Lihong Zhang work sample 2012-2016

Lihong ZHANG / WORK SAMPLE 2012-2016

University of Southern California School of Architecture Master of Architecture

01 The Platform

Individual / Fall 2015 / MOS and Brendan Shea / Academic work / US

02 Levee's Evolution

Individual / Spring 2015 / LOHA / Academic work / US

03 New Intersection

Individual / Fall 2014 / Selwyn Ting / Academic work / US

04 Visual Tunnel

Individual / Fall 2012 / Liang Rui and Wang Ya / Academic work / CN

05 Above, beneath

Collaborative / Spring 2013 / He Shaoying / Academic work / CN

06 Fragments of Impression

Individual / Spring 2013 / Competition / CN

07 Other Works

Individual / 2012-2015 / Academic work / US / CN

01 The Platform New type of housing project Academic, personal work Tutor: Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample and Brendan Shea Site: Los Angeles, CA, US Fall, 2015

UNITS STUDY

SITE STUDY

Learning From Pop The Campbells Soup Can drew by Andy Warhol is definitely an icon of pop art.

No matter how we change the label, no matter how we change the elements, the soup can could always be recognized as that "Soup Can". circulation

axis-grids

parkings

existing lincoln place apartment type one

type four

"type one"

type "four"

unit prototype 1

type two

type five

type "two"

type "five"

unit prototype 2

type three

type six

type "three"

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven

eight

nine(selected)

type "six"

unit prototype 3

In this project, we try to learn the need of Los Angeles residents. We try to pick several representitive housing types.

And we try to produce those housing types in a different way, or many ways.

Dingbat, the typical housing type in Los Angeles. What would it become if it has to be produced in a great amount? In an existing residential community?

site planning strategies

The project is titled the platform. It is trying to double the density of an existing residential community. It is also ensuring comfortable courtyards for every home.

The existing context of the community would not be changed. It starts with a small portion of the existing units' figures.

The portion is enlarged to fill in the outline of the site.

It could also be changed to satisfy the requirements. It works so simply which just stack units on top of the platform.

While the units are built in module, the platforms they sit on are different from each other.

Strategy

find the grids

add platforms

Gound Floor Plan

add circulations

place units

Site Plan

"The Platform" Floor Plan

platform two

platform three

platform one

platform four

Section Axometric

02 Levee's Evolution Multi-Functional Institute Academic, personal work Tutor: Lorcan O'Herlihy w/Ian Dickenson Site: New Orleans, LA, US Spring, 2015

Protect New Orlean!

A profoundly altered planet, the earth is what our fossil-fuel driven civilization is creating. The earth and raised the sea level by about eight inches over the past century due to the carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases.

Due to its bowl-shaped topography, most area of the New Orleans city are below mean sea level. If another hurricane at Sandy scale flooding came in the future, the whole city of New Orlean would be under the water.

Although people have already built levees to protect the city from flooding, they did not always work. We Need to change!

Non-hurricane seasons

Hurricane seasons

Alternative Levee Concept

multi layers of levees to reduce the power of flood

conventional floodwalls protect the entrance

Shape of floodwalls being transformed

extend green plants as additional speed bump

different programs plug into the levees

levees approach to the sea as walkways

Agglomerational effect of the programs

multi entrances in each programs for accessibility

alternative levees done!

Site Plan

plant materail earth geotextile membrane double waterproofing membrane board insulation reinforced concrete slab

aluminium composite sheet aluminium supporting guide-rails waterproofing membrane plywood panel rigid insulation waterproofing membrane plywood panel steel wide flange beam

1

hvac systems

2

crushed stone resin polished finish reinforced concrete slab waterproofing membrane

perforated steel panel 3 low-e glazied window

4

Floor Plan

5

6

electric watergate system

wood panel steel grating steel t-profile frame steel wide flange frame

Fishing Hatchery

Exhibition Center

7

8

9

reinforced concrete steel gate

10

reinforced concrete mat slab sand sea bed 12

Section Perspective of levees

Detail Section

1.perforated steel r 2.reinforced concret 3.green roof system 4.roof supporting st 5.hanging steel fram 6.steel panel

03 New Intersection USC Wrigley Center for Advanced Environmental Study Academic, personal work Tutor: Selwyn Ting Site: Catalina Island, CA, US Fall 2014

Site Analysis

winds

circulation

sun light

view Site Plan

Syntax

primative

divide

intersect

grate

trim

wrap

Concept

program volumes array

volumes warpped by folding surfaces

programs organization

volumes cut by natural elements

a new interpretive center created!

Site Model

West elevation

Ground Floor Plan

Perspective from the second floor

Section A

Section B

Perspective looking to the interpretive center

04 Visual Tunnel Baiyun community theater Academic, personal work Tutor: Liang Rui, Wang Ya Site: Guangzhou, China November, 2012

X-AXIS LOFTING(above) Y-AXIS LOFTING(below) Site Plan

Entrance perspective

Ground Floor

Section A

Theatre perspective

Formal Context

Renewal Context

05 Above, beneath Zhuangyuan Urban Design Academic, team work Tutor: He Shaoying, Zhou Xiang Member: Zhang Junxiang Personal work: Concept, drawing, modeling Site: Guangzhou, China April, 2013

Site Model of Zhuangyuan

06 Fragments of Impression Dongshan multi-use installation / Competition, personal work / Guangzhou, China / April, 2013 DONGSHAN DISTRICT HISTORY ANALYSIS

CONCEPT GENERATION

Office building with installation House with installation

Apartment with installation

07 Other Works

Organic Landscape Architecture / Computational Drawing / Spring 2015

Deconstruction of Farming Pavilion / Computational Drawing / Spring 2015

Entrance Perspective Recreation Center and Library / Academic, individual work / Spring 2012 / CN

Stadiim Design Site: Guangzhou, China July, 2013

Photography Site: Gyeongbokgung, Seoul, Korea December, 2012

Water Color Painting- After Rain Site: Guangzhou, China April, 2012

Water Color Painting- Yaodong Site: Guangzhou, China April, 2012

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