YA N G Y U N D O N G PAT R I C K
PORTFOLIO 2015-2021
Manufacturing “in” the Street 2021 Spring, New York, US Princeton Thesis (2021 Spring) Advisors: Mario Gandelsonas & Christine Boyer Coordinator: Elizabeth Diller & Sylvia Lavin Program: Manufacturing Site: New York, U.S. GFA: 75,000 SQM. Half a century ago, the industry of mass production left the city in search of cheap labor and raw materials. However, studies have found that some flexible and innovative small-batch manufacturing have survived and continued to thrive in the city. But now the manufacturing zones are too separated from the center where most institutions and high-tech companies are located. This hinders the new agglomeration of different thinkers, researchers, designers, makers and suppliers. This project aims to bring manufacturing back to the city center to cultivate this new agglomeration. To solve the traffic problem, the subway system will be integrated to carry both the people and the goods, forming a decentralized network which is able to adapt to local conditions. The Garment Center is chosen as the testing ground because it intersects with a number of subway lines and there are many makers and institutions staying in the area. The idea is to fold and redefine the street surface to create space for production, allowing more light to come in and more visibility. A new urban experience will be generated that people now can understand how everyday products are made and how technologies are transforming the manufacturing industry. In the end everyone can be a maker.
01 Urban Manufacturing Past
VooDoo 3D Printing
City Saucery
Metro Dyeing 02 Urban Manufacturing Today
03 Non-overlapping of Existing Manufacturing Zones and Colleges / IT Companies
04 Subway System as Decentralized Transportation Network
Tramfret, Saint-Etienne Metropole
Cargo Tram, Dresden 05 Urban Cargo Tram/Train
06 Urban Cargo Subway
07 Folding the Street to Create Space
08 Phased Development
Views From The Subway Car, A New Urban Experience About Production Instead Of Consumption
Typical Section of the Street Manufacturing Space
Typical Section of the Avenue Public Space
Typical Pedestrian View, Making Use of Cell Phone Apps to Locate the Suppliers and Make Connections
Amphibious Housing
2019 Fall, Mazzorbo, Venice, Italy Princeton Design Studio (2019 Fall) Instructors: Paul Lewis & Guy Nordenson Program: Single Family Housing Site: Mazzobo, Venice GFA: 24,00 SQM. Partner: Arturo Uribe My Contribution: 70% design development 100% model making 50% drawings
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Venice in recent years has been suffering from Aqua Alta, the unusual flood that can rise as high as knee height at St.SITEMarco STRATEGYSquare. The urgency of developing a housing SCALE: N.T.S. prototype to adapt to the situation has been raised. The amphibious house focuses on the experience of entering from both the land and water. With the raised ground and deep pier, the house is able to detach from the sea while still maintaining close relationship. The orientation of the two bars allows for maximum sunlight in the winter, which minimize the energy input.
01 Carve and Fill Strategy 02 Orientation Diagram 03 Conceptual Model 1:100
02 SITE STRATEGY SCALE: N.T.S.
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01 Cross Section
02 Perspective View of Central Public Space
03 Ground Floor Plan
01 Typical Unit
JUN. 21, 13:00PM
DEC. 21, 12:00PM
DIRECT SUNLIGHT TO HEAT UP THE COURT
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DIFFUSED LIGHT TO
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ACTIVATE THE COURT YARD WITHOUT BRING TOO MUCH HEAT
GLASS LOUVER CLOSED, NO AIR EX
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CHANGE BETWEEN OUTSIDE AND INSIDE
02 Facade Idea - Winter & Summer Adaptation FACADE DIAGRAM SCALE: N.T.S.
GLASS LOUVER OPEN, ALLOWING AIR EX
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03 View From Inside
PERSPECTIVE AT REAR SCALE: N.T.S.
04 Typical Unit Section
Infrastructural Housing 2016 Spring, Hong Kong HKU Design Studio (2016 Spring) Instructor: Holger Kehne Program: Youth Housing Site: Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong, China GFA: 30,000 SQM.
Nearly 50% of the young generation (25-34) in Hong Kong still live with their parents. Under this demographic context, an affordable housing scheme for youth living is proposed on a piece of residual land next to a highway. Residents in this housing are provided with the experience of communal living through sharing a series of vertical void spaces, from large to small, public to intimate. Sitting at the edge between the city and nature, the building serves as an urban corridor to connect the two entities. The central street in the middle of the building with a series of large voids not only brings people from the neighborhood to the mountain side but also creates a unique experience of viewing the landscape and the cityscape. The structure of a traditional village is like a web, with a series of nodes and links. At the urban scale, the housing functions as one of the node in the city, to connect surrounding neighborhoods to the mountain. At the neighborhood scale, clusters of families or sub-communities share a large communal space, where they can have events, parties or any form of gathering. At the cluster scale, groups of residents would share a small communal space. At the unit scale, each individual shares some things with others, and individuals together share a larger common space that none of them can afford by themselves. To achieve this structure as well as the same quality of living in a traditional village, the main concept is to flip it 90 degrees and everything becomes vertical. The streets, plazas, courtyards and small lanes all transform into housing elements such as common space, corridors and staircases. The thesis aims to explore the opportunities within these elements and to challenge the conventions.
Stone Mask
2019, New York, U.S. Princeton Tech Seminar (2020 Spring) Instructor: Sameer Kumar Program: Facade Redesign Site: Morgan Library, New York Partner: Landon F. Carpenter My Contribution: 70% design development 90% technical drawing 10% rendering This project attempts to re-clad the facade of the Morgan Library with stones. The concept is to reveal the natural texture of the stone and create a outdoor atrium for the visitors to have a unique view to the sky before entering the library. Travatine is selected as the main type of the stone and different surfaces such as split face, vein-cut and fleuri cut faces are applied to different situations to enhance the contrast.
Hope Kindergarten 2019, Foshan, China
Index Architecture Ltd Project (2016-2019) Director: Anderson Lee Colleagues: Angus Or (associate) Jimmy Lee (junior), etc. My Contribution: 30% design development 50% model making 90% construction drawings 75% site management Program: Kindergarten Site: Foshan, Guangdong, China GFA: 2,700 SQM. Construction Time: Dec. 2017- July. 2019
“As a raw jade stone will not become a gem without chiseling, a man without learning will not become cultured” 《礼记》( the Book of Rites), 475 BC - 221 BC The building exterior and interior spatial concept could not have been more distinct in the design approach to this Kindergarten project. The punch windows emit a Cartesian and rhythmic reading while the interior layout is all about freedom and improvisations. Like an unpolished jade stone, what is seen from the outside is not necessarily what you are about to experience in the inside… At the urban scale, we design a humble “Silent Block” to contrast the tall residential towers in the background. The square punch windows, based on carefully-studied proportions and dimensions, offer a “Hypnotic” rhythmic effect to contrast the expressive facade design of the residential towers beyond. At the building scale, these punch windows open up a dialogue between the exterior and interior particularly for the young children. Windows are carefully placed and provided direct visual connections to the outside world for the kindergarteners. Each opening is a small aperture to frame the outside world. At the interior scale, we abandoned the conventional double loaded corridor/classroom layout with corridor-free roaming spaces. The Egg-shaped classrooms allow for more interactions between the kindergarteners. Each classroom is finished with different surfaces textures, such as glossy, matte, rough, smooth etc., so that the children can engage and learn through their various senses. At the furniture scale, we developed a furniture system that could be freely combined and to latch onto the bent metal conduits along the perimeter walls for maximum flexibilities.
STANDARD 10FT STEEL TUBE
BENT AND SUBDIVIDED TO 2 MODULES
MODULES INTEGRATED TO MEET DIFFERENT CONDITIONS
Time Axis
2020, Shanghai, China Index Architecture Ltd Project (2018-2020) Director: Anderson Lee Colleagues: Brak Ho (intern), Jackie Xu (intern) My Contribution: 50% concept & design 80% construction drawings Coordinating with the site Program: Memorial Park (Urban Renovation) Site: Shanghai, China GFA: 215 SQM. Construction Time: Sept. 2018- Feb. 2020 Awards: AIA Internal Region Award Commendations for Urban Design 2020
“Time Axis” is a small memorial park located at the corner of Baoding Road and Kunming Road in Shanghai. It reveals three layers of time: Artificial Time, Absolute Time and Historical Time. Artificial Time is the clock tower. The tower itself acts as a sundial that represents Absolute Time. Three low walls pointing towards historical buildings with collective memory in the neighborhood reflect Historical Time. The design translates the definition of these three layers of time into a built environment. It provides a resting place for residents and responds to the unique history of the North Bund District in Shanghai. No single brick was cut for the construction of the project. Full bricks were used with adjustment in mortar joints to create maximum varieties of patterns and textures.
Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park Competition 2017, Samcheok, Korea
Index Architecture Ltd Competition Director: Anderson Lee Colleagues: Anson Wong (associate), Jojo Chan (junior) Jimmy Lee (junior) My Contribution: 25% concept & design 50% rendering Program: Memorial Park Site: Samcheok, Korea The site of the future Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park occupies a unique historical, cultural and physical position in Samcheock City. Our design attempts to address these various aspects of the site and to integrate them into a physical built form by: Line of History- It houses the Dokdo Experience Space, with framed view towards the sea and Dokdo at a distance. Line of Culture- It houses the Yisabu Memorial Hall, a continuation of culture and significance with close proximity to the local residence and villages. Line of Nature- It is envisioned with an extension of landscape from Mt. Yukhyang towards the sea with outdoor theatres and other landscaping elements. Line of Leisure- An extension of Rose Park which provides the north-south connection. Line of Infrastructure- Introducing an outdoor Yisabu Memorial Plaza to welcome visitors arriving from National highway No.7 . Last but not least, a covered ramp that links up the Yisabu Exhibits and the Dokdo Experience Space, thus forming a Line of Knowledge. A LOCK holds a special place in Korean history since the Joseon time. It had special protective powers, functioning as talismans of good fortune, wealth, health, fecundity and happiness. The footprints of our proposed design of “Yisabu Dokdo Memorial Park” shapes like a precious LOCK which frames Mt. Yukhyang and to provide multiple perspectival experiences for visitors to engage with nature, culture and the history of this place. Visitors are like KEYS unlocking these unique aspects of Korean history.
Hsinta ECO Power Plant Competition 2018, Taiwan, China
Index Architecture Ltd Competition Director: Anderson Lee Colleagues: Anson Wong (associate), Jojo Chan (junior) Jimmy Lee (junior) My Contribution: 25% concept & design 30% rendering Program: Power Plant Site: Taiwan, China
An Ordinary Day (by Norman McCaig, 1964) I took my mind a walk Or my mind took me a walk– Whichever was the truth of it. The light glittered on the water Or the water glittered in the light. Cormorants stood on a tidal rock With their wings spread out, Stopping no traffic. Various ducks Shilly-shallied here and there On the shilly-shallying water. An occasional gull yelped. Small flowers Were doing their level best To bring to their kerbs bees like Ariel charabancs. Long weeds in the clear Water did Eastern dances, unregarded By shoals of darning needles. A cow Started a moo but thought Better of it–And my feet took me home And my mind observed to me, Or I to it, how ordinary Extraordinary things are or How extraordinary ordinary Things are, like the nature of the mind
Memorial Garden for the Abortuses 2019, Hong Kong, China
Index Architecture Ltd Project (2019 - ) Director: Anderson Lee Colleagues: Angus Or (associate), Kelvin Chan (associate) My Contribution: 25% concept & design 100% construction drawing Program: Memorial Park Site: Hong Kong, China
This project attempts to create a peaceful place for the parents to mourn their abortuses. The stillborn babies under 24 weeks old are buried in the earth. After 7 months, the body would decompose and seeds are planted in the same place. The plant is left to grow for 5 months after which parents are able to retrieve the new life for remembrance. A fetus miscarried before the 24th week of pregnancy is considered as an arbotus and would be disposed as clinical waste unless legally claimed by parents. Cemeteries can now apply for permit from the Food and Environment Hygeine Department to legally handle and bury abortuses of less than 24 weeks. Thus, parents are able to retrieve the fetus to properly bury or cremate them.