Portfolio by Yanning Cheng

PORTFOLIO Yanning Cheng 2014-2018 yanningc@umich.edu MArch 2 University of Michigan, 2017 Candidate

RESUME

YANNING CHENG yanningc@umich.edu | (734) 353-7871 EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning - Ann Arbor, MI Degree: Master of Architecture TONGJI UNIVERSITY - College of Architecture and Urban Planning - Shanghai, China Degree: Bachelor of Architecture NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE - College of Architecture and Urban Planning - Singapore Program: Exchange study

Sept. 2017 - Present Sept. 2012 - June 2017 Jan. 2016 - May 2016

INTERNSHIP CALLISONRTKL - DALLAS, USA - INTERN - DD level of floor plan, ceiling plan and elevation editing for several hospital renovation projects - SD level of option design, diagrams and renderings for another hospital project - Drew diagrams and renderings for AIA competition clinic project

June. 2018 - Aug. 2018

SPECTOR GROUP - NEW YORK, USA - INTERN (EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM) - Drew floor plans, ceiling plans and sections for an office renovation project - Drew diagrams and floor plan renderings - Worked on the specification for the lighting fixtures part

Feb. 2018 - Mar. 2018

SHANGHAI LINLI CO. - SHANGHAI, CHINA - INTERN - Drew floor plans, diagrams and sections for Bozhou Stadium project - Conducted case analyses and built digital site model for Xinhua Road project - Drew renderings and elevations for Tianjin Changrong Factory project

Dec. 2016 - Apr. 2017

HPP ARCHITECTS - SHANGHAI, CHINA - INTERN - Made entity and computer models for the construction sites - Conducted case analyses and helped to complete concept designs - Made sunlight analysis and helped to revise the designs - Drew floor plans, diagrams and other renderings

June 2016 - Sept. 2016

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE THE LANDMARKS OF TAIWAN - TAIWAN, CHINA - Completed an album of major buildings around Taiwan with my group members after receiving the 14-day intensive sketch training with professors from National Cheng Kung University and Feng Chia University.

July 2014 - Aug. 2014

THE SHIKUMEN (“LANE HOUSES”) OF SHANGHAI- SHANGHAI, CHINA - Studied traditional lane houses of Shanghai in terms of the layout of the living area and the residents’ lifestyle

Oct. 2012 - Dec. 2012

AWARDS - The Silver Award in The Urban Design Competition for College Students - The Second Prize in The International Green Building Summer Camp - The Third Prize in The International Construction Festival

COMPUTER SKILLS - Grasshopper, Dynamo, Visual Basic, Processing - Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Zbursh, Ecotect, AutoCad, Lumion, Vary, Photoshop, InDesign, llustrator - English, Chinese (Native)

Apr. 2016 Aug. 2015 June 2013

CONTENT

01 / FIRE STATION Fall, 2017 Ann Arbor, USA Pg. 06

02 / DOWNTOWN RENEWAL Spring, 2018 Ann Arbor, USA Pg. 14

03 / RESIDENTIAL TOWER Fall, 2018 Detroit, USA Pg. 22

04 / FOOD MARKET Spring, 2014 Shanghai, China Pg. 32

05 / FOLK MUSEUM Fall, 2014 Shanghai, China Pg. 40

06 / URBAN RENEWAL Fall, 2015 Shanghai, China Pg. 48

07 / RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTL Spring, 2016 Dover Site, Singapore Pg. 56

08 / OTHER WORKS Pg. 64

01 / FIRE STATION Ann Arbor, MI, USA Fall, 2017 From TV, movies, and the media, we get the chance to see the bravery of firefighters, jumping into a fire or rescuing someone from a disaster; however, in real life, we merely have the chance to see a firefighter and we are blind to their daily life. As a fact, some people would have some negative attitude towards the firefighters or even blame them for wasting their tax money. That is why the project aims to bring the distance between the public and firefighters closer.

EVOLUTION DIAGRAM 1. Volume Extrusion 2. Lift Part of the Form above the Ground 3. Cut the Atrium 4. Final Form 5. Extract the Facade and Roof from the Form 6. Set the Grid according to the Structural Requirement 7. Reconnect the Grid with Nest Structure 8. Final Facade

LOCKER ROOM

APPARATUS

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

EQUIPMENT STORAGE

ADMINISTRATIVE

The nest-like facade not only serves as the structure but also help make the fire station much more open to the public. The uniqueness of the form could help attract and welcome people to go inside and take a look at firefighters' daily routine. Therefore, the public could change their negative attitude towards the firefighters and know more about their heros.

GALLERY

DAILY WORKING SPACE In firefighters’ daily working space, there’s a big void open to the garden that people from the outside could have the chance to see what firefighters’ work like and get to know the real life of the firefighter. Meanwhile, the facade provides either the daylight or privacy accordingly to their rooms.

Chiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office

Office

Day Room Open to below

Dispatch Open to below

Open to below

Locker Room

Open to below

Dorm Room

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

Training Room

Fitness Room

Gallery

Open to below

Temporary Housing

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

Gallery

Support Room Apparatus Bay

Storage

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Garden

Gallery

GALLERY SPACE In the gallery space, there exhibit firefighters' equipment and tools used for putting out a fire. Photos and videos of how to stay safe are also provided there. The public could also listen to firefighters' lecture about such safety issues that would benefit them.

02 / DOWNTOWN RENEWAL Ann Arbor, United States Spring, 2018 Nowadays in Ann Arbor, living in the downtown area would be expensive for young people so that they tend to live in a suburban area and drive a long way to work, which causes great CO2 emission. As a result, residential buildings and office tower are chose to built there to encourage more people living and working in these buildings, and using public transportation or shared cars. Then the shading system, water-collecting system, and solar panel system are used in the building design to respond to the local climate of Ann Arbor. In the future, as green cities and habitable cities are increasingly promoted, TOD urban design patterns would be accepted by the public. This project locates on both sides of the Liberty Street, which is the most popular street linking the University of Michigan and downtown area in Ann Arbor. By replacing the current surface parking lot with residential buildings and office building on the north side, along with the growth of population, with the commercial areas on the ground floor, it would also improve the pedestrian experience along the liberty street. Then on the south side, with the cafĂŠ bar facing the plaza and the arcade inviting people into it, the new library could regenerate the vitality of the liberty plaza and help enrich the life in Ann Arbor.

Liberty Street

Division Street

E Washington Street

Library lane

The roof deck of the house serves as the common space shared by all the residents, which can effectively save the space needed inside the building and have the possibility to provide more unit space in the building. Most of the units of the residential buildings have private open balconies. With the help of the louvers, movable perforated panels, and Low-E glass, the interior space of the unit is maintained in a more comfortable climate. The roof deck on the residential buildings help provide better outdoor activity space and communication space. On the other hand, there is also an outdoor platform on each floor of the library for people to communicate and interact with others on the ground floor.

E Washington Street

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Liberty Street Liberty Plaza

Division Street

5th Ave

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Library Lane

MASTER PLAN

The use of the sunshade facade system can better block the south and west sunshine, reducing the energy required to maintain the indoor temperature and humidity. Besides the electricity supplied by the city, the project also reduces the usage of electricity by placing a large number of solar panels on the roof. Also, by having the affordable housing and office tower in the downtown Ann Arbor, people do not need to drive from suburban area to the work. They are more likely to take public transportation or shared cars and thereby it would reduce the amount of CO2 emission.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

The project is not only for the building design in the site but also for the rearrangement of downtown Ann Arbor. The newly designed alley helps connect people from both sides of Liberty Street to create more opportunities for them to communicate and have activities.

03 / RESIDENTIAL TOWER Fall, 2018 Detroit, USA For the design concept, it started by looking at Detroit as a city and an extended part of the North Corktown site. From analyzing Detroit it became clear that there were 2 major nodes of the business district in the center of downtown and also the entertainment district to the west. Also related to the site specifically there are two smaller nodes of the Motor City Casino and the Michigan Central Station. So the idea was to create another major node that would be focused on living to complete a triangular connection between the three nodal points. Moreover, the project aims to create a beacon indicating to people that there is development going on in the area and also there is more to do beyond the two major nodes and the casino.

ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT

MOTORCITY CASINO NEW NODE

BUSINESS DISTRICT MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION

EVOLUTION DIAGRAM 1. Divide the single tower 2. Shift the main volume to have larger rooftop space at the street corner 3. Add volume to the terrace for common use 4. Push or pull one of the facades to face a certain view of the city 5. Cut the corner of each tier to allow more daylight on the terrace 6. Final form

PLAN - GROUND LEVEL

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The 21-story-tower is broken down into three residential tiers, with commercial on the bottom two floors. Each tier has a slight rotation as a way to divert the wind around the public spaces behind the tower. These rotations also frame chosen specific viewpoints, with the views being of downtown, midtown or the Michigan Central Station.

MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION

Street view from the Temple St. indicates that the tower is the final destination of the road and welcomes people there.

Each tier has a common area that is programmed as a lounge and/or workspace for residents of the building

The rooftop terrace for each section has an interior space programmed as a recreational area and an outdoor space

The vertical design and multiple terraces makes it possible to create a variety of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ground planesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as an extension of the urban context around the site.

04 / FOOD MARKET Dagu Rd, Shanghai, China Spring, 2014 In the domain of the site, there are abundant residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; areas but only one food market. Residents go to this market regularly to buy food. However, after research, I found that there existed many problems like garbage bins and motorbikes on the sidewalk, trash in the resting place and not enough connections with the neighborhood. As a result, the project aims to create not only a market place for the comfortable experience of buying food but also a community center for people living nearby to communicate and have fun there.

Every time I came across acquaintances here, I could only stand while I talked because there is no place for rest. It is so tiring.

It is too dark, and a little suffocating. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bear staying here a second longer after I bought the stuff I wanted.

Design Logic Maintain Current Programs

Relationship with Neighbourhood

Design Intention

Food Market + Community Service + Retail

Separation + Setback + Intersection

Convenient Communication with People + Place for Rest + Place for Activities

PROTOTYPE RESEARCH (1) Separation: Building and streets are two independent parts which do not interfere with each other. (2) and (3) Setback: The overlapping section between the building and streets becomes the new transitional space. (4) Intersection: The public space of the streets intersects with the building, which blurs the boundary of the two and emphasizes the interaction.

EVOLUTION DIAGRAM 1. Volume Extrusion 2. Sloped Roof 3. Slope Adjustment 4. Intersection Part for Entrance & Exit 5. Setback for Open Market Space 6. Voids for Landscape

Food Market View The newly-designed food market is more airy and open. The interface open to the streets benefits the circulation of air. Natural light is introduced so that the market is not as dark as it used to be.

SEPARATION PART: The atrium directly opens to the streets, and the delicatessens line on the two sides. People could either dine in or eat outside. The seats in the corridor are also desgined for resting purpose.

INTERSECTION PART: The semi-open market space enhances the circulation of air, and the interior is no longer dark. The fixed booths are set up in the inside, and the movable ones are in the outside.

SETBACK PART: The setback at the top forms a veranda space where the users at the second floor could enjoy the view outside and interact with the people at the first floor.

SETBACK PART: The setback at the bottom enables visitors to get closer to the building. It blurrs the boundary between the exterior and the interior, drawing visitors to enter the place.

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05 / FOLK MUSEUM Huoshan Road, Shanghai, China Fall, 2014

Although Shanghai has witnessed the high speed o f t h e m o d e r n i z a t i o n p ro c e s s , t h o s e h i s t o r i c architectures do not always acquire enough protection. Sometimes they just got crashed to the ground, to be replaced by the new residential buildings. Only a very small amount of them got the proper protection and are turned into tourist attractions. Since the site is surrounded by bountiful historic buildings, the project aims to lead the visitors of the museum to have visual interactions with them. The idea is that under the new context, the old site is constantly referred to, and remembered by the streams of neverending visitors. Then the memories of the old site are captured and thus kept in peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind.

Owned by One Family

Owned by Multiple Families

Current Situation

Comfortable and Cozy

Shabby and Dilapidated Normal Well-preserved

Replaced Remained Renovated

1890-1930

1930-2000

2000-now

EVOLUTION DIAGRAM 1. Volume Extrusion 2. Setback for Existing Tree 3. Cut for Main Circulation 4. Setback for Entrance & Exit 5. Sloped Roof 6. Roof Matching Old Building 7. Second Floor for Connection 8. Visual Corridor 9. Vertical Connection

PROGRAM 1. Exhibition Hall

2. Studio & Lecture Hall

3. Souvenir Shop

CORNER VIEW - SECOND FLOOR

SURROUNDING SCENE

Exhibition Hall

5. 7.

Corridor View 1

FLOOR PLAN 1F

Corridor View 2

Visiting Route

Traditional Arts Studio

1.Exhibition Hall 2.Coffee Lounge 3.Storage 4.Traditional Arts Studio 5.Lecture Hall 6.Souvenir Store 7.Shop 8. Garden

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06 / URBAN RENEWAL Hongkou Port, Shanghai, China Fall, 2015 Shanghai is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River. The river system around the site has been continuously corroded as a result of the urbanization process. It is filled with earth and sand to pave for the new roads for the expanding city. Only several river courses are kept, among which include the Hongkou Port of the site. After extensive research, I found that the residents in and around the site have significantly changed their impressions of the site. The project aims to renovate the old shabby site and provide a more walkable waterfront area for the residents and visitors. In this way, it could help recall peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old memory about the Hongkou Port and thus create a new memory.

EVOLUTION OF RIVER SYSTEM

IMPRESSION OF THE SITE Mom and dad donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow us to play by the river. Sometimes it has a smelly odor.

When I was young, I always went down the river to have fun in the water. Now the flood-control wall is even taller than I am.

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The Bund

JOINT POINT OF THE RIVER

Huangpu River

Lujiazui

Housings

Hongkou River

Historic Buildings

CURRENT CONDITIONS

POSSIBLE STRATEGIES

To maximize the value of the waterfront, the design set back the flood walls, design the waterfront deck and build the new water-friendly platform. In this way, the residents and visitors of the site could have more contacts with the port and recall their early memories about accessing the nature.

TYPICAL SECTION - A

TYPICAL SECTION - B

Church

Community Service

Market

Retails

Housing

CIVIC CIRCULATION

ART CIRCULATION

Art Studios

Cafes & Bars

Art Museum

Community Library

Hotel

STRATEGIES TO CREATE NEW SITE MEMORY While the riverside landscape is re-designed, the architectural forms and functions of the site are also adjusted. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;pocketâ&#x20AC;? is introduced to provide resting and interacting places for people. Some original buildings are turned into markets to attract more people. Through creating the possibilities for activities, people are able to get closer and the region is invigorated. Thus the new memories about the site are being created.

Bridge POCKET

Community POCKET

Church POCKET

Cafe POCKET

Street Performance POCKET

Garden POCKET

BRIDGE VIEW The view blocked by the flood wall is now opened up. People along two sides of the river could have the full view of the river. The pocket spaces under the buildings could also provide activity places for people to gather and rest.

WATER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM VIEW The newly-designed water-friendly platform helps connect the river banks so as to offer people the possibility to access the river. Meanwhile, it also create chances for people to pass through the river, linking up the circulation of the site.

07 / HIGH-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT Dover Site, Singapore Spring, 2016 As of June 2015, Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total population stands at 5.54 million. In the Population White Paper 2013, it is projected that Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total population could range between 6.5 and 6.9 million. High-density living is inevitable and the challenge is how we can design the built environment with least environmental impact and yet create a healthy and liveable environment. Research has shown that we need daily contact with nature to be healthy, productive individuals. So the project aims to explore a Biophilic Neighbourhood that could integrate nature into urban design and building design.

CURRENT PROBLEMS Social Problems

Material Problems

Increase of Population + Increase of Demand of Housing

Old Housings + Lack of Construction Land

Economic Problems Lack of Money for Private Housings + Lack of Money for Private Cars

Inevitable Result Land with secondary forest or vegetation are and will be cleared to build new public housing.

Minimize Urban Impact Retaining Parts of the Secondary Forest + Vehicle Free + Reducing the Amount of Built up Surfaces

Increase Human Contact with Nature

Increase Cost Performance Ratio

Varied Scale of Nature + Visually & Physically Connected to Nature + Growing Food in City

Compact Residence + Cheap Fees for Buggy

Possible Solutions

We should design the built environment with least environmental impact and yet create a healthy and liveable environment. Design Intention

Masterplan 1:30000

Masterplan 1:5000

EVOLUTION DIAGRAM 1. Secondary forest is in the North. The terrain is high in the South and low in the North. 2. To meet the quota of the capacity of residents, the single-row blocks are planned first in the site. 3. Not enough sunlight for residents in the lower floors. 4. The single-row blocks are replaced by the double-row blocks to allow more sunlight for residents. 5. Residents in lower floors or south side of the buildings cannot enjoy green scenery. 6. Voids are dug out within the single units of buildings for planting of greenery. Besides,the residents in these units and at the opposite are provided with a green horizon, which enables them to getting closer to nature.

In the ground level design of the neighborhood, blocks keep spacious distance from each other, which ensures that even the residents at the ground level get enough sunlight time. The corridors connecting the buildings make it convenient for residents to commute between spine and block. The plants in the site also offer chances for them to be closer to nature in their commuting process.

TYPICAL SECTION

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13th Storey (+40.0m)

Corridor View (“Second“ Floor)

12th Storey (+37.0m)

11th Storey (+34.0m)

Terrace (+31.5m)

Corridor View (“First“ Floor)

10th Storey (+30.0m)

Timber Deck (30mm) Damp Proof Membrane (15mm) Growing Substrate/Soil (1200mm) Drainage Layer (30mm) Moisture Retention Sheet (10mm) Insulation (100mm) Damp Proof Membrane (15mm) RC Slab (300mm)

Terrace View

Typical Floor Plan A

Typical Floor Plan B

Typical Floor Plan C

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There are voids for every 8th floors, which create public green terraces. Residents either living in the units next to these terraces or the units in the opposite building can experience the green directly outside their windows or when they walk along the corridor. It also provides more opportunities for them to go out and communicate with each other, hold activities while being surrounded by nature.

Jefferson Regional Medical Center, AR, USA 06/2018 - 08/2018

Book Bar, Shenzhen, China 07/2015 - 08/2015

The Ancient Village Buildings of Wuyuan, Jiangxi 07/2013 - 08/2013

The Landmarks of Taiwan 07/2014 - 08/2014

THANK YOU

yanningc@umich.edu 2222 Fuller Ct, Apt 713A Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-353-7871