PORTFOLIO Master of Landscape Architecture
Yinshi Li
CONTENT At the root of everything I do is a fascination with ideas what ideas are for, what jobs they do.
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The seed bank
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Anti-hospital
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The Urban Revolution
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A Prophecy of the Nth Epoch
Landscape Design of Nankai University
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Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick is the designer I admire most during my learning of design, whose works are free from restraints. His design philosophy
Landscape Design of Shanghai Jing'an Central Hospital
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could be embodied in any of his works, be they buildings, landscapes or products. Such kind of attitude towards design is exactly what I have been pursuing. In my mind, people who know how to play are potential designers. He who could make full use of every bit of life is full of
Urban Design for Wuhan in the Post-Epidemic Era
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inspiration for interesting designs.
The following four projects are selected for application. During the working process, I have identified both my strengths and weaknesses. Hopefully, I could always be as free and passionate as Heatherwick, in my future design career.
Creative Shelter Design
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The seed bank Landscape Design of Nankai University, Tianjin, China
In this experimental project, I have made an in-depth study of the Rockrose, an alpine plant, documenting the whole process from germination to death by way of hand-painting. To enrich the design, I made a model to reproduce the growth process and transformed it into the physical space. For me, such a method that designers turn biological phenomena into spaces based on their understanding is one of the ways which could make space design more interesting.
Background
Site Analysis
Concept
Research of Plant Diversity Plant diversity, an important part of biodiversity, is also a prerequisite for maintaining functions and services of ecosystem, and an important guarantee for human existence. However, due to the influence of human activities, the current extinction rate of plants is 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than the natural one, and is tending to increase. It is estimated that
Library
about 60,000-100,000 species of vegetation will disappear in the next 50 years.
University Student Activity Centre Green Space
Tianjin's Environmental Status
Road
Tianjin, an industrial city, is rapidly urbanized. However, in
Seed banks offer the most eff almost exclusively used for st as for experiments, making sa
Railway
the process of urbanization, the proportion of green spaces
Road
River
is woefully smaller year by year due to various factors, such as unreasonable allocation of urban land resources and excessive occupation of industrial areas. As a result, the
Academic Building
ecological environment in Tianjin is very poor. There are also many other cities and countries facing the similar challenge, most of which rely on sacrificing green spaces and destroying
Basketball Court
the balance of the ecosystem to boost urban economies.
Boy's Dormitory
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Girl's Dormitory The designed site
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Forest
Lake enclosure
Over-cultivation
Industrial pollution
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Urban expansion
Basic Information of Site The Contradiction between Urbanisation and Plant Diversity Urbanization is one of the factors affecting the plant diversity. Due to the accelerated urbanization and the consequential decline in covering and quality of natural and semi-natural habitats on which organisms depend, urban green spaces are increasingly becoming refuges for some species. However, areas with high biodiversity tend to be densely populated. The intensive human activities have made some cities hotspots for the conservation of biodiversity, especially rare and imperiled plant species. Since the beginning of urbanization, the growing conflict between cities and plants has been difficult to reconcile.
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The design site is in a public green space in Nankai University in Nankai District, Tianjin. The university is in the heart of Tianjin, with a high concentration of people and relatively limited green space.
The site is surrounded by the student activity center, playgrounds, academic buildings and dormitories. It is the center for various activities, a place with abundant design elements.
Through these activities, peop they could learn about plants landscape-styled seed bank p
I did a case study of the five largest seed banks that have now been deposited.
Basic Information of Cistus What I am interested in is the way the Cistus spontaneously combusts and I will translate the interesting part
throughout the Mediterranean region,from Morocco and Portugal through to the Middle East, and also on the Canary
Institute of Plant Industry Location:Russia
Number of seeds stored: 604935
The Institute of Plant Industry was established in 1921. Nikolai Vavilov was the head of this institute from 1924 to 1936 and had, and still has, the world's largest collection of plant seeds.
Islands.Cistus, with its many hybrids and cultivars, is commonly encountered as a garden flower.
Seed Dispersal Methods of the Cistus Reasons for spontaneous combustion: i. To clear out other competitors; ii. To fertilize the seeds.
Kew Gardens Location:United Kingdom
Number of seeds stored: 984679
I made a
With hard coats, their
black-and-
seeds are fire-resistant.
white copy of the texture via
The Institute of Plant Industry was established in 1921. Nikolai Vavilov was the head of this institute from 1924 to 1936 and had, and still has, the world's largest collection of plant seeds.
thermography.
Enlarge it to study different forms of the rockrose after
Svalbard Global Seed Vault Number of seeds stored: 1,074,533 Location:Norway Experiment
Collection
Sample
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure backup facility for the world's crop diversity on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago.It provides long-term storage of duplicates of seeds conserved in genebanks world.
United States Department of Agriculture Survey
Specimens
ple could publicize, plant, study, enjoy and make specimens of seeds. Also, in outdoor spaces, enhancing their awareness of preserving seeds. The provides people with more colorful activities.
Cistus spontaneously combust at or above 32°C.
Number of seeds stored: 904621
Location:United States
Cistuses are suitable for sunny gardens with a nearly frost-free Mediterranean climate. They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils.
USDA is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food.
5-8cm
Research
germination.
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Planting
Form Ideation
into a design by studying the growth process of the Cistus.They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils
ffective way to store seeds. Since mostly restored indoors, these seeds are torage and research. But I hope that seeds could be used thoroughly, such amples, etc.
urturing
Case Study
After a while new Cistus can be seen D：9-10cm
sprouting from the ashes and growing to form new rockrose bushes.
Physical Model Navdanya Location:India Navdanya is an Indian-based nongovernmental organisation which promotes biodiversity conservation, biodiversity, organic farming, the rights of farmers, and the process of seed saving.
Number of seeds stored: 732588
1. Rub the texture of the burnt 2. Carve out the texture on the 3. Simulate the germination of 4. In the end, the board with rockrose on the tracing paper by board and fill it with colors. seeds with nails. black-and-white textures is thermography. covered with nails in different size.
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Design Process
Ma Terrain
Texture
Paving
The way seeds are presented
Waterscape
Phase1
Phase4
Hard Paving
Soft Paving
Soft Paving
Phase2
Uplift the terrain.
Hard Paving Uplift the terrain.
Phase5 Phase3 Increased ways of looking at seeds.
Observed through planting. Sunken the terrain to design the waterscape.
Sunken the terrain.
Observed in conjunction with the plant.
Observed through planting.
Observed in conjunction with the plant.
Infrastructure S
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Observation of seeds
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Work
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Entertainment
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Sports
Collective activities
Relaxing Room
aster Plan
Section A-A' A 0
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Shrubs
Street Trees Platanus orientalis
Fraxinus velutina
Buxus megistophylla Levl
Ligustrum vicaryi Rehder
Syringa oblata Lindl
Platanus orientalis is a large, deciduous tree of the Platanaceae family, growing to 30 m or more, and known for its longevity and spreading crown.
Fraxinus velutina is a species of Fraxinus native to southwestern North America, in the United States from southern California east to Texas.
Buxus microphylla is a species of flowering plant in the box family found in Japan and Taiwan. It is a dwarf evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 1 m tall and wide.
Ligustrum vicaryi Rehder is a genus of ligustrum, a cross between the Californian Ligustrum and the European Ligustrum species.
Syringa oblata is a species in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae.
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20m
Arbor
Grevillea robusta Acacia mangium Ficus hispida
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Citrus reticulata
Firmiana simplex Celtis sinensis
Erythrina variegata
Salix babylonica
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Aquatic Plants
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40 m
5 10
20m
Ornamental Plants
Nelumbo nucifera
Phragmites australis
Lythraceae
Malus micromalus
Syringa oblata Lindl
Nelumbo nucifera, also known as Indian lotus, sacred lotus,or simply lotus, is one of two extant species of aquatic plant in the family Nelumbonaceae.
Phragmites australis, known as the common reed, is a broadly distributed wetland grass growing nearly 20 ft (6 m) tall.
Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants, including 32 genera, with about 620 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees.
Malus micromalus, the midget crabapple or Kaido crabapple, is a species in the genus Malus, in the family Rosaceae.
Syringa oblata is a species in the genus Syringa, in the family Oleaceae.
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Design analysis
Typology
Rendering Scenario1 It is a place where people can have fun with their children, see a variety of plants, learn about their seed forms and learn about plants, thus raising awareness of the need to protect plant diversity.
Terrain People could choose to work, relax or exercise in places with different elevations.
Display Area ＆ Infrastructure
Paving
The waterscape is used for fishing and observing aquatic plants.
Observe the seeds through growing and close contact.
Scenario2 Children of all ages can relax and be entertained by the water feature where music is played, people can learn about seeds while watching the music and learn about aquatic plants through the water feature.
Enjoy the view from high above.
Water
Parent-child activities on the grass.
Bird View
Perform or enjoy the show on the grass.
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Anti-hospital Landscape Design of Shanghai Jing'an Central Hospital
In this project, adopting the principle of displacement reactions of chemistry, I applied the concept of “displacement” to landscaping design. Specifically, stories of various people in the hospital are displaced, with positive ones replaced by negative ones. Hence, a new “hospital free from fear of hospitals” is created.
Site analysis
Background Normally, people’s fear of hospitals is uncontrollable, which springs from their innermost panic and anxiety. Under certain circumstances, such feelings will manifest themselves in an unreasonable and extreme manner, even leading to nosocomephobia. In severe cases, people may display symptoms of physical discomfort, such as tachycardia, hyperventilation, hyperhidrosis, etc.
Shanghai Wusi Middle School
Ben Ben Mansion
Bank of Ningbo
Emergency Department
Ophthalmology Outpatient Service Inpatient Department Outpatient Department
Too crowded! What long queue!
He is still bleeding. So scary!
Lane 181, Xikang Road
Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry
Population Density Vegetation Cover Surrounding Buildings Site Buildings Site Area：52600
㎡
Negative people
Tentacles Surgical lights
Drip
Wheelchair
Cross logo
Bandages
The site is in the Jing’an Central Hospital. Situated in the CBD of Shanghai, it has a tiny coverage of green space with a messy environment. The hospital is in a noisy environment surrounded by several main roads.
People’s inarticulate fear and anxiety of hospitals is translated into this picture. The feelings come from the white walls, sharp edges, scary medical instruments and the heartbreaking crying there. They are uncontrollable, unavoidable and cannot be overcome.
Every day, there are many people coming and leaving the hospital. However, most of the interior space of it is just decorated with single hard materials, without green and sophisticated design, leaving a lot of spaces unused there.
Thus, we try to express people’s fear in the hospital with such horrible images as tentacles, obsolete medical equipment, fearful lights and tangled bandages.
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Concept Displacement Reaction
Simulation of Displacement
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AC Hap ppy 5 (Hospital)
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Fear
30s 40s
I intend to replace people’s indelible fear of hospitals via chemical displacement reactions. 50s
Nature
Familiarity
Sharp form
Hard paving
Unfamiliar surroundings
Emergency Single colour Building Dull activities Ophthalmology Building
Outpatient Building
Warm facade Soft Interactable paving Hearty
Ophthalmology Building
laugh
Emergency Building
Colourful Familiar surroundings
Nervous
Inpatient Building
60s 70s
Inpatient Building
Single colour
Cold wall
Rounded form Outpatient Building
Comfort
Enjoyment
Warmth
A displacement reaction is a type of reaction wherein part of one reactant is displaced by another. I try to employ it as the methodology to design the site: replacing negative elements with positive ones, thus forming a new hospital space with positive energy.
Freeze
Anxiety
Strangeness
Artificial
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People have many positive feelings in their lives. By replacing the positive elements (e.g. warmth, nature, familiarity, etc.) with negative ones (e.g. hard material, cold walls, boring activities, etc.) there, a new hospital full of warmth and happiness is created.We could expound the whole process how the displacement reaction is applied to the site design in an abstract manner. Images like hot air balloons, rainbows, gardens, beaches, etc. could rekindle people’s positive feelings, while elements, such as horrific instruments, signs, and atmosphere of hospitals, may evoke their fear, which are replaced in the design. Through the displacement reaction, we could create new spaces which arouse people’s positive feelings, rather than anxiety or fear of hospitals.
I simulate the effect of the reaction adopting a physical model wherein a new block extruding another one equals to the displacement process of different elements in the landscaping design.
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Design Process Replacement of Stories Stories occurring at the sites are replaced. Specifically, negative ones (e.g. waiting in line, inquiring, picking up medicine, etc.) are displaced by what would happen in a positive space (e.g. playground, hiking, shopping mall, etc.). Design before
Design after
Visitor to patients
Visiting patient
Out
Picking
Caring for patient
In
Design before
Design after
In
Shopping
Out
Doctor
Surgery
Out
Review
Fishing
Consultation
In
Design before
Design after
Amusement Park
In
Visit the garden
Out
Patient
Death
Out
Inpatient treatment
Transporting patients
Death
Ambulance
Shopping
In
Subdivision of the Story
Out
In
Original Site
Picking
Healing
Inpatient treatment
Climbing
Visit the garden
Queue for medication
Amusement Park
Fishing
Inspiration of Narratives Replacement Fishing
Amusement Park
Shopping
Visit the garden
Picking
Various activities
Natural and random
Highly interactive
Climbing
Mapping of positive stories I made mappings of the displaced stories, including what would happen in the playground, or during the process of hiking, shopping, picking, fishing and strolling through gardens, and translated them into the hospital space.
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High continuity of activities
Contrasting volumes and rich colours
Variety of views
Master Plan
Section A-A'
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20 m
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Ginkgo biloba
Cornus walteri
Pinus massoniana
Amygdalus persica L
It is the only living species in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared over 290 million years ago.
Cornus walteri is a deciduous shrub or small tree 8–16 m tall, native to eastern Asia in Korea and much of China from Liaoning to Yunnan.
It is an evergreen tree reaching 25–45 metres (82–148 ft) in height, with a broad, rounded crown of long branches.
Prunus persica grows up to 7 m tall and wide, but when pruned properly, trees are usually 3–4 m tall and wide.
Detail 1
Syringa villosa
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Plumeria obtusa
Lagerstroemia indica
Ligustrum × vicaryi
Detail 2
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Loropetalum chinense 0
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Clover Photinia serratifolia 0
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Ligustrum quihoui Rosa chinensis
Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus Trifolium.
Potentilla indica It has foliage and an aggregate accessory fruit similar to that of a true strawberry.
Physical Model
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Landscape Layers Analysis
Design Detail Landscape Elements
Roof Garden
Rendering Scenarios
Rendering 1
Treat patients through horticulture therapy.
Gather together for activities.
Infrastructure
Enjoy plants in the roof garden.
Take a break during the medical treatment.
Plant
Rendering 2
Queue for registration under the awning.
Enjoy the riverside scenery.
Soft Paving
Do rehabilitation activities.
For Ambulance parking.
Hard Paving Have a rest in the corner of the hospital.
Bird View
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Rendering 3
The Urban Revolution Urban Design for Wuhan in the Post-Epidemic Era
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the urban structures, but not the way cities operate, thanks in large part to the adoption of remote working. Focusing on its impact on each module of cities, the project intends to foresee the urban patterns in the post-Covid era.
The City in the COVID-9 This diagram illustrates the changes of seven basic modules of cities before and during the pandemic, including business and finance, residential communities, medical services, leisure and entertainment, research and education, public spaces, industrial production, and transportation.
Before the Pandemic
During the Pandemic
Entertainment
Finance
Industrial Production Industrial Production Business Finance
Medical Services
Residential Are Residential Areas Public Space
Medical Services
Education
Business Public Space Entertainment
Previously, population density and people’s activity trajectories in cities are evenly distributed from morning to evening, in a dynamic equilibrium. After the outbreak, the residential communities are quite densely populated, resulting from the physical damage to humans by the disease the urban patterns from telecommuting, where everyone completes the activities happening in the six other modules. Hospitals are also crowded with people. It causes a huge waste of city space but also exerts a great impact on the residents physically and psychologically.
Concept
Working in the office the higher the population density
A few people work in the office
No one works in the office
A few people work from home
Most people work from ho
the lower the
Due to the advent of telecommuting, the Covid-19 pandemic has changed both people’s life styles and city patterns. With this new working style, white-collar workers could work from home. Hence, they have perceived a surplus of working space and the potential of living space. But professionals, like workers, they still need to work on site. Therefore, inspired by remote working, the project reflects on the new cities in the post-Covid era and tries to construct a new city model.
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The People in the COVID-9 These cartoons show the different activities of a person before and during the epidemic at different times, showing the impact of the epidemic on individual behaviour.
Education
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Before the Pandemic
During the Pandemic
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7：30
Wake up in the morning, brush the teeth and wash the face.
Wake up in the morning, brush the teeth and wash the face.
8：30
8：30
Going to work and greeting other neighbours who are also going to work.
Enter the study room and start giving online lessons to students.
9：00
11：00
Take a taxi to the office to start the day.
Start to order food and eat lunch after the takeaway was delivered to the door.
18：00
15：00
Off duty and ready to go out and find dinner.
Take a break to start working out.
19：00
19：00
A walk in the park after dinner.
Turning on the TV after the gym to watch the news, there were many reports about COVID-9.
20：30
20：30
Home to end a busy day.
Turning off the TV and getting ready for bed.
e population density
t for some
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Case Study
Site Analysis Wuhan is separated into three towns,
I have studied the urban planning of six typical cities. T
namely Wuchang, Hankou and
are followed respectively.
Hanyang by the Yangtze River and its tributary, the Han River. The junction
London
of Han River and Yangtze River
Layout features: Closed concentr model Advantages: A large green be constructed in th centric zone to i living environme Disadvantages: Lack of emergin industries; longdistance commu mounting pressu on cities from flo migrants.
is the centre of the circle, forming the Wuhan metropolitan area with a radius of 80 km and the Wuhan city circle with a radius of 150 km. Therefore, the city center develops with the best infrastructure. Also, buildings are gathering there, while scattering on the two sides. During the pandemic, Wuhan, the starting place, is the hardest hit area. The pattern of it leads to unreasonable land use, which is closely related to the emergence of telecommuting. So, the
Beijing
new working style is both a challenge
Layout features: Two axes, two b and multiple cen Advantages: Taking Tian’anm Square as the c ensures the unit economy and po Disadvantages: The industry is t concentrated an basic facilities a poor.
and an opportunity. As it is developing along the river, the project mainly divides it into three parts. Buildings are higher and
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more concentrated in the center, which are lower and sparser on both sides because of its relatively weak economy. The proportion of the seven
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Design Strategy
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Based on the new working style, the proportion of the seven modules of cities could fluctuate to varying degrees. Since it is site-independent, it can be concluded that the reduced space plus the increased space is equal to the online working space and the public space.
Paris Layout features: Double-ring long-ray model Advantages: Able to maintain the prosperity of the central area and conserve the historical style of the old city. Disadvantages: Rough reconstruction, serious chaos in urban road traffic, landscape and so on.
Washington Layout features: Sprawling in both directions from the White House and the Capitol Advantages: Adopting the baroque urban design and combining classicism with a strong sense of order with nature. Disadvantages: Easy to get disoriented.
Reduced offline office space
the reduced space
Join online working public spaces business finance residential communities leisure and entertainment industrial production medical services research and education
Increase in online office space
the increased space
the reduced space + the increased space
Results of the
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A Research of the Increase and Decrease of Urban Volume
additions and
the online working space + the public space
final city modules
subtractions
Data Analysis of the Sample by Slicing Due to the large area of Wuhan, I design the whole city by way of random slicing. The site selected contains the seven necessary modules of the city, and their proportions in the whole slice are as follows:
New York Layout features: Developing along the Atlantic Ocean and the Hudson River Advantages: CBD of US, regional road network, rail network and open space assumed to be stronger. Disadvantages: International economic position challenged 4.34%
5.34%
0.55%
12.94%
60.5%
2.67%
2.79%
8.9%
Business
Finance
Entertainment
Public Spaces
Residential Areas
Medical Services
Education
Industrial Production
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Design Method Diagram
Design Process
Original Site: Finance Business
Business1
Finance1 Finance2
To shorten the city by removing skyscrapers.
Business2
Meeting Room Reception Room Office Area
Reception Room Meeting Room Public Space Office Area
Reception Room Meeting Room Public Space
Reception Room Meeting Room Public Space
Removed Space Stable Space Reduced Space
Removed Space Stable Space Reduced Space
Reduced Space Increased Space
Reduced Space Increased Space
Exhibition Area
Exhibition Area Other Space
To disperse the cut-offs to the suburbs on either side of the city.
3D Change
3D Change
3D Change
Vision
Vision
Reduced Space
3D Change
To stretch the remaining central part in both directions.
To relocate the dense greenery on both sides of the suburbs into the city center.
Vision
To raise the ground greenery into the vertical space.
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Vision
Original Site: Residential Areas Medical Services
Original Site: Entertainment Public Space
Original Site: Industrial Production
Original Site: Education
Original Site: Villa Zone Skyscraper Outpatient Department Exhibition Area
Villa Zone
Skyscraper
One of The Floors
Road Public Space Villa Zone
Increased Space
Other Room Consulting Room Operation Room
Classroom
Increased Space
Balcony Kitchen Bedroom
Living Room Bathroom
Increased Space
Other Room Consulting Room Operation Room
Stable Space Reduced Space
Office Classroom
Office Classroom
Reduced Space
Removed Space
Stable Space Increased Space
3D Change
3D Change
Vision
3D Change
3D Change
3D Change 3D Change
Vision
Vision
Vision
3D Change
Vision
Vision
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Master plan Design Before
20 Years
As it is developing along the river, the project mainly divides it into three parts. Buildings are higher and more concentrated in
Twenty years later, the city gradually developed into the suburbs, with several small satellite towns emerging.
the center, which are lower and sparser on both sides because of its relatively weak economy.
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Railway Road Water
Railway Road Architecture Footprint Land
Population Expansion Ranges Most Populated Areas Population Expansion Trends Architecture Footprint Land
Population Expansion Trends Most Populated Areas Areas of Population Dispersion
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Rendering Finance and Business
Public Space
The office space of the future is not restricted to indoor space, but can be enjoyed on the upper floors of the public space
The public space of the future will be given more possibilities, not only as a place to rest and play, but also as an office
under the online office, and accompanied by a lot of rest and entertainment activities, shopping malls into storage form,
space.
greatly reducing storage and display space, and in the exterior can be entertainment, office and other various activities.
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50 Years
100 Years
Fifty years later, the suburbs were growing and small satellite towns began to connect with each other, creating a new transport
In 100 years, infrastructure will be better developed everywhere and cities will be better equipped to withstand public health
system.
emergencies.
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Railway Road Water
Railway Road Water
Population Expansion Trends Architecture Footprint Land Population Expansion Ranges
Different colours represent different areas Architecture Footprint Land
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Residential Areas
Industrial Production
The future residential area will have a connecting space, a place for people to meet and work together, with a roof garden
The factory of the future will reduce logistics and the factory itself will become a store, where people can see how their
and more open spaces set up to give people outside the office more possibilities for recreation.
goods are made and buy them.
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A Prophecy of the Nth Epoch Background
The Evolution of Green
Creative Shelter Design
Physical Model
The Evolution of Green
In the development of human history, man’s attitude towards landscape has always been: pursue it when we need it and abandon it when don’t. Thus, landscapes have taken on different forms at different times. At the beginning, nature occupied most of the space available to mankind. At that time, human beings couldn’t conquer the nature in a backward society. But when human organizations and countries emerged, landscapes were forcibly empowered. Hence, people intended to highlight their status by determining the shape and location of landscapes. Later, human beings consumed too many natural resources, deteriorating the living environment, which warned us that we should live in peace with the nature. However, due to men’s attitude of “pursuing it or abandoning it” towards landscape, the conflict between man and landscape is inevitable. I have predicted six possible outcomes.
Prophecy 2
Prophecy 3
Prophecy 4
Prophecy 5
Prophecy 6
Timeline in the Future Prophecy 3 Prophecy 5
Prophecy 1
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Prophecy 2 Prophecy 4
Man’s Attitude Towards Landscape
Fear
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Prophecy 1
Prophecy 6
Mastery
Equality
3600
3800
4000 Years
Physical Model
Design
I have built a model to demonstrate the development of landscapes. In the early stage, nature occupied most of the urban space. But as cities expands, the natural space is shrinking. By means of modelling, I have presented six possibilities in the future.
Prophecy 1
I have translated the above six results into space and made six different shelters.
Model 1
Rendering 1
Model 2
Rendering 2
Model 3
Rendering 3
Model 4
Rendering 4
Model 5
Rendering 5
Model 6
Rendering 6
Nature will grow strong enough to turn against the human society out of revenge for wanton destruction, wrapping all infrastructure such as urban buildings and roads. At that time, we will live in a wild environment.
Prophecy 2 Relying too much on technology, men will live in the urban graveyard made of chips all the life. All look at each other’s headstones, scanning the information.
Prophecy 3 Plants and technology will be in a certain equilibrium. At that time, there will be a border like the Berlin Wall, separating the plant world and urban space, which will exist together without affecting each other.
Prophecy 4
Prophecy 5
Prophecy 6
Technology will become so advanced that human beings would utterly rely on it. People will use their limbs less frequently and reduce to deformed creatures with highly developed brains, keeping alive only by nutrients. Cities will be overrun by plants and animals.
The genes of plants will be stronger. There will be super rice, genetically modified (GM) food and other GM crops. We may live in a plant world with houses made of plants, vehicles made of fruit, roads made of crops.
Cities will change dramatically due to the non-stop wars. At that time, there will exist no plants or cities. Plants will take place of currency as the only criterion for the social evaluation system.
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Other Works Photographs
Pattern Creation
These three photos were taken during my third semester trip to the northwest of China, at Langmusi Temple, Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake.
I chose the theme of 'future - nostalgia', using the symmetry of traditional patterns and adding new elements such as hands and wires using the 'repetition' technique.
Course Work
Inspiration
The Research of Form
These are my course work from university as well as some oil paintings and watercolours based on my usual hobbies.
This is one of my understandings of underground culture. I believe that it is distinctive in different regions and not the same as old hip hop, rap etc. I think the unique underground culture in China is the various behaviours of playing chess on the street, doing square dance, etc. I have transformed these behaviours into a 2D plane, forming three graphic arts.
This is my dissection of the grapefruit. I have sketched each step of the purchased grapefruit from complete to completely separated, recording the grapefruit in its complete state, the plucked skin, the flesh of the grapefruit, the skin of the flesh, the kernels, the kernels bursting open, etc.
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