ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Yuhang TAO
2018-2020 For the application to Architectural Design Programme (MArch)
1
CONTENTS 01 Delicious Shanghai - Collective Metropolis "Build a ‘bridge’ connecting the dwellers and urban citizens " 03-07
02 Disagreement coexistence "Regenerate the waterfront site -- Yongjiang River" 08-13
03 Commemorative Station "An immersive architectural film experience" 14-20
04 Geometry Language of Structure "Exploring multiple degrees of freedom of detachable and reconfigurable geometry spaces" 21-26
05 Other Works 27-29
2
Delicious Shanghai - Collective Metropolis Residential project design project in Shanghai Time: Autumn semester, 2018 UNNC Vertical Design Studio Unit 2 Individual Work Instructors: Dr. Hiroyuki Shinohara, MSc. Yimeng Wang, MSc. Yuwei Wang
The project is a reconstruction residential building located in Yangpu district Shanghai. The concept of this design is trying to build the connection between the people life inside the Longchang Apartment and Shanghai city in order to solve the problems that dwellers are facing with, which is their isolation from the metropolis. Part of the building along the street was designed as a bridge, where occupants and urban residents can share with each other, learning the historic past of this building, doing recreational activities and experiencing harmonious relationships between neighbors. Moreover, circular design element is introduced not only to create impressive public space, but also emphasize the connection between the interior courtyard and exterior urban life. 3
Interior and Exterior Facade Development
First Built
After the Great Renovation
Nowadays
Design Process
Industry base for residential development After the Treaty of Nanking signed in 1842, for the transportation advantage, foreign counteries started to set up industry factories aling the Huangpu River, and ports also started to appear. Simultaneously, for the living requirements of workers, residential areas began to developed on the north of Yangshupu Road. And then in 1930, Longchang Apartment was built about 700m away from factory-based site. Nowadays, workers are still the majority of the population in Longchang Apartment.
Site Analysis
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
The Longchang Apartment itself has an enclosed shape, which inevitably leads to the isolation of people living inside and the city.
People living along the street are moved to the top of rest part in order to maintain the current population. Then this square part can work as a bridge to build the communication between both sides of it.
The circular elements are introduced to add vitality to this public space. Furthermore, due to the intersection and street, the appearance of this bridge is influenced to form inregular shape.
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Some node design elements are created to build the connection between each key space and also allow the transformation from public space to residential area more smoothly.
So as to emphasize the communication between the elevated space and the city street, certain part of the interior key nodes should be able to be watched from the street view.
Then, a varity of different scale squares are formed on the elevation to attract citizens to observe this building from various angles and scales, encouraging the communication of citizens and dwellers.
Isolated The life in the Longchang Apartment is seemly isolated from the Shanghai Metropolis since pace of the people living inside is totally different from the pace of Shanghai City.
4
Communication Bridge In order to build the connection between the interior courtyard life and the exterior urban activities, one quarter of the Longchang Apartment along the street is considered as a bridge to integrate both sides. In addition, this part itself is designed to perform as a public space so that it is accessible to not only the local dwellers, but also the citizens.
Section A-A'
In this space, various groups of people are able to communicate with each and participate in a series of activities. These activites also can be activated by different spaces that are formed with the help of these curved shapes. Therefore, these shapes can also work as nodes to attract people to experience in Longchang Apartment. And at the same time, the vitality of architecture is increased.
Ground Floor Plan
Isometric Drawing
Physical Model (1: 200)
5
Interior Stairs The origional staircase was narrow and occupied by a variety of sundries, and just worked as walking way. However, the stairs now not only play as a traffic function, but also perform as a stage where communication activities happening, and people enjoy.
Residential Areas
Single Elderly People
Couple Elderly People
Single Migrant
Couple Migrant
Family Migrant
Courtyard Activities The courtyard now works as a place where social and recreational activities happening rather than occupied by bikes and cletter, which strengthen the bond between neighbors.
Typical Five Units 6
Circulation of Group People
Kids Occupy Most
Middle Ages Occupy Most
Elders Occupy Most
Urban citizens Occupy Most
For the kids, they would spend most of their time playing on the top 3 floors because these floors contain more interesting nodes and are closely connected to the roof
For this group people, since they spend most of their time on the work, which leaves them limmit time to take part in the activities happening in the apartment. So, they usually just take the corridor as a walk way.
In terms of the elderly people, they prefer to stay in the public space obser ving interesting activities around. Therefore, traces of them can be found in most public area.
As part of the building along the street was designed as a bridge to connect this apartment and the city. Therefore, this area is easily accessible, and dwellers can build the relationships with citizens when these two group people share same public area.
1.30mm dry-hanging cement board 2.Sealant and foam 3.50mm aluminium concealed frame columns 4.6mm insulated tempered glass 5.300mm reinforced concrete floor 6.60mm expanded ploystyrene 7.10mm leveling course 8.20mm wooden floor
1.30mm cement mortar surface course 2.330mm new precast concrete 3.70mm mineral wool insulation material 4.20mm wall surface coating cement 5.Water feature supporters 6.400mm structural layer 7.200mm Mortar layer 8.Illuminated light strips
1.20mm wall surface coating cement 2.70mm mineral wool insulation material 3.330mm new precast concrete 4.30mm cement mortar surface course 5.50mm ceiling timber grilles 6.20mm cement mortar surface course 7.400mm structural beams 8.300mm original brick wall
1.50mm ceiling timber grilles 2.20mm cement mortar surface course 3.300mm original brick wall 4.20mm Interior coatings 5.300mm reinforced concrete floor 6.60mm expanded ploystyrene 7.10mm leveling course 8.20mm wooden floor
7
*
Disagreement Coexistence Masterplan design project in Ningbo Time: Autumn semester, 2019 UNNC Vertical Design Studio Unit 1 Group work (Team Leader, Main concept proposer, Model Maker) Instructors: Dr. Maycon Sedrez, Dr. Jing XIE, MSc. Wenjuan Li *The drawings made by me will have "*" on the top right as mark.
The project is a masterplan semi-abandoned riverside site located by the Yongjiang River in Ningbo. The team proposes a cultural and social transformation highlighting connections and spaces of various scales. It challenges the contrasts in the industrial remains of fishing companies: water x land, old x new, work x living, connections x places. By innovating these contrasts that found on the site, a set of rules are provided to support the design and emphasize the new contrasts. As a result, the masterplan proposes cultural activities and traditional life style to regenerate and activate the river front. 8
Residential Residential
Factory
Governmental Commercial
Residential
Factory
Residential
Refrigeratory Commercial
Factory
Refrigeratory Commercial
1840s - DISCRETE
1880s - ORGANIZED
1950s - COMPACT
2000s - DECLINE
After the opium war, the north bank of the river developed into a residence area for British, American, French and three countries' immigrants, and foreign bussinesses followed.
Ningbo had gradually formed a modern urban pattern of outer road bussiness circle, middle road servicvve and back road life circle on the north bank of the river in this period.
At the beginning of 21st century, the functions of port in Jiangbei District gradually shift outward due to the location. Urban planning focuses more on efficiency and shows a compact distribution of buildings.
After a long time of development, Jiangbei District starts a transformation from the industrial center to a commercial base. High-polluted factories and refrigeratories are closed.
Current Urban Status As a part of the historical memory of Sanjiangkou, the base is rich in industrial heritage. Industrial relics in the region have obvious port characteristics. The old industrial belt along the port has preserved the characteristics and memories of Ningbo Port in the last century. Located in the northern part of the industrial belt is a large newly developed residential area. Compared with the newly developed residential areas in the north, the residential areas in the area along the Yangtze River account for a relatively low proportion. Compared with the south bank of the Minjiang River, which has been developed more than halfway, the urban space on the north bank and the south bank have formed obvious breaks.
Site Analysis
9
*
OLD CONTRASTS (Existing Condition)
CONTRASTS INNOVATION
Four Layers Analysis
Fisrt, elevated structure is introduced to represent the original slideway. And it creates more layers on the site to provide variety of views to highlight the masterplan as well as add nodes to ncrease the vitality of the site. Second, modern life, represented by art, is in some ways a contrast to traditional local life. The abandon area on the left and the still functioning area on the right are ways to show this contrast. Third, the different scale water has different character. In Chinese old painting, big water is active and noisy, it is suitable for the waterfront activities. Meanwhile, small water is calm and quiet. It is for people to think and dhyana.
NEW CONTRASTS (Design Strategy)
Concept Diagrams
10
**
Ground Floor Plan
Masterplan 11
*
Masterplan Isometric Drawing 12
Ground Layer & Upper Layer
*
Gallery & Market
*
Big(noisy) Water & Small(quiet) Water
Water Front & Grass Landscape
Perspective Drawings
*
Section Drawing
Physical Model (1:500) 13
Commemorative Station Public cultural building design project in Ningbo Time: Spring semester, 2020
Individual Work UNNC Vertical Design Studio Unit 1 Instructors: Dr. Maycon Sedrez, Dr. Jing XIE, MSc. Wenjuan Li 14
History Analysis
Site Analysis
15
Prototypes
Narrative Diagram
16
Site Intergration
Circulation
17
Section AA'
Section BB'
Ground Floor Plan
Site plan 18
Isometric Drawing The whole trip of visitors will start from approaching this building. First, when they come to the commeorative station, it seems that they are watching the begins of this vivid because they increasingly have a general idea of the history of the working class in China due to the facade of this cultural building. Because the whole appearance of this project was created based on the metaphor strategy in order to remind people of certain history that I would like to emphasize. Then, they are able to experience nine different key spaces so that to feel specific emotion of certain period. This trip can be viewed as seeing the main story of this movie. Through this trip, visitors will learn the rough life of the Chinese working class, and then understand the great efforts that they had done for the develoment of current China. Ultimately, after appreciating these dominate spaces, and have some activities in the nearby public spaces. This comparison allow people to understand the hard history of working class, and get to the climax of the film. Through this, residents will have a deep impression in their mind, and this rough and hard history will be remembered, making them understand that current society did not come easily.
Perspective Drawings
Emergence
Oppression
Revolution
Infrustracture Construction
Great Leap Forward
Culture Revolution
Economic Development
Passively Been Retired
New Direction
19
Detail Drawing
Physical Model (1:500 & 1:200)
20
Geometry Language Structure Experimental structure design about the reconfigurable geometry space Time: Autumn, 2020 Individual Work Instructors: Chengling HUA E-mail: huachengling@163.com Reference Johannes T. B. Overvelde, James C. Weaver, Chuck Hoberman & Katia Bertoldi., (2017). ‘Rational design of reconfigurable prismatic architected materials', N AT U R E, Vol:5 4 1, 347-352. Agustin Iniguez-Rabago, Yun Li & Johannes T.B. Overvelde. (2019). 'Exploring multistability in prismatic metamaterials through local actuation', NATURE COMMUNICATIONS[online].10(7),1-10.[View 15 November 2020]. Available from: www.nature.com/ naturecommunications.
This structure project is based on the rhombicuboctahedron as a starting point and inspired by origami to explore more freedom of the geometry and reconfigurable spaces. The final model is a truly independent three-dimensional structure. The unit and unit of the structure can be constrained and connected with each other to form stable and orderly structural forms in space. Moreover, these structures are transformable so as to meet various needs. The key of this design is how to provide more freedom to the form and assembly of the geometry spaces, while the structure itself is limited to one single material and simple stitching methods. The crucial design is to ensure that each part of the structure is constrained, inserted and supported by each other. Furthermore, ease of disassembly is also considered in the design. The design fully analyzes the various angles of the rhombicuboctahedron. and learns the special design of the nodes to allow this model to be constructed without any glue. Apart from studying and analyzing the different combinations of units, the application of this structure is also discussed 21
Rhombicuboctahedron
Learn From
Extrude side boundary A rectangle of side length is extruded along the border in order to obtain another rhombicuboctahedron, which is formed by one single piece.
Origami
X 96 Pieces Side boundaries =48 Extrude side boundary of different geometry The geometry that fills the gap created by the assembly of rhombicuboctahedron can also be obtained in the same way as a single original.
X 48 Pieces Side boundaries =24
The magic of Japanese origami is to use a piece of paper to fold the shapes that people want, like animals and plants. And the more interesting point is that some geometric shapes can be obtained by folding a single shape, which has been presented and highlighted above. Given the similarity between the characteristics of origami and those of the geometric structures previously disassembled, both of which can be composed of a single piece, I assembled some geometric shapes from cardboard and tape and discovered the great possibilities behind this structure and the theoretical feasibility of some practical applications in terms of the spaces.
X 24 Pieces Side boundaries =12
Comparison of the three principles
Truncated Octahedron Test
Both the original geometry and the deformed geometry satisfy the three principles of rotational symmetry, mirror symmetry and periodicity. Cube
Extruded Cube
Rhombicuboctahedron Test
Cuboctahedron
Extruded Cuboctahedron
Rhombicuboctahedron
Extruded Rhombicuboctahedron
22
Singe Element and Assembly Living Hinge In order to solve the problem of rotation when connecting single pieces to single pieces, I introduced the living hinge, which keeps the material uniform and simplifies the design of the nodes. At the same time, I turned a single piece into two pieces in order to facilitate disassembly. Material Tests
x24.
I chose ABS board because it is more robust and easier to make monoliths compared to wood and cardboard, which are not prone to unanticipated changes due to time.
Cube In order to build this structure, you need to take 24 single piece, and to form the cube f i r s t l y. T h e n , 4 c u b e s a r e combined to create a closed shape. Next, add two more cubes at the top and bottom so as to complete it.
Unit constitution and splice way diagram
Different Geometries Tests
x96
Rhombicuoctahedron
LKASDFJJAFL;AJDFLKAJ Since the structure itself is complex, FASDLFKJASFGHSFG and this geometr y is mirrored. Therefore, it just shows how to build DSGFSFHSFDSTRHR half of this form. However, due to the Number of monolithic pieces, DSVRWEFHFSH this structure is a little bit heavy, SFDGSFG which makes it a bit hard to carry.
23
Variability of geometric structure
Cube
Rhombicuoctahedron
The cube becomes unstable and can itself be transformed into a stable structure of many other forms.
Given that the structure has both rectangular and triangular shapes, it can be extremely stable, but also extremely malleable, depending on what function it's trying to achieve.
Octahedron Because each face of this form is made up of a triangle, the shape after the extruded boundary is still made up of a triangle and the structure is stable as well.
Hexagonal Prism Since the geometric structure itself is relatively more complex, the changed structure has more possibilities, whether stable or unstable.
Octagonal Prism This shape has a lot more shape possibilities than the hexagonal prism, but it changes basically in the same way as before.
24
Variability of geometric structure combination and deformation
The connection of the cube unit and one deformed unit.
The connection of the cubooctahedron unit and one deformed unit.
Since the units are the cube, their square outline can also be seen when clusters are formed, while one of the deformed units forms a completely different result.
The connection of the rhombicuboctahedron unit and one deformed unit.
Clusters can also become more diverse as units become more complex. Also, the deformed unit can constitute more complicated form.
rhombicuboctahedron unit, cubooctahedron unit and the connection of the cube unit. Although the structure of the unit is more complex, simple clusters can also be formed, depending on the desired function. The same can be said for the deformed unit.
As the number of primitives increases, the clusters are becoming more complex.
25
Application scenario discussion - Mars The geometry's variability and multiple stability allow it to take on specific forms depending on the terrain and functional requirements, while the lightness of its structure and the conveniently removable and reconfigurable feature make it relatively easy to cope with complex and changing scenarios. This is particularly the case in space applications like in the Mars. Due to the space constraints of the launch vehicle, the amount of equipment that can be carried at any one time is very limited, which requires the equipment itself to be versatile and not overly complex. At the same time, there should be certain variations and ways of combining single pieces together. All of these needs can be met by the geometry structure, but as there are so many different directions to take and variety of geometries behind this structure, it is worth exploring and organising the features in more depth so that they can be used in the future.
26
Other works
The Third Dimentional Residential Triaffic 24H competition 29th edition -- hypermega Honorable Mentions
Year: 2019 Type: City Building Category: 24h competition Role: Collaborative Work as a Team Leader of 4 Menbers.
27
HELSINKI CCC+HOUSING 24H competition 29th edition -- hypermega Year: 2020 Type: Residential + Cultural building Category: HelsinkiCall -- The Design House Role: 1.3d digital model 2.the design of outdoor connection ladder. 3.collaborative Work as a team member of 5 Menbers.
28
Villa Design
Paris Spring Shopping Mall Design
Intern Work
Intern Work
Year: 2019 Type: Detail drawing
Year: 2019 Type: Paris Spring Shopping Mall rendering drawing
29