Work Sample 2020

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

1

2 Water

3 4

mm

Path Paved Edge Water

10,000

Water

5

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

mm

25,000

mm

Sidewalk

18,000

/ Park

4,000

Space

Water

mm Road

mm

mm

Open

10,000

Tunnel

25,000

Green Path Paved Edge Water

Space mm 24,000

mm

mm

Office

mm

mm

mm

19,000 mm

/ Park

Station

mm

mm

Space

mm

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

mm

Sidewalk

6,000

26,000

mm

Overpass Tunnel

mm

Path Paved Edge Water

25,000

10,000

/ Park

43,000

mm

mm

Residential

30,000

/ Road 20,000

mm

mm

Road

Parking

/ Vacant

Surface

50,000

mm

Transportation Subway

mm

Tunnel

36,000

/ Road

mm

Tunnel

15,000

7,300

12,000 mm

Sidewalk

/ Road

Land

mm

mm

Tunnel

Vacant

30,000

40,000

16,000 4,000

mm

Road

16,000

Parking

7,500

Sidewalk

4,000

Sidewalk

mm

Sidewalk

5,500

Road

7,600

mm

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

Road

/ 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

Space

Sidewalk

5,000

Open

Land

Road

Green

Vacant

A

Sidewalk

4,200 21,000

Sidewalk

/ 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

B

/ 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

C

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

Center

/ Promenade

/ Trade

Plaza Open

Commercial

54,000 16,000 / Promenade

D

10,000

Plaza

Road

Open

Parking

120,000

Water

E

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