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Portfolio_Pingnuo Wang
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Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
Pingnuo Wang
pingnuow@alumni.upenn.edu| +1-5713068010| 3720 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, PA
Master of Science in Design: concentration in Advanced Architectural Design
RelevantCourses:AADDesignStudio,FurnitureDesign,VisualLiteracy,RoboticFabrication,etc.
Fuzhou University (FZU) School of Architecture & Urban-rural Planning, China
Bachelor of Architecture
RelevantCourses:DesignStudio,BuildingEconomyandConstruction,ConstructionFacilities,etc.
Horons:TheC&DRealEstateFoundationScholarship,FuzhouUniversityScholarship,OutstandingStudentCadre,etc.
Experience
Architecture Design and Research Institute of GDUT
Intern Architect
GPA: 3.7/4
ReceivedAugust2022 ReceivedJune2021
GPA: 3.4/4
Guangzhou, China
- Private house design covers 240 square meter, remodeling and interior design based on the buildings on the original site.
- Individually completed independent projects inculding model and drawings with AutoCAD and Sketchup, rendering with Enscape.
- Hotel staff dormitory design, planning a new dormitory for employees can accommodate 200 people.
- Construction group, detailing a building façade, facade construction drawings with AutoCAD and modeling with Sketchup.
Pearl River Foreign Investment Architectural Designing Institute
Intern Architect
Guangzhou, China
August2020–December2020 June2019–August2019&January2018–March2018
- Zhuhai Media Group Culture Complex, building a landmark cultural complex for Zhuhai, collaborating with Marreiros studio.
- Design group. Site investigation, analysis and text, using Illustrator, InDesign, AutoCAD, facade modeling with Sketchup.
- Poly Huadu Metropolis Finance Business Project, collaborating with Goettsch Partners and China Poly Group Corporation.
- Design group. Schematic design of V3 building and construction details focus on podium facade with AutoCAD and Rhino.
Projects
AAD Design Studio: New Agha Khan Museum
GraduatePrograminMAD-AAD,UniversityofPennsylvania
- An exploration of 2D patterns, 2.5D techniques, and 3D spatial exploration, designed the building with the research results.
- Field investigation in Duabi, graphics analysis and machine learning, builing a system to develop architectural design possibilities.
- Modeling with Rhino, rendering with KeyShot, physical models with 3D printing and laser cutting.
Honors:2022YearEndShow,WeitzmanSchoolofDesign
Rural Planning and Consultation for Fuyan Country Government
Government-UniversityCooperationProject,FuzhouUniversity
Philadelphia, PA Fujian, China
January2022–May2021 July2018–October2018
- Provided consulting services and planning to local governments for undeveloped rural area which covers an area of 774 hectares.
- Mapping, house reconstruction with AutoCAD and Rhino for an area covers 16 private houses with physical simulation sand table.
- Visual design for main entrance of the country, modeling with Rhino and rendering with Enscape and Photoshop.
- As Team Leader, collaborated with government officials, organized participation in investigation and work coordination.
Horons:2018SummerBestPracticeProject
Urban China Collective (UCC)
- UCC serves as a platform to foster understanding of China’s urban development at University of Pennsylvania.
- Public Relations Department. Selecting an issue, organizing the conference and communicating with different people.
- Annual Conference, Career Talk, Open Call for students in the School of Design, communicating with relevant alumni and professors.
Students' Union
Vice-President
2021-Present,UniversityofPennsylvania 2018-2019,FuzhouUniversity
- Responsible for the career development department and the science and technology department of the student union.
- Dealt with related issues of the student union, including organizing 10 related publical sessions and competitions each year.
- As the volunteer leader of the 2018 National University Planning Annual Conference, connecting with professors and design firms.
Leadership Skills
3D Modeling, 3D Printing, Rendering, Graphic Design, Microsoft Office
- Rhino, Sketchup, Maya, Revit, ZBrush, Keyshot, Enscape, V-ray, Lumion, AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro.
Content
01 Agha Khan‘s Arabesque
The Islamic Contemporary Art Museum
02 Tower Stack
Future Healthy School Programme
03 NFT Museum
The Future of the NY Stock Exchange
04 Dual-House
Revolution of The Old House
05 Zhuhai Media Group Culture Complex Integrate the Future
Other Works
Digital Imaginaries and Production Alternatives Facade Design and Material Research
Intensive Digital Methods
Application of Maya, Rhino(gh), Keyshot
Agha Khan’s Arabesque
The Islamic Contemporary Art Museum
Time: Spring 2022
Location: Dubai, U.A.E
Type: Academic (Group Work, with Zihang Wang)
Contribution: Concept Design, Modeling, Mapping, Rendering, Physicla Model
Instructor: Hina Jamelle
This project focus on transforming the color, material, and rhythm of the threshold on the beautiful arabesque artwork from The Bab Mansour fountain of Morocco into an architectural language and try to apply them to the design of the New Agha Khan Museum of Islamic and Contemporary Art for Dubai. By analyzing the artwork with machine learning tools, a series of shapes of geometry and prototype of space can be established. Spaces are then generated from the harmonious prototype and organized with the typical museum function programming. The relationship between interior and exterior is controlled by the similar logic underlining the arabesque artwork which makes the experience inside the building more dynamic. The goal of the project is to try to set up a new system of Islamic Museum that are independent of the contemporary museum system.
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Grid Depth 01: Depth 02: Depth 03:
Elements when intersect with grid Yellow timber Dark tile
Straight line:
Color and material
White yellow timber Grenn tile Blue tile Brown tile
10 Curve: Light yellow timber Yellow tile
Full Digram Diagram and Machine Learning Medial Part of Diagram Down Left Part of Diagram Up Left Part of Diagram
11 Building Research Model
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1 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 5 4 6 7 7 7 1 1 3 4 4 5 6 6 2 7 3 3 3 3 13 1 Main Entrance 2 Lobby 3 Exhibition Space 4 Storage 5 Courtyard Exhibition Space 6 Office 7 Retail 1 Temporary Exhibition Space 2 Workshop 3 Courtyard Exhibition Space 4 Permanent Exhibition Space 5 Storage 6 Office 7 Souvenir Shop Ground Floor Plan Second Floor Plan
The main exhibits of the indoor gallery are ancient Islamic art works. Such works require a suitable environment to be protected.
In an environment with a dome, the interior space becomes larger, and artworks with larger volumes and areas or relief works can be displayed.
Facade Technique - Interior 1
Facade Technique -Interior 2
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Unfolded
Balconies provide visitors with a space to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. It is a good transition between the interior and exterior space of the building.
Corner
In the space with balconies, modern Islamic art works are displayed, which echoes the more active architectural space.
Facade Technique - Balcony 1
Facade Technique -Balcony 2
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Two Dimension
The image information extracted from the original arabesque image is used to analyze the color distribution and element composition in the image. This part is the basis for the evolution of the model.
Two and
After the of the more useful example, transitions geometric distinctions.
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and Half Dimension Three Dimension
the digital calculation image, we can extract useful information. For example, regular curve changes, transitions between different geometric elements and material distinctions.
After the evolution of 2.5D, the interior and exterior spaces of the building are affected accordingly. The elements produced in the previous process are here transformed into threedimensional space.
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Tower Stack
Future Healthy School Programme
Time: Spring 2020
Location: Fuzhou, China
Type: Academic (Solo Work）
Instructor: Chengbin Zhou
This work is a personal work in the 2020 WUPEN design topic. Its architectural layout and overall planning are common patterns in major domestic university towns. Such universities are rigidly arranged according to the needs of traditional teaching buildings, and fail to bring improvements in students' lives and teaching. Therefore, the design of the teaching complex is to propose a new concept for the lifestyle of future college students. In the case of intensive use of land, as much as possible to ensure the convenience and quality of students in life and study. With the theme of "Future", it brings more possibilities to the design concept.
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Theater Gymnasium Landscape
Axial Section
Axial Section
Seminar Library
Workshop
Cafeteria
Pool
Site Division
Massing Core
Teaching 20:00 22:00 Teaching 15min 30min 15min DORM SERVICE GYM LANDSCAPE POOL WORKSHOP 21
Program Axis
Modification Circulation
8th Floor Plan
1 Washing Room
Teacher's Office
Classroom
Discussion Area2
Self-study Area
Terrace
Discussion Area1
Library
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1 2 4 3 5 6 Pool
Lanscape
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Seminar
Landscape
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Gymnasium Library
Theater
Pool
Workshop
Cafeteria
Seminar
Gymnasium
Library
Landscape
Theater
The limted-area internal swimming pool, equipped with slides and louges open to the students in this building.
The workshop provides students with a dedicated model making area, as well as exhibition space
The cafeteria provides students with simple catering services, including meals and drinks, to satisfy basic demands.
Seminar spaces include a large open space for nearly sixty people and a small seminar room for three to five people.
Each floor of the dormitory can lead to the gym. Separation by landscape prevents noise from being transferred.
The library has a novel outdoor reading space outside and a large bookcase running through the inside room.
The angle of the landscape follows the axis of landscape in campus. It also plays a role in egulating the microclimate.
As a large gathering place, the theater at the top is good for students to hold parties or watch movies.
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NFT Museum
The Future of the NY Stock Exchange
Time: Fall 2021
Location: New York, USA
Type: Academic (Group Work, with Zongmin Guo)
Contribution: Concept Design, Modeling, Mapping, Rendering, Physicla Model
Instructor: Brian De Luna
The building is the NFT Museum, which is built above the New York Stock Exchange and serves as an exhibition for Nonfungible token. People flow through the entire building from bottom to top, and see various machines that serve Nonfungible token, such as screens, servers, and cooling systems. In order to communicate the left and right buildings above the NYSE, the museum built a staircase in the façade, which was wrapped in a double façade. On the walls inside the building, there are seams in various directions. These seams are the tracks of the robot arm. The robotic arm is used to maintain various machines inside the building. On the one hand, this building is a working area for Non-fungible token, and on the other hand, it is a space for people to visit.
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Inside the building, there are many robotic arms distributed along the wall. These robotic arms can be transported to replace damaged instruments. Saves space for handling large instruments.
The interior of the building has a huge cavity with many platforms. The central platform is the central point of circulation and the place with the largest number of platforms. Here, one can see the greatest number and variety of exhibits.
Central Platform
Robotic Arm
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For the operation of NFT, a large number of instruments are arranged inside the building, including servers, cables, coolers and so on. The server is the most important instrument and has the largest number.
Facade & Stair
The building has a multilayered skin, which also includes stairs. The staircase is presented in the form of a gentle slope, which provides circulation for the interior of the building on the one hand, and connects the surrounding buildings on the other hand.
Server
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Interior
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Dual-House 04
Revolution of The Old House
Time: Spring 2019
Location: Yantai, China
Type: Competiton (Solo Work）
Instructor: Zhiwen Zhang
The theme of the work comes from "Gu Yu Cup"Urban Renewal. After the development of the city, solutions on how to deal with the ancient residential areas existing in the city are proposed. The site is located in the city center of Yantai, a coastal city in China. Because of the historical value, this area cannot be demolished. So it has gradually become a village in the city. In order to activate this region, 4 severely damaged houses are selected for surface and structural renovation. The newly built hotel facilitates the influx of foreign people and gradually activates the cultural tourism industry in the zone.
Site Location
The site, Suochegnli, which fisrt emerged in Ming dynasty, develops into nowaday Yantai, one of the important Port cities in China, in over 700 years. Therefore, the site is not only the remains of traditional Chinese constructions, but a symbolic plot for combination of modern and history.
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Typology
New structure mainly consists of the the original courtyard houses, adding with four new elements, box, yard, curve and ramp. Each element combines together to generate new forms which represent the innovative space, circulatino, coat and construction of new building.
Unit + Box Unit + Yard
Box + Curve Box + Ramp
B: BoxU: Unit C: Curve Y: YardR: Ramp
Evolution
Depending on the previous typology, new specific formulas such as "addition" and "subtraction" was created, and then practical spaces generate. For each type of combination, three fundamental and transitive forms evolute based on basic "U+B","U+Y","B+C" and "B+R", and also included some subtraction. Finally, these 12 forms evolve into the new construction.
U-B：Less U+Y：Enclosed B+C：Vertical B+R：Outdoor U-B：Medium U-Y：Semi-closed B-C：Deviated B+R：Semi-outdoor U+B：More U+Y：Open B+C：Parallel B-R：Indoor
Main EntranceYard of House 38
Entrance Yard of Hotel 39
Rd.
Hotel Entrance
of Hutong
Hotel Entrance
Entrance
40 UP UP N 0246810 UP UP UP Entrance
Shengli
House
UP UP UP ±0.000 ±0.000 -0.150 -0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150 0.150 40 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 Floor Plan
41 Down Down Down Down Down Down Down Down 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.150 3.000 3.000 3.000 41 1 Yard 2 Master Room 3 Living & Dining 4 Triple Room 7 Queen Room 10 BBQ Area 13 Kitchen 5 Reception 8 Suite 11 Terrace 14 Gallery 6 Recreation Room 9 Single Room 12 Canteen 15 Workshop 10 11 12 13 14 15 Second Floor Plan
Zh Media-Culture Complex
Integrate the Future
Time: Spring 2018
Location: Zhuhai, China
Type: Professional Project
Contribution: Concept Design, Mapping, Report Text
Supervisor: Yun Zhou
The design is located in Zhuhai and aims to build an urban living room integrating public cultural venues, citizens' leisure destinations, and innovative office spaces, and a new benchmark for international culture in the Bay Area. The design theme is fusion. The fushion of the environment refers to the response to the existing environment and the functions of the built building, and they are integrated with each other. The fushion of nature refers to the introduction of landscape into the building, creating a green space for people to communicate and activities inside. The fushion of elements refers to media and media, media and people, media and industry, media and technology.
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VisitorsfromBlocks
VisitorsfromSquare
Bulk Generation
Surroundings The retreat of the landscape platform also refers to the surrounding architectural form and the flow of people in the square.
Landscape Analysis
The bulk generation takes into account the compatibility of the external flow of people on the south and north sides of the site, then it has two urban display surfaces. After the tower is divided, the south is the office area and the north is the cultural area. Meanwhile, the curve of the facade is changed to echo the existing buildings in the site. The connecting body between the towers on both sides is a shared office area.
Naturalistic Roof Garden City Garden
Landscape
Greening
City Living Room
DisplayFacade DisplayFacade Cultural Square Site 68344.95 ㎡ 44
Terraced
Vertical
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Book Store Second Entrance
Book Store Support Entrance
Office Support Entrance
Office Main Entrance
Book Store Plan
Projection Line
Projection Line
Book Store Main Entrance
Book Store Second Entrance
Projection Line
1 Underground Garage Entrance
2 Shop
3 Open Bookshelf Area
4 Child Training and Experience
5 24H Book Store
6 Rest and Waiting Area
8 Enterprise Showroom
9 East Tower Waiting Hall
Foyer
West Tower Waiting Hall
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Office Plan
1 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 57 68 10 9 11 1 1 1 1 2 3
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Book Store Rendering
Office Rendering
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Digital Imaginaries and Production Alternatives
Facade Design and Material Research
Type: Group Project
Group Member: Pingnuo Wang, Xinhan Chen
Contribution: Concept Design, Modeling, Rendering, Physical Model
Instructor: Viola Ago
Time: Summer 2022
Robotic Arm Path Simulation
Exploded Assembly Diagram
CNC Arm Flocking Assembly Prototype3B R=3° 1’’ R=5° R=2° R=3° EXPLODED ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM PROTOTYPE LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURE CLIP AND HARDWARE LASER CUTTINGTECHNIQUE MATERIAL THERMOFORMING CNC MILLING FRAMEWORK EXPLODED FLOCKING SAMPLE 1/2 INCHES CORIAN PANEL1/4 INCHES CLEAR ACRYLIC PANEL1/4 INCHES MDF LASER CUT BOARD1-1/2 INCHES ZINC-PLATED CORNER BRACE FLOCKING TEXTURE Black Flocked Strips FLOCKING TEXTURE Silver Flocked Strips PAINT TEXTURE Yellow medium 7/32 INCHES PRE-DRILLED HOLE 50
Milling Thermoforming Robotic
Design Chunk
From the most basic geometric images, specific façades are generated through digital calculations. During the production of the physical model, a new material called Corian was used. The inclusion of plastic and stone in Corian increases the material's ability to bend and increases the possibility of vairous façade. By Using Prototype, a buildable structure was made. The same structure is applied to Desgin Chunk, and the interior space is designed according to the desgin of the facade.
Continuous Gap Corner
Animation of Prototype
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Intensive Digital Methods
Application of Maya, Rhino(gh), Keyshot
Type: Group Project
INTENSIVE DIGITAL METHODS TECHNIQUES / REPRESENTATION / HYBRIDS
Group Member: Pingnuo Wang, Hyundai Cho, Ling Lin
Contribution: Concept Design, Modeling, Rendering
Critics: Brian De Luna, Caleb White
Time: Summer 2021
RENDER _ AXONOMETRIC/ SCALE: NTS 52 Hybrid Work RenderingThe Hybrid model consists of 3 different series, namely MET Breuer(Whitney Museum of Art _ Marcel Breuer) of Architecture, Transformer of Building system and Coolant Systems of Data system. In the process of combining three different elements, the facade and opening form of MET Breuer is kept on exterior of the hybrid model. Based on the size of the panel on the facade, a basic scale is brought to the entire model. Since the scale is based on the facade, the interior can be filled with elements from transformers and coolants that have been deformed in different scales many times. For example, the transformer presents in different scales and details, and comes into the interior structures. And the pipes of coolants become into the skin of the model, covering the facade.
Individual Models
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