Zhikai Chen
zhikaich@buffalo.edu
Major in Architecture Minor in Environmental Design Graduating in 2016
Chippewa St Street
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Column Arc Office Spring 2015
Urban Wellness Center Fall 2014
Circulation diagram on the site in axon view
Potential population area in plan
Figure Ground in plan
Light Museum Fall 2013
Contruction Technology Spring 2015
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Urban Art Housing Fall 2015
Urban Art Housing Arc 403 Senior Studio, Second Place of competition Fall 2015 Partner; Josh Erni Delawave ave, Chippewa st, Buffalo
The structure for public program is steel truss cantilevering from core. Concrete taper is uesed as structure for housing. Double glazing facade is designed on the south side. Thus, cross ventilation is feasible in the winter, while blocking out strong wind from southwest. Panels are designed for further ligtht control. They have various colors on the side of facade. Color like light pink, yellow, orange and red is used to light up the street.
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The building is devided into two part, the public program, and the artist housing. The public space is programed as an art gallery to address the artist housing. The ground floor is designed for the entrance and the lobby of art gallery and the housing. The ground floor is setting back from the Chippewa st in order to emphasis the courtyard as void space.
The housing program is designed for artists, which inspires the idea that diffuse daylight would be preferred for working studio. While, the south direct sunlight would be needed for regular living. Thus, the housing volume is rotated into the direction of true north. The unit arranges the working studio on the north side, and all living space on the south. There two types of units; the flat and the duplex. The flat is fully accessible. The duplex offer one more studio or bedroom. Both unit types offer panoramic views toward city. The direction of the housing is also facing the Allen Town, where gathers lots of studio and artists.
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The site is on downtown buffalo, the corner of Delaware ave and Chippewa st. It is a busy business center where locates all kinds of offices and retails. Various kinds of people would walk down the street. The Delaware ave is the main street for automobiles, while Chippewa st is famous for bars. Thus, the street is more narrow and full of pedestrians.On the other side of the site, there is Franklin road, which is quite quiet and isolated area. There are some restaurants and retails. The street is less developed as the Delaware ave. Thus, our urban strategy is try to lead people from Delaware ave to the Franklin road in order to activate the street. The courtyard and green paths are created to meet the concept.The green path extends all way down to Pearl street. The courtyard is considered as the starting point of the green path, and it is opend to anyone who pass the site. Seats and trees are placed in the court yard. People can freely sit there and communicate with each other.
The art gallery is where artists exhibit or sell their art work. The volume is uplifted 16ft off ground, and set back from the sidewalk. Thus, the courtyard is easily seen and accessible. The uplifted void space also offer the opportunity for light artists to exhibit their light sculpture. The void with colorful light sculpture would show the public the most recent work and attract people into the gallery.
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JOSHUA ERNI | ZHIKAI CHEN | ARC 403 | FALL 2015
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Architecture Firm Arc 302 Junior Studio Spring 2015 Allen st, Franklin rd, Buffalo, NY The project is to build an architecture design office at downtown Buffalo. The site of this project is in downtown, Buffalo, at the corner of Allen St and Franklin St. The site is in a business area, right opposite to a bike store and it is surrounded by cafe and restaurants. Franklin St is in the direction of Northeast while the Allen St is in the direction of E-W. The site is facing the Franklin St, with bigger area facing West and East. In Buffalo, the wind is mostly coming from southwest. The main idea is to devide office into two main pro grams. One is general working space, the other one is isolated office. The working space is the space requires more diffuse daylight, communicative space arrangement, and broad view . However, for individual office space, it requires quiet environment, isolated and less interaction with others. The finalized design composites of three concrete columns , which is also programmed with office, and a long cantilever of the general working space The Columns have been pulled down to ground to support the building instead of hanging as Scheme Three. The cantilever has been uplifted 20 ft, to provide studio with more diffuse daylight and a better view over the streets.
Columns and general working space have been designed at different levels, so that people in office spaces would not been disturbed by pedestrian. On the other hand, the uplift space below building provides the function as public gathering. For Hvac system, multizone VAV is used for design. Boiler, cooler, and fan room is placed in basement. There are two duct for AHU, one is supplying fresh air, the other one collecting the waste air . Both intake louver and exhaust louver is located on first floor , where intake louver is placed in south direction, where most wind come from in Buffalo. The building has been designed dedicated for diffuse light. There are extra void space created between office column and the general space. The south facing facade is covered by opaque glass to minimize the direct sunlight, or concrete walls have been erected for passive solar design. In the summer time, the light would hit the concrete wall, and reflect some into the working space. Building has big glazing facing north, where the diffuse daylight would be welcomed into the building. Since Columns are 15 ft taller than the working space, shadow would be created to prevent the direct sunlight .
The gap between the Column and the working space provide a good opportunity for natural air ventilation. Wind from southwest can go below the building up to top through the For the facade, double glazing window with different opacity gap, taking away the waste air. On the other hand, it can go is used. Aluminum mullion and gasket system would support through the building by operable window , and take away the waste air . the facade, while extra aluminum panels would be placed on the back of the glazing for different reflectivity.
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1. Foundation -- Site Cast Concrete --1” Rigid Insulation --Vapor Barrier -- Crushed Stone
2. Floor Assembly --Tongue Grooving -- Precast Concrete Slab --2” Composite Decking --1” Rigid Insulation -- Steel Framing -- Drop Ceiling Tiles
3. Roof -- PVC Single- ply Membrane --1/4” Overlayment Board --R-21 High-Performance Rigid Insulation --Vapor Barrier
4. Window --Low E Double Glazed Window --Alumium Mullion and Gasket System -- Alumium Panels
Urban Wellness Center Arc 301 Junior Studio Fall, 2014 Main St, Summer St, Best St. Buffalo, NY The concept is to create wellness center to help interaction of the site.
where people from different culture background can release the pressure from reality, and talk freely to others. The idea was inspired by the Roman Basilica where people communicate and help developing the society.
The site is at the corner of the Summer st and Best st. In downtown Buffalo, Main street devided the site into two part. According to NY times cencus, the west side of the site is more densed, high educated, People in nowaday society face too much social and richer, while, the east side is less densed, lower pressure. Some is from family, some is from work, and some is from self. The purpose of the wellness educated and poorer. center is to help people release pressure, and free themselves to new friends, to the new community Based on the site study, the concept would focus that they have not yet interact with. The movement on the how to lead people to interact, to help solve the social problem. To achieve concept of interact- of the train station and the creation of the path have lead people to the site, and the program here ing people from different race, ethnity, and cultural background, transportation of the site is considered would help them to access to the purposes.The to be main issue, which can lead people to the other detail programs includes bath, aqua therapy, gym, aromatherophy and fango mud room. side of the Main Street, where you can meet more people. I try to use the train station to attract people to the other side in order to help interaction of com- The project use dome as the main shape to show munity and activate the isolated part. The train sta- the respect toward the Roman Basilica. The project use waffle structure. Glass panals with different tion is originally located on the Main street, where transparency and reflectivity are used as facade. the site is separated. The train station is moving The heat and HVAC system going through the coltoward the east along the the line. umns. The program is defined as for mental wellness,
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Resource: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/
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Resource: http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/
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2. Indoor Bath (3000 sqf) 4. Infant Bath (200 sqf) 6. Multipurpose Gym (2700 sqf) 8. Market House (2290 sqf) 10. Steam Room (2700 sqf ) 12. Aromatheraphy & Fango Mud Room (1400 sqf) 14. Restroom (1790 sqf )
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Art Museum Arc 201 Sophomore Studio Fall 2013 The project starts from the study of precedent. By stuyding the strength or weakness of the precedent throughout the history, we would follow the trend of historical development and keep on design based on the trend.
The site is on the slope of Delaware park. The ridge is connect to the street level, while the vally is connect to the water fall.
The precedent that I studied is St. Angelo’s. It was built as Hadrian’s tomb in 139 AD. Later in 401 century, it lost all his decorations and tomb contents, and it was used as a military fortress. In 14th century, St. Angelo was used as residence and prison.
The concept is to create pure enclosed exhibition space without disturbance from surrounding, while the core will be the only source of light, wind, and access toward outside. The direct sunlight is only accessible through the glass core, while, the exhibit space would have few diffuse light or reflect light. The glass core offers the flatforms for people to sit and chat like exterior. The museum would offer people new distinct experience of the exterior and interior, solid and void, diffuse daylight and direct sunlight. The entrance of the gallery is a bridge linking street to the museum. People from street need to go down stairs to get in. The bridge is like transition from a mundane world to art place.
From the aspect of the facade, when it was first built, it was full of decorations. While, later, decorations were removed, and four towers were build as military fortress. As interior, people kept extending horizontal space for more rooms, and kep the height. In the later design, I took the interior space and simplified it to couple volumes. The horizontal sapce was stretched based on the historical records, while at the same time, it was stretched vertically to meet the comtemporary needs.
The program of the project is museum.
The waffle structure is supporting the whole building. The material of glass would allow the diffuse daylight access into the interior space. No window would be placed on exhibition area. Opening would be offered on the core.
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1. Mausoleum of Hadrian in 139AD.
2. All decorations and windows were removed later.
3. The fortress in 14th centure. The Mausoleum was used as military defense. Four towers were built.
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6. Volume is simplified. In order to emphasis the characteristics of the mausoleum, the later design would continue the trend.
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Openning communicating space Enclosured working space
7. Follow the trend of growing vertically.
Openning communicating space Enclosured working space
8. Artifact is formed. Vertical volume is defined as void, while the horizontal volume is defined as solid.
9.Waffel structure is used, and volumn is defined.
Models
Plans
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6b
6b
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6d
6c
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6c
6b
6b 6a
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1. 140 Admission Office 140 1. Admission Office
6a. Exhibition 1200 6a. Exhibition 1200
2. Delivery 140
2. Delivery 140
6b. Exhibition 1406b. Exhibition 140
3. Storage 700
3. Storage 700
6c. Exhibition 2206c. Exhibition 220
4. Bathroom 70
4. Bathroom 70
6d.220 Dark Exhibition 220 6d. Dark Exhibition
5. Workshop 220 5. Workshop 220
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4. Bathroom 400 7. Shop 700 8. Conference 140 9. Cafeteria 220
1. Admission Office 2. Delivery 3. Storage 4. Bathroom 5. Workshop
6a. 6b. 6c. 6d.
Exhibition a Exhibition b Exhibition c Dark Exhibition
Axon drawing with circulation diagram
Main stair with platform for resting.
Gallery space
Circulation diagram overall.
Section
1/8� Northwest - eastsouth section
1/8
1/8� Northeast - Westsouth
Construction Technology Spring 2015 1. Foundation for perimeter wall at North 30” wide x 12” thick site cast concrete strip footing with 3-#5 reinforcement bars at bottom
2. External wall below grade 8” x 8” x 16” CMU inner wythe w/vert # 5 rebar @ 48”o.c. w/#5 Dowels @ 24”o.c. w/ hor 16” o.c. 2” thick rigid board insulation Bitumious Dampproofing 4” x 8” x 8” CMU outer wythe w/vert # 5 rebar @ 48”o.c. w/# 5 Dowels @ 24” o.c. w/ hor 16” o.c.
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3. External wall below grade 16” x 8” 16” CMU wythe w/ vert # 6 rebar @ 48” o.c. w/ hor 8” o.c. 1” thick rigid board isulation Sheet membrane waterproofing Drainage composite 4. External wall 8” x 8” x 16” CMU inner wythe w/3-#5 vertical reinforcement grouted solid at corners, openings and 48” o.c. Vapor Barrier 2” Rigid insulation 2” Air cavity 8” x 8” x 4” CMU outer wythe 8 4
5. Ground floor Cast -in- place concrete w/ welded wire reinforcing Vapor barrier 1” Rigid board insulation Crushed stone 6. Upper floors Cast-in-place concrete w/5-#4 @16 o.c. top and bottom w/4-#5 @16 o.c. each face Plywood web I-joist bridging, 16” o.c. Sound insulation Gang lam beam 4” x 1.5” x 4.25” 3/4 thick battens & 1/2” thick plywood for floor finish
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7. Roof Vapor barrier Laminated veneer lumber framing @ 16” o.c. 1/2” bolt @ 12” o.c. staggered top & bottom R-30 batt insulation Roof sheathing Underlayment Slip sheet Metal roofing 8. Window Site cast concrete sill 8” bond beam lintel w/ 4-#5 reinforcement Steel frame window w/ DBL glaced insur glass
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9. Stair 5 Steel stair
1 Menefee Cabin Clark and Menefee Architects
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16”
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