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Xinyi Liu | Bachelor of Architecture Apply for the MArch Design for Performance and Interaction Program at UCL

Xinyi Liu

Email: xinyi0518liu@outlook.com

Tel: +86 19108483241

Education

Hunan University (HNU)

B. Arch GPA: 3.6/4.0

Second Class Scholarship of Hunan University

Individual Scholarship of Hunan University

Excellent League Cadres of Hunan University

‘Presence is like a gap in the flow of history, where all of a sudden it is not past and not future.’

—— Peter Zumthor

My life philosophy is to experience. When I was born, I was like a piece of a white sheet. But when I die, I want to be like a torn-out thick book written with rich content.

Thus, in terms of my architectural design philosophy, besides responding to the problems, I want the buildings to ' create presence,' which means giving users an emotional experience lasting eternal.

09.2018-06.2023 2020, 2021 2019, 2022 2021

SKYRISE 2022 International Architecture Competition (Impact Design Competitions)

Individual, “Purge Island”, Best Student Award, TOP 5

Design Competition for Street Around (Urban Planning & Design Institution of Shenzhen)

Individual, “Vertical Street Fair”, Best Creative Award

The 4th Hunan Dreamers Construction Festival (Changsha Natural Resources and Planning Bureau)

“The Glowing Ears”, First Prize

Team Member: modeling and drafting, construction detail design.

09.2022-01.2023

09.2022-12.2022

05.2021

06.2020-06.2022

“Research on 3D Printing Multifunctional Plug-in Isolation Ward and It’s Design After Epidemic Situation”

Team Leader: overall planning, research and design.

The Second Virtual Design Competition-Mars Virtual Design Competition

HNU Students Innovation Training Program (Provincial-level) 10.2020-01.2021

“Seeker”, Second Prize

Team Leader: writing script, concept forming and modeling.

HuaLu Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd

Intern: Preliminary Study, Hubei Central Control Room Design, Modeling and Drafting

Academic Experience Activity&

07.2022-08.2022

Association

HNU Dream Building Studio

Member, School calendar posters, cultural and creative production

Student Union of Youth League Committee of School of Architecture, HNU

Head of Practice Department

Volunteer of Hunan Art Museum

Art explanation and order maintenance

HNU School of Architecture, Class of 2018 Vice President

College activities organization

09.2021-09.2022

10.2020-10.2021

10.2019-10.2020

09.2018-09.2020

Volunteer of "One Table Plan" Activities

Swimming Team of School of Architecture, HNU 04.2020-08.2020

Tutoring high school students nationally online during epidemic period

Internship Others

Interest: Swimming, Drawing, Reading, Medaka Fishkeeping, Gardening, Traditional Chinese Therapy.

Software: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign, Rhino, SketchUp, CAD, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Mars, Enscape, D5

CONTENT 04 Harbour O 05 other works 01 Purge Island 02 Citywall Fair 03 Arch Marine Waste Disposal Skyscraper Design Shuncheng Street Renovation and Ceremony Design Old Factory Renovation and Activity Center Design Macau Waterfront Design Goup works & models & drawings 01-06 07-12 13-18 19-24 25-26

Purge Island Marine Waste Disposal Skyscraper Design 01

Individual Academic Work

SKYRISE 2022 International Architecture Competition

Prize: SKYRISE 2022 Competiton Best Student Award, TOP 5 Apr.- Jun. 2022 Advisor : Ting Song Email: Sirius.Neptune@163.com

Top view

Design Intent

Marine plastic pollution is a growing concern due to the vast quantities of plastic pollution that enter the ocean. An estimated 710 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter aquatic by 2040.

And those plastic has a terrible effect on marine ecosystems and wildlife.

'Purge Island' is a future skyscraper designed to collect and reuse marine plastic, and trapped wildlife will also be rescued during its cruise.

The whole building looks like a giant floating iceberg that fits into the natural environment and shows humbleness and solitude, indicating a sense of atonement from human beings.

Scientists, staff, tourists, artists, volunteers, and other potential groups are expecting to share space on 'Purge Island.' Wildlife and plastic are studied by the corresponding scientists. Waste disposal machines are paid by tourists' accommodation fees. Volunteers earn their travel by serving the crew, while artists make their living on board by creating products through processed plastic material.

Background 4. Leakage Prevention & Collection Stormwater and wastewater filters Collection Prevention 1 1 1 1 2 5 3 4 5 2 2 6 2 2 2 1 2 10 Drones and robots Waterway litter traps Boats and wheels BOTH MICROPLASTICS MACROPLASTICS

Structure Inspiration 1. The Pathway by which Plastic Enters Oceans 2. Influence of Plastic Waste 02 High-rise Steel Structure Tubular System Tubular - Frrame System Frame System Frame - Truss System Truss system Cruise Ship Structure 1.Keep Balance Ballast Tank HollowTanks Botton structure 3.Reduce Resistance 2.Float on sea + ? = Cruise Ship Floating Structure +Tubular-Truss System Global primary plastic production: 270 million tonnes per year Global plastic waste: 275 million tonnes per year Coastal plastic waste: 99.5 million tonnes per year Mismanaged coastal plastic waste: 31.9 million tonnes per year Plastic inputs to the oceans: 8 million tonnes per year 0.4kg 0.3kg 0.2kg 0.1kg 0kg No data Entanglement Ingestion Interaction Food Chain Plastic Debris Wildlife Humans Effect Effect Major Major Entanglement cases have been reported for at least 344 species to date. It can significantly reduce stomach capacity, leading to poor appetite and a false sense of satiation. Fishing gear, for example, has been shown to cause abrasion and damage to coral reef ecosystems upon collision. These chemicals may bioaccumulate up the food chain through ingestion at multiple trophic levels. 3 Key Pathways 3.Plastic Waste Generation per person, 2015 Microbe Incineration Landfill Organisms

1. Modulus-based system to form the shape looking like iceberg. 2. Streamlined shape echos vessels which tackle the wind and the water pressure well. 4. Strengthen the structural nodes and build the frame for the facade. 6. Insert a 'CORE' area to encourage different groups to communicate and share space. 5. Creating flexible floors between the high-strength floors. 5. The 'CORE' area offers various public activities. exhibition lab atelier cafe tank tour shop Plan Plastic Degradation Watste Bunker Pump/ Condenser Room Waste Classification Waste Collect/Store Area Waste Collect/Store Area A A Tank2 Habitats Tank1 Shop Main Entrance Green Terrace Fish Acclimatization Deck Lab Lab Office Cafe Lab Tank1 Tank2 Atelier Sky-Farm Exhibition Accommodation Linen Room Eco-restaurant Plastic Disposal Floor Plan Wildlife Rehabilitation Floor Plan Labs Floor Plan Ateliers and Sky Farm Floor Plan Residential Floor Plan Eco-restaurant Floor Plan Formation 3. Extract the highrise part to analyze and adjust its structure. Choose a tubular-truss system and use 'Karamba 3D to test the structural strength under wind pressure. 03 0 5 10 15 30(m)

Plastic Waste Disposal Rehabilitation Tank Lab Sky Farm Exhibition Ballast Tanks Main Tank Device Layer Structural Transformation Layer Accommodation *See Detail Design Eco-restaurant Plastic Waste Classification 04 0 5 10 15 30(m) A-A Section

Ventilation compartment (500 mm)

Curtain wall truss support beam I-beam 600*200

Profiled steel plate composite floor (80 mm concrete 6 mm W steel layer)

Double-layered glass (12+12A+10)

Docking claw

Truss Point-supported system

Ventilation perforated steel bracket

Detail Section Design

Area Perspective Main Tank Perspective

wildlife comes out of the indoor habitats to take a walk and enjoy the fresh air.

Eco - deck Perspective Core

Survived

Offer various pubic activities to encourage different groups to communicate and share space. Survived marine wildlife lives in the big tank to rehabilitate while tourists could interact with them. 1. Sea water vapor rises 2. Fresh air enters the double-layer curtain wall cavity 3. Enter the indoor overhead layer for gas exchange

Double-layered system

Part 2 How to save the wildlife ? Part1 How to deal with the plastic? Waste collection Waste classification Material sent Artists handcraft Find wounded wildlife Wildlife transportation Rehabilitation Interaction 'Purge Island' Working Manual

Therapy Back to nature 06

Exhibition

Citywall

Shuncheng Street Renovation and Ceremony Design 02 07 Individual Academic Work 'Celebrate! Bravo! Cheer!' Summer Workshop Aug.- Oct. 2022 Site: Xi'an citywall Prize: Design Competition for Street Around Best Creative Award Advisor: Jennifer Birkeland Email: jb2597@cornell.edu.

Fair

Different Traditional Activities

Design Intent

The street to be renovated in this design is Shuncheng Lane along the city wall in Xi'an , and the section from Hanguang Gate to Zhuque Gate is selected for the design. Now the city wall is mainly used for tourism , and the complete city wall is repaired for tourists to climb, ride around the city, etc. But in the off-season, almost no one climbs the heights to play, and the value of the city wall is not well played.

The selected Shuncheng Lane continues a traditional morning market event in old Xi'an. However, the current morning market is very crowded due to the narrow Shuncheng Lane, too many trucks parked to sell, and too many residents buying. In order to solve the problems faced by the morning market in Shuncheng Lane, as well as the issues of idle city walls, less interaction with local residents, and fewer openings that affect residents' entry and exit, a market space with three-dimensional traffic were designed.

In order to further increase the utilization and give full play to the value of the city wall, various festivals, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, can use the existing structure to convert it into an event space. For example, the Mid-autumn Market, the Moon Tower provides climbing and viewing of the moon, guessing lantern riddles, and various activities and performances in the enemy platform space on the city wall.

4 1 2 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Turret Watchtower Moon City Gatehouse × × × √ √ Enemy Broadcast Plan Modes Demension Traits & Needs Outer Parapet Wengcheng Longer distance Shorter Distance 12-14m 12m ≤36m 15-18m Parking bicycle more involved Inner Parapet 1 Citywall's Location Citywall's Main Components 2.63km Wall Perimeter :11.9 km 2.59km 3.44km 3.24km

08 Section view

Moon Festival's Time Development

Xi'an Citywall Site Research Moon Festival Research

Along Wall Lane City Wall Ring Park Moat Subway + trade Ring road ×

Crowded and not well-organized Traditional Wood Tenon and Tenon Structure —— Nature, light and simple, easy to construct, and does less harm to the existing city wall. Spare Space and Clear-organized Resident Stall Keeper Reviving Interacting Citywall Ring Park Traveller Good Interaction & Accessibility Poor Accessibility 1. Use modular grids to divide the street for later organization. 2. Basic vertical street module has three floors. The ground floor is designed for special sales on pickup trucks; the others are for everyday sales and breakfast. he flows are marked on the diagram. 3. Combining current market traits, design the start/end knots which allow customers to confirm prices using a public electronic scale. 4. Transportation knots for stall keepers to transfer cargo and for customers to park their bikes and motorbikes. 5. Moon Tower knots for people to climb up to the city wall and go down to the Ring park. Tea arts and other activities are also can be held in it. 6. The layout of the vertical street and the position between each knot. 1.2M*1.2M 5M 4*1.2M 4*1.2M 3*1.2M ≈50M ≈50M 09 Morning Market alongside the Citywall Concept Proposal —— Vertical Street Formation Start / End Point Hanguang Gate Citywall Ring Park Booths Small Gate little Space Poor Accessibility Caos & not well Organized Pet Birds Running Tai Ji

Basic Vertical Street Module Detail Section of Moon Tower

21.400

Wood Beam (75*200)*2

Morning market

Common Seliing

16.400

Wood Pillar (300*300)

12.000

20mm Transparent Curragated Panel

Wood Rafters (45*45)

Wood Purlin (75*200)

11.400

8.000

Wood Pillar (300*300)

Water Divider Metal Base

Concrete Foundation

19.400 10

Wood Beam (75*200)*2 3.800

Selling by Pickup Truck

Family Gathering Distant View Tea House Climb across the Wall

Moon Festival's Celebration Image

Tea House Perspective

The tea house is inserted in the Moon Tower; visitors can enjoy traditional tea art and a nice view of the city. Moon Tower connects local residents and facilitates their travel between the interior city and the exterior.

Market 2nd Floor Perspective

The 2nd floor sells everyday products such as vegetables, fruits, flavors, meat, and so on. All the goods will be transported to the 2nd floor by lifts at both ends of the street.

Market 1st Floor Perspective

The Pickup car sale covers various kinds of products that are heavy and less easy to carry (watermelon, for example). Street pedlars could just stay in their car and sell with roof protecting bad weather.

Moon Fsetival Day on the Citywall Perspective

On Moon Festival, a more temporary landscape will be added on the wall to better arrange different routes based on the mode of visiting.

Arch Old Factory Renovation and Activity Center Design

Individual Academic Work 2020 Autumn Semester Sep.-Dec. 2020 Site: Changsha Advisor: Suqi Jiang Email: jsq@hnu.edu.cn

Design Intent

The old factory building in Building G to be renovated is located in the industrial training center of Hunan University. Its unique bent structure and single ample space have historical and cultural value and renovation value.

The main users of the activity center are students on campus and nearby residents. The student population of the industrial training center covers a wide range of intertwined subjects. Residents living nearby are mostly highly educated groups, such as retired teachers. Students occasionally eat at family restaurants run by residents. There is a height difference of 5m between the residential area and the site, and there is a precious century-old camphor tree on the site. The complex and straightforward materials and lush green plants in the park create a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

According to interviews, both residents and students hope to have a place for activities and leisure. During the conversation, the concept of the center's "public lecture hall" was proposed, that is, a public space where students and residents can apply for sharing and giving lectures.

Through the superimposition of various blocks, this project allows the activities of the two groups of people to intersect to a limited extent, which is partly parallel and partly intertwined. It can not only create a connection but also use some functions independently to achieve a grasp of movement and stillness, which is in line with the overall quiet temperament of the park.

Exhibition Metalworking Electrician Electronic Process industry Manage -ment Gramm -ar Art Hunan University Industrial Training Center A D E Deserted Well-used Parking ▲H=5M College Area Residential Area 1953 2008 2014 Hundred years old Camphor Tree Sunroof Roof truss Bent structure Crane frame Double span structure Side height window Wall B C G Factory Residential Area

14 Site Research Structure of G Factory Textures

Ceramic Workshop Teaching building Garage

From the part to the whole, starting from the "public lecture hall" of the ideological center, a small-scale subsidiary lecture hall is attached in parallel and then connects each functional space through an arcade, growing a complete form from the part, following the composition of "parallel interweaving" way.

Prototype Extraction

1. Keep the main Structure of G factory. 2. Change the roof into a transparent corrugated panel to absorb sunlight and remove part of the roof to let the structure be exposed.

3. The distance between each bent frame is 6m. According to this size, the size of the placed block is constrained.

4. Place the space block of the self-study room facing the student group.

5. The self-study room and small studio are arranged on the outside of the frame, and the functional blocks are placed rhythmically and repeatedly, forming an elevated entrance space at the same time.

6. The roof garden Cafe space where right next to the old Camphor Tree, is for residents, and it is parallel to the student blocks.

7. Insert two strip-shaped exhibition blocks to eliminate the height difference of the site to attract people and help to form an atrium gathering space.

8. The original racks of the old factory building are exposed, and new columns are erected to increase the commemoration of the overall space.

9. The book bar block is inserted on the upper floor to lead out to the terrace to increase the openness, and the terrace meets the bottom bike parking as well.

10. The OPEN EAT space is placed in the sunken square, which helps to build an active and interactive dining place for residents.

15 Concept Proposal ——Parallel & Interweave

Formation Student Resident X

years old

Tree Cycloidal Arch Units Truss Skylight Top Skylight Side height window Quater Vertical Skylight Shell Plate Diaphragm Side Beam Butterfly Units Cylindrical Shell Structure Bent Structure Arcade Holes Arch Element 2D 6M 3D X Y Z Y

Hundred

Camphor

Arcade -flow, transportation Cycloidal Arch -quiet, peace, meditation Butterfly Arch -Light and active

16 Site Plan

Plan N 2.Public Lecture Hall 7.Gym 12.Library 3.Event Hall 13.Leisure Room 8.Open Kitchen 4.Exhibition Room 14.Studio 9.Open Eat 1.Study Room 6.Toilet 11.Cafe 5.Parking 15.Outdoor Book Bar 10.Screening Room Legend West Elevation North Elevation Ground Floor 2rd Floor 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 14 13 12 12 3 0 5 10 15 30(m)

A B B A

Entrance

Elevations

12.400 10.550 9.500 7.500 5.000 4.000 3.000 0.000 -0.450 12.400 10.550 9.500 7.500 5.000 4.000 3.000 0.000 -0.450

Main

B-B Section

A-A Section

Public Lecture Hall Event Hall Exhibition Room Library

1 2

Stage Perspective

Event Hall Perspective

Residents enter the activity center from the corridor without height difference, and the central stage can hold

or small performances. The stair leads to the library and the right part is open kitchen for residents to cook and for all menmbers to share food.

exhibitions

The atrium activity hall is an open space shared by residents and students, where activities such as gatherings and discussions can be held. Detail 1 Detail 2 65mm Insulation Foam 20 mm 1:3 Cemen Mortar Leveling 40mm C20 fine Stone Concrete Reinforced Concrete Structural Slab 80mm Fine Stone Concrete layer Cement Self-leveling 20mm fine Stone Concrete Sealing Material A Waterproof Membrane A Waterproof Membrane 250mm Cast-in-place Reinforced Concrete Roof Slabs Metal Bead 18

04

Macau Waterfront Design

Harbour O

Individual Academic Work Macau ' Morphosis ' Competition Apr.-Jun. 2020 Site: Macau

Advisor: Fei Xie

Email: fei_soarch@hnu.edu.cn

Design Intent

Macau is one of the wealthiest cities in the world, relying on its casino industry, and its modern lifestyle, high-quality shopping experience, and diverse cultures attract millions of travelers to visit it every year. Despite the fact that it is well known as a paradise for tourists, Macau offers little social space for its local residents to enjoy.

Harbour O is an innovative port generation project aimed at transforming under-employed docksides and polluted water into an open, fun plaza where residents can experience a great deal of socially interactive programs.

Harbour O contains three building units -- a restaurant, an ingredientselecting island, and a bathhouse. Besides a soothing bath experience, residents could take part in seafood breeding, harvesting, and selecting and finally enjoy a fresh and delectable feast that comes straight out of the sea.

Formation

2/3 of Macau was built on land obtained through reclamation. water pollution

The port is located in the southernmost part of Macau, where residents have ease access.

Due to the problem of backfill and sewage discharge, the water pollution in the port area is severe.

Plant aquatic plants to improve water quality and form clean zones and transition zones.

The harbor is not working now and has been used as a negative parking lot for years.

A park and the main plaza are decided to be well-designed to attract residents to come and stay.

Based on the simple and elegant shape, three loops with different functions are put on the sea.

To provide better sea views for customers, Lift one side of the big loop. The shape also recalls the graceful waves.

Consider the primary function of the second loop is to store canoes and let them pass by, lifting 1/3 of the surface to make way.

The Sunbath area needs adequate but not too much sunlight. Lift part of the cover to creat shade for more activities.

Site Plan

The Ruins of the Cathedral of Saint Paul Tourist spots Tour route Temple of A Ma Mage Shan Park Macao Tower Fisherman's Wharf CBD Shopping Center Residential Area Residential Area

sea view highrises casino portuguse-chinese style modern citylife lack of social out space HARBOUR O

4 Current Situation 1 Site Location 5 Rebuild the Coast 2 Water Pollution 6 Three Loops 3 Biological Treatment 7 Better Views for the Restaurant 8 Create a

9 Reduce

Bridge for Canoes

Sunlight for Sunbath

PARADISE for TOURISTS DISCONNECT with RESIDENTS

Outdoor Activities

Under Water Structure and Seafood Breeding Methods

1. Base plate made of lightweight composite material, each module is a 1/12 ring.

2. Each base module consists of panels - steel brackets - airbags. 3. The skeleton is formed by steel and the airbag combination. 4. In order to be firm, upper and lower double-layer steel ribs are adopted.

5. A breeding net can be hung on the bottom iron frame to breed shellfish and shrimp.

6. Aquatic plants can also be planted in the grooves of the iron frame to purify the water body.

Dining Performance Banquet Concert Exhibition Cafe Bar Dive Fishing Water Polo Boating Deep Dive Retail Surfing Suit selling Swimming Sun Bathing Sauna Fish Seaweed Shrimp Sea Farming Scallop

Functions

Legend

Plan

1.Public Dining Area 2.Out door Dining Area 3.Stage 4.Serving Counter 5.Open Kitchen 6.Staff Only 7.Closed Kitchen 8.Restroom 9.Gallery&Exhibition 13.Canoe Storage 14.Dive Storage 15.Locker Room 16.Ingredients Processing 17.Ingredients Storage 23.Vending 24.Sun Bathing 10.Bar Hall 11.Serving 12.Box 18.Shower 19.Seating 20.Shallow Pool 21.Pool 22.Sauna

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 4 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 A A 0 5 10 15 30(m) 22

23 A-A Detail Section Layer Analysis of Structure

0.000 4.600 10.800 -5.000 Floating Equipment & Structure Floor Under the Water Glass Curtain Wall & 1st Floor Steel Structure & Ceilings Metal Roof Panel 0 2.5 5(m) 90mm Reinforced Concrete Structural Slab 4mm Protective membrane 1.5mm Plastic film seal Cement Self-leveling 120mm thermal insulation vapour barrier

Seaweeds and mussels are bred in rows beneath the floating devices, which on the one hand, help to clean the water and, on the other hand, offer a fresh food supply. Fish farming is allocated in smaller circles much farther into the sea. Residents and staff must use canoes to reach the pot and select fish.

A-A Perspective

1.Platform Perspective collect mussels & shrimps 3.Outdoor Bath Perspective 4.Swimming pool Perspective

2.Stage Perspective select fish

2 3

Workflow

Other Works Group Work Group Work Group Work The 4th Hunan Dreamers Construction Festival “The Glowing Ears”, First Prize Team Member: modeling and drafting, construction detail design The Second Virtual Design Competition-Mars Virtual Design “Seeker”, Second Prize Team Leader: concept forming, modeling and rendering HNU Students Innovation Training Program “Plug-in Isolation Ward and It’s Design After Epidemic Situation Team Leader: overall planning, research and design Model East Elevation South Elevation Construction Hole punching Latex adhesive reinforcement Joint Cutting Prefabricated Roof*1 Prefabricated Base*1 Prefabricated Slab*3 Air Tigntness Small Space Design Assembly and Transportation Single Unit Different Scale Cluster Design Work Flow 25

Models & Drawings

'Arch' Process Handmade Model

Handmade

Poster Design Drawings Product Design 26

Green Skin for High-rise Building Design Stadium Design Model