I-Chen Yeh Portfolio '02~'09

I-CHEN YEH PORTFOLIO

Residence for Fairy

Sep. 2003~Jan. 2004

Advisor: Kuo-Chang Liu

This project was designed for the fairies. It was developed according to the result of analyzing the Japanese civil house.

Residence for Fairy

There are two parts in this project. One is analyzing the Japanese civil house. The other is designing a residence for fairies by the former conclusion.

Before the section of design, there are four stages in the section of analysis: the basic case study, exercises of the overhang, the stairway, and the four-direction board.

-Basic Case Study-

This project is to analyze one type of the Japanese civil house, a special type, which has the unusual truss forming like a Chinese character ”人” meaning “human”. The truss is thus called the “human-shaped truss”.

First of all, I realized what the functions the human-shaped truss has in the Japanese civil house. The difference between human-shaped truss and common truss is that the form and the structure of the humanshaped truss decrease the amount of falling pillars and provide more space to the route choice.

Secondly, I studied the structure of the human-shaped truss in the Japanese civil house. The material of the Japanese civil house is usually wood. The left perspective presents some main types of wood joints which are used in this case.

Thirdly, I generalized a conclusion, a basic type, from the study of the structure in the Japanese civil house as the following model by processing the formula (at the bottom of the page).

A: Pillar.

One side connects to the ground.

The other side connects to B.

The middle connects to D.

A’: Main pillar of the human-shaped truss.

One side connects to the ground.

The other side connects to C.

A1: Short pillar of the human-shaped truss.

One side connects to C.

The other side connects to B.

A2: Short pillar of the common truss.

One side connects to B.

Two ways connect to D.

B: Columnar beam.

It connects with A, A1, A2 and C.

B’: Columnar beam in the human-shaped truss.

Two of C are connected by B’.

One side connects to A’.

The other side connects to C.

C: Human-shaped truss.

It connects with A’, A1, B and B’.

D: Rectangular beam.

Two of A are connected by D.

Two ways connect to

Next, I did exercises of the hangover, the stairway, and the four-direction board by applying the basic type.

-Overhang-

I used the basic type to design a firm overhang in a wall. The limit is that the length of the outside structure should be no longer than twice of the length of the inside structure.

-Stairway-

There is a cliff having a shape like the English letter “Z” as the site of the stairway exercise. I used the basic type to build a stairway from point A to point B.

The joints which are used in the exercise of the stairway:

The joints which are used in the exercise of the overhang:

Architecture Level

A, A’: Pillar. Area of section is about 0.3m x 0.3m. Made of wood.

A1, A2: Short pillar. Area of section is about 0.2m x 0.2m. Made of wood.

B, B’: Columnar beam. Diameter is about 0.2m. Made of wood.

C: Human-shaped truss. Area of section is about 0.2m x 0.2m. Made of wood.

D: Rectangular beam. Area of section is about 0.2m x 0.2m. Made of wood.

Furniture Level

A, A’: Area of section is about 5cm x 5cm. Made of wood.

A1, A2: Area of section is about 3cm x 3cm. Made of wood.

B, B’: Diameter is about 4cm. Made of wood.

C: Area of section is about 3cm x 3cm. Made of wood.

D: Area of section is about 3cm x 3cm. Made of wood.

-Four-Direction Board-

The work of this stage is designing the furniture on each direction of the surface like the floor, the walls or the ceiling by using the principle of the basic type. Through the exercise of the four-direction board, I learned how to transfer the scale from the architecture level to the furniture level.

R1 R2 R6

R7 R8 R9

The joints which are used in the exercise of the four-direction board:

After finishing the case study, I went on to the next stage, the section of designing. I used the conclusion of analyzing the Japanese civil house to design a residence for the fairies. The residence should be interesting and comfortable to the fairies, and also be adaptable to the conditions of the site.

-User-

The user in this project is the fairy having a pair of wings. The fairies are flying most of the time. Furthermore, they can only stay at lines like top of the pillars or beams and they can’t walk.

-Site-

The site of this project is intertidal islands. It is composed of nine highlands having different height and the tide ebbs and flows twice a day. The varied characteristic of the site brings three kinds of face to us. Firstly, there is a canal dividing the site into two parts when the water line is the lowest. Secondly, islands in the middle are isolated when the water line is average. Thirdly, only the three islands on the left side connect to each other when the water line is the highest.

-A Residence For Fairies-

Applying the result of the analysis given above (the basic study of the composition, the overhang, the stairway, and the four-direction board) and considering the characteristics of the users and the site, I created an interesting residence for fairies.

I used a lot of module such as beams or trusses because the fairies can only stay at lines. Some structures were built on the location of the lower height; therefore, when the tide ebbs and flows, the ways of using the space can be extremely diverse.

Surprise from Pollock

Sep. 2005~Jan. 2006

Advisor: Ming-Hung Wang

Yuan-Liang Tsai

This is a process which shows that how I transformed the paintings of Jackson Pollock into the space of an architecture, a crematory.

Surprise from Pollock

This story was started with the paintings of Jackson Pollock and ended with a crematory. The whole process of the transformation can be divided into several parts such as the analysis of the paintings, the study of the models, and the design of the crematory.

-Inspiration-

Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. Since I saw the biographic movie “Pollock” which was directed and starred by Ed Harris, I started getting abundant feelings from the paintings of Jackson Pollock. His paintings were filled with emotions including both oppression and passion, and my heart pumped to the intensity of feeling from the paintings deeply. In conclusion, I wished I can transfer the emotions of the paintings into the space of the architecture and create space with tension.

Jackson Pollock’s paintongs: “Blue Poles”, “No. 3”, and “No. 5”.

Blue Poles, 1952

-Analysis-

I chose three paintings of Jackson Pollock: “Blue Poles”, “No. 3”, and “No. 5”, considering how to analyze them and experimenting in several ways. In the end, I enlarged parts of the paintings to see more clearly the details of them and extracted several layers from the paintings by different color.

-Virtual Model-

After the extraction, I tried another experiment. I used the needles and the threads to connect the pattern on different color layers printing on the transparent film, experimenting on the formation of space.

Furthermore, I used computer skills to do more experiments. I chose the patterns which are striking on the layer they belong and attached one pattern to another from different color layer, trying to create spectacular space.

The study model and the computer simulation diagram.

-Real Model-

Next, I made twelve study models by the former principle to practice the formation of the space and the relation between the material and the space.

When I made the first model, I used only one material, the foam board, presenting the impervious material and made the roof horizontal. In the next eleven models, I started to make some changes step by step. I used the transparent film presenting the pervious material, the wire-netting presenting the semi-pervious material, and the balsa presenting another kind of the impervious material. And I also made the roof rotated or twisted. All above steps help me realize the space formation and the application of the material.

In the end, I combined some of the twelve study models with different scale. I found a variety of splendid spatial variation through the void material and the solid material of this

-Concept-

After the analysis of Pollock’s paintings, I decided to apply the tension space to the crematory.

I found that the original crematory in Tainan had several shortcomings. The original crematory in Tainan is located at a neglected area, and the memorial ceremony and the cremation are all performed at the same hall without any barrier.

I think that a crematory deserves to locate at a peaceful and beautiful site and people should know that there is a memorial place in the city. Therefore, I designed a unit which can assure that the whole cremation procedure has privacy.

A mockup of the unit.

-Role Model-

There is a photograph from an old newspaper cutting as below. It indicates that some dried mushroom cottages in the country were built by the bamboo flakes. This kind of construction is similar to my study, so I followed the way of construction in my design.

-Site-

The location of the site is Tainan, Taiwan. I chose the site locating on the same road with Tainan municipal funeral parlor, beside the Bamboo River. It is an expansive hillside field. The height of the site is lower than the adjacent area, so it can be conceal from the crowd and create a tranquil land for the people who need.

Main Road Site Bamboo River

Memorial ceremony

Cremation

Skeleton-collecting

-Drawing-

One cremation unit can be used by two groups simultaneously. The routes for the users and the staff are separated. Therefore, every user has entire privacy when the whole ceremony proceeds.

The sections indicate that how the skylights work in this project. In the memorial ceremony room, the skylight lets the light sprinkle on the body when the ceremony is proceeding; in the cremation room, the skylight gives the dead the last chance to feel the sunshine, when the cremation starts, the soul of the dead rises up with the light into the sky.

Section

Simulation scene

Other Works

Sep. 2002~Nov. 2009

There is a glance at some of my other works, including projects in the college and some other cases in the firm where I had worked for.

Other Works

-Dog Adoption Center．Feb. 2004~Jun. 2004

．Advisor: Yan-Ming Huang

My project is to set a dog adoption center in the downtown, displaying the dogs of the shelter in the suburbs in turn to increase the chance for dogs to be adopted.

-Model House And CafeSep. 2004~Jan. 2005

．Advisor: Shih-Ming Chen

The building is flat and clean; besides, there is a canal around the building. I used the sweeping Frenchwindow facing backyard to make people feel serene and close to nature.

2F plan

1F plan

Exploded

1F plan

-Wu Tiau Gang Culture MuseumSep. 2004~Jan. 2005

．Advisor: Shian-De Lin

I designed the Wu Tiau Gang Culture Museum with the shape of “U”. In the middle of the building is an administration area. The space at wing side is display area so that visitors can degust the cultural relics along the corridor.

-KindergartenSep. 2004~Jan. 2005

．Advisor: Tzung-Jung Wang

The site of this project has a little gradient. According to the condition of the site, I divided the buildings into two parts: the unit for the nursery center and the main building (including the music classroom, art classroom, and an administration office). The main building was set on the higher land which was circled by all the other uints, so that the staff can easily keep sight of the children playing in the center of the site.

-Cluster Housing-

．Feb. 2005~Jun. 2005

．Advisor: Jian-Guang Juo

The community can contain one hundred family units. The mansion was designed as four buildings, and each stands for twelve floors. I set the buildings standing along the river crossing the site, so that every unit can have a great view.

-Hotel And Department StoreFeb.

2005~Jun. 2005

．Advisor: Tzung-Jung Wang

．Coworker: I-Wei Kuo

This project is a team work for the complex comercial area. My partner was responsible for the department store part, and I was in charge of the hotel which was designed to be neat and simple as a symbol of the city.

-Residence On Ching Tian StreetAug. 2008~Aug. 2009

．JA Design Firm

Work description: Plan design 2D drawing

-Villas In Shiou GangAug. 2008~Aug. 2009 ．JA Design Firm

Work description: 2D drawing 3D modeling

Resume

Since 08, Aug. 1984

All about I-Chen Yeh. In, or out of the architecture.

Resume

Born at Taipei, Taiwan on 8th, August, 1984.

Moved to Kaohsiung with family.

Moved to Zhongli with family.

Traveled to Indonesia with family.

Graduated from Shin Yi Elementary school at Zhongli.

Traveled to Italy with family.

Graduated from Dung Shing Junior high school at Zhongli.

Traveled to Kenya with family.

Graduated from Senior high school of National Taiwan Normal University at Taipei.

Traveld to Czech Republic with family.

Interned at Hsu-Hui Architect Firm for one month in Zhongli. Learned some preparatory works of a architectural case.

Traveled to Scotland with family.

Interned at Aura architect & associates for one month in Taipei. Learned the skill of modeling and the layout of a printed page.

Traveled to Spain with family.

Adopted a stray mixed dog named “Cocaine”.

Graduated from National Cheng Kung University at Tainan as an architecture major.

Traveled to Egypt as a tour of architecture.

Traveled to Chicago and San Francisco, U.S. with family.

Learned more about Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign.

Traveled to Finland with family.

Traveled to Tokyo, Japan.

Worked at JA Design Firm for thirteen months in Taipei. Learned a lot about the skill of the software, the complete process of the architectural case, and the design of the architecture.

Participated in the interior design of grandparents’ home.

Participated in graniph design award 2.

Participated in “Paris 2009: The New Dance School For The Moulin Rouge”, the architecture competition of Arquitectum.

Participated in “Buenos Aires 2009: Vertical Zoo In Puerto Madero”, the architecture competition of Arquitectum.

My life is composed of movies, animals, imaginations, and architecture.

I-Chen Yeh

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