YIRAN SHU FOUNDATION PORTFOLIO MARCH yiran.shu@the-bac.edu 857 407 8150
2017 December 18
EDUCATION
YIRAN SHU 62 Broadway St, Newton, MA yiran.shu@the-bac.edu 857 407 8150
01/2017-
Boston Architectural College
12/2017
Master of Architecture
09/2010-
Sichuan University, Business School
06/2014
Bachelor of Management
09/2012-
Newcastle University
06/2013
One-year Affiliate Program
EXPERIENCE 06/2017-
Intern
12/2017
NBBJ Boston Office Space study of Norman B. Leventhal Map Centre at the Boston Public Library Summer Research ‘Hugs and Bridges - How university environment prepare students for the workplace’ One Kendall Square Master Plan outdoor stairs proposals
05/2016-
Space Manager
12/2016
XinFab Providing 3D printing, laser cutting services for makers in Shanghai
07/2015
Customised Cities Summer School Architectural Association School of Architecture Maya, Dynamic Form-finding, Siting, Peace Hotel facade
07/2014-
Management Trainee
10/2015
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Greater China Regional Office Reported to Vice President, Human Resources
RECOGNITION 2011
President, News Centre Sichuan University Business School
2012
Outstanding Delegation Model United Nation, Sichuan University
2013
Excellent Prize UK National Dance Competition
LANGUAGE Mandarin - Native English - Full Professional Proficiency
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Visualization (Rhino, Sketchup, Revit) Adobe (Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop) CAD (AutoCAD) Fabrication (3D printing, Lasercutting) Parametric design (Grasshopper)
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Reflective Introduction First year of M.Arch at the BAC taught me design approaches, drawing and modeling techniques, and it provided me with practical perspectives. As a non-design background student with little prior experience except for a few months’ self-taught software experience and a few theoretical readings, I have been immersed in the systematical program at the BAC since the beginning of this year. Architecture for me ceased being a mystical palace, but something consistently emerged with daily study and work, and changes my mind in every detailed way. The demanding work of Studio for instance, kept me thinking and observing on a daily basis, using a variety of methods and visualization skills to meet the challenge of alternating presentation and review process. A few points I was inspired during the last two semesters - The most effective way to protect an idea is to realize it (which here means to present it in an at least legible and aesthetic manner). - Show the work that matters following hierarchies. No one understands your design as you do, so mention the angles which you need to highlight and bring conversations. I started my internship program in summer and have had half-year practical experience so far. It was exciting to be involved in both research and design projects, knowing how the design proposals were incubated. The design process in a firm could be hugely different from school assignment, given the limited time and needs of clients. Fortunately, I felt so supported and had more far valuable memories than I expected in practice, and leveraging both academic and practice have been challenging and exciting. Our studio instructor said in the last class: It will never end. If ‘breathing it into reality’ was my goal in the past year, in 2018 I would keep cherishing the opportunity I could study here and create more work bringing meaningful conversation in class.
TRANSDISCIPLINARY STUDIO DIA BOSTON GALLERY CITY LAB POST CARD STORY BOARD BOOKSHELF GATEWAY SHARED FUTURE SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES CASE STUDY BREGENZ MUSEUM CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY TUCSON MOUNTAIN HOUSE STUDIO LONG WHARF FERRY TERMINAL GRASSHOPPER LANDSCAPE FORMATION X CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE TIMELINE
DIA BOSTON GALLERY
LOCATION Edgerly Rd Playground, Boston, MA
SPECIFICATION Nestled in a residential block of Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. For me, the playground acts as a calling card to celebrate the public space connected with the adjacent plaza pf Berklee College of Music. Individual Work 2017 Spring
Pre-design Pratices Practice 1 A Map for a Marble By dealing with a piece of map, a marble needs to travel in different speed, with degree of exposure and pausing moment at the end.
Protice 2 Spaces for jogging, strolling and gathering A public space aimed at serving three human activities listed above.
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DIA Boston Gallery
Site Analysis Scale: 5,500 sf
Site
Light study
Interaction and viewing connection with Berkelee Plaza
Movement and vision
Site Model
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Circulation and connetion with the sidewalks
3 Art Pieces Project description: A new Boston satellite gallery for the DIA Art Foundation will house three works of art which we may choose. I choose the 3 art pieces below since it represents 3 spatial potentials. Hanging fire flows through vertical spaces; Map of Broken Glass represents the horizontal link; The Artist Is Present project needs less exposed environment. MAP OF BROKEN GLASS Robert Smithson 1969 48 x 240 x 192 inches
THE ARTIST IS PRESENT Mirina Abramovic March-May 2010
HANGING FIRE Cornelia Parker 1999 144 x 60 x 72 inches
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First iteration Statement: A clear circulation was created in order to let people stroll through. Interlocking space provides a variety of viewing points.
Most exposed space for Map of Broken Glass
Semi-exposed Hanging Fire
A variety of experiences were achieved by the interaction with the outside environment including the streets, plaza and neighbors, and interior vertical connection among those three art pieces. Most private space for the Artist Is Present
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Second iteration Vertical space study - Narrow cpmpressed spaces force people taking short-cuts or going up, while wide open space provide venue for arts and potential meditation space for artists and guests.
Third iteration Subtle combination of horizontal and vertical space creates movement and viewing points for both visitors and pedestrians. Visitors are also involved in the scences as objects being viewed.
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Final iteration The three art pieces are put in different spots in the project according to their degree of exposure, requirement for light and size in nature. Those three art works arevisually connected by the the spaces created for both movement and viewing. By manipulating narrow and wide spaces, the place controls user’s movement. Shortcuts are narrow and relatively dark. Pause moments are wide and bright such as the platform on the second floor, taking consideration of the site-making conversation with the cross-street Berkelee Plaza. 2nd floor Plaza
Additionally, some spaces in the back are left blank, acting as threshold for the third art piece, which also reflects designer’s understanding of the site.
Top view
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Grid + Geometry = Order The order could be found clearly in the system, not limited by the grid system it originally developed from.
Language such as the L shape and U shape provide various experiences for visitors and view points in the system. Similar gestures make the vertical connections of floors and art works more legible.
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Axonometric View
Three Elevations
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CITYLAB
2017 Spring 1. Individual work Post Card design
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2. Citylab Story Music Video Collaborated with Aya Kamel (MIA) link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESPZKM6PgUc&feature=youtu.be (Work in Illustrator and IMovie)
An Abstract 11
2. Team Work BAC Bookshelf
Site Visit - Baker House
Mock-up Presentation 12
Brainstorming
Rendering
Crafting
Load-bearing Experiment
Design Diagram
Layout Investigation
Team Hereford
Final Result 13
SHARED FUTURE GATEWAY PROJECT LOCATION Fenway, Boston, MA
SPECIFICATION Creating affordable, multi-generational housing in the Fenway neighbourhood. Proposal 1 Knots Plus Courtyard Completed with Salma Nour 2017 Spring
Second phase research and design proposal - Developing conceptual models for an affordable, intergenerational housing model that connects low-income seniors with students in a beneficial manner to the “sharing economy.”
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Conceptual design diagram
Floor plan sample
Designers build 3 types of courtyard by building the knot - most exposed, semi-exposed and most private courtyard. Residents in the community could share the common space in various environmental conditions.
In our proposal, precedents The Riad in Morocco was combined with the knot form. The knotting + courtyards concept creates a form that it blurs the boundaries between inside and outside spaces.
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BREGENZ MUSUM / PETER ZUMTHOR CASE STUDY LOCATION Bregenz, Austria
SPECIFICATION A light plenum catches and diffuses the natural light throughout the inner exhibition space, creating a conditional relationship with the exterior dynamic environment. Individual Work 2017 Fall
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CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY / WILLIAM RAWN ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, INC CASE STUDY LOCATION Cambridge, MA
SPECIFICATION A large-scale double-skin faรงade achieves a remarkable transparency, bringing the park into the library. Project collaborated with Aya Kamel (MIA) 2017 Fall
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TUCSON MOUNTAIN HOUSE / RICK JOY CASE STUDY LOCATION Sonora Desert, Tucson, AZ House Location
SPECIFICATION An award-winning project by Rick Joe featured by the rammed earth material from the building site Project collaborated with Aya Kamel (MIA) 2017 Fall
Mixture of desert soil from the building site.
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3% Portland cement.
Energe Exchange Rammed Earth Wall Construction:
Site view
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Step 1: A frame- Step 2: The layer work is built and of moist earth is a layer of moist compressed. earth is filled in.
Step 3: Next layer of moist earth is added.
Step 4: Successive layers of moist earth are added and compressed.
Step 5: Framework is removed leaving the rammed earth wall.
Summer Sun Track Winter Sun Track
Day
Undergound Water Storage
Air Gap
The walls make an ideal match for the desert by providing passive air-conditioning. Their mass easily absorbs daytime heat, when 100-degree.
Double-glass Window
Night
Concrete
The walls gradually transfer the storedup heat, warming the interior.
Floor
Rammed Earth wall Section
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LONG WHARF FERRY TERMINAL LOCATION Long Wharf, Boston, MA
SPECIFICATION A ferry terminal located in Long Wharf, a historic pier in Boston which extends half-mile into Bos-ton Harbor, provides cafe, indoor and outdoor waiting spaces in the water front, creates a new terminal for passengers commuting from financial district, city hall center, North End and other parts in city of Boston to East Boston. Individual Work 2017 Fall
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Precedent Study Zaha Hadid_Landscape Formation One The project conveys the idea of blending into nature through the language of curvilinear channels. By placing the channels parallel to one anther and put one negative secondary channel, it forms the interwoven space which enhances the sense of movement. Simultaneously it creates customized views through varied heights, rendering moments with interaction with surrounding landscape.
Conceptual Design 24
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C
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Gallery Indoor Waiting Path Canteen
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D C B A
Programming
Sections
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Images of the Area North End Park North End Park appears as the edge between the Public Market and the North End area.
North End Hay Market Opens every Friday and Saturday, the open-air market brings life into the community and attracts countless tourists.
Christopher Columbus Park Path The linear pavilion provides a splendid view and extends Atlantic Avenue to the Green Way Park.
Boston
Quincy Market Most populated indoor market located close to the historical attractions in New England, the two-floor building celebrates food culture, in a scale larger than other icons.
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Waterfront
Site Analysis
Connecting two most visited circles in the area, Christopher Columbus Park, and the end of Long Wharf.
The connection directly forms the primary path of the building, enhancing the original harbor walk. Waterfront linear path would be potential platform moments in the building, giving people visual connection with the edge of the water as well as the skyline of the city.
The secondary space comes from the back of the Marriot Hotel, a path giving limited view unfolding spatial experience. The ‘cut’ through the building visually gives the architectural gesture, providing shortcuts for people coming from the MBTA station from the back.
Columbus Park Ferry Terminal
Long Wharf End
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Iterations
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Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3
Iteration 4
Movement in Zaha’s LF One was transformed into this model, in which spatical relationship was achieved by various dimensions of the tube.
Primary and secondary path were the main focus, dimensions and positions of tubes were considered consequently along with the site, providing framed views towards attractions
Internal circulation was the main focus in this model. Vertical spatial experience and visual connection moments were explored throung small, medium and large spaces.
Interior space starts to form and continue the spatial fluidity by raising various heights of upper floors in adjacent tube.
Final Iteration
Iteration 5 Programs were placed according to the function and frequency analysis; water front landscape was building letting the building dissolve back into the environment.
The shifting walls goes exceeding the length of hori-
1 There are three main paths following the
zontal planes, it also taller than the roof level. Thus it
primary direction. One goes along with the
gives an impression of movement.
old Harbor Walk, one starting from climbing a
Programs are embedded mostly inside those tubes,
ramp and entering into the second floor, and
in which two systems of circulation were developed.
the other goes into the glass gate and leaving
platform or boarding dock. For people wandering
the building from the back ramp.
in the building, multiple choices are provided, while
2 For people coming from the back of Marriot
finally they will be lead to the water front view from
Hotel, following the ‘cut-through’ shortcut.
the second floor platform.
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First Floor Plan (Not to scale) 30
Second Floor Plan (Not to scale)
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Section A
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Section B
Internal Circulation
View from the building
Section C
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Frequency Analysis 1AM
6PM
12PM
Programming 6PM
12AM
Bathroom Cafe Bookstore Ticket Box
500 Ticket Box 4,000 Boarding Dock 2,000 Waiting Indoor 5,000 Cafe 10,000 Waiting Outdoor 1,000 Toilets 3,000 Bookstore 500 Back House
This diagram generates from the square footage of each program in the ferry terminal complex and the estimated frequency of utility of each program in a 24-hours circle. For instance, 5000SF cafe space is highly used during lunch and dinner time.
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Internal Circulation
Primary Path
The closeness to waterfront and the potential combination of two or more programs force the position of each program.
Secondary Path
View from the park
View to the park
View to the Long Wharf End
View to the park at second floor
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LANDSCAPE FORMATION X GRASSHOPPER Project baked in Rhino
SPECIFICATION A contemporary staircase form dissolving to surrounding landscape environment, potentially could be applied to different scale including architecture, urban and installation. Getting familiar with algorithm design, using data input contributing to output result.
Full Script
Precedent project Presence in Hormoz / ZAV Architects Reference: https://www.archdaily.com/882421/presence-in-hormoz-zav-architects 36
Design Process
Step 1 Project the contour on the curved surface rebuilt in Rhino
Step 2 Extrude the contour loft to make the object solid
Step 3 Project the curved surface and divide it to match the steps, applying random cull to choose the steps with pattern
Step 4 Divide the chosen steps and make grid patterns, project the patterns onto the upper surface
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