ming norman tsui portfolio

PORTFOLIO

MINGNORMAN

TSUI

.ming

n. the sensation of perceiving light; brightness; the illumination derived from a source of light; the state of awareness or understanding;

v. to illuminate, make luminous; to enliven, make animate; to enlighten, make understanding;

Index

2 The Aperture

1 Radical Sustainability

3 Cultural Divergence

4 Livingx

5 USB Port

6 Moda

Academic

Fall 2009

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Fall 2011

7 Rio Superhospital

10 Benetton Tehran

8 Building Technology

11 Bahamas Residence

9 MSRED Projects

12 Rebuilding Sichuan

13 Arctic Perspective

Personal

Spring 2012

2009

Spring 2010-2012

Ongoing

Summer 2010-2011

2008

2009

Radical SustainabilityEnvironmental Sculpture. An Investigation of

ARCHITECTURE

Solar Desalination Plant

Perfect for the coastal desert region such as the Kalahari, Namib and Arabian deserts, the Solar Desalination Plant diverts coastal ocean water into rich minerals and clean drinking water. Utilizing solar and desert heat, water ocean water is evaporated and condensated through a cogeneration mechanism. Solar energy also powers a distillator that sorts mineral and water.

The Solar Desalination Plant is part of an ongoing series of design initiatives devised by my personal interest in the subject matter. The studies are based on everyday observation of basic human needs, such as clean water and energy. All design con-cepts within this investigation are based on one guiding principle: to sustainably utilize the most abundant natural resources surrounds us to harvest energy. These environmental sculptures not only solve problems but they also accentuate their habitats.

Pre-heat Pond

Thermal Process Gradient

Desert Sand

Fresh Water Reservoir

Sea Water Supply Pump Preheat Pond

Condensation PipesSolar Plates Heater

Boiler

Desert Heat Desert Heat

Evaporator DistillatorVapor Collector

Supplementary

PV Driven

CondenserVapor Compression

LINEAR DELIVERY

Fresh WaterReservoir

Recyled MineralCollection

Fresh Water Supply

Solar Heat

Plant Section

Contact SurfaceFriction

High

Low

Low

High

FrictionContact Surface

Energy GenerationBuoyancy

BuoyancyEnergy Generation

Gravity

Buoyancy

Generator Rotor

Buoyant Beacon

The only element of nature that ceases to be motionless is the oceans tidal wave. As long as the gravitational pull between us and the moon exist, we will have the buoyancy force of ocean. The Buoyant Beacon is shaped to optimize for maximum performance on water. Each module is shaved down to have the maximum water contact surface yet minimum amount of friction with each other. By embed-ding rotor and generator inside each module, energy is generated each cycle of ups and downs via tidal wave.

Photosynthesis Blanket

Photosynthesis by definition is a metabolic pathway that converts light energy into chemical energy. The Photosynthesis Blanket works from the same theory. It is a sheet of cable net cladded with foliage. By extracting carbon dioxide from air, it generates volumes of fresh air when interacted with sun. When folded and morphed into inhabitable spaces, it creates a micro-climate within, best suitable for temporary shelter in open natural habitat.

The Breathing Gills

Inspired by aquatic organisms, The Breathing Gills is a reversed respira-tion organ. It functions opposites to how a real gill works: by extracting oxygen from water and excreting carbon dioxide. The gills extracts carbon dioxides from air, releases them into an ocean bed of algae. Algae absorb carbon dioxides then produce oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis. The gills will then re-lease oxygen back into atmosphere when completing the breathing cycle.

Wind Turbine Prototype

Air Lab

The Aperture New York, NY

ARCHITECTURE

The Museum of Arts of the Diaspora

Cultural Divergence New York, NY

ARCHITECTURE

The Museum of Cultural Convergence

Diaspora

In Chinese, the word Diasporas, has literally translated as separation of the root residence. Historically and culturally, Chinese forms dense clustered communities. Their neighbourhoods are formed along narrow streets or little river canals that embraces this intensified proximity and we celebrates its intimacy.

In the Mood for love narrates a story that occurs in a similar claustrophobic environment that brings out the best of proximity tension between characters that occupies in the very same space. All the activities are defined by moments of interaction and avoidance along these linear corridors

Site PlanHester

Bow

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ystie

The pace of life in Chinatown is of hectic and chaotic at best. In the Mood for Love captures the similar madness in a dense urban life, yet crafting intricate moments that allows one to savor this rush slowly, like freezing motion in time. The Museum of Diaspora aim to achieve the same goal. Allowing a respite in the midst of noise. The Musuems appearance should utimately be an iconogra-phy and a testament to its content within.

Movem

ents

Stillne

ss

The pace of life in Chinatown is of hectic and chaotic at best. In the Mood for Love captures the similar madness in a dense urban life, yet crafting intricate moments that allows one to savor this rush slowly, like freezing motion in time. The Museum of Diaspora aim to achieve the same goal. Allowing a respite in the midst of noise. The Musuems appearance should utimately be an iconography and a testament to its content within.

Duallity + Contrast The studios objective is through the analysis of director Wong Kar Wais file In The Mood for Love,one can extract performative principles that is appropriate for the construct of our building and site. Studying various scenes and (3) specific sequence of the film, it is determined that both the set and character exhibit tensions and contrast that are felt strongly but only subtly visible. The use of Foreground, Background, Stillness, Movement, Positive and Negative will be the guiding design narrative.

CirculationEnclosure/Display

Program Organization

CharactersArticulation

Bowery Street Facade

Exterior Skin Interior Skin

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+

Chrystie Street Facade

Cross Path

Avoidance.Convergence

Vantage Loop

Crossing

Avoiding

Looping

Cross Path

Avoidance.Convergence

Vantage Loop

Crossing

Avoiding

Looping

Exploded Axonometric Diagram

Core

Parti Wall

Stairs

Chrystie Facade

Context

BoweryFacade

GallerySequenc 1

GallerySequence 2

Gallery Sequence 3

Skylight

ParapitLight Structure

Skylight Screen

LowerMezzaine

GroundFloor

1stFloor

2ndFloor

3rdFloor

4thFloor

5thFloor

Gallery Zone - Stillness

Public Zone - Movement

Sequence 1

Floor Plans Motion Graphic Gallery Below

Cafe

Film Still Gallery

Convertible Event Space

Props Gallery Below

Library Hall Below

Reading Area

Public Event Space

Serveing Area

Storage

Manga Gallery Bridge

Curatorial Passage

1st - 2nd Floor

Sequence 2

Floor Plans

3rd - 4th Floor

Sequence 3

Floor Plans

5th - 7th Floor Bowery Street Perspective

Sequence 1


Cafe

Film Still Gallery


Props Gallery Below

Library Hall Below

Reading Area

Public Event Space

Serveing Area

Storage


Curatorial Passage

1st - 2nd Floor

Sequence 2

Floor Plans

3rd - 4th Floor

Sequence 3

Floor Plans


Sequence 1


Cafe

Film Still Gallery


Props Gallery Below

Library Hall Below

Reading Area

Public Event Space

Serveing Area

Storage


Curatorial Passage

1st - 2nd Floor

Sequence 2

Floor Plans

3rd - 4th Floor

Sequence 3

Floor Plans


Section Perspective

Avoidance. Convergence

Vantage Loop

Cross Path

Library Hall and Reading Room

Electronic Catalog Corridor

Props Gallery

Manga Gallery

Film Negatives Archive

Cafe Seating

Cafe

Interactive Motion Graphic Wall

Convertible Event/ Gallery

Actors Biography Wall

Props Gallery Bridge

Public Event Space

Cross Path

Library Hall and Reading Room

Electronic Catalog Corridor

Public Event Space

Section Perspective

Avoidance. Convergence

Manga Gallery

Film Negatives Archive

Cafe Seating

Cafe

Interactive Motion Graphic Wall

Vantage Loop

Props Gallery

Convertible Event/ Gallery

Actors Biography Wall

Props Gallery Bridge

a b c d

Parallel Statics Obsured Reflections Smoke + Curtain Mirrored Reflections Intersection Seeing Through

e f

Line

Sound

25 25

50

37

25

12

Photographs

Surface Volume

Maps Films ArtefactsLibrary SculptureDatabase

CharactersArticulation

Bowery Street Facade

Exterior Skin Interior Skin

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Chrystie Street Facade

A New Housing Prototype

Livingx Hoboken, NJ

ARCHITECTUREMASTERPLANNING

1. [Ivy League] University graduation

2. Job & house search

Still no jobs & The rent is too damn high

The line is too damn long

What? Get more for less? Impossible!

Manhattan

Hoboken

Brooklyn

No jobs & / or The rent is too damn high

Extra Value Unit

Extra Value Unit

Extra Value Unit

Extra Value Unit

Standard Unit

Standard Unit

Premium Unit

Premium Unit

Young ProfessionalsSinlges

Couples

Roomates

Family

Family

Seniors(Singles & Couples)

one size does not fit all _

Students Students

private dining room

livingunit

dormitoryunit

sharedlaundry room

private gourmet kitchen

private living room /media room

private office /library

private exersiseroom

private spa

shared multipurposeroomshared kitchen / dining area

shared bathroom

shared living area

indirect access to private room (included in Extra Value Plan)

legend

FAR Comparisons

FAR Total Build-out5

7200 Housing Units

1/210 Floors avg.

Full5 Floors avg.

1/420 Floors avg.

1/420 Floors avg.

1/840 Floors avg.

1 Tower360 Floors avg.

3 Towers120 Floors avg.

6 Towers60 Floors avg.

8.5 Million Buildable Sq.Ft

Upper skip-level plan

Typical stop-level plan

1. joinGet your own Living card.

x 2. choose your padYou can do it online. Choose the pad you wantat the building location you want.

3. move-inYour Living pad comeswith built-in furniture.Move in like a special guest.

4. reserve *You choose the yourown home-extension. Reserve minutes or months in advance.

5. enjoy

how it works ...5 simple steps to redefining your periencelivingx

private exersise roomprivate media room

private spaprivate poolPremium user

Standardlivingx

Extra Valuelivingx

Premiumlivingx

Pick one of our membership plans that fits your lifestyle.

Key plan Details:Customizable pad

Built-in furniture

Access to residents gym & pool

More than 300 rooftop terraces

Key plan Details:Standard Plan plus:

more than 50 private rooms to choose from

unlimited usage

reservation available 1 weeek in advance

Key plan Details:Standard Plan plus:

direct access from your pad to the private cluster

reservation available 1 month in advance

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One Bedroom

Studio

Two Bedroom

Customized Unit

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Clip on Panel -Foliage

Panel Clip Support

Interior Wall Panel

Metal Rod Connection

Lay-in Ceiling Panel

Typical Module

Modular UnitsExploded Axonometric Diagram

Communication Module

CirculationModule

In-lay Structural Grid

Floor Frame

Pre-cast Floor Block

Pre-cast Floor Block withInfrastructure Connection

Out-board Sliding Door with Track

Wood Flooring

The Brooklyn Aquapolis

USB Port New York, NY

ARCHITECTURE

MASTERPLANNING

USB PORTUNIVERSAL

SHIPPINGBARGE

RETHINKINGIMPORTEXPORT

+ + =

THE BROOKLYN AQUAPOLIS

UNIVERSITY AQUARIUM INCUBATOR BROOKLYN USB

RETAILAQUARIUM INCUBATOR

CLASS-ROOMS

RESEARCHLABS

AQUARIUM USB PORTcommercializationvariable subjectsresearch to

consumptionfacilitator

knowledgeexchange

knowledgegeneration

TO AQUAPOLIS

FROMAEROTROPOLIS

PROPOSED ROUTE

EXISTING ROUTE

LOCAL ACCESS CONNECTION

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Atlantic Avenue

Congress Street

Kane Street

Degraw Street

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USB PORT MASTERPLAN

LOCALintegrationprocess

resource input

knowledge output

economic output

knowledge sharing

5-BOROUGHS

COMMUNITY

GLOBAL

100

200

400

0EDGE CONDITIONS

Constructed1

Floating2

Build-up3

Crane Service4

Detachable5

PLUG-IN CONDITIONS

FOLD-DOWN ACCESS EXTRUDE DOWN ACCESS TUNNEL ACCESSAUDITORIUM

LANDSCAPED HABITATS

ROOF STRUCTURE

PROGRAM PARTITIONS

FINISHED FLOOR

INSULATING LAYER

STRUCTURE UNDERLAY

BARGE

PERFORATED ROOFSCAPE

FLOOR PLATE

EXHIBITS

PROGRAM PARTITIONS

FINISHED FLOOR

FLOOR SUPPORT

INSULATING LAYER

STRUCTURE UNDERLAY

BARGE

POOL WATER

FINISHED POOL SURFACE

INSULATING LAYER

ADDITIONAL STRUCTURE

POOL BASIN

REINFORCED STRUCTURE

STRUCTURE UNDERLAY

BARGE

POOL STRUCTURE

POOL WATER

TANK GLASS

PROGRAM PARTITIONS

FINISHED FLOOR

FLOOR SUPPORT

INSULATING LAYER

STRUCTURE UNDERLAY

BARGE

MULTI-TANK BARGE ANCHOR-TANK BARGE

PERFORMANCE BARGE HABITATS BARGE

City of Fashion

MODA @ Istanbul, Turkey

ARCHITECTURE

MASTERPLANNING

MODA@istanbul > Site Analysis

SITE + CONTEXT

UNDER-UTILIZED

UNDER-UTILIZED

DISCONNECTION AND UNDER UTILIZATIONLAND ACCESS

01

01

MODA @istanbul > Masterplan > Constraints

OPTIMIZED FERRY ROUTE - min. travel dist.

01

MODA @istanbul > Masterplan > Constraints

BLOCK FORMATIONMODA@istanbul > Master Plan > Contraints

0 50 100 200 300 400

FERRY ROUTE

SHIPPING ROUTE

MODALS

CITY CIRCULATION

Sailing School Boat builing

Wild life observation Marina

Driving range Halic adventure

Mus

sle Fa

rm

Parasailing

Fish

farm

Jet ski Distibution center

Fashion Specic Retail

Loc

al Com

munity

center

Museum Textile production

Clinic

Multi-Family Gallery Park Sewing production

Non-p

rot

Single Family Library Retail Gym Headquarter-creative design

Gen

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Da

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Gym Headquarters-creative design

F

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Gen

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C

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D

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Library Retail

Park Sewing production

H

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Clinic

Multi-Fam

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Gallery Neighborhood retail

Textile production

Munic

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Non

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Student ho

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Museum

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Recreation 8%

Institution3%Commercial

5%

Culture

4%

Reside

ntial30%Community8%

Retail10%

Aquaculture2%

Fashion30%

Recreation

Institution

Commercial

Culture

Residential

Retail

Fashion

Community

Aquaculture

PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION

TEXTILE MANUFACTURING LIFECYCLE

BORN-TO-WORN CYCLE

CREATIONGARMENT DESIGN

P R O D U C T I O NGARMENT MANUFACTURING

DISTRIBUTIONLOGISTICS / TRANSPORT

HAUTE COUTURE END CYCLEMASS MARKET

TRANSACTIONRETAILING

CONSUMPTION

FIBER YARN FABRIC TEXTILE GARMENT

DESIGN

STORAGERECEIVING

DYEING

CATALOGING

GRADING CUTTINGSPREADING

TAGGING

WHOLESALE MERCHANDISING INVENTORY DISPLAY SALESSECONDARY

MARKET

PURCHASE DISPOSAL

PACKAGING SHIPPING

WASHING FOLDINGPRESSINGSEWING QC/QA BUNDLING

TEXTILEPRODUCTION

GARMENTPRODUCTION

MARKING MOCK-UP

DETAILING

FITTING

TEMPLATINGPATTERNMAKING

FABRICSELECTION

WEAR

MODA@istanbul > Design Proposal

BLOCKS CATALOGMODA@istanbul > Catalogs & Zoning diagrams

Pier 12m Canal

Harbor Walk Harbor Water Access

8m Canal 20m Canal

BLOCKS CATALOG

8m

12m 20m max4mmin

8m min

10m

0.25h

30m

4m45m

2m

30m

8m

10m

12mmin

16 FARmax

h

BUILDING TYPOLOGIES

Museum

Retail

15m

14m

10m

Design StudioShowroom

Production

Green Public Space

Green Public Space

30m*30m

10m

40m

40m

ResidentialHotel

General Retail

Commercial

30m*30m

30m*60m

30m*30m

Residential

Amenities

Retail 12m

10m

40m

Bed Tower

D+T

Emergency 15m

9m

40m

Outpatient

30m*30m

50m*80m

30m*30m

30m*80m

40m*120m

30m*40m

Student Housing

Student Center

Classrooms 12m

20m

40m

Classrooms

Labs

20m

20m

20m

Auditorium

30m*30m

40m*80m

m

m

m

30m*30m

80m*80m

30m*30m

100m*150m

80m*80m

80m*120m

ResidentialHotel

Intermodal (Land)

Intermodal (Water)

12m

Recreation

Transportation

15m

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30m*30m

50m*80m

12m

40m

12m

40m

Residential(Workers Housing)

14m

10m

ProductionMuseum

Retail30m*30m

30m*30m

10mm

30m*60m

ResidentialHotel

Commercial

General Retail40m

10m

40m

30m*30m

15m

14m

10m

Design StudioShowroom

ProductionDistribution

Green Public Space

Green Public Space

Retail

30m*30m

General Retail

FASHION DISTRICT

Showroom

Private Lounge

GROUND FLOOR PLAN ROOF GARDEN AND SHOWROOMS RETAIL , PRODUCTION AND MESEUM

Showroo

Private Loung

General Retail

Retail

M Square

Port

Retail

Museum

Production

enjoying!

eating!

playing!

shopping!

eating!

enjoying!

playing!Fashion factoryproduction sequence

Fashion retailfashion flag store

Gerneal retailrestaurant

S Gerneal retailcoffee and tea house

Open spaceplaza

Fashion meseumhaute couture experience

+5.0m

+12.0m

+20.0m

+30.0m

shopping!

learning!

enjoying!

enjoying!

deigning!

selecting!

marking!

templating!

fitting!

mocking up!shopping!

eating!

sewing!

dyeing!

spreading! cutting!

grading!

washing!

folding!pressing!

bunding!

sewing!

spreading!

cutting!

grading!learning!

shopping!

Coredesign studio and showroom

Curated experiences

CIRCULATION DISTRIBUTION

Showroom

Private Lounge

GROUND FLOOR PLAN ROOF GARDEN AND SHOWROOMS RETAIL , PRODUCTION AND MESEUM

Showroo

Private Loung

General Retail

Retail

M Square

Port

Retail

Museum

Production

TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN

Residential

General retail

Commercial

WORKERS HOUSING FLOOR PLAN

Workers Housing

General retail

Production

FASHION DISTRICT

TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN

Residential

General retail

Commercial

WORKERS HOUSING FLOOR PLAN

Workers Housing

General retail

Production

FASHION EMULATES ARCHITECTURE?

ARCHITECTURE EMULATES FASHION?

Basic Geometry

ScaleDown

AddRibbon

Wrapping OpacityPlay

Stretching Peeling +Revealing

Pleating Draping

The Rio Superhospital

Hospital and Farmstead Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ARCHITECTURE

Site

Shadows Zone

Connection Access Points Economic Impact

100200 50

100200 50

100200 50

Diagnostic and Treatment

Patient Bed Tower

Medical Office Buildings

Urban Agriculture Full Size General Hospital Open the Site for FarmingMoving and Re-Sizing into a Womens Hospital Tailoring Bed Tower and Connections to Site Bridging and Extension of the Favelas

introvert

extrovert

sealed

free

controlled

chaos

SUPERSYNTHESIS?

PROC

ESS

SUPERSYNTHESIS

We question,

SUPERHOSPITALBYCLYDE CHEN MING NORMAN TSUI

RIO DE JANEIRO

Do you have to be sick to visit a hospital? Can architecture serve as preventive medicine?Can the presence of a hospital heal a community too?

+87.65M

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+10.00M +10.00M

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+0.00M

11050 20

A

A

B

B

Planter Beams Public Ramps Plaza/Market Spaces

Site Access Urban Agriculture Water Runoff

C Typical Floor Plan

11

11050 20

+46.83M

+24.87M

+10.00M+10.00M

+8.45M

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11050 20

+10.00M

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11050 20

Section A Section B

Section B

64

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Vegetation

Soil

Filter

Drainage/Reservoir

Protection Layer

Waterproof Membrane

Thermal Insulation

Vapor Barrier

Metal Plate Finish

Concrete Beam with Reinforced Steel

PlantAssembly

StoneAssembly

Plantery Typology

CoffeeCocaoCitrusSugarcaneSoyMedicinalMushroom

Need:

Diffused lightWarm and humid climateNeutral PHMisting and ventilation

Need:

Constant heatHumidity

Need:

HumiditySummer ShadingMin. 5-6 hours of Sun

Need:

Retained warmthHumidityWatering

Need:

Full day of SunWarm climateRich, moist soil

Need:

High humidityMoist soilNo daylight exposure

Industrial Loft Conversion

Bronx Academy of Dance Bronx, NY

ARCHITECTURE

KITCHEN

A

D

3 4 5 6 7

C

B

2 1098 9A 111 3A

WAITNG LOUNGE

RESTAURANT

MECH.RM.

ATRIUM (OPEN TO GROUND FLOOR)

CHANGINGROOM (M)

CHANGINGROOM (W)

STAFF ROOM

WAITNG LOUNGE

7TH FLOOR PLAN

A A'

B

B'

A

D

3 4 5 6 7

C

B

2 1098 9A 111 3A

AUDITORIUM

ROOF GARDEN(LEVEL 102 ft)

OFFICE

MECH.RM.

ATRIUM (OPEN TO GROUND FLOOR)

8TH FLOOR PLAN

A A'

B

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Level 7 Plan [ scale 1/8-1 ]

Level 8 Plan [ scale 1/8-1 ]

Typical PlanElevationSections

The Hudson Rail-Yard Development

A Leisure Corridor New York, NY

ARCHITECTURE

+ + + +x2+=

482,000 sf 160,000 sf1,052,000 sf45,000 sf256,600 sf 1,080,000 sf473,000 sf

Development Case Study

Edition Hotel New York, NY

ARCHITECTURE

ULI Hines Urban Design Competition

The NoRa Exchange Seattle, WA

ARCHITECTURE

CULTURE ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

diversityG R O W T H A N DP E R S O N A LE X P R E S S I O N

C O M M U N I T Y

E C O N O M I C O P P O R T U N I T Y

E N V I R O N M E N T A L S T E W A R D S H I P

resilience

innovation

empowerment

B

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NORTHNORTH

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BUS STATION

TRAIN STATION

ART SPACE(unaf f i l ia ted pro ject )

McCle l lan P laza

Exchange P lace

McCle l lan St .

Ra in ier Ave.

Mart in Luther K ing Jr. Way

Bayv iew St .

Exchange Way

CONTEXT

Industrial Downtown Residential

Commercial

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Downtown

First Hill

Capitol Hill

Madrona

Leschi

JEFFERSONPARK GENESEE

PARK

COLMANPARK

SoDo

Columbia City

Beacon Hill

to SEA-TAC

DIVERSE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCES DIVERSE SPATIAL EXPERIENCES

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co l l e c t ion

Design in Tehran

United Color of Benetton Tehran, Iran

ARCHITECTURE

Public Lounge/Garden

Skin Enclosures -Polyester Resin Tubes

Residential

Office + Atrium

Retail

Retail Unit #1

Retail Unit #2

Retail Unit #3

Office Lobby

Garage

Lobby

Private Residence

Bahamas Residence Paradise Island, Bahamas

ARCHITECTURE

A Classroom Prototype

Rebuilding Sichuan SiChuan, China

ARCHITECTURE

Sichuan School International Competition The Bamboo Lantern 00131

Z2

2

THE ROAD TO BE BUILD

Courtyard

Plaza

BusDrop Off

Semi-Underground Car & Bicycle

ParkingCar

Drop Off

MainAcademicBuilding

Plaza

Garden onIsolation Base

FemaleDorm

Male+Faculty

Dorm

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Building ComponentsAxonometric Diagram

Concept Diagram

Seismic Design - Isolation Base Diagram

Having endured the most devastating earthquake in history, Sichuan is ready to recover- by reassuming its important role as a cultural, geo-political and educational epic center within China. Like the old proverb says, One bamboo can easily break; three pairs of them would stay straight. Bamboo being one of the most sustainable material within the building industry, it symbolizes resilience, the ability to recover from misfortune, change, stress and deformation. Like a forest of bamboo, this high school is a symbol of resilience, power and unity of the Sichuan citizens. The school design intends to utilize the same concept as bundled clusters of bamboos, applied structurally, aesthetically and sustainably. Sichuan being one of the worlds largest bamboo producers, the schools exterior is cladded with bamboo screens which are locally har-vested, manufactured and transported. Sitting on an Isolation Base with baring plates underneath the ground floor plate, classrooms are arranged in multiple cores adding stability and lateral resistance. The high school is organized into a campus with three ringed-road connecting and enclosing the plaza, sports field, male, female and faculty dorms, an indoor gymnasium that is convertible to an auditorium. A central campus lawn is covered over the isolation base for the main academic building, creating a sense of place for arrival. A designated school bus drop-off is placed to prevent mixing of peak hour traffic. The multiple classroom core clusters not only serve as structural stabilizer, the arrangement creates unconventional public spaces for interaction. Creativity and ideas are generated through increasing communication between faculty and students. A generous corridor of student lockers is lined behind each classroom, allowing constant interaction. By pulling away the classrooms away from the building face, glare is minimized and each classroom shares an equal amount of diffused natural light and views. Classrooms with custom integrated table and seating are stacked in theatre style seating to allow minimum space use and maximum efficiency.

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CurtainWallGlazing

ClassroomCores

FloorPlates

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ConvertibleAuditorium/IndoorBasketball Court

1st + 2nd Floor 3rd Floor

Typical Dorm Floor

4th Floor 5th Floor

Perspective Views

TensionCableRings

Plan

Section

IESNA Howard Brandston Lighting Design Award

Christ Church Bronxville, New York

1st Prize

LIGHTING DESIGN

2 Longitudinal Section

1 Cross Section

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1The competition objective is to redesign a lighting solution for the currently dilapidated church. Design inspirations for this space came from all the observations during my travel as a student while I was in Italy. I have visited numerous churches and cathedrals. Two things in com-mon are 1)the quality, intensity and volumes of light that gets filtered through all the colorful stained glass high above, and 2)the warm amber glow at the back of the altar from clusters of candle flames.

To artificially recreate this atmosphere near the altar, 3 pairs of in-grade LED up-lights are synchronized to emulate the vibrant amber glow from candles. Above, to honor the birth of Christ as this church was built for, and to dramatize a voluminous light effect, a custom light sculpture is built with suspended steel cable and fiber optics ends. Sculptural geometries are mapped by tracing the solar path on December 25th between 9am to 6pm. The result is an overhead halo intertwined with web of light strings.

3pm

12pm

9am

Longitudinal Section

Solar Path Mapping

Cross Section Axonometric

Web Grid

SuspensionCable

9amLight Planes

12pmLight Planes

3pmLight Planes

CombinedLight Planes

Exploded Axonometric Diagram of Light Sculpture Plan

Axonometric

Inteior Perspective

Research Capsule

Arctic Perspective The Arctics

ARCHITECTUREPRODUCT DESIGN

THE ARCTIC CAPSULE

Plan Plan Section

2.75m 3m

3m

2m

2m

2m

2m

2m

3m

0.75m

Elevation Longitudinal Section

Boat-Tow Car-Tow

On Land

On Water

Tail Cap

Bath Unit

Entrance Unit

Live-Work Unit

Head CapPhotovoltaics Fabric

Integrated Photovoltaics Glazing

5kW Backup Generator

Black & Grey Water Recylcing Unit

Snow Smelter Handler


8kW Diesel Generator with Fuel Tank

Solar Cell Battery

Potential Treadmill Generator

Rolled-in Condition@ 2m per Segment

Unrolled Condition @ 35 sqm3.5kW Max. Power Generation

Typical Wall Section

Wood Slat Wall for Modular Shelving

Snow Smelter Collection Tank

Mirror with Recessed Lighting

Shower-Sauna-Hottub Combo

Storage

Bathroom Entry

19 Frames

Kitchenette + Storage

Stairs

Sleeping Unit Cap

Cantilever Desk


Closet + Convertible Gallery Display

Precast Fiberglass Sleep Unit

Built-in Entertainment Unit

Vapor Retarder

Interior Finish over Precast Fiberglass

Insulation

Sheathing

Precast Fiberglass Enclosure

THE ARCTIC CAPSULE

Plan Plan Section

2.75m 3m

3m

2m

2m

2m

2m

2m

3m

0.75m


Boat-Tow Car-Tow

On Land

On Water

Tail Cap

Bath Unit

Entrance Unit

Live-Work Unit








Solar Cell Battery









Storage

Bathroom Entry

19 Frames


Stairs

Sleeping Unit Cap

Cantilever Desk





Vapor Retarder


Insulation

Sheathing


THE ARCTIC CAPSULE

Plan Plan Section

2.75m 3m

3m

2m

2m

2m

2m

2m

3m

0.75m


Boat-Tow Car-Tow

On Land

On Water

Tail Cap

Bath Unit

Entrance Unit

Live-Work Unit








Solar Cell Battery









Storage

Bathroom Entry

19 Frames


Stairs

Sleeping Unit Cap

Cantilever Desk





Vapor Retarder


Insulation

Sheathing


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