WENDY HUANG
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
CURRICULUM VITAE
WENDY HUANG E M
EDUCATION 2014 BACKGROUND
2013 - 2011
RELATED 2014 EXPERIENCE
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
SKILLS CAD ADOBE
LANGUAGE
REFERENCES
wendyhuangcontact@gmail.com 0431 861 832
B.Des. (Hons) Interior & Spatial Design University of Technology, Sydney
B.Des. Interior & Spatial Design University of Technology, Sydney
STACK STUDIO (Sept 2014 - Jan 2015) Interior Design Intern [Projects] Shangri-La Sydney - Lobby & Lobby Lounge Refurbishment Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila - Hotel Room Refurbishment [Roles] FF&E Schedules, furniture detailing, material boards, photoshop rendering
EXHIBITION: Future of Fashion ‘13, UTS Fashion Graduate Exhibition, UTS
EXHIBITION: Floorness, Sarah Jamieson Projects, Object Gallery
EXHIBITION: Stitching Time, 18th Biennale of Sydney ‘All Our Relations”, Cockatoo Island
RESEARCH: Happiness Talks: Conversations on Design and Emotion, Collective N, DesignEX Sydney (research assistant)
EXHIBITION: Compendium of Spatial Stories, UTS Interior & Spatial for Sydney Design Week
Sketchup, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After Affects English (fluent), Cantonese (proficient), Mandarin (intermediate)
THOMAS COLE (02) 9514 8964 JOHN CABELLO 0410 605 599 Architect // Lecturer // UTS Lecturer // UTS Interior & Spatial Design Thomas.Cole@uts.edu.au Juan.Cabello@uts.edu.au
ALL BACKGROUND IMAGES BY WENDY HUANG
CONTENT 01
REMATERIALISE: NEW URBAN OPACITIES Interior & Spatial Design Honours Studio Project
02 FLUX ISD Graduate Studio Project 03 [COMPACT] 04
HOMEBUSH COMMUNITY CENTRE
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STITCHING TIME
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FUTURE OF FASHION ‘13
18TH Biennale of Sydney, ‘All Our Relations’ (2012)
UTS Fashion Graduate Exhibition Space (2013)
01 STUDIO
Rematerialise: New Urban Opacities Project: Manufacturing in Blackwattle Bay Tutors: Thomas Cole, John Cabello
Sam Donnelly, Felicity Wheeler
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REMATERIALISE: NEW URBAN OPACITIES Interior & Spatial Design Honours Project
Contemporary digital technology has redefined our perceptions of public space by providing us with a ubiquitous virtual realm; opening up an exploration between public and private spaces that no longer encompasses the physical. The project responds to this recent proliferation of digital technology through an exploration of virtual and physical relationships. The proposed scheme is a digital fabrication and research laboratory for architectural prototyping that strives to increase public engagement by renegotiating existing public and private thresholds to encompass a greater sense of urban opacity within the Bay. Adaptive re-use of an existing heritage site, the proposal GLEBElocal waste regeneration whilst shifting aims to augment the industry within Blackwattle Bay towards an increasingly global and digital future.
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Initial Explorations: Adaptive Systems
ADDITIVE MACHINING:
FABRICATING HABITATION
Since industrialization in the early 18th Century, society has embraced the introduction of new technologies as a vision for the future. As society morphs into these visions, the ways in which we utilise and interact with space also undergoes transformation. Nowadays, with the dominance of social media, the idea of public space extends beyond the tangible physical realm, infltrating the privacy of buildings and structures and existing between human conversations.
An interesting spatial paradigm arises - what if we were to materialise these invisible boundaries? To make these boundaries visible is to tap into the potentiality of reconfgurable spaces. Research into future material outlines the innovation of these materials to function as a medium to hybridize public and private spaces. As technology advances, ‘materials of the future’ are starting to emerge with radical properties that will renegotiate the way in which spaces are constructed in the future and therefore propose new ways of inhabitation.
By speculating around the idea of utopia, through the analogy of the human and the machine, we can identify relationships between technology and the potential of the future.Manufacturing systems that are flexible can utilise the flexibility to adapt to production changes and shifts in the future operating environment. Through an adaptive system of operation, spaces can be reconfigured as a response to situations, providing spaces that adopt a multiplicity of functions. A reconfigurable machining system comprised of basic modules will provide autonomy to keep manufacturing fexible, sustainable and adaptive to the evolving environment and society.
Future Speculation: Site Circulation and Public/Private Relationship
Accessibility / Circulation
Typologies: Modulation
Public / private
Accessibility / Circulation
Public / private
Future speculation introduces connection with the water and new public and private relationships around the site. Further experimentations of systems through which flexible planning could be achieved, adopted the typology of modulation. The basis of the iterative process began with an open plan block of space – open planning allows thresholds to blend within the space.
BLACKWATTLE BAY SITE PHOTO BLACKWATTLE BAY SITE MODEL
ZONES | COMPONENTS | FUNCTIONS
MATERIAL FABRICATION
MATERIAL RECONSTITUTION
MATERIAL ENGINEERING
FABRICATION WORKSHOP SAMPLE FABRICATION FABRICATION TESTING
BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION DESIGN STUDIO
MATERIAL RECYCLING RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION
MATERIAL SAMPLING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
FACILITY OPERATIONS STORAGE AND SORTING
Reuse of existing heritage site as an ongoing exploration of new and old; maintaing a sense of evolution The scheme is primarily situated on existing site landform while new landform extensions (highlighted in grey) are public spaces that provide waterfront access
CIRCULATION AND ACCESS
Current existing circulation and access of the site
New public corridors
Multiple public entries
Nodes of congregation for public activities
Continuation of street axes into the site, connection with the water
INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY
Core manufacturing programs - fragmented
Spaces in between allows public engagement
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
Passive zone
Active Zone
Zoning of public spaces are reflective of each manufacturing process
VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS
PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE (PUBLIC)
Ground level public circulation comprised of public courtyards and waterfront access
Seamlessness of public circulation connects the entire scheme
VIRTUAL CONNECTION (PRIVATE)
Private spaces are fragmented into blocks connected virtually or via engagement with the public
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SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS: COURTYARD TYPOLOGIES
Independent
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02 STUDIO
FLUX Project: UTS Entertainment Precinct Tutor : Phillip Arnold
CONCOURSE / MEZZANINE LEVEL
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UNION RECEPTION
Interior & Spatial Design Graduate Project RESOURCES Existing at the intersection of art and architecture, The UNION SHOP CENTRE project is a response to the UTS City Campus Master Plan, proposing a UTS Entertainment Precinct in place of the existing UTS Glasshouse Bar.
SHOP STORE Due to its location, UTS Glasshouse Bar has the potential to become an urban social space whereby through common encounters and activities, the space can connect the various scattered buildings of UTS.
Referencing Tschumi’s concept of crossprogramming, FLUX attempts to reactivate the site through a non-hierarchical, cross-contamination of prgrams and space. Organisation of site programs are in relation to the events in space and subsequently reorganised through the use of the spaces.
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BUILDING 03 BON MARCHE
LOADING DOCK
a. Furniture | AV Storage b. Commercial Kitchen & Servery c. Cool | Dry Store d. Lift e. Male Bathrooms f. Female Bathrooms
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BUILDING 04
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TURNER LANE
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BUILDING 03 BON MARCHE
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DRINKING SLEEPING THEATRE MEETING MUSIC VENUE EXHIBITION READING BAR EATING TOILETS | KITCHEN | STORAGE
THEATRE MUSIC VENUE EXHIBITION BAR TOILETS | KITCHEN | STORAGE
DRINKING SLEEPING MEETING READING EATING
“Architecture is not about the conditions of design, but about the design of conditions that will dislocate the most traditional and regressive aspects of our society and simultaneously reorganize these elements in the most liberating way...” --- ‘Six Concepts’ Architecture and Disjunction, Bernard Tschumi, MIT Press, 1991
SECTION AA 1:200 @ A2
PROGRAM RELATIONSHIPS
SPATIAL CHARACTERISTICS
MATRIX
GRID
CORE PROGRAM
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PROGRAMS
CONNECTIONS VIA MOVEMENT
PROGRAMS
MOVEMENT
KITCHEN
LIFT BAR
FIXED PATH
FIXED PATH
EVENT SPACES
BAR
BAR
TOILETS
STAIRS
STAIRS LIFT
KITCHEN
EVENT SPACES
TEMPORARY SPACES
EVENT SPACES
PERMANENT SPACES
EVENT SPACES
SERVICES | AMENITIES
TOILETS
CIRCULATION
Permanent and temporary spaces are intertwined within the scheme to ensure that the entire site is active at all times, and can be fully activated at given times. Utilising the spatial flexibility provided by the grid as well as basic scaffold systems, spaces are able to form and reform limitlessly, small scale events can be morphed into the space and large scale events can shape the space.
SERVICES | AMENITIES CIRCULATION
FUTURE SCENARIOS OF FLUX
03 STUDIO
[COMPACT] Project: Micro-inhabitation Tutor: Brooke Jackson
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[COMPACT] The theme of the studio focused on the issue of densification in relation to Sydney’s urban (and suburban) situations such as problems with population growth and unsustainable urban sprawls. The project revolved around the concept of comapct living, challenging the ideals of a home and reshaping it away from existing conventions. With an aim to shift modern housing typologies, a single compact unit was created. Opting for quality of space over quantity of space, the unit performed over time to accommodate changing scenarios in life. New typologies emerge with each shift, as well as the question: how far can we push this idea? W DR
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Solid Table Top
Sink/Basin Top
Cook Top
Solid Seat Panels
Service Panels
Joins for Modules
Joins for Slats Solid Shelving Panels
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SLAT CONSTRUCTION AND ASSEMBLAGE
b. slat - detail - plan c. slat - detail - elevation d. slat - detail - section
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Insert opening Insert for opening for module joints module joints
BEDROOM BEDROOM MODULEMODULE PLAN PLAN
Track for Track slidingfor panel sliding panel Sliding panel Sliding to panel to lock inserts lock in inserts place in place Slat joint Slat stopper joint stopper Insert opening Insert for opening slat for slat joints joints
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WORKSPACE WORKSPACE MODULEMODULE PLAN PLAN
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SINGLE UNIT ZONES 1. MAIN ENTRANCE 2. CLOAKROOM 3. POWDER ROOM 4. BATHROOM 5. INTERNAL STORAGE 6. OVERHEAD STORAGE 7. KITCHEN 8. LIVING SPACE 9. BEDROOM 10. SHELF STORAGE
SINGLE UNIT PLAN
CONSTRUCTED AREA HABITABLE AREA
INTERNAL CIRCULATION
PUBLIC
VERTICAL ZONES
PRIVATE
HORIZONTAL ZONES
SINGLE UNIT FUNCTIONS
400mm Fire Wall STORAGE AREAS: organised as one block to allow flexible storage across all zones CONCEALED STORAGE: floor is made up of a series of trapdoors revealing storage of underneath Solid panels or porous screens to enclose storage areas TRACKS: par titions move along integrated tracks, allow spaces and storage to be flexible OVERHEAD STORAGE: full use of height as extra storage and moves along tracks; useful for hanging things BED; hidden under raised floor when not in use, foot of the bed act as a step (and seating) SHELVING SYSTEM: utilising slat system for shelfing needs through modular attachments TRACKS; integrated tracks to allow bed to slide over with ease VERTICAL SHUTTERS: inner par tition is positioned on a track allowing the two par titions to function like shutters
Main Entrance SERVICE BLOCK; services are grouped together so plumbing is kept to one section of the hosue RAISED FLOOR; 500mm raised floor to cater for installation of services and electricals within. SOLID PARTITIONS; to provide privacy where it is required most; they are static and cannot be moved SLAT PARTITIONS; positioned on tracks to easily cordon off different zones without losing sense of porosity and openness TRACKS; service areas can be cordoned off when not in use and par titions can move along to provide the necessary privacy SHELF; single panels can be attached to par titions to provide shelfing needs; easily adaptable SLAT SYSTEM WALL; lines the walls of the house to allow ease of adaptability to circumstances Utilising the slat system, living space could be appropriated into other spaces by shifting modular attachments
To maximise storage potential, storage is concealed within the raised platform. These storage spaces are sccessed via trapdoors openings. A
SINGLE UNIT SECTION AA A
Positioned on tracks, the bed is concealed within the raised platform when not in use. This allows spaces in the house to be better utilised during the day.
Double partitions interlock to provide a solid facade for privacy
Aligning the partitions creates a porous facade to allow ventilation
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SINGLE UNIT ALTERNATIVE
LAUNDRY / KITCHEN UNIT
Replacing two sections of wall with doorways, it becomes possible for the single units to be multiplied into larger units, allowing spaces to be cordoned off or expanded.
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UNIT SHIFTS
SHIFT ONE
Independent Living - units can be easily cordoned off
SHIFT TWO
Shared Living - self contained unit for long-term sharing
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Organising laundry and kitchen facilities into an independent unit introduces a shared element that allow units to easily connect and disconnect from each other, therefore each module can funciton as single units with shared facilities or as complete larger units.
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Growing Family - self contained unit for long term living
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SHIFT FOUR
De-nesting - flexible options for shared or independent living
04 STUDIO
Homebush Community Centre Project: Midnight Star Redevelopment, Homebush Tutors: Matthew Clarke, Peter Farman Olivia George, John Cabello
HOMEBUSH COMMUNITY CENTRE The project is a refurbishment of a local cinema complex that is now a listed heritage site - The Midnight Star, Homebush. Focused on developing technical skills, end products included 3D visualisation in Sketchup, Photoshop renders and a video flythrough. The area of interest is primarily a residential area with a significant lack of community spaces. Situated in between two major traffic corridors (Parramatta Road and the M4), the area has fallen into a state of urban decay. As an urban renewal effort for the Homebush site surrounds, the proposed Homebush Community Centre adopts an ecological approach to provide opportunities to revitalise the area. Programs implemented will encourage community activities, increasing interaction and provide a place to linger.
HOMEBUSH COMMUNITY CENTRE INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES
MARKET PLACE FOYER
THE LOOKOUT
OUTDOOR DECK
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Fly-through video available for viewing at - https://vimeo.com/79651644
05 INDUSTRY
Stitching Time Project: 18th Biennale of Sydney, All Our Relation Tutor: Samantha Spurr
STITCHING TIME
18th Biennale of Sydney ‘All Our Relations’ (2012) The installation was completed in collaboration with Erin Manning, Brian Massumi, Pia Ednie-Brown and Samantha Spurr. Working with artist and philospher Erin Manning, an installation was created to materialise her ideas of in her theoretical work “The Art of TIme”. Traditional fishing nets were used as a central material to create a ceiling topography, bringing to life the many pieces of the fabrics stitched over time. The voluminous structure begins to explore the idea of the durational fold through lived experiences. The work was a participatory piece that invited visitors to explore their relationships with time and experience the nonlinear state of time through an artform - “art, the memory of the future.”
SCALED MODEL ITERATIONS
SITE: MOULD LOFT, COCKATOO ISLAND
ON SITE: INSTALLATION PROGRESS
FOLD DETAILS: ERIN MANNING’S FABRIC SCULPTURES, “THE QUEEN”
COMPLETED INSTALLATION: FISHING NET DETAILS
‘STITCHING TIME’ - In collaboration with Erin Manning, Brian Massumi, Pia Ednie-Brown for 18th Biennale of Sydney ‘ALL OUR RELATIONS’ Project Leader: Samantha Spurr Project Team: Alex Park, Catherine Gates, Cindy Jow, Evelyn Kwok, Gabrielle Luchini, Kailand Burrows, Michel Zhong, Tahlia Heffernan, Wendy Huang
06 INDUSTRY
Future of Fashion ‘13 Project: UTS Fashion & Textiles Fashion Space Tutor: John Cabello
FUTURE OF FASHION ‘13 (FASHION SPACE)
UTS Fashion & Textiles Design Graduate Exhibition (2013) Collaborating with UTS Fashion & Textiles Design, the UTS Tower Building foyer was transformed into a fashion exhibition space to showcase the graduate’s collections. Taking existing site conditions into account, the concept of the space is a direct response to the proposed design of the graduate fashion show. Where the fashion show has created a ‘black box’, the exhibition is the counter product of that – the ‘white box’. Beyond the idea of the ‘white box’, the proposed exhibition scheme seeks to create an environment that addressed the two main keywords of the entire fashion event theme: emergence and periphery. By layering sheer white fabric throughout the space, a cloud-like atmosphere and structure is created, lending a softness to the collections on display.
CONCEPT IMAGE OF EXHIBITION SCHEME; COMMUNICATING THE IDEAS OF PERIPHERY AND EMERGENCE
‘FUTURE OF FASHION ‘13’ - Graduate Exhibition Space for UTS Fashion and Textiles Design - Class of 2013 Project Leader: John Cabello Project Team: Alecia Downie, Amy Sun, Cindy Jow, Sibilla Macens, Wendy Huang