XierZhu Presentation

2 0PORTFOLIO 2 4 ARCHITECTURE

XIER ZHU

xzhu18@pratt.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

01

02

ECOTRANSIT ENCLAVE

REAML OF RHYTHM

p. 01 - 12

p. 13 - 20

03

04

PENTAGON ADAPTATION

DIORAMA

p. 21 - 28

p. 29 - 34

2023

2022

2023

2021

ECOTRANSIT ENCLAVE

Group Porject

Location

37-02 College Point Blvd Flushing, NY 11354

Overview There are two main risks in Downtown Flushing, Flood (surge flooding from the south and drainage problems mainly from the east. It is a high-density residential areas, which acts as intermediate zone, very easy to store water from both directions cause by the terrain characteristics of the road. )and Traffic jam (Main Street and College Point Blvd). What do you think of building in an area will be flooded in decades? It sounds insane. However, we will bring you this crazy idea, called EcoTransit Enclave, to transform the flood-threatened area into a sustainable TOD.

HOW OW HOW TOD TOD TOD

CONNECTION CONNECTION CONNECTION

ABSORB ABSORB ABSORB

TRANSIT TRANSIT TRANSIT

STORE STORE STORE

EVACUATE EVACUATE EVACUATE

DELAY DELAY DELAY

MIX-USE MIX-USE MIX-USE

STOP STOPSTOP

DRAIN DRAIN DRAIN

AFFORDABLE AFFORDABL AFFORD

nsit sit Transit Hub HubHub onvenient, nvenient, A convenient, faster faster faster and andsafe and safeway safe wayto way totravel travel to travel

Green Green Green and andBlue and BlueBlue infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure AAresilient, resilient, A resilient, sustainable, sustainable, sustainable, healthier healthier healthier community community community

New Housing Typologies New NewHousing Housing Typologies Typologies An affordable, multi-choose and creative living An Anaffordable, affordable, multi-choose multi-choose and andcreative creative living living

HOW OW HOW TOD TOD TOD

CONNECTION CONNECTION CONNECTION

ABSORB ABSORB ABSORB

TRANSIT TRANSIT TRANSIT

STORE STORE STORE

EVACUATE EVACUATE EVACUATE

DELAY DELAY DELAY

MIX-USE MIX-USE MIX-USE

STOP STOPSTOP

DRAIN DRAIN DRAIN

AFFORDABLE AFFORDABL AFFORD

nsit sit Transit Hub HubHub onvenient, nvenient, A convenient, faster faster faster and andsafe and safeway safe wayto way totravel travel to travel

Green Green Green and andBlue and BlueBlue infrastructure infrastructure infrastructure AAresilient, resilient, A resilient, sustainable, sustainable, sustainable, healthier healthier healthier community community community

New Housing Typologies New NewHousing Housing Typologies Typologies An affordable, multi-choose and creative living An Anaffordable, affordable, multi-choose multi-choose and andcreative creative living living

REALM OF RHYTHM

Group Porject

Overview This project is called Realm of Rhythm. It combines a city nightclub, swimming pools, WTE, and MRF. While nightclub, by their nature, has very strong social attributes– It’s a place for people to entertain and have fun. The waste recycling center, however, definitely has the opposite functionality compared to it, and we thought this was very interesting to combine them together. Because people won’t go to a nightclub to take a trip to the trash recycling center, but rather, a nightclub that is within a trash recycling center–the idea of such can attract people’s interest and curiosity.

Site Plan

S W

E N

Freight Boat Truck&Car Enter Truck&Car Exit Visitor & Worker Parking Lot

Structure

Structural Render

Chunk Render

Site Context

Facade

Elevation

Rooftop 78'-5.48"

Level 5 65'-5"

Level 4 52-0"

01

A-100

Level 3 39'-0"

Wall Section

1

1

2

WALL DETAIL 1

A-100

3

0 WALL SECTION 1/2”=1’- 0” A-100

A: 2-Piece Adjustable Brick Tie B: Flashing Membrane C: Shelf Angle D: 1”Air Gap E: Brick Veneer F: Insulation G: Beam Web Penetrations H: Column

1

WALL DETAIL 1

A-100

0 WALL SECTION 1/2”=1’- 0” A-100

A: 2-Piece Adjustable Brick Tie B: Flashing Membrane C: Shelf Angle D: 1”Air Gap E: Brick Veneer F: Insulation G: Beam Web Penetrations H: Column

2

WALL DETAIL 2

A-100

I: Cold Formed Steel Runner J: Concrete Slab K: Drain L: Pedestal M: 2”Paver O: Beam P: Bolt Plate Q: Cold Formed Steel Stud

3

WALL DETAIL 3

A-100

R: Wall Sheathing S: Shelf Angle T: Flashing Weep Holes U: Shelf Angle V: Backer Rod & Sealant W: Water Proofing X: Rock

MEP

Egress

Ground Floor Zoning

Ground Floor Active Strategy

Section Zoning

Section Riser

PENTAGON ADAPTATION

Group Porject

Location

Bridge St Brookyln, NY 11201

Site Context and Issue The original plan of Farragut was more concerned with economic efficiency to accommodate more residents, thus neglecting the comfort of the house’s interior and the communication between the residents.

We found that the existing community is divided by separate towers, and there is no strong connection between people. In the precedent study, we decided to integrate mat houses with the original tower to build a healthier and more harmonious community.

Scheme We chose to expand the Farragut house concentrically as a pentagon and connect it to the ground - thus creating a relationship between the podium and the tower. The podium extends down to interact with the ground. At the same time, the pentagonal form is weakened, compromising and clashing with the urban texture and geography of the site, creating a new tectonic structure. As a result, the extruded and the expanded elements together form the dynamic circulation between towers.

Close up The difficulty of young people to take care of their families and work has also become a potential reason for the low income in this community. We want to provide young residents with career training and job opportunities close to their homes by introducing new business district chains and public services.

Chunk Render

Three Scheme System Three Scheme System

Three Scheme System

Trimmed Particles from Pentagon

Trimmed Particles Trimmed Particles from Pentagon

Pentagon Podium Extension

Pentagon Podium Pentagon Podium Extension

Connection between Towers

Connection between Towers Connection between Towers

Site Plan

Site Section

Focal Site

Program Diagram

Ground Floor Plan

Ground Floor Circulation

6th Floor Plan

6th Floor Circulation

Focal Site Section

Exterior Render 01

Exterior Render 02

Focal Site Render

Exterior Render 03

Exterior Render 04

Unit Types We want to use the same HOUSE UNIT shape to cater to different statuses for young people, such as teenagers, students, and couples. This group of users may consider a more independent space to live but also communicate and share their life much more. However, we also consider some who live with their parents or older people to take care of each other.

Therefore, we designed two categories of units: hostel and family type--- which are in a similar shape.

Beyond that, public services, including career training, social storage, and entertainment, are contained to support our users. They are located on the ground floor and the second floor inside the Farragut tower and are surrounded by the mat houses.

Type A

Type B

Type C

Type A + Type B = Foster

4th Floor

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

Ground Floor

Type A

Type B

Type C

Type A + Type B + Type C = Family Family Unit Model

4th Floor

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

Ground Floor

Physical Model (Front View)

Physical Model (Back View)

Physical Model Close Up 01

Physical Model Close Up 02

Unit Partial Model 01

Unit Partial Model 02

Unit Partial Model 03

Unit Partial Model 04

DIORAMA

Porject Summary A diorama is a form of representation that depicts a perspectival scene. This interpretation technique illustrates relations of figures in space and provides a narrative to the spectator. The collage and digital model previously made for the first review are now transformed into a diorama.

The first step in physically modeling the diorama models will be to create the base. The base was created by using the digital model to do the addition and subtraction on a 12’’x12’’x2’’ base, later forming it with CNC technology. This layering of information is enhanced through the careful curation of the fore, middle, and background, supporting the inlay of an object within an environment.

The second step was to pick the materials for the physical model. For this model, numerous materials and techniques were used including LED wires, acrylic paints, UV paints, iron wires, and 3D print models.

The last step was to join all parts of the model together. It is necessary to create systems of joinery between the various parts and materials of the model. The system of joinery will impact the model structurally and visually.

Physical Model (Perspective View)

Front View

Top View

Right View

Perspective View

Collage

Transformation

Final Object

Physical Model (Light Off)

Physical Model (Light On)

XIER ZHU xzhu18@pratt.edu