Urban Design Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

JINGWEN ZHONG

SELECTED WORKS FROM 2021-2023

Applying For UCL

MArch Urban Design

Application Number: 24195059

01 Dictyophora Raising Project

Project Type: Ecological Planning

(Competition: Urban & Rural Planning Research and Design Competition of SCAU)

Location: Changning County, Sichuan,China

Acreage: 41.893 ha

Mentor: Bolan Tao, Lecturer Of SCAU

Time: Octorber, 2022

Indivisual Work

Project Background

Changning County, Sichuan Province is known as the hometown of bamboo sea in China and the hometown of Long Skirt Dictyophora—a kind of edible fungus.

However, due to the dry climate and the cutting down from residents this year, the bamboo area on which Dictyophora depends will be reduced, so Dictyophora faces the problem of a large reduction in production.

But at the same time, the reduced bamboo forest has been transformed into farmland and other land, which is an opportunity.

By interplanting Dictyophora with these different types of land and designing planting plans accordingly, i hope to restore the output of Dictyophora and improve the quality of life of residents and ecology in Changning County.

Declining Dictyophora production due to Cropping Patterns and Climate Change

Affected by the dry climate, bamboo forest felling and other factors, the yield of Dictyophora in Changning County decreased year by year.

Distribution of Dictyophora in China

Bamboo Forest

Ploughland

Development Of Dictyophora Industry And The Crisis And Opportunity It Faces In Changning

Dictyophora has a long edible history in China.

2014 awarded ‘Hometown of Long Dressed Dictyophora in China’ In 1986, the first artificially cultivated Long Skirt Dictyophora came out in Changning.

2016 approved geographical indication protection.

DROUGHT

‘Nine droughts in ten years’ : Due to climate change, precipitation has decreased.

UNSCIENTIFIC CROPPING MODE

‘Continuous cropping obstacle’:

After continuous cropping the yield of Dictyophora decreased seriously, and the quality also decreased.

NOT GROWING WELL

Bring back the yield of DICTYOPHORA !! SOIL

Since Dictyophora grows on bamboos, decline in the area of available bamboo forests has led to the decline of Dictyophora output.

Current Problems

Water resource have not been made good use.Human activities as well as cultivation patterns have affected the growth of Dictyophora

DROUGHT CUTTING

Insufficient rainfall and underutilized farmland make it difficult for Dictyophora to grow.

Deforestation of bamboo forest means the decrease of usableplanting area for Dictyophora, and can’t meet humidity demandof its growth.

Some forest lands and places that is suitablefor the growth of Dictyophora have not been well utilized.

Repeated planting leads to the loss of nutrients in the land, and the land becomes unsuitable for crop’s growth

Evaluation Of Three Types Of Land

Nature and the farming needs of people need to reach a balance.

GROWTH HABIT AND TOOLBOX

How Dictyophora grow from small spores into an indivisual in the entire year.

HYPHA

SPOROPHORE 'DRESS OUT' APOPTOSIS

Growing Period Picking Period Apoptosis Period

What Dictyophora Need

SUSTAINABILITY

Toolbox

Improve soil structure Conservation of water and soil

DROUGGHT

CROP FARMING OBSTACLE

PRODUCTION

Use bamboo shavings to grow

Ensure

Decomposition

Development Steps

ECOLOGY

Land rotation

Improve the humidity of the site

MASTER PLAN

Planting

zoning

A- BAMBOO PANTING AREA

B -ORCHARD PLANTING AREA

Water Analysis

Designed Water System

Landtype Analysis Bamboo

Dictyophora

Growing Acreage

Stage 1

A-Bamboo forest 45%

C-Ploughland 0%

Stage 2

A-Bamboo forest 60%

B-Orchard 30%

C-Ploughland 40%

B-Orchard 70%

C-Ploughland 80%

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STRATEGIES

A series of measures to keep the water and soil of the site, and to make the recovery of ecology, abundant harvest of plantings.

Section Of Different Farmland

Villiage Water ponds Water storage

Orchards

Ploughlands Bamboo forests

TYPE A-1

TYPE A-2

TYPE B

TYPE C-1

TYPE C-2

LAND USE MANAGEMENT

TIME (Month)

Dictyophora(Bamboo Fugus)

Corn

Prosperous Growth Period

Planting Plan

Type A

Bamboo Loquat Soy Bean Rice Loquat Bamboo

Planting scheme adapting to terrain and plant demand

Grow with high density bamboo forest.

Type C

Grow with lands of high quality and fertility. Grow with orchards to create high yield.

TypeB

Corn Dictyophora Loquat Dictyophora Soy Bean Rice

Planting Section Different plants provide suitable growth environment for Dictyophora, making abundant harvest of all plantings.

Bamboo Forests Soybean Farmland Gutters Orchards Rice Farmland Corn Farmland

FUTURE FARMING PATTERN

02 Getting Healed By Trees

Project Type: City Park Design

(Studio: Landscape Architecture Planning and Design III)

Location: Guangzhou City, China

Acreage: 40.507 ha

Time: March, 2022

Mentor: Mengran Li, Lecturer Of SCAU

Indivisual Work

Project Background

The design site is a naturally growing hillside in Guangzhou. The surrounding population is complex, with students and teachers from primary and secondary schools and univesities, elderly people from residential neighborhoods, and a large number of young people from nearby large stadiums and commercial streets, making it a suitable site for urban park design.

I was concerned about the fact that in the modern era of rapid development, there are certain psychological needs of the college population, the working population, and even the elderly. With this, I read some of the literature on forest recreation trails, and learned that the healing effect of trees is quite fruitful, so I hope that through the design of a park themed on trees, we can provide a place for rest, activities, appreciation.

Shaping open and closed spaces through trees, such as closed forests and wetland areas with open views, emphasizing the role of aromatic and tactile characteristics of trees in them, so as to improve people's sense of well-being.

A DISCOVERY FROM TREES

OBSERVATIONS OF WHAT TREES BRING TO US, HOW TREES HEAL US.

Spaciousness

How many resources do trees carry? How can tree heal people?

Olfactory

Tactile

The sunlight filtering through the gaps. So beautiful.

Sniff, i feel more relexed. It bring me happiness.

Why is it in this form?I wanna touch.

Design Ranges

Three types of design that bring out the full functions of trees. Immerse people in them to achieve the goal of healing.

ARID FOREST

Acreage:10,224 square metres

Design Site

Educational Places

Residential Areas

Commercial Areas

Metro Line 3

Highways

Expressways Elderly

Residential area

WET FOREST

Acreage: 11,553 square metres

Acreage:6,571 square metres

Family Tourists

Students

Student dormitory

Gateway to the commercial area

Large-scale integrated gymnasium

MEDIUM-GROWTH FORESTS

Surrounded by a series of local schools, residential areas and is very accessible by Metro Line 3,Raiways and Expressways.

DESIGN CONCEPT AND USERS NEED

Current Photos

Naturally grown trees

Poolside

Tree with moss

Path and randomly grown trees

Naturally formed pond

Crowd Analysis

WET FOREST

User Analysis

Different age groups see and experience different positive meanings frome different sites. Due to each group’s diverse life experiences, The magic spces trees creating have a continuous influence on each group. People emmerse themselves in this woderland and achieve their goals of mentally and phsically well-being. Morning walk

Physically and mentally well-being

The Elderly

MEDIUM-GROWTH FOREST

Physically and mentally well-being

Students And Residents

ARID FOREST

Physically and mentally well-being

Family And Tourists

Feel and experience growth in real nature.

Sniff the lifeblood of trees .

Into the Rhythm of Life

On sites to be designed, many activities were carried out. And these activities could be devided according to user groups. Based on tthat, the landscap need to take up the needs of the activities and combines them with trees functions. Let trres and nature play an important role in these crowd-sourced activities.

EVOLUTION

Extracting elements from tree characteristics to create a design.

DESIGN ANALYSIS MATER PLAN

Create a ecological park for everyone to experience magic of trees by tree planting.

The use of different tree species to create open and close spaces, staggered tree planting areas, and a wide view and ecological function of the terraced landscape. People can casually shuttle between the water and tree scenery, to get enough physical and mental relaxation.

First garden path

Secondary garden path

Third garden path

Tree planting areas

Lawns

Wetland areas

Flower terraces

Aromatic plant zone

Interactive planting zone

Lush planting zone

REGIONAL VIEW SECTIONS

Site of transition from trees to water features.

Section A

Site of transition from trees to flower features.

Soil compacted and laid with sod

Organic Soil Organic Soil

Section B

Watersurface

Site of enclosure

Organic Soil

Flower border planting soil

Watersurface

Section C

Pleioblastus amarus Persian chrysanthemum

Camelia Kapok

Red lacecap tree False acacia

Osmanthus

Petit-leaf olive Hydrangea

Eucalyptus citriodora

Larch

15-20 Thick finegrained concrete

Great

Waterproof hardwood plank surfacing

Waterproof hardwood plank surfacing

Waterproof hardwood plank surfacing

60-120 thick block stones

40 Thick asphalt concrete

Rosa sinensis

Banyan tree

Lake

Waterscape Islands

Wetlands

Grassy slope 20m 28m 17m 20m

Grassy slope

Ornamantal flower terraces

Lawn Paths

Recreational trails

Lushly vegetated hillsides

Grassy and lush slopes 5m 40m 40m

12m 7m 33m 30m

PERSPECTIVES

Section A Wetland Landscape And Purification

The terraced cisterns recycle and purify rainwater while maintaining a sense of enjoyment, the island attracts birds and a number of animals, and the abundance of trees enhances the comfort of visitors.

Concreate and Bricks

Paths

Runoffing

Runoffing

Permeating

Permeating

Wetlands

Permeable Soil And Aquatic Plants

Waterproofing and reinforced concrete

Enclosure From Trees

PERSPECTIVES

Section B Flower Fields And Lake

The waterfront flower field landscape is ornamental while improving the interaction between people and nature, walking immersed in the fragrance of flowers, resting on the lawn enjoying the shade brought by the trees and soothing from the essential oils.

Lake Flower Terrace

Hydroacoustic

Fragrance From Flowers

Fragrance From Flowers

Enclosure From Trees

Warbling

Seasonal Flowers And Soil

Seasonal Flowers And Soil

Flower Bed Roads Concreate & Bricks Aquatic Plant

03 Reutilization of an Abandoned Railway

Project Type: Transformation Of Industrial Site (Studio:Landscape Architecture Planning and Design II)

Location: Guangzhou,China

Acreage: 30,705 Square Metres

Time: September, 2021

Mentor: Chongyong Xu, Associate Professor Of SCAU Individual work

PROJECT BACKGROUND

As a product and witness of industrial development, trains are memories of childhood and youth for generations. At present, there are still many abandoned railways in Guangzhou, some of which have been reused, and most of them have been transformed into commemorative places. Abandoned railways have the same characteristics as trains --a tool to connect various regions. Abandoned railways all over the city can be connected in series to form a belt-shaped urban green space, together with industrial open spaces along the way, to provide services for larger residential areas along the railway.

I chose one of the sections of the abandoned railroad for my design. The design incorporates the history of the railroad in the hope of preserving some of the site's memory, and at the same time, the main target is the residents of the surrounding community, through the planning of roads and planting to create spaces with different functions to meet the needs of users of different age groups.

ABANDONED RAILWAYS IN GUANGZHOU WAITING FOR RENOVATION

Abandoned Railways And Other Parks

35,000 M

18

As

Design Concept Formulations

Form of waves

Formulations

Space concept

Space functions

1911

Guangzhou government plans to transform abandoned railways since 2018......

the product and witness of Guangzhou's industrial development, 35km abandoned railways will face the problem of transformation in 2023.

1937

1984

2009

2016

Canton-Kowloon Railway Memorial Park was completed

Canton-Kowloon Station closed

Ying Jinqian Cannery established

Redtory began to be transformed into a cultural and creative area

*The predecessor of Redtory Railway

Guangzhou Huangpu Port construction completed

Canton-Kowloon(Dashatou) Station construction comlpeted

Huangpu Port Branch Line of Guangdong-Han Railway construction started.

area Passthrough area Memorial area

Passionated

SITE ANALYSIS

Residents often need to commute between their place of residence and their school and workplace through the site, so there is a great demand for the accessibility of the site. In addition, some open spaces in the site have been used by the elderly in the community to grow vegetables, so as to meet their physical and mental needs.

Road Analysis

1

The characteristics of this site are narrow and long, which need to meet the demand of people for growing vegetables.

The characteristic of this site is narrow. There are many entrances and exits. This is a place where people gather and pass through.

The site is characterized by its openness and industrial heritage.

REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN CONCEPT

Classified Sections

SECTION1: Facilities and Planting

SECTION2 : Accessibilty and Greenfiled

SECTION3 : Open Area and Facilities

Need & Preference Design Spaces

Community Activities Road Accessability Greenland

Culture Related

Greenfiled

Access

Facilities

·Accessing

·Planting

·Enjoying

Greenfiled

·Playing ·Playing

·Planting ·Planting

Planting ponds

Skateboarding facilities

Strip Leisure veranda

Ecological public lawn

Access

Facilities

·Resting ·Resting

Greenfiled

Access

Facilities

Micro-topographic green space

Modeling tree pool

Waterscape and sitting bench Ⅰ

Waterscape and sitting bench Ⅱ

Leisure veranda and green space

Flower borders along the railway

Landscape tree pool

Promotional Gallery

MASTER PLAN AND DESIGN ANALYSIS

Greenland System

A

Road System

Activity Type

community park that combines the functions of rest, entertainment, passage and commemoration.

Of SectionA

Strip leisure veranda

Hemerocallis Fulva

Cosmos Bipinnatus

SECTION 1

Yucca Gloriosa

Syringa

Meyeri Palibin

Lawn to grow flower

Rocks

Soil with nutrition

Stainless steel plate

Resting facilities

Begonia cucullata

Undulating green laand Outdoor corridor

Roadside trees

Designed wild pavement

Sidewalk

SECTION 2

PLAN OF SECTION C AND ANALYSIS

Design a promotional gallery that conforms to the flow of the site and facilitates community management by residents, and add a sculptural fountain to leave the train memory of the site.

Plenty of seating, tree pools, and water features to give residents a suitable activity area.

Turf Stainless steel

Sculpture waterscape

Promotional gallery

Circular tree pools

Modelled tree pools

Waterscape&Bench

Waterscape&Greenland

Steel reinforced concrete

Dark marble paving

Light marble paving

Masonry paving

View point

Commemorative sculpture

Commemorative facility

Flower border

04 Prevention & Recreational By Tires

Project Type: Sustainable Urban Design (Academic)

Location: Al Jahra, Kuwait

Acreage: 101.38 hectares

Tutor: Jingyi Liu, Lecturer Of SCAU

Time: March,2023

Indivisual Work

Project Background

A number of the tires left over from Kuwait's own uneven production capacity and consumption, coupled with the import of a large number of tires from abroad intended for recycling, have not been properly disposed of for a variety of reasons. Kuwait is located in the Middle East and has a desert climate that is hot and dry, and a large number of the tires piled up at Al Jahra Sulaibiya in Kuwait had not been disposed of or were contaminated with flammable materials. As a result, these discarded tires have caused a number of fires over the past decade, and the harmful substances released by burning tires pose a serious threat to the local ecosystem. These tires need to be separated,collected and utilized. Therefore, by combining the local wind direction, I use tires to shape certain terrains, which not only serve to resist the desert wind and sand, but some terrains can also provide local activities with desert characteristics, revitalizing the site and the tires. Hoping this ‘tire oasis’ in the desert can provide people with some rest and recreation places.

Tires Types That Kuwait Imports

Burning Tires In Kuwait Causing Environmental Problems

Every year, Kuwait has a large-scale production of its own, as well as imports of waste tires, resulting in the open storage of more than 42 million tires in Sulaibiya, where flammable liquid contaminated with some of the discarded tires has triggered fires, This poses a very significant threat to the local ecology and huaman habitat.

The tire dumping area is close to many residential areas, commercial centers, school districts, farms, etc. With the direction of the wind, pollutants will be blown to these areas, which is very much a threat to the local ecology and human settlements.

Barr Al-Wafi Garden Jahra Farm

American International University

Shopping Mall

KDCOW

SELLECT PROCESS

PROCEDURES

DISOLVING

DESIGN STEPS

DirectionsThat Sand Builds Up

COMBINATION PLACEMENT

Greenery

Sandstorm Barrier

Stepped Slope

Terrains that tires build up

Climbing

Entertainment

Straight Slope

Tires, Slopes, Receational

Gentle Slope

Hiking

OTHER WORK

01 Flower Borders & Memories

Project Type: Cummunity Park Design

(Coursework Of Landscape Floriculture)

Location: Guangzhou City, China

Acreage: 9,090 Square Metres

Time: November, 2021

Mentor: Mengran Li, Lecturer Of SCAU

Group Work:

Plant selection 50%, Graphical representation 60%

(Collaborator: Jingwen Huang)

Project Background

The design site is a community open space, which is often utilized by residents, for example, for growing vegetables and flowers.

In the city, residents have little space available to them personally, but they all generally have a need to get close to nature, interact with it, and communicate with their neighbors. With the help of various types of flowers, shrubs and trees, we designed this site featuring different flower borders and landscape structures in the hope of bringing more outdoor activity space and rest space to the neighboring residents and improving their living comfort.

MASTER PLAN

The combination of flower borders and train landscaping provides a place of rest and recreation for neighborhood residents

VERTICAL DESIGN AND FACILITIES

CONSTRUCTION DRAWING

PLANTING

PLANTING DESIGN--Flower Borders