Xinjie Xiang-Portfolio-Interior Architecture-2020-2023

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PORT F OLIO

XINJIE XIANG

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Academic/ Non Academic Interior & Architecture 2020-2023

Rhode Island School of Design 2020-2023

Sichuan Fine Arts Institute 2015-2019

Deshaus - Intern 2021

HBAarchitecture - Intern 2021

Do architects - Intern 2020

U Education Work Experience Skills Xinjie Xiang (401)-497-8861
xxiang@alumni.risd.edu
Cad, Revit, Rhino, VRAY, Adobe Suite, Enscape, Lumion, Sketch up,
Engine, Maya, p5.js
Bachelor of Art -- Environmental Design Auto
Unreal
Master of Design -- Interior Architecture
3 Community Memorial 04 01 CONTENTS Care for Mother 03 24 Sustainable Handcraft Workshop 02 16 44 06 Crossing the Pell 34 04 Illusion of Consume 40 05 Oasis Under Railway 48 07 Mansion Renovation 50 08 Other Works

Community Memorial

Anatomy and Transformation of Data Cevnters

Data centers help us record culture and history electronically, and new events are generated through human interaction. The proposal explores how community activities can co-exist with the data centre, increasing the vibrancy of the area and supporting small businesses by introducing a handcraft market.

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SITE: The site is the Brown & Sharp Manufacturing Company Complex, a historic factory complex originally built between 1872 and 1941. The 25acre area is one of the most significant examples of industrial heritage in Providence.

SITE: This site located at the Northwest of Providence, a river and a railroad cross the side closely, this site is able to be seen from the state house and shopping mall.

Handcraft Business and Market:

Providence goes out of its way to support the small business market, which pops up regularly off South Water Street, and on special holidays like Waterfire and more, the road will be cleared to support the placement of shops.

Space for Community Activities and Data Center:

In order to create a space where the data center and community center coexist, a long walkway was inserted throughout the space, and the three-story height allows people to observe different activities. Then, three two-story-high spaces were created, and the data center separated them, becoming natural barriers to separate various activities. The three spaces are: small business market, gathering and screening center and sports venue. Next, paths are created around the data center to allow people to observe and understand the data center. The third floor is equipped with artists' studios and a sunroom, so that they can get together and chat after work, and they can also sell artworks on the first floor.

Site & Shopping Center & Goverment River Green Area & Parking Residence & Commercial

SITE

Transformation

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Original Walkway Public Activities Data Center Sunroom Circulation

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Floor 1 0m 20m 10m 50m 20m 1 2
Market & Cafe
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Cooling Area
Gathering & Screening
Restroom
Loading Area
Sports Room
Reception 3 4 5 6 7
9 Floor 2 Floor 3 Data Center Orignal Building Pubilc Area & Workshop 2 1 1 2 5 5 1 5 9 8 7 3 6 6 4 3 5 4 1 Cooling System 2 Server Room 3 Gathering 4 Cooling System 5 Server Room 1 Sunroom 2 Restroom 3 HV Room 4 LV Room 5 Workshop 6 UPS System 7 Office Area 8 Diesel Generators 9 Exhaust Area 0m 0m 20m 20m 10m 10m 50m 50m 20m 20m
Sports Area
Market Gathering Workshop
Market

Materials & Finishes

CELLING WALL BRICK STONE TILE ALUMINIUM WHITE OAK WOOD CONCRETE

Section POLYCARBONATE

ACOUSTIC PANEL

FLOOR

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STONE TILE RED ROSTED STEEL CONCRETE RAISED FLOOR DARK GREEN CARPET Furniture

Sustainable Handcraft Workshop

Hemplime Workshop in the forest of New York State

This course explored the use of local natural materials for the built environment and rethink the contemporary supply chain from the point of view of a site. Explore how this approach can foster a zero-carbon economy, thinking beyond the building with a systems approach to ask how an “agriculture” of architecture can bolster ecological, economic development for New England.

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Revit Construction Drawing

Northeast Southeast

Handmade Hemplime Block

By using the methodologies of design and environmental studies to investigate how three different types of natural materials—stone, wood and fungus, and field of fibers —function as nodes in intersecting biological, material, cultural, economic, and social networks. The research imagined a landscape intervention on a site in on the Hudson River in New York. The site is a hilly terrain that is now mostly forested with a mixed tree canopy.

Typography and Nature Materials of the Site

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Materials & Water Capture

This project mainly use two sustainable nature material: Hemplime, which is composed of a mixture created by combining industrial hemp with lime, and a local natural material, bluestone

There are three system in order to save water, since this is a workshop for people to use natual materials. First, gray water tank for collects water from sink and restroom, second, a fiter to sperate the debris from water which used by workshop. Last but not least, rain capture system. All this water will be use for irrigation for hemp field next to the workshop.

Lime Stucco

Wood Framing

Hemplime Block

Flame Retardant

Hemp-Lime Plaster

Lime Paint

BlueStone

Amounts
Rain
30 days 0 days Jan Feb Mar AprM ay Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec >100mm dry days
Hemplime Block 1
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/week/41.983N-74.171E173_America%2FNew_York

To achive sustainability, sun light is a crucial element to take in to consideration. There are 12 solar panels transform sunlight to electricity for workshop daily use. The extented roof blocks sunlignt during summer and invites sunlight in winter, togther with window openings, keep the room in a comfortable temperature.

Throughout the project, I studied the role that geo- bio- materials play in the past and future with a focus on the sustainable use of local natural materials. Investigated building technologies that intersect with industries nearby and engage new approaches to production using on site processing to reduce embodied energy.

Sunny and Cloudy Days Wind Direction 30 days 0 days Jan Feb Mar AprM ay Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Sun light & Clean Energy & Ventilation S N SW NW SE NE W E >38 >17 >7 >0 sunny overcast Summer Sun, 80° Winter Sun, 35°
Hemplime Dark Steel Red Steel BLUESTONE Birch Wood Bamboo Panels
23 CONCRETE COTTON LINEN Hemp TILE CARPET

Care for You

Confinement Center for Female After Giving Birth

This confinement center is established to take better care of puerpera both physically and mentally. There are a lot of mothers in China are sufer from postpartum depression without been notice, so I wish I can creat a space for mothers to feel comfort, not only in physical,but also mentaly.

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Reasch: In China, nearly 60 percent of pregnant women developed depressive symptoms after giving birth, and nearly 15 percent of them were diagnosed with postpartum depression. Usually, two weeks after childbirth is a period of the high incidence of postpartum depression, during which the puerpera needs to be well cared for.

Concept: After investigation, I found that due to physical and social factors, postpartum women have doubts about their three identities: female, wife, and mother. This is also a large part of the cause of postpartum depression, so I hope that three different spaces can be created. To rebuild women's perception of these three identities.

1970 1970 2010 2010 0 2 weeks 6 months 12 months 18 months 24 months
Fertility rate in China Potential and confirmed PPD Risk of postpartum depression Female fertility desire

Suite: Each family is provided with a livable room with an extended curved wall, allowing them to play games, chat and hold other recreational activities.

Concept: I applied the arc of embrace to the wall design. Compared with linear walls, arcshaped walls can shorten the distance between people, creating an intimate semi-private space.

Plan Formation: I want to break the routine layout of rooms in the confinement center to create freer and public spaces for families to hold their activities, so I stagger the positions of each room and expand or reduce the spaces of each room according to its function. Meanwhile, a circular wall is also added to each room, producing rich visual effects.

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1st FLOOR

2nd FLOOR

Different dislocation of rooms and doors’ opening-direction can enable each suite has a small courtyard and semi-private space for couples. Also, the confinement center has study rooms and massage rooms which are convenient for parents to learn about taking care of their babies and relaxing. Besides, there are a total of five consultation rooms on the first and second floors, which can help those who need to get convenient medical assistance.

In the suite of the confinement center, there are often different people come to visit. However, according to the survey, the puerpera often does not have enough energy yo cope with social issues due to fatigue after childbirth. In this case, since these arc-shaped spaces are not only independent of the suite but also gain a certain degree of privacy, therefore they can provide couples with their own small, undisturbed spaces.

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Study Room

The study room is for mother and father to study how to take care of babies, including changing diper, feeding babies,ect, at the same time, the woman can see how the man take the responsibility and try to learn how to take care of babies.

LIGHT PINK ROUGH WALL TILE TILE ALUMINIUM DARK PINK ROUGH WALL PINK TERRAZZO LIGHT PINK ROUGH WALL PINK TERRAZZO CONCRETE PINK METAL DARK PINK ROUGH WALL DARK RED VELVET

Message Room

This room is not only for female to relax and enjoy. massage, but also a quite space for woman to enjoy the time that belongs to themselves. When they want to have time just for themselves, here is the space that they can escape to.

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Illution of Consume

Architectural Rebellion: Unraveling the Maze of Consumption

In a society where consumerism holds sway, this project unveils the intricate web of influence that surrounds us, revealing how architecture becomes for the theater of consumption. It beckons us to confront the powerful forces that shape our desires, provoking us to question the relentless pursuit possessions and the toll it takes on our lives. By peeling back the layers of manipulation and exposing the deceptive allure of consumerism, we quest for authenticity, seeking to reclaim our identities and rediscover what truly matters in a world captivated by the allure of the next purchase.

becomes a stage pursuit of material embark on a

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Ties to impression: The presented space illustrates a single product from multiple brands, showcasing the intricate details of diverse marketing strategies employed by each brand to establish a sense of uniqueness for their respective products.

Obsolescence: This space interacts with existing fast fashion and smart devices shops next to it, each time they sell an item, there will be a package sent to the conveyor belt, showing the speed of the product's update.

Inescapable: There are staircases going up and down, the placement of fake shops facing the staircases correspondingly go up and down, creates an inescapable environment where advertising constantly surrounds consumers.

Imagination: Reaching the top floor, visitors are greeted with a captivating image, but as they approach slowly from the other side, they discover the chaotic backside of the sculpture, mirroring the often-disillusioning experiences consumers encounter in activities that are popular on social media.

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TOP RIGHT TOP LEFT BOTTOM LEFT BOTTOM RIGHT Inescapable Obsolescence Ties to impression Imagination

Surveillance: Multiple escalators create a hierarchy of surveillance,visitors on the upper floors’ escalator observe lower floors, visitors on the escalator observe people in other experiential spaces, to visualize how easy it is to monitor consumers.

Lottery-style: marketing, such as that used by Pop Mart and Genshin, each item costs small investment, but the process mimics gambling, as consumers are enticed to spend more money in hopes of obtaining their desired items. There are several cylinders in the room, by interacting with it visitors able to obtain a ball,with only a limited number of them being colorful while the majority remain white, when visitors come to the second floor where the cylinder became transparent, enabling a visual comparison between the white and colorful balls, indicating the possibility for achieve desired item by lottery- style marketing.

Over-packaging:The juxtaposition between the frame structure and the cone symbolically represents the relationship between package size and the actual volume of the product being showcased.

Creating connections: brands foster connection through interaction, strengthen connections between fans and idol/ influencers, increasing Impulse spending, visitors engage with screen images to progress to the next floor, and upon exiting, they carry with them the image they feel most connected to, mirroring the emotional attachments people form with celebrities and idols.

"One more thing": mentality takes hold among consumers browsing clothing options. Shoppers believe there is always one more item they need to buy, resulting in impulse purchases and the continuous acquisition of products. Using multiple floors and rooms to replicate a shelf-like environment. However, strategically placing an inaccessible corner within this space serves to symbolize the insatiable craving for acquiring additional possessions.

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RIGHT Lottery, Over Packaging & Creating Connection Surveillance Ties to impression

Oasis Under the Railway

Breakfast Restaurant Under Railway in Chongqing

This breakfast shop is divided into a large number of plants and reasonable functions to provide an enjoyable breakfast experience as the beginning of a vibrant day. This project is located at the ShaPingBa subway station,Chongqing university. Many people go to work and many students go to school through this subway, but they are usually rushing to their destination and scrambling for breakfast.

4-6 am 10 20 30 40 50 60 7 am 8 am 9 am weekends weekdays 10 am 11 am Number of people who come to eat every hour Occupation Peers Alone working everyday never once or twice a week every weekday three to four times a week 35-59 59+ 0-22 student eldly Frequency 2-3 people 4 people 5 people and up The crucial reason for people to choose a breakfast restaurant 10 20 30 40 50 sanitation speediness on the way flavor prise environment Reaserch 22-35 Age hand bag large bag celephone umbrella scarf Items People Carries with When They Eat 41

1 Eating area 3 Changing room

2 Reception 4 Cooking area

SITE INTERVENTION: There is a bus stop in front of the breakfast shop, bicycle stops in the back, and a light rail station on the top. You can easily access these traffic points after eating at the breakfast shop.

Hot and cold dishes are set up in the kitchen, customers in the queue can see the busy scene of the kitchen where cold dishes are prepared, making it looks more lively.

INTERIOR INTERVENTION:In the interior, I used a lot of wood and concrete materials to create a natural and intimate feeling, and set up different areas to place the plants within the customer's line of sight, in contrast to the outdoors, so that customers can enjoy breakfast in the greenery.

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Crossing the Pell

A REAL VR/AR Exhibition about the Pell Bridge in Newport

In 2022, RISD students studying exhibition design used state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) to bring to life the designs developed in the Crossing the Pell studio. We hope you will enjoy the experience of pedaling through four student design concepts on stationary bikes that respond to your movements, while a VR headset shows a structure that has been utterly transformed to feature people-powered access I was in charge of designing the wire layout of the exhibition, co-designed the feedback wall in the feedback group, and participating in the design of the exhibition plan, constructing the structures and buliding it in the Old Colony House, assisting visitors to explore the exhibition.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSzuSx4Bs_o

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Photo by Jo Sittenfeld Electrical Diagram

Protect the Building: This exhibition located at the old colony house, Newport, a 400 years old historical building at Newport. This building has a long history, so the difficulty of the exhibition is to ensure the VR/AR exhibition experience while ensuring that all devices are not connected to the building. All nails are prohibited.

The custom-made table hasthe introduction of the student projects. By scanning specific patterns, four designed AR the Pell Bridge can be seen on the ipad. There is a lower bench on one side, so that children able to see the bridge, but also for visitors to sit.

Plan: After the visitor enters from the entrance, the left side is the instruction of the exhibition, and the right side is the reception desk. Because of the particularity of the VR/AR exhibition, every visitor needs assistance, so that every visitor can be guaranteed to be received. After entering, you can see the AR EXPLORE directly, and you can have a deeper understanding of this exhibition. After that, you can go to the Pano tour or VR Bicycle Tour to have an in-depth tour of the students' works.

LIGHT FIXTURE AR TABLE COLOMN
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Mation Renovation

A Renovation & Intervention Proposal of High Rise Building

Mansion located in Xinjiekou, a prosperous business district in Nanjing. It was built in 1990 But after 31 years, the appearance of the building is a bit old and the circulation of the space is inconvenient. Xinhua Mansion needs a comprehensive transformation to show its new vitality.I Completed exiting building model, drawing diagram and program text editing, participated in design and rendering.

Actual project designed by HBAarchitecture
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Design University Reuse

An Intervention for a Design University

The key for this project is to create a dialogue between the new extension and the existing building, between school and city. My part of work for this project is assisting design and modeling the underground floor, parking lot, documentation, and physical model making

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