'Unfolding' - Portfolio - Yifan Su

Yifan Su yifansu@epfl.ch Selected Works 2018-2023 University of Sydney / KTH Royal Institute of Technology / EPFL https://issuu.com/suethon4185/docs/work_portfolio_2023_hq

CONTENT 01 Weaving Waterways Living with Igelbäcken Stockholm, Sweden / Group Project / Autumn, 2022 03 - 07

02 Modularity and Efficiency Exploring Lindbäcks Prefabricated Housing System in Student Accommodation Uppsala, Sweden / Individual Project / Spring, 2023 08 - 14

[UNFOLDING] My former architectural experience were the journey of discovery on the nature of the world, the discovery of space through seeing, feeling, and taking action, furthermore, the discovery of myself. It is the unfolding process - seeing through, reflection, revealing the hidden, observing the multiplicity of differences and solving the problems in real llife.

Every design is the unfold and refold of fragments, that human as the mediator, creating patterns, the imitation, the iteration, and the output, the regeneration or ‘rebirth’ of things… During the progress of design, I saw tiny ideas can be turned into experiments in different directions, generated into different outcomes, and made applicable in reality.

This portfolio contains the outcome through my unfolding process, while integration of my senses, following through a sequence, and engaging with others. In the future, I will be exploring more possibilities with learning to apply advanced technologies into those design development.

03 Domain Threshold The Bare Architecture / The Indiscernible Experience Sydney, Australia / Individual Project / Autumn, 2020 15 - 20

04 Urban Oasis A Flowing Space Sydney, Australia / Individual Project / Spring, 2020 21 - 25

05 'Wonderfully Failing' Hybrid Building Design (Skatepark&Karaoke Bar) Sydney, Australia / Individual Project / Spring, 2019 26 - 30

06 'Forming and Becoming' Experimental Structure / Prototypes Hong Kong SAR, China / Individual+Group Work / Autumn, 2019 31

07 New Life Along The Würm River Mixed-Use Quarter Design Gauting, Germany / Professional Work (Group Work) / Summer, 2023 32

08 'The Loop' Fishing Port Renovation Shenzhen, China / Professional Work (Group Work) / Autumn, 2021 33

WEAVING WATERWAYS

01 LIVING WITH IGELBÄCKEN

Barkarby and Akalla Region of Järvafältet, Stockholm, Sweden Autumn, 2022 Master Project (A42A13 &A42B13) Group Work with Liza Khamitova and Wiktoriina Setälä KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tutor: Hanna Erixon Aalto, Francesca Savio In Charge of: Concept Generation, Overall Spacial Planning and Positioning, Modelling, Rendering, Building Typology, BTA Calculation, Rainwater Control and all the graphic style on the booklet

Prologue The Weaving Waterways project aims to improve the spatial vitality and connectivity between people, water and nature in the Järva wedge through the weaving of the land and water, extending from the Igelbäcken river. The Igelbäcken river runs along the entire Järva wedge, beginning from lake Säbysjön near Akalla, and running into lake Edsviken. The river is currently facing issues of water shortage, water contamination (eutrophication), habitat loss, and lack of biodiversity and insufficient connectivity to the nearby neighborhoods. Our project aims to mitigate these hydrological, social and environmental issues and add richness to the water and built environment.

The overall vision of the strategy is to direct water back to Järvafältet to use it as a medium for the enhancement of recreational aspects of the creek. We also envision it to improve community engagement and environmental protection, and act as a carrier for emerging communities.

The three focus site areas are located near Barkarby and Akalla. The location of the sites was determined by examining flood maps and site topography to find the weakest points within the Järvafältet. This then defined the locations of river extensions and the widening of the Igelbäcken to enhance its water capacity. The locations are also disjointed in ecological connectivity but have high potential for improvement and growth.

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THE BLUE LUNG - RESEARCH AND NARRATIVE

STRATEGIC MODEL FOR BARKARBY & AKALLA Blue veins

The part of the blue infrastructure in Järva that has our most attention is Igelbäcken; a rather small creek that is running from the lake Säbysjön north-west of Akalla and stretching 10 km east to run into lake Edsviken. On its way through Järva, Igelbäcken is part of several nature reserves divided by the municipalities of Järfälla, Sollentuna, Solna, Stockholm and Sundbyberg.

The creek has a modest ecological status - it is over-nutritioned, but mostly it suffers from water shortage, lack of connectivity and morphology.

Valuable green

The blue infrastructure has been weakened many times in modern day. There are measurements to be taken. How can we strengthen the connection between human and water, how to enhance the recreational aspects for the creek to tie up the communities and attract more people come to the place?

30 meterkärret existing wetland Habitation wetland “introvert”

In our development strategy, we propose to connect the Igelbacken river with the technological catchment area through a central blue axis, where a new train station Barkarbystaden will be built in the future. It then grows in the form of rib/tree branches, for conveying the water to each neighborhood, and for activating and enlivening each community.

Recreational wetand “extrovert”

We classified the river into primary, secondary, and tertiary blue spines, where the added river follows the topography and the roads. The primary spine is along the central axis, connecting 3 train stations. It is planned to be a ‘vivid corridor’ with a variety of public buildings and platforms. The secondary spines are carrying the river to the forest and communities, where the tertiary spines are used to further extend it to the residential area. Purifying wetlands in each crossover area on the central corridor are our important nodes, to ensure the water is purified before it enters the community.

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Residential building Green waterfront walking + cycling path

STRATEGIC PLAN FOR JÄRVA SOFT FACTORS

Green wedge area Forest and Landscape Lake/Igelbäken Pond Peat Community garden Natural Reserve Wetlands HARD FACTORS

Buildings Existing Infrastructure Bridges Walking path Technical Catchment Area Access Point

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RADIAL GRIDDING

GREEN EXTENSION

SETTING BUILDING TYPES

Radial grid is delineated by the existing logic and landscape of the site, particularly the building texture, and current road outlines.

Parks weave from the Igelbäcken and intertwine within the built environment, break down the formality and exclusivity of waterfront residences.

Different building typologies are set according to the specific conditions of each site.

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WATER EXTENDING

STREET TYPOLOGIES

THE EXISTING AND THE NEW BUILT

Water extensions are formed following the contour of the site and rainwater drainage data. The extensions gather water, mitigating the drought issue in the Igelbäcken

The roads are divided into 2 typologies for sectioning the circulation for humans (slow track) and vehicles (fast track), while creating rain water gardens on two sides as a buffer to the residential areas.

The Igelbäcken functions as a spine, bridging the existing and proposed built environments

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WEAVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD Each site has different functions and characters, and responds to different issues. The Barkarby projection focuses on increasing housing density in response to Stockholm’s housing crisis, and contains meandering rivers crossing between soft and hard surfaces. It will also connect people by opening a station entrance right next to the site. Akalla focuses on enhancing water catchment areas through green and “blue veins” which result in a gradual replenishment of groundwater, that also serve as vivid community corridors. The Hästa Gård projection concentrates on increased resilience in supporting food production through stepping stone wetlands, also benefiting biodiversity habitats. All three sites and projections contain water extensions which tie the projections to the Igelbäcken and to one another, forming the Igelbäcken as the “core spine” that connects people and nature.

BUILDING TYPOLOGY AND BTA DIAGRAM

ANNOTATED AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM HIGHLIGHTING PROJECTION AND TYPOLOGIES

'AXONOMETRIC PROJECTIONS' OF HÅSTA GÅRD, AKALLA AND NEW BARKARBY CENTRUM 6

'RESTORING THE BLUE'

RAINWATER CATCHMENT WITHIN NEIGHBORHOOD

The Igelbäcken river is currently facing issues of water shortage, water contamination (eutrophication), habitat loss, and lack of biodiversity. The water extensions are created for each neighborhood area. Stormwater will flow from the green roof through the gable roofs, flow through the gutter and pipe system to the rain garden and the green corridor and waterways.

The sewage water will flow through pipes and be processed through the underground purification system. That water will then flow back to Igelbäcken river through the natural landscape topography. The intersection areas between the end point of each ‘vein’ and the Igelbäcken river are enlarged and formulated as four wetlands, in the purposes for water purification, animal habitation/restoration, and as nodes to gather people from different areas.

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MODULARITY AND EFFICIENCY

02 EXPLORING LINDBÄCKS PREFABRICATED HOUSING SYSTEM IN STUDENT ACCOMMODATION Rosendal, Uppsala, Sweden

Spring, 2023 Master Project (A42C14 & A42D14) Individual Work KTH Royal Institute of Technology Tutor: Erik Stenberg, Lars Werner

Prologue In this project, I explored the use of prefabricated modular housing systems, specifically Lindbäcks, for student accommodation in Rosendal, Uppsala. The area, part of the ‘knowledge corridor,’ has a high demand for student housing, with limited availability. To address this issue, I chose Lindbäcks for its innovative prefabricated modules and efficient manufacturing process. By utilizing indoor construction, we can overcome the challenges posed by the cold climate and expedite project completion.

The housing typologies I developed cater to student preferences, offering both social and private living options. A grid-based approach allowed for optimal space utilization and structural integration. The project features symmetrical volumes with a shared community space on the ground floor and residential floors above. The design prioritizes replicability, symmetry, and community living while incorporating ample open spaces.

Strategic placement of functions, such as entrances, cafes, and study areas, ensures a vibrant atmosphere while maintaining a connection to the surrounding park. The facade combines HSS steel hollow sections and timber panels, providing privacy and visual interest. Detailed plans, sections, and perspectives illustrate the project’s layout, materials, and aesthetics.

Site Proposed Recreational/Commercial Main Traffic+ Commercial Corridor Possible Commercial Extension Proposed Tram Stop

EXPLORING LINDBÄCKS

FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM

Production - Factory around 4 weeks

Planning and purchasing Lindbäck AB Factory Production Line 32 weeks

Project Development

Land and Foundation

Roof Nailing

2-4 months

4-6 weeks

Production - Factory around 4 weeks

Planning and purchasing 32 weeks

Project Development

Planning and purchasing 32 weeks

Project Development

Installation and Assembly Prefabricated Modules Transfer to the Site 4-6 weeks

Production - Factory Land and Foundation

2-4 months

around 4 weeks

Completion

Installation and Assembly 4-6 weeks

Roof Nailing Installation and Assembly 4-6 weeks

Land and Foundation

Roof Nailing

2-4 months

4-6 weeks

Completion

4-6 weeks

Completion

Production Timeline

STRUCTURAL TYPOLOGIES

WALLS

PLASTERED FACADE

STAIRS, LIFT, SLAB& CEILING

APARTMENT SEPARATING WALL (TWO VOLUMES NEXT TO EACH OTHER)

INTERMEDIATE WALL

PLANS

Ground Floor Plan

Standard Floor Plan

FACADE

HOUSING TYPOLOGIES

Typology 2 - Single Bedroom Apartment

Typology 1 - Four Bedroom Apartment

EXTRACTION

GRIDDING

678 sqm (floor area) x 4 (floor level) = 2712 sqm

1725 sqm

APPLYING TO THE SITE

678 sqm (floor area) x 4 (floor level) = 2712 sqm

678 sqm (floor area)

5-Storey Low Rise Building

678 sqm (floor area)

228 Units/112 Rooms in Total

Site Area: 3736 sqm; GFA: 1356 sqm

TYPOLOGY 1 - 4 Bedroom Shared Apartmennt - 32 Apartments, 128 Units TYPOLOGY 2 - Single Room Apartment - 80 Apartments/Units

SECTION AND DETAILS

Technical Section 1.50 / Detailed Section 1:10

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1. Perimeter Channel of Rounded Stones 2. Filter Fleece at details 3. Eshaflex Plain Base Sheet 4. Welted Drip 5. Timber Hard Edge 6. Fascia 7. Extensive Sedum Mat 8. Extensive Sedum Substrate 9. Drainage Board (with filter fleece) 10. Protection Layer 11. Eshatherm TK40 or Eshavent 12. Eshatherm TK40 (Partial Board) 13. Eshatherm Insulation 14. Eshabase G ALU (Vapour Control Layer Torch On) 15. Roof Deck/Substrate 16. Roof Sheathing 17. Continuous Fascia 18. Soffit

D1 1. Continuous Insulation 2. Two sheets of 15mm thick fire-resistant plasterboard 3. 0.20 PE-folie as moisture barrier (vapour barrier) 4. 45 x 220 Timber Studs (beams) 5. 220mm thick insulation material with high R-value 6. Glass-reinforced gypsum board for exterior cladding 7. Plaster that used to finish the surface of walls 8. Balcony Exterior Timber Tiling 9. 150x150 Square Hollow Structure (HSS Beam) bolted to steel plate, steel plate bolted to the inner timber beam 10. Horizontal hollow structure welded together forming a steel frame for the balcony support, and connect to the vertical 150x150 HSS beam

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EXPLODED DIAGRAM AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

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DOMAIN THRESHOLD BARE ARCHITECTURE / THE INDISCERNIBLE EXPERIENCE 5010 Hospital Road, Sydney CBD, Australia 2000

Autumn, 2020 Undergraduate Graduation Project (Studio 3B) Individual Work University of Sydney Tutor: Justine Anderson Indiscernible: Incapable of being discerned, scarcely discernible or perceptible1 Bare Architecture: A poststructural exploratioon of the interface between architecture and the body2

Prologue By examining the meaning of theatre, where the roles of audiences and performers are tied closely through the acts of viewing and moving, a new theatre and exhibition space is proposed at the "domain threshold" between the city and the domain parkland in Sydney CBD, with an initial idea of opening up the space, exposing the architectural elements, blurring the boundaries and creating indiscernible experience.

Extracting, dissecting, and manipulating architectural and natural elements around the site, help inspire designing and arranging architectural elements for my design, with the integration of vision and body movement.

In the light of Utzon, I used a different lens in exploring and developing my design. From setting up the space's overall arrangement, composing the details, and creating all those "bare architecture" links the site boundary and generates the indiscernible experience.

1. "Indiscernible Definition And Meaning | Collins English Dictionary", Collinsdictionary.Com, 2020, https://www.collinsdictionary. com/dictionary/english/indiscernible.

2. CHRIS L SMITH, BARE ARCHITECTURE, 1st ed. (London: BLOOMSBURY, 2017).

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The Site — Analysis 1: Continuity in Overall Context The overall context of Sydney has lots of continuation of elements (greeneries, folded coastlines, city blocks...) which let people indiscernibly walk to certain places. In contrast, the site is located at the city's threshold, and the domain creates excellent possibilities for continuing the indiscernible experience and experimenting the space with the "bare architectural elements." Stairs, walls, platforms, columns, louvers, even vegetation... all together leads people into different functional areas while generating thresholds within a threshold.

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Conservatorium

Diffusing Greeneries into the city

Edge of the coastal line fold towards the inner

Museum of Sydney

State Library of NSW

Sydney Botaniic Garden Living

Sydney Museum To Martin Place

Art Gallery of NSW

Hyde Park Barracks St. Mary's Cathedral College

To Hyde Park / St. Mary's Cathedral

From discovering the patterns and elements of a larger context to a closer analysis of the contour threshold of the city domain, ILocation found a variety of natural and artificialspots elements that might Theand Sitethe - General & Traffic to surrounding indiscernibly cause people to move to a particular space. It provided many possibilities for my architecture to extend those indiscernible movements. There were also elements around the site that had great potential to be dissected, manipulated, and experimented with, which generated possibilities in architectural experience, which can be further referred for developing my design.

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Indiscernible movements are generated by stairs, street blocks, small paths...

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The Site — Analysis 2: Elements Extraction, Dissection and Manipulation Through extracting, dissecting and manipulating both architectural and natural elements around the site, help provide inspiration for designing and arranging architectural elements for my design, with an integration of vision and body movement.

Development 1 — Building Form Generation from Context * Experiment 2: Height change in walls lifting * Experiment 3: Assembling columns for generating indiscernible people’s view experience

Inner Skin: Danpalon Glass (Semi-Translucent) Ensure privacy, enable light

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Outer Skin: Machanical Aluminum Louvre Open and close to suit for different type of use for the theatre Channel of threshold

Double-Skin Feature

* Experiment 4: Developing a threshold entrance (1:50 Detail Model)

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1:500 Site Model, Bird Eye View (White Foam, White 3D Extruder Material, Semi-Translucent Rasin Printer Material)

Relationship with the surrounding building texture (Drawing overlay on model photo)

1:500 Site Model (Conceptual Representation of materiality and exposure of platforms to represent the transition of privacy, semiprivate, and public transition within the cluster of buildings) Conceptual Representation of materiality and exposure of platforms to represent the transition of privacy, semiprivate, and public transition within the cluster of buildings.

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* Experiment 1: open walls shifting to create indiscernible experience in semi-public space

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Ground Floor Plan 1. Reception and Interior Exhibition / Event Space

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First Floor Plan Isometric Drawing & 1:200 Model

9. Staff Room / Meeting Space

12. Interior Theatre

10. Sky Bridge

13. Outdoor Bar / Exhibition & Event Space, Viewing deck

11. Large Patio (for various external activities, flexible for use)

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The Double-skin structure is a main technique used in designing the theatre building. The machine-running louvres (outer skin) can either open or close, combines with the semitranslucent Danpalon glass(inner-skin), gives a sense of dynamic for the theatre to adapt to different type of performance. Let the theatre stand out from the overall cluster of buildings with its unique characteristic.

Integrating staircases and platforms/ Walls, Entrance Threshold: Section B 1:200 (Cafe, Bookstore, Toilet, Storage, Indoor Theatre, Large Patio)

Darker space for movie show, orchestra or small concert

The varandah between cafe and bookstore

Brighter space or lecture and talk show.

Threshold moment — Entrance of bathrooms and storage room

Sky Bridge — Primary Spine connecting all volumes; Entrance of main theatre and staff floor

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The large patio is a spacious multifunctional area that can accommodate various public events. The domain parkland is being as a beautiful natural background of those events.

Possibility 1: Public presentation, speech, or small shows.

Possibility 1: Public presentation, speech, or small shows.

Possibility 2: Temporary ourdoor exhibition

Experiment in Walls / Sunny Outdoor Stage: Section C 1:200 (Outdoor Theatre, Outdoor Bar / Exhibition & Event Space, Secondary Viewing deck)

Possibility 2: Temporary ourdoor exhibition

The fully opened roof platform is an experiment for the architectural element arrangement. The grid was primarily set as a schema prior to arranging the space. The walls randomly shift within a fixed boundary, creating gaps for the indiscernible experience. Some gaps between walls are enough for a person to pass through. Some can only 107 allow a glimpse through the gap. The gradually raising Possibility 3: Extension of the resting area for cafe / bar Possibility 3: Extension of the resting area for cafe / bar

* Or just remain as its original function — a spacious viewing patio * Or just remain as its original function — a spacious viewing patio

wall height "cut off" the people and exhibited sculpture into fragments, attracting people to walk through the whole space.

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Integrating staircases and platforms: Section A 1:200 (Staff Office, Meeting room, Interior Gallery and Reception)

The 2 domains of the reception / indoor exhibition area are distinguished and blurred with 2 large platforms.

Height levels can bring people to different fields, but they are not visually blocked.

The orientation of the outdoor theatre allows it to get abundant sunlight during the day—the fully open space provides opportunities for the street performer or other organization to book the place.

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URBAN OASIS

Prologue

A FLOWING SPACE

In this project, I intend to build a relaxed and tranquil space that can help people escape from their busy life through the intention of creating a flowing space.

14-26 Wattle Street Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW Australia 2008 Spring, 2020 Undergraduate Project (Studio 3A) Individual Work University of Sydney Tutor: Bruce Roberton

My architecture group is formed by the cellular building form generated by a single cell while imagining humans as little particles flowing inside it. It starts from thinking about the relationship between humans and space. The journey and activities might be occurred within the space. I was inspired by space within the Japanese onsen. The curviness provides people a comfortable feeling when walking in the architecture. All negative spaces of my architecture group are filled with water, allowing various water experiences, including a large swimming pool, two outdoor pools, an outdoor onsen, a cascading, a foot-bathing area, and others are being as water landscapes.

The circular main pool building at the center is in timber structure, distinct from the surrounding concrete building. It is enclosed and "embraced" by the surrounding ancillary buildings, responding to the theme "celebration of timber."

Facade Elevation

Conceptural Collage

Onsen Ryokou (Water Experience Manga)

Site Analysis

Journey within the 'Flowing Space'

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Reception

Cafe

Outdoor Restaurant

Section (From East to West) / Render Images

Onsen

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Central Pool

South Entrance

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Section (From South to North) / Model Photos

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Hardwood Hardwood Batten Batten Hardwood Hardwood Stool Stool Rain Water Rain Water Waterproof Waterproof Membrane Membrane

Down Pipe Down Pipe

Joint Detail of Glulam Grid Beams and hardwood column Laminated Glass 6mm thickness with Low-E Coating

Hardwood Stool Hardwood Stool Glulam Grid Glulam Beam Grid Beam (250mm(250mm x 1000mm) x 1000mm)

Cedar Cladding (200mm width, 500mm thickness)

Galvanized Galvanized Steel Plate Steel (5mm) Plate Down Pipe Down Pipe(5mm)

Glulam GridGlulam Beam Grid Beam (250mm x 1000mm) (250mm x 1000mm) Hardwood Hardwood Column Column (250mm(250mm x 500mm) x 500mm) Hardwood Column Hardwood Column (250mm x 500mm) (250mm x 500mm)

Galvanized Steel Galvanized Plate Steel Plate Galvanized Galvanized Steel Bracing Steel Bracing

Vertical Timber Batten bolted to galvanised steel “Ring Beam” (Steel window frame component) Timber Fascia (100mm thickness)

Galvanized Steel Galvanized BracingSteel Bracing

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90x45 mm Hardwood Batten

1:20

Rain Water

Glued-in Rod Fasteners (Embedded into column)

Hardwood Stools

Hardwood Batten

Galvanised Steel Bracing

Hardwood Stool Hardwood Hardwood Stool Stool

Glulam Column

Waterproof Membrane Glulam Grid Glulam Beam Grid Beam (250mm(250mm x 1000mm) x 1000mm) Down Pipe Hardwood Hardwood Column Column (250mm x 500mm) x 500mm) Glulam Grid (250mm Beam

Timber Lining (Inner Ceiling)

(250mm x 1000mm) Down Pipe Down Pipe Glulam GridGlulam Beam bolted Grid Beam to bolted to Galvanized Galvanized Steel Plate Steel Plate Hardwood Column Hardwood Column Hardwood Column (250mm x 500mm) Down Pipe Down Pipe

1000x250 Glulam Grid Beams

Galvanized Steel Galvanized Plate nailed Steel Plate nailed Galvanized Steel PlateBracing (5mm) Galvanized Galvanized Steel Steel Bracing to Hardwood toColumn Hardwood Column

Reinforce Concrete Ceiling Galvanised Steel (Horizontal) Bracing Cedar (Vertical) Battens 120mm width,15mm thickness Reinforce Concrete Loadbearing Wall Reinforce Precast Concrete Floor Reinforce Concrete Mesh

Rain Water Rain Water

Galvanised Steel Window Frame 100mmx200 Curved Laminated Glass with Low-E coating

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Galvanized Steel Bracing Galvanized Steel Galvanized Bracing Steel welded Bracing welded to Galvanized to Steel Galvanized Plate Steel Plate 1:20

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Glulam Column 250mmx500mm

Hardwood Stool

Glulam Grid Beam Glulam Grid Glulam Beam Grid bolted Beam tobolted to (250mmColumn x 1000mm) Hardwood Hardwood Column Hardwood Column Down Pipe Down Pipe (250mm x 500mm) Galvanized Galvanized Steel Plate Steel nailed Plate nailed Down PipeColumn to Hardwood to Hardwood Column

Reinforce Precast Concrete Floor

Galvanized Steel Plate Galvanized Galvanized Steel Bracing Steel welded Bracing welded to Galvanized to Galvanized Steel Plate Steel Plate Galvanized Steel Bracing

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Concrete Footing

Cedar Cladding 50mm thickness, 200mm Width200mm W Cedar Cladding 50mm thickness,

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Hardwood Batten 90mm Batten x 45mm Hardwood 90mm x 45mm Hardwood Stool (Trapezoid shape) Hardwood Stool (Trapezoid shape) Waterproof Membrane Waterproof Membrane 40mm Thickness Rigid Insulation 40mm Thickness Rigid Insulation (Foilboard Insulation Green Rigid Panels) (Foilboard Insulation Green Rigid Panels) Timber LiningTimber (Inner Ceiling) Lining (Inner Ceiling) Timber LiningTimber (Inner Ceiling) Lining (Inner Ceiling) Vertical Glulam Grid Beam Vertical Glulam Grid Beam Horizontal Glulam Grid Beam Horizontal Glulam Grid Beam

Exploded Axonometric Diagram & Detail Structural Diagram

Glulam Grid Beam bolted to Hardwood Column Down Pipe Galvanized Steel Plate nailed

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WONDERFULLY FAILING SYDNEY CBD HYBRID BUILDING DESIGN 142 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD, Australia 2000

Spring, 2019 Undergraduate Project (Studio 2A) Individual Work University of Sydney Tutor: Sascha Solar-March

“No human ever became interesting by not failing. The more you fail and recover and improve, the better you are as a person.”

— Chris Hardwick

Prologue In this project, I am designing a compact vertical building in the urban context of Sydney, hosting two architectural programs - Skatepark and Karaoke Bar. The two programs are different in general but are both targeting for people who want to challenge themselves, practice their singing / skateboarding skills, and release their stress from the busy work of CBD. Wonderful Failing is a concept generated from my investigation of Skatepark and Karaoke Bar. According to my observation in Waterloo Skatepark, there would be one person fall down in 15 seconds averagely, but those skaters do not scare about falling down. Their failing is wonderful because people believe there would be no progress if there was no failure. In the karaoke room, the process of singing can release stress from people. And more importantly, their skills will also become higher and higher through their practices.

I discover the wonderfulness of both programs is not only focusing on the failing itself, but also to focus on a more meaningful thing behind those failures- the potential of progressing, and a direction for people to improve their ability consistently through understanding their failure and knowing how to get better and better.

While providing spaces for people experiencing in different stages of practicing, I also consider integrating theconcept into my building forms and structures. People will experience the process of 'climbing and getting higher' when experience through each layer of my building. The higher they stand, they more they can see.

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Conceptual Model

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Volumetric Model

Site Analysis

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Conlict and Accord

Concept Formation through Observing the Nature of Program

Conceptual Collage 27

Axonometric Render

Facade Render/1:200 Model

Floor Plans 28

Renders 29

Exploded Axonometric Drawing

1:100 Model Photos 30

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FORMING AND BECOMING EXPERIMENTAL STRUCTURES/ECO-CANOPY

Autumn, 2019 Exchange Project (ARCH7465 Digital Media and Methods) Individual Works+Group Work (Canopy, collaboration with Jaye Jordan) University of Hong Kong Tutor: Eric Schuldenfrei

Prologue While attending my HKU elective course, “Digital Media and Methods,” I got a chance to enhance my ability in using grasshopper. I have been thinking of forming actual, practical use in relation to each parametric modeling technique. I experimented with new forms and geometries by parametric modeling techniques, and I learned through exchanging ideas with classmates to see more variation and possibilities of forms in response to climate. At last, my groupmates and I used Arduino and laser-cut screenboards to create a prototype in the form of a canopy that is light-sensitive. We designed it to be open and close according to the extent of sun strength and sun angle. It is the process of becoming and being responsive by using my own voice to the ongoing climate change.

Selection of Weekly Experimental Structure (Renders)

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NEW LIFE ALONG THE WÜRM RIVER

07 MIXED-USE QUARTER DESIGN

Prologue The centrally located competition area along the river Würm is an important element within Stockdorf, which is used to complement the urban fabric and public circulation. Despite a high urban density, the new neighborhood development blends harmoniously into the existing structure.

Stockdorf, Gauting, Starnberg, Germany Autumn, 2023 Competition Project in MLA+ Berlin (1st prize) Collaborator: Bilyana Asenova, Omar Elfadaly, Christoph Michael, Maximilian Müller, Julia Streletzki In Charge of: Concept Generation and research, Digital Modelling, Development for Plan, Housing and Facade Modelling, Graphic for diagrams and sections

With a strong atmosphere and high open space qualities, the natural space of Würmtal becomes an identity-forming, connecting element of the new neighborhood. It forms the ecological focal point of the outdoor space and offers a variety of possible uses, places to stay, and meeting points on the waterfront. To enable the openness and permeability of the quarter as well as to create the highest possible quality of living, a large part of the commercial buildings is concentrated along Gautinger Straße, forming a strong, urban address. Through an increasing dissolution and loosening of the building structure in the direction of the Würmufer, a maximum interlocking of the building mass with the landscape is created.

Masterplan and Concept Diagrams

Perspective Sketch

Wall Module (With Glass) Wall Module (With Panel) Corner Module

Wall Module (With Glass)

Wall Module (With Panel)

Corner Module

Residential Facade Typology

Elevation and Section

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THE LOOP

Prologue

08 FISHING PORT RENOVATION Shekou Fishing Port, Shenzhen, China Autumn, 2021 Competition Project in FUKSAS Studio (Shenzhen) In charge of 35% of the design and graphics, except the bird eye render and masterplan, all drawings are my individual work.

Collaborator: Haibo He, Wenzhi Zheng, Xiangfei Lei

Key Aspect 6 - Users Profile

Key Aspect 6 - Users Profile

Local Residents • Frequency of visit: xxxxxx • Time Spent: xxxxxx • Activity: Taking a stroll, hanging out and buying groceries

Tourists • Frequency of visit: xxxxxx • Time Spent: xxxxxx • Activity: Taking photos and enjoying the scenic view

This Fishing Port renovation design aims to abstract elements from fishing culture to build a sustainable, cultural community loop around a fishing port. We propose to integrate the internal and surrounding resources of the area while strengthening the trading function of the fishing port and the appearance of coastal leisure. Observing the existing oyster breeding net system on the ocean led to the idea of creating a modular floating platform that can reform and regenerate according to different functional requirements. The bridge is designed to form a diverse spatial relationship with the surroundings, and the fish market is covered by the landscape, which preserves the green space for the surrounding neighborhood.

Resident Shekou Market

Coastal Rose Garden

Family hanging out Elderly taking a walk

Key Aspect 6 - Users Profile Fishermen • Frequency of visit: xxxxxx • Time Spent: xxxxxx • Activity: Working for fish and aquatic products trading

Tourist

E-Cool Creative Office

Breakwater & Lighthouse

Fish unloading and aquatic product trading Fishing Vessel

Sea World Culture and Arts Centre

Yu’er Village

Fisherman

Fishermen gathering for rest

Shekou Ferry Terminal

Biker taking photos Sea World Gateway One

Resident going to market for groceries

Checking the quality of products Businessman having site visit

Waiting for fishing vessels to enter

User Profiles

05 Perspective Render

Masterplan

Module

Pedestrian Deck

Fish Market

Landscape

Beach

Restaurant

Gallary

Pool

Concert

Cluster Function

Floating Fish Market

Floating Pedestrian Bridge

Floating Stage

Floating Entertainment

Activity Extension Platforms

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Section E

Secion F

Section G

Section H

Floating Theme Island

Floating Platforms Small modular platforms reform and regenerate according to different functional requirement, it is flexible, and adaptive to install in different locations for various public activities

Bridge Elevation/Sections

The bridge connects the two sides, forms a diverse spatial relations are created among building, costal landscape and water

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