Heng Yu
– Heng Yu is an architect, designer, and filmmaker enthusiastic about exploring various physical and digital tools that facilitate architecture as a medium to exchange and communicate design thinking. He first participated in mid to large-scale building projects in Taiwan, where he worked with external/internal groups of professionals from various disciplines and became proficient in collaborating and coordinating. During his time in the Berlage, he took the leading role in the collective video production. In 2022, he subsequently worked on the exhibition filmography for IABR: Future Generation and assisted in coordinating an urban design competition for KCAP. In 2023, he started a position in the design office HCHY, whose works span across Taiwan and the Netherlands. His diverse experiences offer a blend of aesthetics and interdisciplinary insight.
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Work Experience
2023-present HCHY | 3D Visualiser Taichung, Taiwan / Rotterdam, the Netherlands » Produce short films for competition entries in Taiwan, and » create renderings for interior design project in Taichung, Rotterdam and Brussels.
2022 KCAP | Urban Designer Rotterdam, the Netherlands » Contributed to project management for an urban design competition of 28 km2, » internal coordination with local and international teams on technical deliverables, » consolidated inputs from external disciplines of ecology, hydrology, and transportation in the development of masterplan project of 28 km2, and » delivered diagrams/drawings to facilitate design development and presentation.
2018-2020 L. R. Hsiao Architect & Associates | Junior Architect Taipei, Taiwan » Conducted preliminary research and design of large scale public buildings, » applied building permit and examined compliance with regulations, » drafted detailed design drawings, and » contributed to the design development of building projects in close collaboration with external/internal disciplines of electrical technicians, infrastructural engineers (for building integration with subway stations), and sustainability specialists.
2016-2017 G. H. Li Architect & Associates| Designer Tainan, Taiwan » Drafted design concept diagram in mid-scale public buildings, » built physical models of public and private building designs, and » visualised and delivered 3D rendering of building designs/presentations.
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EDUCATION
2020-2022 Technische Universiteit Delft Delft, the Netherlands » Master of Science in the Berlage Post-master in Architecture and Urban Design
2011-2017 National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan » Bachelor of Architecture at the Department of Architecture
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