2013 Portfolio

ESSICAHUAN

INGAI

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ARCHITECTURE 1. URBAN ACTIVITIES CENTER. SAN FRANCISCO, CA

2. FRANKS TRACT VISITOR’S CENTER. BETHEL ISLAND, CA

3. SANCTUARY BENEATH: SUNKEN CHURCH AND LIBRARY YDRE NØRREBRO, DENMARK

HAND DRAWINGS

MATERIAL STUDIESCONCRETE KINDERGARTEN

INTERNSHIP WORKS

1. BEIJIN TEAM HOUSE. BEIJING, CHINA

2. XUESHAN SHUYUAN HOTEL. LIJIANG, YUNNAN, CHINA

3. SS ROBIN. LONDON, UK

CONTENTS

Jessica Chuan-Ping Lai 賴川平[email protected]

1989Born in Taipei, Taiwan.

1999Immigrated to California, United States.

2008Summer internship at J.J.Pan and Partner’s at Taipei, Taiwan.

2010Studied abroad for one semester at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts: School of Architecture in Copenhagen, Denmark.

2007 - 2011Completed BA in Architecture at the University of California Berkeley.

2012Architectural Internship at Kuma Kengo and Associates in Tokyo, Japan

2013Architectural Assistant at SS Robin Trust in London, UK

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The Urban Activity Center is located on the corner of 9th street and Mission street of San Francisco, within the South of Market. It is surrounded by diverse activities of the city, from homeless shelters, to music schools, to designer’s offices. The building houses mainly exercise and activity space, ranging from a multiuse court and a swimming pool to meeting spaces. The building is also coupled with an air filtering system, allowing the inhabitants to exercise within nature in the center of a city. The green wall has two systems, one that filters outside air through the plants into exercise rooms, while the other system filters in sunlight for other activity rooms.

Building as an urban lung by utilizing the two systems.

Provide fresh air within the city.

Fresh air for excises programs, and shade for act for other activities

The fresh air is drawn into the main atrium and ventilated to other rooms.

The air filter tile has fans equipped behind, with denser greenery. While the sun filter is sealed with glass, providing shade and view.

1. URBAN ACTIVITIES CENTER. SAN FRANCISCO, CAARCHITECTURE

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The green system is planted as tiles. The also act as partitions between programs, using different tiles based on the oxygen and sunlight need of each space.

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Circulation of water vehicles and peopleThe rigid (dense) and softer (thin) parts of the system Program spaces + circulation spaces

Bethal Island is a man-made reservoir that is currently being flooded. Each year, residents have to check the water level as new levees are being built. Because of its special condition, many new plant and animal species inhabit this area. The daily changes of the water level is a huge variant and determinant in this area, hence the architecture also needs to respond to the condition. The task is then to explore and develops a new building method or material that can respond to the people and environment.

The primary goal of designing the Franks Tract Visitor Center is to foster interaction and awareness of the landscape to the visitors. This is mainly achieved by nestling a geo-textile system that engages with the site in various ways to produce programmatic and occupational opportunities.

2. FRANKS TRACT VISITOR’S CENTER. BETHEL ISLAND, CA

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PLANS

SECTION

AT EQUILIBRIUM

APPLIED FORCE

RETURN TOEQUILIBRIUM

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d

d

small d

d = ? ring size

small d = stiffbig d = loose

d2-d 1=?Difference between ring sizes in relation to its neighbors

bigger difference = more flexible, less rigidless difference = less flexible, more span

xd=?number of rings per unit

more rings = less porous + humidless rings = more porous + humid

big d small d big d2-d1

small d2-d1

small d2-d1

big xdsmall xd small xd

SKIN SPANHEIGHT ABOVE WATER LEVEL / FLOTATION

Section along v and u-axis, ring diameter increases towards the center.

The tubes are perpendicular to the v and u-axis, meaning it is the normal of the surface.

Ring diameter is determined by how far apart the tubes are.

v-axis: ring size increases towards the center.u-axis: ring size increases towards the center.

v-axis: ring size increases towards the center.u-axis: ring size remain the same.

v-axis: ring size starts increasing, stays the same at center point, then increases again.u-axis: ring size starts increasing, stays the same at center point, then increases again

Possible Field Conditions Field Conditions StudiesSingle Unit and Part to Part Reactions

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1. Existing docks2. Existing berths

3. Bait and tackle shop, rental station

4. Boat launch5. Dry storage for

equipment6. Existing Parking

7. Management and admin offices, staff

workroom8. Bridge

9. Visitor center, monitoring station

10. Cafe + commissionary,

bathroom, sanitation station

The geotextile allow interaction of the environment and people by infiltrating the textile with the plants, rising above the plants, and letting the plants grow within the textile.

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First explorations of the existing spaces

Cities today offers us little opportunities to expand our curiosity or test our comfort level. Everything is designed to be easy to locate. Efficiency is the main drive behind the way cities are planned; there is no room for the ambiguous, the unease, and the unacceptable.

This project aims to enhance those qualities by becoming a portal to the world underneath a bridge, deep down into the abyss. The tunnels and dark dungeons await the visitors as the entrance entices them to enter. The library shares the knowledge that were once banned or abandoned. While the church accepts and allows one to express inner beliefs and worships. The sunken sanctuary is a place where people can discover the underground atmosphere, unravel their curiosity, and step out of their comfort zone.

To further push the atmosphere and allow for more accessibility and connection between the spaces, an incision is made into the ground, providing a slow descent into the area while the bridge hovers above. This enables the program to take on its own atmosphere, slowly eroding away the established structure of the bridge.

The first attempt is looking directly at the spaces beneath the bridge and see how they can be manipulated and transformed while not loosing the inherent atmosphere.

The areas underneath the bridge can only be accessed through the big field on the north and south. The station and the spaces under is separated and sealed off. The inaccessibility allows the existing space to inherit a sense dodginess and shadiness, which then becomes the quality and excitement of the atmosphere it offers.

3. SANCTUARY BENEATH: SUNKEN CHURCH AND LIBRARY YDRE NØRREBRO, DENMARK

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SECT B

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SECT B SECT A

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HAND DRAWINGS

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J.Lai A.Lungu G.Ou Y.ShihArch 160 Black

Voekel

2. AXON AND LOCATION OF THE PANELS

Grout

Passage for

into sleeve

#6 Rebar

6"

Steel

embedment

1'-‐6"1'

9"

6"

PLAN VIEW OF CONNECTION

SECTION VIEW OF CONNECTION

2'-‐03

4"

4"

PANEL TO PANEL VERTICAL CONNECTION

Scale 3" = 1' -‐ 0"

PANEL TO PANEL HORIZONTAL CONNECTION

Scale 1" = 1' -‐ 0"

PANEL TO ROTATING PANEL CONNECTION

Scale 3" = 1' -‐ 0"


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3. CONNECTION DETAILS

20”

12”

10” 12”

2”

1”

8”

#8 #6

1/4”

3/4”

6.00

2 1/2”

4”

3”

1 1/2”

inserted.


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4. FOUNDATION DETIAL

MATERIAL STUDIES CONCRETE KINDERGARTEN


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6. FORMWORK

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INTERNSHIP

down lightupper lightlight sourceindirect light

down lightupper lightlight sourceindirect light

TRACT

BEIJING TEA HOUSE. BEIJING, CHINAKENGO KUMA ASSOCIATES

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XUE SHAN SHU YUAN HOTEL. LIJIANG, YUNNAN, CHINAKENGO KUMA ASSOCIATES

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captain'scabin

forepeak tank

storechain locker

hatch

hatch

engine room fiddley

galley

boiler room

aft cabinsforecastle

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Pontoon Interior Level 00Floor Plan

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41.11 mq 41.11 mq41.11 mq 41.11 mq

41.11 mq 41.11 mq

33.42 mq22.31 mq

41.11 mq 41.11 mq

13.88 mq 28.85 mq 13.88 mq

274.18 mq

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B

33.34 mq

INTERIOR LOCATIONS

FOC’SLECAPTAIN’S CABIN

FIDDLEYGALLEY

ENGINE ROOM

AFT CABIN

LOWERAFT CABIN

BOILER ROOMCARGO HOLDPONTOON

FUTURE SITE LOCATION: ROYAL VICTORIA DOCK PROMENADE

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Maryland

STRATFORD

Pudding MillLane

Wanstead Park

ManorPark

East Ham

UptonPark

WestHam

Prince Regent

CustomHouse

RoyalAlbert

Forest Gate

WoodgrangePark

Plaistow

CanningTown

Royal Victoria

BecktonPark

Cyprus

WestSilvertown Pontoon Dock

LondonCity Airport

King George V

GallionsReach

Beckton

Royal Victoria Dock Royal Albert Dock

King George V Dock

R i v e r T h a m e s

London City Airport

Location of Site

SS Robin, Western Gateway E16

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