PORTFOLIO 2015 -2019
Ye Sun M. ARCH | M.L ARCH B. ARCH
The projects in the portfolio are about...
An integration of Architecture and Landscape An exploration between Architecture and Landscape
Landscape → Architecture
The Moment, The Place (2018 FALL)
Natural Living (2018 WINTER)
Variation (2017 FALL)
Architecture → Landscape
Infinite Vibe (2017 Early FALL)
SQUI-Disco (2016 FALL)
Other Works
YE SUN. 206-849-8984 sun1992ye@gmail.com
From Sept 2016 to Jun 2019
AWARD AND COMPETITION
University of Washington- Seattle MLA/MArch dual degree program From Sept 2011 to Jun 2016 South China University of Technology Bachelor of Architecture
2018. ASLA STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR AWARD 2017. Study abroad scholarship 2016. Represent to participate in Team20 in Taiwan 2016. The school excellent graduation design 2015. The third prize school scholarship 2015. Architectural Excellence award - Design Resilience in Asia
SKILL
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sketch Up
RhodesWorks Design Studio (Part-time)
Rhino
Multiple projects include landscape, sculpture, architecture
Auto CAD
Revit
(Construction detail drawings, 3-D modeling, coordinate with China)
Photoshop Illustrator InDesign V-ray Key shot GH LUMION Excel, Word, Powerpoint DIVA
Aug2017-Apr2018 ; Feb 2019 -July 2019
GCH Planning and Landscape Architecture (part-time) Different landscape projects for apartments, hotels and resorts
Apr 2019 - JUN 2019
( 3-D modeling, rendering, CAD drawing) Benitt Design Group (remotely part-time) Projects: residential garden ( 3-D modeling, rendering)
July 2018 - AUG 2018
RE- BIND
The Moment, The Place Housing in Hilltop, Bellevue Academic work Date:2018.09- 2018.12 Individual work Instructor: Peter Cohan, Lene Tranberg, Charles Anderson Medium: SketchUp, Illustrator, Lumion, Photoshop, Physical model
The proposal is aimed to create spaces to help the users to feel and interweave with the architecture and the environment - through natural light, different views, and blending interior with exterior. The site and community has unique and intriguing characteristics - a natural neighborhood in the urban context; a community that share activities and spaces while owning spacious isolated lots and small houses; respect the environment yet maintain the ‘nature’. Based on these observation, the project explores three different aspects while picturing the future living mode: private& public, active& calm, interior& exterior.
Within a 26’ x 31’ lot and based on a grid of structure, each unit can be developed according to individual’s need, such as the view, the orientation and the location in each cluster. By utilizing different approaches, each of the spaces in the house gets unique characteristic while allowing movement flowing fluently within each rooms. Inspired by a method in forming traditional Chinese garden, directional and changing view and spatial feeling can be experienced while walking though the space.
THOUGHTS OF RELATION BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
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A VIEW FROM A LIVING ROOM TO THE ENVIRONMENT In this space, the environment can be not only seen but interacted with. Through both indoor and outdoor corridor, the experience of the flow between living to dinning, to sleeping spaces, between public and private spaces, between active and calm spaces has woven into the nature.
TOUCH
BLEND
EXPOSED
A GLIMPSE
FRAMED
Inheriting the existing ecosystems in the site and the spirits of the community, the plan
proposal is to add four clusters of multi-generational, single family house units along the curve edge, without touching the wetland area. While maintaining the community space, most of the forest and the meadow area, at the same time adding sharing parking space, the new cluster has its own small
semi- private access
yard in the center to organized the entry of each unit, to provide a small exterior gathering space, and to become a transition area between units.
existing significant trees
existing meadow area photo by Michelle Hook
public access
paths in the forest photo by Michelle Hook
1 proposed community center 2 remained meadow 3 existing wetland area
4 remained forest 5 new-added parking lots
PROPOSED MASTER PLAN 180’
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13’ 9’
13’ 9’
Off the grid
13’ 9’
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Walls on the grid
13’
4’
The grid provides a good portion of space that can be used as living/activating, sleeping/resting functions. While at the same time, the off-grid walls can provide other secondary and experiential spaces. The idea of the structure is a steel frame on the lifted platform. The material of walls are wood white plywood panel with insulations and original color wood for the off-grid wall.
The grid
Raising platform
Columns as the main structure
Walls on grid vs. off grid
Open, carved in, extend out
THE COMBINATION OF SMALL CLUSTER
Shift the second floor in different house to avoid view disruption.
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To mix up different family type and size
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3 blocks on 2 adjacent lots 2 blocks on 1 lot 1 block on 1 lot
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In each cluster, there is a variation of different sized units to accommodate needs from different groups of people. In this combination, the family size could be from one to eight people, either single family or multi-family in a single unit. The stair block is designed as more transparent which helps to decrease the feeling of large volume.
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The courtyard is a space that connects each unit’s pathway, within small gathering space, a main path and gardens. The planting design is based on the shadow analysis of this cluster and divided into dry/wet and sun/shade zones. When entering the room, there is a sequential feeling of courtyard, threshold, the interior and natural view.
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As for the units, on the inner side (courtyard), it blends with the garden that direct people
to their--- home; on the outer side, the house is interwoven with the natural environment, by using different spatial language to guide people to see, feel and talk to the place.
THE SHADOW STUDY
A VIEW FROM DOORWAY TO THE COURTYARD The keywords of the planting design in the courtyard is to create a soft and harmonious feeling for the users. Tall shrub and ornamental grass can provide a block from visual interruption to keep the privacy, while allowing sunlight to come into the space.
A VIEW IN THE UNIT Surrounded by the forest, the tea room/ dinning room provides a emersive experience for the users. Light and shadows create unique atmosphere for the interior.
RE-DEFINE
NATURAL LIVING MODULAR HOUSING - URBAN MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT Academic work Date:2018.01 - 2018.03 Individual work Instructor: Rick Mohler, Elizabeth Golden Medium: Rhino, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator
Modular housing has become a potential approach for fast-building and saving cost. It also has other potential advantages like movable and environmental friendly. But it’s critical that how to make the building recognized and unique to the site, instead of being ‘living boxes’. This project aims to fully use the advantage of pre-fabrication, and also response to the local culture and site condition. It REDEFINE the experience in living in an apartment - it actually could be like in single family house. The proposal integrated three different types of garden/sharing space, as a connection/ transition to the nature, outdoor environment. So each apartment could have a threshold that could feel the nature before entering the cozy home.
The form of the building and the design of rain garden is based on the topography of the site, as well as the relationship with the adjacent context.
FORM OF THE GARDEN AND SHADING
STORM WATER TREATMENT
RECYCLED WATER FOR BUILDING Breeze
sunlight SWALE BREEZE SUNSHINE OUTDOOR ‘YARD’
PUBLIC
SEMI-PRIVATE
PRIVATE
PUBLICNESS AND PRIVATENESS
PUBLIC
SEMI- PRIVATE
PRIVATE
STORM WATER WATER FILTER RAIN GARDEN
SHARED YARD
COMMON YARD
1-1 SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
PRIVATE YARD
BUILDING PROCESS The building consist threes systems : modular blocks, circulation, and facade. Each of them can be pre-fabricated and assembled on site.
Panel width: 1’-11”
LARGE
SMALL
STACKING MODULAR UNITS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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ADDING CIRCULATION
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INSTALLING FACADE PANELS
COMMON KITCHEN & LIVING ROOM
LOBBY
PLAY SCAPE
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SMALL -1 STUDIO
2*LARGE -2 *NORMAL TOWNHOUSE
SMALL -2 STUDIO
2*LARGE -3 TWO BEDROOM UNIT
TWO BEDROOM UNIT
GYPSUM SHEATHING STEEL COLUMN AIR/WATER BARRIER
SWALE
INSULATION WALL FINISH
EXTERNAL HANGING PANEL (CEMENT OR WOOD PANEL) 11-1/2" X 10'6" TYP.
RAIN GARDEN
2'-6"
OAK FLOORING FINISH GYPSUM PANEL STEEL STUD
STEEL BEAM WELD TO THE STUD BOLT
TYP. JOINT OF EXTERNAL WALL AND
STEEL STUD LOCK
INTERNAL FLOOR
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NORMAL TOWNHOUSE
COFFEE SHOP
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RE- CONNECT
VARIATION SCHOOL OF MUSIC, CORNISH COLLEGE OF ARTS-UPTOWN SEATTLE Academic project Date:2017.09- 2017. 12 Urban Design- Teamwork, Architecture Design- Individual work Contribution (for urban design): concept, analysis and analytical drawings, physical model Instructor: Peter Cohan Medium: Revit, Illustrator, Photoshop,
The school of music for Cornish college of arts is located in uptown Seattle. It is at the corner of John Street and 1st Avenue N. Under a scheme of Eco-campus, the design is aimed to RECONNECT the site with the landscape and natural environment. By changing the utilization of natural light and the interaction with the exterior spaces, the school building provide a unique spatial experience for students, faculties and the public to practice, study and performance.
Besides the physical and visual connection, the building also commits to a sustainable design that could contribute to the environment. The storm-water treatment in the courtyard is combined into the overall designed bio-swale; The lighting system is based on fully use the natural light which can help to save more energy.
VIEW TOWARDS TO THE PRACTICE ROOMS
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John Street
Denny way
Warran Avenue
Queen Anne Avenue
Adjacent to Seattle Center, the CCA study area provides many parking spaces including surface parking lots, garages and street parking, all of which also serve the residents and commercial use. Because of large area of surface parking, the density of the study area is low but public open space is rare. Because of the low density, the noncontinuous street walls lead to a place lack of configuration and reorganization, and urban nodes.
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Comparing to Seattle Center, the Olympic sculpture park, central Belltown area, the study area is a gap of continuous urban green corridor which can also provide a pleasant walking environment. There is few ecological approach in site and sustainable urbanism
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GREEN SPACE CCA CAMPUS
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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STORAGE
LOBBY AND RECEPTION REHEARSAL HALL
RR RESTROOM
STORAGE
PRACTICE
COFFEE SHOP
CHORAL REHEARSAL
CHAMBER REHEARSAL
OUTDOOR CAFE
RAIN GARDEN
OUTDOOR THEATER
The proposal offers three different green open spaces to the neighborhood’s public realm: The street corner entrance plaza, the in-block courtyard, and a rooftop garden. By creating a free flow between the exterior and the interior, the ground level is aimed to provide the public and the students an experience of an open, ecological friendly space.
REHEARSAL HALL
AUDITORIUM
LOBBY& ADMIN
PRACTICE & STUDIO
LIBRARY& LAB REHEARSAL
CLASSROOM
PRACTICE AS A CENTER
There are various transitional spaces in the building, which could be a place to rest, or to perform, or to pass by. By creating different openings and orientations, the spaces are all designed to utilize day light and the views to create different spatial feelings which contribute to the rhythm of the spaces. The atrium is lighten up by the skylight which extends the space vertically.
MARCH
JUNE
DECEMBER
RE-FLECT
INFINITE VIBE GARDEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT Landscape Design Build Project in Rijeka, Croatia Date:2017.08- 2017.09 Teamwork Role:Chief Designer and builder Partner: 2017 Croatia Design|Build Team Contribution: Concept, Digital Model, Construction Drawings, Build-work, Revised drawings Instructor:Daniel Winterbottom, Luka Jelusic, Ivana Ljubanovic Medium: Sketch up, AutoCad, on-site measurement, illustrator, Photoshop
This project is a Design|Build garden. The concept of infinity lying in all the programs. The entity aims to create a cool hang-out place for high school students who have infinite energy; the reflective wall indicates a infinite world; the origami bench can be extended as the way it folding and the hammock can be used in diverse ways. The whole space is open but provides privacy and intimacy which are showing in the half-closed wall and hammock.
The rooms in the garden reflect users’ needs. The reflective stainless steel panels not only can provide interactive activities, but also can reflect the surrounding environment to remind students about the nature. The abstract fig leaves pattern paving reflect the memory of the place.
EXISTING PLANTING AREA (WITH IRRIGATION) EXISTING RAILINGS PRESERVED ALMOND TREE
DORM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
Site is located in a one of green land next to dorm. In the site, there are several existing planting area and irrigation which are not recommended to remove. The first challenge will be how to protect the existing plantings while creating a ideal place for student to hang out.
What’s more, the site is closed to the dorm building and is easily to be exposed to eyes from the building. Thinking about the needs from high school students, regarding to the requirements from the school, the challenges we are facing are: 1. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PLANTS IN THE SITE 2. TO PROVIDE GUARDEDNESS AND PRIVACY 3. TO CREATE ACTIVITIES THAT ATTRACT AND ENGAGE THE USER
The hollowness of the wall bring more safety to the garden, while providing a private space. Utilizing the tree’s canopy as roof, the place feel away from the dorm building. Gravel paving becomes a medium communicating between the hard paving and natural land.
ENTRANCE AND VIEW
PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY
ACTIVITY DENSITY
MASTER PLAN 0
5
10
20FT
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CRETE PAVING
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ORIGAMI BENCH
3
FENCING WALL
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STEPPED BENCH
5
HAMMOCK (ADD-ON)
6 7
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ENTRANCE - COLORED CON-
MIRROR ROOM REFLECTIVE STEEL CHARCOAL BOARD
4
6 7
REFLECTIVE WALL Reflective stainless steel GATHERING SEATS the top surfaces use same panels as the wall to form a entity
WINDOW FOR COMMUNICATION Utilizing leftover materials - wood and fig-shape template
THE WALL Ply-wood panels with different colors
RE-CYCLE
SQUI-Disco SQUID JIGGING PARK IN WATERFRONT SEATTLE Academic project Date:2016.09-2016.12 Individual work Instructor:Julie Parrett Medium: Sketch Up, Keyshot, Photoshop, Illustrator
The site was located at Pier 63 in Seattle waterfront. The aim for the project was to re-vibrate the waterfront in Winter. Through the field trip and site observation, it was interesting to find out a popular activity in the waterfront in winter - squid jigging. Based on this observation, the project was developed into a squid jigging park which can provide many spots at different locations for fishers. Not only provided citizens a main winter activity, the design also offered space for gathering, learning about the Seawall and enjoying the water view.
The REUSE on the 63 pier could remind audience about the old pier’s history and also show the identity of the new Pier63. By providing places for gathering, learning, fishing and viewing, the park could be a pleasant spot to stop in winter. Conservation and evolution make the park more attractive.
Planks from pier’s floor
RECYCLE PROCESS Another key feature of the proposal is RECYCLING. In addition to the conservation of the piles at the end point,
CUT INTO CERTAIN LENGTH
there is material recycling in the design of street furnituresreusing the existing planks which would be taken out when shaping the ponds.
LED tube
1’
Storage battery
RECTANGLE PLANKS AS SIDE 5’
BOLTS
Angle steel
7.5’
10’
FACES SQUARE ONES AS CAPS
PRODUCT
SHELF
NORMAL SEAT
SEAT WITH LED (LIGHT UP THE WATER)
STREET LIGHTS
FUNCTIONAL ZONE PILING REAPPEARANCE AND SEAWALL
SHINING PONDS
OLD PILE VIEW POINT
MASTER PLAN 0
5
10
20FT
The gathering space is located near the main street, different combination of seating and light provides various spatial functions. While at the end of the pier, a conservation of the old piles - exposed to the view without planks on the top, can not only showing the pier’s past but also as a connection to the wide water area. Besides, it could provide habitats for birds, clams, etc comparing with removal.
RE-SILIENCE
BAMBOOM SEASIDE VILLAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND RESILIENCE Academic and Competition project Date:2015.03-2015.06 Teamwork Role:Chief Designer Partner: Ruoqi Fan, Yingxin Wu, Xinyu Xiao, Shen Yang Instructor:Yiqiang Xiao, Haohao Xu Contribution: Concept, Site analysis, Digital Model, Drawings, Renderings, Physical models Medium: Sketch up, Illustrator, Photoshop,
The goal of this project is to add resilience to the village, Xinxinggang, which suffers from a flood almost every year. We design this plan based on the individual spontaneity that the villagers can effortlessly reform their public space and continue their daily life. What’s more, we think that resilience is not only necessary for living but for industry, so we create a large scope of urban planning. Inspiring from the resilience materialbamboo, the proposal utilizes two different architectural prototype to create a better public realm and community spaces in the village, while focusing on increasing the ability of surviving from natural disaster.
In the to wa
e flood, it can be a place ait for rescue.
In the flood, it can be a a bridge to move people to the safe place.
They can use the space to hold weddings and funerals.
It can also provide space for future developments such as the express.
SHELTER&BRIDGE
Inside the village, there is no space for villagers to store things at the house which has no yard and for the old house, eaves gallery are also needed. So we design this structure to help people to store things and be an eave protecting the door from rain.
An additional eave for storing things, rain cover, feeding livestock
Space to air-dry fish or the net and playing places for children. Increase the stability for the whole connection system A road for villagers to communicate with each others in storm and flood.
ALTERNATIVE PAVILION)
During the field research, we found several types of public buildings have room of improvement, which are often used in daily life while are easily destroyed. So we give some examples about them on the final drawings as a reference for them, like the tea house, the restaurant, the store ,the market, the gazebo, the kindergarten, and etc.
bamboo strip
plastic cloth
bamboo
bamboo split
Galvanized Steel Pipes
concrete foundations
volcanic stones
BAMBOO STRUCTURES Commertial and supplemental services are arranged along the coast that the residents can set them in their own preference. Meanwhile, public life space is inserted in open space and alleys in the village.
RESIDENTS
SEWAGE NETWORK Following the original sewage network, the new pipes are set in the same way in the new resident zone but end in the river. The sewage purification devices are located inside the village along the houses.
ROAD NETWORK Based on the previous one ,the new road network refreshed the broken alleys and add one road in order to transform the bamboo and serve the new residents.
BAMBOO PLANTING
For raw material & water conservation
For windbreak
For sewage purification
MASTER PLAN
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Detail of spur dams
L=40m
BAMBOO PLANTING
OTHER WORKS
URBAN
Competition Date:2018.01.15-2018.01.29 Group work, member: Mo Li, Yang Su, Anran Liu, Marco Suen Instructor: Rachel Berney, Al Levine, Pike Oliver Contribution: Concept, Digital Model, Rendering, Analysis Draw-
ADHESIVE ULI HINES STUDENT COMPETITION 2018
ings, Help for plan Drawing Medium: Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch Up
The proposal aims to weaken the unfriendly boundaries including fast lanes, railway and river channel around the site by strengthening the traffic links between our site and other blocks. Large-scale mixed-use buildings connected to the eastern side of our site by a road beneath the railway. As a result, in the eastern office building, business district facilities are installed in the lower podium, serving east harbor residents and workers too. Through the study of flood, we set up two flood treatment systems: the buffer zone along the river and bioswales on both sides of Broadview
flood buffer/bioswale drainage infiltration
ROOF GREEN SPACE OPEN GREEN
sidewalk public transportation future train track pedestrian bridge
office commercial residential
Broadview Street
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1 Future Subway Station 2 Subway Express Walkway
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COMMUNITY
Academical project Date:2016.03-2016.06 Team work Role: Chief Designer, Event Organizer Team member: Zheng Zhang Instructor:Yiqiang Xiao, Haohao Xu
PLAYOUT Education Installation &Community Garden
Contribution: Concept, frame thinking, research, construction, drawings, event planning
This is a play installation design aiming to explore childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creativity and sense of form and space which can simulate the real situation of architecture design and building. By simplify unnecessary details, kids can play them by themselves or in group. This is a creative educational structural playing game for children, in which kids can learn more about creation, thinking, collaboration and expression. Meanwhile, as an educational instrument, there is a certain ratio of replacement. We propose to re-apply the retired pieces into the community to provide play-scape for more children and vibrant the community
COMPONENT DETAILS
MASTER PLAN Roof
Stage
Seat&Foundation
STRUCTURE
Academic project Date:2014.09-2014.12 Teamwork Role:Chief Designer Partner: Zhenwei Zhong Instructor:Jiayi Lin
THE ROOF CITY TRANSIT CENTER
Contribution: Architectural Design, Physical Model Making, Renderings, Photo Documentation, Revision Medium: Sketch Up, V-ray, Illustrator, Photoshop
As the infrastructure frequently used by civilians every day, a transit center should be a field rather that an object so that people could easily access. Such an open and accessible architecture also has the advantage of connect surrounding areas. In this design, roof is used as the dominant element to create the field. Except for simply providing shade, form of roof could also give implication about how to use the space beneath. The project attempts to provide space for walking and stay, public and relatively private primarily by the way of operating the roof.
STRUCTURAL UNIT The x-shaped structure provide various possibilities. Roof slabs on the structure could be placed on different beam according to requirements.
1.Reflected Glass 2.Frosted Reflected glass 3.Stanless Steel gutter 4.Skylight System support 5.Stablize Connection 6.I-beam 7.Colum
Glazing skylight
Dismalness frame structure
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Column
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FURNITURE EASY-TO-ASSEMBLE ROCKING CHAIR
COCOON - A WEAVING CHAIR Using the lines to twine on the horizontal frames orderly.
Using the lines to weave between the adjacent horizontal frames.
Using the lines to weave between the two horizontal lines that have one interval
Using the lines to weave between the two horizontal lines that have two interval
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