Adaptive Reuse for Hasten 21
OPPO Headquarter
Architect Intern at Zaha Hadid Architect | 2019
The OPPO Headquarters project, located at the heart of the Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters, represents a bold vision for the future of urban development. The centerpiece of this project is the oval tower, which is inspired by OPPO's brand image. This design element captures the spirit of OPPO—elegant, forward-thinking, and dynamic. The fluid, oval form symbolizes connectivity and innovation, reflecting OPPO's commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology and design. By echoing the curves and sleek aesthetic of OPPO's products, the building embodies the brand's dedication to seamless user experiences and cutting-edge design.
Adaptive Reuse for Hasten 21
Adaptive Reuse for Hästen 21
Building re-use based on structure innovation and circular economy tool | 2022
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE) | diploma project | Prof. Thordis Arrhenius, Prof. Mikael Bergquist
The reuse project focuses on sustainability in architecture. It investigates the adaptive reuse possibility for the Hästen 21 building, which is to be demolished in 2022.
I conducted a circular economy analysis via Tally on Revit for the current building. The result shows that the embodied carbon of the building continues to rise because of annual ventilation system maintenance and energy loss from heating and illumination. Therefore, adaptive reuse targets passive ventilation, daylight introduction, and better thermal performance for the building. I proposed a translucent tensegrity membrane for the building's inner atrium that improves the permeability and the lightning/ventilation condition of the building. I then developed an algorithm in Grasshopper to find a form for the atrium tensegrity membrane taking the Tally analysis and the daylight calculation into account. From the Grasshopper form-finding result, I fabricated a 1:10 demo to test the membrane's material options.
With the help of a structure consultant from Tyréns, I devised conjunction details of the new and old structure.
Adaptive Reuse for Hasten 21
San Giovanni in Val di Lago
Structure Innovation for heritage reuse | 2022
Reuse Italy, Viterbo, Italy | competition project | Yu Lin, Beichen Fang
The new roof of the long abandoned San Giovanni in Val di Lago is seen as an opportunity to protect and reform the relics, as well as give it new functions.
Above the octagonal drum, we construct a new eight-slice timber structure, radiating from the centre of the octagon. The top of the new structure shelters the space of the octagonal church. The bottom of the new structure shelters the podium which contains new functions, as well as safeguarding the relic wall of the church.
The eight-slice timber structure makes a roof for the octagonal hall of the church, which would be used for altar or concert hall. This part of the structure reminisces a scaffold which is used to construct an eight-rib dome above an octagonal drum. The top of the roof structure intersect and makes an oculus for the dome. The rest of the roof structure withstands color fiberglass sheets, which make a rose window pattern when casted onto the concaved concrete floor by sunlight. An translucent dome-shape curtain is placed underneath the roof structure, diffuses the sunlight into the hall. The east room with the square footprint is preserved and used for private praying and concert.
Extending from the roof structure are eight triangular stands. The height of the triangle is three pillars supporting the relics, preventing the wall from collapsing. The eight triangular stands are further connected and stabilized by the roof framework of the podium. With the footprint of the fence
surrounding Giovanni relics, the podium contains eight sectors, divided by eight structure slices. Three rooms for the pilgrims, an open hall for kitchen and dining room, an external auditorium, the restrooms for the auditorium are evenly spread in the eight sectors.
The new structure superimposed onto the relics clarifies the shelter for the church and the shelter for the podium with a gap of two meters, which is used as a passage where the pilgrims walk around the wall relics.
Adaptive Reuse for Hasten 21
Devínska Kobyla Missile Base Renewal
Adaptive reuse planning | 2021
Devínska Kobyla, Bratislava, Slovak | competition project | Yu Lin, Beichen Fang, Che
The missile base in Dvinska was once the front line of the Cold War, with a large number of military facilities, but due to the end of the Cold War, the missile base was abandoned for more than 20 years. We want to activate this abandoned site with three axes: artists' creations and exhibitions, weekend recreation for children and families, and reminiscence of the Cold War and nature.
The artists are encouraged to create here and provide educational activities for the surrounding families (mainly children), while the children can learn about crafts, flora and fauna in this place.People will be free to choose three routes and have enough time to feel the story told by the place.
Adaptive Reuse for Hasten 21
Centro Scolastico Stabio
Team: Yu Lin, Atsushi Onoe, Jinsu Park, Zhouyi Tu, Meng Wang | 2021
Accademia di Architettura | Patrimonio Architettonico del XX secolo | Prof. Roberta Grignolo, USI
An archive for Centro Scolastico Stabio by Swiss architect Tita Carloni is established, with respect to a multiplicity of histories incl. cultural context, architect's work, subsequent changes in design and construction technique.
∞ O Pavillion
Team: E. Lagrasta, K. Longo, Meng Wang, Meng Wang, Tuzhou Yi, Xiaozhen Xu, Yu Lin | 2021
Accademia di Architettura | integrated digital fabrication workshop | Prof. Oesterle Silvan, ETHZ
Paris Cenotaph
individual | 2019 | bachelor diploma: subterranean solution for Paris reinventing
Univeristy of Dundee | Prof. Joseph Thurrott, Prof. Lorens Holm
The urban structure of Paris was constructed by the urban artefacts. Those architecture constituting the multiple axises of Paris includes Musee du Louvre, Hotel des Invalides, Ecole Militaire, Arc de Trionphe, Place du Trocadero and Ecole Militaire. The key points were connected by Haussmann in the late 19th century, since when the skeleton of the six buildings established the foundation of Paris boulevard system.
The urban growth has been accompanied by the population growth. As the strategies for the population growth, height limit and public housing projects have been conducted for the controlling and settlement of the growing populace respectively. But the two solutions per se have become new setbacks for Paris urban development.
Haussmann set the tone for Paris in terms of building style, street environment and city skyline. The preservation of Haussmann standardization is the display of architecture nostalgia. To go with the nostalgia while create public space for socializing, a subterranean cenotaph in the form of archaic prototype becomes a new socializing realm.
In response to Koolhaas’ call for ‘authentic architectural expression’, the Dom-Ino system with hybrid programme incorporated as a representative of modern form is exhibited above the ground. While to satisfy Paris’ nostalgia for historical paradigm, archaic prototype is hidden underground for memorization and reminiscence. The tip of the underground dome pops out of the building, indicating the connection between modern and archaic.
Circle is the continuous language throughout the design. On the ground floor, the circle takes the form of arcade , enclosing the central garden. Above ground floor level, the circle takes the form of arch-beam, supporting the structure. Underground the circle takes the form of vault and dome, echoing with the archaic language.
Programme, function, activities and spatial experience change when descending from above ground to underground. The building functions as a machine, encompassing casual events and memorial events, on daytime and nighttime respectively.
The design language is purely geometrical. By constantly altering the shape and form of what circle could be, spaces of contrast qualities are created. The contraction conveys the illusory solution to the Paris dilemma, out of an ironic attitude.
Centralized is the sphere which takes up 60% of the whole volume of the building composite. The sphere is the core of the dilemma, burying underground but at the same time popping up and being visible on the group level.
