tao li b.arch portfolio

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4. SAN LUIS OBISPO ART CENTER

architectural representation

designing in section

light vs. dark

void vs. solid

3. BOSTON FILM FESTIVAL

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8. HOK: PROFESSIONAL WORK

DD set

CD set

feasibility study

9. RTKL: PROFESSIONAL WORK

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conceptual design

01 TOYOTA ADVANCED DESIGN CENTERsanta monica, ca

Vibrant Clarity

project focus:architecture as branding.

Vibrant Clarity, Toyota’s design ethos, is a synergy of energy and rationality.

Vibrant Clarity is an office complex that houses the creative design headquarter of Toyota cars as well as a showroom exhibiting the newest creations. Using Toy-ota’s design ethos, Vibrant Clarity, as the main narrative of the project, architecture can then begin to act as a branding strategy for the company.

As the main feature of the building, the folded cladding system is both enviornmentally protecting and aestheti-cally unique from its surroundings.

Spring 2010 Cal Poly Professor Jim Doerfler

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Streetview

designmarketing

executive suitebreakout

program distribution

Santa Monica Blvd.

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site plan

VIBRANT refers to the sectional relationship be-tween different programs. Connections occur both in plan and in section. This not only promotes com-munication between employees but also encour-ages collaborations between departments.

site strategies

floor plans

forth level

design studio

kitchenemployee

dinningboard

meeting

seminar room

car showroom deck

fifth level

design studio

auditorium

ground level

physical modelingmock up lab

breakout

marketing directoroffice

marketing meeting room

marketing work station

employee lobby

loading employee entrance

public lobbypublic

entrancegallery

kitchenstorage

exterior showroom

second level

meeting room

graphic design

digital labreproduction

marketingarchive

meeting room

third level

design studio suit office

ass. directorssupport

suit lobby

guest office design studio


privatepublic

CLARITY refers to the circulation. A central public staircase hosts the public display area, and the long private staircase marks the separation of public and private spaces. Circulation then be-comes a highlighted event of interaction.

circulation

showroom

transverse section - building envolope climate control

design process


skin structure

skin detail

model - interior cladding structurecladding structureskin detail

02 ART STUDIO & GALLERY COMPLEXlocarno, switzerland

il rivellino

project focus:intervention & adaptive reuse

An intervention upon the pre-existing castle Rivellino in Locarno, Switzerland, a team of four fourth-year stu-dents explores an artist studio/gallery compex serves to bridge the ever expanding gap between the histori-cal castle ruin, Il Rivellino, and the Locarno community. Rather than a isolated application, the complex becomes a series of vignettes which draws the user in and ulti-mately reaching the Rivellino. Individuals experience the Rivellino as fragments, as each fragment provides the user an alternative perspective in un-derstanding the whole.

As we begin to re-think the relationship between the user and the Rivellino, the opportunity to connect the in-dividual to the community occurs through the visible layering of spaces. Calling attention to the physical and visual interaction to the Rivellino, whereby ultimately presenting vignettes in which the individual experiences them as a body in motion as they interact with the complex.

Summer 2010 Cal Poly Professor Tom Di Santoteam work with: F. Rafaie, H. Chen, K. Wang

Il Rivellino Art Studio & Gallery Complextao li

Entrance CourtyardRendering by H. Chen

RIVELLINO

Courtyard/Atrium

Tunnel

Gallery/Workshop

Gallery/Workshop

Housing

Lightbox

Lecture Hall/Cafe

Rivellino

Program Layout

RIVELLINO

courtyard

RIVELLINOcourtyard

existingapartments

Existing Site SectionExisting Site ConditionsAccess Shortcut Circulation Gallery Circulation

Site: Locarno, Switzerland


STRATEGIES

ALONG

AROUND

UP ~ DOWN

VOID galleries, LAYERED studios

CONFRONTING lightbox

VESSEL lecture hall, TUNNEL lounge

Conceptual Street View

Conceptual Site Strategy

Rendering by K. Wang

ALONGvoid galleries & layered studios

studio / gallery

studio / gallery

studio / gallery


Gallery/Studio Complex SectionSection by H. Chen

Bringing awareness to the relevance that it placed upon the Rivellino, The VOID space creates a context for the arrangement of program-atic elements which ultimately connect back to the surrounding com-munity. Through the complete reconfiguration of the existing path, the individual experiences circulation as a means to view the process and completion of regional artwork .

studio / gallery

studio / gallery

concept diagrams

AROUNDconfronting the rivellino

entrance to lightbox Rivellino exiting lightbox

lightbox section

lightbox conceptual sketch

RIVELLINO


concept diagrams

RIVELLINO

A framed view in which the user initially encounters a contrasted space pulling them to a seemingly exterior site, yet only to reach a platform where the Corner of the Rivellino is pushed through into the room. They ultimately see the corner within the vignettes before exiting and returning to the path.

Corner Lightbox SectionSection by F. Rafaie

UP & DOWNvessel auditorium & tunnel lounge

tunnel lounge

tunnel lounge conceptual sketches vessel auditorium interior


concept diagrams

RIVELLINO

To perceive the Rivellino in yet another vignette is down and within the base of the complex. Also, upon reaching the top of the Rivellino from the gallery, users are drawn to the movement of the elevator down to the Rivellino. The

suspense and contrast in lighting emphasizes the essence of the DaVinci ruin.

Vessel Auditorium SectionSection by K. Wang

03 Boston Film Festival Theatre Facilityboston city hall, massachusetts

boston film festival

Project focus: roles of representation & methodologies in the production of architecture and in broadening the conceptual range by which architecture contributes to our cultural imagination.

For the Boston Film Festival, Boston City Hall was sliced into numerous sections in which I and my partner, Danielle Lieu, were asked to design upon. When placed side by side, the integration of two sites creates a distinct void. Rather than disregard the site conditions given by the re-mains of Boston City Hall, the void is instead used as the core of the project and a link to the program of the Boston Film Festival theaters. In itself, the void becomes experiential with proportion changes through the floor, walls, and ceilings, produces dynamism with the infiltration of light throughout the various hours of the day, and provides functionality as the primary source of circulation.

With the development of the void comes the further discussion of the life above it. Activity on the plaza level becomes a key design chal-lenge as the void becomes a direct mediator of life both underground and above ground.

Fall 2009 ~ Winter 2010 Cal Poly Professor Marc Neveuteam work with: D. Lieu

Boston Film Festival Theatre Facilitytao li

Longitudinal section looking south. void qualities at night.

Longitudinal section looking south. void qualities during the day.

site: boston city hall sections

Boston City Hall sections section 20Boston City Hall section 19 work courtesy of Danielle Lieu


Theatre complex - void level

Theatre complex - plaza level

Boston City Hall sections lined up in position

Void: The void remains the main space for circulation and the center of mooded ambiance. The integrated site design allows for the site to intrude into the void space. The un-dulating ceiling heights in the void allow a visitor different experiences at various locations in the void.

Theaters:Theaters lie on the same linear path that allows for simpli-fied circulation. The mediation between above and below is addressed as floor and ceiling acting as both one and an-other. From the void, what seems as a roof to a space also acts as the floor to the open air theater that sits above it. Exploded Plan


concept theater sketches

Simultaneous relationship between ground level & underground level

Section Model

Section Model - City Hall Ruin

Section Model - Grand Theatre Space

Complex Layout


Frame vs. Mass

Heaviness vs. Lightness

Horizontality vs. Verticality

Static vs. Dynamic

Frame/mass vs. Mass/frame

04 SAN LUIS OBISPO ART CENTERsan luis obispo, California

void

project focus:light and darkvoids and solids

With circulation being the main feature, this mu-seum brings light and serenity to the visitors. As one circulates through the building, one progres-sively experiences light and dark, solid walls and void spaces.

The building is mostly organized by solid walls in N-S direction, leaving E-W direction rather fluid. Wall panels along the void seemingly dissolve into the light.

Winter 2009 Cal Poly Professor Kent Macdonald

cross section

longitudinal sectionground floor plan second floor plan third floor plan

interior light qualitySan Luis Obispo Art Centertao li

street viewinterior atrium light quality

05 NEW HOUSING TOWER CONCEPT FOR THE FUTUREMexico City, Mexico

Barrio de Los Paracaidistas

Spring 2010 Cal Poly Mock-Firm Competition 2010 winning entry as a part of Metous Studio

position in team:coordinationmodel team leaderphysical model-making

The winning entry for the Chicago Mock Firms Competition 2010 was led by head designers David Lee and Anthony Stahl and a team of 10 third year students as a mock firm, Metous Studio.

Preserving the character Mexico City; specifically its propensity for change, the mosaic nature of its urban character and the tra-ditional barrio, this tower is a frame-work for a new vertical city. As the lead of the production team, I organized a team of five third year students, managed tasks and schedules, coordinated between the design and production teams, as well as realized the model. The success of the finished model is inseparable from good coordination, communication and model making skills. Under a tight schedule, our team was able to deliver a model on time and assist the victory of the project.

2010 Mock Firm Compeition: New Housing Tower in Mexico Citytao li

physical model

06 PLAYFUL FURNITURE7th Vellum Furniture Competition Entry

Lamp roulette

project focus:designing for user participationfurniture making with: Cnc router laser cutter

Different from the fixed and permanent properties of what they used to be considered, architecture and fur-niture nowadays are moving more towards user-en-gagement and customization. With this paradigm shift in mind, “Lamp Roulette” is designed to be a shelf lamp that encourages active seeking and exploring, and a myriad of storage alignments and light qualities unravel as users turn the plates. Possible alignments include but are not limited to: cup holder, re-mote holder, pen holder, vase, etc.

fall 2011 Cal Poly Professor Doug Jackson

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07 SWITZERLAND STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCEeurope trip: switzerland, italy, france, germany

TRAVEL Artistic work

summer 2010 Cal Poly

Artistic Worktao li

08 HOK SAN FRANCISCO INTERNSHIP WORKfairfield, california

claybank adult detention facility

October 2010 ~ March 2011 HOK San Francisco

SD, DD, CD documentsrevitfacade designredlines

Claybank is a 125,100 sq. ft. state of the art detention facility under the AB900 funding. I participated in the Schematic Design and Design Devel-opment Documentation and Elevation designs. The project also has an asso-ciated security electronics upgrade of Claybank’s existing facility, which I drafted most of the Construction Document Drawings, such as demolition and new construction plans, sections, elevations, casework design, details, etc. During the process of project, I had also participated in consultant coordination meetings, user meetings, site visits, etc.

COUNTY OF SOLANOCLAYBANK ADULT DETENTION FACILITY

DESIGN DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PRESENTATION

MARCH 9th, 2011

EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS

SOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION - STAFF BREAK AREA

SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0”



MARCH 9th, 2011

INTERIORS --- ENTRANCE LOBBY

HOK SF Internship Work {Claybank Adult Detention Facility}tao li

interior concept

final elevations

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MARCH 9th, 2011

INTERIORS --- ENTRANCE LOBBY

design pin-up process sketches

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09 RTKL BEIJING INTERNSHIP WORKBeijing, China

THU Law School Library

competition work done by a team of three { X. Liu, D.D. Chang}

conceptual designmasterplanningdraftingstudy-model makingproject presentation booklet & boards

Inspired by Tsinghua University’s campus atmosphere, the core of the project focuses on creating an energetic and wel-coming complex that is harmonious with the university’s aim towards high quality and student-friendly research enviornment.

The complex includes the Law School Library, which is the main focus of the project, an administrative office building, and an ex-tension of the current School of Economics. The three buildings come together to form an open courtyard encourging student gathering and interaction.

As the heart of the Law School Library, the moot court, has be-come the center of all library organization and circulation. By “floating” it in the center of the library, an linear atrium and fluid break-out spaces start to emerge. The moot court as a clear visual relationship with the rest of the interior, stressing the important relationship between the study and the practice of law.

RTKL Beijing Internship Work {THU Parcel B Masterplan & Law School Library}tao li

July ~ September 2011 RTKL Beijing Office

main focus:

parcel b nightview {rendering courtesy of RTKL}


Tsinghua University planning & site studies organization schemes final site plan

adminitration

library

school of economics

parcel bcomplex

THU art museum

main adminitration

west entrance {rendering courtesy of RTKL}

form development


夏天 SUMMER 冬天 WINTER

library longitudinal sections: moot court interior relationship library transverse sections: moot court relationshiplibrary atrium

{rendering courtesy of RTKL}

moot court

library

moot court

library

research center

student centercafe

research center

cafe

student center

moot court

classrooms

moot court

common study area {rendering courtesy of RTKL}

north entrance{rendering courtesy of RTKL}

complex courtyard{rendering courtesy of RTKL}

design process

教研室流线RESEARCH CIRCULATION

公共流线PUBLIC CIRCULATION

图书馆流线LIBRARY CIRCULATION

疏散流线EGRESS

公共电梯PUBLIC ELEVATOR

图书馆电梯LIBRARY ELEVATOR


research facility

research facility

library

library

library

library

stacks

parking

student facility

student facility

moot court

student facility

campus bird’s eye {rendering courtesy of RTKL}

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tao li

tao li b.arch portfolio

Documents

creative design

toyotas design ethos

toyotas design ethos

section light

toyota cars

separation of public

central public staircase

public display area