Portfolio - Jinao He

JINAO HE

Urban Planning & Design Portfolio

Selected Works

Jinao He

I am currently a year-2 student in the Master of Urban Planning Program at the National University of Singapore, and am from China.

As an urban enthusiast, my career goal is to create livable, sustainable, and vibrant spaces including urban and nature at different scales (region, city and neighborhood), taking into consideration the social, economic, and environmental factors that impact tangible environment. Whether it is through designing new developments, revitalizing existing communities and spaces, or creating public spaces that bring people together.

I have profound knowledge in urban research, data collection & analysis, visualization, GIS, presentation. My interest in Urban Planning encompass Environment, Transport, Industry and Housing sectors. Meanwhile, I am a self motivated guy, and I will further to learn, grow and excel in this field : )

CONTACT

Mail: jinao.he.urban@gmail.com

Phone: +65 8067 4665

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jinao-he-144434255

EDUCATION

Master of Urban Planning

National University of Singapore, Singapore

2022.08 - 2024.07

GPA: 4.4/5.0 (2022.08 - present)

Bachelor of Engineering in Urban and Rural Planning

Harbin Institute of Technology, China

2017.09 - 2022.06

GPA: 88.0/100

Outstanding Graduate

AWARDS

Outstanding Graduate 2022.06

Harbin Institute of Technology

Third Prize Award

2021.07

University Students' Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Works Competition

First Prize Award

2020.12

China Shipping - Dalian Cup Urban Design Competition

Nomination Award 2020.09

2020 WUPENICity International Competition on Urban Sustainability Reports

Excellent Student Cadre 2019.12 Harbin Institute of Technology

SKILLS

ArcGIS QGIS

Python

Microsoft Office

LANGUAGE

WORK EXPERIENCE

Intern Consulting Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield (Qingdao, China)

AutoCAD Sketchup Rhino Lumion

English (Professional Proficiency)

Chinese (Professional Proficiency)

Photoshop Illustrator Indesign

2023.04 - 2023.07

– Market & policy research, investment & space scale data analysis for Yanghe Cold Chain Infrastructure Project.

– Industry & company research, urban headquarter economy zone policies research, report generation for Jinan Urban Headquarter Economy Zone Project.

– Coordination with planning company, conducting industry & sociodemographic research for Jian International Trade Centre Area Planning project.

– Conducted market research, customer interviews and economic data collection & analysis, industry planning for Weifang Commercial Street Plananing Project.

Intern Urban Planner

2021.10 - 2022.01

China Academic of Urban Planning and Design (Chongqing, China)

– Conduced terrain analysis (including slope, relief degree, aspect, hydrograph and land use) and updating GIS dataset for Chongqing Bio-city Masterplan and Bio-city Core Area Urban Design.

– Created masterplan, urban design framework and attended project discussion.

– Case study of low-carbon resitdential and commercial district typology.

– Attended various site visit annd offsite meetings.

Intern Urban Designer

2021.01 - 2021.03

Shenzhen Institute of Urban Planning and Design (Shenzhen, China)

– Case study of avenue landscape design.

– Updated and combined zoning and urban design amendments, re-coded disticts using AutoCAD, Sketchup and Microsoft Excel in the Zhongshan Torch Development Area Urban Design Project.

RESEARCH PROJECT

Reveal the Hidden Distance: The Impact of Location Features on Commuting Distance at Tompkins,NY 2023.08

Transportation Research Board 2024 Annual Meeting

– A unique approach considering perceived experience of living and working environment to examine the impact of built environment features on commuting distance in Tompkins, NY at census block level.

– Employ the gravity model coupled with LASSO regression to explore the relationship between commuting distance and diverse location features, which encompass demographics, road networks, Points of Interest from OpenStreetMap, and streetscape objects extracted from Google Street View images.

– The preliminary findings indicate the significant role of these street-level image features in modelling commuting behaviour.

The spatial-temporal distribution of Bike Sharing Trips in a small City 2021.04 Street Environment Improvement for Cycling

– Capture the travel patterns of bike-share in Ithaca by spatial-temporary analysis of bike-share data and bus travelling data, which indicates bike-share contributes a lot to cater for the first-mile and last-mile travel demands.

– Revea the effect of some built-environment factors on cycling vitality and cycling path preferences by regression analysis.

2070 Kallang Master Planning

An iconic, vibrant, connected & timeless sports & cultural hub of Singapore

Site / National Stadium and Old Airport Area in Kallang ,Singapore

Instructor / John Archari, Dzung Do Nguyen, Wilfred Loo

Master Year - 1 Studio / Groupwork / 2022 Fall & 2023 Spring

Contribution / Site Visit, Context Analysis, Case Study, Concept & Strategy Design, Drawings, Modeling, Rendering, Presentation

The planning area is a recreational district located in the central region of Singapore and serves as a gateway linking the CBD to Changi Airport. The area is approximately 132 ha covering the National Stadium and Old Airport heritage site, which have attractive waterbody and greenery spaces. However, as the largest sports recreation node, the usage of the sports hub is very low, and the current event frequency is far from the Sport SG's target. Besides, this planning area is separated from adjacent neighborhoods by the large waterbody and CAT 1 roads which are both difficult to cross. Especially, the Nicoll High Way is approximately 90 m wide, which is a big barrier for enhancing the connection between the National Stadium and the Old Airport heritage site.

Based on our context analysis and sports hub case studies, we proposed a new vision - An iconic, vibrant, connected & timeless sports & cultural hub of Singapore to leverage and expand the strengths of sports and heritages. And we come up with four objectives to support this vision:

a. Sports-oriented precinct with a broad mix of sports-related industries.

b. Diverse, engaging, and sustainable communities.

c. High connectivity at national, regional, and sub-regional scales.

d. Distinctive and memorable destinations, and recognize heritage values.

Road Network

There is a lack of north-south link within kallang planning area, our planning area is separated from other areas.

STRENGTH

– Located near CBD

– Heritage & Culture @ national significance (Old Airport Terminal, National Stadium)

WEAKNESS

– Low usage of Sports Hub and large proportion of unbuilt land

Isochrone Map - MRT Station

The catchment of 10 minutes walking from MRT stations can cover the whole planning area. But 5 minutes walking does not work well.

Heritage

The heritage features in our planning area have weak connection with other heritage features in Kallang, especially the Little India and Jalan Besar.

Public Transit - Bus Stop

The density of bus stops in our planning area is smaller than other areas. Especiallly, near the National Stadium, there are only 6 bus tops.

– Disconnection between subzones and areas

OPPORTUNITY

– Current plans (LTPR, potential car-lite precinct @ Kampong Bugis, more sports facilities in Kallang Alive)

THREAT

– Sustainability

– Competition from more regional or integrated sports centers

Green & Blue System

There are abandant greenery and waterbody, however, the waterbody separate our planning area with other neighborhoods.

Land Availability

Most of temporare use plots in Kallang subzone area locates in our planning area.

LAND USE

OTHER KEY FEATURES

Setback for green zone within parcel

Proposed Master Plan & Quantum Change

In the proposed master plan, the residetial and commerical increase a lot to attract more people to live and work here, which will bring more daily activities and vibrancy. More linear open space integrated with civic, recreation, park and commercial land, to supply more space for social - economic activities, active mobility and sports.

2019 Master Plan (MP19)

Proposed Master Plan

Building Height

Office on the top and National Stadium are the highest buildings as the landmark, and they are two landmarks near two MRT stations.

Road Network

The road cutting the open space at Old Airport is removed, and the Nicoll High Way is submerged, which are both for the better connection from Kallang MRT station to National Stadium.

GPR

GPR is follow the land value and land use type priciples, the GPR for plots near the MRT staions will be higher.

Green & Blue System

More open spaces are inserted in Old Airport and National Stadium areas to create linear green and vibrant spaces vibe.

Neighborhood Plan

There are three new residential districts being introduced to cater to the growing demand of housing, which will accomodate 4,700 households.

Active Mobility System

The active mobility system leverage the wellconnected green and public spaces, especially spaces surrounding the National Stadium. The MRT stations will be more accessible.

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

These two axes connect all landmarks, nodes, and MRT stations. They are not only vibrant corridors but also view corridors. They intersect at the National Stadium and are connected with waterfront green corridors through lower-hierarchy green corridors. Along these two axes, there are more spaces for street-level commercial retail and public spaces including plazas and squares.

URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK & FIGURE GROUND PLAN

Current Figure Ground

Proposed Figure Ground Plan

Kallang Airport Terminal

Green Corridor -Start Point

Green Corridor

Kallang Twin Towers

Water Sports Center National Stadium

Look-out point

Outdoor Sports

Alive Square

Airplane Sculpture Stadium MRT

Kallang MRT

Mountbatten MRT

bridge 01/ 2070 Kallang Master Planning - 05 -

bridge bridge

Urban Design Framework

Detailed Master Plan

Detailed Master Plan

Two vibrant axes integrate with green & blue systems, where we provide diverse public space, open space, and street-level commercial. Especially, these spaces are well-connected with comprehensive active mobility systems, while linking all sports & recreation nodes and public transit stations within and surrounding the planning area. The green corridor also connects with adjacent neighborhoods.

Plot

General Massing Illustration

Plot Size & Dimension

Urban Design of Xieziwan Area

A greenery costal living townIndustrial area revitalization and transformation

Site / Xieziwan Area, Dalian, China

Instructor / Jian Dai

Urban Design Competition / Groupwork / 2020 Winter

Contribution / Context Analysis, Concept & Strategy Design, Sketch, Drawings, Modeling, Rendering

Dalian, as one of China's longstanding industrial cities, harbors a wealth of industrial heritage. Faced with these industrial legacies, it is our responsibility to reclaim this vital urban historical memory, to unleash the cultural and historical value contained within, and to imbue Dalian with enhanced vitality and creativity through urban renewal designs.

The project is located at Xieziwan. Within the site, the Dalian 523 Factory, being the first large-scale heavy machinery enterprise established in China, stands as an important industrial site in Dalian. Its future development will, to a certain extent, shape the course of urban design in Dalian. Xieziwan, known for its beautiful seaside bathing area, derives its name from its crablike shape.

Our design, grounded in the current state, adheres to the design values of 'ecology - landscape - nostalgia - city'. It integrates the built environment into ecological spaces and leverages the historical and cultural foundation to rejuvenate urban vitality. Through strategies like urban green corridors, vibrant axes, urban fabric regeneration, and biological resilience, we have envisioned Xieziwan as a place where mountains and sea interconnect, ecological environments are well-organized, and urban vitality is renewed.

Site Context Mapping

Land

Figure Ground

Road Network

Concept Plan & Detailed Master Plan

One Ring, Two Belts, Multiple Corridors:

A vibrant ring connects urban ecology, landscape, and spaces of nostalgia, while two ecological corridors running north and south interlink the coastal ecosystem with green spaces within the region. Additionally, multiple dynamic and urban green corridors penetrate the internal urban spaces.

Multiple Points, Eight Districts, One Axis:

The plan encompasses the development of eight distinct areas for industry, public services, residential, and ecological zones. It preserves and designs numerous urban nodes, among which a vibrant central axis connects innovative industrial parks, cultural tourism districts, and coastal ecological tourism areas.

SCENARIOS

Costal Parks

Wetland integrates with natural beach and city square to increase the costal vibrancy.

Innovation Park

Rejuvenate preserved industrial buildings and introducing more creative industrials.

Commercial Street

Commercial street provide more social dynamic spaces for surrounding innovation.

Environment & Biodiversity

Build a complete coastal biological chain and provide more natural habitat spaces.

Cycling Street Environment Design

How to encourage people to cycleA bike sharing system in Ithaca, New York

Site / Ithaca, New York, USA

Instructor / Waishan Qiu

Research Project / Individual Work / 2021 Spring

Public bicycles, as a convenient way of travelling short distances, have had a profound impact on people's daily journeys. In fact, more and more people are using bicycles in combination with other modes of transport, especially public transport, rather than replacing other modes of travelling altogether. Through an in-depth study of this target group, we will propose more quantitatively based strategies to improve people's travelling experience.

1. QUANTATITIVE CORRELATION VERIFICATION

1.1 Exam relationship between bike and bus by linear regression model

Modeling results:

Lime ridership=0.541*Bus-ridership+0.804*Bus-station+1.529*Bike-around-bus-station -0.254*Bike-street-density+2.705*Commercial-density+0.726*Residential-density +1.105*Community-center-density+0.251*Public-service-density(R-squared=0.45)

To increase accuracy of the result, I add some other variables besides three Lime using variables. Even though factor number has been increased, The strong correlation between bus using feature and Lime ridership is obvious.

1.2 Mapping of different factors

Bus ridership Bus station Bike around bus station Recreation density Community center density Public service density

Bike street density Commercial density Residential density

2. BIKESHARING-BUS LINKAGES

2.1 Bike and bus ridership volume space distribution

According to the whole ridership distribution pattern, bikeshare seems to have been strongly connected to the bus around certain popular bus stops. Furthermore, I filter the Lime rides within the search radius of 300ft of bus stops ,and then I found Lime bike rides and TCAT bus have distinct peak hour patterns based on different time periods patterns, especially in the morning and evening.

3. NEW STREET SECTION TYPOLOGIES FOR BIKE+TRANSIT

3.1 Which streets need to be improved

According to Lime bike rides volume, all streets are classified to different importance level. The streets which have more Lime bike rideds have higher importance level, which means these streets need to be paid more attention.

3.2 Promotion strategies of biking environment

4. STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION SURROUNDING FIVE HOTSPOT BUS STOPS

Green Infrastructure Improvement

Revitalising HegangA shrinking resource-based city in China

Site / Hegang, China

Instructor / Yuanxiang Wu

Undergraduate Third Year Studio / Individual Work / 2020 Fall

As a typical resource-based city in China, Hegang's urban economic and social development has historically relied heavily on early coal mining activities. However, with the shift in China's development focus and the implementation of sustainable development principles, Hegang has long been facing the dilemma of urban transformation and continuous shrinkage. The abundance of abandoned mines and related industrial relics has brought about numerous negative impacts on the city, including fragmented green infrastructure, sustained decline in urban vitality, disrupted ecological corridors, loss of cultural heritage, and expansion of negative spaces within the city.

This design aims to proactively address urban shrinkage in Hegang City from an ecological perspective. Through green infrastructure planning, it seeks to fully utilize the idle land resulting from urban shrinkage to tackle issues such as declining vitality and ecological degradation. The main strategy involves utilizing abandoned areas from contraction to establish ecological corridors, restoring urban biodiversity through ecological restoration, and revitalizing the city's vitality through a community park functional system. Ultimately, the goal is to achieve a habitat where humans coexist with nature, and both humans and various forms of life exhibit vitality in this new northern city.

Land Suitability Assessment for Green Infrastructure Construction

= 0.40*Landscape Connectivity Assessment + 0.35*Ecological Sensitive Assessment + 0.20*Fractional Vegetation Cover + 0.05*Potential for Land Conversion

Land Suitability Assessment for Green Infrastructure Construction

Overall, it takes into account the influences of multiple factors such as ecology, land use, economy, society, and biological migration. This involves the utilization of analysis methods including MSPA (Multi-Source Point Pattern Analysis), MCR (Monte Carlo Simulation), ENVI (Environmental Impact Assessment), NVDI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), and FVC (Fractional Vegetation Cover). Additionally, CAD tools and data such as Landsat 8 remote sensing imagery and DEM elevation data are employed.

The assessment result shows the suitability degree of green infrastructure construction for all spaces within the planning area, which provides a solid evidence for further planning.

Ecological Sensitive Assessment

Weight: 0.35

Fractional Vegetation Cover

Weight: 0.20

Potential for Land Conversion

Weight: 0.05

Landscape Connectivity Assessment

Weight: 0.40

Ecological Resistance Surface

NVDI

Concept Plan & Green Infrastructure Plan

As concept plan depicted, the plan primarily focuses on the development of two north-south green corridors, one to the east and one to the west. The eastern ecological green corridor serves to connect fragmented ecological source areas within the region, while the western corridor links the Xiaoxing'an Mountains with the urban area. At the junction of the eastern city boundary and the green corridor, a vibrant axis is proposed to serve as a linkage between ecology and vitality, ensuring that the spatial characteristics possess both ample ecological environments and vibrant activities. In urban areas, vibrant greenways are established to connect peripheral ecological lands with inner vitality parks, forming a structure of green penetration. The overall scheme balances ecology and vitality, respects nature, and enhances interaction between humans and nature.

Other Works

Intern works / Studio works

Site / China & Singapore

Planning and design profoundly affect the daily work and life of human beings. Whether it is large-scale ecological landscape planning, regional planning, medium-scale master planning, urban design, or small-scale space design, urban furniture design all play an important role. In the current context of rapid technology, economy, and society development, how we can quickly and accurately tap into the new demands generated by people, communities, and society has become the key to the success of planning and design projects at all scales.

Design has not only transformed our urban life but also continuously reshaped the perspectives of planners and designers in observing personal growth, society, and urban development. I am committed to ongoing learning and exploration in the field of planning and design, working together with peers to create a better future.

A. INTERN WORK

Company: Shenzhen Institute of Urban Planning and Design

01 Project: Urban Design of Zhongshan Torch Development Zone Centre Area

Contribution: Case study, drawing, rendering.

This plan leverages the advantages of mountains and rivers to create the Riverside Wharf Creative Axis and the Urban TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) Innovation Axis. It also integrates the water town characteristics of Lingnan region to further develop eight major clusters including the urban hall, international community, innovation industrial park, and urban water town.

B. INTERN WORK

Company: China Academic of Urban Planning and Design

01 Project: Master Planning of 50 Square Kilometer Area of Chongqing Bio-City

Contribution: GIS analysis, data management, construction suitability evaluation, case study, drawing.

02 Project: Urban Design of 4.2 Square Kilometer Core Area of Chongqing Bio-City

Contribution: Site visit, weekly discussion, low-carbon district research, terrain analysis, conceptual design, detailed master plan, modeling.

C. INDIVIDUAL WORK

Studio work / 2021 Spring

Project: Interactive Urban Furniture Design - Smart Chair

In the post-epidemic period, there is an increasing need to rebuild and restore normal human socialization. With the development of technology, people have also developed more diverse demands for urban public spaces and furniture. How can street chairs, as an important piece of urban furniture, be improved to meet the new demands and attract people back to the public spaces? An interactive street chair will become a possibility.

D. GROUPWORK

Master Year - 2 Studio / Groupwork / 2023 Fall

Project: 2050 Regional Planning for Northern Region, Singapore

Contribution: Site Visit, Context Analysis, Case Study, Concept & Strategy Design, Drawings, Modeling, Rendering, Presentation

We envision a seamless integration of production and living within the community, a comprehensive conceptual plan that will not only ensure increased food production and accessibility, but will also foster economic growth and the creation of 160,000 new jobs. The construction of new homes centred on agriculture, together with the establishment of a new farmers' market, will provide residents with a vibrant and sustainable future. Singapore's Future Agricultural Centre embodies our commitment to a holistic, connected and forward-thinking approach, with an efficient food supply that heralds a new era of urban living.

A seamless, nourishing, producing and living heartland

E. INDIVIDUAL WORK

Undergraduate Third Year Studio / Individual Work / 2021 Fall

Project: Constructive - detailed Plan