alexandra
YANG architecture + design portfolio 2013
RESUMÉ
OBJECTIVE WORK EXPERIENCE
High Performance Environments Lab University of Oregon, OR
Peace Corps Mongolia Baruun-Urt, Mongolia
Northwest Architecture Seattle, WA
Chen Ying Industrial Co. Taiwan, R.O.C.
EDUCATION
University of Oregon University of Washington
SKILLS HIGHLIGHT Software
Presentation
Language
Challenging entry-level position with opportunity in sustainable design
Research Assistance, Sept 2012-Jun 2013 Conduct building performance simulation; input and analyze resulted data Perform field data collection; equipment used includes luminance and illuminance meter, HOBO, infrared camera, HDRI imaging Community Developer, Jun 2008-Jul 2010 Facilitated in the execution of over 20 community project with local members, such as a new community sports complex, helmet fundraising program, and children summer camp Conducted needs assessment at local community Coordinated communication between community and international NGOs Researched and wrote grants for community projects Intern Architect of one-man firm, Feb 2007-Apr 2008 Completed 4 wood frame housing and 2 remodel housing projects; duties included manage project timeline, design, render presentation drawings, build models, and draft working drawings on CAD Completed working drawings in commercial projects such as storefront and restaurant interior Facilitated communication between clients and Department of Planning in Seattle Participated in meetings with engineers and principal architect Translator, June-Sept of 2005 and 2006 Translated documents and correspond with oversea clients regarding milling machines
Master of Architecture, 2013 B.A. in Architecture, 2007; Dean’s List
Proficient Revit Auto CAD Sketchup Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Watercolor rendering Hand drafting Working drawings Mandarin Chinese
General knowledge IES Ecotect Climate Consultant Podium
graduate work
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self efficient house for the eco-conscious urbanites
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northwest buddhism
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new american house
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gate console table
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investigating biophilia
architecture and beyond
GNIDDALC WODNIW LATEM
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NOITAVELE HTRON
REIRRAB ROPAV
IRF | EBAG | GNAY ARDNAXELA
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MARGAID CIRTEMONOXA GNIHSALF
”0 - ’1 = ”3 LLAW HTRON TA LTD LLIS WODNIW .01
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undergraduate work
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detail drawings
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travel sketches church luminaire
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eco-meter
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community sports complex
graduate work
university of oregon fall 2011- spring 2013
self efficient house for the eco-conscious urbanites northwest buddhism new american house gate console table investigating biophilia
20th Ave S Jackson
S King
S Weller
self-efficient housing for the eco-conscious urbanites family housing seattle,washington grad thesis studio | spring 2013
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COMMUNITY SAFETY, PRIVACY
OWNERSHIP
MULTIPLE ENTRANCE
ECOEFFICIENT HOUSING
YARD
RESOURCE SAVING
ECOEFFICIENT HOUSING
ECOEFFICIENCY
URBAN HOUSING
DAYLIGHTING
PASSIVE STRATEGIES
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
FLEXIBILITY
SUBURBAN HOUSING
VARIETY OF ROOMS
through two different row house prototypes (north & south).
From the lifestyle aspect, the prototypes encourage the CLOSE PROXIMITY TO NEEDS
FOOD
EXPOSURE TO CITY ACTIVITIES
This project aims to address the issue of sustainability
densification of the suburbanites by offering positive
suburban qualities within the urban context. The buildings
are designed to be self-efficient by first lowering the
building’s resource consumption then utilizing passive strategies with efficient mechanical backups. To avoid the
high energy consumption of rebuilding, the prototypes are designed to be adaptive to the changing demographic.
FAMILY LIFE CYCLE
Fourth Floor Plan (321 FT2 )
2013
COUPLE W/ BABIES
bath parent
outdoor play
2018
COUPLE w/ KIDS
buffer
babies
kitchen
other retreat
bath retreat/office
irresistible rest transit entrance living
bath parent
2027
COUPLE w/ TEENAGERS other retreat
teenager buffer
buffer
kids
bath retreat/office
irresistible outdoor rest transit entrance play living kitchen
parent
bath retreat/ office
teenager
irresistible outdoor rest transit play
kitchen
living
bath
entrance
ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH FUTURE PROOFING
Third Floor Plan (465 FT2 )
To address the issue of adaptability, the self-efficient house offers a
variety of room sizes and varying degrees of enclosure. By designing the first floor as a flex-space that can be easily modified into a separate unit
with its own private entrance, the building can adapt to the ever-evolving number of household members.
THIRD FLOOR PLAN (400 FT2 )
Second Floor Plan (581 FT2 )
4 BR + DEN multi-generational family 1,959 FT2 (ADA)
First Floor Organization Diagram
1 BR + DEN couple 1,147 FT2 (ADA)
3 BR multi-generational family 1,645 FT2 (ADA)
2 BR couple w/ kids 981 FT2
3 BR + DEN couple w/ kids 1,367 FT2
SECOND FLOOR PLAN (581 FT2 )
1 BR couple 592 FT2 (ADA)
Unit Organization Diagram
First Floor Plan (592 FT2 )
2 UNITS / BLDG TYPICAL NORTHERN UNIT
SIMPLE TRANSFORMATION
FIRST FLOOR PLAN (664 FT2 )
1 UNIT / BLDG TYPICAL SOUTHERN UNIT
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2031
SENIOR COUPLE w/ BOOMERANG ADULT
EMPTY NESTERS
nurse/ adult 2
rent out bath parent
study
buffer
bath
retreat/office
irresistible outdoor rest transit entrance play
kitchen
living
parent
buffer bath bath retreat/ adult office irresistible outdoor rest transit entrance play
kitchen
living
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SIBLING w/ BABIES bath baby1 buffer baby2 bath sibling 2
sibling 1
irresistible rest transit outdoor play kitchen
living
entrance
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Longitudinal Site Section
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Shaded Street front: Parking
Site Plan 01 urban farm 02 parking 03 bike storage & basement access 04 community pavilion 05 chicken coop & tool shed 06 compost
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Afternoon Glare: Trellis Parking and Bike Storage as Shading
Year Round Sunlight: Prime Agricultural Location Soil: Till (silty sand with gravel) with 33% fines
Site Organization Diagram
Shaded Central Area: Community Gathering, Tool Storage, & Chicken Coop
Afternoon Glare: Trellis Parking and Bike Storage as Shading
EXTERIOR WALL ALUMINUM FOIL W/ POLYETHYLENE BACKING CLOSED-CELL POLYETHYLENE FOAM STATIONARY WOOD PANEL COVER METAL TRACK
Living Space Winter False Color Rendering
Kitchen Space Winter False Color Rendering
MOVABLE NIGHT INSULATION
COMPOST TOILET EXHAUST SOLAR WATER HEATER PANELS (84FT2/ 6 PEOPLE) HEAT EXCHANGE EXTERIOR INTAKE GREEN ROOF
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS
@ 400 ft generates 6,036 kwh/year 2
SUN SPACE & TROMBE WALL
solar saving fraction : 57% sunny January day temp: 68 oF ± 4 oF
RAINWATER STORAGE
Approximately 9,000 gallons/year
COMMUNITY FOOD GARDEN
Provides 1/5 of the total intake
TANK-LESS WATER HEATER SERVICE WALL SOLAR WATER HEATER STORAGE COMPOST TOILET STORAGE AND LIQUID RUNOFF TANK SUPER-INSULATED WALLS
BACKUP WOOD PELLET BURNER
TRANSIT
northwest buddhism buddhist temple portland, oregon grad studio | spring 2012
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A Place Of Spiritual Journey For The Community
In many temples today, there lacks a procession from the complexity of the
outside world into temple. During meditation, much of the time may be spent to recover from the thoughts of the outside. The proposed temple complex offers the visitors a journey of decompression prior to reaching the temple.
Mimicking the journey towards enlightenment, the visitors experience
environments that allows for contemplation, reflection, and temptations. However, it’s only when the visitors step out from this path of reincarnation
and desire for enlightenment will they find the “real” path to enlightenment and the true Buddha.
buddhist teachings
the site’s three cycles suffering nirvana
sacred sacred
suffering
cycle of rituals and procession the theoretical teachings of buddhism integrated within the pragmatics of the program encourages the visitors to cycle through the complex to better understand the rituals and teachings of buddhism
Longitudinal Site Section
cycle of the sacred and the suffering the reminder of the suffering and “realities” from the exterior and the sacred is a theme constantly present throughout the complex
cycle of suffering and nirvana the desire for a destination within the cycle of suffering itself prevents one from nirvana. This idea is symbolized by the loop path (cycle), the main monastery (desire), and the hidden buddha off the beaten path (nirvana)
the path of senses
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Along the path, each of the senses is stimulated. Whether it be an acoustical reminder of place or a tactile experience of a buddhist story. These constant reminders, however pleasant are also a reminder of one’s current’ reality of life within suffering.
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Site Plan 01 temple 02 mausoleum 03 monk | nun residence 04 tea house 05 restaurant 06 entry gate 07 reflection garden 08 tai chi| outdoor meditaton space 09 pond pavilion 10 hidden buddha 11 nirvana sculptures 12 porous green pavers parking 13 tea leave garden 14 bioswale
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FOREST TEMPLE Form
Temple
Nothingness Forest
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Temple Plan 01 “hidden buddha” 02 entry 03 coat room 04 scripture | cushion room 05 library 06 monk’s office 07 youth meditation room 08 main meditation room 09 ancestor worship room
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monk’s study storage kitchen office bathroom dinning room reflection garden
the new american house mix-use residences skinner butte | eugene, oregon grad studio | fall 2011
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The New American Life
As the American housing demographic is constantly evolving, this
work
and its implication on the spatial relationship between live, work, and
live
project aims to investigate the emerging work-at-home demographic their immediate community.
Located at the northern edge of Eugene, this housing complex
aims to create a community of artisans and shop owners. With the
units flanking a central courtyard, the residents are offered a central
community
community space suitable for a variety of activities.
The whole complex houses 15 residents with a varying work space
of 250, 500, to 1000 sqft. Within each units, step levels are used to
create a strong distinction between the live, work, and sleep space, while maintaining a sense of connection between each space.
live work
site circulation community gathering
site organization
solitude
community work
public
private
site privacy gradient
service
service zone
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Site Plan 01 community center 02 free-play lawn 03 community garden 04 contemplation forest 05 pergola 06 parking
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unit distribution
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live | work | rest
passive cooling and heating investigation 01 sun exposure band of sun studies are done to ensure direct sunlight is exposed at the right location and season equinoxes
winter solstice
summer solstice
03 night ventilation and roof pond work roof pond is chosen for the work space for its ability to provide a more consistent temperature range. At 3.3 inches an average indoor temperature of 80 oF can be maintained. live with a mass surface area of 3098.7 ft2 (23,007.8 heat capacity), night ventilation is able to provide a total cooling of 296,161 Btu, about 1.5 times over the needed cooling (internal = 195,035 Btu).
First Floor Plan Typical Southern Unit (unit A)
02 internal heat gain floor area: mass area: s glass area: s glass to floor ratio: mass to s glass ratio: mass to floor ratio: solar saving fraction: internal heat gain:
work 671 ft2 1,764 ft2 152.6 ft2 1:4 1:11 1:2.5 55% 130,442.4 Btu/day
live 1,425.7 ft2 3,098.7 ft2 335.5 ft2 1:4 1:9 1:2 66% 195,036.8 Btu/day
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to prevent overheating and maintain the average temperature of 77.5 oF (live) and 87.4 oF (work) on a sunny January day, trombe walls are used
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Transverse Site Section
Second Floor Plan
First Floor Plan Typical Northern Unit (unit E)
Second Floor Plan
Community Garden Perspective
Community Center Perspective
Longitudinal Site Section
Upper Forest Perspective
Living Space Perspective
gate console table
console table foyers grad furniture studio | summer 2012
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Design Inspiration
The console table is largely inspired by the shape of the
traditional temple gates and its association with thresholds. Its form and shape are a 3-dimensional translation of the usually
2-dimensional gate design. While most temple gate structure follows a post and lintel system, the design followed a stacking
System to allow for space between the post (leg) and the lintel
(table top), thus creating a light yet structurally hierarchical aesthetic. To further lighten the design, triangular shapes were applied to almost every part of the table. TYPE: console table WOOD: ash FINISH: soap
concept sketches
12”
35”
48”
investigating biophilia
biological ecological engineering building addition oregon state university | corvallis, oregon grad research studio | winter 2012
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Integral Learning Through Biophilia
The new addition to the department of Biological & Ecological Engineering
(BEE) at Oregon State University aims to develop a high performance living
building that showcases the relatively new department to the rest of the university.
The expanded building strive to achieve a balance between
energy-conscious design strategies and biophilic/biomimic design principles to deliver an educational facility where the building acts as a laboratory of investigations and an open textbook. With faculty teams sharing common
interests and resources in ecological, environmental, biological, and water
resource systems, the expanded building will enable a framework around which large collaborative programs can be built.
new addition collaboration atrium existing building
parti combination of the new and the old to create an integrative learning gathering atrium
main traffic intersection
laboratory
admin
offices
classroom
cafe future dormitory
integrative learning | collaboration space protruding collaboration spaces on all levels allows for spontaneous gathering between students and faculty. The transparency of the atrium allows for visual and physical connection between all gathering spaces, creating a stronger sense of community within the department
connection to campus located at the main campus intersection; the dual entrance allows for a passageway between two major hubs within the school; creating showcase opportunity for the department.
circulation by placing most circulation at the perimeter of the atrium, chance meetings between faculty and students can increase
zoning by placing most instructional spaces on the ground floor, interactions within the atrium increases. Lab spaces and offices are located on each higher level to improve security as well as encourage interactions between faculty and graduate students
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To maximize the building envelop efficiency, the building form
mostly evolves from within a central atrium|courtyard scheme.
Initially, the design involves an open courtyard capable of botany research, however, due to factors such as weather, circulation, and energy consumption, an indoor atrium for living machine research was developed.
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West Elevation
South Elevation
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Basement Plan 01 living machine tank room 02 laboratory 03 storage
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Ground Floor Plan 01 admin office 02 classroom 03 instructional lab 04 wet lab 05 dry lab | offices 06 coffee shop 07 living machine
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Second Floor Plan 01 conference room 02 student study area 03 grad student tinkering room 04 grad office 05 wet lab 06 dry lab | offices 07 faculty office 08 elevator
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Third Floor Plan 01 green roof garden 02 faculty office 03 wet lab 04 dry lab | offices 05 skylight
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photovoltaic panels 7,500 ft2 of PV Panels annual electric saving: 446,372 Btu a year annual saving: $9418.97
super insulated wall the extra insulation help reduce the thermal heat gain and loss within the building
buoyancy ventilation heating within the atrium is achieved by utilizing excess heat from the rest of the building. When the building overheats and temperature differentiation occurs, the temperature controlled louvres at the top of the atrium releases the warm air
section perspective
light tubes and skylight the ever changing daylight from both the light tube and skylight provides the occupants contact to natural elements even while indoor
living machine installed to treat approximately 7,000 gallons of gray water per day. The enclosed tanks such as the anaerobic, anoxic, and closed aerobic tanks are stored underground. The open and more aesthetically pleasing elements are placed within the atrium for public interaction, making it a biophillic open textbook for the occupants.
green roof by integrating the living machine into the faculty gathering space, it not only becomes a part of the biophillic design within the building, but also an open textbook for the occupants. fritt wall reduce thermal heat gain and loss load while providing some daylight through the otherwise opaque wall
4,140 ft2 green roof annual electric saving: 431.9 kBtu annual gas saving: 310 kBtu annual cost saving: $ 19.94
Energy Efficiency Footprint: 18,649 ft2 EUI: 27.5 kBtu/ft2 ( 512,848 kBtu/year) *SEED standard = 68 kBtu/ft2 Self Generated Energy: 447,113 Btu/year (87% building’s annual energy consumption)
eco-conscious | biophilic features
architecture and beyond
2007-present
undergraduate work detail drawings travel sketches church luminaire eco-meter community sports complex
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undergraduate work
shelter from the storm
dubai planetarium
moretta art museum
live | work paper mill
photographer’s studio
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detail drawings
DING
North Elevation NORTH ELEVATION
1/4” = 1’ - 0”
6. ROOF OVERHANG DTL 3” = 1’ - 0”
Roof Overhang Detail
ALEXANDRA YANG | GABE | FRI
METAL WINDOW CLADDING
NORTH ELEVATION
FLASHING AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM
3/4” = 1’ - 0”
1/4” = 1’ - 0”
ALEXANDRA YANG | GABE | FRI
VAPOR BARRIER
10. WINDOW SILL DTL AT NORTH WALL 3” = 1’ - 0”
Storefront Foundation Detail 7. WINDOW DTLS 3” = 1’ - 0”
ALEXANDRA YANG | GABE | FRI
Window Sill Detail
FLASHING AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM
3/4” = 1’ - 0”
Window Head @ Terra Cotta Section Detail
Window Sill @ Terra Cotta Section Detail
Curtain Wall & Roof Section Detail
Axonometric of Curtain Wall and Sunshade
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travel sketches
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church luminaire
The trinity luminaire is part of a space design project aim at improving the lighting quality of an existing parish hall. As
a way to create focal spotlights in the seating areas, the
luminaire is designed to give off an ambient yet focus lighting quality.
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eco-meter
The eco-meter is a desk top spin tool for architects to do quick comparison between construction materials. Design
272 g SO2-equ 817 MJ/kg 51,709 g CO2-equ 141,520 liter/KG hydrogen fluoride
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specifically for residential walls at 10 ft high.
acidification: embodied energy: GWP Emission: water use: harmful material:
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acidification: embodied etnergy: GWP Emission: water use: harmful material:
7 g SO2-equ 157 MJ/kg 4,569 g CO2-equ 0 liter/KG none
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community sports complex
Baruun-Urt is the capital of the far eastern Sukhbaatar Province in Mongolia. With an area of 31,771 square mile, this provincial center, also the smallest of the 21, has a sparse population of 12,000. Throughout the year, the town experiences harsh climatic changes ranging from -40 F to 104 F.
mongolia
baruun-urt
sukhbaatar
Baruun-Urt children only have half-days at school. Due to the lack of children-friendly infrastructures and activities, they spend most of their time at home or with friends.
Basketball Court Table Tennis Court Volleyball Court
06.2009 site
06.2010 using mainly local resources, BaruunUrt’s unemployed men offering their service at the construction site
11.2010 community members enjoying the complex after the first stage of construction
Water Fountain Playground Outdoor Gym Equipment
In collaboration with the Baruun-Urt Children Center as a Peace Corps volunteer, the community sports complex was designed and constructed to fulfill the community’s wish to increase after school activities for their children such as intramural sport teams. Unlike other large scale projects in the city, which were largely funded by international NGOs, the sports complex is entirely funded by the community. Though much more time consuming, the tactic of fund-raising from the community members’ one day salary encouraged the community’s involvement, thus ensuring the maintenance and sustainability of the project.
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