Shiyuan Liu - Highlighted Portfolio

Portfolio SELECTED WORKS 2020-2023

Aurora (2023) —— Flexible Tailored Homes For Young Generation

Product Architectural 10-2022--09-2023 Software: Unity, Figma, C#, Blender,3D print, Rhino,EnscapeRhino, Photoshop, Illustrator,Indesign, Pr Collaboration, Team Memebers:Shiyuan Liu, Chen Liang, Haojin Qin, Diba Baghernejad, Shiyu Liu Main Focus:Furniture Design, House Interior Design, Phygital design, Application Design, Visualisation

Aurora provides affordable, flexible housing solutions tailored to urban millennials facing financial barriers to homeownership. Aurora utilises 3D printing technology to provide adaptable, modular living spaces that meet individual needs and preferences. Its dynamic design facilitates easy expansion or downsizing in response to the changing lifestyles of its occupants. This novel housing concept seeks to rethink the way we design, build and assemble homes, ultimately improving the quality of urban living.

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PRODUCT INTERIOR

MODULARITY-ASSEMBLE Since we are using 3D printing technology, we design the segment in sections. At the same time, the joint design locks each part in place by gravity.

As a whole

Plug-in-Pocket

Divide into 3 parts

Expand into new one

DESIGN STATEMENT In order to provide young generation with an affordable and flexible housing that can be adapted to different needs, we use 3D printing technology to allow users to personalise and print quickly.

The basic house type is with living segments on both sides to provide basic amenities and phygital segments in the middle for recreation and maintaining the previous hobbies and lifestyle.

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APPLICATION--CONFIGURATOR PLATFORM

MODULARITY--FURNITURE

User preference Layout Solver

Chat to Design Aurora Layout

Furniture Solver

CONFIGURATOR

Implementing a custom website platform using Unity.

The user describes their needs the platform converts natural Language into different levels of needs and thus generation Aurora.

After that we provide different kinds of furniture and items for the user to choose from.

DETAILS-PHYSICAL MODEL

DETAILS-MANUFACTURE

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Bathroom

Bed

Kitchen

Study& Work

Closet

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(Wife) -You are about the same age as my son.

-I look at you as if I’m looking at my son.

-So I’m not nervous at all.

-I might not be very good at Mandarin.

-…Hahahah -My name is Peng Yanjiao.

-42 years old. I was born in 1977.

WHERE DO YOU WORK? (Wife) -I’m now working at the cotton factory od Qian Jiang.

-I work the midnight shift.

-More work more pay.

-Sometimes… 100(Yuan) a day.

-Maybe, sometimes, 90 (Yuan) a day.

-When working, people work like firefighters.

(Husband) -My name is Jiang Hongbing.

-I’m 45 years old.

TELL US YOUR STORY. (Wife) -He was diagnosed with…NK/T. -…(sadness) -Lymphoma.

-When I first saw the word “lymphoma”, I thought, at least it is not…

-It is not cancer but later I found out lymphoma is nothing good.

-…

-It is just a scientific name for cancer.

-(sigh) -Suddenly despair came to me…

-…(wry smile) -How could someone like him who could eat and dream, who normally acted like a

Light, with light, with hope.

cow.

-Possibly, be pronounced dead.

-…(closed eyes) -And this large medical bill.

-I really saw, like the saying goes the sky was falling.

-I used to believe, nothing could beat me up.

-…

-But to me then the sky was really falling.

-(cry) -…

-I have no way.

-I’m not trying to be heartless.

-I mean I have to sacrifice something.

-We have a son…

-(sigh) -…

-I thought the joke would lighten the mood.

-Actually, when I said it out loud, I’m very sad.

-…(cry) -…

-Every time when I overwork, rushing back and forth in the cotton mill.

-…(cry) -…

-I could really understand those who committed suicide.

-Only death, ends everything.

-I once said whatever I pursue I persist.

-Do not give up.

-And have that how should I put this…and have that indestructible spirit.

-I want to fight to the last moment.

-If even I only have the last strength to hold on.

DO YOU STILL HAVE HOPE?

IN 2 YEAR’S TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HIM/HER? It was filmed in 2008.

AURORA

DO YOU HAVE HOPE?

SHOUT IT OUT! (Wife) -Husband. Son. No matter what is in front of us.

-We must march on.

-And we will overcome everything.

(Wife) -However, a second later, I would…Wake (Wife) myself up.

(Husband) -To us, the more hope we have, the more -…

-2 Years… the only thing I could say is hopeless we are.

Architecture- Hospital Renovation -I told myself. Death is never what I thank you, for all the trouble.

-I don’t know how to11-2021 put this feeling into wanted.

-… words or how to express my feelings.

Ruijin Hospital,Huangpu-My Distric, Shanghai son and my husband rely on me.

-(smile) -So I told my husband a joke.

100,000*54,000*6,256mm -As long as I stay tough, they’ll have hope.

-(smile) Software:Rhino,Enscape, Grasshopper, Vray, Photoshop, -I don’t have time to be sad or to cry. Illustrator(Wife) -I said, well.

Independent -…

-2 Years…

-You’re like (God’s) maze runners, running -(sigh) -If you and I could still be here, I need to towards a dead end.

-I beat negativity up sadness won’t pay the tell him.

-I mean, if there are too many enemies second patient - the under as much physical and bills.family of the cancer patients - is -Look how strong a person I am. before you thenThe it’s nothing to do.

-Hahah… is often hectic, crowded psychological stress as -… the patient. The daily routine of hospitals -You can only rely on yourself. eyes) in hospitals often have -….

-And if… in China. These second-(sigh)(closed patients living difficulty in having a social -Be happy and smile.

-…(wry smile)(sigh) space to bethen alone or communicate.

The lack of space makes worry about the mental It hasme been 2 years, The Jiangs are still -…(wry smile) -The enemies are too strong, I’ll have struggling to survive.

-… to sacrifice you.health of the second patient.

-…

-Haha…(wry smile) ----- Text from the third season of the Aurora -(cry) -That was what I told him.

Aurora focuses on second patient, aiming to createdocumentary a social space for person them "Look at what an amazing I am"to -Then…

- Haha…(wry smile) communicate, talk, be alone, and relieve stress in the hospital environment where they WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY TO -… frequent. By researching the locations and behaviors of second patient when they THEM? -… unburden themselves, I found that the second patients more tends to express their -(cry) (Wife) -… emotions in secluded spaces, so the place is designed underground. At the same time,

based on watching a large number of documentaries, I extracted the two main elements of windows and corners to create a series of public/private spaces that allow for solitude, mutual support, lectures, sports and shared kitchens.In spatial planning, I ensured that every public and semi-public space has a solitary space where the second patient group can relieve their emotional burden. At the same time, these spaces are organically connected with columns and cambered surfaces. Direct and indirect traffic flows in the space can allow people to freely choose their space of solitude. A waterway running through the whole place can also guide the second patient.

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SITE ANALYSIS Marked the places where second patients often relieve their emotions and categorized the places with colors in different shades according to the force of their emotions.

Dividing the place space

Facilitating circular cuts

Setting up separate spaces

Lining up waterways

The park in the hospital was found to be place where they often go.

The space is divided into general lines of movement and functions. The traffic flow of people is gradually categorized in the order of public—semi-public—private. At the same time, the comfort areas are arranged and separate spaces for comfort are added to the private areas.

Facilitating curved lines to refine the space

Planning green spaces

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A - A' SECTION

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3D PRINTED MODEL 1:500

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PLAN

1/5: One-To-One Chat Room 2: Lecture 3/10/13: Rampway 4: Cafe 6/9/11/12: Mutual Aid Association 7: Yoga Studio 8/23: Exhibition 14-22: Private Space 23/24: Green Space

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Wandering In Memorytower ------- Lenghu Oil Base Memorial Tower

Architecture 10-2021 Lenghu Oil base, Lenghu, Qinghai rovince 15,303*81,767*67,665*mm Software: Rhino,Enscape, Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator Independent

Lenghu Oil Base is located in the north of Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Province, at the junction of Gansu, Qinghai, and Xinjiang. It is named Lenghu Oil Base because it is located near Lenghu. Generations of oil workers have dedicated their youth there, had their own homes, and created beautiful memories of that passionate era. However, after the oil is extracted, people left the area. There are only collapsing buildings corroded by saline-alkali rainwater and the cinder and slags left from oil drilling at the base.

-The past should not be forgotten.

This project aims to use and transform as best these dangerous buildings and local materials to build a landmark to commemorate the contribution of the older generation of oil workers to the industry. It is a spatialized a poem. The design creates different spatial atmospheres so that visitors can feel the stories told by time and environment in the site of Lenghu Oil Base from different viewing perspectives and path rhythms.

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS A spatialised reduction of the poem. The position and window of the tower are set based on the relationship between the position of the line-of-sight position and the site.

A window constitutes a threshold, which can arouse memories and thoughts. Then, taking the description of poetry as a thread, the scene and space rhythm are connected to form a complete narrative.

SECTIONS

1:300

SECTION A-A' A' B'

A B

SECTION B-B'

67,665

62,791 59,884

59,824

PLAN The final version of the memorial tower is a building composed of steel frames and cinder bricks. Different ways of setting windows can create different light effects and ways of viewing, which enriches visitors' experience.

The section drawing shows the building from windows in partial, blurred images, then continuous sectional windows, and, finally, open environmental perspectives.

51,364 48,858 46,382 44,460 41,737 40,724

34,974 31,180

25,379 21,201

17,128

4,980

4,980

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The Tube —— Countryside life in tube

Regional planning and Architecture 10-2021 Chunyang village, Nanchong,Sichuan Province Software:Rhino,Enscape, Grasshopper Collaboration---Function Blocks Design

Great changes have taken place in rural China since China implemented the poverty alleviation policies in the 1970s. Modern new villages are gradually taking shape, but in the process of formation, some problems in Chinese villages need to be solved. Under this background, through research and analysis, we found that there are many problems among rural areas in China such as unbalanced economic development, inability to drive the surrounding economy, and the single output between urban and rural areas.

-阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻

My group believes that the core reasons for these problems are the natural geographical factors and barriers between villages and the later imbalance of infrastructure distribution caused by the government policies. To solve this problem, we started with the core element, namely the traffic, combined it with the concept of the pipeline, and planned to connect each settlement village with pipelines. At the same time, to preserve the characteristic of family settlement in Chinese rural areas, we designed large and small points to ensure efficient production under the rural characteristics of the traditional settlement nature and improve the material exchange and contact between villages. The TUBE system will gradually form a global rural network.

-Each road is connected to other roads. One could hear what another one says in everyday life.

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FUNCTION BLOCKS

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Design the connection mode of pipes. A conveyor belt for material transportation is designed between tubes. The conveyor belt is arranged in the shape of circles so that supplies can be transported to as many parts of the tubes as possible.

According to the distribution of the existing modules, they are adapted and combined to form function modules with different lengths for residence, agriculture, forestry, and fishery. They are connected by the traffic tubes throughout.

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SCALE: 1:500

18,484

28,522

21,737

14,038

PLAN 9,861

LIFT 16,507

15,000

10,200

PLATFORM

16,507 11,000

RESIDENTIAL AREA

74,006 14,500

LIFT 10,200

19,066

MATERIAL TRANSMISSION PIPE

4,445

6,622

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FABRIC-WOMEN-MUSEUM Interior Renovation 06-2022 Zorrotzaurre, Bilbao, Spain Software: Rhino,Enscape, Photoshop, Illustrator Independent

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TECHNICAL DRAWING

Tensile Structure-Detail Scale 1:10

First Floor-Plan Scale 1:200

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Matsuko —— Transform memories of Matsuko into an architecture

Architecture 9-2020 Huangchuan River, Tokyo, Japan 27785*30596*127921*mm Independent

The movie Memories of Matsuko tells the story of Matsuko. As a child, she has been neglected by her father and gradually formed a habit of pleasing others. She constantly gives and gets hurt in romantic relationships, losing hope for life. Finally, with the encouragement of her best friend and sister, she rekindles her hope but is beaten to death by a group of teenagers in a park.

Even if I'm beaten, it's better than being alone...

I used Matsuko's life as an entry point for the design, analysing the positive and negative influences of the characters on Matsuko, and using the relationships of others on Matsuko to derive the final architectural form. The site of the project was chosen beside the Arakawa River, where Matsuko finally lived and died, to recreate the life of Matsuko in an architectural form. Visitors can walk through Matsuko's life via a circular ramp and an internal staircase. I was deeply touched by Matsuko's inability to love herself and her excessive devotion to others in the film, so I hope that through this project I can express that everyone should know how to love themselves and that only when they learn to love themselves can they be able to love others.

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INTERIOR ANALYSIS PLAN: LEVEL 1 24,553 2,749

8,028

5,757

8,018

4,650

30,471 17,337

5,957 4,298 2,430

N SCALE: 1:300 PLAN: LEVEL 2 30,471 2,622

6,433

8,642

6,392

6,380

5,060 27,785

3,421 2,766 3,789

9,283

8,716 1,887 2,442

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A corridor surrounds the whole building and connects the various spaces. The height of the wall of the corridor gradually decreases, so that people can gradually see the whole building and the external environment when walking.

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SECTION : 1:100

12,792

Wow

10,017 9,260

Marry me!

8,805

Wow, so beautiful!

7,689

6,820

4,160

Catch the ball!

Hey, little cutey... ±0,000

2,600

9,100

1,232

8,859

2,994

5,810

3,0596

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Sketch

Behind the Scenes

The Beatles 05-2023 Software: Rhnio, Enscape, Adobe Creative, Vray Independent 22

Front View

Isometric View

Details

Flow-vase Vase 02-2023 Software: Houdini, Rhino, Vray Independent

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Space Odyssey 10-2023 Software: Houdini, Rhino, Unreal Independent 24

A pattern corresponds to a verb in the article. I used xuan paper to make the Zodeide that I understand, and then use the projection to gradually spread the pattern on the model, just as what the artcle said the man’s desire is constantly eroding the Zobeide.

DREAM

ARRANGE

BUILD

TURN

CHANGE

Desired City

TWIST

—— Visualize the Invisible Cities --- Zodeide Click here to see whole projecting video: https://youtu.be/P-reJlcjv_s

Installation 10-2019 Software: Processing Independent

OVERALL

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Brand Design

Others-HandMaking

Drawing

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