Tianyu Guo | Architecture Portfolio 2020-2024

Architecture Portfolio

Tianyu Guo

2020-2024

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ARTIST CO-OP

CO-OP HOUSING, ARTIST COMMUNITY CENTER ARCH 302A | USC | FALL 2023

CO-OP TEAM WITH NATALIE DARAKJIAN, FLORENCIA RODRIGUEZ WINKELMANN, CARRIE MA | ADVISOR: GEOFFREY VON OEYEN

LOS ANGELES IS KNOWN FOR DRAWING IN A LARGE GROUP OF ARTISTS AND CREATIVES FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE. YET, AMID THE GLITTERING LIGHTS AND TOWERING SKYSCRAPERS, THE REALITY IS THAT MANY ARTISTS FIND THEMSELVES NAVIGATING A LABYRINTH OF CHALLENGES, OFTEN LABELED AS “STRUGGLING ARTISTS.”

THIS COOPERATIVE SEEKS TO REWRITE THIS NARRATIVE, PROVIDING A HAVEN WHERE TALENT AND AMBITION ARE MET WITH THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO FLOURISH. BY UNITING THESE CREATORS IN A COLLABORATIVE SPACE, WE AIM TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF ARTISTIC OBSCURITY, EMPOWERING THEM TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT THRIVE IN A CITY RENOWNED FOR ITS ARTISTIC POTENTIAL. BY POOLING RESOURCES AND SHARING EXPENSES, ARTISTS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THEIR INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL BURDENS. THIS, IN TURN, ALLOWS THEM TO FOCUS MORE ON THEIR CRAFT AND LESS ON THE ECONOMIC STRUGGLES OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE “STARVING ARTIST” STEREOTYPE. OUR MISSION IS TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING CHALLENGE FACING ARTISTS IN LOS ANGELES - THE NEED FOR DEDICATED CREATIVE SPACES. IN A CITY BUSTLING WITH TALENT, SUCH SPACES ARE SCARCE, LEAVING ARTISTS WITHOUT A PROPER VENUE FOR THEIR WORK. OUR COOPERATIVE AIMS TO FILL THIS VOID.

THIS RHYTHM FINDS ITS CRESCENDO IN THE TRANSITION FROM LOW TO TALL. THE JOURNEY BEGINS GROUNDED IN THE LOW STRUCTURES, AND GRADUALLY ASCENDS. THIS CONTINUOUS FLOW, MARKED BY THE RISE AND FALL OF ARCHITECTURAL FORMS, MIRRORS THE ARTIST’S OWN FLUCTUATING JOURNEY, ULTIMATELY COMMENCING WITH THE LOW AND CONCLUDING WITH THE TALL, CREATING A DYNAMIC AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE.

WITHIN THE CO-OP, WE ESTABLISH DISTINCT SITES, EACH DEDICATED TO A SPECIFIC FACET OF ARTISTIC ENDEAVOR. THESE SITES SERVE AS FOCAL POINTS FOR INTERACTIVE, DIGITAL, FINE, AND APPLIED ART. EACH SITE IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED, ALIGNING WITH THE PROXIMITY TO THE UNIVERSITY OR PUBLIC SPACES, CATERING TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ARTISTS.

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SOUTH-EAST AXON

SITE ANALYSIS FORM ITERATION UNIT PLAN

3RD FLOOR PLAN ROOF PLAN

SOUTH-NORTH SECTION PERSPECTIVE WEST-EAST SECTION DRAWING DETAILS ZOOM-IN

SOUTH-NORTH ELEVATION WEST-EAST ELEVATION

GROUND FLOOR PHYSICAL MODEL 2ND FLOOR PHYSICAL MODEL ROOF PHYSICAL MODEL OVERALL MODEL DETAIL

MODULAR MATRIX

LIBRARY, COMMUNITY CENTER | ARCH 202B | USC | SPRING 2023 INDIVIDUAL WORK |

ADVISOR: JULIA SULZER

IN THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES, A VISION TAKES SHAPE AS THE CITY’S BRANCH LIBRARY EMBARKS ON A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY. NESTLED AMONG THE VIBRANT ENERGY OF THE ADJACENT STUDENT COMMUNITY, THIS ARCHITECTURAL ENDEAVOR IS MORE THAN JUST A STRUCTURE—IT’S A BEACON OF INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE PROJECT’S CORNERSTONE LIES IN A DOUBLE-SIDED LIGHT WOOD FRAME MODULAR SYSTEM, A TESTAMENT TO EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

AS THE ARCHITECTS WEAVE THEIR NARRATIVE, THE FACADE EMERGES AS A CANVAS OF CONTRASTS. THE REPETITIVE BUILDING MODULE EMBRACES A DUAL PERSONALITY, BOASTING A SOLID WHITE STUCCO WALL ALONGSIDE A WARM WOOD-VENEERED COUNTERPART. HOWEVER, IT’S THE ETHEREAL QUALITY OF THE MATT POLYCARBONATE PANELS THAT CAPTURES THE IMAGINATION. CASTING A SUBTLE HAZINESS, THESE PANELS BECOME THE STORYTELLERS, BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES OF PUBLIC SPACES AND CHOREOGRAPHING A DANCE OF LIGHT THAT HARMONIZES SEAMLESSLY WITH THE EBB AND FLOW OF USERS WITHIN THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY ROOMS.

THE NARRATIVE UNFOLDS FURTHER WITHIN THE LIBRARY’S WALLS, WHERE A ROTATING SHELF SYSTEM EMERGES AS A PROTAGONIST IN THE TALE OF ADAPTABILITY AND CREATIVITY. LIBRARY USERS ARE NO LONGER MERE OBSERVERS; THEY BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS, SHAPING AND RESHAPING THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THE MODULAR MATRIX, A CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED ARRANGEMENT OF SHEAR MODULES, PLAYS ITS PART IN THIS NARRATIVE. GUIDED BY A SITE-ORIENTED PARTI, IT BREATHES LIFE INTO THE BUILDING’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS, CREATING A VISUAL SPECTACLE THAT SHIFTS AND EVOLVES DEPENDING ON THE OBSERVER’S PERSPECTIVE.

IN THE GOALS OF THIS NARRATIVE, THE LIBRARY TRANSCENDS ITS TRADITIONAL ROLE. IT BECOMES A DYNAMIC SPACE WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS NOT ONLY SERVED BUT INSPIRED. THE MODULAR BUILDING SYSTEM, THE ENIGMATIC MATT POLYCARBONATE PANELS, AND THE THOUGHTFUL MODULAR MATRIX TOGETHER CRAFT A TALE OF ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION. THIS LIBRARY, EMERGING AS A LIVING STORYBOOK, STRIVES TO ENRICH LIVES, FOSTER CREATIVITY, AND SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE ITSELF INTO THE TAPESTRY OF THE COMMUNITY IT CALLS HOME. EXPLODED

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BUILDING MODULE

MODULE TECTONICS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

2ND FLOOR PLAN

ELEVATION SOUTH-NORTH ELEVATION EAST-WEST SECTION PERSPETIVE SOUTH-NORTH SECTION DRAWING DETAILS ZOOM-IN

EAST-WEST

EAST-WEST ELEVATION OF PHYSICAL MODEL

PHYSICAL MODEL DETAIL PHYSICAL MODEL DETAIL

03 REMAKING ‘DUCK’

CONCESSION STAND | ARCH 202B | USC | SPRING 2023

INDIVIDUAL WORK |

ADVISOR: JULIA SULZER

NESTLED IN LOS ANGELES, A GROUNDBREAKING ARCHITECTURAL VENTURE CHALLENGES THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM OF “FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION.” INSPIRED BY THE ICONIC CHILLI HOUSE AND SHIPS COFFEE SHOP, THIS PROJECT TAKES A CONTEMPORARY SPIN ON VENTURI’S DUCK AND DECORATED SHED CONCEPTS. THE JOURNEY UNFOLDS WITH A GEOMETRIC SIMPLIFICATION OF THESE LANDMARKS, DISTILLING THEIR ESSENCE INTO ICONIC SHAPES. THROUGH ITERATIVE DESIGN, THESE FORMS EVOLVE INTO A CONCESSION STAND THAT CELEBRATES EXPRESSIVE GEOMETRY WHILE MAINTAINING FUNCTIONALITY.

AT ITS CORE IS A SIMPLE EXTRUSION, EMBODYING THE DECORATED SHED PHILOSOPHY—A VERSATILE CANVAS FOR GEOMETRIC SHAPES AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES. THE CONCESSION STAND, BORN FROM THIS PROCESS, BECOMES A VISUAL SPECTACLE WITHIN THE LOCAL CONTEXT. GUIDED BY DESIGN PRINCIPLES EMPHASIZING EXPRESSIVE GEOMETRY, CONTEXTUAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND METICULOUS MATERIALITY, THE STAND CHALLENGES TRADITIONAL NOTIONS, HARMONIZING FORM AND FUNCTION SEAMLESSLY.

THIS NARRATIVE ISN’T JUST ABOUT ARCHITECTURE; IT’S A STORY OF INNOVATION, A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ICONIC PREDECESSORS AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE. THE CONCESSION STAND STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO LOS ANGELES’ EVOLVING ARCHITECTURAL SPIRIT—AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WHERE FORM AND FUNCTION DANCE IN PERFECT HARMONY.

PHYSICAL MODEL DETAIL

SECTIONAL AXON NORTH ELEVATION SOUTH SECTION

FINAL FORM MODEL

FRAMING MODEL FINAL PHYSICAL MODEL

SYNTHETIC HARMONY

DIGITAL FABRICATION | M+M | SCI-ARC | SUMMER 2022 INDIVIDUAL WORK | ADVISOR: CURIME BATLINER

IN THE REALM WHERE MAISON MARGIELA’S AVANT-GARDE SHOWS MEET THE TRANSFORMATIVE VISION OF INDUSTRY 4.0, EMERGES THE “SYNTHETIC HARMONY” PROJECT—A VISIONARY EXPLORATION REDEFINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE SOULFUL ARTISTRY OF HAND-MADE CRAFTSMANSHIP. WITH THE GRADUAL ASCENDANCE OF ROBOTS AS THE PRIMARY WORKFORCE, THE NARRATIVE UNFOLDS AT THE INTERSECTION OF FASHION, TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMANITY.

AT ITS HEART LIES A PROFOUND CHALLENGE—TO BREAK FREE FROM THE COLD, IMPERSONAL IMAGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE PROJECT’S GENESIS INVOLVES INTRICATE PROGRAMMING SCRIPTS IN GRASSHOPPER, GIVING BIRTH TO GEOMETRIC VISUALIZATIONS THAT DICTATE BOTH FORM AND FABRICATION PATTERNS. INSPIRED BY THE EVER-CHANGING PATTERNS OF FABRICS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, THE VENTURE SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES INDUSTRY 4.0 CONCEPTS. HERE, INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES COALESCE WITH THE FLUIDITY OF FABRIC, DEFYING STEREOTYPES AND BREATHING LIFE INTO HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS.

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES AS DIGITAL TOOLS MIMIC THE GRACEFUL DESCENT OF A NATURAL FABRIC, INSTILLING VITALITY INTO THE PATTERNS. THIS NOT ONLY DEFIES THE MECHANIZED STEREOTYPE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BUT ALSO HARMONIOUSLY MERGES THE PRECISION OF TECHNOLOGY WITH THE ORGANIC ESSENCE OF HANDMADE CRAFTSMANSHIP. “SYNTHETIC HARMONY” EMBARKS ON A MISSION TO CRAFT A NARRATIVE THAT TRANSCENDS TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES, INVITING A DYNAMIC INTERPLAY BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITION. IN THIS CONVERGENCE, THE PROJECT ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE THE AESTHETICS OF FASHION AND THE SOUL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP THRIVE IN PERFECT UNITY, CREATING AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE THAT CHALLENGES PERCEPTIONS AND REDEFINES THE VERY FABRIC OF OUR CREATIVE LANDSCAPE.

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FINAL OUTPUT DETAIL

LEFT: TEST PRINT

MIDDLE LEFT: CLOSE-UP OF FINAL PRINT

MIDDLE RIGHT: BACK VIEW OF FINAL PRINT

UPPER RIGHT: FONT DETAIL

CODING OUTPUT

TRANSCENDING FRAGILITY

RENDER STUDY | M+M | SCI-ARC | SUMMER 2022 INDIVIDUAL WORK |

ADVISOR: JULIA MCCONNELL

EMBARKING ON A VISUAL ART RENDERING PROJECT INSPIRED BY THE CAPTIVATING GLASS ARTWORKS OF BIRNUR DERYA GEYLANI, THIS ENDEAVOR CHALLENGES CONVENTIONAL NOTIONS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. THROUGH MANIPULATING AND REFRAMING EVERYDAY OBJECTS, THE PROJECT AIMS TO REDEFINE THE PERCEIVED STABILITY AND FRAGILITY OF GLASS.

ORDINARY OBJECTS TRANSFORM INTO A DYNAMIC CANVAS, REFLECTING THE FLUID REORGANIZATION OF PEOPLE’S LIVES. THE GLASS SCENE BECOMES A METAPHOR FOR THE MALLEABILITY INHERENT IN BOTH ARCHITECTURE AND HUMAN EXPERIENCES, CAPTURING THE DUALITY OF STABILITY AND VARIABILITY. INTRICATE RENDERING TECHNIQUES HIGHLIGHT THE INTERPLAY OF LIGHT, SHADOW, AND REFLECTIONS, VISUALLY COMMUNICATING THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF SPACES AND LIFE’S ADAPTABILITY. THE PROJECT’S TIMELINE FOCUSES ON CONCEPTUALIZATION, RENDERING DEVELOPMENT, AND FINAL PRESENTATION, WITH A BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR ARTISTIC MATERIALS AND SOFTWARE TOOLS.