portfolio, spring 2019

LU CHIEH YOUNG PORTFOLIO 2019

contents

1. representation of Eshrick house 1

2. square spiral

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3. taipei city's urban sprawl mapping 29 4. representation of geometric light

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5. oblicube 49

6. disappeared native trees hut

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7. barcelona pavilion extension 65

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1 representation of Eshrick house, a house by Louis I. Kahn

"I think that a plan is a society of rooms. A real plan is one in which rooms have spoken to each other. When you see a plan, you can say that it is the structure of the spaces in their light." (Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn, page 36)

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1.1 representation of Eshrick house by drawing

By visualizing the relationship between the rooms, the project aimed at discussing whether the rooms have spoken to each other.

Since each room consists of vertical and horizontal lines, the identities of rooms were defined by diagonal lines and made them intersect each other.

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1.2 representation of Eshrick house by model

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c b

It extended to the third dimension while retaining the quantity identities (vector and area) of the rooms, in order to represent the dialogue of the rooms.

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1.2 representation of Eshrick house by model

Fencing off rooms by walls does not represent rooms spoken to each other.

If the walls can be tilted like books on a shelf, the structure will be more stable, and the space begins to intertwine like exchanging knowledge.

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1.2 representation of Eshrick house by model

The rooms which have spoken to each other could be considered as a good relationship of the space, but the intersection of the lines or planes does not necessarily means a good relationship.

The good relationship of architecture comes from thoughtful making space, hierarchy, organizing, problem discussion and different things. The good relationship does not only present through visual form.

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2.1 square spiral, by line model

It is an experiment of seeking dynamic stability, rhythm and harmony of mathematics, geometry and space.

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z

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a4

a1

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i. a1, a2, a3, a4 ....

1, 2, 3, 4 .... → → +A,+A,+A,+A ....

2.1 square spiral, by line model

ii. x, y,-x, -y, x, y .... → x, y, z, -x, -y, -z, x, y, z ....

It is a three-dimensional square spiral that increases the constant length of each line part and changes direction according to the x, y, z, -x, -y, -z directions.

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z’

i. +A,+A,+A,+A .... ii. x', y', z', -x', -y', -z', x', y', z' .... → x', y', z', -x', -y', -z', x', y', z' .... iii. a1, a2, √2a3, a4, a5, √2a6 .... → a1, a2, √2a3, a4, a5, √2a6 .... → a1, a2, √2b3, a4, a5, √2b6 .... x’

2.2 square spiral, by drawing

y’

To represent the three-dimension model into a two dimension drawing, it turned the z-axis an axis which makes angle 45 degrees both x and y axes, and changed the basic unit of the length of the line part which extending in the z-axis direction to √2 times.

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L

L

W

The 45-degree angle parallelogram paperboards compose the model to represent the 45 degrees from the drawing and the three-dimensional square spiral again.

2.3 square spiral, by paperboard model

The long sides(L) of all paperboard and the short sides(W) in the x' and y' directions base on the drawing. The short sides of the the z' direction base on the previous x' direction paperboard.

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coordinates

2.3 square spiral, by paperboard model

In order to make the vertebral board precisely, it integrated the series i to v as an algorithm to evaluate the threedimensional coordinates.

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z’

i. +A,+A,+A,+A .... ii. x', y', z', -x', -y', -z', x' .... iii. a, a, b, a, a, b ....

x’

2.3 square spiral, by paperboard model

y’

The paperboard model extended to three-dimensional with keeping series i to iii.

Moreover, the model on a horizontal plane and suspension presented quite different.

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iv. c, d, c, c, d', c, c, d, c ....

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5 ....

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v. 4, 5, 4, 5 .... → e, f, e, f ....

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i. +A,+A,+A,+A .... ii. x', y', z', -x', -y', -z', x' .... ....

iii. a, a, b, a, a, b .... iv. c, d, c, c, d', c .... v. e, f, e, f ....

2.3 square spiral, by paperboard model

The paperboard connection sequence followed the the series iv and v to represent the rhythm of square spiral.

By integrating into the series i to v, the composition represent dynamic monumentality through space.

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2.3 square spiral, by paperboard model

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urban area 1895

1921

depth

3.1 taipei city's urban sprawl mapping

1895

1921 It is a project of Taipei city's urban sprawl history mapping and representation.

The grey areas represented the urban areas, and the darker the grey, the earlier the development.

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main street 1895

1907

1921

width

3.1 taipei city's urban sprawl mapping

The lines represented the main streets, and the thicker the earlier the development.

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3.1 taipei city's urban sprawl mapping

overlapping the urban area and roads mapping

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urban area 1895

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depth

3.2

1921

height

taipei city's urban sprawl mapping by model

Transferred the grey areas to the transparent acrylic rods, and the higher the earlier the development.

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3.2

taipei city's urban sprawl mapping by model

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4.1 representation of geometric light

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4.2 representation of geometric light by drawing

The drawing and following model represented the abstract composition and qualities of the geometries.

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4.3 representation of geometric light by paperboard model

solid

void

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4.3 representation of geometric light by paperboard model

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5 oblicube

Oblicube is a construction toy which as oblique cube, came from tilting the cube to every plane as a 45 degrees parallelogram.

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5 oblicube

Because the unit has directionality, combining the two will have the potential to be different from the cubes.

basic unit

basic unit

unit a

unit b

unit c

unit d

The combination logic here is to let two units share at least one plane and one edge.

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5 oblicube

Unit c can continue with more units c, and unit d is also.

Two units c can be grouped the same as two units d.

Therefor, unit c can be continued with unit d.

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5 oblicube

By continuing this combination, units c and units d can be locked together to form a wall.

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5 oblicube

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6 disappeared native trees hut

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It's a complaint of disappeared native trees, and it's also a representation of "primitive hut". The project attempted to arouse attention to indigenous tree species.

Some said that architecture start from four trees, but three lines can define a pace in three dimensions.

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plan: 1/100

The 3-4-5 triangle is the well-known right-angled triangle of the natural number. Therefore, the project began with it.

Except for the floor-to-ceiling windows on the west side and the entrance room on the north side, there is no other lighting facility, so the rest of the floor-to-ceiling windows on the west side are dark, in an attempt to focus on this spot.

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6 disappeared native trees hut

sketches

elevation north: 1/100

section: 1/100

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corner sketch

6 disappeared native trees hut

The walls are made of various native tree wood. The interior walls are smooth and engraved with the species disappeared year of here and the outside is unprocessed.

window sketch

If people are attracted to the light and walked to the window, the scene in front of them will be a withered and long pool, trying to make people think about the importance of the tree.

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7 barcelona pavilion extension

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site plan

7 barcelona pavilion extension

The site of the extension is selected at the rear of the house, in order not to overly affect the original facade.

section

plan

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a+b b a

geometry porpotion

a+b

grid and structure

symmetry and balance

7 barcelona pavilion extension

The design comes from the analysis of the pavillion attempt ing to dialogue with the original space.

enclosure

separated space

sight

circulation

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rotation and cohesion

θ1= θ2 height and inclination

7 barcelona pavilion extension

The extension space tries to create a rotating and cohesive force that attracts people to stay and cross.

The height of the extension is to not overly affect the original building facade, and the angle of the wall is from the stairs and the elevation difference.

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7 barcelona pavilion extension

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