Cover Letter Reed Hilderbrand has always been the company that I have been strongly interested. Not only because it is a design leader in many fields including landscape architecture, but also its deep appreciation for nature and natural systems and a strong commitment to design that combines aesthetics and sustainability. After completed the ULI Competition 2016, my design focus as a landscape architecture gradually shifted from designing pure urban business district such as plazas to build the environmental-friendly, ecological balanced place in urban context. The contradiction between the people/buildings-dominated urban texture and the desirable environment for the whole ecological system is always fascinating to me. Trying to use the ecological knowledge learned from graduate school and one-year work experience as the foundation to face the design challenge between human and nature is what I am pursuing right now. And I think it is exactly on the same page with Reed Hilderbrand’s vision for the future cities. I love drawing a lot and try to tell my own story through drawing. As you may tell from my portfolio, I try to understand the design process using hand drafting and sketches. This hands-on approach helps me build the connection with the site, the context and the potential users. All the beautiful pictures would show up in my head while I was drawing. A question has been lingering around my head for a long time – In the field of landscape architecture, in which way can a well-structured design meet the need for both humans and other ecological features living in the urban area. It turns out that instead of giving the full attention to people, we can consider people as one of the pieces of the whole ecological system. On this premise, designers only need to consider a whole system, design for the whole system rather than separating them into different pieces. As a landscape designer, we are facing the global challenge: a compromised ecology, an aging infrastructure and the pressure to house growing populations. One of the options to face this challenge is that using the ecological study as part of the solutions. By study the soil, plantings, and living features like birds, we can think critically and evaluate the design in a new perspective. As a graduate student in Landscape Architecture program, I am hoping to expand the practice experience and apply the ecology knowledge and design method I learned from school to the real design practice. And also I am expecting to make a further step to this research that how landscape architecture design best cooperate human’s need in urban environment and ecological function. I think Reed Hilderbrand is the best place for self-development and improving self-values of landscape architecture. And your completed design for the urban exterior is super intriguing to me. I would be extremely honored to have the opportunity to work in Reed Hilderbrand. Looking for the good news! Sincerely yours, Meng Wang
PORTFOLIO OF MENG WANG DESIGN FROM 2009-2015 CURIOSITY NEVER ENDS
Planning and Landscape Architecture Work Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Course: Landscape Planning and Design Instructor: Rui Yang Time Line: 6 weeks Personal Project
PROJECT 1 LANDFILL REVIVAL Urban Landscape Design
STATUS QUO &PROBLEMS SECTION I
A
Residential
PROBLEM #1 View Block
A
Road Interfere
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Industrail Center
NS
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A road on the north side of the site built along the riverside has interfered with views of people inside the site. People cannot see the river when they are on such a low position. Increasing the height of people's view can solve this problem.
Mufu Mountain
Yangtze River
B
SECTION II
RIVERSIDE
B
B
B
PROBLEM #2 Quarry Pits
URBAN CONTEXT
Flat Rugged
Residential Zijin Mountain
SECTION III
C
Red Mountain
Legend
There used to be a quarry near the site, and many quarry pits were left leading to a rugged region on the site. These pits are not suitable for plants to grow because the industry trash have polluted the soil severely. The trash need to be removed and the rugged terrain need to be fixed.
C
PROBLEM #3 Plant Deterioation
crucial center interaction railway station site metro route main road current entering route
Commercial Center DOWNTOWN NANJING
XuanWu Lake
Nanjing Station
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum The third problem is that most of the plants on the site are facing the danger of deterioration. Because of the soil pollution, even native plants can hardly survive. At the same time, ecology systerm is destroied in this way.
According to a survey of 2010, 67% cities of China are facing the trash problem. These cities are almost surrounded by trash. Nearly 1.6 tons of garbage were produced in China each year. The annual output trash is 440 kilograms per person, and grow by more than 10% per year. These shocking datas are warning people: trash problem can be no longer overlooked. With the increasingly develeopment of urban area, more and more all kinds of types of trash are left on the ground. From industry area to everyday life, trash can be produced anywhere at anytime. Only 66% them will be disposed of by limited methods such as burning, burying and exposed naturally until they self-degrade. All methods above could cause environment issues including air pollution, decrease of water quality and plant deterioration. These issues are becoming severer and severer, and a new method to solve this problem is urgently needed.
DESIGN STRATEGY
DESIGN CONCEPT
STRATEGY
STRATEGY BASIS Terrain
BEFORE
BEFORE
KEY ELEMENT
AFTER Broad View
Narrow View
CLASSIFY
Site Trash Trash of Nanjing
HEAT
Life trash
RECREATION AFTER
Fertile Land
Toxic Ground
Bricks for Pavements ADD INTO NUTRITION
Permeable Land RECONNECTION
Sight Height
BEFORE
Construction trash
LANDFILL Barren Field
Planting Soil
BREAK
andfi
Quarry Pits
FERMENT
Damaged soil
Construction Soil
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rtifi ia nature
Our goal is to reconnect the Mufu district with the whole Nanjing open space web and recreat a walkable public area for natives and travelers to relax. In the process of recreating the site, the key e ement i to de ign andfi . hrough bui ding andfi ite rob em an be o ved er e t and the e o ogi a ba an e o the ite an be a hieved natura .
AFTER
THREE TRASH SECTIONS Ecology
BEFORE
AFTER
Focusing on the three mian problems of the site: quarry pit, low sight height and unbalanced ecological circle, this design solves these problems through building a erie o andfi . ir t fi the it ith o a tra h and i e the tra h u to orm andfi . Second, sight height will be raised by built landfills. Third, after cleaning up the trash burid on the site, plants will begin to grow, new ecology circle will work. All of these above will provide people more opportunities to get access to nature and various space experience. Not only the landfill can rebuilt the balance between nature and people, but also it can offer a new method to deal with the urban trash problem in a broader sense.
life trash
construction trash
construction trash
on tru tion tra he are bro e into art and re ormed into fine i e tra he are i ed u a the ba i tru ture o andfi . n the over 55℃ degree heat, trashes ferment and produce benignant gas which sands and bricks. These raw materials are used to build roads and romote gro th o antitoxi ant . hi e imbing the andfi one ar ing ot on the andfi . hi dren an ride bi e on the road of the leisure activities), people can carry seed bags voluntarily. while adults can Parking lots are made by pervious materials aiming Vegetation seeds can be sowed unpurposely by this way. Money that to rebuild the water cycle system. saved in this process will be used in purchasing more antitoxic plants.
damaged soil
amaged oi i be re aired b a bio ogi a ro e adding nutrition into it). The repaired soil is suitable for construction and plantation. We will design a facing-south slope using repaired soil. People can lie down on the slope reading or just staring blankly. Pioneering grass will also be planted on the slope to help with promoting the reparation of damaged soil.
DESIGN FORMATION
SITE PLAN
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he de ign a ormed through ana i ing ite terrrain onne tion bet een e it and the dire tion o moving eo e. above ugge ted a three dire tion tru ture. nd the di erent a e and un tion a arranged ba ed on thi tru ture. ain andfi are arranged mo t a ong the river ide or a better vie . andfi a ong the mountain ide are higher or avoiding the b o . o maintain the integrat o the ite origna road i moved rom the midd e o the ite to the mountain ide. he de ign o ved a the riviou rob em b a ing di erent de ign method in uding tran eration e eration rearrange terrain and ombination. he human nature re ation hi i bond through thi ro e .
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Laddder Lawn
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Countor Line ing road iver and ine
Lawn
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STATUS QUO
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NEXT YEAR
3-5 YEARS
2-3 YEARS
5-10 YEARS
he origina garbage di tribution i haoti and ex o ed on the ur a e. ith the he o ear re on tru tion o the ite through bui ding andfi . he garbage ou d be di tributed order . o t o the i e garbage i ett ed ar a a rom the ater or the ear o au ing u otionďź› on tru tion garbage i di tributed on or around the andfi u ed a road and avement barren oi i ut on the river ide to rote t the river ban rom oi ero ion.
LANDFILL SECTION Stormwater Drainageway Groundwater Monnitoring Well
Leachate Collection Working Face
Gas Extraction Wells
Stormwater Retention Pond Leachate Storage Tank Gas Flare Station
ithin the next ear mo t o the garbage around the ite i be di o ed o . he ba an e bet een e o term and eo e i be im roved. nd more and more re ident and trave er are being attra ted to thi beauti u a e. hi re re hing andfi an not on o ve the urban garbage rob em but a o romote the e onomi and u tura deve o ment o u u region a a ne t e o urban and a e. hat more it im a t i in re e a the time a b rom the u u region to the ho e it and thi im a t i bring ex iting b oom to an ing it .
Gas Monitoring Probe
Refuse Protective Layer
Vegetation Cover
Drainage Layer
Protective Cover
Leachate Collection Pipe Geomemerane Compacted Clay Subgrade
Geocomposite 40 Mil hdpe Geomemeberane Compacted Clay Intermediate Cover Refuse
Landscape Architecture Work Beach Plaza of Xi'an An Urban Landscape Design Work
BIRD VIEW
REGIONAL STUDY& CONCEPT
Rianfall Distribution of China
Wind Distribution of China
Location of Design Site in Xi'an
region with few wind Location of Xi' an (Less wind region) in China
Location: Xi'an, Shanxi, China Course: Landscape Planning and Design Instructor: Jun Yan Time Line: 6 weeks Personal Project design region
PROJECT 2
BEACH PLAZA OF XI'AN
Design Site
The design site located in one of the inland city of China named Xi’an. Xi’an is famous for its lack of wind and rainfall due to its location surrounded by land. e rain a rovided u the o ortunit to de ign ater eature to u fi the ba i re reation need o re ident ith water. According to a survey conducted by a university, Xi’an is one of the top 3 cities where people are eager to get access to beach scene. And less wind power of this place perfectly avoided being disturbed by sandstorm like some inland cities of China. Based on the collected environmental data of this place and some statistics, we decided to de ign a bea h a a to o er re ident a han e to en o the and and artifi ia ater eature.
HAND-SKETCHED CONCEPT
SITE ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITION
SPACE ANALYSIS
PROPOSALS
Idea Forming Process Beach scenery is very popular among the seaside region. However, as living in a inland city, residents here could barely see sea and beach. They would be very satisfied to own a place filled with sand, water and sunshine. So I decided to design a beach plaza. Fortunately, Xi'an is one of the cities with few wind, which saves the problems of sandstorm and makes our site a perfect spot for beach view.
W H A T A B O U T BRINGING BEACH TO THE CITY?
COMMERCIAL RECIDENTIAL
NEW SCENIC SPOTS
DESIGN REGION
COMMERCIAL
SEE WHAT WE COULD GOT HERE: WATER? SAND?GRASS?
DESIGN REGION
PRIMARY ROADWAY
EXISTING GREENSPACE
EXISTING GREENSPACE
ALL? GREAT! THEY LET US MAKE A BEACH PLAZA!
NEGATIVE CIRCULATION
UNUTILIZED LAND& VISION LINE
POSITIVE CIRCULATION
The ananlysis focused on three factors: existing elements, space and the future vision of this site. Aiming to build new circulation and more green space, the brand new idea of beach plaza would attra t more re ident and touri t to thi a e and definate ou d romote the b oom o thi region.
DESIGN ANALYSIS MASTER PLAN
open space
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The beach plaza included four parts: water, sand(beach),lawn and pavement. Each of them is distinctive to the other because of different material and forms a clear border. The four parts have disparate space arrangement. Water and beach are functioned as the essential recreation place. And the other two functioned as supplementary place.
7 GREEN
6
5
car
SAND
people
WATER
TRAFFIC
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VIEW PIONT
SPACE
WATER VIEW
VIEW LINE
CIRCULATION
ter rearranging the a e o the ite and bui d man e ement hi h are rea ated to bea h the ite re re h and i fi ed ith vigour. he stay and walk through. The circulation transfer from single ones to connected and spreading ones, which makes the site more accessible.
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SECTION
4
B D’
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D
2
sand slope
lawn slope
lawn slope
lawn slope
terrace
beach umbrella stand
Feature Wall 2 Sand Slope 3 Grass Slope 4 Terrace 5 Atificial Beach 6 Beach Umbrella Stand 7 Wooden Walkway 8 Riverside Ship 9 Oceanic Animals Displayment 10 Fountain 1
bench coarse sand fine sand lawn color plate pavement wooden walkway
1
0
A
pavement
SECTION C -C'
10
C
pavement
10 5
15
sand slope
pavement
sand slope SECTION D - D'
lawn slope
These sections well described the rhythm of this beach plaza. The beach story started from up-anddown sand slops, going through large area of lawn, ended at low beach area. It exactly looks like the usual state of sea: sometimes goes through up and downs, sometimes falles into quite. But people do love this interesting and changing
PERSPECTIVES SECTION
sand slope
pavement
lawn slope
lawn slope
lawn slope
terrace
SECTION A - A'
Perspective of Sand Slope Verious functions has been applied in this site. People can read and rest on the large lawn slopes. Some of them can enjoy the water in the beach area: swimming, surfiing and having a good meal. All the progarmming details will accord with the rhythm of the beach story. People can have different experience in different region.
Perspective of Wooden Walkway feature wall
sand slope
sand slope
feature wall
feature wall
Three perspectives represent the typical scenes of beach plaza. The sand slope is leading people to a brand new beach world at the beginning. While staying on the beach and enjoying the sunshine, people can relax and enjoy the climax of the beach story. After this, people could walk along the water slowly watching the sunset on the sea.
SECTION B - B'
From water region to sand region, the whole plaza includes various scenery and provides all kinds of space experience. Even though it is called a plaza, the terrain is choppy. People can enjoy the beach while staying different parts of the plaza.
PROGRAMMING
READING
The beach plaza provided people opportunities to conduct different recreation activities. From water region to beach part, people can experience many kinds of joys offered by the environment. Residents of this region would be very glad to see that their leisure time can be as delighful as this.
Perspective of Beach Umbrella Stand
SWMMING
BIKING
WALKING
SUNSHINE
SEA VIEW
SURFING
CATERING
BEACH FEATURE DETAILS
BEACH FEATURE DETAILS
HAMMOCK LAMPS(ALONG ROAD) HAMMOCK(HANGING ON TREES)
TERRACE
EXTERIOR CATERING There are various beach features inside the site. These design details help adding vitality into our site. And they are exactly the representative characteristics of beach scenes. People can enjoy the beauty of our beach with the help of these features. Our design goal of attracting more and more people or residents would be achieved through these appealing little things, which are distinctive and interesting especially for children. LAMPS(RIVERSIDE) FOUNTAIN
Analysis Work Analysis of Ningbo Airport Highway An Urban Feature Analysis and Planning Work
SITE EVOLUTION
Birdview of Ningbo Airport Highway
The site located on the northwest of Ningbo, China. It was a series of viliges before 1880s. The main life supporting is the mother river: Yuyao River and some creeks. Most of the land have not been developed and villagers have no idea what is green space. As the need for reaching for downtown Ningbo, people began to built road on the site since 1927. The roadside lands are almost all for farm using. This new road has crossed Yuyao River and branch of Fenghua River. From 1940s, the urban expension found its way here. Industrial factories, residential buildings began to spring up along the road. The villages were turning into desenly populated area. The beautiful and big farmlands were cutting into pieces gradually due to urbanization. The highway system of Ningbo started to build since 2000. The urban residents were feeling the presure of city expension and high pupolation density. They were urging for more open space to breathe. However, the highway system have curved up big pieces of greenspace. The Ningbo Airport Highway started to build since 2008. It connected downtown Ningbo and Ningbo Airport. The green space along the highway has been cutted into pieces. People are seeking for strategy to satisfy the need for recreation and relaxation.
The length of Ningbo Airport Highway is 21.8 miles. It has crossed four districts: Wuliu Park District(2.9 miles), Jinzhou District(4.8 miles), Haishu District(6.3 miles), Jiangbei District(7.8 miles). It is one of the most important highway of Ningbo as one of four longitudinal frameworks. It has promoted the perspective of roadside regions, but also brought many envrionmental problems as developing. This series of analysis is hoping to provide possibile methods to solve the envrionmental problems.
STRATEGY ONE: USING GREENWAY AS CONNECTION TO BRING SPACE PIECECS TOGETHER
According the privious analysis, one of the site problems is the broken green space pieces. The first strategy is aiming to bring them together with greenway and its accessaries. We have designed more than ten cirles of greenway which extend to riverside and nearby parks. This greenway is just like a thread which picks up every piece of green space and completes them. And more parks and open space will be built along this thread. People will have the opportunity to get access to more open space such as rivers and small parks. Even though they drive very fast on the Ningbo highway, they can enjoy the pleasure of walking slowly or riding bikes on the greenway. This greenway become a perfect balance of the fast-paced lifestyle in the city and people's need for recreation and relaxation. ROADSIDE(FLY-OVER) BEFORE
RIVERSIDE AFTER
The open space along the roadside has not be fully developed and used. We will add greenway to revitalize the site. People can ride bikes on the greenway and get relaxed. At the same time, we will bring various plants to this site as decoration. The green space will extend along the greenway promote the prosperity of this region.
BEFORE
AFTER
There was some pollution near the riverside of our site and it damaged the original beauty. We will apply phytoremediation and greenway to rebuilt the riverside landscape. Adding some aquatic plants with special founctions into the water will change the water enviroment. The next step is bringing more people here with greenway.
ROADSIDE BEFORE
AFTER
The pedestrain along the road is too simple and boring without any security. The new-built green belts along the greenway can deal with these problems. They also help bring the green pieces along the road together.
Greenway is not a very fresh thing to modern people, but there are few successful samples in China. We would like to use Ningbo Highway as a model to popularizze this method. We hope that after contributed to the green future of Ningbo, greenway will spread over China with the great expension of green space.
RAINWATER GADERN PERSPECTIVE
STRATEGY TWO: USING RAINWATER GARDEN AS HIGHWAY EXPENSION TO INCREASE GREEN SPACE
A
A
A-A SECTION
OPEN GREEN SPACE LAWN BUILDING
ECOLOGICAL RESIDENCE DITCH DOUBLE LANE
FILTER DITCH
RAINWATER COLLECTION TUBE UNDERGROUND INFILTRATION POND
RAINWATER REUSE TUBE
RAINWATER GARDEN
DOUBLE LANE
SINGLE LANE
DOUBLE LANE GREENWAY
ECOLOGICAL RESIDENCE SMALL PLAZA RAINWATER GARDEN DITCH DOUBLE LANE GREENWAY
OPEN GREEN SPACE
The Rainwater Gadern strategy is aiming to use small gardens as expension of Airport Highway Region. It all starts with building small garden samples nearby river which is close to highway. And the ecological system will begin to revive and green space will extend naturally. These open space would provide people great opportunites to get access to nature even being surrounded by concrete jungles. What's more, they help dealing with rain run-off and avoiding rainstorm damage considering the large scale precipitation in Ningbo each year. This stratagy has applied the advanced Low Impact Development technique.
Traditional Chinese Garden Work
Traditional Chinese Garden Study and Design Tranditional Chinese landscape architecture design including buildings, plants and envrionment.
CASE STUDY: Spring Wave Pavilion
A
A
Master Plan
Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Course: Landscape Planning and Design Instructor: Yan Zhao Time Line: 6 weeks Personal Project
PROJECT 4 HARMONY BETWEEN HUMAN AND NATURE Traditional Chinese Garden Design
1:50
LOCATION: Zhan Garden, Nanjing, Jinagsu TIME: 1645, Ming Dynasty
Spring Wave Pavilion located in one of the most famous traditional garden in ChinaZhan Garden. It represented the transcendent architectural skills of our ancestors. And it mixed with the environment perfectly(water mainly).That is why we chose it as our case. We mapped out a series of it dra ing tr ing to find out the specific design strategy in it. And I have figured out that how to build a delicate traditional pavilion.
Section 1:50
Roof Plan 1:100 A-A Section 1:50
MASTER PLAN
INDIVIDUAL PAVILION
B
The most important fact in the process of designing traditional Chinese garden is that all the elements should be mixed together w i t h c o n s i s t e n c y. F r o m pavilions to rokeries, even a sigle tree, all have to be harmonious. And circle is the most harmonious element because it has no angles. So thebuildings are set up in circle. In the middle of the garden, I designed a large area o f w a t e r, w h i c h a l w a y s standed for good fengshui. Between the buildings, I arranged long but tortous corridors to connect them. While walking in all the corridors, people can view the water on different perspective. It perfectly applied major artistic feature of traditional Chinese "Varying sceneries with changing view-points" in the site.
Master Plan 1:80
Section
1:70
B
Roof Plan 1:140
B-B Section
1:70
DESIGN DETAILS: ROCKERY
BIRD VIEW
The rockeries are one of the most important element of traditional Chinese garden. There are four features of them: slim, creased, hollow, ugly. If one rockery could get the oint it ou d be on idered beauti u . he intere ting art o ro er i that even though it i bui t artifi ia it un tion a er e t a rea mountain . eo e can climb to the top and enjoy the view of whole gadern. It also combined with the water impeccably, which suggesting it is the indispensable element to create the harmony between human and nature. C
C Master Plan 1:300
Southside Section 1:150
C-C Section 1:150 Westside Section 1:150
Work Project
Urban Plaza Design Enrance plaza design including concept and details about middle-east style.
SITE ANALYSIS&CONCEPT
CASE STUDY:TRADITIONAL MIDDLE-EAST-STYLE GARDEN MASTER PLAN
ELEMENTS
ACTIVE GREEN SPACE
TRAFFIC
PALM TREES people stop spot car people parking lot
This buidling located at the southeast of Suqian,Jiangsu. It is a middle-east-style ecological hotel built as the downtown center of urban expension towards east. There is a large are of water at the back of the building. Our goal is to design an entrance plaza which is accorded with the buildings in style.
SPACE
VIEW
RECTANGLE POND
Location
Back Water
DOWNTOWN SUQIAN
1KM
Traditonal middle-east-style gardens are usually symmetric. There are several elements could represent this kind of garden: palm trees(orderly), rectangle ponds, symmetric pavements. All above are uniformed under the cultural ba ground. ru ifix i one o the u tura elements whose pattern is used to design a garden, and it means salvation and rebirth.
Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China Course: Work Project Instructor: Independent Work Time Line: 2 months Personal Project
PROJECT 5
PAVEMENTS
CRUCIFIX
ENTRANCE PLAZA OF SUQIAN ECOLOGICAL HOTEL Landscape Architecture Design
he ite i rett at and uitab e or extending arge area o a n and ater. t rovide eo e enough a e to a aroud and enjoy the scenes. The site is half surrounded by buildings and trees, which secure the privacy of tuoriests. People can see the outside entrance plaza clearly through the windows inside the hotel. So the plaza has to be looked like some pattern and beautiful.
CONCEPT
MASTER PLAN
DESIGN ANALYSIS
DESIGN DETAIL OPEN SPACE
TRAFFIC
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A-A SECTION people car
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VIEW SPOT&AXES
CIRCULATION
5
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SCULPT SECTION
7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Cross Pond Pavement Fountain Parking Lot Entering Hall Trees Row Forest Samll Garden Deck
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VIEW 4
SYMMETRY
PAVEMENTS
CUTTING MODES #1 400*1200 PER PIECE
1 A
A 2
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1200*1200*40 GRANTE
10 5
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300*600*40 GRANTE
#2 400*600 PER PIECE
PERSPECTIVE
WODDEN DECK DESIGN #1 MASTER PLAN(CURVE)
Perspective(possible)
The first walkway is aimming to get close to nature. The curve is exactly the represention of the nature. nd the rai ed o er bed are changed according to the walkway.
Aquatic Plants
o er bed
wooden walkway
deck
entering hall
There is area of shallow water designed for improving the water quality here. Some aquatic plants could be helpful for the environment.
shallow water
#2 MASTER PLAN(STRAIGHT LINE)
Perspective(possible)
The second walkway is aimming to display the harmony between b u i l d i n g s a n d t h e w a l k w a y. The straight line is exactly the represention of the middle-eastt e bui ding. nd the rai ed o er beds are changed according to the walkway.
Perspective(possible)
There is area of shallow water designed for improving the water quality here. Some aquatic plants could be helpful for the environment. Lights are also arranged along the walkway for the convenience of people and beauty of it own.
o er bed
wooden walkway
deck
entering hall
shallow water
URBAN DESIGN WORK TECH TOWN INNOVATION ATLANTA'S 24HR LIVING DISTRICT Location: Midtown Atlanta, GA Course: 2016 ULI Competition Instructor: Simon Atkinson Time Line: 2 weeks Team Project
URBAN CONTEXT
SITE PLAN
STRATEGY 1.Connect Highway Separation
Urban Fabric
GATEWAY Uniter
Highway divider
2.Attract Community People
Separate work locations
Different Inovators
HUB Attraction
3.Creat District Identity IPVST P贸DF
IPVST P贸DF
Retail Entertainment Residential High-tech
Traditional Ditrict
TECH TOWN
IPVST P贸DF
IPVST P贸DF
Retail Entertainment Residential High-tech
Distinctive EDGE
THE HUB
THE GATEWAY
THE EDGE
PHASING
PROGRAMING
TRANSPORTATION LIBRARY
GALLERY
EDUCATE
INPUT
EDGE
INPUT
BIKE STATION
HUB
BOA PLAZA
CREAT
GATEWAY
OUTDOOR READING
OUTPUT LIVE MUSIC
TED TALK
LED SCREEN
MARTA GARAGE
VIEW B: BIKE & PEDESTRAIN BRIDGE
NORTH AVENUE SECTION: FEATURED BUILDINGS
THE GATEWAY PERSPECTIVE
THE HUB PERSPECTIVE
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN GREEN ROOF PROFILE
Precipitation
Evaperation
Plantings Growing medium
Protection Mat Excess water flow Insulation
THE HUB PERSPECTIVE
Water falls on the surface of the green roof. 30% evaperate into the air. 50% of the rest water is absorbed by the plantings; the other 50% would flow through pipes and be catched and stored by cisterns. GREEN ROOF PLANTING LIST
Wild Chrives
Orange Stonecrop
Stonecrop
Tastless Stonecrop
October Daphne
Prairie Fameflower
TECH TOWN NIGHT VIEW
Location: Austin, TX Course: LAR 694T Landscape Studio Instructor: Allan Shearer Time Line: 2015 Fall semester Team Project
Ceren Tomruk Meng wang Edith Ware
Ranges of Expressions
RANGES OF EXPRESIONS
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
DESIGN THE WALLER CREEK
COVER PAGE
Nathan Sears
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE WORK
EXISTING CONDITION
WHAT IS LANDSCAPE DESIGN
CONTEXT
Image of the world
WALLER CREEK SAN JASINTO BLVD
Forms
STADIUM
CLARK FIELD
"CH-OPP"
MLK BLV
Obiectives Vision
Location: Austin Time: Aug. 2015 Type: Analysis& Design Team work
The University of Texas at Austin situated in the center part of Austin, Texas. The Waller Creek as the distinctive feature of the university has been ignored for a long time. This project isi aimming to use a design theory created by Dr. Allan W. Shearer to redefine the nature and development of the creek. The Waller Creek is a north-south direction creek. The part we are focusing on is between MLK Blv. and Dean Keeton Blvd. The other main road San Jasinton is parallel to the creek. The landmarks along the creek help characterize the specific places and space such as The Stadium, The Clark Field etc.
Existing condition of Waller Creek, by Ceren Tomruck
Chopp are the most important things we need to consider while designing. They help build the design principles/ rules for each design process. Objectives are separated into three systems: expanding the access, enhancing the environment, engaging the creek. They are the specific things that designers are dealing with everyday. But they should not come out arbitrarily, we choose something to design out for a reason. The reason is the bigger picture or the golden future that we think through before making any decisions. That is the Vision. The vision also come up with the Challenge&Opportunities at the same time.They also lead to the golden future that we pictured before. Within that in mind, our design process will be like a train on its own track, not diverting to anywhere that would not lead to the golden future. This approach is under controled and can be applied widely.
Find the Beauty of Waller Creek,https://bkloflin.wordpress. com/tag/waller-creek/
As a landscape architecture, the way we see the world really matters because we are that part of people whose decision making would change the world. We started with thinking about the role that landscape architecture plays in the world. It helped me realize the resposibility as a landscape architecture, which is designing things that contributes to human health care, human welfare, environmental benefits rather than simple beautification or decoration. This resposibility as a landscape architecture could be achieved by applying this diagram to the real life practice. Our design for Waller Creek is one of the practices that applying this principle to make a better world, in our case, to make a better campus.
RANGES OF EXPRESSIONS
CONTEXT MAP
As the features shown on the digram, the Waller Creek and its surroundings are redefined into various ranges of expressions.
THE GREEN CAFE
LIMESTONE SITTING
RAINGARDEN PARKING
From north to south, the character of each place was magnified or reinforced by the design. The three main parcels we are focusing on are The Waller Hall, The Theater Bridge, The Clark Field Station.
VEGETATED BUFFER
The lines we are designing are the bank condition, creek path, bike line, rail line etc. We are also building a winded vegeted buffer to rebuild to the ecological function of the creek.
THE WALLER HALL
CREEKSIDE QUARTYARD
CREEKSIDE PATH
Other maginified characterized places include The Greeb Cafe, Limestone Sittings, Raingarden Parking, Eastmall Plaza, three-floor proposed Parking Garage.
THE THEATER BRIDGE
Waller Creek is made of lines Ranges of Expressions
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
EASTMALL PLAZA ENGAGE TERRACES
Nathan Sears
COVER PAGE
Ceren Tomruk Meng wang Edith Ware
We are hoping the creek would be enlivened through these design actions.
CREEK PATH RAIL LINE BIKE LINE
The CHOPP(chanllenge & Opportunities) of our design is Lines and Characters.
VEGETATED BUFFER
TERRACED BANKS
Waller creek forms a major line from north to south through the center of the campus, and san jacinto street forms a second line running nearly parallel to the creek on the east side.
STUDENT PLAZA
BANK WALLS THE CLARK FIELD STATION
As you move along these lines, you experience a series of changes in the creek and street: steep stone walls, restaurants and bars, thick canopy and rocky creek bed. These varying conditions led us to the other main focus of our design, character. This structure of crossing lines defines a series of ranges, and these ranges can express the interaction of the characters of the lines. Therefore, our vision for the waller creek corridor is “Ranges of Expressions”
PARKING GARAGE
EXPRESSIONS
ALUMINI CENTER PARKING/ SERVICE
RANGE SEPARATIONS
ENGINEERING DORM ARTS EASTMALL SPORTS ACDEMIC AND OTHERS
PLAN DIAGRAM
Exploring the character of the campus along the creek, different color stands for different character.
Ranges of Expressions
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CONTEXT MAP
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TRANSFORMATION
PLAN DIAGRAM AND TRANSFORMATION
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ENGAGE THE CREEK: GREENER PASTURES
Pedestrian
Shade
More canopy
Width
Narrow
Light
Scattered
Proposed Corridor System
LANDSCAPE TYPES Dense vegetation
CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS
Destination
Dim
Human Scale, Unique Identity Relates to Archtecture
COURTYARD/PLAZA
Ceiling
TREE CANOPY, BUILT CANOPY
Boundary
WALLS (buildings), GROUNDCOVER (garden plantings) BENCHES/TABLES & CHAIRS, WALL SEATS
Seating Floor
Paving
Pedestrian STREET
Bike
Straight
Intersection
Shade
Aggregate Materiels help identify formal character Concrete Less canopy
Transportation Node
Adding seating and shade for bus stop
Bus stops
CIVIC
Rail station
Symmetric allee creats ceremony
Formal Geometry Symmetry, Axial
Width
Bus Car
Wide
TREE CANOPY (live oak)
Boundary
GROUNDCOVER (panels/hedges), WALLS (limestone) BENCHES, WALL SEATS
Seating
Adding allee Increase shade
Parking lots
Gently Rolling, Picturesque Open Views
PARKLAND
Boundary Seating
BENCHES
Floor
Central Texas Riparian Zone Urban Interventions
Bright
Dense
native planting terraces near rail stop and dorm
LAWN
Ceiling
LAWN/PRAIRIE
Slopes Light
new cactus cafe-style music venue and cafe
UNIT PAVERS
Ceiling
Floor
Bike racks
Formal Busy Traffic
Proposed System Evaluation
PROGRAM TYPES Ceremony
Winding Informal Variable
Schematic Diagram - Engagement System Relaxation/ Enjoyment
CREEK
Proposed System Evaluation
Concrete/ stone Unpaved
Performance
Proposed Corridor System Paving
Sports
Schematic Diagram - Access System
Learning
EXPAND THE ACCESS : HAPPY TRAILS
CREEK Two-way bike lane
Elements
Ceiling
TREE CANOPY
Boundary
SLOPE, RIPARIAN VEGETATION WALLS (bank reinforcement)
Seating Floor
creekside performance area
WATER, CREEK BED
outdoor cafe next to creek
Elements
Remove onstreet parking
expanded bridge seating above creek
Pull sidewalk back from street
path and removal of overgrown vegetation along creek canopy road
sidewalk
parking
contours
Existing Corridor System
bus stop
crosswalk
lawn/prarie
plantings
riparian vegetation
paving
seating
slope
walls
shade
Existing System Evaluation
Very Good
Good
Moderate
Poor
Very Poor
Existing Corridor System
Existing System Evaluation Civic
Elements
bike lane
Courtyard/ Plaza
Creek
Parkland
Service/ Parking
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Good
Moderate
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Elements predominate parking and service drives
underused lawn field
on street parking road
circle road interferes with pedestrian mall
sidewalk
parking
rail
bus stop
bike
shade
secluded grassy field with creek connection
canopy
Indicators underused plaza-bridge
length of shaded path existing
lawn/prarie
plantings
riparian vegetation
paving
seating
slope
walls
Indicators shaded benches/seating
proposed
existing
total area useable for program proposed
existing
proposed
sidewalk lacks canopy visual access but few places to pause
well used sports field overgrown understory along creek
Very Good
Ranges of Expressions
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Moderate
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evaluation of existing waller creek corridor
Nathan Sears Ceren Tomruk Meng wang Edith Ware
theunder accesstwo - happy trails The schematic diagarm is expanding constructed different trails in the campus: creek& street. Using different characters could differentiate them.
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
Civic
Very Poor
Ranges of Expressions
evaluation of proposed waller creek corridor
Nathan Sears Ceren Tomruk Meng wang Edith Ware
expanding the access - happyrail, trails For access, we are proposing two-way bike lanes, and pulling back the sidewalk to give more space for pedestrain. Removing all the on-street parking to the three-floor garage.
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
Courtyard/ Plaza
Creek
Parkland
Service/ Parking
Ranges of Expressions
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Good
Moderate
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evaluation of existing waller creek corridor
Very Poor
Nathan Sears Ceren Tomruk Meng wang Edith Ware
To create greener pastures, we focused on strengthening the character of the ranges along the corridor and making the spaces more usable for a variety of program needs.
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
Ranges of Expressions
evaluation of Proposed waller creek corridor
Nathan Sears Ceren Tomruk Meng wang Edith Ware
To evaluate the existing conditions and our proposed designs, we considered whether the materials and forms are consistent with the desired character of the space,material degradation and programs.
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
FINDING THE CHARACTER OF UT CAMPUS
ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENT: MANDING THE LAND Proposed Corridor System
Schematic Diagram - Stormwater System
Proposed System Evaluation
SLOPE EVAPORATION
ROOFTOP
Fastest
PIPE
IRRIGATION
CAPTURE / STORAGE
limestone retaining wall and seating area
WATER TREATMENT
PRECIPITATION
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE FLOW
CHANNEL
RIVER/WATER BODY
BARE
INFILTRATION
creek bed widened and terraced
PERVIOUS VEGETATED
GROUNDWATER
Slowest
BARRIER POND
swales
ACQUIFER
TIME DELAY
• Formal pattern creek room
elements
vegetative planters
slope
Drain outlets
Campus Watershed
Tree Canopy
Existing Corridor System
100 year Flood Zone
Pervious and Impervious ground cover
existing system evaluation Very Good
Good
Moderate
Poor
Very Poor
Character of Street(21st St.): • Reitaining walls • Edge of street • Transformation of elevation
elements old retaining wall failing
flood prone areas
large cypress canopy slope
Drain outlets
Campus Watershed
Tree Canopy
100 year Flood Zone
Pervious and Impervious ground cover
indicators
potential room
rainwater catchment overgrown understory
canopy exisitng
exisitng
proposed
5 existing rainwater cisterns yielding
15 existing rainwater cisterns yielding
25,000 gallon capacity
350,000 gallon capacity
proposed
• Formal pattern
Very Good
Good
Moderate
Poor
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Enhance the environment - mending the land
35 % of recommended canopy for
campus area (34% recommended)
campus area (34% recommended)
Very Poor
evaluation of existing waller creek corridor Ranges of main Expressions The focus of the envrionment is storm water management. The
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
27 % of recommended canopy for
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diagram shows the water cycle in a urban condition, which offers us solution for dealing with the flood issue along the creek.
evaluation of proposed waller creek corridor RangesWe of Expressions are proposing raingardens with a capacity of 2400 cubic feet
waller creek corridor, the university of texas
Enhance the environment - mending the land
Nathan Sears Ceren Tomruk Meng wang Edith Ware
between the dorm and parking garage which can capture 100% of a 1 inch rainfall event before it enters the creek.
As can be seen from the Google map of UT Campus, it includes many formal patterns as the basic composites of form. They are the transition from buildings to streets.The boundary of the street is edged by raised retaining walls and trees planted inside the box.
THE WALLER HALL: PROPOSED DESIGN
THE WALLER HALL: EXSITING CONDITION EXISTING PLAN
PROPOSED PLAN
EXISTING SECTION
PARCEL DIAGRAM STREET LINE
Lawn
Overgrown Vegetation
Creek
Bank
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NEW PATH
B
CREEK LINE
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DORM BOUDARY
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Street
Lawn
CONCEPTUAL SECTION Terrace
b-b section
Riparian
Creek
Bank
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Bioswale
Plaza
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Existing condition
THE WALLER HALL - PLAN
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The design considerd the program and form(composition) at the same time and display the character of the street, the character of the creek and how they are transfered inbetween.
This parcel located at the intersection of Dean Keeton St and San Jancinto St. It should functioned as the north entrence of the campus and as a transition space between the formal San Jancinto street and natural creek. The two strong characters should shape this place very well. However, this parcel right now did not play its role very well. It has weak character, did not get enough path to the creek(access), have flood issues and degraded grassland(environment), people cannot engage the creek because of lack of path and flood issues.
Ranges of Expressions
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b-b section Nathan Sears
The character of this place is a transition from creek line to the street line.
Ranges of Expressions
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creek corridor, the university of texas
proposed design
THE WALLER HALL - PLAN
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A-A SECTION
THE WALLER HALL: PARCEL EVALUATION
THE WALLER HALL: PROPOSED SECTIONS A-A SECTION
EXISTING PARCEL EVALUATION
PROPOSED PARCEL EVALUATION
EXISTING CONDITION
PROPOSED CONDITION
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B SAN JANCINTOO STREET
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TERRACE
SAN JANCINTOO STREET
Enhance The Environment
WALLER CREEK
DOR
FRONT YARD
B TERRACE
WALLER CREEK
DORM
FRONT YARD
A B
mending the land
A B
overgrown vegetation blocks creek connection
riparian restoration offers learning experiences
PETER PETERWALKER WALKER STAIRS STAIRS
SECONDARY
LAWN STAGESTAGE SERVICESERVICE ROAD ROAD
BIKE
CAR
BIOSWALE
RAIL
CAR
ALLEE
SECONDARY PATH
TERRACE
ROAD HEDGE
RAIN GARDEN
SITTING WALL
RIVER FERN
SITTING REPARATION WALL ZONE
SITTING WALL
WALLER LIMESTONE CREEK BANK PROPOSED DORM
SITTING WALL
SIDEWALK
PROPOSED DORM
WALLER LIMESTONE CREEK BANK PROPOSED DORM
SITTING REPARATION WALL ZONE
PR
DORM YARD
CREEK
TERRACE
TERRACE
BIOSWALE
RAIL
TERRACE
SITTING WALL
RIVER FERN
SITTING WALL
HEDGE
RAIN GARDEN
RETAINING WALL
SIDEWALK
BIKE
SECONDARY PATH BIOSWALE
RAIN GARDEN
RETAINING WALL
SIDEWALK
LIGHT
SITTING WALL
BIOSWALE
ALLEE TRAIL SIDEWALK
RAIN GARDEN
RAIN GARDEN
PEDEATRAIN
LAWN
ROAD
RETAINING WALL
LIGHT TRAIL SIDEWALK
terraces allow widening of creek during storm events
HEDGE
SECONDARY PEDEATRAIN PATH
RETAINING WALL
lawn grass covers large underutilized field
RAIN GARDEN
LAWN
RETAINING WALL
FOUNTAIN
SECONDARY
SECONDARY PATH PATH
RETAINING WALL
HEDGE
FOUNTAIN
PATH LAWN
DORM YARD
CREEK 0F
informal paths compact soil
surface parking converted to rain gardern
engage The Creek
greener pastures
B-B SECTION
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SIDEWALK
B-B SECTION
impervious paving on parking and service areas
plaza connects to new train station
paths near dorm do not interact with creek
pervious paving increases infiltration BIOSWALE TERRACE
sidewalk provides close connection with creek
BIOSWALE
closer connection to creek through new path Expand Access
SIDEWALK
RAIL
CAR
BIKE
SIDEWALK
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SIDEWALK
happy trails
BIOSWALE TERRACE BIOSWALE Very Good
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Moderate
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Ranges of Expressions
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system interactions
SIDEWALK
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waller creek corridor, the university of texas
SIDEWALK
RAIL
CAR
PROPOSED DESIGN
BIKE
SIDEWALK
THE WALLER HALL - SECTIONS
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THE CLARK STATIOIN: PERSPECTIVE
THE WALLER HALL: PERSPECTIVE
Limestone Wall
Creek
Vegetated Buffer
Creek Path
Terrace Clark Station
The perspective shows the transition from streets to creek: from dorm building to the other side of the creek
Rail
Tailgate People
Retail
Other Works
Accumulated Works from School to Work Various works including drawings, renders and master plans
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OTHER WORKS
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1. Pen Drawing of Rural Scene in Anhui, China 2. Pen Potrait of classmate 3. Pen Drawing of Houses in Fujian, China 4. Pen Drawing of Trees in Fujian, China 5. Plaster Portrait of David
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