Portfolio Landscape Architecture 2017 Xian Shi
Xian Shi September 11, 1988 Email: shixx596@umn.edu TEL: 608-609-8169 2428 Delaware St. SE Apt. 413 Minneapolis MN
Skill • ArcGIS • Adobe Creative Cloud Suits • AutoCAD • AutoDesk 3D MAX • Hand Sketching • Lumion • Microsoft Office • Revit • Rhino • Grasshopper • Realflow • Sketchup • Vray
Education Experience Landscape Architecture (2014-2017) University of Minnesota – Twin Cities BA in Environmental Art Design (July 2010) Dalian University, [Dalian, Liaoning Province, China]
Language • Mandarin Chinese • English
Interior Designer July 2010 – May 2011 Chutianfeng Interior Design Company, [Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China]
Work Experience Internship May 2016 – September 2016 Zaha Hadid Architects, [Beijing, China] Landscape Designer May 2011 – May 2012 Senlan Landscape Design Studio, [Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China]
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LIVING WITH THE OCEAN Capstone Project
THE LINK 02 Selected Academic Work UNDER THE SAME ROOF 03 “A Marketplace in Refugee Settlement” Competition
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THE CITY TERRACE Selected Academic Work
TRANSPOSE CAIXAFORUM 05 Selected Academic Work SONATA 06 “Site Landmark” Competition
LIVING WITH THE OCEAN ---The 4th Nature Site Location
Kesennuma, Japan
Brief The goal of this project is to use multi-functional infrastructure along the shoreline to create liner development in responding to the post-disaster design and the tsunami risk in the city of Kesennuma, Japan. Having green corridor along the seawall to bring back the traditional Japanese landscape and creating softlanding system for the potential risk of tsunami. Artificial tide pool and fish hiding structure plug into the green corridor to further enhance the local fishing industry and provide educational function for the local resident.
Tsunami Resiliency Prototype Study
Softlanding
Channelize
Barrier
Wall
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Tsunami Resiliency Application From NOAA’s study, softlanding and tsunami mitigation form should be designed in a city where has high frequency earthquake. Base on the their study, triangle shape would perform best in reducing the force of tsunami. Whereas, softlanding system can also play a significant role in collecting potential dangerous debris. The flowing diagram shows the tsunami mitigation form and illustration of softlading system in a typical edge of the site.
Vegetation as Softlanding System
4’ Landform
4’ Landform
Water Flow Direction Vegetation Work for Soft Landing Landform Work for Tsunami Resiliency
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Fish Hiding Structure Large Event Space Soft Landing Tensile Structure Pier Wood Deck Tide Pool Outdoor Market
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Japanese Cherry
Wood Deck Attached on Landform
Gravel Edge
Torii (Japanese Gate)
Tide Pool
Transition
Tide Pool Restroom
Entrance Cherry Grove
Pier Seating Element Wood Pavilion 8ft Path
Landform
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Japanese Cherry
Bamboo Wood Pavilion
Japanese Maple
Boxwood
Seating
Passive
Sand Beach Stone Garden Torii as Path Torii as Gate Stone Garden Wood Pavilion Memorial Space Restroom Pier Maple Grove Landform
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Sand Garden
Torri (Japanese Gate) Black Pine
THE LINK ---Keene Creek as a Connector of Irving Site Location
Duluth, MN
Cross City Trail
Team Member Xian Shi (Landscape Architecture) Kavwimba Mdumuka (Architecture) Yangyang Xiong (Landscape Architecture)
Brief The goal of this project is to connect physical, social, and ecological resilience responding to neighborhood typology. The Creek at Irving becomes a system that connects and impacts the neighborhood and surrounding areas. Each program was proposed to serve in multiple dimensions and scales. Trail system as a media to connect people from individual to social life. The orchard being a connecting factor responding to the community food production, to the 2012 memorial park that allows for social exchange, and finally the community center that brings the community and the surrounding neighborhoods to help foster growth through the exchange of ideas.
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Keene Creek Dog Park
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Jesus Fellowship of Believers Duluth
Population
Irving Park Raleigh Edison Charter School
Grassy Point
0.5 Mile
Ecological resilience
Physical resilience
Social resilience
Ecological Movement
Water Movement
Social Movement
Connection
Social Notes
Habitat
Space
Community Center
Seeing Keene Creek corridor as an ecological infrastructure, not only create habitat for wildlife, but also work as an important component for the whole ecological service in St. Louis River corridor.
Seeing Keene Creek corridor as a potential floodable zone to increase floodable capacity to reduce the future flood risk in neighborhood.
Seeing Keene Creek corridor as a social infrastructure to tie the surrounding neighborhood together. Providing a new identity and social value to the neighborhood.
Structure
Structure
Gathering
Recreation Trail
Water Play
Collaboration
Connection
Birding
Food Equity
Public Orchard
Memorial Park
Irving Park
Collabration Gathering
Floodable Trail
Back Channel
Bank Stabilization Connection
Birding
Food Security
Floodable Trail Trout Habitat
Riparian
Connection
Birding
Wildlife Habitat
Material Flow
Social Collaboration
Use Cut Soil to Fill Proposed Landforms
Jesus Fellowship of Believers Duluth
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Proposed Public Orchard
Proposed Plaza + Farmer’s Market
Proposed Water Play Money Earned from Backfill Soil to Build Community Center and Construct the Site
Proposed Memorial Park
Proposed Community Center
Proposed Tubular Play Proposed Water Play
Tree Trunk from Area 2 to Build Trout Habitat in Area 1
Use Cut Soil to Fill Proposed Landforms
Raleigh Edison Charter School
Phasing
Construction Period 0-5 Years Area 1 The Orchard
Relocate Factory Cut Bank Stabilization Marshland Blue stem Orchard + Trail Foundation Cherry Plum Hybrid Plum Build Trout Habitat by Using tree trunk from Area 2 Dwarf Apple Tree Apricot
Area 2 The Memorial Park
Cut Fill Bank Stabilization + Memorial Wall Tubular Playground Trail Foundation Marshland
Area 3 Irving Park
Memorial Park Move Existing Tree + Plant New Maple
Trail Foundation Waterplay Plaza Amphitheater
Public Orchard Public Orchard being a connecting factor responding to the needs of community food production
Dwarf Apple Tree
59th Street
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Board Walk Seating Element Community Garden
100yr Flood Event
500yr Flood Event
Proposed Section Creek
Trail
Marshland
Public Orchard
Memorial Park Memorial Park Memorize 2012 Flood, and allows for social exchange
Linden
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Memorial Lighting Element Picnic Area Perennial
Flooable Trail
Memorial Wall
100yr Flood Event
500yr Flood Event
Proposed Section Creek
Back Channel
Memorial Park
Irving Park Irving Park and new community center brings the community and the surrounding neighborhoods to help faster growth through the exchange of ideas
Water Play Trout Hiding Underneath
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Community Center
Marsh Land
Elevated Trail
100yr Flood Event
500yr Flood Event
Proposed Section Creek
Water Play
Community Center
Football Field
view to Football field
SENSORS
Community Center
UNDER SLAB INSULATION
Building Sections
VAPOR BARRIER COMPACTED FILL
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UNDERFLOOR COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM
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SKY LIGHT
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HIGH PERFORMANCE GLAZING WITH EXTERIOR VERTICAL SHADES
The community center would use low flow water conserving fixture in repose to the resilience approach being taken. There would also be energy efficient equipment such as high performance HVAC systems with energy recovery, controls and sub-metering, demand controlled ventilation on the second floor.
Level 2 15' - 0"
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Water Cycle From the filter strip, water is collected by underground drain.
The gray water is used to irrigate gardens and flush toilets.
Filter Strip Runoff from street drains into filter strip
Combined Sewer System
Underground Drain
Surge Tank
Pump
Building System
Sink (Non- Kitchen)
Modeling Process
UNDER THE SAME ROOF --- “A Marketplace in Refugee Settlement” Competition Site Location
Kakuma, Kenya
Team Member
Xian Shi Yangyang Xiong
Brief The concept of this design is “under the same roof”, using the thatched roof for the basic structure to emphasize “a big family living together”. From this proposal, the marketplace will gradually bring multifunctional public spaces by using a cluster formatted prototype.
Market Plan
Market Service Diagram The test site is located on Kakuma IV, in a designated marketplace. It is near the major camp road, with an education facility to the north, Nationokar Logga to the west and a green belt to the eastside.
With the development of this marketplace, the community Farmland begin fully functioned. It will serve other marketplace in Kakuma Camp.
Market Axon WIFI Spot Free Internet Connect to Each Other Daily Product Price Update
Marketplace Include Shop and Kiosk Social & Cultural Exchange
Community Farmland Training Produce Essential Crop Green Belt
Open Air Market Product Trade
Community Engagement
Market Prototype Diagram Thatched Roof S:33.7 Square Meter
The prototype is a Hexagon which is 192 Square Meter(2066 Square Feet).
M: 61.1 Square Meter L:114.8 Square Meter XL:168.6 Square Meter Timber Column Lattice Girder
Making Mud Brick
Shop Size
Making Mud Brick Wall
Market Prototype Cluster Community Farmland Market Place Open Air Market
The marketplace is developing in clusters, therefore it will generate the surrounding resources and lead to a more compact development framework.
Market Place Public Space
Public Space
Prototype Study
Study Area
Community Library
Community Gathering Space
Water Access
User Group
Market Network
Education Material Making
Kids Learn knowledge from community library
Safe Water Access
Women Small business
Community Gathering Connect with Outside
Elder Small business Moto/Taxi Ride Food Exchange with other camp
Community Garden Small Business
Youth Making materials for construction
Storm Water Reuse System Existing Green Belt Sediment Pretreatment
Thatched Roof
Access Manhole Irrigate Community Farmland
Overflow
Outlet
Buffer Zone To Catch Sediment
Community Garden Perspective
Market Place With Thatched Roof
WIFI Spot With Thatched Roof
Community Garden
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata
Kale Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
Onion Allium cepa
Sorghum Sorghum bicolor
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
THE CITY TERRACE Site Location
Downtown Minneapolis, MN
Brief The Viking Yard – City Terrace is a two-block, 4.2 acre area in downtown Minneapolis bounded by Park Avenue, 4th and 5th Streets, and a proposed building on 5th Avenue South. The concept of this park is to shape a part of our city by creating an engaging, innovative, year-round public space. It will not only serve as the front yard before every Viking’s home game and major event hosted at the new multipurpose stadium, but will be that world class destination that draws more residents, visitors, and investment to downtown Minneapolis.
Master Plan
Open Space
Pollinator Garden
Community Space
Entrance
Water Play
Enclosure Space
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Pollinator Garden
Existing
Stairs and green space to create buffer for the local residents.
Pollinator garden to increase urban wild life living condition
A pollinator garden is designed in the west side of the site , next to the residential building. Using native Minnesota plants to revive the health of bees, butterflies, birds, bats and beetles in downtown Minneapolis. The pollinator garden itself will also provide a space for the neighborhood to celebrate the beauty of nature and create a buffer from the main section of the park.
Pannicum virgatum Switchgrass
Iris germanica Blue Iris
Lupinus x hybrida Lupine
Erythronium americanum Eutrochium purpureum Trout Lily Joe-Pye-Weed
Aquilegia canadensis Red Columbine
Monarda didyma Beebalm
Gentiana andrewsii Closed Gentian
Bee
Hummingbird Butterfly
Moth
The Terrace
Switch Grass Panicum virgatum
Cherry Plum Bur Oak Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ Quercus macrocarpa
Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
Granite
Concrete Step Stone
Cor-ten Steel
Transpose Caixaforum Site Location Madrid, Spain
Team Member
Xian Shi Yuqi Yan Madeline Goldkamp
Brief TRANSPOSE the iconic space of the Caixaforum to serve both tourists and locals by building a more flexible, engaging and unique landmark of Madrid.
Master Plan
Green Wall
Rainwater + Greenwall
Existing
Triangular Channel
Weir System
Constellation Sculpture
Trellis
SONATA --- “Site Landmark” Competition
Site Location
Sagres, Portugal
Team Member
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Xian Shi, Yangyang Xiong
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POURED IN PLACE CONCRETE FRAME WITH FINE SPRAY FINISH #4 12” OCEW
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POURED IN PLACE CONCRETE STAIR WITH FINE SPRAY FINISH EXPANSION JOINT #4 12” OCEW
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