LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE XI WANG
Resume EDUCATION
North China University of Technology (NCUT) 2012-2016 Major: Landscape Architecture Degree: Bachelor of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2016-pesent Major: Landscape Architecture Degree: Master of Landscape Architecture (Expected in 2019)
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Analytic Investigation on Beijing Residential Landscape Situation 2013, 11 2014 NCUT Students Group to Santa Chiara, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy 2014,1-3 Project: Renovation of small town in Castiglion Fiorentino Research on YiDuhe Village for the Rural Industrial Development Program 2015, 5
WORK EXPERIENCE
Beijing Urban Construction Design & Development Group Co.,Ltd, Landscape designer 2015, 1-2 Participated in the design work of Physical Center in the Qinshui County Building Engineering Branch of CCCC Third Highway Engineering Co.,Ltd, Finance officer 2015, 7-9
ACHIEVEMENTS
Third Prize Practice Scholarship of NCUT Excellence Award(First Prize) in the Architectural Photography Competition of College of Architecture and Art First Prize Practice Scholarship of NCUT Second Prize Academic Scholarship of NCUT First Prize certificate for Excellent Design Work in 2015 Student’s Works Exhibition of Exchange Programs of Architecture Schools of China awarded by National Board of Architectural Accreditation, China
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2015
ACTIVITIES
Public Relations Department, Student Union of NCUT 2012-2013 Got sponsorship of CNY 4800 for school activities and CNY 600 for school discount card. Volunteered at LaoNianfu Gerocomiun, ShiJingshan District 2015, 11 Cleaned house for the elder and gave performance.
SKILLS
SKETCH: Mark drawing, Sketch, Watercolor SOFTWARE: AutoCAD, Adobe( Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator), Google Sketchup, Rhino, Atlantis, Lumion, Vray, MS Office.
Contact
Tel: (217) 305-0850 Email: xiw3@illinois.edu Address: 75 East Armory Apt 502, Champaign, Illinois,61820
Contents Undergraduate 1 Small Town Renovation in Castiglion Fiorentino in Italy......................................02 Cooperative project with a senior in sophomore year. I mainly did the analysis, the design of courtyard in Santa Chiara and the details of parking. This project won the Excellent Design Work in 2015 Student’s Works Exhibition of Exchange Programs of Architecture Schools of China
2 Transformation of Public Facilities in MeiShi Street in QianMen Region...........12 Project of Urban Space in junior year
3 Community Green Space Design.............................................................................20 Project of Sustainable and Green in junior year
Graduate 4 Stage Form.................................................................................................................30 Plaza design within college area
5 Other Work................................................................................................................35 Photographs, sketches and models
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Castiglion Fiorentino
1 1.CHIESA DI SAN FRAANCESCO 2.CHIESA DI S. ANGELO-PINACOTECA 3.CHIESA DELLA COLLEGIATA 4.MUSED DELLA PIEVE DI S. GIULIANO 5.CHIESA DEL GES 6.CHIESA DI S. AGOSTINO 7.CHIESA DI SAN LAZZO 8.CHIESA DELELE SANTUCCE 9.TEATRO COMUNALE 10.PALAZZO DEGLI SOLOPI 11.CHIESA DELLA SS
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Castiglion Fiorentino is a small, walled town in eastern Tuscany, Italy. It belongs to Arezzo province, lies between Arezzo town and Cortona town. It is well known for its annual festivals and Etruscan archeological site. Castiglion Fiorentino lies in the center of a triangle formed by Florence, Siena and Perugia. Situated on a hilltop, 345 meters (1,132 ft) above sea level, the town overlooks the Val di Chio and the Preappenines. Slightly more than 12,000 people live in the town. The Manciano village, known as ''Misericordia", lies in a mile to the west.
Santa Chiara
Santa Chiara is the study center, in the southeast corner of Castiglion Fiorentino. Students come from many different countries here. They study here and have fun here. Everyone loves here. Because they live here and feel at home.
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Main street Minor street
Santa Chiara is in a position which can collect people. Lots of foreign tourists would probably go past here. So, a noticeable landmark is needed, as well as the beautification.
1.LOGGE VASARIANE 2.CHIESA DI SANTA CHIARA 3.CHIESA DEL COLLEGIO 4.PALAZZO PRETORIO SEDE DEL MUSED ARCHEOLOGICO EBIBLIOTECA
Due to the overall infrastructure, town walls and building, scholars thought that they were established in the late medieval time. However, more contemporary excavations have found the remains of an Etruscan city wall (4th century BC) underearth the current Piazzale del Cassero, and have discovered the remains of Etruscan temple under one of the town's churches, La chiesa di sant'angelo, which was built in the twelfth century.
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CASTIGLION FIORENTINO
Local school The old center Santa chiara center
At the back of Santa chiara, there is an empty space in the yard. This could be transformed into a temporary parking lot, reducing the congestion.
Main spots in the town
The first existing city wall, including Porta Fiorentina, is the main entrance to the town's historical center. It was erected in the 13th century, then enlarged in the 14th to connect the castle with the outside walls. An anti-gate containing the Medici coat of arms is located outside of the walls. While the inside of the gate is constructed of three arches under a statue of the town's patron saint, St.Michael. The town's fortress, the Cassero, was completed in 1367. In the 15th century, the nuns of San Girolamo used the fortress as a convent, and by the 19th, much of them was destroyed.
The Pinacoteca or Municipal Art Gallery occupied the former church of Sant'Angelo. Built on the site of an Etruscan temple, the church of Sant'Angelo was built in Romanesque style between 1229 and 1239. The church has served as a hospital, wine cellar and workshop before being renovated and used as an official museum and art gallery. In 1513 Vasari constructed a nine arch loggia Logge del Vasari in Piazza del Comune, overlooking the valley. The Logge were restored once between 1560 and 1570, and then again in the first part of the 20th century. Nearby is the Castello di Montecchio, which once was given to the british mercenary.
REGION ANALYSIS 3
The population has a tendency of aging, the town lacks vigor. Young people have to leave to seek for education and work opportunity, causing more empty houses appeared.The parking problem is severe. Most of the cars are parked outside. Plants are just potted. The town lacks tall trees. Main traffic route
In order to connect Santa chiara and the local school, we need to make full use of the empty space.
Main entrance Circulation Minor entrance no entry for car
Workday Festival
Running Market Shopping Tea time activity Happy hour Sleeping
Running School
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The residents do exercises from 6:00 am to 8:00 am, work from 8:00 am to 12:00 am, have rest to 2:00 pm, and work untill 4:00 pm.In weekend or holiday, they would sleep later.
Workday Festival
The town is quiet and the people live leisurely. So, it is important to adjust the relationship between tourists and the local people.
SPOTS OF THE TOWN
Accroding to the shape of the town, we designed an egg-shaped information desk.
The information desks are made of two or three egg-shaped structures which were connected by a board.
Add these landscape nodes into the sites from A to G. They can provide the weather, the activities and the current news of the town, giving both tourists and local people instruction.
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PARKING TRANSFORMATION A. E. G. I. G.
B. C. D. F. Can not be transformaed.
H.
Can be transformed into stereo parking lot New temporary parking lot.
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Structure Details
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Specification
A.E.G can be transformed into parking tower.
Stereo double-layer parking
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Carry-board system
Steel structure system
Safety system
Fence
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Plants
Elevator driven system
Structure I.J can be transformaed from abandoned shop into double-layer parking lot.
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DISPLAY STAND The inspiration comes from the rubble wall in the town.They bump at random, thus forming locally unique appeal. Dividing the rectangle into many square lattices at the norms of 5cm*8cm, and then draw circles at different sizes.
Seeing at the intersection.
Right view Seeing in the middle of branch.
Perspective view
Adding a node at point O to display the sutdents' handcrafts or to serve for the local crafts market.
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Seeing at the gate of Santa chiara.
DESIGN OF SANTA CHIARA CENTER The Santa Chiara study center is in the southeast of Castiglion Fiorentino.
Requirements of students
The only room which has wifi does not have enough chairs, so lots of
Self achievement Respect Society Safety
students come here and sit on the floor in order to use wifi and do their work.
There are a lot of rainy days in Italy, and the weather is not warm. So almost no one come to the garden. Our goal is to make full use of the garden.
Living needs
This is the back door of study center. It is a fast way to get to the center of the town.
We want a place that can fit students' different requirements, such as enjoying the sunshine, owning a private room to read a book or have a nap, having a room accessible to wifi or can hold a group meeting. So a wall-like space that connected with the building of Santa Chiara study center was created. We use stairs and corridor to connect the vertical wall-like space with the center's building.
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The Sunshine Room Plants and pigions Some monomers are used for plants and raising pigions, which can help increase the greening and also provide a home for the pigions, since pigions are the symbol of Italy.
Origin —— vertical accumulation Move According to the principle of train wheels, install small wheels under each monomer so that it can freely move on the horizental direction.
Fixator makes convenience. Wheel center
Hard ware of double brake Brake dial and wheel simultanously stop.
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Structure
rate
Brake Sepe
Brake pad
Using the brake-attributed wheel to fix the monomer at any time.
Connect Every monomer on the same floor can be conneccted with others. It can expend the space for different requirements of different amounts of students.
Installing magnet at the bottom of the door to fix it.
Addding connection equippment between monomers to ensure stability
Connecting the courtyard
Connectingthe building The first floor
The thrid floor
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The second floor
The fourth floor
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LOCATION ANALYSIS
China
Beijing district
QianMen region
MeiShi street
History and development Different streets converged.
MeiShi Street had already formed. At that time, people called it Mei Shikou. Much of the coal was sold there.
Yuan BC
Ming The initial MeiShi Street was in the most prosperous area at that time. Most streets were made of dirt.
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Qing
1983s 1949s
After Qing dynasty, Mei Shi Street developed into Food street.
With the planning of government and the push of citizens,MeiShi Street will become prestigious landscape street.
Xuan wu district drafted the planning of Qian Men. MeiShi Street was included.
After the communist revolution in 1946, Qian Men region developed into a commercial district, then Mei Shi Street was known to all.
2004s 1993s
Crowded layout made it not popular.
In the future The transformatin of MeiShi Street started. The first step was to transform the public facilities.
Composition of population Local residents VIsitors Foreign residents
College Senior-level elementary-level Illiterate
<25 25~ 5 35~50 > 50
<5 5~10 10~30 >30
MeiShi Street region contains a large number of senior people, showing an phenomenon of aged society. In order to alleviate this problem, we should add new elements into this area to attract visitors and the young, making this place revitalized.
Internet and usage
Private wifi Public wifi
Wifi coverage
Interview Different social classes constitute social structure. The components are status, role, group and system. Mei Shi street keeps both modern economic shocks and historical relics. So we interviewed the people who live in this place and the topic is "Are you happy to live here?"
38%
Juvenile
25%
75%
Youth
82%
95%
Mid adult
78%
15%
Old age
8%
Usage of cellphone
Usage of computer
Local people Mid-literate Zealous
Worker Small social circle
Community staff Helpful High responsible
Visitor Stay is brief Main customer Using electronics
Student High cognitive Using electronics
Child New generaation High cognitive
Shop owner Big social circle Main force of using electronics
Sanitation worker Low status
Passerby Using electronics
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ANALYSIS Street Condition
Major street Minor street
Pedestrain Bicycle
Bus
Vehicle
Building protection
p=people h=hour
<100p/h 8p/h
Permanent building Intact building
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Impaired building
Inferior building
50-99p/h
30-49p/h
20-29p/h
10-19 p/h
<8p/h
One floor Two floors Three floors Four floors Five floors Six floors
PROBLEMS Activities
Near DaZhalan and Qian Men,it has become more and more prosperous.
Near the subway station.
In open space, even no seats set up for visitors. They have to rest on the stone block.
Hold the Beijing Design Week.
On the central axis of Beijing.
Big substation boxes and cable boxes are great obstacles for walking. Owners of stores put sundries on the path, leavinng 15
STRATEGY Objective
Subjective View
Visitors People
Local residents
One-way street Side walk
Foreign residents Private car life
Commerce
Bus Motor sweeper Individual shops
Vehicle
Street
Entertaining space Formal talk
Bicycle
Chain stores
Street
Open space
Environment
Informal talk
Conservation Innovation
Architecture
PERSPECTIVE With new elements, Mei Shi street can develop from the former isolated region to the mid-term tourist avenue, and finally becomes popular and prestigious.
No changes in these years. Nothing interesting. Let's go.
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No one stay. Several repairments. No one satisfied.
No more scenes.
We should reasonably adopt landscape methods to solve the problems of substation boxs and to make the street beatuiful, such as the envelop of the substation box and the painting on the wall. These could help change the overall appearance of Mei Shi street.
Good protection of culture.
Fantastic transformation and interesting open space.
We would find more street style and young people.
SOLUTIONS OF TRANSFORMATION Substation Box for Activities
Two box transformer substations and the passing route
Create new space and change the route
Marble Use glass screen wall as baffle plate
Ice crack patterns
Glass roof of window makes sunlight accessible Structure of Bottom serves as support
Link the points of 0.618 on the four sides
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Decoration and Seats Add plant
Cover up
Flower
Substation Box for view
Surround
Accessories are added to different faces
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Cover up
Tilestone and bamboo
PLANTS CATEGORY AND COVERAGE Daisy
Snapdragon Chinese rose Buxus
I selected some local plants that enable the street have different views during the years. Buxus serves as the isolation to separate the main street and sidewalks, and also serves as a rim mark. Pinus armandii can keep alive even in the winter so that the land will not be so empty. Chinese rose, petunia and daisy are common flowers which would bloom in spring, giving Mei Shi street lively atmosphere. landscape transformation plants & seats facility transformation 1:10000
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Ulmus pumila Sycamore Pinus armandii Petunia Solenostemon
Cement brick Concrete cushion
SECTION
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Total area: 4641m2 Green area: 1902m2 Greening rate: 41%
Description Considering the shape of this area, I decided to follow the original appearence, adding the figure of RuYi into this design and dividing the area into several different parts. Also, I applied some ecological methods to guarantee the place's ornamental value and self-sustaining, such as vertical greening and solar powered illuminated lamp. By using these methods, I hope to create a place that connects the residential area and the street to form a transitional area that provide the pedestrians a safer sidewalk and achieve the separate roads. Furthermore, the prime goal is to bring convenience to the residents and provide them leisure outdoor space. 20
SITE ANALYSIS
ACTIVITY TIME ANALYSIS SITE OF THE AREA
summer
The project area is located in ChaoYang district in Beijing, which is in the center of an old residential community. It is close to the East 5th Ring Road, linking the main streets with the minor streets.
spring & autumn
SITE OF THE ROAD
Winter
Four streets converge at the project spot.The northside is a middle school and the southside is a residential community. Such crucial spot just turn out to be a wasteland.
view swing photo dance gather pet bar 21
POPULATION & TRANSPORT MODE 11% 16% 22%
41%
The old The middle age Young people Teenager
6% 12% 23%
Private car Motorcycle 59%
Bicycle Noun
CONCEPTION RuYi, in ancient China, initially, invented for scratching, has been used widely. Gradually, it gained several aspects of meanings. Also, it has a high value for appreciation.
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PROCESS
I intend to design a leisure area in this place. One goal is to resolve the congestion problem, and the other is to create leisure outdoor space for residents. On the basis of the long srtip shape, I will consider it into design.
I decide to lift the overpass, allowing the pedestrains go upward. The function is to provide a higher viewing angle for these people.
Combining the overpass and the land. The southpart sink down to form a semiprivate space while the northpart maintain equal height with the street.
According to the shape of RuYi, the overpass was determined.
Dividing the area into different parts for various functions. Inner is for people's activities and outer fringe sidewalk is for pedestrians to have separate paths with vehicles.
Planting trees along the fringe to cut down noise and automobile exhaust so as to ensure the inner tranquilness.
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DESIGN ANALYSIS
Tree Pool Benches
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Block
Route
Plant
Overpass
Plan
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50m
25
Dark lighting effect
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DETAILS Vertical Greening
Bicycle Parking Green planting box Stainless steel vertical keel Drip irrigation pipe radius of 25 Stainless steel net rack Screw bolt Plant Architecture waterproof
Solar Powered Lamp Plant growth regulater Corrosion resistance of green planting box 500x500x150mm Integral green planting box
Plant
Solar powered illuminated lamp are a realistic and green alternative to electrically powered LED lamp providing equivalent levels of illumination but with much lower installation costs and zero running costs. They are contemporary in design and need no fixed eletrical connections.
Plants ecological zone
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Rainwater Collection and Recycle Rainwater are collected to the two sides of the overpass due to the angle of inclination, falling through the pipes and spread to the greensward.
organic horizon leached horizon 300mmthick concrete or gravel
Rainfall
Transpiration
Catchment of greensward and seep brick Filter unit Infiltration
Stairs for Entrance
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Irrigation
Water storing unit
Sunken Flower Pond
Permeable red brick 200*100*50mm Antifreeze Wearproof Antiskid Procelain rustic tiles 400*400*50mm Antiskid Antifoul Antibiosis Grass planting brick 250*190*70mm Permeable
Plants
Poplar tremula
Peach tree
Box-tree
Prunus triloba
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Stage Form
About the site The site is located in the west part of military axis in University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, which is about 800 feet long and 300 feet wide. It besides the business building in the north and the art design building in the south. It is totally covered by lawn. It is a big open space full of sunlight and view of the surroundings.
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Research Diagram
Movement
Accessibility
Concept Diagram Description My concept is about stage. My definition of it is the stage that is waiting for something to happen here. So, what I did is to make space suitable for all of the different needs.
Through my research, everyday a lot of people go across this site. Sometimes they are just cross by. They go for work and go for classes. But sometimes specific events happen here. Such as student groups' activities and Armory drills, which are well organized in the site. So, I define the things happen here in two categories. Spontaneous and planned. So, the site should be as flexible as the stage that can hold different activities, should be waiting for all of the possibilities made by people.
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General Plan
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D
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Formal Elements
Planting
Pavement
Infrastructure
Section B-B'
Section A-A'
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Detailed Plan C
Detailed Section D
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Perspective Montage
Detailed Plan D
Detailed Section C
Phsical Model
Other Works 35