SELECTED WORKS 2016-2022
Yefei Guo Birthday : February 28, 1999 Birthplace: Hebei, China Tel: (718) 753-2314 Email: yefei.guo@columbia.edu
[EDUCATION] Jun. 2021 - Jun. 2022
Columbia University, GSAPP / M.S Advanced Architectural Design / New York, USA
Sep. 2018 - Jun. 2020
The University of Liverpool / Bachelor of Arts (Honours)/ Liverpool, UK
Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2018
Xi’an Jiaotong-liverpool University / Bachelor of Engineering / Suzhou, China
[WORK EXPERIENCE] Feb. 2020 - May. 2021
Xuberance / Architectural Intern / Shanghai, China
May. 2017 - May. 2018
UniDesignLab / Website Writer and Editor/ Suzhou, China
[ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE] Oct. 2020 - Nov. 2021
SCI-Arc Additive Digital Design Workshop / The Pursuit of 3D Printable Design in the Era of Digital Fabrication, 3D-printing, lighting and ceramic design / Shanghai, China
May. 2020 - May. 2020
SCI-Arc Introduction to Digital Design Workshop / Summer School Project: House of the Hyper Pop Digital Design, Maya modeling, rendering, typesetting / Shanghai, China
Jul. 2019 - Aug. 2019
Re Furniture X- Fire & Concrete / Conceptual design, algorithm docking construction, 1:1 build test / Shanghai, China
Jul. 2019 - Jul. 2019
The Void of a City / Reconstruction of the Lilong of Shanghai/ Shanghai, China
Jan. 2018 - Feb. 2018
Milanese interiors 1930-1970 Workshop / Detailed Craving-Discussion on interior housing space model of Milan after the war/ Milan, Italy
[AWARDS] Jun. 2018 - Sep. 2019
Academic Scholarship for the Top 1% students of the Grade / Liverpool, UK
[OTHER EXPERIENCE] Jun. 2018 - Sep. 2019
Project of Elderly Center in the 2017-2018 YEARBOOK / Collection of O utstanding Works / Published by Department of Architecture, Xi’an Jiaotong-liverpool University
Jun. 2018 - Jun. 2019
Volunteer Photographer of Graduation Ceremony / Suzhou, China
Mar. 2017 - Aug. 2018
Assistant Editor of the News Office of Xi’an Jiaotong-liverpool University / Suzhou, China
[SOFTWARE SKILLS] 3D Modeling
UE4 / Rhino / Maya / Zbrush / V-Ray / 3DsMax / Enscape / SketchUp / Grasshopper / Houdini
2D Graphics
Adobe Illustrator / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Indesign / Adobe Premiere / AutoCAD
Programming
HTML / CSS / JavaScript / Python
[LANGUAGE] English / Chinese (Native)
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THE VIOLENCE IN THE AIR 2021
FABRIC FORMWORK 2020
PROFESSOR: NAHYUN HWANG N@NHDM.ORG
SHANGHAI, CHINA
PROFESS ANNA.GIDMAN
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MEMORY CAPSULE 2020
CALENDAR 2019
SOR: ANNA GIDMAN N@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK
PROFESSOR: MICHAEL SOUTHERN M.SOUTHERN@LIVERPOOL.AC.UK
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INTRODUCTION T HO
LIVERPOOL, UK
SCI-ARC
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TO DIGITAL DESIGN: OUSE OF [HYPER]POP
C SUMMER SCHOOL 2020
09 ADDITIVE DIGITAL DESIGN FABRICATION AND PRODUCTION
10 THE VOID OF A CITY PROFESSOR: SOOMEEN HAHM
SCI-ARC WORKSHOP 2020
SHANGHAI, LILONG CHINA 2020
01 THE VIOLENCE IN THE AIR
FALL 2021 NAHYUN HWANG STUDIO, PLEIN AIR
TIANJIN, CHINA
The violence of the air manifests itself in several different ways, and the air sometimes acts as a medium that participates in or transmits a lot of violence and inequity. China's industrial development has several different phases, each phase has particular policies to guide the direction of development, different instructions to guide different industries. These policies selectively produce certain types of air in certain areas. To some extent, we consider this different air could express the economic and political disparity between different regions of the country.
Thesis Drawing
Plan
Memorial Ground
Air Sparging Remediation System
Biofiltration System
Phasing Diagram
Phase 1
The park built under the direction of the government: "Tianjin Port Ecological Park". The entire park has few memorial designs related to the explosion. The whole park displays a peaceful and casual atmosphere.
Phase 2
The air sparging remidiation system is a to the whole site. The original surface of is gradually being disintegrated and d Areas with more pollution underground more. A memorial ground then will be fo
applying the park decaying. willl sink ormed.
Phase 3
Phase 4
A bridge is built over the entire site. The Memorial Ground began to undergo more drastic changes. People could see from the bridge that the whole site was gradually disintegrating, leaving only broken pieces of the former park.
The Pit at the center of the explosion is growing larger, roughly similar to the huge smoke from previous explosions. The Memorial Ground is able to use air as a medium, forming a dramatic new landscape to expose violence in the air.
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 2
View from the Bridge
Phase 4
02 FABRIC FORMWORK 重装家居
SHANGHAI , CHINA “The use of fluid responsive formwork is
atechnique of constructing which allows the behaviour of material to engage with and influence the building process itself.
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Alan Chandler
FABRIC FORMWORK By Yefei Guo, Junyi Miao, Wanling Wu,Cong Li, Zifei Zheng, Wanling Wu, Yuchen Guo, Xinyan Zhou , Qingning Cao
“The use of fluid responsive formwork is atechnique of constructing which allows the behaviour of material to engage with and influence the building process itself. ” Alan Chandler
1.1 Concept & Model Tests
Fabric formwork is a construction technique that involves the use of structural membranes as the primary finishing material for concrete molds.Unlike traditional formwork, this material is highly flexible and can deflect under the pressure of fresh concrete. The resulting form exhibits curvature as well as good surface treatment, which is usually independent of concrete structures.
This work will be based on material testing and will be presented as a household item, taking into account the integration of the work with the surrounding environment.
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3.1 Final Mold Design
The diagram below shows the horizontal relationship between the formwork structure. From the top to bottom, The hanger is used to tie with the elastic fabric. A pinch is created in the center part of the formwork in the order of wood plank, elastic fabric, second wood plank, the second layer of elastic fabric, thrid wood plank. The concrete is pouring in between two layers of elastic fabric. The supports in the bottom of the formwork is used to protect the pinch and the main pattern from broken.
Perspective of Section Modle
The main structure of the formwork consists of one layer of 9-mm-thick wood plank and a layer of elastic fabric. Other parts of it is built by 9-mmthick plank which are cut in the factory then transported to the site.The bearing structure is the vertical wood planks around sides, which are strengthened by central symmetrical structure forming beams along sides. The elastic fabric is hung on the beam upon it by nylon cable ties. The plate pinch in the middle is hang on the beam by steel strand. The concrete is poured from those four sides and the final total weight of concrete is over 300 kg.
Exploded Formwork
4.1 Construction Final pattern-drawing
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Final pattern-physical model
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Construction Process
Set-up
Lyfting
Moulding
Dissemble
Dvvemould Process Diagrams
5.1 Form Research
ONE HOLE
BOTTOM
MIDDLE
TOP
SMALL HOLE
FAR
APPROACH
EQUIDISTANT
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EQUIDISTANT
BIG HOLE
FABRIC
LOOSE
Add Electric Wire
NATURAL
Final model One
TIGHT
Final model Two
By modeling the sculptures, we want to explore forms and textures of the table lamp base. Through the number of the holes; the size of the holes and the distance between the holes, we gradually get apporach to the form we want. Through the process of using fabric, we find fabric's natural elasticity gives more possibility of the form and it is easy to control the distortion of the textures.
5.2 Mold Explosion
wire
PVC sheet
silk stockings
Using elastic fabric in small scale silk stockings to form in a cuboid.
Using several pinches to change form.
Embedding wires before the perfusion of plaster.
form board Final appearance depends on - the tension of silk stocking, - distance between pinches - shapes of pinches.
Final Effect Detail
Vacant
Intersection
Drape
Twist
Pinch
03 MEMORY CAPSULE
LIVERPOOL, UK People's perception of historical stories is diverse. It is believed our perception of their color, texture and space are deep in memory. This project tried to use architectural language to represent the stories of the old building.
The History of Toxteth Reservoir and Liverpool 1800s
1830s
1845
1940s
In 1830, The population grew rapidly, especially with Irish migrants
21th
The Reservoir was designed to provide clean water in order to improve health and sanitation for the rapidly increasing population of the City. During the Second World War, the city of Liverpool was the centre for planning the crucial Battle of the Atlantic. A bomb blasted a hole in the reservoir.
Reservoir Built World War II
Economic degradation
1997
The industrial revolution boosted Liverpool's trade. As a port city, Liverpool has never been more prosperous
The Rise of Trade
The Rise of Industry and Immigration
1970s
Property prices are down in the Toxteth, and strikes and Labour protests are frequent
The Reservoir stop service Urban cultural development
The Old
The reservoir was turned into an exhibition space when it stopped working Liverpool's economy recovered gradually in modern times
The New
and its cultural export was very successful.
The Reconstruction Strategy Removed Reserved The New
1800s
1845
The Industrial Revolution
The Immigration
The Rise
The Ring
1940s
21th
The War
The New Era
The Fall
The Boom
Section
Prototype
Nursery
Market
Top View
The Ring
The Rise
The F
Fall
Reading Room
Event Space
The Boom
Coffee Shop
The Old Arcade
View from Open Space
View from Event Space
View from Reading Room
View from Entrance
05 CALENDAR
MANCHESTER , LAKE DISTRICT
Calendar, record time, record changes. As the wooden boards on the surface of the copper wall are removed by visitors, the surface of the copper is gradually exposed. Due to the material properties of copper, the copper exposed to the air and rain will react with discoloration. As the exposure time varies, the copper will present different colors. These colors are a record of time.
Thirlmere, Lake District National Park, Keswick, UK WOOL
Sheepshearing
Sheep Rearing Wool Processing
Site Location TIMBER
Lumber Mill
COPPER Copper Mining
Wood-working Factory
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Mental Processing Factory
Property of Copper
Unexposed
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2 Years
3 Years
5 Years
7 Years
10 Years
15 Years
25-30 Years
By collecting and using the local material, The building was built by storytellers and listeners.
Start
A year later, some planks were take and burned and the copper wall were exposed to the air. The color of the wall changed after it reactd with air and water.
1 Years
As time goes on, the colors begin to appear green. Things in the lake district are slowly changing over time as well.
3 Years
After all the planks have been removed, the entire wall has this gradient of color. All that remains here is a monument to time.
10 Years
Phase I : “Prelude” 8:00 am
A 10-minute walk from the dam will be the prologue to the story.
START
Phase II : “STORY” 1:00 pm
The three Spaces allow people to communicate with each other and become close to each other, preparing for the next step.
Phase III : “BURN IT” 8:00 pm
Storyteller and listeners start the Oral Storytelling. They will sit together in a circular fashion on the bay, and then remove one piece of the exterior of the building to make a fire.
Phase IV : “CALENDAR” Years Later
The building burned to the ground, leaving only a copper wall.The color of the surface tells the story of what happened here.
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The site is located at the water's edge, facing the reservoir and backed by a hillside about 10 meters high
The building projects onto 2 the hillside, creating another space
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1 Lobby 2 Office 3 Kitchen 4 Dinning Room 5 Plant Room 6 Shower Room 7 Accessible Toilet 8 Toilet 9 Storage 10 Open Corridor 11 Reading Space 12 Main Storytelling Space 13 Exhibition Space 14 Fire Pit
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06 BUBBLE CHILDREN'S DENTAL CLINIC
LIVERPOOL UK Bubble dental clinic attempts to use exaggerated architectural spaces and colors to reduce children's anxiety during dental examinations. By creating more explorable spherical spaces, Bubble dental clinic integrates t h e p ro c e s s o f c h i l d re n ' s d e n t a l examinations, allowing children to have more fun during the treatment process, thereby reducing children's anxiety. Children's emotions and the c i rc u l a t i o n a re f u l l y c o n s i d e re d .
- Child Dental Anxiety
- Anxiety Reduction Playful Space increase attraction
Friendly interaction with medical staffs
Distract attention by exaggerated elements
- Anxiety Reduction Procedure
Space Quality
Exaggerated visual elements
Mood
“Gaming”
Cooperate with treatment
Dental Health
- Assessing Child Dental Anxiety Like
Dislike Dead Ends
Multicolor
Vision
Single Color
Warm Tone
Cool Tone
Achromatous
Colorful
Round
Warm
Touch
Cold
Fluffy
Rough
Smooth
Soft
Imaginative
Threaten
Familiar
The Unknown
Playful
Constraint
Interest
Prototyping Development
Cut
Stretch
String
Enclose
Expand
1 Reception 2 Waiting Area Play Area 3 Pharmacy 4 Previewing Room 5 Operating Room 6 X-ray Room 7 Operating Room 8 Operating Room 9 Toliets 10 Office 11 Archives Room 12 Rest Room for Staffs
THE TOUR OF BUBBLES
Children naturally like exploration and adventure. The diversity and richness of the spherical space accompany the children's clinic journey.
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08 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL DESIGN: HOUSE OF [HYPER]POP
SCI-ARC SUMMER SCHOOL 2020
07 ADDITIVE DIGITAL DESIGN FABRICATION AND PRODUCTION
SCI-ARC WORKSHOP 2020 SHANGHAI, CHINA
Prototyping Development
05 THE VOID OF A CITY Team Leader: Yefei guo Team Members: Kang Yuan, Su Dan, Hou Yushu, Zhu Qi Professor: Soomeen Hahm
SHANGHAI, LILONG CHINA