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Wan-Yu Yang

0657239938 yosn92131@gmail.com

Education

2020-2022 Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences

Delft University of Technology/ Delft, the Netherlands

Architecture Design/ Structure, anything Architecture-related Studio: The Why Factory/ The Delta Shelter/ Borders& Territories

2014-2018 Bachelor of Science in Architecture

National Taipei University of Technology/ Taipei, Taiwan

Architecture Design/ Structure, anything Architecture-related (CGPA: 3.6/4.0)

2016-2017 Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (Exchange)

Hochschule Trier/ Trier, Germany

Urban Design/ ArchiCad/ Church Restoration

Working Experience

2023-Now Architect (Project Leader)

ADS74 Architecture Design Studio/ Rotterdam, the Netherlands

• Architecture, Master plan, structure designing.

• Participation in architectural competition.

• Project presenting.

2022-2023 Junior Architect (Project Leader)

MASA Architects/ Rotterdam, the Netherlands

• Architecture, Urbanism, landscape, structure and interior designing.

• Communicate with structural, geotechnical, lighting and more companies from around the world.

• Participation in architectural, master plan competition.

• Project presenting.

2018-2019 Junior Architect

Adamas Architect Ateliers/ Taipei, Taiwan

• Architecture, landscape, interior designing.

• Wooden structure designing.

• Communicate between clients, construction company.

2016 Intern

Chien Architects & Associates/ Taipei, Taiwan

• Sports venue design and planning.

• Architectural structural design and detailed drawings of structural joints.

• Communicate between construction company.

• Construction site supervising.

2015 Intern

Bau Estudio de Arquitectura y Urbanismo/ Zaragoza, Spain

• Architectural surveying.

• Restoration and preservation of architectural monuments and heritage

Skills

Languages

Trojena Discovery Cluster- Mountain Observatory

Project type: Professional Experience| Group work

Location: Saudi Arabia

Year: 2023

Supervisor: Hiroki Matsuura, info@masaarchitects.com

The Mountain Observatory is located in the Discovery Cluster within the Trojena Master Plan. The location, set in the Initial Asset Brief, was chosen for the panoramic views it provides over the Lake, the Valley, the other assets in the Trojena Master Plan, and the distant views over the surrounding mountain peaks.

Set high on a north-facing mountainside and connected to the other assets by a single Road, the location is remote while also making the Observatory a prominent

feature in the landscape. It was designed to be a visitor destination, with facilities such as a restaurant, exhibition space, and an auditorium for leisure and education focused on the natural history and beauty of the local environment. The Mountain Observatory will cater to visitors arriving by road or along hiking trails.

Concept

ARABIC SAUCER PAVEMENT

The design of the Mountain Observatory is composed of five design areas: Arabic Saucer, Pavement, Mineral Deck, Mineral Lounge and Earthium. These five areas are interwoven with a unifying design concept that integrates the environmental elements into the architecture, allowing the design to blend seamlessly with the surroundings.

At the roundabout, the reflective materials first absorb the surroundings into the architecture. On the other hand, mineral elements gently permeate from the outdoor surface to the indoor area. Visitors experience the softness of nature while walking through the Mountain Observatory.

MINERAL LOUNGE EARTHIUM DECK

NATURAL STONE CUBES (WHITE GRANITE)

Taipei Tennis Center

Project type: Professional Experience| Group work

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Year: 2013- 2017(Completed)

Supervisor: I-Chun Fu, icfu.ttc@gmail.com

Awards: 2017 Taiwan Architecture Award (First Prize) 2017 Fiabci-Taiwan Real Estate Excellence Award

The Taipei Tennis Center was one of the main venues of the Taipei 2017 Universiade (World University Games). There are 12 outdoor courts, including a big main court, a smaller main court, and four indoor courts. A service building provides spaces for VIPs and representatives, press conference rooms, media workspace, and restaurants. The total floor area is 50960.47m2. It currently serves as a sports center used mainly for tennis training and games.

A-A’ Section

3rd Floor Plan

BUDVARD Budva Beach Boulevard

Project type: Professional Experience| Group work

Location: Budva, Montenegro

Year: 2023 (Competition, 2nd place)

Supervisor: Hiroki Matsuura, info@masaarchitects.com

Budva bay is surrounded by many characteristic places, such as the old town of Budva, Budva beach, Zavala and Sveti Nikola island.

BUDVARD is not only the link between the beaches/settlements along the coast, but also the link between the centre of Budva and the Adriatic Sea

BUDVARD is the new pedestrian friendly Budva Beach Boulevard, the catalyst of the new era of the city of Budva.

Budvard Pavilion

A new landmark of Budva- Cultural& commercial pavilion

Budva Cinema Museum

BUSAN Hotel Complex

Project type: Professional Experience| Group work

Location: Busan, Korea

Year: 2024

Supervisor: Alessandro De Santis, ads@ADS74.eu

In this project, we drew inspiration from the forms of traditional Korean temples, with a particular focus on the cantilevered roof elements, which are stacked in layers that gradually decrease in size. This architectural concept is harmonized with Busan’s natural context, emphasizing the ephemeral beauty of clouds.

Our aim is to create a unique and iconic building in Busan that merges cultural heritage with the poetic essence of its natural surroundings.

SCENERY ELEMENTS CONCEPT

MASSING OPTIMIZATION

VIEW IMPROVEMENT

GIVEN MASSING

Upon analyzing the given massing, it is evident that ocean views could be improved by rotating and rearranging the block and unit volumes.

OPEN UP

A broader plaza with an expansive sea view is achieved by rotating the ellipse that circumscribes our volumes.

OPTIMIZING VIEW

Here, the rotation of each unit volume is adjusted to create a fragmented block, thereby ensuring a superior panoramic view.

GIVEN MASSING

Narrow view towards the ocean given by the positioning of the volumes NEW MASSING

Open view towards the ocean given by the new rotated volumes

OCEAN VIEW

PREFABRICATION

The rooftop is divided into four distinct areas, each designed for specific activities, optimizing space utilization and providing diverse functional and recreational opportunities for users.

SHADING

The perforated roof shades the walkable area below, controlling sunlight and heat, enhancing comfort and aesthetics, and creating dynamic light patterns for a sustainable design.

Communal Terrace

SUSTAINABILITY

SOLAR PANELS

SHADING DEVICE

WATER COLLECTING

GREEN ROOF

URBAN PLANTING

GREEN BALCONY

SAT Mumbai Facade Design

Project type: Professional Experience| Group work

Location: Mumbai, India

Year: 2024

Supervisor: Alessandro De Santis, ads@ADS74.eu

To balance budget control with a unique design, we employed six modules with varying opening sizes, guided by parameters created in Grasshopper, to develop a façade pattern with a gradient effect.

Smaller openings were strategically placed in areas like toilets or plumbing spaces, ensuring that primary living spaces such as living rooms and bedrooms feature larger windows for adequate natural light and ventilation.

MASSING CONCEPT DIAGRAM

STEP 1

GIVEN MASSING

STEP 2

CUT BETWEEN THE BUILDING VOLUMES TO INTRODUCE SEPARATION

STEP 3

STEP 4

LIFTING UP THE VOLUMES AND INCORPORATE REFLECTIVE WINDOWS TO ACCENTUATE THE CUTS AND ADD VISUAL CONTRAST

FOLD THE CORNER TO CREATE AN INCLINE THAT SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES THE BUILDING VOLUMES

APPLY A GRID SYSTEM OVER THE MASSING STEP 5

STEP 6

IMPLEMENT A GRADIENT PATTERN ACROSS THE FACADE

METHODOLOGY

BUILDING ELEVATION

Condolences to The Nature

Project type: Academic | Bachelor thesis | Individual work

Location: Hualian, Taiwan

Semester: 7,8

Year: Sep. 2017- May. 2018

Supervisor: Wen-Yuan Peng, press@yuanarch.com

In recent years, the excessive flood of driftwood creates many problems that affect the environment, fishery, and ship transportation. After sculpturing by the river, the drifting woods have various distinguishing features. They can be classified by species, weight, shape or length, etc. It is important to realize that these natural resources shouldn't be destroyed by human beings. The goal of the design is: “To use driftwood to record nature, thus to use nature to metabolize driftwood."

This landscape design of driftwood allows visitors experience the various driftwood views thus realize how much damage humans cause to trees as they walk through it. To preserve the river bank's ecological life, at the same time solving the aforesaid issue. This design is known as the driftwood disposal area, will hopefully clear up the driftwood within the Hua-Lian stream. There are five stages of driftwoods disposal process: salvaging, surveying and marking, washing, drying in the shade, and processing. This inspired me to create five continuous rituals of condolences: gazing, recalling, reflecting, feeling guilty, and reincarnation.

The program is designed to make visitors reflect as they experiencing the linear spaces. Using the unique characteristics that driftwood lapse of time thus creates a time-lapse based constantly changing landscape design. After nature finished the suppressing process of the old driftwoods, the newly salvaged driftwood will come as substitutions. The ability to witness the vanishing driftwood is the constant recording process of nature.

Walkway on the timber-pond

Salvaging area & Retrospective corridor

A-A’ Section

Change human circulation in Thessaloniki

Negotiate boundaries with movable architectural designs

Project type: Academic | Master thesis | Individual work

Semester: MSc2

Year: Sep. 2021- June. 2022

Supervisor: Nishat Awan, N.N.Awan@tudelft.nl

Oscar Rommens, oscar@iea.be

Pierre Jennen, p.h.m.jennen@tudelft.nl

While exploring the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, I found in the city center that residents use the surrounding small spaces effectively at different times, giving Thessaloniki a unique living landscape. It also made me realize that human behavior creates the particularity of spaces. Therefore, I wanted to intervene in more shared spaces in the city that would allow people to do "improvisation" at different times and seasons while reactivating the unused areas.

This project will guide more travelers and pedestrians into the center of the block, giving the block a chance to revive the previously hidden and poorly run shops and allow travelers to experience residents' lifestyles more deeply. There is a mechanism of gates to protect the residents' privacy and quality of life in the area. These gates will limit the places that passengers can reach in specific periods. This project will be a negotiated boundary between residents and tourists, allowing residents and tourists to have different territories at different periods.