STEVEN TSAI steven@steven-tsai.com 504.957.0503
EXPERIENCE
----------------------------------------------------------New Office Works [2011-Present] Founder/Principal/Designer http://newofficeworks.com/ Studio Castellano [2014 Dec - 2015 Feb] Developer High-end Residential, Hotel Project Management KOKO ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN [2012-2015] High-End Residential Project Management and Design http://www.kokoarch.com/
EDUCATION
--------------------------------------------------Columbia University GSAPP [2012 & 2013] Advanced studio TA Research, Design Critiques Columbia GSAPP 2010-2011 M.S. in Advanced Architectural Design Studied under Bernard Tschumi & Joshua PrinceRamus Tulane University 2005-2010 Master of Architecture
INABA 2011-2012 Creative, Design, Research of Architecture and Urbanism http://inaba.us/
SKILLS NOTABLE PROJECTS
--------------------------------------------------Busan Opera House Competition 2nd Place 13th Biennale of Hong Kong Bench Competition Honorable mention DesCours Light Festival InBloom Light installation Oasis Residential Tower Design Design and Research
--------------------------------------------------R&D: Specialized in architectural research, analysis, graphs/diagraming, design, and presentation. Project Management DD, BID, CD, Details, Furniture, SK, Millwork COMPUTER: Autocad, Revit, Vector works, Rhino, 3dmax, Rendering, animation, fabrication LANGUAGE Fluent in writing and speaking English, Taiwanese, and Mandarin Chinese
Red Bull Music Academy of New York Lead Designer, Research & Visualization Red Bull Energy Station Design, Research, Graphics & Visualization KORO Skylight Design, Research, Project Management Kanfer Residences 1 Grand Army Plaza, BK, NY Unit 16N-PH, 15S, 15E Design, Project Management Carlson Residence Pearl Street, NY, NY Design, Project Management FAULKNER RESIDENCE Chelsea NY, NY Design, Project Management
RECOGNITIONS
--------------------------------------------------Busan Opera House Competition 2nd Place 13th Biennale of Hong Kong Bench Competition Honorable mention DesCours Light Festival InBloom Light installation Oasis Residential Tower Design Selected by JUT development to be Constructed in Taipei
Oasis Building High-End Mixed Use Tower in Taipei Completion in 2017 w/Koko Architecture Jut Development 275,800 SF $1320 - $1500/SF 5,900 SF Unit
“Domino� inspired free floor plan
Insert cores and mechanical
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Lead designer Cost/Revenue Analysis Research
Customized Units based on preference/needs
Building facade created by variations of units on each floor while maximizing use of floor square footage
ARIZONA HOUSE
ALTMAN RESIDENCE
CARLSON RESIDENCE
HUDSON HOUSE
Master Planning w/Columbia C-Lab INABA
Research/Analysis Presentation
CHENGDU DEVELOPMENT 2050
“Lowers expansion costs accelerate development in both city and agriculture.� The typical ring road plan eases congestion in the urban core and it establishes a clear controlled pattern of growth. As a city expands and outgrows its center, the tendency is to build another ring road. The the city expands, the ring roads become exponentially inefficient.
The western half focuses on agricultural development. It limits urban sprawl protects the rivers and forests and allows for food production.
Dividing development into two halves, it lowers the cost of expansion and allows for more efficient development.
PUJIANG
FAR FROM CITY CENTER
QIONGLAI
DUJIANGYAN
Chengdu Master Plan
As the city grows, it focuses its expansion to the eastern halve. This allows the city to develop without having to worry about jeopardizing its food supply and natural resources
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Russia Master Plan Master Planning w/INABA Neil Denari Baltros Development 1.25 Million SM
“Significantly reduces the infrastructure cost. Reducing on site car traffic More park space.� The master plan brief for a 45,000 person residential development outside of St. Petersburg called for the inclusion of increased roads and parking area to accommodate the growing Russian middle-class demand for car ownership. In response, the proposed design instead eliminates all East - West roads. A bike and pedestrian loop connects points within the development while North - South roads provide vehicular access to residential units. The elimination of East - West roads significantly reduces the initial infrastructure costs and increases the area of open park space.
Steven Tsai | 504.957.0503 | steven.s.tsai@gmail.com
Research/Analysis Presentation
Audi : Experiment In Motion Research Lab / Advanced Studio w/Columbia GSAPP Columbia C-LAB Audi of America
Experiments in Motion is a research initiative conducted by the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in partnership with Audi of America to develop and test new paradigms in the relationship between motion, mobility and design. The program will draw from global thought leaders from around the university, architecture and design professionals, and an expanded network of urban mobility experts from New York City and Audi. The studio studies mobility and the creation of alternative forms of transportation that advance urban development. The idea is to have advances in car technology help to improve the organization of cities. Steven Tsai | 504.957.0503 | steven.s.tsai@gmail.com
Studio Critic/TA Researcher Design/Technical Advisor
Koro Skylight Installation w/INABA Fabrication: Dante TISI Graphic Design: MTWTF Engineering: Buro Happold, New York Lighting: Ljusarkitektur, Stockholm
Research Design Team Lead Cost Analysis
Skylight is a permanent installation for KORO Public Art Norway measuring 6.6 m (22 ft) diameter, 11.5 m (38 ft) long. It hangs from the foyer of the New Concert Hall in Stavanger, Norway and is visible from the adjacent public plaza, and surrounding neighborhood and harbor, serving as a light beacon for the complex. Responding to the region’s extreme atmospheric conditions, Skylight emits a range of pure color light patterns that contrast the blended luminous tones of the dawn and twilight Nordic sky. Conceived of as an inverted chandelier, Skylight’s light fixtures are mounted facing inward to illuminate the structure’s interior surface. Its programmable LED system is animated to change in brightness and hue, and produces distinct patterns during arrival, theater calls, intermission, departure, and after hours.
E X T E R I O R C L A D D I N G / DIAMOND EXTRUSION DETAIL PLAN
SKYLIGHT EXECUTION PLAN
E X T E R I O R C L A D D I N G / DIAMOND EXTRUSION DETAIL PLAN SCALE NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
SKYLIGHT EXECUTION PLAN
2860 DURAND DRIVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90068 TSCALE +1 323 962-6300 E HELLO@INABA.US WWW.INABA.US NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
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Red Bull Music Academy NY Interior w/INABA Red Bull North America Red Bull Music Academy 32,800 SF
Commissioned by Red Bull Music Academy to transform four floors of a vacant building in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood into a model learning environment. Dramatic walls and lighting create unique collaborative work areas in place of the traditional classroom. Curving walls throughout the 38,000 square foot forum shape the distinct spaces. On the ground level the walls extend far into the former warehouse allowing passersby and users unrestricted views across the floor. They show a cross section of the types of activity taking place which include performances, private workshops, music production, and broadcasting, and revealing that the space is different in its use from the shops, galleries, and cafÊs of the area. Below, on the cellar level, the arcing walls of the capsule-shaped lounge are interrupted only to establish long views from the recording studio located at the south end to the open-air patio at the north. On one of the upper floors, the similarly rounded walls enclose eight collaborative music studio pods. Since learning occurs in different kinds of contexts, the two lower levels are organized to provide a range of spaces for discussion and collaboration. Their central areas accommodate big gatherings like receptions and performances. People can interact for an extended period of time in more personal settings nearby including a living room-like auditorium, radio studio, production studio, rehearsal room, and several lounges.
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Research Design Lead Cost Analysis
Guggenheim Helsinki Guggenheim Helsinki Design Competition Online Publication: http://goo.gl/Wy49he
This proposal for the Helsinki Guggenheim combines two key elements of the contemporary art viewing experience: the grand hall for large-scale installations and activities, and the intimate gallery in which highly specific exhibitions can be framed and staged. Typically, smaller gallery spaces are nested within the larger form of the museum, unseen to the public eye. In this case, they define the architecture, establishing a strong presence along Helsinki’s South Harbor by creating a new rhythm of masses instead of dominating with a single shape. On the interior, a triple-height public concourse cuts through the entire length of the building, connecting the outdoor plaza to the north with the ferry terminal to the south of the site. It functions not only as a lobby and gathering space, but a public exhibition hall, complemented by a ring of services that runs around the perimeter. These include ticketing, retail, and dining programs along the waterfront side for museum visitors as well as private service space, such as office, loading and storage for museum employees. This ring, constructed out of a wood frame and glass panels, allows for an abundance of natural light and views out to the harbor. The wood frame and concrete gallery boxes are in constant dialogue with one another. From afar, the frame’s grid pattern is like a thin screen that envelops a collection of solid boxes, a light counterpoint to the solidity of the boxes. Upon getting closer, however, the ways in which the gallery boxes respond to the particularities of the site become apparent. Along the waterfront edge, they extend and recede at variable lengths to animate the water’s edge and provide shaded areas for potential pedestrian activities. In contrast, they remain flush with the structural frame on the western edge of the site in response to the regularity of existing facades in the surrounding context. The largest gallery box is placed on the north side to establish the museum entrance, while a view tower rises to the south with a pedestrian bridge connection to the park. The roof, visible from the park, highlights the dynamism between the boxes and the frame.
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Own Work Team: Jason Kim, Evelyn Ting, Paul Typa,
Jarmulowsky Building Hotel & Residential w/Studio Castellano RAL Development
Jamulowsky Hotel was a historical bank building, it is being converted in to a high-end residential building. The project involved construction management and the design focus on maximizing square footage for revenue as well as the experience of the residents. The building was restored back to is old appearance and the roof spire was reconstructed and placed back to its original place.
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Project Management Research Cost/Revenue Analysis
Happy Accident
LA 13th Biennale Di Venezia and Hong Kong Exhibition Online Publication: http://koozarch.com/2014/07/11/happy-accident/
Own Work Team: Paul Typa, Evelyn Ting Jason Kim
Hong Kong is a culturally diverse city, where a wide range of ideas and events take place every minute in a small, yet hyperactive environment. While people are free to express their opinions and live the way they desire, the city is at the same time incredibly inclusive, allowing differences to coexist in surprising ways. The key concept of our bench proposal is to capture this duality. The bench is composed of two simple elements– a horizontal plane and a series of steel chair backings. Although the scattered quality of these chairs seems to tout a sense of individuality, they are carefully arranged to form small clusters, encouraging communication and interaction between users. In some cases, the backings are adjacent to openings cut into the bench and thus have no seat to speak of, instead becoming frames within which trees can be planted. As multiple openings cluster together, they form a kind of courtyard around which people can sit and literally “inhabit” the bench. Given the simplicity and openness of our design strategy, the bench is able to adapt to numerous settings– a small bench for three people at a bus stop, a longer one along the waterfront, or even multiple rows in a park. A wood texture pattern engraved onto the bench creates a distinct visual and tactile effect, also camouflaging more pragmatic functions as the thicker lines form grooves that allow for water drainage. The bench creates a sense of place where freedom and unity meet.
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Hy-Fi
MoMa PS1 YAP 2014 w/The Living, David Benjamin Ecovative Design Arup
Hy-Fi uses biological technologies combined with cutting-edge computation and engineering to create new building materials, The Living will use a new method of biodesign, resulting in a structure that is 100% organic material. The structure temporarily diverts the natural carbon cycle to produce a building that grows out of nothing but earth and returns to nothing but earth—with almost no waste, no energy needs, and no carbon emissions. This approach offers a new vision for society’s approach to physical objects and the built environment. It also offers a new definition of local materials, and a direct relationship to New York State agriculture and innovation culture, New York City artists and non-profits, and Queens community gardens.
Steven Tsai | 504.957.0503 | steven.s.tsai@gmail.com
Research Design Presentation
Filtration
Busan Opera House Competition 2nd Place Winner Online Publication: http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/10323/
Own Work Team: Paul Typa, Xander Lu, Evelyn Ting, Sarah Chung
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An opera house at its simplest is a black box. It is a container, a vessel in which to deliver and absorb a performance. At the same time, the opera house is a significant contributor to a agenda. Instead of building an island for the opera house, our opera house becomes the island itself through which people are filtered.
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In-Bloom
AIA DesCours 2012 Installation, New Orleans Construction Photo Blog: http://spaceshippers.wordpress.com/ Video: http://goo.gl/bezBpD
This proposal aims to create a dynamic relationship between the exhibit and the onlooker. With all the technology available today we hope that we could facilitate a stronger link between our consciousness and the environment we impact. The intention of the design is to use simple methods of construction and electronics to create a visually compelling installation. The presentation consists of a floating field of blossoms that are interactively linked to various hot spots around the site. Each blossom pulsates slowly while hovering in the dimly lit space. As the participant walks through the exhibit the blossoms react inversely to their position. When it detects a prolonged presence the idle pulsating stops and the blossom flowers. While the user remains in the hot spot the expanded blossom is frozen until they move on. When this happens, the blossom retracts until it returns to an idle state. Taking advantage of the dimly lit space, the blossoms expose themselves through a transformation of both form and light. The glow from each blossom changes in color temperature and intensity depending on the duration of the user interaction. Though the presentation is a simple one, a level of complexity is generated from the interaction of the participant — creating a conscious understanding of the environment they are in.
Steven Tsai | 504.957.0503 | steven.s.tsai@gmail.com
Own Work Team: Carson Smuts, Noa Younse
Rafmögnuð Náttúra Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival 2012. Reykjavik, Iceland Animation: http://youtu.be/Q9Pemmb5F7o
Rafmögnuð Náttúra is a temporary, site-specific installation that animates the facade of Iceland’s Hallgrímskirkja Church. Inspired by the extreme natural conditions of Iceland and working with the unique architecture of the building, the static condition of this iconic landmark is transformed into a community-engaging audiovisual experience. Rafmögnuð Náttúra was selected as the winner competition entry for the Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival 2012 opening act, which was organized by Höfuðborgarstofa, Orkusalan and the Iceland Design Centre. With only three weeks to deliver his winning light installation, Marcos Zotes gathered and lead a multidisciplinary team in New York and Reykjavik to collaborate with him in his creation. The collaboration of different media artists, and a strong attitude towards a multidisciplinary approach to their artwork, formed the central core for the success of Rafmögnuð Náttúra. The project provided a unique opportunity for exploring new collaborative processes for creative production, in which a team of architects, designers, visual artists, musicians, dance performers and video artists were brought together to share their particular tools, art techniques, and design methods towards a unified vision.
Steven Tsai | 504.957.0503 | steven.s.tsai@gmail.com
Own Work Collaboration with Marcos Zotes
Taipei City Art Museum Conceptual Design International Competition Animation: http://youtu.be/JqIzBsYHRFE Online Publication: http://goo.gl/JGmG1n
Own Work Team: Bernado Garcia, Pey Lung, Ximing Liu
This proposal establishes an isolated but easily accessible space on site generates interaction in the field that merges art with people’s everyday life. This museum not only provides a physical form, but a space that evokes natural public flow. It is a flexible space which houses different activities and links them to art and culture. The museum becomes the city’s lobby or ‘The Gathering Field.’ The ‘field’ is formed in the center of the museum by four walls, with two edges lifted up, that connects the city with the river. The museum entry at the center provides interactions between the general public and museum visitors. ‘The Loop’ is a circulation created as a semi-public space intervening commercial programs that lead the flow into the museum step by step.
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River Front Development Development Proposal
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The building exists in the heart of downtown N.O. as a bridge between French Quarter visitors and the banks of the Mississippi River. The project performs on two separate levels, one retail and transportation level that is scaled to the intimate setting of the French Quarter, and another public level lofted from the street elevation. Ground program includes streetcar and ferry access allowing the project to be approached from both the side and the stomach of the inverted tower. The lofted program allows public access to hotel, restaurant, and bar programs highlighting river and downtown views through a glass cut made in the lofted mass’s facade. Other public program located on top includes a casino and glass amphitheater also suggested by a separate glass cut in the facade. The diamond skin of the building folds on and off of surfaces, becoming its own platform at certain times accessed from the ground plane in various locations. Coalescence brings various programs, users, and movements together in a single space
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Own Work Team: Peter Kilgust