https://www.yuyang.design/about daily 1.0 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/31d6a51b-cc55-448a-8ec0-894abf6f1b0b/IG3.jpg about - Yang Yu 余洋 | Architect AIBC Master of Architecture, Bachelor of Design She/Her/Hers Story-telling through design, building, drawing, and writing. Yang is a registered Architect with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC), practicing in Canada. She has led and managed a wide range of cultural, community, educational, hospitality and residential projects across British Columbia, including both complex remote and urban contexts. Her work is driven by how spaces are experienced, remembered, and emotionally felt, and how the design intent is carried through development, documentation, and construction. Her expertise also extends to business development and marketing, including award applications, federal and provincial funding applications, RFP proposal writing and submission, recruitment, and social media management. Yang holds a Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia (UBC), where her award-winning thesis, “Fenghuo: From Bloom to Harvest,” received the John Gaitanakis Prize in Architecture. With an industrial design background, Yang is passionate about creating meaningful interactions, narratives, and community connections through the built environment. Her design respect culture, land and people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/714011c8-452c-4937-9d92-582dd3c764de/sunday+morning+pupu.jpg about - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yuyang.design/portfolio daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://www.yuyang.design/portfolio/pupus-doodle-diary monthly 0.5 2026-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/ab24163d-49d1-4727-b91a-ea5c1a4a8051/sunday+morning+pupu.jpg portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/d780d335-57a5-4535-802e-b1ed184f7860/snowday+pupu.jpg portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/dc501345-ec98-427b-9cf0-62f1c87fc6d7/skateboard+pupu.jpg portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/cfff1268-a842-40dc-ae1a-980844c0e558/cheers+pupu.jpg portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/fdd7c19b-3cca-4452-816d-7281735592f8/mahjong+pupu.jpg portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/b55e1fa1-1157-427a-8ba6-43731a5acc35/sleeping+corn+pupu.png portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/481802d8-7c3a-442d-bb52-d6ef97e4f2af/popcorn+pupu.png portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/a53477db-32ab-46bb-a0dd-352fa2fb648a/more+than+enough+pupu.png portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/8ef3af49-00b1-41eb-a1b1-6cb0dbe65aa2/love+you+pupu.png portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/5080bf76-8554-40f2-a1b6-b393c6efa935/flower+pupu.png portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/369107b5-3877-4f28-84ce-ee5c61b41528/canada.jpg portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/67af7703-cfca-43e3-b8d4-7666dbcef64b/popsicle.jpg portfolio - pupu's doodle diary https://www.yuyang.design/portfolio/machina monthly 0.5 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/4ef9585a-f3bc-41d2-9d8e-025cf8c801fc/conceptual+diagram.jpg portfolio - machina - Machina is a visualization-driven architectural exploration inspired by the industrial history of Britannia Beach, British Columbia, using drawing and spatial narrative as primary design tools. The project investigates how architecture can communicate atmosphere, movement, and human interaction through a sequence of experiential spaces designed for both people and water—generation (community gathering spaces), operation (a bathhouse), and storage (hotel with food-and-beverage spaces)—all connected by a continuous architectural “machine.” Influenced by steampunk philosophy, the project questions how humans and non-human entities interact with architectural systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/dff9e090-4242-44db-89a3-c08b41dfbaa6/perspective12.png portfolio - machina - Visual communication is central to the design process, shaping both the architectural form and its perception. The work demonstrates a design methodology in which storytelling through visualization fosters interaction, narrative, and community connection within the built environment. A combination of Revit, Rhino, hand drawing, sketching, and Photoshop were used to develop the experiential and atmospheric qualities of each space, exploring contrasts such as private versus public and ceremonial versus direct. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/cabd2608-0680-4cc8-b58a-98659791aa17/front+entrance.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out entrance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/392bcd1d-5e99-43b0-bf98-adfd3a51192e/backyard.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out creekside common https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/e591a784-44e3-4e79-8295-76e342d8fb69/pipe+corridor.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out pipe corridor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/f556ae74-b235-4642-b335-8f9c8fb21e1e/community+hall.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out watermill lobby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/6cfae6bc-a64a-44f5-8c93-6359f57088d7/hotel+outside.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out steampunk hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/721771d4-d7ea-4604-aa1f-fb5fea819ad0/hotel+inside.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out steampunk hotel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/d8c2f80e-1479-4066-93ba-51127b2b0e12/catwalk.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out rooftop garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/4b578bdb-d395-4a53-b960-1346fb4dedaf/bar.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/95ac7878-1c57-46de-ae08-775fb8b8fcae/pool.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out bathhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/c559d28f-9072-4411-9615-f5ffe130b032/bathshower.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out bathhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/b1ee8aef-4bf4-4cef-b90b-3aa6e8da1a39/tea+space.png portfolio - machina - Make it stand out tea space https://www.yuyang.design/portfolio/green-belt monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/0bbc9945-0aac-4312-930d-747e11d60b2a/Yang_Yu_Context+Board-02.jpg portfolio - green belt green belt is a community that celebrates local culture, crafts and landscape. It forms an environmentally and emotionally shared community and experiences by having various spaces for communal workshops and exhibitions and artist workspaces. The housing component aims to form an artist community for creativity and crafts. The tenures are a combination of co-op housing and an affordable non-market artist studio that has the potential to participate in the artists’ studio award program to support local artists for cultural equity, and accessibility, and to form affordable, accessible, and safe cultural spaces. Inspired by the rich and flourishing landscape in the neighbourhood, the design aims to form a green belt that would connect the green path on the east side of the site to the park on the west side. The green belt acts as the main circulation that hugs the community, at the same time forms a natural barrier to the bustling traffic. Two sub-dominant green bridges not only form another layer of landscape experience but also create various sculpture yards and play yards for the community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/56d1642e-2083-4360-9119-9ea23aa0b593/Yang_Yu_Context+Board-03.jpg portfolio - green belt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/dbdb758f-8bce-4fe4-8bbf-2f1c3e924201/Yang_Yu_Context+Board-05.jpg portfolio - green belt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/63eb01cf-eb7c-4646-b9c3-1a2b63ffc1a4/Yang_Yu_Context+Board-04.jpg portfolio - green belt - Make it stand out site collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/e103a2ca-85b1-4bbf-8c42-65b6a8e99015/Screenshot+2022-12-21+234947.png portfolio - green belt - Make it stand out site plan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/457562a6-c7b8-4cf3-b80d-5a9e059ce4ae/MASSING+AXO+12.07-01.jpg portfolio - green belt - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/6488381b-889a-4862-8e48-3a5ef48a411a/Yang_Yu_Green+Bridge.jpg portfolio - green belt - Make it stand out green bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/12accc19-326e-4ea5-bff2-730ec994fe8b/Yang_Yu_PlayYard.jpg portfolio - green belt - Make it stand out play yard https://www.yuyang.design/portfolio/fenghuo-from-bloom-to-harvest monthly 0.5 2026-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e4b82327fcd934d19d97aa4/237dc057-9c49-49a4-93a8-07f2aaaac926/IG2.jpg portfolio - fenghuo: from bloom to harvest This thesis explores the cultural and social relationships between fire and architecture to in(form) emotionally shared communities and multisensory experiences. It examines and even re-evaluates fire as a (re)generative force to create new forms of ceremonies, rituals, remembrances and celebrations. Fire used to be the medium of daily rituals and occasional ceremonies in the village of Tian Long, in China. However, the rapid modernization of the country and the future urban planning of the village have pushed out these traditions. This village is a proxy for the general shift of values in our globalized and individualized world. In this project, rituals of producing and harvesting persimmons are introduced to provide an opportunity to reintroduce a number of fire events into the village, exploring the design of a series of spaces and vessels where the beauty and power of the medium can be manifest to celebrate the persimmon lifecycle and reignite local culture. 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