Di-Portfolio

Di MengUniversity of Pennsylvania, Master of Architecture candidate 2016University of Washington, B.A with honors in Arch Studies,

P o r t f o l i o

Architecture is a process of delivering spaces.

Space is memory, discovery and inspiration.

Table of Contents

Academic Works

01 Invasion - A Dancing Performance Insertion 02 Full Scale - A subdivision Matrix as public pavilion03 Chasing with Light - A Volume with Plane and Space04 Wind Lift - An Observation Tower05 Paddling Through - The Boat Street Project06 Connection - A Water-Bluff Field Laboratory 07 Repeating Frame - A Collaboration of Experimental Film Artists 08 Interactive Space - Capital Hill Culinary School09 The Taste of Wine - A Winery , Gallery and Restaurant Personal Works

10 Photography, Drawings and Graphic works

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01Invasion_A performing art space at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia

01 Di Meng_Arch 501_Fall 2013_Prof Ezio Blasetti

As a dancing performing art space, this project starts with a series studies of hu-man body movement and eventually come up with a pavilion that houses perform-ing spaces.

“Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you’re perfectly free.” ― Rumi

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Dancing body movement studies and diagrams

Dancing movement drives the form of stage spaces


PennDesign Arch 501 Design Studio Fall 2013, instructor: Ezio Blasetti design team: Di Meng

an interactive performingart center

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Forms are abstracted from the kinect study of body movement



Forms are abstracted from the kinect study of body movement

Perspective rendering of the dancing pavilion inserted into the 30th street station in Philadelphia

02Full Scale_A Subdivision Matrix as public pavilion


As a full scale design build project, this pavilion is designed and constructed in cooperation with Yingfei Wang. The idea of subdivision and scale is carried through the whole design and build process.


Subdivision Process

09 Di Meng_Arch 501_Fall 2013_Prof Ezio BlasettiFull Scale model & study with the tectonics

03Chasing with Light

“SPACE is extension, purposefully controlled and clearly defined. It is not substantial matter, but the void that exists between two points, between two lines, between two planes, between two moments.” —— Heinnch Engle

This project is an intruduction to spatial concepts essential to architecture. Planes are no longer two dimensional object but turn to three dimensional volume. The play between space, light and shadow is the main concept for this model.


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Physical model & study with light and shadow

04Wind Lift_An Observation Tower at Gasworks Park, Seattle, WA

12 Di Meng_Arch 211_Spring 2011_4 Weeks_Prof Gundula Proksch

“SPACE is extension, purposefully controlled and clearly defined. It is not substan-tial matter, but the void that exists between two points, between two lines, between two planes, between two moments.” —— Heinnch Engle

Located at the shoreline of Gasworks Park, this observation tower is designed with a folding technique to create different framed views. Since kite flying is the most popular acticity in Gasworks Park, the folding form is responding to the shape of kite. People could arrive this tower from either water or land.

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1 Approaching view from water2 Approaching view from Gasworks park.3 Views while stepping up into the tower4 Peek to Gasworks plants5 Site section.

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05Paddling Through_The Boat Street Project

14 Di Meng_Arch 100_Summer 2010_2 Weeks_Prof Judith Swain

Paddling through reeds and trees, you see different views one after another.

As the working place for a painter and a canoe crafter, this building provides two seperate working areas. One area functions as a painting studio, and the other one is the workshop for making canoes. The shared top gallery connects the two space while also creates a feeling of traveling through something.

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1 Site Plan2 Physical Model: Lake-Building relationship

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16 Di Meng_Arch 100_Summer 2010_2 Weeks_Prof Judith Swain

1 Physical Model: Entrance2 Program Diagram

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Plan and Section (hand drawing)

06Connection_Discovery Park Field Lab

18 Di Meng_Arch 300_Autumn 2011_3 Weeks_Prof Elizabeth Golden

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” —— Frank Lloyd Wright

This is a design invention on water-bluff edge conditions fund at Discovery Park. The task was to design a field lab for Seattle high school science students that will be used year round for environmental study.

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1 Design process2 concept model3 Approaching view4 Art gallery

20 Di Meng_Arch 300_Autumn 2011_3 Weeks_Prof Elizabeth Golden

This Lab utilizes a continuous circulation for students to get into lab space. The main concept is to tie the two edges together with the main laboratory space which is the core of this building. The deck re-sponds to the changing tide, which is for students to take samples and observate water level changes.

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1 Approaching rendering2 Student Dorm3 Art gallery4 Lab

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Central volume ties bluff edge and water edge together

Maximizing views to bluff and water

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View to Bluff

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1 Concept Diagram2 Concept Diagram3 Program Diagram4 Circulation Diagram

07Repeating Frame_A Collaboration of Experimental Film Artists

22 Di Meng_Arch 301_Winter 2012_8 Weeks_Prof Jannifer Dee and Galen Minah

“Architecture is an art because it is interested not only in the original need of shelter but also in putting together spaces and material in a meaningful manner.” —— Marco Frascari

Spaces are excavated from volumes that are created from repititional frame. Frames are fixed, however the spaces are changing throughout the day. Just like the process of film making, combining steady frames together will create moving scenes.

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Elevation and Color Study

Street Perspective

Section cutting through the gallery, and theatre

Street Elevation Scale : 1/8”=1’-0

Street Level Plan

Scale : 1/8”=1’-0

Top Level Plan

Scale : 1/8”=1’-0

Roof Plan

Scale : 1/16”=1’-0

Vicinity Plan

Scale : 1/200”=1’-0

Underground Level Plan

Scale : 1/8”=1’-0

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Studio/Office

Café

Exhibition

Library

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Storage

Dressing

Theater

Section AAScale : 1/8”=1’-0 Section BB

Scale : 1/8”=1’-0

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24 Di Meng_Arch 301_Winter 2012_8 Weeks_Prof Jannifer Dee and Galen Minah

Trout Models - study of planes and volumes through repetitional frames.

08Interactive Space_Capital Hill Curlinary School

25 Di Meng_Arch 302_Spring 2012_10 Weeks_Prof Brian McLaren and Alex Anderson

“If geography is the way of describing the solidification and superimposition of the signs of history in form, then the architectural project has the job of revealing the essence of the environmental context through the transformation of form. The environment is therefore not a systemin which to dissolve architecture, but on the contrary, a medium of design.” —— Vittorio Gregotti

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Street Perspective


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1 Urban Context Study2 Traffic & Circulation (group work)


Being a cooking school, farmers market and restaurant, this building is trying to convey an interaction between different spaces. My concept is to show a spatial and functional relationship of the school, market and dining spaces.

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When walking on Broadway, publics couldeasily see the activities in cooking school.However, as they get close to the school, theywill first enter into a market space. This iscorresponding to the cooking process, whichstarts from picking ingredients and gettingthrough a mess process and finally ends ina fine dining space. The restuarant is beingpulled our from the cooking school, showingthat dining is an important section of theculinary art curriculum. Though the marketseems to be separated from the school, it islinked to the major volume through a bridge.And the other half of the market is tied to theloading space and vertical circulation spacein cooking school. The exterior market spacedefines the corner of this site since busynessof the market is responding to the busyness ofthe site corner.


L: Program Collage R: Street Perspective

1 North section2 West section3 Approaching view4 Market space5 Massing model, south street view6 Massing model, bird’s view7 South elevation

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09The Taste of Wine_A Winery, Gallery and Restuarant at Chateau Ste. Michelle Woodinville, WA

31 Di Meng_Arch 400_Autumn 2012_10 Weeks_Prof Karen Thomas and John Thomas

“In our era of industrial materialism, buildings are frequently considered as mere structures of utility and objects of investment without any spiritual task. Consequently, our daily environment is failing in its fundamental task of bringing meaning and hope to our lives.” —— Aarno Ruusuvuori

Sunny day with light onSunny day with light off

Overcast day with light off Overcast day with light on

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1 A study of wine bottle wall (casted with plaster) 2 Sketch about wine making process3 Design process

CrusherFermenta-tion Press Tank Barrel /

AgingFilter Bottle AgingGrapes Sale

PRELUSION SUBLIMATION ENJOY

RECEPTION / WINE TASTING /

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ART GALLERY DINING

RECEPTION / WINE TASTING /

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DINING

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Existing Chateau

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33 Di Meng_Arch 400_Autumn 2012_10 Weeks_Prof Karen Thomas and John Thomas

Situated on 105 wooded acres in Woodinville, Washington, 15 miles northeast of Seattle, Chateau Ste. Michelle is one of the top visitor and historic attractions in the Puget Sound area. This building is intended to be a prospective project on the Chateau Ste Michelle site. Chateau Ste Michelle’s executive team has imagined an opportunity to introduce a freestanding restuarant to their campus.

The site is surrounded by beautiful natural landscape with views to forest and Mt. Ranier. My intent was to maximize views to natural sur-roundings while providing an iconic building to attract new customers to Chateau Ste, Michelle

Chateau

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Approaching from parking lot

Approaching from Chateau Ste. Michelle

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10Photography, Drawings and Graphic Works

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University of Washington Neclear Reactor Building35mm Film Camera

Arch 410_Spring 2012

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Rural Scene SketchPencile_8.5”x11”_2011

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1 Little Girl_8.5”x12” Color Pencile_ 20072 Paper Bags_18”x24” Pencile_20103 Dream_8.5”x8.5” Color Pencile_20074 Gasworks Park_4”x6” Color pencile_2011

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Di Meng_Japan Studio_2013structure / interior / landscape / reflections / joints / textures / details / layers

38 Attention to details, Japan Trip Photo Records,

Di Meng_Japan Studio_2013structure / interior / landscape / reflections / joints / textures / details / layers

39 Material Studies_Acrylic on Black Foam_Fall 2013

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Di Meng3600 Chestnut Street, RM303 MB720, Philadelphia, [email protected]

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