SHI-YUAN YAO / 姚
URBAN DESIGN
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PORTFOLIO 2016 都 市 デ ザイン 作 品 選 2016: Master of City Planning, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 2014: Baelor of Urban & Regional Planning, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHAMPAIGN-URBANA 2015: Summer intern at HMA Architects & Designers, Shanghai 2013: Summer intern at Llewelyn-Davies Hong Kong Ltd. Shanghai Language: Fluent in English, Japanese and Chinese Mandarin (native)
AN URBAN DESIGN PROJECT
RECLAIMING SUZHOU CANALFRONTS
This project, taking canal recovery as a great opportunity for public realm reformation, offers a chance to improve local residents’ low-level awareness of public space utilization. The residential neighborhood today is saturated with housing and retail developments from mid-late 20th century. Redevelopment is considered essential for public life reformation and community connection rebuilding. The introduction of educational, recreational and cultural facilities will faciliate people to embrace their new community life.
Ping Jiang Historical Street
Metro Station
Citywall Museum WAI CHENG RIVER
Site Hospital Affliated to Soochow University
Soochow University
Concept in Context 3 MAIN AREAS: The proposal envisions the site to be the ANCHOR that connects the different groups in the local community. The site will be divided into 3 areas.
Soochow University Danwei Housing Danwei Housing
TRANSITIONS TO UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FORMAL GATHERINGS
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Existing Cana
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HIGHLIGHTS:
Reform Public Realm through Canal Recovey Enhance Education + Recreation for Community Connection Inherit Classical Suzhou Garden Aesthetics
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SUZHOU CANALFRONTS: A SEQUENCE OF PUBLIC REALMS
INSTITUTIONAL
CANAL MARKET
教室/公共设施
CAFE/TEA ROOM 咖啡厅/茶室
河浜集市
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CAFETERIA 社区食堂
ROO IL+ RETA RMATION INFO 情报交流室 +
商店
CENTRAL PLAZA
RETAIL 商店
中央广场
DECK PLAZA
MAIN ENTRANCE
码头广场
入口处
RETAIL 商店
RESIDENTIAL 集合住宅
DANWEI RESIDENTIAL
GALLERY
集合住宅
美术馆
ACTIVITY SPACE FOR ALL
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CAFE/TEA ROOM COURTYARD
Five types of public realms are proposed in the redevelopment to accomodate residents and visitors’ educational, recreational and cultural activities that celebrate the new community life.
DORMITORY 学生宿舍
SENIOR ACTIVITY
INSTITUTIONAL
老年活动室
教室/公共设施
DANWEI RE
集合住宅
RETAIL 商店
SIDENTIAL
EXERCISE MACHINES 健身园
LIBRARY ROOM 社区阅览室
LOUNGE 社交舫 UND GROOR FLO AIL RET 商店 底层
GARDEN
RESIDENTIAL 集合住宅
DORMITORY
小花园
RESIDENTIAL
SENIOR HOUSE 老年公寓
集合住宅
学生宿舍
BUILDING OF ELECTRONICAL & INFORMATION SCIENCE 电子信息楼
INSTITUTIONAL PLAYGROUND
RESIDENTIAL SEMI-COURTYARD
CANAL TRAIL
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VIEW IN CENTRAL PLAZA
elderly/ hobby
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sports
read
college students/
chat & study
residents/ teenager/ observe
children/ game
relax
people of skill/ teach
Community connections will be rebuilt through educational and recreational activities.
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PUBLIC REALMS FOR LEARNING AND RECREATION
1)Waterfront Colonnade for both passing and staying+ Stepping stones for recreation.
2)Cafe/Tea Room Courtyard providing an informal gathering space for studying, business and recreation.
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3)Playground Semi-courtyard adjacent to institutional buildings, providing sports and game space for both children and residents.
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Waterfront can be accessed to the residents and community facilities through the three types of public realms in sequence.
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BUILDING MAIN ENTRANCE & RESIDENTIAL EDGE
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Blurred Boundary 1) Applying columns to large-scale public buildings to blur the boundary between inside and outside. 2) Minimum setback: 9m; various setbacks for various spatial forms.
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Residential Edge 1) Retail and green podium (as semi-ground parking structure) on ground level. 2) South-facing semi-private courtyard on podium. 3) A canal trail connecting the citywide trail. 07
INHERITING SUZHOU GARDEN ELEMENTS
Wide setbacks allow the main entrance to have an open view of the winding new canal and the redevelopment. The blurred boundaries of the cafeteria, information room and gallery enables interior activities to extend into outerior space, creating a busy scene of community life.
Apply traditional roofline, waterfront rocks and columns into the design to inherit the classical Suzhou aesthetics 08
A PLANNING & DESIGN PROJECT
AVALON WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
The proposed waterfront development in the community of Wilmington will transform a currently abandoned railyard and heavy-industrial waterfront site into a vibrant destination and improve the community’s only access to water. 09
HIGHLIGHTS:
Create a series of green space and waterfeatures Build a economically diverse and vibrant Wilmington Improve Community Identity Wilmington,CA
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Avalon TOD 2
Wilmington’s only waterfront Three planning and urban design strategies are proposed to make Wilmington more economically vibrant and physically accessible so as to build a stronger Wilmington: 1. Red Car Light Rail & TODs 2. Rails to Swales 3. Neo-Industrial Zones
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SITE: DIVISION, ACCESS & FEATURE
4 into 1: from abandoned railyard & industrial site to TOD & recreational waterfront park
Sea Pond: Normal Condition
Sea Pond: Flooding Condition Waterfront access to local community is improved through Rails-to-Swales, Wilmington Park, enhanced Commercial Corridor and Red-car Light Rail. 11
Use Sea Pond as an effective flood-protection strategy.
RAILS-TO-SWALES FOR MORE WATER AND GREEN
Dry Condition Rails-to-Swales will transform abandoned rail tracks into bioswales and connect Wilmington waterfront (Avalon Waterfront Park) to the local community through neo-industrial zones. Rain management system will allow rainwater to be recylcled for community water use.
Wet Condition
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A SITE PLANNING PROJECT
BLOCK VITALIZATION ON SPRING GARDEN ST Currently the site is an industrial superblock and is surrounded by traditional townhouses, civic buildings and large-box industrial structures. The task of the project is to catch the trend of housing booms and commercial development in this area and to vitalize the block on Spring Garden St.
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1 Illustrated Plan
1.Mixed-use Complex +Pedestrian Plaza, Celebrating the New Commercial Corridor 13
Ground Level Uses
2.Open Space for Art & Community Activities
Residential Commerce
HIGHLIGHTS:
Corner Store
Programs
Vitalize the Block with Rich Programming Transition from Chaos to Tranquity +111 housing units/+222 residents (2 people/household) Open Space for +108 parking spaces Art &use Community +103,650 sq ft for commercial
multi-family rowhouse apartment mixed-use apartment commercial parking office green space
Activities
Mixed-use Complex + Pedestrian Plaza enhancing Spring Garden St’s new brand as a vibrant urban corridor
Building Use by Floor
Programming Concept: Fitting into the Context
2F Plan
3F Plan
4F & 5F Plan
6F & 7F Plan 14
AN URBAN DESIGN PROJECT
RE-IMAGINE A SUPERBLOCK A large-scale urban design project, dividing a superblock in north of Old City, Philadelphia into human-scale blocks featured by distinct urban forms that support various types of living and working activities. The proposal is highly honored for that the city approved a redevelopment plan with similar land use and building form proposals at this localtion in 2015.
Mixed-Use Compact Neighborhood Mixed-Use High-Density Neighborhood Neighborhood for Artists & Young People High-Rise Mixed-Use Office Building Complex 15
Residential Office Use Indoor Parking Commercial Activities with Limited Office Use Neighborhood Activities/ Art, Environment, Institution
Weave the New Development into Surrounding Urban Fabric
Create a Mix of Functions, Scales & Heights for Dynamic Urban Experience
Program the Urban Life
Details in Mixed-Use Compact Neighborhood
Details in Neighborhood for Artists & Young People
Details in High-Rise Mixed-Use Office Building Complex 16
GIS APPLICATION
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The closer to farmer’s markets, the better access to healthy farm food. Score: 0~5, according to spatial join (closest)
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social: school & community facility density Tools: Kernel Density, INT, Raster to Polyngon, Calculate Field, Merge, Erase, Union, etc.
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The denser the facilities, the more likely the community is to support the urban roof farm. Score: 0~5, according to Kernel Density
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The result scores vary from -2.5 to 3.3. Sort them in 5 categories. Blo of a score of 1 or more are selected as sites that area suitable for urban roof farm develo ment. Scores tha qualifies: 1
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economic: proximity to subway stations Tools: Buffer Wizard, Select by Location, Select by Attribute, Calculate Field, Dissolve, Union, etc.
The closer to subway station, the more likely the community is to gain economic success. Score: 0~3, according to buffers.
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Tools: Select by Attribute, Select by Location, Extrude, etc.
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1. Conduct geospatial and socioeconomical analysis with shapefile data from NYC government to choose suitable sites for urban roof farms in Brooklyn, NYC./ ArcMap & ArcScene 17
TRANSPORTATION PROPOSAL
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2&3. Route operation fixation and street redesign for Boston Silver Line BRT Washington Street Portion Improvement Plan./ ArcMap & AdobeIllustrator 18
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
A kindergarten in a wood. The elevated structure provides a ground-level playground that blends into the surrounding wood. Views from rooms are directly towards tree canopies./ AutoRevit
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TECTONICS ANALYSIS
Analysis drawing and model (east elevation, east section and interior section), representing the tectonics of Kiyonori Kikutakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Great Izumo Shrine, Shimane, Japan/ AutoCAD
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INFOGRAPHICS 1
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1. Suzhouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historical Growth, showing key moments in Suzhouâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2500-year-long history/ Illustrator 2. Creating Spatial Connections for Potential Users in ULI 2015 site in New Orleans, LA, presenting how designated programs can provide convenient services to various types of potential site users and create smooth spatial connections among their destinations/ Illustrator 22
OTHER DESIGN PRODUCTS
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1. San Pedro Affordable Housing Development/ SketchUp & AdobePhotoshop 2. Bike boulevard and mixed-use affordable housing on Queens Blvd, Queens, NYC. Woodside 20-year Neighborhood Plan/ SketchUp & AdebePhotoshop 23
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3&4. Pedestrian and bike greenways flying over MFL station and I-95 highway & connecting Center City to Delaware River waterfront. The roof of the station will be blended into an elevated landscape plaza./ AdobeIllustrator 24
Please email to yao9@design.upenn.edu or call 217-607-4000 for further contacts. Thank you for your interest.