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Beijing, China

[email protected]+86 13146137937 (CN)

a sample of academ

ic and professional work from

2011-present

Curriculum Vitae....03Tuanbo Eco-office....07Edible City....11Tiantuo Innovation Factory....19Independent Research....23

pages 07-10, 19-22 professional work at Archiland Internationalpages 11-18 academic work at Department of Architecture, University of Oregon

contents

bio

d.o.bhometown

current location

11/22/1990Paradise, California, USABeijing, China

I was born in the high desert of Southern California then moved to the wet, green Pacific Northwest to study architecture in 2008. Somewhere along the way, I packed up a backpack and flew to China for a summer to study architecture and sustainable urban-rural development with an interdisciplinary group of architects, urban planners, and sinophiles in Fujian and Sichuan provinces. After returning to Oregon and graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon’s White Stag Campus in Portland, I flew back to China to continue my architectural practice. Upon arriving in Beijing, I first took a part-time intern position with C/AA before accepting a full-time position with Archiland International in the spring.

My interests lie in social architecture, informal built environments, design in the developing world, housing, critcal regionalism, language, food politics, urban agriculture, and urban-rural development.

When I am not in the office, I am perusing outdoor markets, eating “chuanr” and hotpot with friends, riding my bike, or reading. I am currently based in Beijing, but looking for my next adventure...

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Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)Eugene/Portland, Oregon, USA

Urban Design Studio AbroadFujian/Sichuan Provinces, China

University of Oregon2008-2012

University of WashingtonSummer 2011

Adobe Creative SuiteAutoCADSketchUpRhino + CAMRevitClimate Consultant

concept designprogrammingsustainable designdesign researchmasterplanninghand medialaser cutting / physical modeling

English (native)Spanish (limited working proficiency)

software

professional

language

Junior ArchitectBeijing, China

As part of the concept development team, I participated in design charettes, created presentations, met with clients, and developed schematic drawings through to design development phase.

InternBeijing, China

My time spent as an intern at C/AA was spent working on presentations, developing schematic drawings and discussing concepts and with others in my design team.

Archiland InternationalMay 2013 - present

C/AAAugust 2012 - April 2013

education

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skills

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yearsitetype

2013tianjin, chinaoffice, urban design

A Tianjin-based company came to the Archiland office in interest of having their own office redesigned in addition to an attached exhibition space focused around sustainable best practices to be built as a model for future sustainable architectural design in China. The client hopes to achieve LEED certification and aims to implement a wide range of innovative green technologies from a photovoltaic facade to digitally controlled smart sensors throughout the building. My role on this project was in its schematic design phase and visualization. I helped produce drawings, develop the facade concept, create 3D and physical models, create presentations and sat in on meetings with the client and design team throughout the project.

tuanbo eco-office

foam building studies

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天津团泊零碳办公基地CHINA WINDOW ZERO CARBON TUANBO

交通分析

MASTERPLAN设计理念

DESIGN CONCEPTOPTION 2

Window Daylight factor guide.

窗户-采光因素。

office exterior; outsourced rendering

foam building studies

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analysis

200 LUX

ventilation

natural light

+ -

BOTH COMPUTER AND MANUAL CONTROL

smart lighting

thermal control

HVAC SYSTEM WITH NO CFC REFRIGERANTS

solar energygreen surface

rainwater

LEED-SPECIFIED BUFFERS BETWEEN LANDSCAPE AND BUILT STRUCTURES

GREEN PAVERS LOWER SOLAR REFLECTIVE INDEX AND IMPROVE DRAINAGE

NE CORNER DESIGNATED FOR RECYCLING PLAZA

STORMWATER TREATMENT &REUSE

目标

TARGET

CHINA WINDOW ZCT

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CHINA TYPICAL

250KWH/m2/YRKWH/m2/YR

太阳能高效能玻璃

mirco climateheat pump

green surface

energy positive biomassefficient glazingmaterial reusesolar energy

rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light


green surface


rainwater

seawatercooling

wind energy

insulation

ventilation

shading

smart lighting

natural light

团泊零碳办公基地

雨水回收地源热泵

通风设备

海水冷却

风能

正面能量

自然光

绿地

生物量

循环利用材料

遮阳

微气候保温材料

智能照明

国内典型建筑

天津团泊零碳办公基地CHINA WINDOW zerO CArbON TuANbO

OPTIMUM最佳状况

WORST CASE最坏状况

SOCIAL 社会

RISK 风险

ECONOMIC 经济

ECOLOGY 生态

MICROCLIMATE 微气候

ACCESS 可达性 INCL

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生命周期 LIFE CYCLE 利润 PROFIT

市场 MARKET

前景 F

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DIVERSITY 多样性

竞争性 COMPETITIVE

规则 C

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源

MICROCLIMATE

MICROCLIMATE

MICROCLIMATE

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市场 MARKET

INCL

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DIVERSITY

DIVERSITY 多样性

多样性

多样性

COMPETITIVE

分析图

SPEAR DIAGRAM

天津团泊零碳办公基地CHINA WINDOW ZERO CARBON TUANBO

1 floor program.一层功能

交通分析

MASTERPLAN建筑体验

LEARNIG FROM

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office interior; created in SketchUp, rendered using VRay and Photoshop

analysis

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yearsitetype

2012dujiangyan, sichuan, chinaurban design, cultural

China’s western province of Sichuan, rocked by the devastating Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, is undergoing large-scale transformation, giving testimony to China’s speedy, often “devil-may-care” attitude regarding urban and rural development. Dujiangyan, neighbor to Sichuan’s largest city of Chengdu, is a city with a stunning landscape which, despite centuries of urban growth, has continued to seep into the urban fabric. This project is an attempt to help stabilize a rapidly changing landscape through blurring the lines between urban and rural, both physically and culturally. In sum, Edible City is about food security, regeneration, urban agriculture, and strengthening a Chinese community through food.

Edible City was a undergraduate thesis project done in my last year with the University of Oregon Department of Architecture under the supervision of Dr. Hajo Neis.

edible city

A R C H I T E C T U R EA G R I C U L T U R E

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market interior courtyard; created in Revit, rendered using Photoshop and watercolor

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china

chengdu

beijing

shanghai

hong kong

lhasaT I B E T

Q I N G H A I

X I N J I A N G

W E

sichuan

chengdudujiangyan

T I B E TA N A U T O N O M O U S

R E G I O N

C H E N G D U P L A I N

process models

sketch (indian ink)

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urban design model

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market exterior; created in Revit, rendered in Photoshop and watercolor

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plans + sections; created in Revit, rendered in Illustrator and watercolor

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1 1/2” : 1’

aluminum coping

cast in place concrete mass wall

intensive eco roof (12”+)

gravel at parapet perimeter

filter fabric

drainage panel

drainage mat

root barrier

2” rigid insulation

irrigation

fluid-applied waterproofing

slab

1.5” air space

steel stud cavity wall filled with loose batt insulation (foil-faced)

5/8” gypsum board

shim

window

wall section; created in CAD, rendered using Illustrator and Photoshop

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winter summer

sustainable systems; in-slab heating & cooling, proper building orientation, wall assembly and high performance glazing keep building energy consumption low throughout Southern China’s hot summers and mildly cool winters.

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yearsitetype

2013tianjin, chinacommercial, heritage, urban design

Six 1940s-era factories lie on a site in the heart of Tianjin. Originally built to produce agricultural materials in the days of Mao’s Great Leap Forward, the buildings have been used to produce John Deere tractor parts for the last 10 years. The Tianjin City Urban Design Board has set out to repurpose these old buildings in hopes of developing a new commercial core. The project was the first phase in a competition between several international offices to explore the potential for this rich heritage area. My role in the project was to produce schmatic drawings, help in the urban design concept development, create 3D models, and compile the materials into a presentation to be sent to the mayor of Tianjin.

tiantuo innovation factory

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the site

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existing structurenew

below grade linkages

commercial street; outsourced rendering

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masterplan; created in CAD, rendered using Illustrator

long section

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yearsitetype

2014kwun tong district, hong kong sar, chinaurban design, collective housing

The concept for this project catalyzed after reading “Portraits from Above”, the architectural and photographic investigation into Hong Kong’s rooftop communities by Rufina Wu and Stefan Canham - informal settlments of scrap metal, concrete, and plastic that fight for a space in a city with one of the highest costs of living in the world. After some site analyis and an independent design charette, the project has become a research proposal entry for the 2014 International Association of China Planning publication.

How can rehabilitation of rooftop housing ease legal tensions and socio-economic issues

in Hong Kong’s economically disparate housing market?

ongoing independent research

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increasing aging population

wealth gap rising costs...(and rooftop opportunities for landlords!)

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garden

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communalterrace

garden

KWUN TONG DISTRICT(pressure point 1)

KOWLOON ISLAND(creating a network)

HONG KONG SRA(an urban acupuncture system)

SOUTH ASIA(a prototype with regional nuances)

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ROOFTOP(“bare minimum design”)

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thank you谢谢

thank you谢谢

thank you谢谢

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