YiDong Zhao Architecture Portfolio
CONTACT
Name: Yidong Zhao (Simon) Phone: +61 424 007 877 Email: Zhaoyidong77@gmail.com Language: Mandarin(Native), English(Competent) Accredited Translation Qualification (English-Chinese)
EDUCATION Master of Architecture|The University of Melbourne, Australia Sep 2014 - Jul 2016 Bachelor of Architecture|Qingdao Technological University, China Sep 2008 - Jul 2013
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
SKILLS
Hand Drawing Auto CAD Revit Photoshop Indesign Illustrator Rhino 3D Sketch-Up Grasshopper 3ds Max Vray Keyshot Maxwell Lumion Word Power Point
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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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Ramp Apartment|Work Hotel 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
Type: Residential Richmond, 2016
Type: Multi-Functional St Kilda, 2015
Type: Commercial & Residential Fitzory, 2015
Type: Courthouse Werribee, 2014
Type: City Library Qingdao China, 2016
Type: High-rise Office Melbourne, 2015
Type: Facade Design Melbourne University, 2015
Type: Pavilion Melbourne, 2016
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 continued. These view lines subdivide the site, forming the basic pattern. Based on the subdivided pattern, refined shape guaranteed each building could stand out of the shadow as much as possible. A big park for Richmond is another intention. The undulating ground floor roof is transformed into a big public space giving people multiple experience and providing Richmond diverse street landscape.
Surrounding Road Network
Apartments Part
Based on the subdivided pattern, extrude the basic volumn according the height limit of the site. And, refine the shap in order to guarantee each building could stand out of the shadow as much as possible. Then, fillet the corner to get rid of the “Dark Corner� and make facade more integrate, making buildings look soft and friendly to the surrounding.
Views to GTV 9 Courtyard
Views to City View
Ground Floor Part
A big park for Richmond is another intention. I lift the ground floor and make it totally open for people. 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 transformed into a big public space giving people multiple experience and providing Richmond diverse street landscape.
Lift the apartment making ground floor roof park totally open to public. Traffic cores are located in the middle of each building. According to the position of the ttraffic core, the ground is subdivided more to offer more acesses and laneways for the site, giving people a similar experience of walking in the surrounding Richmond laneways.
View Lines Subdivision
Ideagram In desigh scheme, the Relationship with Surrounding Richmond Context, the Response to GTV 9 Buildiing and the Relationship with Melbourne City are taken into consideration as well. Concept is from visual continuity. Several important view lines to GTV 9 courtyard and to CBD are continued. These view lines subdivide the site, forming the basic pattern. Facade is perforated metal expressing a sense of screen, and 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. Facade on western side protects residents from glazing light. View 1
Master Plan & Yield
View 2
View 3
View 4
View 5
View 6
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Typical Floor Plan
Cohousing-1 Floor Plan Movable Wall
Facade Analysis
Cohousing-2 Floor Plan Movable Wall
Sectio
on 1-1'
Section 1-1'
Sectio
on 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
Connect Surroundings and Continue Views
Folding as a Pathway and a Public Park
Tradition
Transformation
Continual and Open Space without hierarchy
Movement in a more Organic Way instead of a Linear way, giving people an experience of exploration
Diagram
Responding to the height limit and reserve the uninterrupted view from Esplanade. (Figure Ground)
Connect the Esplanade & Setback for front scuplture square and Palais Theatre
Use Contour element to divide the surface & form folding pathway (Folding)
Dig for Outside open space & combine the solid and the void (Positive & Negative)
Some green roof for higher quality public space (Landscape)
Master Plan
Response to Luna Park
Section 2-2'
Section 1-1'
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Upper Store With Outlook Point
Internal Waterfall
Winter Garden Level 1
Winter Garden Level 2
1. Store
2. Outlook Point
1. Gallery Entry Square
2. Gallery Interior
Ramp Apartment Individual Work, 2015 Autumn
Work Hotel Design
The building intend to create a new type of apartment forcusing on shared space. The design takes advantage of vertical direction to create continual ramp roof, which facilitates to form interesting inside and outside shared space. The apartment as a public functional place also promote people’s interaction. Roof garden creates much green space, improving residents’ living situation possess flexible plan and shared facilities.
Ideagram
Figure Ground
Design Progress
Stacking
Site
Sectbac
Level 2
Level 3
Top Level
Glass Curtain
Traffic Co
Puntched Meta
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al Shade
Interlacing in Vertical
Gradual Rise
Gradual Rise
Courtyard
Gate
Level 4
Level 5
Ramp in Courtyard
Steps for Rest
The building has two skins- Perforated aluminium planel and Class curtain wall behind. The sun shade protects people from sun glazing and creates dynamic shadow effect for the building. The ramp inside the courtyard not only makes it easier for poeple who are not residents of this building to reach roof garden, but also makes the courtyard full of vatality. Also, all floors are connected together by the ramp.
Master Plan
Structure & Double Facade
Double Facade
Courtyard Ramp
Nightview
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Office Floor Plan 1
Office Floor Plan 2
Hotel Floor Plan 1
Hotel Floor Plan 2
Apartment Floor Plan
Section 1-1'
Section 2-2'
Affect and Signification Werribee Courthouse Design
Individual Work, 2014 Spring
Ideagram
Emotional Transformation
Justice-?-Society
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.
Water
Green
Light
Justice in Australia
Society
Justice
Justice comes from the society and is based on the society. Just like the black square, justice regulate the society to guarantee its order. On the other hand, justice protect people’s rights from infringements and provide help to the disadvantaged.
Design Analysis
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.
Sketch Refine
Coordinate with Site Shape
Outside Courtyard
Cut
Courtyard
Embrace Old Courthouse
Inside Courtyard
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
The grass roof makes the building integrate with the surrounding perfectly instead of changing the existing Australian style landscape.
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Solar Panel
Concrete
Timber Strip
Timber Strip
Timber Shade
The scheme of this courthouse is to improve people's emotion in courthouse, so "soft" materials like timber and glass are the main materials in the building, which giving peole feelings of relaxation and welcoming and relieving pressure and upset. Apart form that, there are some enveriment-friendly measures such like Water Recycling, Natural Vetilation and light, Solar Panel, Double Glass and Grass Roof etc.
Setion B-B'
Roof Drainage
The water collected will be stored in tank for further use and purification. Also, it could provide adequate water source for irrigation of plants in building.
Roof Garden Construction
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 Zhanqiao Pier
Qingdao Railway Station
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. 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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Signal Mountain Library Plan
Zhanqiao Pier Library Plan
Zhongshan Road Library Plan
Signal Mountain Library Plan
Signal Mountain Library
Central Cafe & Office
Zhongshan Road Library View
Zhanqiao Pier Library View
Urban Library View
Zhongshan Road Library
Pier Library
Urban Library
High-rise Design Teamwork, 2015 Autumn Course: Applied Construction
Site Analysis
Solar and Shadow Analysis According to the analysis of heliometric intensity in a year, we noticed that the southeast of building is always experiencing nondirect irradiation, and the northeast and northwest side are always under direct irradiation, so we intend use different colours to defend the excessive irradiation and use clear glass to gain sufficent sunlight.
Mass Developing Progress
Initial Height Restriction Proximity to Essendon Airport limits site OLS to 228.5m in height.
Envelope Footing Restriction Metro Train ‘city loop’ passes below the site, so set back to obstruct or impact the Metro Train operation.
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.
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.
Sky-rise
High-rise
Medium-rise
Low-rise
Lobby
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
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
Partial Elevation Curtain Wall Unit 1500mm Openable Window
Vision Glass low-E IGU Spandrel Panel IGU to Match Vision Panels Insulated Shadow Box
Color Panel
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.
BMU PLAN
BMU DETAIL PLAN
Beacuse of our shape of our building, we choose this kind of BMU. The BMU could incorperate a special pantograph and cantilever unit, which could guarantee every facade unit could been accessed closely to maintain and clean. The cradle is for two workers. Max .Swing = 180 degrees. Building Height: up to 450m. Outreach: 0-5m.
PARAPET A SECTION
PARAPET B SECTION
DETAILED SECTION
PARAPET MULLION
BMU TRACK DETAIL
DETAIL
Building Envelopes Baillieu Library Facade Design
Teamwork, 2015 Spring
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.
Concept
Umbrella
Mechanism
Fabric
Active Folding Sunshading (East and North Facade)
Aluminium Bracket
Rail
Joint
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
Chimney Effect of Staircase
The NGV Rorschach Pavilion Teamwork, 2016 March-April Competition: NGV's 2016 Achitecture Commission Award: Final Five
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.
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