Architecture Portfolio_Professional Work_Yijia Zhang

Yijia Zhang yijiazhang0403@gmail.com Sydney, Australia

YIJIA ZHANG

Software Proficiency

(+61) 406.603.614 yijiazhang0403@gmail.com

EDUCATION University of Sydney

2021.03-2023.01

Master of Architecture

Sydney, Australia

University of Technology Sydney

2017.03-2020.11

Bachelor of Design in Architecture

Sydney, Australia

WORK EXPERIENCE Laboratory For Visionary Architecture Architectural Graduate

3D Modelling Rhino Grasshopper Revit ArchiCAD Maya Adobe Series Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Premiere Pro Rendering V-Ray KeyShot Energy Analysis DesignBuilder Laybug Climate Consultant VELUX Data Analysis GIS Python

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Architectural Assistant

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2022.04 - 2023.01 LAVA Asia Pacific, Sydney

Assisted and supported architects in executing multiple architectural projects.

Assisted the architecture team with the architectural design process including research, site analysis, design iteration, 3D modeling, rendering, architectural drawings and reports.

Participated in pre-concept masterplan Project Wonder as the main designer of Mountain Garden and the wellness center.

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LAVA Asia Pacific, Sydney

Worked with architects in executing multiple architectural projects.

Created EOI and provided ideas in the preliminary design process.

Worked with the architecture team with pre-design study including document review, research and site analysis, etc.

Created 3D models and developed architectural drawings including site plan, plan, section, elevation, perspective drawing, construction detail and diagram, etc.

Provided architectural renderings with rendering software and Photoshop editing.

Organized files and documents related to the project and generated design reports.

Laboratory For Visionary Architecture

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2023.02 - 2023.08

2021.11 - 2022.03 LAVA Asia Pacific, Sydney

Assisted with all phases of architectural competitions.

Assisted with site research, 3D Modeling, architectural drawings, and renderings.

Participated in housing design competition 100 ARCHITECTS FOR 100 HOUSES as one of the main designers and assisted with project coordination.

SKILLS Language Competence

From 2021-2023

SELECTED PROJECTS

Landscapes of The Line

2023.03-2023.08

Pre-Concept Masterplan

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Expression of Interest, Site Analysis, Conceptual Design, 3D Modeling, Design Report

71 Edward St - Bondi House Alteration

2023.02-2023.03

Architectural Design

Sydney, Australia

Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, 3D Modeling, Architectural Renderings, Design Report

75A Wharf Rd - Gladesville House Carport Design

2022.12-2023.01

Architectural Design

Sydney, Australia

Project Coordination, Construction Drawings, 3D Modeling, Architectural Renderings, Design Report

Gulf of Aqaba - Northern Gateway Pre-Concept Masterplan

Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia

Site Analysis, Rendering Photoshop

Project Wonder Pre-Concept Masterplan

2022.06 - 2022.11 Tiran and Sanafir Islands, Saudi Arabia

Main Designer for Mountain Garden Area, Research, Site Analysis, Conceptual Design, 3D modeling, Rendering Photoshop, Diagrams, Video Making, Design Report

Gangothri Residential Masterplan Residential Development Masterplan

2022.04 - 2022.05 India

Landscape Design, Plan Drawings, Design Report

Tamarama Apartments Interior Alterations Interior Design

2022.04 - 2022.05 Sydney, Australia

Interior Design, 3D Modeling, Architectural Renderings

100 Architects for 100 Houses

2021.11 - 2022.03

Pre-Concept Architectural Design

Alula, Saudi Arabia

Main Designer, Project Coordination, Site Analysis, Conceptual Design, 3D Modeling, Sustainable Design, Diagrams, Architectural Drawings, Design Report

English (Professional Working Proficiency), Chinese (Native Speaker)

Gulf of Aqaba - Nature Based Resort

Specialization

Pre-Concept Architectural Design

Architectural Design, Master Planning, Conceptual Design, Sustainable Design, Interior Design, Building Energy Analysis, Digital Fabrication, Urban Data Analysis, Physical Model

2022.11-2022.12

Conceptual Design, 3D Modeling

2021.11 Wadi Tayyib, Saudi Arabia

ZHANG'S WORKS

PREFACE My approach to architecture and design is deeply rooted in my passion for culture, technology and creativity. I'm dedicated to creating futuristic communities that honor the history and their spiritual heritage, integrating cultural characteristics into architecture to evoke a sense of spiritual resonance. Moreover, I hold a profound respect for Australia's native Aboriginal culture and incorporate its wisdom into the design. Furthermore, I'm also enthusiastic about technology-aided design and its role in the future of architecture. I firmly believe that the technological era will significantly enhance architectural development, particularly through AI and human-robot collaboration, and the application of mathematics and biology. Additionally, I am passionate about sustainable design practices, employing building energy analysis, recycled materials, and innovative design techniques to address the challenges of climate change.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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WORK EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

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HOUSE IN ALULA

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NATURE BASED RESORT

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LANDSCAPES OF THE LINE

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RESIDENCE IN SYDNEY

[Nov.2021-Aug.2023]

Selected Projects

[Nov.2021 - Mar.2022]

Alula, Saudi Arabia

[Nov.2021 - Dec.2021]

Wadi Tayyib, Saudi Arabia

[Mar.2023-Aug.2023]

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Sydney, Australia

[Nov.2021-Aug.2023]

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SELECTED PROJETS 100 ARCHITECTS FOR 100 HOUSES 2021.11 - 2022.03 Pre-Concept Architectural Design

Laboratory For Visionary Architecture

TAMARAMA APARTMENTS Interior Design, 3D Modeling, Architectural Renderings

Responsibilities: Main Designer Project Coordination Site Analysis Conceptual Design 3D Modeling Sustainable Design Diagrams Architectural Drawings Design Report

GULF OF AQABA - NATURE BASED RESORT 2021.11 Pre-Concept Architectural Design Wadi Tayyib, Saudi Arabia Laboratory For Visionary Architecture Responsibilities: Conceptual Design, 3D Modeling

BONDI HOUSE ALTERATION Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, 3D Modeling, Architectural Renderings, Design Report

LANDSCAPES OF THE LINE 2023.03-2023.08 Pre-Concept Masterplan Tabuk, Saudi Arabia Laboratory For Visionary Architecture Responsibilities: Site Analysis, Conceptual Design, 3D Modeling, Design Report

GANGOTHRI RESIDENTIAL MASTERPLAN 2022.04 - 2022.05 Residential Development Masterplan India Laboratory For Visionary Architecture Responsibilities: Landscape Design, Plan Drawings, Design Report

PROJECT WONDER 2022.06 - 2022.11 Pre-Concept Masterplan Tiran and Sanafir Islands, Saudi Arabia Laboratory For Visionary Architecture Responsibilities: Main Designer for Mountain Garden Area, Research, Site analysis, Conceptual design, 3D modeling, Rendering Photoshop, Diagrams, Video Making, Design Report

WORK EXPERIENCE

Alula, Saudi Arabia

GLADESVILLE HOUSE CARPORT DESIGN Project Coordination, Construction Drawings, 3D Modeling, Architectural Renderings, Design Report

01 100 Architects for 100 Houses

House in Alula Nov.2021 - Mar.2022 Design Team: Riccardo Allegri, John Blanchard, Yijia Zhang, Xinyu Chen, James Eid, Jiaxin Lin, Vietnam Team Responsibilities: Project Coordinator, Main Designer Percentage of Input: 50% Design Director: Chris Bosse

We have designed a contemporary family courtyard house suitable for a modern creative-minded, multigenerational family. The traditional courtyard typology offers private outdoor space, natural sunlight, natural ventilation flows and is well suited to AlUla’s urban and desert climate. The courtyard typology supports the tradition and cultural heritage of AlUla and preserves its connection to the past, whilst incorporating new contemporary design elements and technology to guide it into the future.

Our design concept is firmly grounded in connecting the heritage and cultural traditions of AlUla with a future vision of sustainability, modern architecture, and everyday SMART home technology. Traditional elements include heritage inspired rammed earth façade, Saudi Arabian patterned fabrics, and a central courtyard with stargazing views. Modern technology ensures sustainable solar-powered energy, water efficiency, non-potable water systems, and a motion-activated outdoor lighting system with low-level warm-coloured LED lighting to suit the heritage requirements of the neighbourhood.

The emotional and spiritual nature of the home is designed to create a comfortable, warm, hospitable and welcoming atmosphere with spaces for socialising and entertaining. These social entertaining spaces include outdoor terraces for sunshine and night star-gazing, formal living room on ground level, and a lower ground sunken lounge - a Modern ‘Majlis’ (in Arabic tradition, this is a private place to entertain guests).

In line with Saudi Arabia Vision 2030, health and wellbeing is an important element of the home experience. The design includes a space for exercise and a place for prayer to maintain this healthy lifestyle and balance. The lower ground level includes spiritual spaces for prayer and meditation and a home gym for exercise and fitness. The central courtyard also includes a water feature, biophilic walls, plants, fresh air and natural sunlight to create a private green space for relaxation and reflection.

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DESIGN CONCEPT

AlUla is a beautiful and unique location that celebrates the ancient and traditional Saudi Arabian world through UNESCO protected archaeological wonders, unique desert landscapes, rock formations, a central wadi, and palm tree oasis. This magical location evokes unsolved mysteries, ancient worlds, and undiscovered artifacts. Once an incense trade route, Dadan Village is built around the remains of an ancient Dadanite and Lihyanite Kingdom, making it a unique archaeological treasure. The village holds a strong heritage aesthetic including its red and yellow earthy architectural palette inspired by Dadan’s natural rock landscape. Our design utilises level changes for views to the street and beyond to create privacy, while not denying the inhabitant the opportunity to see everything AlUla has to offer. The terrace layout gives the inhabitants a near 360° view of the surrounding area.

SITE PLAN

MATERIALS

DESIGN CONCEPT

LOCAL TRADITIONAL MATERIAL REFERENCE

Dadan Ancient City

Local Plastering

Local Mud

Stretched Canvas

Local Palm Trunk

Local Palm Trunk

Lihyanite Statue

Moucharabieh

MATERIAL APPLICATION

Rammed Earth

Glass

Grass & Sand

Palm Wood

Plastering

Light Wood

Canvas

Stone

Concrete Ventilation Floor Holes

DESIGN CONCEPT

ATMOSPHERE

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5 01 | HOUSE IN ALULA | 100 Architects for 100 Houses | Key Drawings

LOWER GROUND, CASUAL SPACES, SUNKEN LAGOON

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GROUND FLOOR, FORMAL SPACES, DISTRIBUTED PAVILIONS

EAST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

ZONING DIAGRAM

VIEW EXPERIENCE

WEST ELEVATION CIRCULATION

Our courtyard design features a central sunken water lagoon and acacia tree, surrounded by local plants, biophilic vines along the walls, and natural ventilation and sunlight for private relaxation and reflection. The surrounding rooms include an office, library, home theatre, modern majlis (entertaining lounge), prayer and meditation r o o m , c h i l d r e n’s p l a y r o o m , h o m e g y m a n d a s p a w i t h s a u n a .

First Floor

Ground Floor

360 Degree View Experience

Underground

FIRST FLOOR, PRIVATE SPACES, FLOATING ROOMS

NORTH ELEVATION STRUCTURE DETAIL

7 01 | HOUSE IN ALULA | 100 Architects for 100 Houses | Technical Detail

VENTILATION & COOLING The decision to use rammed earth walls was both to fit the vernacular of Dadan village and to allow for easy heating and cooling of individual spaces. The indoor spaces use a mix-mode ventilation system, with the bedrooms being airconditioned when necessary for comfor t.

SUMMER DAY

SUMMER NIGHT

WINTER DAY

WINTER NIGHT

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FACADE DETAIL

SOLAR ANALYSIS

SHADOW ANALYSIS

The inclusion of the shade sail over the courtyard along with solar panels and shade umbrellas produces a significant decrease in heat gain.

The arrangement of the open and closed spaces creates self shading and temperate climate conditions

02 Gulf of Aqaba

Nature Based Resort Nov.2021 - Dec.2021 Design Team: Riccardo Allegri, Yijia Zhang, Xinyu Chen, ALexandra Kwok Responsibilities: Main Designer Percentage of Input: 30% Design Director: Chris Bosse

NEOM project was announced in October 2017 and attracted global interest. This was in part due to the un-paralleled vision and aspirations for the project: “The land of the future, where the greatest minds and best talents are empowered to embody pioneering ideas and exceed boundaries in a world inspired by imagination “. NEOM seeks to attract top talent from around the world to push the boundaries of innovation like never before and, in turn, drive the growth of this area, its residents, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Gulf of Aqaba is located close to the northwest border of Saudi Arabia. It comprises over 130 kilometres of the most impressive landscape in the Middle East. The landscape ranges from open desert interspersed with picturesque lagoons and coves, to lying rock forming the foot of the nearby mountain range, to vertical cliffs descending into the extremely deep Gulf itself.

Woven into this windswept coastline are the multiple wadi which occasionally flow into the Gulf where a vast coral reef and marine habitat make the Gulf of Aqaba one of a kind on a worldwide scale.

The Gulf of Aqaba is one of the most exceptional regions in NEOM and Saudi Arabia with approximately 430 km2 of exceptional, undiscovered mountainous and coastal terrain of great significance and extreme natural beauty.

The Gulf of Aqaba Nature Based Resort is an ultra-luxury exclusive destination embedded in the Magna Oasis. The ancient Moses Springs are supplying the lush thick green with fresh water and make it a unique destination for nature-focused luxury tourism.

The project is a pre-concept design and consists of four architectural languages: Solarpunk, Post CyberPunk, Biopunk and Singularity.

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Solarpunk: The Starwars Village A reinterpretation of a Star Wars village style in a natural setting overlooking the wadi Post CyberPunk : The Lantern Village A Series of glowing pods leaning from the edge of the wadi, and illuminating the journey through valley

GULF OF AQABA

WADI TAYYIB

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Biopunk: The Wadi Village A series of interconnected resorts located on an elevated walkway set within the beautiful wadi landscape Singularity: The Canyon Scrambler Utopian development set in between the two sides of the majestic Wadi Tayyib

OPTION 1 - SOLAR PUNK

OPTION 2 - POSTCYBER PUNK

OPTION 3 - BIOPUNK

OPTION 4 - SINGULARITY

THE STARWAR VILLAGE

THE LATERN VILLAGE

THE WADI VILLAGE

THE CANYON SCRAMBLER

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THE STARWAR VILLAGE

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THE LATERN VILLAGE

THE WADI VILLAGE

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THE CANYON SCRAMBLER

03 Pre-Concept Masterplan

Landscapes of The Line Feb.2023 - Aug.2023 Design Team: Chris Bosse, Riccardo Allegri, John Blanchard, James Eid, Yijia Zhang, Yuhao Feng, Vietnam Team Responsibilities: Architectural Designer Percentage of Input: 10% Design Director: Chris Bosse

The Line, an integral component of the NEOM project, stands as a revolutionary concept in urban development. Nestled within the expansive NEOM region in northwest Saudi Arabia, The Line is envisioned as a 170-kilometer-long city of the future, redefining conventional urban planning. Distinctive in its design, The Line eschews traditional transportation, creating a pedestrian-friendly environment free from cars. This linear city is driven by a commitment to environmental sustainability, leveraging advanced technologies, renewable energy sources, and innovative infrastructure to foster a harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.

With a planned population of one million residents, The Line seeks to propel Saudi Arabia into a new era of prosperity, fostering economic diversification and cultivating a thriving community. As part of the larger NEOM initiative, The Line epitomizes a bold vision for a smarter, greener, and more connected future, embodying the essence of progress in urban living.

The design of the landscape area of The Line requires a multidisciplinary planning approach to address a range of strategic, design, infrastructural, conservation and real estate considerations involving: • Client vision as part of overall NEOM and as a unique nature-oriented project • Unique and immersive user experiences for residents of The LINE, tourists, and recreational visitors • Uniqueness, vibrancy, attractiveness, dynamism, and all-year-round comfort of public realm areas • Conservation and enhancement of environmental, natural, and cultural aspects • Provision of efficient infrastructure and mobility • Viability of phased real-estate development maintaining liveability

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LANDSCAPE CONCEPT

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04 Architectural Design

Residence in Sydney Nov.2021 - Mar.2023 Design Team: John Blanchard, Yijia Zhang, James Eid, Yuhao Feng Responsibilities: Project Coordinator, Main Designer Percentage of Input: 50% Design Director: Chris Bosse

71 Edward St - Bondi House Alteration This project aims to renovate an old second-floor apartment in Bondi and add a master bedroom on the rooftop to expand the usable living space. The design features a sunlit rooftop garden with plants, ensuring ample natural light indoors for a leisurely and comfortable living environment.

Tamarama Apartments Interior Alterations The design has the proposal for interior renovations to the STRATA Owners within 20 Illawong Avenue, Tamarama. Our design presents a unique opportunity to build a modern luxury apartment by the beachside. The relaxed nature of our design accentuates the view over Tamarama Beach from the first step through the home’s threshold. The objective of our design is to minimise internal changes to leave a sense of familiarity within the apartment, while maximising the fantastic view over Tamarama Beach.

The building exists in such a spectacular location that we felt the main priority should be to build the connection between the region and the apartment by removing internal walls that block this view from the moment you step foot in the premises. We have selected a bright colour palette that mimics the essence of a beach side home, but applies modern and sleek construction techniques to give the space a unique sense of place.

75A Wharf Rd - Gladesville House Carport Design This project involves adding a carport to the vacant lawn at 75A Wharf Rd. The design utilizes natural light and a green wall to create a serene atmosphere for the carport. The garage door incorporates wooden lattice for transparency, enhancing visual and spatial perception while creating beautiful light and shadow effects. Additionally, cabinets covering the entire wall of the carport are added to increase storage space.

71 EDWARD ST

1 04 | RESIDENCE IN SYDNEY | 71 Edward St - Bondi House Alteration | Renderings

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3 04 | RESIDENCE IN SYDNEY | Tamarama Apartments Interior Alterations | Renderings

TAMARAMA

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5 04 | RESIDENCE IN SYDNEY | 75A Wharf Rd - Gladesville House Carport Design | Renderings

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75A WHARF RD