Portfolio Yukai Wang by Wang Yukai

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Yu kai Wang EDUCATION

wyk8599@126.com 02.12.1999 Beijing, China

Ku Leuven Faculty of Architecture Master Student | Brussels | 2023.09 - Now

AWARDS

Scholarship | Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture | The Second Prize 2019.10

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture | Beijing | 2018.09-2023.07

Scholarship | Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture | The Third Prize 2020.10

School's Architecture Major Ranking in China based on China Discipline Ranking, CDR, 2022: B, Ranked at 11 in China.

Scholarship | Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture | The Second Prize 2021.10

B.Arch. GPA:3.62/4 CGPA: 3.64/4 (rank:5/52) First Prize | Beijing Architectural and Constructional Rendering Competition (Individual and Group) | 2020.12

Experimental School Attached to Haidian Teachers Training College | Beijing | 2015.09-2018.07 High School Diploma Experimental School Attached to Haidian Teachers Training College | Beijing | 2012.09-2015.07 Junior High School Diploma

Final List | GUYU National Collegiate Sustainable Architectural Design Competition | 2021. 07 Final List | WUPEN Digital China Innovation Context, Digital City Competition | 2022.07

INTERNSHIP

MOATELIERSZETO | Beijing | 2020.12-2021.01

SKILLS

My role: strategic definition/brief/concept design/spatial coordination Construction details design of a school in Xiping, Henan Province Concept design of a school in Changshu, Jiangsu Province Beijing Construction Engineering Architecture Design Institute | Beijing | 2021.06-2021.09

Auto CAD

Autodesk Revit

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Enscape

SketchUP

Lumion

Adobe Photoshop

V-Ray

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Model making

My role: strategic definition/brief/concept design Concept design of XiSi street renovation in Beijing China Architecture Design & Research Group (CADG) | Beijing | 2022.09-2022.11 My role: strategic definition/brief/concept design/spatial coordination /technical design Concept design of an industrial park in Beijing Concept design of a railway station in Jinan

LANGUAGES

English | IELTS | 6.5 (R:7.5 L:6.5 W:6 S:6.5) Fluent Chinese | Mandarin | Native Speaker

INTERESTS

Model Making; Outdoor Activities; Soccer.

Index Portfolio of Works from 2020-2024

Coexist-Around&Above Dealing with Old and New, Traditional and Innovational, Lower and Higher Hierarchy FINDING A WAY TO COEXIST

Selected Academic Works# 01. Encloring A Park, Individual work

Sep.2023- Janu. 2024

-A Multi Generational House In Shaerbeek

02. Urban Connector, Indivodual work

Dec.2022- July. 2023

-Urban Renovation Design In Kunshan TV Station

03. School Plug-ins, Individual work

Sep.2020- Dec. 2020

-Renovation of a School Library

04. Allihies' View Finder, Group work

Jun.2022- July. 2022

-Visitor Center Of The Mountain Mine

05. Floating Yards, Individual work

Apr.2020- Jun. 2020

-Boarding Kindergarten For Beijing Drifter

06. Urban Connector, Group work

Dec.2021- March. 2022

-Porcelain Industrial Park For Fanjia Jing

Selected Practical Works 01. XISI Street Renovation, BCEADI

Jun. 2021-Aug. 2021

-Facade Renovation Program in Beijing

02. Structure In Campus, Structure Studio -A Wood Structure build on Campus; Structure studio (Group Work)

May. 2021-Jun. 2021

01 ENCLOSING A PARK A MULTI GENERATIONAL HOUSE IN SHAERBEEK Site: Brussels. Advisor: DOUG ALLARD / JONATHAN ROBERT MAJ (Architects From XDGA) Academic Work: Built Nothing IV Studio, Master Studio, 2023 Autumn Semester Part 1 Case Study: Collaborate with Jurica Korean Part2, Part3: Individual work Sometimes, things are better when something is removed, rather than added. In 1927 Anna Wagner Keichline, architect, inventor, suffragist, and World War 1 special agent, applied successfully for a patent for a hollow wall clay brick. The 'K' Brick, by removing physical mass from the centre of the structural wall depth, reduced the weight of external walls by 50%, it allowed for taller buildings, speedier construction, utilised less raw resources and was simpler and quicker to make. Anna Wagner Keichline had wonderfully succeeded in the often ignored and neglected enterprise of making something better by removing, rather than adding. In this design, I try to leave a bigger outdoor space rather than maximize the interior space. Try to bring good living qualities and enough public spaces.

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Through case study phrase, we conclude these mean features of the relationship between 'BUILT PART AND UNBUILT PART' in SOLO PEZO house: 1: The Unbuilt part has a higher hierarchy than the built part. 2: The Unbuilt part was created and enclosed by the built part. 3: The Unbuilt part bring living quality to this project.

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Part1: Case study model (Collaborated with Jurica Kroean)

Part2, Abstract of Proposal: Site Diagram and Reference Image

For the first part of the case study, we need to make a model which could clearly represent the concept of our case study. Our case study project is the Pezo solo house located in Spain. This vacation house has a beautiful patio which makes the space very charming and interesting. We decided to represent the Unbuilt part's shape with styrofoam and gypsum, we cut the styrofoam and printed gypsum on it, then sanded it to get a smooth effect.

This site is located at the East end of Road Helmet, Surrounded by a typical Brussels build: terraced house, This plot belongs to one residential building near the south side of the site, It has become a rural area since the construction of this building since 2009, I decided to build a house for 5 MULTI-GENERATIONAL families where 2 generations could habitable together. At the same time, inspired by the Paley park in New York I also designed a public park for neighbors within this house.

Part2, Abstract of Proposal: Abstract Model & Plan Due to the restriction of the Site: 2 residential building's Facades towards this Plot, the height of my new building design couldn't be too height so that the new living block wouldn't influence the original too much. The direction of the Tram Station and the street corner is another dominant orientation, which became the direction of public functions and the direction of skylight openings. 5 3 5

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Part2, Abstract of Proposal: Abstract Model & Plan

Part2, Abstract of Proposal: Figure Ground Plan

The abstract model represents the concept of this design: enclosing a park, which means that created a park by the typical house type of Brussels: Terraced House. Individual Patios and Public Houses have clear partitions and differences in the form of directions: Public functions towards the corner of the street and the private part follows the context, perpendicular towards the street.

Figure-ground Plan shows the orientation of context and the direction of public flow. The build part of my proposal is in black and the unbuilt parts such as the park, and patios are shown in white. The new building also leaves enough space for the original one.

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Part3, Proposal: Aftereffects & Plan View from the street, the only opening is the entrance to public functions: The Park and Public Library. A closed facade without windows, every room's window towards a private yard. Protected the privacy of the owner. The park is a closed space enclosed by private living units, The ground of the park has some openings decorated by glass bricks, which could let the light through the floor towards the public library.

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Part3, Proposal: Aftereffects & Plan The public library is under the living unit, and the park, because of the openings on the ground floor, lights could come down to the underground space. Entrance and park Decorated by urban furniture and some green plants, neighborhoods could come to this park or go to the public library.

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Part3, Proposal: Detailed Plan One living unit contains 3 floors, and each floor has its own characteristics, every habitable floor can be reached by 2 routes: the first one through elevators At the same time, each family home has a connection of a case within the living unit, so different generations UP DN life freely. could help each other and have their own

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02 MULTISCALE CIRCLES URBAN RENOVATION DESIGN IN KUNSHAN TV STATION site: KUNSHAN, CHINA Advisor: Xin Li Academic Work Individual Bachelor Degree work, 2023 Spring Semester, Located at the western end of Qianjin Middle Road, Kunshan Guangdian Plot Peninsula is surrounded by a wealth of services and facilities, as well as cultural and sports venues that have become the center of Kunshan's civic culture. The Kunshan Grand Theater, the City Gymnasium and the City Library all mark the central role of the Kunshan Peninsula to the cultural life of the city. What kind of urban role should the KWD site play in such an environment? How to improve the waterfront activity environment? These questions drive me to think about the waterfront structure of the city and the current relationship between the site and the surrounding city. The design attempts to create an urban living circle at three scales by taking advantage of the peninsula's core cultural environment and transportation connections. On the urban level, it builds an urban waterfront living circle, on the neighborhood scale it builds a Kunshan Peninsula living circle, and on the architectural scale, it builds a childfriendly architectural living circle.

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City-scale living circle of Kunshan waterfront area: Children's Park - Xiaoyihe Residential Area - Kunshan Government Plaza Kunshan City Center Park - Niowanjing River The Trestle Waterfront - Kunshan Theatre Cultural Circle - Guangdian Children's Center site. The urban design section clarifies the role of the site in connecting the neighboring parcels.

Building Neighborhood-Scale Living Circles

Physical Model

The whole peninsula of Kunshan Qianjinzhong Road is the center of Kunshan citizens' activities, so the construction of a neighborhood scale living circle in the peninsula block is also crucial. The site design will focus on the construction of the cultural circle of Kunshan Theatre: Children's Park - Children's Activity Center of Guangdian Plot - Playground - Kunshan Grand Theatre.

More public activities have been incorporated into the site, such as a senior exercise room for the elderly, a fishing area for the middleaged, a fitness running track for daily activities, and a waterfront activity area for children.

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Building Neighborhood-Scale Living Circles Street crossings echo existing landscape structures. Convenient for schools and events, seniors walk through the middle of Advance Road. Add sitable tree pools to improve the street walking experience. Dealing with height difference : Closer relationship between greenery, plaza and building. Activity staging as well as a resting plaza after exercise. Broadcasting city news and continuing to serve as a city landmark.

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North Side Perspective Perforated metal panels were added to the exterior of the old Radio and Television Center, while a virtual glass curtain wall facade was chosen for the public spaces inserted into the building. The perforated metal panels diffuse sunlight and prevent over-illumination of the showroom spaces.

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The second floor of the building is connected to the city, and the multi-purpose hall and reading center are set up on the second floor, which is easy to be accessed by people who are engaged in daily activities.

The additional core on the east side is made of mirrored metal, creating a strong contrast with the main building.A spiral ramp in the entrance lobby guides the public into the interior public spaces.

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6 First floor construction: Marble flooring Waterproofing Underfloor heating pipes Rock wool insulation Waterproof layer

7 Basement façade construction: Protective outer layer Asphalt insulation Rockwool insulation Asphalt vapor barrier

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03 CAMPUS' PLUG-INS RENOVATION OF A SCHOOL LIBRARY site: Beijing. Advisor: Wenjie Lin Shanshan Li Fang Jiang Academic Work Individual work, Junior year, 2020 Autumn Semester The 'China library of Architecture' is an old building which was built in the 1980s and is located on our Campus. This library now has been adapted into a mixed-use building where students could have art classes and also read books in it. Now, this building was repainted and in our studio, I decided to renovate this building. After studying the layout logic of our campus and considering some site issues, I decided to solve some campus problems through architecture design strategies. In part 1. I studied the context of our campus, which contains the relationship between the buildings and landscapes and some architectural design strategies for campus buildings. Then pointed out some site issues which have a conflict with the layout logic of the campus. In part 2, I statistic the function and the space volume of the old library and then reorganized them in the site by adding a series of new volumes in the library which I defined as the 'plug-ins' of the campus.

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Layout Strategies 1: Beautiful Gardens Enclosur by Buildings

Layout Strategies 1: Deconstruction of Old Office Building

Layout Strategies 2: Landscape Combined with the entrance of buildings

Layout Strategies 2: Plug-ins of Studio and Central Hall

Layout Strategies 3: Great Accessibility Between Buildings

Part1: Studying The Context of the Campus

Part 2: Plug in and Extend the Axis

Although our campus was built in the 1960s, by a series of strict layout strategies the environment of the campus is very charming. Series gardens are enclosed by buildings which were carefully designed. Students could admire beautiful gardens inside and outside the buildings and through some big architecture efficiently thanks to the great accessibility design: a lot of overhead pedestrian crossings, and sufficient gates on the first floor, these kinds of designs made this campus into a classic example of a Chinese university.

First, by the statistical results, I reorganized the plan of the site. By removing some small bungalows and relocating these function volumes in the old library, I made the ground floor's condition much similar to the old campus's layout stratiges. Then I plug in some new volumes to enrich the environment of the old building. New reading rooms and studios were hung out of the old library so that they could get more natural light; Some outdoor landscapes were also hung on the south side of the library, to make sure the site has enough plants.

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Ground Floor Plan: Openness Attitude Towards Campus To make the ground floor plan more open, I remove the old stair at the entrance, and change the story height of the ground floor, by adding a stair shape exhibition stage to link the first floor and the south entrance located in the basement of the library. Through a series of landscapes, people could enter the library in many directions. The landscape connected the staff's dormitory and the campus. Through these strategies, the layout strategies extended into the side of the campus.

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1.open study room 2. rest space 3.office 4.washroom 5.stack room 6.reading room 7.studio 8.vertical landscape A series of open study spaces connected the whole library, these open spaces combined with reading rooms and the central hall where light could through the whole building from the skylight. On the third floor, a vertical landscape was added to the old library, people could rest in it and these gardens could also be reached by the out stair of the building.

1.open study room 2. rest space 3.office 4.washroom 5.stack room 6.reading room 7.studio 8.vertical landscape The new studio was added at the northwest corner of the library, by two shear walls with these rooms hanging on them. and the new reading room added to the north facade of the library, these double-height rooms provided a bright reading space for the old library. Remove some slabs of the building to create a continuous open space and encouraged students to have more conversation chances

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Through the steel structure, added to the old library and hanging-type full glass curtain wall, these new volumes got a transparency outlook. These double-height reading rooms provide a bright charming space.

This multi-function hall could be used in different ways and adapted for different activities such as academic speech, dramas and exhibitions. By changing the style of the ground floor this library became more open.

The old library's central is very dark and no natural light reached it. By removing some slabs of the library, open space was created and combined with the reading room and the office located at the side of the building.

The south facade combined with the vertical landscape and diffused the sunlight to make the light softer. This vertical garden also brings more rest space to the library and connected the landscape on the first floor with the library.

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Detail Section & Outer view Rendering of the North Facade a. curtain wall structure - twofold double glazing - support cable net - point supporting device

b. roof structure: - polyurethane thermal insulation c. glass slab structure d.entrance door e. basement wall - brushed granite slab - mortar leveling layer - glass slab - double glazing in iroko - concrete wall - impact-sound insulation -concreted roof - steel beam frame with brushed - wool insulation - 2-layer bituminous seal -ceiling void/suspension system - steel mesh stainless steel externally - plasterboard

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Detail Axonometric steel mesh glass slab secondary steel beam

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"Campus Plug-in"

04 ALLIHIES' VIEW FINDER VISITOR CENTER OF THE MOUNTAIN MINE Site:Irish, Allihies Advisor: Wen Zhang Qiwei Li Partner: Ding Wang (collaboration in every stage of design and produce) YAC competation, Senior year, 2022 Spring Semester Allihies is a former village of miners. It is situated among the hills where the ruins of ancient copper mines stand. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, every night a vast sand bay hosts the most magnificent sunsets of all Ireland. From the top of the hill that rises above it, Allihies is an aggregation of small colorful houses that immediately evoke the postcard of a vernacular Ireland with accentuated slopes and cylindrical chimneys. Among the buildings, stand out a church, a museum, an emporium and of course a small pub. Here, people enjoy a delicious stew and a ruby red ale on cold days when the wind blows from the Ocean. (Quote from an official document of YAC) We want to create an architecture which could become a landscape of the site. The building became a part of a mountain where people could walk on it and admire the wonderful environment of the Allihies. What's more, our visitor centre also provided a new direction to watch the pits on the land.

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Site section along the sight lines

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Mountain mine located at the hillside which sat at north of the Allihies. At that position, tourists could admire the whole town and the most significant view of the beautiful town. Science view point, beach Allihies and the beautiful context of the town could all be enjoyed at that point. We decided to design a viewfinder around the mountain mine where tourists could admire the mine pits and these beautiful landscapes in this visitor centre.

Our design starts with the site analysis. First, we calculate the height of the terrain and the direction of the walls. Then extend the old wall in a similar direction. By highlighting the location of the pits, we defined the volume of the visitor centre. Because we need to protect the pits so we put the main shear wall on the side of the pits and then use this shear wall to hang up the accommodations and the swimming pool. So by this structured method, this building could float on the pits.

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Plan & Sections: The Relationship With Historical The wall of the building follows the direction of the mountain mine and became the structure of the visitor centre. These shear walls supported the slab and some of the slabs are made in transparent material such as glass so that visitors could admire the industrial rain in the visitor centre. From the accommodation rooms and the swimming pool, the mine pits rendered by the sun lights could be admired in a different direction. On the roof of the visitor centre, tourists could admire the whole countryside.

Meditation Area: Insert a Structure We designed the engine house as a meditation area. We decided to put a series of woods which was designed in 300 modular than putting them into the engine house. Each wood block was fixed with some steel and didn't destroy the old engine house. People could sit, lie down and walk in the engine house. The windows of the engine house became a meditation area where visitors could lie down in it and admire the environment in engine house.

Detail Section & Accommodations Area Rendering: The Viewer Finder a. planted roof structure - 2-layer bituminous seal b. wall structure -concrete wall c. slab structure - brushed granite slab - polyurethane thermal insulation - suspended exposed- concreted slab - impact-sound insulation - mortar leveling layer aggregate concrete - planted layer -concreted roof -XPS thermal insulation d. ground floor slab

- polished concreted slab e. glass slab structure - glass slab - polythene foil - steel beam - underfloor heating - steel mesh - concrete floor

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Although the protection of the historic building is very important, we do think the use of the historical building is very important and through our design, the old building could be used positively. Compared with some old visit ways we want visitors could entered into the historical building and pass it or admire it in a different direction. So we organized the engine house as the centre of the visitor centre. Tourists could enter different parts of the building through the engine house.

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05 FLOATING YARDS BOARDING KINDERGARTEN FOR BEIJING DRIFTER Site: Beijing. Advisor: YiFang Xu XueSong Hu Academic Work Individual work, Sophomore year, 2020 Spring Semester "Beijing drifter" is a group of people without Beijing registered residence who have migrated to Beijing from other places in China seeking opportunities and a better life. Beijing drifters have quite a different lifestyle compared with the residents of Beijing. Most of them live in the suburban area of Beijing where the house price is much cheaper than in the city centre. But this causes a lot of problems: long-distance commuting time and serious overtime work make them no time to accompany their children. Designing this special kindergarten make me rethink the location of the daycare centre. Kindergarten is always designed as a part of the residential area. But the lifestyle of Beijing drifters is no longer living-oriented, they spend more time in working places and home for them is just a place to sleep. So I think the boarding Kindergarten should design in the city centre beside the working area. At the same time, the Design location of this kindergarten is in an old historic area which needs renovation and the land price is cheaper compared with other areas in the city centre. To design a modern building which contains the feature of historical buildings, I also translated some architectural language of the quadrangle which could make this building have a better relationship with the surrounding environment.

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Place the Public Function on the Ground Floor a: two 30 ㎡ toilet b: two 60 ㎡ multi-function play ground c: children basketball playground d: teacher 's office

Form of Traditional Yard: Chonghua Palace in the Forbidden City Considering the location of the site which is surrounded by a lot of historial buildings I decided to abstract some architecture languages from the quadrangle.

e: indoor activities room f: indoor open theater

Place the Private Yards on the Second Floor a: 15 ㎡ triple accommodation b: accommodation manager office and public space c: stair case d: 10 ㎡ double accommodation Relationship Between Buildings and the Road Learning from the surrounding building in the HuTong, I arrange 3yards with a zigzag outline to follow the direction of the road.

e: stair case f: public area

Transform the Stair Case into a Structure

Corresponding Relationship of Three Public Yards Although the quadrangle is considered a form of defence but these kinds of traditional houses have a lot of yards and the relationship of these space is charming.

a: core structure. The wall of the staircase is designed with the role of a core tube. The whole weight of the second floor will be distributed into the foundation by the two core-structure. b: stair. Compared with the usual stair these two stairs are much wide to allow more people to walk in them.

Transform the Wall of Yards Into a Structure a:main truss.These four main trusses are poured together with the tube. b:sub truss. Private Yards on the Second Floor of The Kindergarten Regarding the private function, the yards need a more close form. I decided to use the space logical of traditional yards without the decorations.

Combine the Form, Function and Structure Firstly I use draft models to analyse the traditional form and learn the space logic of these forms, I think this is a good way to learn from the history and then combine structure with these forms to create a modern architecture.

c:multi-ribbed plate. The wall of private rooms could become structures which are much close than the wall on the ground floor. These designs made the room on the ground floor much more open without the column.

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Master Plan and View from East Elevation

Ground Floor Plan

The east elevation is open to the playground. The facade of activity rooms used the curtain wall with a perforated aluminium panel which could protect the room from overlighting. This kindergarten are surrounded by a lot of historical buildings,the shape of the kindergarten flowed the nique texture.

1.warehouse 3-6.locker room 11.canteen 13,15.locker room 16.open theater 19.activity space 2.disinfection- room 7-9.kitchen 12.basketball court 14.music room 17,18.teacher's office 20,21.washroom More public functions are arranged in the ground flool,so parents could have more activities with their child in it .

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Open Theater and the Second Floor Plan & Served Space and Servant Space

Axonometric Drawing

1.2 accommodation 3.public room 4. group bedroom 5.washroom 6.party space The wall of these rooms on the second floor is composed of two-layer. The first layer is the structure wall which contains the truss. And the second layer of the wall is some thermal insulation and in the public area, the wall is composed of perforated aluminium panels and glasses.

a.roof b.sub structure:truss and multi-ribed plate c.enclosure construction d.main structure: core tube and truss e.ground floor structure. The core tube and the sub structure on the second floor lifted the rooms and yards and made the layout of the first floor more open and could be used more flexible.

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7:30, In the Bedroom

8:00, Say Hello to Your Friends

12:00, Playing Basketball with Families

19:30, Having a Party with Your Parents

From the accommodations on the second floor, kids could easily enjoy the unique context of old Beijing which contains a lot of quadrangles. This is a good chance to learn more about this city.

The corridor is no longer the long dark traffic space which could easily be seen in the schools of China. Open corridors with yards could give kids more chances to have a conversation with other people.

At noon parents could come to the kindergarten to have lunch and play with their kids. Parents and kids could spend mid-day rest time together, and at the same time kids could learn skills from other's parents.

After school and ends the day off work parents could come to the kindergarten near their office to have a party with their kids. This gives parents a good chance to avoid the peak time of traffic.

Construction Detail Drawing a.roof structure: - metal grating -lam safe glass -steel beam b. party space wall -perforted aluminum -lam safe glass c. third floor -concreted floor -thermal insulation between acoustically decoupled

d.curtain wall -lam safe glass e.second floor -polished concreted brick -acoustically decoupled -polythene separationg layer -concreted floor -plasterboard panels f.groundfloor wall -cement-boned light weight wood wool

-rock wool insulation -concrete wall -plasterboard. g.ground floor -polished concrete brick -polythene separationg layer -EPS thermal insulation -concrete floor

Rendering Model of the Kindergarten: Check the Relationship With the Site To study the building context of the site. I made the 3D model of the site on the computer and rendered it into pictures from different aspects. Then analyse the volume of this architecture in the computer. Considering the function of the kindergarten and the site context of the environment, I tried to make the volume on the second floor smaller and follow the context of the surrounding yards.

06 URBAN CONNECTOR PORCELAIN INDUSTRIAL PARK FOR FANJIAJING Site:China, Jingde Zhen Advisor: Ding He, Pinghao Liu Partner: Ding Wang , Chunyi Li，Langqing Cui (collaboration in every stage of design and produce) WUPEN Urban Design competation final list 2022 Spring Semester Fanjiajing is a village of porcelain makers. Hundreds of Porcelain makers live and design Porcelain products in this village with the poor living condition. Without some necessary infrastructure, commercial development is minimal. Minor roads and high-density buildings make this village hard to develop into a tourist destination. The City Renovation movement in China always happens with Conflict. Especially when we talk about the urban village. Local people leave their homeland and the architectural heritage will be demolished, although some of them will be protected, we think this kind of protection is just for show. Without the residents, these historical site is dead. We want to design a kind of infrastructure to renovate the Porcelain industry in Fanjia Jing and protect this special context in Jingde Zhen. The design seeks to use some bridge typology infrastructurally to re-stitch the surrounding block. A train station, a commercial street and a big accommodation area create a porcelain Industrial Park for everyone who comes to Fanjia Jing.

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To protect the specially context in Fanji Jing and develop new industries in it. We use three development strategies, first we design the new traffic flow. Then in commercial development aspects, we think Fanjia Jing needs to design new fine porcelain products which could become a new flagship product. Finally, the tourist industry and community infrastructure will increase Traffic and help FanjiaJing develop an economic structure with the tertiary sector as the mainstay.

Yunmen park, the Jingde Zhen train station, the commercial centre and the entrance of the urban village will be designed as four entrances of the new industrial park. A new function block will be designed in bridge typology to make sure people will enter the new park efficiently. The urban village will act as makers and the product design and porcelain research will be done in the research centre. New products will be transported by these connectors to the commercial centre and exported to another place by train.

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"Urban Connector" 01: Commercial Center 02: Train Station 03: Yunmen Park 04: Research Center 05: Community Center 06: Porcelain Recycling Factory 07: Hotel 08: Art Hotel 09: Commercial Street 10: Transport Corridor

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This is a place for public speaking where people can express their opinions and feelings about various things like social issues, policies and interests. At the same time, people can conduct roadshows such as a concert.

The research centre provides advanced ceramic modelling equipment, which can research ceramic material products, fine ceramic products and other new products. This research centre could also become a part of the porcelain museum.

The commercial street is arranged on the upper level of the urban village, and products can be transported more efficiently outside the urban village. Shops are arranged in the city corridor to become a center of civic activity.

A large amount of waste is generated in ceramic production, which is recycled and purified by ceramic recycling plants. These purification products will be an important part of Fanjiajing ceramic products.

At the entrance of the Fanjia Jing, the city hall provide a place for the community. People could be doing sports and attending some public teaching in this community centre and obation allround knowledge.

01: Porcelain Library 02: Terrace 03: Research Center 04: Corridor 05: Community Terrace 06: Community Center 07: Transport Corridor 08: Art Hotel

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Section perspective & Rendering model The porcelain research centre and the recycling centre will develop new products and restore the waste of porcelain in Fanjiajing. Individual makers could get the new product design strategies and then make them. At the same time, the wastes produced in every stage of production could be recycled and purified. These industrial infrastructures will also become a part of the community corridor connecting the Fanjia Jing and the surrounding block.

'Urban Connector'

Selected Practical Works 01 XISI STREET RENOVATION Architectural Design and Research Institute of BUCEA co., LTD

02 STRUCTURE IN CAMPUS A Wood Structure build on Campus; Structure studio (Group Work)

A facade renovation design for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The design aims to promote the crossing road and represent the history likes of Xisi Street. This part of the street is from DaYuan Hutong to Bingma si Hutong. Research and Design by the author. Aiming to bring a modern facade and public space to this area.

Partner: Ding Wang, Helin Yang, Yiming Yang, Mujie Sui, Anqi Yao. Structure studio building works. Students need to design wood structures with modular wood. The whole structure uses the Beam String Structure, which Became a Landscape Structure where students could rest under it.

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