Portfolio - Sai Hu - 2020

2016 - 2020

Sai

Washington University in St. Louis

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Hu

Portfolio

赛

M.Arch | MCM

Curriculum Vitae EDUCATION 2018 - 2020

Washington Universit y in St. Louis Master of Architecture Master of Construction Management

2013 - 2017

Universit y of Illinois at Urban-Champaign Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies

2016 - 2017

Escuela TĂŠcnica Superior de Arquitectura del VellĂŠs UIUC Overseas Studies Program

PROFESSIONAL 3 months 2019

10 months 2017 - 2018

NBBJ - New York Of fice LJZ Zhangjiang - from 50% to 100% SD Attended weekly consultant meetings and client meetings Helped with the communication between the design team and Chinese consultant team Participated in 100% SD Submission and BIM integration IFC Jakarta - 1 of a 2-person team Proposed two facade design schemes using Grasshopper Prepared presentation packages for client meetings Coordinated with the rendering company

Loci Architecture Queens Public Library RFP - Organizor Prepared and delivered a proposal on firm's qualification Jewish Community Center Renovation - CD Integrated design changes in Revit Model Prepared a full CD drawing set 85th St Apartment Building Basement Renovation - Site Survey Surveyed and documented site condition in Revit model

AWARDS 2019 - 2020

Widmann Prize - Nominee

2019 - 2020

Graduate School of Architecture - Chair's Scholarship

2018 - 2019

Graduate School of Architecture - Chair's Scholarship

2016

Beebreeders International Competition "Cannabis Bank " - Honorable Mention

2015

Edward C. Earl Prize Spring Studio - Nominee

Spring 2014 2014 Fall 2014

Dean's List Edward C. Earl Prize Spring Studio - Second Prize Dean's List EXHIBITION

Sep 2020

DT E xhibition - Creative E xchange Lab STL

Mar 2020

Digital Widmann E xhibition

Oc t 2019

Decoys & Depictions: Images of the Digital

EXPERIENCE Feb 2020

Graduate Admis sion Student Applicant Reviewer Organized at least one social or academic event per week Helped advertising AIAS among International Students as we are a young chapter

2019 - 2020

AIAS WashU Chapter International Student Rep Organized at least one social or academic event per week Helped advertising AIAS among International Students as we are a young chapter

2019 - 2020

NCARB Student Architect Licensing Advisor Attended Architect Licensing Advisors Community Training program Helped supervisors assisting licensure candidate through licensure Served as an available information resources on licensure for the majority of student body

5 months 2019 2015 - 2016

The Alber ti Program Teaching As sistant Supported a class of 12 4th grade students in model crafting every weekend Gave a lecture for children from 1st to 12th grade on introduction to architecture

ArchChina UIUC - Co Founder & Secretar y Organized 3 - 5 architectural workshops for students per semester Coordinated bi-weekly board meetings

2013 - 2016

Global Architecture Brigades - Volunteer Traveled to Honduras to be on a construction team to build 2 masonry houses in local village

SOFTWARE

Computer Aided Design Programs Rhinoceros | Gras shopper | SketchUp | Revit | AutoCAD | Vector works Rendering Programs 3DsMax | Vray | Thea Render Adobe Suite Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Lightroom | Premiere Productivit y Programs ArcGIS | QGIS | Microsof t Word | Powerpoint | E xcel SKILLS

Physical Modeling | Lasercut ting | 3D Printing | Metalworks Illustration | Sketching | Bookbinding | Printmaking | B&W Film Developing LANGUAGES

English Full Proficiency Mandarin Native Spanish Beginner

Academic Works

ART & CULTURE HUB In St. Louis, Missouri

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CO-WORKING COMPLEX In Seville, Spain

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Underwater

RESEARCH HABITAT

COMMUNAL LIVING In Stockholm, Sweden

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BLACK BOX THEATER In Barcelona, Spain

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COMMUNITY SWIMMING FACILITY In St. Louis, Missouri

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Other Works

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Academic Works

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GRAND CENTER ART AND LIVING HUB WUSTL M.Arch Degree Project Site: St. Louis, MO Duration: Jan - Apr 2020 Instructor: Julie Bauer Individual Work

REALITY - Grand Center Arts District markets itself as “the intersection of art and life”. It houses some St. Louis’ favorite cultural destinations such as the Fabulous Fox Theater, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and Powell Symphony Hall in its central region. Its residential area, which occupies the rest of the district, is unfortunately not part of the district’s art identity. There is a disjunction between the idea of “art” and the reality of “life” in Grand Center, in both a spatial and a temporal dimension.

OBJECTIVE - To allow activities of art and activities of life happen around the same time, in the same vicinity. Essentially, to let the existing residential neighborhood in Grand Center Arts District be included in the district’s art identity.

CONCEPT - Interior space enclosed by four walls and a pitched roof is a typical typology for housing. On a different scale, it is also a basic structure for industrial shed. Adjacent to a large residential compound on its north side, and art spaces converted by industrial warehouses on its south side, the project finds a common ground to marry these two typologies under a pitched roof canopy.

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Performing Theater

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art - living comparison mapping immediate context photos context map site oblique drawing concept diagram exterior rendering

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Housing

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Industrial Shed

Art Making

Living

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Metal Roof Panels

Metal Roofing

Roof Structure

Courtyard Roof Structure

Circulation Core

Vertical Structure

Music Workshop Auditorium + Prefunction

Program Massing

Housing Retail

Art

transverse section

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auditorium lobby auditorium auditorium - stage prefunction / exhibition printmaking studio kiln room ceramics studio general art studio fabrication studio music instruction music library individual practice ensemble rooms instrument repair record store convenient store diner day care

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prefunction / exhibition auditorium upper level photo lab dark room keyboard studio staff office residential common rooms laundry rooms

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second floor

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Vertical Transportation

Living Quarter Mechanical Shaft

Fire Exits

Ridge Piece - White Sheet Metal Roof Drainage

White Zinc Roofing Panel White Anodized Aluminum Double Glazed Skylight

Art Workshop Mechanical Shaft

Low-e Glass Polycarbonate Glazing Panels

Operable Window System

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art workshop axon prefunction - exhibition perspective music workshop perspective art classroom perspective

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site section perspective

Stud Wall DSNB-A Acoustic Wall Anchor Masonry Wall Jack Up Type Spring Isolator

Roof Framing Ceiling Hanger Steel Ceiling Grid Acoustic Ceiling Panel Air Gap

auditorium box-in-a-box construction

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cour t yard view from residential hallway

cour t yard perspective

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URBAN CO-WORKING & LIVING COMPLEX WUSTL M.Arch Optional Studio Site: Seville, Spain Duration: Sep - Dec 2019 Instructor: Sara de Giles Individual Work

REALITY - In the historic district of Seville, Spain, the urban fabric is dense like many other historical cities. As an unique character of Andalusia cities, the presence of party walls and patios are everywhere. Buildings in each city block were built next to each other, sharing party walls. Having patios (courtyards) helps with temperature control and introduce natural light into the interior, The city block the site locates in is a large and congested one.

OBJECTIVE - To create a hybrid co-working space with accommodation that decongest the city block, and stimulate social activities.

CONCEPT - In order to maintain the congruity of Seville’s urban fabric while decongesting the city block, I treated patios and the inner street as negative spaces being sculpted away from the original massing, creating an interesting relationship between positive and negative spaces.

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void spaces to decongest the site

site street view (south)

physical model

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party wall (east)

party wall (west)

inner street volume study

void - solid relationship study

programmatic volume study study models

north elevation

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Accommodation

Building Facade along the Inner Street

Void Space / Inner Street

Service and Circulation along Party Walls

Footprint of Void Space / Inner Street

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view from inner street towards south

interior view towards north

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An internal partition system was introduced to differentiate the rather homogeneous interior with spaces of different scales. Linear spaces along the parameter facing the inner street were divided into sizes that fit smaller meeting and working alcoves. The rest of the interior space was left open, to function as open work area. The inner street facades were designed to correspond with the partition system, acting as a mediator of exterior and interior, bringing the larger scale of the city down to a humanized scale. physical model internal partition system with wood finishing

internal partition system - facade relationship

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first floor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

foyer open work area reception large room small meeting rooms nursing room phone rooms advertising studio printers lab book store reading alcoves coffee shop art gallery

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third floor

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study room typical single unit laundry room family unit living room family unit bedroom family unit master bedroom common kitchen common living room library

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UNDERWATER RESEARCH HABITAT WUSTL M.Arch Comprehensive Research Studio Extreme Environment Duration: Aug - Dec 2018 Instructor: Chandler Ahrens Individual Work

OBJECTIVE - As a comprehensive research studio focusing on extreme environment, this design intended to push the limit of architectural principle into a broader field. With the extreme underwater environment, I tried to challenge the existing saturation diving system, a well-developed system that has been implemented for underwater works for a long time. As a mature technology in a very specific non-architectural field, it doesn’t satisfy the need for human comfort, as underwater work usually requires weeks of work. Therefore, I introduced architectural thinking into a highly specialized field, to explore human comfort in limited condition, as well as challenging the boundary of architectural principle.

CONCEPT - Decompression sickness is the prioritized item that saturation divers have to deal with. To avoid life-threatening health condition,a certain ascending rate and schedule needs to be strictly followed when divers return from hundreds of feet deep after working for weeks, Based on this ascending schedule, a system was designed to enhance divers’ comfort of living, expanding spaces for activities as they go on the journey of returning to the sea level.

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system Buoyant Docking Station

Accommodation / Entertainment Compound

Vertical Conveyance

Supply Station

In order to avoid decompression sickness as saturation divers return to the surface, a precise travel schedule is made to be strictly followed. The travel pattern per day consist of (2) 8-hour trips with a 2-hour and a 6-hour rest stops in between. The ascending rate increases as the water pressure decreases when they approach closer to the surface.

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vertical conveyance entry lobby supply storage / mechanical waiting area lounging area

buoyant docking station

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Window

Reading Alcove

Connector

Shower Pod Toilet

Window

Drinking Water

Connector

Kitchenette Sink Nitrogen Gas Supply Induction Cooker

Waste Decomposition

Steel Framing Structure

Drinking Alcove Pressurized Door

Pressurized Door

Sleeping Alcove

Sub-Floor Structure Steel Framing Structure

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Nitrogen Gas Supply Duct

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vertical conveyance entry lobby wet bell & moon pool dining & lounge health & wellness sleeping pod

typical research station

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COMMUNAL LIVING FOR LIVING ALONE WUSTL M.Arch Optional Studio Site: Mariahissen, Stockholm, Sweden Duration: Jan - May 2019 Instructor: Ginés Garrido Individual Work

REALITY - Living alone has become the reality for the scandanavians.

Interpersonal dependence becomes less of a necessity in a society where economic value has been well-achieved. Scenario like dying alone as shown in the documentary The Swedish Theory of Love , is not a singular case. Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman comments on this documentary, “independence brings life emptiness, insignificance and an unimaginable boredom, rather than happiness”.

OBJECTIVE - Balance the absolute demand for personal retreat with the psychological need for commune within Mariahissen, an existing building used as a lift transporting people up and down the hill. The lift has been closed to public.

CONCEPT - Preserve the original lift shafts and use it as one of the three core structures. Achieve a neighborhood within the building by propagating the form of vertical structures throughout the floor plans, where the existing floor plates act as city streets connecting these vertical structures. Accessible at any level, these vertical structures house the most private spaces for individuals to retreat, and communal spaces for 2-4 residence.

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site plan

existing plans

L1 proposed plans

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north elevation

physical model

The original building envelope was preserved from seventh floor down. The existing floor plates were kept but became detached from the original building envelope with the support of the original elevator core as well as two additional load bearing cores. In between the original facades and the treated floor plates, translucent glazing was introduced along the parameter, extruding from the ground level to the top floor. The parts enclosed by the new glazing above the seventh floor became a new crown of the existing Mariahissen, allow the building to be a whole new sight in front of the backdrop of the city

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longitudinal building section

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first floor food court perspective

sixth floor - connection to upper hill

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transverse building section

first floor

third floor

seventh floor

tenth floor

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typical suite - type 1

typical suite - type 2

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typical suite - common space perspective

typical suite - bedroom perspective

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A BLACK BOX THEATER UIUC Undergraduate Studio V Site: Barcelona, Spain Duration: Sep - Dec 2016 Instructor: Alejandro Lapunzina Individual Work

OBJECTIVE - One of the key premises for a sustainable environment is “to build as little as needed”, taking advantage of existing conditions, as accurately as possible; in other words, this is the antithesis of large urban developments and undertakings.

To build accurately implies. Throughout the design process, the understanding and consideration of how the different spaces of the project will be occupied and used by the building’s users.

CONCEPT - Taking advantage of compact organization of spaces as the design principle, the proposal centered the black box theater as the core space, arranging all secondary programs within the perimeter of the black box. Each function is closely related to each other, pushing circulation outward between the black box and the building envelope.

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subway station

existing path

new path

putxet garden

vicinity map

site section

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view from putxet garden

all programs

theater use

audience use

service use

performers use

mechanical use program diagram

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front plaza box office coat check bar black box theater dressing room

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balcony seating

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rehearsal room locker rooms observatory patio

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basement

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prop production room storage rooms admin office loading dock

second floor 1 2

waiting area balcony seating

rehearsal room

black box theater

waiting area

observatory patio

sectional axon

entrance lobby

balcony

dressing room

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A SWIMMING FACILITY WUSTL M.Arch Advanced Building System Site: St. Louis, Missouri Duration: Aug - Dec 2019 Instructor: Edward Ford Group Work

OBJECTIVE - Design a swimming facility for a community based in St. Louis. Must incorporate supplementary programs. Focus on the construction and tectonic of the design.

CONCEPT - Adapt a exo-skeleton timber structure to achieve a light weight appearance while withstanding the structural and environmental requirement.

Role in team - Schematic and Concept Development; Detail Modeling of the Structural Element (drawings marked with “*� were done by me)

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skylight

column - beam connection

hanging ceiling joist

column - foundation connection

structural axon

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Roof Top Plates Water Proofing 2% Sloped Rigid Insulation Vapor Barrier (3) Layers of CLT Roof Deck Suspended Beam T Shaped Steel Connector Flashing Roof Drainage Gutter Drainage Pipe

Glu-lam Column Raised 8" Above Grade Steel Connector T.O. Foundation Wall Curtain Wall Mullion Waterproof Sealant 2" Sill Stone 2" Rigid Insulation Vapor Barrier 12" Cast-in-place Concrete Wall 2" Rigid Insulation 1" Air Cavity Screwed-on Metal Grove 6" Coarse Stone Flashing 3/4" Fiber Glass Reinforced Concrete Panel Gravel Layer 24" Cast-in-place Concrete Retaining Wall Vapor Barrier 2" Rigid Insulation Water Proofing Drainage Mat Floor Finishing Vapor Barrier 6" Slab on Grade Water Proofing 2' Footing 3/4" Crushed Stone 4" Perforated Drainage Pipe

* detail axon

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* window detail plan

curtain wall section - elevation

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(3) layers of 1” glu-lam column (6) 3/4” bolts fastened T.O. foundation footing 4” diameter drainage pipe fastened onto the column

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1” diameter supply duct

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6” drainage belt swimming pool

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operable window detail

skylight glazing skylight frame rooftop plate flashing waterproofing 2% sloped rigid insulation vapor barrier (3) layers of CLT roof deck

glu-lam beam T shaped steel connector drainage gutter flashing drainage pipe

curtain wall mullion 2” sill stone 2” wood block 12” cast-in-place concrete structural wall vapor barrier 2” rigid insulation waterproofing screwed on metal grove 1” air cavity 3/4” fiber glass reinforced concrete panel

window detail

poolside drainage

glu lam column raised 8” above grade steel connector 3/4” diameter screw 6” gravel layer soil floor finishing 6” ribbed slab 12” cast-in-place structural wall 24” cast-in-place retaining wall vapor barrier 2” rigid insulation waterproofing 6” coarse stone flashing

floor finishing vapor barrier 6” slab on grade 2” rigid insulation water proofing 48” foundation footing 3/4” crushed stone 4” diameter drainage pipe drainage mat

* detailed wall section

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Other Works

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metal works

decorative pin

arm wear

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illustration works

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fabricated drawings

teamwork with Cathy Han

teamwork with Cathy Han

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saihu618@gmail.com

Sai

Washington University in St. Louis

胡

Hu

1.717.903.2696

赛

M.Arch | MCM