Portfolio 2013

EDWINA CHENUniversity of Waterloo 2013

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I have always been fascinated with the idea of dimension and the transformation of one dimension into the next. Points construct a line, lines construct a shape, and shapes construct the physical form of everything in the world. In the same way, ideas grow into a vision, visions grow into a plan and plans grow into the architecture of our society. I have always been fascinated with the subject of architecture.

-Edwina

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RIVERSIDE LIBRARY 4A STUDIO FINAL

Located in the Ostiense neighborhood just south of the city walls of Rome, this project in two parts attempts to improve the urban quality of the this area. The first part is to introduce an intervention that remedies the current pedestrian and vehicular flow and to add some complexity to the urban interaction by re-connecting the neighborhood to the Tiber river. The second part is to design a library for the Roma Tre University that is also available to general population.

Some of the identified issues with the site include: streetscape being over-populated with car parking, very limited pedestrian-friendly walking spaces, isolation from the Tiber river, and the lack of an intervention that connects all the culturally iconic buildings under a coherent system throughout the entire neighborhood.

My approach is to transform the central part of Via Ostiense into an “Urban Green Spine”, a landscaped island that improves the pedestrian circulation and quality in the neighborhood. Tram lines are introduced to serve as the encouraged means of transporation to and from each end of the neighborhood, with stops near culturally iconic sites.

RIVERSIDE LIBRARY 4A STUDIO FINAL

LONG SECTION 1SECOND FLOOR PLANGROUD FLOOR PLAN

STREET ELEVATION

RIVER ELEVATION

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The Riverside Library as the second part of this project aims to not only provide a library space for the nearby university, but also to serve as a public gathering point that reconnects the entire neighborhood to the beautiful natural scenery of the Tiber river. The architectural form of this library resembles a gently sloped hill that, with landscaped rooftop and an underpass, creates multi-level platforms leading visitors to enjoy views or recreational activities along the river.

RIVERSIDE LIBRARY 4A STUDIO FINAL

RIVERSIDE VIEW RIVERSIDE VIEW

STREET VIEW STREET VIEW

CROSS SECTION A

INTERIOR VIEW INTERIOR VIEW CROSS SECTION B

FUZHOU LINCA HOSPITAL & CCRC INTERNSHIP GRESHAM, SMITH & PARTNERS

Project Architect: Kevin Kim

This is a competition entry for a 92000 m2 medical campus development in the suburban area of Fuzhou. The campus included not only a 900-beds hospital, but also a church, a family hotel, an employee apartment, and a CCRC with senior centre.

My involvment: site analysis, massing model, graphic layout, presentation booklet, rendering coordination, and tfinal delivery to the client.

PROMENADE GRAFFITI GALLERY 3A STUDIO FINAL

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The Promenade Graffiti Gallery is a large urban commercial mixed-use that aims to encourage a greater public interaction with the stereo-typically static office tower. By introducing a promenade-styled gallery that spirals around the base of the office tower, the pedestrian movement from the street level is easily channeled up into the available public spaces in the first three levels.

GALLERY INTERIOR THEATRE INTERIOR

SOUTHWEST ENTRANCE DETAILED SECTION GALLERY CONCEPT

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COLLEGE STREET ELEVATION

SECTION A

RESTAURANT PLANGALLERY-THEATRE PLANGROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION B SECTION CSITE CONTEXT

3A STUDIO FINALPROMENADE GRAFFITI GALLERY

NEW OAKVILLE HOSPITAL, ONTARIO INTERNSHIP PARKIN ARCHITECTS

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EXTERIOR RENDERING (REFERENCE ONLY)

EXTERIOR RENDERING (REFERENCE ONLY)SITE PLAN (REFERENCE ONLY) EXTERIOR RENDERING (REFERENCE ONLY)

Head Project Architect: John E. ChristiePublic Private PartnershipCompetition Winner

My involvement: -Red-lined design changes -Space planning exercises -Fire separation drawings -Travel distance exercises -Door and room tag schedules -Organized and updated addenda and space variance tables

GROUND FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR

702 ROBSON STREET, VANCOUVER

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INTERNSHIP MCM PARTNERSHIP

ROBSON STREET ELEVATION

LEVEL P2

STREET PERSPECTIVE (REFERENCE ONLY)

STREET PERSPECTIVE (REFERENCE ONLY)

LEVEL P1

GROUND

GRANVILLE STREET ELEVATION

Project Architect: Mark Thompson

720 Robson is a renovation project located in one of the busies street corners of downtown Vancouver. Most of the former building envelope is being replaced by modern curtain wall while one piece of the heritage façade remains.

My involvement: Development permit plans, sections & elevations Colored building elevations SketchUp model proposed building canopy

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LITTLE WOODEN HOUSE 1B BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

FRONT ELEVATIONLONGITUDINAL SECTION

FLOOR PLAN AXONOMETRIC

BEDROOM

KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM

Little Wooden House is a response to the effects of the typical Canadian winter climate on residential wood frame construction. It proposes an ideal method and amount of insulation for the wood frame house envelope that far surpasses the requirements in the building code.

SUITE 1403/1404, FUZHOU

This is a private interior design project in Fuzhou, China. The originally separate two smaller apartment suites are combined to form an 175 m2 home with a large central family room that joins two wings of the client’s family.

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FREELANCE

HAND SKETCHES AROUND ITALY

MY TINY STUMBLE MY TRAVELS

Contact me: [email protected]