SUHENG LI Architecture Portfolio
TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 Resilient Islands Muncy Flood Resiliency Center 2016 Fall Studio Project with Andrew Barnett and Alexia Cavazos Profesors: Eric Sutherland, Lisa Domenica Iulo
02 Loops Fire Station in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 2015 Spring Studio Project Professor: Juan Ruescas Baztán
03 Awaken the Antiquity Cypta Balbi Media Tech 2017 Spring Rome Studio Project Profesors: David Sabatello, Simone Bove
04 Hikers’ Shelter Camp and Fire Shelter 2017 Fall Studio Project Group Project with Chin Hsu Profesors: Shadi Nazarian, José Duarte
05 Other Works
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LOOPS Fire Station in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY 2015 Spring Studio Project Professor: Juan Ruescas BaztĂĄn
People don’t walk with corners in the middle of their paths. This really simple idea led to my attempt of improving programmatic circulation for firefighters using circular geometry. In this project, each program is put into individual, cylindrical structures which have direct access to the fire truck lane. The programs are connected by an internal circulation loop and an external traffic loop. These loops change when firefighters are in different conditions, such as standing by for a call, going out for a call, or taking a break. The space is both efficient and inviting with its circular elements.
Site Texture
Traffic & NYFD Network 1
FDNY Engine 238 & Ladder 106
Main Road
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FDNY L146 E229 FDNY Engine 221/Ladder 104
Approximate Jurisdiction
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Site
Mcguinness Blvd
Maker Park A seven-acre site on the other side of the inlet. It was home for Bayside Oil Depot. The ten 50-foot fuel containers on site have become a unique characteristic of the site.
Greenpoint Ave.
Concrete and bricks, along with graffiti and stains, form the texture of the existing architecture.
1 East River
Brooklyn Queens Expy
Bushwick Inlet
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Bushwick Inlet Park surrounded by busy traffic.
Although there are few waterfront parks at Greenpoint, their locations are relatively scattered . The continual constructions in the neighbourhood disrupt people’s experience for a coherent, relaxing public area.
Franklin St. Apparatus Dimensions
Pumper
Aerial Platform
Ambulance
Overall Length Overall Width Height Cramp Angle S.A.E. Turning Radius
32’ 9’ 9” 9’ 6” 33 ° 35’ 10”
48’ 10’ 0” 12’ 0” 34 ° 49’ 9”
24’ 6” 9’ 9’ 4” 50 ° 24’ 8”
Minimum Inside Turning Radius
24’ 6”
44’ 9”
Engine 229
Program Diagram
Programs and Circulation 7 4 HOME THEATER
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GAME ROOM
AY W VE RI D
DUTY ROOM
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LIVING ROOM
FUN
BACKUP
BREAK
ON DUTY FACILITY ROOM
MEDICAL ROOM
COURTYARD
KITCHEN
V RI D
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
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MEDICAL ROOM
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9
DORM
OXYGEN SUPPLY
BATH
FITTING ROOM
TO SUPPLY
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UNIFORM LAUNDRY
MOTOR
STORAGE
MAINTENANCE
TRAINING TOWER
off for duty loop. 60s
back from duty loop.
1. equipment room 2. fitting room 3. laundry room 4. cafeteria
5. staircase 6. conference room 7. dorm 8. staircase
9. bathroom 10. courtyard 11. dutyroom 12. bathroom
13. lab 14. lounge 15. training tower 16. medical room
DEVICE
PROVISION
Individual Blocks TO TRAIN
STAND BY TEAMWORK
ADMINISTRATION
GYM
TO TEACH & MANAGE
OFFICE
TECHNIQUE STRENGTH
GYMNASIUM
R: 10’-00”
R: 7’-00”
R: 7’-00” R: 7’-00”
R: 10’-00”
H: 11’-00”
H: 9’-00”
R: 7’-00”
R: 25’-00”
H: 27’-00”
H: 11’-00”
H: 27’-00”
KNOWLEDGE
REFRESHMENT
CONFERENCE ROOM
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2
R: 25’-00”
3
R: 25’-00”
4
R: 10’-00”
5
R: 7’-00”
R: 12’-00”
NUTRITION
GAME ROOM
LIBRARY
READING ROOM H: 11’-00”
COMMUNAL SPACE
H: 30’-00”
H: 27’-00”
H: 27’-00”
H: 30’-00”
LAB
LOUNGE
CAFE
CANTEEN
TO REST
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R: 10’-00”
R: 10’-00”
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R: 15’-00”
10 R: 10’-00”
R: 15’-00”
R: 10’-00”
Studying the firefighters’ daily lives, I wrote down their basic needs and narrowed them down into 16 programs that are then arranged into three areas: an on duty area, a stand-by area and a break area. Each area is identified by a cylinder-shaped curtain wall shell. The shells coalesce at the intersections, connected by the programs that have characteristics of more than one area.
H: 11’-00”
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H: 11’-00”
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H: 27’-00”
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H: 11’-00”
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H: 11’-00”
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Master Plan
Form Generation
on duty
stand by
The fire station will be arranged into three intersecting cylinders. Each cylinder works as a shell and contains smaller-size concrete cylinders inside. They serve the three different phases of a fire-fighter’s schedule: on duty, stand-by and breaks. The most important part of the building, the fire truck lane, goes through the ‘on duty’ cylinder and ‘stand by’ cylinder. Parallel to the traffic lane is a long path with a waterfront garden and a fireboat harbor.
break
Fire Truck Lane Public Parking Fire Boat Dock Function Zones
Main Programs
Subordinate Programs
Waterfront Park
Maker Park
Final Form
Driveway section
Axonometric Drawing
This section shows the loop that a fire truck would go through; after getting the call, firefighters prepare their equipment and conduct final checks on the condition of the fire trucks. The duty room will give out the final direction to the site and fire truck leaves the station.
Structure section This section shows the interior space of the individual building, people’s movement inside the space and the structure of the firestation.
Instead of mixing use of the lanes, traffic diverging was applied: the outer loop around the fire station is a labled-lane for fire trucks only. Public vehicles are allowed to enter only via the inner loop. Moreover, the bypass on the firetruck lane is closed and becomes a pedestrian road. All the actions allows the fire station to stay highly efficient.
Fire Station in Different Conditions
On Duty
In Action
Off Duty
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RESILIENT ISLAND
Muncy Flood Resiliency Center 2016 Fall Studio Project with Andrew Barnett and Alexia Cavazos Profesors: Eric Sutherland, Lisa Domenica Iulo
Muncy flood can be up to 18 Feet deep.
Resilient communities are exceptional models of adaptation and unity within a community. The Muncy Flood Resiliency Center reacts to the town’s yearly flood conditions through reimagining the ground plane and insides of the historical opera house and Ritz Theater. Through insetting and offsetting the new architecture to the existing historical structures, the building doubles its use of transitional spaces to be used as buffer spaces that gather light and air. The Muncy Flood Resiliency Center is a model of old and new, lifted and grounded, natural and built. It will continuously serve the community of Muncy.
Site Analysis Muncy Mapping
The Islands Muncy Creek
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Diagramss
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Floodway
Floodplain
We imagined our design as islands in the flood that keep serving people.
Each part is divided into two parts , and the upper part is intensively lifted up.
The lower parts are programs that are alowed to be affected by flood while the upper parts will still function during flooding.
1 Administration
Flood Fringe
Janurary
Feburary
April
March
June
August
July
September
Octuber
November
December
Insurance Consulting Center
FEMA Storage
FEMA loading deck
Lounge
Research Center
Susquehanna River
May
2 Education
Potential Programs
Supply 1.Minit Market
Janurary
Feburary
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Octuber
November
December
2.Orlando’s Restaurant Office
Maintenance
Government
FEMA Office
4.Muncy Public Library
Flooding lectures & Tour
3.Muncy Historical Society
Exhibition Area
Education
3 Communication
5.Muncy Borough Office 6.Muncy Police Department 7.Muncy Area Volunteer Fire Company
Insurance Service 8.Michael Insurance Agency, Inc. 9.Blessing Insurance Inc.
Community Hub
Cleaner
Temporary Deck
Mini Theatre
Food Stands
100 ft
Temporary Shelter
Residential Buildings
Exploded Axon
X-ray Axon
New Roof
Communication
Administration
New Core
Old Shell
Education
Understanding Ritz and Muncy Oprea House’s importance as landmark, we decided to keep the facade of the old structure. The new structure will ‘float’ inside the shell.
Building Sections
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4
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5
3
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Green House
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2
Lounge Area
2
Offices Welcoming Space / Exhibition Space
3
Farmers’ Market & Grocery Store
3
Courtyard
4
Lift
4
Research Center
5
Staircase
5
FEMA Distribution & Public Meeting Area
West Section
1
2
4
East Section
6
7
3
1
Staircass and Storage
5
Lobby & Public Gathering Space
2
Office
6
Green House
3
FEMA Distribution & Public Meeting Area
7
Lounge Space
4
Skylight
8
Farmers’ Market & Grocery Store
5
8
South Section
Old & New Structure
Old & New Facade
new operable sloped glazing existing structural truss new structurally insulated panel roof new integral roof gutter
new solar shading new chanel glass
new steel glass new expansion joint
new cornice insulation existing soffit
existing masonry wall existing masonry cornice
new vent
new flashing
new glazing new concrete cap new metal wall framing
existing masonry wall existing wood cornice new glazing
new vision glass new chanel glass new steel angle new steel framing new steel pipe bracing new steel column
new wall gwb on metal stud new wire railing new steel framing new stee bracket
new gypsum board new insulation new structural reinforcing fabric and epoxy
Andrew Barnett Suheng Li Alexia Cavazos
Natural/Recedingng
Night View
We are standing on the ruin of Temple of the Nymphs.
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AWAKEN THE ANTIQUITY
Cypta Balbi Media Tech 2017 Spring Rome Studio Project Profesors: David Sabatello Simone Bove
Every foot under Rome has a story. The project was to reconnect the remains of the Theater of Pompey, the Temple of the Nymphs and the Via delle Botteghe Oscure (Street of the Dark Shops). In order to remind people of their integrality to the Roman cityscape, a visual connection and several physical connections are designed between the sites. They create both horizontal and vertical circulations that lead people into the ruins and direct them to the next spot. The reconnection of the antiquities highlights the past glory of the area and revitalize the public space.
Region Analysis
Site Analysis Piazza Venezia
Vertical City Our site is located in the old Rome area. The region has a rich urban texture and is surrounded by a large number of historical architectures from different time periods. The position of architecture inspires me to observe the city in a vertical way: Rome is really a city with layers and as time goes by, city expansion and development happens on top of the old structures. Antiquities kept being found when people tried to lay foundations for new buildings
Although the sites were related back in Roman times, there is not link between them now. Moreover, people are prohibitied from entering Largo di Torre Argentina and CBII. Revealing and re-connecting the layers of the city will enable visitors to better comprehend the history of the area.
1. Largo di Torre Argentina
20m
15m
Four roman Republican temples and the remains of Pompey’s Theatre
5m
Chiesa del GesĂš
Torre del Papito
0m
Via di Torre Argentina
Theatre of Pompey
No Entrance
5m
Arco di Settimio Severo
Via di S. Nicola de' Cesarini
Via delle Botteghe Oscure
2. Crypta Balbi II
1. Largo di torre Argentina (the remains of the Pompey Theater)
Remains of the Ancient Roman Temple of the Nymphs
2. Crypta Balbi II (The remains of the Temple of the Nymphs) 3. Crypta Balbi Museum (Remains of the Street of the Dark Shops)
Via Celsa
4m
Unkown Building No Entrance
Via delle Botteghe Oscure
4m
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2
Underground ruins, opens to visitors Via Michelangelo Caetani
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3. Crypta Balbi Museum
Unkown Building
Programs and Links
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Architecture Elements
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Circulation
CB II Media Tech
New Circulation for Largo di torre Argentina
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To make the tourists’ experience coherent and smooth, the three key spots on the site are connected by ramps. In spot 1, the Largo di torre Argentina, the ramp goes around the ruins of sacred temples, giving people the chance to actually go into the site. The ramp is lifted up from the ground to protect the ruins. It also prevents people from stumbling over the stones. At the entry of Largo di Torre Argentina, there is an amphitheater facing the ruins of an ancient stage to let people better engage with the history.
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Visual connection between the existing Medieval tower and the new tower with the same form but modern material.
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An underground tunnel that exposes more remains of the Via delle Botteghe Oscure. It connects the exploited underground remains.
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Master Plan
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2
Largo di torre Argentina 3
Crypta Balbi
Largo di torre Argentina
CB II Media Tech
B
Link B: Visual connection between the existing Medieval tower and the new tower with the same form but modern material.
Site Section 2
CB II Media Tech
From the underground Archaeological site to the rooftop garden, the higher the program is located, the more private it is. The tower is an extension of the main building and has coherent floor programs. However, from the exterior, it looks like a separate structure that stands over the side walk and faces the Medieval tower on Largo di Torre Argentina. It echoes with the Medieval tower with its similar form and catches people’s attention and thus leads them to CB-II. Entering from the tower, tourists will be led by a ramp that goes around the building to the Archaeological site, the in- site ‘floating’ cafe and the tunnel. The tunnel contains an exhibition area, a gift shop and connects to the remains of the Via delle Botteghe Oscure and Crypta Balbi Museum.
F6 Rooftop Garden Observatory
F4-5 Offices
F3 Auditorium Conference Center
Crypta Balbi II Media Tech
F2 Library Archive
F1.5 Kids’ Room
F1 Lobby Info Center
i Crypta Balbi Museum
G Archaeological Site Cafe Gift Shop Exhibition Area
Archaeological Site and Underground Cafe at CB II
Underground Tunnel
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Link C: An underground tunnel that expose more remains of the Street of Dark Shops. It connects the Media Tech and the exploited underground remains in Crypta Balbi Museum.
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THE SHED First Year Design Build Project 2012 Studio Project Group Project with Andrew Chesakis, Ali Pugliese, Sierra Buchan Profesors: James Kalsbeek
This project provided me with primary knowledge of how to build. A group of four people was assigned to build a shed made from recycled scrap wood. We not only built our own studs and panels, but also made it funtional and beautiful. In this project, besides participating in groupwork, of creating study models, and actual construction, I was in charge of the creation of construction drawings and documentation..
Study Models
Construction Drawings
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A
Roof We looked into the most common shed roof styles such as pent roof, gable roof, hip roof, gambrel roof, ect. We ended up choosing gable roof because it is proven and simple yet functional
B B
Structure Modular structure panels make it easy to disassemble and move the shed. The studs are reclaimed 2x4s that are made out of scrap wood.
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Cladding The shed is relativly closed in order to avoid climate impact. Modular panels with insulation help to keep out heat, light and water.
Panels Made of Reclaimed Wood
2*4s Made of Reclaimed Wood
Plywood Nailing
Reclaimed wood
Reclaimed Wood Panel Study Models
Making Wood Panels
The Shed
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HIKERS’ SHELTER On-site Printed Camp and Fire Shelter 2017 Fall Studio Project Group Project with Chin Hsu Profesors: Shadi Nazarian JosÊ Duarte
3D print technology helps people instantly and continuously This project was to design a concrete shelter that can be printed on site. As we got the assignment, California was suffering from wildfires that claimed homes and lives. That was why we decided to design a shelter that works as a dwelling during most days of the year and as a emergency shelter for people who are trapped in a wildfire. This project not only enabled us to become famillar with 3D printing, but also inspired us to explore more possiblities to combine materials with different properties.
Site Analysis
Form Generation
La Tuna Canyon Rd
Study Models
Foothill Fwy
Wildwood Fire Rd
Hostetter Fire Rd
La Tuna Canyon Trail
Verdugo Mtwy
Verdugo Moutain Verdugo Mountain is in the southern area of Los Angeles County, Southern California. It is a popular hiking and mountain biking destination. There were eight major fires that occurred in Verdugo Mountain in the past century. Our site is located by La Tuna Canyon Trail. This spot has a beautiful view but it is also easier to get trapped.
Wildwood Cyn Trail
Major Fires December, 1927 November, 1955 March, 1964 November, 1980 September, 2002 September, 2005 September, 2017 December, 2017
Modular Ring
Rotate Horizontally
Rotate Vertically
Twist
Anticipated Problems & Solutions Filterable Material Smoke Buffer Area and Confined Area
Use Earth for Thermal Dissipation Heat Insulation
Material Geopolymer Concrete
ďźˆFire resistant material, it becomes imporous and stronger in fire and smoke.)
+ Cork
(Insulating material that is nonflammable, nontoxic when being burnt)
Air Content Oxygen Poriferous Material Size and Function Fire Resistant Material Structure Retain the soil
Daily Use as a Campsite Programs
The amount of air inhaled and exhaled per hour is 600 Lt, the space should support 6 people to breath for 3 hours. The building should be partially under the ground. The underground part can be protected from the heat by earth and functions as a retainning wall after fire.
Emergency Fire Shelter Merge to One Piece
Print in Four Separate parts
Plans and Section First Floor Plan
Elevations Wind Pattern
Living Room Buffer Area Dinning Room
Bathroom
Bedroom
Fire Resistance Staircase
Unit for 2
Fire Resistance Staircase
Bedroom
Bathroom
Unit for 4
Shared Kitchen Dinning Room
3ft
Dinning Room
Buffer Area
Living Room
Detail Section Model Unwrapped Section
Buffer Area
Living Room
Fire Resistance Staircase
Bedroom
Bathroom
Shared Kitchen Dinning Room
Bathroom
Bedroom
Home Theater and Emergency Room
Basement Plan
Bathroom
Home Theater Emergency Room
Storage
Fire Resistant Staircase
Fire Resistant Staircase
Storage Bathroom
-3ft
Living Room
Shelter Section in Different Conditions
Building System
*Functional Gradient Insulation
Fire Resistant Cork Board Pre-printed Concrete Floor Slab
Geopolymer Concrete and Cork
Water Pipes Shared Kitchen Natural Days: Campsite, dwelling for two groups of people with a shared kitchen and dinning room, and a home theater.
Rock
Cables
Storage Home Theater and Emergency Room
Filter Fabric
PERE PVC Underdrain In a Wildfire: The first floor is unoccupied during the fire. The basement, equipped with supplies, enclosed by the fire resistant staircases, and insulated with cork board and earth, will become an emergency Shelter.
Floor Drainage Thick Layer of Crushed Stone
*Functional Gradient Insulation: The closer it gets to interior the more portion of cork gradient.
Toolpaths
Printing Process
45 ° Maximum angle of inclination: 45 °
5. Print Roof Piece
Roof Piece Print in 30 ° Angle
4. Print Middle Piece and Set Floor
Middle Piece Print Horizontally
Precasted Floor Slab
Bottom Piece Print Horizontally
3. Print Base Piece
2. Set Track and Machine
1.Set Foundation
Print Test and Products (scaled details)
Design Build Bench
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OTHER WORKS
Spinning Wall
Sketches
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