Syracuse University, School of Architecture, Syracuse, NY
Environmental and Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design
Composite Sustainable Materials Research / High-Performance Architecture Design
Modern Architectural Theory / Supergraphic and Interactive Installation
Master of Structural Engineering
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Advanced Architectural Structures / Design of Building Structure
High-rise Building Structural Design / Behaviors of Reinforced Concrete
Earthquake Engineering
Bachelor of Architectural Design
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Architectural Design / Architectural Types Research
Architectural Structures / Building Environmental Physics and Control
Architectural Construction Studies / Material Testing
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Exhibition Assistant
Syracuse University, School of Architecture, Syracuse, NY
Support Professor Erin Cuevas in the installation build focused on pole dancing performance, as well as assist with material research and the overall preparation for the exhibition.
Teaching Assistant
Syracuse University, School of Architecture, Syracuse, NY
Mentor students throughout the project development process, offering constructive feedback on design concepts, technical proficiency, and execution strategies.
Teaching Assistant
National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Supported students in preparing for a structural design competition held in Japan, focusing on innovative and sustainable solutions.
3D modeling Assistant
HWA JIN ENGINEERING LTD., Tainan, Taiwan
Produced construction drawings with precise detailing to support project development.
Internship
Studio HOU x LIN, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Created detailed 3D models to visualize and develop architectural designs.
Produced accurate construction drawings to support project execution and coordination.
Internship
CRAB Studio, London, the UK
Managed 3D modeling and printing tasks to support design development and presentations.
Crafted physical models to explore design concepts and materiality.
Contributed to project design ideation, collaborating on innovative architectural solutions.
Internship
Slothwork Architects, Shanghai, China
Produced digital drawings to visualize and communicate design concepts.
Built physical models to support design development and presentation.
With the ongoing underground railway construction in Tainan, new opportunities for connection and growth between the eastern and western areas will emerge. The design site, located at the intersection of Qingnian Road and Qianfeng Road, is close to the green axis, historical buildings, and existing communities shaped by the underground project. This site links the past and future. From its massing to its structure, the design encourages dialogue between old and new, acting as a fluid, readable medium. It resembles a temporary dwelling, capturing the timeless essence of architecture within a dynamic, ever-changing space.
Instructor Year Bo-Nian, Chen Mar, 2019
Interface: Unique forms that attract people
A distinctive wall design faces the intersection and the pathway leading to the train station, with openings oriented toward the flow of people, naturally drawing them into the shopping street within the site.
From the inside out: three different layers
The overall massing design moves from the inside out: a rectangular volume for the accommodation space, a linear shopping street, and a streamlined public space.
Shopping Street: Main Entrance
A space that must be passed through before entering other areas. After moving along this path, visitors will reach the historic plaza, successfully creating a new walking route.
A new art museum, a new operational model
Program Taipei, Taiwan
Expansion of the Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Location Type
Studio Project
This design is an expansion project for Taipei Fine Arts Museum, aiming to address the issue of insufficient collection space in the existing pavilion. A new art museum is being constructed on the east side of the existing pavilion, utilizing the land previously used as a parking lot. In addition to resolving the problem of collection space, the more crucial aspect is the exploration of dialogue between the new and old art museums. Confronting the evolving forms of exhibitions in the rapidly changing future, we are gaining new perspectives and interpretations for the future of the art museum.
Instructor Year Kuang-Ting, Wu
Sep, 2020
Using the art museum's operational model as a design strategy
The expanded art museum offers a wider variety of exhibition spaces, as well as commercial activities and spaces to support the museum's operations, making the activities here more diverse.
Sections: Independent exhibition spaces with external connecting platforms.
The slope in the upper-left diagram serves as a venue for hosting auctions. Semi-outdoor sky bridges connect the exhibition spaces, while the ground level is entirely open to the public, seamlessly integrating with the surrounding outdoor spaces.
For general exhibition use
It can be used for general exhibitions or rented out for other non-art exhibition activities.
Serving as a source of revenue for operating the art museum.
Considering new media exhibition methods, large wall surfaces are used for projections.
Like the shopping mall, it serves as a source of revenue for operating the art museum.
A large slope connecting to the old art museum, designed for largescale events such as auctions.
The entire volumns presents an image distinct from the understated and restrained character of the old art museum. The new addition adopts an iconic design as a bold contrasting response, aiming to convey the image of a landmark building.
Iconin volumns 1. Circular exhibition space
2. Rental exhibition space
3. Shopping mall
4. Digital exhibition space
5. Hotel
6. Auction space
7. Collection space
Circular exhibition space
Narrow skylights create a dimmer indoor atmosphere, while the circular space's strong visual continuity makes it ideal for use as a digital exhibition venue.
Urban-scale viewing
The corners of the site feature two circular volumns that engage with the urban environment. Projections on the curved walls allow the artwork to be visible beyond just the visitors within the space.
The slope space
In addition to serving as an auction venue, the sloped space also functions as the main connecting area to the grand corridor of the old art museum, making it suitable for multipurpose use.
The Hive Living
Program
Type
Location
Hybrid Architecture
A truly hybrid architecture
This design primarily explores ideas for future living spaces and focuses on addressing the communities that arise from the surrounding environment. We critically examine contemporary housing typologies, noting a trend towards standardized, high-rise residences. Starting from the concept of the "path home," we introduce the idea of "porosity" to counteract the homogeneity found in modern highrise housing. Additionally, we address issues related to changing family structures, the younger demographic, and the population engaged in short-term residency as crucial aspects of our design considerations.
Tainan City, Taiwan
Studio Project
Instructor Year Team member Jie-Er, Huang May, 2019 Yu-Che, Heng
The streets near the train station are filled with the community of Southeast Asian migrant workers.
Office Workers
As there are many public institutions and a train station around the site, one of our target groups for consideration will be office workers and commuters.
Students
There are many schools around the site, so we document the pathways of students after school and during activities.
Travelers
Path: From Public to Private and Back to Public
Due to the site's location near a transportation hub in Tainan City, we began discussing the needs of short-term residents.
The design responds to the diverse users around the site by creating open spaces of varying scales. This allows guests to experience different levels of interaction and engagement within the public spaces.
1. Store
2. Cultural and Creative Store
3. Multipurpose Center 4. Community Library 5. Southeast Asian Snack Shop
The volumn strategy
The entire volumn is divided into upper and lower levels, with the upper level serving as private residential space and the lower level designated for commercial use, separated by a transitional layer in between.
Floating Volume: Public Space and Transitional Level
The semi-outdoor transitional level not only creates a comfortable physical environment but also reduces the visual heaviness of the structure. The staircase leads directly to the second floor, maximizing the sense of public accessibility.
The shared spaces of the accommodation units are distributed across the semi-outdoor areas on the upper floors.
Unit A is designed for families, with flexible spaces that can be adjusted based on the family size. Unit B is intended for young entrepreneurs, offering smaller private rooms but featuring shared spaces for collaborative work.
Unit A seeks to create multiple shared spaces across different floor heights, while the unit B shares a central shared space.
Unit A: creating shared space
When the floor-to-ceiling windows are opened, the living room, kitchen, and dining room transform into a shared space, with the arrangement of furniture defining its function and flow.
The design includes an underground shopping mall with direct access to the train station. Two atrium plazas bring in natural light, creating vibrant and inviting public spaces.
The transitional level serves as the highest as the refuge floor for the accommodation
East elevation
South elevation (roundabout)
Section AA'
Section BB'
Transitional Underground Plaza
Transitional Level
highest public space and also functions accommodation units above.
Accommodation Units
Each accommodation unit features its own semi-outdoor space, creating a comfortable living environment.
West elevation
Section CC'
Mark, Unfold, Metaphor
Program Taipei, Taiwan
A political memorial plaza that coexists with everyday life
Grounded in the notion of the land, public spaces designated in urban planning, such as parks and squares, serve as canvases for the political power to depict the cultural contours of each era. Like inscriptions on parchment, a new veil is cast over the imprints of existing textures. Over time, these spaces evolve and take on new forms. I believe that the essence of a public space is imbued with a strong and fluid temporal existence.
With this perspective in mind, I began to search for a suitable site for my final project, and I found the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Plaza.
Urban Plaza
Instructor Year Jing-Juan, Lin May, 2021
Urban Transition
Bo'ai Special District
Designated as a special administrative area due to the presence of the Presidential Office Building, this district is subject to numerous building restrictions and serves as the location for many key government institutions.
Buildings within this district are subject to strict regulations, including height limitations, restrictions on facade colors and materials, and a prohibition on commercial use.
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Special Administrative District
Presidential Office Building
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Garvernment
Chiang
Structural height: Everything is about visual control.
The height of the structure is determined by the perspective of a person standing at the main entrance looking toward the memorial building, ensuring that the main space of the memorial hall remains unobstructed.
1. Passageway
An open passageway extending to both sides and descending to the lower spaces, allowing activities from both sides to flow more freely into the central area of the plaza.
3. Exhibition space
The exhibition space extending from beneath the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall successfully opens up the originally enclosed monumental structure.
Opening certain parts of the originally enclosed wall allows people in the surrounding area to move freely, no longer restricted to entering and exiting through specific entrances.
4. Shoping mall
A shopping mall connected to the MRT station allows people arriving at the plaza via the MRT to reach their destination quickly.
5. Semi-outdoor library
It is an extension of the indoor reading space and a semi-outdoor interface that brings outdoor activities from both sides into the interior.
6.
Preserve the walking spaces at a human scale created by the original forest.
2. Open wall
Dense forest area
Circulation design
The entire circulation arrangement begins with entry from the slopes on both sides, passing through the library space, and leading to the exhibition space extending from the memorial hall. Here, visitors encounter the underground arch directly aligned with the memorial hall, before ascending back to the ground level for another view of the memorial hall.
Top section: Sloped pathways on both sides guide people into the underground space.
Bottom section: The relationship between the designed space and the underground passage, creating a landscape that naturally leads people into the lower level.
Top section: Shows the scale difference between the memorial hall and the underground space.
Bottom section: An archway in the underground space along the central axis echoes the arch elements of the plaza.
Chen PengLeeRoger
This pop-up shop design combines Syracuse University's School of Architecture with Colombia-based Colo Coffee Shop. Inspired by the concept of a temple, it reimagines the coffee shop as a space for both daily rituals and meditation.
The logo features the Chinese character "空" (Kong), symbolizing "emptiness" and evoking a serene, ethereal sound. The deep blue theme unites the identities of the architecture school and Colo Coffee, offering a calming, cohesive aesthetic Concept and logo design
Different usage scenarios
The interior design of the shop focuses on creating an empty central space surrounded by richness. The central area is enclosed by curtains, allowing for flexible use—either as a private meditation space or a main gathering area. Around it, movable cubes of varying heights are arranged, providing adaptable seating or surfaces for students to use freely.
This is the central empty space. Mirrors are installed above and below, creating a vertically infinite effect, giving the impression of entering a vast space for meditation.
Money Shot: The "KONG"
Design Detail: The KONG Space Material Library
The top and bottom surfaces are made of mirrors, while the surrounding area is enclosed with curtains. The curtains are white on the inside and textured on the outside.
Mirror-finished furniture reflects the surrounding space, adding richness and depth. The rough-textured flooring produces distinct sounds when furniture is moved or when people walk across it, creating an auditory experience.
Hang structure & Mirror ceiling
Refractive movable curtain
Mirror floor
X-RAY
Our design begins with the concept of "reveal," aiming to create an installation that uncovers hidden or unseen elements. It allows people to perceive what is happening only through shadows as they pass by, offering an indirect yet intriguing experience.
Water Wave
Response to the environment
This installation along the Erie Canal reinterprets the movement of water waves. Using rope lights anchored on both sides of the canal, we created flowing, wave-like visuals through long-exposure photography, capturing the dynamic interplay between light and water.
Blackout Red Light With Tape
Hand Swinging Linked Rope
Destination Historical memory
This project is set along the Erie Canal in the suburbs of Syracuse, a key transportation route for eastwest shipping in the United States. Our research focused on the locks, particularly the time it takes for cargo to travel between them. We visualized this data by marking the travel times and destinations, projecting the information directly onto the canal walls to create an engaging, site-specific display.
Appendix
The appendix includes projects completed during my internship, ranging from installations and interior design to markets, schools, and large-scale landscape architecture. My work involved tasks such as handcrafted models, 3D modeling, construction drawings, and on-site inspections. The selected projects are those in which I was more deeply involved.
Echo across the harbor
Installation
Location Program Supervisor
Jul, 2020
Year Kaohsiung, Taiwan Wan-jen, Lin
Job Description
3D modeling and rendering
Pingtung westmarket
Guangfu experinebtal elementary school of ecology
Program Supervisor Year Pingtung, Taiwan Wan-jen, Lin Aug, 2020
Location
Job Description
Program Supervisor Year Pingtung, Taiwan Ching-Mou, Hou Aug, 2020
Location
Job Description 3D modeling and rendering 3D modeling and rendering
