Wei-Ni Ting Portfolio

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PORTFOLIO CONTENT

MADRID MUSIC SCHOOL

SACRED SPACE / PAZZI CHAPEL RENOVATION

FRUITS AND DEWS

OCCUPY STREET’S WALL

CITY PALIMPSEST

DIGITAL FABRICATION /PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

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Situating between two plazas on the North and the East, the building aims to connect the two through programmatically placing the public theatre on the basement level for the North plaza entrance. Furthermore, the building is treated as a carved out solid, in which the voids act as outdoor spaces along a public sequence; whereas the solids are private spaces for the school. The play between solid and void maximizes the experience of people both engaging with the building and with the site.

1. Design Collaboration with Simon Tse2. Spring 2014 Comprehensive Studio3. Professor: Mauricio Bertet

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1. Design Collaboration with Simon Tse2. Site Model Collaboration with Bertet Studio Members

A SEQUENCE OF ‘CARVED OUT’ OUTDOOR SPACES...

MONUMENTALITY+

PROCESSION

A SEQUENCE OF ‘CARVED OUT’ OUTDOOR SPACES...

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+46’ 7”

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3rd Floor Plan - School Lobby1. School Lobby

2. Outdoor Terrace3. Meeting room

4. Gathering space5.Student Lounge

0’ 2’ 4’ 8’

+44’ 6” - School lobby

+58’ 7” - Classrooms

+70’ 7” - Classrooms

+82’ 7” - Studios

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0’ 8’ 16’ 32’

E1 - North Elevation

Design Collaboration with Simon Tse

procession through the masses

public vs. private circulation

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seminar

library

meeting

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auditorium

gallery

cafe

Axonometric 1’ = 1/16”

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dean’s

seminar

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meeting

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auditorium

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procession through the masses

public vs. private circulation

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dean’s

o�ce/

seminar

library

meeting

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auditorium

gallery

cafe

Axonometric 1’ = 1/16”

THREE SYSTEMS OF PROGRAMS CONNECTING THROUGH VOIDS

Design Collaboration with Simon Tse

0’ 4’ 8’ 16’

S5 - East-West Section

Design Collaboration with Simon Tse

SACRED SPACE, FLORENCE, ITALY The project is a renovation of the existing Pazzi Chapel at the Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, Italy. The design aims to create a “sacred space” for both the individuals and the collective. Looking at Parc de La Villette in Paris as a precedent, the design layers the existing Pazzi Chapel grid with the monastery grid to organize a series of vertical blocks for individual meditation and sliding slits on the ground for lighting, as well as a large ground plane for collective gathering.

1. Summer 2013 Three Cities Studio: Florence, Amsterdam, Paris2. Professor: Richard Rosa

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COLLECTIVE VS. INDIVIDUAL

COLLECTIVE VS. INDIVIDUAL

FRUITS AND DEWSThe project focuses on the culture of the fruit market in Flushing, New York, and its character of acting as a seam between the building and the street. The design facilitates a close dialogue between the fruit market on the ground floor and the library above through lighting and visual connections.

1. Fall 2013 Design Studio2. Professor: Brian Li Zhang, from Team Minus

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OCCUPYING STREET’S WALL This project is about the relationship between the social order and the building order. Based on the intensive historical research and analysis on Fifth Avenue, NYC, the highest level of the high-rise apartment lives the wealthy, whereas the lower class stays on the lower level. The proposal for a public gallery and cinemas is designed to bring in the people from the Central Park across the street to the highest level of the existing apartment, giving them the same previledge as the wealthy of viewing over the Central Park, as well as creating a closer dialogue between the upper level and lower level.

1. Spring 2012 Design Studio2. Professor: Lior Galili

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Site Model Collaboration with Galili Studio Members

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INTRODUCING THE HIGHER LEVEL

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INTRODUCING THE HIGHER LEVEL825 Fifth Avenue-63 st.& 64 st.

Section B1’-0”=1/8”

1. Cinema2. Projection Room3. Screening Room4. Lobby5. Cafe6. Tickets7. Gallery8. Restrooms9. Residential

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A VIEWING DEVICE

CITY PALIMPSEST Based on the research on workhouses developed during the 1800s to 1900s in Hoxton, London, which emphasized the idea of working and living under one disciplined community, the project proposes a rectangular strip consisting of a gym and various typologies of housing units, which aim for maximum lighting. The building would enclosed the existing housing complex, forming a private courtyard. In addition to the placement of the building, the play between private and public on the edge of the building would strengthen and enliven the route and connection between the park and the buildings around it.

1. Spring 2013 London Studio2. Professor: Chantal Wilkinson / Steven Taylor05

CLOSING THE COURT-YARD; EMPHASIS ON THE PROMANADE

CONNECTION TO THE PARK

PRIVATE COURTYARD FOR THE RESIDENCE

ENTRANCE WAY TO THE PARK

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OPEN SPACE FILLED WITH GARAGES

AWKWARD EXTENSION OF THE BUILDING

SOME BUILD-ING WITH BACKYARD FACING STREET

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DIGITAL FABRICATION / PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

1. Upper Left and Upper Right: Summer 2014 Internship at Justin Lowe and Jonah Freeman Studio; Model Exhibited in the 2014 Taiwan Biennial; Model Designed by Stephen Zerbe; Model Built by Wei-Ni Ting and Stephen Zerbe Material: Plexi Glass

2. Bottom Left: Professor: Kyle MillerCollaboration with Leslie Baz, Ying Chen, and Shakera Kyle;Material: Plexi Glass, Lasser Cutting, CNC Milling

3. Bottom Right:Professor: Kyle MillerCollaboration with Ying Chen Material: CNC Milling

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W e i - N i T i n gApt 23K, 43-70 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11355

e d u c a t i o nSyracuse University School of ArchitectureBachelor of Architecture / May 2015GPA: 3.4Thesis: Breaking Order: Informal Courtyards

Study Abroad: London Design Studio London / Spring 2013Visiting Critic: Chantal Wilkinson and Steven Taylor

Three Cities Program: Florence, Amsterdam, Paris / Summer 2013 Professor: Richard Rosatravel sketching, field study, photography

St. Timothy’s SchoolMaryland / 2006-2010International Baccalaureate DiplomaBilingual Diploma English and Mandarin

e x p e r i e n c eJonah Freeman and Justin Lowe Studio, InternNYC / Summer 2014built large scale models exihibiting at the Taiwan Biennale 2014

MOMA PS1 WarmUp, VolunteerNYC / Summer 2014information, line management, ticket scan

Straight Square Architects, InternTaipei, Taiwan / Summer 2012built presentation and conceptual modelscollaborated with team on design ideas

Harbor Architects, InternTaichung, Taiwan / Summer 2011built SketchUp modelscollaborated with architect on design ideascontacted companies for material samplesfilled data and documentsphotographed work and organized catalogue

917.294.9698 wting@syr.edu

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s k i l l sDigitalAutodesk AutoCAD, Rhino 3D Modeling, Adobe Suite, Revit, SketchUp, V-Ray Rendering, Grasshopper, Cinema 4D, Mudbox, T-Splines, CNC Milling, Microsoft Office

Manuallaser cutting, woodshop, hand craft models, hand drafting, phtography (film+digital)black + white film development

Languagefluent in English and Mandarin Chinesefunctional in Japanese

h o n o r s“Field Explorations” exhibition at London Architecture Building CentreLondon / Spring 2013hand drawings, travel sketches

Occupying Street’s Wall exhibition at Syracuse StorefrontSyracuse / Fall 2012design drawings, Galili Studio site model

School of Architecture Dean’s ListSyracuse / 2011-present

International Fashion Show of Wearable Art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African ArtMaryland / Spring 2008recyclable artworka f f i l i a t i o n s

AIAS Freedom by Design Fall 2013fundraising; produced posters for events

Taiwan Connection E-BoardSpring 2014-presentmarketing manager

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WEI-NI T INGwting@syr.edu917.294.9698