01 JFK Presidential Library
02 Wall Fabrication
03 Researching Paris
06 Community Library
07 Professional Practice _Urban Renovation
08 Representation
04 Residential+Market
05 Culture Center
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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Master of Architecture(2y)2015-2017 songrui@umich.edu 734-747-4812
JFK PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY Academic Work, Individual Location: Cambridge, U.S. Duration: 11-week Studio, 09/2015 Level: First Year Graduate Tutor: Johnathan Rule, Professor of Taubman Colege Architecture Department
Curative Design-12 Exibition Rooms The library is buit to memerize the presidential legacy of John.F.Kennedy. A series of 12 events that mark the importance of JFK presidency is selected to form 12 exhibition rooms. They are seperated into two catergories: a . P o l i t i c a l L e g a c y : C a m p a i g n Tr a i l , C i v i l R i g h t Movement,Nuclear Ban Treaty, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall Event, Religion, JFK Image, Space Race. a. Personal Legacy : Victura,Commerative Cup, Jackie Kennedy, Assassination.
Space Race
Victura
Religion JFK Image
Nuclear Ban Treaty Berlin Wall Event
Cuban Missle Crisis First Lady
Civil Right Movement
Commerative Cup
Assassination Presidential Campaign
First Floor
Sceond Floor
Third Floor
Cross Section 1-1/16"
Underground Floor
WALL FABRICATION Academic Work, Group Location: Ann Arbor Duration: 4 week Workshop 11/2015 Level: First Year Graduate Tutor: Sandra Manningger Professor of Taubman Colege Architecture Department
RESEARCHING PARIS Academic Work, Individual Location: Paris, France Duration: 4 week Studio 2/2016 Level: First Year Graduate Tutor: Jono Sturt Professor of Taubman Colege Architecture Department
RESIDENTIAL+MARKET Academic Work, Individual Location: Shanghai, China Duration: 16-week Studio 9/2013 Level: Third Year Undergrad Tutor: Fangji Wang Professor of Architecture Department at Tongji University
Residentials Fence
Market
The typical Chinese blocks are enclosured in a "garden" by the wall that cut them from the public life on the street, restricting the activities inside the community.
a b
Commercial Clusters
Here I propose to connect the community to the street by inserting semi-public layers of shops on "the way back home".
c d
e f Four clusters including various functions are implanted at the main entrances of the community between the ground level and the residential platform to introduce the public life to the community.
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor
Forth Floor
dislocation that enables terraces for each household
original blocks
better lighting
insert commercial clusters
open posture to the city
push the blocks for the entrance of the volid for up-and-down clusters and more interactons communication
+16.500 +13.500
+7.200 +4.200 +3.000 +2.250 +0.000
+4.200
restaruant
toufu shop
wood shop
rice shop
residential
sackerbar
wood shop
residential
wood shop
wood shop
paper shop
wood shop
The building is divided in two volumes connected through a courtyard.
Insert the stage facing the main street.
Main street entrance.
Open posture to the river.
Circulations along the side of the river.
trade center
baber's
salt shop
residential
necessities
groceries
drug store
wreath shop
rice shop
clothing shop
Proper height to incorporate into the sourroundings.
Ground Floor
CUlTURE CENTER Academic Work, Individual Location: Shanghai, China Duration: 8-week Studio 9/2012 Level: Second Year Undergrad Tutor: Bing Hu, Kai Wang Professor of Architecture Department at Tongji University
First Floor
"OPAQUE PRIVACY"| Community Library Academic Work, Individual Location: Shanghai, China Duration: 8-week Studio, Mar~Jun 2014 Level: Second Semester of the Third Year Tutor: Liu Yichun Chief Architect at Atelier Deshaus Email: Nicolas@deshaus.com
Concept& Strategy
Sketches
Low privacy for reading under the high density of people
"Opaque Privacy": Separate the space into small units to provide privacy to individuals, yet allowing communications if necessary.
the main reading space
lift the main space
ventilation
the main entrance
transportation
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Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
Underground Floor
Model 1:100
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE_URBAN RENOVATION Professional Work, Group Location: Shanghai, China Duration: 7 Month Intership 7/2014 Level: Third Year Undergrad Tutor: Yanfei Shui Principal Architect at Naturalbuild Corporations
Public Space
Residential
Listed Architecture Art,Design,Galleries,Museum Cafes, Bars& Restaurants, Retail Stores Offices
Art Offices
Retails
Residentials
25M
50M
JOINERS: Abstraction+Defamiliarization
REPRESENTATION Academic Work, Individual Location: Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A Duration: 3week Representation Class Intership 3/2016 Level: First Year Graduate Tutor: James Tate Lecturer at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Reimagination of Pantheon
Forensic Translation of Delirious New York Frontispiece