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YUNYI CAO
250 Brandon St, Apt 541 San Jose, CA 95134
Education
Honor Awards
Proficiencies
Experience
(213)587-0511 yunyicao@usc.edu
09/2013 - 09/2016
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) Architecture School, Master of Landscape Architecture (+3)
09/2009 - 07/2013
Beijing Forestry University (Beijing, China) Wood Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering
05/2014
2014 Class Fund Scholarship
AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, 3Dmax, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Office, After Effect
Vice President of ASLA Student Chapter in USC Teaching Assistance of Class: The Nature Landscape Research Asistance in LA River Historic Vegetation Research Project Private Residencial Project, Rhoads.Dowse
Content About Me I learned painting as a little girl and became concerned with environmental issues since I was eight. Art and nature have always been my passion. And if there is one career that best combines these two, it is Landscape Architect.
EminĂśnĂź Waterfront
Pasadena Urban Tissue Plaza
Art District Revitalization
Other Works
EminĂśnĂź Waterfront Location: Istanbul, Turkey Type: Waterfront
The presented project is a group work where two Landscape Architects and two Architects are working together in re-imagining Eminonu Waterfront at Istanbul, Turkey. Our group thesis focused on bringing the culture of Istanbul back to the waterfront by enhancing a pedestrian friendly environment. We propose to increase the length of the interface between the water and city. Improvements also include transportation hub upgrading, commercial together with public space enlargement, city grid reconnecting as well as design response for sea level rise.
MAPPING EMINONU
Selection of Group Work, By Yunyi Cao, Christopher Stolpa, Jordan Onley, Amanda Arifiana
WALKABLE ROUTE STUDY 1. SULEYMANIYE CAMI: 1.0 KM/ 11 MINUTES
4. GALATA TOWER: 1.1KM/ 14 MINUTES
5. HAGIA SOFIA: 1.9KM/ 23 MINUTES
2. ISTANBUL UNIVERSTIY: 1.4KM/ 16 MINUTES
6. TOPKAPI PALACE: 2.5KM/ 29 MINUTES
3. GRAND BAZAAR: 1.2KM/ 14 MINUTES
PROJECT BOUNDRY
EDGE STUDY LEGEND
SITE GAPS
EDGE POROSITY
GAP CATEGORIZATIONS
ALLEY CONDITION STUDY
pedestrian access node vehicular access node waterfront access node watercraft approach / exit pedestrian approach / exit pedestrian site movement
water flow
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pedestrian flow
vehicular flow
Ferry
Open
Close
Irregular
Low
High
Enclose
HISTORIC FABRIC EMINONU 1904
SEA LEVEL RISE ANALYSIS EMINONU 1940
EMINONU CURRENT
10 YEARS
25 YEARS
MASTER PLAN DESIGN CONCEPT LEGEND narrow street city grid narrow street city extension narrow street water extension existing water edge existing urban edge proposed water edge proposed urban edge
50 YEARS
100 YEARS
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EXISTING HIGHWAY
PROPOSED HIGHWAY Enhanced pedestrian friendly, walkable experience by submerging the highway and increasing the interface of city and water with new urban edges.
GROUP MASTER PLAN
Scale: 1" = 250 '
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EMINONU GRID PLAZA - WATER AND STREET LIFE
INDIVIDUAL WORK
INDIVIDUAL MASTER PLAN GABION STEPS AND CHARBAGH GARDEN
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RAIN GARDEN AND OPEN PLAZA 1
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CIRCULATION Scale: 1" = 275 '
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STORMWATER RUNOFF PROCESS
RUNOFF MANAGEMENT PLAN
0. EXISTING TOPO AND RUNOFF
3. SPREADING PROCESS _ CHAHAR BAGH
1. CATCHING PROCESS _ DRY WELL
4. SLOWING PROCESS _ GROUND COVER INLET PIPE 36” OVERFLOW GEOTEXTILE CONCRETE SLAB PERFORATED PIPE
2. FILTERING PROCESS _ GRAVEL GABION
Scale: 1" = 275 '
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GRADED GRAVEL SAND
WASHED GRAVEL
5. HARVESTING PROCESS _ RAIN GARDEN
PERSPECTIVE SECTION
Olive Tree
Evergreen Elm
Oak Tree
Cattail
Judas
Juncus
Fountain Grass
Urban Runoff
Dry Well
Gravel Filter
Chahar Bagh
Vegetation Slope
Hard Surface
Rain Garden
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Pasadena Urban Tissue Plaza Location: Pasadena, CA Type: Museum Plaza
This site was initially an empty parking lot between two museums in Pasadena; the Pacific Asia Museum and the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Based on its unique culture, atmosphere and surrounding urban context, the architects understands the place as a space that represents different cultural identities as well as an urban tissue that connects the city's urban fabric.
MASTER PLAN
Inspired by geometries in modern art and Asian landscape philosophy, space divided into parcels with different functions. Those geometries create more outdoor exhibition spaces and landscape along eyesights with framed views.
Scale: 1" = 50 '
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CONCEPT DIAGRAM
WASHITSU + OUTDOOR EXHIBITION
WESTERN-ASIAN ART ELEMENTS HYBRIDIZATION
+ OUTDOOR EXHIBITION BOX
PLACE MAKING THROUGH VISUAL CONNECTION
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VISUAL CONNECTION Tie people's moving experience with the surounding environment by framing views of important objects at the vicinity.
SECOND FLOOR ENTRANCE DESIGN Increased connection between two museums by providing more direct accessibility.
Entrance of Museum
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BORROW THE VIEW + FRAME THE VIEW
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PAPER CRAFT ART + STREET ART
+ CHILDREN ART STUDIO
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VIEW FROM ENTRANCE STAIR TO CITY HALL
SECTION
Sight Direction
Section Scale 1: 300
A-A'
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B-B'
C-C'
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Art District Revitalization Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA Type: Infrastructure Revitalization
The project based on the incoming new bridge replacement of 6th street bridge viaduct above LA River. The 6th bridge is the culture icon of LA, and Art District is also a place full of memories. Instead of tearing down old buildings for new development, this project applies careful thinking on how to enhance and connect this region without losing its character. Art and industrial history are the main characters of this area. As a result, the railroad's relic represents the city's history of transportation and transformation that becomes the new skeleton of connecting Art District to Boyle Heights, while also providing adjacencies to new programs such as art galleries, studios, and museums.
CHINATOWN US 101 CIVIC CENTER EL PUEBLO FINANCIAL DISTRICT I-20
LITTLE TOKYO ART DISTRICT TOY DISTRICT FASION DISTRICT I-10
6th Street Viaduct
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BOYLE HEIGHTS
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This diagram presents the primary strategy: bring the opportunity from the west bank of LA River to the east vacant and decay industry site
ABANDONED RAIL TRACKS
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RAILROAD RELICS
HOT SPOTS OVER RAIL LINES
A Field trip by walking through the site and documenting all existing and abandoned railroad relics. It reveals the character of Railroad in Art District as more than an old way of transportation but also the memory of city transformation.
Uncommon Ground, Imagine the Future of Art District is a report about Art District. This diagram mapped out the collection information of their research among people who lives in Art District about their desire for Future. Overlaid the old rail lines, the hot spot symbol indicates a high desire for street beautification and open spaces.
documented railroads
historic railroads covered
desire for pedestrian circulation
desire for public space
hot spot, desire for housing
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MASTER PLAN RAIL LINE CONCEPT
LEGEND Street Canopy Remediation Plants Operating Rail Lines Abandoned Rail Lines
Repurpose abandoned rail lines as soil remediation beds covered with bicycle - pedestrian structure. LEGEND
Pedestrian Zone
Operating Rail Lines
River Bank Overlooks
Soil Remediation Rail Lines
Green Space
Bicycle/ Pedestrian Structure
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PROGRAM CONCEPT Improve the accessibility to surrounding neighborhoods and proposed programs.
Structure
Scale 1" : 550'
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Program
PERSPECTIVES CONTAMINATION It is a heavy industrial area with railways on both sides of the LA River. Regarding the geological issue, soil contamination is the main concern in the area. The hazardous materials include lead, oil spills, fuels, and petroleum hydrocarbons.
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SOIL REMEDIATION Soil wash (remove metallic materials)
Soil Mitigation for Abandoned Railroads
Thermal treatment / bioremediation (remove oil) Plants Soil capping (cost effective)
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AERIAL PLAN
SECTION A-A'
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Scale 1" : 60'
Flood
CIRCULATION The new bridge in the middle made the two banks of the river directly accessible to pedestrians and bikers. LEGEND Rail Line Vehicle I
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Vehicle II Bike & Pedestrian
Drought
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OTHER WORKS 1. Media Work 2. Rhoads.Dowse Residential Project 3. Graphic Design
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1. Media Work AGGREGATE
TOPOLOGICAL
STACK
SCKELETON
3D Rhino Modeling
Topography Modeling
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2. Rhoads.Dowse Residential Project
Coworker: Zeek Magallanes
3D RENDERING
DOCUMENTATION
FRONT FACADE
IRRIGATION PLAN
Underground PVC (tie into existing system) Weather Based Controller
Control Valve
Control Valve
Irrigation Controller metal pipe, vertical extension (tie into existing hose bib) PVC? 1/2" Inline Drip Tube
End Cap
Retrofit Kit (12"PVC riser inside planter)
FRONT YARD
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VEGETATION PLAN
Tee elbow
3. Hand Drawings
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YUNYI CAO Email: yunyicao@usc.edu Phone: 213-587-0511