Portfolio for MA Architecture and Urbanism at MSA

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

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01 VIEWING DEVICE: REDISCOVER EVERYDAY LIFE

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- a corridor floating on the canal inviting visitors to observe the natural beauty 2023.03-2023.06 | Year4 Semester2

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What moved me? Everything. The things themselves, the people, the air, noises, sound, colours, material presences, textures, forms too - forms I can appreciate.

-Peter Zumthor <Atmosphere>

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- bamboo construction where visitors could learn about culture of fishing festivals 2022.03-2022.06 | Year3 Semester2

I still remember a serene moment when sitting in Beigu Lou, a historic pavilion

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in my hometown. I couldn't help capturing the scenery with my hands and eyes.

The Yangzi River flows at my feet as it has for thousands of years. A few swallows fly over the river. As the sun dipped in the west, the shadows of pedestrians lengthened. When I read the words by Peter Zumthor depicting one of his afternoons sitting in a plaza and saw the photo of huge arcades in the sunlight, I suddenly recalled the moment when I sketched in Beigu Lou, as well as the intimate interaction with wind, air, water and sunlight. I realized that some space has the magic to evoke emotional feelings. The fascination of space is the interplay between the flowing natural environment and the static internal space.

At that point, I confirmed my interest in architecture, which is to create moving moments in space based on research of context, materials, and forms.

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- a bazaar designed for both day and night using scaffold as basic units 2022.06-2022.09 | Year3 Summer

OTHER WORKS -physical model -practical expercience -oil painting

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01 VIEWING DEVICE: REDISCOVER EVERYDAY LIFE Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Academic Individual Level: Year4 Semester2 Date: 2023.03-2023.06 Materials: Concrete, Timber, Stone, Aluminum Plates, Glass Supervisors: Xiaodi Sun, Claudia Westermann Email Address: luthien.sun@gmail.com Claudia.Westermann@xjtlu.edu.cn

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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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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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Detail Drawing 1:20

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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Tectonic Model 1:20

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02 RETHINKING HOUTOUWAN

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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.

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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Location: Zhoushan, Zhejiang Academic Individual Level: Year3 Semester2 Date: 2022.03-2022.06 Materials: Bamboo, Concrete, Granite, Sand Supervisors: Claudia Westermann Email Address: Claudia.Westermann@xjtlu.edu.cn

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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

Chawadee Nualkhair, Street Food, 2019

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Neat Plan of Daytime Bazaar

There is not only various food sold in the night bazaar, but also various entertainment.

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

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Lively Plan of Night Bazaar

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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.

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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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