Yanwen Xiao Portfolio by Yanwen Xiao

Yanwen

Healthcare Designer / Medical Planner sinoxyw@gmail.com

Yanwen Xiao Portfolio Feb. 2014

CONTENT Instead of chronological sequence, the projects in a sequence according to personal interest. 8 academic projects are included and relatively presented in detail.

HEALTHCARE

Hand Sketch Physical Model Revit V-Ray

Hand Sketch Physical Model Sketchup Revit

Hand Sketch Physical Model Sketchup Autocad

Hand Sketch Physical Model Rhino V-Ray

Hospice

Senior Living

Medical Complex

Art Therapy Pavilion

Asheville, USA, 2012

Greenville, SC, 2014

Doha, Qatar, 2013

Asheville, USA, 2012

OTHER

Hand Sketch Physical Model Revit V-Ray

Hand Sketch Rhino V-Ray

Hand Sketch Physical Model Sketchup Kerkythea

Hand Sketch Physical Model Revit V-Ray

Hand Sketch Physical Model Sketchup Autocad

Collective Housing

Mobile Footbridge

Theater-Academy

Expo Pavilion

Museum-Theater

Milan, Italy, 2012

New York, USA, 2011

S a n G i o rg i o , I t a l y, S h a n g h a i , C h i n a , Berlin, Germany, 2010 2012 2009

Hospice of Western North Carolina Solo Project, Clemson University

The Hospice is located in Asheville, NC. As an extention project from the existing “panopticum” Medical center, the concept of the project is base d on three main thoughts: First, the space system as solid-void structure compared with existing “objects” buildings in the immediate context; Second, the section relationship with the sloped site; Third, the retaining wall as spatial datum that weaves all spaces together. 3

Site Footprint

Structure of the Solid

Structure of the Void

As shown in the sketch, the hospice is developed through the consideration of various flows: the residence, the visitors and the stuff. As an solid&void/ interior&exterior system being developed, the flow is organized to create a poetic and peaceful architectural promenade for the residents, as the last place to live in their life.

Lower Floor Plan

N 0ft

20ft

40ft

Longitudinal Section

Ground Floor Plan

Upper Floor Plan

As illustrated in the plans, there is a cour tyard-interior pattern designed along the flow. The residents are place in three levels, to ensure them all have a good view towards open mountain view, which is proven to be healing and relaxing for the people.

Hamad Medical Center in Doha Hospital as a City Studio, Clemson University, Collaborator: Justin Miller (Urban analysis done by A+H Studio Group, see details on next page) supervised by professor David Allison, 2013

LARGE-PARKING

MEDIUM-PROPOSAL

SMALL-TRADITIONAL 18

VEGETATION

OPEN LAND

STREETS Primary Seconday Tertiary Quarternary

OPEN LAND

SUBWAY TRANSIT

BUS TRANSIT

Underground Rail Subway Station

Multiple Lines Single Line Major Exchange

PHYSICAL Primary Streets Metro Bus Route Bus Rapid Transit

FUNCTIONAL Residential Commercial

Navigational Nodes

PHYSICAL Primary Streets Secondary Streets

ACCESS TO SITE FUNCTIONAL Buildings Metro Bus Route

Medical Hotel Commercial

km/min

Route from districts to Hamad Medical Ctr. Distance/Travel Time

Bus Rapid Transit

FUNCTIONAL

PHYSICAL

FUNCTIONAL

Commercial Residential Religious

Streets

Commercial Residential

NAVIGATIONAL Nodes

PHYSICAL Direct Access Indirect Access

ACCESS TO SITE Buildings

FUNCTIONAL Medical Civic Commercial Hotel

Today’s Coastline Primary Streets

Commercial Hotel

Direct Access Indirect Access

Medical Civic

Today’s Coastline Parks

Commercial

FUNCTIONAL Medical Hotel Commercial

km/min

Route from districts to Hamad Medical Ctr. Distance/Travel Time

Skyscraper (40+) High Rise (13-39) Mid Rise (4-12) Low Rise (1-3)

Line of Sight Non-Coastline Real Estate

PHYSICAL Streets Buildings

Lines of Sight

Nodes

Today’s Coastline Trade Route Primary Streets

Commercial Industrial

Masterplan: Design Guidelines Culture Identity

Comfortable/ Iconic Scale

Calm + Healing Environments

Clear, Major Arteries

Diverse, Identifiable Space

Fexibility + Adaptability

Site Analysis

Concentration of People

Connection to the Cornice

Design Logic CONTEXT

PROGRAM REQUIRED

SCALE RELATION

GRASS

GULF

URBAN BLOCKS

PUBLIC SPACE/SUNKEN PLAZA

CONTEXTUAL RELATIONSHIP

MAJOR ARTERIES

LOOP & SPINE

OPEN SPACES

RECONNECT

GROWTH

PUBLIC CIRCULATION

SERVICE CIRCULATION

Walking Time 5min

10min

Three types of diagrams are presented here. 1. Design Logic & Process 2. Front of the House & Back of the House 3. Inner Campus Circulation

Inter-Campus Bus In Campus Bus In Campus Light Transit

Car Access

10min

AERIAL VIEW

MEDICAL COMPLEX

MEDICAL SUPPORT

TRAUMA EXPANSION

SERVICE

TRAUMA EXPANSION

LAB

COMMERCIAL HOTEL

TRAUMA HOSPITAL

SERVICE

RESIDENTIAL

ORTHO/NUERO HOSPITAL FUTURE HOSPITALS

MOB MEDICAL INFO

BUSINESS MOB

Walking Time 5min

Primary Street Secondary Street Tertiary Street Back Alleys

OTHER MIXED USE

Walking Time 5min

10min

Ambulance Route Ambulance Underground Tunnel

Walking Time 10min

5min

10min

Service Route Service Building

2010

2015

2025

2030

2020

2035

Center Courtyard Section

Center Courtyard Plan

10m

30m

70m

150m

FLOOR PLAN B2

FLOOR PLAN B1

FLOOR PLAN 1

CSSD

FOOD SERVICE, CAFE, EDUCATION

PLANT

LEVEL -2 2 LEVELLEVEL 0

LEVEL LEVEL -1 1

Night Aerial View

Center Courtyard

Main Lobby

LEVEL -2 LEVEL 0

FLOOR PLAN 2

FLOOR PLAN 3 REHAB, LAB, ADMIN

FLOOR PLAN 5

FLOOR PLAN 4

CONFERENCE

MECHANICAL

FLOOR PLAN 6

LEVEL LEVEL 5 1IMAGING LEVEL 3

LEVEL04 2 LEVEL LEVEL

FLOOR PLAN TOWER -1 LEVEL 1 3 LEVEL

SURGERY

AMBULATORY

STACKING DIAGRAM LEVEL 4 LEVEL 7-14

INPATIENT TOWER

LEVEL 7-14 LEVEL LEVEL2 4

LEVEL5 3 LEVEL VIP VIP

L LEVEL 18 LEVEL 17

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

LEVEL 14

LOBBY

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

LEVEL 13

LOBBY

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

LEVEL 12

LOBBY LOBBY

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LEVEL 11

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY LOBBY

LOBBY

MED/SURG UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

LEVEL 9

LOBBY

ORTHO UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

LEVEL 8

LOBBY

ORTHO UNIT - 36 BEDS

LOBBY

HOSPITALITY (HOTEL) HOSPITALITY (HOTEL) HOSPITALITY (HOTEL) HOSPITALITY (HOTEL)

SURGERY/ PREP RECOVERY RADIOLOGY/INTER./OP ENDO MECHANICAL

INFORMATION CENTER INFORMATION CENTER OFFICE

LEVEL 16 LEVEL 15

LEVEL 10

LOBBY

CONFERENCE CENTER

IP PHARMACY

LOBBY

IP PHARMACY

LOBBY

REHAB LAB FOOD SERVICES

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

LEVEL 6

SURGERY/ PREP RECOVERY RADIOLOGY/INTER./OP ENDO MECHANICAL

SHELL

LOBBY

LEVEL 7

HELIPAD

LEVEL 5 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 ADMIN REST/CAFE

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 0 LEVEL -1

GENERAL PARKING

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CSSD/MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

GENERAL PARKING

STAFF PARKING

LEVEL -3

GENERAL PARKING

STAFF PARKING

LEVEL -4

GENERAL PARKING

STAFF PARKING

LEVEL -5

LEVEL -2

The Duke Foundation Art

Solo Project, Clemson University As an extension of the existing NC Hospice project, the new the visitor and residents. The strategy is: based on existing sit garden could be created between the retaining wall and th connect flows from all directions.

t/Sensory Immersion Pavilion

w Art/Sensory Immesion Pavilion is aimed to provide both service to te, create a solid typology on the east side and hence another healing he new building. The internal space is designed as fluid and free to

Volumn+Site 33

Carved Volumn + Carved Site

Internal Flows + Environment

The connections with the existing hospice project are considered as the main flows influencing the massing. As an art therapy place for the residents and external visitors, seperate flows and different spatial experiences are necessary. The scene sketches above are especially useful in understanding the acivities in the different space. The relationship between the building and the site is considered as in contrast: solid and cubic for the building, organic and soft for the soil.

Tech

Residents Entry

Storage

Theater

Waiting

Visitor Entry

Reception

Gallery 2

Theater C

Gallery 1 & Metting Point

Waiting

Section A

Section B

Section C

Collective House

2011

CITY WITHIN/AMONG THE HOUSES

Solo Project, Politecnico di Milano San Giorgio Piacentino, Piacenza, Italy In this project, a urbanistic background is put into consideration: Compared with the genral Medieval cities in Europe, there exists another type of tradition in China and Japan during Sui-Tang Period. The urban prototype of Lifang (Chinese) or Cho (Japanese) means a loose/weak system of organizing the urban solids, in which a more casual and random urban space could be defined. The social background during this prototype includes the argricultural city tradition and the preference of nature, which usually emphasizes a continuity of artificially enclosed space and the nature.

Stone Building-City

Wooden Building-City

In our case, it is very interesting to consider the two different ways of organizing urban blocks: the strong force and the weak force. Through this way, the project explores different possibilities regarding a new urban piece as residential block. A similar logic is employed to design the interior space, as cities within houses.

Space 1

Space 2

Spac

ce 3

Piacenza, Italy

Courtyard Typology

Medieval City

Urban Form

Single Urban-Fact

Multi Urban-Facts

Groups

Li-Fang/Cho

Hybrid Solution

Kyoto, Japan

Space 4

Space 5

Space 6

Space 7

Space 8

Space 9

Cities within Houses The ambiguity of urban space in Asian cities is interesting to me compared with the clarity of that in Medieval Italian cities. In contemporary housing project, the residential density is obviously lower than before. This gives an opportunity of studying the structure between the exterior and the interior. For this project, one could see that even the room inside the houses are also organized in the way of a city: very private spaces (bedrooms and restrooms) are taken as buildings, shared spaces (living and dining rooms) are taken as open space. This is a critical strategy concerning the rise of importance in private space over the past 20 years, and the result of neglection in public space, even within family.

N 5m

From the section model, which includes part of the shared exterior open space, one could see that the spatial hierachy is: exterior public-interior shared-interior private. The walls enclosed the exterior space as a piazza in the same way of a medieval city: clean and clear definition lines from the boundary and an extrusion volumn sitting in the middle. The tree becomes a shared view for all the residents in vicinity. It is already a cliche to design a "plaza" like space in contemporar y urban settings. While it is crucial to recognize that a piazza is definitely not only a empty space. A piazza is composed of complex urban artifacts organized in an effective and scale-sensitive way. This means that a piazza that works should not be too big, nor too small, and should always be connected with other piazza system in the form of the voids.

All the plans and sections of the buildings designed are presented here. One could see the variety and wide range of typologies. At the same time, they belongs to the same system, houses in houses, cities in cities. 43

Milan 2015 Expo Pavilion Architecture + Structure Studio

Collaborator: Thanh Vi Dai Politecnico di Milano

As an extension of the existing NC Hospice project, the new Art/Sensory Immesion Pavilion is aimed to provide both service to the visitor and residents. The strategy is: based on existing site, create a solid typology on the east side and hence another healing garden could be created between the retaining wall and the new building. The internal space is designed as fluid and free to connect flows from all directions.

Structural Plan: Ground Floor

Structural Elevation 49

15m

30m

Structural Detailing

Void & Mutuation & Identity Large Scale Architecture and Urbanism Studio, Politecnico di Milano; Individual Urban Analysis, Collaborated Design; Collaborator: Bahareh Mahbod, Yuanjie Shen Supervised by professor Guya Bertelli, 2011 ARCH MEDIUM student competition finalist

Manhattan Typology: Voids

a: New Amsterdam Typology; b: Manhattan Grid, Fully Built-up; c: Manhattan Grid, Partially Built-up; d: Manhattan Grid, Rarelly Built-up; e: Megastructure, CIAM Oriented; f: Partial Extruding Skycraper; g: Full Extruding Skycraper; h: Proposed Typology;

One could see how nature and artifice are intertwining: from the Hadison River the nature to the New York City downtown the artifice. the morphology of open space changes from the periphery as negative space deifned by natural boarder and solid fragments to the urban center as positive space defined by dense solid.

N 0ft

250ft

The Highline

C The Highway D

E F G H I

J 59

G F E

1050ft

The Broadway

A In the transversal direction, a set of cinemagraphic sections are created. From both sides of the site, soil is raised up at different levels in a continuous change. Events are happening at every place around the major architectural space. This is a place when connection becoms the major experience it self, instead of connecting regular arrayed blocks. This is a PLACE where the void could not exist without the solid which could not exist without the void. In the transversal sections, The existence of the solid and that of the void is intertwining together in a handshake manner, as another articulation of the flows.

A New Piece of Urban Solid

A New Piece of Urban Connection

The language of walls are used in the space definition of the new theater: the main architectural space in the site. The sliding walls create directional spaces to guide the flow into and out of the space. Four showrooms are placed on two floors. The ground floor provide direct access to the external ramp and visual connection with the highline. The integration of highline into the site create different dialogues. It sees, it is also seen. The huge ramp/roof acts as framework for the grand view towards the Hadison River and the future ferry, a new gate for New Yrok City.

N 0ft

300ft

600ft

Movable Footbridge Solo Project, Tongji University For this new footbridge in Shanghai, how to balance between navigation and pedestrian? How to balance between the sensitive historic setting and the necessity of a landmark? Under this circumstance, a movable bridge with low deck elevation and adjustable under-clearance, which regulates itself to ensure the passage of boats underneath, could be an interesting point. The proposed conceptual design could solve the problems as an entity: to set an initial camber, transform the longitudinal stretching motion into the vertical arching and relaxing, pretty much like the yawning of a kitten.

The Suzhou River is a branch of the Huangpu River in Shanghai. the occasional navigation makes it unfeasible to create a footbridge with low under-clearance. Yet a footbridge with high under-clearance would be excessively expensive as the land cost would be vey high for the sake of ramp for bike and the disabled. A solution that would enable occasional navigation and provide accessibility at the same time would be ideal for this urban setting, as it might be an interesting issue to balance in this historic are.

Problem

Solution

Bridge Under-clearance Requirement

? Existing Significant Historic Context

Being Modest?

Being Landmark?

15 65

Before Arching

During Arching

Implement

1 shortening of hydraulic jack

2 enlongation of segment

3 arching of entire structure

4 arching process finished

16 66

Theater Academy in Berlin Large Scale Architecture and Urbanism Studio, Politecnico di Milano, Collaborator: Silvia Serafini, Abduraham El-Taliawi supervised by professor Stefan Vieths, 2010

Context Plan

Railway Infrastructure

Riverside Space

The project locates nearby the Museum Island, at the crossing point of River Spree and Luisenstrasse. The Berlin Wall existed along the south side of Spree, which used to divided the West Berlin and East Berlin. The project includes a new dancing theater and an acamdey for dancing art. It is centered on the issue of completing urban textures, dialogue of introvert and extrovert spaces, and the connection between different urban layers.

The Strategy of Complementary Places:

Completing the morphological Urban "Island"

The Strategy of Layers:

Superimposition of Primary Layer and Secondary Layer

Context Images Collage

Structure of Green Area

Structure of Voids

Structure of Built-up Area

a: Regular Solid; b: Aligned Solids; c: Irregular Solids; d: Solids with Negative Space; e: Solid Cut by Spree; f: Organic Solid; g: Block with Multi-Courtyards; h: Block with Courtyard; i: Linear Solids;

j: Proposed Secondary U-shape Volume; k: Proposed Primary Volume; l: Proposed Superimposition

1: Approaching Routine 2: Stair Experience 3: Space Climax 4: External Urban Void 5: Internal Courtyard Void 6: Dialogue with the Spree

Mechanical Engineering Building Lobby, Clemson University, 2014. 2.

Travel Sketches, Italy, 2012.11.

Thank you.