Portfolio for UCL MArch Cinematic and Videogame Architecture (Jingyang Huang)

PORTFOLIO

Jingyang Huang

Selected Works from 2020 to 2022

Email:hsjhua25@liverpool.ac.uk

Motivation

The moment I knew I wanted to study architecture was the visual impact brought by the application of emerging technologies such as AR, VR and 3D printing technology in architecture. The combination of the two makes for cool, stunning architecture. With such expectation, I entered Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University (XJTLU) to study BA Architecture in 2019. It gradually became clear that the relationship between new technologies and architecture itself was not that simple. Thanks to the traditional architecture education I received, starting from basic manual models and hand-drawn planes, I believe that the new technology serves the design itself. Thus, in later designs, new techniques gradually became the means of assisting my designs, with the aim of adding lustre to them. But I was still fascinated by the shock and impact of new technology, and I spent a lot of time trying and learning new technologies. I believe the future will be brilliant with the combination of new technologies and architecture. My hobbies after school are lighting design and scene setting in film and television production. I think the two disciplines are connected in part. In a way, I think they are both used to create a deep, layered picture with brush and light.

And I like to develop my hobbies outside of school. Combining my studies in architecture with my interest in the film and television industry to create something together. My main position on film and television sets is that of a lighting technician. I'm interested in this position because I think that lighting every scene is the same as doing architecture. It's all about people feeling the ambience of certain spaces. In my project "yu zhen tang". For the first time, I actually designed a light wood building and combined it with lighting design. I won some awards for this short film. In addition to this, I have also won awards in the film industry and design industry during my university years. I was also involved in an official XJTLU promotional film project as head of the lighting A-team.This is why I have always believed that interdisciplinary communication is very important and necessary.

MArch Cinematic and Videogame Architecture at UCL fits perfectly with my expectations for my future studies. Not only could I use my existing knowledge of architecture as a basis for new subjects, but I could also use my skills in my spare time to learn about subjects that interested me. At the same time, I can get exposure to new AR and VR technologies.

Jingyang Huang

Architecture student, Film Maker

Email:hsjhua25@liverpool.ac.uk

Tel:+86 188 8963 6998/ +44 7857 548616

Education

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)

Architectture, Design School.

•Courses: Small Scale Architectural Design, Construction and Materials,Design Thinking and Articulation

University of Liverpool

Architecture,Fac of Humanities & Social Sci.

•Courses: Environmental Design,Urban Studies,History and Theory of Architecture

Project experience

The 2nd China College Students Design Exhibition. Designer

•Third Price of Best Exhibition Design

Yu Zhen Tang (Short Feature, 10'56) Click here to see the film

Gaffer and Architect

•Logline: A young lady who is paranoid that a doctor at YuZhenTang (a Chinese medical clinic) killed her mother and embarks on a revenge plan to get the criminal into prison.

•Worked as the gaffer and combining scene lighting design and architectural space design. Using architectural knowledge to help the crew complete the structural design and construction of the shooting scene.

•Related awards: New York Cinematography Awards -Best Film Lighting.

Galloping With Future (Promotion, 6'28) Click here to see the Film

Gaffer

•Published at the Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University's 15th anniversary event and official public account

•Worked as the gaffer and complete the lighting work from the lighting design in the early stage of the project to the whole process of project implementation.

Dawn (Documentary,9'58) Click here to see the Film

Gaffer and Photographer

•Related awards: The 10th Academy Award of the Film and Television Society of China

Colleges and Universities-Documentary Unit Second Prize

Dialogue with Master Zhao, the carpenter (Documentary,3'02)

Click here to see the film

Gaffer and Photographer

•Published on the official account of "GRID" magazine of the Department of Architecture of XJTLU

Software skill

Software skill:

Other skill:

Rhino/CAD/Encsape/Lumion/V-ray/Unity/Grasshopper/Adobe Photoshop/Adobe Indesign/Adobe Iiiustrator/Adobe Lightroom/Adobe Premiere/Final Cut Pro X/Davinci/UE5/Microsoft Office Set

CONTENTS

The shape of the ridge

Sport and fitness center design

Type: Individual school design project

Location: Yunnan, China

Abundant space in the city

Primary school design

Type: Individual school design project

Location: Liverpool, England

Illusory translated into grottoes

Gaudi La Coma Artists' Residences

Type: Competition group work

Location: Huesca, Spain

Memory of the land

Monumental Architecture Design

Type: Competition group work

Location: Cape Canaveral, United States

Other work selection

01 The shape of the ridge

-Sport and fitness center design

Type: Individual school design project

Location: Yunnan, China

Project description: The address of this project is in a valley with relatively beautiful scenery. Therefore, when designing this sports and fitness center, the first thing I considered was the relationship between the building and the natural site. Because the project site is located in a subtropical monsoon climate area. So I first inspected the local characteristic buildings, and found that many of these buildings have sloping roof structures. And their foundations are often raised due to climate and rainfall. Therefore, based on this relationship, I hope to use the form of the sloping roof to combine with the surrounding mountains to form a kind of echo.

Site analysis and case studies

The building is located in the south-west corner of China in a subtropical region. It has hot and humid climate characteristics. The building is analysed in relation to its climatic characteristics and local architecture. The site is located at the foot of a hill, which allows the use of wind and precipitation for cooling purposes.

The building's design is based on the style of the surrounding buildings and the sloping roof is the main focus of the building, which is designed to fit the mountains behind it. At the same time, the space under the eaves is fully utilised.

Day Airfllow Site picture Sloping roof design Sloping roof design2 Sloping roof support Deformed sloping roof

Site map

Photo Montage

Site climate analysis

Explosion axonometry and flow diagrams

Interior corridor

Central garden

Outdoor corridor

Outdoor corridor

Outdoor garden

Outdoor corridor

Main flow

Views along the route

Main pedestrian flow routes

Drop off area

Design concept

In this project, the first thing I analyze is the flow of people. Separate the flow of visitors from that of staff. Visitors can walk around under the eaves, and at the same time, they can enter the central garden to watch. While people have entered the main entrance of the building, they gradually rise up following the natural topography until visitors reach the reception hall.

Design concept

Because my initial concept is to use the design of the sloping roof to echo the building with the mountain. Therefore, the design of the pitched roof becomes particularly important. During the design process, I repeatedly tried how to design the roof elegantly and beautifully. Finally, after many trials, the angle of the roof slope was determined. And it was decided to tighten the cornice of the roof inwards. The purpose is to eliminate the heavy feeling of a large roof. These continuous roofs are very beautiful and light from a distance.

Positioning of the roof structure and research

Roof form generation strategy

Stepped Garden Form Generation Strategy

Column pattern generation strategy

Using the concept of "Tai Chi" to generate

Based on the flow of people

Positioning of columns on the basis of body

Further generation of blocks

Further generation of terrace Garden

Further generation of terrace Garden

Further generation of blocks

Further generation of terrace Garden blocks

Further generation of terrace Garden blocks

Further generation of terrace Garden

Further generation of terrace Garden

Roof generation based on blocks Finished roofs

Finished terrace Garden

Finished terrace Garden

1 : Main exercise room (10-20 people)

2 : Small exercise room (5-8 people)

3 :Changing rooms & toilets

4 :Reception room

5 :Tea room

6 :Kitchen

7 :Coffee Bar

1 :Tea room

1 : Main exercise room (10-20 people)

2 : Small exercise room (5-8 people)

3 :Changing rooms & toilets

4 :Reception room

5 :Tea room

1 :Small exercise room (5-8 people)

2 :Terrace garden

Design concept on the left side

The rendering on the left shows what tourists see in the drop-off area. When visitors approach the building from a distance, they will gradually find that the shape of the building becomes clearer and clearer. When the distance is relatively close, the first thing you see is the sloping roof style of the coffee area. When you walk forward in the scene shown in this picture, you will see the main entrance of the building complex and the square in front of the building.

Design concept on the right side

The rendering on the right shows the garden in front of the complex. Visitors can enjoy the fresh air outdoors. Not only that, visitors can also take a walk or exercise in the garden. When visitors walk to the south end of the garden, they can sit on the steps by the river and enjoy the breeze. After visiting the outdoor garden, visitors can move to the garden in the center of the building. There is a trail leading to reception.

A walkway along the circle of the building is also designed in the space under the eaves of the sloping roof. This not only enriches the moving line. And people can also take a walk therein to shelter from the rain when it is raining.

Thanks to the close relationship between the functional blocks of the building. Therefore, when tourists want to use certain functions, they can easily go to various places through the space under the eaves of the roof or the central garden.

Abundant space in the city

-Primary school design

Type: Individual school design project

Location: Liverpool, England

Project description: The location of this project is characterised by a relatively large number of functions in the surrounding area, with an abundance of public space or functional space. The traffic situation in the surrounding area is not too complicated and the traffic flow is low. People can access the site on foot. The enclosed building form will be the main design mode for this building, placing the main traffic space in the middle of the building as a 'key space', creating an abundance of staircases to connect the different floors and create a rich communication space, following the formal language of the existing building in the facade design and extracting some elements for recombination, with vertical elements and irregular blocks giving a neat and orderly feel, but at the same time having interspersed with massing.

Site analysis

The project is located in Birkenhead and covers an area of about 380 square meters. The complex urban functional layout is distributed around it, and convenient transportation is a great feature of this address. Across the road is the Birkenhead railway station. In addition, there are large green parks, historical buildings, commercial buildings and so on. Basically, these functional areas can be covered by a five minute walking circle, and the roads from the southwest to the northeast of the project address undertake the function of reaching the project address.

Passing through site

As one walks through the site of the project, one can pass through many different spaces. The red flow lines indicate the different views seen when walking to different addresses

Process of volume generation

Site area

Functional area

Pubilc area

Streetscape 1

Streetscape 2

Streetscape 3

Streetscape 4

Streetscape 5

Streetscape 6

Streetscape 7

Streetscape 8

Pull up blocks at the project sitee Due to site constraints at the back. The form of the building is restricted to an inner recess.

Defined by a wealth of internal interaction spaces throughout the floor

Determine the connection between the main entrance, playground and other spaces on the G level

Wraparound facade with interspersed masses

Integration of the facade with the building itself

Deepening of the building's interior layout and materials

Process of interior space layout Process of interior space layout Interior space base layout

Fourth floor

The fourth floor is the upper grade classroom (year 5 and 6) and roof garden

Different functional areas

The division of different functional areas within a limited space can enhance the richness of the space, especially if the floor space itself is small.

Separating individual spaces and combining them can be a good way to make the best use of space.

About the Explosion Analysis

The functional arrangement of the floors is based on the needs of different age groups. Students in the lower grades should be placed on the lower floors to allow easier access to the classrooms.

The placement of the multi-purpose rooms on the lower floors allows for easier access to students from different floors. Basic functions such as classroom offices, medical rooms and kitchens are located on Level G to make it easier for students to seek help when they need it.

Third floor

The third floor is a combination of senior classrooms (year3 and 4 student) and a library.

Second floor

The second floor is a combination of classrooms for the second year students and a multi-purpose activity room.

First floor

The ground floor is a combination of classrooms for the first year students and a multi-purpose activity room. Student vertical flow lines

Student horizontal flow lines

The arrangement of the different functions into different spaces allows for a rational layout of the building. Different users can quickly and precisely find the floor they need.

Section 1&2

Multi-functional staircase

Explosive functional analysis

Print room

Functional space for classroom or student use

Classrooom

Year 5 and 6 classroom

Roof garden

Roof garden with full sunlight conditions

Classrooom

Year 3 and 4 classroom

Multi-purpose activity room

The large space can be easily transformed into a restaurant, conference room, event room, etc.

Library

The library is set in the middle of several floors

Classrooom

Year 2 classroom

Multi-purpose activity room

The large space can be easily transformed into a restaurant, conference room, event room, etc.

Classrooom

Year 1 classroom

Playground

A place for students to do outdoor activities

Infirmary

Service class space set at G level

Teacher's office

Service class space set at G level

Stairs

Multi-purpose space connecting G to 1st floor

03 Illusory translated into grottoes

-Gaudi La Coma Artists' Residences

Type: Competition group work(Contributed to the full design process, building 3D models, Most of the renderings and some analysis diagram)

Location: Huesca, Spain

Project description: Extract invisible natural contour lines and make them concrete into buildings, establish the concept of irregular layer by layer retreat scheme, select local characteristic rocks as materials, combine natural plants to create wild luxury living space, and enrich the coordination of functional space to achieve concrete grotto space.

Site Analysis

From illusion to concrete of rock

Gaudi Planar Analysis

Casa

Circulation Analysis

The undulating multi-storey buildings formed according to the terrain are distributed in an orderly manner

by

1. Contours of the original terrain

After his design style formed, Gaudi used the free traffic space as the center to organise the plan, and differentiated the room to avoid the generation of repeated space.

User demand analysis

2. Generate polylines from contour.

3. Based on contour lines, generate guest rooms behind the contour lines

Environment Analysis

4. Use the same polyline design language to generate meditation and wellness areast

5. Combining two polyline designs

Hostel Room Type

The hostel is divided into four - person suites and eight - person suites

The four-person ensuite has its own ensuite, and the room is further divided into two separate rooms, which are used as a queen bed room and a double room. The two rooms are relatively private and have some space for communication.

Suites for eight people pay more attention to openness and people's communication. Once, although the suite of eight people is also divided into two rooms, but the two rooms have relatively strong connectivity, people in the two rooms can see each other's living conditions, but also have a common activity and work space.

Green Building Facilities

Hostel Plan - Suite for Four

Hostel Plan - Suite for Eight Artists' Residence Conversion

Removable Wall

Artists’Residence - for Artists

Artists’Residence - for Tourists

The building is equipped with a planted roof for roof insulation and a rainwater collection system for sanitation.

The artist workshop can realize the conversion of private space and public space through the disassembly and installation of part of the walls.

THE LIGHT AND SHADE OF GROTTOES

OPENNESS IN THE SEAM

HOSTEl

HOSTEL FOR ARTIST

Grottoes That Appear Gradually In The Twilight

The main concept is to outline the building in layers with linear and point light sources

First, use linear and point lights to express the outer contour of the multi-segment polylines of the building.

Secondly, the light from the internal light source of the building and some vertical lights are used to increase the sense of hierarchy.

Finally, combined with the lighting design concept, the overall adjustment of the light ratio of the light and the light-dark contrast relationship.

Memory of the land

-Monumental Architecture Design

Type: Group work (Contributed to the full design process, building 3D models. All of the indoor renderings and half of the analysis diagram)

Location: Cape Canaveral, United States

Project description: This project is located at Caravelle Point Air Force Base in the eastern United States. The base is located on Launch Complex 34, which has witnessed two important sub-events in aviation history, the Apollo I rocket fire and the first manned flight rocket launch. Through XR technology, the project serves as an experiential pavilion for the Apollo I accident and its impact on the history of spaceflight that followed.

The display content is divided into two parts, so two organizational modes are adopted. The problem of space can be transformed into three aspects for cognition, boundary, scale, and shape. Make distinctions between areas and control the streamline. For example, design an exhibition space in the plane part and a space in the vertical direction. This can ensure that the two parts are both independent of each other and closely connected in space. Ensure the continuity of visits .

Cape Caravelle Air Force Station

Important events of the Apollo program

The development process of the Apollo program

What happened to Apollo 1

Rocket launch site

CHAPTER 1

Visitors enter the story from the first-person subjective perspective of the three crashed astronauts, and sit in their seats to experience the astronauts' operating procedures on the day of the crash.

CHAPTER 3

Fisrt stage: they can read background information of the accident.

Second stage: Experience in simulation cabin

Visitors can look into the hollow part of the disc and see the AR virtual rocket model of each part and the animation demonstration of the improved model based on the accident.

CHAPTER 4

They can walk through the 'rocket' (Cylinder) and watch the inside and outside the details of the rocket with VR technology.

Visitors can look at the outside part and see the AR virtual rocket combined with the real launch site to launch into space.

The story is the last to look forward to the future. You can use AR eyes to see the future development in this spiral tour route.

Visitors enter the lower part of the tower, put on AR glasses, and enter the story from the first-person subjective perspective of the three wrecked astronauts, and feel the story decades ago on the rising ramp.

Visitors enter the lower part of the tower, put on AR glasses, and enter the story from the first-person subjective perspective of the three wrecked astronauts, and feel the story decades ago on the rising ramp.

Visitors enter the second part of the tower, which is divided into an inner circle and an outer circle, where visitors can feel the proportion and structure of the real rocket.

Visitors enter the second part of the tower, which is divided into an inner circle and an outer circle, where visitors can feel the proportion and structure of the real rocket.

At this time, the tour route has risen to the middle and upper floors of the tower, and tourists can look outside to see the AR virtual rocket launch into space combined with the real launch site.

At this time, the tour route has risen to the middle and upper floors of the tower, and tourists can look outside to see the AR virtual rocket launch into space combined with the real launch site.

At this time, the tour route has risen to the highest level of the tower, and people can experience the development of future aerospace technology in the spiral route.

At this time, the tour route has risen to the highest level of the tower, and people can experience the development of future aerospace technology in the spiral route.

STAGE 1--"Substitute"

STAGE 3--"Feeling"

STAGE 3--"Feeling"

STAGE 1--"Substitute"

STAGE 2--"Absorb"

STAGE 4--"Future"

STAGE 4--"Future"

STAGE 2--"Absorb"

Yu Zhen Tang (Short Feature, 10'56) Click here to see the film

Gaffer and Architect

•Logline: A young lady who is paranoid that a doctor at YuZhenTang (a Chinese medical clinic) killed her mother and embarks on a revenge plan to get the criminal into prison.

•Worked as the gaffer and combining scene lighting design and architectural space design. Using architectural knowledge to help the crew complete the structural design and construction of the shooting scene.

•Related awards: New York Cinematography Awards -Best Film Lighting.

Galloping With Future (Promotion, 6'28) here to see the Film

Gaffer

•Published at the Xi'an JiaotongLiverpool University's 15th anniversary event and official account

•Worked as the gaffer and complete the lighting work the lighting design in the early stage of the project to the process of project implementation.

Design process

Jiaotongofficial public from early whole implementation.

Dialogue with Master Zhao, the carpenter

(Documentary,3'02)Click

here to see the film

Gaffer and Photographer

•Published on the official account of "GRID" magazine of the Department of Architecture of XJTLU

Dawn

(Documentary,9'58)Click

here to see the Film

Gaffer and Photographer

•Related awards: The 10th Academy

Award of the Film and Television

Society of China Colleges and Universities-Documentary Unit

Second Prize

Behind the scene