hanxiao yangwork samples 2009-2012

hanxiao yang

Columbia University GSAPP, New York, United StatesCandidate of Master of Architecture

Politecnico di Torino Second School of Architecture, Turin, ItalyLaurea (equivalent to B.S. in US) with three years full scholarship

Architectural Association Shanghai Summer School, Shanghai, China

education2011 - present

2008 - 2011

summer 2010

Buro Ole Scheerenintern architect (interior and landscape design)

China Architecture Design & Research Groupintern architect (concept design)

computer

language

professionalmay – august 2012

july - august 2010

Rhinoceros (Vray, grasshopper), 3dsMAX (Mental- ray), AutoCAD, Ecotect, Revit, SketchupAdobe Suites (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) HTML, CSS, Jquery.Microsoft Office Suites, iWork Suites

Fluent in Chinese, English and Italian

http://hanxiaoyang.tumblr.com/

hy2323@columbia.edu

+1 917-679-2598

362 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, United States. 10025

digital modelling

graphic designwebsite designtext editing

housing This housing project aims to provide dwellings for single parent and their children, by having a gradient of network and different levels of social hubs, creating a community with healthy social lives that helps with the growth of the young generation.

To increase interaction within the neighborhood, a hexagonal patternn is realized by having three units in

East Harlem, New York, NYgsapp sep.- dec.2012 Jeffery Johnson studiowith Hana Lee

a single cluster, maximizing the chance of encounter of residents from different dwelling units. In a larger scale, the building provides three villages with different circulation pat-ternns to create different possibilities for encounters.

A hierarchy of dwelling space and public space is formed due to the change of rules of aggregation.

units

type small

type medium

type large

20'x 15'x 10'microunit

20'x 15'x 20'one bedroom

20'x 20'x 20'two bedrooms

cluster smm

clusters

cluster sml

public programs view from entrance

view from terrace

plans

interior views

section

elevation

bank pavilionNoho, New York, NYgsapp feb.-may.2012 Cristina Goberna studio

The ambition of this project is to showcase the charac-teristics of different banks to the public by setting up an exposition of banks, enabling parallel comparisons, eras-ing completely the advertisements, flipping the position of customers from passive followers to active decision makers.

Architecturally, banks would have their own separate

pavilions that individually designed by four architects. Hanging on a permanent frame structure, pavilions are temporary and structurally independent to enable annual changes in expositions. Besides, there would be also permanent traditional programs as service areas, offices, cafe and vaults, stacking one on top of each other in the same frame. An open plaza underground is to provide public spaces for the neighborhood.

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+42 ft.

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+48 ft.+35 ft.

+36 ft.

+38 ft. +38 ft.

+30 ft.

+27 ft.+40 ft.

+42 ft.

+42 ft.

+48 ft.+35 ft.

+36 ft.

+38 ft. +38 ft.

+30 ft.

Level 3

Level 4

plans

general services

load bearing wall

frame structure

traditional banking

PERMANENT STRUCTURES

TEMPORARY STRUCTURES

circulation

officeslevel 2&3

vaultslevel 4

restaurantlevel 5 level 6

level -1 open plaza

exploded axon

interior collage

sections

food research instituteWest Harlem, New York, NYgsapp nov.-dec.2011 Lydia Kallipoliti studio

The Food Research Institute is a scientific laboratory and educational facility located at the south west corner of the Manhattanville extension to the Columbia Campus.

The idea is to utilize circulation area to provide occupiable space through the reinvention of staircases for different

programs accordingly. Without horizontal floor plates, the interior space is always in movement. The building envelop is a combination of flat glazing to maximize daylight, and moments where the underpart of stairs become the facade itself, revealing the building interior.

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exploded axon

wind prediction shelter

gsapp sep.-oct.2012 rethinking bim Mark Greenautodesk revitwith Margaux Young, Chen Jin

Inspired by wind instruments, this project aims to design a bike shelter that can alert bike riders to impending storms.

The shelter is composed of two smooth surfaces. Metal tubes are constructed similarly to a recorder. They extend outwards from the shelter perpendicular to the surface. The tubes vary in length depending on their placement on

the structure. Longer tubes produce deeper tones, while shorter tubes produce higher tones. The gradient patternn of the tubes on the structures surface generate different tones as the wind blows from different directions. Abrupt shifts in wind direction, which often denotes changes in weather patternns, will cause changes in the tone produced by the structure, alerting potential storms.

finger holesmouth

recorder

close

close

higher pitch

shorter distance

longer distance

lower pitch

blow air in

air inside the shaft is pressed out

air is sucked back in to generate vibration which causes sound

when stop blowing

concept

workflow storm prediction

GENERIC ADAPTIVE FAMILY _ Tubular instrument

CONCEPTUAL MASS _ Wall surface & attractors

regular tone _ calm weather

rapid change of tone _ storm

LOAD FAMILY INTO PROJECT

EQ

EQ

neck length = 1’

tube length (variable)= 1/10 distance to attractor point A

grid points

attractor

GENERIC ADAPTIVE FAMILY _ Tubular instrument

CONCEPTUAL MASS _ Wall surface & attractors

regular tone _ calm weather

rapid change of tone _ storm

LOAD FAMILY INTO PROJECT

EQ

EQ

neck length = 1’

tube length (variable)= 1/10 distance to attractor point A

grid points

attractor

GENERIC ADAPTIVE FAMILY _ Tubular instrument

CONCEPTUAL MASS _ Wall surface & attractors

regular tone _ calm weather

rapid change of tone _ storm

LOAD FAMILY INTO PROJECT

EQ

EQ

neck length = 1’

tube length (variable)= 1/10 distance to attractor point A

grid points

attractor

parametric bag

gsapp nov.-dec.2012 parametric realization Brigette Borders and Mark Bearakgrasshopper, lasercutwith Mengxing Wang, Chenyu Peng

Inspired by origami accessories, the initial concept is to design bags that can be both enclosed and unfolded. Two layers of skin are applied: plexi panels adhere on the felt fabric. The pattern of plexi panels are designed

parametricly. Bigger panels locate in the center, giving the bag certain degree of rigidity, while smaller panels forms the outer rings to have a smoothier transition at the folds.

size of the central piece subdivision ratiotimes of outer rings

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621

822

825

1022

413

1232

base patternn

parametric logic

fabrication process

Queensboro BridgeProposed Pedestrian Bridge

pedestrian bridge on roosevelt

gsapp oct.-dec.2012 architectural technology IIIwith Heeyun Kim, Mirae Lee, Siting Zhang

bridge connection

cable connection

deck detail

hand railingprecast unit

stone paving

concrete box

anchor

arch connection

cable

pedestrian bridge

7’

4’

queensboro bridge

precast expansion joint(maurer elastoblock joint)

hand railing

precast unit

stone paving

4’

20’

3.2’

concrete box section

Section 1 : 32

3494.23 ft

ELEVATION 1 : 64

36.51 ft

55.53 ft

78.37 ft

97.67 ft

125.52 FT149.52 ft

158.64 ft

259.74 ft

construction case study

gsapp oct.-dec.2012 architectural technology IVwith Susan Bopp, Zachery Edelson, Reece Tucker

HVAC

construction

details

window detail tetrahedral slab detail

new york city theaterMidtown, New York, NYpolito april.-june.2011 Lorena Alessio studiowith Davide Scialo’

This project is a proposal for a new theater district in midtown Manhattan, New York. The site used to be a railway station that is currently abbandoned, because of which the directionality is strongly influenced, with one side facing Hudson River, and the other connecting to Penn Station.

Having Broadway eight streets away from the site, this new theater district aims at enhancing the social interaction between theaters with the new generation of artists, at the same time, reinventing a new kind of spatial occupation in the urban scale.

vienna music hall

Viennapolito feb.-april.2011 Lorena Alessio studiowith Davide Scialo’

This project is a proposal for a new music school at StadPark, Vienna. As a historical city as Vienna is, art has been playing important role in both cultural and social aspect. Music, in particular, made Vienna once the art capital of Western World. However, confronting the growth and development of other cities in the world, a regression of its leading role in art and music is strongly desired.

The design of this music school based on two elements, symbolizing the past and the future respectly: the auditorium and exhibition space for celebrating the great works of past time, and the music school that gives birth to new generations of artists. By connecting the two elements, the flow between the past artistic legacy and the future achievement is made possible.

beijing art center

Beijingburo ole scheeren may.-aug.2012 intern architect (interior design)

This project is a multi-used art center locating at the center of beijing, next to the forbidden city. Major programs are auction halls that are flexible to be changed into exhibition areas, and a starred hotel on upper levels. The concept for interior design is to create flexible spaces for temporary changes. Two major programs, having different

constomers, have distinctive spatial experience as well as circulation paths.During the three months, I mainly worked on the interior design, produce drawings and SD submission presentation.

Interior renderings

Physical Model 1:200

section

site plan