Ying-Shuan Chen's portfolio

YINGS H UA N C H E N

I N T E R I O R

P O R T F O L I O

D E S I G N

2 0 0 8 2 0 1 6

P O R T F O L I O

CONTENT

ABOUT YING-SHUAN CHEN

P.01 - P.02

WORKING PROJECT/

01.

02.

03.

SWINGERS

P.04 - P.06

NO.48 NEWMAN TAVERN

P.08 - P.10

IMPERIAL HALL

P.12 - P.13

SCHOOL PROJECT/

04.

05.

06.

I N T E R I O R D E S I G N

2 0 0 8 2 0 1 6

BREAK THE BOUNDRY

P.15 - P.17

MICRO CITY

P.19 - P.21

NON-PLACE TO PLACE

P.23 - P.25

Y I N G SHUAN

YING-SHUAN CHEN Mobile / 07445 377366 Email / yingschen79818@gmail.com Address / Alverstone house, Kennington park road, London SE11 5TR

C H E N

PERSONAL STATEMENT

A skilled and adaptable interior designer, with experience in hospitality and residential projects. Excellent in developing creative design thinking with extensive knowledge, and has the ability to running projects from concept to completion. Now seeks position of Interior Designer in an architectural or interior design company.

WORK EXPERIENCES JAN 2015 - Present

OCT - DEC 2014

JUL - AUG 2011

JUN - AUG 2010

01

Zachary Pulman Design, London Junior Interior Designer • Worked on both residential and commercial projects, including restaurant, bar and retail.

• Participated in a big-scaled project which had many groups of expert involved: transformed a previously unused WWII bunker in central London into a permeant crazy golf club; developed design proposals and provided detail drawings for communicating accurately with the contractor team.

• Main responsibilities included development of the initial design concept, management of ongoing projects, space planning, 3D modeling and visualisation, client, suppliers and construction team liaison, production of drawing packages and presentations.

Zachary Pulman Design, London Interior Design Internship

C+L Design, Taipei Interior Design Internship • Working closely with senior designers, main roles included the delivery of conception design, graphic visualisation for the ongoing project.

• Managed to expand the materials library and acted as liaison with suppliers.

Kris Yao Artech, Taipei Architecture Internship • My responsibilities included physical model-making and data sorting.

• Further developed my flexibility and team work skill by participating to several successful architectural projects; highlighted variations in project and design methods.

Y_S C

EDUCATION SEP 2012 - JUN 2014

FEB 2013 - JUL 2013

SEP 2008 - SEP 2012

FUTHER EXPERIENCES

The University of Edinburgh Master of Interior Architecture (MFA) • Organised a considerable amount of research; reinforced my design thinking and research skills .

• Showcased the final project on 2014 degree show and Free Range Show in London and received a favourable report on my presentation.

• Whilst completing my degree I have attended various workshops and volunteer works to fulfill my spare time, which means I can organize a demanding workload and also be flexible.

Fachhochschule Stuttgart - Hochschule für Technik Erasmus Programme • Engaged in lighting workshop in Stuttgart and two-weeks long International Interior Architecture Workshop in Istanbul; worked with a group of people from various backgrounds. As a contributing team member, I was willing to exchanged my thoughts with the team to achieve a positive outcome.

• Achieved best score in the programme - 1.3 German Grades which is equal to A in international scale.

Chung Yuan Christian University Bachelor of Interior Design • Attended great amounts of optional courses, including hotel, exhibition, furniture, lighting, application of textile and visual communication design, which has broaden and enrich my design views.

• Participated some extracurricular activities and had been a staff in the design camp.

• Project “Break the Boundary” won Merit Award in 2011 National Collegiate Spatial Deaign Competition.

Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Shop Volunteer • Worked at sales floor and resiponsible for window display.

Performance Infinity Ltd Project Assistant • Main responsibilities included working with project managers and coordinating events for Ten Drum Art Performance at 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

SKILLS

LANGUAGE

AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vectorworks, Cinema 4D, V-ray, Su Podium, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Microsoft Office

English / Good written and spoken English Mandarin / Mother tongue

Y_S C

02

01 Swingers Crazy Golf Club

T L Y Y O E P C A E A R T I C O 2 L N 0 U 1 B 5 , L I E F A P O D R O H E D A S & L E D L N R S T I T N R K E E T , L O N D O N

SWINGERS C R A Z Y G O L F

Type: Crazy Golf Club Area: 1600 sq.m Popular Shoreditch crazy golf pop-up Swingers will make a return next year, in a former WWII bunker beneath the City. It has now secured a 16,000 sq ft subterranean site at the foot of the Gherkin.

It will incorporate two nine-hole crazy golf courses, four bars and three street food stalls in residence. A focal point of the space will be a two-storey 1920s-themed clubhouse, complete with trophies on the walls and a gin terrace that overlooks the golfing action. There will also be a street food bar and private dining room.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

B06

250mm deep

CB121812

S01

CB121812

S01

Glass wash

S01 250mm deep

CLUBHOUSE MEZZANINE PLAN

Safe

The clubhouse features a slatted wooden facade, which reveals a temporary apperance, and combined with several architectural elements from typical clubhouse building.

Rockery

BRIDGE

PDQ

PDQ

BASEMENT PLAN

04

Y_S C

SWINGERS / 2015

CLUBHOUSE BAR

PRIVATE DINING ROOM

SWINGERS / 2015

Y_S C

GOLF COURSE

05

STREET FOOD COURT

Dfafaf

Dfaf

af

Dfafaf

Dfafaf

STREET FOOD COURT ELEVATION

FOOD COURT BAR

06

Y_S C

WC ANTEROOM

SWINGERS / 2015

02 DICKIE FITZ

T L Y Y O E P C A E A R T I R O 2 E N 0 S 1 T 5 A 4 U 8 I P R A N R E E N T W S M E A N N T S T R E E T

D

I

C

K

I

E

F I T Z

Type/ Restaurant Area/ 220 sq.m Location/ Goodge Street, London The site is located on Newman Street in central London, the area is full of restaurants and surrounded by many offices. To follow up the current market, our client aim to refurnish the space and transform the old boozer into a restaurant providing a stylish, comfortable, welcoming environment to breakfast, work, or dine in.

COLOUR SCHEME The relative simplicity of the scheme adds a sense of restraint and sophistication, complimenting the architecture of the building, whilst the contrasting yellow inspires a sense of wellness, with a frisson of fun, confidence and modernity.

LIGHTING To utilise a select range of lighting, table, wall mounted and pendant, to achieve a nuanced and subtle atmosphere, which enlivens the space not simply throughout the phases of the day, but seasonally as well.

MIRRORED WALL Mirrored Bar Rear Wall lending an opportunity to create and attractive draw for patrons.

RECEPTION & BAR FRONT For the bar face, a finish in wooden battens to compliment the newly renovated floors,

08

Y_S C

DICKIE FITZ / 2015

A

B

A

B

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

AA’ ELEVATION

DICKIE FITZ / 2015

Y_S C

09

BB’ ELEVATION

10

Y_S C

DICKIE FITZ / 2015

03 Imperial Hall

T L Y Y O E P C A E A R T I R O 2 E N 0 S 1 I 5 D I E M N P T E I R A I L A L H A L L , L O N D O N

I M P E R I A L H A L L

Type / Residential project Location / Old Street, London Area / 110 sq.m It is a three-storeys flat with two bedrooms, mezzanine and separated kitchen space by entrance.

To maximize the space and bring natural light into this drak flat, we have got rid off the existing partition wall of kitchen and expanded the island to dinning area that make the use of space even more flexible.

Moreover, we have played with the ceiling height and put in an oversized bookshelf, which looks like a floating feature within two levels.

Wine Cooler

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

12

Entrance WC Kitchen Dining Room Living Room Laundry Master Bedroom Guest Bedroom Bathroom Balcony

FIRST LEVEL PLAN

SECOND LEVEL PLAN

Y_S C

THIRD LEVEL PLAN

IMPERIAL HALL / 2015

08

07

03

08 01

03

07 01 05

AA’ SECTION

B

BB’ SECTION

A' All Front Edge to be 1 mm R beveled 01

φ20 Stainless Steel Pipe to carry loads 4mm Wall , L: 285 mm 100 mm to be set in wall with chemical fix 135 mm to be set in the shelf with glue

02

φ20 Stainless Steel Pipe for containing electrical cables for lighting 4mm Wall , L: 145 mm 10 mm to be set in wall with chemical fix 10 mm to be set in the shelf with glue

03

LED flexible strip light 12V 2000 mm L Warm white HAFELE : Cat no. 830.68.744 Self adhesive backing

03 B LED fitting

B'

A'

PLAN

IMPERIAL HALL / 2015

Y_S C

04

LED flexible strip connecting lead HAFELE : Cat no. 830.69.700 , 2.5 m L

05

LED driver, 240V , 120 mm W x 45 mm D x 20 mm H HAFELE : Cat no. 830.69.790

06

Cut out for setting LED Driver Size : 440 mmL x 30 mmH x 75 mmD To be tested by contractor to allow adequate air ventilation to prevent overheating of all part

07

60 mmT MDF Base Length - As per drawing To include shape as per drawing To include holes for supports To include cladding 1 mmT European Oak Veneer, oil finish Contractor to supply samples prior to fabrication for client approval

08

60 mmT Solid European Oak wood to match Veneer, oil finish Length - As per drawing To include shape as per drawing

13

04 BREAK THE BONDARY

A W A R D

M E R I T A W A R D

T Y P E

“ C O E X I S T ”

S P A T I A L D E S I G N C O M P E T I T I O N

N A T I O N A L C O L L E G I A T E

L O C A T I O N

T A I C H U N G , T A I W A N

L E V E L

3 r d Y E A R

Y E A R

2 0 1 1

BREAK THE BONDA R Y

National Collegiate Spatial Design Competition 2011 “CO-EXIST�

INSPIRATION

The brief is to create a new architectural massing on the assigned site which had been used as a brewery. Accoding to the topic, Co-exist, the design needs to respond to the surrounding context and the buidling itself. Participants are free to site their projects anywhere in the building, but the total area of new architectural massing has to in between 700 sq m to 1000 sq m.

On Djemaa el Fna square in Marrakech, shows can happen at anywhere anytime - peddlers, snake charmers and story tellers have playing their shows and doing their bussiness in the area circled by yellow line painted on the ground. Inspired by this kind of flexible pattern, the design aims to create a new form of performance by breaking the boundaries which are the distance between performers and audiences and the frame of stage.

dancing practice musician's show indoor theater

buskers' show magic show

outdoor concert

ISSUE [ Conserve the Heritage ] Drama

The site, Taichung Old Brewery, is located right beside Taichung train station.

In Taiwan, the brewery is in the best presevation that aged buildings and equipments has been kept. Hence, conservation of the heritage is crucial [ Break The Boundary & Bring in the New Life ]

Music

Over the past 80 years, the wall of brewery have blocked connection among the factory and the neighborhood.The brewery is surrounded by many education institutions. Therefore, it is a potential to break the boundary by attracting students and locals, who need a platform to present themselves.

Dance

15

Y_S C

BREAK THE BOUNDARY / 2011

RESEARCH

DN

DN

Read the intrinsic qualities that are embedded within the host building, and use theses as the basis for the approach to the remodeling. [ Spots with Potential to

[ Architectural Factors ] Observing the existing pedestrian elements, inlcuding stairs,doors and aisles. And to find out the route used in the past.

gather and attact people]

UP

[ Natural Factors ] Sunlight come into the interior from existing windows and doors and changes with time.

UP

UP

UP

[ Historical Factors ] Preserveing the status of these unique brewing equipments.

2F

2F

N

1F

[ Route ]

2F

1F

1F

[ Sunlight ]

[ Heritage ]

DESIGN pillars

equipments

doors

[ Break the boundary of the stage ] Every corner in the building is particular, the potentials to which to become unique stages in any forms is significant .

Shows can happen at anywhere anytime, performers and audiences can enjoy their show in any imaginable forms.

BREAK THE BOUNDARY / 2011

floors

Y_S C

stairs

windows

16

[ Minor Elements ] To practice the principle, which is to conserve existing condition of the brewery, some comparatively minor elements- mirror, wooden flooring and lighting - are installed at the selected spots.

These elements meet performers’ basic needs for rehearsal and performance, they not only provide practical functions but also possibilities for interection to occur among people.

17

Y_S C

BREAK THE BOUNDARY / 2011

05 MICRO CITY

T L Y O P C E A T I G O R N A D U T A A T I I P O E N I , P R T O A J I E W C A T N

L E V E L

4 t h Y E A R

Y E A R

2 0 1 2

INSPIRATION “The Grand Tour” by the National Gallery, London.

Copies of masterpiece were brought into the city and hung on the street. Instead of approching art in the gallery, art came out to our daily life.

T H E MICRO C I T Y

Artist’s Studio

CONCEPT

Gallery

“ Life, a carrier of art ” Bringing art into alleys where locals’ life is truly based at and let it grow in people’s daily life. Also, the design try to build up the primary relationship within artist and viewer.

SITE The site is situated at the central of Taipei city. The neighborhood represets a typical urban pattern of Taipei which reveals two differents appearences of the city. You can find big-scaled department store buildings on main streets, but move to the back alleys, there are residentail buildings less than five-story, also many small- business designer shops are operating.

Conserve

Discover

20

Y_S C

Interaction

MICRO CITY / 2012

SECOND FLOOR Flower Shop Craft Studio Lomo Shop Furniture Shop Organic Shop Information

FIRST FLOOR Lecture Room Plaza Stage Gallery

GROUND FLOOR - STREET LEVEL Street Gallery Artist Shop Book Shop Cafe’

MICRO CITY / 2012

Y_S C

21

22

Y_S C

MICRO CITY / 2012

06 NON-PLACE TO PLACE

T L Y O P C E A T I G O A N L L E E R D Y I & N B T U O R U G R H I , S T U K C E N T R E

L E V E L

M F A

Y E A R

2 0 1 4

F

R

O

M

NON-PLACE TO

PLACE

“If a place can be defined as relational, historical and concerned with identity, then a space which cannot be defined as relational, or historical, or concerned with identity will be a non-place” -Marc Augé

ISSUE

Book Shop 10am-9pm

Cafe 10am-9pm

Gallery 10am-6pm

“Non-place” described by French anthropologist, Marc Augé, quoted from his book ’Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity.

Nowadays, the pursuing of standardization and high-efficiency hides the characteristics of the spaces, and makes them as duplication of each others. Undeniably, most of us have experienced waiting at a station; however, do you have any memories about those periods? Corresponding with the definition of a non-place (Augé 1995), for travellers, the train station is a transient space, which is neither here nor there.

Fleshmarket Close

Plaza 24 hrs

Tourist information 9am-10pm

Waverley Station

1992

MARKET

ART

GALLERY

UNDERNEATH

1938

Next 40yrs ?

23

In order to provide a better travelling process, the deisgn aim to create a comfortable waiting environment; renovate existing gallery space to a cultural platform where visitors can get in touch with the locality of Edinburgh. Finally, the building combines a waiting space, tourist information, bookshop, café and a new gallery called Gallery Underneath.

2013

Y_S C

NON-PLACE TO PLACE / 2014

Gap within the building and the walkway

Spare space underneath of the building Ramp

Plaza

Tourist Information

Walkway

Platform 8

UP

Waiting Area

DN

DN UP

Ground Floor Plan

RAMP Platform

Walkway

Art Box

UP

DN

UP DN

A new intersection in the gallery is a pedestrian ramp that slopes down from the street level to the platform of Waverley Station. For traveller with luggage, who concerns accessibility in a space, the ramp makes them able to wander freely in the building. This intersection is not only a mode of circulation through the site, it provide new spatial conditions for programmatic functions, visual connections, and entry.

Entrance Reception

Storage Exhibition Space

Basement Level 1 Plan

Entrance

Lecture Space

Flexible Space UP

UP

Storage Office

Exhibition Space

Basement Level 2 Plan

NON-PLACE TO PLACE / 2014

Y_S C

24

Boxes Every month, there are about fifty art related events happen in Edinburgh. However, it is easy to ignore if people don’t receive the information about them. The superiority of location has a potential for spreading local information. Three boxes connected to the ramp act as transmitters and advertisements of the art activities, which currently happen in Edinburgh. Due to the limited height within box and floor, I intended to shrink the volume of the box with a more simple and light structure.

15Ø steel cable

30mm height painted steel grating mesh size : 34x100mm flat bar: 30x2mm round bar: 4Ø

swage terminal (431mm)

50x50mm galvanized SHS

painted steel I beam(152x89mm)

30mm height painted steel grating mesh size : 34x100mm flat bar: 30x2mm round bar: 4Ø 100x50mm parallel steel channel web thickness: 5mm flange thickness: 8.5mm

Section I S:1/50 mm

25

Y_S C

NON-PLACE TO PLACE / 2014

Y I N G SHUAN C H E N