Juenan Wu_2007-2010

Kunstareal_MunichFall 2009Critic_Stefan BehnischP 24

CONTENTS

Vann Molyvann ProjectSummer 2009Coordinator: Bill GreavesP 42

Hand Drawn2007-2009P 58

Dover RegenerationSpring 2010Critic_FATP 04

Dover Regeneration

Spring 2010Critic: F.A.T_Sean Griffiths, Sam Jacob, Charles Holland, with Jennifer Leung

I n v e s t i g a t i n g h e r a l d r y a s a g r a p h i c d e v i c e o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n , t h e f i r s t p r o j e c t d e l v e d i n t o t h e i d e a o f c o n t e m p o r a r y i d e n t i t y a s r e p r e -s e n t e d t h r o u g h a h e r a l d i c s y s t e m o f e l e m e n t s . T a k i n g t h e s a m e s y s t e m a s s i t e a n a l y s i s t o t h e p o r t t o w n o f D o v e r , E n g l a n d , I d e v e l o p p e d a h e r a l d i c r e a d i n g o f t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f d o v e r a n d u s e d t h e h e r a l d i c d i a g r a m a s t h e b a s i s f o r t h e p r o j e c t .

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T h e t r a d i t i o n a l s y s -t e m o f h e r a l d r y f o r m s i d e n t i t y t h r o u g h i m -a g e s t h a t s i g n i f y o n e ’ s l i n e a g e . W i t h i n a c o n t e m p o r a r y c o n -t e x t h o w e v e r , t h e g e -n e a l o g i c a l b a c k g r o u n d b e c o m e s o b s c u r e d b y d a t a - c e n t r i c d e v i c e s s u c h a s D N A , f i n g e r -p r i n t s , a n d t h e v a s t v i r t u a l , g l o b a l , s o c i a l n e t w o r k s i n w h i c h o n e b e l o n g s . T h u s , i n s t e a d o f a f o r m a l l y d e -f i n e d s h i e l d o f s p e c i -f i e d s u b d i v i s i o n s t h i s p i e c e i s a b o u t f o r m i n g a n o r g a n i c f i g u r e w i t h n o d e f i n i t i v e b o r d e r m e a n t t o s u g g e s t t h e h u m a n f o r m . T h e o b -j e c t i n c l u d e v a r i o u s e l e m e n t s t h a t c o m m u -n i c a t e s a n d r e g i s t e r s o n e ’ s i d e n t i t y t o d a y .

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The heraldic diagram highlights the dualities found in Dover. A town where the castle and cliffs once used for protection and keeping out enemies is now the main point of attraction to bringing tourism to Dover. The difference between the domestic sphere of Dover and the bustling port area is also drastic. The residents stay behind the hills while the transient populations make the most use of the harbor area side.

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iterative readings of the master diagram

Three-dimensional interpretation of the heraldic diagram of dover. The various elements have been unified into a single color and material in order to make highlight the volumetric qualities of the forms created.

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The building, sited along the harbor near the western docks, replaces the existing hotels with a long building mixing housing units for Dover residents, with public programs. Thus the permanent and transient populations of the town may mix and interact in the public ground level dubbed Dover’s living room.

The west end of the building marks the entry point for ferry and cruise arrivals while the east end of the buiding aligns with the major street through the town of Dover. The entire ground floor becomes permeable and public. Vertical circulation occurs in the back in the shape of helical stairs that buttress the long bar of the main building.

cross section A

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The back facade, painted white, with massive stairtowers and fenestration indicating residential units, is modeled after the white cliffs of Dover. Thus the two sides of the building reverses the existing condition. The monumental white cliffs facing France before has flipped to face Dover, while the usually hidden vernacular elements have come to face the outside.

north elevation

sectional model of the building showing a portion where the public space and the residential units merge.

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section perspective through a public area of the building

Kunstareal_Munich

Fall 2009Critic_Stefan BehnischJuenan Wu with Aude Jomini

Weaving a new contemporary art museum with the surrounding landscape and its urban context, the museum is conceptualized as a series of dis-crete pavilions placed across the length of an extended urban site. The various programmed galleries are then formally reconnected by a single roof of subtly vaulted panels. A long axial paved court extends from the adjoining sites, providing the link with the redesigned master-plan of the "Kunstareal", Munich's re-branded museum district.

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masterplan model

The left shows vignettes of the master plan deployed onto the site. Paving patterns and curved canopies serve as indicators of the museum district, markers with which one could place himself within the area.

On the right are the plan and elevations of the entire length of the master plan. Monumental art installations at each circular node highlights the view axis and direction while orienting the visitor within the area.

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Study models showing the various iterations of the design process. The schemes range from gallery spaces submerged under a land-scaped mound, to separate pavilions arranged over an undulating land-scape, to galleries spread along the site with tapering vaulted panels that form a single roof stretching over the galleries.

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Each distinct pavilion incorporates a special exhibition hall with a permanent collection gallery cantilevered above. The pavilions are then covered by a uniform, paneled roof system that provides cover, which then allows the participant to travel between pavilions while remaining indoors. Periodic landscape swathes are placed in between the pavilions to allow the east/west landscape strip to flow through the building. The corresponding areas on the roof are glazed to admit direct light in the landscaped areas.

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section AA

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sectional model through main entry point

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Diagrams showing the environmental conditions of the museum during various seasons. The building was designed to minimize span in the north/south direction so diffuse light from the north could reach the entire width of the gallery.

220mm glue laminated wood roofing platerigid insulation

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spring & fall

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15cm deep gutter

15cm deep gutter

glue-lam stud supporting roof plate1000x200 section glue-lam beam

exterior column beyond

steel tension cable grid

12mm solar control laminated glass

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operable window

Vann Molyvann Project

Summer 2009Coordinator: Bill GreavesJuenan Wu with Terri Lee

A modernist Cambodian architect trained in Paris, Vann Molyvann has built incredible concrete structures in Phnom Penh. Since his records have been destroyed during the war the buildings have lost all documentation. The project aimed to construct the plans, sections, and elevation of each of Vann Molyvann’s buildings through extensive site work of measuring and photographing.

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The Institute for Foreign Language is one of Van Molyvann’s projects still in use in Phnom Penh. Designed as a school campus, the site consists of a main academic building organized in a pinwheel fashion, a library inspired by the Khmer straw hat, and a series of classrooms arranged as small theatres. The site plan below shows the buildings in relation to one another, each surrounded by a pool of water, and connected to each other on the first story by concrete foot bridges meant to provide access when the streets overflow during the rainy season.

site plan

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plan_first floor

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site elevation_north

section_main academic building

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section_library

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elevations of main academic building

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detail section through main building

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Hand_Drawn

2007~2009

Works exhibiting various drawing techniques exploring various spatial conditions.

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juenan wu | works completed at the yale school of architecture 2007-2010