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PORTFOLIO2010Fall - 2012FallTao Tao

University of Illinois Chicago

ContentsUndulating Occupancy

Instructor: Jimenez LaiP 27-48

Ramping Up DelightInstructor: Penelope Dean

Andrew ModdrellP 49-62

Negtive MassInstructor: Paul Preissner

Laura FehlbergP 63-78

Intercommunal MeanderingInstructor: Luis Ortega

P 13-26

Impromptu Collective Instructor: Sean Lally

P 1-12

Impromptu CollectivesContemporary perception of public space has now branched and grown into a multitude of non-traditional sites with a variety of programs in mind. It is for this reason that the way in which design deals with public space as a discipline, has become such a diverse and

Passive Collective

Active singularities

Programmatically, plazas are strongly linked to the lobby space type, it is always consid-ered as the exterior extension of the lobby, both are a "public face" for welcoming and orienting visitors.

A

A Bxed programmed activities self-planned activities information inquiry phone chat waiting reading impromptu social meeting buying coee

meetings conferences interviews exsercising & eating working discussing

B

oce

lobby plaza

A

B

Plaza Type

Downtown, Chicago Equitable Building Plaza, Chicago

The typology eliminates the limitations of most exsiting plazas in terms of exibilities of hosting diversity of outdoor activities through-out the year. Since the underground devices with various enery triggers, dierent kinds of program may be accommodated within a homogeneous base.

Exsiting Grid Base

Activated Energies

Passive Collective

Active singularities

Programmatically, plazas are strongly linked to the lobby space type, it is always consid-ered as the exterior extension of the lobby, both are a "public face" for welcoming and orienting visitors.

A

A Bxed programmed activities self-planned activities information inquiry phone chat waiting reading impromptu social meeting buying coee

meetings conferences interviews exsercising & eating working discussing

B

oce

lobby plaza

A

B

Plaza Type

Downtown, Chicago Equitable Building Plaza, Chicago

The typology eliminates the limitations of most exsiting plazas in terms of exibilities of hosting diversity of outdoor activities through-out the year. Since the underground devices with various enery triggers, dierent kinds of program may be accommodated within a homogeneous base.

Exsiting Grid Base

Activated Energies

LightingRadiationAcousticsAir owThermalInfrared-Ray

Ice sculpture Exhibition

Outdoor Skydiving

Sunbathing

Jan

Apr

Jul

Oct Activity

original

addition

Beer festival

JAN MAR MAY JULY SEP NOV

beer

festiv

al

ice sc

ulptur

e exh

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food m

arket

interv

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outdo

or pe

rform

ance

boxin

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petiti

on

publi

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xhibi

tion

lectur

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fresh

fruit m

arket

outdo

or run

-way

show

publi

c auc

tion

outdo

or sky

divin

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beau

ty pa

gean

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art lig

hting

show

job fai

r

music

festiv

al

comme

rcial p

romoti

on

politi

cal ca

mpaig

n

wedd

ing

acoustic

thermal

lights

air ow

scent

water

Beauty Pageants

Sound Thermal

Air ow for Resting

Singularity in manipulative zoneThe main idea of manipulative zone is to maxmize the possibility for users to plan their own activities by altering and controlling mini-climate condition in small area.

Lighting for Performances

Thermal zone for Reading Acoustic zone for healing & recovering

Air ow + Lightings / photo shooting Thermal + Acoustic / outdoor socializing

Single energy

Multi - energies

Lightings Air ow

The most important consideration in designing exterior plazas and public spaces is the future, potential use of those spaces. Plazas should be designed to cater to a diverse set of activities including those that are active or passive, formal or informal, group or individually oriented, and planned or spontaneous. Plazas should invite users to partake in programmed activities, but should also be exible enough to accommodate activities that users plan themselves.

LightingRadiationAcousticsAir owThermalInfrared-Ray

Ice sculpture Exhibition

Outdoor Skydiving

Sunbathing

Jan

Apr

Jul

Oct Activity

original

addition

Beer festival

JAN MAR MAY JULY SEP NOV

beer

festiv

al

ice sc

ulptur

e exh

ibitio

n

food m

arket

interv

iews

outdo

or pe

rform

ance

boxin

g com

petiti

on

publi

c art e

xhibi

tion

lectur

es

fresh

fruit m

arket

outdo

or run

-way

show

publi

c auc

tion

outdo

or sky

divin

g

beau

ty pa

gean

t

art lig

hting

show

job fai

r

music

festiv

al

comme

rcial p

romoti

on

politi

cal ca

mpaig

n

wedd

ing

acoustic

thermal

lights

air ow

scent

water

Beauty Pageants

Sound Thermal

Air ow for Resting

Singularity in manipulative zoneThe main idea of manipulative zone is to maxmize the possibility for users to plan their own activities by altering and controlling mini-climate condition in small area.

Lighting for Performances

Thermal zone for Reading Acoustic zone for healing & recovering

Air ow + Lightings / photo shooting Thermal + Acoustic / outdoor socializing

Single energy

Multi - energies

Lightings Air ow

The most important consideration in designing exterior plazas and public spaces is the future, potential use of those spaces. Plazas should be designed to cater to a diverse set of activities including those that are active or passive, formal or informal, group or individually oriented, and planned or spontaneous. Plazas should invite users to partake in programmed activities, but should also be exible enough to accommodate activities that users plan themselves.

activating heat activating sound

activating air ow activating lights

seat/engery trigger

By connecting the seat bottom to the smaller ring, the sensors pick up the sign and activate thermal and acoustic eects.

By connecting the seat top to the bigger ring, the sensors pick up the sign and activate lighting and air ow eects.

Exsiting plaza

Senory panels

Energy sources

manipulative zone

dened zone

activating heat activating sound

activating air ow activating lights

seat/engery trigger

By connecting the seat bottom to the smaller ring, the sensors pick up the sign and activate thermal and acoustic eects.

By connecting the seat top to the bigger ring, the sensors pick up the sign and activate lighting and air ow eects.

Exsiting plaza

Senory panels

Energy sources

manipulative zone

dened zone

Intercommunal MeanderingHousing project

Project location: Chicago

Type A

Type B

Type C

housing units

envelope

commercial

Type A

Type B

Type C

housing units

envelope

commercial

2nd Floor3rd Floor4th Floor5th Floor6th Floor7th Floor

public space

semi-public space

semi-private space

private space

public space

semi-public space

semi-private space

private space

NThe form of this project is a demonstration of new way of utilizing non-boxy housing block as a catalyst to generate extra and dynamic public space within the community

ground oor

NThe form of this project is a demonstration of new way of utilizing non-boxy housing block as a catalyst to generate extra and dynamic public space within the community

ground oor

?Interior UrbanismThe project is trying to achieve urbanity in architecture, the experience of walking in the building is like walking in a small city where urban aspects occur and disappear.

This project starts with an urban envision that what a museum should look like in a city without stairs and elevators.

By investigating and exploring contiouous surfaces, this project is an attempt to maximize the potentials of continuity horizontally and vertically as well in a mega-building.

Continuous Surfaces Study

This project starts with an urban envision that what a museum should look like in a city without stairs and elevators.

By investigating and exploring contiouous surfaces, this project is an attempt to maximize the potentials of continuity horizontally and vertically as well in a mega-building.

Continuous Surfaces Study

Different types of space organization provide various possibilities of incorporating multiple events.

Cultural

Making

Living

Operations

Museum

Museum Administration

Art School Gallery

Retail Store

Restaurant

Auditoria

Studio

Classroom

Library

Art School Administration

Dormitory

Faculty ApartmentHealth Center

Student Center&Lounge

Sports Center

Game Center

Cinema complexBike Parking

Program Distribution Inside Indoor OutsideOutside

Art School Gallery

Sculpture Exbihition

Natural History Museum

Science & Industry Museum

Painting Exbihition

Art Museum

OUTSIDE TO INSIDE OUTSIDE TO EXBIHITION & GALLERY

OUTSIDE TO MUSEUMOUTSIDE TO INDOOR-OUTSIDE IN & OUT PATH

ALL-OUT PATH

Unroll Circulation

Section Model

Cultural

Making

Living

Operations

Museum

Museum Administration

Art School Gallery

Retail Store

Restaurant

Auditoria

Studio

Classroom

Library

Art School Administration

Dormitory

Faculty ApartmentHealth Center

Student Center&Lounge

Sports Center

Game Center

Cinema complexBike Parking

Program Distribution Inside Indoor OutsideOutside

Art School Gallery

Sculpture Exbihition

Science & Industry Museum

Painting Exbihition

Art Museum

OUTSIDE TO INSIDE OUTSIDE TO EXBIHITION & GALLERY

OUTSIDE TO MUSEUMOUTSIDE TO INDOOR-OUTSIDE IN & OUT PATH

ALL-OUT PATH

Unroll Circulation

Section Model

Lobby&Information

Main Entrance

Collection Service

PreservationComputer Lab

Art MuseumPainting Class

Art Studio

Science Museum

Conference Center

Film Studio

Academic Office

Retail store

Auditorium

Restauraut

Art School Gallery

Bars

Sclupture ExbihitionPainting Exbihition

Architecture Exbihition

Retail store

Faculty Club

Student Dorm

Basketball Court

Swimming Pool

Running Track

Book Store

Library

Study Zone

Circulation System Section

Outside

Indoor Outside

Inside

0 15m 30m 60m

Lobby&Information

Main Entrance

Collection Service

PreservationComputer Lab

Art MuseumPainting Class

Art Studio

Science Museum

Conference Center

Film Studio

Academic Office

Retail store

Auditorium

Restauraut

Art School Gallery

Bars

Sclupture ExbihitionPainting Exbihition

Architecture Exbihition

Retail store

Faculty Club

Student Dorm

Basketball Court

Swimming Pool

Running Track

Book Store

Library

Study Zone

Circulation System Section

Outside

Indoor Outside

Inside

0 15m 30m 60m

Plan

Each plan consists ofthree types of spaces that are flexibly organised like a compact. It is also anonymous due to its complex.

Indoor outside

Outside

Inside

1

2

1

3 3

3

OutsideIndoor outside

Inside

urban section

0 15m 30m 60m

Plan

Each plan consists ofthree types of spaces that are flexibly organised like a compact. It is also anonymous due to its complex.

Indoor outside

Outside

Inside

1

2

1

3 3

3

OutsideIndoor outside

Inside

urban section

YSIZEXSIZE

YSIZE XSIZEYSIZEXSIZE

YSIZE

XSIZE

Site Plan0 30m 60m

YSIZEXSIZE

YSIZE XSIZEYSIZEXSIZE

YSIZE

XSIZE

Site Plan0 30m 60m

Construction detailsBuliding Structure

Waffle slabs

Core

Foundation

Glazed glass

Louver

Single layer glass

Exibition Space

Waffle slabs

Core

Foundation

Glazed glass

Louver

Single layer glass

Exibition Space

Art Gallery

The most significant and interesting part of the project is the spring-like ramp. The ramps, as a spatial condition, change the density of homogenous floor spaces.

Walking through the ramps, by seeing different openings created by it, people are able to experience the different views of exterior spaces. All the ramp units are exposed to the outside, they are providing not only natural light but also a feeling of freedom in the building.

The most significant and interesting part of the project is the spring-like ramp. The ramps, as a spatial condition, change the density of homogenous floor spaces.

Walking through the ramps, by seeing different openings created by it, people are able to experience the different views of exterior spaces. All the ramp units are exposed to the outside, they are providing not only natural light but also a feeling of freedom in the building.

Geometric evolution

4X4X1 Conceptual Model

Geometric evolution

4X4X1 Conceptual Model

Techniques

The fully connected ramps form a sense of continuity linking both vertical spaces and horizontal spaces.

Structure System

Techniques

The fully connected ramps form a sense of continuity linking both vertical spaces and horizontal spaces.

Structure System

Section

0 10m 20m 40m

Second floor

Third floor

Fourth floor

Fifth floor

Every single ramp connects different offices and gener-ates one unique path in the floor that guides people circulating around the whole building.

Section

0 10m 20m 40m

Second floor

Third floor

Fourth floor

Fifth floor

Every single ramp connects different offices and gener-ates one unique path in the floor that guides people circulating around the whole building.

SCAN

NER

COLO

R

PRINT

ER

SCANNER

COLOR

PRINTER

Second Floor0 10m 20m 40m

SCAN

NER

COLO

R

PRINT

ER

SCANNER

COLOR

PRINTER

Second Floor0 10m 20m 40m

Third Floor0 10m 20m 40m

Site plan0 10m 20m 40m

Ground Floor

Fourth Floor Fifth Floor

Site plan0 10m 20m 40m

Ground Floor

Fourth Floor Fifth Floor

The goal of this part of the project is to pro-duce a new set of forgeries to fit within House VI drawings by introducing curves and wraped surfaces geom-etry into the vocabulary mathematics currently embedded in the logic of transformations.

Transformation Diagrams

This part of the project is to curatea specific formal move from previ-ous drawings into the controlling geometric order for a house.

Transformation Diagrams

This part of the project is to curatea specific formal move from previ-ous drawings into the controlling geometric order for a house.

Wire Models

Ground Floor

Second Floor

Elevation

Section Transverse Section

Ground Floor

Second Floor

Elevation