Undergraduate Design portfolio by YILEI JIN

sense and sensibility ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO YILEI JIN

We see architecture as an act of profound optimism. It is what we have to give and it is what we leave behind. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects

01 WINDOW of CHINA Chinese Cultural Centre in the UK

02 BALTIC CREATIVE EXPANSION Office Building in Baltic Triangle

AIGBURTH LYRIC

WEAVING SPACE

Theatre in Aigburth Liverpool

Cardborad Shelter Design for Competition

05 FLOATING SCHOOL Primary School for Suzhou Industrial Park

PROJECTS

01 WINDOW of CHINA

- Chinese Cultural Centre in the UK

Final Year Studio, Semester 1 Type: Cultural Location: Liverpool, UK Academic / Individual January 2016

The final-year design studio I chose is concerned with the duality of ‘The Architecture of Culture and Politics’. In particular at a time when the UK is bracing itself for a referendum as to whether or not its citizens want it to remain as a member of the EU, cultural exchange seems paramount to an understanding and peaceful cooperation between nations. In this context, he project in semester one is to design a centre for international cultural exchange in Liverpool; I chose China, my homeland, as another nation of mediator apart from the UK. The designed project interpreted Chinese culture in terms of its facade, interior space and material used, and also aimed to response to the suburban site, which is embraced in a park sitting next to the ‘Sudley House’ Museum and Gallery.

VIEW

Low-rise residential blocks average height < 6m

Site

DESIGN APPROACH MASSING MODEL

Otterpool Park

- two twisted blocks together form the gap for entrance - tower at west side to create view connection to mersey river

VIEW

- exterior terrace connects the view of sports field

Mersey River

TOWER TOWER

Otterpool Park

residential blocks average height < 6m

project building

CONNECTION

VIEW Otterpool Park

Greenbank Park

Prince Park

Low-rise residential blocks average height < 6m

Sefton Park

Mossley Hill

Site 500m

1km

1.5km

Otterspool Park

Mersey River

View Connection Diagram

VIEW

Mersey River

Site

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

response to Sudley House

Daoism: unity of nature and human

entrance typology

Chinese traditional courtyard & lightwell house

functional diagram

Final model

DRAWINGS

Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

5 6

service entrance

6 8

7 A

Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

main entrance

second entrance

To Sudley House

Su (Mus dley Hou eum , art se galle ry

)

06 B

Groud floor plan

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

10 11

First floor plan

Second floor plan

reception & foyer shop language lab gallery (artificial lighting) plant room classroom office toilet plant room

10 gallery (natural lighting) 11 exterior terrace 12 restaurant 13 kitchen 14 auditorium 15 cafe

South elevation

15 14

Section AA'

East elevation

Site plan

10 2

Section BB'

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

reception & foyer shop language lab gallery (artificial lighting) plant room classroom office toilet plant room

10 gallery (natural lighting) 11 exterior terrace 12 restaurant 13 kitchen 14 auditorium 15 cafe

STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION 2

1 2 3 4

25mm roof membrane 100mm thermal insulation perforated timber lattice sunscreen double glazing: 6mm toughened glass + 12mm cavity + 6mm toughened glass in aluminum frame 5 90mm concrete block 6 stone cladding wall 7 25mm raised ďŹ&#x201A;ooring 8 decorated ceiling panel 9 250mm reinforced conrete slab 10 glass railing 11 glass partition wall

SECTION 1:20

6 7

08 Rendered elevation Partial 1:20 rendered elevation - Chinese traditional lattice window as sun screen

SKETCHES

Chinese traditional cloister (circulation around courtyard)

view from the foyer

Axonometric detail

The stone-cladding-and-glazed facade integrates Chinese traditional lattice windows as sunscreens, informing the various elements of Chinese gardens. The centural courtyard, is surrounded by the main vertical circulation of the building, forming the cloister-like spaces, where visitors can enjoy the landscaping in all directions. Two seperate entrances are placed at the east and west sides of the courtyard, from which the fancinating view of the courtyard will gradually reveal as they approach the building.

FINAL MODEL

BALTIC CREATIVE EXPANSION 2nd Year Studio, Semester 1 Type: Business Location: Liverpool, UK Academic / Individual January 2015

- Office building in Baltic Triangle

The Baltic Triangle in Liverpool is nowadays fast becoming a centre for creativity in the North West, with Baltic Creative playing a large role in facilitating this. Plenty of creative workshops and offices locate there. As the next phase of Baltic Creative, I designed a medium-sized multi-occupant office building in this area. The proposal targets to enhance the working experience of users in terms of lighting and spatial qualities of the office area, as well as the layout of a number of informal spaces for meeting and communication of different offices in the purpose of improving the working efficiency to some extent.

DESIGN STRATEGIES NODE ANALYSIS

ROOF STRUCTURE Supporting & shading Ribs and wood planks

ATRIUM Lighting & ventilation Glass volume Stack ventilation

SECOND FLOOR (SOUTH) Semi public, work and relax

Visual Break

AIC JAM TR A S

Large work unit Roof garden

EET Visual Break

CH KIT

FIRST FLOOR (SOUTH) Private, meeting

Congregate group space: Meeting rooms Large conference room

T RS

E AT EW

IDG

FIRST& SECOND FLOOR (NORTH) Private, work

Visual break exists between the east side of the site and the large area of lawn. It gives the idea of strengthening the visual links.

Transportation Analysis (Baltic Triangle) TRANSPORT ANALYSIS

Congregate Individual oďŹ&#x192;ces

GROUND FLOOR Public, communication & relax 500m

1km

Open plan: Shared kitchen and dining area Multi-functional atrium space

Baltic Triangle

AXONOMETRIC VIEW Mass transportation connection brings the diversed types of people. The main circulation will be the people flow from the city centre and the eastern part of city.

Massing Model Step 1

Massing Model Step 2

Massing Model Step 3

Massing Model Step 4

CONCEPT AND PLANS

OFFICE

OFFICE OFFICE

DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE

OFFICE

DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE

OFFICE

BRIDGE

MEETING ROOM

BRIDGE

MEETING ROOM

LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM

MEETING ROOM

OFFICE

MEETING ROOM

LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM

MEETING ROOM

4 2

8 6

Roof plan

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Second floor plan

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

First floor plan

kitchen street

OFF

2 3 5

material and form

jam

private entrance

stack ventilation

stree aica

public entrance

6 MEETING ROOM

Ground floor plan

bridgewater street 0

4 2

individual offices

group meeting space

zig-zag form & visual link

Conceptual diagrams

1 multi-functional atrium space with internal landsacaping 2 reception office 3 management office 4 toilets 5 plant room 6 shared kitchen and dining room

7 8 9 10 11 12

individual office unit double-height space for informal meeting meeting room large conference room open-plan type large work unit roof garden

8 6

VISUALIZATIONS AND ELEVATIONS

Bridge connecting individual oﬃces and the meeting space. Views from the Zig-zag oﬃces. bridge connecting individual offices and meeting space

Double-height space (1st ﬂoor) for meeting and gathering, sharing ideas and relaxing.

Atrium space for communicating, meeting (with internal landscaping)

East elevation

Double-height space (1st ﬂoor) for meeting and gathering, sharing ideas and relaxing. double-height space (1st floor) for gathering, sharing and relaxing

North elevation

double-height space (1st floor) for gathering, sharing and relaxing INTEIOR VIEWS

South elevation Atrium space for exhibition (Architecture oﬃce for example) atrium space for exhibition (Architecture office for example)

Atrium space for communicating, meeting (with internal landscaping)

toilets

corner space

top floor office

normal office unit

Diagrams above shows the different lighting conditions in different spaces of the building atrium space for informal meeting with internal landscaping Atrium space for communicating, meeting (with internal landscaping) Bridge connecting individual oﬃces and the meeting space. Views from the Zig-zag oﬃces.

Double-height space (1st ﬂoor) for meeting and gathering, sharing ideas and relaxing.

1 INDIVIDUAL OFFICE 2 DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACE 3 RECEPTION OFFICE 4 MANAGEMENT OFFICE 5 FEMALE TOILET 1

6 FULL ACCESSIBLE TOILET

7 MALE TOILET 2

8 CLEANERS STORE 9 PLANT ROOM

SECTION BB’

1:100

East elevation

circulation diagram

Circulation Diagram

Structure Diagram

10 BRIDGE

11 ATRIUM

SECTION CC’

1:100

North elevation Circulation Diagram

SECTION AA’

Structure Diagram

South elevation

1:100

lighting diagram Lighting Diagram

Timber beam 10mm metal plate Seal Timber beam

15mm Double glazing

10mm metal plate

Metal frame

Seal Double 15mm glazing Metal frame Timber beam

Cross section 1: 5

roof rib structure

Detailed sections

DETAILED SECTION

Rib structure section 1: 10

cross section of rib sructure

Cavity wall Brick veneer with reinforced concrete block

parti diagram Parti Diagram

structure diagram

AIGBURTH LYRIC 2nd Year Studio, Semester 2 Type: Cultural Location: Liverpool, UK Academic / Individual May 2015

- Theatre in Aigburth Liverpool

As part of the urban fabric of a city, theatres potentially play a significant role as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;landmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; buildings and cultural centres. With increased public funding, many new theatres have been built in the UK over the last twenty years for the use and enjoyment of all sections of society. The project was therefore to design a theatre at the corner of Aigburth Road in suburban Liverpool. Since the area is primarily occupied by residential buildings, the theatre was proposed to be built for community use, which not only holds series of live events but also functions as a small community centre for inhabitants nearby. In this case, the public section of the theatre may contain a range of informal spaces to congregate people, where they can either enjoy the view of the surroundings or enjoy the special performance from the theatre.

View connection is built in the purpose of linking the interior with the surrounding scenes, by which the inside space is also introduced to the outside. The bar street frontage, grand staircase for outdoor seating with external performance area, and visible rehearsal room together forms the feature of the theatre and attract the residents nearby.

DESIGN DESIGN CONCEPT CONCEPT

DESIGN CONCEPT

tree-branch facade

screen screen

block block

EXPLODED EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC AXONOMETRIC

screen

block

facade precedent EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

Second SecondFloor Floor

SITE

Second Floor

SITE PLAN 0

20 10

40 30

50 m

SKETCHES OF FEATURED SPACES

double-height grand foyer

space outside the second floor stall, visual link with ground floor bar and outside

ground floor bar with street frontage

display window for costume exhibition near the west entrance

FLOOR PLANS AND SPACES

A’

AXONOMETRIC DRAWING

B’

Open to below

elo w

26 manager’s office 27 administrative office 28 outdoor platform for private use 29 technical grid

to b

ex te ter rra io ce r

second floor

fly to we

Open to below

N 0

to b

10 m

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

elo w

te rio

rt er ra ce

A’

21 Open to below

to b

elo w

Open to below

first floor

B’

3 9

6 9 16 21 22 23 24 25

outdoor staircase for seating bar auditorium seating large dressing room outdoor cafe suspended bridge rehearsal room staff kitchen green room

rsa

h re N

4 2

8 6

10m

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

auditorium

A’

11 12

Emergency exit

Stage door

Belv ider e Ro

-1.00m

Travelling theatre

17 13

Loading bay

ra nc e

9 B

en t

B’

ai n

18 6

p la od em riva in er te e gb ge n ay nc tra y e nc xit e/

17 16

Main entrance

Bar entrance

Main entrance

co n se

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

foyer external performance area outdoor staircase for seating box office cloakroom bar observation room control room

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

auditorium seating stage crossover scene dock & scenery repair lighting & sound equipment store cleaner’s store small dressing room large dressing room

17 toilets 18 show window 19 parking 20 bike store

ground floor

da r

ra n

Aigburth road

4 2

8 6

20 m 10

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS

N DETAILS

INTERIOR SKETCHES

MATERIALS, TECHNICAL DETAILS AND DETAILED MODELS CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

INTERIO

‘BOX-IN-BOX’ SOUND ISOLATION WALL DETAIL 1:20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

isolation joint concrete wall resilient wood floor with mineral wool insulation floor finish concrete jack-up floor system composite metal and concrete deck barrier ceiling

‘BOX-IN SOUND DETAIL 1:20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

METAL CLADDING DETAILED MODEL

isolation join concrete w resilient woo floor finish concrete ja composite barrier ceilin

1 2 3

4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

corridor outer ‘box’

rehearsal hall rehearsal hall ‘box’

DDING AIL

BRICK CLADDING DETAILED MODEL

concrete panel

corten steel (glazing behind) transparent glazing

brick cladding

PARTIAL RENDERED ELEVATION

ceiling finish wool insulation truss metal decking vapour control joint grid insulation water-proof layer

METAL CLADDING FACADE DETAIL 1:20

rehearsal hall rehearsal hall ‘box

DEVELOPMENT AND FINAL MODEL

04 Weaving space

Tong-ji Construction Festival Type: Structural Competition Location: Shanghai, China Academic / Groupwork June 2014

- Cardboard Shelter Design for competition

Tong-ji International Construction Festival is an annual architectural event held in Tong-ji University in Shanghai. It is also known as Corrugated Cardboard Design and Construction Competition, where the competitors are required to use only cardboard to build an 1:1 scale shelter that can accomodate 10 people, which should finally be built on site within one day. Twelve students from Architecture Department of Xiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an Jiaotong-Liverpool University formed a team to go for the competition. We figured out the scheme together, and I was then responsible for mock-up model making, poster making and photo documenting.

The project was finally rewarded with a third prize by the competition judges.

Entrance Plan

Space Generated by Interlaced Planes (mock-up model)

Modular System & No Glue Assembly Pulic and Private space (mock-up model) The main principle of the structural scheme is using only two simple elements - beams (crossbraced) and planes- to interlace with each other, achieving rich spatial experiences by creating a multitude of views within the pavilion, not unlike those found in classical Suzhou scholarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gardens. The playful spaces especially attracted the attention of children who visited the Construction Festival. Integrated Furniture (mock-up model)

05 FLOATING PARADISE 1st Year Studio, Semester 2 Type: Educational Location: Suzhou, China Academic / Individual May 2014

The Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) is an area which was developed since 2005. From then on, various types of buildings started to erect in this area, forming another facinating new living community in eastern Suzhou. However, current educational institutions in SIP are mostly built in a traditional Chinese enclosed style, which in my view can neither stimulate students' interest in study nor provide creative spaces for student activities. The proposal strives to break out the traditional rule of primary school design and aims to provide interesting and inspiring learning experience for students. The site is located in the middle part of the SIP, surrouded by several residential communities, commercial areas, and an existing secondary school. The project effectively targets those children currently living near the site and want to gain different study experience.

- Primary School for Suzhou Industrial Park

DESIGN APPROACH SMALL SCALE TO BIG SCALE The design starts from small scale to big scale: I designed the arrangement of classroom chairs and desks at first, aiming to achieve positive and effective teaching effects; then, the classroom plans cames out based on those arrangments. The shape of hexagon is employed because inhabitants may feel strongly concentrated when standing in a hexagon room, especially at the center. To some extent, it may be good for students to concentrate in class, leading to the high efficiency of class activity. * Use of Hexagon: concentrated in the centre; 2 more sides to integrate more functions into the room; forming communities. Grade 1

Grade 4

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 5

Grade 6

Sketch plans of different classrooms Grouping possibilities testing

functional

leisure

PARKING LOT TOILETS

MEETING ROOMS OFFICES

KITCHEN CANTEEN

COMMUNICATION SPACES

STORAGE

GYM

CAFETERIA

LIBRARY

6 GRADES 12 CLASSROOMS

MULTI-FUNCTION CLASSROOMS

Site map STORAGE

TOILETS GARDEN

Functional diagram

roof plan

residential

Building use

commercial existing school

Noisy Zone

Quiet Zone

primary road

Transportation analysis

secondary road

Intersections of different parts

sketch layout

DRAWINGS 1

2 12

10 11 5

6 9

4 8

4 14

Ground floor plan

1 Parking lot

First floor plan

Second floor plan

3 Canteen

2 Kitchen

12 15

4 Toilets 8

5 Passage

6 Cafeteria 7 Library 8 Multi-function classrooms Section AA'

9 Exhibition Area 10 Staff room 11 Communication Hall 12 Gym 13 Outdoor Platform 14 Emergency Exit

15 15

15 Classrooms 16 Grandstand

Section BB'

East elevation

North elevation

MODEL

MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION aluminum composite panel rigid insulation 25mm reinforced concrete roof slab

fasten anchor

laminated glass

UV pattern glass

Glass is appreciated not only for its transparency, which permitted an almost dematerialized shell and hence flowing, open spaces, but also for its graceful, angular, and glittering qualities.

steel frame (laterial fixing) steel profile

laminated glass

15mm plasterboard ceiling

Edge seal of insulating glass thermal control chanel 35mm raised floor 250mm reinforced concrete slab

pane of glass air space (filled with air or gas)

steel profile

coating on inner surface

LPN-welded juction plate steel lateral fixing

butyl gasket desiccant spacer sealant

blind roller for interior light control

laminated glass

15mm plasterboard ceiling

curtain wall construction detail

YILEI JIN UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL Email: Y.jin11@student.liv.ac.uk