Portfolio for Amsterdam University of the Arts MArch_ Yu Huan Wang

ABOUT ME

“Yu-Huan” means a diamond in the rough has become bright and priceless after polished again and again. This is my name, and it’s the gift from my parents.

I love learning new things and enjoying new challenges. “The way to make a jade shine is to cut it and polish it.” That is me.

EDUCATION

Tunghai University, Master of Architecture 09/2021 ~ 06/2023 (Expected)

Asia University, Interior Design

09/2016 ~ 06/2020

EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Tunghai University MArch 09/2021 ~ 06/2022

ECLOGICAL BOULEVARD

URBAN DESIGN Tunghai University Campus, Taichung 12/2021~02/2022

8F, No. 258, Huifeng St., Nanzi Dist., Kaohsiung City 811220, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

+886 979181731 r3497s@gmail.com

Curatorial Assistant, Ando Art Museum 07/2019 ~ 04/2020

Internship, Chen Wang Architects Very Studio 01/2019 ~ 07/2019

Teaching Assistant, Asia University Interior Design 09/2018 ~ 06/2019

PUBLICATION

《Urban Revitalization through the voids based on Sustainable Approach with Tropical Climate Architecture Research》

Will be published on National Central Library

| 2023.07

《Research on the cultivation of professional ability required by interior design talents》

Undergraduate research fellowship, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Taiwan

| 2018.07

SKILL

Rhino,Sketch Up, 3Ds max, AutoCAD,Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign

OTHERS: Arduino, Premier, Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, Touch Designer

Yuna Wang

WANG YUHUAN

LANGUAGE

Chinese, English and Korean

ACHE MONSATERY

LARGE-SCALE ARCHIITECTURE DESIGN Magang Fishing Port, Yilan 09/2019~03/2020

UNDERGROUND HOUSE

TRADITIONAL ARCHIITECTURE DESIGN Yeyin Tribe, Lanyu 04/2020~06/2020 p.11 ~ p.13

STORY EXCHANGE

COMPOUND INTERIOR DESIGN Central Dist., Taichung City 10/2018~12/2018 p.14 ~ p.17 05

OTHER

WORKS p.18 ~ p.19

01 Ecological Boulevard

Campus Design 2070

Programme: URBAN DESIGN

Location: Tunghai University Campus, Taichung

Instructor: Kuowei, Chiu (KC)

Type: Group work for campus analysis

Individual work for Ecological Boulevard

Time: 12/2021~02/2022

Tunghai University is an antique and historical university, founded in 1949. The campus is located on the main road - Taiwan Boulevard, and is surrounded by highways and railways. The location is quite significant, nearby the commercial district, residential area, industrial area and redevelopment zone. Additionally, Tunghai Campus has become a military strategic location in the central axis planning since 1949, because the Taichung International Airport located above. If so, What is the campus future to be ? What can we do for the campus? How should the campus be transformed in 2070 ?

METROPOLITAN ANALYSIS

Geographically, the DaduMount tableland and the Fazi river divides Taichung city and country. As the importance of the strategic location, topography affects wind direction. There will be eight main natural wind tunnels appears in the urban area. Besides it, wind direction affects hot spots and air pollution. High air pollution problems and high surface temperatures around the campus in summer. However, Tunghai Campus is the only university with abundant forests, with 80% of the green area. It make it possible to be selfsufficient and provide electric power for industrial districts and commercial districts near the campus. Using open space to generate energy and form the power grid.

Followed by the goals of 2070, I choose the middle of the campus as the site to deal with these problems. In region, the campus is covered in high spot and high air pollution, therefore I choose a green space to optimize. In the future, AI University cooperation will be more important in Tunghai. So, I also considered about AI technology can help us better develop renewable energy. Continute to the current problem is lacking of green open space nearby for the locals and th students. Therefore, I imaged that the site is good to be a small city park to open inside and outside. But on the axial analysis of the space syntax showed the biggest problem of the site is lacking of connectivity and permeability, leading to the students were afraid to go in, and then make a detour. In addition, There were rivers flowing through the site in the past, but they are dry due to upstream interception, which affects the balance of the ecological network and requires additional human resources to water plants.

Design Strategies

CONCEPT DIAGRAM Reintroduce Water into Campus

The river used to be used for irrigation but now cut off due to the development of industrial areas. Recently ,because of the renovation of Tungda river. They promise to introduce purified water into “Central Water Canal” but is not enough. In my design strategy, I create a water collection device to keep water flowing, so that we can have ecological restoration to achieve biodiversity, and natural wind tunnels that can keep climate comfort and develop renewable energy ! Then Enhance the relationship between human and ecology, I created diverse hubs here. Morover, I settled the five elements on my main design strategies to solve these five question. For instance, lack of sidewalks, public space shortage, ecological isolation, climate issue and continuation of campus spirits.

1. Chinese Juniper

1. Poinciana

2. Tabebuia rosea

3. Rhododendron

4. Queen Crapemyrtle

5. Falcataria falcata

6. Golden Trumpet-tree

A. Zosterops japonica

B. Chinese bulbul

C. Gray Treepie

D. Black Drongo

E. Leucodioptron taewanum

A. Malayan Night-heron

B. Spotted-necked Dove.

A. Otus lettia NO! WHY?

agrarius

B. Mus caroli

C. House Shrew

OPEN CLASSROOM ECOLOGICAL HUB

The space surrounded and protected by vegetation, and it equipped with interactive technologies for academic and control bioclimatic conditioning system.

There is a bird viewing area that can interact with water and ecology. A gazebo provides natural shading and water nebulization for cooling the environment.

ACTIVE HUB MEDIA HUB

People can use digital facilities to enhance collaboration efficiency. And the renewable energy device can check climate conditioning systems, or energy production systems that provide power for arounding charging.

It provide sports infrastructure and physic activity for personal digital health care in partnership with campus medical center.

Ache Monsatery

Does fish also has a belief?

Programme: LARGE-SCALE ARCHIITECTURE DESIGN

Location: Magang Fishing Port, Yilan, Taiwan

Instructor: Junsong, Yang

Type: Group work (with Megan Li)

Time: 09/2019~03/2020

"Before consciousness, all was well. No one suffered pain, or love, or loss, No one knew regret, or desire's swell, Or bitter jealousy's dross. No one cared for the havoc of defeat, Or the devastation of woe. All was pure, untouched, complete, And in ignorance, the world did glow."

Thomas Hardy, "Before and After"

Fish, as a species without facial expressions, do not reveal their emotions or ability to feel pain from their appearance. If it is true that they have a short memory span of only seven seconds, then that seven seconds may represent a cycle in which they are capable of contemplating very little. Do they have their own beliefs? On the other hand, when a person with only a short time left to live is faced with the greatest pain, how will they view death? Will they still hold onto their beliefs?

The father of existentialism, Søren Kierkegaard, once said, "The true life is a life that is lived in religion." Have you ever thought about where your life comes from and where it is going? Have you ever pondered how to construct the value of your life? While most people can intuitively answer the first question, not everyone can immediately respond to how they can construct the value of their life.

UTOPIA ?

What is Religion ?

+ Religion is an institution that preserves beliefs.

+ Faith defines the consciousness of self-existence. It can be said that people have consciousness first, which then leads to the development of faith.

What is Pain ?

DYSTOPIA ?

What is Consciousness ?

All living beings have consciousness. + one is faith without consciousness, + the other is consciousness without faith.

Pain is an existence proof that is distinct from the five senses, + An important node that links the body and the mind. In the religious view of pain, pain is seen as + a form of cultivation and a way to approach God, using pain to achieve spiritual sublimation.

What Happened in the MORIBUND SPACE ?

= Religious medicine

= Life is a process of growth and decay. Human body death ≠ Consciousness death

NO! - Morphine injection

- Painlessness / Unconsciousness / Lack of awareness

- Waiting for death

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

[Admirable]

In an unequal relationship, we look up to him and believe in him.

Truth Decept

MODEL INTERPRETATION

[Superficial] The bursts of laughter shattered that layer of glass. Link being controlled

[Grievous] A part of life was taken away, leaving only me and my shadow.

[Anxious] The expectations of others are always focused on us, making us feel stifled and uncomfortable.

[Solace] When softness clashes with hardness, we feel the pleasure of being enveloped in softness and forget the pain momentarily.

[Scorn/Arrogance] In the context of social class, inflating due to superiority.

[Institutionalized] Repeated and unchanging things have made us numb.

control Detach

[Faith] If the world yields, we are still ourselves.

[Contradictory] Between light and shadow, between lightness and heaviness.

[Sympathetic] Trying to move towards each other, but still not on the same level.

HANGING SACRED

STEAMING BATH

Before entering our space, our patients will first pass through a long slope, where they can slowly settle their minds and come to understand the impending sense of isolation through the space dug below. The practice is divided into four stages, through the enhancement of the senses to achieve physical liberation, and in each trial, patients demonstrate mutual cooperation and support, as well as a mentality of suspicion and comparison. The doctor is a representative of the divine profession, with a sacred and noble sentiment, and presents a contradictory emotional relationship of control and being controlled with the patients. The role of family members and doctors is like that of an audience watching a magician perform. In addition to using the relationship of the floor to present the emotions of admiration and contempt between doctors and family members, we also try to continuously introduce family members into the gaps between the floorboards through the flow line, in a deception of trust in the doctor.

PLEACEBO EFFECT

EDUCATION and TRAINING CENTRE

GLORIOUS MOMENT "As time counts down to its final moments, your glory and steadfastness will be seen by the world."

03

Lanyu Underground House

Renovation Design for Traditional Houses

Programme: TRADITIONAL ARCHIITECTURE DESIGN

Location: Yeyin Tribe, Lanyu, Taiwan

Instructor: Philip, Fung

Type: Group work (with Sarah/David)

Time: 04/2020~06/2020

Lanyu is a small island located in the southeast of Taiwan, covering an area of 45 square kilometers. It is a volcanic island. Most of the island is mountainous, mostly covered by tropical rainforest and surrounded by sea. There is a group of aborigines living on the island - the TAO . Because of their remote location, they have developed a series of unique culture and construction techniques adapted to local conditions. That is the underground house, which belongs to the potential of Taiwan's world heritage.

Concept Diagram LOCATION : Re-knowing the Local culture

According to lanyu is a popular tourist attraction,we hope to preserve the local life style of Tao people, but still interact with outlanders for diversity cultural communication. To strengthen the cultural identity of local descendants through the cultural heritage and education. Last issue is the garbage problem of Lanyu, so we want to reuse the garbage to our materials. Basically, our principle is to maintain the original appearance as much as possible, and the house will be combine with homestay and workshop. In addition, we modified the height of the main house, because the original main entrance is only 51.18 inches, which will affect the convenience of access. We connect part of the roofs, so that the original separated functions can be reconnected.

Lanyu has a tropical maritime climate, with high temperature and rainy weather, and is often hit by typhoons, hit by northeast monsoon in winter. There is no mountain barrier on the island. Therefore, people have developed a unique semi-underground house architectural design. The functions of the space are mainly divided into three types, Main House, Workplace and Pavilion Pavilion is regarded as the main place for rest and social interaction, and specially adopting timber frame construction.

AXONOMETRIC DRAWING SECTION A - A'

SECTION B - B'

Exchange

Disappearing Local Hanging House

Programme: INTERIOR DESIGN

Location: Central Dist., Taichung, Taiwan

Instructor: Yafeng, Gao

Type: Group work (with Megan Li)

Time: 10/2018~12/2018

Location: Re-knowing the Local culture

In the 1950s, after the Nationalist government retreated to Taiwan, there were no military dependents' villages yet, so the Taichung government allowed immigrants from China to build hundreds of "Keknan" houses along the banks of the Liuchuan River. These houses were halfsuspended on the riverbanks and were commonly called "suspended houses". The number of these houses was so large that they even extended to the Green River area. Later, the government built military dependents' villages, and the houses were sold to Taiwanese migrant workers who had come from rural areas. In the 1970s, in order to improve the urban landscape, the government planned to demolish some of the suspended houses and only left 39 houses in the 26th lane of Minsheng Road as a cultural relic. However, these buildings have continued to exist as unauthorized constructions with tacit government approval.

On the floor distribution, the first and second floors are open bookstores, while the third floor serves as accommodation and exchange space. By combining the operation of the bookstore with tourism, work exchange, leisure, entertainment, art exhibitions, and other activities, more visitors are attracted to come and visit from other places. The center of the first floor is a space for exchange, where monthly lectures are held to provide a platform for local people and tourists to exchange and share stories about the history of the Green River Suspension Bridges, the rise and fall of the central district, and even other traditional old buildings and stories about Taichung.

3F CAPSULE HOUSE

Horizontal/Vertical Skylight Viewing of platform and sofa

HANGING TOILETS

PLAYGROUND

1. Structural square timber

2. Polypropylene Sheet (milky)

3. 4x4 Custom wooden strips

4. Fixed iron

5. 50mm Solid wood board

6. Angle iron fixing

7. Stainless steel skid plate

8. 5mm Solid wood board

9. 120x120cm Large slab tiles

10. L-shaped iron to fix the plank to the ceiling

11. Stainless steel screw

12. 4x4 Custom Pine Bars

13. Angle iron four-way fixed

05 Other Works

Internship in Che Wang Architects | Very Studio

In 2019, I interned at Very Studio for over six months, where I was responsible for tasks such as conceptual ideation, model making, sites measurement, and drawing ( diagrams/plans/sections/elevations/ renderings ), etc. Among all the projects, I spent the longest time working on the "Farm House" project, from conceptual ideation, floor planning, model development to on-site learning. It was an honor to be involved in this project, and I was thrilled to see it being awarded the Taiwan Golden Pin Design Award in the Space Design category in 2022.

INTERNSHIP - NATION TAICHUNG THEATRE

"The Flower Library" was a design project I participated in during my internship at the Taichung Theatre for an open library on the fifth floor, and I was mainly responsible for the design concept and model making.

2023 X-site PLANNING for the EXHIBITION

EMOTIONAL SENSING DEVICE

DISSERTATION- BIRD TOWER

One of the ecological reciprocal systems designed in my thesis is to provide habitat for local birds, while also serving as a leisure, farming, and recreational space for local residents.

SLOPE PLAYGROUND

Grasshopper course project, taking inspiration from biological mechanism - honeycomb structure, to design a high-strength structure for recreational

SOUNDSCAPE INTERACTIVE DESIGN

Interactive Design Project - Using the ambient sound (noise) as input, the project transforms it into unique music that reflects the personal traits of the environment and creates a distinctive soundscape. Through analyzing the audio frequency and decibel levels in the environment, categorizing and processing the data with Arduino, and adding the five-tone scale based on the audio properties.

SPACE SYNTAX

MARS EXHIBITION

SOUNDSCAPE INTERACTIVE DESIGN

The material used is a distorted mirror, which reflects and blurs the environment, encouraging the viewer to close their eyes and focus on the auditory experience.

In 2022, participated in the X-site exhibition project held by the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, designing the exhibition facade using the urban landscape of Taipei City.

Interactive Design Course Project: Using components of a lie detector to detect heart rate and analyze emotional fluctuations.

Mission to Mars Mars Exhibition for the National Science Day public exhibition at the National Museum of Science and Natural History.

facilities.

Training in space syntax, analyzing the Connectivity, VGA, Axcial of different libraries' spacial functions.