SOPHIA SHENHAN ZHU ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO WORK 2011-19 Architectural Designer Job Application Princeton University School of Architecture
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Sophia SHENHAN ZHU 422 60th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (+1) 609-865-7300 shenhanz@princeton.edu | sophiazhu.hku@gmail.com
EDUCATION 2017.09 - 2019.06
Princeton University Post-professional Master of Architecture Media and Modernity Certificate; Teaching Transcript Cerficate
Princeton, NJ
2015.09 - 2017.06
University of Hong Kong Professional Master of Architecture
Hong Kong
2011.09 - 2014.06
University of Hong Kong Bachelor of Arts (in Architectural Studies)
Hong Kong
2010.09 - 2011.07
Tsinghua University Foundation Year in Architecture Department
Beijing, PRC
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2017.07 - 2018.07
2014.08 - 2015.08
Alexander Wong Architects | Architectural Designer
• Designed Starcity Office Tower double-layer enclosure focusing on structure design, curved glass paneling, office layout study, facade detail study. (under construction) • Worked in multiple apartment & house interior projects, developed “activity-oriented” design method, sepcialized in futurist and art deco style. (built) • Edited the monograph: Archiphantasy (publication July, 2019). Aedas Ltd. | Architecture Graduate
Priestman Architects | Intern Architect
2012.05 - 2012.07
Jiakun Architects | Intern Architect
• Participated in conceptual design for the Heritage Village “Bisezhai” Renovation, work including on-site investigation and interview, masterplan, and schematic design for a visitor center. • Conducted massing experiments and digital & physical modeling for Brickkiln Museum (built)
Princeton University | Assistant Instructor • 2 Graduate Level Courses: Structural Analysis; Structural Design • 1 Undergradaute Level Course: Food, Drug, and Society • 1 High School Level Course: Arcprep Introductory Design Studio
2019.05
NYIT | Guest Critic • Undergraduate Housing Studio
2013.07 / 2014.07
University of Hong Kong | Undergraduate Researcher • Chinese Historic Architecture Research Group
Princeton, NJ
Long Island, NY Hong Kong
AWARDS 2017.09
Princeton SoA Admission Scholarship
Princeton, NJ
2015.11
Winner of Public Choice in the design competition “Cambodia 2015”
London, UK
2014.07
J H Kinoshita Prize for Outstanding Academic Performance
Hong Kong
2011.09
HKU Admission Scholarship - full tuition and living cost
Hong Kong
EXHIBITIONS & SHOWS Hong Kong
2019.04
Architecture Exhibition - Too Fast Too Slow: 11 Architectural Moves
Manhattan, NY
2019.05
Theater Production Assistant Set Designer - We Were Everywhere
Princeton, NJ
2019.03 / 2018.11
Theater Production Set Designer - Teahouse
2017.06
HKU Degree Show 2017 - Thesis Project Musi-tecture
2016.01 / 2016.09
Winning Entry in Exhibition - Protecting Cambodia’s Floating Villages at Boston Architectural College and Covent Garden
2014.06
HKU Degree Show 2014 - Project Chongqing Express
Hong Kong
• Worked as core team member in Heartland 66 Mixed-use Development focusing on retail podium design from SD to DD, work including drawings, digital modeling, coordination with consultants, visual mockup and tender documents. (under construction) • Assisted in Shanghai K2 Mixed-use Complex on retail plan layout. 2013.05 - 2013.08
2018.09 - 2019.06
Manhattan, NY / Princeton, NJ Hong Kong Boston, MA / London, UK Hong Kong
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS 3D Modeling: • Rhino • Vray • Grasshopper • Sketchup
Chongqing, PRC
Chengdu, PRC
2D Drawing: • Autocad • Photoshop • Illustrator • Indesign
Digital Fabrication: • Laser-Cutting • 3D-Printing • CNC
LANGUAGE English (Fluent) / Mandarin (Native) / Cantonese (Fluent)
Microsoft Office: • Word • Excel • Powerpoint
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Exhibit: A Floating World in Too Fast Too Slow: 11 Architectural Moves, NYC, 2019
Bamboo Structural System
A New Floating Housing Cluster, Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
Housing + Bookfair
Retail Street
Rice, Vegetable, and Fruit Aqua-Farming
Retail Street
Healthcare Center
Temple
School
Housing + Ricewine Making
Ultrasonic Sensor for Fish Sensor for Algae Sensor for Oxygen Level Sensor for Hydrodynamics
The Moving of Urban Components MOBILE WATER TREATMENT UNIT Also As Rentable Private Space
A MOBILE SENTIENT CITY Relocation & Reconfiguration of Communities
Housing + Fitness Plaza
Housing + Food Plaza
Fishery
Market Stands
PLUG-IN UNIT PROTOTYPES Variations of the Bamboo Structure
Fish Processing Area
Fishery
Housing + Arts and Crafts Fair
Housing + Music Event
MUSI-TECTURE
Spatial Composition From Notational Translation Academic Project | Spring 2017 | University of Hong Kong Thesis Advisor: Thomas Tsang Featured in HKU 2017 Degree Show Visualize the Score
Visualize the Sequence
Spatial Experimentation of the Score
Analytical Diagrams
Translation Diagrams
Spatial Sequence
Conceptual Model - An Aggregation of Housing Units for a Variety of Musicians
from atonal music to fragmented living space - sectional exploration
Design of Fragments
Sectional Perspective AA'
Sectional Perspective BB'
Design of Fragments
from
VERTICAL TOPOGRAPHY
INCUBATOR
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Downtown Athletic Club
Learning From Downtown Athletic Club - An Alternative Skyscraper Design Academic Project | Fall 2015 | University of Hong Kong | Collaborator: Cheryl Ho Studio Advisor: Christian Lange
01 An entity as LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURE
Overall Structure
MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
Softening Structure
NURTURER
Hong Kong Art Hub
02 An entity as SPATIAL DIVISION
Extracted Volumes
03 An entity as SUBDIVISION FRAMEWORK
Human movement along vertical programmatic superimposition
Incorporate Subdivisions into the Main Structure
Cell Pack Slab Infill
Downtown Athletic Club, NYC - Movement & Scenario Analysis
Form Generation Digram - Normative Slabs & Organic Cells
Conceptual model - Top View
Artist’s Work-live Studio 1 2 3 4
apartment rehearsal room office balcony
Slab Prototype Plan
Interior View - A Bar One can view the entire buidling structure from inside a room
Cell Prototype Plan Photography Studio 1 2 3 4
shooting area reception dark room dressing room
Ceramics Studio 5 storage room 6 damp room 7 kiln room 8 clay mixing room 9 ceramics workshop
Catering 10 bar 11 kitchen 12 restaurant
Organic Cells Cluster Artist’s Work-live Studio 13 apartment 14 working area 15 balcony
CONCRETE HOUSING
A Column-Driven Housing Prototype Design Academic Project | Fall 2013 | University of Hong Kong | Collaborator: Cathy Leung Studio Advisor: Olivier Ottevaere Layering of Space
Structural Stacking
Column-Driven Vertical Structure
“Column” as Spatial Separation
EXTENDING THE PUBLIC
Urban Street Extension on Mid Level
Rethinking Public Space In Housing Design Academic Project | 2014 Spring | University of Hong Kong Studio Advisor: Olivier Ottevaere Featured in HKU 2014 Degree Show
01 Extend the Street
02 Extend the Park
03 Pull Up & Down
04 Slice
05 Carve out
06 Contour Conceptual Model
Mid-level Floor Plan Public Space
Typical Floor Plan Residentail Units
THE STARCITY
Double Layer Enclosure Design For An Office Tower Professional Project | 2017-2018 | Alexander Wong Architects Under Construction Till 2020 Asia Pacific Property Awards 2019 - Best Mixed-Use Architecture China The Envelope Structure + Interstitial Space
PUBLIC & PRIVATE ORGANIZATION
Conference Room At the Corner - Sliding Doors
Manager’s Office Along the Side - Openable Windows
ENCLOSURE DESIGN & MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT
HEARTLAND 66 MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT An "Infinity Loop" Connecting Anchors And Destinations With Seamless Flowing Arcades Professional Project | 2014-2015 | Aedas | Under Construction Till 2020 A' Design Awards 2016-2017 Cityscape Awards for Architecture in Emerging Markets 2015 Global RLI Awards 2015 Asia Pacific Property Awards 2015 Flowing Arcade Diamond Glass Facade
Panelization and Mullions
Detail Drawings
Stone Diamond and Strip Facade
Beige Granite and Signage Box
Detail Drawings
Roof Skylight Detail
Infinity Loop
The Development & The City
Material Experimentation
THE AFTERLIFE
Of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Academic Project | Fall 2017 | Princeton University Studio Advisor: Jesse Reiser
Housing Unit Site Plan
Spatial Flow Study
Spectator Box Shared Stair Spectator Stair/Ramp Balcony
Soccer Field
During The Olympics - Stadium
Before The Olympics - Stadium
Public Arena
After The Olympics - Housing
MASSING STRATEGY Break Down The Void Surrounding Courtyard Typology
RHYTHM
The Void And The Solid
Interior Courtyard
Academic Project | Spring 2016 | University of Hong Kong Studio Advisor: Beisi Jia
Exterior Platform
Multiple Courtyard Organization
Renovation Strategy PARKING
PARKING
Coexistence
Parking
VISITOR CENTER
BISEZHAI VILLAGE MASTERPLAN
Historic Village Renovation From French Colonial Culture And Metre-gauge railway
Connectivity
Visitor Center
Professional Project | 2013 | Priestman Architects Conceptual Design Visitor Center
CULTURAL
CULTURAL
CULTURAL
Implantation
Cultural RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL
Revitalization
Residential
HOTEL
HOTEL
Hotel
Conservation
PARKING RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL
HOTEL RESIDENTIAL
VISITOR CENTER
CULTURAL HOTEL
CULTURAL
CULTURAL
PARKING
Interventions Along the Metre-Gauge Railway Aixs
Readaptation
Program Zoning
Heritage Buildings & The New Axis
THE FUTURA | Interior Design
MAISON BELLE | Interior Design
Professional Project | 2017 | Alexander Wong Architects Built 2019
Professional Project | 2017 | Alexander Wong Architects Built 2019
First Futurist Show Home In Hong Kong
Luxury Art Deco Style Villa In Hong Kong
TEAHOUSE | Set Design
WE WERE EVERYWHERE | Set Design
Professional Project | 2018 | Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts Premiered 2018 in Princeton | Performed 2019 in NYC
Professional Project | 2019 | Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts Premiered 2019 in Princeton
An Immersive Theater Piece
A Music Theater Piece On Clothing Memories