Landscape Architecture Portfolio 2016/ Yiming Zhu

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town refuge plan

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city park design

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high school campus plan

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memorial park conceptual design


Location: Zhujie Town, Zigong City, China team work: with Yuan Gao( Site date collection, site inventory) My role: Site Analysis, concept development, master plan design, 3d modeling, perspective render Project description: Rural development planning in less-developed country, design based on the existing hilly topo situation, aims to providing the residents high quality living environment and bring multiply activities, simultaneous achieve the sustainable development. Main output: Define the relationship between land use/ form and transportation in the town. Reroute important paths for different land use zones. Plan the transition between the existing rural zones and sub-urban zones over time. Meet residents’ essential needs, help improve the living environment and bring convenience.


Zhujie refuge plan

zigong city, sichuan province, china


greenhouse

peddy field

fishpond

project site

country path


116 acre

2677

FARMLAND Area acre

8730

Total Town Area

town centre

23269

agricultural pop

24905

TOTAL town POP

314

NUMBER OF PONDS

Acre

Site area

river

main road

highway

residential area


design strategy

protect the ecological environment build a sustainable water system

provide a recreation space for residents


topology

aspect

slope


community center green house mirror pool gallery

waterfront plaza path observatory

passing valley

terrace paddy field


creek

hydrophyte

lawn swimming pool

tennis court

main road

bridge

wetland

10

25 50

100 m


hill

valley

paddy field


waterfront plaza

water recreation

wetland






Location: raleigh, NC Project description: This piece of land has a long history with the city of raleigh. Devereaux Meadows, used to be a baseball stadium for Raleigh’s famous baseball team from 1945-1971. In 1979 it used to be a parking lot for the trucks. The new park will not be a a baseball field again but a large park which will achieve the storm water restoration through bringing wetlands to filter the polluted stream water. Also, the design process using different principles to change the land form and land use, bring different recreation activities here, make it the Raleigh’s new green space. Main output: rebuild a sustainable ecological environment. provide youngsters natural spaces for social activities. connect surrounding separate residential areas and commercial areas.

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devereux meadows city park design raleigh, North Carolina


12

schools per sq. mile

32.4

median age of the city Raleigh

26%

percentage of 9 -19

37%

percentage of 20 -34

3871

Population density per sq. mile

education

shopping centre

nc state university


commercial buildings

main roads

residential complex

site parks

downtown


office

residential

business baseball park passenger station

mixed use

cotton mill

landuse

History

over 40000 traffic volume

under 10000

20000-40000

Pipes

hydrology

flood plain

+

surrounding green spaces

vegetation buffer

traffic

+

water treatment

pedestrian flow + function zone


20 50 100

200 FT

11

10

09

08

07

06

01. tree square

04

02. entry plaza 05

03. wetland 04. linear garden 05. pergolas 06. visitor center

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07. concrete Bridge 08. waterfront lawn 09. terrace event area

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10. water pool 01

11. water theater


visitor centre

water recreation

waterfront plaza

wetland


water theatre

waterfront lawn

terrace event area


waterfront plaza

waterfront lawn

water theatre

wetland

terrace event area

water recreation



Location: mianyang city, sichuan province, China Project description: as the high school is a boarding school and located around the boundary of the city, the students have to learn and live in the campus for all workdaies and lack of public facalties . campus planning aims to provide more social opportunities afterclass and more spaces for outdoor activities. Main output: increase utilization of the spaces belong the teaching buildings for afterclass activities add green area and improve the living environment move the students' living center from indoor to outdoor


Mianyang senior high school campus plan

mianyang city, sichuan province, China


Trails

downtown area Fu River

main roads

development area

96%

students of users

84%

Cloudy & rainy days per year

67%

wind level less than 3 per year

52%

higher than 24℃ per year


urban park

Path net

site

urban park airport


residents library classroom dinning hall dormitory stadium

street space Space belong dormitory enclosed space of buildings


before

after

street space

space plaza

enclosed space of buildings

outdoor loundge

space belong dormitory

central plaza


field

stadium


central plaza

playground

tree square

outdoor reading

Street plaza

outdoor lounge

5 10 20

50 m


outdoor lounge


Street plaza

central plaza


Location: Žďár nad Sázavou, czech republic Project description: Refine the relationship between the Zelena Hora, a famous world heritage Christian church, and the cemetery besides the church. Organize undeveloped spaces for residents’ daily activities, design a memorial park base on the existing religious atmosphere and make it more attractive and vivacious. Main output: make the conceptual park multifunctional for both residents and tourists build the connection between the cemetery, church and residential area emphasis the emotional impact of users on the landscape and the atmosphere building


memorial park conceptual design

zelena hora, Czech Republic


forest

6

commercial

3

path

Farm

4


highway

water system

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1

1

museum 5

3 4

cemetery

2

church 6

main road

residents

5

site




hydrophyte

lake

observation

entry plaza

bridge


cemetery

n deck

mysterious mirror pool

musing garden church

5

25

50

100 m



musing garden

mysterious mirror pool


existing vegetation


church

lake

musing garden

cemetery

observation deck



other works

zelena hora, Czech Republic



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