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Architecture Work Sample
YUJUE WANG
University of Pennsylvania
Weitzman School of Design Class of 2021
Yujue (Josie) Wang
Architectural Designer | 3 Years of Experience
Mobile: 2672921370
Email: josiewang021@gmail.com
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/ yujue-wang-57293a227
WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION
Architectural Designer
Utile, Inc.
Boston, MA|April 2024 - Current
Harvard University Herbaria Renovation, Cambridge, MA
Interior Renovation | Concept Design, SD, CD and CA Phase
• Assisted the PM in the CA phase, ensuring effective communication with clients and the construction team while resolving design challenges.
• Reviewed and responded to 70+ submittals and 15 RFIs, improving project efficiency and documentation accuracy.
• Conducted weekly OAC meetings and site observations, producing 10 field reports and a punch list.
• Played a key role in Revit modeling and the delivery of SD - CD drawing sets.
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Science in Design [Advanced Architectural Design] Philadelphia, PA|Aug.2020 - Dec.2021
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Bachelor of Architecture Beijing, China|Sep.2015 - Jun.2020
Institutional Building Renovation | DD and CD Phase
• Developed 70+ high-quality renderings and diagrams using Revit, Rhino, and Enscape for three Boston Landmarks Commission public hearings, enhancing client understanding and streamlining executive decision-making.
• Conducted stair and material studies, ensuring strict compliance with historic preservation requirements and project goals.
• Contributed to Revit modeling and the development of DD and CD sets.
Beaver Country Day School Campus Planning, Maine, MA
Boston City Hall Renovation, Boston, MA Campus Planning Study Report
• Collaborated with an urban designer to lead campus planning, conducting 10+ client interviews and 5 planning meetings. Produced a 120-page final report with strategic recommendations for campus optimization.
Architectural Designer
Bruner/Cott Architects
Boston, MA|July 2022 - April 2024
Top Tier Biotechnology’s Global Learning Center, Boston, MA
40,000 SF Learning Center, Adaptive Reuse | Concept Design, SD - DD Phase
• Core team member for a $74M LEED Platinum expansion, contributing across all four design stages from concept toDD Phase. Managed the Revit model and produced four drawing sets.
• Led interior design, façade studies, and sustainability strategy development.
• Responsible for high-quality Enscape renderings and diagrammatic drawings to support design presentations.
• Coordinated with landscape, MEP, AV, lighting and food service consultants.
201 Broadway, Boston, MA
Office to Residential Conversion Study Report
• The lead designer for the transformation of an 8-story office building into a 152unit residential complex.
• Independently completed Revit model and propose a redevelopment plan aligning with local building codes, expanding usable space by 12%.
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
ARE In Progress
AXP - 90%
2020 Asian Design Award Gold Award
2020 Excellent Graduation Design Project
2020 Beijing Outstanding Graduates
2020 First Prize of Thesis Scholarship 2016-2020 Academic Scholarship
SKILLS
Modeling
Revit, BIM 360, Rhino, Sketch Up, , Unity, Grasshopper, Python for Rhino, C#, Autodesk Maya, Fusion360.
Graphics
Adobe Suite (Photoshop/ Illustrator/ InDesign), AutoCAD, Enscape, V-ray, Keyshot.
Collaboration
Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, Procore, Miro, Newforma, Tonic.
Fabrication
Laser cutting, 3D printing, Robotic arm, CNC milling.
01 Confidential Biotechnology Learning Center
Professional Work
Bruner/Cott Architects
Project Phase Participation:
Concept Deisgn - SD - DD | 2022.07-2023.12
Role in Project:
Core Designer
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
This Global Learning Center is a $74M LEED Platinum project aiming to renovate a 25,000 SF historic property and add 15,000 SF, including a state-of-the-art training laboratory and assembly space for 225 guests.
1. Historic Mansion: Reimagine the former historic mansion to create a learning campus, a compelling blend of historic architecture and new technologically driven spaces that encourages and enables a culture of perpetual learning.
2. Collaborative Learning Hall: Create a network of spaces that elevate collaborative learning that support formal and informal learning—collectively and socially.
3.Technical Training Center: Create a series of equipped technical training spaces that make the science behind firm’s work tangibleand supporting the development of leadingedge manufacturing. use of digital technology and connect the center to the world.
Historic and High Tech
Clear contrast between historic mansion elements and hightech elements on the exterior and interior of the project
Reorganized Circulation
Improved vertical and horizontal circulation to increase wayfinding throughout the mansion and into the additions
Proposed North Elevation
Enhanced physical and visual connection to natural landscapes on site and beyond
Form Study Sustainability
Welcoming + Learning
First Floor - Common Space
First Floor - Learning Hall
Overall Floor Plan - First Floor
Reflected Ceiling Plan- First Floor
Design Study
Leraning Hall Facade Study
Interior Design Study
Architectural Drawings
Overall - South Elevation
Mansion - North Elevation
Demo Drawing - South Window Well Detail
Demo Drawing - South Portico Column Foundation
Demo Drawing - North Potico Entrance Detail
02 Boston City Hall Renovation
Professional Work
Project Phase Participation:
DD - CD Phase | 2024.10 - Current
Role in Project:
Project Designer
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston City Hall
This project aims
The main goals
1. Add a new transaction
2. Replace and accessible
3. Make changes maintaining
This project levels. By bringing closer to the original vision
Photo by Utile + Enscape Rendering by Josie Wang
Hall is a nine-story cast-in-place and precast concrete building that opened to the public in 1969. aims to improve accessibility to key public parts of Boston City Hall. goals are:
new elevator that connects 4 levels, providing better accessibility between the public lobby and transaction areas.
the existing escalators, which have reached the end of their serviceable life, with a more open accessible staircase design.
changes to the curtain wall system at the public lobby level to accommodate the new elevator while maintaining the original design intent and material palette.
will significantly enhance accessibility, strengthen connections, and revitalize the transaction bringing key public functions—including public-facing services, event spaces, and meeting areas— plaza, it will foster a stronger relationship between the people and the building, reinforcing the vision for this space
Existing Condition
Currently, reaching level M from the main Plaza Lobby requires accessible users to take the South Elevator to another floor, cross the building, and then use the North Elevator. In contrast, those using stairs or the escalator can simply pass through a set of doors and go down half a level. The existing escalators original to the building and are reported to be at the end of their serviceable lives.
New curtain wall enclosure at level 4
New 4-stop front / rear elevator with glass hoistway enclosure at level 4 and CFMF & GWB hoistway enclosure at levels 2 &3
Re-install concrete ceiling grid at new elevation
New floor landing at level 2M for elevator vestibule
Existing Condition
Existing Condition
New expanded stairs w/ bronze handrails to replace existing stairs, escalators, and concrete guardrails
Stairs & Elevators
Level M - Exisiting
Level 2M - Exisiting
Level 3 - Exisiting
Level M - Proposed
Level 2M - Proposed
Level 3 - Proposed
Design Study
Steel Paneling & Handrails
Steel Paneling & Handrails
Steel Bead Blasted Treads & Landing
Terrazzo Treads & Landing
Level 4 Enclosure
Level 4 is a key public space in city hall, often used for mayoral speeches and events. The adjacent courtyard was closed after 9/11 due to security concerns.
By extending the enclosure line, a portion of the underutilized courtyard has been transformed into interior space, enhancing the plaza area at the top of the stairs while accommodating a new elevator connecting four floors. The new enclosure preserves the spatial relationship of the open arcade, designed to complement the existing architecture without direct imitation.
Level 4 - Exisiting
Level 4 - Proposed
Existing Condition - Courtyard
Existing Condition - Level 4 public space
Curtain Wall - Elevation Curtain Wall
Level
Level M - RCP
Section @ Elevator E-W
West Elevation At Cased Opening On LEVEL 3 And LEVEL M
Elevator-Fornt Elevation
Elevator-Rear Elevation
Elevator Bent Metal Plate Cased Opening
Section @ Elevator E-W
03 Harvard Univercity Herbaria Renovation
Professional Work
Project Phase Participation:
Concept - SD - CD -CA | 2024.4-2024.12
Role in Project:
Project Designer
Location:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Project Scope
The Harvard University Herbaria Renovation project has two main parts.
The first part focuses on the lobby area. The existing lobby featured several height differences, creating accessibility challenges. To address this, a new exterior stair and an accessible ramp were added, creating a seamless and inclusive entry system. By leveling the entire first-floor lobby, the space is now more functional and can be used as a dynamic collaboration hub with meeting rooms, a kitchen, and lounge space.
The second part involves the interior renovation, aimed at transforming underutilized space into collaborative spaces, new offices, and a meeting room to support the growth of students and the arrival of a new director. The material palette carefully follows the existing architectural language, maintaining harmony with the herbarium’s ambiance while echoing Harvard’s iconic red-brick campus.
1.Redesign entry sequence and add collaboration spaces. Enhance accessibility throughout.
2.Refreshed and relocate kitchenette to room 100.
3. Combine rooms 142 and143 into one collaborative space for 12 people,with potential expansion.
4. Redesigned layout to accommodate a new director office, a meeting room abnd two student work room.
Part 1 - Lobby
Part 2
Part 2
Part 1 - Lobby
Part 2 - Office
Part
1.Millwork 2.Pin Board 3.Wall Paint 4.Touch Down Chair Shell 5.Touch Down Chair Seat 6.Desk Top and Flex Storage Laminate
7.Desk base, Pedestal, Divider and Flex Storage Frame
8.Task Chair 9.Answer Divider Fabric 10.Pedestal Top
Carpet 12.Carpet
North Collab - AXON View
Third Floor Plan
Third Floor RCP
1.Personal Dividers 2.Pin Board 3.Millwork 4.Wall Paint 5.Desk Top 6.Desk and Pedestal Base 7.Pedestal Tops 8.Flooring 9.Task Chair
1.Meeting Chairs 2.Bench Base 3.Bench Seat 4.Acoustic Panels
5.Wall Paint 6.Desk Top 7.Desk and Pedestal Base 8.Pedestal Top 9.Flooring 10.Task Chair
1.Wall Paint 2.Accent Wall Paint 3.Millwork 4.Task Chair
5.Flooring 6.Desk and Lateral Storage Top 7.Desk and Storage Base 8.Pedestal Top 9.Carpet 10.Chair Base 11.Chair Fabric
Student Work Room - AXON View
Meeting Room - AXON View
Director's Office - AXON View
Director's Office
Student Work Room Student Work Room
RFIs
Site Progress Photos
04 Chengdu Hotel
Hotel Design
Academic Work
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Location: Chengdu, China
Graduation Thesis Project 06/2020
Individual Work
Instructor:Qiuye Jin
This design explores the new hotel concept post COVID19 and the new residence model for remote working people. The COVID-19 opened our eyes to the possibility of “work from home”. In the future people may choose to live in any place of the world for a few months or a few years while they work online. This hotel is based next to the most famous attractions in Chengdu and is the most culturally distinctive place in the city. You can experience the unique local culture, entertainment, and lifestyle, such as drinking tea and playing mahjong in this hotel. The connecting corridors and public function areas on the second floor contain a variety of entertainment and leisure functions with local characteristics. The variety of entertainment options in the hotel also provides opportunities for visitors from all over the world to socialize. In addition, visitors also have the flexibility to select the length of stay, and the hotel contains a wide variety of rooms, such as long term, short term, and daily rentals. People can come to Chengdu, live in this hotel for a few months, and enjoy the Chengdu lifestyle and entertainment after work. It has a regional character of Chengdu and a potential for future development.
Sptial Generation
05 Curved Origami Office Building
Mid-rise Timber Building Design
Academic Work
University of Pennsylvania
Location: Philadelphia,PA 05/2021
Collabrators: Zechuan Yang
Role: Concept Design(80%), Computational Design(40%), Material Research(50%), Modeling(80%), Section Drawing(100%), Rendering(100%)
Instructor:Masoud AKBARZADEH
The motivation of this project is to combine novel 3D graphic statics, a new structural design method, into architectural design. My approach realizes creating a stable curved folding structure with 3D graphic statics and applying it to a mid-rise timber office building. 3D graphic statics is a powerful and intuitive technique for structural form-finding and it provides an unprecedented control in design. Complex spital structure forms can be generated easily by using this methods.
Curved origami structure is an elegant form relatively rarely seen in an architecture scale, therefore in this project, we try to use two different ways to form finding curved folding structure. Under this logic, we develop a funnel formed colum as building components. Then this funnel form structure is extended horizontally in the form of curved folding to form a floor and ceiling system. The columns are also used as traffic flows, leisure space, reading room, and small garden.
The north side of the building is Market Street, , with office skyscrapers rising on both sides. The blocks on the west and south of the building are more diverse, with museums, chapels, and residential areas. The buildings are shorter in height. Therefore, the building has a continuous terrace on the west side to accommodate the changing heights of the city's buildings. It can also bring more sunlight into the building. The terrace of the first and second floors are open to the public and help to create a vibrant neighborhood.
Structural Module Study
The curved origami structure is analyzed to understand the basic logic of curved folding.The abrupt change in the surface direction and curved surfaces have the potential to generate complex geometries.
Module Development
Force Polyhedron & Resulting Structural Form
The origami structure is analyzed with the help of 3D graphic statics, so we can understand the flow forces. Then wecan develop a suitable structural module as building components.
Matrix 2
Type A
Type B
Type C
Type D
Matrix 1
Form & Project Development
Materialization Computational Design
Flow chart for computational design
The form diagrams in graphic statics represent the geometry of equilibrium structures, but they do not carry any material information.So next step is to complete the materialization of this structure.In materialization part,we use python as a tool to turn the structural skeleton generated by 3D graphic statics into a curved surface model. The flow chart shows our main logic of materialization computation.
In addition, this structure can be prefabricated in the factory using digital fabrication methods. The form consists of several standard modules: columns, column-to-column curve folding, and in-fill ceiling. Hence from the perspective of prefabrication, the production of the module can be standardized. We can use Machines to bend and press CLT to the curved shapes, The robotic arm mills finger joints on the panel. Then these panels can be assembled on site and use finger joints and screws hold each piece together.
Ground Floor Plan
Office Area
Pubilc Area
Other Works
201 Broadway
Professional Work
Bruner/Cott Architects
Project Phase Participation:
Concept Design | 2023.3-2023.4
Role in Project:
Designer
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
Hybrid work continues to evolve across North America. The office vacancy problem is growing since the pandemic, while at the same time the housing shortage grows.Boston is also facing a major housing crisis. As increasingly high demand for limited inventory continues to drive residential prices through the roof, local city and statewide administration have made housing a priority.
How about reimagine these spaces as residential units? We believe there is huge opportunity in office-to-residential conversion.
201 Broadway is an 8-story, office and retail complex built in 1988.This office building is located in the heart of kendall square in Cambridge. Kendall Square is close to MIT, Google, Microsoft and other tech firms, and is an internationally recognized innovation district that is propelled by the synergies of imagination and ingenuity. There are many students and young people working in the area, which makes it a very vibrant area. 201 Broadway also close to many nearby restaurants, local shops, entertainment venues, educational institutions, large corporations and major transportation hubs.
After researching the site context and building form, we believe 201 Broadway has great potential to transform from an office building to a vibrant apartment complex.
Garage Volume Study
To increase residential space, We explored adding space in the garage. We plan to remove the parking ramps in 4A, 4B and 5A and convert them into residential space. It could add 15 more units or 8,000 SF amenity space. The challenge here is daylighting and views. Due to building code restrictions, the tight setbacks reduce allowable fenestration. 15 more units could be add here but the smaller windows and little daylight can be a challenge for room rentals. After comparing the two options, we think that locating more amenity and tenant storage space is the best choice. Amenity and tenant storage space could be less sensitive to the east elevation views and take advantage of the north south views.
Allowable Openings Study - Fire Seperation Distance
IBC: 705.8: Openings limited by distance from property line
Unit Type
01 - TWO BEDROOM: 840 SF 02 - THREE BEDROOM: 1240 SF
- ONE BEDROOM: 500 SF
- ONE BEDROOM: 600 SF
FIFTH - EIGHTH FLOOR
03 - THREE BEDROOM: 1150 SF
04 - STUDIO: 440 SF & ONE BEDROOM: 610 SF
Reed Square
Professional Work
Bruner/Cott Architects
Project Phase Participation: Public RFP
Role in Project:
Designer
Location:
Boston, Massachusetts
Collaborator:
Sasaki Associates
Reed Square Project aim to develop 5 long-term underutilized blocks in Boston, MA. It exemplifies Boston’s vision for a vibrant, resilient, transit-oriented, and equitable community that provides excellent value and quality of life for residents while creating a positive impact on the social, environmental, and fiscal health of the City and residents. The design incorporates the most current sustainability practices--integrating cutting-edge practices that align with the priorities of affordable housing to create a community of civic-minded, highquality, healthy, and resource-conscious apartment homes.
Reed Square bridges the gap through public realm improvements, consisting of:
• Reed Street as a shared livable street that serves as the organizing spine of the new development
• Reed Square - includes 16,000 sf of open space with a multi-use lawn that is suitable for both formal programmed events as well as informal small group and family activities.
• Building massing on Reed Street is set back with modern stoops that serve as front yard activity zones, comparable with the surrounding historic districts.
• Landscape planters with comfortable bench seating integrated into the walls line the Reed Street townhomes and front stoops, providing additional seating and conversational opportunities for neighbors.
• Neighborhood scale townhomes line Reed Street, with larger building massing stepping away from the street, maximizing sunlight.
Collaboration with Sasaki
Collaboration with Sasaki
Collaboration with Sasaki
BLOCK A + BLOCK B
Collaboration with Sasaki
BLOCK A PHASE 1
Colby College Residence Hall
Professional Work
Bruner/Cott Architects
Project Phase Participation: Construction Documents
Role in Project:
Designer
Location: Waterville, Maine
Collaborator: Hopkins Architects
The new Mayflower Hill Residence Hall will provide a fully residential academic experience for upperclassmen at Colby College. The new, 4-story complex will create a diverse, welcoming community for students with a focus on universal accessibility, sustainability, and wellness. The program is arranged to foster a sense of belonging, encourage relationship building, and enable the holistic growth of students. The design responds to the varying needs of upper year students, offering a mixture of single rooms and suites of 4, 5, 6, and 7 bedrooms. In the suites, single bedrooms are arranged around central common spaces like living areas, shared kitchens, and laundry amenities.
The residential program is divided into three zones – public, flexible, and private. This zoning approach allows the MHRH to easily host students and collegiate activities while providing personal privacy for daily living. Public zones are open, contiguous, and encourage indoor/ outdoor connections. Flexible spaces accommodate smaller groups and gatherings, without the flow of public traffic through space. Private zones are connected, but separated from noisier gathering spaces and access can be restricted.
Wall Section - Wing1, 2+3
Wall Section - Wing5+6, Vestubles
Facade Mock-Up
Door Schedule