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VIRGINIA.TECH B.ARCH.2024 SELECTED WORK 2020-2024

ZIXUAN ELLEN LIU

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(540)394-1518 zixuanliu33@outlook.com Philadelphia Linkedin

Architectural designer dedicated to creating meaningful, context-driven spaces that enhance daily life and foster connection. Passionate about the relationship between materials, environment, and human experience in design.

Work Experience Mentee and Architectural Intern

Jan 2023 - May 2023

Perkins & Will | Chicago, IL •

Education •

Virginia Tech Bachelor of Architecture | May 2024 Dean’s List | 2018-2024

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Coordinated a studio project with the mentor firm, focusing on a mixed-use complex with a philharmonic auditorium, daycare, and 60 affordable housing units.

Led weekly meetings with architecture and urban design teams, collaborating with a structural consultant for project development.

Completed a three-week internship, designing facade graphics for a high-end residential project using Revit.

Architectural Intern

July 2023 - Aug 2023

MADA s.p.a.m. | Xi’an, China

Skills Revit AutoCAD Rhino SketchUp Enscape Lumion V-Ray Adobe Suite Microsoft Suite Touch Design QGIS Python Lasercam CNC Machine 3D Printing Watercolor Film and Digital Photography

Type: Commercial Project: Ala Jiabao Brewery Factory (772,000 sq ft) Tibet, China • Produced rapid diagram analysis, assisted in site studies, model making, and construction site visits during the SD phase using Rhino and Enscape.

Type: Commercial Project: Pu Run Twin Towers (764,000 sq ft) Tai Yuan, China • Independently developed graphic representations and client-facing illustrations, enhancing project presentation clarity.

• Finishing detailed drawings and building construction document on-site through multiple site visits of this mixed-use hotel and retail commercial project.

June 2023

Interior Intern HOS Design | Shanghai, China

Type: Healthcare Project: Er Kang Child Clinic (13,700 sq ft) Shanghai, China • Developed detailed CD-phase working drawings, including comprehensive sections and specifications for hospital materials using AutoCAD. • Led presentations on lighting design strategies and material selection, focusing on functionality and aesthetics for pediatric healthcare interiors.

Architectural Intern

Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

Darkroom Printing

ZhuLi Studio at Central South University | Changsha, China

Language

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Mandarin | Native English | Professional Proficiency

Construction Team

Aki Ishida, AIA, Director of Architecture, WashU Sam Fox School a.ishida@wustl.edu Chip von Weise, Visiting Associate Professor of Practice, Virginia Tech chip@vonweiseassociates.com Hilary Bryon, Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Hbryon@vt.edu

Jan 2020 - May 2020

VT FutureHAUS | Blacksburg, VA •

Reference

Independently finished diagram research for hotel project in the pre-design phase.

Assisted in the on-site assembly of VT’s award-winning FutureHAUS, a technically-oriented design/build modular home exhibited at Dubai World Expo 2020.

Awards 1st Place, Third Year Architecture Competition

Fall 2021

Honorable Mention, Second Year Architecture Competition

Fall 2020

The Merit Award, VT

Spring 2020

School of Architecture + Design Director’s Award, VT

Spring 2020

CONTENTS

I

TRANSFORM OF INTRO AND EXTRO Apartment + Music Store + Café Mixed-Use Complex

II

THE FOREST Affordable Housing Project + Philharmonic Center

Blacksburg, VA Chicago, IL

III UNDERGRADUATE THESIS Community Center

Lechee, Navajo Nation, AZ

IV HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Single Resident

Christianburg, VA

V

Professional Works

VI Other Works

I TRANSFORM OF INTRO AND E X TRO

Individual Project

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Blacksburg, VA 12870 sq ft

Hunter Pittman Spring 2022

Apartment + Bookstore + Cafe

Concept The cafeteria and the book store form an open space between the apartment and the farmers market, serving as a formal and functional connection that binds residential users to the community. The rotation of the two cuboids makes them separate yet closely linked, providing a more welcoming gesture for the public area.

is the town’s most common weekend gathering place for nearby residents as well as college students.

How could residential-commercial mixed-use be in a college town?

Site Context: The site is adjacent to an open farmers market in Blacksburg, a college town. The farmers market

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TRANSFORM OF INTRO AND EXTRO ZIXUAN LIU

FARMERS MARKET

SITE

INVITE THE ENERGY IN The building’s volumetric design responds to the dynamic context of a bustling farmer’s market, attracting the town’s diverse populace on weekends. Embracing inclusive and openness, the architecture integrates the lively exterior ambiance into the interior, creating a seamless interaction between the two.

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Duplex Accessibility Units

Studio Accessibility Units

N W

E S

Ground Floor

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TRANSFORM OF INTRO AND EXTRO ZIXUAN LIU

Door Open Render The outward-facing space echoes the farmers’ market opposite, creating an inclusive, multi-functional space.

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The enclosed space at night concentrates energy inward, and the lighting and materials further enhance the contrast.

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Door Close Render

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TRANSFORM OF INTRO AND EXTRO ZIXUAN LIU

75 ft

65 ft

55 ft

45 ft

35 ft

25 ft

10 ft

-10 ft

West Section 10

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TRANSFORM OF INTRO AND EXTRO

Third Floor

Fifth Floor

Second Floor

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Sixth Floor

Old Residential Plan

APARTMENT

ROOF GARDEN STUDY ROOM CAFE BOOK STORE Old South Section PUBLIC / PRIVATE An open space between the two volumes is connected by an external staircase, suggesting a connection between them. However, the separate ground floor of the residential block provides privacy for the residents.

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New Explosion Diagram

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II

THE FOREST

Group Project with Daniella Noronha Role : Digital and Physical Model, Render, Master Plan, Material Analysis

Courtyard Render 14

Chicago, IL 61,400 sq ft

Chip Von Weise Spring 2023 Mentor : Perkins & Will

Affordable housing + Chicago Philharmonic Center

Description: 59 units of Affordable housing with 4 ADA housing typologies and new Chicago Philharmonic Center.

Site Context: Located in South Shore, a residential neighborhood in south of Chicago, United States.

The large number of single parent families in this community and the lack of safe outdoor spaces triggered the most fundamental design considerations, communication and an open playground.

Concept: Considering the relationship between space and users in the forest, the concept is divided into “private forest canopy” and “public forest floor”.

Both wrapped and open forest provide enough continuous playful landscape to give the single parent family more safety space for outdoor activities.

How can designing better meets the needs of single parents families, and by extension all residents in the neighborhood?

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THE FOREST

New Bike Lane

Apartment

Surrounded by the Forest

Lifting up the Forest Floor

Extend Green Space

Lifting the Philharmonic

Stepping

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New Green Pedestrian

New Bike Path

MASSING STRATEGY Maximize outdoor activity space where kids and parents feel safe and fit with resident neighborhood.

The originally rushed driveway is now divided by a sidewalk and bicycle path, creating a pedestrianfriendly route for the neighbors to access the area. This also enhances safety and privacy within the outdoor space.

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Ave s I y ton SS E6 9th

Str eet

Bike and Pedestrian Lane

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Site

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THE FOREST

PHILHARMONIC ENTRANCE

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The entrance to the philharmonic extends from the central courtyard to the ground, and the roof on the right is gradually raised, linking the three spaces in the way roots tend to overlap each

bar

auditorium

coat check wc

Box Office

Black Box Theater Render 18

wc

Ground Floor Plan

box office

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11 4 2

1

3

6

5

9

7 8

12

10

7

13 14

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16 17 7

19

18 8

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1 Gym 2 Bike Parking 3 Study Room 4 Leasing Office 5 Front Desk 6 Mail Room 7 Egress 8 Entrance 9 Loading 10 Trash Room 11 Generator 12 Electric Closet 13 Day Care Reception 14 Playground 15 Cafe 16 Classroom 17 Office 18 Black Box Theater 19 Theater Reception 20 Practice Room 21 Green Room 22 Control Room 23 Mechanical 24 Storage 25 Underground Parking Entrance 26 Outdoor Performance Space

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Site Plan 19

THE FOREST ZIXUAN LIU

Balcony Render

CLT RESIDENTIAL

Corridor Render 20

10 Feet single loaded corridor provide the opportunity as public space for each unit.

The roof garden with pergola provides a better environment for plants to grow, while also providing shading for the

3 Bedroom ADA Units

3-Bedroom Accessibility Units

3 Bedroom Duplex ADA Units

Townhome Accessibility Units

N W

E S

Duplex ADA Units

Duplex Accessibility Units

Studio ADA Units

Studio Accessibility Units

N W

E S

64 34 14

East Elevation

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East Section

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THE FOREST

Zoning & Code Matrix & MEP Plan von Weise Associates 1049 North Ashland Chicago, Illinois 60610 312.337.5511 Project Name:

S23 Studio Project

Project Number:

1614.00

Managing Architect: Beliz Saltik Prepared by:

Renzo Piano

Date:

1/18/2023

APPLICABLE CODES AND ORDINANCES The below listed ordinances and codes were utilized by vWA and its Consultants in compiling the Zoning and Building Code Analysis which follows. vWA can not catagorically state that these codes are the only codes which might apply to the Project.

CODES USED Zoning Ordinance: Building Codes:

City of Chicago Zoning Ordinance

2016

Chicago Building Code Title 14B

2019

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Chicago Building Rehabilitation Code Title 2019 14R Energy Code

Chicago Energy Conservation Code Title 2019 14N

Accessibility Code:

Chicago Building Code 14B-11 2019 ANSI 117.1 2009 Capital Development Board Illinois Accessibility Code 2018 Federal ADA Standards for Accessible Design 2010

ZONING

ISSUE

CHAPTER/ARTICLE

1.01 Zoning District a) Use of Property

REQUIREMENT

ACTUAL

B3-3

B3-3

Multy-unit residential,Special use required; Restaurant Medium Venue, Permitted

multi-use

1.02 Landmark Building /District

no

no

1.03 Lakefront Protection District

no

no

no

PD

no

no

400 sq ft

N/A

3(5 with B3-5)

3

60000 sq ft

N/A

1.04 Zoning Overlay

17-04-0207

17-7-0100

1.05 Pedestrian Street 1.06 Minimum Lot Area 1.07 Maximum Floor Area Ratio

17-04-0402 17-04-0405

1.08 Total Building Area 1.09 Building Height & Limitations

13-48-030 (d)

100ft max

66 ft

no front setbacks, 16 ft rear setbacks for philharmonic, 30 ft for residential

N/A

None Required

5 ft residential, 15 ft philharmonic

30 ft for floors with dwellings

meets requirements

minimum seperation 30 ft

meets requirements

minimum 15ft

meets requirements

a) Exception to Height Limits

N/A

1.10 Setbacks a) Minimum Front Setback b) side yard setback Building Seperation 1.11 Rear Yard Open Space

17-04-0406-A 17-02-0309-B 17-3-0407-c-2 17-04-0410-A

1.12 Number of Dwelling Units 1.13 Off Street Parking 1.14 Bicycle Parking 1.15 Off Street Loading

50

17-10-0208 17-10-0208 17-10-1100 17-10-0103A

50

60 spaces

60

30

30

1 required loading space 10x 25

2 loading docks

(1) tree per 25 feet of street frontage

meets requirements

1.17 Townhouse Ordinance

N/A

N/A

1.18 Open Space Impact Fee Worksheet

program requires 2500 sq ft

N/A

1.19 Plat of Survey

required

N/A

1.16 Landscaping

N/A

trash room

trash room

low voltage room

low voltage room

electric closet

electric closet

HVAC plans

Electrical plans Legend

Legend

Recessed Light

Makeup Air Shaft

Surface Mounted Light

Return Air Duct

Wall Mounted Light

Ceiling Air Vent

LED Rail Light

Heat Pump

Single Switch

N

Double Switch W

E

Dryer Exhaust Vent

N

Bathroom Exhaust Vent

Duplex Wall Receptacle

W

E

GFCI Receptable

S

S

Electrical Switchbox Exhaust Fan

trash room

low voltage room electric closet

131’

144’

135’

130’

Sprinkler plans Legend Upright Sprinkler

Egress Plans

N

Water Line W

Pendent Sprinkler Sidewall Sprinkler

22

N

E S

W

E S

109’

114’

SHEET

BUILDING CODE

ISSUE

CHAPTER/ARTICLE

REQUIREMENT

Chapter 3 Classification by Occupancy 14B-3-303 303.2 Assembly Group A-1, 303.2 Assembly Group 2, Educational Group E 14B-5-508 a) X Use Occpancy n/a Chapter 10 Occupant load 14B-10-1004 Table 1004.5 125 Chapter 5 Building Height and Number of Stories 14B-5-504 30 feet for philharmonic 14B-5-503.1.4 a) Occupiable Rooftops 903.3.11-has to have automatic sprinkler system. section 506 states it isn't included in building area.

14B-5-504.3 b) Height in Feet 76 feet 14B-5-504.4 c) Number of Stories 7 14B-5-503.1.4 a) Occupiable Rooftops A roof level or portion thereof shall be permitted to be used as an occupiable rooftop provided the occupancy of the roof is an occupancy that is permitted by table 504.4 for the story immediately below the roof.

ACTUAL

meets requirements 66 ft 6 stories max requirements met-occupiable roofs utilized in occupancy A-1, A2, and R

For the philharmonic, gicen type 1V construction and occupancy class A, the building height can be a maximum of 65 feet given it has automatic sprinklers.

FOr residential units, given type !V construction, and equipped with automatic sprinklers in accordance with section 903.3.1.2, the building height can go up to 85 fett.

The maximum building height for a residential unit is 66 ft, while the maximum height for the philharmonic is 35 feet.

14B-5-504.4

For the philharmonic, given it is assembly type A-1 and construction type 1V, the maximum amount of stories it is permitted to have is 3.

Dor apartments, given assembly type R and construction type IV, the maximum amount of stories is 5.

The maximum amount os stories in the residential units is 6 and the maximum amount of stories in the philharmonic is 4.

a) Occupiable Rooftops

14B-5-503.1.4

A roof level or portion shall be permitted to be used in an occupyable rooftop given the occupancy is permitted by table 504.4 for the story immediately below the roof.

Requirements met given philharmonic occupancy is type A-1 and apartment occupancy is R-5

d) Mixed Use and Occupance Height

14B-5-508.2.2

The allowable building height and number of stories above grade plane of the building containing accessory occupancies shall be in accordance with section 504 for the main occupancy of the building.

requirements met with building height for residential being 66 ft and six stories and philharmoinic building height being 35 ft with three stories above grade.

Building Area

14B-506.2 Table 506.2

a) Sprinkler System

14R-9-903.3.1

b) Mixed Use and Occupancy Area

14R-5-508.2.3

The allowable building area for the philharmonic of type A-1 occupancy and type IV construction is 18,000 square feet.

For type 1V construction of R-5 residency, the maximum building area can be 20,0000 square feet.

Sprinklers shall be designed and installed in accordance with section 903.3.1 Automatic sprinklers are not required in rooms or areas protected with an automatic fire detection system

b) Building Y Separated Occupancies Fire-Resistive Rating Requirements

requirement met

The allowable building area shall be based on provisions for main occupancy of the building. Aggregate accessory occupancies shall not occupy more than 25% of the floor area of the story no more than 5% of total floor area of the promary occupancy of the building they are located in.

Fire separation distance Exterior Structural Members c) Interior Bearing Walls d) Exterior Non-bearing Walls

requirement met Type IV construction

14B-6-602.1 14B-6-602.1 14B-5-508.4 Table 508.4 14B-6-601 Table 601

a) Primary Structural Frame e) Roof Support b) Exterior Bearing Walls

The philharmonic has one mezzanine on the third floor.

The mezzanine's area is 1550 square feet. The total floor area of which it is located on is 6175 square feet. This is about 19.5% of the floor beneath it .

meets requirement

Chapter 6 Classification by Construction Type a) Building X

14B-6-601(a) (b) 14B-6-601 14B-6-602 14B-6-601 (f) 14B-6-601 14B-6-601

d) Interior Non-bearing Walls

14B-6-601 14B-6-601 (g) e) Floor Construction and assoc. secondary members 14B-6-601 (b)(c)(h) e) Roof Construction and assoc. secondary members Basement Construction

Chapter 7 Fire Resistive Requirements

type 1V-CLT structure

Type IV glulam structure with CLT flooring

type 1V-CLT structure 1 hour for a building equipped with automatic sprinklers

Type !V glulam structure with CLT flooring 1 hour

HT or 1 hour

1 hour

primary structural frame is glulam and CLT flooring

1 hour

1 hour 2 hours

1 hour 2 hours

2 hours for Type V construction

2 hours

structural composite lumber

2 hours

1/HT

1 hour

2 hours

2 hours

Interior walls and partitions shall be of solid wood construction formed by not less than two layers of 1-inch (25 mm) matched boards or laminated construction 4 inches (102 mm) thick, or of 1-hour fire-resistance-rated construction.

Interior wall bearing walls are constructed of drywall and glulam columns. requirement met

CLT flooring

1 hour-HT

Type III-1 hour 605.2 Basement columns and bearing walls-In buildings of type 111 or V construction with 3 or more stories above grade plane, all basement columns and basement bearing walls shall be of noncombustible materials or of heavy timber construction.

1 hour requirement met

Exterior Structural Members

14B-7-704.10

Load-bearing structural members located within the exterior walls on the outside of a building or structure shall be provided with the highest fire-resistance rating

requirement met-2 hours

Bottom Flange Protection

14B-7-704.11

according to section 704.11, fire protection is not required at the bottom flange of lintels, shell angles and plates, spanning not more than 6 feet 4 incheswhether part of the primary structural frame or not, and from the bottomflange of lintels, shelf angles and plates not part of the primary structural frame, regardless of frame.

NA

14B-7-705.2

exterior balconies on buildings greater than 55 feet in height-any material not less fire resistive than untreated wood or plasticcomposites that comply with ASTM D7032.

Projections are allowed for building construction type IV of a balcony exceeding 100 square feet in area.

requirement met

Exterior Walls - Projections

SHEET

30 ft

14B-5-504.3

14B-5-505.2

N/A

228

c) Number of Stories

Mezzanine Height and Area

SHEET

50

b) Height in Feet

A mezzanine shall be considered a portion of the story below. They shall not contribute to the number of stories in the building. above grade.

The area shall be included in determining building area and fire area. The clear height shall not be less than 7 feet.

505.2.1-The aggregate area of a mezzanine shall be no greater than 20% of the room it occupies

N/A

A1, A2, R2

13% for residential

Max Area of Exterior Wall Opening

14B-7-705.8 14B-7-705.11 14B-7-712 Vertical Openings 14B-7-713.4 Shaft Enclosures 14B-7-713.13 Chutes 14B-7-713.14 Elevator, Dubmwaiter and other Hoistways 14B-7-716.1(2) Opening Protectives 14B-7-717 Ducts and Air Transfer Penetrations 14B-5-509 Furnace Boiler / Incidental Use

not permitted

Parapets

Parapets shall have the same fire resistance rating as required for the supporting wall and on any adjacent to a roof surface, shall have noncombustible faces for the uppermost 18 inches including counterflashing and coping materials

Corridor

Table 1020.2. rediential min-36" assembly min-60"

14B-10-1020.1 Tenant Demising ????

712.1.1 for shaft vertical openings.

requirement met 2 hours

713.4 fire-resistance rating-fire resistance of no less than 2 hourswhere connecting four stories or more

2 hours

needs to be enclosed

2 hours and enclosed

needs to be enclosed

2 hours

100 in ^2 door panel, for fire rating resistance greater than 1 hour

2 hour

717.1. Transfer ducts-Ducts transitioning horizontally between shafts shall not require a shaft enclosure provided that the duct penetration into each associated shaft is protected wit dampers complying to this section. table 509

meets requirements 1 hour 2 hour 1 hour

Chapter 8 Interior Finishes Interior Wall and Ceiling Finish Interior Floor Finish

14B-8-803.13

Class C interior finish materials--803.15.1

Class c for both philharmonic and residnetial

14B-8-804.4

A1 assembly-A finish interior exit stairways, B for corridors, C for rooms R5-C finish

philharmonic A for interior exit stairways, , B for corridors, C for rooms apartment-c finish

14B-9-903.3.1

In group R, automatic sprinklers can be used up to 4 storiesand a building larger than 60 ft will need a SI3R sprinkler system.

automatic sprinkler system

1202.5-required for residential types in bedrooms, dining, living. 1202.5.1 (4% of floor area ventilated---> for the 1 bedroom it is about28 ft)), 1202.5.1.1 in regards to adjoining spaces

4%

not applicable

N/A

The outside horizonatal clear space taken perpendicular to the openings shall be 1.5 x the depth of the openings

N/A

The room shall be provided with exterior openings with a net glazed area of at least 8% of the floor area of the room

8%

Where at least 40% of the net floor area of a group R dwelling unit is located entirely above grade and provided with natural light , basement spaces may be provided.

N/A

b) Openings below grade

14B-12-1202.5.1 14B-12-1202.5.1.3 14B-12-1202.5.1.4 14B-12-1204.2.1 14B-12-1204.2.4 14B-12-1204.2.6

Where openings below grade are required to provide natural light, the outside horizontal space measured perpendicular to the opening shall be 1.5x the depth of the opening.

15'

Ceiling Height

14B-12-1207.2

within a dwelling unit or sleeping unit in a group R occupancy, habitable living spaces, hallways and portions of basements containing these spaces shall have a ceiling height of no less than 7'6" If any room in a building has a sloped ceiling, the prescribed ceiling height is required 1/2 the area.

9'8"is floor to ceiling height for the apartments

Chapter 9 Fire Protection Equipment a) Sprinkler System

Chapter 12 Interior Enviroment Natural Ventilation Required a) Residential basements b) Openings below grade Natural Light Required a) Residential basements

EXITS

ISSUE

CHAPTER/ARTICLE

I

ACTUAL

Chapter 10 Means of Egress Minimum Number of Exits Egress from Stories or Occupiable Rooftop a) Single Exits Allowed

14B-10-1006.2 14B-10-1006.3 14B-10-1006.3.3

b) Outdoor Area Exits

14-10-1004.7 14B-10-1017.2 14B-10-1020.4

Travel Distance to Exits Max Distance from End of Corridor Minimum Width of Exits a) Stairs

14B-10-1005.3.1

Hardware

14B-10-1010.1.9

b) Other Egress Components

4 meets requirement

A single exit or access to a single exit shall be permitted from any story or occupiable rooftop where the occupant load doesn't exceed the requirements put forth in table 1006.3.2 (1-500)

N/A two rewuired, but we have four

Sum of occupiant loads of the building plus the outdoor area Access only from Individual dwelling unit only 1 egrass

50+

250b feet sparkling section 903.3.1.2

maximum travel distance is 131'

not extend 20 feet(6096mm) in length

dead end corridor requirement met-10'

36" 125 *(.3)=37.5.

According to Code 14B-10-1011.2, The minimum width shall not be less than 44 inches.

36" 44"

.2(125)=25

25

The required capactiy of each door opening shall be sufficient for the occupant load thereo and shall provide a minimum clear opening width of 32 inches.

Doors shall be pivoted or side-swing hinged typed. 90 degrees.

Landings shall have a length not less than 44 inches in the direction of travel 1010.1.9-egress doors shall be readilly openable from the egress side without the use of a key or special knowledge 1010.1.9.1-door handles, pulls, latches, locks, and other operating devices on doors required to be accessible by chapter 11 shall not require tight grasping, tight pinching to operate.

32" 90 degrees 48" meets requirement

The aggregate width should be no less than 36 inches.

A revolving door should not be within 10 feet of the foot or top of stairways on escalators.

The rpm of a revolving door should not exceed the maximum rpm specified by BHMA A15627 Each revolving door needs a side-hinged swinging door in compliance with section 1010.1 in the same wall Maximum diameter is 6 ft, with a maximum rpm of 12 rpm. not required for apartments, but required for I-1 and I-2 daycare program. not required for apartments, but required for I-1 and I-2 daycare program.

N/A all egress is electrically locked from the ground floor of both apartments and philharmonic Panic hardware present in daycare facilities

a) Headroom

Clearance not less than 7 feet

minimum headroom is always 9 ft.

b) Tread and Risers

18 risers 7" high each. Total tread is 5'7"

18 risers 7" high each total tread is 5'7"

c) Stairway Landings

There shall be a floor and a landing at the bottom and top of each stairway. The width of landings shall be no less than the width of stairways. Every landing shall have a minimum depth equal to the stairway of 48 inches. 8'7"

meets requirement

b) Handrail location required

Flight of stairs shall have handrails on each side and shall comply with Section 1014 .

meets requirement

Roofs and penthouses containing elevator equipment that must be accessed for maintenance are required to be accessed by a stairway.

meets requirement

No ladders required because roof is accessible

meets requirement

No Ladders required because roof is accessible

no ladders required because roof is accessible

Revolving Doors

14B-10-1010.1.4.1

Electrically Locked Egress Panic Hardware Required

14B-10-1010.1.9.7 14B-10-1010.1.10

Stairways

14B-10-1011.3 14B-10-1011.5 14B-10-1011.6 14B-10-1011.11 e) Stair to roof and elevator equipment 14B-10-1011.12 14B-10-1011.15 f) Ship's ladder 14B-10-1011.16 g) Ladders Handrails a) Height

no ladders requried because roof is accessible

b) Extensions

14B-10-1014.2 14B-10-1014.6

c) Projections

14B-10-1014.8

Handrails shall be a minimum of 12" extension wise.

Projections into the required width shall not be limited above the minimum headroom height required in section 1011.3 Projections due to intermediate handrails shall not constitute a reduction in egress width.

Clear width shall be 36" minimum. Projections shall not exceed4.5 in at or below handrail height.

a) Where required

14B-10-1015.2

Guards shall be located along open-sided walking surfaces, including mezzanines, equipment platforms, aisles, stairs, ramps and landings that are located more than 30 inches measured from the floor or grade below at any point within 36 inches horizontally to the edge of the open site. meets requirement

b) Height

Required guards shall be no less than 42" from adjacent walking surfaces, measured vertically from adjacent walking surfaces, exluding any horizontal surface 12 inches or less in depth measured perpendicular to the guard.

Corridor Width

14B-10-1015.3 14B-10-1015.4 14B-10-1015.8 14B-10-1019.2 14B-10-1020.2

Signage

14B-10-1023.9

Exterior stair as means of egress

14B-10-1027.2 14B-10-1027.5

Guards

c) Openings (ball test) d) Window Openings Stairway Enclosures

a) Separation Distance Requirement

Between 34" and 38"

36"

meets requirement

1'11 on one end and 12" on the other

requiremtn met

Required guards shall not have openings that allow passage of sphere 4 inches (102 mm) in diameter from the walking surface to the required guard height. requirement met Windows in group R buildings including dwelling units or sleeping units, where the top of the sill of an operable window opening is located less than 36" above the finished floor and more than 7 feet above the finished grade or other surface requirement met below on the exterior of the building.

Exit access stairways and ramps in group R2 connecting four stories or less serving and contained within an individual dwelling unit or sleeping unit or live/work unit. requirement met minimum 44 inches

single loaded corridor is 10 ft in width

A sign shall be provided at each floor landing in an interior exit stairway and ramp connecting more than 3 stories designating the flooor level, the end of top and bottom, and ramp and identification of stair and ramp.

Signage shall state story of and direction to exit discharge and availability of roof access and interior stairway and ramp for fire department

requirement met

Shall not be used as required egree for group I-2(daycare) but in other groups it is permitted as a required way of egress for levels no more than 45 feet.

N/A

Exterior exit stairways and stair ramps shall have a minimum seperation distance of 10 feet measured at right angles from the exterior ramps,

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c) Doors Swing of Doors Landing length at doors

14B-10-1011.2 14B-10-1005.3.2 14B-10-1010.1.1 14B-10-1010.1.2.1 14B-10-1010.1.6

2 1006.3.1 In group R occupancies, exit access stairways and ramps connecting four stories or less serving and contained with an individual dwelling unit, sleeping unit or live unit.

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CLT Floor and Glulam Column Prefabricated Panel Wall

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CLT Balcony and Glulam Column Aluminum Frame

CLT Floor

Single loaded corridor

Cast-in-place reinforced concrete core Cast-in-place reinforced

Wood structure components Polycarbonate CLT balcony Glulam column with slab

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drip cap and flashing

plywood rigid insulation

1x6 decking

2x8 band joist cedar siding two 2x4 stud walls interior gypsum board clear insulating vision glass

stainless steel spandrel panel

2” insulation to seal air gap

yers cellular ycarbonate panels

lycarbonate batten

3 ply clt panel +interior wood finish

natural silver vertical mullion

aluminum frame

glulam column 5” x 7”

double glazing-.10mm reinforced glass, air cavity, safety glass

steel plate

3 ply clt panel +interior wood finish

concrete footing

air space 4” EPS rigid insulation R-15

Section Detail (By Daniella)

Facade Render

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3 ply clt panel+1x4 tag strip oak flooring

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III INFRASTRUCTURE :

WATER WELL , WATER PIPE , WATER RIGHT

Individual Thesis

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Page. Lechee, AZ 120000 sq ft

Thesis Adviser: Aki Ishida Fall 2023 Spring 2024

Community Center

Thesis Abstract

Against the backdrop of water rights issues in the Navajo Nation and Arizona, the proposal suggests establishing a new outdoor flea market, community center, and archive museum near Page, Arizona. This site, controversial due to the presence of the Glen Canyon Dam and the Navajo Power Plant, highlights significant disparities in per capita water consumption. Given the incomplete state of health infrastructure, the proposal aims to spark new discussions and consider the impacts of nature, land, community, and the built environment.

The question raised by this thesis is how we identify the threshold of the larger embedded urban context and how basic infrastructure has the potential to remind us of the relationship between humans, the non-human, and its surrounding environment.

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THESIS ZIXUAN LIU Concept Diagram

WATER WELL IN DIFFERENT CULTURE Before modern technology intervened, cultures around the world had their own way of obtaining water.

In early urban planning at Rome, India, and China, the positioning of water sources and urban texture influenced and promoted each other.

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THE BEGIN AND DEATH OF WATER WELL An ethnographic study shows how water worshiping ethnic minority villages in southern China established social order and religion on water wells. The invisible reservoir makes them easily forget their environment and where the water comes from.

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Site Master Analysis SITE ANALYSIS Page is built on the foundation of the Glen Canyon Dam, as well as nearby power stations and aqueducts that provide infrastructure and resources for the state of Arizona. Based on its rich natural environment, Page has become a renowned tourist town in the western United States.

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LECHEE

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Community center and Archive

Underground Water

Proposed Pipe System in Navajo

Site Hiking Trail

Ground Floor Plan

MEANDER OF ELEMENTS AND CONTEXT It envisions a decentralized design featuring an archive, community center, court, and flea market, serving as metap for historical events. By accentuating the surroundings through these fragmented structures, the design guides—or intentionally does not guide—human activities, creating spaces that offer greater freedom and encourage diverse interactions between people and their environment.

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Plan Diagram

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Site context

Material Study Model RESHAPE THE POWER PLANTS One of the most iconic of these infrastructures, the Navajo Nation Power Plant, was scheduled for demolition in 2020. The project plans to reuse the original building materials along with indigenous materials to construct a community center and archive.

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THE CHIMNEY Burning, water, earth, sky, where does this watchtower look towards?

View under the Chimney

View under the Chimney

Chimney model 1: 48 scale

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Chimney model 1:96 scale

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THE MARKET The divided land, the defined flow of water, the defined role of people, could communication arise from here?

Flea market model 1: 48

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THE AQUEDUCT Where the water flows, the sounds you hear, the color you see, where will the water end up?

View from West South Corner

Entrance of Archive

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Underground Floor

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THE ARCHIVE Broken cement, neglected history, traces of the underground are a record of the past.

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THE COURT HOUSE How could unjust distribution be discussed in the context of sky and earth?

Court House Projection model on exhibition 1:150 scale

Court House model 1: 96

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Court House View

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IV OTHER WORKS Habitat For Humanit y

Individual Project First Place of Third Year Competition

Blacksburg, VA 1125 sq ft

Hunter Pittman Spring 2022

Site Plan

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Farmers Residential

Description: This exceptional two-story home has two bedrooms, stunning activity spaces with captivating views, and is designed as a prototype for a reproducible residential community.

Site Context The house is nestled atop an open farm, surrounded by trees, providing a serene and peaceful environment away from noisy traffic.

Concept: The elevated ground floor offers cross ventilation, ample space for activities, and a closer connection to the site. The open-plan living areas are expertly designed with a series of columns and partitions, offering flexible movable walls and sliding doors that can be easily adapted to suit various situations. This allows the space to be customized to meet the changing needs of the occupants, creating a versatile and functional living environment.

South Section

Second floor plan

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First floor plan

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V PROFESSIONAL WORKS

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Firm: Project: Type: Location: Gross site area: Stage: Task:

MADA s.p.a.m. - Architecture Intern Lhasa Industrial Park of Ala Jiabao Winery Brewery Factory Industrial Tibet, China 772, 000 sq ft Concept Phase, Schematic Design Model, Render, Diagram analysis, Presentation Preparation ( Rhino, Enscape)

Firm: Project: Type: Location: Gross site area: Stage: Task:

MADA s.p.a.m. - Architecture Intern Tai Yuan Pu Run Twin Towers Hotel, Commercial Office Taiyuan, China 764, 000 sq ft Concept Phase, Schematic Design Diagram, Presentation Preparation, Research, Site Analysis ( CAD, Photoshop)

HOS Design - Interior Intern Er Kang Pediatric Clinic Healthcare Shanghai, China 13, 700 sq ft Construction Document Diagram, Presentation Preparation, Documentation ( CAD, Photoshop)

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VI OTHER WORKS

H I E R A C H Y

H I E R A C H Y

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CONTACT 5403941518 zixuanliu33@outlook.com

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