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Fan(Emma) Bai

2019-2025 Selected Work


Fan Bai is currently a Master of Architecture student at the University of Michigan, driven by a deep passion for architectural representation. Fan’s work delves into innovative approaches to visualizing architectural concepts, using intricate drawings, compelling videos, and other visual mediums to bring ideas to life.

Beyond architecture, Fan is captivated by visual and digital art, always seeking ways to integrate these techniques into architectural design. Fan’s aim is to push the boundaries of visualization and create immersive spatial experiences. Additionally, she is sensitive to color, which informs her design approach and allows her to create visually striking and emotionally engaging work.


          

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15 GRID HOUSE

05/2021
Academic Work


Type: Urban Farming Planning & Agriculture Training Center Design
Location:  Vallbona, Barcelona, Spain


In today's deeply interconnected world, architects often engage in global practices that require sensitivity to unfamiliar contexts. This approach must go beyond mere replication or the imposition of foreign ideas. Instead, architects can utilize their outsider perspective to re-interpret local environments and re-contextualize them on a global scale. The aim is not to build anew but to re-program, re-activate, and regenerate small yet impactful areas within the city.


This project centers on Vallbona, an isolated neighborhood in Barcelona's northern Nou Barris district. The City Council has launched an ambitious plan to transform Vallbona into an innovative agro-ecological hub of metropolitan significance. This transformation seeks to harness the area's unique physical environment, material and immaterial heritage, and ecological values. The plan is organized around four key areas: Connectivity and Mobility, Green Connectors and Agricultural Heritage, Water Heritage, and Housing and Urban Facilities.


The project encompasses three distinct sites: a research institute, a farmland planning initiative, and a pedestrian bridge. Each of these designs will contribute to the overarching goal of revitalizing Vallbona, aligning with the broader vision of creating a sustainable and interconnected urban landscape.



Site Mapping
Analysis Diagram
System Diagram
Site Plan
Site 01: Training Center Generation Diagram
Site 01: Training Center Plan 01
Site 01: Training Center Plan 02
Site 01: Training Center Plan 03
Site 01: Training Center Section
Site 01: Training Center Elevation
Site 01: Training Center Axno
Site 02: Farm Planning Plan
Site 02: Farm Planning Strategies
Site 02: Farm Planning Typology
Site 02: Farm Planning Detailed Section
Site 02: Farm Planning Plan
Site 02: Farm Planning Section
Site 03: Bridge Generation Diagram
Site 03: Bridge Section 01
Site 03: Bridge Section 02
Physical Model

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