portfolio_Jingran Xu_2025 by Jingran Xu

I PORTFOLIO

PROFESSIONAL WORKS

Airway Commerce Center / Industrial Shell

Goni Warehouse Tenant Improvement / Industrial T.I.

Dutch Bros Coffee / Retail

ACADEMIC WORKS

Oliver Winery Cellar / Green links & Gravity Flow Winery

Allerton Pavilion / Observation for Changing Natures

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Airway

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Reno, NV

A 893,502 SF speculative industrial development consisting of four buildings adjacent to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The site design responds to FAA height restrictions, resulting in a mix of low-profile structures anging from flexible light industrial to large distribution facilities. The project balances functional efficiency with site constraints, supporting a range of tenant uses within a cohesive industrial campus.

Project Location:

3000 Airway Drive, Reno NV

Project Type:

Industrial Warehouse(Shell & Tenant Improvement), New Construction

Project Scale: 93,502 SF, Four-building Industrial Development

Currant Status: Completed

Project Highlights:

• Site planning and layout for industrial warehouse use

• Designed for ADA accessibility and full code compliance

• Navigated FAA height restrictions due to airport proximity

Involved In: SD, DD, CD, CA

Key Contributions:

• Assembled architectural drawing set

• Collaborated with MEP, civil, and landscape consultants to ensure cohesive integration of systems

• Selected interior materials and finishes for tenant improvement (TI) scopes

• Communicated with GC, including responding to RFI, reviewing submittals and substantial completion

• Coordinated with Authorities Having Jurisdiction, including preparation of response letters and code compliance documentation

• Collaborated with civil and plumbing consultants to verify utility layout, ADA access, and site details.

• Reviewed and incorporated stakeholder markups to address design issues and permit requirements.

Exterior View of Airway Commerce Center - Completed Industrial Warehouse Interior View - Industrial warehouse Shell with TI Potential.

• Produced coordinated construction documents.

• Collaborating with MEP and structural consultants to ensure technical accuracy and compliance.

• Selected and specified exterior paint colors for building elevations to align with design intent and project branding.

This tenant improvement project involved the adaptive reuse and interior renovation of an existing industrial facility to accommodate new programmatic and operational requirements. The scope included reconfiguration of interior spaces, accessibility upgrades, and integration of new systems within the constraints of the existing building shell. The design emphasized functional efficiency, code compliance, and coordination with base building infrastructure to deliver a flexible and durable industrial environment.

Project Location:

4851 Goni Road, Carson City, NV

Project Type:

Currant Status: Completed

Project Highlights:

• Site planning and layout for industrial warehouse use

• Designed for ADA accessibility and full code compliance

Involved In: SD, DD, CD, CA

Key Contributions:

• Programmed and planned warehouse and office layouts for tenant-specific operations

• Coordinated closely with MEP and civil consultants to integrate new systems with existing infrastructure

• Ensured full ADA and IBC code compliance throughout the renovated spaces

• Participated in material selection with a focus on performance, durability, and compatibility with industrial use

• Communicated with GC, including responding to RFI, reviewing submittals and substantial completion

• Coordinated with Authorities Having Jurisdiction, including preparation of response letters and code compliance documentation

• Designed tenant improvement layouts tailored to operational needs, ensuring ADA accessibility and full code compliance for both warehouse and office areas.

• Reviewed and coordinated restroom accessory submittals to ensure ADA compliance, proper placement, and alignment with project specifications.

• Produced detailed wall sections and partition drawings to support accurate construction and code compliance.

• Conducted site visit and documented substantial completion items, identifying deficiencies and coordinating punch list resolution.

This g round-up retail development features a new Dutch Bros Coffee location designed to meet corporate brand standards while adapting to a high-traffic urban site. The design focused on efficient site circulation, intuitive customer flow, and optimized interior layout to support fastpaced operations. The project integrates ADAcompliant design, full code compliance, and local jurisdictional requirements while maintaining a consistent and recognizable brand aesthetic.

Dutch Bros Coffee

Taylorsville, UT

Project Location:

5469 S Redwood Rd, Taylorsville UT

Project Type: Retail, New Construction

Currant Status: Completed

Project Highlights:

• Site planning and FFE layout retail

• Designed for ADA accessibility and full code compliance

Involved In: SD, DD, CD

Key Contributions:

• Assembled architectural drawing set

• Collaborated with MEP, civil, and landscape consultants to ensure cohesive integration of systems

• Led selection of materials and finishes in alignment with brand guidelines and sitespecific needs

• Contributed to site planning and interior FFE layout to support operational functionality

Exterior View - showcasing site layout & branding integration

• Conducted internal design review to verify material transitions, façade articulation, and branding elements.

• Coordinated feedback for exterior finishes and confirmed compliance with client standards.

• Produced final exterior elevations showing material callouts, finish schedules, and branding integration.

• Finalized dimensions, notes, and elevation annotations for construction documentation.

ACADEMIC WORKS

Oliver Winery Cellar

Green Links & Gravity Flow Winery

Bloomington, IN, US.

Honorable Mention for UIUC 2021 Spring Earl Prize and Graduate Alumni Awards

In order to show the respect of the site, this proposal aims to create green links to connect the 3 main elements on site, which are existing winery facilities, the lake on the North and the new winery building. Visitors are introduced to the new oliver winey cellar building with the leading of green links, which are also extend into the building and showcase the green house with climate control system to the public.

Tucked into the hillside, the new oliver winery cellar introduces a parallel between the topography of the land and the gravity-ﬂow winemaking process taking place inside. The visitor area will lead to the lower level for the production workshop, or to the upper level green roof, offering sweeping views of the scenes nearby.

Above Ground Level Plan

Main Level Plan

Sustainability & Gravity Flow

The process in gravity

wine-making (also known as gravity fed), allows for the wine to stream from winery levels. Unlike traditional one-level cellars there is no use of pumps or mechanical force, enabling the wine to gently extract

Green Roof

Enclosure Detail

According to ICEE, climate zone 5 requires at least 30 ci R-Value. Based on this requirement, we designed to have limestone cladding wall assembly which leads to a higher R-Value, 48.73 ci, with the overall thickness 13.555 in.

Totl Thickness: 13.555in

R-Value: 48.73 h ft2 °F/Btu

U-Value: 0.02 Btu/h ft2 °F

Heating & Humidiﬁcation + Internal Heat Gain.

For passive solar heating face most of the glass area south to maximize winter sun expo-sure, and design overhangs to fully shade in summer. Provide double pane high perfor-mance glazing (Low-E) on west, north and east, but clear on south for maximize passive solar gain.

Allerton Pavilion

Observation for Changing Natures Monticello, IL, US.

The program for this design studio will be a pavilion that will serve as an Observatory for Changing Natures, which aims to augment the experience of visitors to the Allerton grounds.

Starting from a two hundred-page research publication, to a synthesis of projects and detail development, the iterative process led us to the development of 3 Nature Boxes which celebrates the moments that make Allerton Park special.

The full-scale structures were constructed in 6 weeks with the teamwork of all 11 students in studio.

Personal Pavilion

To be located at the farm land area of Allerton Park & Retreat Center, Monticello IL, the personal pavilion aims to create architecture which let us see and experience nature in new ways, and it serves as a venue for a wide range of public activity programs: in addition to observatory, shelter and view point.

The pavilion is expected to:

• Respect the existing natural slope and highlight the view with natural slope,

• Different elevations lead to different views of the site,

• Force visitors to go through all the directions and arrive the major lake view at the end.

Plan

Different views in site

Shape the space: Force the visitors to go through all the directions and frame the major lake view

Respect the existing slope, highlight the view with slope

Highlight the view with slope

Initially situated deep in the woodlands, their adjacence to the ancient mounds led to minorly shift to a clearing next to a cliff overlooking the Sangamon river, the mounds and the natural vegetation. This site was next to a hiking trail, which allowed for high visibility of the pavilions as one treaded on the trails.

The iterative process led to the development of Nature Boxes- a set of three 650 cu.ft framed structures, which through their position, incline, elevation and enclosure system, frame distinct experiences for the visitors.

The Skybox celebrates the aerial view of the top of the tree set against the dramatic skies.

The Treehouse celebrates the sense of elevation from the ground, while the viewer looks at the trunk of the tree and the river in front.

The Portal provides a gateway to enter into the clearing, which essentially becomes a site of hightened contemplation.