Masters of Architecture Portfolio

2019 Design Studio 4 Unit 4

War & Memories Teo Vi Vien Master of Architecture | Kent School of Architecture

IPAD

2020

Reframing Stained Glass Teo Vi Vien Master of Architecture | Kent School of Architecture

STAINED GLASS CEMETERYWARE WORKSHOP

CLIMATE CHANGE

CLIMATE MACHINE

CORPORATE ACTIVISM

SOANE PIECE

VENICE MURANO

CLIMATE PAVILION

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The frame is built with mdf boards with a pendulum in between where 2 pens are attached horizontally and vertically on the end of the pendulum while sails of different sizes, 50mm(d), 100mm(d) and 150mm(d) may be attached on the top of the pendulum to test the difference in sail sizes in regards to the motion create through the same wind direction and velocity.

SAIL OSCILLATES WITH WIND DIRECTION

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PAPER ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF FRAME

Initially a dc motor was installed into the base of the model to spin the paper conveyor belt to record the line dashes created through the swinging of the pendulum in order to measure the velocity of the wind.

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The vertically attached pen swings according to the wind direction. As the paper moves with the motor, the pen glides back and forth depending on the velocity of the prevailing wind creating dashed lines. Strong winds create short and closely spaced lines while small breezes create longer lines that are further apart.

SKETCH OF OSCILLATING PEN ON PAPER CONVERYOR BELT

4 The horizontally attached pen is used to measure the degree of wind movement. The inital potractor did not account for the full range of motion from the pendulum, hence a fan shaped potractor was added to measure accurate degrees of the prevailing wind when the pen drew on the paper attached behind the frame.

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After testing the DC motor, the resistance from the paper and friction between the motor and pipes required a bigger voltage to spin the paper. Resulting in the conveyor belt to spin too quickly to record the wind speed.

Hence a water whell was added to autonomously spin the conveyor belt in a reasonable speed.

FAN SHAPED POTRACTOR TO MEASURE THE DEGREE OF WIND ONE DIRECTIONAL WIND TEST

DC MOTOR TO SPIN PAPER CONVEYOR BELT

The pendulum and potractor were shifted to one side of the frame to test the full range of motion of the wind direction to create different pen strokes on the paper behind the frame and on the conveyor belt.

PERPECTUAL MOTION WATER WHEEL

Wind Mobile Final climate model concept that was brought forward into the pavilion design.

This final wind mobile was designed in reference to the drawing tree precedence and Caldec mobile. The simplistic yet aesthetically pleasing model conveys the elegant idea of using wind movement to capture art through pencils attached to the ends of the wire.

The mobile is anchored at the end with a concrete block where metal wires fall over from the core and spread out into a circular circumference where the pencils bounce and swing in the wind in contact with the paper below with the aid of the polypropylene sails and wooden block weights.

The model was tested outside the marlowe building for several hours on a windy day. We visited the model every hour to check on the progress of the art. The resultant art was subtle with speckles of markings in within the circumference of the pencils’ positions as the pencils may have been too light to create a clear stroke.

Stained Glass remained as the main focus of the project moving forward into the second semester with the chosen site to remain in Venice. To carry forward the idea of creating Stained Glass pieces through new clean air filtration system, a workshop was proposed as the main programme. Glass blowing artists from Murano would congregate to work in a common space where the kiln emits clear filtered air to reduce air pollution in Venice.

Venetian glass is thought to have been made for over 1,500 years, and production has been concentrated on the Venetian island of Murano since the 13th century. Today Murano is known for its art glass, but it has a long history of innovations in glassmaking in addition to its artistic fame. It was known as Europe’s first major glassmaking center and still populated with tourist from around the world to experience the marvel of glass blowing.

View to Murano

View to San Michele Isola

View to Venice

Experimentation of Glass Concrete Texture Plaster and arcylic pieces were used in place of concrete and glass shards to explore the texture and appearance from combining recycled stain glass pieces into concrete as the main building material in the building. The reflective sheen from the glass pieces glisten when light reflects off the surfaces. The resulting material was applived to the walls and floors of the mauseleum disyplay and collection spaces wittthin the building.

The model explores the lighting quality and spatial progression from the drop off point, to the material collection, to the glass blowing workshop, mausoleum display of cemetryware and stained glass museum. The linear circulation and progression of spaces inform the configuration of planning the design. The use of arches and slits were drawn from the site context as inspiration to develop the design.

ENTRANCE

TRANSITION

EXHIBITION

GARDEN

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01 - Support Spine

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02 - Air Filtration Hanger 03 - Air Filtration Frames

04 - Removable Filtration Panels

Air Filtration SystemThis air filtration system works similarly to an air filtration unit where the polluted air is circulated inside the unit and cleansed using filtration panels. The cone shaped structure stacks within the inner cone to maximise surface area for more efficient air filtration. The panels are easily maintained by removing the dirty panels and cleaning it or replacing them when needed,

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02 - Concrete Frame Roof 03 - Concrete Fin Support

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04 - Stainless Steel Window Mechanism 05 - Pre-cast Concrete Fin 06 - Gridded Louvered Roof

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Legend 01 - Staggered Brick Facade 02 - Brick Cladded on Lintel 03 - 60mm Vertical Box-Section Frame 04 - Stainless Steel Angle Bracket 05 - 60mm Horizontal Box-Section Frame 06 - Brick Cladded Lintel 07 - Angle supporting brick Facade above 08 - Brick cladded Box-Section 09 - Brick cladding 10 - Staggered Brick Facade

Roof StructureThe roof consists of a gridded concrete structure where stained glass louvered windows are fitted to encourage passive air ventilation. The louvres are mechanically controlled through sensors to achieve suitable thermal comfort levels depending on the climate and temperature of the surrounding context.

Prefabricated concrete fins are attached below in spaces that require lower lux level to illuminate the interior spaces with indirect light and reduce glare.

The coloured light is diffused on the surfaces of the buildings, giving the space a poetic ambience.

Dock - Transport Materials to Collection Display Boat Transportation to San Michele Isola

Front Elevation View

Walkway

Entrance into Workshop

Arches looking towards Murano

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