Portfolio
Yinan Yang yyang09@risd.edu
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2 college st. box # 1901. Providence, RI 02903
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Rhode Island School of Design
SUNLAY Architecture 2019
Providence, RI, 2016-2020 BFA- Interior Architecture Adaptive Reuse
Foxcroft School Middleburg, VA, 2012-2016
Worked as an intern at Sunlay beijing office architecture department in the summer of 2019. Helped my team with digital model building, sketching and drawing concept diagrams etc. Conducted an intro to Rhino class for an internal team.
Haskoll Architecture Design Consultancy 2018
Worked as an Interior Design Assistant in Haskoll Beijing office during 2018 summer. Assisted my team with building digital model and renderings.
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SKILLS
OTHER EXPERIENCES
Rhino Vray Revit Sketch up Adobe Suite Keyshot Cross platform
President of RISD Chinese Student & Scholars Association 2019-2020
Lead the organization and reponsible for overseeing and organizing Chinese traditional festivals and events on campus. We strive to make Chinese culture as inclusive as possible in
The Voice of China Marketing Department Internship 2016 Volunteered for the marketing department for the TV show “The Voice of China� in Jia Xing China. Participated (oversaw, lead) the production of several clips and supervised couple
OTHER SKILLS
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES
Ceranmics Jewelry Excellent Model Making Film/ Digital photography Guitar Tennis Varsity Theater Performing
Advance Studio: Industrial Ghost Instructor: Jongwan Kwon In this studio we adapted two historical sites, an abandened railroad and a grain elevator. The main goal was to use the idea of coliving and coworking in order to think of a new way of sharing. We explored in depth how people work and live together and how people share their lives in this community.
Scheme Detailing Instructor: Maryrose McGowan This course explores the principle on construction and design detailing. Students need to detail a construction of a previously design studio project. Learning about international building code, NFPA and ASTM etc. Students are required to know the fix dimentions staircases and also the how a basic wall is constructed.
Contents
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Industrial Ghost 0.1 Off Grid 0.2 Vertical Urban City
p. 06-13 p. 14-29
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Non- stop staircase
p. 30-37
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Half and Half and Half
p. 38-41
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The Lost Paradise
p. 43-49
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Chasing the White Rabbit
p. 50-55
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Other works- shoe design
p. 56
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Other works- photography
p. 57-62
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Industrial Ghost 0.1 Off Grid 2019 Fall Istructor: Jongwan Kwon
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Brief History
1683- origional plan for Philadelphia by Thomas Holme
Philadelphia City Plan The plan was centered on a 1,200-acre plot, laid out by surveyor general Thomas Holme in 1682. It was organized into a rectangular grid pattern with lettered and numbered streets perpendicular to each other and broader civic-oriented streets for commerce and transportation forming the grid’s main axes. Each quadrant features a public square with open green space, today known as Logan, Franklin, Washington, and Rittenhouse Squares. Evenly spaced lots allowed residents to have private outdoor space for gardens and retain a sense of country living within the rapidly-expanding city. Penn’s concept set a precedent for planning in many early American cities. The greatest alteration to Penn’s plan is the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, begun by Jacques Gréber in 1917. Sections of streets and buildings were removed to create the tree-lined, mile-long parkway that cuts diagonally from City Hall northwest to Fairmount Park, where it terminates on axis with the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Logan Square was transformed to a grand traffic circle, and the parkway is now lined with the museums and cultural institutions envisioned by Gréber. Expressways have also changed the city’s Penn-era fabric, bordering the grid on three sides and particularly affecting Logan and Franklin squares on the Northern side.
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# off grid
What is the Cut? The Cut is one of the parts of a 3 mile-long abandoned rail-road, which once belonged to the Reading Railroad Company. It is an open air section that runs below the street level connecting the Viaduct and the Tunnel, from North Broad Street to the Rodin Museum. It’s lined with 30’ high stone walls and crossable by a series of bridges that support the city’s north and south bound streets. The Granary Association is located next to the Cut, at the corner of North 20th St and Shamokin St. I will provide more information on this site in the second project. 1920- map pf Philadelphia
Concept: After studying the map of Philadelphia, we discover that the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Logan Square and Philadelphia City Hall formed the only axis that crossed the grid plan. This research inspired us to also break the grid in the final plan.
Design Process: In order to “break the grid,” we grouped the surrounding properties into three big categories based on the characteristics that the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Logan Square and Philadelphia City Hall. Then we drafted speculative walkways to connect these areas, providing access to travel from one side of the Cut to the other.
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These connections also guide people from the street level down to the underground Cut level, with either stairs or ramps.
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1- Park: open spac es, green spaces etc. 2- Institution: city hall, apartments, hotel, high school, college, pre-school etc. 3- Culture: office, library, parking lot, sports club, foundation, market, church, etc.
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section cuts
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2019
# off grid
program concept diagran
site plan
open exhibition space
glass green house
market/ yard sale
cafe sitting concert stage/ resturant
sitting area mini golf court
market/ yard sale
children playground
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2019
axon cut perspective
Granary Association
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Industrial Ghost 0.2 Vertical Urban City 2019 Fall Istructor: Jongwan Kwon
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Brief History
1. Head Head house is the isolate structure on top of the building. Grain is weighed and sorted in the headhouse and then goes down to the distributing floor.
2. Distributing Reading Company Grain ELevator 1925
These windows provide ventilation to an area prone to grain dust explosions. The grain is carried along the length of the floor by conveyor belts until it reaches the appropriate bin. It is then directed down into a small hole in the floor by a rotating spout.
Reading Company Grain Elevator The elevator was replaced by the Reading Company Grain Elevator in 1925 as it was built on the foundation of the former elevator. The new grain elevator was still owned by the Philadelphia Grain Elevator Company and operated with the Philadelphia and Reading Raliroad System. The new elevator was made of concrete that was poured on-site, and it had 72 elevated concrete silos and will be an examination of the grid , cell, and figure from a utilitarian design approach. Through the transformation of the unused grain elevator building, the studio calls to address the new social struture of urban sharing economy and culture by designing “Adaptible Spaces� for co- living and co- working. The new growing demands for flexibility and adaptability will result in projects with redefinition of spaces that deal with carious territories - public, private, public/ private partnerhips, and selforganized- in different scale, function and user group.
3. Bins The bins comprise the storage area of the elevator. The most important features of a bin are its shape, wall configuration, and bottom slope.
4. Work The work floor is located below the storage bins at ground level and connects the elevator to the train, barge, and truck loading areas.
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# vertical urban city
Concept Inspired by the verticality of the original silos, I wanted to imagine a space defined by vertical living and working. Unlike the original living style (based on horizontality), people here travel along a different axis in space. This plan provides alternative means to circulate through different levels, all of which perform distinctive functions.
Design Process
step 1 extend the silos insert elevator one block= one unit
step 2 insert floors into silos
step 3 attach circular stairs to each unit
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step 4 add facade
interior facade
exterior facade
half round staircase shell attached on the facade
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2019
# vertical urban city
street entrance
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cut entrance hand model (1/100)
circulation
detail model (1/50)
2019
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# vertical urban city
Street Level
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Cut Level (below street level)
site model (1/1000)
2019
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# vertical urban city How do people share? The laundry room will always be located between two bathrooms. People can access this shared space from their bathroom (a private space). Similarly, the dining space will always be next to the kitchens, such that people can eat together in a public share space but cook privately.
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How do people access to their rooms? The elevator will bring them to the level of their living room or kitchen. Then, the occupant can travel vertically to other rooms.
How is work space different from living space? People who only work, but do not live in this building, can take the elevator to their working area alone. They can travel up and down in order to go to different shared spaces, specifically designed for commercial purposes. Those who both live and work in this building will have their work space located next their bedroom.
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Level 5 *non shaded: sharing space
Concrete exterior and interior wall and circular staircase.
exterior view
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2019
# vertical urban city
20 section perspective
hand model (1/100)
2019
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The Non-Stop Staircase
2018 Fall Istructor: Janet Stegman
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60K is a building located in South Boston, Massachusetts. It is originally a four-story building with mushroom columns as supporters. The building was origionally used as a warehouse for a boat shipping business but later adapted for business and office spaces. The goal of this project is to adapt the exsisting structure again and design a program-based residence house.
60 K St.
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# non- stop staircase
Design Process: After researching the geolocation of the site, I decided to redesign the building based on the topic of health and fitness.
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There are three group of people that I am aimed to reach: 1. People who have a short term term goal (such as weight control or professional fitness). 2. People who have a long term term goal (such as living in a healthy lifestyle) 3. The current community beyond the residents of the building.
Original rectangular building block.
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With these groups in mind, I designed a exterior staircase that surrounds the building as a method of exercise for both the residents and the public.
Divide the building into three parts in order for the staircase to go through.
see details plans P34-35
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Insert the exterior staircase. The stairs lead people to every floor so they can access each floor from outside.
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4 Insert tunnel to connect these three blocks together.
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Add an additional 5th floor for the use of fitness center, yoga room and changing room.
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Rooftop acts as a space for bars and a restaurant. The 5th floor and 6th floor are open to public. People can choose to walk up/ down to the resturant or bar for exercising.
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2018
# non- stop staircase
play lounge
trush room
laundry room
emergency exit two-bad room one-bad room
3th floor
laundry room trush room
computer room/ movie theater
2rd floor
laundry room
trush room
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fire staircase
1st floor 26
ENTRY EXIT cafe
outdoor bar
roof top resturant bar
6th floor outdoor bar
fitness room yoga/ dance restroom 5th floor massage room
4th floor 27
2018
# non- stop staircase
perspective views
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2018
Half and Half and Half 2018 Fall Istructor: Jongwan Kwon
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half leg
This is a three use artifact which serves three different sitting positions for the human body. Every position requires people to turn the artifact to the other side. Half butt allows people to lean half of their butt on the surface. Half knee allows people to release one knee on the surface when they are standing. Half leg allows people to place one their leg on the artifact and rest.
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half butt
half knee
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2018
# half and half and half
class group photo
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The Lost Paradise City Island, Bronx, NY
2019 Spring Istructor: Jongwan Kwon
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site
City Island is a coastal island that belongs to New York State, and it is connected to rest of New York by a bridge, which is also the only entrance. The site of this project is located right next to the bridge, and operates as the only public access to the pier. The goal of this project is to adapt the old structure and redesign the space to a community friendly, kayak-accessible space during the summer. City Island residents indicated that this space will become the new welcome center of the island, representing its rich history.
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# city island sea level change in years
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sea level rise 1ft
sea level rise 4ft
sea level rise 9ft
Inspiration:
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One of the problems City Island faces right now is rising sea levels. Currently, climate scientists suggest that City Island will be submerged within a few years. All the heritage and culture will disappear including the historical museum. In order to protect this heritage from natural disaster, I decided to design a floating museum that will rise with the sea level and buoy City Island’s heritage.
site plan
The floating dock will flow with water when it rises. Each square represents 1 ft of sea level change since the project initial conception.
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# city island
When the sea level rises to 12 ft, the floating dock will rise to the second level, and the land will carry the second and third floor upwards as well. As a result, the library and gallery will be protected while sea level is keeps rising.
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site perspective
3rd floor Gallery/ Collection Space is located on the third floor. There is space in this section for exhibition and storage of artwork. It will be the safe place when sea level rises and will prevent works from being damaged. Meeting/ Classroom Space: for afterschool prgram where kids can study. The available educational space can be used for holding other events.
2nd floor The library is located on the second floor. A public library and reading space for people to study and relax. The space provides people with a quiet environment and also a view to the from waterfront. Valuable books and prints can be stored in this place for protection.
1st floor The kayaking Center is located on the left side of the room, a check in center is in the middle, and a small workshop space for people who have never boated or kayaked before. There is also locker space for people to change and store personal belongings while outside. A cafe/ bar is located on the right side. This space is open to the public. Outside seating is available.
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# city island
face west
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face north
face east
face south
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2019
Chasing the White Rabbit
2018 Fall Istructor: Jongwan Kwon
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up up
down down down
up up
down
Plan A
Plan B
Plan C
Section D
Section E
Section F
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# chasing the white rabbit
Concept: The goal of this project is to design a vertical labyrinth inside of a cube, while attending to the positive and negative structures of the form. We were given two constraints: 1. only use stairs and windows. 2. The entrance and exit must be the same. Design Process:
entrance/ exit
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My group mate (Nancy Lu) and I decided to design a labyrinth that will create disorienting pathways through space. By changing the size of the environment, people will experience an optical illusion, wherein they believe themselves to be shifting in size. For example, when people first enter the labyrinth, the dimension of the stairs and windows are smaller than normal. Thus the person feels larger than they are. While walking to the top of the stairs, the space, stairs and windows slowly grow bigger and bigger. They will reach to the maximum size at the top, however once, the person turns around, the space and stairs suddenly shrink to the minimum size. This illusion makes it such that the person could not differentiate whether is their body changing or the space is changing.
*Knock* *Knock* “Anyone home?” I seem to be a little lost Where is this? Pink wall Pink stairs and… a white rabbit? “Wait! Where are you going? Help me find my way out!” Chasing the white rabbit, up the stairs I go Up, Up, Down, Down, I seem to be getting small Down, Down, Up, Up I seem to be growing tall “Hey! Why did you stop? Oh! this is the way out!” Thank you, little rabbit I will see you when I am lost
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# chasing the white rabbit
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2018
Other Works Shoe Design/ Photography
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# shoe design
Shoe Design
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# photography
Photography- Memories
I’ve always wanted to try something different and new, thus I decided to print some photos on the transparent photo papers. First I documented the movement of the goldfish by using a slow shutter speed, so that the camera would capture a series of the moving goldfish in the water. Then I printed each movement on the transparent papers and layered each photo on top of each other. The combination came out to show a series of movement of the moving goldfish. However, this goldfish died the next day after I took the pictures. And this series will become the memories that I share with it.
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2018
# photography
Kenya
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2019
# photography
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The End Yinan Yang
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