Work Samples 2010-2017 Architecture + Design + Making
Yuan Yao
Contact Email: yaoyuan0905@hotmail.com Phone: +44 782 110 8759 Website: https://issuu.com/yuanyao2014 http://yuan-yaodesign.com
Table of Content Academic Works
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1. HEXY 2. Joshua Tree Visiting Center 3. Cellular Morphology 4. Lincoln Heights High School 5. Public Ambience 6. Intertwine Parkside
Other Works
P. 36-45
7. Feather Chair 8. Silk Concrete 9. Y Column
Internship Works 10. Durotaxis Chair 11. NOMA Underpass 12. Soft Cast 13. Qing Dao Blue Silicone Valley Center
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HEXY
AADRL Research Book | AADRL 2016-2017
Instructor: Theodore Spyropoulos Mustafa El Sayed Apostolos Despotidis Team: Yuan Yao, Yang Hong, Yuhan Li HEXY is a research project investigating the possibility of applying self-assembly unit system into residential House. The aim of the project is to provide an alternative solution for adaptive living in the near future when the unit agents are able to create organizations for architectural and human usage. ‘Geometry”, “Mobility”, “Flexibility”, and “Reconfiguration” are specifically explored in the research process. By integrating those aspects of the system, the project is able to introduce different unit and cluster behavior from low to high population, from simple to complex organizations. The project wants to visualize a dynamic architecture that the interior of the house is mobile and changeable instead of static. On unit level, HEXY is a transformable hexagon geometry unit which can change from hexagon to rectangle, triangle, and more, showing the flexibility of a single unit through its multiple transformations. By using membrane material and distribute the control systems on the outer skin of the unit, HEXY is able to show a prototype of lightweight and transparency. From single unit to higher population, the system is able to create different taxonomies of functional landscape as a combination of furniture, structures, and lighting systems. Each unit is inherent with the capability of transformation which enables the whole system to be either rigid or be soft and elastic so that the system is suitable for human usage and comfort. HEXY is also a self-aware and autonomous system which creates a responsive living environment between unit agent, human beings, and environment. HEXY proposes a new architecture that integrate space creation, autonomous awareness, and functional interchange.
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Roof Cluster Shading/ Energy Collection
Storage Cluster
Party/ Gathering Cluster
Enclosure/Rest Cluster
Sitting/Working Cluster
Structure Cluster Energy Collection Cluster
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Flexible Skin
Air Pump / Value
Carbon Fibre Skeleton
Polyurethane Air Bag Air Pipe
Sensor / Light Control
Carbon Firbre Skeleton
Flexible Skin
Air Value
Flexible Band
Polyurethane Membrane
Skin System
Skeleton System
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Skeleton System
Soft Hinge System
Light/Sensor System
Air Actuator System
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House Life in August
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House Mixed Lighting
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JOSHUA TREE VISITOR CENTER A VISITOR CENTER THAT BLENDS WITH NATURE Instructor: Douglas Noble| Solo Work| Spring 2014 JOSHUA TREE National Park is located on the east side of California, which is a vast desert. The park is famous for its variety of species such as the featured Joshua Tree and huge rock formations. This project aims to build a Residential Education Discovery Center in Joshua Tree National Park. The program is open to both private and public. Privately, it serves as a week-long learning and explortory living and educational space for students who come from all over America. Publicly, it is an exhibition and visitor center for the public. The building follows the geological history of the site, which is the direction of the exposed fractures. The fractures originate from perpendicular joints caused by the geological movement. Then joints are eroded by ground water after centuries of wear. The soil is removed by wind or other forces. The round, fractured rocks are exposed on the ground. The building is a mimicry of the rocks which emerge from the earth. The trail represents a human force that creates a large fracture throughout the building.
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Rock Study
Dichotomy path
Terraced landscape
Ground floor plan Outside courtyard
Fluid circulation
Inside public space
Second floor plan Solid/void space
Roof Level
Sliced opening
Upper Level
Lower Level
Various light shadow Ground Floor
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MATERIAL STUDY: LIGHT TRANSMITTING CONCRETE The material study focuses on arranging the fiber optics so it can change the direction, velocity, and density of light. Unlike traditional light transmitting concrete that transmits an image directly from the other side, this experiment distorts the image on the other side and creates unexpected effects of light and shadow movement.
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Precast Mold 1
Model 1 front
Model 1 back
Model 2 front
Model 2 back
Precast Mold 2
Light experiments
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concrete roof panel
Section @ a-a
light transmitting concrete
Section @ b-b horizontal concrete panel
glass opening
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vertical concrete panel
building facade
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Roof Level
Upper Level
Lower Level
Visitor Trail Ground Floor
Public Circulation Private Circulation
Amphitheater Exhibition Room Residential Area Classroom Office/Public Dining Hall Auditorium Service/Mechanical
The building is a residential educational center for students who will live in Joshua Tree for about a week, so the building needs to separated between public and private circulation and program. The un-
derground level is semi-public for offices, exhibition room, auditorium, and dining hall. The second level contains private programs such as classrooms and dormitories.
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MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL TOWER Instructor: Alvin Huang| Solo Work| Fall 2013 The project derives from the study of the Los Angeles’ freeway system and its grid. Los Angeles’ development was highly dependent on the automobile during the mid-twentieth century. The freeway extends to a vast area, following the development of many large districts. However, Los Angeles’ districts are unique in terms of their separate functions and social demography. The project is based on the argument that the grid system of Los Angeles is responsible for the separation of Los Angeles’ urban formation and social isolation. The project uses cellular automaton in a vertical direction to generate a grid and seed conditions on every level. Then the morphology transforms the individual cells both into mixed, connected spaces formally and functionally. The project is a retrospect of the existing lifestyle in Los Angeles, and explores adaptive ways to create a mixture of lifestyle in Downtown LA.
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Bunker Hill
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Asian No plurality
Little Tokyo Financial District Civic Center Historical Downtown
SITE DEVELOPMENT Rule 1 If a cell has less than 2 surrounding neighbors, it will die in the next phase.
The site is located at an existing parking lot in front of Angeles’ a small park ell has 2 orKnoll, 3 neighbors, it in the Bunker Hill District of Los Angeles Downtown. The aim of the residential tower is to relocate the population main the same near the downtwon area to promote a revival of downtown area. The tower mixes surrounding programs and connects different groups of people to build a new social relationship.
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Rule 2 If a cell has 2 or 3 neighbors, it will remain the same.
CELLULAR AUOMATON BASIC RULES On an orthogonal grid, every cell has eight neighbors. Those neighbors decide the birth, live, or death of the central cell.
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Rule 3 If a dead cell has 3 neighbors, it will become alive. Rule 4 If a cell has 4 or more neighbors, it will die in the next phase.
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VERTICAL GROWTH
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cellular automaton
Growth Process 1
The Conway’s Game of Life is transformed in a vertical direction. Each layer comes from the previous stage of growth. The game provides a base for the cellular morphological transformation.
morphed public plazas
Growth Process 2
Sectional Growth
morphed residential units
SEED CONDITION
Seed Variation
In cellular automaton systems, different seed conditions generate different iterations of towers. A small change in the begining will Sectional dramticallyGrowth change the later iterations, or a “butterfly effect”. Different iterations will have a different influence to the context. Through the selection process, the architect can choose the better fitting towers according to context. isolated
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cells with 0 neighbor
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CELL COMPOSITION Different iterations have a different composition of units, which means that there will be different neighboring conditions, spaces, and density.
WINNER OF SELECTION
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Winter Solstice Sunlight
The typology on the right is preferrable because of its desirable density, unit type, and environmental merit. The form has a central hole in upper part of the tower, which allows light and wind to go through. It has multiple platforms that become public spaces for the neighborhood. Other iterations may fit to other sites. The process is not site specific in the begining, but the generating process is adaptable to the site.
Public Platforms
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The project mixes living, social, activity, and green spaces to create a sense of community. These spaces are stratified and interweaved, thus creating a mixed community in which residents can meet each other and share resources.
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LIVING COMMUNITY
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The project mixes living, social, activity, and green spaces to create a sense of community. These spaces are stratified and interweaved, thus creating a mixed community in which residents can meet each other and share resources.
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apartment cell
verticle park
verticle shaft
pets gym
theatre
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child care center
athelete track
Angeles’ Knoll bridge gallery
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LINCOLN HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL INTERSECTION OF STUDY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Instructor: Olivier Touraine| Solo Work| Spring 2013
The site of Lincoln Heights in LA is surrounded by nature. Plenty of trees and plants give the neighbourhood an enjoyable environment. The Los Angeles river runs on the west side of the site. The project aims to reflect the nature of Lincoln Heights onto its skin and structure, giving the students inside the best view of the context, and the people in the neighbourhood a beautiful view of the building. Taking advantage of the flatness of the site, the project has a honrizontal space floating above the site which is used as common space for classrooms, offices, and studios. The transparent skin gives them a close but safe interaction with the neighborhood. Three tree-like towers intersect the honrizontal space to reach the highest point that Lincoln Heights building code allows. Meanwhile, these structures contain a restaurant, a library, a dancing room, drawing roomw and utility space. They serve as a special experience for the public and the students. Intersection of both spaces create the disinct learnig experience in the school. Functioning both publicly and privately, the building benefits the students and the community. The elevated platform gives public space on the ground. The platform itself contains space for students to study, intersecting with the creative and dynamic environment in the tall spaces.
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Open View
Exhibition
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Platform Plan Administration
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Critic space Reception
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EXPLODED PROGRAM DIAGRAM
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water proof membrane z-cup secondary framing rigid insulation 6” metal decking W24*131 I-beam cladding z-cup secondary framing sheathing water proof memberane roof sticky membrane rigid insulation metal decking
ceiling wire
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7/8”hat channel blocking 1/2” gypsum board
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double glazing secondary frame attachment cladding ceiling wire
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blocking 7/8” hat channel mullion rubber sealant
double glazing
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Dancing Room
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wall paint curtain roller cladding 7/8” hat channel 1/2” gypsum board double glazing
parapet
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cladding mullion water proof membrane sheathing secondary framing rigid insulation primary steel
Plaza
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Section @ 3/4”=1’-0” scale
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Cafe
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1. flushing 2. roof sticky membrane 3. waterproof membrane 4. rigid insulation 5. secondary framing 6. blocking 7. double 1/2” glass 8. concrete tile 9. parapet 10. cladding 11. blocking Building System
12. ceiling cladding 13. HVAC duct 14. 1/2” low-e glass 15. aluminum mullion 16. porcelain floor tile 17. 6” concrete 18. metal decking 19. W24*131 I-beam 20. 7/8” hat channel 21. 1/2” gypsum ceiling 22. electrical cable
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Section cut through auditorium P 27
Wild as these objects may appear, grotesque, ludicrous, stimulating or uplifting, they fit into an established local pattern of architecture invention and reaches deep ito the city’s history and style of life.
PUBLIC AMBIENCE
A Gallery of Ephemeral and Hazy Atmosphere Instructor: John Frane| Solo Work| Fall 2014
The gallery is a tilted rectangular box droped onto the ground with a triangular pyramid placed inside. The corners of the pyramid pierce through the faces of the rectangle and carve out a void space that connects the outside and the inside together. From the outside, the rectangle appears to be a massing with triangular holes on its surface. From the inside of the void, it implies a perfect geometry. Unlike a typical courtyard scheme with the inside courtyard having little relationship to the exterior façade, the void created by the two objects dissolves the separation between exterior and interior, public and private. The gallery sits on the ground with a slanted gesture and a central void, inviting the public onto the site.
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Reception
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1. aluminum mullion 2. double glazing low-e 1/4” glass 3. steel C channel 4. aluminum tube 5. I -beam 6. secondary ceiling stud 7. 1/2” frosted glass 8. aluminum mullion 9. floor panel 10. aluminum sheet 11. steel pedestal 12. 6” concrete 13. 2’ deep I-beam 14. insulation
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1. aluminum mullion Curtainwall 2. double glazing low-e 1/4” glass 3. steel C channel 4. aluminum tube 5. I -beam 6. secondary ceiling stud 7. 1/2” frosted glass 8. aluminum mullion 9. floor panel 10. aluminum sheet 11. steel pedestal 12. 6” concrete 13. 2’ deep I-beam 14. insulation
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1. aluminum mullion 2. double glazing low-e 1/4” glass 3. steel C channel 4. aluminum tube 5. I -beam 6. secondary ceiling stud 7. 1/2” frosted glass 8. aluminum mullion 9. floor panel 10. aluminum sheet 11. steel pedestal 12. 6” concrete 13. 2’ deep I-beam 14. insulation
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INTERTWINING PARKSIDE 2015 JULIUS SHULMAN DESIGN CHARRETTE Team: Yuan Yao, Zack Matthews, Ziwei Song The project aims to utilize the existing form and structure of the old red car building to revitalize the park activity and create intense social interaction with surrounding schools and communities. Along the park side, the cafĂŠ, bar and anchor shops intends to bring maximum social energy to the public space. Meanwhile it also aims to revitalize the south community, by introducing green tech incubator and rentable urban farming, which brings potential economic growth and stimulate more community activities on the south side. The key space in our project is the intertwined central part, connecting the street to the wetland park. It blends incubator, food court, rentable social farming, cafĂŠ, shops, community gathering and workshop together to create a new urban agenda of program interaction. We believe such combination between new program of technology, incubator and laboratory with existing community and schools could bring maximum revitalization to Wetland Park.
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Transverse section perspective @ b-b P 34
rentable urban
farmer’s market
Tradtional program division within railroad facility
shops, cafe
food court conference, workshop education incubator
Longitudinal band crossing the building public gathering activity
Intertwine program bands to create intense social interaction and catalyst for
Exploded axon diagram
Utilizing existing structure to create volumns for intertwined program bands
preserving structure on two ends and add new facade corresponding to the middle intertwining program
Existing structure and facade in Red Car building
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“FEATHER” “翼” COLLAPSIBLE FOLDING CHAIR SPRING 2014 PHASE I The concept of the chair is to design a a minimal, light-weight folding chair with inherent mechanisms that reflect a visual and spatial transformation. The geometries derived from origami as well as traditional collapsing steel mechanism. Phase I of the project was for a furniture class with emphasis on the conceptual. The chair use polycarbon and steel framing to create an elegant appearance while also showing the mechanics, techtonics, and conncections.
Origami Fold
Single Axis/thickness
Dual Axis/thickness
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Exploded Axon P 38
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蚕丝结构 Silk Structure
水泥加固层 Conrete Layer
SILK CONCRETE DADA 2015 Shanghai Workshop Tutor：Weiguo Xu, Lei Yu, Ali Gharakhani Student：Jishi, Yang Liu, Yidong Ma, Zhongyuan Liu, Zhaozheng Hua, Huarui Luo, Yijiang Huang,
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Yuan Yao, Qingyu Liu, Xiaofei Wu
3D 打印模具 3D Print Mold
单体结构 Individual Panel structure
单体3D打印 Individual Panel 3D Print
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Robotic Arm Component
Fabrication Process
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Y COLUMN
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AADRL WORKSHOP 1: Y Column/2016
The Y-column experiments working with 3 panels. The 3 panels are connected to each other through fabric designed. It is an evolution to the previous model, trying to improve the problems faced in the previous model.
TUTORS: Mustafa ElSayed Apostolis Despotidis
Each panel consists of 4 Sheets of fabric that are connected together to create to create the model. The panels are folded to connected through the joints.
TEAM: Yuan Yao Hanbing Zhao Joumana Abdelkhalek
The model is stretched more than the previous to allow further experimentation on the gravity. The panel sizes vary to correspond to the density..
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DUROTAXIS CHAIR
Summer 2014 Internship Work At Synthesis Design+Architecture with Alvin Huang and Alex Chan
RGD_CW_007 RGD_CW_006 RGD_CW_005 RGD_CW_004 RGD_CW_003 RGD_CW_002 RGD_CW_001 VeroCyan
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NOMA Underpass Competition Finalist | Summer 2014 Internship Work At Synthesis Design+Architecture
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Plaster Soft Cast
Summer 2016 |“The Extraordinary Process� Exhibit by Damian Griffiths Minimaforms : Theodore Spyropoulos Team: Yuan Yao, Hanjun Zeno Kim, Avneesh Rathor, Yang Hong The series of soft castsare to explore the topic of material behavior. The plasters are poured into two sheets of elastic lycra. When the weight of plaster deform the plaster, the fabric starts to create bulges, masses, volumes, and fatness. We explored different stitching patterns and create the complex patterns of the caset.
Stitching Pattern
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Summer 2013 | Qing Dao Blue Silicone Valley Center JDS + MUDI Architects Intership Work: Plan, Section, Facade Design, Rendering
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Thank you !
Contact Email: yaoyuan0905@hotmail.com Phone: +44 782 110 8759 Website: https://issuu.com/yuanyao2014 http://yuan-yaodesign.com