XIAO_Zihan_Portfolio 2022

ZIHAN XIAO

Architectural Projects

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My name is Hannah, Zihan Xiao. I hold a degree in the Master of Science Program in Advanced Architectural Design at Columbia University. I also hold a degree in Bach elor of Architecture from Iowa State University (ISU). During my study at ISU, I enrolled in an exchange program with TU Delft, spending 6 months in the Nether lands and West Europe where masterpieces of architecture dominate its major met ropolitans.

I gained professional experience through Yang Ying Master Studio (Changsha, China), received leadership experiences through being the Student Coordinator for Iowa State University College of Design exhibition at Venice Biennale Architecture 2018, Graphic Design Chair at AIAS ISU Chapter and Peer Mentor for design draw ing class, and obtained management experience and collaborated with design desciplines through Terrannah Creative Studio. Multiple study abroad experience enhances her international backgroud. Hannah is atracted by the immense power and value that intangible and immaterial culture holds.

My academic interests are rooted in innovative research and unconventional approaches in design disciplines that evoke the transformation of urban spaces by bringing their unique historical and cultural contexts into the design through conducting wide and deep research and challenging analytical abilities.

[ Professional Projects ]

The Wesley Senior Center

WQB Architecture PLLC | 2022 | Fishkill, NY, USA

Birr Castle Orchard Retreat

WQB Architecture PLLC | 2021 - 2022 | County Offaly, Ireland

Greator Glory Residences

[ CONTENT ]

WQB Architecture PLLC | 2022 | Brooklyn, New York City, NY, USA

137 West 14th Street Housing Renovation

WQB Architecture PLLC | 2022 | Manhattan, New York, NY, USA

Suburban In�macy

Columbia University GSAPP | Summer 2021 | Princeton, NJ

Church of Nazarene Renovation

WQB Architecture PLLC | 2021 | Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

Reconstruc�ve Memory

Administrative Center in Henan Changyuan Profession Educational Area

Yang Ying Master Studio | Winter 2019 | Henan, China

Columbia University GSAPP | Fall 2020 | Beirut, Lebanon

Herj Factory

Iowa State University | Fall 2019 | Venice, Italy

[ Academic Projects ]

Suburban Intimacy

Columbia University GSAPP | Summer 2021 | Princeton, NJ

Kubic Universe of Meta-Art (KUMA) Baidu Metaverse competition | February 2022 | Baidu Xirang

Reconstructive Memory

Columbia University GSAPP | Fall 2020 | Beirut, Lebanon

Beer Revitaliza�on Iowa State University |Fall 2018 | Cincinna�, US 01 12 18 28 34

The Viewfinder TU Del� | Spring 2019 | Del�, Netherlands

Herj Factory

Iowa State University | Fall 2019 | Venice, Italy

The Viewfinder TU Delft | Spring 2019 | Delft, Netherlands

Beer Revitalization

Iowa State University |Fall 2018 | Cincinnati, Ohio

S.H.I.F.T.

Iowa State University |Spring 2017 | Ames, IA

Work Samples

WQB Architecture PLLC: Junior Architect (2021-2022)

Ying Yang Master Studio at Hunan Architectural Design Institute Ltd: Architectural Internship (2018 Dec - 2019 Jan)

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The Wesley Senior Housing ]

Location: Fishkill, NY, USA

Phase: Design Development

Project Architect: William Brothers

November 2021 to March 2022

Contribution: 3D Modeling / Rendering / Site plan / Floor Plans / Sections

The Fishkill Church of the Nazarene and Interactive Develop ment Associates are developing an active living community on 8 acres of land owned by the Church. The proposed senior community creates 110 apartment units and includes the fol lowing:

Independent Living for well seniors who choose to enjoy the wellness programs as available. A centrally located —acre park/recreational space for use by the Town as a whole and foot long landscaped Par Course available to the neighborhood and the surrounding community.

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Birr Castle Orchard Retreat ]

Location: Offaly, Ireland

Phase: Design Development

Project Architect: William Brothers

December 2021 - September 2022

Contribution: Develop Floor Plans/ Elevations / Sections / Program Analysis / Coordination with Clients

The 66 keys Spa Hotel and 19 Cottage unitgs offer me diative gardens of different characters and opportu nities for recreation and relaxation. It consists of two gardens, a formal courtyard and a natural park which complement the existing adjacent gardens of the De mesne. The Birr Castle Orchard Retreat will be a destina tion resort within the grounds of the Castle Demesne. As a “iving heritage“. Birr Castle offers visitors unpara leled opportunities for cultural preservation in the form of learning and education in history and science.

Site Plan (Retreat

Bird Eye View (Retreat and

Undergrouund Floor

3rd

Villas Unit Plan Types

Villa Unit Plans

Villa C1 1st Floor lower level three bedroom Total Area :220 m²

Interior area: 110m² Terrace area: 20m²

Villa C1 2nd Floor upper level three bedroom Total Area :220 m²

Villa Unit Plans

Interior area: 110m² Terrace area: 13m²

Villa C2 1st Floor lower level three bedroom Total Area :220 m²

Interior area: 110m² Terrace area: 20m²

Villa C2 2nd Floor upper level three bedroom Total Area :220 m²

Interior area: 110m² Terrace area: 13m²

Villas Site Plan

Villas

Greater Glory Residences ]

Location: Brooklyn, New York City, NY, USA

Phase: Design Development

Project Architect: William Brothers

November 2021 to present

Contribution: 3D Modeling / Rendering / Floor Plans / Elevations / Sections / Space Planing /Reflected Ceiling Plans / Analyzing NYC

builidng codes to comply deisgn direction / Presentation Booklet / Presentation Video

361 Van Siclen Ave is a faith-based project in a high-need community. The Greater Glory Nazarene Ministries is one of the 130 churches in the New York district of the Church of the Nazarene. Church of the Nazarene is an international religious organization serving over 2 mil lion members in over 30,000 churches in 162 different areas in the world. Pastor Irving Rose initiated the project with the backing of the congregation and the local political support. The Ministry and Church space as the Greater Glory Nazarene Ministries are outgrowing their existing space. By involving the development of the new affordable housing and Daycare facility, the Church further roots into the local community and helps residents transform their lives and impact gen

Reflected Ceiling Plan

Zoning Analysis

Lighting Schedule Section Elevations

West 14th Street Housing Renovation ]

Location: Manhattan, New York City, NY, USA

Phase: Schematic Design and Design Development

Project Architect: William Brothers June 2022 to present

Contribution: Site Survey and Documentation / Space Planing / Demolition Drawings / Floor Plan Options / Elevations / Sections / Reflected Ceiling Plans / Wall Sections / Enlarged Bathroom and Kitchen Plan and Elevations / Coordination with cilent

Convert commercial use to mixed use. Cellar and 1st floor will be retails and 2nd to 4th floor will be residential for rental.

Condition Proposed Elevation

Submission Drawing Set

Z-002.00 ZONING

EN-001.00

EN-002.00

EN-003.00

DM-101.00

11. DM-103.00 DEMOLITION

12. DM-104.00 DEMOLITION PLANS-FACADES 13. A-101.00 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS-CELLAR

Demolition Drawings

Proposed Elevations

Proposed Sections

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Far Rockaway Community Church ]

Location: 1414 Central Ave, Far Rockaway, NY, USA

Phase: Construction Administration

Project Manager: Amber Huang

November 2021 to February 2022

Contribution: Assistant Construction Administration, Furniture Layout and Choose Furnitures

In February 2022, WQB are delighted to announce the grand opening of Far Rockaway Community Church, Church of the Nazarene. Far Rockaway Church of Naz arene co-developed an affordable housing project for 180 apartments which included retaining the first and second floor of the building for use as a new church and community facilities including a childcare center, a co working and job development center, Roc Kitchen and Roc Studio. The sanctuary can host 700 people and has extensive audio-visual facilities with a 13 by 25 ft LED video screens available for use by community and com munity performance, wedding banquets and events.

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Church of Nazarene Renovation ]

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

Phase: Design Development and Construction Drawing

Project Architect: William Brothers

November 2021

Contribution: Staircase Construction Drawing /

Coordination with cilent

CHURCH

[ Administrative Center]

Henan Changyuan Profession Educational Area

Location: Changyuan, Henan Province, China

Phase: Design Development

Project Architect: Ying Yang

January 2019

Contribution: Designed and revised the plan for this Administrative Center and took part in the design development for three other buildings

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Academic Projects ]

Columbia University: Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design (2020-2021)

Iowa State University: Bachelor of Architecture (2015-2020)

Intimacy

As the late-19th and early-20th century architec ture of the industrial economy was to the culture and urbanism of late capitalism, so will the late 20th century architecture of the service economy be to whatever comes next. This proposal provides two typologies housing in the suburb in 2035.

Columbia University GSAPP

Summer 2021 Studio Academic Work

Instructor: Emmett Zeifman

Location: Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Team: Timlok Li

SPECULATION AND PREDICTION FOR 2035

The Princeton Junction station has been an important transporta tion center in West Windsor. Located midway between New York and Philadelphia, the town was the overnight stop on the Tren ton-New Brunswick line until the mid-19th century. In the 1830s the area encouraged further commerce, real estate development, and general prosperity. So Princeton Junction has been designat ed the core of the West Windsor transit village, a smart growth initiative to promote transit-oriented development. At the same time, the establishment of Princeton University made Princeton a university town and attracted more and more students. The pop ulation of both towns has been growing rapidly since the 1950s.

So based on our exploration, we have our own speculation and prediction for 2035. These are the schools located in these areas. The black points are the houses and the red points are multi-fam ily apartments. We could see that school areas are more densely populated. The houses near Princeton University have a higher price than other places. So based on our speculation, in the fu ture, different school types might move closer to form a small community and at the same time, people will try to move clos er to school districts. The communities form based on the loca tion of schools. Also, near the school district, the house price becomes higher. From here, we will start with our site strategy.

Captain Thomas Yong report edly traded with the native Lenni Lenape population. The region was officially claimed for European settlement under the 1682 William Penn treatie.

Europeans settled in the late 17th century, it was named Prince-Town in honor of Prince William of Orange and Nassau.

The area was known as New Windsor Township and it includ ed Princeton Township, Prince ton Borough, and East Windsor.

It became the home of the College of New Jerseynow Princeton University

it became the Township of Windsor. Princeton was its downtown and was a part of West Windsor during the for mation of Princeton Universi ty and the revolutionary war.

Battle of Princeton: In the pivotal Battle of Princeton in January 1777, George Wash ington forced the British to evacuate southern New Jersey.

Princeton Borough received such a charter in 1813, as part of Montgomery and West Wind sor Townships; it continued to be part of Princeton Township until the Borough Act of 1894,

West Windsor Township became incorporated and then includ ed only a portion of Princeton Township and Princeton Borough.

When Mercer County was formed in 1838, part of West Windsor Township was added to the portion of Montgom ery Township which was in cluded in the new county, and made into Princeton Township

A seventh hamlet, Princeton Junction, was established in 1865 when the train station was situated in West Windsor.

Dramatic changes is driven main ly by a major boom in new hous ing developments. For genera tions, West Windsor had existed mostly as a sparsely populated agricultural community accord ing to a 1999 article in The New York Times, the township “has grown into a sprawl of expensive houses in carefully groomed de velopments, and home to nearly 20,000 people”, since the 1970s

Princeton Borough became a separate municipality in 1894.

the Institute for Advanced Study was founded in Princeton and became the first residential insti tute for scholars in the country, with Albert Einstein appoint ed as one of its first professors.

Henry Ewing Hale called for a group of citizens to establish a “Historical Society of Princeton.”

SITE CONDITION AND PHASING

In order to facilitate access to land for these initiatives, the first step will be focusing on the green area: reconstructing the office building, establishing a new light train station and starting testing flat housing. During a conversation discussing current sustainability and climate adaptation plans for Princ eton with a team of researchers from Princeton University, Sustainable Princeton, and Sustainable Jersey on July 2021,

they mentioned that they are advising to replace the cur rent heavy railway with a new light train system in Prince ton. So this position in our site could be one of the light train stations. Next to our new proposed bar housing building, this residential area can serve as the ideal starting point for experimentation with new forms of flat housing. The next steps will be continuing transforming the flat housing areas.

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 1:

Extend to a bar housing

Establish light train station

Start testing flat housing

Phase 2:

Expand flat housing

Expand transportation circulation

SITE CURRENT CONDITIOS

Office Buildings

Residential building with shared kitchen and other public programs

Phase 1 Phase 2

Adjacent indepen dent houses with shared farms.

Office Buildings Railway Residential Areas

Phase 3:

Expand flat housing

Expand transportation circulation

Phase 4: Continue expand flat housing and transportation circulation

SITE IMPLEMENTATION AND SUBSTANTIATION AGENDA

Starting with the original office building, the first step will be removing the facades buut keep the existing structure. Af ter extending the building to both sides, the left side will be a parking building for the climate school and the right side will be the bar housing. By lifting up the ground floor, this project provides an urban connection between the climate school and the residential area. After establishing a new light train sta tion, the last phase will be expanding site to flat housing area.

Step 1: 400 Alexander Park

Step 2: Remove facade

Step 3: Extend to both sides

Step 4: Lift up the first floor

Step 5: Establish Light Train Station

Step 6: Expand site to flat housing area

SUBURBAN INFRASTECTURE REINTERPRETATION IN BAR HOUSING

By asking ourselves what actually makes “suburban” suburban, in other words, what makes a suburb different from city, countryside, village? We started look into and list out various of suburban only infrastructure program, such as, small scale pop up gallery, community outdoor swimming pool, religion related ceremony, giant outlet with huge outdoor parking space, Greenhouse for extinct plants, retail signage, backyard water tank, and outdoor theater. With all those programs, we concluded “Suburban is Community Intimacy”. And we be lieve community intimacy is something that makes suburban suburban. So in both bar housing and flat housing, we will aim to address the increasing demand for higher den sity housing while maintaining the intimacy and community that suburbs can offer.

COLLECTIVITY IN BAR HOUSING

Two housing districts are active by the transportation metro in the middle. In the bar housing, the kitchen program in each unit were taken out and were turned into a community kitchen in this 25 feet wide hallway. By doing so, it not only gives residents more space in the unit, but also encourages neigh bourhood activity among the residents which suburban housing can not offer.

COLLECTIVITY IN BAR HOUSING PLAN

The apartment layout is a traditional double loaded unit single corridor layout, however, with those suburban intimacy programs, it gives residents an oppor tunity to access those public programs inside the building and enjoy the subur ban life at the same time. With consideration of water infrastructure, we try to align all the water related programs into one row, such as sink, restroom, and so on. so all the water can supply and return at the same embed wall system.

COLLECTIVITY IN FLAT HOUSING

This housing prototype provides this design strategy that can merge the collectivity and social flexibility into housing type. Modular configurations allow for multiple forms of inhabita tion that can evolve through time, adapting and adjusting to each household. This prototype is conceived as a repeatable structure that can be implemented spreading from this start ing point and in various configurations in suburban areas.

We proposed four types of typical unit plans. The black area is the core area which con tains circulation, kitchen and bathroom. The width of the L shape will be 15 feet. The black core area will be 5 feet wide. In the communal area, there will be 10 feet by 10 feet modulars. The additional rooms are 15 feet by 15 feet.

COMMUNITY SCOPE: FLAT HOUSING

In a zoomed out scope, here is the second floor plan with second floor gardens and farms on the ground floor in the larger areas. The black areas are highlighted core areas on the second floor. Here is the same sharing concept. In the bar housing, they are sharing the kitchen in the cen ter of each floor. Here, neighbors are sharing the farms.

Universe of Meta-Art

Art gallery in the Metaverse should be a decentralized but closely interconnected community complex. This collaborative space gen erates various forms of artistic interaction, avatar social activities (NFT trading), and other proprietary events. The main design con cept is to make an open and transparent environment as dynamic as possible, presenting a highly interactive and adaptable space. Because of its spatial quality, this project is imbued with a sense of cooperation with the unknown, while also bringing endless possibilities for a highly exploratory interactive experience in the Metaverse. The design includes exterior and interior spaces.

我们视元魔方数字艺术馆为一个去中心化却又互相联系紧密的复合 体，它成为一个产生有多形式艺术交互，用户社交，NFT买卖等多 种活动的集合空间。我们的设计遵循了一个简单而直接的愿景:

可能使开放通透的展览环境充满活力，呈现一个高互动性和高适应 性的空间。由于这种空间特性，这个项目不仅被注入了一种与未知 合作的感觉，也为在元宇宙中的高探索性的交互体验带来了无尽的 可能。

Baidu Xirang Metaverse Art Center Competition 百度希壤艺术馆竞赛

Location: Baidu Xirang Metaverse Team: Lonas Chiu, Xianghui Kong, Chao Chang

Background 背景

The Lao Tzu said, “Tao begat one; One begat two; Two begat three; Three begat all things.” The universe consists of the smallest molecules of matter, assem bled into dynamic changes. The essence of the evolution of the universe is to transcribe, display, and express different types of information through various interactions. The Rubik’s Cube is a simplified model of the universe. People con stantly altering the Rubik’s Cube do so by affecting the form and conjunction of existing information. In this model, color and data correspond in combinations that are constantly affected by the changing interpretation of the Rubik’s Cube itself. When time and space meet in the online world and people meet in vir tual reality, another dynamic form of the universe emerges-the Metaverse. In computational visualization, a bitmap image is divided into the smallest units --- pixels, which coincides with the decentralization concept of the Metaverse. These pixel combinations and transformations are like our rotating Rubik’s cube, forming our colorful parallel universe. The combination and tran formation of these pixels constitute our colorful parallel universe, like when the levels of the Rubik’s Cube are rotating and shifting. Based on this understanding, we propose the Kubic Universe of Meta-Art (KUMA).

This small, random cube encloses the space, bringing avatars into another realm. At this time, the cube is not only a container for artworks but also a represen tation of the artistic experience. Many negative spaces unexpectedly connect adjacent spaces, activating the complex cube’s interior depths. The overall lay out invites a unique condition in which light and darkness coexist harmoniously.

As the intersection and meeting point of circulation, the corridor is a public space for exhibition and human intervention. The Digital Art Museum provides a plat form of spaces and an extraordinary visual immersion of artificial bio-space. The innate spirit of communal contribution attracts avatars to create a decentralized digital art gallery together. Spatially, the digital art gallery does not have a center, but rather various open-access nodes serve as community platforms scattered throughout the cube. The highly versatile exhibition space is capable of hosting a variety of contemporary art forms, such as painting, sculpture, film, perfor mance, installation, and environmental art. The digital art museum immerses avatars in an underground space. Within the digital media, a state of interlaced and undulating circulation is maintained via holographic projection, displaying the shifting exigencies of the digital realm. These projections of existing and po tential realities offer endless opportunities for exploration and discovery. Avatars receive unique experience from the unrestricted space arrangement in the virtu al world which constantly stimulates curiosity, encourages them to explore, and provides the oppoutunity to enjoy the beauty of nature. The natural exhibition space around the KUMA have also become a bridge between the virtual world and the reality and provides avatars an illusion of paradise, which is visually and emotionally relieved. The appearance of NFT makes replicas meaningless and allows users to understand the exclusiveness of digital art and realize that each of the individual has the opportunity to participate in this creative Metaverse.

With all that has been explored and discovered, it always starts with an inspired mind.

立方体内错落有致的长方体围合出空间，在光影交错之中把人带入 另一种境界，给用户们带来惊喜不断的视觉感受。此时的元魔方已 不仅仅是艺术品的栖息地，而是艺术境界的呈现者。许多灰空间意 想不到地连接了邻近的空间，激活了综合体。

布局通透,明暗和谐作为流线交叉处与汇聚点,走廊是用于展览与交 流的公用空间.在形式上,数字艺术馆提供开发平台和交流社区,以创 作激励机制吸引用户,以此打造去中心化的数字艺术馆。在空间上,

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Reconstructive Beirut ]

As a response to the tragic blast and to recon nect Beirut globally, this strategy assumes re occupation of the city as quickly while reaf firming and enhancing its cultural production, with the Gemmayzeh site as an initial test bed.

Columbia University GSAPP

Fall 2020 Studio Academic Work

Instructor: Richard Plunz, Victor Body-Lawson

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Team: Zihan Xiao, Ziang Tang, Xian Wu

Contribution: Research agenda, concept, diagrams, 2d drawings, and 3d modeling

SPECULATION: PORT CONNECTS BEIRUT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD

MEX - Direct service from Valencia, Barcelona

BEX - Direct service from Far East Asia to Beirut

NCLEVANT - Direct service from Europe North Continent ports to Beirut

WEMED 2 - Connects Beirut & Tripoli directly to Algiers & Egypt Med ports.

EMED 2 - Connects Beirut & Tripoli directly with main East Med ports.

ADRIMED 2 - Direct connections between Adriatic ports and Beiru

MPS - Direct service from Portugal & Italian ports of La Spezia & Livorno to Beirut

CROSSMED - Direct service from Castellon to Lebanon as well as Egypt, and South Turkey

BACKGROUND: EXPOSION AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION

Given that over many centuries, culture has been basic to the identity of Beirut, they are essential considerations in rethinking the next phase for its urban development, with the port and Gemmayzeh as a critical cata lysts. Given that over many centuries, culture has been basic to the identity of Beirut, they are essential considerations in rethinking the next phase for its urban development, with the port and Gemmayzeh as a critical catalysts.

Gemmayzeh

Gemmayzeh is a vibrant neighborhood in Beirut, as artistic bohemian quarter it is characterized by narrow streets and beau tiful historic buildings from the French era.

First case of Covid 19 is detected in Feburary.

Prime Minister Raffic Al Hariri was murdered in car explosion with other 21 deceased.

A russian owned vessel containing 2,750 tons Amonium Nitrate stopped in the port of Beirut due to unpaid port fees. Many letters were sent to warn at the dangers of the Amonium Nitrate. The Amonium Nitrate has been placed in the warehouse

The ship has been sank. Revolution in Lebanon strikes after govern ment move to tax In ternet calls.

Anynymous source close to Port ex ployers has confirmed that a team had inspected the Amonium Ni tratr 6 months before the explosion. They were warned of devasting con seuqence if Amonium Nitrate was not remove as soon as possible.

Massive explosioin shakes the whole city of Beirut. Damages are up to 5km away. The manag er reported that a team of welders sealing gaps arround noon in ware houose 12 has caused the fire.

The state of emergency has been declared and provid ed military control and confirming 3000 tons of Amoni um Nitrate at the port.

President Emanuel Macron comes to Lebanon Authorities of the port knew about the dangers associated with the Amonium Nitrate.

The explosion has led to a massive outbreak of Covid-19 cases.

Charles Helou

Highway congestion issues are prevalent near the port. The Charles Helou bus station was important public transport infrastruc ture under the highway. Now with disuse it is no longer efficient.

Green Line

The Green Line was the division between East and West Beirut and represents a memory of the Civil War.

Port of Beirut

The Port was the largest in Lebanon and a major Mediterranean hub. The August 2020 explosion has become part of the Lebanese national memory and a symbol of years of struggle and corruption. Current debate considers how this event is to be memori alized.

Zaitunay Bay: Stop Solidere

Solidere protest signs reveal the ongoing battle between the joint-stock company and original residents of downtown Beirut.

Downtown Beirut

Downtown Beirut today is a con tested space where financial, commercial and political hubs intersect.

Mar Elias Shatila Refugee

This refugee camp was founded in 1952 to host Palestinian ref ugees who arrived from Galilee region in Palestine. It is currently inhabited by Palestinian refugees as well as a large non-Palestinian population.

Shatila Refugee Camp

The Shatila Refugee Camp is a settlement originally developed for Palestinian refugees.

Raoucheh

The Raoucheh waterfront was planned to be public but today has partially reverted to private ownership.

Solidere Private Owned Companny to rebuild Beirut

SPECULATION: BEIRUT CULTURAL PLACES

The history and memory are contained by these cultur al buildings and places. They witnessed different historic events, social activities, country’s progress, etc. These cul tural places have connection to each other, which couldn’t be compartmentalized with country’s current identity.

RECONSTRUCTION PHASING

Affect

RECONSTRUCTION STRATEGY

Gemmayzeh will be an essential component of a re newed and expanded cultural production. Import ant are its high density of historical resources in cluding the large number of heritage buildings have extraordinary connections to the larger culture.

Cultural modules are established by our scaffold ing system that can boost cultural production while contributing to economic recovery by providing job opportunities. In the short term, the scaffolding system can also address with the reconstruction logistics; and can be used as temporary clinic and testing centers for COVID-19 and related needs. In the long term, some can be deployed for more per manent uses; as museum modules in the streets and become the new urban fabric for the city.

In the short term, the scaffolding system can also address with the reconstruction lo gistics; and can be used as temporary clinic and testing centers for COVID-19 and related needs. In the midterm, cultural modules are established by our scaffolding system that can boost cultural production while contrib uting to economic recovery by providing job opportunities.

In the long term, the port will become a me morial site for visitors and local people in Beirut and the Gemmayzeh with new cultur al production as the vehicle for Beirut eco nomic and cultural development.

Phases Strategy

Years

Term)

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Years

Term)

Scaffolding

center

Space

Port Development

Covid_19 Health component

Boost the local economy

History & Culture Memories

Repair local buildings

Health Component

Reconstruction Scenarios

Memorial Park

SITE PLAN OF MEMORIAL PARK AND GEMMAYZEH

Essential to this proposal is building a memorial park in the port while adding cultural functions through a scaffolding concept that engages cultural venues within Gemmayzeh. The explosion event will be memorialized in symbiosis with redevelopment of the economic value of Gemmayzeh, to provide job op portunities, reinforce its culture identity and foster diverse social interaction. The port will become a memorial site for visitors and local people in Beirut and the Gemmayzeh with new cultural production as the vehicle for Beirut economic and cultural development. Establishing a memorial park in the port will provide access for the city population, allowing reflection on the blast and on the state of the city in general. Given its close proximity, the port redevel opment can be a crucial catalyst for Gemmayzeh. This is a potential proposal that we think necesary for Beirut. The park is way beyond just a park. And the memory that the memorial park carried is way be yond just the blast. This explosion event has become part of Lebanese national memory. This is the memory of years of struggle and corruption. It should be memorialized. Once it is memorialized, thousands of people will come to the memorial park. This park is also for the sake of the whole city, a city that barely has no park. The revenue that they got from the memorial park could outweigh the value of the port itself. It encouorages people come to the me morial park and it boosts the economy. This will be a global park and reconnect Beirut globally.

RECONSTRUCTION PHASING

SCENARIO

Factory

Because of our basic understanding of the city as well as the majority of current concerns for is about how Venice and Veni �an culture is disappearing, this specula�ve project is looking at the this urgent issue and enact urgently in the calls of its memory. Through constant conjecture rather than knowledge, this project ques �ons whether or not memories and feelings can be dealt with and talked about in the absence of materialized ar�facts and intends to disrupt the dependability and needs for memories and feelings in associa �on with materialized ar�facts.

Iowa State University

Fall 2019 Studio Academic Work

Instructor: Mitchell Squire

Loca�on: Venice, Italy

Team: Shuocong Yuan, Xiangqi Wen, Jie Niu, Zihan Xiao

Contribu�on: Research agenda, concept, physical models, material studies, installa�ons, digital drawings

SPECULATION: VENETIAN CULTURE DISAPPEARING

During the field trip, the explora�on in Venice in the middle of the night impacted how we sustain our view of Venice. These collages showed the urgency that Venice is experiencing are overcrowding due to tourism, the lack of care about its environ ment, culture, history, rising sea level and all ma�ers about life and death.

The consciousness of preserving Venice, the memories beneath the physical ar�facts, the belief of the sea, the system of their trade, the urgency to make canal are the memories and feelings that have been always neglected. People who look to the city, who care about the city and who believes the city is valuable want to enact urgently in the calls of its memory.

Thousands of visitors come to Vencie, take photos and leave everyday. The culture and history behind the historical sites are being neglected.

As global warming ge�ng worse, Venice is facing a serious flooding issue. As predic�ons, Venice will be submerged and disappeared in no more than one hundred years.

Religious System

In the past, Vene�ans were living in the communi�es and trade happened based on parish. It is a well-organized system with a close connec�on with each other.

Factuality of Memories

During our field trip, we explored Venice in the middle of the night and captured “ghost” in the town. The contrast between day and night let us ask ourselves, which one is the real Venice? Is my memories true?

Fragmenta�on Erosion

Illusion

Figh�ng with water

Parish Trade Obscure

Churches

Culture Centers

Culture Erosion Flooding Issue

INTERACTION SCENARIOS

Inside the brewery, the communal space was shaped like a branch inser�ng into the box “factory” which creates several social gathering areas, allowing visitors to explore different programs and get to know the culture and the factory from many different perspec�ves. This kind of social interac�on is the most direct way for people to feel connected to the past brewery culture. There are different programs in the communal space and the catwalk will lead people to watch the whole process of brewing. A�er experiencing the whole process, people willl go downstairs to the tas�nig room, drinking and watching the factory process.

Watching Brewing process

Catwalk Circula�on

Entry Plaza

South Eleva�on

S.H.I.F.T.

This project was created for Reliable Street, located in Ames, Iowa. SHIFT is a collaboration mainly made by ceder boards by 87 architectural students in their 2nd year within two months to design and build. The project is an outdoor installation for surrounding residents to rest, play, and communicate. SHIFT is also equipped with solar illumination.

Location: Ames, Iowa

Instructor: Nick Senske, Roman Chickerinets, Re naildo Correa, Bosuk Hur, and Andrea Wheeler May 2017

Teammates: 2020 ISU Architecture Graduates

Contribution: Concept and study model, Docu mentation, Fabrication, and Construction

SKETCH MODELS

DISCUSSION

STUDY MODEL

RENDERINGS

CIRCULATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION CONSTRUCTION PROCESS