Work Sample Urban Design + Architecture
Haoran Zheng (Harry) Harvard University GSD | Master of Architecture in Urban Design 21’ Iowa State University | Bachelor of Architecture 19’
CONTENT
01 | Territorial Edge and Beyond
06 | Viable Pattern
Harvard University | Spring 2020
Iowa State University | Spring 2018
Osaka Expo Extension Urban+Architecture Design
Urban Resilient Community
02 | Healing in Isolation
Installation
Harvard University | Fall 2020
07 | TWO X TWO
Modular Residential Installation Architecture Design Iowa State University | Spring 2015
03 | High-Tech Wing
Public Installation
Harvard University | Fall 2019
Professional Work
Suburban Campus Planning
08 | Hengqin Tower 04| Trans-Future Summer Intern 2016 Iowa State University | Fall 2018 Suburban Campus Planning
09 | China Academy of Art
05 | The Spine
Summer Intern 2019
Harvard University | Fall 2019 Harbor Residential Planning
01 Site Photograph World Expos Osaka, Japan
TERRITORIAL EDGE
[Chuo Line C10 Cosmosquare]
Course: Spring 2020, Studio Project Harvard University Gradutate School of Design Instructor: Joan Bosquets/Dingliang Yang Location: Osaka, Japan Team: Haoran Zheng, Alice Han COSMOSQUARE SITE
EXPO 2025
- It is the first stop before entering the Osaka Expos, which will design to serves as public realm, offices, commercial, and residential.
The revitalization proposal is looking at an interconnected urban relationship in multiple scales. Reactivate the port area with diverse range of programs that has the potential to make Cosmosquare become a new destination of Osaka. Proposing a revitalization of the inner port to enhance the connection between the Osaka Port and downtown Osaka, in both physical and social aspects. Playing a critical role in international trade / link to the rest of the world since the 19th century, the Port of Hanshin, specifically the Port of Osaka, has a dynamic change on its territorial edge. While the territory keeps expanding towards the sea, the original water edges of the Osaka Bay are experiencing a transformation from industrialization to urbanization, which has a great potential to become a platform for cultural exchange and civic activities under the force of the 2025 Expo in Osaka.
I. Exisitng Conditions
II. Site Analysis
1868 Port of Osaka opened to foreign trade 1897 Construction of Tempozan began (Wharf completed in 1922) Tempozan - Chikko 天保山 - 築港地区
Terminal
1903 First streetcar operated in Osaka Great Quay (Central Pier) Tempozan - Chikko 天保山 - 築港地区
Transportation
Tram service between Hanazonobashi and Chikko began 1929 Harbor railroad opened Osaka Airport opened
1892 - 1919
Disaster
Disaster Prevention New Land
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1934 Harbor damaged by Typhoon Muroto (reconstruction started in 1935)
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1945 Port damaged during air raids
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1959 Tide walls completed in the city area
1944 Central Pier completed Tempozan - Chikko 天保山 - 築港地区 1946 Port damaged in the Showa Nankai Earthquake 1950 Port damaged by Typhoon Jane Flood tide damage prevention project undertaken 1958 Land reclamation and development work began in the Nanko District 南港地区 1961 Struck by Muroto No.2 Typhoon Osaka City Subway Line began serving the port 1965 Passage vessels began to call at Ajikawa Pier 1969 Container Wharf #1 opened Nanko Bridge completed Tempozan Wharf opened Tempozan - Chikko 天保山 - 築港地区 1970 Minato Bridge construction began (opened in 1974)
1927 - 1935
1971 Nanko Ferry Terminal started operation 1972 China service wharf opened 1976 Hirabayashi and Shibatani Bridges opened Linear Wharves #1-3 opened Berth at Food Wharf (J-3) opened 1978 Multi-purpose terminal (R-3) opened
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Tidal gates’ integrated control system began operations 1979 Chemical Wharf opened 1981 “New Tram” Nanko Port Town train line began operations 1989 Hanshin Expressway’s “Osaka Port Route” opened (fully opened in 1994) 1990 Konohana Bridge opened 1991 Hokko Shiratsu Wharf (HS-1) opened
1975 - 1979
Tempozan Bridge opened 1994 Maishima Sports Island opened (partially) Maishima 舞洲地区 Kansai International Airport opened Shinkizugawa Bridge opened
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1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred Namihaya Bridge opened 1996 Osaka International Ferry Terminal opened 1997 Osaka Port Sakishima Tunnel opened 1999 Tsuneyoshi Bridge opened 2001 Land reclamation began in Shinto 2002 Yumemai Bridge opened 2003 Chitose Bridge opened
1993-1997
2008 Osaka Nanko Cosmo Ferry Terminal opened Sakishima 咲洲地区 Tsuruhama Wharf opened 2009 Yumesaki Tunnel opened 2015 Osaka Nanko Ferry Terminal (F-1) opened
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2 Water
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Path Paved Edge Water
10,000
Water
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52,000 mm
Water
Green
Subway
18,000 mm
mm
Green Path Paved Edge Water
10,200
/ Park Space (Underground)
/ Tunnel
Open
Water
25,000 mm
mm
Open
20,000
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25,000
mm
Sidewalk
18,000
/ Park
4,000
Space
Water
mm Road
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Open
10,000
Tunnel
25,000
Green Path Paved Edge Water
Space mm 24,000
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Office
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Station
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22,500
Subway
Open
28,000
29,000
Green
/ Road Station Subway
Sidewalk
36,000
/ Road Station (Underground)
/ Tunnel
15,000
Bus
mm
/ Road
Path Paved Edge Water
mm
10,000
Tunnel
mm
22,000
38,000
27,000
Bus
/ Park
Subway
Space
mm
Open
22,000
Green
63,500
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Sidewalk
6,000
26,000
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Overpass Tunnel
mm
Path Paved Edge Water
25,000
10,000
/ Park
43,000
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Residential
30,000
/ Road 20,000
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Road
Parking
/ Vacant
Surface
50,000
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Transportation Subway
mm
Tunnel
36,000
/ Road
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Tunnel
15,000
7,300
12,000 mm
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/ Road
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Vacant
30,000
40,000
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16,000
Parking
7,500
Sidewalk
4,000
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Sidewalk
5,500
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Service
44,000 / Office
66,000 / Service
90,000
Office
Vacant
mm
Land
93,000
6,000 Land 21,000
Vacant
Road
4,200
4,000
Sidewalk 30,000 Road 7,400 9,000 RailSidewalk
7,800 Light 10,000
170,000
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/ Park Space
Green Open t
Green
40,000 / Entertainmen
62,000 Commercial Road 35,000
Parking 21,000 3,700 Sidewalk 32,000 / Park
63,000 Space
Road
Open
2,900
Green
9,900 Rail
99,000
Light
6,400 Land 55,000
Vacant
/ Park
57,000
20,000
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Sidewalk
5,000
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Land
Road
Green
Vacant
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Sidewalk
4,200 21,000
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/ Sidewalk
43,000
Space Open 30,000
Road
Green
4,600 Overpass Road
4,300
150,000
Sidewalk
17,000 Sidewalk
Parking
Rail
53,000 20,000
6,400
Surface
Light
Parking
20,000
6,200
3,000 17,000 3,000
20,000
Sidewalk
Road
Sidewalk
Road Parking
32,000 22,000
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/ Sidewalk
Parking Space 150,000
Open
Center
Green
31,000
/ Trade
130,000 Commercial
Road
2,600 12,000
Office 9,800
Rail Light
11,000 83,000
3,000
Center / Trade
15,000
23,000
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Commercial
10,000
/ Sidewalk
Road Space Open
Parking
Green
31,000
4,500
Overpass Road
8,700 9,000 Rail Light 94,000
33,000
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/ Promenade
/ Trade
Plaza Open
Commercial
54,000 16,000 / Promenade
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10,000
Plaza
Road
Open
Parking
120,000
Water
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Playing a critical role in international trade / link to the rest of the world since the 19th century, the Port of Hanshin, specifically the Port of Osaka, has a dynamic change on its territorial edge. While the territory keeps expanding towards the sea, the original water edges of the Osaka Bay are experiencing a transformation from industrialization to urbanization, which has a great potential to become a platform for cultural exchange and civic activities under the force of the 2025 EXPO in Osaka.
To envision and investigate the relationship between transportation infrastructure and water edge, we are proposing a revitalization of the inner port to enhance the connection between the Osaka Port and downtown Osaka, in both physical and social aspects.
III. Proposed Stategy
IV. Masterplan
OSAKA EXPO 2025
A L-Shape Infrastructure Interface
Schematic Proposal
Phases + Programmatic Distribution
Grid System
Landscape Network/ Water Canal
B
LAND USE
AREA(Sqm) RATE
Commercial Residential Culture Hotel
118822 563630 228397 25875
13% 60% 24% 3%
Multi-level Green Corridor/ Public Connection
With closest relationship to the 2025 Expo site and multi model infrastructural facilities connected to downtown Osaka, where the influx of population from, Sakishima, especially the Cosmosquare will become a center of this revitalization proposal.
The new Cosmosquare / Sakishima will contain cultural, commercial programs and dynamic open spaces, aggregated with the transportation infrastructure to enhance civic activities on the inner port, for both 2025 Expo and post-Expo period. While revitalizing the industrial water edges with vibrant social and cultural programs, we are looking at a water edge that is ecologically sustainable with water resilient solutions integrated with design strategies.
V. Axon Diagram
VI. Perspective Sections
Section A
Section B
Reaction of Urban Environment
Urban Landscape and Ecological Sustainability
Axon diagrams show the two different urban functions incorporating reesilient solutions that are ecologically sustainable and culturally adaptive.
Perspective View Two Key nodes towards a new sub center for Osaka. Showing multi-level Public space integrating with residential, cultural and commerical complex.
VII. Aerial View
VIII. Expo Village Plan
Water Edge Section 1
Waterfront Aerial View From Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan The perspective view represent our main perspectives of the public cultural program and residetial housing buildings at back with multiple facade design.
Water Edge Section 2
EXPO Village: Detail Plan
Multiple Residential Typologies New Form of Living for Post EXPO Osaka
IX. Aerial View
X. Infrastructure Complex Plan
Water Edge Section 1
Water Edge Section 2
Waterfront Ariel View From Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan
Infrastructure Complex: Detail Plan
Showing main ferry port works with new development especially the green system, the front public facilities and our water edge landscape.
Multiple Forms of Public Space / Water Edge Facilities Culutural/Commercial Facilities with Open Floor plan Multi-model Transportation Hub (Renovation of the Existing Cosmosquare Station)
XI. Landscape Plan
Landscape overall plan indicates a sustainable design strategy to different programmatic area.
XII. Ariel View
A new destination of Osaka
Overall View
02 Post COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario
HEAL IN ISOLATION
[Modular Residential Installations]
Course: Fall 2020, Option Studio Project Harvard University Gradutate School of Design Instructor: Spela Videcnik, Rok Oman Location: Cmabridge, MA Team: Haoran Zheng, Xin Chen, Yuhe DIng
This pandemic has not only claimed thousands of lives and brought the world's economy to a halt but has also led us to distance ourselves from our humanity and society. During this pandemic situation, people are encouraged to do Isolation or Quarantine which means staying home, separate themselves from others. At this moment, it could help monitor their health, and follow directions from their state or local health department. In order to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others. Quarantine helps prevent spread of disease that can occur before a person knows they are sick or if they are infected with the virus without feeling symptoms.
- Under the global coronavirus pandemic situation, when the very nature of
human social activities has become both threatening and threatened.
COVID-19 Scenarios
Social Distance
COVID-19 CASES MAPPING
Stay At Home
Majority of Coronavirus Cases Are Mild
Mild 80.9% Severe 13.8% Critical 4.7%
Work/WFH
Pulic/Open Space
Type The pandemic situation does affect normal human lives from social, work, living, and so on. According to the data visualizaiton of total case of Covid-19 updated by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC), the pandemic has transformed the urban environment into a new normal with an emphasis on isolation,in both spatioal and social perspectives.
Pandemic Comparation SARS H1N1 COVID-19
Period Critical+Servere Case Transmission
2-10 DAYS
3 DAYS 14-21 DAYS
20%
1%-4.6%
19%
Droplets
Droplets
Droplets
Visual Connection
Strategy Under Pandemic
Modular Senarios Considering that there’s always not enough shared working space in an apartment. The proposed module can also function as a WFH office space. Varying degrees of transparency would be provided in the structure in order to keep the privacy.
Modular System Combination/Plan
Vertical Aggregation Elevation
Modular Model
The temporary module installs on the facade of existing residential building.
Vertical Aggregation Section
Modular Functions
The different functions of module could apply to exisiting residential facade, which create a new space for people to quarantine.
A new type of housings would create opportunities for people to monitor their health conditions and follow directions of the local health department. In the meanwhile, we shouldn’t force infected people to sleep in cold stadiums, adapted containers and anonymous camps, building the worst scenario that perhaps we can imagine as citizens facing the service that a health system has to give to citizens. A developed modular type with healing isolation space respond to this crisis would provide multi-functional space for people to deal with this pandemic situation.ype of building, our design will provide them with additional modular space for people who get infected while offering them health care and meeting their social needs.
Under Pandemic/Post Pandemic Senarios
Not only for quarantine space, but also a new affordable living area that homeless people could use it as a temporary living space.
Facade/Roof Rendering
Different combinations could be suitable for different sites with exsiting building. A temporary residential area could resue them for public infrastructure.
03 Model Photographs Westwood Campus, MA
HIGH-TECH WING
[Suburban High-Tech Campus Planning]
Course: Fall 2019, Core Studio Project Harvard University Gradutate School of Design Instructor: Stephen Gray Location: Westwood, MA Team: Haoran Zheng, Xudong Zhu A High-tech campus can create a new possibility to build a version and a proposal that suburban area could be a start point to become a sustainable suburban high-tech corridor, which could form a spine connecting with center of Westwood, and also connect with the Norfolk County. Suburban area used to have a challenge that lacking connections within surrounding neighborhoods. Focused on westwood area, we found there are three main spots that closes to our site. First, It’s route 128 train station, center of Westwood where there is the only stop for MBTA Bus transportation , and Norfolk County at southeast side of which is close to our site. But, as a part of the amtrak train network, our site seems isolated to surroundings. And also, University avenue plays a critic role in delivering the connection with each other while the some industry and commercial developments are happening along the road.
- It is a new center in suburban area which serves as public realm, offices, commercial, and residential.
I. Proposed Stategy
Considering the existing suburban fabric elements brings the nature system passing through Route 128 campus area into the neighborhoods. Taking advantage of the existing natural patterns (housing inner loop) to create a small green corridors, like finger row linking with wetland. Also extending existing housing context from neighborhood to
our site which could provide more houses and apartments for people to live. And Try to blur the edge between the new development and the green area.
II. Building Tpology and Sections
Residential Apartments
Mix-Use Residential + Shopping
Considering some building typologies,there are four main typologies. The first one is a combination of an existing shopping mall with the new office and residential program on the top. We reuse the roof of the old building as a playground to connect the proposed residential clusters on the back. The second type is a residential cluster. We expect there are three types of housing, affordable, market, and studio. They will create an inner courtyard together. The third one is a complex, including low rise commercial, high rise residential, and office. This type is
Mix-Use Commercial + Office + Hotel
Laboratory + Office
always introduced along the main central corridor. The straight facade and some setback space help to define the public space and the entrance plaza. The last one is low rise and zigzag office building. It serves as a connection between the natural wetland and our first building typology. The roof is designed as a natural garden, mainly for the birds nearby.
III. Masterplan and Physical Models
Model Photographs Westwood Campus, MA Our design is like a wing to connect three core spaces. It is realized by three linear intersect spines but also organized by the extension and permeation of the existing context. . The residential belt serves as an extension from the current single-family housing to our central public and office zone. Those bar buildings are mainly for the office using, which are connected by the public shuttle. Along the shuttle line, there are some pavilions and lab for tourists to visit. This circulation would turn back from the sports park. The culture corridor, which connects the community on the other side, will have an arena, convention center, and a small community center, which is reused.
Model Photographs Westwood Campus, MA There is a new potential and possibility that our site could be a start point to become a sustainable high-tech corridor in a suburban environment. We name it High-tech Wing, which could form a secure spine connection with the center of Westwood and the Norfolk County.
IV. Detail Plan and Physical Model
Focus on our design, the train station, as a welcoming point, brings people into our site along the University Avenue with the public realm, which reflects active public lives and severing as a central circulation for this area. We also reuse abandoned railway as a transit shuttle, which provides people access to have a quick transit within our site. Small trails and walking paths are designed to offer the opportunity to experience a natural system for the public, and people who work and live here. The overall design becomes the movement from the welcome point to a wide range opening, which includes the sports field then connects with downtown Westwood at the end.
V. Perspective
Model Photographs Westwood Campus, MA
Model Photographs Westwood Campus, MA
Two collages represent our main perspectives of the public and ecological system in the design. The first one demonstrates how we bring the natural environment into our site, and finally, across the whole site to the existing neighborhood on the hill. Here provides a lovely opportunity to connect workers, tourists, residents, and even animals. The path and reused railway for shuttle gives people a chance to experience more natural and ecological feeling.
The second one provides a sense of more high-density development in the suburban context. Some buildings set back to create .some points of plaza. When you are walking on this commercial street, there are four natural corridors, which is the one in the first collage.
04 Inspired Photographs San Francisco International Airport
TRANS-FUTURE
[Future Transportation Terminal Hub]
Course: Fall 2019, Studio Project ARCH 403 Iowa State University Collge of Design Instructor: Mitchell Squire Location: San Francisco, CA Team: Haoran Zheng, Zhoujian Sheng, Samuel Razac, Ying Zhu
The fast growth of metropolis is related to large expansions of infrastructures. San Francisco was the experimental site for "allmobility tinfrastructure" which can indicate more harmonious type of urban development. The only point at which one can reintroduce transition is a spot in a person’s journey where they are extremely interested in it.
- It is the fifth-largest hub for United Airlines and functions as United’s primary transpacific gateway.
Transportation in the San Francisco Bay Area is reliant on a complex multimodal infrastructure consisting of roads, bridges, highways, rail, tunnels, airports, bike and pedestrian paths. As a harbor city, San Francisco has a typcial extensive transportation system which has become the identity of the city.That opportunity lies in terminals. Within terminals, people become extremely responsive of their surroundings in order to survive their journey. If a terminal became a new centralized hotspot of a city, then the city can regain a hold in a person’s consciousness.
I. Transportation Location
As part of Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Franc isco and O akland, it carries about 260,000 vehicles a day on its two decks.
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
Bay Bridge
Bay Bridge
Oakland 18 mile
2 mile
Sales Force Tower Transbay Transit Center
11 mile
Sitting along the coastline of San Francisco, with different functions. 5 mile Hunters Point
Piers of San Francisco
12 mile
Sales Force Tower+Transbay Transit Center
Oakland International Airport
An intermodal transit station in downtown San Francisco, it ser ves as the primar y bus terminal - and future rail terminal - for the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hayward Executive Airport
37 mile
North Pacific Ocean
It was a shipyard, which is known as "The World's Greatest Shipping Yard" in 1907.
San Francisco International Airport
San Mateo - Hayward Bridge
Hunter Point
It is an international airport 13 m i l e s s o u t h o f d ow nt ow n S a n Francisco.It has flights to points throughout North America and is a major gateway to Europe and Asia. San Francisco International Airport
Dumbarton Bridge
Hayward
II. San Francisco Timeline
III. Loss of Context
San Francisco has a rich history, with transportation playing a critical role in the city’s development. The timeline on these pages depicts a panorama of diverse transportation modes, which can still be seen today as the city has one of the most diverse transit fleets in the country.
Today, technological advances in travel have given people a choice to engage with their surroundings. However the divided transportation system loses the connection between the person and thier surrondings which seems to be discouraging.
Speed 1835 Yerba Buena Pueblo Founded
1845-1855 Gold Rush
1861 - 1865 Civil War
The Califonia Gold Rush brings rapid growth to the Pueblo of Yerba Bunea.
1870s - 1890s
The San Francisco and San Jose Railroad opens.
San Jose is the first public transit in California.
The city’s first cable car line begins climbing Clay Street.
The Ferry Building opens, offering convenient transfers c the city’s transit spine and regional ferries.
The first wharf was built between 1848 and 1850.
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire As a result, up to 3,000 people died and over 80% of the city of San Francisco was destroyed. Over 30 fires, caused by ruptured gas mains, destroyed approximately 25,000 buildings on 490 city blocks.
2000s - Now
The Muni Metro system begins opening in phases. SpaceX achieves one of its great ambitions, the recovery and resue of rockets. High-Speed Rail SF-LA is expected to open in 2029
Future
1973 Transit First Policy 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake The Muni Metro system begins opening. BART is a rapid tr a n s i t p u b l i c transportation system.
1941-1945 World War II 1959-1966 Freeway Revolt. City rejects most planned freeways
The Embarcadero Freeway is erected in front of the Ferry Building.
1933-1938 New Deal Era
The San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge opens in 1936. Golden Gate Bridge opens in 1937. Transbay Terminal opens. Key System trains use the Bay Bridge’s lower deck.
Loss of Context
IV. Concept Composition Based on the interpretation of human activities, the conceptual drawing is to display 8 movements responding to the composition of an urban scale. The physical model shows a section that we design. The functions in this interface terminal are organized together. Although it contains all possible ways for people using transportation, this design is looking forward to combining multi-function elements into transit structure.
Change two dimensional moving to three dimensional moving. The current city is underneath.
Transportation system combine with city buildings.
V. Concept Model And Physical Model Concept Model 1 Model city is highly related with underground transportation. This concept model seems to reveal the relationship between city spot and connection.
Concept Model 2 City block is a feature to display the identity of a city. Buildings and activities both happen in urban grid pattern. This concept model is to create as much interactions as possible by bluring the urban grid system.
Concept Model 3 Road system occupies more than 60% land for transit system. This road system might be elevated to create new space for urban development.
Levitation machine helps the termainal float.
Context exists in the terminal
Urban grid system change to multi-functions with different transpor taion tools.
Central Transit Functional radiation has strong power to communicate with other cities.
Control Center operates the new transition system.
Fu t u r e t r a n s p ot at i o n system and current city are co-exist.
VI. Circulation Diagram
VII. Section
People experience a sensory sequence as they movew within the transition hub. The circulation is also interactive with the movement of transportation tools. The flow is determined by the way people facilitate the transit hub and the destination they want to go. In this case, people would use this transit infrasture at same time which is centralized near the Salesforce Tower.
Our design is based on the case of the levitated city. The biggest goal of our design is to preserve the harmony and the sustainability of local transportation under the condition and context at the particular era with the advanced technology in the predictable.
Salesforce Tower Level - 1070'
Control Center Level - 810'
Hotel Level - 540' Airport Level - 360'
Train Station Level - 100'
Section 1
Section 2
Ground Level - 0'
VIII. Plan
Tech Museum This museum is for technology exhibition which also provides a good view for outside to enjoy the whole trans-future city.
Hotel and Apartments
Levitating Engine Machine
A basic function for traveling people to live in order to wait for their means of transportaion. It also provides houses for citizens to live in the new city.
Future City will float above the current city wQhich relies on the magnet equipment. The central machine located in the sales force tower which provides the power.
Control Center This circle is one of the most important buildings to organize the operation of the whole transit system in this city.
Airport The airport is not only limited to noral airplanes, but also opens to all kinds of flying machine, like drone, rockets, even spaceship.
Train Station High Speed Train would provides a possible way for people to move daily and it could move into the building.
Office The office function is close to the housing founction, which provides mutifunctional sapces for people to stay in this trans-future city.
IX. Perspective View Trans-Future transportation hub connects with the urban grid system to support social structure. Transit in the city is connects institutions, environments and cultural forms that make up the identity of San Francisco. Architecture should not wait for the future to come, but it should actively looks for ways to create the future. Analysis of the contemporar conditions in San Francisco led to this architectural conclusion.
X. Perspective Rendering These perspective renderings show different scenarios for Trans-Future Hub, it provides as many as possible ways to encourage people to imagine the future city.
10.2 Perspective View form Control Center
10.2 Perspective View form Train Station
10.4 Perspective View from Current City
10.5 Perspective View from Commercial Area
05 Model Photographs South Boston Harbor, MA
THE SPINE
[South Boston Harbor Residential Planning]
Course: Fall 2019, Core Studio Project Harvard University Gradutate School of Design Instructor: Stephen Gray Location: South Boston, MA Team: Haoran Zheng, Xudong Zhu
The unique location of this site is next to Massport and Innovation District. The surrounding area has multiple types of programs, including single family houses, commercial, industrial area, and historical buildings. In terms of the context of exisiting neighborhood, the new development will creates an urban resilient transition for residential, lanscape, industrial, and commercials. - It’s a resilient residential urban design in a new urban transit Core in South Boston
I. Proposed Stategy
Proposed Sea Wall Existing Sea Wall
Climate Concern - Flood Risk Area
Airspace Surface - Height Restriction
Cruise Terminal Storage Area
Industrial Port
South Boston Neighborhood
Coordination - Adjacent Area
Green Belt - Existing Open Space
Under the current situation of harbor site, there is a sea level rising risk which could be threaten the harbor area. Combing with current existing truck lanes, there would a elevated dam deal with these dramatic problems. The central elevated infrastructure is related to landscape park on he above which creates a new central spine that connects both sides programs. At the meanwhile, the central green belt would improve the land value of surroundings and appeal to people to visiting and coming, Since there is a height restrain of buildings because of the close distance to airport. The high rise buildings are mainly designed along the main central commercial and business street winch is adjacent with central green corridor.
II. Detial Plan & Physical Models
Detail Plan 1:1000 South Boston, MA
The residential program would create a central courtyard for semi-public using. And the building height is gradually changing higher from existing neighborhood side to central green corridor. Along the main business street, there are commercial programs disturbing on the side.
Model Photographs South Boston, MA
Also extending existing housing pattern and context from neighborhood to our site which could provide more houses and apartments for people to live. The height of residential gradually change from lower exiting single family houses to higher new developed Apartments. The lower level is designed to commercial program.
III.Perspective View
Collage View From Green Corridor South Boston, MA
Collage Ariel View South Boston, MA
.The perspective view represent our main perspectives of the public and ecological system in the design. It demonstrates how the central spine connect with both sides of programs.
The view shows new developments on opposite to residential area. It shows how the central spine as a main green core how to transit different programs on both sides.
06 Inspired Photographs Mumbai Dharavi
VIABLE PATTERN
[Urban Resilient Community For Fort Worli]
Competition Project Iowa State University Collge of Design Instructor: Sungduck Lee Location: Mumbai, India Team: Haoran Zheng, Zhoujian Sheng
Slums in Mumbai are more of a post-independence phenomenon. Mumbai is one of the most populous cities in India, and while it is one of the wealthiest and most developed regions in India, it is also home to one of the world’s biggest slums. The main focus on this project is its infrastructure system which is considered with other elements in the site together such as fishing sytem, market place, and etc. The existing infrastructure strategy is ineffective and has it own limits.Therefore, an elevated and flexible way we should be considered as alternative way of delevering the life qualify of slums. - Dharavi is a locality in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, considered to be one of the world’s largest slums.
I. Slum Location
Thane
Sanjay Gandhi National Park Affordable Houses: Less than 35% Slum Population: More than 70%
Dharavi is the largest slum in Mumbai, and at times even the largest slum in the world. Dharavi
Affordable Houses: Less than 40% Slum Population: More than 80% Mumbai Suburban Wo r l i , t h e s i t e w i t h three sides of water has insufficient houses, and flooding risks. Worli Arabian Sea
Affordable Houses: Less than 20% Slum Area: More than 60%
SITE
Bandra
Affordable Houses: Less than 25% Slum Population: More than 70% Mumbai City Gharapuri
Baiganwadi
Mumbai-Jawaharlal Nehru Ports
Affordable Houses: Less than 15% Slum Population: More than 60%
Arabian Sea
II. Site Flooding Issue
III. Proposed Strategy
The reclamation of land was initially carried out to link the seven islands which form Mumbai. This was followed by continuous building activity which eventually spilled over to choke waterways which allowed water to drain during monsoon. Flooding areas would expand based on monsoon in Worli. For most of Worli’s inhabitants, monsoons area new round of struggle with the site.
Existing Strategy
Informal House Type
Fishing in Arabian Sea
Chaotic Boats
Taking Traditional Boats
Narrow Lanes
Far Distance
Play on Street
Sent off to Market in Labor
Market on Street
Selling in Fish Market
Informal People Fishing System
Houses Overwhelmed By Flooding Flooding Area 0.0 - 10.0 10.0 - 20.0 20.0 - 30.0 30.0 - 40.0 40.0 - 50.0
Improved Infrastructure
Improved Infrastructure
Informal Life Style
Proposed Strategy
Elevated House Type
Fishing in Arabian Sea
Decking for Boats
Taking Traditional Boats
Grid Pattern Block
Closer Distance
Flooding Mapping Fishing Boats Port
Monsoon
Informal People Fishing Ecosystem Elevated House For Flooding
Lack of reservoirs and water catchments
Open drains choked with garbage
Old and inadequate drainage
Open Space
Sent off to Market
Market Space
Selling under Residentials
IV. Modular Approach Hypothetic Phase I: Pre-Flood Site
The elevated system matches with a zone organization that we respect while trying to make it better. We designed fixed building types to be elevated to prevent from flooding. Their ground floors float on pilots to protect the community from the water risk. The Upper fixed housing type could coexist with a current life situation, which inspired with the urban pattern that could make living spaces efficiency. The ground level could provide a self-growing system for slums to develop their own businesses.
Hypothetic Phase I: Construction Slab
Column Structure Frame
Elevated Platform with Central Open Courtyard
Hypothetic Phase I: Building Pattern
Hypothetic Phase: Unit
Slum House Built with Grid Pattern
Community Form
V. Hypothetic Scenarios The fishing Villages and slums are archetypes of urban contingency and a part of Mumbai's identity. We preserve it as pressure. The Modular Space could operate different programs for Worli. The elevated residential type provides a multi-functional space for local people to develop their own businesses by themselves. The small parcel in the community could maintain the original lifestyle for Mumbai Slums, a provide space for commercial and retail spaces. These could maintain the locally -owned business culture. Each opportunity offers different functions, such as fish farming, wharf, open green spaces, and self-growing houses. And after the Sea level rise, the elevated function could help prevent main living houses from flooding. Storage
Sitting Area
Housing
Market
Sports Field
Fishing Farming
Park
Port
Playground
Farming Land
Hypothetic Phase II: Scenario 2.1
Hypothetic Phase II: Scenario 2.2
Residential Housing + Storage
Hypothetic Phase III: Scenario 3.1
Hypothetic Phase II: Scenario 2.3
Retail Space +Farming Space
Hypothetic Phase IV: Scenario 4.1
Sports Field
Market + Residential Housing+Farming Space
Hypothetic Phase IV: Scenario 4.2
Fish Farming + Wharf
Fish Farming + Fish Market + Wharf
Hypothetic Phase II: Scenario 2.4
Market + Outdoor Green Spaces
Hypothetic Phase V: Scenario 5.1
Sea level Rising
VI.PLAN
Flooding Pattern
150 Years
100 Years
75 Years
50 Years
VII. Perspective View Through invisible scenarios, time plays an essential role in the developing of metabolic pier and fishing village. Different planning of activities are related to the change of sea level. Thus, infrastructure can well combine with ecology, economic to benefit the neighborhood. And the housing could adapt to the requirement of changing of nature.
Current Situation Sea Level Phase 1
After 25 Years Sea Level Phase 2
After 50 years Sea Level Phase 3
The plarform is above the water, plenty space for markets and performance.
The riverside during this time is suitable for fish framing, and markets.
More fish farming would happen at this time, and the house could be saved from sea level rising.
After 100 Years Sea Level Phase 4 The infrastructure will survive from high sea level which prevent the village from being overwhelmed.
07 Physical Model Photographs
TWO X TWO
[Public Spatial Installation]
Installation Project Iowa State University Collge of Design Location: Ames, Iowa
Two X Two is an in-depth exercise towards an understanding of public space through the rethinking of formal proportions and conventions of program and privacy. The project is primarily composed of 2x2 lumber pieces. The final assembly appears as a kinetic and continuous surface that incorporates various spatial qualities such as inclines, overhangs, ledges and pockets. The project challenges conventional uses of the space, introduce new activities, etc. The only conceptual constraints were that the project must be practical, it must remain accessible to the public and the existing uses must somehow be preserved within the new design.
- It looks like a work of art, faculty, staff, students and visitors are encouraged to interact with the structure
I. Intallation Process
Sliced Section
Assembly
Joint Spliced
Joint Phase 1
Joint Phase 2
Joint Phase 3
Joint Phase 4
Bundle
Cut & Sand
Label
Measure
Annotation On Paper Drawing
Measurement
Lable and Wrap
Cutting
Annotation On Paper Drawing
Joints Assembly
Suppport Joint Assembly
Final Joints Adjusting
> 90° = 90° < 90° Previous Step Current Step
II. Perspective
VI. Circulation Diagram
Sitting Space
Walking Space
Shading Canopy
Scene 4
Scene 2
Scene 5 Scene 3 Scene 6 Scene 1
Professional Work
08 HENGQIN [Skyscraper]
Professional Project Location: Zhuhai, Guangdong
A fast devopling city promoting a high-rise building in a commercial space. Mix-use building combines office, hotel, apartment and commercial plaza together. In vertical circulation, a high-ris archtecture is designed to consider the surrounding enviorment with view, daylight, and wind.
- Professional Work
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开放型商业空间
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Second Floor
Fourth Floor
First Floor
Mid-Level Hotel Floor
Lower Level Hotel Floor
Low-Level Office Floor
High-Level Hotel Floor
High-Level Office Floor
Professional Work
09 CHINA ACADEMY OF ART [Educational Campus]
Professional Project Location: Liangzhu, Zhejiang
Collage View For Art Educational Building Liangzhu, Zhejiang
Render View for Landscape Liangzhu, Zhejiang
Full-time Application
Urban Design + Architecture
Haoran Zheng (Harry) haoranzheng@gsd.harvard.edu haoran.harry.zheng@gmail.com Tel: 5158173538