Portfolio of Liuyi (Louis) Yan, 2015-2018

liu’yi Yan Portfolio | Selected Works 2015 - 2018 M. Arch | University of British Columbia, 2018.

B. Arch | Dalian University of Technology, 2015.

OAA, MRAIC, LEED Green Associate.

© Liuyi Yan

EDUCATION

Liuyi (Louis)

Yan

2015.09 - 2018.06

Master of Architecture SALA / University of British Columbia / Vancouver / Canada

2010.09 - 2015.06

Bachelor of Architecture Dalian University of Technology / Dalian / China

2014.05 - 2014.07

Exchange Certificate Tokyo Denki University / Tokyo / Japan

WORK EXPERIENCE 2017.01 - 2017.08

I have worked to assist project leaders with drawings and model making.

I got the chance to work on 30 different projects in various stages. For example, context site plans; existing building models for future design; building plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules for demolition permit or rezoning applications; DP or BP applications; schematic design for building façade and landscape; renderings for panel meetings.

B.Arch, M.Arch OAA, MRAIC LEED Green Associate

2014.01 - 2014.03

STATEMENT

To build is to establish an interactive relation between people and the space created.

Beyond the object-matter of architecture, I’m passionately searching the way materials, details, forms of space can do to relate to humanity, to the historical fabric of a city, to make architecture more inclusive rather than exclusive.

Coop Student Stuart Howard Architects Inc. / Vancouver / Canada

Student Intern China Northeast Architectural Design & Research Institute / Dalian / China

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2016.09

Robotic Timber Fabrication in Architecture Workshop Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) of the University of British Columbia (UBC)

2014.05 - 2014.07

2014 Sea-Sky International Workshop - “City Switch” Regenernation of Shimizu Port, Japan. In association with Tokyo University and Tokyo Denki Universigy

2013.09

National Seminar on Pension and Endowment Building Design & Real Estate Development

2013.05 - 2013.07

2013 Sea-Sky International Workshop In association with University of Technology, Sydney

ACADEMIC AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP CONTACT

2013.07

The Second Asian Contest Of The Rookes’ Award For Architectural Students Top 100

TEL:

(778) 680-7681

2012.10

ADR:

78 Spring Garden Ave, North York, ON. M2M 3G3

Excellent Student of Dalian University of Technology Excellent Student of Dalian University of Technology, Second Prize

2012.08

“Urban Development” Structure Design Competition Second Prize

EMAil:

louis.yan.dl@gmail.com

SOFTWARE COMPETENCES HOBBIES

LANGUAGES

汉

En

Fr

Table of Contents

BUILDING: THE SEQUELS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4 ARCHITECTURE RETROSPECTIVE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12 RIVER OF LIFE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 24 NOMADIC CITY · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 32 INTERVENTION ARCHITECTURE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 54 OTHER WORKS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 58

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BUILDING: THE SEQUELS URBAN REGENERATION

West Elevation

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Academic work | 2015 Fall | Individual work | Vancouver Instructor: D’Arcy Jones

Newness is highly valued in contemporary culture. To stay relevant, architecture needs to reflect this newness in the built world, but more maturely and more sustainably.

Renovating or adding to existing buildings can be done with subtlety, sophistication and inventiveness through two complementary approaches that focus on discovery and continuity. An archaeological approach strips away layers of old construction to expose a building’s raw materiality. The old building’s value and essence is rediscovered, becoming a backdrop or foil for the new. A morphological approach takes formal and material cues from the original building, inspiring additions and renovations that are fluid continuations of the existing. Through research, analysis and invention, I discover and compose architectural strategies to construct new lives for this old parkade.

Site Location | Existing Condition

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Model

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Formation Diagram | Floor Plans

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Interior Scene

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Sections

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ISO Exterior Scene

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Interior Scenes

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ARCHITECTURE RETROSPECTIVE THE NEW VANCOUVER ART GALLERY

West Exterior Scene from Cambie St

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Academic work | 2016 Spring | Individual work | Vancouver Instructor: Peeroj Thakre, Chris Macdonald

The program is the new building for the Vancouver Art Gallery. The building is made up of a wide range of programmatic elements – spaces for permanent collection items, travelling and locally curated exhibitions – all anticipating a variety of scales and media.

In addition – ancillary or not- is an array of administrative and support functions as well as bookstores, reading rooms, restaurants and areas for public occasion.If the aggregate of these spaces establishes the expressive character of the building, the specific inflection of structure, tempered environment and spatial logic describe the specific geography and culture of the institution.

In this project, I try to use materials to reflect the remnant heritage of the first nation people. The constrast between interior and exterior symbolize the cultural assimilation.

Site Plan | First Nation Photos

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Program diagram based on usage rate | Circulation Diagram

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Interior scene from the grand stairs

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South-east Elevation, Section A | South-west Elevation, Section B

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Ground Floor Plan on Beatty St Level

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Ground Floor Plan on Cambie St Level

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Gallery Floor Plans

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Section C | Section D

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South-west exterior scene on the open roof deck

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Rainwater eaves cannel 4 mm aluminum perimeter casing

Drain Curtain Frame

Gallery Exterior Scene | Section Detail | Detail Rendering

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Interior Scene

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RIVER OF LIFE CITYING THE POCO CITY

Market Diagram | Voids+Interstices

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Academic work | 2016 Fall | Collaborative work | Vancouver Instructor: Mari Fujita | Collaborator: Baiyi Chen

Kuala Lumpur is a typical city in Asia that has a multi-racial population. The widening disparity under the capital-dominant society leads to an increasing number of vulnerable urban enclaves. The Klang River, deemed as a city public space, penetrates the center of Kuala Lumpur, and gathers a number of enclaves along the river. The various ethnic groups developed an aggregation of squads as time goes by. The city issued the master plan “RIVER OF LIFE� for 2020, proposing a luxury business district along the river with compulsory acquisition of the enclaves. The gentrification takes away the living space of the urban squatters, as well as their hope for the future.

In this project, a non-capital driven grass-roots reconstruction proposal is developed along the Klang River, which creates new common for the vulnerable urban squatters.

Land right is not a luxury item, but a new common of social equity. The multi-racial population will gradually develop their urban squads and reclaim their hope for life on the river.

Photo of Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur | Site Plan

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Formal sites for tourists

Informal sites for locals

Kuala Lumpur Chinatown Diagram | Formal + Informal

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Models of existing informal spaces

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Current Condition The Klang River penetrates the center of Kuala Lumpur.

Along the river are the urban enclaves.

RETAINING CONDITION The river is currently banked by concrete counterfort retaining wall which weakens the self-purification capacity of the river. While the Klang River is widened, it is proposed to go back to the natural retaining condition with rocks and dirt which prevents flood and pollution.

“RIVER OF LIFE�

In the new master plan RIVER OF LIFE proposed by the government, the river bank will become a economic center and the enclaves along the river will be replaced by luxury highrises and landscape. The life of the urban squatters is threatened.

WALKWAYS We imagine a series of wooden walkways proposed by the government as a part of the RIVER OF LIFE plan which may be later reclaimed by the urban squatters who want to fight for their land.

RECONQUEST The wooden walkways act as initial structure for the urban squatters, where they can build add-on architectures that are highly customized to their life style.

Self-formation community

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y on the reclaimed river

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Community centre elevations | Sections | Plans

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Exterior Scene

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NOMADIC CITY A TALE OF AN ANARCHIC WAY OF LIVING

Scene of street occupation

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Academic work | 2018 Spring | Individual work | Vancouver Instructor: AnnaLisa Meyboom, George Wagner Committee: D’Arcy Jones, Milos Begovic, Gavin Schaefer

Globalization never stops generating tensions and conflicts. Under this background, Vancouver, because of its social and political stability, has become a hotspot attracting global capital and investment, a “Hedge City� in which people buy real estate and store capital as insurance against future uncertainty.

The real estate market has gone in a fever for quite a long time and will maintain its growth in the near future. With a growing number of population pouring in, the demand will always be high. Tax methods will only function temporarily. Capital will always find its way into the desired market. And the government will never abandon the real estate development at the sacrifice of economic growth.

Housing becomes unreachable as soaring rental prices make even the middle class feel unbearable. More and more people end up being nomadic on the street. But people still struggle to stay and make a living here cause the career opportu- nities and the convenient and colourful lifestyle.

New techniques will emerge in the near future which will massively lower the cost of transforming recyclable materials such as plastic, metal or wood into building materials.

Under this presumption, a housing NGO sees the opportunity...

Methodology Study

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The basic model is a 2.2 x 2.2m cubic shape unit. Essential pipes, wires, sockets are embeded in the wall panels. Minimum furniture is provided.

BASIC MODEL

BASIC MODEL

OPTIONAL DINING MODE

BASIC MODEL FOLDED

BASIC MODEL SHOWER MODE

OPTIONAL SLEEPING MODE

BASIC MODEL FOLDED

BASIC MODEL OPTIONAL FURNITURE

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People not only can choose a variety of interior add-ons or furniture, but also lots of exterior plug-ins to help them expand their living space and different functionalities.

ATTIC ROOFCOMPONENT

WIND TURBINE & SOLAR PANEL

WIND TURBINE & SUN TRACKING SOLAR PANEL

ATTIC ROOF COMPONENT

BALCONY PLATFORM COMPONENT

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Wide range of pre-designed furniture has been designed.

People can order them. They can also customize them and 3D print the pieces using the prinnter in the service centre. Furniture is designed to be foldable and versatile to save space.

LADDER COMPONENT

LADDER COMPONENT

Optional furniture units are all designed to be foldable. Each furniture has multiple functionalities.

Autonomous carts are introduced to help move units around based on the parking conditions along urban roads.

MOBILITY SOLUTION

CUSTOMIZABLE WALL PANELS

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FURNITURE UNFLODING

FURNITURE UNFLODING

FURNITURE UNFLODING

NEWSTAND

BAKERY

THRIFT SHOP

FOOD KIOSK

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A new scheme is designed and proposed to the government.This includes a service centre where people can choose a basic model mobile unit and start their customization;a short term hostel where people can stay during the assembly; a community centre where people can read, learn and meet up with others; a soup kitchen and a laundromat. Because of the expensive land prices, all are designed to be mobile.

With instructions, people can build a mobile shelter themselves using customizable pieces. The basic framework has been designed, all one has to do is to plug in different functions or to expand according to their needs.

They can either pay a small amount of money for future expansion or they can do voluntary work such like helping the work of sorting and processing garbage to get credits.

A series of mobile service facilities have also been designed and introduced to the public. These offer a scheme to the people who are homeless and cannot afford housing to support their ways through building their own mobile shelter units.

In the service centre, people can pick up basic components, customize add-ons or plug-ins, 3D print optional furniture or customized pieces, make components by hand, etc.

In the community centre, people can rest, read, learn, surf the internet, organize meet-ups, etc.

Mobile hostels offer temporary solutions to housing. Thus while buidling the units, people can choose to live in a capsule hostel or single-bedroom hostel until the completion of their units.

Mobile soup kitchen and laundromat are also introduced to support the existing and forthcoming residents.

Scene of selecting basic model | Making pieces

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Scene of building the unit in blight area

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SERVICE CENTRE

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COMMUNITY CENTRE

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CAPULE HOSTEL

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SINGLE-BEDROOM HOSTEL

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SOUP KITCHEN

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SERVICE CENTRE - WORKSHOP + 3D PRINTING

SERVICE CENTRE - WORKSHOP + CUSTOMIZATION + PREFABRICATED PARTS

SERVICE CENTRE - WORKSHOP + LEISURE + BATHROOM

RECREATION CENTRE - READING + MEETING + LEISURE + ONLINE SURFING

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RECREATION CENTRE - COMMUNNICATION SPACE + BATHROOM

LAUNDROMAT - COMMUNNICATION SPACE + LAUNDRY

CAPSULE HOSTEL - LEISURE + TEMPORARY SHELTER

CAPSULE HOSTEL - LOCKER + SHOWER

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SOUP KITCHEN - KITCHEN + STORAGE

SOUP KITCHEN - DINING SPACE

SOUP KITCHEN - DINING SPACE + BATHROOM

SINGLE BED HOSTEL - TEMPORARY SHELTER

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Living scenes inside the unit

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Scene of unit turned into small business

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People present their creativities and transform the shelters into different small businesses. The once dead street life becomes lively again.

Although the small businesses tend to be low-end, they make huge differences in the life of people who don’t have much job skills or resources.

However, the real estate market shows no sign of cooling. Everything is in inflation except the salary. People and capital keep pouring in while more people are pushed away from housing.

Local activists call upon the public to join the building of their own mobile units to protest against the large capital and the government. A revolution against the existing stratified society starts.

Protest continues and scales up. Under pressure, the government promises to remove the limit and put forward new policies to cool the market down. However, on one hand, the effect again is little. On the other, mobile shelters start to explode in number.

The ones built with recycled materials occupied streets and parks along with other RVs. Things seem to go out of control. Growing complains from highend neighbour- hood force the government issue a new order to limit the area that allows parking of these shelters.

Developers who want to turn their blight land surrounded by mobile shelters into profit hire star architects to design new types of towers (when flying vehicles are just going to start off) in the blighted area which will leave the entire ground area free for occupation with essential infrastructure. Above there will be mechanics, parking, affordable rate apartment, market-rate apartment, condos, townhouses, single-family houses and a luxury mansion on the top. There will be public facilities or parks between each section, and public transit station (for flying buses) on the second floor accessible by stairs or elevators from the ground level and from upper-level residents by interior elevators.

Proposals are shown to the government. Developers use every method to lobby the officials to get relaxation on density and to get approved to build the design. Again, the design seems to offer enough affordable units and also offer to build infrastructure for the mobile shelters, the government approves the plan again.

Developers who want to turn their blight land surrounded by mobile shelters into profit hire star architects to design new types of towers (when flying vehicles are just going to start off) in the blighted area which will leave the entire ground area free for occupation with essential infrastructure. Above there will be mechanics, parking, affordable rate apartment, market-rate apartment, condos, townhouses, single-family houses and a luxury mansion on the top. There will be public facilities or parks between each section, and public transit station (for flying buses) on the second floor accessible by stairs or elevators from the ground level and from upper-level residents by interior elevators.

Proposals are shown to the government. Developers use every method to lobby the officials to get relaxation on density and to get approved to build the design. Again, the design seems to offer enough affordable units and also offer to build infrastructure for the mobile shelters, the government approves the plan again.

Scenes of unit turned into small business

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Scene of street occupied by the units

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Scene of landscape covered by units and

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services hubs, a self-organized community

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INTERVENTION ARCHITECTURE Academic work | 2015 Spring | Individual work | Dalian, China Instructor: Xianfeng Zhang

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The small urban scale project locates in a buzy intersection within an existing urban enclave. On one side, the university campus is well planed with strong grid oriented urban fabric, while one the other side, local communities, markets, shops, restaurants, food courts and informal street vendors intertwine with each other and present a semi-chaotic urban scene. The program is composed of a new complex holding shops, restaurants and food courts; one exhibition space which also functions as a community centre; a grocery market with residential units on the top and a linear structure like an intrusion which connects those functions together with existing urban fabric. It holds offices and maker lab space inside.

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Model | Exterior ISO

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Ground floor plan

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MINIMALIST LIVING ILLUSTRATION Competition work | 2016 Fall | Collaborative work | Vancouver Collaborator: Yingze Du

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EXOSKELETON Competition work | 2015 Fall | Collaborative work | Dalian, China Collaborator: Yingze Du

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ARCHITECTURE DUALITY Architecture research | 2017 Spring | Individual work | Vancouver

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NAVI_SPACE Architecture research | 2017 Summer | Individual work | Vancouver

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HEAT TRANSFORMATION Academic research | 2017 Fall | Individual Work | Vancouver Instructor: Blair Satterfield

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ROBOTIC TIMBER FABRICATION IN ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP Workshop | 2016 Fall | Collaborative Work | Workshop Participant | Vancouver Instructor: Achim Menges, David Correa, Oliver David Krieg

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YANGZHOU STADIUM DESIGN Academic Work | 2014 Spring| Individual Work | Dalian Instructor: Wei Ju

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DALIAN CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM DESIGN Academic Work | 2013 Fall | Individual Work | Dalian Instructor: Liang Wu

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Mt Seymour Townhouses in North Van

1535 + 1546 + 1549 + 1557 Grant St.

WORKS DONE DURING CO-OP Intership work | 2017 Spring & Summer | Individual & Collaborative Work | Stuart Howard Architects Co-op supervisor: Neil Robertson

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South Elevation (Involved in layout, building envelope, labels & tags, dimensions, etc.)

North/South Section (Involved in adding landscape section, roof hatch, roof structure, correcting roof canopy section, labels & tags, dimensions, etc.)

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TEL:

(778) 680-7681

ADR:

Toronto, ON.

EMAil:

louis.yan.dl@gmail.com

© Liuyi Yan