Portfolio for UCL MLA Landscape Architecture Xuanxuan Liu

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I believe in my design philosophy of "RE" Power , my starting point proposes to think of landscape as a subjective intervention to reshape the existing negative relationship between nature and human civilization.Therefore, I try to make landscape projects serve as an intervention to promote social, economic , encironmental development, instead of fallen into the passive position of “just for recreation".

As a landscape architrecture student, I would like to be a pioneer to bring Landscape Revolution , conveying New positive energy to the Old negative parts of world.

Scale:0.4ha

Date : 2020.9 - 2020.12

Location Shanghai , China

Instructor: Jinxiu Wu, wu_jinxiu@seu.edu.cn

Type : Individual Project, Studio at Southeast University

Scale: 8 ha

Date : 2022.3 -2022.4

Type : Individual Project

Location Jharkhand, India

Instructor: Zhou Xiang, 101012427@seu.edu.cn

Scale: 18 ha

Date 2022.10 - 2022.12

Location : Fujian, China

Instructor:Zhe Li, lizheseu@seu.edu.cn

Type : Collaborative Project with Chenyang Pan

Scale: 100 ha

Date 2022.2 -2022.5

Location : Guangxi , China

Instructor: Li Zhe, lizheseu@seu.edu.cn

Type : Individual Project, Studio at Southeast University

CONTENTS " RE - ? " 01 REgeneration From old urban infrastructure to the new From old material to the new From old forest management to the new From old spiritual world to the new 03 REcycling 04 REdistribution 05 Otherwork 02 REflection 03 An Urban Ecological Dock for Waterfront Space in Post-Industrial Era A Memorial Designed for Child
Illegal
in Jharkhand A Proposal for
Recycling to Produce Landscape Components A Forest management and Landuse
Eucalyptus in Guangxi
labor dead in
Mining
Mask
Planning for
2019
11 15 20 07
1. Bamboo Canopy - The 2nd National College Bamboo Design and Construction Competition 2. Ribbon Pavillion - 2022 Practice Project in Gansu, China

"REGENERATION OF DOCK" : From Old Infrastructure to The New 01

In post-industrial era, old infrastructure in cities is dying out. Traditional dock’s form tend to be stiff when facing rapid change of waterfront. I propose a new multifunctional dock with organic form, which could reshape current negative relationship among human, plants and fish. While creating a brand-new waterfront experience, it can also assist in the reconstruction of the river ecosystem and realize the urban renewal of the wharf.

Shanghai's Docks Are Completing Urban Renewal

Waterfront's Potential to Serve Urban Needs

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Problem Current Form Strategy Effect Organic Surface Underwater Interaction Various Functions Ideal Form "Mono-functional Docks" "Unattractive Docks" "Eco-Unfriendly Docks" Tough Habitat Blocked Sunlight Boring Activities Store Rocks Rebuild Habitat Open Holes Recover Ecology Optimize Experience Add Floors

Solve Current Shortcomings of Docks : Not Suitable for Animal & Plant's Habitat and Boring Waterfront Experience

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"NEW FORM OF DOCK"
Section 1-1 Section 4-4 Section 3-3

"URBAN ECOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE"

New Public Space Where People and Water-ecosystem Coexist

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Space
Shelter for Fish New Environment for Plant -1Floor (-4.000m) -2Floor (-8.000m) -3Floor (-12.000m)
New
for People New

"INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF WATER"

Ecological Urban Infrastructure Connecting Human Inside to Riverlife Outside

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Sports Park Botanical Pavilion Diving Platform Underwater Restuarant Seaside Resort River Research Center

"REFLECTION OF MICA" : From Old World to The New 02

The idea comes from a world-shaking investigation that exposed Illegal Mica mining and childlabor are common in Jharkanhad, India and many children are starved, injured or even killed. I try to make a memorial design for local children, which extracts sections and emotions from mining process to shape the form and space. Through the spiritual power of the landscape, more people can understand and stop this dark industry.

Childlabor in illegal Mining

The Brightness and Darkness of Mica in Jharkhand India Child Labor in Illegal Mining

Children's body size is easier to enter the cave

Children's hands are more effiecive to pick mica

Children get only 80 cents a day for working

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Loop Lines of 4 Emotions

"MEMORY OF UNFORTUNATE LIFE "

From Sections to Space : An Endless Route Narrating Miserable Destiny

Organization of Story, Space and Scene

Morphology Possibilities of 4 Rings

Section Series about 8 Basic Mining Process of An Indian Child

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Space Sequence

"FROM SERIES TO SPACE"

Perceiving Lifeline of A Local Child Labor by 4 Periods of Emotions

Master Plan of Memorial to Childlabor

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"REMEMBER THE PAIN"

With Public Attention, Children in Jharkhand Are Heading for New Hope

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"RECYCLING OF MASK" : From Old Material to The New 03

Discarded mask have the potential to be recycled and hot-pressed into materials with sufficient structural strength. The design tries to replace granite industry with new material PPE made of masks for making landscape components, using local quarry in Fujian as an application pilot to complete ecological restoration and park construction, so as to promote this new material industry to landscape architects around the world.

Huge Amount of Masks Are Discarded in CHINA

Vast Discarded Masks

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Plan
Recycle
Material Potential Technology of Mask Recycling Curent Recycling Application

New Technology Enables Masks to be Pressed into New Material with Structual Strength

Recycling Process of Masks

Take the mask apart, sort & cut into piesces.

5 Typical Components

Unit & Feature Comination & Function

Durability

Recover Ecology

Ecological & Recreational Functions

Application

Effect

PPE would mix with sand, heated & hot pressed.

Plasticity

Sports Activity

Resistance

Eco-friendly Pavement

Prefabrication

Basic Infrastructure

Waterproof

Recreational Activity

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"COMPONENTS MADE FROM MASK"
1. Dismantle 2. Fusion STEP 1 Split Recycled Mask STEP 1 Fusion Raw Materials STEP 2 Cut up STEP 2 Cut up STEP 3 Pieces STEP 3 PPE particles

"LOCAL QUARRY AS DEMONSTRATION"

Using These Mask Components to Construct A Park in FUJIAN Granite Quarry

Master Plan : Ecological & Recreational Park Constructed by Recycled Mask Sections : Application of Various Components

Unit A ( Slope > 30° )

Planting troughs made of PPE have sufficient structural strength as ecological restoration of exposed hills.Vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants can be grown in the units.

Unit B ( 10°< Slope < 30° )

PPE has good morphological plasticity, so it is convenient to shape landscape terrain and make different sizes and degrees of bending for tourists to exercise and play.

Unit C&E&D ( Slope < 10° )

PPE has good waterproof performance and structural strength, and can be made into high-quality components, such as paving, benches at an economical price

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AND SALE OF MASK

Mask Could Replace Granite in Landscape Components and Be Sold Worldwide

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Unit A ( Slope > 30° ) Unit B ( 10° < Slope < 30° ) Unit C&D&E ( Slope < 10° )
"DISPLAY
PRODUCT "

"REDISTRIBUTION OF LANDRIGHTS" : From Old Forest Management to The New 04

China's government has banned eucalyptus since Excessive planting & logging in frequent led to serious soil erosion and ecological degradation, and blocked the ecological corridor of local primary forests. I try to propose a systematic forest land management strategy with different time stages, soil weight allocation goals, and different landscape strategies to achieve the restoration of multiple goals of local ecological economy.

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"FROM CASH TREE TO EVIL TREE " Eucalyptus'

Problems after Prohibition

Employment & Income?

"EVALUATION-BASED DESIGN STRATEGY"

Redistributing Land for Stepstones Corridors and Economy with Optimal Locations

6 Factors of Site Analysis for Sustainabilty Evaluation

Slope

3 Evaluation Results with Different Weight Index

How to solve local people's work problems?

Eucalyptus-Clear Plan?

Suitability for Stepstone

Suitability for Corridor

Suitability for Economy

How to clear without harming environment?

Landuse Redistribution?

Stepstones are more suitable for construction in ecologically sensitive areas, which requires conditions such as gentler terrain, farther frome roads, higher exsiting plant coverage, and closer to water sources.

Corridors are more suitable for the construction of paths with water systems and high ecological potential along the route, and need to be closer to the water system father from road and the terrain is lower.

3 Selected Area for Stepstone, Corridor and Economy

Land redistribution for economy needs to be more convnient for human labor and trade, closer to roads, and construction of villages, relatively gentle terrain would be better for agriculture and animal husbandry.

How to make reasonable remanagement?

Firstly, according to the evaluation results above, area with high ecological suitability were selected, and location of step stones were determined by a more evenly distributed standard.

Secondly, based on location of stepstones to form a complete network structure, corridor's direction and location are selected from more adaptable area.

Finally, after determing stepstones and corridors, location with higher construction suitablity are selected among remaining patches, and landuse will be redistributed to improve its economic value.

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Step 1. Stepstone Step 2. Corridor Step 3. Economy
320m Far North Far Low 40° 40m Close South Close High Elevation Road Aspect Stream Vegetation

Patch-Cut Eucalyptus & Recover Local Ecology & Return Land Rights of Agriculture

Master Plan : Gradually Reduce Eucalyptus & Reconnect Ecology

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"PROGRESSIVE STRATEGY TO REDISTRIBUTE FOREST LAND"

Gradually Restore Local Ecological Conditions & Make Human Assistance

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Rebringing natie plants seeds back to area where was once isolated by eucalyptus forest. Digging trenches in lower terrain to collect rain water and restore river destroyed by eucalyptus. Building troughs in higher slopes of the mountains to help native plants regenerate. Sowing Seeds Digging Trenches Building Troughs In yellow area, eucalyptus trees are patch-cut and legumes are planted to restore the soil. In green area, native herbs and shrubs gradually grow to connect primecal forest nearby. In green area, native ecology finally recover and highly connected corridor net is formed. STEP 1&2 Soil Restoration STEP 3 Species Replacement STEP 4 Patch Expansion Low-Density Forest Leguminous Herbs Native Herb & Shrub Native Shrub & Tree Final Succession
"PHASE I : REMOVAL OF EUCALYPTUS"

"PHASE II : REDISTRIBUTION OF LANDUSE"

Agriculture and Husbandry Are Arranged in Areas with Gentler Terrain

I ECOLOGY
PHASE
II ECONOMY
PHASE

Bamboo Canopy Ribbon Pavillion

Location: Huzhou, Zhejiang, China

Project Instructor: Nan Xiang, Yifan Wang

Project Duration: 2019.8 - 2019.10

Type: Academic Group Work

Base Area: 490 m2

Floor Area: 130 m2

Location: Zhejiang, China

Project Instructor: Zikun Zhang, Hongfei Ji

Project Duration: 2022.7 - 2022.8

Type: Academic Group Work

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