Architecture Portfolio

P O R T F O L I O

PERSONAL INFO (3-4) STUDNET HOUSING (5-10) ANTI MUSEUM (11-18) FLOATING HOUSE (19-24) NOIR THEATRE (25-32) TECH CENTRE (33-36) OTHER PROJECTS (37-42) PERSONAL WORKS (43-44)

PERSONAL INFO

Name: Stella Zhang Contect: +61 426953732 Email: Lw.stellazhang@gmail.com 3

PERSONAL INFO

Skills

Design - Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit, SketchUp Visualization - Vray for Rhino, D5

Post production - Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Bridge

Other - 3D printing, Laser cutting, Vacuum former, Microsoft Office, Stable Diffusion

Education

M. Arch - The University of Sydney, Australia 2024-Current B. Arch - The University of Sydney, Australia 2018-2023

Architectural Intern

King City, Shandong Architectural Planning and Design Co.,LTD. China Jun 2020-Sep 2020

XinXing Design Group, China Dec 2019-Feb 2020

Academic Projects Bamboo Apparatus sem 1

Noir Theatre sem 6

Hybird Building sem 3

Anti-Museum sem 8

Parasitic Gallery sem 2 Refugee House sem 4 Tech Centre sem 5

Student Housing sem 7 Floating House sem 9

Languages

English, Mandarain

Interests

Handpoke tattoo, Music, Fashion, Film, Art, Cats, Travel, Old thing, Nature.

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STUDENT HOUSING

BRIEF

This project creates a transparent, communal living space for Aboriginal students in Sydney, encouraging connection through shared kitchens, gardens, and open corridors. Native plants and semi-outdoor paths foster links to land, water, and culture. The Rotunda becomes a public art gallery, while rooftop spaces support creative and agricultural uses. Using breathable materials like glass and perforated metal, the design reflects Aboriginal values of openness and storytelling, with ochre tones inspired by rock art.

Address: 96 City Rd, Sydney NSW 2008 Typology: Adaptive reuse architecture Software: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lumion

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1. Planting area – Ornamental plants 2. Communal area – Living room 3. Communal area – Kitchen & dining area 4. Planting area – Ornamental plants & vegetables 5. Bedroom 6. Toilet & bath 7. Central corridor 8. Sinks and planting areas for native plants

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FACADE DETAILS & INTERIOR RENDER

1. 3mm perforated aluminium (anodised) waterproof panel with square holes 2. 50/25/3mm steel RHSs in ventilated cavity, fixed metal panel to steel column railing 3. 70/70/3mm steel SHS steel column railing 4. 60/100mm steel plate fixed railing columns to concrete slab 5. 200mm precast concrete slab 6. Under slab insulation 7. Exterior concrete protection slab 8. Rigid insulation 9. 500/300mm concrete beam 10. Clear corrugated polycarbonate sliding doors (four in total), fixed to concrete slabs 11. Vertical openable polycarbonate windows 12. 50/50/3mm steel SHS window frames 13. 70/70/3mm steel SHS window frames 14. Planting area

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EXTERIOR RENDER & PHYSICAL MODEL

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ANTI-MUSEUM

BRIEF

The ANTI Museum in Parramatta reimagines the museum as an open, interactive space that supports artistic development and rejects traditional, isolated exhibition formats. Located in John Andrews’ renovated Octagon building, it aligns with Parramatta’s focus on cultural growth, offering both short- and long-term projects through flexible atelier spaces, temporary exhibits, and public zones.

Rather than imposing linear visitor flows, the design encourages movement and engagement through open corners, resource areas, and discussion spaces. Key elements like the lightweight café extension and rooftop balconies open up the building to public life, creating transparency and visibility.

Address: 110 George St, Parramatta NSW 2008 Typology: Adaptive reuse architecture Software: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, Revit, D5

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ORGANISATIONAL DIAGRAM & SITE PLAN

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FACADE DETAILS & MOMENTS

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Entrance terrace

Resource space

Ticket & lounge area

Permanent exhibition

Atelier studio

Administration office

EXTERIOR RENDERS

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FLOATING HOUSE

BRIEF

How can we prevent the displacement of coastal communities affected by flooding and sea level rise through architecture?

This research project proposes a floating, modular housing system that allows coastal communities—like those in the Marshall Islands—to adapt in place rather than relocate. By integrating vernacular design with sustainable systems for water, energy, and food, the architecture supports both environmental resilience and cultural continuity.

Rather than viewing displacement as inevitable, the project offers a grounded, community-led alternative that respects identity, social cohesion, and the right to remain. It shows how architecture can respond not only to climate threats, but also to the emotional, cultural, and political dimensions of adaptation.

Address: Majuro Atoll, The Marshall Islands Typology: Climate-responsive architecture Software: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, Revit, Enscape, Midjourney

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SOCIAL & CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM MAPPING

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FLOODING IMPACT BY SEA LEVEL RISE & MASTER PLAN

Flood level: 0.1-0.25m Flood level: 0.25-0.5m Flood level: 0.5-1m Flood level: 1-1.5m Flood level: 1.5-2m+ Assets at risk of strom surge Assets at high risk of flooding

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1. Disable Bridge 2. Port 3. Floating House 4. Communal Shelter/ Kiosk 5. Shared Agricultural Area 6. Shared Fishing Area

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Thatched roof, locally sourced Coconut Palm trees, easily maintained and replaced

Lightweight timber frames, locally sourced Coconut Palm trees Interior timber elements, locally sourced Hibiscus Tiliaceus trees

Woven thatch panels, made by locals

ø 20,000mm, Hexagonal hardwood slab, locally sourced Jijo trees/ Ironwood trees, can be replaced, gravel paving

150 x 300mm, Rectangular hollow section (RHC), screwed to hardwood slab, with zinc coated 100 x 150mm, Rectangular hollow section (RHS), bolted to T-beams, with zinc coated

Steel anchor element with zinc coated, allows vertical differential movement, connected to metal chain then to neighbors

Prefabricated steel truss structure, welded together, support buoyancy drums, with zinc coated

ø 1,000m, 96 Recycled plastic drums, tied together with local bamboo strips

ø 10,000mm, Artificial coral reef installation, specialized marine grade concrete, incorporates locally sourced recycled oyster shells, connected to truss structure with anchor, screwed together

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FLOATING HOUSE TYPICAL PLANS

1. Kitchen 2. Bathroom 3. Outdoor laundry Ground floor A - structure only

1. Kitchen 2. Bathroom 3. Outdoor laundry 4. Open lounge 5. Open kitchen 6. Dining/ living area 7. Bedroom Ground floor B - with furnitures

Attic floor A - structure only

1. Bedroom 2. Flexible space Attic floor B - with furnitures

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The floating house design offers two adaptable models to accommodate the diverse needs of the Marshallese community in Majuro. Type A provides a basic structural framework, or "skeleton," allowing residents the flexibility to personalize and expand their homes incrementally, aligning with traditional self-building practices and cultural values.

Type B, on the other hand, delivers a fully equipped home with complete furnishings and functional spaces, ensuring immediate habitability for families seeking a ready-to-move-in solution. Both models aim to integrate cultural continuity, climate resilience, and spatial flexibility, enabling the community to adapt and thrive amidst environmental challenges.

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NOIR THEATRE

BRIEF

The Noir Theatre is a speculative architectural proposal situated on Cockatoo Island, inspired by the psychological atmosphere and visual language of film noir. Designed as an immersive, fragmented spatial experience, the theatre reimagines performance architecture through themes of anxiety, obsession, loneliness, and nothingness.

Visitors navigate disorienting circulation paths, sensory thresholds, and layered volumes that reflect the genre’s emotional and moral complexity. Blurring boundaries between stage and audience, the design separates public and performer routes while embedding performance spaces within a labyrinthine structure. Using a deconstructed aesthetic and dark, industrial materials, the project creates a haunting, cinematic journey that reflects the island’s history of isolation and decay.

Address: Cockatoo Island, NSW 2110 Typology: Performance architecture Software: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, Vray

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9 EMOTIONS & SITE ANALYSIS

Double Indemnity, 1944 Suspense

12 Angry Men, 1957 Apathy

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920 Anxiety

An extremely subdued and even depressing approach to this already certain story of desire and betrayal.

Lengthy path with no clear entrance visible before entering the space.

Prejudice, reasonable doubt. The ability to remain sceptical at all times.

Extremely thick walls, hidden entrances, collective unconsciousness, indifferent jurors.

Expressionism, the demand to break through the appearance of things and express their inner substance. Pessimism, fatalism.

Porous, multi-door spaces, hard to make choices.

Fight Club, 1999 Loneliness

The shining, 1980 Eeriness

Fargo, 1996 Escape

A parable of social life of a highly subversive nature. Nothingness makes people suffer and makes them want to recover the reality of their existence in various ways.

Self, Ego, Superego. Loneliness in the third view in a glass room.

The ubiquitous psychological cues make it startling to realise that the purest fear is not of ghosts or monsters but of the mind.

Similar to liminal space, dark and narrow space, low perspective oppression.

Set in a snow-covered area, it contrasts with the traditional black background, which is clearer than black, while blurred sense of escape.

Embodied space for physical mobility difficulties.

Vertigo, 1958 Obsession

Taxi Driver, 1976 Nothingness

Memento, 2000 Fragment

The element of the spiral that appears several times in the film exemplifies obsession.

A shot of a stairwell from above succeeds in creating the dizzying psychological sensation of the protagonist's fear of heights.

A lonely profession, travelling through citites and lights but not being able to fit in, witnessing all the happy, dirty things.

The nothingness of looking at rippling water but not being able to touch it.

The director is good at deconstruct techniques, creating a fragmented atmosphere with 13 fragments, looking for the so-called reality in the movie.

Shifting, randomised space, tipping, twisting, bending of parts, elements.

Parramatta Wharf - main public entry

Eastern Apron Northern Apron Plateau

Shoreline Existing vegetations Significant vegetations Tunnel Sandstone outcrops Silvergull nesting area Possible small boat berthing Pedestrain access Vehicular access

Sutherland Dock

Fitzroy Dock Southern Apron

Landscaped pavement Artificial pavement Outlook Landmark Sutherland Wharf

Former Fitzroy Wharf - alternative access

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SITE DRIFTING MAPPING 1 parramatta river wharf Take a ferry into Cockatoo Island, and the scenery along the way will come into view.

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Here we are！ Cockatoo Island was a notorious prisons, reform schools and shipyards.

3 The Northern Apron

Most of the significant vegetation on the island comprises planted ornamentals on the central sandstone area, there are banks of ferns growing on the sandstone cutting.

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Stay in Cockatoo Island's urban campground to enjoy unbeatable views of Sydney Harbour, access to picnic spots, waterfront cafés and historic landmarks.

waterfront campground

5 The island presents a terrain that is high in the centre and low around it. Steps connect the surrounding area to the higher part in the centre. In addition, there are two tunnels that run underneath the higher land.

6 There's also plenty to explore after dark, such as lighting a campfire to gather people. During the day the bonfire site looks like a mysterious ceremonial site.

The Northern Apron

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The site, which extends towards the water's edge, is sunny, flat and open, attracting seagulls and other birds to gather.

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The island surrounded by deep water,and the island’s convicts employed in the construction of a dry dock between 1857 and 1991.

The island has a large number of sandstone and steel parasitic or combined buildings.

13 The Plateau

The floor of the dockyard where the ships are docked is rusted with metal and sea water.

Go through the southern stairs to the The Plateau, which are full of reused buildings, parks and viewpoints.

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The island has an industrial feel, dominated by steel equipment, sandstone buildings, brick buildings and steel structures.

A centrepiece of the convict trail and interpretation of the gaol. Possible use for functions and events.

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Child-scaled water view observation point draws people to this corner.

Arts and cultural events held on Cockatoo Island, such as the Biennale of Sydney, have attracted more visitors to the island.

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The Southern Apron Potential re-use of dry dock with envirnomental controls for dewatering of dock, drydock and display or mooring of ship.

The two tunnels run northern apron and southern apron, and southern and eastern apron.Pedestrian and vehicular are accessible.

The southwestern side of the island is primarily a docking area for current usage and is full of boats of all sizes. fitzroy dock

16 Eastern Apron Park Great potential as a significant civic space, with the flexibility to allow for events or for the siting of a major cultural facility.

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1. Public access 2. Auditorium folded seats 3. Escape 4. Obsession 5. Waterfront observation point 6. Loading dock 7. Dockyard 8. Staff access 9. Stage 10. Backstage

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1. Entrance 2. Anxiety 3. Box office 4. Route 1 intro corner 5. Route 2 intro corner 6. Route 3 intro corner 7. Loneliness 8. Rehearsal room 9. Meeting room 10. Obsession 11. Escape 12. Space introduction corner 13. Staff changing room 14. Freight elevator 15. Storage 16. Backstage 17. Scene dock 18. Experimental theatre 19. Performance organisation 20. Auditorium 21. Gift shop 22. Book shop 23. Resting corner 24. Kitchen 25. Water view cafe 26. Bathroom 27. Eeriness 28. Fragment 29. Office 30. Sublime theatre

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SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE RENDER & EXTERNAL RENDER

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EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE, CAFE & ESCAPE SPACE RENDER

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SPACE FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM

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TECH CENTRE

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This project envisions a dynamic cultural and tech hub that blends fabrication labs, exhibition spaces, and a café within a landscape of sensory gardens. Designed to foster creativity, community, and ecological awareness, the architecture integrates tactile materials, passive systems, and immersive spatial experiences. A continuous curved ramp and open polycarbonate façades invite exploration and blur indoor-outdoor boundaries. The result is a resilient, inclusive public space that connects Redfern, South Eveleigh, and USYD through learning, making, and sensory engagement.

Address: Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW 2015 Typology: Community tech and culture hub Software: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, Vray

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A. Tech hub 1. Workspace 2. Digital & fabrication lab 3. Creative studio 4. Lecture room 5. Bathroom B. Multi-purpose hall 6. Panel display area 7. Stage 8. Lounge 9. Storage 10. Bathroom 11. Observation deck (1st floor) 12. Dark room - digital display area 13. Products display area

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D. Cafe 16. Semi-outdoor bar 17. Indoor dining area 18. Bathroom

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Solar panels + 5° sloped plaster cladding + waterproofing insulation + plaster board 50mm translucent polycarbonate panel, bolted onto glulam column

Secondary structure: 30mm steel rods Cross bracing fixed to edge beam with hinge joint Edge beam embedded into glulam columns Primary structure: one-way spanning portal frame 200mm glulam beam, screwed to glulam column (rigid frame) 200mm glulam column, fixed to rigid column base

Suspended floor system (highlighted part): 150mm precast concrete slab + 3m load bearing wall

150mm concrete floor system + timber floor cladding

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OTHER PROJECTS

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PHOTOGRAPHY

OTHER PROJECTS

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PHYSICAL MODEL

PHYSICAL MODEL

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GRASSHOPPER DESIGN

GRASSHOPPER DESIGN

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PERSONAL WORKS

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HANDPOKE TATTOO DESIGN

HANDPOKE TATTOO DESIGN

PERSONAL WORKS

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