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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Xiaolei Wang Texas A&M University


Architecture is the bridge between worlds.


CONTENTS PROJECT 1

TIME INTERWOVEN

Cultural Exhibition Design

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PROJECT 2

FUTURE LIBRARY

Local Library Design

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PROJECT 3

GATHERING VILLAGE Artists' Center Design

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PROJECT 4

RECIPROCAL FABRICATION

TSINGHUA Summer School Robot Arms Studio

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PROJECT 5

ART 1984

Mix Used Building Design

OTHER WORKS RESUME

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PROJECT 1

TIME INTERWOVEN

Cultural Exhibition Design PROJECT PERIOD LOCATION TEAM WORK COLLABORATORS

Exhibition Hall 04/2016---05/2016 Brahmaputra, Xizang Zheng Lu Yu Chen

Design Abstract Basic function of architecture satisfies people's daily requirements, however architecture can also stimulate people to communicate with themselves in order to rethink their own lives. We design the space interwoven of light and shadow to encourage people to introspect themselves,where people can feel the progress of human life from childhood - middle - old age and finally they step into the courtyard to enjoy the reborn. The vertical light shaft guides people to walk or stop in the exhibition and to look back their own lives.

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PLAN

STREAMLINE ANALYSIS

We focus on creating a quiet space with light up and down in order to guide people to follow the streamline, walking and staying in the exhibition hall in or to rethink themselves and experience the meaning of life. 1.

LIGHT SHAFT ANALYSIS

Step1 :Block RENDER

Step2 :Tiwst

COURTYARD VIEW

Step3 :Scale

Step4 :Punch

Step5 :Echo

Step6 :Repeat

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3.

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5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Outer ring road 3th floor plan 2ndfloor plan Ground floor plan Traffic core

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SILHOUETTE of LIFE & SELF-COMMUNION

expect

theme space

Start

Born

Youth expect rethink

memory memory

theme

Middle Age

memory memory

theme

Senectitude

Death rethink expect

Reborn

End time

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In order to create the space of time and life, we fo change of the light, bright and clean to serious an experience the whole life and introspect. We also use v

In addition, we handle some details, such as the sizes order to hint people to experience the space.


CONCEPT Architecture translate Concept

Drawing

emotion reason story

Abostract

Concept

time

time YOUTH

reborn

change

Space

Architecture

Architecture

peaceful slience self-contradictory hopeful confused firm time

MIDDLE AGE SENECTITUDE

TRANSLATE

HELIX 1

ANI SPACE

HELIX 2

rethink

memory retrospect

time

Space prototype

movement movement stay stay stay movement

SECTION

time

cus on the shadow and the light. With the nd strong to weak and faint, people can various windows to create the light space.

s of steps and the heights between floors, in

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PROJECT 2

FUTURE LIBRARY

Local Library Design PROJECT PERIOD LOCATION INDIVIDUAL WORK

Library Design 05/2015---07/2015 Hefei, Anhui

Design Abstract Architecture usually own some characteristic, such as lively, solemn or quiet. I image a library from future which can re-interpret the serious atmosphere of libraries and provide people with the platform of interaction. In the future, paper books might be replaced by e-books, and thus the space used for storing books will be released. I want to reinterpret libraries in the furture, in which limitations would not exist. People can acquire informations for electronic books in interactive and active space. Those spaces which was used for storage in the past can be reconstructed to some plantforms where people could communicate and discuss with each others, instead of reading books silently and alone.

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SKETCH

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SITE

AnHui

CHINA

SECTION

SHARING SPACE

University of Science and Technology of China

USTC is a one of the most renowned universities in China and it owns the biggest library in AnHui. I choose its orignal place,becasue I think that as a big library of USTC it will suffer the biggest change in the furture, due to the development of time. In addition, USTC has rigous academic atmosphere ,so the old library seems to be over serious. So I want to design a furture library in this site to satisify the meet of time and provide students of USTC a better space.

INTERATING SPACE

CREATING SPACE

CONCEPT In the information age, the collision of multiple knowledge has become the foundation and inspiration of innovations and creations. However, the current libraries are not qualified with places for specialists from different background to interact and cooperate. Thus, the future library will become a more activated cultural complex embedded with auditoriums, lecture rooms and cafes which can help people to gather together, thus leading to further communications and interactions. Instead of a building only storing books of one discipline on each floor, the future library will be divided into three parts including ‘sharing, interacting, creating. The lower floors serve the ambition of presentations and reporting, the middle floors carries the functions which boost chances of interactions, and the high floors are comparatively quiet and close which can help people concentrate and develop their ideas.

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OBLIQUE ANALYSIS ARCH-NEERING

OBLIQUE

ACTIVE & BOUNDLESS SPACE Origin

Oblique

By introducing the oblique theory, this project is interested in how a body physically experiences a space and how the inclined space strengthens the interactions among people. While digging the architecture experience, this project also challenged the traditional frame structure by introducing more flexible and efficient core and slabs, thus achieving a ‘oblique’ architecture prototype.

1. The principle of the 'oblique'

2. Boundary wall turning into upward

3. Boundary wall turning into downward 'oblique

4. Wall vanishing, ramp system and complex

CORE EVOLUTION

1. Traditional Core

2. Core separating

3. Traditional floors

4. Floors separating

5. Floors bridging

6. Core transforming

7. Core gridding

8. Core transforming

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SIGHT INTERACTION

PLAN 1

2 3

4 2 4

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3

1. public representation 2. working and discussing 3. reading 4. resting or talking The borderless form promotes the convergence of sight in order to stimulate more communications.

SIGHT INTERACTION

1. Utopia core

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2. Boundless Slab

3. Constructive Bridge

4. Lify Insert

5. Transparent Facde

6. Facde Frame


RENDER

RENDER

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PROJECT 3

GATHERING VILLAGE Artists' Center Design PROJECT PERIOD LOCATION INDIVIDUAL WORK

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Reconstruction of Pingshan 03/2014---05/2014 Nanping, Yixian

Design Abstract

Architecture is not merely a shelter for human beings, but also should stimulate people to interact with others, and thus will create a plantform for communication. Pingshan is a place where lots of artists live for a short period of time in order to create their art works. But in fact, they only live in hotels far from the center of the village and work in some narrow rooms. So I try to reconstruct some historic buildings and create some gathering space, in which artists could enjoy their art works and interact with local residents; on the other hand, local residents could appreciate some art works and experience modern life style.


SITE

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3

4

The Site

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Historic Buildings

Road Network

0

0.6 km

Time Line of Evolvement

Format of Pingshan 1. Nature environment 2. Commerce 3. Local delling

Texture

4. Hotel 5. Ancestral hall

CONTEXT

Pingshan is a typical Huizhou village, which extend following the river system and local ancestral halls.The upper-left diagrams illustrate the development history of Pingshan. Local people live in a nature and pure lifestyle without the interference of modern social life. However, it still functions as a center where artists can create their art works and enjoy countryside lives.

PROBLEM Artists

Local residents

In this area, artists usually set their studio in the narrow hotel directly, which exerts some negative influence. Living far from the center, artists have few chances to interact and communicate with local people, not mention sharing their art works, build relationships and experience the local customs of Pingshan.

Historic buildings in Pingshan are too crowed and unordered, and alleyways are always occupied. Local residents actually have some uncomfortable space experience and few chance to get access to something new or fresh, not mention appreciating art works of those artists.

Nanping City

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CONCEPT

四水归堂 Gathering water is a unique architectural method in Huizhou, which is intended to use the hipped roof to stream the flow of rain into the patio and resembles the meaning of gathering the good fortune.

RENDER

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Borrowing

Active

Gathering

Comforttable

Shading

Gathering

Alleys between buildings borrow gorgeous views of Pingshan. The square gathers both artists and local residents which creates a interacting space. Trees planted in alleys better the space and satisify people. I use this gathering space to encourage foreign people communicating with the local people and create a harmonic and cultural atmosphere. It is people's interaction that makes the room evolve into the space.


PROGRESS ANALYSIS

The site

Historic Buildings

Selective Reconstruction

Square Inserting

Alleys Expansion

Courtyard Setting

CONTEXT The site was the center of Nanping in the past. After wars, ancestral halls in this site had disappeared, and thus I choose this site in order to inherit its culture and resuscitate such place. After analysising historic buildings in my site, I selective reconstruct some of them, such as Youqing Hall, a well- preserved hall, and rebuild some new with the similar form. Then according to the concept "Gathering water", I insert a public square which will be the center of this cite and where artists and local residents could interact with each others. Alleys in Pingshan are too narrow to walk and overwhlemed by lots of daily sundries. In order to better space experience, I expand the alleys, change the scales and insert green plants, which would abstract people to stay. For creating more space experience, I insert traditional courtyards not only out of the buildings but also in inner space. One big square and a series of courtyards work together to provide artists and local residents with a plantform for interaction.

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PLAN

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5

5

4

3

4

2

3 6

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1. exhibition 2. Youqing Hall 3. courtyard 4. studio 5. hotel 6. square

SECTION

1

3

2

Exhibition

1

2

E-1 Section

E-2 Section

E-3 Section

H-1 Section

H-2 Section

H-3 Section

S-1 Section

S-2 Section

S-3 Section

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Hotel

3 2 1

Studio

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RENDER

RENDER

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PROJECT 4

RECIPROCAL FABRICATION

TSINGHUA Summer School Robot Arms Stu PROJECT PERIOD LOCATION TEAM WORK INSTRUCTOR COLLABORATORS

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WOOD FABRICATION 07/2016---08/2016 Tsinghua, Beijng Lei Yu Yijiang Huang Zhongyuan Liu Canran Chen Yu Chen Rui Ma Yuxi Huang Tianyuan Huang Lu Zheng Bingyu Zeng Bowen Miao

Design Abstract Recently, robotic arms have attracted lots of architects, due to its precision and free degree. All you need to do is completing a fictitious model and robots will do other things for you. We want to use an architucture concept as the medium for people to interact with robots. We use the natural nest and hive as the prototype, the woods which is a kind of Chinese traditional materials as medium and robotic arms as tools to fabricate a nonlinear wooden arch bridge. It can be seen as a challenging attempt because all modules have to be cutted precisely and connected in reciprocal structure.


CONCEPT Prototype

Nest

Mind Map

Hive

Reciprocal

Robotic Arm Work self support

uncertainty collaboration

Human

Rrobtic Arms

Reciprocal Frame Structure

precision

KUKA Rrobotic Arms

security

repeatable structure

Reciprocal Structure

cost effective

laborious and time-consuming work interactivity

Reciprocal Analysis Basic Unit

two tri RF-units

Units Collection Groups Collection

Two Types of Interaction

two tri RF-units

Units Collection Groups Collection

Physical Calication

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Stress Diagram

Firstly, we made a scaling torsion by choosing rectangle as the basic module, then arched in the most perfect way, following with standardizing each wood bars. lastly, we caculated the angle between each bar by using the "Kangaroo" plugin for optimizing the structure and sloving the stablity problem.

Expectant Model

Arch Principle

Arch Test

Mechanical Nest 2.0 Reciprocal Frame Structure

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FABRICATION

When we get our basic ideal, we start our fabrication. Firstly, we used some small crabsticks to construct a physical model. Then we used grasshopper to design two heads for two KUKA robotic arms in order to fix the wood module to finishing the cutting. And workstudio were setted as the same as the model in Rhino, and thus we can controled and reduced the mistakes caused by some physcial elements. At the same time, we tested the cooperation between Master and Slave to make sure they can cutting and install three modules to be a unit. Due to the limitation of our site, we had to use ties to install every unit and number them, then construct all of them as the computer model by ourselves.

3D-PRINTING HEAD ANALYSIS

WORK PROGRESS

Test Model and Grasshopper Analysis

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1. Conjugate 3D Printing Heads of Master 2. Air Clamp of Master 3. 3D Printed Flange of Master 4. Single 3D Printing Heads of Slave 5. Air Clamp of Slave 6. 3D Printed Flange of Slave

3D-Printing Tools and Installation

Studio Setting and Calibration

STUDIO MODEL

Robotic Arms Cooperation Test

Cutting and Fabrication

Teamwork Construction

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MODEL

CONCLUSION

This project tooks us most ten days, which was really a hard work. Thanks to my instructor and my team members, we cooperated with each other and improve ourselves together. In the end, due to the limitation and physcial mistakes, we had to construct the project on ourselves. However, with the help of every member, we completed this fabrication perfectly. I acquired not only knowledge of architecture and robotization, but also made lots of friends and realized the importance of cooperation.

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Design Abstract

PROJECT 5

ART 1984

PROJECT PERIOD LOCATION INDIVIDUAL WORK

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Mix Used Building Design 08/2017---12/2017 Toronto, Canada

The site has a lot of "dead" stores which is inanimate. But I find that there are some urban scrawls on the walls which bring the street some energy. Considering the condition of the site, I would like to build a mid-rise and mixed used artist apartment in order to rejuvenate the block. I wish this building can work as a platform where artists and local people can communicate with each other and bring the block new energy.


CONCEPT Residence Size

Skyline

Mid-rise

Graffiti Artist

Private Space Studio

Entertainment Residence

Analysis of Target Users

Analysis of the Urban

Gallery

Gallery

Function

Repast

Mixed-use Restaurant

Public Space

Local residents

PLAN

Public Entrance

Residential Entrance

Public Entrance

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EXPLOSIVE VIEW

PROGRESS ANALYSIS

Frame-Shear Wall Structure

Metal Sun Shield

Mobilizable Sun Shield

Precasted Stone

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RENDER

RENDER

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OTHER WORKS

Growth

Hospital Design

Sharing GYM

Local Activity Center Design

Permeation Studio Scholar Studio Design

Star

Iron and Wood Fabrication

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2013

2014

2015

2016


RESUME XIAOLEI WANG 302 Ball Street, TX, 77840 | 979-777-2865 | wangxiaolei0312@gmailcom

EDUCATION Texas A&M University | College Station, TX Master of Architecture Candidate (GPA - 3.75/ 4.0)

08/2017 - Current

Anhui Jianzhu University | Hefei, Anhui, China Bacgelor of Architecture Candidate (GPA -3.2/ 4.0)

09/2012 - 06/2017

Texas A&M University | College Station, TX | Graduate Assistant Research work Creating virtual three dimensional models for design book (to be published)

01/2018 - Current

APCE Design Co, Ltd | Hefei, China | Architecture Intern Participated in the design of Residential Quarter project Designed facades for a community kindergarten Created presentation, 3D models and renderings for community kindergarten project

11/2016 - 01/2017

Anhui Wuwei Deisgn Company | Hefei, China | Architecture Intern Worked drawings and detail drawings Created final presentation for client meetings

07/2014 - 08/2014

EXPERIENCE

EXTRACURRICULAR Tsinghua Parameterization Summer Training Camp | Beijing, China Programmed to manipulate the robotic arms Constructed interlocking structure of timber components by utilizing the cooperation of two KUKA robotic arms Cultivated hands-on skills through the entity construction

07/2016

AWARD Recipient of Tongji Construction Scholarship | Anhui Tongji Construction Company Recipient of First-class Scholarship | Anhui Jianzhu University Recipient of Second-class Scholarship | Anhui Jianzhu University

2015 2015 & 2016 2013 & 2014

PROFICIENCY AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, V-ray, Adobe Suite ( ps, ai, id), Model Fabrication, Microsoft Office, Hand Drawing

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Address:302 Ball ST APT G Tel:979-777-2865 Email: wangxiaolei0312@tamu.edu


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