X I AO ‘ E M I LY ’ H E Architectural Portfolio 2018
SELECTED WORKS
T heater D esign Date: 2014 Fall semester Professor: Jiang Wei
The project’s site is part of a central city park in Essen, Germany. It is located in a relatively high-density urban environment. Therefore, the park is essential because it serves as the only natural and outdoor activity space in the neighborhood. How to design a theater that not only preserves the function of the park but also improves it was the challenge. The new theater will become the focal point in the park. Introducing a 3-dimensional platform for nature and people to communicate is the design concept for this project.
Site analysis
Design concept The idea of “communication“ could be seen from two aspects. One of them is the communication between people. The theater serves not only for the audience but also for people who live nearby. It provides a pleasant public space for citizens to communicate with each other. The other aspect is the communication between the building and its environment. Because of the green roof design, the theater is not isolated from the park, instead, it could be considered as part of the park.
Design process
Function analysis
First floor plan
Lighting design
Acoustical design
A rc h itecture s tu d io design Location: Xi’an, China Date: 2015 Spring semester Professor: Chen Jing, Li Jianhong
Site analysis
I-I Section perspective
First floor plan
Construction details
P u b lic library design Location: Roanoke, VA Date: Fall semester, 2017 Professor: Scoot Gartner
This project located in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Lacking green spaces for pedestrian was one of the major planning challenges for the city of Roanoke. The site sits in between two major streets, the Salem Ave and Campbell Ave. The design intention for this public library was to provide a green connection between the two major streets. This green connection could also serve as the new gathering point for the community around it.
Salelm Ave
Campbell Ave
Site Plan
Site
Connection
Light
Central garden
First floor plan
Section perspective
Fourth floor plan
Third floor plan
Second floor plan
Graduate Thesis
Learning architecture harmony through proportion
Golden Section Study
Human Scale Study
Study 1: Design from outside to inside
Study 2: Design from inside to outside
4 Houses Design Scheme 1
Scheme 2
Scheme 3
House 1 First floor plan
House 2
House 3
House 4
House 1
House 2
House 3
House 4
INTERNSHIP PROJECTS
2 0 1 7 S u m m e r i n t e r n s h i p - KAI Design & Build St.Louis, MO 1.Corporate office renovation Existing Building Description: 3- & 5-story building of concrete frame and masonry infill. Use Group: Bussiness Building Area: 18,700 Sf Floor Areas: 3 floors @ 18,700sf = 56,100sf 2 floors @ 10,400sf = 20,800sf Total = 76,900sf
My responsibilities: 1. Design details
2.Entry stair design
2.Zoo lakeside retail building replacement Use Group: Bussiness Floor Areas: 1545 sf Deck Areas: 2800sf
My responsibilities: 1. Building elevation & section drawings
2.Rendering
3.Wall Sections
2016 Architecture internship - CAP (Contemporary Architecture Practice) Shanghai,China
1.NJCTTQ Training Center Interior Design Use Group: Bussiness Floor Areas: 230,000sf
My responsibilities: Floor plans
2.WINJING VIP Club Interior Design Use Group: Bussiness Floor Areas: 20,000sf
My responsibility: Detail drawings
OTHER WORKS
HAND DRAWING -- 2016 UIA COMPETITON
Share House Deisgn
2015 Summer workshop in Tokyo,Japan Group project
Floting skyscraper 2015 Evolo competiton Single project
Architecture mapping Chinese historic architecture preservation Location:Yi Yuan, Jiang Su Province Date: May,2014 Type:Group project
Volunteer project Village activity center construction Location:Macha, Gan Su Province Date: Summer,2014 Type:Group project Responsibilities: Model making, Graphic deisgn, construction