In Freiheit, Mingxi is responsible for design package delivery, design aesthetic and graphic/ drawing clarity for strong client presentation. He has worked with Wayde Tardif in multiple multifamily RFPs and support design package delivery including code study, sustainablity strategies, masterplanning, TOD analysis, building and floorplan design. He also uses Revit in building permits, design development and construction drawing for detail drafts and refinement.
Selected Projects:
Seattle WOSCA Site C40/WSDOT Development Competition
3126 Hill Ave Mixed-Use Housing
Tacoma Mixed-Use Development
University District Mixed-Use High-Rise
DOE Townhouse, 50%SD - 100%CD
360 Holly St Residential
Project Designer | Genarchitects Shanghai, China
09/2020 - 01/2022
Genarchitects(genarchitects.cn/) is a award-winning architectural design firm focusing on hotel/hospitality/education projects. As a project designer, Mingxi led two mass timber projects and complete from PD to SD, seemlessly working with MEP, sustainability, and contractors. His responsiblity included but not limited to building design, project management, client meeting, site travel, grasshopper modelling, and spec writing. Being strictly aesthetic and material qulity driven, this experience equiped him knowledge for highquality building design and construction.
Selected Projects:
Lost Villa Mass Timber Hotel, Project Designer, PD-100%DD
Tazhuang Mass Timber Community Center, Project Designer, PD-50%CD, in construction
Juanzong Apartment and Book Hotel, 50%DD-100%CD, in construction
Designer | Anderson Anderson Architecture San Francisco, CA
06/2022 - 08/2022
Mingxi has worked with Prof. Mark Anderson and Peter Anderson for over 2 years in graduate school projects. For acknowledgement on Mingxi's studio works, Mark provided opportunities to work in his Atelier for Mass Timber residential projects and exhibition projects.
Urban Designer | gmp Architekten Shenzhen, China 04/2020 - 08/2020
In gmp Architekten, Mingxi worked as a key character delivering urban design package and present to Stephan Schütz partnered in German headquarter. Integrating with his knowledge in Landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture design, Mingxi designed highquality urban artifacts including large pedestrian bridges, city axis, and landmark high-rises, which share first place with OMA in Future City TOD Competition in Chengdu, China.
Selected Projects:
Chengdu Future City Railway Station TOD, International Competition 1st Prize with OMA Chengdu Smart City TOD, International Competition 4th Prize
Landscape Designer | Pubang Landscape Guangzhou, China
04/2019 - 09/2019
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Architecture in Building Technology 01/2022 - 05/2023
South China University of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture + Planning 09/2015 - 07/2020
AWARDS
1st Prize - Shandong Weihai Art Museum Competition
Stephen Lenci Award - Thesis Project Research Funding at UC Berkeley
Design Excellence - for Project "Mass Timber Wine Showroom" at UC Berkeley
REFERENCES
The below are references that can be reached out for details:
Peter Anderson David Jaehning
Principal/Owner
Anderson Anderson Architecture c: 206.856.7664
e: waydetardif@mac.com
Continuing Lecturer at UC Berkeley c: 415.272.9444
e: david_jaehning@ berkeley.edu
Mingxi Zhu
Mixed-Use Climate Strategies Seattle, WA
Green Space & City Amenities on the Highway Buffer Area
Hotel-Front City Lobby as a safe Pedestian Entry from Pioneer Square
Hotel Roof Garden & Green Space
Green Roof & Water Collection System
Designated Primary Pedestrian Street & Outdoor Restaurant Seats
On-site PV Electric Generation System on Rooftop
Thru-block Pedestrian Street to Backside Public Amenity Space
Residential Rooftop Planted Space
WSF Rooftop Public Lobby
Ferry Culture & Heritage Plaza
Mingxi Zhu
The award-winning competition proposal focus on building sustainablity and efficient/comfortable working environment.
The concept purposing a single dense building cluster instead of multiple buildings, in order to leave a vast space for public parks. Mingxi led the overall building planning and building sustainability tests optimized the performance of the dense building and provide firm support for lowering regional energy consumption and carbon emission.
Responsibility:
1. Led building planning and design
2. Building system design
3. Climate Studio data collecting
4. Summerize effective parameters
5. Optimization based on testing results
Sustainability Planing and Building Design Guangzhou, China
Mingxi Zhu
Guangzhou, China
Mingxi Zhu
The project focuses on design, daylight and thermal optimization of a Pool Facility. Design used large area of glass facade to maintain its modulized form. To address glare and high energy consumption, the design use Climate Studio to test 4 options based on the performance of aluminum facade infiltration, wall/roof assembly, ensuring a light, temperature-friendly, and energy-efficient pool environment.
Responsibility:
1. Climate Studio data collecting 2. Summerize effective parameters
3. Optimization based on testing results
Sustainability Design via Climate Studio San Francisco, CA
Mingxi Zhu
Sustainability
Alternative
Alternative
Parameter
Mingxi Zhu
Project Designer, PD-CD
The community center contains a basketball court and recreation space. The design concept is that wood sticks are casually place on the ground and "Accidentally form a space".
Responsibility:
1. Project Management
2. Parametric model with grasshopper
3. M.E.P. system integrating strategies.
4. Rhino/Grasshopper structural test
5. Consultant coordination
6. Revit plan set/detail drawing
Tazhuang Mass Timber Community Center
Tazhuang Beauty Valley Development Szechuan, China
Asphalt Shingle
Plywood Sheathing
Plywood Sheathing
Glu-lam Beams
Glu-lam Girders
Concrete Columns
Integrated Building Envelope with MEP Shafts
Mingxi Zhu
Project Designer, PD-DD
A luxury hotel with 25-30 rooms is planned at the foot of Mt. Emei Mass Timber system is used to provide rapid construction and minimized site impact.
1. Project Management
2. VR Enscape/Rendering
3. Client and consultant meeting
4. Rhino/Grasshopper structural test
5. Revit plan set/detail drawing
6. Interior design, Spec writing
7. M.E.P. concept and modelling
LOST VILLA HOTEL
Mass Timber Hotel on Greenfield Szechuan, China
Mingxi Zhu
DD-CA
The award-winning project developed by Aryana provide an attracting noveler hotel and a luxury apartment.
Communicating with structural engineers and mechnical engineers are the daily task of this project because the MEP systems are designed to be exposed, which needs precise drawing and construction to achieve a wellordered look.
1. Detail sets(Revit)
2. Structure/MEP drawing review
3. RFI writing
4. Coordination with on-site architect
APARTMENT AND BOOK HOTEL
ARANYA North Shore Youyi Bay Community Development Hebei, China
JUANZONG
Mingxi Zhu
The project is a wine flagship store with an open wine-producing lab in making, tasting, and selling wine. Mass timber is used as main structural and finishing materials in order to explore the structural aesthetic of this sustainable construction type.
Responsibility:
1. Led building planning and design
2. Mech system design
3. Revit Modelling
4. Interior Design
5. Physical model laser cutting and sawing
MASS TIMBER WINE SHOWROOM
Building Concept and Design Development 2399 Market st., San Francisco, CA
Mingxi Zhu
The project is an International Open Architectural Competition for the new Experimental Puppetry Arts Centre. The design optimized the old building circulation, add a large theater, and necessary accessory space such as parking, warehouses, rehearsal space. It` defines a freestanding cube box with long-span structure, creating space without columns, achiving highly flexible use of the building.
Responsibility:
1. Led building planning and design
2. Structural Concept
3. Interior Design
4. Graphic Production
STATE PUPPET THEATER EXPANSION
Historical Addition Competition Stara Zagora 6000, 46 Gen. Gurko St., Bulgaria
Mingxi Zhu
The competition is hold by YAC and call for design ideas for the new Weihai Art Museum at mountain side. The design imagines an overhang cable structure pulled from one side to minimize the load of the other side, in order to create space without columns. The shape of the building follows the mountain, clinging on the ground, grabbing a sense of nature.
Responsibility:
1. Led building planning and design
2. Structural Concept
3. Interior Design
4. Graphic Production
Competition 1st Prize Shandong, China
Mingxi Zhu
J2 Housing collaborates with Freiheit Architecture in developing affordable housing in multiple sites. The series help study the land use feasibility and discuss different strategies in maximizing financial possibility. Mingxi is responsible for delivering clear and strong design package.
J2 MIXED-USE SERIES
TOD Mixed-Use Housing Development
Great Seattle Area, WA
Role:
1. Masterplanning
2. Building Design, Planset Drawing
3. Graphic Production/Hand-drawing
4. Code Study/Feasibility Study
J2 Tacoma
J2 Lynnwood
Mingxi Zhu
In gmp Architekten, Mingxi worked as a key character delivering urban design package and present to Stephan Schütz partnered in German headquarter. Integrating with his knowledge in Landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture design, Mingxi designed highquality urban artifacts including large pedestrian bridges, city axis, and landmark high-rises.
Responsibility:
1. Central axis drafting and design iterations
2. Tower massing design/model grasshopper
3. Pavilions design at central axis.
4. Coordination with chief designer
5. Graphic production
CHENGDU SMART CITY TOD Urban Design and High Rise Design Szechuan, China
Mingxi Zhu
In gmp Architekten, Mingxi worked as a key character delivering urban design package and present to Stephan Schütz partnered in German headquarter. Integrating with his knowledge in Landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture design, Mingxi designed highquality urban artifacts including large pedestrian bridges, city axis, and landmark high-rises.
Responsibility:
1. Central axis drafting and design iterations
2. Tower massing design/model grasshopper
3. Pavilions design at central axis.
4. Coordination with chief designer
5. Graphic production
FUTURE CITY RAILWAY STATION TOD
Urban Design and Railway Station Renovation Design Szechuan, China
