CHENG XING
RESUME Cheng Xing Master of Landscape Architecture 2014 School of Natural Resources and Environment, The University of Michigan
2011
Southeast University, School of Architecture, Nanjing, China 5 months, Landscape Designer
2010 E-mail: xingche@umich.edu Phone: 734 355 348
Southeast University, School of Architecture, Nanjing, China 2 months, Summer Intern
AWARD BIO STATEMENT Cheng Xing is interested in engaging himself in a life-long professional practice
2012
of creating ecologically sound and psychologically beneficial built environment as a contribution to promoting living quality, socio-cultural prosperity and
2007
as medium to coordinate pragmatic requests and issues given from both ecosystems. Specialty: - Urban Design, Physical Planning, GIS analysis, Mapping - Landscape Ecology, Sustainable Design - Green Infrastructure, Planting Design, Construction Document - Digital and Hand Drawing, Graphic Design, Visualization
National Scholarship Southeast University
sustainability. Cheng Xing also holds interests in exploring innovative design methodologies to be applied into optimizing naturalistic and urban space,
The Barbara Rotvig Memorial Award University of Michigan
SKILLS Graphic
Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6
Design
Auto CAD, ArcGIS, SketchUp, Rhinoceros, E-on Vue Xstream
Render
Vray for 3Dmax / Rhinoceros
Animation Premiere Pro CS6
EDUCATION
BILINGUAL
2014
English:
2011
Master of Landscape Architecture | GPA: 3.72 The University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment
REFERENCE
Bachelor of Engineering | GPA: 3.20 Southeast University School of Architecture
EXPERIENCE 2014
2013
Design Earth, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
María Arquero de Alarcón, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan E mail: marquero@umich.edu Phone: 617-821-1719 El Hadi Jazairy, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan E mail: ejazairy@umich.edu
July to present, Research Assistant for Professor El Hadi Jazairy
Phone: 607-262-9103
EDSA Beijing Office, Beijing, China
Geoffrey Thün, Associate Professor, University of Michigan
4 months, Intern in Urban Design 2012
Professional fluent
Mandarin: Native
E mail: gthun@umich.edu Phone: 734-834-9385
Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 2 months, Intern in Graphic and Interpretation Development RESUME
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PORTFOLIO COMPETITION SEA OUR LAND
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Jacques Rougerie Foundation Competition | 2014
MINNE 2.0
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Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition | 2013
PROFESSIONAL VILLE NOUVELLE DE HASSI MESSAOUD
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Desert Urbanism | 2014
SUSPENDED FOREST
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Urban Space and Green Infrastructure | 2013
ACADEMIC BUCKEYE SPINE
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Physical Planning and Streetscape | 2013
DYNAMIC BAND
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Matrix Planting Design | 2013
INFRASEM LAB
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Landscape Planning and Geospatial Research | 2012
ECO-AESTHETICS Ecological Resort Design and Restoration | 2009
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SEA OUR LAND JACQUES ROUGERIE FOUNDATION COMPETITION ST MARTIN’S ISLAND, BANGLADESH. INSTRUCTOR: EL HADI JAZAIRY PARTNERS: SHUQI HE, CHEN LU, JIA WENG ANN ARBOR, MI, U.S.A., 2014 SEA OUR LAND is a city that addresses physical and social needs facing growing challenges of climate change in heavily urbanized South Asian contexts. It is a floating structure moored to a linear backbone of shelters on piles, that adapts to the tidal changes and varying water levels, making it invulnerable to flooding and sea level changes. It is designed to use renewable energy, harvest hydroponic vegetables and rainwater, and to encompass aquaculture. It is important for the viability of the project, beyond its technical features outlined above, that it is so developed as to be made fully responsive to the culture, traditions and way of life of the islanders.
Between The Roof Of The World And The Mouth Of Ganges
STRUCTURES
FEATURES
TYPOLOGY SAMPLE
PROCESS • Shelters along existing road
Retail/Hotel
School
Hospital
Sports
• Wave breaker • Mangrove Research
Logistics
Shelter Backbone
Harbor
Commercial
Lighthouse
• Backbone • Floating structure
Type B
Type C
• Community module • Resource module • Hexagon units
Community Shelter Backbone
Type A
Type D
• Agriculture • Aquaculture
Agriculture
Resource Ag
Agriculture
Aq
Aquaculture
Eg
Energy
Fw
Fresh Water
Wind-Solar Field
• Land be inundated • Full development
Shelter Backbone
Aquaculture
Fresh Water COMPETITION | SEA OUR LAND
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PROTECTION Governmental agencies construct the infrastructure of protection. It consists of a linear corridor of shelters planted in the ground every kilometer and a system of hard and soft infrastructure of storm protection.
MITIGATION Islanders adapt to rising sea levels by aggregating flexible floating units to the linear backbone.
COMPETITION | SEA OUR LAND
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COMPETITION | SEA OUR LAND
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MINNE 2.0 GERALD D. HINES STUDENT URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION MINNEAPOLIS, MN, U.S.A. INSTRUCTOR: MARÍA ARQUERO DE ALARCÓN PARTNERS: CHEN LU, DI WU, LI ZENG, DONGYE LIU ANN ARBOR, MI, U.S.A., 2013 This competition proposes the new mixed use downtown area to provide affordable housing, amenity, environment benefits and employment opportunities for “Echo boomers” of Minneapolis. The team chose to start organizing design development around the historical site “Armory” and resulted in touching the Minneapolis River riparian open space and its historical preservation. The signal design strategies incorporated contemporary issues that could be seen in major United States cities, including streetscape isolation, zoning, open space fragment, impervious surface and stormwater.
REGIONAL PLAN
DAILY SPATIAL USAGE
LANDSCAPE SYSTEM
EVENTS SPATIAL USAGE
The regional plan synthesizes and restructures the social, economic, landscape and recreational resources located in Minneapolis, especially the Minneapolis River. The site will serve as the node which both expands development and prosperity of downtown to its east skirt, and create environmental and ecological corridor linking inland city area and the riparian open space.
Historical District
Pedestrian axis Streetscape axis
Downtown Univsersity of MN
Gathering place Open space River front
REGIONAL TRAFFIC MAP
Resident distribution Influence area
Existing parking Added parking
BUS SYSTEM
Event people distribution Influence area
Hiawatha rail LRT station
BIKE SYSTEM
Stadium
Residential Area
Univsersity of MN
MASTER PLAN
Bike lane
Gateway Transit Center Commercial Street
Metro bus Hiawatha rail Common bus
LRT station
Bus station Rail station
Transit center
Transit center
Existing bus route Added bus route
Public bike parking Private bike parking Transit center Bike lane
Affordable Rental Residential Units Community Yard Raingarden
CENTRAL PLAZA A vision of enhancing social life and public activities promoted by plaza, pedestrian and urban landscape.
Neighborhood Park Bike Lane Transit Center Community Park
East Downtown Plaza
Affordable Residential Units
COMPETITION | MINNE 2.0
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Shopping mall
Office
SWALE/PARK Hotel
Underground parking
Historic armory restored as museum
GREEN ROOF
Hospital Underground parking Target market
RAIN GARDEN
Parking structure
COMPETITION | MINNE 2.0
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VILLE NOUVELLE DE HASSI MESSAOUD DESIGN EARTH | PROFESSOR EL HADI JAZAIRY CLIENT: SONATRACH HASSI MESSAOUD, ALGERIA DESERT URBANISM 路 SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNER: JIA FANG, CHEN LU ANN ARBOR, MI, U.S.A., 2014 For decades, north Africa has exported crucial resources including natural gas and petroleum to Europe and other continents. This process has not only developed the modern desert economic boom, but also generated the intense fossil fuel urbanism and vast oasis landscape. Contrarily, water and solar resources have been concerns for their low accessibility and storage. Facing the challenge of oil depletion, sustainability, climate change and technology improvement, local authority has begun to explore a new type of urbanism integrated with renewable energy, agriculture, and water recycling. Hassi Messaoud Is such an example in which we studied those issues.
LOCAL SOLAR RESOURCES Average annual sun Direct normal irradiation kwh/m2 2,800 2,400 2,000 1,600
SOLAR ENERGY FEASIBILITY STUDY Hassi Messaoud, a petroleum based city located in Sahara, is facing challenge of oil depletion. Local 80,000 residents are seeking a substitute energy source to meet their both domestic and economic electricity requests from their new city. This first part of study compared spatial and production expense for solar and fossil fuel to meet domestic electricity need. In terms of sustainability, solar energy transcend conventional fossil fuel as it only occupies space and does not release green house gas.
Demande Intérieure Electriciy Par Habitant
Demande annuelle electriciy domestique Nouvelle ville de Hassi Messaoud Population: 80,000
1,091 kWh/année
Pétrole 164,086.4 barrels/année
87,280,000 kWh/année
Gaz Naturel 686,020.8 m3/année
Panneau Solaire 24,244 m2
27m
Demande
27m
40m
Demande
Nouvelle Ville
87,280,000 kWh/année Demande annuelle electriciy domestique
N56
27m
19,683 m3
Pétrole 164,086.4 barrels/année
40m 40m
Gaz Naturel 686,020.8 m3/année
64,000 m3
N3 150m
150m
Demande
Algeria, and its area in Sahara Desert, holds one of world’s largest potential of solar energy, up to 3,000 kWh/m2. However, such colossal amount resource has been under-utilized for decades. Facing the challenge of oil depletion, the value of solar energy will attract more attention by local administration.
N49
Ouargla
22,500 m2
Panneau Solaire 24,244 m2
Hessi Massaoud
LOCAL WATER RESOURCES Ground water storage (water depth in mm) > 50,000 25,000-50,000 10,000-25,000 1,000-10,000 < 1,000 Annual Rainful (precipitation in mm) Precipitation contour
The annual total petroleum production of Hassi Messaoud oil city, based on 2011 data, is 127,750,000 barrels, which can generate about 70 billion kWh electricity per year. However, a solar panel field with 4 km and 4 km can replace the role of fossil fuel in generating the same amount of power. This means instead of exporting oil, the new city can export solar electricity as a new economic development point by very little expense of space.
Pétrole 127,750,000 barrels/année Raffinerie
Huile Rag
égal
Gaz Naturel 534,103,723.4 m3/année
Existant Production Annuelle De L'huile De Ville Hassi Messaoud
égal
Panneau Solaire 18,875,291m2
Champ de panneaux solaires
4 km
4 km
Nouvelle Ville
égal
N56
N3
Contrast to sparse precipitation, the Sahara Desert owns adequate amount of underground water, which has been utilized as main fresh water source for drinking, irrigation and daily use. Same as oil, underground water is also unrenewable, thus there is still concern in water sustainability, depletion, and oasis ecosystem deterioration.
67,952,127,659 kWh/année Fournit de l'électricité pour 700 nouvelles villes
Ouargla
N49
Hessi Massaoud
PROFESSIONAL | VILLE NOUVELLE DE HASSI MESSAOUD
Production annuelle totale de pétrole 127,750,000 barrels
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NEIGHBORHOOD ENERGY AND WATER SYSTEM PROPOSAL Accessory water resource Harvest rain in winter
DOMESTIC PROPOSAL OF SOLAR ENERGY
Solar panel
Public building
Dwelling
Aquifer Public place Pocket park
Potable Wastewater
Dwelling
Clean
Electricity Conduit inside building
Individual domestic water recycle system
Water plant Centralized waste water treatment
Exchange with city grid
Aquifer
WASTE WATER COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND RECYCLE PROCESS
DOMESTIC PROPOSAL OF WATER RECYCLE
RÉUTILISATION
13 % municipalité
plat
22 % industrie
sortie
blanchisserie
toilette
lavage portable
Pb pétrole
extrait
métaux lourds
filtre
bioremédiation traitement usine d'eau chimique pas portable
fertilizer
65 % agriculture LA CONSOMMATION D'EAU
engrais
engrais SOURCE D'EAUX USÉES
TRAITEMENT DES EAUX USÉES
DISTRIBUER
Civic water supply Waste water Rain harvesting Treated water
PROFESSIONAL | VILLE NOUVELLE DE HASSI MESSAOUD
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SUSPENDED FOREST EDSA, BEIJING|1ST STUDIO CLIENT: THAIHOT GROUP COMMERCIAL COMPLEX 路 URBAN SPACE QUANZHOU, CHINA, 2013 Stormwater management have been despised in decades in China. Ironically, this country has enormous impervious surface in urban area, resulting into challenging issues of runoff, urban flood, ground water depletion, air pollution and poor visual landscape. Thus this project brought up new type of landscape urbanism and public space as pioneer project integrating technical, aesthetic and spatial advantages of green infrastructures. It not only serves as environmental management plans but also visual features giving people spectacular experience and continuous impression.
VERTICAL PLAN AND STRATEGY FOR THE ARCHITECTURE
RAINWATER Recycle
SPACE Positive district Negative district Path Edge Landmark
VEGETATION
RAIN WATER RECYCLE AND CLEAN SYSTEM
Pedestrian route Edge/bench
Rainwater
Convergent filtration slab for collecting water
Reuse
WATER Underground
Branched filtration system
Contam
inated
Treatment
Trees
Recycle Roof garden
Infiltration
HARDSCAPE Stone
Vertical vegetation board
Color concrete Marble Tile Permeable pavement
Pump
Clean Storag
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PROFESSIONAL | SUSPENDED FOREST
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PLAN
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1. Water plaza
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2. Cups
10. Suspended green patio
18. Patio
3. Island with bench
11. Underground island
19. Resting bench
4. Colorful concrete paving
12. Island
20. Green plaza
5. Palm alley
13. Raingarden
21. Green cloud
6. Pedestrian entrance
14. Residential entrance
22. Suspended ceiling
7. Base floor entrance
15. Pedestrian entrance
23. Bowl
8. Green pavilion
16. Central plaza
Pedestrian entrance
17. Gardens
BASE FLOOR ENTRANCE - SUSPENDED FOREST
PROFESSIONAL | SUSPENDED FOREST
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BUCKEYE SPINE UP|PHYSICAL PLANNING WORKSHOP, BUCKEYE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION URBAN AGRICULTURE 路 LOW IMPACT DESIGN PARTNER: KATY RYAN CLEVELAND, OH, U.S.A., 2013 In the same way that spine acts as frame of body and place from which nerves radiate out into different appendages, Buckeye Road will promote similar purpose. By synthesizing open space along and infiltrating into neighborhoods, disparate design and programs can be tied together. Such spine of green infrastructure and public space, will transform unanimated area into a more sustainable, community-oriented, and prosperous neighborhood; not only connected to its internally, but also starts outreaching to surrounding neighborhoods through physical planning and landscape programming.
ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN: ULTIMATE STAGE OF GREEN IMPROVEMENT PHASE 1 • Moreland Theater revitalization with green roof and offices for programming
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• Farmer’s market and plaza • Tree alley along Buckeye Road between 118 th St. And 124 th St.
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Williams Ave. 8
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Honeydale Ave.
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126 th St.
• Green infrastructure along Buckeye road 125 th St.
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• Community gardens and Market garden
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• Remaining pocket parks and green infrastructure in north of Buckeye Road on 118 th St., 119 th St., 122 th St. and 124 th St.
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Parkview Ave.
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PHASE 4 • Neighborhood park connection, including chain of pocket parks, green infrastructure and desired hardscape
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1. Farmer’s market
5. Community garden
2. Tiny business and plaza
6. Market garden
3. Buckeye Road with tree alley
7. Pocket park
4. Moreland Theater with green roof
8. Green infrastructure ACADEMIC | BUCKEYE SPINE
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VACANCY OPPORTUNITIES
COMPONENTS
PROGRAMMING COMMUNITY GARDEN • • • •
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Small size Accessibility Self-sufficient Disturbed soil
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130 th St.
128 th St.
125 th St.
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Honeydale Ave.
Forest Ave.
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130 th St.
128 th St.
127 th St.
126 th St.
125 th St.
124 th St.
122 th St.
120 th St. 120 th St.
119 th St.
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117 th St.
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116 th St.
Williams Ave.
Open space Innovation Practice chance Communication
MARKET GARDEN
JOB TRAINING
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Large scale Profitable Education Job opportunity
FARMERS MARKET • • • •
Large scale Public space Accessibility Events
GREENROOF • • • •
Infrastructure Small size Architecture Control runoff
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Profitability Production Maintenance Employment
MICRO-LOANS • • • •
Offices Development Production Training
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EDUCATION • Public space • Policy
Parkview Ave.
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1/4mi
POCKET PARK • Small size • Accessibility • Visibility • Vegetation
LOCAL FOOD
NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTION • Infrastructure • Eco-aesthetics • Corridor • Micro-habitat
COMMUNITY FESTIVALS & BLOCK PARTIES
• • • •
Market Productive land Job opportunities Public space
Vacant properties selected to be the future locations of urban agriculture and programmatic activities
ACADEMIC | BUCKEYE SPINE
• Streetscape • Prosperity • Public space
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FARMER’S MARKET AND PLAZA
STREET VIEW AND BENEFITS The improved streetscape will include improved street and sidewalks, new bike lanes with signage, tree alleys, rain gardens, bioswales as well as vegetated planters. Additionally, this project will incorporate new urban furniture, light poles and architecture frontage enhancements. These integrated efforts will not only increase the visual effect and environmental functionality of the corridor, but it will also initiate a flourishing and friendly atmosphere to encourage prosperity of life and business of this neighborhood.
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Stormwater management
Renewable energy
Population growth
Environment improvement
Business incubator
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6. Bioswale
2. Kiosks
7. Permeable paving
3. Patio
8. Plaza
4. Business kiosks
9. Bike rack
5. Bus stop
10. Tree boxes
50 ft
100 ft
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: STREETSCAPE
8’
11’
5’ 4’
36’
4’ 5’
8’
Architecture
Swale
Street
Sidewalk
Bike lane
Gardens ACADEMIC | BUCKEYE SPINE
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DYNAMIC BAND
Cup plant
Wood sedge ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL
NRE|MATRIX PLANTING STUDIO MATTHAEI BOTANICAL GARDEN AND NICHOLS ARBORETUM PLANTING DESIGN · OUDOLF’S MATRIX PLANTING ANN ARBOR, MI, U.S.A., 2013 A
Horse tail
Wood sedge This project offers practice in ecological planting design for stormwater ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL
management, restoration, polinator garden and prairie landscape, all within close proximity Needle Grassto one another. Planting design accommodates this range of project goals while bringing creative transitions between land uses and visual continuity across the site. There B are 4 areas including: resilient pollinator garden; specific bioswale; planting shelter for a new pedestrian; signature prairie matrix to fulfil ecological restoration function. Use Oudolf’s matrix approach for plantings that direct views and take advantage of borrowed scenery.
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Eulalia
Needle Grass Tall meadowrue
Wood sedge ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL Wood sedge ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL
Eulalia
Eulalia
Wood sedge ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL
Red colu
Blue flag iris Turk's cap lily
Eulalia
Wood sedge ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL
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Brown-eyed Susan
Yoshino Cherry Wood sedge ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL
Tall meadowrue Prairie blazing star
Tufted Hair Grass
Needle Grass
Brown-eyed Susan
Eulalia
Wood sedge ‘Blauhugel’ BLUE HILL
Blue lobella Cup plant Ohio spiderwort
Yoshino Cherry Tufted Hair Grass
Brown-eyed Susan
Needle Grass Brown-eyed Susan
Marsh milkweed
OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS 1. THEMES OF SPACE
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This analysis map releases the proposed potential functions offered different areas. It leads to the basic concepts in terms of species selection, structure, organizations and combination. The analysis is based on generalization of inventory information. The potential functions provided by planting design includes buffer, green infrastructure, open view and private garden.
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The linear relationships shows proposed visual or physical connections betweens areas and interesting items within or beyond site. Also, it points out the different actions of enclosure or openness that can be used in different places such as the private residents and the slope between it and the main building of Botanical Garden.
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This diagram researches and records the route of site visit and the main view shed, view direction and view objective that happened at each stop. It guides the organization, structure and layout of planting design as well as the salient visual traits of plants selected for each unique place.
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ACADEMIC | DYNAMIC BAND
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PLAN The proposal includes four components: a visual buffer which divides the Dixboro Road and the private residential house; a pollinator garden which provides extremely interesting visual enjoyment for both residents and the public as well as attractive features for wild life such as butterfly; the prairie style naturalistic landscape at the east slope to the house. It serves as massive visual connection filling into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;gapâ&#x20AC;&#x153; between the service entrance and the main building of Botanical Garden; and the bioswale adjacent to existing parking lot. The main idea here is to release and respond to the integrated flow on site, including topography, wind, vegetation, and spatial organization; and to provide a new perspective of ecological aesthetic and function offered by new typology of planting design.
Perennial blocks Woody species Scattered species
The Residential House
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Pollinator Garden
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Buffer
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Prairie
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Bioswale
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FOCUS AREA DESIGN SECTION
PLAN Plume poppy (29) Smooth aster (66) Black garlic (25) Blazing star (75) Greater burnet (147) Small globe thistle (72)
SEASONAL FEATURES Perenial Flower
0 ft
40 ft Sedge
MATRIX PLANTING DESIGN LIST Block A
Common Name
Botanical Name
Primary 1
Needle grass
Stipa capillata
Quantity
Plant Area 1500 Sq ft
Primary 2
Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
546 sq ft
Scattered
Prairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
881 sq ft
Matrix1
Sedge
Carex pennsylvanica
237 Sq ft Woody Plant
Block B
Common Name
Botanical Name
Primary 1
Wood sedge
Salvia sylvestris
Quantity
Plant Area 1643 Sq ft
Primary 2
Brown eyed susan
Rudbeckia triloba
1638 Sq ft
Matrix 1
Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
99 Sq ft
Matrix 2
Prairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
120 Sq ft ACADEMIC | DYNAMIC BAND
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INFRASEM LAB NRE|LANDSCAPE PLANNING STUDIO DETROIT METROPOLITAN 路 SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN STATE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 路 REGIONAL PLAN SCENARIOS ANN ARBOR, MI, U.S.A., 2012 Green Infrastructure optimizes the interrelationships among economy, society and environment, and provides rationale of its management by ecological functions in urban context. This project uses GIS tools and stakeholder surveys to conduct research on natural and sociocultural suitability for establishing green infrastructures in regional scale, then projects the analysis into three scenarios depending on various parameters respectively focused on commercial, ecological and balanced benefits. Fianlly there is an evaluation for each of them by different measurements to show discrepancy among them.
PROJECT MATRIX
INVENTORY MAPS
The general process is shown by the following flow chart from left to right. The first step is existing data inventory; The second is to analyze the suitability in three aspect: natural, population and pollution based on inventory map; The third step is to figure out design and patterns of green infrastructure based on different suitability thus get three scenarios. Each scenario consists of two kinds of green infrastructure: Greenway and Wetland restoration; The forth step is to project the scenario suitability maps on land, which refers to future allocation; The final step is to evaluate these three scenarios.
WETLAND
VEGETATION
• Existing wetland
• Habitat quality
• Historic wetland
• Low to prime
STREAM
SOIL HYDRIC
• Reaches of river
• Soil drainage • Potential for construction wetland
Allocation
Design
Analysis
OCCUPANCY
VACANCY
• Convergency of population
• Development and construction opportunities
• Based on household occupancy
Inventory
• Dark color represents high ratio of vacancy
SCENARIOS SCOPE
ACADEMIC | INFRASEM LAB
LAND USE
DEVELOPED LAND
• General landuse condition
• Constraints
CONTAMINATION
TRANSPORTATION
• Industrial
• High way
• Daily
• Main street
• Agricultural
• Potential locations for linear green infrastructure
• Desirability for green infrastructure
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DESIGN MODEL OF SCENARIO 1 AND SCENARIO 2
2. Methodology and Result – Scenario 1 and 2 Model Chart
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DETAILED PATTERN RESEARCH WETLAND RESTORATION OPPORTUNITY
Environmental Inventory
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Greenway restoration suitability
SCENARIO 1 Patterns in this scenario shows a more effective approach to restoring the connection (corridors) among existing isolated natural reserves.
Existing vegetated reserves
Proximity to existing wetland
Soil Hydric
Water resource
Wetland restoration suitability
Focal : 1mi
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Greenway potential
• Maps show natural suitability for creating / restoring large scale habitats. • Run zonal tool to get suitability in each block group. • Combine natural suitability with land occupancy / vacancy information by map algebra.
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
WETLAND RESTORATION OPPORTUNITY
Greenway restoration suitability
SCENARIO 2
Wetland potential
Patterns in this scenario might not restore historic wetland system and connection effectively.
W: 0.5
Social Inventory
W: 0.5
W: 0.5
Create a patch appearance of wetland establishment.
Wetland restoration suitability
Vacancy
Occupancy
DESIGN MODEL OF SCENARIO 3
INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY IN FARM AREA SCENARIO 3 Treatment ponds or/and vegetation buffer suitability pattern in farmland near stream and estuary. It shows a scattered pattern in farmlands around stream.
INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY IN URBAN SCENARIO 4 Suitable and potential pattern of treatment ponds or/and vegetation buffer in industrial and commercial areas where great urban runoff pollution issues happens most. It shows higher necessity and suitability to converge treatment ponds and green spaces around industrial and commercial land, especially near stream and natural reserves.
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EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION ag en cy Fe de ra la ge De nc ve y lo pe r Ec ol og is t
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1. CAPACITY OF RESTORING LANDSCAPE CORRIDOR SCENARIO 1
SCENARIO 2
SCENARIO 3
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STAKEHOLDER GOALS SURVEY
Added connectivity
Added connectivity
Added connectivity
192.1 sq mi
68.9 sq mi
16.7 sq mi
2. CAPACITY OF IMPROVING EXISTING HABITAT The most concerned objectives given by stakeholders are “Maintain natural process and ecoservice” (Environmental) and “Provide eco-tourism and conventional recreation” (Social)
SCENARIO 1
SCENARIO 2
SCENARIO 3
ALLOCATION Use rules to combine natural suitability map (natural shape pattern) and population information (block groups) to get the suitability map showing both pattern property and trends of allocation. ALLOCATION SCENARIO 1
ALLOCATION SCENARIO 2
ALLOCATION SCENARIO 3
High priority patch
Added connectivity
Added connectivity
17.5 sq mi
3.3 sq mi
0.8 sq mi
3. CAPACITY OF IMPROVING PROPERTY VALUE SCENARIO 1
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Creating connections among natural reserves thus improve biodiversity and habitat quality;
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Creating new habitat, corridor, buffers;
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Focus on restoring habitat integrity and continuity;
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Use vacant land and impact new development.
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Balance between development and preserving eco-service. Create buffer, stone steps, patches more; Focus on limited eco-service and habitat protection. Incorporate green infrastructure into dense population areas, leave land for development; May create recreational potential.
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SCENARIO 2
SCENARIO 3
General and big scale pollution treatment options. Not intentionally create new habitat. Protect nature by pollution treatment. Add infrastructure on developed land; Need based; Focus on pollution treatment and improve property living quality.
Affected properties
Affected properties
Affected properties
19822.2 acre
23465.9 acre
26783.1 acre
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ECO-AESTHETICS SEU|LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO DASHIHU LAKE RESORT DISTRICT ECOLOGICAL PARK · WETLAND RESTORATION NANJING, CHINA, 2009 The main idea is to combine human fitness, commercial development and tourism through physical and aesthetic resources optimized from existing natural environment. The strategy was guided by suitability analysis approach and visual preference research. Our goal is to display new “ecological aesthetics” offered by landscape which is design artificially but perceived as ecological or naturalistic. In this way, eco-aesthetics can align with peoples’ appreciation and visual preference thus obtain its “cultural sustainability”. The “cultural sustainability” represents harmony between nature and human and creates a comprehensive way to explore the guideline for sustainable development and landscape design.
SITE PLAN
SUITABILITY ANALYSIS
VEGETATION SENSITIVITY
SOIL SENSITIVITY
IMPACT ANALYSIS
+ LOW
High This process followed images overlaying process and considered multiple environmental factors restricting development.
LOW
Moderate
Impact analysis shows the area suitable for development and that should be preserved or restored. ARCHITECTURE
STRATEGY
ACCESSIBILITY
SLOPE
VISUAL PREFERENCE
Preservation Modification
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Restoration Development
Function
Service
VEGETATION CORRIDOR
HYDROLOGY
+ High Moderate This analysis chose the low impact area as targeted land and determined development degree based on three limiting factors
Existing
Added
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MODIFICATION VISION
VIEW SHED GALLERY RESEARCH
ARTIFICIAL TOPOGRAPHY
STRUCTURES
VIEW LINE/SPOT
VEHICLE
PEDESTRIAN
DECK
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Cheng Xing Master of Landscape Architecture 2014 School of Natural Resources and Environment. The University of Michigan E-mail: xingche@umich.edu Phone: 734 355 3488 505 N Division St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48104