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PORTFOLIO Mengyao Zhang Selected Works 2015-2020

CONTENTS 1 Trigger | Art Activity Center Design

Art activity center that activates historical district Individual Work Spring 2017

PROLOGUE

2 Autumn Garden | Villa Design

Villa design surrounded by ancient trees

For me, architecture is a poetic existence, and I love it because it combines art and technology, whimsical and calm thinking. In the process of contacting it, I increasingly find that it brings great power to urban and people. The world we want to change should first start from the architecture that everyone needs to contact with. As an architect assistant with a background in historical preservation, I have seen a wide range of challenges brought by rapid urban transformation in nowadays China, which put many cities into a field of urban, social and economic contrasts. Driven by my desire to become an architect, who is of design expertise while respecting urban fabrics, history, nature, I am strongly motivated to pursue a master’s degree of architecture.

Individual Work Fall 2015

3 The Link | Factory Design

Promote cultural exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan Individual Work Fall 2020

4 Integrate New with the Old

Hongjialou Cathedral area renovation design Group & Individual Work Spring 2018

5 Tiantan Map | Graphic Design

Beijing Creative Map Contest Individual Work Fall 2017

6 Other Works

Manual Models & Photography Individual Work Fall 2016-2020

Trigger | Art Activity Center Art activity center that activates historical district Site: Beijing Tutor: Bing Wang, Li Chen Individual Work Spring 2017 Chongwai No. 6 is located in the second ring of southeast Beijing, at the northeast corner of the Temple of Heaven, belonging to the cultural preservation construction control zone. It is adjacent to Guangqumen Inner Street in the north, Chongwenmenwai Street in the west, Fahuasi Street in the south, and Xingfu Street in the east, covering an area of about 0.8 square kilometers. The main house here was built in the 1940s to the 1970s. It is now a demolition detention area. There are nine illegal buildings of about 1,600 square meters in the area. The current situation of land use is crowded, poor construction quality, backward municipal conditions, poor environmental sanitation, high voices from the people, and strong desire for renovation. A small number of district-level cultural relics and nine protected courtyards are distributed in the site. This project is located in an old historical district in Beijing. It is concerned with questions: whether art can activate urban space, the relationship between art and people and the old district. To be an artistic activity center for tourists and residents. The design strategy takes the crowd as the starting point, designs different space functions for people of different ages and different needs, and uses artistic techniques to attract people to come to achieve the purpose of activating urban space and community vitality. It is hoped that important buildings in the historical district can be valued and protected, and culture can be spread.

Art History & City Development

Site Mapping

This design project uses the method of art to intervene in the urban space to act as a trigger for Beijing's historical districts to activate the old city. The development of art is long, and various art forms have played a role in architecture and urban space. From the 13th century Renaissance to Baroque Rococo, Neoclassicism and Romanticism, to modern art and contemporary art, the study of art history is inseparable from the development of the city.

The Temple of Heaven Antique City located at No. 91 Fahuasi Street is not only full of antique folk customs, but also modern fashion. The antique jewelry placed along the antique street forms a unique tourist landscape. Although the antique street is not long, it is full of vitality.

Renaissance

Baroque & Rococo Impressionism

Modern Art

Contemporary Art

Fauvism

Pop Art

Neoclassicism

Post-impressionism Cubism

Romanticism

Arts and Crafts Movement

Protected courtyard

Abstract expressionism

Protected courtyard Protected courtyard

13th to 18th century

19th to 20th century

20th to 21th century

Academy of athens

Crystal Palace

New York Soho art district

Michelangelo

Monet

Beijing 798 Art Park

Modern Corporation

Protected courtyard

Design Site Art Museum Nangangzi Church

Art and People & Community After analyzing the population of this historical district, it is divided into four groups according to age criteria. Children and the elderly are the main residents of the community. The 20-year-old young people and 30-year-old family members who come to visit are targeted at the crowd. Art

Community Middle School Gift Shop

Gallery

Music live house

Children

Book Store

Young People

Painting classroom

Family

Tea room

People Art market

Art workshop

Old man

Movie screening room

Antique City

Fahua Temple

Coffee shop

Nangangzi Catholic Church is a district-level cultural relic protection unit. Located at Tiyuguan Road, Chongwen District, Beijing. It was built in the second year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1910). At that time, the Beijing Catholic Main Church planned to build a church and a congregation of nuns. 04

Crowd classification

User Category

Space type

Space image

Group: Children Age:

6-12

Children are characterized by liveliness, like running, and require safety. They can be designed in a diversified space with platforms and height differences, and they can run on the roof. Group: The elderly Age:

Group: Young people Age:

50+

The elderly are characterized by poor physical strength, inconvenient legs and feet, inconvenient to go up and down, and they like a quiet atmosphere. Need to design barrier-free ramps to ensure safety. The design space is a low-rise space combined with the courtyard.

20-30

Young people around the age of 20 like to watch art exhibitions and like novel things. They can be combined with spaces such as art cafes to absorb culture and knowledge in a relaxed atmosphere. Group: Family Age:

30-40

Family members around 30 years old are mostly parentchild activities, and the design can focus on parentchild interaction space.

Space Usage

Group:

Children

Group: Young people

Age:

6-12

Age:

The space designed for children's activities is mainly children's art workshops and painting classrooms, through the ladder-shaped space to make children more happy activities. The flow of children can also go from their own children's hall to the special children's reading room on the second floor of the bookstore to study and read through the corridor.

The space for tourists and young people is mainly at the main entrance on the south side. It is an art exhibition hall, a coffee shop and a souvenir shop. The design site is close to the historical building Fahua Temple in the Chongwai No. 6 area. A fixed exhibition will be held to spread history and culture Knowledge, attracts the flow of people.

Group:

The elderly

Group:

Family

Age:

50+

Age:

30-40

The entrance and exit of the space for the elderly in the community should be on the north side of the site, close to the residential area. It is a community library with various categories such as art, movies and music. People can talk, read and spend leisure time here.

20-30

The first floor of the multi-person family activity space is an art bazaar, where activities are held regularly, and commercial activities are added based on the historical background of this place to drive consumption and activate the city. Art is a good way to bring people closer to the city.

Exploded axonometric drawing

The exploded axonometric drawing mainly embodies the spatial forms used by four different groups of people. Through these spaces, different circulation lines are formed, so that people can enjoy activities inside, achieve the integration of indoor and outdoor spaces, and activate the entire community. 09

Autumn Garden Villa design surrounded by ancient trees Site: Beijing Tutor: Ying Qi, Quanbao Ma Individual Work Fall 2015

The project is located in the historical scenic area of Shichahai, Beijing, surrounded by courtyard houses. The site is planned to be converted into a private residence. There is an old tree with a crown radius of 10 meters. The household consists of eight family members, including two elderly people, a couple and their son and daughter, as well as the children of the daughter. The design is inspired by the embrace of ancient trees. Shaped like a cloister, the villa brings the residents a poetic walk, outlines the backyard, and allows people to fully relate to the ancient trees and embrace nature. The theme of this design is the sense of surrounding, so that the building embraces the occupants and ancient trees like an intimate hug, transforming daily activities into richer experiences and more exciting moments. The space of the tea room is independent, close to the ancient trees, and meets the interaction and sight communication with the ancient trees; the semi-basement is raised and used as the dance practice classroom for the daughter. The functional partition is clear, so that the activity flow lines of the young and the old do not cross. And the division of public and private spaces is apparent. The gray space at the entrance of the residence can be used for family activities. Close to the restaurant and swimming pool, it breaks the boundaries between indoor and outdoor, and promotes communication.

Mapping

The project is located in the historical area of Shichahai, Beijing, surrounded by courtyard houses, and there are historical buildings such as Drum Tower and Prince Gong Mansion around the site. The design site is an area with a length of 45 meters and a width of 35 meters. There is an ancient tree with a canopy radius of ten meters in the area. A private villa is planned to be built here.

Design element collage analysis

Volume analysis chart

A villa is planned to be built next to the old tree in the site.

By surrounding the tree like a semi-circle, the building has a close relationship with the ancient tree.

The building has a Y shape and separates out into two courtyards, allowing more visual communication with the trees.

Establishing the second floor of the building, the roof panels of the building tend to be inward, which increases the sense of violation of the courtyard.

The second-floor volume retreats, so that the room is with a good view of the tree and the entrance courtyard.

The blue dashed line is the activity streamline for the elderly, and the red dashed line is for the young, with clear regional separation.

Manual model

The collage of elements in the architectural design: ancient trees, Beijing courtyard houses, traditional Chinese tea culture, one resident’s love for art and ballet, and the divided activities zones for the elderly and the young.

Ground Floor Plan

Exploded view

Garage entrance 09

09. Video room

01. Study room

10. Studio

02. Bathroom

11. Book corner 03. Master bedroom

04. Children's bedroom

06 07

12. Garage and activity platform

05. Tea room

13. Guest room

06. Seniors bedroom

14. Housekeeping room

15. Living room 07. Main entrance 01

16. Dance room 01. Living room 02. Dining room 03. Kitchen 04. Bedroom for the elderly 05. Tea room 06. Bathroom 07. Housekeeping room 08. Guest room 09. Garage and activity platform

08. Storage room

Activity space Private space Public space

Corridor

Main entrance

Cross-sectional perspective

The cross-sectional perspective mainly shows the internal space of the building, the diverse activities of the users and the relationship with the ancient trees. The protruding part of the main entrance on the second floor creates a space for children to move around. Adults can have coffee breaks nearby the trees. You can view the trees through the independent tea room. In the study on the second floor, you can also enjoy reading in a quiet atmosphere while watching the tree. 17

Tea Room

Main Entrance

The tea room is designed in Chinese style, where you can talk and rest, watch the old trees and the people outside the window. It creates a quiet and relaxing atmosphere for people to get away from the intense busy work and relax.

The main entrance part is the gray space created by the room on the second floor. It is adjacent to the outdoor swimming pool and indoor restaurant. Adults and children can communicate here, connecting various spaces, blurring the indoor and outdoor boundaries, and creating a vibrant space.

THE LINK | Factory Design Promote cultural exchanges between the mainland and Taiwan Site: Xiamen & Taiwan Tutor: Tao Wang, Yifan Yang Individual Work Fall 2020 Taiwan is located on the continental shelf on the southeast coast of mainland China, facing Fujian Province to the west across the Taiwan Strait. After the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, China signed the Shimonoseki Treaty, and Taiwan Island was colonized by Japan for nearly 50 years. After 1949, the Kuomintang government retreated to Taiwan in the defeat of the civil war, and the two sides of the strait have been divided. As the saying goes: "People are a reflection of their environment." Historical reasons have led to cultural, economic, political, legal, and lifestyle differences between the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan is separated from the mainland Strait with few connections. Not having joined the RECP, Taiwan today is in the position of an "economic island" and is being marginalized by the Asia-Pacific economy. The mainland is an important trading area for Taiwan. Located in the coastal area of Xiamen, the design is a large high-tech transportation factory floating on the sea, for purposes of promoting the logistics transportation and cargo supply between the mainland and Taiwan, simplifying the import and export trade process between the mainland and Taiwan, and enabling the two sides to actively conduct trade. Many robotic arms are used internally for item transfer, realizing a semi-automatic operation mode. At the same time, the submarine space is equipped with a marine freshwater research laboratory, a fruit exhibition for visitors from both sides of the strait, and an undersea restaurant. Visitors can receive the made hexagonal sky lanterns from the factory space, leave the blessing words in it, and put it on the sea surface to drift and shine at night.

Mapping

Common culture of Mainland and Taiwan Sky Lantern Festival Fish pattern

Dragon Boat Festival

Pekingese

Moon Festival

Traders Traditions

Products-Sell Policy

Pofit Traders

Producer

Lantern Festival

Profit

History Xiamen

Calligraphy

Xiamen

Identical

Traditional Chinese painting

Space Usage

2020 2016 Taiwan

Traditional Culture

Guzheng Go

Xiamen

Wide Spread Inheritance

Taiwan

This project is located in the coastal area of Xiamen, Mainland China. It is a large-scale high-tech logistics and transportation factory. Half of the building is floating on the surface of the sea. People can bring the sky lanterns produced by the factory into the sea of the Taiwan Strait. The sky lanterns are gathered together to form The light strip drifts in the direction of Taiwan, expressing the good wishes of the people on both sides of the strait to each other.

LINK Usage Social Context

Zongzi

1937

1945

1949

War

Found

Dumplings Hot Pot Traders Interaction

Communication And Interaction Food

Historical analysis of Taiwan

Be Interlinked

Operator

Factory layered exploded diagram

Explosion of Sky lantern 01. Glass lampshade

02. Solar panels

03. Light bulb

04. Glass enclosure cover

05. Floating sea floor

The surface of the hexagonal sky lantern is attached with solar panels to store solar energy during the day and convert light energy into electricity at night.

There is a magnetic force between the hexagonal sky lanterns, which can be gathered in a large number, symbolizing the friendship and unity between the two sides of the strait. They can be constantly adsorbed and connected to become a light belt connecting the two sides on the sea, symbolizing and good wishes of unity. 26

Ground Floor Plan

Undersea Restaurant

02 07

04 03

05 06

01. Exhibition space 02. Storeroom 03. Office 04. Equipment room 05. Men's room 06. Ladies toilet 07. Equipment room 08. Laboratory 09. Kitchen 10. Undersea restaurant

20m

Ocean theme exhibition

Integrate New with the Old Hongjialou Cathedral area renovation design Site: Jinan, Shandong Tutor: Ying Qi, Qipeng Mu Group Work: Urban design, group leader & Individual Work: Architecture design Spring 2018

Built in 1905, the Hongjialou Cathedral is a twin-tower Gothic building, and the largest Catholic church in Jinan and North China, also known as one of the three famous Catholic churches in China. It occupies an important position in modern Chinese religious architecture. The whole building is majestic, with grand beauty and solemnity. The space inside the church is large and shocking, with windows on all sides and good internal light. In the afternoon, the sunlight passes through, creating a warm environment that matches the sense of rituals of religious places, giving people a sense of spiritual purification. The architecture of the Chinese and Western walls has unique characteristics. The Hongjialou Cathedral is indeed the most beautiful building of western style in Jinan. The construction craftsmanship of the year was very exquisite and strong, but after a century of vicissitudes, today the building has begun to have problems, large or small, one after another. Cracks also appeared in the outer wall and began to tilt to the sides. The Church Landscape Park is located on the north and east sides surrounding the Cathedral. The overall design concept is to take advantage of the original site landscape on the north side of the church to create an open park and cultural buildings enclosing the church. The different entrances and exits of the park welcome people from different directions. The wooden platform creates a sense of envelopment and warmth in the church, increases opportunities for people to communicate with each other, draws closer the relationship between people and the church, and enhances the spiritual image of the church in the city.

History of Jinan Jinan is an ancient city with a long history. In December 1986, it was announced as a national historical and cultural city by the State Council. After the founding of the PRC in 1949, Jinan continues to maintain its position as the political center of Shandong Province.

1897

German imperialists invaded and occupied Jiaozhou Bay

1371

Jinan builds the city wall

1912 1911

1840

Opium War China became a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society

1370

1904 Jinan self-opened commercial port

1900

After the establishment of the Republic of China.

1910

1371

Daming Lake

The Yellow River Bridge on Jinpu Railway was completed and opened to traffic

Iron Temple

Northeast corner of Daming Lake, residents in the surrounding area live by fishing

Located by Daming Lake, the world's first spring scenic spot, Jinan City, Shandong Province

1919 "May 4th Movement" broke out

1921 Establish a communist group in Jinan

1949 The People’s Republic of China was founded

May 1966 to October 1976

2000

1996

Built in 1937, the 58th Division of the National Government Army was built to commemorate the fallen soldiers in Jiangxi

Guanlan Pavilion

The spring eye is located in front of the Luoyuan Hall in Baotu Spring Park

The pavilion was originally a long pavilion on all sides

Alumni Gate Today, a century of architectural preservation

Gros Theological Seminary Building, eclectic style

Photo in 1930 Hongjialou is located in the south of Jiaoji Railway in Jinan City, the whole building is majestic

2010

2017

Alumni Gate

Church courtyard

2016 The Army Office of the Northern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Jinan

Daming Lake night view

Chengren Temple

There are small archways on both sides, stone stele stands in the water

Alumni of Qilu University donated funds to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the school Gothic building with twin towers, built in 1905, The largest Catholic church in East China

Jinan hosted the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China

1990

1970

1948

Alumni Gate

Bergen House, named in memory of Bergen, president of Qilu University

2009

Cultural Revolution

1940

1932

After the reform and opening up, Jinan has entered a stage of recovery

Lu Zumiao

Former Qilu University Complex

1930

1978

Japan's war of aggression against China broke out

Daming Lake view more than 90 years ago

Lake in Summer

Built in Mingshun five years (1461), Quanchi West Bank

Hongjialou Cathedral

The Japanese aggressor made the "May 3rd" massacre that shocked the world in Jinan

1911

Guanlan Pavilion

Baotu Spring

1928

1920

1908 Liujiaheyan

1937

1991 Establish a nationallevel Jinan Hightech Industrial Development Zone

The parish is damaged, and it’s not uncommon for the faithful to be mutilated

Night view of church lights

Selected as the national key cultural relics protection units

Status quo

Incorporates Chinese traditional cultural elements

Mapping

Site analysis 1909 Daming Lake Xia garden

1930 Shandong Minsheng Bank Site

1905 Hongjialou Cathedral Tourist Resident

Residential Business Hostel Religion

Primary and secondary school Education and Research Administration Under construction

Land use analysis

>3.5 Vehicles/min 2.5-3.5 Vehicles/min 1-2.5 Vehicles/min

Traffic flow analysis

1931 Baotu Spring Park

National key cultural relics protection unit

Provincial key cultural relics protection unit

Municipal key cultural relics protection unit

Usage of Hongjialou Cathedral

Open space

Flat roof Pitched roof

Open space distribution map

Roof style distribution map

Catholic

Catholics worship.

Tourist

Tourists take wedding photos in front of west facade.

Resident 23 Mon 33

Tues

Wed

Thurs

Fri

Sat

Sun

Walking activities in Hongjialou Square.

Late Qing Dynasty Republic of China Built in 1949-1980

Built in 1980-2000 Built after 2000

Building age distribution map

Greening

Greening and tree distribution map 34

Renovation based on View Accessibility Sight analysis analyzes the view of the church from four directions, east, west, south, and north, and proposes a transformation strategy for each direction. West facade need broaden.

Church Landscape Park Master Plan

Remain the landscape.

Tree platform entrance

Remain the architecture.

Need more platform.

Shape generation diagram Demolition of some annexes

West entrance

Surrounding sense of enclosure

Main entrance

Echoing different interfaces

01. Tourist Service Center 02. Church Research Museum 03. Tea room 04. Media center : Including art exhibition and community library 05. Church office

1F Plan

2F Plan

10 13

Tree platform

8 04

7 6

01. Office 02. Souvenir shop 03. Reading corner 04. Reception 05. Office 06. Souvenir shop 07. Coffee shop 08. Art exhibition hall 09. Reading rest area 10. Handcraft workshop 11. Painting restoration room 12. Exhibition preparation room

01. Scenic introduction 02. Lecture hall 03. Coffee shop 04. Church model display area 05. Viewing area 06. Research results display 07. Church VR display 08. Office 09. Terrace 10. Tea room 11. Book sorting room 12. Office 13. Self-study area 14. Art library area 15. Humanities book area 16. Language library area 17. Rest area 18. Outdoor reading platform

20m

Church Research Museum

Temple of Heaven The Great Sacrifice in Winter Solstice Beijing Creative Map Contest Site: Beijing Tutor: Yulong Chen Individual Work Fall 2017 The creative design of the map reflects Beijing culture, and the area represented is the Temple of Heaven. From a narrative perspective, it shows the ceremony process of the Qing emperor’s offering material sacrifices to heaven in the day of winter solstice. The upper part of the picture is a map of the Temple of Heaven, showing the emperor’s walking route during the Great Sacrifice. The lower part is the text describing the daily rituals of five days ahead of the winter solstice ceremony. The ancient Chinese believed that the winter solstice is "the end of the four seasons", and "on the winter solstice, one shade will hide underneath, and the sun will rise up." From the day of the winter solstice, "a yang energy begins from the earth", that is, the so-called "one yang energy begins". The "Book of Rites" said: "In this month, the sun has run twelve full circles; the moon has past the twelve sequences; the star returns to the sky; the number will end; and the year will start again.” So, the ancients chose the "winter solstice" day to hold the ceremony. In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Gongfu became the king, "making rituals and making music", stipulating that "winter solstice day sacrifices the heaven and the earth on the hill". Later, many dynasties in ancient China took the winter solstice day as the auspicious period, and held the ceremony on this day. The ceremony held every year on this day is called the " The Great Sacrifice in Winter Solstice ".

Other Works

Manual model: Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden, 2015

Ancient building model making Chongang five-step flat body fighting arch, 2016

Other Works | Photography

HILL OF THE BUDDHA: Tadao Ando, Hokkaido, 2020

TOKYO Photography Cherry blossoms in Tatsumi Park, Spring, 2020

Dessert in Hakone Hotel, Spring, 2020

Other Works | Photography

Izu Kogen | Ebisu | Sky Tower | Tokyo Tower, 2020

TOKYO Photography WITH HARAJUKU: Toyo Ito, Spring, 2020

Mengyao Zhang Education 09/2014-06/2018 Beijing, China

07/2018-08/2020 Beijing, China

Academic Honors & Awards

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA)

05/2019

B.Eng. in Preservation Engineering of Historic Building GPA: 3.49/4.0 GRE: 310(V: 152; Q: 158; AW: 3.0)

Team championship in the staff skipping competition of annual sports meeting, CADG

06/2018

Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Top 5%), BUCEA

06/2018

Excellent Student Award, 2017-2018 academic year (Top 5%), BUCEA

Professional Experiences

12/2017

The 3rd Prize Scholarship, 2016-2017 (Top 10%), BUCEA

China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG)

10/2017

The 1st Prize at Creative Model Making Activity, CCDI Group & BUCEA

06/2017

Honor Award at 2017 Card Board Model Building Festival, Soochow University & BUCEA

04/2017

“Reading Star” of 2016, School Library, BUCEA

06/2015

Best Detail Craft Award at 2016 Card Board Model Building Festival, BUCEA

Architectural Designer Assistant, The 5th Architectural Design Institute Notable Architectural Design Project 1. Beijing Xinxinyuan Residential Development: facade drawings and site investigations. 2. Beijing Navy Resettlement Housing: community center design, analytical drawings, sunlight analysis, and presentation document preparation. Notable Renovation Project 1. Beijing Baohuali Community Renovation: collected data, determined window-to-floor ratio, and designed the ground floor commercial zones 2. Guyue Residential Buildings Improvement: basement and small commercial design. 3. Shantytown Renovation of Chongli Sanzhong Street: general plan drawing, analysis drawing, and design text production. 4. Shantytown Renovation of Tongzhou Oriental Factory: schematic design for construction engineering.

Skills Computer Skills Languages Hobbies

AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch Up, PS, AI, ID, Keyshot, X-mind, Rhino Mandarin (native), English (fluent), Japanese (intermediate) Dancing, Drawing (sketch level-7), Writing, Unicycling, Photography

Notable Urban Design Project 1. Baotou Songshi International City Planning and Design: preliminary data collection, house type comparison, sunshine analysis. 12/2017-01/2018 Beijing, China 08/2017-11/2017 Beijing, China

Tsinghua Urban Planning and Design Institute (THUPDI) IIntern, Architectural Design Team, Dept. of Historical and Cultural City Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) Intern, Wuchen Studio, BIAD Design Center

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