Queena J Wang
RPI School of Architecture Class of 2021 queenawang3228@gmail.com 856-503-6060
This building, derived from a grid and a photo Mar’s surface, was designed for a young girl from Earth to learn more about planet and its side effects on people who stay for a long duration. The building is embedded into Mars as a source of thermal mass and for scientific studies.
GEOMETRIC LABORATORY
This home, for Sol Lewitt’s soul and Frank Wilczek, embodies the connection between art and science through architecture. The geometry was derived from Lewitt’s #652 painting and Wilczek’s scientific study about asymptotic freedom. The three colors and the bond between particles correlated to the production of the home sitting on top of a jungle.
COLORS AND VOLUMES
STEPPING UP
Located along the Hudson River in Cohoes, diamonded kayak houses are also the homes for honey bees. This garden allows the public to learn about bees and participate in physical activities. While the honey produced by the bees is a source of income to keep the public space operating; the gardens would improve the environment.
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1 COMMERCIAL Building 1 6000 SF / 4 Retail Spaces =1500 SF Building 2 2000 SF /1 Retail Space Building 3 1750 SF / 1 Retail Space Building 4 2500 SF / 2 Retail Spaces = 1250 SF RESIDENTIAL Building 1 1st floor - none 2nd floor - 19 3rd floor - 13 4th fllor - 9 Building 2 1st floor - 2 2nd floor - 3 3rd floor - 1 Building 3 1st floor - 3 2nd floor - 2 3rd floor - none Building 4 1st floor - 9 2nd floor - 8 3rd floor - 6 4th fllor - 2 TOTAL - 10,000 SF 12250 SF / 8 Retails Spaces 76 Apartments 80 Parking Spots (including 4 Handicap Parking)
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HARMONIZING TERRACES collaborated with Alexandra Kallish
Continuing the garden concept from the previous project, this compact, multifloor, puzzle-pieced 80+ residential housing and garden is an environment oriented for the elderly. They are able to continue or pursue physical and mental activities on site: cooking lessons, gardening, and interacting with other residents.
The need of increasing the acitivity in Albany and the decrease in library usage inspired the idea of displaying the books to the public’s attention. However, in order to reach the central gem (books), people must circulate in the outer cluster of boxes. The juxtaposition between the two clusters of boxes is shown in the exterior appearance, interior separation, structure, and more.
GEODE LIBRARY collaborated with Abraham Wei
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Introducing reality in the project resulted the idea of reversing the apearance of the facade during the day and night. At night, the idealization of the display of books is possible. However, in the day, it would be rarely visible due to the electrochromic glass’s tint and/or the sun’s reflection. Thus, the concrete facade mimics the book’s spine and bookshelves.
In the revised version of the Geode Library the juxaposition and the display of books was retained. However, the physical wall of seperation was replaced by the relief in the walkways. Although there is no physical visiable barrier, the gap between the library and the other programs is another form of seperation. interrupted differently.
The section through an object, derived from a gothic oranament, produced an abstract clam shell after photoshopping layers of linework and renderings.