2016 portfolio_LUChen

LUISM architecture+ environment = urban life

My philosophy is simple, like any classic formulae proven enduring years.

Learning from research and cooperation, a good urban designer keeps the balance between human needs and nature, able to design lifestyles in urban context.

LU Chen D.C. Cherry Blossom 2014.04 Photo by Chen Lu

Portfolio

LU Chen 518.248.2645 cl6ys@virginia.edu

EDUCATION University of Virginia Expected 2015.05

Master of Urban and Environmental Planning

Soochow University 2008.09- 2013.06

Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Design School of Architecture and Urban Environment, Suzhou, China

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE Public Architecture San Francisco, CA Extern/ 2015.01-2015.01 Ayers Saint Gross Architects and Planners Washington, D.C. Intern/ 2014.05-2014.08

Fund Raising Project for Public Architecture, San Francisco, CA design ďŹ rms (HOK, Gensler) for the pro-bono service they provided through Public Architecture

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Precedent Research, AutoCAD, Model Extrusion, Report Layout

Presented in Exam Week, 2012, Vol:28

University of Virginia Research Assistant/ 2014.06-2014.09 footprints in Tysons

Research Center for Underground Space (RCUSTJ), Tongji University Research Assistant/ 2012.09-2012.12

Hunan Commercial Complex, Pudong District, Shanghai, China High-rise Conceptural Design, Commercial Street Planning Honggutan District City Complex, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

Qingdao Underground Space Overall Planning Changzhou Underground Space Planning Research Vacant City

Contestant/ 2012.03-2012.07

material-based. Keep the most historic parts alive, add in modern elements into the district.

V-ray Visual Basic Powerpoint Excel Word

Illustrator Photoshop InDesign CorelDRAW Ecotect

PUBLICATION

Design Research, Montgomery College Campus Planning, Germantown, MD

Test Fit Design, Hand- Drawing

ARCHITECTS NIKKO (Shanghai) Intern/ 2012.07-2013.05

Hand Drawing AutoCAD SketchUP Rhinoceros ArcGIS

AWARDS ASLA Virginia Chapter Merit 2014 James River Richmond Viewshed Study, University of Virginia Planning Department Graduate Scholarship 2013-2015 School of Architecture, University of Virginia 2013 Team leader, one of 3 students awarded in class of 41 students 2012 Team leader of Soochow University Team 2011-2012 The only student awarded in SAUE, Soochow University 2011-2012 Ranked 2 among 41 students. Soochow University 2009-2010 Ranked 4 among 41 students. Soochow University 2008-2009 Ranked 10 among 41 students. Soochow University The only student Excellent Student of Changzhou City 2008

2010-2012

2009

WHAT is old city

Old cities are under pressure.

Demolish, replace, or we should learn to respect. It is the most Vibrant topic.

Revitalizing 01 Targeting 02

new city New cities are not diďŹ&#x20AC;erent and indiďŹ&#x20AC;ernet.The bond of people and nature is already Broken.

Learn from history.

future city A future shorts of energy and land. Before new technology emerging, hope lies on a More energy- saving, compact life style and ask for the space from sky.

Echoed 03 Clozed 04 Greener 05 Denser 06

Regional Petersburg 2015.02

LUISM

my observation of the world.

design research city notes logo design

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Site Background Analysis

Xiangcheng District

Suzhou High Technology Park

Ancient Suzhou City

Suzhou Industry Park

Wuzhong District

1

Exp. East Loop

Renmin Road

West Loop Exp.

iang Road East Ganj Renmin Road

2

East

Baita

Road

Site

City

Lindun

River

Road

East

Ganjiang

Road

3

4

Revitalizing

2012.03-07

2012 National Urban Planning Competition- Third Prize

1 2 3 4

Location of Ancient Suzhou City Relationship with Suzhou Relationship with Pingjianglu Historic District Relationship with landmarks

Present Map

Site Situation Analysis

N East Baita Road

Chuangyuan Technology Park

Cangjie Street

pop./k㎡ pop./k㎡ pop./k㎡ pop./k㎡ pop./k㎡

Parking Vehicle Traffic Pedestrian Traffic

2

r

Oute City r

Rive

3

Couple Garden

Inner City Rive r

d Pingjianglu Roa Pingjiang River

Cangjie Street

Game Snail Creative Park

Daliuzhi Alley Daliuzhi River

Daxinqiao Alley Daxinqiao River

1

East Garden

Huxiangsi Alley Huxiangsi River

Diingxiang Alley

Pingjiang Dis.; 12272 Canglang Dis.; 11000 Jinchang Dis.; 5882 Industry Dis.; 2510 Hi-tech Dis.; 1860

Inner City River

Inner City Rive r

Pingjianglu Road Pingjiang River

Scale: 1/2000

Park & Green Space Removal Industry Old Residential Street Business

Resarch site is one component of Pingjianglu Historict, whose boundary West from Pingjianglu Road to Inner City River, North from East Baita Road to Daxinqiao River. The east of site loactes East Garden called “natural oxygen bar” and Couple Garden recognized as a world cultural legacy by UNESCO. There are three horizontal rivers flow through our research site, also combined with countless historic alleys and Homogeneous space.

Except Pingjianglu Road for commerce, almost all the site are used as resident area. Olds are the major constitution of our site and Suzhou traditional space pattern and social cultural atmosphere still alive in this place. It is the sign of city transition, the living fossil of traditional city life.Our memory and common recognition are diffused from every brick and tile.

1 2 3 4

Area Area Area Area

Population Density & Distribution Traffic Situation Figure and Ground Structure

4

Design Target & Procedure

Trace humanity & history source

Design Size & Prototype

Situation & Site Research

street 街

yard 院

quay river 埠 河

alley 巷

Traditional Section of Suzhou History & Situation Comparison

Urban Form Comparison

Life Style Comparison

Eco-Pool

Transparent Creativity Device Facility

Eco-Hill

Landscape Architecture

We create 5 prototypes and each of them fits some space with sertain size and all of them are “vacant in shape”. This research is experimental and we hope to use our prototype in further study.

Question Conclusion Raise Target Present Concept

We use traditional size of alleys in Suzhou and conduct our moduel as a standard traditional house with the concpt of “ VACANT”.

Beisita Temple

Conduct Strategy

Humble Administratorʼs Garden

Site

Vacant Spot

Vacant Street

Vacant land

Generate Concept Archieve Target

Set “Vacant” as design theme, follow the urban design method of “City Catalyst”. Trying to revive the traditional element in a gradual way. Use small dose of “catalyst” to make site come to recovery. Besides promoting Renaissance in historic district, we also plant new function to meet modern life. CREATIVE TRANSITION is our traget of design.

Bird-View to east side of ancient Suzhou from Beisi Temple Tower.

Current Creative Park

History & Situation Comparison

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Vacant City

The lost of ancient city of Suzhou

ART

History & our memory

Reform History with “Vacant” method Look Forward with “Vacant” dream

hOW TO revive our tradition>

Creative SPACE!!

planning

Life Style Element

Urban Form

Yesterday

Huxiangsi Huxiangsi River Alley

Today

Landscape Demand

Landscape Space

+

Life Attitude

City Density

+

Communication

Open Space & Dynamic Space

+

River Functions

River Netwoks

+

Transportation

City Pattern

+

Yesterday

Dingxiang Alley

Means of Transportation

Water-alley pattern is not clear in ancient city any more, new functions filled into ancient city, which makes the city over burdened.

Disabled in both preservation and development.

Development of Water Space

In history, rivers compatiated with roads and constitute a rhythm of Bridge - Quay - RiverAlley. Now the riverways have been silted up and landfilled. The formulation of tradition faded away.

Vigor of Street

Suzhou’s neighborhood relationship is fluent in history. All the residential activity conducted by rich street space, such as well, bridge, temple and quay. Now most of the things are gone and streets are deserted

Livable City & Space of Disaster Prevention

Suzhou in history is livable and lively. There are vast field in North and South city for development. Now the ancient city has stucked with disordered buildings and various traffic. The land is over-used.

Ecological & Green Strategy

Traditional houses are well made for ventilation and lighting.This method create a condition warm in winter and cool in summer.With tree plant ing made the city emerced in a green ocean.

Today

Section for Current Situation

4. Analyse Strategy

3. Assemble Subject

Commerce Huxiangsi Alley Dingxiang Alley Daliuzhi Alley

Pingjiang Road

vacant land

腾 空

East Baita Road

Cangjie Street

vacant street

疏 空

2. Analyse Subject

1. Choose Subject

Idea Evolution

Hotel Origin Added Origin Added

Community Board

Daxinqiao Alley

Path Path Spot Spot

East Baita Road Abandoned Factory

East Garden

Abandoned Factory Creative Park

Relic of city wall

Inappropriate land-use

Reorganize Function

Weave by Landscape

Create Vacant Land

Couple Garden

vacant spot

虚 空

2

Core

7

5

Resident

4 6

3 1

Path

5. Conduct Strategy Contact Agent Theory

Typical Street Design

Urban Space Original Contact Agent

Renovation design for Cangjie Street using the theory of “City Contact Agent”

Active Contact Agent

Concept Evolution

Detailed Design Live

Work

Resident Yard

New House

Displace

Small Public Space

Creative Park

Roof Yard

Roof Yard Plaza

Auxilary Yard

Living Yard

Large Public Space

Neighborhood Center

Work Rest

Public Auxilary

New House

Creative Park

Neighborhood Center

Spot Design Enlarge

3 Enclose A

Create Path

2 Partly Connect

Enclose

Create New Axis

Expand

1 Interweave

4 Enclose B

5 Vertical Collaps

6 Extroversion

7 Insert

Section A-A始 for built envrionment

A始

A

Daliuzhi Daliuzhi River Alley

Dingxiang Alley

Huxiangsi Huxiangsi River Alley

Community Core Greenland

Tourist Center 2

East Park

Tourist Center 2

Creative Park Green Stripe Tourist Center Neighborhood Center 1

Eco Underground Parking

Couple Garden Bird-View from Southeast.

Community Core Greenland

From bird-view we can see our site has been â&#x20AC;&#x153;EMPTYâ&#x20AC;? and filled with green and attractive spot. Our target is to create such a kind of environment to give ancient city a chance to breathe...

Neighborhood Center

Neighborhood Center 2

East Baita Road

Site Analysis

Master Plan

N East Baita Road

East Baita Road

Scale: 1/2000

Cangjie Street

1

Pingjianglu Road Pingjiang River

City Park Resident Area Innovation Park Tourist Center

y River Inner Cit

Path for Resident

City Garden

City Defense River

Diingxiang Alley City

Core Greenland

Outer

Core Greenland

Cangjie Street

Huxiangsi Alley Huxiangsi River

Path for Tourist

2

City Garden

River

Daliuzhi Alley Daliuzhi River Cangjie Street

Daxinqiao Alley Daxinqiao River Main Street for Tourist Historic Preservation Street Main Street for Resident

4

1 Land use 2 Path Design 3 Landscape Structure 4 Street Function

1 Public Green Stripe

2 View Hills

3 Tourist Center

4 Innovation Park

5 New Style Resi Quater

6 Neighborhood Centr.

7 Core Green Stripe

r Inner City Rive

Pingjianglu Road Pingjiang River

3

The definition of Cangjie Street is different from Pingjiang Road. We create a “Section of Life” by setting LED glass on the surface of walls.

Study Scale

Study Site

Opportunities & Restricts

In Suzhou Industry Park(SIP), Jin Ji Lake is the most important landscape componet, which connect the ancient city and new city of Suzhou.

The moon bund is in the core area of Jin Ji Lake.

Study site is surrounded by a series important architecture and functions in SIP, such as the EXPO Center of Suzhou, Harmony Plaza, and administration center of SIP. Also, it lies beside the residential areas, so the location is filled with much challenge and opportunities.

SCALE: 1:3000

Idea Evolution

Design Strategy

Landscape architecture handles with urban problems, which use â&#x20AC;&#x153;PLANTâ&#x20AC;?tp change the way people observe the world. In this research project, I try to tranlate a brand-new riverside land into a traditional pattern, as the desgin tells us, the formulation of new site is more about a spiritual continuous.

Echoed

2011.06

Sections for District A

Detailed Plan A

Sections for District B

Detailed Plan B

BEIJING

GUANGZHOU

SUZHOU Jiangsu, China

GUANGZHOU

SUZHOU HIGH-TECH DISTRICT

SUZHOU HISTORIC DISTRICT

SUZHOU-SINGAPORE INDUSTRY PARK I

SUZHOU-SINGAPORE INDUSTRY PARK II

DOWNTOWN JINJI LAKE

DUSHU LAKE

SITE

SUZHOU-SINGAPORE INDUSTRY PARK II

SITE

It is a urban design project of Changzhou Northern New City core area. Core area is intended to be initiated by the development of Beijing-Shanghai China Railway Highďź? speed(CRH). Changzhou Northern Station is one of 23 stations in China, which shows the great potential of leap in Changzhou.

Changzhou plays important role in Yangtze River Metropolitan Coordinating Region and in the middle point of Nanjing and Shanghai. Changzhou Northern City is also a wise strategic disposition of government and the core area is the key point in the whole success without doubt. A good design of core area may help the most for the whole planning and we want to make a difference and bring to citizen a better place to live and work.

Connected SUZHOU-SINGAPORE INDUSTRY PARK III

2011.09- 2012.01

Idea Evolution

Regional Landscape

Regional Environment Regional Traffic

Park

Changzhou has a rich history of 1500 years, which is also the birthplace of China modern industry. It locates in the Yangtze River Delta with deep cultural root and strong economic strength.

Beijiao High School

Ancient City Wall

City Complex

Regional Core

Park

Comb Beijing-Hangzhou Canal YanCheng City Chunqiu Dynasty Dance

Qiubai Qu Water Town

Regional resources in study site are rich especially in landscape and combined with nature parks to create a tourist industry. The infrastructure in Xinbei District is advanced and equipped with BRT and CRH.

Cit

y M ain

Train Station Regional Core

City Main Road

Creative Park

Roa d Expr e

sswa

y

Sport

Park

Residence

College College Hospital Residential

Metro Station

Landscape Design Area

Train Station

Design Area Town Government City Complex Middle School Train Station

Design Area

Train Station Metro Station

City Complex

North Changzhou Station

Site Landscape

Site Landmark

Site Traffic

Study site is surrounde several important reso such as hospital, midd college and town gove There are two metro e the edge of site.

1

Phase

Urban Context

2

Phase

Site Current Situation

We are trying to create a green city

EXPO Park Creation

Residential

Expressway

Leshan Rd.

We attempt to focus on the discovery of “BRIDGE” in our design: 1.Bridge is a symbol of traditional Changzhou connected with modern.

2.Bridge itself is a transportation element.

3.Bridge can be a place for communication and creation.

4.It can be “A MIND BRIDGE” to create an intimate environment.

Past to future

Plaza

Lingering space

communicate by heart for transportation

College

ed with ources dle school, ernment. entrance in

City, Water and park can be connected in our design by bridge

Axis Connection

Key Spot Design

Space Pattern Mould

Inner & Outer Space Design There are 6 divisions in our design and they are not separate but mixed together.

Also we create a “BRIDGE” to link them all.

3

Phase

Design Theme

4

Phase

Design Strategy

Master Plan N

City Window 0

100 50

200 150

400

City Complex

1.CRH TRAIN STATION 2.COACH STATION 3.HOTEL 4.PLAZA 5.CITY WINDOW 6.CITY COMPLEX 7.CREATIVE INDUSTRY 8.COMMERCE 9.CITIZEN SERVICE CENTER 10.TRADE CENTER 11.CITIZEN SERVICE BRANCH 12.FINANCE STREET 13.CULTURE PARK 14.ADMINISTRATION CENTER 15.EXPO 16.COMMERCE COMPLEX 17.NOBLE RESIDENCE 18.5-STAR HOTEL 19.HEADQUATERS ECONOMY OFFICE

Bird-View from South of the study site.

5-Star Hotel Commerce Complex Finace Street

Noble Residence

EXPO Citizen Service Center

Our design deals basic question of how to connect people. Bridge is just a prelude and our final destination is to build a eco-friendly and intimate environment with people. We made a rhythm and every space has its theme.

Land Use

N

0

Bridge System Analysis

N

200 200 0100 100 50

150 150 50

400 400

Bridge Elevation

Landscape Node Landscape View

Administration & Office Commerce Commerce & Finance Commerce & Office Service Hotel Business & Office Mix Culture & Creaton Residence Public Green Protection Green Railway Station Coach Station Road Plaza Planning Red Line

Building Entrance Vertical Traffic Node

Main Walk Routine Expand Walk Routine

CRH Train station Transportation/ tourist center

Front-Station Plaza office/shopping complex

Public Building Group Theatre/sculpture

Landscape Building Group water street/cafe/recreation

3.74

0.27

4.06

0.29 0.63 2.65

3.47

0.20 0.20 0.39

1.88 0.76

0.35

1.88

0.38

0.94 3.21

2.27

0.14 2.71

Intensity

0.38 0.32 0.35

0.29

1.56

0.53

We carefully organized the combination of bridge and building and we added several shops and markets on bridge to comfort peopleʼs walk experience. And we designed several vertical traffic node to attract people down below the bridge to come up and view the nice scenery that bridge offers you.

0.30 0.10

3.87 1.89

Slow traffic system is an important way to raise the quality of life, it locates in the core area of CRH front-station and it leads the standard of “better city, better life” .

0.32 2.65

0.33

≦ 1.5 1.5—3.0 3.0—4.0 ≧ 4.0

0.15

0.10—0.20 0.20—0.30 0.30—0.40

Density

We are mainly designed two parts in our site. You can see great falls and amazing landscape in front-station plaza. We want to build a huge scene to welcome the tourists come here in Changzhou. In piblic building group, we mixed grace in our water design,you can also wandering in our bridge floating on water and listing songs from EXPO.

Petersburg locates in the Southeast portion in Virginia, served as an important transportation hub and gateway in Chesapeake Bay Area. With the rise of high-way and private vehicle, Petersburg lost its identity as it was in history. What is the potential character in future Petersburg? I believe it is the first question we need toanswer before we can take any action and planning method to the city. Suburban and city sprawl create the chance for us to study about the adjacent cities near Petersburg. A regional city concept can help us identify the different characters of the cities in the Richmond Metropolitan Region, especially to understand the personality of Petersburg. Based on the community profile prepared by Virginia Employment Commission, the research at this phase is to discover how the river system, ultimodal transportation and the collaboration of the tri-cities as well as Richmond could influence Petersburg.

CHESTERFIELD CO.

PETERSBURG

RICHMOND

HENRICO CO. Regional Petersburg Labor Force Flow

Targeting

Petersburg Community Design Laboratory

Regional Petersburg

Transportation System

â&#x20AC;&#x153;

When we got home we laid the foundation of two large cities, one to be called Richmond, and the other at the point of the Appomatox River, to be named Petersburg.

Col. William Byrd II, 1773

Petersburg Area Transit System

Design Process

Urban Research ENGAGE Interview Community Meeting Public Activity

DESIGN

Halifax Triangle

BUILD

INSTALL

Halifax Corridor

PHASE ONE

HALIFAX TRIANGLE URBAN DESIGN Aferican-American History Architecture/ business An oasis in a sea of segregation

PHASE TW0

PEOPLE'S OASIS

ASSESS

HISTORY TELLER COMMERCIAL TRIGGER GREAT BIKING/ PARK CORRIDOR

WN DO WN TO

WN DO WN TO

Phase 1

Phase 2

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HAL IFAX STR E

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Phase 3

GREEN + COMPLETE HALIFAX STREET casestudy_ RockWell Street_ Cleveland, OH

Walking Map Research The city strikes me at the ďŹ rst glance. Delicate duplex, marble city hall, well formatted city grid.. Everything is just so perfect to be a great city. However, no people is enjoying this city.

Streets are vacant, stores are closed, serious democratic problem is killing this place. We walked around, saw a lot, hear a lot. This graphic note shows my experience of the city, trying to understand the spatial relationship among the featured places, also seeking a way tocure Petersburg.

Halifax Triangle

Locates at the new developent area in Petersburg, Halifax Trangle plays as an important gateway to welcome people into old towne Petersburg. Also appreciated by the fabulous architecture in Halifax, the area also plays as an messanger to the visitors about Aferican Americanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.

Halifax Triangle is formed by five African American historic churches, one elder people care center, eight single family houses and limited numbers of retail shops. Most of the land is in vacancy and used as temporary surface parking.

As the most important entrance corridor to historic downtown and the new transit hub, Halifax triangle carries a lot of commitments to play as the key to city revitalization. The rich history in African American civic life, a high percentage of young people (30%) and extremely low literacy (60%) make me focus on the design for the millennial in the city. This design proposal starts from a study of what the millennial want, where the millennial go and how the millennial get there to understand what Halifax Triangle can provide to young people. New programs such as commercial+ cultural mixed corridor, playgrounds, Loft office buildings, business incubator are identified in the study area.

SITE RESEARCH

LongestTradition in Education Most Successful in School System Earliest Settlement and Business First Black Chu rches in the U.S. in AfricanAmerican Histo ry

NOW 30% Young People 50% Without Vehicle 60% Adult Literacy 60% Parking Lots 50% Vacant buildings 9 Historic Churches 2 Major Investments

FUTURE An OPEN GROUND for THEYOUTH !!

TIME BASED DESIGN STRATEGY

PAST

SurfaceParking vacancy enclosure public space CURRENT

Create PublicFacilities I vacancy enclosure public space YEAR 1

MILLIENNIALS RESEARCH

WH A T

WHERE

HOW

What They Want?

Where They Go?

How They Get There?

Career Get Inspired Relaxation Community Return Make Friends

Library Church Museum Bar/ Resaurant Shopping mall Sports Field Workplace Street Parks

Create PublicFacilities II

PublicTransit Bikes Carsharing Skateboard Walk

vacancy enclosure public space YEAR 3

Enclose the Space

DESIGN STRATEGY

1

2

3

REPLACE NEGATIVE SPACE

ADD CATALYST

CREATE NEW IDENTITY

Surface Parking Anti-Commercial Business Vehicle-Oriented Business (gas station/ bodyshop)

Street Park Recreation (museum/bar) Bike Lanes/Stations

Business Incubator Commercial Corridor Cultural /Fashion District Transit Center

vacancy enclosure public space YEAR 5

Private Invested Program vacancy enclosure public space YEAR 10

For a limited financial support from city government and local religious organizations, the design strategy is highly based on time, with simple, affordable but efficient idea to make the change happen, creating the real “people’s oasis”. Here are the design phases: Phase 1: Set the stage. One skater field, one rolling park and a bike-friendly street will be created, which serve as a catalyst for the young people get together.

Phase 2: Create basic structure. Historic facades, shade structure will be created. With the help of pro bono service construction companies (Pathways Va., Restoration of Petersburg Community Development Corp.), the investment will be affordable. For the efficient function to complete street and new function, the facade and shade structure will serve as the most important landmark in the site.

Phase 3: Private investment into new programs. Based on the prediction, 5 years will give the site enough time to have population and serves as a real “People’s Oasis” in Petersburg. The private investors will be seeking opportunities to plug-in into the site.

A future design will happen in two places: one is behind historic facades, functioning as big retailing stores, another one is within the shade structure, functioning as small recreation programs. At this phase, the Halifax Triangle will totally turn into a populous open ground for all the people.

VERTICAL URBANISM By the 2050s, ocean waters are expected to be 2.5 feet higher than current levels. 100-year storm could produce a storm surge 5 feet greater than the city experienced with Hurricane Sandy -- the October 2012 "superstorm" that sent a record-setting 14 feet tide into Lower Manhattan.

wind turbine

What is the future city looks like? Grow vertically, bring millions of people from the ground to the sky and live in huge living machine. The proposition of this design is to test-fit if a skycraper can be considered as a vertical city and accommodate more than 10,000 people in it.

Ideal future is real. The design calls for an understanding of zoning of the city, and flip it up as a new identification of future zoning- a way to erase the rigidness and frame of today’s land zoning, free the idea and promote the real mixed- use in this vertical city.

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THE HIGH LINE

Hudson River

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mixed-u

1.8 acre

Features of New York/ Highline Pk.

able

metro c

The site locates on the Hudson river side in Manhattan. The High Line goes through the site. You will be impressed by how crowd it is in highline. No matter of sunny or rainy, cold or hot, this place seems so magic, which can attract so many people, who are varied by different social characters: tourists for travel, staff for lunch, residents for a evening walk, and lovers for a long dating road.

People are facinated by the elevated bridge, connected so smoothy without any stop. A higher than ground level itself is unique in this congested city.

park cinema

PowerPlant Park Residential Urban Farm School Church Workspace Park Gallery/ Museum Residential Residential Mall/ Resaurant Hospital

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comm

10,000

ave.323ft²

People

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street

church ld sportfie

Shared/ Connected Land Use

+

ABITAT

A L T E R N AT I V E F U T U R E 2 0 5 0

TOWER 50-floor 700 ft

1.8 acre

school

Accommodation for 10,000 People The proposal contains three concepts: a new concept of zoning, a new public space with the memory of primitive past, containing a historic barn in the bottom level park, also a vertical metro connect NYC metro to the vertical community.

BETTER MIXED-USE 1 3-D zoning tore ent s m t r a rn dep ric ba histo

2 HABITAT WITH MEMORY new public space

VERTICAL GROWTH 3 “metro” system

SOUTH ZONING

NORTH ZONING

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SECTION A-A’

A L T E R N AT I V E F U T U R E 2 0 5 0

VERTICAL URBANISM W. 19th St.

B W. 18th St.

Tenth Avenue

A C

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W. 17th St.

W. 16th St.

Nolli’s Vertical Map

Vertical Metro Serve Community

The design is structured as a planning project. Like a city, but grow vertically. Based on this theory, zoning strategy and public transportation system are laid out as important issues for the development of this new vertical territory. However, the advantage of vertical growth avoids the rigid property of zoning, the 3-D zoning idea shows a double layered territory can involve with each other and share different land use, seamlessly connect work to live, and create various of life choices. A vertical metro system is also an important structure to support the 10,000 people community alive. Connecting to the New York Metro system, the metro line extends vertically and leads to the hierarchy system of vertical metro. The system is combined by two main cables and four secondary commute lines. The last but not least, design asks for a recall of primitive life. For the sea level rise, the earth people familiar with will change dramatically in the future, how to preserve the connection of earth and people, while pursing more space from sky? A historic barn is designed and centered in the bottom level vertical park, reminding people of the past. The barn also plays as a metro station and exhibition space.

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Section B-B’

Section C-C’

View from High Line Park

Primitive Barn in Vertical City

Professional Work Physical model making 2 month// AutoCAD, 3-D Printing

Liberty University Campus Master Planning, Lynchburg, Virginia May 2015- February 2016 In charge of master plan document management, responsible to Landscape deisgn, diagrams and locator maps making, housing+ parking quantitative analysis and physical model making.

CHARLOTTESVILLE

WAYNESBORO

64

81

29

TO RICHMOND

81

TO PETERSBUERG 460

ROANOKE

AMHERST COUNTY

29

AMTRAK STATION

221

LYNCHBURG COLLEGE

BEDFORD COUNTY

GREYHOUND STATION

460

FALWELL AVIATION JET CENTER

501

CVCC

POPLAR FOREST

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

501

LNCHBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT

Diragram- making 2 weeks// ArcGIS, Illustrator, SketchUp, Maxwell

460

29

CAMPBELL COUNTY

Campus Section Drawing 1 week//SketchUp, Maxwell, PhotoShop, Illustrator

Liberty Unviersity Illustrative Master Plan 4 weeks//AutoCAD, Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop, ArcGIS

LUISM 2008-

Charlottesvile Downtown Mall Measure + Mapping 2015.02

M Design for SAUE emphasize the formation of LOGO, for it is an architecture school and I believe its LOGO should be concise and stable. This design give a visual impulse of its 3D formation.

Second design transforms â&#x20AC;&#x153;SCZâ&#x20AC;? these three characters represent our school for short into Chinese and this design like Chinese seal and a fluid river with the meaning of long history of establishment.

Golden Gate Bridge Park, San Francisco, CA. 2015.01

Montery, CA. 2015.01

Sinking city, Pittsburgh, PA. 2015. 03

STORIES OF IVY ROAD: FOUND OBJECTS - PORTRAITS - CONVERSATIONS In order to “tell the story” of one such place in Charlottesville – a commercial stretch of Ivy Road just west of the university – a team of fifteen University of Virginia students and two faculty created a full-scale architectural installation that revealed layers of cultural life through a visceral display of found artifacts. The project, which also blended photographs and recordings of street life along Ivy Road, was displayed at the Jefferson School City Center in Charlottesville in January 2015.

Faculty: Phoebe Crisman and Sanda Iliescu

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Created by December,2015.