The dynamic relationship among time, space, and society is a continuous theme in today's rapidly evolving world. The advancements in transportation have erased traditional distances, shaping a global network driven by the flow of products, information, culture, and ideologies. This includes intentional movements like tourism and migration for progress, as well as involuntary shifts such as rural-to-urban migration due to disempowerment. The flow of people and objects is socialized, while the flow of time possesses an inherent objectivity, reflecting the speed and acceleration of change. aspire to seek answers within this dynamic of change and movement—time passing, populations shifting, ultimately resulting in the transformation of spaces.
The first project delves into the mobility of people and spaces, focusing on a special crowd engaged in the constant movement of recycling construction debris from urban demolition sites. Their spatial flow is influenced by the flow of urban resources, and at the same time promotes the cycle of physical capital.
The second project explores the flow of time and space, examining historical monuments and modern structures as representatives of fixity. Despite their apparent permanence, their establishment and sustenance are inseparable from the passage of time and the flow of value. The flow of artificial objects is influenced by many things, while the flow of natural objects is objective.
The third project focuses on the flow of perspectives and space within the same building, discussing the temporal changes of individuals. Within this circular space, individuals move from youth to old age and back, creating a dynamic spatial experience and fostering mutual understanding and empathy between different age groups.
The fourth project addresses the impact of school enrollment expansion on the demographic composition, social relations, and commercial dynamics of a region, aiming to guide the organizational flow of the population through the reshaping of enclaves.
The fifth project activates the leftover spaces beneath New York City viaducts, offering transitional housing and public services for migrants in motion. These infrastructures, built to accelerate movement, have also fractured the city and left behind underutilized voids. These residual spaces are reimagined as supportive environments for those displaced by urban mobility.
The sixth project explores the shifting relationships between workers and factory owners, where opposition and cooperation coexist. As modes of production and ownership evolve, so too does the spatial expression of power and agency. The design reflects how space mediates these fluid dynamics of labor and control.
- Mobile Brickman Mobile house design in Yangzhou, China
- A Curtain of Vegetation Historical heritage topic in Wuhan, China
work, 02-06/2022
- Reversal Perspective
Hospital and nursing home complex for the elderly in Wuhan, China
work, 04-09/2023
- Remodeled Student Enclave
Research of studentification and Student Enclave in Glasgow, Scoltland Team work with Zhouqi Fu, Xiaoyu Li, Can Xie, Pei-Gun Chou, 10-11/2023
Public service space provided for migrants at Sunnyside Yard, New York
- Making And Living Together
Flushing industrial reframe in Queens, New York Team work with Xinqi Xie, 02-06/2025
01 - Mobile Brickman
Date: Fall 2022, Architectural Design Workshop
Topic: Home for a while
Instructor: Yue Geng
Location: Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Individual work
As the city of Yangzhou undergoes expansion, an increasing number of suburban areas are grappling with the challenges of demolition. Given that Yangzhou's architecture predominantly consists of brick and stone materials, there exists a wealth of recyclable building materials waiting to be repurposed. Enter the Brickmen, a unique profession comprising migrant workers from rural areas who traverse various demolition sites, collecting recyclable building materials, and clearing construction debris. This project seeks to assist them in establishing a swiftly deployable home and creating a business model of their own, ensuring the seamless progression of this environmentally conscious endeavor.
To accommodate mobility, the design abandons the traditional four-element structure, opting instead for helium-filled balloons and lightweight plastic film as the building's covering, using the dilapidated walls of old buildings slated for demolition as the enclosure. The Brickmen move into these structures for work, living, and showcasing their activities. They gradually dismantle the walls within the structure, cleaning and categorizing the bricks. Some unique bricks (such as those with carvings or inscriptions) are sold and collected, while others can be transformed with moss and other small plants into miniature landscapes for sale. Additionally, similar bricks are organized and resold to builders for reuse in construction projects. After the demolition is complete, the structure is moved to the next destination. The balloon-based form proves adaptable and versatile, allowing different combinations to form various functional spaces for work and living. The plastic and balloon elements add a romantic touch to this innovative design.
The
The expansion of Yangzhou city requires the demolition of old houses in the suburbs, resulting in a significant amount of construction waste. As a result, a group called brickmen has emerged - they drive trucks with basic furniture and live near various demolition sites, making a living by recycling construction waste.
Clean and Organize the Bricks
According to the research report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China produces about
The brick resources from diverse Yangzhou buildings, such as clean brick, red brick, clay brick, disorderly brick, and watchbrick, are valuable for recycling. brickman cleans, collates, recyles and sells bricks from demolished buildings.
tons of construction waste every year, and the number is increasing rapidly, and the recycling rate of construction waste is less than 5%. By recycling old building bricks, brickman can not only improve its own financial situation, but also contribute to environmental protection.
Movement of Brickman
The Business Operation Logic of Brickman
The method of supporting the roof with walls and columns was not suitable for rapid construction, so buoyancy was used instead of gravity, and floating balloons were used as a covering, which was inserted into the old buildings that only had a high platform and walls.
The 16 1m diameter balloons, with a buoyancy equal to the gravity of a brick, were then combined into one large balloon in the shape of a doughnut to make it easier to move. Under the balloon may be a place for children to
and so
Bricks Tethering Soaring Balloons
Recycled red bricks now form the flooring, creating drainage gaps along the edges. A large balloon, made up of 16 doughnut-shaped balloons, has multiple inflation valves for simultaneous inflation. Plastic ribs connect the balloons, providing support, and the balloons are tied to the ground's bricks with adjustable heights. The balloons are covered with recycled plastic film from rural plant cultivation greenhouses, secured using Velcro and balloon fastenings. The plastic film's edges
In the space beneath the balloon, people will perform the graceful dance of recycling, dismantling the old ruins, cleansing the bricks, arranging them in order, and offering them to new owners.
The ethereal balloon hovers like poetry, bearing witness to the cycles of time, weaving threads of memories in the air like colored silk.
The ruins become a symphony of time, and each brick carries tales of the past. In the gentle breeze, traces of bygone days drift away, like petals in a dream.
The people, like poets, delicately compose new chapters by organizing fragments of time. They transform past sorrows into future hopes, moving serenely under the balloon's shadow.
02 - A Curtain of Vegetation
Date: Summer 2022, Architecture Design Studio (6)
Topic: Renovation of architectural heritage
Instructor: Yorgos Berdos, Yan Xiong, Jiahong Lin
Location: Hankou District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Individual work
In the heart of Wuhan's old district, Hankou, the once bustling Dazhimen railway station now stands faded, a symbol of the city's transformation. The southern side, once a vibrant neighborhood, now tells the history of the land through its quiet streets. On the northern side, a new elevated bridge connects past and present, with skyscrapers testifying to the city's growth.
Dazhimen, though now in ruins, has become a thriving hub for vegetation, creating a unique intersection between nature and the city. The green vines on the train station bridge exemplify this harmonious dialogue. Amidst the chaos of the modern city, nature seems to be reclaiming its space, reminding us of a simpler, quieter time. A quote suggests the need to return to the earth and find our bearings. Yet, amidst this confusion, the imagery of the vines climbing the steel bars brings hope. Sunlight filtering through the bridge's gaps paints a lively picture, injecting vitality into the city.Underneath the elevated bridge, a pedestrian walkway showcases a unique symbiosis between trees and greenery. Despite the abandoned train station, this area thrives, with nature and the city finding a delicate balance. The humid Wuhan climate nourishes the land, transforming it into an urban oasis.
Dazhimen's significance lies not only in its historical ruins but in its revival as a focal point. The interplay between greenery, ancient structures, and urban elements redefines the city's narrative. This evolution reflects a dance between history's legacy and innovative urban development, creating a richer, more intriguing urban landscape. In this redefined space, the intersection between the past and present prompts a reconsideration of the city's relationship with nature.
historic Dazhimen railway station is buried in an alley by high-rise buildings behind it. When we remove the background, it becomes more recognizable, like a street scene in the 20th century. Dazhimen needed a clearer background.
In 1902, government build Xinchengli (which was used to rent out money and the houses were of average quality) and Sandri (Xiang Jingyu, the first Central Women's Minister of the Communist Party of China, worked and lived in Sandri 27 under the pseudonym Xia Yunying),
In 1930, the station experienced one of the biggest floods in its history, flooding the entire ground floor and damaging the structure, so a structural reinforcement was carried out around 1940.
The iron lights in the entrance hall of Oshima Gate are representative of the industrial period and were installed in 1940 when the Japanese government took control of Oshima Gate.
In 1978, the Japanese government donated a batch of trees (including cherry blossoms, etc.) to Wuhan, and as an important traffic node at that time, some of them were planted here. But small trees such as cherry blossoms can only live for 100 years.
In 1930, Wuhan snack shop Daohuafang became famous, and their first store was in the commercial street at the gate of Dazhimen, which was in an endless stream in the 20th century.
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urban elements all have their lifelines. Unlike natural objects with predetermined lifecycles, the lifespan of man-made structures varies. Dazhi Men, forgotten and decaying, contrasts with
concession buildings. Cars typically last fifteen
yet vintage cars may
Plastic bags from supermarkets may be discarded after one use or collected for a month. Symbiotic plants with architecture serve as an hourglass, signaling changes in time, prompting us to reflect on the lifespan of both natural and man-made elements in our environment.
Liu Shaoqi Former Residence
Root as Trigger
The classification of plants can be broadly categorized into trees, shrubs, herbs, vines, crops, and mosses, each characterized by distinct root system lengths.
Container as Medium
Containers will differ, featuring distinct structures, scale and shape. Ultimately, standardized the dimensions, creating three types of containers: large deciduous trees in concrete cone pillars, moderate-sized shrubs in transparent plastic cone pots suspended from the floor slabs, and flowers and plants directly planted between the cross-shaped beams of the inverted beam-designed structure.
South Elevation Site Plan
On the north side of the Dazhimen Railway Station, plant containers will be installed. The lush vegetation planted on them will create a curtain, concealing tall buildings and emphasizing historical architecture. This allows people on one side of the old alley to visually appreciate the presence of the railway station.
Second Floor
Escape stairs and elevators are set up to span the pedestrian walkway. The structural modules of the pedestrian walkway are standardized with the crossshaped beams. People move through the spaces between cone-shaped pillars and plants.
Sixth Floor
The stairs and ramps form a main sightseeing flow within the building, and the grassy area is covered with furniture, which is like a small park for people to rest, look out over the old street, and meditate on the ancient walls and roofs of the historic building.
Section 1：100
The tips of the columns of two cone-shaped pillars will land on the edge of the circular opening of one cone-shaped pillar and then on the intersection point of two cone-shaped pillars. The two cone-shaped pillars can form angles of 0°, 45°, 90°, and 135° in the plane, creating various configurations.
Plants Serve as The Scale of Time
Taller trees are planted on the higher sides and edges of buildings, and they tend to live longer, ranging from 100 to 300 years. After planting more than 5m shrubs, they tend to live for 30-50 years. The next level mainly plants about 2m small shrubs, they tend to survive for about 10 years. Each floor is also equipped with flowers and plants, they tend to only live 1-5 years. Plants are like gauges of time.
Location: Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Individual work
As we age, each of us undergoes a transformation. At seventeen, we faced the intense pressure of preparing for the college entrance exam, enduring long hours of sedentary study that led to neck and back pain. At twenty-seven, we discovered the toll of irregular sleep patterns, late-night overtime, and hormonal imbalances. Knee supports became an essential accessory for those in their thirties and forties, signaling the manifestation of aging through physical wear and decline.We also began to comprehend the bitterness of the aging process and empathize with the challenges faced by the elderly. In their sixties, physical limitations prevent them from keeping up with the energetic pace of their grandchildren. Memory decline leads them to repeatedly ask their granddaughters the same question, causing irritation. Communication becomes challenging due to hearing loss, and gradually, the desire for conversations with their children diminishes.We start to reflect on whether, as we grow old, we also hope for our children to show us more patience, care, and affection.
The Empathic hospital project combines a hospital for the elderly with a nursing home, aiming to foster mutual understanding between the young and the old. We have established a physical examination center to facilitate health checks for the elderly and allow the younger generation to experience age-related physical decline, understand their sadness, and provide companionship. Additionally, we have created spaces for young people including commercial and entertainment facilities such as supermarkets, banks, children's interest classes, and badminton courts. Young people can engage in activities at our venue while the elderly can observe or participate from their rooms or during walks, thus infusing youthful vitality into their lives.
Module Introduction
Site Plan
The two alien Spaces in the middle of the venue are empathy space. On the left side is the physical examination center, where young people will find their physical functions are declining and begin to understand the difficulties of the elderly and should be more patient with them. On the right side is the recreation center, where young people can walk with their parents, grandparents and grandparents living here. Watching movies, eating, shopping, etc., at the entertainment center.
The beauty of the curves is indicative of flexibility and empathy, while the undulating slopes distinguish the residential units. The facade is made of aluminum and glass. Complementing the preserved trees, the blue sky and the surrounding old and new buildings.
Inside the empathy space entertainment Centre, it can be felt that the winding curved roof extends forward, guiding people forward. A variety of recreational activities and commercial Spaces are arranged around the perimeter.The atrium makes this space very transparent.
Detial Section 1
Empathy Space - Old to Young
Empathy Space - Physical Examination Center
The elderly undergoing surgery will enter the empathy space from the north side, pass by the trees, and then proceed to the preparation room and anesthesia room on the right. They will finally enter the operating room through the atrium. Meanwhile, family members will wait under the tree.
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Nursing Ward
The ground floor and the glazed surface of the building are set as public Spaces, where young people can visit the elderly. There are also some nurse stations for the elderly to check their bodies or give first aid in case of illness. The elderly's room is arranged in the upper floor with good light and can see the vegetation.
The Shift of Empathy Space
The whole building is a linear space, the right side is arranged as a nursing ward, accompanied by more commercial and entertainment public space, the old can feel the vitality of the young; The elderly hospitalized on the left can enter the entertainment space on the right through the recreation center, and the elderly will be transformed into young people; The left side is the hospital inpatient ward and nursing ward. The young people enter the hospital through the physical examination center and feel the difficulty of the old people. The young people transform into the old people and take care of and accompany the old people.The ward is also a linear space, and set the armrest of the elderly, the height of 800mm, is the height of the elderly walking stick. Old people can get anywhere with handrails.
Single Room (For Shelter)
Triple Room (For
04 - Remodeled Student Enclave
Date: Fall 2023, Urban Theory Analysis and Strategy
Topic: Enclave and studentification
Instructor: Sandra Costa Santos
Location: Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scoltland Team work with Pei-Gun Chou, Zhouqi Fu, Xiaoyu Li, Can Xie. In charge of site investigation, theory compilation, design stages, drafting general plans, zoning function planning, street transformation, road network design, and model creation.
The project is located in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow. In our group work, we've identified the boundaries of the student enclave near the University of Glasgow by utilizing Shane's seven key elements. Subsequently, we delved deeper into the larger enclave, conducting smallerscale mapping and site investigations. This led to the identification of three sub-enclaves around the campus, interconnected by armatures.
Concerning studentification, we examined two significant relationships: among different student groups and between students and locals. Segregation is apparent among subenclaves due to factors like faculty distribution, cultural differences, physical obstacles, and economic disparities. The latter relationship is complex, as the area is a high-end district in Glasgow but faces challenges from the growing student population.
Drawing on Kevin Lynch's five elements and David Sim's 'soft city' theory, our objective is to address these issues by reorganizing a network of nodes and paths across the sub-enclaves and extending to the neighborhood. This aims to foster positive engagement between students and residents, creating a unified and soft city. The plan involves adding nodes such as public buildings and open squares for interaction, improving main streets, and establishing green corridors. Long-term strategies include constructing more Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) within enclaves to centralize student housing and free up Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) for locals. The proposed network facilitates various activities, ensuring a vibrant, healthy, safe, unified, and sustainable community.
When describing enclave, David Shawn listed seven elements as the criteria for judging enclave, namely spatial order, attractors, gates, boundary, places of stasis, internal order and typology. After reading the theory, We form our own understanding of enclaves -- In the urban phenomenon of fragmentation, small groups of students are separated and distributed in different places in the city. Then we can identify the areas where they spontaneously gather in such a city scale and with freedom conditions called student enclave.
Studentification
The concept of studentification relies on an increase in ‘Houses of Multiple Occupation’ (HMO). The concept of studentification, defined as disruptive changes from an increase in students in privately rented housing in specific neighborhoods, becomes evident when HMOs exceed 25%.
The University of Glasgow Annex experiences pronounced studentification due to a growing student body, insufficient on-campus housing, and a significant demand for accommodation in the Yorkhill area.
Student Enclave
Enclave B
Enclave A
Enclave C
The drawing was produced by the applicant.
Too few students in residential area
Empthy beds, houses and streets
1. For students and university
Step 1-1 Step 2
University should invest and establish new PBSA to meet student requirements to limit the propotion
The radio of HMO > 25% The radio of HMO > 15%
theappearanceofeconomic(devalorisationof propertyandrentalprices),cultural(closure ofstudent-orientedservices)andphysical (deterioration of the built environment) facets associated with de-studentification (see Smith, 2008)
University enrollment expansion Living condition in PBSA the number of students + PBSA
Good range: proportion of HMO is 20%-25%
Students and residents complement each other
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University improves the living quality of PBSA
Landlords apply to HMO to make money‘commodification
Step 1-3
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The city council limits the propotion of HMO in the area
Too much students in residential area
Seize the housing source, causing trouble to residents
The studenization is severe, and residents leave the area; Temporary students are not responsibleforthehouse,resultingindirty streets; Student activities disturb residents' rest; Students' business forms become the main body, and residents lack relative communityfacilities.
Reasons and Measures of Studentification
Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) is housing for students to live in. The article discusses the phenomenon of studentification in the context of housing trends in Loughborough. Factors contributing to studentification include the popularity of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) among students due to limited Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) availability and lower quality of PBSA. The university's construction of new dormitories aims to address student demand, leading to de-studentification efforts in the community. However, challenges arise, such as street depression and cultural gaps. The dilemma of managing empty HMOs emerges, with the preference for stable, long-term residents complicating the process. The proposal suggests a two-step urban strategy: creating a new student enclave with PBSA and student spaces, followed by enhancing vitality and employment opportunities through industry-university-research bases and commercial/cultural buildings. This approach aims to control student activities, minimize their impact on residents, and attract a diverse population to contribute to Yorkhill's economic and cultural vibrancy.
StudentsI feel that their activities are limited and they don't enjoy myself.
Students don't feel safe mixing with members of the community.
Students have to worry about how to manage the house, repair it, pay utilities and so on.
It is not convenient for univeristy to manage students.
Separate students and residents from living areas
Connect students and residents
Student activity areas, student dormitories, residential areas, and university areas are fragmented.
infrastructure for connecting roads in these areas, and connectivity is not strong enough, making people feel insecure when walking at night.
the newly formed student enclave with
In the map shown the segregated living status between local residents and the area of 3 sub-enclaves, with the surrounding flats less likely to be HMOs property, they could serve single families or young professions. It can be found that enlaveA is mostly a residential area, with students living within the HMO.
B is mostly a gathering area for students. Enclave C is a mix of residents and students.
activities area between international students and traditional students: The map shown the divided areas within and between three sub-enclaves, where traditional students tend to spend their time around local coffee shops, restaurants, and charity shops, while the international students tend to hang around areas with Chinese markets, boba shops and purpose-built student accommodations. Only in occasions where there are “nodes” such as university library, learning hub, banks, stations, and general groceries (Tesco, Sainsbury’s…) that we observed interaction between the activity’s
Student Accommendation Area
Road Network
Students and locals frequently use public green spaces, fostering interaction and relationships. The map links common routes from student dorms to public buildings, such as schools, bus stops, churches and so on. The proposal involves improving existing routes and constructing a new path along the River Kelvin at Enclave B for a safer and more comfortable running environment.
HMO
Hospital
Yorkhill
Nodes 1
PBSA with student canteen, night club, retail store
Nodes 2
PBSA with Flee Market Studying room
greening corridor University campus
The model was produced by Zhouqi Fu, Can Xie, Pei-Gun Chou, Xiaoyu Li and the applicant.
University Exhibition Space
Date Fall 2023
Topic: The architecture design under the planning of the above urban strategy
Instructor: Sandra Costa Santos
Individual work
This is a campus exhibition building located in the yorkhill area of Glasgow, which was generated under the guidance of the "point and line" regional urban strategy, aiming to become a new propaganda base through the construction of an exhibition building to showcase student works of the University of Glasgow. And enhance the communication between students and residents, society. It is located between Glasgow's main gate and Kelvingrove Art museum and has a good natural and cultural landscape. Therefore, this project not only hopes to show the beauty of students' works functionally, but also hopes that visitors can enjoy the charm of the natural landscape here.
Typology Research
Site Plan
Library and Office Art Exhibition
Handicrafts
Handicrafts
05 - Inclusive community connecting neighberhood and transitional residents
Date: Fall 2024, Urban Design Studio 1
Topic: Transitional program
Instructor: Vishaan Chakrabarti, PAU
Location: Sunnyside, Queens, New York, US
Individual work
Human migration is a natural part of life and should be seen as a fundamental human right. However, modern borders have transformed this into a complex and contentious issue, with migration often framed as a "challenge" or "illegal," leading to concerns about economic migrants and homelessness.
New York City, a global urban hub, faces a growing influx of economic migrants and homeless individuals. This reflects its diversity but also highlights weaknesses in social support systems. Our project seeks to embrace these groups, help them integrate, and turn their presence into a source of vitality rather than a burden.
The community provides transitional housing and support services, including English lessons, vocational training, and transitional jobs, helping individuals reintegrate into society, secure stable work, and regain dignity.
Beyond support services, this initiative brings cultural and economic vitality to the area. Economic migrants and homeless individuals contribute to cultural diversity and local economies as workers, consumers, and entrepreneurs. Local residents benefit from inclusivity and shared prosperity, showcasing how migration and community building can foster harmonious coexistence in cities.
2 Small block BIZ,
1 Large block BIZ, moderate greenery and more vehicles
Diverse and Vibrant Communities
of Green Space
This project turns the space beneath the elevated railway into a walkable public spine.
Key intersections are activated with programs like libraries, classrooms, and job centers. A continuous path with rest areas and greenery connects them, creating a safe, lively, and useful space for the community.
Everyone Can Find Their Own Corner Space
Migrant Program Service Center
Sound insulation is set under the bridge, and the building part is insulated from the noise of the street by the green plants on both sides. Plants are grown in containers. Sound
06 - Flushing Industrial Reframe: Making And Living Together
Date: Spring 2025, Urban Design Studio 2
Topic: Industrial urban renewal
Instructor: Damen Rich, Jae Shin, Hector
Location: Willets Point and Flushing, Queens, New York, US Team work with Xinqi Xie
This project reimagines a 45-acre industrial area in Flushing, Queens, as a cooperative urban district where workers and industrial alliances share land, resources, and decisionmaking. Rather than displacing industry for luxury development, it integrates housing, logistics, manufacturing, and public space into a layered urban fabric led by two grassroots organizations.
The Flushing Workers’ Cooperative (FWC) is a worker-owned initiative that builds housing and shared spaces above retrofitted, clean factories. The Flushing Construction Industrial Association (FCIA) represents local industrial businesses, upgrading aging warehouses into modular, low-emission production hubs. Together, they co-develop a rezoning proposal that enables vertical integration of housing and industry, supported by a green industrial fund, a local carbon market, and DOT’s “blue highway” freight strategy.
Through this collaboration, a new civic model emerges—one where workers live above their workplaces, share common yards, and walk through green corridors that connect living and labor. Industrial functions such as distribution centers are no longer spatially isolated but coexist with public life, plazas, and cultural spaces. Urban farms, galleries, and reused industrial remnants bring community into the heart of production.
Here, the land is no longer owned solely by factory capital—it becomes a shared commons, governed by those who work, live, and produce on it. This is not only a proposal for sustainable industrial redevelopment, but a political vision of shared ownership, cooperative growth, and spatial justice.
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Latent Function of Public Plaza - Protest
Playground into a speaker's corner
Private-car-only road with bioswale, rain garden Building façades and plazas have become sites of protest
Green Corridor Linking Production and Residential Areas
Professional Work 01 -Guoliang Art SRTP Center
Project Manager: Chujin Xue, Xiaoqin Hu
Design Team: Yan Xiong, Sheng Luo, Yanyi Chen, Wenshan Luo, Lingfeng Pan , Zhouqi Fu, Yixin Li, Gongwen Lu
Date: 2022
Location: Guo Liang Village, Sha Yao Township, Hui Xian City, Henan Province, China
Located in the cliffside village of Guoliang—famous for its hand-carved mountain road—this project transforms a former elementary school into an art and education retreat. The design pays tribute to the “Sky Road” by extending its spirit through a dramatic circulation path linking classrooms to a rooftop viewing platform. Original stone walls and slanted brick façades are preserved with a new steel frame, while prefabricated wood modules add minimal lodging and service functions. A sunken courtyard and glazed pavilion support outdoor teaching, reactivating a site of collective memory through light-touch construction.
Professional Work 02 - Nanshan Residential Complex
Date: Summer 2024
Firm: OPEN Architecture
Location: Shenzhen, China
Project Manager: Mengxing Cao, Bingjie Shi
Collaborator: Yichao Chen, Daijiro
NAKAYAMA, Jiayue Xu, Zetian Huang
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Date: Fall 2024, Urban Data Analysis
Instructor: Brian Ho
Date: Spring 2025, News Web Production
Instructor: Juan Francisco Saldarriaga Location: Queens, New York, US Team work with Sally Che
https://wenshanluo33.github.io/DataWeb/index.html
Other Work 03 - Generative Urbanism
Instructor: Tom Verebes
Location: Shanghai, China
Team work with Lun Ai, Jagaran Chakma, Chen Chen, Yiwen Fang, Tianyu Ji, Yating Jiang, Anna Pachacz, Peng Tian, Hang Xu, Marcus Kautz, Mehdi Makvandi, Chen Wu, Yiwen Xu, Weisheng Xu, Zihan Xiao, Jianmin Yang, Yu Zhang
Other Work 04 - Seeking Cubes
Individual work
The initial block is created through the insertion, cutting, and extraction of various faces from a cube. The second volume is crafted by intricately embedding two cubes into each other, unveiling different faces and areas within the inner and outer volumes. The third block takes form through precise cuts into the structural cube, while the final block emerges through the meticulous slicing of the combined cubes. This process highlights the dynamic interplay of shapes, volumes, and spatial relationships, resulting in a series of blocks with unique and interconnected geometries.
Date: Summer 2020, Fundamental Architectural Design
Instructor: Xiaonuan Sun, Kun Li, Takayuki Suzuki
Date: Summer 2023, Architectural Digitalfuture
Location: Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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Other Work 05 - Play in the Dormitory
Date: Winter 2020, Architectural Design (2)
Instructor: Kuang-Chein Bee, Dian Zhang, Xiaoqing Hu
Location: Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Individual work
This dormitory is a reflection on the internal situation on campus. The education of Chinese parents from an early age is to compare their children with various people, who studies better than you, who plays the piano better than you. When we got to college, we seemed to start comparing ourselves constantly, and when we found that others had written more words than ourselves, we began to pick up a pen and continue to write. The new residence hall aims to create a place where students can think quietly about life by splitting up the living space, while creating more activities in the common areas for students to interact with each other.
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Other Work 06 - Reinterpreted Perspective in David Hockney
Date: Spring 2024, Design and Research Unit
Instructor: Yorgos Berdos
Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK
Individual work
Other Work 07 -Nomadic City, Wuhan New Babylon
Date: Fall 2022, Special Topics on Architectural Design (collection house)
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Location: Hankou District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Team work with Le Tang, Yixing Li, Xiaoqian Ma, Yue Wu
Mobile Buildings in Architectural History
"Buildings on paper" emerged in the 1960s, mostly in the form of giant structures and movable buildings. From Archigram to Metabolist from Japan... However, while the architects have made many designs that move and combine the modularized buildings, the only time the Zhongyin Capsule Building ever moved was when it was demolished in September 2022! We started to rethink that the solution to modularity might not be to be mobile, but to be easy to build, recyclable, etc. What is the means and destination of mobility?
Re-examining the history, the key point of PLUG-IN CITY is "plug", which is the unstable relationship between the part and the whole. INSTANT CITY is a lightweight way of reconstruction or rapid construction, which emphasizes scene and dynamic process. WALKING CITY should be dismantled because buildings are too heavy and it takes too much to move a huge house. But the furniture seems to move by nature because it is lighter.The movement of city does not directly add limbs to buildings, but is the process of first disassembling into small forms and then assembling into city from small forms. The idea of flow, lightness and nature provided by Toyo ITO provides theoretical support for the landing of the building.W
Constante envisions a modern Babylon inspired by Gypsy nomadic life. Portable homes, like Gypsy trailers, could connect to buildings, forming instant cities. A main circulation would link public spaces, creating a nomadic atmosphere with flow, light, and nature. This concept reflects a mobile city that can assemble anywhere, anytime.
Takayuki Suzuki, Yorgos Berdos, Penny Lewis
The drawings on this page were produced by the applicant.
Modular units .The basic structure remains unchanged, with the walls, roofs and other elements acting as 'pieces of furniture' that the occupants can move and replace on the basic structure. The living space is "inserted" into the basic structure by means of a car, maintaining variability and mobility.
Each caravan is equipped with customized furniture, which we have designed according to the size of the space inside, to meet the basic requirements of people cooking, sleeping and working.In order to increase the efficiency of the use of space, we consider the variability of the furniture, which can be contracted and expanded by folding according to one's needs.
Different RVS can be connected and combined together to form a new space, becoming their own study room, mahjong room, or becoming a self-operated business space, such as a small restaurant.
Other Work 08 - Fabric-Fashion Museum
Date: Fall 2021, Architecture Design Studio (5): Integrated [ Year 3 ]
Instructor: Takayuki Suzuki, Jing Zheng, Kun Li
Location: Hankou District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
Individual work
This design explores the idea of “fabric” in fashion to define beauty within a diverse community. Surrounded by historic and modest buildings, the site presents both simply dressed locals and colorful visitors. Fabric becomes a unifying element—revealing beauty, hiding flaws, and inviting personal expression. The relationship between cloth and people parallels that of architecture and users. I abstracted this into bone, skin, and cloth: the bone is the building’s core with thick walls holding pipes and displays; the skin is the thermal outer layer; and the cloth is the outermost surface, blocking unwanted views and framing better ones.
