Hi, I’m Jen Chenyu Zhang, an interdisciplinary designer/architect/storyteller. 
I design interactive experiences, using multi-medium platforms,  from a user-centered and empathetic perspective. 



Architectural
architectural, user-driven
architectural, humanitarian
architectural, tectonic
architectural, research
architectural, design
architectural, photomodel
research, analysis
urban design
fabrication

Multi-Media
video storytelling
interactive wearable design35mm
An Architect’s Handbook
The Invisible Cities
Boats In A Floating World
film photography
editorial
editorial
graphic



All visualsare original

unless otherwise indicated
Boris Lurie Art Foundation Design through photo-realistic physical model 

Rhode Island School of Design
Individual Work
2019

Photo realistic model simulation time lapse



Site and Design Goal:
Large storage warehouses cut through the residential neighborhood of the suburban town of Clifton, New Jersey, where the scale of buildings drastically shift from single-family residential to industrial warehouses. The expansion of Boris Lurie Art Foundation (BLAF) acts as the mediation between small private housings and large warehouse typology, filling the void of a medium scale.  Taking roads and vehicles out of the equation, the experience of American suburbs such as Clifton, New Jersey, is very much fragmented and isolated. The proposal tackles the discontinuity between small and large, private and public.

Site



Design Proposal:
The expansion consists of a dedicated exhibition gallery, a flexible multi-media room, a cafe, artist residency and foundation office.
Following the desire of making art storage inventory spaces accessible to public viewing, the ground if the expansion connects the existing art storage, while envisioning a more permeable gallery exhibition and artist residency space. 

Photomodel Scale 1:20



Photomodel Scale 1:20

Formation Diagrams

Floor Plans

Building Sections