Portfolio - Wei-Lun, Chen by Wei-Lun Chen

CHEN WEI LUN

SELECTED WORKS

2017 - 2024

Bachelor of Architecture

National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan is a small island where densely connected networks of industries, natural environments, and cultural traditions are closely intertwined. Growing up in this environment has deepened my appreciation for understanding others and sparked my curiosity about how architecture uniquely impacts different people.

For me, the value of architecture is rooted in its connection to people — how it shapes spatial perception, inﬂuences behavior, and fosters long-term conceptual understanding. I aspire to uncover what is valuable in people’s lives and to explore how spaces can impact individuals and communities. My goal is to create designs that reﬂect collective understanding, addressing the shared experiences and needs of those who interact with these spaces, while pushing beyond these boundaries, transcending conventional understanding to inspire new ways of thinking and living.

This portfolio showcases my recent works in space research, architecture, and urbanism, reﬂecting my journey in exploring how my understanding of architecture and mathematics can make an impact, aiming to shape an inclusive world.

EMAIL: weilunchen622@gmail.com

PHONE: +886 926768169

Content

Wowness Difference Index

The Feeling-Space Relation

This is How Yilan Looks

Living Experience as a Presentation of Locality

Revolution of Taiwanese Opera

Itinerant Performance Stage Redesign

Encircling Wall Vessel

Contact Zone . Embodied Resilience

Appendix

Studio Foliage Architects

Canopy Solar Irradiance Optimization

Tainan Envisioned

National Children's Future Museum

Machine Learning with Python

Wowness Difference Index

The Feeling-Space Relation

How can we design with true understanding?

In design, intuitive or comprehensive judgments are often guided by accumulated experience and personal insight. Factors such as sensory perceptions, anticipated activities, and potential impacts on surrounding developments are challenging to evaluate precisely. While some may appreciate these uncertainties, they often result in less satisfactory designs and more time spent comparing options.

This work introduces a method for integrating spatial sensory experience data into the design process, addressing these challenges and improving design outcomes.

WORK

Year: 2022

Type: Studio Project

Instructor: Kane Yanagawa

Software: Unreal Engine, Rhino, Grasshopper, Python

ACADEMIC

5 different questionnaires, 104 different space transition circumstances

(V-V0)/V0+20*(SR-SR0)/SR0/100 ((V-V0)/V0+0.8*(SR-SR0)+(CI-CI0)+(TITI0))/3

(2*(V-V0)/V0+2.5*(SR-SR0)+2*(V-V0)/ V0*(SR-SR0)+0.5*(CI-CI0)+1.3*(TI-TI0))/6

(2*(V-V0)/V0/(1-0.4*(SR-SR0))+2.5*(SRSR0)/(1-0.4*(V-V0)/V0)+0.5*(CI-CI0) +1.3*(TI-TI0))/6

The Relationship between Each Variable and the Feeling

Through regression analysis, the feeling data exhibited a trend analogous to Fechner’s Law. Also, the interactions among various variables revealed a complex and intricate relationship.

- WDI (Wowness Difference Index) is mainly affected by V, SR, CI, TI - CI & TI is affected by the contrast of S (Strength) & P (Proportion) - V & SR can weaken each other’s effect

(800,1,1,0,0) (300,1,1,0,0) (300,1,1,0,0) (100,1,1,0,0) (1000,3,3,1.25,0.3) (300,3,3,1.25,0.3)(1400,3,4,1.48,0.65) (300,3,4,1.48,0.65) (100,3,1,0,0) (100,1,1,0,0) (100,2,1,0,0) (100,3,1,0,0) (100,7,1,0,0) (100,3,1,0,0) (1000,9,3,1.25,0.3) (1000,3,3,1.25,0.3) (800,5,0.6,0.59,0.49) (800,3,0.6,0.59,0.49) (100,1,0.6,0,0) (100,1,3,0,0) (100,1,4,0,0) (100,1,3,0,0) (100,1,3,0,0) (100,1,1,0,0) (300,3,7,1.25,0.3) (300,3,3,1.25,0.3) (1200,3,9,1.01,0.58) (1200,3,3,1.01,0.58) (300,3,0.6, 0.59,0.49) (300,3,0.6,1.25,0.49) (300,3,7,1.1,0.24)(300,3,7,1.25,0.24) (100,1,1,1.48,0) (100,1,1,1.25,0) (100,1,1,0.82,0) (100,1,1,0,0) (100,1,1,1.25,0) (100,1,1,0,0) (100,1,1,0, 0.24)(100,1,1,0,0.3) (100,1,1,0,0.4)(100,1,1,0,0.4) (100,1,1,0,0.3)(100,1,1,0,0) (100,1,1,0, 0.54)(100,1,1,0,0) (100,1,1,0,1.1)(100,1,1,0,0.3) (300 1 1, 0, 0) (600,2,7,1.1,0.24) (300,4, 2, 0.4,0) (300,1,1,0,0) (500 2 7 0.23,0) (300,1,1,0,0) (300,3, 3, 1.25 0.3) (300,1,1,0,0) (400,1,5,0,0.76)(100,1,1,0,0) (600,1,1,0,0) (300,1,1,0,0)

Set WDI Expectation for Generator

This is How Yilan Looks

Living Experience as a Presentation of Locality

How can urban public facilities reach their full potential?

Urbanization heightens awareness of limited spatial resources, prompting centralized building functions and inevitable spatial enclosure. Intercity transportation facilities exemplify these changes, connecting urban and rural lifestyles while maintaining strong urban architectural identities. However, urban-rural resource constraints often delay envisioned developments, leaving urban-like stations isolated in rural environments — a contradictory spatial condition.

This design aims to make the station a place that fosters a shared urban identity. By re-planning future developments and emphasizing the station’s spatial experience to reflect changing landscapes, it showcases Yilan’s unique qualities and welcoming atmosphere.

-Nominee, Taipei Architects Association Graduation Design Award

ACADEMIC WORK

Year: 2023

Type: Thesis Project

Instructor: Chueh-Chih, Ku

Location: Yilan, Taiwan

by mountains,

limited external transportation

Optimizing Resources: Urban-Rural Harmony

I placed the high-speed rail station between Lanyang Plain’s urban cores to spur development in existing zones while preserving rural harmony and agricultural landscapes, transforming a traditionally disruptive area into a transitional zone for urban-to-rural density experiences.

Life in Yilan's Ever-Changing Lanyang Plain

The Lanyang Plain, shaped by agriculture, changes with the seasons, offering tranquility and openness valued by local residents. The integration of city functions with the rice ﬁeld landscape creates a vital, comfortable environment essential to life in Yilan.

Yilan County borders

Surrounded

Yilan has long faced

access. The extension of Taiwan High-Speed Rail will become an important gateway for the region.

Station Coexisting with Fields and Open Landscape

Discontinuous paths offer travelers a scale experience transition and support seasonal activities. Dispersed under the railway bridges, the form of the facilities creates ﬂuid spaces that integrate with the landscape, challenging centralized and enclosed infrastructure.

High-Speed Rail Station Sectional Perspective

Overall Cross-Section of Two Elevated Tracks

Fig. 連接層平面圖

舞台

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Revolution of Taiwanese Opera

Itinerant Performance|Temporary Stage Redesigning

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觀眾席

屋頂梁

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How can traditional performances remain engaging?

Taiwanese Opera, originating in Yilan, was once Taiwan’s most popular traditional drama, particularly in early agricultural society. However, modern pop culture has diminished its popularity. Established in 1992, the Lanyang Drama Troupe is Taiwan’s only state-run troupe and has represented Taiwanese opera globally. Recently, funding cuts have threatened its operation, risking restructuring or disbandment.

地梁

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In response to today’s digital age, we have redesigned Taiwanese opera performances to enhance their appeal and provide greater ﬂexibility in performance locations.

- First Price, NCKU Architecture Department Design Competition

ACADEMIC WORK

Year: 2019

長72支｜短24支斜撐48支

Type: Collaborative Competition

Team: Ting-Yi Lin, Pin-Hua Lin, Wei-Lun Chen, Ying-Tse Wu

As a 4-person team menber, I mainly focused on Problem finding, History & Type Analysis, Concept Design and Narrative Diagram.

Redeﬁning Performer-Audience Dynamics

We reimagined traditional Taiwanese opera with a 360-degree stage, enhancing audience interaction and visual appeal while engaging both spectators and passersby.

Slender Random Columns Enhance Viewing

In a modular bamboo structure, the semi-transparent backstage reveals hidden action, with actors and lighting enhancing the viewing experience.

Encircling Wall Vessel

Contact Zone . Embodied Resilience

What role can architecture play in geopolitics?

China-Taiwan relations fluctuates between tension and friendliness. Matsu’s local life and culture resemble those of coastal China, with limited exchanges with Taiwan. Flights from Matsu are exclusively to Taiwan, and the airport’s entry and exit gates serve as the primary connection, with a strictly deﬁned boundary treating Taiwan as the outside world.

“This design, focused on the renovation of an airport, seeks to address the geopolitical contradictions by reconstructing the experience of crossing borders.”

- Exhibited, Venice Architecture Biennale Taiwan Pavilion 2023

WORK

Year: 2023

Type: Studio Project, Part of the Exhibited Works

Instructor: Cheng-Luen, Hsueh

Location: Matsu, Taiwan

This is an individual academic work and also part of a group project for which I was the leader. The group project integrates the individual works of all six members.

ACADEMIC

Observing and Recording Using Cinemetrics

Many spaces and objects serve multiple purposes, appearing disruptive yet coexisting harmoniously, showing Matsu’s adaptability in space and tool ﬂexibility.

Natural Overlap and Deliberate Juxtaposition

The circular form integrates various airport needs and disrupts enclosed spaces, creating outward interactions and bringing both sides of the wall into view.