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Architecture Work Samples Yang Gao 716.697.6228 ygao4@buffalo.edu http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~ygao4

Temporary Exhibition Hall My first constructed design

Partners: Linna Guo and Tianhui Guo Role: Major Designer and Construction Team Leader Construction with Arc202 Studio Students of Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.

Misinterpreting Paintings Looking at Miro’s paintings “The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers (1941)” as a source for architectural inspiration, I tried to translated it to be architectural spaces.

Different materials, such as Concrete, piano wires and wood, were tested in the process.

Drawings

Concrete+ Wire Model

Wire Model “The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers (1941)” Joan Miro

Wood Model

Key Sketch

Final Plan

Final Section

Buffalo Aquarium

Site

Water Drop The site is located at downtown Buffalo, = and the main program is aquarium Tension and secondary program is IMAX. The proposal is to design a tall iconic building to better integrated into the skyline of downtown buffalo. A giant water tank takes form of water drop at the center of building. The tank is important part Transportation = Dynamic of the design. In elevation, visitors will see it from miles away. In plan and section, it functions as a fragile spatial threshold between the Aquarium and I MAX. The water at the upper portion of tank is saltwater and lower portion is fresh water. This inspiration came from the tension created by saltwater meets freshwater at Saint Lawrence gulf.

Icon Building = City Billboard

City Center City Axis

Mesh

Glass Joint

Double Glazing

Longitude Section Prefabricated Concrete Floor w/ Heating Pipes inside Truss to conect main structure and Water Tank

Tension Ring

Mesh Connection Steel Mesh Joint w/ Concrete Cover Layer

Glazing Joints

Inclined Bar to resist Wind Load

Ground Floor Plan Single Glazing

Double Glazing Insulated air Floor Board

Water Heating Pipes

Prefabricated Concrete Floor

Single Glazing

Cantilevered Truss w/ Concrete Cover Rib of Water Tank

Steel Joints w/ Concrete Cover

Outside

Inside

Site Model Bird View

Truss to conect main structure and Water Tank Base Structure

Artists Apartment The apartments have three separated residential bars and are connected by cross bridges. Each of the residential bar forms a small community. The cross bridges function as the main corridors.

The apartment is designated for local artists. Each of the apartment unit has a living space and a retail space. The retail space is only available to public on selective days for the purpose of safer living and working environment.

Each unit plan appears to be a “L” shape and two units form an “U” shape. The “U” shape plan allows social interaction between artists.

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Main Circulation

Living Learning Quarter Site Plan

In the contemporary scene, universities have to compete with many off campus housing options to attract students to campus residential settings.

To do this, they have to provide a unique experience to add value to on campus living. This living learning quarter examines options for a new campus residential building at UB that can complement existing options and provide a more urban living environment close to the academic core on the North Campus.

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275 Beds

55 Beds 62 Beds 98 Beds

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Cross Section diagrams

Mixed-use Corridors

Typical Residential Floor Plan

Longitude Section

Elevations

Nanshi Kindergarten Concept Design Site Plan N

Location: Heping District, Tianjin, China Partners: Qiang Liu, Da Ji, Yi Yang, Duo Yang and Yanzi Shang Role: CAD drafting, presentation rendering and diagrams

South Elevation

1st, 2nd and 5th Floor Plans Section 1-1

Render from Playground Side

Coffee Shop Concept Design

C&D. Elevations and Cross Section

Coffee Shop C and D

Location: Airport Industrial Park, Tianjin, China Partners: Zhong Wang, Yiwen Sun, Hua Li, Yan Shi Role: Presentation Diagrams and Drawings, Handcrafted making, CAD Drafting and final files Organization and Development

A. Ice Cream Shop

B. Tea Shop

C&D. Coffee Shop

E. Wine Shop

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C&D. Ground Floor Plan

C&D. 2nd Floor Plan

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Project: Drawing > Collage > Model > Drawing

Art Works

Short Messages Between Me and My Boyfriend Jan.22-Jan.28.2012

Rhythm of Main Street, Buffalo, NY Partners: Yinan Zhang, Yi Chen