Academic Work Samples 2015-2018 by W2024

THE ISLAND OF BEYOND A CELEBRATION OF SHIPBUILDING Wenda Shen Instructor: Silvia Acosta Advanced Studio, 2017 Fall WINTER Shipyard with Dry Docks and Workshops Plugged into the Workable Structures Stadium Canals for Fishermen Lower Level Ground Level Ariel View of the Island High Tide Seafood Market Low Tide WENDA SHEN Selected Works 2014 -2017

SUMMER Field of Linear Passages Attached to Series of Workshops Stroll Inbetween Warehouse Underwater Connected to the Top of the Island Through a Hollowed Cave Bank Warehouse Rotating Walls as Movable Barrier and for Noise Cancellation with View of Stadium Below Semi-underground Factory with Pedestrian Bridges Crossing Above Office Office Food Components SUMMER AUTUMN Field of Linear Passages Attached to Series of Workshops Stroll Inbetween Warehouse Underwater Connected to the Top of the Island Through Hollowed Cave Bank Bank Warehouse Rotating Walls as Movable Barrier and for Noise Cancellation with View of Stadium Below Semi-underground Factory with Pedestrian Bridges Crossing Above Entry Factories Below Office Office Food Gas Pump Iron Open Workspace for Assembly Loading Area Labouratory Smithery Components

SPRING Station for Visitors Facing Stairs and Escalators Flowing Down From Above Living Room Public Space Inbetween Intertwined Housing Programs A Casade of Stairs Revolving Into the Bottom of the Ocean that Captures light and Gathers Circulation 2nd Level Plan 3rd Level & Above 1st Level Plan BEYOND Hall for Dinning, Celebration, Conference and Ceremonies Entry of the Museum of Shipbuilding into the Gallery where Models of Ships Rushing Downwards THE VORTEX SPRING Station for Visitors Facing Stairs and Escalators Flowing Down From Above Living Room Public Space Inbetween Intertwined Housing Programs A Casade of Stairs Revolving Into the Bottom of the Ocean that Captures light and Gathers Circulation 2nd Level Plan 3rd Level & Above 1st Level Plan BEYOND Hall for Dinning, Celebration, Conference and Ceremonies Entry of the Museum of Shipbuilding into the Gallery where Models of Ships Rushing Downwards Kitchen Office SPIRIT THE VORTEX

20 21 Bridging the Gap Plan 进 Follow 墙 Penetrate 桥 Cross 廊 Traverse 亭 Search 舫 Project 轩 Watch 榭 Observe 馆 Avoid 楼 Rise 堂 Include 出 Draw Void Precedents

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墙 Wall 桥 Bridge

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廊 Corridor 亭 Pavilion

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舫 Boat 轩 Deck

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榭 Shed 馆 Cabinet

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楼 House 堂 Hall

Collective Memory

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夜 Night

Entry Lobby Reception Gallery Recreation Exhibition Sculpture Garden Roof Terrace Performance Education Auditorium Observation Tower Lounge Library Bookstore Hotel Research Celebration Hall Exit Art Storage Wall Arrive Bridge Corridor Pavilion Boat Deck Shed Cabinet House Hall Leave

Section & Void

36 37 Site Overview

Urban Design Principle

RISD, Fall 2016

Comeback City, Central Falls

Ground Floor / Public & Farming First Floor / Perforrming & Exhibition Second Floor / Library Third Floor / Residential

Instructor Peter Tagiuri

14 15 Ground Floor / Public & Farming First Floor / Perforrming & Exhibition Second Floor / Library Third Floor / Residential

Residents become part of a shared local eco-system, so different families can take on different roles in the community. As well as fostering a sense of camaraderie, this also helps to lift burdens on struggling municipal governments.

The site has a history of being flooded. Thus merging a damn into the building for flood contral will help prevent this situation. The damn connects to a urban farm, which is organized on a terrace that water filtered through irrigates the plants. It also connects the community to the east river bank.

Connection Urban Farm Living Machine

Fishing Deck Connection Dam Blackstone River

Proposed Office Building

View of the Public Area From North Bank The main structure (elevated platform) as a divider to seperate public and private space. A performance center is implemented into the project, which can be opened up for a public performance that can be watched from the opposite river bank and the bridge. Cross Section Through Urban Farm Longitudinal Section West View of Building From Urban Farm

Top Floor Plan 3rd Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan Ground Plan

Structure Unit Plan Studio Unit Section Inbetween

Section Through Units and Main

Architectural Design RISD, Spring 2017

Boat House, Providence Instructor

Offices Gym Decks Observation Platforms Boat Storage Community Space Showroom Pond Entrance Loading Entrance Open Water Restrooms 22

Kyna Leski

22 23 Offices Gym Decks Observation Platforms Boat Storage Community Space Showroom Pond Entrance Loading Entrance Open Water Restrooms

Studies

Studies Aggregation

Surface

Material

Aggregation Surface

Material

Canopies

Concrete Platform

Glazing

Roof Panels

Polycarbonate Enclosure

Walls

Cone Structures

Beams

Decks

Start from a series of studies on geometry of a surface based on material and structure, a surface modular is developed that has similiar characteristics with water.

The rhythm of roof shifts as scale of programs changes. The flexibility of aggregation varies lighting conditions. The roof moves up and down like water, and opens or closes in response to environment based on noise or dirt.

The project is organized by 2 set of grids based on the circulation of people moving through the site and launching boats onto Seekonk River. As the project reaches water, part of it opens up in order to offer space both for observation and offices.

Roof Panels with Skylights Wood Platform Interior Perspective

Perspective View of Entrance

Design Principle

Fall 2015

A Tower For Shuttle Maker & Performance, Providence

Instructor Hansy Better

Top View

Axonometric View External PassagewayInterior EnclosureInterior SpaceSkin Structure 1st Floor Mechanical 5th Floor Restroom 2nd Floor Observation 6th Floor Kitchen 3rd Floor Public space 7th Floor Bedroom 4th Floor Resting 8th Floor Studio

The goal of the project is to build a community that combines bathing and working. Meanwhile, creating the potential to open up part of the city to public that has various possiblities for events like concerts, runway shows or festivals.

Advanced Studio RISD, Spring 2017 Spree Living Center, Berlin Instructor Ralf Peterson Existing Buildings Public Library Public Swimming Pool Water Tower Resting Platform Square

Port Restaurant

Pedestrian Footbridge

The site was once a public river bath heated by the cooling water from Klingenberg Power Plant. This method is continued in this project based on the fact that the cooling water is still being emitted through the same path.

Inspired by traditional Chinese Shanshui Painting, the programs are organized in the sequence of: Vestibule (arriving), Bathing (entering water), Houses (working, bathing and entertainment), Clouds & Creek (water interacting with building), Pavilion (projecting towards river / crossing above water), Mountains (referring to views of River Spree)

By inviting water into the site, the whole project is connected to River Spree. Water as a media, attaches and blurs the boundaries between swimmer, pedestrian and people inside the building.

Concept Model

Cross-Section A Cross-Section B Cross-Section C Cross-Section D Longitudinal-Section A Longitudinal-Section B Steel Railing Private Curtain Concrete Base Construction Details Semi Public Public Public

Conceptual Drawing of Space Shifting Through the Project

Bird's Eye View Towards Northwest Bird's Eye View From Street Entrance View of Second Floor Entrance from Footbridge

View of

Pools Merging Together

Public Space Inbetween Buildings View Towards Public River Bath and River Spree from Central Square

Natatorium for Water Sports with ETFE Envoloped Roofing

Undergraduate Thesis

2015 Redesign Xiamen University Instructor Wenjie Chen

Architecture Analysis

Millowners Association Building By Le Corbusier RISD, Spring 2016 Instructor Chris Bardt Invisible Space Visible Space

Space Design Build Compact Housing Xiamen Space Design Week, Xiamen 2014 Advanced Studio Activating Public Transportation, Philadelphia Temple University 2014

Instructor Brigitte Knowles