ZHUOPANG-PORTFOLIO-2013-2015

Architecture: explored and to be explored

ZHUO PANG

PORTFOLIO Works 2013-2015 Apply for MDes (Risk and Resilience) Harvard Graduate School of Design

Prologue

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Architecture as a Way of Thinking It was when I began to understand that architecture was more about thinking spatially, rather than simply a collection of techniques that my passion truly began to flourish.

In the view of an architect, building intercity highways suggests an increasing need for mobility; dismantling of historical relics for commercial development indicates local culture lost; slums located conveniently close to skyscrapers in central cities demonstrate social segregation. In short, space is architects' language and weapon to inspect, interpret and intervene in the construction of the ever-changing world around us.

We are faced with an increasingly complex, dynamic and unpredictable world, the boundary of discipline has to be extended to incorporate more knowledge. I see great pontential for architects to engage in the address of various social phenomena.

This portfolio is a record of my persistent attempt to respond to multiple questions explored using spatial manifestation. It is one of many answers.

THINK BIG, ACT PRACTICALLY.

01 Rhythm Reconstruction In collaboration with Xuelun Li, Dawei Xin Fall 2014

02 Spect/Medit-ator Independent Work Fall 2015

03 Arcadia Independent Work Winter 2013

04 Sur Real In collaboration with Jieqi Ge, Yue Jin, Ziwei Gu, Peilin Li Fall 2015

05 Rock-it In collaboration with Jackie Yong Leong Shong, Junran Yang, Lanqin Wang, Yixin Zhou, Chan Linq Chyi Winter 2014

Other Works

1 RHYTHM RECONSTRUCTION

Urban Design Studio

FALL 2014

ZHUO PANG 2

"Good city quality at eye level should be considered as a basic human right whereever people go in cities......The battle for quality is on the small scale."

Jan Gehl

01 Rhythm Reconstruction | Urban Design Studio Research into public life study

4th Year, 2014.9-2014.11 Collaborator: Li Xuelun, Xin Dawei Role in team: Group leader Main works in group: Site Research(40%)/ Prototypes(80%)/Modeling(40%)/Drawing(50%) Instructor: Tang Yan First prize in "Walking in Poetry" - Streetscape Design Competition 2014 2015 BIAD Design Scholarship

Project Information Site: MEISHI Rd., BEIJING, P.R.C Area: 93 hectares Design Discription: Held by Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning, this competition called for creative and practical design to optimize streetscape of four selected streets in Beijing, including MEISHI Rd. As a unique street within the historical conservation plan, I envision this project to create an optimal balance between living, commercial and culture.

Overlaying various layers of map, we discover patterns and create network of urban life that are closely related to the environment of MEISHI Rd. People are at the core of this project. Walking out of building and onto the street, we observe how people interact with public space and reflect on them to guide our design.

3 RHYTHM RECONSTRUCTION

Urban Design Studio

FALL 2014

ZHUO PANG 4

Concept

Tripartite Forces “Our courtyards get smaller due to illegal extension. Hutong is crowded with private cars and bicycles, leaving us no place for gathering.”

1. Zhengyangmen Archery Tower

3. Quanyechang former site

2. Bank of Communication former site

number of pedestrians

1

Local Residents

4. Former residence of Liang Shizheng

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nt

4

ris

“In order to upgrading this region, we encourgae commercial development that attracts tourists to promote economy.”

6 5

“It’s hard to find a comfortable spot to rest for a while.

Besides DASHILAER, I have no idea of other historical resources in this area.”

Overall Strategy

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Phase 1 - Activation

Sampling time: 2014.10.11 16:00-17:00

historical resources

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5/6. Ruifuxiang Shoes Shop

population flow

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Go

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Phase 2 - Diffusion

Phase 3 - Integration

7. Yuxing old-style Chinese private bank

bus stop

We find that the rhythm of people is in positive correlation with bus stop, where congestion may happen. Also, lots of historical resources remain hidden.

We propose to reconstruct the rhythm of people to generate a more efficient and pleasant MEISHI Rd.

Phase 1 aims at making the street friendly for walkers and cyclists. Phase 2 promotes place identity by revealing historical value and finds potential space to be opened up.

Finally, integrate the traveling and community system together by inserting hutongs to the interfaces designed in phase 1.

5 RHYTHM RECONSTRUCTION

Urban Design Studio

FALL 2014

ZHUO PANG 6

Mapping WALK

Prototypes Study

to do errands to do sth

Stroll Straight

STAND

to wait

to look

to enjoy life

SIT

to rest

to read

to enjoy sunshine

Neccessary Activities

Middle Pocket

Pocket at corner

Triangular Pocket

Optional Activities

Take place under all condition

Take place under good external condition

Condition Mapping

[What we dislike]

Open Facade 1

2

6

3

4

5

1. Municipal facilities block through pedestrian zone 2. Bikes get in the way of blind walk 3. Property line invades public space 4. Cars park in sidewalk 5. Through pedestrian zone is disrupted by drive way 6. Wasted area along the sidewalk 7. Closed boundary discourage viewing

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Design Mechanism

1

Closed Facade 1

2

5

2

4 3

6

3

7 4

1

2

3

4

Design Mechanism

[What we like]

1. Plane for sitting 2. Ourdoor space with shelter along the sidewalk for temporary resting 3. Various retails provide rich walking experience 4. Trees provide shadow aganist sunlight

Street has been an important public space through Chinese history. Pleasant street envirnment encourages pedestrians to stay, watch others passing by and enjoy life.

We learn from and reflect on the existing condition and identify possible promoting areas for intervention.

Street space is divided into eight different types. In order to introduce activities in public space and lively streetscape, "Islands"(wood board marking spatial boundary) are added according to pattern type.

After intervention, by figuring people as music scores, the rhythm of pedestrian flow resembles music pieces with high and low, hurry and slow.

7 RHYTHM RECONSTRUCTION

[Site I | Digital Center]

Urban Design Studio

FALL 2014

[Site III | Community Clinic]

Area:320 ㎡ Prototype: Straight Strategy: Ensuring the minimum through pedestrian zone by rearranging the scattered electricity boxes aside. Incorprating projector and resting space to engage pedestrians

Area:643 ㎡ Prototype: Straight Strategy: Provide parking space for ambulance and resting space in front of the community clinic.

[Site II | Stage at Sidewalk]

[Site IV | Interactive Plaza]

Area:478 ㎡ Prototype: Triangular Pocket Strategy: Transform the triangular space into a street stage that encourage standing, sitting and watching and benefit commercial activity

Area:643 ㎡ Prototype: Pocket at corner Strategy: Introducing flexible and fun street furniture to encourage interactive behaviors from both tourists and local residents

I II

III IV

ZHUO PANG 8

9 RHYTHM RECONSTRUCTION

Urban Design Studio

FALL 2014

ZHUO PANG 10

Courtyard House Evolution Spatial Evolution

Axonometrical Scenes Driving Forces Population growth

Family structure evolution

Yuan Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

Interest-driven real estate

Contemporary

Design Mechanism REMOVAL Linear Space

+

=

REUSE

MIXTURE

Original

green corridor

Outdoor bulletin board

resting spot

skateboard park

bike parking

car parking tabletenis court

Rectangular Space kids playground

Leisure Park [Kids Playground]

[Community theatre at street corner]

Lots of people's childhood memories are related to hutongs. Playground provides safe spot for kids to play.

DASHILAER Block used to be a gathering space for famous Peking Opera artists. A theatre is designed at an important node.

Parking

Sport Center

Indoor

cafe outdoor theater

community market

basketball court

Tourism Business bookshop

design atelier

Community Center park

workshop

[Green Alley in Hutong]

The high density of hutong area leads to low green rate. Thus we decide to tear down dilapidated houses to create a lane for relaxing.

[Commercial Plaza for Tourists]

Besides commercial activity along MEISHI Rd., we want to diffuse toursits further into hutongs. A commercial plaza serves as a focal point at the sightseeing route.

11 RHYTHM RECONSTRUCTION

Urban Design Studio

FALL 2014

ZHUO PANG 12

B A

B A Activation

Diffusion

Activation Point

Integration

Historical Resources Protected Courtyard

Historical Relics

Community Services

Site Plan Main Travel Route

Outdoor Cinema

Market

Park

Kids Playground

Senior Center

Gallery Skateboard Sport Park Center

At phase 3, historical resources and community service space created in phase 2 are linked by existing hutongs. MEISHI Rd. works as the spine for this dynamic network. Every hutong is characterized either as community (local residents) or tourism.

Secondary Travel Route

Parking

Community Route

A-A Road Section building property

sidewalk

B-B Road Section bikelane

one way three lanes

ambulance parking

bikelane

sidewalk

green recreational area

building property

building property

community plaza & sidewalk

bikelane

bus stop

one way three lanes

bikelane

sidewalk

13 SPECT/MEDIT - ATOR

Architecture Design Studio

FALL 2015

ZHUO PANG 14

"The alienation of human leads to topsy-turvy society where the true is a moment of false. " "Images becomes the new reality."

Guy Debord

02 Spect/Medit-ator | Architecture Studio 5th Year, 2015.9-2015.11 Independent Work Instructor: Wang Hui

Project Information Site: DASHILER Blocks, BEIJING, P.R.C Area: 326 m² Design Discription: In the Society of the Spectacle of Guy Debord (1967), he asserted that "In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles".

During the process of socialization (Solitude - Social Group - Local Society), humans gradually become spectators of all the images that the society produces. The true peacefulness can only be found in a space like the ancient caves, a place with the least trace of human production.

The original goal of the design is to review the process from humans as spectators to meditators. Considering the site location, it becomes a circular gallery that evokes visitors' introspection of the demolition and construction of the old town.

15 SPECT/MEDIT - ATOR

Architecture Design Studio

FALL 2015

ZHUO PANG 16

Concept

Projection Projector Faced with a society of spectacle, architects’ role is similar to a projector.

Circulation The space reveals three forms of human existence and materializes them into three overlaped layers.

Traditional Courtyard House A clear spatial structure with increased privacy exists in traditional courtyard house.

Individual

Human as Meditators

Wood structure houses, courtyards, plants are considered to be the spirit of traditional life, thus kept and transformed into the projection as a memento for what has been lost.

"When spectacle is everywhere, humans feel nowhere home. "

enclosure [city] courtyard [community] wood-structure house [solitude]

Existing Condition Compared to the historical texture, lots of additions, legal or illegal occupy courtyard space.

Social Group

Local Society

Human as Spectators "All that was once directly lived has become mere representation."

"Culture becomes more than a commodity."

Guy Debord

The mass construction and sprawl of metropolitans makes people fanatical but alienated from sober introspection. As social animals, humans are in constant contact with each other and thus influenced by each other. In such chaos, meditation can be found only when left alone.

Architects choose what to project based on our judgement, and make it into reality for people to experience. To manifest the double role of human beings (spectators and meditators), visitors spiral inwards from Local Society (City) to Individual (Solitude).

17 SPECT/MEDIT - ATOR

Architecture Design Studio

FALL 2015

ZHUO PANG 18

Form Generation

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Three layers of space are placed in site

Rotate and transform layers to create tension and conflict

Compress the first layer, expand the second layer to have courtyards as separation

Plan N

1st Floor Plan Local Society [Presentation]

Individual [Meditation]

Social Group [Communication]

0

3

6

9m

A 4

5

1 Reception 2 Gallery 3 Outdoor Exhibition 4 Community Library 5 Meditation Room

1

2

3

A

19 SPECT/MEDIT - ATOR

Architecture Design Studio

FALL 2015

ZHUO PANG 20

Developed Facade 3rd layer [Meditation] The central courtyard provides a resting space for visitors while ensuring the privacy of the meditation room.

2 3

Central Courtyard

1

Reception

2nd layer [Communication] Developing Direction

Surrounding courtyards serve as outdoor exhibition space which restore memory of the lost community life in courtyard house.

1st layer [Presentation] Community Library

Gallery

Making use of the "Displair" technology, the first layer works as screen that projects image of old community by ejecting ultrafine water droplets.

As spectators, visitors can see an be seen at the same time.

Street

Courtyard

Street

[HUTONG] Human as Spectator

[GALLERY] Human as Spectator

Secondary Entrance

Exhibition Courtyard

Street

[GALLERY] Human as Spectator

[MEDITATION ROOM] Human as Mediator

Main Entrance Courtyard

Street

[HUTONG] Human as Spectator

2 1 3

A-A Section

21 SPECT/MEDIT - ATOR

Architecture Design Studio

FALL 2015

ZHUO PANG 22

1st Layer - Presentation

2nd Layer - Communication

Displair: a 3D multi-touch screen technology that projects images onto an aerodynamic layer of fog

Roof: AlMg1Mn1 formed panel fire-proof gypsum board thermal insulation material stuck in wood joist fire-proof gypsum board hanging roof board

image courtesy of DISPLAIR

Wall Base:

Facade:

wood base board concrete foudation

Floor:

wood plank wooden keel thermal insulation material stuck in studs frame (200X40) fire-proof gypsum board

finished wood floor wood joist base board rammed earth

[Add color to old photos]

[Play with kids in hutong]

[Central Courtyard for Meditation]

[Main Entrance Courtyard]

[Puzzle Work]

[Outdoor Cinema]

[Exhibition Courtyard]

[Street Elevation]

The first layer decides the image it presents to the city. Faced with a dynamic and unstable urban environment, the first layer works as an interactive screen that aroses people's introsepction of the construction in historical area. After the deconstruction, memories can only be found in images.

The second layer is a gallery collecting old photos and objects. Circular form allows visitors to stroll. Buildings and courtyards are interweaved.

23 ARCADIA

Architecture Design Studio

Spring 2013

ZHUO PANG 24

"Every place is given its character by certain patterns of events that keep on happening there. " "The more living patterns there are in a place - a room, a building, or a town - the more it comes to life as an entirely, the more it glows, the more it has that selfmaintaining fire which is the quality without a name."

Christopher Alexander

03 ARCADIA | Architecture Studio 3th Year, 2014.3-2014.6 Independent Work Instructor: Li Xinggang Published in AC Architeture, 2015.10

Project Information Site: An open space in Tsinghua University, BEIJING, P.R.C Area: 1450 m² Design Discription: The topic of this studio is "Stage for life", which calls for attention on relationships among people, dailylife, architecture and nature.

Each student is supposed to create 9 characters and a space with multiple function including studying/working, sleeping, entertaining and meeting/social. For me, the routine and mundane life of ordinary people just like you and me has great value. Architecture adapts to, accommodates, and activates way of living.

My characters are all typical people within Tsinghua University. They are brought here and start to perform their dailylife. Arcadia is a stage for this "reality show" and hopefully, one that promotes more possiblities for living.

25 ARCADIA

Architecture Design Studio

Spring 2013

ZHUO PANG 26

Characters Profile The Architect

The Housewife Wei Zhang(36) Juan Lee(33) Graduated from Tsinghua, now owns his Always in soft and elegant own design atelier clothes Professor in Tsinghua Frequently invites friends for discussion Enjoys reading, yoga and crafting and holds lecture to the public Housework, husband and kid is Lacking exercise important yet not her full package

The Netshop Seller

Relationship Correspondence The Kid Yong Zhang(5) Kindergarten student in Tsinghua Community Curious about everything he sees and can’t stop explorng them Loves inviting friends to play near his home

House for 3

Atelier

House for Renting

Coffee House

Workshop

House for 1

The Exam Crammer

Yong Liu(28) Loves Curling up in his chair with iPhone in hand Stays online from 9a.m. to 12a.m.

Never cooks besides instant noodles, normally ordering takeout

Qiang Lee(22) Prepares for graduate school exam Makes use of the academic resources in Tsinghua Impatient and anxious from time to time considering the burden of the incoming exam Looks tired

The Waitress Na Lee(27) Always ties her hair up Outgoing, looks people straight into the eyes when talking Knows the regular customers of the coffee house Lives alone near Tsinghua University

The Retired Professor Xiuying Wang(63) Used to be a professor in Department of Math in Tsinghua Lives alone Enjoys watching kids playing and chattering with neighbors Still tutors student voluntarily Receives visitors(students in the past) sometimes

The School Psychologist Jing Wang(44) Kind and sensitive Keeps a simple life Finds self-value in the process of helping others Periodically hosts psychological group training or experiment

Exhibition Hall

The Students The largest group of population in Tsinghua Seek for flexible and plesant public space for individual work and group discussion with easy access Combine academic work with relaxation to promote efficiency

9 characters with different jobs, hobbies and dreams are all typical Tsinghua residents.

By interviewing these people, I have a clear image of how they spend a typical day.

Counseling Center

Gym

Our seemingly complicated lives actually consist of simple and periodical activities such as sleeping, eating, working, studying, socialing, exercising, watching, etc. They are where Arcadia starts from.

Form Generation

Renderings

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Blocks of different functions are placed in three lines in site.

The direction of axises are changed to form entrance plaza and paths that promote accessibility.

Blocks are cover with pitched roof to generate a unified homelike community.

Cut holes in the pitched roof based on the plants and sculptures in site.

Plan

10

-Ist Floor Plan

[Party at Entrance Courtyard] 3

2 1

4 5

6

Ist Floor Plan

N 8

1 coffee house 2 gym 3 house for 1 4 house for 3 5 workshop 6 exhibition hall 7 school counseling center 8 house for renting 9 design atelier 10 storage

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9

[Birdview - An Arcadia Between Buildings] 2nd Floor Plan 0

3

6

12

18m

The site is an open grassland between two teaching buildings, quiet but appealing.

After mapped the site, plants and sculptures are located and integrated into my project. Arcadia respects nature and merge itself into the ground.

29 ARCADIA

Architecture Design Studio

Spring 2013

ZHUO PANG 30

Scenes of Life

7:00a.m.

[Coffee House]

9:00a.m.

[Workshop]

10:00a.m.

[Design Atelier]

11:00a.m.

[Counseling Center]

12:00p.m.

[Street]

2:00p.m.

[House of 3]

5:00p.m.

[Gym]

8:00p.m.

[Exhibition Hall]

Sectional Perspective and Structural Details [Floor]

[Facade plan]

3 1 4 2

7

6

1 U-shape glass (double layers) 2 metal frame 3 steel colum 4 silicone adhesive 5 angle iron 6 20mm 1:25 cement mortar plain cement mortar (with construction glue) 60mm C15 concrete 150mm pebble with M2.5 composite mortar rammed earth (3%-5% gradiant) 7 60mm C25 concrete 150mm 3:7 lime-soil rammed earth

4 2 3

4

1

5

3

1

2

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[Facade section]

1 Gym 2 School Counseling Center 3 Loker Room 4 Grouproom 5 Workshop

4

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5

31 SUR REAL

AA Workshop

Fall 2015

ZHUO PANG 32

Socially responsible design comes out of a humanist perspective that emphasizes the cultural value and meaning of places. It welcomes utopian visions of alternative socio-spatial futures.

04 CONTINOUS PATH IS THE PERFECT JOGGING ROUTE!!

SUR REAL | AA WORKSHOP Research into Landscape Urbanism 5th Year, 2015.9-2015.10 Collaborator: Jieqi Ge, Yue Jin, Ziwei Gu, Peilin Li Role in team: Group leader Main works in group: Site Research(30%)/Design Proposals(50%)/Drawings(70%) Instructor: Nicola Saladino & Huang Qijin

THE EXPANSION PROVIDES PICNIC SPACE FOR MY FRIENDS THAT CAN SEE BAITASI!

Exhibitioned as part of Baitasi Reborn Project, Beijing Design Week 2015

Project Information Site: Baitasi (The White Pagoda Temple), BEIJING, P.R.C Area: 37 hectares A READING SPOT ABOVE MY ROOF~

COMMUTING WITHOUT DODGING MYSELF IN MOTOR TRAFFIC SAVES TIME!

Design Discription: Baitasi is an important neighborhood in the historical city center of Beijing. Like many other hutong areas its original urban structure has been radically transformed in the last fifty years.

A process of gentrification seems inevitable but could it be controlled in a way that it doesn’t necessarily lead to the expulsion of the local community and the complete loss of its urban identity?

Data-based design ideas and methodologies are embraced throughout the design process. Starting from mapping and indexing, then prototypes building, to final design proposals. The intervention aims at transforming Baitasi into a new vibrant neighborhood through strategic nodal interventions. The introduction of new urban activators (the elevated platform) will trigger a slow–paced process of urban regeneration which call in question aggressive operations of demolition and reconstruction that has been happening in China.

33 SUR REAL

AA Workshop

Fall 2015

ZHUO PANG 34

Concept

LIFE & ART While strolling within the site, I misread this scene as one exhibition of Beijing Design Week. No one will question and lots of people may even appreciate it if there is a sign for exhibition.

Basic life can be artistic.

Dynamic Traffic Indexing

REAL & SUR REAL Hutongs are stages for real life. The overload condition asks for more capacity, thus a highline hutong above that separates people from cars is a sur real proposal for a more lively BAITASI area.

Seperated Road

Mixed Road

Partly-Mixed Road

Pedestrian Only

Hutongs are shared by pedestrians, cyclists and motors. Cars take public space away from human and may pose danger where the street is too narrow.

ABOVE

Factors Indexing

DOWN

Commercial

Cultural

Residential

Education

Building Types

Others

>9m

4-6m

<4m

Hutong Width

Design Methodology Data Processing

Strategies

Data Collecting

Mapping Indexing

Data Classification and Abstraction

Data Spatialization

Rules Building Variation and Linkage

Scales Separation Relating Existing Green

Phases

Readings of the territory

Responsive Prototypes Building

Specific Design Responses

Attractors for pedestrians

We propose to use the elevated path to link separated buildings and green into a integrated network. Width of hutongs and atractors for prdestrians affect our choice for intervention area.

35 SUR REAL

AA Workshop

Fall 2015

ZHUO PANG 36

Flow Intensity Indexing

Proposed Intervention Area

5

0 a.m.

3 a.m.

6

6 a.m.

3 1 2

9 a.m.

12 p.m.

4

15 p.m.

7

1. Sanqing Temple 2. Luxun Museum 3. The Commune Building 4. Baitasi (The White Pagoda Temple) 5. Yongshou Guanyin Nunnery 6. Lu Zu Temple 7. Beijing Imperial Temple Museum

Prototypes

18 p.m.

21 p.m.

24 p.m.

Intensity +

Population Field

0 a.m.

4 a.m.

8 a.m.

12 p.m.

16 p.m.

20 p.m.

Flow intensity indexing and population filed study show that some hutongs are overcrowed especially during commute climax. Thus we chose these areas to put our highline hutong as intervention.

A matrix of prototypes are generated according to various factors that are considered relevant to our intervention. It serves as a reference excel for practical application in specific site.

37 SUR REAL

AA Workshop

Fall 2015

ZHUO PANG 38

Small-scale Proposals [COMMERCIAL]

[STORAGE]

resting spot [RESIDENTIAL] circulation A1. 4-6m Width - single side C3. Parking C4. Storage C5. Roof Garden C6. Social Space

circulation

DINING AREA ABOVE ENJOYS NICE VIEW!

NICE PLACE FOR GOSSIPING WITH NEIGHBORS!

PRIVATIZED STORAGE SPACE~

A1. 4-6m Width - single side C3. Parking C4. Storage C5. Roof Garden C6. Social Space

GALLERY ALONG THE WAY!

A1. 4-6m Width - single side C3. Parking C4. Storage C7. Observatory

AFTER

AFTER

resting spot

BEFORE

BEFORE

[STORAGE] A1. 4-6m Width - single side C3. Parking C4. Storage C7. Observatory

[EXHIBITION]

INTERVENTION

INTERVENTION

[RESIDENTIAL]

Small-scale Proposals

A1. 4-6m Width - single side C4. Storage C7. Observatory C9. Sheltered Dining

A2. 6-9m Width - double sides C8. Exhibition C9. Sheltered Dining

39 SUR REAL

AA Workshop

Fall 2015

ZHUO PANG 40

Rendering

Middle-scale Proposals

CAN I SEE BAITASI FROM HERE?

FEEL LIKE WAKING IN WHITE FOREST~

INTERVENTION

WHAT’S GOING ON OVER THE OTHER SIDE?

ISN’T THAT THE FAMOUS MAMAN?

[EXHIBITION] FUNEI NORTH St. has been successfully used for exhibition during Beijing Design Week 2015, thus we decide to keep this event and make our intervention part of the exhibition space.

AFTER

LET’S CRAM SOME FOOD BEFORE WATCHING OTHER EXHIBITIONS!

Gongmenkou East Hutong and West Hutong are two most populated commercial streets. An elevated platform introduces new possibility for space expansion.Platforms are linked based on distance and similarity in proposed function.

41 SUR REAL

AA Workshop

Fall 2015

ZHUO PANG 42

BAITASI

THE COMMUNE BUILDING

COMMERCIAL STREET

Restaurant Market LUXUN MUSEUM

Park Movie Theatre Tourists Center

Large-scale Proposals Platforms are linked based on distance and similarity in proposed function. At the last phase the whole community can be accessed online. Our design works as platform for conversation and activities. Residents, tourists and passer-by can share their views about it.

BAITASI ONLINE

43 ROCK - IT

Tectonic Studio

Winter 2014

ZHUO PANG 44

05 ROCK-IT | Tectonic Studio

Research into building material, tectonic and design methodology.

4th Year, 2014.11-2015.1 Collaborator: Jackie Yong Leong Shong, Junran Yang, Lanqin Wang, Yixin Zhou, Chan Linq Chyi Role in team: Group leader Main work in group: Scheduling(30%), Testing(25%), Fabricating(20%), Drawings(30%) Instructor: Professor Terrence Curry First prize in Tsinghua University's “Form & Space” Design Contest 2014

Project Information Site: -1st floor of Department Building Area: 5m² Design Discription: Unlike the usual method that architects start from function or aesthetics judgement, this studio calls for attention to tectonic - the poetics of construction.

The studio required us to build a project within a 2.4m cube, inviting comfortable sitting for 4-5 people. A pair of adjectives discribing spatial experience was choosen beforehand as guide to material and joints selection. Also, sponsored by Häfele Hardware, we were encouraged to explore creative expression of their products.

"Tectonic thinking is to create material realities that reveal narrative meaning. Tectonics is to construct with cultural references."

Charlotte Bundgaard Image courtesy of Eric Gregory Powell

After the construction, our project was left like an ongoing experiemental installation in the new Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University. Students just love it and they define its usage in their own ways.

45 ROCK - IT

Tectonic Studio

Winter 2014

ZHUO PANG 46

Concept

Spatial Experience

Section Design

COOL Within a cube of 2.4m side length (course requirement), ergonomics is used to guide our form finding of the inside outline. The radius of the bottom curve is decided to prevent being toppled over while possible for gental rocking.

X

COZY

Two adjectives were chosen to create the spatial experience inside and outside.

The outside metal material encourage seeking and wandering, while the inside polycarbonate and sofa feel soft and placating.

47 ROCK - IT

Tectonic Studio

Winter 2014

Design Methodology and Method

ZHUO PANG 48

49 ROCK - IT

Tectonic Studio

Winter 2014

Exploded Isometric and Detail Drawings

ZHUO PANG 50

51 OTHER WORKS

City Business Hotel Design

City Business Hotel Design

ZHUO PANG 52

Other Works

A-A Section 0

9

18

27m

Perspective at the Main Crossing Form Generation

City Business Hotel Design | Architecture Studio 2015.3-2015.5 Independent Work Aiming at creating a slow life pace in intensive business journey, the hotel incorprates various form of green. The poduim building merges itself to the ground, generating an open green roof for hotel guests and the general public.

N

Ist Floor Plan 0

12

24

36m

53 OTHER WORKS

Rome Community Ring

Modular Bubble

ZHUO PANG 54

Community Center & Entrance

Axonometrical Explosion

Working Mode Medical Transportation

Mobile Clinic

Party at the Central Plaza Ring I - Community Ring

Ring II - Green Pedestrian Ring

Ring III - Culture Ring

Rome Community Ring | YAC Competition

Modular Bubble | UIA-PHG Competition

2015.1 Collaborator: Jackie Yong Leong Shong, Xin Dawei Main Work in Group: Site Analysis, Modeling, Diagraming

2015.4 Collaborator: Jackie Yong Leong Shong, Zhang Yu Main Work in Group: Disease Analysis, Working Mode, Diagraming

Inspired by the circular structure of existing forts dispersed in Rome, we build threeinterlaced rings to serve as culture,sports and community center.

This is a mobile unit for tuberculosis in western rural area of China. Making use of standardized container, operable facade and self-clean material, the unit is flexible and adorable.

55 OTHER WORKS

Oregon Coastal Campsite

Folk House Mapping

ZHUO PANG 56

Starry Sky

Vertical Zoning Air Plane

Trees & Human

Wetland

Skylight allows looking up to the starry sky, creating campsite feeling for kids

House is lifted up to preserve wetland and sand dunes in the site. A new plane is created, including human in the vertical community. Birds and leaves are at your fingertips Structure of house serve as fences to capture sand and expand the area of sand dunes

Sanddunes & Wood path

Aquifer

Fragile sand dunes ecological system is protected by wood path built above for sightseeing. Local grass will be planted to consolidate the dunes Given the rainy climate along west coast of the U.S., storm water will be collected by pitched roof for reuse and recharge of the aquifer

1st Floor Plan

Section Perspective of the Dining Hall

Oregon Coastal Campsite | Exchange Studio

Folk house Mapping | Summer Practice

2013.10-2013.12 Independent Work

2014.6-2014.7 Collaborator: Jackie Yong Leong Shong, Zhou Qiaochu We surveyed and mapped the exsiting folk houses with historical value in the old town of Jinan Province, China. Many of them had been deconstructed or reconstructed, and our work was to protect their images with drawings.

The ecological environment of the site is very fragile, with scattered sanddunes and wetlands. Since the goal of the campsite is to inform children of the interaction between human and nature, all buildings are elevated. Human activities are included in the vertical zoning.

57 Other Works

Movie Directing

Seven Lively Sins

Seven Lively Sins | Movie Directing This 12-minutes short video tries to represent humen desires (the seven deadly sins: sloth, lust, glutton, greed, wrath, envy, pride) using spatial manifestion. Elements including mirror, spiral stairs, tower, arcade, stage, universe, etc. work as the background. Humans are lively becasue of our desires. As a movie shown at my graduation gala, it is commemorative.

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CV Zhuo Pang

Contact

Address

Born on Jan 19th, 1993 Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China

18810688337 pangzhuo1993@163.com

Room 233A, #5 Zijing Student Apartment, Tsinghua University, Haidian District Beijing, China. 100084

Education

Skills

2011.08 - 2016.07

Language Skill

Department of Architecture, Tsinghua University Beijing, China Bachelor of Architecture

Fluent English, Native in Mandarin Chinese

2013.09 - 2013.12 Department of Architecture, University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A Exchange student 2008.09 - 2011.07 Shenzhen Middle School Shenzhen, China

Activities 2012.07 - 2012.08

Software Skill SketchUp Rhino AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Vray for SketchUp MS Office

Honors

Voluntary teacher in Guizhou, China

Scholarship of Academic Excellence 2013/2014/2015

2012.09 - 2013.07

Scholarship of Professional Excellence 2013

Class monitor of 2011 Architectural Design Class 1 2012.09 - 2013.12 Student Union Art Department Director-General 2012.10 Volunteer of Beijing International Design Week

First prize in "Walking in Poetry" - Streetscape Design Competition 2014 First prize in Tsinghua University's â&#x20AC;&#x153;Form & Spaceâ&#x20AC;?

Design Contest 2014 2015 BIAD Design Scholarship

2015.09 - 2015.10 Student of AAVS-Beijing 2015

Exhibition

2015.10 - 2015.11

2014.12

Assistant Director of "Seven Lively Sins" (a 12-min movie)

Walking in Poetry - Streetscape Design Competition Exhibition

Work Experience 2014.01 - 2014.02 Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Company Limited (IBR) Shenzhen, China Design intern

2015.10 Baitasi Remade - Beijing Design Week 2016.01 - 2016.03 (Expected) Design for Change - West Bund Art Center Shanghai

Publication

2014.07 - 2014.08 Meta-project Beijing, China Design intern 2015. 05 - 2015.08 Li Xinggang Studio Beijing, China Design intern

<Beijing Planning Review>, Vol 162, 2015/03 Fence: Reconstruct the rhythm of Meishi Rd. <ArchiCreation>, Vol185, 2015/04 Student Work: ARCADIA

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