UCL-Building and Urban Design in Development MSc

ARCHITECTURE

PanYiyang

SELECTEDWORKS

2024-2025

STATEMENT CONTENTS

I believe the future of architecture lies not in formal innovation, but in reconnecting people, nature, and society — in rebuilding the emotional and spatial relationship between human beings and their environments.

Therapidpaceofurbanizationhasmadelandresourcesincreasinglyscarce,whilepopulationdensity andhousingpressurecontinuetorise.Inthiscontext,architectureandurbanplanningshouldfocus more on rational land use and spatial regeneration. Through adaptive reuse, site renewal, and the developmentofmixed-usecommunities,wecancreatemorespacesforlivingandinteractionwithin limited urban areas. I hope to explore exible and human-centered design, allowing architecture to becomeanextensionofliferatherthanaconstraint.Spacesshouldbeadaptableandtransformative, capable of shifting functions to meet changing needs and to enhance both efficiency and spatial value.

As urban life accelerates, people devote most of their time to work, resulting in weakened emotional bonds and social isolation. Future architecture should embody publicness and inclusivity, providing open and diverse spaces for interaction and participation, and rebuilding emotional connections among people. Architecture should not only meet functional demands but also evoke empathy and social engagement. Meanwhile, amid increasingly diverse design languages, it remains essential to preserveculturalcontinuityandlocalidentity,connectingthepastandthefuturewhilemaintaining theuniquecharacterofplace.

Technological advancement has brought new possibilities to design. Tools such as parametric design greatly expand a designer’s creative potential but also introduce new challenges. I believe parametricism should not be merely a formal tool, but a language that explores the relationships among people, nature, and data. Designers must nd a balance between technology and humanity, ensuringthatinnovationdoesnotovershadowthesocialandemotionaldimensionsofarchitecture.

01 BLACKCLOUD

ChromeHeartsBrandConceptStore

AcademicProject

IndividualWork

Site:LosAngeles,USA

Summer2025

Introduction

Everybrandhasitsownuniqueculturalconcept.Nowadays,moreandmore peoplepurchaseaproductmerelyfortheproductitselforevenblindlyfollow thetrend,lackinganunderstandingofthebrand'sculture.

Facilitatingadeeperunderstandingofabrand'svaluesandheritagecan signi cantlycontributetobuildingastrongbrandimage,enhancingbrand equity,andfosteringlong-termconsumerloyalty.

ChromeHeartsisabrandwithahighlydistinctiveidentity.Conceptstores serveasane ectiveplatformforcommunicatingitsuniqueculture,o ering immersiveexperiencesthatdeepencustomerengagementandstrengthenthe emotionalconnectionbetweenthebrandanditsaudience.

Inspiration Drawing

Spatial Function

Location Analysis

Rendering

The building's facade has a strong visual effect. The exterior facade is entirely black, exuding a gothic mystery while using glass for light transmission in specific areas to enhance indoor lighting and allow people to see some functional Spaces from the outside,therebyattractingpeople'sattention.

Section

02 TALESWOVENINCOSTUMEAND STAGE

StageCostumeMuseum

AcademicProject

IndividualWork

Site：QinhuangdaoCity,China

Spring2025

Introduction

Nowadays,dramaisdevelopingatanincreasinglyrapidpaceandisalsodeeply loved by people in China. At present, there are many Chinese drama museums in China, but there is a lack of more international drama museums. Such a museumcanhelppeoplebetterunderstandthedramaculturesandhistoriesof variousplaces,nolongerjustlimitedtodomesticdramas.

Aranya Cultural and Creative Block is a comprehensive community with a strong artistic atmosphere. It has a variety of cultural and living service facilities and a beautiful natural environment. Every year, a drama festival that brings together avant-garde drama, experimental art and lifestyle is held here. Thus,thisveryartisticplaceattractsalotoftourists.

Therefore, design a stage costume museum in this place. It is located in a natural theater that coexists with the coast and humanities. Through close-up viewing of stage costumes, everyone can understand the evolution and charm of stage art from di erent perspectives. At the same time, it has an interesting interior space and a beautiful facade, which is a popular photo-op location for tourists.

Not only are there many types and schools of drama, but there are also many types of stage forms, mainly proscenium stage, thrust stage and arena stage. Different plays paired with different stages can offer audiencesdiverseviewingexperiences.

The facade combines the pleats of the costumes and the elements of waves, each with different undulations and convexity, which adds a sense of layering and enhances the visual effect. There is a large ow of people around the beach. The building is located right by the beach, and there are also three theaters not far away. Therefore, it can attract many peoplewhoareinterestedindrama.

FUNCTIONAL

The different exhibition halls within the building adopt distinctive spatial forms, making the entire interior space more layeredandthusprovidingpeoplewitharichexperience.

TimeShuttle

It combines a central stage with a spiral staircase running through the exhibition hall, highlighting the featureofbeingabletoviewfromallangles.Inthisway, one can experience up close the ultimate charm of fantasyandexpressivenessindramaticart.

ParkCarnival FrontierOfTheUnknown

Itcombinesaproscene-framedstage.Inthemiddlestaircase section,ahollowsquareframedesignisadopted,indicating that the stage play costumes are still evolving and the full picturecannotbeseenclearly.

Spatially, it combines an extended stage and uses a staggered approach to allow the audiencetotravelbackandforthtodi erent periods to closely observe the stage play costumes.

FIRSTFLOORPLAN

This exhibition hall focuses on the costumes of historical stage plays from different periods, guidingvisitorsthroughthestageplaysofvarious times and enabling them to understand history throughthecostumesofstageplays.

Thisexhibitionhallpresentsexaggeratedcostumes with strong visual impact on the theatrical stage. These costumes enhance the characters' personalities and emotional tension, allowing viewers to wander through the dreamy and fantasticalstageplaycostumes.

demonstratingthat thestageplaycostumesarestillconstantlyevolving.

OfÏceSpace

Theexhibitionhallisdividedintothreesections,eachofwhichintegratesdi erentformsofstagedesign styles.Theclothingexhibitionisalsodistributedindi erentexhibitionhallsaccordingtothedi erentvisual experiencesitaimstobringtopeople.Asectioninthemiddleisreservedforvariousactivities,suchas fashionshows.Theexhibitionhallsareconnectedbycorridors,allowingpeopletowalkalongtheroutesthey like,whichcanbringavarietyofdi erentexperiences.

03 NEWURBANISM

SchoolDistrictHousingCommunity

AcademicProject

IndividualWork

Site:Beijing,China

Winter2024

Introduction

With the increase in population and social development, people are paying more and more attention to education. Many parents, in order to provide their childrenwithagoodeducationalenvironment,haveledtothegrowingdemand for school district houses and the continuous rise in property prices. As a result,manyparentsareundergreatpressure.

Meanwhile,someparentsfromruralareashavegonetoworkindi erentcities for their children's education. This also leaves many children to live with their grandparents,lackingthecompanyoftheirparents.

A comprehensive community is a building with multi-functional Spaces. Not only can it provide a large number of school district houses to o er education formorechildren,butitcanalsopromotetherelationshipbetweenparentsand children.Itprovideschildrenwithagoodgrowthenvironmentandalsoreduces thepressureonparents.

ComparisonOfSchoolDistricts

PARAMETERIZATIPN

Parameterizationmainlyuseswaspplugins.Aftercontinuousattempts,arectangularspacerestrictionmethodwas nallyadoptedforgeneration. Thiscanwellcontrolthegeneratedoccupiedspacewithinacertainrangeandprovidepeoplewithmorespace.

PROCESSDIAGRAMS

SORROUNDINGBLOCK

RENDERING

Thisisaconstructionmodelthatcanbe in nitelyreplicated.Whenencountering areaswiththesameproblems,itprovides moreresidentialcommunitiesforpeople andreducestheproblemofdensehousing. Thisbuildingisaverylargestructure.It formsasharpcontrastwiththeverydense residentialbuildingsaround.

Alargeareaofspace owsoutfromthecenterof thebuildingforverticaltransportationwithinthe building.Itisequippedwithmultipleelevators topreventpeoplefromspendingtoomuchtime waitingfortheelevatorsduringpeakhours.

RESIDENCE SCHOOL

PHYSICALMODEL

Theplatformisequippedwithgreenplants,providingpeoplewithaplacetorestandshade.Di erentSpaces interweavewitheachother,allowinglighttopenetrateeachspaceandenhancingthelightinge ect.Thisavoids theproblemofSpacesblockingeachother,thuspreventingtheinteriorfrombeingtoodark.

Spacesofdi erentfunctionsareevenlydistributedthroughoutvariousareasofthebuilding,allowingpeopleto choosenearbycommunityservices.

04 EXTENSIONANDCONTINUATION

RenovationofabandonedOlympicsportsvenues

AcademicProject

IndividualWork

Guangzhou,China Spring2024

Introduction

A large amount of funds has been invested in the construction of venues for each Olympic Games. However, after the Games, many venues are abandoned forvariousreasonsandcannolongerbeused,seriouslycausingawasteofland resources.Amongthem,AthensandAtlantahavemoreseriousproblems.

In recent years, the number of refugees in Greece has increased. A large number of refugees are camping in open-air sports venues and other places. Buttheyareinaharshenvironmentandlackbasicfacilities.

To reduce the waste of resources after the Olympics, the abandoned Olympic baseball stadium in Athens can be transformed into a community where refugees can temporarily gather. Reuse the original structure and space to provide refugees with an environment that can shelter them from wind and rainandisequippedwithinfrastructure.

ABANDONEDVENUESFORTHE2024OLYMPIC GAMESINGREECE

Analyzingthedataofabandonedvenuesafter thelasttenOlympicGames,Ifoundthat there are more abandoned venues in Greece andmorefundshavebeeninvested.Therefore, Iinvestigatedvariousabandonedvenuesin Greeceandfoundthatmostofthemwere concentratedinHellinikon.

By analyzing the reasons for the abandonment of each venue and the situation near the site. It was found that almost no one came to most of the venues after the Olympic Games, and only the baseball and hockey elds were inhabited by refugeesfrom2015to2017.SincethenumberofrefugeesinGreecehasalsoincreasedinrecentyears,Iwanttodesigna prefabricatedcommunityforthispurpose.

TheProportionOfTheAgeOfRefugeesInTheVenue

TheNumberOfGreekRefugeesInRecentYears

RefugeeOccupationAndEducation

Refugees have a high average educational level and are involved in a wide variety of occupations. They can provide services for thecamp.

Aftertheoriginalsystemanalysisofthesite,itwasfound thatthestructureoftheroofcanberetainedandextended totheground.Adoptthedesignconceptofplug-incity, setupahangingtowerontheroof,andinserteachhouse, sothateachhousecanbeupdatedanddemolishedatany time,makingitmore exible.

ASSEMBLYANDFUNCTIONALSTRATEGY

The audience area adopts exible structural methods to transform the space, which can meet different needs to assemble Spaces with different functions and achieve a reasonable distribution.Independentverticaltransportationsystemsaresetupinthemiddleofeachofthethreeareas,andinaddition,thethreeSpacesareconnected.Thegrasslandsectioncan clearouttheoriginaltentstoprovideactivityspaceforrefugees.Promotethedevelopmentofagoodrefugeecommunity.

ENTRANCE OUTDOORSOCIALAREA PARENT-CHILDINTERATIONAREA

The bottom of the entire model site is made by cutting wooden boards, and the structural modification part adopts 3d printing technology. The insertion Spaces with different functions are made of aluminum alloy and acrylicmaterialsthroughlasercutting,and nallytheyareassembledonebyone.

OTHERPROJECTS

Fashiondesign

CarryoutfashionabledesignbasedonthecharacteristicelementsofMacao.

Safetydevicesforlarge-scaleoutdoorevents

Enhancingsafetyguaranteesandemergencyresponsee ciencyduringtheevent.

Exhibitionplanning

PlanpromotionalactivitiesfortheLiedeInternationalDistrictinGuangzhou.

Culturalandcreativedesign