shulin zhang-architectural portfolio by shulin zhang

PORTFOLIO

Selected works 2016-2024

Shulin Zhang

Academic Works

Design of stadium, sport is a common language

02 The Remains

Renovation project, preservation of historical genes

03 Explore the Moon

Design

Housing Design Highway architecture design

of space capsule, buildings in outer space 01 Origami

Extension

Annulus

International

Other works Other Professional works, competition works 02 OPOWERCHINA HEADQUATER 03 Renewal of Silk Factory Office Building Design Uban Renewal of Qiandao Hu

Si Silk

01 Mall design Mixed use residential design ( mall, hotel, office, apartment)

Professional Works

Zhong

Factory

Origami

Design of stadium, sport is a common language

Location:Xuzhou,China

Type:Academical Project, Individual Work Time:05/2016(8 weeks)

Tutor: Han Chenping, Sun Liang

Due to the need to hold the construction of sports venues and a large audience,sports architectures usually have the characterastics of large span strcutures and functional streamline in organization.As a large building,a stadium tends to be the landmark of a university, which should be represented by appropriate strcture and design. The site is located at China University of Mining and Technology. The project aims to build a mutifuctional sports centre for the campus. The stadium should meet the basic requirements like gyms,training,performance,exhibition and teahching.Also,it should have the ability to hold professional competitions. More importantly,the sports centre should serve the nearby community and the public.

The most chanllenging part of the design is to organise various functional spaces within limited conditions,simultaneously taking the cost,materal,structure and building technology into account.I reasonably hope to utilize Origami in this project,which combines the construction and concept.

There are outdoor basketball courts, table tennis courts, and a plaza with a large number of people around the site. The site responds to the surrounding functions in a circular form to connect the surrounding people and attract crowds with the function of a large stadium. The building takes the form of origami to form a landmark building in the university, which has a natural growth personality.

CIRCLE&CONNECTION

FUNCTION&GATHERING

MORPHOLOPY&GROWING

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Daily Activity Around The Site

STRUCTURE FORM. Involving arches and tranditional physical forms

ROOF. The aesthetics of origami

Step 01 Step 02 Step 03 Step 04 Step 05 Step 06 Step 01 Step 02 Step 03 Step 04 Step 05 Step 06

Step 01 Step 02 Step 03 Step 04 Step 05

CURTAIN WALL. Folded-plates skin

Inspired by the traditional Chinese art “Origami”, to create a rhythmic aesthetic.

STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

Office Space Count/Stage Audience Vertical

Roof Curtain wall

function Structure

Roof Skin Roof structure of Zigzag Trusses Curtain wall Folded-plates Skin Main Structure Arch style placement

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

3D printing model

FIRST FLOOR Spectator Entrance Spectator Entrance Athlete Entrance 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 18 19 19 20 23 23 21 24 25 26 27 28 29 33 31 32 32 32 30 5 22 Office Entrance Media Entrance Athlete Entrance

FLOOR THIRD FLOOR A A A-A SECTIONIS 1. Foyer 2. Game office 3. Rest room 4. equipment room 5.Office 6. Athletes' lounge 7. Drug control room 8. Control room 9. Teaching room 10.Duty room 11. Hovel 12. Fire staircase 13. Toilet 14. Fire control room 15. Referee lounge 16. VIP lounge 17. Locker room 18. Reception room 19. Editing room 20. Projection room 21. Conference room 22. Service room 23. Acoustic room 24. Activity room 25. Sick bay 26. Isolation room 27. Detection room 28. Check room 29. Storing room 30. Service room 31. Snack bar 32. Shop 33. Photographic Area

SECOND

The roof structure projects up to 21 m, and is designed as a steel prismatic shell on a basis of triangular facets.

The main stadium is planned to be multifunctional, meeting the requirements of university sports occasions and events. Total capacity is 4000 people.

The indoor sports complex is designed as a circular multifunctional area for indoor sports competitions as well as for training and other events.

The Remains

Renovation project, preservation of historical genes

Location:Xuzhou,China

Type:Academical Project, Individual Work Time:04/2016(8 weeks)

Tutor: Zhu Dongdong, Zhang Xiao

This project transforms an abandoned coal mine inside a university into an office building. The project hopes to break the barrier between the old building and the nature through the renovation method, meet office needs, and open the site to the public, promote communication between different groups of people, and stimulate dialogue between people and the history of the building.

On the one hand, as an industrial building, the scale and environment of this project are quite different from those of traditional offices. Improving the experience of users is the focus of this design. On the other hand, the base has a certain historical value. Whether it is a historical relic of urban development or a place for people to work, it needs to retain certain historical traces, and how to retain this humanity is also the focus of this design.

Anti-Japanese War Colonial Occupation Dig More Mine Coal Mine Collapse 1830S 1870S HISTORIAL BACKGROUND AND SITE ANALYSIS

Site University Nature Park City Center 3km 8 km The site is far away from the city center, about 8km away. It is located inside a university. The east and south sides of the site are adjacent to natural mountains, and the west side is the main traffic road in the school. The main building to be renovated has two floors, with a height of 17.7 m and a building area of about 2000 ㎡ . The building is a bent frame structure. The facade is severely worn, but there are still some structures keep intact.

Xuzhou City, JiangSu Povince

Site Introduction 2000S 1840S

Site images Xuzhou City, China

AXONOMETRIC VIEW STEP 01 Cut Renovation Reconstruction STEP 02 STEP 03 RENEWAL STRATEGY Demolished part of the building

walls

Replacing Windows and

Reinforced structures Office space

Multi-function hall

SECTION 01 SECTION 02 SECTION 03 SECTION 04 SECTION 05 SECTION 06 01 1 2 3 4 5 6 02 03 04 05 06 Courtyard Office Foyer Open-plan office Exhibition gallery Multi-function Hall

5 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 21 18 18 10 7 6 8 9 9 9 9 1 3 4 2 8 4 8 16 32m Main Entrance Escape Exit Escape Exit Escape Exit Escape Exit Entrance(Multi-function hall) GROUND FLOOR PLAN A B A B 1.Foyer 2.Rest area 3.Security room 4.Elevator 5.Open-plan office 6.Brainstorming room 7.Shared space 8.Meeting room 9.Office 10.Entryway 11.Foyer 12.VIP rest room 13.Multi-function hall 14.Control room 15.Acoustic room 16.Toilet 17.Staircase 18.Outdoor stairs 19.Public piazza 20.Courtyard 21.Parking Area

SECTION C-C

SECTION B-B SECTION A-A

Explore the Moon

Design of space capsule, buildings in outer space

Location:the Moon

Type:Academical Project,Individual Work

Time:03/2017 （8 weeks）

Tutor: Yao Gang, Jing Lu

For the future of architecture, there is no standard perfect answer. Architects all over the world are actively adapting to the everchanging environment and social needs to design unique buildings, constantly challenging the limits, and advancing at full speed toward the unknown tomorrow.

Our proposal is based on a simple, economical and sustainable system of settlement on the moon. We have designed a unique form which, according to a so-called aggregation system Weair-Phelan structure, gives shape to an organic landscape which will accommodate future residents.The Weaire-Phelan foam would be highly repetitive and constructible while it looks very organic and random. This system allows us to build a modular system, simple but at the same time functional with the minimum necessary, ease of construction and assembly ensuring all comforts. Once we built the module, it will be a “kids game” put it in its position and fasten it to the other modules.

BACKGROUND AND SITE ANALYSIS STRATEGY ON THE MOON

Explore water on the moon has a long history Many countries around the world have carried out the project of striking the moon to find water.

Cabeus is a crater that is located about a hundred km from the south pole of moon.The solar altitude angle of this area is low. Some part of the area is permanently covered in shadow, which creates a great deal of chance for water to exist.

In 2009 the Centaur satellite of NASA crashed to ground here. After the experiment, the light map signal of water was captured. Chosing Cabeus as the site of the moon base will slove the water shortage problem. And the Cabeus crater has abundent amount of minerals like Ti, Fe, He-3 for the expension of moon base.

Thermal control system Food supply Construction process Site analysis 1999 the Moon Rocket transport prefabricated module The alloy skeleton is expanded and inflated internally The surface material hardens to form a protective layer Module landing Sublimation cooler Air conditioning system the earth Greenhouse Heat pump the

Cabeus

2006 2008 2009 2009 NASA Lunar Prospector No water was found. NASA Centaurus Find water and more Europe Smart-1

scientists to further study the lunar surface. India Chandrayaan-1 India's first lunar probe. China Chang'e-1 Exploring the lunar environment.

South Pole Crater

Helping

Smart-1 Chandrayaan-1

Water and air circulation O 2 O 2 Purified water Sunlight&Wind Lunar minerals Water Waste Water Wastes Materials Wastes Non recyclable wastes Fresh Air Exhaled Air Human Mineral Process Greenhouse Drown System Air Conditioning System Waste Disposal System Water Purification Water Producing Fertilizer CO Water 2

Lunar Prospector

Chang'e-1

Functional space

Core tube Lift Ladder The alloy skeleton Connection (connect other capsule) Protective layer Protective layer Protective layer Protective layer

Exploded diagram of single module

Pedestal

Each

the needs

human life, work and research. Combination group can further meet a wider range of research work and provide space for multi person communication and entertainment at the same time. The first floor The second floor

third floor

The third floor (combination group)

module meets

The

The fourth floor (combination group)

The airtight doors between modules can be connected. After the core tube is connected, water and space can be exchanged vertically through the pipes in the core tube to supply power to each other, so as to maintain the overall normal operation.

The combination group

Complex

The complex provides more space for humans, including living areas, recreation areas, and research areas. Human beings can not only live alone on the moon, but also carry out further social activities.

The eighth floor plan

Elevation Section A-A

Corridor Corridor Corridor Research Research Research Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory Gym Cafe Gallary Greenhouse Greenhouse Greenhouse Greenhouse Recreation A A 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7F 8F 9F 10F 11F 12F 13F 14F 15F 16F 17F 1F 2F 3F 4F 5F 6F 7F 8F 9F 10F 11F 12F 13F 14F 15F 16F 17F

3D printing model

Talking about the future is a dream. In this sense, “utopia” is the ability of human beings to dream, and “the other shore” is the boundary of dreams. Because of this ability and boundary, humans have direction and goals, and they will not lost in the darkness.

——Bei

Dao 《Nine Letters to the Future, To Readers of 2049》

International Housing Design

Location:Berlin,Germany

Type:Academical Project, Individual Work Time:09/2022(4 months)

Tutor: Julie Bauer

Berlin,the perpetually unfinished city.The history of deconstruction and reinvention prohibited large growth of wealth and result the berlin affordable compared to other European capitals. The affordability combined with the unfinished and inprogress nature makes the city attractive and charming. Draws young people, artists, and subculture activists to the city, full of vitality. The project focus on the re-densification of the KarlMarx-Allee, we have 6 site choices, 4 closer to the road, other 2 low-rise buildings site further inside. In these sites, the questions is how can we develop new context- specific architecture based on the feature of the site the city, and how we can learn from the unfinished character of the city and transform its flexible qualities into housing units, and how can we provide spaces for different ways of living, goal is create a vital and mixed neighborhood.

04 Extension

ROOF

PLAN

UNIT 01 OPTION 1 1/4‘’ =1‘ UNIT 02 OPTION 2 1/4’‘ =1’ UNIT 03 OPTION 1 1/4‘’ =1‘ UNIT 03 OPTION 2 1/4’‘ =1’

TYPICAL PLAN 1

TYPICAL PLAN 2

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN 2

1/8’‘

=1’

Annulus

Highway architecture design

Location:St Louis, The U.S.A

Type:Academical Project, Individual Work Time:01/2024(4 months)

Tutor: Julie Bauer

The project reimagines the traditional highway architecture focused on the future. The inclusion of essential amenities such as electrical charging station, driver rest areas, truck wash area, a convenience store, a restaurant, and a hotel within the architectural vision adds functionality to the highway. The circular design is purposeful and innovative. Its outer ring facilitates smooth car movement. Inside, essential services are situated, creating a functional and efficient space. At its heart lies a vibrant green park, symbolizing the project’s commitment to sustainability. In addition, the project incorporating renewable energy sources like wind turbines, solar panels, and innovative pavement technology, the project sets a new standard for ecofriendly architecture in transportation hubs, serves as a model for sustainable design practices.

GROUND PLAN

About Details

Mall design, display of facade and structural details

Location:Shanwei,China

Type:Professional Project Collaborative Work（4 People）

Role: Main designer Contribution:30%

Time:04/2020(more than 2 Years)

Supervisor: Zhang Liang

This project is a commercial mall design. I have participated in the work from the conceptual design of the early stage to the detailed drawing of the curtain wall, and the docking with the construction company. The project is currently under construction. In this project, I am mainly responsible for the design of the facade. The facade aims at simplicity and harmony, and integrates commercial elements into the design, such as logos, billboards and led screens. A lot of in-depth work was done in the later period, drawing the wall details, selecting different stone materials, and distinguishing glass curtain walls with different parameters. Through this project, I really understand a lot of detailed knowledge of construction and materials, and how to build real architecture.

*All drawings and renderings in the page are drawn by myself

ROOF 1F 3F ROOF 2F ROOF ROOF ROOF 1F 3F ROOF 2F Curtain wall detail 01

02 Curtain wall detail 02 Curtain wall detail 03 Curtain wall detail 04 Curtain wall detail 05 1.Aluminium(gray) 2.Glass(blue) 3.Glass(white) 4.Stone 5.LED screen 6.Metal trellis(golden) 7.billboard 8.granite look-alike coating 9.Metal trellis(gray) 10.Glass(light gray) 11.Air conditioning position 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 7 8 9 10 11 11 5 6 *All drawings and renderings in the page are drawn by myself

Rendering