byAdd: 305 Winspear Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215Phone: (716) 803-0374E-mail Add: jiama@buffalo.edu

ROOFSCAPE SPACE

Instructor: Georg Rafailidis

Fall 2010Material Culture Research Group Studio -1

A free multi-lever space is created by one single modu-lated roof architecture. The interior space with flat floor and variable ceiling and exte-rior space with variable floor and flat ceiling are located in different floors alternately. A hybrid program of a store chain and a local market is housed inside and outside separately.

CONCEPT copy the buildings at buffalo and make it in high-density

Create open space below the high-density city

Process Models

Outdoor Local Market Plan

Cross Section

Indoor Shopping Mall Plan

Space Diagram

Program Diagram

Process Models

Ground Floor Plan

OPEN AIR SPACE

Instructor: Georg Rafailidis

Spring 2011Material Culture Research Group Studio -2Generous Architecture: The Exquisite Corpse

In the studio,we investigated and used time-based process of design, the Exqui-site Corpse, toward the creation of gener-ous architectures. the generous quality of architecture I fo-cused on was the seasonal variability of space. The space offered distinct spatial experiences according to natural factors, including air-flowing, daylight, tempera-ture, etc. I learnt this quality from my precedent- Open Air School, developed it in the studio process, and brought it back to the original bulding with new programming.

Original Building Survey: Fold 3 - ProgrammingStudio Process:Fold 1 - Double the footage(trusses), by ColinFold 2 - Circulation(blue foam), by Wintver

Open Air School, Amsterdam, by Johannes Duiker and Bernard Bijvoet

New Program (by lottery): Hotelgenerous quality: Seasonal Veriability of Spacemethod: outdoor camping place

Summer Section

Summer View

In summer, space extends into the outdoor space. Tents, trees, showers, lamps, heating devices, and people will occupy the whole courtyard. Tents are arranged around heating de-vices and shower spots. Gather-ing space will be set under trees and lamps. the whole courtyard looks like a village cover by forest.

Winter View

When winter comes, there are fewer travelers. Tents are gone. Lamps and heating devices keep working there. All pro-grams are enclosed indoor. The outdoor space is open to the

public, as a thermal controlled

park. Lamps and heating devic-es keep working there. Snow is melted by heating lamps. People will gather around them, chart-ing, playing snow ball, walking dogs, and so on.

Spring 2010

Instructor: Shadi Nazarian James Lowder

CFA Magnet School Project Construction Elements

Structure

Interior ElementsOblique Walls/ Steps

Facade Elements 1

Facade Elements 2

Sky-light

The school space is created by oblique surfaces, including walls, some floors, to promote the communication. The organi-zation of the rooms also follows the rhythm of the houses and environment around. Eight units are connected with declining circulation. The shape and loca-tions of the opening are relative to the view of the environment.

Rythem of Street

North-east View

Environment - View + Space

East View

PLYMOUTH AVE

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ST. JOHN'S PLACE

HUDSON STREET

HUDSON STREET

ORTON

COTTAGE

COTTAGE

DAYS PARK

DAYS PARK

MARYLAND

MARYLAND

MALTA PLACE

WEST AVENUE

Main Entry

Entry

3F

3F

Site Plan

DAYS PARK

DAYS PARK

DAYS PARK

DAYS PARK

DAYS PARK

Section B - B

Section A - A

South Elevation

East Elevation

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main entrance

Site Plan

ART COMMUNITY

Comprehensive StudioSpring 2010

Instructor: Annette Lecuyer

The art community complex project comes up with six towers enclosed in a big penetrated box. The space inside the tower is used as live + work units. Out-side the towers is the public and shared space. There are several gardencourts and a large atrium to make all function spaces into a whole.

read copy re-arrange south-east corner

CONCEPT: Urban Texture

Outter Facade Inner FacadeWall Section

East Elevation

Section A - A

A

A

B

B

Site cast concrete/sandwiched with rigid insulation 30%-40% fly ash concrete

Openable windows in inner layer

Rainscreen

Openable joints outer skin keeps moisture out

Section B - B

Materials Construction

Towers

Slabs

Envelop System

- concrete; public space

- wood; private space

- green garden; isolation space

Circulation Diagram

Technical Diagrams

ground level egress

vertical service chases

upper level egress

wet walls

the fifth floor

the second floor

ground floor

DESIGN WORK COLLECTIONS

Fall 2004 - Spring 2009

Expressed the urban culture with the image of sail. Established a landmark in commercial area. Adopted adjustable envelop system to obtain nature ventilation and save energy.

HIGH-RISE OFFICE BUILDING DESIGN

Fall 2007Instructor: Li Yaopeng

-Urban Design in Planning of Quanzhou Culture Creation Industry and service center designSOURCE GARDEN

Spring 2009 Instructor: Yin Peiru

The site was originally an abandoned factory with mostly traditional wood and stone structure one-story buildings. The design principle is developing contract in between old and new, raw and fine, new cultrual elements and histroy/background of the site.

ART WORK COLLECTIONS