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Winery
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Art pavillion
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Library
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Swimming Pool
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factory refine
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drawings and photos
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WINERY AND VINEYARD blacksburg/study of ‘erasing architecture’ I think kengo kuma is the architect that inspired me a lot for the past thesis year especially the way he thinks about materials and space, and the relationship of building and environment. I focused my thesis on making an architecture of translucency and transparency that creates a veil between the interior and exterior environment. It has a presence while remaining permeable. I feel that the form of the architecture should not stand out, but should function as a framework for enhancing the surrounding environment which is the most attractive exhibition.
section of the buidling at night
I chose a winery to be my project to fulfill this idea. Wineries are the places where people enjoy the vineyard, and get away from the city. Also, a winery is unlike other types of buildings that have a simple function. When you go to a winery, you don’t just go to taste wine. You go for the whole experience. From the moment you arrive at the site, you see the grapes and begin to see the process of how wine is made. When you go inside, you see the machinery and the barrels, and finally you taste the wine. So the design of the winery goes beyond being just a room to taste wine in. It tells a story. 6
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wine tasting room
wine bar room
wine tasting room
rendering of the building from backyard wine bar room
I chose this site located at Blacksburg, 30 minutes away from Virginia Tech. It is hidden from the big town. The site is an open space surrounded by trees and river. When I first got to this place, this straight road attracted to me a lot. I was thinking maybe I should do something on the road, but not at the end of road. So I let the building stand on the road with a path through the building, with the building site perpendicular to the road.
wine bar room-stairs to second floor
I feel that my building should be translucent, have vertical or horizontal lines to make it elegant and light and disappear. I think a lot about what material to use. I don’t want clear glass because that will be no privacy. Then I choosed channel glass. Chanel glass is the material that you couldn’t see through completely, but when you get close, you can feel a little bit what is happening inside or outside. 8
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outside balcony
living room
underground barrel storage
entrance view of residence
Visitors would drive through the building, turn left to the parking space, and walk through backyard to the building. People who drive the truck with equipment will also drive through the building and turn right, to this side of building-go to underground level. Upper part of the building is very light and bright-like the white wine, while the underground is darklike the red wine. They also represent the kinds of wine being made here.
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Above are the details of the channel glass, showing how the channel glass meets the ground, the thermal insulation in the channel glass, and how the channel glass panels are connected to each other. When the channel glass meets the ground, I don’t want people to see the frame, so I want the frame in the ground. The resulting connection is very pure and simple. 12
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section drawing
ART PAVILION Riva san Vitale, ch/tectonic conditions The art pavilion is located in Riva san Vitale, a small town in Switzerland, surrounded by the Alps and Lake Lugano. The town is very quiet. Only around 5000 people live there while many young adults work at bigger towns near by in daytime. The pavilion is designed as a performing space for some folk artists. And also a place for people to take a break and enjoy the view. To let the building ‘disappear’ in the environment, the building is made of surrounding of glasses, and supported by very thin wood columns. The roof is like shape of a boat, represent a boat going in to Lugano Lake. 14
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roof stucture
bronze slab
ply wood
ply wood beam
ply wood girder
ply wood ceiling
plan drawing process thinking
There are two rooms for storage of equipment, and a glass room for the tree that was there for many years. People can see through the glass and see the tree. The hole on the roof on the top of tree give the tree enough rain water, also drainage the building at the same time. These are a set of different roof structure I drew when I think of the ‘leave’ shape roof. I try different shape such as ellipse, arcs, hyperbolic paraboloid. At last I use two arcs to create the shape, because I feel it is the most elegant one and it fit into the site. I use laminated wood structure for the building. 16
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site model
first floor tunnel
site drawing
moment of second floor
LIBRARY Blacksburg/study of wall section Located in the small town near blacksburg, the library creates an area to study and take a break. The site is very narrow, so I would like to create a space to connect the city with the tunnel on the first floor. I divided the first floor to three parts: one is main library for books, the other two is cafe and function room. Second floor is study room. 18
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section model
The second floor, the ductwork goes at the middle on the ceiling, which is four feet lower than other place. The structure is concrete frame. Ceiling is two feet away from glass facade, so from outside, people wouldn’t see the thick floor slab. And the glass curtain wall will be clear and wouldn’t be interrupted. 20
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second floor plan
first floor plan
wall section
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SWIMMING POOL blacksburg/study of structure I divide the whole building into different areas-Competition area, the audience area, athletes area, VIP area, competition management area, venue operations area, media area, etc. Each area has its own entrance and circulation. Athletes and staff activity on first floor. Audience enter directly to grandstand on second and third floor. Underground is for conduct work. This also divide space into independent service and servant area. 24
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DRAWING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
TRANSPORTATION Mendrisio/study of city plan/ Cooperation This is a cooperation projects located near Riva san vitale, Switzerland, I did with another classmate. We did a transportation space(as a bridge) to connect the city. And a tower at the end of the bridge. The bridge is made of brick. I was focused on the material use for wall and floor. The different size of stone and how the stone arranged: in order or not in order. 26
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