTION
INVERSED LANDSCAPE:
An indexical model showing the sky as solid concrete carved by the building volumes. The inverse reading of landscape reveals the flunctuating grounding situation of the Russian Embassy on the territory of Romania.
PERSPECTIVE: APPROACH
Though the building is approachable from each sector of the programs, the most prominent entrance is a bridge to the diplomatic center. It penetrates and crosses th landscape below, creating a representational approach that exhibits power and authority while links the building to the street.
NORTH ELEVATION:
FULL LENGTH
SOUTH ELEVATION: DIPLOMATIC CENTER
The structure unites the land, the landscape, and the territory. It creates ambiguous spaces that allow and control the movement of human vision and body. It is an act of de-territorilization that celebrates freedom as well as surveillance.
SEGMENTS
04 URBAN INTERLOCUTION PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CHICAGO Undergraduate 3rd Year | Spring 2015 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign| Studio: Architecture and the City Architectural Design | Chicago, Illinois
BRIEF:
Urban fabric and density analysis shows a characteristic gradual change of building height, population density, and metropolitan function. The gradient runs from southeast of the site to northwest, conforming with the radiating influence of downtown Chicago.
The public library performs as an interface where all the exchanges, convections and diffusions take place. Overlapping two building volumes of distinct character and creating a core space dedicated to conferences, multi-media use and interactive events, the library facilitate the communication of different metropolitan cultures and the interaction of social values. With such a communicative space, the library facilitates cultural INTERLOCUTION in the city of Chicago.
High Rise above 75 ft
Street Skyline
Visual Access to Site
Downtown Life Style
URBAN COLLISION CONCEPT DIAGRAM
The site location as the bounding point that joins two unique street-scapes and transits passengers from one urban character to another.
MICHIGAN LAKE UPTOWN AREA
URBAN COLLISION
CHICAGO RIVER DOWNTOWN AREA
OVERLAPPED CORE: EXPLODED AXON
Double height reading space overlaps in the middle and forms a series of flexible multi-purpose rooms that promote the interaction of visitors. At each level, the double height area is dedicated to book collection and reading, whereas the single height space accommodates events and meetings, overlooking the level below.
DIAGRAMS: SPATIAL EXCHANGE
Concept: Diffusion
Concept: Interaction
Form: Overlapping Volume
Form: Overlapping Floor Slabs
Material and Character Difference
Movement: Stairs
Visual Connections and Constrains
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SPATIAL SEQUENCE:
Entering the building, the visitors pass a variety of public programs: exhibitions space, library, terrace, and multi-purpose rooms. The sequential programs address the building’s relation to the streets and the city, while maintaining a complex interior that interlocks public and private programs.
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
FACADE AND MATERIAL:
Facade and material reinforce the differentiation of space as one moves through the building; material choice of metal screening, translucent envelop and vertical wooden sheathing resonates with the history and culture of the neighborhood.
Stained Metal Screeening Translucent Glass Enclosure
Rusty Metal Screening Vertical Wooden Sheathing Glass Storefront
05 FOSTERVILLE, SOMERVILLE LIVING COMPLEX IN MASSACHUSETTS Career Discovery Program | Summer 2015 Harvard University| Urban Design Studio Urban Design | Somerville, Massachusetts
BRIEF:
In a world where years of natural and social problems struck urban living, Fosterville is necessary. As local economy and environment falls due to climate catastrophes, Somerville seeks redevelopment for the site of 180 Somerville Avenue in respond to the declining urban vitality around Union Square area. Fosterville complex takes advantage of the combination of industrial technology with urban living infrastructures. Foster means growth. By incorporating several urban systems and different aspects of urban living, Fosterville is a self-sustaining complex that promotes sustainable living and civic activities.
Highway Proposal
Site Axes
Podium
Towers
REGIONAL STATISTICS: DEMAND FOR FOOD
Consumer Expenditures with the Share of Food Expenses in each district of the City of Somerville
53.8% 36.8M Teele Square
Railroad
Highway
Industrial Use Residential Use Train Station and Volume
53.1% 36M Davis Square
53.3%
53.4%
31.5M Ball Square
50.3M
Magoun Square 49%
East Somerville
REGIONAL MAP:
Analysis shows that the land use of Somerville and adjacent towns follows a typical combination: the proximity of residential zone with industrial zone. It is observed that the sprawling residential buildings spread as small pieces and mix with industrial blocks where the size of building footprints is much larger.
53.3% 26.8M Union Square
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SITE PLAN
VEHICLE MOVEMENT PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT
S2
Proposed Highway Transit Station Outdoor Farming S1
Super Structure Elevators Podium
S1: SCHEMATIC SECTION
Product Processing
Industrial Park
S2: DETAIL SECTION
Flexible Growth
Research Laboratory
Sun Angle Planting Racks
Vertical Planting Rack
Algae Power Generator
Studios
Outdoor Market Highway Export
Market Podium Second Level
Industrial Park
MECHANICAL PACKAGE
Podium Ground Level
ENERGY STORAGE
ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATOR
ALGAE CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERTER
STREET VIEW FROM SOMERVILLE AVENUE
TYPE I: LIVABILITY
URBAN LIVING
Residential Units: private, intimate, single floor height space that accommodates living needs Civic Center: public projects, libraries, youth centers and community programs Indoor Courtyard: the “indoor outdoor space�; public indoor green space Commercial Center: boutique stores, supermarkets, variety shops that serve the residents
Residential Units Public and Social Service: convention centers, museums and educational programs Indoor Plaza: gathering and leisure space around the courtyard
TYPE II: GROWTH
VERTICAL FARMING
Residential Units: living space connected with vertical farming programs Open Planting Zone: max open area for plants that demand sun and soil Research Laboratory: explore new planting methods and technology
Algae Energy: energy generation through photosynthesis of algae Vegetable Garden: vertical or horizontal racks for soil-free planting of vegetables
Supply Shop: stores next to farming programs providing equipment and support
VIEW OF OUTDOOR FARM, PODIUM AND TOWERS
VIEW OF THE PODIUM: INDOOR OPEN SPACE
FARMING AND RESIDENTIAL Urban farming is the key component of Fosterville. Vertical vegetation and soil-free planting are implemented inside the towers along with algae biofuel panels that provide energy for the complex.
LOADING PATH - PODIUM
CROSS SECTION
PODIUM SECTIONAL DIAGRAM
TOWER SECTION
Residential and farming programs are connected so that residents can access their gardens directly.
PODIUM AND TOWER The complex consists of a two-storey podium and mix-use towers. The podium encloses loading and back-of-house programs on the second level, providing an indoor open space connected to Somerville Avenue on the ground level.
OTHER PROGRAMS The podium conceals service activities and preserves accessibility to protected public space and walkable streets. Commercial programs are available on the 1-3 levels of the towers. Food and other farming products are transferred to these stores from the higher levels through elevators. Residents can access markets conveniently on the lower levels. On the south side, existing industrial facilities are restored into industrial parks as outdoor open space.
VIEW OF HIGHWAY, STREETS, PODIUM AND TOWERS FROM NORTH TOWER
06 PANO BOUTIQUE HOTEL DESIGN HOTEL IN CHAMPAIGN Undergraduate 4th Year | Fall 2015 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign| Studio: Capstone Architectural Design | Champaign, Illinois
BRIEF:
PANO, the boutique hotel in the micro urban environment of Champaign campus town, takes into consideration the dynamic and technology-oriented nature of young professionals, and arrange the space to accommodate programs with flexibility and efficiency. With central atrium, parabolic faรงade and integrated media wall, the building merges into the existing community and envisions the future of medical and engineering professions.
CONTEXT:
CITY SITE PLAN Urban analysis reveals the commercial zone and park system of Champaign. Hotel Rooms are oriented to the view of northern park systems. Immediate surrounding of the building is ADA accessible. LOWER AND UPPER LEVELS:
MASSING AND PROGRAM The hotel includes a three-storey podium and hospitality tower. The first level of the podium includes the reception, lobby, information desk and street corner cafĂŠ. The second level hosts a restaurant. The third level provides a flexible space for meeting, conference and events. Movable partition walls and furniture promote diverse use of the space. A
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Atrium and Street
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GROUND LEVEL AND ACCESS
Tower and Facade
Two axes
6’ 8”
5’ 3”
VIEW: MEDIA WALL
30”
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26’ 0”
26’ 0”
17’ 9”
48”
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13’ 0”
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GUEST ROOM MODULES:
ADA VS. STANDARD ROOMS Following a modular design of structure and room, the tower
accommodates disability needs with various types of rooms.
MODULAR PLANING
Tower: Parabolic Facade
Media Wall
EAST ELEVATION
Mechanical Shaft
Means of Egress
VIEW: STREET
FACADE SOLAR GAIN
HVAC: VRF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
ENERGY SAVING
Active Solar Energy
Natural Ventilation
Green Roof Rain Water Collection
LONGITUDINAL SECTION Natural Ventilation
Permeable Pavement
AERIAL VIEW OF ROOF GARDEN
SOUTH ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
Metal Rack Supporting PV
8” Concrete Roof
Roof Insulation Water Barrier
Metal Rack Supporting PV
8” Concrete Roof
Roof Insulation
GUEST ROOM 146’ 0” GUEST ROOM 96’ 0”
Water Barrier ROOF 158’ 0”
Bolted Metal Plate
Bolted Metal Plate
Concrete Slab
Concrete Slab
Sound Insulation
Sound Insulation
Smoke Stop
Smoke Stop
GUEST ROOM 136’ 0” GUEST ROOM 86’ 0”
GUEST ROOM 146’ 0” Thermal Insulation
Thermal Insulation
GUEST ROOM 126’ 0” GUEST ROOM 76’ 0”
Suspended Reflective Ceiling Concrete Slab
Suspended Reflective Ceiling Concrete Slab
Double Plane Glass Wall
Double Plane Glass Wall
Sound Insulation Single Plane Double Skin
Sound Insulation Single Plane Double Skin
GUEST ROOM 136’ 0”
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM:
CONCRETE COLUMNS AND TWO WAY SLABS Translucent PV Panels Smoke Stop
Translucent PV Panels Smoke Stop
Concrete Column
Concrete Column
Thermal Insulation
Thermal Insulation GUEST ROOM 116’ 0” GUEST ROOM 66’ 0”
GUEST ROOM 126’ 0”
Suspended Reflective Ceiling Smoke Stop Double Plane Glass Wall Concrete Floor Slab Single Plane Double Skin
Translucent PV Panels
Concrete Column
Suspended Reflective Ceiling Smoke Stop Double Plane Glass Wall Concrete Floor Slab Single Plane Double Skin
Translucent PV Panels
GUEST ROOM 106’ 0” GUEST ROOM 56’ 0”
Concrete Column
Thermal Stop
Thermal Stop
Concrete Roof
Concrete Roof
GUEST ROOM 116’ 0”
GUEST ROOM 96’ 0” ROOF GARDEN LEVEL 41’ 0”
CROSS SECTION
GUEST ROOM 106’ 0”
PARABOLIC FACADE CONSTRUCTION
07 DRAWING ANALYSIS: SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA CHURCH ON HIGHWAY A11, ITALY Master Seminar | Fall 2016 Delft University of Technology| Public Building and Architecture Seminar Architectural Analysis | Highway A11, Italy
CHURCH AND TERRITORY:
Two scales of the “strada“ (Italian highway infrastructure) overlayed with the church positioned at the same point, showing the church as “a destination to destination”. FOUR-WAY SECTION:
A drawing mixing four planes and exposing two sections and plan of the building along with the skyline and grounding situations, in relation to the contexts.
Puchun Zhang PORTFOLIO | 2012 - 2018