Yuxiang Jiang
Tutor: Douglas Hecker
March Studio I Spring 2012
Individual Work
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2. Helsinki
New York City
Atlanta
Wuyuan
Shenzhen
Project locations
The one year academic experiences cultivated my the ability of rational analysis, which makes me think profoundly the
relationship between architecture, the user and surroundings. Moreover, all the projected worked on " Model Thinking", which
means making physical models during the design process and thinking in three dimension.
Besides, I love history from my childhood. It helps me think from different angles and enhance my rational analysis. I usually
attempted to find the historical value from the site and try to establish ideas based on urban context at very beginning of
projects, not by feelings. So, I could benifit form advocating of history as skepticism and logical thinking.
3. Contents
01 Space of [DE] Construction 1
Articulation Enclosure
02 Space of [DE] Configuration 5
A Trellis in Margaret Mitchell Square @ Atlanta
03 Space of [DE] Formation 11
A Information Box of Damien Hirst @ Atlanta
04 The Branch Library 19
A Story from Tress @ Atlanta
05 Other Works 25
Photography/Visualization/ Fine arts
4. Space of [DE] Construction
Articulation Enclosure
March Studio I Fall 2011
Group Work
Partner: Kimberly Bandy
Turtor: Armando Montilla
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5. Introduction
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Initial research of a renowned public pavilion led to a
discovery of its designer’s theoretical and structural intentions
for the work. Furthermore, this research would inform a
rearticulating of those values into an entirely new design.
This two-part project began with the building of Toyo Ito’s
2002 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, The form of which was
determined by a simple geometric algorithm of circumscribing
squares. By puncturing the resultant pattern and wrapping
this concept over and down the four facades, the pavilion
gardens Ito’s principle of harvesting natural light.
Kensington Gardens, 2002
Site Plan
Circumscribing Squares Algorithm
6. Introduction
IA decomposition of the 2002 pavilion’s values focuses on
its geometric algorithm of expanding and rotating squares.
However, the new realization of these ideas considers the
introduction of life and engaging the environment. It does
so by pushing and pulling the resultant patterns rather than
simply puncturing it. Also, this pattern is drawn vertically,
allowing the pattern to project through the interior of the
building and affect the users’ actions and rests.
Glass Wall Partition Solid Wall
Structure Circulation Garden Terrace
Circumscribing Squares Algorithm
Thinking Process
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8. Space of [DE] Configuration
" A Trellis in Margaret Mitchell Square @ Atlanta "
March Studio I Fall 2011
Individual Work
Turtor: Armando Montilla
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9. Introduction
The site is bounded by the Carnegie Main Library and the Georgia Pacific
building with other mid-rise mercantile buildings from the 1920’s and
the low scale entrance pavilions for the Marta stop. Based on the site
visiting, I found different kinds of people cross the site everyday, such as
businessmen, sightseers, pedestrians and homeless people. Therefore,
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I would like to provide a multifunction space to meed different people's
need. The space would be simple and elegant in downtown.
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Site Plan
12. Site Detail
Area Garden
Activity Density Accessibility
People's Need
Businessman Sightseer
Pedestrian Homeless People
Elevation
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13. Exhibition
Resting Area
Information Center
Communication
Garden
Section
14. Space of [DE] Formation
" A Information Box of Damien Hirst "
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Individual Work
Turtor: Armando Montilla
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15. About the Site Site Analysis
The project will call for a small building,
which will be a curatorial single-artist
Gallery at the Courtyard of the High
Museum in Atlanta. The exact location 2
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of the intervention will be at the gap in
between the edge of the Renzo Piano Wing
to the North, and the Restaurant Wine-
Tasting Bar to the South.
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For the purpose of the exhibit space within
the Gallery, the building will house 3 pieces
by Artist from a list.
Circulation
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Functional Analysis
Site Plan Surrounding Environment
18. The Artist and Exhibtion in the Gallary
Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur
and art collector. He is the most prominent member
of the group known as the Young British Artists , who
dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s.
Death is a central theme in Hirst's works. He became
famous for a series of artworks in which dead
animals are preservedin formaldehyde. The Physical
Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone 1 2 3
Living, a 14-foot (4.3 m) tiger shark immersed in
formaldehyde in a vitrine became the iconic work
of British art in the 1990s, and the symbol of Britart
worldwide. He has also made "spin paintings,"
1 Damien Steven Hirst
created on a spinning circular surface, and "spot
2 "Spot" Painting, 1996
paintings", which are rows of randomly coloured
3 Hymn, 2000
circles created by his assistants.
4 The Physical Impossiblity of Death in
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the Mind of Someone Living, 1992
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First Floor Plan
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19. Basement Plan Second Plan
South Elevation North Elevation
22. The Branch Library
" A Story from Tress @ Atlanta "
March Studio II Spring 2012
Individual Work
Turtor: Criss Mills
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23. Introduction
The site is more civic in nature as it faces Tech
High School, is bounded by a church at the rear
and is relatively shielded from the industrial section.
It is also more directly connected to single family
neighborhoods.
1 West Side
The basic idea came from tress in the site. I would
like to keep all of the tress and changed them to
be the most important landscape element of my
project.
2 2 North Side
Site 3
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3 East Side
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Site Geometry
Force
Circulation Site Plan
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1 Lobby
2 Office
3 Search
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1 Lobby
5 Children’s Area 1
2 Office
6 Reading Room
3 Reference Stacks
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4 Computers/ Data
8 Bathroom
5 Children's Area 3
6 Stacks area 2
7 Meeting Room
8 Bathroom
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Plan
Thinking Process
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30. Visualization
" From form to Architecture "
March Studio I Spring 2012
Individual Work
Turtor: Douglas Hecker
Step I Form
Step II Skeleton
Step III Skin
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