Huiting Qian Architecture/ Urban Design Portfolio by Huiting Qian

[Huiting Qian] Architecture Portfolio - [ Date ]

HUITING QIAN (313)-819-3130 Huitingq@umich.edu

EDUCATION University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Master of Urban Design, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Exchange Student, UM-SJTU Joint Institute

Southeast University, Nanjing, China Bachelor of Architecture, College of Architecture

Iowa State University, Ames, IA Exchange Student, College of Design

Aug 2020- Dec 2021 GPA:3.90/4.0 Aug 2020- Dec 2020 N/A Sep 2015- Jul 2020 GPA:3.77/4.0

Aug 2018 – Dec 2018 GPA:3.80/4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Michigan Graduate Research Assistant, Detroit River Story Lab

Ann Arbor, MI May 2021- Aug 2021

Processed historical census data with the visualization of the riverfront transformation of Detroit River with ArcGIS Mapped the water accessibility and land uses on riverfront areas to establish connections between place and time through the lens of spatial justice Visualized the known and hinted component of the Underground Railroad network

University of Michigan

Graduate Research Assistant, Latin American Studies Association

Built visualizations for social interests of 14 communities in São Paulo, Brazil Processed the interview reports of local residents in São Paulo, Brazil

East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI) Architect Intern

Ann Arbor, MI Jul 2021- Sep 2021

Shanghai, China Jul 2019- Sep 2019

Modeled and modified the facades and modular design for the Seagull Hotel, Shanghai, China Drew and revised the floor plans for the Huaqiao Commercial Center, Wuhan, China Designed the stairs detail for the Huamao Central Place, Suzhou, China

ACADEMIC PROJECTS Shanghai Jiao Tong University Independent Study on the Urban Environmental Comfort Perception System

Nanjing, China Southeast University May 2017 - May 2019 Research on the current situation and Integrated Design of Residential Exterior Interface Based on Energy-saving Requirements—Taking Nanjing as an Example Field researched the old and newly-built residential communities in Nanjing Calculated and analyzed the energy consumption of residential buildings by EnergyPlus Simulated and calculated the wind environment of proposed residential blocks by Ecotect Optimized the façade modules of residential building by computer simulation Summarized and reported renovation strategies to residential buildings in Nanjing The Design Institute of Southeast University Research on the Community-based Nursing Homes in Japan

Field researched and surveyed seven community-based nursing homes in Saga Evaluated Japanese pension mode and with the current situation in China Reported the architectural analysis of seven nursing homes

Japan SSS Structure design competition Innovative Structure Design

Designed schematic structure model and tested four possible materials Implemented the construction of physical structure model in Tokyo

Karatsu, Japan Jul 2018- Mar 2019

Tokyo, Japan May 2018- July 2018

AWARDS 2021 Planning Excellence Award by the Michigan Chapter of the American Planning Association (Outstanding Graduate Student Project Award) Merit-based Scholarship of Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning National Award of Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Tour Award of the Design Institute of Southeast University Student Award of the China Scholarship Council Award of Japanese SSS Structure Design Competition 1st-class Summer Vocation Social Practice

SKILLS Computer Aid: Proficient in ArcGIS, Rhinoceros, SketchUp, AutoCAD, TArch, Enscape, and Vray, basic in Python, EnergyPlus, Ecotect, Revit, Grasshopper, R. Graphic: Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, illustrator, Premier and Lightroom. Efficiency: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote Language : Professional in English, Native in Mandarin Chinese.

PUBLICATIONS Shanghai, China Sep 2020 - Jan 2021

Investigated the interrelation between micro climates and various urban fabrics on different urban scales Proposed four types of wireless sensor layouts on different urban scales of Shanghai

Qian, Huiting, et al. “Research on the Renovation of Existing Urban Residential Areas Based on the Improvement of Comfort”, City House, Sep 2019, pp.55-58 Qian, Huiting, et al. “Simulation Study of Modulus of Residential Building Facade Based on Computer Digits”, Doors and Windows, Jan 2019, pp.117-121

2021 2020 2019 2018 2018 2018 2016

TABLE OF CONTENT

01 WE(B)EIRUT

02 CITY IN CITY

03 THE AIRPORT CITY

04 MANY URBAN NATURES

Beirut Urban Recovery

Willets Point Urban Renovation Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1 Hotel Jaipur Community Design

01 WE(B)EIRUT 2021 Fall Team Work | Teammate: Yue Xu Location: Beirut, Lebanon Program: Urban Design Instructor: El Hadi Jazairy Beirut has grown with trauma and recovery. In 2020, an explosion in the Beirut port rocked the vulnerable city. The blast directly devastated neighborhoods, destroyed buildings, and affected around 200,000 housing units in the capital. In a single moment, their livelihoods and life achievements vanished. When considering the aftermath of the explosion and the resulting real estate speculation in surrounding neighborhoods, it is clear there is an urgent need to reinforce the solidarity of local communities to confront the gradual disintegration of scattered gentrification and increasing risk of permanent displacement. With the intention to bond local communities and memorize those scars, new alternatives introduce a viable and inclusive space by connecting those community assets together to form a self-growth web that strengthens the geographical, spatial, and social solidarity. As such, the project Web 0 190 Beirut can also be interpreted as We Beirut. lt in ‫ورو‬ Bui ‫ غ عرا‬ud ‫ ش ا‬oura ‫ل‬ ‫ يك‬ar, G ‫ي‬ ‫ ت‬i la B u Teq

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Beirut Trauma History and Gentrification Movement

1990 Location: Downtown Reason: Civic war

2010 Location: Mar Mikhael Reason: low to middle-income neighborhood

After the civil war (1975-1990), downtown Beirut had thus been devastated. This neighborhood was renovated by Solidere, a private company. This project is part of a logic of expropriations and excessive demolition-reconstructions.

Neighborhood composed mainly of car mechanics and other light industry. In approximately 2006, Mar Mikhael’s low rents began to attract its share of young creatives.

2006 Location: Gemmayzeh Reason: artist and nightlife-led transformation

2020 Beirut Explosion

At the end of the civil war, downtown Beirut, around Martyrs' Square, had thus been devastated. This neighborhood was renovated by Solidere. This project is part of a logic of expropriations and excessive demolitionreconstructions: 80% of buildings are destroyed, while the irreversible damage caused by the war is of the order of 40%.

2000 Location: Monot Reason: Civic war

Monot was heavily damaged during the war and lost a substantial portion of its original population, leaving the neighborhood with a large supply of cheap apartments. Lured by these cheap rents, Monot began to attract young artists and creatives.

2006 Israel–Hezbollah War

1990 Civic War

As artists and creatives, as well as bars and restaurants, began to migrate to the neighborhood (some coming from Monot, others supported by new investors) .

On 4 August a large explosion occurred in the port of Beirut, killing at least 180 people and injuring over 6,000. Over 40,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. The cause of the blast but has been attributed to 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate which was inadequately stored in port warehouses

After the war in the summer of 2006, which pitted the Israeli army against Hezbollah fighters, the Haret Hreik neighborhood, the latter's stronghold south of the capital, was reduced to ruins after intense aerial bombardments. More than 230 buildings are destroyed, and 1,200 damaged.

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Beirut Explosion Damage Map The aftermath of explosion directly crashed down the nearby neighboorhoods, which are characterized by their unique historic urban and social fabric, and they boast a rich mix of uses and a diversity of sociodemographic groups. The richness of the community with creative industry and historical building has been threatened by capital eviction and demolition permit. The scattered gentrification has gradually break down this community.

[ Madame Reve ]

Beirut’s history of ‘recovery’ testifying to the expolsion of vulnerable communities and disregarding ecological and conservation opportunities urge us to rethink urban reconstruction.

[ Raw ]

Raw is a space where ideas can take shape, gain momentum and grow. It’s a photography studio, a workshop venue and a giant brainstorming pad. Raw is the creative space you shape.

After

History of the baker and people in Beirut. Since 1982, this artisan baker has been serving dozens of traditional doughy flatbreads all day long - ubiquitous on Lebanese breakfast tables

[ Galerie Tanit ]

For over forty years Galerie Tanit has played an important role in introducing American artists to German audiences and beyond. After 2002 the program of the gallery gradually shifted to a younger generation of artists and introduced international artist like Jeremy Blake and Michael Lin to local audiences.

[ Saint Anthony of padova maronites ]

The building was built in 1920, the first floor is Tequila Bar, and the upper level is for residence. The building was destroyed in the explosion.

[ Fern Ghattas ]

Mar Michael is named after the Maronite Catholic Church of St Michael, which is located on Rue Pharoun.

[ Vendome Satirs ]

The stairs stand as one of the surviving landmarks in Beirut, a shared public space that different activists and civil society organizations have fought to preserve over the years.

Before

[ Tequila(Rmeil 733) ]

[St Michael Maronite Church]

Madame Reve present their Vintage accessories collection spanning many epochs from the late 19th century to the nineteenseventies. Madame Dreams" now, of the past: of a past recreated: of bygone eras revisited.

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[ Vanina ] + Before

The ETD was founded in 1835, it has its origins in a building next to St. George's Cathedral in downtown Beirut. At that time, it was nicknamed "the great school", because it was then the largest educational institution in the capital.

St Joseph Church is located on Gourand street in Beirut. It was built as a Franciscan convent in the late nineteenth century. The church is a great example of traditional Lebanese architecture.

Before

After

[ College des Trois Docteurs ]

[ St Joseph Church ]

After

[ St.Nicholas Stairs ]

St. Nicholas stairs is the longest stairway in the Middle East with 125 steps and is 500 meters long. Since 1973, the stairs have been used as an open-air art exhibition site that occurs twice every year.

Vanina is a social enterprise that spontaneously grew out of a common passion between childhood friends Tatiana Fayad and Joanne Hayek. It all started with a jewelry line in 2007, and evolved to become a lifestyle label.

Before

After

[ Tobaji Garden ]

The land measures 4,695 meters squared and has been running for over 100 years. After explosion, because it overlooks many of the neighboring houses , rescue workers and volunteers carved out a path through the orchard to access buildings and clear the rubble. It also became a place of rest once more.

[ Villa Linda Sursock ]

One of Beirut’s historic landmarks, Villa Linda Sursock is idyllic for weddings where guests can dance the night away in a magnificent setting.

Before

After

[ Sursock Palace ]

Beirut explosion devastates Sursock Palace. Built in 1860 by Moussa Sursock, it was recognized at the time as one of Beirut's grandest town houses

Garden Heritage

[ Nayef Francis ]

Nayef Francis Design Studio is a design boutique that specializes in product design that include furniture and home accessories. Nayef Francis Design Studio's products combine a hint Middle Eastern aesthetic with minimal and functional design.

Pub/ Restaurant Creative Industry Staircase Explosion Point Explosion Damage Minor

[ Galerie Trad ]

Galerie Trad is an unconventional furniture gallery located in the midst of busy Beirut, providing its clients with custom-made items at strategical prices

Severe

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We(B)eirut Generation

[Armenia Street] Cultural/ Artistic / Residential Building

Creative System

[Gouraud Street] Low-rise building Representative facades Slate road

[1] Mixed-Use Building Craft: ABCO Built Year: N/A

[12] Mixed-Use Building Built Year: 1960

[2] Mixed-Use Building Cafe: Bar Tartine Restaurant: SUD Restobar Built Year: N/A

[13] Mixed-Use Building Jewelry Shop: Gems Built Year: 1960

[3] Mixed-Use Building Airbnb Built Year: 1920

[14] Mixed-Use Building Gift Shop Artwork: Graffiti Built Year: 2015

[4] Mixed-Use Building Art: Galerie Tabitha Built Year: 1920

[15] Sursock Palace | ‫رصق‬ ‫كوسوس‬ Built Year: 1860

[5] Mixed-Use Building Auto parts: Ets. Elie Mourad Auto Parts Import/Export Built Year: 1990

[16] Sursock Museum | ‫رصق‬ ‫قسرس‬ Built Year: 1912 [17] Villa Linda Sursock | ‫اليف‬ ‫قسرس ادنيل‬ Built Year: 1875

Commercial System

[1]

[18] Bar : Torino express Cafe: B coffee bar Built Year: 1900

[2] [3]

[St Niclias Stair] Landmark

[9] [11] [20] [21]

[Gouraud Street] a mixed residentialcommercial street

[14]

[19] [18]

[15]

[17]

[Gemmayzeh Street] 19th century churches Historical street

[13] [12]

Historical System

[Tobaji Garden] Community garden Daily life

[ Salah Labaki Street] Residential building Historical building Daily life

[16]

[8] [7]

[6]

[5]

[4]

[19] Pub : Dragonfly Restaurant : Margarita Built Year: 1900

[23]

[22]

[10]

[6] Mixed-Use Building Jewelry Design: Cynthia Raffoul Jewelry Built Year: 1935

[20] Saint Joseph Church | ‫رام‬ ‫فسوي‬ Built Year: 1932

[7] Mixed-Use Building Restaurant: China Club Photo Studio:Studio Fouad Built Year: N/A

[21] Santa Church ‫فسوي رام‬ Built Year: 1932

[8] Commercial Building Pet Store: Unique Pets Built Year: 1900

[22] Residence Building Built Year: 1970

[9] Mixed-Use Building Bread Store: Sandwich w Nos Restaurant: My Tellaria Built Year: 1960

[23] Residence Building Built Year: N/A

[10] Mixed-Use Building Bar: Kassab Pastry Built Year: 1960

Residential System

[11] Collège des Trois Docteurs ‫ءابطألا اورت يد جيلوك‬ Built Year: 1911 0

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Healing Strategies With the intention to bond local communities and memorize those scars, new alternatives introduce a viable and inclusive space by connecting those community assets together to form a self-growth web that strengthens the geographical, spatial, and social solidarity. With the intention to bond local communities and memorize those scars, new alternatives introduce a viable and inclusive space by connecting those community assets together to form a self-growth web that strengthens the geographical, spatial, and social solidarity. Meanwhile, urban scars generated by each injury will not be forgotten and covered by the following interventions. The strong will of the community promotes healing strategies. After the explosion, the banners, "we are staying" written in both English and Arabic, were ubiquitous in Beirut, which elaborate the new life happening in ruins. The willingness to strive becomes the motivation to initiate healing strategies.

Before the blast, the mixeduse buildings provides soil to nurture of the vitality of its vigorous business on the ground and residential life on upper level.

Contemplation Healing

Damage

Sursock Palace built in 1860 is a traditional Lebanese heritage building, and a landmark in Beirut.

Going beyond temporal response, psychological recovery also calls for a space for further contemplation. A monumental structure comprising fragmented stones, debris, and cracks from damaged heritage sites form both the tangible and the intangible sense of place.

The palace and its spacious garden sustained severe damage from the massive explosion.

Damage Some buildings totally collapsed

Residents and volunteers cleaned up the space.

Green Healing For several totally-collapsed structures, productive uses, like gardens, pocket parks or community spaces, would benefit the community. This green healing technique creates an open space network that the city lacks at present.

Identification Healing Before the blast, the mixeduse buildings provides soil to nurture of the vitality of its vigorous business on the ground and residential life on upper level.

Damage

The explosion destroyed buildings.

Many local people chose to repair the ground floor firstly, thus they can reopen their businesses and generate income. The damaged upper level will be in a long-term reconstruction.

In memory of the trauma, identification healing would keep the broken façade as it was, the scar will become a mark of time and history. The upper level will be set back, in this manner, the corridor will become the extension of narrow street. The second floor can be used for creative industry like art gallery, design studio. And the upper level can be the residential units.

Legend Web Key Nodes Identification Healing Green Healing Contemplation Healing

Before Explosion

2020 Beirut Explosion

Immediate Reaction

Healing Strategies |8

Design Intervention Zone A Zone B

Zone A

Zone B

Zone C

Identification Healing

Zone D

Zone E

Zone F

Zone G

Zone D Zone E Zone F Park Plaground

Green Healing

Sursock Plaza

Event Place

Collective Debris Cone

Monumental Column

Open Market

Roof Garden

Contemplation Healing

Urban Agricultural

Zone G

Design Intervention

Green Space System

Intervention System

Web System

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02 City in City 2020 Fall University of Michigan Group Work | Teammate: Shuyue Lei Location: Willets Point, Queens, New York, the United States Program: Urban Design Instructor: Mclain Clutter

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Compulsive Eviction

Redevelopment Planning

LINA TAPIA AND RODRIGO RAMOS

2008

“Willets Point is everything. Nine years ago we got this business. Before this we were workers. My husband was a mechanic.”

150,000 ft² community facility 170,000 ft² retail 30,000 ft² school 500,000 ft² office

Queens, NYC 2011

5,500 units housing Mall with 200 stores 2,500 units housing

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1,000,000 ft² mall 2825-spot parking lot

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“Willets Point for me is 24 years of hard work trying to build up a business, trying to move forward.” Arturo Olaya 58, a Colombian immigrant who runs an auto upholstery shop, said he would try his luck in Florida.

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Willets Point Site Plan City field and event parking

Deteriorating artificial wetlands

Uniform riprap shoreline

Historic toxic and CSO sediment

Designated fishing areas

Subway station

Native oyster population

Railwat station

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“Practically, we are in limbo. They have us cornered,” 39, a Salvadoran immigrant with five children who works as a technician at a tiny outpost called Carlos Auto Electric. Mr. Rivera’s arrival in New York, like other workers’, was eased by a 2032 job in Willets Point. The area has been a vital source of bluecollar work, especially for newcomers who lack English skills, proper documentation and certification as an auto mechanic.

NYC DOT Maintenance Facility Blighted highway underpass condition Subsistence fishing

Subway

4,230,000 ft² "residential, retail, hotel, office, parking, and community facility" development Public School 6 acres of parkland

2,490 housing units 1,250,000 ft² retail 500,000 ft² office space 560,000ft² hotel 150,000ft² community center 230,000ft² public school

Railway

8 acres parkland

Special districts Green space

Mall

Customer Hotel

Auto business Business Owner

Worker

Parking Living

Retail School

Office

Parkland Community Center | 12

According to several articles, Queens neighborhoods have the worst commute of all NYC. Through the data, People live in Queens usually spend 30-59 minutes on commuting.While nearly every New Yorker suffers through a long commute, the length varies depending on the borough and neighborhoodsi where they reside. Queens residents are the most likely to work outside of the city.Thirteen percent commute to jobs beyond the five boroughs.

A. College Point

B. Jamaica Estate

Work from home 20.01%-32.00% 15.01%-20.00% 10.01%-15.00% 0.00%- 10.00%

Walk/ Bicycle to work Bicycle to work Walk to work

C. Far Rockaway

Where do Queens’ residence work?

Traffic Flow Rail Subway Commuting Time Less than 15 mins 15-29 mins 30-59 mins 60-89 mins More than 90 mins

Commuting time less than 15 mins 10.01%-100.00% 0%- 10.00%

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[ College Point ]

College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is a mostly residential ethnically diverse community with some industrial areas.

[ Jamaica Estates ]

Jamaica Estates is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The area is characterized by million-dollar homes and a multitude of trees. The neighborhood consists of mostly upper-middleclass residents.

[Far Rockaway ]

Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is a diverse neighborhood with many immigrants from Jamaica, Guyana, and Guatemala, as well as Russia and Ukraine. It also is home to a significant number of Orthodox Jews.

Median Age

Median Income

Median Age

Median Income

Median Age

Median Rent

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Jamaica Estates

College Point

Median Income

Legend Selected Community

Commerical + Employment Industry Commercial Space Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services 1 100 Retail Trade

Commerical + Employment Industry

1 100

Landuse

01 1-2 family building 02 Multi-family walk-up building 03 Multi-family elevator building 04 Mixed residential/commercial building 05 Commercial/office building 06 Industrial/Manufacturing 07 Transportation/Utility 08 Public facility/Institute 09 Open space/ Outdoor recreation 10 Parking facilities 11 Vacant land

Building + Infrastucture

Figure Ground + Infrastucture

Building Height/ Feet 0.00- 16.00 16.01- 32.00 32.01- 48.00 48.01- 80.00 80.01-460.00

Colleges Subway Stations Public Schools Private Schools Libraries Hospitals

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Residential Building

C ollege Point

Jamaica Estate

Commercial Building

Mixed Residential and Commercial Building

Far Rockaway

Jamaica Estate

Public Facility Commercial/Office Open Space School Supermarket Library Hospital Post Office Subway/Train Station

Lower Median Income (< $ 60k)

Higher Median Income (> $60k)

College Point

Well-educated

Younger Median Age(20-38)

Far Rockaway

Renter Occupied Housing

Older Median Age (45-55)

Owner Occupied Housing | 15

Generation Process - 1F

Far Rockaway

Mall School

Jamaica Estates

Hotel

Living Unit

Hospital

Living Unit

Living Unit Parkland

Library Auto Business

1. Ground-Floor Extended Buildings

Community Center

Auto Business

2. Connection

Auto Business

College Point

Working

Living Unit

Parking Lot Retail 15-min Life Circle's Elements Redevelopment's Elements

3. Housing

4. Add Government's Redevelopment Elements

Generation Process - 2F Programme 2F

Tires and Rims

Sales Used Cars

Auto Wrecking

Detail and Car Washing

Auto Parts

1. Green Space

2. Connection

Junk Yard

Auto Repair

Muffler Auto Salvage

Existing Auto-related Business

Auto Body

Auto Glass

Auto Body Auto Glass Auto Other Auto Parts Auto Repair Auto Sales Auto Tires Auto Wrecking/ Salvage Mixed Auto Use Non-auto Use Vacant

3. Auto-related Business

4. Housing

Water Management 5. Add Government's Redevelopment Elements

Flood Control Park (stormwater storage)

Areas intended for bulk water retention

Rain/Flood

Auto-Related Business

Deployable Floodwall

Bioswale Infilrate

Wastewater

Programme 1F

Wetland Restoration (stormwater storage)

Flushing Creek

Areas intended to be temporarily flooded

6. Add Infrastructure

Permeable Pavement

Central Bioswale

Government's Redevelopment Elements

15-min Life Circle's Elements

45,000 ft²

15,000 ft²

45,000 ft²

250,000 ft²

200,000 ft²

80,000 ft²

60,000 ft²

15,000 ft²

7,500 ft²

560,000 ft²

230,000 ft²

200,000 ft²

65,000 ft²

300,000 ft²

15,000 ft²

150,000 ft²

Housing 36,000 ft²

650 units

65,000 ft² 15,000 ft²

Flood Mitigation and Water Management

Seperate Sewer System

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Site Plan

Section | 17

Section | 18

03 The Airport City

-- Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1 Hotel Design

2020 Spring Southeast University Individual Work Program: Architecture Design/ Hotel Design Location: Shanghai, China Instructor: Yimin Guo, Takao Tojo, Tao Han Based on the design goal of "integrated terminal hotel", the project celebrates the development trend from traditional "urban airport" to "the airport city", which can be broadly understood as a subcenter with the urban business, local culture, residential space and green space. The project breaks the traditional hotel function, which took the lobby as its core, and sets up a second core space, the city park, in the junction of Hongqiao Terminal 1 and elevated highway. Combined with the aircraft observation deck and the hotel garden, "the airport city" provides divergent public spaces for different types of hotel guests.

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Hongqiao Analysis

Depature in early morning

Japan

Guest room Swimming pool Conference Reception Shopping All-day dining Bar

Normal/Early Check-in

Arrival in late night 23:00

20:00

17:00

14:00

11:00

08:00

05:00

Walk-in Check-in (Delayed/Cancelled Flight )

Non-living

Airport Observation Non-living Guest

Living Guest Midnight Check-in

Fea stin g

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National Depature

Guest room Swimming pool & SPA

Conference

Lobby& Reception

Feasting, Meeting

Cafe

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All-day dining

Garden

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Bar Book bar

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Yanhai Highway

Garden

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Huhu Highway

Book bar

Waiting to Board

International Depature

Hongqiao Airport

Cafe

Arrival Flights Depature Flights

Hongqiao Flight Route

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Concept

Living Function

Flight Numbers

Korean

Hotel Function Analysis

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Daily Arrivals and Departures

2F Depature Level

Concept Generation

Regional Transit

International Arrival Baoshan Hongqiao

National Arrival Downtown

Chuansha

Airport Observation

Minhang ansit ic Tr Publ

R ang ngg o K

Urban Transit

1F Arrival Level

Civil Park

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+ Downtown

Site

Hongqiao Airport

Inner City

Hotel Garden | 20

Axonometric

Lobby

All-day dining

Cafe

Boutique

Bar

Garden

Bar

Cafe

Book bar

Book Bar

Chinese Restaurant All-day Dining

Japanese Restaurant

Gym

Public Garden

Conference Venue

SPA

Swimming Pool

Hotel Garden

B1 2F

1F 3F

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Site Plan

10ft

10m

First Basement Floor Plan

10ft

10m

Second Basement Floor Plan

10m

Ground Floor Plan

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Section

10ft

10m

Second Floor Plan

10ft

10m

Third Floor Plan

10ft

10m

Fifth Floor Plan

North Elvation

Window Section Detail

Guest Room Plan

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04 MANY URBAN NATURES

-- Accelerating Climate Action

Spring 2021 University of Michigan Team work | Teammate: Kevin Bechard, Sydney Strawser Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India Program: Community Renovation Instructor: María Arquero de Alarcón

Many Urban Natures offers an accupuntural approach to redevelopment that operates tactically and incrementally, rebuilding only on specific sites when the buildings' life cycle are exhausted, and designing instead the urban environment at the street level. The Jyoti Nagar Housing Board Flats site can serve as a proof of concept for the city’s commitment to drive a more sustainable future. By nature-based climate solutions and preservation driving the conceptualization of the project, our proposal seeks to create a prototype that can be replicated in other areas across the city to begin to create a larger ecological network.

Ravi -Student at the Ellen Collge of Design in Jaipur and a renter at Jyoti Nagar Housing Flats

Amar -Local designer at a firm near Jyoti Nagar and a friend of Aanya’s

Aanya -Owner of a flower shopn near Jyoti Nagar and resident of the area

Sai -Construction worker in Jaipur and long-time owner of a unit at Jyoti Nagar

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As I turned to continue my walk, a newspaper tumbling along the sidewalk blew into me. As I picked it up, I noticed a column highlighting the temporal conditions in Jaipur and factors contributing to the changing climate. As I thought about how climate effects were, indeed, growing, I was reminded of the day I moved to Jaipur 5 years ago.

It was a Saturday afternoon in mid-spring as I walked along Sahakar Marg Road in Jaipur on my way to a monthly meeting for my living community, Jyoti Nagar Housing Flats. As I walked along the road, admiring the spring day, I began to recall memories from my time in Jaipur.

Located in central Jaipur, the Jyoti Nagar Housing Board Flats dwellers have access to plenty of green open space. With a well preserved park in the heart of the neighborhood and in close proximity to the Kartapura Ganda Nalla, they know well the benefits of easy access to urban nature in the rapidly growing city. According to the mapping, vacant land and transportation infrastructure (railway and road) make up the largest proportion of open space in Jaipur. Green open spaces vary from the magnificent presence of the Aravalli Hills to small city parks providing wide opportunities for the implementation of a green space network throughout the city.

It was a particularly hot day near the end of summer. Having grown up in Chandigarh, a city known for its green spaces, I could not forget how surprised I was by the absence of green space when I arrived.

Continuing along the road, I approached a run-down housing complex. In front of it sat a monolithic billboard picturing a wealthy couple and an advertisement for new, luxury apartments. Time, and time again I’d see things like this, and it was beginning to frustrate me. “How can the city talk about redevelopment without hearing any input from the actual residents?” I thought None ofthenewdevelopmentsreflectedanyofthe growing climate challenges we faced.

The taxonomy of open green spaces in Jaipur includes many different types in their spatial definition, ownership and management structure. Despite the diversity of this landscape mosaic, the reality is that the provision of green open space per resident is well bellow recommended standards.

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Back to my walk, I was getting close to the park where the meeting was being held. With a little time still left to walk, I flipped the page of the newspaper and found a section about the many unlandscaped areas with bare soil surfaces in Jaipur. This reminded of yet another memory; a rainy day during the monsoon season when my clothes got drenched from the rain and got splattered with mud from my commute through the busy, crowded streets.

I remembered the hot sun beating down on me as I lugged my belongings up into my new apartment. I gained an immediate understanding, that day, of the intensity of the summer heat after moving in without much tree cover, and seeing street vendors try to fit themselves into the limited shady areas to escape the sweltering sun.

The rapid urbanization of the Jaipur region, with concrete and asphalt replacing natural vegetation, is creating “urban heat islands” with about two degrees celsius higher average*. During the very hot summers, this condition further aggravates an already critical situation that is only expected to worsen in future years. With the central areas growing vertical, wind patterns are impacted, intensifying the sensation of heat. The increasing use of concrete, asphalt, glass and metal in building construction absorbs and retains more heat. As the most urbanized areas are the hottest, and those able to preserve vegetation the coolest, central city areas like Jyoti Nagar will play an important role setting a response engaging climate action. As such, every redevelopment project should invest on the renaturalization of the city, maintaining mid-rise density neighborhoods with park space and consolidated tree canopies.

The existing ground conditions on the site and its adjacencies are made up of sparse tree cover and grassy, landscaped areas while mainly consisting of unlandscaped and paved areas, like bare soil surface, that are subject to intense sun exposure.

That same day, after moving all of my belongings into my new apartment, my good friend, Sai, who just happened to live down the hall, wanted to show me around the Central Park in Jaipur. Walking there in the sun, without much shade, was more tiring than I had anticipated. We were so ready to go into the park and get out of the sun.Butoncewefinallyarrived,toour despair, we found that its gates were closedandwecouldn’tgoin.

Busy was more like an understatement. My commute through the streets involved weaving my way through crowds of pedestrians, hurrying out of the way of vehicles and elephants alike, and interacting with local street vendors.

Indian cities constantly redraw their grounds staging an endless choreography of urban actors and programs. Jaipur is no exception and the kinetic nature of urban life offers an endless spectacle. Street vendors, busy pedestrians, all kinds of vehicles, and animals create an ever-transforming streetscape in Jaipur.

The site and its surroundings are mainly used for residential spaces, and are located near other green spaces, educational institutions, health centers, restaraunts, and banks. Sawai Mansingh Stadium and Central Park are the main green open spaces in the neighborhood. However, as gated, public parks, residents are not always garunteed access.

Different time slots witness those components in motion from morning to midnight. Those activities vividly happen in secondary, tertiary, and residential roads, and even every fragment of open space between the buildings. The parking lot during the day may transfer to a flexible bazaar at night. These dynamic components flow with time leaving no scar in the ground.

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One outcome of redevelopment projects that negatively affects the communities is displacement. Development-induced displacement is quite common in India. To achieve rapid economic growth, India has invested in industrial projects, redevelopment projects, roads, power plants, and new cities. The majority of population displaced comes from the sites of construction of large dams, highways, metros as well due to the process of urbanization.

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Since expressing concerns at past meetings of increased rent, length of construction process, and potential relocation in the event of redevelopment, my community had decided we wanted to preserve and improve the existing conditions of our home. As Sai and I walked up to the group, I could hear the excitement of my fellow neighbors finally having their ideas heard.

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The overlapping ecological services of the rain gardens and pocket parks are an example of green infrastructure that contributes to resilience in urban systems. This helps with decreasing stormwater flows, helping maintain stable urban temperatures, and providing habitat of urban wildlife.

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I also got the opportunity to express my climate concerns and observations to the design team, and got to play a role in the planning process. Because of that, I was able to make sure improving the neighborhood’s ecosystems was a priority in the design.

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“Ravi!” Cut short of my daydream, Sai was running towards me as I walked up to the group. “Remember Aanya’s friend, Amar? The one who works at that design firm on Pankaj Singhvi Marg right near our apartments? They’re here at the meeting!” he exclaimed.

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Over the course of the following few weeks, we worked hard in our co-creation of designing a more sustainable, equitable home. Aanya worked closely with the design team as they developed plans to increase green spaces along streets and in the center park of the neighborhood. One component of this was applying for funding through a micro-loan to build rain gardens.

Together, my community and Amar’s firm formed a plan to take an incremental approach to redevelopment and select additions and reconstructions of only specific buildings. We set goals to improve the quality of units, make more space to welcome new residents into our neighborhood, and to have a large focus on curating the outdoor communal spaces to better serve everyone who occupied them.

In addressing the greenhouse gas emissions caused by increased levels of vehicular traffic combined with overcrowing, and lack of safety for pedestrains in streets, part of our design aims to create a streetscape which accomodates for all. Here, the street is reorganized to separate fast moving vehicles from pedestrians, bicyclers, street vendors, and wildlife. In the case of Jyoti Nagar, there will be an art wall acting as a buffer.

We were inspired by the work of Ann Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal whose work focuses on environmental, economic, and social tiers, and pays respect to the inherited while striving to act responsibly in the present. Rather than demolishing and reconstructing spaces, their work preserves the aims and aspirations of the original designers and the current occupants.

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As we worked, time seemed to go by in a whirlwind. In early fall, while out for a morning walk through my neighborhood, I was admiring our community’s hard work and progress. As I walked towards the center of our neighborhood, I could see that Sai’s idea to use environmentally sensitive bamboo for scaffolding on the building exteriors was progressing quickly. I was so excited to see that the shading for apartment interiors was being improved, as it would get quite hot in my unit by late afternoon.

By late summer, things were beginning to come together. We had gotten word that our micro-loan was approved, and we had successfully begun planting flowersandtreestobuildraingardens.

These designs conserve and reuse material resources in the construction phase and are meant to protect landscapes by reducing forestry, mining, excavation and transport. Ongoing site operations over time can reduce demand for limited off-site resources such as collection of stormwater for irrigation reuse. We believe that stormwater can be harvested from the existing surrounding buildings and streets, treated in surrounding wetlands and then stored in cisterns where it can be supplied for irrigation for the proposed parks and used to help develop the underground plumbing which the community is in need of.

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Scaffolding systems added to building exteriors are one of three techniques being developed by our team to implement an accupunctural design approach. This provides one of several modes of personalization for residents. As a host for green walls, clothes lines, hung textiles, even wildlife, and a mode of shading, the scaffolding is meant to serve as a multifunctional asset determined by the individual resident, increasing their agency and the prioritization of their needs in the design.

Thanks to the close collaboration with Amar’s firm, Sai, and I helped them lead a team to remove parts of the Om Shiv Jyoti Park walls. By doing this, we gave our community easier access to the new green spaces. We also redesigned sections to serve multifunctional uses for plantings, displays of art, and street vendor use.

Bamboo serves as an ecologically sensitive alternative to the commin building materials of concrete and steel. The tensile and compressive strengths compare well against conventional materials such as steel and concrete, and is durable, affordable, and more ecologically sustainable.

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By mid fall, our efforts were nearing completion. With the help of Amar’s firm, we had successfully forgone a total redevelopment of our neighborhood, prolonged our tenure, avoided displacement, and strengthened our community bond and agency.

The provision of green spaces within the city is critical to build resilience to a changing climate. For the planning, design and management of nature-based infrastructures to extend their ecological, economic, and socio-cultural benefits across Jaipur, all future developments should incorporate relevant open space provisions.

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We now had guaranteed access to green space and outdoor shaded areas, safer neighborhood streets, improved apartments with operable shading, and additional space to welcome new members into our community.

“Hey, Ravi, is it?” I was out for a morning walk again, enjoying the improved greenspaces in my neighborhood.Iturnedaroundtofind a stranger approaching me. “Hi,” I was surprised they knew my name, “yes, my name is Ravi”

Our team thinks about what is already in place in Jyoti Nagar. We look to the resident’s already in place, the homes they have made for themselves, and the communities they have developed. We question who the majority is that wants redevelopment to take place, and warrant a need to shift these redevelopment principles towards a more inclusive, functional, ecologically sensitive, and resident-driven planning process. If Jyoti Nagar intends to thrive and be relevant we suggest redevelopment be kept to a minimum.

“Are you from Jyoti Nagar Housing Flats? Can you tell me about your community?”

As our hard work became more known among similar areas throughout Jaipur, other communities, facing the same challenges we once faced, became inspired to take similar action in their own neighborhoods.

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