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YULING CHEN 1F, No. 100, Zhongzheng Rd., Tamsui Dist., New Taipei City 251, Taiwan (R.O.C.) +886-988-429-166 | yuling.chen@aecom.com https://tw.linkedin.com/in/yuling-chen
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MLA Application | 2017 Fall
DESIGN
WITH
GROWTH
Evolve the connection between nature and people. Let the connection lead us grow.
CONTENT Conncection River and Citizen
01 Blurring the Lines
Academic 2008
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Professional 2013-Present
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Competition 2014
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Taipei Railway Station
Valley and Tourists Wind and Visitors
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Between Valley - ZhongCha Valley
Overall Landscape Planning Commercial Town & Hilton Landscape Design
03 Windswept Gallery
Taipei Fine Art Museum Plaza
04 Selected Professional Works ‧Wujiang Taihu lake Eco Park ‧Wuxi Big Bridge Academy
‧Xian Land Port International Park competition ‧Xian Regent Hotel and Resident
Through design we create bonds with living beings. The story begins when our design ends. Deepen the relationship and watch our environment grow prosperously and harmoniously with people.
05 Creative Works
‧Competition Video ‧Travel Sketches ‧Graduate Publication Edit ‧I Hate You, T-shirt Design ‧Kids and Trees- Chinese Painting
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DESIGN with GROWING
Context Taiwan
Connection River and Citizen
Blurring the Lines Taipei Railway Station
Through my life expereince growing up in Taipei city, the Taipei Railway Station area is always busy with traffic. With the population pressure in Taipei city, the situation becomes worse. We developed the traffic facilties for effeciency, so inevitibly decrease the open space.
Even though, there still a lot of activities happens. Taipei city has active people, but we need a more desirable open space. I aim to create a continuous open space that allow people to pass through diverse levels, and make city activities pop up along Taipei Railway Station to Tamshui riverfront.
A transit-oriented place sacrifices citizen life, every spcae in this space was designed starting from traffic efficency, and lead to a shattered open space. Enbankment with Highway on top
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unaccesable riverbank, this area is the rare public property that nearby the riverside in Taipei city.
sui Tam Location: Taipei, Taiwan Type: Academic/Solo Size: 250000 sqm Time: 2008
Taipei West City Center
Problems and Challenges 1
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Taipei City
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Historical Buildings and private old residents
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Unfriendly Public Space
Crowed Road
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Parking Lot
Ground level space lacks a good planning to form a harmonious city open space.
Complex properties issue lead to an old city image. However, these old buildings are reminders of Taipei city’s culture and diversity.
Taipei Railway Station
Underground directional confusion, visitors have a great dificulties to pass or transit in interioe space.
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Through my life expereince growing up in Taipei city, the Taipei Main station area is always busy with traffic. Even though, there still a lot of activities happens. Taipei city has active people, but we need a more desirable open space. The photo shows how beautiful the riverfront is. However, we built up the embankment to protect our city, at the same time, blocking the river from us. Also, while we develop the traffic facilties for effeciency, we inevitibly decrease the open space.
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Existing Analysis Traffic Density
Traffic Facility History 19 92
Exits Usage Frequency
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DESIGN with GROWING
Floating Boardwalk
Riverfront Viewing Deck
Train Viewing Park
Activies Concentrated Area 2009
City Plaza
Eco Swimming Pool 1989 2007
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Concept Diagram T h e c o nve n i e n c e o f t ra n s p o r t a t i o n functions as the boundary between us and nature. We are blocked away from the river and sky.
Open the platfrom area for arrival visitor to have a impressive image of Taipei. Also, we invite them to join the city activies while waiting the train.
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Through opening the underground, covering the road, crossing the high way, and linking the green space, we can blur the boundaries, let the sunshine in, let the water flow, let the landform direct, and lead people live.
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Sections show the new relationship with traffic and people circulations. Layered circulation makes space multi-functional, and encourages the city activities to happen.
Key Map
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The perspective shows how the floating boardwalk coexist with historical buildings harmoniously.
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The Opening of the Valley CULTURAL FESTIVAL DISTRICT
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The Village of the Valley CONFERENCE VACATION DISTRICT
The Peace of the Valley WELLNESS DISTRICT
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Overall Master Plan
Through this project, I sharpen my sense of topography, understand Tibetan culture, and got inspired by the various forms the JiuZhai water. In planning stage, I worked on the potential spots for viewing and topography study for road system. In landscape design phase,I worked as one of key landscape designers and took charge of the east river front, comercial streets, and entry plazas in Commercial town form concept stage to detail design. For Hilton, I took charge of central lake area and typical villa entry from concept to detail design.
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Location: JiuZhai ZhongCha Gou, China Type: Professional Project Team Leader: HsiuChin, Chen Teammates: Liukai Wu, KuoChin Chen Size: Overall Plannig 1500000sqm Landscape design 90000sqm Time: 2013-present Project status: Overall Planning/ Completed Hilton/under construction Commercial Town /SD stage
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Overall Landscape Planning Commercial Town & Hilton Landscape Design
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Between Valley
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Connection Valley and Tourists
Our site is located near one of the most famous scenic spots in the world, JiuZhai Valley, and this area is crowded and noisy during high season. Our purpose is to built up the idendity of cultrural context and natural resource in ZhongCha Gou while enhancing the travel supporting measure for JiuZhai Gou. Corresponds the varieties of valley, from cultural street to peaceful forest.
DESIGN with GROWING
Overall section
1.Da Ji Tample 2.Commercial Town 3.Hilton Resort
4.Horse Trail 5.Equestrian Center 6.Po Jih E Village
7.The Ritz Carlton Resort 8.Valley of Flowers 9.Grass Ski
10.Folk Museum 11.Tibet Culture Art Museum 12.ZhongCha Village
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13.Tourist Center 14.Camp Ground 15.Four Seasons Resort
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Concept Diagram
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1.West Entry Bridge 2.Commercial Town Secondary Entry 3.Prayer Wheel Plaza 4.Central Water 5.Feature Cascade 6.Waterfront step plaza 7.East Entry Bridge 8.Commercial Town Main Entry 9.Event Plaza with Cascade 10. Commercial Street 11. B&B courtyard 12. Tourist Center 13. Viewing Tower 14. Hilton Entry Plaza 15. Central Lake 16. Villas 17. Buggy Path
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Commercial Town and Hilton Master Plan
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Tibet Culture + Experience + Identity
In the opening of ZhongCha Valley, we aim to enlarge the interaction with Baishui river. Through changing the water speed, altering the water direction, we let the water nourish the land and evolve the quality and richness for our site. We also create a Tibetan Town for touriust to experience the natural context and local culture. Those are the first connection with the Valley.
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Conduct River + Riverfront + Lake
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Detail Design & Construction Progress
Hilton Central Lake Area
Progress Sketches
east entry bridge
East Entry Bridge
Photos shows that by altering the river path we complete a peaceful lake.
Photos shows we transform the local context into landscape elements, from materils to froms.
Hilton central lake area
W: 20~40MM , ADHESIVE MORTAR, 30~50MM DEPTH RAKED JOINT
180x370X180MM, CUSTOM MADE GRANITE BASE, RUSTIC YELLOW BUILDING GROUND AS SUBSOIL OR SUBSTRUCTURE 5~6MM THK, GCL.( Geosynthetic Clay Liner) NATURAL STONE, GRAY TO BROWN COLOR MIXED Φ300-1000 MM DIA. TECHNICAL STAFF GEOCELL, GRAY, NOT EXPOSED Φ 5-8 MM DIA. GRAVEL, GRAY 16
AGED/ IMPROVED TOP SOIL RC STRUCTURE NATURAL STONE, GRAY TO BROWN COLOR MIXED, Φ300-1200 MM DIA. HIRE TECHNICAL STAFF
1500X150X40MM TREATED WOOD
LOOSE PEBBLE Φ 50-200 MM , 40% LIGHT BROWN and 60% GRAY COLOR MIXED
WOOD SIDE: W120X20mm THK. TREATED WOOD RC STRUCTURE
60X120 C-TYPE STEEL TUBE SUPPORT,
200x200mm, TREADTED LOCAL WOOD DECORATION ANGLE STEEL FIX LOCAL STONE, SURFACE STONE, CHOOSE SQUARE SHAPE , UNDER 15%,COLOR, BROWN: DARK BROWN: GRAY= 4:4:1, CHOOSE FLAT SIDE. EDEG-STONE: 50x70x150MM, GRANITE, RUSTIC YELLOW RC STRUCTURE
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DESIGN with GROWING
Context
Analysis Circulation
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Taipei Fine Art Museum Plaza
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Visitors pass the plaza.
Hard paving becomes uncomfortable
Uncomfortable wind
Concept - Wind Study Plaza
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Connection Wind and Visitor
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Windswept Gallery Taipei Fine Art Museum Plaza Location: Taipei, Taiwan Type: Competition/Solo Size: 1000 sqm Time: 2014
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The project led me to think the emotional connection between people and Nauture. Capture the wind. Capture the people. How we see and deal with nature decides what the result is. I am seeking a solution to reverse inferior climate condition into wind art to encourage outdoor activities, and make the connection between people and the nature. Moreover, try the possibilties to present wind not only in visual way but also through touch and acoustic sense.
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Concept Diagram
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Wind-Fog installation / touch 2
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Day: Wind-Fog installation / Visual + touch Night : Wind Pattern Lighting Wall / Visual
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Wind Turbine Wind Power LED Present Wind Pattern
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Wind Pattern Lighting Wall
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DESIGN with GROWING
Pipe Instrument Stage Wind Whisper/ Acoustic
Wind- Fog Installation / Touch & Visual Wind Pattern Lighting Wall/ Visual windward deck/ touch
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The plaza becomes the connection for us and Wind.
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DESIGN with GROWING
Professional Works
Wuxi Big Bridge Academy
Through diverse professional projects training, it strenghten my beleive that to evolve the connection between nature and people.
Xian Land Port International Park competition
How a good open space lead an energatic campus live. ‧Key Designer
The project aims to create a feature bridge to connect open space including platfroms, courtyards, watefront, sucken garden, and sports feild. I took charge for half part of the campus, which is high school part. Photos show parts that I completed from concept to construction drawing. Lessons from the land- The hills we created finally fixed with concrete piles. I learned the importance of environmental design.
Xian Dynasty Carpet
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EDS project Location:Wuxi, China Size: 68000 sqm Status: 2013 completed Project Leader: Liang-Chuan Chen Teammate: Hsiao-Ying Yang
Wujiang Taihu lake Eco Park
History, city, and the park- how to integrated all together
Xian Regent Hotel and Resident
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Harmonious Water
FEATURE
Silk Road Core
NODES
Variety
CONNECTION
Exchange Path
Develop delicate human scale design & project managing skills ‧Project Manager
EDS project Location: Wu Jiang, China Size: 720000 sqm Status: 2012 Completed Project Leader: Wen-Hui Peng Team mate: Yu-Ting Li, Mu-Tien Chen, Lin-Min Huang, Shu-Ying Ling, and Chung-Hsien Tsai
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AECOM project Location: Xian, China Size: 300000 sqm Status: Competition 2016 Project Leader: Matt Chu Teammates: Hsiu-Chin Chen, Hsin-Hui Chiang, Chang-Erl Su, Elaine Li Our vision is to complete a city park that recall the prosperity of the golden time of Xian, and bring the water back to the city. I took charge for SouthEast part, including concept diagram development, model study, and perspectives.
‧Designer
The park is to response the recliamed farmland to the lake, and we aim to acheive a harmonious open space for citizen and our environment. I took charge for central area of the park, including water front, hills, pavilion from schemetic stage to construction drawing. Photos shows design and details I develped.
‧Designer
AECOM project Location: Xian, China Size: 15000 sqm Status: construction drawing Project Leader: Rayvees Goh Teammate: Joshua Mapano, Yushan Chen
WATER FEATURE PLAN
WATER FEATURE DETAIL
We aim to acheive an delicated continuity between interior and outdoor space, and present in modern chinese style to response Xian city image. The project is important for me, because it's my first project to be a project manager. I learned a lot to communicate with the clients, different consultants. I also took charge of the resident part and underdround courtyards from concept design to deatil design.
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Creative Works
Graduate Publication Edit Graduate publication edit 2008
I HATE YOU T-shirt Design
Kids and Trees- Chinese Painting
POPOPOP T-shirt Award
Trees are amazing in growing. I try to discover and capture the staggered branches and how kids play in them.
Travel Sketches New Delhi, the chaotic of India Local people, tourists, cars, birds, and even monkeys are at the same incredible messy street. I felt the energy of the city.
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Competition Video AECOM YOUNG PROFESSIONAL EXCHGANGE PROGRAM - COMPETIITON VIDEO https://vimeo.com/193223076 I imagine in 2030, we are going to build a super system that make us synchranize with Nature. By massive collecting and analyzing, we could conmunicate with Nature in the future, and we count on her to monitor and evaluate our environment. (The video helped me to win the overseas work chance in Australia.) Agra, the beauty of India Looking at the historical palace, I realized how great the golden time the ancient India was.
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The Great Wall in Beijin I was so touched by the wall which makes us see the topography of mountains such clear and stunning.
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