Yihan Wang- Catalogue of Year One Project- RCA

CATALOGUE OF YEAR ONE PROJECTS

YIHAN WANG 2020-2021

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Part One- PROXIMITIES

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Overlook Hotel

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Proximities- A Babelian's Refuge

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Part Two- INHABITATIONS

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Media Study & CHS

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Inhabitations 1- Babelians' Retreat

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Inhabitations 2- Materiality

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Part Three- IDENTITIES

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Identities- Babel's Portal

PART ONE Proximities

CONTENTS This part consists of two chapters.

The first chapter is to assemble the Overlook Hotel according to my own narrative based on the sequence of spaces in Kubrick’s The Shining.

The second chapter is to select a babelian and find a transitional space, or an in-between condition, in the hotel and design a minimal space for the babelian survival.

Proximity noun. The fact, condition, or position of being near or close by in space; nearness.

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The scene in the Shining that caught me the most was when Jack saw Wendy and Danny in the Maze model.

Storywise, the maze is like Jack's monitor. And from the perspective of space, maze is the key to the free transition between different scales of space and indoor and outdoor space.

Therefore, I applied the same spatial narrative to my Overlook Hotel, which extended part of the maze to the ground floor of the atrium so that the upstairs people could observe the activities of the people in the maze.

CHAPTER 1 Overlook Hotel

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Ground Floor Sequence of Spaces in The Shining 1

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First Floor- Second Floor ?

Sequence of Spaces in The Shining

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Plan Test 1

Overlook Hotel

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Plan Test 2

Overlook Hotel

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Section Test Overlook Hotel

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AXO Drawing

Overlook Hotel

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Secret Story Collection Station The project takes the role of Jack in the Shining as the starting point to create a hidden refuge for a writer. In addition to allowing him to rest and create in peace, he could secretly observe or listen to people in the nearby space while hiding in this refuge, and collect their stories and belongings as his own creative materials.

CHAPTER 2 A Babelian's Refuge

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Shirley Goldfarb & Gregory Masureovsky 1974 David Hockney

009 Secret Observation Refugescape

"Well, let me use these items to create a relaxing refugescape for you, which is in my mind."

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Dialogue with Writer 1 Writer's Requirement

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Dialogue with Writer 2 Writer's Requirement

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Transitional Space in the Overlook Hotel Secret Story Collection Station

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And more bookcases, please!!!!

012 Dialogue with Writer 3 Writer's Requirement

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013 Elements in the Refuge Secret Story Collection Station

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Secret Story Collection Station

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Daily Life in the Refuge 1 Ground Floor of Refuge

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Voyeuristic Archivist

Ground Floor of Refuge

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Daily Life in the Refuge 2 First Floor of Refuge

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PART TWO Inhabitations

This section consists of three chapters. The Babelians are a group of artists who are wandering around because of the demolition of the Art Districts.

The first chapter is composed of a film and a dissertation. This chapter is my research on the disappearance of the Artists' Colonies by taking the demolition of Caochangdi Art District as a case.

The second and third chapters correspond to the two parts of Project 3 (Inhabitations) respectively. This project can be seen as a response to my previous research as well as my beautiful dream.

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Reading and Sleeping Area First Floor of Refuge

Inhabit verb. To live or dwell (in a place), as people or animals.

To exist or be situated within; dwell in.

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The Remains The film attempts to create an atmosphere of helplessness, anxiety and tension for the wandering artists on the margins of society by compiling my performance and the physical and virtual remains that I have collected in a unique way of editing and shooting.

The Wandering Artists This dissertation attempts to analyze the formation, development, disappearance and influence of Caochangdi Art District, a typical case, with a view to further studying the generation and development mechanism of Artists' Colonies in Beijing, and reflecting on the renewal mode of top-down reconstruction by the government.

CHAPTER 1 Media Study & CHS

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The Remains-Media Study https://youtu.be/lz9D4TKjSA4

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ABSTRACT Since the 1980s, more than 30 artist colonies have formed in Beijing, and these spontaneous art districts have become the cradle of local art in the city. Artists have moved into unused urban spaces, urban-rural areas, and even the quiet countryside on the outskirts of the city. As a result of the artists' presence, the local economy has gradually developed and the towns have been renewed. In contrast, the Beijing government is not satisfied with this relatively slow pace of bottom-up regeneration. The government's efforts to redevelop certain areas of the city through demolition and redevelopment in order to promote rapid economic development have often backfired. Today, many art districts are facing demolition or have already been demolished, and this simple, brutal demolition campaign has caused serious damage to Beijing's cultural and artistic scene. Independent art workers are left to wander around...

Therefore, this dissertation attempts to analyze the formation, development, disappearance and influence of Caochangdi Art District, a typical case, with a view to further studying the generation and development mechanism of Artists' Colonies in Beijing, and reflecting on the renewal mode of top-down reconstruction by the government.

Key words: Artists' Colonies, Demolition, Development Mechanism, Urbanization, History

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The Wandering Artists-CHS

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11GF8G4OlkTurhRFHIypy0Ke

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Autonomous Region of Artists The aim of this project is to create an Retreat for a group of wandering artists from different fields who can create, live and display freely, so as to get rid of the fate of being at the mercy of power. But, as I mentioned in my dissertation, the creative freedom of the independent artists needs to be based on economic freedom. In other words, artists need an additional source of income in addition to the sale and display of their art work. Therefore, I integrate the artists' work and creative process into the scope of the exhibition and profit. It also enhances the public's understanding of artists and their art works.

The Overlook Hotel, as the site of the Retreat, is located in a ski resort, which attracts a large number of tourists to live and play there, which provides the foundation for the economic resources of the Retreat. At the same time, the six months of closure each year allow artists to work in peace. As a result, the Retreat can retain some of its space as a hotel, in addition to its new functions.

CHAPTER 2 Inhabitations 1 Babel's Reatreat

Therefore, under the premise of not affecting the creation and life of the artists, how to show their creative process and works to the visitors as much as possible will become the focus of this project.

Retreat noun, a private and safe place. a period of time used to pray and study quietly, or to think carefully, away from normal activities and duties. [from Latin retrahere ‘pull back’ ]

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The School of Athens 1509–1511 Raphael

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Climate and Environment

Construction and Material

Site Survey of Overlook Hotel

Site Survey of Overlook Hotel 2

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A Tourist View of Autonomous Region of Artists Storyboard of Babelians

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025 Design Strategy 1

Spatial Distribution in Old and New Building

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Design Strategy 2

First Floor

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Design Strategy 2

Ground Floor

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Autonomous Region of Artists

Third Floor

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Design Strategy 2

Second Floor

Bond Materials and The Space that Cut by Lines Since the starting point of this project is the demolition of the Caochangdi Art District, I hope that the Retreat will continue some characteristics of the space where these artists originally lived. Most of these spaces are made of very rough materials, such as brick, concrete, metal, etc., and the gaps between these materials are not deliberately concealed. This is totally in contrast to the Overlook Hotel's approach to materials and decorations. This is like a strong contrast between the artist and the upper class.

Since the Retreat still retains part of the original hotel space, I want to further emphasize the contrast between the old and new space. And Let visitors experience the space and atmosphere of this separation.

CHAPTER 3 Inhabitations 2 Materiality

However, as a complete building, some key elements are needed between the old and new Spaces to connect the spaces and to suggest the circulation.

In the public space of Overlook Hotel, the linear decorative elements that exist at the junction of walls, ceilings and floors caught my attention. Therefore, I extended these elements into the new spaces, but in a completely opposite way, to bind different materials and cut the space.

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Souvenir from Shanghai 2012 Ai Weiwei

Material noun. the matter from which a thing is or can be made. adjective. Denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit. Significant; important. [from late Latin materia ‘matter’ ]

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Material connection in The Overlook Hotel Site Survey 2

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Binding and the Gap of Materials Material Test 1

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Dividing Lines in the Gap of Materials Material Test 2

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Plaster with Red and Grey Bricks Material Test 3

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Plaster with Broken Bricks of Different Sizes Material Test 4

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Different Colored Plaster with Broken Bricks Material Test 5

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1:100 Section

Ground Floor- Second Floor

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Autonomous Region of Artists-Animation

https://youtu.be/35-bs6gRLYc

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EXHIBITION LOUNGE

Wood from Old Wainscot of Lobby

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1:100 Plan of Co-Working Area 80

First FLoor

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Leisure and Conversation Area in the Co-working Area

Rotten Metal from Overlook Hotel

Steel Wire

Co-Working Area

PART THREE Identities

This section returns to the space and narrative of The Shining and Babel.

Identity noun. The characteristics determining who or what a person is.

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Road of No Return This project will revolve around the narrative of the film itself, and my portal will be the end of this story. In my opinion, the story of the Shining is a recreation of the story of Babel. And the story is happening all the time, both in the Shining and in the present.

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The greedy Jack did not listen to others' advice and insisted on taking the job as the winter administrator of Overlook Hotel. Finally, Overlook Hotel controlled his consciousness and pushed him to hurt his family. I put a trap in the Overlook Hotel so that people like Jack could be punished and his family would not get hurt.

Identities Babel's Portal

Portal, noun. 1. a doorway, gate, or other entrance, especially a large and imposing one.

2. a website or web page providing access or links to other sites.

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Twirling Wires 2001

Roger Ballen

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Part 1-Humans who don't Listen to Dissuasion Concept 1

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Part 2-The Beginning of Punishment Concept 2

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The Brambles 1- Thread with Aluminum Strips Material Experiment 3

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Thread with Nails 2

Material Experiment 2

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Thread with nails 1 Material Experiment 1

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The Brambles 2- Thread with Nuts Material Experiment 4

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Road of No Return-3 Way Animation https://youtu.be/JCeppPFHEEo

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Details of Portal

Axonometric Drawing

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Plan and Sections 1:50

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Back View

Physical Model 1

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Left View

Physical Model 2

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Jacks' Road

Physical Model 3

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Dannys' Road Physical Model 4

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Top View

Physical Model 5

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A Storybook about the Babelians and the Overlook Hotel.