PORTFOLIO Yijian Chen Selected from 2016-2019
YIJIAN CHEN Forskarbacken 9, 11415 Stockholm, Sweden +46 729207924
ccyyjj1994@gmail.com
Education Sep. 2012 to Jun. 2017:
Sep. 2017 to Jun. 2019:
Sep.2018 to Jan. 2019:
Personal Skills Computer skills: Language Skills: Other skills:
Internship Experience Jun.2018 to Aug.2018:
Aug.2015 to Sep.2015:
Honors & Awards Co-Struct Architects, Xi'an, China Intern Architect •Took part in 3511 Industrial park design competition, independently completed the design of one boiler room renovation project, finished the competition drawing •Participated in an office building design competition in Xi'an, accomplished the preliminary research, designed the layout and façade, and drew one part of the construction plan.
Muzuo Studio, Xi'an, China Intern Architect •Conducted research on the current facade of commercial buildings in the old town of Xi'an. •Documented the current situation of the east gate of Xi'an city wall, produced both physical and digital models.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Degree: Master of science in architecture Thesis: Modern Translation of Guanzhong Narrow Courtyard House Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland Major: Architecture Exchange Study
Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, China Degree: Bachelor degree of architecture Thesis: Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Excellent at Auto CAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, V-ray, Illustrators Experienced in Archicad, Rhino Native in Chinese; Proficient in English; Primary in Swedish and German Photography, painting
•Special mentioned in the thesis project in KTH (2019) •One-year Scholarship in KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sep.2018-Jun.2019) •1st Award in Lighting Design Competition of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (2015) •3rd Award in Construction Competition of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (2014) •2nd Outstanding Students Scholarship of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (2013) •Excellent Award in 129 Design competition of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (2012) •2nd Outstanding Students Scholarship of Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (2012)
Self-evaluation
•Gifted in painting and photographing with uniquely personal style, had been selected as the head of the XAUAT Painting Association. •Excellent verbal and communication skills. •Strong learning capacity, willing to learn different software and languages.
Sculpture Museum
10 weeks studio, Jun. 2018 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Instructor: Rodrigo Muro, Markus Aerni, Isabel Dominguez Site: Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden
Work of Hertha Hillfon
“Oven is the mysterious heart" ——Hertha Hillfon
The project is a museum of clay sculpture works from a passed Swedish sculptor-Hertha Hillfon. The design focuses on how the building as an environment builder creates the right light for different exhibits
Like what Hertha said about oven , my intention would be also create some kind of heart for the building. I choosed the staircase to generate the whole space.
Staircase as the Core To make the staircase into a real core, it should play a important role in the walking route. I found two dofferent routes for the triangle shape. Both of them are giving people the impression that this staircase is actully trigering the whole space.
Axonometric drawing
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While walking towards the core, visitors can have a glimpse of the staircase without knowing what happening inside.
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While walking around the core, people are able to look through the core and get to know the space in the other side.
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a. Entrance b. Exhibition 1 c. Exhibition 2 d. Exhibition 3 e. Office f. Storage g. Workshop
Exhibition for medium size works
Ground Floor Plan
Exhibition for large size works
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Design of Exhibition Room
Hertha’s work ranges from large to small and different sizes often have different performance themes. In order to better display the work of each size, I designed a unique light environment for each size.
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Construction Detail
Detail Section
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A coner in exhibition room 3
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This specific corner is designed for one of Hertha’s most famous work- an empty chair. When the light leaking in from the designed opening in the back, the chair looks like sitting in another world waiting for its owner.
1. 3mm copper coping 2. 62*250*120mm red brick 3. 10mm air space 4. 240mm insulation layer 5. 62*250*120mm white brick 6. double glazing 8mm glass 9mm argon-filled cavity 10mm safety glass 7. wood block 8. silicon 9. insulation 10. wood block 11. aluminium covering
Modern Translation of GuanZhong Narrow Courtyard Diploma Studio, Spring 2019 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Instructors: Thordis Arrhenius, Frida Rosenberg, Ori Merom Site: Yue village, Xi’an, China
Drawing of Entrance
Guanzhong narrow courtyard （GNC）is a traditional architectural form
of a family house in Guanzhong area in China. Such courtyard houses have existed in Guanzhong area for more than 1000 years. However,
during the past 30 years, local villagers start to tear down the old building and build new ones to meet the needs of the rapidly increasing
population. The goal of this project is to archive the traditional courtyard feeling as well as giving a response to the changing environment.
This project ended up with a new type of countryside living-a house that contains a micro-community with both owner and tenants.
This project is dedicated to my grandmother for that she always wants to go back to the village.
Daily Life in the Courtyard
Living in such courtyard house the outdoor activities are as important
as the indoor activities. In this design, I am trying to capture the essential space feeling of GNCH.
Pictures taken from film Bailu Moutain
Drawing of daily activities 1.
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Chating with neighbors in front of the entrance
Making some handcraft work in the main yard 4.
Having dinner in the yard
Indoor- outdoor connection
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1. Entrance 2. Main Yard 3. Leisure 4. Shaired Kitchen 5. Studio Apartment 6. Studio Apartment
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First Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Growing . Living . Recyling A New Concept for Elderly Housing 10 weeks studio, Dec. 2018 Aalto university, Helsinki, Finland Instructor: Pekka Heikkinen Site: Jatkasaari, Helsinki, Finland
Today, the topic of the circular economy is being discussed more frequently for environment and population problems. In this design, I’m trying to achieve an energy cycle inside a housing project by implanting vertical farming in an urban residential project.
The house will operate like a big tree. The domestic garbage generated by people will come underground through the pipeline. After the treatment, they will be applied to the vertical farming in the building in the form of water and bioelectricity, while the vegetables and fruits produced by vertical farming will be placed directly on people's tables.
Living Concept The vertical farming in residential buildings brings more than just fresh vegetables, and these planting machines provide sunlight for plants and residents during the winter months. More importantly, the planting area of the corridor provides a suitable space for good community communication. Electricity
Food
Cloth Medium
Light
Money
Nutrient-Rich Mist
Management
Section A-A'
Public space for city
Public space for the block
Public space for the whole floor
Public space for neighbor
Social Life
Site Strategy
Circulation routes of the site
Devide into two part
Create two massing
Two diferent dourtyard
Plaza for city
Connect two massing
Dwelling Concept
Dwelling Type A
Typical Floor Plan
Co-living is my concept here, this modular living unit can provide a variety of living modes. For example, elderly people who have money and need help can get new social relationships by renting out rooms to young people.
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Dwelling Type B
1-2 person / elderly living alone / elderly couple
2-4 person / elderly couple with one room rent out / elderly person with two room rent out
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Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
12 weeks Studio, Jun. 2017 Group work, collaborate with Rui Wu Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, China Instructor: Yuan Shi, Zhao Yu Site: XianYang, Shaanxi, China
The treatment of Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that doctors and patients should have a close trust relationship, patients should be close to nature to soothe the spirit, etc., while modern Chinese public
hospitals are often designed for modern medicine so that they are not very suitable for Traditional Chinese medicine.
This program is dedicated to exploring a form of architecture that can serve better for Chinese medicine concepts.
View of North Facade
Site Strategy
Mountain and Cloud, Mi Fu, 1051-1107
Primary and secondary entrance
Green courtyard
Patient flow
Sewage flow
Underground garage
Parking on the ground
The project is located near the Zhongnan Mountain. The spatial layout is separated into small courtyards
to increase the contact between man and nature. All the buildings are strung together by an open corridor, allowing people to soothe their spirit and feelings as they walkthrough.
The scenery of Zhongnan Mountain is like an ancient painting. This design echoes this native landscape with the sloping roof.
Drawing of South Facade
First Floor Plan
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1.Policlinic 2. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment 3.Pharmacy 4.Reception area 5.Emergency department 6.Infusion hall 7.Inpatient department 8. Reception area of Inpatient department 9.Restaurant 10. Kitchen 11. Chinese Medicine Museum 12. Depository(undesign) 13. Administrative offices(undesign)
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Rendering of policlinic
Rendering of doctors' office
North Facade of Policlinic
Rendering of central courtyard
Boiler Room-Hotel Renovation
8 weeks studio, Feb. 2016 Instructor: An Li Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, China Site: 3511 Industrial Park, Xi'an, China
This design is located in the 3511old factory park and is a boutique hotel. The building itself was converted from a boiler house built in the 1950s. The design concept for the renovation of this building is based on the fusion and contrast between "new" and "old". When I converted the boiler house into a hotel, I decided to keep the original concrete structure, coal tunnels, chimneys and other architectural elements and made them the features of the new hotel. This gives the building a unique historical and local culture background.
Plan of First Floor & Second Floor
The site is locate in 3511 Industrial park, where the old factories in it used to product towels for the army in the war years.
1.Entrance Hall 2.Lobby 3.Cafe 4.Elvator Hall 5.Office 6.Exhibition 7.Linen Room New Columns
When People Enter the Building From A Different Path
View Point
Entrance for the rooftop restaurant
The route to the top-roof restaurant is independent of the hotel and does not interfere with the hotel rooms
Entrance for the hotel room
A coal hopper from the old building can be seen on the sightseeing elevator leading to the top-floor restaurant
Drain towers retained from the old building can be seen at the entrance hall
The second floor of the boiler room near the coal hopper is used as an exhibition space in the hotel
Saturn: A Rammed Earth Light
Lamp With Novel Luminous Mode The light we see in our daily lives shines in the same form-- directly from a bulb or through the lamp sahde.
Is there any new way to transport light? In this design, I tried to make light irradiate from the earth. So I put a flashlight in the earth block and guide them out through optical fibers.
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The Plane
3mm Optical fiber 2mm Optical fiber 1mm Optical fiber The yellow part represents the flashlight
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Selected from 2016-2019 Forskarbacken 9, 11415 Stockholm, Sweden +46 729207924 ccyyjj1994@gmail.com