Portfolio for UCL MA Landscape Architecture

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.

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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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0 range

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

32%

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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

elders 0

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

18 affiliated activities

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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100 (m)

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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

+1.00 +5.00

+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

+2.50

-1.50

-3.00

±0.00

-3.50

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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+1.00

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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10

7 ART

HIGH-TECH

16 NATURE

12

20 LIVING

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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60

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100

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20

40

60

80

100

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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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8

Museum

4 Art exhibition area 5

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Landscape installation

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3

5

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Landscape pavilion

1

Square

2

Runway

3

Cycle routes

4

Rainforest adventure

3

1

5 Sightseeing pavillion

AXON: Activities on the node

NODE2: Bukit Kat Railway Station N

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20

40

11 1 Bioswales 2 Runway 3 Walkway

4 Cycle routes 5 Eco-trails

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80

100

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6 Railway track remains

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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LA ND

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SITE ANALYSIS

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AF

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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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04

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

20:00

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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tion

Absorp

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Resistanc

tion

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

er

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

1

satellite photo 2019

satellite photo 1950

South

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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3

Vegetation starts to grow

Connect with urban area

Various activities take place

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5

6

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

ne

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

South

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

5

Build berms

3 6 STEP 3

0

Grazing circulation

Proposed zoning

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200

300

bike lane main path

1

Botanic garden path

5

Natrual forest

2

Tourist center

6

Wetland or marsh

3

Old castle ruin

7

Double-layered dike

4

Silvopasture zone

8

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

A

D

Interacting with the ruin.

Standing on a hillside overlooking the site.

C

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Establish system with other connections

F

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

N

7

4

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.

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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.

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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

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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