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Massive Housing Project
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10Projects before the Master Program
All works are solo work.
Except the human �gures in the Massive Housing Project, all visuals, designs, renderings and concepts in this portfolio are created by Chenghui Nan.
The Library Project
The Duplex Housing Project
The Library Project
The library project is �rst year studio project based on St. Louis. The building is located in a triangular site, next to the high way, near a church and residencial housings.
The Library Project
Site Plan
Model PhotoLong Elevation
The library is four stories building with mutiple function. First �oor is for functional use, second �oor is for the childrens, and the third �oor and fourth �oor are for new media.
Model Photo
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The Library Project
In my design all the outgoing tubes are facing di�erent direction, towards di�rent surrounding buildings and environments.
Short Section
Model Photo
Model Photo
First Floor Plan
Second & Third Floor Plan
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The Library Project
One of the di�culties of this project is the structural design. The extruded tube space creates many cantilivered comcrete parts which may require careful thought from structural engineer.
Long Section
Model Photo
Model Photo
Study Models Study Models
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Massive Housing Project
The massive housing project is second year core studio design project. It is a project for �fty families‘ housing, located in the Buenos Aires. The project site is given to a team of three, each work on designated site and three designs are adjacent to each other.
North Elevation
Site PlanFloor Plans
Since the house is located in the south hemisphere, the sun is strong at north side. So in my design, I designed large openings on the north sides, which also mediate the lacking of sunlights on the south side due to other students design.
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North FacadeRendering
North Facade
Inner Corridor Rendering
Inner Corridor
The di�erent extrusion of each room make the inner corridor dynamic and complex, which also create so many interesting spaces along side the corridor like inner indoor garden and public balcony.
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East Elevation
East Side Housing Interior Rendering
East Side Corridor Rendering East Side Plan Detail
The east side is the “front” side of my building. Also East side have the strongest sun light. So the design of the east side is fully utilizing the incoming sunlight. The opening of the housing, the orientation of the corridor follow the sunlights.
Corridor
Housing Units
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Public Balconies
Public Balcony
Balcony Space
Short Section Long Section
The public balcony work as community space for the building. Also the public balcony provide sunlights to the inner balcony. More over, the they are the breathing spaces in the narrow inner corridor.
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Duplex Housing Project
The duplex housing project is �rst year studio project located in St. Louis. The building is located in between two residential buildings, which made the project long and narrow like tunnel.
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Duplex Housing Project
The duplex housing is a project for two family housing. The two families are divided by the �oors, at �rst �oor lives older family and at second �oor lives younger family.
SITE PLAN
LONG SECTION
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Duplex Housing Project
The inspiration of this project came from telescope. When we see through telescope, light from di�erent direction merge into one point, and same thing happens to my conceptual model 1. Lights from di�erent direction pass through the “tube” and merge and divide at some place.
Conceptual Model 1 Conceptual Model 2
Model Photo Conceptual Model 3
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Duplex Housing Project
First �oor and second �oor follow di�erent “tube” paths. First �oor is a linear “tube” and second �oor is a more “dynamic tube”.
Conceptual Models
First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan
Front Elevation
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Yanbian Building Project
Outer Structure
Inner Structure
Outer Structure is composed by Huge Ring Beam System and six columns.
Inner Structure is a complex structural system with four columns and some small ring beams.
Floors are �exibility designed to meets spacial and structural needs.
Floors
Yanbian Building is a imaginary steel structure skyscraper. It would be the land mark architecture in Yanji City, the capital of Yanbian Korean Chinese Autonomic State. The local government wants to build an landmark skyscrap-er to attract more investors and tourists. So here is my plan.
The project used innovative ring structure to construct, the inner ring and outer ring supports the building as well as creating interesting inner space.
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Design Details
Seismic Design
Top Garden
Top Garden is the best panoramic view place.Visitors could see the whole city on the Top Garden.
Truss could have seismic reactor (2nd picture),it may deform �rst under huge earthquake(3rd picture) and consume earthquake energy,so that the whole structure could stand still.
In my project, Atrium work as seismic reactors.
Atrium are public spaces shared by two or three �oors. Atrium also served as Structural purpose.
Entrance design is di�erent from above �oor.Space has been cut to impress thecoming visitors.
Atrium
Entrance
Structure Details
Outer Part
Structural element
Floors
Inner Part
Positions
Floor Frames
Side View Front View
Top View Front View Side View
Floors in the project are connection elements between Outer Part and Inner Part. Outer Part, Inner Part and Floors work together as a structural system.
Structure Rendering
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Telescopic Building
In this project, I want to explore potentiality of telescopic building, a building that can rise with sun in the morning and hide to the underground when disaster comes.
Image a building can change her altitude,image a building can disappear just in front of you. Here is my project.
Design Concept
The basic idea of this project is that using mechanical device to control the altitude of a building.
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5 6 7
The building changes her shape according the requirement.
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Outer glass
Main unitInner glass
Core column
Single unit
Multiple units
Basement
Core column
Attached units
Structural �oor
Outer column
Inner column
Huge hydraulic pump
Design OverviewStructural Analysis
The main advantage of this kind of building is that it has ground protection and can resist on natural disasters like earthquake.
In basic seismic design theory, the whole structure could be simpli�ed as a stick
with several “mass balls”.
If telescopic structure hides into the ground, the outer
soil would work as bu�er and prevent the structure
from damages.
Earth pressure is equilibrium in normal condition. And if there is intense force like earthquake force added, the ground would gradually absorb them and minimize structural damage.
When an earthquake strikes, “mass balls” are shaken with several modes. At last, it would cause structural failure.
Normal Pressure added Bu�ered
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Front Surface Locate cross lines Splitting viacross lines
Copying �awedsurface
Continue copying Continue copying Rotating copied �aws
Back surface Forming Final form of back surface
Arranging �aws according to the back surface
Covering the back surface
Processing DiagramFacade of Flaws
Modern facade is smooth and perfect, however,in this project, I want to explore potential
facade of �aws, facade that is imperfect.
Also, through the �awed facade, I want to �ndout the beauty of �aws. Flaws are normally
indicator of old, however, intentional addition of �aws may create unexpected beauty.
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Further Thinks Other Explorations
What if the �aws were made by an solid object?
What if the cubes were copied by di�erent angle?
Making a �aw in a cube Copying the �awed cubes
Continue Copying
Maybe it could be a symbol of dying communism today?
Mirroring �awed pyramid
Continue Mirroring Flower of �aws
Flaws matrix
Mirroring the �awed cubes through their corners
The �nal formation would be a �awed ball.
Flawed pyramid composition
Flawed star
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Current Address:
Apt 2E, 6324 South WoodSt. Louis MO, 63105
Tel: 314-6257432E-mail: [email protected]
Chenghui Nan
- currently is studying for Master of Architecture degree in Washington University in St. Louis- was an assistant engineer in Architectural Design Research Institute of Yanbian University - Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering,Tongji University- With two ecademic years experience in architectural design four ecadamic years experience in civil engineering and �ve months working experience in engineering design.