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
5. BARRIO D
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coordination
modelm
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6. LAM
P ROULETTE
CNC
router
furniture making
7. ART
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8. HOK: PROFESSIONAL WORK
DD set
CD set
feasibility study
9. RTKL: PROFESSIONAL WORK
competition w
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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.
Arizona Ave.
11th Street
10th Street
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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
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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
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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
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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
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STRATEGIES
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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concept theater sketches
Simultaneous relationship between ground level & underground level
Section Model
Section Model - City Hall Ruin
Section Model - Grand Theatre Space
Complex Layout
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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
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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
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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”
COUNTY OF SOLANOCLAYBANK ADULT DETENTION FACILITY
DESIGN DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PRESENTATION
MARCH 9th, 2011
INTERIORS --- ENTRANCE LOBBY
HOK SF Internship Work {Claybank Adult Detention Facility}tao li
interior concept
final elevations
main focus:
COUNTY OF SOLANOCLAYBANK ADULT DETENTION FACILITY
DESIGN DEVELOPMENTARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PRESENTATION
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}
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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
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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
RTKL Beijing Internship Work {THU Parcel B Masterplan & Law School Library}tao li
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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