Yi Wang
PORTFOLIO
Yi Wang Email: ywang335@hawk.iit.edu Phone: 312-478-0011
Education
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture, GPA 3.8/4.0
Qingdao Technological University, Qingdao, China
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture, GPA 3.8/4.0
2014 - 2016 2009 - 2014
Experience Teaching Assistant | Illinois Institute of Technology
August 2015 - Present (9 months) Structure Design and Analysis| Material: Transparent| Material: Fibrous- Prof. Paul Endres Assisting the professor to improve the knowledge of students how to design appropriate and intellectual building structure
Spring Award | Illinois Institute of Technology March 2015 Work nominated by Professor Sierralta to be exhibited in 2015 Spring Award. Title: Education Center - Rethinking the Institution Professor: Karla Sierralta
Architecture Intern | Qingdao Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
May - August 2014 (4 months) Participated in the design work of the office building project of Shandong High-Speed Logistics Group Co., Ltd.,mainly responsible for the concept sketches, design and model making.
SOFTWARE SKILLS Microsoft Office AutoCAD Rhinoceros 2
Grasshopper SketchUp Vray
Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop
CONTENT 01| URBAN CANYON| GOOD SPACE DESIGN
02| IDEA INCUBATOR| RETHINKING THE INSTITUTION
03| EDUCATION CENTER| RETHINKING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY 04| SOFA EXHIBITION| ART INSTALLATION
05| INTERNATIONAL FORUM| DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL MODEL
06| PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS| CREATING WHILE TRAVELLING
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URBAN CANYON GOOD SPACE DESIGN
IIT College of Architecture. Fall 2015 Location: CHICAGO-ILLINOIS Course: Cloud Studio Professor: Steven Brubaker Group project: Yi Wang, Alberto Cuartero, Yue Qin This site located in the loop area of downtown Chicago. Lots of challenges existed in this site, including high costs of the land, sound issue, sunlight usage and high density of buildings. Considering the positive factors, we have a long faรงade facing to Wells street which means more connections with the main street. However, considering the challenges, the issue of noise and
the sunlight usage need to be solved. The goals of our design are to make connections with the train track, solve the sound issue, attract pedestrians into our building, provide more sunlight for the whole building, create maximum economic usage for clients.
Form Development
Master Plan
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Street Level Plan
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Street Level View
Platform Level Plan
Platform Level View
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30’
90’
120’
Upper Floor Plans
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South Side Terraces
Restaurant
Education
Office
Double Height Space
Longitude Section 30’
Double Facade
Residential
90’
120’
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Terra-cotta Rods
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Metal Frames
Facade Layers
Wells Street Elevation
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IDEA INCUBATOR RETHINKING THE INSTITUTION
IIT College of Architecture. Spring 2015 Location: CHICAGO-ILLINOIS Course: Institution Studio Professor: Thomas Hoepf Group project: Yi , Jiaming Sun, Prashanthi Narapasetty The idea incubator is an institution in the city up-town campus that provides business support to entrepreneurs and new start up companies. The concept is to create a space where ideas can be shared, business can be developed and new strategies can be learned through interaction both in terms of planned and impromptu meetings.
The idea is to create spaces that allow the users to collaborate, get inspired to learn, teach and to create a healthy working space and a live community. The strategy focuses on providing spaces which allow visual connectivity and openness which persuade users interaction and exchange of ideas. Entrance View
Master Plan
Form Development
Site Plan
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LEARNING IDEA PRODUCT
COLLABORATION
APARTMENT RECREATION
WORKING AUDITORIUM EDUCATION RECEPTION EXHIBITION Program Distribution
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Physical Models
Auditorium
Green Wall System
Ground Floor Plan
Atrium
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Bridges
Open offices
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Open offices
First Floor Plan
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EDUCATION CENTER
RETHINKING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
2015 Spring Award Nomination
IIT College of Architecture. Fall 2014 Location: DETROIT-MICHIGAN Course: Neighborhood Studio Professor: Karla Sierralta Group project: Yi Wang, Nicole Santas As a way to deal with the structure, a play on addition and subtraction was implemented. Based on the programmatic decisions reached, new structure was developed that extruded from the original concrete. Also, there was a reduction of the existing mass by extracting part of the original grid to create voids for a continuous landscape and a dynamic volume.
With gradient levels of visibility shown by using different layers of materials on the faรงade, the project creates a relationship between the building and the activities performed inside. As such, the end result was a more vibrant space, that interacts with and stimulates the users it houses.
Master Planning Model
Site As Is
Debris Removal
Final massing Factory Prototype Facility Market Education Center Place Makers Live + Work Innovation Center
Program Distribution
Site Plan with Landscape
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Volumetric Analysis
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Structural Analysis
Physical Model
SUBTRACTION By extracting part of the original grid, we are able to create voids, allowing for a continuous landscape.
KEPT RUINS Whereever the existing structure did not meet the new building footprint, the floor level columns were kept as a tribute to the past, creating an outdoor space.
PLANE MAZE The different height planes provide an interactive space with different activities. It allows for the relocation of the debris created by the demolition of the ruins.
URBAN ORCHARD As the connection of each ‘seed’, the productive landscape correlates to the principle of making and acts as a buffer for the transversal streets between sites.
Landscape Program Distribution
Gathering Space
Gathering Space
Office| Administration
Office| Administration
Commerce|Retail
Commerce|Retail
Residential Area
Residential Area
Education Facilities
Education Facilities
Making| Workshop
Making| Workshop
Material Handling
Material Handling
Connection| Support Area
Connection| Support Area
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
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Workshop overlooking
Double facade
Staircases
Section A-A
STEEL POLE ADDITION
DOUBLE FACADE
SPIDER SYSTEM SUBTRACTION
“CAGE” TRUSSES
STEEL STRUCTURE DOUBLE GLASS
EXTERNAL ENCASEMENT TRANSVERSAL ROD
METAL SKIN
INSIDE FRAME
ADDITION
SUBTRACTION DAMPERS OPEN
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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
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SOFA EXHIBITION Art Installation
IIT College of Architecture. Fall 2014 Location: NAVY PIER, CHICAGO-ILLINOIS Professor: Karla Sierralta Group project: 1st year Graduate students This project is about the SOFA Expo that we participated as a College of Architecture in Navy Pier. The main concept of the design is the use of triangular module out of which the chairs were designed. The chairs were made using the CNC machine and the canopy using folded paper. There was no need to use glue in the furniture as the pieces would lock with each other.
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The canopy is another element of the project where origami patterns were used to fold the paper and create a dreamy feeling in the installation, like clouds above the heads of the people sitting on the chairs. The chairs and canopy were being thought as a composition that would create an interaction space for people to sit, watch video.
Composition Layout
Installation Demonstration
Sofa Exhibition
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM Dynamic Structural Model
IIT College of Architecture. Spring 2015 Location: Tokyo-Japan Course: Structural Analysis Professor: Paul Endres Group project: Yi Wang, Gege Yan, Jiaming Sun, Dong Zhang The dynamic structural model assignment seeks to illustrate complex structural movement and force flow through real world examples of known structural precedents. For this project of Tokyo International Forum, the canopy of this building is a brilliant structural system in both structural performance and aesthetics
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aspect. The goal is to demonstrate how do the loads transfer inside the whole building through the intuitive structural model and simulate the forces acting on the canopy and curtain walls.
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PHOTOS AND DRAWINGS Creating while travelling
IIT College of Architecture. Summer 2015 Location: Germany, Denmark, Netherland Course: Drawing From Travel Professor: John Desalvo Photos and drawing by Yi Wang During summer 2015 we spent 30 days travelling in Europe, mostly in the countries of Germany, Denmark and Netherland. While travelling we produced free hand drawings in pencil, pen, pastel and watercolor every week. Also photographs were taken every place we visited. Creating photos and drawings helps to
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enhance the understanding of the formation, space and function of one architecture rather than simply wandering around. Also spending some time sitting in front of an architecture benefits the experience of the whole environment.
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CONTACT INFORMATION: YI WANG EMAIL: YWANG335@HAWK.IIT.EDU MOBILE PHONE: 312-478-0011 30