Weiran Jing_Selected Work 2012-2019

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WEIRAN JING

Selected works from 2012 to 2019

Bachelor of Architecture, Tongji University Master of Architecture , University of Virginia

WEIRAN JING E-Mail： jingweiran@gmail.com Tel： 434-466-1537

EDUCATION SEP. 2017 - MAY, 2019

University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA, United States

Master of Architecture SEP. 2012 - JUN.2017

Tongji University Shanghai, China

Bachelor of Architecture, Overall GPA: 4.27/5.0 SEP. 2011 - JUN. 2012

Tongji University Shanghai, China

Majoring in Civil Engineering MAR. 2016 - AUG. 2016

Visiting Study at Technische Universität Braunschweig Braunschweig, Germany

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE JAN. 2019

William McDonough + Partners (EXTERN) Charlottesville, VA, USA

Participated in model buidling and drawings JUN. 2018 - AUG, 2018

SOM Shanghai Office, Urban Design Department (INTERN) Shanghai, China

Dongguan Changping TOD urban design project Participated in building 3D model building in Rhino, rendering and collage making, diagrams drawing, data statistics and concept developmentoncept development of railway station renovation Chongqing Yuelai Urban design Project Participated in 3D terrain model building in Rhino, rendering and collage making, diagrams drawing Shanghai Old Town Urban design Project Participated in data statistics JUN. 2017-AUG. 2017

C+D Design Center, DC Alliance (INTERN) Shanghai, China

Shenzhen Tourist Center Participated in the process of concept development, master plan drawing, and modeling Ninghai Culture and Tourist Center Participated in the process of plan drawing and modeling

SEP. 2016 - JAN. 2017

Fange Studio, Tongji Institute of city planning and design (INTERN) Shanghai, China

Participated in the process of background research, concept development, diagram drawing in several urban design projects and research projects.

AUG. 2013- SEP. 2013

Shanghai Qingshan Architectural Firm (INTERN) Shanghai, China

AWARDS MAY. 2019

Work seleted to be published in Next Cities: Next New York

JAN. 2019

AIA Virginia Prize, Honorable Mention

DEC. 2017

Exhibition Works of Martin Luther King Exhibition in Charlottesville

DEC. 2017- MAY 2019 (4 SEMESTERS)

Selected Studio Works, School of Architecture, UVA

JUN. 2017

Excellent Graduate Design of Tongji University

MAR. 2016

International Shopping Mall Concept Competition in Architectural Design, Honorable Mention

AUG. 2015

Top 100 of the Rookies’ Award for Architecture Students 2015

2013

Exhibition Works of National Wood Block Painting Exhibition of College Students

ACTIVITIES MAR. 2014-AUG 2014

Volunteer work in Fu Mei Charity Foundation Conducted the design and construction of Hope Primary School Culture Wall, and Taught fine arts in undeveloped area

JUL. 2015-AUG. 2015

Tongji University Study and Art Trip to Spain In August of 2015. Art works exhibited at Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall for charity auction.

SKILLS COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Rhino, Grasshopper, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Revit, V-Ray, Microsoft Office

LANGUAGES

Chinese (native language), English (f luent), Japanese (intermediate), German (basic)

OTHERS

Model making, Hand drawing, Lazercuting, 3D Printing, Comic drawing

TABLE

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CONTENTS

CANDY CAMPUS HISTORY / SOUND / PEOPLE

— Broadway Junction Traffic Station Office Campus

OASIS NATURE / FUTURE / PEOPLE

— A Future Oasis Making people closer to the Nature

FREE SPACE HISTORY / SOUND / PEOPLE

— City Park and Sound Forum Design & Sound Study

THE INTERSECTION CITY / FUNCTION/ PEOPLE

— Urban Desing & Subway Hub Design

SECOND GROUND WATER / TRANSPORTATION / LAND USE

— Mumbai East Coast Area Urban Design

GREEN COMMUNITY HISTORY / URBAN / WATER

— Explore the Possibilities between water and city

CONTAINER UNIT MUTI-FAMILIES / RESIDENCE / MODULE

— A Study and Design of Multi-Family Apartment

THE TASTE OF NEW FLOW FLEXIBLE / ECO FRIENDLY / DINER

— A Pop-up Diner for Students in UVA

GRASSHOPPER WORKS OTHER WORKS

CANDY CAMPUS - BROADWAY JUNCTION STATION OFFICE CAMPUS

12 Weeks Master 1st year studio, Feb. 2018 - May. 2018 Site: New York , Brooklyn, United States Selected Work in University of Virginia Published Work in NEXT CITIES: NEXT NEW YORK We noticed that there was an astonishing number of adults without a high school education. We also learned about the history of manufacturing work that took place and is still taking place around the site. We also learned about the five train lines that intersection and stop at Broadway Junction – where there are coming from and where they are going. We learned about the high number of passengers that move through our site daily. The city of New York has been wanting to move their Human Resources Administration offices to Broadway Junction. We also read about the high rent cost in downtown Brooklyn, especially compared to costs at and around our site.

Due to the low rent cost, the need for jobs at Broadway Junction and the easily transportation access, we decided to bring 50,000m2 of office to the site and rethink about the "office space". Plus programs are just like candys and were inserted into every building in this block.

NEW OFFICE CAMPUS IN BROOKLYN According to the research, the office area in Manhattan is in short supply in this decade. More and more companies cast their attention on Brooklyn area. Unfortunately, the rent price in downtown Brooklyn booms in these years as well.

The site, as a traffic junction, is convenient enough to be a new large office campus.

OFFICE SPATIAL PATTERN Traditional office buildings tend to place public space and functions at the bottom of the building. Comparing to a traditional pattern, this project explores the different possibilities of space composition.

OPEN SPACE & RAILWAY This diagram shows the open space around the site, including the park, playground, and parking lot. Some interesting relationship is found between railways and open spaces.

CITY GRID This area is divided into three parts by two main city roads. The site is located at the junction of different city grids.

EDUCATION MAPPING With few highly educated people in the area, education institution such as community schools, part-time school, and adult college is one of the right choices.

COLLAGE The northern side and the southern side of the site has totally different space conditions and experiment.

CITY GRID

1ST FLOOR DENSITY

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L&XL TOWERS

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EROSION

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RULE 2

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VOID IS PLUS PROGRAM, 20% OF THE WHOLE TOWER

VOID FOLLOWS THE 9M*9M GRID

VOID IS TWO FLOORS HIGN

VOID WILL TOUCH, BUT ONLY TOUCH 2 BUILDING FACADE

VOID SHOULD CONNECT TO THE CORE

A VOID SHOULD HAPPENED ON 2ND FLOOR AND LINK TO THE PUBLIC CIRCULATION

IF 2 VOID COME TOGETHER, THE JOINT OF THEM SHOULD BE A LINE INSTEAD OF POINT

Due to the low rent cost, the need for jobs at Broadway Junction and the easily transportation access, we decided to bring 50,000m2 of office to the site.

Because it is such large amount of office space, we decided to re-think office space and the working environment in this square footage.

Designers have been trying to make offices great again by designing open f loor plans and creating spaces that encourage collaboration.

However, we are thinking of incorporating “candy programs” throughout the offices. These “candies” improve office moral and encourage continuing education. At the ground level, the campus is completely open to the public.

This is just one part of the candy program. It grows to the second level, which is a series of connecting elevated platforms. The platforms or bridges connect from certain buildings and first f loor rooftops. It grows with the infrastructure.

1st FLOOR PLAN ZOOM IN

2nd FLOOR PLAN ZOOM IN

OFFICE PLUS PROGRAM This is a workshop space for my office.

It changes based on what activities we have going on per month.

LOCAL PLUS PROGRAM I take the subway from Broadway Junction to meet with friends anywhere in the city!

SECTION A 1:200

It is so nice to sit in shade while we wait for our friends coming from the subway.

The view is cool too!

We use natural ventilation when the weather is nice. The offset facade allows us to do so without excess light.

I am an artist and this is my studio.

I often have shows in the gallery below with local students.

As a local student studying art, I love coming here to work after school.

I like to hang out here on the weekends.

I love indoor gardens! The plants are so beautiful.

SECTION

SECTION WITH CANDIES People in the nearby neighborhood can use The little candy spaces inserted into every office building will provide more diverse office life. The candy on the second floor can be shared with the residence of the local community, such as galleries, restaurants, and etc. The candies above can be only used by company staffs inside the building. For this reason, the candies on the upper floor are more private space such as lab, VR rooms and so on.

OASIS - A FUTURE OASIS MAKING PEOPLE CLOSER TO NATURE

12 Weeks Master 2nd year studio, Feb. 2019 - May. 2019 Site: Santa Monica , LA , United States Selected Work in University of Virginia In the very near future, with the development of computer and digital technology, the tight between people and digital device will become stronger and stronger. Monitors, VR glasses, and the cellphone will dominate human's life at that time. On the other hand, people will meet the problem that they will not have insufficient contact with nature.

Feelings, such as touch, smell, hearing, humidity, temperature, cannot be acquired by all forms of computers. However, the requirement of these feeling is essential for people.

Because of the excellent weather in Los Angeles, California, this project has the opportunity to blur the boundary between exterior and interior, and free people from similar architecture cages.

A coherent circulation will string the large open space and the small box related to open space together. Meanwhile, The project also provides different circulations to the people with relaxing and researching needs.

Amy

Different plants growing on the earth ......

The guide book show the generation of this building.

· 10 years old · Want to learn more about nature

Student learn from screen and want to touch the real nature

Oasis has multiple programs.

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People want a building in which can feel the outside.

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URAN RESTA The site is also an important traffic station.

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TWO BASIC FUCTIONS People can enjoy their life in OASIS because they can feel nature more.

MAIN SPACE

RELEX RESEARCH

THREE CIRCULATION

LARGE OPEN SPACE

LIBRARY

6F Plan

5F Plan

4F Plan

3F Plan

2F Plan

WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

People can gether in the sky garden

Ramps and stairs create a smooth main circulation

FREE SPACE - CITY PARK AND SOUND FORUM DESIGN & SOUND STUDY

12 Weeks Master 1st year studio, Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2017 Site: Charlottesville , VA, United States Exhibition Works of Martin Luther King Exhibition in Charlottesville Selected Work in University of Virginia

I redesigned Emancipation Park where the riot took place to convey the history as well as everything it brought through architecture and audio devices. I changed the unoccupied place where sculpture was moved away into a “void” that can be seen and heard. People look up and listen to the history. Then, they come to an absolutely quiet place to think about what is the real “Emancipation”.

Rontunda Hall

in the silence, sounds with echo

Outdoor Corridor

sounds of winds in the building.

The Lawn

sounds feels from far away.

SOUNDS STUDY

A sounds study of Rotunda, University of Virginia, showed that at different places of Rotunda and its pavilion, there were different sounds environments. The sounds environments were diverse from each other because of their location and architecturual pattern.

cicada

walking with slipper

Beside Road

sounds become louder and louder.

RESIDENCE AREA

CHURCH

SITE

BUS STOP

JUSTICE PARK CITY LIBRARY

HISTORIC ROAD

DOWNTOWN MALL

VISITING AREA

lee’s statue

The Emancipation park is a small hill, and the old Lee’s statue was on the top of the hill. People can only see it by looking up. This upper and lower relationship is something needs to be broken.

emptyness

After moving the Lee’s statue, the emptyness was born. The emptyness does not means nothing, it means a lot.

sounds of removing statue

To let visitors notice that there was something here before, a frosted glass box was built. Speakers around it play the sound of moving statue( such as wraping and moving it) to indicate the past statue and the void now.

A completly silent basement is built under the frosted glass box and the roof is glass too. People can feel the light above it but can not hear anything, It is a good place to think about Emancipation.

ORIGINAL SITE

EMPTY STATUE

SURROUNDING CUT-IN

SOUTH-NORTH CONNECTION

INNER GARDEN

CITY-FACING STAIRS

GENERATIVE PROCESS The project is influenced by the surrounding buildings such as a church, library, and downtown mall. An inner garden is generated around the central glass tower to lead guest in and shear their stories here.

MEMORIAL WALL

RECORDING BOX

EMPTY FROSTED GLASS BOX

NEAR CITY LIBRARY

BASEMENT HALL

CITY FACING STAIRS WITH TREE

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LOBBY INTERIOR CAFE WASHROOM KITCHEN COURTYARD STORAGE

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MAIN HALL CORRIDER RECORDING BOX GLASSBOX EDITING AREA/ MEETINGROOM OFFICE

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SECTION 2

SECTION 3

SECTION 4

ROUTEL STEEL CABLE FROSTED GLASS WATERPROOF BOARD

CONCRET SPEAKER WATERPROOF MATERIAL FROSTED GLASS FLOOR FROSTED GLASS BOARD FROSTED GLASS DRAIN CONCRET WOODEN FLOOR FOUNDATION

EARTH

CONSTRUCTION The frosted glass roof above the basement can let the guest know what is happening outside but not clearly. It is oblique to let the rainfall in the rainy days. The space between the glass wall and concrete wall can store rainwater or fallen leaves, which enable this architecture to have a facade can be decided by weather and season.

This project is trying to convey the respective toward history. When audiences are under the historical relic, they will respect history and look upon history naturally. This project wants to let them remember the accident the sculpture brought in 2017's summer and rouse their introspection.

THE INTERSECTION - URBAN DESIGN & SUBWAY HUB DESIGN

16 Weeks 5th year studio, Mar. 2017 - Jun. 2017 Site: Hongkou District , Shanghai, China Excellent Graduation Design

In the face of the city gap problem brought by different city function of near blocks, this project used the strategy that insert inter-founction between the olf differnt city funcions to connect the divided city again. The underground hub connects sites and functions in different places and heights together. It plans people’s circulation again.

Meanwhile, it keeps connectivity of view, and let people from different places be together here.

TIME & FUNCTION Bus Station

SPORTS SCHOOL

Tourist Center Restaurant

TOURIST CENTER

Swim Pool

Total

STADIUM Park

SHOPPING MALL

Office

Total

Residence

PARK

Market

OFFICE

Office

Total

WEEKDAY &WEEKENDS Weekday

RESIDENCE

Weekends

SITE The site was divided into two parts by the light rail and high-speed city road. The function of them is different. The north part was a sports block. The professional stadium, Hongkou Stadium was in this block, and it was surrounded by a series of sports and relaxing area( including the park, tourist center, sports schools,etc.).

The southern part was a residential block. Markets and hotels surrounded it. The result of function gap was that the peak time of people amount in two parts of the site was different, which led to a waste of city resource.

CONNECTING &SHARING

Some basic and main founctions were distributed in the different places of site.

These main and basic founctions will derive some related function around them.

HOTEL

CARD GAME

FAIR GROUND

2 STADIUM Hongkou Football Staduim, It is a professional football stadium where people can .

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PARKING

PLAY GROUND

STORE WATCH MATCH

PARK 1

STADIUM 2

SOCCER

METRO BAR

WALK

WALK THE DOG DANCE

RESIDENCE

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FRUITS

BADMINTON

PINGPONG

OFFICE 6

SUPER MARKET

PARKING

MOVIE HAIRING

GYM

YOGA DINNER

HOTEL 7 SQUASH

TENNIS

3 SHOPPING MALL A huge shoppingmall with a lot of people during weekends. Connected with Metro.

RUN

BILLIARDS

BUS STATION BASKETBALL

1 PARK Luxun city park, linked with relaxing activities such as running, walking and dancing.

GYMNASTICS RALEX

SWIM SCHOOL

SHOPPING MALL 3

Searching and placing the new related funtion in the founction gap of city made main founctions connected together. They can share the related funcion between them.

CARD GAME

DINNER

TRAVEL CENTER

A part of derived functions can be related to more than one main city founction.

FASHION INDOOR CLIMBING

4 SPORTS SCHOOL Spots schools for children. Parents maybe can find somethingto do near it.

5 RESIDENCE Residential block, people living here need basic city function for their daily life.

6 OFFICE Employees may need somewhere to eat dinner or do some sports.

7 HOTEL Hotel area may offer some sports fields and small stadiums besides restaurant and other basic functions for thier guests.

Move the torist center to the city main road.

Build a corridor between Stadium and Park. Let people can go to stadium from park.

Connect the exit of City Light railway and the stadium. Offer support function such as CVS beside them.Remain large open space in front of stadium for the match.

Leave empty space on 1st floor to connect to underground station.

Place buildings in residential scale to the large-scale block of stadium. Introduce the function of dailylife and thier related function to stadium block.

Place sports field on the roof floor between high-rise buildings.

Move pedestrian to the middle of block to avoid noise.

Provide the entrance to the mix function inter-block pedestrian. Activities are happend on different levels including 1st floor and some roof floors.

LIGHT RAIL

4F OFFICE

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SQUARE MALL METRO

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In vertical direction, the entrance of differentMETRO function were on differnet levels.

LIGHT RAIL

4F OFFICE

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SQUARE MALL METRO

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There were some connection between the functions, but it was not enough.

LIGHT RAIL

4F OFFICE

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SHOP

MALL

DINNER

SQUARE

RALEX

METRO

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Some related functions can be put between old functions. A new level was added to place the new related functions.

MALL METRO RALEX

DINNER

SQUARE

SHOP

OFFICE

In the plan, because of the huge amount of people are keep moving between metro station and mall/square, the connection between them was a straight line. On the other hand, the related function were placed beside a broken line.

SUBWAY STATION

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Sunken Plaza Variety Store Office Building Danding Classroom Shopping Mall Restaurant Exit Support Room

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Support Room Metro Station Public Hall Restuarant Shopping Mall Exit

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SECOND GROUND - MUMBAI EAST COAST AREA URBAN DESIGN

12 Weeks Master 2nd year studio, Aug. 2018 - Jan. 2019 Site: Mumbai , India Flood, traffic and land use are three main problems which Mumbai is facing in these decades. To solve these problems, cable car, as a new layer of ground, is inserted to this area.In this project, The cable car ease the traffic pressure in Mumbai.

This urban design project presents a new possibility that makes the traditional India street mode 3D. By moving the main street above, which is the new cable car system, the land of the ground level is free to build the canal on it. Flooding problem will be solved by the plants inside and around these canals. The 3D block also happens in a single high-rise building. The street plaza is moved to the center part of a building and combined with the cable car station. Keeping the same relationship between different programs as what they were now, every building is a vertical street block, which solves the housing shortage in Mumbai as well.

New cable car traffic lines

New community center happened between main road and canal

Selected main road that connect the south and the north

New canals based on the topo of Mumbai

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BIRDVIEW This area divided by the canal, the ground around the canals is green space which can absorb the excess water in the monsoon season in Mumbai. The community center is built in the center of high-rise building, which the cable car station located.

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SECTION This area divided by the canal, the ground around the canals is green space which can absorb the excess water in the monsoon season in Mumbai. The community center is built in the center of high-rise building, which the cable car station located.

BLUE COMMUNITY

8 Weeks 4th year studio , Nov. 2015 - Jan. 2016 Site: Hongkou District , Shanghai, China Group Work , Team Leader The site is the only remaining Waterfront traditional Lilong neighborhood in Shanghai.

Compared to reforming this block to a tourist spot, this project retains the original function of the site and keeps the original residents in this block.

This project studied the differnet possibility between the river and the city. This kind of new possibility gives Meanwhile, from a city's point of view, this project will bring new residents to this old area and promote the activity of this block , even of the whole Hongkou district.

The site not only located in the center of Shanghai City but also is the only area in Shanghai which have waterside space and Shanghai traditional housing in the meantime.

The historical buildings and the sight toward Hongkou River and Huangpu River, which is the largest river in the city area valuable asset of this area.

I need a PARK to do Tai Chi in!

Add a park in the centre area

There is no MARKET WITH CONVINIENT access in the block!

Add a multifunction market

PUBLIC TRANSPORT is not enough!

Add new water transport route

I can't SEE the river even if I'm LIVING

BY IT! Renew flood provention wall

Abundant river network

Fill southwestern branch of river

Fill western branch of river Cancel the connection

Fill eastern branch of river

1866

1873

1913

1927

Partly recover the historical appearance Build island park

FUTURE

ART STUDIO

move out

MOVE IN AND MOVE OUT Because of the related policy, government regulate that people should be relocation to the original site

MIX USED

ISLAND PARK

move in

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-331 +160 ART

-347 +417 RESIDENCE HISTORICAL SITE -261 +142 FAMILY NUMBERS

DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES Because of the close relationship between land and water, more and more kinds of possibility can be explored in this block. Land can be above the water, surrounded by water, under the water, etc.

WATERSIDE ART COMMUNITY Related to the art college in the adjacent neighborhood, more and more graduates will come to this area and finding an apartment is a significant problem for them. This block is transferred into a gallery community while keeping the facade of Shanghai traditional single-family house. The ground floor will become, and the young artists will live in the upper studio floor. The community art hall in the southern part of the block will give them more opportunities. The art material market on the north side will make their life easier.

Art Material Shopping Center & Neighborhood Dock

Waterside Pedestrian

Inner Square

Art Museum

CONTAINER

UNIT

- A STUDY AND DESIGN OF MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT

13 Weeks 4th year studio, Mar. 2016 - Jun. 2016 Site: Berlin, German

Nowadays, many of the elderly and SOHOs have a hard time finding a residence they are satisfied with in Berlin. This project was willing to discuss about the residential unit which have yards between or above them. It studied the possibilities combining apartments in several established frames, and the possibilities assembling theae frames together.

PROBLEM

STRATEGY

The site is just beside a railway bridge,which is a big problem.

The trains bring here noise and the bridge let a part of the site have terrible Light condition.

the outer side of the architecture is bright and expansive , it is designed to do Yoga and have a relaxing time with a exellent sight of lake.

Retired Cared by others THE OLDS WITH FAMILY

Different habits

Children come Chating

SUB-PUBLIC SPACE: SHARED YARD

The olds apartment only have one floor because of th econvinience. The shared yard is placed in the middle of apartments.

YARDS & Entrance on Different Levels

BERLIN Nowadays, the olds and SOHOs need thier home in Berlin.

Work in home Home is office Meet partner THE SOHO

Disccuss

The SOHOs need their living space and office both in one apartment. These two fuctions are on different levels. The shared yard and entrance are on the roof.

SOHO Unit

Family Unit

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7.5

30 m2

UNIT PROTOTYPE

COMBINATION OF FAMILY UNITS

Devide the site into units.

The units near the railway are support rooms. The units near road and river will be noisy, so that SOHO units are placed here.

Remove some units to guarantee the daylight of every apartment.

Use the selected connection mode above to link Family apartments together. Place the traffic boxes

The SOHO Apartments can be entered by their roof entrance.

APARTMENT TYPES

PROTOTYPES

1p

INTERIOR SPACE

TYPE A 60 m2

7.5 1F

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2F

TYPE B 120 m2

7.5 7.5 1F

6p

2F

TYPE C 180 m2

7.5

7.5 7.5

7.5

8p

TYPE D 240 m2

7.5

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7.5

MODULAR APARTMENT SYSTEM

SOHO APARTMENT

FAMILY APARTMENT

STOREROOM&SUPPORT

PUBLIC SPACE

TRAFFIC BOX

THE NEW TASTE OF FLOW - A POP-UP DINER FOR STUDENTS IN UVA

48 Hours Competition , Jan. 2019 Site: Charlottesville , VA, United States AIA Virginia Prize Hornorable Mention In our perspective, eating is considered as consumption of energy. However, eating can also be transformed as a way to generate the development of the mind and body health. In this pop-up design, the foldable and moveable tables become the generator of thoughts and interaction between different cultures. In architecture schools, the diversity of cultures can be embraced during the lunch and dinner time. Everyone can bring their traditional cuisines and share with others. One typical feature of the design is the curio box which concludes all the spice from different countries. This curio box contains our cultures and memories.

More importantly, some portable heat pumps are designed to improve outside eating conditions. These heat pumps are supplied by the waste which is produced in this kitchen. The energy can be recycled and reused in a positive way.

In term of the space design, we have the flexible waffle design which the ceiling can be pulled from the wall and pop up several waterproof tents. These can be worked as a space divider and a private or public oasis for students.

At the same time, the Japanese Byōbu can provide flexibility to students and they can decide whether they will pull down the screen to have more privacy.

The landscape design is closely related to our site which is close to the backyard of the school. The small Japanese garden can become a nice rest place for students.

Amy (20 years old) Likes jogging 08:00 A.M.

I need a place to eat lunch...

OK...

At first I think I need a TABLE...

Mengran (25 years old) Enjoys reading 12:00 P.M.

Emmm...

Where is my breakfast??

And then...

Where can I find my CHAIR?

Where can I find some salt?

Oh...

HERE!

John (30 years old) Always stays up late 12:00 A.M. Hey I’m here !

Let’s find a place to eat together!

Sarah (19 years old) Spends time with friends 04:00 P.M.

A MOBILE ROOF is necessary to avoid the sunlight.

Heat & Light That place looks so WARM!

These MOBILE PAPER WALLS are light and convenient!

Stored methane One way rise

Bio wastes

YES!!

So we can have PRIVATE SPACE!!

Maybe you also need to eat something...

Sulphur-dioxide

Gas rises

Composted sludge

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grasshopper works

WEAVERBIRD IN GRASSHOPPER This project generates a curved surface from an existing curve and divides it by grid. 2 different structure(surface type) was then generated and were put into the grid of curve surface ubiquitously.Weaverbird is used to generate its picture frame.

a sphere.

ount in a

KANGAROO IN GRASSHOPPER This project use kangaroo to simulate the air loosing in a sphere. Because of the pressure of air outside, once the air amount in a soft skin sphere reduce, the skin of sphere will shrink.

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em can be formed

LUNCHBOX AND KANGAROOO IN GRASSHOPPER This project Use kangaroo to simulate the gravity acting on the cable of cable car. It also use lunchbox to build the frame structure part of tower.

As the result, .User can only import vertical central lines of towers and then the whole system can be formed automaticlly.

other works

Selected works from 2012 to 2019 WEIRAN JING