CONTENT Master Projects 01
[SHANGRILA REJUVENATION]
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Reconstruction of Shangrila Post-fire Area, 2015 Selected for HKU Thesis Public Review 2014-2015
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[CONCRETE + STORY]
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From Test of Concrete to Narrative Project, 2014
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[MUTUALISM CITY]
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A Coastal Area Design for Citizens, 2013 Honorable Mention of UIA-HYP Cup 2014 International Student Competition
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[SEINE TRELLIS]
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A River Champagne Bar in Paris, 2014
Bachelor Projects 05
[GARDEN SURROUNDING]
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Railway Heritage Museum Design, 2012 Honorable Prize of REVIT 2012 National College Students Architecture Design Contest
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[FOLDING HILL]
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Beijing Jiaotong University Campus Theatre Design, 2012
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[CLASSIFICATION MUSEUM]
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High Density Multi-family Housing Design, 2011
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[SLOPING MONSTER]
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High-rise Building Design: BUEDRI Headquarters, 2012
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[IN-BETWEEN]
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Xinxiang High-speed Railway Station Design & Station Area Concept Planning, 2011
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[WUTHERING HEIGHTS] Residential Area Design & Planning, 2011
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SHANGRILA REJUVENATION RECONSTRUCTION OF SHANGRILA POST-FIRE AREA HKU Master Thesis Advisor: Eric H. Schuldenfrei MArch II, Sem 2, Spring 2015 Selected for HKU Thesis Public Review 2014-2015
After the Shangrila conflagration, two-third of the 1300-year-old ancient town has been burned into ashes. Both sides of tourism and culture have been damaged. My thesis is trying to utilize architectural methodology as a tool to challenge recovering the place and provide a solution to deal with the relationship between new constructions and existing ruins. The main tactic is to keep the ruins as landscapes for attracting visitors, and build a resort complex upon the ruins serving the whole Grand Shangrila Area. In this way, the thesis become a synthesis of two sides responding to the conflicts between culture represented by ruins and tourism represented by new constructions. The design methodology is three parallel process among urban planning strategy, building & yard design, and detail & installment design. Different levels of design are merged together during the process. Under the commander of one strong tactic, we can see the mergence of architecture, landscape and urbanism in a more integrated manner. Left: 1:500 Site Model
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Lost Horizon First Published Version, 1933 LOST SHANGRI-LA Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a movie, also called Lost Horizon, in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet. In 2001, people eventually found Shangri-la in Yunnan Province, P.R.C.
Ravage in Fire In the midnight of Jan. 11th 2014, most of this 1300-year-old Tibetan town popular with tourists was destroyed by a fire. 3
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
Yunnan Province
Location of Diqing
Resort Complex Service Radius
On the top of Gui Mountain, 2 days after fire Keeping the ruins as landscapes for attracting visitors, and building a resort complex serving the whole Grand Shangrila Area upon them. 4
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Planning Strategy Diagram
Shell
Structure
Whole Building
Connection Stairs
Ruins & Yard Route
Roads & Infrastructural Network
Whole Area
Exploded Axonometric
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Ground Floor Plan
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Master Plan
Yard of Ruins Diagram
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Building Type Matrix
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Site Model 1:500
Site Analysis Model 1:1000
Site Model 1:500
Building & Yard Model 1:250
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Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Roof Plan 5m 0m
South Elevation
North Elevation
Main Section
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25m 10m
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Yard 6, Cultural
In cultural yards, the attitude to ruins is the most respectiful. Waterscapes, platforms and sculptures are permitted. Facades are all solid.
Model Photo of Yard 6
Yard 6 Key Plan
Yard 1 Key Plan
Yard 6, Cultural, Perspective Cultural Yard 6 composed by 1 hotel building, 2 service buildings and 1 commercial building. Waterscape ruin surrounded by them. 13
Yard 1 Axon Drawing
Yard 1 Line Perspective
Yard 1, Cultural, Line Graph Cultural Yard 1 is the smallest yard. A ruin pool with sculpture inside the yard. People can enjoy the sight of it in different positions. 14
Yard 2, Neutral
In neutral yards, the attitude towards ruins is middle respectiful. Stairs, screens, follies are permitted. Some parts of facades are transparent.
Model Photo of Yard 2
Yard 2 Key Plan
Yard 9 Key Plan
Yard 2, Neutral, Perspective Neutral Yard 2 composed by 3 hotel buildings and 2 service buildings. Theatricality is constructed in the yard with stairs and screen. 15
Yard 9 Axon Drawing
Yard 9 Line Perspective
Yard 9, Neutral, Line Graph Yard 9 provide tourists with ruins as places for picnic, ruins as cinema private seats, and ruins as public lobbies. 16
Yard 11, Commercial
In commercial yards, the attitude towards ruins is the least respectiful. Ruin as bars, escalator and advertisements are permitted. Facades are all transparent.
Model Photo of Yard 11
Yard 11 Key Plan
Yard 12 Key Plan
Yard 11, Commercial, Perspective Commercial Yard 11 composed by 1 hotel building, 1 service building and 2 commercial buildings. Commercial atmosphere is created. 17
Yard 12 Axon Drawing
Yard 12 Line Perspective
Yard 12, Commercial, Line Graph Yard 12 provide retails and stores for shopping people. Meanwhile, memories in screens create the contrast between them. 18
Transverse Section Variation 19
Typical Section Model & Drawing The drawing and model illustrates one typical section of a building. Infrastructural networks under the ground, pedestrian and vehicle road on the ground, 3 floors with 4 meter floor height and 1.8 meter span between transverse beams. These specific design provide moduler and standard possibilities to build or remove the new constructions.
Screen Media Model & Information Board Model The two media model shows how I use the screens or boards to react to visitors' or natives' memories. The medias may not only point out the information of ruins, but show information in a far distance as well. 20
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CONCRETE + STORY FROM TEST OF CONCRETE TO NARRATIVE PROJECT HKU Studio Work Instructor: Yung Ho Chang MArch II, Sem1, Fall 2014
Concrete + Story is an individual work of mine instructed by Yung Ho Chang. The semester is divided into 3 exercises. The first two exercises are focus on concrete aiming at studying technic and making formwork, by using them as a tool, the exercise 3 is relatively a more open project tells a story in a movie with the site located on Third Street. The content with briefly instruction is listed below: Exercise 1: Trace of Time Being unsatisfied with the condition of exposed concrete on Third St., I use photoluminescence concrete to repair these more than 40-year-old constructions. Exercise 2: Rigid Fabric One of the nature of concrete is that it gives architects freedom to design complex forms with curve surfaces. The aim of my test is using fabric as formwork to shape complex surfaces. Exercise 3: Movie Narrator Utilizing concrete as material, a 4-storey coffee + living building is designed. And it is trying to be a narrator telling a movie in the spaces. Left: 1:25 Section Model of Movie Narrator
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Concept
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Night (After Regeneration)
S size foam concrete (r ≤ 10mm)
M size foam concrete (10 ≤ r ≤ 20mm)
L size foam concrete (20 ≤ r ≤30mm)
High density photoluminescence powder concrete
Normal concrete
Low density photoluminescence powder concrete
High density powder photoluminescence concrete
High density photoluminescence sand concrete
Photoluminescence Stone Concrete
Low density photoluminescence sand concrete
High density photoluminescence sand concrete
Photoluminescence Stone Concrete
Trace of Time Every material has its own way to show its sense of history, instead of mottled texture on the surfaces, I use photoluminescence materials to fix concrete in order to record the trace of time on concrete. 23
Test of Extension
Test of Gravity
Test of Epoxy Resin
Test of Fabric Texture
Fabric Formwork
Form Removal
Concrete Production
Rigid Fabric One of the nature of concrete is that it gives architects freedom to design complex forms with curve surfaces. However, being limited by formwork materials, rarely we can see the application of this nature on constructed architectures. The aim of my test is using fabric as formwork to shape complex surfaces in both relatively urder control and out of control ways. 24
Form Generation
Dimension Cuboid
Trim
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Formwork Supporter Axon Drawing
Exploded Axon
Working Process
Fixing Frame - Fixing Fabric - Plastifing - Strengthening - Casting Production
Natural textures are reflected on the surface of concrete. Some textures and wrinkles are unexpected and this is the advantage of fabric formwork. 26
志明與春嬌 LOVE IN A PUFF Movie Introduction Love in a Puff is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung. The plot revolves around the love story of Cherie and Jimmy, two smokers who met at an outdoor smoking area subsequent to the ban of all indoor smoking areas in Hong Kong.
Movie Structure Analysis The long drawing illustrates the whole process from movie structure to architecture organization. In the black background part, we can see the basic structure of the movie. Then in the white background part, I tried to translate the 7 days of the movie into 7 different scenes. Next, combining the 7 scene models into one building. And then we can re-find and experience the 7 scenes in the building according to the unfolding plan. Finally, we can say, the whole design is a translation process from the moive "Love in a Puff", to the architecture spaces, utilizing the media of scenes. 27
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The Scenes
Axonometric Drawing
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-3.0m Plan 1:200
3.5m Plan 1:200
Ground Floor Plan 1:200
5.2m Plan 1:200
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8.2m Plan 1:200
11.3m Plan 1:200
Roof Plan 1:200
Site Plan 1:1000
Rose Lane Facade 1:200
Third Street Facade 1:200 34
Main Section 1:200
Seating Area 35
Living Room
1:50 Section Model Photos 1:50 Section Model shows the activities inside the building. With the help of 7 scene models, dramatic and flowing spaces are created. Photos illustrate the relationship among people's behavior, furniture and space.
Stair Case
Seating Area
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Cafe Bar
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MUTUALISM CITY A COASTAL AREA DESIGN FOR CITIZENS HKU Studio Work Instructor: Dietmar Eberle & Jia Beisi MArch I, Sem1, Fall 2013 Honorable Mention of UIA-HYP Cup 2014 International Student Competition
Mutualism City is an an individual work of mine which mainly focus on the balance/comflict between density and public space in Hong Kong. The site is located in North Point of Hong Kong along the coast of Victoria Harbour surrounded by extremely high-density buildings with different programs. The design mainly focus on 2 key issues: keeping the high density and diverse program for the city while creating more interesting public spaces and dramatic experiences for citizens. Streets are extremely narraw in Hong Kong, so people usually cannot see what the towers like above them, instead, only can see the podiums. On one hand, people mainly pay attention to the first 2 or 3 floors above the ground, so I split the podium into several smaller massings to fulfill citizens' experience. On the other hand, the dimensions between towers are much farther than that between podiums (streets or lanes), so I slim the lower part and enlarge the higher part of the towers to give back the public spaces to the citizens. In this way, the towers in the air and podiums on the ground become mutual as an entire. Left: Coastal Perspective of Mutualism City
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Concept Streets are extremely narraw in Hong Kong, so people usually cannot see what the towers like above them, but only can see the podiums instead. On one hand, people can only pay attention to the first 2 or 3 floors above the ground. So the way we deal with podiums and towers are different. On the other hand, the dimensions between towers are much farther than that between podiums (streets or lanes).
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Survey 1: Density Calculation I made a survey on density & F.A.R., and the result is interesting. All the F.A.R.s are floating between 7-12 no matter what the program is. 39
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Florence
Rome
Paris
Cairo
Casabalanca
Barcelona
Copenhagen
Athens
London
Moscow
Algiers
Survey 2: City Texture Putting different city textures into our site in the same scale to make a comparison. And based on these cities, I found out 3 characters of urban textures as below: 1, curve or non-straight streets; 2, different dimensions of streets; 3, different scales of piazas. And I put them into my design. 40
Design Strategy Tower View 1, Left 1,Selecting building volume from surrounding 2, Keeping the existing old building in site
2, Right 1, Aliging the site entrance to streets 2, Enclosing some publice space by buildings
3, Left 1, Adjusting the width and length of each building 2, shaping a complete urban interface.
4, Right 5 publice spaces and 5 towers are created.
Design Strategy Podium View 5, Left 1, Connecting traffic joints by making curve routes 2, Bypassing the cores of towers on the ground floor
6, Right 1, Dividing blocks by circulation 2, Projecting main square onto the ground
7, Left 1, Adjusting each block 2, Creating courtyard and enlarging crossing joint
8, Right Different scales of squares & different dimensions of lanes in topology of public space
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Exploded Axon Connection Bridges
Towers
Faรงade
Faรงade
'Podiums' Floors
Floors
Completed Buildings
Cores Inner Walls Stair Cases & Toilets
Columns
Buildings in site
Model Photos
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Completed 'Podiums'
Columns
Completed Towers
Main Entrance Perspective
Section 1-1
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Hotel
Recreation
Residential Units Recreation
Cultural
Typical Floor Plan
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Office
Lobby & Commercial
Cultural
First Floor Plan
1:2500 Recreation
Commercial
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Second Floor Plan 45
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Program
Main Street Perspective
Oil Street Perspective
Electric Road Perspective 46
South Faรงade
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50m 20m
Faรงade Strategy 1: Ecotect Sunlight Analysis (Selected) By using attraction lines, we can redistribute energy consumption. Attraction lines are applied to adjust dark blue and light yellow areas which can change the size of windows to meet the need of energy saving. 47
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Lateral Force X Lateral Force Y West & South Facade
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Original Combination
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Adjustment
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Addition
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Entire Building Renderig
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East & North Facade
Y Z Combined North Facade
Curve Interference Facade
Faรงade Strategy 2: Karamba Structure System Analysis I interfere the facade in a structure aspect to optimize the whole structural system and create a more structurally efficient building. And I will analyze the whole system in Karamba. Finding out weak / strong area distribution. 48
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SEINE TRELLIS A RIVER CHAMPAGNE BAR IN PARIS [AC-CA] Competition Entry Partner: WANG Haoran & WU Yue Summer 2014
Located on the bank of Seine River, the bar is a 'landscape' or an 'infrustructure' instead of a blocking massing. Utilize timber and steel as main materials to mimic the construction of grape trellis. The building itself is a storyteller and also provide a place for stories happen. Background: River Perspective of Seine Trellis
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Site Plan 1:2000
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Seating Area Perspective
Perspective from Pont des Arts
Design Description The project mainly respond two specificities of the site: the project is one of the beautiful sceneries along the Seine River and also frames the views for itself; meanwhile, the project provide possibilities for pedestrian walk through or over it instead of blocking the river bank pedestrian road. 52
Stairs
Functional Stairs
Connection Platform
Viewing Platform
Vines Frame Timber Structure Steel Connection
Folding Open Window VIP Area
Bar Counter Stage Seating Area Terrace
Exploded Axon The axon drawing illustrates the relationships between different architectural components of the bar. 53
View
Structure
The main room of the champagne bar facing to the east and west along the river.
Using grape trellis as the structure prototype, we set the timber frame in 1.8m interval.
Circulation 1
Circulation 2
People from upper level can step down either through the existing stair or the roof.
People walking along the river can bypass either through the roof or the terrace.
Accessibility
Activity Place
Taxi drop in/off point and boat drop on/ off point are also available for people.
Two viewing platforms and a functional stair can provide place for hunman activity.
Design Tactic The mainly driven force of this project is circulation system and view control, and these tactics make the project as one part of the city. 54
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Roof Plan
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2.500m Plan 1, Seating Area 2, Bar Counter 3, Performance Area 4, Office 5, Changing Room 6, Kitchen 7, Plant 8, Hall 9, Entrance 10, Unisex Toilet 11, Disable Toilet 12, VIP Area 13, Terrace
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Storage Cloaking Room Functional Stairs Roof Platform Boat drop on/off point Taxi drop in/off point Exterior Seating Area
Total indoor area : 356m² Total outdoor area : 348m² Roof area : 290m²
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GARDEN SURROUNDING RAILWAY HERITAGE MUSEUM DESIGN [Revit 2012] Competition Entry Instructor: GAO Wei, ZHANG Kaiyu Partner: LI Xun, JIN Zhengyan & WANG Fei Summer 2012 Honorable Prize of 2012 Revit National University Students Architecture Design Contest
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Description The project located in Zalantun, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. With two ancient buildings on the site, the history of middle-east railway is vital factors to the project. Considering the design from city space, we enable the new and old buildings to surround a large-scale courtyard in order to echo the city interface and connect two squares near the site. The growth of the tree and the getting old of the buildings reflect symbiosis of the nature and architecture. And the site would become unforgettable memories of local people. Bottom: Bird View Perspective
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FOLDING HILL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS THEATRE DESIGN Studio Work Instructor: ZHANG Yunan BArch, Year 4, Sem 2, Spring 2012 67
Description This is a theatre design project located in the centre of Beijing Jiaotong University surrounded by chaos campus environment. Before design, I conducted some surveys related to timetable about activities, existing problem, and needs, so as to decide the proportion of area and function. Hence, the building is more than a theatre but a small complex gives the campus more stimulus in the concept of paper folding. And the hill could also be a landscape and viewing platform for people in campus. Top: 1:200 Model Photo 68
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Programs 1 shops 2 lobby 3 main entrance 4 foyer 5 front side spot
6 props lift 7 band Lounge 8 office 9 reception room
Theater
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3500m Plan The campus theater is more like a complex that serve for students' daily life. And the plan shows the accessibility of the building. 71
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Description This is a multi-family housing design project located in certain area of Beijing with no fixed site. We are required to arrange plans in a 40m×20m square. In the context of rapid process of urbanization and huge gap between the rich and the poor in China, everyone’s dream having their own ideal housing is difficult to achieve. Providing layouts with different area, categories, and types, the multifamily housing can lay a solid foundation for everyone to realize their dreams. Before design, I conducted a survey about Le Corbusier’s Marseilles Unite Habitation. By making manual model, I studied carefully about room scale and module. After that, formed is the method which can create varies choices of types so as to satisfy the diverse needs of different group. Background: Concept Perspective and Map
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CLASSIFICATION MUSEUM HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING DESIGN Studio Work Instructor: JIANG Yinan BArch, Year 4, Sem1, Fall 2011
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SLOPING MONSTER HIGH-RISE BUILDING DESIGN Studio Work Instructor: GAO Wei BArch, Year 4, Sem 2, Spring 2012
This is a high-rise building design project located in Beijing on the side of west 2nd ring road. With chaotic condition around the site, it is important to create a container which can accommodate the original functions and citizens’ activities together. BUEDRI is an architecture design & research group. As the headquarters of BUEDRI, the building’s functions are centrally located neglecting the division made by floors. Seeing corridors and stairwells as the same thing, I believe the efficiency of enterprise operation will be improved in this way. Continuous facade wrapped around and reshaped the building three times, making it looks like a sloping monster. Right: 1:200 Model Photo
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IN-BETWEEN RAINWAY STATION & STATION AREA DESIGN Elective Studio Project Instructor: SUN Wei Partners: HUANG Kehan, LI Tianren, DENG Shifan BArch, Year 4, Sem 1, Fall 2011
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Description This is a station design and station area planning project located between the old city and new city of Xinxiang, Henan province. The surrounding areas and the new city are in planning stage. Before design, we conducted an urban survey and proposed a concept based on the result. As the most important hub in the new city, the station should assume the task to connect new city and old city which are separated by the railway tracks in order to achieve resource sharing and function driving. We suspended the construction above the railway tracks for the sake of evacuating the crowd logically and efficiently. Being inspired by the form of the railway, we decided the building prototype. Bottom: Bird View Perspective
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WUTHERING HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL AREA DESIGN & PLANNING Studio Work Instructor: ZHANG Wei Partner: DENG Shifan BArch, Year 4, Sem 1, Fall 2011
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Description This is a residential area planning and design project. The project express a 'struck form', which provide a public space for citizens. Vertical greenaries hidden inside each of the buildings. We can see the area as a tray, which supports 5 floating buildings. Ground floor links every places in this area, provide landscapes for residents, and create activity possibilities for citizens living here. Bottom: Perspective View on A Building next to the Site
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Ground Floor Plan 1:2500
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Perspectives The upper perspective shows the building trend form south to north, and the lower perspective shows the space under buildings. 102
TIAN YI tianyi0424@gmail.com +852 5969 4898 +86 151 2007 5700 Edu cat ion
The University of Hong Kong
Master of Architecture with Distinction| 2013.9 - 2015.6
Beijing Jiaotong University
Bachelor of Architecture with Outstanding Graduate | 2008.9 - 2013.6
P r of ession al Ex per ience
Wang Weijen Architecture HongKong | Summer Internship | 2014.6 - 2014.8 Projects: CUHK Shenzhen Campus Student Center and Library In charge of design for library individual study area and brick facade, CAD drawings, modeling and rendering for presentation. Lead a team of 4 interns for physical models, CAD drawings, renderings and diagrams.
Atelier 11 China Architecture Design and Research Group Beijing | Summer Internship | 2012.7 - 2012.9 Projects: Xuchang Hengze City Complex, CNPC A15 Block Design In charge of conceptual design for building massing, modeling and diagram for presentation. Also participated in tender document creation.
WSP Architects Beijing | Summer Internship | 2012.6 - 2012.7 Projects: Kunming Jiaochanglu Residential Area Planning Master planning layout, modeling, diagram and rendering for presentation.
Sof t w ar e AutoCAD, Rhinoceroes, V-Ray, Grasshopper, Sketch-Up, Lumion, Ecotect, Revit, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office 103
C ompet it ion Aw ar ds Honorable Mention of UIA-HYP Cup 2014 International Student Competition Best Stategy Prize in Rejuvenation Capital Steel Factory in 2013 British-Chinese Architecture Students' Workshop Honorable Prize of 2012 Revit National University Students Architecture Design Contest The Second Prize of 10th Beijing University Architecture Structure Design Contest, 2011 The First Prize of Planning and the Comprehensive Second Prize in 4th Real Estate Planning Contest of Beijing University Student Architecture Cultural Festival, 2010
R ew ar ds & Hon or s 2014-2015 Passed MArch with Distinction of The University of Hong Kong Selected for Thesis Public Review of The University of Hong Kong 2012-2013 Graduation Project with Distinction of Beijing Jiaotong University Outstanding Graduate of Beijing Jiaotong University 2011-2012 Triple-A Student of Beijing Jiaotong University Tianmeng Architecture Scholarship Second Level Learning Outstanding Scholarship of Beijing Jiaotong University 2010-2011 Triple-A Student of Beijing Jiaotong University Second Level Scholarship of National Wealth Second Level Learning Outstanding Scholarship of Beijing Jiaotong University Third Level Social Work Outstanding Scholarship of Beijing Jiaotong University 2009-2010 Outstanding Student Cadre of Beijing Jiaotong university Second Level Social Work Outstanding Scholarship of Beijing Jiaotong University 2008-2009 Second Level Outstanding Scholarship of Social Work of Beijing Jiaotong University 104