PORTFOLIO
YULIN XIAO
Selected works from 2019-2023
Bachelor of Architecture, South China University of Technology
CONTENT PROLOGUE
Architecture begins with the human need for living places. When the process of social production is accelerated and people's living standards is gradually satisfied, the solution of people's spiritual needs has increasingly become the universal significance of contemporary architecture. Ordinary social problems often reflects people's lack of spirit in the tide of The Times. As a medium, architecture should convey the architect's thoughts on nature, human and social issues. For me, the birth of architecture must be based on basic spatial needs and social contexts. If functional zoning and streamline planning are feedback to the most basic functionality of architecture, then the construction of formal language, the selection and use of materials and the creation of space atmosphere are effective ways to translate immeasurable mental memory into people's perception in architectural places.
In this portfolio, I hope to show my reflection on the current social situation in the era of stock planning through my academic and professional experience. From the perspective of humanistic care, through the functional and social consideration, architecture becomes a means to try to solve problems. In the three projects, I have a clear consideration of the functional zoning and streamline planning of large-scale public buildings, a discussion on the formal sequence and the creation of space atmosphere, and a reflection on how the change of the scale of basic spatial elements reflects the psychological behavior of people.
Architects are the creators of living space. Every idea we come up with may become a starting point for public participation in the future. Analyze the social problems in the era of stock planning, focus on people-oriented design, and effectively consider the needs of the masses, so that the social value of architecture can be carried forward.
01 Deduction of Light
Mountain Tea Workshop
Shouzhang, Fujian, China
Academic project
Individual work
Time: 09.2021-10.2021
Tutor: Changxin Peng
arcxpeng@scut.edu.cn
Zhe-min hills, in the southeastern of China, are rich in mountain-tea because of their superior geographical environment. Shouzhang Village, Zhouning County, is a famous tea town in Fujian Province, with a long history of tea making and a large area of tea plantations. However, as China's urbanization has decimated rural populations, this traditional craft is not being protected. In recent years, the Chinese government has also introduced some revitalization policies to revive the rural industry.
In the context of this policy, the project focus the local people's connection to the unique mountain landscape and try to convey this to the participants of the building. The design starts from the manual tea making process, and explores the relationship between light and the wall and the volume in a rational and perceptual way , trying to create different spatial feelings. Through the tour experience in the tea workshop, people's awareness of traditional manual tea making skills is strengthened, so that it can be protected and deeply rooted in people's hearts.
[ The Dilemma and Solution of Traditional Mountain-tea making Crafts ]
Zhe-Min Hills, with high altitude, precipitation and other superior geographical conditions, the distribution of many tea planting bases, rich n mountain-tea. There are many tea planting bases. Zhouning County is one of the highest towns in the region, which has a long history of tea making. However, due to its mountainous location and lagging economic development, more and more young people have given up their lives in Zhouning County in recent years and moved to big cities. Fewer and fewer young people are interested in the craft of making tea by hand. The traditional tea culture is losing its focus. Chinese government has introduced some revitalization policies to revive the rural Area. We need to seek corresponding measures to improve this situation according to the policies.
[Howdoesruralrevitalizationpolicypromotethedevelopmentofteaindustry]
Rural Revitalization Tea Workshop
Culture Ecology
Industry
Talents Organization
In the past: Long history of tea-making and tea -planting, which created the cultural heritage of this area.
The excellent natural condition: terrain and climate.
At the present: Architecture creates richer spaces to meet people's needs and become a local cultural landmark users
Craftsman Tourists Production Space Experience Space
deeper understandings
wider pubilicity
Traditional Conservation Economy Revitalization
China's rural revitalization policy includes five aspects: culture, economy, industry, talents and organization. For Zhouning County, the revitalization of the tea industry is a good starting point. Strategically, based on the superior natural conditions, on the one hand, we can continue its long heritage of tea culture in the past. On the other hand, throuigh the construction of tea workshop architecture space, the building can become a local cultural landmark and get more people's attention
The new tea workshop will target two groups of people: craftsmen and tourists, with production space and experience space respectively. Through the streamline design, visitors can enhance the experience of manual tea making process, increase the understanding of traditional tea culture, and spread it. The whole process will eventually feedback the effectiveness of rural revitalization policy from two aspects: traditional protection and economic revitalization.
ShouzhangVillage MakengTown,ZhouningCounty
[ The Impact of rural revitalization on Tea Culture
Shouzhang Village, located in Makeng Town, Zhouning County, is a famous tea town in Fujian Province, with a history of thousands of years of tea growing. There is a large tea plantation near the village. In recent years, the local government has vigorously promoted tea culture and tea is the main source of income for local residents.
The distribution of Shouzhang Village and the main tea plantations is shown in the figure below. Squares of different shades of gray represent different densities of the distribution of tea trees (the darker the squares, the higher the density of tea trees). The site is located on the hillside between the village and the main planting base, with convenient accessibility and wide view
[TheTeaEstatesaroundShouzhangVillage]
[ Traditional Tea-making Process and Spatial Demand ]
[ Massing Process: Construction of Spatial Sequence ]
[SpatialMicroclimateRequirementsforTeaProductionProcess]
1.Embedded functional blocks along mountain topography.
2.Two volumes twist to create views of the landscape in different directions.
3.The outdoor space is added to the wall to guide the crowd flow.
[InterpenetrationRelationshipbetweenWallandVolume]
4.More walls are inserted among the volumes to divide the sequence of Spaces.
①Two walls are placed on either side of the block.
②Two walls span between the blocks. ③The third wall is partially inserted into the volume. ④The third wall is fully inserted into the volume.
[ Four Forms of Spatial Deduction of Light ]
Light is an important factor influencing the spatial atmosphere of the Tea Workshop, including the production space and the experience space. By extracting different forms of light hole openings, different spatial feelings are created.
02 Lonely Arches
Solitary Friendly Community
Site: N/A for not applicable
Academic project
Individual work
Time: 03.2022-04.2022
Tutor: Jie Chen
619314186@qq.com
When talking about the construction of new youth communities, we often mention sharing and openness. However, they often neglect the psychological needs of lonely personality. For this group of people, they need a relatively independent space to live in order to make them feel more secure. A fact that cannot be ignored is that in recent years, in addition to the elderly suffering from loneliness, due to insufficient social experience and some other factors, loneliness is gradually becoming the norm for more and more young people.
The project aims to create a solitary friendly youth community . By analyzing the psychological needs of people with different degrees of loneliness, the project uses flexible "arch" elements to create spaces of different scales and configure different functions for the corresponding groups , so that young people affected by different degrees of autism can find their own lifestyle in the community, so as to reduce the negative impact of loneliness on themselves and treat life positively
[ Young People Overrun by Loneliness ]
When we think of lonely people, we often think of the elderly. However, influenced by multiple social factors, loneliness has gradually become a common psychological problem among young people.
According to the Office for National Statistics, young people aged 16-24 are the most often lonely of all age groups, followed by the group aged 25-34. In addition, the topic of "loneliness" on social media is often forwarded and commented on by a large number of young people. We cannot ignore that autism is spreading among more and more young people.
ReportedFrequencyofLonelinessbyAgeGroup[1]
HowYoungPeopleDescribeTheirLoneliness [2]
The scene where loneliness happens
[ Why Young People Feel Lonely ]
Being out alone, really miss my family.
There's no park around here to rest in.
For many people who grew up in cities, public space, such as small square in the park, is the place where we made friends and friendships. The reduction of public space increases the estrangement between people, and increases the sense of wandering in a foreign land for young people living alone.
Working overtime every day, have no time to hang out with my friends.
The fierce competitive environment, busy work pace and relatively high economic pressure make it more difficult for workers to find time to make friends. Frequent and irregular overtime work and long, crowded commutes make many urban youth feel socially lonely.
Young people who leave their hometown do not want to call the rental house they live in every day "home",because they are far away from their loved ones. This loss of home is a sign of a lack of belonging. Lack of belongings makes people feel that they are not an integral part of that system or environment.
Checking social media every day is really boring.
Is this person worth my heart?
Now, a growing body of evidence confirms that the negative effects of social networking on social relationships may be far greater than the positive benefits. Not interacting with others face to face, is associated with a significant reduction in depression and loneliness.
[ Embrace loneliness: Create Solitary Friendly Communities ]
"Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expressesthegloryofbeingalone."
It would be a mistake to see loneliness as a "disease" to be eradicated. Loneliness is a human condition.
Dealing with loneliness is understanding the feeling itself. To quote Paul Tillich, "solitude expresses its glory", we are all alone, therefore, we are all connected through this universal human experience.
True love is often the most effective way to cure loneliness.
Love in modern society is also often related to the interests of both parties. People's proficiency in dating is like a string of code that has been copied and pasted many times. We have already lost the original expectation of love.
[Summary:Youngpeople justenteringthesocietydonothaveenoughsocialexperience,theiremotionalneedscannotbemet.Sotheyaremorelikelytofeellonely.]
[1]Datasource:Loneliness-Whatcharacteristicsandcircumstancesareassociatedwithfeelinglonely?
[2]Datasource:commentsonWeibounderthehashtag#lonelinessexplosionmoment
Study the psychological characteristics of different lonely people and create exclusive community functional space.
Symbolic element: Arch Function: Solitary Friendly Community
The circular space created under the arches protect oneself from the outside world and relieve people's mood.
[ Classification of Lonely People and Spatial Scale Prototyping ]
The degree of loneliness of young people can be assessed from two aspects: social loneliness and emotional loneliness.
Loneliness
Low Loneliness
The group get low score in both categories.
Low Loneliness
Social Loneliness
Emotional Loneliness
Score the two categories separately
Social Loneliness
Emotional Loneliness
Typical Social Loneliness Typical Emotional Loneliness Existential Loneliness
The group get high score in social loneliness.
The group get high score in emotional loneliness.
The group get high score in both categories.
High Loneliness
depth-width ratio: 2/3 depth-width ratio: 1/1 depth-width ratio: 4/3 depth-width ratio: 2/1
The arched space of different spatial scales is used to reflect the psychological state of different degrees of loneliness. The higher the depth-width ratio, the more lonely people feel in space.
Corerequirement: Aplaceto retreatalone.
Existence loneliness is the ultimate loneliness. These people often experience a fear of isolation, death, meaninglessness, and freedomat some point. They need extreme solitude for introspection.
Corerequirement: A place that creates opportunities to connectwithothersonheartfelttopics
These People seem to have a group of friends, but they often suffer from having no one to truly share their private feelings and thoughts with.They need the opportunity to actively share these with others.
Corerequirement: A place that creates opportunities to quicklyintegrateintoanewgroup
That's what we feel when we feel excluded from a group. This is when you need to join new activities or groups based on your interests. These people need more space for different kinds of activities to meet new friends.
(depth-width
According to the psychological needs of young people with different degrees of loneliness, the space with different scales and functions is designed for them.
Corerequirement: Enoughspacetointeractwithothers
This group is the closest to "normal people". Though they may occasionally feel lonely, this does not cause them psychological distress. They need more public shared spaces to fulfill their social needs.
(depth-width
(depth-width
The diagram below shows the position of each individual block.
[PartialElevationfrom1Fto7F]
[ Description of Each Unit ]
[ExtentialLonelinessUnit]
Each functional space in this unit has a relatively strong independence and privacy. The mini-garden adds more natural atmosphere and makes lonely people more relaxed. The streamline is simple and direct and the two floors are completely separate except for the stairs. People can enjoy a solitary life inside.
[TypicalSocialLonelinessUnit]
In this unit, the public space is more open, especially the exhibition space, which is directly connected with the corridor. Social lonely people can more easily join in group activities. At the same time, there is more space developed to a height of two floors, and the streamline direction is more abundant
[TypiacalEmotionalLonelinessUnit]
The communal Spaces in this unit give emotionally lonely people the opportunity to interact deeply with each other. For example, in the piano room, people from above can listen to the players below without being detected. Compared with the extential loneliness, the direction of the streamline increases
[LowLonelinessUnit]
This unit has the strongest public character, such as the community theater developed to a height of four floors, and numerous open kitchen space. Young people are free to socialize there. There are more circular flow lines in this unit, making it more multidirectional and uncertain and leading the young to gather and start new stories.
The units are independent of each other, and the entire community is connected by vertical elevators. Young people can take the loneliness test in the lobby and then take the elevator to the corresponding unit to start their life.
[ExtentialLoneliness]
Accompnied by the wide view and green trees, I feel really free. I can enjoy the process of thinking about life on my own.
[TypicalSocialLoneliness]
Hey! Are you also interested in this exhibition? find the topic is related to some current social hot topics.
[TypiacalEmotionalLoneliness]
How well the piano music is played! want to talk to the players. There must be some kinds of stories that make it sound so good.
[LowLoneliness]
Hey, girls, want to join us for a drink? There is a party organized at the theater this evening. Do you want to go?
I'd love to. But I'm a good drinker, so I'm not sure you can handle me.
Absolutely! I've done some research on this topic before, so let's explore it!
Okay, well, how about going over there after dinner?
03 The Renaissance of Market
Reconstruction of Shicheng Market
Zhouning, Fujian, China
Academic project
Individual work
Time: 09.2022-11.2022
Tutor: Ping Su suping@scut.edu.cn
When we were young, our parents often took us to the market. The bustling crowd, the Shouting of the vendors, and the sound of bargaining are all memories engraved in our hearts. However, in recent years, with the development of economy, more and more e-commerce and take-out platforms have appeared, and people can buy fresh vegetables without leaving their homes. The new large supermarket also accommodates the function of selling vegetables, and the environment is more comfortable than the traditional market, attracting more residents to go. As a result, more and more traditional wet markets are facing poor performance
This project focuses on the poor operating status of Shicheng Market, once the largest market in Zhouning County, and attempts to revive the vitality of the market. Mainly in view of the problems existing in the stall setting, goods storage and site interface of the current market, the market can be revitalized by setting up forward warehouse, enriching the business in vertical space and improving quality of public space
Market is the most important type of community service industry, an important part of urban commerce and residents' life, and the smallest and densest neighborhood commercial unit indispensable to residents, which contains huge development value. On the one hand, it is the owners and commodity operators of market property who pursue the maximization of leasing and operating income, so that it has obvious economic attributes On the other hand, as the main place of commodity supply, it has both social and public welfare
However, with the continuous acceleration of urban processes and the emergence of fresh markets or large supermarkets, traditional markets have brought great competitive pressure, and some markets are facing the risk of poor management or even closure. How to revitalize the traditional market is an urgent problem we need to solve.
[Differentpeople'sviewsonthecurrentofflinemarkettobuyfood]
The sanitary conditions in traditional markets are poor and young people are reluctant to come. The rent is high. I might as well be a mobile stall. It's easier.
We should still go to the market to buy food, only to see the freshness of the ingredients. The quality of things online is not guaranteed. Now the online e-commerce supermarket is so convenient I directly use my mobile phone to choose food and order. The food can be delivered to my home in half an hour. I used to buy food in the market. In recent years, there are more and more large supermarkets close to my home. So often go directly to the supermarket to buy food. And the food categories in the supermarket are clear and easier to find
[ Site Survey Information ]
Shicheng Market was once the largest market in Zhouning County. In recent years, due to the increase of the surrounding market and the establishment of numerous e-commerce supermarkets as well as the lack of repair and sanitation problems, the number of consumers has decreased significantly. The figure below shows the location of the site and the distribution of surrounding related business types.
[Main Problems of the Current Market
[FunctionalLayoutinVerticalSpace]
The diagram shows the functional layout of the new market in the vertical space after the integration of multiple business formats. The functional properties from the bottom to the top gradually shift from informal to formal, and there is more open space on the upper level.
[ChangesoftheRelationshipwiththeSurroundingSpatialInterface]
Set up special mobile stall selling area for mobile vendors and organize the stalls to be placed in group.
Tidy up cluttered goods. Set up dedicated storage space and enough shelves to store goods.
The main entrance interface is equipped with retreating platform and corridor to guide the crowd to enter the market.
The previous market was mostly occupied by indoor trading space. The peripheral streamline of original market is single, and the interface continuity is too strong.
[before] [after]
The single fresh food selling function can't meet the needs of people today. The transformation of market to compound function is an inevitable trend in the future. Integrate a variety of business forms, enrich the types of people's activities, and enhance market vitality.
The market is the smallest community unit. So it should provide a comfortable public space for people to stay and exchange activities. This type of space usually ought to have adequate lighting, ventilation conditions and appropriate landscaping.
The new market takes into account the relationship with the surroundings, the open interface of the city and the functional needs of the building. The streamline is more abundant, more grey space (corridor, arcade, open floor) is set up to guide the crowd to enter the market activities.
04 Other Works
Urban Design Project
Site: Guangzhou, China
Academic Project, Group Work
Cooperated with Kunpeng Shao, Hai Zhang, Ying Cao, Jiatong Xie
Preliminary Work: Research & Design & Modelling (20%)
on the construction of advanced ecological services, education and teaching, culture and sports, international residential community and otherurbansupportingindustries.Basedontheintegrationofindustryandcity,ittakesthecentralwaterfrontparkasthecore,connectsthe mainaxesofecologicalprotectionandfuturedevelopment,andmixesthesurroundingopenblockstocreatethecentralactivityareaofthe waterfrontcompositecity.
[ The Wei Clan Ancestral Hall ] [ Model Works ]
Surveying and Mapping Practice
Site: Lijiao, Guangzhou, China Academic Project, Group Work
Time: 09.2022 - 10.2022
Tutor: Min Xiao
My Work: Surveying and Mapping, Detailed drawings
[ElevationoftheAtrium]
[SectionoftheNave]
YULIN XIAO
Bachelor of Architecture, South China University of Technology