CHAN CHEN | INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

PO RTFOL I O MFA-Interior Design Ar twork 2021-2022

Pratt Institute

Design of Interior

Chan Ch en

cch en621@pratt .edu

Chan Chen

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MFA-Interior Design Ar twork 2021-2022

Pratt Institute Chan Ch en

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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CHAN CHEN

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INTERIOR DESIGN

（SHE/ HER/ HERS )

LANGUAGE: CHINESE (NATIVE) ENGLISH (FLUENT) AGE: 24 CELL PHONE: (+1) 646-509-3418 EMAIL: c c h e n 6 2 1 @ p r a t t . e d u

EDUCATION

DESIGN EXPERIENCES

09/2017-06/2021

Internship at inkey

University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Product Designer

Bachelor of Arts in Product Design

(work in Shanghai, China)

WES GPA: 3.95/4.0 Ranked No. 1 out of 44

+in charge of preliminary research in the company

09/2021-NOW

12/2019-2/2020

+Work with the team to redefine the value of the product and optimize the interaction experience between the robot arm and the user.

Pratt Insititue Master of Art in Interior Design GPA: 3.83/4.0

A Concept Train Design Project Interior Designer

10/2019-11/2019

(work in Shanghai, China)

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

+The project was involved in the 1st International Land Cruise Concept Train Design Competition (A concept design for the future train in China)

11/2018-11/2020

Lugu Lake Poverty Relief Design Project Leader of the Product Design Group

+Teamed with two members, responsible for the interior design of the train

+Designed a cultural brand and package for an ethnic minority in Lugu Lake

+Proposed a reusable design plan to retain the original structure of the abandoned freight train

+Led six team members to design the visual identity (VI) of a brand

+Won the “Outstanding Award” (Top 15%)

+mainly responsible for the visual design of product package.

AWARDS COMPUTER SKILLS

Education Awards:

Revit

National scholarship (Top 4 of 600 students) First-prize scholarships (four times, Top 2%)

Autocad Rhinocreos Sketchup V-ray AI/PS/ID Enscape

Competition Awards: 1/the “Outstanding Award” (Top 15%) of the 1st International Land Cruise Concept Train Design Competition 2/WINNER of Noguchi museum showroom design competition

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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INTERIOR DESIGN

CONTENT TOGETHERNESS hospitality

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SHEEP CHAIR

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

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furniture design

residential design

office design

RHYTHM OF ROOTS

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OTHER WORKS

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ideation& representation

models

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TOGETHERNESS

GUEST HOUSE

TOGETHERNESS

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INFROMATION PROJECT YEAR

2022 FALL

PROJECT TYPE

Hospitality

LOCATION

Brooklyn, NY

SITE SIZE

3600sf

SOFTWARE

Rhio, Revit, Enscape, PS, AI

COLLABORATOR

Tianli Gu

Chan Chen

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TOGETHERNESS

INTRODUCTION This project transformed the old art gallery on Pratt's campus into a

The design promotes a semi-community, cohesive, non-hierarchical

hospitality space for the campus. A hospitality space on campus should not

hospitality living space. The semi-community lifestyle is established

just be a transient hotel building, but a potential common bond between

by semi-opening some of the private studios to increase sharing and

Pratt's guests. The design will abandon the separate, cold, modular

communication among guests. While establishing a standardized single

feeling of space created by traditional commercial hospitality spaces.

room design, new social relationships between residents are introduced.

COMMUNAL DINNING AREA

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TOGETHERNESS

WHERE? (SITE)

WHO? (USER)

Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery located on the west side of campus.The total square footage used for the project is 3,600 +/- square feet [SF] [334+/- square meters [SM].[6 units total, four [4] single occupancy dwellings, two [2] double occupancy dwellings]

Design Place of residence for 4 Pratt faculty, staff, students and their occasional guest and 4 Fort Green, Clinton Hill, non-Pratt affiliated and their occasional guests. The design provide them with mid-to-long-term living space and socially hierarchical activity space.

on-site sketches & information

Spatial Strategy Modeling

single priviate

single priviate

single priviate

single priviate

kitchen(public)

communal space

double priviate

double priviate

HOW? (CONCPET)

atmosphere / light value

space storyboard

The hospitality space on campus should not be just a transient hotel building; there is an underlying common bond between Pratt's guests. The design aggregates individual units that are separate but adjacent to each other to form a single unit of residents and arranges them together to form a village like aggregated community

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lifestyle. As these units are placed on the site, their negative spaces are extracted and planned as common areas, setting the edges of each space as transparent semi-open kitchens. Where sharing, dining, communicating and community living will also take place, the design will provide a spatial "cohesion".

Chan Chen

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TOGETHERNESS

FLOOR PLAN (1:250)

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3' - 9 15/16" 3' - 0" 3' - 0 17/32" 5' - 10 15/32"

4' - 7 23/32"

10' - 4 9/32"

4' - 7 23/32"

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10' - 4 9/32"

4' - 7 23/32"

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10' - 0"

4' - 10 7/32"

10' - 1 25/32"

4' - 0 1/32"

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5' - 2 29/32"

4' - 8"

3' - 2"

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6' - 2 1/4"

6' - 1 17/32"

6' - 2 1/4"

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14' - 0"

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2' - 10 9/16"

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10' - 4 9/32"

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E 14' - 1 5/8"

DN

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0' - 0" 1' - 0"

49' - 6 1/32"

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15' - 5 3/4"

43' - 8 29/32"

UP

0' - 0"

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C DN

14' - 1 17/32"

UP

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B 2' - 10 9/16"

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9' - 10 15/32"

18' - 10 1/2"

15' - 0"

15' - 0"

31' - 0"

13' - 0 29/32"

18' - 6"

14' - 0"

135' - 3 7/8"

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COLOR & MATERIAL

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RECEPTION LOUNGE

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RECEPTION LOUNGE

TOGETHERNESS

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TOGETHERNESS

COMMUNAL AREA

DINING AREA

PRIVIATE BEDROOM

The interior space is made up of natural materials with its own colors: oak wood, marble, sandstone and greenery for most of the visual area. At the same time, large areas of semi-open glass add to the permeability of the public spaces. The design aims to create a natural, warm, cohesive and classless feeling of interior space.

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TOGETHERNESS

COMMUNAL DINNING AREA

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TOGETHERNESS

COMMUNAL DINNING AREA

SEMI-COMMUAL KITCHEN AREA

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FREE SITTING

SHEEP CHAIR

INFROMATION PROJECT YEAR PROJECT TYPE LOCATION

2022 SUMMER Furniture Copenhagen,DK

PRODUCTION

Handmade

SOFTWARE

Rhio, PS, AI

INTRODUCTION

Philosophy between the gesture of "sitting" and the object of "tool" in design: as a result of the gesture of "sitting", it produces "tool". The chair is a practical art of living that reflects the user's state of life from the side. The design proposes that: the chair should a sitting tool that can be used freely, not a single-state gesture. It can indicate the identity as well as the individual attitude of the particular user.

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SHEEP CHAIR

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SHEEP CHAIR

SHEEP CHAIR PHOTO

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CONCEPT STATEMENT Philosophy between the gesture of "sitting" and the object of "tool" in design: as a result of the gesture of "sitting", it produces "tool". The chair is a practical art of living that reflects the user's state of life from the side. The design proposes that: the chair should a sitting tool that can be used freely, not a single-state gesture.

It can indicate the identity as well as the individual attitude of the particular user.

SKETCH & MODEL Design was inspired by hans Wenger's chairs.Through the precedent research, I found that the three-legged chair has great flexibility - it can fit a wide range of sitting positions and achieves a good balance of function and aesthetics. Design of the chair looks into giving the user the freedom to decide how they want to sit, instead of telling users how to sit.

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SHEEP CHAIR

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SHEEP CHAIR

DESIGN DRAWINGS

WORK PROCESS

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SHEEP CHAIR

SITTING POSITIONS on the side: suitable for 01 Sitting temporar y rest, gossip, sitting posture flexible and versatile.

POSITION 03

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Sitting on the front: suitable for sitting in a meditative position with reading and writing.

POSITION 01

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Sitting on the back : suitable for gossip and watching T V and other entertainment activities sitting

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SHEEP CHAIR

SHEEP CHAIR PHOTO

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

CO-LIVING

THE PLAY-HOUSE

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INFROMATION PROJECT YEAR

2022 FALL

PROJECT TYPE

Residential design

LOCATION

165 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY

DURATION

5 weeks

SOFTWARE

Rhio, Sketchup, Enscape, PS, AI

Chan Chen

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

INTRODUCTION The family who owned the project bought a property in New York City as a second home for education and work. The owners wanted a home that was different from a traditional home, a place where they could grow with their children and gather with their friends.

The concept for the project was called a playhouse. The design defined the home for the client as a place where everyone could share their lives. The designer

analyzed the client's personality and routine, and compared each client to a small animal, and designed the home as an uninhibited, inclusive, natural playground for these "small animals" to share. The spatial design strategy is to set up private spaces for the individual to meet the most basic functions, while the rest of the residence is a public area to encourage family members to stay in the public area for as long as possible to spend time with their families.

PALLOR FLOOR DINNING AREA

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CLIENTS BACKGROUND The owners and their brother-in-law bought a property in New York City as a second home for education and work. The owners wanted a home that was different from a traditional home, a place where they could grow up with their children and gather with friends.

CONCEPT STATEMENT_ THE PLAY HOUSE +A carefree home without any rules. +A place to release the nature +Sharing life, a communal way of home life “ When considering the function, I am not based on the comfortability or practicality. On the contrary, that people can share their lives is of the most importance, I think.” ­——Tadao Ando The concept for the project was called a playhouse. The design defined the home for the client as a place where everyone could share their lives. The designer analyzed the client's personality and routine, and compared each client to a small animal, and designed the home as an uninhibited, inclusive, natural playground for these "small animals" to share. The spatial design strategy is to set up private spaces for the individual to meet

SPATIAL LANGUAGE

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floating room

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ladder slab

exterior Façade

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

Chan Chen

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

SITE & PROGRAMING +Lifestyle design in playhouses: high freedom, sharing, companionship

concept model

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

FLOOR PLAN 1/18”=1’-0” Roof top sky light

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1. skylight

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Third floor family 2

1. dinning room 2. kitchen 3. kitty sister's bedroom 4. deer bother bedroom 5. fox parent's bedroom 6 Bathroom

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Second floor

Playground/ living space+garden 1. communal livingroom 2. spiral stair 3. Garden 4. BBQ space

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Pallor family 1

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1. puppy sister's bedroom 2. dinning room 3. enterance 4. kitchen 5. panda Father's bedroom 6. Bathroom

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Ground

nanny /guest suit 1. nanny's bedroom 2. bathroom 3. kitchen+dinning 4. laundry 5. small library 6. office

7. office 8. spiral stair 9. meenting room 10. garage

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

Roof top sky light

Third floor family 2

Second floor Playground/ living space+garden

Pallor family 1

Ground nanny /guest suit+ work space

work space

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

PALLOR FLOOR ENTRANCE

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MATERIAL BOARD

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

COLOR PANEL wool fabric

Matte Glass Ceramic tile

colored sandy paint

PRECEDENT REFERENCE Vitality / Bold (Luis Barragán)

matal mesh

oak wood Pebble

glass

brass Terrazzo

THIRD FLOOR KITCHEN

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SECOND FLOOR LIVING ROOM

GROUND FLOOR LIBRARY

THIRD FLOOR DINNG

PARLLOR FLOOR BEDROOM

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PROJECT

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

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THE PLAY-HOUSE

GROUND FLOOR MEETING ROOM

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

CO-WORKING

IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

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INFROMATION PROJECT YEAR

2022 FALL

PROJECT TYPE

OFFICE DESIGN

LOCATION

Brooklyn Navy Yard，Brooklyn, NY

SITE SIZE

22,655 sf (totall 15th/16th floor)

SOFTWARE

Rhio, Revit, Sketchup,Enscape, PS, AI

Chan Chen

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

INTRODUCTION "THE AGENCY", a design consultancy known for its set and exhibition design, now needed a new office. The design will emphasize THE AGENCY's brand identity with spatial language and narrative, not just in the choice of materials and colors.

The spatial strategy was to turn the office into a giant "theater", coordinating the relationship between presentation and viewing. The design uses different staging elements as the design language: all the spaces that need to be displayed and

public are set as a huge "stage" which is interspersed in the center of the space; all the office spaces are used as "backstage" for quiet and privacy; the office spaces are connected by a "catwalk bridge". The office spaces are connected to the different departments by a "catwalk bridge"; at the same time, "stage curtains" of different transparency and acoustics are used as partitions in the space. The design creates a connected, collaborative, performative and creative office space.

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

CLIENTS BACKGROUND ”the agency" Known for its set and exhibition design.THE AGENCY target brands' event concepts into the world of live experiences through stunning immersive environments. Award-winning creative direction, design, staging, implementation

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and realization of immersive environments for media events, concerts, film, television, theater production trade shows.

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

SITE & PROGRAMING

CONCEPT STATEMENT _ IN-BETWEEN PLAYS + Office space with connectivity, collaboration, and presentation +Integrating viewing and narrative into the office +Bringing the stage into the office + stage curtains with different levels of transparency as partitions The spatial strategy was to turn the office into a giant "theater", coordinating the relationship between presentation and viewing.

The design uses different staging elements as the design language: all the spaces that need to be displayed and public are set as a huge "stage" which is interspersed in the center of the space; all the office spaces are used as "backstage" for quiet and privacy; the office spaces are connected by a "catwalk bridge". The office spaces are connected to the different departments by a "catwalk bridge"; at the same time, "stage curtains" of different transparency and acoustics are used as partitions in the space. The design creates a connected, collaborative, performative and creative office space.

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

FLOOR PLAN 15TH FLOOR (MAIN ENTRANCE+SENIOR MANAGEMENT+ 3D DESIGN GROUP)

building elevator

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fire stair

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restroom DN

DN

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UP

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18 1. reception & main entrance 2. coffee bar & Lounge 3. senior managemet (3 partener) 4.coating area 5.supply room

7. interactive stair 8. media editing room 9. IT team area 10. 2d designer team 11. mother's room

13. pin-up wall 14. Phone booth 15. Materials Library 16. Materials Library 17. Lounge Sofa

6.terrace

12. IT storage room

18. fire door

16TH FLOOR (HR+DISPLAY+2D DESIGN GROUP)

building elevator

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fire stair restroom

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1. entrance & coating area 2. HR + meeting area 3. Finance team 4. cat walk+ display area 5.interactive stair

6. lounge 7. tea bar counter 8. pin-up wall 9. locker/stoages 10. 3d design team

11. war room 12. enclave area 8. pin-up wall 13. fire door

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

REFECLT CELLING PLAN 15TH FLOOR (MAIN ENTRANCE+SENIOR MANAGEMENT+ 3D DESIGN GROUP)

16TH FLOOR (HR+DISPLAY+2D DESIGN GROUP)

5’

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20’

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

MATERIAL BOARD

LIGHTING

glass

Black walnut

Wool felt

Flos

leather laminated textile carpt

Missana herman miller Wool felt

ceramic tile BROKIS

PRECEDENT REFERENCE

COLOR PANEL

SECTION

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

DOUBLE HEIGHT ENTERANCE

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

1.ENTERANCE+LOUNGUE

16TH FLOOR

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2.SENIOR MANAGEMENT

15TH FLOOR

3. SIDEWALK +TERRACE

4. INTERACTIVE STAIR

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IN-BETWEEN PLAYS

7. 16TH FLOOR ENTRANCE

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6.CAT WALK (DISPPLAY AREA)

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5. DESIGN GROUP LOUNGE

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RHYTHM OF ROOTS

IDEATION & REPRESENTATION

RHYTHM OF ROOTS

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INFROMATION PROJECT YEAR

2022 FALL

PROJECT TYPE

IDEATION & REPERSANTATION

LOCATION

UNDERGROUND IN FUTURE

SOFTWARE

Rhio, Revit, Enscape, PS, AI

COLLABORATOR

Tianli Gu

Chan Chen

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RHYTHM OF ROOTS

INTRODUCTION "ideation and repersentation" is a course designed to instruct students

The project started with the word "growth" to evolve the design

on how to use 3D software as a generative and expressive tool to aid the

language and eventually the design evolved into an underground

design process. After generating a 16-word conceptual model using Rhino

plant park. Different floor settings allow people to dive deeper and

software, it was imported into revit for reorganization, followed by learning

deeper underground while gradually moving from an active state to a

and investigating the OFFICE KGDVS output style for personal expression.

solitary, meditative state. The rhythm of the root system will take place underground as people run, plant, sketch and rest in the soil.

NEGATIVE 2ND FLOOR

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CONCEPTUAL MODEL Iteration of 16 conceptual models of vocabulary

third floor

Collage A

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Collage B

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RHYTHM OF ROOTS

DRAWING & RENDERING

GROUND FLOOR

NEGATIVE 1ST FLOOR

NEGATIVE 2ND FLOOR

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underground RHYTHM OF ROOTS

SECTION DRAWINGS GROUND FLOOR

NEGATIVE 1ST FLOOR

NEGATIVE 2ND FLOOR

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underground RHYTHM OF ROOTS

INTERIOR STORY BOARD

The ground level is the entrance level with the most abundant sunlight, open space and pools for people to run and shout.

Some strenuous exercise can be done here

Head down into the first floor space. It is filled with plants that absorb sound, while there is a good balance of light for sketching and taking a break with a cup of tea here. The space is full of quiet, tranquil atmosphere

The lowest level is the quietest and closest area to the soil, where you can feel the smell of the earth and the fragrance of the plants. This area is suitable for napping and meditation.

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0THER MODLES

OTHERWORKS

MODELS

GROWTH AND ABLATION 2022 SPRING WINNER OF NOGUCHI MUSEUM SHOWROOM DESIN COMPETITION

The project aims to explore a possible future for retail spaces in a post-COVID society where the virtualization of our lives becomes more established. The design challenges traditional retail space or exhibition models by creating rooms for culture and various events while selling.

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OTHER MODELS

CONTAINER

The design abstracts the shape of the life cycle of artichoke, and uses the life evolution of artichoke itself to contain the artichoke

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plant.

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transverse sections D

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longitudinal sections

THRESHOLD

Threshold design for three interconnected spaces in my apartment. The design extracts the design language of color and light chan-

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ges from the original site, plus the user's movement in the space, forming a hybrid system.

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COHESION

DIVERSIFICATION

SPATIAL CIRCULATION

CHAN

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