[PORTFOLIO] JESSE SHAN'S SELECTED ACADEMIC WORKS 2012 - 2018
CONTENT 01 RIPPLE EFFECT ......................................................... 01 Painted Dogs Research Trust campus, Hwange, Zimbabwe
02 NØRREBRO PLADS - A VITAL EDGE .......................... 09 Scan | Design ecological urbanism studio, Copenhagen
03 VISION42 ................................................................... 21 Behavioral analysis & Toolkit for re-designing 42nd St, NYC
04 WEAVING CITY ........................................................... 29 Urban design of Textile City region in Xi'an, China
05 OTHER WORKS .......................................................... 37 Graphic Design/Artworks
01 RIPPLE EFFECT Painted Dogs Research Trust campus, Hwange, Zimbabwe
University of Washington, Painted Dog Research Trust Design Activism Studio - 10 weeks Instructor: Brian Gerich Year: 2017 Collaborator: Sylvia Janicki Painted Dog Research Trust (PDRT) is a Zimbabwe-based non-profit organization that focuses on protecting the highly endangered sepcies African painted dog. PDRT is proposing to build a campus in Hwange, in the northwestern area of Zimbabwe, to incorporate Zimbabwean graduate students to build local capacity and tomorrow's conservationists. The campus is based just outside Victoria falls and situated in a landscape mosaic of National parks, forestry, private safari area, and communal lands where it is intended stakeholder benefits will accrue. This studio focuses on incorporating affordable, scalable, and sustainable techniques to create a self-sufficient campus that could host over 100 people in the long term. This proposal takes a common form of wetlands in Zimbabwe and integrates it with local plants to perform ecological functions such as water infiltration, conduction, and storage. The design also embodies a goal to engage and support more women in the local community.
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conceptual diagram
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conceptual visioning
ripple effect
kraal
dambo
the continuing and spreading result of an
a traditional African village of huts en-
class of shallow wetlands commonly found
action
closed by fence
in Zimbabwe
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Dr. Rasmussen’s house
workshop
water harvesting pond library
water tower dining hall
visitor center guest house
shower block
community ecology center
student housing
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200 ft
dambo system 5 - 7% 2 5 - 7%
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soil-stablizing
boulders from excavation
medical grasses containing
native grasses
to slow down water flow
essential oil
TYPE-A. water conduction & erosion control 3 4 5 - 7% 5 - 7%
wattle from thatch grass
crops irrigated with stored and filtered water
water treatment & collection capacity
TYPE-B. food & medicine
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Average annual rainfall: 640 mm (2.1 ft)
5 - 7% boulders from excavation
Catchment Area: 317,160 ft3
for soil stablization
TYPE-C. craft & construction
Total Annual Rainfall within Catchment Area: 666,036 ft3/yr Water Usage per Day for 100 People: Conservative ~ 15,000 L (530 ft3) Realistic ~ 3,000 L (106 ft3) Living Maching Capacity: 600 ft3
pumped water
Water Usage per Year per 100 People: Conservative ~ 193,000 ft3 Realistic ~ 38,690 ft3
waste water input
Underground Storage Capacity: Up to 20,000 ft3
wetland cells
Supports up to 50 people for a year
roof catchment
drainage pipe flow direction overflow subsurface storage
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plant list 1
Berea Grass Dactyloctenium australe
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Bitter Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon plurinodis
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Common Bamboo Bambusa vulgaris
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Creeping Bristle Grass Setaria sphacelata
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Fine Thatching Grass Hyperthelia filipendula
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Panicgrass Panicum maximum
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Stinking Grass Bothriochloa radicans
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Yellow Thatching Grass Hyperthelia dissoluta
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Sorghum Sorghum bicolor
bamboo boardwalk and bridge 7
sorghum for animal feed and beer brewing 6
bamboo boardwalk resembling
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Ndebele painted house patterns
ditch for bamboo containment and erosion control from sheet flow thatching grass for craft and construction
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9 plants that attract birds water storage pumped back to water tank for reuse water storage to irrigate dambos
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with crops
phasing plan PHASE - 1
PHASE - 2
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PHASE - 4 filtered water
GRASSES AND CROPS soil stablization
BAMBOO GROWING
soil building
thatch
aggregate
sand
DAMBO TRENCHING
building material
GRASSES AND CROPS
BAMBOO GROWING
LIVING MACHINE
solid waste
organic waste
BUILDINGS AND ROADS
BAMBOO BOARDWALK
SOLAR STRUCTURES
energy
SOIL BUILDING
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AQUAPONICS
thatch
building material
ADDITIONAL HOUSING
WETLANDS CELLS
a model to support local women
MEDICINAL PLANT
MATERIAL FOR
WATER
FOOD AND FUEL
PRODUCTION
CRAFT
COLLECTION
PRODUCTION
women are largely healers in
women are thatch collectors and
women are largely responsible for
women are responsible for fuel
the community and collectors of
makers of crafts such as basket
water collection for everyday uses
wood collection and kitchen
medical plants
weaving
in the community
gardens
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02 NØRREBRO PLADS - A VITAL EDGE Scan | Design ecological urbanism studio, Copenhagen
University of Washington, Scan|Design Foundation Ecological Urbanism Studio - 10 weeks Instructors: Nancy Rottle, Jim Nicholls, Bill Estes, Louise Grassov Year: 2016 Collaborators: Jack Alderman, Kevin Van Meter, Tatyana Vashchenko The City of Copenhagen is currently focusing on three primary initiatives: urban renewal for select identified neighborhoods; climate adaptation interventions to alleviate flooding, heat island, and biodiversity impacts; and incorporation of urban nature – with an integration of these three initiatives as an overarching goal. Nørrebro is a neighborhood in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a vibrant and diverse neighborhood but lacks urban ecology, climate adaptation, and social infrastructure. Our site is split by two edges, one physical and one municipal. A rail line divides the site but also demarcates the edge between two neighborhoods. Our design, Nørrebro Plads, shifts and dissolves these edges utilizing a multi-functional approach that is playful yet innovative. This proposal aims to provide rich public space that merges climate-conscious design and aesthetic definition.
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conceptual diagram of the market structure
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urban context
Copenhagen’s finger plan guides transit
The project site spans two neighborhoods.
oriented development.
An above-ground rail bridge forms a concrete edge to each neighborhood.
site location
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merge
dissolve
design languages
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shift
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planting system
planting threshold
bridge
engage
filter
stormwater
water collecting system
active circulation
vehicular circulation
retain
infiltrate
capture
treat
paving & wayfinding system
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guide
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sectional elevation of public market
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model of two canopy modules
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market structure and plaza
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bike parking structure / metro headhouse
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03 VISION42 Behavioral analysis & Toolkit for redesigning 42nd St, NYC
Chongqing University, N-Office VISION42 Design Competition - 4 weeks Instructor: Haoyan Wei Year: 2014 Collaborators: Lu Li, Zili Pang This international competition aims to rethink and redesign one of the most iconic streets in the world - 42nd street in Midtown Manhattan. Remaking this dense live/work transportation corridor into a more livable space 24/7 will transform New York City at its core and become a model for major urban thoroughfares worldwide. The aim of this competition is to increase interest in and gain support for the vision42 initiative for a riverto-river auto-free light rail boulevard on 42nd Street. The design proposal is meant for remaking this important but noisy, traffic-clogged street into an enhanced, world-class pedestrian environment and public space that is served by a high-quality, low-floor, modern surface light rail tram. This proposal takes the approach of behaviorist, to observe the pedestrian behavior first, then the needs of the people who use the space are analyzed. Accordingly, the space form is created based on the analysis.
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conceptual sketches
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Central Park
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Newark Jersey City
Consulate General of PRC
42nd Street P. A. Bus Terminal
New York Public Library Bryant Park
UN Headquarters Chrysler Building
Ford Foundation
East River
Central Station
Times Square
dway
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Hudson River
42nd street in NYC
Ave. 42nd street in Midtown, Manhattan, NYC
life scences on 42nd street - 23 -
After the field survey and observation, the behaviors happen in the 42nd street are organized chronologically, based on which the needs of the users of the space are analysed. The needs are organized according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, among them the focus needs that the design should address the most are selected. 00:00 20:00 16:00 12:00 08:00 04:00
BASIC behavior
INTER-INDIVIDUAL behavior
game
exhibition
perform
cultural event
commercial
play
shopping
talk
read
food & drinks
rest
exercise
walk
cycle
wait for traffic
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PUBLIC behavior Maslow's hierarchy of needs
public communication
cognitive identiy
uniqueness
creative environment
Self-actualization spatial flexibility
spatial particularity
spatial diversity
privacy
vegetation
Esteem space texture
social activity
popularity
entertainment
communication
Belongingness separated pedestrian
healthy
security
Safety functional space
environment
crossibility
traffic
noise control
lighting
shade
seats
Physiological and Basic Needs
behavioral dynamics pedestrian flow spatial vitality
focus needs
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spatial analysis
behavioral dynamics
pedestrian flow
spatial vitality
circulation analysis
mobile traffic
pedestrian routes
transit facilities The spatial and behavioral analysis of the street space demonstrates the detailed characteristics of the space, which are analysed in three different kinds of values. According to the feature attributes of the space, the pedestrian circulation is organized, which provides basis for the actual space form of the design. - 25 -
behavior observation
positions tracking
hotspots of behavior
outlining hotspots
height generation
multidimensional form
shelter strategy
behavior observation
behavioral hotspots
form generated from routes
greenery strategy
behavior observation
dynamics analysis
fixed or movable seats
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04 WEAVING CITY Urban design of Textile City region in Xi'an, China
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Urban Design Studio - 4 weeks Instructor: Hao Li Year: 2012 Textile City zone is located in the main developing axis of Xi'an. Because of the retraction of the second industry, how to deal with the gentrification and displacement is the most important problem that should be focused on in this design. There has already been transformation happened. The vacant textile factory complex is rented at cheap prices, local artists jumped at the opportunity for large and affordable workspace, turning this huge industrial infrastructure into spaces for new art industry. What kinds of programs should be applied to this space along with the art industry to make the industry sustainable in the long run is the key question to face. This design takes strategies to introduce new programs and make sure the different programs could cooperate. Besides, spatial strategies are also undertaken to make sure the programs are well connected and organized. Besides functions replacement, to which the answer is introducing more art relevant industries, there is still the problem of preservation and renovation of the industrial heritage to be concerned. The weaving of the newly-introduced industries and the preserved industrial urban context should be the answer.
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conceptual diagram of building module
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textile city in Xi'an
Most of the present buildings on the site were built in the 1950's. There are also other kinds of industrial heritage like rails and pipelines. textile city in the Baqiao district Xi'an textile city is located in Xi'an, a historic city which is the capital city of Shaanxi Province of China. To the east of the textile city is Chanhe River with a long history. The site for this design locates in the north part of textile city, once was an important department of the textile city. With the development of the city, urban functional replacement of land is necessary. The design needs to meet the demands of urban development and makes overall longterm position and strategies, mid-term developing targets and detail design. Besides, the design also needs to keep the common
With the urban functional replacement, lots of the
memory and seek for a sense of identity.
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are already context of art industry on the site.
transformation strategies After the field survey, the quality of the buildings on the site are carefully examined. Among all the present buildings on the site, more than half of them are in poor conditions,
buildings to be preserved
About 20% of them are still in respectively good conditions, which are also the feature buildings of the zone. These buildings could be preserved, and transformed for new use.
structure preserved to be renovated
There are still a portion of the buildings in medium conditions, but parts of the buildings or the structures should also be utilized for renovation. There are several strategies could be applied, to make the industrial heritage work better with new industries.
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main building gallery art-studios training center office theater
7. museum 8. park 9. cafe 10. restaurants 11. malls 12. parking lot
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According to the existing texture of the site, there lies controling lines in several directions, along which the design
commercial
could be applied to. Based on the preserved buildings, the site could be devided into four sections, each featuring its unique urban function. All four sections are connected with open spaces and outdoor pathways. Those spaces and paths are art industry
the key elements to make all the functions on the site weaved into each other and all fused as one.
open space
space structure
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stage - 2
stage - 3
stage - 4
The main building consists of 350 building modules of the same size, which guarantees the flexibility of the building, both in shape and in functions. New functions of art industry should be introduced into it eventually.
art studio food & beverage office
gallery retail factory
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indoor courtyard
museum of industry history
modern art museum
main entrance
preserved ancient trees
malls
artists studios
malls
industry-themed park
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plaza of common memory
preserved rails
art training center
preserved columns
theater
gallery
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06 OTHER WORKS Graphic Design/Artworks
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model of two canopy modules
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Visual Identity for TEDxChongqing 2015 Theme: Rock - Paper - Scissors
rock
paper
competitive strategy
result prediction
subverted cognition
attribute analogy
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scissors
Event promo for TEDxYouth@Chongqing 2015 Theme: Back & Forth
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Urban Sketches
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Watercolor
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Architecture into Fiction: Occidental Plaza 35mm B&W Photography
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Acknowledgement The completion of the portfolio owe to my instructors, Michael Lewis, Brian Gerich, Nancy Rottle, Jim Nicholls, Louise Grassov, Haoyan Wei, and Hao Li, for their valuable criticism on my works and great support. Their tenacity and wisdom to the environment and design guide me unceasing progress and self-improvement. Besides, I also want to express many thanks to all those companions and friends who have been working and studying together with me, and all those friends who share profound knowledge and penetrating insight with me in different stages of my life, especially Jack Alderman, Anthony Circharo, Chen Chao, Brandon Herman, Kuang Li, Kevin Van Meter, and Tatyana Vascheko. You share the happiness, shoulder the pain, give the strength and show me the direction.
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