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The Colonade
2017
Wuzheng Twin Tower Renovation
Shandong Wuzheng Group Client: Design Assistance & Modeling / Construction Documents Tasks: Programs: AutoCAD / Rhino / Vray For the men and women occupying the monumental headquarters of the Wuzheng Corporation, tranquility and peace are valuable and tangible sensitivities. A light canopy is achieved, and an immersive colonnade creates a sense of solitude and calmness to those who pass through. Peripheral senses gently permeate the environment, but remain distant enough to preserve the aura of stillness within the colonnade. 01
Spatial & Pace Diagram
Tile Diagram
Completion
南侧柱廊 - 餐厅入口 CANTEEN SOUTHERN COLONNADE 1-6
楼梯 granite stairs 花岗岩铺装 granite square tiles
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- code: 2221
尺寸 - size: 45x45x3cm 花岗岩铺装 granite square tiles - code: 2221
尺寸 - size: 30x30x3cm
- 4 different finishes
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柱子 metal columns
- covered with granite code 2221
外挂五莲红石材
室外石材铺装 Exterior flooring
low flow areas
less polished tile
intense flow areas
more polished tile
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Qinghe Cantina
2017
Wuzheng Twin Tower Renovation
Client: Shandong Wuzheng Group Tasks: Interior Design Assistance / Review Construction Documents Programs: Rhino / Vray / AutoCAD
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The Cantina at the Wuzheng Corporation's headquarters is dynamically designed to bring the relaxing properties of nature to all who find themselves within its shelter. Inspiration from natural environments has influenced the placement of foliage along critical walls within the building. The environment was created to facilitate group consciousness and alignment with the company's collective spirit, with an atmosphere that evokes feelings of contemplation and introspection.
Linear Dinining Experience
Monastery Dinning
Dinning Table Module
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Dreammoon Resort Resort Second Phase Planning
2017
Client: Shandong Wuzheng Group Tasks: Design Assistance & Modeling / Visualization Programs: Sketchup / Rhino / Photoshop The second phase of a resort in Wulian China required the addition eight hundred thousand square feet of apartments. The sales history of the first phase real estate was used to inform design decisions of the second phase. The subsequent solution integrated deeply rooted desires of the local population, a density higher than the client anticipated and a site model that integrated concept and experience. The site plan brings smiles of a deeper understanding to the users that engage it.
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Activity Diagram
Project Presentation
Masterplan
Visualization
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3MX Booth
2018
EIMA 2018 Exhibition Client: Shangdong Wuzheng Group Tasks: Design & Modeling / Visualization / Construction Documents Programs: Sketchup / Vray / AutoCAD The booth design showcased the 3MX vehicle by Wuzheng Group of China. Design directives concentrated on a clear display of the 3MX and Wuzheng logos with the main focus being on the 3MX. The vehicle’s uniqueness was highlighted with greyscale backdrops. Clearly organized spatial zones provided for public viewing, an intermediary reception area and a prospective client interview space. 07
Design for The Flow
Completion
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Live & Farm
2018
Community Living and Farming Website: http://www.liveandfarm.com/ Tasks: Code Analysis / Financial Pro Forma / Construction Documents Programs: AutoCAD / Excel / Rhino / Vray A small community of socially-responsible families takes root and begin to flourish, much like the crops they all play an integral role in maintaining.The residents feel a deep connection with their neighbors and with the farm. Most of all, they derive a sense of satisfaction from having opted for a better way of life and for the opportunity to impart socially-responsible values upon their children. 09
Seed is The Inspiration
Farming Plan
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