Qiuhan-Chen-Portfolio

QIUHAN CHEN SELECTED WORKS 2019-2023

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The Riverside

Gallery, Individual wor L'Ile de la Jatte, Paris, F

Ro otating Sho op

Hotel renovation, Indiv Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Digitide Link

Urban design, Team w Las Palmas de Gran Ca

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Cultural Center, Indivi Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

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The Riverside Gallery

A garden style gallery designed through the translation of "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte", including galleries and observation platforms

Individual Work 2021 Autumn-8 weeeks Type:Gallery Instructor: Leilei Sun Location:L'Ile de la Jatte,Paris,France

Study for A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte In the 1880s the lower-middle classes f locked to the Grande Jatte, an island in the Seine River in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, for a riverside stroll and a picnic on Sunday afternoons. This was the kind of subject matter that the Impressionists had made fashionable, but Seurat was far from embracing t hat ar t movement ’s pursuit of t he f leeting and spontaneous. He made more than 70 preliminar y oil sketches and drawings for this formalized image, with its careful composition and emphasis on simplified geometric forms.

By analyzing the visual and perspective effects, combined with the specific area of the location in the painting, redraw the character's position plan in the original composition. Combined with manuscripts from different periods of Georges Seurat, draw timelines and motion trajectories of different characters with varying durations of appearance.

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By defining the angles of the sun and shadows in the sketches, the time for each artwork is determined. The movement trajectories of the same characters are then confirmed through comparisons of common features. A vertical section of character movement is plotted against the distance from the riverbank on the horizontal axis.

Repaint Plan

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Repaint Plan

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Analy ze the facade of the repainted characters on one side of the central road, draw a portrait of the characters, and infer t he sucrose dislocat ion relationship between the characters.

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Divide the repainted characters into four layers based on their distance from the riverbank.And analyze the different views of the people in the painting from the opposite bank of the river, as well as the visual communication between the people in the painting and each other.

First Layer

Repaint for A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte 3500px*1000px

Location

The site is located on the easternmost north bank of Île de la Jat te by 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte',which is now an open park.

Most of the other buildings on the i s l a nd a r e h i g h- end r e s iden t i a l areas, mixed with some high-end restaurants and cafes. The entire isla nd is con nec t ed t o t he ot her bank of the river through three main bridges.

All gallery buildings are built on the grassy slope on the left side of the road depicted in 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'.

The park is divided into two parts by Pont de Levallois, with green lawns and jogging trails on the west side, a hard paved square on the east side, and a tiny water observation spot at the end that is only suitable for three people to stand at the same time.

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The main road on the west s ide i s 6 m w ide , w i t h a children's playground and a small forest on the north side, and a mini botanical garden and dog-park on the south side.

Weather Corridor

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Coffee Shop

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Observation Deck Gallery Weather Corridor Café Mini Arboretum Dog-Park

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Bilateral Gallery There are walls on both sides for hanging painting works.

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Unilateral Gallery One side is hung with works, while the other side is open.

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Weather Corridor The sloping roof guides people to cast gaze onto the water.

Bilateral Gallery People can see the indoor exhibits to varying degrees.

Unilateral Gallery Tourists can freely shuttle between indoor/outdoor views.

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Shape Extraction Extract the standing crowd from the repainting and abstract it into the shape of a tower.

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Coffee Shop 2 sides of the tower open with awnings on each side.

Awning Connected to the building, forming an awning and a pew.

Mini Tower The smallest tower, providing seats or small tables.

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Observation Deck Only one platform inside, forming a semi open space.

Observation"Chimney" Connected to the building and has long windows.

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Observation Tower There are three platforms inside and a long window.

Utilize the height difference within the venue, combined with a certain degree of inclination of the roof, to guide visitors to focus their attention on the water surface and shore. Visitors can also stand on the observation tower on the shore to have some visual exchange with visitors in the gallery at higher altitudes.

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Weather Corridor Observation Deck Mini Tower Unilateral Gallery Observation Tower Coffee Shop Observation"Chinmney" Bilateral Gallery

The largest observation tower in the venue is connected to the semi open gallery, connecting the last part of the gallery and the longest weather corridor. Due to the gap between the upper part of the gallery wall and the floor slab, visitors can peek through the gap and the semi transparent surface of the observation tower to see the blurred light and shadow inside.

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Observation Deck Observation Tower Unilateral Gallery Mini Tower Awning

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Steel Grating

Polycarbonate Sheet Facade Reflected Stainless

Reflected Stainless The Steel Base

All the towers in the gallery park are connected in series to form a complete tour route, with each individual tower corresponding to the different layers on which the characters in the painting stand.

The largest observation tower in the center serves as the core of the outside view, and has line of sight communication with each individual tower.

Tour Map

Simple Routine Map

Floding

Flod Up The Map

Associating

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Floding

Flod Up The Map

Associating

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NO.2 Gallery

Light hitting one side of the wall forms a framed shadow, and tourists are both viewers and characters in the painting.

Weather Corridor

A platform consisting of wooden grilles protruding outward from the entrance, with shade tolerant plants planted below the platform climbing upwards as a partition.

Rotating Shop

A complex of a flower shop and a bookstore transformed from a hotel buildingin Nanjing

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Individual Work 2022 Spring-8 weeeks Type:Florist&Bookshop Instructor: Leilei Sun Location:Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site and Zoning X ik ang Hotel is a four st ar hotel loc ated at 33 X ik ang Road, Gulou District, Nanjing.

It was t he residence of t he United States Embassy in the Republic of China from 1952 t o 196 0 a nd l at er b e c a me the Xikang Road Guesthouse of the Provincial Part y Committee Office.

Original Building

This old-fashioned hotel building, built in 1960, g radua lly los t it s v it a l it y i n t h e 21 s t c e n t u r y, although it is located in a popular street area in Nanjing and is rarely known.

T herefore, in order to awa ken it s or ig ina l vitality, two sets of systems targeting "SHLEF" a nd " P O T " wer e i n s t a l le d w h i le r e duc i n g sig nif ic ant st r uc t ura l changes, in order to cleverly balance the conflict between the flower shop and the bookstore.

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Rotatable Shelf System It can have it's ow n storage function as a shelf i n d i f f e r e n t s i t u a t i on s , a nd c a n a l so s er ve a s a t e mp or a r y p a r t i t ion t o define enclosed spaces.

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Florist Form In:lockers Out:flower rack

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In:Lie or sit Out:chair/ flower rack/ desk.

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Inner:Lie or sit Outer:chair back/ bookshelf/desk

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The Sunken Plant Box is hanged on the floor below the Reading Pot. It is composed of steel keels and glass shells, with a waterproof layer and water conduit at the bottom.

Installing strip lights outside the bottom steel structure can provide the lighting for the reading area on the first floor, as well as for the plants in the Reading Pot. 3

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Insulation to Undersideof Flashing Fixed Rooflight

Rooflight Edgeflashing Trim Insulation Layer(Roof)

Plasterboard and Skim Ceiling

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1 Polished Concrete 2 Fluorescent Light Steel Section 3 4 Laminated Glass

Sunken Plant Box

Steal beam

2x layers of plaster board and skim to internal finish

Rooflight The light from the tilted roof lights can provide the illumination to Reading Pot. When people get tired, they can look up to the sky through the skylight. The tilted window is designed to prevent lights shining into the eyes directly.Meanwhile, people standing on the roof can also see the plants and books on the indoor bookshelf through the rooflights.

Central Staircase

Central reading area is illuminated by a scuttle,staircase embraced with greenery.

Choose sufficient east stairs for photogrammetry as a non planting area for sitting down and reading.

Entrance Terrace

A platform consisting of wooden grilles protruding outward from the entrance, with shade tolerant plants planted below the platform climbing upwards as a partition.

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Digitide Link Bridging Lives, Blending Waters

Team Work 2023 Autumn-6 weeek Type:Urban Design Instructor: Hongyi Wa Location:Las Palmas, S Contribution: Concept

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Gran Canaria is one of the seven Canary Islands owned by Spain that sits 100 km off the northwest coast of Africa. In 2021, Gran Canaria has become the most popular Canary Island for digital nomads and a favored remote work destination worldwide. The Canary Islands depend on desalination to maintain their economy and the lives of their citizens. The first desalination plant in Europe was inaugurated in Arrecife (Lanzarote) in 1964.Tap water in Gran Canaria comes from the desalination due to lack of local water sources.

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LIFE NECESSITIES

Adequate Intake

9-13cups RELATIONS INTENSIFIED

Water Quality Decline W hen remote work happens, suddenly we have a whole generation that's like,I can't afford to buy a house in my hometown. I'm going to go out in the world.

Nomads responsible for forcing up rents, t ak ing up valuable resources… for taking things period, without any effort to give back or integrate.

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Las Campanas

Desalinated tap water combined with chlorine often results in a taste that many people find different or poor.At the same time, the large influx of digital nomads has exacerbated. In the Canary Islands there are 300 desalination plants, 35% of the total in Spain, and only 30 are public; It is the place in the world with the highest number of desalination plants per square meter, says Peñate.

However, it is also one of the least consumed, and changing that contradiction is one of the challenges for Emalsa CEO Mercedes Fernández-Couto.

“One of the great concerns and a great challenge is the conception that the water in the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria canal is not drinkable.”

The filtering galleries called Las Campanas to capture the subalveal waters of the ravines became widespread.

"Las Campanas" Valley Nomad Neighbor

Water mines widely drilled in the arid areas of the East and North of the Island.

The galleries of Canarian waters were in all the Canary Islands, which numbered 1,572 units.

Desalination represents 47% of households consumption, with an annual increase more than 16% .

General Concerns

The water problems in the Canary Islands are closely related to the scarcit y of natural resources and the high population densit y, in addition to the peculiar island orography. That is why water has conditioned the development and distribution of its inhabitants.

WATER INDUSTRY

Local Residents

Digital Nomad

Produce Components

Work Hours

Get Income

Redeem Points

Stable Job

Improve Internet

Cooperation Mechanism Throughout history, water resources have diminished or have simply been polluted by the action of man in our economic development.

Desalination saved the life of the Canary Islands, without it we could not receive 16 million tourists a year,In Gran Canaria, 86% of the water for human consumption is desalinated, and 50% of the total supplied is desalinated.

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION volunteer donate

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DESALINATION TOWER provide

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DINKING WATER

Filter Market

Introducing a collaborative initiative where digital nomads can allocate part of their work hours to assist local residents in creating water filters components. In return, they earn redeemable points that can be used to enhance their WiFi speed. This system not only provides motivation for nomads to contribute to improving local water quality but also ensures stable jobs and income for the residents. It's a win-win for everyone involved!

Desalination Tower

Visiting Process

Tourist

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Bottled Water

Tour Line

Linking Organization

Visit & Participate

Supply Network

Cooperate Local Residents

Digital Nomad

Utilizing Rooftop Platforms

Cable Car

Filter

Souvenir Export

Home Filters

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Desalination Plants Home Fliter Factory Desalination Tower Plumbing Tower Community Acticity Center Community Auditorium Center Desalination Tower Observation Tower Filteration Plaza Las Campanas Plaza Digital Nomad Renting Water Pipe

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This design specifically chose a typical area within the Canary Islands, where many digital nomads reside, intending to find a new solution to issues faced by both digital nomads and local residents. All design components intentionally spread across various zones within the site, aiming to connect the entire community and foster ac t ive communicat ion and engagement w it hin t he communit y for social interac t ions and activities.

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The production f low line will be open i n t he pa r t s wher e participation is high, and only the tour window will be opened in t he par t s t hat need to be closed for production.

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The final node is the endpoint where the visiting circulation intersects with the produc t ion f low. T he water pur if iers, produced at this node, are transparent a nd op en f or obs er v at ion du r i n g t he packaging and transportation process. The scaffolding connecting the building and the water tower serves as a space for public activities and showcasing and selling water purifiers.

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Souvenir Shop Filter Part Produce Filter Transportation Canvas Conveyer Tourist Bus Bottled Water Station Cable Car Station

Storage Tank

Filter Display

Clean Water

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Tramway Axle

Viewing Platform

Storage Tank

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Solar Panels Stair Frame

Stair Frame

Constructive Base Water Pumb

Desalination Machine connected by Water Pipe

Individual Work 2023 Spring-8 weeeks Type: Cultural Center Instructor: Leilei Sun Location:Suzhou, Jiangsu, China

Container of Emotion

A cultural center in Moon Bay Park of Suzhou,including gallery, library,commuity media center.

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Strategy&Visions The site is located on an empty grassland in the Yueliangwan Commercial District of Suzhou Industrial Park, surrounded by high education districts and commercial office areas.

The southwest is the second largest lake and a wetland park in Suzhou city.Integrating with the natural landscapes along the lakeshore, the museum’s design defines nodes of activity connected by pedestrian routes that extend from the city through the surrounding parkland into the roof of the building.Divide the venue into 25 units and evenly allocate different functions, which correspond to the four main 'emotional zones' around the venue.After opening a gap in the direction facing the city street, rotate the central block to strengthen the interlocking and linking between different functions.

Move the block inward in a location with a landscape surface, leaving space for interaction bet ween the crowd and nature.The functions within the building correspond to the existing functional zones around the site, and the positions and areas of different functions are allocated according to different functional requirements.

Divide the repainted characters into four layers based on their distance from the riverbank.And analyze the different views of the people in the painting from the opposite bank of the river, as well as the visual communication between the people in the painting and each other.

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Architecture is a container for emotions.

Different behaviors have different emotional s t a t e s , a n d d i f f e r e n t e mo t i on a l s t a t e s have matching spatial patterns. Different spatial patterns have corresponding crowd dynamics. At this point, there is a closedloop relationship between space and human behavior.

Each space representing different emotional dominance is designed with an opening that looks like a city, connecting the openings of each emotional space through a large roof and landscape walkways on the roof. This allows people to understand every emotional space without entering the building.

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Main Entrance Reception Stair Hall Cloakroom Office Quiet Reading Room Service Room Exhibition Hall Performance Auditorium Viewing Deck Entrance Individual Study Information Commons General Collections Library Lobby Auditorium

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Each space representing different emotional dominance is designed with an opening that looks like a city, connecting the openings of each emotional space through a large roof and landscape walkways on the roof. This allows people to understand every emotional space without entering the building.

These openings act as windows in relatively quiet emotional spaces, ensuring that the quiet emotions in the space are not disturbed by external factors while meeting observation needs; In more noisy emotional spaces, it manifests as landscape corridors or open platforms, which are connected by rooftop or rooftop walkways to form closed flow lines, providing a rich destination for city walk.

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A-A Section 1 Substrate Insulation Hollow body ceiling Installation level Attached ceiling

2 Translucent profile glass Vierendel carrier Textile sun protection Triple glazing, matt

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1 Triple glazing Post-transom system, Internal sun protection (exhaust air via roof)

2 Natural stone Screed Separation layer Impact sound insulation Reinforced concrete slab

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Emotion Zone T he pr oje c t i s pa r t of a ver y open u rba n la nd sc ape. For t h i s wea lt hy pr og r a m, t he objective was to weave relationships between very different architectural elements.The agora connects blocks as different as a current music scene, a media library, music rehearsal spaces, a Youth cultural center, music and recording st udios, dance rooms, and a c reat ion and rehearsal space. The challenge was to bring them all together while taking advantage of the unusual proximity of such cultural services.

If emotions are compared to pigments and the same amount of pigment is poured into different blocks, there will be pigment overflow due to the different volume of the blocks. At this time, the overflowing emotional pigment becomes a gray space that interacts with the external environment.

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library meeting room study room

auditorium corridor

courtyard footpath viewing tower

gallery museum terrace

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