XINPING JIANG PORTFOLIO Architecture & Interior Design 2018-2026
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NADAAA, Boston DiLeonardo International, Warwick Designer
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Evocation of Nature Village Activity Center Design
Lincoln Center West Planning NADAAA AT LINCOLN CENTER
Hotel Lexicon |Tapestry by Hilton 02.
Lighting Oasis
Public Space Curring the Winter Blues
Canopy by Hilton Fallen Journalist Memorial Competition THE FALLEN JOURNALIST MEMORIAL COMPETITION 03.
Memory Station A Stories Based Retail
NADAAA, Boston
ABOUT
Lincoln Center West Planning Wutopia Lab, Shanghai
Intern
This portfolio contains selected selected works works from from design design
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Monologue Art Museum
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Fallen Journalist Memorial Competition
development. The research direction direction is is primarily primarily about about mental issues, psychological psychological healing healing and and well-being. well-being.
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is always beyond architecture architecture but but finally finally revealed revealed in in
Popped Orange Popped Orange
Wutopia Lab, Shanghai
architecture which I considered considered is is an an influential influential company. company.
Monologue Art Museum
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Later I became more more interested interested in in small-scale small-scale spaces spaces and interior about detail, detail, material material and and subtle subtle perception perception through five senses, so II developed developed myself myself further further in in Interior Architecture about Adaptive Adaptive Reuse Reuse in in RISD. RISD. Architecture and I, it is time time we we both both serve serve the the world world by by capturing each other’s moments.
The Meow Wonderland
A place for people & cats accompanied each other
Since my sensitiveness to to the the external external environment environment drove me to the world world of of spatial spatial design, design, the the inspiration inspiration
Kizuna
A Space for Seeking Love
Monologue Art Museum
Word Renaissance
Interactive Installation
XJTLU, Suzhou Intern
Popped Orange 07.
YEARBOOK 2017 - 2018 | XJTLU Department Of Architecture
Green Neighbourhood Greenhouse Design
OTHER WORKS
PROFESSIONAL
Existing Conditions Rooted in the layered history of Beacon Hill, this project draws from the rich urban narrative of Cambridge Street and its surrounding fabric. From the early 19th-century development of residential and institutional landmarks to the evolution shaped by medical innovation and midcentury urban renewal, the site reflects a continuous dialogue between heritage and transformation. Notable moments—including the founding of Massachusetts General Hospital, the emergence of iconic architectural elements such as the Ether Dome, and the preservation efforts led by the Beacon Hill community—inform a design approach that is both respectful and forward-looking. Today, as new developments continue to reshape the area, the project positions itself within this ongoing timeline, translating historical character into a contemporary hospitality experience that feels grounded, contextual, and enduring.
Design Narrative
Hotel Lexicon DiLeonardo International Designer Project Site: Boston, USA
As an adaptive reuse renovation transitioning into a Tapestry by Hilton, the project reimagines the site as a contemporary “lexicon”—a collection of stories, symbols, and encounters. Inspired by intersecting paths and forms of communication, the design creates a social hub for connection, pause, and exchange. Subtle references to language, mapping, and texture shape a layered, forward-thinking hospitality experience that feels both intellectual and inviting, resonating with Boston’s culturally engaged traveler.
Envisioned as a renovation and adaptive reuse project, the design reinterprets the site through the lens of a contemporary “lexicon”—a collection of stories, symbols, and encounters that shape the experience of place. Inspired by intersecting paths and layered forms of communication, the hotel is conceived as a social hub where guests and locals alike can gather, exchange, and pause. Textures, patterns, and moments throughout the space subtly reference language, writing, and mapping, creating an environment that feels both intellectual and inviting. As the property transitions into a Tapestry by Hilton, the design aligns with the brand’s emphasis on individuality and local storytelling, offering a thoughtfully curated, forwardthinking hospitality experience that resonates with Boston’s culturally engaged traveler while remaining rooted in the site’s evolving narrative.
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Inspired by the colors of higher-education and graduation robes. To be used sparingly in application.
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A neutral, aged-paper tone to soften and balance the richness of the core palette.
A neutral, aged-paper tone to soften and balance the richness of the core palette.
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Inspired by the colors of higher education & graduation robes. To be used sparingly.
PARCHMENT CREAM Inspired by the colors of higher-education and graduation robes. To be used sparingly in application.
A soft, Weathered Purple, inspired by the sun-kissed Beacon Hill windowpanes.
UNIVERSITY YELLOW
A soft, Weathered Purple, inspired by the sun-kissed Beacon Hill windowpanes.
Warm Whisky/Cognac, reminiscent of aged leather chairs and scholar’s lounges.
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A rich, Cerulean–Navy Blue, reflecting intellectual depth and timeless decor.
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Inspired by the colors of higher-education and graduation robes. To be used sparingly in application.
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Existing Conditions Shaped by the fluid identity of Fort Lauderdale, the project draws from a landscape where waterways, urban life, and coastal culture seamlessly intersect. The city’s distinct rhythm—defined by its canals, tropical ecology, and evolving social scene—creates a setting that is both relaxed and energetic. Within Beverly Heights, this balance becomes more intimate, offering a neighborhood scale that blends residential calm with growing vibrancy. The design responds by embracing this duality, translating the ease of coastal living into a more refined, contemporary expression. Rather than referencing history directly, the project channels the city’s atmosphere—its light, materiality, and movement—into a hospitality experience that feels immersive, elevated, and inherently local.
Design Narrative The interiors draw inspiration from the dynamic juxtaposition of urban life, the nearby waterways, and the vibrant flora and fauna of the region, with each space thoughtfully curated to reflect the relaxed elegance of
Canopy by Hilton DiLeonardo International Designer Project Site: Fort Lauderdale, USA
As a new-build Canopy by Hilton, the project translates Fort Lauderdale’s coastal energy into a refined, community-driven hospitality experience. Inspired by the layered character of Beverly Heights—where waterways, urban life, and lush landscape converge—the design establishes a vibrant yet calming retreat. Soft, warm materiality and locally resonant textures create a relaxed elegance, balancing sophistication with approachability. Rooted in its neighborhood while forward in expression, the hotel becomes both a destination and a social anchor for guests and the local community.
Fort Lauderdale. The design incorporates a warm, neutral color palette. While remaining distinctly local in flavor and hue, grounded in soft wood tones and complemented throughout by bespoke finishes with pops of color. The materials create a sense of refined luxury that remains approachable and welcoming to guests. The hotel will not only serve as a place to stay but as an integral part of the community, creating an atmosphere of warmth, connection, and local pride.
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The West Elevation Strategy The west edge was broken down into a series of opportunities for further study. The elevation below highlights some of those possible areas of intervention Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (Iñaki Vinaixa/Courtesy LPCA)
The Comprehensive Plan sought ways of making Lincoln Center’s west edge of campus more welcoming. The Discovery phase initiated with the planning team essentially looking
Lincoln Center West Planning NADAAA Designer Project Site: New York, USA
under the hood of Lincoln Center to understand the existing conditions along the western edge and to hear directly from the constituents and staff about what does and does not
which had been explored which are described in the following pages. Each opportunity faces its own challenges both programmatically and infrastructurally. The maintenance needs and deficiencies along this face would be addressed opportunistically along with the interventions explored in that area. The possible architectural operations along the wall range from superficial inch-deep additions to window vitrines to deeper new access points into the campus. IMPROVING CONNECTIONS
MAXIMIZING THE LIBARAY ENTRANCE
UNIFYING THE PLAZA
SHARED AMENITIES FOR LCPA CONSTITUENTS AND THE PUBLIC
work and their future desires. The Project Scope for the redesign of Damrosch Park includes the spaces on grade and directly below the park bound by Amsterdam Avenue, 62nd Street, Koch Theater and the
The first of these study areas to move into a Planning phase is the southern length
Metropolitain Opera. The existing site currently accommodates a bandshell stagewith
of wall abutting Damrosch Park along with the entire park behind it. The studies for
support spaces and an audience area for outdoor performances, a tree-filled passive park area and a platform for small performances.
Damrosch Park following the more general Planning Principles and Opportunities
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highlights the analysis and studies from the Planning efforts for Damrosch Park. OPENING / FUNCTIONALIZING DAMROSCH PARK
These studies lay the groundwork for the future Conceptual Design Phase and subsequent phases of design development.
Site Analysis/ Documentation
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EAST FACING, WIDE PARK AREA: 53,000 SQFT+12,000SQFT
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As Lincoln Center looks to reconfigure the park to meet actual production needs and also incorporate the felt needs of the community, the existing constraints of the site will weigh in heavily on critical decisions and also examined for any opportunities which may be provided.
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The proposal places the stage in the southeast corner facing north and can be rotated counter-clockwise (as shown below) based on audience distribution and other factors. This may require fan-shaped audience area for a more effective distribution given the northsouth depth limitations of the site. This option also consolidates the massing to the east, but pushes further south to create more open park area and consequently define the southeast bounds of the park. The required performance infrastructure is still able to be developed without compromise. This placement into one corner of the park moves away from the more formal “pavilion in the park” to creating a less formal edge condition. The open spaces of the park become the primary focus with the audience area adding to that public realm when performances are not in session. The connection from Damrosch to Josie Robertson Plaza is a critical consideration which this scheme opens up more naturally.
Site Approach Adjacent to the U.S. Capitol grounds and with a direct, axial, and reciprocal view of the Capitol Dome, the site has a strong visual connection to the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. This view underscores the relationship between the government and the press.
Fallen Journalist Memorial NADAAA Designer Project Site: Washington DC, USA
In Washington, D.C. the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation (FJMF) announced the names of four shortlisted teams to design the country’s first monument dedicated to press freedom and journalists who died in the field. The concept of a memorial for fallen journalists serves a dual purpose: it honors those who have lost their lives while also symbolizing the importance of a free press. This design looks both backward, paying tribute to the past, and forward, emphasizing the ongoing need for press freedom amidst modern challenges. The project may speculate on how the word may become the very building block of an architecture, and in turn how an architectural strategy may become a platform for the word itself, as protagonist. The figure and text not as false oppositions, but rather as mutually dependent characters speaking on the civic stage of the DC Mall.
Design Concept
Renderings
"TEXT" Elements: Penetrated Canopy Constructing with Text (20+ different languages of the 1st Amendment) Monolith Pillars of Democracy Reflecting Pool Green Ivys Integrated with the Canopy
Bill of Rights the 1st Amendment
The representation of the key components of a typical democratic government structure
Executive Branch
Judiciary Branch
Legislative Branch
Section
Independent Press
Monologue Art Museum is a multi-function space. The plan is complex and irregular, and the structural design is not conducive to earthquake resistance. However, when the museum is divided, except for the art gallery, the rectangular dance studio, the circular yoga studio and the oval theater are all symmetrical and regular with excellent seismic performance. In this regard, three seismic joints were set up to divide the building into four independent structural units. The expansion and deformation of the extra-long structure was released, reducing the heat stress, and avoiding structural cracks caused by temperature changes. Besides, the nodes were carefully designed to conceal their presence on the roof, façade, and interior to ensure that my painting is visually continuous. During my internship I assisted the project architect through the whole process. From the discussion of the concept, then I made the documentation to the government. We communicated with both the clients and the construction team at the same time to achieve more efficiency, trying to make sure the design could be realized as much as possible. Then I did the most part of the modeling and the first version of renderings. After a few adjustments on the model, I assisted with the material selection and boards. The whole process participation helped me to get a holistic view of how an architectural project is designed from concept to a real space.
Site Plan
Monologue Art Museum
Wutopia Lab has been commissioned by Sino-Ocean Group to create a monologue art museum on the park green of SEATOPIA desort in Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao, dedicated to an infinite minority of people who want to be free from the worldly distractions. The project is sited in an open green space at the intersection
Wutopia Lab
of three residential clusters. Occupied around 3600 square meters, the whole project was inspired by the
Architectural Intern
like water and green, and the reflection of sky, the museum is like a slowly unfolding hand scroll.
Project Site: Hebei Province, China
The Hollow Brick Effect
Elevations
Carthage created by Queen Dido, cutting a cow skin and circling a piece of land. Combining natural elements
Section of Yoga Room
Section of Dancing Room
Section of Art Gallery
Hollow Bricks Detail
Popped Orange
in Guangzhou TIT Creative Park, which was completed and opened in August 2022. It is an open design experiment, a vertical micro social complex with a light tower as the hub, including coffee, bar, theater,
Wutopia Lab
exhibition, sightseeing and party, by ifanr and Wutopia Lab called KEEP PATCHING, an urban community and
Architectural Intern
program since 2015.
Project Site: Guangzhou, China
Photography by Seven W
Wutopia Lab was commissioned by the digital fashion brand ifanr to create the “Popped Orange — ifland”
lifestyle renewal activity. It is also the first Guangzhou model of Wutopia Lab’s urban microspace revitalization
The table bar inside the first floor of the building somehow enhanced the social, and seating is randomly arranged around. When the
Elevations
folding doors open, the coffee space and the white garden merge into one, turning it into a party venue with a capacity of 180 people. Special operations can be held in this venue based on different brand collaborations/pop-ups to experiment with multiple businesses and operations. The second floor is an orange cube floating above the white garden, which is the main form of the building, symbolizing ifanr’s slogan “A good product is a candy,” and the project is an orange fruit candy in TIT Creative Park. The daily operation on the second floor is the Air Show gallery (exhibition space), which can be transformed into a live house, sharing space, performance space and party space by special
Joining the project team, and with the previous experience of doing the Monologue Museum, I assisted in the front yard design first, since it is the
operations.
most related part with the surrounding. We did not totally quit the original context, since the brand spirit is keeping patching, and thinking about
On the rooftop, visitors can see the old brick-walled factory buildings in TIT Creative Park on the west side, and the Guangzhou Science and
the adaptive reuse, we keep the original structures and take the material texture as an interior pattern. Then working with the clients (Ifanr Brand),
Technology Museum under construction and the completed Guangzhou Art Museum on the east side. With the old industrial ruins at the
we figured out the concept for the brand, continued with their slogan “an excellent product is like a candy”. I did the first version of modelling and
back and the new life of science and technology in the front, this rooftop has a unique view of Guangzhou and even the world.
renderings, and enjoyed a lot when choosing the material and communicating with the clients, but I feet pity that I did not go through the whole process when leaving.
Roof Plan
1st Floor Plan
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2nd Floor Plan
3nd Floor Plan
Photography by Siming Wu
ACADEMIC
01.
Evocation of Nature Village Activity Center Design
The project is a new multiple-function building in Chenjiagou, Henan Province, where is the hometown of Tachi Culture, attracting thousands of visitors around the world come to learn Tachi. Based on the strong Tachi culture in Chenjiagou Village, the project is aimed at providing a space especially for playing Tachi for local residents, including some relevant activities such as Tachi teaching and Tachi show. Meanwhile, the space would also serve the health-preserving habits through some self-planting space for local people, where they could also have a cup of herb tea and enjoy their healthy life.
Background Research
Restaurant
Barber Shop
Hardware store
Store
Store
Residence
Barber Shop
Residence
Food Store
Teahouse
Pastry Shop
Design Process
Site Analysis Chrysanthemum
Yam
The local context
Jujube
Longan
Ormosia
Barley
The Atmosphere filled with Tachi
The negative space could be used as teahouse and dining room, tasting the fresh vegetables and herbs for tea.
The repreaentaion of Qi Chenjiagou Taiji Plaza
Lycium
Fluent & Smooth
The positive space formes by the grids structure providing the potential for planting healthy and tonic food in the space
Tai Chi accompanied local people's life The birthplace of Taiji
Taiji Culture Center Tourist industry developed because of Tachi
Martial Arts School
Ground Floor Plan
Chenjiagou, the birthplace of Taiji Henan province,China
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Chenjiagou Tai Chi Center
down
Famous for crop farming ±0.000
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up up
Tai Chi School
1.300
down
Popular health-preserving culture
up
up
up
up
-1.200 up
up down
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down
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Tachi Forms up
Section Concept: The harmony in nature The inspiration originates from the special dwelling in Henan Province——cave dwelling in the mountain, which is one of earliest housing type Naturally used by the local.
Tachi is about an idea of the original status of the universe, which transform to heaven and earth (yin and yang) later.
The spacial exploration follows the core of Tachi—— Qi Qi originally refers to vitality, which is extended to be the general name of all gases.The Concept of Chinese philosophy usually refers to the most basic material of all things in the world, such as the air and water, etc. The health - keeping experts take raising qi as the main method of fitness dispel disease.
The positive & negative space The space design would reflect the two parts of Taiji respectively——Yin and Yang. The essense of the Yinyang thought is about that human activities conform to the laws of morality and nature, not be restricted by external things, " something for nothing", and finally reach a kind of peaceful and harmonious spiritual realm.
Interior Views
Concept Model
The organic shape is made by the cement, imitating the
Transforming the solid space to a timber grid structure.
The negative space works as a dining space, where people
fluent status of Qi in Taiji.
Visitors would have an experience of observing and planting
could pick the herbs and make a cup of tea for themselves,
different herbs.
and taste the fresh vegetables as well.
The conceptual model is made of resin, for creating an context that feels like surrounded by nature.
First Floor Plan down
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down
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down
Elevation People can visit and experience picking and planting herb leaves, and they can pick the healthy plants all over the space for tasting at any time.The
Many local residents practice tai chi together here as a daily healthy activity.Some tourists could also visit the Tai Chi Cultural Center, and people who
space could become a place for people to meet and communicate at leisure, providing the local cultural space with the concept of Tai Chi and keeping
are interested in Tai Chi have the opportunity to experience the local life. Meanwhile, the project would stimulate the tourism economy and improve the
health.
quality of life of the villagers.
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Final Model People could realize their lifestyle focusing on keeping in health, learn and play Tachi, walk around and communicate with others. Some of the space would serve the health-preserving habits through some self-planting space for local people, using grids structure to form organic space for planting and translucent division, where they could also have a cup of herb tea and enjoy their healthy life.
Cross Sections
Final Model
02.
Lighting Oasis Public Space for Curing Winter Blues
The project is envisioned as a place to be a remedy for the seasonal depression caused by the local climate, delighting people’s minds and protecting their body from extreme weather. We hope the project can serve as an oasis for escaping from the long dark days in winter in Copenhagen, which is not a physical oasis for the urban context, but for people. Delighting the everyday life they are experiencing in the brightness, reflecting on their thoughts and confusion in the darkness, and inspiring them when they are standing in between. The final project is also presented through VR media.
Group Project Individual Contributuion: Concept generating, narrative, spatial idea, rendering and VR making
QR Code for VR
Proposed Plan
Site Analysis
Most popular gathering points during summer in CPH
Daylighting Studiestræde 52, 1554 København, Denmark 55.6761° N, 12.5683° E
Fælledparken
Sunset: 9.58PM
10° 20° 30°
Kastellet
40° 50°
8PM
Sunrise: 4.23AM
60° 70° 80°
SITE
Nyhavn
90°
6PM
6AM
4PM
8AM 10AM
2PM Summer
Havnebadet Islands Brygge
Solar Altitude Angle 58.5°
12PM Sunset: 3.37PM
Sunrise: 8.39AM 2PM
10AM Winter
Solar Altitude Angle 11.5°
Amager Fælled Context
Photography by Xinping Jiang 2022 Summer Copehagen, Denmark
Kastrup Søbad
The project is envisioned as a place to be a remedy for the seasonal depression caused by the local climate, delighting people’s minds and protecting their body from extreme weather. The local climate in Copenhagen is always changing with unpredictable precipitation, and also people have to experience a long time of short daylight especially in winter. It is indicated that there is a specific mental depression in winter season especially in Nordic countries, and they have special Light Rooms where people can receive more naturally scattered Light as the therapy. Therefore, the project is aiming at curing the winter blues for the locals through the immersive experience and some social spaces related to light.
Circulation
Surrounding Based on the urban context,
The building chosen for the
The surroundings are about
the project located in an area
i n te r ve n t i o n l o c a te d i n t h e
somer comercial area busier on
which is important for cultural
middle of the site, which has the
the east side, and a railway on the
history and transportation, and
potential to reactivate the inner
west which would bring the public
now it becomes a complex area
area. A new circulation could be
attention. Since surrounding
shared by different functions. Two
created with an opening on the
includes lots of commercial and
daycare centers, a concert bar
east side, where people could get
public facilities, even people
and two official buildings. The site
another access to the building.
passing by the site could be the
itself is relatively out of order and
The old entrance on the south
target users in the rainy days.
used seperately.
would be kept for the original concert part.
Narrative
Renderings
Plan 1
2
UP
UP
3
4
5
3
4
5
DOWN
UP
UP
Meditation Room
Lighting Sculpture 1st Corridor
Entrance Lighting Cube
1
The intervention is envisioned in the east side of the concert hall building, providing another northeast entrance besides the original one from the south. The directional journey starts with a lighting cube with constant illumination, giving a perception of losing the sense of time changing. Then people will explore a glass corridor with the renovated rotating opening on the façade, going underneath a lighting sculpture which they are unable to touch, and then to a meditation room. Here would be a light spot originating from the reflection from the inner mirror surface of the geometry, since there is a skylight renovated on top of the roof, providing a natural light source for the changing light reflection and more daylight reaches the upper floor. The lighting in this room might change from a spot to an area due to the daytime changing, where people could stay, rest, and perceive. The way towards the exit would be a little lower than the coming corridor, providing an opportunity to explore the space in a different way. Near the exit, people could see through to the light cube and realize where they came from.
2
Meditation Room
Looking back
Lighting Sculpture
2nd Corridor
1st Corridor
Lighting Cube
Facade
Meditation Room Section
Crossed Section 1-1
2-2
3-3
4-4
5-5
A
2nd Corridor
C
2nd Corridor Looking back
D
A
C Upper floor view
B
B
1st Corridor
D
On top of the 2nd Corridor
03.
Memory Station A Stories Based Retail
The store would be considered as a 2nd hand luxury store. All the products sold is in a 2nd life, including clothes, shoes and accessories. The aim is to discuss the reason behind the shopping behavior, questioning retail and desire, give a chance to make the old memory replaced by another memory during the purchasing experience. What motivate us to buy something? The appealing appearance? Our primitive desire of consuming? Or could it be the story behind it? Everyone enter the store might be willing to give up something they wear when getting in, exchanging for another old piece sold in the store, and then pay or be paid for the price difference at the end. Through exchange, you can enter as a modern lady and step out as an 80’s rock star, you can replace your old watch with another old watch but with different stories. If you are going to a funeral of your friend’s father, maybe you will bump into a watch with a funeral story here.
Concept Sketches abput Observing & being Observed
Narrative & Experience
Start of the journey Stories Record
Dressing rooms
Void space for stories projected
Retail
Stage
Entrance
Mirror
Cafe
Offices
Wearing Memories
The narrative would be about to start with passing by the reception and
So the end is not only about the end of the journey(stage), but also the
then going to the top floor to begin the journey. The reason to reverse
end of desire where they could see themselves. Besides the stage(walking
the regular journey starting from lower level and to design the whole
platform), when it comes to the display part of retail, some of the products
experience as walking through a stage is to provide the customer a
with specific stories would be provided an QR Code for customer to read
sense of being observed by the public when they coming down at the
the story behind, then they might get to know them better and choose to
end, which might arouse them to think and compare the purchasing
exchange or not. Before getting to the destination of the stage, the previous
behavior consciously beyond their natural desire. So the top floor
“audience” could be the mannequins, or strangers passing by. However,
would be about retail where the stage begins, and the extension part
there would be real “audience” at the end of the journey, observing people
also included as indoor space would be the exhibition of recycle and
seeing themselves in the mirror. Here would be a small café at the back part
repair, with natural ventilation and sunlight for repair the old clothes in
of B1 continued with the front part of the 1st floor, and people who sit at the
the courtyard, where the customers could have a look at them. Then
side as well as walking by the window would both play the part of audience
coming down to the 3rd floor, the stage continued and passing by the
for the customers. The big two-way mirror erected at the end, so for others at
window for enticement. At the other side of the floor there would be a
the other sides of the mirror, they could also have the opportunity to observe
fixing room for the old garments. The 3rd and the 2nd floor would both
customers adjusting themselves by see through it. Finally, after stepping on
mainly about retail also as the main part of the stage, everyone has
the last few staircases back to the reception, it’s time to make the choice
to walking on the stage as soon as they step out of the dressing room,
whether to choose the other stories or keep your old one. You are free to
try to walk to the end to see the mirror, during which they have to be
decide to exchange 1 piece, or certain pieces, or all your outfit. It might be
exposed in public sights with their new outfits, since there will be no
attractive to get a new story rather than only a new garment, because things
mirror in the dressing room.
recycled, as well as memories.
Plans
Renderings
Basement Level
1st Floor
2nd Floor
4th Floor
3rd Floor
UP
UP
DOWN UP
DOWN DOWN
UP UP
DOWN UP
04
Kizuna (The Crossing Fate) A Space for Seeking Love
Inspired by the matchmaking of the yuelao in the classic myth, the project is designed based on the dating culture prevailing in the east for a long time, aiming to provide a new-type dating corner to find lover. The biggest feature of the space is using red lines to express the estrangement and intimacy between lovers in different winding ways. It not only contains the public communication space and the private lover conversation space, but also uses some long transition space to give visitors time to think and wait while meandering. People can walk along the line, look across the line, or even sit in a space made of woven red lines, which also serve as a space for hanging dating messages, as if a love resume is just around.
Top View
Concept & Design Process Nerve Cells
The Weaving Fabric Exploration
The 1st Period Independent individuals meet in the system
The 2nd Period
Love appears with nerve impulses Chemical factors triggered to develop relationship (e.g. simmilar interests .etc)
The 3rd Period
Extended more to the other in passionate period
The Final Period
5 Both blend into each other's relationship system at the emotional maturity stage
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The red line is a magic weapon used by Yuelao, the ancient god of marriage, to guide people in their way of finding love.When two different people hold the two ends of the red line, it means they will be connected by fate and fall in love.The whole space formed by the red line also provides different
The Detailed Views
functions based on the threads, with different weaving ways to adapt to different needs: sitting, leaning, lying down, hanging the information, etc. At the same time, the different weaving densities of the fabric also provide hierarchical public and private areas, which visually divides the transparency of the space and adds interest to the whole site.
Gallery approach to the private area
Interior view in the public area
The view of the entrance
The open gallery as semipublic space
The partial exterior view
15
Elevation
Model Photos
Young people aremore likely to take indoor dating, such as in restaurants or private coffee shops, but communications are usually limited to the exchange of information between each other. The design breaks the inherent dating experience and restores the information-based love into the love guiding by the fates. The red lines in different winding ways imply the estrangement and intimacy between lovers. Space contains the public for communication and the private corners for dating, and the long transition part is designed for people to think and wait while meandering.
Partial Detailed Views Love stands between to do or not to do. Love is romance, hatred, joy, parting, and what breaks apart, even with the smallest twist. Love begins alike, but ends unlike. Love is every so often, doubtful, lonesome and bitter. But I am ready to drown myself in it. That is, love.
Target Group Analysis Cats represent lucky The cat is regarded as a mascot by the Japanese, and there are almost 7 out of every 10 families who keep cats as a companion at a rough estimate.
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Concept developed
Background Analysis Site analysis
In order to cater to the preference of the cat to move
Private for Customers
through holes and to jump around, the space takes the
Healers in high-pressure city
Facilities (Kitchen, Bathroom, Tickets, Shoes Changing)
cave for concept, aims to let the cats play and act flexibly,
Living in the cities under high pressure and a rapid pace of life, people always choose to have a cat with them to relieve the stress and for entertainment .
adapt and continuously explore the different dimensions of
Installation connected with space
the space, meanwhile, adding the circulation and functions of human activities, when accompanied by cat can loosen
Private for Cats
their body and mind. Also, through different privacy space Public Facility Commercial Residential
Location: Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture,Japan
design, it ensures the cats private area, in order to respect
Public for both( including Cats Public individually)
their wishes.
Gallery to Lobby Too busy to keep pets Some people love cats but they do not have the time to keep pats and take care of them at home because of heavy work.
Require a place for temporary care Cats Grave and Garden
There is a need of a space like a hotel for taking care cats when the owner is out.
Site Context: Dense Urban
Spacial design Strategy Main Circulation Point
Outdoor Circulation
Main interior circulation (for people)
Site Condition Indoor spaces
Outdoor spaces
Function distribution
05
The Meow Wonderland A place for people & cats accompanied each other
Located in a cat popular country, this project is designed to provide a space with cats companion for those who feel lonely and have no time to keep pets. It is a combination of leisure and commercial, where cats and people could meet or separate with each other as they want, intimately or independently.
Main interior circulation (for and cat) Pivate for cats and people Kitchen Cemetery Garden Public for cats and people
Cat circulation
Cat Space People circulation Shoes Changing & Reception
Ground Floor Plan
Detialed Senario
Sections
The space is constituted by cats and visitors areas respectively, as well as the overlaying parts of the two. For example, the cats occupy the independent space with flexible accessbility, and the facility
Partial Section 1
Partial Section 2
One of the cat private spaces, while cats could have rests or go through the big hole to move flexibly as they want. The small grids on the wall could be used as the shelves for cats daily needs (e.g. toys).
The small atrium as a gathering public space including a kitchen for making drinks, where cats still have accessibility to enjoy.
like reception and the resting area with public and private atmosphere could be for the visitors.
Private Room
Garden & Graveyard
The outdoor courtyard space is enclosed by curved glass, functioning as a cemetery, where people could sit in the sandpit and cherish the memory of the kittens that once accompanied them. The holes located on the wall with different sizes have different functions, the smallest could hold the pot plants, the cat things like toys and bushes could be placed on the middle sized shelves, and the biggest holes are enough for cats access.
Entire Section
Walking Gallery
Cats Private Spaces The cat private spaces are full of elements like holes for having fun, for example, the ramp accessible to the cave inside the wall, the holes on the walls with soft material, the small penetrated hills connected with ground. The visitors could also achieve different kinds of views when looking through these holes. 5
10
15
The gallery space for people going deeper
The other private spaces for cats with holes
The bar place for visitors ordering drinks and
The private room for visitors who want to have a quiet space
into the middle area, accompanied by cats
and little hills inside, the shelves on the wall
gathering as a public center, with daylight
to enjoy with cat, with big holes to enter and small holes for
appearing and hiding views on both sides.
also become a place for them having fun.
coming down.
cats access.
Interior Views
Material Board
Timder Grids
Wooden Wall
Flexible Package
Ratten Seats
Gypsum
Blanket
Linens
Kitchen Tile
06
Word Renaissance Glass Door ( to the Courtyard)
Wooden Wall
Interactive Installation Group Project
Individual Contributuion: Concept generating, spatial idea, construction
Timber Seats
Gauzy Lights
Based on the phenomenon of text and information blocking in the simplified Chinese language environment for various reasons such as culture, politics and religion, the spatial interactive installation discussed the negative impact on the cultural inheritance and the ability of word comprehension of human beings. The project takes movable type printing as inspiration, using interactive motion-sensing device, in which makes the user experience from a vivid multivariate information culture gradually to a controversial-word blocked environment, and only positive words can be passed to the final stage of the journey. The space intends to mimic the consequence of no ambiguous words in the end, reflecting on a monotonous atmosphere only with beep to give visitors a sense of losing cognitive competence.
Background Research Unreasonable Check Process
The worst part of censorship is
Set a thesaurus
Prohibit posting based on thesaurus
Manual selective check
To handle with large amount of information censor, government and many other platforms set their censor process modes. However, the modes appear unreasonable and unilateralism.
Number of Applied And Approved Teleplays 1200
40%
900
30%
600
20%
300
10% 2015
2016
Application
Storyboards of Phenomenon:
We are not allowed to say CONRTROVERSIAL WORDS
In a recent Chinese TV program the word “sexy” were replaced by “mature” in the subtitle.
People’s normal postings on the Internet are always blocked or deleted for so-called “word use problems”.
In a popular Chinese song, the sound of word" suicide" is replaced with the sound beep.
2017
Approved
2018
2019
Approved rate
Increasingly Strict Rules Children are always told not to talk about words related to taboo like death because it’s ominous.
After the reform and opening up, China issued a policy to encourage literary and artistic works. However, over time, the use of words began to have many restrictions. Nowadays, since the Internet develops a lot, all kinds of info-creaters surge. As a result, the rules that restrict word use become more and more strict and affect quite a lot transportation of information.
“murder” “blood”
Start of Word Banning
Freedom for Creaters The case of the silver snake (1988)
After the 1961 forum, writers and film directors obtained a certain political
“teenage love” “revolution” In the Heat of the Sun(1994) “homosexuality" "forbidden love”
guarantee for freely choosing the styles and using words. At that time, films and literaries covered whatever creators
Happy Together (1997)
wanted.
Entering the 21st century, the government started to set rules to forbid some sensitive words in order to prevent related discussion and protect the younger generation.
Human
Society
Culture
word reduction
depressed
weaken expression
homogenize all works
regularized
simplify recognition affect memory
lose diversity and vitality
Sapir–Whorf: hypothesis Language structure affects the speaker's cognitive structure
Number Change of Forbidden Words 80000 60000 40000 20000 2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Interaction Workflow
Concept Development
Spacial Design Explanation
INSPIRATION
The movable-type printing was invented for the spread and popularization of words, which provided lots of potential for people communication. However, it was negatively affected by the word banning. Therefore, with the similar thesis, the space would be designed focusing on the re-enchantment of words.
相
秘
烟
地
神
间
TYPOGRAPHY
Printing is one of the four great inventions of China, movable type printing was one of the most widely used in it, which promoted the spread of culture, printing books, spread knowledge, it created the conditions for the regional communication, since the printing was introduced to Japan, central Asia, west Asia and Europe. The movabletype printing encouraged the cultural exchange and communication, making the culture more diversified.
CONCEPT
心
见
盲
爱 真
妈
草
性 黄
梦
家
印
人
Nowadays, with the development of the society, the way of information dissemination become more diverse, instead of the spread of culture with more limitations. The design concept started with transforming movable-type printing into an interactive space, because it found a way of text dissemination with less limitation, representing the loud speak to the restrict word environment, arising the awareness of finding and talking the truth and nature of words, rather than give stereotype expression for safe in censorship.
Both Controversial and Neutral words
Only Neutral Words with Single Meaning
1
In the first stage, the words chosen are those commonly forbidden nowadays. Their existence stands for the current situation of controversial Chinese.
In the second stage, the controversial words decrease and most are those common neutral words, showing the loss of some words and a regularizing cultural environment.
In the third stage, the words chosen are those totally neutral and have no risk of being forbidden. These words represent the pathetic result that people can only use very small part of neutral words and the other words will no longer exist.
Kinect camera recoginizes the distance from user to exit and sends sign to computer. When user walks in the space,it also catches the distance change.
1 Cruel
1 Grasp
1 Force
1 Hard
1 One
2 Violent
2 Operate
2 Control
2 Still
2 Single
3 Fuck
3 Fuck
First Stage
1 Not
2
COMPUTER
After the kinect camera catches user distance, processing controls the micro servos in the box to push forward and backward.
1 Home
3
SOUND EQUIPMENT
Sound equipment would be controlled by processing, changing background music based on the position.
User's Feeling
假
失
火
天
KINECT
Words with complicated and controversial meanings
When user passes, the moving human body triggers a stamping action on two sides with random Chinese words push to the fabric. Users can hear the sound of smooth writing.
ney
Jour FIRST STAGE
SECOND STAGE
THIRD STAGE
1 2
1
Carving: Reverse Lettering With the right hand holding a sharp carving knife, the left hand leaned on the end of the handle, using the knife carving into the wood along the edge of the Chinese character, repeating 2-3 times for each word.
2
Typesetting: Find The Words According To The Formula Put the movable type in the wood grid according to the sound, paste a note to indicate the typesetting, with a framed iron plate as the bottom support. On the top of the wax, mix the paper ash with medicine, and then collect the dried modules into a box.
3
4
Ink On: Balanced Force
Rubbing: Press Again
Dip in ink with a short brushpen and brush repeatedly on the stereotype.
When the ink is filled, covered a piece of red paper with another bristle brush and gently sweep the paper back and forth until the ink is slightly permeated through the back of the paper. Then gently lift the rice paper.
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The printed paper is binded into a book, and then finished product is ready.
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Users can still hear the sound of writing but discontinuous and sometimes interrupted.
STRUCTURE
MOVABLE INTERACTION
WORD SELECTION
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The stamping actions on two sides will become less and slow. The words diversity would decrease as well.
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The space would be basically formed by the movable module on the two sides, sensing the visitors coming in and making interaction.
The sequence of word would be about to start from diversed to simple positive meaning, cooperating with the interaction sensitiveness from high to low.
With the increasing of the visitors coming in, the printing ink traces on the translucent fabric would be overlapped again and again, redesigning the space.
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Erecting a structure for storing movable type fonts to determine the overall frame of the installation.
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1.5cm Thickness Inkpad Sponge 8cm Nail 5*5 Square Timber Timber Fabric
5*5 Square Timber 8cm Nail 3.2* 3.2* 3.8 Steel Hinge
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Movable type printing is a dynamic process, so we use servos to move the cardboard box stampers on the structure. The servos are connected to the inner boxes, and when the user passes by, it can promptly and effectively push the box to complete the printing action.
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After completing a printing action, the servos will control the inner box to return, so when multiple people enter the space, an orderly interaction process could occur.
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Interaction prototype testing The installation would be controlled by an interactive system, consisting of the coding, the connection elements as well as a servo as an engine for each boxing module.
Connection
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Module prototype
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In fact, vistors re-design the space when experiencing it, since there would be more ink traces overlapped on the fabric with more people coming in and interacting with the installation, which could cause the effect changing over time.
Final Model
Structure Construction
Video Link:
https://vimeo.com/491206318
Box Stamper Making Personal contribution: Developing the design concept (proposing the dynamic space form derived from the re-enchantment of words, and recreated the space through the interaction of visitors) and participating in the actual construction of the model.
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Green Neighborhood Greenhouse Design
The project includes a large greenhouse with medicinal planting areas (with farming equipment and vehicles entering from a new northeast entrance through a tunnel under the Smith Street entrance); a botanical herb garden; educational areas within the greenhouse; and a market for selling medicinal products, including seeds. Medicinal plants known, cultivated and used by the Indigenous peoples whose homeland was Smith Hill and the wider area of Providence and Rhode Island will be presented in the context of traditional healing medicine practiced by these groups across North America.
Renderings
Related to RI Statehouse The project is based on the urban green system and relationship between local
The project would be basically based on a greenhouse system with medical
health and the context of the RI state house, developing the idea of Rhode Island's
planting area and a botanical garden, a café (teahouse), the educational area as
Health Equity Zone (HEZ), introducing medical plantation (both local and Chinese
well as a market selling medical products and seeds, and also a museum for the
herbs) as the main intervention proposal, which could be shared and enjoyed by
extension of visiting and educating urpose, to provide a chance for getting closer to
the public later. Meanwhile, it might provide the opportunity of engaging public into
the local planting history and the healthy knowledge related to herbs. They would
the current isolated and ‘serious-looking’ context of the statehouse, and breaking
achieve fresh and pleasant journey by rediscovering the healthy lifestyle and a new
down some inner part of the building also might benefit the staff working inside.
inspiring experience at the core of the state.
Focusing on the spatial configuration with specific programs, the large sheet of glass would cover almost all the experience, providing protection and a holistic perception for the context when keeping the transparency at the same time. The main circulation would start from the southwest entrance, coming down to the statehouse area through the new welcoming topology which is also friendly for the disabled. Another entrance would erect on the existing stair system of the statehouse and extend to the roof area. People would experience different extents of green as soon as they get close to the site: the clear green by seeing through the glass façade, and translucent green when looking into the café, also the overlapping green when seeing the courtyard inside the greenhouse. There is an indoor courtyard as a part of the café to get the views from the downtown, and also an outdoor courtyard as a gathering space for the greenhouse seasonal exhibitions. People would also have the opportunity to get onto the 2nd floor panel and walking around to get a whole view of the planting area, coming down or continuing the journey to the educational area on the northeast part of the
Pespective
Master Plan
1st floor, which is connected with the medical producing area. The farming vehicle would come from the northeast entrance and go through the tunnel and finally to the planting area. In addition, the sub level museum is a deeper exploration of the knowledge and education for the local health context, the axis on the south corridor forms the main journey inside, also people would have a chance passing by the chamber as the lecture hall. The centered room is considered as a seed vault, keeping the most precious seeds to achieve life continued in case anything happened.
Planting Module
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FRAME & WINDOW OPERATORS
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STEEL COLUMNS
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PLANTING ARRANGEMENT
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