Portfolio of
QIANQIAN XU
B. Arch Shandong Jianzhu University, China TEL: +86 (0)186 0027 8766 EMAIL: qianqianxu11@gmail.com
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Mar, 2009-Jun, 2009 3 Months
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Sep, 2009-Dce, 2009 3 Months
Student Activity Center
Metro Station Design
School: Shangdong Jianzhu University Location: Jinan, China Instructor: Haitao Jiang Personal project
School: Shangdong Jianzhu University Location: Jinan , China Instructor: Jilong Zhao Personal project
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Mar, 2010 - Jun, 2010 3 Months
Factory Space Renovation School: Shangdong Jianzhu University Location: Jinan, China Instructor: Ming Luo Personal project
STUDENT WORK
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Jun, 2011 - Feb, 2012 6 Months Concept-Construction
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Jun, 2013-Now 15 Months Concept to Detail Design
Feature wall Design
Training center Design
Office: Make Architects (Beijing Office) Team: John Puttick, Rodrick Tong,Jessica Lee, Qianqian Xu Sector: Residential Location: Hong Kong, China Status: Built
Office: Make Architects (Beijing Office&Hongkong Office) Team: John Puttick, Rodrick Tong,Eli Lui, Qianqian Xu Sector: Training Center Location: Hong Kong, China Status: Detail design
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May, 2012-Dec, 2013 18 Months Concept to construction
Cladding design The Eye Office: Make Architects (Beijing Office) Team: John Puttick, Simon Lincoln, Jet Chu, Qianqian Xu Sector: Hotel Location: Wuhan, China Status: Built
PROFESSIONAL WORK
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Student Activity Center Back To Nature
Time: Mar, 2009 - Jun, 2009 (3 Months) Location: Shangdong Jianzhu University Jinan, China Instructor: Haitao Jiang I believe the language of architecture can be symbolic as well as indicative. People perceive different feelings and memories through space, geometry, material, lights and shadow, and their diverse and divergent experiences thereby enhance the collective experience in a space. Like Beijing Opera, no direct language tells a fixed story, but the elements of the composition – be it dress, makeup, music and movement, or material, space, geometry and light – that create associations and hint at meaning. Diverse design elements form a complex message, as well as strong subjective memories. These were my main concerns when I worked on the Student Activity Center design.
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SITE
Masterplan: The campus was built around a hill, from which two AXIS are formed. The entrance axis runs through the main entrance gate and the library. The main axis runs through the living area and the main landscap area .THE SITE sits on the Main Axis on a hilly topography between the hill and main landscape.
SITE PHOTOS
CAMPUS PLAN
SECTION Sports field and Gym Dormitory Canteen Landscape Faculty Library HILL Main landscape axis Main entance axis SITE
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ACTIVITY CENTER
The new building will be the students’ activity center, which provides spaces for Exhibition, Performance (Stage, spectator seats and preparation space), Pool room, Ping pong room, etc.
ACTIVITY DISTRIBUTION
EMBED Roof
Wall
Roof
Wall
Current distribution (Few people walk along Hill ) Influence by new building (Build the CONNECTION between Campus and Hill)
Natural Ventilation from North to East Open visual communication Natural lighting and ventilation from Roof
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CIRCULATION
When a person stands at any point inside the builidng, the space, material, light and shadow...form the sense of the moment. When a series of moments are put togther in a sequence, a story begins .
07 a. Exhibition space b. Open office for students’ club organization c. Pool room d. Ping pong room e. Chess room f. Removable bleacher g. Outdoor activity space/ Outdoor performance stage h. Waiting/Rest area I. Indoor performance stage/Spectator seats j. Information/poster corridor k. Entrance m. Back woods
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01 START-Two pieces of wall form a simple entrance.
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03 DEVELOP-Central space inside the builiding.
04/05 DEVELOP-minimum partitions contributes maximum visual communication.
06 CLIMAX-Central coutyard-steel framed seats stack back, leaves the stage in front.
07 END-A quiet wood, it speaks to the Hill. It is also the beginning of another journey. 04
Relating to gravity, heaviness falls and lightness floats STONE AND FEATHER
Stone comes from nature, solid and heavy, it stops light but creates shadow, the texture strongly shows its existence. Feather is light in weight, smooth and floating, light penetrates through, showing its invisibility. When Stone and Feather are put together, they strongly contrast withe one another-light versus shadow, smoothness versus texture, void versus solid, penetration versus resistance... The contrast displays their existence and invisibility.
Louvers
Glass roof
Steel Truss
Column & Staircases
Cascading floor plate
Natural stone wall
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Metro Station Design
Time: Mar , 2009 - Jun , 2009 (3 Months) Location: Shangdong Jianzhu University Jinan, China Instructor: Jilong Zhao Each metro station represents a ‘node’ of the city, all the nodes connect together to form the city network,thus build up the city coordinate system.People can easily locate their position and recognize the direction in a city.
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CITY NODE SIGNAGE
Metro and the city should penetrate one another.If the subway station can show particular elements of the city to travelers, or provide clues to certain elements of the city, this will enhance people’s travel experience. Then the subway station will become the node throughout the city network.
NO DIRECTION
CONNECTION BETWEEN UNDERGROUND AND ABOVE GROUND
MONOCHROME BEHAVIOR
UNITIZE
IDENTIFICATION and DIRECTION Monochrome-no sence of direction
Difference gives the sense of direction
‘Light’ column Bring natural light into the underground Different shapes and sizes put in sequence, give the direction of a route Give ‘clues’ of the city - people can see what is happening above ground
NO IDENTIFICATION
NO NATURAL LIGHT
DIVERSITY The light well contains natural light and local behaviour to reflect the regional character.
The travellerHave the direct and precise perception of a city
The elderly The low-speed life, expect the communication with others
Different group of behavior
Mix together
The local Best represent the local feature of a city
Mutually influence
A journey with natural light Open a ‘window’ to the city, brings the city view into the underground. People can tell the regional character from the angle of the sunlight and the temperature.
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ENTRY CIRCULATION
EXIT CIRCULATION
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COORDINATE SYSTEM
Each metro station represents a ‘node’ of the city, all the nodes connect together to form the city network,thus build up the city coordinate system. People can easily locate their position and recognize the direction in a city Apply ‘light column’ mode into city - ‘light column’ suggests the function and direction, become the icon of a city.
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Factory Renovation Paint The Surface
Time :Mar , 2010 - Jun , 2010 (3 Months) Location : Shangdong Jianzhu University Jinan , China Instructor : Ming Luo playful, even humorous elements can be brought into design process, and this relaxation can be perceived by the ‘audience’.
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SITE The site is located in the east side of Chengdu and used to be a factory for producing glass products. It’s been abandoned for years. All the indoor spaces will be renovated into bars and shops. The task is to renovate the outdoor space into an exciting park.
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STRATEGY Paint the space Unitize the background-floor and main facade, collect cheap and strong coloured materials to form a material palette, then paint on the pipes and structure to make the space even more dramatic... No center ,no focus ,everything scattered over the ‘canvas’ ,the vigor spreads...
Unitize the background After Renovation
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CORTEN WAVY CONCRETE TILE PAINT
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METAL MESH RPOFILED STEEL
RECLAIMED BRICK
GLASS PRODUCT
Material palette
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Timber Wall Design Cut Into Layers
Time: June, 2011-Feb, 2012 (6 Months) Office: Make Architects Beijing Office Team: John Puttick, Rodrick Tong, Jessica Lee, Qianqian Xu Sector: Residential Location: Hong Kong, China Status: Built
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ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE The wall is located in the entrance lobby of a residential building, the design is intended for supporting and enhancing the experience of people through this
Extent
Pause
Arrive
Walk
CONCEPT Contemporary interpretation of a tradional timber inlay picture. Warmth - Timber bings in warmness and softness in the lobby to contrast with other ‘cold’ materials Depth - Layers of different verneers to form the depth Length - Increase the length of the wall to enhance the arrival experience
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TIMBER STUDY
Contemporary interpretation of a tradional timber inlay picture.
Laser-cut
Different fumed oak timber verneer is applied on plywood, laser-cut into different patterns.Then glue together by the colour sequence.
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Training Center Design Blur Into Nature
Time :June, 2013 - Now (15 Months) Office : Make Architects (Beijing Office & Hongkong Office) Team : John Puttick , Rodrick Tong ,Eli Lui,Qianqian Xu Sector : Training Center Location : Hongkong , China Status : Detail design
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SITE
The site is located on Lantau Island, close to Hong Kong. It is situated in a valley between a number of hills.
SITE
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01 View from site toward north
Site Noise View Sun Entry Trees in site Building
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CONCEPT
Blur the boundaries between the building and it’s natural environment. ‘Peels’ layers of green vegetation upwards, revealing terraces in a way that is similar to Lantau’s hillsides and beaches.
Level difference
Site
Add new builidng
‘Peel’ upward
360 degree open views
Amphitheatre - central training space
Gently curving forms are used that echo the surrounding mountains and bays. The building itself becomes an inhabited landscape.
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Once the visitor has arrived on the site, they walk through the landscaping to the glass bridge. Crossing this bridge, they enter the main buildin beyond, and circulate down into the heart of the complex. A separate entrance is provided on the lower level for groups to directly access the 04 05
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01.North lantau Road 02.Walkway 03.Entrance 04.Coach parking 05.Glass bridge(Entrance to upper floor) 06.Plant room underneath 07.PV panels 08.Void 09.Upper floor balcony 10.Slopin level holiday house 12.Swimming pool 13.Outdoor training space 14.Water feature 15.Green roof 16.Car parking 17.Disabled access 18.Ramp down to the lower level 19.Entrance on lower
Study model
Natural light Natural ventilation
ng with spectacular views of the ‘focus’ space and training areas if required.
Sustainability a. Trees provide external shading b. PVs and solar water panels on roof c. Skylights and voids provide natural light d. Clerestory windows encourage natural ventilation in all spaces e. Horizantal timber louvers shade glass from overhead f. Food waster composter provides fertiliser for landscape g. Evaporative cooling as air passes over water and vegitation h. Rainwater harvesting and recycling
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SYMMETRICAL
Roof plan
Upper level plan
Grass roof sloping down
All rooms are double-aspect and enjoy the views and terraces.
Lower level plan
Study model
All the communal areas look onto the central ‘focus’ space.
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Inner facade elevation
Inner facade section
Green roof Glass canopy Metal fin
Glass canopy
Glass Bi-fold doors
Inner facade
Outter facade elevation
Outter facade section
Green roof Higher level window Terracotta Guest bathroom Outter facade
Plant room
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Cladding Design Lens To City
Time :May , 2012 - Dec , 2013 (18 Months) Office : Make Architects (Beijing Office) Team : John Puttick , Simon Lincoln ,Jet Chu ,Qianqian Xu Sector : Hotel Location : Wuhan , China
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STRATEGY RETREAT
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Set back to merge into the background of the distinctive theatre
The site is in an attractive riverside setting in Wuhan , China. The 30-storey hotel is under construction and sits immediately adjacent toHan Show Theatre , which is designed to resemble a traditional Chinese lantern. These starkly contrasting buildings will be seen together in views across the river; we chose to highlight the visual difference between the two structures with a facade design that offers a cool counterpoint to its vibrant neighbour.
THEATRE
HOTEL
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HOTEL
THEATRE
MODULARIZE-Find a standard unit to form a cool,sleek texture for the facade
CORE
Fixed Typical plan layout
Grid
Modularize
Fixed Typical structure section
Grid and floor level
Modularize
HOTEL
HOTEL
THEATRE
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Concept
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The hotel room window is an eye onto a view .The eyelid helps to shade the eye from the sun
PATTERN CONDITION
Fixed Typical structure and room partition
MODULE
Add ‘Lens’ to each guestroom
PATTERN
Glass+Solide piece to form the basic pattern of the facade
TEXTURE
Glass angeled out by 600mm to give facade a texture
cladding 200mm
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TYPICAL UNIT Subframe of facade
Openable window
The window module is formed from highly reflective aluminium and angled out from the facade to create a dynamic texture on the surface of the building and shade the glass from the sun.
Tilted out structure for glass
Install solid ‘eyelid’
Install solid aluminium panels
Install fixed glazing
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CLUB LEVEL
TYPICAL BAY
CORNER ROOM
PLANT ROOM LEVEL Louvers requiredput louvers in space of glazing
MAIN LOBBY
The regular geometry of the facade design is broken up at the base and top of the tower, where the proportions of the cladding modules subtly change. At the lower floors the modules open up to create larger areas of glazing suitable for retail use; at the upper floors they become vertically elongated to form the points of a ‘crown’ which surrounds the roof.
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QIANQIAN XU TEL: +86 (0)186 0027 8766 Address: Room 3306, Jingguang Center, Hujialou, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China Email: qianqianxu11@gmail.com