Architecture Portfolio by yim marco

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Seleted works 2017-2022

YUTIAN YAN Aalto University MSc. Architecture Program (ongoing) Applying for Architectural Internship in Spring, 2024 Applying Period: 6 months +358 417217440 yutian.yan@aalto.fi

YAN YUTIAN Nationality: China (Mainland) Address: Atlantinkatu 7A 91, 00220 Helsinki, Finland Date of Birth: 9th December, 1997 Age: 26 E-mail: yutian.yan@aalto.fi Phone: +86 18118119006 / +358 417217440

EDUCATION Aalto University, Espoo, Finland School of Art, Design and Architecture, MSc in Architecture, with full scholarship

09.2023 - Present

Hunan Unversity (HNU), Changsha, China School of Architecture and Planning, Bachelor of Architecture

09. 2016 - 07. 2021

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PT Architects, Shanghai, China Architectural Designer

07. 2021 - 04. 2022

+ Conceptual Design of Urban Renewal Project of Xinzha Road and Xiamen Road Plot; Participate in schematic design, preliminary study, modeling & drafting and drawings

+ Wuhan Central Cloud City Project of Wuhan Urban Construction Group; Participate in schematic design, preliminary study, modeling & drafting and drawings

+ Yanlord Guangdong Zhongshan Changshapu Village Temporary Office and Teahouse Project (Individual); (INDIVIDUAL) Preliminary study, concept, scheme design, modeling & drafting and drawings

+ Yanlord Zhuhai High-tech Zone East Coast Liushi Mountain Renewal Project. Participate in modeling, drawings and construction phase

PT Architects, Shanghai, China Architectural Intern

07. 2020 - 09. 2020

+ Yanlord Zhuhai High-tech Zone East Coast Liushi Mountain Renewal Project. Participated in schematic design, preliminary study and modeling & drafting

COMPETITION & EXHIBITION 2017 Tongji University International Construction Festival

07. 2017

Third Prize Team Project: EASE (A construction built by polypropylene hollow sheets) Role: Team Member, Designing and Constructing

The First 'DREAMERS' Construction Festival for University Students of Hunan Province

06. 2017

First Prize Team Project: EASE (A construction built by polypropylene hollow sheets) Role: Team Member, Designing and Constructing

ACTIVITY Logo Design Competition for The Science Base of The Architectural Society of China

04. 2020

Third Prize Role: Individual Work

HNU FRESHER'S Cup Football Championship Champion Role: Team Main Player / Defender

SKILLS SUMMARY + LANGUAGE Chinese (Native), English (Proficient, CEFR Level: C1, IELTS: 7.0), Cantonese (Beginner) + SOFTWARE AutoCAD, Archicad, Adobe Suite, Sketchup, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Enscape, Vray, D5 Render

11. 2016

Motivation Letter Hello! Hope this letter finds you in perfect health and emotion. I’m seeking a position of architectural internship in the coming spring in 2024, starting from January or February. My name is Yutian Yan and I’m a first-year master’s student at Aalto University in Finland, studying in Master of Science in Architecture program with full scholarship. I’m from China and I finished my Bachelor of Architecture degree at Hunan University in 2021, which is one of the best architecture schools in China mainland. After that I had been working as an architectural designer for 10 months, engaged in many interesting projects which can be found in my CV. I’m applying for this chance of internship because I think architectural study and research should be in parallel with practice and I believe I will benefit a lot from this internship. Also, I consider this experience like a compulsory course of my master’s studies. I have gathered a certain amount of experience in my previous office and have got a basic understanding of how a design project goes and the way an office works. I believe I’m able to work smoothly and with pleasant with you and any coming colleagues. I’m looking forward to this opportunity to join your team and demonstrate my passion and talent in architecture and working with your team to create impressive architecture projects. Here is my architecture portfolio with both works from academic and office experiences, hoping you can know me better in the field of architecture.

Contents

URBAN AGRICULTURE RENASCENE A Civil - Friendly Urban Agriculture Institution

OBSERVATION TOWER AT ZSPD A Observation Tower Built For Aviation Enthusiast

FOUR QUADRANTS ARTIST COMPLEX Design students centre + Typography Studio + Gallery + Office

ANOTHER EXHIBITION A Spatial Experiment of Combinition of Cafe and Exhibition

OTHER WORK & PROFESSIONAL WORK

01 URBAN AGRICULTURE RENASCENE A Civil - Friendly Urban Agriculture Institution

[Location] [Label] [Category] [Instructor]

Shanghai, China Individual Work Public Building JIANG Boyuan

Since China's reform and opening up in 1978, China's major cities have undergone rapid urbanisation and during such rapid urbanisation, traditional agricultural is leaving us. Whereas 20 years ago farming life and the rural land were an essential and everyday part of residents' lives, in today's high-rise cities, agricultural civilisations and techniques are gradually being forgotten by city dwellers. In this project, I try to re-implant agricultural culture and techniques into the modern city, so that today's city dwellers can once again feel and experience the advanced agricultural techniques and farming culture of today.

CURRENT SITE CONDITION The site is situated beside the Huangpu River in Pudong New District, Shanghai, China, which used to be traditional farmlands but has been transformed into commercial land and open urban green space during the rapid urbanisation process.

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1 Xian Art Centre 2 Shanghai Expo District 3 Qiantan Commercial Area 4 Huangpu River

LOST OF AGRICULTURE

The data above shows the urbanisation rate and the proportion of the rural population in Shanghai after 1978, which shows that the urbanisation rate has risen from 58.7% in 1978 to a staggering 95% in 2022, and the rural population has fallen from 91% to merely 12% today.

Farmers

Interaction

Proportion of Rural Citizens

12.0%

Completely a Modern City

2022

95.4%

30.0%

83.9%

2013

43.7%

2022 URBAN AGRICULTURE MODE

Cultivation

Learning Observation

Traditional Fields

81.6%

The following diagram shows the subjective relationship between rural and urban farming ,which shows that in rural farming there is a strong connection between people and agriculture, however, the existing urban farming system loses its connection with the city dwellers.

RURAL AGRICULTURE MODE

Cultivation

2008

47.7%

77.6%

2003

65.4%

73.0%

1998

70.0%

69.0% Pudong Opening Up

1992

1993

71.0%

66.5%

1988

87.1%

62.5%

1983

91.5%

58.7%

1978

Reform and Opening Up

1978

95.4%

47.7% Traditional Agriculture

Before 1978

1973

Urbanization Rate of Shanghai

Shanghai has undergone a rapid urbanisation process since the reform and opening up, transforming the farmland into a modern city

Not Connected

Scientific Study

Rural Citizens

Agriculture Specilist

Urban Vertical Farming

Not Connected

Urban Citizens

RECONNECTING THE PUBLIC TO AGRICULTURE Imagine a place in the city where advanced urban agriculture is produced and tested, and where city dwellers can come to experience and observe agricultural production that they haven't experienced for a long time [Conceptual Collage]

DESIGN STRATEGY Four steps bringing people back to agriculture

01 Inserting greenhouse for vertical farming

02 Looping a ramp around the greenhouse

03 Set public activity space near the loop

04 Final building volumn 7

AXONOMETRIC EXPLOSION DIAGRAM

A-A

1-1

A-A

ROOF PLAN

1. indoor rice experimental field 2. roof open greenhouse 3. camping platform 4. platform 5. parking 6. art gallery

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A-A

1-1

A-A

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

1. indoor wheat /maize experimental field 2. vegetable cultivation 3. lecture hall / greenland 4. laboratory / greenland 5. photography studio 6. painting room

20m

A-A

1-1

1-1 4

A-A

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

20m

1. vegetable cultivation 2. packaging lines 3. cafe & restaurant 4. supermarket 5. staff platform

A FRIENDLY INTERFACE TOWARDS HUANGPU RIVER I have tried to create a civil-friendly image of the building by designing a clean and neat façade and trying to make the inner glass volume - the urban agricultural space, and the outer ramp - the civil activity space, have an attractive feeling through the façade

DIVERSE INDOOR PLANTING SPACES AND HARMONIOUS INDOOR-OUTDOOR RELATIONSHIPS The indoor agricultural space features rice experimental fields, wheat experimental fields, maize experimental fields and vegetable cultivation areas, surrounded by a gradual ramp that allows for an interesting dialogue with indoor agriculture.

WEST ELEVATION PERSPECTIVE

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10m

1-1 SECTION

A-A Short Section

SOLAR POWER

RAINWATER

BUILDING OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

DIRECT SOLAR POWER INPUT RAINWATER COLLECTION

≈10%

ROOF CAMPING

SOLAR CELLS

LABORATORY

STUDIO

≈20%

GREENLAND

PARKING

ELECTRICITY TRANSFERRED FROM SOAR POWER

REUSED-WATER INPUT

GREENLAND

POWER ENGAGEMENT The building uses mainly city electricity, but also uses environmentally friendly energy to achieve a sustainable design, for example, the transparent façade replaces part of the electricity supply with direct sunlight, while solar panels further save the electricity used by the building

WASTE WATER TREATMENT

DRAWING ROOM LECTURE HALL

SUPERMARKET

WATER RESOURCR ENGAGEMENT URBAN WATER INPUT

URBAN ELECTRICITY INPUT

≈70%

VISITOR ENTRANCE CAFE

≈80%

AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS STORAGE URBAN WATER SUPPLY

URBAN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

The water supply is an important part of the design of the urban vertical farming. Water supply from the city is the main source and the building is equipped with a water recycling facility and waste water treatment device, and this part of the design can achieve the expected 20% water saving.

OUTDOOR RAMP AND GALLERY A space for citizen activities and observation of the workings of urban agriculture, and the gallery based on agricultural art enhances the experience of urban agriculture

INDOOR RICE EXPERIMENTAL FIELD Indoor rice test field space with a central void for vertical access to the indoor farm and good natural lighting, which is a staff-only space in this project

TOURISTS' BROCHURE

As an urban agricultural instituti hypothetical tourists' brochure

E FOR THIS PROJECT

ion open to the public, this is a for visitors to the institution

STRUCTURE INTERVENTION: STEEL STRUCTURE This is the detail of part of the main steel structure of the building, the agricultural space and the outer ramp are connected by a steel structure and a reasonable overhang is used in the civic use space

PUBLIC LECTURE HALL A semi-open-air lecture hall for visiting citizens to learn about the development and current state of urban agriculture, a place where agricultural producers and citizens can interact

ROOF OPEN GREENHOUSE A rooftop open space where citizens can experience urban farming themselves, where professionals and citizens can interact

02 OBSERVATION TOWER AT ZSPD An Observation Tower Built For Aviation Enthusiasts

[Location] [Label] [Category] [Instructor]

Shanghai, China Individual Work Observation Tower JIANG Boyuan

Airliners are more than just people's daily means of transport. The rigorous operational processes and beautiful aerodynamic shapes of modern airliners have given rise to a subculture group - aviation enthusiasts. They are obsessed with all things aeroplanes and often travel around airports on their own initiative to find suitable locations to photograph them. However, Chinese airports are often strictly regulated, and there is a shortage of locations for them to film and view. In this project I tried to design a observation tower for this subculture group while taking the safety conditions and restrictions around the airport into account.

A SUB-CULTURE GROUP - AVIATION ENTHUSIAST

SITE MAPPING AND RESTRICTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED

WHO ARE THEM? WHY TO BUILD A TOWER?

Analysis of the feasibility of building a viewing tower around the Pudong Inter

Greenland

Current Airport District

Construction Area

Taxiway & Apron

Sea & Water

Runway

Terminal

Restriction Area

Point To Be Observed

Current View Point

Site

Poor Visibility The terrain around the airport is complex and tends to create view blockage for aviation enthusiasts

Wheather Threat Filming around airports usually takes a long time and the weather has to be taken into account in the open air

No Communication And Rest Space The long hours of shooting leave aviation enthusiasts without a appropriate space to rest and communicate with each other

N Site Map On Google Map App

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rnational Airport (ICAO: ZSPD)

Please note: some information about runways and taxiways are from Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)

ELEVATION PERSPECTIVE The viewing platform and balcony in the lower area form the public space of this observation tower. This is an area designed for aviation enthusiasts and to view and relax and communicate.

AXONOMETRIC EXPLOSION DIAGRAM

Rooftop

Viewing Platform Viewing Platform

Viewing Platform

Balcony

Ground

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2000

4000mm

1-1 SECTION AND A-A SECTION Shanghai Pudong International Airport is a 4F airport with multiple runways and aprons, so having viewing platforms at different altitude levels and facing different directions allows for a variety of viewing experiences.

Ground

800

2000

4000mm

Rooftop

Viewing Platform

Rest Area

Balcony

Ground

RENDERING OF VIEWING PLATFORM The semi-arched viewing platform faces runway 17R and provides a clear view of the aircrafts' taking off and landing, from this platform it is also possible to photograph the terminal and apron in the distance with a telephoto lens.

PERSPECTIVE FROM THE RUNWAY OF THE AIRPORT In this project, I wanted the observation tower to be part of the landscape around the airport and to become a landmark for the facilities around Shanghai Pudong International Airport and a symbol of the group of aviation enthusiasts

03 FOUR QUADRANTS ARTIST COMPLEX Graphic design students centre + Typography Studio + Gallery + Office

[Location] [Label] [Category] [Instructor]

Virtual Site Individual Work / Independent Study Public Building YANG Jie

In his book Dealing With Characters on graphic design, Zuozuo talks about four groups of people he has come across in his years of practice in relation to design and art, which are designers themselves, other students and design students, their clients and the public, and how they interant in the process of a design commission. Intersetingly, all the four groups have different characteristics and may have interaction with each other. In this project, I try to bring them together into an artist complex and make them generate interesting conversations.

CONCEPT SOURCE: FOUR POTENTIAL GROUPS

DESIGN STUDENTS

THE PUBLIC MIX

TYPOGRAPHY DESIGNER

DESIGN CLIENTS Dealing With Characters Author: Zuozuo - A famous book about graphic design and typography

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FOUR GROUPS Four categories of people are distinguished according to whether they are engaged and whether they are professional. These four different groups of people all have relationships with each other and have different group characteristics

GROUND FLOOR PLAN UNIT A FOR CLIENTS

UNIT B FOR DESIGNER

UNIT C FOR STUDENTS

UNIT D FOR THE PUBLIC

01 Lobby 02 Reception 03 Archieve 04 Meeting Room 05 Office 06 Storage 07 Washroom

01 Lobby 02 Reception 03 Co-working area 04 Office 05 Presentation 06 Workshop 07 Print room 08 Washroom

01 Lobby 02 Reception 03 Discussion area 04 Workshop 05 Print room 06 Classroom 07 Typography practice 08 Washroom

01 Cafe 02 Bar 03 Kitchen 04 Stairs

A-A

02 01

UNIT B FOR DESIGNER

01 MAIN ENTRANCE

CONNECTING CORRIDORS

MAIN ENTRANCE

UNIT A FOR CLIENTS

07 06

CONNECTING CORRIDORS

04 OUTDOOR STAIRS

06 01

MAIN ENTRANCE

1-1 CONNECTING CORRIDORS

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UNIT C FOR STUDENTS

UNIT D FOR THE PUBLIC 03

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2F UNIT C PLAN 02

1. Library 2. Self-study area 3. 2F entrance 4. Stairs 5. Lecture Hall 6. Multi-function room 06

03 N 0

20m

Interior Rendering: Library

3F UNIT C PLAN 1. Balcony 2. Roof 3. Stairs 4. Restroom

UNIT C FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS N 0

20m

This part of the project is for the design students' area, which consists of a studying area on the ground floor for students to study graphic design, a discussion area and a working area, as well as a library and study room on the first floor and a common area on the second floor. 33

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06 01

1. Gallery 2. Stairs (open) 3. Secondary entrance 4. Main entrance 5. Washroom 6. Storage 7. Stairs

06 0

2F UNIT D PLAN

20m

Interior Rendering: Typography Gallery

3F UNIT D PLAN 1. Lecture hall 2. Stairs(open) 3. Void 4. Washroom 5. Storage 6. Stairs

UNIT D FOR THE PUBLIC N 0

20m

This part of the project is an area designed for the general public and contains a café on the ground floor, a typography gallery on the first floor and a large lecture hall on the second floor. Here the public can feel and experience the work of the designers.

DETAIL SELECTED FROM 1-1 SECTION

Roof & Ceiling -External cladding, d=40mm -Drainage -Steel Batten -Water-proof Layer d=20mm -Thermal Insulation d=150mm -Protection Board d=25mm -Acoustic Insulation d=15mm -Interior Finish d=20mm

Wall -External cladding, d=40mm -Thermal Insulation d=150mm -Concrete slab d=120mm -Water-proof Layer d=20mm -Acoustic Insulation d=15mm -Interior Finish d=20mm

Floor and Foundation - Cork Floor Finish d=20mm - Steel Batten - Thermal Insulation d=150mm - Bituminous Layer d=25mm - Protection Board d=25mm - Concrete Slab d=250mm

Communication Platform Public space on the first floor for all users

A-A Section Perspective Different working and learning scene in each unit 37

04 ANOTHER EXHIBITION A Combination of Cafe and Exhibition

[Location] [Course Info.] [Refinement] [Label] [Category] [Instructor]

Changsha, China Interior Design and Principle, 1st Semester, 4th Year April, 2022 Individual Work /Academic Project Interior Design(Course Design) HU Biao

This is a forth year interior design project (Interior Design and Principle) based on a real potential interior site on the first floor of the Hunan Provincial Art Museum in Changsha.In this course design, I had tried to integrate the traditional exhibition function of an art museum into a café that is located within the museum itself, based on a cylindrical spatial arrangement pattern, to create a space where people can rest and watch the exhibition at the same time.

CURRENT SITE LAYOUT This is a course design based on a real project and site located in the south-eastern corner of the first floor in the Hunan Provincial Art Museum in Changsha, Hunan Province. The entire interior has a rough L-shape, with a small depth of space and a large number of columns on the wall near the south side. We were asked to design a cafe for the newly built provincial art museum for people visiting the exhibition hall, with the possibility of inserting other interesting functions such as exhibitions, retailing, etc. as required.

COMBINITION OF TWO SPACE

It'll be good to have a cup of coffee while watching a exhibition!

I'm feeling tired, Where is the cafe?

Scene 1: In the Exhibition Hall

Scene 2: In the Cafe

+ Current Exhibition

The interior space of a traditional art museum is arranged in such a way that the exhibition space is completely separated from the café, and visitors follow the traditional logical rule of seeing the exhibitions in the exhibition hall and drinking coffee in the café. But I believe that the combination of the two functions will produce interesting spatial forms

Current Cafe

Cafe + Exhibition

ADOPTED LAYOUT FOR INSERTING NEW SPACE There are several typical forms of spatial design for museums, the main ones being Comb Type, Inner Sanctum, Given Route and Hero Object. I set a few filters to choose the appropirate type, which is the number of entrances, modularity and whether it is blocking visually Exhibition

Possible Space for Cafe

Comb

Inner Sanctum

Random Array

Hero Object

Double Entrances

Single Entrance

Double Entrances

Single Entrance

Modularity

No Modularity

Modularity

No Modularity

Blocking

No Blocking

COMBINATION PATTERNS OF BOTH SPACE Functions Required

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THE BAR

1000mm

In the long and narrow space I have tried to explore the possible combinations of cylindrical spaces, first forming irregular polygonal fills in the plane, then forming inner tangent circles within each polygon, and finally reducing this inner tangent circle by a certain proportion to create a space that can be used by visitors. Pattern 1

Pattern 2

Pattern 3 Exhibition

Pattern 4

Pattern 5

Possible Space for Cafe

Seperated

Single Core

Linear

Average Size

Multiple Core

Each side is occupied by only one of the two patterns

One biggest circle in the middle and exhibition patterns appear around

Exhibition patterns are on the side while others in the middle

All the circles have a similar size while there is still some small ones

There are three big circles and exhibition patterns appearing nearby

INTERIOR LAYOUT 10

02 05 07

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

The Bar Activity Area Seat Module I Seat Module II Seat Module III Exhibition Module Support Module The Main Entrance The Secondary Entrance Out - Door Platform Elevator Stairs Washroom

0 1m 2m

III

INTERIOR RENDERING

I. The Bar Area

II. The Giant Stairs in Activity Area

III. Lounge Box and Exhibition Module 43

TYPOLOGY STUDIES

Support Module Φ = 3500 mm, H = 3900mm

Service

Exhibition

Exhibition Module I Φ = 1500 mm, H = 3300mm

Sitting Area

Bar Module Φ = 8000 mm, H = 3600mm

Exhibition Module II Φ = 2600 mm, H = 3600mm

Washroom Module Φ = 2600 mm, H = 3600mm

Seat Module Φ = 3500 mm, H = 3900mm

Potted Plant Module Φ = 900 mm, H = 500mm

Activity Module Φ = 8000 mm, H = 3600mm

Seat Module Φ = 3500 mm, H = 3900mm

Seat Module Φ = 2600 mm, H = 3600mm

Single Seat Module Φ = 900 mm, H = 500mm

AXONOMETRIC DRAWING Twelve different types of unit modules have been placed throughout the cafe space to meet the 12 different functional modes required in the design and use process. All the modules adopt a similar formal logic, by giving them different sizes and heights, and by rotating them at different angles in combination with openings, they create interesting interactions with people, resulting in a regular and staggered interior space.

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The Bar Activity Area Seat Module I Seat Module II Seat Module III Exhibition Module Support Module The Main Entrance The Secondary Entrance Out - Door Platform Elevator Stairs Washroom

10 02

03 05

STRUCTURE INTERVENTION In addition, the choice of interior materials has been made by using a rough concrete material in line with the floor on the outer surface of the modules and a lighter coloured polished cherry wood grain material on the inside. In addition, brushed stainless steel panels are used for the ceiling and both walls to create an interesting space with a reflective effect.

Stainless Steel Ceiling Spolights

Brushed Stainless Steel Panel

Strip Lighting Rough Cement Layer

Light-Gauge Steel Cherry Wood Grain Material

Culture Soil

Detail Section ( Selected from A-A Section)

Rendering - A Indicated Route Among Cylinders

PROFESSIONAL WORKS Yanlord Guangdong Zhongshan Changshapu Village Temporary Office Project [Location] [Category] [Supervisor] [Status] [Label] [Contact]

Zhongshan, China Temporary Office Design Ma Yuanyuan Built Individual Work marvis_o@126.com

Architectural Designer (Full Time) Shanghai PT Architectural Design & Consultant Co., Ltd.

Yanlord Zhuhai High-tech Zone East Coast Liushi Mountain Renewal Project [Location] [Category] [Status] [Label]

Zhuhai, China Public Building Design Built Team Work

Architectural Designer (Full Time) Shanghai PT Architectural Design & Consultant Co., Ltd.

Conceptual Design of Urban Renewal Project of Xinzha Road and Xiamen Road Plot (Competition) [Location] [Category] [Status] [Label]

Shanghai, China Urban Renewal / Competition Conceptual Design Team Work

Architectural Designer (Full Time) Shanghai PT Architectural Design & Consultant Co., Ltd.

Wuhan Central Cloud City Project of Wuhan Urban Construction Group [Location] [Category] [Status] [Label]

Wuhan, China Residential & Public Building Under Construction Team Work

Architectural Designer (Full Time) Shanghai PT Architectural Design & Consultant Co., Ltd.