SELECTED WORKS Sining Wang
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Sining is a PhD student in the School of Architecture, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received a Master’s degree in architecture form UCLA and worked as a junior architect in Gehry Partners in Los Angeles before came to Hong Kong. His research interest is computational design and fabrication in Chinese architecture, which includes exploration of design ideas, technical aspects of manufacture and vernacular applications. This portfolio contains his personal studio works and research projects from 2008 to present.
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Smart Node
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W/(in) Tension
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Solid Fludization
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SOHO
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A Tea House
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Beehive Studio
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Traditional Architecture Mapping
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SELECTED WORKS 2015-Present
Smart Nodes (Geometrical Optimization Research) Project Date: 12/22/2015 Project Design & Assembly Collaborators: Assist. Prof. Kristof Crolla (CUHK), Nicholas Williams (RMIT), Jason Lau (CUHK)
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Force Distribution
Step 1: Geometry Generation
Step 2: Connect Each Join
Step 3: Geometrical Optimizing
Step 4: Finishing Calculation
Step 5: Overall Modification
Original Node
Three Joints Optimization
Six Joints Optimization
Design Iteration
Flat Headed Joint
Finalized Version
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Output
Bonding Geometry
Separate Connection Joint
Aluminum Pipe
Optimization Diagram 8
Proposed 3D Metal Print Node
Fabric
Acrylic Customized Lock
Application Diagram 9
Rapid Prototyping Test
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Preprinted Screw Hole
Node Identical Number
Pre-printed Flatheaded Joint
Finalized Node
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In-house Prefabrication
On-site Assembly 12
Structural Complete
Glance of Final Outcome 13
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SELECTED WORKS 2013-2014
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Shelter
“W / (in) TENSION” is an experiment to follow the trajectory of a dynamic structure’s interaction with dynamic tenants. Constantly reading the user and seeking to find its optimal living condition and shear it’s mass to fit within any context. Reaching closer to a perfected site orientation at all times; changing in “real-time. ”In our exploration “W / (in) TENSION,” we recognize a need to use technology to further our concepts, but seek to regain the pressure applied by the human hand. We use prosthetics, spectacles and artificial limbs, to aid our actions. They are used to physically and psychologically assist our diminishing sense of “ability” while paralyzed with new sensory technologies, such as “Xbox Kinect” and “Pupil Tracking” we support a continuation in the use of technology as a pursuit of greater resolution with our tools. “W / (in) TENSION” uses these devices to track select points of the body when in motion. This information translated to our tool, the tensioned frame, to transform the form of internal and external space. 20
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Configuration 4 21
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Configuration 3 Plan
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Technology
Pupil Headset 26
Kinect 27
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Web-cams
Inside Frames
3D Print Protector Developed from three web cams, the pupil headset is able to track four directions of pupil movement. The two cameras facing user’s right eye acquire the coordinates and send the data to a computer which used for driving the two robotic arms on the tracks. In this case, users are able to control the shelter we designed to accomplish four configuration.
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Pupilheadset Acquiring Pupil Coordinates
Drive Robotic Arms
Kinect Recognizing User’s Joints
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User’s Eye Control
User’s Body Movement Control
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Robot Simulation 35
Residential Tower
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Robot Simulation Robot simulation helps us to find out how each unit will react during the tower moving and transforming. Because the residential tower transforms seasonally, there are totally four configurations of robot movement.
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Seasonal Configurations
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Robot Simulation
In the design, only the top part of the residential tower is movable. In this case, the robotic arm through connecting to the cheese panel to simulate the seasonal movement. The total movement is in the range of +30 to -30 degree of the x direction of KUKA robot A6 end arm.
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Section 45
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Upper Level Plan 47
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Connection Detial Model
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Solid Fludization Credit: 6.0 Project Date: 08/11/2013 Directors: Frank Gehry, Craig Webb, Dennis Sheldon, Kiduck Kim, German Aparicio
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Start from studying nature ventilation, I tried to utilize local wind directions to identify and reform the supporting walls. Lifting up the first floor together with double wall system of sidings give this design its signature.
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First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
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Section A
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Section B
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Bottom Ventilation Analysis
Section Ventilation Analysis 64
Roof Ventilation Analysis
General Ventilation Analysis 65
Further step is about dynamic spaces. Since people are losing satisfaction in fixed programs, I tried to purpose dynamic solid spaces which are able to controlled by owners themselves. The space or functional programs only created in demands of people’s needs. In this design, based on the existing building I use magnet as control point(human) attract the surrounding spacial programs which made by solid iron dust in order to realize the dynamic solid spaces.
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Dynamic Spaces Scenario
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SELECTED WORKS 2008-2013
SOHO Credit: 10.0 Project Date: 03/31/2013 Project Location: Nanjing Collaborators: Zhehan Yang, Yanting Chen Directors: Weiyu Zhang
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Entrance Fire Engine Circulation
This commercial center design based on a real project and site. After researching the surrounding topology and we try to find the building language through urban texture. The lower part contains retail and cinema; the taller part is office building.
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Residential
Site Location
Surrounding Typology
Potential CBD
Roads Topology
Metro Lines
Potential Radius
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Urban Buildings Texture
Commercial Area
Extract Urban River Texture
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City Roads Texture
Site Location
Extract Urban River Texture
Rivers
Extract Urban River Texture
Extract Urban River Texture
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Parameters Control
The shape of the building is based on parameters which is the projection of two rivers in the city. Along with the self twist, the tall building shrink in the half which is about half size of the largest floor plan.
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Cafeteria Retail
Retail Retail
Retail Retail
Retail
Retail Retail Retail
Retail
Cafeteria
Retail
Cafeteria
First Floor
Office Office Office
Office Office
Cafeteria Office
Office
Retail
Retail
Office Retail Office
Second Floor
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Retail
Retail Retail
Retail Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail Retail Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail
Third Floor
Restruant
Office
Restruant Office Restruant
Fourth Floor
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Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail
Retail Retail Retail
Retail Retail
Retail
Retail Retail
Retail
Retail
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Fifth Floor
Office Office
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Office Cinema
Office
A Sixth Floor
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Seven to Eighteen Floor
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Equipments Retail Equipments Retail
Retail Retail
Retail
Parking
First Underground Level
Retail Retail Retail
Retail Retail Parking
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Second Underground Level
Metal Board Frame Structure Pipes Structure Steel Concrete Curtain Wall Joins Curtain Wall Dropping Floor Walking Floor Concrete Floor Steel Beam
Facade Construction Details
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A Tea House Credit: 6.0 Project Date: 08/11/2012 Collaborators: Miao Luo
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Inspiration & Intuition
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Reading Room
Public Space
Tea Room
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Exhibition
Meditation
Garden
Lobby
Tea Room Section Model interpretes the interior spatial expreience and interactive function layout. The design intent of this project aims to deconstruct cuboid spatial arragment into interwined horizontal and vertical segements. Through reconstructing with pragmatical appraoch, the design came out with unique dialouge with context as well.
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Geometry Generation
Self-intertwined
Reformation
Combination
Program dialouge
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Exhibition Space
Garden
Meditation Room Louvers
Private Space
Decomposition Diagram
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Skylight
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7:00 am.
9:00 am.
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Shade angle: 80 degree
Shade angle: 70 degree
Shade angle: 60 degree
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12:00 pm.
2:00 pm.
Shade angle: 45 degree
Shade angle: 30 degree
Shade angle: 15 degree
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Beehive Studio Credit: 6.0 Project Date: 05/01/2011 Collaborators: Zhehan Yang Directors: Jie Xue
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Located on wasted river-way, the ‘Beehive’ is proposed for young people as their working and living module. The modules are able to connect with each other through simple joints so that the users themselves could build the community base on their needs.
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Site Plan
Occupation Scenario 101
So-called ‘Beehive’ means communication between neighbors and the ways of composition are the highlight of this design. Using wood and plastic as building materials makes this building light enough to construct by hand. There are totally eight pieces which could connect each other with same joints.
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Roof
Single Module
Triple-module Connection
Circulation
Double-module Connection
Large Program
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Double-module Occupation
Five-module Occupation
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Three-module Occupation
Five-module Occupation
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Elevation
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Wood Board Heat Preservation Inside Form board Joint
Sand Sealing Material Metal Board Drain Pipe River Supporting Slush River Bed
ction Detail
Section
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TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE MAPPING 2011
MAPPING THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS ON MOUNTAIN BEIGU Project Date: 01/10/2010 Work Type: Part-time Internship Collaborators: Runing Wang
This is a project lead by a professor from Southeast Uni-
Location: Zhenjinag, Jiangsu, China
versity School of Architecture. The task is mapping the main courtyard and hall of these historic buildings.
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Roof Plan
1-1 Section
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Main Entrance Facade
Seperate Wall Facade
Aperture Grille
Main Hall Facade
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Sining Wang Website: wangsining.net DOB: 03/31/1990 Nanjing Tech University (BArch) University of California, Los Angeles (MArch) The Chinese University of Hong Kong (PhD Student) Address: Room 503, AIT Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Email: siningwang331@gmail.com Phone: (+86) 13189189332 (+852) 67319601