YUNYUE CHEN
an architecture portfolio for M.ARCH. application December 2014
1 l INTRO
HELLO. My name is Yunyue. I am excited to share with you my works from the past few years. Ever since I decided to become an architect, I have been taken on a very exciting journey which shows no signs of stopping till today. From China, Canada, Singapore to Europe, I have been lucky enough to explore many parts of the world with a keen sense of inquiry that I slowly gained over the years from architecture school and internships. Architecture for me is about embracing the uniqueness of each project, about staying curious and open-minded.
University of Waterloo School of Architecture, 4A Candidate for Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Honours Co-op e yy3chen@uwaterloo.ca w www.issuu.com/tonks.chen
TABLE OF CONTENTS l 2
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CCC ARCHIVE
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BISHAN URBAN EATARY
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MUSEO DELLA CITTA’
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WORMS SYNAGOGUE
WATERPATH
COURTYARD HOTEL
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WORK PROJECTS
FIBONACCI SHELL
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PERSONAL WORKS
03 l CCC ARCHIVE
CCC ARCHIVE ARCH 193, Winter 2011 Instructor: Maya Przybylski The 560 square metre archive for Canadian Craft Centre is located in downtown Toronto. Its floor area is divided into exhibition, research and storage spaces. The focal point of the building is a dramatic three-storey atrium with a concrete cone in the middle. Sunlight shoots from the top, through the cone and spreads out gently on one side of the atrium, leaving the other side in darkness. Visitors ascend the ramp in the cone as they admire the display in darkness or in the light. Their visit ends at the tranquil roof top terrace. The object-looking building stands out among its neighbors and draws people in.
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light study - hand drawing with graphite
05 l CCC ARCHIVE
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ground floor 1. entrance 2. cafe 3. exhibition 4. admin
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second floor 1. exhibition 2. admin
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third floor
1. exhibition 2. conference room
roof terrace
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interior render
physical model
model on site
07 l COURTYARD HOTEL
COURTYARD HOTEL ARCH 292, Fall 2011 Instructor: Ryszard Sliwka The Courtyard Hotel is located at a major intersection in downtown Galt, Ontario. Courtyard typology blends in with the urban fabric, especially in the historic town of Galt. The courtyard acts as an outdoor dining area and an urban escape for both hotel guests and locals. The main lobby, restaurant and courtyard are open to public. The hotel has two lively street facades with extruded volumes. The interaction between the hotel and the street is enhanced by the display of various activities. Special lounge areas which have different atmosphere are created to cater to all types of users. The courtyard facades keep the language of extruded volumes, but the courtyard side host more private programs, such as spa and beauty saloon.
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1. start courtyard typology with three sides of enclosure
2. shift introducing overhang over pedestrian sidewalk; closing the fourth side with a bridge; reducing the size of top floor
3. extrude creating extrusions to the street front and the courtyard. red volumes house more public programs; blue ones more private
09 l COURTYARD HOTEL
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fifth floor 1. gym 2. saloon 3. pool 4. spa
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1. lobby 2. restaurant 3. kitchen 4. loading area 5. admin area 6. courtyard
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restaurant render
physical model
physical model
11 l WATERPATH
WATERPATH ARCH 293, Spring 2012 Instructor: Lola Sheppard The aim of this project is to provide a park and education centre to learn about natural ways of cleaning water, with the opportunities to watch the process step by step, learn about purifying species and appreciate the clean water by the end. Based on scientific research, a structure to carry water is designed to maximize the purification rate. Water is pumped up high first for aerobic reaction. It accelerates, cools down and dissolves more oxygen as it flows down. After water passes through the buffer pond, it is carried by a shallow duct into the hot pool and deep pools. Then an anaerobic reaction begins. After the treatment process, the water will be clean enough for delicate water lilies to grow and for people to swim in. Visitors will be walking alongside the Waterpath. By the end of their visit, they will have witnessed the improvement in water quality. Image above: early render by digital painting
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13 l WATERPATH
section through aerobic flow structure
section through buffer pond
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6 floor plan 1. lecture hall 2. lobby 3. exhibition area 4. admin area 5. cafe/gallery 6. pool
physical model
physical model
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aerobic flow
buffer pond
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hot pool
deep pools
swimming pool
unfolded section through waterpath
17 l BISHAN URBAN EATARY
BISHAN URBAN EATARY AR3101, Fall 2013, National University of Singapore Instructor: Jeffrey Chan Bishan Urban Eatary’s main program is a hawker centre - an important component everyday life in Singapore. Presented with an extraordinary urban density and connectivity of the site, I decided to challenge the traditional concept of the hawker centre and experiment with an entirely new spatial organization, with the aim to create a new dining experience in the city centre. By moving the entire hawker centre underground, the existing greenery of the site is conserved, providing open space in this very dense urban setting. The entire ground level becomes an urban farm and a community space. The main hawker centre is located underground, thereby offering a unique dining atmosphere. The design emphasizes the idea of an urban farm by introducing vegetations and light to several locations. The Bishan Urban Eatary also functions as an education centre that promotes urban farming and healthy lifestyle.
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SITE PLAN 1:200
ground connection
underground connection
Nolli map - study of site as a place
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existing site + programs
vertical connection + structure
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interior render - hawker centre
section A-A
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ground floor plan 1. capsicum 2. spinach 3. tomato 4. pea shoot 5. wheat grass 6. sunflower 7. water spinach 8. potato 9. bok choy
10. Chinese mustard 11. mint 12. chili 13. barley 14. orange tree 15. coconut tree 16. berry shrub 17. dwarf tree
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mezzanine level plan
basement level plan
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detail - walkway at lightwell
section B-B
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interior render - education centre
physical model
physical model detail
25 l MUSEO DELLA CITTA’
MUSEO DELLA CITTA’ ARCH 492, Fall 2014, Rome Program Instructor: Lorenzo Pignatti In collaboration with Jeremy Jeong. The Museo della Citta’ represents a significant opportunity to revitalize an under-utilized corner of Testaccio, Rome. As part of the Wallwalk project, the Museo della Citta’ is incorporated into a larger site planning exercise. The context of the Aurelian Walls is redefined with a greater pedestrian focus as well as an emphasis on the excavation of the walls to their original height. The museum acts as a bookend on the southern portions of the wall, and further acts as a landmark providing a narrative to a fragmented space. Within the museum, a singular path takes visitors on a journey through landscape, mythology and the image of humanity before arriving at the urban form.
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context plan
site diagrams
green space
modes and access
activities
armatures
27 l MUSEO DELLA CITTA’
Pyramid of Cestius
gasometer
Strategy for form: Relating to the two nearby monuments with platonic forms - the pyramid of Cestius and the gasometer - the main building of the museum takes on the form of a cube, rising above the surrounding buildings, appearing as a new landmark.
view from garden
1. destination
public spaces artery traffic local traffic parks
2. excavation
landmark and identity residential green space cultural transportation landmarks loose identity zone
3. slope
Stragtegy for urban connections:
Stragtegy for museum:
After analyzing the site, a strategy of intervention is established to increase connectivity and activate the area. An excavated linear park is created along the Aurelian wall; two piazzas connect perpendicularly to the wall walk; the traffic circle near the pyramid is optimized. The museum will act as an anchor that gives the fragmented space a new identity.
Museo della Citta’ occupies the triangular space south of the previous Roman slaughterhouse at the end of the wall walk. Ceremonial staircases lead visitors back to ground level.
4. rise
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site plan
site section
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1. entrance hall 2. museum shop 3. atrium 4. auditorium 5. landscape gallery 6. temporary exhibition
A 7. seminar rooms 8. library 9. office 10. cafe 11. garden 12. event piazza
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basement floor 1. entrance hall 2. museum shop 3. coat check 4. wc 5. mechanical room 6. mythology gallery
7. library 8. office 9. imago hominis gallery 10. forma urbis gallery 11. event piazza
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entrance lobby
forma urbis and architecture
program
circulation
public area: gallery semi-public area: seminar rooms public area with limited access - auditorium private area: library and office imago hominis
history and mythology
study model
nature and landscape
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section A-A
section B-B
33 l FIBONACCI SHELL
FIBONACCI SHELL
ARCH 173 & ARCH 193, Winter 2011 Instructor: Terri Meyer Boake & Mark A. Cichy Competition entry of SSEF. Competition theme: Biomimicry. In collaboration with Shu Pui Lui The design draws inspiration from the shell and the Fibonacci sequence. The former displays an incredible stability relying only on a very thin structural layer, whose efficiency and elegance this project aims to resemble. The latter is a mathematical sequence describing a multitude of natural phenomena. We generated the structure based on these essential numbers of life and poetry - 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... The Fibonacci Shell sits over a pond in the Central Park of New York. People can boat underneath it and admire the cityscape through the transparent ETFE membrane.
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generating structure using Fibonacci sequence view from across the pond
plan
front elevation
view from underneath the structure
35 l WORMS SYNAGOGUE
WORMS SYNAGOGUE ARCH 246, Fall 2011 Instructor: Dr. Tammy Gaber
This model is to be displayed at the Jewish Museum of Mannheim. Referenced by Dr. Tammy Gaber in International Journal of Architectural Research Volume (6) - Issue (2) - July 2012 1:100 detailed model of Worms Synagogue, Germany Skills: Rhino, CAD, laser cutting and basic carpentry Material: solid oak, sheet basswood, veneer wood In collaboration with Elizabeth Laing, Chelsea Qiu, Evan Brock, Shu Pui Lui and Mona Dai.
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37 l WORK PROJECTS
NINGBO DESIGN MANSION Atelier Zhanglei, 2010, Hangzhou
Ningbo Design Mansion is a project that I worked on since its conception. The client requested a “unique looking landmark building with innovative sustainable design” in the newly booming part of Ningbo. Our proposal features an organic building form that responds tWo limited lot area and strict zoning bylaw; it also addresses the adjacency to the river. My main task was using 3-D modeling to explore the building form and skin treatment. I also made physical models at different scales and produced presentation drawings for presentation. My conceptual renders are featured on the firm’s website. render done by outside firm
building morphology
conceptual render
1:100 model
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BAYVIEW GLEN SCHOOL, CRAWFORD ACADEMY Makrimichalos Cugini Architects, 2012, Toronto Makrimichalos Cugini Architects specializes in institutional projects. I worked on the interior design and 3-D visualization of the Bayview Glen Private School. My tasks varied from selecting finishes, contacting sales representatives, ordering samples, to setting up a client meeting where I presented the design options. I also worked on the conceptual design of the Crawford Adventist Academy with senior architect Terry Fitsialos. It is a five-storey, 110,000 square meter building. My concept features a triple-storey atrium that links the two parts of the building. This concept was approved by partners and the client for further development.
Bayview Glen Private School: main atrium area
Crawford Adventist Academy: atrium
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39 l WORK PROJECTS
GLOBAL EXCHANGE BUILDING Diamond Schmitt Architects, 2012, Toronto I joined a team of eleven members on Wilfrid Laurier Global Exchange Building at its construction drawing phase. The entire project was carried out in Revit. During my four-month internship, I worked closely with team members on floor plans, ceiling plans, stair and auditorium details, slab edge drawings and the competition entry.
render done by outside firm
balcony front detail
balcony front detail
east - west section
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108 ++
A_collective Architects, 2014, Singapore 108++ is a competition entry for Archifest pavillion design. Archifest is an annual festival in Singapore that celebrates architecture and urbanism. The theme is “crowd�. The pavilion is a continuation of the foliage along the promenade, a forest of artificial trees made of umbrellas - an everyday low-tech device and a universal symbol of shelter, comfort and community. The pavilion provides a simple way in which the public can alter the environment. It embraces both practicality and aesthetics. More importantly, the pavilion functions as a social focal point that connects individuals and celebrates architecture.
render of pavillion
06:00 rise and shine
12:00 lunch crowd
17:00 afternoon siesta
20:00 public event exploded axonometric
24-hour crowd formation
41 l 2006 PROJECT HANGZHOU
STILL LIFE
Summer art course, 2006, Hangzhou medium : acrylic
In this section, three art projects titled with a city name are presented, showing different stages of my artistic development and understanding. Drawing has always been a big part of my life. The meaning of drawing, however, keeps evolving - from representing the three-dimensional world, illustrating abstract ideas, to analyzing spatial qualities. In this first part, I have included two of my still life paintings from high school.
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43 l 2010 PROJECT TORONTO
IMPROVISATION
Individual artistic project for Waterloo interview 2010 Toronto
In the year 2010, I decided to take on an art project, and make a new portfolio for University of Waterloo’s admission interview. I devoted about three months to experimenting with new media and new styles. It was during that time that I expanded my artistic territory from being realistic to abstract, from imitation to creation. Here I am presenting two of my favorites - “Colour Block #1”, and “Eye”.
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45 l 2014 PROJECT ROMA
THE MODERN GRAND TOUR ARCH 446, Fall 2014, Rome Instructor: Dr. Tracey Winton
During the Rome Program which lasted from September to December 2014, I compiled a sketch book for ARCH 446, Italian Urban History. Sketching is the architect’s way of seeing, and Italy provides some of the most phenomenal urban conditions for the eye to explore. Throughout the semester, I have produced over 80 sketches in total, and it has proven to be an incredible experience. Here I am presenting a small selection of sketches, including the Colosseum in Rome, Castelvecchio by Carlo Scarpa, Urban Armature analysis for Siena and Verona, and last but not least, Casa Malaparte on the beautiful island of Capri.
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THANK YOU.
e yy3chen@uwaterloo.ca w www.issuu.com/tonks.chen COVER: paper model “Behemoth” ARCH 193 with Maya Przybylski