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Lingpeng Yang | Selected Works | 2022 - 2023

Served and servant spaces/Learning space

Retrofitting/Passive House/Flexibility

International Housing

Puerto Rico/Passive House/Apartment

Retrofitting/Communal Space

Space 1 / Entrance & Exit of the exhibition

Museo Novecento Exhibition

2023 Fall | Studio 611(Second Half Semster)

Site: Museo Novecento, Florence, Italy

Instructor: Stephen Leet

A series of works from different modern artists were selected and used as a premise for a temporary natural light gallery made of heavy timber, glass, and tension cables in the courtyard of Museo Novecento.

Film Stills

1. Jean Cocteau, Blood of a Poet (1933)

Art Works

2. Isa Genzken, Saal (1989)

3. Charles Ray, Young Man (2012)

4. Fausto Melotti, Costante Uomo (1936)

5. James Turrell, Fargo (1989-90)

6. Marco Tirelli, Untitled (2012)

7. Josel Albers, Homage to the Square (1967)

8. Amédée Ozenfant, Cup Glasses and Bottles in the Window (1922)

9. Katharina Fritsch, Monk (1997-99)

10. Roy Lichtenstrin, Venetian School (1996)

11. Michelangelo Pistoletto, Lampadina (1962)

12. Roy Lichtenstein, Mirror 1 (1968)

13. Alfred Young Man, Wall with Doorway (1966)

14. Isa Genzken, Fenster Window (1992)

15. Donald Judd, Untitled (1987)

16. Lawrence Weiner, TO SEE AND BE SEEN

17. Stephen Leet, Asnago and Vender (2020)

- This exhibition is a temporary project from April through October.

- The exhibition will be open to the public only during the daytime and natural light will be the only source of light.

- The exhibition will contain 17 works by different artists, which will be arranged in 7 spaces with a specific spatial sequence.

Museo Novecento, Florence, Italy

Courtyard of Museo Novecento (Site)

Model study of light, space and art works

- The circulation: enter the museum, get tickets, Pass by the stairs, enter the exhibition.

- Generate grid lines from existed columns

- Divide the courtyard into 7 spaces.

- Cloister has the character of “to see”, Courtyard has the character of “be seen”.

- Spaces 1,3 and 6 allows the art works in the exhibit can be seen from Cloister

a. Entrance

b. Ticket office

c. Stair to 2nd floor

d. Entrance & Exit of the exhibition

15.

Isa Genzken, Saal (1989)

16. Katharina Fritsch, Monk (1997-99)

17. Roy Lichtenstein, Mirror 1 (1968)

18. Donald Judd, Untitled (1987)

14. Jean Cocteau, Blood of a Poet (1933)

Raised Floor

10. CLT Wall (Hollow)

CLT Wall with insulation

Original Courtyard Pavement

Void

Cable

Sheer fabric

Drainage

Gravel

11. Glass Door

12. Forsted Glass

13. Clear Glass Ceiling

3. Glulam Beam

Space 4

Space 6

Space 5

1’=1/4” Physical Model

View from porch to atrium

2023 Fall | Studio 611(First Half Semster)

Site: Italy, Florence, Piazza di Cestello Instructor: Robert McCarter

The school’s design starts with the classroom, following a child-centered approach where teachers act as observers, helpers, and environment preparers. The design features distinct two-story classrooms. The school consists of six classrooms, arranged in two stacked groups, with a 10-foot height difference between the entrances of adjacent classrooms. All classrooms are connected to a central atrium.

Vertical Montessori School

Classrooms study models

Kitchen

Toy Storage

Stage

Mat Space

Green House

Classroom Entrance

Washroom

Final classroom model view

10. Reading Area

11. Bridge

12. Waffle Ceiling

8. Desks in front of the windows

9. Stair to 2nd floor

Overlaped

- The servant spaces, entrances, and greenhouses of each classroom are organized in two levels.

- The entrances to the upper classrooms are positioned along the edges of the lower greenhouses, creating independent cantilevered structures. Visually connecting communal spaces between classrooms of different grade levels.

Green Houses (darkened)

Classroom Entrance (Red)

Cantilevered structure created by stacking classrooms x 2

Stack up

Green House

Entrance

- Positioning the building in the site’s corner and arranging the classrooms in a stacked L-shape effectively addresses the issue of limited winter sunlight caused by surrounding building shadows.

Site: Piazza di Cestello, Florence, Italy

1. School Entrance 2. Main stair 3. Elevator 4. Garden 5. Waiting area

6. Public study table

7. Grade 1 Classroom entrance

8. Shoes storage

9. Kitchen

10. Washroom

11. Mat space

12. Window front tables

13. Fire stair

14. Stage

15. Teacher’s office

16. Exit to playground

17. Playground

Section 1 looking from north to south

1. Main stair

Elevator

3. Public study table

Grade 2 Classroom entrance

Shoes storage

Kitchen

7. Washroom

8. Stage

9. Mat space

10. Window front tables

11. Fire stair

12. Reading space

13. Bridge

14. Terrace

15. Grade 1 classroom greenhouse

16. Greenhouse (Glass floor)

View looking to Green House

1. Main stair

2. Elevator

3. Public study table

Grade 3 Classroom entrance

5. Shoes storage

Kitchen

7. Washroom

8. Stage

9. Mat space

10. Window front tables

11. Fire stair

12. Reading space

13. Bridge

14. Terrace

15. Grade 2 classroom greenhouse

16. Greenhouse (Glass floor)

View from library

Explode Diagram

Classroom

Classroom 3

Classroom 4

Classroom 5

Classroom 6

Greenhouse

Kitchen

Washroom

Bird Eye View

Prespective of green house stack

Prespective of public stair

View from Hallway to atrium

Public courtyard

Calibrating Latencies 3

2023 Spring | Studio 511

Site: Puerto Rico

Instructor: Mónica Rivera

This experimental project reimagines the Bilbao house type from the Levittown community through a detailed study of San Juan’s architecture and climate. The design emphasizes spatial flexibility and adaptability to diverse program’s functional requirements. By mirroring and inverting the modified Bilbao model, the project creates a conceptual community that responds more effectively to the local climate while offering versatile spatial configurations to accommodate a range of uses.

- Due to San Juan’s tropical maritime climate, this block includes various buildings— restaurants, residences, and shops—all with courtyards.

- Courtyard design, a key feature of tropical architecture, adapts to the region’s intense sunlight and humidity. This allows for high-density layouts while ensuring natural ventilation, daylight, and occupant privacy.

A City Block in Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico

- The Levittown Community, developed by William J. Levitt for returning white veterans after World War II, extended to Puerto Rico.

- To address the post-war housing shortage, its design featured simplified, easy-to-build homes with concrete slab roofs and foundations.

Floor plan on promotional posters, Levittown 1972

1. Original Bilbao plan

2. Demolish & add walls

3. Add rooms and courtyards around

Entrance

Bedroom

6. Bathroom 2. Living space

3. Dinning space

4. Kitchen 9. Carport

7. Storage 8. Laundry

4. Add sloped roofs and solar panels

View from front door to courtyard

1. Original Bilbao

4.2. Sloped Light weight concrete on orignal roof

2. Demolish wall/Partly demolish (Pink)

4.1. Orignal concrete roof (An opening was made)

5. Roof structure

6. Add solar panels and roofs

3. Add new walls (Green) and beams (Navy)

4. Add rooms, courtyards and a two floor house around the pre-existed structure

View from courtyard to bedroom

Household 1 Household 2 Household 3 By rotating and mirroring the modified Bilbao plan and removing the designated easily removable non-bearing walls (indicated by wave lines), new combined spaces are created to accommodate various large programs.

Modified Bilbao Plan

2. Courtyard

4. Living space 5. Washroom 6. Kitchen

Bedroom

Entrance

3. Dinning space

SPA/Beauty Salon

Courtyard

Office/ Storage

Courtyard

Hydrotherapy pool

Back door

Washroom

Waiting area

Eating area 1. SPA Entrance 1. Resturant Entrance

Bilbao arrangement with different programs

Cafe

10. Classroom

11. Yoga Studio 12. Dance Studio

Restaurant

Office

SPA/Beauty Salon

Book Store

Gallery

Grocery

Housing

Salon

Section perspective

2. Extended roof for pedestrians

7. Removable non-bearing wall

Rainwater Savings

Window under the roof

Dinning space 1. Bedroom 6. Living space

View from courtyard to living room

2022 Fall | Studio 419

Site: Barcelona, San Juan

Instructor: Mónica Rivera (San Juan), Emiliano López (Barcelona)

This project originated with an analysis of thresholds in Barcelona, focusing on their role as the division between private and communal spaces in residential architecture. A parallel study examined the climatic conditions in Puerto Rico, shaping the final design located on the island. The project adopts tropical passive design principles, with housing units connected end-to-end in a enclosed configuration that enhances natural ventilation through a central courtyard. This enclosed garden space provides a serene retreat within the urban environment. The arrangement of the units also addresses challenges related to spatial adjacency, offering flexibility and adaptability for various living arrangements.

Threshold Image | Physical Model | Barcelona

Threshold Image | San Juan

Site: La Puntilla, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tropical Impressions in Puerto Rico

Gallery View

View from north to south

No fixed wall between adjacent units on each floor. Adjacent tenants can decide who owns the middle room through two double sliding doors.

View from flexible room to Unit 2

Between Gardens 5

2022 Summer | Pre-Semster Studio

Site: 1500 Washington Ave, St. Louis, Missouri

Team Work: Antonia Banos, Lingpeng Yang

Instructor: Sung Ho Kim

The project is located in a downtown St. Louis parking lot, adjacent to a historic brick building. The renovation involves transforming the building into a public gallery by removing its facade facing the parking lot. The adjacent parking area is converted into a plaza to create a connected public space.