Yuanrui Wang Portfolio

YUANRUI WANG

PORTFOLIO

Selected works from 2017-2021

ywang66@risd.edu

https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuanrui-wang-113740235/

EDUCATIONALBACKGROUND

RhodeIslandSchoolofDesign(RISD)

Major:LandscapeArchitecture

Degree:MasterofLandscapeArchitecture

BeijingForestryUniversity(BJFU)

SchoolofLandscapeArchitecture

Major:LandscapeArchitecture

Degree:BachelorofEngineering

INTERNSHIPEXPERIENCES

TAASIEast|InternAssistant

 InchargeofthewetlandresearchinSriLankaandengagedindigitaldrawings

09/2020-06/2022

Yuanrui

09/2014-06/2018

Unit 205, 180 Friendship Street, Providence RI 02903 +1 4012638304 ywang66@risd.edu

07/2022-Now

SanyaXueguliModernEcologicalAgricultureComprehensiveDevelopment Co.,Ltd.|

DesignerAssistant

11/2018-06/2019

 WorkedasthedesignassistantinthedepartmentofEcologicalagricultureplanning

 Responsiblefortheplanningofecologicalrangeland

ShanghaiJDSEnvironment&ArtDesignCompany|InternAssistant08/2018-10/2018

 ResearchedanddesignedLiduResortprojectinHainanProvinceandEastAsiaMuseumat WorldFamousFlowerExhibitioninWuhan,China

NanningGujinInstituteofLandscapePlanning&Design|AssistantDesigner03/2018-04/2018

 Participatedintwoprojects,LandscapeDesignProgramofthe32ndLotusFestivalandProject UpgradePlanofNanningKunlunguanTourismScenicArea

 Inchargeofconductingpreliminarysiteanalysis,discussedthedesign,anddrawingfinal versionplanandperspectivedrawings

The12thChina(Nanning)InternationalGardenExpo|Part-timeIntern02/2018-06/2018

 Participatedinthefieldproject“IntheMountains”

 Discussedandlabeledthenamesofscenicspotsontheplan

 Collectedandorganizedinformationandparticipatedinmakingthehand-drawnmapsofthe InternationalGardenExpo

 Supervisedtheprogressofon-siteconstruction,andadjustedtheconstructionsiteand AutoCADdrawings

 WonThe12thChina(Nanning)InternationalGardenExpo“BestDesignGarden”,“Best ConstructionGarden”,and“BestArchitectureGarden”

RESEARCHPAPERS

Slowdown:InvestigatinghowPop-upInstallationsTransformMulti-usespace06/2022

DesignofQuarryGardeninthe12thChina(Nanning)InternationalGardenExpo06/2018

FIELDINVESTIGATIONPROJECTS

 ConductedfieldsurveyandinvestigationofgardensinSuzhouandHangzhou,surveyedand analyzedthedesigntechniquestheclassicalgardensadopted

InvestigationandEvaluationafterSouthLuoguLaneArea’sReconstruction07/2017-08/2017

 Tookthetourists,merchantsandresidentsofSouthLuoguLaneAreaasresearchobjects

 StudiedthesenseofplaceofSouthLuoguLaneAreathroughthreeaspectsofcognition, emotionandconation

09/2016-01/2017

 Conductedfieldinvestigationontheplantingdesignofplants,designednewplantingdesigns andconstructiondrawingsbasedonthecurrentsituation

 Investigatedthedesignofwatersupplyanddrainage,drawndrawingsandmadepresentation

PlanningofGreenSpacesSystemofYizhuangSatelliteTown

09/2016-01/2017

 Conductedon-sitesurveysofgreenareas,roads,andfunctionalzonesintheYizhuangareaof

TongzhouNewDistrict

 Summarizedthecurrentsituationandcarriedoutnewurbanplanninganddesign

InvestigationandEvaluationbeforeSouthLuoguLaneArea’sReconstruction07/2015-08/2015

 ConductedfieldinvestigationofSouthLuoguLaneArea

 Summarizedtherelationshipbetweenpeopleandlivingenvironmentfromtheperspectivesof architectureandlandscapearchitecture

 WonthesecondplaceinBeijingForestryUniversity

EXTRACURRICULARACTIVITIES

August19th ChineseDoctor’sDay|VolunteerIllustrator

07/2019-08/2019

StudentApartmentSelf-DisciplineCommitteeOffice|AssistantMinister09/2014-06/2016

SKILLS&HOBBIES

English-ProficientChinese-Native ProficientinRhinoceros,AutoCAD,Ps,Sketchup,Lumion,AI,ID,Pr,Ae,GIS,Vary,Blender

InterestedinElectronicsports,fitnessandpainting

Exchange Ground

Groupwork

Concept contribution 40% Drawing contribution: 40% Date: 2021.03-2021.5

Design statement

The Phillipsdale Historic District encompasses a historic mill village and many factories along the Seekonk River in East Providence. The Phillipsdale area was the largest source of employment in East Providence between 1893 and 1910. However, with the closure of the factories, this historic district gradually lost its vitality. The railway naturally separated the connection between the surrounding residents and the Phillipsdale, and the dock that once served as a transportation connection point was also abandoned. Workers who used to work in the factory rarely re-enter Phillipsdale, and the surrounding communities lost a good social place. Nowadays, this area is full of weeds, and few people are coming.

We want to transform this decaying area into an important exchange ground for surrounding communities to exchange the material and spiritual. We also want to solve the flooding risk of the Seekonk river, and properly dispose the industrial pollutants on the site. Through our design, we want to activate the site and make it as an integral part of life for the surrounding communities.

issue analysis

Issue 1-Sea level rise

Issue 2-Community mobility decrease

With sea levels rise, half of the mian site will be submerged by 2060, and the main site will be fully submerged by 2100.

12.4 tiems more white residents in East PVD (37.5k)

3.03k Black or Aftican American 2.09k Two+ residents

This chart shows how visits and length of stay to different places have changed over time compared to a baseline.

Design principles

Groupwork Constructed Ground

Date: 2021.01-2021.12

Design statement

Standing on the site, do you have any idea about what was happening here centuries ago? The site is This project aims to explore the parallels between designing and constructing the ground while developing a core project concept. Constructed Ground focuses on the role of landform in designing for the built environment. I undertake a series of experiments that explore a project concept through the shaping of landforms. These developed conceptual frameworks can then be applied to the scale of the site. I build upon work through a series of iterative grading and programmatic exercises, the project is continually refined and iterated designs throughout the course.

Design concept iteration

Multi-material model

This project start with the random concept model. We need to consider how compaction changes porosity, surface/slope changes flow, and form can divert or direct water andpeople.

Paper model

Then I develop an iterative landform strategy model for the BEB parking lot. I just consider big landform moves such as where uplifts, terraces, depressions, ridges, flat areas, and so on will be located and how these landforms relate to each other within design.

Design concept iteration

Multi-material model

Parti diagram Hand drawing grading plan

Parti diagram was derived from the summary of the paper model.

Paper model

The grading plan was translated from parer model, parti diagram and existing site condition.

Paper model

Moving and squeezing contour lines

Uplift the ground

Planting plants to shape different spaces

From Zero To Infinity 03

Design statement

Karez Well, which is the traditional wisdom of The Uygur- a minority in Dikaner Village, Xinjiang Province, China, is built to support villager’s life in a poor water environment. This ancient wisdom has gradually faded over time, and the local economy and natural environment have also declined with global climate change. This project aims to combine modern technology with the traditional underground well structure to create a better living condition and agricultural environment. This project also wants to improve tourism, to make the village economy and traditional culture prosperous. By planting native plants and building ecological well structures and wind barriers, the problem of desertification and water shortage will be solved; By making use of rich wind power and solar energy to generate clean energy, the local living and industrial potential is increased; By developing the relic of the Ancient City of Loulan, the tourism-the environmental-friendly economy will develop, and so on.

Zatkangerzi Village

Waterlogging dam

Open channel

Waterlogging dam

Carchment section

Jiaoluotage Mountain

Flood alluvial fan

Water conveyance section

Alluvial plain

Catchment section Open channel

Yezakanerzi Village

Waterlogging dam

Dikaner village

wiDe range analysis

Existing ConditionConstructon Plan

Jiaoluotage mountain section

Flood alluvial fan

Gobi 0 50 100km

Kumtag Desert

Human active area

Location Analysis

The Silk Roads connects some old villages. Dikaner village is located in the north of the Turpan Basin. It is between the Kumtag Desert and Jiaoluotage mountain.

Dikana is the last village to enter Lop Nur from Turpan.

The ancient City of Loulan (Kroraina)

Dry lake basin

Terrain Analysis

Topography is high in west and low in east.

Shafts

Source of water

Bed rock

Gobi section

Alluvial fan

Gobi

Channel

Groundwater

Underground transportationGround transportation

Water conveyance section

Dikaner village section

Oasis Oasis

Redesign

Kumtag desert section

Build wall and sand barrier

Water deficient section

The structural principle of Karez is to find the water source in high mountain like undercurrent water, and to divert water to the surface for daily life using like inirrigation of fields.

program DeDuction

Problem Strategy

Evaporation increase

Ecological deterioration

Drawdown of groundwater level Traditional smallholder economy

Design Process

Apply principle of water saving Dig catchwater on the hillside& Channel snowmelt into the Karez System

Desert Dew Vapor from the kanat makes soil moist Raining

Community succession from herbs to trees Sand barrier made of straw and dried grapevine

Build rock walls that contain fertilizer and seeds

Integration and redesign space

Build storage pond in village, extend kanat to the forest belt

Underground space by using dried up karez

Water channel in village New plants grow

Water in the catchwater helps plants to grow Mountain Village

Channel system planning Reservoir system planning

Sand barrier system planning Catchwater system planning

Reservoir

Legend

Legend

Design Layer

Sand barrier Catchwater Channel Village range

National highway 2. Village roads 3. Kariz well 4. Residential area 5. Shops & Markets 6. Public plaza 7. Pond 8. Restaurants 9. Public garden

10.Flower farmland

11.Guesthouse

master plan

Impounding reservoir

CatchaterSand barrier-Reforestation area

Domestic water

Domestic waste water

Rain water

Greening water

Irrigation water

Clean water

Reclaimed water

Village Greenhouses

Reclaimed water purification

Recycled waste water

Waste water

Sand barrier-Prevent desertification process

The Rebirth Of Destruction

Design statement

Rare earth is a general term for 17 kinds of lanthanide elements, scandium and yttrium in the chemical cycle table. Rare earth is called "gold" in industry. It can form new materials with different properties and varieties with other materials. Ionic rare earth is the main form of rare earth in China. Most of ionic rare earth are heavy rare earth, which has higher value than solid rare earth. However, the extraction of rare earth in soil with ionic state must adopt a different chemical extraction method from that of mining solid mineral. The environmental problems caused by this method are extremely serious. Combined with the important position of ionic rare earth and the environmental damage caused by the unique mining method, I decided to reorganize the texture and shape of the site during the mining process, and transform it into a commemorative purification system.

large scale analysis

Site information & Infulence on the surrounding environment

Ganxian County, Ganzhou is an important area for rare earth mining. However, the chemical leaching of ion-based rare earth ores has seriously polluted the surrounding environment, affected the health of downstream residents, tourism and agricultural development. After investigating the terrain, climate and other information of the site, I tried to solve the pollution problem of the site through rainwater.

pollution analysis

This site has undergone four stages of exploration, scope determination, mining, and abandonment within 15 years, and even experienced both mining and abandonment during 2015-2018. Crude mining methods, brutal extraction methods, enthusiastic pursuit of profits, and weak environmental protection consciousness have led to great trauma to this land, and the degree of pollution of the land has increased year by year.

The mining of ionic rare-earth ore can be roughly divided into three methods: heap leaching, pool leaching and in-situ leaching. Due to the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency's policy, the mining method gradually moved from heap leaching to pool leaching and in-situ leaching.

Hazards

Mining Process

Reference：Ding, J. (2017). Discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of ‘in-situ leaching‘ and ’heap leaching‘ of ionbased rare earth ores. Rare Earth Information, 12(CN：15-1100/TF), pp.26-31.

program DeDuction i Logic

Morphological Deduction

purification

program DeDuction ii

Terrain Generation

Extended the purification flow line

Little Scenarios

Step 1

Catchment

Step 2 Sedimentation tank

Step 3

Water tank

Step 4 Eco-island

master plan

Based on the topography of the site and the trace of the ion type rare earth mine, a commemorative purification system is built. The width and density of each flow in the system are positively correlated with the pollution degree of the original site.

1. Catchment

2. Deep purification area

3. Sedimentation tank

4. Main water tank

5. Wetland & Eco-Island

6. Viewing platform

7. Exhibition and control center

8. Suspension bridge

9. Parking lot

10. Entrance

Hand Work

Study the shape of the slope and explore the appropriate height and slope

Study the relationship between topography and shadow.

Details

Details of strategies i

The Process of purifying will be divided into three main parts: the rainwater channel, the sedimentation tank (including the large reservoir for the final concentrated treatment) and the ecological island.

Silt well Sewage pump Water precipitation Filterling device

Rasier access to clean up and reuse silt

Seting sewage pump to form a silt removal system in the pool.

Detail Section 1-1

In this part rainwater is collected and initially purified by the plant and minerals.

Walking path: cabble pavement/ 15mm

1:3 cement/ 30mm

C20 concrete/ 200mm crushed gravel/ 300mm packed soil

Schematic Plan of Rainwater Channel & Sedimentation Tank

Normal water level

Detail Section 2-2

Rainwater is further purified by means of designed channel flowing into the sedimentation tank at the junction.

Slope stabilization: nutritious soil/ 150mm crushed gravel/ 300mm packed soil

Plants group(dry)

Ophiopogon japonicus

Plants group(wet) Phragmites

Rain path alkaline cobbles/ thick sandy soil/ 300mm water-proof layer/ 50mm packed soil

Φ 60-80mm packed soil

Revetment: thick cabble/ 120mm

1:3 cements with cobbles/ C15 concrete pool wall/ 240mm water-proof layer/ 30mm

3:7 lime earth/ 150mm

Details of strategies ii

It is the biological evolution of wetland plants that plays a role in this part of the ecological island.

Main water tank

Tap water

Purification device

Debug pipeline

Transporting to water using place

Rainwater is further purified by means of designed channel flowing into the sedimentation tank at the junction.

pond bottom:

thick sandy soil /300mm waterproof layer /30mm thick medium sand leveling /50mm packed soil

Water nymph Sagittaria sagittifolia

PhragmitesCalamusCattailEichhornia crassipes

Wetland and eco-island planting.

Detail Section 3-3

Plan of Wetland & Eco-Island Area

birD view

After the previous separate exploration of node structure, I finally combined them into a whole and showed the most representative purification elements in each stage. By connecting these nodes in series through the footpath, visitors can feel the purification process of each step and the reproduction of rare earth mining traces reflected by each node.

05

The Creek City

Area: 180 ha

Type: Academic work in graduation studio, Year 4 Team leader

[Concept contribution 60% Drawing contribution: 65%] Date: 2017.09-2018.1

Design statement

The scarcity of food and water resource is becoming the most severe issue globally. With the rapid growth of the global population, it is predicted two times of available protein on earth today will be consumed in the next 50 years. Additionally, an increasing amount of people are losing access to clean water than today’s 650 million. The situation can be worse in Australia, where urban sprawl is occupying the existing agriculture area, and the third center of Sydney - the Sydney Science Park in western Sydney is planning to develop and to replace the grazing land.

Food Shortage

We consumed 4 times more protein compare to 50 years ago, 170% of available protein on earth today will be needed in 50 years.

Water Resource Scarcity 2011

Over 650 million people who do not have access to clean, safe, water.

2031

SYDNEY

PARRAMATTA

SYDNEY SCIENCE PARK

Sydney’s peri-urban farms produce 20% of the city’s food supply

Sydney’s peri-urban farms produce 6% of the city’s food supply

Sydney science park, a proposed new complex for education, research and resident near the new ariport

Emu Plains

PENRITH

Site Analysis

Ecological, hydrological and topographical analysis

Penrith

Kingswood

Proposed highway

StMarys

T1 western line

Doonside

RootyHill

Marayong

Seven Hills

PARRAMATTA

MotorwayA9

MotorwayM4 proposed metro

SITE

sydney science park

Proposed highway

LIVERPOOL

Western Sydney Airport (proposed)

Proposed highway proposed metro

Sparse vegetation & infertile soil

Vegetation and soil

Alluvial soil

Residual soil

Water system

Existing water body

Flooding zone

Drainage line

Rugged topography

Area for propose agriculture

Higher land - ridge

Lower land - valley

Building a complex between reformed creeks

Dams to creek

Water typologies

03 Recycle stormwater

From the forest on the highest land to the wetland at the lowest land, and use in the city

FARM

PHASE 2: 3-10 YEARS

PHASE 3: 10-20 YEARS

PHASE 4: AFTER 20 YEARS

Linking city to the waterfront and agricultural fields

street network

Optimise transportation and maximize accessibility base on different land use division

main street section

1 Sport field

2 Fish farm

3 Crop field

4 Neighbourhood centre

5 Wetland ponds

6 Eucalyptus forest

7 Creek

8 Linear park

9 Resort on terraces

Legend

Detail plan

efficiency by piping the water into intensive aquaculture to extensive aquaculture and agriculture fields, where absorb the nutrient from the water and prevent the nutrient from polluting the river.

napusVitisBrassica oleracea Allium cepa

X limon Citrus X sinensis Triticum aestivum

calcarifer

mykiss

spatial quality

Integrated wetland park

Eucalyptus forest - promenade trailsRehabilitated creek - boating trip

Extensive farm - community garden Timber decks

Birdview

Super Nature

06 Group work

Concept contribution 50% Drawing contribution: 50%

Design statement

The the world’s population is growing with a startling rate, our finite landscape and natural resources such as rivers, wetlands, and forests are diminishing fast, especially in the urban areas. Dense high-rise buildings, crowded people and roaring machines are common sights in modern cities. Every minute, every second, countless resources are consumed at an amazing speed. This project aims to use the rare urban space to change the single building facade and urban landscape, while planting edible crops to solve the problem of scarce urban resources.

After the 1871 Chicago Fire, the reconstruction of Chicago City responses to such a sudden emergency, the U.S. government requires high-rise buildings every 15 floors will be set up refuge floor, while the ground floor building should be set up with outdoor escape stairs. But these spaces are idle in the most time. Therefore, we would like to make these free spaces with crowded urban features into natural spaces such as urban farms and vertical gardens. At the same time, we can make use of city energy that always be ignored and wasted by people.

Chicago

Fire prone area

Lincoln Park

Near North Side

Gold Coast

South

fooD anD calorie analysis

Calorie Analysis

Normally 1 adult daily food intake

2-3Service1200kcal/d1000kcal/d2-3Service

800kcal/d6-13Service

Suitable Vegetables for Roof Gardens

400kcal/DUseSparingly

FatsOil&Sweets

MilkCheese&Yogurt

MeatPoultryFish&Eggs

Vegetables&Fruits

BreadRiceCereal&Pasta

3000kcal

IlluminationSoil Fertilize Plant varieties Water ContentFruiting

Calories

19kcal/100g

Satiety

15kcal/100g

45kcal/100g

15kcal/100g

43kcal/100g

There is a tendency for roof farm in the developed cities across the world.

Rainwater is collected by using Japanese bamboo. At the same time, some small windowsill gardens surround thebuildings.

Solar panels and wind-collecting equipment may collect and store solar energy and wind energy. These energies can be provided to farms that use vacant refuge floors in buildings. Not only for daily use but these energies can also be used when maybe the building is powered off of in case of emergency.

Using spare spaces to build small flower beds on external escape stairs. While bamboo ladder catchment can irrigate small flower beds.

AR Installation- Seeing the Ghost

Groupwork

Concept contribution

50% Drawing contribution: 50%

Date: 2021.09-2021.12

Design statement

Standing on the site, do you have any idea about what was happening here centuries ago? The site is consistently changing according to the needs of different periods. Cove, wharf, wasteland and park... the site itself is becoming a witness and the storyteller of the forgotten history. This SEEING THE “ GHOST” installation overlays a series of scenes about the prosperous period of Jewelry District onto the physical world with AR technique that post as lens in Snapchat. It brings the vibrant life back to us, and inspires people to reimagine their relationship with the site.

important

historical builDiings map view analysis

construction Drawing- u-channel

construction Drawing- chalk spray

augmenteD reality show& lazer cut paragraph

Providence wharf

Manchester Street Generating Station

Original I-195 Highway Bridge

construction Drawing- section

photoe- 'seeing the ghost' installation

SLOW DOWN:

INVESTIGATING HOW POP-UP INSTALLATIONS TRANSFORM MULTI-USE SPACE

Yuanrui Wang

My thesis investigates how pop-ups (short-term and low-cost projects) can transform a site, lead to shifts in the way people perceive and use space, and ultimately lead to longer-term permanent changes. The RISD campus is an urban campus. School buildings are dispersed around the city and there are limited outdoor public spaces where students can gather or meet across departments. The location of this project is the brick plaza between Metcalf Building and the RISD Museum. Given its location near the museum and a cluster of school buildings, this plaza could be considered the “heart” of the campus. However, the plaza is often used as a parking lot for cars and there are no seats or other site elements that allow people to use the space as a social gathering space.

For this project, I propose using simple, low-cost, and temporary materials to reclaim this plaza for pedestrians and reposition this space as a social and civic commons for the campus. Using duck tape applied to the ground along with folding chairs, this project was able to accommodate facility vehicles that needed to use the plaza while also t encouraging people to slow down and to use the space to relax and socialize. Using research methods and post-occupancy site observation techniques from our discipline I was able to see a significant increase in both the number of people and the amount of time that people spent in the plaza.

Site Observation

People are sitting on the window sill and plinth

A few people hang out in the plaza, cars dominate this plaza

Site Observation-With 20 Folding Chairs

Site Observation-With 20 Folding Chairs& Ground Treatment

A pop-up store appeared

People are sitting, talking and relaxing

People are gathering on the plaza, car are still parking on the plaza

People are willing to move the chairs to sit down and gathering, cars are still parking on the plaza

People are sitting on the window sill and plinth

A few people hang out in the plaza, cars dominate this plaza

the 12th china (nanning) international garDen expo Construction Process

Project name: “In the Mountains” in Designer Garden of Nanning Garden Expo Park

Design & Completion Year: 2018

Construction design:Tong Liu,Cong Yu, Jiayao Huang, Yuanrui Wang

Project location: No. 20, Puxing Avenue, Yongning District, Nanning, Guangxi, China

Gross Built Area (square meters): 2000

Video:<https://www.gooood.cn/in-the-mountains-in-designer-garden-of-nanning-garden-expo-park-chinassj-studio.htm>

Reference: Han, S. (2019). In the Mountains / SSJ studio. [online] ArchDailya. Available at: https://www. archdaily.com/908590/in-the-mountains-ssj-studio?ad_source=search&ad_medium=search_result_projects [Accessed 23 Jul. 2019].

CAD Drawings

We connect the Yellow Sea coordinate system with the coordinate of the intersection point between the steel structure and the ground, and use geometric algorithm to accurately draw the construction drawing of steel members.

Project Gallery

unDergraDuate graDuation Design

Project name: The twelfth China (Nanning) International Garden Flower Expo Quarry Garden Ddesign

Design Year: 2018

Project location: No. 20, Puxing Avenue, Yongning District, Nanning, Guangxi, China

Gross Built Area (square meters): 12.96 ha

Design Concept

Site Analysis

Sunlight Analysis

Master Plan

1.Waterfall

2.Ecological wetland

3.Viewing platform

5.Mining

history square 6.Moat

Design model

Contour lines Space after design

Quiet woods path Woods path sunligh analysis

Light & shadow analysis

Drawings

Da Jue Tample Watercolor 6/9/2017

Soil Observation Drawing 10/29/2020