Landscape Architecture - Summary of Bachelor Portfolio

Landscape Architecture Portfolio QIYUAN JIANG 860111 JULY 2019

CONTENT Forest Walk

ABOUT ME

Revitalise Market Street Natural Gallery

Education July Intake 2016 - 2019 Bachelor of Environments, University of Melbourne

Software Skills Rhinoceros Vray Grasshopper Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Autodesk AutoCAD Sketchup 3ds Max Sketch Physical Model Making Word & PowerPoint

Forest Walk PROJECT SIZE: 180 * 140 Meter2

DESIGN BRIEF: A ramp grading project over Maribyrnong river provides healing and pleasant walking experience in forest to the Barcelona Pavilion.

ACADEMIC WORK: SITE TECTONICS SEMESTER 2 2017

The project concerns ramp design and fits the deisgn into landscape context of Maribyrnong river banks, aiming to offer an unique journey for people. The design process focuses upon topography manipulation with cut and fill, hierarchical ramp design of site contours and grading calculation and renders using 3ds Max, meanwhile applying a new plant strategy to the site cooperated with designed resting landings between ramps.

PROJECT TYPE: Group Project My involvement in group: Ramp Design, Grading Calculation, 3ds Max Render, Volume Calculation

RAMP GRADING PLAN

DESIGN CONCEPT • Hand Drawing CLOSE VIEW OF BARCELONA PAVILION

PANORAMA VIEW

Platform

Existing Road

UPPER RAMP

LENGTH/M

GRADIENT

LOWER RAMP

LENGTH/M

GRADIENT

Ramp 1

22.0

1:20

Ramp 1

7.5

1:14

Ramp 2

14.0

1:14

Ramp 2

7.0

1:20

Ramp 3

11.5

1:14

Ramp 3

8.0

1:14

Ramp 4

33.0

1:33

Ramp 4

12.5

1:14

Ramp 5

12.0

1:14

Ramp 5

20.0

1:20

Ramp 6

9.5

1:14

Ramp 7

11.5

1:14

Ramp 8

7.5

1:14

Ramp 9

14.0

1:20

Ramp 10

19.0

1:20

Ramp 11

10.0

1:14

Ramp 12

16.5

1:33

Ramp 13

9.0

1:14

Ramp 14

10.0

1:14

Ramp 15

9.0

1:14

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Handrail River & Bridge

Landmark tree: Jacaranda

Ramp

Dense plantings for views from landings

PLANTING STRATEGY

HYDROLOGY ANALYSIS

VOLUME CALCULATION • Volume change by cut and fill of the topography • Create canyon-like effect for the landscape • Enhance the sense of natural forests • Reference to the Dandenong Ranges walking trails

This section illustrates a general view when walking towards the pavillion from the north ramp, meanwhile shows the change of direction of ramp.

A

RENDER OVERVIEW B

Section AA A

This section is taken from east aspect, which gives a sense of the heights of ramp and change of contours, as well as the pavilion bounded by trees.

B

Section BB 5

SUN STUDY Change of sunlight, tree shades and walking experiences in different time and seasons

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SUMMER 9AM.

SUMMER 1PM.

SUMMER 4PM.

WINTER 9AM.

WINTER 1PM.

WINTER 4PM.

PERSPECTIVE • 3ds Max Render

View Point

View from interior of Barcelona Pavilion

View Point

View from ramp upon river

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Revitalise Market Street DESIGN BRIEF: Redesign the Market Cross (Queen Street) in respect of the development of Queen Victoria Market in 2040.

Key design objectives including: • Enhance market green spaces and sustainability, • Slow down market pedestrian movement, • Make Queen street an lively integrated market space • Cooperate with future Munro Site Development

PROJECT SIZE: 7.15 hectares

ACADEMIC WORK: LANDSCAPE STUDIO 3: URBAN OPEN SPACE SEMESTER 1 2018

PROJECT TYPE: Individual Project

STREET TYPOLOGIES

SITE ANALYSIS Group Site Analysis: I responsible for all the graphics shown in this page

Therry Street section

• Seats along the street • Weak design of streetscape • Lack of uses

QVM & SURROUNDING CONTEXT Queen Street section

• Mainly occupied by on-street parking space • lack of flexibility of pedestrian movement • Safety hazard

QVM ANALYSIS CONSIDERING EXISTING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN Historical open air sheds, restored into the fresh food market today

MUNRO SITE DEVELOPMENT Tram Station

Delivery, storage & waste management facilities

Future potential mixed use development Current car park, a potential backyard of 1.5 hectare accommodating market growth

Future public space development: flexibility & pedestrian friendly 9

PLAN

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DIAGRAM ANALYSIS

DESIGN EXPLORATION

Market green circulation formed by open lawn, street trees & ground truf pattern

• Sketch

Market key activity spots designed for: c hildren playing, weekend temporary market stall, tourism center

Market seating: designed infor mal seating areas, enhance market flexibility

"Market Shell"

Seating

Information Centre

Designed archy strcutrue connecting rest points meanwhile provides shading to increase the connectivity of market cross.

Distinctive from current market benches, it is in curvy shape both for sitting, leaning and lying down.

At the intersection of Queen Street & Therry Street, the information centre includes the market history, map, events to present QVM's as a tourism landmark.

Vehicle flow around QVM, gurantee the access to the car park of Munro site & enhance market predestrian environment

DESIGN STRATEGY

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rF ree

Par t

Pedestrian & cyclist flows within QVM

• Extensive plantings in lawn area • Natural shading for outdoor activities • Seats in shape of "QVM" as market feature

• Green patch with gentle hilling

• Mixed decidious trees around

along the pedestrian • Slow down pedestrian movement

market intersection • Increases seasonal features

• Enhance market creativity for

• Autumn scene shown in the

diverse activities

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DESIGN STRATEGY

Cinnamomum camphora

Geijera parviflora

MARKET SOUTH: AROMATIC LAWN

Melia azedarach

Correa 'Dusky Bells'

Jacaranda mimosifolia

MARKET INTERSECTION WITH THERRY STREET

Wisteria sinensis

Ulmus x hollandica

MARKET NORTH: "MARKET SHELL"

SECTION OF QUEEN STREET

FRANKLIN ST 12

FUTURE MUNRO SITE

VICTORIA ST

PERSPECTIVE Blossom of wisteria sinensis on shading structure offering pleasant seasonal experience Point of View

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Natural Gallery PROJECT SIZE: 1.78 hectares

ACADEMIC WORK: LANDSCAPE STUDIO 4: DESIGNED ECOLOGIES SEMESTER 2 2018

DESIGN BRIEF: The Natural Gallery is an innovative outdoor exhibit project integrated gallery and open space together. Located at the centrepiece of central urban education zone, this project reinforces Melbourne's role as an art city by offering education values for pubilc with ecological strengths of urban green space and water features. The objectives of design include vibrant gallery tour, seasonal features and pleasant experience in nature, which provide local residents, students and visitors with diverse opportunities in the place.

PROJECT TYPE: Individual Project

The site indicates a challenge of stormwater flooding, therefore, essential design resolution concerning ephemeral water system design is applied to the site. Moreover, water features play an important role in enhancing the temporality and expressive force of the landscape.

SITE CONTOURS

DESIGN CONSTRAINS Queensberry Hotel

Highest Level

CARLTON BREWERY SITE ANALYSIS Unremovable Buildings SURROUNDING LANDMARKS

Bluestone Heritage Facade

Lincoln Square

RMIT Design Hub

RMIT University

Queen Victoria Market

Lowest Level 0 WIND ANALYSIS (JULY)

61M

0

61M

STORMWATER ANALYSIS

Carlton Brewery Stormwater site Historical Watercourse Historical Swamp Conditions Flood Prone Area

SURROUNDING LAND USE

0

61M

Public Park

Mixed Use

Commercial Hub

Residential

City Central Business Zone

Education 15

Contour: 0.5m

Detail Design

PLAN

B

Timber Fence: Privacy

Semi Enclosed Space Rain Gardens

Timber Fence: View connection with natural

Partial View Gallery

A

A

Seating Grass Buffer Zone

Lawn Shelter

Central Sunken Stage

B

Section AA

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Section BB

WATER DESIGN STRATEGY

A. Ephemeral Water System

Temporality: Changing Water Level

Water channel along street connected with designed landscape in the gallery, creating a fluent water system

Surface Water Flow Acacia cognata Depth: 0.3m

Gallery

Lawn

Swanston St

Water Channel

Max Water Level in December

B. Rain Gardens

A wide range of plants selection, main features including:

• Blossoms in different months provide striking seasonal views • Attracting hummingbirds and butterflies

Aronia arbutifolia Eupatorium maculatum Itea virginica Hemerocallis cultivars Monarda didyma

Depth: 0.3m

C. Water Features

Average Water Level in Rain Events

A mixture of artificial water feature and natural temporal water feature:

• A designed permenant water pond with aquatic plants • Temporal water feature formed naturally when extreme flooding

Lobelia cardinalis

Lysimachia nummularia

Cornus stolonifera

B

Depth: 2.5m

C Permenant Water Feature

A

Temporal Water Feature when extremely flooding (Not Accessible)

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Formal Seating Area

DESIGN STRATEGY

Urban Forest Strategy

Catalpa bignonioides Robinia pseudoacacia Eucalyptus torquata Acacia cognata Ulmus x hollandica

Gallery Structure A

B

C

A

• Designed bubble texture adds attraction and playful atmosphere

Circulation

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B

C

• Interaction Wall made by litracon (translucent concrete) • As part of the interactive design of the gallery

• Texture wall facing the Swanston street, attract pedestrians & as street decoration

• Flexible People Flow

• Main Walking Path

PERSPECTIVE Sensory Experience

Inspiring spaces specially designed to provide people with impressive experiences

View Point

Interactive Space: a resting point with designed gallery structure (litracon & bubble walls)

View Point

Central Sunken Stage: deisgned shelter offers distinctive shadow with patterns, central gallery pond with attractive aquatic plants

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Hidden Space

Secrete spots to explore during the visit of natural gallery, create astonishing moment for visitors

View Point

Ephemeral Water Pond: an extended gallery path at the corner of gallery tour with designed ephemeral water features

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View Point

Open Lawn: a natural resting space hiding at the back of main gallery structures, accessible both from gallery walk and street