Shixiao Zhang_Work Sample 2009-2015

SHIXIAO ZHANG WORK SAMPLE 2009—2015

Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia University

SHIXIAO ZHANG +(1)917-545-5779 sz2487@columbia.edu

CONTENTS 01 SCHOOL AS FACTORY Architectural School Design 02 BEAM HOTEL Temporary Hotel Design 03 TYPOLOGICAL CORRECTION Renovation & Urban Design 04 RETHINKING BIM Facade Design 05 BACK TO ORIGINAL Social Housing Design 06 ECO DWELLING Solar Decathlon Competition 07 MUTATION Student Center Design

08 GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI nARCHITECTS 09 INTERNSHIP WORK Office Design

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SCHOOL AS FACTORY SCHOOL: Columbia INSTRUCTOR: Mimi Hoang, Eric Bunge YEAR: 2014 PROGRAM: School

The development of workshop machines, such as CNC router, 3d Printing Machine and Robot arm, provokes architecture students to combine their theory with practical experiment.

In this project, we try to introduce the operation system and spatial prototype which we learn from the factory into our school design.

SCHOOL AS FACTORY

STREET VIEW

INTERIOR

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SHIXIAO ZHANG & MIN CUI

PROGRAM There are three main functions coexist in this building, they are independent but also connected, each function has its main entrance and vertical core, meanwhile they also meet each other in some specific areas. Our functional layout more focuses on the concept of “zones”. Three main functions are divided into several small “zones”, which spread up and down inside the building, so that to stimulate students’ cooperation, communication and working efficiency.

SECTION

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BEAM HOTEL

SCHOOL: Columbia INSTRUCTOR: Bernard Tschumi YEAR: 2014 PROGRAM: Hotel

PROGRAM

This studio tries to explore the possibility of funOF ELEVATION

damental architectural elements, we are only allowed to choose one fundamental architectural element which is not mentioned by Rem Koolhaas in 14th Venice Biennale to do our design.

And I try to use “beam” to explore a totally new type of hotel.

Model Hotel

Linearize

New Type

ROOF PLAN

SERVICE SYSTEM

5.2 CHECK OUT 5.1 GET SOME BOOKS ON THE SHELF

3.2 KEEP WALKING TO CHECK OUT

3.1 GET SOME FAST FOOD ON THE LINEAR TABLE

6.1 WASH YOUR CLOTHES HERE 6.2 DRY IT

2.2 BUY A TICKET, GET YOUR SEAT NUMBER 2.1 READ ABOUT THE MAP AND TYPES OF SEATS IN THE HOTEL. ACCORDING TO YOUR STAY TIME, YOU WILL GET DIVERSE SERVICE, FACILITIES, SEATS...

4.1 GET A DRINK ON THE BAR TABLE

4.2 OR HAVE A MACHINE MADE COFFEE ON THE FLOW LINE. THE COFFEE CUP MOVES ON THE DECK, AND YOU CAN CHOOSE THE TYPE OF YOUR COFFEE, SUGAR, OR MILK WHEN IT PASSES BY DIFFERENT MACHINES.

1.2 GET YOUR LUGGAGE NUMBERED, AND PUSH THE “SAVE” BOTTOM ON THE WALL. IT WILL GO DOWN. 1.1 PUT YOUR LUGGAE ON THE DECK

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SERVICE

DETAIL Although the beam I use is so large, I still want it work as a beam not a combination of a slab and two walls. So this is very important to figure out how this huge beam can span between two party walls with around 30 meters. In order to fasten this huge beam to the party walls, I design some details like the image showed on the right.

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TYPOLOGICAL CORRECTION SCHOOL: Columbia INSTRUCTOR: Juan Herreros YEAR: 2015 PROGRAM: Urban Design & Renovation

The theme of the studio is about typological correction, based on my analysis, our typological correction happens on three different scale: 1.Urban Podium 2.Tower 3.Block. All of them together works as an agricultural network, which could not only intensify the connection between the existing networks on our site, but also work as a food production center of upper Manhattan to serve the city.

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URBAN PODIUM The urban podium is the interface of the vertical greenhouse and the city, so we want it to be an urban farming area as well as an urban plaza, so that at this level we changed the previous residential program to a library, office, bar and gallery, and also introduced other collective programs, like gym, museum, and playground. All of them are surrounded by a productive and efficient cultivation space.

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TOWER CORRECTION In terms of the tower typology correction, I keep the existing structure system, and change the residential space to linear unit to make sure that each unit has equal quality and directly connect with the extension greenhouse space, while the continuous strip wall represents the function of equipment system. And the new structure is a symbiotic space in which rental offices and circular elevators are surrounded by planting area, so that to change the living experience.

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Previous Tower

Vertical Greenhouse

New Facade

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RETHINKING BIM SCHOOL: Columbia INSTRUCTOR: John Lee YEAR: 2014 PROGRAM: Facade

This project is the assignment of my visual study class “rethinking BIM”, the aim of the class is to learn how to build model and do parametric design by using the tool of Revit. So I not only build a basic model of an apartment building(including floors, columns, windows,etc), but also use a function named “adaptive component” to design a parametric facade for this building.

PARAMETER

1. Opening Offset C = distance A / 5 Offset D = distance A / 10

2. Depth Height C = distance B / 20 Height D = distance B / 30

ADAPTABILITY

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ADAPTABILITY The parametric facade works as a dynamic system which is influenced by the distance and angle between the sun and the building. With the movement of the sun in a day, each unit of the facade will react due to the distance between the sun and itself, when the distance become closer, the unit will close a little bit to prevent too much radiation from the sunlight, on the contrary, it will open a little bit to let more sunlight come into the building.

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ELEVATION 1

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Top Wall Height 2 103' - 7 3/16" Level 11 100' - 0" Top Wall Height 93' - 7 3/16" Level 10 90' - 0"

Level 9 80' - 0"

Level 8 70' - 0"

Level 7 60' - 0"

Level 6 50' - 0"

Level 5 40' - 0"

Level 4 30' - 0"

Level 3 20' - 0"

Level 2 10' - 0"

Level 1 0' - 0"

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BACK TO ORIGINAL

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

SCHOOL: XAUAT INSTRUCTOR: Qian Zhang YEAR: 2013 PROGRAM: Social Housing

Our lives today are becoming more and more crowded, the environment becomes much poorer, and the neighborhood relations have been severely damaged, as an architect, shouldn’t we rethink on this state that do we really want it? Why don’t we try to turn back to our basic lives in which we live in harmony with the natural environment, different people meet each other in different space, known each other, become friends, and we could find the happiness of our lives?

Stair Elevator

PROCESS

Roof Garden

TYPICAL PLAN

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Connection

Corridor

Overview

Overview

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ECO DWELLING

PARAMETER

SCHOOL: XAUAT INSTRUCTOR: Yueyan Li YEAR: 2013 PROGRAM: Housing

This project lasted around two years, from initial design to the final construction, our team experienced a variety of unexpected difficulties, but with the collaboration of team members from different majors, we successfully built it. Almost all the energy consumption of this building comes from solar energy, and we also use some traditional materials and methods to maintain a comfortable indoor environment without the assistance of any equipment. Finally, in the we got 8th in 22 teams from 35 universities in 13 countries.

Average Temperature

Maximum Temperature

Direct Solar Radiation

Diffuse Solar Radiation

Relative Humidity

Average Wind Speed

PARAMETER

DETAIL

MATERIAL

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SECTION The building is fully functioned, the entire building space including living room, bedroom, studio, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, and equipment. The space layout takes into account the static and dynamic partitions, public spaces are in a large unified space, which promotes the exchange of every life, while helping to exhibit design information. Servant space are set on the north side of building to facilitate the linkages between the equipments; servant spaces can be separated from the main space via sliding partitions, in the night the servant spaces will be closed to reduce air conditioning usage and energy consumption.

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MUTATION

PROCESS

SCHOOL: XAUAT INSTRUCTOR: Bingyang Hou YEAR: 2012 PROGRAM: Student Center

This project starts from the control of the site, I try to distort the traditional grid to have a “mutated” grid. Following the new “grid”, the building naturally grows from the plaza, and even its roof becomes a part of the plaza which helps to keep the previous activities that used to happen here.

Volume

Divide

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C-C

B-B

A-A

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Nodes

Grow

Overview

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1. lecture hall 2. cafe 3. foyer 4. resting area 5. model room 6. media room 7. lounge 8. reading 9. studio 10. storage 11. meeting 12. free space 13. classroom 14. office 15. equipment 16. accessory

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GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI

RE-IMAGINE WHARF

PROJECT LOCATION: Helsinki, Finland STATUS: Competition AREA: 12,150 m² PROGRAM: Art Wharf

nARCHITECTS saw the Guggenheim Helsinki competition as presenting two inter-related opportunities: to propose a vision for Eteläsatama’s transformation into a civic destination for contemporary art, design, and architecture, and to develop a new engine for the conception and experience of current and future media and forms of art. The Art Wharf unites these twin goals by locating the experience of art within an inherently urban framework.

LONG SECTION

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Wharf buildings are re-imagined as spaces for diverse media and scales of art, scaled to the context.

MASTER PLAN

CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

Art Wharf

Public Wharf

Wood Perimeter

Facade

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INTERNSHIP WORK PROJECT LOCATION: XinJiang, China STATUS: Construction AREA: 66,844 m² PROGRAM: Office

BASEMENT PLAN

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14F PLAN

15F PLAN

SECTION

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