Jialiang Ye
Selected Works 2015-2019
JIALIANG YE
ACCOMPLISHMENT
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Capstone Award. Nomination AIAS Design Excellence. Nomination “Continuous Porosity I Symbiosis”, thesis project, May 2019
Bachelor of Architecture. May 2019 The School of Architecture, CAPLA The University of Arizona
Materials Course Exhibition “Salt”, March 2019
Chinese/Mandarin/Cantonese - Native English - Fluent
The work represents the experimental frontier of material studies by students for architectural integration with a range of phenomena, conditions, and testing methods.
AIAS Design Excellence. Nomination “HalFold”, May 2018 Richard + Bauer Architects Prize. Spatial Qualities “Floating + Sunken I Tucson Culture Center”, Dec. 2017
Rhino
Revit
SketchUp
AutoCAD
A design achievement scholarship award for quality and clarity of circulation and program spaces. I $1500
ARCHON Prize. 1st prize AIAS Design Excellence “Containment I Unitarian Universalist Campus”, May 2017 Maxwell
Lumion
Vray
Grasshopper
Ps
Ai
Id
Lr
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
Lightroom
An annual academic and design achievement scholarship award, recognizing academic achievement and studio projects that best exemplift the Archon Values: Genus Loci, Design Excellence and Cross-disciplinary Integration. I $3000
Foundation Studio GRIT Award May 2015
EXPERIENCE Architectural Designer, South Stadium Faculty Housing Aug. - Dec. 2018. University of Arizona
Participated in community association meetings and client presentations. Produced massing models and renderings in SD. Worked on general structure iterations and a detailed framing model in DD. In charge of the southern wall facade with robot arm construction lab test in DD. Produced MEP drawings in CD and a final presentation model.
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Capstone Award. Nomination I AIAS Design Excellence. Nomination ort of Los Angeles. 2019 Studio. Prof. Susannah Dickinson
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Floating + Sunken Tucson Culture Center Richard + Bauer Architects Prize. Spatial Quality Downdown Tucson. 2017 Studio. Prof. Elena Canovas
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Containment Unitarian Universalist Campus
Research Assistant, Bench: Biorhythmic Evaporative-cooling Nano-teCH May - Aug. 2017, Dec. 2018. Aletheia Ida, PhD
Prototyped and explored patterns and framings of the membrane system with laser cutting. Fabricated CNC shaped glulam plywood framing structure. Produced simulation diagrams and renderings.
ARCHON Prize. 1st place I AIAS Design Excellence Western Tucson. 2017 Studio. Prof. Paul Reimer
Teaching Assistant, Material Fabrication Aug. - Dec. 2018. University of Arizona
Tutored sophomore students with the technics and techniques of analog fabrication related to wood, steel and concrete/plaster.
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Volunteer, A Shading Structure in Playground Feb. - May 2018. AIAS Freedom by Design
General Labor for site work, including grading, excavation, and concrete footings.
Folding Morphosis Workshop, Patkau Architects Apr. 13th 2018. AIAS FORUM 2017: TEXAS
Continuous Porosity I Symbiosis San Pedro Breakwater Park
Design Build South Stadium Faculty House UA Campus Tucson. 2018 Supervisor: Mary C. Hardin
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Fold Light study I & II Flexible Formwork Responsive Facade Morphosis
Continuous Porosity I Symbiosis San Pedro Breakwater Park Capstone Award. Nomination I AIAS Design Excellence. Nomination Port of Los Angeles. 2019 Studio. Prof. Susannah Dickinson This Project inhabits the San Pedro breakwater, using its linear form to re-create a publicly accessible path for circulation and providing access to a series of new architectural experiences distributed along its length. As sea levels rise, the original breakwater will become even more damaged and submerged. Therefore, five storm-damaged sites have been chosen for reconfiguration; they will provide local disruption to the breakwater in order to make it porous to some waterflow and will host vertical architectural extensions housing different programs. The architectural language of the structures takes it cue from the rocks of the breakwater. The adoption of an aggregate structural system, based on modular units for flexibility and composed of roman concrete for curing underwater, is meant not only to enhance the breakwater’s porosity but also to support symbiotic biological systems, such as the marine biota that will inhabit this new intertidal artificial reef. At the end of the day, the manufactured landscapes which were designed to protect us from nature can become the catalyst for a new symbiotic relationship between humans and nature to become attractions for research, recreational activity and contemplation that enhance the city and lay a positive ground work for its future. 5
Analysis WILMINGTON
The San Pedro Bay is protected by three breakwaters, the San Pedro Breakwater, the Middle Breakwater, and the Long Beach Breakwater, totaling 8.4 miles in length and with two openings. The construction of breakwaters were to attenuate the wave energy in the LA harbor for marine activities.
Domingues Channel
LA River
LONG BEACH
Los Angeles River Watershed
280 SAN PEDRO
West
of Port Beach g of Port les Lon r ge n ate A kw Los rea B dle Mid
250 San Pedro Breakwater N Site Plan 1mile
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180
South Swell Windows
Long Beach Breakwater
0.0
Current Velocity(m/s)
0.1
Ebb Tide
0
Contamination
Depth(Feet)
100
Bathymetry
Human Impact Natural Influence
Minor
Moderate
0.0
Current Velocity(m/s)
0.1
Flow Tide
High Tide Flooding 7 Feet Sea Level Rise
Significant
Major
San Pedro Breakwater: -Moderate 7 -Significant 11 -Major 0
Middle Breakwater: -Moderate 28 1550’ -Significant 11 850’ -Major 11 1725’ -Estimated Cost 20 Million
Long Beach Breakwater: -Moderate 4 -Significant 4 -Major 6
Hurricane Marie Damages
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Observation
Impermeable
Redundancy
Access
Flooding
Contamination
Cohabit
Coastal Defences Coastal Defences Beach Beach
Vertucal Seawall Vertucal Seawall
Coastal Defences Terrace
Rubble Mound
Terrace
Rubble Mound
Submerged Breakwater
Recurved Wall
Submerged Breakwater
Recurved Wall
Submerged Breakwater + Kelp Forest Submerged Breakwater + Kelp Forest Submerged Breakwater + Kelp Forest
Kelp Forest (rocky bed) Kelp Forest (rocky bed)
38‘
Harbor Side Cap Stone Rectangular 2’ high, at least 6,000 lbs each
8‘
11‘
Ocean Side 9‘ 10‘
Cap Stone Rectangular 3.5’ high, at least 16,000 lbs each
Submerged Breakwater (rocky reef) Submerged Breakwater (rocky reef)
The breakwater was accessible in an elevation of 14 feet above still water level. People used to walk and fishing on the top of the breakwater for leisure. Now it has become a memory because of damages and rising sea level.
+14‘ Top of Breakwater +7‘ High Tide 2019 +0‘ Low Tide 2019 - MLLW -12‘ Plane of Rest - Wave Break
Sediment
Existing San Pedro Breakwater Section
-48‘ Ocean Bottom 180‘ Granite Stone Weight at least 130lbs/ft3 No stone less than 100 lbs 2/3 of stones weight 1000 lbs 1/3 of stones weight 4000 lbs
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Porosity I Tactility
Roman Concrete
Pervious Concrete
Artificial Reef
Artificial Reef
Voronoi Structure
Aggregate Structure
Splash Zone - Enclosure
Salt
Intertidal Zone - Artificial Reef
Organisms
Subtidal Zone - Foundation
Inhabitation Salt - Capillary Action
Glass
Plexiglass
Hydrogel
Cotton
Wood
Inhabitation Simulation
Instead of putting rocks back to fix the damage, inspired by the natural coastal defenses like a beach, wetland, mangrove forest, the approach is to apply a system that does not try to resist the energy of nature but dissipates it by friction. With rough texture to increase the surface friction, it highly encourages inhabitation of marine biota. Allowing salt to grow on the structure by capillary action is an idea that using material from the ocean that will go back to the ocean eventually. The seasonal faรงade of salt reminds people of the recycling process of energy and material in the natural world.
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Porosity I Tectonic Normal Concrete
Roman Concrete - reinforced by sea water
cedar wood
16’- Foundation
4’ - Enclosure
Aggregate - Tetrapod
Aggregate Structure
Regulated Tetrapod
8’ - Artificial Reef
Light
Splash Zone - Enclosure Wind
Intertidal Zone - Artificial Reef Subtidal Zone - Foundation
Wave
Dissipation
Self-locked Wooden Tetrapods on Enclosure
On top of the submerged breakwater, the base elements of tetrapods are forming layers of artificial reef and made of roman concrete that will be reinforced in a chemical reaction with seawater. The upper elements for human habitat are made of cedarwood for low maintenance and people are able to experience the aging process of the wood. The adoption of porosity not only creates space for life but also create layers to maximize the friction for energy dissipation. Changing with time, light, heat, and humidity, the responsive facade merges into surroundings and provides unique experiences in a different time for inhabitants.
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Porosity I Infrastucture
San Pedro Breakwater Damages Site Plan 5
Floating Treatment Wetland
1 2
Wave Energy Converter
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4
1 - Cafe 2 - Floating Treatment Wetland Lab 3 - Sea Pool 4 - Wave Farm 5 - Observatory
Proposal
Future. 2100
Reconfiguration Space of Cafe
a. 1912 Original Breakwater
b. 2014 Hurricane Marie Damage
c. Submerged Breakwater
d. Foundation - 16’ Tetrapods
e. Artificial Reef - 8’ Tetrapods
g. Cedar Wooden Floor
h. Exterior Formwork - Log + Rope
i. Interior Formwork - Floating Matrix
j. Enclosure - 4’ Tetrapods 15
Cafe
Floating Wetland Laboratory
Se
ea Pool
Wave Farm
Observatory
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Cafe
Floating Wetland Laboratory
Sea P
Pool
Wave Farm
Observatory
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Floating + Sunken Tucson Culture Center Richard + Bauer Architects Prize. Spatial Quality Downdown Tucson. 2017 Studio. Prof. Elena Canovas The concept of culture station in downtown Tucson starts with a shading strategy for the desert urban environment. In the Tucson urban scale, architectures tend to be closed enough to shade each other, leaving the pedestrian path unshaded. Simply lifting the building massing above ground, not only generates abundant shading from the building itself during summer in Tucson, but also reduces the restriction on the ground level for the pedestrian. The void between floating volume and sunken ground enhances vision and creates a reconnection between downtown Tucson and the other side of the city, which is physically divided by Tucson passage train station. Space framing and trusses system contain and reinforce the floating volumes supported by the thin columns, which enhance the lightness and visibility. Programs are placed in the middle of the floating volume to maximize the visual connection between Tucson downtown and Catalina mountain range. 21
Site Plan
Concept
lifted buildings - shading / mountain views
Tucson existing urban shading during summer
Tucson existing urban shading during summer
Floating Building + Sunken Ground - Shading / Circulation / Mountain Views
Floating Building + Sunken Ground - Shading / Circulation / Mountain Views
Observation
lifted buildings - shading / mountain views
Site Cross Section
Cross Section 0
10’
30’
Floating Building + Sunken Ground - Shading / Circulation / Mountain Views
N 6th Ave East
E Toole Ave Northeast
N 6th Ave West
E Toole Ave Southwest
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Design Developments Study Models
topography and view.
Iteration 1
Site Plaza
accessibility of the site and wind and walls. water harvesting on the roof.
Iteration 2
Enclosure
destructure
tectonic
Iteration 3
Iteration 4
Egress
Iteration
Program
n 3 Experience
Mechanical System
Structure
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3rd Floor Plan
2nd Floor Plan
-1 Basement Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
-2 Basement Floor Plan
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Section A
A C
B
Section B
Section C
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Containment Unitarian Universalist Campus ARCHON Prize. 1st place I AIAS Design Excellence Western Tucson. 2017 Studio. Prof. Paul Reimer A congregation with dynamic beliefs desires a program with high flexibility. Three main spaces, Vastness, Enclosure, and Extension, are generated from different spacial conditions between the rock outcroppings as major elements on the site. Each space could be defined as a Sanctuary, a Social Hall, or a Education Hall, depending on when and how unitarians want to use it. 31
Concept Vastness
Enclosure
Extension
Containment
Natural Chapel Site Plan
Inhabitancy
Circulation
Flexibility
Nature
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Flexibility of Program Main Space Arrival
Great Hall
Restroom
Storage
Daylight Study Each month of the year at 10am
Additions
+ +
Kitchen
JUN 21
Food could be deliveried
Social Hall
Freezer Pantry
Great Hall = 2 Classrooms + Nursery Library
Cryroom Greenroom
Empty Storage = Cryroom + Greenroom
Education
Sanctuary
Nature Chapel
DEC 21
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Vastness
B
A
A
B
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Enclosure
B
A A
B
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Extension
A B A
B
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Design Build South Stadium Faculty House
Massing Model I Schematic Design
Detailed Framing Model I Design Development
UA Campus Tucson. 2018 Supervisor: Mary C. Hardin Team: Daniel Badillo, Brock Wilson, Evan Robledo, Mingwei Shi, Nicholas Giambanco, Tyler Ross, Adam Katz, Jialiang Ye This project focuses on the design and detailing of one single-family residence row house for the University of Arizona. The project site is located on the South edge of the university campus and the Historic Rincon Heights neighborhood on 7th Street and Warren. In addition to the goals of a strong design, the project intentions include goals for energy and water conservation. My responsibility starts with the massing model and renderings in schematic design. During design development, my work includes iterations of structure, detailed framing physical model, iterations of southern wall facade, and robot arm construction test. In the phase of construction documents, I produced Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) drawings, and a final presentation physical model.
Final Presentation Model
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Southern Wall Facade Iterations Digital Models
Construction Construction will be completed by November 2019 Southern Facade I Historic Rincon Heights neighborhood
Northern Facade I Public Parking Garage
Western Facade
3D Print Model
Robot Arm Wall Construction Test
Laser Cut Model
First floor
Second Floor
Detail I Glulam Beam
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MEP CD set
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Fold - Light I Screen Wall 2015 Foundation Studio. Prof. Anna Kurtin Folding a piece of paper with 2-3 cuts into a 3-dimensional self-contained module. Then joining the same modules to create a 5 by 6 structure as a screen wall for light study. One base module, developed from a piece of Bristol paper in a certain size with minimum cuts and folds, is self -contained. One supermodule, assembled by three basic modules, turns into a three pyramid, a very strong structural unit. One screen wall, 30 super modules, 90 basic modules. unfolded
base module
super module
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Fold - Light II Tensegrity Bridge with Folding Skin UA Ella Plaza. 2015 Foundation Studio. Prof. Anna Kurtin A shading structure slows down the flow of pedestrians and forms a space in the open plaza for entertainment. Applying the car suspension system into both ends of compression members in a regular tensegrity structure makes the tension on the fishing line adjustable. Continuous folding skin responds to on-site sunlight conditions for shading purposes.
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Fold - Flexible Formwork Vessel Material Fabrication. 2017 Studio. Prof. JesĂşs Robles The idea explores curved folding technology into flexible formwork. The stiffness of geometry from the curved folding technology could be transferred into a concrete structure. The digital fabrication focus on designing a single module that could be modified, repeated and combined into a complex structure. The vessel, the simplest combination of two modules, comes from the process. Iterations experience ratios of span length and cross-section, formwork materiality and joints, concrete mix ratio, curved folding simulation in grasshopper.
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Fold - Responsive Facade BENCH: Biorhythmic Evaporative-cooling Nano-teCH Summer Research Intern. 2017 Supervisor: Aletheia Ida, PhD Team: Zechariah Fung, Nicholas Giambanco, Jialiang Ye “The BENCH is conceived as a novel building skin for architectural enclosures responsive to hot arid climate conditions. The membrane system concurrently integrates natural ventilation cooling and modulations in daylighting transmission for inhabitant wellbeing and multi-sensory phenomena experience.� - Prof. Aletheia Ida, PhD My responsibility includes prototyping and exploring patterns and framings of the membrane system via laser cutting, CNC wood framing fabrication, operation simulation diagrams, and renderings. Each membrane panel is laminated with two layers of fabric and one layer of plywood framing. Hydrogels are contained in mesh pods attached to the framing. Gel pods expand during swelling by absorbing water from rain or a water pump, which enlarges the opening for airflow through the skin. The airflow transports humidity from the gel pods into the surrounding atmosphere as evaporative cooling for users.
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Theater
Concept Unpredictability
Entry way
Containment
Define
Theater
Concept Music Scale 1/8”=1’-0”
ART
Unpredictability
Entry way
Containment
Define
No Crease
Fold - Morphosis HalFold AIAS Design Excellence. Nomination UA Arts Quad. 2018 Optional Studio. Prof. Anna Lee Koosmann Inspired by Paul Jackson’s folding technology, 5 folded copper sheets with half cease as sculptures form a unique entrance for the theater. Cooper is a local material in Tucson and responding to UofA red brick historic architectures. The reflection and distortion of surroundings image on copper surface enhance the revitalization of the UA Arts Quad.
Half Crease
One Crease
Reflection + Distortion
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Jialiang Ye
Selected Works 2015-2019