# Chihyu Tsai Portfolio — full summary Chihyu Tsai / 蔡智聿 透過設計整理複雜性 Architect and interior designer working across spatial design, computational design, and systems. Contact: chihyu@proton.me Site: https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com Archive: https://chihyu-tsai.com/ ## Profile 透過設計整理複雜性 我相信美好的事物並不來自草率，我願意從複雜條件中尋找結構，觀察問題並整理其中的關係，再建立可以持續發展的系統 無論是空間操作、工具選擇或是建構概念世界，雖然媒介不同，思考方式仍然可以保持一致 ## Portfolio ### 逢甲大學資電館 FCU IEB 逢甲大學資電館改建案，負責整棟教學大樓的室內公共空間規劃，包含公共活動區、休憩停留空間與討論區 The renovation of Feng Chia University’s Information and Electrical Engineering Building involved the planning of shared interior spaces throughout the academic building, including activity zones, informal lounges, and discussion areas. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_011_ieb/ ### 住宅C Residence C 三戶合併的住宅室內設計與預售屋客變案。面對尺度較大且關係複雜的既有規劃，首先檢視原設計中無法落實的部分，再重新組織整體空間 This residential interior and pre-construction modification project brings three apartments together as one home. Given the larger scale and more complex inherited layout, the process began by identifying unworkable elements in the previous scheme and reorganizing the residence as a coherent whole. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_010_c_residence/ ### 住宅K Residence K 兩戶合併的住宅室內設計與預售屋客變案。接手後重新檢視原有規劃，指出其中無法實際執行的部分，並以居住需求與空間條件為基礎重新發展設計 This residential interior and pre-construction modification project combines two apartments into a single home. After reviewing the inherited scheme and identifying elements that could not be executed, the design was reworked around the residents’ needs and the actual spatial constraints. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_009_k_residence/ ### 吉光片羽 Selected Works 從不同案件中挑選出的作品合輯，收錄已完成設計、紙上方案與發展過程中被捨棄的提案。這些片段未必都成為獨立案件，保留為不同階段的思考、嘗試與選擇 A collection of selected works drawn from multiple projects, bringing together built designs, unbuilt studies, and proposals set aside during development. Though not every fragment became a standalone project, each preserves a particular line of thought, experiment, or design decision. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_008_selected_works/ ### 逢甲大學共善樓 FCU Virtuosi Hall 逢甲大學共善樓為地下一層、地上一層的教學空間新建案，建築由 Kengo Kuma & Associates 設計。工作內容除了整體室內設計規劃，也包含將原設計圖轉化為可執行的施工圖，並處理工程放樣與現場調整等實務問題 FCU Virtuosi Hall is a new educational building comprising one basement level and one floor above ground, with the architecture designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates. The scope combined overall interior planning with the translation of the original design into buildable construction documents, including the practical demands of setting-out and on-site coordination. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_007_fcu_virtuosi_hall/ ### 逢甲大學女生宿舍 FCU Dormitory 逢甲大學女生宿舍改建案，負責部分樓層的室內公共空間規劃，內容以活動、休憩、停留與餐廳區為主，而非住宿單元本身 This renovation of Feng Chia University’s female dormitory focused on shared spaces across selected floors, including areas for activity, rest, informal gathering, and dining rather than the residential rooms themselves. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_006_fcu_dormitory_03/ ### 逢甲大學男生宿舍 FCU Dormitory 逢甲大學男生宿舍改建案，負責整棟宿舍單元與公共空間的室內規劃。相較於精采學舍明亮溫潤的調性，本案以深灰色與橘色形成鮮明對比，為校園宿舍提出較大膽而有辨識度的空間表情 This renovation of Feng Chia University’s male dormitory covered both the residential units and shared spaces throughout the building. In contrast to the light, warm palette of the earlier FCU Dormitory, dark grey and orange create a bolder visual identity for the campus residence. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_005_fcu_dormitory_02/ ### 興達電廠國際競圖 otsotm 與同事共同參與的興達電廠國際競圖。面對過去未曾接觸的電廠類型，設計從理解基地、既有設施與基礎建設的關係開始，也成為一次跨出熟悉領域的嘗試 Developed with colleagues for the Hsing Ta Power Plant international competition, the proposal began by examining an unfamiliar building type and the relationships between the site, its existing facilities, and the infrastructure that supports them. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_004_otsotm/ ### 逢甲大學精采學舍 FCU Dormitory 逢甲大學精采學舍新建案，負責整棟室內空間的設計規劃，範圍涵蓋不同房型的宿舍單元與公共空間 This new student residence for Feng Chia University involved the interior planning of the entire building, including a range of dormitory room types and shared facilities. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_003_fcu_dormitory_01/ ### 住宅T Residence T 住宅室內設計與預售屋客變案，設計的核心在於重新思考空間的使用取捨，讓有限的室內面積更貼近居住者的實際需求 This residential interior and pre-construction modification project reconsidered how limited floor area could be allocated more closely to the residents’ actual patterns of use. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_002_t_residence/ ### 海口四十二番地 Haikao No.42 位於屏東海口的小型旅館設計案，從建築到室內進行整體規劃，嘗試在小鎮與偏鄉環境中，建立一處具有現代感的住宿空間 Located in Haikou, Pingtung, this small hotel was conceived as an integrated architectural and interior project, introducing a contemporary hospitality experience within the context of a rural township. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/portfolio/project_001_haikao/ ## Practice ### From Drawings to Release LoopFlow 2.0 rebuilt relationships rather than buttons: markdown as construction drawings, multi-model review, and a Package Manager release that does not mix with 1.0. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/practice/lab_007_loopflow_release/ ### From Prototype to Protocol LoopFlow 1.0 began as field research inside Rhino: whether schematic design, design development, and construction documentation could stay in one model, with automation that the designer still controls. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/practice/lab_006_loopflow_prototype/ ### Building the System How editable sources, local tools, AI collaboration, validation, and publishing workflows allow ATLAS to grow as a maintainable creative system. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/practice/lab_005_atlas_framework_3/ ### Designing the Experience How ATLAS uses navigation, attention, continuity, and authored sequence to support different ways of viewing without losing orientation. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/practice/lab_004_atlas_framework_2/ ### The Purpose and the Container Why ATLAS exists, how Fragments became its first container, and how different forms of creative work found distinct ways to be viewed. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/practice/lab_003_atlas_framework_1/ ### Street House Builder Taiwan’s streets are shaped by informal additions, extensions, window grilles, and signs. Added by different occupants at different times to meet changing spatial needs, these elements accumulate into an architectural expression that appears chaotic yet carries its own order and a distinct sense of vitality. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/practice/lab_002_builder/ ### L-System Growth Study Form holds infinite possibilities. Beginning with the growth of a tree, this study translates branching patterns into a controllable set of generative rules, exploring how forms develop and transform as different variables are introduced. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/practice/lab_001_biomorpher/ ## Systems ### Overview A series of tools connecting Rhino, Grasshopper, Blender, and architectural visualization workflows. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/systems/ ### Introduction A semi-automated design workflow that keeps human decisions at the center. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/systems/intro/ ### LoopFlow Design and documentation tools for Rhino 8. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/systems/lf/ ### Rhino to Blender One-way model, camera, and light synchronization from Rhino to Blender. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/systems/r2b/ ### Rhino to Octane One-way model, camera, and point synchronization from Rhino to OctaneRender. https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/systems/r2o/ ## Studies ### Creative Creative 是一系列以 Blender 與 OctaneRender 進行的視覺創作。並不以回應真實基地或完成特定故事為目的，而是捕捉一些浮光掠影的媒介。這裡是未命名的場所，在逐漸成形與即將消失之間的短暫狀態。 https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/studies/creative/ Complete series: https://chihyu-tsai.com/creative/ ### Fragments Fragments 是一個持續發展的想像世界檔案，並非一次性的圖像生成。透過與 AI 的反覆對話與去蕪存菁，逐步建立各個世界的規則、空間語言與敘事線索；同時開發管理工具，整理影像、文字、時間與系列之間的關係，使概念能夠持續迭代並彼此連結。 https://portfolio.chihyu-tsai.com/studies/fragments/ Complete series: https://chihyu-tsai.com/fragments/