Portfolio_Yiran Shu_18/19

YIRAN SHU PORTFOLIO Shuyiran1425@hotmail.com 857 407 8150

Yiran SHU RECOGNITION

EDUCATION 01/2017-present 09/2010-06/2014 09/2012-06/2013

Boston Architectural College

2017-2018

Master of Architecture

Outstanding Student Award Scholarship

Sichuan University, Business School

Dean’s Award Scholarship

Bachelor of Management

Boston Architectural College 2012-2013

Newcastle University

2011-2012

Outstanding Delegation Model United Nation, Sichuan University

EXPERIENCE Intern NBBJ Boston Office

Excellent Prize, Newcastle University Dance Society UK National Dance Competition

One-year Affiliate Program

06/2017-12/2017

Steffian Bradley Architects Scholarship

LANGUAGE

Space study of Norman B. Leventhal Map Centre at the

Mandarin (Native)

Boston Public Library;

English (Full Professional Proficiency)

Summer Research ‘Hugs and Bridges - How university environment prepare students for the workplace’; One Kendall Square Master Plan outdoor stairs proposals 05/2016-12/2016

Space Manager 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

07/2014-10/2015

Management Trainee Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Greater China Regional Office Reported to Vice President, Human Resources

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Visualization (Rhino, Grasshopper, Revit) Adobe (Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop) Fabrication (3D printing, Lasercutting)

Table of Contents

Project 1

Learning Center at Magazine Beach Park

Project 2

Cider Factory at Missional Hill

Project 3

Spatial Performance of an Instrument

Project 4

Customised Cities

The BAC_Architecture Studio III_Site Design

The BAC_Architecture Studio II_Tectonics

Private work

AA Summer Workshop

2018 Fall

2018 Spring

2016 Fall

2015 Summer

Work Samples NBBJ Internship

2017-2018

Project 1 Learning Center at Magazine Beach Park Through this studio I learnt principles of landscape architecture and urban design. Producing a masterplan and schematic mixeduse building proposal, our aim is to reshape the whole site into a learning center. My idea is to use water as a medium to share the philosophy ‘Being-toward-death’.

Being-Toward-Death ‘Process of growing through the world where a certain foresight guides the Dasein towards gaining an authentic perspective.’

At the site which was formally Magazine Beach, located next to the BU bridge, surrounded by campuses of MIT, Harvard and BU, a new learning center is to be built.

Site Analysis

Existing Species Diagram Relocated to Buffer Zone

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23. Ring-billed gulls 24. Black-backed gulls 25. Fox sparro 26. Juncos 27. Tufted titmice 28. Song sparrows 29. Chickadees 30. Mockingbirds 31. House finches 32. Northern cardinals 33. Gold finches

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Plot Structure

‘Being toward death’ is a Heideggerian terminology. It refers to ‘Process of growing through the world where a certain foresight guides the Dasein towards gaining an authentic perspective.’ In this proposal, the ‘process’ is shown through a series of spatial moments, teaching people a way of being.

Process Diagrams

With the intention to make the learning space more isolated, existing plant species were placed on the site closer to the memorial drive, acting as a buffer zone. A water channel is created, running across the site, forming an island, encouraging visitors interact more with the Charles River.

Time Directionality Time is irreversible. By carving the earth and letting a stream and the building into the site, it brings directionality and represents the speed of time.

Temporality Land-formation by running water The landform is made with rammed earth, and shaped by the running water from the balancing lake to the Charles River throughout the seasons.

Circulation

Potential Seasonal activities The function of the pond changes through the seasons. In the summer it acts as a balancing lake while in the winter it is an ice-skating rink for recreation. An amphitheater, playground, and pebble beach, which were waterfront uses in the last century, are also elements in this moment, and show the potential activities people can have with nature all year around.

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For the overall concept of the building, the designer adapted the saying from the novel ’Norwegian Wood’ by Haruki Murakami.

‘Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.’

Site Plan

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This philosophy is interpreted through the spatial design and can be traced horizontally and vertically in this building.

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First floor is wide open to the landform surrounding it, showing only structural columns and the water channel.

The visitor enters through steps leading to second floor.

Second floor creates in-between spaces above the first floor, breaking the strict boundaries between floors, allowing more visual connections vertically through the space.

All the positive and negative space makes the complete circle, reflecting the overall concept.

The understanding of death is interpreted through the site design and building design. It is built for the living. The park will offer an authentic perspective for all to enjoy.

Waterfront Strategy

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With a concrete structure featuring open skylight, water channel and ponds, the building provides a place for all to meditate over the joy, the complexity and the finitude of life.

Project 2 Cider Factory at Mission Hill This studio developed my understanding of tectonics.

The concept of the design is to show noise patterns on the site - three stages are presented with the intention of breaking the boundary between nature and culture. Before you move to the next program you need to walk through the outdoor orchard space, while the interior circulation follows the cidermaking process.

Existing Conditions

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10-Blocks Views

Parallel Surfaces

Yard

Columns

Roof Studies

Openings

Conceptual Models

First Ramp Iteration Noise Pattern

Final Iteration

Nature-Culture Interaction

Roof Tectonic Details

Suspended Beam Structure Height and view

Precedent Study_Sonsbeek Pavilion

Case Study + Model Diagram

First Iteration

Site Models

Tectonic Iterations

Orchard 3000 Admin 400

Kitchen 200

Restaurant 500

Restaurant 500

Production

Production

Tour

Kitchen 200

Toilet 140

Production

Production

Production

Located in a ramping topography connecting the commercial and the residential areas, the natural and the artefact, the incorporated and the fragmented, the design aims to embrace the nature space into cutural activities, and establishes a welcoming place which promotes the brewery culture to the public.

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Tour 500 Production 2000

Museum 400

Production 2000

Orchard 3000

Program Diagram

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Structure Plans First floor

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The design consists of 3 size-varied modules, each holding a different piece of the program, an exhibit space, a dining space, a museum space, while the production of cider happens under the ramp visually connecting the parallel modules. The rhythmic space of compressing and releasing creates varied visitors’ activities and spatial experiences.

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PRODUCTION

STORAGE

RESTAURANT TAP ROOM

GIFTSHOP

RECEPTION

On the ramp

Under the ramp

Project 3 Spatial Performance of an Instrument This private work interprets the cutting movement of a wirecutter into threedimensional language by making hand drawings and physical models.

The Instrument

Make2D - Documentation Drawing

Model Size 590 x 840 x 400 mm3

Elevation

Front view

Hand drawing 594 x 1682 mm2

The design outcome was unduplicable, and minimal digital tools were used in the process.

The double A1-sized hand drawing was made in one week, then the scanned copy was enlarged and glued to the surface of a chipboard. The chipboard was divided and each piece was assigned to a certain height best featuring the movement of the wire-cutter in the three-dimensional space.

Project 4 Customised cities (2015 AA Summer School) Team work / 2015.7 Co-workers: Sherry Cao; Dongyun Kim; Xudong Wang My contribution: design of the door and windows frame in the facade The nine-day AA Shanghai Summer aimed to confront the prevalence of default spatial and material modes of projection by using computational design, applying morphogenetic generative techniques towards architectural systems.

Inspired by the Chinese ancient fan and decorative jade ‘Ru-Yi‘, doorbell-like units were applied to the hotel hall entrance. Unlike most modern hotels in Shanghai, visitors reach the front desk and lobby of the Peace Hotel after walking along a narrow gallery. The relatively low ceiling of the gallery indicates the mysterious atmosphere of the site. In response to the unique historic moments happened in the building, we added eastern elements to the ornaments in the facade.

Topological Facade Design

Dynamic Form Finding

Work Samples (NBBJ Internship) Comparison of Leventhal Map Center and Other Map Centers Collections

Current Program (SF) Reference room Reading Room, 449 SF

Education Center, 612 SF

Pre-arrival Foyer Vestibule, 315 SF

Storage, 1752 SF

Gallery, 1120 SF

Office, 1362 SF

Leventhal Map Center Staff Support, 450 SF Osher Map Library

490 SF Off-site Storage 18750 SF

Harvard Map Collection

Storage, 5200 SF

New York Public Library Map Division

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100000

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Atlases and Books

Sum

200000

Maps

2000000

GATHERING

1186 SF

On-site Storage in the library

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1000

Gallery

DATA / INFORMATION

1572 SF

Storage, 2371 SF

Newberry Library 2000

3000

Education Center

4000

5000

6000

Storage

DIGESTION

Conference Room

8000

9000

Reference room Reading Room

KNOWLEDGE / WISDOM Office

7000

Pre-arrival Foyer Vestibule

Staff Support

Cataloguing

Workroom

Reception

*Note: A pre-Arrival linkage 1,444 SF at Boston Public Library is not included in the chart.

Lecture Classroom

Team Based Learning Classroom

Explorer

Group Brainstorm

Thinker

Focused Nook

Observer

Observed Reference

Tester

Applied Practice

Online Lectures

Research 1. Space studies at the Boston Public Library (Collection and Visulisation of the data) 2. 2017 Summer Reseach_A Mixed Balance (Main contributor on the annual intern project)

Commercial 1. Shadow analysis at One Kendall Saqure (Coordinator on site analysis) 2. Parking lot facade proposal (Coordinator on visualisation)

Urban Design 1. Launch Lab proposal One Kendall Saqure 2. Launch Lab outdoor space construction (Coordinator on 3D model drafting)

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