MENGDI ZHOU
"design with eco-funky approach" landscape architecture PORTFOLIO 2012-2015
First, Surname: MENGDI ZHOU Email:
myxtir@hotmail.com
Contact Number: +44 7587 178 667 Date of Birth:
16/10/1990
Education
PAID work experience
2014 – 2015 The University of Sheffield MLA Landscape Architecture
2010 – 2013 The University of Sheffield
BA (Dual Hons) Landscape Architecture with Planning Classification 2.1
2010
The Sheffield International College Undergraduate Foundation in Science and Engineering Overall Average 74.2
2008-2010
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture BEng (Hons) Industrial Design
2013-2014 MARTHA SCHWARTZ PARTERS (London office) Landscape architect assistant
Projects:
Beiqijia Technology Business District, Beijing, China APEC Fanqi Road Streetscape, Beijing, China Urban Regeneration of Zigong, Sichuan, China Gemdale Vision, Shenzhen, China CBD City, Guangzhou, China Bund Finance Centre, Shanghai, China Sifang Art Museum Complex, Nanjing, China Yuzhu Waterfront, Guangzhou, China Sea Flower Island, Hainan, China Detroit Campus, US
SKILLS Language
English, Chinese(Mandarin)
Computer
Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator/ Indesign Auto CAD Rhinos, Sketchtup GIS
Artistic
Hand sketch, Water colour, Markerpen Model Making, Photography
Social
Communication, Presentation, liaison, Teamwork, Translation
COURSE WORK 2015
Shoreditch Park, London, UK Leeds City Riverside regeneration, Leeds, UK
2013
Castlegate Park, Sheffield, UK Psalter Lane Campus, Sheffield, UK Sharrow Area Planning/Design, Sheffield, UK
2012
Bents Green School outdoor space redesign, Sheffield, UK
The site extends south to Commercial Street and Quaker street, north to Bethnal Green Road, west to Shoreditch High Street, east to Spitalfield City Farm. It plays a key role in gathering people or diverting from the station, mitigate the stress from the chaotic road junction and becoming a central hub in Shoreditch.
POST- INDUSTRIAL REGENERATION, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN shoreditch station park Location: Size: Status:
London, UK 4,700 m2 Course work 2015
skills: photoshop, indesign, auto cad, sketch up, hand drawing(sketch, marker pen), presentation, mangement
shoreditch station park - east end London VISION: Shoreditch Park is a stylish sustainable park with green infrastructure base on a postindustrial heritage site, linking the Shoreditch overground station to its surrounding, attracting hipsters gathered and remind people a delight/green life style. It have to be unique and different and shine in its own way.
vision, CONCEPT
shoreditch station park - east end London
public open space
seating area
layered analysis plan, proposed bird eyes view Please see the design package "London Shoreditch Park - regenerating industrial wasteland with an eco-funky approach" (2015). link: http://issuu.com/myxtir/docs/final_report_lr
BUS STOP
shoreditch station park - east end London
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surface runoff
Stormwater rlter Irrigation pump
Stormwater storage tank
the street catchment is collected within a permeable pavement.
Water harvesting system masterplan, SECTIONS
shoreditch station park - east end London
Shoreditch Park presenting the folk art and culture of london, it tells you the spirit of creation by young generations, without forgetting their history and heritage. Sustainable design will enrich the experience of living in the city and will create exciting and engaging play environments for people of all age.
VISUALISATION Please see the design package "London Shoreditch Park - regenerating industrial wasteland with an eco-funky approach" (2015). link: http://issuu.com/myxtir/docs/final_report_lr
As professional planners and designers, we are aiming to deliver to society human lives that are fulfilled and not just shiny, new, eyecatching design by applying new approaches to urban landscape design in response.
TRANSITIONAL EDGE DESIGN - Leeds River corridor Location: Size: Status:
Leeds, UK 8,000 m2 Course work, 2014
skills: photoshop, indesign, auto cad, hand drawing, modeling, teamwork, presentation
TRANSITIONAL EDGE DESIGN - Leeds River corridor 1 By using a Experiential Landscape theoretical framework, the riverside regeneration project solved the issues of a semi-derelict and neglected backwater with a blend of conservation and new development.
elp mapping
ZONE 1
Sensory See Sensory Hear Sensory Smell
Threshold Transitional Edges Sensory Social imageability Social interaction social restorative
studies, analysis
TRANSITIONAL EDGE DESIGN - Leeds River corridor Transitional Edges form the interface between the built form and adjacent public realm. It can be define these as the relatively indeterminate margins where material form and human habitation interact.
Build form, main route
Concept plan analysis
land use
program
TRANSITIONAL EDGE DESIGN - Leeds River corridor
corridor section
courtyard section
communal cafe section
residential housing and waterfront
waterfront section
isometric hand DRAWINGS, sections
TRANSITIONAL EDGE DESIGN - Leeds River corridor
1. view from the lake: waterfront and residential courtyard 2. edible food growing on the terrace 3. play area in the courtyard 4. waterfront platform 5. promenade
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The site is located along Fuxi River in a hilly area of Sichuan between Chongqing and Chengdu. It currently consists of derelict housing on top of a steep unusable embankment along the river, and a road that separates the city from the water. The new landscape aims to enliven the waterfront by providing a striking place to connect the city back to the river through the provision of amenity space and identity.
public realm regeneration- Zigong riverside Location: Zigong, China Client: Zigong City Construction Investment and Development Size: 50,000 m2 Status: Real project, in Planning skills: photoshop, indesign, rhino, teamwork, presentation, translation(ENG-CHN), liaison
masterplanning -Zigong riverside The fluid landscape: correlates with the topography of the site, creating a dynamic nature of landscape corridors which flow through the site and provides unique moments, spaces and elements, incorporating functions and spaces to respond to the festivities, neighborhood amenity and a site that embraces its cultural heritage.
Overall strategic plan
Design Language
CONCEPT: the meandering nature and complex patterns of local River
Landscape Master Plan
public realm regeneration- Zigong riverside
Blow up Plan The residential development adjacent to the waterfront park includes a sponge park that absorbs, filtrates and attenuate site storm water run-off to address the recurring flooding concerns of sub-tropical monsoonal rain events.
Section
public realm regeneration- Zigong riverside
Sustainable water strategy: Surface run-off in the Condominium Courtyards and the roof top gardens is directed into the landscape areas, from which then gets diverted to the Sponge Park for filtration.
Hygrology Plan water management, visualisations
public realm regeneration- Zigong riverside
celebration dock Landscape Illustrative plan
kerbside rain garden, seating terrace
The landscape consists of three different zones or character areas, responding to the requirements of each type of programmatic use: Commercial/ Retail, Central Park and Residential. Commercial/Retail area includes the landscapes around the Headquarters Offices, the office courtyard gardens, the Qui Bei Road Promenade and the Eco Zone Area.
mixed-use DEVELOPMENT - BEIQIJIA BUSINESS DISTRICT Location: Beijing, China Client: Beijing Ningke Real Estate Size: 60,000 m2 Status: Real project, completion 2014 (demonstration zone completed 2013) skills: photoshop, indesign, auto cad, teamwork, communication, translation(ENG-CHN), liaison
mixed-use DEVELOPMENT - BEIQIJIA BUSINESS DISTRICT It has been designed to consider the LEED Gold accreditation, through effective and efficient use of water, reduction of urban heat island effect by decreasing the amount of paved surfaces and increasing the green ratio, taking into account the microclimate of each zone.
demo zone photos
mixed-use DEVELOPMENT - BEIQIJIA BUSINESS DISTRICT
planting design
mixed-use DEVELOPMENT - BEIQIJIA BUSINESS DISTRICT PLANTING plan
PLANTING LIST
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, PLANTING DESIGN
mixed-use DEVELOPMENT - BEIQIJIA BUSINESS DISTRICT
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, sections
school development- sheffield special school project Building Schools for the Future - designed for the specific need of pupil with Autistic Spectrum Disorders Bents Green secondary school specializes in teaching students with learning difficulties in order to help them achieve their full potential and improve their independence. Rich experience of touching the leaves, twigs and soil: - touch with nature - Mature trees contribute to the character of the area and have an important role in screening views and noise - New raised beds display colourful planting of decorative perennials that the pupils enjoy. - Healthy environment to play and exercise,
Autistic people can be very sensitive to : - Loud sudden noises - Bright light - Music
other course work Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) The report provide a high level of protection of the environment and to contribute to the integration of environmental considerations into the preparation of this project with a view to reduce their environmental impact. Site: 47,000 m2 (18, 000 m2 will be used for mining) The open-cast mining company wish to extractcoal and clays from the site. The work will take palce in a series of phases with different characters and levels of disturbance at each phase.