Portfolio 2024_SZU-YI WANG

stroll, dwell, narrate

Wang, Szu-Yi

szuyiwang.com

szuyi.sywang@gmail.com

+31 6 5769 5341

Rotterdam, Netherlands

With working experience in urban research—starting from Taipei

Szu-Yi Wang (TW) has studied in Rotterdam and Amsterdam while developing her practice as an architectural designer, artist, and researcher for projects from site-speci昀椀c subjects to intercultural dialogues.

She looks into intimate, flexible gestures toward spatial issues on various scales from the domestic space to the urban realm

She excavates the unique qualities of each project and develops them as her visual-cultural research tool. While contemplating the interplay between translation and transformation, she condenses her sensibility into methodologies, forms, and aesthetics. Among writing, drawings and models, her works are poetic and narrative; they are her inquiries into more inclusive relationships between humans and nature, space and time, urban landscape & the environment.

EducationLanguage

English

Intermediate | speaking & writing

Dutch Beginner

Mandarin

Native | speaking & writng

Master Architecture (studying)

Academie van Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2022-now

Pre-master Architecture & Technology

Academie van Bouwkunst, Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2021

Master Interior Architecture: Research + Design Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 2016-18

Industrial Design

National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. 2009-13

Architecrtural & Spatial Design

Archicad, AutoCAD, Sketchup, Rhino

Visualization

Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign

Modeling & Paper Sculpture

Architecurtal, Experimental, Paper folding craftsmanship

Photography & Film Editing

Photoshop, Premiere

Generative Drawing & Coding

Processing, Arduino

Spatial Research & Writing

Artistic Research

Md-2 Architects, Rotterdam Assistant designer, 2022-23

Studio MAKS, Rotterdam Freelance designer 2022, 2023 | assistant, internship 2018-19

3 Renovation & extension of residential complexs, Rotterdam | DO Transformation of a single house (expansion & interior), Rotterdam DO Transformation from retail function to a residential complex, NL VO Aresidential complex with 12 昀氀ats, Poland | SO

Renovation of multiple appartments on one street, Rotterdam | PvE

Renovation & extension of public library, Swizland competition

Architectual design in a historical garden,Austria competition

Ganztagsvolksschule Dreyhausenstraße, Vienna competition

Extension Park Vijversburg | modeling for EU MiesAward exhibition

Intergraal Kind en Expertise Centrum, Hoorn competition & research

Inside Outside, Amsterdam Internship, 2020-21

architecture art & research

Studio Szuyi Wang

Independent researcher, designer, artist, 2018-now

(Granted by Stimuleringsfonds, the Netherlands / National Culture & Arts Foundation, Taiwan)

Studium Witte de With, Rotterdam

Class of '18, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, 2018

design & urbanism

AGUA Design & CITY YEAST, Taipei

Designer, project manager, programmer, 2015-16

(Clients incl. Taipei City Government, Taiwan Design Center, Yilan County Government, etc.)

Landscape design for a residential complex, Moscow competition

Landscape design for extensions of public buildings Brussels | competition Urban reinvention for a public complex, Milan competition

Sustainable material research | case studies & database

Curtain designs for housing mock-up, production

Zi Zhu (Hanzi building practice) | research on human & nature, ongoing Who wants to live in a world without magic? | exhibition plan for TENT

Zi Yuan (Hanzi garden), Rotterdam research on human & nature

Non-reading Reading Group | educational event organizing Following Your Ears event organizing in Museumnacht010

Parent-child Market, Xinfu & Dongsanshui Street urban revitalization

Signboard Design Speci昀椀cation of Taipei | 昀椀eld research & publication

Yilan Dream educational workshops for local teachers Taipei Issuuuue, expo for 'World Design Capital' curatorial team

Selected Exhibition

Zi Yuan: A Spring Stroll in the City Garden

Narrative, paper installations, 昀椀lm | Motel Mozaique x DeVoedseltuin, Rotterdam, 2021

Wat Ik Je Nog Wilde Zeggen, TENT Rotterdam

Zi Xian, paper sculptures | TENT Rotterdam, 2020-2021

HOW & WOW, Dutch Design Week

San yu Shu | Crafts Council NL Veem Eindhoven, 2019

Motel Mozaique Festival

The Hanzi Space | Theatre Schouwburg, Rotterdam, 2019

Excavating Empathy, TENT Rotterdam

Yi, Er, San, Si, research screening TENT Rotterdam, 2018

Drawing Out: Material Dialogues with the Boyarsky Collection, Flanders Architecture Institute Water, Air, Ambience | deSingel, Antwerp, 2017

王 思 懿

| tennis hall, technical design |

e River with Could Pieces

Lichenized Sculpture Park

Courtyard House for/of Elms, interior view

Courtyard House for/of Elms

—Explore the Domesticity among Trees

An housing proposal integrating the preservation of trees & the new living qualities for urban communities

2023

Type | housing, research on living with other species

Location | Mr. Visserplein, Amsterdam

To propose a new way of living in the conceptual housing block at Mr. Visserplein, the Amsterdam, the project works with the existing—the plot with ve Dutch Elms—while excavating the context of the past to both recall and deliver the qualities of a courtyard vibe and the possibility of living with the trees. With the discussion of outdoor domesticity through case studies and analysis, the design is a strategic proposal for modern city dwellers, city trees, and urban planners. It is a study of living communities that interrelates qualities of outdoor domesticity, exibility of dwelling units, and the relationship of proximity to nature—the Elms.

As we “yard” a piece of land for the trees, the trees hold & preserve our ways of living. e statement for living together leads to the focus on two subjects: the existing Dutch Elms x arborists (with families).

Verticality is the spatial quality derived from tree crowns, branches, and even cracks on barks and introduced in domestic living.

VERTICALITY OF LIVING

Concept sketch

Top: courtyard of Leprozenhuis, 1663; bottom: Five Dutch Elms, 2023.

Le : Site plan, 1:1000 (with project ground oor) Mr. Visserplein, Amsterdam. Right: positions of the existing Elms

CASE STUDIES—LA CASA 1968, Frigiliana, Spain, Bernard Rudofsky & José Anatonio Coderch.

TheoutdoorPROCHseparatesthedomesticintotwozones/vibe. Private:personal,concentrating,resting&public:social,vital,active.

ThePATIO,with morning/afternoonterraces, enclosedbyroomsservesas anoutdoortransition

ThePERGOLASextend fromthecentralPorchinto “theoutdoordomestic”

ThePAVEDPASSAGES departfromthePergola downtothepoolintheeast.

Two key qualities in the analysis of OUTDOOR DOMESTICITY:

DOMESTICITY

VERTICAL LIVING

POSSIBLE COMPOSITIONS OF THE COMMUNITY among trees & communal space

Theaveragehouseholdsizeinthe Netherlandsbetween2009and 2023hasbarelychanged,from 2.23peopleperhouseholdin2009 to2.12peopleperhouseholdin 2023.

Bothmenandwomeninthe Netherlandshadanaverageof1.6 to1.7children.

Family & household size in the Netherlands

Mixed compositions of the housing block (vertical)

Urban strategy: EVERY BLOCK HAS ITS ARBORISTIC HOUSING PLOT (min. size 6m*10m)

A community among the Elms. Exterior view

Facade south, 1:100 Facade north, 1:100

Elevation north, 1:100

Model 1:200

Urban Factory:

Streaming, Permeating, Looping

A transformational proposal: from an industrial harbor area to new educational factories for the neighborhood

Type | urban research & transformational proposal

Location | Maashaven, Rotterdam

e project is located in the area among recycling factories where people reach a er coming out from Maastnnel in Rotterdam Zuid.

e proposal focuses on the changes in the urban fabric of the location (see maps of 1936 & 2023) and would like to call back the fragmental patterns and variating boundaries of the site and restore a more domestic, human vibe in the neighborhood.

Looking for a new vivid rhythm that could merge the industrial context and the quality of living, the design introduces educational programsinresponsetothefutureplanningofanartcampus. rough tracing the past facades—the domestic rhythm in the urban realm— and developing new elements of boundaries, the creative workspaces are open to the public and make a poetic statement for the industrial background intertwined with shared creativity and participatory activities. All facades become the ribbons of the new urban factories & continue their narrative in our daily rhythms/routines.

PERMEABILITY study & extraction as the strategy below

Facade Study & Concept Drawing—Tracing: the domestic rhythm in the urban realm

STREAM

Worm’s eye view (from the west)

Facade East Urban workshops (back facade), 1:500

Section Urban Workshops, 1:500

Elevation West, 1:500

Elevation West Urban Arcade, 1:500

Facade West Urban Workshops (front facade), 1:500

Out —the Underground on the Move

An intervention proposal revealing/recalling the pedestrians’ urban dream underground from 1967

| Urban intervention, renovation

Location | Mr.

Amsterdam

e urban vitality from the underground draws people’s attention to look at, stroll around and immerse in. e square is activated by the forgotten public realm of Amsterdam. e project researches the possible integration of mobility and livability. It is rst inspired by the vision in 1967 of the city government of Amsterdam—showing a multi-leveled roundabout for pedestrians, cars, and public transportation. It initiates the concept of re-opening previous entrances and tunnels to explore the permeability of the underground realm. In response to the dynamic qualities of such a tra c hub, the project chose to introduce subtle interventions and diverse programs for the invisible levels. It also elaborates on the underground by developing the street furniture, tunnel gardens and a square plan based on the patterns and the needs of the underground activities.

Visserplein,

Above: photo of Mr. Visserplein; below: ‘Construction of Level-separated Crossings Started’, news in Het Parool, 1967. Source: Stadsarchief Amsterdam

Sketch of the old & the new underground

Site plan, Mr. Visserplein, Amsterdam, 1:500

LIGHT TUBES

Visualization square design & Explosion view

DOME SKY LIGHT

GLASS PAVING

Section

Model 1:500

Four-Folded Tennis Hall

Facade, 1:100

TECHINICAL DETAILS

Structural study

Structural plan ground oor, 1:200

Structural plan 1st oor, 1:200

Structural roof plan, 1:200

Longitudinal & Cross Sections. 1:200

Elevation front (square side) & Elevation east, 1:200

Elevation back (canal side) & Elevation west. 1:200

TECHINICAL DETAILS

D3 D4 D1 D5 D2 D6

(back)

■■■, Netherlands

—transformation from retail function to a resdential complex (VO)

O ce: md-2 architects

Task | schematic design & development, drawings, zone de ning, preliminary request document, 3D

* e following drawings were collected during the preliminary design phase (VO.) e content can be di erent from the later development.

Lange h, Rotterdam

—transformation & extension housing

O ce: md-2 architects

Task | visualization (photography, photoshop), model 1:50

Model photos by Zuzanna Zgierska & md-2

* Due to con dentiality, only images of models the o ce has released are presented. Please nd the list of other projects (PvE/SO/VO/DO) in which I participated for design & drawings at md-2 architect (2022-23) in my curriculum vitae.

H singel, Rotterdam —transformation & extension housing/ mix-used

O ce: md-2 architects*

Task | visualization (photography, photoshop), model 1:50 Model photos by Zuzanna Zgierska & md-2

* Due to con dentiality, only images of models the o ce has released are presented. Please nd the list of other projects (PvE/SO/VO/DO) in which I participated for design & drawings at md-2 architect (2022-23) in my curriculum vitae.

PART II —Landscape research

e Lichenized Sculpture Park:

Living with the Transmission Towers in the Sunset Hue

A series of kinetic sculptures—on which the lichen dwells— raising environmental awareness & the care of ora & fauna

2023

Type | speculative, urban research & landscape proposal

Location | Noorder IJplas, Amsterdam

e power lines serve as a “belt” for energy transmission which meets the needs of human activities. It, however, cuts through the skyline, the nearby habitats, and the migration patterns of species living around the Noorder IJpolder in both explicit and implicit ways. In response to the call of the environmental concern—the UV light ashing around the cables—and reconnection of the habitats on both sides of the powerlines, the project introduces a set of interventions working together with the pioneer species lichens. escientistsproposedasculptureparkunderthe“lichenized” realm—introducing lichens as the mediator to reveal the invisible e ect of the powerline, to create a series of protective elements which also contribute to the environmental vision of the green belt in 2050—the park will present a series of lichenized architectures which aim in connecting enhancing existing ecological qualities while shining in its dreamy sunset hue.

In 2033, a group of scientists looked for a test site to investigate the powerline infrastructure & adjacent habitats. e Noord

was

It aims to experiment with new proposals among urban infrastructure, local inhabitants & micro species.

Study on local biotopes & species research

Study on lichen & Speculative scenarios of lichenized sculptures

IJpolder

assigned to this project.

THE FUTURE PLAN IN 2050

Study: the in uence of power lines on local residents/species/environment

z2_Swaying z5_Extending

z3_Wandering

Zoning: Lichenized Sculpture Park map

Viewing

Electric magnetic 昀椀eld UV light emission JOINING

Diagrams Zone 2&3: Instructions for the programs with lichenized sculptures & target species

Lichenized

Lichenized Sculpture Park, instruction

e Lichenized Sculpture Park

ey serve as environmental indicators, as protection from radiation & as breeding units for inhabiting. e new skyline then shows a symbiosis community between the species, the landscapes & the powerline.

Render collages: sculptures along the polder & in the sky

Render collages: sculptures under the power lines

Practice of Hedging

—for Navigating, Networking, Nativing

A farm-landscape proposal derived from the study of the animals’ navigating behaviour.

Type | landscape research, eco study proposal Location | Erve Kiekebos, Empe

It thinks about the notion ‘symbiocene’ through three aspects to respond to the idea of regenerative farms: navigating, networking & nativing. e project started with the eld narrative focusing on the hedges (heggen) and hedge weaving/braiding (heggenvlechten). e narrative discovers the spatial qualities of hedgerows–which serve for navigating, habiting, exploring, nesting, etc.—and it is fascinated by their dynamic nature that constantly connects space (ecosystems) and time (seasons). Inspired by how the bats (common pipistrelle) and various species live in/with the hedgerows, the project takes ‘hedging’ as a tactic act to stimulate creative strategies for co-living with the creatures around the farmlands and contributing to better environments and biodiversity.

VERTICAL SECTION OF HEDGEROWS—research collage

hedges in 2+ rows (to expand space for biodiversity)

TOOLBOX—the Typology of Hedgerows

as corridors (to y alongside human passages)

Based on the study of bats’ navigating behaviours (such as meandering , up & down ) and the landscape condition of Erve Kiekebos, the hedging elements become a set of the landscape design tool. hedges along the roads (to y safely; noise reduction)

Site map with regional ecosystems

TEST SITES 1: bird’s eye view

TEST SITES 2: bird’s eye view

MANUAL MAP: e hedging landscape

TEST SITE 1

Kiekebos - Groot Soerel: hedging from farmlands to natural reserves

(1) axo view

(2) plan 1:1000

(3)&(4) plan details 1:200

Erve

TEST SITE 2

hedging between humans & other species’ habitats

(1) axo view

(2) plan 1:1000

(3)~(5) plan details 1:200

Erve Kiekebos: