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JENNY LIU

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Jenny Liu | [email protected] | 857.500.0959

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TABLE OF CONTENTSStudio Work

Converge Future Museum of Sound

Unfold

Developable Surfaces

Cal Poly Architecture Workshop

Selected Works

Rendering and Observation Samples

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Converge focuses on the symmetry and interdependence of the body’s forward rotation. The initial movements are abstracted and represented using different methods while still retaining the implied gestures. The forward rotational aspect of the various limbs of the body was measured for length and angle, then abstracted into a wire sculpture (Figure 1).

Using circular choreography based on the measured lengths, the sculpture’s shadow created a skewed symmetry. The highlighted intersections emphasize the interdependency of the limbs (Figure 2).

After noting the intersections, the line segments that contained the most intersections conveyed the general movement of the piece. These line segments were selected for the thread drawing, which simplified the original forms yet kept the complex intersecting pattern visible in the shadow drawing (Figure 3). The intersections ultimately reflect upon the source of the project, the intersections between the joints of the body. This theme was developed to provide a continuous flow between the different levels of abstraction.

CONVERGE

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3


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FUTURE MUSEUM OF SOUNDCollaboration with Rosa Manzo ‘16 and Chheangkea Ieng ‘17

Sound is a fundamental, yet mostly unnoticed background sense that everyone experiences at all times. Yet sound is incredibly powerful, with the ability to incite emotion, nostalgia, and attention. This project collects sounds around campus that represent the modern world and showcases these sounds in an interactive dis-play on campus.

This museum raises the question of the privacy of sound. Since sounds are inherently public, are people entitled to privatizing the sounds that they make? For example, conversations over-heard in public spaces around campus could be meant to be private, but they are technically released to the public. The Future Museum of Sound provides a fresh and interesting museum experience and raises several contemporary issues of sound ownership.

The sound is collected via a Bluetooth micro-phone placed in a major hallway on the MIT campus. These sounds are then transmitted in real time to speakers embedded in the card-board structure in the same hallway. This way, passerby are able to listen in on the sounds and conversations held on campus.

Facade Top View

Individual Unrolled Surfaces

Perspective Rendering


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UNFOLDUnfold explores how windows function as both a connection as well as a separation between interior and exterior. In particular, the opening and closing of windows as a way of letting in light is more than a spatial motion. These movements are grouped into three categories of opening windows: curtains, blinds, and shades. The series of measurements are grouped again into three more categories: the body’s proximity to the window, the movement of the arms, and the movement of the object (Figure 1).

Using these measurements, three series of lines emerged that reflected the motion of curtains, blinds, and shades respectively: expansion, rotation, and retraction. These three gestures then became the basis for each of three cubes. Of the three cubes, that representing curtains was further developed. To convey the sweeping horizontal motion of opening curtains, the cube unfolds fluidly into long, interlocking pieces.

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Closed Elevation


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DEVELOPABLE SURFACESUndergraduate research with Professor Joel Lamere

This research addresses the terrain of material geometry at the architectural scale, specifically for the purpose of expanding the possible set of architectural forms and methods of their construction. Taking place as material tests, parametric digital models, and small-scale assemblies, this research touches the longstanding discourse on developable surfaces in architecture and elsewhere. The key characteristic of developable surfaces is their isometry in plane development; they “unroll” onto a flat plane without distortion (stretching or tearing). Commonly called “paper shapes,” developable surfaces are governed by the same constraints that govern the behavior of most sheet materials. As such, their design and fabrication thus remain key areas of research for architects, as sheet materials are em-bedded in nearly every conventional mode of construction.

Unrolled Surface: Nonagon

Rolled Surface: Nonagon Renderings: Nonagon

Unrolled Surface: Pod

Unrolled Surface: Pentagon


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CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOPThe Cal Poly Workshop was an introduction to architectural design and studio, with emphasis on physical modeling and material experimentation. Below are selected works from the workshop.

INTERSECTIONSThis project juxtaposes the lines in two architectural photographs and represents the 2 di-mensional space with 3 dimensional form, by extrapolating the elements of the photograph .

LIGHTBOXThe lightbox is a play on light and shadow, using texture, color, and reflections to create a dynamic light experience inside.

CUBESThe design of the two cubes creates a contrasting relationship between organic and geo-metric forms.


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CONTOURThis project is an experimentation with materials and and the different ways they occupy space. The seemingly haphazard base rises to a clean, finished point.

POOL PAVILIONThe project explores the design of a practical and compelling pavilion area with a pool, with shading in consideration. The pavilion provides partial shade to the pool in the afternoon, keeping it cool.


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GLASS HOUSEThis project was the culmination of the skills and techniques learned during the Cal Poly workshop. Each student was desig-nated a unique section of terrain as their building site, the assignment being to design a living space. The sloped terrain for this project allowed for an unconventional structure of three thin levels, interconnected by the glass roof throughout.

The three tiered structure ensures maximum daylighting at certain times of day. The house is designed with passive air circulation and lighting in consideration, using the direction of the site. The entire building is built from triangular planes intersecting one another, resulting in an abstracted pattern, reminiscent of leaves.

Physical model

3DS Max and Photoshop Rendering

Right ViewLeft View


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SELECTED WORKS

INK STUDIES. 24’x36’. India ink. NEGATIVE SPACE. 22’x30’. Color pencil.


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THE FARMER. 20’x30’. Collage & Acrylic. SHATTER. 12.5’x15’. Color pencil & Acrylic.


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RENDERINGS AND OBSERVATION SAMPLES

CINCINNATI CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER.Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop.

BOWL WITH SPOON. 15’x21’. Graphite.

WATERING CAN. 15’x21’. Graphite.

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JENNY LIU MIT Dept of Architecture

[email protected] 857.500.0959

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