WORK SAMPLE
YI YUAN
yuanyi28@gmail.com
CONTENTS Academic & Professional
Identity Recurrence | Submarine City
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Professional Atlas | Practice Map
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Tamed Zebra | Planar Ribbed Morphologies
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Walking Garden High-rise | Administration Office
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Housing Matters | Downtown Re-Imaging
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Lighting in Section | North China Electric Power Grid
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Pocket Community | Transit Oriented Development
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Generic Unit | Coorparative Office Building
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Cavernous Artifact | Cecullar Automata
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Massing and Construction | Shangri-La Hotel Layout
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Running Rabbit | Alternative Optimization
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Street Face | Maillen Hotel & Apartment
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Theater in Garden | Topology Simulation
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Exhibition at Wind, Water, Work Field | Urban Renewal
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Foldback Space | Architecture Repurpose
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Smile Pavilion | Interactive Installation
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Leaf In The Grid | Earth Sheltered Space
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Winter Garden | Urban Revival
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Photograph Spot Corridor on 2nd Floor
Lower Aperture for View
Concrete Block
Lamp Pole
Pathway from the Hallway to the Lobby
Sofa
above: 2nd Floor Plan
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Tamed Zebra | Planar Ribbed Morphologies Installation & Material Design, Ann Arbor Collaborator: Pandush Gaqi Academic Work, 2013 Instructor: Sean Ahlquist, Jane Scott (School of Design - University of Leeds)
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below: Simulation in Processing This project takes a deep research into the behavior of materials - knitted textiles and glass-fibre reinforced rods as spatial operators, designing methods of simulation and fabrication to form material structures with specific performative qualities. In particular, the research scope of this ultra light-weight, prestressed and elastic structure encompasses formfinding, fabrication logics, systematic performance, sensing and communication. Later after this studio, the project gets further developed with multiple equilibrium in the Research Through Making exhibition that is held by A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. 6
(A) constant 5/8” width of all black bands (B) constant 5/8” width of all white bands (C) varying width of white bands towards right edge, starting at 5/8” on left (D) constant 1/8” width of white bands MIRROR LINE
Full bed length (~50”) ~25”
~10”
(~17.5”(15”x115%)
~15”
Full bed width x 230%(~115”)
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(A) (C) (A) (D)
PIECE I
PIECE II
Discription of the Fabric Manufacturing
Detail of Showing Fabric Variation
MEMBRANE ADJUSTMENT & DESIGN
MEMBRANE ADJUSTMENT & DESIGN
Membrane Adjustment & Design
Detail of Dropping Stitch on Fabric
New Iteration Model in Research Throuth Making Exhibition (courtesy of Sean Ahlquist) 7
STADIUM
STRUCTURE / SURFACE PARKING Current Condition
current urban/suburban condition
STADIUM
SOCIAL HOUSING SURFACE ACTIVITY PARKING
Proposed Condition
proposed urban downtown condition
Activity Frequency Analysis
Various Public Hub Service in Housing
Stadium
Housing Matters | Downtown Re-Imaging Urban & Architecture Design, Detroit Collaborator: Alexander Krug, Gregory Horen Academic Work, 2013 Instructor: Nahyun Hwang, Joel Schmidt
This project aims to activate the regenerated downtown area as it rethinks the role of Detroit’s mass housing development. This package locates next to the Woodward Avenue and next to a subway station which is part of the city planning in next a few years. Taking the ongoing stadium proposal into consideration, we suggest a new development model for real estate to participate into this city revival movement.
Mix-use Mode of Housing around the Stadium 8
Gymnasium
Proposed Metra Station
High-rise Office / Apartment
Yacht Club
Apartment
Apartment
Clark & 15th St
Apartment / S.R.O
Market Rate Apartment
Bio-gas Factory
Town House
Town House
Roosevelt Road as the main east-west city artery brings the most circulations to the site. Instead of opening up to the eastern gated neighborhood, it slopes up to connect the elevated Roosevelt to engage into the prosperous urban life. By doing this and introducing the sustainable techniques such as turbine and Trombe Wall, it creates a continuous and diverse walking experience from urban environment to an architecture interior scale.
Landscape Restaurant
Community Center
Hotel / Apartment
Apartment
Community Farm & Management
Apartment
Landscape Restaurant
High-rise Hotel / Apartment
High-rise Office with turbine on the roof
Biking Station
Apartment / Aged Community
The 57.8-acre brownfield besides Union Station in Chicago was used to serving the surrounding industrial production. However in this post-urban area, TOD/LiveWorkPlay was taken as the main strategy to focus on a new Transit Oriented Development of mixed-use, mixed-income and mixed-demographics that utilizes a large brownfield railroad site ripe for development on the Chicago River.
Urban & Architecture Design, Chicago Group Work: with other 10 collaborators Academic Work, 2013 Instructor: Professor Douglas Kelbaugh
Live-Work
Pocket Community | Transit Oriented Development
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W 15th St
W Riverview St
W Burnham St
W 14TH St
W Franklin St
W Obama Way
Activity Atrium
Continuous Walking Experience
S Welle St
W 13th St
Trombe Wall Stairs
S Eleanor Blvd
W 12th St
S LaSalle St
W Roosevelt Rd
Artist Studio
Infrastructure of Streetscape N
Market Rate Apartment 9
constructions and spatializations of cellular automata over time / lyndsey stough, yi yuan & samuel xu
Cavernous Artifact | Cecullar Automata Processing, Ann Arbor Collaborator: Lyndsey stough, Ssamuel Xu Academic Work, 2013 Instructor: Farzin Lotfi-Jam
This project is an exploration in form finding for the interactive relationship between algorithmic computation and perceptional space. It is also an exploration based a natural form and artificial result. It is based on a calculation of Cellular Automata in Processing. The final output is only controlled by the first generation at the bottom layer and the following upper layer is generated through the rule which is defined in the very beginning.
coenothecalia
constructions and spatializations of cellular automata over time / lyndsey stough, yi yuan & samuel xu
Cell States cell states
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loneliness: state 1 + < 2 neighbors overpopulation: state 1 + > 2 neighbors birth: state 0 + 2 neighbors
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overpopulation state 1 + > 2 neighbors = state 0
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constructions constructions and constructions spatializations and spatializations andofspatializations cellular of cellular automata of automata cellular over timeover automata / lyndsey time over / stough, lyndsey time /yi stough, lyndsey yuan &yistough, samuel yuan &xu yi samuel yuan xu & samuel xu
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coenothecalia coenothecalia coenothecalia
dying living
birth probability 10% multiple obstructions
birth probability birth 10% probability birth10% probability 10% multiple obstructions multiple obstructions multiple obstructions
birth
birth
birth probability 10% no obstructions
birth probability birth 10% probability birth10% probability 10% no obstructions no obstructions no obstructions
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birth probability 50% multiple obstructions birth probability birth 50% probability birth50% probability 50% multiple obstructions multiple obstructions multiple obstructions
birth probability 50% no obstructions birth probability birth 50% probability birth50% probability 50% no obstructions no obstructions no obstructions
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birth probability 100% multiple obstructions
birth probability birth 100% probability birth100% probability 100% multiple obstructions multiple obstructions multiple obstructions
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birth probability 100% no obstructions
birth probability birth 100% probability birth100% probability 100% no obstructions no obstructions no obstructions
Iterations with Different Rules
Cavernous Artifact 10
Exhibition at Wind, Water, Work Field | Urban Renewal Historical site perservation & renewal at Jiangnan boatyard for EXPO 2010, Shanghai Collaborator: Yao Xinyue, Jiang Tian, Jin He, Li Bangjian Instructor: Professor Wang Jianguo, Professor Gong Kai, Professor Zhong Dekun Exellent Work Prize, "Revit" Cup National Graduation Design Competition, 2008
Urban life in Shanghai drives people away from nature. A waterfront site besides the Huangpu River offers an opportunity for visitors to enjoy nature again. The wind, water and the gigantic remains constitute the most impressive and characteristic elements on the site. This site was once a totally closed block and any outside visit was forbidden. However, at the request of EXPO, the Shipyard agreed with a relocation out from the city center. Considering with the existing elements such as empty shell of shipyard, abandoned constructions, we introduce both wind and water as two active elements to intervene between visitors and existing environment. By introducing multilayer influences of various factors in this project, we strive to make the whole site unique, more accessible, and finally closer to nature.
Site & Work Field 12
Before: Empty Shell
After: Inserting Boxes
Inside: Automobile Museum
Fold-back Space | Architecture Repurpose Historical site perservation & renewal at Jiangnan boatyard for EXPO 2010, Shanghai Collaborator: Li Bangjian Instructor: Professor Wang Jianguo, Professor Gong Kai, Professor Zhong Dekun Exellent Work Prize, "Revit" Cup National Graduation Design Competition, 2008
The unparalleled huge(850’x215’x108’) but empty shell of the boat yard constitutes the most noble object for exhibition in this museum. The space itself goes beyond the touch of human body and thus visional experience accompanied with physical movement become the most intelligent way to wander around in this museum. Base on studies of individual visitor's experience of sight, entering from one end of the space, a mirror has been positioned at the other end of the building, in order to introduce as well as to stimulate the immense space after a turning around. After laying a delicate route under the roof, a core passage in the middle and a big slope by the side are formed as a loop and negotiate with each other. Chambers in the core and terraces besides the slope are exhibiting the industrial products in various scales. A continuous and exotic experience is expected in this fold-back space.
Sight Tracing In Plan And Section
Sight Tracing In Model 13
THE SPACE MIRROR
Turning Point at the Space Mirror
ROOF PERSERVATION
CURTAIN WALL ROOF REMOVAL THE SPACE MIRROR
Roof
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INDOOR EXHIBITION HALL 3 WIND VALLEY
INDOOR EXHIBITION HALL 2 WIND TOWER
INDOOR EXHIBITION HALL 1 THE SPACE MIRROR
Core Passage
OUTDOOR EXHIBITION 1 STORAGE
THE BIG SLOPE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION 2 COMMERNCE
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OUTDOOR EXHIBITION 3
5 Big Slope
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A celebration plaza from the urban design locates at the western entrance of this building. The Space Mirror stands at the far end of it. Starting from the core passage, the space journey begins. Approaching to the end of the core passage is also the turning point of the whole space. When visitors arrive there, the climax is achieved while the Space Mirror indicates an illusive space will emerge in the back.
Empty Shell
Sequence of Space
After Infill with Exhibition Spaces
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Leaf In The Grid Earth sheltered architecture design, Nanjing Academic work, 2007 Instructor: Professor Zhou Qi
Winter Garden "Hines" Real Estate Competition, Minneapolis Collaborator: Mandy, Wenzhong, Lily, Pei Liu Competition, 2013
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Office Hotel Residential Religious
2012.07
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Shanghai Weihai .04
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2012.01
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5 3 3 3 3 2
Public-Rent-House Planning
Coastal Urban Planning
Venis Hotel
the Three Gorges Hotel .09
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2011.01
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Zhuhai Wuhan
Yichang .08
Shangri-la Hotel
Changchun Zhoushan
Lasa .07
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Liudingshan Buddhist Temple
Hotel: Office: Urban Design: Religious: Residential: School:
Shangri-la Hotel
From internship in URBANUS Shenzhen to Working in East China Architecture Design Institute(ECADI) in Shanghai, I have experienced dozens of projects due to the booming economy in China. From feasibility study report, different drawing phases to on-site construction service, I have touched all different aspects as buildings come into being. Raised up and practised in local China for years, now I am looking forward to an international opportunity to rethink what my local experience could contribute to global market and how to extend my work spectrum on my professional trajectory.
Waterfront Ecological community (Hotel, Townhouse, Club)
Nanshan College for Elderly
PROJECTS:
Shanghai Longkou .03
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2010.01
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Xianning Qingdao Weihai Shanghai
Longkou .04
.03
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Chongming Hotel Planning for Chu Island Linghai Hotel Office building for China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group
Longkou marine management center
Nanshan Buddha Hall North China Electric Power Grid Research Institute Office building for Shanghai Railway Administration 2009.01
.11
.12
.10
.09
2008.08
Pune, India 2007.01
.11
.12
.10
Nanshan Residential for Aged
Blue Ridge (Middle school, Highrise Apartment Hotel, Office, Shopping Mall)
Vanke Yingguanshan Housing
Maillen Hotel & Apartment 2006.09
Shenzhen Shenzhen
Shanghai Beijing Longkou Longkou
Professional Atlas
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幕墙节点
幕墙节点
幕墙节点
防火封堵节点
Walking Garden High-rise | Administration Office Professional | Shanghai, China | 2009-2011 (under construction) Director: Jin Xu | Collaborator: Yuan Xue Role: designer in schematic design, design development & construction documents
As a strategy to deal with the strip land area in downtown, the building is carefully positioned at deep behind the narrow entrance. It keep the office away from the noise of elevated road and a walking-friendly environment is achieved by introducing a sloping garden to the main hall.
墙身剖面
楼梯的幕墙竖向节点
Section Drawing 18
In the phase of Construction Document, the layout of Civil air-defense construction brings about a lot of repositions of the mechanical facilities. As requested by the client, we as architects need to deal with ambitious parking lots in such as a cramped basement. Finally we archived the goal by adopting partial mechanical parking system, expanding part of the space into the -2F and moving the cistern room onto the roof.
Civic Air-defense Construction
Non Civic Air-defense Construction
Typical Plan
-2F Plan
Basement Plan 19
Study of Lighting in Section
Lighting in Section | North China Electric Power Grid Professional | Beijing, China | 2009 (Completed) Director: Jin Xu | Collaborator: Yu Shu, Yuan Xue, Wei Song Role: design assistant of Library in schematic design, design development & construction documents
This project requires the most demanding schedule --- only a half year was left to us to finish all the construction documents from the time we won the bid. Under a strict construction management, an uniform section was carefully studied and applied to the main buildings.
Interior Lighting
Exterior Profile 20
Composition of Function and Curtain Wall
Open to the Landscape
Active Corridor and Generic Office | Coorparative Office Building Professional | Xianning, China | 2010 Role: designer in schematic design
As a typical office building for two cooperative companies in a small city, more humanized spaces are studied as a way to activate the public area in everyday use. Meanwhile generic office units offer the flexibility for those two companies in future collaboration and the layout of the building is also carefully studied in order to realize the communication between people and nature.
Interior Space Study 21
Ground Floor Plan
Massing and Construction | Shangri-La Hotel Layout Professional | Tibet, China | 2010-2013 (under construction) Director: Jin Xu | Collaborator: Lei Xu, Yuan Xue, Wei Song Role: designer in design development & construction documents
This luxury hotel has 289 rooms and locates at downtown of Tibet, which is 1.5 Kilometers away from the great place of interest - the Potala Palace. The challenging is how to organize the complex functions in this narrow but deep pocket-like site, and how to depress the height of the building mass to keep the skyline around the Potala Palace as clean as possible. Accordingly, we level up the entrance to the third floor by introducing a ramp with landscape while bringing the flow inside of the site, and a vertical duct system is adopted with most of the mechanical rooms berried underground in order to minimize the height of the floor. 22
Unfolding Elevation Drawings
Street Face | Maillen Hotel & Apartment Professional | Shenzhen, China | 2006-2007 (completed) Director: Yan Meng, Yin Zheng, Zhiyi Huang Role: design assistant in elevation design of design development
Locating in the half height of a hill, this project seeks a new way in serving customers from worldwide. The delicate layout derived from a traditional Chinese garden. Elevation study mainly focuses on the different atmosphere from the courtyard and the street. 23