Yang Yundong Patrick Portfolio

YANG YUNDONG PATRICK

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Email: patrickyd.yang@gmail.com Tel: 6899 4593

2012-2016

I have been searching, for the past four years, for People Architecture, the one that combines social, cultural and environmental forces to create a human-centered space. It is not about form, neither fanciness, but more about human experience. How people enter, what they see and feel, the relationship between different groups of people and the urban impacts are the things I care very much about. I want to do architecture for people.

HOUSING AS INFRASTRUCTURE

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RESHAPING WATER EDGE

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CHILDREN AS THE CORE

14-15

OCCUPYING RESIDUAL SPACE

16-17

STRUCTURAL EXPLORATION

18-19

URBAN RESEARCH

20-21

MODELING & DRAWING

22-28

CV

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HOUSING AS INFRASTRUCTURE YOUTH HOUSING BETWEEN CITY AND NATURE PROGRAM: LOCATION: GFA: ADVISOR:

HOUSING HONG KONG 26,000 m2 HOLGER KEHNE

Statistics have shown that nearly 50% of the population from 25-34 years old (with medium income of $12,500) are still living with their parents, while in 20 years the elderly population will be doubled to 30%. Under this demographic context, a housing scheme for youth living is proposed on a piece of residual land next to a highway at the periphery of the city (10-min-walk from Cheung Sha Wan MTR station). Although the housing is for current young generation, the structure is exible enough for future adaptation when families grow or elder people start moving in. Residents in this housing are provided with the experience of communual living through sharing a serious of vertical void spaces, from large to small, public to intimate. These void spaces are similar to courtyards, streets and plazas, but turned 90 degrees.

By inverting the horizontal negative space that exists in most of the villages to vertical, the building becomes a stage where each of the void exhibits one part of the vital life in the housing. Sitting at the edge between the city and nature, the building provides an urban corridor to connect the two entities. The central street in the middle of the building with a series of large voids not only brings people from neighborhood to the mountain side but also provides a rich experience of viewing the landscape and the urbanscape.

SITE PLAN

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

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SYSTEM DIAGRAM

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

SITE MODEL

BUILDING SYSTEMS

URBAN STRATEGY

MASSING

SITE PLAN

CORRIDOR AS PUBLIC SPACE Corridor usually marks the boundary between interior and exterior, private and public. By turning the corridor into an inhabitable space, the sharp boundary starts to be blurred. People not only are able to gain more space but also have more opportunities to talk and engage with their neighbors. The maze-like circulation path further evokes the feeling of living in a traditional hu-tong.

The system starts from the bathroom, both service core and structural one. Rooms start to surround it to form a group. Several groups share a larger living space which none of the individuals can afford by himself. Two interlocking clusters share one corridor, which can be occupied when the folding screen-door is opened. Next to the corridor are kitchens and dining rooms.

People from the two clusters can cook and share food together and have a family dinner. The same happens when the corridor is replaced by a staircase. Residents can occupy the space when the folding door is open,.

They can also invite their neighbors to enjoy dinner together.

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TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

SECTION

MOMENTS

TECTONIC MODEL

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BUILDING INTEGRATION SYSTEM

DETAILS

RESHAPING WATER EDGE COMMUNITY LIBRARY ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND PROGRAM: LOCATION: GFA: ADVISOR:

LIBRARY HONG KONG 10,000 m2 CHRISTIANE LANGE

All cities that have evolved over time exhibit residual urban spaces. These spaces are left-overs, cracks, fissures, or interruptions in urban fabric. They are caused by different factors and forces acting on the city. This project focuses on residue produced through the interface of landscape and the city – between water bodies, topography or natural habitats. I intend to define and characterize this landscape residue, understand the reason for its formation and test how it can be inhabited through architecture.

The valley is where books are stored and the mountain (space between a pair of valleys) is public space where people gather and hold events. Water is allowed to come into the valley to provide a unique experience to find books. Reflection of water will shine and fluctuate in the valley. With the ebb and flow, valley may become a flatland and the flatland may again change into a valley.

When to read and where to read is decided by the tide.

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FLOODING DIAGRAM

SITE MODEL

FLOODING MOMENTS

BOOK VALLEY

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CHILDREN AS THE CORE LIBRARY FOR NEXT GENERATION PROGRAM: LOCATION: GFA: ADVISOR:

LIBRARY ISTANBUL 15,000 m2 JOEL LAMERE

The old generation in Turkey is finished. They don’t read. The only hope lies in the next generation, the children. The public library leans itself towards attracting all the children in the city and providing them with a safe, nice and fun place to read.

CONCEPT MODEL

All adults are required to walk along the ramp that is at the periphery of the building. They can only access to the reading room at the top floor by the ramp, while children can take shortcuts to the center core and then to anywhere of the building. The center core is both a reading space for the children as well as a playground filled with tension net.

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SITE CONTEXT

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

SECTIONAL MOMENTS

CHILDREN’S ENGAGEMENT

OCCUPYING RESIDUAL SPACE STREET AS CHILDREN’S LIBRARY PROGRAM: LOCATION: GFA: ADVISOR:

LIBRARY SHANGHAI 8,000 m2 ELENA GARRIGUES

This library is situated in an urban gap - the boundary between a local electronic market and a residential lilong block. The library addresses the conflict, contradiction and negotiation between these two urban forces and provides a safe, quiet place for children in such a hustle-and-bustle environment.

Compared to the old condition, an attempt has been made to dissolve the physical boundary between the electronic market and Lilong houses, to enhance the interaction and connection. What is missing is deeper and programmatic relation with the residential area and its domestic use. By proposing the folding walls but at the same time keeping it as a semi-open semi-closed space, the project starts to influence the surroundings. The rows of shops in the electronic market begin to be exposed to the street, which brings more benefit to them.

Residents in the Lilong houses also have more chances to go across the street or just stay in the buffer zone and occupy the space for spontaneous activities.

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DEVELOPING DIAGRAM

SITE CONTEXT

SITE AXON

SITE PLAN

MOMENTS

STRUCTURAL EXPLORATION FIBREGLASS SPLINE HUT PROGRAM: LOCATION: GFA: PARTNER:

WARM HUT MIT 16 m2 RICHARD AECK

Collaborating with Richard Aeck from MIT, the concept of this research project is to use fiberglass rods as structural material to serve as formwork for shell construction using the Guastavino Tiling technique. The ideal image will be that a container of fiberglass rods are shipped to a place, quickly assembled to become the formwork and tiles are laid on top of it to build the shell. After the construction the rods are disassembled, packed into the container again and shipped to another place for a new construction.

The process is first to set up a target geometry , a hanging form with double curvature, using Kangaroo in Grasshopper. Then we extracted some critical isocurves from this model and they form the structure outline for the spline formwork. The last step is to bring all this information into the physical world, in other words, build a 1:1 scale model.

MOMENTS

* Richard has done the preliminary research and we worked out the structure and details together.

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DETAILS

AFTER ENCLOSURE WITH PLASTIC MEMBRANE

URBAN RESEARCH TOURISM VS LOCAL RESIDENCY

The site is next to the Taksim Square in Istanbul. The relationship between tourists (global) and citizens (local) is analyzed through a series of drawings and mappings. The location of the hotels, their prices, the population of both tourists and local residents in the site and the housing rental price in the neighborhood are all analyzed and mapped.

It is learned that the housing price has a strong relationship with the topography.

Price along the Istiklal Street is relatively very high, but it drops dramatically as it goes down to the valley. Hotels are all concentrating on some specific places, such as the old town’s squares, coastline in the European district and major tourist spots.

In the section there is a clear boundary between tourists and local residents. It follows the actual topography. On the peak is where tourists usually are, and the bottom side is completely occupied by local people.

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ISTANBUL REGION

EXPLODED AXON

SECTION ACROSS TAXIM SQUARE

URBAN FLOW & VISUAL EXPERIENCE

After analyzing the popular path residents would usually take (highlighted in red), and the visible areas to the mountain, it is found that only in one street could people see the mountain. In other streets the views are blocked by high-rise building blocks, there are no chance for pedestrians to sense the boundary of the city and nature.

Walking along the motorway that demarcates city and nature, one could easily see the elevations of the estates down the mountain but hardly see the streets except for the one that connects with MTR station. That street then becomes a visual corridor which connects the city and nature. * Enoch Li, Louis Hung and I collaborated on these two drawings. I participated in data collection, Grasshopper scripting and final editing.

NEIGHBOURHOOD CIRCULATION & VIEWS

POPULATION CHANGE IN ONE DAY

MODEL(ING) HOUSE OF TWO WALLS

A model is generally simulating an object, but it is made of something else.

As the scale increases and the material changes, however, the construction of model evolves. When the model itself is made of the same material in the same way as the object it represents, the boundary between these two is challenged. The model begins to have its meaning as an object and it is the characteristics of the object that define how it should be constructed.

As the scale increases, the model cannot just be glued together. There should be some specific methods to construct it. Conceptually the slabs are inserted and locked to the walls, but practically they should be cast directly on the walls, just as what is done in real construction.

As a result, this casting process blurs the boundary between the model and the object it represents because both of them are made of same materials in the same way.

CASTING MOULDS

TWO WALLS

CASTING SLABS

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MOMENTS

FINAL MODEL

ZERO-EMBARRASSMENT READING DEVICE

This device enables people to read the most embarrassing book (e.g.

Fifty Shades of Grey) in a most public space like a park. Due to the orientation of the mylar strips, only the reader who is the correct angle is able to read the text. People from other angles would just see fragments of words and sentences according to the reflection of the mylar strips.

STUDY MODEL

DIAGRAM

MOMENTS

TECHNICAL DRAWING NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING RENZO PIANO, 2007

This is an exercise to use the New York Times Building as a reference and draw the necessary plans, sections and details to convey the design ideas.

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SAFE: PASSING ON THE RIGHT RISK: PASSING ON THE LEFT

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GO UP: SUNLIGHT, FRESH AIR AND GREENERY GO DOWN: YOU WILL NEVER WANT TO DO THAT

SKETCHING

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TOMB BRION, TREVISO

CANOVA MUSEUM, POSSAGNO

OLYMPIC THEATRE, VICENZA

STAMPALIA QUERINI, VENICE

STAMPALIA QUERINI, VENICE

VILLA ROTONDA, VICENZA

YANG YUNDONG PATRICK Born Address Mobile Email

> 1993 / Guangzhou / China > 1703A / Lap-chee College / 9 Lung Wah Street / Hong Kong > Hong Kong +852 6899 4593 > China +86 132 6832 0523 > patrickyd.yang@gmail.com > pat901@connect.hku.hk > pat901@mit.edu

EXPERIENCES 2016 July 2015 Aug-Jan Jun-Aug 2014 Jul 2013 Dec

> teaching assistant for Career Discovery, Faculty of Architecture, HKU > exchange at MIT (1 semester) > intern at studio ESKYIU (6 weeks) > designer and contractor for “Go to Africa” voluntary project/ village toilet construction (Kumasi, Ghana) > intern at Thomas Tsang’s studio / project “Un-Natural 不自然 " (2 weeks)

EDUCATION 2015 Aug-Jan 2012-2016 2009-2012 2007-2009 2006-2007 2000-2006

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Exchange at MIT BA(AS), Faculty of Architecture, HKU, Hong Kong Guangdong Experimental High School, Guangzhou, China Middle School Affiliated to South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China Westwood School, Coventry, England Primary School Affiliated to South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China

UNIVERSITY GPA CGPA 12-16

> 3.80/4.30 (HKU) > First Class Honours

2015-2016 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013

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Fall Fall Fall Fall

4.8/5.0 (MIT) / Spring 3.82/4.30 (HKU) 3.82/4.30 (HKU) / Spring 4.00/4.30 (HKU) 3.77/4.30 (HKU) / Spring 3.77/4.30 (HKU) 3.80/4.30 (HKU) / Spring 3.67/4.30 (HKU)

SCHOLARSHIP 2014 2013 2012

> Leigh & Orange Design Prize > Dean’s Honours List > Dean’s Honours List > Tong Kwok Wah Prize in Daoism > Dean’s Honours List

PC SKILLS > Auto CAD / Rhino / Vray / Grasshopper / Sketchup (basic) / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe Indesign / Adobe Premiere (basic)

LANGUAGES > Mandarin (Native) / English (Fluent) / Cantonese (Fluent)

ABILITIES / INTERESTS > creative / operative/ communicative / reliable / cooperative / flexible / diligent > live sketching / architecture / fiction / traveling > soccer / badminton / Hiking