YANG YANG
PORTFOLIO FOR POSITION IN URBAN DESIGN & PLANNING
CONTENT 01. CINCINNATI UNITED
WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
02. GREEN DAFFAN
NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT
03. LAMMES' LINK
COMMUNITY REGENERATION
01.CINCINNATI UNITED Urban Land Institute Hines Competition 2019 - ongoing
(National Finalist)
Teamwork with Nian Chen, John Devlin, Andrew Jacobs, Caroline Tate
Cincinnati United seeks to reconsider the city's southern edge as a welcoming gateway that honors the past, celebrates the future, and encourages unity and collaboration. The river boundary is reimagined as a boardwalk that hosts recreation and cultural expression for all. The boardwalk connects the site physically from east to west. A section of the boardwalk lifts above the historic Roebling bridge and anchors the site by joining with a community center. The new center is located directly across from the Underground Railroad museum and engages with it formally. This axis of history and activity facilitates a unified corridor beginning on the Kentucky side of the river and extending into the heart of Cincinnati.
Divisive Boundary
Redefine Boundary
Establish Cultural Corridor
Food & Art Trucks at Fountain Square
Interactive Pathways at Freedom Center
Art Installations at Roebling Bridge
Cultural Activities along Culture Spine Figure Ground
Preserved Buildings Demolished Buildings New Construction
Circulation
To Duke Energy Convention Center
To Fountain Square
Transit
To University of Cincinnati
To Findlay Market
Paul Brown Stadium
US Bank Arena
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
To Newport
Liberty Plaza Paul Brown Stadium
Existing Streetcar Existing Bus Route 85 Existing Southbank Shuttle Streetcar Extension
Proposed District Bus Route
Reutilized Riverfront Transit Center Proposed Local Bus Route
Proposed Bus Stop for 85 To Covington
Proposed Streetcar Stop
Regional Connection
1 Bengals Stadium
6 Fitness Center
11 Culture and Community Center
16 DOG Park
21 Recreational Field & Detention
26 Cincinnati Reds Stadium
2 Stadium District Hotel
7 Minority Athlete Hall of Fame
12 United Boardwalk
17 Outdoor Fitness
22 Constructed Wetland
27 US Bank Arena
3 Solar Roof, Typical
8 Vine Street Garden
13 Market Stalls, Typical
18 Play Space
23 Innovation & Maker Space
28 Mountain Bike/Ski Slope
4 GE Global Operations HQ
9 National Freedom Center
14 Retail Incubators, Typical
19 Amphitheater
24 Live-Work Residential
5 Sports Medicine Clinic & Offices
10 Interactive Pathway
15 Food Truck Parking
20 Reflection Pond
25 Business Incubator
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24
4 10
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25 27
11 7
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2 1
12
14 13
15 18
17 16
28 20
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Building Usage
Hotel 7%
Public 5% Housing 41%
Retail 19%
Phase 1 1,720,010 SF
Office 28%
Parking 7% Hotel 15% Retail 16%
Phase 2 1,223,678 SF
Public 3% Housing 36% Office 25%
Parking 3% Hotel 5%
Phase 3 1,099,238 SF
The boardwalk is a vibrant place that hosts recreation and cultural expression
Housing 27%
Office 58%
The ramps connects people from boardwalk to the culture & community center and Natinal Freendom Center
Sustainable Strategy
storm and roof water catchment stored in subgrade cisterns
Brianna 6, Ella, 67 "We love going to the museums and seeing the shows and exhibits in the community center. The interactive features have really livened things up and we meet so many new people."
street design optimized to retain water runoff through bioswales and permeable
Anaya, 34 "I recently moved here for the proximity to my medical practice by the stadium. Sports medicine is my passion, but I also enjoy all of the seasonal events.
300W rooftop solar panels generate 4,225,945 KwH per year
Amelia, 8, Kurt, 46, & Anna, 41 "We're huge Bengals fans and we love hanging out in the stadium district before the games. We participate in the Chili contest each year and love all of the family-friendly entertainment."
green roofing mitigates urban heat island effects & harvests 20,513,097 gallons
Alexis, 22 & Elijah, 24 "We met on the boardwalk and are celebrating our anniversary at the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Fo o d & Culture Festival. We love that there's always so much going on here."
steel retail awnings fold down into barries in flood conditions
Xavier, 47 "My lunch breaks have become much more exciting. I usually walk to the food trucks or get a quick workout at the park. It's always hard to go back to work."
02.GREEN DAFFAN Academic/Advanced Urban Design Studio 2018 Instructor: Prof. Dean Almy Teamwork with Yuqing Yang
As Austin's population continues to grow, the City of Austin plans to develop new towns in the east to accomodate increasing populations. Green Daffan is envisioned to be one of the selfcontained towns in which those who reside there can enjoy a complete community environment in which they can live, work and socialize. Green Daffan is imagined to have targeted centers of development along the boulevard or near two major transit stops. The three main strategies-landscape, mobility and density strategy will allow Daffan to guide development to achieve a more compact, environmental friendly, and affordable neighborhood. The proposal begins to take advantages of existing transit, and green system and the approved Colony Park master plan and then facilitates future development.
Green Network
Road Network
Programs
Proposed Road Network
Neighborhoods
Landscape Strategy
Proposed Public Transit System
Mobility Strategy
Building Height
Radius of Center & Schools
Town Center & View
Density Strategy
Design Generation
Site Plan with Density
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Town Center Section
Neighborhood Section
Major Street Network
Housing Distribution
Sample Neighborhood District along Main Street
Open Space
Bike Path
Interface
Main Street
03.LAMMES' LINK Academic/Design of New Community 2017 Instructor: Prof. Simon Atkinson Teamwork with Hailey Brown, Erasmo Cantu, Noel Kuwabara, Ruifeng Zhou
Lammes' Link's goal is to amend the disarray created by Airport Blvd, Kowning Lane, and I35 by connecting residential and employment adjacencies through the transformation of barren streets into active, coherent and inviting thoroughfares while linking viable transportation networks, embedding future density into the district. The development creates an innovative pedestrian and cyclist friendly neighborhood centered on public transit, affordable housing and a green space; it builds an economic incubator to associate ACC Highland property and small local-businesses with creative and entrepreneurial Austinites. Lammes' link is framed around three community values: social interaction, viable transportation, and economic housing.
Multi-family Mixed use
Micro Units
Affordable Homes
Office & Grocery
ACC Coutinuing Education Campus
YMCA
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