OWEN YANG
University of Waterloo School of Architecture
PORTFOLIO
Contents 1. Community Building 2. The Harbour Dragon Pavilion 3. COLONY 13 - Colony Centre 3. Geoscience Research Center - Sustainable Design 4. Printmaking Studio 6. Personal Works - Visual Art and Photography
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Owen Yang Legal Name: Haonan Yang Program: 2B Bachelor of Architectural Studies University: University of Waterloo Cell: (647) 983-6777 Email: owenyhn2013@gmail.com
Proficiency
2D Drawing: Rhinoceros AutoCAD Digital Rendering: Maxwell Render Vray Other Softwares: Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom Adobe Premiere pro Adobe After Effects Affinity Photos Microsoft Office Photography Model Making Website Design Workshop Tools Hand Drawing Laser Cutting 3D Printeing Currently Learning: Grasshopper, Revit.
Other Languages: Chinese (Mandarin)
- Four terms of professional education in the field of architectural design. - Proficient in digital softwares: Rhinoceros, Maxwell Render, Vray, Illustrator, Photoshop, and more. - Experienced in collaboration and also working with multicultural and multilingual group members. - Self-disciplined and reliable, minimal supervision required. - Good craftsmanship in model making and good digital rendering skill. - Fast at learning new things and adapt to new environment.
Education:
Skills: 3D Modeling: Rhinoceros Sketchup
Summary of Qualifications:
Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies Co-op with Honours: University of Waterloo School of Architecture. - Relevant courses: Design Studio, Environmental Design, Building Constructions, Building Structures, Timber Design, Landscape Theory, Landscape Design, Digital Fabrication, Cultural History.
September 2016 - Present Cambridge, Ontario
High School Diploma: York Mills Collegiate Institute. - Relevant courses: Visual Art, Visual Design, Digital Design, Painting.
2013 - 2016 North York, Ontario
Experience: Employment with GEC Architecture, Student Architect. - Schematic design for multiple large scale transportation projects: Edmonton Metroline, Calgary LRT (Light Rail Transit), Calgary International Airport renovation .etc - Worked as part of the team, collaborated with other team members efficiently. - Produced Presentation diagrams, renderings, 3D digital models. - Worked with AutoCAD extensively to produce contract doucments. AIDIA Asia Interior Design Institute Association, 2017 Student Workshop. - Project: The Emergence - A Tea House Designed for the Elders. - Leadership skills developed while leading 10 group members to finish the project. - Coordinated and managed the team members to achieve high efficiency. - Volunteered as translator to provide precise and instant language interpretation.
Jan 2018 - April 2018 Calgary, Alberta
August 2017 Changchun, China
Activities and Awards: May 2017 CISC Architectural Student Design Competition 2016-2017. Cambridge, Ontario - Project: The Harbourfront Pavilion (Portfolio Page 12) - Teamwork and Collaboration skills developed during collaboration with group members. University of Waterloo Merit Scholarship - Admission average is above 85%. Canadian International Youth and Children’s Art Competition, the Excellent Prize. - Artwork: Oil on Canvas: “Glory of Dawn”
September 2016 Cambridge, Ontario November 2015 North York, Ontario
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Community Building LIBRARY | BICYCLE REPAIR | CAFE | GALLERY
An urban micro-institution: multifunctional community building located in a residential area of midtown Toronto. The three-storey building consists of a library, bicycle repair shop, cafe and gallery. The ground floor is for mostly public and commercial while the library occupies the second and third floor. Location: St. Clair Ave & Westmount Ave. Library Scale: 24000 books Floor Area: 1050 SQ. Metres Completed: March 2017.
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Parti and Concept: The main parti of the design is about circular circulation around the central atrium and lighting of the library space. A lot of time have been dedicated to the design of natural lighting which is an essential element of a library.
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Because of the buildings next to the site, a setback of 3.4 meters is legally required for both sides, the circulation of the bicycle repair shop at the back of site makes full use of the setback spaces.
Section BB (North)
Section AA (East)
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ROOFTOP GARDEN
THIRD FLOOR Indicidual Studies
SECOND FLOOR Communal: -Children / Teenager’s Area -Reception Desk / Registration -Self Services -Group Discussions -Assembly Hall
GROUND FLOOR Public / Commercial -Bicycle Repair -Cafe -Gallery
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Lighting and Circulation
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Floor Plans:
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Second Floor
Third Floor
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Harbourfront Dragon Pavilion
Collaborated with Courtney Lee and Alife Frebrian.
The Harbourfront Dragon is inspired by the Greek architectural concept of Stoa, where products and goods are being sold there, the space is also a place for people to communicate and exchange ideas. This design hopes to simulate that concept by spanning the boardwalk along the Toronto Harbourfront as well as the open grass space besides it, uniting the spaces under one roof to promote use and bring people together as they walk beneath it, rest at the benches, or peruse the marketplaces that may pop up from time to time. Completed: April 2017.
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East View
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West View
Site: The project is located along the boardwalk of Harbourfront Square Park, in Downtown Toronto, beside the economic and commercial center of the city, surrounded by highrise skyscrapers with a relativity high density of population. The space is a retreat from the urban environment and provides a nice place for people to relax.
The Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is being ranked as the ninth busiest airport in Canada, arriving airplanes will be flying passby above the water in front of the lakeshore. A lot of people would be spending an afternoon sitting on the bench and watch the airplanes flying, the high structure of the project does not obstruct the view to the airplane. The frosted glass doesn’t over isolate people from the natural environment and meanwhile protecting people from precipitation and reduces the intensity of sunlight, filters out UV light.
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Elevation
Structure:
Plan
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This rendition of a serpentine pavilion was designed with the intent of creating a form made up of two distinct elements assembled together. The prefabricated circular-hollow-section-steel canopy unit is rotated with each module to create a flowing, crystalline form that “flies� through a passageway of repeating, russet arches. Steel canopy supports are kept discreet in favour of a delicate-looking cable support system, contributing to the funky, lightweight-feeling articulation that contrasts the more solid arches.
Weathered Steel Arch Bracket 4-way Cable Bracket
Steel Tension Cable
Spider Joint Frosted Glass
Tension Cable Connection
Centre Spider Connection
CHS Canopy Frame Adaptive Connection Corner Spider Detail
Canopy Support
Base Plate Anchor Plates Concrete Footing
Ground Connection
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COLONY 13 Collaborated with Peter Wang, Queenie Lu, Alice Jiang and Neteja Mohammed.
COLONY 13 is an installation of a hypothetical post-disaster underground dystopian city. People in Colony 13 were forced to mine for resources after a cataclysm eliminated the metropolitan state while the miners remaining in the tunnels survived. The city kept expanding following the growth of population. Completed: November 2017.
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Sectional Perspective
The City: Through the development of our project “Colony 13”, the atmosphere created was that of suppression and freedom. The city is divided into two realms: one with a sense of control and one of independence. The former space consisting of orderly architectonic elements juxtaposed with the disordered envelop created by the rock. The rock being connected to the lower area of the city, a place of freedom. These spaces come together to form a fragment of a city. Experiencing our montage of spaces, we want one to feel disoriented. The sensation we wanted to create with the controlled space is the feeling where one’s subjectivity is diminished. While establishing a contrast between the ordered city versus a place of freedom, these two spaces of consciousness and unconsciousness merge into one colony. One connection through these spaces being the central tower, the main light source to all the levels, forming a relationship with one another. This plays an important role as it allows the viewer from the outside to understand the contrast but also the connection of these spaces within the city. Addressing the important question of: “How might we live?”, we explored the idea of living underground as a united colony under strict supervision. The program of the underground colony is of labour, mainly mining. The tunnels at the back used for transportation while the suspended rectangular volumes with slits, congregation cells, are used for shelter. The lower section of the space is an underworld paradise, completely opposite from the space above. It serves as an escape to relieve the stress and tension from the ordered city above.
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Further Development: Colony Centre
Colony Centre is an multifunctional space that accommodates political activities which allows the assembly of politics and citizens from different communities in Colony 13. It could also transform into a theatre space as a retreat from the dystopian city. The space is composed of a spiral ramp surrounding the central tower with several tunnels intersecting the space that leads to different communities within the city. It hopes to bring democracy back to the citizens in a certain extent, and at the same time the leader remains authoritative and dreaded. The leader, standing on the elevator in the iron tower, with representatives elected by citizens of the colony, have meetings and negotiations regarding future development and strategies of the city, as well as assigning works to the miners in a regular basis. The motholitic of lightsource evokes the sense of hope, but also fear and mysterious of the unknown outer world.
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Geoscience Research Center Collaborated with Elizabeth Yeoh.
The research centre is designed for two geologists performing research on the geology surrounding the Susitna River, in Anchorage, Alaska. As a popular summer recreation and tourist destination, the river banks are prone to future erosion. Their work is based on the assessment of the land to prevent potential damage. The proposed design offers the researchers a well-conditioned environment to perform their study and feel grounded in the beautiful Alaskan landscape. Completed: April 2017.
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South Elevation
North Elevation
Site and Location: Anchorage belongs to the subarctic climate zone, implying a short, cool summer season. Being of a high latitude, it has long daylight hours in the summer and short ones in the winter. It is vital to maximize the quantity of solar heat from the winter months. The temperature falls below comfort zone except when it peaks during the summer. The area experiences moderate temperatures during the summer season, with a high of 24°C being produced during August. In the winter season, the lowest average temperatures fall below 10°C.
Strategies:
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Based on the typology of a wood cabin, the project aims provide shelter from the elements, without severing the dialogue between natural and man-made habitat.The research centre’s program is organized such that the work space faces the south glazed façade. Being the most used area in the building, it requires the most daylight and heating. The living and sleeping quarters also face the forest and river. The services are located on the north side of the building, as they do not require as much daylight.
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Structure and Construction: The strategy for the building’s structure is aimed at responding to the climatic conditions of the site. The design is compromised of light weight wood frame construction and concrete slab on grade foundation. To combat Alaska’s dominant cold, the wood frame walls and ceiling are reinforced with thick insulation, and the floor is a thermally massive concrete slab. The south façade is receptive to solar gain and daylighting. By contrast, the north façade is more heavily insulated, protecting the building from harsh north-western winds.
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GREY WATER SYSTEM
GEOTHERMAL HVAC SYSTEM
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PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR POWER SYSTEM
SOLAR ANALYSIS DIAGRAM
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NATURAL VENTILATION
AIR TEMPERATURE: Indoor air temperature is maintained in a comfortable range by high-efficiency electrical furnace, whole house fan and geothermal heat pump.
The energy consumption per square feet is reduced to approximately 40% of conventional residential buildings.
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Interior: The passive heating strategies are orienting the building to face the south for solar heat gain, using thermal mass on the floor and providing heavy insulation. The cooling strategies involve operable windows for natural ventilation, induced stack effect through the clerestory window, and overhang and vegetation shading.
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Riverside Printmaking Studio A Printmaking studio designed for the purpose of both production and residential for a printmaking artist. The project is located at the riverbank of Grand River in the city of Cambridge, Ontario. A intractable retaining wall of 2.3 meters above grade runs across the centre of the site, parallel to the river. The two architectonic volumes sit above the retaining wall makes it unique. The residential area on the second floor was offseted away from the workshop, cantilievered over the river, not only isolated from the noise of workshop, but also have a good view over the river. Completed: December 2017
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8. Storage
4. Inking
6. Printing
7. Drying
5. Aquatint
Workshop Area Distrubution:
Printmaking Procedures:
Etching/Carving Area -Designed for dusty work -Dust and solid contaminant produced. Inking/Printing Area -Designed for inky work. -Liquid contaminant produced. Outdoor Working Area -Natural Ventilation
The design of workshop space took full consideration of printmaking process and the placement of equipment is optimized for the sequence printmaking procedures. 3. Etching/Carving 1. Material Selections
2. Tools Selections
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Plans and Site Circulation Diagrams
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Ground Level
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Printing Equipment
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Gallery Space: Two gallery compartments are placed along the retaining wall. It not only provide spaces to display the work of the artist, but also creates a thresthold for the entrance and merges the structure with the retaining wall.
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Gallery Display
Gallery Display
East Section
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Personal Works A selection of personal works of visual art and photography. Besides architecture, I am also interested in drawing, painting, photography and aviation. I enjoy using still frames to capture motion and dynamism.
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Drawings and Paintings 1. Glory of Dawn - Oil on Canvas 2. Home of David - Acrylic on canvas 3. Still Life - Pencil - Charcoal & Pencil 4. Invision/abandon - Pencil 5. Space - Pencil 6. Racing Horses - Pen & Pencil Crayon
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Aviation Photography
I am an amateur photographer, enthusiatic about aviation. Sky is the limit.
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OWEN YANG owenyhn2013@gmail.com (647) 983-6777