Lai-Chien Lin portfolio

Portfolio

B.Arch Shih-Chien University, Taiwan Lai-Chien-Lin

Statement This portfolio contains my five years of work in Shih- Chien University, Architecture Department. These works are not only the display of design results but also a journey of self-exploration. Seek self-recognition of architecture in every different design method. My works include theoretical designs, such as converting from matte painting to architectural space or volumetric stacking and shaping to create space. There are also observations on a practical level, including environmental observations and social observations. Environmental observations are designed according to different environments, and they can be both functional and sustainable under the conditions of being able to integrate with the environment. Social observation is the goal of satisfying needs and re-creating, and while solving problems, it can also create different meanings for architecture. These explorations in various fields of architecture have broadened my horizons and stimulated my desire to explore more knowledge and establish my thinking logic and unique views on architecture. I hope that through this collection of works, readers will be more aware of my exploration process as a learner of architecture and the thinking process behind each design.

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Education:

B.Arch., Department of Architecture, Shih Chien University, Taiwan.

About Author..............................................................................................01

Contact

Extrude.....................................................................................................02 Adviser-何以立 Albert Ho

TEL: +886-983-275-658

Maze.........................................................................................................07 Adviser-曾志偉 Divooe Zein Into The Fire.............................................................................................10 Adviser-林青蓉 JUSTINE LIN How Tree Drinks Water.............................................................................14 Adviser-賴明正 Ming-Cheng, LAI

E-mail: yxye88nl90435@gmail.com

Lai-Chien-Lin 1997/9/29

Skills Model making, AutoCad, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop,Rhino, Archicad, Twinmotion, Enscape

Flow From High To Low- Teaher...............................................................17 Adviser-賴明正 Ming-Cheng, LAI

Experiance: 2018 Treasure Hill Light Festival Workshop

If I Can Shape The Land...........................................................................19 Adviser-Alessandro Martinelli

2018 City of Tommorow Design Competition First Choice (held by HsinChu City Culture Affairs Bureau)

Star Observatory.......................................................................................20 Adviser-Alessandro Martinelli

2018 New Object( 新物件)Design Workshop ( Directed by Jin Liu and Shingo Masuda) 2019 Akihisa Hirata( 平田晃久) Model Making Workshop

Step on the Star..........................................................................................24 Adviser-姚仲涵 Chung-Han, YAO

2019 Chien Architects(竹間聯合建築師事務所 )and Associates Internship (Model making)

Re Use, Re Urban......................................................................................25 Adviser-林友寒 Yu Han Michael LIN

2020 Archtangent Architecture+(餘弦建築師事務所)Design Internship (Model making)

Architecture experiment-Volume and Space..............................................35 Adviserr-韓榮耕 Thomas Young Kyong Han

2020 Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten(清水建築工坊) summer internship (Curation) 2021 KRIS YAO | ARTECH (大元建築工場) winter internship (Architecture Drawing)

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The original suprematism painting

Extrude By using the painting of suprematism to change 2D images into 3D. First, transforming the original artwork into the landscape.

The landscape could be artificial.

Second, extend the painting. However, it must meet the logic of the image itself, not only the shape but also the color must follow its own rule.

The last step is to transfer the painting into a public space that people can use as an exhibition space or library, even a park for people to come and relax.

Painter: El Lissitzky Source of the picture:https://www.widewalls.ch/artist/el-lissitzky/

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Painting extensionsFrom the original paintin and using the same language and style to exten a series of drawing and choose one of the painting that has the best coordination.

Final painting extension

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The public space uses an air corridor to connect all the buildings, and the buildings surround all the general area to create a whole base where people can live and move quickly from one space to another. All the circle elements are elevated to be buildings, and the other parts are made to be the corridors or aisles.

All the buildings have a circle basin space where people can have a space to rest do some casual time.

There is two entrance road that connects outside and leads people to the inside of the campus.

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The top view of model It’s evident that the shape of the drawing is transformed into the architecture plan.

The model also shows the path connects to the outside of the campus.

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Maze The space stimulates the senses to make people recall their childhood memories. To raise the feeling of excitement, fear, happiness, or confusion. Create a device that is like a maze to confuse the sense of direction. Using curiosity to make people eager to go in and confusing them with the maze-like device. When people are searching for an exit, but they can’t.

The sense of panic will show up and eventually end up traping in a confusing space.

But it will leave a deep impression. The shape of the drawing is transformed into the architecture plan.

The model also shows the path connects to the outside of the campus.

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Into the Fire The project is to construct an observatory in a volcano landscape to best blend in and have a great view of the whole environment. The first stage is to go to the field service and try to feel the atmosphere and choose the best spot as the base. Follow the first stage is to draw a series of paintings best express the feeling the the the environment to make the observatory best blend in.

The final step is to finish the design that can fulfill all the requirements.

Base one is the atmosphere the base created.

Using the color lump collages to create the feeling in the opinion that can best express the atmosphere.

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Final work Final model from different sight of view.

Final concept and Proposals Based on the final concepts to propose a series of schemes best create the feeling of loneliness. Moreover, the design can provide a great view to observe the base and the volcano itself. At the same time, not to destroy the view itself.

Therefore, the proposals of the project should be better blended in with the view and best observe the whole base.

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The site plan shows that the terrain of the base is like a basin. The slopes surround flat ground. Therefore, the best spot the gets the view to the whole sight is on the hill. Thus, the structure is embedded into the slope to make it possible to be built on the spot.

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The observatory provides a base to those who want to study and research the volcano landscape and provides them a place to stay overnight.

Therefore, it must have the functions that can fulfill the needs.

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How Tree Drinks Water The base is on a mountain in Taiwan, and I choose a place on the top of the mountain where I can see the whole mountain across the valley and cover with no tree but only grass.

When designing the tower, I have research the plant on the mountain as a reference system for their water reserving strategy and the growing pattern of flower and leaf.

Also, the entrance and the circulation, how people go on the tower, how to use the public toilet.

Another essential element of the building is the water collecting system.

I use a way of water collecting. It’s called Fog net. The water will be collected by the fog net, reserved at the central water tower, and supplied to the toilet.

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Rain water collector

Water cycle system Design of the Fog net

Fog collecing net Water collector

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Tube to deliver the water to the central water tower

Tube to send fog water to the central water tower

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Referance SystemLupin flower: on the pattern of fower growing Land fog net Public toilet

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The blossom-shaped arrangement of the fot nets can collect more water in different directions.

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Flow From High To Low To combine hot spring with a restroom for the tourist. For the reason that the water resource and the clean air are varied precious in the natural environment.

Environment protection has become a significant issue for this project. To design a low pollutive architecture in the mountain, the water collecting system has become essential. Using the sloping roof to collect water and using the pipe to deliver the water.

Also, the fog net that captured the fog to become water connects with the same pipes collecting rainwater and is used by every restroom.

This system can reduce the usage of water and save the energy to carry the water to every restroom.

The wood is also constituting suitable for the natural environment.

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Because the structure is built on the slope, the water will flow from the top of the hill to the bottom.

Every restroom can use the water on the hill, and the water will end flowing into the tank and be stored.

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If I Can Shape The Land

Tamsui River

Taipei Propilee a design studio about “the architecture of the city” today + Shichien university, architecture department

This grogram is to find out the relationship between base and architecture. Base is on the part of Keelung River, put on the shape that fits the base best and finds you what the program is best for this base

Fall semester 2019-2020

Taiwan Temenos - ( Nangang garbage mountain )

Taiwan Museum - ( Minquan Bridge )

Stars Observatory - ( Dazhi Bridge )

Global Environmental Observatory - ( Guandu Wetland )

The Grand Hotel

Climate Convention Landmark - ( Yuan Shan )

Keelung River

Taipei 101

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Star Observatory Building Height Regulation Dazhi Bridge

20 Taipei Propilee a design studio about “the architecture of the city” today + Shichien university, architecture department Fall semester 2019-2020

Star observatory The base choice of mine is at the Dahzi Bridge, which is the darkest place in the middle of Taipei city, which makes it the best place for observing the stars.

People who live in the city don’t have much opportunity to look at the beautiful sky in the night because of the light pollution.

The design of the rock shape makes it a good place for people gather around, enjoy the beauty of the star night and having some suitable activities such as music events or meditation.

Provides people in the city a place to be silent and enjoy the best of the beautiful nature.

Section Star Observatory Building Height Regulation Dahzi Bridge

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Taipei Propilee a design studio about “the architecture of the city” today + Shichien university, architecture department

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Building Height Regulation Dahzi Bridge

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Scale 1/300 model shows how the water floats into the land and connects with the star observatory and the bridge.

The water also construct the basic flow of how to walk through the whole design and create a better experience.

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Keelung River Model

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Step on the Star Cooperate with Apartment of Fine Art. To build a device that can interact with people through the sensor.

When people stand on to the device, the device can sense the pressure and send a signal to let the light on.

The device is also shown at the 2018 Taipei Treasure Hill Light Festival.

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2020 Lin’s Unit-Re-Use, Re-Urban This is a study about volume and mix-used program architecture.

I am trying to find a volume that can be replicated and combined to create a horizontal and vertical space relationship. Find an issue related to the base situation and try to make the program helpful for the problem.

- Base - Grassland - Clinic

Site analysis

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Re-Use, Re-Urban The concept of Re-Use， Re-Urban is to allow people who are no longer working and things that are no longer used to create value for each other. Let retired people participate in the process of remanufacturing, and this content is to reuse the eliminated items to achieve the value of re-creation and reduce the environmental pollution caused by over-manufacturing new products.

Eating-Plastic tableware recycle

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wood-made daily necessities(bowl,cup etc.)

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These two different units combine to become a living unit for the workers and the retired people.

The unit is arranged with different spaces, which provides the functions needed for living. Including Living room, bathroom, dining room, bedroom, and outdoor spaces for activity and casual times. The perspective pictures show every area and where they are located.

Top view of the model

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Design methods: Stage 1

Inca Wall

Architecture experiment-Volume and Space

Space is created by volume, using the concept to make space.

By using the Inca wall as the reference, through several steps to make the volume.

Reorganize the volumes based on the requirement of the programa cultral exchange center and library, exhibition center.

Arrange the volume and space to create architecture.

The project is to study and learn from the volume created by the steps using the results from the studying and make the proper space for the program. It’s a whole new way of understanding architecture.

Stretch the volume base on not changing the facade

Extrude volume Place the volume into a new cuboid

Cut off the volume

Put the volume at the edge of the cuboid

New volume

Logic: This stage is to study the consequences of the steps. Observe the effection caused by every different way to do the steps.

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Setting program and base

Arrange the volumes

Cut the floors

Arrange the prgram spaces

Hollow the volume

Logic: According to the results of studying of the first stage. Choose the best way to arrange the volumes that fits a specific program.

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Phase 1-Place the volume into a new cuboid

Phase1-extrude volume

This step place the volume into a new cuboid , offset the indoor-outdoor space and affect the using of the space

Pick four connected stones

L×W×H : 18m×18m×6m cuboid

The volum made by former steps

Sharpe the stone to rectangle

Study of the first stage

Put the volume at the edge of the cuboid cut the volume off to be the new volume

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Phase 1- Stretch the volume base on not changing the facade Stretch the volume based on not changing the the facade will create a stronger feeling of threedimensional space and will make stronger effect to the space created by the method.

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The outdoor space in the new volume is bigger.

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The outdoor space is more into the volume-the indoor space will be more finely divided.

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The outdoor space is less into the volume-the indoor space will be more complete.

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Program arrangement

Phase 2- Program and base setting Phase 2- Base setting

The program is a cultural exchange center and office.

This program is a public building with a big outdoor space which needs open space and private space.

Library

Base located near the Taiwan Embassy Building which can best be connected and let people better understand our diplomatic relations’ culture.

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Arrange different program in different cutting spaces that best suit the volume.

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Phase 2: Hollow the volume

This method makes volumes surrounding as a squareshape, which makes the building to get more public space. The outdoor space are arrange in the lower level to create and connect the out door space which suit better to the public building program.

Hollow the solid volume to create indoor-space

Method 1: Square-shaped arrangement Both of the methods are better suit for the more private living space, less public with more split-level and private space.

Method 2: Make a vertical-stacked arrangement and connect the volumes’ notch to make more split-level space.

Method 3: Make a vertical-stacked arrangement and connect a vertical outdoor space to make the light can go to the bottom level

Phase 2: Prgram space arrangement

Main logic: All the indoor spaces near the cut-off outdoor spaces are the most finely divided.

Therefore, place all the communication space in these spaces are the most reasonable way to do it.

Spatial index 1 Library 2 Lobby 3 Exhibition space 4 Office 5 Toilet 6 Relics and Books Repair and Restore room 7 Restaurant

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Section Drawings

All sturcture design:

Sections drawings shows the space variability created by the method.

All sturctures in the final design.

Including floor, wall, texture, beam, communication space, window, etc.

Interior Part

Rock wall Part

Structure Part

Section perspective 1

Floor Part

Volume Part

Section perspective 2

Cut Off Volume Part

All Parts

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Perspective Drawings Perspective drawings show the texture of the architecture. By using the stone brick, the texture becomes more solid, which highlights the the shape of the cut-off spaces.

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Outside Perspective 3

Outside Perspective 1

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Outside Perspective 6

Inside Perspective 1

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Interior Perspective Interior perspective drawings using the color scheme to hightlight those interesting spaces created by the steps.

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