Portfolio_ChangYuLin_2024

art and discourse geometry architecture computer graphic

Chang Yu Lin

Portfolio ver.2024 |

Cornell Ms.AAD

Taipei. Taiwan

From discourse to AI, and from software to geometry, leveraging technological tools to simulate cultural aesthetics.

▆ Work Experience_ 06.01.2018 12.28.2018

▍ Vector Architect_ Jing Shen Ling Hotel_ Developing Design 3D Modeling Model making Meeting with consultants Rendering

Ski Facility in Hebei / Cable Car Station_ Developing Design 3D Modeling Model Making Meeting with consultants Rendering

林昶宇

Chang-Yu, Lin

06.01.2019 09.14.2019

▍ Sheng Ting Tseng Architect_

cell ｜ +1 929 920 8519

3D Modeling Model making Rendering

nationality ｜ Taipei, Taiwan (ROC)

Mu Mu Li Shen Housing_

address ｜ Ithaca, New York

Model making Drawings Rendering

▆ EDUCATION_ 06.01.2020 11.20.2020

3D Modeling Model making Detail drawing

Canopy for City Hall_ Developing Design 3D Modeling Model making Detail drawing Meeting with consultants

▆ AWARDS_ IEAGD. International Exhibition of Architecture Graduation Design

2020_

Team 20 Competition. _Team 20 Award

2019_

Competition of Kaohsiung. _2nd Prize

Far Eastern Architectural Young Talent Award.

2016_

_3nd Prize

▍ Field Office_ NTHU Museum of Literature_

National Cheng Kong University Department of Architecture, Bachelor of Architecture, 2015-2020

_Final Exhibitor _Final Presenter

_ Rhino _ Grasshopper _ Revit _ Rhino inside Revit _ AutoCad

02. Graphic _ Adobe PS _ Adobe ID _ Adobe AI

Manufacturing Plant_

email ｜ cl2495@cornell.edu

2020_

01. Modeling

Competition for Taipei Railway Machinery

▆ INFO_

Cornell University Master of Science, Advance Architecture Design (MSAAD) , 2023-2024

▆ Software_

08.01.2022 11.30.2022

▍ Taiwan Design and Research Institution_ Hoowave International Competition_ Report Edit Exhibition arrangement

Workshop_UX / UI Arrangement and executing

Workshop_Design X Digital Information Arrangement and executing

Workshop_Explore the Mataverse Arrangement and executing

02. Computation _ Unity _ C# _ Cuda (Shader) _ JavaScript (p5.js) _ OpenProcessing

Content.

█ File. 01_ Work Experience

▆ Work Experience.

Vector Architect_

03. File. 01. Vector Architect

Projects_ Jing Shen Ling Hotel

_01. Jing Shen Ling Hotel _02. Hebei Cable Car Station

04. File. 02. Field Office _01. NTHU Museum of Literature _02. Canopy for City Hall

Site ｜ Jing Shen Ling, Hebei

Group Member ｜ Vector Architect

[ A hotel in the mountains ] The site is in the mountains of Hebei. We focus on

▆ Project-Based Works.

shaping the atmosphere of the building and environment.

How to make harmony between space and nature?

In this case, we try to make this hotel a mountain with a

5. File. 01. Japanese-Garden Pavilion

gigantic ramp.

_Computation _Image Sampling _Language Model

11. File. 02. Tide Cinema _Tide Cycle _Nature

18. File. 03. 228 Liberty Park _Underground _Monument, Park, Playground

22. File. 04. Transition to Occupied _Art and Culture Thesis _Refugee Resettlement

28. File. 05. Bathing Place _Poche _Renovation of Financial Building

▆ Digital Projects.

▇ Sports Center [ Responsibilities ] Public Space Design

29. File. 01. Cellur Automata

I worked on the lobby, hallway, gym, and bathing area, primarily using digital

_ C# + Grasshopper

and physical models to test and refine

_ Self - Generated Form

the visual effects.

32. File. 02. 2.5D Mesh Projector

3D Modeling + Renderimg We primarily used SketchUp for this

_ C# + Unity

project, where I focused on basic

_ Parallax Mapping

design iteration modeling and detailed modeling of specific parts.

█ File. 02_ Work Experience

Field Office_ NTHU Museum of Literature

▌ Color Testing_ By using colors that match the surrounding environment, we hope to integrate the building with the forest.

Site ｜ Hsinchu, National Tsing Hua University

Group Member ｜ Field Office In this project, I was primarily responsible for drafting drawings for urban review.Also designing the roof and interior design.

Our office put more emphasis on physical models. Therefore, we do testing of materials, forms, an even so,e construction details on physical models.

▌ Roof Design_

▌ Furniture Design_

Using origami as the concept, we connect the main spaces and harmonize them with the surrounding forest.

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▌ Outdoor Stairs_ We try to preserve the existing forest path structures and 5.

drainage systems, and reconnecting the mountain trails, we hope to link the building with the entire mountain.

█ File. 01_ Digital Project _Individual Work

Japanese-Garden Pavilion Computer Graphic + Cultural Context How to use computational techniques to transform topography and make traditional Japanese images merge with a pavilion Site ｜ Cornell, Ithaca, New York Instructor ｜ Pan Michalatos, Nicholas Cassab Gheta _Computation _Literature _Text Analysis _Image Sampling _Geometry Generating

This is a computational studio primarily focused on the principles and applications of computer graphics, as well as how to integrate these technologies with real-world environments. [ Form and Logic ]

The purpose of the class is to explore how AI tools can enhance the design process.

This project began with an abstract concept— exploring a culture of interest. Our goal is to design a pavilion informed by an analysis of this culture

[ Sampling Japanese Images ] Drawing from our chosen culture, we utilize LLM and image models to analyze its characteristics through a computer graphics approach. By training these models, we aim to capture and interpret the unique traits of the culture visually. [ Generate Geometries out of Japanese-images Model ]

Using our trained model, we experiment with generated geometries to enhance the alignment between form and cultural essence. The goal is to optimize the resemblance between the pavilion's shape and the distinctive traits of the culture.

using large language models and image-sampling

[ Computer-Graphic Techniques / jpg to meshes ]

tools. The pavilion's form is shaped by patterns

The process focuses on transforming images into

derived from pixel-based training.

shapes and meshes by using depth maps and Gaussian-blurred topology to create a foundational model form.

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From Abstract Context to Geometries Text_Context

Text Model

"The Tale of Genji"

"Japanese fairy tales"

"Book of tea"

"Wabisabi"

AD 1001-1008

AD 13XX

AD 1863

AD 1909

"Island" to "Plain"

Images Model

Geometries Model

"Fish" to "Bear"

From a small and confined topology to a broad and somehow hard to locate place.

"Ocean" to "Mountain" Oppisite living environment.

▍ "Nature" in Japanese context

"Moon" to "Sun" It's a oppisite concept in asian culture.

Calender and festival and sort.

"Rice" to "Forest" From a main source of food to a place kind of remote and with no human beings.

▍ Selected Books

"Botchan"

"In Praise of Shadows"

"Roshamon"

"No longer human"

AD 1909

AD 1933

AD 1922

AD 1948

In the first stage, select specific articles and books to train our

We compiled and processed the text from selected

In the second stage, use the language model

I n t h e t h i rd s t a g e , te s t o u r m a s s i ve l y

language model, compare it with large public language models, and

books for training. By vectorizing all the words based on

to select an abstract theme and build our

generated geometric shapes against the

visualize and analyze the differences.

their characters and collocations, we could analyze the

own image sample model based on this

image sample model.

relationships and contextual usage of Japanese people.

theme.

▉ Images Sampling Model_ ▎ Based on the Text Structure, We Classified them into 2 Concept

[NO] x ocean x beach x sunrise x butterfly x pollen x peddle x island x swamp x cat x dog x sesame

▍Japanese Garden

▎ Training Image Model Based on 2 Concept

▎ Image Model

I used 400 images for each concept for training the model. This will make it

C a n t e l l t h e r e s e m b l a n c e of

analyze the character of different concept.

different concept

x rebbit

(Maybe because the story is base on royalt y and take place in palace)

▍Japanese Nature

[Central Part] mountain snow rain bear lake pond breeze

"Image Model Training" "Labels"

Bear Fox Deer Rabbit Fish Fruits Sesame Vegetables Tea Rice Horse Dog Light Tide Plain Jungle Cat Cave Breeze Bamboo

Based on the analysis of two different language models, we can augment the model we want to train. The next step is to connect the language model to the image sampling model. By using labeling and tagging, we can establish a connection between these two models.

"Visual Detecting" "Classified"

▉ Shape Iterations and Analysis_

▉ Shape Analysis and Categories_

Nature_

Nature_

Itertions_A

"morph" scale/ rotate/ location/

Garden_

......

Garden_ Itertions_B

▉ Convert Shape into 3D Form_ [ depth map ]

[ mesh ]

[ From depth map to mesh ]

The process emphasizes the logical and technical methods of transforming images into shapes and meshes. Essentially, there are two main approaches: the first is converting a depth map into a mesh, and the second involves applying Gaussian blur to topological (actual environmental) data. Through these methods, we can create the foundational form of the model based on our analysis of the shapes.

▉ Pixels Optimized by Model_ [ Optimization Process ]

[ Experiments on Photos of the Site ]

A. T h e o p e n i n g s a re d e s i g n e d to f a c e s p e c i f i c s c e n e s .

A s p e o p l e g o d e e p e r, t h e p a v i l i o n b e c o m e s m o r e enclosed, creating a sense of being wrapped up.

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B.

B. In this area, the cave is cut by straight lines, revealing a thin shell that appears lightweight with multiple openings, enhancing its transparency.

C. C. As it approaches the big lawn, the space becomes more open.

The vault-like structure transitions into a flat and broad area, merging seamlessly with the lawn.

▉ Structure Iterations_ [ From Cave to Flat form ]

The project also highly considered the structure. I created several structural iterations and then input them into the sampling model to see how they fit. In the end, I found that the cave-like structure and the flat one with straight pillars represented the most extreme poles of the model. The transition between these structures can be more diverse, and I also want them to change with elegance.

▉ Structure Plan_

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B.

C.

█ File. 02_Thesis Project _Individual Work

Tide Cinema A kinetic cinema moving with nature How can architecture interact with nature, and bring people into the night sky again.

Site ｜ Kaohsiung, Love River, Taiwan Instructor ｜ Cheng Luen, Hsueh 2020 IEAGD _ Final Exhibitor / Final Presenter 2020 Team 20 Award _ Team 20 Award

_Kinetic Structure _Tide Cycle _Moontrack _Seasonal _Nature, Movement, Architecture

I tried to construct an architectural system that would vary with the periodic cycle of nature.

Architecture usually serves as a boundary that separates nature and people.

However, it could also be like a layer of skin, through which people can sense mild wind,

[ Tide, Moon, and the Cinema ]

As the tide goes up, water flows into the man-made structure, holding up the volume, stretching out the canopy, and the moon would appear right in the middle of the night sky.

sunshine, moonlight, and other natural elements.

I created an architectural system. However, the

With the data collected in recent years and the

cinema varies with daily lunar phases and tide levels.

digital model, I attempted to reconnect people and nature through architecture, making architecture no longer a divider but a way that people and nature can feel each other and coexist.

walkway and lighting are controlled by nature. A

Capture the movement of nature, and reconnect people with these natural cycles.

That is the intention of my thesis project.

▇ Tide and City

▇ Moon Track

▊ 2019.10.19_17:00-21:00

▊ 2019.10.02_15:00-20:00

Tide_302cm

Tide_329cm

Moon_ parking (-1,5.5)

Moon_ tower (-0.5,1.5)

▊ 2020.2.20_17:00-21:00

▊ 2020.3.10_19:00-23:00

▇ Moon, Location, and Tide

▊ 2020.1.03_17:00-21.00

Tide_299cm

Tide_372cm

Tide_289cm

Moon_ parking (-2,4.5)

Moon_ tower (-2,2)

Moon_ tower (2,1.5)

▊ 2020.1.28_19:00-22:00

▊ 2019.11.13_17:00-21.00

Tide_322cm

Tide_351cm

Moon_ parking (-3.5,3.5)

Moon_ parking (-2.5,1.5)

▇ Architecture & Nature At the ver y beginning of my graduation project, I was analyzing Pantheon.

With a roof controlled by the sun, the light and the shadow are constantly moving. To me, it's the most charming part of the building.

However, without the roof, people rarely notice the subtle movement of the sun; Similarly, the building itself wouldn't be so powerful without the sun.

How people, architecture, and nature interact with each other became the core issue of my thesis project.

▇ Observation / Tidal Cycle _Moontrack Kaohsiung is a city famous for its harbor and large-scale industr y. Because of the unhealthy development, there is open land scattered along the port.

In an open land surrounded by towers and mega infrastructure, the whole place was strengthened by the voice of the tide and the open sky. Therefore, I started to record those natural elements with larger scales, like the tide, wind, sun, and moon, trying to connect these things with people by architecture.

▎ Cinema_A

▎ Emerging Walkway

▎ Cinema_B

▇ Cinema_B

▇ Emerging Walkway

▇ Cinema_A

▎ Underwater Theater Ruin

▎ Structure Walls

▎ Underwater Pillars

_Achor _Ramp _Floating along the rail

_Floating _Emerge when tide goes up

_Canopy _Rope system _Stretching out the canopy

I connected the floating cinema_B to

I rebuild a new sidewalk by knocking

By sticking cinema_A to the pillars, it

the ruin with an anchor so that it can

down the old structure wall in 1.7m and

will go up and down along the pillars

move along the rail. As the tide goes

set a new deck on it.

with tide levels. Then I made a rope

up, the cinema would slowly floats back

The old structure wall was used to

system that connects to pillars. As the

to the shore. On the contrary, as the

separate the man-made land and water.

tide goes up, the cinema will also float

tide goes down, along with the water

I try to erase the border between them.

up, and pull the rope. Eventually, the

flow, it would slowly approaches the

As the tide goes up, the walkway would

canopy will be stretched out by the

middle of the river.

vanish beneath the water.

rope system.

▇ Cinema_A

▇ Rope System_Diagram

_Canopy _Rope system _Stretching out the canopy

▇ Low Tide In order to balance the cinema and activate the movements, anchors are set at both the bottom of the pillars and the cinema. During the period of low tide, the canopy will be closed. And the walkway will open up and connect to the emerging walkway below so that people can walk all the way down to the port. ▎ Roller

▎ Canvas ▎ Moving Walkway

▇ High Tide

▎ Anchor

As the tide goes up, the volume will also slowly goes up, the buoyant force will stretch out the canopy by pulling the rope.

And the walkway facing the river will slowly close.

▇ Plan of Rope System There are 8 pillars (4 groups) connected to the system. Each group controls the movement in 1 direction.

▇ Frame / Canvas / Floating

▎ Pipe

To connect a floating cinema to pillars, I started with

▎ Canvas / double skin

the frame and structure itself since the cinema has to be water-proofing and moveable at the same time.

I separated the pillars and the water-proofing layer by 25 cm and used anchor and rope system to reconnect them.

▇ Frame

360

▎ Pillar

I chose canvas as the water-proofing material because of the tradition

▎ 25 cm gap (water)

There are two different layers of frames. One is for the water-proofing system (pipes and canvas), and the other one is for the structural system (beams and

of water lanterns. I want

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the cinema can be light and soft, like a lantern floating on water.

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18:00 - 22:00

▎ _Moon Rise At the riverside, I made an active walkway beneath the eaves. Connecting the river

tidal cycle_

bank and sidewalk below.

The walkway would drop when the tide gets lower. Letting the audience enter.

▇ 02

22:00 - 02:00

▎ _High Tide Moon in the middle of the night sky.Canopy stretch to maximization.

tidal cycle_

Moonlight shines into the center of the cinema. Everyone can see the moon through the canopy.

▇ 03

02:00 - 06:00

▎ _Moonset / Sunrise

As the tide goes down, the active walkway would show up slowly.

The canopy on the roof would also gradually close.

tidal cycle_

▇ Cinema_B _Theater _Anchor _Moving back and forth

▇ Anchor / Floating I re-accommodate the original pier and peddlers into a volume, floating on water, right above a theater ruin. I made an anchor on the stairs below, and connect it to the floating pier.

Therefore, the pier moves back and forth because of the tide, like following the moon track.

As the tide gets low, the pier would be very close to Love river.

▇ Nature, Architecture, and Combinition

I created an architectural system. However, the walkway and lighting are controlled by nature. A cinema varies with daily lunar phases and tide levels.

Capture the movement of nature, and make them into poetic scenes.

That is the intention of my graduation design.

▇ Site

[ Roundabout ]

█ File. 03_ 4th Year Studio_ Individual Work

228 Liberty Park

[ Axis ]

Commemorate the sacrifices of those who fought for freedom with the happiness and laughter of the present

[ 228 Park ]

▇ Site History Site ｜ Kaohsiung 228 Park, Taiwan Instructor ｜ Ho Ling, Chang 2019 Competition for Kaohsiung / 2nd Prize

_Roundabout / Circle _No More Statue _Underground _Monument, Park, Playground

[ Japanese Dominance Period ] During the Japanese dominance period, roads and harbors were built

[ The spirit of "Liberty Park" ]

to support those wars in South Asia. [ About the Competition ]

This is a competition project for renovating a wasted park that used to be the city center ( A roundabout in front of the city hall ).

As political power changes with time, the park has always been a place to advocate for the governor. The statues and propaganda vary from the Japanese government to the ROC government.

Moreover, there are even discussions about

What is the spirit of the park that is named after the

At that time, Kaohsiung was the

victims of the 228 accidents ?

center of transportation and storage.

They sacrificed their lives for freedom. What they really want is not a statue with their names on it but a society where everyone can live freely and safely.

[ R.O.C Government Period ]

Therefore, in my opinion, a park that everyone can

In 1924, after setting up the city hall, the Japanese

access and use freely would be more like "228 Liberty

government decided to renovate the current road

Park".

system here so that it can better handle heavier

1924_city hall

traffic. They constructed the roundabout next to [ Preserve the "circle" and make it a free park ]

the city hall in 1930.

By preserving the circle, not only do I try to keep the

As Japan lost WW2, the ROC government took

Japanese government placed statues

over Taiwan. Instead of rebuilding a new system,

on major spots in the city like plazas,

they decided to use the Japanese one. The city hall

roundabouts, and city halls. Especially

and roundabout were still used until the 1980s.

on roundabouts, since the concept

However, they replace the statue of the Japanese

was newly imported from Europe,

president with the statue of the ROC president.

they were considered to be visual

In 1980, the roundabout and the nearby area were

centers for propaganda and political

planned as "228 liberty park" today.

advertisement.

whether to replace the existing statue with another

memories, but I also want to make good use of the

statue for victims of the 228 accident. In fact, that is

geometric trait. Make it a park with no blind spots

the main reason for having this competition.

so that everyone can be free and safe when they're

However, my project is totally against this idea.

using the park.

Moreover, to show authority, the

▇ No More Statue ! ▎ How can we transform the monument into something that fits our daily lives ? [ Roundabout in Japanese Dominance Period ] To show political authority_

Basketball Court

1. Statue serves as a focal point in the center.

Use these traits in

2. People are not allowed to enter the interior area.

design strategy.

Lighting System

3. Can be easily seen from afar.

4. Mutually assured surveillance.

City Plaza

▇ The Circle for "Protection" ▍ "Liberty Park" should be a place everyone can use freely

Cafe [ Make the park availible for everyone. ]

Field Track Playground

▍ [ Design Strategy ] Step1. Preserve the circle, and make it a park that highlights its center area.

Step2. Replace the statue with "playground" "basketball court" and functions that everyone can use.

Step3. Create layers and routes so that everyone can use the park freely without inconvenience.

I tried to create a park with no "blind spot" so that children, students, and residents can use the park freely. By preserving the "circle", (the visual center) everyone can see each other easily making it a park where everyone is watching after everyone.

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▇ New Park

In my opinion, the center of this park is the most important idea of this project. It symbolizes the

_ Roundabout

that they won't lose their way. And then I put an athletic track surrounding the playground. By

_ Circle _ Centric Playground

core spirit of the park. Therefore, I replace the statue with an isolated playground for children so doing so, when people go jogging or walking, they can easily watch after the kids, making it a playground with no blind spot.

On the GF layer, I left it almost empty because there are a lot of people walking through this park every day. It would be really bothering for both pedestrians and people who come here to exercise if I put those facilities on the ground floor.

I open up a big patio according to the circle so that people can see children playing from afar.

▇ Ground Floor ▍ City Plaza_ Night

Basketball Court The park locates nearby the city hall and river bank. Therefore, for the safety

Badminton Court

concern, I set the lighting system both on and underground. It makes the park a place that can still be used at night. It would be like an oasis nearby the river.

▍ City Plaza_ Daytime

City Plaza

Atrium

The north side of the park is the city hall.

There are a lot of traffic and passengers during the daytime. There would be some students using the park after 4 pm because of the elementary school nearby.

At about 6 pm, people would come for exercising.

▇ Underground ▍ Playground

Cafe The playground is an atrium in the middle of the park. Being the focus of the park, it has some symbolic meaning. Because of the elder generation's pursuit of freedom, children nowadays can live and play freely

Entrance

on this land.

▍ Field Track Field Track Playground There are a lot of families with kids living nearby. The field track provides them with a place to exercise.

Moreover, the field track surrounds the playground so that people can see what's going on from afar. That allows parents to watch after their kids while jogging.

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▍ A Circle for Protection

I separate people into several groups, passengers, people who come here to exercise, children, and their parents. To make sure that everyone can use the park without being interfered with by others and also they can watch after others, I divided the park into 3 areas by height.

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The ground floor, the upper area, is mainly for passengers because it is the most public part. They can easily see the playground and park through the patio when they walk by. However, they can't have direct contact with people and children for safety reasons.

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And the second layer is the track field that surrounds the playground. Parents and people who come here for sport can easily see the playground. Moreover, since the playground is surrounded by the track, people can easily watch after and surveil the activities inside the playground.

▍ Separate Different Group of People

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█ File. 04_Research Project _Individual Work

Transitioning to Occupied Art and Cultural Thesis In the constant cycle of relocation, where homes are continually demolished and rebuilt, what role should architecture play in this process?

Site ｜ New York, Utica, US Instructor ｜ Sean Anderson

_Personal Stories _Housing Structure _Transitioning _New Housing System

In this project, I focus on the housing forms of refugees and immigrants. Instead of providing a community center or a shelter, I turned my attention to smaller-scale domestic issues. I observed the temporary shelters accommodating immigrants, noting many of the items they carried or discarded during their relocations. These items, though simple, greatly reflect their lifestyle and habits.

When they arrive in the United States and their lives gradually stabilize, their habits begin to influence the arrangement of their American homes, which were originally designed with a Western mindset.

I find this very interesting. We are accustomed to designing homes based on certain lifestyles from the start, but they adjust their homes little by little to better fit their original habits.

[ Adaptive Cultural Displacement ]

At t h e c o re of t h e i r l i ve s a re t h e i te m s t h e y carr y with them, followed by the belongings they accumulate over time. I am par ticularly interested in their principles of arrangement because their setups reflect a contrast between their original lifestyle and American homes, as well as a certain aesthetic and cultural expression.

Therefore, in this project, I attempt to use a simple framework that integrates their cultural identity and migratory experiences, allowing them to recreate a familiar and adaptable living environment in a new setting.

1994 1995

2000

2003

2008 2009

2010

Came to US 15 year-old

Thai refugee camp born

Thai refugee camp

2013

2014

2021

Dad bought a house 19 year-old

Cornhill and East Utica

Living Space & Routine

To avoid persecution by the Myanmar government, they fled to refugee camps in Thailand. (Ms. Paw is born in the refugee camp)

▇ Secured Status_ Buying a Apartment for Family

In one account of daily life, Ms. Paw, a young girl, describes how an immigrant family blends their own culture with American housing and neighborhood relationships. I see this as a transition phase. As they gradually stabilize, besides their belongings, they start to purchase furniture and rearrange the American home according to their lifestyle habits.

For these changes, I want to understand their cultural origins, the relationship between their lifestyle habits and the new arrangement, and what the house ultimately looks like.

▇ Reassemble their lives in the US_ A Buddhist Temple in Utica

▍ The Article_

" In the early hours of a serene morning, Mrs. Paw, cradling a bowl of rice and bamboo shoots, made her way from the kitchen to the living room's sacred altar. It was at this moment the doorbell chimed. Emerging from the kitchen, her mother, hands freshly wiped on a towel, proceeded to the door. Greeting them was Mrs. Paw's uncle, his hands carefully balancing a bowl of chicken. After a warm exchange of hellos, he entered the living room, a space filled with memories and traditions.

Eight years ago, the Paw family acquired this mid-century home for $50,000, thanks to the uncle's guidance. He now reverently placed his offering on the altar, acknowledging the veiled matriarch. After a brief ritual, the family intended to share a meal by the altar... "

T h i s i s a B u d d h i s t te m p l e l o c a te d i n U t i c a , w h e re

W I f e e l l i ke i n t h e p ro c e s s of re a s s e m b l i n g t h e i r

the main shrine has been conver ted from a living

lives in the US, immigrants are, to a cer tain degree,

room of a residence. Even in the adjacent kitchen,

a l s o t r y i n g t o re c o v e r a s p e c t s of t h e i r l i v e s f ro m

you can see systematic furniture and a dishwasher.

t h e i r n a t i v e c o u n t r i e s , s u c h a s re l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h family members, daily rituals, and religion, etc.

I believe this photo captures the fusion of immigrant

I think the intention behind all the reassembling and

lifestyle habits with the American housing system very well.

modifications of their current apartments isn't just about

When the housing and material resources differ greatly from

maintaining cultural identities, but stems from a more basic

their home country, they must adapt to these differences.

need: 'trying to make their housing fit their living style and family structure.'"

I find the arrangement of objects particularly interesting.

Perhaps based on memories or instinctive aesthetics, they arrange the objects in a new environment to create a space they imagine. The methods of display and aesthetic principles are aspects I aim to capture in this case.

Adaptive Cultural Displacement

With frequent relocations and displacement, the environment invariably impacts living and cultural practices. I'm curious about how, during each transition, they decide what to take and what to leave behind. I'm not just referring to physical objects used in daily life but also to living habits and some intangible aspects. For instance, changes in the physical environment of a dwelling might necessitate a modification in the traditional family structure. Similarly, alterations in food sources can disrupt established dietary habits, among other things.

In such scenarios, it seems certain objects and lifestyle practices are still preserved, serving as a core around which a new way of life is constructed in the new residence.

1. Rugs

▇ Mapping of Items

2. Curtain 3. Waterproof Partition

To develop a new transition system centered around rugs,

4. Clothesline

it's essential to define the relationships between items

5. Family Altar

throughout each phase of the transition. The variety of

3.

housing items during this period can significantly influence

6. Sofa

4.

7. Chairs

the configuration of the housing.

▇ Rugs as a new configuration system

1.

6.

I am considering what objects are present in both the

7.

traditional lifestyle of the Karen people and typical American homes. By adjusting these objects, I aim to

5.

create a more flexible system for home arrangement t h a t a c c o m m o d a t e s t h e K a r e n p e o p l e's l i f e s t y l e .

The object I thought of is the carpet. The carpet is central

2.

to the Karen people's daily life, as its placement and size define their daily activities. Therefore, I started researching how the carpet, as a system, should coordinate with various furniture items to ensure this system can adapt well to the new environment.

▇ Packing - Transition - Unfold - Reassemble

▇ Rugs → Bags

Rug

Rugs_

Packing_

for housing

3 kind of bags for different purposes

Type B

▇ Rugs as Bags

Type A

Bags_ for trasitioning

What if the items can both ser ve a part as an architecture component and during the transition.

So I took rugs, the core of their lifestyle, as the main used as rugs and bags, it can be packed and carried.

When they arrive at the new place, they can directly unfold the item, and reassemble it in the new house.

Type C

part of my design. By making rugs that can be both

Bag

Other Furniture

▇ Ontology Map of Furnitures

This is a catalog of the items they had during the transition. I divided the time into 3 phases, and not only tried to mark out the sequence of items but also the relationship between the items in that period of their lives.

Karen Traditional Housing

Refugee Camp

US Housing

TV Cabinet

Rugs

Living Room

Rugs

Rugs

Chairs

Cooking Utensils

Table

Table

Table

Clothes

Sofa

Family Altar

Rooms + Partitions

Kitchen

Rugs

Family Altar

Photos / Personal Belongings

Rugs

Door

Bed

Waterproof Partition

Curtain

Clothesline

Curtain

Clothesline

bookshelf

Living Room_ Common US Living Room Configuration

Karen People Iterations

█ File. 05_Summer Project _Team Work

Bathing Place Renovation of a financial building " Lets put a public bathing space in this building "

Site ｜ Cornell University Gensler NYC Center Team ｜ Chang Yu Lin, Yang Lee, Nandini Mohan, Jan Suttahathai

_Architectural Language _Thick Wall _Poche _Partition Wall System _Renovation

[ My Responsibilities ]

This project aims to merge two architectural

"Design of the Bathing Space "

languages within a modern financial building: a

To fit a public bathing area into a corner space, I

thin, efficient wall system and a classical poche

designed a winding route, creating alcoves carved

(thick wall). By combining these elements, we

into the existing structural walls, which serve as

create spaces with diverse qualities that meet

shower rooms and toilets. The corner, with its scenic

modern functional needs while supporting mental

view, becomes the main bathing area, featuring

well-being. The bathing area serves as the central

two pools oriented toward different vistas. I aimed

communal space, and by emphasizing the poche,

to blend the architectural language of the original

we hope it offers a retreat from the fast pace of

modern structure with the poche. Interestingly,

modern life.

incorporating the poche actually enhanced the space's efficiency compared to the original floor plan.

█ Rules

▍ Originally "Alive"

This is a system for generating patterns based on a grid and the states of neighboring cells.

Users can create their own set of rules.

The rules and initial configuration are the key variables in this system.

Sum of the Neighbor < 2 ; or Sum of the Neighbor > 3 ;

Cellur Automata Porosity, Self-Generated

Dead

Alive

Cell = "Dead"

Sum of the Neighbor = 2 or 3 ;

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

█ File. 01_ Team Work_ C#, Grasshopper

1st Round

Cell = "Alive"

Dead

In this case, we set the rules like above.

Here are some graphic examples for these rules.

Spaces with complex porosity created by mathematical model.

▍ Originally "Dead"

Sum of the Neighbor = 3 ; Cell = "Back to Live"

Team

｜ Chang Yu Lin, Dezhong, Arial

Instructor ｜ Pan Michalatos

_Accumulating _Cell _Aggregation

█ Programming

█ Code

Starting Pattern_ initially it's randomlly selected, but we also have a list for the starting pattern

" binary iteration "

"Alive" = 1; "Dead" = 0;

_Array _Displacement

The focus of this course is on how to use code to generate geometr y and apply it to architecture, sculpture, or large-scale urban design. We chose Cellular Automata as the basis for our research.

By calculating the sum of neighbors, we can apply these calculations to the rules for the next generation. The issue, however, is that the pattern reaches a stable state after 5-10 generations. To increase the system's diversity, we are looking for solutions to this problem.

Cellular Automata is a mathematical model consisting of cells in a one-dimensional or two-dimensional grid controlled by simple rules. Each cell changes its state based on its own and its neighbors' states. It is widely used in fields like computer science, physics, and biology to simulate natural phenomena and solve complex problems.

Building on this research, we tried to modify it for architectural design, focusing on the generation of more complex porosity, the formation along attractor points, and interface generation. iteration 12

iteration 154

iteration 213

After several iterations, the "n" and "n+1" will be negative to each other in this case

" C# inside Grasshopper "

2st Round

█ Non Binary Iteration

█ Code

" binary iteration "

" C# inside Grasshopper " We want to put this into the application into architectural generation.

According to the principles of Cellular Automata, each unit in a space changes based on its own state and the state of its neighbors.

"Alive" > 0.5; "Dead" <= 0.5; 0

1 2

+= 0.01*Sum

█ Space with Continous Void

In this framework, the generation of upper structures depends on the distribution of lower structures, resulting in an aggregation with porous characteristics. Therefore, we designed some basic architectural modules that adapt to different voids and states, ensuring ventilation and openness between the modular units.

3 4 5 6 7 8

-= 0.01*Sum

+= 0.01*Sum

(Also apply for the dead ones / come to alive)

iteration 08 iteration 111

iteration 192

In this case, instead of a repetitive iterations, patterns in every stage has more variety

█ Starting Pattern

█ Attractor Point

"AttPt"_

We tried to set one or multiple attractor points to change the vector of each point. So that we can kind of leading the growing path of this system.

Different 2D Pattern Base_

█ Brep "Brep"_ We created different Breps, and tried to keep the growth oit of those geomatries.

Programming Idea_ By using "IsPointInside" and keep those points out of the loop, we can also use Breps to guide the growth of the pattern.

Different Breps_

█ Generated base on "Normal" We wanted to introduce more controllability into this selfgenerating system, so we made two major adjustments.

First, we added a new variable to the original generation model. We set an attractor point (attractor Pt), and based on the distance and vector from each point to the attractor Pt, we displaced the next round of point generation. This causes the point grid to gradually move toward the attractor Pt layer by layer. However, this somewhat disrupts the basic grid coordinates, so we tried to generate along the grid points closest to the tracking vector, which involves the rotation and normal of the object and the cosine value of the tracking vector.

The second adjustment is relatively simple: we ensured that grid points placed within the brep cannot generate objects. This idea is primarily intended to make the architecture avoid certain existing environments.

▍ Depth Map -> 2.5D Mesh

█ File. 02_ Team Work_ C# / Unity

2.5D Mesh Projector

[ Original Image ]

[ Measure Depth by RGB ]

[ Construct 2.5D Surface ]

[ Remap Texture to Surfaces ]

By analyzing the foreground and background in the photo, we can define the depth of each pixel.

Convert the RGB [0 - 255] color values into a single-direction vector.

Regenerate the mesh using the coordinates produced by the depth vectors.

By mapping the photo onto the mesh, you can obtain a model that displays the photo's depth of field.

2.5D Texture Mapping, Mesh ▍ Pixel Movement

How to create a 3D scene simply with a photo?

Team

｜ Mia Wang, Chang Yu Lin

Instructor ｜ Pan Michalatos _Mesh Generator _Parallax Mapping _2.5D Image _Depth Map _Texture Mapping

[ Decompressed 2D Images ] An image compresses a moment in a three-dimensional space into a two-dimensional state. Through depth detection and reconstruction, we can to some extent restore the lost information and transform the photo into a 3D state. So, when we attach the restored photo as a texture to a flat surface, the surface will look like a window to another space. Although it's flat, the scenery will move and produce a sense of depth according to the viewing angle. [ Pixel Movement ] The key is how to make 2D image pixels appear 3D. The essential aspect is that as the viewing angle changes, pixels at different depths will move at different rates.

Closer pixels move more, while farther pixels move less.

Therefore, from a human perspective, there will be an illusion that the photo is three-dimensional.

[ Pixel Movement ]

View Pt

C l o s e r p i xe l s m o ve m o re , w h i l e farther pixels move less. Therefore, from a human perspective, there will be an illusion that the photo is threedimensional.

View Pt

Image_

Depth Map_

Image_

Depth Map_

Image_

Depth Map_

▍ Create Environment

▍ Pix el Displacement

3D Mesh + 2.5D Texture_

By overlaying different depth maps, pixels will have different movements and effects. I tested various depth maps and textures, resulting in different depth effects in the final image. Therefore, when overlaid on different meshes, it creates images with multiple perspectives and depth effects.

These textures originally produced a 2.5D effect due to pixel movement and simulation. On top of that, I applied these textures to a 3D mesh, creating two types of depth perception: the first from the texture itself and the second from the 3D mesh.

With different depth maps and various textures, combined with the flexibility of the mesh, this system can generate an infinite variety of visual effects in computer graphics.

+ 3D Mesh

+ 2.5D Texture

=