Portfolio A 2018 Tianci Han

Tianci Han

Architectural Objects in the City Copenhagen Complex Tower

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Ryde Hub Precinct

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Bauhaus Museum

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Art Dollars

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Works at Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

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Works at Kohn Pedersen Fox & Associates

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Portfolio A | 2018

Copenhagen Complex Tower

Vernacular Skyscraper for Copenhagen Historic Core with High Density Copenhagen, Denmark Research-based Design Work, 2016.12-2017.2 Collaborator: Hongzhi Suo The historic downtown area in Copenhagen is elegantly preserved with humane-scaled blocks and rich urban experience on the streets. The parcelization in each block realizes a certain degree of density and diversity in a consistent form of typical European houses. This imaginary design attempts to break the beautiful silence in the historic core and seeks for the possibilities to maximize the use of a parcel land in a typical Copenhagen block. The design proposal of a high-rise skyscraper intends to rearrange a series of typical archetypes common in the city in the vertical way and create a new sense of the spatial relationship among these archetypes while still keeping the familiarity of the vernacular form of each architectural object.

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The location of the parcel for potential development of a skyscraper is at the block next to the famous City Hall Plaza which is a popular attraction for tourists and a landmark site at Copenhagen downtown. Framed by one main streets and three more allies, this block functions both as a business area and an inner residential community. Through the further 3D spatial analysis of the block, a rich combination of diverse urban programs and small scaled spaces can be seen clearly.

The low-rise Copenhagen block in fact contains a high density and a certain degree of verticality in terms of the stacking of different urban programs. Trying to reuse the rich formal elements in the historic downtown and conjure up the original consistent and vernacular form is one of the most important design intentions of this design proposal.

Nyboder and the Vertical Rearrangement

The most inspiration of the formal composition of this new skyscraper comes from the famous neighborhood on the north edge of Copenhagen downtown, Nyboder. It used to be a military camp, design and constructed in a consistent and uniform layout which gives out a contemporary sense. The parallel horizontal bar buildings easily compose up a continuous neighborhood with rich solar access and greenery. It is still in the use for residential apartments and also attracts a lot of architectural amateurs to visit this historical ‘International Style’ living society. The initial design intent of the new skyscraper is to rearrange these iconic horizontal bar buildings in the vertical way and make them as a cluster of individual objects among which the diverse relationships of intersections provides interesting interstitial spaces and more spatial interactions.

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Composition Studies

Apart from the bar gable buildings in Nyboder, this new vertical community also includes some other common vernacular icons in Copenhagen, like typical arches, slope roofs and simple box buildings. Through a series of spatial study of the composition of the existing architectural objects as new clusters, a new kind of spatial ambiguity and intimate dialogue between these familiar objects is created. The unfamiliar vertical composition of these horizontal elements sheds light on the unseen spatial properties of the familiar geometries. The final choice for the composition integrates the consideration of height, views, and the maximization of the density and spatial interaction. It has both a sense of bottom-up aggregation and a top-down sculptural shaping.

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Through the rearrangement of the individual architectural objects, the new skyscraper intends to create a non-consistent facade on each face, offering different ways to read the morphology from different views. The internal vertical stacking of multiple programs makes the whole building as an efficient micro-city which combines the residential, business and urban commercial programs into a single tower.

The top part of the skyscraper is residential area with wonderful views from all angles for the whole city of Copenhagen. The main body is business area with a diverse availabilities of rental offices and conference spaces. Between residential and business parts, there is the shared amenities for both residents and people working in the building. The bottom part which has a comparatively small layout on the plan is open to public as a gallery. Served with the specific visiting elevator and spiral stairs, the six story gallery space provides flexible exhibition spaces for contemporary show. Below it is the private lobby and public commercial area open directly to the street.

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Through the vertical series of cut-a-way drawings, the internal spatial organization of different objects can be furtherly elaborated. The vertical seriality of diverse spatial relationships realizes a rich combination of both dynamic living spaces and interactive working areas. The residual spaces on the top of each object serves as the open platform with easy accessibilities for most floors to the outdoor environment.

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The angled slopes of the original architectural elements have their certain functions on the vertical sections, but they are given the new meanings when they are placed on the horizontal plane to divide the space or intervene into people’s circulation. Except for the rigid core for efficient vertical traffic, the rest of the space on all floors have dynamic internal relationships among different activity groups. The angled interstitial spaces partially divide different areas and also paradoxically advance the visual connection and social interaction.

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The diverse platforms attached all around the whole tower building are like sky gardens for people to enjoy the outdoor environment with easy accessibility which is more and more crucial for a healthy residential and working space.

The continuous and ambiguous morphology of the skyscraper gives the entire building a sculptural sense with different imageability from different sides. As a new iconic structure dominant city, this complex building refuses to have a monotonic communication with the surrounding context.

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The historic downtown area in Copenhagen is elegantly preserved with humane-scaled blocks and rich urban experience on the streets. The parcelization in each block realizes a certain degree of density and diversity in a consistent form of typical European houses.

This imaginary design attempts to break the beautiful silence in the historic core and seeks for the possibilities to maximize the use of a parcel land in a typical Copenhagen block. The design proposal of a high-rise skyscraper intends to rearrange a series of typical archetypes common in the city in the vertical way and create a new sense of the spatial relationship among these archetypes while still keeping the familiarity of the vernacular form of each architectural object.

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Ryde Hub Precinct

Competition work for Ryde Hub Precinct Ryde, Australia 2016, Summer Collaborators: Yaohua Wang, Shouquan Sun To best serve the city of Ryde, we believe the new civic center should be a place with dynamic and flexible spaces rooted in humane-scale. This fundamental idea eventually took shape through a series of different sized box-like structures tumbled onto the site. The architecture consists of two tall “boxes” stacked on top of three large flat “boxes” sitting on the ground, alongside with four smaller ones. Within these “Boxes” are the “Gifts” - diverse civic and public programs. Their friendly spatial scale and quality constitute a “village” in the urban-scape, inviting the public to explore within.

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The two tall “boxes” accommodate administrative and residential uses. Inside these rectangular structures are series of spatial “objects”, stacked vertically on top of one another, serving different functions: Civic Council Chamber, Committee Meeting rooms, Offices and Residential Units.etc. The space between the “box” and the “contained objects” serves as a breathable double skin system. The vertical apertures between these “objects” enable the “chimney effect”, enhancing ventilation of the entire building. As a result, cooling effect and fresh air are provided for the offices and residences.

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Site Map

The flat “boxes” situate on the undulant ground with various orientations, opening and connecting with the urban context. They function as foyers and receptions for the tall “boxes”. Public programs such as Performance Space, Community Meeting Rooms, and Commercial spaces are contained within. In between these “boxes” is a dynamic circulation system consists of pathways, green landscape and public plaza. These open spaces provide pedestrian connectivities and inspirational places for public to roam and mingle.

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Birdview from Adjacent Neighborhood (Rendering Credit: A-Trace

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1, Public foyer and reception. 2, Performance space (hired for a high school prom). 3, Green room. 4, Dressing room. 5, Elevators and fire escape stair from underground parking-lot to top floor office. 6, Public stair space links civic council Chamber, Mayor’s suite and civic council supper room. 7, Civic council supper room, seating for 20 with adjacent kitchen. 8, A brainstorm chamber for the Mayor and his colleague, A.K.A. Mayor’s suite. 9, Offices with meeting rooms , utility, storage and kitchen spaces. 10, Office where daily business happens. 11, Flexible space for community meetings and gallery. 12, A book store for book worms to spend a cozy afternoon.

13, Community Meeting Rooms (for hire). 14, Restroom. 15, Lobby and elevator for housing units. 16, Elevator for office. 17, The Entrance for office tower’s lobby. 18, Office. 19, Housing unit (Studio). 20, Housing unit (One bed). 21, Housing unit (Two bed). 22, Housing unit (Three bedrooms). 23, Bus terminal with resting area and service kiosk. 24, Market and food court serve to the neighborhood. 25, North pedestrian bridge. 26, Hot balloon to appreciate the amazing urban-scape. 27, Public plaza.

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Program Distribution Diagram A, Housing units. B, Offices. C, Civic and administrative programs, such as Civic Council Chamber, Mayor’s suite, Community Meeting Rooms etc. D, Public programs, such as Performance Space, Market, Bus Terminal etc.

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1, The Entrance for office tower’s lobby. 2, The ramp connect lobby and public mezzanine. 3, Public mezzanine. 4, Office where daily business happens. 5, And take a break for coffee. 6, A place to call home. 7, Public gallery to accommodate 120-150 people and to showcase the community’s creative voice. 8, Rooms for public council meetings. 9, A brainstorm chamber for the Mayor and his colleague, A.K.A. Mayor’s suite. 10, Civic council supper room, seating for 20 with adjacent kitchen. 11, Offices with meeting rooms , utility, storage and kitchen spaces. 12, Fire escape stair goes all the way down to underground parking lot. 13, Exterior platform for people to breathe some fresh air. 14, Solar chimney brings natural ventilation through the building. 15, Performance space (for hire), where dance-off could happens. 16, Back of House.

17, Bus terminal with resting area and service kiosk. 18, Market and food court serve to the neighborhood.

19, South pedestrian bridge. 20, Masonic Temple. 21, Restrooms. 22, Adventurous sports. 23, Public plaza lead to entrance for performance space. 24, Farmer’s market can also happen in the public plaza. 25, Public green space. 26, Elevators for office.

Facade Diagram A, Perforated aluminum panel. B, Aluminum panel. C, Steel structure.

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Main Birdview (Rendering Credit: A-Trace)

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Last but not least, our team think “out of the box” literally by unfolding the imaginary flaps of the aforementioned “boxes”, utilizing them as connecting agents and structural supports between the buildings, as well as canopies to shade the semi-outdoor public spaces below. The residual space between the “box” and “contained objects” works as a breathable double skin system. It allows the interior space to has sufficient natural light. The vertical apertures between different “objects” consist innovative solar chimneys to naturally and passively ventilate the building and improves the air quality for the offices and housing units.

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Bauhaus Museum

Competition work for Dessau Bauhaus Museum Dessau, Germany 2014, Fall Collaborators: Yaohua Wang, Shouquan Sun In this proposal, we firstly focus on the study of the independent architectural objects, including the stairs, ramp and rooms which wrap up different programs inside. These objects are placed along the wall in a panoramic sequence to emphasize the dynamism among them, simultaneously thematize their clear yet unconventional relationships. These objects bulging out of the wall create visible tensions anddistortion which visually blur the separation between inside and outside, yet containing programmatic spaces within. On the outside, this bulging wall is in rich dialogues to the city and the park; and on the inside, it generates rich circulatory experience and spatial organisation.

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In this proposal, we firstly focus on the study of the independent architectural objects, including the stairs, ramp and rooms which wrap up different programs inside. These objects are placed along the wall in a panoramic sequence to emphasize the dynamism among them, simultaneously thematize their clear yet unconventional relationships. These objects bulging out of the wall create visible tensions and distortion which visually blur the separation between inside and outside, yet containing programmatic spaces within. On the outside, this bulging wall is in rich dialogues to the city and the park; and on the inside, it generates rich circulatory experience and spatial organisation.

For the space inside the building, these two parallel walls introvertedly influence on the spatial experience and interior atmospheres. The bulging objects also intervate directly inside to the otherwise regular box space which was originally organised for an exhibition space. On the ground floor, the bulging objects on the wall compose together a continuous yet constantly changing interior surface. This continuous surface extend or repress the interior space rhythmically and wrap up almost all the noneexhibition programs serving the public.

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Art Dollars

Research and Design for New Method of Artistic Production Studio Workd, 2013-2014 Fall Semester Amsterdam, Netherlands Instructor: Ben Van Berkel with Christian Veddeler Solo Work The research of this studio is focused on the new production method for working space in the future. For this work, it concentrates on the binary relationship between money (art foundations) and art (independent artists).

As one of the leading driving forces for art production, money plays the crucial role to determine the new method of artistic production in contemporary time with larger dimensional influence. The image above of one dollar bill signed with my name imatetes Andy Warhol’s work in 1950’s. It is an intriguing example to reprensent the tension between art and money in the most direct way. Starting from Andy Warhol’s period when the art-money relationship is intensely discussed, this research-based design tries to find a new way to spatialize the closer relationship of them with more involved social elements.

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Study of Artists and Art Patronage 44

Dimensional Expansion of Art Patronage 45

Network of People Involved in Current Art Production

Different spatial organizations for art spaces reflect different relationships among stakeholders involved in the current art production. The artists, art foundations, technology consultants, fabricators and art dealers are highly interacted and the roles between them can be even exchanged. For traditional ways, the spatial organization of art and none-art world is quite static. In present days, the spatial relationship is much more flexible and interchangeable. People involved in art production have more and more ambiguous identities as participants or stimulators.

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Studios(for artists), offices(for art foundation), factory(for technology lab), club(for public participation) and a fair(for new value system) are the basic components for the final design. They are organized in a diagrammatic structure generated from basic ‘X’ shape to reflect the highly interactive relationships between different components. The basic structure can be developed in different ways to meet the demand for the interaction between different roles. For club and factory spaces, they are subordinate to the leading roles of studios and art foundation offices. For fair, it works more alike a spatial atmosphere to wrap up every element in a very inclusive way.

Evolvement of Basic Spatial Logic

How to distinguish the different roles for the people in this complicated network of art production? This is the first important question raised by this research topic. Except for the study about who are taking part in contemporary art production, I focus on three more issues including the stimulus, contents and values evaluation for art. Technology as a kind of new media for art creation is not only a tool box to realize the art production in practical ways, but also jumps up to a higher intellectual level to inspire the artists working with more fantastic ideas. As a new stimulus, people working for technology as consultants are highly involved in the early phase of art production which forms a undividable relationship with the artists. In terms of the new contents for art production, public people consciously or unconsciously interact with the artists and art work itself in a very important way. Through the diverse interaction with public people, the dimension of art has been largely expanded with more new contents or definitions endowed to art itself. Additionally, because of the dimensional expansion of art production, the value system for art projects has been changed as well, with more consideration with new art value and social value. The commercial worth of art projects are also institutionally determined in a complicated way integrating multiple factors related to art. Based on the observation of these new social factors infused into art world, a factory-like space, club-like space and fair-like space are highly emphasized in this design work to reflect the important issues.

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Based on the early research about current art production which highly relies on the ‘ruling’ of art foundations or other institutions, I get the conclusion about the spatial components for my building to provide working spaces for different roles in the art world. It needs the working space for both artists and art foundations through which the binary relationship between these two roles should be reflected. For the artists, they need to communicate with the art foundation but at the same time they also need to keep an isolated place belonging to themselves without disturbance. At the same time, the technology lab should be integrated with the art studios to provide more inspirations and stimulus for art production. Space for public participation and interaction should be organized directly by art foundations where the artists can also get a lot of opportunities to contact with public people. At last, a fair-like space should work as an atmosphere or basement for the whole building. Through this fair-like exhibition space, the new value system for art can be very well discussed and established in a more open and friendly way. This diagrammatic design tries to articulate the complex network of present-day art production world in a clearly spatial way and provides new potential possibilities to inspire futuristic methods for art production.

Skin and Interior Structure

This building is a working space which reflects the network of current art production and provides new opportunities for young artists to get money and support from people who appreciate their talent. What a young and ambitious person needs to do is to prepare a very good portfolio and come to this building, and find a good art dealer here to convince him/her that you have the talent to become a promising artist. After that, people can get their own studios and may have their solo exhibitions in the fair, and finally get known to the public or even published by the art press. This can be the first step for young people to become successful artists in the future, both financially and academically.

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Based on the early research about current art production which highly relies on the ‘ruling’ of art foundations or other institutions, I get the conclusion about the spatial components for my building to provide working spaces for different roles in the art world. It needs the working space for both artists and art foundations through which the binary relationship between these two roles should be reflected. For the artists, they need to communicate with the art foundation but at the same time they also need to keep an isolated place belonging to themselves without disturbance. At the same time, the technology lab should be integrated with the art studios to provide more inspirations and stimulus for art production. Space for public participation and interaction should be organized directly by art foundations where the artists can also get a lot of opportunities to contact with public people. At last, a fair-like space should work as an atmosphere or basement for the whole building.

Through this fair-like exhibition space, the new value system for art can be very well discussed and established in a more open and friendly way. This diagrammatic design tries to articulate the complex network of present-day art production world in a clearly spatial way and provides new potential possibilities to inspire futuristic methods for art production.

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Works at Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Full Time Job as Architecture Designer New York, New York Instructors: Henry N. Cobb, Ian Bader 2014-2017 In the two and half years at PCF which is my first full-time job as a professional architect, I have been fortunately involved in a number of notable projects including 7 Bryant Park, Tivoli Edge and Train Station Tower in Jerusalem. From the intense and well-organized working as a team member, I have accumulated lots of practical experience on design development, construction document, and solid thinking on design schemes within strict regulations and restrains. Through collaborative communication with other experienced team members, I have furtherly developed my skills on 3D modeling, rendering and graphic representation in varieties of projects going on different phases, and learned new skills to organize BIM models for effective construction. The meticulous control on design details and high demand on construction qualities at PCF is a tough and painful process, but is crucial for me to grow up as an experienced architectural designer with more consideration on professional responsibilities.

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7 Bryant Park New York, New York Construction Document & Construction Administration Details Drawings and Punchlist on Curtain Walls

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Consisting of a lower rectangular podium of nine floors and a rectangular tower of 21 floors set back above, the building conforms to the mandated zoning envelope and setbacks while maximizing office floor plates. Within this simple volume, two conical incisions- one pointing up, the other down, with their apexes touching at the set back level - animate the building as seen from the park. At street level, the form is further dramatized by a generous circular canopy that shelters a welcoming public space where pedestrians can pause to enjoy the prospect of one of the city’s most treasured landscapes.

Site: Midtown Manhattan, overlooking Bryant Park Client: Hines; Pacolet/Milliken Enterprises, Inc. PCF&P Services: Architecture; Exterior envelope; Interior Design of Public Spaces Sustainability: LEED Gold Certified Awards: Project of the Year; American Architecture Award; Best Office Building, 2016 61

Compare Studies of Twisting Geometry Curtain Wall Rendering Due to the twisting geometry of the tower, the subdivision of the facade is a challenging design problem.

Assisted with the digital tool the entire tower has been discretized under a consistent logic, but each panel is unique in terms of the specific dimension and size. The optimization of this digital result is to simplify the types of subdivided panels which makes it possible to realize it by mass customization in an efficient way.

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Midgal Harakevet / Train Station Tower Jerusalem, Israel Schematic Design & Design Development Parametric Design for Facade Study and BIM Modeling in Revit

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At the entrance to the city, adjacent to the terminal of the high-speed train linking Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the site for this prominent building calls for an extraordinary architectural gesture. At its base, the tower sweeps away from the relatively diminutive train station pavilion, dignifying it as a figural object and creating a landscaped public plaza that will accommodate the busay and complex pedestrian paths at this intermodal nexus. Below grade the two buildings are connected, while above, the tower twists away from alignment with its neighbor. For a building of its bulk and height in a city of such historic and symbolic sensitivity, this torquing is an essential modification. A well-resolved cylindrical core makes possible an efficient floor plate and elegant balancing of the structural forces produced by the twisting form.

Site: Between Jaffa Street and Shazar Street, adjacent to the Binyanei HaUma high-speed railway station Client: Cammeby’s International Group

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Axon Rendering of the New Working Stations

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College of Dental Medicine, Columbia Univ.

This major renovation translates a vision for dentistry into architectural form.

New York, New York Schematic Design & Design Development Digital Modeling, Details Study and Mock-up

Adjacent to the dental school’s existing space for education and patient care, the new operatory environment includes a 15,000-square-foot facility for preclinical simulation learning and patient care. S-shaped partitions enclose dental chairs and related equipment in an ergonomically optimal way. Additional services include the development of a master plan for the school through extensive review of its current and future needs.

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Site: Vanderbilt Clinic, within the New York - Presbyterian / Columbia University Medical Center Complex Components: 16,000 square feet; outpatient clinic and teaching labs Client: Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, New York; Columbia University Medical Center, New York

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Tivoli Guard and Ballet School Copenhagen, Denmark Schematic Design and Design Development BIM Modeling in Revit, Rendering Post-Production

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Continuing the tradition of inventive architecture and superimposed uses that makes Tivoli a paradigm for responsible and engaging urban development, the new school will span bridgelike over the existing concert hall building. Variably transparent to the street, thanks to electronically controlled louvers, the ballet studios and Boys’ Guard practice suite will be flooded with natural light and share, in a measured way, their inner life with the public beyond.

Linked by a common lobby, the adjacent jackpot building will open the ground floor street wall to commercial uses, accommodating much-needed administrative space beneath and adjacent to a refurbished roller coaster. The garden side will accommodate an array of Tivoli entertainments, including bumper cars, weightless walls, and the historic Gallopen stall.

Festooned by greenery and green roofs, the composite building will bring Tivoli Gardens to the street and help realize the goal of the Copenhagen Kommune to integrate nature into the city.

Tivoli Kanten | Tivoli Edge Copenhagen, Denmark Design Development Details Drawings of Climate Wall, Rendering and Post-production, BIM Modeling

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The design of the new Tivoli Edge is based on the conviction that the extraordinary natural landscape and evocative atmosphere of Tivoli can and should be part of the everyday life of Copenhagen, and similarly, that by enhancing the magic of Tivoli’s interior, this initiative will both preserve and enrich the experience of visiting the Garden. The extensive frontage on Bernstorffsgade calls for an approach that is both varied and integrated, one that makes a suitable enclosure for the Gardens while hinting at the delights within. On the street side, an undulating glass wall provides a memorable experience for passersby. The transparency of the glass allows the animation and spirit of Tivoli to be palpable, and green roofs extend the presence of the garden to the street edge. The new building’s modest scale - in keeping with that of the nineteenth-century entry pavilion, Nimb, and the historic city - preserves the dominance of spires on the city skyline as well as that of Tivoli’s own vertical structures. On the garden side, the building extends Tivoli’s natural environmental features though a series of curvilinear terraces accommodating outdoor dining and recreation and culminating in a landscaped roof.

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Works at KPF

Full Time Job as Architect New York, New York Instructors: James von Klemperer, Jinsuk Park, John Winkler 2017-Present In the current position at KPF, I have been working on three Chinese projects of various scales and different phases in the past two years. My decision to join KPF was based on my interest of their decades long time of successful architectural practice in Chinese market. Through working closely with the design partners at KPF who are extremely experienced on Chinese projects, I have learned a lot of valuable knowledge in terms of working on complicated contexts and challenging scales for demanding Chinese clients. Simultaneously, the collaboration with Chinese local design institutes provided me with a lot of opportunities to coordinate between different stake holders. To see a complex project is getting built with an amazingly fast speed under the collaborative hard work of multiple teams is really exciting and strengthens my determination to move back to China to carry on my architectural practice in the future.

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Ping’An Taida International Financial Center Tianjin, China Design Development and Tender Documentation BIM Modeling in Revit, Curtain Wall Development

The building redefines the typical retail model at almost every level as it encloses over 1.4 million square feet to create an urban market for the city. This circulation is intentionally porous with frequent active entries along the streets that allow the building to operate as a modern version of a traditional bustling merchant setting. As the shell remains a constant, a series of renowned brands can populate and repopulate the two- and three-story stone “boxes” that stack along the pedestrian street.

The shell’s concrete and glass structure curves dramatically upward from the riverside and converges with the opposing south façade, yielding a six-story building (and 1,200 foot long megastructure) to meet the context of the Heping District. The super shell is one of the longest single structures in the region, built with 22 seven-story high concrete ribs and over 10,000 panels of glass.

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Site Strategies

Tencent HQ

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Tencent Internet+ City Shenzhen, China Competition Main Designer, 3D Modelling in Rhino+Grasshopper

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The KPF design for Tencent City is based on the concept of Technological Humanism. Though Information Technology now connects the world in a virtual way, our cities have not yet realized correspondingly optimized synergies of space and use. This design proposes that, for the first time, such networks can be realized as physical connections. By organizing the public realm in Multi-Layers, coordinated with pedestrian pathways and transport, inhabitants have effortless access to the whole complex. They also naturally benefit from a maximum variety of experiences in the course of a day, while still being able to focus their thinking in secluded spaces. The plan enables Flexibility and Optionality. Transformable streets, movable bridges, fully operable facades, and mechanized walkway shading respond to human needs. Increased comfort allows for extended outdoor use, and changeable functions reflect dynamic range of uses across the course of a day. This vision is Practical and Achievable. The linear configuration is efficient to build and easily phase-able. Each segment of the plan includes a proportion of office, residential, shopping and green. Buildings are designed as simple modules. This design is at the same time Visionary and Practical.

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Design Tenets as Form Generator

Main View along the Central Spine (Rendering Credit: Proloog)

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Kerry Center Fuzhou, China Concept Design and Schematic Design Main Designer, Modelling in Rhino+CAD

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Kerry Fuzhou is a nostalgic design highly inspired by the historic center in the old city of Fuzhou, Sanfang Qixiang ( Three-lane & Seven-alley area). Sanfang Qixiang is a historic and cultural area in the city of Fuzhou. Its name is derived from the three lanes of Yijin, Wenru, and Guanglu and the seven alleys of Yangqiao, Langguan, Ta, Huang, Anmin, Gong, Jipi. Covering a total area of 38 hectares, it is celebrated as an architectural museum of Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings, including numerous National Designated Monuments like the historic residences of Yan Fu, Lin Congyi, Bing Xin and Lin Juemin. Because of its more than 400 rich, famous and powerful residents, this port city was known as ‘Beverly Hills’ of imperial China. Thanks to its fame as a living fossil of traditional Chinese urban wards of Li and Fang that date back to as early as Tang Dynasty, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2013,and later designated a National Historic and Cultural Street by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and State Administration of Cultural Heritage in 2015. Owing to the extraordinary efforts to protect the historic fabrics from Sanfang Qixiang Administration, it was awarded 2015 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards as Honourable Mention.

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Tianci Han

Architect 2017.5-Present Kohn Pedersen Fox & Associates 2014.7-2017.3 Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects Harvard GSD M.Arch II ’14 Tsinghua University B.Arch+M.Arch ’12 www.tiancihan.com

Portfolio A | 2018