Mei Yi Telephone: +39 3453485152 Email: meiyi2@foxmail.com Building Architecture, Politecnico di Milano
MEI YI
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EDUCATION
Graduate University
2022- Present
Master of Science
Architecture - Building Architecture
Politecnico di Milano Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Undergraduate University
2017- 2022
Bachelor of Architecture
Southeast University University, Nanjing, China
Cheng Taining Scholarship
Final Grade: 3.84/4
EXPERIENCE
Inbo, Shanghai
Jul - Oct 2021
Architecture Intern
Asisted in the schematic design, analysis, bid presentation and physical model making.
AWARDS
Apr 2023
Young Architects Competitions - Data Landscape
Finalist Mention
Sep 2019
Shanghai Landmark Design Contest
Gold Award
Rhino Revit
AutoCAD
Sketchup
Vray
Enscape
Lumion
Photoshop
Illustrator
PROFICIENCIES LANGUAGE SKILLS
Indesign
Premiere
After Effects
English Intermediate
Chinese Native
Model Making, Built Heritage Preservation, Traditional
Chinese Architecture Design, Point Cloud Proccessing
CONTENTS 01 WATERFRONT REGENERATION 02 COMMUNITY FOOD MARKET 03 TRIDIMENSIONAL COMMUNITY 04 ALTRIUM RENOVATION 05 OTHER WORK [ 3-10 ] [ 11-17 ] [ 18-24 ] [ 25-29 ] [ 30 ] 02
01 WATERFRONT REGENERATION
[ Regenerate a brownfield with memory]
Location: Huaian, China
Type: Academic, Urban design- Group work with Zhou Yiwen Architecture renovation - Individual work
Role: Leader
Contribution: Conceptual design 85％ , Drawing 100％
Level: 2020 fall
Time: 23.11.2020 - 1.17.2020
Supervisor: Tang Peng (tangpeng@seu.edu.cn)
The project is located in a waterfront brownfield in Huaian, which uesd to be a famous and prosperous shipbuilding area.
However, with the fall of shipbuilding, not only the oringinal red brick buildings are abandoned, but also the factory workers and bustling collective life are gone. Nowadays, apart from some old farmers struggling to stay here, though having a good view of the inner canal, everthing seems to be inanimate and decayed.
The project aims to regenerate this area, to bring back and rebuild the memory and spirit of shipbulding industry, continuing the precious industrial culture in Huaian.
The project is divided into two parts, the first part is an urban design of the whole area, and the second part is focused on the most important building, the shipyard. The strategy and conception are continuous in the design.
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LOCATION: Reginal Scale Master Plan
HISTORY: People's One Day as Shipyard Workers
010M30M -1.50m -6.00m -1.50m -6.00m ±0.00m ±0.00m -4.00m SECTION -4.00m -2.00m -2.00m residential district in the future forest village factory school The Inner Canal SITE TheInnerCanal The Grand Canal 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 OLD CITY NEW CITY Qingjiang Port - Important transportation junction Custom Post - Tax collection center for canal transportation Hexia Ancient Town - Residential district for ancient merchants Grain Transportation Office - Management of canal transportation 1000m N
TODAY: Master Plan of the Remains
EXERCISE DORMITRY SHIPYARDPARTS FACTORY FAMILY SHOPS AUDITORIUM WORKMIDDAY BREAK NIGHT ACTIVITIES 6:30 am 8:30 am 12:00 am 8:00 pm Author of the page: Mei Yi04
Site Analysis: Time
Site Analysis: Space
The population depends on shipbuilding development. After the company close down, most people moved away and the site became browfield.
The site is located on the edge of city, surrounded by residential district. Activating this brownfield can greatly increase the connection between the residents and the waterfront.
Original Site
Connection Systems
The fragmented urban space is conneted by two systems, deck and turnel, and provides the buildings with multiple entrances.
Traffic Systems
There are three traffic systems in the site, walk track - provided with the beautiful waterfront view, fast track - transformed from the oringinal road, logistics - supporting the functions in the site.
Design Proposal
logistics fast track DECK walk track TURNEL
City Centre Inner Canal BROWNFILED Village Culture Centre Rensidential District
ISSUES STRATEGY Fragmented Space Connection Systems Loss of shipyard culture Reservation of the Original Buildings Different level height Multiple Ground Floor & Entrance 1950 Population 1960197019801990200020102020 POST SHIPBUILDING ERA SHIPBUILDING ERA Becoming brownfields SHIPBUILDING COMPANY CLOSED DOWN Author
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Strategy of Urban Design:
The site is activated by reserving several important buildings which is transformed into new funtions. At some important nodes, new buildings are added to form a completed system.
-1.50M DOCK [new] [new] HOSTEL [reserved] [reserved] [reserved] SERVICE CENTER OUTDOOR AUDITORIUM RESTAURANT SHIPYARD GALLERY Master Plan
A A B B C C D D E E Youth Square Outdoor Theatre Skating Park Deck Gallery Square
Author of the page: Mei Yi06
2 Put the new volume along the river.
1 Reserve the oringinal building.
3 Connect the inside and outside
4 Arrange the function boxes
5 Cover with glass canopy and curtain
Generate Analysis
Author of the page: Mei Yi07
Circulation CONFERENCE HALL EXHIBITION HALL1 EXHIBITION HALL3 SOUVENIR SHOP CAFE EXHIBITION HALL4 EXHIBITION HALL2 READINGAREA 1F 2F 3F 4F roof MAIN ENTRANCE 1 2 4 5 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 04m12m20m MAIN ENTRANCE 1 2 4 5 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 04m12m20m Ground Floor Plan Second Floor Plan Exploded Axonometric Drawing 1 Information desk 2 Souvenir shop 3 Cloakroom 4 Temporary exhibition zone 5 Multi-functional stage 6 Management office 7 Reading area 8 Workshop 9 Conference hall 10 Exhibition hall 1 11 Exhibition hall 2 12 cafe 13 Terrace Author of the page: Mei Yi08
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Rendering in Original Area
A
Rendering in Extension Area
Section Perspective
· 20mm polished screed
· 150mm reinforce concrete
· composite floor system
· Ⅰ-steel beam
· 70mm concrete plate
· seal
· 140mm reinforce concrete
· composite floor system
· 500mm thermal insulation between
· Ⅰsteel beam
· aluminium keel
· 50mm plasterboard
· 30mm plywood
· 50/60mm wooden keel
· 60mm wood-based board
· 120mm cavity for cables & ventilation
· 240mm reinforced concrete
· 80mm thermal insulation
· 20mm screed
· brickwork
· 80mm thermal insulation
· brickwork
· structural insulated glazing :
8mm toughened glass
+ 20mm cavity + 10mm laminated safety glass.
steel colume
· 50mm screed
· 60mm wood-based board
· 120mm cavity for cables & ventilation
· 240mm reinforce concrete
· 20mm screed
structural insulated glazing aluminium keel cavity reinforced concrete
steel colume
Glass Facade Detail
Skylight Shading System
Extension Structure Detail - A
FOLD EXHIBITIONPERFORMANCE MOVIE
EnclosureLayer StructureLayer ShadingLayer
EXISTING ELEMENT 1955 1130 4170 450 Author
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02 COMMUNITY FOOD MARKET
[ Explore a new typology for modern life ]
Location: Nanjing, China
Type: Academic, Individual
Level: 2021 spring
Time: 12.06.2021- 25.09.2021
Supervisor: Liu Zichen (liuzch@csjtz.com)
Going to the food market is a daily routine for many Chinese families. Therefore, food market is an important public space in Chinese traditional life. Interesting conversations and flexible trades are happening here.
However, with the rise of internet, food delivery is rapidly taking place of food market among the youngsters. Mess and inconvinience become two main reasons for people who refuse food market.
The project aim to explore a new typology of food market, which can meet the demanding of modern life while continuing the rich flavor of life.
Starting from studying the history, the vitality of traditional "Street Market" and the efficiency of modern "Centralized Market" are applied into the strategy. Meanwhile, functions for different type of people in community are considered . The inner street become the stimulation for the whole space, and communication and encountering are happening here again.
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History and Typology Analysis
Informal markets in the street
· Mostly individual busness and roadside stall business.
· Vibrant street space full of perchasing and selling.
Site Plan
Zhongyang Food Market
· First officially managed food market.
· Most vibrant trading still happened in the street space.
Street Market
Hongkou Food Market
· First massive and comprehensive food market in China.
· Roadside stall business was strictly controlled by the government
Centralized Market
Simalu Food Market
· An indoor food market with modern facilities.
· The functions in market were greatly enriched, more than food selling.
Contemperary Food Market Issues Analysis
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Roadside stalls are significant addition to the food market, both in space and time, vastly attract people
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Generate Analysis Master Plan
Residents Residents
Surroundings
The site is surrounded by residential buildings with commercial on the ground. There is a reserved brick building on the east and a six-storey hotel on the south.
To continue the flow and attract more people, a east-west access is cutted in the middle of the site.a small square is kept as the main entrance on the northeast of the site, and the access is slightly twisted.
Residents Kids
MAIN ROAD
Rich activities happen in the channel, apart from the main function, food market and affiliated functions, there are other community funcitons like library, indoor garden, outdoor film, temperary market and so on.
Considering about the sunlight, floors are set back, which benefits both the people's experience in north part and the growth of vegetetion in south part.
Connections are made between north and south, activating each other. Besides, the reserved brick building is also connected to the main building.
In the end, a clear and open facade covers the whole building, to face the chaotic surroudings and welcome the peoples to enter.
Ground
Ground
floor shops Ground floor shops Ground floor shops Ground floor shops
floor shop s Ground floor shops
Connection Envelope Terrace Flow 13
Funciton
So many people in the inner street!
I like going to the top terrace to have a good view of the city!
The graffiti on the traffic core tower looks good!
A great place for me to have some food and rest!
Let's buy some fresh food and process them upstairs
Inner Street Rendering
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02m5m 1 5 02m5m 8 02m5m 10 9 02m5m N vegetable stall eggs stall flower shop library indoor garden fish stall cafe fruit stall meat stall Second Floor Ground Floor Entrance Rendering Third Floor Fourth Floor Function: 1 cafe 2 restaurant 3 deli 4 grocery 5 library & activity room 6 sharing kitchen 7 paid processing kitchen 8 urban farm 9 bar 10 sightseeing terrace 15
A A A’ 02M5M A’ +4.20m ±0.00m +7.80m +11.40m +4.20m ±0.00m +7.80m A-A' Section URBAN FARM F&B TERRACE OUTDOOR MARKET COMMUNITY LIBRARY 16
drainage root-inhibit membrane seal 160mm reinforced concrete deck to falls 50mm cast stone paver 20mm screed seal 160mm reinforced concrete deck to falls
screed, trowelled seal 160mm reinforced concrete deck to falls cavity
high density fibreboard 50mm PUR thermal insulation vapour barrier
wooden keel
plasterboard
· insulated glazing in sliding window: 10mm toughed (low-iron) glass+16mm cavity+12mm laminated (low-iron) safety glass
+4.03m +4.29m +7.89m +7.56m +11.48m +11.25m substrate
20mm
4.8mm
22/70mm
12mm
12.5mm
Exploded Axonometric Facade
Facade Detail Structure detail Facade detail 17
oriented strand board
Rendering
03 TRIDIMENSIONAL COMMUNITY
[ Continue the traditional courtyard lifestyle ]
Location: Nanjing, China
Type: Academic, Group with Zhang Bang, Wang Jiawei
Role: Leader
Contribution: Investigation 50％ , Conceptual design 80％ , Drawing 95％
Level: 2021 spring
Time: 1.3.2021 - 28.04.2021
Supervisor: Marco Trisciuoglio (marco.trisciuoglio@polito.it)
Bao Li (baoli@seu.edu.cn)
Courtyard house is a traditional architectutual style for Chinese families. In this project, the He-Hua-Tang block is one of the most typicals in Nanjing.
However, during the last decades, with the rise of population and the change of the social structure, He-Hua-Tang block has partly changed. The original continuous courtyard house which was owned by one big family is now cut into several parts because the owners change. The block is extremely crowded now.
On account of the worsening situation, many local residents chose to escape from this place, and on the contrary, a lot of tenants flood in, which further harmed the social structure and community connection.
So in this project, we try to improve the contemprary living situation while continuing the traditional courtyard lifestyle. The spontanous appendages in the site were noticed and became the teacher for us. We give two strategies: tridimensional, to enlarge the residential area, and reserve zone, to give a further develop space for reisdents.
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Population Analysis (Author: Wang Jiawei)
Original Block Plan
The population in the site is extremely high. There are about 14 extended families, 20 nuclear families, 12 conjugal families and 20 singles in this area.
Density & Property Analysis
Density change 1929-2020
Property change 1929-2020
As time passes, the typology in site shows a trend to be more fragmentized because of the increase of population and the change of property. Big courtyard houses were cut into several parts. What's more, appendages grew around houses, which increased the density of this area.
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01M2M4M historic architecture flow trees
SITE KINDERGARTEN
+ + + + + + ++
GroundFloor SecondFloor
02M 4M 6M 1 1 1 1 4 4 10 5 2 8 7 3 3 3 6 11 11 9 1 Retail Shop 2 Cafe 3 Diner 4 Bicycle Parking 5 Gym 6 Tea House 7 Bistro 8 Pastry Shop 9 Hostel 10 Community Canteen 11 Rear Area Ground Floor Plan Series Connection Parallel Connection Disconnection Sharing Gardens Avoiding Disturbing Ground Floor Shops ORIGINAL PROTOTYPE NOW: TYPOLOGY CHANGE FUTURE: THREE-DIMENSIONAL Typology Development Analysis & Senarios Appendage Analysis & Senarios Grow A trend in growing in the heightAdditional indoor area Box inside structureOutdoor space with cover Author of the page: Mei Yi20
PHASE Ⅰ
Residents move into the new house. Several house types are provided for different families including extended family, nuclear family, conjugal family and the single.The private gardens are empty for people to do some changes, but the public gardens which are finished become the places for people to meet.
With time passing by, the residents may have some new ideas on their reserve zone to meet their own needs like a study room or a pavilion for laundry. The private gardens and terraces may become all kind of interesting function. And the fixed metal structure make sure of the stability of the appendages.
PHASE Ⅱ
SOLAR PANEL TEAHOUSE SUN ROOM ADDITIONAL ROOM
ALUMINIUM PLATE WOOD
HISTORIC RESERVED HOUSE RED BRICK VINE Author of the page: Mei Yi21
BRICK WITH COATING
02M3M4M Reserve Zone Second Floor Plan 0 2M5M10M
RESERVE ZONE FOR ADDITION
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Third Floor Plan 02M5M10M A-A' Section A' A Rendering Reserve Zone 02M3M4M Author of the page:
Mei Yi23
Section Detail
1 1 3
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-150mm aluminium sandwich panel with integrated thermal insulation and vapor barrier
- 150mm reinforced concrete
- indoor paint coating
-50mm fir boarding, rough sawn
- wooden keel
-120mm mineral wool
-vapour barrier
-150mm reinforced concrete
-indoor paint coating
-115mm, 240mm furring brick, irregular bond
-20mm screed
-120mm PUR thermal insulation
-150mm reinforced concrete
-indoor paint coating
insulated glazing in sliding window:
10mm toughed (low-iron) glass+16mm cavity
+12mm laminated (low-iron) safety glass
-vapour retarder
-18mm plywood
-separating layer
-20mm screed
-200mm reinforced concrete
-vapour barrier
-240mm mineral wool
-seal
PANEL
The panel consists of connection component, structure layer and decorative layer.
Addition Detail
BOX
The box which have seal and thermal insulation is seperated with the structure. It can be an expansion to the indoor space.
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STRUCTURE
The scaffold is the structure of the addition, which give it flexibility to fit in different functions.
CONNECTION
1 2 4
The box is connected with the scaffold by a flexible component which can be easily removed.
WOODMETALVINEGLASSPERFORATEDPLASTIC
ENCLOSING
PAVILION
GRASSDOODLESWAVEDFLOWERALBAMBOOBRICK
Panel Material
SUN ROOM TEAROOM
Addition Examples
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Grow
2 4
5 3 4 5
04 ATRIUM RENOVATION
[ Make the atrium the center of the building]
Location: Nanjing, China
Type: Academic, Individual
Level: 2021 fall
Time: 1.12.2021- 31.12.2021
Supervisor: Liu Zichen (liuzch@csjtz.com)
The renovation project is located at the architecture department building in Southeast University.
The building is the studio for the undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in architecture. Everything in architecuture students' life happen here, inluding study and activities.
However, on account of the long history, the building is not suitable for the communication of students. The large atrium is wasted in most cases. Lack of public space, isolation of each storeys and no appropriate space for events become the main problems in this site.
To solve these problems, I apply gentle strategies to activate the atrium. First I change the entrance and move them into the atrium. As a result, the flow is brought into the atrium. Second, I break the oringinal grid facade and insert colorful platforms which connect to each other. Finally, I arranged a stage with cover, provide a place to hold events.
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Surroudings: The architecture department building is located on the southeast of the campus, next to the bounding wall.
Flow: The main entrance of the building is on the west and the flow is mainly from the south gate and east gate.
SUB FUNCTIONS UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE
Function: Two main volumes are studios for architecture undergraduates and postgraduates respectively.
Entrance: The entrance of the building and the atrium are different, which leads to the negletion of the atrium.
Communication: The traffic cores are on the two sides of the building, which makes the storeys isolated from each other.
Activity: The building is shaped as U, which is perfect for performance. Activities are held in the atrium.
LAWN
LAWN EAST GATE SOUTH GATE
CAMPUS RESIDENTIALAREA
LAWN LAWN
Original Exploded Axonometric Site Analysis
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Generate Analysis
1 Change the entrance to activate the atrium.2 Break the facade vertically to connect the storeys. 3 Add platforms to provide collective space.4 Transform the east corridor to a stage to hold events
Atrium Rendering
ORIGINAL ORIGINAL
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50/100mm wooden handrail, top chamfered
insulated glazing in sliding window:
10mm toughed (low-iron) glass+16mm cavity+12mm laminated (low-iron) safety glass
Iron wire
50mm concrete paver seal
top 1.5 percent to fall screed 150mm reinforced concrete 240/180/6mm steel RHS
Balcony Section Detail
· plywood floor
· cavity
· wooden keel
· 150mm reinforced concrete
· cavity
· wooden keel
· 12mm oriented strand board
· 12.5mm plasterboard
ORIGINAL VERTICAL VEGETATIONPOSTERS & INFO
Balcony Scenarios
Φ50mm CHS steel drainage pipe
Φ75mm CHS steel drainage pipe
Hand Made Model
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OTHER WORK
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[ Chinese Traditional Architecture Design ]
[ Bamboo Construction Program ]
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[ Competition ]
