Siwei Zhu_2022_Portfolio

Siwei Zhu M.Arch Candidate | Weitzman School of Design Architecture Design Portfolio Selected Work 2019-2022

figures: axon drawing for arch 502 (above)

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Selected Work 2018-2022

//Academic Work Ontological Order

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Data Center

Circulation as Life

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Green City

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Desert Line

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High-rise residential apartment Non-linear Urban planning in Irwindale A pop-up Exhibition

//Other Work Working Sample

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1. Boutique Hotel in Stone Mountain, Beijing | 2. Gangcheng Plaza, Shanghai

The Chestnut Office

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Revit Drawing for Construction

Capsule collect

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A pop-up Exhibition

Oblique Slippage Installation Model in Penn Museum Courtyard

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1ONTOLOGICAL ORDER Data Center on Schuykill River , Philadelphia // Partner: Shan Li

Instructor: Danielle Willems|willems@maetadesign.com

Nominated in Pressing Matter 10

Ontological order rethink what is the extra meaning of data center in new geration. For us, data is not only information but also information about the human civilization.

The fundamental starting idea of our design is to think about what is the physical form of data in the non-digital world and how should it be hosted in a way that could generate unique space for people to experience.

If we see the repetitive data servers as part, then by implementing a certain order, even repetitive parts could form a complex whole.

Also incorporating with water treatment facility, we challenge the conventionality that machinery and service space is always hidden in the least favorite space, the goal of our project is to design a building facilitate not only human but machines. figures: cenotaphs (above) views from basemen data storage render (right)

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Ontological order is located on the schuykill river, which is also near Philadelphia Museum of Art and the hIstoric Site , Fairmount Water Work. Looking back the history of the site, the water work serves as a machine to power the city and the musuem is another critial architecture symbolize the city. In such a critical site, the project try to keep the momumental feeling as well as how the city uses the water resources. Therefore, a canal is created in the site to maxmize the river resourse and cooling down the data center. figures: site analysis & site plan (above) water flow study (left above) massing development （left botom) 6

ONTOLOGICAL ORDER |DATA CENTER

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figures: Experiment Model (right above) views from central data tower (left)

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ONTOLOGICAL ORDER |DATA CENTER

Ontological order rethink what is the extra meaning of data center in new geration. For us, data is not only information but also information about the human civilization.

The fundamental starting idea of our design is to think about what is the physical form of data in the non-digital world and how should it be hosted in a way that could generate unique space for people to experience.

If we see the repetitive data servers as part, then by implementing a certain order, even repetitive parts could form a complex whole.

Also incorporating with water treatment facility, we challenge the conventionality that machinery and service space is always hidden in the least favorite space, the goal of our project is to design a building facilitate not only human but machines.

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figures: site plan (above) views from central data tower (left)

Water purification System

figures: section (left above) water flow diagram (right)

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Cooling Pond

Cooling Pond

ONTOLOGICAL ORDER |DATA CENTER

WATER FLOW STUDY

1. river flow to the cooling pool

2. hot and cold woter circulation

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3.memorial data storage center

000 Acres

Dam Recrea�on Center

figures: plan (above) views from central axis render (right)

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2. outdoor

r space in central axis

ONTOLOGICAL ORDER |DATA CENTER

1. central data tower

1. central data tower

2. outdoor space in central axis

3. memorial Data Storage Center

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figures: small chunk (left) cladding details (right)

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ONTOLOGICAL ORDER |DATA CENTER

1 | Roof Detail 1.Concrete Panel 2. Air Gap 3. Steel I-beam 4.Waterproof Layer 5. Continous Sheathing 6.Waterproof Layer 7.Rigid insulation 8.Concrete Panel Anchor 9. Steel Column

2 | Facade Detail 1.Caulked Silicone Joint 2.Concrete Panel 3. Air Gap 4.

Continous Sheathing 5. Rigid insulation 6.Steel Plate with Slot 7.Rod 8.50x230x50 mm cast glass blocks with depression for metal 9.Steel I-beam 10.Hot-air Pipe 11. Water Pipe

3 | Terrace Detail 1.Stone 2.Screed 3. Vapor Barrier 4 . Flame Proof Insulation 5. Thermal Insolation 6. Concrete Deck 7.Metal Sheet 8.Concrete Panel 9. Air Gap 10. Continious Sheathing 11.Steel Frame 12.Finishing 13. Gutter 14.Steel Plate with Slot 15.Rod 16.50x230x50 mm cast glass blocks with depression for metal 17.Steel I-beam 18.Water Pipe

4 | Foundation Detail 1. Concrete Panel 2. Steel Column 3.Anchor 4. Anchor Bolts 5 Earth 6. Gravel 7. Water Pipe 8.Rigid Insulation 9. Finishing

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A.Water Circulation System Cannel is designed in between in two building to lead the water enter the building and circulate the water in the cooling pool. In this case, hot water and cold water can circulate through building to cool down the data server.

B. Data Center Most of the data storage are facing the north to aviod direct sunlight. Opened central axis help the hot air go out.

A1. water filtration system

A2. redesigned cannel

A3. cooling pool

A4. redesigned river flow

A5. water tpipe figures: section chunk model (right)

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ONTOLOGICAL ORDER |DATA CENTER

B1.central axisof public area

B2.noorth facing data storage room

B3.entrance for car

B4.basement cyber cafe

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2Circulation as Life High-rise Mixed-use Tower in Hongkong // Individual Work Instructor: Jose Angel Hidalgo Arellno| Philip Fung

The studio aims to respond to the complex paradoxes between density, verticality, and community. In addition, the unique of Hong Kong typology, the programming in the building and the evolution of the housing typology are also the questions that need to deal with the project. Therefore, starting from the analysis of the typology, I try to create circulation to overcome the typography in the site and to build the relationship with the two important spots near the site. In the upper level of community, different typologies are designed in cater to varied target groups and various programs are added in the building to increase activities in the community. figures: study model (above) Project Model (right)

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Site location Central Police Station

1841

The first magistracy and prison open in Hong Kong

1842-1862

1995

1941

The site began to serve the functions of police station, magistracy and prison, forming an integrated law enforcement system.

The compound suffered severe bomb damage in December and was subsequently used by the Japanese military until the end of WWII.

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Th e f o r m e r C e n t r a l P o l i c e Station,the Central Magistracy, and the Victoria Prison were declared as monuments under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.

Musem + Historical Site

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What's in the middle How to link the two importa How to solve the height diff

Site

Central Police Station

Lan Kwai Fung

1880s-1900s

In the end of 19 th centry, Porn industry from Europe become prosperous in Hong Kong and the Lan Kwai Fong area become the famous 'Match Maker's Alley'.

Lan Kwai Fung

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1939

After the Second World War started, residents in Lan Kwai Fong move form the area. Lan Kwai Fong become the 'forgotten corner' until 1970s.

1980s

Af ter the Second World War started, residents in Lan Kwai Fong move form the area. Lan Kwai Fong become the 'forgotten corner' until 1970s.

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Bar&Turisim

CIRCULATION AS LIFE |RESIDENTIAL TOWER

Stair Culure in Hongkong: stair as public space

Alley

Street

Street (with terrace )

Street (with landing)

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Typology of the stairs:

Type 1: Shop + Stairs Single circulation

Type2: Greenery + Stairs Single circulation

Type 1: Shop + Stairs Multiple circulation + Diverse Activities

Type2: Greenery + Stairs Different height creating different activites

Design Process 1. Mass in the south and remain the north area empty as a public area so that the building can provide shadow for the public area.

2. Adjusting the orientation 3. Add circulation to the 4 . A d j u s t i n g t h e f o r m of each facade and creating public area to link the different according to the building gaps providing views for both level volume around the site. historical site and Lan Kwai Fung.

5.Final Result:open in the ground level

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Circulation in the bui 110m Single Apartment

90m Community Center + Sky Garden

62m Gym + Sky Garden

42m Single + Family Apartment

20m Viewing deck

4m

8.1m

10.7m

13.7m

30m Office + Communal Space

13.7m Etrance of the residential building 10.7m link to the pedstrain

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CIRCULATION AS LIFE |RESIDENTIAL TOWER

ilding Circulation in the building Private Circulation

Private Circulation

Escalator from 1st floor to 13.7m.

Circulation from the ground floor to 10.7m (road level)

Public Vertical Circulation

Entrance

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Typical Living Unit Plan

Single Apartment

Family Apartment Hong Kong is a high density city, where everyone have minimum size of apartment for living. As a result of expensive property price, people realy can afford large apartment. The units designed above try to rethink how people can have a good life even in a small apartment. Single and family type are provided for different reason.

Ground Floor Plan Because of the rareity of the land, there are not much space in the home. Therefore, the project try to create more common space outside as a public ground which encourage citizens to come and use. Moreover, it is also used as cirlulation spaces , so that one place can achieve two functions.

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CIRCULATION AS LIFE |RESIDENTIAL TOWER

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Hong Kong is a humid and hot cit y in all seasons. Therefore, the facade indlude slided louver system and polycarbonate panel. Residents can move the louver according to their needs to aviod direct sunlight.

1. 80mm wooden floor wood keel 800mm I-beam cantiliver 250mm concrete slab suspended ceiling

figures: Detail Chunck Drawing (above left) Axon (above left)

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2 580 canivity Coating 180mm mineral fiber thermal insulation

3.Steel sliding frame Aluminum sun louver Polycarbonate

CIRCULATION AS LIFE |RESIDENTIAL TOWER

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3GREEN CITY City Planning in Irwindale , California //Partner: Mengdi Jia Instructor: Thom Mayne | Ung-Joo Scott Lee s.lee@morphosis.net

Nominated for Pressing Matter

DISTRIBU

TION UNIT

HAMILTON

This Green City serves as a green connection between the San Gabriel Mountains and Long Beach along the existing San Gabriel River Trail and aims to transform the previously owned mining pits to public parks that will become the 4th largest park in LA. The overall building footprint counts only 1/8 of the total green space.

By combining natural and artificial landscapes, layering complex typographical features and inserting different public programs, the project offers a unique park experience with four different park types for the adjacent communities and LA. In the periphery, each park’s boundary is shaped by the formal languages of the pits and the dam.

The existing urban fabrics continue towards the parks to form new city centers along the edges. The central density zone is then defined by the four pockets of greens and continues the city grid of Baldwin Park. In this way, the design reintroduces nature to urban life and offers opportunities for people to explore the beauty of the natural scenery and recreational activities through just a short walking distance. figures: cenotaphs (above) views from basemen data storage render (right)

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Site Condition In total there are 18 mines within the City of Irwindale’s extents with more in its neighboring cities dotted along the San Gabriel foothills. Today, Irwindale finds itself in dismay; the scarification of the mining sites once pilfered for the establishment of the county’s road and highway networks now presents a complex urban problem for the city. Since the majority of the mines have met their mining thresholds, Los Angeles County has decided to close down operations by 2030.

Pits liat 1. United Rock #3 2. United Rock #2 3. United Rock #1 4. J.H. Pit 5. Nu-way Livel Pit 6. Peck Road Gravel Pit 7. Hanson Pit 8. Durbin Pit 9. Vulcan Reliance #1 10. Vulcan Reliance #2 11. Miller Brewery Pit 12. Miller Brewery Pit 13. Azusa Western Pit 14. Manning Bros Pit 15. Olive Pit

Size: 0.13 mi² Size: 0.01mi² Size: 0.18 mi² Size: 0.02 mi² Size: 0.02 mi² Size: 0.66 mi² Size: 0.66 mi² Size: 0.4 mi² Size: 0.2 mi² Size: 0.07 mi² Size: 0.05 mi² Size: 0.03 mi² Size: 0.35 mi² Size: 0.08 mi² Size: 0.26 mi²

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Design Development 1. adjacent city

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2. adjacent city influence

3. park formation

GRENN CITY|URBAN PLANING IN IRWINDALE

Green Connection After

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4. new urban edge

5. pedastrain movement

6. final grenn city

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San Gabriel Mountain

A�er: 5270 Acres Public Park

Arcadia

Duarte

New City Map of Irwindale, CA, 2050

San Gabriel Mountain

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Azusa

San Gabriel Mountain

A�er: 5270 Acres

Irwindale

Covina

Semi-Public Park

Baldwin Park

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El Monte

= Grinffith park

West Covina

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Grinffith Park X 1 (4210 acres)

Public Park

= Central Park Central Park X 1 ( 840 acres )

The 4th largest Park in LA

Semi-Public Park

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Before: 1000 Acres

Grinffith Park X 1 (4210 acres)

Temple City

Public Park

Public Green:4360 acres

Semi-public Green:540 acres Water: 370 acres Building: 650 acres

Arcadia

Duarte

Long Beach

Topanga Park Castaic Lake State Recrea�on Area Malibu Creek State Park Irwindale Recrea�on Park Griffith Park

Azusa

Central Park X 1 ( 840 acres )

Santa Fe Dam Recrea�on Center

The 4th largest Park in LA

Irwindale

Topanga Park Castaic Lake State Recrea�on Area Malibu Creek State Park Irwindale Recrea�on Park Griffith Park

Temple City

Covina Baldwin Park El Monte

West Covina

Long Beach

1. Existing Santa Fe Dam Recreational park

2. Natural Park

3. Leisure Park

4. Sport Park

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Semi-Public Park

Ecological Corridor

Speices Distribution (Before)

Speices Distribution (After)

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New Transportation Map of Irwindale, CA, 2050

San Gabriel Mountain

Before: 1000 Acres Public Park

Residential: 560 acres Arcadia

Commercial: 52 acres Public Space: 38 acres Duarte

Azusa

Santa Fe Dam Recrea�on Center Irwindale Temple City

Covina Baldwin Park El Monte

West Covina

Duarte Irwindale

Long Beach

Existing Santa Fe Dam Recreational park

Natural Park

Leisure Park

Sports Park

Total Population: 0.3 M 1. Low desity : Barcelona Block, 700 People/block X 113 = 79,000 People

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proposing transportation line

exsiting transportation line

proposing transportation stop

exsiting transportation stop

2. Middle density :lUnité d’Habitation, 1600 People/building

X 120 = 192,000 People

3. High density : Society Hill Tower 1800 People/ tower X 50 = 90,000 People

Bike Loop Trail

Small Trail + Pedstrain

This project serves as a green connection between the San Gabriel Mountains and Long Beach along the existing San Gabriel River Trail and aims to transform the privately-owned mining pits to four public parks and insert building footprint at the intersection and along the edges of each park. By combining natural and artificial landscapes and layering complex typographical features, the project offers a unique park experience.

5 mins Bike Cirlcle

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Map of Leisure Park of Irwindale, CA

San Gabriel Mountain

Before: 1000 Acres Public Park

Arcadia

Duarte

Azusa

Santa Fe Dam Recrea�on Center Irwindale Temple City

Covina Baldwin Park

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El Monte

West Covina

Long Beach

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figures: pit zoom-in (above) programme diagram (right above) section (right bottom)

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GRENN CITY|URBAN PLANING IN IRWINDALE

1. C u l t u ra l C e n t e r : 54 5, 0 0 0 S F

2. Lake Gallery: 300,000 SF

3.Swimming Area+ Boating : 550,000 SF

Public Park

Residential

Residential

Pedestrian

Swimming Pool & Boating

Lake Gallery

Lake Gallery

Public Park

4. Skating Area: 5 5 0 , 0 0 0 S F

Cultural Center

Commercial

This project serves as a green connection between the San Gabriel Mountains and Long Beach along the existing San Gabriel River Trail and aims to transform the privately-owned mining pits to four public parks and insert building footprint at the intersection and along the edges of each park.

By combining natural and artificial landscapes and layering complex typographical features, the project offers a unique park experience.

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4DESERT LINE Soloar facility_Landfill_Land Art, Nevada //Partner: Shan Li Instructor: Ferda Kolatan fk@su11.com

figures: cenotaphs (above) views from basemen data storage render (right)

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Desert line is a hybrid of plastic waste landfill and processing

center powered by solar power. The initial idea was driven by the unusual straight line in the desert such as striation of the rock layer and the horizon view of flat plateau, which to some extent, challenge the default impression of natural imagery. Our objective is to explore the ambiguity between machinery and natural desert landscape. After processing, sorting out same color of unrecyclable plastic, we reinsert them back into the striation and manipulate the color accordingly. In this way, our project created a different aesthetic in desert, offering visitors a unique visual experience from multiple viewing points. Further inspired by the land art from Christo and Jeanne Claude, solar textile is used to veil and unveil the desertscape. The sea-like shing figure that contrast with the desert was created to explore the new technical sublime described by David Nye.

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DOUBLE NEGTIVE

SITE VIRGIN RIVER

Site

Natural striaition

D o u b l e N e g a t i v e ( 1970 )

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3 6 ° 31 ‘ 3 2 “ N 114 ° 13 ’ 1 6 ” W

The Wave, Arizona

Michael Heizer

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Desert Line

1. Electrcity Line 2. Solor Textile 3 Viewing Platform 4 Micro Plastic Pond

36°31‘32“N 114°13’16”W

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Solar Textile

5. Normal Plastic Processing Line 6. Visitor Entrace 7. Trash Dumpster 8. Micro Plastic Processing Line

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36°31‘32“N 114°13’16”W 1. Unloading Point 3. Solor Textile 4. Micro Plastic Pond 5. Visitor Entrance

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5WORKING SAMPLE 1. Internship in Atelier Z+, 2019 //Gangcheng Plaza, Shanghai Contribution: modified and chekcing detail drawing, Rhino Model

figures: render (above left) stairs detail drawing (botom right) detail drawings (left)

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5WORKING SAMPLE 2. Internship in NaturalBuild Studio, 2018 //Boutique Hotel in Stone Mountain, Beijing Contribution: interior render, furniture design, material choice, detail drawings

figures: plan view photo (above left) render (botom left ) construction site (middle) detail drawings (right) 50

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5. Internship in NaturalBuild Studio, 2018 //Gongshan Island Hotel , Jiangsu Contribution: schematic design , diagram, Maxwell Render+ Photoshop

figures: plan view photo (above left) render (botom left ) construction site (middle) detail drawingsW (right) 52

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6OTHER WORK Revit Drawing for Construction // Instructor: Franca Trubiano

figures: view from street (above left) stairs axon (above right) plan (bottom left) section (right) 54

OTHERWORK

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7CAPSULE COLLECT A Pop-up Exhibition at Callowhill , Philadelphia (competition) //Partner: Miguel Matos, Jamica Reese-Julian

2020 - Albert F. Schenck-Henry Gillette Woodman Scholarship -First Place

EXPRESS YOURSELF | DEFINE YOUR SPACE

Capsule Collect is a visualization of community viewpoints. It is

an engagement tool that collects input directly from residents and personal stories of their experiences in the neighborhood. Envisioned as a tool for the city to deploy across multiple communities, this pop-up translates constituent opinions into quantifiable data and a verbal history of the city.

Capsule Collect is a visualization of community viewpoints. It is an engagement tool that collects input directly from residents and personal stories of their experiences in the neighborhood. Envisioned as a tool for the city to deploy across multiple communities, this pop-up translates constituent opinions into quantifiable data and a verbal history of the city.

figures: cenotaphs (above) views from basemen data storage render (right)

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+3.33ft

+2.48ft

+0.65ft +1.95ft

+1.63ft

+0.78ft ±0.00ft

+1.3 +1.73ft

+2.68ft

figures: cenotaphs (above) views from basemen data storage render (right)

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CAPSULE CONLLECTED | A POP-UP EXHIBITION

3ft

+2.6ft

Capsule Collect is intended to collect polling and personal histories from various Philadelphia neighborhoods in an effort to create a better database for development strategies. Connected to a webbased application, the data collected from this project is open to the public.

City officials, planners, designers, or anyone just looking to learn more about their neighborhood has access to this unfiltered information. The questions asked at this pop-up are only an example, but represent some of the questions we had about the Callowhill / Earaserhood / North Chinatown area. These can evolve as the pop-up moves to different neighborhoods with different issues.

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8OBLIQUE SLIPPAGE Installation Model in Penn Museum Courtyard // Instructor: Maya Alam

Partner: Nickolas Houser, Yuxuan Xiong, Richard Rodriquez

Through aggregationn of voxels at a pseudo-oblique angle, the sculpture engages the visitors of the stoner courtyart by generating multiple readings at different angles. A spectrum if colored pixels is applied to the surface of the sculpture and allowed to drip down along its cantilivered arm. Digitally frabricated copied of the Penn Museum's collection were placed deliberately to induce movement, such that one has to travel around the sculpture to develop an understand of the exhibited artefacets.

Rules applied to create rigor and multiple readings, through the use of elements that can be arranged in a number of ways to create spatial interaction and provide moments of juxtaposition in texture. figures: axon (above) physical model (middle) drawings (right)

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OTHERWORK

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Siwei Zhu M.Arch Candidate | Weitzman School of Design Architecture Design Portfoilo Selected Work 2019-2022