Portfolio shawn shuojin yang by Shawn Shuojin Yang

SHAWN SHUOJIN YANG | PORTFOLIO Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Washington University In St. Louis Graduate School Of Architecture & Urban Design M. Arch 3 1/2 Program

Other Works 2009 - 2014

Bird Heart Bridge Software: Revit, Photoshop Individual | Fall 2014 | Gia Daskalakis | Academic Work | Washington University in St. Louis | US | Site: St. Louis, MO | The River des Peres is now an engineered channel. I located the project at the point of maximum existing green space and ease of community access. Inspired by the channelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current features, such as low elevation and water retention, I designed a bird-attracting landscape and a bridge with a gallery, a reading room, and a cafĂŠ, along its length. The materials and layering of enclosure for the bridge were carefully thought out so as to prevent the observers from interrupting bird activities.

Facing page left: crossing potential of pedestrian along the river Facing page right: analysis of the routes of birds Above: space, time, & birds

Above: planting design Left: wetland and water level analysis Facing page: sections with Revit

Above: aviary rendering Left: Wetland Planting Proposal Facing page top: plans Facing page bottom: south perspective rendering

Facing page top: exploded view with Revit Facing page bottom: photo of River des Peres Above: site plan

Right: hand-made photo collage Below: hand-made wire model

This project mimics pelican feathers in the creation of a structural system with fins attached to house a research center in the hot humid New Orleans swamp. I used the transformation of the structure to respond to both the macro and micro climates of the site, thus creating varied interior environmental conditions that can accommodate different needs.

Below left: passive environmental strategies Below right: sectional structural analysis Facing page: sections

Facing page: ground floor plan Left: 2nd and 3rd floor plans Above: predominant wind analysis

Riverland Avian Observatory Software: Rhino, Photoshop Group Work | Summer 2013 | Andrew Colopy | Academic Work | Washington University In St. Louis | US | Site: St. Louis, MO This project was processed with the idea of hiding the viewing openings using camouflage to minimize the possibility of interfering birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities while observing. Traveling between the confluence of Mississippi river and Missouri river and Sam Fox Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Digital Fab Lab, we spent several months realizing our design floor to roof. *We had 12 people as a team and i was in charge of design and finalizing the panels.

Top: Photo of the confluence of the Mississippi River and Missouri River Above: site context Below: conceptual long section

Above: site plan and view analysis Left: section

Above: structure drawing with Rhino Facing page: exploded view with Rhino

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Top: panel concept Center: panel color scheme Bottom: panel unfolding

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Above: panel exploded view Right: mock panel assembly

Left: photos of the observatory Facing page: interior photo of the observatory

which will produce the least harm to the environment and will be easily adaptable for habitable space after mining. The system of the space was inspired by an ant nest and was developed through the analysis of gold mining.

Above: mapping the protest against gold-mining in Greece with Grasshopper 3D Left: photo sequence of the making of the wax model Right: structural digital model with 3ds MAX

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Reconstruction, Simulation, & Response Software: Rhino, Vray Individual | Spring 2013 | Ken Tracy | Academic Work | Washington University In St. Louis | US This project is a practice of representation in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state of ubiquitous computing. Computing has reshaped architecture representation, questioning the edge between representation and reality through the form of images, integration of construction, material relationships, and the ability to manage complex information. Beyond the fundamentals of computing, this project constantly seeks to question how this technology would shape the built environment.

Facing page top: hand-made paper model Facing page bottom: response diagram Below: reconstruction rendering with Vray

Preview Of Other Works 2009 - 2014

Imperial Market, 2015, Sugar Land, TX, at HOK, Houston, TX

Fortune Island, 2010, Changsha, China, Group Work, Competing Proposal

I worked as a main designer for Imperial Market and also modeled the project to a degree so as for both professional rendering and merchandise physical modeling.

This is an urban design project of a 12,000 acres site in which we conceived a district with a large central park at its heart. I participated in this project from the conceptual design phase to the interview with the developer.

Changsha Sports Bureau, 2010, Changsha, China, Group Work, Competing Proposal

China Tobacco Hunan Headquarters, 2011, Changsha, China Group Work, Competing Proposal

In this project, we designed 4 residential towers and a large athletic complex. Through this project, I perfected my skills with Sketchup modeling .

In this project I participated in the planning phase and drew the master plan of the project and several plans for the office towers and the elevated storage within that project.

SHAWN SHUOJIN YANG 5578 Pershing Ave #31, St. Louis, MO, 63112 M: 314.680.9038 E: yangshuojin@wustl.edu