Architecture Portfolio/ 2019-2023 Work Collection

WenYu-Tsai COLLECTED WORKS 2021-2023

EDUCATION Bachelor of Architecture

Sep 2017-Jun 2023

Tamkang University, New Taipei City Assisted in computer 3D modeling

COMPETITION EXPERIENCE Kaira Looro Competition

Balouo Salo Humanitarian Organiza�on Worked with 4 peers to design humanitarian architecture in Africa

ARE ERA Competition

Taipei City Crea�ve Installa�on Exhibi�on Designed an aerodynamic environment-responsive device

CONTACT

WORK EXPERIENCE

Instagram : goodmorningarch2

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Email : jacob880726@gmail.com

YT channel : Jacob_Tsai

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Chief coordinator

TKU Architecture Student Gradua�on Associa�on Led class to hold a public gradua�on exhibi�on

Activity Planing Team Leader

TKU Architecture Student Associa�on Led department to hold ac�vi�es and exhibi�ons

Teaching Assistant

TKU Department of Architecture Provided instruc�on to junior students in workshops

Intern

Jul 2021-Sep 2021

Intern

Jul 2020-Sep 2020

Taipei Interna�onal Group, Taipei, Taiwan Assisted in computer 3D modeling / Architecture Detail Design Shou-Rui, Chen Architect office, Taichung, Taiwan Assisted in computer 3D modeling

AWARDS AND HONORS TKUA Undergraduate Design Thesis Award - Short-listed TKU Department of Architecture Undergraduate Design Thesis Award - Masterpiece Award New Taipei City Architects Associa�on Student Compe��on - Honorable Men�on Award

TECHNICAL SKILL Autodesk: Autocad / Revit (basic level)

Geographic Information System software: QGIS

Adobe:

Illustrator / Photoshop / Indesign / Premiere / After Effects

Microsoft Office: Word / PowerPoint / Excel

3D Modeling software: Rhinocero 3D / Grasshopper / SketchUp

Simulation software: Cinema 4D / Blender

3D Rendering software:

Others:

Lumion / Enscape / Twinmotion / V-ray (basic level)

basic wood work / basic metal work / concrete modeling

CONTENTS Micro Society EA3 stu.

2021 Mar. / Co-living housing

02 03

**Final thesis project

AirVeins

EA5 stu.

2022 Jun.-2023Mar. / Interface Shaping of Planer-based Inflatables

Urban Arteries EA3 stu.

2020 Jun. / Urban design

04 05 06

Machenical Mutation

EA4 stu.

2021 Sep.-2021 Dec. / dynamic structures

Children’s house EA4 stu.

2022 Jun.

Kaira Looro architecture competition

Climbing EA3 stu.

2020 Nov. /Innovation Startup Center

Micro Society EA3 stu.

2021 Mar.

Type : Individual project

"A�er the door is closed, it has nothing to do with the neighbors. The privacy and security of each house are very good, but there is no so-called sociality at all."

---riken yamamoto

RC Bearing-wall System

Site : ZhongShane Dist., New Taipei

Program : Co-living housing

Concept Diagrams

-lower risk -home economy -social distance -micro society -self-supply

virous carrier public area family

* Original society -high risk

height chacnge

5-7

- balcony - living room - hall way

* Self-sustaining society

self-supplier

view control - dining room 10-20 - co-working area - garden

In the post-pandemic era, architects are engaging in a vigorous discourse on the adequacy of residential spaces. The conventional segregation between living unit spaces and public areas has come under scrutiny. Previously, everyday activities necessitated venturing into extensive public spaces, presenting an increased risk of exposure to various carriers.

The concept of a micro-society emerges as a solution for creating a health-conscious living space in the post-pandemic landscape. The core principle involves stratifying spaces into layers based on their size and the number of people required for specific events. This approach allows residents in this societal framework to access only the essential spaces, minimizing contact and aligning with their intended purposes. Essentially, it significantly diminishes the risk of infection.

pitched roof

35-45

-energy supplier -play ground -conference

space extension

100

-plaza -citizen center -commercial

Technical Drawings SPA POOL

W.C.

CAFE

GYM

LOCKER

STORAGE AEROBIC

1F PLAN

2F PLAN

In this project, my goal was to establish a self-sustaining community featuring diverse spaces catering to various daily activities. To optimize functionality and accommodate varying user numbers, I categorized all spaces into four sizes, ranging from S to XL. This approach not only minimizes risks for residents but also facilitates the seamless execution of their daily routines.

housing public area single room living room

Units arrangement

double room living room

co-working chat room dining

South eleva�on

West eleva�on

garden clothes drying

elder room living room

Horizontal arrangement

Ver�cal arrangement

02

**Final thesis project

Air Veins EA5 stu.

2022 Jun.-2023Mar. / Interface Shaping of Planer-based Inflatables

Due to its flexibility and high adaptability to environmental changes, the integra�on of inflatable structures in buildings has witnessed a significant surge.

The paramount advantage of inflatable structures lies in their ability to swi�ly generate expansive spaces, thanks to their robust mechanical proper�es.

Consequently, addressing the transi�on zones between tradi�onal and new state interfaces becomes impera�ve within produc�on areas.

These transforma�ve interfaces give rise to a sequence of spa�al configura�ons capable of swi�ly transforming the environment. They facilitate the transmission of "environmental data" through a blend of "planar and three-dimensional forma�ons," capturing the dynamic characteris�cs of mental ac�vi�es and their changes in movement.

Program : Inflatable Architecture Site : Tamsui Dist., New Taipei Type : Individual project

Concentric circles

Radial lines

-doubely curves 3D shape

-area shrinkage

Fascicled lines

FINAL MODEL Digital simulation

Design process

Optimization One-way nodes can easily cause unsmooth airflow, and the nodes can be removed without affecting the direction of the lines.

Filled up with equidistant lines Reaction-diffusion is a mathematical model describing how two chemicals might react to each other as they diffuse through a medium together. It was proposed by Alan Turing in 1952 as a possible explanation for how the interesting patterns of stripes and spots that are seen on the skin/fur of animals like giraffes and leopards form.

Lines tendency Use the given line trend to calculate the pattern generated by RD LINE.

Parameterization perpendicular (shrinking direction)

Design flat Design surface

environment responsive interfaces The progress from 3G to 5G networks, from simple webpage browsing to real-time virtual reality experiences, relies on the advancements in technology and hardware that provide high-speed data transmission. In the 3G era, discussions about the boundary between "architecture" and "surrounding environment" were typically based on interfaces that would not undergo significant changes over a long period of time and may even remain constant in the short term. However, the use of inflatable structures in architecture is gradually increasing due to their flexibility and high adaptability. The biggest advantage of inflatable structures is their ability to quickly shape a large space. This high maneuverability allows us to see some blurred spatial differentiation methods in the interface between "architecture" and "surrounding environment" that are more flexible than in the past. These deformable interfaces form a type of spatial structure that can respond and carry "environmental data" in real-time.

within environment

interfaces within buildings

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVE INTERFACES

The semi-open opening of the elevated space responds to external natural factors, such as light and airflow. The changing façade uses pneumatically adjusted openings to control the quality of light and air entering the building.

The space adjusts the openings on the upper floor to generate air flow, and the lower floor responds to users with a more structural configuration.

03

Urban Arteries 2020 Jun. / Urban design

The design strategy I propose aims to integrate hydraulic facili�es with urban living spaces to enhance waterfront features, bolster urban resilience to future disasters, address current inadequacies in water reten�on and reuse, and establish a city-wide water circula�on system intricately linked with daily life. In the site selec�on process, I conducted an analysis using QGIS, considering factors such as site water reten�on, hydraulic facili�es, urban living intensity (popula�on density), and areas at risk of flooding. This analysis led to narrowing down the site to the "Xinsheng Drain and surrounding street blocks." Under the exis�ng building founda�on, the concept of "increasing rainfall intercep�on area" was employed in the design of facades featuring a water circula�on system to support daily ac�vi�es. Through a sec�onal analysis, the site was segmented for planning, iden�fying suitable design prototypes.

Type : Individual project

Site : ZhongShan Dist., Taipei City

Program : Urban Planning

Site selection strategies Minimal Water reten�on

2

Most Populated

3

Most water conservancy facili�es

4

Most flooding

/ Mostly from 3F-14F

/ Mostly from 1F-3F

public park

old residence 3F-7F

exhibition center

hotel

schools

/ Mostly from 14F-21F SongJiang Rd

ZhongShan North Rd

XinSheng North Rd

1

tall apartment 14F-21F restaurants Minzu East Rd

Minquan East Rd

Minsheng East Rd Changchun Rd

commercial buildings

21f

parking area XinSheng drainage ditch *covered

stands

XinSheng drainage ditch *covered

inn

overpass

overpass U bike station

parking area

public park

XinSheng drainage ditch *opened

play ground

overpass

military camp

U bike station

15f

non-open space

Nanjing East Rd

5F Civic Blvd

4F

3f

Lower part mechanism Building pumping system

General condi�on / sunny / raining

General condi�on > Extreme condi�on / flooding

> Extreme condi�on / flooding > General condi�on

Upper part system Inflatable facade

Lower part system Building pumping system

Extreme condi�on / drought

optimized

Physical models & Manufacturing process

optimized

doubled & optimized

General condi�on > Extreme condi�on / drought

Upper part mechanism Dynamic facade system

screws telescopic pole steel column

TYPE I

TYPE 2

sensors wooden handrail cable aluminum column

ed lat

gs

ba

air

Inf

ed lat

gs

ba

air

Inf

Inflated airbags

Level Level

c type steel

Level

punched-plate

Level Level Level Level

airhole silicone tube motor ETFE membrane

TYPE 4

TYPE 3

Inflated airbags

Inflated airbags

Inflated airbags

Level Level

fibrefill aluminum board polywood corrugated steel sheet aluminum frame wooden board glass

Level Level Level

To create plastic barrel units, iron two pieces of plastic together in width of 1.2cm, maintain 5cm of stomata each in the top and bottom to make sure the air inside the middle part is coherent and doesn’t big enough to sabotage the shape of plastic barrel units while inflating.

After ironing, use tapes to reduce any possibilities of air leak. Paste upper and lower parts of muscles smoothly on the middle part (plastic barrel units). Use wide tape(30cm) to cover the whole part of the muscles to stick on plastic barrels. Finally, iron around the edges of two pieces of plastic to create an entire closed airbag. After ironing, use tapes to reduce any possibilities of air leak.

Wide tape (30cm)

Iron (width 1.2cm)

Tape (5cm)

Level Level Level Level Level

/ Block water /

/ transmit water /

/ collect water /

Dynamic facade

General condition

/ Rain /

General condition

/ Flood /

overall plan

Ground floor open space planning

Site analysis

04

Machenical Mutation EA4 stu.

2021 Sep.-2021 Dec. / dynamic structures

A project based on the study of typologies in mechanical units, aiming to create dis�nct spa�al quali�es by arranging individual unit performances and collec�ve behaviors, while detec�ng user ac�ons and accommoda�ng deforma�on in response to various environmental factors.

Using Taichung's Ci�zen Square as the site, the project involves selec�ng and organizing unit scales and community rela�onships corresponding to three different �me periods and ac�vi�es.

Crea�ng a landscape cortex that responds to the environment.

Type : Individual project

Site : NanTun Dist., Taichung City

Program : dynamic structures

CONCEPT *MUTATION HAPPENS in ANIMALS Hromatophores are organs that are present in the skin of octopuses, which contain pigment sacs that become more visible as small radial muscles pull the sac open making the pigment expand under the skin to imitate suroundings. By doing this, octopuses get away from preditors efficiently. octopus skin cells

*MUTATION HAPPENS in SPACE --EXHIBITION area Interes�ng EXHIBITIONs are always highly related with Visual effect or something changes rapidly. *change of space’s quality, texture, character -- color -- air (temperture, airflow) -- light quality *changing space itself (changeful, flexible) -- walls

-- flexible passage -- evacuate index

prototype

*Prototype & Unit introduction

*EXPLODIGRAM Transparent plastic board Fabric Stainless steel 320cm

elevation

180cm

320cm

top view

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

o

0

o

36

72

o

108

o

144

o

o

180

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

*Physical models

Site analysis & introduction event

event

dog adoption stands

street artists

Calligraphy Greenway Square comes in 3.6 kilometers, ranging north from Na�onal Museum of Natural Science to Na�onal Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in the south. It’s an urban space structure shaped in a kind of long and wide stripe.

Along the stripped space, Na�onal Museum of Natural Science, Ci�zens Square, Park Lane by CMP, gallery space, Na�onal Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, and food court are gathered here to offer a variety of merry events, ac�vi�es, etc., upbeat spirits, fun in all forms.

entrance

entrance event

family picnic

entrance

680cm

680cm

320cm

360cm

680cm

#Events *Attractor : flow of people

Sensor path

plan

Attractor flow

elevation

cluster

plan

top view

elevation

680cm

680cm

320cm

680cm

360cm

#Events *stands *dog adoption

Jazz fes�val Being the most important ang biggest event in this site, every year (before the pandemic), this weekly event gather thousands of people to a�end every day, the blank space le�ed in south of the site not only to give a breathing space for inhibitants but also percisely le� for the stage.

80cm~60cm

#Events *Attractor : size of crowd

Space requirement : shelter, avoid sun, close to human scale.

unit arrangement : #0% 0% 0%, #20% 20% 20%

Space requirement : dynamic, larger than, human scale.

unit arrangement : #20% 40% 60%, #40% 60% 80%, #60% 80% 100%

05

Children’s house EA4 stu.

2022 Jun.

Kaira Looro architecture competition

Recreation

The challenge for the 2022 edi�on is to conceptualize a 'Children’s House' in Senegal—a nurturing and invi�ng space for conduc�ng ac�vi�es focused on preven�ng child malnutri�on in a rural se�ng. Recognizing that today's children are the leaders of tomorrow, ensuring their holis�c development is paramount to construc�ng a brighter and more promising future.

Playground

Hospitaility

Administration

0

200

600

1200

N

Compare to solid mass plan, space construct with frame offer a playful and multiple space usage.

Interior space requirment.

Volumes split to creat space between.

Insert the cardinal priciple we believe that children should conduct.

Concept Diagrams

Scatter frame structure to expand the sense of palyful.

We believe that the cardinal value of childhood is to “play”. Conceivably, children not only can discover their interests during play�me, but they can also master social skills by mee�ng friends and encountering interpersonal connec�on problems. Most importantly, making children capable to think from a crea�ve and unique perspec�ve is undoubtedly beneficial to the process when they are developing their interests. Only when children are interested in the field they plowed in, can they have a high chance to contribute well to society, and this is the main concept that this project wants to display.

To make the space playful and interesting, we consider frame structure as a solution. Compared to solid spaces, a space constructed by modularity frame structure not only offers a transparent view and flexibility of space usage but is also convenient in construction. We decide to separate the interior space to centralize the main playground, so called the cardinal value of this project. Scattering the wood frame to surround three of the interior volumes to expand the sense of playfulness to the entire site.

06

Climbing EA3 stu.

2020 Nov. /Innovation Startup Center

The excessive commercial homogeneity and monotonous scale of Dihua Street create a fuzziness from end to end. The innova�ve office project aims to disrupt the homogeneity of the site by providing two vastly different scale experiences through stairway pathways leading to the building's lobby. Along the winding small-scale pathway, small-scale cultural and ar�s�c industries are integrated, while on the expansive large-scale pathway, an elevated central square is introduced as the city's living room and performance space.

This ini�a�ve not only breaks the monotony within the site but also ensures a seamless flow for users to engage in discussions on innova�ve ideas, crea�ng a dynamic environment within an otherwise uninspiring atmosphere.

Type : Individual project

Site : Tamsui Dist., New Taipei

Program : Co-working office

Site Impression The atmosphere around here is all the same Homogeneity between commerce ac�vi�es

monotonous

Every kind of sense blurred

Site Problem Same street scale from one end to the other

Concept Diagrams

Homogeneity Sca�ered horizontally

P O H S

INTERESTING

BB’Section Scale 1:100

AA’Section Scale 1:100

Main route-- large stairs pla�orm to the central plaza.

Secondary route-- small stairs pass through stands.

Technical Drawings

Woodwork

(For rental use)

dn

Social up up

up

Lobby

Library

up

Shop Splaza

Store

+680

Exhibition

dn

Shop

+0 up

Sky lobby

Balcony

dn

dn

Woodwork

Store

Shop

+0

+680

Computer

+0

Storage

Lobby up

up

Store

Shop