KEI-SING YIU
portfolio MLA, University of Washington yiuk@uw.edu +1-206-790-3399
Cell - Taichung Gateway Park International Competition
An ever-changing park along the 100-year timeline
Site is located in the center of Taichung
MALAYSIA
Located in the middle of Taiwan western coat, Taichung receives dierent inuences from both northern and southern regions. The site, Taichung Gateway Park, was former Shuinan Airport, ca. 6 KM from the Main Railway Station in the old city center. It expands from the north to the south edge of Taichung Gateway City, totally 67.34 ha.
PHILIPPINES
THAILAND
Location
TAIWAN
CHINA
YEAR : 2011 TYPE : Landscape Planning Competition PROJECT DURATION : 8 weeks ADVISOR : Chung-Twn Kuo TEAM MEMBER : 15 people TEAM DUTY : Site Analysis, Issues & Strategy organize, Concept Development, Diagram Drawing, Perspective Drawing
Site Ecology role
Concept Restoration to Genuine Green. Formosa, a verdant green island centuries ago, now turns to grey and cemented. Every Taiwanese nowadays consumes concretes 35 kg/yr in average. Shuinan Airport, constructed by Japanese Army with tons of concrete, is a testimony to that cementation process. Restoring the cemented airport to a genuine green should be the ultimate mission of Taichung Gateway Park.
Snow Mountain 3830m
1800~2500m Forest of Chinese cypress
Used to be a wetland
The park is a living organism An organism enriched by people, matters and things
Da-Chia River Wu River
Park-related people, matters and things create an ever-changing space
JAPAN
KOREA
Taichung Gateway Park = Organism
= Cell Now is a concrete foreset
Fire generating electric Da-du mountain power plan
Fastu stream
Da-kun Scemic
Seven bays stream
Monad
Design Development
Complex
Ecological cell definition Functions Unit The cell collection forms a continuousenvironment – ecological ecotone. Dynamic observation of cell collection provides basic information for environmental education and ecology academic research.
Eco-tone
Single function with characters
To edify park visitors through ecological cell collection
Changing with people, matters and things … cell division
Composite functions
Various combinations create diversified spaces … changes result from various factors
Cells' rules and changes The “cell,” a unit for nature and human to move randomly and freely, makes the park change constantly and energetic to keep evolving.The irregular fractal like, polygon-based cell maintains a specific order.
XS
M
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φ25m
φ15m vegetable garden picnic pubic runway
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φ60m soccer games parking place water plazsa
XL
φ100m
hill exhibition space dragonfly gathered pool
φ150m grassland lawn plaza forset
artificial hill buildings rain reclaim pool
The scalability makes possible the cell the size of human or colossal nature, reserving space for future needs and accommodating any possible events.Cells can endow the park with an orderly, rhythmic and lively landscape.
Cell is the smallest constituent unit
Cell keeps changing
Cell continues
Cell itself is an organism
Layout
Formation
Shapes
Reverse
Division
Integration
Activity areas of different size are represented as “circles" with irregular layout.
The overlapping areas between circles are drawn lines, forming boundaries between cells.
Cells of different size are designed to be shapes of the same structure through specific rules.
Space between cells f u n c ti o n s b o t h a s boundaries and new aspects, giving new definitions.
Small activity areas can be formed by dividing colossal cells into smaller ones.
Likewise, small cells can merge into a colossal cell as they change always according to the change of the times and needs.
Zoning
Zone of Artificial Deck
Zone of Park Center Zone of Water Recycle
Zone of Movie City Zone of Semi-Natural Wetland Zone of City Culture
Semi-Natural Wetland
Park Center
- Wetland - Hills and forest - Ecological area
- Green areas - Taichung Green Core - Green leisure - Nature ecoobservatory
Artificial Deck - Water front - River - Path
Movie City - Taichung street scene of 50s - Wave making pool - Contrasting space of man and nature
City Culture
- Museum - Cultural center - Tourism - Harmony space of man and nature
Water Recycle
- Tranquil waterfront - Detention pond
Artificial Deck Semi-Natural Wetland
Park Center Movie City
City Culture
Water Recycle
Site Plan
pedestrian bridge
movie city entrance restaurant & cinema
observation hut
50’ s stree scenes
movie studio parking(1F) parking cycle station children cycling road cycling road parking pedestrian bridge
forest shrub grass lawn garden building energy station universal station
plaza open space pond wetland(deep) wetland(shallow)
cycle station cycle bridge universal station plaza cycle station parking Taiwan tower city museum
observation hut universal station
complex
visitor center movie village entrance pedestrian bridge
pedestrian deck
parking cycle station pond universal station green center
cycling road regulating reservoir
rice ďŹ eld marsh cycle bridge
pedestrian bridge library art museum museum
water processing center
stream universal station pond cycle station
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parking 0
100
200
500meters
visitor center pond
Waterfront ecology
Rainwater Recycle System
Water Strategy Water is imported from the Gangwei River to create wetlands in the park with aquatic plants to stop suspended solids in water, absorb ammonia nitrogen and inorganic salts, and purify water. Surface run-off from the main buildings in the park, the park area and rainwater and reclaimed water from surrounding communities are led to the artificial river in the park to offer irrigation, landscape and disaster prevention functions. Streams, beaches, flooding, and wetlands of different depths create a multi-leveled waterfront space and form continuous plant and animal clusters.
Precipitation basin
Rain collecect system
Storage basin Income water Landscape pool Bio-top-porosity
Filter tower Disinfect
Reclaim system
Bottom- rocks
Eco-wetland Aquatic plants
Active carbon
Disinfect
Precipitation pool
Ionic exchange FDG water
Water for use
Purification
Site
Reclaimed water system
building water region
input
GunWei River
output
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run off
100
reclaimed water pipe purify instrument building swale pipe
500 meters
200
run off input
recycled water
Wetland - Water Purification Process
Wash system
FGD
The circulation system design to improve the water reuse and recycle of the park . The recycling water will be used for beneficial purposes such as agricultural and landscape irrigation, and the remaining supply the water of the park. The permeable pavement with the stormwater storage and underdrain system will increase the resilience of Taichung.
EmbankmentWooden stake
output
input
recycled water
output
run off
recycled water
input
output
detention pool
water recycle instrument
Water Equipment system
water flow direction pipe drainage output Gangwei input input water recycle
Rainwater collected system
runoff direction underground drainage rain water recycle catch basin detention area
Plant Plan
Tolorant Species Forest Birds（Eagles）
The climate in Taichung is rainy in summer and dry in winter. The micro-terrain in Taichung can be categorized into six important types of inhabit, including wetland, forest, lawn, stream, garden and precious old trees scattered far and wide. This planting design contain the six important types of terrain as cells in the Central Park organism, hoping to reach the goal of creating continuity with the surrounding micro-terrain of the same attribute and allowing diverse ecologies to enter and create symbiosis.
Secondary Woods
Seeds are propagated by birds and wind
Forest Birds
Woodland Birds
Forest Insects
Forest Insects Grassland Birds（Larks） Birds' Droppings
Pioneer Trees
Grassland Insects （Butterlies）
Grass
Tolorant Species
Insects Grass
Soil Microorganism & Insects Soil Microorganism & Insects
Color Plan
Lauraceae community offers a background color of green tone; each single cell is planted with one colorful species, with season changes.
Grassland（Initial Stage）
Short Woods（5-10 years）
Secondary Woods（20-100 years）
Climax（100 years∼）
Spring Young leaves in springtime make the background color bright green. Flowering trees like Chinaberries give a purple tone.
Summer Mature leaves in summertime create a dark green base, decorated with yellow flowers.
Autumn Dried, falling leaves turn the park into a dark red color in autumn.
Winter The park appears in a dull tone when winter comes, since most leaves fall down, and Lauraceae trees give the major color.
Riverside
Wetland
Forest
Lawn
Wetland
Pulsation - University District Design, Seattle
Pulsation
City Scale
Northwest Seattle
CONCEPT Stregthen pedestrian spaces to establish a safe and attractive atmosphere for pedestrians will create a lively street life and encourage people to connect with the community or campus Parking lots precent an opportunity to open up and unify the public space on the site. This is a strength that change parking into central activityareas could open up new spaces for pedestrianwalkways and public gathering space.
Northeast Seattle
Ballard Fremont
University District
SITE
District Scale
UW
Queen Anne
Lake Washington
Lake Union
Site Scale
Roosevelt 11th Ave
Site located along the 11th Ave NE. Project’s goal is to build the active of connection of a walkable, reliable and enjoyable framework vision for the entirety of the project area. Also, find out the possible solution to elevate the human priority and mitigatethe traffic issue. And trying to develop the ability and activity to make effective contributions to the urban problems.
Puget Sound
Capitol Hill
Univ. INN Ecotope
Seattle Downtown
Portage Bay Grange Cedar Apt.
Elliott Bay
West Seattle Greater Duwamish
Condon Hall
Columbia City
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SITE ANALYSIS
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Year: 2012 Instructor: Nancy Rottle, Jim Nicholls Project Type: Landscape Design Projrct Duration: 6 weeks Team Member: 2 Team Duty: Design Developement, Site plan, Sections, Digital Model, Perspectives
Car route Regional route Bus route Bus stop
Attract people to attract people to protect people to invite people...etc
Issue Hard to accross
Dispersed space
Low attraction
Propose Reduce car line and combine 11th Ave and Roosevelt Way.
Integrate spaces and reorder the pathway
Multifunction+Diversity Use
Design Section AA’
path
Section BB’
3D basketball court
grass path hill
apartment
semi-private space
Section CC’
playground
community gathering space plaza
3D soccer field pedestrian path
grass hill pedestrian pedestrian path path
Plan
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3D Basketball court Cafe’s shop plaza Exercise facility Soccer field Bus transition Pedstrian crossing area Fountain gathering plaza Community center(workshop) Kids playground Wasting water purification Food vendors Urban farm Mix-used housing Quiet space View watching
Strategy Hierachy Landscape metabolic system_nourish habitate irrigation
WORKSHOP + Exhibition
ďŹ ltration Play+Education
Detension
01_Water System
Contrbution
Farm
Water plants Receational planting Mixed planting Roof garden
02_Planting System
furniture exchage
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balloon festival
03_Activity System
vendors
transit
basketball
community
exhibition
football/fribees
workshop
reading/resting
car route bus stop bike lane main path minor path
cultivate
02_Circulation System
Canvas Shelter Light Poster with water catchment U-shape Desk Movable Chair
Fog collecter - Prototype Design, Lima
Fog Collector
ITERATIONS
Year: 2013 Instructor: Ben Spencer Project Type: Landscape Design/ Prototype Design Projrct Duration: 7 weeks Team Member: 4 Team Position: Prototype Developement, Site Design Section, Digital Model, Perspectives
Structure
Cable
Structure Mesh
Gutter&Structure
Shaft
Gutter&Structure
Shaft Gutter
Gutter
Portable
PROGRAM & FUNCTION
-Portable -Stable -Less Consumable -Cheap -Easy to Build
Shaft
Structure
Mortist
Ground Line Inserted into the ground
Structure Leg
Cable Mesh
Swift
Rotate Shaft
Shaft Gutter
Wood Structure
Structure
Mesh
Mesh
Mesh
Heavy Basis
The idea from these prototype is come from two main reasons. First, we want people can have their own fog collector which is portable, personal, and cheap. To achieve this apporach, the new collector should be less consumable, cheap, and easy to build. So we try to combine structure, gutter and basis part together to not only reduce the weight but also make it affordable. Second, in order to fir the context of cemetery site, we make fog collectors as the media for the journey between life and death. It bring life back by giving water to plant; and also guilding people to cemetery to see the past. As a result, we choice “Sail Boat” to be the original form for this prototype.
Cable
Cable
Cable
Gutter
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Shower Curtain TRMV
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Result Analysis
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V-tunnel
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MATERIALS TEST Material samples:
Name :
SFC 35%
SFC 35% BRUSHED
SFC 50%
Recyclix non UV
TRMV
TRMV ultra thin
Furnace Filter
Enkamat thin
Enkamat thin double
Enkamat thick
Enkamat fuzzy
Enkamat thick double
Wind capacity: % total light pixels : Average vol/drip time (ml/hr) : Percent change from 35% SFC : Cost (per 4x10m) :
4.10%
4.07%
3.41%
2.49%
33.95%
66.78%
58.87%
19.46%
5.15%
25.07%
6.73%
3.53%
14.51%
1143.5
1148
1000
1313
1616
1180
907
1282.6
1627
1286
1354
1482.8
1273
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0.39%
-12.55%
14.82%
41.32%
3.19%
-20.68%
13%
42%
12%
18%
30%
11%
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Other Projects
SQWater Toy Year: 2012 Instructor: Ben Spencer Project Type: Prototype Design Projrct Duration: 1 weeks
RACING BRITA
The purpose of this assignment is to create a toy which can easily build by children in slum of Lima. The toy should not only provide a elegant shape and an attractive way to play, but also teach children some water knowledge. I used some material that can easily find in trash can to create a racing toy with water purify function. Children can fill up dirty water from the input at the begining of the racing game. After they finished, they can enjoy clean water from output.
MATERIAL: BOTTLE, FABRIC, ROCKS, DUST, BAMBOO, PAPER ROLL, BIGGER PAPER ROLL, STICK,
BODY
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FILTER
CLEAN WATER
X2 WHEEL
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West Face
South Face
East Face
North Face
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Travel DM
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