Hancheng Chen Portfolio 2004-2012

HANCHENG CHEN PORTFOLIO 2004-2012

HANCHENG CHEN PORTFOLIO

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HANCHENG CHEN PORTFOLIO

2004 - 2012

CONTENT

01 / SUBLIMATION PATH

01 - 20

02 / MODULAR COUNTRY HOUSE

21 - 30

03 / TREASURE HUNT

31 - 42

04 / SEASIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

43 - 52

05 / WALTZ

53 - 64

06 / PROFESSIONAL WORKS & FINE ART

65 - 76

2009 GRADUATION THESIS

2007 TAIWAN COUNTRY HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION

2008 DESIGN STUDIO 5

2008 DESIGN STUDIO 6

2010 PERSONAL PROJECT (ON-GOING) COMMISSIONED by PROFESSOR HUANG

2010 - Present

RESUME

Anyone can significantly sense the short life-cycle of Taiwanese buildings. The growing, aging, rapid death, and rapid reconstruction of cities in Taiwan are similar to the life-cycle of animals.

2012 TAINAN, TAIWAN

You reach a moment in life when, among the people you have known, the dead outnumber the living. ~Italo

Calvino,

Invisible

Cities

INTRODUCTION 沐-Bathing, 墓-Tomb, both pronounced 道-Path, pronounced ’Dou’

’Mu’

The Photo presents the feature of traditional cemetery in Taiwan-Colorfully decorated and has its own orientation. Each tomb belongs to different families to store coffins or ash urns.

A cemetery path in Kingshan links two villages. In this project, I attempted to reform this path to become a new gathering place for both the living and the dead.

2009

GRADUATION

Young セントラル硝子

Talent

THESIS

/

DESIGN

Architectural

Third

Prize/Taiwan,

International

Design

Hong

Design

STUDIO Kong

in

ISSN-15610543

Prize

and

China

Competition

Student

Reported

7-8

TA

Rep./Japan

Magazine

p.066-077/Taiwan

Advisor: Yuchang Liang (GSD, Harvard University) Location: Kingshan, Taiwan Program: Gathering Place Square Area: 30000m

SITE: KINGSHAN

(THE REMAINING SECTION of YULU ANCIENT PATH)

Yulu is no longer used to transport goods. It remains a section in Kingshan, and is the only linkage between two villages- Meitain and Huanggan Villages. The two adjacent villages share common features: Aging population, endowment of natural hot springs and a large cemetery between them. The villagers feel intimate with the cemetery in which most of their familiar people were buried.

YULU ANCIENT PATH

JAPANESE SURVEYING MAP (1937)

AERIAL VIEW (2007)

CAD SURVEYING MAP

KINSHAN TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL SCALE 1000

1.VILLAGE of LIFE MEITAIN VILLAGE

GATE BLANK

Meitain Village is a hot spring village since under Japanese rulership. Both Maitain and Huanggan villagers enjoy hot spring bathing here.

There is a ‘blank’ between Meitain Village and Cemetery. This area doesn’t have any house or tomb. It is like a ‘gate’ between life and death.

DEATH? or just is ‘MOVING’ The aging population, short distance between housing and cemetery, and frequent tomb visiting, make the departed in Kingshan were just like 'moving' to the village of Death after passing away.

In Kingshan, the villagers know more dead people than living ones. Hence, the cemetery is like another village in a Kingshan.

1

INTIMATE tombs houses

Some areas in Kingshan, the houses direct contact the cemetery. People in Kingshan are not afraid of cemetery because all the tombs are carry their passed family members and close friends.

THE SECRET ENTRANCE

b

c

BLANK

The only entrance of cemetery is secret and narrow.

Though the path is busy for the villages, it is hidden for tourists or any outsiders.

2

3

2.VILLAGE of DEATH CEMETERY

3.VILLAGE of LIFE HUANGGAN VILLAGE

The cemetery houses most of the dead Kingshan people. It is intimate for the villagers in both Meitain and Huanggan.

They frequently visit the cemetery. The cemetery path is also the only way that links the two villages.

Huanggan Village is a fishing village. It provides fresh seafood for both Meitain and itself. The Huanggan villagers frequently go to Meitain Village for hot spring bathing and grocery shopping.

30m

20m

5m

(ALTITUDE)

04

FIELD STUDY - THE VILLAGE of DEATH DEVELOPMENT Tombs started from a nearby path to the outer area, and soon met a wide field. Today, the edge of the cemetery touches the residential areas. The area of the cemetery cannot be enlarged anymore. However, the density of cemetery grows higher and higher.

COLORS and POSITIONS

(30 meters in both sides of the path) As we can see from the picture, the colors of the tombs are vary and are orderless. The color, pink, prevails over the other colors in the cemetery. The highest density of tombs takes place in the nearby path areas, and lowers down from the path to its periphery. b a

1 2 3 4 a-i

GROCERY MARKET MAIN THERMAE HIKING ROADS SEAFOOD MARKET THE ORIGINAL ROUTE SIGNS

a’

1

2

05

b’

INFORMAL INTERVIEWS

(each line means 5 people) TOMB VISITING HOT SPRING BATHING SHOPPING HIKING

(from the observation in 20 regular days) PERSON-TIME in 20 DAYS (7-12 a.m, 5-9 p.m) TOMB VISITING HOT SPRING BATHING SHOPPING HIKING

450(approximate) 637 300(approximate) 150(approximate) (sum of people)

3

3

c

d

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e

f

d’

h

g

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f’

4

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DAILY ACTIVITIES People mainly use the path in Village of Death for four reasons.

Tomb visiting, hot spring bathing, shopping and hiking. They need to frequently commute to the other side because the main thermae, grocery market and seafood market locate in different villages.

ORIGINAL ROUTE SIGNS The main activity in Village of Death is tomb visiting. The original route design divided the main path into nine separate parts, from A to I. a

GETTING LOST

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

a’ b’ c’ d’ e’ f’ g’ h’ i’

People who want to visit the target tomb should remember the character sign. But when entering the cemetery, there is no sign to be recognized. It is easy to get lost in the Village of Death.

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DESIGN STRATEGY (PATH

TRANSFORMING)

ISSUE The frequent visits to the tombs and the hot springs are the two main reasons that make Village of death busy. The relationship among three villages is intimate and intense. I just want to reinforce this relationship and improve several problems:

MAZE CEMETERY PATH MAZE

MAZE

ORIGINAL 1. VILLAGE of DEATH is like a MAZE The placements of houses (tombs) in Village of Death are random. However, there is one straight path. When people visit tombs, they must find the right sign on the main path (A to I), derail from the main path and cross through the weedy area into the maze (entire cemetery). This process makes people confused and uncomfortable.

2. THE INSUFFICIENCY of FACILITIES The lack of facilities makes the process of visiting inconvenient. People need places to wash fruits, prepare incense sticks and burn paper money.

3. RELATIONSHIP REINFORCEMENT There are already plenty of people in the Village of Death (including living people and the departed). I want to make the cemetery path a new gathering place for both living people and the departed. They can play together, and have a place to ‘linger’ and ‘accompany’ each others.

‘We are born naked and will die naked’ Bathing together has long been a traditional social activity for these two villages since the Japanese Rulership. I put a gate between life and death.

This gate does not have a physical door, but behaves a seal on the landscape. A thermae is infilled to purify both people’s soul and body before they go in or out the Village of Death.

07

Seal on the land

a

b

e

c

f

d

a b c d e f g

g

Maintain the entire original path. The new spaces only penetrate the cemetery, and entwine both the cemetery and the original path.

ORIGINAL PATH PENETRATE THE GAPS LOWER THE LEVEL PLACE THE FACILITIES BACK TO THE GROUND EXTEND THE PATH ENTWINE THE PATH AROUND THE CEMETERY

THE IDENTIFIABLE CORNER The corner provides people a place to accompany their passed family members and old friends at the same underground level.

This corner will become a part of memory.

Therefore, people do not need to remember the route signs anymore.

STEP 1 PENETRATING

FACILITIES PROVIDING 1

STEP 2 GROWING

2 3 4 5

BASIN for washing hands and offerings PUBLIC STORAGE for storing incense sticks and paper money FLOWERBED for placing flowers BENCH HOT SPRING FOOTBATH

STEP 3 ENTWINING STEP 4 GATHERING VILLAGE of LIFE

GATE

VILLAGE of DEATH

VILLAGE of LIFE

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FACILITIES 1

BASIN BENCH BENCH BASIN BASIN BENCH BENCH BASIN BENCH

2 3 4 5 6

x2 x2 x3 x1 x1 x1 x2 x4 x1

PUBLIC STORAGE x1 FLOWERBED x2 FLOWERBED x2 BENCH x1 FLOWERBED x2 PUBLIC STORAGE x1 FLOWERBED x1 FLOWERBED x3 PUBLIC STORAGE x1 FLOWERBED x2

7 8 9 10 11

BASIN x3 PUBLIC STORAGE x1 FLOWERBED x2 BASIN x1 BENCH x1 FLOWERBED x3 BENCH x1 FLOWERBED x2 BENCH x2 FOOTBATH x1 FLOWERBED x3 BASIN x4 PUBLIC STORAGE x1 BENCH x1 FLOWERBED x2

11 9 10

7 8

6 4 3

1

5

FACILITIES

2

MAIN PATH & CORNERS

GATE

BRANCH PATHS VILLAGE of LIFE There is a hidden entrance in Village of Life. People will move to Village of Death and keep ‘communication’ with the dead.

TRANSITIONAL This gate does not have a physical door, but behaves a seal on the landscape. A thermae is infilled to purify both people’s body and spirit when people pass through the gate.

C-C’ GATE

ENTRANCE

B-B’

09

A-A’

300

1100

1000

1340

E-E’

630

+ 100 + 0

+ 100 + 0

- 400

- 400

- 100 - 200 - 300

- 100 - 200 - 300

860

1400

700

1680

D-D’

800

+ 300 + 200

+ 300 + 200

- 200

- 200

+ 100 + 0 - 100

+ 100 + 0 - 100

1100

C-C’

1600

+ 100

+ 100

- 200

- 200

+ 0 - 100

+ 0 - 100

- 300

- 300

- 400

- 400

550

+ + -

820

900

B-B’

1600

100 0 100 200 300 400

+ + -

1200

+ -

560

1100

650

770

750

SECTION A-A’

0 100 200 300 400 500

+ -

VILLAGE of DEATH The entire cemetery path is another gathering place, in which people not only interact with their neighbors, but also linger, accompany and communicate with their memorable departed.

D-D’

100 0 100 200 300 400

0 100 200 300 400 500

VILLAGE of LIVE Another village beside the cemetery plays an equal role in this relationship.

E-E’

10

1 Mountain view -200

A

-100 +0

-300

B

+100

-400

+100

B D

C

-100

-200

C

+40

E F

C

-200

-700

Kingshan view

HEIGHT (cm)

3

SELECTED GROUND FLOOR PLAN

1

2

3

4

-200E

C

+0

The cemetery path has two distinct sceneries - Kingshan view and mountain view. Old people in Kingshan spend their spare time bathing in the hot spring, chessing and savoring a cup of tea. The entire cemetery path is a gathering place, in which people not only interact with their neighbors, but also linger and accompany, communicate with their passed family members and friends.

A B C D E F G H

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THERMAE ENTRANCE (to B1) CHESSING and TEA AREAS SCENERY BALCONY SKYLIGHTS for THERMAE CORNERS FOR STAYING (BASINS and STORAGES) CORNERS FOR STAYING CORNERS FOR STAYING (BASINS) CORNERS FOR STAYING (HOT SPRING FOOTBATH) ORIGINAL TOMBS BRANCH STONE PATHWAYS

+100 +0

+100G

+200

2

G

-160

C

+100

-200

G

-200

E C

-300

+0

+0

C G -300

4

+0

G C

+100G +200

-200

G

-300

E

C

+0

C

-100

H

-160

10 0

30(m) 20

12

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

13

UNDERGROUND PATHWAY PASSAGE WITH FRAGRANCE BITUMEN, SINGLE-LAYER, 70mm FILLING WITH SOIL FILLING WITH GRAVEL SPEPARATION LAYER DRAINAGE, 200mm ROOFING SEAL CONCRETE BASEMENT BACK WALL IN CONCRETE FRONT WALL IN TAMPED CONCRETE WITH LOCAL DACITE LIGHTING GUTTER DOWNPIPE INCLINED LEVEL (1.5%) FILLING WITH GRAVEL, 50mm DRAINAGE

200

110

3

1 110

50

LI

GH

100

130

4 5 6 7 8 9

120

T

2

400

280

3

THE SAME DEPTH WITH THE DEPARTED The new corners share the same depth with the departed.

People in this deep place might feel closer to their memorable passed family members and old friends. It is like living people and the departed both in the same world and play together.

10

45

KINGSHAN LOCAL DACITE The main material of the new building is local dacite. Which rough sense of touch, it plays the role of a medium for the living people and the departed.

2

25

11 12

3

1.5’

13 14

16

20

inclined level

150

inclined level

40 1’

17 18

15

14

-300

-600

GROUND FLOOR GREEN ROOF

+150 -100 +100

+0

-100 -200

GROUND FLOOR MAIN PATH HEIGHT (cm)

-300

-300

GATE

B1 FLOOR FACILITIES

-700

-820

-700

B2 FLOOR THERMAE 15

This gate does not have a physical door, but behaves a seal on the landscape. As a gate, a thermae is infilled to purify both people’s soul and body before they go in or out of the Village of Death. We are born naked, and will die naked.

Bathing together is not only a traditional social activity in Kingshan, but also like a ritual for people to purify themselves before entering the Village of Death.

This gate also has some flexible spaces for people to do other regular activities when bathing is over. People can also go upstairs to the ground floor through the tubes, for taking a break or refreshing themselves during the bathing.

A

E B

F G C

L J

H

K I

D

D

B1 FLOOR PLAN

N

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

M

L

ENTRANCE PASSAGE WITH FRAGRANCE INFORMATION DESK STORAGE LOCKER DRESSING ROOM (MEN) DRESSING ROOM (WOMEN) TOILET (MEN) TOILET (WOMEN) BOOKS, NEWSPAPER AND TEA SOCIAL SPACE SCENERY BALCONY SKYLIGHT STAIRS TO THE THERMAE

K -90

-10

A

B

J

+0

I

D

-120

D

H

-120

E

-120

F

C

F

-120

E

+0

E G

D

-120 -90

-90

E

D

-120

D

-90

G

+0

B2 FLOOR THERMAE PLAN HEIGHT (cm) A B C D E F G H I J K

ENTRANCE SHOWER AREA MAIN POOL WITH LIGHT MEDIAN POOL (4 -5 PEOPLE) SMALL POOL (1-3 PEOPLE) STAIRS TO GROUND FLOOR SCENERY BALCONY TOILET (MEN) TOILET (WOMEN) MACHINERY ROOM TEAROOM C

D E

F

4

2

1

3

4

METAPHOR 3

The entire thermae is a metaphor for cemetery. The random arrangement of tubes and colorfully illuminated environment make people have an illusion that they are in the cemetery. Hence, the thermae and the cemetery space link together in people’s mind. When people finish bathing and walk in the cemetery, they might feel more comfortable and peaceful because the environment of the cemetery reminds them of the process of hot spring bathing.

People bath in the thermae can choose the suitable size of tubes. Different sizes of tubes correspond to different sizes of families or groups – just like the cemetery. The traditional Taiwan tombs have varied sizes for different family size of the passed.

Additionally, the colorful glass on the tubes’ top generates the mysterious lights into the pool. The tubes reach to the ground, and blend into the colorful cemetery.

2

1

18

ORIGINAL TOMBS ORIGINAL TOMBS

280

THE SAME HEIGHT WITH THE ORIGINAL TOMBS

300

The original tombs’ average height is 300cm.

The heights of new buildings(tubes) on the ground are controlled within 300cm in order to coordinate the landscape.

(CM)

NEW BUILDINGS

280

280

300

280

300

300

01

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

02

03 04 05

06

10

09

08 07

DRIP, PROFILE IN 'L' 10mm RECTANGULAR TUBE OF STAINLESS STEEL 100x30mm SQUARE HOLLOW SECTION, STAINLESS STEEL 50x40x1.5mm IRON CAPPING, STAINLESS STEEL H:50mm IRON BENT STAINLESS STEEL WINDSCREEN CONDENSATION COLLECTION SAFETY COLORFUL GLASS 30mm RECTANGULAR TUBULAR PROFILE, STAINLESS STEEL 50x80x2mm PROFILE IN "L", STAINLESS STEEL 50x50mm MOLDING, RECTANGULAR TUBULAR PROFILE OF STAINLESS STEEL, 40x15x1.5mm STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND BENT, 1mm

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SITE: NANTOU, TAIWAN Nantou has expansive farmland, a large number of agriculture population, but has one of the lowest population density in Taiwan. The landscape in Nantou is complex, the weather is moist and changeable. As a result, innovative and appropriate construction is necessary. The main issue of this design competition is to conceive a modular construction method to overcome those environmental problems. Additionally, this building must adapt to varied country family structures, and make interior modification easy.

Mr. & Mrs. Wang and Their Two Children

TYPE

A

PURPOSE 1 2 3 4

VARIOUS KINDS of BUILDING TYPE with THE SAME CONSTRUCTION WAY MODULAR CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTION FLEXIBLE INTERIOR SPACE Mr. & Mrs. Chen Retired Couple PULI

YUCHI

TYPE

B

CHUNGLIAO

TAIWAN

NANTOU Lin’s family Three Generations and Their Pet

TYPE AGRICULTURAL EARNINGS AGRICULTURAL POPULATION POPULATION DENSITY

21

C

TRADITIONAL THREE-SECTION COMPOUND

05 03

04

06

07

MASTER PLAN

08

02

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

LIVING ROOM BATHROOM KITCHEN & DINNING MASTER ROOM BALCONY BATHROOM GIRL’S ROOM BOWER BOY’S ROOM BOWER

09

01

10

MORNED STYLE

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

LIVING ROOM BATHROOM KITCHEN & DINNING GUEST’S ROOM MASTERROOM BATHROOM BOWER BOWER

LOWER FLOOR PLAN

08 04

03 02

06 05

01

07

UPPER FLOOR PLAN (MAIN ENTRANCE) BANANA ORCHARD HOUSE

02 03

01

04

06 05

07 08

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

LIVING ROOM KITCHEN & DINNING BALCONY BOWER MASTERROOM BATHROOM WARDROBE BALCONY

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

22

ZOOM IN TYPE C

LIN’S FAMILY THREE GENERATIONS BANANA ORCHARD HOUSE Mr. Lin’s father was a banana farmer and has an expansive banana farmland.

Now he has retired and gave his farmland to his son Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin takes care of the banana farmland now. Three generations live together (Lin couple, their two daughters and Lin’s parents). In order to overcome the moist weather and drain water efficiently, this building patterned on Taiwan traditional stilt building. The lower space can also function as storage room and garage.

MODULAR UNIT DETAIL ↖ ↗ ↙ ↘

01 08

PANEL and STEEL PANEL and BRICKS WINDOW SECTION MODULAR PANEL

02

09

03

10 11

04

12 13

05 06

14

15

07

35 16 17 18 19 20

38

21

40

22

37

23 24

36

25 26

27 28

26

28 27

29

39

35

37

30 23

31 20 32 33 34 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

STEEL TUBE, d=80mm H STEEL, t=10mm PANEL, t=280mm (see panel detail) WATERTIGHT, h=200mm COMPARTMENT PANEL, t=120mm WINDOW (see window section detail) LOUVER LOCAL ACTINODAPHNE, t=40mm EPS CORE, t=200mm ANCHOR, 100x70mm H STEEL, t=10mm DRAINAGE PATH, h=100mm ANCHOR, l=450mm BRICKS CONCRETE FOUNDATION MEMBRANE FLASHING ON THE TOP METAL FLASHING CONT. p.t. blocking as req’d WINDOW ANCHOR HOME SLICKER UNDER WOOD PANEL POLYURETHANE SEALANT AND BACKER ROD

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

FORMED ANODIZED ALUM, FLASHING FORMED ANODIZED ALUM SOFFIT FLASHING POLYURETHANE SEALANT AND BACKER ROD BOTH SIDES WRAP HOUSEWRAP ON TOP OF BLOCKING OPENING WINDOW AND WALL WITH FOAM INSULATION ALUM, WINDOW EPS CORE PLASTER VENEER, 20mm MEMBRANE FLASHING SEPARATOR STRIP SLOPED PLYWOOD ANODIZED ALUM. FLASHING ANODIZED ALUM. FLASHING, CONCEALED STAINLESS STEEL COOPER FORMED FLASHING HOUSEWRAP, WRAP IN TOP OF ROUGH OPENING PROVIDE SHIPLAP AT HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS FACE OF ACTINODAPHNE PANEL CHANGEABLE LAPPED JOINTS BELOW VERTICAL GAP AT JOINT, 8mm HORIZONTAL GAP AT JOINT, 8mm

FLEXIBLE INTERIOR SPACE

BATHROOM

BATHROOM ROOM A

ROOM A

ROOM B

ROOM B

ROOM C

MASTER ROOM

MASTER ROOM

2012 INTERIOR

2019 INTERIOR

Mr. and Mrs. Lin, and his two daughters' rooms are on the second floor. Two daughters share a bathroom.

A veranda with mountain view is also on the upper floor. Lin's family can take a rest, chat and enjoy the view in this space.

The third daughter was born in 2013, now she turns six years old and wants personal space. As a result, Mr. Lin modified the upper floor interior.

Daughters' rooms changed from two units to three units.

SECOND MASTER ROOM

LIVINGSPACE

MASTER ROOM

2029 INTERIOR

20XX INTERIOR

Two daughters have married. Mr. Lin modified the upper floor interior again. He enlarged the master room, and created a second master room for his third daughter (linked the bathroom and daughter's room). He also enlarged the mountain-view veranda. It became the second living space.

The modular interior is flexible. Mr. Lin can easily modify the space to adapt to any kinds of situation and operational requirement in the future. He can also enlarge the space by modifying the facade.

ZOOM IN 2012 THE BANANA ORCHARD HOUSE

08

08

08

06

01

02

UPPER FLOOR PLAN

08 03

04

05

06 down

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

07

08

ELDER SISTER’S ROOM YOUNGER SISTER’S ROOM STACK EFFECT AREA MASTER ROOM WARDROBE BATHROOM VERANDA with MOUNTAIN VIEW BALCONY

11

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

down up

05

06

07

02

03

08

09

04

B

10 01

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

C

up

04

A

ENTRANCE LIVINGSPACE STACK EFFECT AREA BALCONY KITCHEN DINING ROOM TOILET ELDER’S ROOM BATHROOM WARDROBE POSTERN to FARMLAND

1300

+4

+12

1320 (M)

DRIVEWAY BUILDING BANANA ORCHARD

A B C

up

LOWER FLOOR PLAN 01

01 GARAGE 02 WORKROOM & STORAGE 03 STACK EFFECT AREA & BOWER

03

02

0

5

10 (m)

26

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGY There is a ‘stack effect area’ in the middle of the building to control the interior micro weather.

During summer, the louver will open automatically.

Cold air can enter into the building to cool the inner space and emanate hot air. During winter, the louver will close automatically. Cold air outside cannot enter the building, but inner air can still circulate.

WINTER (CLOSE)

SUMMER (OPEN)

ONE DAY IN THE BANANA ORCHARD

07 : 30

11 : 36

Today Mr. Lin has invited Mr. and Mrs. Chen who lived in Yuchi to be his guest to his house. They arrived in the early morning, while grandpa was exercising at the balcony, seeing Mr. and Mrs. Chen at distance and giving them his earnest greeting.

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EFFICIENT COOLING and DRAINAGE Nantou is a moist and rainy countryside.

In order to adapt to the local weather and drain water efficiently, the ground floor levels 4 meters high. Air can go through the under space of the building to keep the interior space dry and cool.

Rain water can directly drain along the landscape without blocking. Additionally, the basement space can also function as storage room and a garage.

COOLING SYSTEM

DRAINAGE SYSTEM

13 : 20

15 : 28

18 : 30

22 : 01

28

15 : 28 Mr. Lin was still busy in cleaning up the orchard, while Mrs. Lin, Mr. and Mrs. Chen were chatting in a drawing room.

Grandpa took their pet to the orchard when Mr. Lin was going to move a bunch of bananas to the truck, and their little sister was walking out of the room upon hearing voices, looking out from the balcony.

07 : 30

11 : 36

11 : 36 Before lunch time, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Chen chatted and bathed at bower in front of the door. Mrs. Lin was talking about their children, while Mrs. Chen shared their new life after retirement.

13:20 After lunch, Mr. Lin and Mr. Chen got busy with the orchard. At the same time, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Chen are talked and enjoyed the scenery at the veranda on the second floor. Mrs. Lin opened the windows and shutters, letting the sun shine in to fill the veranda. The mountain beyond is a betel nut field stretching for as far as the eyes can see.

11 : 36 29

13 : 20

15 : 28

18 : 30

13 : 20

22 : 01

22 : 01 18 : 30 Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen were already home. After dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Lin and grandmom chatted and did some reading at the dining table. At the same time, the little sister was watching TV, and the elder sister was about to make a phone call at the balcony.

22 : 01

18 : 30

Towards the end of the night, grandpa and grandmom were both outside the room standing at the balcony.

Grandmom was knitting a sweater, while grandpa was talking to her with a pot of hot tea in his hand.

They were to sleep as soon as grandpa finished his tea.

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HUSTLE & BUSTLE - DOWNTOWN TAIPEI East-Taipei is the most prosperous area in Taiwan, the site is near the 101 Tower, one of the tallest building in the world. This area renders rapid and instant feelings.

To design a distinct multi-art center in this place. I tried to extract the site from this atmosphere both physically and psychologically.

In order to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. I lowered the height of the land and made the site encircled by trees. The new building will be hidden from the city and wait for people meeting it in an unexpected fashion.

B 145m

A B C D E F G H I J

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TAIPEI 101 WORLD TRADE CENTER MINISTRY of FINANCE OFFICE SHOPPING MALL CINEMAS RESTAURANT PARKING SPACE HIGH RESIDENCE TAIPEI CITY OFFICE

J 78m

B 90m

D 196m

E 186

E 186m

D 150m

E 130m

F 72m

G 180m

D 180m

H 60m

B 48m

H 60m

H 145m

A 508m

SITE

C 120m

I 155m

D 155m

D 72m

E 72m

I 150m

I 80m

I 80m

I 125m

I 165m

I 150m

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NEW LAYER

THE LADDER of DIVINE ‘DESCENT’ From ancient times to the present, people always want to escape from the worldly life. Fame, money, power and love, make people always on the run. The Ladder of Divine Ascent Monastery of St Catherine Sinai 12th century, described people climb the ladder to go to the heaven. Today, we know that we cannot escape the world by a heavenly ladder. In contrast, we can still temporarily escape this busy life - I want to create a new underground layer in downtown Taipei. A place which is hidden in the city awaits people to find it.

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DUNHUANG GROTTOES and THE THEATER of DIONYSUS The tranquil and mystical atmosphere in Dunhuang Grottoes (China) inspires me the concept of designing this art center. I wanted to put the exhibits and platforms in different grottoes and made people discover the exhibits (treasure) in an unexpected fashion. The main platform is in the center of the building. It is like The Theater of Dionysus (Greek). It will be hidden underground in order to avoid the scenery of the city; however, it still can be easily seen when you approach the building.

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ORIGINAL SITE LOWER THE LAND TO CREATE A PLACE WHICH IS INVISIBLE IN THE CITY SMOOTH THE EDGE BETWEEN GROUND AND LOWER LAND OPEN THE WINDOWS (HOLES) ON EACH SIDE OF THE UNDERGROUND WALLS HIDE THE TREASURE (EXHIBITS AND PERFORMANCES) IN THE HOLES INFILL THE PATH MAKE IT ENCIRCLED WITH TREES AND WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO FIND THE TREASURE

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SIDEWALK TAIPEI 101 WORLD TRADE CENTER TAIPEI CITY OFFICE OFFICE HIGH RESIDENCE OFFICE & SHOPPING MALL MINISTRY of FINANCE EIGHT-LANE TRAFFIC SIX-LANE TRAFFIC

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ARCHIVES MUSICAL ROOM PAINTING GALLERY (A) PAINTING GALLERY (B) BLACK BOX THEATRE (with 108 SEATS) CONTROL ROOM (B1) OFFICE (B2) TOILET STORAGE MAIN PATH SCULPTURE GALLERY (LARGER EXHIBITS)

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There is no specific entrance; people can enter the building from any directions. By means of the lower elevation, people will soon be isolated from downtown Taipei after entering the building. The display windows are along the main path, people can go along the main path, and they will see the exhibits completely.

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ESCAPE You won’t see the hustle and bustle of downtown Taipei. You won’t hear the noise of the heavy traffic. You will pass through a forest and encounter a secret place – a place which makes you peaceful and relaxed, a place which awaits you to find the treasure deep within you.

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SCULPTURE GALLERY (SMALLER EXHIBITS)

BLACK BOX THEATRE (with 108 SEATS)

The smaller sculpture gallery provides room for exhibits which are under 150 (cm) tall. The illumination is from the above natural light.

The black box theatre accommodates 108 seats. The underground space and the natural light from the gaps on the wall, provide a nice environmental condition to create a striking space.

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SCULPTURE GALLERY (LARGER EXHIBITS) The larger sculpture gallery is for exhibits which are between 340 and 540 (cm) tall. The length of light depends on the depth of cavities. Each cavity has a different depth depending on the different position of the path.

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STRATEGY Position the new school on the marine outfall. Children can watch closely the process of fishing, shipping, and tidal power generation. New school is supposed to have two entrances for students from both sides of communities. Tainan river (behind the outfall) will function as a storage pond for the usage of tidal power generation.

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ORIGINAL SCHOOL YUGUANG COMMUNITY ANPING HARBOR ELEVATED ROAD TAINAN RIVER LONGGANG COMMUNITY BATHING BEACH

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Building length under the limit of marine outfall wide 110m

The height of the building's holes depends on the demand of classrooms and docks.

For ships to pass through, the height between water surface and the building is controlled within 7-10m Building height controlled within 20m (including the depth of foundation)

DISPLACEMENT DOUBLE ENTRANCES FUNCTIONS AS STORAGE POND

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ORIGINAL ROUTE CREATE A SAFER ROUTE KEEP THE ORIGINAL ROUTE NEW ROUTE ONLY FOR STUDENTS RIVER COURSE RIVER COURSE DIVIDED INTO FOUR THREE TIDAL POWER GENERATORS

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The school entrances are on the pavement seaside (6m).

Students from both sides of communities can directly enter into the school instead of detouring around the original route. It is much more convenient and safer.

The school daily necessities can be shipped from river course instead of transporting via landside roads.

Three tidal power generators are set on the lower to floor provide energy for each school building unit.

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COMMUNITY, YUGUANG SIDEWALK, 6m ROAD, 20m SEASIDE PAVEMENT, 6m TETRAPODS SEA SCHOOL AND TIDAL POWER GENERATOR UNIT 1 SCHOOL AND TIDAL POWER GENERATOR UNIT 2 SCHOOL AND TIDAL POWER GENERATOR UNIT 3 WATER COURSE COMMUNITY, LONGGANG

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FLOOR PLANNING An independent library sits on the upper floor and provides several different size of reading rooms for students to study and relax- like crown fish swimming in the anemone.

The ground floor has two entrances for students from both sides of communities to enter school convenient;y. The classroom spaces are open and bright, students can interact freely and easily. Additionally, there are several spectators for student to watch the fishing and tidal power generating processes.

The lower ground floor is a shipyard and power station. Each tidal power generator provides energy for the a single building above.

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CLOWNFISH SWIMMING IN ANEMONE The shell-like exterior helps the rainwater drain efficiently. The random small glass holes on the roof create a seabed-like atmosphere. Children act if the crown fishes swimming around anemone. The holes will open up automatically when the weather is hot. The sea water underneath helps the cooling of both buildings and also tidal power generators.

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HYDROTECT WATER-PROOF t=15mm URETHANFOAM t=60mm RC t=100mm SLIT FOR WATER DRIP w=50mm INSIDE WALL, MORTAR AND PLASTER, 20mm RUBBER PLATE t=1mm COVER RUSTPROOF PAINT t=2mm RUBBER PLATE t=1mm GLASS or VOID t=10mm ANCHOR, 40x40mm DRAINAGE PATH, w=30mm ANCHOR BOLT MORTAR TROWEL FINISH SUBSTRUCTION t=200mm LEVELING CONCRETE t=50mm ROOFING SEAL STEEL PLATE, RUSTPROOF PAINT, 10mm

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MY OIL PAINTING TEACHER, MY CLIENT PROFESSOR BUQING HUANG

'How can a building signifies a person?'

This building was commissioned by my respectful oil painting teacher Professor Buqing Huang (Taiwan Rep. of 48th Venice Biennale, who currently teaches fine art at Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University) Professor Huang's early works were serene and realistic. Their purport bare on certain religious and mystical feeling.

He used raw materials such as stone, rusted metal in his works.

BUQING HUANG 1948 (age 64) Born in Zhanghua, TAIWAN MA, Department of Plastic Arts, University of Paris St-Denis, FRANCE

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PROFESSOR HUANG AND HIS PASSED WIFE Chinhsiu Lee, Huang’s passed wife was also a famous artist. Her early death changed Huang’s life view and his work. He started to ragpick.

He converted those ‘garbage’ into a variety of vivacious works - His works became less mysterious and tranquil but colorful, sexy and capturing. Today, His works often signify the vitality and human gesture.

I tried to materialize his genre of works and his personal inner world into this building.

His workroom will be the womb and envelope of those works, and it will be the embodiment of professor Huang.

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EARLY WORK in 1970s (Charcoal and watercolor)

CURRENT WORK in 2010s (Multimedia)

HUANG’S WORK IN VENICE BIENNALE, ITALY The seed is symbolic of earth and human body. Seeds in large quantity build up a world of ritual solemnity, in which the sense of intimacy with nature, a characteristic of the oriental art tradition, is combined with the human pathos of native Taiwan culture. The audiences are immersed in an atmosphere of warm festivity, and gradually get mesmerized into a deep compassion with the sentiments and ethnic orientation of native Taiwan culture. In an age dominated by technological civilization and consumptive rush, Professor Huang’s nostalgic works build up a haven where earth intimacy and the communion with nature still have a chance to survive.

SITE A TRANQUIL PLACE IN TAINAN CITY The site is encircled by access roads. While the site is in the downtown, it is still quiet and isolated. A green path beside the site and there are several smaller paths around the site.

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A LOVELY COUPLE DANCING IN THE PEACE The site is located the crossing. One of the two adjacent streets leads to the main access road. The other one leads to the green path. The houses close by are 1 to 4 floors in height.

In front of the site is a traditional red brick house and it has a large courtyard.

The new building mainly serves as a work place and mini gallery (nonresidential). A four meter tall workroom, places for receiving friends and resting, and an independent entrance for visitors are necessary.

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My concept of this building is a gesture of waltz – to represent the vitality and the love of Hwang towards his passed wife.

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HUANG’S DAILY LIFE MORNING Huang usually goes to his workroom early. He will take the material in his car and park the car directly in the workroom in order to use the material conveniently.

NOON His French friends visit him almost every day. They love to have lunch outdoor. Sometimes, they barbecue in the courtyard.

‘HUANG’S OLD GREEN VOLVO’ AFTERNOON In the afternoon, Huang will engross on his work. Sometimes, he will take a nap, so the workroom needs a space to sleep.

People who want to visit his gallery usually come in the afternoon. Because at that time Huang always is busy with his works, the building must has an independent entrance for visitors.

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‘HUANG AND HIS FRENCH FRIENDS’

After working, Huang loves to water his flower to release his stress. Huang usually stays in the workroom up till late. Sometimes, his friend will have dinner with him in his workroom.

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MULTI-MATERIAL, MULTI-MEDIA Huang’s current works style is colorful and always made with multimedia. As a result, I tried to create an adequate envelope to consort those capturing art works. Multi-material was my strategy to create the appearance of this building.

The main material of the new workroom are traditional Taiwan bricks, colorful steel, wood and stone.

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The site is located in the crossing Reduce the massing to create a courtyard Lift and lower opposite of rooftops, in order to penetrate the view.

This gesture also adapt to the sunlight direction Reduce the massing again to enlarge the space of courtyard.

Make the courtyard connected with the neighbor houses. And it will stretch to the green path. Huang usually walks along this path to the sea, doing his ‘ragpicking’ duty.

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WALTZ WORKROOM (ON-GOING) SQUARE AREA: 190M FLOOR AREA RATIO: 200% BUILDING COVERAGE RATIO: 70% PROJECT BUDGET: $ 100000

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THE 4 METER TALL WORKROOM OPENABLE FLOOR ‘Huang is busy with his large scale work.

The openable floor provides aid to Huang during his creation.’

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MINI GALLERY ‘Huang’s French friends are helping him to set the works on the wall. In the meantime, a visitor just coming and talking with him.’

TEA ROOM ‘Huang and his friends had a wonderful afternoon time in the tea room’

BALCONY ‘After working, Huang watered his flower. He is about to go home.’

Huang usually busy with his works when people visit his mini gallery.

As a result, the new building has an independent entrance for visitors.

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SPACE,COLOR AND MATERIAL Colorful, capturing and multi-material was my strategy to create the facade and interior of this building. The main material of the new workroom are traditional Taiwan bricks (red), painted concrete, colorful steel, wood and stone.

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BOWER WORKROOM READING SPACE PHONE ROOM MINI GALLERY MAIN BALCONY & OUTDOOR WORK SPACE MATERIAL STORAGE ROOM BALCONY STEEL STRIP (for hanging and creating large scale works) KITCHEN SIMPLY TOILET TEAROOM OUTDOOR PAINTING SPACE BALCONY ELEVATOR VISITOR’S SPIRAL STAIRCASE LOTUS POND

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URS13 PLAYGROUND (COMPLETED) p.65 - 66

BAOYE DENTATION BASIN PARK (COMPLETED) p.67 - 68

HIGH RESIDENCE LONGDA (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) p.69

DRIFTWOOD WORKSHOP (ON-GOING) p.70

FINE ART p.70 - 76

ANGKOR, CAMBODIA Photography 2012

PROFESSIONAL WORK URS13 PLAYGROUND & INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL (COMPLETED) (2011-2012 in ARCHITERIOR Architects & Associates) PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FACADE STUDY, CONSTRUCTION DRAWING, 3D MODELING & RENDERING Supervisor : Yuchang Liang Location : Taipei City Team Partner : with Ailun Liu The Nangang Bottle Cap Factory, originally devoted to producing caps for beer bottles, neighbors Nangang Train Station to the south, Xinghua Road (connecting the station to Nanxing Park) to the east, and the local core of the community along Nangang Road to the north. The 10-odd structures within the factory area form a grid-like configuration of solids and voids. Traces of past industry linger within the continuous space and high ceilings of the abandoned warehouses, with graffiti adornments heightening the unique ambiance of the urban ruin.

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NEW INTERVENING MEDIUM Using the color white as an intervening medium, various solids are inserted within the site, opening up the boundaries between interior and exterior, and juxtaposing the old with the new. The white beer boxes of old have been transformed into six white boxes, transforming the rugged walls, wooden truss structure, and high, open spaces of the abandoned warehouses.

These interventions allow a transformation to take place among the once lonely and silent factory structures, taking root amongst the space formed by the first two rows of warehouses, now a stage for various exhibitions and artistic performances. The entire community and general public is invited to explore the multitude of surprises and delights within!

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OLD BOTTLE CAP FACTORY (URBAN RUIN)

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This is our first attempt at using the form and symbolism of a beer box to outline space. The beer box itself if an industrial product within the beer cap factory assembly line, and is a familiar everyday object for the public. Using the concept of a beer box, the design transfigures the form to create a variety of new spaces, richly illuminated with layers of light and shadows, historical memories and experiences.

PROJECT COMPLETED As the Bottle Cap Factory of yesteryear is transformed into a nurturing environment for creativity and vision of future urban living, the site not only becomes a playground unaffected by industrial production for children, but also a playground for adults as well, unleashing their pressures wrought by reality, transporting them back to a state of innocence and joy, and allowing their imaginations to frolic with abandon.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK BAOYE DETENTION BASIN PARK (COMPLETED) (2010-2011 in ARCHITERIOR Architects & Associates) PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FACADE STUDY, CONSTRUCTION DRAWING, 3D MODELING & RENDERING Supervisor: Daren Cai Location : Kaohsiung City Team Partner: with Chinnan Hsieh Because of the lower terrain, Kaohsiung city has suffered from floods.

Nowadays, the government promotes the Detention Pond to control the water level, it also serve as park and open space for citizens. The Baoye Detention Pond project is one of them and the mission includes two parts - the landscape of the detention pond and the construction of the pumping station.

Because the detention pond is usually dry, our proposal is to lower down the artificial construction and to use landscape as a means to echo the local needs, so the detention pond is more like a park than the facilities of water. We study the section carefully, especially the situations with or without water, and how the residents approach the detention pond. We believe the visitors would enjoy their experience with the detention pond and change their feelings toward the water facilities.

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PUMPING STATION

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The pumping station is part of the Baoye Detention Pond. It is the control center including space for pumping machine, duty room and space for promotion and public education. We divided the programs into three major spaces, so they could work separately and individually. The three spaces could be noticed from the outsides, combining glasses box, metal box and a transparent metal box.

We spent most of our effort on the transparent metal box. It is the space for the pumping machine, the heart of the station. As there’s a lot of noise and heat when the machine starts to work, we suggest the double skin wall to reduce the impact on the neighborhood.

Inner layer is a glass wall while the outer layer is a metal net. During dark, stormy nights, when residents staring at the pumping station, they could see light illuminating inside the room of pumping machine, which would probably comfort them and make them feel secured.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK HIGH RESIDENCE LONGDA (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) (2011-2012 in ARCHITERIOR Architects & Associates) PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, FACADE STUDY, CONSTRUCTION DRAWING, 3D MODELING & RENDERING High Residence Longda, which is located at an important urban junction in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, we attempt to transform the building envelope that protects the residents’ private lives into a meaningful public city façade. The architecture is to initiate an intriguing dialogue with the disordered built environment through a unique yet contemporary gesture. The design wishes to break away from the typical mundane and repetitive urban residential housing, and express a vibrant city life specific to Kaohsiung City instead.

Supervisor : Daren Cai Location : Kaohsiung City Team Partner : with Hanchien Chang

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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY 2010 DRIFTWOOD WORKSHOP IN THE SHANYUAN TRIBE (ON-GOING) ORIGINATOR AND INSTRUCTOR (with Yishi Hsieh and Yiwei Kuo) Achievement : 40-people gathering hall and several facilities with the driftwoods Location : Shanyuan Tribe’s Coast, Taitung August 8, 2009, Morakot, the deadliest typhoon in Taiwan record history, landed Taiwan and soon wrought catastrophic damages.

Summer of 2010, due to Typhoon Morakot and illegal lumbering, millions of tons of driftwoods accumulated along the Shan-Yuan Tribe’s coast. These driftwoods cut off the sea route, but burning them will produce toxic gas.

PLANNING

Trying to resolve this issue via a different way, I with two friends from an NGO group organized a workshop. We called on college students and worked closely with indigenous people.

In the end we built a 40-people gathering hall and several facilities with the driftwoods (a observation tower, a dry toilet and a fuel storage room).

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NEW DRIFTWOOD BUILDINGS SHANYUAN TRIBE DRIFTWOODS ALONG THE COAST

CONSTRUCTING

MOVING THE DRIFTWOODS A

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FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

1 BARE FEET KIDS PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 2012

2 IN THE DARK PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 2012

3 BUDDHIST SMILE ANGKOR, CAMBODIA 2012

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4 HUSTLE AND BUSTLE TOKYO, JAPAN 2007

5 NO TITLE TOKYO, JAPAN 2007

6 RED BEIJING BEIJING, CHINA 2008

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LOTUS Oil Painting 25M 800x530mm 2011

BOOK CHAIR Hand Made Maple wood 9.4kg 200x200x480mm 2008

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ITALY Sketch, Pen 350x250mm 2008

PORTRAIT Charcoal 800x530mm 2009 CAMBODIA KIDS Sketch, Pen 350x250mm 2012

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THE STELA OF THE SWEET SPRING Calligraphy Regular Script India paper 350x700mm Feeling as high as thousand meters, the pearls and jade cross reflecting, gold and green reflecting each other, Such that their brilliance could cauterize the clouds, and it is so high that it could cover the sun and moon.

Seeing as its moving mountains and diverting streams, excessive grandiosity and extreme extravagance, was because of people's debauchery, they should be thoroughly blamed.

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THOUSAND WORDS Calligraphy Cursive Style India paper 350x700mm The sky was black and the earth was yellow, the universe was vast and a dark whole.

The sun rises and sets and the moon is regularly round, stars spread high above without a toll.

Cold and heat come and go, fall harvest and storing for winter people know. Intercalary days and months are fixed to make a year, when clouds rise and meet cold, there will soon be a rain, when dew drops congeal, they become frost in the main.

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Hancheng Chen Hancheng Chen

‧ 9F, No.298 Xueqin Rd, Shulin Dist, ‧ New 9F, No.298 Rd, Shulin Dist, Taipei City, Xueqin Taiwan R.O.C. ‧ +886 New 939266726 Taipei City, Taiwan R.O.C. ‧ 74.hancheng@gmail.com

‧ +886 939266726 ‧ 74.hancheng@gmail.com

RESUME

RESUME EDUCATION

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCES

National Cheng Kung University, Dept. of Architecture National Cheng Kung University, Dept. of Urban Planning

Sep. 2005~Jun. 2009 Sep. 2004~Jun. 2005

‧Bachelor of Science in Architecture ‧Overall GPA 3.43, Last Two Years GPA: 3.84 (NCKU Grading System 4.0 Scale)

National Cheng Kung University, Dept. of Architecture Dept. of Urban Planning Jul. 2010~Present ‧Full Time, Project Designer-Project Development ARCHITERIOR Architect & Associates National Cheng Kung University,

‧Bachelor of Science in Architecture Jun.~Sep. GPA 3.43, Last Two Years GPA: 3.84 (NCKU Grading System 4.02008 Scale)

J.J. Pan & Partners ‧Overall

‧Intern, Designer-Huaiyuan Planning Competition

WORK ARCHITERIOR Architect Associates C.Y. HUANG Historical Structure Restoration&Studio Supervisor-National HeritageDesigner-Project Site Zonggan Temple Development Restoration EXPERIENCES‧Intern,‧Full Time, Project

Jun.~Oct. 2007

National Heritage Site Dueiyue City Gate Restoration

AWARDS

J.J. PanInternational & Partners Top Prize-URS13 Nangang Playground Competition

2012

‧(Teamwork: 3 people,Designer-Huaiyuan ARCHITERIOR) Taipei City Government ‧Intern, Planning Competition

Top Prize-Baoye Detention Basin Park Competition

C.Y.3 people, HUANG Historical Structure Restoration ‧(Teamwork: ARCHITERIOR) Kaohsiung City Government

Studio

2011

‧Intern, Supervisor-National Heritage Site Zonggan Temple Restoration 2010 City Gate Restoration

Top Prize-Masadi International Art Festival

National Site Dueiyue ‧(Teamwork: 3 people, ARCHITERIOR) Hualien Heritage Country Government

AWARDS

6X2 National Project Exhibition Top Graduate Prize-URS13 International ‧Twelve Selected by TA Magazine, Taiwan

2009 Nangang Playground Competition

‧(Teamwork: 3 people, ARCHITERIOR) Taipei City Government

Third Prize-Young Talent Architectural Design Prize ‧YouTal Organization, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China

Top Prize-Baoye Detention Basin Park Competition

‧(Teamwork: 3 people, ARCHITERIOR) Top Prize-Huaiyuan Planning Competition

2009

Kaohsiung City Government 2008

‧( Teamwork: 4 people, J.J.Pan & Partner) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Top Prize-Masadi Top Prize-Superior Architectural International Design

Art Festival

Army Combat Officer

Exhibition

‧(Teamwork: 3 people, ‧National Cheng Kung University LEADERSHIP

2006 & 2008

ARCHITERIOR) Hualien Country Government

6X2 National Graduate Project ‧Army 269 Brigade, Ministry of National Defense

‧Twelve Selected by TA Magazine, Taiwan

Platoon Leader / Second Lieutenant

‧Army Infantry School, Ministry of National Defense

Nov. 2009~Aug. 2010 Jul.~Nov. 2009

Third Prize-Young Talent Architectural Design Prize

‧YouTal Organization, Taiwan, Hong Department Representative

Kong and China

‧National Cheng Kung University, Department of Urban Planning

Sep. 2004~Jun. 2005

Top Prize-Huaiyuan inPlanning Originator & Instructor-Driftwood Shan-YuanCompetition Tribe, Taiwan

Aug. 2010

Student Rep.-セントラル硝子 International Design Competition, Japan

Jul. 2009

Prize-Superior Architectural Design Exhibits Top Designer-TADA Permanent Exhibit: Post-War Building, Taiwan

Sep. 2008~Jun. 2009

Student Rep.-Beijing and Tianjin Historic Preservation Project, China

Oct. 2008

LEADERSHIP

Combat Student Army Rep.-Battlefield and Officer Relics Project, Kinmen

Jul. 2006

SKILLS

‧Oil Painting, Charcoal, Watercolor and Chinese Calligraphy ‧AutoCAD, 3dsMAX, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Sketchup, Premiere, InDesign Leader / Second ‧Piano Platoon Performance (YAMAHA grade 5) Lieutenant

ACTIVITIES

‧( Teamwork: 4 people, J.J.Pan & Partner) Ministry of Foreign Affairs ‧National Cheng Kung University

PUBLICATIONS &EXIBITIONS

‧Army 269 Brigade, Ministry of National Defense

‧Army Infantry School, Ministry of National Defense

Department Representative

‧National Cheng Kung University, Department of Urban Planning

ACTIVITIES

LEFT to RIGHT ‧YouTal 2+3 ASIA p.173 - 178 (ISBN-9789574172375) ‧TA Magazine p.066 - 077 (ISSN-15610543) ‧NCKU 98 Project .p.324 - 329 (ISBN-9789868073548) ‧6X2 National Exhibit.2011 ‧YouTal3Exhibit.2010 ‧Post-Babel Exhibit.2009 ‧NCKU Cross Exhibit.2009

Originator & Instructor-Driftwood in Shan-Yuan Tribe, Taiwan

Student Rep.-セントラル硝子 International Design Competition, Japan

Exhibits Designer-TADA Permanent Exhibit: Post-War Building, Taiwan

HANCHENG CHEN PORTFOLIO 2004-2012

HANCHENG CHEN PORTFOLIO

CONTACT • 9F NO.298 XUEQIN RD. SHULIN DIST. NEW TAIPEI CITY TAIWAN R.O.C. • (M)+886 939266726 (H)+886 226800503 • 74.hancheng@gmail.com