Portfolio 2013

Ziyi ZhangApplying For Summer Internship 2013 Portfolio

Ziyi Zhang

Candidate, Master of Landscape ArchitectureHarvard Graduate School of Design

Bachelor of Landscape ArchitectureTongji University

PHILOSOPHYIN GARDENINGChinese Garden DesignP24

MELODYOF NATURECity Plaza DesignP30

URBAN “GREENWELL”Budget Hotels DesignP42

FABRICATIVEEXPERIMENTATION

LIGHT UPTHE SITEInteractive LandscapeP64

Cardboard HouseP62

Westgate Street DesignP50

REVIVAL OFFORGOTTEN TOWN

CONCERTO: reconnecting urban life & natureUrban Green Space PlanningP56

2009-2012

Eyear

FLUX CITYReorganize Site VectorsP16

OverlayHuman SenseP22

FIELD CRAFT

Programmatic EcologiesP06

2012-Present

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01FIELD CRAFT

Anticipating the decommissioning of the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) and a growing need to understand and embrace the role of conservation within military pe-rimeters, FIELDCRAFT sets up an operative platform for the U.S. Army National Guard and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to ecologically service the region. A mosaic within a large-scale patch, the project seeks to transform the MMR through cycles of selective arrested succession (e.g. mowing, grazing, clear cutting) in order to create a network of diverse and evolving habitats as an innovative mode of conservation: conservation through adaptation. Fieldcraft, a military term referring to the codified reading of the landscape for survival, is adopted as a framework for encoding and deciphering micro and macro ecological processes within the designed landscape, as a means to extract the most ecological value by promoting the most biodiversity from large, open spaces.

Semester: Fall 2012Instructor: Elkin RosettaType: academic team work with: Carolyn Deuschle, Gabriella Solange

Programmatic Ecologies

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The context diagram explores regional networks and corridors, such as powerlines, roads, ferry routes, airports, and so on, and how they connect the MMR regionally (and globally)

Instead of approaching conservation with the aim of preserving a static definition of the landscape, FIELDCRAFT aims to exploit unexploded ordinance detonation and circulatory flows—wind, hydrology, bird migration, transportation networks, human movement, and so on—to make conservation an active agent in changing the land, by recovering and progressing past and present conditions. Working primarily with flows and pro-cesses that are active agents in seed dispersal, we attempt to understand vegetation—native and non-native—as a means to nurture flexible and resilient landscapes, both locally and regionally.

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The plan takes a transect of the site in order to highlight arrested succession, landform, and seed dispersal strategies.

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Figure-ground diagrams illustrate how the site is cleared over time via arrested succession methods.

Infrastructure types

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shelter

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current: some parts of the vegetation of the site are cleared for military usages.

2015: central area will be cleared in order to grow senti-mental species and prepare for ordanances detonation.

2020: Forest near major path will be cleared to increase accessibility and help seeds dispersal process.

Later: deferent area use different succession strategy to encourage diversity.

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A typology of infrastructures that extend across the site, meet demands of various agency like transportation, tourism, forestra-tion, administration etc.

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Detail plans and axonometrics reveal how succession methods affect vegetation growth and spatial configurations over time.

Mowing & Patch Cutting

Patch Cutting

Grazing & Patch Cutting

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MICROORGANISM HABITATLocation where water accumulates and is protected from cold Microorganisms require water and/or humidity with an optimum growth between 4°C and 60°C. They help breakdown contaminants.

FAUNA HABITATLocation at semi-open wetlands. This provides a necessary additional habitat area for local species such as the Upland Sandpiper, Southern Red-Backed Vole, and Northern Harrier, who favor open terrain.

South-facing slopes are characterized by plants that are more xeric (not requiring very much moisture) and north-facing slopes are characterized by plants that are more mesic (requiring a moderate amount of

CIVILIANLocation is accessible with good walking conditions and points of interest.

FAUNA HABITATLocation on slopes to increase biodiversi-ty—some plants will prefer xeric condi-tions over mesic conditions.

AMPHIBIAN HABITATVernal pools are ideal for amphibians (bullfrogs, green frogs, grey tree frogs, wood frogs, and spring peepers).

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MICROORGANISM HABITATLocation where water accumulates and is protected from cold Microorganisms require water and/or humidity with an optimum growth between 4°C and 60°C. They help breakdown contaminants.

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CIVILIANLocation is accessible with good walking conditions and points of interest.

FAUNA HABITATLocation on slopes to increase biodiversi-ty—some plants will prefer xeric condi-tions over mesic conditions.

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These detail sections highlight key design moments.

Models illustrate the topography of the landform created from biopiles after the detonation of unexploded ordinances, and the relationship between the blast size, contamination, and frequency of cut and fill. Triangulated mesh and sections illuminate the topography of the model.

One to one scale detail models are made to explore how seeds hit the ground and begin to sprout.

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Army Environmental Policy Institute formed to better

prepare the Army for emerging and future

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Acquisition approved of 200,000 acres of land in Cape Cod for military training.

Primarily using Works Project Administration funds, sixty-three buildings and two 150 m-wide runways at Otis Field begin construction on site.

Troops begin setting up camp and began training

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At its peak, 80,000 people live and train at Camp Edwards.

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The Engineer Amphibian Command activated at Camp Edwards.

Hospital established at Camp Edwards.

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Air Force constructs new hangars and buildings at Otis Air Force Base.

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Wilderness Act passes.

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Army creates the Department of the Army

Project Manager for Chemical Demilitarization.

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U.S. Army begins withdrawal from Camp Edwards.

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Safe Drinking Water Act passes.

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Otis Air Force Base ends its long-range surveillance missions.

Installation Restoration Program established to assess environmental conditions on military installations under the U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency.

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act passes.

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Army National Guard develops a plan to expand training at the MMR.

Contamination found in MMR groundwater

Expanded training plans suspended.

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Base Realignment and Closure Commission

MMR listed as a Superfund site.

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Regulations put in place to further the Army’s goal of systematically conserving biological diversity on Army lands.

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EPA orders the National Guard to begin the process for the removal of UXOs from the base and to clean up contaminated groundwater and soils.

First survey of threatened and endangered species on army lands published by USAEC.

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Environmental and Readiness Center at the MMR created.

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Portions of MMR removed from EPA’s Superfund list.

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First sustainability report on army’s practices released.

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Canine detection of UXOs Clearing of explosion area UXOs detonated

Vernal pools appearArrested succsession via patch cutting, grazing, mowing

Seed catching in cleared areas Buried seeds revealedSelect watchtowers built

Biopile contaminated soils treatment cycle

Landform created

New ecosystems emerge

MMR formally sanctioned as nature preserve with public access at own risk Site ecologically services region with rich biodiversitySelect roads closed to decayElevated paths and trails constructed

Pump and treat water remediation pools createdMycoforestry

Select treated soil moved near road

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The index section dissects the site’s future and past, from World War II to 2050.

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The seed dispersal diagram draws relationships between vegetation on site and their seed dispersal agents, according to when the plants go to seed and when their agents are most active on site. The diagram also speculates on emerging flora and fauna associated with new, diverse habitats.

Seed Dispersal

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A processing script runs over a model, showing how seeds may potentially move throughout the landform near the Central Impact Area and around the road, according to the seed disper-sal agents.

Seed Dispersal RepresentationSeed Dispersal Agents

VideoMen

Sprout Location

Vehicle

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Vernal Pool

Succession Clearing Road/PathForest

A recorded video can be found here: https://vimeo.com/55685247

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02Flux CitySemester: Spring 2013Instructor: Zaneta HongType: academic team work with: Shengyi Yue

Reorganizing Site Vectors

Jamaica Bay is located in Nassau County, New York city. It con-nects the lower New York bay and to the west through Rocka-way inlet. The Jamaica Bay is an estuary where freshwater and tidal salt water meet. The salt marsh ecosystem provides environmental and economical benefits to the locals.

However, urban expansion, sea level rise and sewage water rush caused the vanishing of salt marsh ecosystem.

The project “flexing field” aims to reorganized site vectors including but not limited in current direction,salinity exchange, transportation and urban movement to create a proper environ-ment (proper sediment and salinity) for the recovering of salt marsh.

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Urban fabric connection Mudflat

Underground boat routeAnimal corridor

Energy generation

Sediments Catcher

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Housing

Open spaceTransportation

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High tidal Max 5’

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Harricane Category I-III

Shore Bedrock -6’

Alter current

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Tidal Salt water 32psu

Tidal Elevational flucturationVelocity and vector

Flood control

Tourism industry

Gate Controller

Generate energy

Salt marsh restoration Food webFlexing field

HousingOpen Space Transportation

Boat Route

Energy generation

Animal corridor

Parking

Landscape here modified the site flow using methods such connecting, redirecting, blocking and so on. New landscape and vectors can provide both ecological and social benefits.

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Highway Boat route Underground pathway Mudflat Pedestrian bridge

Waterfront promenade Pathway Mixed use housing

Sediment catcher Sediment mounds Salt marsh

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Operational Diagram

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Underground boat routeAnimal corridor

Energy generation

Sediments Catcher

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Velocity and vector

Flood control

Tourism industry

Gate Controller

Generate energy

Salt marsh restoration Food webFlexing field

HousingOpen Space Transportation

Boat Route

Energy generation

Animal corridor

Parking

Two folds angle variationOne fold angle variationZero fold angle variation

Highest elevated structure

Deepest cut and fill structure

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Landscape form are generated using environ-mental variables. Hence a subtle relationship between this design and the urban context is remained, which provides positive ecological and social feedbacks.

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Infrastructure

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Design Catalogs

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A study model shows how the unit form can be changed to according to the environ-mental variables and change the environment (catch sediments) in return.

The catalog shows the relationship between the site vector field and the generated landscape. And this demonstrate the adaptiveness of generated form which can reflect the nature of site.

Sections shows the spacial relationship of the units. These units vary in different urban context.

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Semester: Spring 2013Instructor: Allen SayeghType: academic team work with: Wenting Guo

Overlay Human Sense

Arduino

Sound Sensor x4

Processing

Camera Captured Image

Left side Right side

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Optimize and calculate sound change value of each sensor.

Use the value differences of sound sensors which face to four direction to calculate the sound source location.

Use the transparency of unit squares to reflect the sound direction and volume.

Human get used to see things through eyes and hear things through ears. The information coming into eyes is actually light changes. Sound wave can be translate to another form to be seen and help man filter the visual information. Eyear is a human-centered device overlaying one’s hearing to vision and try to create a new way to perceive the sur-roundings. By creating a new rule to restrict human sensory organ, this device enable men to see what they hear, and let them only see the surroundings which have sound.

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Silent environment will block most of user’s view, and this device will high-light the person who is talking.

Sound created by movement will be reflect on the screen.

User can see images with visual and hearing information through a screen in this device.

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04PHILOSOPHYIN GARDENINGChinese Garden Design

A Chinese classical garden, as a work of art of spontaneity, is more than the designer’s composition of geometric complexity and contrast. It symbolizes the owner’s characters and reflects his/her philosophy of life as well.

This garden design was inspired by two mainstream genres of traditional Chinese philosophies—Taoism and Confucianism.

Employing the concept of estrangement, the design reflected a balanced fusion of the two philosophies and unification of nature and society.

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Semester: Spring 2010Duration: 4 weeksInstructor: Wang MinType: Academic Independent work

This garden was designed exclusively for Tao Yuanming(or Tao Qian), an ancient poet.

In his early days, he was torn between his political ambi-tion and desire to retreat into solitude. He served in some minor posts, but his sister’s death, as well as disgust at the corrupted government prompted his resignation. He lived in retirement and spiritual tranquility since then.

Tao Yuanming

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Taoism pursues the unity of man and nature and conformity to the Tao of nature—an individual is to the universe what a speck of pollen is to a dandelion.

Confucianism

Taoism

order

With humanism at its heart, it focuses on the virtue and ethics of the community. Humanity, righteousness, propriety, knowledge, integrity are the basic principles.

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Distance, whether physical or non-physical one, maintains the completeness and independence of the two philoso-phies

The estrangement approach realizes the synthesis of the two philosophies. The master can seclude himself from the world while retain his concern of the society; the garden gains artificial form as well as natural atmosphere; the design satisfies the functional needs as well as the spiritual ones.

Estrangement: between nature & society

Physical Distance

Form Space Textures

Emotional DistanceLogical Distance

variation

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artificial

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Transformed buildings of deviant and asymmetric shapes, a natural assortment of geometric varieties.

"across the water"

"over mountain"...

"around the corner"

"outside the door"

"outside the wall"...

"looks rigid"

"smells aromatic"

"fells gentle"...

Well-proportioned sections in accordance with the Propriety of Confucian-ism.

The semi-circular section extending to the outside, reflecting a synthesis of the finite and the infinite.

Juxtaposition of picturesque natural rocks and crafted corridors, gravel paths trimmed with blossoms and zigzagging galleries.

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SECTION A

The main space of the garden was a miniature of natural scenery. Raw texture and flowing space introduced the rhythms of universe.

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The bridge confined the master in a secluded space while his thoughts spread to the unlimited natural dimension.

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05MELODYOF NATUREWith the rapid development of the society, the modern pace of life become more and more fast, most people tend to ignore the scenes along the way. Besides, those who cannot catch up with the pace become marginalized.

In this project, the site at the intersection serves as an important traffic hub, however, it fails to satisfy the demands of local people –– there is no space for them to enjoy a quiet urban life.

By revealing the nature context of the site, a vivid plaza is envi-sioned. Rainwater management, ecological system optimization is introduced, creating pure and sincere natural ambience. Therefore, the pace of life is adjusted, people become closer to both nature and city in this site.

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Semester: Fall 2009Duration: 6 weeksInstructor: Dong NannanType: Academic Independent work

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The site is located in Yangpu district, Shanghai, China, lays at the intersection of Kongjiang Rd and Jiangpu Rd. A new metro line will pass through this emerging area, also, new shopping mall is planned to satisfy the demands of local people. The planning area is about 2 hectare, after studying the site, we propose that 8600m2 of it should be constructed into a city plaza.

Unbalanced development is a common problem in most metropolises including Shanghai. Along the Kongjiang Rd, economic is highly developed. Architectural complex, large transportation systems enable this area to bond tightly with the rapidly developing city. However, many traditional residen-tial districts cannot keep pace with that, and form another kind of urban texture in which a slow and traditional life style is predominating. As a result, these development belts actu-ally become the gaps between different citizens.

Site & Problems

children's hospital

activity space neededprovids service transportation hub

economic belt

City Unbalanced Development Urban Texture Differentiation

commercial building

public service interface

residence interface

metro systembusiness interface

green space

parking lots

city plaza(design area)

commercial entitiesgreen spacepublic utilities

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relaxation needed

residential district

marginalizes

To bridge the fast urban life and the slow community life, this design tries to influence both of them, integrating the two with natural style . The site is designed according to the rhythm of nature––natural process, waterflow and interactions between human and creatures, it adapts to different user demands with varying paces. So, both local people and passersby will resonate with this melody, either accelerate or slowdown, their paces of life would be adjusted and they are simply happier.

Strategy

activities variation

waterflow variation

Old Community Life

Modern City Life

natural process variation

Interact with Rhythm in the Site City-People-Nature Complex

passerby

young residents

patients

shoppers

elderly residents

I wanna something interesting to happen on my way to work.

A big park where I can run and play with those cute animals!

I need a quiet place to rest, enjoying the sunshine and breathing the fresh air.

I wish I can have a seat and drink some coffee when waiting for someone.

It’s hard to find a proper place for us to chat with each others and do some exercise.

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Stormwater Management

Flora & Fauna

Activity Zone

Surface Moisture Content

urban activities

trees long-stemmed grass waterplants fishes shrubs flowers birds insects

link urban complex

slow down urban pace

introduce a quiet life style

restore nature activities

transportation hub

leisure and recreation

indigenous plant

walk through reeds

birdwatching

birdwatching

rest

shopping

exercise dragonfly chasing

dragonfly chasing

outdoor concert

go to work

bicycle parking

walking

smell flowers

smell flowers

grass knitting

grass knitting

play with petsplay chess

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drink coffeefishes feeding

jogging

street performance

taxi hailing take metro

cross the street

read news paper

touch lotusfishwathing

enjoy the cool

take photos

buy breakfirst

Nature Matrix

Ground Textures

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Human-Nature Interaction

Daily Activities

Porous pavements pavements with runoff

poolswater holding plantation

1. collecting from pedestrian zone The runoff and pool create dynamic landscape in the site, alter people's daily routine, generate more communication between human and nature.

Natural process now become a part of the site. People have the access to interact with the animals and plants at the intersection of urban and nature.

Runoffs contribute to biodiversity of the site, water plants, longgrass, shrubs, trees provide a good environment for the insects and small animals.

2. stormwater cleansing3. discharging, storing and reusing

Melody of stream

Melody of creatures

Melody of activities

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Walking In the Rain

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water store pond

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metro exit

B1/underground shopping center

Zizania aquatica

Spiked Loosestrlfe

Nymphaea tetragona

Iris pseudacorus

Phragmites australis

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Pennisetum alopecuroides

Stormwaters of the street enter the site through ditches under pedestrian walkways, flow down the slope into the lotus pond. During this progress, plants of the site will cleanse most of the water by blocking dust or removing some impurities. Then stormwaters can be used for landscape, and surplus water will be either saved in the water storage pond or just pumped out into the sewer. When the site is dry, the stored water can be used to fill the lotus pond.

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People walk in the rain while runoffs flow among them, toneless everyday routine will be activated by the rhythem of rain.

Lotus pond plays a very important role in connecting nature and city. It creates a logical distance between the shopping mall and plaza, the contrast breathes naturalness into

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Man-made birds’ nests will be installed in the trees to attract birds. Those birds can live in the plaza and prey on insects in the site. Fresh air, shadow in the summer make local people feel relaxed in the site, also, residents will enjoy appreciating birds and listening to the birds’ tweets.

Stormwater can be purified by plants and also brings oxygen and minerals into the pond. Plants will grow very well due to abundant nutrition.

Algae is the main food of fishes, and vegetation near the pond is the perfect habitat for many kinds of insects.

Goldfish is the traditional Chinese pet fish, brings a lot of joy to people. The rainwater brings the oxygen they need. Their feces deposit, which makes the soil full of nutri-tion.

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Through establishing the eco-community, the site becomes lively and more adaptable to daily activities. The tradi-tional joys of appreciating flowers, birds, fishes and insects are reproduced in the site, hence people can enjoy a pleasant life again.

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Memory of PlantsMost Chinese have some interesting experienc-es and unforgettable stories regarding some plants. Nevertheless, lack of access to the wild prevents them from enjoying those experiences again.

Those plants are indigenous ones, adapt to the local environment well, and they can be used as foods, decorations or toys. Local people like them a lot.

By introducing those plants into the site, the happy memories of local people would be recalled. And the site will seem more friendly, tight connection between the user and nature would be created. Meanwhile, the local envi-ronment will be significantly improved by those plants.

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06URBAN “GREENWELL”Budget Hotel Design

Architecture work

Sometimes, it's not easy to find a quiet place to relax yourselves, you will need a shelter for your tired heart.

In this project, the selection of site for budget hotel compromised good surrounding environment for the sake of cheap land and convenient location –– it is in an industrial land near the railway station and airport. Can people enjoy their trip in such a place?

The design aims to create another arcadia in the city by secluding the hotel from metropolis outside while exposing it to nature inside. Agricultural and natural landscapes are introduced in the hotel, hence harmonious atmosphere is built, customers would never be disturbed by the noisy city.

Semester: Spring 2009 Duration: 4 weeksInstructor: Hua XiahongType: Academic Independent work

Semester: Spring 2010 Duration: 2 weeksType: Personal Independent work

Landscape work

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Inner Ring Elevated RD

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Industrial Land

storage factory residence construction site

The hotel is located in the fringe area of downtown Shanghai. Between the inner ring and outer ring of the city, some of the lands are used for industry. As the result, urban infrastructure is under-developed in this area, and more pollution problems appear.

However, this site is suitable for budget hotel, people can get to the airport or railway station in ten minutes. What's more, the land price which is the major costs of the project, is lower than it is in the downtown.

The wonderful natural surface is well preserved in the noisy city.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH SECTION

EAST SECTION

Facades of the building are designed in a rather solid way. The number of windows outwards is reduced as much as possible, and the size of them is very small. By doing this, the hotel can be secluded from the negative environment of this area.

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Without the disturbance of urban affairs, people can completely immerse themselves in the peaceful nature.

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5 10 20FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN

1. receptionsingle room 19.5m2 *15

double room 23.0m2 *30

9. administration office 14. linen room*26. library

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After check-in, walking around the corner, people could immediately feel surrounded by a fancy world.

Well designed route makes sure that customers can get to their car or room without exposing in the open air during rainy days.

During the day, public spaces in the corner serve as activities place. While at night, they help reduce the influence between rooms.

Most rooms are east/north-facing in order to maximize sun exposure.

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5 10 20GARDEN PLAN

INNER SECTION

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Building-Garden Complex

In this project, the architecture design fulfills the needs of the building as a hotel and the landscape design makes it unique and attrac-tive.

Moreover, they promote mutually. The building creates a secluded space to ensure that the inner garden would not be disturbed. Mean while, the landscape brings vitality to the build-ing to make it more suitable to be lived in. Also, green space connects different parts of the building to make it an organic whole.

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Ground Landscape

Connection Hubs

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grass slope on the roof

landscape type garden route

The grass slope tries to guide people’s sight to the infinite sky, hence it creates connections between the inner garden and the outer nature.

Nature permeates into the building and makes it more lively.

Such “green hubs” connect different parts horizontally and vertically, becoming the activities’ center for consumers. They provides space for reading, resting, charting...

Different types of landscape creates various ambient in the garden.

The relatively artificial landscape help people transit from the outer city into this natural world, and it also creates space for people to enjoy the service of the hotel (eg. cafeteria).

Then walk from agricultural area to natural area, people can totally devote themselves into the quiet atmosphere, relax, and feel what they cannot experience in the hustle city.

AgriculturalLandscapeCrops are main plants in the garden, people can feel like living in the wild when appreciating, planting, picking or eating them, and that's really joyful.

To ensure the access to those entertainment, crop rotation is introduced in the design. In any season, there are crops in different state of growth, so they can bring various experiences to people.

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Thanks to the photosynthesis of the crops, the air quality of the inner garden can be improved a lot.

Habbitat for insects is created.

Maitains the Ph between 6.5~7.0. Needs fertilizer to replenish ele-ments like Nitrogen, phosphorus, and Potassium.

Divides the garden into several plantation zone, forms the pathes for people to appreciate and maintain the crops.

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Westgate Street DesignSite Problems

Strategy

About eight hundreds ago, Wes的tgate Street appeared with the development of Jiading Town –– an ancient Chinese city. As the main entrance of town, it achieved its prosperity in a long his-tory. However, in modern times, along with the establishment of urban transportation system, Westgare street lost its role and became a marginalized, monotonous place.

Westgate Street needs transformation to accord with its new role in modem city. By integrating the unused lots in the district, the 3-8 meters wide street could become a idea activities space –– a street park serves both local and surrounding residents. Hence Westgate Street regains its significance.

In this project, 4 group members majoring in Urban Planning, Historic Architecture Conservation and Landscape Architecture cooperated to revive this district in a comprehensive way. I took charge of the landscape design.

07REVIVAL OFFORGOTTEN TOWN

traditional residence

old public housing

vacant lots

lack playground

places for venderdevay of street segregatioin

historic architecture conservation need activities

A park embedded in street net connects the whole district, provides functions to satisfy residence and acti-vates this forgotten town.

Semester: Spring 2010Duration: 6 weeksInstructor: Dong NannanType: Personal 4 person work(landscape design)

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Organization

Core area mainly provides required func-tions.

Landscape path makes the core area more available and efficient.

Such pattern scatters along the main street making it more lively.

More landscape paths strengthen the connections of these areas, and they become an entire system.

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flowers & birds market

food market

craft & antique market

pingpong table

basketball cage

badminton court

game tables

pavilion

waterfront pedestrian

wood bridge

historic architecture museum

recreational lawns

reading yard

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gathering square

play ground

waterfront boulevard grassland

market place pocket park

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ActivitiesDue to the space limits, different kinds of spaces are utilized according to their characters with efficiency.

Linear Spacemainly include green paths, people walk and rest here to enjoy the nature.

Spotspeaceful places in the site. Gardens for quiet activities are designed here.

Squareshigh participation and common sports are encouraged here.

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Market placesThere are many stores along the westgate street serving the local people. In this design, these transactions are collected together to form market places. Westgate street becomes more attractive for neighbourhoods. Three kinds of Chinese traditional market places are built in this district, to meet diverse demands.

flowers & birds

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Entertainment Demandsprovides traditional Chinese playthings such as bonsai, pet birds...

Culture Preservation handiworks exhibit and sell here to support the lives of local craftsmen.

Healthy Eating provides fresh food from surrounding vil-lages.

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What defines happy life? My answer is living a convenient and comfortable life in the city while enjoying the fun of nature.

In this project, a new green space system was supposed to be planned in Hongqiao For-eign Trade Center (1.77KM2, Shanghai, China) to satisfy its future development needs. Investigation focused on the social and ecological factors in the site, presenting the current relationship between the city and nature clearly. Then, a well considered master plan was carried out to reconnect the city to the nature. The green network created the scene for natural life in the city, so people can appreciate the birds’ tweets at the back-street of the shopping mall, or they can just lay on the lawn basking the sunlight during the short break of their works. They can live urban life and natural life at the same time.

The investigation and regulatory planning parts are team works, and I’m the one in charge. I arranged the work flow for my team, and consolidated our works into one single report book. The detailed planning and joint design are individual works.

08CONCERTO: reconnectingurban life& natureUrban Green Space System Planning

Work Flow

background information survey- Shanghai comprehensive planning study

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- traffic- urban green space system- economy- surrounding relationship- regional comparative research

-structure- sectorization- land use- traffic system

- urban landscape system- natural landscape system- ecological system- activities and facilities organization- water system

-concept- guiding principle

- Singapore urban design- Brisbane, green space planning, Australia

- land usage- traffic- buildings- population- public utilities

- weather- green space- animal- water system

- Hongqiao Park- Hongqiao Center Garden- Kaihong green- Yanhong green

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Inner Ring Elevated RD

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Building quality analysis

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Interaction Between Urban Life and Natural Life

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Functions- recreation- outdoor exercise- relaxation- passage- seclusion...

Functions- entertainment- service- job- transportation- education...

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There are already many activities in the city, however, few connections exist between them, especially between the city life and nature. It’s hard for people to enjoy different kinds of life styles at the same time.

This design use green space to create a system to integrate urban life and natural life, abridging the distance between them. Hence people are free to choose their own lifestyle. Based on their choices, the city could be either a shopping mall or a big park.

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Hongqiao Park

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Coordination of ElementsThe mixture of natural and modern textures diversifies urban life, yet probably at the cost of underming their distinctions. Therefore, it is imperative to maintain their independence and integrity in the plan.

There are two kind of relationship between the green space used for urban life and the green space used for natural life. They may parallel or intersect in the site.

By using this form, the two kinds of green space would not interfere with each other.

The key to remain this form is to design diverse flora and fauna and create dif-ferent space feelings.

This is the connecting point of the two kinds of green space, people can their preferred scenes at the intersection.

It is important to use different textures and sharp outline to represent them.

various species and space feelings

different textures and sharp layouts

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Overpass & Square Design

This square lin the south of the site serves as an important traffic joint, it connects the major park of the site.

On the one hand, the square and overpass give people access to natural life, on the other hand, they provide a fast approach to the metro station.

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09FABRICATIVEEXPERIMENTATION

Cardboard house is a team work for the fabrication festival, students are required to use cardboard to build a shelter in 10 hours.

I’m the leader of the 10-person group. I utilized the feature of card-boad––it can endure the force parallel to its surface. Through assem-bling cardboard, multiple ribbed walls were erected to support the whole structure. This pattern enabled me to design the form of the house with few restrictions.

Semester: Spring 2008Instructor: Qi GuangpingType: academic team workRole: team leader structure & form design organization, construction

form & structure design material preparation construction

Cardboard House

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Timber Work StudyTimber work plays a significant role in Chinese ancient buildings. The nature texture of wood is endowed with artificial form, hence the buildings are infused with vitality and merge in to the environ-ment context.

Yinxian wooden pagoda is the paragon of Chinese wooden architecture which exists for 800 years. Studying its structure and form, we can know the achievements in respect of technique, art form, religion, philosophy, politics and so on. Furthermore, the tra-ditional feats and thoughts can also give an inspiration to modern design about how to utilize the natural materials.

The 1/80 model was made according to an important ancient book of architecture principles named "Yinzhao Fashi" and some other image materials provided by our tutor and team mem-bers. As the leader of this work, I’m responsible for the model design(digital one included); first, second floor and roof structure assembling; material preparation and work assignment as well.

Semester: Spring 2008 Duration: 3 weeksInstructor: Zhu YuhuiType: Academic Group work (9 students)Role: Leader

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UNIT PLAN

PANAROMA

1.0 2.0 4.0

The Internet is developing in a dizzying speed and has changed our lifestyle fundamentally. It has excited inspirations in thousands of fields, however, rarely in Landscape Design.

This project explores a new way of Landscaping—–utilizing the Internet’s virtual elements which are well designed and perfectly established. By creatively using light as a media, the landscape will light up the sites both in real and virtual world thus converting the unused rooftops into attractive outdoor spaces for Shanghai—a densely populated and built metropolis.Therefore, creativity and connection within the community will be activated.

This design converts the “virtualscape” of the Internet—colors particularly in this project— to a visible and interactive one in real world to expand the limit of natural landscape, and hence relinks individuals who are connected by networks but isolated in real life. As the invisible networks are revealed, landscape hence eliminates the negative factors of the Internet, revitalizing the both interpersonal and the connection between human being and nature.

Semester: Spring 2011Duration: 6 weeksInstructor: Dong NannanType: Competition, Conceptual Design 2 person work(leader & main designer)

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Although the Internet is intangible in real, it dose exit, exerting its influence to every corner of the world.

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Shanghai is one of the most compact cities in the world, greenery and public open spaces are limited in old communities. The flat roofs of many buildings are unused and often ignored spaces which become city eyesores.

People can surf the internet on the roof gardens on laptops or phones. Internet becomes the landscape here, rooftops thus are not only just open spaces but also places full of various pos-sibilities.

My roof garden is awesome!!

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In this project, a community in Hongqiao district is selected. The design is supposed to bring people an alternative for their once monotone weekdays, aiming to provide outdoor space for them and better the city's night landscape at the same time.

GreenDensity12.8m251.2% Buildings account for 51.2% of the central city, depriving

the citizens of enough outdoor space. The per capita green area in Shanghai is 12.8m2, moreover, the resident green space is so deficient.

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BEFORE 3New Routine: A common day of a working young people in Shanghai. Most of them have the same schedule for their weekday. However, there can be some good changes for

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TransformationThere is a myriad of information carefully designed on the Internet which can be utilized as material for landscape design to provide novel experience for users.

The process of turning the data from personal devices to the visible and interactive light can be divided into three steps: collecting and filtering data; converting data; displaying light.

In this project, tthe lighting solution is mainly based on the pageviews and the users’ locations (defined by Wi-Fi emitters)—–three sizes of spots and different levels of illumina-tion are used to represent the webpage’s use intensity, and only the nearby lights will be on if there are only a few people at the site. Moreover, a special website will be built to provide creative and interactive uses such as message board, informative Easter eggs, and color control panel, users can also decide their own lighting form by collaborative use of webpages for different activities and events, e.g. parties, shows, and speeches.

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Program

The virtual online connections among people are revealed by the media of light in this project, moreover, a brand new bond is generated to stimulate communication.

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Roofgarden 2.0The infrastructure in this project is simple but multifunctional. Light plays the main role, which is presented on the lawn and wooden platform, arranging the space with the color and the spot size. Since the colors of the web usually are designed to conduct the users to a certain emotion, displaying them in real environment enables the site to adapt itself to the certain activities of users.

The lampposts which are made of white composite material are meanwhile Wi-Fi emitters. Nine slightly tilted lampposts are different in height to present different spot sizes. This diversifies the space. NFCs (Near Field Communication) are built at the proper position on the lamppost, allowing people to exchange information with the internet: users can get riddles by simply holding their devices close to the NFC on the lampposts on the night of the Lantern Festival, or just leave some words on the given website as message board on a usual day.

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