EDUCATION 2016 - 2018
ZEYU LIU Email:
zeyuliu7@gmail.com
Phone:
+1(217)417-9414
University of Virginia Master of Architecture, Path 2, School of Architecture
2012 - 2016
HONORS
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign B.S. in ARCH. Studies, School of Architecture
COMPETITION 2018
VELUX International Award 2018 Regional Winner of North America
SOFTWARES BIM Revit
3D Modeling
UVA 2016 - 2018
Merit Based Scholarships Selected as Exceptional Work for School Publication
Spring 2018 Spring 2017
Studio project, U.S. Consulate in Milan Studio project, Urban Village
Rhino, Grasshopper Google Sketchup
UIUC
2D Drawing
Fall 2015 Fall 2014
Adobe Suite AutoCAD
Rendering V-Ray/3ds Max/Sketchup Thea Render Keyshot Lumion Maxwell
Earl Prize / Design Excellence Award
EXPERIENCE New York July 2018 April 2019 New York Spring 2018
Work Microsoft Office Suite Adobe Premiere ArcGIS QGIS Python
Physical Modeling Lazer Cutting, 3D Printing
Language Mandarin (native) English (full proficiency)
Hollwich Kushner - Architectural Designer Widely participated in projects and competitions ranging from residential apartments, hotels, mixed-use, offices, retails and masterplan in US and Germany. Worked primarily in designing, modeling, visualizing and communicating with clients in SD and DD phase.
SOM - Intern Assisted the team lead by Olin Mckenzie in the modeling and presentation of schematic design on Paris Bercy 2 masterplan and office tower project.
New York Summer 2017
Perkins+Will - Intern
Shanghai Summer 2016
DC Alliance Architects - Intern
Beijing Summer 2015
Plasma Studio - Intern
Beijing Summer 2014
PMA Architects Beijing - Intern
Skills Architecture Relevant
Capstone project, Boutique Hotel (1st in student voting) Studio Project, Performance Center
Core member of the design team with Mike Aziz on Newtown Creek and Flushing Creek Waterfront project, responsible for the modeling, visulization, presentation, participating in client meeting and field studies.
Core member of the design team on Shanghai Yuyuan Commercial Complex project. Works include Conceptual design, digital modeling and visualization. Assisted in the conceptual design, modeling, visualization and construction site supervision Plasma Studio’s new office in Beijing Assisted in design development drawings, model making and communication with clients
ACTIVITIES UVA Spring 2017
Research Assistant
Online Portfolio: https://issuu.com/ stellewind/docs/ portfolio_2019
UVA Fall 2016
Teaching Assistant
UIUC 2013 - 2015
Assisted Prof. Earl Mark on Modular Refugee Tent design project in Maine, mainly in building energy performance simulation and optimization Assisted Prof. Earl Mark in teaching of ARCH 6710 class, helped students with the study of Rhino, Grasshopper, Vray, Maya and Python.
Student Ambassador Help organizing convocation of graduate students in School of Architecture, administration visit, design contests, etc
ACADEMIC
2016 - 2018
U.S. CONSULATE IN MILAN Consulate Design, Milan, Italy
URBAN VILLAGE Urban/architecture redesign Manhattan, NY
MEDITATION CHAPEL Small chapel design/development Madison County, VA
INDUSTRIAL RESURRECTION
Abandoned industrial site redevelopment Erie, PA
RIVERFLOW FABRIC
RESEARCH
2016 - 2018
Urban/architecture redesign Sao Paulo, Brazil
LIGHT LIQUEFACTION BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Boutique hotel in downtown Champaign, IL
Poetic solution for underground daylight in Coober Pedy
BUILDING ANATOMY
WORK
2018 - 2019
Anatomy of Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute
PERSONAL RENDERING Personal rendering of Louis Kahn’s unbuilt masterpiece
SCHWANTHALERSTRASSE Mixed-use apartment/hotel in Munich, Germany
OBERSENDLING MASTERPLAN Masterplanning in Obersendling sector in Munich, Germany
OTHERS Other working projects in Paterson, Washington DC, Nashville and London
ROBOTIC 3D PRINTING STUDY Research project about using KUKA robotic arms for 3D printing
ACADEMIC
2016 - 2018
NEW U.S. CONSULATE IN MILAN 2018 JAN - MAY Individual School Project Site: Milan, Italy Professor: Phoebe Crisman
This is a new U.S. consulate building on the site near historical building Villa Francesco in Milan, Italy. The idea behind this design is to create an open and transparent space for the public gather areas without sacrificing the security concerns for the office area, and to achieve such goal while maintaining the respect to the local architectural context. The building and the landscape’s plan are designed around a the circular road system existed on the site, used it as the central circulation axis accross the site that serves as paths for both official and consular visitors. Such axis extends into the building and become the central atrium and public space, with the more solid office space locates on both sides of the atrium and overlook the consular space.
There is a 175-meter-radius road loop on the site, and the site locates on a setor area that conveniently takes 1/4 of the circle. It seems that continueing the circular form of the road into the site and use it as a base for the enclosure and circulation for the entire consulate project is a ďŹ tting starting point. At the center of the site, a segment of the circle is taken out, and developed into the main consular building that utilize the circle for the central atrium space.
The structure for the central atrium space pays its homage to the respectable local architecture traditional form: secular vault structure, which is commonly used on wide range of porticos and cathedrals. Similar concept is also used on Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II to create a compelling atrium space coverd by glass vaults.
Consular Pavilion
P.le Accursio Light Rail Station
Visitors Parking Lot 13 Spaces Ground Level
Consular Entrance Circulation
Official Parking Lot 50 Spaces Underground
Staff Parking Lot 88 Spaces Underground
Service Entrance Circulation
Service Pavilion
Official/Staff Entrance Circulation
Consulate has complex requirements for the circulation and security design, and they’re met here while maintaining respect to the central axis. The north side of the sector is best used for visitor entrance due to it’s proximity to the light rail station, so it leaves the south side, which is also adjacent to the main road, to be the official entrance. The back of the setor naturally become service entrance.
Official Pavilion
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Construction of first floor
Construction of second floor
Construction all the way up to 6th floor
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Installation of precast concrete exterior wall
Installation of tensile fabric shading at the central atrium
Installation of curtain wall system
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Installation of support structure for the skin system
Installation of stainless steel mesh skin system
Finishing the construction.
The construction process benefits from the clear separation from the main reinforced concrete struction and the secondary stainless steel facade and PTFE tensile fabric shading system, which makes the process more organized.
Open Space Within the Building
Office Space Within the Building
Official/Staff Circulation
Visitor Circulation & Consular Area
The circulation of visitors and officials comes from both sides of the atrium and are naturally separated by offices, multi-purpose rooms and walk ways in the middle, therefore creates interesting circulation routes in the atrium space without sacrificing security requirements.
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1. Non-Imigrant Visa Section 2. American Citizen Services 3. Imigrant Visa Section 4. Consular Public Area 5. Consular Office 6. Facility Management 7. Conference Room 8. Mechanical Room 9. MO Health Unit Clinic
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15. GSO Property Management 16. GSO Shipment 17. GSO Motor Pool 18. Information Resources Management 19. Roof Garden 20. Executive Office 21. Conference Rooms 22. Recreation Center
23. EO Political/Ecomonics Suite 24. Public Affairs Office 25. PA Information Office 26. PA Digital Media Studio
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The elevation of the building draws its inspiration from another Italian tranditional architecture gem: portico. A series of arches forms the portical and gives the elevation a sense of order and elegance, so here I combine its essential idea with the need for east side vertical louvers and create this stainless steel mesh facade system.
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URBAN VILLAGE
2017 JAN - MAY
Individual School Project Site: Hudson Yard, New york Professor: Mona Khali A urban complex that consists of residential, commercial and oďŹƒce space all in one building. Rethinking of the scale and accessibility of future high density architecture on the scale of a block in downtown Manhattan, New York,
primitive block as residential towers
creates gaps space based on the circulation direction on
Creates courtyard inside of the residential blocks
Adjust the height of each block to have a better view towards the river
creating terraces for more sunlight into the courtyard and creating green
finishing with the residential units
Use the circulation direction from the city to determine the starting point of ex-
The light manufacturing/academic platform starting
The Conmercial platform starting from the street entrance at riverside
Three platforms entwine with each other and creates a wide variaty of spaces
Residential Complex
The Office platform starting from East entrance of High Line
Urban Complex Adjusting form of platforms to accomodate to its programs
With KPF’s Hudson Yard planning project pending to finish, a new troop of skyscrapers will be added to Manhattan’s already crowded skyline. The buildings in the cities are growing higher, reaching to the sky, but everything that connects them: roads, open spaces, green spaces, streets still remains on the ground. Is this really the direction that modern and future city should be developing?
Residential tower entry platform
Residential platform Outdoor climbing Park
Second FLoor Public platform
Underground parking level -1
Underground parking level -2
Underground parking level -3
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School platform Office platform
School platform programs: student dorm, library, restaurant, gym, classroom, manufacturing lab and studio
Hybrid truss
Office platform programs: family oopen offices, chamber offices, restaurants, retails and playground
Commercial platform programs: loft apartments, retail stores, restaurants, gym, ice-skating court, exterior climbing wall
This design reveals a new way to think about how a future city should be by reintroducing the intimate scale of streets and village into the inside of building, therefore to create and hybrid complex space that’s interconnected with each other with open spaces and transportation system that extends from ground to the sky.
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Jennefer bodybuilding that lives nearby the site. Does free-style cycling and working out everyday
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A series of interconnected multi-layer platforms as the main frame structure which cretes a variety of 1-3 storey space, Therefore we can insert small scale program building blocks into it and create a street scale exterior space that run through the whole building.
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This multi-layer platformswill be used as green space and circulation, and most importantly a exterior sports park system that connects all the programs in the building.
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This diagram shows three potential residences that lives and works in this building complex, how they start their day at the residential towers at the top of the complex, spend their day working, eating and relaxing in various parts of the complex and return to home at night.
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OUTDOOR SPORTS
RESIDENTIAL UNITS
Single unit student dorm
Outdoor seats
OFFICE & COMMERCIAL SPACES
Two-storey office
Ice skating ground
Bridge
Bike renting station & bike lanes
Exterior bike slope & stairs & seats complex
double-unit student Three-storey interconnected office
Two-storey loft unit
double height office
Ourdoor climbing wall
Student dorm courtyard & tennis court
Terraced family units
Playground & roller skate ground
Double height cafe & balcony
Indoor basketball court & running lanes
Long terraced studio
Two-unit family apartment
Auditorium
Three-storey terraced
Long open space office
Manufacturing space connected by bike/running lanes
There’s a wide variety of 1-3 storey between the multi-layer platforms that provide spaces for various of programs such as ourdoor sports, residential, oďŹƒce and commercial spaces, making the building to essentially become a urban village that provides a comprehensive infrastructure for its residencein three-dimensional structure instead of merely a two-dimensional cluster of buildings.
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MEDITATION CHAPEL 2017 JAN - MAY Collaborated School Project Teammate: Ziqi Chen Site: Madison County, VA Professor: Ted Jones
This is a small community chapel that locates at a north-facing slope at the foot of a hill near Madison County, Virginia. Our design introduces a central symmetrical ellipse plan that conceptually connects three of the major landmarks around the site: the Labyrinth to the west, the Frame Barn to the east, and two old pine trees on the far front. The structure concept aims to pursue the harmony and contrast between the light and warm vibe of wooden inner structure and a heavy outter concrete shell. The curve of concrete form rises to reveal a open transparent facade to the north front, which brings a breathtaking view across the valley into the building, while the humbly small entrance at the south facade prevents the excessive sunlight at summer. The movable vertical panels inside the chapel creates a bright, open pavalion-like space when it rises, and a tranquil meditative space when it closes.
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Flatlock Copper Roofing
Laminated Timber
Movable Wood Shading
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Thermal Mass Insulation 1’ Concrete Wall Outter Half
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RIGID INSULATION
FLASHING
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VAPOUR RETARDER ANGLED BLOCKING
8” S.I.P. PANEL
1’ CONCRETE WALL WOOD BATTEN CEILING FLATLOCK COPPER ROOFING
1/2“ STEEL PLATE
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FIBRE COMPOSITE CONNECTOR
THERMOMASS INSULATION SYSTEM
LAMINATED TIMBER BEAM
MOVABLE WOOD SHADING
LAMINATED TIMBER COLUMN
ROOF DETAIL
2” Ø PIDE HANDRAIL THERMOMASS INSULATION SYSTEM
LAMINATED TIMBER COLUMN
MOVABLE WOOD SHADING 1’ CONCRETE WALL T+G WOOD FLOOR 1/2“ STEEL PLATE
8” S.I.P. PANEL
1”X1” REVEAL LED LIGHT STRIPE FIBRE COMPOSITE CONNECTOR
LAMINATED TIMBER BEAM CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM
LED LIGHT STRIPE
LOW-E DOUBLE GLAZING
SECOND FLOOR DETAIL
STAIR SLAB CONCRETE FINISHING 4” I BEAM
5” CONCRETE SLAB
1’ CONCRETE WALL
SILL SEALER
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TUFF-N-DRI WATERPROOF SYSTEM 2“ RIGID INSILATION
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OVERSIZED CONCRETE FOOTING FOR CANTILEVERED CONCRETE WALL
LAMINATED TIMBER COLUMN
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CONCRETE FINISHING 8” CONCRETE SLAB RUBBER MEMBERANE 2“ RIGID INSILATION
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FOUNDATION DETAIL
FOOTING REINFORCEMENT
SECOND FLOOR
MAIN MEDITATIONL SPACE
MECHANICAL SPACE
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
ROOF DRAINAGE LOW-E DOUBLE GLAZING GLAZING FRAME
FLATLOCK COPPER ROOFING
LAMINATED TEIMBER CONNECTION
RIGID INSULATION 1’ CONCRETE WALL WOOD BATTEN CEILING LAMINATED TIMBER BEAM
LAMINATED TIMBER BEAM METAL CONNECTION SCREWS
The movable vertical panels inside the chapel creates a bright, open pavalion-like space when it’s open, and a tranquil meditative space when it’s closed. The laminated timber system holds the flatlock copper roofing system on the top, with a ring of skylight to provide subtle lighting over the interior space when the panels closes.
MOVABLE SHADING DOWN
MOVABLE SHADING UP
INDUSTRIAL RESURRECTION
2017 SEP - DEC
Individual School Project Site: Erie, PA Professor: Julie Bargmann A architectural/urban planning project that aims at reviving an abandoned formal paper company industrial site to be a factory of the future, a new industrial center that focus on green renewable energy and provides new identy for the post industrial tranformation in Erie, PA
large off-shoreline wind turbines
small wind turbines & solar panels
HAMMERMILL PAPER COMPANY, 1920
renewable energy production wind energy
CURRENT INDUSTRIAL SITE, 2017 Existing Railway Former in-site Railway
Old polution
Existing Road Former in-site Road Former Buildings
Three Sister Stacks HERO BX Biofuel Company
Underground stream
Oil storage for HERO BX
SPACE AND CIRCULATIOND OF OLD FACTORY
6’ wind turbines
solar panels
demolished factory building
New renewable energy unit built on the footprint of old building
shading
steel framing
solar energy
large off-shoreline wind turbines
Three Sister Stacks
vertical farm facility
oil recovery and extract factory
algae farm facility
oil pipes and wetland park
HERO BX Biofuel Company
small wind turbines & solar panels
renewable energy production wind energy
solar energy
vertical farming
vertical farming
vegetable oil transportation
new industry production
The original factory site has been completely demolished, leaving nothing but 3 stacks and distinguishable ground textures on the site. The middle and west of the site is now rebuilt with renewable energy units that consist of solar panel and wind turbines on top of ground footprint of old building of the factory. Such units are able to provide renewable energy for the vertical farming facility
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Oil Extraction Facility
Daylight Aeroponic Farm
Indoor Aeroponic Farm
Wetland Park
Algae Farm
The algae and water keeps flowing in loops to make sure everything exposed to sunlight evenly
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Algae Farm A expansion structure stems from the main vertical farm building and extends into the wetland park, integrate the water from the lake into the water/nutrition circulation system for Albae farming.
Water pumping from Erie lake
The oil pipes deliver the oils extracted from the cellulosic biomass from the vertical farming facility across the wetland park to the biofuel HERO BX biofuel com-
There are elevated walk ways at the solar&wind energy generation ďŹ eld on top of old factory site, centered around Three Sister Stacks
Aeroponics Tank
Jatropha
Rapeseed
Solar Aeroponic Farming Module
Farming space for Jatropha and rapeseed which needs natural sunlight. The sloped aeroponic structure rested on the space frame and are connected with stairs from top to button. This is the most open farming space for the visitors.
Highest noon sun angle Highest noon Sun Angle in Erie: 71.6 ° 71.6° in Erie:
Lowest noon sun angle Lowerest noon Sun Angle in Erie: ° in Erie:24.424.4°
Indoor Farm
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Focuses on switchgrass and soybean which can thrive in artificial lighting, indoor farming efficiently use the space for 12ft tall shelves
Switchgrass
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Elevated first floor for preserving ground texture
Main Vertical Farm Facility This building is designed to maximize the solar energy of the site, as the angle and space between each farming module are determined by local sun angle through out the year.
Circulation System
Structure System
Crops shelves
Aeroponic Irrigation System
Large ďŹ eld of small wind turbines and solar panels are able to provide reneable energy for the vertical farming facility at the east side of the site
RIVERFLOW FABRIC 2016 AUG - DEC Individual School Project Site: Sau Paolo, Brazil Professor: Robin Dripps
This is a urban design project to redesign a demolished wholesale market site in Sau Paolo, Brazil. The site perimeter encloses an expanse of approximately 1.8 square kilometers. The research reveals that the river originally had a much different form than today. It used to be dominated by natural form, spread and serperntine through the area. However, in 1950s, the river form is reformed into a straight line as it is today, and gradually became one the most polluted river in Brazil. This design brings the polluted river water into the site via artificial river channels, and develops a entire urban system on top of the new water landscape. The benefits are two ways: the water treatment landscape design helps clean the polluted water from the Tiete River, and the influent river helps define the landscape and urban fabric of the site.
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This is a urban design project to redesign a demolished wholesale market site in Sau Paolo, Brazil. The site perimeter encloses an expanse of approximately 1.8 square kilometers. It is part of São Paulo’s industrial belt, which formed along the Tietê and Pinheiros Rivers starting in the late 19th century, with around 4300 residences currently.
We ran a series of physics based simulation using Kangaroo plug-in in Grasshopper to simulate the watershed and water flow pattern on the site based on the building and geographical data. This is the base for the influent artificial river channel route for the design.
Residence Towers
Cemmercial&Public Sapce
Secondary Platform
Influent River Pattern
Transportation Route system
This design brings the polluted river water into the site via artificial river channels, and develops a entire urban system on top of the new water landscape. The benefits are two ways: the water treatment landscape design helps clean the polluted water from the Tiete River, and the influent river helps define the landscape and urban fabric of the site.
Rootzone Filter Clean Effluent
Aeration
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Artifitial wetland Sludge
Clean Effluent
Aeration
3rd Sedimentation
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[Landscape Water Treatment System] The whole region's landscape and open space design is incorporated into the multilayer natural water treatment system Each level of water treatment system will include a sedimentation, sand filter, aeration and rootzone filter. The sludge at the button of each filter will be recycled for the further use in the agricultural and industrial part of the site.
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At normal season, this area acts as the root filter zone in the water treatment landscape system, and provide river bank wetland space for local residences.
At flood season, the flood retention area provides temporary extra space on the river channel to mitigate the negative impact of the flood.
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A wide variety of urban space and programs are developed along the influent riverbank. The first layer of riverbank area is not only used as a flood retention area for flood season, at most of the time during a year, it actually acts as a whole hybrid system that’s conssisted of a three-level water treatment system and riverbank public green spaces.
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BOUTIQUE HOTEL 2016 JAN - MAY Individual School Project 2016 Earl Prize Winner and 1st in Student Voting Site: Champaign, IL Professor: Kennedy Hutson
This is a boutique hotel design project that locates at Green Street in Champaign, IL. There is a high-rise apartment building under constructure at west side of the site, together with the 30-story building at east direction, they would blocks a large part of sunlight and viewing angles from the site. However, the north and south direction remains open, and has good views to the Scott Park and two of the most iconic building of campus: Football Stadium and Assembly Hall. All the guest rooms and major functions of the hotel is arranged to be facing only south and north direction. The South side of the building are devided into different layers to achieve the most efficient way of distribution of south sunlight for different functions. Void spaces are created between the guest room layers and are made into roof garden and public functions such as bar, meeting rooms and gym. The roof garden would be able to have sufficient sunlight throught out the whole year. Meanwhile, the north part of the building are all made to be guest rooms
Tube bracing connection
W14 column 10 inches tube bracing
Main column details: W column welded by two plates on each sides
W18 beams W18 tapered beams
2 inch cables
Cable - beam connection
Wood plank shading system connection
Central Atrium provide space for the vertical stack ventilation
Sunlight from south
Compared to the curtain wall at south facade, the north facade are mainly enclosed in response
Meeting Room
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Bar
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Guest Rooms
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Bar
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Restaurant
CROSS SECTION
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10. Service Closet 11. Mechanical room 12. Kitchen 13. Restaurant 14. Administrator’s office 15. Assistant’s office 16. Manager’s office
All the guest rooms and major functions of the hotel is arranged to be facing only south and north direction. The South side of the building are devided into different layers to achieve the most efficient way of distribution of south sunlight for different functions. Void spaces are created between the guest room layers and are made into roof garden and public functions such as bar, meeting rooms and gym. The roof garden would be able to have sufficient sunlight throught out the whole year. Meanwhile, the north part of the building are all made to be guest rooms
Guest Rooms
Fitness Center
Roof Garden
Guest Rooms
Fitness Center Guest Rooms
Meeting Rooms Bar Roof Garden
Guest Rooms Office Space
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WORK
2018 - 2019
CANARY WHARF MASTERPLAN 2019 MAR - APR, SD Professional Project Competition entry for redevelopment plan on an empty lot in Canary Wharf, London, which includes office, residential and retail programs
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SCHWANTHALERSTRASSE 2018 Nov - Dec, SD Professional Project Competition entry for revisioning a existing apartment building into a mixeduse building with retail, hotel and apartment programs in Schwanthalerstrasse 37, Munich, Germany.
Bauteiltrennung Gebäude + Loggia durch Schöck Iso-Korb aufgeständerter Boden für barrierefreien Zutritt der Loggia
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Entwässerung Absturzsicherung Glas Brüstungselement, als vorgefertigtes Metalpaneel Betonfertigteil
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OBERSENDLING MASTERPLAN 2019 Feb - March, SD Professional Project Masterplanning project for Obersendling district in Munich, Germany. The design of exterior space takes inspiration from turbulent flow pebbles make in shallow river.
15 MUSIC SQUARE WEST 2018 DEC, SD Aprtment building with organic balcony and podium design in 15 Music Square West, Nashville
BULKHEAD + 748'-5 1/2"
BULKHEAD + 748'-5 1/2" 8'-10"
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ROOF + 739'-7 1/2"
ROOF + 739'-7 1/2" 11'-2"
RESIDENTIAL L19 + 728'-5 1/2"
RESIDENTIAL L19 + 728'-5 1/2" 11'-2"
RESIDENTIAL L18 + 717'-3 1/2"
SITE BOUNDARY
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12'-0" x 14'-0" LIVING/DINING
31'-10" 55'-0"
SMALL ISLAND
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REF MASTER CLOSET 5'-1" x 5'-0"
1 BED 706 SQ. FT.
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MASTER BATHROOM 9'-8" x 10'-6"
MASTER BEDROOM 10'-0" x 12'-0"
MASTER BEDROOM 10'-6" x 12'-0"
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MASTER BEDROOM 10'-6" x 13'-0"
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MASTER BATHROOM 6'-10" x 9'-3"
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LIVING/DINING 12'-0" x 14'-0" 10'-0" x 12'-0" BEDROOM MASTER
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RESIDENTIAL L12 + 650'-3 1/2"
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DOAS EXHAUST 62"x40"
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TERRACE 389 SQ. FT.
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MASTER BEDROOM 10'-0" x 12'-6"
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RESIDENTIAL L17 + 706'-1 1/2"
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WHARF PIER 2 2018 NOV, DD Professional Project Two-story boat house and restaurant building to take the incredible view of river bank in Wharf Development in Southwest, Washington D.C.
RESEARCH
2016 - 2018
LIGHT LIQUEFACTION 2018 MAY - JUL Collaborated Competition Project Teammate: Ziqi Chen, Shuaichuang Wang This design was selected as Regional Winner for North America in International VELUX Award 2018. Widely regarded as the “opal capital of the world”, Cooper Pedy locates in a desert in northern South Australia. It has 70 opal field and is the largest opal mining area in the world. Due to the harsh summer desert temperatures and notoriously low humidity, the residence chose to live in underground residences that’s called “dogouts” by the locals. Homes, restaurants and churches were carved out below the ground, and it became a major tourism attraction besides its opal industry. However, Underground homes helped with the unbearable heat in the summer, but the extreme lack of water and the general lighting for the dogouts still remain problematic. The intent of this design aims at providing a poetic solution to both the needs for water and lighting in a way that resembles the very nature of what the town is known for: Opal.
Coober Pedy
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Opal
Namib beetle
Disperse light
Capture water
Inspired by the similarity between the microscopic structure of opal and Nambi desert beetle's watter collecting back, we we put small glass spheres that are closed packed together on top of the funnel skylight structure that brings daylight into the underground space to serve the purpose of both collecting water and creating light patterns.
We used a physical based renderer to test out different shapes and structures of light/ water dispenser under different environments, to made sure the light effects actually works as theory described, and eventually we settled on the cone shaped form for its consistency and versatility.
ACRYLIC CAP
HYDRAULIC CYLINDER
GLASS SPHERES
LIGHT FUNNEL
GLASS CONE
FAUCET
During the night, the acrylic cover at the top of the tube shall be opened. As morning wind sweeps with relatively high humidity across the desert oor, the water vapor condensates and would be locked between the glass spheres, and eventually forms droplets. This process would be continued before the dawn when the sun rises and begins to heat the tube and cause evaporation.
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During the daytime, the acrylic cover will be closed. The light from outside will go through the glass sphere and water thus diffracted into the colorful beams into the underground. The interior diffracted light environment is very similar to opal’s
BUILDING ANATOMY: SALK INSTITUTE 2016 AUG - DEC This is a building anatomy project on recreating and documenting Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute in Revit. All the images were either drawed or rendered in Revit.
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Section Perspective
PERSONAL RENDERINGS
2016 SEP - DEC
Here are some of the rendering project I did outside of studio works. It mainly consists of two project: rebuilding of Hurva Synagogue based on Louis Kahn's remaining sketches, and recreating the skylight system in Kimbell Art Museum. The models were built in Rhino and the renderings were made in Vray and Thea Render.
HURVA SYNAGOGUE BY LOUIS KAHN Hurva Synagogue is one of most famous Louis Kahn's designs that were never built. As a huge fan of Kahn, I took a investigation into Kahn's drawings and notes, used them to rebuild the 3D model of this building in Rhino, then rendered it using Thea Render.
KIMBELL ART MUSEUM BY LOUIS KAHN This is an independent study project on recreating the authentic lighting condition of skylight system in Kimbell Art Museum by ways of photorealistic rendering. I built the model in Rhino based on the existing drawings and rendered the images in Vray. There are minimum amount of Photoshop involved in the production.
ROBOTIC ARM 3D PRINTING 2017 JAN - DEC Independent Study Teammate: Christopher Wiens Professor: Melissa Goldman ,
This is a independent study project on using KUKA robotic arms for printing of large 3D framing structure. The traditional 3D printing can be interpreted as large amount of 2D printing materials stacking together, while such process could provide relatively accurate result for any input geometry, it’s heavly limited in printing speed and the size of the printer. This project aims at using KUKA robotic arms to direct extrude and draw the structure the lines in three dimensional space, therefore the significantly increase the printing speed, and the size of result can now extend to the furthest reach of the robotic arm. Similar researches are currently ongoing in various of other schools such as ETH, University of Michigan and MIT. However their researches are mostly closed source. This project will be open source and become a foundation for future development for different circumstances of usage in architecture design.
Filament in Compressed Air in Vortex Tube
KUKA Attachment Vortex Tube Holder
Stepper Motor Heatsink Stepper Motor Stepper Motor Holder and Filament Spring Driver
Heatsink Holder
Exposed Primary Headsink
Cold Air Out Heater and Temperature Probe
Primary Heatsink Fan
Heat Nozzle
Controling circuit details
Extruder tool tip details
[Grasshopper Script] The script only takes a input of the initial geometry in Rhino, and voxelized it into a 3D structrure of small cells
Divide the structure into horizontal and vertical lines, and divide them again by the vertical heights
Use Python sequence algorithm script to figure out the most efficient sequence for all the connecting points
Incorporating the sequenced points with the corresponding movement and speed for different lines
Finishing the script with the correct waiting time other components with the robot
all the points on the plane
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[Python Sequencing Algorithm] Part of the path ďŹ nding sequence algorithm are almost impossible to achieve in Grasshopper, so I incorporated Python codes into the Grasshopper script for this speciďŹ c parts about using the list amount of strokes to drawing any given 2D grid structure.
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finish all in 1/5 of the time
The results shown in the pictures here have height around 1ft and was printed in less than1 hour, which is signiďŹ cantly faster than normal 3D printer would need to print a structure of similar size.