Tony Tian Architecture Portfolio
Master of Architecture MONASH University Selected works (2012-2014)
CV
Tony Tian Skill Set 3D Modeling Rhinoceros (advanced) Grasshopper (advanced) Kangaroo Physics (intermediate) T-spline (advanced) Drafting Autodesk AutoCAD (intermediate) Autodesk Revit (intermediate) Autodesk Ecotect (advanced) ArchiCAD (intermediate) Graphics Adobe Design Suite (advanced) Adobe Aftereffect (intermediate) Watercolor (advanced) Others Physical Modeling (advanced) Microsoft Office (advanced)
Languages English
Mobile: 04 0495 3421 Email: tony.yutian@gmail.com Becoming a designer has made me aware that the physical environment around us has a soul, behind every fundamental element, a wall, a window, a column and a piece of fragment. I am interested in expanding the notion of those elements and challenge people’s normalized perception of the built environment. Design is a fun process, especially with the knowledge that design is able to affect another’s life and dreams, so I want to pass the fun to those who will experience my design and make a difference. Make a building not just a building.
Jun 2013-Sep 2013 Internship at Wolf Architects Producing 3D visualizations for clients meeting Regular drafting of residential projects
2011-2012 Painter at Meltop Construction Ltd Installs, repairs and maintains drywall Wall texturing and ceiling texturing
2011-2012 Customer Service at Beer Deluxe Assisting customers with courtesy Back stage preparation
Education
Referees
2013-2014 Master of Architecture
Mr. Taras Wolf Architect
MONASH University, Caulfield
T: 04 1378 8411 E: wolf@wolfarchitects.com.au
2010-2012 Bachelor of Architecture MONASH University, Caulfield
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2008-2009 VCE
Chinese
Keysborough Secondary College ENTER Score: 92.25
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Experience
Mrs. Maud Cassaignau Lecturer in MONASH University T: 04 2106 7940 E: maud.cassaignau@monash.edu
Dr. John Stanislav Sadar Lecturer in MONASH University T: 03 9903 4029 E: john.sadar@monash.edu
Walls The Lodge on the Lake Design Competition
This proposal challenges the contradiction where the Prime Minister is the key figure of a democratic society while the existing minister’s lodge is isolated from the public. This scheme challenges the basic tendency of visual perception where we move closer to the object to see more. In this project, the inverse is true, we move away from the building to see more.
The project is an envelope composed of a series of walls, with various sizes of voids carved out to house programs. The walls determine who can see what from where and maintaining the privacy in the lodge. Where the walls are straight and less dense, views are granted between the interior and exterior; conversely, where the walls are dense and distorted, visual access is denied. Inside, the density and direction of the walls are designed such that the rooms are visually open to each other, thereby creating a more ambiguous relationship between different programs. Several courtyards are punched out to house outdoor programs. The gaps between two walls are 100mm to 300mm, which is physically non-accessible, therefore creating a tension between visual and physical access. In other words, there is a clear physical boundary of the building, but no clear visual boundary.
Windows Affordable Urban Hotel on Lonsdale St
The extraordinary night lifestyle makes Melbourne city a magnet for so many people who live far away, but it is hard for them to get back home after. Our public transport only serves to mid-night, the taxi rate from city to Zone 2 suburbs is pricy and hotels located in CBD are even more expensive. In a response to this urban condition the project explores accommodation possibilities for those who have trouble going back home from the city after midnight.
The average hotel price in the city is around $150 per night. It is hard to reduce the price because the CBD’s high land price. Thus shrinking each hotel room size and make compact space could be a way to drop the price. The hotel rooms in this project have all the functions built on one wall, rather than spread on the floor. Therefore guests can get most of their needs with minimum movement by dealing with one wall. The average size of a hotel room in CBD is about 30m2 for two people, cost each $75 in a 15m2 space per night. There are three types of rooms in this project, the single’s room (2mx6m), the couple’s room (3.6m x6m) and the four’s room (4mx8m). Calculating the relation between price and room size, the average cost is $46/per person each night.
the single’s room (2mx6m)
the couple’s room (3.6m x6m)
Different from conventional hotels that having leisure programs only on the ground level, this project flipped all the leisure programs vertically, thus they are facing the street to maximize the interaction with the public. All the programs are oriented according to the relations to the street and usualness of public activities. the four’s room (4mx8m)
Columns Interface Carpet-tile Factory Revamp
The existing carpet-tile factory operates mostly during daytime but without powered lighting, nothing can be seen inside this 24,768m2 warehouse during the day. This project questions the existing 45 steel columns that bearing the load of the roof. What if they are not solid? What if they are made from light? What if they start to glow? The revamp proposes to replace all existing steel columns with light-channeling columns that punch natural light into the factory while supporting the structure.
Proposed Factory Layout
The columns channel natural light into the factory and allow various plants growing inside the columns. Through the diffused glass of the column, different vegetation in different season reflects different colors of light into the space. The light defines different spaces and also creates various atmospheres. When the columns join, the wall becomes. The Light Walls wraps around different programs and creates forest-like panorama view for people who work there.
Courtyard The physical models are made to test the atmosphere of the design. The transparency of the diffused glass varies as altitude changes; it generates a cloudy atmosphere in the space. When the transparency increases from the ceiling to the floor; people will feel like being under the clouds. When the transparency increases from the floor to the ceiling; people will feel like being above the clouds or in the heaven. Little Piano Room
Light Columns
U-Channel
Clear Silione Backer Rod
Universal Beam
Clear Silione Sealant Profilit Glass Channel Translucent Capillary Insulation Air Cavity
Translucent Glass
Aluminum Stack Joint
T-Channel
Double Glazed Window
Channel-Glass Wall Detail
Circular Column
Light Column/Wall Detail
Fragments Enhance the bonds within Triabunna
The Scheme identifies several opportunities for the currently undervalued townscape and put forward ideas to enhance the bonds within and around Triabunna through four moves: attention, revealing, indexing and exchange. Attention - a decomposed visitor information center that spread its fragments along the highway for 150m. Revealing - a fence reveals the hidden richness from local community center. Indexing - a park traces the history of Triabunna to arouse locals’ memory of the glorious past. Exchange - a cafe pavilion that encourages exchanges between local and visitors. 1923 1903
Attention
1821
Indexing
1923 1903
Revealing
1830
Exchange
1830
1821
Attention
5.7m
7.5m 6.7m
6.5m
5.7m
4m 5m
6.5m
Exchange
12m
Grids Dual-zone Apartment in Dockland
The apartments are setup according to a 5x5m column grid system that is proportional to the load-bearing span of lateral structural members. The system works with pre-fabricated concrete units. Secondary spanning beams are included to allow for the integration of steel-frame stairs at a mid-span of the slab members. Air ducts and water sewerage systems are generally located within either a suspended ceiling system or within the party walls.
Bedroom
Balcony
Pulley
Balcony
Understair Storage
Kitchen
Corridor Roller Guide
Steel Cable
Vertical Rail Track
Roto Operator
Horizontal Channel
Retail Level
Alum. Mesh Screen
Car-parking Level
Alum. Frame
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Mobile: 04 0495 3421 Email: tony.yutian@gmail.com