Portfolio/150311/ytc

YU-TING CHAO

Portfolio // Sep.2013 - Dec.2014

Design Projects

01 1-01 INTERDANCE

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1-02 Relic Assamblage

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1-03 Studio of Fusion

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1-04 NYC Cuisine Art Archive

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Representation Techniques

21 2-01 Cube Set

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2-02 Time Line/ Y2K House by OMA

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2-03 Site Analysis/ Chinatown

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2-04 Building Study/ Brabrant Library

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2-05 The Tunnel

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Arts and Crafts

37 3-01 Gaouche

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3-02 Sketches

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3-03 Flower Arrangement

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I.

Design Projects

Designed based on an abstract concept that is the major driving force of the process of design.

Conceptual Space / Pavilions

Designed based on concepts and considerations of actual building sites chosen in NYC

Buildings

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Interact + Dance = INTERDANCE

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I - 01

Units dance together, touching and intersecting according to a density rule whereby gravitational attraction is more intense towards the centre and less intense at the periphery, in a self-bounding universe.

Dancing Rhythm Synthetic Drawing Lead on Vellum

Interdance Synthetic Drawing Lead on Vellum

Universe Density Axonometric Drawing Ink Pen on Mylar

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30°

6''

4''

3''

15°

30° 30°

45° 45°

2'' 1''

YU-TING, CHAO

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15° 30°

Thicker basswood sticks are placed in and near the gravitational center, to show the density difference.

White bristol parts are taking the place of dancing blocks. Squares in bristols are representing the negative space which is not occupied.

Gravity System Physical Model Basswood

“Negative” Interdance Physical Model Bristol

SCALE Not To Scale

SEQUENTIAL DIAGRAMS

ABIGAIL COOVER HUME

Sequence Diagram Subtractive Model Rhino Drawing

Both additive and subtractive models are interpreting the idea of the neologism “Interdance” based on the previous drawings from excercises. In the center of this universe, cubes carve into each other more due to the “gravitational” rule.

The original component is taken from the negative space of the additive model. Each arm’s angle varies in the components.

The way components are composed together is a spiral arrangement, and each component carves part of another, idicating the concept of “INTERDANCE”.

Additive Model - Interdance Physical Model Foam

Subtractive Model - Interdance Physical Model Bristol

Sequence Grid Photography (Additive Model)

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Relic Assamblage

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I - 02

“Containers” for “relics” found in Chinatown, NYC, designed based on characteristis of “relics” themselves.

Found in Shanghai Asian Manor.

Folded Relic #01 by me, a Taiwanese, in a way so that the chopsticks bag turns into a chopsticks rest in case Chopsticks Bag the table cloth is stained.

Loc Description Relation with Site -

14A Elizabeth St., Manhattan, New York - Shanghai Asian Cuisine Paper bag containing one pair of chopsticks Chopsticks originated in China.

Relic #01

Chopsticks Bag Loc -

14A Elizabeth St., Manhattan, New York - Shanghai Asian Cuisine

Description -

Paper bag containing one pair of chopsticks

Relation with Site -

Chopsticks originated in China.

Chopstick Rest

△ Original Function

△ New Function Chopstick Rest

△ Original Function

△ New Function

“Long, Thin, Flexible, Unstable” “Long, Narrow Space”

“Long, Thin, Flexible, Unstable” “Long, Narrow Space”

“Thicker, Stable, Structural” “Compact Space”

△ Folding Transformation

“Thicker, Stable, Structural” “Compact Space”

△ Structure & Space

Container Unit

△

△ Folding Transformation

△ Structure & Space

0

Container Unit

△

3

Tension

0

Tension

4 2

Tension

1 Extension

The “Folding”

3

Re-fold the paperbag

Final Model

Aggregation

Tension

Tension

4

Folding Diagram Computer Drawings

2 Start

Detail of “Chopsticks Bag” Model Physical Model Basswood, Fishing Wire

Tension Connection

Extension

Connection

1 The “Folding”

Final Model

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Aggregation

△

Top View 1’’ : 2’’

Re-fold the paperbag

Connection between Units

Elevation 1’’ : 2’’

△

Po Chai Pills

△ Rack instead of Box Relic #02

△ Organization

Loc Description -

Double Expression

Relation with Site -

△

Po Chai Pills

Expression #1

Loc -

Showing different containers through “explosion”, from 244 Grand St., Manhattan, New York - Forever Health Pharmacy well-covered box to exposed pills.

Boxes of Hong Kong medicine for stomache

Box (M)

△

Holding from “inside” instead of “wrapping“

Variation Gradient

△ Rack instead of Box △

△ Rack instead of Box

Holding from “inside” Pills instead of “wrapping“

Vial

Traditional Herbal Medicine from Hong Kong (est.1896). Wellknown among Chinese people.

Showing different containers through the uniformed size- the original size of the package.

One paper box package has 10 smaller paper boxes inside, while each smaller paper box has one plastic jar inside. Layers of packaging can be presented in two ways:

of opening theVialpackBox1.

(L) In the process Box (M) ages till the pills are exposed to the air.

2. Keep different packages as the same shape of the largest box, then reveal the contents layer by layer.

Traditional Herbal Medicine from Hong Kong (est.1896). Wellknown among Chinese people.

Top View 1’’ : 2’’

Box (L)

Boxes of Hong Kong medicine for stomache

Expression #2

Found in aDescription Chinese Pharmacy in Chinatown.

Relation with Site -

244 Grand St., Manhattan, New York - Forever Health Pharmac

△ Organization

Axonometric Drawing

Light, Thin, Exposed

Double Expression

△ Organization

Expression #1

Expression #2

Showing different containers through “explosion”, from well-covered box to exposed pills.

Showing different containers through the uniformed - the original size of the package.

Lighter, Thinner, Half-exposed

Double Expression Expression #1

Expression #2

Showing different containers through “explosion”, from well-covered box to exposed pills.

Showing different containers through the uniformed size- the original size of the package.

△

Heavy, Thick, Well-contained

Elevation 1’’ : 2’’

Top View 1’’ : 2’’

Yu-ting Chao / Intermediate Design I / Fall 2014 / Christian Lynch

Top View 1’’ : 2’’

△ Variation Gradient

Variation Gradient

Explode the bigger ones to get the smaller ones

△

Light, Thin, Exposed

Axonometric Drawing Light, Thin, Exposed

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Lighter, Thinner, Half-exposed Lighter, Thinner, Half-exposed

Keep the Shape, Reveal the Containers

Axonometric Drawi

Relation with Site -

Box (L)

Traditional Herbal Medicine from Hong Kong (est.1896). Wellknown among Chinese people.

Box (M)

Vial

Pills

△ Organization

Expression #1

Expression #2

Showing different containers through “explosion”, from well-covered box to exposed pills.

Showing different containers through the uniformed size- the original size of the package.

Axonometric Drawing

Two Ways to reveal the containers Computer Drawings

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Studio of Fusion

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I - 03

Designed for two occupants: the father and the daughter, according to their needs.

Site: Pratt Townhouse

The father, Matthew, is a photographer who needs a professional darkroom and loves taking photos of his daughter.

The daughter, Cara, wants to be an athletes to attend Olympic Games, who has a spatious gym for exercising.

Diagram of Cara Exercising Motion Computer Drawings

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To create a space for both of them, there is a reading room with full lighting on the 3rd level, from which Matthew can go directly to his darkroom.

Reading Room P2

P2

PI

PI

Gym space is generated from the diagram of Cara exercising.

0

1

2

4

8 ft

Pro Darkroom

Section II - Spaces for One or Two The Studio of Fusion

Yu-ting Chao / Design II / Sp14 / Robert Brackett III

SI

down up S2

up

Gym S2

SI 0

1

2

4

8 ft

Plan I - Uneven Exercising Field The Studio of Fusion

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Yu-ting Chao / Design II / Sp14 / Robert Brackett III

The Comic shows how occupants are using the spaces and how the spaces are fitting in their lifestyle.

The Moments

of the Dad

2 Hmm.. .....

P M

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Daddy, I want to be an Olympic athlete!!

A M

Time to work!

I believe you will, Cara!

9 A M

This is really a good shot!

Comic Strip I The Studio of Fusion

Yu-ting Chao / Design II / Sp14 / Robert Brackett III

Interior Space Photo I - The Gym The Studio of Fusion

Yu-ting Chao / Design II / Sp14 / Robert Brackett III

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NYC Cuisine Art Archive

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I - 04

Designed for NYC Cuisine art professionals and food lovers to experience and explore the history of NYC cuisine.

Site: Manhattan Chinatown

The main feature of this building is the sequence of three exhibition spaces representing: Past, Present, and Future.

These three spaces create a circulation where visitors could experience the private archive space without getting into it.

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Archive

up

up

Exhibition - Present up

down

down

Archive - Pro

down

down

Auditorium down

Study / Research Space

down to MTA up

Lobby Exhibition - Past up

up

up down

up

Main Entrance

South Elevation Plan 1

1/8” =1’-0”

Plan 3

Archive Archive

up

Archive - Pro

up

Career Development Center

down

down

up

down

down

Study / Research Space

up

Exhibition - Past

up

up

West Elevation 1/8” =1’-0”

Elevations Conversation between Spaces

Yu-ting Chao // Intermediate Design I // Fall 14 // Christian Lynch

Plan 2

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Plans - #3 #4

Plans - #1 #2 Conversation between Spaces

Plan 4

Yu-ting Chao // Intermediate Design I // Fall 14 // Christian Lynch

Conversation between Spaces

Yu-ting Chao // Intermediate Design I // Fall 14 // Christian Lynch

Conversation with the Archive

Circulation & Archive

Circulation

Main Circulation l

e th to ck n ba rigi O

Exhibition & Archive

Exhibition

t en es Pr

a ion ess h rof rc e P sea tur Re Fu

st Pa

e rag

Sto

The Exhibition Journey

1

Pro

1

Storage

Study/ Research & Archive

Study/ Research

Division of Study/ Research Space

Pro

Storage

All Accesses of the Archive

Archive

Archive Space as Database

Internal Conversations

Grand St.

Chrystie St.

Conversation between People

External Conversations The Combination

2

84 ft.

75 ft.

Auditorium

Rooftop 2

60 ft.

48 ft.

Study Center

The Conversations Conversation between Spaces

Service

42 ft.

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Terrace #1

Yu-ting Chao // Intermediate Design I // Fall 14 // Christian Lynch

24 ft.

Circulation System

Circulation System

Merging of Programmes Merging of Programmes during Circulation

Elevators

Elevators

Fire Stairs

Fire Stairs

Main Stairs

Main Stairs

Exhibition Routine

Exhibition Routine

Partition and Skin

Partition and Skin

Interior Walls

Interior Walls

Exterior Skin

Exterior Skin

Structural System

Structural System

Load-bearing Walls

Load-bearing Walls

Study Center (Pro)

Study Center (Pro)

Exhibition - Present

Exhibition - Present

Archive

Lobby

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Beams fixed in walls

Beams fixed in walls

Spans

Spans

Cantilevers

Cantilevers

Systems & Interactions Systems & Interactions

during Circulation

Top Terrace

Top Terrace

Exhibition - Future

Exhibition - Future

Exhibition - Past

Exhibition - Past

Study Center

Study Center

The Restaurant

The Restaurant

The Cafe

The Cafe

Auditorium

Auditorium

Archive

Lobby

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II.

Representation Skills

Present an idea/concept through simple lines and shadings.

Line Drawing Techniques

Present critical thinking analysis of existing sites or projects of professional architecture firms through legible diagrams.

Critical Analysis

Show a scene or important moments of a project through rendering.

Render

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Cube set

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II - 01

Use line and shadings to show the changing condition of cut cubes-set

Explosion of Faces Rhino Drawing

Exercise of “Duplicate, Move, Intersect and Rotate” Rhino Drawing

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Time Line - Y2K House by OMA

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II - 02

Use lines and shadings to show the changing lighting condition in Y2K House and how it is affecting people’s behavior daily and seasonally.

Elevations

Sections

Elavations, Sections, and Plans with TIME and SHADOW Y2K House by OMA Rhino Drawing

Plans

0

1

0

2

1

0

1

2

4

2

4

4

Y2K House

8M

8M

8M

Yu-ting Chao Representation II Spring 2014

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Summer 07/22

Sp/Aw 10/22

Winter 12/22

Summer 07/22

Sp/Aw 10/22

Winter 12/22

08:00

10:00

5 p.m.

12 p.m.

8 a.m.

10 a.m.

12:00

2 p.m.

14:00

17:00 △ = V(Sp/Aw) - V(Su)

Y2K House

Light Activation of Spaces

Yu-ting Chao Representation II Spring 2014

Light-activated Spaces

Transformational Analysis II Space Activation & Seasonal Change- Y2K

Perspective Sections with TIME and SHADOW Y2K House by OMA Rhino Drawing

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△ =V(Wi) [V(Sp/Aw) U V(Su)]

Difference of Light-activated Spaces

Seasonal Light-activated Spaces Y2K House by OMA Rhino Drawing

Yu-ting Chao / Rep II / Sp14

20:00

18:00

16:00

14:00

12:00

10:00

08:00

06.22

18:00

09.22

08:00

10:00

12:00

14:00

16:00

This “rough� panorama is based on a serie of shots of different moments in the Y2K house.

Each moment is representing a certain time in certain season. Thus, the lighting condition and how natural lighting has an impact on the way people live are revealed through these moments.

night

20:00

Seasonal Lighting Activation Panorama - Y2K House

18:00

16:00

14:00

12:00

10:00

08:00

12.22

SP14. ARCH 112. 09 Yu-ting Chao BOARD A

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Site Analysis - Chinatown (Man)

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II - 03

Focus on: Functions of different spaces and how they compose the “structure� of Manhattan Chinatown.

InterlockInterlock

This structural analysis is broken down into five subcategories: public, residential, commercial, cultural and hidden zones.

Study & Structural Analysis Site Study & StructuralSite Analysis Introduction

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Introduction

All-In-One Structure

△

Public areas includes the park, streets, and transportation system, while the hidden areas consist of private street venders and businesses. Residential, commercial, and cultural zones coexist within buildings but for analytical purposes, they are separated to further our understanding of how the city’s limite space impacts the citizens’ daily life.

Yu-ting Chao /Liang Angela Liang Yu-ting Chao / Angela

Approaching this appointed Chinatown site with the mindset to understand the relationship between

Approaching this appointed Chinatown site with structures and functions, we decided to explain our dis-

the mindset to understand the relationship between coveries through categorization.

structures and functions, we decided to explain our disThis structural analysis is broken down into five subcoveries through categorization. categories: public, residential, commercial, cultural and hidden zones.

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Elevation

△

Top View

This structural analysis is broken down into five subPublic areas includes the park, streets, and transcategories: public, residential, commercial, cultural 1’’/128 = 1’0’’

portation system, while the hidden areas consist of private street venders and businesses. Residential, commercial, and cultural zones coexist within buildings but Public areas includes the park, streets, andfortransanalytical purposes, they are separated to further our of how the city’s limite space impacts the portation system, while the hidden areas consistunderstanding of citizens’ daily life. private street venders and businesses. Residential, com-

and hidden zones.

mercial, and cultural zones coexist within buildings but for analytical purposes, they are separated to further our

Elevation

Top View

△

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32 ft.

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Explosion Diagram

02 8

1’’/128 = 1’0’’

△

Top View Elevation

1’’/128 = 1’0’’

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citizens’ daily life.

△

understanding of how the city’s limite space impacts the

02 8

△

Explosion Diagram

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Hidden Zone

relationship between structures and functions, we decided to explain our discoveries through 02 8 14

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Explosion Diagram

Residential Zone

Cultural Zone

Cultural Zone

Commercial Zone

Cultural Zone

Public Zone (Underground)

Public Zone

Commercial Zone

(Underground)

categorization.

This structural analysis is broken

tial, commercial, cultural and hidden zones.

Residential Zone Public Zone

Public Zone

32 ft.

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down into five subcategories: public, residen-

Hidden Zone

Commercial Zone

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town site with the mindset to understand the

Hidden Zone

Residential Zone

32 ft.

Approaching this appointed China-

Public areas includes the park,

streets, and transportation system, while the hidden areas consist of private street venders and businesses. Residential, commercial, and cultural zones coexist within buildings but for analytical purposes, they are separated to fur-

Public Zone

Public Zone (Underground)

ther our understanding of how the city’s limite Pedestrian Walk

space impacts the citizens’ daily life.

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“All-in-One” Structure

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Building Study - Brabrant Library

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II - 04

Focus on: Functions of different spaces and how they compose the “structure� of Manhattan Chinatown.

Brabant Library // 2000 // MVRDV

Brabant Library // 2000 // MVRDV

Location : Noord Brabant, the Netherlands Year : 2000 Client : Provinciale Bibliotheek Centrale Noord Brabant

Location : Noord Brabant, the Netherlands

Program : 40.000 m2 Central library

Year : 2000

Budget : Undisclosed

Client : Provinciale Bibliotheek Centrale Noord Brabant Program : 40.000 m2 Central library Budget : Undisclosed

What should the central library look like? Information benefits from systematics and overview. The collection is sorted

What should the central library look like? Information benefits from systematics and overview. The collection is sorted out from A to Z in bookcases, directly and easily accessible.

By circulating this wall of books around a communal space, a collective, public lounge arises: a provincial living room

out from A to Z in bookcases, directly and easily accessible.

By circulating this wall of books around a communal space, a collective, public lounge arises: a provincial living room with a view over the total collection, the delivery of books, the research departments and also over the city and landscape around the library. It binds knowledge to location,

with a view over the total collection, the delivery of books,

research to leisure. There is a bar with a fireplace at the

the research departments and also over the city and land-

lowest point of this lounge. A strolling path of 17 kilometers

scape around the library. It binds knowledge to location,

goes all the way to the top of the tower: the highest point of

research to leisure. There is a bar with a fireplace at the lowest point of this lounge. A strolling path of 17 kilometers

Brabant.

goes all the way to the top of the tower: the highest point of Brabant.

Connected to Everything - Environmental System

Connected to Everything - Environmental System

Main Road Train Track Main Road Train Track

Holland, Europe

Holland, Europe

Eindhoven

Eindhoven

Stationsplein

Stationsplein Main Road

Location To Streets

Train Track Main Road

To Streets

Train Track

Location

Train Track

Train Track To Parking Lot

To Parking Lot Lighting Direction

Lighting Direction

TransparencyConnected to Streets

Connected to Streets

Connected to Other Towns

Connected to Other Towns

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How everything started

Floors (Continuous Ramp for book stacks)

Columns

To open a larger space for the Public

Outer colums get cut due to the locations of Open Spaces

Efficiency - Circulation System

1.

Along the Ramp

2.

Through the Stairs

Efficiency

3.

Through individual rooms (the Elevators)

* Trains going through the building (to the outside)

Structural & Circulation System Brabant Library // MVRDV

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#2

Yu-ting Chao// Paul Thirouin// Intermediate Design I // Fall 14 // Christian Lynch

Loop - Organizatinal System

Lounge Floor Plan

Individual Space Space for Book Stacks Public Space Extra Spaces Parking Floor Plan

Typical Floor Plan

Cafeteria Floor Plan

Internet Cafe Floor Plan

Lobby Floor Plan

Sunlight Theater Floor Plan

Expansion & Contraction

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The Tunnel

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II - 05

Maya-made curved space.

Diagrams to show the formation.

Render to show the real view.

GEN

NG ATI ER

1

4 Angular Object

7 Caves

E OC PR SS

2

5 A Curved Body

Re-shape Connect

Turn Extra Objects into Tunnels

Thresholds (Main Object)

ER

ND

RE

W VIE

IOR

ER

IOR

ER

EXT

Yu-ting Chao/ Rep III/ Su 14/ Nathan Hume 0703

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Space Enlarged Defined by Container

INT

“The Chambers”

Duplicate and Scale Rotate and Re-connect

“Twins”

12 Openings

Re-shape Nest

Turn Extra Objects into Tunnels

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Extra Object II

9 Wing II

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Main Object

11 Edges Sharpened

6 The Drop Shape

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Extra Object I

8 Wing I

3

Sectional Drawing

10 Wing III

W

VIE

From One to Another (Extra Object I)

IOR

ER

INT W VIE

A Tunnel (Extra Object II)

IS LYS NA

NA

TIO

SEC

Circulation Map

Entrance I (Main Object)

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III.

Arts and Crafts

Pen sketches & Gouache paintings

Sketches & Paintings

Aesthetic experience in daily life

Flower Arrangement

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Gaouche

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III - 01

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Sketches

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III - 02

(bottom right) Hand drawing w/ruler

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Flower Arrangement

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III - 03

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