Ms chen, 1 year experience, chinese urban designer by Allen Zhu

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Miss Chen Education University College London (UCL) MArch Urban Design, Bartlett School of Architecture •Relevant Courses: Strategic Urban Design, Detailed Urban Design, Urban Design History, Urban Design Report •Research Topic: Mess-Match, Urban Landscape Infrastructures •Project: Heterogeneous Aggregation System Regeneration of Manaus Fish Market(Parametrical Design)

London, UK Sep 2013-Sep 2014

University of Liverpool (UoL) BA Urban Planning and Regeneration, Department of Civic Design •Relevant Courses: Place Making, Urban Design •Projects: Regeneration in Toxteth (with a score of 70), Urban Design Framework for Regeneration in Baltic Triangle (with a score of 82, best project among 10 teams); My parts including concept plan, masterplan, and design of public realm •Awarded Higher Second Class with average score of 65

Liverpool, UK Sep 2009-May 2013

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) BSc Urban Planning and Design, Department of Urban Design and Planning

Suzhou, China Sep 2009-May 2011

Working Experience RSAA GmbH Urban Designer • Assisting in preparation of designs, sketches, diagrams, schematic drawings, and final working drawings, including, masterplan, plan, section, elevation, render ; Implying the chief designers sketches into CAD or 3D models. • Designing independently under the monitor of director, • Site investigation, meeting with client, local authority and coordinator • Technical drawings including, diagram, masterplan, plan, section, elevation, render • Preparing brochure, prsentation PPT, attending presentation to clients • Site analysis, socieconomic index analysis and data visualization • Project: urban planning of Nanjing Gaochi, urban strategy of Zhuzhou qingshuitang, urban design of Xian Jiaotong University Campus, urban design of Hantang International school, interior design of Blue Hill Cafe (under construction), Nanjing Hotel (under construction), Zhangjiagang Church Project (published on Archidaily, Wallpaper and triger the discussion on modern religious architecture)

Beijing, China Mar 2015-present

Working Experience Guangdong Yuejiang Design Institution Design Intern •Creating Models for Fuquan Guizhou residential Project, and J6 Software Park regeneration project

Jiangsu Transportation Planning and Design Institution Intern Planner •Drafting urban and transport analysis of underground planning proposal of Jiangyin, Jiangsu •Preparing presentations to client, the Nanjing Jiangsu Underground Company •Collecteing contextual data for Jiawang transportation plan

Nanjing, China Jul-Aug 2012

Nanjing, China Jul-Aug 2011

Other Experience Fisher House, Louis Khan

Hatboro, USA Oct 2014

Volunteer •Helping with restoration of Fisher House with Charles Firmin-Didot > get a deep understanding of the design thinkings of Louis Khan > got the knowlege of valuable wood work protection

Association of Student Society of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Suzhou, China Jul 2010-Mar 2011

Head of Administrative Department •Led a team of 10 people and took charge of documents, translation, e-mailing

Skills Language English –IELTS 7; Certification of Advanced Interpreter of Shanghai (2010). Chinese - Native Speaker

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Reference Interests & Activities XJTLU Debating Society, Uol Civic Design Society; Urban Design Conference 2011; WWOOFer Tr a v e l l i n g ( E u r o p e , U S , B r a z i l ) , Photography, hand-drawing

Stephanie Fischer, Mrs Tutor of urban design University of Liverpool Stephanie.Fischer@liverpool.ac.uk Barry Sellers, Mr Senior Planner in urban design Wandsworth Borough Council Sellersbarry@aol.com

Portfolio Yubing Chen 2010-2015

Content Academic Works Baltic Triangle Regeneration of Industrial Heritage Commercial Centre of Baltic Triangle Zhouzhuang Commercial Street Heterogeneous Aggregation System Regeneration of Manaus Fish Market CNC milling of Amazon River ground Terrain 3D scan of London urban street

Professional Works Bluehill Cafe Zhangjiagang Church Jining Culture Centre

Other Works 2

Yubing Chen

Education

University College London (UCL) MArch Urban Design, Bartlett School of Architecture •Relevant Courses: Strategic Urban Design, Detailed Urban Design, Urban Design History, Urban Design Report •Research Topic: Mess-Match, Urban Landscape Infrastructures •Project: Heterogeneous Aggregation System Regeneration of Manaus Fish Market(Parametrical Design)

Relevant Working Experience

RSAA

London, UK Sep 2013-Sep 2014

Liverpool, UK Sep 2009-May 2013

Other Experience

Volunteer •Helping with restoration of Fisher House with Charles Firmin-Didot > get a deep understanding of the design thinkings of Louis Khan > got the knowlege of valuable wood work protection

Guangdong Yuejiang Design Institution Designer Intern •Creating Models for Fuquan Guizhou residential Project, and J6 Software Park regeneration project > got the knowlege of loft restoration in practise > improved drawing and modelling skill

Oxfam Volunteer •Worked at till and Helped with pricing, displaying

Association of Student Society of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Liverpool, UK Jan 2013- Apr 2013

Suzhou, China Mar 2010-Mar 2011

Head of Administrative Department

Beijing, China Mar 2015-present

•Led a team of 10 people and took charge of documents, translation, e-mailing

• coordination with German colleagues in terms of drawings. • Implying the chief designers sketches into CAD or 3D models. •Designer Designing independently under the monitor of director > got the knowlege of eco-city design and sustainable architectural design > involved in wide range of project from planning strategy to architecture desige including, urban planning of Nanjing Gaochi, urban strategy of Zhuzhou qingshuitang, urban design of Xian Jiaotong University Campus, urban design

Fisher House, Louis Khan

Nanjing, China Jul-Aug 2011

Golden Expat Helper Manager of Customer Service •Contracted with customers and settled complaints

Interests & Activities

Hatboro, USA Oct 2014

Skills Nanjing, China Jul-Aug 2012

XJTLU Debating Society, Uol Civic Design Society; Urban Design Conference 2011; WWOOFer Travelling(Europe, US, Brazil), Photography, hand-drawing

Language English –IELTS 7; Certification of Advanced Interpreter of Shanghai (2010). Chinese - Native Speaker

Computer Photoshop, Sketchup, ArcGis, AutoCAD, InDesign, Illustrator AfterEffect, Rhino (Grasshopper), Softimage, 3DMax(V-ray), Maxwell, Maya

Suzhou, China Jul 2010-Mar 2011

Application Referee

Ulrika Karlsson Principle Servo Stockholm Prof. KTH School of Architecture, Stockholm Prof. Konstfack University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm Visiting Faculty, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London servo stockholm rosenlundsgatan 18 118 53 stockholm

Academic Works

Baltic Triangle

Regeneration of Industrial Heritage Site: Liverpool, UK Team Work: Youhong Tang, Chenxi Dou, Wanru Peng, Yubing Chen Individual Part: Green Space analysis, Green Space Design, all drawings The Baltic Triangle is an important historical hub, located in the inner city of Liverpool. It acts as a home to artists and designers, as well as internationally acclaimed arts festivals and galleries. However, in recent decades, the area has become increasingly derelict. This can attribute to a combination of factors, including its vacant mills, contrasting land uses, poor street conditions and a lack of overall coherence. A new design strategy will be put forward targeting at promoting the use for public realm and functioning as the hub for residential, leisure and creative use.

Site Analysis / Ã ÀiÃi>ÀV >Ã Lii V `ÕVÌi` Ì w ` Ì i best redevelopment strategies so that the > Ì V ÌÀ > } i V> Li iwÌ ÃÌ vÀ Ì i Àigeneration of the surrounding areas. The paper has been divided into four parts: Part1 'Urban Form & Heritage' will analyze this area from its history, and also will contrast the Figure ground plans in 1920 and 2012. Part2 'The Area Today' will describe the current social-economic conditions. Moreover, the building ages, character areas and land

uses will also be explored in this section. Part3 'Ease of Movement’ will go on to examine permeability and Road hierarchy, with reference to accessibility and its road conditions. Also, within this section, the Legibility analysis will be provided to test its visual ele i ÌÃ > ` `i Ì wV>Ì ` vviÀi Ì â iÃ° Ì i w > «>ÀÌ {¿+Õ> ÌÞ v Ì i *ÕL V ,i> ¿] the townscape and heritage plans will be presented, together with the Open space analysis for further space use and improvement.

Urban History and Form

Þ V «>À } Ì i w}ÕÀi }À Õ ` « > Ã v £ Óä > ` Óä£Î] Üi V> V i>À Þ w ` Ì >Ì Ì i ÃÌ À V w}ure ground is much easier to read. Buildings to the East of Chaloner Street are continuous and organically connected with the surroundings. In this circumstance, it is easier to distinguish the functions for voids. The voids enclosed between building lines are streets. Different widths of those voids represent the hierarchy of road. More specifically, small voids in a building are for private use > ` >À}i Û `Ã V Õ ` Li «i Ã«>Vi° / Ã w}ÕÀi ground also clearly indicates the size for buildings footprints so as to estimate the structure of the urban space. Large-scale buildings along each side of the Chaloner Street are for industrial use and further down to East and South, the small-scale mass solids are for residential use.

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However, it seems that today’s urban space within the study area is rather fragmented. Too much Û ` > iÃ Ì ` vwVÕ Ì Ì `iw i «i Ã«>Vi] À >`Ã > ` «À Û>Ìi >Ài>° Õ ` }Ã >Ài ÕÃÌ y >Ì } Ljects in the space, which cannot form a sense of enclosure. In the western dockland, it seems that there is only one single dock rather than several ones. Therefore, the overall plan of this study area is fairly poor. It seems to be too disjointed.

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Area Today Landuse

Building Typologies

Residential

Modern Development

Retail/Commercial

Modern Warehouse & Factory

Service

Recent Development

Institutional

Victorial House

Place of Worship

Maritime Warehouse & Factory

Industrial

Historical Religious Building

Warehouse Vacant Leisure

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Area C

Area D

Area A Interface with the city centre, mostly recent development

Area A Interface with the city centre, predominately used for place for leisure, such as hotels, restaurants and cafes. Area B Modern detached or semi-detached houses and a number of apartments that have been a feature throughout the city centre. Area C Mainly light industrial and warehousing. Area D A number of businesses operating within the creative industries sector, such as printing and media.

Area B Main historical Character and conservation Area, has distinct maritime character, but mainly in the form of vacant mills and factories. Mainly light industrial and warehousing. Area C

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Newly constructed factories, warehouses and creative businesses.

Quality of the Public Realm Poor Permeability

In general, the whole analysis area is fairly good in terms of townscape. Strand Street is quite attractive. Because of adjacent to the heritage site and covering conversation area, there are quite a lot listed buildings nearby, these buildings all have strong relations to industrial time. At present, the warehouses are mainly converted to new use. Three main landmarks, Liverpool Cathedral, Metropolitan Cathedral and the Radio Tower dominate the area. The main landmarks and some local landmark create a distinctive local identity in the area which reminds people the maritime and industrial era. The Albert Dock could be a main focal point of the area which has contributed to the public realm. Within the area, there is no typical focal point but listed buildings, public art or park, help to make the public realm more interesting. In addition, some points within the area could get views towards to landmarks but block by houses and buildings. Walking along the Strand Street, visitors could has a close vista along the street which helps to enhance the enclosure of the road.

Good Permeability

Local Landmark Active Frontage Dock Node View Point Visual Line Private Open Space Green Open Space School Playground Unused Parking Playground Landscape Cul-De-Cec Visual Barrier Inactive Frontage Building with Nagetive Visual Impact

Urban Design Framwork The objective of the design for Baltic Triangle is to build up an attractive, pros- perous business, industry and residential hub for people to have the willing to live, work and visit. Additionally, it targets at creating active links with the exiting city centre to the north of the site, historic Liverpool docks to the west, and inner-city residential areas to the east and south. These can be achieved through preserv- ing and refurbishing dilapidated buildings and enhancing the enclosure of buildings in the area, increasing permeability and eliminating cul-de-sac, enhancing the legibility of the area through building up active edges and creating landmarks, establishing a hierarchical framework of public ream, etc.

ƂVV À` } Ì Ì i > > ÞÃ Ã V « iÌi` >Ì Ì i wÀÃÌ step, it is found that Baltic Triangle lacks internal coherence and buildings do not actively connect with the surrounding environment. The whole areas look bleak and lack of attractiveness. In the new design, the initial objective is to enable the buildings enclose space so that we can easily dew i Ì i ÕÃiÃ v À Û `Ã > ` Ã `Ã° À Ì Ã Ài>Ã ] iÜ `iÃ } Ü w Ì i }>«Ã v Ì i iÝ ÃÌ } LÕ `ings. Because the Wapping Street just to the west of maserplanning area is very wide, the buildings along the road should be tall enough to enclose it.

New Urban Grain (New Buildings)

Master Plan

Character Areas (New Public Space)

A&D Existing Building New Development

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Continuous buildings, which ÀiyiVÌ > Ãi Ãi v i V ÃÕÀi] V> Ã } wV> Ì Þ «À Ûi Ì i quality of public realm and add up people’s pleasure when walking in the area. Therefore, iÜ `iÃ } Ã Ì>À}iÌi` Ì w Ì i }>« iÝ ÃÌ } VÕÀÀi Ì w}ure ground.

A and D serve as the arrival point and orientation for visitors from the City Centre and west, including an important landmark and leisure place like cafe,bars and restaurants B is designed for the existing comunity and residents in new apartment , consisting of places for civic / community activities. C is a public square for the new commercial centre

Strengthening Connections

Network of Spaces

A primary objective is to maximise the physical and visual connections with its immediate surroundings and the wider context. Additional streets will be created and existing links will be strengthened and reinvigorated with movement patterns created by connecting existing activities and introducing new uses.

A series of public spaces are created across the Baltic Triangle. These spaces serve different areas of the site with a variety of functions and connnected by the improved road network

Land Use Exciting, stimulating and fun place to work One of the main objectives of the development is to further support the existing creative industries The South of the site becomes an employment district, although com« i i Ì>ÀÞ ÀiÃ ì Ì > ÕÃiÃ Õ««iÀ y ÀÃ V Õ ` >Ài ìÃ } i` Ü iÀi appropriate to create further mixed use. On the other hand, those that remain contribute to the area’s maritime character are retained and refurbished and given new fuctions as ofwViÃ v À Ài Ì }° Ƃ À> }i v Ã âi > ` ÌÞ«iÃ v vwVi v>V Ì iÃ >Ài ìÛi «i` Ì i 7iÃÌ v Ì i Ã Ìi° "vwViÃ Ü Ì ¼ Ü ` À½ ÃÌÀiiÌ >VViÃÃ L Ì v À Ài Ì > ` Ã> i which attract professional services to relocate and invest in the area and accommodation for creative industries are promoted.

Exciting, stimulating and fun place to Visit Commercial/Retail use is very important for the vitality of Baltic Triangle Area, therefore it has being distributed though out the site and there is also a shopping centre designed in the very heart of the site. Commercial/Retail use is distributed though out the site at ground levi Ì i v À v Ã > ÀiÌ> LÕÃ iÃÃ° / iÃi }À Õ ` y À ÕÃiÃ Ã iÃsential to the primary pedestrian connections and surrounding public open spaces to create a lively atmospheric place and reduce the need for residents and employees to travel to such facilities. In addition, at the very important intersection of the two main street - Blundell Street and Chaloner Street, a very attractive commercial centre is designed as a focal point for commercial use. A public square is also designed for the shoppers after shopping.

Exciting, stimulating and fun place to Play Since the North of the site provides the critical interface with the city centre, active uses such as bar, café and restaurants are situated on the }À Õ ` > ` wÀÃÌ y ÀÃ >`` Ì ] Ã i ÀiÃÌ>ÕÀ> ÌÃ >Ài V>Ìi` Ì i Ì « y À Ì i >L i Ì i public the opportunity to enjoy the views. On the another hand, Blundell Street becomes part of a strategic leisure corridor with bars and night clubs, linking Kings Waterfront and the RopeWalks. Since night activities are encouraged along the street, appropriate planning controls will be required to carefully manage bars > ` ÀiÃÌ>ÕÀ> ÌÃ Ì ÀiÃÌÀ VÌ « Ìi Ì > V y VÌÃ LiÌÜii ÃÕV ÕÃiÃ > ` residential uses. Also, Blundell Street is prioritised for the leisure and iÛi } iV Þ Ü Ì }À Õ ` y À ÕÃiÃ Ì >Ì Ì> i >`Û> Ì>}i v Ì i pavement space. This would draw activity into the heart of the area from the waterfront and the city centre at all times of day and evening.

Exciting, stimulating and fun place to Live ,iÃ `i Ì > >Ài> Ã >ÀÀ> }i` Ì Õ} ÕÌ Ì i Ã Ìi >Ì Õ««iÀ y ÀÃ] i ÃÕÀ } ÃÕvwV i Ì « «Õ >Ì Ì ÃÕ«« ÀÌ Ì i >Ài>° / i `iÛi « i Ì > Ã included a range of residential typologies, attracting people from different sectors. To create active uses/frontages along key pedestrian routes and encourage a pedestrian friendly i Û À i Ì] Ã «Ã > ` i ÃÕÀi « >Vi >Ài « >Vi` >Ì Ì i }À Õ ` y À° A sustainable community is designed in the area with Sustainable measures such as some green roofs of container houses and solar pani Ã v Ì i iÜ y>ÌÃ°

Residential Place of Worship Creative Business "vwVi Retail/Commercial Service Leisure

Ease of movement Movement Analysis

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Connection

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The public transport is encouraged in this area. In spite of the original bus stations, new bus stops will be set for the increasing working population and local residents, to ensure the linkage with downtown and local/district centres.

The effective and convenience movement system will reduce future transport pressure and will show better connection with surroundings. Meanwhile, the new network will link the main focal points and go through the public green space.

Putting People First

Parking System

Primary Road Secondary Road Residential Road

Cycling Lane

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Private Parking

Other Road

Underground Parking Connection

The new movement system aims to improve the pedestrian accessibility and also to provide an attractive walking i Û À i Ì° Ƃ Ì i Ài}i iÀ>Ì >Ài> Ü Li `iw i` >Ã iÜ ¼«i`iÃÌÀ > «À À ÌÞ >Ài>½° / i VÞV } «>Ì iÃ Ü go through the main landmarks and green spaces, to encourage the green cycling instead of the vehicles. 15

In order to meet the demands of increasing population after the regeneration in functional zones, the new parking areas are prepared for short and long time parking uses. Additionally, different types of parking will be deigned in different charachter area for effective land use.

Public Realm • A network active frontage that create an inviting public realm and provide surveillance and security • A network of 2 public squares and 11 communal open space linked by pedestrian priority routes • Roundabout with landscape • Improved linear spaces • 2 new local landmarks

Townscape Analysis

Active Frontage

Legibility

Communal Open Space Public Open Space Important Frontage Other Important Building Local Landmark Focal Point Boulevard

Grade A: wide range of uses and functions and accommodate more than 15 premises within every 100 m

Tree Lined Street

Grade B: 10-15 premises within every 100 m

Pedestrain Priority Route

Grade C: 6-10 premises within every 100 m

District Node Landmark Path Edge

Green Infrastructure The new plan will propose a network of green infrastructure consisting of square, park, trees and other landscape, and also link to green space outside Baltic Triangle. one square will function as the major focal point in the area. One public park sits at the east entrance point. 12 pieces of communal open space site inside the enclosure of buildings but connect to the route outside. The green roof will place on the top of creative business.

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Communal Open Space Public Open Space Important Frontage Other Important Building Local Landmark Focal Point Boulevard Tree Lined Street Pedestrain Priority Route

Communal Open Space The communal green space meets the recreational needs within proximity to workplaces and homes. 10 of the communal green space will be park paved by soft landscape to improve air quality and habitat for wildlife. With footpath inside, the space will mainly serve the buildings nearby by providing a social and resting place. The space will interact with Ì i }À Õ ` y À Ì À Õ} Ì i >VÌ Ûi vÀ Ì>}i° >`` Ì ] Ì i space will also connect to the routes outside.

Playground

Roundabout

The playground in residential block is designed for the family and kids as well as roller skaters. The playing facilities will arrange in the playground.

A new roundabout at the intersection of Blundell St and Simpson St will be a major landscape dominate the two streets and enhance the west and east entrance view. In addition, it will be a public square link to the pavement and welcome people to have a rest inside.

park

Square

The other one is the playground in residential block. The place is designed for the family and kids as well as roller skaters. The playing facilities will arrange in the playground.

The square is the main focal point well connected to the surrounding area within the Baltic Triangle. The square will shoulder the function as a meeting and waiting point. The active frontage border- ing the north and south sides will invite open area café and restaurant seating so that the square will also be a leisure hub.

Landmark hotel building at the corner forms a very strong and attractive edge, ÀiVÀi>Ì > >VÌ Û Ì iÃ >Ì }À Õ ` y À naturally attract people from city centre

Buildings with maritime characters are kept wherever appropriate as we respect the history and identity of Baltic Triangle

Central space designed to be a pleasant view to eyes while slowing down Ì i ÌÀ>vwV

New shopping centre with a public square provides mixed use of leisure, commercial, and services

Improved visual and physical connection with Waterfront Characteristic architecture such as container building and loft studio have been designed to provide the artists with an healthy and lovely environment to work and live Landmark hotel building at the corner forms a very strong and attractive edge Very good visual connection with Anglican Cathedral

New community centre serves well as a focal point for residential activities, enabling neighbours to interact with each other

Shipping and Shopping Commercial Centre Baltic Triangle

Site: Liverpool, UK Individual Work

The new urban design framework of Baltic Triangle proposed a new central square at the centre of the area,which will be an important focal point of new Baltic Triangle. The new building is a major shopping mall in the area designed for the residents and works, expecially the designers or artist nearby. The iconic new building should be a new landmark of the area but, more importantly respect the local identity, invigorating the derelict urban space and reminding people its maritime history.

Inspiration

The master plan area is located near the focal point of new Baltic Triangle and at the central axis. The new building is a major shopping mall in the area designed for the residents and works, expecially the designers or artist nearby, and the open space will be the only public square in Baltic Triangle. The new shopping mall consists of two shops with 5 and 4 levels individually and a cafe. The design of the building is inspired by the marine time features in this area. The faรงade has borrowed some elements of the marintime Liverpool, which help enhance the local identity

The Shape of Mersay River

Red Column

The Shape of Ship

Idea Development

Big Vollume at the centre of the area

Exploding the big vollume into small pieces, increaing pemeability

Extruding more active frontage, public realm

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Soft Space by Column

Regular Grid of Column

moving and changing the thickness of column to form soft space division

Soft division of retail space and corridor

internal circulation

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Elevation

East Entrance

Zhouzhuang Commercial Street Site: Suzhou, China Individual Work The project is located in Zhouzhuang, Suzhou, China. The master plan area around 44395m2 will be built into a creative industrial park including artist studio, exhibition space, gallery, retail, lesiure, and commercial. The commercial street site in the south part of the master plan area, which has followed the traditional layout of courtyard to form a enclosed space. The whole area encourages the communication between inside (shops) and outside(commercial frontage and yard) and invigorates mix-use of urban space. The heterogeneous pitched roof add visual pleasant to the roofscape of the whole area.

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River is the main transport link from past to now and also special public realm in water town.

Street is kind of grey space in water town, which is the extend of human activities inside the building.

People tends to slow down when passing the bridge, which form a special public realm at the end of the bridge.

The public pier is nomally set between the neighbourhoods which is a kind of semi-public space .

Square is normally in a organic shape enclosed be buildings, which is small but accessible.

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Tranditional linear street of water town. People tends to go through.

Increase the vollum of anchor shops to create an enclosed coutyard. People tends slow down and stay longer in the space.

Offset the buildings to creating a inviting commercial frontage; change building height to create a better view of roofscape.

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Heterogeneous Aggregation System Regeneration of Manaus Fish Market Site: Manaus, Brazil /i> 7 À \ µÕ ] Üi +Õ> ] 9Õi -Õ ] 9ÕL } i Aggregates as a loosely packing substance offer a great freedom of reV w}ÕÀ>Ì >ÀV ÌiVÌÕÀi° Ƃ}}Àigate system suggests the stability is a permanent temporal construction in response to changing context. In our

regeneration project around Manaus wÃ >À iÌ] Üi >«« Þ iÌiÀ }i i ÕÃ aggregation as design tool to achieve adaptive urban system that collaborates with the dynamic urban condition in Manaus.

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River Analysis Manaus, Amazona, Brazil, experiences dramatic transformation over year and over the years. Water is a key consideration in our urban design research. The difference in water level, velocity, pressure, tension helps to form a heterogeneous urr

ban space. In our regeneration pro iVÌ >À Õ ` > >ÕÃ wÃ >À iÌ] Üi apply heterogeneous aggregation as design tool to achieve adaptive urban system that collaborates with the dynamic urban condition in Manaus.

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Seasonal Change and Erosion There are three geomorphologic type can be `i Ì wi` À ÛiÀ >Ài> >® V > i Ã] L® Ã > `Ã formed by levees, c) lakes enclosed by levees. / i «>VÌ v Ü>ÌiÀ iÀ Ã Ã Ã } wV> Ì Ì >Ì Ì i À ÛiÀ y Ü ÌÀ> Ã« ÀÌÃ > >À}i > Õ Ì v suspended sediment every year. The islands formed by levees are resulted from suspended sediment. Channels tend to be the results of different soil property of river bed. Some parts could be more erodible (Latrubessea and Franzinelli, 2005) Three strategic zone, edge, buffer, and river bed characterize different combination of channel, island, and lake. The distinctive terrain in the three zones leads to different water features which is relevant to the behavior of aggregation structure. In the case of edge, the linear area is not characterized by channel, island, or lake but a cutting edge dominated by vertical movement of water level. As for buffer, because of periodical ebbing, such area is characterized by islands resulted from the deposition of elongated levees in water and lake closed by levees. Therefore,

À ÛiÀ y ÜÃ À > Þ Ûi ÛiÀÌ V> Þ > ` Ì i horizontal movement tends to slow down in this area. In reference to river bed, which is merged in the water all the time, it features anabranching channels because of the horizontal movement of water running from upper stream to lower stream. Therefore, the river y Ü Ìi `Ã Ì Ã«ii` Õ« Ü i ÀÕ } Ì À Õ} the narrow channel.

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Water erosion tends to occur when sediments are exchanged between river channels and y ` « > Ã° ` « > Ã V > }i ÛiÀ Ì i because of sediments deposition and bank erosion. According to the research of Dunne, et al (1998), up-stream of Manaus surface gradients are approximately twice greater during rising water than those during falling water `Õi Ì Ì i > Õ> y ` } Ü>ÌiÀ° / i wÃ >À iÌ >Ài> ÕÃÌ Ã ÌÃ >Ì y ` « > ] Ü iÀi Ì i edge tends to be affected mainly by erosion over the year while the buffer are normally eroded more when water falling down and growth again when water comes back.

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The Design Research

The initial stage is non-interlocking heterogeneous test with material.The second stage, we develop a series of geometry to study the heterogeneous aggregate system in structural units. / i w > ÃÌ>}i] Ì i iÌiÀ }i i ÕÃ aggregation is collabo- rated with the existing landscape and urban tissue. À Ì i wÀÃÌ ÌÜ ÃÌ>}iÃ] Ã«iV wV ÌÞ of individuals has been investigated in order to comparatively study the material property and collective aggregation of units. Rather than purely structure analysis, our research on aggregation starts from material

analysis. The resilience to erosion of dif-ferent material could contribute to heterogeneous surface friction of units. Therefore, the research on geometry is based on the knowledge on material. Different weight and surface friction from different material could result in heterogeneous aggregate À« }Þ° Ì i w > ÃÌ>}i] L>Ãi` on the research on previous stages, time has been considered in urban scale. At this stage, digital simulation is used to simulate the aggregation of thousands of units in landscape and their change over the years.

Material Test Y

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/ i wÀÃÌ «>ÀÌ v ÕÀ >ÌiÀ > iÝ«iÀ i Ì Ã Ì Õ derstand the erosion-resistance of different material property. In this test, erosion resilience of various grain size and material hardness has been compared. The performance of particle is measured by the ability of particle to preserve the base material.

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Particle size: 16mm × 16mm × 16mm

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Particle size: 20mm × 20mm × 20mm

According to the scanned surface, the blue line represents the part that performances best in terms of resilience, in contrast, the orange shows the weakest part. From this diagram, we can see that the model in the left vertical column show large area of the blue region, which can be found that the model in the left vertical column has better erosion-resilience.

Particle size: 40mm × 40mm × 40mm

F Force: direction: di ti ttop 90° 90°; fform: square. Base: material: t i l plaster; l t resilience: ili low; size: 150mm × 150mm 150 × 150mm. 150 PartiP ti cle: material: plaster; resilience: high.

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Resilience: high

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Resilience: medium

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Force: direction: top 90°; form: square. Base: material: plaster; resilience: low; size: 150mm × 150mm × 150mm. Particle: material: plaster; size: 16mm x 16mm x 16mm. 52

Geometry Test

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Incircle radius of section Branch gap width Branch gap angel Distance between joint

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6 129.9 150° incircle

The interlock element can be seen as on one plain.

The branch gap width, which is the distance between ends of two branches, is much larger than the thickness of the geometry.

Incircle radius of section Branch gap width Branch gap angel 150° Distance b between etween joint 13.8/0.25 25 5

6/6 65.0/129.9 51.3°/ and

This geometry stretch in one plane and two upper octant domain.

There are three types of brach gap width in this case.

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Incircle radius of section 6/6 129.9/38.82 Branch gap width Branch gap angel 150°/30° Distance between joint and incircle 0.25/17

The interlock unit occupies part of the equal octant domains.

Incircle radius of section Branch gap width Branch gap angel Distance between joint 13 8/0 1 13.8/ 0.25 25

One of the branch gap width is much larger than the thickness of the geometry, and the other one is almost as large as it.

6/6 65.0/129.9 51.3°/150° and incircle

This geometry stretch in one plane and two upper octant domain.

There are three types of brach gap width in this case.

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Incircle radius of section 6/6 Branch gap width 106.1/138.6 Branch gap angel 90°/135° Distance between joint and incircle 2.5/0.5

This geometry stretch in one direction and one octant domain

Incircle radius of section 6/6/6 65/129.9/38.8 Branch gap width 51.3°/150°/30° Branch gap angel Distance between joint and incircle 13.8/17.0

There are two types of distance in this case. One of the distance is much larger than the thickness of the geometry, and the other one is almost as large as it.

This geometry stretch in one plane and two upper octant domain.

There are three types of brach gap width in this case.

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Incircle radius of section 6/6/6 Branch gap width 106.1/138.6/38.8 90°/135°/30° Branch gap angel Distance between joint and incircle 2.5/0.5/17.0

This geometry stretch in one plane and one octant domain.

Incircle radius of section 6/6/6 65/129.9/38.8 Branch gap width Branch gap angel 51.3°/150°/30° Distance between joint and incircle 13.8/17.0

There are two types of branch gap width in this case.

This geometry stretch in one plane, two upper octant domain and one lower octant domain.

There are three types of brach gap width in this case.

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Incircle radius of section 6/6 65/38.8 Branch gap width 51.3/30° Branch gap angel Distance between joint and incircle 13.8/17

This geometry stretch in one plane and two upper octant domain.

The distances between ends of two branches are short in this case.

Incircle radius of section 6/6/6/6 Branch gap width 65/129.9/38.8/129.9 Branch gap angel 51.3°/150°/30°/120° Distance between joint and incircle 13.8/0.928

This geometry stretch in one plane and two upper octant domain.

There are four types of distance in this case.

Geometry Test

Aggregation Simulation of Units with Different Surface Friction

The erosion will change the surface condition of the units. At this stage, Softimage has been used to simulation the surface change of the units. Because the erosion process mainly V > }iÃ Ì i ÃÕÀv>Vi vÀ VÌ ] ` vviÀi Ì wVÌ Ã >Ûi Lii >ÃÃ } i` v À ` vviÀi Ì Õ ÌÃ°

Friction: 0.1

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Time Based Stimulation urban (2015-2065)and River Dec.

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The Design Proposal The research about the material and the unit established the language about heterogeneous aggregate system. In response Ì Ì i Ãi>Ã > y ` > ` `À Õ} Ì V>ÕÃi` LÞ yÕVÌÕ>Ì } Ü>ÌiÀ iÛi ] Ì i > >ÕÃ wÃ >À iÌ Ài}i iÀ>Ì «À iVÌ] Ì i iÌiÀogeneous aggregate system is applied along the shoreline area. A dynamic aggregation structure will be developed along the edge and stretch into urban and river. The aggregation structure consists of loosely and tightly packed individuals, some of which interlocked and some just attached. The whole structure Ü ÀiV w}ÕÀi Ü Ì Ì i yÕVÌÕ>Ì } Ü>ÌiÀ iÛi ° / iÀiv Ài] Ì i >À iÌ >Ài> V> Ü À >Ã À > >Ì y ` } Ì i° >`` Ì ] commercial, retail, and leisure can also extend to the river, and even in drought season, the buffer can serve for urban activities rather than derelict as waste land.

Material Geometry Urban

Particle size: 20mm x 20mm x 20mm; Resilience: mmedium to erosion.

Particle size: 40mm x 40mm x 40mm; Resilience: medium to erosion.

Particle size: 16mm x 16mm x16mm; Resilience: low to erosion.

Particle size: 20mm x 20mm x 20mm; Resilience: low to erosion.

Particle size: 40mm x 40mm x 40mm; Resilience: low to erosion.

Urban Scale Simulation

Frame 1800 Year: 2070

ion of rotation direct

Light branches (hollow) Heavy branches (solid)

Attached Structure Placed in urban

Behavior of Indivudual: Rotation

Light branches (hollow) Heavy branches (solid)

Interlocked Structure Placed in the water and buffer

Behavior of Indivudual: Linear Movement

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Conclusion water level: 10m; October 2015

The research about the material and the unit established the language about heterogeneous aggregate system. ÀiÃ« Ãi Ì Ì i Ãi>Ã > y ` > ` `À Õ} Ì V>ÕÃi` LÞ yÕVÌÕ>Ì } Ü>ÌiÀ iÛi ] Ì i > >ÕÃ wÃ >À iÌ regeneration project, the heterogeneous aggregate system is applied along the shoreline area. Instead of a wall with negative impact on urban image and human activities, a dynamic aggregation structure will be developed along the edge and stretch into urban and river. The aggregation structure consists of loosely and tightly packed individuals, some of which interlocked and some just attached. The Ü i ÃÌÀÕVÌÕÀi Ü ÀiV w}ÕÀi Ü Ì Ì i yÕVÌÕ>Ì } Ü>ÌiÀ level. Therefore, the market area can work as normal at y ` } Ì i° >`` Ì ] V iÀV > ] ÀiÌ> ] > ` i ÃÕÀi can also extend to the river, and even in drought season, the buffer can serve for urban activities rather than derelict as waste land. In conclusion, no matter by natural or human activities, the heterogeneous aggregation system allows the new urban tissue and landscape emerge in a bottom-up method. / i V> Þ `iw i` >ÌiÀ > «À «iÀÌÞ > ` }i iÌÀÞ ÃÌÀÕVÌÕÀi w > Þ V ÌÀ LÕÌi Ì Ì i V iVÌ Ûi Li >Û À v >}}Àigation as a whole. Finally, the aggregation will form a new urban landscape. The heterogeneous aggregation system is a novel urban morphology but it is vernacular and local. The whole system is engaged with local dynamics, such as water erosion, and seasonal and yearly water level change. The material transformation under water erosion not only changes the surface condition of aggregate but also the terrain of topography during the process of erosion and deposition. Composed by a great amount of loosely bounded heter }i ÕÃ Õ ÌÃ] Ì i >}}Ài}>Ìi ÃÌÀÕVÌÕÀi V> ÀiV w}ÕÀi under the changing circumstances. Therefore, the heterogeneous units have the ability to adjust to the changing environment to form a spatiotemporally dynamic landscape and urban tissue. Therefore, the landscape and urban tissue formulated under the heterogenous aggregate system put forward a permanent model for urban growth under changing environment.

water level: 15m; December 2020

February; water level: 27m 2025

water level: 30m; April 2030

water level: 20m; June 2035

water level: 12m; August

CNC Milling of River Bed Terrain Team Work: Yunchao Tang, Yari Jin, Yang Yang, Yubing Chen The milling of water bed terrain of River Negro is to explore/ expand and exaggerate the "real topography" and textures and use the design vision to progress them.

Data Map

3D Model

ScanLab: Speed Workhop 3D Scan of River Lea, Olympic park + toward Canary Wharf

Professional Works

Blue Hill Cafe

Interior Design of Cafe with German Style

Site: Taiyuan, China Team Work: Reinhard Angelis Na Li, Yubing Chen Individual Part: Modelling Making, Material Selection, Drawings

Ground Floor Plan

Ground Floor Elevation

First Floor Plan

First Floor Elevation

Zhangjiagang Church Project

Elevation

Site: Zhangjiagang, China Team: Ziyu Zhuang, Na Li, Yi Liu,Fabian Wieser, Dongdong Chen, Weihong Dong, Yubing Chen, Nan Zhou(Intern), lingwei Meng(Intern),

The design was to create a building that represents both past and future. In doing so the design of RSAA HAS formed a ÕÃi Ì >Ì ÀiyiVÌÃ Ì i VÕÀÀi Ì Ã ÌÕ>Ì > ` Ì i V > i }iÃ Christianity is dealing with. To reach that goal, the main church has been separated from the additional functions and cluster those together in supporting buildings. This community center and the church itself shall express different architectural languages to strengthen the desired effect. The rounded interior follows harmonious curves that follow the traditional basilica concept, but does so in a modern interpretation, creating a cradling space on the inside to comfort the visitors.

My responsibilities - Modelling of the surrounding fabracation of church - Elevation and section drawing and analysis

Section

Jining Culture Centre Platform

Nanjing Gaochi Health Industry Park Site: Nanjing, China Team: Stefan Schmitz, Na Li, Shifeng Zhang, Yubing Chen

Masterplan

Car Circulation

Perdestrain

Xi’an Jiaotong University Campus Design Site: Xi’an, China /i> \ > ] < i }` } + ] - vi } < > }] 9ÕL } i

Other Works

Photography

Iron Man of Gormley Liverpool,UK, 2014

Before Dark Venice, Italy, 2014

Facade Restoration Fisher House Louis Khan Site: Hatbro, US Team: Charles Firmin-Didot, Yiwei Li, Yubing Chen

Hand Drawing

Stockholm 8 February 2016 To whom it may concern, It is with great confidence that I support Yubing Chen in her interest in pursuing a Master of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. With her strong ambition, design skills and curiosity for advancing her knowledge within the field, Yubing will have a great deal to offer as well as to learn from an inspiring academic architecture environment. I have known Yubing since 2013, when she came to London to Bartlett School of Architecture and was one of our students at the post professional Urban Design program, in Research Cluster 17: MessMatch, which I taught together with Maj Plemenitas. Yubing showed a great ability in developing her architectural and urban design thinking, design methods and design skills. Yubing worked on a project called Heterogeneous Aggregate System, a proposal for engaging the eroding city edge of Manaus, Brazil. Yubing was always eager to learn and gain new knowledge and expertise in fields that was new to her. The RC 17:Mess-Match had its focus on developing design research methodologies concentrating on the affiliations and exchange between physical and advanced digital simulations linked with contemporary architectural and urban design discourse and other neighbouring fields. The digital simulations acted as hinges between material granular experiments and the study of processes at urban, landscape and infrastructural scales, providing for the study of cross-scalar relationships. Yubing was able to develop not only skills, but a great sensibility in the use and application of these techniques, and a profound understanding of the implications on architecture and urban design practice as well as discourse. The capability of working with and developing different scales of the project in parallel, and modulating their relationships, from material to structure, envelope, urban landscape and circulation, is difficult and Yubing and her group members did it very well. Yubing and her team developed one of the strongest projects in the cluster. Since her studies at Bartlett, Yubing has developed a strong interest in architecture. To be able to practice within the field of both architecture and urban design she now wants to pursue a master of architecture. I want to stress that the opportunity for Yubing to do a Master of Architecture in the University of Applied Arts Vienna would be very important for her future career. Being an inspiring and talented person she is eager to learn and with her particular experiences and interests she will also have a lot to give. I wholeheartedly support Yubing in her application to do a Master of Architecture in the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

//Ulrika Karlsson Ulrika Karlsson Principle Servo Stockholm and Prof. KTH School of Architecture, Stockholm Prof. Konstfack University College of Arts, Craft and Design, Stockholm 2013-2014 Visiting Faculty, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London servo stockholm rosenlundsgatan 18 118 53 stockholm __________________________________________________________________________ servo stockholm, Rosenlundsgatan 18, 118 53 Stockholm, www.servo-stockholm.com

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