Ruili Wang | Portfolio 2025

Portfolio Ruili Wang M Arch, University of Pennsylvania B Arch, Tongji University

Selected Works|2021--2025 Linkedin | Personal Website

RUILI WANG E-mail: ronnawang0427@gmail.com Tel: +1 (267)-939-2951 Address: Los Angeles, CA

EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, USA Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

Tongji University Bachelor of Architecture

Shanghai, China

Sep 2016 - Jul 2021

CERTIFICATE LEED Green Associate Jan 2023

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Plus Architects Oct 2022 - Present - Junior Architect

East China Achitectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI) July 2020 - Dec 2020 - Internship

Tongji Architectural Design Co., Ltd. (TJAD) June 2018 - Aug 2018 - Internship

SKILLS Graphics and Visualization:

LANGUAGE English Mandarin Korean

INTERESTS Piano Guitar Kpop Dancing Table Tennis Acapella

Modeling:

Adobe Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Premiere Lightroom Rhino Revit Sketchup AutoCAD Grasshopper Lumion Maya Vray Keyshot Enscape D5

CONTENTS SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

COMPETITION WORK

Plus Architects, Los Angeles, CA Junior Architect Oct 2022 - Present

Oct 2024

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THE LAST NUCLEAR BOMB MEMORIAL

MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING PROJECT

ACADEMIC PROJECTS 02

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TOC PROJECT

07

SHINGLE FABRICATION Clay Printing and Fabrication Stuidio

08

REFUGEE HOUSE Reduced-Waste Design for (Dis-)Assembly

09

NFT MUSEUM

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT

MIXED-USE TOC PROJECT Dental Office Interior Design

ECADI, Shanghai, China Architect (Internship) Jul 2020 - Dec 2020 05

Selected 2021-2024

AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PLAN Airport Configuration Design

NFT Stock Exchange Project

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GEEK PARADISE Square Reposition Project

01 MULTIFAMILY DWELLING Project: 7-unit, density bonus, condominuim, with one level of subterrnean parking garage Building Height: 33'-0" Zoning Floor Area: 7,854 SF

El ev at i on Fr ontCour t y ar d

Si deSt ai r way

02 TOC PROJECT Project: 8-story 67-unit, TOC project, ground floor parking with one level of subterrnean parking garage Building Height: 93'-9" Zoning Floor Area: 55,079 SF

Wal l Sec t i on

Pr oj ectI nvol vement : I nv ol v edi nPZAc or r ec t i ons .

Dr af t edr ev i s i onsandt ec hni c al doc ument at i onus i ngAut oCAD. Model edi nRhi no,r ender edwi t hD5( Col l abor at i v e) ,handl edpos t pr oduc t i onc ol orr ef i nement s .

03 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT Project: 5-story 10-unit apartment, density bonus, with one level of subterrnean parking Building Height: 60'-0" Zoning Floor Area: 13,883 SF

Bas ementFl oorPl an

RoofPl an

04 MIXED-USE TOC PROJECT (INTERIOR)

05 INTERNSHIP PROJECTS

Project: TOC Tier I, 4-story 15-unit mixed-use, 1st floor dental office, with two level of parking Building Height: 67'-0" Zoning Floor Area: 61,447 SF

Cas ewor kDet ai l s

06 COMPETITION WORK The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial / Edition #4 / Floating Sanctuary of Light Honorable Mentions

07 SHINGLE FABRICATION Clay Printing and Fabrication Studio Instructor: Nate Hume Fall 2022 Co-worker: Hyundai Cho

Shingle Fabrication is to extract figurations from ancient castle plan.(Conisbrought Castle here) and thus form the plan, facade, plan, section and finally architecture. Shingle itself acts mainly as the facade system. By combining with agriculture, an eco-friendly architecture gets sense of unique aesthetics.

Project Involvement: 3d Modeling - Rhino: 60% Rendering - V-ray: 40% Technical Drawing -(Rhino: 80% Physical Model: 50% Collaborative academic project with one team member.

Overview

Conisbrought Castle Figuration & Strategy

Mockup Drawing

Interior

Scenograph

Physical Model

08

REFUGEE HOUSE

Reduced-Waste Design for the (Dis-)Assembly Instructor: Masoud Akbarzadeh Spring 2022 Co-worker: Dayu Long

The design starts from two precedents to develop methods for construction.

Main precedent is the hogan, which is a sacred home for Navajo people. The roof structure of hogan is formed by a particular way of stacking.

The second precedent is Muqarnas in Iran, which is typically applied to the undersides of domes.

Muqarnas structure is built by using a standard set of components and guidelines.

Through combination of hogan`s stacking logic and Muqarnas` guideline, the project presents a unique way of architectural structure aesthetics.

Project Involvement: 3d Modeling - Rhino: 60% Grasshopper Scripting: 90% Rendering - V-ray: 40% Technical Drawing - Rhino): 60% Physical Model: 50% Collaborative academic project with one team member.

Structure of the roof starts from octagon, and gradually stack up with rectangle frame. Rectangle geometry rotates 45 degrees and scale becomes smaller each time layer up.

Muqarnas are made of brick, stone, stucco, or wood, and clad with tiles or plaster. Muqarnas structure are built using a standard set of components and guidelines.

Aggregation & Evolution Matrix

Three modules based on the form of aggregation system are developed and thus applied to structural system such as beam-column system and growing pavilions. Here the matrix shows 12 ones of the experiment.

Floor Plans

Interior Renderings

Structural Analysis (Fusion 360)

Wall Section

09

NFT MUSEUM

NFT Stock Exchange Project Instructor: Brian de luna Fall 2021 Co-worker: Dayu Long

The NFT Museum is located on top of the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) which is the world's largest equities exchange. Acting as an NFT architecture, it not only serves for human activities, such as exhibiition and money exchanging, but also servers as a machinery building in which servers coexist with humans.

In this Museum, interaction is the stimulating element of the building`s operation so it can better integrate with the NYSE which sits directly below it.

Project Involvement: 3D Modeling -(Rhino): 60% V-Ray Rendering: 50% Technical Drawing - Rhino): 60% Physical Model: 50% Collaborative academic project with one team member.

Precedent Chunk

Sao Paulo Art Museum The structure is specifically designed for this long-span architecture.

Four huge red-colored columns are responsible for the span system while the grid beams are for the floor structure.

African Museum The circulation system varies in the museum, from the leading way to the interior spaces. The most interesting part is the folded streamline which helps lead the way on the specific terrains.

Evolution Matrix

Hybrid Logic Extracting elements persepectively from the two precedents, the huge column structure and the circulation system are combined to create the basic logic of hybridization. The basic is generated through a series of rotation, chamfering and space surrounding.

Vertical Combination

Diagonal Transformation with seam added

Figure entension

Volume foundation

Interior circulation development

Connection between interior and exterior

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GEEK PARADISE

Zhangjiang Legend Square Reposition Project Instructor: Jiahua Xu Fall 2020 Co-worker: Mingming Wang

Legend Square is located in Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park, Shanghai. It serves as a commercial centre, surrounded by many high-tech companies. The reconstruction project aims at providing the programmers with a reliving place, in which they can spend either a whole day or leisure time there.

The design involves sphere massing. The biggest sphere acts as a paradise for programmers. Ceremony activities and popular live shows stage there, providing a colorful life for pressured workers. Other small and medium sphere massing are placed into the original beam-column structure, add-ing interoperability into the space.

Project Involvement: 3D Modeling (Rhino): 90% V-Ray Rendering: 40% Technical Drawing (Rhino): 70% Physical Model: 50% Collaborative academic project with one team member.

Site Information

Prototype

Legend Square is located near the No.2 subway station. As the starting point of the ZhangJiang tram, it has convenient transportation. There are only a few shops in the surrounding streets and in the park. As a result, the Legend Square becomes the place where surrounding people tend to gather most.

People Requirements

Sphere Structure

Stage

The series of ceiling create an increasingly enclosed open space.

Combination of different forms makes the extension of the main entrance.e.

The corner facade booleans break the massing.

The vivid landsacpe of different heights arouse one`s willing to enter.

Paradise We use a combination technique of light-curable 3D printing materials and laser cut. A clean white color is used to reflect the structure and volume of the building, and wooden materials and spray paint are used to decorate the periphery and the sleeping cabin. The exposure time is controlled by photography to show the scene of the temple night celebration.

The night ceremony creates light up into the sky.