Architectural Portfolio Yidi Yang
A Little Bit Better Columbia GSAPP Advance VI Studio, 2019 Individual Work Critic: Galia Solomonoff This studio examines the idea of value in Architecture and the contexts of Art and Real Estate, aiming to solve some problems in the city and meanwhile provide an alternative, a little better, way of living, consuming and moving in the city. My site is at an underused triangular island in the intersection of high flow of traffic, pedestrian, different demographic and building types.
Current Site Condition
Bus terminal interferes the traffic streamline
Pedestrian and Green Space
Bus routes intersect with bicycle paths
Lack of pedestrian rest and leisure area Vehicle Route and Bus Depot
Fences complicated the traffic circulation and reduce efficiency
Commercial Mix Use Residential Healthcare
Use of Building
Large area of vehicle bicycle and pedestrian intersections
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Integration of Site Components The current site has several urban issues including inefficient traffic routes, inconvenient pedestrian ways, lack of green and public spaces, and some complexity including a large bus terminal that occupy the main road, a transitional center of three current and future
metro lines. My project first reintegrate the components of the site in a more efficient and reasonable way to set up a base ground to further integrate some of the feature like landscape and transit center in this new structure.
New Site Plan
B2 FL Plan
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2nd FL Plan
B1 FL Plan
Park, Transit & Civic The new development first accommodate the function of a transit center, second incorporate landscape and pedestrian’s short cut in the design and also integrate the civic program in it, including convention center, auditorium, underground shopping street and educational spaces.
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Waste-Scape Columbia GSAPP Advance IV Studio, 2018 Partner: Jiachen Xu Critic: Tei Carpenter This design is a future district recycling center, landscape park, and waste to energy power station at Newtown Creek. The new facility will enhance the reuse of byproducts within its localized industrial waste management system, benefit the neighborhood, engage the public and gradually change public's negative perception about WTE facilities.
NYC Existing Waste System
55% of NYC non-recyclable waste is shipped to landfills in states including New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Ohio. 12% of NYC non-recyclable waste is shipped to WTE plants in New York State.
Newtown Creek has the densest concentration of waste transfer stations and they collectively handle almost 40% of 12 million tons of waste produced by New York City annually.
SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT
ALLOCCO RECYCLING LTD GREENCHIP ELECTRONIC WASTE SOLUTIONS
GRONICS RECYCLE ELECTRONIC SCRAPS WASTE MANAGEMENTLONG ISLAND CITY
BARAVO CARTING GARBAGE COLLECTION BORO WIDE RECYCLING CITY WIDE DEMOLITION & RUBBISH WASTE MANAGEMENT BQE TRANSFER STATION
ACV ENVIRO WASTE MANAGEMENT
NEW SYTLE RECYCLING LTD
SKILLMAN GARBAGE CONTRACTING COLLECTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT WARICK TRANSFER STATION
ALLOCCO RECYCLING LTD WASTE MANAGEMENTBROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Proposed Recycle Waste System
Serving Poupulation
102,800 Persons
Municipal Solid Waste
106,600/Year
Electricity Output Heat Output
43,000,000 Kwh/Year
Combustible Material vs. Non-Combustible Material Organic
Garderning
269,800,000/Year (3,065 Persona)
Food
Paper
Paper Board
Instead of repeating the process of shipping waste in and out, sorting and piling among existing waste transfer stations at Newtown Creek, this project imagines a future where the process can be improved, so that valuable materials can be reclaimed more efficiently, and the organic waste can be used for energy generation. This project studies closely on the typologies of the infrastructures needed for the process, such as waste to energy facilities, and reimagines the different spatial condition for each of the steps, from loading to sorting, from incineration to energy generation, which are being rearranged as a cluster of pavilions.
Plastic
Packaging Plastic Film
Metal
Ferrous Non-ferrous
Glass
Packaging Special
Others
Combustible Inert
Vegetable Meat
Animal Soil
Printing Tissues
Corrugated Box Cartons
Plastic Bags Containers
Wrapping Sheet Garderning Steel
Cast Iron
Aluminum Cooper Bottles
Kitchenware Light Bulbs Acrylic
Diapers Rubber
Ceramic + Gravel Stone + Sand
New Waste Facility at Newtown Creek Forecasting a projected increase in population of Brooklyn and Queens as the gentrification situation carries on in these neighborhoods, especially Long Island City and Greenpoint, this project aims to bring public attention to this unevenly distributed situation of Newtown Creek. Where most of the infrastructural facilities at Newtown Creek functioning relentlessly hidden under behind their envelopes, we see this project as an great opportunity for an architectural reiteration of a more efficient waste treatment plant with more public awareness and experience.
Industrial Building Commercial Building Residential Building Nearest Pedestrian Path Barge Pathway Truck Pathway 15 mins Walking Access Zone 20 mins Walking Access Zone 5 mins Biking Access Zone
Industrial Building Commercial Building Residential Building Nearest Pedestrian Path Barge Pathway Truck Pathway 15 mins Walking Access Zone 20 mins Walking Access Zone 5 mins Biking Access Zone
Site Analysis
Ground Level Plan
Elevation View Accross the Creek
View at Greenhouse
View at Sauna Space
Long Section
The New Home Columbia GSAPP Advance V Studio, 2018 Individual Work Critics: Mark Rakatansky & Jorge Otero-Pailos Expansion and Renovation of the former United States Embassy in Mexico City into hostel. The design transfer the existing iconic arch and facade into a skeleton framework that redefine the enclosure and communal space throughout the building.
Facade Comparison
Public Shower
Semi-enclosed Library and Culture Center for Both Travler and the Community
Education and Cultural Center
From Embassy to Hostel This hostel consists of three main sections: Essential service & activity, short-term living, and long-term living. The Essential and Activity section is located mainly on level 1-3, providing services like laundry, shower, Cafe. A semi-enclosed reading area with a computer room is provided for essential business and communication. The sunken plaza can host the farms market on weekend, which brings travelers a convenient and special experience with the city. The short term living content two types of living style: indoor double bunk bed, and outdoor semi-enclosed space for sleeping bags with very affordable price. The long-term living rooms are equipped with small bathrooms, for travelers who need more privacy and/or have a longer travel plan. The different amenity level of room option provides traveler maximized flexibility.
Level 3 Plan - Education and Cultural Center for Both Travler and the Community
Essential Service and Activity
Long-term Living Level 1 Plan: Essential Service and Farmers Market
Short-term Living
Portion of Level 6 Plan - indoor double bunk bed, and outdoor semi-
enclosed space for sleeping bags
Life With a Canopy Columbia GSAPP Core III Studio, 2017 Partner: Guangjie Jin Critic: Hilary Sample Housing is easy to build but a community is hard. To build a pleasant place to live in the South Bronx, my partner and I studied individuals who live there, then design unit that based on their specific needs; at the same time, we consider them as a collective whole, and introduce a porous canopy that act both as an infrastructure to hold large event for the whole community and an intimate space for individual enjoyment.
Unit | 5 Types Starting from designing unit, 5 individuals and group of people are deliberately chosen in real life to represent the demographics in the South Bronx. We closely look at their life, analyze their needs, and then design units that provide flexibility for them in different scenarios and allow further adjustment as time pass by. Single Mom Flexibility,Privacy
Young Couple Compact, Flexible Configuration
The Elder
Winter Garden, Ample Sapce
Young Adult
Book Loft, Flexible Configuration
Refugee Family Room for Different Gender, Flexibility for Growing Kids
Unit Plan and Axon
View at Mezzanine Level
Tower | 3 Types
3 types of shared spaces are designed. The units are aggregate based on the most demand shared space by the residents to facilitate their interaction and maximize their private space inside each unit. The shared spaces are also structures for the large canopy. Extended mezzanine space under the canopy can be accessed from the shared spaces so that further encourage the interaction inside the community.
TYPE 1 Shared Kitchen
TYPE 2
TYPE 3
Shared Learning Space
Share Storage Gallery
Canopy as Infrastructure In the urban scale, people are experiencing a shortage of public space, which is limited to the narrow sidewalks and those pocket parks with low accessibility. The design aims to give the block center back to the neighborhood with a permeable urban operation to create this centered public space. The canopy structure is designed as both an infrastructure and a human-scale amenity. Green plants and community gardens are integrated in the canopy structure. Events like music show and outdoor movie can be hold under the canopy; more sunlight can be enjoyed on top of the canopy. The commercial entrance for visitors from surroundings are at ground level, whereas the entrance for residence in this housing complex are lifted to the mezzanine level to allow more privacy.
Canopy Structure Detail
View Under the Canopy
View On Top of the Canopy
Hanging Theater Columbia GSAPP Architecture Technology, 2017 Partner: Conor Barry, Kuan He, Jamie Waxter To ensure maxima view and access to the waterfront park, as well as prevent the theater from the flood, I main body of the theater is lifted up by a hashtag-shape trusses system. The trusses act both as structure and the baseline to compart public and service area. An artist studio is located in the triangle space defined by the surrounding building with a roof terrace. The faรงade is covered by an aluminum panel envelop system. The panel twist 45 or 9 degrees in response to the light required for the space behind it.
Concept Diagram
Required program on site
Lift program above flood plane
Cut mass for back of house program
Back of house to Primary program
Auxiliary program behind cut planes
Buffer zone between primary masses
Superstructure
Secondary trusses
Hang steel floors and support roof
Cores and remaining steel structure
Concetet floor plates
Aluminum louver cladding
Assembly Diagram
Plan
Section
Structural Details
Facade Details
Glazing Detail
Rain screen Detail
Wuhan Optic Valley Company: Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners Type: Library, Theater & Youth Center Phase: Competition Software Used: Rhino, Grasshopper, V-Ray, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indiesign Involvement: - Conceptual design - 3D modeling - Render coordination - Site and energy diagrams - 2D architectural drawings - Design presentation package
Theater and cultural pavilion with library beyond
View of the elevated landscape path
Urban relationship
Subway&building connection
Landscape path
Site plan
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Convertible Lyric Theater
Theatre Use
Concert Hall Use
In order to make the Grand Theater suitable for more types of performance, and therefore to be used more frequently during the year, our proposal takes the form of a Lyric Theater. Lyric theaters have evolved in recent decades to offer excellent view lines and acoustics for musical performance as well as stage productions. They combine the virtues of an ideal theatrical venue with high quality concert hall experience. This multi-use approach has proven to greatly enhance the economics of operation, and the level of service of the theater to its community.
Theater lobby overlooking lake beyond
Three layers of landscape
Structural Design The shared basement between the three superstructures consists of mat foundation and concrete retaining walls around the perimeter as the site grade changes. Wall thicknesses are anticipated to range from 250mm to 350mm. The structural system of the superstructures, depending on the program and the architectural layout of the buildings, can be composite steel construction.
Translucent panels
Backing support/outrigger
Curtain wall
Concrete structure
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Library Tower Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) takes up only 1/9 of the space of the traditional bookshelf system, and liberates 14,000 square meters of storage space. Readers can find the books they want through the virtual bookshelf online. The system can send books to the readers within five
minutes. The Automated Storage and Retrieval System allows us to reimage an innovative, comfortable and diverse modern space for reading.
View of library lobby
View of library atrium space
Sustainability - 5 Big Ideas
Wulin Mountain Library Company: Vector Architects Type: Library/Resort Phase: Conceptual Design Software Used: SketchUP, Rhino, VRay, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indiesign Involvement: - Conceptual Design - Inhouse rendering - 3D modeling - 2D architectural drawings - Physical model making
View of floating courtyard over the creek
Design Concept Three interlocking courtyards are design to exhibit the beautiful trees and creek at the site. Two circulation lines, one exterior and one interior, are created to guide visitors progressively experience the nature and the interior space. A floating courtyard is at the end of the exterior circulation, allowing people to recap the visiting experience.
Background Located in Miyun County some 150 kilometers east of Beijing, Wuling Mountain is a national-level forest reserve. What distinguishes the reserve from other similar mountain resorts in suburban Beijing is its many creeks, waterfalls and moisture-rich air. The complexity of terrains and landforms decides its variety of climate. There are 1,870 kinds of senior plants and 173 kinds of wild animals. It is a beautiful natural scenery with numerous trees, springs and animals. Vector Architects is committed to design the iconic library as an amenity for a future resort development.
Cafe interior View
Library interior with the view of the courtyard and mountain beyond
Model photo Scale: 1:100 Material: plaster, foam, PVC board, iron wire, acrylic paint
Existing trees cast shadow on the walls of the interlocking courtyards
Two architecture promenade pathes
Site model
Scale: 1:500
Additional Works This page: Furniture Making Hand sketches and watercolor Next page: Internship works Third page: Case Study
MOS Architects | Life in a Scroll
Case Study | Vertical Transportation Vertical Transportation Diagram
Car finishes: Glass wall Panels
x6 Bank 3500 Pounds 1500 ft/min
61 FL
3’-6”
Machiencal Room Overrun
53 FL
Group E
Service Car Plan
ACCESSORY OFF-STREET LOADING BERTHS (ZR 36-62) Berth required for office use
x3 Bank 6000 Pounds 1000 ft/min
First 100,000 ft2: Next 200,000ft2 Each additional 300,000ft2: Total: (1,649,120 ft2 - 300,000 ft2) / 300,000 ft2
Group F
56 FL
NYC Zoning - Loading Duck Requirements
MIN. DIMENSIONS FOR REQUIRED ACCESSORY OFF-ST LOADING BERTHS Commercial uses Length = 33’ Width = 12‘ Vertical Clearance = 14’
8‘-0“ Tall
Car finishes: Aluminium Diamond Plate
11‘-5“ *
9‘-0“ Tall
NYC Zoning - Bicycle Parking
8‘-4“
REQUIRED BICYCLE PARKING SPACES (ZR 36-71) Spaces required for office use: 1 per 7500 ft2 of floor area = 220 spaces Tatal (1,649,120 / 7500) Provided:
44 FL
Passenger Elevator Hoistway Section
Group D
0 berths 1 berth 1 berth 5.5 berths for project
4’-8”
Passenger Car Plan
Spaces required for retail use: 1 per 10,000 ft2 of floor area = 3 spaces Tatal (20,123 / 10,000) 224 bike racks (compiles)
Service Elevator Hoistway Section
REQUIRED BICYCLE STORAGE (ZR 36-73) 15 ft²/ Bicycle: (224 x 15 ft²) / 2 = 1680 ft² (for stacked bicycle racks)
34 FL Pass By Hoistway
Group C
Machine Room
Governor Console
Loading Area
52’ - 6”
24 FL
Governor
14’ - 3 1/2”
Compactor
Loading Dock Compactor
Dock Leveler
Group B
Loading Berths
14 FL
Overrun
Group A
Hoist beam
3 FL
Mechanical
Drive Sheave
Pit for Passanger Car, 12’ Below Basement
Lobby FL
Double Wrap Sheave
Crane and Hoist Complex
Elevator Car
Interior Hoist Complex
Interior Crane Exterior Hoist Complex
Elevator Cart Building Dual Cage Hoist Single Cage Material Hoist Optional Hoist Car
Crane in Elevation
Opening to Hoistway
Hoistway Divider Beam
Edge of Slab Hoist Car
Steel left out Downturn Beam Shaft Wall
Counterweight Hall Signal
Hoist Car Front View
Jamb Sign Call Button
NYC Building Code The lobby enclosure shall separate the elevator shaft enclosure doors from each floor by smoke partitions. In addition to the requirement s in Section 709 for fire partitions, doors protection openings in the elevator lobby enclosure walls shall also comply with section 711.5.3 and penetrations of the elevator lobby enclosure by ducts and air transfer openings shall be rotected in accordance with section 711.7. Elevator lobbies shall have at least one means of egress complying with chapter 10 and other provisions within this code. Access to an exit on any story through an elevator lobby shall be permitted provided that access to at least one other required exit does not require passing through the elevator lobby.
Partical service platform
Elevator Pit
711.3 Fire-resistance rating. Unless required elsewhere in the code, smoke partitions are not required to have a fire-resistance rating.
Countrtweight Buffers
Full Hoistway area service platform
711.58.2 Smoke and draft-control doors. Where required elsewhere in the code, doors in smoke partitions shall meet the requirements for a smoke and draft control door assembly tested in accordance with UL 1784. The air leakage rate of the door assembly shall not exceed 3.0 cubic feet per minute per square foot (0.015424m�/sm�) of door opening at 0.10 inch ()24.9 Pa_ of water for both the ambient temperature test and the elevated temperature exposure test. Installation of smoke doors shall be in accordance with NFPA 105.
Passenger Elevator Entrances Details
Serviced Floor Typical Core Diagram
Jamb Detail - Section E3
E4
C3
Group E2 E E5 E1
E6
F3
F4
Group C2 C C5 Service Elevator
Group F2 F F5 F1
C4
F6
Provide Smoke Proof Lobby 2hr Rated Wall
A3
Group A2 A A5
C1
C6
A1
A6
D3
D4
B3
B4
Group D2 D D5 D1
D6
Group B B2 B5 B1
Sill Detail - Section
Head Detail - Section
Hoistway
A4
Braille Plate
Hoistway
Jamb Support Brkt Beyond Doorway
Landing Door Sill
Finish & Grout
Fascia Starter Painted Black
Lobby
B6 Lobby
Sill Support
Lobby