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XIANGXUE CHEN 2013-2017 Selected Works University of Bath BSc (Hons) Architecture Graduate RIBA Part-1 Qualification
CURRICULUM VITAE CONTACT
XIANGXUE CHEN Term address 10 Forester Court Bath BA2 6QZ United Kingdom Tel +44 (0) 7463 368586 Email ravenchen_1127@hotmail.com
EDUCATION 2013-2017
University of Bath BSc (hons) architecture graduate (RIBA Part 1)
2011-2013
2:1 honours degree
Shenzhen College of Internation Education, China A Level (CIE): • Mathematics A • Physics A • Art and Design A • Information and Communication A Technology
2006-2011
Nanjing Foreign Language School Xianlin Campus, China NCEE Comprehensive Science Examination: • Physics A • Chemistry A • Biology A • Geography A (on a scale of A-D where A is >=90%)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES University of Bath, United Kingdom 2013-2017
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Member of Sci-fi and Fantasy Society Member of Japanese Society
2014
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First Year Departmental Mentor
2013
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University of Bath casual Student Ambassador
Nanjing Foreign Language School Xianlin Campus, China 2011
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Student Union Publicity Officer
2009-2011
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Chair of Information Technology Society Vice-Chair of Literature Society
WORK EXPERIENCE 05/2016 - 08/2016
Cui Kai Studio (China Architecture Design and Research Group), Beijing Architectural Intern Main projects involved: Xining Shuangzhai International Logistic Centre • • • • •
producing detailed 3d digital models technical details design skylight opening design (adopted) producing and editing plans, elevations and sections drawings attending meetings with clients
China Publicity Innovation Centre • • •
producing 3d digital models producing, editing and finalising technical drawings facade concept design
Yiyang Culture and Administration Centre • • • 02/2015 - 08/2015
producing analysis diagrams rendered site plan post-production preparing presentation document
AVR London Ltd, London 3D Artist • • • •
producing 3ds Max models producing raw renders with Mental-ray visualisation post-production with Photoshop negotiating with clients
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Adobe Photoshop 3d Stodio Max Rhino Google SketchUp AutoCAD Adobe InDesign Microsoft Office Pack Physical Modelling English (fluent. IELTS overall 7.5)
Mandarin Chinese (native)
INTERESTS Traditional hand-drawing/ Digital illustration (tablet-based)
REFERENCE
Martin Gledhill Senior Teaching Fellow; Year 4 BSc Design Studio Coordinator Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386649 Email: m.l.gledhill@bath.ac.uk
CYCLETOPIA TYPE: Train Station | LOCATION: Oxford, UK | TIME: Autumn 2016 Year 4 Project | 2016/17 Basil Spence Competition
Group Member Xiangxue Chen Siqi Chen Pitchaya Chayavoraprapa Junshi Wace Bonnie Yang
Oxford has the second highest ratio of cyclist commuters in the UK. During the site trip to Oxford, the project group realised despite the large cyclist population, the cycling environment in Oxford is unsatisfactory and no public bicycle renting point has been installed for convenient access. To respond to the Oxford City Council’s initiative ‘Cycle City’ we would like to design the train station to bemore than a transportation hub, also serving as a cyclist utopia where both novices and professionals can enjoy the
benefits of cycling. Cycletopia proposes a train station that focuses on the local cyclists' demand and provides easy access for cycling commuters as well as related services. The irregular sky garden penetrating the station building consists of ramps which accommodate the building's purposes beneath. The essential feature is the Moving Facade on each corner of the station building, where the bicycles are displayed for renting in the manner of paternoster in hope to attract potential users.
Operational Building
Cycling Club Food Hall BMX Field Youth Hostel Underground Car Park
Gym Retails Amphitheatre
LEFT MAQUETTE MODELS RIGHT WATERCOLOUR Train station bird's eye view concept Sky garden and station building concept sketch
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Function + play
Potential access
Box elevated above landscape
Ramps along access
Permeable station building
Accommodation beneath ramps
Retails
Station Building
Operational Building
Roger Dudman Way Back of Said Business School
Supermarket
Bike Storage Gym
Front Shop Circulation
Bike Rental Point Amphitheatre
Food Hall
BMX
Youth Hostel Oxpens
Vegetation
YHA stays away from Station Building for minimal noise.
Amphitheatre facing to the church opposite
Food Hall in between Cycling Club and YHA for convenient access
Gym facing to the crossroad
Bike Rental Point becomes the essential feature: moving facade.
Quick access to the Station Building on the north
Bike Storage close to residential area
Operational Building facing to the platforms
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GROUND LEVEL PLAN 1. Youth Hostel 2. BMX Field 3. Food Hall 4. Amphitheatre 5. Front Shops 6. Cycling Club 7. Station East Entrance 8. Supermarket 9. Taxi Rank 10. Bicycle Storage RIGHT
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GYM LEVEL PLAN 1. Sky Garden 2. Gym 3. Operational Office ARRIVAL LEVEL PLAN 1. Arrival Landings 2. Station Lobby 1
SECTION AA Depature - Arrival - Platform SECTION BB Sky Garden - Food Hall Amphitheatre - Car Park
BICYCLE RENT POINT - Moving Facade The Moving Facades consist of paternoster system and double skin facade to serve as an innovative bike rent point. Rechargeable electric bikes are attached with steel holders to the conveyor chains, which remain in consistent movement that will deliver the bikes
to renters waiting at the collect point. The mechanism is designed for both practical use and aesthetic aspect to respond to the future scheme of 'Cycle City' in Oxford. Each bike has a meter recording the electricity consumed or generated by the user which is used to calculate rent fee later.
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1. 127mm Steel beam 2. Chain 3. Sprocket 4. 600mm x 3000mm Polycarbonate sheet 5. Polycarbonate fixing 6. 300mm FRP non-slip walkway
8. Bicycle 9. Rechargeable battery 10. 250mm Steel column 11. Drainage tube 12. Concrete slab 13. Steel decking 14. 900mm Steel castellated beam
Looking at the Moving Bicycle facade from station concourse
Cycling-friendly food hall
Riding through the rooftop Sky Garden
Station Building: a pure box floating above the dynamic landscape
CITY IN A NUTSHELL TYPE: Mixed-Use Incubator | LOCATION: Dorchester, UK TIME: Spring 2017 | Year 4 Project : the Uncanny
The agenda focuses on modern day young employees and the common problems they meet due to daily commuting. In the UK, the average time spending on the road is 54 minutes per day. It is not surprising how commuting can affect the wellbeing of workers, let alone the environmental pollution produced by transport vehicles. Dorchester currently is an in-commuting town, with approximately 21% external workforce of the overall employee population. The project aims to benefit young designers seeking opportunity in Dorchester and local economy
simultaneously. Provided with lowcost accommodation and collective working environment, the nonlocal professionals can quickly start their work and build connections in Dorchester. The embedded art gallery allows the designers to present their works to the local public. Specified training courses are available to the professionals and local amateurs alike. This building complex hopes to incubate a young, thriving art-oriented community that can contribute to the currently unimpressive culture environment of Dorchester.
ACLAND ROAD VIEW: the steet facading facade shows the dynamic formation of the architecture
CHARLES STREET VIEW: the perspective image demonstrates the residential sector and the facade cladded with perforated corrugated aluminium panels
LEFT ACLAND ROAD VIEW Visual shows the main entrance leading to the central court and the general formation of the building. CHARLES STREET VIEW Residential block elevation RIGHT FIRST FLOOR PLAN (TYPICAL PLAN) 1. Co-working space 2. Kitchenette 3. Workshop 4. Hot desk 5. Lounge 6. Business incubator 7. Meeting space 8. IT room 9. En-suite reidential unit 10. Residential kitchen 11. Fitness
LEFT 1:500 MODELS Site model with 3d-print building model RIGHT KEY FEATURES Primary elements: 'loop' inside the building Secondary elements: features providing various services
- MEETING POD workplace
- VERTICAL CIRCULATION serve as fire escape
- CENTRAL LOOP celebration of activities
- COMMUNAL/PRIVATE BALCONY link to the town
Public lounge
Vertical circulation
Sliding board
Workshop
Rooftop farm
Meeting pod
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1. Acland Road 2. Cafe 3. Fitness (membership required) 4. Rooftop farming 5. Central Court
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Main entrance/Reception Kitchenette shared by employees Seminar room for training classes, open to employees and public Sliding board for pin-ups
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10. Workshop 11. Hot desk 12. Open plan co-working space 13. Meeting pod
6:00 AM RESIDENTIAL Earlybirds
10:00 AM WORKPLACE Getting into work
03:00 PM MEETING POD Discussing with clients
06:30 PM REFECTORY Collecting ingredients from rooftop farm, cooking at common kitchen and sharing food in the group
THE RISE TYPE: Theatre | LOCATION: London, UK | TIME: Autumn 2015 Year 3 Project : Urban Ghost
Group Member Xiangxue Chen Hugh Pearce Savvas Procopiou Joshua Vize Yuyan Zang
The assigned brief is to create a fringe theatre based on the site of the unused Aldwyc tube station in London, including a bar, an underground poster gallery and a station museum. The existing station on the ground floor requires minimal changes to preserve its original layout while still serve as the entrance to the theatre above. In an Immersive Theatre, the audience will need to join the performance rather than sitting back. Instead of designing fixed interior that
only suits the existing layout. we create the space that could be adjusted to a variety of immersive productions. The bar will be included as part of the theatre. The abandoned lift shaft to the tube platforms will be adapted to a poster gallery underground. The theatre integrates the audience with actors, allowing possibilities different from conventional performances. The detachable platforms create versatility and are easy to adjust for stage setups.
Ground Floor Plan
Traditional stage
Vertical Circulation
Theatre Circulation
First Floor Plan
'Dollhouse'
Interaction
Performance Area
Theatre Level plan
Break the boundary
Backstage
Section across the theatre model
Short section across the theatre and Underground Gallery
Skylights Translucent Concrete Facade
Adjustable Performance Stage Suspended Walkway
Bar Surrey Street Entrance
Performance in the Immersive Theatre
Underground Gallery /Invisible Theatre
Underground Gallery
MEDICAL CENTRE TYPE: Health Care | LOCATION: Bath, UK | TIME: Winter 2014 Year 2 Project : Medical Centre
Based on one of the available sites in University of Bath, the project aims to develop the consciousness of analysing site conditions and bringing the design into context. The brief is to create a university medical centre which will also partially open to the public. The project intends to convey the ordinary experience in the medical centre into an intriguing journey. Visitors will go through vivid contrast of light and shade when travelling inside the building. The building form remains
clean with exposed concrete panels and timber flooring to emphasise simplicity. The medical centre enjoys an open view to the greenfield lying to the south, which is expected to comfort the patients with scenery of nature. The chosen site locates at the conjunction between university bus station, gym, campus car park and student accommodation, granting convenient access for both patients and staff.
Traffic Axis
Site Access Axis Vegetation
Ground Floor Plan
Context Height Open View First Floor Plan
Entrances
Functions
Section across the waiting area
Section across clinic and treatment rooms
Waiting area on the ground floor
Waiting area on the first floor
Facade facing to the natural landscape
OTHER WORKS 2013-2016 Selected Academic Projects
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1, Year 1: Transformation Maquette model. 2, Year 1: Transformation Final model 3, Year 3: Dublin YCA Library External perspective
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4, Year 1: Brick House Sectional perspective with technical details 5, Year 2: The Community Hub External perspective
PLACEMENT LEFT: YEAR 2 | AVR London | 3D Artist RIGHT: YEAR 3 | Cui Kai Studio | Architectural Intern
ARTWORKS 2012-2017 Personal Works
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1, Self-portrait: Machine Conquest. Pencil 2, Self-portrait: Machine Conquest. Acrylic
3, Illustration: The Flying Predator. Fineliner 4, Freehand Sketch: Casual Afternoon. Fineliner 5, Freehand Sketch: Zhouzhuang. Ink pen 6, Illustration: Clocktower in the Cloud. Fineliner 7, Illustration: I and Thou. Ink, dip pen, brush
BACK 8, Digital Illustration: Stars Upon the Patio, Cherry Blossom of the Night. 3dS Max, Vray.Photoshop. First 3ds Max render. Based on existing 2D illustration.
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PHOTOGRAPHY 2016 summer | Architecture-Viewing Trip in Japan
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Omotesando Keyaki Building. Tokyo Seibu Shibuya. Tokyo Omotesando. Tokyo Ride the Sky and Sea. Naoshima Interior of Sendai Mediatheque. Sendai