C.Y. Wong Design Portfolio by 1234

CHIH YING WONG McGill University M.Arch Architecture + Art Design Portfolio selected works 2011-2014

contents Resume Academic Projects

01 The Crystallized Mountain 02 Medusa 03 The Depth of Comfort 04 The Culture Lab

Professional Projects

05 Cornell University Residential Tower 06 Shop Layout & Store Design in Baoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an Airport 07 House of Justice 08 Rhike Park

Paintings References

CHIH YING WONG

chihying.wong@gmail.com | 929.231.0050

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FEB 2014 - OCT 2014 | HANDEL ARCHITECTS | www.handelarchitects.com Architecture intern CORNELL UNIVERSITY RESIDENCES | ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NEW YORK Preparing SD through DD phrase and the development of the permit set. Assisting drawings indicate NYC code including zoning and egress; 3D, physical modeling & presentations OCT 2013 - JAN 2014 | ASYMPTOTE ARCHITECTURE | www.asymptote.net Designer DONGBU WING TOWERS COMPETITION | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA DR. AMBEDKAR MEMORIAL | MUMBAI, INDIA Assisting both SD and DD phase drawings; constructing 3D and physical models; assembling portfolio for RFQs and competition RFPs MAR 2012 - JUL 2012 | MAD ARCHITECTS | www.i-mad.com Architecture intern FAKE HILLS | BEIHAI, CHINA CHINA WOOD SCULPTURE MUSEUM | HARBIN, CHINA JORYA FASHION HOUSE | XIAMEN, CHINA BOAO VILLA MASTER PLANNING | SANYA, CHINA Preparing SD, DD phrase of design, concept development, drawing documents, presentation documents, computer renderings and 3D modeling. OCT 2011 - JAN 2012 | ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE “IL LABOTATORIO” |Transtevere, Rome Visiting Artist | Taiwanese Embassy in Rome came to support at the receptions YESTERDAY’S COLORS | WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS More than 150 watercolor paintings were completed on site during my weekend travel to over 11 cities in Italy while working full-time at Studio Fuksas. RIPPLES OF THE ELAPSED TIME | MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBITION A collection of oil paintings based on imaginary landscapes

MAR 2011- SEP 2011 | STUDIO FUKSAS | www.fuksas.it Architecture intern SHENZHEN BAO’AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT | SHENZHEN, CHINA Collaborating with exhibition set up and co-editing the airport section of the catalogue with the Beijing-based curator Zhenning Fang for the exhibition “VERSO EST. Chinese Architectural Landscape” at the MAXXI museum. 3D modeling and illustrating solutions as a visual communicator between project manager Saulius Gecas, ShenZhen office and the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, composing the material book of the terminal. QINGDAO MASTER PLAN COMPETITION | QINGDAO, CHINA RHIKE PARK | TBILISI, GEORGIA HOUSE OF JUSTICE | TBILISI, GEORGIA Creating formal solutions and model building OCT 2010- MAR 2011 | IVAN BEREZNICKI ASSOCIATES | www.bereznicki.com Architecture Intern Poster design for Bulfinch Award for Classical Architecture; administrative work including filing and project managing; documenting and photograph at several constructions sites and meeting with clients

SKILLS

Rhino. 3DS Max.V-Ray/ Maxwell. Autocad. Adobe CS6. Laser Cut. Hand Illustration. Model Building. MS Ofﬁce

CHIH YING WONG

chihying.wong@gmail.com | 929.231.0050

AWARDS

MAY 2013 | Wilfred Onions Memorial Prize Award to the student with the best single work in the Sketching School FEB 2013 | CANADIAN CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE INTER-UNIVERSITY CHARRETTE Transmutation: won prix du public SEP 2009 | MURDOCH LAING/ HABITAT ‘67 DESIGN COMPETITION HONORABLE MENTION

EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS + PASSION FEB14- Cur. | BHQFU, NEW YORK CITY

Enrolled in painting critique classes

DEC13- Cur. | WEEKLY SKETCH GROUP, NEW YORK CITY

Leading a sketch group with members that are interested in self-critiquing and improving in sketching

OCT13- Cur. | BROADWAY DANCE CENTER, NEW YORK CITY Enrolled in contemporary dance classes

APR 2013 | “YOUR TECHNE”, McGill University

Initiated and curated a collection of personal work by the student of architecture

MAR 2013 | “d3 SKETCH”, New York

Travel sketches were exhibited at Center Gallery at Fordham University

JUN 2012 | “VALUE OF NOTHING”, Beijing

Assisted Dutch artist in residence, Serge Onion to perform shadow puppet with Chinese musician in the former Sino-French University, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Paper Tiger Studio and Three Shadow Photography Center

JUN 2012 | “WE WORK FOR MAD”, www.gooood.hk

Portfolio was published as part of the intern collection

MAY 2012 | “WHO’S THE PARTY”, Beijing

Co-organized an interview tour for W.I.S.P.– Women In Swedish Performing arts, visiting Beijing-based artists including Ai Wei Wei ‘FAKE Design’, Bérénice Angremy in 798 district, TAO Dance Theater in Caochangdi and Beijing Lesbian Center

JUN 2011 | “INVISIBILI”, Rome

Paintings were exposed in a group art show at Galleria Artidec in Bracciano

OCT 2009 | “KRISTIN JARMUND ARCHITECTS: SELECTED WORKS”, McGill University

Assisted and assembled school exhibition structures for visiting architect Kristin Jarmund from Norway, sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa

MAR 2008 | “THE DUTCH MIXTER”, Montreal

Initiated and curated with two Master students at McGill to exhibit at the former Bank of Montreal, venue provided by Professor Sijpkes

Exhibitions at Fridge Door Gallery, McGill University

Art exhibitions organized by students from the faculty of Arts NOV MAR NOV NOV

2012 2009 2008 2007

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“EMBODIMENTS” “ART SHIFT” “SOME OF THEIR PARTS” “LAND(E)SCAPE”

WRITTEN + SPOKEN LANGUAGE English- proﬁcient Chinese- native

Italian- basic French- basic

TRAVEL

N. AMERICA: Boston, New Jersey, New Haven, New York, Maimi, LA, Vancouver, Victoria Island, New Brunswick, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa E. ASIA:

Beijing,Shanghai, Huangshan, Hongcun, Jiuzhai, Hangzhou, Luoyang, Suzhou, Xian, Huanglong, Datong, Macau, Taipei, Kaoshong, Hongkong, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka

EUROPE:

Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Greece, Roma, Salerno, Napoli, Bracciano,Orvieto, Firenze, Pisa, La Spezia, Milano, Venezia, Pompei, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Prague

T Desire Montreal, 2013 two 1.5m x1.2m oil on canvas

B Sea of Lavender

Rome, 2012 two 1m x1.5m oil on canvas

R Burst

Rome, 2012 twenty .7m x .8 m oil on canvas

INTERIOR SPACES

BEDROOMS built-in bunk beds personal storage

STORAGE built-in shelves pre-installed equipement

SERVICES built-in plumbing and HVAC pre-installed furnitures

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STRUCTURE

25°

20°

15°

STRUCTURE stainless steel frame inner and outer steel frame

MEMBRANE etfe panels ventilation system

10° 5°

REDNER

11.9% 10.6% 11.5% 12.8 14.1 % % 21 .6%

FOUNDATIONS gravel, earth bags, insulation prefab concrete slabs interior ﬂoor

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Sun and wind diagram

The Crystallized Mountain Group project by a team of 2 in 1 month | Summer 2013 Instructors | Aaron Sprecher + Elisabeth Bouchard

“The sun is new each day.” – Heraclitus Living in the North implies numerous adaptations: the cold, the loneliness, the desertion, and the darkness. Indeed, for almost four months, the sun does not shine above the 82th parallel. Thus, since the sun is so terribly absent, how do you crystallize its shine for the long months it disappears south? How do you celebrate its journey when it is invisible? Based on scientific data, the form of Crystallized Mountain is derived from the maximal sun angles that the sun reaches during the 227 days it shines. In the same way, data encountered in a nearby weather station showed that the prevailing winds were mostly coming from northeast to northwest. In order to deal with both the sun and wind constraints, a mountain-shape structure was chosen, as a mean to incorporate the scientific station in the landscape in a way that takes into account the climate of Alert, NU.

REDNER

As for materiality, a stainless steel structure, combined with EPFE panels and shallow foundations was retained, in order to maximize the total assembling efficiency of the station. For the same reasons, containers are used to enclose the program, and are pre-fab. Thus, once shipped, the users only need opening them to inhabit them. The same goes for food and waste, which are alternatively shipped back and forth, reusing the same containers, maximizing the use and costs of aircraft shipping. As for the program, it is divided in five large containers and nine smaller ones. They are color coded according to their uses and stacked one on top of the other to form a pyramid-like assembly that follows the shape of the exterior structure. Three categories of usage (private spaces, services and storage) employ respectively white, red and grey colors.

dining room room 02 dining

kitchen 03 kitchen

food food storage 04 storage

mechanical 06 mechanical room room

meeting 07 meeting room room

bathroom 09 bathroom

temporary staff bedroom staff bedroom 10 temporary

permanent staff bedrooms staff bedrooms 11 permanent

03 02

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| Transversal | Transversal section section | scale | scale 1:1501:150

| Western | Western Elevation Elevation | scale | scale 1:1501:150

storage 01 storage

bathroom 09 bathroom

dining roomroom 02 dining

temporary staff bedrooms staff bedrooms 10 temporary

kitchen 03 kitchen

food storage storage 04 food

equipment 05 equipment roomroom

mechanical 06 mechanical roomroom

meeting 07 meeting roomroom

waste 08 waste

First, the foundation is built to support the structure. Then, the containers will be placed on site according to the Deep trench with insulated earthbags b program organization, the purpose, and the duration of the research.

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Vertical circulation between different levels is designed to maximize the efﬁciency of usage. Once the containers and equipments are located, the structure will be assembled and ETFE membrane will be installed on both sides of the frame, creating the pillow-like air insulation.

gravel | First | First Level Level | scale | scale 1:150 1:150

| Second | Second Level Level | scale | scale 1:150 1:150

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|| Fourth Fourth Level Level || scale scale 1:150 1:150

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Medusa Group project by a team of 6 in 2 months | Fall 2012 Instructors | Maria Mingallon

THE CHALLENGE The project consists on the design and fabrication of a sunscreen aimed to prevent the entrance of excessive sunlight through the windows of the first year studios. Situated on the first floor of the Macdonald-Harrington building, this studio room is oriented southwest and thus, suffers from excessive sun radiance from early afternoon until sunset. During the winter months while the sun is at a lower incidence angle, glare and excessive light is the main concern. However, from April onwards, students suffer as well from excessive heat from the sunrays entering the room through the clear glass.

DESIGN CONCEPT Our concept arose in the digital fabrication of a sunscreen that provides users with local control and freedom over their exposure to sun, glares, heat, and shade at any given time. It is important for the user to experience and appreciate the subtleties of natural lighting, however, we want the observer to experience these multiple dimensions at their own will. Glare and its causal effects (mainly heat) are the main issues in the studio at the Macdonald-Harrington building as it disrupts vision, comfort, and an overall learning environment. Also, as designers, we see sunlight as a positive element in our environments. Consequently, we opted to reduce glare instead of blocking out the sun altogether. We envisioned our sunscreen as multiple local light fixtures based on a single design concept. Using the sun as our fixtureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light source, we wanted to achieve a device that is playful, beautiful, and effective. We opted to use a fabric with enough translucencies to diffuse the light in the space. The user, through a simple act of pushing and pulling, stretches the fabric to various degrees in order to allow for a different concentration of light and shade. When opened, the fabric stretches in a radial direction and protrudes toward the user, as if the light fixture was blossoming. The structural grid produces a parallax effect and the depth creates varying conditions in light and heat. The device becomes an object that resembles a jellyfish, stretching over a curved surface to diffuse light in multiple directions. Our sunscreen can easily be expanded to various site conditions. Each fixture is fabricated separately, and each individual fixture adheres to the same design concept. Our sunscreen can be modulated by extending the rails to add more fixtures, allowing the sunscreen to cover virtually any surface size. Furthermore, we sought fabrication techniques and materials readily available at the School of Architecture at McGill University. The plasma cutter allowed us to generate a form with steel that would otherwise not be possible through traditional construction methods. This particular means of fabrication also allowed us to fully explore the future of digital parametric design to further push the limits of the material and uncover the potential for advanced fabrication. For these reasons, our sunscreen seeks to blur the boundaries between a functional shading device and an art installation.

es local control and freedom over heat, and shade one receives closed position, the sunscreen sure to the outdoors. When THE LIGHT CONTROL device comes into effect - fabric Our sunscreen enables local control and freedom over how much sun, glare, irection and protrudes toward the heat, and shade one receives at any given time. In a closed position, the sun-

screen allows for direct exposure to the outdoors. When opened, the shading device comes into effect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fabric stretches in a radial direction and protrudes control over the malleability of our toward the user. Therefore, users have control over the malleability of our sunscreen, creating anspace) architectural surface (and space) that is dynamic and n architectural surface (and ontinuallycontinually changing.changing.

pull to closed position for direct light peeneration

push to open position for diffuse light penetration

01 minimum opening 90% opacity 90% circumferent transparency

02 intermediate opening 70% opacity 60% circumferent transparency

03 maximum opening 50% fabric opacity 0% circumferent transparency

STRUCTURE MATERIAL Structurally speaking, we chose steel for its compressive and tensile strength, its high strength to weight ratio, and its ability to reduce friction when opening and closing the jelly. We tested plexiglass in our prototype but quickly realized that the smaller connections would break and the rails would deflect with ease. We opted for steel instead of pursuing a hard wood or a different type of plastic because by using the plasma cutter, the machine allowed us to fabricate our sunscreen without changing too much of the design details. For the rods, we opted for a 1/4” thick acrylic rod that wouldn’t need to sustain much deflection since they weren’t supporting much and the movement was primarily in one axial direction. The fabric was chosen based on its aesthetic and functional qualities since it was not a structural element.

hot air is sent to the upper part of the room

heat accumulates on fabric instead of deeper in the room

air pockets are heated by refraction of sun rays reflecting between jellies and window direct light can is blocked by closed jellies

a small amount of heat is reflected on the window

light does not penetrate deeply into the room

only a small fraction of heat penetrates the room

depth is for both air ventilation and window opening in summer

SUMMER

Winter

cool air comes from lower part of the room

FORCES

The tensile strength of steel can withstand approximately 17,000 PSI. The strength of acrylic is 10,000 PSI in tension and 11,000 PSI in compression. The tensile strength for wood ranges from 175 PSI up to 1,400 PSI and anywhere between 3,900 PSI to 1,0500 PSI in compression.

RAILS The rails are an undulating pattern of peaks and valleys we have compression and tension acting on different points along the structure. The forces acting on the valleys are the reverse of the forces acting on the peaks (fig.1). ARMS The arms provide the structure for the membrane (fabric). By adding a ‘stabilizer’ to the arms of the jelly, the force exerted by the user to push the rod forces the arms inward, while pulling the rod forces the arms outward. Simultaneously, the rails guide the arms of the jelly upwards (fig.2).

fig.1

fig.2

SUPPORT + CONNECTIONS

RAILS The rails are the support system acting as the frame for which our sunscreen opens and closes. The Rails are an independent structure, interconnected with one another to provide an overall stability for our sunscreen. The rails are plasmacut from a 1/8” thick sheet of metal and join at their intersection using a rigid connection (welded). ARMS The arms support the membrane (fabric) and are guided by the rails and the force exerted by the user. The arms are connected to the rod using a pin connection.The arms are also attached to a tension rod to allow the stabilizer to glide freely from the membrane. The arms and tension rods are attached using a cable connection (pin with tension). STABILIZER The stabilizer slides freely up and down the tension rod, without any connection. The stabilizer is, however, connected to the main rod using a rigid connection (glue).

Summer Direct Light

Window with Sunscreen

11:00 am

10:00 am

12:00 pm

11:00 am

12:00 pm

01:00 pm

Direct Lighting (glare)

Direct Lighting (glare) ALL CLOSED 02:00 pm

medusa DigiFab Sunscreen

ALL CLOSED

ALL OPEN 01:00 pm

Heat Buildup (on fabric)

03:00 pm

02:00 pm

04:00 pm

03:00 pm

05:00 pm McGill School of Architecture | Advanced Construction

heat gain analysis

Window with Sunscreen

Winter Direct Light

ALL OPEN Heat Buildup (on fabric)

04:00 pm

heat gain analysis during winter (left) and summer (right) 4948

McGill School of Architecture | Advanced Construction

SSEMBlY DIAGRAM 16 17

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01 Plasma cut steel stabilizers, top connectors, arms and rails 02 Grind ‘slug’ from pieces 03 Drill holes in stabilizers, top connectors, arms and rails 04 Bribe workshop manager 05 Weld structural grid 06 Polish gliders interior 07 Fold steel gliders 08 Bolt gliders to arms 09 Attach wires to arms, feeding through stabilizers

ASSEMBlY DIAGRAM

McGill McGillSchool SchoolofofArchitecture Architecture| Advanced | AdvancedConstruction Construction

1:1

10 Connect gliders to structural grid 11 Assemble top connector with arms 12 Tighten wires 13 Feed plexiglas rod through top connector, stabilizer and grid’s base connector 14 Fix stabilizer to rod using plexiglas washers, allowing rotation 15 Stretch fabric over jellyfish and stitch in place 16 Stretch fabric over structural grid and clip in place 17 Clean excess fabric 18 Mount sunscreen to window frame

medusa DigiFab Sunscreen

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The Depth of Comfort Group project by a team of 7 in 1.5 months | Fall 2012 Instructors | Manon Asselin + Katsushiro Yamazaki ( Atelier TAG ), Sinisha Brdar

The project is a constant play of transitions, between the seen and unseen, darkness and illumination, transparency and opacity, private and public. It identifies comfort as a general sense of well-being, a comfortable space, here, being one for introspection, reflection and self-healing. There is comfort in the feeling of calmness and serenity that exists in the glow of the first moments of wakefulness. Spatially, comfort subsists in the private enclosure and the ability to perceive, through the materiality, the indistinct presence of others beyond; to be alone without being alone. Thus, the project creates a personal sense of place that fosters self-contentment as well as an intimate connection to others. This is achieved through a language of hierarchies, wherein the same unit that generates the plan also divides the spaces. This language links the spatial model in a continuous ensuite assembly separated by clustered units whose faceted geometry allows the play of materiality to achieve a variation of effects that enhances the overall feeling of the space.

UNFOLDED GEOMETRY

BRICK WALL ASSEMBLY

MODULATING EFFECT LIGHT VS VIEW

INDIRECT LIGHTING MIRRORED FACES

INDIRECT VIEW

The Culture Lab Individual Project in 6 weeks | Winter 2013 Site analysis + Master plan by 4 in 2.5 months Instrutor | Talia Dorsey

The site is situated between Mount.Saleve and Lake Geneva, it offers unique conditions which will draw people from the city center, towards the nature, where events are being celebrated at The Culture Lab. The cultural Lab is a platform for the creation and presentation of young artists and design practices to identify and explore the contemporary issue on culture, social and environment. Architecturally, the purpose of The Cultural Lab is to create a new language of public space, to connect the Genevios and the international artists/ audience through a spectrum of activities, and together they will experience the biennale within the nature setting of geneve-plage. The design concept was to allow visitors pass through the programs of the culture center like water flows through the void between the rocks. The topography of the building invites the visitors to discover the site and the rhythm of atmosphere and movement of each program.

Ground Floor Plan

2nd Floor Plan

1 Main Entrance 2 Painting Studio 3 Sculpture Studio 4 Film/ Theater Research Studio 5 Sunken Garden 6 Cafe 7 Auditorium 8 Back Stage 9 Washroom 10 Meeting Room 11 Staff Lounge 12 Information/ Cloakroom 13 Service Shaft 14 Artist Apartments 15 Private Entrance 16 Indoor Amphitheater 17 Bookstore/ Library 18 Gallery 19 Outdoor Amphitheater 20 Artist Apartments 21 Lookout/ Access to Roof

The center is located between the baby plage and Geneve Plage, surround by the wetland yet close to the open field. It is accessible through public transportation and is capable of generating different energy with different users though out the year. The aim of hosting a Biennale is aim to integrate the site with artistic projects as a resource of intellectual capital that will provide all participants with ample opportunity for research and innovation. While Geneva is known being a multi-cultural city, the Geneva Biennale has its potential to make the Geneve-Plage a destination and enhance the cultural diversity of its people.

FACADE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT D I R EC T I O N A LIFACADE TY D I R EC T I O N A LI T Y FACADE DEVELOPMENT

• ANGLED SPANDRELS REINFORCE DIRECTIONALITY OF WRAP

• ANGLED SPANDRELS REINFORCE DIRECTIONALITY DIRECTIONALITY OF WRAP

• SERRATED PANELS CREATE ALTERNATE EXPRESSIONS OF VISUAL DEPTH

- ANGLED SPANDRELS DIRECTIONALITY • SERRATED PANELSREINFORNCE CREATE ALTERNATE EXPRESSIONS OF WRAP OF VISUAL DEPTH - SERRATED PANELS CREATE ALTERNATE EXPRESSION OF VISUAL DEPTH

SOUTHWEST VIEW

FACADE DEVELOPMENT DETAIL

NORTHEAST VIEW

SOUTHWEST VIEW

NORTHEAST VIEW

VIEW

DETAIL VIEW

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• ARTICULATES RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AND SCALE

M O DU L AT I O N

MODULATION

• ARTICULATES RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AND SCALE • RECESSED WINDOWS HIGHLIGHT THERMAL WRAP THICKNESS

- ARTICULATES RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER AND SCALE • RECESSED WINDOWS HIGHLIGHT THERMAL WRAP

THICKNESS • WINDOW HEAD AND JAMB DEPTH CREATE SHADOW - RECESSED ARTICULATION WINDOWS HIGHLIGHT THERMAL WRAP THICKNESS • WINDOW HEAD AND JAMB DEPTH CREATE SHADOW ARTICULATION - WINDOW HEAD AND JAMB DEPTH CREATE SHADHOW ARTICULATION

M AY 19 PR E LIM I N A RY R E V I E W E LE VAT I O NS SOUTHWEST VIEW

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Handel Architects- Cornell University Residential Tower Exterior & Interior Design | Roosevelt Island, NY

R E V ISE D E LE VAT I O NS

NORTHEAST VIEW

DETAIL VIEW

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SOUTH

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REVISED

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Second phrase of SD to the end of DD phrase | May-Oct. 2014 Team: Blake Middleton, Deborah Moelis, Ryan Lobello, Erin Shnier, JuHyun Kim

The residential tower on Roosevelt Island includes 350 residences for students, staff and faculty. The 26 story building is part of Cornell’s 2.1 million square foot technology campus in NYC, a partnership between Cornell and Technion- Israel Institute of Technology. The building is being GROUN D FLO OR designed with a focus on sustainability and energy performance, and when complete will help Cornell achieve its goal of a net-zero campus. My tasks include physical scale model building, help to finalize facade design proposal and presentation illustrations.

PL A N

Handel Architects submitted the first design proposal to the PDC in May. The design committee was not convined by the aesthetic of the P O RCH facade therefore the second design proposal was THE submitted in August and was approved by the PDC. STORAGE

TRASH

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MAIL ROOM

BIKE ROOM

WATER PUMPS FIRE PUMPS

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9/23/2014 Cornell NYC Tech Residential Building Interior Design Update - Handel Architects - 6

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Studio FUKSASMilano Box & Shop Layout + Retail Stores Design 1: 300 scale model was done individually in a week

Milano Box contains several retail stores in the Baoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an airport, they are located alone the axis of the boarding hall. The profile of the Milano Box and the shop lay out was discussed with the Senior Project Manager Saulius Gecas before the design got approved by Massimiliano and Dorianna Fuksas. My responsibilities include translate design sketches into 3D model and renderings, and finally to physical models ,CAD drawings and presentation documents.

Milano box. MFA Roma 05.09.2011

Studio FUKSAS- House of Justice | Tbilisi, Georgia Physical models were done by a team of 5 in 2 months, Summer 2011 The project began in 2010 and was completed in 2012.

The idea of Massimiliano Fuksas was to have the petal shaped roof embrace the semi-transparent volume of offices, which surround the atrium filled with glass boxes for multiple usage. The soft curve of the petals hanging and overlap on top of each other are supported by tree trunk like columns. The arrangement and the geometry of the petals allow sun light enters the atrium thus enhance the weightiness and the organic concept of this project. My contributions are physical model building and photograph the models.

Studio FUKSAS- Rhike Park | Tbilisi, Georgia Physical models were done by a team of 5 in 2.5 months, Summer 2011 The project began in 2010 and was completed in 2012

Rhike Park consists of a music theatre and an exhibition hall. Public can access to the exhibition from the bridge at the back of the building and looking over the park. There are also escalator and stairs that leads to the underground facilities. My task includes model building material research, building models and photographing models.

1 Simple Feelings Montreal, 2012 two 1.5m x1.5m oil on canvas

2 Je Suis en Feu

Montreal, 2013 two 1.m x1.5m oil on canvas

3 Rain Forest

Rome, 2012 two 1.m x1.5m mix media on canvas

4 Inevitable Clouds

Montreal, 2010 two 1m x1m oil on canvas

5 Dissolving

Montreal, 2013 1m x1.5 m oil on canvas

6 Itchy

Montreal, 2013 1m x1.5 m oil on canvas 3

To whom it may concern, I am here writing to recommend Chih Ying Wong, a young graduate from McGill University who’s now looking for a job in New York and who’d be really happy to apply to your office. I met Chih Ying Wong a couple of years ago in Rome as a young artist when she came to the museum to show me her work, which in that case was a portfolio of drawings and paintings, including some drawings inspired by the MAXXI building. I was vey much impressed by her work and stayed in touch, and was very happy when she told me she was going to an architecture graduate program in her hometown, at McGill. I have been constantly monitoring and discussing her work in this last year and was always pleased by the quality of her projects and works. She seems to feel surprisingly at her ease at solving problems, finding creative solutions, designing exciting objects, buildings and strategies. I think that the possibility of an experience in your office would be a wonderful opportunity for her but I also think she could give a good contribution to your team. Therefore I kindly ask you to consider her application when you’ll receive it. Besides that, I also take this opportunity to send you my best wishes Thank you for your patience and attention Best

Pippo Ciorra

MAD office@i-mad.com

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www. i-mad.com

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FAX：+8610.64023940

Beijing, China

To whom it may concern, I am pleased to write this reference letter in support of Chih-Ying Wong, who worked as an Architectural Intern at MAD Architects from March to July, 2012. During her stay, Chih-Ying Wong mainly participated in our Beihai, Boao, Haerbin and Xiamen projects. In these projects, Chih-Ying Wong has been involved in wide ranges of tasks from SD stage to DD stage of design. Her performance mainly included 2D plan layouts, computer renderings and 3D modeling. She assisted the project manager in preparing the drawings and further developing design ideas showing great talent in conceptual design and visual creativity. Chih-Ying Wong was efficient and energetic at work, and demonstrated excellent communication skills. The nature of our work is such that demands constant changes at a very fast pace, responding to the market conditions and clients’ needs. She had the ability to quickly adapt and thrive within our way of operating, which goes to show her flexibility and willingness to be integrated as a real team member. She is an honest and responsible person with strong work ethics. Chih-Ying Wong is an intelligent architect, always looking for elegant and clever ways of designing. Her contribution to the projects she worked on was significant, and her dedication and positive attitudes towards work left me a good impression. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours faithfully,

Yansong Ma Founding Principal

MAD Architects

3rd Floor, West Building, No.7, BanQiaoNanXiang, BeiXinQiao, Beijing, China. 100007

东城区北新桥板桥南巷七号西三楼中国北京 100007

Phone: +86 10 64026632 / 64031080 Fax: +86 10 64023940 www.i-mad.com

3rd floor, west building, no.7, banqiao nanxiang, beixinqiao, Beijing, China. 100007.