portfolio LI MINGXUAN mingxuantealli@gmail.com (323)940-8851
Education Southwest Jiaotong University 09/2014 - 06/2019 Major: Architecture Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
University of Southern California 09/2019 - 05/2021 Major: Architecture Degree: Master of Architecture Certificate: Sustainable Design
Interns Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. (BIAD) 09/20/2018 - 01/31/2019 Assisted in multiple projects, including Nepal Temple, Fuzhou Culture Center, Taishan Vistor Center, Beijing Di'anmen Street Renovation, Beijing Capital Steel Factory Renovation, Di'anmen Shopping Mall, etc. Provided creative concept solutions and maintained all blueprint flies, ducuments, and records Conducted reports on the progress of projects and presented results to managers Communicated and worked closely with other professional Architects Assisted in drawing diagrams, preparing presentation documents, building digital models, site surveys, drawing floor plans
Mingxuan Li (323)940-8851 mingxuantealli@gmail.com
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre project team, China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd. 07/24/2017 - 08/04/2017 Site survey of Tianjin CTF Finance Center Tianjin Dacheng International Engineering Co., Ltd. 08/21/2017 - 09/01/2017 Participated in regular meetings in projects Site survey Yidao (Tianjin) Digital Technology Co., Ltd. 02/13/2017 - 02/17/2017 Assisted rendering and production of architectural drawings. Tianjin Dazhi Tiancheng Architecture Consultancy 07/18/2016 - 07/29/2016 Reviewed policies, geotechnical investigation report and construction drawings Replied review comments and issued qualification certificates
Research Experience Research on Stereotype and Variation of Three-Bay Structure (university-level) 05/2016 - 04/2017 Advisor: Zhang Yu Team leader Analyze three-bay structure's of traditional buildings; summarize variations of structure using and its formation methods.
Relevant Certifications/Licenses LEED Green Associate
Skills Rhino Sketch up Revit Maya Unity AutoCad
Adobe Adobe Adobe Adobe Adobe
Photoshop Indesign Illustrator Premiere Lightroom
Physical modeling Vary Hand sketching Grasshopper Fabrication
Mandarin English
To, The Hiring Manager,
SCHOOL WORKS
Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to express my sincere interest in the position with your company. I am enclosing my resume to give you a good idea as to why I see myself as a good applicant for the job. With five intern experiences in both commercial and residential architecture, I am confident in my ability to immediately add value to your team. I got my Master degree of Architecture and Certificate of Sustainable Design from University of Southern California in May, 2021. Also, I got my Bachelor degree of Architecture from Southwest Jiaotong University. From the job posting, it shows that you need an architect with knowledge from working on hands-on models to 3D rendering skills. The company is looking for one to work together and build a better world, and I think my experiences at schools and at BIAD could help me to play the role, including: - Collaboration. Though my internship at BIAD is not long, I participated in 8 different projects in 5 months, including Central Street Renovation, High Speed Rail Station, Cultural Arts Center, Conference Center,etc. From site surveying to presentation materials preparation, working on different processes of projects and collaborating with colleagues is a daily workflow for me. - Studious. I learned and developed many skills and abilities, and carried over well into the architectural designer role. Besides working at BIAD, I also have four more short internships. From site survey to construction, I experienced different working periods of a project. I am confident to adapt to a new environment and learn new skills quickly. As evident in my accomplishments, I am very pleased with the work I did, and if I have the opportunity to prove myself to you, I will come with the same enthusiasm. I appreciate your time toward my application. I will be pleased to be given a chance for an interview to discuss myself with you. Thank you for your consideration.
SHOWING STAGE
College student art center
REBIRTH Building renovation
CITY -VIEW
High-rise design
URBAN STAGE
Co-working building
HILLS
Passengers center
SELF-GROWING BLOCKS Modular
LAYERS BY LAYERS Building on extreme site
Sincerely, Mingxuan Li
PROFESSIONAL CHANG CULTURL ART CENTER CENTER STREET RENOVATION
References: Lu Li, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Design, Southwest Jiaotong University Email: lilu@home.swjtu.edu.cn ( Available to contact) Xinping Wang, Project Leader, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd. (BIAD) Phone: +86 13801321902 (Not available to contact)
CONFERENCE CENTER IN NEPAL
SHOWING STAGE COLLEGE STUDENT ART CENTRE 2017.5—2017.6 Group work Partner: Shi Jianhao Instructor: Li Yi A new student art center would be built in the center of Southwest Jiaotong University, Xipu campus, with programs of activities rooms, theaters, auditorium, etc. It will be one of the most widely used buildings on the campus. Most students in the campus usually spend their time in dorm room and seldom have entertainment with others. We design different activity spaces and encourage everyone come out and have more communication with each other. It is a group project, and I mainly worked on space planning, theater acoustics designing, circulation designing, and their relevant drawings.
1. Traffic system
2. Put the volumes into the site
3. Add other functions
5. Create the skin
6. Adjust the angle
7. Create the main entrance
SITE ANALYSIS The site is in the middle of the campus, surrounded by school stadium, playground, student housings and etc. The surrounding traffic is very heavy, and therefore the building will be an important node on campus with high density of human flow.
4. Create different cirulations
8. Create an atrium
Site Plan
First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
Forth Floor Plan
Direct Sound Good Sound Critical Sound
Animated Particles Analysis
Echo Reverberation Masking
Reflector Coverage Analysis
Direct Sound Good Sound Critical Sound
Echo Reverberation Masking
Surface Incidence Analysis
ACOUSTIC STUDY In the design of the Grand Theatre, we conducted a series of acoustic analysis,including acoustic reflection coverage, surface incident points, dynamic particles, etc.
SIGHT ANALYSIS
Linked Acoustic Rays Analysis
Section
FLOW ANALYSIS The main body of the building is divided into three floors, connected by staggered staircases. The periphery of the club activity area is an open space. The exterior is provided with a staircase that leads directly to the room and is free to interact with the interior.
Old House Chess Room
Hotel
Activity Centre
Old House
REBIRTH BUILDINGS RENOVATION
Restaurant
2016.4—2016.5 Group work Partner: Shi Jianhao, Zhao Ruoyu Instrustor: Deng Jing
The project is a reconstruction of an old manor in Chengdu, Sichuan. The manor includes three antique buildings and a small pond, and they were all in a terrible condition. We want to solve the main issues in the buildings, such as improving lighting conditions, increasing the weather corridor, create an atrium for the activity area and so on. It is a group project, and I mainly worked on space planning and form design.
FishPond
HOTEL
Transparent stairwell to provide views
Enlarge the courtyard to provide natural light
Expand the entrance
Add a corridor to connect different parts
Current situation
Connect corridor and stairs
Connect corridor and stairs (back)
Fill the body with outdoor terrace
ACTICITY CENTRE Two flats are connected with a glass peripheral corridor. The whole building would be used as an activity centre, for gatherings or meetings.
Current situation
Add glass corridor and courtyard
Accentuate on the entrance
Add skylights to improve interior lighting
RESTAURANT The building is extended with wooden frame and glass, to build an semi-outdoor space for relax and dining. We improved theinterior lighting by creating windows and changing glass meterial.
CITY-VIEW HIGH RISE DESIGN 2019.3—2018.5 Group Work Partner: Gao Mingran Instrustor: Li Yi The project located at the Jinsha district, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It is a high rise building, including hotel, restaurant, business, etc. The design give a response to the sunshine, the traffic, and the culture of the district.
NOISY
QUIET
FR
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Surrounding functions
Surrounding situation
The influence of the nearby buildings
HOTEL
HOTEL
W
AY
Nearby traffic
Nearby apartment main facade
HOTEL
Minor facade
HOTEL
Nearby roads The tower is away from the road to reduce influence of the noise
The responce to the nearby buildings
The responce to the nearby traffic
Bus and subway stations
SITE ANALYSIS The site is not a big area, and the traffic nearby is heavy. The main problem to slove is the relationship with nearby buildings and traffic, also the felling of people walk by the area.
>40m 18-40m <18m
Nearby buildings
Nearby Building
Support
Noisy
Quiet
Podium
y
Freewa
Restaurant Business
Hotel
Site
Nearby influences
Separate the site
Determain the function
Determain the entrances
Basic design
Divide the functions
Business and public at the bottom
Office at the middle
Hotel at the top
Create the platform
Partial overhead
Public space in the middle
The relaionship between the tower and the podium
Final
Roof garden
5th roof Mainly for hotel, office and nearby
5th roof
4th roof 5th roof
3th roof 2th roof
4th roof
4th roof Mainly for meeting
3th roof Mainly for meeting
2th roof Mainly for restaurant
4th roof Mainly for meeting
Garden on the roof of the tower Mainly for hotel
ROOF DESIGN One of the highlight of the design is the roof design. The building have several roofs for different uses. Some are for meeting area, some are for traveler, and some are for the public. Different functions are designed for different layer.
URBAN STAGE CO-WORKING 2020.02—2020.05 Group work Partner: Ruolin Lai Instrustor: Patrick Tighe
CLT is a new material in architecture area, and in this design we tried to figure out how to use it. The site is in the north of Los Angeles, which is planned to be an co-working area. Due to the surrounding buidings and traffic, we designed the building as an urban stage, for nearby street art, for surrounding design studio, and for the Los Angeles River on the East side. A stage could show the deep crazy thoughts of the artist; could show the interesting company culture; could show everyone’s rich inner world. Also, a stage could bring the view; could build a rest space; could provide a communicate center. Urban stage, is our best answer to the site.
SITE ANALYSIS
CONCEPT We totally built three stages in our buildings. One stage on the west site, face to the urban ,combined with several small stages, show visitors the company style. One stage on the east site, face to the river, acted as a outdoor auditorium, provide a gathering space. One stage in the middle, surrounded by the building, served with two bridges, built a rest space for everyone.
CIRCULATION
HILLS PASSENGER CENTER 2017.3—2017.4 Personal work Instrustor: Li Lu
A new bus terminal is planned to be built near the high-speed rail station in Shifang, Sichuan, for the high traffic demand of the city. Departure and arrival flow controling, vehicle parking, circulation designing, landscape designing are considered. The design also focuses on offering a welcoming lounge area for passengers. Green building technology is tried in the project, to solve the enviornmental problems.
Environment
Site Plan
SITE ANALYSIS The site is located in Shifang City, Sichuan Province. The climate is mild and humid. It is adjacent to the Shifang Highspeed Railway Station and the main road of the city. Together with the high-speed railway station, it will become the traffic center of the city. Due to the characteristics of the passenger station itself, the design needs to focus on the connection between the traffic and passenger flow, and the high-speed railway station, the connection with the urban main road, and the relationship with the building on the site.
1. Traffic flow
3. Integrate functions to form an L-shaped body, create two pockets
2.Divide the site and insert programs
4. Deform the roof and introduce sustainable design
DEPARTURE FLOW Passengers arrive at the Departure Hall after purchasing tickets and checking in baggage. There is also a maternal and child waiting room and a VIP waiting room.
ARRIVAL FLOW After arriving the station, passengers can choose to leave by bus, taxi, car, or high speed rail, or to take a break.
LOGISTICS FLOW
The lofistics flow located at the corner of the station will not interfere with other flows.
ROOF DETAILS Sichuan has a mild climate, which is suitable for green roof installation. Grass, shrubs and vines are used for roof planting. Since the green roof is designed, the structure of waterproof layer, planting layer and roof layer are also considered.
SELF-GROWING BLOCKS MODULAR 2021.2—2021.5 Instrustor: Lisa Little
Since people’s need for there living space may change from time to time, and it could be inconvenient to reform their home or move away, they may need for a home that could be updated. If people can live in a block, which could change, move, and construct easily, they may have more chance to have their “perfect home”. The building will be the combination of different blocks. As the blocks are always changing, the building is also always growing. Video:https://youtu.be/EcbGy8HW-uY
Module-S
Module-M
Module-M
Modules/Blocks Build different modules of different sizes to provide a variety of options for building block combinations. One or several modules could combine together into a block, and the block is still upadable. It could back to the block with less modules, and also can update to a larger one by adding more modules.
Module-L
Blocks-Residential
Self-growing Blocks The bolcks could be updated and also be restored, according to the needs of residents.The whole neighbourhood would be like a always growing building. The architect would just roughly restrict the basic functions, area, height, circulations and egress of the building.
Blocks-Public
LAYERS BY LAYERS EXTREME SITE 2020.8—2020.12 Instrustor: Rob Ley
The site of the project is long and narrow. The challenge of designing is how to use the site properly.Also, as the surrounding is a peaceful neighbourhood, one another point of the site using is how to reduce people's rejection of new buildings. In this situation, concept just come out. What about a combinantion of "central park" and "neighbourhood activity center" and "co-working".Several methods are used in the project, including using air rights, gracity Defying,etc.
Layers To maxium the aviliable using spaces on the narrow site, and avoid affecting the normal use of the road, the whole building is slided into five layers, higher at the edge and down to the site in the middle. Also, the building will be narrow at the bottom, and wider at the top. Different functions are located at different layers, and several platforms are produced to divide the layers.
CHANGLE CULTURL ART CENTER 2018.9— Project at BIAD
A culturl art center is planned to be built at Changle District in south of China. The project included seven buildings. The design would not only concern about the relationship between buildings, but also between buildings and the city. BIAD designed with three different concept, and I participate in each of them. What I did: Reference searching, floor plan drawing, analysis drawing, presentation preparing.
Plan A - Qibao Ark
Plan B - Textile Street
Plan C - Courtyard
CENTRAL AVENUE RENOVATION 2018.11— Project at BIAD
The Central avenue, which is the north axis of Beijing City, is and very old street. Some residents rebuild or add new part to the building with architect's help. As the result, the facade of the street is weird, and some of the buildings are dangerous to use. The project proposal is to remove the dangerous part and redesign the facade in Beijing style, to build the street safe and beautiful. What I did: Sity survey, reference searching, analysis drawing, data collation.
Present situation of the street
The renovation obey the building style of old Beijing city, using bricks, woods, and tiles. Part of Renovation
CONFERENCE CENTER IN NEPAL 2018.11— Project at BIAD
It is an aid construction project in Nepal, including tearooms, conference center, hotel, and activity center. Considering project funding and local transportation issues, the main materials are selected to be wood and bricks, which are the most commonly used at Nepal. An Nepal temple and an activity center in Chinese nearby are also need to be considered. What I did: Reference searching, 3D model building.
HAND SKETCHING
10,2016 - House Design
HAND SKETCHING
01,2015 - Not Original