ARCHITECT WORK PORTFOLIO_QIAN CHEN

Qian Chen

PORT FOLIO.

SELECTED WORKS

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture│the University of Melbourne│Dec 2022

• Major: Architecture Design

QIAN CHEN

Graduate Architect

Bach.sci M.Arch

CONTACT INFO

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Phone:

Email:

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Qian Chen

0466 021 138

qianc0725@gmail.com

Melbourne, VIC

SKILLS & ABILITIES

2D

• AutoCAD

• Photoshop

• Illustration

• Indesign

• Arcgis

3D

• Sketchup

• Revit

• Rhino

• Grasshopper

• Vary, Enscape, Lumion

Video

• Premiere Pro

LANGUAGE

Mandarin

English

• Got 100 advanced standing points when received the offer

Bachelor of Engineering│Nanchang Institute of Technology│Jun 2019

• Major: Urban Planning & Urban Design

• Granted by " Top 10 outstanding graduate " Award

• Granted University Second-class scholarship every year at bachelor degree

EXPERIENCE

Participant│Venice Studio with MAD Architects │Melbourne│Jun 2022

• Redesigned the Ex-Umberto I site in Venice with MAD architects.

• Developed pre-design research and feasibility analysis drawings.

• Collaborated with architects to decide design concept.

• Collaboration with other group members to complete 3D model, drawings and renderings.

Intern│Shanghai New Construction Architectural Design Co.│ │Jiangxi China│Jun 2020 – Dec 2020

• Collaboration with architects on research, urban design, Architecture design, graphic representation and 3d modelling.

• Pursuing an independent feasibility study in contact with the senior Architect and managing partner.

• Completed Analysis and research drawing.

• Examined and developed floor plans and landscape design concepts with others.

• Photorealistic renderings using Sketchup, V-ray and Photoshop with Junior architects.

PROJECTS

ZhonghangCheng residential community│JiangXi │Jun – Dec 2020

• A 10.6 ha project including several mid-rising apartments and villas

• Collaboration with the master plan and landscape design concept with architects

• Developed feasibility study and drawings at the pre-design stage with architects

• Testing various types of apartment floor plans, including 3B2B and 2B1B, and make final drawings

• Documentation work: portfolio and presentation slides for architects

Lijiangxincheng residential community│GuangXi│Jun – Nov 2020

• Testing various types of apartment floor plans with senior architects and making final drawings

• Make high-performance analyses

• Landscape and public spaces designed for the community

• Discuss different types of facade materials and output elevation drawings

PROJECTS

Shangrao Oriental Hospital │JiangXi│Jun – Dec 2020

• Explored restricts and feasibility research and acts of hospital design with senior architects

• Collaboration with architects to design the master plan and landscape design for the site

• Design floor plan for the underground parking garage

• Discuss and co-design the Ground floor lobby and operating rooms floor

• Photorealistic renderings using Sketchup, V-ray and Photoshop

Shangrao Oriental Hospital │JiangXi│Jun – Dec 2020

• Explored restricts and feasibility research and acts of hospital design with senior architects

• Collaboration with architects to design the master plan and landscape design for the site

• Design floor plan for the underground parking garage

• Discuss and co-design the Ground floor lobby and operating rooms floor

• Photorealistic renderings using Sketchup, V-ray and Photoshop

EXHIBITIONS

MsdX 2022 summer│ Project Repeat or Rebirth

• An urban renewal project sought to figure out architects' role in future urban design by discussing social hierarchy in a Chinese urban village.

MsdX 2022 winter│ Project the Last Resort

• A rethinking of tourism and eco-resort project via the design of 3 vacation houses, using ladybug to analyze and achieve zero carbon footprint.

Production Presentation Practice: Venice Studio Melbourne│May 2022│Project EX UMBERTO I

• Redesigned the pedestrian system, public spaces and buildings in Venice to activate the old community and bring locals and tourists together.

MsdX 2021 summer│ Project Factory v.s. Fresh Paradise

• A complex, combined Shrimp factory and a bath together, to create a unique food production mode, letting everyone can afford seafood.

MsdX 2021 winter│ Project Blue-Green City

• An Urban design project in Fishermans Bend to defect against Urban flooding and shape a new city form.

ACADEMIC

Nanchang Institute of Technology: " Top 10 outstanding graduate " Award│Jun 2019

Nanchang Institute of Technology: Second-class scholarship │2015-2019

Academic Projects

NEVERLAND

DREAMLAND

SOS children village design

SOS children's villages - about the resettlement and integration of orphans after the tsunami in Indonesia

Architecture Design

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Time: 2019.11-2020.02

Memember: Qian Chen

Advisor: Wenbo Zhang

Academic：Architecture Design

Time：11/2019——01/2020

Location：Jakarta，Indonesia

Indonesia is located in the Pacific volcanic seismic belt, where earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters happen sometimes. Frequent natural disasters have left many local children orphaned. They lose their families, lose a lot of social contact, and often don't fit in as adults. The project aims to set up an SOS children's village to create new families for orphans and increase their opportunities to interact with society.

Indonesia is located in the Pacific volcanic seismic belt, where earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters happen sometimes. Frequent natural disasters have left many local children orphaned. They lose their families, lose a lot of social contacts, and often don't fit in as adults. The project aims to set up an SOS children's village to create new families for orphans and increase their opportunities to interact with society.

The Injury of Indonesia

Indonesia should be at the boundary of tectonic plates, where three tectonic plates collide and push against each other, leading to volcanic eruptions and

disasters has hit the Indonesian people hard

SOS children’s village is an independent, non-governmental,nonprofit international development organization headquartered in innsbruck,Austria.The organization provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children in need and protects their interests and developmental assistance to children in need and protects their interests and rights around the world.Today,SOS Children’s villages is active in 135 countries and territories worldwide.

People they raised during 70 years

Volcanoes

Major Active Volcanoes

Plate Boundaries

Pacific volcanic seismic belt Major disasters occurred in the past five years

Capital(Yakarta)

In Indonesia, frequent disasters across the country have led to a large number of death, displacement of local people and the loss of parents and orphans of many children.

Most of those 4 million children will be aviod to be abandoned and will grow up to be a good parents themselves.

“Natural Disaster Orphan” Site Location

All children in Indonesia

Orphan in Inonesia

4.8million

Natural Disaster Orphan

150w

85million

The earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean affected at least 1.5 million children, many of whom lost their parents and became "tsunami orphans," according to a UNICEF assessment. As for the specific number of orphans, no one can be accurate statistics.

Problems of Orphans

The survey shows that in the face of society, 57.2 percent of children will pass through friends and welfare.

In addition to these channels, it is difficult for them to get other employment information. And because of their relative isolation and lack of experience with society, orphans often cannot find a job or cannot keep it The report also noted that 90.9 percent of the orphans wanted more access to help.

The care that former sos paryicipnts have received carries into the next generation: 90% give good care to their own children,breaking the cycle of speration.

60% of former SOS participants have received education and skills ,are succeeding in the job market and earn a decent job.

90% of former SOS participants generally have adequate accommodation ,food security and health-covering their basic needs.

80% former SOS participants normally are able to take care of themselves for the rest of their lives and have a good ability to live independently.

Yakarta Krakatoa

The original site was chosen next to the school and community library, but lacked the attraction and could not serve as a bridge for SOS children's village to integrate into the society.

The introduction of urban garden on the ground floor of the site, combined with some targeted shops and SOS children's village service center, has obvious directionality, attracting social children from surrounding schools and libraries to communicate and play with children from SOS children's village.

Introduce the transition space. The platform is used to distinguish the living space of the urban garden on the ground floor and the SOS children's village on the upper floor. Meanwhile, the SOS children's village public service center, streets and amusement facilities are set up on this floor to attract people vertically upward and increase openness.

When setting up a single family unit, place the Sos mother's living space into the center for the convenience of taking care of all the children in the family unit. The children's living space is organized according to age for safety

Place all family units in vertical order to locate the youth apartment and the traffic core. At the same time, in order to prevent social children and SOS children from losing communication completely on the upper level, special activity Spaces are arranged on each floor to attract children to promote communication.

Garden-sports Facilities

Garden-play Zone

Venice Studio

EX UMBERTO I

Architecture Design

Location: Venice, Italy

Time: 2022.01

Memember: Qian Chen, Ruby Guo etc.

Advisor: MAD Architects

Indonesia is located in the Pacific volcanic seismic belt, where earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters happen sometimes. Frequent natural disasters have left many local children orphaned. They lose their families, lose a lot of social contacts, and often don't fit in as adults. The project aims to set up an SOS children's village to create new families for orphans and increase their opportunities to interact with society.

ISLANDS

typeA = recycle waste as materials

plastic bottles floating platform

TypeA is a floating island made of plastic waste accumulated in streets and canals. It uses some technologies mentioned in the reference pics to transform waste into ecological bubbles. Planting water-purify vegetation can improve the environment and defense against flash flooding.

typeB = small campo

TypeB:

These islands design like a small campo above water and take responsibility for the viewing platforms. The locals and visitors can meet each other here to rest or chat about the local cultures. These small places can be a place of cultural exchange.

typeC = urban farming

TypeC.

The urban farming plant here provides vegetables for people living in these communities, and it will also help the city develop other industries and reduce economic dependence on tourism.

TYPE B

TYPE C

ISLANDS & WETLAND

NORMAL SEASON

normal season

WHEN FLOODING COMES

wetland growth

islands growth

THE LAST RESORT

The death of carbon modernity

Architecture Design

Location: 21 Avon Rd, Rye, Melbourne

Time: 2022.03-2022.06

Memember: Qian Chen

Advisor: Toby Reed

With the start of the industrial revolution, people began to live better lives, but the environment worsened. More and more carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, causing environmental degradation. Nowadays, limited fossil resources face a depletion crisis. The existing model of oil resources as the power has reached the sunset road.

Since fossil energy is no longer in line with the development direction, is it possible to redirect the vision to nature? This project focuses on Sustainable natural resources in building systems that can reduce carbon footprints and make them self-sufficient.

Its design combines two living units with a central circular courtyard to link them together. The plan was inspired by a traditional church. The yard provides a sense of equality. People can get a different outside view in different indoor areas but can see each other's activity through the centre courtyard, providing the invisible link.

BACKGROUND RESEARCH

This house gets inspiration from the Sierpinski triangle. It is combined with three units, linked by the centre public platform, designed for family visitors, which provide a sense of aggregation and attribution. People can walk along the living area roof, making the roof like a viewing platform, letting people view the complete site view.

The death of carbon modernity

The thermal chimney effect is the leading theory of this building. It is like a periscope; also a chimney links the sky and the building together. Indoor hot air exhaust to outdoors via the openable skylight. Different height windows ensure daylight both in winter and summer. Triangle windows facing the forest keep the complete site view.

Building's rainwater treatment system is located in the spaces near the courtyard, harvesting the rainwater from the rain gutter in the roof and treatment near the courtyard, then storage underground.

Under the yard is a giant rainwater tank. By carefully selecting the site, it can store the rainwater from the roof and the surrounding fields' water.

The roof of two sleeping units is combined with the solar panel and PVC electricity system. Taking advantage of solar radiation can provide additional energy support for the whole building.

Development of society is inseparable from the development of new energy sources. Architectural typology also keeps changing with the development of society.During agricultural period, people lived in wooden and brick houses and used natural resources. And with the advent of the industrial revolution, fossil resources were utilized, and new forms of construction such as factories began to appear. However, the existing energy mode has reached sunset road.

SITE LOCATION

This site contained 6 residential lots, where nestled behind sand dunes and the Mornington Peninsula National Park.

It is only 1.5 hour's drive to Melbourne CBD, a wonderful choice to spend weekends and holidays. With rich natural resources, people can experience various advantures here, for example, hiking in the forest and surfing in the sea. Besides, It is convenient to enjoy glorious sunset outside windows and hot springs near the site.

SITE PLAN

SOLUTIONS

FOSSIL ENERGY

Generates many greenhouse gases making the climate worse.

PHASE 1

HIGH-PERFORMANCE DESIGN

Generates many greenhouse gases making the climate worse.

SHADING

PHASE 2

LIGHT & HEAT

Save electricity fee and make buildings sustainable.

PHASE 3

CARBON FOOTPRINT SUMMARY

RAINWATER & WIND GOALS

Take advantage of natural resources to achieve a comfortable life.

Take advantage of natural resources to achieve a comfortable life.

Design adjustable vertical shading fins on the facade and appropriate shading on the glazing roof.

FOSSIL FUELS

coal, oil natural gas

Put solar panels on the north-facing roof to ensure the maximum utility of sun radiation.

SOLAR PANEL

INSULATION

DIRECTION

Keep windows on north and west ern-facing facade to ensure daylight.

AIR

Green walls refresh air within miroco-climate. Air quality monitor to prevent excessive harmful gas.

CO2

NET-ZERO

Take advantage of natural resources to compensate for carbon emissions to achieve net-zero.

timber slab on the ground floor and double-skin facade on the north and western-facing facade. Use good insulation material interior to aviod heat loss.

TRADITIONAL HOUSING

low-performance design without natural resource use

1. Stores flashing flooding for irrigation and bathrooms.

2.Plants fresh the air and connect the building with nature.

RAIN GARDEN

EASTERN OVERALL SECTION

THERMAL COMFORT

1. Sunshading outside north& western facade.

2. Low thermal mass materials.

3. Light-color finishing.

VENTILATION

1. Skylights on the roof and less openable windows on south facade.

2. Planting trees to defense tensive sea wind and create breeze.

CONNECTION

RECYCLE

Take advantage of coastal wind and daily enough sunlight design wind turbines and water system.

WATER SYSTEM

1.Roof & pipes to recycle rainwater and store it in rainwater garden.

2.Water recycling system to reuse grey and black water.

Except for high-performance strategies above, all House locations take advantage of natural energy and terrane, which minimise carbon footprint. Lower fossil energy use makes architecture sustainable.

Connect people and nature together, making residents relaxed. maximizing the landscape allows the occupants to experience a different atmosphere from city life.

VIEWING

PERISCOPE HOUSE

FORM GENERATION

Periscope house is a single unit house design for couple or single visitors. Use the basic traingle form by means of floding to make the form like a periscope or thimney. The triangle windows ensoure the view. Private space is in the upper floor and public area is on the ground floor. addtional volume provide space for mediation and facilities.

LOCATION

skylight

rain gutter

roof trust

shade louvres timber slab

wooden frame triangular windows

living

sleeping

ventilation windows

stone stair

openable window

rainwater pipe

dining

shade louvres

skylight

timber

roof

rainwater tanks

bath & mediate

wooden platform

steel post

Periscope House was designed based on the leading theory of thermal chimney. Hot air can be exhausted from the south-facing openable skylight to avoid overheating. Shade fins were added in the north and roof areas to block direct solar radiation. Different height windows can ensure daylight in both summer and winter.

PASSIVE DESIGN ANALYSIS

COUPLE HOUSE

This house was inspired by a traditional cabin and the plan of a church. It is a house with two units for family visitors. The circular courtyard creates a pleasant place and an invisible link. It connects all people in the building together.

FLOOR PLAN

1. basic form

2. cut

3. system add

SECTIONS

CAMP HOUSE

This house was inspired by a traditional cabin and the plan of a church.

It is a house with two units for family visitors. The circular courtyard creates a pleasant place and an invisible link. It connects all people in the building together.

SECTIONS

shade

glazing slide door

timber frame

timber wall panel

public outdoor platform

walkable roof

raingarden

rainwater tank

solar panel

pvc

openable skylight window

solar energy devices

rain gutter

rainwater tanks

outdoor seats

The house integrates three units, maximizing the roof area, with solar panels on the roof to maximize the solar radiation into electricity.

SOUTHERN FACADE

High-performance Architectural studio

Redesign MSD for an office use

Interior Design Location: MSD, the University of Melbourne

Time: 2021.08-2021.11

Memember: Qian Chen & Yancy

Advisor: Victor Lu

This project practices high-performance design ideas to redesign MSD into a sustainable and healthy workplace. Based on the open-plan office theory, it aims to enhance the working experience by focusing on environmentrelated features such as IAQ and mental-related features like perception.

According to some studies, physical environment-related features with the highest correlation for perceived productivity, health, and overall comfort of the work area. Most sustainable and health offices presented a human-centred approach to interior design, purposely allocated spaces to support a variety of work-related tasks and implemented biophilic design and universal design principles to achieve better work efficiency.

NEVERLAND

Food factory v.s. Fresh Paradise

Architecture Design

Location: Fitzroy , Melbourne

Duration: 2022.08-2022.09

Memember: Qian Chen & Tianshu Liu

Advisor: Toby Reed

Shrimp is one of the most popular seafood worldwide, also in Fitzroy. According to the Australian Bureau of statistics, Fiztory people consume 19.1 tons of Shrimp per year, which is the second consumed seafood. Although Australia is a country famous for Shrimp, we actually do not have enough Shrimp to eat. Almost three-quarters of world shrimp originate from developing countries, but 70–75% of world consumption occurs in developed countries. This mode of production causes many issues. Long-distance transport risking the survival rate of Shrimp increases the price. In addition, Some reports point out that forced labor has existed in this industry for a long time because many business people are pursuing more profit.

Figure 2: Mapping

MUSHROOM VISITING

FOOD BAR

Work Projects

• Shangrao Orient Hospital

Shangrao Orient Hospital

healthcare and aged-care hospital

Architecture/urban Design

Location: Jiangxi,China

Time: 2020.07-2020.12

Company: Shanghai New Construction

Architectural Design Co. ( Jiangxi Branch)

Healthcare is always a major social problem in China. Besides, with the changes in Chinese society, the traditional way of living out aged life with one’s family has been challenged. More Architecture companies practice meeting the need both of the elder and young people. This project tries to solve the local lack of medicare resource problem with 3 separate buildings on the campus. Two focus on normal hospital functions and one focuses on aged care.

SITE PLAN

The new campus of Dongfang Hospital is located in the high-tech precinct and is at the crossing point of two main avenues. Two buildings are designed for daily diagnosis and surgeries. Besides, another building designed for older people contributes to age-care services within the city. The three buildings are linked by a central garden to form a whole.

OVERALL PERSPECTIVE

Tower 1 located near the main road takes responsibility for Outpatient and office functions. Most patients visit this building to see a doctor and then be distributed to other buildings.

A-A section B-B section

In order to fit the tenant's need for a combination of age care and normal hospital function, it has two towers. Tower 1 is mainly for normal wards. Tower 2 mainly focuses on old people with professional nurses with a garden in between as the link.

1st Floor Plan (@ GFA= 1900 ㎡)

Healthcare is always a major social problem in China. Besides, with the changes in Chinese society, the traditional way of living out aged life with one’s family has been challenged. More Architecture companies practice meeting the need both of the elder and

2st Floor Plan (@ GFA= 2026 ㎡)

Healthcare is always a major social problem in China. Besides, with the changes in Chinese society, the traditional way of living out aged life with one’s family has been challenged. More Architecture companies practice meeting the need both of the elder and