Yiszu liao portfolio/Lighting and Architecture

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

Ceiling recess mounted 18 watt Surface mounted linear LED strip Surface mounted adjustable LED remodel adjustable downlight indirect cove luminaire using LED fixture using HPNLS-LO with with 40 degrees beam spread.

NANOLUME with 6 watts per diffused lens. Luminaire to be 8 Fixture dimension to be 3" square. linear ft. Fixture dimension to be watts per linear ft. Fixture dimenLuminaire color temperature to be 12-72” increments, allow 1/4” for sion to be 12”-96”, in 6” incre3000K with 90 RCI. Luminaire to each end cap and 1.25” for power ments with total width 1.68”. be constructed die-cast aluminum uminaire to be equiped with feed cable. Luminaire to be equiformed, finish to be Matte black ped with patented CleanDim® standard low voltage dimmers. powder coating. technology The housing is anodized alumiFixture Type Luminaire to be AA ensures dimming from AB AC equipped with constant current num with a durable finish.

0-100%. Luminaire finish to be driver withDescription +.9 power factor and whitemounted powder coating.

Fixture Ceiling recess 18 watt Surface mounted linear LED strip Surface mounted adjustable +80% efficiency.

LED remodel adjustable downlight indirect cove luminaire using LED fixture using HPNLS-LO with with 40 degrees beam spread.

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LED LED LED +80% efficiency.

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

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adjustable downlight

adjustable downlight

grazer

20

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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

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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

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2'

8'

4'

16'

Fourth Floor_Communal Floor: for members only share resources communication writing

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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

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AA1(12) Z5001

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Z-5002

AF

Z-5007

AA3

Z-5008

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Z-5015

AC

Z-5003

AE(4)UP Z-5019

AL

Z-5016

AJ (3)

AE(4)DN

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Z5005

Z-5017

Z-5014

Z-5007

Z-5004

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AN

AF

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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)

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Z-5028

Z-5029

Z-5030

Z-5034

AA2-W Z-5035

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2'

4'

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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

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Z-4045

Z-4006

AQ

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AH(2) Z-4035

Z-4038

AK

Z-4043

AA2 (4)

Z4007

AA2

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Z-4060

Z-4041

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Z-4059

Z-4046

AA2 (5)

AH(2)

Z-4059

AR

Z-4034

AQ

Z-4008

User Control Zones (Group)

AL

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Z-4060

Z-4047

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AR

Z-4009

Z-4050

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AR

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Z-4054

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Z-4010

Z-4060

AE(2)DN

AD(2)

Z-4052

Z-4048

AE(2)UP Z-4051

AD

Z-4011

Z-4056

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AE(2)UP

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Z-4053

Z-4032

Z-4055

AA (3)

AE(2)DN

AK

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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

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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

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Z-3029

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Z-3031

AR

Z-3032

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Z-3035

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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

Lighting in the hallway stays the sam office determines how much is the lev and

General Light

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Office

me, but the lighting condition inside the vel of visual connection between hallway office.

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%

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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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.

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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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