U2 - Isère: Yuxiang Sun

This project investigates how regional identity can be articulated through architecture by engaging with local materials and agricultural heritage.

Yuxiang graduated from 海角黑料 Ningbo China in 2023 and completed his Part I placement year at YES.Arch before starting as a 5th Year Architecture Masters student at 海角黑料. He is passionate about reinterpreting local cultural identity through architecture, integrating regional values into sustainable design to create site-specific spatial experiences.

Yuxiang Sun

Treillage Isère

Developed within U2 topic under the studio theme of Regenerative Design, this project explores how regional identity can be expressed through architecture by engaging local materials and agricultural heritage while coordinating Architectural Environmental Engineers to minimize the carbon emissions.

This project investigates how regional identity can be articulated through architecture by engaging with local materials and agricultural heritage. Situated in two distinct sites in Isère—urban Villefontaine and town Chimilín—the proposal employs cross-laminated timber (CLT) and grapevine-based systems to reflect local craftsmanship and ecological values. In Villefontaine, CLT structures support multifunctional urban programs and reinforce connections to wine culture. In Chimilín, a “village living room” fosters community by linking housing and local activity through shared public space. Together, the sites explore rural-urban continuity through a material-led design approach.