Portfolio of Yuchuan Chen Volume 1 Master of Architecture University of Southern California
Yuchuan Chen Tel:
213-321-5450
E-mail: trumpetcyc@gmail.com Add:
325 W Adams Blvd, Apt 3099, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Preface Culture used to be referred to as mosaic representing human differences being conceptualized as pieces that are restricted to a certain geographic area. But now it is no longer the case, due to the de/territorialization of culture driven by globalization. Capital, people, commodities, images, and ideas have become unhinged from particular localities. The isomorphism between culture and places is challenged and eroded. The force of globalization expose and attract one to more and more social-cultural circles, but at the same time push one away from the center of those circles to the extend that one could no longer claim that he/she belong to certain social-cultural group. He/she is marginalized. The form of Architecture, and the message carry by Architecture is crucial to how we should understand the world and how we could situate ourselves in the world. What form should Architecture have, under the background of globalization and marginalization, is of great importance for me. I have been trying to find Architectural forms that is “neutral”, so that such form offer a sanctuary for the marginalized. This portfolio is a demonstration of some of my thinkings. The works range from highly practical to bravely conceptual, from full scale building designs to architectural installation fabrication. Through these works, I exposed myself to a variety techniques and know-hows that may be useful to create a “neutral” Architecture.
1
2
Campus Library Design Academic Imformation: Design Studio 4 132035 Location: Campus of SCUT, GuangZhou, China Type: Personal Work Construction Area: 9120M2 Tutor: Jiayi Lin This design focus on designing campus building that can adapt to the sub-tropical climate in Guangzhou. The site is on the central vacant land of the school's main axis. Taking these two main factors into consideration, the design is given a regular form to obtain a sense of serenity while utilizing three types of sunshade to tackle with the fierce sun light in sub-tropical region.
3
4
Strategy Concept
Site
Spacious
Introversive
Regular
Above are three key qualities of the space that in this design. The design hopes to bring about a comfortable (spacious) and quiet (introversive) study environment, while achieving a sense of serenity by using a regular form.
Zone Factor 1
Stream of People
Factor 2
Stream of Vehicles
Factor 3
Activities
Influen on Design
Positioning
Positioning the building on the back of the site is a strategy to separate the stream of people from the stream of vehicles and to create a frontal square for public activities.
Climate Factor 1
Factor 2
面积分析
后勤部
专业阅览
Wind direction
Sun direcion
综合阅览
Site Plan
技术部
60%
40%
Lanscape
Reading area Layout
教师阅览 电子阅览 专业阅览
60%
40%
善本阅览 基本书库 教师阅览 电子阅览
善本阅览 基本书库
后勤部
门厅 技术部
善本阅览 综合阅览
5
流线分析
教师阅览 Base on the wind direction and sun direction of the site, the design place its reading area on流线分析 the frontal part of the building. By doing so, it also help to achieve a 办公部 面积分析 better landscape for the reading area. 专业阅览
There are three elements that mainly influence the design strategy. They are my design concept, the seperation of zones in the site, and the climate. The design strategy is the result of the consideration balancing all these elements.
Service area
技术部
面积分析
12M 24M
Influen on Design
流线分析
综合阅览
6M
Factor 3
60%
40%
办公部 储藏室 后勤部 门厅 设备间 办公部 储藏室
门厅 设备间
阅览流线
工作流线
6
Plans 6M
12M
Reading Function Service Function
24M
1
2
3
4
5
6
1/6
8
7
9
10
L
L
K
K
J
2
1
J
3
I
I
5
6
6
7
7
H 1/G
4
G
9
F
1/E
10
E
8
D
D
11
C
C
12
B
B
A
A 1
2
3
4
5
First Floor Plan 1: Air Conditioning Systems 2: Switch Board Room 3: Water Pump Room 4: Fire Protection Control Room
1
2
3
6
8
7
9
10
Sction position
4
5
5: Sterilizing Room 6: Office 7: Storage Room 8: Cataloging
6
1/6
7
Model Pictures
9: Projection Room 10: Lecture Hall 11: Gallery 12: Art Design
8
9
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
1/6
7
8
9
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
1/6
7
8
9
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
1/6
7
8
9
10
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
J
J
J
J
J
J
J
I
I
I
4
1 2
H
4
H
G
F
F
4
E
D
D
C
C
C
3
B A 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Second floor plan
B
B
A
A
F
1
1/E
1
1/E
E
1
4
6 1
1/G
G
1
4 D
H
1
E
I
I
1/G
1
1/E
4
E
3
1
F
4
I
1
G
4
2
1
1/G
4
1/E
I
H
4
1/G
G
I
5
J
2
2
3
4
5
7 6
7
8
9
D
D
C
C
B
B
A
A
10
Third floor plan
1: Basic Stack Rooms 5: Internet Reading Room 2: Newspaper and Journals Reading Room 6: Science Reading Room 3: Cafe 7: Literature Reading Room 4: Office
1
2 1
2
3
4
5
4 6
7
Fouth floor plan
8
9
10
D
D
C
C
B
B
A
A
D
5
C
2
B
2
A 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Fifth floor plan
1: Office 5: Computer Center 2: Self Study Room 3: Multemedia Reading Room 4: Rare Book Reading Room
The shape of the plans is almost a square. The first floor and the north side of third to fifth floor contains most of the service functions, while the reading functions are deployed on the south, east, and west side to attain better sun light. Four staircases together with four elevators can meet the basic need of circulation, and the stair in the lobby can make the travel between different reading rooms easier.
7
8
Space and Circulation
Distribution of area
Circulation
Literature
Service
Science
Multimedia
Storage
60%
Internet
40%
Office
Lecture
Book storage
Self Study
Main Entrence Readers' Route Personnels' Route
The studio has an area limit for the design, so it is important to make a careful distribution. The distribution of area of both the reading and service area is decided based on how many functions the area contains. After making the distribution and organizing the area based on the concepts stated before, the space of the library is formed. The library has five floors which together form a subtractive terrace allowing the sun light coming from above to disperse evenly in every reading room.
View from the Reading Room
Section pespective
View of the Patio and Skylight
The interior design is focused on creating a spacious and bright environment for readers, to achieve this goal, glass is frequently used to separate space. At the meantime, wooden furniture is used to create a friendly interior environment.
9
10
Sunshade System Detail Pespective of the Sunshade System
Top Sunshade Adjustable Louver Truss Louver Mounting Truss Glass Pivot
Louver Frame Beam Louver Frame
Vertical Sunshade
Stile Glass
Louver Mouting
Mutin Louver Frame Louver
Floor Slab Beam Stile Louver Frame
Horizontal Sunshade
Column Beam Beam Stile Ceiling Louver Louver Frame Glass Mutin Floor Slab Stile Stile
Sun light is perhaps the most suitable light source for a library, and Guangzhou has no shortage of sun light. However, under the influence of sub-tropical climate, sun light could be very fierce creating extra heat. In order to utilize the sun light while avoiding extra heat, it is important for building in Guangzhou to have sunshade. This design has three different kinds of sunshades each of which is designed specifically to deal with the sun light coming from its direction. Together this sunshade system can efficiently reduce heat while maintaining brightness of the interior. 11
Sun light coming from the sky can help to create a bright interior environment. The adjustable top sunshade can adjust its angle so that dazzle light will be blocked and the diffused light can get through. Readers in rooms facing east or west are prone to horizontal dazzle light. A vertical sunshade can effectively prevent this from happening. Likewise, a horizontal sunshade can effectively prevent Readers in rooms facing south from being prone to vertical dazzle light. 12
South China Museum Design Academic Imformation: Design Studio 5 132149 Type: Personal Work Tutor: Jianyun Zhou
Location: GuangZhou, China Construction Area: 11336M2
In this studio I try to design a museum that is developed from the site. The site is of the shape of peninsular, surrounded by a lake. How to link the building with the beautiful scenery beside the lake is the problem I try to solve besides creating a pleasing exhibition space. At the end, I create a design which elongated the shape of the building as much as possible under the programmatic requirements to lead spectators towards the lakeside. At the meantime, I arrange garden and waterscape to intersperse the outdoor environment. Through these ways I hope to create pleasant spatial experience both indoors and outdoors. 13
14
Strategy
1 Axis
2 Lakesite
3 Lannd formation
To make the shape of the design have a sense of harmony with the site, I decide to follow the trend of the axes.
The site is of the shape of a peninsula, surrounded by a lake. To create a delightful outdoor environment, it is important to make use of this trait of the site.
Before designing the building, I make adjustment to the site in order to create outdoor exhibition area and make room for garden and waterscape.
4 Sight block 1
5 Sight block 2
6 Garden and waterscape
The first floor of the building is about to contain logistic functions and will take up a large area. Putting all this area on the first floor will block the sight connection between the spectators and the scenery.
By densifying some functions and moving some functions underground, I reduce the mass of the first floor creating sight connection.
The recreational functions of the first floor do not necessarily have to be indoor. So I further reduce masses of these functions from the first floor to introduce the landscape inside the museum.
7 Exhibition area
8 Wind from the lake
9 Mass adjustment
The second and third floor of the building will be the exhibition area.
By separating the mass of second and third floor, wind from the lake could permeate the building, taking the heat of the building away.
In order to create a balance form, I adjust the mass of the exhibition area.
10 Daylighting
11 Circulation
12 Completion
By creating some patios in the exhibition area, daylight is guided into the building creating indirect illumination for the galleries.
Several bridges are established between the two masses of the exhibition area to make spectators go around more conveniently and have more choices of routes for exhibitions.
After a series of adjustment, the relationship of different masses of the museum is established
Before designing the details, I think carefully about the relation of different functions and how to deploy masses for these functions in order to create a balance form as well as to fully utilize the scenery of the site.
15
Site plan
10M 20M
40M 16
Space design
1
2
View of the Entrance Hall
2
1
View of Garden and Waterscape
Parallel Projection of the First Floor First floor is big junction in the museum; it connects spectators with the museum; it connects service functions in the museum with exhibition functions; it connects the museum with the scenery of the site. To make these connections, I design a big entrance hall. On one side of the entrance hall is the gardens and waterscape which lead the spectators to the lakeside outdoor exhibition, on the other side of the entrance hall is the working zone for museum personnel’s. There are also two elevators in the hall that can take spectators to the exhibition galleries on the second and third floor. 17
18
View of Exhibtion Gallery
View of Lakeside Exhibition
Parallel Projection of the Second Floor The second and third floor are mainly exhibition galleries with bridges connected together. This being the case, the spectators can easily choose their own route for exhibitions. As regards illumination in galleries, skylights and patios can provide indirect illumination to enhance artificial light, making the building more sustainable.
19
20
Elevation and Sections 8M
16M
32M
Northwest Elevation
Model Pictures
Southeast Elevation
Southwest Elevation
Section 1-1
Section 2-2
I use steel and grass to create louver boards and sunshades for the second and third floor to prevent the envolope of the building to be over heated by sun light. For gound level, I use stone and concrete to create a sense of solidity.
21
22
USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study Academic Imformation: USC Arch 605a Type: Personal Work Tutor: Selwyn Ting
Location: Santa Catalina, California Construction Area: 15000Ft2
Three major elements of the site are taken into consideration during the design process, accessibility from the existing route, nature light and wind direction, and view. The intent is to create a new building for the Wrigley Institution, an institute that concerns itself with the environmental issues and conveys the idea of sustainable development for following generations. Three objectives are to be achieved through this design. The first one is to create a form that is humble towards the nature as if it emerges from the surface of the site, this reflects the environmental friendliness aspect of the institute. The second one is to provide an efficient organization of the programs, which will help the building to facilitate its educational function. The third one is to create connections between the newly established building and the pre-existing labs on the site, and to generate new connections between the buildings and the ocean, which will not only enable the scholar in both buildings to communicate better but also stimulate the space between the inner space of the building and the outer space of the building . The syntactic strategy is to manipulate the land surface, through a sequence of fold, unfold, extract, protrude, and peel, to create a geometry that is both architectural and performative.
23
24
Diagrams
Site Design
82 - 0
78' - 0" 76' - 0"
86' - 0"
78' - 0"
84' - 0"
76' - 0"
66' - 0" 64' - 0" 62' - 0" 60' - 0" 58' - 0" 56' - 0" 54' 0" 52' 0" 50' 0" 48' 0" 46' 0" 44' 0" 42' 0" 40' - 0" 38' - 0" 36' 34' 0" 32' 0" 30' 0" 28' 0" 26' 0" 24 0" '22 0" ' 20 - 0" ' 18 - 0" ' 16 - 0" '14' 0" 12' 0" N 135' - 2 3/8" 10' 0" E -146' - 0 11/16" 8' - 0" 0" 6' 0" 4' 0" 2' 0" 0' 0" -2' 0" -4' 0" -6' - 0"
82' - 0"
74' - 0"
80' - 0" 78' - 0"
72' - 0"
76' - 0" 70' - 0"
74' - 0"
68' - 0"
72' - 0"
66' - 0"
N 169' - 10 11/16" E 33' - 3 9/32"
64' - 0"
70' - 0"
68' - 0"
62' - 0"
66' - 0"
64' - 0"
60' - 0"
62' - 0"
58' - 0"
60' - 0"
56' - 0"
N 135' - 2 3/8" E -81' - 11 7/32"
N 133' - 1 3/32" E -10' - 5 7/32"
58' - 0"
54' - 0"
56' - 0"
52' - 0"
50' - 0"
/32"
'26
4 31 46' -
11
39' - 0"
-2
9/1
6"
18' - 7 5/8"
6"
0"
14' - 0"
116' - 11 13/16"
32' - 0"
1 7/8"
50 '-
N 97' - 11 11/32" E 150' - 7 7/32"
115' - 8 1/16"
N 77' - 1" E 33' - 7 3/8"
30' - 0" 28' - 0"
05 /32 "
26' 24'
22'
14' - 0"
- 0"
36' - 0"
- 0"
- 0"
'-
0"
0"
0"
-0
0"
14 '
-0 "
42' - 0"
12 ' 0"
44' - 0"
'-
30' -
42' - 0"
"
0"
4' - 0"
0"
6' -
-8' - 0" -6' - 0"
-4' - 0"
2' -
N 9' - 4 17/32" E 202' - 5 15/32"
0"
N 9' - 4 17/32" E -169' - 6 17/32"
10
1/2"
8'
19' - 10"
7 53' -
32' - 0"
0"
38' - 0"
16
N 23' - 2 21/32" E -43' - 5 13/16"
'-
40' - 0"
18
41' - 9 1/16"
46' -
34' - 0"
20' - 0"
48' -
46 '-
21' - 5 3/8"
6' - 1 13/32"
N 97' - 11 11/32" E 34' - 11 5/32"
N 83' - 2 31/32" E -62' - 6 11/16"
33' -
-2' - 0"
0"
23' - 10 19/32"
-10' - 0" -11' - 0"
52' -
26' - 0"
/1 13
1/8 "
54' - 0"
N 121' - 4 17/32" E 202' - 5 15/32"
48' - 0"
6' 5' 2
-4' - 0"
88' - 0"
80' - 0"
74' - 0" 72' - 0"
70' - 0" 68' - 0"
20' - 10 5/16"
Site Analysis
-2' - 0" 0' - 0"
2' - 6"
0'
Circulation
-2 '-
0"
" -0
'-6
-4 '-
0"
'-8
0"
0"
N
Site Plan -0 "
200
38 '-
36 '
34' - 0"
0"
80
32' - 0"
0"
'28
0"
0"
0"
40
30 '-
26 '-
24 '-
- 0"
22 '0" 20 '0" 18 '0"
8'
0"
16 '0" 14 '0" 12 '0" 10 '0"
4' -
0"
6' - 0"
2' -
0' - 0"
-2' - 0"
-4' - 0"
-6' - 0"
-8' - 0"
0
N
1
Architecture 526 Fall 2015
Project number Date
USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study
Set #4
Drawn by Checked by
A1
Instructor: Karen Kensek Michael Hricak Scale
Arial View Form Generation
25
SITE 1" =
26
Technical Drawings
1
1 A107
/16"
A 01
7
23' - 4 11/16"
22
115' - 10 1/32"
38' - 11
UP
10' - 10 3/16"
26' - 2 31/32"
26' - 2 31/32"
26' - 2 31/32"
7' - 10"
6' - 8 3/16"
2
3RD FLOOR
7' - 10"
6' - 8 3/16"
11
3RD FLOOR
7' - 10"
6' - 8 3/16"
12
3RD FLOOR
7' - 10"
6' - 8 3/16"
14
7' - 10"
6' - 8 3/16"
18
5' - 5 7/16" 6' - 8 3/16"
19
3RD FLOOR Level 1
7' - 7 1/2"
5' - 8 1/4"
20
7' - 7 1/2"
5' - 9 1/2"
21
7' - 7 1/2"
5' - 8 1/4"
26
7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 6' - 8" 6' - 8"
5' - 8" 5' - 8" 5' - 8" 5' - 8" 5' - 8" 2' - 6" 2' - 6"
1 9 10 13 25 22 23
Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 2nd Floor 2nd Floor Level 1 Level 1
Single-Flush: 30" x 80" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Single-Flush: 34" x 84" Grand total: 40
Height
Width
Mark
Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR
6' - 8" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0" 7' - 0"
2' - 6" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10" 2' - 10"
24 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 17 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
B
3
C
A108
D
E
59' - 1 3/32"
2 A107 51' - 8 17/32"
4
51' - 8 3/32"
A108
49' - 1 1/32"
49' - 8 15/16"
46' - 0"
Level 4 42' - 0"
39' - 0"
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0"
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
18' - 7 5/8"
17/32"
A
3RD FLOOR
Level
17' - 1 3/32"
2
Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront: Door-Curtain-Wall-Double-Storefront Door-Double-Flush_Panel: 68" x 84" Door-Double-Flush_Panel: 68" x 84" Door-Double-Flush_Panel: 68" x 84" Door-Double-Flush_Panel: 68" x 84" Door-Double-Flush_Panel: 68" x 84" Single-Flush: 30" x 80" Single-Flush: 30" x 80"
Family and Type
16' - 0"
3
Mark
59' - 1 3/32"
4 11 46' -
4
Width
12' - 0"
9 10
5
Height
26' - 2 31/32"
2' - 1 9/16"
6
8
A
Door Schedule
Level
11' - 10 7/16"
Door Schedule Family and Type
1
1
7
'25
Equipment Room
Mechanical Room
106
107
07
Janitor Room 105
UP
1
55' - 3 1/8"
A108
2
51' - 8 5/8" 49' - 5 1/8"
49' - 3 1/8"
6
5
4
3
WEST ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0"
2
1
C
43' - 2 9/16"
Level 4 42' - 0"
D
Women's Room
5/16 "
104
4
16' - 0"
32' -6
56' - 0"
49' - 9 25/32"
108
5' - 7 19/32"
5
109
Communication Room UP
" /32
19
A108
59' - 0 5/8"
Administration Room
8
20' - 0 15/32"
R
100
2
6
72' - 9 7/8"
Auditorium
A107
2
9
10
11
Level 1 0' - 0"
A107
B
26 24
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0" 12' - 0"
20
42' - 0"
103
41 '-
Men's Room
102
22 3/3 2"
23
Entrance Hall
28' - 6 3/16"
3 21
UP
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
DN
14' - 0"
E
1ST FLOOR 1/8" = 1'-0"
Level 1 0' - 0"
Architecture 526 Fall 2015
1st Floor Plan
Set4 11/17/2015 Yuchuan Chen
Date
USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study
Set #4
Drawn by
Yuchuan Chen
Checked by
A106 A105
Instructor: Karen Kensek Michael Hricak
Set #4
A104 1/8" = 1'-0"
Scale
6
5
4
3
2
Number
125
Office 124
42 41
1 A107 39
A 01
DN
Lab 123
Lab 40
122
37
38
23' - 10 19/32"
"
2" 1/3 92
6
5/8
A
6' -
'50
30
Office
10' - 2 31/32"
119
Lab
33
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0" 1 A108
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
Auditorium
Open to Below
102
6
5
4
3
2
1
SECTION 1 1 1/8" = 1'-0"
A107
2
26' - 2 31/32"
26' - 2 31/32"
26' - 2 31/32"
D
Level 4 42' - 0"
26' - 2 31/32"
115' - 10 1/32"
56 '-
31 7/3 2"
10' - 10 3/16"
C
Interpretive Center
28' - 6 3/16"
11
7
16' - 0"
10' - 4 23/32"
Entrance Hall 26
103
20' - 0 15/32"
114
UP 2
2 A108
A108
Interpretive Center
15' - 1"
114
Level 1 0' - 0"
° 3.76 12
7' - 4 29/32"
32' - 4 7/16"
Interpretive Center 14
B
5' - 7 19/32"
7' - 9 25/32"
120
Level 4 42' - 0"
121
DN
° .91 69
A107
117
3 A108
1
14
2 A107
Men's Room
36
Storage
Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR 3RD FLOOR
100
72' - 9 7/8"
11
19' - 3 7/32"
34
Storage
Level
248 220 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 248 1 1 51 1 1 51 51 51 1 1
Lab
35
118
18
2
32
Office
116 2° 150.7
31
Occupant
18' - 7 5/8"
29
Area
14
18
114
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0"
° .91 69
° 3.76 12
Mechanical
4 A108
3 A108
110
Loading 15
111
16
12' - 0"
12
Communication
Storage
112
113
Communication Room
Administration Room
108
109
17
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
2
3RD FLOOR 1/8" = 1'-0"
Auditorium
Entrance Hall
100
102 1
Janitor Room Equipment Room 105
106
Mechanical Room 6
7
107
8
14' - 0"
E 82' - 5 3/32"
42' - 0"
8 9
Name
100 Auditorium 3145 SF 102 Entrance Hall 2007 SF 103 Men's Room 257 SF 104 Women's Room 189 SF 105 Janitor Room 195 SF 106 Equipment Room 186 SF 107 Mechanical Room 307 SF 108 Communication Room 307 SF 109 Administration Room 495 SF 110 Mechanical 186 SF 111 Loading 307 SF 112 Communication 307 SF 113 Storage 492 SF 114 Interpretive Center 4459 SF 116 Office 77 SF 117 Storage 71 SF 118 Lab 1029 SF 119 Office 77 SF 120 Storage 71 SF 121 Lab 1029 SF 122 Lab 394 SF 123 Lab 483 SF 124 Office 86 SF 125 Storage 68 SF Grand total: 24 16221 SF
Storage
10
E
Room Schedule
1
14' - 0"
USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study
Instructor: Karen Kensek Michael Hricak
1/8" = 1'-0"
16' - 0"
Yuchuan Chen
12' - 0"
Set4 11/17/2015 Yuchuan Chen
Checked by
Date
Scale
11/17/2015 11:57:41 PM
Drawn by
Project number
Architecture 526 Fall 2015
SOUTH ELEVATION 1/8" = 1'-0"
Project number
11/18/2015 12:15:16 AM
1
Elevations
42' - 0"
1
Level 1 0' - 0"
Date
USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study
Set #4
Drawn by
A105 Scale
27
Yuchuan Chen
Checked by
Instructor: Karen Kensek Michael Hricak
1/8" = 1'-0"
Architecture 526 Sections Fall 2015 11/17/2015 11:57:48 PM
Architecture 526 Fall 2015
Set4 11/17/2015 Yuchuan Chen
Project number
Date
USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study
Set #4
SECTION 2 1/8" = 1'-0" Set4 11/17/2015 Yuchuan Chen
Project number
Drawn by
Yuchuan Chen
Checked by
A106 A107
Instructor: Karen Kensek Michael Hricak Scale
1/8" = 1'-0"
11/18/2015 12:15:24 AM
2
2nd Floor Plan
28
Wall Details
Aluminum Framing
Wide Flange Beam Aluminum Framing
Quercus Rubra
Quercus Rubra Cast-in-place concrete Floor
Light gauge steel framing, thermal air layer
Cast-in-place concrete Floor
Porferated Aluminum Panel
Quercus Rubra Cast-in-place concrete Floor Wide Flange Beam
Wide Flange Beam
Quercus Rubra
Soda Lime Glass
Aluminum 6061
Level 4 42' - 0"
Level 4 42' - 0"
Soda Lime Glass
Quercus Rubra
Aluminum 6061 Soda Lime Glass
Level 4 42' - 0"
Level 4 42' - 0"
Soda Lime Glass Aluminum 6061 Aluminum 6061
Floor Finish Floor Finish
Cast-in-place concrete Floor
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0"
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0"
Floor Finish
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0"
3RD FLOOR 26' - 0"
Cast-in-place concrete Floor
Curtain Wall Fixing
Soda Lime Glass
Light gauge steel framing, thermal air layer
Steel Truss
Steel Truss Floor Finish
Light gauge steel framing, thermal air layer
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
Cast-in-place concrete Floor
Wide Flange Beam
Light gauge steel framing, thermal air layer
Light gauge steel framing, thermal air layer
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
Cast-in-place concrete Floor
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
Floor Finish
2nd Floor 14' - 0"
Floor Finish
Floor Finish
Floor Finish
Level 1 0' - 0"
Level 1 0' - 0" Cast-in-place concrete Floor
Cast-in-place concrete Foundation
Gravel
DETAIL SECTION 1 1/4" = 1'-0"
Architecture 526 Fall 2015
Cast-in-place concrete Floor Gravel
Gravel Cast-in-place Concrete Footing
Gravel
1
Level 1 0' - 0"
2
DETAIL SECTION 2 1/4" = 1'-0"
3
DETAIL SECTION 3 1/4" = 1'-0"
Cast-in-place Concrete Footing
4
DETAIL SECTION 4 1/4" = 1'-0"
Drawn by
Set4 11/17/2015 Yuchuan Chen
Checked by
Yuchuan Chen
Project number Date
USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study
Set #4
A107 A108
Instructor: Karen Kensek Michael Hricak Scale
29
1/4" = 1'-0"
11/18/2015 12:15:26 AM
Level 1 0' - 0"
Cast-in-place concrete Floor
30
Interior
View From Interpretive Centrer
View From Exterior Stairs
Model Picture
31
32
Concept
Water Bubble
Tissue Cell
PACK - Los Angeles New Museum Academic Imformation: USC Arch605b Type: Personal Work Tutor: Patrick Tighe
Location: Los Angeles, California Construction Area: 60000Ft2
These project is about exploring architectural Surface & Volume. When it comes to talk about surface or building envelope, we often consider elements like patterns and apertures. In regards to volume, or space, we discuss programs, gathering areas, circulation, recreational areas, etc. Therefore, how to organize these architectural elements so that they can generate a form that is unique and functional, for me, is of great importance. 33
Surface Packing
Volume Packing
Surface Morphing
Volume Morphing
Form Generation
After a series of research, I come across the idea of “Packing� introduced by Benjamin Aranda & Chris Lasch. Packing, here, means to fill a region either two dimensional or three dimensional with intrinsically similar elements with little or no gaps, maximizing utilization of the region provided. It is an efficient and intellectual way of organization, and I intend to the applied this methodology to the project design. I pack the main surface of this project with circles of different shapes and sizes, forming a seemingly organic yet functional and well organized facade. I pack atrium of this project with sphere of different volumes and forms, generating a central core with different activities which provide a coherence and unique spatial experience to the audiences and give identity to the building. 34
Analysis
Technical Drawings
5th St
Hill St
6th St
7th St
8th St
Olive St
Broadway
1
1
1
13
Site Plan
0
280ft
70ft 35ft
N
1
13
Spring St
3rd Floor Plan
140ft
4th Floor Plan
10
10
12
11
10
10
6
5
9
10
7
10
Interior Core & Facade 8
8
4
1
1
N
1
Facade Shading & Sun Path
2
1st Floor Plan 0ft
35
3
N
2rd Floor Plan
20ft 10ft
40ft
36
Technical Drawings
11
5
2
Elevation
0ft
20ft 10ft
37
Section AA 40ft
10
1: Rest Room
6: Trash Room
11: Cleaning Room
2: Lobby
7: Kitchen
12: Locker Room
3: Coat Room
8: Workshop
13: Gallery
4: Souvenir Shop
9: Marketing Office
14: Street-View Balcony
5: Storage Room
10: Office
15: Roof Garden 38
Technical Drawings
Interior Rendering
Facade Panel (GFRC) Core Outer Cladding Facade Frame
Facade Main Beam Core Edge Beam
Core Secondary Frame Core Primary Frame
Floor Slab Slab Supporting Beam
Interior Core 4th Floor View
Core Inner Cladding (GFRC)
Conceptual Construction Detail
Interior Core 3rd Floor View
3D Printed Model 39
Interior Core 1st Floor View
40
Architecture in New Context - A Hypothetical Museum Academic Imformation: USC Arch 793b Type: Personal Work Tutor: Wes Jones
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Construction Area: 20000Ft2
Marginalization has become a global phenomenon. Under such circumstances, traditional architectural design method such as using culture or history as context of architectural form is somewhat inappropriate. In this thesis project I tried to design a building that situate itself a new context, what can be called scientific formalism, giving more freedom to geometry and architectural form.
Please go to This Link to view the video of this project
Backgrounds
Language of the Morphogenesis
Reality of Marginalization Culture used to be referred to as mosaic representing human differences being conceptualized as pieces that are restricted to a certain geographic area. But now it is no longer the case, due to the de/terriorialization of culture driven by globalization. Capital, people, commodities, images, and ideas have become unhinged from particular localities. The isomorphism between culture and places is challenged and eroded. The force of globalization exposes as well as attracts one to more and more social-cultural circles, but, at the same time, push one away from the centre of those circles to the extent that one could no longer claim that he/she belong to certain social-cultural group. He/she is marginalized.
This is an image of a residential complex in China. The educated middle class tend to view it as an ideal form for their home. It is a collage of different building elements from different times from the ancient western context.
This is an image of architecture valued by Upper class of Chinese society. They tend to favor forms base on contemporary western context, namely industrial revolution and modernism.
This is an image of luxurious villa in China. People of authority would prefer such forms. It is a hybrid form based on the ancient Chinese context and western modernism.
Cube
Push
Poke
Everthing starts with a Cube
Let things go through
Let air blow through
Bend
Pinch
Cast
To yeild
To ununiformly concentrate
To conform to other shape
Shear
Taper
Twist
To break apart and remain horizontal connection
To have structural feasibility
To change viewing angle
Tangle
Jet
Wrinkle
To have narrative circulation
To react dramatically
To increase surface area
Squeeze
Rub
Melt
To reduce volume
To give texture to surface
To connect to site
Context and Privileged Forms The form of Architecture, and the message carried by Architecture is crucial to how we understand the world and how we situate ourselves in the world. Architect used to rely on social-cultural, or historic context to guide them to forms. Such forms, from my point of view, are privileged forms, representing certain social classes/groups who share certain cultural/historic background which the marginalized lacks.
This is an image of what can be called Morphogenetic form. Such forms imitate living creatures, plants, geographic elements. They emphasize on fluid transition of the shapes.
This is an image of what can be called Parametric form. Such forms are guided by principle of math and science. They emphasize on efficiency and customization.
New Form in New Context I have been trying to find Architectural forms that are free from the traditional sense of context and are situated in a new context that offer a sanctuary for the marginalized, giving them a foothold in the world. The new context I found could be summarized as the “scientific formalism�, a technology and digital driven method based on the theory depicted by Gilles Deleuze, Patrik Schumacher, and many more contemporary thinkers. The new context relies more on mathematics, physics, biology field of study as form-finding reference, and offers a critique to the traditional culture-historical oriented method.
Design Process Cloth
Compress
Peel Push
Melt Melt Twist Twist
Step1 Twist Towards Public
To generate envelope
To apply pressure
To reveal
Crack
Tear
Split
Step2 Melt to Connect to Site
Step3 Push to Create Square Push
Taper
Lift Lift
Step4 Taper to Stablelize
Step5 Push to Create Square
Step6 Lift to Create Entrance Flip
Poke
Flip
Flip To introduce light
To seperate and maintain vertical connection
Lift
Flip
To partially seperate
The language of Morphogenesis can be applied to manipulate the massing of the building. While traditionally massing of an architecture is done through arranging primitive geometries like cube, sphere, prism, cylinder, the morphogenesis method treats geometries as a continuum to be literally “manipulated”. It creates “field condition” on the surface of the geometry, smoothness, roughness, creases, bevels, concave, convex, splits, attachments, are but certain field conditions on a continuous surface.
Step7 Poke to Create Atrium
Step8 Flip to Create Cores
Step9 Structuralization
Step10 Panelization
Step11 Apertures
Step12 North Shading
Step13 West Shading
Step14 South Shading
Step15 East Shading
Step16 North Coloring
Step14 West Coloring
Step15 East Coloring
Language of the Parametric Form
Building Envolope System
Floor System
Parametric Structure
Panel System
Sunshade
Glazing Painting
The language of Parametric is better to be applied to the most performative element of the architecture, namely, the envelope. The essence of parametric building envelope is that it use simple principles to describe and generate each of the components, and though the components can have thousands of different parameters, due to perfomantive criteria, they all comply to the same principle, making the easy to be described and fabricated.
The above diagrams demonstrate a architectural design process that is in line with the Morphogenesis and Parametric dichotomy. Base on design criteria, we first use the Morphogenesis method to get a massing of the architecture. Then the Parametric language is applied to embed performance and aesthetic to the massing.
Technical Drawings
A
A
B
B
Section A-A
1st Floor Plan
2nd Floor Plan
3rd Floor Plan
4th Floor Plan
Section B-B
The interior space of the building is also design by the same method as the exterior. This design method is not only able to generate continuous and performative building envelope, but also continuous and f lowing interior space.
Additional Renderings
Main Entrance View Seeing Building Envelope with Different Field Conditions and Different Sunshade Panels
Lobby View Seeing Spiralling Escalators and Overall Shape of the Atrium
Lobby View Looking up to the Skylight
3rd Floor Atrium View Seeing the Nature Light Coming from the Sunshade
Supplemental Works
Arte Arte Cafe Cafe Interior Interior Design Design Arte Cafe Interior Design Interior Layout Plan Interior Layout Plan
First Floor Interior Design First Floor Interior Design
Interior Layout Plan
First Floor Interior Design
Second Floor Interior Design Second Floor Interior Design Second Floor Interior Design
Imformation: Inter work from Guangzhou Civil Architecture Research & Design Institute Arte Cafe is located in Zhujiang Newtown, Guangzhou a central CBD area. The aim of this project is to create a delightful cafe interior with limited 2 Type: Personal Workin Zhujiang Construction Area: 127M Supervisor: ChenThe aim of this project is to create a delightful cafe interior with limited Arte Cafe is located Newtown, Guangzhou a centralHaifeng CBD area. budget and within a relatively short construction time. This proposal utilize a diagonal plan to accommodate complex kitchen equipment, while crebudget andiswithin a relatively short construction time. This proposal utilize aThe diagonal plan toproject accommodate complex kitchen equipment, while creArte Cafe located in Zhujiang Newtown, Guangzhou a central CBD area. aim ofand thisconcrete. is to create a delightful cafe interior with limited ating a delightful interior by tapping into the potential of material such as wood, metal, ating a delightful by tapping into the potential material suchutilize as wood, metal, and budget and withininterior a relatively short construction time.ofThis proposal a diagonal planconcrete. to accommodate complex kitchen equipment, while creating a delightful interior by tapping into the potential of material such as wood, metal, and concrete.
77 55 77
78 56 78
77
78
|
| park
建 筑 概 念 设 计
设 计
58
念 悬 挑 式 - 建 标 筑准概 版
2F H=3.500M H=3.500M
B1F H= ﹣ 3.000M H= ﹣ 3.000M
2F
3F H=7.000M H=7.000M Plans
B1F
3F
57
M a P n Ln aI n | a SMT aE SR TP EL R n Gn I n G
Imformation: Inter work from GUANGZHOU HANHUA ARCHITECTS+ENGINEERS CO.,LTD Type: Personal Work Construction Area: 407M2 Supervisor: Jiasheng Liao Villa in the Forest is a small residential design. It intergrated some of the design principal of the western modernism with tradictional Chinese aesthetic. Together, the two sets of design languages render a living environment that is elegant the friendly towards the nature.
park
|u R B u a R nB a nD E SD I EG Sn I G n|
Back Perspective Seeing the Black Brick Wall, the Stainless Steel Window, and Wood Interior Wall
H=±0.000M 1F 1F H=±0.000M COMBINATION-STANDARD/560 ㎡ /700 /5 ROOMS COMBINATION-STANDARD/560 ㎡ /700 ㎡ /5㎡ ROOMS
L aL na Dn SD CS aC Pa EP E a RaCRh CI h T E I TC ET Cu TR uE R E |
Front Perspective Seeing the Transparent First Floor, and Opaque Second Floor
CaRChITECTuRE om B i n a tioCOnCEPT n -S t aDESIGn n D aR D
aRChITECTuRE COnCEPT DESIGn
h h a a n n h h u u a a
Villa in Forest