YI SZU LIAO Lighting & ArchitectureDesign Portfolio
Yi-Szu Liao
MFA Lighting Design Parsons School of Design expected 2019
Phone: +1 917 520 4227 Email: liaoiris20@gmail.com
CONTENTS Chapter I
Lighting Design
01 Decompose and Reassemble Visual Effects of Light Study
02 Permeating Lighting Installation in University Center
03 Starr Foundation Room Cohesive Lighting Design for Multiple Programatic Uses
04 Scribe A Co-working Space for Literary Folk
05 Micro Project Small Library Daylight and Electric Lighting Design
Chapter II
Architecture Design
06 Urban Oasis
The Long-Pu Junior High School Design
07 City Food Drama
appendix
Professional Work
Christian Mountain Children's Home
Other
01 LIGHTING DESIGN
DECOMPOSE and REASEMBLE Visual Effects of Light Study
Acadamic/ Personal School Project 2017 Site: None Type: Light Effect Study Instructor: Glenn Shrum, Alex Pappas, Francesca Bastianini
Visual Lighting effects are the most common but often unnoticed beauty in our life. Through interacting with materials, surfaces, relative contrast and human position, visual effect of light can be inspirational and inform designs. This project is a first step to introduce to a deepen perception of natural lighting effect. Students needed to walk around the New York City and explore four of the most common natural lighting effects: shadow, reflection, transmission and scrim. Then choose one to represent or translate it. I chose the effect of “reflection�, which I found the most dynamic and playful. Light shining on surfaces, the return of light perform differently depends on the surfaces materials, angles, curvature and humans position. Light can be scattered and reassembled again when hitting on a surface.
Light shining on reflectors with different angles creates patterns and multiple small reflections. Using light source to decompose objects then assemble to a new image.
Four objects create four reflections, however, when any of the object is blocked from the light source, no reflection is complete.
02 LIGHTING DESIGN
PERMEATING
Lighting Installation in University Center Acadamic/ Group School Project 2017 Site: University Center-The New School Type: Human Scale Lightin Study Instructor: Glenn Shrum, Alex Pappas, Francesca Bastianini Team: Emily Moan, SeoYeon Park, Xingying Peng
In this project, each group needed to analysis the assigned site in the university center and created a human scale lighting installation which response to the site. The site is located on a path between stairs and elevator lobby, where people seldom stay for long period. The design idea is to create a micro lighting environment to give the area a stimulus, which will catch people’s attention and make them stay. The concept of playing with gradient, transmittance and color permeations were derived from the observation of ever-changing daylight condition near to the site.
Current Site Condition The site locates on the corridor near one side of the building. The narrow and linear space serves as circulation; people always pass through without staying for a whole. We wanted to create a light space on the corridor by performing changing of colors and gradient.
11 am
4 pm
0 fc
0fc - 10fc
11fc - 20fc
21fc - 30fc
31fc - 40fc
41fc - 50fc
51fc - 60fc
61fc - 70fc
71fc - 80fc
8 pm
80 fc
Design Approach
gradient study
light source study
color/transmitance study
Final Installation We aligned the vertical distance between panels with the height of each step of the stairs, which is about 6”7”. So with each step down, the viewer sees one more layer of panel, more gradient, and eventually the whole installation.
1/2” Plywood
6”
12.75”
12.75”
6”
1/2” Plywood
18” x 24”
GE Flourascent 18”
24” x 18” Frosted acrylic
15” x 24” 24”
12” x 24” 24”
Frosted acrylic
18”
11 am
8 pm
03 LIGHTING DESIGN
STARR FOUNDATION ROOM Cohesive Lighting Design for Multiple Programmatic Uses Acadamic/ Individual School Project 2017 Site: Starr Foundation Room-University Center-The New School Type: Lighting Design Technical Charrette Instructor: Glenn Shrum, Alex Pappas, Francesca Bastianini
How does a space function? Is it possible that a space is only designed for one particular use? How do we form and plan a space if it has to meet multiple functions? This project is to design a cohesive lighting scheme that will support multiple programmatic uses. By designing an appropriate ceiling language and using different light sources and control systems, the goal is to create a space where can perform different functions.
AA_RECESS LED ADJUSTABLE DOWNLIGHT
INDING A PATTERN DERIVED FROM EACH PROGRAM’S URNITURE ARRANGEMENT TO CREATE A CEILING SYSTEM WHICH SUITED FOR MULTIPLE SITUATIONS. EACH PROGRAM REQUIRES DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITION.
AA_RECESS LINEAR LED COVE SYSTEM
YOGA DINNER / WORKSHOP YOGA //DINING / WORKSHOP
LIGHTING LEGEND
Finding a pattern derived from each program's furniture arrangement to create a ceiling system DERIVED which suited for nultiple situations. Each program FINDING A PATTERN FROM EACH PROGRAM’S requires differnt lighting condition. FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT TO CREATE A CEILING SYSTEM WHICH CONTROL SUITED FOR MULTIPLE SITUATIONS. EACH PROGRAM REQUIRES DIFFERENT LIGHTING CONDITION.
AA_RECESS LINEAR LED GRAZER
AA_RECESS LED ADJUSTABLE DOWN
SCHEDULE
AA_RECESS LINEAR LED COVE SYSTE AA_RECESS LINEAR LED GRAZER
CONTROL SCHEDULE YOGA
DINING
WORKSHOP
YOGA
DINING
WORKSHOP
LIGHTING FIXTURE SCHEDULE
Fixture Type
AA
AB
AC
Lamp Type
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Voltage
120v or 277v
Fixture Description
LIGHTING FIXTURE SCHEDULE
Manufacturer’s catalog reference
Fixture Quantity
Fixture Wattage
Control Schedule Control Zone
001
002
Fixture Type
AA
AA
120v or 277v
Manufacturer’s catalog reference
Generation Brands E3SFF-LH9304AN
Fixture Quantity
26
Fixture Wattage
18
Lamp Type
LED
Voltage
120v or 277v
Label
Quantity
Lamp Type
Control Type
120v or 277v
LED DIM
001
002
003
004
AA
AA
AB
AC
003
adjustable downlight
adjustable downlight
grazer
20
004
cove system
6
288
32
AB
LED
LED
AC
LED
LED
DIM
DIM
Label Quantity Lamp Type Control Type
Boca Flasher, Inc.
Boca Flasher, Inc.
Nanolume adjustable downlight
6
Control Zone Fixture Type
HPNLS-L08 adjustable downlight
288
32
6
8
LED 120v or 277v
DIM Control Zone
coveFixture system Type
001 AA
adjustable downlight
adjustable downlight
cove system
6
20
288
Control Type
DIM
LED
LED
LEDLamp Type
DIM
DIM
LED
AC
AC Cohesive Section Language
AA
AC
AC
AA
TING STUDIO 1 F17 AA
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AC
ting Design Technical Charrette LIGHTING STUDIO 1 F17
AC
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Label
288
AA
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Quantity
20
120v or 277v
DIM
AC
32 LED
DIM
LED
LED
DIM
DIM
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AB Z003 AB Z003 AA Z002
AA Z001
AA Z002
AA Z001
AA Z002
AA Z002
AB Z003 (3)AA Z002
AB Z003
(3)AA Z002
AA Z001
AA Z001
(16)AC Z004
(16)AC Z004
AB Z003 (3)AA Z002
(3)AA Z002 AB Z003
AA Z002
AA Z001
AA Z002
AA Z001
AA Z002
AB Z003
Lighting Legend AA_RECESS LED ADJUSTABLE DOWNLIGHT AA_RECESS LINEAR LED COVE SYSTEM AA_RECESS LINEAR LED GRAZER
AA Z002
YOGA CONTROL
ZONE 001
0%
ZONE 002
0%
ZONE 003
100%
ZONE 004
100%
DINNER CONTROL
ZONE 001 ZONE 002
0% - 50% 0%
ZONE 003 ZONE 004
50% 0%
WORKSHOP CONTROL
ZONE 001
100%
ZONE 002
100%
ZONE 003
100%
ZONE 004
100%
ZONE 001 + 002 + 003 004
ZONE 003 (+ ZONE 001)
ZONE 003 + ZONE 004
04 LIGHTING DESIGN
SCRIBE
A Co-working Space for Literary Folk Acadamic/ Group School Project 2017 Site: None Type: Co-working Office Lighting Design Instructor: Glenn Shrum, Alex Pappas, Francesca Bastianini Team: Aldo Jacques Espina, Xingying Peng
Manhattan is a highly populated city area; the spaces are valued and very expensive. It is hard for one or few people company to find a suitable place to work. This is the reason of why New York City needs more and more co-working space. Scribe is a co-working space for all people who work relatedly to literary. We hope people can find everything they need to support their creative process in here. With living and working with people from different scopes but all related to literary, people can share ideas and have collective resources. However, writing is a public act but often a private and solitary practice. In this project, we focus on how to use lighting controls and its interaction with architectural language to create a dynamic level of privacy that people can individually determines according to their needs and activities.
Mission Statement Scribe is a co-working space for all literary folk. We raise voices and tell stories. From desks and chairs to research stations and libraries, you can find everything you need to support your creative process. We strive for an inclusive, uplifting space for all involved in writing, a place where you feel most at ease as you scribe away.
scribe
Design Concept Writing is a public act but often a private and solitary practice. Our design seeks to foster interactions between the different parties involved in writing, and at the same time propagate individual growth. Through play of different lighting environments and material, the proposal provides different levels of privacy and different spacial experiences.
Solution - Edges and User Control
fully enclosed full user control
semi - enclosed full user control
open semi-user control
open no user control
Fifth Floor_Promotion Floor: for all people exhibit event publishing
0'
2'
8'
4'
16'
Fourth Floor_Communal Floor: for members only share resources communication writing
0'
2'
8'
4'
16'
Thrid Floor_Office Floor: for members only co-working writing
0'
2'
4'
8'
16'
Bookshelf Types
Bookshelf Locations
Bookshelf serves both as architectural language and lighting system, which is the main lighting resource on the hallway. It has differnt compositions based on the type of spaces behind it.
box LED tape 38% translucent panel
Lighting Layout
AA2-W Z-5035
AA1(12) Z5001
AB
Z-5002
AF
Z-5007
AA3
Z-5008
AL
Z-5015
AC
Z-5003
AE(4)UP Z-5019
AL
Z-5016
AJ (3)
AE(4)DN
AK
Z5005
Z-5017
Z-5014
Z-5007
Z-5004
AN
AN
AF
AG
AB
Z-5020
AL
Z-5009
Z-5014
AL
Z-5018
Z-5002
AF(2) Z-5000
AL
AA1(65)
Z-5022
Z-5001
AA3
AA3
Z-5010
Z-5012
AD(2)
AI(2)
AL
Z-5021
AI(2)
Z-5011
Z-5023
Z-5013
No User Control
AC
Z-5003
AK
Z-5006
AL
AL
Z-5025
Z-5024
AR
Z-5027
AF
AB
Z-5007
Z-5003
AD(2)
AA1(13)
Z-5026
Z-5001
AJ(2)
AM(4)
Z-5033
Z-5032
AK
Z-5031
Fifth Floor
AS
AD
AH (2)
AS
Z-5028
Z-5029
Z-5030
Z-5034
AA2-W Z-5035
0'
2'
4'
0'
2'
4'
0'
2'
4'
8'
16'
AJ(2) Z4001
AK
Z4002
AA2 (6) Z-4059
AQ(4)
AA2
Z-4060
Z-4038
AJ(2)
AD
Z-4036
Z4003
AN
AA3
Z-4042
AD
Z-4037
AA3
Z-4040
Z-4044
AD
Z003
AL
Z-4005
AR
AL
Z-4045
Z-4006
AQ
AD
AH(2) Z-4035
Z-4038
AK
Z-4043
AA2 (4)
Z4007
AA2
AI(3)
Z-4060
Z-4041
AD
Z-4059
Z-4046
AA2 (5)
AH(2)
Z-4059
AR
Z-4034
AQ
Z-4008
User Control Zones (Group)
AL
Z4004
AR
Z-4060
Z-4047
AT(3) Z-4036
AD
AR
Z-4009
Z-4050
AR
AR
AR
Z-4054
AQ
Z-4010
Z-4060
AE(2)DN
AD(2)
Z-4052
Z-4048
AE(2)UP Z-4051
AD
Z-4011
Z-4056
AD
AE(2)UP
AD
Z-4053
Z-4032
Z-4055
AA (3)
AE(2)DN
AK
AK
Z-4057
Z-4033
Z-4058
Z-4057
AR
Z-4049
AR
Z-4012
AR
AA2 (11)
AR
Z-4031
Z-4059
Z-4014
AA3
AD(2) Z-4013
Z-4017
AR
Z-4015
AD(2) Z-4028
AD(2)
AD(2) AR
Z-4018
Fourth Floor
AH(2)
AR
AR
Z-4021
AH(2)
Z-4019
AR
AR
Z-4020
Z-4023
AR
Z-3003
Z-4025
Z-4022
AK
AI(3)
Z-4016
AR
Z-4024
AR
AR
Z-4026
Z-4029
Z-4027
AR
Z-4030
AA2-W
Z-3002
Z-5035
Z-3005
8'
16'
AD(2) Z-3001
AD(2) Z-3004
AT(3)
AR
Z-3042
AN
Z-3006
Z-3063
AA2(6) Z-3061
AR
Z-3008
AN
AQ(2)
Z-3042
Z-3061
AD(2)
AK
Z-3007
AA3
Z-3072
AA3
Z-3046
AL
AR
Z-3044
AN
AL
Z-3068
Z-3009
Z-3064
Z-3042
AA3
AD
AN
Z-3010
AK
AK
AL
Z-3047
Z-3065
Z-3045
AN
Z-3063
AR
Z-3063
AL
AR
Z-3041
AL
Z-3070
Z-3011
Z-3066
AD
AD
Z-3040
Z-3043
AL
AL
Z-3071
AD
User Control Zones (Local)
Z-3062
AL
Z-3069
Z-3067
AR
Z-3050
Z-3012
AR
AR
Z-3049
Z-3055
AR
AR
Z-3054
Z-3038
AR
Z-3013
AD(2)
AA3
Z-3048
Z-3062
AR
Z-3059
AD(2) Z-3053
AA2(4)
AD(2)
Z-3061
Z-3058
AR
AD(2) Z-3037
Z-3060
AD
Z-3014
AK
Z-3072
AS
AS
Z-3051
AR
AS
Z-3052
AS
Z-3056
AR
Z-3057
Z-3039
Z-3015
Z-3061
Z-3061
Z-3063
AR
AA3
Z-3020
Z-3019
AR
AD(2)
AR
AD
Z-3018
Z-3034
Z-3061
Z-3061
AD
Z3016
AR
Z-3061
AA2
AQ(2)
Z-3033
Z-3026
Z-3016
Third Floor
AQ(2)
AQ(2)
AA2
AN
AR
Z-3017
AD(2) Z-3021
AH(2) Z-3022
AD(2)
AD(2)
Z-3024
AI(3)
Z-3027
Z-3030
AH(2) Z-3023
AR
Z-3025
AR
Z-3028
AR
Z-3029
AR
Z-3031
AR
Z-3032
AR
Z-3035
AR
Z-3036
8'
16'
Co-working Area Users can individually turn on/off the task light above them to have differnt levels of privacy.
General Light Task Light
Hall
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By controlling differnt lighting condition in the office, user can have both open or private space qualities in one room.
100%
general light Task Light
100% 20-100%
Mockup Study - Scene Setting
General Light: 0% Tesk Light: 0%
General Light: 0% Tesk Light: 100%
General Li Tesk Lig
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General Light: 100% Tesk Light: 0%
General Light: 100% Tesk Light: 100%
05 LIGHTING DESIGN
MICRO PROJECT Small Library Lighting Design
Acadamic/ Individual School Project 2018 Site: None Type: Natural and Technological Lighting Design Instructor: Matt Franks
Nature light is the first light source ever introduced to human, it is often considered as the most ideal light source for human activities. Building apertures are the medium that brings natural light into the building. By understanding how apertures reform the sunlight and create a natural lighting environment is an important process when studying daylight. And it also inspires the thinking of electric light design. This micro project is a small library, where I focus on exploring the variety of daylight condition, also the relationship between daylight and electric light. Through intentionally arranging the positions and dimensions of apertures, in this library, during the day, people can experience different quantity and quality of daylight depends on their locations and activities, and on different time period of day or different seasons of year as well. At night, the lighting conditions shift to make contrast between day and night. It is a library where each space has its own lighting character.
Space Character VO
Starting from programs, the decision of openings is to give each program a distinctive character. VOLUME
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Entry Lobby & Lounge:
The character of entry lobby is more active because people go in and out. The daylight concept is to follow the space character and make dynamic daylight effect in the space. MU TE D VIS INT UA IMA L F TE OC US
Group Study Area:
The concept for group study area is to create a bright and diffused daylight environment, like indoor plaza. Using angled sky aperture to CARACTERS avoid direct sunlightPROGRAM but also to welcome the diffused skylight.
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The daylight environment for private study carols will be dimmer and more muted. Diffused skylight comes from the rooftop and gently washes down the wall at the end of the building. Direct sunlight creates different patterns on the wall through out seasons; the wall becomes a signature wall of the library.
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Solar Penetration Each apertures response to the changes MARCH 21st 12:00pm of sun angles through a year. Depending on suitable lighting quality of the programs, some are in order to catch direct sunlight and some are to avoid sunlight but get diffused skylight. The interplay between light and apertures creates variety and dynamic lighting environment and experience for occupants. JUNE 21st 12:00pm
SOLAR PENETRATION
Reflective Ceiling Plan
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Day diffused skylight washes down direct sunlight creates patterns
diffused skylight for space
dynamic direct sunlight from entry
Night cove lighting system washes up soft gradient of light on the wall
direct light for table surfaces
stable diffused light from two sides of lounge
06 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
URBAN OASIS Long-Pu Junior High School Design Acadamic/ Personal Scool Project 2011 Site: Sanxia, New Taipei,Taiwan Type: Educational Architecture
National Taipei University Special District (NTUSD), a redevelopment area at Sanxia, New Taipei, which is a new residential area planned to respond to the establishment of the new campus of NTU. The district developed fast and population grew tremendously within few years. A large number of housing was built closely in this area in order to meet rapid population growth. However, as many redevelopment areas are, it resulted the area full of people but lack of green space for relaxing and having outdoor activities, people have few open space to interact with other. This district was planned to be a community for a large school area. During daytime, it is vivid due to lots of school activities, but after school time or on weekend, after schools’ gates are locked, the decreased activities and usage make schools become idle spaces. However, schools in this district should be the role, which can provide green and space for more use. Given the reasons above, this project focuses on demonstrating a school as Urban Oasis, an activation center in this concrete jungle. Except for the ordinary use of class, it could be open to public, bring people access to nature, let activities extend from inside to outside like ripple, increase interaction and connection among residents and reactivate the district.
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Concept
The site is located on Long-Pu junior high school campus, which is next to the biggest park in the area but the park doesn’t provide much green and open space for residents. If the green could extend throughout the whole campus and open to public, it will create more possibility for people to access to green space and offer various events, then activities will reversely spread to nearby area.
Breaking down walls between campus and outside and bring people in by creating an easily accessible environment. Letting people around the area can use the campus after there is no class at evening or on weekend. So the green and campus space can be enjoyed by anyone.
The school will enrich local events and natural environment and can be used in many situations and be redefined as a new open space for long period use. 09
before
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Design Approach
opening main green axel
connecting main activity space
extending to secondary activity space
creating three layers of paces
Program Distribution The activity intensity decreases from south to north of the site as the Formosa Freeway on the north side. In order to balance activity intensity, it is important to set a hierarchy of the space. The first layer continues the park environment, the second layer forms the main area of the campus, and the third one is more for particular uses, so people would enter the campus spontaneously if they need to use the specific space. In which case, activities and events would be extended naturally. particular class room regular class room special education class room
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Second Floor Plan 1. classroom 6
2. theme classroom 3. laboratory
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4. outdoor classroom / plaza 5. school hall 6. office 7. reading room 7
8. conference room
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Ground Floor Plan
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1. classroom
6 7
2. computer classroom 3. theme classroom
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4. dining room 5. swiming pool 6. special need classroom 7. office 8
8. library 9. ecological pond 10. pick-up area
Upper Level - Wide & Vivacious Instead of using typical linear space, curved arrangement can create another open space to combine and link other surrounding area and make indoor and outdoor more connective.
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Ground Level - Exquisite & Peaceful Green and light drop down to the ground level like raindrop, and events and activities extend at the same time. The open space of upper layer is wider and offers dynamic outdoor events, as ground level’s open space is more separate and provides shades and relatively static activities.
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07 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
CITY FOOD DRAMA New Social Food Space for City Daily Life Acadamic/ Personal Theses Project 2013 Site:Tian-Mu,Taipei,Taiwan Type: Infrastructure
Food has historically revolved around the need to feed ourselves, but at the same time, it is a social and cultural phenomenon. It shows how we live, like a drama in our life. In the past, the exchanging and sharing of food once built a very solid and stable bond among people, food was the common language that let people share their life and connect with each other. Food production and distribution played the important rules in day-to-day life. However, this profound relationship between food and people and among people disappeared gradually because the way that people live with food has changed drastically. Today’s production and distribution of food are not as accessible as past time for people living in city. As a result, the food drama becomes dim. This thesis design project is trying to redefine the role of food space in the city. It should be a sort of public learning and participation. From individual to city scale, linking elements of food and city, then search for possibilities of connecting food space to city daily space. It is not designed simply for aesthetic pleasure; it's not even an attempt to make the city more sustainable. The main idea is reversing public space by inhabiting food space in it, bringing a green landscape and urban farming into the city and creating a new prototype of lifestyle. We might once again reinstate food as an integral part of our city.
Issue Introduction The relationship between food and people changes overtime. Formerly, people lived next to food resource and used to step outside then there’s plenty of fresh food available, but population growth, advanced technology and city exploration overturned the mode and strategy of food production and distribution, people no longer practiced self-reliance. As a result, food production has been pushed away toward the edge of city and fresh distance gets further. Food space also changes. In the past, dining room was the most important area for a family, especially for Asian culture, all the family members could gather together and share their daily story with each other while having dinner. But nowadays, kitchen and dining room become very small and useless parts of a house. It hinders the chance for people to participate food process. Personally, I believe what food brings to us is precious. Thus, what I focus on this project is trying to bring fresh food to modern city life, to rebuild the connection among people by food sharing and participating, then, provide a possibility of new prototype of food spaces in the city. Hoping people could once again enjoy the social and cultural activities that food brings to us.
Fresh Distance Timeline In this timeline, we can understand that all kinds of developments formed the present relationship between human and food. But, we can also see that the ideas of city in the future is trying to shorten the fresh distance and bring food drama back to our life.
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Food(story) + People(actor) + Space(background) = CITY FOOD DRAMA The common language to link different people and culture is food, and people are always the key to start the drama. Food drama should be able to be learned and participated. In the future, the relationship between human and food will not be just a dish on the table but a whole process of food which can involve human to participate more, relink food to our life and bring people back to main character. This project is not a particular type of space but a food+ space where remains original space utility yet offers new public spaces when food takes part in. It’s like put a food program into a city space then it’ll be changed into a whole new space about food.
+ PARK
+ MARKET
+ SCHOOL
+ MUSEUM
+ COMMUNITY
+ SPORT PARK
Break the process In the present food process, people don’t actually involve in it. Through breaking the process and inserting it into city space, it would trigger many new events in the city.
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Tian-Mu is one of the most flourish regions in Taipei. Compared to others, it is relatively more for living. Public spaces combine with living-scale area results in its distinctive characteristic. Its walking and biking property of street makes the living pace of the region relatively slow and opens an opportunity to bring food in. So I consider this area is perfect for my issue and I can practice food drama at it.
SUPERMARKET
TIANMU CREATIVE MARKET OLD LIVING CORE
SITE TAIPEI JAPANESE SCHOOL
TIANFU MARKET SHIN KONG DEPARTMENT STORE TIANFU PARK
TAIPEI AMERICAN SCHOOL NEW COMMERCIAL AREA
TIANMU SPORTS GROUND LANXING PARK
SHIDONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYEH TAKASHIMAYA DEPARTMENT STORE
SHIDONG MARKET LANYA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LANYA PARK
YUNONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOGO DEPARTMENT STORE
MRT ZHISHAN STATION
Site Context
The site is located on a shortcut where links old living center and new commercial area and contains many community public spaces, different people pass through this shortcut with different purposes. It offers a condition to create a new city food space between public and private. 20
Strategy Those open spaces along with the site provide many variable edges that can break the linear state of the shortcut and overturn it into a main public space in the city in which all the food-daily-related events will take place spontaneously.
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SPACETYPE
original space character
ELEMENT
important space element
ALTERNATION
creat additional space new space model
From production to eating, each stage of food process has its own space character. Through finding out the main space elements then transform them, the new type of food space could be matched to other uses and link daily activities with food.
STUDY
Food Space Restruction
PLANT
STORET
SELECT
COOK
EAT
different planting level
multiple food storage for different foods
horizontal sight
linear work space
areas of different space condition
raise and lower
ceiling,wall,stair as the food container
verticality
stagger
space illusion
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1. bus station 2. information wall 3. shop 4. learning spot 5. cafe 6. audio-visual room 7. outdoor rental kitchen 8. bar
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SCENE - 1 Experience Pavilion
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The experience pavilion is the main entrance of the area, like a small museum or a micro food city where contains People can get information about the place and learn and participate more by doing recreational activities.
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SCENE - 2 Food Library The food library is located next to a school, where replaces the present closed wall between school and park. By reopening the boundry, students can access to food area and take this place as a out-school classroom to participate and learn more about food.
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1. food library 2. roof farmland 3. bicycle rack 4. playground 5. gallery 6. stair plaza
SECTIONS and SCENES By inserting these delicate food programs and spaces, the living style of the region start changing. The most important meaning of today’s architecture is to offer human multiple choices of lifestyle. In this case, food spaces merge into our daily life and food drama will take place at everywhere.
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1. bus station 2. experience pavilion 3. learning sopt 4. outdoor rental kitchen 5. playground 6. gallery 7. plaza 8. vertical market
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Christian Mountain Children's Home New Children Dormitory & Church for Liouguei Charity Orphanage Professional work/ Project in J+R Architects 2014 Architect:Wen-Chieh Chiu Group Position: Designer Site: Liouguei, kaohsiung,Taiwan Type: Dormitory / Church I was involved in the design and first phase of detail design stages of this project. Afterward, I was responsible for architectural design, reviewing construction and green building regulations and building functions, as well as meeting with relative technicians and presenting proposals to the clients. This project was designed to cater for the need of the new dormitory and church in Christian Mountain Children’s Home. Because the constructional damages made by Typhoon Morakot in summer 2009, the president of children's home decided to reinforce the old buildings for the future tourism purpose because it would be a huge income resource for the children’s home, and to build a more save and sound living spaces for the children. And I took part in the first phase of the project, the new building design and constructional stages. The project concept is using a sequent unit of houses around the church to symbolize the meaning of HOME. The church represents believe and hope, and is like a core of a big house’s living room. Each unit would have its own living space yet we can also see the whole building as a big family.
Concept
church as the center of home
units rise along the steady slope
Section - the relationship between units and church
create public spaces belo units
form a church-based living area
Unit Detail
Other Works
Sep. 2017 -Surface Modulations
Nov. 2017 -Complex Form + Matrices
Oct. 2008 -Object Magnification Study
Jan. 2009 -Material & Structure Study
Sept. 2009 -Experimental Installation
Nov. 2009 -Backyard Coffee House
Feb. 2010 -Shuangxi Community Center
April 2010 -International Student Dorm
Aug. 2010 -Social Housing Workshop
Oct. 2010 -Community Art Center
Jan. 2011 -Office Building
Aug. 2011 -New Housing Workshop
Oct. 2012 -An-Kan Social Housing
June 2013 -Thesis Exhibition
Yi-Szu Liao
Education Background Sept. 2008 - June 2013
Department of Architecture, Tamkang University, Taipei Taiwan - Bachelor Architecture degree
Aug. 2017 - expected 2019 SCE, Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York USA - MFA Lighting Design
Professional Experience July 2011 - Aug. 2011
AMBI Studio, Taichung Taiwan - Summer Internship
July 2012
6x2=18, Paper Exhibition of Architecture Graduation Design, Yilan Taiwan - Exhibition executive assistant
Aug. 2013 - Aug. 2015
Wen-Chieh Chiu Architects and Associates, Taipei Taiwan - Designer M. C. TSAI Architect and Associate, Taipei Taiwan - Designer
Fab. 2017 - May 2017
Workshop Oct. 2008
Dream Community Festival Workshop, Newtaipei Taiwan - Installation Design Team
Sept. 2009
Tamsui Recycle Art Festival Workshop, Newtaipei Taiwan - Installation Design Team
Feb. 2010
Bamboo Installation Workshop for Urban Regeneration Station NO. 21, Taipei Taiwan - Design Team Leader
Aug. 2010
Itabashi Housing Workshop, Tamkang University and Japanese Women University, Tokyo Japan | Instructor: Prof. Satoko Shinohara - Selected Participant
Aug. 2011
Songshan Social Housing Workshop, Tamkang University and Japanese Women University, Taipei Taiwan | Instructor: Hideki Hirahara - Team Leader
Competition May 2014
Far Eastern Group Chiaohsi Spa Resort Design Competition, Yilan Taiwan, Second Prize
Jan. 2015
New Taipei Museum of Art Design Competition, Newtaipei Taiwan, Honorable Mention
Exhibition July 2012
6x2=18, Paper Exhibition of Architecture Graduation Design, Yilan Taiwan - Exhibition executive assistant
Oct. 2012
Wave Hose, Social Housing Design Exhibition, Taipei Taiwan - Participative Designer
June 2013
Tri-Arch, Graduation Design Exhibition, Tamkang University, Chung Yuan University and Chengkung University, Taipei Taiwan - Participant
July 2013
Taipei Urban Design Center Opening Exhibition - Exhibition Assistant
July 2014
Cloud of Unknowing: A City with Seven Streets Exhibition, Taipei Taiwan - Installation Design Assistant
Extra Curricular School Activity Fab. 2010 - Sept. 2012
General Manager, Soccer Team of TKU Architecture Department
Sept. 2011 - June 2012
Executive Secretary, Student Association of TKU Architecture Department
Dec. 2012
Executive, 2015 TKU Architecture Department Christmas Party
Sept. 2012 - June 2013
General Affairs, Graduate Student Association of 45th TKU Architecture Department
Skills Software
AutoCAD | Sketchup(V-ray) | AGi 32 | Rhinoceros | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Indesign
Language
English | Chinese | Taiwanese
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