Academic Portfolio
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Graduate of Architecture
Tiana Yee
PROFILE CONTENT
Tiana Yee
Sydney, Australia
+61 466 243 808
tianayee.architecture@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/tiana-yee tiana.dwg
EDUCATION
2022-2024 / UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Bachelor of Design in Architecture
2020-2021 / MARIST SISTERS’ COLLEGE Higher School Certificate
ACHIEVEMENTS
I am an architectural graduate from the University of Sydney, driven by simple and beautiful design that sustainably provides function to the community it serves.
Through my academic journey, I have explored residential and civil projects in Australian contexts, with strong briefs and thoughtful, considered responses.
This portfolio demonstrates a collection of academic projects that demonstrate connections between investigation, functionality, structure and beauty.
SKILLS
2024 / UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY ADP Graduate Catalogue featured project / South Head Performance House Rhino 3D Adobe Creative Suite Lumion Enscape AutoCAD ArchiCAD Revit
PROJECTS
2024 / UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Public Drawing hosted by Atelier Bow-Wow currently considered for publication
SOUTH HEAD PERFORMANCE HOUSE
Burrawarra, Sydney project completed 2024
Located on the point of Sydney’s entrance, the South Head Performance House serves as a communal space for performing arts to be shared and seen. In response to a design studio brief wherein a floating drama house is to be erected in Sydney Harbour, the South Head Performance House aims to address the historical and cultural tensions of the site while rejuvenating and regifting the land to the public.
Considered in conjunction with the repurposing of military land in North Head, the South Head Performance House takes inspiration from its site’s past and current use as a vantage point for inbound ships. With precedence from Palladio and Vitruvius, the design prioritises vision by establishing three different vistas in the auditorium. With lookouts to Chowder Head, Middle Head and North Head, the performance house calls upon other notable Sydney shores in order to remind the audience of where they are situated.
To assimilate with the landscape, the form of the theatre takes inspiration from the monolithic ships that pass the cliff, as well as the Hornby Lighthouse which sits near the site. Supported by posts, the structure aims to work with the calamity of the water, rather than combat it.
location plan connecting South Head, Gooragal, Middle Head, North Head
OUTER POLYCARBONATE SKIN INTERNAL TIMBER STRUCTURE WALLS BETWEEN SERVICES
THEATRE VISTAS
exterior
A showcase of how the spaces transform with light.
The contrast between bright open spaces, and enclosed and controlled auditorium.
13:00 opera performance
15:00 ballet rehearsal
19:00 yarning circle
cafe & bar area
between the layers
outdoor dining
NORTH EVELEIGH SPORTS CENTRE
Redfern, Sydney project completed 2024
The North Eveleigh Sports Centre is a community space designed for Sydney’s Inner-south. With the intention of disassembling the building in approximately fifteen years, the architecture was required to provide a light, inviting space while being mindful of materials and passive climatic design. Additionally, the siting of the structure near historic and cultural landmarks such as Carriageworks invoked a conceptual yet functional form into the sturcutre. notably in its variable roofs.
Featuring two indoor sports courts and outdoor half courts, a cafe, public amenities and conference rooms, the North Eveleigh Sports Centre goes beyond providing a sports space, but rather a communal gathering hub.
The project underwent multiple iterations and experiments with form and material selection in order to land on its completed design. With consideration of passive solar design, cultural sensitivity and community needs, the structure embodies a light and inviting appearance to invigorate movement in a harsh site.
Understanding the immeadiate context, and whch demographics of the community would be in contact with the design.
High volumes of concrete in and around the site pushed for a more considered climatic response.
Predicting and understanding movement to and from the site also determines how the design invites users.
Analysis of site, community, history and culture was conducted in order to inform the design of the sports hall.
Combined with the brief’s request for dissassembly, the form must be expressive of the landscape as well as efficiently constructed.
The sawtooth form was a recurring motif, adopted and modified in the final design. Paying homage to the industrial history of the Eveleigh precinct, while offering optimal climatic performance, the analysis conducted greatly contributed to the design.
PETERSHAM HOUSE
Petersham, Sydney project completed 2024
The Petersham House is an alterations and additions project completed with the intention on optimising the conditions of the existing structure. Designed collaboratively, the design aims to reintroduce light, ventilation and character to the dwelling.
Working closely with building codes and council provisions, the design aims to serve the client’s wants and needs, while also achieving environmental goals of the Inner West Council.
Strategies implemented included introducing atria, an additional level and all-season outdoor living spaces.
exterior render of streetscape
interior render of kitchen and dining space
TECHNICAL PROCESS SKETCHES & MISCELLANEOUS
A mixture of mediums and techniques has helped me form my process towards design over the completion of my degree.
Hand-sketching, analog collage and modelling are methods in which I explore a range of ideas and concepts. These range from conceptual and narrative development, to structure and material testing.
Chowder Head (Gooragal)
In conjunction with Atelier Bow-Wow’s Architectural Ethnography, the public drawing exercise was motivated by the desire to unearth and reveal hidden layers in Sydney’s urban areas.
Composing and collaboratively sketching Blackwattle Bay, unveiled a new projection of life in the urban city, reshaping our perspectives on the site before proceeding with the studio brief.
Hand-drawn plans, sections and elevations are beautifully expressive. They are able to communicate certain emotions and intentions that may be harder to communicate through digital drawings.
I believe that proficiency in digitally-produced and hand-drawn architectural diagrams ensures that communication of all aspects of a design is clear.
