BILL FENG
2021 - 2025
SELECTED WORKS
URBAN THRESHOLD CO-HOUSING FOR UNCERTAINTY THE THIRD PLACE X TOD GREEN DESIGN ON RURAL 03 01 02 CO-LAB 25’
NIA CENTER OF THE ARTS 04 NET-ZERO ENERGY RESORT XIZHIMEN SUPER-COMPLEX
SEGEZIA RE-CONNECT
A RETREAT OF THERMAL SERENITY ENERGY
HISTORICAL SITE REHABITATION HIDDEN BATHHOUSE BY THE SEA RURAL SITE
PROFESSIONAL WORKS
LOCATION: Toronto, Canada
PROJECT TYPE: Cultural Art Center
DESIGN TIME: 2022
SOFTWARE: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
WORK TYPE: Academic Individual Project
INSTRUCTOR: Carlo Parente
The project is conceived as a complex of spaces embracing the intersection of various systems, demographics, programs, and activities. Programs and activities are exposed to weave intricate network of public spaces that every journey between levels becomes a spectacle on its own. The open outdoor public space is integrated into the main body of structure and served as platforms for users to perceive the atmosphere of arts and culture.
In order to avoid the mistakes in planning that “city blocks serve no purpose other than as space to pass is the eponymous character of urban corridor.” The building will be a threshold as well as monument to connect and reactivate the adjacent neighborhood.
11. Small Event Space
12. Janitor Storage
13. Equipment Storage
14. Public Meeting Room (L)
15. Public Meeting Room (S)
16. Pre-Event Lounge
17. Theater Control Room
18. Janitor Storage
19. Catering Kitchen
20. Rentable Event Space
21. Student Kitchen
22. Guest Artist Studio
23. Reception Office
24. Equipment Storage
25. Student Lounge
26. Co-working Space
27. Co-working Space
28. Learning/Creative Lab
29. Student Locker
30. Rehearsal Room
31. Recording Studio
32. Recording Booth
33. Janitor Storage
34. Meeting Room
35. Media Tech Workshop
36. Staff Lounge
37. Staff Meeting Room (S)
38. Staff Meeting Room (L)
39. Open Office
40. Closed Office
41. Office Storage
LOCATION: Toronto, Canada
PROJECT TYPE: Residential
DESIGN TIME: 2025
SOFTWARE: Rhino, AutoCad, Enscape, Adobe Illustrator
WORK TYPE: Academic Individual Project
INSTRUCTOR: David Verbeek
The proposed co-housing design is centered on flexibility, offering residents the ability to expand or reduce their living space as their needs change over time. Residential units are positioned on both sides of the building, while a shared central zone functions as a buffer and potential extension area. When residents require additional space, they can temporarily take over portions of this shared zone, enabling units to grow or contract without altering the building’s overall structure. This approach introduces a new housing typology for the region—one that is affordable, customizable, and capable of adapting to evolving household structures and lifestyles.
Structurally, the building employs a hybrid wood–steel system, using steel bracing to provide lateral stability while supporting a primary wood-frame structure. This combination offers both construction efficiency and adaptability.
As a response to Toronto’s housing crisis, the proposed design is positioned within the ‘Missing Middle’ housing category, introducing an alternative living options on a single urban lot. By bridging the scale between single-family homes and high-rise developments, the project increases density in a context-sensitive manner while maintaining a human-scaled, community-oriented form of housing.
1. Commercial Space LEGEND
Bicycle Storage
Waste Storage
Mechanical Room
Outdoor Seating
LOCATION: Beijing, China
PROJECT TYPE: Commercial Mixed-Use
DESIGN TIME: 2022
SOFTWARE: Sketchup, AutoCad, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
WORK TYPE: Academic Individual Project
INSTRUCTOR: Yew-Thong Leong
The Xizhimen Super Complex is a multifunctional, multi-system urban supercenter .By creating interation between the different systems, the space becomes a social hub where people heading for different destinations cross paths, and serves as a place that reconnects the surounding neighbourhood.
The Xizhimen Super Complex acts as a “third place” that redefines the urban commuting space, creating an informal social space that is distinct from home (first place) and work (second place), where people can gather, socialize, and build community.
TRAIN TERMINAL + SUBWAY STATION + BUS TERMINAL [TRANSPORT SYSTEM]
COMMUNITY GATHERING & EVENT SPACES [PUBLIC SPACE SYSTEM]
SCATTERED COMMERCIAL + SUNKEN PLAZA [COMMERCIAL SYSTEM]
EXHIBITION HALL AND BANQUET HALL [SERVICE SYSTEM] + [LEISURE SYSTEM]
CONCENTRATED COMMERCIAL SPACE [COMMERCIAL SYSTEM]
CONNECTION TO OFFICE TOWERS AND HOTEL [COMMERCIAL SYSTEM] + [SERVICE SYSTEM]
By reshaping the original commuting space and commercial space, all functional spaces are now connected, creating a small urban hub within a larger urban context. The large variety of functional spaces attracts people from the surrounding as well as people with different needs into a single setting, creating more opportunities for informal social interactions.
LOCATION: Anshun, China
BUILDING TYPE: Resort, Net-Zero Energy Building
DESIGN TIME: 2021
SOFTWARE: Sketchup, AutoCad, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
INSTRUCTOR: Zaiyi Liao
DESIGN SCOPE: Architectural Design + Site Masterplanning
This project consists of a series of net-zero-energy dwelling units being situated in the mountains of Anshun, Guizhou. Together, these dwellings forms a resort on the Hillside to invite guests to stay in. The goal of “Net Zero Energy Resort Anshun” is to not only provide visitors with the best scenery and experience of the site, but also to keep building energy consumption to the minimum to reduce operating cost of the resort by applying both passive and active design strategies, as well as modular construction.
The project is aimed to improve local exonomy through bringing commercial activities and to promote a self-sufficeint lifestyle.
Corresponding to the policy of rural revitalization and achieving the goal of realizing low-carbon lifestyle, through the scientific research project of “Near-Zero Energy Rural Homestays Building Development”, where design products and standards will be developed in order to realize a self-sufficient lifestyle which conform to rural homestays in various places.
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LOCATION: Foggia, Italy
PROJECT TYPE: Residential Mixed-Use Masterplan / Urban Renewal
DESIGN TIME: 2023
SOFTWARE: Sketchup, AutoCad, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
WORK TYPE: Academic Individual Project
INSTRUCTOR: June Komisar, Umberto Berardi
The concept of the masterplan is conceived based on the history of Segezia during the Fascism 1938 agrarian reform. As part of the plan of the Tavoliere, it was designed for rehabilitation of the rural context, however it was never completed and still in the state of abandonment.
As one of the abandoned place that was proposed for clear purpose without any natural transformation of place itself, Segezia remained as a “dream-like” states without time and life which composes the space, the idea of the master plan is to awakening the soul of Segezia by creating a new tattoo on the past scar, by proposing a ribbon-like connective skybridge follows the original greek cross and going up and down on site and connecting major public nodes, the goal is to activate the vacant space and creating a lively community which intertwined with its past.
“Squares
The administrative building, old bell tower, empty square and place for worship remained as the long forgotten landmarks on site, highly resembling the metaphysical painting by Giorgio de Chirico. the architecture style of the newly proposed masterplan takes reference of the design elements shown in the paintings.
With new residential buildings continue to be built in and around the Segezia area, there will be an increase in the need for education.
As an extension of the school on-site, the new addition will be connected to the existing building and stretch outwards, providing more classroom and public gathering space to the community.
A market is proposed near the central plaza of the masterplan, and this is a place where residents could purchase their daily necessities.
Community functions such as a greenhouse and a kitchen is also proposed in the zone for people to grow and cook food. It also acts as a small social hub.
LOCATION: Phú Quoc, Vietnam
PROJECT TYPE: Thermal Bathhouse
DESIGN TIME: 2024
SOFTWARE: Rhino, AutoCad, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
WORK TYPE: Competition (Third Prize Winner)
COLLABORATOR: Haoning Zhao
Drawing inspiration from Michael Kobrin’s evocative composition, “The Introvert,” the architectural project unfolds as a coastal thermal bathhouse, seamlessly blending with the land-sea interface. This design translates the musical rhyme into tangible architectural elements like walls and openings, beckoning guests to immerse themselves in an ambiance reminiscent of the piece.
The design proposal intricately intertwines temperature, water depth, and light to amplify the spatial atmosphere, mirroring the nuanced interplay of emotions and the dramatic crescendos depicted in Kobrin’s musical narrative. Through meticulous exploration, we aim to evoke both the subtle contemplation and powerful emotions evoked by “The Introvert,” fostering a holistic sensory experience for our visitors.
LOCATION: Lanzhou, China
PROJECT TYPE: Open Air Commercial Street (Concept Design)
DESIGN TIME: 2021
DESIGN LEAD: Howard Tseng
RESPONSIBILITIES: Design of Individual Store Units, Masterplan Layout
LOCATION: Haiphong, Vietnam
PROJECT TYPE: Hotel + Commercial Mixed-use (Concept Design)
DESIGN TIME: 2022
DESIGN LEAD: Joe Lau
RESPONSIBILITIES: Design of Hotel Floor Plan, Analytical Diagrams
LOCATION: Guangzhou, China
PROJECT TYPE: Commercial Retail
DESIGN TIME: 2025
DESIGN LEAD: Vicky Wang
RESPONSIBILITIES: Retail Podium Floor Plan Design, Circulation Design, Design of Individual components such as pop up shops, bridges
LOCATION: Shanghai, China
PROJECT TYPE: Retail Podium Facade Design (Design Developement)
DESIGN TIME: 2024
DESIGN LEAD: Gerald Chu
RESPONSIBILITIES: Drafting + Modeling of Facade Wall Detail Sections + Elevation Drawings