Portfolio_Yazhe Wu

YA ZHE

WU

Por t folio 丨 MArch

Education 2018 - 2020

Washington University in St. Louis

Yazhe Wu

Master of Architecture

2013 - 2018

Summer 2019

Summer 2017

Central Academy of Fine Arts

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Bachelor of Architecture

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Work

Reference

OPEN Architecture - Intern

Robert McCarter

Assisted the team led by Li Hu in SD and DD phase on Beijing K11. Works include: landscape design interior design ventilation / structure strategy coordinating with structural & MEP consultants (BIAD) AV consultants manufacturers (telescopic seating, acoustic panel, plumbing fixture, etc) post-production plan / elevation / section

Ruth and Norman Moore Professor of Architecture Washington University in St. Louis

Beijing EDO Architecture - Intern

wuyazhe1912@gmail +1(314)203-9292

Email: rmccarter@wustl.edu

Julie Bauer Visiting Associate Professor Washington University in St. Louis

Widely participated in conceptual design, including: art gallery, offices and visitors' center

Email: julie.bauer@wustl.edu

Publication

Softwares

Approach 2018-2019

3D Modeling

Southwest Wing, The MET. Plans, Details & Photos

Sketchup Rhino Grasshopper

CAFA Annual Report 2017-2018 1st Individual studio project award (Work: Mixed-use Complex)

Experience

2D Drawing Adobe Suite Auto CAD

Rendering

Spring 2017

Chengdu/Guangzhou Annual Automobile Expo

V-Ray Enscape

Designed an exhibition pavilion for Autohome. Co

BIM

Spring 2015

Planning Department of Quanzhou City

2015 - 2016

Student Council, CAFA - Events Department Chair

Surveyed & documented ancient architecture for preservation

Revit

Work

Coordinated with the organization of Architecture Anniversary Symposium, etc

Microsoft Office Suite ArcGIS

Awards

Skills

2018 - 2019

Graduate School of Architecture - Director's Scholarship, WUSTL

Language

2016 - 2017

2nd Class University Scholarship, CAFA

2015 - 2016

2nd Class University Scholarship, CAFA

Mandarin (native) English

2015 - 2016

Merit Group Project Award, CAFA

2014 - 2015

2nd Class University Scholarship, CAFA

2013 - 2014

3rd Class University Scholarship, CAFA

2013 - 2014

Merit Group Project Award, CAFA

Art Sketch Painting Woodcut

Academic Works 01 The Delta

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Degree Project

02 Vertical Monastery

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Natural Light Conceptual Design

03 Southwest Wing, The MET

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Museum Comprehensive Design

04 Mixed-use Complex

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High Rise Building Design

05 Coworking & Living in The City

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Office + Housing in Seville

Professional Works 01 K11 Beijing

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Design Development

02 Autohome Pavilion Schematic Design

Other Works

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ACADEMIC WORK 2 0 1 7

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THE DELTA 14 Weeks, 2020 Individual School Project Site: St. Louis, US Professor: Julie Bauer The majority of Delta spaces remain unoccupied and anonymous in St. Louis, as the overall urban planning consequence. However, a potential of development is brought from its nature. By reorienting its identity to a combination of library, gym and restaurant, there might be a chance to make it not a left-over space, but a point to reacting on urban development.

Main programs are divided into three elevated bars, which surround the central triangle space, connecting the outside city to the inside.

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Old Neighborhood

New Neighborhood

Instead of a single format, St. Louis consists of a series of disordered but still rigid grids due to the reason of geography or economic demand. Taking the concept of grid as reference, a neighborhood can also be defined as an area follow the same grid.

The conflicts between different grids create a series of Delta space at the joints of roads, which become abandoned spaces during urban development.

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All Deltas 9

Site Plan Library

Events Room

Gym

Program_3/4 Level

Gallery

Concept

Interior Circulation

Office Restaurant

Children's Area Program_1/2 Level

Exterior Circulation

A Delta space within the neighborhood, Jeff Vander Lou, is picked, due to its descending population and lack of activity.The building sits on the east part of the area, and has a cantilever extending out to touch the small island in the west.

Taking the advantage of Vierendeel truss, three bars are elevated from the ground, leaving the double-high ground floor space to public programs. The triangle central stair leads people directly to the 3rd floor, which are the three bars. The truss extends out to create a second layer of facade to house the interior stairs, which also provides an exterior path throughout the whole building to the roof top.

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Second Floor Plan 12

Third Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Coordinating with existing roads, the restaurant's drive-through is facing the east, and the pickup point for books is at the west end. The gallery and children's area guide people to the entrance of the auditorium underneath the central stairs.

An exterior path goes through the 2nd floor, and the 3rd and 4th floors are assigned to the library facing the north and the gym facing the south.

Fourth Floor Plan 13

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A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A 10 A 11

Granite Cladding Precast Concrete Panel Waterproofing Membranes Screed Insulation Beams Concrete Slab Corrugate Metal Deck Ventilation Ducts Acoustical Ceiling Panel Air Outlet

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7

Wood Frame Aluminum Frame Thermally Treated Glass Wooden Grid Thermally Treated Glass Blinds Glazing

B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8

Carpet Concrete Slab Water-based Heating & Cooling System Corrugate Metal Deck Vapor Barrier Insulation Waterproofing Membranes Aluminum Panel B1

B2 B3

The cantilever contains a double-high space living room for the library. By adopting a water-based heating & cooling system, the amount of ventilation ducts can be reduced and fitted into the depth of beams. Therefore, acoustical ceiling panels can be installed between beams, and beams can be exposed inside to highlight the completeness of the truss.

The structure is also exposed to the outside. The inner layer of facade consists of windows with wooden frames. The insulated glass encapsulates natural wood grilles between the glass panes, providing enough shades for the library.

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Detail Section ( cantilever )

Roof Terrace Living Room

Cafe

Gallery

Events Room Auditorium

Locker Room Office Book Dropoff/ Pick up

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Restaurant

The building engages into the city context from all aspects. The structure provides different view from the inside to the outside on lower levels. After people travel though the whole exterior path to the roof top, they can have a broad view to the east, to the downtown St. Louis.

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VERTICAL MONASTERY 7 Weeks, 2018 Individual School Project Site: Florence, Italy Professor: Robert McCarter

The studio involves the design of a contemporary monastery that begin with an idea about the nature of a space, as the place of experience, which gives direction to the development of programs. The course requires that the private monastic programs of a monk's cell, cloister, monk's choir and a grounded chapel elevated off the public ground plane and into the sky.

The design focuses on the interior light experience coordinated with the combination of programs, and is finalized with the study of material and construction strategy.

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Direct Light

Diffuse Light

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The study begins with sketches about two different interior atmosphere created by natural light. By utilizing natural light that dominate spaces, three more concept drawings about space and structure are made, followed by study models to realize the lighting effect.

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Light Combination

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Different lighting strategies are applied to spaces according to different programs. Starting with one sketch about light and space combination, two models that both contain a chapel, a choir, cloister and a monk's cell are made. The concept of letting light come from side for the chapel and light as guide for circulation in cloister is raised up to dominate the interior atmosphere.

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Model

Cloister

Chapel

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light as guide

light from top

light as atmosphere

light from side

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Final Model Assembly Instruction 1

The final model has two thick concrete walls as load-bearing structure and rest parts as cantilever.

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The upper part is supported by wood beams inserted into the surrounding concrete wall. The floating chapel on the bottom is a box enveloped by translucent plastic panel.

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Choir 5

Monk's Cell

6 Top View ( without roof )

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Reading Room

White plastic panels, that are fixed onto wood beams , reflec t the natural light comes from above to the choir, which is at the center of the monastery.

Light

Beams supporting the ceiling and floor are inserted into the concrete wall, leaving a series of opening allowing light to come through.

Light

When the natural light comes through, wood beams, which hold the light walls for the chapel, appear behind the translucent panels.

Light

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Monk's Cell

Reading Room

Cloister

Choir

Chapel Water Pool

Section ( digital model study )

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Reading Room Chapel Chapel Cloister

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SOUTHWEST WING, THE MET 14 Weeks, 2019 Individual School Project Site: New York, US Professor: Julie Bauer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art since its beginning in 1870 incrementally grew by additions and modifications of now 21 buildings into its current physical presence on Fifth Avenue. The current South West wing, which houses the Modern and Contemporary collection, has a rigid plan and it's not suitable for future growth.

The concept is to use four linear service blocks, dividing the surrounding space into four galleries. Dominated by a one-way beam system, new galleries provide different interior lighting experience by various floor-to-ceiling height.

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Existing Plan

Proposed Plan

Existing service rooms are arranged along a corridor, which completely separates the contemporary arts wing from the rest of the Met. In order to create a space connection, proposed plan has four spaces, which are divided by four linear service rooms, with different orientation align to other galleries in the Met.

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Ground Floor Plan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Information Desk Coatroom Retailing General Gallery (Sculpture) General Gallery (Painting) Special Exhibitions Gallery (void) Sculpture Garden Void Cafe European Sculpture and Decorative Arts 11 Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Basement Plan

The exterior colonnade invites people to the lobby.

Except for other two general galleries connected to the Met, the last space is a double-high, special exhibition gallery, connected to the basement.

The four-spaces layout also helps to arrange the service circulation to the art storage and mechanical room in the basement.

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Special Exhibition Gallery

General Exhibition Gallery

Restaurant

The main structure system includes four service rooms around the atrium, which are made of castin-place concrete. Different programs stack together around service rooms, with a one-way beams system applied to each. The colonnade serves as the other structure system to sopport exterior terraces. Each system contains a vertical circulation, interior and exterior.

Main Structure One-Way System 32

Tourist Circulation Exterior Circulation Interior Circulation Void 33

Study Model ( test on lighting strategy )

This phase focuses on interior lighting strategy. Several study models are used to test space atmosphere with side lighting. The final solution takes advantage of the one-way beams system. A series of arched translucent glass is positioned between beams, helping diffuse artificial and natural light. In order to satisfy different lighting demands, each floor has various room height or relative altitude between beams and arched glass.

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Roof

197'

24'

Sculpture Garden

173'

24'

Third Floor 149'

24'

Second Floor 125'

47'

Basement 78'

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Lighting rods hung form the edge between translucent glass strip and concrete beam

Water supply duct hung from t he c eiling met al s tr uc t ure above translucent glass strips

Double glazing skylight system Internal sunscreening Sprinkler head

100% Sunlight

4" Precast Concrete Panel 0.5" Water Barrier 4" Fiber Glass Insulation 0.5" Air Barrier 4" Metal Studs 2" Dry Wall

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30°

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0.5% Sunlight 5'

Section ( construction detail about lighting and ventilation strategy )

Air returning through the 3 inches gap between the floor and wall 36

4" Light Concrete Corrugated Metal Panel 1' I Steel Beam Ventilation Ducts 4" Dry Wall

With side walls made of solid rough concrete, all installation is hidden within the ceiling and floor. The ceiling contains a multi-layers lighting diffuse installation, along with sprinkler and light track. The floor is raised up to house ventilation ducts, and finished with a thin layer of polished concrete.

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MIXED-USE COMPLEX MAR - MAY 2017 Individual School Project Site: Beijing, China Professor: Yufang Zhou

The studio involves the design of a mixed-use complex in the west of Beijing.

The program includes rental office spaces, a hotel and retail. The site is treated urbanistically, in order to bring out an architectural strategy based on potential development in this area.

A space typology of "served" space surrounded by "servant" spaces is adopted after the study on existing mixed-use complexes in Beijing. Such typology also serves as the structural principle. The building envelope is separated from the programs within to form a continuous street frontage.

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Gucheng Subway Station

IKEA

China Millennium Mounment

Forbidden City

Beijing

Site Plan 40

Beijing Parkview Green

Beijing Capital Mall

Beijing Raffles City

Beijing Galaxy SOHO

Tradition

Strategy

The site locates on the most important street that goes through the whole Beijing. The design is focused on creating a transition space between the traffic and residential area.

Several precedents indicate that the traditional mixed-use building with atrium located in the center of building, create an "enclave" within the city. The proposal is to put the atrium on both sides of the building, opening to the city.

Gucheng Mall ?

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The space typology brings out a continuous volume for tower and podium building to fit into the site.

A self-supporting facade system is also raised up. In consideration of structure stability, the skin is divided into large-scale triangle panels and subdivided into triangle meshes.

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With various programs organized on different level, the separated building envelop provides a continuous open space going through the whole building. This space provides opportunities to create interior terraces and gardens, and also helps to control the interior climate.

Hotel Office Retail Booths Retail Shops Admin Area

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Basement

Typical Floor Plan (hotel)

Ground Floor Plan

The building is set back from the street frontage, giving space for the underground plaza. Two bridges transit people from the street into the building. Columns are separated from the envelop, and only used for supporting floor slabs.

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Rooftop Bar

Mechanical Penthouse

Hotel

Garden Events Area Refuge Floor

Office

Lobby

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COWORKING AND LIVING IN THE CITY 14 Weeks, 2019 Individual School Project Site: Seville, Spain Professor: Sara de Giles Dubois

This project investigates the humanization of workspaces by combining working and living, as well as the social opportunities within the combination.

The design introduces four buildings, each with coworking spaces and dwelling units, in an empty lot within a dense city block. This creates a street with social spaces of different identities inside the lot, that decongests the block.

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Walls Interior Space Void

Situation Plan

South Elevation 50

Considering of the historical site, the concept of "growing from the surroundings" is raised. Four buildings divide the area into a zigzag inner street connecting existing streets on the north and south. Carving into each building creates an interaction between interior and exterior spaces, which helps to anchor the building to the ground.

Buildings

Streets

Permeation 51

Continuous Street Frontage

Coworking

Negative Space

Ground Floor

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Retailing Office (Meeting Room) Open Working Space Cafe Restaurant Courtyard (Restaurant) Void (Underground Sculpture Garden)

Second Floor Plan -Coworking 53

In order to keep an opening space inside, all buildings adopt a continuous structure that slabs and walls work as a whole. To enhance the idea of flexible interior space, a curtain wall system with deep mullions is applied to the concrete structure.

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Sliding Window Double-swing Window Hand rail

Wooden Floor

Double Glazing

Polished Concrete

Insulated Cast-in-place Concrete Wall

Concrete Footing Mass Concrete Slab General Facade

Each panel of the curtain wall spans from storey to storey. The concrete structure is set back from the exterior glazing surface, providing enough space to install a double facade system. The facade of the housing has a sliding window made of translucent glass at the outside and a double-swing window at the inside, which helps keep the privacy for residents.

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Dwelling Floor Plan 1 2 3 4

Living Room Public Kitchen Social Terrace Private Balcony

Third Floor Plan 57

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K11 BEIJING MAY 2019 - AUGUST 2019, Design Development Professional Project Site: Beijing, China OPEN ARCHITECTURE

Interior design for K11 Beijing Art Center, including galleries, theater, and offices. I assisted for the further development of screening room. An additional structure was applied to the elevated control room, coordinating with individual egress and existing trusses. The existing air supply system was extended to two static pressure boxes on both sides of the control room, and ended in the storage of telescopic seating. During the process, I communicated with AV, structure, MEP consultants and the manufacturers of acoustic panel and telescopic seating to organize the whole design work.

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Spiral Gallery

General Gallery

Screening Room

General Gallery

Bathroom 61

Exposed Structure

Ventilation Ducts

Lighting Tracks

Screening Room

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AUTOHOME PAVILION JUL 2017 Professional Project Site: Guangzhou, China Autohome

Exhibition pavilion for Autohome. Co. The program included offices that could be occupied by thirty people, a cafe and four meeting rooms. With a service desk, stairs and a LED screen at the front, the pavilion has a steel frame that can be easily assembled within three days. The main material for the envelop included aluminum panels and perforated aluminum sheets.

Ground Floor Plan 64

Second Floor Plan

Interior (Second Floor )

Interior (Ground Floor) 65

OTHER WORKS

BUILDING SYSTEM DEC 2018 Group Research & Study Teammate: Jiayi Wu Site: St. Louis, US Professor: Moyano Fernandez Pablo Study on the structure and construction strategy of Couch Biomedical Research Building, WUSTL.

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ART WORKS Independent Work Still Life / Streetscape charcoal on paper

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