LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO HONG ZHANG Master of Landscape Architecture University of Melbourne
CONTENTS 2
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLSET
PERSONAL STATEMENT
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PARK, INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESIDENTIAL
LANDSCAPE DOCUMENTATION
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CREEK NATURALIZATION
OVERALL DESIGN AND MASTER PLAN
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MULTI-USE
CONCEPT AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN
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THESIS DESIGN ON BUSHFIRE INTERFACE
DESIGN RESEARCH
HONG ZHANG Email: hongz5@hotmail.com Tel: +61 0434 267 557
EDUCATION
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Feb 2017 - Dec 2018
MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Master Diploma of Landscape Architecture - Awarded with Dean’s Honors Awards
May 2019
DEAN’S HONORS AWARDS WINNER - ELLIS STONES MEMORIAL AWARD. This prize is awarded for excellence in research in the Master of Landscape Architecture.
Sep 2012 - Jun 2016
SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, ZHEJIANG A& F UNIVERSITY, CHINA Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Dec 2018
NOMINATION TO THE 2019 HASSELL TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP ROBIN EDMOND AWARD. Thesis project receives a grade of 95% which ranks top 3 among colleagues recognized by the discipline leader, as a result I am shortlisted to enter the 2019 HASSELL Traveling Scholarship, competing with other top 5% landscape students of Australia.
Dec 2017
MELBOURNE GLOBAL SCHOLARS AWARD This scholarship is offered to high achieving students who intend to undertake overseas study as part of the degree course.
Feb 2015
THIRD PLACE, FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP Award students who have achieved top 15% weighted average mark in one year.
Sep 2012
THIRD PLACE, CHINA NATIONWIDE UNIVERSITY ENGLISH SPEECH CONTEST Award shortlisted students(top 10%) who demonstrate good fluency, expression and pronunciation in the final speech contest.
EMPLOYMENT Feb 2020 - Present
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (FULL-TIME) - THOMPSON BERRILL LANDSCAPE DESIGN , MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Undertake detailed design documentation including accurate scaled details and drawings under supervision of Landscape Architects, Associate and Direct. Assist Directors, Associate and Landscape Architects with Contract Administration for landscape construction projects including site visits, preparation and issuance of instructions and certificates and assistance with the project administration. Preparation of preliminary opinion of probable costs with assistance from Landscape Architects including quantity take off. Attend steering group and or client meetings with senior personnel to provide support including recording, preparation and issuing of accurate meeting notes and minutes.
May 2019 - Feb 2020
Jan 2014 - Oct 2016
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
DESIGN COMPETITION AWARDS
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (FULL-TIME) - FORM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA Report to the project landscape architect & lead Associate, carry out project work under the direction of the project landscape architect and lead associate. Bring any suspected discrepancies, errors or omissions to the attention of the project landscape architect or lead associate. OUTBOUND TOUR LEADER - HANGZHOU CHINA TRAVEL AGENCY CO.,LTD. My role required accompanying tourists for outbound travel, help them with flight check-in, hotel check in, coordination with local service providers, translation and guidance. INTERN LANDSCAPE DESIGNER - HANGZHOU GARDEN DESIGN INSTITUTE CO.,LTD. I was assigned with 3D modeling works and contributed to the conceptual design for a residential garden in Hangzhou, China.
Mar 2016
FIRST PLACE, ZHEJIANG SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
Aug 2015
SECOND PLACE, ZHEJIANG COUNTRYSIDE LANDSCAPE PLANNING & DESIGN COMPETITION
EXHIBITION Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
MSDX, MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN END OF YEAR SHOW Exhibited Project: Heath and Fire Interfacing, Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis Exhibition Site: Melbourne School of Design Building, University of Melbourne
Nov 2017 - Dec 2017
MSDX, MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN END OF YEAR SHOW Exhibited Project 1: Eco-Justice: Landscape Planning for Wollert Exhibited Project 2: Landscape Design as Extension of Persian Culture Center Exhibition Site: Melbourne School of Design Building, University of Melbourne
Feb 2018
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
DOCUMENTATION AutoCAD
MENTOR, MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF DESIGN PEER MENTOR PROGRAM MSD students who are friendly, enthusiastic and responsible,academically capable to guide new students, also responded with a letter of thanks from the dean.
3D VISUALIZATION SkethUp, Rhinoceros,Vary, Lumion Pro
GRAPHIC Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator MICROSOFT OFFICE Word, Excel, Powerpoint
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MAPPING Arcmap, Arcgis Pro, Mapbox
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EUMUNDI STATE SCHOOL – LEARNING CENTRE Collaborate at Form Landscape Architects Site: Eumundi, Queensland This project is the first DA project I am involved with during work, my role includes understanding lead landscape architect’s hand sketch sections and rendered three of them, with the work flow of AutoCad drawing and Photoshop drawing, those sections are used in the final package sending to the client.
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SHANGHAI NORTHBOUND MUTI-USE PLAZA Collaborate at Form Landscape Architects Site: Shanghai, China The project just finished concept design stage when I participated all over the process, including flying to Shanghai for the formal presentation to the client, now it’s under schematic design stage after its CD approval. My role in this project consists of visualizing lead landscape architect’s design intention, revising and adding details to the design on top of sketch drawings. I am responsible for all the section drawings, part of the plan drawings (T1 Sky garden), also the detail modeling using Rhino and rendering perspectives and animation with Lumion. Modeling the ‘tree canopy’ and reserve the edibility of the structure in terms of panel size and amount is the major contribution I achieved in this project, additionally I managed to model the inflated panel to simulate the canopy material. So, I successfully developed a customized script through grasshopper to visualize those design purposes. It saved us certain amount of time to test out the ideal structural combination we want, because it can be easily modified through playing with the established number slides which controls the related factors, also enabled the better outcome.
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HEATH AND FIRE INTERFACING Graduate Thesis Project / Individual Work (07.2018-10.2018) Site: Anglesea, Victoria Supervisor: Mark Frisby - Director of FFLA HEATH GARDENING AND CLAIMING
FENCE-LESS VIEWING
The thesis project focuses on the interface issue of locally valued heathland and fire safety. It is initiated from a mapping process of overlaying the biodiversity value and fire risk area of the Anglesea, which helps selecting a residential interface of high potential value while showing the vulnerability with fire hazards as the site. After classifying the existing site into specific vegetation groups consisting of individual heathy vegetation typologies , the design research evaluates and compares the heath related ecological benefits with the fire hazards. The outcome of such assessment process helps adequate applying of design strategies as well as the evolving of design typologies for the optimization of overall benefits to the community and the original landscape documented in the Ecological Vegetation Classes (EVC) of Victoria. It highlights the positive influence from the community and utilizes the fire scenario as the catalyst of engaging programs rather than the sign of destruction, offering an innovative approach for re-thinking about the bushfire issue as part of undeniable Australian Landscape through landscape architecture. The project received a total mark of 95/100 from the thesis jury of Melbourne School of Design, also being nominated to the 2018 Hassell Traveling Scholarship (which is an annually held scholarship for awarding one student, selecting from 20 most distinctive thesis projects of this profession in Australia).
FIRE SIMULATOR
FIRE MODIFIER INTEGRATED AMENITY
Fire Initiator Mist Dispersal
Fire Spread Rainwater Collection Humidity Modifier
Thermal & Humidity Sensor
Fire Control
Stone Edge
Emergent Fire
Gully Edge
Post-fire Seed Collection Water Storage Animals’ Refuge
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ASH WEDNESDAY IMPACT AREA
INTERFACE ISSUE BETWEEN FIRE AND HEATH
MAPPING OF BIODIVERSITY VALUE AND FIRE RISK
SITE SELECTION
EVENTS ON THE HISTORY
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IMPACT FROM THE FIRE PROCESS
COMPETITIVE ELIMINATION
The longer overstorey dominants monopolies light and soil resources during periods uninterrupted by fire, the greater the probability that understorey species will be eliminated from the site, leading to a decline in diversity of the community (Specht and Morgan 1981;Burrell 1981;Keith and Bradstock 1994).
WILDLIFE SURVIVAL
The occurrence and timing and fire ,as a germination cue, may be crucial in the recovery of susceptible species with long-live seed banks (Bradstock,2002).
CINNAMON FUNGUS THREAT
Cinnamon Fungus (Phytophthora cinnamomi) is an introduced pathogen that invades plant roots, of susceptible species preventing water transport in the root systems, which results in death or severe drought effects(McMahon,2002).
POTENTIAL FUEL SOURCES
FIRE PARAMETER
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COMPARISON OF EXISTING HEATH VALUE WITH FIRE RISK
Combined Heath Value
Combined Fire Risk 100%
100%
A: Scattered Heathy Woodland
50%
75%
Type b2: Medium Wood + Low Heath + Low Turf
Type a: Medium Heath + Low Heath
13 % 40%
60% D: Screening Plant
Type g: Medium Heath + Low Turf
Type h: High Wood + Low Heath
9%
Suitable for Low risk area
45% B: Dense Heathy Woodland
57 %
30%
C: Open Heathland
Type d: High Wood + Low Turf
Type c: Medium Wood + Medium Heath + Low Turf
30%
Type b1: Medium Wood + Low Heath
Type f: Low Turf
Type e: Low Heath + Low Turf
17 %
20% Suitable for Medium risk area
15% Type f: Low Turf
E: Turf Grass
4%
0%
10%
10% 20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
100%
Single Heath Form Value
MAPPING OF EXISTING VEGETATION TYPOLOGIES Dense Heathy Woodland
Scattered Heathy Woodland
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Scattered Heathy Woodland 0
A
C B E D
c - c’
a - a’
28% Combined Fire Hazards
b - b’ 23% Combined Fire Hazards
26% Combined Heath Benefits
31% Combined Heath Benefits
25% Combined Fire Hazards
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30% Combined Heath Benefits
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18
30m
DESIGN STRATEGIES
MASTER PLAN
N
LEGEND 1.Pergola 6.Gully 11.Sitting Area
2.Lookout 3.Path 8.Decking 7.Stone Wall 12.Heath Gardening
5.Waterbody 10.Fire Simulator
4.Timber Walkway 9.Gravel Edge
0
10
30
50m
The Transformation 1
4 6
11 7
2
2 10
3 1
Woody vegetation
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1
12
9
12
12
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Materiality Mixture Heathy Vegetation Heath Program
Design Anticipation
Fire Program
c - c’
Path System & Built Forms
Edge Establishment
AERIAL PERSPECTIVE Fire Risk Control
20% Combined Fire Hazards 40% Combined Heath Benefits
Reinforced Edges
Public Amenity Integration Topography & buildings
Community Awareness
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15% Combined Fire Hazards 60% Combined Heath Benefits b - b’
15% Combined Fire Hazards 50% Combined Heath Benefits a - a’
TYPOLOGIES
Low Heath + Medium Heath
High Wood + Turf
Low Heath
Gravel Path
Sandy Gully
Stone Edge
Water + Gravel
Pebble Cell
Medium Wood + Medium Heath
High Wood + Medium Heath
Medium Wood + Low Heath
Low Heath
Timber Walk
Low Heath
Low Heath
Low Heath
Typology iv
Typology v
HEATH AND FIRE GRADIENT Heath Complexity Typology iii
Typology ii
Typology i
Potential Fire Risk
Medium Low
High
0
High
2
4
10m
PLAN VIEW x’ 6
y’ 2
Section x -x’
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Plant Matrix
5 7
Hovea heterophylla leiocarpa gatesii 20cm 20cm
LEGEND
1
1.Path
2.Timber Walkway
3.Waterbody
4.Gully
5.Stone Wall
6.Decking
Grevillea infecunda Dipodium roseum Ixodia archillaeoi60cm 90cm des 1m
Birds
7.Sitting Area
Preys
spyridium parvifolium 1.5m
Acacia suaveolens 2m
Pultenaea mollis 2.5m
Eucalyptus littoralis 15m
Mammals
Predators
Preys
Predators
N 3
x
Heath zone i
y
0
Heath zone ii
Heath zone iii
4
12
20m
Heath zone iv Section x -x’
Typology i
Typology ii
Typology ii,iii,iv
Typology v
Section y -y’ Heath zone i
Typology i
Heath zone ii
Typology iii
Heath zone iii
Typology ii,iii,iv
Heath zone iv
Typology iii
Heath zone v
THE ESTABLISHED EDGE
Typology v
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