Zhipeng Han Portfolio 2015-2022

Portfolio

The architectural designer

ZHIPENG HAN

zhipenghan727@gmail.com

The University of Edinburgh +44 07419370978 East Village, London

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Education

The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK MScArchitectureandUrbanDesign (Distinction)

Tongji Zhejiang College, ZheJiang, China

BachelorofEngineering(GPA:87.83/100)

Major:Architecture(5-yearsProgram)

Awards & Honors

54th Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition, 2019 MeritPrize,TeamWork

FUTURE PUBLIC SPACE Non-Architecture Competition,2020 Shorlists,TeamWork

National Student Rural Planning Competition, 2020 MeritPrize,TeamWork

Scholarship for the Outstanding

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Internship at gad gadarchitecturaldesignco.,ltd. Hangzhou,China.

Student Representation of MSc

ESALAofTheUniversityofEdinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Volunteer

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CAUPofTongjiUniversity,Shanghai,China

Publication & Exhibition

Edinburgh

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,Git/https://github.com/ZhiPeng-Han

CLOSE STUDIO Proximity Theatre

Synecdoche Edinburgh, Archive

This Project presents a series of conceptual and methodological approaches to guide the process of constructing subjectivities by means of design. Through the study of urbanism, a series of arguments such as Proximity, Synecdoche and others are presented to collectively guide the iteration of design research.

The immersion of human beings in nature leads us to choose the Immersive theater as the main body of the design, through the research of narrative architecture, copper tectonic, film, configured urbanism and a series of methods to jointly form a methodology to promote architecture and urban design. And the iterative process emerges at different scales to form different ecologies of proximity, which together form archipelago and the ecological

system within it as the Space of Appearing in the city of Edinburgh, and creating Ecological Urbanism in the city.

[Proximity Paradigm] on the stage

[Proximity Theatre] [The New Caledonian Forest]on the stage

4-5 Proximity Theatre, 'Synecdoche, Edinburgh', CLOSE Studio, 2022. Control room

Office Sopport Theatre Close's urban land, ConcreteMeeting rooms and lounges

[Proximity in Studio]

Synecdoche, Edinburgh's Exhibition & Archive

STUDIO 5, 2022

MINTO HOUSE 20 CHAMBERS STREET EDINBURGH, EH1 1JZ

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- STUDY, Theatre Stage 1: 1

D2

- Capricci, life of Theatre, 1: 1

- Capricci, life of Theatre, 1: 1

D3

- BUILDING, Symbiosis in Close, 1: 50

- STUDY, Sections of Theatre, 1: 50

- SET, Layes of Proximity in Close, 1: 200

M1

- TLML, Festival of Edinburgh, layers of Closes, 1: 800

- SET, Archipelago of Proximity Theatre, 1: 200

- STUDY, 'Synecdoche, Edinburgh', Detail of Agency, 1: 50

- SET, Theatre in Warriston's Close, Shadow and Casting Model, 1: 200

- TLML, layers of Closes, 1: 1000

- Archive, Another Four Closes, 1: 1

- Film, Sences in Proximity Theatre, 1: 1

Synecdoche,

When faced with the design of a mountainous building, the designer is often faced with site constraints such as topography, wind direction and orientation. The aim of this design was to consider whether the information from the drawings of the mountainous site could be used to assist in the generation of building forms. I experimented with a number of form generation logics and found that an algorithm based on contour lines was reasonable and could be influenced by the particular environment at the same time, with the variables entered into the algorithm corresponding to the form of the building space.

Each unique topography corresponds to each unique result. The spatial form derived by the algorithm allows for a vague determination of the main functions of the overall building unit. The results are then added to adjust reasonable architectural elements to increase the overall structural integrity. The whole exploratory design process is fascinating to me, the unpredictability of each step makes the design feel like an exploratory process, which often leads to interesting results.

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In the future, the mountain architecture may be generated, and the development of human beings to the mountain is gradually developing, so we are looking for a new mountain space design method to conceive the design ideas of the future mountain architecture

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FORMING ACCESSIBILITY

ASPATIALAND ECONOMIC EXPERIMENTOF CIVIC SPACE

Year:2020

Downtown Detroit, America's neediest hollow city, suffers from industrial decay and population losses. Such depression has thriven exclusive architectures with few and secluded entrance, which called Detroit Non-military Defensive Building. Thanks to these, urban is segregated into two catalogs: a comfortable, safe Eden inside the building and the wildness of crisis-ridden city streetsw.

Forming Accessibility is a spatial and economic experiment of civic space. It's going to reform a continuous streetfriendly platform across the inner and outside architecture. Meanwhile, it attempts to demonstrate a paragon of equal economy accessibility for citizens, instead of capitalism's dictatorship.

To bring the public back to the street and introduce an inclusive architectural edge. Apertures on facades will combine with extra circulation-form passageways to relink physical connectivity. Moreover, visual connection welcomes civic activities across architecture boundary and enhance street safety.

The Detroit Non-military Defensive Buildings will inevitably prove their potential of providing enough space and opportunities to breed a new generation of great American cities.

Shorlisted, FUTURE PUBLIC SPACE Non-Architecture Competition, 2020

Role:Collaborative Work as Team Leader of 2 Members

INSPIRATIONAL FIGURES

The inspiration of the design is found in the phenomenon of conflict, city vs nature, emptiness vs solid, toughness vs softness. The process of a gradual transition between them is also vital.

POCHE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

The elements of the figures are fused and deepened in the 2D image. Solid and voids and their transformation process are studied with human behaviour is considered. Indoor and outdoor, entity and space, privacy and Public are respectively considered forward and reverse and hence constitute the POCHE.

The Dover Castle Maison à BordeauxView from Satellite

SITE PLAN

The detailed floor plan better demonstrates our overall plan for the connectivity and accessibility of the area. These three blocks are themselves connected internally and connected in tandem with each other. The building edge of the block maximizes its inclusion and guidance without destroying the functionality.

TECHNICAL DRAWING

STREET ELEVATION

The street's friendliness is simply reflected in the openness of larger windows, the accessibility of more convenient access, and various architectural elements' richness.

SECTION-DRAWING

The inherent boundary between wall and slab becomes indefinable and syncretic, offering spatial flexibility builds up a 3-Dimensional internal network. Thus, it allows an equal occupancy of resources, thus promoting equal opportunities for participating in the local sharing economy.

THE CHOSIY

Inclusive architecture, sharing economy, and civic accessibility, Detroit is cool again.

The Detroit Non-military Defensive Buildings will inevitably prove their potential of providing enough space and opportunities to breed a new generation of great American cities.

UNDERWATER TEMPLE

GANGESWaterpurificationtowerININDIA

Year: 2018

Now the Ganges suffers from extreme pollution levels, caused by the 400 million people who live close to the river. However, the Ganges is one of the most sacred rivers to Hindus. It is also a lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its river and depend on it for their daily needs. Sewage from many cities along the river, industrial waste and religious offerings wrapped in non-degradable plastics add large amounts of pollutants to the river as it flows through densely populated areas. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that many poorer people rely on the river on a daily basis for bathing, washing, and cooking. In order to alleviate the impact of Ganges pollution on humans, animals and plants, I try to find out whether it can rely on the biological purification system to purify the river. According to some references, I found that snails and oysters have efficient purification ability, and the filtered toxins do not enter the human body. In combination with the ecological conditions of India and Ganges, I decided to choose snail as the main research direction. And through experiments to prove the possibility of water purification.

Next, we set out to design an architecture that combines the function of water purification with the traditional culture of the Ganges. The first step is to consider the attachment space of the snail, starting from the smallest unit, and creating a series of spaces through the combination and extension of the minimal surfaces. With the grand gathering of the Kumbh Mela, such an underwater building is designed as an underwater vertical temple. People are able to dive with the diving equipment, also different heights platforms provide space for worship and some stages for performance when festivals will be occur. In this underwater vertical temple, two spaces connected to the shore rocks are the main habitat of the snail. Local fishermen will regularly dive into the water to collect some grown snails and put some young snails into the breeding space. These collected snails will be distributed to the coastal residents as benefits. The whole process reflects the recyclability and greatly improves the water quality of the Ganges.

Time, change, and life and death, In sudden trance opprest, forgot their powers. A moment, and the dread eclipse was ended; But at the thought of Nature thus suspended, The sweat on Seeva’s forehead stood, And Ganges thence upon the world descended, The holy river, the redeeming flood.

India: Ganges, the River The Ganges Robert Southey (1774–1843)

Merit Prize, 54th Central Glass Architectural Design Competition, 2019

Role: Collaborative Work as Team one of 2 Members

Jury: Hiroshi Naito, Kengo Kuma, Tadao Kamei, Jun Aoki, Goichi Kamochi, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto

Freezing Art History in Space

The Glasgow University of Art (GSA) was built during the Art Nouveau period and was designed by Mackintosh, a representative of Scotland's Art Nouveau period. The original building features elements typical of the Art Nouveau period, as well as local Glasgow architecture. However, it was severely damaged in two fires, and nearly two years later, the debate rages over how the landmark Art Nouveau building should be rebuilt. We hope to reconstruct Glasgow University of the Arts' teaching building by using some abstract design languages with the design method of machine learning while retaining the building's original structural framework and adding the transferred art nouveau style. The design method is mainly about exploring the CNN (Convolutional Neural Network ) application method in machine learning.

First of all, different sections will correspond to different style-transferred elements after the original building is split. Each threedimensional space is sliced into two-dimensional image layers after classification. Then image layers will be mapped to a certain style with controllable parameters to achieve a stylized image.

Finally, the three-dimensional voxels of these stylized images are regenerated into a recreation process. The generated images belonging to the building entity are screened by RGB colour threshold and then 'bonded'. The space formed after bonding is filtered by pixels on each slice layer. After the elemental form is determined by the experimental method, the pixel information is extracted to select the material, hence to construct a new architectural form.

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lixian gas station, garden view, Individual work part, 2021.

lixian gas station, Bird's-eye view, Individual work part, 2021.

street corner view, Team work,