Yuanyuan Li's Portfolio for UCL MArch Urban Design

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HONOUR AND AWARDS

Silver Award & Bronze Award

The 2nd Britain International Creative Competition, International Silver Award & Bronze Award

Singapore Art Desgin Competition, National Advanced Award

Japan Concept Art Design Award, National Bronze Award

The 6th Environmental Protection Art Creation Contest, International Bronze Award

2022 GCross Creative Award, International Bronze Award

YUANYUAN LI

EDUCATION

QINGDAO CITY UNIVERSITY

09/2019-06/2023

Major: Environmental Design

Weighted Average Score:86.02/100

GPA: 3.59/5.0

INTERSHIP AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Design-Related Orders on the Network, Qingdao,China

Designer

12/2021-01/2022

Qingdao Edith Design Co., Ltd, Qingdao, China

Designer Assistant

09/2021-12/2021

Sichuan Commercial and Architectural Design Institute Co.,Ltd, Chengdu, China

Designer Assistant

10/06/2022-10/08/2022

URBAN RABBIT HOLE NEIGHBORHOODS

Urban Virtual Healing Space Community Design Scheme

Duration:January, 2022 -May, 2022

Keywords: Conceptual | Rabbit Hole | Therapeutic Space

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REVITALISE VILLAGE

Rural Reconstruction Scheme in Eastern China

Location:East Village Square and Centennial Market, Shangwazi village, Laixi City, Shandong Province, China.

Size:Appro.4830m2

Duration:July, 2021 - November, 2021

Keywords: Rural Renovation| Pitched Roof Elements

2021 British Ecology Design Award National Finals, International Bronze Award

2022 British Ecology Design Award National Finals, International Bronze Award

The 3rd Hong Kong Contemporary Design Award, Regional Bronze Award

2022 International Trend Cultural Design Competition, International The Second Award

6th "National Youth Cup" College Art Design Competition, National

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

03 WEAVING THE RIVERBANK

Sponge City Design and Reconstruction Scheme

Location:Dazhou, Sichuan, China

Size:Appro.16600m2

Duration:April, 2021 -July, 2021

Keywords: Sponge City | Rain Garden | Embankment Renovation

04 YEARNING OF BREATHE

TOD Waterfront Landscape Design

Location:Jixin Island, Wangniudun Town Northwest Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China.

Size:Appro.15.76 hectares

Duration:September, 2022 - November, 2022

Keywords: Waterfront Landscape Rural Ecological Restoration

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URBAN LIGHT AND SHADOW ART

light art & parametric design

Location:"Hepan Graden" South Gate Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China

Size:Total length of road involved:80 meters

Duration:August, 2022 - October, 2022

Keywordx:City Micro-update | Light Artl Parametric Design

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URBAN RABBIT HOLE NEIGHBORHOODS

Urban Virtual Healing Space Community Design Scheme

Individual Academic Work

January, 2022 -May, 2022

Jiawei Xu

In today's cities, more and more people have to suffer from a series of mental illnesses because of the suffocating pressure of life. Surveys in Japan and South Korea, where social problems are more serious, found that people's suffocation pressure mainly comes from study, employment and workplace, and the poverty problem of Japanese women is particularly prominent.

Under the pressure of livelihood, people are very powerless and suffocated in the face of these problems, so this design has designed a virtual escape and healing space for these people. The spatial entrance exists anywhere in the city, like a rabbit hole: in this spatial community, the pressure of reality can be released and the feeling of suffocation can be exhaled.

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REVITALISE VILLAGE

Rural Reconstruction Scheme in Eastern China

Appro.4830m2

East Village Square and Centennial Market, Shangwazi village, Laixi City, Shandong Province, China. Individual Academic Work

July, 2021 - November, 2021

Li Song

Through field research and analysis, this design conceives the design site as the center of the town, uses scene thinking through crowd analysis, and follows its original functional zoning in the functional zoning. Gathering and entertainment are concentrated in the square, and shopping and entertainment are concentrated in the bazaar. The main driveway runs through the market with ample parking. The red main structure of the site refers to the sloping roof elements in the traditional building structure, but it is not equivalent to the imitation of traditional buildings. The grill above the structure is a louver structure, which can rotate the angle of the blades according to different times and climates. Sheltering the rain and sheltering from the wind in winter, creating different spaces for different activities.

MAPPING

Traffic Analysis

Weather

- The climate is temperate monsoon continental climate.

- The annual average sunshine hours are 2656.3 hours, with sufficient sunshine and long sunshine hours

-The main wind direction is southeast and northwest, and the annual average wind speed is 3.6m/s.

-Spring is less rainy, windy, and more arid; summer is hot and rainy, with high humidity; autumn is sunny and dry; winter is long, dry and cold.

Just hold on for a while and I'll be able to go to the market.

so boring. .I want to go to the market.

Let's go to the village square to find someone to play hide and seek later!

I sell vegetables at the market every Tuesday morning

Heat Map

HISTORY & CULTURE TIMELINE

LaiXi planting, carving and enjoying gourds since ancient times.

The custom of the old people's birthday in Laixi

In Laixi folks, there is still a unique skill of using clay to make pasta.

1949S2001S2017S

At the beginning of China's founding, the country gradually established the development strategy of "agriculture supports industry, and rural areas support cities".

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the central government has gradually abolished the agricultural tax burden, and successively issued more than 120 policies to support rural development.

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward the "Rural Revitalization Strategy", established a green concept, and established long-term goals.

Let's play hideand-seek in the village square later!

-Forced to make a living, most adult men choose to go out to work,so the village is mostly the elderly, women and children.

Mom, will we go to the village market when we get home for the ingredients for tonight's dinner?

-The villagers rest and entertain in the village east square every day, and some celebrations are held during the festival.

-Villagers shop and trade at the market every morning. During the festival, more people will gather at the market as migrant workers return home.

LaiXi puppet show is a traditional drama. Chinese puppet art has long history, a wide variety and exquisite skills.

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Eco Parking Lot

1 、 7:30AMMarketdayparkinglot 2 、 8:00AM Marketdaymarket 3 、 10:00AM Market 4 、 5:00PM Market 5 、 5 ： 30PM

Sunkensquare

SHORT-TERM BENEFIT

Activity

Sectional View Of the Sunken Square

20%satisfied60%satisfied

20202030

LONG-TERM BENEFIT

Number of visitors to the venue

Number of venue events

Local cultural popularity

GDP per capita

20302050Future

ACTIVITY

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EVENT PLANNING

Available Events

The square venue can hold folk performances or music activities on weekdays and weekends and holidays to attract foreign tourists.

The commercial street next to the square can hold trendy market activities or festival-themed market activities during holidays, which not only meets the shopping demand, but also drives the local economy and increases the number of tourists.

STRUCTURAL EXPLODED

DIAGRAMENTITY MODEL DIAGRAM

SECTION ELEVATION & MATERIAL ANALYSIS

Permeable brick

SabinachinensisLigustrumFirmiana simplex

Waterproof woodConcrete

Yellow graffiti Lightgage Steel Joist Permeable brick

Sabina chinensis

Roof grid - closed

Roof grid half open

Roof grid - open

Louver Roof Grill

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WEAVING THE RIVERBANK

Sponge City Design and Reconstruction Scheme

Appro.16600m2

Dazhou, Sichuan, China

Individual Academic Work

April, 2021 -July, 2021

Jia Xie

CONTEXT ANALYSIS

Rainstorm and flood disaster is a frequent meteorological disaster in Dachuan District, Dazhou City, Sichuan Province, which seriously affects the economic and social development of the region and the safety of people's lives and property. Especially since 2000, in the context of global warming, extreme precipitation events have occurred frequently, and the resulting geological disasters are also very serious.

This design plan is for the reconstruction of river embankments, urban green space and roads in response to the flood and waterlogging problem in Dazhou City.

ANNUAL WEATHER ANALYSIS

LAND-USE & ENVIRONMENT ANALYSISRIVERBANK SECTION ANALYSIS

Flooding RegionLand-useSurface Run-offSection A-A'

TIMELINE OF FLOODING

"9.3" catastrophic floods rarely have serious losses in history. The affected population was 207,000, 6 people died due to the disaster, and the direct economic loss was nearly 1 billion yuan.

The "7.8" catastrophic flood affected 150,000 people and caused a direct economic loss of 136 million yuan

2009

"7.11" torrential rain and floods caused the second largest flood on record in the upper Qianhe River

"9.18" torrential rain and floods caused serious losses to Dachuan District "7.18" heavy rainstorm flood disaster

Section B-B'

Section C-C'

Section D-D'

Insufficient drainage capacity

Flooding in Dazhou City Seasonal Stormwater

floodingflooding

River flooding

Urban hard paving

Less urban green space

Aging drainage facilities

Water storage facilities

Increase urban green space

Permeable paving material

Rooftop gardan

Sponge city green space

Drainage landscape

Rain water collection tank

Rain gardan

Raised green space

PLANNING MASTERPLAN

Rood sewage system

Bio-swale

Sewage

Green Space

Insufficient flood protection capacity of embankments

Lack of upstream flood storage facilities

CLIMATE RESILIENCE METHODOLOGY

Upgrade Riverbank

Riverfront

Optimizing and transforming embankments

Waterfront green space buffer

Embankment ReconstructionStepped embankment

River Catchment

Traffic roadPlanning Masterplan

- Increase embankment height- Improve existing embankment- Modify concrete river bank

- Increase green space coverage- Green space on embankment- Improve waterfront ceology

- Create waterfront natural buffer zone

Trail makeover

Avenue Renovation

Road Network

Topography

- Cuide surface run-off through green space

- Protect pedestion lane

Park renovation

Urban Open Space

- Bio-swale along street

- Retention Avenve

Parking lot renovation Increase water storage

- Reduce hard paving

- Green space for water retention

- Underground water storage tank-

- Increase green urban space

- Improve retention capacity

- Permeable pavement

- Bio-parking and green space

Planning masterplan

Stepped embankment

Trailmakeover

UpgradeRiverbank Embankment Reconstruction AvenueRenovation

ParkrenovationParkinglotrenovationIncreasewaterstorage

-Reduceonelane

-Set up two meters of drainage green spaceinthemiddleoftheroad

-Setuphalf-meterdrainagegreenspace foreachroadmeasurement

Main Road Renovation Details

-Laneremainsthesame

-One meter and one and a half meters of drainagegreenspacearesetonbothsidesof theroadrespectively

-Theleftsidewalkisreducedbytwometers

RIVER EMBANKMENT RESTRACTION PLAN Embankment Rendering

Raisetheheightoftheriverembankment,and setupbarrierpassagesandbarrier-freepassages toreachtheembankmentplatform.Asemiopenparkinglotissetupinthespacebelow theplatformtomeettheparkingneedsofthe surrounding commercial streets and office areas.

Raisetheheightoftheriverembankment,and setupbarrierpassagesandbarrier-freepassages toreachtheembankmentplatform.Thespace belowtheplatformissetasashoppingspace,and greenplantsandgreenspacesareaddedtothe platform.

-Laneremainsthesame

-Set half a meter of drainage green spaceinthemiddleoftheroad

-Leftsidewalkreducedbyhalfameter

-Laneremainsthesame

-One meter of drainage green space is setonbothsidesofthelane

-Thesidewalksonbothsidesarereduced byonemeter

Sunny Day Rendering

PONTENTIAL DRANIN MAP

Step 1. Step 2.Step 3.Step 4.

-Mainentrancesofthesite. -Connectnmainentrancesto frompaths.

-Usethewoolypathalgorithm tofromnewpaths. -Use the attaction between newpathstobuildvoxels.

Rainy Day Rendering

ELEVATION SECTION

YEARNING OF BREATHE

TOD Waterfront Landscape Design

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Appro.15.76 hectares

Jixin Island, Wangniudun Town Northwest

Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China.

Individual Academic Work

September, 2022 - November, 2022

Li Song

The project is located in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, in southeastern China. On-site investigation found that most of the surrounding area is cultivated land with weak ecological functions and serious aging of roads and embankments. The rest of the surrounding area is residential and industrial land, surrounded by water. The terrain is low, the height difference is large, the river is prone to waterlogging due to high tide, the site has sufficient sunshine and rainfall, and is vulnerable to typhoon and rain. According to the special geological conditions of the site, adapt to the transformation and give full play to its advantages. Utilizing the spatial drop of the site, a sequence-level spatial experience is created, forming a unique ecological riverside landscape belt, and injecting more vitality and breath into the renewal and construction of urban villages.

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS & CONNECTION TO SURROUNDDINGS 】

【 PEOPLE ANALYSIS & CURRENT SITUATION 】

-Most of the site is agricultural land

-The ecological function of the green space of the site is not high.

-Part of the site is sandy

-Viaduct crosses the site

-The river embankment facilities on the site are seriously aging

-Lack of local recreational facilities

Most people usually go to bed around ten o'clock at night

Usually fished in the morning

Residential Land

Design Land

-The local population is mainly children, women and the elderly. -A small number of young and middle-aged men.

Shipped out for sale after harvesting

Then work in the fields

Industrial Land Arable Land

Ixobrychus flavicollis

Usually get together to chat after dinner Water Flow

Gorsachius melanolophus

Emberiza aureola

Working in the fields in the afternoon

Sowing rice

The local area is rich in rice, bananas, sugar cane and other crops.

-Rich and diverse species of ecological animals on site.

-More than 20 national protected animals.

-There are six species of national key protected animals.

Use of sandy land

Sandy Land

-Sandy Land Education

-Sand Botanical Gardens

Heat Map

Sand Skate Park

Sand Sports Field

Sand Outdoor Performance Theater

Agricultural Land

Change the function of land use

Topographic Analysis

Commercial Land

Entertainment

Space Under The Viaduct

The land use function of the space

Outdoor Exhibition Space

Waste space utilization

Site economic development

landscape improvement

Commercial Space

-Sports Space

-Plant Space

Children's Playground

Sand landscape tour

Sand ground knowledge popularization

Sand plant cultivation

Space Analysis

Function Analysis

Prevent flooding

River Bank Improvement

Improve proposals Solution

Climate Issue

Commercial Embankment

Waterfront landscape viewing

Water culture propaganda

Triffic Analysis

Water Plank Road

Stepped Embankment

Ecological restoration

Repair of town facilities

Sponge Landscape

Rain Garden

Half Open Space

The site is mainly divided into five areas. The left area is close to the dragon boat waterway and transportation hub, so color blocks are set to display the landscape. The left side is the main activity area of people; the right side is the large ecological restoration area, which is the main activity area of organisms.

Commercial Street

An ecological dense forest is set up beside the waterfront runway to restore the ecology while feeling the nature.

Exhibition Area

Waterfront Runway

SECTIONAL ELEVATION OF CANTONESE OPERA AMPHITHEATRE 】

Discovery Area

Botanical Garden

The exhibition area can be combined with the intelligence of the scenic spot to scan and watch virtual AR art.

Commercial Street Under The Bridge Runway Under The Bridge

Utilize the size and topography of the plot to design for terrain lawns and skate parks

Sports Field Under The Bridge

Sand Sports Field

Flower Viewing A rea

Landscape stones can be used for plant exhibition education and knowledge dissemination.

Dragon Boat Viewing Square

Sand-related sports are available. Staggered high and low design, grass and sand partitions.

Polyline Plank Road

Cantonese Opera Amphitheatre

The space under the bridge is abandoned and used to increase the functional diversity of the site.

Arc Plank Road

The Cantonese Opera Theatre stand is inspired by the moon element of the Qiqiao Festival.

CementCortaderia Selloana Permeable Brick

ElmSyringa

Convallaria MajalisLinn

Broussonetia Papyrifera

SlateBrickMetasequoia Glyptostroboides

SAND LANDSCAPE & BOTANICAL GARDEN SECTION ELEVATION 】

Ligustrum×vicaryiRehderCampsisFlos Chimonanthus praecoxCosmos bipinnatus Camphora officinarum MirabilisjalapaL.Bellisperennis Chimonanthus praecoxZephyranthes candidaTerrazzo

LIGHT AND SHADOW ART

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Total length of road involved:80 meters "Hepan Graden" South Gate Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China Workshop August, 2022 - October, 2022

Jia Xie

Cities are always in a process of continuous renewal and evolution, just like the metabolism of the human body. However, due to the high-speed urbanization process, policy and economic influences and constraints, urban renewal is no longer as open and closed as it was at the end of the last century. Instead, it is replaced by more precise urban micro-renewal like a scalpel. Among them, LED lighting is an interactive lighting art installation that can interact with human body movements. The pattern of neon lights is inspired by the giant panda, one of the representative elements of Chengdu, and the upcoming "Universiade" event, which caters to the current needs but will not be outdated. The difference between this project and the previous academic projects that stayed on paper is that it faces many practical challenges. It is necessary to find a balance point under the constraints of design sense, user and customer needs, project budget, etc., and integrate the parametric design Technology runs through the design process.

OTHER WORK

SCENE HAND-PAINTED WORKS

ILLUSTRATION DESIGN WORKS

PHOTOGRAPHY

POSTER DESIGN WORKS