Yun Wang 2016-2020 Selected Work

YUN WANG

2016 -2020 Selected Work

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The Bowl of Black Dirt

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The Invisible Bridge

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The Greater Egg

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CO-OP Cross

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Link!

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The Junction

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Other Works

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Black Dirt Region Culture Center, Orange County, United States Upper Roxborough Reservoir Path, Philadelphia, United States

Egg Harbor City Town Revitalization, New Jersey, United States

Co-Op City Urban Corridor, Bronx, United States

A Re-envisioned Bus Rapid Transit System, Amman, Jordan

An Integration of Public Market and Asylum Center, Toronto, Canada

Professional Works, Grading and Modeling, Construction Drawing, Model Making, Publication Design

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“THE BOWL OF BLACK DIRT” Black Dirt Region Cultural Center

Instructor: Ellen Neises PennDesign Studio Individual work Spring, 2020

Black dirt region location

The project site is located in southern Orange County, New York. It has 26,000 acres of dark, incredibly fertile soil, often referred to as the “black dirt region”, and is now used mostly as agricultural land. Through the site visit and discussions with the locals, I found that even though people love to share the knowledge of the local history, farming techniques, and archeological finds, there is a lack of sense of community and a sharing space. The goal of the project is to create a cultural center that celebrates local terroir and the subterranean history which brings people together.

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Concrete model illustrationg the form composition and microcosm of onion, garic and bell pepper

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Engagement Design

Engagement dinner table

1. Setting dinner table

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2. Bringing your proud food

3. Pouring concrete

4. Making art with your food signature

Site Design 1

The “bowl� event lawn

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Onion compost field

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Restored wetland

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Atlantic white cedar preserve

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Peat firepit bowl

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Black dirt dining platform

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Bird watching tower

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Soil maze tunnel

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Artefact discovery tunnel

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Truck field

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Soil Maze Tunnel Detail

Thanks to the fertile and sulfur-rich soil, the black dirt region is famous for the amazing produce and its unique terroir. The soil tunnel creates an educational and social space for the locals and visitors to learn the geological history and be proud of the land where they stand.

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Concrete root sculpture in the soil tunnel

Soil section profile as a natural exhibition hall

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Wetland Discovery Tunnel Detail

Atlantic white cedar swamp was once the dominant and valuable habitat of the region but now is endangered due to environment degradation and land overuse. The cultural center aims to restore the valuable habitat and make it a recreational and educational space for visitors to enjoy.

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Discovery tunnel as a gallery space to display ancient artefacts and natural resources

Restored Atlantic white cedar swamp

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Abandoned trucks are reassembled as a resting spot for farmers and visitors (left up) Black dirt dining plaza and barbecue field (left bottom) Fire pit bowl plaza uses local peat as fuel for people to taste and smell the terroir of black dirt (right up) Onion compost to nourish the depleted land for habitat regeneration (right bottom)

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02.

“THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE” Upper Roxborough Reservoir

Instructor: Kira Appelhans PennDesign Studio Individual work Selected in the publication The Landscape in Process 2017-2018 Fall, 2017

Study model

Once a civic infrastructure site, the Roxborough Reservoir now is abandoned and covered with vegetations, soil and water. The reservoir history is important to the neighborhoods Roxborough and Manayunk which translated as “borough of rocks” and “place where to get water”.

The design intention of this project is to engage the past history and the flourishing successional vegetation that has taken over the site. Through framing optical views and intensifying physical experience, the path is full of discovery of the reservoir, both old and new, industrial and natural.

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Seasonal dynamics of the site

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Site Observation

The ground texture of the site contains a wide variety including concrete panel, asphalt paving, rough gravel, muddy moss and wet soil. The views along the route are also intriguing because of the framing of the vegetation. The moments of being surrounded by dense foliage and the moments of having an open view across the site integrate and compose a rich experience.

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Design Operation

Prunning technique to create framed views

Root system to create ground texture

Various partial composition to create different view depth

View dialogue between the two banks

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ENTRANCE

Site Design

GETTING CLOSE TO WATER ENTRANCE

Scattered view MEANDERING IN THE FOREST

SUNKEN GARDEN MOMENT 1

STAIRS ALONG THE SLOPE

Covered view

MOMENT 2

Open view

SUNKEN GARDEN

KNUCKLE 1

Framed view

WALKING THROUGH THE PHRAGMITE

KNUCKLE 2

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Marsh entrance

Entrance

Meandering in the forest

Lookout 1

Entrance

Open view

Phragmite niche

Stripe view

Climbing wood step

Lookout 2

Wood niche

In the marsh

Compressed view

River view

Mirror water 16

Forest niche

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Marsh island deck

Brick bank niche

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03. “THE GREATER EGG�

Revitalizing Plan for Egg Harbor City, New Jersey Instructor: Ellen Neises PennDesign Studio Individual work Fall, 2018

Process sketch

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy made enormous landfall on the Jersey shore.

In the year since, widespread awareness has grown that an evolutionary, adaptive, integrated vision for the future of New Jersey is needed. Instead of investing on replenishing lost sand beach and destroyed houses along the coast line every year, my proposal focuses on revitalizing the inner Pineland towns. The goal of the project is to bring in both strong economic stimulator of tourism and agriculture, as well as the sustainable framework for development. Landscape infrastructure is the strategic tool supporting the development.

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Grading and planting model

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Site Challenge

Flood prone coastal settlement

Resource-rich yet economic-stagnated pinelands town

Threatened coastal marsh habitat

Threatened cedar habitat

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Regional Strategy

Step 1: restore natural barrier island function

Step 2: enhance shoreline resilience with diverse habitats

Step 3: relocate shoreline settlement to pinelands and connect the stagnated towns

The regional strategy is a coastal-pinelands swap which returns the coasal area to the marshland and relocates population to the pinelands opportunity towns with a self-sufficient economic-ecological system.

Step 4: improve pinelands ecosystem

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Site Strategy

Flood hazard zone Future settlement expansion Riparian habitat Atlantic white cedar preserve Lakes and wetlands

Main transportation system

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Agricultural tourism

Habitat preservation

Urban settlement

Site Design

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Cranberry Park (Novel Pinelands characteristic agriculture production; Equipped with community garden and park amenities; encouraging tourism)

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Reservoir Park (Reservoir both serves for the agricultural production and a recreational destination)

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Atlantic White Cedar Preserve Park (Preserving the threatened species; providing forest park services to local residents and tourism)

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Waterfront Recreation Park (Flooding control of the creek; providing close access to the recreation services such as kayaking, swimming, jogging and fishing)

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Residential Area high density medium density low density Community rain garden which processes grey water Community center park

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EHC Lake (Existing recreational amenity)

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Landing Creek (Tributary running through the whole city to the Mullica River)

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Section Detail Design

Instead of using conventional grid to define parcels, Egg Harbor City community design follows the natural topography and local ecological conditions.

Bio-swales run through the community which provide waterfront attractions to the locals. The riparian habitat also filters grey water, collect and retain rainwater to create a more sustainable water system.

Deciduous trees for stunning fall color

Bike trail, flowering meadow and picnic lawn are integrated with the cranberry farm to create an agri-tourism destination

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Endangered species that lives in cedar habitat

Urban settlement

Understory species to create the cedar habitat Atlantic White Cedar habitat restoration process from a deer over browsed, flood threatened deciduous forest

Restored river bank / marsh habitat

Cranberry farm 26

04. “CO-OP CROSS�

Co-Op City, Bronx, New York City Instructor: Christopher Marcinkoski PennDesign Studio Team: Yun Wang, Jingbin Wu Spring, 2019

Co-op city is the largest cooperative community in the US, providing affordable housing for more than 50,000 people in Bronx, New York.

However, it systemically faces financial crisis and suffers from the poor accessibility and flooding risks. This project proposes a development plan based on phases to introduce investments, provide accessibility and reconnect the community to the city.

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Phase development model

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Extended Station

Co-op City

I-95 Row House Neighborhood

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Pelham Riverfront Park

Bronx Technology University Campus Co-op City Station

Tri-borough Train Line

Bird eye view

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Design strategy Tri-borough station Tri-borough line

I-95 highway Existing big box mall

Step 1: establish station The new tri-boro station is the anchor point to establish the development by proving the public transit.

Extended Tri-borough line

Extended Campus development Community park Riverfront plaza Riverfront park

Station decking corridor Campus open space node Office development Campus development Campus green

Step 2: develop the core The core of the development will be composed of a office compound and a technology campus on a deck over the I95.

Extended office development Extended residential development Campus dormitory Co-Op plaza Infill housing

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Step 3: expand development As the core of the development being established, it can expand the scale with new public space extends to the waterfront. And the tri-borough line can be extended to the norther part of the Co-Op city.

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Step 4: connect two stations The two stations will active the isolated Co-Op City neighborhoods. With new housing units and public facility being added, the land value will increase.

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Community park Tri-borough station Canopy plaza Grove plaza Bike lane bridge Bronx Tech campus axis Campus central lawn Campus great lawn Creek park Edible garden 40’

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Site design

Lawn berm

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I-95

Tri-boro station

Canopy plaza

Grove plaza

Bike bridge

Pine grove

Campus quad plaza

Bike bridge

Campus quad lawn

The great lawn

Pond

Stream

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Co-op city station

Campus quad lawn

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Canopy plaza

The grove

Bike bridge

Campus park creek

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“LINK!”

IDeA Place and Displacement Competition Proposal A re-envisioned bus rapid transit system

Team: Yun Wang, Siqi Wang, Annie Luo Role in team: preliminary research, concept development, diagram drawings January, 2018

Community cafe

Co-working space

Co-workshop

Community library

Childcare centre

Sports facilities

Art space

Prayer’s room

Start-up and employment centre

Marketplace

Urban farm

Public green terrace

Potential programs to be featured in the stations

Amman is the capital and most populous city of Jordan with a population of 4 million peoples. It currently faces increasing numbers of urban refugees that include Iraq, Syrian, Palestinian, Somali and Sudanese communities which have caused pressure upon the government to leverage services, infrastructure, business, and labor. The challenge is to integrate refugee population into local communities with stronger ties and providing co-constructed platforms that benefits both of them.

LINK! Amman is a re-envisioned bus rapid transit system with a network of programmed stations distributed along bus routes.

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Queen Rania Al Abdullah St.

Garden St. Sports City Park

Queen Noor Al-Shaab St. Al Yarmouk St. Abd al-Mun’im Riad St.

Umar Matar St.

Umm Salamah St.

King Abdullah I St.

Al Beit Al Haram St.

Al Hezam Road

Legend High income residential

Middle income residential

Business Centre

Educational

Airport

West Amman

Pilot Line

Low income residential

Poor area lacking service

Commercial

Green / recreational space

Buildings

East Amman

Future lines

LINK! Programmed Stations Conventional Stops

Every LINK! station become acupuncture intervention and serve as neighborhood-based commons, resource centres, sites of exchange for the surrounding communities. At the same time, individual stations are connected to a network of stations offering distinct programs and are linked by a broader network of BRT lines, which has the potential to generate dialogue between communities.

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Meditation Garden & Water System Sunken rain garden Permeable turf paving Sidewalk planting Pedestrian brick paving Trench drain Irrigation pipe Bio-retention soil mix Gravel filter

Rainfall is the only water source in Jordan and water scarcity has long been a chal­lenge in Amman, aggravated by climate change, population growth, and refugee crises. The mediation garden is a micro public space that serves both social and ecological functions. It provides recreational space for the surrounding community to encourage social interaction, and it collects, filters and distributes rainwater and street waste water run offs for onsite uses such as irrigation for urban farming and toilet flushing.

Recycled water return

Stormwater collector Water storage cistern

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Fab Lab

Co-workshop

Open Art Space

This space provides access to digital fabrication tools to refugees, migrants, and local residents.

New technologies like 3D printing could enable refugees and migrants to become more selfsufficient. Rather than offering short-term solutions, this space seeks to empower to refugee communities by provide long-term education.

This space is high flexible and could host a variety of programs. It is intended to provide a network of spaces along the bus route that could be booked by refugee, community, and grassroot organizations at a low cost, which helps to relieve their financial burdens. By empowering these organizations, more group activities, social support, and other events could flourish.

This site-specific program is chosen after discovering that most arts and culture facilities are located in West Amman. This space seeks to address the lack of arts and culture in East Amman that are necessary for the enrichment of human experience and provide opportunities for refugee voices to reach out to the world in a positive way to tell their own stories.

Community CafĂŠ Operated as a social enterprise, the community cafĂŠ provides job opportunities and training to refugees with employment barriers, offering them a chance to work side by side with a team of professional chefs and staff comprised of both local Jordanians and refugees with previous industry experience. In addition, each LINK! CafĂŠ could offer catering services to the surrounding communities, serving a radius of about 3km, which could provide even more job opportunities.

Info Outpost It is challenging for new refugees to find help in Amman. As a transportation node, all LINK! station are inherently outposts that serve as visibility platforms.

Urban Farm & Public Terrace Urban agriculture has vast potential for reducing poverty and improving food security, and it has the added benefit of greening and cleaning up more rundown sections of cities. According to research, space for planting is growing ever slimmer in Jordan, and the country suffers from a perpetual shortage of water. This project seeks to resolve this issue by providing urban agriculture spaces at every LINK! station and it could utilize water recovered by the storm water filtration system embedded in the entire BRT road network. In addition, this program provides employment opportunities to refugees and migrants.

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06. “The Junction�

Re-imaging the Public Market and the Asylum Center

Selected in John H. Daniels Faculty Student Work Exhibition Instructor: Elise Shelley Team: Yun Wang, Ruiqi Zhao, Xin Wang Role in team: preliminary site research, concept development, technical drawings (diagrams, plans, renderings), physical models Fall, 2016

This project focuses on the creation and integration of a public market around the Bloor Go station, located in the Junction Neighborhood.

The market will not only serve the neighborhood at large and enhance the Green Line parkway that is adjacent to the Bloor Go station, but will also host a small centre for Asylum seekers. The role of this center is to support newly arrived asylum seekers in Toronto, providing them with training and cooking areas, stalls, and various basic services. The main objective is to integrate the Go train station with the surrounding urban tissue and create a welcoming complex for all types of users: commuters, consumers and refugees.

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Existing public transportation with a hotspot at the Dundas subway station

Proposed new bicycle and pedestrian way

Existing green public space

Proposed new exterior green space

Project site

Rail path

Existing asylum center services: Help with daily life Services for Women Services for Seniors Services for Youth

Existing asylum center services: Language training (general) Help finding a job Job-specific language training Find or become a mentor to newcomers

Urban analysis of asylum centers in Toronto

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Private zone (Asylum residence)

Educational zone (Library)

Shared kitchen and communal space within the residence

Overlook platform

Commercial zone (Restaraunt and market)

Communal zone (Public communal area)

Elevated garden

Ramp for bikers and haddicrapped people “Highline�

Ramp for pedestrians

Bloor Go train level

Exploded axonometric drawing

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Three main entrances

Main entrance facing the Dundas subway station

Creating connection between the two sides

A welcoming entrance

Proposed new interior green space

Rendering (view from the Dundas subway station)

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07. Professional Works | SLA Kunming National Botanic Museum Landscape Master Plan Role in team: Concept development, diagrams, perspective rendering Fall internship, 2019

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情景效果图/ 石林 Landscape scenarios/ Stone forest

与当地石矿的石头及自然来次亲 密接触！ GET IN TOUCH WITH THE STONES FROM LOCAL QUARRY AND NATURE!

国家植物博物馆/昆明/云南省/中国/

National Botanical Museum/Kunming/Yunnan Province/China/

情景效果图/ 湿地 Landscape scenarios/ Wetland

观察湿地植物的渐变和丰富的鸟类 聚落！ OBSERVE THE GRADIENT OF PLANTS AND ALSO BIRD LIFE!

Master plan

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Axon renderings

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Professional Works | RELM North Hollywood District Plan

Role in team: Diagrams, plan rendering, perspective rendering Summer internship, 2019

Master plan

Views

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Other Works | Grading and Planting Design Team: Yun Wang, Wenxin Deng, Chris Feinman, Camila Rivera

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Water table simulation

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In this way, the spaces on the site that accumulate water also accumulate people, whereas the spaces that move water are also intended to facilitate the movement of visitors. A looped path ties the disparate elements of the project together by connecting the highest points to the lowest, thus allowing a visitor to travel from the top of a hill to the edge of the existing river even when tidal conditions have uctuated beyond their normal levels.

Planting section Flooding into the crack

Flooding into the crack

Amphitheatre

Flooding Flooding into into the the crack crack

Flooding into the crack

Flooding into the amphitheatre

Flooding Flooding into into the the amphitheatre amphitheatre

Grading model The crack

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Other Works | Construction Drawing Construction details study

Stair, wall and paving

Soil and planting (case study of ASLA headquarter rooftop design)

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Other Works | Publication Design UTChinese Magazine publication team Role in team: Director (focusing on the graphics and publication production) 2013-2016

(Covers are designed by Gavin Ouyang)

Issue 030 “City”

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Other Works | Models Model making with various media in different scales

Grading model and planting section (collaborated with Wenxin Deng and Shuyang Wang)

Grading model

Form study model (paper)

Form study model (clay)

Planting and grading model

Urban design model

(collaborated with Wenxin Deng, Chris Feinman, Camila Rivera)

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YUN WANG E: wangyun@design.upenn.edu T: (267)-353-6928 A: 20 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104