Portfolio bitong yang by Bitong Yang

PORTFOLIO

BITONG YANG

EDUCATION College Station, TX 2012.08 - 2015.05

Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

Beijing, China 2008.09 - 2012.06

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA)

Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning, Texas A&M University Department of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERINECE Houston, TX 2015.07

Consultant - SWA Group

Shenzhen, China 2014.06 - 2014.08

Intern - HHL Group

Beijing, China 2011.08 - 2011.09

Intern - Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning & Design Institute

Project: Shenzhen Bay Shekou Promenade Associate & Manager: Peiwen Yu, RLA, ASLA, Registered Landscape Architect Project: Yangbi Tourism Investment District Design and Planning Xili Golf Club Landscape Design Principal: Changshan Huang, AICP, Associate Professor, Registered Landscape Architect Project: Shenyang Railway Station Redesign Principal: Jie Hu, Assistant Professor, Registered Landscape Architect

Honors and Awards 2014-2015 Merit Student Award of Texas American Society of Landscape Architects 2014-2015 Chinese Student Outstanding Scholarship, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University 2013-2014 Competitive Student Scholarship, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University 2012-2013 Competitive Student Scholarship, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University 2012-2013 Honor Student Award of Texas American Society of Landscape Architects 2011-2012 National Excellent Student Scholarship, Beijing Forestry University 2011-2012 Learning Progress Prize, Beijing Forestry University

SOCIAL AND LEADERSHIPs 2012-2014 Aggie Workshop, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University 2011-2012 Beijing Forestry University Host Competition 2008-2011 Beijing Forestry University Student Union 2015 Team leader, Professional Practice, LAND 646, Texas A&M University 2014 Team leader, Design for Active Living, ARCH 673, Texas A&M University 2013 Team leader, Research Methods, LAND 640, Texas A&M University

CERTIFICATE "Health Systems and Design Certificate" in Texas A&M University "Sustainable Urbanism Certificate" in Texas A&M University

SKILLS Computer-aided Design: AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator 3D Modeling & Rendering: SketchUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, Lumion Layout Design: Adobe Indesign Hand Graphic: Pen/ Pencil Drawing, Marker Rendering, Water Color Application: ArcGIS, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel Video Maker: Camtasia Language: English, Mandarin Chinese

1601 Holleman Dr. College Station, TX 77840 yangbitong2015@gmail.com TEL: (979)587-3398

CONTENT 01.Charles George VA Medical Center Healing Garden, NC (Garden Design, Texas ASLA Student Honor Award)

02. Sky Travel Theme Park, China (Park Design, Individual Work)

03. Slow Spread Soak, TX (LID Design)

04. Weave the Memory, China (Urban Design, Intern Work)

05. Water Palm Village, TX (Cross Creek Ranch Subcommunity Design Project)

06. Dynamic Yangbi, China (Urban Design, Intern Work)

07. Navasota Northeast Ranch Estate Design, TX (Estate Design, Individual Work)

08. Other Works

01. DESIGN STRUCTURE Overhead Structure

Reception Water Fountain

Buildings

Tree Plaza Bamboo Planter

Intake Meandering Path

Green Space Wellness Center

Bamboo Planter

Water Feature

Communication Center

Simulated Apartment

Green Space

Meandering Path

Virtual Reality

Veteran Gallery

Softscape

Bamboo Planter

Pergola

Open Space

Barbecue Space

Hardscape

AutoCAD drawn by: Yucheng Wang

Garden Design, Texas ASLA Student Honor Award Charles George VA Medical Center Healing Garden Bamboo Planter

Supervisor: Dr. Chanam Lee My responsibility: Studying and researching the outdoor healing garden therapies; Conducting the site inventory, characteristics, and work out the design concept; Rendering the master plan, design structure, and analyzing the design program; Drawing the perspectives and bird views. Team members: Yucheng Wang Date: 2012.10 - 2012.11

02. DESIGN PROGRAM

Water Friendly Plaza

Main Path

Circulation & Connection Meandering Path

Entrance Plaza

Exercise Therapy (Yoga & massage)

Function & Therapy

Visual Therapy

Frontyard

Group Therapy & HorticultureTherapy

Courtyard

Aromatic Backyard Therapy

Welcoming Entrance

Visual Therapy

Welcoming

Group Therapy

Art Therapy

Entrance & Bird View Model Model made by: Xiaoxi Bi

Corridor View

Connecting Path

Travel Theme Park, Nanjing, China 02 Sky Muyan Riverside Scenic Area Masterplan and Landscape Design Individual Project Supervisor: Dr. Changshan Huang Project: real project (123ac) - With growing expendable income and demand of large-scale recreational district in Nanjing, Muyan Riverside Scenic District (West Portion) has great potential to be the focal point of tourism, recreation, commerce, and retreat. This project is to utilize abandoned mining pit to create a theme park, to bring economic benefits, promote ecological restoration, present local culture and history, and flourish peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience of nature. Date: 2014.09 - 2015.04

01. SITE INVENTORY Upper Planning Level 01

Yangtze River City Center

Northern River Development Belt Southern River Development Belt

02 03 04

Development Area

Sourth-North Development Belt 07

Geographic Condition Existing Contour

Project site locates at Southern River Development Belt, which is one of three major development belts in urban plan of Nanjing.The project faces Yangtze River, and is adjacent to riverfront commercial district. The site is an abandoned mining pit. The total area is 123ac.

Wind Direction Terrain

Summer Wind Direction Ridges Level

East Direction

Wind from Yangtze River

Southeast Direction

Elevation: 74-63m Green Coverage: 78%

Wind from Yangtze River

Landform

Platforms Level Elevation: 62-52m

Southeast Direction East Direction

Green Coverage: 57& Winter Wind Direction Ground Level

Wind from Yangtze River

Northeast Direction

East Direction

Elevation:51-48m Google Image

Green Coverage: 63%

Basins Level

Wind from Yangtze River

Elevation:47m-37m Green Coverage: 46%

East Direction Northeast Direction

02. Design CHALLENGES AND concept

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Deal with the relatively complicated geological condition.

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Reduce the cost of construction with balancing the cut and fill.

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Water System

Landform

•

Take advantage of and be respect to the landform and develop the strategies for general design. Modify and adjust the elevations of platforms to create various horizontal and vertical spaces.

Manage, treat, and reuse the rainwater collected in the mining pit.

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Introduce water system and water related amenities to the theme park.

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Utilize the LID infrastructures to detain or store rainwater in extreme rainfall events.

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Diversified mix of programmed spaces are needed to balance passive and active uses.

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A strong circulation network with transit is needed to organize the movement inside the mining pit.

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Develop the design strategies of extending the time use in the theme park, e.g., all season journey, day and night.

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Unique and strong characteristics are needed to compete with the surrounding competitors.

Multiple Circulations

Functional

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Separate the functions based on activities.

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Provide different types of spaces -Private vs Open, Quiet vs Noisy.

•

Integrate existing natural systems into the project without disturbing.

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Consider the problem of microclimate and strategies of allowing the air and wind come into the basin.

Blue and Green Infrastructure

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Offer multiple transportation circulations to create different experience of travelling through the theme parksky travelling, caving, water drifting, walking, etc.

•

Benefit the urban ecology: helping cities to adapt to and mitigate climate change; reducing urban heat island effect; reducing the amounts of stormwater run-off.

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Develop a hierarchy of transit types for different districts.

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Educate the public on environment protection and promote sustainable education.

03. master plan

20 18 19

17 05 04

01. Sky Needle 02. Primary Train Line 03. Secondary Train Line 04. Performance Stage 05. Sitting Terrace 06. Jungle Run Forest 07. Boardwalk 08. Tree House 09. Water World 10. Fantasy Kingdom 11. Fairy Tales Vista Street 12. Secondary Entry Plaza 13. Rafting Station 14. Woodland Adventure 15. Ecotourism Experience 16. Wetland 17. Wedding Cabin 18. Cloudy Cave Hotel 19. Experience Scientific Project 20. Sky Street 21. Major Entrance Plaza

15 03

06 07 08 13

09 10 12

100

200m

04. circulation systems

Cable Car Cable car is created to connect the Hilltop and the sky needle. It not only provides the quick way to get onto the central platform, but also offers a pleasant journey with delightful view.

First Level Sky Train Line

Two Levels of train lines are proposed (First level with 70.00m, Second level with 60.00m). Two lines intersect at the entrance plaza. Two train stations are provided with different elevations for visitors to enter the two levels.

Second Level Sky Train Line

Forest Trail Elevated Board Walk

Elevated board walks are designed for the ground level circulation. The form turns to be dynamic and meandering. Forest trails are created within the forest adventure.

Cave Adventure

Along the hill slope on the south, because of the steep slope and stone materials, small caves are proposed for visitors to have further exploration experience.

05. PERFORMANCE STAGE

Sky Train Line

Fairy Tales Vista Street

Sky Needle Plaza

Slow Spread Soak, Bryan, TX Low Impact Development Training Center Design

Supervisor: Dr. Galen D. Newman My responsibility: Studying and researching the existing hydrology issue, geographic condition, climate inventory, and soil runoff coefficient; Working on the concept, schematic design, and master plan, and creating five LID systems; Rendering the master plan, concept systems, and perspectives. Team members: Xiaotian Su, Yucheng Wang Date: 2013.02 - 2013. 03 The TTI lab is located on the Texas A&M University Riverside Campus in Bryan, Texas. The site is encompasses 27.2 acres and is approximately ten miles west from the main Texas A&M campus. The plan would enable the site to simultaneously function as a working erosion research lab and a professional training center, and to enhance the existing lab with the addition of low impact development (LID) training and demonstration facilities. .

01. SITE INVENTORY Existing Hydrology Issue

Climate Condition

Low Utilization of Structural Element

Average Annual Precipitation

Feb

Particle Diameter 0.02 mm Clay Sand

Drawn by: Ruisi Guo

3.3 in

3.1 in

Average Annual Temperature 51 °F

Infiltration Rates <0.05 in/h Clay

Drawn by: Ruisi Guo

68 °F

60 °F

55 °F

Jan

17 mph

15 mph

Feb

Mar

76 °F

Sand

18 mph

Apr

17 mph

Jun

Runoff Coefficient Road

5.2 in

4.3 in

4.8 in

4.7 in

4.5 in

3.7 in

83 °F

85 °F

82 °F

70 °F

Average Annual Wind Speed

2.0 mm

>0.3 in/h

4.3 in

3.5 in

Nov

Texas

16 mph

Low Infiltration Rate

Aug 5.7 in

Brazo County

Drawn by: Ruisi Guo

Inefficient Water Distribution

May

Heavy Rain Season: May Rainfall: 5.75 in per month

11.7 mph

Jul

Aug

Vegetation

Buildings

0.95

13.2 mph

0.75

11.8 mph

12.3 mph

Sep

Oct

62 °F

16 mph

Nov

Natural Base

0.40

52 °F

15 mph

Dec

03. DESIGN CONCEPT

02. MASTER PLAN

SLOW SLOW

SSPREAD PREAD

OAK SSOAK

By using LID technique, solve the on-site stormwater management and treatment with three process "Slow, Spread, Soak", offering continuing education and professional development classes in new LID practices.

System 1

20 01

Vegetated Roof Spread + Soak Filtration + Treatment

21 04

Rain Barrel Soak Treatment

10 09

08 23

System 2

08 15

Bioswale Spread + Soak Treatment + Infiltration + Filtration

Level Spreader Slow Flow control Filter Strip Spread Filtration

12 14

Vegetated Wall Slow + Spread Flow control + Filtration

System 3

16 17

Cut Curb Slow Flow control Rain Garden Spread + Soak Treatment + Infiltration + Filtration

System 4 Recreation Area 01 Flower terrace 02 Highline Trail 03 Existing Detention Pond Teaching Area 04 Outdoor cafe 05 Main teaching building 06 Educational parking lot

System Demonstration Area 07 Parking garden 08 Existing retention pond #1 09 Skywalk 10 Mitigating Islands 11 Platform with overhead 12 Outdoor teaching terrace 13 Educational channels 14 Demonstration terrace 15 Platform without overhead 16 Existing retention pond #2 17 Water terrace

Phytoremediation Botanical Garden

Riparian Buffer Slow + Spread + Soak Treatment + Infiltration + Filtration

18 Pergola 19 Classified plant zone Sample Display Area 20 LID samples (not applied on site) 21 Erosion control samples 22 Sediment control samples 23 IWS samples 24 Pergola

Biodam Slow Flow control

System 5

Infiltration Basin Spread + Soak Flow control Riparian Buffer Slow + Spread + Soak Treatment + Infiltration + Filtration 10

04. lid SYSTEMs System 1

Vegetated Roof

Vegetated Wall

System 2

Rain Barrel

Drawn by: Yucheng Wang

Level Spreader

05. implementation phases Filter Strip Bioswale

The lab will be implemented and developed into three phases for the registered design and engineering professionals to complete continuing education units in LID practices with five systems. The first phase will provide one day training for 50 people. The second one will enhance the lab with two day training for 75 people. The third phase will be developed completely with three day training for 100 people.

Drawn by: Yucheng Wang

System 3

Phase I (5 years) Cut Curb

Phase II (10 years)

Phase III (20 years) Drainage Condition

Rain Garden

Well Drained Poor Drained

Drawn by: Yucheng Wang

System 4

Vegetation

Biodam Riparian Buffer

Trees Lawn Constructed Wetland

Water Infiltration Catchment Infiltration Basin Wetland Purifying Purified Water

System 5 Infiltration Basin Riparian Buffer

Facilities LID Facilities Other Facilities

Drawn by: Yucheng Wang

06. PERSPECTIVE

Phytoremediation Garden Infiltration Basin

Riparian Buffer

The Phytoremediation Garden demonstrates mitigating pollutant concentrations in contaminated soils, water, or air, with local species able to contain, degrade, or eliminate metals, pesticides, solvents, explosives, crude oil and its derivatives, and various other contaminants from the media that contain them.

Retention Pond

Pavement Test Bioswale Different types of pavement (porous asphalt, pervious concrete, gravel systems, grass, etc.) are proposed in the channel test to demonstrate how the pavement materials affect the water infiltration rate. The parking garden reconfigures conventional parking lot models to serve the hydrology of the site, where cars sit in their own treatment basins.

Cut Curb

Pervious Parking

Weave the Memory, Shenyang Redesigning the Shenyang Railway Station, China

My responsibility: Studying the surrounding transportation system, and site inventory; Working on the concept, schematic design, and master plan; Drawing the diagrams of transportation circulation, and making the model. Team members: Liuzhe Liuanqi Date: 2011.08 - 2011.09

01. DESIGN STRATEGY AND APPROACH Rapid development of the economy Improvement of the people's living standard Opportunity: Needs for shopping center, commercial, entertainment facilities, catering services

Convenience

Transportation hub Center square, bus station, subway station, coach station, parking lots Challenge: Traffic congestion, the traffic around effected,the difficulty of the crowds dispersed

Opportunity: Connection with the expressway and urban traffic system

Accelerated urbanization Constructions of the high buildings around, space arrangement, traffic circulation Challenge: Lack of the optic center

Perspective Diffusibility

Sufficience Circulation Communication Activities Space Skyline Culture

Humanism Feedback: Regulate and control the vehicle and pedestrian circulation, and landscape sequence. Revise the design as needed.

Strategy

Based on the feedback, revise and refine the draft, and finally make the final decision for the master plan.

Intimity

Shenyang War Memorial

Hotel Residence

Bitang Park

Administration Hotel

Residence

School Administration Gallery

Hotel Gallery

R=3

km Daqing Palace

Gallery

R= 5km

Renmin Theater

University

King Temple

Residence

Shenyang Imperial Palace

Xinghua Gvymnasium

INTERNAL-CITY TRANSPORTATION Shenyang South Station is the largest railway station in Northeast China and one of the five large Transportation Hubs of Chian. Eight railways connect Shenyang with five major cities of China. EXTERNAL-CITY TRANSPORTATION Shenyang South Station is located in the geometric center of the city. There are more than 30 bus lines connected with it and it is also the intersection point of the five main roads of the city -Nancan Road, Beiyi East Road, Zhulin Road,Xingmin South Road and Lianhe Road. 14

02. MASTER PLAN

Bus Terminal

Gathering Square

Public Parking Lots

General Business Building

Station Building

Building Complex Transportation Hub Viaduct Bridge Coach Station

Bus Station

Memory Square

AutoCAD drawn by: Zhe Liu

03. PROPOSED CIRCULATION Ground Level Circulation

Coach Bus Circulation

Taxi Circulation

Private Car Circulation

Bus Circulation

Underground Level Circulation

Taxi Circulation

Pedestrian Circulation

Private Car Circulation Viaduct Bridge Traffic Line

Transit Cub Traffic Line

Underground Vehicle Entrance

Underground Pedestrian Entrance

Taxi Entrance

Underground Vehicle Entrance

Railway Entrance 16

Water Palm Village Cross Creek Ranch Subcommunity Design Project, Fulshear, TX

Supervisor: Dr. Eric Bardenhagen My responsibility: Doing the study of the demographic information, city urban sprawl, precipitation and evaporation, and economy conditon, and calculating the capturable water; Working on the mission statement, site context introduction, users and residents, design principles, and analyzing the water management; Researching the LID technology, its applications and park case studies; Creating the concept diagram, design programmings, goals and objectivies, and design elements; Design the master plan, central park, and transportation systems; Rendering the master plan, and perspectives, and draw the land use map, transportation system, service radius, and water system diagram . Team members: Siman Ning Date: 2012.06 - 2012.07

01. SITE ANALYSIS Houston Demographic Information 1,556 716

529 250

Houston Population Growth in 2011

San Francisco Population Growth in 2011

New York Population Growth in 2011

U.S. metropolitan area growth shows that Texas has a high rate (the blue areas have seen population growth over the past decade; red areas have declined).The largest Texas cities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all showed strong population growth over the last 10 years, ranked in the top 10 growing metropolitan areas. Compared to other large cities (San Francisco, New York, etc), the Houston region had the largest population growth of metro areas recently reported in the 2011 Census.

U.S. Population Growth in 2011 (Source: Census Estimates via Telestrian)

Precipitation & Evaporation

1980

1990

2000

2010

Houston Population Growth 1980-2010 (Source: CLRSearch.com)

Household Water

Monthly Precipitation in Texas (Texas Water Development Board 2012) 1.75

2.03

2.81 3.36

80-100 gallons per day 2.95 2.86

3.46 4.79 4.30

3.75

3.80 3.97

3.37

Monthly Evaporation in Texas (Texas Water Development Board 2012) 7.36

7.48

Multi-family: 158

Patio home 79

Maximum

4.43 5.10 4.84 5.28 0 Monthly Precipitation in Fulshear (Texas Water Development Boad 2012)

5.65

Single-family: 565

Shared resources

7.17

300 gallons per day

water use

161,025

45,030

22,515

128,820

36,024

180,12

Minimum Average household size: 2.85 persons

228-285 gallons per day

water use

6.66 5.30

5.57 3.98 3.35

3.16

4.20

5.73

4.30

Capturable stormwater per year: 473,284,976 gallons Capturable household water per year: 82,285,200 gallons

4.18 3.75 2.85 2.89

3.36 2.27

Monthly Evaporation in Fulshear (Texas Water Development Boad 2012)

One Year Precipitation in Fulshear: 50.46 inches. One Year Precipitation in Texas: 35.32 inches. One Year Evaporation in Fulshear: 40.91 inches. One Year Evaporation in Texas: 58.73 inches.

Total capturable water per year:

555,570,176 gallons

From the evaporation and precipitation chart, Fulshear has a higher precipitation rate than evaporation rate. Furthermore, it is good for holding and storing water. The site has a great potential for water management and design. Moreover, plants which can survive in humid environment are encouraged. 18

02. MASTER PLAN

01 03

01. Single Family

1 Single Family Lot 2 Community Center 3 Flower Strips 4 Recreation Center 5 Outdoor Courts 6 Trail Forest 7 Constructed Wetland 8 Hill and Trail 9 Dog Park

07 06

02. School and Multifamily

10 Elementary School 11 Playground 12 Multifamily Lot 13 Community Center 14 Swimming Pool

13 12

03. Civic and Commercial

15 20

14 18

15 Church 16 Clinic 17 Garage 18 Healing Garden 19 Central Oasis 20 Retail 21 Retail and Restaurant 22 Bank and Garage 23 Local Theater 24 Skywalk

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500ft

1000ft

2000ft

03. MASTER PLAN ANALYSIS Service Radius

Water System

With in

2mi nW alki ng D

ista n

Land Use

alking min W

5 Within

Distan

School

Single Family

Green Space

Within 5min Walking Distance

Grey Water Flow Direction

Civic

Multifamily

Commercial

Within 2min Walking Distance

Water Treatment

04. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Garage Parking

Ground Parking

Street Parking Ground Parking

Garage Parking Path

Trails Skywalk

Section 1 Main Street with Parallel Parking (73')

Section 3 Local Street with Parallel Parking (60')

Section 2 Thoroughfare (100')

Section 4 Local Street (40')

Sidewalks

Drawn by: Siman Ning

Dynamic Yangbi, Dali, China Yangbi Tourism Investment District Design and Planning

Supervisor: Dr. Changshan Huang My responsibility: : Studying and researching the economic condition, tourism introduction, and site inventory; Working on the concept, schematic design, and master plan, and detailing the commercial street; Drawing the diagrams of design structure, view shed and scenic spot, planting design, flood mitigation strategy and perspectives. Team members: Yixun Zhang, Won Min Sohn, Yucheng Wang Date: 2014.01 - 2014.04 With growing population and demand of city redevelopment, the riverfront area in Yangbi has great potential to be enhanced into the focal point of tourism. The Yangbi Riverfront Redevelopment Strategy is an approach to regenerate the 80ac Yangbiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CBD area and its waterfront by orienting CBD towards the river, redefining the city image, and bringing more people to the water.

01. design concept

China

Dali City

Yangbi

Design Site

01. Connectivity

CONNECTIVITY WAKABILITY

Physical Connection Connect the riverfront with the commercial area / CBD / residential area Visual Connection Make a visual connection between the site and surrounding land uses

02. Walkability

Walking Pleasure Provide the sufficient canopy shade Hierarchy Separate pedestrian pathway from the vehicle Destination Propose several destinations located in a 10-minute walking distance

03. Identity

IDENTITY

Landmark Emphasize the CBD area as a landmark by high-rise buildings History Apply historical building elements and street furniture on site

04. Economic Development

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Accomodation Provide hotels, conference rooms, and offices in the CBD area Tourism Create a riverfront shopping street with smallscale shops and restaurants

05. Flood Mitigation

Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

FLOOD MITIGATION

Design landscape buffers along the riverside and regulate the building setback Create a terraced landform on the riverfront to make the lower level floodable Detain rainwater in extreme rainfall events

02. site analysis Site Inventory 200km away, 4hr driving distance

Yangbi River

Visitors from Lijiang, (11100 thousands)

Yangbi Historical Town

Visitors from Dali, (7100 thousands)

site

Puzi Mountain

80c

Hui Residencial

Feifeng Mountain

29km away, 0.5hr driving distance

Xueshan River

Civic Area

site

Located in Dali, Yangbi area has also demonstrated a steady growth in its domestic market. Predominately farmland at the foot of the Puzi Moutain, the site possesses beautiful sceneries towards Xueshan River and great environmental assets. Dynamic elevation changes due to surrounding mountains and rivers create a unique terraced landform along the river, thus enhancing the beauty of natural resources.

Memorial Park

Water Flow Path

Economic Condition Visitors' Monthly Income

Xueshan River

Nujiang 11.9

2,232.6

33.9 2,690.7

Dali

Yangbi Baoshan

107.5 3,085.3

Kunming

481.7 7400.9

Visiting Purpose

Visitor Occupation

Lincang

Students

49.6 2,232.6

Yangbi River

Individual Traveler

$480

62.4 2,441.4

Yangbi River

Group

$320 $480

$320

Xueshan River

Lijiang

Travelling Way

Others

Total GDP (billion dollar) GDP per Person (billion dollar)

Tour

Business

Vacation Others

Public official

Surrounding Economic Development Condition (2012) Currency (million dollar) Xueshan River

16.7%

240

18.1% 12.9%

180 142.8

12.0% 171.2

14.0% 204.9

Percentage 16.0%

247.4

8.0%

120

122.8

16.6

18.2

18.24

25.3

30.9

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012 Year

0.0%

Total GDP (million dollar) Revenue (million dollar) Growth rate of GDP

Yangbi Economic Development Condition (2006 - 2012) Yangbi River

Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

Currency (thousand dollar) 25 20 15 12.0 10 5 0 2008

13.9

2009

17.0

2010

20.3

2011

22.7

2012

GDP per Person Growth in Yangbi (2006 - 2012)

Year

GDP per person (thousand dollar)

03. master plan

Commercial Street (3 stories)

CBD Building Residential Town House

Commercial Street (2 stories)

Legend 1. Riverfront Park 2. Parking Space 3. Street Parking Space 4. Riverfront Shopping Street 5. Veteran Sculpture 6. Plaza 7. Terrace 8. Green Roof 9. Urban Platform

8 6

10. Central Business District 11. Terrace Garden 12. Traditional Village Entrance 13. Quay 14. Boardwalk 15. Traditional Hui Community 16. Green Corridor

4 8

Trails

3 11

Arterial Local Street Residential Local Street

Xushan River

Yangbi River

Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

Green Corridor

4 13

15 Open Green Space

4 4 14

Linear Green Space

100

200m

23 Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

Private Green Space & Semi-open Green Space & Open Space

04. View shed and SCENIC SPOT

05. planting design

View Line There are multiple ways of residential planting design: restoring native plants to residential landscapes, using plants as food sources, and planting ornamental plants.

Visual Axis Focal Point View from River

Colorful and aromatic landscapes are provided to guide visitors wandering along the shopping street. Along the riverbank, water tolerated herbaceous plants, shrubs and arbors are put.

Different from riverside, the commercial has the consistent design form and plant materials as the welcoming entrance.

Since we want the planting design form in CBD tend to be geometric and symmetrical, many easily pruned plant materials are implemented. Moreover, in order to respond to the prosperous walnut industry, we plant walnut in CBD.

In the park, we try to restore the native species to construct a natural environment and create wildlife habitat through the strategic use of certain plants Terrain Viewshed

Viewshed drawn by: Won Min Sohn

24 Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

06. Flood Mitigation Strategy Retaining Walls and Terraces

Proposed Water Flow

Riverfront Flooded Condition

Normal Water Level

Normal Rainfall Level Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

Drawn by: Won Min Sohn

Floodplain

Retaining Wall Terrace

Runoff Flow River Flow

07. Proposed Circulation Vehicle Circulation

Heavy Rainfall Level 2-Line Local Road

Water Travel Circulation

Pedestrian Circulation

4-Line Arterial Road

Ground Parking

Underground Parking

2-Line Collector Road

Garages

Parallel Parking Lot

Meandering Trails

2-Line Local Road

Parallel Parking Lot

Bridge

CBD Path Way Path Route

Riverfront Terrace

Bridge

Riverfront Boardwalk

Bridge

Drawn by: Won Min Sohn Refined by: Bitong Yang

08. perspectives Soldier Frame & March Plaza The "March Plaza" functions as a transition between the time line of urban platform area and the memorial park. It tells the story of China Burma India Theater and the friendship of the allied forces. In addition, the plaza offers open space and good view for enjoying the flower strip, and also provides people an experience of frame photographing.

Riverfront Shopping Street The pier creates a major vista along the Yangbi River. It fulfills the intended need of transporting the visitors from the memorial area to the commercial street. A dry boating dock plaza is proposed with the characteristics of local culture and history. Along the street are located the retails, souvenir shops, bars, and clubs. 26

Navasota Northeast Ranch Estate Design Navasota, TX

Individual Project, Supervisor: Dr. Jon E. Rodiek Date: 2013.09 - 2013.11

01. Solar Exposure 9:00 am

12:00 pm

5:00 pm

Summer Solstice Jun 21

Equinoxes Mar 21 & Sep 22

H.Pt. 227'

Winter Solstice Dec 21

Rambling, bright and spacious, the Jacksonville is a Florida-inspired home with a distinctively European flavor. Windows fill most of the rear wall in the two-story, barrel-vaulted living room at the home's core. A wide porch wraps around the front of this house and most of the rear.

01 12 04 02 14 03

16 17

01. Major Entrance 02. Garage Entrance 03. Rain Garden 04. Guest Parking 05.Aromatic Planting Beds 06. Storage & Wood Cutting 07. Children Playground 08. Swimming Pool

09. Hot Tub 10. Movable Outdoor Fire Place 11. Outdoor Activities 12. Outdoor Kitchen & Dinning 13. Play Lawn 14. Edible Garden 15. Xeriscape Garden & Rain Garden 16. Rainwater Harvesting Cistern 17. Outdoor Wood Shop

N L.Pt. 221'

02. Master Plan

15'

30'

60'

03. Detail layout plan

04. detail plantting plan

Grass

Stained Concrete

Tall Shrubs

Rubber Pavement

Low Shrubs

Brick

Perennial Flowers/ Herbaceous Plants

Sand

Big Ornamental Tree

Plantting Bed with Sitting Benches

Small Ornamental Tree

Slide

Point of Beginning

Light Posts

Symble

10'

20'

Scientific Name

Common Name

Juglans nigra

Black Walnut

Ulmus crassifolia

Cedar Elm

Diospyros texana

Texas Persimmon

Ilex vomitoria

Yaupon

Ilex decidua

Possumhaw

Sophora affinis

Eve's Necklace

Lagerstroemia indica

Common Crapemyrtle

Salvia texana

Texas Sage

Lupinus texensis

Texas Bluebonnet

10'

20'

Marker Rendering Size: 10'' x 10'' Materials: Marker on Illustration Board Supervisor: Russell W. Reid Date: 2012.09-2012.11

Parametric Modeling of Turning Torso, Sweden The project name is Turning Torso. The vision of HSB Turning Torso is based on a sculpture called Twisting Torso, which is a white marble piece based on the form of a twisting human being, created by Santiago Calatrava. Supervisor: Dr. Wei Yan Date: 2014. 09 - 2014. 11 My Blog: http://yangbitong.blogspot.com/

01. MODELING PROCESS

Skin Pattern 1 Box Morph

02. Parametric Form Step One: Construct the basic components with nine segments of five-story pentagons, and build the contour of the structure as the model regulation.

Step Two: Extrude the central column, and cup the top. Each floor consists of an irregular pentagonal shape rotating around the vertical core.

Step Three: Adjust and modify the segments, and twist the components relative to each other as it rises.

Skin Pattern 2 Morph3D

Skin Pattern 3 Voronoi

Step Four: The topmost segment is twisted 90 degrees clockwise with respect to the ground floor. Create the windows on the outer surface.

Construction Document - Mixed Use Center Supervisor: Dr. Minghan Li Date: 2012.10 - 2013.05

02. LAYOUT PLAN

01. PLANTING PLAN

03. grading and drainage plan

05. detaiLS PLAN

04. IRRIGATION PLAN

Pen Drawing - Marping and Drawing Of The Xiuqi Tang Supervisor: Xiaobin Gong Date: 2011.03

Xiuqi Tang lies in a Mountain Resort of Chengde. It was built by the imperial family, emperor's Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty in china in Manchu Dynasty. The delicate structure and ornament here is an opitome of Chinese traditional building. The plan of the design follows te typical Chinese axis from south to north, while adapts to the boundary of site. By introducing water and plants into the site, Xiuqi Tang enjoys a natural and quiet surrounding with good scenary, which reflects a philosophical thinking in China tradition that "Harmony between man and nature".

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