2023 YU-YI CHUANG PORTFOLIO (Draft)

YU-YI CHUANG APPLICANT NAME:______________________________

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ACADEMIC 1

ACADEMIC 5

PROFESSIONAL 1

IN THE NAME OF SEAPORT PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________

PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________ STORYTELLER

PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________ Taipei Jiantan MRT Sta�on TOD Building Design

Undergraduate/ Na�onal Cheng Kung University DEGREE AND INSTITUTION: ______________________________________ DEGREE AND INSTITUTION: ______________________________________ Undergraduate/ Na�onal Cheng Kung University EMPLOYER (OFFICE OF RECORD): _________________________________ JJP Architects & Planners, Taiwan Thesis Project PROJECT TYPE: ________________________________________________

PROJECT TYPE: ________________________________________________ Studio

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: _______________________________________ Taipei City, Taiwan

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Intern, Site Analysis, Concept Design, 3D Modeling APPLICANT CONTRIBUTION: _____________________________________

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SUPERVISOR NAME: ___________________________________________ Joshua Jih Pan (FAIA), Chung-Wei Su

CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________ Wan-Jen Lin

CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________ Po-Nie Chen

SUPERVISOR EMAIL:____________________________________________ jjpp@jjpan.com

wanjen.lin@houlin.tw CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________

CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________ bernie.arch@mail.ncku.edu.tw

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INTERFACE HSINCHU LIBRARY PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________

CRYSTAL PALACE PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________

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Chris H. Chao, Yaw-Shyan Tsay CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________

Pin-Jan Chen CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________

CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________ pinjan@mail.ncku.edu.tw chrishy@bioarch.com.tw, tsayys@mail.ncku.edu.tw CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________ ACADEMIC 3

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THE SPARK PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________

THE SEIGE PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________

Undergraduate/ Na�onal Cheng Kung University Undergraduate/ Na�onal Cheng Kung University DEGREE AND INSTITUTION: ______________________________________ DEGREE AND INSTITUTION: ______________________________________ PROJECT TYPE: ________________________________________________ Studio

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Pin-Jan Chen CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________

Tzu-Te Chen CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________

CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________ pinjan@mail.ncku.edu.tw

CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________ tzutechen@mail.ncku.edu.tw

ACADEMIC 4 BROADCASTING OLD TOWN PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________ Undergraduate/ Na�onal Cheng Kung University DEGREE AND INSTITUTION: ______________________________________ Studio PROJECT TYPE: ________________________________________________ Individual PROJECT AUTHORSHIP: _________________________________________ --APPLICANT CONTRIBUTION (IF GROUP):____________________________ Yu-Hsiang Hung CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________ CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________ ashousean@thu.edu.tw

ACADEMIC 7 Cable Truss Ceiling PROJECT NAME:_______________________________________________ Undergraduate/ Na�onal Cheng Kung University DEGREE AND INSTITUTION: ______________________________________ Studio PROJECT TYPE: ________________________________________________ Group PROJECT AUTHORSHIP: _________________________________________ Main Designer & Model Making APPLICANT CONTRIBUTION (IF GROUP):____________________________ Yi-Hsuan Tu CRITIC/ADVISOR NAME:_________________________________________ CRITIC/ADVISOR EMAIL:_________________________________________ yhtu@mail.ncku.edu.tw

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YU YI CHUANG

莊于毅

Selected Projects 2018-2023

National Cheng Kung University Bachelor of Architecture

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Content Academic Project 1 In the Name of Seaport Reviving a Historic Old Town

Architecture as a Medium of Reconnecting Community As an architect born and raised in Kaohsiung, a seaport city located in southern Taiwan, I have been fascinated by how our community’s diverse culture and histories are preserved and reflected through architectural design and tectonics. From the Japanese-style wooden structures found in local wet markets, the interior layout of Cold War-era Western bars established during the presence of the US

2 INTERFACE

military in Taiwan, to the use of rectangular tiles on the facades of Chinese tea shops, the past and present intertwine in the space.

3 THE SPARK

However, the stories in our community gradually faded when the socioeconomic epicenter shifted elsewhere and the population

The Space Where People, Nature, and Culture Reunite

A New Landmark for the College Town

4 Multi-Context of Historical City Series I, II , III

dwindled. Numerous buildings and spaces are now abandoned. Meanwhile, reconstruction and new development projects, driven

Architecture as the Medium Connecting the Past, Present, and Future

primarily by profit, tend to neglect engaging with local communities and deprioritize sustainability, cultural diversity, and inclusion.

I. The Greenish Tranquil Downtown

Consequently, the profit-centric design approach homogenizes our community erodes the connection people once had with the land,

II. Broadcasting Old Town III. Storyteller

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Between the Ocean and the Mountain

and weakens our sociocultural identity of places.

To solve the problem, I believe architecture plays a paramount role. I view architecture as a medium of re-establishing connections

6 The Seige

in the communities through redesigning programs to engage a broader audience, harnessing natural environmental forces to enhance

7 Cable Truss Ceiling

people from different backgrounds can learn from each other, identify with their communities, and make positive changes. As a collective

The Beauty of Diverse Material Scupture

Structure System Practice

the comfort of the living environment, and preserving cultures and histories. My goal as a designer is to facilitate an open forum where demonstration, this portfolio exhibits my recent works in architecture, urbanism, and art. Ranging from the extra small to the large scale. I indicate a few research-based design approaches and collective forms in different contexts and critical issues.

Professional Project 8 Taipei Jiantan MRT Station TOD Building Design

Last but not least, for each project, I listed the type “academic” or “professional” and my contribution. I produced all the images in the portfolio unless otherwise stated.

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Bombay, India (INBOM) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Hiroshima, Japan (JPHIJ)

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Sibu, Malaysia (MYSBW) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Acajutla, El Salvador (SVAQJ) Liverpool , United Kingdom (GBLIV) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lianyungang, China (CNLYG)

Bangkok, Thailand (THBKK) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Taichung, Taiwan ( TWTCH) Freeport, Bahamas (BSFPO) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- New Orleans, United States (USMSY) Shenzhen, China (CNSZX) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Belawan, Indonesia (IDBLW)

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Bahrain, Bahrain (BHBAH) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- TokuyamaKudamatsu, Japan (JPTXD)

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Sibu, Malaysia (MYSBW) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Acajutla, El Salvador (SVAQJ) Liverpool , United Kingdom (GBLIV) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Lianyungang, China (CNLYG)

Bangkok, Thailand (THBKK) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Taichung, Taiwan ( TWTCH) Freeport, Bahamas (BSFPO) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- New Orleans, United States (USMSY) Busan, Korea (KRPUS) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Jakarta, Indonesia (IDJAK)

Shenzhen, China (CNSZX) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Belawan, Indonesia (IDBLW)

1 In the Name of Seaport Reviving a Historic Old Town

How to reconnect people to the land, and revive a declining historic old town?

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This project aims to invite people to revisit the abandoned spaces in the community and reconnect with the natural surroundings that shaped the history of the town by redesigning the space while preserving parts of the existing structure to create a dynamic and playful public space.

Shekou, China (CNSKU) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Oakland, United States (USOAK)

AWARD

ACADEMIC WORK

The Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) 2023 Student Architectural Design Award Best of the Best in the Urban Planning category Winner of the Urban Design category

Year: 2023 (Year 5) Type: Thesis Project Location: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Advisor: Wan-Jen, Lin

Honorable Mention, 2023 National Architects Association of R.O.C. (Taiwan) Thesis Project Competition Honorable Mention, 2023 Taipei Architects Association Student Thesis Project Competition

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Indoor and Outdoor Elements Juxtaposed - Da-gou-ding Alley, Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City

The Hidden Nature Beneath the City

Once the commercial hub of the city with imported merchandise, the 2-meter-wide Da-gou-ding Alley was built upon a canal. One of the unique characteristics of the space is the juxtaposition of indoor and outdoor spatial elements. It is an indoor environment with shrinking-sized streetlights, outdoor street signs, and street traffic. The elements of both indoor and outdoor exist at the same time, making objects at a large scale maintain the intimacy of human scale.

In the past, the place, where the alley was located, was the natural watercourse, with the north end connecting Love River and the south end connecting Kaohsiung Harbor. As the region became a commercial hub, the watercourse was covered under the buzzing shopping street, Da-gou-ding alley.

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Concept Models: All Elements in the Field I first observed the various materials used on different buildings at the site to understand the cultural and economic backgrounds of the different periods of time when these were built as a way to understand the evolution of the community. I then used these materials (wood, brick, mosaic, concrete, and coral stone) in different combinations and proportions to cast concrete cube-shaped models to explore which combination is most likely to create a unique space that can retain history and create new activity flows.

Illusion of Yancheng Diverse cultures and histories of the city.

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Walls (1949-2005)

Under martial law, the city was barred from the harbor by the walls.

Abundant Layers of the City When Yancheng district was still a tidal land, there were salt pans everywhere. Since 1908, during the Japanese colonial period, the government had begun the land reclamation in the region, to support the development of Kaohsiung international harbor. However, people were prohibited from going abroad during the 1950s due to the enforcement of martial law. Meanwhile, the space surrounding Da-gou-ding Alley developed into a busy market, selling smuggled exotic goods. In the 1980s, the downtown area shifted to another region, resulting in a decrease in population in Yancheng.

Kaohsiung Harbor and the Emergence of the Covered Market Above the Watercourse Due to Kaohsiung Harbor’s crucial geolocation for international trade and military strategy, its surroundings are like Yancheng developed rapidly into a cultural and political hub with a dense population during the 1950s. The growing population made the town crowded and gave rise to illegal vendors and temporary buildings built above the Da-gou-ding watercourse.

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Concept Models: Visualization I cast concrete models to visualize the concepts of juxtaposing, overlaying, and flipping the indoor and outdoor spatial elements. Based on these conceptual models, I designed the following 6 section diagrams to explore different ways to redesign the space.

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3 Distinct Site Situations & Design Approaches Water Cave Plaza

Abandoned, enclosed indoor spaces of the covered market

Opening the cover of the watercourse, removing some buildings, introducing greenery to infuse outdoor elements into the indoor space

Inner Space

The covered market was encircled by highvolumed buildings on the sides

Removing the walls between the hotel and the alley, connecting the indoor space of the hotel and the watercourse to allow more activities to happen

The project site can be divided into three parts with Da-Gou-Ding watercourse connecting all of them. The first section is the inland area furthest away from the harbor, where the historic covered market is located. The area is fully covered as an indoor space, now abandoned with little foot traffic despite being close to the busy subway station. To invite more visitors back to the area, I create more public spaces by removing the walls between the buildings and connecting the historic hotel, the alley, and the newly renovated wet market.

Urban Tricklle

The parts of the covered market that still have commercial activities

Installing a tower building to vertically extend the activities on the ground floor

Semi-Open Space The second section is located between the inland market and the harbor. The houses along the two sides of the covered watercourse create a semi-open space. Since the watercourse is located at the back of the houses, few cars stop by. This makes it a perfect spot for the pedestrian zone.

Thus, I removed the cover of the watercourse so that pedestrians could enjoy the view while the houses would open windows on the side.

My goal is to blur the boundaries between private and public spaces and flip them to create a dynamic and playful public space.

The outdoor space on the back of the houses along the watercourse has little

6 Design Section Diagrams I created 6 sets of section diagrams, combining both the observation of concrete concept models and the surroundings of different sectors of Da-gou-ding Alley.

Inspired by the metal roofs and trusses of the old Da-gou-ding covered market, I applied light-frame structures to most of the section diagrams.

The abandoned warehouses near the harbor

Opening the cover of the watercourse, turning the elementary school nearby into an aquarium, to create an ocean inland

Floating Island

Creating a scenic performance space next to water

Open Space The last section is located at the gulf. Despite the wide area of water, people do not have direct access to the water due to the restrictions of the commercial harbor. Therefore, I plan to create an installation where people can get close to the water and interact with the ocean.

The gulf

Redesigning a public swimming area in the restricted commercial harbor

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Strolling along The Trickle to The Ocean

Water Cave Plaza

By uncovering parts of the watercourse underground, the design allows people to get close to the ocean. Because the channel is adjacent to the harbor, the fluctuation of the water level in the waterway is in sync with the sea level. To make people easily detect changes in water level and reconnect to the ocean, I designed 3 different mechanic systems, such as a lifting curtain, a moving back-forth boat, and a seesaw plate, which can alter the plan or activities in the space, while the elevation of water shifts.

Water Cave Plaza When the sea level rises, the curtain of the public stage at the historic hotel will be lifted, connecting the indoor space of the hotel, the watercourse, and the marketplace. When the sea level decreases, the curtain will be lowered and separate the watercourse from the indoor space.

Urban Trickle When the sea level rises, the boat will be pushed towards inland; when the sea level decreases, the boat will float towards the sea.

Urban Trickle

Floating Island

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Floating Island The seesaw plate is made of a glass cube and a wooden platform. When the sea level rises, the front tip will be lowered down to the bottom of the harbor, and visitors in the glass cube can walk down beneath the water to appreciate the ocean waters 5 meters below the surface. When the sea level decreases, the platform will rise above the surface.

Water Cave Plaza I removed parts of the covers of the watercourse and installed a public stage above the water extending into the hotel. Then I moved the lobby up from the ground floor to the 2nd floor and installed food stalls for the audience to eat and drink while watching the performance on the stage.

Urban Trickle I uncovered the whole watercourse of this section of Da-gou-ding Alley and redesigned the space into a satisfying waterfront accessible park, indirectly altering the back side of surrounding buildings into a much more active side. The steel frame canopy above the waterway was divided into six sections to reflect the hourly changes of tide in a 12-hour cycle. Therefore, the people on the boat under the canopy can feel the space changing successively from hour to hour. Also, people can climb up to the platform of the canopy and enter the neighboring buildings.

Additionally, the second and third floors of the Yancheng Presbyterian church office building beside the alley were transformed into a coworking space, where I preserved walls and windowsills and created a lot of balconies facing the waterway for people to relax.

Floating Island To make the restricted area of the harbor more accessible, the wooden platform in the middle of the no.3 ship canal of Kaohsiung Harbor offers everyone a safe and pleasant space to rest after swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and so forth.

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Wet Market

In the Name of Seaport Elevator Hall

Through opening the watercourse and utilizing the proximity to water, this project invites residents to re-explore the neighborhood and newcomers to enjoy leisure time staying in a renovated historic hotel, gathering and watching the shows at Water Cave Plaza, working in the office beside Urban Trickle, strolling along the watercourse to the harbor, and participating in water activities. Ultimately, the abandoned spaces are revived and people reconnect with the natural surroundings that shaped the history of the town.

When there are no performances on the stage, the space is a public plaza.

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When performances take place, the spare rooms next to the stage will serve as getting-ready rooms.

Church Kindergarten

B-b SECTION

D-d SECTION

E-e SECTION

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2 INTERFACE

The Space Where People, Nature, and Culture Reunite How to bring nature back to the downtown area?

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Environmental sustainability is embedded in the design. This project designs a new library that brings nature back to the urban region and provides a better user experience. I apply architectural environmental analysis methods, daylight, glare, view, thermal, and ventilation analysis, to redesign the Hsinchu main library.

AWARD

ACADEMIC WORK

The Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) 2023 Student Architectural Design Award Honorable Mention in Architectural Design-Mixed Use Architecture category

Year: 2022 (Year 5) Type: Studio Location: Hsinchu City, Taiwan Advisor: Chris H. Chao, Yaw-Shyan Tsay

Cozy Sunny Plazza

3 Different Surfaces

Proposal A (Selected)

Proposal C

Proposal B

Proposal D

In the past, the primary function of a library is archival. Nowadays, a library has evolved into a leisure space.

However, the functional needs limit the possibilities of spatial design, leading to the segregation of different functional spaces and a loss of uniqueness between local libraries.

Cozy Sunny Plaza

Glass Craft Face

Vitality Slope

Proposals Choosing

Environmental Analysis

Architecture Scheme

Outdoor Plaza/Hinchu Wind

Indoor Space/Nature Light/ Energy Saving

Multiple Usage Library

I proposed 4 design options to find the optimal combination of wind and radiation.

Proposal A is selected because it can create the biggest area of low radiation in the summer and a comfortable breeze (avg. 1m/s).

The word “Interface” means a situation, way, or place where two things come together and affect each other, and it can be divided into the prefix “inter” and the root "face". The former means that between two things, and the latter means the object’s surface. I explored the design possibilities of the three surfaces of the library to demonstrate Hsinchu’s local environmental and cultural features. The three interfaces are named: Cozy Sunny Plaza, Glass Craft Surface, and Vitality Slope.

Climates of Hsinchu: Annual Dry-BulbTemperature (C)

Frigid Hsinchu Winds " 九月則北風初烈，或至連月，俗稱九降風 " — 1694 年 << 臺灣府志 >> Wind of September The wind of September has long been considered harsh and bitter. However, after conducting a physical environmental analysis, I found that the temperatures in the coldest month are high and between 15-25 degrees Celcius. Therefore, by introducing the right amount of sunlight, the semi-open space can be comfortable.

Based on the annual dry-bulb temperature in Hsinchu, the hot season is between May to October and the cool season is between November to March.

Psychrometric Chart The psychrometric chart shows that the local climate in Hsinchu is humid all year with a clear distinction between the hot and cold seasons. Therefore, architectural design needs to strategically lower the temperature of the space in the hot season while keeping more thermal energy to increase users' comfort.

Mean Wind Speed 3.75m/s

Mean Temerature 15-25°C

Mean Wind Speed 3.75m/s

Mean Temerature 15-20°C

Northeast wind

Cozy Wind

Northeast wind

Cozy Wind

Oct.-Mar. (9:00-21:00)

Jan. coolest month (9:00-21:00)

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Urban Strategy

To keep the existing greenery (public park) intact without the building’s interruption, I elevated the ground to create a grass slope and inserted different functional spaces of the library at different levels.

Performance Hall

The volume of the building

Connecting the existing urban greenery,

The slope and the performance hall encircle a plaza

Some glass cubes are positioned beneath the slope

Some cubes extend from the slope

Some cubes are placed at the top of the slope

Glass Craft Surface

Flat

Wavy

Rhombus

Disturbing Glare 51.1%

Disturbing Glare 43.5%

Disturbing Glare 31.3%

35*

15*

Due to the high volume of the glass cube on the top, opening windows on the walls will lead to insufficient lighting. While opening a ceiling window can improve the lighting issue, it would waste a huge amount of energy. Therefore, decreased the volume by level to strike a balance between sufficient lighting and energy efficiency.

The height of sensor: 70 cm

Rhombus

Sharp Rhombus

Disturbing Glare 14.4%

Disturbing Glare 6.6%

35*

15*

Flat

Rhombus

Sharp Rhombus

ASE 94.2%

ASE 29.9%

ASE 18.2%

35*

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In the 1920s, glass manufacturing moved from Taipei to Hsinchu due to sources of materials. Nowadays, glass manufacturing has turned into glass craftsmanship for cultural preservation and tourism. Thus, I incorporate cultural preservation by adding a reading area to present the documents and publications of Glasscraft and a studio area for workshops.

15*

Flat

Rhombus

Sharp Rhombus

sDA 100%

sDA 98.5%

sDA 95.5%

The workshop studio is placed on a grass slope. Inspired by the local glass craft, I manipulate the multi-faces of glass to reduce disturbing glare while ensuring enough natural light comes in.

2F PLAN

3F PLAN

4F PLAN

5F PLAN

6F PLAN

7F PLAN

Vitality Slope Contemporary libraries are no longer purely for reading and archival use. They have transformed and become part of urban life with leisure functions. To accommodate the diverse and evolving needs, the design puts the most public spaces such as exhibition halls, restaurants, playing areas, studios, and children's reading rooms at the lower level. The transition level is located in the middle cube with spaces extending out to the grass slope, connecting the scenery cafe and the outdoor sky deck. The rest of the quiet reading rooms are located on the top.

GL PLAN

INTERFACE

Static Library (5-7F)

The design optimizes the local cultural and natural factors to create a balanced and comfortable library.

Transition Floor (4F)

Urban Culture Field (1-3F)

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3 THE SPARK

A New Landmark for the College Town How to reflect local cultures through architecture?

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The task is to design a new Architecture Department building at National Cheng Kung University to provide enough space for usage and solve the disconnection between lecture spaces and studios to enable cross-disciplinary learning in an open forum for idea exchange. Because the site is close to the main boulevard of the campus, the design of the new building takes inspiration from local culture to establish itself as an iconic landmark of the campus town.

AWARD:

ACADEMIC WORK

The Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) 2022 Student Architectural Design Award Winner of the Educational Buildings category

Year: 2021 (Year 3) Type: Studio Location: Tainan City, Taiwan Advisor: Pin-Jan, Chen

Spotlight Signboard

Old Department Buildings

LED Marquee Sign

Fluorescent Lamp Light Boxes

Plain Signboards

Inconspicuous Traffic Signs

High

Tainan Railway Station

New & Current Department Building of Architecture Important Open Spaces Traffic Hotspots (on campus)

The Level of Eye-catching

Traffic Hotspots (off campus)

New Department Buildings

Axis of NCKU Campus Town

Daxue R d

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Bike Circulation Scooter Circulation

Low

Pedestrian Circulation

Linking All the Context in Tainan By the time the Tainan Underground Railway Project is finished in 2026, Daxue Rd. will be an important avenue to connect Tainan downtown and Cheng Kung College Town. Therefore, the new building will become a new landmark of the university to welcome tourists, students, residents, and so on, to visit the campus.

Learning from Tainan Street - Addition City Taiwanese Signs When strolling on the bustling streets in Tainan, one could quickly grasp the dynamics of the city and the activities happening here through the symbols of the store signs. These signs not only imply the function of the buildings but reveal the daily life of the locals in the city. They are one of the significant elements in constructing the image of the city.

Taiwanese Rooftop Addition of Buildings When looking at Tainan from above, one would notice that the whole city is covered by rooftop additions in various colors. This is a common and unique landscape of cities in Taiwan.

Therefore, I put these urban images into a concept sketch representing the image of rooftop additions as well as Taiwanese signs. The sketch was visualized into a 3D model. The 3D model was then adjusted and transformed into a structure with a foundation. To replicate the texture of the city, I took inspiration from the neon lightboxes of the store signs and designed the building with 3 different levels of transparency : transparent (public), semi-transparent (semi-public), and opaque(private)

Reinterpreting the Surrounding I started with using montage to reinterpret the atmosphere, climate, noise, spatial environment, and activities happening surrounding the site, from the corner of the old architecture department building to the plaza in front of Tainan train station and stopping at the site beside Daxue Rd. All these three pictures present the scorching weather in Tainan City, shady and cozy space under a cluster of trees, and different density and behavior types of the people's living surroundings.

The concept would be carried out on each floor plan, section, elevation, and interior space design.

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The proposed solution: to let inspiration happen everywhere

The conceptual study of the layout

3 Areas for Improvement of the Current Architecture Department Building First of all, the studios where our hand-made design models are stored are far from the lecture rooms where we take architectural engineering courses. This makes it difficult to apply the knowledge we gained from the classroom to our design because we can not view our models in real-time. Secondly, the current spatial design is very insular, making designers isolated from the local community and missing opportunities to engage with the community. Lastly, the lack of public spaces makes it harder for students across different years to exchange ideas and learn from each other.

The Proposed Solution: To let inspiration happen everywhere To solve the problems, I decided to spread out all the functional spaces in the building, relocate them, and make sure there was at least one public space between each of them. No matter it is a design studio, a lecture room, a fine arts studio, or a lounge, every functional space is connected.

The NCKU Design Center In my design, the NCKU Design Center (see the illustration above) is relocated from the other side of the campus to the Architecture Department Building. By doing so, students and faculty across different design disciplines and external designers can better engage with students in the architecture department.

Plan There are two cores in the building. One is at the west wing, the lobby and main presentation space of the architecture department and the other one is at the east wing, the lobby and exhibition area of the NCKU design center.

THE SPARK The design enables a more seamless crossdisciplinary learning experience while also incorporating the new building into the local context as a new landmark.

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II. Broadcasting Old Town

A Place Where the Value of Old Town is Aired

III. The Storyteller

The Place Where Diverse People Gather

I. The Greenish Tranquil Downtown The Place Where Diverse People Gather

4 Multi-Context of Historical City Series - I,II,III How to create new public spaces in a historic downtown?

The site is located in the historic downtown area of Tainan. The project has three phases with three designs connected. The objective is to create public spaces adaptive to contemporary needs in the packed historic downtown while taking into account the city’s development, community, culture, and sustainability when creating innovative architectural design. The three designs are “The Greenish Tranquil Downtown”, “Broadcasting Old Town”, and “The Storyteller”. The first one creates a public plaza for community gatherings, the second one is a co-working space for creators, and the last one is a hotel for visitors.

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Multi-Context of Historical City Series - II.

II. Broadcasting Old Town

A Place Where the Value of Old Town is Aired How to create a new space for innovation and collaboration between the old and new parts of the city?

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ACADEMIC WORK The design is located at the intersection of the 400-year-old downtown and the city's redeveloped zone. This project aims to provide a place for creators to produce, discuss, cooperate, and use brand new ways to broadcast all the unparalleled things happening in old Tainan City downtown through social media.

Year: Fall, 2021 (Year 3) Type: Studio Location: Tainan City, Taiwan Advisor: Yu-Hsiang, Hung

Architectural Units Typology Study I used different scales of curve ceilings and the combination of curves and boxes to identify 5 types of intimacy, public, communal, team, intimate, and solo. Each unit has its unique ways of combining. I then applied them to different situations and assembled these units to fit into the site.

The Place Between New and Old Old Tainan city downtown is full of organic and complex context in these tortuous alleys. Nonetheless, the new urban planning at Anping Dist. is fairly minimalist and high skyscrapers, which eliminates all the historical and cultural elements of the city.

Thus, between these distinct circumstances space the site, I decided to keep the old Tainan city treasure, history, and culture, in the new co-working building.

Intimacy Gradient Curved Ceiling In a community full of skyscrapers, people cannot easily communicate with each other. Therefore, the relationship between people is rather weak and vulnerable. On the contrary, in the old towns with low-scale houses, people have many more chances to interact with their neighbors than those who reside in newly developed areas. The design of a curved ceiling attempts to create a gradient space, and allow different kinds of activities to take place under the same roof.

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Multi-Context of Historical City Series - III.

III. The Storyteller

The Place Where Diverse People Gather How to create a hotel with a brand flagship store?

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ACADEMIC WORK This is the finale of the historical downtown design trilogy. The building provides business travelers, tourists, and other visitors a space to reside, explore the city, and interact with others. Meanwhile, the task is to incorporate BOSCH’s flagship store and the hotel. Therefore, I incorporated the showroom and the research center into the hotel to create an immersive brand experience of “Invented for Life”.

Year: Fall, 2021 (Year 3) Type: Studio Location: Tainan City, Taiwan Advisor: Po-Nie, Chen

The Best Place for Everyone to Stay in the Historic Downtown The 3rd design “The Storyteller” is situated between the first design “The Greenish Tranquil Downtown” and the second design “Broadcasting Old Town”.

It has a consistent design style as the previous two such as the intimacy gradient curved ceilings. The narrow-shaped building layout BOSCH’s showroom, testing area, sales space, research center, and maintenance on floors 1 and 2 and putting guest rooms on the upper level. Every three to four guest rooms have a public space equipped with a kitchen, reading area, and a game room to encourage interactions between the residents. To accommodate different guests, there are different room types for backpackers, families, business travelers, and leisure travelers. To make the building fit into the texture of Tainan, the design incorporated the uneven texture of the city’s architecture by alternating the longitudinal distance between housing units and public spaces to create a high-low surface with mobility and to decrease the building volume.

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5 Crystal Palace

Between the Ocean and the Mountain How to design an architectural structure that is adaptive to natural landscapes?

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ACADEMIC WORK The site is located at the fringe between the mountain cliff and the Taiwan Strait, and the building is adaptive to this unique natural landscape. I utilized the truss structure system to design the whole building since the structure can effectively follow this diverse terrain. Additionally, I created a space in this extraordinary natural landscape to invite people to visit the space and have leisure activities.

Year: Summer, 2019 (Year 1) Type: Studio Location: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Advisor: Pin-Jan, Chen

The Seashore Restaurant

RF PLAN

The program of design is a coastal restaurant located at the edge between the mountain cliff and the ocean. The design offers people living in urban areas, a place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and relax by immersing in nature.

From Sculpture to Architectural Space This project explores form aesthetics by creating sculptural landscapes and then designing suitable architectural spaces within the sculpture. I utilized the truss structure system to design this diamond-like building because it can be readily adapted to uneven terrains. Ultimately, the artistic sculpture was transformed into an architectural space, where people can visit.

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6 The Seige

The Beauty of Diverse Material Sculpture How to transform abstract concepts from site analysis into physical sculptures?

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ACADEMIC WORK The objective of the project is to document the people, activities, and objects of this foreign fishing village and select the element that I think can most represent the local characteristics as the creative concept. The concept was carried out in the form of a physical sculpture to share my personal feelings about the place with the viewers.

Year: Winter, 2018 (Year 1) Type: Studio Location: Tainan City, Taiwan Advisor: Tzu-Te Chen

Aquaculture Fishing Village: Beimen District The assigned site of this project, Beimen, was once a vibrant fishing village famous for oyster farms.

However, after the town was struck by the spread of blackfoot disease due to the population of inorganic in the 60s, the town has been in decline with an aging population and a recessioning economy.

At the site, I found many artifacts symbolizing the community’s decline such as the abandoned cages and nets used for oyster farming, running track covered by grasses, and traditional Chinese quadrangles with piles of trash. The remaining residents here were circled in the place without the momentum to escape from the difficulty.

Hopeless Dark Whirlpool Firstly, I drew a charcoal sketch to visualize local residents’ feelings of helplessness and stuck. The contrast of black paint and blank space is a representation of the paradoxical circumstance that they are in. The dark and endless whirlpool encircles the blank space where hope could arise. However, the black space at the center is where one couldn’t escape from. The light spot at the center symbolizes the unattainable hope that could only be seen but not touched.

Developing from the swirl in the sketch, I cast concrete models to turn the 2D visual concepts into 3D sculptures to provide the multidimensional imagery and impressions that Beimen gave me. I utilized the most commonly wasted materials, red bricks, to present the swirling structure.

I chose a public area in the departmental building to exhibit the work with lighting installed to present the concept.

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7 Cable Truss Ceiling Structure System Practice

How to combine two different structure systems?

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ACADEMIC WORK After learning various structural systems (Cable, Thin-shell structures, Tensile architecture, Trusses, Columns, and entablature), I attempted to integrate two types of structural systems: cable and truss. This combination can achieve large-span spaces while maintaining the building's sense of openness and a clean aesthetic for the ceiling.

Year: Winter, 2020 (Year 3) Type: Studio Team: Yu-Yi Chuang, Bing-Hao Xie Role: Main Designer Location: Tainan City, Taiwan Advisor: Yi-Hsuan Tu

Soldering various metal rod components to form truss beams

Combining truss beams to form the ceiling surface

Establishing columns and lifting the truss ceiling with tensioned cables

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" 劍潭黛色歸吟稿，關渡漁歌繫客情； 不盡遊人懷古意，岸西回首暮雲橫。 駱子珊 " Image Credit (Above): JJP Architects & Planners

8 Taipei Jiantan MRT Station TOD Building Design 全域透 視示意圖 The location of this project is unique with memories of historical and cultural significance, surrounded by buildings featuring unique architectural styles. To efficiently utilize the land around the metro station, this project is planned as a Transit-oriented development (TOD) model, integrating the train station into the city in a complex building. The team focuses on six key aspects for this project: the reflection of Jiantan's sails, circular economy, energy conservation and carbon reduction, health and epidemic prevention, and smart innovation. This approach aims to create a paradigm that not only promotes commercial development but also fosters a city-friendly environment.

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PROFESSIONAL WORK Year: Aug. 2021 - Dec. 2021 (Competition & DD) | 根基營造 | 冠慶機電 | 誼昌空調 | 潘冀聯合 41 Location: Taipei City, Taiwan Office: JJP Architects & Planners, Taiwan Project Directors: Joshua Jih Pan (FAIA), Chung-Wei Su Role: I worked as an intern designer in a design team of five people, and mainly focused on Design Diagram Drawing, 3D Modeling, and Final Presentation Preparation.

03 規劃設計方案功能說明

Past, Present, and the Future of Jiantan Ancient boats, suspension bridges, waterways, docks, and temples have all been part of the cultural landscape of Jiantan. From the Dutch colonial period to the Republic of China era, the area went through transformations, including the Keelung River's redirection, the construction of the Grand Hotel Taipei, the removal of suspension bridges, the establishment of the metro system, the relocation of the Shilin Night Market, and the completion of the Taipei Performing Arts Center, contributing to changes in the urban landscape.

In the future, Jiantan will also integrate with public transportation development, moving towards diverse land activation, local economic revitalization, and environmental sustainability. This will present a more diversified local landscape.

Ground-level podium: Extending activities

co Image Credit (Above): JJP Architects & Planners 2

澄潭帆影

循環經濟

節能減碳

健康防疫

智慧創新

根基精工

| 根基營造 | 冠慶機電 | 誼昌空調 | 潘冀聯合

Office Tower: Harmonious Integration

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Flowing continuously

Clear Lake, Sailing Shadows

As a crucial intersection of the urban linear green belt and pedestrian activities, this project elevates the primary commercial spaces to the second floor, providing the ground level with a maximized semioutdoor civic plaza. It creates porous street-level commercial spaces, connecting the metro's ecological green corridor and the metro entrance plaza, extending the unique pedestrian texture of the Jiantan surroundings, and shaping an environmentally friendly open space.

This project is located at a crucial point in the urban landscape. The architectural design draws inspiration from the history of Jiantan, reflecting local culture through the sailboat-inspired shape. The mass is appropriately segmented, utilizing curved curtain walls and sloping roof elements to resonate with the diverse and organic architectural vocabulary in the surrounding area.

Before River Cutoff

After River Cutoff

Circulation Diagram

Environmental and Settlement Changes The land between the ancient Keelung River's northeast side and the mountains developed into a village, with the one on the northeast corner becoming today's Shilin Night Market. The pier located at the southeast corner, was once an important ferry crossing serving three areas, with over two hundred ships during its prosperous period.Following the straightening of the Shilin Night Market and the Jiantan commercial district, the main commercial activities centered around pedestrian traffic. The walking areas include uncovered sidewalks adjacent to connecting roads and alleys within the street grid, often shared by both pedestrians and vehicles. Vendors set up their stalls either in the middle of the alleys or under pedestrian arcades, reflecting the contemporary urban characteristics of Taipei with a rich variety of businesses and a unique, densely packed arrangement of stalls.

Function Diagram

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