PORTFOLIO YINGYI CHEN
RAINACWY@GMAIL.COM
HEALTHCARE : St.Francis Center for Women’s Cancer CONCEPT The design of the center is inspired by Piet Mondrian’s asymmetrical composition, the composition is very well balanced which is similar to the idea how having a balancing health and life is important for all the women. The vision of the center is to create a caring and relaxing healing environment where the patients will enjoy their stay in the center and that after each visit, our patient will regain their confidence and strengthen their believe that they can overcome all the obstacles.
PERSPECTIVES
Main Reception
Nurse’s Staion
ELEVATIONS & DETAILS
Infusion Commual Area
MIXED-USE: The International ArtSpace CONCEPT The International ArtSpace is a mixed-use building for International artists seeking political protection. The interior space is made up of different volumes of space, which represent the diverse range of thoughts and people that inhabit our world. These separate spaces interlock with one other, symbolizing the knitting of communities and different ideologies in New York and America, a stark contrast from the environment of which they came from. The ArtSpace is a hallmark of American values. It embodies that our success as a nation is built on a diversity of ideas. It embodies that through unifying these ideas there is strength. And it embodies the fact that as a result, everyone in this country is able to live, be free, and pursue their own happiness.
PERSPECTIVES
FLOORPLANS
2ND FLOOR
5TH FLOOR
8TH FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
4TH FLOOR
7TH FLOOR
3RD FLOOR
6TH FLOOR
BASEMENT
HOSPITALITY : Jade Garden CONCEPT
FLOORPLANS
The Jade Garden is immersed in a Neo-Chinese style setting. Its design concept combines the charming contemporary elements with classic antique style, creating an old meets new theme. The establishment adopts classic Chinese quadrangle composition to set up a new conception and a new vision. The design of the restaurant retains old constructions technique of Beijing houses, right down to the detail on the slab and the motif on the eaves. Entering the lobby, one will immediately immersed in the history of China. Walk down the corridor, there is a garden in the center of the restaurant. The four dining areas, named as “ Spring”, “Summer”, ”Autumn”, and ”Winter” which are different from the classic view of the exterior, more contemporary as one can enjoy the authentic Chinese food with the glimpse of the modern Chinese history. ELEVATIONS
First Floor
Exterior Elevation
Interior Elevation
Mezzanine
PERSPECTIVES
Garden View
RESIDENTIAL : The Crosby Residence CONCEPT The Crosby residence is located at 165 East 70th Street. Its design concept combines a mixture of different styles from Neo-European to Mid-Century Modern, creating an interesting and elegant theme. The house was designed to create a functional and comfortable space to meet the need of our client’s daily routine by carefully placing the public space on the lower levels and private space on the upper levels. Unlike the rest of the house, the fourth floor has a different style, a mid-century modern apartment with lots of natural material giveing off a calm feeling that best for the elder of the family.
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ELEVATIONS
COMMERCIAL : Salesforce NY Office CONCEPT In Salesforce everything is about communication. The Cloud platform provides all the information and data to allow its user to access them anytime within seconds. Same as the mission of the brand, the design of this new office located on 135 West 18th promotes faster and more direct communication among workers, coworkers and the clients. The idea involves transforming the speed of communication into linear form to imitate the travel of light in order to promote fast and efficient communication within the office.
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FLOORPLANS