Portfolio of FAZHONG BAI Application for Admission to UCL MA Landscape Architecture Selected work from 2017-2020
Student number: 21140910 Baifazhong@outlook.com
B.Engineering, Beijing Forestry University
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Pace make r of Be ijing
LANDSCAPE AS THERAPY During my volunteer work at Green Corridor 2020, Beijing International Design Week 2018, I have witnessed a debate on how justifiable an economics versus an environment-oriented development point of view is regarding Chinese urban construction in the future. I have been greatly impressed by defending
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Pacemaker of Beijing
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Tissue of Singapore
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Acupuncture for Brownfield Community
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Balance of Three Natures
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anthropocentrism and articulating the obsolete view of “taking economic development as the central task in urban construction”. For my part, city is closely related to environment. Therefore, I have made up my mind to further my study to landscape architecture to promote the harmony of city and environment interactions All of these concerns drive me to question what kind of relationship nature and man should embraces. Thus, I strove to understand the capability of landscape architecture to fix problems associated with nature disturbance due to rapid urban development. A lecture by James Corner exerted profound impacts on me. It was learned that it was of great significance to realize that landscape design was less about style in a small scale and much more about city and people’s interaction between environment in a large context. Through this process of inquiry, I gradually develop a keen interest in the urban perspective of landscape architecture. Influenced by landscape urbanism, I took part in several projects facing different urban issues and introduced landscape as therapy. In addition, the projects illustrated my eagerness to resolve problems and build harmony while considering complex factors.
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Landscape Architecture Design——Historical District Open Space Design —— Study of Beijing's Local Culture Activities & LA Proposal of Preservation in Remix Way
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design——Railway Renovation ——Sew the Seperated Area & Design for Landscape Justice
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design——Brownfield Transformation—— Resilient Landscape & Strategies for Aging Community Renewal
Landscape Architecture & Urban Design——Urban Green Corridor Reformation ——Resilient Landscape & Strategies for Peridical Flooding and Forestry Management
Other Works
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Landscape Architecture Design Academic,Individual Work Project Location: Beijing, China Time: March-July 2020, Site Area: 4.6ha Advisor: Dafang LI Adivisor Email: idafang@tsinghua.org.cn
The project locates on the North Central axis and seizes the historical culture activities and people's demand on this site. The city plaza will be a marketscape composition and pacemaker for folk and daily activities of the Ancient Beijing City feature. The design strarts with the observation of the nearby residents' daily activities: the elder interact with their pet birds, temporary plant and collection stalls are always crowded with tourists and local residents. I was inspired by the prosperous scene of market. I purpose to excavate more market activities in the plaza and turn the site into another landmark along the North Central Axis.
Site Analysis
community park
Olympic Forest Park
subway station
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The North Central Axis
CHINA
5th Ring Road
Birds' Nest & Water Cube
4th Ring Road
Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park
BEIJING 3rd Ring Road
Drum and Bell Tower
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residential area
river center street The traffic condition and landuse is complex around the site. 1
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Site Problems
1.The Chaos of Traffic Over The Bridge
Below The Bridge
within 5km of Ancient Beijing City Forbidden City
only 2 colletion markets out of 17 only 1 flower market out of 10 only 2 farmers' markets for out of 25
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Gardening Sightseeing
Tiananmen Square
Flower market
Aqurarium fish and bird market Collection market
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Buying vegetables Eating Entertainment Social contact Collection Work
In order to serve those diverse activities in this project, we have to use scattered function units to meet every specific requirement in the site. Besides, taking the number of tourists into account, we have to carefully organize people to avoid disorder in the future market.
There is always traffic jam during the rush hours over the bridge
There is always traffic jam during the rush hours over the bridge
2. The Inaccessibility to the Waterfront
22%
Antique
Calligraphy Porcelain Painting Ancient coins Jewelry
collectible market
Noise resistance level Related users Additional function civic plaza old square
pet market
Life Circle Tour Circle Market Circle
Site Vegetable market
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section 1-1 The bridge breaks off the North Central Axis and bring much inconvenience to the pedestrian.
Pet
Bird Fish Cat& Dog
user type
21%
Noise resistance level Related users community plaza Additional function
teenager tourists family dayes white-collars students damas
only 2 pet paradises out of 20
Petting
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Combine Functional Areas and Circulation
Beihai Park
The Ancient Beijing City consists of inner city, outer city and forbidden city
one day
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section 2-2
Observe Market Activities on the Site plant stall
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office building
time
activity types
WEEKEND
City Mapping: the Distribution of Street Markets in Beijing
CONCEPT: INTEGRATE VARIOUS DEMANDS AND FOLK CULTURE MARKETS TO THE SITE Research: People's Activities in the Site in 24 Hours
WORKDAYS
BACKGROUND: FOLK CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN ANCIENT BEIJING CITY
vegetable market
Grass slope without any path to the waterfront. antique seller
pet lovers
Folk Culture Markets in Beijing City
the proportion of the aging population ranks districts of Beijing
1st
in all the
more than 60% of the residents are indigenous to Beijing
more than 70% of the folk cultural activities demand comes from this region
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Additional function children's playground civic plaza Related users Noise resistance level Fresh Cooked Fruit Dry fruit and Vegetable vegetable market
25 % Food
flower market
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communication center Additional function Related users Noise resistance level Flowers Bonsai Succulent Plant
Plant
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24/h
MASTER PLAN
TO CREATE A SPACE OF MARKETSCAPE Step One: Traffic Strategy
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Function and Route Combine youngsters
family activities
visitors
employees
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the site is separated by the heavy traffic road
Step Two: Program Strategy
traffic diversion and needle the axis
Cat
Art Exhibition Corridor
widen the roads on both sides and join the site as one
Dog
Civic Plaza
Pet Market
Grand Lawn
Calligraphy And Painting
Old Square add major market function area
Step Three: Circulation Strategy
insert secondary function area related to major ones
function relationship combine
China Market
Community Garden
Clerk Square
Flower Fair
Food Court
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Communication Center
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Community Plaza
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confirm the major horizontal route
add other directions
Base on the condition of surrounding environment, we set diffferent routes for different kind of people. Since horizontal direction was the main route for most user, we consider this direction first and then combine other directions into it.
combine directions
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Step Four: 3D Strategy
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circulation route without obstacles
activities affect each other
independent activities (different height)
steps as strategies
add circulation
add platform
lift to enclose space
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circulation with height difference
combine program
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activities do not affect each other
site construct
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Fruit And Vegetable
Children's Playground
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Fish
Jewelry And Coin
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1 entrance 2 art exhibition corridor 3 cat park 4 community garden 5 civic plaza 6 dog park 7 grand lawn 8 pet market 9 clerk square 10 painting market 11 food court 12 old square 13 porcelain market 14 flower fair 15 communication center 16 jewelry and coin market 17 fish market 18 children's playground 19 fruit and vegetable market 20 community plaza
Detailed Programs Layout
Section
Calligraphy Market
Fish Market
Porcelain Market
area::1260 m2
area::963 m2
area::366 m2
TOPOGRAPHY AND CIRCULATION
Food Market area::145 m2
±0.00 +3.00
Flower Fair
Fresh Market
Cat Park
Dog Park
area::1660 m2
area::615 m2
area::555 m2
area::272 m2
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+2.00 -1.00
+1.00 +3.50 ±0.00
Grand Lawn
Civic Plaza
Children's Playground
Clerk Square
area::907 m2
area::530 m2
area::366 m2
area::340 m2
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Communication Center
Community Garden
Community Plaza
Art Exhibition Corridor
area::616 m2
area::350 m2
area::200 m2
area::177 m2
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Fresh Flower
Antique Market
Succulent Plants
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Food Market by the Riverside
Plant Market with the View of Gulou Tower
Bonsai
Food Market
Taiji
Kayak
Fishing
Tissue of S ingapore Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Design Academic,Individual Work Project Location: Singapore Time: September-November 2020 Site Length: 24km Advisor: Yu YE Adivisor Email: ye_yu@bjfu.edu.cn
The plant market is behind the Gulou Tower, The outdoor flower market can not only bring economic interest to the district, but also improve the living quality and happiness index for the local residents and be an wonderful destination for the tourists
Open waterfront brings more possibility for urban activities. Periodical outdoor food market can satisy both tourists and local residents.
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Rail Corridor in Singapore, I purpose to design a green access for over 2,000,000 people where landscape would be the primary structuring framework. Different from city design where streets or infrastructure or blocks and building are the principal framework, the landscape of rail corridor would be the tissue that allows for blocks and streets and buildings and infrastructure to make sense into work.
SEPERATION CAUSED BY THE ABANDONED RAILWAY
BUILT
Initially known as the 'Singapore Government Railway', the rail corridor that cuts through the island was built between 1900 and 1902 under the British Colonial Rule
Woodlands Woodlands Checkpoint
SITE ANALYSIS
LANDMARK
The southern end point of the tracks was the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in 1932, built on reclaimed swampland
Tampines
RETURN
Rail service was replaced and land returned to the Singaporee government
Paya Lebar Tanjong Pacar Railway Station
Maraine Parade
RAIL CORRIDOR
The rail corridor was opened to public in January
Jurong East INTEGRATION
Central Area
Seperated Area
The abandoned railway will integrate into the city with a new look, a vibrant corridor which contains plenty of programme to bond people and the city closely.
Bunoa Vista
Rail Corridor
CBD is 500 meters away from there, but it seems far away from my life.
I have been working there for 10 years, but I have never been to the port.
CBD
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Green System
Green Space
CASE STUDY: RAIL REVIVES WORLDWIDE Location
NEW YORK
BEIJING
Length
Crowd density Popularity
Structure
2.3km
9km PARIS
32km
Connection Mode
Typical section
Heritage Identity
Rail + Community
FREEDOM
Rail + Campus
HARMONY
Rail + Commerce
ROMANCE
What's the identity for Rail Corridor?
IDENTITY LACKNESS OF RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL CORRIDOR
Access
Land Use
HIGH LINE
Serangoon
JINGZHANG
Bishan
LA PETITE CEINTURE
24 km Long only 17 Access 57 Dead End Roads
LEASE
All the Singapore railway land was leased for 999 years to the Federated Malay States government
Rail + Connection
SINGAPORE
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TO FIND RAIL CORRIDOR'S PERSONALITY IN URBAN CONTEXT
IDENTITY OF USERS ALONG RAIL CORRIDOR commuting
Building Texture
old
8am
10am 12am
2pm
4pm
6pm
8pm
10pm 12pm
Reserve Land
museum
hike
bus
walk
marathon
kayak
walk
bus
ride
walk
subway
conmute
cycling
skateboard
bus
subway
exhibition
climb
social
Industry Green
artist
Urban background
share
outdoor theater leisure
play
Community Urban
family
Science
bioswales community garden picinic
education
Ecology
Transportation
officer
Main Road
jog
hike
walk
art
Secondary Main Road Path
teenager
MRT Station Bus Stop
Green System
sightseeing scientist
Community Park Open Space
DESIGN FRAMEWORK
Natute Reserve Regional Park Waterbodies
ISSUE
Sports & Recreation
low
STRATEGY
FORM
Population Density Low
walk
subway
tourist
Commercial
activities
transport 6am
sport
Land Use Residence
high
High
VACANT AREA
biosales outdoor education music festival
railway memorial
meditate
communicate
Increase entrance Widen the corridor
programme
Increase transportation Greenway link
Corridor Width
Planting restoration
ISOLATED CORRIDOR
Activity Density Low
Ecological restoration
network
Activate the green space system Theme design
High
THEME SETTING Art High-Tech
Nature Living Enviroment
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HIGH-TECH
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24km
LOW ACCESSIBILITY
Road reconstruction
connection
Reuse In-place modification
ENVIROMENT
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EFFICIENCY
MASTER PLAN
railway memory outdoor classroom
jogging
commute
marathon
plant education mobile retail
children playground
kayak
art festival
MRT station
railway memory
high-tech
outdoor theatre
creative activity senior activity
family activity ball
cycling
chatting community garden
music festival
bioswales
museum
party
exhibition
hiking
railway spine entrance green corridor mangrove community access nature reserve
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DETAIL DESIGN OF THREE IMPORTANT NODES
NODE3: Kranji Wetland
NODE1: Tanjong Pacar Railway Station
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1 Tanjong Pacar station 2 Railway track remains
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Viewing platform Leisure garden
3 Landscape corridor
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Museum
4 Art exhibition area 5
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Landscape installation
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Landscape pavilion
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Square
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Runway
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Cycle routes
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Rainforest adventure
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AXON: Activities on the node
NODE2: Bukit Kat Railway Station N
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4 Cycle routes 5 Eco-trails
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7 Bukit timah railway station 8 Art chairs 9 Leisure chairs
NODE 2
NODE 1
10 Viewing pavilion
11 Sightseeing in the lawn
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NODE 3
Kranji Wetland
NODES ACTIVATE THE RAIL CORRIDOR
NODE 3: ECO CENTER
NODE 2: SPORT CENTER
NODE 1: ART CENTER
Bukit Kat Railway Station Tanjong Pacar Railway Station
PLANTING APPLICATION ALONG RAIL CORRIDOR Woody
Herbaceous
Caryota urens
Jacaranda mimosifolia
Roystonea regia
Dracaena draco
Cyrtotachys lakka
Couroupita guianensis
Samanea saman
Cassia fistula
Couroupita guianensis
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Alstonia scholaris
Vanda
Allemanda cathartica
Codiaeum variegatum
Pandanus tectorius
Dillenia philippinensis
Terminalia catappa
Aquatic
Rhizophora apiculata
Rhizophora stylosa
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Rhizophora mucronata
Carallia pectinifolia
SITE SITUATION
SITE MAPPING
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PROBLEM1: Abondoned salt factory RESORT AREA
Acupunc ture for Brownfie ld Communit y
Salt warehouse
Conveyor workshop MIDDLE SCHOOL
Soviet style staff club
SITE
Vacuum salt workshop
Cooling tower
Dirt catcher
PROBLEM2: Aging staff community
Urban Design and Landscape Architecture Design Academic,Individual Work Project Location: Daying, Sichuan, China Time: April-July 2020 Site Area: 20ha Advisor: Xi ZHENG,Xiyue WANG Adivisor Email: zhengxi@bjfu.edu.cn 2020.4 Site Research
Daying, where I grew up, a small town developed because of the salt industry.I lived in the factory community with my grandparents for 12 years. During the coronavirus lockdown, I went to back to my hometown and the vision of the abandoned factory and broken community just shocked me. I know almost every elder in the staff community and they can still remember me.Far from being perfect, I am trying to do something for the community, for thousands of aging communities like it.I am still trying.
CENTRAL MALL
RETIRED WORKERS
COMMUNITY
Old infrastructures
WATERFRONT PARK
Salt Factory and Staff Community With a long history of well salt industry in Sichuan Basin, the salt factory was influential in the 1960-1990s called 'Sichuan Penglai Salt and Chemical Industry Plant'.
Song Dynasty
Future development Retired staff
Green surrounding
History timeline Method of well salt extraction is recorded in Tiangongkaiwu
Site location
Qing Dynasty
1900s
1956
State-owned salt and chemical plant was established on the site.The scale of salt production was expanded
Zhuotongjing was inevented, and the productivity increased immediately
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2013
The plant removed, and the original site was abandoned and the staff community was left on the site
COMMUNITY RESEARCH
MASTER PLAN
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SITE ANALYSIS
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1 Riverside walkway 2 Senior citizens center 3 Landscape watchtower 4 Salt industry museum 5 Sports center 6 Grand lawn 7 Waterfront outdoor theater 8 Community hospital 9 Community retail 10 Staff apartment 22
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11 Waterfront plaza 12 Brownfield repair teaching site 13 Boat dock 14 Landscape walkway 23
300 (m)
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COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION Residents on the site Let's go to the outdoor theater!
Okay.It has been a long time...
Shengyu BAI， 83 years old, retired salt industry engineer
A day on the site 7:00 Good morning!
Good morning!
Woo,it's so close to my apartment
Our new health care center is less than 1km from everyone.
Hong YU, 43 years old, community doctor, responsible for the retired health care
10:00
Amazing community and factory revitalization!
Yeah, we have done a lot of things there.
Weimin MA, 39 years old, government official,responsible for the renovation of the salt plant
14:00 Where're you going?
Cong LI, 23 years old, graduated college student, seeks for a job
18:00 Tea drink, the same place!
Vegetable market Sure!
Dad, I am going to find a job in the salt plant
Sure! You'll have a good prospeect
In a minute! One more game!
Balance of Thre e N ature s
Son, let's go back home.
Shuhao WANG, 16 years old, high school student, loves playing basketball.
Urban Design, Landscape Architecture Design Academic, Group Work Partner：Yang YUE Project Location: Bordeaux, France Time: September-December 2020 Site Area: 200ha Advisor: Simin BIAN Adivisor Email: biansimin@bjfu.edu.cn
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Go back home, you haven't done your homework
Where are you? The film alreeady beegan
Let's explore the factory
Hahahhhh Hahahaha Laugh
moring exercise, jog
buying vegetables
chatting tea drinking
INDUSTRY HERITAGE: SALT MUSEUM & OUTDOOR FILM
hide-and-seek exploration
outdoor movie
WATERFRONT: BROWNFIELD REPAIR 2019.3 Aerial view of the site during flood peroid
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Resistanc
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Purifica
In Bordeaux, there is a canyon between the main city and the satellite. It is the "BREATHING SYSTEM" of the city. The green corridor and natural park are an important part of Bordeaux. There are different types of natural landscapes in the gorge, each place presents its own characteristics. The design site is located in the lower reaches of the river, the west is the forest, the east is the plain swamp, the north and south are both urban area. We need to focus on the characteristics of the site itself, and maximize the use of the site’s own characteristics and its landscape value.
BALANCE THE THREE NATURES ELEMENTS ON THE SITE
AN AGRICULTURAL SITE WITH PERIODICAL FLOOD Blanquefort
Flood Issue
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River of Blanquefort
Broken Ecological Corridor
Ga ron
Forest Thil Camarde
Combine
shelter fodder
Potential forestry
Connect corridor
Trees and Crops
Rebuilt habitats
rearrange
manure
Silvopasture
Livestock
Hard to Access
Bordeaux City
Increased Productivity
Green Corridor
Ecological Green Space
REFORM THE SITE USING THE SYSTEM OF BERMS
1800s
1980
Heavy Agricultural land Destroying ecological continuity
Traditional Grazing Part of forest restored
2020
Traditional grazing Fragmented sections Difficult-to-access site
Future?
forgotten……
Pavement
Middle
STRATEGIES
Origenal path trace
Build Berms
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satellite photo 2019
satellite photo 1950
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A SITE LOSING IDENTITY AND DESTINATIONS
Lack of Vitality
"Although these slopes can be used as roads, I can't see anything interesting."
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"I'd rather make a courtyard by myself. It's not as much fun as mine."
Restore sediments deposited by flood
Build subtle berm
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Vegetation starts to grow
Connect with urban area
Various activities take place
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Set back dike
Outcomes
Castle
Pavement
Boring site
lack of Accessibility
Possibility of Activities
PROCESS
Forest
1700s
AREA North
Leisure Park
North
Middle
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Dike
City Boundary
serve as paths
Add Access
Lack of attraction
Wetland
1-2m
Break Boundries
Rejoin
Pasture
0-1m
"I like these relics, but I don't know what to do here."
refill
Urban Activities
Hight and range of inondation
Old Swamp Land for War
Build Berms Restore Sediment
Unmanaged grazing
River of Sable
Site Boundary
accumulate sediment
nourish
Broken Ecoligical Continuity
2-2.5m
Control Connect
Agriculture
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theDelta of Jalles
OUTCOMES
STRATEGIES
Naturual elements
Riv
The site is located in the suburb of Bordeaux, France, in the important green corridor of Bordeaux, but it is in an awkward situation due to no management.
ISSUES
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MASTER PLAN
FATLUTE MODEL FORM GENERATION
The morphological base of the terrain is generated from the original micro-terrain on the site, which extracts and strengthens the original features of the site.
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ORIGINAL
STEP1
Present situation of the site
Extract existing patterns
STEP 2
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Build berms
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Grazing circulation
Proposed zoning
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bike lane main path
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Botanic garden path
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Natrual forest
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Tourist center
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Wetland or marsh
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Old castle ruin
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Double-layered dike
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Silvopasture zone
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Bike lane
Floodplan
public park natrual grazing / forest
ordinary time(May-Nov.)
0-0.5m
flood plan
flooding peroid(Dec.-Apr.)
0.5-1.5m
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Interacting with the ruin.
Standing on a hillside overlooking the site.
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Establish system with other connections
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Wandering around in the forest.
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Visiting the Eco-Pasture.
1.5-2.5m
double-layer dike
STEP 5
400 (m)
B main road
Use sediment to enforce berms
ACTIVITY STREAMLINE
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Circulation
STEP 4
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Merge as a whole
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Habitats for various species.
Enlarged dike provides more public space.
THE THREE NATURES CO-EXIST RELIC PARK
ACCESS FROM URBAN AREAS
FORESTS AND SILVOPASTURE
Delta of Jalles
River Gronne
FLOOD SEASONS
Wetland of Blanquefort
DYNAMIC DIKE
Camps and paths Botanic garden on the slope Activities around the castle
Flood control and natrual habitats
Dynamic dike with bike lane
new berm being built High-yield silvopasture The integrity of the original image on the site is maintained and more possibilities are created. Ecosystems, agriculture, and parks maintain a dynamic balance within the site. 30
Forests, crops and livestock provide each other with the resources needed to facilitate the nitrogen cycle on the site.
The water that accumulates in the terrain is drinkable for livestock and then seeps naturally into the soil. 31
THE SYSTEM OF SILVOPASTURE
OTHER WORKS Fine Art Livestocks
Nut trees
Rancher
Tourists
Fruit trees
sunlight watwer
shelter , fodder
food, customer goods
reduce need for pesticides Plane Composition, Time Rewind, 2018
labor
Tea Making & Photography
manure food
customer goods
Pen Drawing, Summer Palace, 2019
Maker Painting, Fallingwater, 2019
Productive Landscape Engagement, Tea Growing and Processing, 2019-2020
recycling N2
growing
2019.10
selecting
2020.4
air
fermantation
mature
tea art
2020.4
2020.4
The work process of silvopasture rancher
management
customer goods
increased income
resilient environment
ecological habitat
livestocks
forest
silvopasture system
A primary benefit of silvopasture is increased farmland utilization - silvopasture can incorporate unused woodlands into production and produce multiple products on the same acreage. This diversifies farm income sources and increases farm viability.
green kill
2020.4
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weather
2020.5
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2020.8
Planting Design
Hand-drawn master plan, Haidian Park, 2020
Flower Border Design
Landscape Design
CHSLA Competition, Lanzhou Yitan Park, 2019
Planning
Urban Green System Planning, Chaoyang District, 2019
Rendering, Haidian Park, 2020
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