Protfolio_Yuyang Tong (22519192) by Yuyang Tong

A RCHIT E CT URE P O RT F OLI O TON G Y U YAN G

APPLICATION FOR ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM (MA) MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

88 Daxue Rd., Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325060, China E-mail: 3501201908@qq.com Phone: 13123987517

C ON TEN TS TON G Y UYANG Spring 2022 Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies

CULINARY SCHOOL

BAKE BRUT

SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTER

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Michael Graves College at Wenzhou-Kean University

A common thread throughout my undergraduate work has been the exploration of how architecture may respond to major social and societal changes in the 21st century. In the first project, I aimed to respond to the loss of regional cultures due to China's modern urbanization process. By proposing a culinary school, the project revived local traditions and addressed the site's forgotten revolutionary history. In the second project, I studied Art Brut and the social marginality of people with mental disorders, hoping to expand people's exploration of Art Brut and help people on the fringes of society. I proposed a bakery built with traditional materials to reflect introspection on the modern urban environment and hoped to mediate marginalized with greater society. In the third project, I shifted my perspective to a series of social problems faced by the elderly in rural China, such as the general aging of the population, the loss of rural labor, and societal neglect. The project mobilized the vitality and productivity of the elderly through a comprehensive senior activity center. Regional handicrafts and horticulture with the elderly at the core could attract young people and investment, thus stimulating the rural economy, helping the elderly to enrich their retirement life. The dialogue between the old and new is something that enriches the built environment.

PRESERVING CULINARY & HISTO RY STUDIO 4112 / ACADEMIC WO RK / SUMMER 2020

ART BRUT INSTITUTIO N IN SHANG HAI STUDIO 4107 / ACADEMIC WO RK / FALL 2021

WANG ZHAI VILLAG E RENO VATIO N STUDIO 3105 / ACADEMIC WO RK / FALL 2020

WENZHO U LANDSCAPE RESEARCH STUDIO 4112 / ACADEMIC WO RK / SUMMER 2020

CO MPETITIO N / G RO UP WO RK / WINTER 2020

STUDIO 3106 / ACADEMIC WO RK / SPRING 2021

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C U L IN A RY SC HOOL P R E S E RV I N G CULINARY & HIS TORY P ROJ E C T T Y P E ST U D I O 4112 D AT E L O C AT I O N

Academic Professor Linnéa Moore Summer 2020 Changti Road, Wuhan, Hubei, China

China is a country with a long history of food culture. Different regions have developed distinct culinary traditions due to their historical development and unique geographical conditions. This project is intended to reflect how the cooking process translates into the language of architecture through the study of a famous dish of my home region. Based on an analysis of the culinary process, the project explores how culinary traditions and regional cultures are coping with the current over-urbanization problem of economic development. After the 1970s, thanks to reform and opening-up policy, China entered a period of rapid economic development based on massive urban construction. In order to improve profitability and efficiency, a large number of homogenous modern buildings have rapidly occupied the urban space of various Chinese cities in a relatively short period. Under such rapid urbanization, the blocks constructed before have been neglected and become a corridor to show the history of urban construction. From the perspective of the present, those completed blocks have become tourist attractions with cramped spaces and incomplete functions while reflecting the history of urban development. With the support of the

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local government, some of these historic districts have been transformed into real business districts for local tourism. Other old towns are forgotten in the long river of history, quietly waiting for the end of their lives. Today, large parts of Wuhan's old city have been demolished because of safety concerns, becoming a vast temporary parking lot surrounded by modern highrise developments. Moreover, the rest of the forgotten historic districts are at risk of being replaced inexorably by urbanization. The project selected an important historical site through the study of local history. At the center of the site stands the bronze statue of Sun Yatsen, which refers to the commemoration of the local revolution history. With the bronze statue as the core, the culinary school forms a commemorative plaza by utilizing part of the temporary parking lot facing the bronze statue. At the same time, the local food culture is put forward and emphasized in the way of culinary school. The result is a monument commemorating the region's history and responding to the relentless submergence of regional culture by modern urbanization.

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Old Town Ruins Minzquan Road

Temporary Parking Lot

Bronze Statue of Sun Yat-sen M A IN IN GR ED IEN TS: 1. Alkaline noodles (150g) OTH ER IN GR ED IEN TS: Hot oil (16ml), sesame paste (40g), sesame oil (20ml), soy sauce (6ml), sugar (5g), garlic (10g), salt (3g), pepper, a little vinegar (3ml), cooked peanuts (10g), spicy dried radish (10g), chives (6g) PR A C TIC E: 1. Stir sesame paste with sesame oil and make a slightly thick sauce, then add soy sauce and salt, stir evenly into sesame sauce. In addition, garlic, pepper, vinegar, and sugar are also adjusted for taste; 2. Add Crushed peanuts, spicy dried radishes, and minced shallots; 3. Add water to the pot, boil it, and add the noodles. After boiling for about 3 minutes, the noodles will be slightly firm and pour in a spoonful of sesame oil; 4. Add sesame sauce and garlic sauce to noodles, sprinkle with peanuts, dry spicy radish, and chopped green onion, mix well and serve; TIPS: 1. It is very important to use alkaline noodles; 2. Acid beans can be used to take place of spicy dried radish depending on individual taste; TH E PR OC ESS OF M A K IN G A LK A LIN E N OOD L ES: 1. Add edible alkali to the water; 2. Pour into the flour basin; 3. Add a little salt and mix well with chopsticks; 4. Knead into a hard dough; 5. Divide the dough into small portions, so that it is convenient for the noodle machine to press; 6. Press once more to form a smooth dough; 7. Then press the dough into thin round noodles;

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Minzu Road

Sanmin Road

Changdi Street

The project is located at the intersection of four streets in one of Wuhan's historic districts. They are Minzu Road, Minquan Road, Sanmin Road, and Changdi Street.

LEFT TOP Site Photo of Changdi Street

The names "Minzu Road," "Minquan Road," and "Sanmin Road" refer to the governing concept of "nation," "civil rights," and "democracy." It was put forward during the Revolution of 1911, led by Sun Yat-sen. This critical period of history represented that China officially broke away the rule from feudal dynasties and entered a new historical stage. Meanwhile, Changdi Street is also the birthplace of Wuhan market culture and food culture. The street is located beside the old embankment, which is the birthplace of Wuhan culinary tradition born out of dock culture.

LEFT DOWN The Process of Cooking Hot Dry Noodles

At the intersection of these four streets, there is a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen, whose purpose is to commemorate the area's history as an important revolutionary base. This area used to be a bustling commercial street. However, it was gradually neglected after accelerated urbanization and one of the important historical blocks in Wuhan become one that few people noticed.

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RIGHT TOP Site Map

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LEFT Cooking Process Diagram RIGHT TOP Massing Models RIGHT DOWN Program Diagram

Based on the analysis of the cooking process and the classification of ingredients, the program is distributed from bottom to top, with increasing privacy. Vertical circulation corresponds to the timeline of the production process, and all functions are connected inside the building from top to bottom.

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The architectural form adopts the technique of diagonal cutting at the point facing the bronze statue, forming a public square at the angle of the road. At the same time, the interior square at the main entrance of the building echoes the exterior square, showing that the space on the first floor serves the public. The open cooking corridor in the south is a commercial food street for the public. Kitchens serving the corridors can be rented out to local vendors or run by the school. The ground floor is allocated with a larger kitchen for cooking displays and supports the operation of the cooking corridor.

A z-shape ramp leads visitors to the second and third-floor platforms to better view the bronze statue and the surrounding old town. At the same time, the z-shaped form combined with the southern tower creates a monument, which echoes the bronze statue and local history.

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LEFT Ground Floor Plan RIGHT Axonometric

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TOP Model with Section View LEFT DOWN Section AA' + Section BB'

RIGHT DOWN Indicating Plan

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The open nature of the lower floors not only serves the needs of students, cooks, and teachers but also serves the surrounding residents.

Different kitchens are available for culinary school students to practice and attend classes.

LEFT Plans for Each Floor RIGHT TOP Interior Pablic Space RIGHT DOWN Kitchen

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BAKE B R U T A RT B R U T I NS TITUTION IN S HANGHAI P ROJ E C T T Y P E S T U D I O 4107 D AT E L O C AT I O N

Academic Professor Jae Lim Fall 2021 Puyu West Rd., Shanghai, China

During the 1940s a French artist and collector Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) created the term Art Brut, which refers to the artwork produced outside of the established professional artistic domain by those with severe psychiatric conditions, including children and mentally ill, who are often confined in various mental institutions. Dubuffet saw a unique position in Art Brut with its pure and unfiltered creative force that was able to claim its territory within a margin of society while much of mainstream art is about catering to consumable culture to feed “good taste.” After all, Art Brut was not born out of professional need, desire for recognition, or even social acceptance. Instead, it is a profoundly solitary expression in pursuit of personal survival that remains indifferent to the changing tide of culture because of its peripheral nature. It represents the corpus of those who sit outside the norm of society. However, they are still a part of society because they exist among us, and that existence cannot be denied. Although Art Brut has become more accepted globally in recent years, it remains a relatively marginal subject

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in the context of China. In addition, the vast scale and complexity of Chinese society have created an extremely diverse thematic ecology, which makes the development pattern of Art Brut significantly different from that in other parts of the world. In order to explore the possibility of the development of Art Brut in the Chinese context, the project tries to further explore and display based on the above background. Bake Brut pushes the boundaries of Art Brut by replacing art with baking and providing therapy for people with mental disorders. At the same time, as the product of personal creation, bread is displayed to not only society as handmade crafts but also a food with practical functions. Through baking, patients can express their emotions and practice creation in the process of making bread and bring the baked bread into the life and consumption of the public. In this way, Bake Brut will break down the inherent social marginality of people with mental disorders and create a possible path for promoting the social understanding of people with mental illness.

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The site is located at 105 Puyu West Road, where many public welfare organizations are. In 1912, Mr. Lu Bohong was allowed to build the first fiverow buildings of the "New Puyu Hall" using the city wall bricks that had just been torn down in Shanghai. The bricks, which date back to 1553, preserve the history of Shanghai's urban construction. This area is now disgnated as a third-grade protective category neighborhood. The project should keep the original buildings' main structure, facade, and wooden details.

FIVE LESSONS OF ART BRUT

WABC is a Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to providing free arts courses to help people with mental and intellectual disabilities. It is one of the main partners in the project. The project is also a renovation of the site based on the materials provided by WABC.

Art Brut is considered as a medical procedure in China, which is used for a variety of medical purposes, while Art Brut refers to artistic work in Western world, that challenges conventional authority.

Art Brut focus on helping marginalized people in society, which is stymied in both culture and society, since Art Brut focus more on individual rather than collectivity.

Art Brut is a reverse education of artificial boundaries, and a bridge that connects people with their nature life forms.

Art Brut reflects modern peoples’ emotional struggles caused by disintegrating society.

Art Brut cannot only help mental patients but also normal people who has psychological disorder or mental pressure

LEFT TOP Research Booklet of Art Brut's Influence LEFT DOWN Five Lessons of Art Brut Based from the Research RIGHT TOP Site Map of 105 Puyu West Rd. RIGHT DOWN Site Photo of WABC

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LEFT Ground Floor Plan LEFT DOWN Section AA' RIGHT DOWN Section BB'

B' 2 4

The whole project is centered around the bakery. A large baking area in the middle contains multiple functions to support the project as an institution of Art Brut. The north entrance of the baking area is the main entrance for people with mental and intellectual disabilities and staff who work for the institution, while the south-facing open entrance is a space for visitors. It is intended to separate the two groups of people in the entrance space and reduce conflict.

The openings between the bakery space and the visitor space, as well as between the first and second floors, provide visual communication between visitors and the institutional users. The use of masonry also strengthens the internal structure, providing structural support for the second-floor space.

1. Visitors' Corridor 2. Bakery Section 3. Rest Room 4. Toilet 5. Storage 6. Staff Office

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Symmetrical space can express a stable mood. Wood, brick, and earth are used to create an architectural space that connects people's common image of the past, separating the users from the modern urban environment and returning to a more primitive form of life.

The baking space on the ground floor reveals the live states of people with mental disabilities to society through arches and atrium. The continuous platform on the second floor offers possibilities for different activities.

TOP Axonometric Section View of Bake Brut LEFT Model Photos + Collage

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LEFT TOP Ground Floor Plan

The interior space feels quieter with light and shadow. Materials also become one of the most important parts to show the perceptual space. The building space, made of brick, earth, plaster, and wood, is filled with sunlight. The order of architectural elements brings a space that makes people feel calm. The project intends to use such a space to evoke visitors' thoughts about time and self.

LEFT MIDDLE Second Floor Plan LEFT DOWN Section View Cutting through the Ovens RIGHT Bakery + Visitors' Corridor

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S ENIOR A C T I V I T Y CENTER WA N G Z H A I VILLAGE RENOVATION P ROJ E C T T Y P E S T U D I O 3105 D AT E L O C AT I O N

Academic Professor Graham Mckay Fall 2020 Wang Zhai village, Wenzhou, China

Rural revitalization has always been an issue worth discussing in China. Because of its unique contribution to the victory of China's 1949 Revolution, developing rural areas has become the focus of successive Chinese leaders. However, the reality is that Rural China is in inevitable decline. The countryside has become a gathering place for the elderly as young and middle-aged people move to cities searching for opportunities.

activities center, including daily entertainment programs for senior citizens and cultural and handicraft programs. In addition to meeting the entertainment needs of the local elderly, the elderly are encouraged to participate in handicraft creation to carry out recreational activities to attract the attention of young people and urban investment, enrich the recreational life of the elderly, and improve their social status.

In the actual operation of society, the elderly are often a neglected group. However, with the aging of China's population. China will also face a series of economic challenges and social welfare issues. Perhaps the elderly will become the leaders and unexpected backbone of rural development in the near future. The project aims to create a comprehensive senior

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WENZHOU KEAN UNIVERSITY 100M 100M

G104

LEFT TOP Mapping LEFT DOWN Axonometric Section View RIGHT TOP Ground Floor Plan RIGHT DOWN 3F Plan + 2F Plan

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Taking into account the inconvenience m o v e m e n t o f t h e e l d e r l y, t h e p r o j e c t combines barrier-free design, hoping to provide a comfortable and safe space for the elderly to move. A continuous ramp around the outside of the building connects the vertical Spaces of the building while providing the elderly with the experience of walking through the building within the limited space. The alternation and contrast between old and new buildings also give a more intense spatial experience. The original old building is involved in the internal space of the building in the way of the architectural device.

LEFT TOP Section LEFT DOWN Elevation RIGHT Exterior Ramp + Interior Room + Garden

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SANYANG WETLAND MAPPING W E N Z H O U LANDS CAP E RES EARCH P ROJ E C T T Y P E S T U D I O 2103 D AT E L O C AT I O N

Academic Professor Evan Saarinen Fall 2019 San Yang wetland, Wenzhou, China

W E NZ H O U R I V E R The structure of the waterside city of Wenzhou was formed in the East Jin Dynasty and became the most perfected in both North and South Song Dynasties and was destructively damaged during the reign of KMT. At present, the main rivers in Wenzhou are Oujiang, Feiyun, and Aojiang. The rivers flowing into the sea are Yueqing Bay, Dayuwan Bay, and Yanpu Bay. In addition, the Fujian River system includes the Fanshan River in Cangnan, Pengxi in Taishun, Huijia River, Shiyang River, and Shoutai River. The main river networks of coastal plains are Yueqing Tang River, WenRuitang River, Ruiping Tang River, Aojiang Tang River, Nangang River, and Jiangnan River. The development of rivers in Wenzhou is restricted by geological structure and flows along Cathay Siantype fault line. The mainstream flows mostly from west to east. The tributaries mostly form plumes because of the influence of longitudinal and transverse faults. Many rivers have an asymmetrical area on both sides of the river basin. For example, most of the tributaries of the Oujiang River develop on the

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left bank, especially the Feiyun River. The rivers are primarily high-tide rivers. The source is over 1000 meters above sea level, while the downstream is in the coastal plain, and the ratio of the riverbed is large. The upper valley has a steep slope, a V-shaped riverbed, and dangerous water. The estuary is a drowning valley deeply affected by the tides. The current is slow, and the sediment is more than sediment. Meiyu and typhoon rain are the most common types of rainfall in the catchment area. The flood season occurs mainly from June to September, and the lowest water level occurs in December to January. The annual maximum and minimum water level range varies from 2 to 3 meters in plain rivers to more than 10 meters in mountainous rivers.

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04 SANYANG WETLAND MAPPING Al�tude (m）

WENZHOU ORE LAYER INTRODUCTION In Mesozoic era, there were amount of volcano activities in Wenzhou region. It contributes to the foundation of ore deposits type in Wenzhou City right now. The most common types of ore in Wenzhou area are non-metallic minerals related to the eruption of volcanos. After nearly 50 years of geological exploration, it has discovered 38 kinds of minerals and 350 mineral deposits, including 8 large deposits, 11 medium-sized deposits, 29 small deposits and 122 mines.

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RIVER LANDSCAPE

Chao�anma 1120m

Baiyunjian 1600m

Lijiang River is the second largest river in Zhejiang Province, and it is located in the south of Zhejiang. The total terrain of the basin is high in the southwest and low in the northeast.

Beigang Plain

Liguang Vally

Shanxi Vally Plain

Zhuli Shes Town

The downstream Valley of Aojiang Aojiang Xiaonan Plain

Shanxi Reservor

Shanmen Shuitou

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Figure Topographic sec�on of Taishun Wuyan Mountain and Ao Estuary

THE TYPES OF SOLID IN WENZHOU CITY Because of the unique location where Wenzhou locats, the earth in Wenzhou city experienced tephra, flood, climate changes in millions of years.There are many types of soils in the territory, which are divided into seashore saline soil, purple soil, paddy soil, skeleton soil, red earth and yellow earth.

Al�tude (m) Jinzijian 1054m 1400 Daqinggang 1270 The junc�on of Yuqing and Yongjia Yang Mountain 880m 1200 Danan Valleys A conﬂuence of streams Qitou Mountain 123m 1000 Pankeng Biao Mountain 800 Tumen Valleys Baishi 600 Liushi Plain 400

WENZHOU LANDFORM The land area of Wenzhou is about 11,784 square kilometer, 9212square kilometer for mountain areas (78.2%), 2059 square kilometer for plain area (17.5%), 1082 square kilometerurbanized area (9.1%), 340square kilometer for river surface (2.8%), and 173square kilometer for island area (1.5%). The northwest part of Wenzhou is higher. The highest peak erects in Taishun county, with an altitude of 1611m. In a perspective of typology, Wenzhou is in low hilly area and the coastal plain area in southern Zhejiang. From the northwest to the southeast, it is lowland, hilly, plain, beach and island.

MOUNTAINOUS LANDFORM The western part of Wenzhou City is a mountainous area. In the west of Wenzhou, there are many mountains above 1000m. The central part is mostly low mountains with an altitude 500~800m.

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ISLAND LANDFORM There are 436 islands in Wenzhou's seas, and the area is relatively large. Coastal islands are continental islands directly connected with the mainland. In the vicinity of the river mouth where the river and the sea meet, there are alluvial islands.

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Figure Topographic sec�on of Na Stream and Ou River TERRAIN EVOLUTION The coastal plain in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province is one of the small coastal plains in the southeast China. However, Wenzhou in ancient times did not have a coastal plain. According to the study of ancient geography, due to the quaternary sea invasion, the entries of these three rivers were drowned valleys 5,000 years ago, and the sea water has reached the horizons today's Qingtian county and Pingyang county. The Daluo mountain was originally an isolated island in the middle of sea. Since then, with the decline of sea level and the accumulation of coastal sediment, with the active participation of human beings, gradually formed today's coastal plain.

LEFT TO P Distribution Map of Mineral Resources in Wenzhou LEFT MIDDLE Distribution Map of Soil Types in Wenzhou LEFT DO WN Wenzhou Altitude Map RIG HT TO P Wenzhou Topographic Section Table RIG HT DO WN Wenzhou Geographical Composition Table

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05 NUCLEAR BOMB MEMORIAL

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NUCLEAR BOMB MEMORIAL

Competition, 25%Design, 30%Drawing Su Yuzhang, Wang Xinyu, Cai Nuoyin, Sun Baiqianqian, Tong Yuyang Winter 2020 Professor Evan Saarinen, Professor Linnéa Moore

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PRO JE CT T YP E STUDIO 3 1 0 6 DAT E L OCAT ION

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Academic Instructor Ralph Spencer Steenblik Spring 2021 Imaginary Site

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07 OTHER WORK

P R O JE C T T Y P E Competition, 50%Design, 30% Drawing, 20% Model G R O U P WO R K Pan Yue, Bao Kun, Tong Yuyang

P R O J EC T TYPE O T H ER WOR K

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