Ruoyun Xu_Portfolio_2022 by Ruoyun Xu

Portfolio

Ruoyun Xu 2016 - 2022

CONTENT

about me academic the good neighbour auragraph scolari garden parallel insertion grid synthesis waterfront tower bloodipede design hub mellow professional hainan science museum jiaxing civic centre personal architectural drawings film photography 4 6 10 14 16 20 22 26 28 30 32 36 38 40

education

Trinity College | 2015 - 2016

Foundation Studies of the University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne | 2016 - 2019

Bachelor of Environments

Major in Architecture

German as breadth

The University of Melbourne | 2021 - 2022

Master of Architecture

work

Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

2017. 11 - 2018. 02

Architectural Intern

Assisting with architectural design

Documentation, translation, interpretation

Graphic design

MAD Arhitects | 2019. 08 - 2019. 12

Architectural Intern

2D architectural drawing

Digital and physical 3D model making

Rendering, graphic design, analysing, diagramming

experiences

MSDX 2018, 2021, 2022

Architectural projects exhibited

Roversi Design Award competition 2020

Finalist Mention

MSDsocial

Architectural project exhibited

The Univeristy of Melbourne MPMP program 2022

Peer Mentor

Centre for Contemporary Photography

Front of House Volunteer

Ruoyun Xu

+86 18221621007

ry.xu@oultook.com

Shanghai, China

Drawing & Modelling

3DS Max

AutoCAD

Grasshopper

Maya

Revit

Rhinoceros

SketchUp

Rendering

Enscape

VRay

Graphics

Adobe PS CC

Adobe ID CC

Adobe AI CC

Adobe LR CC

Languages

English

Mandarin

German Interests

Photography

Bindery

Model Making

THE GOOD NEIGHBOUR

Reflecting on the typical structure of suburbs in contemporary Australian society, infrastructure and social spaces are particularly important. Infrastructure is being used to commute people from and to suburbs daily, and social spaces are for locals to stay, encounter and chill.

By inserting a trilogy of leisure-oriented social spaces into the existing Frankston railway infrastructure in Cheltenham, this project criticises the dominance of consumerism, challenges the supremacy of price values and efficiencies in the suburb, reattaches importance to the overlooked potential social values and openness of public spaces.

It aims to rejoin the disconnected pedestrian and bicycle paths along the track, relieve the suburb from being dominated by vehicles, and improve the presence and usability of open land.

Hopefully, the proposed continuous journey can ignite the banal everyday movement of suburban residents and evoke collective place attachment to their neighbourhood.

M-ARCH thesis project urbanism·culture ·hospitality

This project is largely inspired by the social instinct of human beings, which is what makes people feel their existence and could be “a potent stimulant of life”, as Nietzsche stated.

Considering the access, boundary, control and privacy level of social space, it could be categorised as enclosed, quasiopen and open. This project includes one typology from each category (a live house, a pavilion and a playground) and links them through a seamless linear journey that prioritises pedestrians and bikers.

While responding to the unique conditions of each site and specific requirements of different functions, consistent design language derived from the three existing railway stations and the industrial characteristics of the neighbourhood was implemented.

AURAGRAPH

Following Walter Benjamin’s thinking, this project enquires into authenticity and its relations to contemporary reproductions under three different scales: the work, the architecture and the city. a dichotomised workplace is proposed to accommodate the full production cycle of replicas, in parallel with archival spaces.

7-10 Floor

SCOLARI GARDEN

Led by Peter Wilson, this 2-week project explores the potential of architecture being emerged from shadows harvested in its Venetian context.

Dedicated to Massimo Scolari and the city of Venice, the highly permeable garden project includes a stepped greenhouse for exotic vegetations, a courtyard to grow vegetables for local residents, and a central recreational garden adapted from an existing shed.

The three funtions were divided by adopting different patterns in layout design.

M-ARCH year 1 landscape·culture ·monuments

PARALLEL INSERTION

Stirling @ Ca’Corner della Regina

This project inserts Stirling’s playful architectural languages into the 17th-century Baroque Palazzo Ca’Corner della Regina at three different scales: object, exhibition and architecture.

The product is put into examination through the lens of art exhibition and curation, to discuss art critic Lucy R. Lippard’s comments on ideology and authentic aesthetics in art.

M-ARCH year 1 monuments·culture ·refurbishment

As the tensions and harmonies of different forces interplay, a potent ternary exhibition machine engined by Stirling is generated in Ca’Corner della Regina. While balancing between monumentality and liveliness, this dramatic juxtaposition forms heavy contrasts and contradictions between the past and the modern for visitors to explore.

for medical staffs Staff Lounge ELEVATION SECTION YNTHESIS North A A’ East A Staff Lounge for medical staffs 6x6 & Oak Plasterboard Wavy Glass North East A-A’ 3700mm 3600mm 3600mm Consultation for

GRID SYNTHESIS

Collaboration with Wenqin Sheng, Leyuan Li

During COVID-19, this project investigates the possibilities of embedding metabolism thinkings into the response to the pandemic, hoping to improve the medical, working and living environments of staff and patients in temporary mobile cabin hospitals.

To optimise the safety and comfort in the healthcare environment, the four most critical programs were selected as prototypes to speculate on the adaptive hospital supported by the 6x6 structural system. The use of different materiality and greenery in prototypes aims to achieve a balance between functionality and spatial experience while minimising the resources required to create a psychologically supportive environment for both patients and staff.

Consultation Room for medical treatment

Single Ward for patient with servere symptoms

Double Ward for patients with mild symptoms

3700mm 3700mm 3700mm 4560mm 6200mm 6200mm 6200mm 9060mm 9060mm

North South South North West East B-B’ C-C’ D-D’

Roversi Design Award hospitality

WATERFRONT TOWER

Collaboration with Wenqin Sheng, Janine Foo

This highrise tower, reflecting the connection between Melbourne CBD and Docklands waterfront, is designed to introduce a flowing, sleek structure to the city skyline.

Featuring retail, premium rentable commercial space, a luxury hotel, a sky lobby and a sky deck, the tower has over 80% efficiency with 1500mm modular grids and a central core. While blocking 83% of the sun exposure, the brise soleil design continues the curvilinear aesthetics.

M-ARCH year 1 office Level 36 - Hotel FFL +162,500 Level 34 - Hotel FFL +155,500 Level 18 - Office FFL +84,000 Level 28 - Office FFL +128,000 Level Ground Podium FFL + 0 Level 46 - Hotel FFL +201,000 Level 37 - Hotel FFL +166,000 Level 44 - Hotel FFL +194,000 Level 25 - Office FFL +116,000 Level 5 - Office FFL +32,000 4 Level 8 - Office FFL +44,000 Level 13 - Office FFL +64,000 A3.2 Level 6 - Office FFL +36,000 Level 14 - Office FFL +68,000 Level 19 Office FFL +88,000 Level 1 - Podium FFL +8,000 Level 48 - Hotel FFL +208,000 Level 12 Office FFL +60,000 Level 4 - Office FFL +28,000 Level 2 - Podium FFL +12,000 Level 35 - Hotel FFL +159,000 Level 16 - Office FFL +76,000 Level 24 - Office FFL +112,000 Level 45 - Hotel FFL +197,500 Level 11 - Office FFL +56,000 Level 32 - Sky Lobby FFL +144,000 Level 31 - Office FFL +140,000 Level 22 - Office FFL +100,000 Level 9 - Office FFL +48,000 Level 23 - Mech. Level FFL +104,000 Level 38 - Hotel FFL +169,500 Level 21 - Office FFL +96,000 Level 42 - Hotel FFL +183,500 Level 27 - Office FFL +124,000 Level 30 - Office FFL +136,000 Level 49 - Hotel FFL +211,500 Level 39 - Hotel FFL +173,000 Level 43 - Mech. Level FFL +187,000 Crown FFL +224,600 Level 15 - Office FFL +72,000 Level 3 - Office FFL +20,000 Level 26 - Office FFL +120,000 Level 33 - Hotel FFL +152,000 Level 10 - Office FFL +52,000 Level 20 - Office FFL +92,000 Level 41 - Hotel FFL +180,000 Level 40 - Hotel FFL +176,500 Level 17 - Office FFL +80,000 Level 7 - Office FFL +40,000 Level 47 - Hotel FFL +204,500 Level 29 - Office FFL +132,000

BLOODIPEDE

Collaboration with Wen Jie Lee

Final Physical Model

Axiom = ABC

A=ABCD B=ABC C=ABD D=ABD

Number of Generation = 24

Localised Differentiation

Generation=1

Generation=2

Generation=3

A B C D

Section

Northwest Isonometric

Plan

Exterior Perspective

By designing this project, a progressive deterioration of the site is anticipated in the way centipede venom attacks and invades its prey, pungently and savagely painful but slowly to death. Analogously and hypothetically, the venom of the project can gradually penetrate through the decayed wound on the timber cladding of the stairs, corrupting the inner concrete structure and rusting the steel reinforcement, finally leading to the collapse of the whole stairs.

Attempting handcrafting methods such as plaster mould casting, welding, and riverting in combination with digital fabrication approaches like laser cutting, 3D printing and CNC milling is another essential aspect of this studio, from which the advantages and limitations of each tool and material could be understood more thoroughly. The most effective tectonic system tailored to the project is derived from multiple prototype experiments.

Perspective

Interior Perspective

Exterior Perspective

B-ENVS year 2

installation

DESIGN HUB

This repurpose project of MSD studies on the highperformance workplace, incorporating flexibility and universal design, active design and WELL features. A multidisciplinary Design Hub is proposed, aiming to connect creatives from a variety of different disciplines together.

Collaboration with Simran Kaur Booth Configuration 1 Booth Configuration 2

Exhibition Space

Closed, Meeting

Facilities

Semi-Open, Workshop Gym

Ergonomic Equipments

Open, After-hour Yoga

M-ARCH year 2 office· refurbishment

MELLOW

Vegetation

Noise Level

This project proposes a modern multi-discipline community health centre combining commercial and educational functions in the northern Melbourne suburb, Carlton.

The concept behind the project is to create a soft, quiet and calming atmosphere that contrasts with the boisterous surrounding environments caused by busy traffics. The mass form is derived from the addition and subtraction of geometric site boundaries. Organic curves are introduced into the internal spatial arrangement to soften the space. The scale and angle of the curvilinear form are carefully controlled to be gentle and subtle, to optimise spatial efficiency and oriental clarity.

Function & Vertical Transportation

Mental Health Administration

Physiotherapy

Occupational Therapy

Fitness

General Practice

Fitness

Nutrition

Pharmacy

Education Pharmacy

Fitness

Bike Repair

B-ENVS year 3 hospitality

HAINAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM

MAD Architects internshiip culture·education

Canopy Corridor Inserted into Site

Canopy Corridor As Multi-purpose Sheltered Public Space

Spiral Ramps Connecting Elevated Exhibition Hall

Function Program Distribution

MUSEUM

Public Service

Gallery Administration

Scientific Activities

Restaurants

Storage and Equipments

Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan Fourth Floor Plan

JIAXING CIVIC CENTRE

Spanning approximately 130,000m 2, Jiaxing Civic Centre is a massive cultural district clustered four different themed museums and one government building

The project highly emphaisis the role of landscape, encouraging visitors to interact with the nature. With a circular open field in the centre, it fuses architectural forms with landscapes, blurs the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces.

In this project I took part in the architectural and landscape design of the government building, including the masterplanning, and designing of the stepped roof on various levels. Each rooftop has their specific themes, including food, nature and sports. Hence outdoor restaurant, cafes, garden and sports track are incorporated.