Yining Zhao Portfolio for UCL MArch Architectural Design

PORTFOLIO

BY YINING ZHAO

Student ID: 24130289 Application for Architectural Design MArch Selected Works 2022-2023

YINING ZHAO

CONTENTS E-mail:yingzhaozzz@163.com TEL: +86 175125553575

EDUCATION Nantong University, Nantong, China Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (Sino-foreign cooperative education)

09.2019-06.2024

GPA: 3.95/5 Main Courses: Architectural Drawing, Architectural Design Fundamental, Building Structure, Architectural Structure, Building Physics, Residential Design Principle, Urban Design, Landscape Design

11.2022-01.2023

This is a project in cooperation with the University of Adelaide.

• Responsible for the mid-term design and focused on the integration with the site topography and the elaboration of the functional relationship.

• Responsible for producing construction drawings.

• Participated in final presentation.

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Design of the Hotel in 1895 Cultural Industrial Park • •

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02 THE ISLAND Combination of customization and augmented reality 2022 Summer | Year 3 Group Work Instructor: Igor Pantic

09.2021-11.2021

Responsible for doing the on-site research and making a preliminary design plan.

Focused on studying how to renovate the hotel without destroying the masonry structure of the original building.

Design of a Elderly Community Activity Center

The rebirth of seawater and humanity 2023 Fall | Year 5 Individual Work Instructor: Jianfeng Yin

PROJECT EXPERIENCE Design Studio: Wine at Waite

01 CIRCLE OF SEA

03 LOOKING BACK A tour route guidance through the tea garden 04.2021-06.2021

Worked as the group leader to allocate work within the group and monitoring overall progress.

Responsible for doing the on-site research and making an analysis report.

Responsible for scheme production, modeling, post-rendering and section elevation drawings.

2023 Fall | Year 4 Individual Work Instructor: Jianfeng Yin

04 LIVE FOR YOUR OWN Personal farmlands for the retired elderly

ACTIVITIES&AWARDS The 7th Cross-Strait Emerging Design Competition · Huacan Award

05.2022-06.2022

China Human Settlements Environment Design Annual Award

04.2021-06.2021

The 6th Jiangsu Province College Student Art Exhibition

08.2020-11.2020

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Won the provincial second prize

Responsible for overall progress control, plan drawing, modeling and final drawings

Responsible for design conception and modeling.

Won the provincial second prize.

SKILL& INTERESTS Language skills: Fluent in Mandarin, and English (IELTS: 7.5) Design sools: AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, Vray, Rhino, Unreal engine 5 Interests: Hand drawing (sketch, watercolor, pen drawing)

Leader

2023 Summer | Year 4 Individual Work Instructor: Ke Yang

Leader

Team Member

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01 CIRCLE OF SEA The rebirth of seawater and humanity

2023 Fall | Year 5 Academic Individual Work Instructor: Jianfeng Yin

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The project aims to offer a possible solution to the threats brought by oil spills by inserting oil degradation technology into an experiential building. The visitors could arouse the awareness of marine environmental protection after seeing the seriousness of oil pollution while walking through the building.

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CIRCLE OF SEA

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

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SECTION

CIRCLE OF SEA

Render for Central Part

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Render for Seaview

CIRCLE OF SEA

Render for Fountain

02 THE ISLAND Combination of customization and augmented reality

2022 Summer | Year 3 Academic Group Work Instructor: Igor Pantic

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As the leader of this group project, I am responsible for conceptual design, modeling, WFC research and significant parts of the drawings.

The impact of the epidemic has further exacebrated the depression rate in Tokyo.

This project is the answer for those seeking for a place to express their emotions.

By applying AR devices and prefabrication techniques, customization could be more detailed and personalized.

SITE INFORMATION

BACKGROUND

SITE MAPPING

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SITE HISTORY

PEOPLE’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE

It is obvious that ever since the epidemic, the overall mental state of Japanese adults has been under great pressure. The suicide rate had grown higher and due to the inconvenience brought by quarantine, people are lossing opportunities of releasing stress by socialing or other activities, which made the mental health situation gone worth.

SUICIDE RATE BY GENDER & AGE

THE ISLAND

SUICIDE RATE BY REGION

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WAVE FUNCTION COLLAPSE STUDY FINAL TILE LIBRARY

SECTION

GENERATING PROCESS

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THE ISLAND

FINAL FORMATION

CUSTOMIZATION

RULES FOR GENERATING

OPTIONAL ROOM TYPES

CUSTOMIZATION BY AR DEVICES

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

THE ISLAND

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

CUSTOMIZATION BY PHONES

03 LOOKING BACK A tour route guidance through the tea garden

2023 Fall | Year 4 Academic Individual Work Instructor: Jianfeng Yin

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This project is a narrative logic research, by separateing the tour into 4 parts, each can introduce an unique angle to guide the tourists to feel the space and beauty of tea garden. The space order is organized based on the topography, which further connects to tourists’ emotion.

TEA AND TOURISM

CONCEPT

TEA AND ARCHITECTURE 23

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LOOKING BACK

CONCEPT

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

SEQUENCE 01-03 Render for Entrance The service building locates at the highest point of the entire tea garden, with a passage connected to the building, ensuring the tour route is clearly indicated.

GENERAL PLAN

Render for Platform 1 The cantilevered platform offers an angle that shows the boundary of tea garden.

Also showing the combination of tea garden and nature.

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Render for Main Building The building has a featured area for viewing on each storey, creating different spatial experience.

GENERAL SECTION

LOOKING BACK

SEQUENCE 03

AXONOMETRIC VIEW

SEQUENCE 04

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

DETAILS AND RENDERS FOR TUNNELS

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The main building aims to create a route which is easy to follow, visitors will be guided to walk through the whole building and experiencing the moments of all different sections. Each perspective helps visitors to feel the conection between the building and the garden , respectively.

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The rest area casts an interesting light and shadow effect

Render from South East Perspective

LOOKING BACK

Render for Platform 3

04 LIVE FOR YOUR OWN Personal farmlands for the retired elderly

2023 Summer | Year 4 Academic Individual Work Instructor: Ke Yang

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Anxiety amoung the elderly in urban and rural areas seems to be inevitable as cities are full of people while rural area is declining. This project would argue that the answer is hidden in popluation aging. Anxiety can be reduced by providing a fulfilled retired life to the elderly

BACKGROUND

SITE INTRODUCTION

STRATEGY INTRODUCTION 31

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LIFE FOR YOUR OWN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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GENERAL RENDER

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

LIFE FOR YOUR OWN

FORMATION PROCESS

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UNITS INTRODUCTION

LIFE FOR YOUR OWN

RENDERS

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OTHER WORKS

Individual Work | Year 3 Modeling a scene of the ruin in games UNREAL ENGINE 5 STUDIO

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WATER COLOUR Water Colour Painting from Life | Year 2 Derive from photos taken during trips

COURSEWORK Individual Work | Year 3-4 Coverpages and Collages