Tuo Ji
Portfolio Iowa State University
Content Chapter 1. Comprehensive Design San Francisco Media Library, San Francisco, CA
Chapter 2. Dining Space Studio Yangzhou Cafe, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, CHN
Chapter 3. Renovation & Reconstruction Xiamen Huamei Cigarette Factory, Xiamen, Fujian, CHN [Competition Entry]
Chapter 4. Recreational Space Studio Yangzhou Elite Club, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, CHN
Chapter 5. Sustainable Building Design Studio Houghton Net-zero Building, Houghton, MI
Chapter 6. Apocalypse Studio Easten Market Master Plan, Detroit, MI
Chapter 7. Service Learning Des Moines Bike Trail
Chapter 8. Materiality & Representation Studio St. Louis Apartment, St. Louis, MO
Chapter 9. Art Work Painting & Sculpture
San Francisco Media Library
Location: San Francisco, California Course: Arch 603 Comprehensive Design Studio Professor: Jason Alread, Iowa State University Project Team: Tuo Ji, Ni Ni Software: Revit, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign Description The site of project is located in San Francisco, California, adjacent to downtown and a main waterfront roadwaythe Embarcadero. The theme of this project is to design a media library, which not only has traditional print collection and reading room, but also consist of theaters, exhibition space, youth center, media collection, etc. Media library is a place for people to use multi-media to store, shared and obtain knowledge. The form and organization of this library is defined by two powerful edges of the triangular site, which mainly has two bars, one is relative public, and the other one is relative private. The programs of this building follow this main concept. The overlapped triangular space of the two bars connects public wing and private wing, which is highlighted and emphasized by huge triangular staircases. The notion of the landscape design is to create open spaces and lead people to the main entrance of the building.
F
Site
Site Sections
Site Analysis Open Space
Public
E
Private
Open Space
2 Edges Define Organization
2 Potential Open Spaces
Definition of 2 Bars
Programming
Youth Center
Media Collection
Print Collection
Administration
Public Forum
Theaters
Bird's Eye View
Public Forum
Ground Floor
Youth Center
Media Collection
Print Collection
Gallery
Theater
lounge
2nd Floor and Mezzanine
3rd Floor and Mezzanine
Administration
4th Floor
Playground
Dry Garden
Steps
Water Feature
Landscape Treatment
Section Model
East Street View From The Embarcadero
1'=1/16" Model
Playground
Painted Perforated Aluminium Panel Curtain Wall
Structure and Enclosure
Section1
Cladding System
South Street View
Section 2
Lobby
Triangular Space
Information Desk
Print Collection
Youth Center
3rd Floor Lounge
Yangzhou Cafe
Location: Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China Course: Dining Space Interior Design Professor: Wu Linchun, Yangzhou University Project Designer: Tuo Ji Software: 3d Max , AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator. Description This project is located in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. This project puts emphasis on simplicity and practice, I adopted Modernism concept to design the cafe. Although Modernism has been prevalent for years, it is still with great popularity nowadays. As Modernism focuses more on practical use of the space, it suits the taste of contemporary life. As Mies van der Rohe said, less is more.
First Floor
Hallway
Staircase
Restroom
Second Floor Bar Counter
First Floor Elevation
First Floor Plan
First Floor Bar Counter
Second Floor Plan
Second Floor Elevation
Second Floor
Xiamen Huamei Cigarette Factory
Location: Xiamen, Fujian, China Professional Practice: Competition Project Type: Renovation & Reconstruction Project Manager: Xudong Chen Project Team: Xudong Chen, Yang Chen, Violeta, Tuo Ji Software: Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop, Rhino, Grasshopper DESCRIPTION This project is located in Xiamen, Fujian, China, which is a project of renovation and reconstruction. The site was originally used as a cigarette factory. However, the factory has stopped production recently and need to be transformed to a multifunctional space. It would contain exhibition space, office, restaurant, shopping center, etc. Thus, we adopted diverse strategies and treatment for different buildings or landscape, according to the existing site condition. The design concept of the main building was inspired by tobacco leaf. Because this cigarette factory has already been a significant landmark of Xiamen, and the memory of it should be preserved.
Existing Factory Bird's Eye View
Concept of Section 1
Concept of Section 2
Proposed Factory Bird's Eye View
Clip
Extract
2D-3D
Adapt
Transform
Abstract
Retain Memory
Diffuse
Reappear
Concept of Tobacco Leaf
会展活动中心
The Original Building
原有建筑/The original building
Concept of Bridge
Separate The Original Building into Bridge 破体成桥/separate the original building become bridge
会展活动中心
会展活动中心
会展活动中心
插入公共空间/Insert the public space
Insert Public Space
适应屋顶/Fit the roof
Fit The Roof
扭转屋顶/Reverse the roof
Reverse The Roof
New Building
Renovation
Restoration
Reform Landscape
Demolition 0
50
100
Building and Landscape Treatment
Exhibition
Retail
Office
Restaurant
Shop
Parking
Service Center 0
50
100
Proposed Progam
P
P
P
P
P
P P
P
P
External Street
Pedestrian
Internal Street
Vehicular Entrance
Parking
Existing Circulation
Lawn
Existing Landscape
North Elevation
Pedestrian
Internal Street
Temporary
P
Vehicular P
Parking Garage
Proposed Circulation
Entrance
Tree
Tree Lawn
External Street
0
50
100
Roof Garden
Proposed Landscape
0
50
100
Parking Lot Delivery Spot
Main Entrance
Street View
Shopping Center
South Elevation
Yangzhou Elite Club
Location: Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China Course: Recreational Space Interior Design Professor: Wu Linchun, Yangzhou University Project Designer: Tuo Ji Software: 3d Max , AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator. DESCRIPTION This project is located in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. This project is a multifunctional club for elites from different fields and its inspiration comes from old foreign houses in Shanghai. I try to use innovative ways to design a flexible space which meets diverse functions and recreates the prosperity of the house. This two story club consists of restaurant, gallery, snooker room, library, movie theater and bar.
First Floor Plan
Library
Second Floor Plan
Hallway
Lobby
Restaurant
Snooker Room
Elevations
Outdoor Cafe
Houghton Net-zero Building
Location: Houghton, Michigan Course: Arch 601 Sustainable Building Design Studio Professor: Ulrike Passe, Iowa State University Project Team: Tuo Ji, Gentina Patton, Barrett Peterson, Abigail Caldwell Software: Revit, AutoCAD, Vasari, Ecotect, Photoshop, InDesign
N
Chamber of Commerce
Convenient Store
Residential Coffee Shop
Parti
South Street View
Circulation
Residential
Circulation
Office
Circulation
Description This project is located in Houghton, Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The theme of this project is using spatial and programmatic concepts related to energy performance to design a Net Zero sustainable building. This mix-used building consists of office, single story unit residence, double story unit residence, coffee shop, barber shop and convenience store. There is a plaza with bioswale in front of the building, providing a dynamic public space. Passive strategies: High R-value materials for the walls, roof and windows, solar chimney, south facade double skin. Active strategies: Geothermal system, PV solar panel, solar water heating system, gray water collection system.
Residential
Barber Shop
Program
Summer Solar Radiation
Winter Solar Radiation
Section Model South Facade
Mass Model
Model Detail of Double Skin System
Single Story Unit
Single Story Unit Interior Radiation
Double Story Unit
Double Story Unit Interior Radiation
Active System
Circulation
Active System Section
Southwest View
Office
Hallway
North-South Cross Section
West-East Cross Section
South Side Plaza
Eastern Market Master Plan
Location: Detroit, Michigan Course: DSN 546 Apocaplyptic Studio Professor: Ziad Qureshi, Iowa State University Project Team: Tuo Ji, Ni Ni Software: SketchUp, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign DESCRIPTION This project is located in post-industrial city of Detroit, Michigan. Detroit has survived and occasionally thrived after undergoing multiple "apocalyptic" scenarios. The project is to present conceptual design responses to the Apocalypse and the context of Detroit. The apocalyptic scenario is if Detroit Eastern Market disappears, it would be a disaster for Detroit in the future. Because Eastern Market is a historic market that has consistently been a lasting symbol of Detroit. It not only meets the basic needs of Detroit citizens, but also contains the valuable collective memories of local people. CONCEPTUAL DESIGN The project is to keep the vitality of Detroit Eastern Market, and enlarge the influence of it by redesigning the master plan. The redesigning is mainly focusing on the Russell Street, which consists of diverse programs, such as restaurants, bars, grocery stores and 6 main sheds. The redesigning stragegies includes widening the sidewalk, unifying the infrastructure, such as pavement, street light and vegetation.
Detroit has been in decline for many years and many design intervention enhance its continuing survival.
Detroit Eastern Market is one of the three main markets in Detroit that is still alive. It is also the largest historic pubilc market district in the United States.
Detroit Eastern Mrket is an energetic public place that contains diverse activities and memories.
Eastern Market Timeline
Land use and zoning standards need to respond to circulation, visibility, the open space system. Russell: this street serves both wholesale and retail functions of the district. Downtown
Wilkins: envisioned as a greenway corridor linking MidTown to Eastern market. It aims to be an oriented, walkable street .
Midtown
Division: Out of towners access to the market.
Lafayette Park
Gateway
Rivertown
Vehicular Access Bus Stop
Eastern Market Neighborhood
Brush Park
Medical Center
Eastern Market Circulation
Market Sheds Commercial Retail/Restaurant Food Related Light Industry
Variety In Neighborhood
Residence Civic Vacant Land Vacant Building
Eastern Market Zoning
Russell St. East Elevation
Russell St. West Elevation
Eastern Market Bird's Eye View
Variety In Shed Design
N
3
2
1
Recreational Center
Eastern Market Site Plan
Ressell St. Existing Section 1
Russell St. Proposed Section 1
Ressell St. Existing Section 2
Russell St. Proposed Section 2
Ressell St. Existing Section 3
Russell St. Proposed Section 3
Recreational Center Bird's Eye View 1
Recreational Center Bird's Eye View 2
Recreational Center Street View
Des Moines Bike Trail
Location: Summerset State Park, Des Moines, Iowa Course: Arch 581 Service Learning Professor: Jason Alread, Iowa State University Project Team: Arch 581 Students Software: Sketchup, Vray for Sketchup Construction Period: May - July, 2012 DESCRIPTION This project is located in Summerset State Park, Des Moines. The bike trail in the park is one of the longest bike trails in Iowa. The course (Arch 581) is about applying construction knowledge in practice. This project was designed and constructed by Arch 581 students and professor Jason Alread.
Master Plan of Des Moines Bike Trail
Construction Phase 1
Construction Phase 2
Construction Phase 3
Bike Trail Rendering
Bike Trail Plan
Under Construction
Completed
St. Louis Apartment
Location: The Loop, St. Louis, Missouri Course: Arch 506 Materiality & Representation Studio Professor: Mikesch Muecke, Iowa State University Project Designer: Tuo Ji Software: Revit, Photoshop, InDesign DESCRIPTION This project is located in The Loop, St. Louis. The Loop is a vibrant six block area with more than 140 boutiques, specialty shops, restaurants, galleries and live entertainment. This project is a mix-used building. The ground level is mainly commercial and the upper levels are residential. The inspirations of the building are from St. Louis Gateway Arch and Ronchamp Chapel located in France. The Gateway Arch reflects St. Louis role in the Westward Expansion of the United States during the nineteenth century. The building I designed reflects the East and West cultural exchange.
St. Louis Gateway Arch
Ronchamp Chapel
Inspiration
Parti
Indoor & Outdoor Space
Private & Public Space
Bird's Eye View of Model
Northwest Side of Model
Southwest Side of Model
East Section
North Section
Roof Feb. 21 12AM
Forth Floor
Mar. 21 12AM Third Floor
Second Floor
Aug. 21 4PM
Ground Floor Program and Circulation Ground Level 1. Coffee Shop 2. Convenience Store 3. Lobby 4. Library 5. Setwats room 6. Laundry 7. Elevator 8. Parking Garage
Active Systems
Upper Level 7. Elevator 9. Units
Dec. 21 12AM
Northeast Street View
North Street View
East Street View
Building Play Ground
Apartment Unit
Building East Facade
Art Work
Painting
Detroit Quick Sketch
Detroit Quick Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Sculpture
Poster Design for Nescafe
Pottery
Pencil Sketch