Portfolio for MArch Architecture

Liujiahe LUO selected work 2019-2022

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EDUCATION

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture: Lower Second Class (Honours) Degree

• History of Asian Architecture ·············(73%)

RESEARCH PROJECT

01/09/2018-01/06/2022

• Structures and Materials ······················(71%)

• Design Thinking and Articulation········(70%) Introduction to Environmental Science····(67%)

SURF Project| Conservation Practice of the Wooden Gaochi Instrument: An Exploration in Architectural Tools and Design Inheritance

Duties and Achievements:

06/2021-09/2021

Sanming, China

● Sought to define best conservation practice which addresses the traditional use, current condition and future legibility of the details particular to the Gaochi instrument;

● Found methods to preserve, record, and decode the information contained in these instruments.

University Research Project|Paperless Drawing Method and Vernacular Tectonic

Duties and Achievements: Research Assistant

10/2020-01/2021

Suzhou, China

● Studied and measured the structural system of the typology of the Chinese traditional vernacular carpentry architecture in Suzhou by comparing the measured data of the structural components with the data on the Gaochi instrument, the unique “technical drawing” in paperless local construction methods;

● Referring to Yingzao Fashi and Wooden Construction Techniques of Ancient Chinese Architecture, remodeled and documented Suzhou’s vernacular carpentry architecture by the use of digital software such as Rhino and AI, and analysed the modular relationship in traditional carpentry structural system.

SURF Project | Suzhou Courtyard – The Void That Holds the House

Duties and Achievements:

● Explored the traditional local variant as a space central to the idealised literati household;

INTERNSHIP

06/2019-09/2019

Suzhou, China

● Understood the void space as spatial and cultural manifestation, traced its adaptation to changing times and uses, and further pursued the historical example for its potential to inform contemporary design.

Hualan Design&Consulting Group

Position: Intern Architect

Duties and Achievements:

● Researched the site and the typology of architecture in the Renovation Planning Project of 'Sanjieliangxiang' Historical Block in Xingning Area, Nanning; particularly participate in the small fire station design; by software PS, Rhino, CAD, Enscape and InDesign;

● Improved the drawing of construction details in the design of kindergarten and making the initial model of the Pedestrian Overpass in Greenland Central Plaza in Nanning, using the software Rhino and CAD.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

The Dancing, the Rhythm

An Observatory and experimental Music center in Iceland

Rosa Damascena

Adaptive Facade Design in Iraq

The Wave

Sustainable structural design for Pedestrian Bridge

Construction Practice of the Wooden Gaochi Instrument

Exploration in Architectural Tools and Design Inheritance

Traditional Timber Structural Principal and its Evolution

Xuanmiao Temple Historic Research & Paperless drawing method and Vernacular tectonic

Other Work

Internship Renovation Planning project/ Exhibition Design and arrangement*3 / Design Book

26/06/2000

Nanning, Guangxi Province, China +86 13377199210

luoliujiahe@outlook.com

2020 Suzhou Design Week Exhibition| Virtual Studio

Position: Exhibition Arrangement Member

Exhibition| Reimagining Suzhou Courtyard

Position: Exhibition Design Proposal; Arrangement Member

GRID-XJTLU Architecture Student Magazine

Position: Article Editor

GRID Exhibition | The Project of Documenting DB

Position: Exhibition Design Manager

GRID Creative Product

Position: Product Design Manager

SOFTWARE COMPETENCES

LANGUAGE

AutoCAD

Rhinoceros

Photoshop Adobe ID Adobe AI

Sketchup

Grasshopper

Enscape Vray Adobe Pr

The Dancing, the Rhythm

Icelandic post-rock music. Like the music, it hopes to evoke feelings of calm, nostalgia, and introspection in its flow. A sequence of spaces above or below ground welcome visitors and provide shade while stimulating movement between open-air, enclosed spaces and outdoor environments.

Rosa Damascena

Adaptive Facade Design

Academic Studio 2021 Fall Site: Baghdad, Iraq Group Work Project

My duty: bionics research, proposal, sketch, diagram, laser cutting, physical model making

History demonstrates that every advance in architectural design is strictly related with advances in the field of technology. From Egyptian to contemporary architecture the main goal has always been the one of increasing the building’ performance, be it an aesthetic, energetic or structural one, through the combination of new materials and shapes, and consequently pushing the boundaries of Architecture.

This project is located in Baghdad, Iraq. It is proposed to response to environmental, structural and usability issues. in tropical desert. Thus, architectural technology and computational design are joined to explore new solutions and processes through a holistic approach.

Environmental Analysis Developing Progress

Changing Status of Shading Plants

Inspiration and Initial Idea

The direct radiation is the majority part of annual radiation which means it is necessary to take action to aviod it since it may cause glare and other problems.

Research 2:

A series of research on the application of bionics in architecture are complete. In particular, the shading plant draws our interest. Its photosynthetic structure and function change responding to the daytime, namely sunlight. Major characteristics of vacuole, guard cell and whole plants reveal a common rule: cloudy-shrink, sunny-expand.

1 2 3

The formation of the octagonal frame and one panel

Use the scissors lifting structure to lift up the panel from the horizontal view to the vertical view. In the mean time, the panel can move on the axis on which it is located.

Eight panels move in the direction of the z-axis as they pull out horizontally to open

Horizontal + Vertical Movement proposal 3

From the radiation analysis, we found that the direct radiation is inevitable, as well as the strong radiation from east and west direction. Hence, we develop our initial intension:

Initial progress model Quadrilateral typology of the Initial model

Integrating the research 1 and 2, initial model is proposed. It follows a rule: open the panels horizontally as the sunlight enhances.

The formation of the octagonal frame and one panel 1

2 Simplify the scissors lifting structure so that the panel moves on the parallel axis where it is located and in the direction of the Z axis

3

When the panels is open to 90 degree, it is supported by the scissors lifting structure

Final proposal

Panel’s

The Moving diagram developed from Mercedes Benz Stadium The roof structure is framed with four primary trusses that span 723 ft and provide support to the downward force from the cantilevered petals. Secondary trusses support the uplift rails for the moving petals.

The Movement of Mercedes Benz Stadium's panels

A-Roller 1:1

Section 1:25

B-Loose leaf 1:2

single unit :10

Brass, Stainless Steel, Titanium, Aluminum alloy

Basic Information Case study

Type: Arch bridge

Length: 30m

Span: 27m

Width: 6.6m

Distance above water: 2.5m

Architectural Concept

The Wave

Sustainable structural design for Pedestrian Bridge

Materials for physical model (1:50): Wood and PVC

Material in reality: Steel and glass

Objective users: Pedestrian and biker

Functions: Walking through and sitting

The inspiration of the form of the bridge is from the shape of the wave. The canal is part of the whole Suzhou water net, which usually has a peaceful and quiet surface. Therefore, we think that it would be very interesting to introduce a dynamic shape--the wave onto this surface, which is the symbol of the vitality of XJTLU students.

Pedestrian Bridge, Phoenix See, Dortmund Hörde (D) 2011

34/38/41 x 5 (m)

Triple-arch bridge with suspended walkway

• Superstructure: Reinforced concrete slab on cross girders, lateral arches made of bundles of rolled steel

• Thin film surface on a concrete slab

• Post and beam railings (horizontal) with inward sloping handrail

• Foundations: Large-diameter piles

The connection of the hangers to the arches / transverse beams allows for rotations due to differential deformations between the superstructure and the arches.

Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir, Paris (F) 2006

304 x 12 (m)

Academic Studio 2021 Spring Site: Suzhou, China Teamwork Project

My duty: proposal, research, diagram, handmade-model

In the context of architectural designing, structural design describes the conception and articulation of building structures that integrate architectural qualities with structural requirements.

This project is designed for XJTLU south campus. It is a bridge integrating the structure and function. Initially inspired by the shape of the wave, its structure is transformed by the typical arch bridge. It allows people to rest on it and plants to grow on it, bringing people the wonderful experience of reinitialization in such an urban context.

Structural Concept Design Process

Cantilevers with suspended fish beam

• Steel construction

• Wooden surface with a non-slip surface

The original form of the structure of the bridge is arch bridge.

• Cable mesh railing with handrail

One of the span is composed of arc and bow segments tied together by a series of vertical struts to form a Vierendeel truss.

The two opposing curves stabilize each other, making additional supports unnecessary and creating a free span across the water.

Typology Research Initial Idea of wave Digital model and Ameba analysis

Proposal Developing Process

Typology Test on TopOpt 2D

Div ision and Coperation

Material Research Repr esentation and Rendering Physical Model Making

Grasshopper Analysis Ameba Analysis

Exploded Axonometric Physical Model Making

Size: 150mm x 300mm/250mm x 300mm

Advantage: Light, economic and easy to connect

Density: +/-2.4~2.8g/cm

Advantage: Safe, strong, and good-looking

In the physical model, the major connection and joints of timber are rabbeted and joggled between the arch components and bracket component.

To a great extent, it influences stability of the structure, such as the load transmission and the balance of its self weight.

In the real construction, the material of the arch and bracket components may be replaced by prefabricated steel. The joints should be reinforced by steel clamps or steel nails.

1. I-Beam

2. Reinforced Glass

Bridge Materials

Deck and handrail

Main arch component

Bracket component

second arch component

Digital model and Ameba work: Based on our initial idea, several rough models were built with Rhino. Along with the group discussion continued and design clarified, the digital team gradually optimized the components of digital model by the use of Grasshopper and Ameba.

Section North-South

Section East-West

Self weight: 197g, the second lightest

Largest Load:7.5kg

Physical Model Load-Bearing Performance

Physical Model Details

Perspective View of the bridge

2021 summer

SURF project

Supervisor: Adam Brillhart

Site: Sanming, China

My Role: Research assistant measure, drawing, diagram

Construction Practice of the Wooden Gaochi Instrument

Construction Practice of the Wooden Gaochi Instrument

Paperless Drawing Method and Vernacular Tectonic Prospective Reserach

2020-2021 Prospective Research

This project is a prospective research that aims to realise the automatic construction of Chinese traditional vernacular timber architecture by the assistant of G code and mechanical engineering. In order to shortcut the abstruse carpentry studies, to translate the carpentry joint into the graphic code by understanding the modular relationship between structural components is the first step.

Supervisor: Adam Brillhart

Team: Liujiahe Luo, Xinchang Xu

Site: Suzhou, China

My Role: research, modeling, drawing

Traditional Timber Structural Principal and Evolution, Xuanmiao Temple Historic Research

2020 fall The Urban Scale and Structural Detial of Xuanmiao Temple, Academic Research Course: History of Asian Architecture

This project is a research project focusing on Chinese traditional timber architecture and history. The Xuanmiao Temple is visited and analysed for it is the most largest and significant timber architecture for Suzhou in China Architectural History from Jin Dynasty. The research project discusses the significance of the architectural from the urban and structural perspective, especially bracketing system.

Site: Xuanmiao Temple, Suzhou, China Team: Liujiahe Luo, Yunyi Huang, Leyi Ren, Chenxue Dai My Role: Bracket system analysis, plan, section, axonometric drawing, photograph

The bracket system plays a significant role in forming and dividing the space.

a)The circulation space is formed between the lowere v e a n d u p p e r e a v e bracket sets, as well as between the bracket sets under lower eaves and the inner upper eaves;

b The bilateral Taoist statues are in the area between the lowereave and upper-eave bracket sets;

c)The central Taoist statues are mainly under the inner uppereave bracket sets.

Urban Significance

Each city basically has a place to gather the folk culture besides the center, which is held some temple fairs. During the Ming and Qing dynasty, the most famous and liveliest place in Suzhou is Guanqian Street, which is both center and place full of folk culture in the city. The reason for this is because there is a Xuanmiao Temple, which gathers all ranks of people here. Citizens came here for praying, after that they will have a rest around or buy something daily by the way.

Over time, it became the most leisure environment for citizens, especially on the Spring Festival. Xuanmiao Temple and the developed Guanqian street are the regional complex formed by the combination of temple and street space as an example of how did a leisure space grow.

Sequence in Xuanmiao Temple

The first structure of the temple that visitors see is the Zheng Shan Men. It is built entirely from wood. The Zheng Shan Men is aligned south to north, with the main entrance facing south. It has two side entrances, in the east and west. Also, there is a south-north axis go through the gate, Sanqing Hall and Miluo pavilion. Almost all the layout is put in symmetric way, which is one of the type of taoist temple, the another is put in eight diagrams and the five elements way.

Internship|The Renovation Planning Project of 'Sanjieliangxiang' Historical Block

2019 summer

Renovate the historic district after digging deep into the history of Nanning in order to reproduce the past city life and arouse people's memory.

Team: Bo Pang Architect Studio, Hualan Design & Consulting

Group Site: Nanninng, China

My Role: research, site analysis, plan, draft model

Exhibition | Suzhou Design Week: Virtual Studio Exhibition | Together Healthinity: Reimagining Suzhou Courtyard

2020 fall

Curator: David Vardy

Team:XJTLU Design Research

Centre

Site: Guanqian Street, Suzhou

My Role: panel layout, manual making and installation

Exhibition | The Project of Documenting DB

2021 spring

Curator: Adam Brillhart

Team:XJTLU Design Research Centre

Site: Shuangta Yingyuan, Suzhou

My Role: exhibition design proposal, board design, manual making and installation

2021 fall Team: GRID Student Magazine Site: Design Building, XJTLU, Suzhou

My Role: Exhibition Design Manager

Body/ Building

Design Book| Between Body & Building: Experiments in Architecture

Space/Time

Since time plays a significant role in movements, it is taken into account to analyze the activities of the inhabitants of such black mood in the specific environment. As time goes by from minute to minute, the dynamic architectural space changes its form, as well as the body moves.

2019 fall Academic Design Coursework Individual a Design Book with Wearbale Device, storyline translation, wax model, movement research and so on.