Shao-yi Chiang (Dodo) Portfolio 2013

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Shao-Yi Chiang

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Shao-Yi Chiang 2 College St, Box#293, Providence, R.I., U.S.A. 02903401.651.3822schiang@risd.edu dodochiang.com

Candidate of Bachelor of Architecture / Fine Arts June 2014Rhode Island School of Design

Recipient of the Architectural Studies Trael Aaward 2012-13, RISDRecipient of the Peter Guimond Memorial Scholarship, RISD

Education

Awards

ExperienceHsieh Ying-Chun and Atelier-3 @TaiwanDesign Intern ‡ 2010 / 1 month 2012 / 2 monthsMaking details and construction drawings for archiving purpose. Design and experiment dry-pit toilet for rural condition. Experiemnt the exhibited structure full-scale and cordinate the materials for the exhibition for Liverpool Biennial 2012, U.K.

Six-Degree Design Studio @Pawtucket, R.I., U.S.A.Design Intern ‡ 2011 / 1 monthConstruct and ref ine the of the community garden - Blossom.Design and construct rain water collection gabions, furnitures, planting beds and trellises.

TMA Architecture & Associates @Taipei, TaiwanOff ice Intern ‡ 2010 / 1 monthHandel permits documents for legal processing, architectural rendering of residential and commercial projects.

ARCHITECTURE

OS : Mac OSX + Windows + UbuntuWebsite Design: PHP, CSS, Wordpress2D : AutoCAD, Draftsight, Microsoft Off ice, Adobe Suite CS4/5/63D : Rhinoceros, V-ray, Language : English, Mandarin Chinese

Skills

Off ice of Intercultural Student Engagement @Providence, R.I., U.S.A.Website Designer ‡ 2011 - PresentDesign and mantain website under PHP and CSS frameworks for the off ice of Intercultural Stduent Engagement, Rhode Island School of Design (ise.risd.edu).

Made In Taiwan Culture Club @Providence, R.I., U.S.A.Chair of Catering & Food ‡ 2010 - PresentOverseeing the orgainization of acitivies in association with food. The club is to promote exchanges and dialogue between different ethnicities, cultural entities.

Beaches Habitat for Humanity @Jacksonville, F.L., U.S.A.Lights Film Festival @Providence, R.I., U.S.A.Volunteer ‡ 2011 / 4 weeksPart of the Alternative Spring Break project. 2011 Lights Film Festival is a student-curated showcase of short f ilms and animations from RISD and around the world.

Zhi-Ton Indigenous Tribe Workshop @Taitung, TaiwanWorkshop Manager ‡ 2010 / 2 monthsDocument and record the events of workshop, communitcate between the communities and the workshop members, construct stairs for the existing structure with drifted wood and advocate against the economical and political exploitation of the local cultural and natural resources.

COMMUNITY

BUILDING

Experience

Encounter China

In winter 2013, I traveled to Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, to investigate its peripheral rural conditions. It was an 6-week long extensive and independent research project in hoping to physically immerse in the current rural condition and contemplate sincerely with the environment and myself. Ref lections and thoughts during the trip are summarized in the form of a booklet.

MEGAform in IstanbulBased on the preliminary design brief of the recent Yenikapi Train Station International Competition in Yenikapi, Istanbul, individual were asked to propose design strategy for the Yenikapi Terminal and the peripheral programs, which include a high school, commercial and residential complex. The proposals have to further oscillate the idea of "Megaform"

The Permeable HistoryBefore 1453, Yenikapi was a swampy harbor with a stream running through. When time passed, the stream gradually deposited clay and silt which f illed in the harbor and covered the harbor. Since 1521, Yenikapi has always been an orchard open landscape until contemporary construction of the highway along the shore of the historical peninsula. In acknowledging the rich layers of history in the area of Yenikapi, I created a conceptual model to bring up the traces and remnant impression of the history.

Before 1453, Yenikapi was a swampy harbor with a stream running through. When time passed, the stream gradually deposited clay and silt which f illed in the harbor and covered the harbor. Since 1521, Yenikapi has always been an orchard open landscape until contemporary construction of the highway along the shore of the historical peninsula. In acknowledging the rich layers of history in the area of Yenikapi, I created a conceptual model to bring up the traces and remnant impression of the history.

The project is built on top of the concept of recognizing Yenikapi as two systems - islands and web. Islands are entities of a collection of events, in which activities densified. Web, on the other hand, is constructed network which connects and integrates the dispersed islands as one bigger entity. Based on this concept, my proposal takes form as building entities sprouting from ground with water treatment system embedded as a network that connects each islands. By embedding an building + infrastructure system, opportunities are created around the perimeter for a future alternative. Furthermore, Historical symbols, such as the old Theodosius Port and Yeli Neighborhood, are also reinforced to retain the lineage and heritage of Yenikapi.

MEGA systems

Light. Ambient Energy . MirrorThe primary goal of this studio is to focus on the

potential of Solar Energy. Solar energy is understood through both scientif ic methodologies and artistic approaches. Building form and materials are analyzed to see how they can be deployed to interplay with the dynamics of the environment and ecosystems. The studio will explore the potential of new types of energy systems that coordinate and aggregate substance into a unique and sustaining whole within its environment.

Both passive and active solar energy are introduced and incorporated to the design of the project.

In the f irst stage, light sculptures and light devices are designed by individual and choreographed between each other in to create a public event that transforms the atmosphere of a site in Providence (Market Square). Full-scale individual components are created to catch, concentrate, ref lect, amplify or store sunlight using only lightweight highly ref lective structures.

Ground Floor

Second Floor

Linear Parobolic TroughSolar Power Concentrator Thermal Envelope

Expansion Space

Nantucket Island School ofDesign and Arts (NISDA)

Ground Floor

Second Floor

Linear Parobolic TroughSolar Power Concentrator Thermal Envelope

Expansion Space

In the second stage, student is asked to design a self-suff icient and resilient complex for the NISDA, located on the eastern edge of Nantucket Island, M.A. PHPP (Passive House Design Package) calculation method was introduced and used in evaluating the energy performance of the design project.Ths proposal is built on the concept of an expandable structure which change its form according to the environment conditions. The expandable structures also provides the possiblity to have linear parobolic solar concentrator on the roof which generates most of the heat and power for the building.

Proposition in Guatemala“Proposition in Guatemala” is a 6-week long travel studio aiming at enriching the study of architecture through travel experience. In the duration of 6 weeks, student has to f inish a 100-pages painting sketchbook along with a design project. During the trip, we visited Flores, the major tourist city and nearby famous archaeological site, Tikal(Tik’al) in the f irst two weeks. In the following 4 weeks, we stayed in Antigua, one of the famous post-colonial cities in Guatemala, and also explored the surrounding villages.

Site - Antigua Public ParkThe site is a raised elongated open park located in the center of Antigua. To the east side of the site is a colonial period public basin that provides public water source for the surrounding Maya communities as they can freely collect water, wash clothes and rest. The existing site has several palm trees planted by the municipal government and is under construction for an underground public bathroom facilities in upgrading their compatibility to the increasing volumes of tourists and seasonal religious events.

Antigua, Guatemala

Day and Night - Twin Lights

Local crafts are well preserved because of the local prosprous toruist business. Candle making especially, is one of the traditional crafts that are still existing and operating locally. My interest resides in the distinct and intriguing process of candle making in relation to the working environment of craftsmen/craftswomen. one of the most popular products in the traditional candle shop is the white candle for religious practice. However, white candles that made from natural bee wax require

6~7 months of solar exposure in order to achieve certain state of color quality. Thus the close relationship this program celebrate with sunlight has an intricate reverse character when darkness is needed for candle to perform. By providing spaces for both the process of making candle and the display of candle, architecture can be experienced very specif ically and differently during the day and the night.

Day

Night

Design/Built Blossom

In this 12-week long semester, the entire studio collaboratively design and construct thecommunity garden and public pavilions at 333 Rossevelt Avenue in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The site brings together three distinct groups: the Chinese Christian Church of Rhode Island, the Herritage Park YMCA: Early CHildhood Education Center, and Roosevelt Community Housing. Integrating the divergent expectations of these groups became a determining factor in the design. The intervention sites itself on the available green space, simultaneously addressing the needs of gardners and visotors.

In the following summer, with the help of four other classmates, we polished and f inished the remaining works such as furnitrues and more planting beds. As season changed, astonishing transformation took place. The two pavilions are well utilized by the local communities, as well as the garden beds diserned from the f lourshing gardens.

Design PrincipleThis studio explores design principles common to architecture, and landscape architecture. Projects are selected to provide a basis for discerning and investigating both the differences of focus suggested by the two disciplines and their common concerns. Two interrelated aspects of design are pursued: 1) the elements of composition and their formal, spatial, and tectonic manipulation and 2) meanings conveyed by formal choices and transformations.

Tectonic

The f irst stage of the studio started by examining an assigned f isherman knot and translating it into a paper material. Once logic of knot is f igured out, one has to generates different units by applying the same self-refrained principle. Further investigation are made to each units, such as material properties, kinetic characteristics and means of connections..etc.

Habitation for Minotaur

The second stage is aiming at helping students to understand the construct of architecture for a true inhabitant. The students has to use the tectonic of the previous realized units to construct a habitation for Minotaur, on an constructed ground generating from slices of croissant sections.

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Urban DesignThis studio is a comprehensive one consisting of a program concerning habitation on a site in Providence. Besides urban issues such as context, scale and public space, issues of building organization, circulation, room layout, accessibility light and view will be emphasized.

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HOTEL STUDENTDORM

ELDERLYHOUSING

DAYCARE & AFTER-SCHOOL

Required Surface Area

100 ft 50 ft80 ft 40 ft

Building Height

28400 ft2 33725 ft2 31775 ft2 39920 ft2

Art Studios/ Stores

Elderly Housing

Entertainment/ Study Rooms

Student Housing

Convention Center

Hotel

Commercial / Retail Stores

Kindergarten / Nursery School

Cafeteria

Cooking Arts / Arts and Crafts Classrooms

Recognizing the various types of users on site, my aim is to accommodate all and promote a sense of community within the block. Public programs are deployed as middle ground for interaction between different groups of users and as a zone of mediation between public and probate. The block is divided into two parts: the commercial/public zone and a residential/private zone. The commercial zone is comprised of a hotel,

convention center and retail stores which cut through the site. The residential zone is

comprised of the elderly housing, student dorms and other public programs

such as a kindergarten, nursery and culinary schools classrooms,

entertainment rooms and study rooms.

Liverpool Biennial + Drypit ToiletDuring the two months of my internship in Hsieh-Ying Chun and Atelier-3, I have the honor to participate the design and production of their exhibition for the Liverpool Biennial 2012. The tents are constructed out of slotted-angled steel which demonstrates a durable and low-cost emergency shelter that can be constructed easily and fast after disasters.

Hsieh-Yin Chun architect has spent decades in practicing and experimenting with simplif ied construction techniques, f lexible production line, and building community through cooperative building.

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