YiDong Zhao Architecture Portfolio
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Name: Yidong Zhao (Simon) Phone: +61 424 007 877 Email: Zhaoyidong77@gmail.com Language: Mandarin(Native), English(Competent) Accredited Translation Qualification (English-Chinese)
Hand Drawing EDUCATION Master of Architecture|The University of Melbourne, Australia Sep 2014 - Jul 2016 Bachelor of Architecture|Qingdao Technological University, China Sep 2008 - Jul 2013
EXPERIENCE Graduate 3D Visualiser|Tract Consultants, Melbourne Jan 2017 - Present Casual|Nervegna Reed Architects, Melbourne Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 Freelance Designer|Australia and China Jan 2017 - Present
REFERENCES Toby Reed|Director of PHTR Architects and Nervegna Reed Architecture E: toby@n-r.com.au Ph: +61 400978880 Anna Nervegna|Director of Nervegna Reed Architecture E: anna@n-r.com.au Ph: +61 409788804
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Undulating Ground|GTV9 Studio Design
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Foldings|St Kilda Triangle Site Design
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Affect and Signification|Werribee Courthouse Design
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Remapping&Recovering|Movement in Urban&Architecture
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High-rise Design|Applied Construction
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Baillieu Library Facade Design
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The NGV Rorschach Pavilion
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Professional Practice
Type: Residential Richmond, 2016
Type: Multi-Functional St Kilda, 2015 Type: Courthouse Werribee, 2014
Type: City Library Qingdao China, 2016
Type: High-rise Design Melbourne, 2015
Type: Facade Design Melbourne University, 2015 Type: Pavilion Melbourne, 2016
Architectural Design & 3D Visualisation Australia and China, 2017
Undulating Ground
GTV 9 Studio Design
Individual Work, 2016 Autumn
GTV 9 Studio project focuses on collective economy. The idea of Cohousing is considered in this project. Apart from that, in desigh scheme, the Relationship with Surrounding Richmond Context, the Response to GTV 9 Buildiing and the Relationship with Melbourne City will be taken into consideration as well. Concept is from visual continuity. Several important view lines to GTV 9 courtyard and to CBD are reserved. The undulating ground floor roof forms a big public space giving people multiple experience and providing Richmond a diverse street landscape.
Design Brief
Surrounding Road Network
Views to GTV 9 Courtyard
Views to City View
View Lines Subdivision
In the design of this project, the Relationship with Surrounding Richmond Context, the Response to GTV 9 Buildiing and the Relationship with Melbourne City are the start points. Concept is from visual continuity. Several important view lines to GTV 9 courtyard and to CBD are reserved. On the basis of existing road network, these view lines subdivide the site furture, forming the basic pattern. A big park for Richmond is another intention. The ground floor is lifted and totally open for people. Also, the undulating ground floor roof gives people multiple experiences and returns Richmond a diverse street landscape. In terms of residential tower, polish the shape in order to guarantee each building could stand out of the shadow as much as possible. Also, fillet the corner to make facade more integrate, which makes the building look soft and friendly to the surrounding. Facade is perforated metal expressing a sense of screen. It is a responce to GTV 9. In order to introduce enough sunlight into room the facade is opened in visual height of residents. The size of open part is gradual increaded from west to east, protecting residents from glazing light.
Apartments Part
Ground Floor Part
Based on the subdivided pattern, extrude the basic volumn according to the height limit of the site. Then, refine the shape in order to guarantee each building could stand out of the shadow as much as possible. Also, fillet the corner to make facade more integrate, which makes the building look soft and friendly to the surrounding.
The basic pattern is pushed down to form several shortcuts for people to enter the site or just walk through the site. Also, the undulating ground floor roof is a big public space giving people multiple experience.
The project also responds to collective economy. Mix of shared, semi-shared and private facilities creates a ideal platform for a modern and affordable city lifestyle.
Lifted ground floor makes it totally open to people. Also, according to the position of the ttraffic core, the ground is subdivided furture to offer more acesses and laneways for the site, giving people a similar experience of walking in the surrounding Richmond laneways.
Master Plan & Yield
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View 5
View 3
View 6
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View 4
Movable Wall
Cohousing Parts
Typical Floor Plan
Section 1-1'
Section 2-2'
Foldings St Kilda Triangle Site Design Individual Work, 2015 Spring
The building is a landscape architecture, which contains the functions of Gallery, Sculpture Square, Entertainment , Restaurant, Artist Studio, Store and Winter Garden. This buidling intends to create a space to upgrade St Kilda leisure facility. Connection and Continuity are the main concept. This landscape building is like a bridge connecting surrounding environment. The accessible Roof creates high quality public space for people to enjoy St Kilda. Interior space is another focus in this design. The internal is also folding palce which gives people a same experience with outside folding ramp. In this building, plan is continuity with out classical hierarchy, make the space more interesting and attract more people come in. The plan is divided by curve, providing human movement a organic way instead of linear way. Green element is another point in this design. Roof garden offers people a higher quality interaction space. Also, there is winter garden on the upstair of store.
Design Attitude
Diagram
Responding to the height limit and reserve the uninterrupted view from Esplanade. (Figure Ground)
Connect Surroundings and Continue Views
Connect the Esplanade & Setback for front scuplture square and Palais Theatre
Folding as a Pathway and a Public Park
Use Contour element to divide the surface & form folding pathway (Folding)
Tradition
Transformation
Continual and Open Space without hierarchy Dig for Outside open space & combine the solid and the void (Positive & Negative)
Movement in a more Organic Way instead of a Linear way, giving people an experience of exploration Some green roof for higher quality public space (Landscape)
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
1. Store
2. Outlook Point
Affect and Signification Werribee Courthouse Design
Individual Work, 2014 Spring
Design Analysis Ideagram
Emotional Transformation
Justice-?-Society
A, C: Entrance for Public B: Entrance for Staff, Judge and Jury
Car Parking: As a connection between policstation and courthouse
According to sunshine analysis, north is the best orientation for building here
The side near river has the best review, so main function are on this side, particularly public area
The other side is heritage garden, so the another part is be put on the southern side. Between the two wings, there is a courtyard for natural light. Main entrance for public is on the west of the building.
Openning a entrance not only is convenient for people from perestrain path along the river, but also make the building open to the water view.
Light penetrates Water Water and Light are fair to everyboby. Just like justice, water change its “color” according to “people” who are involved in it rather than other “people”. Also, light is absolutely equal to everybody. Water and light have no regular shape, their dynamic and liberal nature represents liberation. Water and light are transparent and pure. Light is eternal and intangible. Water is pure and clear. Apart from these, Green is another element in my design. I intend to improve people's Emotion in courthouse.
Sketch
Refine
Coordinate with Site Shape
Water
Green
Light
Cut
Courtyard
Embrace Old Courthouse
1: Entrance for Public: For people driving car and southern street. 2: Entrance for Pubilc: For people from waterway path. A, B, C Courtyards: Outside in and for natural light and Ventilation.
View lines cross the building. Outside in and continue outside environment. Also, People inside can appreciate outside scenery.
The courtyard inside courthouse picks up the water element of the river on the north and the green element of heritage garden on the south. Acturally, the courthouse continues the surrounding environment instead of blocking this area.
Master Plan
Ground Floor Plan
The grass roof makes the building integrate with the surrounding perfectly instead of changing the existing Australian style landscape.
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Remapping & Recovering
Movement in Urban & Architecture
Two-Person Teamwork, 2016 Spring Competition: UIA-HYP CUP 2016 International Student Competition Award: Finalist It is very common in most cities that there is an area which was gorgeous and renowned during a period and now has been gradually degraded. Our site is chosen in this kind of area of Qingdao City — Zhongshan Road Area. This phenomenon is derived from various factors. Among these factors, the movement of people in urban scale plays a significant role. The movement in urban and in architecture are inseparable, so we intend to record and reflect the people’s movement in urban scale in architecture. We try to recover the glorious of Zhongshan Road through our project.
Qingdao Railway Station is an import bridge connecting Qingdao and outside world, and Qingdao Pier is the name card of Qingdao City showing the welcome to the world. The site is in the middle of Qingdao Railway Station and Qingdao Pier, should being a strong bond of Qingdao and World. 1.The site is desighed to be an open lawn. 30m x 60m x 60m box is located in the middle of this site, and 8.1m x 8.1m column grid is fitted in it. The ground floor is open and only have a cafe, which not only make people get the building from anywhere, but also make people free to walk through the site.
Qingdao Railway Station
2.Main circulation cater for the pedestrian from Qingdao Rail Station and Qingdao Pier. The main functions are arranged along this red circulation. 3.Four libraries with four different themes (Zhongshan Road, Signal Hill, Qingdao Pier and Surrounding Urban) are arranged along circulation path according to the positions of the four attractions. In libraries, people could get visual connection with the four attractions. Also, there is a cafe with sea view in the middle. 4.More dynamic in vertical direction. Get rid of hierarchy in vertical. Building rises up from the ground and decend down to the ground gradually, giving people an experience of continual movement without pause. This “Climbing” experience makes this building more like a vertical public park. It is open 24 hours, people could go there even just for a walk. 5.Building is shaped a mountain landscape, providing local people a public with unique experience. Additionly, below parts of four library buildings, column grid is sudivided into smaller scale column grid (2.7m x 2.7m), making sure could support the building above. Moreover, the concept of these libraries are from people’s movement extracted from these four attractions.
Grid System
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Qingdao Zhanqiao Pier
Signal Mountain Library Plan
Zhanqiao Pier Library Plan
Zhongshan Road Library Plan
Signal Mountain Library Plan
Signal Mountain Library
Zhongshan Road Library
Pier Library
Central Cafe & Office
Urban Library
High-rise Design Teamwork, 2015 Autumn Course: Applied Construction
Partial Elevation Initial Height Restriction Proximity to Essendon Airport limits site OLS to 228.5m in height.
Curtain Wall Unit 1500mm
Envelope Footing Restriction Metro Train ‘city loop’ passes below the site, so set back to obstruct or impact the Metro Train operation.
Openable Window
Vision Glass low-E IGU Spandrel Panel IGU to Match Vision Panels Insulated Shadow Box Basic Volume The hight is around 220 meters, closing to Little Lonsdale ST. The orientaion maximums the view to CBD and Carlton Garden.
Catering Wind Reducing the wind effect and generating fresh air to ground. Also, creating iconic image for this area.
Color Panel
Lobby The Lobby faces to the main streets. Easy access and giving people a feeling of Welcome.
Sky Gardens Two sky gardens face to CBD and Carlton Garden.
Partial Section
Winter Close A and B. The air between class is heated by sun rediation. At the same time, the air layer could deliver heat to interior .
Summer Open A and B. The circle air take away the heat from B to A, and blinds could reducesun rediation. The interior operable window could be open to promote interior air circulation.
Typical Floor Structure Edge Beam Column Bondeck Slab Depth: 150mm Web Truss Depth: 860 mm Truss Web Spacing: 1720 mm Low-rise Steel column : 900 WB 218 Steel beam: 900 WB 218 Shear walls: 600mm Meddium-rise & High-rise Steel column : 800 WB 192 Steel beam: 800 WB 192 Shear walls: 450mm Sky-rise Steel column : 700 WB 173 Steel beam: 700 WB 173 Shear walls: 300mm
BMU PLAN
Sky Garden Structure Edge Beam Column Truss Garden Beams depth: 1500mm Max span: 14000mm Slab depth: 1000mm Steel column : 900 WB 218 Edge beam: 1200 WB 317 Truss: 700 WB 173
BMU DETAIL PLAN
Building Envelopes Baillieu Library Facade Design
Concept
Teamwork, 2015 Spring
Umbrella
Mechanism
Design Brief In order to optimise the interaction with the public space especially green space on the east and courtyard on the south, we open a new opening entry on the south facade in the in the basis of remaining the origianl main entry. Also, the east side space close to the south lawn is extended to get more outdoor space by doing balcony. The facade system must be able to adapt to cyclical and seasonal climate specific condition. The issues facade intend to address is mitigating the the damage of solar heat and providing shading and natural vetilation.
Fabric
Green Corner of West and North Facade
Detailed Section on Roof Level
East Facade Section
Natural Ventilation System (Ventilation Louvre & Staircase Chimney Effect)
Roof Garden Section
The NGV Rorschach Pavilion Teamwork, 2016 March-April Competition: NGV's 2016 Achitecture Commission Award: Final Five (Nervegna Reed Architecture)
The NGV Rorschach Pavilion Design Brief
The NGV Rorschach Pavilion aims to explore cross-disciplinary ideas relevant to both architecture and art within the public realm. The pavilion is based on the Rorchach inkblot principle derived from drips of paint. The process for creating the form was inspired by the inkblot test invented by Hermann Rorschach 100 years ago, in Russia, around the same time that Kandinsky and Malevich were making the first abstract paintings. The process for the design of the pavilion involved dripping paint onto a surface, tracing the drips in Auto CAD, slicing the edge off, mirroring the dripsurface to create a Rorschah effect and folding the surface around to create a self-supporting space.
Professional Practice
2017 Jan-Present
Tract Consultants: 3D Models, Conceptual images, High quality rendered images and Photomontages etc. Nervegna Reed Architecture: Conceptual design, Modeling and Architectural visualisation and TP documentation Freelance Designer: Architectural design and Graphic design
Woodforde Hamilton Hill Teamwork, 2017 Apr Role: 3D Modelling, Rendering & Post Production (Tract Consultants)
Narre Warren Cube 1 Panoramas Teamwork, 2017 May Role: Panorama Rendering & Post Production Panotour Link: http://tractmedia.com.au/360/ cube1/ (Tract Consultants)
Conceptual Design of South Square of Tieximeng New District Teamwork, 2017 Sep Role: Concept, Diagram, Facade Design, 3D Modelling (Freelance Designer) The concept is from an ancient Chinese poetry "...,Shanshuiyouqinying", which means an eanstern affinity for natural world. "Mountain Water Rhythm" are the key element of this concept. Main functions we intend to achieve are: New Landmark, City Square, Exhibition Center, New Shopping Experience, Intelligent Community...
Waterlea Panoramas Teamwork, 2017 Jul Role: 3D Modelling, Rendering & Post Production Panotour Link: http://www.tractmedia.com. au/360/Waterlea/ (Tract Consultants)
Penrith Landscape Competition (Winner) Independant, 2017 Nov
Dockland Drive Office Building Independant, 2018 Feb
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Villawood Albright, Truganina Independant, 2018 Jul
Fyansford, Western Precinct Team Work, 2018 Oct
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Burnley Street, Richmond Independant, 2018 Sep
Fyansford, Stage 06 Team Work, 2018 Nov
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