KELLY YU
observe and shape.
weaving visions of cities from a grand urban scale down to its intimate layers
SPECIAL EXPERIENCES
Coble: Noma Chef Asian Retaurant (In Progress) 2024-2025
Coordinator | Client Service | Designer New York City
Hospitality / 1 acre lot (Restaurant 2500 sf) / 30-32 guests / 4-6 million
Coble fuses Taiwanese and Shandong cuisines, focusing on seasonal, local ingredients, sustainability, and inclusive hospitality.
Coordinate between teams, including design, clients, investors, construction, and local stakeholders. Support contract negotiations and contribute to architectural and utensils design.
Louis Vuitton Jewellery Pop Up Store 2024 Utensils & Dessert Mold Designer Asia Used cement and 3d print to contour their summer collection
RCR Arquitectes Workshop 2021
Pavillion Designer Spain
Create a pathway to explore different layers of La Villa forest area
Kengo Kuma: Park of Materials 2018
Curating Assistant Taiwan Representation Circulation, woodstand
WORK EXPERIENCE
skapos
Architecture Designer SD, DD, CA
Residential, Clinic (2,400 sf in average), Retail
New York City, New York, USA June-Aug. 2024
Interior renderings (Enscape) & diagrams (Adobe Suite) | OAC meeting presenter
Central Park Tower 120F (7,074 sf) grand salon area design
KFA Architecture Los Angeles, California, USA March. 2024
Architecture Designer SD, CA
Affordable Housing / Historic Reuse (42,600 sf / 100 Units in average)
Facade design (10 stories housing, Rhino) | OAC meeting presenter
CECI Engineering Consultants
Sustainable Architecture Assistant DD, CA Airport (6,900,000 sf)
Taipei, Taiwan July-Aug. 2023
Assist in obtaining LEED certification (Sustainable Design & Innovation) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport- Terminal 3 (collab. with RSHP)
On Design Lab, Ltd
Taipei, Taiwan & Shanghai, China Feb.2023-June2023
Assistant designer SD, DD, CD, CA Residential / Commercial / Hospitality (2,400 sf in average)
Construction documents (Revit, Bluebeam) | Renderings (Enscape, Lumion) | OAC meeting organizer & presenter
SED-IA Architecture
Architecture, Interior, Residential / Commercial
Architectural Scheme (Rhino, Revit, 3D Max, Lumion, Taipei Twin Tower (Mixed-use, Linked Bridge Design (Lumion,
Interior design & rendering
Babylon Garden (Mixed-use, Sauna & Spa Area Design
Research and Development (Microsoft Office, Rhino,
Post-pandemic Office
WELL Certified (569,328
Developed new post-pandemic friendliness to environment
Elevated Planting System Patent Granted | WELL Certified
Taipei, Taiwan & Singapore, Singapore Summer 2018- 2022
Interior, and R&D Designer SD, DD, CD, CA
Commercial / Industrial / Hospitality
Scheme design | Drawings | Renderings
Lumion, Twinmotion, Adobe Suite, Auto CAD)
(Mixed-use, 5,090,000 sf)
(Lumion, Rhino) | Collab with SOM
rendering (Rhino, Lumion, Adobe Suite, Auto CAD)
(Mixed-use, 3,562,900 sf / 2075 Units)
Design + Plan (Auto CAD, Rhino) | MIPIM Asia Awards
Development Rhino, Adobe Suite, Lumion)
Office / Residential / Industrial Park / Hospital sf in average)
Kelly Yu. A designer driven by a profound appreciation for the subtle intricacies of life, weaving together human experiences and cultural landscapes to envision a future of harmonious living. With a passion for creating sustainable environments, they shape a world where people thrive in connection with their surroundings. Their work flows seamlessly from the grand scale of urban design to the intimate layers of daily life, crafting spaces that inspire, nurture, and endure.
AIAS
LEED Green Associate
University of Southern California | M.Arch +2
SKILLS
Technical
Revit Auto CAD Rhino SketchUp Enscape Vray Bluebeam Microsoft Office
English | Mandarin Chinese
7+ years Architecture Experiences
2+ years Practical Architecture Design Experiences
Adobe suite
Unreal Engine
Grasshopper
Twinmotion
Lumion
Blender
Ecotect
3D Printing & Model Making
EDUCATION
Soft
Storytelling Presenting Problem Solving Innovation
Adaptability Time Management Attention to Detail Communication & Collaboration
post-pandemic spatial design focusing of health, environmental protection, and ecology to enhance environment and users. (Rhino, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office)
System
Certified Platinum, Ecosystem research & innovative design for SED-ia Architecture office.
University of Southern California Master of Architecture May 2025
Darting through the city: Manhattan Rhapsody Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 | Thesis
Merit Scholarship
Using the concept of ''Manhattanism" to examine urbanization under accelerated capitalism, focusing on congestion challenges. By studying vertical typologies, it aims to redefine urban density, addressing social and political issues in crowded environments and proposing innovative architectural solutions for the evolving demands of modern life.
Feng Chia University, Taiwan
GPA: 3.9 Bachelor of Architecture June 2023
Honored Study Abroad Program
Tongji University Shanghai, China | Fall 2019
Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore, Singapore | Spring 2020
Fengchia Nightmarket 24-Hour Mobility Fall 2022 - Spring 2023 | Thesis
Explored conflicts among communities, vendors, and customers, observing interactions through spatial mobility. Proposed a design to improve circulation, flexibility, and acoustics.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Instructor: Dora Chi
Let the City Pulse !
2050 future layering city urban synergy
Mixed-use zen wellness center
Young people navigate fast-paced lives, particularly in art districts where creativity and human interaction thrive. Yet, spaces dedicated to mental health and well-being are scarce. This new micro-architecture blends urban activators with office and residential layers, drawing inspiration from tea culture to create synergy. Acting as a zen wellness center, it introduces a slower rhythm to city life — inviting people to live, pause, socialize, and meditate. By layering urban functions, the design seamlessly merges the city with architecture, extending and enriching the urban experience.
Fall 2023
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Instructor: Brian Deluna
Reversed Public & Private Affordable Housing Indistinct Boundries
Humans are species that create their boundaries and keep them enclosed to people they are more familiar with. As such, housing spaces have tendencies to clearly distinguish private and public spaces. This co-living project aims to reverse the roles of private and public to engage human interactions.
This project is tailor made for young couples with a busy lifestyle. The amenities on site includes shared bathrooms, kitchens, workspaces and socializing areas. As such, it is much easier for busy people to connect as they will not even have to leave their home.
