ARCHITECURAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Selected Works 2022-2024
THE DESIGN CLOUD
RMIT NEW A&UD BUILDING
COMPOSER: Zixin Wang
TUTOR: Nic Bao
LOCATION: Melbourne
Group Work(2 people) 2023.3-6
Skill:Revit, Rhino, Enscape(Render and video), Illustrator
OVERVIEW
The design cloud uses 4 different dynamic facade systems, introduce or defend sunlight into interior space according to different conditions. Big balcony with vegetation offer students space to close to nature, multi-functional space provide people colorful life in new design hub.
The Site is located in 81-89 Bouverie Street, Carlton, VIC 3053. It’s on the corner of Queensberry Street and Bouverie Street, close to Melbourne CBD and RMIT city campus. It’s quite convenient as it could reach universities and CBD in 10 minutes walk.
-Site:The site is used to be a 2-stories commercial building, built by painted bricks.
-Surrounding Building: The site is located at the transition zone of 2 distinct style of buildings, the pixel building with the modernism facade and the univerdsity of Melbourne with the traditional red brick facade.
-Road and Transportation: The site is located at the intersection of Queensberry and Bouvierie streets. The Melbourne tram is located at the southwest of the site, on the Elizobeth and Victorian Street. The train line is located at the east of the site. Both tram and train are quite convenient for this area.
-Footway: There are footways around the buildings, but lack the blind trails and special facilities for the disabled people.
-Car Parks: Car parks are set on the centre of the road, and there are also facilities on footway for parking bicycles.
-Greenery: Street trees are planted along footway. The Lincon Square and the gardens in 58 Leicester Stis are the main green areas for this site. As only the Lincon Square is the green area open to public, it is neccesery to further increase the greenery area.
This project aims to fully connect with surrounding functional areas and become an extension of the street, providing open shared space for students and citizens. Transparent ground floor and movable facade provide lightweight atmosphere, while the integration of elements such as traditional brick and pixel provide surrounding historical context into project.
Landmarks RMIT city campus 10 minutes walk distance 5 minutes walk distance
FORM DESIGN
The design cloud project make setback according to Australian regulations, to create a stepped structure; The core is placed in the centre, forming a smooth circle circulation; The curved balconies combine with rooftop gardens to generate rich outdoor green space; curtain wall is covered by movable facade, allowing for flexible adjustment of indoor ventilation and lighting.
FACADE DESIGN
The building is composed of 4 facade systems, creating rich spatial effects on each floor. Continious curtain wall as the base separates the interior and exterior spaces. On the 2nd and 3rd floor, the triagular movable facade controls the amount of light coming in. From the 4th to 6th floor, the ETFE facade allows less light into interior space. On the 7th and 8th floor, the colored translucent curtanwall creates amazing interior light effects. On the 9th and 10th floor, the triangular facade provides sufficient light and shading.
The Final Render of Ground Floor/Open Cafe Space
The Final Render of Level 1/Gallery
The Final Render of Level 9/Library
STRUCTURE DESIGN
Structure design
The building is constructed by interlocking steel beam and column grids, with the lower floor supported by a concrete and steel structure. The suspended balconies on the mezzanine level are supported by the cross beam structure, and the glass roof structure is supported by space frame structure. The facade system at the base is connected to the skin through nodes, and the core shaft is made of concrete with a central partition.
Detail
The building has a gutter system that forms gutters to provide water sources for the rooftop gardens on each floor; insulation on each floor provides adequate sound insulation for the teaching space; the underground structure can effectively isolate moisture and provide support.
02 RIGROWING ISLAND
RENOVATION MEGA FLOATING STRUCTURE
COMPOSER: Zixin Wang, Zhuoran Chen
TUTOR: Nic Bao
TUTOR CONTACT EMAIL: nic.bao@rmit.edu.au
LOCATION: Heron Island (Australia) Group Work 2023.7-10 Level6
OVERVIEW
Problem:
Nowadays, there are hundreds of abandened oil rig platforms floating on the ocean and lack utilizing. On the other hand, sea level rising and ocean environmental problems such as ocean waste and coral reef dying are becoming increasingly serious across the world.
Soltion:
By following the coral reef growing logic and translate it into architecture , this project creates a self-growing building system and a research & tourism centre floating around heron island and heron reef. As an abandened oil platform renovation project, it considers the context of oil rig as well as heron island, divides oil rig as floating basic structure and reusable structure, and following the relationship between coral and coral reef to create a series of buildings on oil rig as rebuilding and energy regenerating systems as "CORAL", or growing big voulmns and small units as "CORAL REEFS". In addition, inspired by ‘using utopia as a navigational compass’, we also insert the foana and flora system, living culture and programs from heron island into this new oil rig and make it become a movable "heron island" as the responding to utopianism. The high-tech landuage and space strategy are also the responding to this new building machine. Finally, an imaginary utopian island is formed, the dead oil rig is reborned as space which people live on harmony with coral and marine creature.
FLOATING STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
OIL RIG BASE ANALYSIS
PROGRAM DETAIL
PROGRAM DESIGN
03 WHALE OASIS
COASTAL HIGH-RISE TO FACE CYCLONE DISASTER
COMPOSER: Zixin Wang
TUTOR: Yufei Zheng
LOCATION: Bangladesh
OVERVIEW
Problem:
The frequent cyclones and gradually rising coastline can be a big challenge for coastal coutries with low altitude such as Bangladesh. Inspired by the whale fall process, WHALE OASIS offers a solution of this problem by rethinking the relationships between architecture and nature: utilize nature, back to nature, and embrace nature.
Soltion:
-Utilize Nature: Wind turbine and special skin that can transfer wind pressure to electricity are used to gain energy from strong wind.
-Back to nature: The undersea floor plates as skeleton system following the coral reef form and utilise local oyster shell and concrete as material to offer shelter for marine creatures. This structure will become part of nature and built a tiny ecosystem through time.
-Embrace nature: During cyclone period, the changable foor plates as “Skeleton” will pack to spiral form to embrace strong wind, shelter as “Skin” will open as a temperary refuge, Noah’s Ark and Wind Capturer as “Flesh” will set off to the destination under the guidance of the sitellite system of central tower. When every cyclone is overcomed by the effort of both people and architecture, the central lighthouse will send signal to praise the victory of mankind.
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Typo ogy of Centra Core Generating Process
MOTHER Building Generating Process
Oversea Bone System
Undersea Bone System
02-INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE/DRAWING ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
Project Name-From Antung to Dandong
03-INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE/XO PROJECTS
This work has been exhibted in Shanzhongtian Art Museumn in Beijing.
DUO C7 residential and hotel project, Chengdu
Project
Digital Wave, Australia’s Very first 3D Printed Garden, 2023 MIFGS Australia’s very first fully 3D printed garden has been displayed for 5 days during the ‘2023 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show’.
The exhibition garden explores the new possibilities of creating “mountains” using 3D concrete printing technology. The fluid form of the 3D printed balcony garden with the inspiration from the flow of clouds creates a dynamic and organic appearance with curved shapes, incorporating nature within a small space.
Designed by: CX Landscape, Thedge Pty Ltd, BDW Architects