PORTFOLIO 2012Danwei Wang

SCHOOL PROJECTS

Public Stage

Floating Theater

Desert Observatory

Cantilever Test

Montessori School

PUBLIC STAGE

Location:Program:Size:Status:Affiliation:

Award:

Tucson, ArizonaTheater Renovation93,800 SFSD finishedUndergraduate School 2 Person Team Project from University of ArizonaABA Portfolio Winner

Project Description:

The task of this project is to rebuild the Mar-roney Theater in the University of Arizona. The options vary from keeping the existing stage and the back of house and rebuilt the house and public spaces to taking down the entire theater and build a new one.

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A: Roof view showing the renovated theater part and public space

B: Photo of the Existing theater showing the fly tower and the garden space

C: Photo of the College of music

D: Photo of the ramp with the College of fine art’s gallery

E: Photo of the ramp with the College of the music

F: Site plan 1: College of fine art 2: Gallery 3: College of music 4: College of architecture and landscape architecture

EXISTING FLY TOWER

OFFICE LEVEL

CONTROL BOOTH

COSTUME SHOP

EXISTING SHOP

STORAGE

ORCHESTRA PIT

BOX OFFICE

NEW THEATER ENVELOPE

OFFICE LEVEL TRUSS SYSTEM

DOUBLE THEATER SHELL

SEATING AND CIRCULATION

GLASS FACADE FACING NORTHAND EAST

EXISTING FLY TOWER AND WORKSHOP

OPEN TO BELOW

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-10.00 FT

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A: Section perspective

B-E: Concept Diagram showing the renovated part of the theater, accessibility, new public space and the new roof system

F-G: Exploded diagram showing structure system

H: Theater level floor plan 1: +0.00 ft level 2: -12.00 ft level 3: Stage 4: Back of Stage and shop

METAL PANEL

ROOF FRAME

GLASS FACADE

INTERIOR FINISHING

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Location:Program:Size:Status:Affiliation:

Phoenix, ArizonaPerforming Arts Center46,800 SFCD finishedUndergraduate School Project from University of Arizona

Project Description:

The concept of this project is to create a dy-namic connection between the earth and sky. In order to achieve this, the theater part has been lifted and sit on a glazed box served as classrooms and offices. And the geometry of the building is also come from this concept and served as a shading device in the site to draw more people to the exterior public space.

DETAIL B-1

DETAIL B-2

CONCRETE PAVERS

PLENUM SPACE

OPERATABLEWINDOW

STEEL COLUMN

CONCRETE LOAD BEARING WALL

+ 0’-00”

+ 17’-00”

+ 34’-00”

+ 50’-00”

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A: Section Perspective showing theater space and black box theater.

B: 3D Program concept diagram

C: Diagram showing sinking plaza

D: Diagram showing the connection between the campus and the city

E: Diagram showing the concept of the mechani-cal layout

F: Wall detail section through the ground floor lobby classroom and the lobby for the theater

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D: Aerial view of the Performing Arts Center and the whole Gateway community college campus

E: Photo of the physical model showing the sky lobby and the entrance of the parking lot

F: Rendering of Sky lobby showing the opening towards the IEB building and the campus

A: Theater level floor plan 1: Lobby 2: Control booth 3: Stage 4: Food preparation

B: Longitude section 1: Office 2: Green room 3: Data service room

C: Cross section 1: Classroom 2: Meeting room 3: Sky lobby

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A: View of the observatory tower from human perspective

B: Site plan

C: East elevation showing the height of each deck

D: Aerial view of the observatory tower

E: Aerial view of the observatory tower with context

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OBSERVATORY TOWER

Location:Program:Size:Status:Affiliation:

Tucson,AZDesert Observatory2,100 SFCD finishedUndergraduate School 4 Person Team Project from University of Arizona

A-C: Diagram showing the installation of the beams supporting the deck, the footing of the stairs, and the beams supporting the roof deck

D-G: Detail of deck, main column, stair footing and column footing

H: Detail of the deck and the cable connection

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A: Photo of the cantilever on the testing table

B: Photo of the front loading bearing hook

C: Force concept diagram

D: Exploded diagram

E-G: Photo of detail A-C

H: Detail drawing and material diagram of Detail A-C

CANTILEVER TEST

Location:Program:Size:Status:Affiliation:

Tucson,AZStructure test10’ Long CantileverTest finishedUndergraduate School 4 Person Team Project from University of Arizona

patch reinforcement 1/4”

Patch Reinforcement 1/4”Responding to the expectedfragmentation on the edge ofthe tensile member caused by and the horizontal grainorientation

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Glue will be used to jointogether all the pieces

Wooden Pin

Bracing prevents pinconnection from slipping

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2”2”1-1/2”

3/16” Ferrel’s

3/16” Steel Rope

1” Popler Glulaminated with cross grain

1-1/2” D. Washer

3/16” Ferrel’s

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1. 3RD YEAR CLASSROOM2. 2ND YEAR CLASSROOM3. 1ST YEAR CLASSROOM4. EXISTING TREE A5. BATHROOM6. EXISTING TREE B

MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Location:Program:Size:Status:Affiliation:

Tucson,AZPre-school5,300 SFSD finishedUndergraduate School Project from Uni-versity of Arizona

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A: Section through the classroom showing the exterior space and the garden space

B: View of the exterior activity space

C-D: Concept model

E: The roof system whose concept comes from the concept model showing how the module control the light of the exterior space

F: Existing school site plan

G: Site plan showing the location of the site and relationship between the pre school and the rest of the campus. And the relationship between the campus and the city.

EXISTING PRESCHOOL

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PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

Twin Office Tower - Gensler Shanghai Office Reference: Shamim Ahmadzadegan (Senior Architect) 86-13402099646 (Cell Phone) Xiaomei Lee (Studio Director) 89-13916218178 (Cell Phone)

Sports Theme Park - Smithgroup JJR Phoenix Office

Reference: Mark Roddy (Principle Architect) Mark.Roddy@smithgroupjjr.com

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A: Aerial view of the office towers (rendered by ICON rendering company)

B: Aerial view showing context of the site

C: Aerial view of the office towers (rendered by ICON rendering company)

D: View of the lobby entrance from human per-spective (rendered by ICON rendering company)

E: Screen shot of the Grasshopper modeling window

F: Screen shot of the baked Grasshopper model in Rhino

TWIN OFFICE TOWER

Location:Program:Size:Status:

Affiliation:

My Role:

Chonging, ChinaOffice, shopping mall1,920,000 SFCompetition Winner 2010, Under Construction NowProfessional 3 Person Team Work with Gensler Shanghai OfficeJunior Architect, Graphic Designer(worked on site strategy, program, facade design, digital modeling, diagrams, ren-dering and physical model coordination)

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Tenant Circulation 办公交通流线

Vertical Circulation Analysis 竖向交通分析 - Scheme I 建筑设计 - 方案一Atrium Circulation 环中庭交通流线

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Tenant Circulation 办公交通流线

Vertical Circulation Analysis 竖向交通分析 - Scheme I 建筑设计 - 方案一Atrium Circulation 环中庭交通流线

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Vertical Circulation Analysis 竖向交通分析 - Scheme I 建筑设计 - 方案一Commercial Circulation 商业交通流线

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Basement Vehicular Circulation 地下室交通流线

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Vertical Circulation Analysis 竖向交通分析 - Scheme I 建筑设计 - 方案一Commercial Circulation 商业交通流线

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Basement Vehicular Circulation 地下室交通流线

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34F

37.5M

16.8M

39.0M15.1M

22F

58.5M

40.0M

12.0M

OFFICE TOWER A

OFFICE TOWER B

PROPERTY LINE

ROAD CENTRAL LINE

SETBACK LINE

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279.00

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Site

Beibin 1ST Road

Wuhuang Road

Wuhong Road

朝天门长江大桥Chaotianmen Changjiang Bridge

Huanghuayuan Bridge

Jialing River Bridge

Jianxin South Road

Xingsheng Avenue

Jianxin East Road

Site

OFFICE

RETAIL

SUPERMARKET

PARKING

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A: Exploded diagram showing the program strategy

B: Parking lot circulation diagram

C: Podium circulation diagram

D: Office tower vertical circulation diagram

E: Podium entrance and circulation diagram

G: Site plan showing set back height change

H: Site map

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A: Aerial view of the sports park.

B: View of the mall, showing the retail stores on the right side and the view towards the main training facility

C: View of the main entrance of the park showing the view towards the main training facility

SPORTS THEME PARK

Location:Program:Size:Status:Affiliation:

My Role:

Phoenix, AZSports training facility, retail149,500 SFSD FinishedProfessional 3 Person Team Work with Smithgroup JJR Phoenix OfficeJunior Architect, Graphic Designer(worked on master planning, program, digital modeling and renderings)

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A: Diagram showing the parking lots and the vehicle circulation, the training facilities and the public circulation retail and the public circulation

B: Aerial view of the main training facility

C: View from the bridging lobby towards the mall

D: View of the drop off area in front of the bridging lobby

PARKING LOTS AND VEHICLECIRCULATION

SPORTS FACILITIES AND PEDESTRAIN CIRCULATION

RETAIL STORES AND PEDESTRAIN CIRCULATION

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SKETCHES

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A: Live sketch of a set of objects, 2002

B: Live sketch of a plaster sculpture, 2008

C: Sketch of a plaster sculpture, 2005

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A: Sketch of an ancient tower in Suzhou, 2003

B: Sketch of a residence housing in Anhui, 2006

C: Sketch of a residence housing in Anhui, 2006

D: Live sketch from the top of the Bisbee Hill, Arizona, 2011

RESUME AND PROJECT CHRONOLOGY

DANWEI WANG

EDUCATION

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

AWARDS

COMPUTER PROGRAM AND FABRICATION SKILLS

LANGUAGE SKILL

INTERESTS

2008-2013

2011.6-2011.8

2012.5-2012.8

2012

Bachelor of Architecture at University of Arizona, Tucson

Gensler Shanghai Office

Smithgroup JJR Phoenix Office

Arizona Builders’ Alliance Portfolio Award Winner

Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe FlashAdobe IndesignAutoCADRevit3DS MAX and VrayRhinoGrasshopperSketchup and Vray

ChineseEnglishGerman

Laser Cutting3D PrintingCNC RouterWood WorkMetal WorkCasting

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E-mail:Cell phone:Address:

Davidwdw@email.arizona.edu408.888.55383700 North 1st Avenue Apartment 1124Tucson, AZ, 85719

DrawingTraveling

10 years of sketch and watercolor painting Traveled to majority of the cities in China, Paris, London, texas and the majority of the cities on the west coast of the USA

Cluster Housing2009

Desert Observatory2011

Cantilever test2011

Public performance study 2012

College of Medicine Plaza Renovation 2012

College of Medicine Donor Wall2012

Performing Arts Cen-ter 2012

Block 23 (Smith-group JJR) 2012

Integrate Education Building (Smithgroup JJR) 2012

Sports Theme Park (Smithgroup JJR) 2012

Twin Office Tower(Gensler) 2011

Xiamen Hotel Entrance(Gensler) 2011

EACC Theater2011

GWCC Performing ArtsCenter 2011

Montessori School2009

Tucson Environment Center 2010

Lyceum Competition2010

Earth-ware Factory2011