Portfolio for application to MArch Design for Manufacture in UCL bartlett

Zhang Zhijiao PORTFOLIO Selected works 2015 - 2020 Bachelor of Engineering Anhui Agriculture University Phone: +86 13705696422 Email: zhijiaoz@163.com

CONTENTS 01

Carbon Ferbercation

02

Boundary

03

Past, Present, and Future of Rails

04

Other Works

Carbon Fiber Furniture/10/2020 Students Center Design/06/2020 Urban Design/08/2020

- Crescent Moon near Bamboo/ 05/2019 -Infinity/04/2018 -Cliff City/02/2019 -Photograph/05/2019

02 BOUNDARY Academic Work / Individual Work 2020.1-2020.6, 6 months Instructor: Liu, Hongyun Graduation Project Rework 2020 Fall This project is designed as an open activity center for teachers and students in the school, surrounding native residents, young makers who have just graduated, tourists, students taking postgraduate entrance exams, and other students.There is not only the demand of teachers and students for learning space and discussion space, but also the demand of people around for public space.In addition, it can provide a variety of options and services for many tourists and students who are attracted by the reputation of visiting and auditing.

At the same time, as a member of the city, the school, in order to break the single closed boundary between the city and the campus, responds to the negative image of the campus on the urban interface, and creates community relations, thus inspiring us to explore the boundary relations of different states.

Note: This project, site at Southeast Univiresity, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

Site Analysis The site is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The above drawings shows the location of the site and the surrounding site information on a larger and smaller scale respectively.The site is in the canteen of Southeast University, and it surrounding with the boundaries of different states.The site is very suitable for a building that responds to different boundary states.

Population Analysis This project is designed as an open activity center for the students and teachers in the school, the surrounding native residents, tourists, postgraduate students and so on.It not only meets the needs of teachers and students for learning space and discussion space, but also meets the needs of the surrounding people for public space.

Generation Process As shown in the figure above, the building block is generated in four general steps.

Generation Process As shown in the figure above, the building block is generated in four general steps.

1:150 Physical Model

COLLAGE and PLAN

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Box

Box 1

1. Vestibule 2. Exhibition Gallery 3. Foyer 4. Sunken plaza 5. Lawn 6. Reading Room 7. Studio Room 8. Meeting Room

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Box 3 Box 3

Box 2

Box 1 the boxes contain different functions and events. also the public’s activity would change as the time and people.

Axonometric Drawing The image above shows the overall shape and function of the design, as well as the specific application scenarios of the “glass box” and “black box”.The “glass box” is primarily used as a student event space, while the “black box” is open to the community for sale, display and useOther activities.Walls can also be used for art displays.

Interior View The facade of the building is wrapped around solid walls by a layer of translucent material, giving the building a lightsome appearance.During the day, light enters through the doors and windows, providing natural light for the exhibition, while at night, light enters the interiorThrough the door, illuminating the void.

Archutecture Exhibition

Bookstore & Cafe

Reading Room

Library & Meeting Room

Studio Room

Reading & Meeting

Function Block Analysis The diagram indicates the various functions required for this center and their areas. Diverse acticities would happen in these new buliding, some are important nodes, including studio rooms, reading rooms and meeting rooms.

Others are supplement to the main active area.

Exterior View The cafe has regular seating, a bar and a reading corner, as well as an external area that is more closely connected to the central square.It can provide a place for tourists to rest and a place for the surrounding residents to relax.

Face Drawing The activities inside the center can be seen through the pores from the street side of the center, which attract people to enter.

30mm anticorrosive wood floor 40mm steel studs 50mm leveled cement mortar 50mm fine concrete 120mm corrugated steel floor 80mm glass wool insulation layer 750mm perforated steel beam 2 x 12.5mm wood ceiling

composite floor board 80mm Insulation 80mm fine concrete 120mm corrugated steel floor 80mm glass wool insulation layer 750mm perforated steel beam 2 x 12.5mm wood ceiling

laminate wood flooring 80mm fine concrete rammed earth earth

01 CARBON FIBER Academic Work / Team Work 2020.10-2020.11,5 weeks Collabrator: Ma Yifan Instructor: Kuan-Ting Lai; Zee Leong Personal Contribution: concept, model, drawing, fabrication Compared with the independence of traditional landscape structures, this project is based on the study of form, trying to design a system that can be freely spliced and full of variations. In this system, through the splicing of the original form, an orderly and varied form and space can be formed to meet different needs and bring people rich experience. Even in a larger square scale, the combination of various forms can form a larger density and scale of landscape architecture.

We will use carbon fiber as the material to weave a prototype. Carbon fiber is light and strong, and its shaping is a process from soft to hard, with the potential to weave a smoother curve. The use of carbon fiber as a material can avoid the heaviness brought by traditional materials, making the volume more visually light. At the same time, we will also explore the possibility of using the robotic arm for production on a larger scale.` Note: This project, named Open Project 152, is finished at Studio Alpha in Shanghai, China.

Concept

Like molecules, seemingly disordered arrangements actually follow a certain pattern. In this project, we use grids to control and manufacture complex associations based on simple shapes.Cut a rectangular pyramid from a cube and find an edge on each surface to form a space surface. In this way, we can control the splicing of the surface by controlling the splicing of the prism so as to produce more changes in the frame.

Generating Procedure

Form-Finding

(a)

(a)

Select the round arc and splice it to form a more compliant curve.

The midpoint of the edge of the pyramid is used as the control point, and symmetric curves are selected, so that the surfaces can still be connected when interlocked or rotating.

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(a)

The curves are kept as low as possible to create more interior space.

Typology Spread

Twined

Interacted

Twisted

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×4

×8

Cube A

×12

×24

×48

Cube B

Cube C

Cube D

Scenes

As an arch that people can walk through it, it could be set at a playground.

As a seat that people can lean on, it could be set at a rest area.

As a shelter that people can stay underneath, it could be a bus station.

Stress Analysis

As a pavilion that people can gather underneath, it could be a stall.

Fabrication Logic We analyzed the above stress state and used Kangaroo for stress analysis to get the stress line. Then we strengthen the area of stress concentration and get a generally applicable braiding method.

Force Diagram

Stress Analysis

Fabrication Process

Surface Filling Carborn Fiber

Structure Strengthening Carborn Fiber

Surface Creation Glass Fiber

Step 1

Step 4

Step 2

Step 3

Step 5

Step 6

Winging Syntax

1:20 Expermental Model

Carborn Fiber

Carborn Fiber

Glass Fiber

Pattern Layering The main three groups of braided structure, in accordance with the glass fiber - carbon fiber carbon fiber braided order fixed on the mold, and finally wait for the resin soaked fiber dry molding.

PROCESS OF FABRICATION During the project, the lamps is handmade, whereas it can be woven by a robotic arm, controlled by coding, if the protect is put into mass production.

The process of handmaking can be roughly categorized into six steps, from assembling the mold to demolding the finished product.

Exploded View

03 Past, Present, and Future of Rails Academic Work / Individual Work 2020.7-2020.9, 3 months Urban Design Instructor: Harry lee; Ting Yin Location: Hangzhou The large number of single uses in the city all have the same aspect.The intersections between one single use and another form the intersections that often harbor destructive forces in cities.A junction zone -- a large single-use area -- forms the edge of the «normal» area of the city.Often, the borderline is thought of as a negative object, or simply a borderline.But, in fact, the border zone can play a positive role.A railroad track is a typical example of a junction.

The old railway tracks in Hangzhou played a positive role in promoting the urban development in the early stage. However, with the development of the city and the continuous expansion of the urban area, the railway tracks gradually become the existence of dividing the city and hindering the development of the city. Therefore, it is assumed that after the disappearance of the single railway tracks, what changes will occur to the original space?

Note: This project, This project, named Open Project 130, is finished at Studio Alpha in Shanghai, China.

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When Hangzhou Railway Station was completed, the scale of Hangzhou city was small, mainly on the east side of West Lake. The railway served as a connection between Hangzhou and other city

Later, after the the founding of the people’s Republic of China, Qiantang River Bridge had completed and Across the Qiantang River.

Through the Great Cultural Revolution, most of China’s urban city developed most stagnent. After the catastrophe, Hnagzhou’s two regions began to develop toward each other.

Noedays, the expressways and subway have repalced the original railway in connecting the two stations. The new high-speed rail line fuether pushed the old railroad tracks to be abandoned.

Analysis of human activities Based on the research of daily activities of local residents, several human activities are listed. Different activities take uo different time span along each day and vary in the number of people engaged in terms of weekdays and weekends.

SITE 2 is located near the West Lake, which receives more that 20 million visitors a year, the most famous scenic spot in Hangzhou.

SITE 1 is located in the center of the city, near the Hangzhou railway station. With a higher density of peolple in the cities, the demand for public space is growing.

SITE 3 is is located in the Qiantang River Bridge. The west bank of the bridge is adjacent to a scenic spot, and the buildings are scattered.The south bank is followed by a large center of high-tech industrial park, with a large building volume.

SITE 4 is in Hangzhou High-tech Industrial Park. The north side is the High-tech Industrial Park, which is mainly composed of a large number of factories and buildings of hi-tech companies.The south side is the village in the city, with high building density.

SITE

PROCESS

City On Rail

City Connection

Rail On City

City On Gird

Hangzhou Railway Station One side of the site is dominated by a large office building and commercial complex, which is surrounded by a relatively highgrade residential area.The other side is mainly a densely inhabited urban village.

After the reconstruction, it is hoped that it can provide employment for the residents of the urban village, as well as an entertainment place for the workers, as well as an urban park.

Hangzhou Railway Brigade clothing shop One side of the site is backed by the mountain forest, and the site itself is the maintenance place for the train. On the other side of the site is a dense residential area.

After the reconstruction, it is hoped that the function can provide a leisure center for the surrounding residences, and also serve as a bridge connecting the residences with the scenic spot.

Qiantang River Bridge One side of the site is dominated by a large office building and commercial complex, which is surrounded by a relatively highgrade residential area.The other side is mainly a densely inhabited urban village.

After the reconstruction, it is hoped that it can provide employment for the residents of the urban village, as well as an entertainment place for the workers, as well as an urban park.

Traffic Space

Movement Boxes

Site

Hangzhou High-tech Software Park One side of the site is dominated by a large office building and commercial complex, which is surrounded by a relatively highgrade residential area.The other side is mainly a densely inhabited urban village.

After the reconstruction, it is hoped that it can provide employment for the residents of the urban village, as well as an entertainment place for the workers, as well as an urban park.

04 Other Works Crescent Moon near Bamboo Bamboo Construction Design / 05/2019

Infinity Cardboard Construction Design / 04/2018

Cliff City Parametric Design / 02/2019

Photograph Long Museum / 05/2019

Lou Ting Bamboo Construction Design Team Work 05/2019 The aim of this design is to create a resting pavilion for people to stop in the outdoors. We tried to construct a tensioned structure using the characteristics of bamboo material to form a clear structural system.

Generation Process

Infinity Cardboard Construction Design Team Work 04/2018 The purpose of this construction is to create a fun space for children to play in, Considering that the material is hard cardboard board, I adopted the method of origami to increase the structural strength of the cardboard, and to make the cardboard have the variability of linking and stretching. In form, I adopted the Mobius ring as the prototype, hoping to create more diverse spatial experience in a space of less than 10 square meters

Constructure Process

Cliff City Parametric Design for a game Team Work 02/2019 This design is an attempt of parametric design. This group of hanging cities is designed as a scene for the game Skyland. The site is on the edge of a cliff, hoping to build a large platform on the cliff wall

Exterior View

Interior View

Photograph Long Museum / 05/2019

ZHANG ZHIJIAO

DOB: 03/18/1997 | TEL: +86 13705696422 | EMAIL: zhijiaoz@163.com

EDUCATION 09/2015-06/2020

Urban Planning | Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China Bachelor of Engineering

INTERNSHIP

01/2021-Present

Parametric Architect | ROBOTICPLUS.AI (Shanghai) Co., Ltd - 3D print /modeling and drafting

03/2020-05/2020

Intern | Anhui Branch of Zhejiang Hengtai Architectural Design - Schematic design /modeling and drafting /site analysis

07/2019-11/2019

Intern | Anhui Branch of China Construction Holdings Ltd., Co. - Schematic design /modeling and drafting /preliminary study

EXPERIENCE 05/2019

The 5th ‘Horizon Cup’ Construction Competition in Anhui Jianzhu University Project: Crescent Moon near Bamboo Team leader | Concept presentation /building /drawing /modeling

02/2019

NCFZ Parametric Training Winter Camp Team member | Modeling /concept presentation

04/2018

The 4th ‘Horizon Cup’ Construction Competition in Anhui Jianzhu University

Second Prize

Project: Infinity Team leader | Concept presentation /building /drawing /modeling

09/2015-11/2017

Photography Association of Anhui Agricultural University The deputy director of image department

09/2015-11/2016

Forestry and Landscape Architecture Student Union of Anhui Agricultural University The officer of news center: photography and video

HONOR

09/2019

Outstanding Student Leader | Anhui Agricultural University

05/2019

Third Prize | the 27th Shennong Cup Football Match of Anhui Agricultural University

05/2017

Runner-up | the 25th Shennong Cup Football Match of Anhui Agricultural University

05/2016

Fifth Prize | Photography Competition of College Students’ Art Festival

OTHER

Software Skill

Rhino / Grassgopper /ArchCAD /AutoCAD /Arch Gis /Python /SketchUp /Vary /Enscape /Lumion /3DMax /Illustrator /Photoshop /InDsign /Bridge /Lightroom /After Effects /Premiere

Interest

Photography/Football/Latin Dance/Director

Language

Chinese/English/Japanese