Portfolio for UCL Design for Performance & Interaction MArch

PORTFOLIO OF YULING YAN Selected Work 2019-2023 Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University yulingcallas@gmail.com +86-13646107610

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[Educational Background]

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Resume 01 PNEUMA - The Breathing Skin

Sep. 2019 - June 2023

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[Workplace Experience] July 2023 - Sep. 2023

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Aug. 2021 - Sep. 2021

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June 2021 - July 2021

Sep. 2020 - Mar. 2021

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Luxiang Community Garden Empowerment Project|Suzhou|Core Member - Organized the "The First Community Garden Festival in Luxiang".

- Wall painting, logo design, paving design and writing articles for the "Blossoming Luxiang" official accounts.

- Questionnaires design and conducting interviews with 40 community residents.

- a bazaar designed for both day and night using scaffold as basic units

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NEW into OLD Project(Milan)|Sandro Rolla(XJTLU)|Assistant Architect

- Physical modeling (1:50) and detail drawing to adapt an unused student residence into a personal studio.

- Research on the Italian building code & discussion with the structural engineer.

- bamboo construction where visitors could learn about culture of fishing festivals

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AtelierDesignSitu+Continuum(ADS+C)|Shanghai|Architectural Design Intern - Preliminary research and concept design for a farmhouse.

- 3D computer modeling and rendering for an old renovation project.

- Layout plans for a university dormitory.

- a corridor floating on the canal inviting visitors to observe the natural beauty

03 RETHINKING HOUTOUWAN

Atelier yoo|Suzhou|Assistant Architect

- Measuring, 3D computer modeling, interior design, materials choice, and construction drawings of a 300 m2 private villa in Suzhou.

- Construction drawing for Shanglinxingting (regeneration of traditional Machiya to Airbnb homestay in Japan).

- Facade renovation proposal for an old kindergarten in Huai’an.

- an intelligent inflation facade respond to climate changes

02 VIEWING DEVICE: REDISCOVER EVERYDAY LIFE

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Major: Architecture Degree: Bachelor of Engineering (Upper Second Class (Honours)) GPA: 61/100 Coursework selected for 2020-2021 XJTLU Design Department Yearbook.

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[Research and Competitions]

-physical model -practical expercience -oil painting

June 2022 - Aug. 2022

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow(SURF)|Suzhou

- Measuring and CAD drawing of the ancient buildings in the Tongli old town and the Shuangta area in Suzhou.

- Built a shared database based on the ancient literature of Tongli.

- Illustrated scenes of life in the Three Bridges area of Tongli old town as a poster.

Oct. 2019

Climathon Suzhou|Suzhou

- Collaborated with students from 4 countries.

- Proposal on "circular economy" within 24 hours with poster and animated presentations.

[Additional Skills] Skills: Adobe Suite/AutoCAD/Rhino/Vray/Grasshopper/Enscape/Laser Cutting/3D Print/CNC… Language: IELTS 7.0 02

01 PNEUMA - The Breathing Skin Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Academic Team Work Group Members: Ruoxi Li, Bingjie Yu, Yanjie Zhao, Siyun Liu, Yuling Yan Role: 20% Research & Conceptual Design & Model Making, 50% Detail Design Level: Year4 Semester1 Date: 2022.09-2022.11 Supervisors: Abdullah Ibrahim Email Address: Abdullah.Ibrahim@xjtlu.edu.cn

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History demonstrates that every advance in architectural design is strictly related with advances in the field of technology. With the rise of digital and computational design, the focus has progressively shifted to digital simulation. New theoretical approaches became possible and easier due to the increasing computing power and have been introduced in the design stage changing the classical design paradigm, based on the addition of elements, in favor of a new strategy based on the interarticulation of different components. In this frame, architectural technology and computational design are joined to explore new solutions and processes through a holistic approach.

The project focus on designing an adaptive surface that can be applied to a façade or roof. A hypothetical hybrid building volume was proposed that includes both living and working spaces. Therefore, depending on the local climatic conditions, the main problem to be solved for the façade is to allow sunlight and ventilation to enter and to counteract humidity. The façade pattern is inspired by a beehive and generated by grasshopper depending on the different functions of the building. Our concept is to design an intelligent breathing skin controlled by computer which could change the level of ventilation and sunlight according to real-time weather conditions.

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Detail Section (1:50)

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Interior Rendering in Different Time

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02 VIEWING DEVICE: REDISCOVER EVERYDAY LIFE Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Academic Individual Level: Year4 Semester2 Date: 2023.03-2023.06 Supervisors: Xiaodi Sun, Claudia Westermann Email Address: luthien.sun@gmail.com Claudia.Westermann@xjtlu.edu.cn

How long have you not looked at the natural scenery surrounding you carefully?

When has our life become a repetitive and monotonous routine, residenceworkplace-residence?

Maybe pure pleasure can be obtained without the exchange of money, likewise, a chill atmosphere is not necessary to be created by neon lights and disco music.

Everyday life spaces could no longer be duplicated and produced by capitalism, nor could they be dominated by the illusions created by consumerism.

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Standing on tiptoes to smell the fragrance of a blossoming tree, Sitting by the river to enjoy the soft breeze, Standing on the bridge to wait for a colorful sunset, Holding a lover and watching the starry night.

These are extraordinary moments in our ordinary life that are visible and accessible, with the beauty of which is adequate to counteract the mediocre everyday life amidst the rapidly advancing technology.

The program of the project is to create an art gallery about nature, offering different spaces for people to observe the sunset, the starry sky, the trees, the flowing water, and any other touching moments in our daily life, combined with the concrete situation on the site. Meanwhile, some exhibition spaces will be provided for artists to display artworks that provoke the spectator to reflect on the neglect of the natural environment surrounding us.

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1:20 physical model illustrates the tectonic of the thick wall and the floating corridor.

Detailed joints and sustainable strategies of the viewing corridor are shown above.

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03 RETHINKING HOUTOUWAN Location: Zhoushan, Zhejiang Academic Individual Level: Year3 Semester2 date: 2022.03-2022.06 Supervisors: Claudia Westermann Email Address: Claudia.Westermann@xjtlu.edu.cn

Houtouwan is an abandoned fishermen village that has been swallowed by different species of plants. The village is located on the northern part of Shenghshan island, which belongs to the Shengsi Archipielago.

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I tried to imagine alternative models of tourism that ensure, among other things: the protection and integrity of our shared heritage, both tangible and intangible; the conservation and promotion of biodiversity and the adoption of innovative solutions to respond to climate change with intelligent use of energy, resources, transport and communication systems.

The project will reuse the materials on the site, such as bamboo, fishing net, granite and sand to provide new sapce for both tourists and local residents.

The concept is to resurge fishermen’s festivals on the ruins. Through the analysis of activities on fishing open festivals, I want to provide a sacrifice museum for the ceremony and a food street for the family feast.

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A platform were constructed on the slope where villagers could perform their tranditional opera.

Spectaculars could watch the performance under the canopy built on the roof.

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Three rehearsal and dressing buildings are constructed with bamboo on the original location of debris.

Visitors could arrive at each building through the floating bamboo bridge.

04 SCAFFOLD BAZAAR Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Academic Individual Level: Year3 Summer Date: 2022.06-2022.09 Supervisors: Xiangyu Zhang

"The vendors are there because the people want them there."

Chawadee Nualkhair, Street Food, 2019

China's street food culture began to sprout as early as the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. However, urban regeneration has brought about a rapid gentrification of the city, with more boutiques, restaurants and cafes appearing in the city's consumer space. Stalls have become more and more rare. Even so, they still haven't disappeared and exist spontaneously and rebelliously in this urban space.

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Roadside stalls, as a kind of neighbourhood commerce, were an important source of income for individual people and a place where different groups of people gathered. People queue up in front of the stalls and facilitate community exchanges by chatting and talking with the vendors, people of the same tastes in close proximity. This spontaneous gathering of the community sustains the vitality of the city.

Each trolley in a night bazaar is in fact the epitome of a hardworking and ordinary family unit. Therefore, this project aims to design a bazaar serving for both day and night. Scaffold would be the basic unit to compose different types of space for different functions.

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Lively Plan of Night Bazaar

Neat Plan of Daytime Bazaar

There is not only various food sold in the night bazaar, but also performances, talk shows, and other entertainment.

Some formal activities or temporary markets could use these scaffold units in daytime.

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The scafforld bazaar provides two different atmosphere. It is both a food market and a venue for various entertainment events such as musical performances and stand-up comedy at night. Different types of transportation will ocupy the scafforld units selling food. During the daytime, some formal activities or temporary markets could reorganize and use these scaffold units for camping, lounging, sports and so on.

A basketball and skateboarding playground will be located at the centre of the site.

OTHER WORKS

practical experience

Private House Regeneration, Atelier yoo 2023, Suzhou, China Concept Design & Construction Drawing

Shanglinxingting Homestay, Atelier yoo 2023, Kyoto, Japan Construction Drawing

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OTHER WORKS oil painting

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physical model

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PORTFOLIO OF YULING YAN Selected Work 2019-2023 Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University yulingcallas@gmail.com +86-13646107610