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Public library | 2015an "extension" library in Manhattan Chinatown

Townhouse project | 2014-2015a townhouse specificly designed for certain body motions

Spatial quality design | 2014searching for space from abstract shapes

Explosion in the neon light | 2014a cube explosion expressing time and speed

Future primitive house reconstruction | 2015reconstruction of an experimental building

Rendering + poster design | 20153d modeling, rendering, and poster designing for cosmetic brand Wet n Wild

Recycled furniture| 2015reusing discarded material to make new furniture

Runyu Zhengzhengrunyu@hotmail.com

rzheng2@pratt.edu+86-189-2601-0057

Dec 2 1995Shenzhen, China

Brooklyn, New York

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2010-2013 Hongling Middle School, Shenzhen, China liberal art direction

2013-2014 Gap year backpacking around China

2014-2019 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York bachelor of architecture

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

DRAFTING | AutoCAD

VISUALIZATION | Rhino3D, Sketchup

RENDERING | V-ray

ADOBE | InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Acrobat

MICROSOFT OFFICE | Word, Excel, Powerpoint

REALIZATION | Laser cutting, 3D printing, Model Making, Carpentry

LANGUAGES

ENGLISH | Native or bilingual proficiencyMANDARIN | Native or bilingual proficiency

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PUBLIC LIBRARYLocation： lower Manhattan, Chinatown

Instructor: Ron DiDonnoYear: 2015

This project locates at lower Manhattan Chinatown area, where is often described as the old urban fabric of the city. The site sits in a 75'*75' area between Grand street and Chrystie street, with three long stripes of park on its east side. Few ball game courts in the park along with a number of vegetable and seafood markets together create a lively chaotic environment in this neighborhood.

The library intends to function as an extension of its neighboring environment and Chinatown’s culture background. At the same time, the building tries to mark a clear difference with its chaotic surrounding by creating a modern and clean vibe. The ramp design allows a clearly expressed circulation. The dynamic “hills” of the auditorium roof functions as a lively playground at the bottom of the atrium, extending the casual park environment into the building.

This building has 4 layers of solar control, which l imits the sunlight during morning and noon, as well as enhancing the sunlight during afternoon. To save energy and material for a green building, the steel frame structure in this library becomes a part the furniture.

MATERIAL

FACADEDETAIL

O n e d i s t i n c t m a t e t i a l p a t t e n o f Chinatown area is the use of red bricks.

For the two conjunct ional wal l w ith neighbor ing bui ldings, I chose white brick as an extension of the texture; at the same time creating a much lighter and clearer feeling.

For the lobby level on the park s ide, clear glass functions as an extension of the casual v ibe, br inging in park environment to the center of the atrium, which is the "playground" of the library.

concrete

white brick

frosted glass

clear glass

bamboo

For interior and furniture design, bamboo, which represents good qualities of educated people in most oriental cultures functions as an extension of traditional culture.

bamboo

multi-functional-reading stairs

study carrels

retail store

auditorium

“playground”

restrooms

fire staris

elevator

book stacks

subway entrance

ORGANIZATION

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sun movement

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SECTIONS

SOLAR CONTROL

SECTIONS ELEVATIONS

BASEMENT 2nd FLOOR 3rd FLOOR 4th FLOOR 5th FLOOR 6th FLOORLOBBY

CIRCULATION SPEEDCIRCULATION ROUTE

HIGH SPEED: elevators

MID SPEED: stairs

LOW SPEED: ramps

BLUE AREA: non-able-bodied accessible

non-able-bodied circulation route

BEIGE AREA: able-bodied accessible only

PUBLIC UNACCESSIBLE

SITE SECTION

BASEMENT 2nd FLOOR 3rd FLOOR 4th FLOOR 5th FLOOR 6th FLOORLOBBY

CIRCULATION SPEEDCIRCULATION ROUTE

HIGH SPEED: elevators

MID SPEED: stairs

LOW SPEED: ramps

BLUE AREA: non-able-bodied accessible

non-able-bodied circulation route

BEIGE AREA: able-bodied accessible only

PUBLIC UNACCESSIBLE

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TOWNHOUSE PROJECTclinton hill neighborhood, Brooklyn

Instructor: Florencia Vetcheryear: 2014-2015

The s ite of this project locates at Cl inton Hi l l , a beautiful Brooklyn neighborhood with many historic brownstone townhouses. The design goal is to create a living space for two, which allow certain body motions to happen.

First I analyzed and abstracted the body movements of my two dwellers. Then I created a series of abstracted drawings, and lifted/extruded points, lines, and shapes from the drawing to create space that is suitable for the dwellers. Finally, a carefully designed townhouse space for my two characters – an active young girl and a tranquil old man – was created from a hybrid of two design approaches. The dynamic upper floor allows activities such as climbing and jumping for the young lady, and the flat, tall, and cool space on the ground floor is designated for the old man. The two can dwell in this townhouse with minimal interactions, allowing a peaceful co-living condition for two opposite characters.

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SPATIAL QUALITY DESIGNInstructor: Michele Gorman

Year: 2014

EXPLOSION IN THE

NEON LIGHTS

EXPLOSION IN THE

NEON LIGHTS

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FUTURE PRIMITEVE HOUSE RECONSTRUCTION

UnbuiltInstructor: Michael Szivos

Year: 2015

Sou Fujimoto's future primitive h o u s e i s a n e x p e r i m e nta l p ro ject composed of s labs layered at 350mm intervals. Successions of such different leve l s c reates a va r iet y of places. F i rst saw this project, it i s so abstract that the only thing I could think of are grids. Vertical and horizontal l ines make up squares, completely regardless of actual ci rcumstance l ike topography. T h e i d e a o f g r i d s re m i n d s me of Super Studio’s project: the Cont inuous Monument. They exper imented with the extremity of grids by bringing gr ids al l over the ear th and Ca r r y o n w i th th e i d ea of grids, I try to use vertical and horizontal lines to cut the future primitive house in my analysis. Th i s i s a back ward process - from finished to in process, f rom a whole to segments, from organized to chaos. By studying and reconstructing the segments, a whole new world of possibilities is waiting.

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book shelf

arm chair

bag storage

staircase + storage

sofa

ladder

staircase

145

exercise area

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RK Instructor: Evan TribusYear: 2015

RENDERING + POSTER DESIGN

The goal of this class project is to 3D modeling and rendering a commercial product, and designing three posters for it. The object I chose is a nail polish from Wet n Wild, a young cosmetic brand from California.

In the poster design process, I worked as both the model and the stylist, as well as the image processor and the graphic designer. Depending on the color of nail polish I aimed at two types of desire. The first one is the classic seductive “wet and wild” image, and the second one aims at younger generation, creating a “jiggy” and hip vibe.

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RK Year: 2015partner: Yankun Yang

RECYCLED FURNITURE

Girls are always running out of space for their clothes. After filling up the entire walk in closet, I decided to make a new hanging closet. The design propose of the closet is not only a stand to hang clothes, but also a new visual check point of the room. The top shelf is a place for plant pot and architecture model archive. The upper pipe is designed for hat hanging, and the lower is for clothes. The very bottom box is designed for shoes as well as vinyl albums display.

In the manufacturing process we tried realize our idea of "recycled furniture". My partner and I sought for discarded material from garbage place all around the city. We recycled wood and pipes, and reassembled them to bring old material to l ife. Even the hat hook is made from discarded chipboard found in school studio's garbage can. We laser cut leftover chipboard, repaint them and made them beautiful and strong hat hooks. We proved that furniture design can be done in a extremely eco-friendly and low budget way.

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