Han Wang Master of Landscape Architecture | 2023 University of Virginia
HAN WANG To the greatest Landscape Artist, Claude Cormier R.I.P.
hw9jy@virginia.edu
Emotion is a fundamental aspect of the human experience, influencing our behaviors, wellbeing, and overall satisfaction. By adopting an emotional landscape design approach, we seek to craft spaces that evoke positive feelings, inspire contemplation, and encourage meaningful connections. This will involve an indepth understanding of the local community, c u l t u re , a n d h i s to r y to e n s u re t h e d e s i g n resonates with their unique emotional landscape. Every landscape has a story to tell, and I believe in infusing our designs with narratives that captivate hearts. By incorporating storytelling into the fabric of the landscape, we can create an emotional connection with the users, narrating tales of the community's past, present, and future aspirations. This storytelling approach will breathe life into the design and stimulate a d e e p e r l eve l o f e m o t i o n a l e n g a g e m e n t .
" Fill the public space with love."
I envision a transformational approach to landscape design that embraces emotion, love, and a profound sense of community. My aim is to craft public spaces that not only dazzle the eyes but touch the soul, fostering a genuine connection and inspiring enduring memories. By co-creating landscapes that embody the emotional fabric of the community, we can build a legacy of love and togetherness that stands the test of time.
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EDUCATION 2021 2023 2016 2020
E X P E R I E N C E May 2023 July 2023
MKSK-LAB Internship | Washington, DC https://www.mkskstudios.com/
Major: Landscape Architecture | Charlottesville, VA
-Helped with CD/DD process -Cordinated with other offices to work -Site visits -Researched with Indy City site 's analysis
NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Major: Landscape Gardening | Harbin, China
March 2023 July 2023
SKILLS GRAPHIC Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Hand - drawing
MODELING Rhino Sketchup Physical Model ( Laser Cut/ CNC/ Paper Cut)
ANALYSIS
Dec 2022 Dec 2022
July 2020 May 2021
ArcGIS Site Reserch
RENDERING Lumion Enscape
CONSTRUCTION Auto CAD Revit
VIDEO EDITING Premiere Pro After Effects
March 2020 June 2020
SRA | Charlottesville, VA
-Worked with instructors -Helped with LAR department's accreditation work -Organized students' work in recentfive years
TBG PARTNERS Winter Externship | Houston, TX https://tbgpartners.com/
-Helped to redesign a splash park in one week -Got involved in the design process -Shadowed with different groups in the studio
ANTAO GROUP - SHANGHAI BRANCH Landscape Designer | Shanghai, China
Contents COMMUNITY
DESIGN
Engagement - Memory of the Ground GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reinvention - Living Ground SOCIAL JUSTICE Activation - Wrinkles of the Ground SITE
BASED
DESIGN
Pattern - Immersing into the Ground
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https://www.antaogroup.com/en-us
-One year professional experience -Helped the Associate with various types of projects -Participated in planting design and pavement design -Designed sections in the residential project, including kindergarden and recreation area -Used different softwares to help the design process
FLOSCAPE
COMMUNITY PARK DESIGN Renewal - Revival of History Baroque
https://www.floscape.cn/
ECO TECH
-Five months internship and got a return offer -Participated in the concept design of different projects -Designed the playground and the viewing platform of a waterfront street project
PROFESSIONAL
Internship | Shanghai, China
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WORK
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SITE ANALYSIS
E d u c a t i o n A s p e c t - W h y D r o p-o u t R a t e H i g h?
/ 01 ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY DESIGN/STORY TELLING/ CULTURAL ASSEST/ UNEVEN GEOGRAPHIES MEMORY OF THE GROUND
This is a community design project in Apalachicola, Florida. Education is the foundation for the future. Education resources, like educational institutions and educational infrastructures, not only tie the community’s history together, but also could provide a p u b l i c g a t h e r i n g s p a c e a n d a ro u t i n e f o r a l l c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s to t a ke p a r t i n . The Hill community has always attached great importance to educational resources in the past. However, nowadays, the loss of educational resources weakened the thread that binds the community together, and threatens the strength of the community in the future. "Children are more willing to play computer at home," said a community w o r k e r w h o w o r k s i n t h e e d u c a t i o n s y s t e m , " T h e y l o s e t h e m o t i v a t i o n t o l e a r n ." My idea is to choose several blocks or vacant places between two existing educational infrastructures in Apalachicola, History Wallace M. Quinn site which is now used as a place that offers afterschool programs for students from K to 12, and the recreation center which will be opened next year to make a safety route for children to learn and play. Each of those design areas will have different prompts to benefit children for perception exploration and vitality and consider as a children friendly design.
2022 FALL STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: REBECCA HINCH, CL BOHANNON, MICHAEL LEUGERING
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Safety Route Afterschool
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History of Apalachicola Education Group work
MASTERPLAN
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History-Wallace M.Quinn High School Now-Afterschool Program
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SKETCH
Important Educational Resource
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FORM GENERATION Playful Structure
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ENTRANCE PLAZA
SPLASH SWALE
SPORT COURT
P l a y g r o u n d/ S e a t s u n d e r T r e e s
Natural Stormwater/Fountain
C o n s e r v e d S p o r t F i e l d s/ B e a n B e r m s
P l a y g r o u n d/ S e a t s u n d e r T r e e s
MATERIAL
R ubber as Climbing Mound
Natural Stormwater/Fountain
C o n s e r v e d S p o r t F i e l d s/ B e r m a s S e a t s
MATERIAL
Concrete as Swale
MATERIAL
Gr ass as Bean Berms
POPUP DESIGNG
Safe Street Design B i k e l a n e s/ B u f f e r B e r m s/ S p e e d B u m p
THICK SECTION OF SITE
Contrast between Livingshoreline and Hardenshoreline
/ 02 REINVENTION
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE/ SHORELINE PROTECTION/ WHARF DECONSTRUCTION LIVING GROUND The Bay Studio positions the design of wet lands as natural infrastructure for human and ecosystem communities in the Chesapeake region. These areas are home to some of the hardworking and historically marginalized h u m a n c o m m u n i t i e s a n d e c o s y s t e m s a n d re i m a g i n i n g p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r a m o re j u s t , resilient, and beautiful future through the design of wet landscapes is our task. The current state of private commercial docks prioritizes ship ownership over the health of aquatic habitats and the environment. Through my design, I aim to transform these docks into sustainable, ecological models that prioritize the health of the ecosystem. The first stage of the project will involve utilizing wetlands to gradually form small islands that will improve the ecological environment around the wharf, taking advantage of the unique characteristics of these ecosystems to store sediments and utilize natural water processes. In order to connect the community with the wetland, a safe road and bridge will be constructed along the railway track. The second stage of the design involves constructing an ecological wharf, replacing the existing pileling with new materials that will minimize environmental pollution. The new wharf will feature ecological revetment and a living shoreline that will help to soften the hard coastline and further improve the surrounding environment. Meanwhile, reuse those old materials with the site's design.
2023 SPRING STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: WILLIAM SHIVERS, BRIAN DAVIES, TARYN WIENS
MODEL ITERATION I
Growing Sediment Catchment - Angle & Triangle
MODEL ITERATION I I
Growing Sediment Catchment - Crossing & Transform
MODEL ITERATION I
Growing Sediment Catchment - Dots & Shape
MASTERPLAN
Eco-friendly Wharf
INTERVENTION
Creosote Remove - Dock Deconstru ction
WBus A LStop K I N# G EXPERIENCE 6 Mel's Cafe
S Debarpita, p a c e E Chris, x p l o Han sure & People's Feeling group work
SITE MODEL F
Space Experience in Cities
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/ 03 ACTIVATION
LANDSCAPE ENTANGELMENT/ PUBLIC SPACE/ SEAT/ HISTORY WRINKLE OF THE GROUND E
Explore the myriad, and often contested, ways that public landscapes perform as socioecological spaces (David Harvey) and racialized topographies (Jeff Ueland and Barney Warf). By pairing the designed landscape with concepts of the socio-ecological, social nature and public spaces, you will be asked to consider that nature is always social and intertwined with the urban. G
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Downtown Pedestrian Mall as the most crowded sites in the city, over its long history, continues to be a place of protest, celebration, and gathering. The "wrinkle" contains the wisdom of the earth, it carries the numerous historical events of Downtown. Transit center, as the hub of transportation, to some extent, activities the city and generates the new wrinkle. Zoom into the site, each of the site’s four sides thrust an invisible force into the site. The design makes this force visible through a series of terraces that undulate from the north to Water Street, expressing the concept of wrinkles. As the site is squeezed by the buildings, the middle of the site forms an elevated ramp - the most obvious wrinkle - and two sunken spaces on either side. These spaces will allow for people to linger and relax. Trees form wrinkles within and around the central ramp. The canopies of these trees are reflected in a continuous undulation along the fold lines.
open space open space people feel
2022 SPRING DESIGN STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: BETH MEYER , SCOTT MITCHELL, EMILY WETTSTEIN
PROCESS
WORK
SITE PLAN & FORM GENERATION
Bus Stops Seats
PERSPECTIVE VIEW
Wrinkles from Space "Pressure" D O
BRICK
Crossing Section S i t e
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CHARACTER: Mommy and Kid
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T RANSITION
PHOTOMONTAGE
Building
TRANSI
Flipped Seats
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I was curious about everything. The view in adults' world is a 5'5'' perspective , and I would always see things above the ground. For example, like the old tree which stands across the street, its roots have already buried deeply in the ground and squeezed the paved stone tiles, so I want to touch it。And as I can see the chain link fence of the coffee shop, if I can sit on it and swing for a little while, I will have much more fun.
DESIGN TACTIC
COMMUNITY CENTER UNDER THE CANOPY SECTION-1
Street
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The weather is so cold，what happened to the school bus. we have been here for10 minutes. I also have to hold my little girl, I dont know why she is always so naughty, and trying to get rid of my hand. After a long day of work I am so tired that I need to get a bench to sit down. But the bench of the bus stop is made of metal, and a young man put something there also. However, there are a lot of chairs in the coffee shop beside us, but I am not prefer to have a cup of coffee now.
CONCRETE
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Sunny Perch
PERSPECTIVE SECTION
T w o S e m i - E n c l o s e d O u t d o o r "L i v i n g r o o m"
PERSPECTIVE VIEW Crossing Section
TRIGGER POINT Ground Materials
DESIGN SECTION MODEL
& Topography
Ground Materials
& Layers
/ 04 PATTERN
branches canopies rocks leaf
SITE VISIT
Ground Materials
soil
decomposed
Step on Layers
GROUND MATERIAL/ GROUND LAYERS/ DECOMPOSITION IMMERSING INTO THE GROUND The first impression I had of Ohio was the golden layer of fallen leaves and as I walked down the steep slope, falling branches, fallen tree trunks and mossy rocks on the ground combined to form a complete organism. How is this organism related to each other? What is the connection between their superimposed patterns? This was the question that came into my mind at first. So I decided to try to discover the combination pattern of the representative ground materials of Ohio by digging, and summarizing the different layers. However, when people come into Ohio, they are often attracted by the tall trees and ignore the ground materials. This made me think about bringing the joy of ground materials to others. Besides, in my design, I created the basic units of the different topographies. To illustrate, there are topographies of the downward belly bowl shaped, which made it the natural dig shape. Then I considered the dfferent placement of ground materials in the topographies, and created several long sections with more than just various layers of them. In addition, through the combination of terrains and ground materials, each section has a specific one as a theme. In this case, we can discover how people relate to a specific ground material and take an immersive exploration to have fun of it. Meanwhile, the direction of the intersecting routes provide a trail that can detour these sections, which can provide different options.
2021 FALL STUDIO INSTRUCTOR: LEENA CHO, MATTHEW SEIBERT, CHLOE HAWKINS
DECOMPOSITION PROCESS Ground Materials
DESIGNED SECTIONS
& Key Environmental Impact
Ground Materials
BASED ON DECOMPOSITION
& TOPO & Decomposition
SUMMER
FALL
FOUNTAIN-SPEED UP
DECOMPOSITION
JUMP INTO THE LEAF
S C A L E D S A M E
STEP ON THE
BRANCHES
BRIDGE
"N U T S "
BOWL
B O W L!
S E C T I O N
DISTURBANCE PLAN
Trees Remove & Existing Conditions
TOPO TRIALS
Find Your Topo Ways
MASTERPLAN
Immersing into the Ground
PERSPECTIVE VIEW Seasonal
Sceneries
PERSPECTIVE VIEW
Landscape for Activating the Space
/ 05 RENEWAL
HISTORY BUILDING/ ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPE DESIGN REVIVAL OF HISTORY BAROQUE BLOCK With the gradual migration of population to cities, there is more green space outside the city. However, the amount of green space in the city center is extremely scarce. This is one of the problems faced by many cities at this stage. The utilization rate of historic building blocks in Daowai District is decreasing year by year due to the dilapidation of blocks. At the same time, the coverage rate of greening is decreasing year by year. Therefore, the project considers turning the historical block to a city-block park. Use landscape techniques to activate the city's central block, and add plantation flower bed green house and roof gardern in the block. Meanwhile, considering to express the seasonal landscape in the site. Renovate Baroque historical buildings and plant landmark buildings as landmarks to attract people.
PERSONAL WORK 2019
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SITE ANALYSIS
Site Position & History Background
PROTECTED BLOCK Site Location
DESIGN
CONCEPT
C o m m u n i t i e s'
Ideas
G REEN
LAND INPUT
Activate the Space
BUILDING Form
REIMAGINE
Transformation
MASTERPLAN Plan Analysis
PLANTING Species
ANALYSIS
in D i f f e r e n t A r e a s
GREEN
HOUSE + FLOWER BED
SEASONAL
COLOR
Four Seasons Diagram
D IAGRAM
/ 06 ECOTECH EcoTech (Ecology and Technology) integrates the design and science of plants, soil, water, climate and landform as well as local and regional ecological systems through m a t e r i a l a s s e m b l y, s i t e e n g i n e e r i n g , l a n d s c a p e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d t e c h n o l o g i e s . E c o Te c h f o c u s e s o n i n n o v a t i o n t h r o u g h t h e d e s i g n o f l i v i n g , t e c h n o l o g i c a l a n d computational systems in both native and urban contexts in multiple scales.
EcoTech Class 2021-2023
EXPANSION JOINT (1/2’’) Muhlenbeergia capillaris | Muhly Grass
POLYMER CONCRETE TRENCH DRAIN
Rudbeckia hirta | Black Eyed Susan
END OR BOTTOM DISCHARGE 4’’ CONC COLLAR
STREET DESIGN
DETAIL DESIGN
Grading & Construction Details
ALL ROUND
4’’ AGGREGATE BACKFILL SUBGRADE
Pavement Details Pycnanthemun virginianum | Virginia Mountain Mint
Eutrochium fistulosum | Trumpetweed
Read under the Oak Tree
Concept Diagram Plan | 1”=40’
Han Wang Assignment 02B - LAR 6220
Section Detail | 1” = 1’ Hydrangea arborescens | Wild Hydrangea
Planting Plan | 1”= 8’
Materials Plan | 1”= 8’
Grading Plan | 1”= 8’
HP
LP
Amelanchier arborea | Downwy Serviceberry
Eutrochium fistulosum | Trumpetweed Hydrangea arborescens | Wild Hydrangea
Pycnanthemun virginianum | Virginia Mountain Mint
LP
Rudbeckia hirta | Black Eyed Susan
LP
Muhlenbeergia capillaris | Muhly Grass Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Sedge
LP
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster
Site Section | 1” = 4’ Pycnanthemun virginianum | Virginia Mountain Mint Rudbeckia hirta | Black Eyed Susan Amelanchier arborea | Downwy Serviceberry
Cornus florida | Flowering Dogwood
Eutrochium fistulosum | Trumpetweed Hydrangea arborescens | Wild Hydrangea Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Sedge Muhlenbeergia capillaris | Muhly Grass
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster
Carex pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Sedge
CAST IRON SECTIONAL CRATE Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Aromatic Aster
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Materials Palette + Legend EXPANSION JOINT (1/2’’) Muhlenbeergia capillaris | Muhly Grass
POLYMER CONCRETE TRENCH DRAIN
Rudbeckia hirta | Black Eyed Susan
END OR BOTTOM DISCHARGE 4’’ CONC COLLAR
ALL ROUND
4’’ AGGREGATE BACKFILL SUBGRADE Pycnanthemun virginianum | Virginia Mountain Mint
Eutrochium fistulosum | Trumpetweed
Section Detail | 1” = 1’ Hydrangea arborescens | Wild Hydrangea
Planting Plan | 1”= 8’
Materials Plan | 1”= 8’
Grading Plan | 1”= 8’
PRECAST CONCRETE
CONCRETE
GRASS
METAL
GRASS
ALSPHALT
PROJECT 1 - RESIDENTIAL - MULTI FAMILY DESIGN
IMPORTANT SECTIONS DESIGN
/ 07 PROFESSIONAL WORK MKSK-LAB Internship | Washington, DC
2023
https://www.mkskstudios.com/
TBG PARTNERS
2022
Winter Externship | Houston, TX https://tbgpartners.com/
ANTAO GROUP - SHANGHAI BRANCH Landscape Designer | Shanghai, China https://www.antaogroup.com/en-us
FLOSCAPE Internship | Shanghai, China
https://www.floscape.cn/
2020 2021
2020
PLANTING
DESIGN - GATE
PLANTING
DESIGN & PAVEMENT DESIGN
PHOTO AF TER
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT 2 - RESIDENTIAL - MULTI FAMILY DESIGN
OUTDOOR LIVINGROOM DESIGN
Modeling /Design / Analysis / Rendering
Design/ Rendering
ENTR
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POOL PLAY GROU
ND LAWN OUTD
OOR
LIVIN
GROO
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PHOTO AF TER Design
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT 3 - HOTEL ATRIUM Zen Garden
DESIGN
PROJECT 3 - HOTEL TERRACE Viewing
Terrace
DESIGN
PROJECT 4 - COMMERCIAL PLAZA Plan / File / Renderin g / Ana lysis MASTERPLAN
DESIGN
PROJECT 4 - COMMERCIAL PLAZA Section Analysis
DESIGN
RAIN GARDEN
STEP DESIGN
VENDOR
PLAZA FUNCT ION
PLACE
放大节点图 一
PARTITION DESIGN
PROJECT 5 - WATERFRONT COMMERCIAL BLOCK
街角广场
Entrance Plaza Design P AVEMENT DESIGN
DESIGN
广场意向
MATERIAL SELECTION
WATERFRONT COMMERCIAL BLOCK Viewing
Platform /
Playground
DESIGN
PLATFORM DESIGN
PLAYGROUD DESIGN
PESPECTIVE VIEW
PESPECTIVE VIEW
特色铺装 A 特色铺装 B
地面 LOGO
特色石椅
静水池 LOGO 雕塑
PESPECTIVE VIEW 效果展示
PESPECTIVE VIEW
PROJECT 6 -HOUSTON Plan
Reinvention
BEFORE
SPALASH PARK
P R O J E C T 7 - W A S H I N G T O N DC Sketch A FTER
P L A N 01
Design
Plan
PUBLIC SPACE
DESIGN P L A N 02
THANKS hw9jy@virginia.edu ｜ Han Wang