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LIU BIN
HZAU CHINA
RM 501 Unit3 Build 103 Qinhuang Reisidence Community Haigang District Qinhuangdao Hebei PR China Tel: 86-15072321315 E-mail: qhdbenbenbear@xnmsn.cn
LIU BIN HZAU. CHINA
APPLY FOR MLAâ…Ą PROGRAM IN University of Massachusetts
SELECTED WORK 2008-2011
CONTENTS
NATURE
THE RHYTHEM OF AQUA
MATERIAL
MODELING
STRUCTURE
HARMONY
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
SELECTED WORKS OF LIU BIN
Park design
THE CRYSTAL OF LIFE
Architecture design
XUNSI RIVER'S REBIRTH
Greenland planning
SPACE
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CULTURE MEMORY
HISTORY
SQUARE FROM SCIENCE
Architectural environmental design
SPIRIT
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TRADITION
ARTS 01
OTHER ART WORKS
Pen drawing of subject practice
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DESCRIPTION THE RHYTHM OF AQUA
Topic: Design of a small park Date: Apr. 2011 to June 2011 Location: HZAU WH, HB, China Status: Landscape Design Tutor: XiaXin Qiu Hongfei
The site is an old nursery in campus. With the accomplishment of a new nursery and many new green houses, this old one tends to be dilapidated. As the practice of our design course, our mission is to turn this place into a small park that can be a place for surrounding people to relax. And the characters of the site and the behavior, schedual of potential users should be taken into consideration. 03
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BACKGROUND ANALYSIS
SITE ANALYSIS
The site is located in the northwest of campus, which is little far from students' dormitory areas and teaching areas. Surrounded by several residential buildings, a hospital, a primary school and hotels. Also, it is just right beside one of our campus' main road, so there are many pedestrians and vehicles passing by.
200m 100m
According to it's service radius, it's main target users are surrounding residents, pupils and pedestrians that passing by. Although there are some greenland and a square near the site, they mainly provide relax space for students that in teaching area. Such a little park is quite necessary to ease pressure from teaching area. At the same time, the site is quite far from lake and water landscape is scarse in our campus, this condition also provide base in my design.
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Exterior environment
Interior environment
SITE ANALYSIS Some conclusion can be drawn from the site analysis. Because main road and flow of people are in the north and south side of site, entrance should be set in these directions. But considering capacity of this park, I decide to set the main entrance in the direction of a sub-road to control visitors that from main road. And current situation is that a wall stands between residential area and site. In order to construct connection between site and resident building, I think wall should be torn down and a entrance should be set in this direction.
People flow
Potential entrance
Sub-road
Sub stream
Potential main entrance
Main road
Main stream
Potential sub entrance
Concentrated node
Outlet
Polluted point
Teaching building
Guard house
1.5-0m 0- -0.5m
Hospital
Open clearing
Elderlys' activity center
Green house
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Residential building
Bosai garden
-0.8- -1.2m
Pond
CONCEPT FORMATION Teahouse
Duckweed
Elements of impression
When investigating the site, I was touched by some elements here, a beautiful, little bosai garden and wild flowers that bloom here and there, attracting many butterflys. These are what I want to remain in this garden and can be the memory of this site.
Bosai garden
Lotus leaf
D E S I G N
Wetland
I hope people in this park can enjoy the peace that brought by the still artificial lake, the pleasant cool of breeze and the fragrance of lotus. Visiter's experience can be enriched from multiple aspects like visual sense, sense of hearing, and sense of touch, etc. Many activities can be done here, and the park can meet different needs of different users. Routes
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Vegetation
From this part of analysis, condition can be affirmed that this park will be mainly used by residents, retired old men, pupils and pedestrians. How to meet their needs and design place to organize activities is worth considering. And because the site's terrian is hollow, which is easy to cause water logging problem, some measures should be taken to solve this problem.
The main element that I want to use in this design is water. By using several element that can arouse people's impression of water. The element that I choose are lotus, duckweed, reeds, and waterwave, some transform to the elements in the general plan in order to form space and control the style of this design and some are chosen as plant materials in this little park. Traffic
Terrian
Water wave
Square
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The design of site can be sorted into several aspects: water, route, tree, herb, and architecture. The water in this park is divided into two parts, large one and small one, creating the sense of peace in this park.
SUBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
SMALL PARK IN CAMPUS SITE ANALYSIS POTENTIAL USERS
PROJECT
NEED ANALYSIS
Route is also part of composition of a park, apart from it's basic function traffic, it also helps to organize space and classify nodes. Tree layer and herb layer are fundamental elements in park, they divide space, bring various experience to visiters. In this design, trees grows scarse in front part while grows in groups in latter part.
PROBLEMS
PLANT ANALYSIS
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
BASIC LAYERS IN THE GARDEN
IDEA ARRANGING
Accessibility is impeded by the wall Residents can hardly get over this barrier, making the area is seperated from the site.
Noise from the main road Pedestrians and vehicles that passing by may make noise that disturbing visiters in park.
Waste water from residential area
Logged water in hollow
Pungent ordor of the waste water from residential building bring negetive effect to the whole site.
Hollow in the site is easy to log water after rain, making ground hard to walk for visiters.
SUSTAINABILITY COMFORT
Water body
VARIED TYPE
STABLE
VERIOUS EXPERIENCE
DIVERSITY
MEET THE NEEDS
PLEASANT TO THE EYE
Routes
SOLUTIONS
PLANT ARRANGEMENT
SPACE
NEED ANALYSIS Tree layer
From the information that collected, some conclusion can be drawn. Because of the site's terrian is hollow, the best way to solve this problem I think is intensify this charactor, and broaden the area of water body,which is a economical way and respect the charactor of site. From another point of view, water garden is lack in this campus especially surrounding area, residents need a place to relax and have entertainment, so design such a little park is necessary, and the style can bring visitors cosy feeling. Considering park itself,choosing suitable plant materials is a key factor in planting strategy, and plants species diversity should be paid attention because it can increase community stability and will reduce the difficulty of managing park. Another point is space type, different space type can bring people different feelings, and have different funcitons, for instance space are bring more confidentiality and security and open space is more suitable for some public activities. These different types of space can be created via terrian and the enclosing of plants and trees.
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ACTIVE TIME
USERS youngster Herb layer
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ACTIVITIES
PREFERENCE
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camping, skating, boating, sports, etc
gathering place, open space
pupil
multi-games, playing, picnic, learning, etc
shelter,
residents
walking, sightseeing, rest, fishing, etc
sunshine,
retired people
walking dog, fishing, babysitting, enjoying
peaceful place,
tourisits
photogragh, drinking, walking, eating, etc
cafe,
gathering place green space sunshine
open space
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DESIGN
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Site Plan
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1. Entrance 2. Bonsaigarden 3. Corrider
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4. Wood Plank Road
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5. Hill of Sunshine
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6. Wetland 7. Feature Wall 8. Sinking Down Plaza 9. Flower field 10. Cafe
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Aerial View From the aerial view, we can have a better view of the layout of whole park. Trees are planted scarce in south part of the park, and combined with gentle slope, form open space which is suitable for walking and chatting, and in south part of the park, trees are grew in groups, froming a relatively enclosed space, which is suitable for staying, or dating. Cafe is just beside artificial lake, it's profile is designed from duckweed, visiters can choose stay here for a while, have a drink and enjoy the scenery of park. In aerial view, the relationship of architecture and water body is easy to view.
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SECTIONS
PERSPECTIVE Waterside near feature wall
Elevation
Road
Hill
Road
Feature wall
The terrian of this part is varied,so visiters can view the senery in different angle. Long stripe-like seat can provide visiters a place to have a rest.
Grass slope
Cafe
Predicted density of users low 7.5m 6m
Top of hill Roof of cafe
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Feature wall
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Ground level
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A-A SECTION
Corrider This place is set for residents and retired people, corrider covered by lianas provide a wonderful shelter in summer. They chat and relax here.
Path to wetland This small wetland is accessable, people can step forward to view the beauty of reed, which is especailly beautiful in autumn.
Wooden path Sinking down plaza
Road
Grass slope
Water front
Artificial lake
Cafe
Hill
Road
Corrider
Predicted density of users 6m 3.5m 2.5m 0m -3.5m
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Roof of cafe
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Roof of corrider Top of stand Ground level
hign
Sinking down plaza
B-B SECTION
Sinking down plaza The sinking down plaza allows people to various activities. For youngsters this place is a superexcellent one to hold some activities like singing and dancing
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Planting Plan
The reuse of water resourse
In order to make the design concept to reality, I choose some plant material that are suitable growing in the park in Wuhan.This part of work provide great support to the process of design. The following icons represent different kind of trees. Yellow strip means it's a fallcolour tree and green one means ever-green tree.
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SPRING Mar
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Phragmites australis Typha orientalis Presl.
Processing
June
July
Aug
The colourful strips represent the different season that the flowers blossom. And the length of the strips represents the lasting time of flowering phase
Grass land
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Rain water
N/P Absrob
Plants
Absrob and reuse Settlement
Settlement
WINTER
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Absorb Feb
Shrub land
Floating plants
Pistia stratiotes L. Eichhornia crassipes Trapa litwinowii
Rain water N/P Absrob
Magnolia denudata Prunus serrulata Nerium oleander Rhododendron simsii Planch. Rosa chinensis Kerria japonica (L.)DC. Coreopsis lanceolata Camellia japonica
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Wamp plants
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AUTUMN
SUMMER May
Water is essential element in this park. How to ensure the quality of water, and keep the sustainabilty of the park is a problem that worth considering. Here are some of my thought about ways to clean, collect and reuse water resourse.
Fertilizer
Ginkgo biloba Liriodendron chinensis ďźˆHemsl. Acer palmatum Thunb. Pterocarya stenoptera C. DC Cinnamomum camphora (L.) Presl 6. Cotinus coggygria 7. Quercus variabilis Blume 8. Osmanthus fragrans 9. Albizia julibrissi 10. Viburnum odoratissimum
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Community Composition
Settlement
Water Sprinkler
About container
Collect
This is just an idea, a large flared container can collect a mount of rain water, and in this container, filter has been prepared. Rainwater can get cleaned there and gardener can get water directly from this container. What is more, transparent regions can tell you the amount of remained water.
Reuse Filter Tank
Pump
Wood land
In this park, plant commnity can be classified into three types and they can combine each other to garuantee the sustain of park. Grass land mainly choose cool season grasses like Poa pratensis L, consider the weather here, and they can change colour seasonally. Shrub land and wood land should consider native tree species in advance, for they can adapt to local environment better. And large trees can shelter sunlight for some shrubs that are fond of half shade environment. At the same time, shrub can add height and interest to the landform.
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DESCRIPTION THE CRYSTAL OF LIFE
Topic: Technology pavilion design Date: Apr. 2010 to June 2010 Location: HZAU WH, HB, China Status: Landscape architectural design Tutor: Liu qianru
The site of this technology pavilion is beside our teaching area and there are many students passing by. The design positioning is to design a technology pavilion for students in our campus that can exhibit students' creative work and encourage their innovation ability. The architecture design is a branch course of our major, and the cirriculum's main purpose is to train our ability of sculpting, dividing and organizing space, which are quite fundamental abilities for a designer. 15
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SITE ANANLYSIS
CONCEPT FORMATION
PLANS & SECTIONS
Location Traffic
Section
Road Way Pedestrian Street
Second Floor Plan
Path
Pedestrian flow
Facade-1
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First Floor Plan 17
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DESIGN INTRODUCTION This technology pavilion is designed for exhibiting student's creative work in science and technology field. And the inspiration of pavilion comes from the structure of glycan, because many new explorations in our university are in the microcosmic field of life science. The abstract figure of glycan is hexagon and this element is applied in the design of the architecture and it's exterior environment.
Main exhibiting hall
The pavilion is a building of two stories. And there are two exhibition halls connected by a corrider, which aims to enrich visitor's visiting routes and experience. And multi-media lecture hall is set in second floor, where students and teachers can report and show their new creation and exploraion. And plateform is set out the pavilion, providing visiters a place to communicate with exterior environment. Plantform can be used to hold some open-air exhibition, and can be a excellent place to have a rest.
FUNCTIONAL SPACE
Multi-media lecture room Storage room
Kiosk
Corrider
Entrance hall
Multi-media lecture room
Main exhibiting hall
Sub-exhibiting hall
Platform
Sub-exhibiting hall
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Main exhibiting hall 2
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PERSPECTIVE
ROOF GARDEN DESIGN I design this green roof for several reasons: first,green roof can help to uphold and strengthen roof's ability of heat preservation and insulation, second, green roof can retard deterioration of water proof material because grass can shelter the direct sunlight. And the design of green roof comes from the plane design of pavilion.
EXTERIOR ENVIRONMENT
MODEL Material: white plastic board for roof blue transparent plastic board for wall plastic sticks for frame and rial paper with green powder for lawn green foam material for shrub
The design of exterior environment of pavilion is still in accord with the style of pavilion, and the plane design just like extended sugar chains. However, in contrast of the glass and iron material, exterior environment stress the beauty of nature, and trees can soft the edge of building. A green house and a kiosk are set outside the pavilion, providing visiters places to have a rest and choose another way to visit this place. Their experience can be enriched by visiting different places in different ways.
Green house
PLANTING STRATEGY 1.Sedum spectabile Boreau 2.Oxalis corniculata Linn. 3.Zephyranthes candida 1.
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4.Portulaca grandiflora Hook
Kiosk outside of pavilion
5.Coreopsis lanceolata 6.Torenia fournieri 7.Dianthus chinensis 5.
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8.Cosmos bipinnatus Cav.
Considering the environment on the roof and the loading capacity of roof, I choose some herb plants that need a lot of sunlight and they can bear arid condition. Most of these plants are flower ground cover plants. And their flowering phase are scattered in three seasons, so lasting flower viewing is possible. The grass species of lawn are cold season grass, like Poa. pratensis. L, Agrotstis. palustris Huds, which can vary their colour with the change of season.
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DESCRIPTION
Rebirth of the Xunsi river
Topic: Plan of waterfront park Date: Apr. 2011 to June 2011 Location: Wuchang District WH, HB, China Status: Urban greenland planning Tutor: Zhang li Wu xuefei
Xunsi River is located in the south area of Wuhan city, and it has suffered from serious pollutions for several years. The site is just beside residential area and educational area. The potential users from these places should be taken into account into the disgn,comsidering their behavior s and schedules. This planning aims to bring new life to the site, solve the problem of polluution, and creat comfortable envoronment for the surrounding people. 23
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NEED ANALYSIS
SITE ANALYSIS
Concept Formation In ancient times, Hubei provience once to be a country Chu,which makes great contribution in the development of culture in the history. Phoenix once to be important symbol in Chu's culture. In this plan, I use the concept of phoenix, to commemorize the history of this place and hope that the site can regain life via the plan just like the rebirth of pheonix. And this whole water front park is consisted of three parts: memorial park, recreation park and technology theme park.
20：00 8：00 Hubei is located in the middle of China, and once to be Chu Kindom in ancient times which had rich culture.
Entertaining time Variety of Culture
Breakfast
Morning exercise
Dinner time
Low
High
Walking dog 11：00
17：00
Lunch time Wuhan is the provincial capital of Hubei, many cultural relics that can represent Chu's culture are in here.
Afternoon walking
The Xunsi river is formed in Bafen mountain which is located in the southeast of Wuchang district, and it flows through Tangxun lake, finally merges into Yangze river. In ancient times, the river once to be an important transport corrider, but now it has been one of the largest sewage channel because of the effulent from residential area
Lunch rest
Tea time
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Rebirth of phoenix
Wutai sluice
Human Activity
Green land The site is just beside Yangze River, this planned water-front park can be the connection between the greenland and parks in northen district and southern distict
Often
9%
Once per week
9%
Once per month 3-5 per year
The Xunsi River of the site plays an important role in project of 'Six Lakes Running Through'. And it is also an essential part of ecological corrider that in planning.
7%
Land scope
Virtue of phoenix
Residential area
20% 30%
25%
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Old Town
Memorial Park
Recreation Park Technology Theme Park
Residential area
Park Using of Residents Frequency 25
River
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Once per year Never
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Education area Field
Educational area
Talent of phoenix
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GENERAL DESIGN
INTENTION NODE PICTURE
RIVER BANK STRATEGY
PLANT STRATEGY
Evergreen Trees
Corrider Entrance Teahouse Kiosk Broad-leaved Trees Flower field Cultural Square
Farmland landscape Wamp landscape
Stops
Natural Slope
Path
Hard Ground
Platform
Bank
Legend Main routes
Green way
Sub Routes Entrance
Routes Layout Teahouse
Flower Ground Cover Plants
Sports ground Entrance Visiter service centre Hill of cherry Cultural plaza Sunshine lawn Swamp landscape
Legend
Spot in Technology Park
Parking lot
Viewing platform
Clinic
Sculptures
Water Plants
Restaurant Sports ground
Windmill landscape
Teahouse
Technology Pavilion
Washroom Visitors serving center
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Path along the river
Cobble Ground
Grass Slope
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DESCRIPTION THE SQUARE OF SCIENCE Topic: Environmental Design of Science Building Date: Oct. 2011 to Nov. 2011 Location:HZAU WH, HB, China Status: Architectural Environmental Design Tutor: Liu Qianru
This project aims to creat a suitable and comfortable environment for a newly built science building. The site is located at the scientifc research area of campus, many of the surrounding buildings are research institution. And the site face one of the campus' main road. Everyday there are numerous pedestrians passing by. The design aims to creat comfortable place for both researchers of the building and pedestrians.
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DESIGN ANALYSIS
SPACE ANALYSIS
CONCEPT FORMATION
SITE ANALYSIS
Good viewpoint
The basic element of the building is square which quite qualifies the style of science building
Introvent space Element extracting
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Exterior effects interior North:Hospital South:Science building West:Village East:Research center The site is located in scientific research area of the campus. Both of its east and south are scientific institutions.So the style of the environment design should represent some element of science,and the scientific research of these buildings can be the potential users. West of the site remains to be part of the village and fields,which are closer to the state of nature. This means some measures should be taken to solve the relationship between nature and artifacts. In the north is a hospital, patients and doctor may choose the opposite place to relax,however the road between the site and hospital may be obstacle of accessibility.At the same time, the site is located near one of the main roads of campus, how to solve the problem that some pedestrians may choose this place to stay for a while is worth considering.
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SCIENCE W
E Science just like square,rigourous and reliable
Nature Science area Residential area Teaching buildings
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COMPLEX Science research needs many complex means and experiment to show the correct of theory.
MULTIPLE METHODS In order to solve a problem, scientists have to prepare several methods to face different situation.
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COMPRARISION A new theory may need the scientists make comprarision with existed ones
Space just like sicence, need to organize and plan,in order to make everything positive
FUSION OF FIELDS In many occasion, science research cannot be acomplished without the fusion of different fields.
Open space
Open space is extroverted, stress on the communication and penetration of the environment. How to attract pedestrian to stay and linger is the point of design
Linear space is quite essential to connect spaces,people's attention can be forced to the endpoint,and be attracted to the next spot
Routes
Water body
Vegetation
Potential stay point
Space type
Introvent space can cause the visual sense of closure condition, it is necessary to creat comfortable atmosphere by enrich space levels.
Design of elevation
Front view
Reverse view
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SITE PLAN
PERSPECTIVE The front space of the building is open and free.This part is aims to provide place for pedestrians to stay and relax. Little landform undulation can be found, the form of woodline is quite important to echo the outline of building
By arranging some seats and tree shade, this place provides pedestrians enough space to take a rest. 11
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Remained old tree
The veiny route on lawn not only reflect the intention of graphic design, but also proivde people a chance to enrich their visiting experience
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LEGEND
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1.Fountain 2.Secondary entrance 3.Sculpture 4.Lawn 5.Main entrance 6.Space for sports
7.Cascade 8.Atruim 9.Space of serenity 10.Resting space 11.Sculpture of main entrance 12.Feature wall
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Aerial view
PERSPECTIVE This part of the building extrerior space is mainly semi-enclosed space, and forms the combined linear space. The difference of terrian creat a special landscape space that can change with your move. And this part aims at researchers of this building, in order to provide them a place to take a rest.
The clearing is the end point of the sequence of space, and forms by enclosing of bushes and trees. People can chat and do some sports like badminton here.
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Compared with the active style of clearing, this space stresses on peaceful feeling and tranquility. Still green water and floating plants can creat such quite and peaceful atmosphere for users.
Aerial view can provide a better understanding of design of the site. The purpose of this design is to satisfy the needs of pedestrians that passing by and the researcher of this science building, and the style of the design should be represent the style and spirit of the building.How to creat different atmospere and make full use of character of the space is the point that I am interested in.
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OTHER ART WORKS PERSONAL FINE ARTS
Jingxin Pavilion Pen Drawing 30cm×21cm Beihai Park, Beijing 2011.8
Lu Ming Pavilion Pen Drawing 30cm×21cm Sculpture Park, Beijing 2011.8 37
The Garden of Harmonious Interests Pen Drawing 30cm×21cm Summer Place, Beijing 2011.8 38
PERSONAL INFORMATION
LIU BIN Date of birth: May.21.1989 E-mail:qhdbenbenbear@xnmsn.cn Tel:86-15072321315 Address:Room 501 Unit3 Building 103 Qinhuang XiaoQu Haigang District Qinhuangdao Hebei P.R.China Postcode:066000 Current degree: Bachelor of Landscape Gardening, Huazhong Agricultural University China Objective: MLAâ…Ą, University of Massachusetts