runyu zheng portfolio
DESCRIPTION
Architecture portfolio 2014-2015TRANSCRIPT
R U N Y U Z H E N G
p o r t f o l i o
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NTS ACADEMIC WORK
GRAPHIC WORK
CARPENTRY WORK
Public library | 2015an "extension" library in Manhattan Chinatown
Townhouse project | 2014-2015a townhouse specificly designed for certain body motions
Spatial quality design | 2014searching for space from abstract shapes
Explosion in the neon light | 2014a cube explosion expressing time and speed
Future primitive house reconstruction | 2015reconstruction of an experimental building
Rendering + poster design | 20153d modeling, rendering, and poster designing for cosmetic brand Wet n Wild
Recycled furniture| 2015reusing discarded material to make new furniture
Runyu [email protected]
[email protected]+86-189-2601-0057
Dec 2 1995Shenzhen, China
Brooklyn, New York
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
2010-2013 Hongling Middle School, Shenzhen, China liberal art direction
2013-2014 Gap year backpacking around China
2014-2019 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York bachelor of architecture
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
DRAFTING | AutoCAD
VISUALIZATION | Rhino3D, Sketchup
RENDERING | V-ray
ADOBE | InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Acrobat
MICROSOFT OFFICE | Word, Excel, Powerpoint
REALIZATION | Laser cutting, 3D printing, Model Making, Carpentry
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH | Native or bilingual proficiencyMANDARIN | Native or bilingual proficiency
ACA
DEM
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PUBLIC LIBRARYLocation: lower Manhattan, Chinatown
Instructor: Ron DiDonnoYear: 2015
This project locates at lower Manhattan Chinatown area, where is often described as the old urban fabric of the city. The site sits in a 75'*75' area between Grand street and Chrystie street, with three long stripes of park on its east side. Few ball game courts in the park along with a number of vegetable and seafood markets together create a lively chaotic environment in this neighborhood.
The library intends to function as an extension of its neighboring environment and Chinatown’s culture background. At the same time, the building tries to mark a clear difference with its chaotic surrounding by creating a modern and clean vibe. The ramp design allows a clearly expressed circulation. The dynamic “hills” of the auditorium roof functions as a lively playground at the bottom of the atrium, extending the casual park environment into the building.
This building has 4 layers of solar control, which l imits the sunlight during morning and noon, as well as enhancing the sunlight during afternoon. To save energy and material for a green building, the steel frame structure in this library becomes a part the furniture.
MATERIAL
FACADEDETAIL
O n e d i s t i n c t m a t e t i a l p a t t e n o f Chinatown area is the use of red bricks.
For the two conjunct ional wal l w ith neighbor ing bui ldings, I chose white brick as an extension of the texture; at the same time creating a much lighter and clearer feeling.
For the lobby level on the park s ide, clear glass functions as an extension of the casual v ibe, br inging in park environment to the center of the atrium, which is the "playground" of the library.
concrete
white brick
frosted glass
clear glass
bamboo
For interior and furniture design, bamboo, which represents good qualities of educated people in most oriental cultures functions as an extension of traditional culture.
bamboo
multi-functional-reading stairs
study carrels
retail store
auditorium
“playground”
restrooms
fire staris
elevator
book stacks
subway entrance
ORGANIZATION
6:45
19:05
5:24
20:30
8:16
17:31
12:00
12:00
12:00
sun movement
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four
two three
SECTIONS
SOLAR CONTROL
SECTIONS ELEVATIONS
BASEMENT 2nd FLOOR 3rd FLOOR 4th FLOOR 5th FLOOR 6th FLOORLOBBY
CIRCULATION SPEEDCIRCULATION ROUTE
HIGH SPEED: elevators
MID SPEED: stairs
LOW SPEED: ramps
BLUE AREA: non-able-bodied accessible
non-able-bodied circulation route
BEIGE AREA: able-bodied accessible only
PUBLIC UNACCESSIBLE
SITE SECTION
BASEMENT 2nd FLOOR 3rd FLOOR 4th FLOOR 5th FLOOR 6th FLOORLOBBY
CIRCULATION SPEEDCIRCULATION ROUTE
HIGH SPEED: elevators
MID SPEED: stairs
LOW SPEED: ramps
BLUE AREA: non-able-bodied accessible
non-able-bodied circulation route
BEIGE AREA: able-bodied accessible only
PUBLIC UNACCESSIBLE
MO
DEL
PRO
TOTY
PES
TOWNHOUSE PROJECTclinton hill neighborhood, Brooklyn
Instructor: Florencia Vetcheryear: 2014-2015
The s ite of this project locates at Cl inton Hi l l , a beautiful Brooklyn neighborhood with many historic brownstone townhouses. The design goal is to create a living space for two, which allow certain body motions to happen.
First I analyzed and abstracted the body movements of my two dwellers. Then I created a series of abstracted drawings, and lifted/extruded points, lines, and shapes from the drawing to create space that is suitable for the dwellers. Finally, a carefully designed townhouse space for my two characters – an active young girl and a tranquil old man – was created from a hybrid of two design approaches. The dynamic upper floor allows activities such as climbing and jumping for the young lady, and the flat, tall, and cool space on the ground floor is designated for the old man. The two can dwell in this townhouse with minimal interactions, allowing a peaceful co-living condition for two opposite characters.
BODY MOVEMENT
PRO
TOTY
PES
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DES
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APP
ROA
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DES
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APP
ROA
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SPATIAL QUALITY DESIGNInstructor: Michele Gorman
Year: 2014
EXPLOSION IN THE
NEON LIGHTS
EXPLOSION IN THE
NEON LIGHTS
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7f0068
FUTURE PRIMITEVE HOUSE RECONSTRUCTION
UnbuiltInstructor: Michael Szivos
Year: 2015
Sou Fujimoto's future primitive h o u s e i s a n e x p e r i m e nta l p ro ject composed of s labs layered at 350mm intervals. Successions of such different leve l s c reates a va r iet y of places. F i rst saw this project, it i s so abstract that the only thing I could think of are grids. Vertical and horizontal l ines make up squares, completely regardless of actual ci rcumstance l ike topography. T h e i d e a o f g r i d s re m i n d s me of Super Studio’s project: the Cont inuous Monument. They exper imented with the extremity of grids by bringing gr ids al l over the ear th and Ca r r y o n w i th th e i d ea of grids, I try to use vertical and horizontal lines to cut the future primitive house in my analysis. Th i s i s a back ward process - from finished to in process, f rom a whole to segments, from organized to chaos. By studying and reconstructing the segments, a whole new world of possibilities is waiting.
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38
72
15
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20
book shelf
arm chair
bag storage
staircase + storage
sofa
ladder
staircase
145
exercise area
GRA
PHIC
WO
RK Instructor: Evan TribusYear: 2015
RENDERING + POSTER DESIGN
The goal of this class project is to 3D modeling and rendering a commercial product, and designing three posters for it. The object I chose is a nail polish from Wet n Wild, a young cosmetic brand from California.
In the poster design process, I worked as both the model and the stylist, as well as the image processor and the graphic designer. Depending on the color of nail polish I aimed at two types of desire. The first one is the classic seductive “wet and wild” image, and the second one aims at younger generation, creating a “jiggy” and hip vibe.
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RK Year: 2015partner: Yankun Yang
RECYCLED FURNITURE
Girls are always running out of space for their clothes. After filling up the entire walk in closet, I decided to make a new hanging closet. The design propose of the closet is not only a stand to hang clothes, but also a new visual check point of the room. The top shelf is a place for plant pot and architecture model archive. The upper pipe is designed for hat hanging, and the lower is for clothes. The very bottom box is designed for shoes as well as vinyl albums display.
In the manufacturing process we tried realize our idea of "recycled furniture". My partner and I sought for discarded material from garbage place all around the city. We recycled wood and pipes, and reassembled them to bring old material to l ife. Even the hat hook is made from discarded chipboard found in school studio's garbage can. We laser cut leftover chipboard, repaint them and made them beautiful and strong hat hooks. We proved that furniture design can be done in a extremely eco-friendly and low budget way.
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