Warsaw Commericial and Culture Center The site of this project is located in the central area of Warsaw, a vibrant and busy intersection nearby train station. The whole building has 3 main ground-bound volumes supporting itself and creating a void below the mass. Through lifting core mass, clear accessibilities are created between this complex and the surroundings, at the mean time, this project remains the openness and intact configuration of building both. Utilizing the metal cladding facade and larger scale of curtain walls, the building itself merges into the environment and reduce the impact of large mass reasonably. Following the design trajectory, the sophisticated interior is reflected on the outer form, expressing the integrity of the architecture.
Circulation Concept
Exhibition Route
Shopping Route
Commcercial
Exhibition
Mutual Space
Vertical Circulation
Final Volume Fusion
Taipei Museum Bridge Taipei is a basin surrounded by the Tamsui River,the Keelung River, and the Jingmei River. Zhongxing Bridge is an important bridge connecting Taipei and New Taipei City.However, the existing designof Zhongxing Bridgeis for vehicle traffic andlacks pedestrian walkways. So that pedestrians are unable to pass through the bridge and are confined to both sides of the river. In view of growing populationand increasing number of vehicles, as well as limited urban space, I redefine the role of the bridgeas the city's activity space.Divided into two layers, the bridge has separate circulations for people and cars as well as art gallery spaces , so that the bridge not only has the function for transportation, but also is a space for various urban activities.
Office & Service Spaces
Multifunction Spaces
Exhibition Spaces
Pedestrian Circulation
Vienna Central Railway Station The location of Vienna central station is the most vital transportation hub, all of Austrian Federal Railways' long-distance trains stop here. Beside the railway system, the issue of people flow from U-Bahn system needs to be concerned. Through the integration of station and commercial spaces, All the programs are organized as a complex, instead of interspersed volumes. The volume of the building shows an impression of mountains by performing the form of folded multi-surface mesh and deforming itself to the directions toward other urban attractions. At the mean time, it clearly delineates trajectories and orientation with the interconnecting the commercial programs at the northern side, and transportation at the southern side.
Circulation
Retailing & Waiting
Transportation
Office
Cellurar Automata Tower The concept of this project is to generate a conceptual form by applying the rule of cellular automata (CA) and voxelization to a 3-dimensional array. First, the 2-dimensional array of values at the initial layer of cells is generated randomly. Second, a certain amount of layers is applied with CA rule. Then, the result of the comparison between the values stored in the 3-dimensional array and predetermined constant will determine whether the faces of voxels open or not. The expected form can be achieved by manipulating certain parameters in the set of algorithms. Apart from the original CA rule, the designated set of curves are placed into the 3-dimensional array. By calculating the minimum of distance between the cell and curve, it changes the factor related to the speed of infection. The void and solid spaces can be controlled by changing the curvatures of the curves.
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At the next step, the operation of this step will iterate through every cell one by one to gain every minimum distance between each cell and the closest point on one of the curves set. then the value of distance will calculate with previous k value to get a new value 0.1 2
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For each cell, the operation will calculate the new K value with the sum of the cell and its neighbor cells to yield a new value. This new
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At the 2-dimensional array at the initial layer, each cell acquires a random value between 0 to 1.
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In the end, the threshold constant will be compared with the value of each cell in the 3-dimensional array one by one. the boolean of comparison will decide whether every face of each voxel is closed or not. After the calculation, we can get the form of a tower whose density of spacing is varied by the curvatures of curves set and the threshold value.
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Wireframe Pavilion Through the application of Frei Otto's experiment, a bunch of lines created randomly in a confined box are attracted to each other. The result of curves bundling reveals the possibilities of varied spatial disposition. By using these curves bundling as bone structures, create diverse forms of wireframe pavilions, the knots distributed evenly on the curves connect to each other by a range of distances to create a wireframe. This methodology of form finding also shows the capability of adapting varied environmental restrictions.
Wool Experiment This is an experiment with curves which were designed and then subjected to attraction by some points-as-attractors. Curves were affected not only by each other but also by points. Increasing and decreasing some adjustments such as maximum number of points, minimum or maximum attraction radius gave us a variety of self-organized results, structures and patterns.
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By dividing every curve with a certain length to get a points cloud, the rule of connection is to iterate every knot and find all other knots within the specific range of distance, then connect them to make a wireframe.
Generate random line within confined box Firs step is to choose a point randomly on one of the planes from 3-dimensional space and use the same process on another plane to pick a point, then connect them by a line. By repeating the process, a bundling of lines is created.
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the curves are attracted to each other with certain extent by applying wool experiment, then the knots are connected by applying the aforementioned rule of connection to achieve the final form.
Quadrodivision Tower Given that the environment is a square layer structure with fixed spacing between layers. Several cursors are positioned at the initial layer. By giving random initial vectors to cursors, they will start to move along the random direction on the x-y plane by the stigmergic rule, and move up along z-axis by the length equal to the spacing of layers at every iteration, creating a swarm of cursors with gradual direction shifting. The operation will iterate through every layer along with the swarm of cursors simultaneously, the layer will bisect itself according to the position of cursors on the same level until the lengths of divisions and a number of cursors fit the rule set. After the algorithm is done, we can achieve a geometrical composition with intricate void-solid relationship in the form of tower.
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Dividing by the rule of bisection
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Flax Place Housing Complex Lead Architect
Richard Doone
Location
Leeds, UK
Team
Roscoe Hayden, Sean Bignold
Project Contribution
Schemetic Design, Visualization, 3D Modeling, Design Development, Planning Application Drawings
Located on a 0.5 hectare brownfield site to the south-east of Leeds city centre with frontages onto Marsh Lane, Flax Place and Richmond Street, the proposals will provide 300 apartments, retail space, a GP surgery and parking in an undercroft. The buildings are designed as a series of dynamic sliding planes that step across the site on a north-south axis, rising from 8 to 14 storeys, responding to the urban grain and height gradients of the surrounding buildings and topography. The elevations are carefully composed using double-square and golden section proportions to create panels of mid-grey brick and glazing that slide between slim concrete floor edges. The glazing is set deep into the elevations to express the solidity of the buildings and articulate the faรงade rhythm. The landscape at ground level and on a series of stepping rooftops further explores the concept of sliding planes with an interplay of hard and soft elements composed as a sequence of formal and informal spaces.
Santander Office Building Lead Architect
Ross Kerr
Location
Milton Keynes, UK
Team
Elena Marijuan, Elena Marijuan
Project Contribution
SD, DD, 3D Modleing, Visualization, Architectural Drawings, Diagram
A tall building will provide essential ‘grade A’ office space. Located at the top of the building, a restaurant and public viewing gallery will offer unique views that reveal and celebrate the iconic gridded layout of Milton Keynes. A second high quality private rented sector building will also benefit from views across the city. The two buildings are separated by a public route connecting Midsummer Boulevard through to Grafton Park, which will be animated by active retail uses at ground floor level. Located less than 5 minutes’ walk from the west coast mainline railway station, the project will create a sustainable and vibrant live-work hub for the city.
Finsbury Square Building Renovation Lead Architect
Christopher Blow
Location
London, UK
Team
Andras Viszneki
Project Contribution
3D Modeling, Visualization, Design Development, SD, DD
Colmore Row Landmark Office Building Lead Architect
John Silver
Location
Birmingham, UK
Team
Christopher Blow, Rory Richardson, Andras Viszneki, Rowel Castillo
Project Contribution
Detail Drawings, Visualization, CD, BIM, 3D Modeling,
A new 26 storey office building located in Birmingham’s central business district along its most aspirational address, Colmore Row. Plans include a street level winter garden and café along with a restaurant at the top of the building, offering 360 degree views across the city. Outer screens of silver vertical blades will add interest to the façade, reflecting the light as it changes throughout the day and lending the building a vibrant quality.
Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 2 Facade Renovation Lead Architect
April Yang
Location
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Team
Dishan Su, Elvie Huang
Project Contribution
Schemetic Design, Proposal, Visualization, 3D Modeling, Concept Development
this project aims for renovating the facades of terminal 2 in Taoyuan international airport due to the upcoming construction of terminal 3. Through the metal cladding panel, the terminal and the bridges to concourse are covered by diamond-shape base surfaces with the form suiting terminal 3. Besides the renovation on the facades, the interior programs are adjusted along with the change on the outside. Huge and randomly-opened windows allow light penetrate directly into the waiting lounges and retailing spaces, improving the experiences. The windows are extended to the roof, providing sufficient lights into duty-free shops area and restaurants. The spaces are more attractive to the passengers by ameliorating the integrity between inside and outside. By renovating the obsolete facades of terminal 2, it reduces the differences between new and existing terminals.
Taichung Airport International Terminal Expansion Lead Architect
April Yang
Location
Taichung, Taiwan
Team
BYH Architect, Dishan Su, Elvie Huang
Project Contribution
Detail Drawings, Signage Design, Visualization
Due to the growing airport passenger throughput and the development of international flight in central Taiwan, the authority decides to build the international terminal nearby the existing domestic terminal. The large metal roof symbolizes wings and is corresponding with the image of airport. The facade of terminal uses zigzag windows to show the Taichung city image of nearing mountains and the ocean. In this project, I took part in the design of the direct sign and tiles arrangement ,the detail drawings ,and the system integration of electronic devices. Install huge direct sign on the wall to guide visitors, distinguish between departure space and arrival space by color. Visitors can know their position in the airport easily without reading the information on the sign. This project was completed In April 2013.