PORTFOLIO OF CHEN XI Master of Architecture (Professional) Candidate 5-Year-Bachelor Degree of Engineering, Architecture
“The Timeless Way of Building” “The buildings that I build very often have a dreamlike reality. I don't mean by that they have a fantasy quality at all, in fact quite the reverse. They contain in some degree the ingredients that give dreams their power... stuff that's very close to us...I believe that all centers that appear in space whether they originate in biology, in physical forces, in pure geometry, in color - are alike simply in that they all animate space. It is this animated space that has its functional effect upon the world, that determines the way things work, that governs the presence of harmony and life.” ——Christopher Alexander
CONTENTS 1. Modern Winery Design - Wine Tour and Tasting Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa Academic Work / Individual Work 2. Hostel Design – Star Glazing Houses Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Academic Work / Individual Work 3. Modern Opera Design – Opera by the Sea Location: Tallinn, Estonia, Academic Work / Individual Work 4. Installation Art Design - Plastic Monument Location: Auckland, New Zealand Academic Work / Individual Work 5. Other Projects Location: Various Professional Teamworks 6. Paintings
01 WINE TOUR AND TASTING – MODERN WINERY DESIGN Advisor: Teresa Chen Site: Stellenbosch, South Africa Autumn Academic Work / Individual Work The art of winemaking and viticulture has evolved as a part of life, culture and diet since time immemorial. Nevertheless, in this long historical path, one thing remains unchanged; the association of wine with gastronomy, history, origin, local quality products and dignied social settings. Wine tasting as referred as a complete sensory experience . It's about hospitality, experience and history. A winery is an exploration of boundaries between a man-made structure and natural landscape. The tin shacks of Stellenbosch, South Africa sit at the top of hill overlooking one of the most beautiful vineyards in the world. Kayamandi or sometimes referred as container mandi, is a township founded in 1950’s as a specific non whites area for laborers who were working in surrounding farms. The area hosts hundreds of acres of vineyards but number of wineries or wine-tasting rooms are only limited. While at the same time the city centre of Stellenbosch is flourishing economically through its wine business.The stark reality of the thousands of impoverished people living just above the city centre is a woefulreminder of how majority of industries are catering to the needs of elites. Combining wineries and vineyards would attract tourist traffic and create more jobs, thereby changing the urban fabric of the area.
DESIGN INSPIRATIONS STUDY Extracting key elements from the overture of the Figaro wedding and the Canaanite wedding banquet. Mozart - Marriage of Figaro (Overture)
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When it comes to wine, the first thing that comes to mind is the wedding.
Marriage of Figaro (Overture)
Jesus' first miracle was to turn water into wine at the Wedding feast in Canaan. He turned 10 waterpots of water into wine.
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So I chose the circle as the basic shape of the winery.
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Drying hall Office Crushing + pressing Lab Lab
Fermentation tank
Maturation room/cellar QS Office
Kitchen
Kitchen Office Lobby
Cafe
Wine shop Restaurant
Souvenir and produces wine shop
Garden
Wine shop
Wine shop
Lobby
Cohesive Functionality Experience
Experencing Entertaining Wedding Manufacturing
Lobby/Atrium Waiting and gathering area for visitors
Maturation room/Cellars
Guest rooms
Wine made stored for maturation / visiting
Provide accommodation for out-of-town visitors
Garden
Cafe/Eatery
For Wine testing or wedding
Food catering entertaining to in house guest
02 STAR GLAZING HOUSES – HOSTEL DESIGN Advisor: Shuai Fan Site: Canterbury, New Zealand Winter Academic Work / Individual Work Eternal , noble and unattainable. Miracles make the night sky like a stunned : what the reality, because the night sky is a spiritual place, so people against the sky when they were an ancient and inviolable mystery overwhelming, especially because the sky is no technological progress, but also It has nothing to do with modernization. Because as a metropolis fast-paced world makes us feel confused, so we often forget the sky can give us extraordinary and ideal perception. Fortunately, there is still a place far away from the city and the lights of the metropolis that still allows you to see the moving beauty of the sky. Canterbury, New Zealand is a magical place, where the sky continues to show its eternal and wonderful charm. Although this unique and remote places very beautiful , but it's really cold in Winter for stargazers. Star Glazing Houses intend to have production can be a destination place for people who want to get away from everyday life or want to enjoy an old experience. In where people can enjoy a mystical experience , you can also watch the amazing performances, evening in coldest winter.
We've reached Mount Cook!
Tonight I will show you the most beautiful starry night !
Don't worry. We could see the stars in the room.
I'd love to, but I think I've caught a cold.
Really?
Here We Are!
Canterbury, New Zealand is a magical place, where the sky continues to show its eternal and wonderful charm. Although this unique and remote places very beautiful. The location of the project is close to Mount Cook, Known as one of the world's 10 best star viewing spots. This hostel will provide accommodation for stargazers and provide them with starglazing indoors and outdoors.
Star Glazing Dome
DESIGN INSPIRATIONS STUDY Inspiration comes from the universe and the stars
Star Glazing platform
Restaurant Living Room
Restaurant Reception
Inspired by the shape of the universe, two intertwining bonds and a hollowed-out dome provide space for stargazing.
VARIABLE FACADE CASE STUDY
VARIABLE FACADE COMPONENT
Variable facade can provide more views to the interior
Variable facade design for this project
shading
Visability
Orientation Complexity
Cost
Energy Saving
Al Baher Towers
The unit component of the variable facade is a "pipe". The pipe consists of 3layers, the outermost layer is completely transparent, the yellow component is completely opaque, and the silver component is 50 %transparent. By rotating the internal 3 layers of the pipe, the outer wall is controlled into 6 difference different forms, which not only provide different visibility for the rooms, but also provide a variety of shapes for the building surface, like universe.
SDU KoldingCampus
Kiefer Technic Showroom
JSWD Head Quarters
Council House 2
RMIT Design Hub
Arab Institute du Monde Positive Negative
100% transparency 50% transparency 0% transparency
GROWING HOUSE MODULE STUDY The growing building modules provides future building extensions
03 OPERA BY THE SEA – MODERN OPERA HOUSE DESIGN Advisor: Wei Qin Site: Tallinn, Estonia Spring Academic Work / Individual Work The popularity of the theatre plays and opera shows created a new typology of structures called “Opera Houses” across Europe. They became the cultural centre of a city housing legendary artists and performers. The operas house in Italy, Vienna, Germany, England were some of the first constructed buildings that displayed grandeur. They were often placed in the commercial district of the city. Attending an opera was a social occasion that displayed the prosperity of the upper-middle class. Opera house was identified as an iconic architectural object of their respective cities. Opera houses of Sydney, Valencia, Almaty, Beijing, etc were built subsequently in the 19th Century designed by architects Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster and Paul Andreu respectively. Designing an Opera House (cultural hub) of today that encapsulates the architectural style of the 21st Century to create an icon that lasts for decades ahead is a challenge in itself. How is the demand for cultural preservation served by architecture in modern society? The project here is to design an “Opera House” for Estonian Capital Tallinn to mark their legacy and create a cultural centre.
OPERA HOUSE HISTORY STUDY The relationship between art and theatre design
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DESIGN INSPIRATIONS Inspiration comes from the lighthouse and the ship
sea restaurant
Library / gallery
Restaurant
Lobby
opera
Sunken plaza
library city
Section The structure and function of the opera house
Stair to the top Provides a gathering space for the public
Restaurant Kitchen
Library / Gallery
Ground Floor
Second floor (+11.000 meter)
The main entrance to the opera
Sea view restaurant and library / Gallery
Sunken plaza
The great slope
The square below the great slope
Could see the sea and the city
Roof
Restaurant
It echoes the urban landscape
Sea-view restaurant
Library / Gallery
The main theatre
Art books and exhibitions
Could seat 1425 people
04 PLASTIC MONUMENT - INSTALLATION ART DESIGN Advisor: Julie Zhang Site: Auckland, New Zealand Academic Work / Individual Work At the very end of the world, under the dusty wind blowing sky, men, women and children walk among the endless plastic, looking for waste they can sell for a few cents a kilogram. Dystopia? Science fiction? This is not like that. This happened along the Dhaka River in Bangladesh. This is just one of the many faces of the disaster, which has now reached too great a scale. The war against so many indestructible plastic waste is a battle that mankind is losing. However, plastic is not the enemy: it makes space travel possible, revolutionizes medicine, saves millions of lives every day, and enables the poorest people on the planet to safely access food resources. What is needed is not a world without plastics: what is needed is more conscious waste management and technical research to create sustainable alternatives to traditional polymers. Plastic Monument: Aims to create a construction device that surrounds the world and raise people's awareness of the impact of the world on plastic waste on our planet. In the fight against plastic waste, everyone can make a difference. Plastic monuments provide designers with an opportunity to raise awareness. The Plastic Monument project aims to create an object that conveys one-time cultural results to the world: the project aims to raise awareness of waste.
The environmental protection of the ocean is urgent, A lot of plastic waste is in the sea. This design wants to simulate the plastic world seen by the animals in the ocean. To call for the protection of the oceans. At the same time, in order to make full use of plastic recyclables in the design, public space is provided on the one hand and the erosion of historic sites is simulated on the other hand.To arouse public thinking about environmental protection.
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OTHER PROJECTS Professional Teamworks
* My Position / responsibility in these professional teamworks please refer to my CV
PAINTINGS
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