Portfolio for UCL MArch Urban Design

PORTFOLIO Bo Wang Application Number: 22120419 Applying For: MArch Urban Design | UCL 2019 - 2021 Selected Works

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Wang

Here comes a song...

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Waltz of Wave

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Rowing centre

March of Communism 22 / 05 / 2000 +44 07579909723 +86 15337057166

EDUCATION

Jun.2019 - Aug. 2019

University of Liverpool, UK BA in Architecture

Shanghai Architectural Design and Research Institute Co.

Sep. 2018- Jun. 2020

Sep. 2020- Jun. 2022

SKILLS Photoshop Illustrator

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Rhapsody of Escape

Pastoral Symphony

A shelter for urban escapees

Renovation of old communities in China

WORKING EXPERIENCES

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, CN Beng in Architecture

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Palace of Soviets

East China Architectural Design Institute

May. 2020 - Jun. 2020

HONOR Suzhou Shishan Park Street Design Competition, First Prize Nov. 2018

p.25 - p.34 p.5 - p.14

Indesign Rhino SketchUp AutoCAD V-Ray Lumion

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Tongji “Play with Construction” Competition

Mar. 2019

Venice Architecture Biennale: Chinese Traditional Courtyards in Moderate Climate

May. 2020

p.35 - p.42 p.15 - p.24

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01 March of Communism Palace of Soviets

Year 3

Personal Work Instructor: Xueyi.Sun Individual Aug. 2021 - Dec. 2021 Location: Moscow, Soviet Union "Even if a society discovers the natural laws of its own movement... It could neither override nor abolish by decree the laws of nature, but it can shorten and ease the pain of childbirth."

-Karl Marx In a parallel universe, the Soviet Union won the Cold War with the United States and went on to become a communist superpower. After decades of development, the communist countries in the world have been far stronger than the capitalist camp.

When the Centenary of the Founding of the Soviet Union is celebrated in 2022, what will happen ...

We live in an era of global hegemony held by capitalist powers who have the right to set the rules, and we have to accept it whether we agree with it or not. Time and again we have seen the hegemonic tactics of capitalism, praised by some, deplored by others.

As Marx said, if the natural order of a society is already established, then does communism have the same outcome as capitalism, perhaps using different methods...

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TIMELINE OF SOVIET UNION Joseph Stalin The October came to power Revolution

1917

Victory in World War II

1934~1938

1922 1924

Soviet Union was founded

Khrushchev came to power (The beginning of decline)

The Great Purge

Mikhail Gorbachev came to power

1964

1947 1945

1953

The beginning of the Cold War

1991 1985

Brezhnev launches a coup

Collapse of the Soviet Union

Workers of all lands, Unite!

What if...?

Disintegration of the U.S.

1953

1969

The New Great Purge

Soviet cosmonauts landed on the moon

1991

2022

-Karl Marx

The centenary of the Soviet Union

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

-Lenin

Ideas are more powerful than weapons.

-Stalin

RELATIONSHIP

GLOBAL SOCIALIST COUNTRIES

1950s

2020s

With the outbreak of the Cold War, the socialist camp formed

The powerful Soviet Union led to the rise of global socialist countries

SITE ANALYSIS

MILESTONES IN SOVIET HISTORY

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Relying on heavy industry, the Soviet Union had a "flood of steel" of tanks and armored vehicles.

Space Race with

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Soviet The KGB was the ering and intelligence-gath cy. spy-training agen

Balchug Island is an open Island in the Moskva River in central Moscow. Rivers provide natural terrain isolation and are easy to guard. It is located opposite the Kremlin and is surrounded by government offices. Generally located in the center of the Russian city circle.

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Environment

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CONNOTATION OF DAILY OBJECTS 17

Cage

Solar Panel

Cable

CCTV

Camera

Capsule

Propellent

Captivity

Conversion

Convergence

Supervision

Insight

Concentration

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Shield

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Wire Entanglement

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Transfer

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Tube

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Rochet

Turbine

Climb

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Manipulation

Ladder

Diffusion

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Mechanical Arm

Antenna

Ideology

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Gathering

Flag

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Postbox

Trumpet

Connotation

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Solidarity

Signified

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Nut

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Purge

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Bomb

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Drive

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Gear

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High pressure

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Dissemination

Significant

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DAILY OBJECT'S IMAGE AS SIGNIFICANT

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ABSTRACT COMBINATION Director

Repository

Conveyancer

Function: Command, Monitoring center, Escape rocket.

Function: Information storage, Signal shielding

Function: Data transmission, Self-destruction

Composition: 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 17, 19

Composition: 1, 6, 7, 8, 14, 17, 18

Composition: 2, 3, 4, 8, 11,13,14, 18, 19 Monitor

Arsenal

Safeguard

Function: Monitoring, information identification

Function: Weapons storage

Function: Heat sink, Instrument monitoring

Composition: 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19

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Composition: 5, 6, 14, 18

Composition: 5, 6, 16

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MAJOR FUNCTIONAL SPACE

A New Great Purge

People on the list are not in my camp. I can't let them into the Supreme Soviet

Welcome!

Да здравствует республика!(Long live

What can I do for you, sir?

Elevator & Staircase

You're a KGB elite, and I believe in your abilities. It's time to serve the republic.

Supreme State Building Was Inaugurated On the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union, the Supreme State Building, a complex of government departments and agencies, was

Platform Staircase

This operation is top secret. No word gets out.

the Republic)

inaugurated on Balchug Island in the heart of Moscow

I need you to have these men arrested and held underground in a week. Operation code name -- the 38th purge.

The new global surveillance system already knows everyone's location.

I promise to finish the task.

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Vertical Access

Monitoring System

Core-Tube

Openable glass dome Monitoring center Please make sure the drone and surveillance camera signals can be picked up at the monitoring center.

Make sure you double check that every security camera is working

High-level office KGB headquarters

Mid-level office

In addition to the cameras, we need to focus on the Drone port.ing

The drone urban system will cover the city in an all-round way, and we adapt to the different functional requirements of the city through several different types of drone...

Low-level office Preparations are being made to monitor the Council of the Supreme Soviet.

Cargo drones can help transport some express and high-altitude goods.

Armed drones can patrol cities and quickly identify and remove dangerous targets.

Prison

News drones can quickly arrive and shoot news and broadcast propaganda through loudspeakers.

The Soviet State Security Committee

Offices at all levels

Supreme Soviet (People's Congress) The State Security Council cleared 38 officials of serious corruption.

After the fairest and most open election, our new Supreme Soviet has been elected.

Well done!

City Drone Operation Management Committee

Drone Control centre

Sculpture park

Drone port

The 20th Election session of the Supreme Soviet opened

Ministry of external relations The speaker has my edited copy.

God, there are such corrupt cadres, thanks to the party and the Union! These corrupt people must be purged from our ranks!!!

Supreme soviet

I'm so good at making up lies

People's representatives have begun to enter the meeting hall.

ypa!

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Library

Other Administrations

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Sod

Public market

Peripheral regions

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Supreme Soviet

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02 Pastoral Symphony

Renovation of old communities in China

Year 2

Personal Work Instructor: Xueyi.Sun Individual Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2021 Location: Jiaxing, China “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ” - Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating to all of humanity. In China, where the epidemic first broke out, the government imposed strict control and lockdown policies.

This leads to People's Daily lives being locked into the community. As a result, the weakness of China's vast number of aging communities are exposed.

These old communities have common characteristics, cramped public space, lack of green space, and overcrowded circulation... This is important for the daily life of residents especially during the epidemic. We must renovate these old communities to improve the quality of living and better prepare for the normalization of the epidemic.

I tried to use the melody of Beethoven's pastoral symphony to generate space and transform the rhythm of music into the change of architectural space. Different movements will lead to completely different spatial shapes due to different rhythms.

Using specific logic and sequence to arrange, and after adjustment can effectively fit the original old residential building side facade.

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EVOLUTION OF THE CHINESE COMMUNICATION Timeline

Residential Formation

Before 1960

Open Production team residential area

1960-2000

From 2000 to Now

Post Pandemic Era

Communities Devided

by Institution

Free Buying and Selling Communities

More personalized and feature-rich communities

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Space Formation

In the post-pandemic era, people should always be prepared to deal with unexpected outbreaks. At this time, people's concept of choosing housing may change, and they tend to be neighbors with people who have the same hobbies or occupation, so that the functional sevlection of community public space will be more effective.

THE MAIN URBAN AREA OF JIAXING Residential Zone

Educational Zone

Core Zone

Commercial Zone

Residential Zone

Industiral Zone

Site

JIAXING

ZHEJIANG

JIAXING

ZHEJIANG

CHINA

1000+

60000+

The cumulative number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 in China(Yellow standing for the most severe area).

The proportion of the number of old communities(built before 2005) in Chinese provinces.

A city located in the Yangtze River Delta, the city has great potential for future development. However, it belongs to the second-tier cities in a economically developed areas of China. At present, the urban infrastructure has not been updated completely, the majority of residential communities in the city's main urban area were built before 2005.

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COMMUNICATES BEFORE PANDEMIC

A cluster of old communities

I like living with creative peers and having a public space where I can communicate.

Residents

One-Bedroom

TYPICAL APARTMENT TYPES IN OLD COMMUNITY

Age: 25 A single girl who just joined the work, likes to engage in artistic creation in spare time.

Community art exhibition

Square dancing

COMMUNICATES DURING PANDEMIC

Residents

Community art performance

Two-Bedrooms

Each Area: 80 ㎡

Each Area: 118 ㎡

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Public areas were closed

Stay at home

Age: 31 A housewife who is accompanied by housework all day long, her only hobby in spare time is dancing.

How I wish I had a garden space to spend my retirement time.

Residents

Three-Bedrooms

Access was controlled

Dancing is the only activity I enjoy after housework.

Each Area: 129 ㎡

Age: 65 A retired man who lives with his children but spends most of the day at home with his wife.

He likes gardening and playing chess.

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I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside

Symphony No. 6 (Beethoven)

Beethoven expressed his love for nature with the Pastoral Symphony, which was inspired by nature. Such sentiments resonate with people who live in small communities all day. If we can connect the rhythm of the symphony with the space of the building, then we can get some rhythmic spatial changes.

MASSING FROM "Pastoral Symphony" BY BEETHOVEN Assembly

y x: The length of time each note is played. x The length of the side facades should be quartered

Merge & Unpick

Exhibition Hall

Art Studio

Garden

Final Form

Circulation

Garden

Performance Space

Rehearsal Space

Final Form

Circulation

Tea & Chess Room

Final Form

Circulation

III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk

y: The pitch of each note (Do is 0). x: The length of each note determines the length of the block (skip the blank beat).

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y: The pitch of the note corresponding to the block determines the length of the block stretching along the y axis.

Z: The height of each floor (3m)

Assembly

Merge & Unpick

V. Shepherd's song. Cheerful and Thankful Feelings after the Storm

staccato La(6)

Pause

One of the facades is divided into four grids, each grid corresponds to a half note (half beat).

Pause

La(6)

Ti(7)

High Re(9)

The number of tones (Do is 0) for each note is the length that the block extends outward.

Ti(7)

Assembly

Merge & Unpick

Bonsai Room

Planting Space

I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings on Arrival in the Countryside Score

Massing Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Fourth Floor

Fifth Floor

III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk Score

Massing Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Fourth Floor

Fifth Floor

Fourth Floor

Fifth Floor

V. Shepherd's song. Cheerful and Thankful Feelings after the Storm Score

Massing Ground Floor

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Second Floor

Third Floor

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I. The Home Of Art

More and more art lovers have moved in, and we have plenty of space to discuss and create together.

The space on the side facade combines art studio, exhibition space and basic green space. The building provides a place for art lovers to create, display and communicate with each other. It not only meets the social needs of residents in the building, but also attracts outside visitors.

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II. The Stage Of Community

Our entire building of performance enthusiasts regularly rehearse p r o g r a m s f o r t h e com m unit y residents to perform.

Now the happiest part of every day is taking care of my small garden then playing chess and drinking tea with my old friends.

II. The Stage Of Community There are plenty of rehearsal and communication Spaces for performance lovers, as well as a small stage open to the public on the ground floor. This has greatly enriched the cultural and recreational activities in the community.

III. Vertical plantation

III. Vertical plantation

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Middle-aged and elderly people who love planting find special planting Spaces here, as well as teahouses and potting houses. These activities effectively enrich their retirement life.

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03 Waltz of Wave Rowing centre

Year 2

Studio Work Instructor: Xueyi.Sun Philip Owen Individual Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2021 Location: Suzhou, China “ To think of architecture as a process of refinement, it should be very pure and clear.”

- I. M. Pei In the past 30 years, China's urbanization has been among the fastest in the world, but the rapid process has led to the unitary form of many water Spaces in cities.

Suzhou is the 'Venice of the East' with abundant water resources, and the relationship between people and the water space of the local Yangcheng Lake has always been interdependent.

However, it is difficult to see the original convenient space on the bank of the river today, only the rigid embankment.

This project attempts to test a more natural and fluid boundary between water space and land on the present Yangcheng Lake peninsula in Suzhou. At the same time, the combination of the sunken rowing club under the wave-shaped roof and the original bicycle path creates a place for citizens to relax, exercise and get close to nature.

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SITE ANALYSIS

SITE LOCATION

Tourist Attraction

LIANHUCHI PARK

JIANGSU CHINA

XIANYING PARK

YANGCHENG GRASSLAND

AEROCLUB ECOLOGICAL GARDEN

SITE SUZHOU

STUD-FARM

SITE

SHOPPING VILLAGE

WETLAND

FOOTPATH SITE

DRIVEWAY

TOURIST OFFICE

YANGCHENG MIDDLE LAKE AGRITAINMENT

Tourist Density

JIANGSU

WATERFRONT

WUJIA VILLAGE

LOTUS DIKE

WETLAND

VISITOR CENTER

WATERFRONT

XIYUAN PARK

CHONG-YUAN TEMPLE

SITE

Pedestrians

Main Circulation

WETLAND COMMUNITY RESORT

Vegetation

Secondary Circulation

YANGCHENG LAKE SUZHOU

WATERFRONT

WATERFRONT SITE

WETLAND

SITE BIKEWAY

TOURIST OFFICE

CITY CENTER SUZHOU

Yangcheng Lake Peninsula is the link area between the downtown area of Suzhou and Yangcheng Lake.

SITE SECTION The ancient city of Suzhou, like other ancient cities in China, relied on high walls and moats as a barrier against foreign enemies.

In the past hundred years, with the economic development of Suzhou area, water transport has been paid more and more attention, and the huge water system supports the trade between Suzhou and the outside world.

Embankment Footpath

Fishermen in Yangcheng Lake

Ancient Gate and moat of Suzhou

Transport Fleet On Yangcheng Lake

2000 BC | For Survival

400 BC | For Safety

1980s A.D. | For Business

Lawn

Bikeway

Wetland

Driveway

EXISTING PROBLEMS

SCHEME

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SITE

WETLAND

WATER IS THE CODE Fishery in Yangcheng Lake can be traced back to the Xia Dynasty 4,000 years ago, and the ancestors of the area depended on Yangcheng Lake for survival.

WETLAND

Rigid boundary

Secluded Wharf

Single Activity

Coherent boundary

Public Water Front Space

Mixed Activities

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GROUND FLOOR

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The functional blocks are separated and reserved from the bikeway and the outdoor bleachers.

Refine the spatial layout and optimize the contour of the outer walls on both sides of the bikeway.

Metal Plate Covering

The interior of the roof is supported by metal keels and topped with reflective metal panels that reflect the sky and harmonize with environment more naturally when viewed from a distance. A series of skylights provide more natural lighting for the interior Spaces.

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Space is provided for the storage and training areas on the lower level, and the outdoor stand are reserved.

Steel Keels 400 X 300mm

The atrium area is equipped with a multifunctional terraces.

The outer part of the ground floor intersects directly with the pier, providing access to the water space.

ROOF ANALYSIS

Timber Clading 50mm

Warp

Bikeway

Drainage

Simulate Waves

Skylights

Roof Keels

CONNECTION WITH WATER

Pier

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Embankment

Stands

Terraced Atrium

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Dining Hall

Gym

Atrium

Stands

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1. Hall 2. Classroom 3. Office 4. Gym 5. Dining Hall 6 & 7. Toilet 8. Changing Room 9. Atrium 10. Upper Stands 11. Lower Stands 12. Wharf

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1. Atrium 2. Simulator Hall 3 & 4. Shower 5. Toilet 6. Storeroom 7. Boat Store Hall 8. Lower Stands 9. Wharf

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Explosive view

Daily time (Activity platform)

Rendering of Interior

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During the game (Interior stand)

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04 Rhapsody of Escape A shelter for urban escapees

Year 2

ARCH252 Studio Work Instructor: Xueyi.Sun Marcus Schofield Individual May. 2021 - Jul. 2021 Location: Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK

“ The so-called ‘travel’ is the process of getting out of the inertia of daily life and having a deep thinking process. It is the process of having a conversation with yourself. ” - Tadao Ando For the house, for the car, for the money; For marriage, for love, for children; Oil prices, meat prices, personal income taxes... Faced with many choices and concerns, people struggle and puzzle between rationality and sensibility, desire and restraint, moral adherence and lack, dream and reality... Gnawing at the delicate nerves of urban ninjas.

Creating a series of "Urban Syndrome".

The sound of the ocean and the smell of the forest have long been forgotten by people living under the pressure of big cities. Also forgotten is Lady Emily's Tower, perched on a cliff in north Wales. I use the form of digging down the cave to create a wilderness hikers' camp, in response to the famous Tan-yr-Ogof Caves next to the site. To provide shelter for a group of urban escapees.

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CONCEPT COLLAGE According to a survey, 74.1% of people are dissatisfied with the quality of life in their cities. Less than 15 percent think first-tier cities offer a good life. This project is an experimental development to give people a chance to escape the city and live in a cave. Here, people can be close to nature at any time, and forget about work and worry. At the same time, you can enjoy the most relaxed social and green healthy food.

Abergele Wales

Wales UK Beach Park

Caravan Park

Village

Tan-yr-Ogof Caves

Golf Club

URBAN ESCAPEE It's time to decide to escape this repressive city and embrace nature.

Lady Emily's Tower Village

SITE

City's escapees come to this seaside mountain hiking to get close to nature and release their stress.

Gwrych Castle I want to e s c a p e from this city ！！！

Wow, I wish I could stay here forever!

What's the view from the top of the mountain...

Guesthouse

Motorway A Routes Footpath

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Roger that. I'm on my way ！

Why is this tower here?

Every day is filled with a lot of work ！ This mountain, facing the sea, is very wooded and a good place to hike.

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STUDY MODEL

UPPER FLOOR PLAN

Dining Hall

LOWER FLOOR PLAN

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1. Reception 2. Store Room 3. Reading Space

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There are several multi-person bedrooms for the most comfortable and relaxing socializing, as well as a place for hikers to rest.

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Dining Hall - 5m

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Reading Space 41

Down from Lady Emily's Tower is the reception area, where visitors can check in on various activities. Eating, sleeping, reading, bathing, etc.

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Other Works

Maternal And Child Care Service Centre Intern work May. 2020 - Jun. 2020 Company: Shanghai Architectural Design and Research Institute Co.

Longzhouwan Sales Office

Intern Work Jun. 2019 Company: East China Architectural Design Institute

FACADE DESIGN SCHEME SCHEME 1

SCHEME 2

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Short Architecture Film Title: A sign of the time in the city ARCH202 Studio Work Oct. 2020 Second price of the film making

Chi-lian Mountain

Personal photography Jul. 2021 Entries for COP26 Stories of Climate Change Photography Competition

The photo shows glaciers at the top of the Chi-lian Mountains in western China disappearing due to climate change. 114.05 billion cubic meters of fresh water resources are in grave danger.

Coworking Space ARCH252 Studio Work Jan.2021 - Mar. 2021

For project in ARCH252, I designed the “coworking space” in central Liverpool. I divided the space into formal and informal for different users. The building features a terraced atrium with vertical visual continuity. It is the office mode scene adapted to the post-epidemic era.

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