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Heart Of the Tree

KofC Charleston renovation

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Cropstop 2.0A farm kitchen Phase i

Fall 2014 Entire semester

Fall 2014 Studio V awesome members + Associates

Design & Build

“Crop Stop” is a joint venture between Clemson University and the College of Charleston. It is a component of the South Carolina farm-to-school initiative, wherein schools invest in their local communities with their food dollars, allowing for locally

healthy habits to take root. (CropStop)

Next to the Long Branch Baptist Church, Greenville, SC

Our Mission is to design and construct the porch part of Crop Stop kitchen for Mill village farms at above location.

Photography by Nick Irmen

Mill Village Farms, Greenville

Http://cropstopkitchen.wix.com/cropstop2

Kitchen

CoolerUtility

Bathroom

Decking

Scale 3/32” = 1’-0”

Canopy

Bring in Kitchen module

Open up side panels

Plug in adjacent units

Also can close down panel to create Semi-private

outdoor space

the country, we divided to design a set of six

on commercial kitchen and their appliances,foun-dations and structure, transportation and

the program modules and experimented the expandability of proposed kitchen based on

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Kitchen

CoolerUtility

Bath

Kitchen

CoolerUtility

Kitchen I

Kitchen II

Utility Cooler

Cooler

Bath

Our project start from two people

regions cross the nation, What we chose are based on our research, My teammate Trey Meyer and I created this proposal for Greenville area region design.

Diagrammatic Plans that show expandability of kitchen concept

started to pull our proposals apart and tried to combine them to be two iterations for Greenville region. We pushed process through several key charrets.

Iteration 1

Iteration 2

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cropstop 2.0. At this stage, all program-ming layout are settled but porch and roof still needed some further touch.

Final proposal elevation

Perspective view

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We built up a full scale mock up for making

components and construction methods. We practiced material cost and count , which helped

We had a serious problem on decking when mocking up. First mistake ever in

building up a real structure

Detail where decking frame meets column

0 10’ 15’ 20’

21.0’ 8.0’ 26.0’

3.0’

5.0’

4.0’

12.0’ 12.0’

2X42X8DIAGONAL BRACING MEMBER

GUTTER

RAFTERS

KITCHEN SHELL TO BE BUILT IN PHASE II

KITCHEN EXHAUST

RAMP HAND RAILPORCH STAIRS

2X6SITE SLOPE

SONOTUBES, 12” DIAMETER

2x42x8Diagonal Bracing MemberRaftersGutterKitchen Shell to be built in phase II

Kitchen Exhaust

Ramp Hand RailPorch Stairs2x6Site SlopeSonotubes, 12” Diameter

Section

Plan

FINISHED FLOOR

CEILING 8’-0”

After Mock up and meeting with structure

package.

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Front Elevation

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Since our site is 4 hours drive away from our shop. We decided to prefabricate most building components and transport them to site to assemble. In that case, we can spend least time on a remote site.

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RAFTER

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GIRDER

STILT

412" 3'-11

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214"

3'-712"

RAFTER

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2" 312" 31

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2" 312"

PURLINS3"

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COMPONENTSCODE

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NUMBER DRAWING

M 2x8 6

m2 2x8 6

m1-1 2x4 1

m2-1 2x4 12

m1-2 2x4 6

m1-3 2x4 1

m1-4 2x4 1

m1-5 2x4 1

m1-6 2x4 1

m1-7 2x4 1

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5°

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11'-7" 714"

12'-038" 31

2"

12'-938" 31

2"

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2"

512" 51

2"

812"

1'-8"

512"

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512"

2'-712" 61

2"

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512" 1'-61

4" 612"

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n1 2x8 7

n1-1 2x4 2

n1-2 2x4 10

n1-3 2x4 2

n2 2x8 1

n2-1 2x4 2

n3 2x8 1

n3-1 2x4 1

n4 2x8 1

n4-1 2x4 2

n5 2x8 1

n5-1 2x4 2

2'-712"

512"31

2" 812" 51

2" 812"

2'-712"

1'-512" 51

2" 812"

3'-1"

2'-712"

2'-612"

2'-1"

1'-612"

1'-1"

2'-012"

1'-7"

1'-012"

7"

3'

5"

6"

PURLINS

PURLINS

RAFTERS

STILTS

GIRDERS

GIRDERS

COLUMNS

BACK POSTS

RAILING POSTS

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df1

df3

df3

NORTH

SOUTH

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dd1-1

1'-1"

1'-1"

312"

1" 116" 1

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df1

df3

df31'-1"

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df1

df3

df3

df5

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df6912"

1'-1"

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SOUTH

dd1

dd2

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312"

116"

18"

dd2-1

438"

4"

JOIST HANGER (U26) BOTH ENDS (TYP.)

JOIST HANGER (U26) BOTH ENDS (TYP.)

CORNER BRACE (USP AC5-TZ) CORNERS (TYP.)

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df3

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df4 df4

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df31'-1"

1'-1"

NORTH

SOUTH

df5

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df3

df3

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1'-1" df5

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SOUTH

dd1

1"

1"

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16"

dd2

312"

JOIST HANGER (U26) BOTH ENDS (TYP.)

JOIST HANGER (U26) BOTH ENDS (TYP.)

CORNER BRACE (USP AC5-TZ) CORNERS (TYP.)

1'-1"

1'-1"

1'-1"

df5 df5

df5 df5

df9

df10

df1

df11df13

df13

NORTH SOUTH CAN FLIP1"

12"

116" 1

8"

dd3 dd3-1*

434"

df5 df5

NORTH SOUTH CAN FLIP

JOIST HANGER (U26) BOTH ENDS (TYP.)

CORNER BRACE (USP AC5-TZ) CORNERS

(TYP.)

PANEL 5 COMPOSATION X61 SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0"

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lower

lower

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1"

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1'-1012" 1'-6"1'-1012" 112" 1'-1012" 1'-1012" 1'-71

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POST B8

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1'-1012" 1'-1012" 1'-712"

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RAMP

TIER 3

TIER 2

TIER 1

STAIRS

COUNTERS

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After prefabricated most the wood components in Charleston shop, we brought everything and tools to our site four hours drive away in Greenville

Fruit

Fruit

Two weeks before construction Foundation work Day 1

Middle Posts

Sculpture garden and small auditorium

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Day 1Sandwich Posts

Day 2Decking support left out Sandwich

posts and beams

Fix decking frame and touch up paint on frame

Day 3Part of Decking Frame and Ramp

Frame rafters and purlins Diagnose bracings

Stain Decking boards

Day 4Tier 3 Decking boards

Roof cover

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3 Weeks after Day 4 (4 people group)Tier 1 and 2 decking boards

Counter top

Second and Third daysAll Decking Boards

Stairs and Hand rails

Hand rail metal part prefabricated before arrive

Heart Of TreesA Haiku House

Fall 2013 6 weeks schmetic design + 4 weeks revise

One person project

Residential

The entire project had three phaseFirst one was on site schmetic designSecond was delocation prefabrication design

During this project, used a lot digital free hand drawing/painting technique

Schmetic design site is douthit hills

IWhite pale but disordered

When I pond shadow with lightLost in mist of delight

IIPour down from the sky

I ramble in the circle of lightDancing with the trees beside

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Everything started from this spot, where i took this sketch. That was a sunny afternoon. I was wondering around the site. Suddenly, I saw this little pocket of open space was hidden in the middle of three big trees from far away. They formed a “skylight” with their canopies. Light poured down on the ground. Those spot light were jumping and dancing around, looked like they were alive. I felt a strong shocking wave of happiness and warm in my heart. Then something came to my mind.

” I want to build a house where i can feel this way“

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Then i started to study the tree canopies and the open sky they form on this site. Some really perfect spots showed by yellow. Reds are narrow and long opening. light yellow area was large openings.

visit. Sketch shows my thoughts:

The plan layout following the logic of tree branches surround middle trunk.

Living room has linear oppening to let light in to give a feeling of forests light.

On the top of all, Central skylight imitates the void created by three trees that I saw.

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First iteration Plan Sketch

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Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Dinning room

Living room

Bedroom

Dinning room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Bathroom

Bathroom

layers of roof panels are like leavesWater colllection

Tree logic columnsIndicate Special atmosphere

Opennable living room wall panels that bring in light breath.

Spiral up indoor circulation wrapping around central core

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Tree trunk, the most emotional space inside this house is represented as a central skylight.

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Section 2

Section 1

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Haiku Imaginary Sketch Quick digital rendering

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The second phase, studio was asked to delocation from previous site. And by using prefabrication, our house should be able to duplicate. I decided to condense circulation and let other rooms be regular box and surround central skylight.

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Perspective section

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The most challenging part of

that can keep the previous version of tree canopy concept but also easy to be able to duplicated. To keep all the tree structure members as same as possible. I explored this triangular structure patten.

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Kitchen& Dinninninging Room

Bedroom II

Living Roomom

Bathroom I

Bedroom IIII

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Phase three is to revise the entire project in a higher location. It was to analyse what is necessory and how

to make concept stronger. At this stage, the tructure developed

before took too much space and attention. So I went back to the one simple concept from the beginning,

Which is the feeling on that site that day. How the light goes down

to active the entire house.

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Phase e three e is s to revise the entireproprojecect it in a hih gher location. It was to analyse what is necessory and how

to maka e concept stronger. At this stage, the tructure developed

before took too much space and attention. So I went back to the one simple concept from tm he beginnning,

Which is the feeliel ng on that st ite that day. How the h ligght goes ddown

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Front Elevation

East Elevation

South Section

West elevation

Re:FormationKnights of columnbus Charleston courennovation design explore group 4

Sprin 2014 8 weeks (3 weeks building survey)

Jianfei Shen (Architecture) + Rachel Powell (Landscape) Building survey contribute by Entire Studio

Historical building survey, Rennovation Design

Knights of Columbus Charleston building has been used by the Catholic fraternal organization since 1907. Knights consider the upgrade of their facility so that they can open up more opportunity for commercial use to increase revenue, which will contribute to charity.

143 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC

Knights of Columbus Charleston Council

uncil building

Existing East Exterior Elevation Existing Front Exterior Elevation

Existing FirsExisting Ground Floor Plan

Our project Started from a deep and detail building survey. We created as-build drawing from scratch, which is existing building. By on site measuring and drafting, we learned a lot information from surveybefore we move into design phase. My contribution is building elevitions survey and draft.

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Existing Back Exterior Elevation Existing West Exterior Elevation

0’ 5’ 10’ 20’

Existing 2nd Floor Planst Floor Plan 0’ 5’ 10’ 20’

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KoFC building

Calhoun St

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John C. Calhoun StatueN

Marine Square

Property line

The most tricky things that this site has is that existing building almost have already taken most area of property. On both east and west side facades, windows shut down due to the issue that against building code., which was caused by new buildings were built right next to it. The west facade is only

away from property line. Currently

space.

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gaves.

We thought we should make a green connection between building and the

green inside building.

green. But was not ideal. So we pushed our idea to use external green space to impact indoor.

By open up part of west facade, we made a chance to allow outdoor scene get into building. But due to code limitation, we decided to use a wall full of plants to block opening between properties and also create new scene for inside building

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We want to respect historical architecture elements, We kept original front facade of building which is the symbol of Knights of Columbus. At the same

decide to creat a new entrance on the west facade to change circulation condition as well as Egress and ADA

By creating a welcome set back of green wall, and

Pedestrian

nature light hard to reach bottom

But how to actually creat a space in this such tight dimention? We chiseled in to building at ground

opposite angle to make two circulation (grand stairs + egress path) able to bypass each other

ADA +Egress 1

Egress 2

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Path of egress Path to grand stairs

EgressEgress

Rental Retail Space

ADA elevator

Bathroom

Egress

ADA elevator

Egress hallway

Grand Stairs

landing Balcony

Grand Stairs

Egress

Egress

Ball room

Grand Stairs

Stairs

Storage

Path to Egress

Private Gathering space

0’ 5’ 10’ 20’ 40’

Basement Plan

Green Wall

Green Wall

Green Wall

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

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View form above Grand stairs

Ball room

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Light box layout in the wall, to light up alley and also c reate

Rebirth museum

Spring 2013 8 weeks schmetic design

One person project

Cultural

131 10th Ave next to Highline

Core in the middel programs surround itCore in the middel prog

Circulation spiral up around surfaceeCirculation spiral up around surface

Highline level visual open through.

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Started design from iterations of building massing models. This is the second building project I ever had in my life. Just started to sense a bit of space and the

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The concept is to extend highline circulation, bring it into museum. The circulation all the way spiral up, which creats various experience for both gallery and musuem circulation

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this museum design. The building has two cores and a middel atrim. With ramp all the way around, gallery space is bond together both horizontally and vertically. the ramp create a outside-gallery circulation, and at the same time it also provides a inside-gallery circulation.

Experimental 3d printing practice. The early version of two chunk of building.

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After weeks of development, I combined two cores into one, and two parts of building together as well. The reason for doing that was to keep gallery space not too many fragments. and centralize core to maxmium the area that could be used for galleries.

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Ground Floor (Below Highline) Floor 1 (Highline Level)Water scene and sculpture gardern

Floor 2 Floor 3

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Floor 4 Floor 5Sculpture gardern and small auditiorium

Floor 6 Floor 7 Roof Top

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In that ramping up space, art can still take place. It is the space that can be used for sculpture and installations.

LINKAGE Lee St Re-form

Charleston Peninsula Figure ground

Spring 2014 6 weeks project

Jianfei Shen Mary Tran Yuanyuan Zhao Tianlun Yang

Urban design

The Neighborhood around Lee St was once separated by John P. Grace Memorial Bridge ramp. But after new cooper river bridge built, old bridges were demolished. It left a scar at this area of city. The land is still empty. In this project, our mission was to mend and re-active neighborhood.

Lee St Neighborhood, Charleston

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City structure is all kinds of components

characters within a city.

Our proposal has to respond to the existing urban environment and city structure

Site is part of largest residential area, neighborhood are widely spread. But site itself is empty.

Site is really close to city core, where main activities in the city happen. But condition now is that site abandoned and no activities at all, wasted land.

Our proposal has to re-active this area and hopeful plug area back into city core.

RESPONSE MEND RE-ACTIVE

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Site is three directions surrounded by highway/bridge structures. Visually and physically isolated from the rest part of peninsula

Our proposal has to adopt the condition and be creative. Try to design a new

peninsula

Upper east side of peninsula doesn't have any main street to connect from east to west.

st. Try to build up a corridor that link the core to east side water front.

Charleston is full of water front and green open space. They formed a network around Charleston. There is one on our site originally

Our proposal has to take advantage of green public space network. Make a new contribution to it by creating another Charleston open public space.

NEW LANGUAGE CORRIDOR OPEN SPACE

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After bridge removed, the empty space created a void between the two neighborhoods. The Void itself become an invisible barrier. The huge area of land has no activity.

Parti sketch shows the simple solution is to create new space in between too neighborhood edges.

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To start with, we focused on neighbor-hood edges that are on both sides of the “scar”. There might be still some relationship between two edges even they have already been separated for years.

Then we decided to develop new edges to form a new void. Instead

neighborhood, we kept most part of site still green public open space. We intended to celebrate the past of this land.

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The question is what principle should drive us through the entire design.We started from observing the original open space around site. If our goal is to create a new open space that can activate the entire area, then this new open space should draw all the open activity and space to one.

Extract logic language Apply to building mass

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Flood Zone AE

Consider zoning +FEMA limitation

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LanguageNew language

Follow existing language

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Commercial Mixed UseParking Structure West Publ

New Hard edge Corridor

Commercial

Lifted UP First Floor Open

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YWCA CommercialParking Structure Eastic Pool Baseball BasketballTennis Fields

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Jianfei Shen Building Massing + 1st Floor Detail planMary Tran Building Massing + Parking + Public Open SpaceYuanyuan Zhao Landscape + Public Open SpaceTianlun Yang Central Plaza

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Jianfei Shen Building Massing + 1st Floor Detail planMary Tran Building Massing + Parking + Public Open SpaceYuanyuan Zhao Landscape + Public Open SpaceTianlun Yang Central Plaza

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On Nassau St looking south toward Nassau St Lee St intersection

Aeriel View towards site from Meeting St

From Meeting St looking towards East Bay St