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ProtoPlans

2022 Winter

The second design studio in UCLA AUD, inspired by ancient architecture, exploring fundamental architecture elements

2023 Winter - Spring

The fifth design studio in UCLA AUD, a comprehensive studio design from concept toward construction detail.

2023 Spring

The tech seminar in UCLA AUD, exploring architecture plan construction by involvement of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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MAGA Hotpot

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Landscape Architecture

2020 Sept. - Nov.

A restaurant design idea triggered by the intense relationship between China and America in 2019.

2022 Fall

The Forth design studio in UCLA AUD, intergrating landscape with architecture and urban design

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01 INSIDE ARCHITECTURE January 2022 - March 2022, Individual work Site:Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve, LA, CA, USA AUD-412 Design Studio of March 1 Program in University of California, Los Angeles Coordinator: Julia Koerner Instructor: Julia Koerner Email: juliakoerner@ucla.edu

This studio introduces foundational structural concepts as they relate to issues of enclosure and the environmental conditioning of interiors. The central theme of this studio explores the relationship between order and structure, each disposed to combine with the other to form larger, more complex, compound ideas and forms. The studio investigates ‘the column’, a structural supporting element within building design, from a non-traditional perspective, and explores the conceptual and formal meaning of ‘columns +’. The studio is divided into two assignments and starts with a three week precedent exercise analyzing a chunk of an existing structural system. The following weeks the studio will explore the design of an arboretum, a building for plants.

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PRECEDENT ANALYSIS:

Alhambra Palace Of The Lions, photo downloaded from google

The building that I chose is Alhambra Palace Of The Lions, an Islamic ancient building constructed in the mid-14th century in Spain. I focused on the effect to the light of the interior and exterior spaces by different arrangements and density of the vertical architectural elements including pillars, short walls, and long continued walls, which creates a different feeling of the space from closed to open.

L I G H T A N A LY S I S OF GRASSHOPPER G E N E R A T E D PROTOTYPE FORM ALHAMBRA PALACE OF THE LIONS

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3D ANALYSIS OF ALHAMBRA PALACE OF THE LIONS & VARIES OF 3D GRASSHOPPER GENERATED FORM With the 3D study of the precedent, I treat column and roof as an uniform element, with the different space requirements, I played with the grid in 3D dimension, trying to create different spaces with different degrees of light and enclosure.

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PHASE Ⅰ

The Hybrid of differnet iterations of the grid

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Programs' size and light requirements analysis

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Hybrid various of plans in different levels

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PHASE Ⅳ

TAXONOMY COLUMN +

My idea of column+ is that I treat 4 columns as a unit in a grid, the mergence creates various unexpected roofs and walls for the interior space. The taxonomy diagram shows the different column+ designed for different programs with the structural diagrams showing the supported structural elements for them.

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There are two entrances with the main entrance facing Culver Blvd and secondary entrance connecting the dirt trail at the higher level connecting the site with the second floor platform. I placed main spaces such as botanical garden, lab and herbarium at the north, and left assistance space at the south with lower level in height, which allowed the main programs to absorb enough sunlight.

In the middle, there are two courtyards designed with cylinder columns, one for living collection, the other for preserving original plants preserved in the site.

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1. 3D powder printing model perspective view - facing up 2. 3D powder printing model with carboard made topography - facing up 3. 3D powder printing model perspective view - facing down 4. 3D powder printing model elevation view - facing down Made by Pingting Li, printing facilities support from UCLA AUD Workshop

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January 2023 - June 2023, Group work Pingting Li 50%, Xinyi Li 50% Site:BColorado Avenue and 19th Street, Santa Monica, LA, CA, USA AUD-414 - 415 Design Studio of March 1 Program in University of California, Los Angeles Coordinator: Kutan Ayata Instructor: Narineh Mirzaeian Email: nmirzaei@g.ucla.edu

This studio is a comprehensive studio including concept design, structure design and facade study with two quarters as its study length.

The main topic of this studio is building reuse.

It based on reusing and recycling the Silos or shed that the original site has, which is an old concrete factory. In the concept design phase, students are required to study the relationship between new and old buildings, introducing new building by using "onto, next to, or within" status. In structure design phase, students are required to furture develop the design scheme in detail from comstruction perspective, including the building facade study.

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THREE SHEDS TWO COURTYARDS:

Our concept is three sheds two courtyards. By adding two "sheds" next to the "original shed" we creat two outdoor spaces -- courtyards winthin them, which increases the visitor's experience. Besides, by activing the ground level, three sheds and two courtyards are blended on the base level, and connected by two circulation corridors on the upper levels.

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03 PROTOPLANS April 2023 - June 2023, Individual work ARCH & UD 289.6 / 289.83 Technology Seminar of March 1 Program in University of California, Los Angeles Instructor: Miroslava Brooks Email: miroslava.brooks@aud.ucla.edu

This tech seminar explored the potentials and limitations of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the posibility of constructing innovated architecture drawing/scheme with AI. The course involved the generation of images from Mid-journey and DALL-E2, the text from ChatGPT. Students were required to pick an architecture plan by other architects as their proto plan to input in AI tools mentioned above and genrated images by manipulating input text and imagines. Students need to find out their own way to push forward the outcomes in otder to achieve their ideal image that can be used to further develop as an architecture plan. With the AI as a large part of the workflow, student constructed an architecture plan and built its 2.5D model by 3d printing.

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PROTO PLAN - Ronchamp-chapelle-notre-dame-du-haut, Le-Corbusier, France, 1954

The different wall thickness with openings and the curve walls attracts me most in this plan by imagine it with circulation. The pavement drawn in the plan are also be iterated and presented a The execution: Upload the plan of Ronchamp chapelle notre dame du haut, input a sentence to g I formed the final image by blending a big scale drawing draw by DELL-E with a small building single building size.

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“Detail architecture plan with curve wall and different wall thickness.”

"A crazy abstract black and white plan playing with curve walls and different wall thickness.”

"A crazy abstra and white orth projection plan wall, thick wall a wall"

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y Le Corbusier. In terms of the space organization, there is path leading with an entrance which also shown in the AI alteration plan as I as masonry stone pavement in the interior space. guide the outcome. Then explore different outcomes by manipulating sentence. g scale drawing draw by Mid-journey V5 using Mid-journey /blend command. It shrink the charateristic from topography landscape size to

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"A crazy abstract black and white orthographic projection plan"

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Me: who love to be in a circle shape building?

ChatGPT: people who are interested in cultural or spiritual practices that involve circular buildings.

Me: what INFJ people love?

ChatGPT: 1. Meaningful connections: INFJs tend to value deep and meaningful connections with others. 2 Helping others: INFJs often have a strong desire to help others and make a positive impact in the world. 3 Creativity and self-expression: INFJs may have a strong interest in creative pursuits such as writing, art, or music. 4 Learning and personal growth: INFJs are often curious and enjoy learning about a variety of topics. They may enjoy reading, taking classes, or attending workshops or conferences. 5 Meaningful work: INFJs may feel a sense of purpose and fulfillment when they are working in a job that aligns with their values and allows them to make a positive impact in the world.

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HOME FOR INFJ GROUP According to the description of INFJ group's preferences from ChatGPT, there are some programs depited such as social area, helping center, art workshop, writing lab, music disco, library, classroom, meeting room.

Then I translated the image on the left side into an architectural plan with imagination of people's activities and circulation.

INFJ: INFJ is one of the sixteen personality types in the Myers-Briggs Personality Taxonomy (MBTI), and the abbreviation means introverted, intuition, emotion, and judgment. The archetype comes from Jungian's typological theory of "Introverts with dominant intuition" . (Wikipedia)

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04 MAGA Hotpot

September 2020 - November 2020, Individual work Site: U.S. Consulate in Chengdu, China Narrative Architecture Workshop Instructor: Jess Yu from the Bartlett, University College London, email: jiashi.yu.19@ucl.ac.uk

MAGA: Match American Guideline Apparently.

From the US-China trade war to the ban of 5G, China seems to be trapped in the cage made by America. America only admits and accepts China when it follows what America wants. However, as a fact, China is special and strong enough to become a new authority. But unfortunately for most of the public they are still eager to match American guidelines, even just superficially.

It is located in the abandoned U.S. Consulate building in Chengdu. The appearance of the White House that symbolizes American authority is in contrast with the popular city symbol: Chengdu hotpot.

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Double-Flavor Hotpot

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Food Crane Control room

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Double-Flavor Ho Oil fume purifier Solar panel

Out put fresh air Hot air conveyor Ozone oxidation fat decomposition

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Release voltage to charge particles

-Roof De120mm*20mm-Φ90mm*20mm, L1200mm Mao Bamboo(Latin name:Phyllostachys heterocycla (Carr.) Mitford cv.Pubescens) +Waterproof glue 10mm +Plaster 10mm +Waterproof layer 10mm +Main body Upper Circile De4500mm Lower circle De350mm with 80mm thickness of 3003/A93003 AA/UNS aluminum plate +Outer wrap Bamboo weaving

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-Junction Plaster 10mm+Waterproof layer 10mm+45mm thickness aluminum plate+50mm thickness Mao bamboo+M20mm*155mm*40mm screw

-Filter material porous aluminum plate with anticorrosion coating+De280mm*h1500mm Pumice+Porous plate+Coarse sand+Porous plate+Charcoal+Porous plate+Fine sand

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The roof design comes from the bamboo forest and the bamboo waving craftwork which typically developed in Chengdu City.

This eating area exaggerates the proportion of double-flavor hotpot, and combines the symbol of Tai Ji with its meaning two flavors from China and America brings together and balances well harmoniously.

Perspective view of the Hotpot

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Damn! That girl is awesome!

Mahjong Area & Hotpot Bath

soil with green grass grown on it sand layer geotextile( filter grade fabric A14) "Flownet" polyethylene drainage mesh 30mm pavers to protect waterproof layer 19mm sand layer 2 x layers heat-welded bituminous waterproof membrane 200mm concrete slab with 2000mm wide star hole

The top floor is Mah-jong( a casual game extremely popular in Chengdu) area which is public open while there is a hotpot bath area beneath it, connecting by glass stars roof with light and eye line to present peeking.

Perspective view of the Bath

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Single Hotpot Tower

Another type of hotpot called "Chuanchuan" which is a solo eating dish representing the feeling of surveillance from top column.

Perspective view of the Tower

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05 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE September 2022-December 2022 Group work: Mingxi Cao 50% Pingting Li 50% Site: Holmby Park, Los Angeles, CA, USA AUD-413 Design Studio, March 1 Program in University of California, Los Angeles Coordinator: Jason Payne Instructor: Yara Feghali Email: yara.feghali@aud.ucla.edu

This studio introduces landscape as a subject and discipline to itself, students work to integrate building, landscape and urban design to the project in novel and projective ways while dealing with site with original Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) building and water & power problem. The studio starts by studying and bringing Owens Lake, the most successful examples of best practices regarding remediation of water-denuded landscape, closer to the city and the citizenry.

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LANDSCAPE PLAN 1/64” = 1’ - 0”

1. Outdoor Community Exercises space 2. Wastewater Pipe Garden 3. Recycle Water Plants 4. Main Entrance 5. Succulent Garden 6. Shading Canopy 7. Covered Playground 8. Outdoor Amphitheater 9. LADWP Building 10. Street parking 4

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NORTH ELEVATION

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LANDSCAPE AXONOMETRIC VIEW

1. Outdoor Community Exercises space 2. Wastewater Pipe Garden 3. Recycle Water Plants 4. Main Entrance 5. Succulent Garden 6. Shading Canopy 7. Covered Playground 8. Outdoor Amphitheater 9. LADWP Building 10. Street parking

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LANDSCAPE PYSICAL MODEL BY 3D-PRINTING & CNC

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LADWP BUILDING FIRST FLOOR PLAN

LADWP BUILDING SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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University of California, Los Angeles Email: Pingtingli60@g.ucla.edu More projects, videos and detail drawings please visit https://pingtingli60.myportfolio.com