ANG LI University of Southern California M.ARCH Candidate yang477@usc.edu
YANG LI
Phone number: 01-323-899-1701 email: yang477@usc.edu, lylg14ly@gmail.com M. Arch 1 Candidate| University of Southern California
eDUCATION University of Southern California, Los Angeles Masters of Architecture(+3 years)
Aug.2014 - Present
Merit Based Scholarship recipient | GPA 3.65/4.00
Tongji University, Shanghai, China Bachelor of engineering Major in Historic Preservation
Sep.2009 - Jun.2013
AA visiting school, Shanghai, China
Aug.2012
PROfeSSIONAL eXPeRIeNCe Intern, Brooks+Scarpa Architects, USA Primarily responsible for modeling complicated form by rhino and grasshopper
Jun.2016 - Sep.2016
Intern, Synthesis Design and Architecture, USA Primarily responsible for modeling complicated form by rhino and grasshopper
Jun.2015 - Aug.2015
Class Assitant, University of Southern California, USA CA for Design Studio
Aug.2015 - Dec.2015
Intern, Callison China, Shanghai, China
Mar.2013 - May.2013
Intern, Natural Build, Shanghai, China Primarily responsible for modeling complicated form by rhino and grasshopper
Oct.2012 - Feb.2013
Primarily responsible for programming C# in grasshopper to optimize design
SKILL SeT Computer Modeling
Rhinoceros Grasshopper Sketchup Tsplines Revit
Drawing
Physical Modeling Laser Cutting 3D Printing Robot Milling CNC Milling
Gary Paige
Gail Peter Borden, FAIA
Adobe Illustrator AutoCad Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Vray Rendering
Other
C# (Gasshopper) Ladybug&Honeybee Processing RhinoScript Kangaroo
refeRENCE Alving Huang, AIA
Principal of Synthesis Design Email: alvin@synthesis-dna.com Tel: 323 698 7001
Principal of GPS [Gary Paige Studio] Email: paigegary@gmail.com Tel: 310-488-4516
Principal of Borden Partnership Email: gpborden@gmail.com Tel: 919-455-1053
Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA
Principal of Brooks + Scarpa Architects Email: scarpa@brooksscarpa.com Tel: 323-596-4700
CONTENT
Academic Work Slowdown Bridge Bundled Tower Vault Lab Ruber Tower
1-10 11-16 17-28 29-34
Intern Work Zen Saladaeng (Facade) Urban Platform (Form)
37-40 41-42
Other Work Physical Models Drawings
45-46 47-48
ACADEMIC WORK
SLOWDOWN BRIDGE Individual work Spring 2016 Design Studio Course 1
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Movement of people
Movement of water Slowing down the movement of water
Slowing down the movement of people
Collecting rainwater
LA river is now like a wall dividing the city into two parts. The only connections are the bridges for cars but not for people. Therefore, this design is to create a kind of plug-in for the river which can slow the movement of water and the movement of people.
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Cladding
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Structure
No water
Little water
A lot of water
It rains in Los Angeles occasionally. However, every time it rains, there is always huge amount of water that can be collected but wasted. This design makes use of the architectural form to influence the movement of water so that it can be slowed down and collected into the underground space for later use.
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The major program for this footbridge are flea market and stage for the street artist. Vendors and street artists are arranged along the major circulation to create enough interesting events, thus, people may slowly walk through the bridge or even stop by.
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1.Office
2.Kitchen 5
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3.Restroom
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4.Library
5.Gallery
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Different from the current bridges for car on the LA River, this design slows down people on purpose. When they slowly walk through the bridge, there will be more chances for them to experience the beauty of daily life and the view on the river.
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BUNDLED TOWER Team work Collaborator: Wuyang Yang, Lubin Han Fall 2016 Design Studio Course 11
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① Before
② Before
③ Before
① After
② After
③ After
④ Before
⑤ Before
⑥ Before
④ After
⑤ After
⑥ After
Attached the strings to the plates
Stretch the model and put it in the water/glue
Fix the form when the strings bundle together
To challenge the current design of most skyscrapers, we explored different methods of combing multiple towers into one. In typology, it shows more types of spatial connection in towers than purely vertical or horizontal. Inspired by Frei Otto’s optimized path system, we used both physical model and parametric model in kangaroo to find the spatially and structurally optimized form.
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typical
NY
SZ
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Circulation comparison
typical
Program comparison
typical
Floor plan comparison
Compared to the typical box shape towers, this bundle tower creates different circulation rather than merely straight up down. Besides, it enables more flexible arrangement of programs as well as more diverse space for tenants. It also introduces more light and ventilation to more area.
Shenzhen Tower
New York Tower
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Elevation
Section
New York
Floor Plans
Building Volume
Street Size
Public Space
Block Arrangement
In this design, the arrangement of small towers in the bundle reflects the different urban context of two cities. New York’s buildings are more diverse in shape and dimension but its blocks are more regularly organized and nonhierarchical. Therefore, bundled small
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Shenzhen
Floor Plans
Section
Elevation
towers in New York are designed to be different from each other and more gridbased. In contrast, Shenzhen’s bundled towers have fewer types but very visually centralized. In addition, they are more randomly arranged
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VAULT LAB
Individual work Fall 2015 Design Studio Course 17
Basic
Path
Extend Space
Storage
Path
Additional Space
The key element of this design is vault. Based on some spatial experiments like diagrams on the left, vaults have great potential to form various kinds of interesting space which can serve different programs.
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There are two paths actually. The north path is the main entrance, however the other one has better view because its higher elevation.
The area behind the main building has no ocean view but the view of mountain there is not bad.
The restaurant is a special location. Even there are several buildings in front of that, people can still get good ocean view there.
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The form is generated according to the environment around. Taking advantage of the topography, an efficient circulation was designed. It can help any people get to different floor levels in this building smoothly without having to climb up the stairs.
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FLOOR PLANS ① Lecture Hall ② Water Collection ③ Storage Space ④ Elevator ⑤ Restroom ⑥ Lab ⑦ Office ⑧ Terrace ⑨ Interpretive Center BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN 1/64” = 1’-0”
1ST FLOOR PLAN 1/64” = 1’-0” N
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Visitors can directly go to the interpretive center and the top floor without disturbing the teaching and studying. Therefore, the upper floors are designed for visitors to enjoy better views while the bottom floors are designed for students and staff to have a decent space to work and study. 2ND FLOOR PLAN AND ROOF 1/64” = 1’-0”
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① Drainage System ② Footing ③ Soil Nail ④ Retaining Wall ⑤ Soil Infill ⑥ Concrete floor slab Insulation Reinforced Concrete
⑦ Patterned Panel ⑧ Prefabricated Vault ⑨ Shear Panel ⑩ HVAC System ⑪ Steel Frame ⑫ Curved Glass ⑬ Glass Panel ⑭ Glass Roof Support
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VIEW FROM THE ROOF
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VIEW FROM THE TERRACE
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VIEW FROM THE BASEMENT
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STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS
WALL SECTION
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EP P BE BEE EP P BE EE B
ok.
you are always just on time SINCE WE MOVED IN THIS BUILDING. But I've never been late!
DON'T BE LATE FOR TODAY'S LECTURE ANYWAY!
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DON'T FORGET TO PUT on YOUR LAB COAT!
YEAH, WE LOVE THIS PLACE.
THE VIEW HERE IS AMAZING!
NO. aCTUALLY, i VISITED HERE LAST YEAR...
YES. NICE TO MEET YOU!
great! it's very cool to work in vaults
hi, are you new here?
so, how do you like this place?
IS IT THE FIRST TIME YOU CAME HERE?
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OF COURSE! another thing shocked me was that the car directly DROVE us to the 3rd floor of this building!!!
A YEAR AGO
yes. you can reach every floor level smoothly without climbing any stair\. that saved us a lot of time
I noticed this building on the first sight since it is so unique
A YEAR AGO
THE acoustic effect IS REALLY GOOD UNDER VAULTS!
A YEAR AGO
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do you want to go to the lecture with me?
AFTER LECTURE I DIDN'T KNOW THERE IS A 3RD FLOOR HERE!
HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE 3RD FLOOR?
WELL, i'LL SHOW YOU THERE. iT'S MY FAVORITE!
WOW! THIS IS AWESOME!
YEAH! RIGHT? WE ALWAYS BRING BEERS AND HOLD PARTIES HERE
AND NOW IT IS THE TIME TO ENJOY the star light!
what a life!
end.
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RUBBER TOWER
Team work Collaborator: Xunan Wang, Rui Chen, Waishan Qiu 2012 Design Competition 29
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Why Mega-structure building? Rainforests are now threatened by the plantation of rubber trees. First, the rubber tree requires much land to grow and thus, they cost large area. Moreover, the suitable environment for rubber trees is similar to rainforests, so people may destroy rainforests and use their lands to plant rubber trees. To solve this problem, we consider gathering the area of rubber trees and forming a tall building for them so as to give back the lands to rainforests.
Site: Xishuangbanna-- edge of rainforest/ Plantation of rubber trees
Rainforests
Threat1: rubber trees require large area
Rubber tree: 25/mu
Aspen: 66/mu
Walnut Tree: 2000/mu
Probable solution
Threat2: massive planting of rubber trees 50 years ago
20 years ago
Now
City Rubber tree area Rainforest
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Why spiral? Spiral is the traditional form used to collect rubber from the trees. Therefore, we apply it to the building in order to increase the efficiency of the rubber manufacture.
Collecting
Curing
Products
Traditional collection
1.3 1
Spiral form is also better way to utilize space, which can provide 30% more areas to plant rubber trees in the same 1.3X larger area volume.
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LIVING
PUBLIC
INDUSTRY
SPIRAL
SPIRAL
SPIRAL
880m
Multiple spirals
Connection space
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INDUSTRY SPIRAL
880m
PUBLIC SPIRAL LIVING SPIRAL
W MORE
660m
PUBLIC (TOUR)
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440m 220m
E 660m
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Production Spiral
Public Spiral
Living Spiral
Complex
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MORE RESIDENCE
S E 440m
N W
MORE INDUSTRY
S E
Pipe to send nature rubber
220m
N W MORE PUBLIC
S E
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Vertical Complex The tower contains three spirals inside. They twine and connect with each other. Therefore, the daily requirement of workers can be fulfilled in this huge complex.
Accessories
The glass curtain wall is particularly designed so as to prevent strong wind in high altitudes and collect rain for the cultivation of rubber trees.
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INTERN WORK
ZEN SALADAENG(FACADE)
Work during intern for SDA | Synthesis Design What I did: Conceptual Design, Grasshopper script, Rhino Model 37
This drawing is done by the whole team More info: http://synthesis-dna.com/projects/Saladaeng
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URBAN PLATFORM(FORM) Work during intern for Natural Build What I did: Form design, Concept Design, Rhino Model 41
This drawing is done by SILKROAD DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD
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OTHER WORK
PHYSICAL MODEL
Completion: 2014 Fall Technique: Laser-cut
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Completion: 2014 Fall Technique: Laser-cut
Completion: 2015 Spring Technique: Woodshop, CNC Milling
Completion: 2016 Spring Technique: Robot Milling
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DRAWING
Completion: 2016 Spring Technique: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
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Completion: 2016 Fall Technique: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
Completion: 2015 Spring Technique: Adobe Illustrator
Completion: 2015 Spring Technique: Adobe Illuastrator
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