ARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIOTKA 2016Jeff Lai

Contents

01 Reorganization

02 Case Study

03 Case Study Stage 2

04 Case Study Stage 3

05 Metal × Music

Reorganization

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Object sections

plan

section AA’section BB’

AA’

BB’

Stairs sections

Mapping

Model

Mobius HouseUN Studio 1998 , Het Gooi , Netherland

“A house that would be acknowledged as a reference for the renovation of the architectural language ”

Case Studystage 1

Main concept :A continuous and fluid circulation between social place, private place, and path of movement.

Program :two studios two bedroomsone meeting room one living roomone verandahone kitchenone garargeone storage

Material

Glass - transparency

The glass is used on north and south facade, featuring the transparency and reflectivity.

Concrete - solidityConcrete is used on masses, roofs and some interior furnitures,expressing solidity and density.

Alternating materials

The lightness of glass and the density of concrete are continuously being juxtaposed and syncopated in alternating roles, creating a dynamic sequence of enclosure and exposure.

Glass and concrete, overlap each other and change the positions in the building.

Curtain wall

Creating the relationship between interior and exterior, natural and artificial.

When the interior is illuminated from within at night, the space is visually contained and isolated in contrast to the darkness of the landscape.

In the daytime, the curtain wall reflects the surrounding forests on thesouth facade, tracing texture and color onto the surface and visually dissolving the form into the landscape.

reflectivity

luminescence

Day / Night

North facade / Daytime

North facade / Night

South facade / Day

South facade / Night

Function

First Floor

Second Floor

Plan

roof plan

Basement plan Site plan

south elevation

west elevation

Elevation / Section

section BB’

section AA’

Model

CASE STUDY STAGE 2

Analyzing Diagram

There are four types of spaces in Mobius house, which are defineded by the proportion of materials. From the concretemass to the space with glass outershell, the transparency increases and the privacy decreaces.

All covered with concrete

curtain wall

Space with two layers of walls

concrete wall

Low

Enclosure / Private

curtain wall

Space with only glass wall, but covered with concrete roof

Transparency

High

Space all covered with glass

glass roofconcrete roof

Exposure / public

Diagram

First floor

Second floor

Conceptual Model

Model A

Model B

Model C

Four types of spaces in differnet proportion of the glass and concrete.

The form is desided by circulations, which are haphazardly lining in space and sometimes overlap each other.

Using concrete and glass to construct a series of masses.

We can some overlappedspaces in different materials.

Model D

Model E

Model F

Alike to model C, using vertical components to surround and dividedifferent spaces.

Start to put in someplanes in small pieces.

Construct a complete model with circulations and masses as a prototype of the final model.

Final Model

Stack the masses in differentheight, trying to mix a sequenceof spaces in a group.

As the mass moves foward or backward; upward or downward,the group shows a interesting rythemin the space.

The masses are connectedby a indirect route in center,which is covered with glassoutershell and also serve asa path.

Some spaces are constructedwith double layer of walls,providing appropriate privacyand transparency.

On the south facade, we can see the masses in different materials stacking closely,which strikes a great balancein the space.

CASE STUDY STAGE 3

Modeling

concept model A

Utilizing four groups of folded platesto create twisted spaces and masses.

Making folded plates ups and downs to divide eachspaces.

Diagram

Before

After

Change the original form into aindirect shape

Before

After

Model

Terrace

Room A

Room A

Basement Veranda

Stairs / Paths

Room B

Top View

Top View

METAL × MUSICMETAL × MUSICCanon , For Alice , Pomp and Circumstance Marches

Canon

Pomp and Circumstance MarchesThe march No.1 is featured for the encouraging sections of music.

Original music

I choose some sections from each music to mix into a new music,and try to overlap each part on them to create an effect that soundslike lots of music playing at the same time.

Stacking Music

A harmonious music that can virtually soothe ourweary minds.

For Alice

The march No.1 is featured for the encouraging sections of music.

A masterpiece composed by Beethoven.

Montage

Stacking people and soldiers with triumph or honor.

Montage

Turn the stacking people into stacking spaces

concept model A

concept model B

Concept Model

Use aluminum as frame and iron net asplanes. By overlapping net can we createspecial visual effects while viewing from the top.

concept model C

concept model D

Using two materials with different transparencies on each facades to create spaces.

As the Aluminum sheet goesup and down, an interesting wavy space is yielded.

Model

Overlap the aluminum and netto alter the transparency of theoriginals visually.

Stack the materials in numerous layersto emphasize the visual effect when viewing from the top.

Extend the model inhorizontal axis and vertical axis.