Yaxi Liu| MAUD Harvard GSD |Selected Works 2022

PORTFOLIO YAX I LI U MAUD, Harvard Graduate School of Design B.Arch, Zhejiang University Email: yaxiliu@gsd.harvard.edu Selected Work Sample|2016-2022

"We live in chaos, architecture is a way to keep us in order."

What I desire to explore is the relationship between "Space and Form" , "Route and Purpose". Architecture begins where engineering ends and embodies its value only when it is used by people. We architects play a role as rule makers to satisfy people's needs within the construction. However, we still need architecture to speak for itself, to lead people to experience it, to leave an emotional impact on people and the city. My goal is to find the proper way in the design to establish a system of routes behind the space, to establish an order that can be understood differently but can be sustained for long.

If architecture is a drama, we are both directors and actors.

CONTENTS RENOVATION 01

REINVENTING CHINATOWN Redefine the Identity: Alleyway and Courtyard|Boston, United States

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HEALING SHELTER FOR SLEEPLESS Break the Old|Hangzhou,China

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BORN FOR IT,DIE FOR IT Traffic and Market|Tsukiji, Japan

NEW PROJECT 04

WEAVING TO CREATE "MA" "Museum+ " With Workshop|Tokyo, Japan

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BACK TO THE NATURE Mountain and River|Hangzhou,China

URBAN STRATEGY 06

TANGIBLE RECIPROCITY Rural Cosmopolis In China Taishan|Taishan, China

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INTERLACING NATURES Bridge And Suture: Live By Water|Boson, United States

OTHER WORKS 08

Hyperbolic Continuity| Concrete Approximations Workshop

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Down From the Hill| UD Core Studio in GSD

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Hotel of Silence| ZJU Graduation Thesis Project

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Hotel Station in Ginkgo Swan Lake Theme Park| Built Project

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Songshan Lake Innovation Platform| Urban Design Competition

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Taizhou Digital Science And Technology Park| Office Campus

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Kinematic Jansen Walking Robot| Informal Robotic

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REINVENTING CHINATOWN Fall 2021, GSD Option Studio Independent Work Instructor: David Fixler Site: Boston Chinatown, U.S. Nominated Work (High Pass)

The design proposal is used to call for more attention to courtyards and alleyways which are the important urban legacies in Boston Chinatown. Take Shikumen as the reference, the new designed project is designed to be a good neighbor to both row houses and mid-rise, and make something nice to the urban fabric.

REPETITIVE ELEMENTS IN CHINATOWN Because of its central location, the design should show more respect to the existing elements and make it a good new combination. Intense and repetitive elements are the architectural values of Chinatown.

Dormers, Paired Chimney Stacks

Recessed Entrance

Recessed Balcony

Sequential Arches

Corner Building

Projection Window

Venetian Skybridge

Commercial Bump-out

Horizontal Signage

Arch

Vertical Signage

Balcony

Courtyard

Alleyway

Dwelling Unit

Stairway Reinforcement

Reinfored Entrance

Bump-out

Protruding Balcony

Signages

DISAPPEARING COURTYARDS&ALLEYWAYS the undefined boundary, Discontinuous public space, overly mixed situation of age, use and typology make the whole Chinatown community very fragile.

The original courtyard space is now occupied by private add-ons which are used for storage and kitchen to support front door commercials. And unlike Lilong space in Shanghai, alleyway in Chinatown is no more than an undesirable space with garbage or fire escape.

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SITE & MATERIALS

MATERIALS APPLIED Glass Concrete White Brick

Although the material of building surrounded is dominated by red bricks, you can still see those new materials overlayed with it, green metal and glass, red paint, but the tone of whole site is still very dark. so I want to create something lighter and brighter.

MAIN DESIGN CONCEPT

Typical Shikumen Prototype The main concept is no matter how many densities you would add to a site, keep the ground floor open for the alleyway and courtyard, and make those space affective enough to build a connection between the new development and old neighbors.

And I am adding stairs along with the wall of alleyway, it’s also a typical arrangements of lilong to have the staircase right next to lilong.

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STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Create Void

Exsiting Additions Step 01 Adaptive Reuse of Additions Liberate the space occupied by the bad-quality additions

New Alleyway Step 02 Establish Cross-connection Open a way on the ground floor of the adjacent mid-rise building and keep an alleyway distance

3 Story Massing

Courtyard

Step 03 Continue the Proportion of Row Houses Conscious preservation of courtyard space in the middle

Step 04 Add on Housing Massing Form the middle shared space with bridging strategy and reinfored the courtyard space

Residents

Tourists Continuous Route Step 05 Enhance Alleyway Space with Hints Make the use of market and community spaces interact in the courtyard

Step 06 Create Dynamic Routes Create an upward flow loop on the bottom three levels combined with the alleyways

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GOUND FLOOR PLAN The goundfloor market space is framed by alleyway and courtyard, from the plan you could see how it maintain uniformity of scale along the street with the idea of crevice, so it can be read as 8 row house scale when you walk along the street.

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EXPLOSIVE SECTION PERSCTIVE Market combined with courtyard forms a multi-level open system for community interaction, The north-south connections are like capillaries linking people to the market.

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FIFTH FLOOR PLAN The typical residential floor contains nine units of various sizes, and it is designed primarily for young residents with small families, with the two housing sections connected by a shared community space with a view of the courtyard.

ELEVENTH FLOOR PLAN On the top floor, there is a sky bar facing the courtyard slit, which can be the main activity place of the apartment at night and has a multi-angle view with the sloping roof.

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SCENE OF ALLEYWAY MARKET Its transparency and openness as a transitional space between old and new buildings can be a paradigm for design connections in infill sites

SCENES OF COURTYARD SPACE Because the courtyard is the intersection of market and community functions, it can serve as an extension of both

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LIGHT UP THE BLOCK The design of this project is containing typical elements of Chinatown, like commercial bump-out, reinforced arch entrance, pitched roof which actually following the existing row houses, I hope these elements could become the iconic, highlight spaces of this project to function as public use and light up the whole block.

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EAST-WEST SECTION I try to Maintain the continuity of proportion and commercial atmosphere along the street, but build a vibrant courtyard space inside, also use platform to create multi-level interaction. The pitched roof shows respect for the original row houses and light up the courtyard at night.

North Entrance

West Entrance

East Entrance

South Entrance

REINFORCED ENTRANCE DESIGN The element of the arch is used as a cue for the four entrances to the block, forming an transitional space with the adjacent original buildings and leading people through the new alleyway towards the central courtyard.

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HEALING SHELTER FOR SLEEPLESS Fall 2016, Academic Studio Independent Work Instructor: Zhi Qiu Site: Hangzhou,China

The original building here is an old community center which is insipid and inflexible. Reorganizing the building to make it a natural activity reactor where people could experience "escape","collision" and "suspension" .Following the route ,people can return back to their original serene condition:lying in the cradle and sleep.

DISTRIBUTION OF INSOMNIA PEOPLE

THE E.E.G OF SLEEP STAGES Asleep

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As we fall asleep the amplitude of brain waves slowly becomes greater.People with sleep problems are hard to get into the last stage.

Unhealthy Lifestyle

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TRANSITION OF THE BUILDING HORIZONTAL

VERTICAL

Lack Commuication

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Pathologic Insomnia

The site is surrounded by colleges,schools,office buildings and intellectual community,place where high-pressure crowds who suffer from insomnia gather.

PROGRAM AGGREGATION Private

Consultation Lying

Reading

Yoga

Meditation

Examination

Sleeping

Eating

Sitting

Boxing

Theater Climbing Swimming

Exhibition

Skating

Shower

Public Standing

The new program system of the building has become more flexible and orderly.People could naturally experience different states: from standing to lying.Considering different people may have different needs,they can have multiple choices at the ground level,either going straight to visit the doctor at the top level or winding through activities.Also, the privacy increases with the height.

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REMOVE,REMAIN AND NEW

01 THE VIERENDEEL TRUSS

THE SLEEPING CUBE 02

03 THE THEATER

04 THE BATH CUBE

THE EXHIBITION CUBE 05

06 CONTINUOUS ROUTE

THE REMAINED ELEVATOR

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07 THE REMAINED STRUCTURE

09 THE REMOVED STAIRS

10 THE REMOVED FACADE

The structures of the building has been retained to keep it still in order while the dull facades have all been removed.Unlike folding everything into the shell, the exposure of structures makes it more open to the public.Added boxes establish a new rule for the building.

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Art Exhibition

Sloping Exhibition

Bathing Pool

Art Exhibition+

Sloping Exhibition+

Bathing Pool+

Touching Exhibition

Wandering Exhibition

Sleeping Room

Touching Exhibition+

Wandering Exhibition+

Sleeping Room+

ARCHETYPES AND EVENTS Diverse activities would happen in these new-added boxes,some are important nodes in the path to sleep,including exhibition boxes and sleeping boxes.Others are supplement to the main active area.Each box has different connection with the structural system,and uses this relationship to hold activities.

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FIFTH FLOOR PLAN 1.Massage Area 2.Sleeping Treatment Room 3.Reading Area 4.Cafe&Restaurant

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THIRD FLOOR PLAN 1.Climbing Gym 2.Movie Theater 3.Boxing and Exercise Gym 4.Bathing Pool

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LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX

LOOK INSIDE THE BOX

Contrary to the collided and interlaced boxes below, boxes in the fifth floor are like islands and isolated with each other,thus people could keep a high degree of privacy.

The climbing zone is the combination of several boxes , the enclosure wall of other boxes could act as the rock-climbing wall and the roof could act as a flat as well.

DETAILS OF SUSPENSION STRUCTURE

DETAILS OF FACADE AND FLOOR

Active Stage

Buffer Stage

Calm Stage

The color symbolizes the activity level of internal activities.People's upward process is the course from mania to tranquility.

After experiencing all activities along the streamline, people's sleep problems can be solved naturally.

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TSUKIJI

Toyosu

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BORN FOR IT,DIE FOR IT Summer 2018 Research Collaborator: Shiqi Liu Independent Design Work Site: Tsukiji, Japan

The original architectural form of the market is due to the need of railway transportation.While the construction of new Shinkansen bring challenge to the market, I am thinking about a new way to renovate the market and make it has better connection with the outside.Thus, the culture of this market could be preserved and it may become an important node on the Olympic road as well.

TSUKIJI'S TRANSTPORTATION HISTORY

Inner Circular Route Ginza

Park

Boat - 1923~1935 speed

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Loading

Train - 1935~1984

Loading

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Storage Selling

Storage Selling 1923

Truck -1984~2018

Storage Selling 1935

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THE INTERVENTION OF ANTI-ARC : BREAK AND CONNECT The intervention of anti-arc is contrary to the original streamline and thus establish a new connection as well as break the old rule to make the new market a open place for people who want to experience the culture.

Exterior Boundary

Interior Boundary

Breaking the boundary

GENERATED PROCESS

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In this giant urban center - Ginza ,this market is an exception, a remaining of market culture and the landmark of humanistic situation.It is different from the Tsukiji in the past but still showing the consideration of traffic ,people's thoughts as well as the memory of the city.

INTERSECTION OF ANTI-ARC - LOADING

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INTERSECTION OF ANTI-ARC-MARKET

EAST END OF THE ANTI-ARC

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1.Lobby 2.Food Market 3.Storage 4.Loading Area 5.Office 6.Exhibition Hall 7.Dinning Hall 8.Auction 9.Service Zone

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DIVERSE ROUTES UNDER THE CANOPY Diverse activities happen within the market and people with different aim will have different paths to walk through it.Each route will have auxiliary function embedded.

Delivery Route

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Added Stairs

Shopping Route

Embedded Storeroom

Ehibition Route

Open Courtyard

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WEAVING TO CREATE "MA" Spring 2022, GSD Option Studio Independent Work(1/2 Project) Instructor: Mohsen Mostafavi Site: Tokyo, Japan Published (High Pass)

For small scale museum like that, its gallery room and archive always need be enclosed spaces with walls. But workshop is the transparent space welcome natural lights. So the idea kis to have the workshop space to be the transparent volume that weaving around, but still keep the museum as the continuous walled space.

Museum Gallery Archive Ma- Workshop

"MA": SPACE IN BETWEEN Japanese concpetual idea of Ma, which values the space in between, space in flow, intentionally designed empty space full of possibilities. Ma also depict the scene that sunlight peeps in through the crevice.

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FRONT SECTION: GALLERY&WORKSHOP When cut from the front, the main merged space of workshop and gallery happened in the lower level, while the eye contact happens in these in-between crevice space through openings on the wall.

Second Floor Plan 28

BACK SECTION: ARC

Cut from the back, the main merged sp can freely reach the tools and raw mate the upper storage space, also can go

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pace happens in the upper level, people erials they need for the workshop from down to see the community archive.

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MIDDLE SECTION: GALLERY&ARCHIVE When cut from the middle part, you can see how the front part of gallery and the back part of storage are linked by the central transparent space. The multilevel eye-contacts blur the feeling of layers.

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FROM GALLERY TO WORKSHOP After seeing what are produced by the community in the gallery room, people can go straight forward to the upper level workshop space to experience the recycling class, also the two spaces are visually connected.

As for the ground floor, it's opened to the neighborhood, and the weaving furniture is used to connect the front entrance square and the back yard. Vegetation and recycle bins are inserted to create a new kind of public space for gathering.

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FROM WORKSHOP TO STORAGE The central circulation space is also used for workshop with vegatation and natural light, after finish the toor in gallery, people can both see the activities happen in workshop and displayed items in the storage.

The intimate scale of Museum+ makes people more willing to enter the building and engage in community activities, and its transparent spaces are also showcases facing the community.

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BACK TO THE NATURE Spring 2017, Academic Studio Collaborator: Chen Liang, Huaer Guo Instructor: Cui Liu Site:Hangzhou,China Design(40%)/Digital Modeling(70%)/ Drawings(45%)

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Considering residents in big cities of China live in a concrete jungle and bear heavy work stress, we design a building in urban village for citizens to have a taste of agriculture lifestyle with various activities. The folded plate is inspired by typography and mountain and eventually combined with the environment.It forms a natural route oriented to the mountain.

TOURISM CONNECTION WITH OUTSIDE Government Zju Campus

Xixi Wetland

Route 3 Liuxia District Hangzhou

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Hangzhou

New Development Zone Tourism Attractions Historical Site

Route 1

Yang's Village which is left out in the process of rapid urbanization is located in the central part of the city.

The mountain around it could act as the connection between the National Scenic Area-Xixi Wetland and the famous tour attraction-West Lake. In spite of the good location,residents here make little use of their natural resources to attract tourists.

Thus, this village became the missing point in the urban tourism route planning.

The site we choose is between the major tea mountain in the village and the river, thus we could make full use of these natural resources to develop leisure agriculture as the new industry to combine the village with tourism.

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GENERATION OF BASIC FORM

Indoor Semi-Outdoor Outdoor

AGGREGATION ADAPTED TO MOUNTAIN The combination on section offers new spatial qualities both interior and exterior. The diversity of singular connection typology are extracted from the mountain shape and being aggregated as new entity that reflects certain programs that meet the demands from both tourists and the locals.

Considerations on how the architecture could combine with nature are represented on playing with its transition from outdoors to indoors.

Set the continuous folded plate from river side to the mountain, the view is limited only in two directions.

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Rotate the lowest part and the top part of the building to parallel the scenery of river side and the mountain accordingly.

Tilt the main enclosure wall of each combination to make the building more lithe.

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1. Processing area 2. Storage room 3. Tearoom 4. Outdoor Relaxing Area 5. Outdoor Dining Area 6. Indoor Dining Area 7. Kitchen 8. Staircase 9. Hall of Recognition 10. Exhibition Video Area 11. Toilet 12. Planting Region

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Cook by yourselves

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9:00 AM

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Teatime

Take exercise

Sun bath

Sightseeing

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RECOGNIZE PLANTS

FINISH PICKING TO EAT

SIGHT-SEEING AND BASKING

EXPERIENCE TEA CULTURE

A-A Section Continuous folded plate shape the place a second climbing route,tourists could experience all the activities with their location going higher in the meantime.The tilt boards give them choices to experience different routes after finishing main route.

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TANGIBLE RECIPROCITY Spring 2020, GSD Option Studio Collaborator: Craig Borkenhagen Instructor: Elain Kwong, Kathryn Firth, David Rubin Site: Taishan, China

Concept Design(50%)/Detailed Design(50%)/ Drawings(70%)

The Taishan region has a lengthy and robust history of cultural exchange, or reciprocity, that can be seen both in it’s architectural character and in it’s industrial and economic her­itage.By placing the winery and pottery center in the relative middle of the site, we create a strong node to connect and draw people from Tingjianxu to Haikobu and vice versa.

Homestay: Original Homestay : Edge

Homestay : Courtyard Commercial: Original Commercial: Streetside Commercial: Street-oriented

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Soil For Porcelain Soil For Rice

RICE AND PORCELAIN SUPPLY AND PRODUCTION CHAIN While the qualities of the built environment, such as the number of diaolou that still stand today, is quite evident, what has been lost is a key piece of Taishan’s economy - namely its secondary industry of porcelain and clay production. Beginning with trade to SE Asia, and quickly moving to the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Middle East, and even the United States, Taishan’s ceramics business was a conduit through which notions of culture, heritage, and beauty were exchanged. Our project seeks to rebuild that piece of Taishan’s economy and to use it as a means of revitalization for the town of Duanfen. This will be done through a variety of different means, most notably a new winery and pottery-making center situated in the heart of Duanfen.

See from the regional plan, we can easily get rice and porcelain soil supply just near our site. And the products of rice wine and porcelain could either sell-in-place or delivered to Taicheng where already has the direct sale stores. And they can also be exported by planes or ships nationally and internationally.

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ECONOMIC CATALYST

PORCELAIN

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Secondary| Manufacture

Sticky Rice

Disappearing Heritage

Baiyun Tea

Winery

Ceramic Production

Export as Specialty

Tea set

Tableware

Decoration

Material

Produce Rice

Pottery Workshops

Vegetable

CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

Winery Tours

Fruit Education Tea

Our economic catalyst is to bring back pottery-making as well as rice winery which are both disappearing intangible heritage in Duanfen. This action would not only stimulate the agricultural development but also provide more job opportunities for villagers who can offer services like farm-to-table, homestay and also work for the new cultural center. And in the long run, companies from outside would also be attracted to the site to make investment and help to expand this new industry.

Primary| Agriculture

Farm-to-table

Villagers

Homestay

Tertiary| Tourism

Secondary| Manufacture Companies from Outside

CULTURAL INTERVENTIONS IN EXISTING VILLAGES A. Parallel-Connected Village Dayangmei Village

Intersection-Ancestral Hall

B. One-Side Village

Dongwan Village

Rural Houses Squares Homestay Restaurant Cultural Green Spaces Pond

Internal Void- Diaolou

C. L shape-Connected Village

Dadun Village

Edges- Mansion & Courtyard House

Status Quo

Renovated

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FRAMEWORK PLAN: FOUR QUADRANTS STRATEGY

Government Plan: Urbanized Corridor

Seperated Centers: Dead Ends in the Middle

Four Quadrants: Cultural Center Effect

ACTIVITIES ALONG THE DESIGNED ROUTE

Our design focus on the middle two routes which divide the 4 quadrants. People could arrive at this transportation hub which is part of the government’s plan, and enter the first village cluster in the west where they can find place to live and eat. Then they could experience all the cultural activities like pick up food, porcelain workshop and winery tour in the center.

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CORE AREA IN EAST VILLAGE CLUSTER : HOMESTAY

Original Building New Villagers' Comunity Tourists' Community

Renovation Pavilions

Transporation Hub

Small Industry

INTERVENTION IN EAST VILLAGE CLUSTER

Commercial Street

The east village cluster is the combination of L shape-Connected Village and One-Side Village. To sew the gap in between with new villagers' community and small industries, this village cluster could work as auxiliary facilities to the cultural center and with many renovated vacant houses as new homestay communities.

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CORE AREA IN WEST VILLAGE CLUSTER : FARM-TO-TABLE

Elevated Bikeway Spot

Original Building

Renovation Pick-up Zone Commercial Street

Pavilions

Craft Workshop

Transporation Hub New Villagers' Comunity

Tourists' Community

INTERVENTION IN WEST VILLAGE CLUSTER The west village cluster is a typical type of Parallel-Connected Village which has the main road in between and is half vacant. To mainly renovated its 2 crossroads zone as cultural gathering center, and have tourists to live in the edges of the village with the internal void to function as their shared public space to enjoy farm-to-table service.

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PERSPECTIVE SECTION

From West Village Cluster to Cultural Center Cutting from the west village cluster to view the cultural center. It shows the symbiosis of the new tourist community and the original villagers’ community with commercial street in between. Multiple activities could happen along this linkage, and it helps to reinforce the connection between village cluster and the cultural center.

AGRICULTURAL PICK-UP ZONE

OUTSIDE EATING ZONE

TOURIST-COMMUNITY ZONE

COMMERCIAL ZONE

CENTRAL PORCELAIN SQUARE

ELEVATED BIKEWAY

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INTERLACING NATURES Autumn 2019, GSD Core Studio Collaborator: Shizheng Geng Instructor: Julia Watson Site: Boston, USA

Concept Design(50%)/Detailed Design(50%)/ Physical Modeling(80%)/Drawings(50%)

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The living habitats for people have been pushing away from water through the land-filling process. We tried to recall its identity by remaining its landscape footprints and adapted different approaches to cope with natural risks. A hospitable neighborhood could be built here to connect the South Boston community and complete​​ the Emerald Necklace.

BRIDGE EMERALD NECKLACE & REACT TO CLIMATE CHANGE The big image of Emerald Necklace proposed by Olmsted is an incomplete semicircle, but the entire ring could be finished when our site is added to the system. In the meanwhile, it can serve as a pioneer against sea-level rise.

Living Shoreline

Floodproof Building

Vertical Seawall Raised Harborwalk Beach and Dunes Constructed Ground

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Castle Island

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Arnold Arboretum

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HOUSING TYPOLOGY CORPORATING WITH LANDSCAPE The greater the distance from the waterfront, the higher the vegetation and the lower the building height. To cope with the impact of the flood, the ground floor of the building on the seaside is higher, and the area occupied by it is reduced. Different angles are adapted to match the landscape footprints for the best view.

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Landscape As Coodinator

Architecture As Bridges

Interlacing Landscpae and Building

INTERLACING NATURES Different vegetation is placed to match different layers of ground, the stream is the basic element to divide the site into two parts. One is following the grid and scale of the existing South Boston neighborhood, the other is responding to the landscape itself. The landscape is not a subsidiary part of the building but the foundation of the building.

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MAIN STREAM THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREA

URBAN WILDS IN CENTRAL OFFICE AREA Narrow streams come from the canal to the existing South Boston neighborhood, people can either walk along the stream or walk cross into the residential areas.

Different zones have different atmospheres created by the landscape.

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SOFT EDGES OF HARBOR WATERFRONT

ARTIST VILLAGE SURROUNDING POST-INDUSTRIAL WETLAND Urban wilds could well solve the pollutions left by the industries and function as the buffer zone for sea-level rise. Different marginal layers can also serve different purposes under normal conditions and during floods.

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Hyperbolic Continuity|Wall That Breathe and Shade Concrete Approximations Workshop, Collaborator: Guijia Zhao,Hanyi Huang; 9/2018- 12/2018 Instructor: Olivier Ottevaere(HKU), Responsibility: Module & Joint Adjustment| Manufacture|100% Drawing

Mountains is a ridge while seen by the side.——Su Shi

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The screen wall is made to avoid direct penetration of light and thus could guide people's view. Since triangle is the graph with both rotation and stability, it could be the basic form to twist the wall.

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The horizontal sectional studies aim to explore the solid-and-void relationship as well as their connections within this screen wall.Changes of the column section along the vertical axis create a variant visual experience at both sides of the wall.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOULD AND UNIT MODEL Because the frame for each unit is fixed to be 20cm*30cm*30cm, we set the surface to final scale.

And this basic unit could perfectly connect with its neighbors in vertical and horizontal direction. It is made up of three hyperboloids and could shield the light from multiple angles.

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GRADIENT SCREENING EFFECT

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Urban Periphery in Flux: Down From the Hill, Westwood Core Studio in GSD, Collaborator: Yanwei Yang,11/2019- 12/2019 Instructor: Julia Watson, Responsibility: Concept Massing|Public Space Design|80% Drawings

Middle Of The Campus: Greenway

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Edge Of The Campus: Wetland Park

SEW THE FRAGMENTS

ADAPT TO THE STATUS QUO

Connecting the existing roads to sew the fragments, and the new roads separate our site into three parts.

Each part has different identities.

We keep the highland still for commercial, and give the low land back to wetland to preserve the whole water system and allow flooding .

INCUBATOR CAMPUS

START-UP AGGREGATION

MATURE ENTERPRISES

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Hotel of Silence, Kulangsu ZJU Graduation Thesis Project, Individual Design, 03/2019- 06/2019 Instructor: Yong He

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Songshan Lake Innovation Platform, Shenzhen David Chipperfield Architects Shanghai Intern Project, 08/2020- 11/2020 Responsibility: Planning Proposal, Hotel Design, Sketch/ Video, Detail Drawings, Diagrams, Modeling

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GROUNDFLOOR MASTERPLAN

MAIN GARDEN VIEW

HOTEL-FIRST FLOOR PLAN

VIEWING BALCONY

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Taizhou Digital Science And Technology Park, Taizhou GOA Hangzhou Intern Project, 04/2020- 07/2020 Responsibility: Conceptual Design, Detailed Node Modeling&Design, Detail Drawings, Diagrams

Roof Garden Tech&Innovation

Core Sharing Space

High Growth

Headquarters

Meeting Room

Eco-enterprise Co-Lab Exhibition

SOHO

Lobby&Commercial

Lobby&Commercial

Lobby

MODULE CELL

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KINEMATIC JANSEN WALKING ROBOT Collaborator: Xin Liu, Baiting Chen, 02/2022- 05/2022 Instructor: Chuck Hoberman, Responsibility: Node/ Body Design, Module Modeling, 3d Print, Arduino Coding

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