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ARCHITECTURE | Portfolio of ZHOU, XIAOJUN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND TECHNIQUE SELECTED WORKS FROM 2017-2023

XIAOJUN Kathy ZHOU University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Design Syracuse University, Bachelor of Architecture xiaojunz@upenn.edu +1 3157064639

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01 GALLERIA

03 - 06

design studio: hotel proposal intergrating color regimes and environment with human interactions in Mexico City, Mexico

02 INHABITABLE POCHE

07 - 11

fabrication studio: the envelope stuffing prototype using glazed clay shingles and wooden frames

03 LIBRO

12 - 19

design studio: the Library addition as a sacret journey of pursuing knowledge in Florence, ITALY

04 SIMULATION

20 - 24

research-based design: the Veterance Center as a negotiation and changinng perspectives of humanity in Boston, MA

ARCHITECTURE Portfolio Preface

05 SPLIT-LEVEL

25 - 28

design studio: studio and living unit for music composer, employing a split-level strategy.

2017- 2023 Reflective Statement My design portfolio comprises a diverse array of projects that underscore my commitment to human-centric architecture. From the vibrant and interactive Mexico City hotel proposal to the innovative fabrication techniques applied in the Inhabitable Poche project, each endeavor prioritizes user experiences. Whether it’s creating spaces for collective gatherings and meditation at the Fort Tilden thermal baths or fostering knowledge pursuit through the Library addition in Florence, these projects showcase the profound impact architecture can have on the HUMAN EXPERIENCE. At the core of my design philosophy lies an unwavering belief that architecture should serve as a catalyst for enriching and enhancing the lives of those who inhabit it. By prioritizing user experiences, I aim to create spaces that not only meet functional needs but also resonate emotionally, fostering a deep CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. Through innovative design solutions and a commitment to inclusivity, my design philosophy challenges conventional design norms, demonstrating that architecture has the power to SHAPE AND ELEVATE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE in profound ways.

06 HOME SWEET HOME research-based design: the Refugee Housing Proposal as a means of representation through the iterative processes of media publications in suburb London, UK

07 STRUCTURE: VIERENDEEL TRUSS

34 - 36

design studio: the thermal baths for self-exploration though collective & inclusive gathering and meditations in Fort Tilden, NY

08 MODEL: SPACE-FILLING

37 - 38

structure investigation: interplay of space-filling geometry by linking truncated cuboctahedrons with varying scissor configurations.

09 MODEL: DENSIFICATION XIAOJUN Kathy ZHOU University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Design Syracuse University, Bachelor of Architecture xiaojunz@upenn.edu +1 3157064639

29 - 33

39 - 40

design studio: addition project as a negotiation and future infrastructure for mining cryptocurrencies for New York Stock Exchange in New York City, NY

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH JIAMIN ZHANG || INSTRUCTOR: FLORENCIA PITA

01 GALLERIA Hotel Addition | Mexico City, Mexico University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2023 Rhino+ Enscape, Adobe Illustrator, Casting+ Molding Partner: Jiamin Zhang Instructor: Florencia Pita Focusing on minor architectural elements, specifically the BRICK, this fragment of architecture delves into a rich and profound history, representing potent potential for space, material, and landscape. The investigation of terra-cotta brick engages the concept of UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || DESIGN RESEARCH STUDIO

Mexico’s urban nature by intertwining the landscape with architecture, utilizing the ingrained material and linear park sidewalks.

This project aims to integrate and explore spatial experiences transformed by layered brick materials, as well as the generated lighting effects. That, this hotel proposal intergrates COLOR REGIMES, learning from Casa Gilardi by Luis Barragan, and environment with human interactions in Mexico City, Mexico

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH JIAMIN ZHANG || INSTRUCTOR: FLORENCIA PITA

roof plan drawing

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || DESIGN RESEARCH STUDIO

typical plan drawing

front facade rendering

side facade rendering

close-up renderings

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || DESIGN RESEARCH STUDIO

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH JIAMIN ZHANG || INSTRUCTOR: FLORENCIA PITA

close-up physical model

Unfold Facade Pattern | showing the double facade system following rigid and diagonal directions, allowing

for moments of openings and occupiable balconies.

Diagonal Folding Pattern | generating moments for skylights, railings, and areas for plantatoions.

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sectional axonometric drawing UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || DESIGN RESEARCH STUDIO

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH JIAMIN ZHANG || INSTRUCTOR: FLORENCIA PITA

brick colors/ types and arrangement prototypes

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH PQNJING ZHU || INSTRUCTOR: NATE HUME

02 INHABITABLE POCHE Envelope Stuffing Prototype | University of Pennsylvania, Summer 2023 Rhino+ TwinMotion+ Grasshopper, Adobe Illustrator, Robotic Arm+ Clay Printing, Bisque/ Glaze Firing, Wood Fabrication Partner: Panjing Zhu Instructor: Nate Hume Envelope Stuffing reimagines the envelope through glazed clay shingles and wooden frames, forming a dynamic interface that fosters INTERACTION BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR REALMS. By inge-

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || FABRICATION STUDIO

niously integrating interstitial areas for systems and human movement, it introduces a harmonious blend of functionality and aesthetics, enriching the spatial experience This project outlines the innovative fusion of carpentry wood structures and glazed clay shingles, utilizing LOCKING STRATEGIES. To enhance its functionality, aeroponic systems were incorporated, enriching the envelope’s potential. The integration of habitable circulation spaces transforms this structural envelope prototype into a dynamic and multi-functional architectural solutionin this structural envelope prototype.

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typical color a

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH PQNJING ZHU || INSTRUCTOR: NATE HUME

shingle type A

typical A color a, b, c

typical color b

typical color c

shingle type B

typical color a

typical A color a, b, c

typical color b

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || FABRICATION STUDIO

typical color c

shingle type C

typical color d

typical A color a, b, c

shingle type D

typical color e

typical A color a, b, c

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH PQNJING ZHU || INSTRUCTOR: NATE HUME

clay aeroponics misting system for nutrient based moisture roots exposed

thatch to keep moisture locking strategy

thatch to keep moisture

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || FABRICATION STUDIO

misting system for nutrient based moisture clay aeroponics roots exposed

pavilion render

Ceramic Shingles | acting as aeroponics, holding plants and leaving roots falling inbetween the structure for

the misting system of nutrient based moisture

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || FABRICATION STUDIO

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH PQNJING ZHU || INSTRUCTOR: NATE HUME

section drawing

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physical prototype photo

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || FABRICATION STUDIO

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH PQNJING ZHU || INSTRUCTOR: NATE HUME

Physical Prototype | merging carpentry wood structures and glazed clay shingles with locking

mechanisms;

introducing aeroponic systems and

inhabitable circulation, crafting a

versatile structural envelope prototype

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03 LIBRO Library Addition | Florence. ITALY Syracuse University, Spring 2020 Rhino+ Enscape, Adobe Illustrator Partner: Cheng Liu, Lingjing Rao Instructor: David Shanks The ritual aspects of the Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo and side chapels in San Andrea and Santo Spirito examines how priestly vestment circulation was secluded in sacred spaces and how PRAYER RITUALS WERE SHOWCASED TO THE PUBLIC. Drawing inspiration from these nested reading spaces, our project aims to create a ritual of reading within the building. By publicly displaying a SACRED VOLUME and the act of book restoration, we seek to cultivate a serene environment for contemplative study and reading, echoing the essence of the observed rituals.

The ritual emphasized is a place where people have the freedom to MAKE DECISIONS between reading books or other activities, and the displayed book restoration process is a manifesto reminding people of the sacredness of knowledge and to be conscious when making their decisions.

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU CHENG, RAO LINJING || INSTRUCTOR: DAVID SHANKS

axonometric drawing

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU CHENG, RAO LINJING || INSTRUCTOR: DAVID SHANKS

prototype section drawing

prototype section drawing

Ritual of Reading | useing the same idea of how the priest’s vestment circulation has been isolated in a

sacred space, and how the ritual of the prayers and the priest has been displayed in the

church to the public With one sacred volume and action of book restoration being

displayed to the public, to form(inform?) the action of quiet study and reading prototype exploded axonometric drawing

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU CHENG, RAO LINJING || INSTRUCTOR: DAVID SHANKS

Book Restoration | being separated in volumes and stacked in sequence to

follow ritual of restoring knowledge connected by

directional stairways and elevator from parking to the top

for staff and not directly seen by the public. The three

processes are together performed in sequence to restore

books.

exploded axonometric drawing

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU CHENG, RAO LINJING || INSTRUCTOR: DAVID SHANKS

first floor plan drawing

second floor plan drawing

Courtyards | book restoration as the central courtyard and then the new courtyard is activated with sunken plaza connecting the city and the university. (plugged into the site, connected with the existing parking lot to form a discrete circulation) The rest of the building structure circulates around the book restoration with mainly the second floors as the archives spaces (nested) and the open reading spaces, while the first floor has the meeting rooms, computer lab and the staff offices.

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU CHENG, RAO LINJING || INSTRUCTOR: DAVID SHANKS

Elevator Core | extending beneath ground just above the car park and we have created an underground path connecting the restoration space to the library. So the staff

would enter from the university building and travel underground transporting books in and out. The students from the university would use the side stair

case, and enter from the balcony. section drawings

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU CHENG, RAO LINJING || INSTRUCTOR: DAVID SHANKS

renders

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VI

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU CHENG, RAO LINJING || INSTRUCTOR: DAVID SHANKS

axonometric drawing

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04 SIMULATION Veterans Center | Boston, MA Syracuse University, Fall 2019 Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Laser cut Partner: Shuyu Meng Instructor: Britt Eversole The DISCONNECTION between veterans and the VA leads to the service access and the detachment of veterans from mainstream living and community.

Through innovative design, it aims to mend these divides, fostering a harmonious integration of services, living environments, and a renewed sense of community for veterans.

Focusing on the gap between the allocation of state resources and the true needs of veterans, SIMULATION in veterant center has been proposed for veterans’ gradual return and adaptation to everyday life.

This project envisions a TRANSITIONAL CENTER that employs simulated spaces featuring diverse environments, each offering unique experiences. The grounds serve as dynamic territories for simulations, mediating interpersonal struggles, encouraging reconfiguration, and shared accountability. Through a framing strategy, the design facilitates multi-programming, creating bounded images and nested spaces within an intricate layered skin, fostering a rich experiential journey.

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH MENG SHUYU || INSTRUCTOR: BRITT EVERSOLE

Simulation Grounds | analyzing the difficulty of the transmission process for veterans to go back to their civilian lives; each level becomes a ground of a simulation-based learning environment to provide the possible world that enables the specified uses of certain living, floor plan drawings

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH MENG SHUYU || INSTRUCTOR: BRITT EVERSOLE

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN V

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH MENG SHUYU || INSTRUCTOR: BRITT EVERSOLE section models

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05 SPLIT-LEVEL Music Composer House+ Studio | Syracuse University, Fall 2017 Revit, Hand drawing, Hand Modeling Individual Work Instructor: Keyla Hernandez, Eric Wing Through innovative design, single house project seeks to unify living and creative spaces, enabling artists to thrive within compact yet functional dwellings. This architectural endeavor involves crafting single houses that seamlessly integrate living quarters and artist studios for diverse artists while conforming to a shared land area and a 0.5 floor area ratio.

This project optimizes spatial functionality for a music composer, employing a SPLIT-LEVEL STRATEGY. The ground floor accommodates daily living, while the upper levels provide inspiring studios, fostering a harmonious blend of personal and creative spaces within a vertical dwelling concept.

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN || INSTRUCTOR: ERIC WING, KEYLLA HERNANDEZ

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plan drawings section drawings

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN || INSTRUCTOR: ERIC WING, KEYLLA HERNANDEZ

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06 HOME SWEET HOME Refugee Housing | suburb London, UK Syracuse University, Fall 2020 Rhino+V-ray, Adobe Illustrator Partner: Wentao Liu Instructor: Zigeng Wang Using media as a MEANS OF NEGOTIATION, the refugee housing project in London suburbs has been gradually optimized through an iterative process, under the bigger question of the boundary of selves specifically the DOMESTIC SPACE IN THE AGE OF THE DIGITAL SCREEN in suburb London, UK. This Project exemplifies an ITERATIVE ARCHITECTURAL OPTIMIZATION PROCESS guided by government and public input via media. The role of media involves disseminating a refugee home proposal, incorporating diverse voices, even contradictory ones to extract essence from opposing views, informing government decisions, fostering solutions, and progressing iteratively. Each iteration builds upon past success, perpetuating a dynamic cycle of near-perfect improvement, perpetually evolving towards an undefined zenith.

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working opportunities

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY BEIJING VC || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VII

needs and challenges Utilize the underutilized infrastructure of the local space and institution owned spaces to communities/ provide living units scattered over the city refugees moving in

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU WENTAO || INSTRUCTOR: ZIGENG WANG

- local residents - refugees

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The UN Refugee Agency

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY BEIJING VC || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VII

- living units at underutilized infrastructure space

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Hammersmith (West London)

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU WENTAO || INSTRUCTOR: ZIGENG WANG

Hammersmith (West London)

Hammersmith (West London)

Purpose

Solve previous predicament - explore wasted urban space

Absorb feedbacks from voices and medias - form a constantly optimized form

Goal To blur refugees’ status, weaken the barrier between themselves and the new environment, and foster a new sense of belonging refugees leave their war-torn home country

refugees move into new place but isolated from the community

break the country and interact with other groups

break the boundary

break the boundary

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY BEIJING VC || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VII

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU WENTAO || INSTRUCTOR: ZIGENG WANG

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY BEIJING VC || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VII

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU WENTAO || INSTRUCTOR: ZIGENG WANG

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY BEIJING VC || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VII

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH LIU WENTAO || INSTRUCTOR: ZIGENG WANG

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07 STRUCTURE: VIERENDEEL TRUSS Bath House | Fort Tilden, NY Syracuse University, Spring 2021 Rhino+ Grasshopper+ TwinMotion, Adobe Illustrator, Revit, Lumion Partner: Daria Agapitova Instructor: Hannibel Newsom By seamlessly integrating an abandoned battery site, the bath house project offers New Yorkers a sanctuary for both personal and communal meditation and relaxation.

Such COLLECTIVE SPACE for individual meditation and self-reflection is proposed to coexist with others in a respectful environment, one should focus on within and find the inner self-consciousness, addressing both physical and mental help of the visitors through collective & inclusive gatherings.

The continuous loop architecture, with the designated VIERENDEEL TRUSS STRUCTURE, facilitates an uninterrupted flow of experiences, connecting visitors to the past while providing a transformative space for present-day solace and rejuvenation.

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN VIII

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH DARIA AGAPITOVA || INSTRUCTOR: HANNIBAL NEWSOM

Vierendeel Truss | With the vertical W27 columns through the whole building, each vierendeel unit with the span of 20 ft connected by w-27 in cross sections are being stacked and continued through the sequential loop with w-30 and w-35 beams depending on their spans. The structure system follows the continuous logic while transferring horizontal loads to the vertical ones with the stacking action of the structure but continuous up. The additional beams and vertical column were added on moments of the cantilever to transfer the load back to the main vierendeel truss. structure axonometrix drawing

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH MUYI XU || INSTRUCTOR: MOHAMAD AL KHAYER

08 MODEL: SPACE FILLING Deployable Structure | Permanent Display, Meyerson Hall University of Pennsylvania, Spring 2023 Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, Laser Cut, 3d Printing Partner: Muyi Xu Instructor: Mohamad Al Khayer This DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE project explores the inUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO

terplay of SPACE-FILLING geometry by linking truncated cuboctahedrons with varying scissor configurations—single, double, and triple. As the number of scissors doubles or triples, the corresponding angles expand to mimic the interior angles of the associated polyhedra.

The challenge lies in harmonizing scissor lengths while preserving deployment angles, necessitating meticulous scaling and joint angle calculations from center to connection points. The project strives to achieve a harmonious balance between intricate geometry and structural feasibility.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH MUYI XU || INSTRUCTOR: MOHAMAD AL KHAYER

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ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH QIANQIAN WU || INSTRUCTOR: ALI RAHIM

09 MODEL: DENSIFICATION 3D Print, Laser-cut Plexy Glass | New York City, NY University of Pennsylvania, Fall 2022 Rhino, Adobe Illustrator, KeyShot, 3d Print, Laser cut Partner: Qianqian Wu Instructor: Ali Rahim This project aims to blend LAYERS OF TRANSPARUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO

ENCY with essential server farms for cryptocurrency mining, repurposing a significant crypto mining facility into a fresh typology and establishing new urban infrastructure. Various levels of densification are manifested through distinct layers of channel grass, serving as both a self-structuring facade and an element occupying volumes on the roof and facade. These introduce distinct spatial qualities that facilitate human-scale circulation within well-organized mining facilities.

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA || SCHOOL OF DESIGN || ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO

ZHOU, XIAOJUN IN COLLABORATION WITH QIANQIAN WU || INSTRUCTOR: ALI RAHIM

Channel Glass | acting as self-structured facade and occupiable volumns,

conducting human-scaled circulations through

well-organized mining facilities

Waffle Structures | creating a sense of high-tech pixelated aesthetics that allow human

spaces to flow through and bring massive crypto-mining facilities for

residents and visitors to engage between each box unit and floor plates

zoom-in details on final model

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SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FLORENCE CENTER || SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE || ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I

ZHOU, XIAOJUN || INSTRUCTOR: KAYLA HERNANDEZ

appendix: hand drawings

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