architrctural portfolio Yunfei Li

Yunfei Li Architectural Design 2020 MArch Architectural Design 20155622

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Architecture and Design University of Liverpool, Liverpool

01. Stanford Beer Library - Deconstruction the block A new library for Stanford Beer in John Moores University 02. Renovation and Hostel - Inspiring the rural house

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rural public space design in Jinfang, Anning

03. Yan'an Commercial Square - Tradition and Local Culture Between the mountain and river

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04. Visitor Center - The Reflection of spirit

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Exhibition guidance across the valley

Other Works Modeling, Hand Drawing & Painting, Ipad Drawing, Design Sketch

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Stanford Beer Library - Deconstruct the block A new library for Stanford Beer in John Moores University

Deconstruction the block: Volume analysis-points, lines, areas and intersections Limitation In a limited and rigid site, the design is difficult to give an interesting form, coupled with a variety of requirements, which makes the design more disciplined.

When looking at the design brief, the building needs to function as exhibition, cafe, library and office space, but due to the limited site, it seems difficult to make changes and inspirations in the building form and space arrangement.

Strategy Deconstructionism has infinite possibilities to release forms and masses, and it can be dismantled with points, lines and areas.

In this design, it deconstructs the space, site, and function, and releases the logical connection between inherent features, breaks the modularity of the requirements in the building, and provides each individual people with free choices in every posibility.

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Aresa: The site is between two university buildings, which form several areas with the garden on campus.

Lines: Circulation, ramps, stairs, roads and borders form lines which intersect at specific angles.

Nodes: Extract the entrance, plants, necessary facilities, the waiting points, then a diagram of the points can be presented.

Composition: Pull areas into volume, and generate lines to surfaces, move points to form lines and finally frame a mass.

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Sight Analysis Window opens to the green space to ensure the scenery and privacy. The ramp determines the main entrance and entry method.

Ramp and reception Determine the basic form of the ramp, reorganize the reception block, and use the steps to plan the circulation area.

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Boundaries and Steps Defining the floor steps then clean the boundaries , and deformate the basic mass.

Complete details Add basic components, walls, partitions, pillars and windows to deepen the sense of deconstruction.

Circulations

Reception

The main staircase is connecting the exhibition hall and library floor, while a lift is arranged next to the entrance.

The reception block faces the garden area. This area is divided into a closed reception room and a viewing window straight to the ramp.

Coffee shop The cafe is divided into indoor and outdoor sections. The coffee window is opened at the end of the ramp. Still, there is a coffee counter indoors.

Lecture theatre Visitors can enter the lecture room from the exihibition hall and after the lecture, they can consider going to the library on the upper floor.

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Express the Function Ground Floor The office space is arranged half-underground as it is not in the choice of visitors in the entire system but still one of the functions in the building. And because of this characteristic, its entrance is attached to the lobby on the first floor, so that office and the staff can guarantee the highest privacy in the building.

First Floor As a floor that takes into account the functions of cafe, reception and lectures, it needs strong tolerance and diversity of arrangement. Designed in a semi-opened space, the coffee shop also assumes the function of transition with outdoor seats and indoor tables.

The exterior part is connected to a polyline ramp which leads people walked in from the garden and other university buildings around. Then, when enter the building, they are free to chose where to go. The lecture? The exihibition? Or just have a nice book to read?

Second Floor Reading and exhibitions are arranged on this floor, but there is no clear boundairy between the two parts.

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Ramp Design There are four nodes: starting, linking, shifting, and ending in the ramp design, which combine the relationship between lines and points.

Starting point in to the yard.

Linking a platform for stay.

Shifting the turning of the direction and touching the boundary.

Finishing Transition to interior.

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Floor Connection and Circulation Lecture Room The ladder of the lecture theatre functions as part of the staircase to the upper floor. Thus, the lecture theatre has some chioces for people that attend the lecture, if you want to continue the exihibition tour, you are free to go upstairs from the staircase at the back. If you want to leave the lecture room or back to the cafe, just go through the door where you came in.

Circulation The moving line is designed to along the moving up steps of the building form and divided into two parts, the stair system and the lift system. The stair system inclunding the main staircase in the middle of the first, connecting the office space and the third floor, and the stair at the back of the lecture theatre, which is only the way for visitors enter the exihibition hall.

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Plan composition The first floot consist of outdoor part and indoor part, the main curculation is starts from the ramp, and end by the ramp finishing with leading crowd flow into the exihibition hall.

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Section Form and Choice The role of deconstruction and reorganization in form and function can be clearly seen from the section. The stepped form roughly divides the function, and at the same time it does not affect the user's free choice between the functions.

Apperance and Function The design breaks down the building's components into parts, and then reorganizes them into new ones to show the free appearance that matches the scattered function in the building. Windows, doors, pillars and staircases are the embodiment of this kind of thinking.

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Renovation and Hostel - Inspiring the rural house rural public space design in Jinfang, Anning

Inspiring the rural house rural public space design in Jinfang, Anning

The Brief Located in Yunnan, a province that has weather like spring all the year round and hot spa is a place with great potential to develop tourism. In Jinfang, a smalll town belonging to Anning, a city of Yunnan, there is a dilapidated small courtyard with rammed earth wall and timber framework waiting for renovation.

The design brief is to inspire the old house with renovating it into a public space with functions of tavern and guesthouse for visitors, and to improve its interaction with the nearby natrual environment.

Design and Construction Besides, with a wide using of rammed earth in the original construction and surrounding villages, the traditional building technology and material needs to be retained and manifested.

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General layout plan The site is located at the foot of a hill, facing the open slope and viewing scenery in the valley. When going up to the slope behind the site, the hillside is full of vegetation.

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Step 1-2: Define the structure Compare the old house then find out how to keep the original wall and which structure needs to be saved.

Step 3-4: Arrange the building Settle down the building, place the circulation and finally define the function in every different serving area.

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Common Room: place for party and activities, above the bar and cafe on the ground floor.

Room type A: With tatami bedroom and bathroom, serving 2-4 people

Cafe and Bar: place for coffee, hot food and alcohol, also a common room for visitior

Reception Hall: with reception desk and living space, meeting table and sofa

Room type B: With double size bed, bath tube, serving 1-3 people

Flat type C: Two foors flat, with living room, bedroom and bathroom , serving families.

Bath: Hot pool and shower, also the entrance for swiming pool

Flat type C: Two foors flat, with living room, bedroom and bathroom , serving families.

Entrance and Cafe Entrance and Opening The entrance is between the cafe and reception, along the walk way and can entre the courtyard from the east side.

The cafe can be opened from the both side. East side facing the outside of the hostel, which while the west opening is facing the pool and yard.

The east opening side is furnished with a long table and high stool chairs, lining both inside and outside of the table. With the transition space, the cafe can connect the outdoor enviroment in a soft way.

The West Side The west side, facing the pool, is furnished as long table and chairs as well, but only put the long stool chairs inside to provide a view of the courtyard and the water areas.

First Floor and Roofs The first floor is the party room which construted as semi-open space, and facing the courtyard in a complete view. The double pitched roofs clearly illustrate the two-floor structure of the house. What's more, the party room (or activity room) can be visited from the staircase in the cafe, or from the corridor framed in the first floor.

Bar & Cafe: Serving as both a place for cafe, hot food and entrance. With a function of bar in the night and a place for eating and coffee in the day. Still, it serves the breakfast of the hostle.

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Rammed earth wall: preserve the rammed earth wall of the old house structure in the center of the reception hall.

Shower: Jinfang has good-quality resource of hot spa, this room provides visitors a hot pool with shower and changing room.

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Family Room: a little different from type A, three ground floor rooms are designed to meet the different needs of every family member. d.saklhdashoeiquwehjjbhnkj

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Interior Design: Tatami sofas can be compatible with multiple functions and interact with the scenery outside the window. Carpets and wooden floors provide greater use and warmth.

Light strips and floor lamps are used as light sources.

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Courtyard: The swiming pool is at the middle of it, making it an apporpriate place for social functions. The walk way is besides the pool, and the two thin pillars under the corridor provides a boundary between circulation and pool.

Stairs behind the reception: A way to the second floor, with trees surrounding and mountains converging, it was designed to consist of glass and concrete. The glass is to lead people into the view of the back hill, and the concrete is to match with the original materials.

Bar & Cafe: Visitors can intuitively feel the atmosphere of the entire hostel at the entrance.

The lively and diverse activities in the bar and the open facilities would give guests a warmest welcome.

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Yan'an Commercial Square - Tradition and Local Culture Between the mountain and river

Yan'an Commercial Square Between the mountain and river Location and Aim The project is located in the new district of Yan'an, a district that is an important part of urban planning. This commercial plaza consists of a hotel, a bank and office space, and is located next to Luyi Ecological Park. It can provide its own functions and accelerate the surrounding urban development in such a location.

Design Brief The project is required to express the local cultural connotation and architectural characteristics of Yan'an.

As a city with rich architectural characteristics, Yan'an urgently needs this architectural form to inspire the traditional culture.

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Luyi eco park the eco park is rich of wetland and river rources, making it a good place to visit

Site beside the main road, in front of the eco park and mountain, along with a river

River It runs along the ravine of the mountain and becomes the most important part of the ecological park, which is an important factor to attract visitors. Thus, the design of landscape and architecture needs to include it.

Ending The lower reaches of the river and the end of the ecological park need to blend and transition gently with the urban environment

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Material The facade is made of a mixture of rammed earth and concrete, which is a unique local material and easy to process. Steel and glass are other auxiliary materials used in structures and facades. Among them, steel is not only a part of the wall structure, but also the material of windows and facades.

Yaodong Form The yaodong (cave dwelling), as a form of living space in the local and other loess-covered areas, greatly inspired the design of the project.

Form Design Yaodong, a way of cave living Yaodong, as a local traditional house, provides the architectural form for this commercial square. The form of gates and windows is also derived from the characteristics of the cave living.

Stepped-back ladder, the form of construction The design follows the form of the step back shape, and adding functions and circulations to different floors, then finally connect each floor by the long stair outside the building.

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View from the first floor The Sculpture and Outdoor Stair The central sculpture is the city flower of Yan'an.

Walking up along the outdoor stairs, the visitors can reach each floor of the hotel and see the view of the ecological park while going up.

Form and View The stepped architectural form allows each floor to have a good view and landscape.

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Ground Floor On the two sides of the ground floor are the bank and the hotel restaurant, including bank service windows and reception halls, as well as hotel restaurants and equipment rooms.

First Floor On the two sides of the second floor are hotel rooms and offices. The office includes open office space and meeting rooms.

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View from the second floor The Outdoor Platform Considering the diversity of the hotel's occupants, an outdoor terrace is designed to meet the needs of residents on all floors for the outdoor environment, but also a use of the environment.

Environmental Strategy Vegetation-covered platforms can adjust temperature, maintain or absorb heat in an energyefficient manner.

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Second Floor Hotel rooms on the third floor and the offices on the other side. Also the outdoor platform connecting the outdoor staircases.

Third Floor Some hotel rooms and other public office space are arranged on the top floor. The outside platform is on the offices side.

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Visitor Center - The Reflection of spirit Exhibition guidance across the valley

The Reflection Exhibition guidance across the valley

Physical reflection of the spiritual symbol of the cathedral.

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SITE

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lawn hotel church buildings student apartment school

About the Project Site and Brief As one of the famous World Heritage sites, the popularity of Liverpool Cathedral is far from reaching the ideal level of tourists. The project brief aims to bring more vitality and tourists to the church through constructing a new building.

Loaction The project is located in the city of Liverpool. The surrounding buildings have a variety of functions, from commercial areas to education areas, from residential areas to food streets. Around the project site, the main roads around connecting the residential area and the city center.

Access Visitors can arrive in a variety of ways. It only takes 10-15 minutes to walk from the city center, and there are three bus stops nearby. Tourist buses are the most common way, and they usually dock to the north and east of the cathedral.

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Sun Path Diagram and Timetable

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Cube · Cut and translate cubes-layered, divided into functions · Further break up the body mass-multiple combination modes

+ Triangle · Prism-upward trend in space shows religious features · Two Opposite Places-religious features combined with heritage, dealing with height differences

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Triangular prism · Opposite connection-gently touch the site, reducing the impact on the heritage · Rotation-create outdoor transition space： gather, divert, connect, guide the crowd, give visitors a variety of experience options, use shapes to deal with height differences.

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The Oratory As part of the architectural heritage, it can be transformed as part of the exhibition, and visitors can enjoy the exhibition about the cathedral while passing through it.

The Entrance The entrance faces visitors from all directions and provides a gentle attitude by entering from the side.

Circulation Stairs and elevators are concentrated at the junction of the two blocks to meet different needs.

Bridge The valley area in the center of the site and is inconvenient for tourists and will reduce their interest in the cathedral, so the bridge across the valley is a key part in the design

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Ground Floor Plan

Lower Floor Plan 32

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Other works Modeling, hand drawing, painting and sketches

Painting

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Modeling

Sketches

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