Yanlin Liu studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University of Munich for her Master's degree in Architecture. During her studies, she joined gmp Architekten and KSP ENGEL Architekten, and after graduation, she joined Atelier Fanelsa and moved to Berlin. In general, she worked on a variety of projects ranging from small to large scale, such as the renovation of abandoned rural buildings in a village in Brandenburg, Gerswalde, a shopping mall in the vicinity of Munich, and a high-rise building for the headquarters of the China Academy of Building Research in Guangzhou.
Education
China University of Mining and Technology - Beijing (China)
Ulster University (UK)
Technical University of Munich (Germany)
Work Experience
Intern
Nov. 2023 - Jan. 2024
Berlin, Germany
KSP ENGEL Architekten Atelier Fanelsa
Working Student
Apr. 2023 - Sep. 2023
Munich, Germany
B. Arch.
Erasmus
MA. Arch.
2014 - 2019
2019.1 - 2019.6
2020 - 2023
gmp Architekten
Intern
Mar. 2022 - Aug. 2022
Berlin, Germany
China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp., LTD
Intern
Jul. 2018 - Dec. 2018
Chengdu, China
Awards
DAAD scholarship for postgraduate studies in the field of architecture in Germany, 2021-2023
Awarded graduate of the city of Beijing, 2019
First prize for excellent bachelor thesis, 2019
the 6th. Architectural Structural Design Competition, Beijing, 2017 2nd prize
the 8th "TH SWARE Cup" Building Information Modeling Competition, 2017 3rd prize of "Special Award for Engineering Management"
China National Green Buildings Design Competition, 2016 1st prize
China National Scholarship, 2015-2016
Software
Rhino + Grasshopper
Sketch up
Autodesk Suite (Revit + CAD)
ArchiCAD
Adobe Suite (Ps + Ai + Id + Pr + Lr)
Render (Vray + Lumoin)
Spacemaker
Languages
Chinese - Native language
German - C1
English - C1
"If we let architecture start from space, we must admit that "space" itself is a complicated concept, mainly because of its broad meaning, which makes it difficult to define semantically. On the one hand, based on the theory of Sigfried Giedionrein, it is abstract and related to mathematics and physics. On the other hand, the concept of experiential space is developed under the strong influence of Heidegger and it mixes together one's memories and experiences in each place. Like Otto Friedrich Bollnow's view, each place in experiential space is essentially based on individual experiences and collective traditions, and this view is exactly the opposite of the mathematical meaning of space. That is, space is unique. In 1967, Hans Robert Yaos even posited an acceptance aesthetic. He believes that a book, even when finished, is only a half-product before the reader reads it.
Accordingly, if space is essentially an interactive phenomenon, architecture can be both a background and a participant in that phenomenon. In a sense, it is also a space for interaction. Space, then, is no longer nothing, but a web of relationships, a multiplicity of emergences, connections, intersections, and overlaps of various media in a complex place. These media are subject to constant qualitative change in the process of mutual interaction and transformation. They are both subjects and objects. They may or may not be alive and are all intimately connected to the definition of space.
Therefore, I hope to try some ways to escape the condition that stifles the senses, transform ourselves from bystanders to interactors, and build a situation through a positive connection with the world."
LIFE IS ELSEWHERE
Date: October, 2023
Prof.: Niklas Fanelsa
Individual project
Location: Christandlhof, Bayern, Germany
The development of urbanization has brought opportunities on the one hand and many challenges on the other. In particular, it has created imbalances in development between regions and between urban and rural areas. At the same time, in the post-epidemic era of continuous technological development, digitalization has greatly affected people‘s lives. Under this circumstance, especially with the emergence of digital nomads, new rural design may be able to provide more diverse ways for people‘s mechanized and routinized work and life, to feel the real world, while forming new communities, alleviating the imbalance of regional development, and bringing new vitality to the countryside.
The site is a small village in the Obenbayern region near Waginger See. Based on all the information of resources and the activities that could happen on the map. Three different locations are chosen to provide a variety of spaces and atmospheres for digital nomads, villagers, and even a wider range of people later to work and live in. These scattered architects could, at the same time, encourage people to explore this village more when they travel from different sites.
With changing perceptions, the impact of the epidemic, and digitalization, more and more people are choosing to become digital nomads. In recent years, the direction of population migration has begun to change in many regions. Therefore, by using this opportunity, there is a chance to increase the exchange of resources and knowledge between areas and attract more people to the countryside, creating new communities and thus providing development.
The first building is a small tower embraced by the field with a private and peaceful atmosphere to provide space for individual working. The fassade is covered with local straw to somehow hide the tower in the fields. And there's a gradual transition from public to private from the ground floor to the second floor.
The second place is a relatively active place mainly for living. With this location, it can form different courtyards, organically following the texture of the village. It's divided into different smaller insulation units by walls out of straw bales. There's also a gradual transition in the living areas from private to public from south to north. With the use of sliding doors, people can share part of their space with the corridor to have different activities.
different insulation units
indoor and outdoor spaces
various degrees of private and public sharing
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The last one is a workshop area for multi-purpose to foster collaboration among digital nomads, visitors, and local villagers. It provides a variety of amenities to support gatherings, meetings, and workshops. These spaces are ideal for those looking to network, exchange ideas, and explore new avenues of work. With a range of activities available, it's the perfect spot for digital nomads and local villagers to use and make meaningful connections.This location has been selected for its proximity to fields, woods, and water, providing easy access to many resources. The structure has parallel walls inside to give a hierarchy of the space. Moreover, the width of the platforms varies on different sides, giving a different sense of the environment.
1. adobe brick mold size: 100*140*290 mm
2. adobe brick out of clay, sand, water, and straw
3. straw fiber
4. straw granules
5. raw clay
6. original wheat from the site
7. sample of straw roof unit
8. waving straw sample
9. wooden shingle sample
In a way, the workshop is the incubator of the whole design and the first part to be built. In response to the agricultural development and ecological changes of the different seasons of the year, people have access to a range of different resources, and different activities are carried out accordingly. For example, they can participate in building construction processing with the workshop producing building materials.
In this case, to ensure the project's successful completion, a Gantt chartlike timeline is essential. The timeline allows one to understand the project's scope better. It helps to plan and schedule tasks appropriately and in the end, increases the chances of a successful outcome.
COLLECTIVE DOMESTIC
Date: February, 2021
Prof.: Stephen Bates, Bruno Krucker
Teammates: Louis Ernst, Hirotatsu Ohara
Location: Munich
In Europe today, more people live alone than within a family, and yet houses are predominantly planned for family groups. It shows a growing demand and need from both individuals and family groups for a wider range of options for those living alone, including the possibility of living in small collectives where resources can be shared, individual privacy can be maintained, notions of hierarchy and use can become much more subtle, and small communities can emerge.
München Clinic Schwabing (formerly Klinikum Schwabing) is a hospital opened in 1909. The corridor system in forms of reduced historicism with numerous outbuildings was built in 1904-1913 and 1926-1928. The hospital is surrounded mainly by residential areas and the entire hospital is enclosed by a wall that has little contact with the outside world. Thus, there is a real need for a new language capable of responding to the issues raised by changing household patterns and lifestyles. Both a need and a demand for a broader range of options for those living alone.
Different sequences to enter rooms and the reuse of corridors are needed to provide new opportunities to benefit the whole Co-op community. Staircases, along with different doorways and hallways, help create different sequences to enter a private space. People could even have the option of walking with a more private staircase enclosed by walls without being seen, or through a more communal space with the original grand staircase in each wing.
The zigzag shape changes the corridor near the private staircase to a kind of semi-communal area, while the part next to the entrance of a unit can be used as a threshold, or another room to each unit and a kind of semi-private area. Thus, the corridor becomes more of a series of rooms. And over time and with changing residents, this structure offers great flexibility and potential for both accessibility and function of the space.
Apartement 1 Artist couple
Apartement 2 Author, teacher + daughter
Apartement 1 Artist couple with a child
Apartement 2 Author, teacher
Apartement 1 Music students
Apartement 2 Author, teacher
STAY "WELL"
Date: Februar, 2021
Prof.: Diébédo Francis Kéré
Teammates: Louis Ernst, Alice Benussi
Location: Fazao, Togo
The small village of Fazao is located in the central region of Togo in South Sara with a very low population density of about 2000 inhabitants. The whole village is located on a small hill with extreme scarcity of resources and great poverty. There is not a single public toilet in the whole of Fazao, and there is a great shortage of water. As a result, there is a big problem with hygiene. In addition, in the field of women and education, there are also serious problems. However, a certain amount of rainfall throughout the year is not fully utilized.
Because of the village structure, the scarcity of the building materials, the limited resources as well as manpower and the need to build in other areas of the Southern Sahara, a final modular building unit became the core of this design. These units can be built in stages at different locations as needed. They could be toilets, bathrooms, cooking and soap production units, and storage units for the storage and sale of cleaning and hygiene products. At the same time, each unit has a rainwater collection function. If the water is still not enough, a water tower unit can also be added.
Each unit collects rainwater through the pitched roof for hand washing and other purposes. The used water is used through canals to irrigate the trees planted next to each unit. The shade provided by these trees is also a place where people can gather. As the wind moves through the building, it simultaneously cools the interior through the water vapor.
× 1.11m³+ ? concrete
× 4 Metal Pipe diameter 48.3mm Length 1100mm
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× 20 Metal Plate 150*220*10mm
× 35 ~60m
Reinforced Metal Bar diameter 8mm
× 8 Metal Plate 150*150*10mm
× 28 ~ 32m³ Stones Local Materials
× 410 ~ 450
Wooden Cladding Local Materials
× 1 Water Tank 1525 L
Metal Corner Joint Typ L 105*105*90*3mm
Metal Screws Length 57mm
Iron Wire Ø 7mm
Wood Block 30*30*80mm
Metal Sheet (T35) thickness 0.7mm
Metal pipe Ø 48.3mm
Welded Metal Pipe Ø 48.3mm
Reinforced Concrete ring beam
Reinforcing Bar Ø 8mm
Halved Euykalyptus Sticks
Reinforced Bar diameter 8mm
SCENOGRAPHY - FILM "DENKGANG"
Date: Februar, 2022
Prof.: Uta Graff
Teammates: Chenghao Zhao, Xi Meng
Memory, a kind of thought process, has its peculiarities. It is a time difference between the past and the present. Nevertheless, the space could be the same. It is the time that left the traces here-not only in the place, but also in the emotions. In this project, the architectural setting as a courtyard is done through the spaces in between passageways, staircases, and arcades. The balcony provides an intersection where memory and reality overlap. The atmosphere serves here as a metaphor for the emotions of the subject. However, the questions of who, from where, and to where remain unanswered and therefore endlessly memorable.
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Following the vertical movement of the camera, with the dualchannel footsteps sound effect, the viewer can feel the main character's movement on the staircase from the first viewpoint.
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