PORTFOLIO OF SIYU ZHAO
Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design Columbia University, GSAPP 2017 Candidate
Email: sz2625@columbia.edu Mobile: +1 (917)808-6027 Address: 3333 Broadway, New York, NY, 10031
GRADUATE SCHOOL WORK RESIDE ACTIVELY| Efficiency via maximum of physical Activities GSAPP Advanced Architecture Design Studio, New York
LIVING IN THE STREETS | Hybrid Residential Infrastructures in the Bronx GSAPP Advanced Architecture Design Studio, New York
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL WORK THE RING |
War Rehabilitation Machine
Evolo Skyscraper Competition, 2015
THE BRIDGE |
New Moments of Embarcadero, San Francisco
Academic Work of Summer Program [IN] ARCH ADV of CED, UCB
THE CLOUD |
Revolutionary Mode of Architectural College Design
Autodesk Revit National University Student Architectural Design Competition, 2014
THE PASSAGE |
Preservation of Industrial Heritage
Autodesk Revit National University Student Architectural Design Competition, 2015
OTHER WORKS
RESIDE ACTIVELY Efficiency via maximum of physical Activities
GSAPP Advanced Architecture Design Studio Tutor: Prof. Marc Tsurumaki Individual Work Duration: 2016/09-2016/12
Starting from the twenty-first century, an increasing portion of youth and adults in the United States are concerned with obesity which results from lack of physical activities. A narrow and closed space, along with an elevator, leaves residents staying still from the entrance and eliminates their motivation to be active inside the building. At the same time, there is an apparent recognition of relationship between lack of physical exercises and fitness, and corresponding inefficiency generated in terms of medical cost and other qualification of public costs associated with poor health. In this building, different functions are arranged along the central circulation system in terms of its internal variation. Lower levels are mostly connected by ramps with different slopes, which is suitable to different activities such as walking, walking dogs, running. As a result, diversity can be achieved within the end-to-end connectivity and interaction is enhanced.
ARGUMENT
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Health Save money of Medical Care Save money of Gym
Taking Time per day More cost of Construction
Increasing trends in obesity prevalence among adults aged 20 and over and youth.
Taking more physical activities in your residential building may be inefficient in the currently, but it is no doubt efficient in the long run.
The site locates in midtown Manhattan, with a tunnel right beside its north side.
One of the principal sights for thinking about efficiency in high-rise housing is an organization of vertical circulation. A typical response is to simply minimize it, consolidate elevator cores and try to find the most efficient way of arranging staircase. In my project, however, I propose to take advantage of circulation and create opportunities for physical activities, not just purely for physical benefits, but for social activation and interchange that it sponsors.
CONCEPT GENENRATION
Step 1: Original Stairs
Step 2: Stairs into Ramps
Ordinary high-rise building arranges functions regularly, providing efficiency but losing diversity and various experiences.
If the slope of the stairs (1:2) can be decrease to 1:8 or even less, ramps are generated to have multiple circulations for residents.
Step 3: Ramps into Platforms
Step 4: Various Slopes & Spaces
Some ramps go wider to be platforms, which can hold more activities including social and physical ones.
The slope of the ramps are various to encourage multiple physical activities. Spaces between ramps can also be used for mixed functions.
The circulation promotes efficiency because it allows for more physical and social diversity inside the building. In a word, the circulation system is not traditional circulation minimization which targets merely space allocations, but an achievement of optimization which let everything happen and is supposed to play a multifunctional role in a neighborhood.
Residents in the project will have sufficient external spaces with rich experiences along circulation. Programs of various functions, including physical, social and commercial activities, are assigned in the project. The project also offer a great opportunity of communication with the external environments via viewpoints and vertical public terraces.
STRETCHING TAEKWANDO YOGA
CLUB MUSIC TERRACE
CO
BARBEQUE TERRACE
SMALL DANCING BOUTIQUE BAZAAR RESTAURANT ART TERRACE WALKING COMMUNITY GARDEN
WALKING DOGS
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SKATEBOARDING
YOGA TERRACE CAFE TERRACE LOUNGE THEATRE
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EXHIBITION SHOPS
ENTERTAINMENT WALKING DOGS COMMUNITY GARDEN JOGGING WALKING
PROPOSALS
Moment 1 Way to Barbeque Terrace
Moment 2 Communiy Garden Surrounded by Apartments
Moment 3 Ramps as Running Tracks
Moment 4 Multiple Circulations to Your Apartment
There are three components in the circulation system: elevators, ramps and roofs, all of together offer multiple choices of circulation. Residents will have opportunities to choose their own trace based on various needs.
Terrace Cafe A
A B
C10
A STUDIO
C10 C2
B SMALL FAMILY
C5
C LUXURY CONDO 1 Foyer 2 Living Room 3 Kitchen+Dining 4 Bathroom 5 Master Bedroom 6 Terrace 7 Study 8 Terrace 9 Gym 10 Activity Room 11 Bedroom 12 Bedroom
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16m2 16m2 32m2 10m2 16m2 16m2 16m2 16m2 16m2 16m2 16m2 16m2
Community Garden B
C A STUDIO
B
1 Foyer 2 Living Room 3 Kitchen 4 Bathroom 5 Master Bedroom 6 Bedroom 7 Terrace 8 Study
B B1
A
B3
B4
B SMALL FAMILY
B5
B2
16m2 16m2 16m2 10m2 16m2 12m2 16m2 12m2
C LUXURY CONDO
Library
C A B A STUDIO
A B
A1 A5
A2
A3 A4 A7
A6 A4
A3 A5
1 Foyer 2 Living Room 3 Study 4 Bathroom 5 Bedroom 5 Sharing Kitchen 6 Sharing Terrace
B SMALL FAMILY C LUXURY CONDO
4m2 12m2 8m2 4m2 16m2 16m2 8m2
Living in the Street Hybrid Residential Infrastructures in the Bronx GSAPP Advanced Architecture Design Studio Tutor: Prof. Juan Herreros Collaborator: Shuying Mi Contribution: Team Leader, Concept 100%, Analysis 50%, Modeling 60%, Drawings 60% Duration: 2016/06-2016/08
SITE ANALYSIS
EXISTING HOUSING STUDY
DESIGN PROPOSALS
CONCEPT GENERATION
Link the Context with Circulation Core
Insert New Residential Buildings
Connect the Residence with Air Street
Duplicate Air Streets and Generate Courtyards
Master Plan
5th Floor Plan
9th Floor Plan
BACKGROUND
WORKING PROCESS
FUNCTION PROPOSALS
POWER SYSTEM
SITE ANALYSIS
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
MOMENTS COMBINATION
CONCEPT GENERATION
BLOCK GENERATION
PLAN DRAWINGS
WORKING PROCESS
SHARING MODE
PROPOSALS
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY
FUNCTIONAL VARIETY
BLOCK GENERATION
COMPUTING EFFICIENCY
PLAN DRAWINGS
The Passage Preservation of Industrial Heritage 2015 Revit Architecture Design Competition First Prize Tutor: Cheng Sun Duration: 2015/06
SPACE PROCESSING
STRUCTURE & MATERIALS
PASSAGE DEVELOPMENT
SPATIAL EXPANSION
SPATIAL EXPERIENCES
PROFESSIONAL WORK Entry Level Architect AB Architekten, New York, NY Feb 2017-Present Project Name: 531 Myrtle Avenue Role in Project: 3D Modelling, CAD Drawing, Document Layout
Project Name: 230th Plumbing Signature Show Room Role in Project: 3D Modelling, CAD Drawing, Rendering
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