portfolio Urban Design
Gu Yining Selected works 2018-2021
EXPERIENCE WORKING 2019/07/01-2019/08/31
INTERN ARCHITECT TOPOS DESIGN (+86 13321889963, contact@topos-design.com) Main Projects: 1. Design Project - Petit Chou Chou French Learning Center I was involved in: Construction Site Visit, Material Selection, Project Filming, Graphic Presentation, Project Publication Translation 2. Research Project - New Retailing in Shanghai I was involved in: Site Research and Analysis, Result Presentation 3. Interior Design for the Model House of a Residential Area in Guilin City I was involved in: Material Selection for Furniture, Model Rendering, Proposal Presentation Other Project Experiences: 1. Hubei Province Foreign Bookstore Reconstruction (Under Instruction of Project Architect LIN Chen) Jan 2020 I was involved in: Translation for article published on Gooood.cn
COMPETITION
GU Yining Tel: +86 18358338949 Email: guyini@kean.edu / guyiningaca@126.com
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies, Wenzhou-Kean University 2017-2021 Average GPA: 3.629
COMPUTER AND MODEL-MAKING SKILLS Rhino Adobe Suite Microsoft Office Sketch Up AutoCAD Laser-cutting machine
2018/05
1. Café design (Group) Let’s Charrette Design Contest at Thinking Creatively Conference (University Annual Design Festival) My part: Architecture design, Model Rendering, Graphic Presentation
2019/12
2. Xi’an Train Station Design (Group) Young Architect Competition My part: Research, Architecture design, Model Rendering, Graphic Presentation
RESEARCH 2019/04
1. ‘Infrastructuring’ Territory: Requalifying public spaces and landscapes along infrastructures (research based on Wenruitang River in Wenzhou) At XJTLU International Conference ‘Architecture Across Boundaries’
2019/04
2. Building and Nature: Case Studies in Sanyang Wetland At Wenzhou Kean University Student Research Day
2019/04
3. Preparation of Design Pluralism Exhibition: Model Himalesque (KIM in Cheurl) At Thinking Creatively Conference (University Annual Design Festival)
VOLUNTEERING 2017/12
Community Volunteer, Shanqian Cultural Hall of Xinqiao Neighborhood Main Responsibilities: Teaching kids from the neighborhood to draw; Share scientific information to the kids.
SCHOLARSHIPS 2018/11
Third-class School Scholarship, Wenzhou-Kean University
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PROJECT 01 RESILE
Resilience Center for the widows of Afghanistan Individual work Competition Location: Afghanistan, Kandahar Time: 2020-2021 Years after the fall of the Taliban regime, women in Afghanistan still do not enjoy the same rights as men. Also, Afghanistan's long history of war has left more than 2 million widows who lack formal education, jobs, health care, and a life of dignity. The emergence of Zanabad (A Hill of widows) reflects the strong desire of Afghan women for independence and woman power. This project aims to redesign homes for the women of Zanabad, planning a self-sufficient community that will serve as havens for widows. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, the center should not only meet their physiological and safety needs but also provide them with the necessary training and job opportunities to realize their self-actualization. More importantly, the building will be a symbol of the rise of women's rights in Afghanistan.
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War in Afghanistan
Project 01-Resile Number of civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2018 7189
3804
1920s-1970s Continuous advance of reform
1979-1989 Soviet War in Afghanistan
1920 Amanullah Reform
1933-1973 King Zahir Shah-Modernization
1996 Taliban took power
All citizens, men and women, should receive education.
He developed the economy, culture and education, built infrastructure, and encouraged women to receive education. That time was considered the golden age of Afghanistan.
Taliban banned all recreational activities, blew up all nonreligious objects, abolished the right of women to work. Health and culture education at that time were paralyzed.
2019 Literacy Rate
1989-1996 Civil war & Taliban regime
2019 GDP (purchasing power parity) (Unit: US $1 billion)
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2001-2014 American War in Afghanistan
Composition of Afghan GDP
Civilian Casualties by Parties to the Confict
2014-2020 Recovery
8.48% of the population are refugees (2019)
Female status
Project 01-Resile Zanabad-Hill of Widows Haven
+ + +
Perminant residence Get rid of discrimination and insult Independence & women's rights
-
Police interference No income Weak government assistance
Inhabitant Afghan female age structure
Pre-war Women are not allowed to go to school, or go out to work!
+
Women should not appear in the streets without wearing a burqa!
more than 500 Average age 35 years old 4 children/widow Average age 4 years old
of women who have children
of women with no income
Matriarch The matriarch of Zanabad, Anissa Azimi, known as "Bibikoh". Bibikoh
Afghan female occupation
War&Taliban
ZANABAD
2019 Infant Mortality Rate (Unit: Deaths /1000 live births)
Home leaders
Teacher
New resident
Community member
Daily Events
Weekly Classes
Build House
Share & Chat
Skill Training
of women who are widows
Post-War
of women who have experienced at least one form of physical, mental, or sexual violence
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Weaving
Farming
Build
Basic health care
Zanabad (Further North)
Site Analysis
NEW SITE 1990
2000
2010
+ The closest formal settlement to Zanabad
2020
Kabul
Zanabad
The first women Kandahar
+ Flat terrain
500 Widows
+
New site
+ Convenient transportation
Kandahar is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. 66% of the city is in rural areas. Kandahar is flat and arid with three rivers flowing through it, namely, the Arghandab, Tarnak and Arghistan with tributaries to Helmand River and irrigating agricultural land located along the River.
Can build houses
+ Near the Arghandab Irrigation Canal
Can be used as farmland
+ Peaceful environment + Large farmland around
Mountainous or semi mountainous 15% 76.8%
19.9%
3.3%
Allow to take car traffic in all seasons Allow to take car traffic in some seasons
Flat land 85%
Kandahar Livestock 26%
Nonfarm related labor 33%
Source of income in rural area
Agriculture 35%
No roads
Fodder & Industrial 6% Grains 20%
Arghandab ArghandabIrrigation IrrigationCanal Canal
Vegetables 6%
+
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Fruit & Nuts 68% Trade & Services 26%
Fruit Pomegranates, Grape, Melon/Watermelon Grain Wheat, Maize Vegetable Onion, Tomato Industrial Tobacco, Cotton
rainy
rainy
Sunny Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy
Cool
Hot
Mostly Cloudy
Cool
Average maximum&minimum temperature
Overcast sky Month average rainfall (mm)
Cloudage categories (%)
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1KM
User Analysis
Project 01-Resile
F u n cti o n Shelter
House
Get knowledge
Interdepend
School
R e q u ire m e n t Safety
Education
Family 0-17 years old
Planting
Work opportunity
Farmland
Workshop-indoor Skill training
Food 18-50 years old Independence Communicate
Friend 50+years old
Play ground
Workshop-outdoor Esteem
Health
Contribution Health care
Community
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Buildings without architects Traditional Mud house Local Material Easy to work with Cannot stand the test of time Vulnerable to water Not Seismic and pressure resistant Poor air quality in homes Low thermal mass Low fire-resistance rating Limited to low-rise buildings
Project 01-Resile Rammed earth house
+ + -
+ + + + + + + + -
Local material Easy to work with Can stand the test of time Waterproof Seismic and pressure resistant "Breathing" function (adsorb dust particles in the air) High thermal mass (balance temperature) High fire-resistance rating Limited to low-rise buildings
House (3m*3m*4)
67.7100° E
2 People +
33.9391° N
+
Gravely stones in soil
House (3m*3m*9)
5-6 People
7-8 People
3m
Bebri +
R.C.C. Slab Waste Ceramic Waste
3-4 People
House (3m*3m*8)
3m
Sand
Gravely Soil, Cement
Broken bricks
House (3m*3m*6)
Gravely Soil 2.5mm-25mm
Mixed with water
8%
+
5m
M. Sand
3m
+
Clinic (5m*5m*8)
Workshop (5m*5m*8)
Cement
1. Template erection
2. Rammed earth compaction
3. Repeat in each layer
School (5m*5m*4) 4. Template removal
Rammed earth wall
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Community (5m*5m*12)
Site Plan
Project 01-Resile
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2 4
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1 Housing 2 Community center 3 Clinic 4 School 5 Workshop 6 Market 7 Farmland
0 5 10
20
40m
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Section
Project 01-Resile
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PROJECT 02 WUHAN GREEN MARKET
Renovation of Wuhan Huanan Seafood Market Individual work Academic project Location: China, Wuhan Time: 2020-2021 With the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020, the problems (sanitary environment, food safety) exposed by traditional markets have been paid more attention. In recent years, supermarkets and new retail industries have developed rapidly, but traditional farmer's markets still occupy the first place in market share. And as a place for shopping and socializing, it plays an important role in the functioning of the whole community. This project aims to retain the community communication mode of the traditional market, improve the disadvantages of the traditional market, activate the vitality of the market in the local community. A new operating system and self-build mode of shops have been established in this project, and there is a leisure public space to let people experience farming.
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Event Analysis
Project 02-Wuhan green market
Illegal consumption of wild animals
1.2w 1w
0.2w
0.4w 0.2w
0.9w
0.3w 0.4w
0.4w
1.2w
0.3w 0.3w
Food safety problem
5min
10min
0.3w
0.36w 15min
20min
1.4w
1.3w
Improper Garbage disposal
0.23w
0.3w
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Poor sanitation Wastewater discharge
History of Market
Your vegetables are not as fresh as those of the merchant nearby.
This is too expensive. Can it be cheaper?
Supermarket
Free Market
Supply and Marketing Cooperatives
Ancient bazaar
Exchange
Project 02-Wuhan green market
No Problem. Did you see the news yesterday... I like your vegetables best. How much is this?
Queue... queue
Is this fresh? Please scan the code to pay. Later this month! Be sure to come then. Hahaha...
There are so many people in Caoshi today.
Let's go to this shop for breakfast. It's quite delicious.
I can see the price tag. It is expensive.
Is there enough food in your home? How much is this?
We can get moref rice by exchanging the food stamps this time.
Of course not. There are six people in my family.
When is your son getting married?
Before 2000 BC Primitive Society
11th century Song Dynasty
1950s Planned Economy
No market and people obtain the materials they need through the exchange of things.
Cao Shi--the earlist marketplace in ancient China and gradually developed into a commercial center.
Chinese government provides residents with necessities in accordance with the plans.
1978 Chinese Economic Reform
Free markets where farmers can sell their products, and residents are free to choose fresh products and negotiate prices.
1978-21th century Contemporary
21th century The Internet Age
Markets became the major place for residents to buy food, community centers, and even a way of life for urban and rural residents.
The Internet era provides opportunities for supermarkets, which have more types of goods and high sales efficiency, and weakened traditional markets.
Market VS Supermarket Market Shares Food Freshness Convenience Marked Price Sanitation Community Communication Proportion of China's agricultural product distribution channels from 2007 to 2019
Proportion of fresh produce retail channels in first, second, third-tier cities
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+ + + +
+ + -
User Analysis
Project 02-Wuhan green market Time of day
Vendor
5:00-19:00 Stop to chat
Duration 12h Vehicle
Frequency
Mood
Everyday Payment
Shopping cart
+
/ 16%
Time of day
The Elderly
7:00-9:00 Stop to chat
Duration 30-60min Vehicle
Frequency
Mood
4-7 days Payment
Shopping cart
10min
+
29%
Office Worker
Time of day 16:00-18:00 Stop to chat
Duration 10-30min Vehicle
Frequency
Mood
2-4 days Payment
Shopping cart
0-2min
20min
-
36%
Time of day
Chef
Duration
6:00-7:00 Stop to chat
1h Vehicle
Frequency
Mood
4-6 days Payment
Shopping cart
5min
+
8%
Time of day
Home-service Worker
8:00-9:00 Stop to chat 5min
Duration 30min Vehicle
Frequency
Mood
3-4 days Payment
Shopping cart
+
Restaurant
10%
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Office
Residence
Operating System
Food safety testing
Project 02-Wuhan green market
The source of goods must be transparent, and must go through security testing and whole-process cold chain distribution. Consumers can trace the goods' information through the QR code.
The transactions of vendors and consumers are monitored to eliminate the phenomenon of fraud. Online Ordering
Classify&Load
Qr code Product Tracing
Cold Chain Distribute
Rent Shopping Bags and Carts
Sitting Area
Consumers
Time-limited consumers can order the required products online and pick them up at the market. Time-rich consumers can rent shopping carts and bags. There are public seats available to those in need.
Vendor
The quantity, price and sales of all goods will be recorded by the community.
Food safety testing
Vendor
Property
According to the statistical results and public opinion polls, the community will reward and encourage the vendors.
The community will publicize the information of the goods to the consumers, and send coupons to residents termly.
Community
Cooperation Facilities maintenance
Cleaning Garbage Disposal
Residents can order online if they need, and have the goods delivered to their homes by specialized delivery staff.
Recycle Wastewater Disposal Classify&Load Bake DIY
Food Tasting
The Festival Food Food Culture Lecture Cooking Competition
Property Water&Electricity
Parking
Communities help and cooperate with each other, and organize activities regularly to enrich the lives of residents.
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Other communities
Site Planning
Project 02-Wuhan green market
P
PARKING LOT
P
ENTRANCE AND EXIT
ENTRANCE
DINING AREA
SHOP AREA
CART RENTAL AREA PARKING LOT
Bus Stop
EXIT
SHOP AREA
PROCESSING AREA
QUALITY INSPECTION AREA
SHOP AREA SHOP AREA
MONITOR ROOM
BATHROOM CLEAN ROOM
LEISURE AREA
STAFF ONLY
CART RENTAL AREA
PROCESSING AREA
SHOP AREA
Car Parking
FREEZER AREA
LOADING AREA
PARKING LOT
ENTRANCE
EXIT
Bicycle Rental
Shopping Area
Leisure Area
Parking Area
Public Facility
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Administration
Equipment
Central Leisure Area
Project 02-Wuhan green market 1
Color steel tile
Slide rail Roller
Cement precast board
Parapet flashing Tie rod L30 angle steel @1500~2000 3 plate steel
Steel beam
1 Parapet flashing
Flashing board
2
Tie rod L30 angle steel@1500~2000
Foam plug Inner side sealing board of parapet
2
Roof purlin
Gutter overflow
Color plate package
3 plate steel
3
Tapping screw Downspouts
Compressed steel plate composite insulation wall 3
Anschlag
Pendant
Aluminum cellular board
Tray
=
Rest Area
+
+
Workshop Area
Planting Area Seed Breeding Field
Washing Area
Seating Area
Leafy Vegetables
Lecture Area Climbing Vine Vegetables Workshop Area
Tool Area Edible Fungi
Children's Play Area
Fruit Seasoning Plants
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Plan & Streetview
Project 02-Wuhan green market 0 5 10
16
I realized that people can feel lost when they visit a traditional market, so I arranged the shops in a curved form, with each shopping area within a curve in a different direction and around the central leisure area, so that people can have an interesting and exploratory market experience.
14
15
17 06
The outer side of the market is open to the street in order to create an interaction with passers-by, but to reduce dust pollution from the surrounding road, I installed a green plant filter wall on the outside structure.
12
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11 13 02
18
03
07
09
08
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05
04
10
20
40m
01. Central Leisure Area 02. Bean Products, Kitchen Ware 03. Meat 04. Vegetables 05. Poultry 06. Seafood 07. Grain & Oil 08. Restaurant 09. Fruit 10. Flower 11. Temporary stalls 12. Processing Area 13. Quality Inspection Area 14. Monitor Room 15. Freezer Area 16. Loading Area 17. Bathroom 18. Bicycle Parking
PROJECT 03 GET FIT IN NATURE
Planning of Sanyang Wetland Sports park Individual work Academic project Location: China, Wenzhou Time: 2018-2021 Wenzhou Sanyang Wetland covers an huge area of 13.6 square kilometers, but due to long-term water pollution and human intervention, it has lost the ecological functions of natural wetlands. Wetlands are known as the "kidney of the earth" and play an important role in the protection of the ecological environment and biodiversity. Therefore, protecting the natural resources of the wetland and activating the vitality of the wetland is crucial. This project aims to plan the Sanyang Wetland into a sports park for fitness, hoping that people will get fit in nature. I combine fitness trails and electronic interactions so that people can plan exercise schedules and learn about wetlands with the help of their mobile phones. Besides, a professional training place on a section of the trail has been proposed, including indoor and outdoor sports spaces.
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Project 03-Get fit in nature Sanyang Wetland
Site analysis
Existing Problems 1. Water pollution Water pollution
Wenruitang River
+ Domestic sewage
+ Artificial space
Industrial waste water
2. Consumption of natural resources
+ +
Construction
+
+
Artificial cultivation
Green space
+
3. Less recreational value
1KM
Water&Lands
LAND USE Orchard Natural vegetation
Water Argricultural land
Wenzhou urban Urban construction area (in wetland)
Rocky road
Polluted water
Aquaculture ponds Sightseeing area
Function of Wetlands
Total Area≈13.6 km2 Other land 37.8%
Water Area 29.1%
+
Ruins
Land Area
Artificial planting land 47%
Urban construction land 15.2%
Land Area 70.9% Others 42%
Water Area
Fish farming 58%
Roads
+ Provide fish,rice, seaweed and more + Store 30% of land-based carbon + Remove pollutants + Aborb and store water + Protect biodiversity + Attract people for recreaction + 40% of all species live, breed in wetlands + Migration rest area + Conctrol flood & erosion
4. Biodiversity reduction 22%
Site situation
Natural plant 59% The proportion of number of species in Sanyang wetland to other wetland
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Plant
Artificial cultivation 41%
Fish Farmed fish 92%
Project 03-Get fit in nature site replanning
User analysis The elderly
Water&Soil
Cultivated wetland
Aquatic
Eco-agricultural park
Low marsh
Aquaculture pond Orchard
Green space
Meadow
Upland Bank
Morning/ After dinner Frequency
Ecology Main Vehicle
Sports park Professional training venues
Activity
Viewing platform Camp ground Wetland cultural center Canteen
Sport
Parking lot Retail store
Event/ Program
Visitor center
Route
Agriculture Place
Motorway Bikeway Runway
Circulation
Commuters
Weekend/ School Activity
Weekend
Time
Natural wetland(No entry)
Flower field
Students
Pedestrians
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Interactive Design
Project 03-Get fit in nature Bikeway Assembly points
Manager
Revitalization of Sangyang Wetlands Landscape
Human Outdoor Fitness & Sport system
Registration
Walkway Runway Rest points
Camp ground Sports field Professional training venues
Registration
Conservation of natural resources Animal
Plant
Habitat
Diversity
App Design Map
Log in
Event
Sanyang Wetland has a vast area and a very complex natural structure. I combined the interactive design with the planned outdoor fitness system, so that visitors could plan their trip in advance and see their real-time location through the map on the mobile phone APP. Information about each event site will also be integrated into an app where people can register online. Moreover, there will be a feedback community where visitors can share their experiences and contribute to the development of the Sanyang Wetland.
Interaction Community
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Space Deisgn
Project 03-Get fit in nature
User
Access
Rest
Activity
Stone steps
Riverbank platform
Camping
Wood trail
Pavillion
Amphitheater
Elevated trail
Viewing platform
Sports training
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Project 03-Get fit in nature Design Process
Site location
Sports training venue 1. Place the program volume
Program concept
2. Divide space
There are several amphitheatre audience steps between the indoor spaces, and as part of circulation, people can move between the indoor and outdoor spaces through these steps, as well as stay on the steps to watch plays.
3. Adjust circulation
4. Create a connection between the two sides of the river
These roof gardens and terraces increase the audience of the stage. At the same time, people can enjoy the unique background of the stage-wetland, city and distant mountains will be integrated into one.
The stage is the central point of the project. All indoor and outdoor Spaces are opened towards the stage, so that people can see the scene happening on the stage no matter where they are.
As a professional training venue, it has outdoor training ground, as well as some indoor sports, including gym, taekwondo, martial arts, table tennis, boxing and so on. I used two circular ramps to connect the first and second floors of the building on both sides of the river. It can also used as a viewing platform.
Area plan concept Runway Bikeway
Outdoor sports ground Stage
Indoor sports center
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MATERIAL: Wood: exterior plywood (ACX, BCX or T1-11 grade) and cedar Screws or staples used must be an exterior grade (galvanized, coated, stainless, etc) Exterior: three coats of exterior grade, water-based paint or stain Roof material: galvanized metal CONSTRUCTION: Chambers: 0.5m tall 0.4mwide Landing area: 0.13m Roost partitions(4 Roosts): 2cm Diameter passage holes:3cm Intervals: 3cm Front vent: as long as a house is wide Side vent: 1cm wide 15cm tall Big houses vent in the bottom: 25cm-30cm wide
PROJECT 04 BAT HOUSE SERIES
Manipulate Residential Units for Bats Individual work Competition Location: China, Wenzhou Time: 2019-2021 The global outbreak of COVID-19 makes humans full of blame and prejudice against bats. Viruses spread to people because humans invaded the habitats of bats, dig their guano as fertilizer, capture them, and kill them. However, bats will not easily approach humans. When forests and grasslands are developed for grazing, planting, building, wild animals are forced to get closer to humans and livestock, thereby virus has a chance to spread. Wildlife is not to blame. On the contrary, bats play a substantial ecological role that is vital to the health of our natural ecosystem and human economies. Protecting bats and their habitats helps create a healthier, safer world. Today, 40 percent of the bat species is threatened or endangered. This project aims to protect bats, conduct human interventions for endangered bat species, build, monitor, and maintain specially designed artificial roosts, then conduct biological research to develop a conservation management plan to protect bats.
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Bat, Humans, and Health
Project 04-Bat House Series
Pest Control
Save Bats, Save the Planet
Save $23 billion in agricultural spendings for the U.S. every year
Pollinators
Low risk (60%) critically endangered (5%) (face imminent risk of extinction)
Resistant to virus
3000 plant species depend
endangered (7%)
For r esear ch into vaccines and treatments
on bats for reproduction
considered vulnerable (11%)
Bats are ecological superheros Seed dispersers Restore forests
Guano
1/4 mammal species = bat species
Used
that
as fertilizer, soap, antibiotics, gunpowder
has been cut down
Near 1,200 species of bats in the world 200 species are near extinction
Bat Species Crisis
considered “Data deficient” (17%) (indicator that more conservation attention is necessary for these species)
Endangered species interventions
Bat Virus 2
2
FIJIAN FREE-TAILED BAT
FLORIDA BONNETED BAT
Status
Status
Endangered
Location
Fijian Island of Vanua Levu
The Florida bonneted bat is the rarest bat in the United States. This species has suffered habitat loss due to rapid land development and climate change, which increases the intensity and frequency of storms, reducing natural roost availability.
Nakanacagi Cave on the island of Vanua Levu, Fiji, is the only known roosting site for the endangered Fijian free-tailed bat. Protecting this site is crucial for the survival of this species, which is thought to be only 5,000 individuals and decreasing.
Location
Fererally endangered South Florida
Invaded bat habitats Insect poisons and wood preservatives kill them while they hibernate. Misconceptions cause humans to hunt and kill them.
1
Intermediate Mammalian Host
Direct Jump
JAMAICAN FLOWER BAT & JAMAICAN GREATER FUNNEL EARED BAT Status
3
3
Humanized Novel Virus
Wildlife is not to blame. Humans invade forests and grasslands for grazing, planting, and building roads, bringing wildlife, human and human livestock closer.
Critically endangered
HILL’S HORSESHOE BAT Status
Critically endangered Location
Rwanda
Location
Jamaica
Due to habitat degradation and disturbance, these two critically endangered bat species are each restricted to a single remaining cave roost.
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The critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat has not been seen since 1981. The scientific and conservation community lacks basic knowledge about the species, such as where it roosts, population status, foraging habitat and behavior, and whether it can persist in degraded forests.
Bats are rarely seen Common to see bats
Bat facts
Project 04-Bat House Series
WHERE DO THEY LIVE
HOW THEY SLEEP
Bats can be found in almost every type of habitat. Different species require different roost sites. Tree hole Cave
Retaining echolocation
Visual degradation
Bridge
Desert
Unique mammalian adaptation of flight
Old buildings
Woodlands
The attic of a house
WHAT DO THEY EAT Desmodus rotundus Blood
Diaemus youngi Diphylla ecaudata
Hibernate for 4-5 months
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Hibernate for 2-3 months
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10 11 12
Hardly ever hibernate
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LIFE CYCLE
Fruit
Life expectency ≈ 30 years old
Infrared sensor
Pollen
Insect
Most bats have only one pup a year, making them extremely vulnerable to extinction.
Fish Arthropod
Limb specialization
HOW DO THEY ADAPT
A bat pup is born. Mother bats usually have only one pup.
Bats have poor vision but highly developed hearing. They can use echolocation to fly freely and catch food with unerred accuracy at night or in very dim conditions.
Teeth specialization Saliva anticoagulation
A bat is an adult when it is around one year old.
Intestinal microbial specialization
Tone: Loss of taste receptor gene Bat sonar waves Reflected sound waves
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Pups spend time together in a nursery while their mothers are hunting.
Pups cling to their mother while she flies to roost. The pup cannot fly on its own until it is two to three months old.
Project 04-Bat House Series Construction diagram
Plan
Elevation
0.4
m
0.5m 0.13m
TYPE I
TYPE II
TYPE III
3.8m 3m
The first type of bat house is a building that can accommodate six conventional bat houses. By transforming a simple three-dimensional model, we can imagine a suitable environment for bats to live in. The first is the beginning of the whole project to attract the first bats through construction.
The second type of bat house is a tower structure that can accommodate eight conventional bat houses on one floor. Compared with the first type, the structure is more complex. It is no longer a simple bat house. High-density bat houses can provide better biological research materials for the scientists. In terms of landscape, the tower bat house can also be used as a landmark of the local environment. 33/38
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The third type of bat house is no longer confined to the bat house, but combined with landscape installations. The aim is to strengthen the relationship between people and the environment. Bats, people and environment can interact well through this building. Also, to prevent direct contact between bats and humans from spreading the virus, the bat houses is confined to the top.
Project 04-Bat House Series Location
SunlightHours analysis March 20
Wind analysis Ju21
September 22
December 21
January- March
Type I
Rwanda
Nyungwe National Park Temperature range: 54 °F-81 °F
April-June
Type II
HILL’S HORSESHOE BAT (Critically endangered)
July-September
80° F to 100° F Dark ≤80° F 6-10 hours
Type III October-December
SUN EXPOSURE: Houses where high temperatures in July average 80° F or less, should receive at least 10 hours of sun, and more is better. At least six hours of direct daily sun is recommended for all bat houses where July’s daily highs average less than 100° F. Full, all-day sun is often successful in all but the hottest climates. To create favorable conditions for maternity colonies in summer, internal bathouse temperatures should stay between 80° F and 100° F as long as possible. (Bat Conservation International)
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OTHERWORK “INFRASTRUCTURING” TERRITORY Architecture, settlements and landscape along the Wenruitang water network. Group work with Wang Yixin Research Location: China, Wenzhou Time: 2018-2020 Wenruitang River runs through the whole Wenzhou city, with a long history and rich functions. Wenzhou's urbanization develops along the wenruitang river, forming a unique urban network. But now, the rapid urbanization process leads to the disconnection between the new settlement and wenruitang river, weakening the function of Wenruitang River, and the old settlements along the banks of the river have been violently demolished. This project aims to study the development history of Wenruitang and its close relationship with the city of Wenzhou, and to solve the problem of the preservation of old buildings on both sides of the Wenruitang River through case studies and design.
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Otherwork-“Infrastructuring” Territory Wenr uitang River, located in the south of Oujiang river and north of Feiyun River, is an important river system in Wenzhou which is under the t is under the jurisdiction of Lucheng, Ouhai, Longwan and Ruian. The water source mainly comes from three streams including Guxi, Xiongxi, Guoxi and the mountain Water Resource diagram streams of Daluo mountain and Jiyun mountain. After the natural changes of land and sea, sand deposition, it is eventually formed by artificial dredging. Due to the low terrain of Wenzhou and frequent water disasters, flood discharge has become the most important function of Wenruitang River in history. With the passage of time, its function has gradually expanded from a single flood discharge to five functions: flood discharge, providing water for living and production, water transport, providing aquaculture waters, adjusting the ecological environment.
The Wenruitang structure the settlement process in the Wenzhou territory. It gave the Wenzhou Landscape its territorial logic. With the rapid urbanization of the last forty years a new logic, following a new network of infrastructures (Highway, Railway …), overlapped on the previous logic creating a new form of vernacular landscape where Infrastructures meet with islands of density in a chaotic way. The new territorial logic of the Wenruitang Valley takes the form of a scattered density within a striated landscape. Two territorial logics conflicting and defining the fringes of Wenzhou Urbanization.
New light rail line and old train line crossing the Wenruitang
MAP1984
Urbanization process of Wenzhou territory along the Wenruitang water network
Local road and Ouhai highway crossing the Wenruitang
Water ducts crossing the Wenruitang and new developments on the back along the new roads
Old settlements facing demolition
Infrastructure and settlements before 1990
Infrastructure and urbanization after 2000
Wenruitang river
Main road
Wenzhou historical downtown
Highway
Settlements
Light rail
Mountain
New urbanization area
Wetland
Agriculture
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