Worksample weiwen 2014 2017 by Wei Wen

WORK SAMPLE WEI WEN

2014-2017

WEI WEN

experience nARCHITECTS Internship 8/2014 - 10/2014 Intermidiate Architect 5/2015 - Now - SaiYuan Lane Tower (Luxury residential tower in HK, under construction) - Carmel Place (First Pre-fab Housing tower in Manhattan, built) - Auburn Heritage Center(Culture center, CD phase) - A/D/O (Mix use co-working & exhibition building renovation, built) - Milano Triennale Pavillion (Multi-use Installation, built) - Shanghai Library East Hall (Concept design phase) - Guggenheim Helsinki Museum Competition Entry (Concept design phase)

Email: skipwen2008@gmail.com Tel: +1 917 543 6660

EDUCATION Columbia University, New York, NY

6/2014-5/2015

Atelier WCY Junior Architect - Changde Teenager and Female Culture Center (Built) - Shengxin City (35 stories residential tower in Yueyang, built)

5/2013 - 4/2014

ECUC ARCHITECTS Ltd Internship - Yantai Hospital (Built)

9/2012 - 3/2013

Hunan Provincial Architectural Design Institute Internship - Model making - Technical drawing draft

6/2010 - 9/2010

MSAAD

Hunan University(HNU), Changsha, China

9/2013-5/2014

Master of Architecture

Hunan University(HNU), Changsha, China B.Arch

9/2008-5/2013

awards & expertise LEED AP

6/2017

Statistics Analysis (Harvard Extension School)

8/2017

Jury Award, Architcizer A+ Awards, Unbuilt Institutional (Shanghai Library)

4/2017

AIA NY Design Merit Award (Carmel Place)

3/2017

2016 International Young Architects Design Competition

8/2016

-1st Prize (Shanghai Library East Hall)

Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Prize

5/2015

-Awarded by GSAPP

The Excellent Work of Autodesk Cup 2012

9/2012

-Awarded by National Council of Architectural Education Guidance

2011 National Green Buildings Design Competition: First Prize

8/2012

-Awarded by China Green Building Association

Language ENGLISH - Proficient CHINESE - Native Speaker nARCHITECTS, 2017

FLOOR

HONGKONG SYL TOWER

The floor functions as an object (horizontal, structural plane), designates

HONG KONG SYL TOWER in HONG KONG China establishes a vertically

location (nth floor), and divides space vertically into occupiable space.

diminishing floor-to-floor height to provide a range of housing types, and equitable compensation of interior space in exchange for views.

Hong Kong Tower

Terracottaa cladding, see 2/A-500 2 Mtl. rope for climbing plants anchored to top and bottom b angles Mtl. flashing flashin Light fixture mounted on angle anchored to concrete co curb Mtl. cladding Mtl. cladding attachment system Planter drain pipe Air water barrier Concrete planter Concrete curb

555 355

150

Cut terracotta acotta as req'd

Mtl. cap Glass guardrail on alum. shoe Light fixture, see lighting drawings Mtl. fascia

400

450

Decking

150

Terracotta cladding

Align

AXON: TYP. INT. CORNER @ NICHE 1:10

AXON: TYP. CORNER TYPE 1/2 1:10

Concrete curb Terracotta cladding

Typ. custom ustom corner terracotta terracott panel

Stone coping 1150

DTL. SECTION: TYP. PLANTER W/ TERRACOTTA 1:10

DTL. SECTION: TYP. REST. TERRACE 1:10

650

Light post

Terracotta cladding Terracotta cladding @ soffit

Lighting support

Mtl. fascia 300

Flat terracotta panel

Air / water barrier Block wall Interior finish

Typ. 4

196

Terracotta panel Terracotta mtl. clip Mtl. vertical supports anchored to Z-girts Z-girts anchored to block wall

Typ. Mtl. edge

Custom terracotta corner piece type 1

196

Mtl. angle anchored to block wall Mtl. rope for climbing plants anchored to top and bottom angles

Scalloped terracotta panel

DTL. PLAN: TYP. CUSTOM CORNER TYPE 1 1:10

SECTION DTL: TYP. TERRACOTTA ASSEMBLY 1:10

1:10

196

5 deg.

Flashing Honed dark granite Sealant and backer rod Concrete curb

25 25 25

Varies, min. 100

DTL. PLAN: TYP. CUSTOM CORNER TYPE 2 1:10

DTL. SECTION: TYP. NICHE W/ GLAZING

196

Custom terracotta corner piece type 2

DTL. SECTION: TYP. TERRACOTTA @ GRADE 1:10

450

1300

Mtl. storefront w/ clear glazing

Mtl. storefront w/ clear glazing Mtl. angle to support climbing plants Light fixture

DTL. SECTION: TYP. PLANTER W/ GLAZING 1:10

DTL. SECTION: CLUBHOUSE TERRACE 1:10

TOWER

CARMEL PLACE

Rather than inscribing a new tower within a city’s urban context, Carmel Place is

Carmel Place is the city’s first micro-unit apartment building. The building’s 55

conceived as a microcosm of a city skyline. The tower here is considered an architectural

studio apartments, which range from 260-360sf, are luminous and efficient, with

rather than urban element, multiplied and denisifed as a new paradigm for micro living.

a feeling of spaciousness due to their 9’-8” ceiling heights, 8’ tall windows, Juliet balconies and overhead storage.

Carmel Place

COURTYARD

AUBURN CULTURAL CENTER

The Courtyard as an sight frame, circulation connector, incubate activities.

The scheme is characterized by cutting courtyard that connect each vision frame to the historical preservation building around and the city beyond, also it justifies the rotation of the 3 inner volumes and 3 outer volumes to generate dynamic interior exhibition spaces.

Auburn Cultural Center

1'-73 4" 10"

81 4"

7" 1'-31 4"

Light fixture, see Lighting dwgs. Exhibition panel on z-clips (N.I.C.; see Exhibition Coordination Schedule)

Typ., angled 3 58" brick veneer Typ., brick ties Typ., 2" rigid insulation in cavity Typ., air/vapor barrier Typ., 7" structural concrete wall, board-formed interior finish, see Struct. dwgs.

Typ., 2 21" concrete topping slab Typ., 5" concrete slab-on-grade Typ., vapor barrier below slab Typ., 3" rigid insulation for 4' @ perimeter of SOG Typ., mortar collection device Cell vent/weep hole Typ., Anodized alum. flashing

00 FOYER

Typ., drainage layer Typ., 2" rigid insulation Typ., waterproofing Compressible filler Typ., 5" concrete walk, see Landscape dwgs. Typ., sloped mortar bed

Typ., 1 4" joint

Metal grate mat

Typ., pressure treated blocking as needed Galvanized bent steel plate Typ. Coping to match roofing Typ., waterproofing transition membrane, shown dashed

Typ., 31 2"

93 4"

Typ., standing seam mtl. panels Typ, roofing membrane, shown dashed Typ., 34" marine grade plywood sheathing Typ., 6" rigid insulation (2" w/ sleepers + 4") Typ., vapor barrier, shown dashed Typ., 10" concrete slab, board-formed interior finish, see Struct. dwgs.

+0'-0" (+701'-1 1/2") T.O. FF

1'-0"

Typ., mortar bed w/ weep holes 24" o.c.

Gravel Typ., filter fabric Typ., water stop Concrete footing, see Struct. dwgs.

WALL SECTION ENTRY PAVILION

Auburn Cultural Center

Barrel Vault

Groin Vault

Skewed Barrel Vault

Intersecting Vaults

Morphed Vault

VAULT

Adjacent Vaults

Rib Vault

Split Vault

Reverse Split Vault

POLYCENTRIC PAVILION

Liberated from their heavy masonry antecedents, the bamboo vaults in Forest Pavilion

Polycentric Pavilion is conceived of as both an area for passive

and aluminum vaults in Polycentric Pavilion for the Milan Triennale explore deviations from

lounging and a model for a more active and multi-directional theater.

original types. Made possible by their thin-ness, the vaults now connect in continuous,

The varying relationship between the vaults, the deck, and the void

unfolding spatial networks, generating new possibilities for performances within them.

allows performers and audience to appropriate decking as stage or seating, resulting in multiple performance configurations.

Fan Vault

Two to One Vault

Merged Vaults

Polycentric Pavilion, XXI Milan Triennale

SKYLIGHT

MINI - A/D/O

Amplifying the skylightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role of introducing daylight and exterior views into interior

Occupying a former warehouse, the 23,000 sf transformation provides a new

space, a periscope-skylight at A/D/O offers views otherwise impossible to perceive.

space open to the general public, combining spaces for events and exhibitions,

Mirrors on the periscopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s underside reflect distant views of Manhattan and Brooklyn,

design education, free communal workspace, a fabrication lab, a restaurant,

joining them into a single unfamiliar skyline.

and a design shop. A central feature of the project is a large kaleidoscopic periscope that joins the Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines into a single horizon.

A/D/O

GARDEN

SHANGHAI LIBRARY

The floor functions as an object (horizontal, structural plane), designates

The scheme is characterized by open floors that connect library activities to nature and

location (nth floor), and divides space vertically into occupiable space.

the city beyond, and compact floors that store a wide range of information formats and supporting functions. Supported by the compact levels below â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both structurally and programmatically - these open floors are imagined as the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patio, Living Room, Atelier and Study: a Library as Home. Shanghai Library East Hall

Shanghai Library East Hall

஗ࡴ‫؁‬ Terracotta printing blocks T

‫كי‬戳வ Glazed exterior

ୌ‫ޗك‬戳வ Natural unglazed interior

Shanghai Library East Hall