JIAJUN ZOU-urban design-portfolio

JIAJUN ZOU Bachelor of Urban and Rural Planning Southwest Jiaotong University E-mail: 1428678126@qq.com Tel: 86-13540278100

Community Relation After COVID-19

1980 s

Designer: JIAJUN ZOU Location: Chengdu, China Year: 2021/ the eighth semester Individual work Academic study Southwest Jiaotong University Instructor: YOUHAI TANG

The project proposes a series of innovative urban strategies to address how neighborhood spaces will be developed in urban communities after Covid-19.

Through the in-depth study of the urban model of “Linpan” in the 1980s in Sichuan, Chengdu, it is found that this model has succeeded in creating a kind of high efficient self-sufficient community. And it is very suitable for solving the situation of community-based isolation formed continuously after Covid-19, which can greatly reduce the economic losses caused by Covid-19 and meet the social needs between the communities. The model is therefore innovatively adapted so that it can be applied to the present and the future with the development of urbanization.

2050 s

2020 s According to the 2021 China Academy of Sciences, nearly half of the people in highly developed cities, including shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu and other megacities， are unfamiliar with their neighbors, 20% of them do not recognize their neighbors at all, and this proportion is on the rise.

FIELD TRIP ROUTE MAP

THE STUDY OF THE PAST URBAN MODELS --“LINPAN” Field Trip By Car -- along the mountains

Field Trip By Car -- along the river

Field Trip By Bike -- across the town

This mode adapts to the changing population, and the hexagonal grid layout allows for the expansion of new spaces.

MODELS PROCESS EVOLUTION Five urban models of “Linpan” in Sichuan, Chengdu

Strip type

Outskirts type

Homogenous type

Cluster type

Centripetal type

HOW THE PAST URBAN MODELS OF “LINPAN” ADAPT TO NEW URBAN MODELS ？

• There are different products between communities.

• Regularly open exchange • The distance between each of the two communities is almost

Homogenous type

Outskirts type

Centripetal type

Cluster type

Strip type

• There are different kinds of habitats between communities • Plants and wildlife resources are abundant

Evenly arrange the building, maintain a good line of sight, mainly residential buildings.

Along the road construction, the building is relatively close, for the regional traffic logistics center, and set up large public space.

To the center of science and technology and service space as the core, the outward spread of industrial, residential, commercial buildings.

To a number of small services, communication space as the center, around residential buildings, commercial buildings.

Buildings are grown on both sides by roads and water systems to form central open communities.

• Neighbors are friends with each other • There is a lot of community communication space

HOW THE NEW MODEL WORK ？

Residential building

Residential building with office

Vertical farm Office

City farm

Farm

River

Small City farm

Residential building

Community A

Tianfu New district, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Apply in Outskirts type

Residential building with roof garden

Garden

Public building

Commercial building

THE NEW MODEL APPLY IN ONE CASE SITE

River

Convenient transportation, perfect public services, many levels of neighborly relations, high settlement density.

Communication space

The elements in new urban model

1980 s

STAGE 1

Centered on green public space, residential and commercial spaces are arranged around.

gray for the road that had been planned

D

STAGE 2

Apply in Cluster type Form a small community, strong privacy, the closest neighbor relationship, rich level of activity space.

B Some residential areas increase roof farmland and office functions, make it complex, expand the scope of central green space, in the surrounding farmland rivers and other ecological space, the main road will be built perfect.

Community B

A

Community C

E

C Apply in Homogenous type

Large public spaces serve the surrounding community

2020 s

Increase the construction of various types of office space, increase the density of housing, increase the area of farmland, ecological space, put in vertical farms, arrange paths to connect communities.

Good line of sight, stable neighbor relationship, high cost of service facilities.

Community D

Apply in Strip type

STAGE 3

The community is open, the neighborhood activity route repeats, triggering the neighbors to talk more.

Community E

STAGE 4

The number of small communities has increased, and public spaces have gradually changed from large areas to scattered distributions among communities

2050 s

To increase the density of buildings, construction groups continue to increase outwards, improve the mixing of building types, ecological space between buildings.

Apply in Centripetal type Good line of sight and stable neighbor relationship.

The impact of the new urban model in dailylife after Covid-19.

CONCLUSION Based on the study of the past "LINPAN" urban model, a series of sustainable new urban models to solve the problems of modern neighborhood relations are innovated, and these models can be applied to the Covid-19 era with the development of urbanization.

VISUALIZATION

Reconnecting the “Mengzhuiwan” to the Central City -- Urban Methodology Study for TOD (Transit Oriented Development) System Designer: JIAJUN ZOU, YUCHENG FENG, FULE MA Location: Chengdu, China Year: 2020/ the sixth semester Group work(My job: TOD research and strategy and planning , analysis, effect drawing,green planning) Academic study Southwest Jiaotong University Instructor: CHUANLIN YANG

" Transit enhances the overall economic efficiency of a city, which has double the economic benefit to a city than does highway investment. " -- From Sustainability and Cities, by Newman & Kenworthy The project is located in Chengdu's busiest central area, surrounded by sophisticated commercial district and office building. However, the site has abandoned factories, old uninhabited houses and unspoiled houses all year round, so it has gradually become a crime-prone site. Over time, the site's traffic declined and it became an isolated island in the heart of the city, away from this flourishing city.

Therefore, the project solves this contradiction by learning the TOD（Transit Oriented Development） system to reconnect this waste site into the city centre. And it has designed three low-carbon forms of transport, including a "Cloud Rail" for tourism, a "Smart Capsule Buses" for office systems, and a "Skyline" for commercial systems.

These three proposals run at the same time and cooperate with each other to meet the need of dailylife for citizen.

They also breaks through the traffic jam caused by the abandoned land in the central area, stimulates the commercial development in tourism, office and shops to reconnect with the original prime location. That can revitalizes this land, and then it will bring huge economic benefits to the city in the future.

WHY TOD SYSTEM CAN BRING BENEFIT TO THE CENTRAL AREA OF METROPOLIS ?

Investment in public transport brings much higher economic returns than investment in the highway. Kenworthy and Newman (1999) said that economic benefits brought by public transportation to the city are twice as highway investment. It means that TOD (Transit Oriented Development) allows the city to be guided by the traffic corridor, putting fewer infrastructure services a greater range of people. Besides, the joint development of station commercial complexes can greatly increase government revenue (Figure 1).

Figure 1: drawing by the author

TOD increases mobility and aggregation of the communities among various people.

In other words, the gathering of people will promote the development of the business format, including office, entertainment, business, and so on. The enrichment of business format can improve the community economy. After that, a higher known community can drive economic benefits of the surrounding community, which forms a chain reaction. The chain reaction created by TOD can take place in many places of the city, and form a huge urban economic network to improve the economic benefits of the city (Figure 2).

TOD's public transport system can effectively help cities achieve carbon neutrality.

Take an example, Feng (2006) pointed out that after 90km of bicycle lanes were added in Copenhagen, the number of people choosing to travel by bicycle increased by 65%, That is to say, after the improvement of public transport facilities, people are more willing to choose low-carbon travel modes such as bicycles and buses. What’s more, in the United States, the use of buses reduces traffic congestion. When the bus system is developed, the efficiency of buses is higher than that of private cars, so people will choose buses, and the carbon emission of buses is much lower than that of private cars.However, too many bus or bike stops have their limits. Bus stops will attract other vehicles such as private cars which will lead to traffic jams. For example, The retail point near the station will attract people and vehicles. Therefore, I believe that adjusting the frequency of bus departures can improve traffic efficiency rather than adding more stops.

The Chengdu government has been supporting the introduction of Tod to the city. I found a lot of waste blocks when investigating. These waste blocks are mostly in the downtown area, thus reducing the vitality of the downtown, not only do these blocks become crime-ridden, but they also create congestion. So I chose “Mengzhuiwan”, trying to transform this place with TOD's methodology, to reconnect this area to the city.

Newman, P.; Kenworthy, J. Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence; Island Press: Washington, DC, USA, 1999.

Figure 2: drawing by the author

Feng, J. (2006). Copenhagen TOD model research.Engineering science and technology, Ⅱ (6), 41-46. Retrieved June 30, 2006

THE SITE PROBLEMS

GREENING THE GREY

BUILDINGS ANALYSIS

• Connect habitats around the Fu River • Connect the surrounding city parks • Create additional green corridors SICHUAN, CHINA

CHENGDU CITY

TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

CHENGHUA DISTRICT

FU

RI

VE

R

SPACE ANALYSIS

EMERGENCY SHELTER SPACE

8:00

12:00

20:00

8:00

12:00

20:00

POPULATION HEAT MAP

Through GIS technology and data integration, predict the frequency of crowd activity, to determine the vitality of the area.

2020

2025

Based on analysis，in 2020 the crowd activity deliberately by passed this site. In 2025, it is expected that the crowd activity has high frequency and will connect with other activities in central district.

ROAD ANALYSIS

By analyzing the existing road style and function of the surrounding city, it is used as the basis for planning the site route. And it consider that the new roads are connected to the surrounding metro and bus stations, and the walking system is connected to each other.

AFTER PROPOSED

PLAN MAP

A "SMART CAPSULE BUSES" FOR OFFICE

Bus schedule Timetable

Bus lines

L1 L2 L1 9:00-12:00 L2

Interval time

Form

Via

To

5 min 5 min 10 min 10 min

Residence Residence Residence Residence

Subway station Office biulding Subway station Office biulding

L3

5 min

Subway station

L1

5 min

Subway station

—— —— —— —— Park Commercial complex Commercial complex Park Park Commercial complex ——

20:00-23:00 L1

5 min

Subway station

——

Residence

15 min

Residence Office biulding

—— ——

Office biulding Residence

7:00-9:00

12:00-14:00 L4（loop line） 5 min

Office biulding

14:00-17:00 L4（loop line） 10 min

Office biulding

17:00-20:00

L2(Across the 23:00-7:00 community)

Office biulding Office biulding Residence Residence

Capsule bus routes are designed for office systems.

The number and timing of bus dispatches will change flexibly with the needs of users. During peak commutes, there will be additional traffic on routes passing through office buildings, while other times also can meet daily traffic needs. Users also can book bus arrival times via the mobile app.

A "CLOUD RAIL" FOR TOURISM

“Cloud Rail” are designed for tourism.

The system connects the city's bike paths and sidewalks, connecting the riverside park and the site along the way. It is designed as an undulating bridge that separates bike paths from sidewalks, which allows tourists can walk down to the ground or park at any time. Barrier-free access is available every 200 metres.

A "SKYLINE" FOR COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS

“Skyline” are designed for commercial systems.

The system connects commercial buildings on the ground. The building entrances on different floors are also connected. Form walking trails, commercial spaces, and public spaces connect vertically.

VISUALIZATION

EXITING

PROPOSED

SMART CAPSULE BUSES STATION

SMART CAPSULE BUSES STATION

"SKYLINE" "CLOUD RAIL"

SMART CAPSULE BUSES STATION

EXITING

"CLOUD RAIL"

"SKYLINE"

PROPOSED

"SKYLINE"

"SKYLINE"

PROPOSED EXITING

SMART CAPSULE BUSES STATION

SMART CAPSULE BUSES STATION

Xinjin North District (Reservoir flood discharge risk: low)

Live With Flooding

Xinjin East District

(Reservoir flood discharge risk: low)

Designer: JIAJUN ZOU Location: Chengdu, China Year: 2021/ the eighth semester Individual work Academic study Southwest Jiaotong University Instructor: XIZI TANG

The Min River is a river flowing from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, and its upper reaches are one of the important sources of the Yangtze River. It is the one of the highest-level rivers in the Yangtze River water protection. However, the Minjiang New District, located at the overlapping tributaries of the Minjiang River Basin, is often affected by flood disasters during the flood season. The reason is that the river has a large amount of water during the flood season, and every year the government will discharge the upstream reservoir. As a result, residents of this area are often in a state of relocation and construction of temporary homes, while economic development conditions in the area are hampered by flooding.

To address this, the aim of the project is to enable new cities in the region to adapt to the effects of the flood season, reduce overrelocation, and increase the social vitality and economic development of the region. From an ecological point of view, the use of artificial spruce forests, understory debris and moss layers, these three locally suitable ecological restoration methods, and the introduction of the concept of urban biomass squares. Finally, it create a new type of Minjiang community.

The community was able to adjust the dynamic balance of the water conservation capacity of the land in response to changes in water levels.

A large number of rivers converge here, forming floods, but the city's hard pavement, flood hoarding can not replenish groundwater.

Xinjin South District

(Reservoir flood discharge risk: medium)

Yangtze River Basin

The two rivers join, and because the river is narrow, the river velocity and flow increase.

Pengshan District

(Reservoir flood discharge risk: medium)

The annual flood discharge period is July, August and September, which is also the flood season of the Minjiang River. At this time, people living downstream will suffer from flooding.

SITE

Meishan Downtown

As the river bends sharply and the base is in a lowlying place, it is affected by a large area of flood.

(Reservoir flood discharge risk: high)

Mindong New District (Reservoir flood discharge risk: high)

Minjiang River Basin Flood data from the Chinese Academy of Sciences

STRATEGY

URBAN BIOMASS CENTER

SPECIES & HABITAT

The rich species diversity of spruce forest increases the ecological restoration capacity and store flood effectively.

Biomass Center

Spruce forest

River Island Spruce forests along the waterfront attract a lot of wildlife.

The biomass centre weighs litter and wood that people collect, and people get carbon credits for it.

Use permeable paving, raise poultry, adopt solar roof.

20 YEARS

60 YEARS

• Artificial spruce forests are mature.

• Understory debris increase.

• Moss layers increase.

30 YEARS

• Artificial spruce forests are mature.

• Understory debris increase.

• Moss layers decline.

• Urban biomass squares are established.

• Artificial spruce forests decline by 10% manual thinning • Understory debris decline.

• Moss layers increase • Urban biomass squares are completed.

20 YEARS

30 YEARS

60 YEARS

The Qinglinkou Guest Plaza Designer: JIAJUN ZOU Location: Chengdu, Jiangyou Year: 2019/ the fourth semester Individual work Academic study Southwest Jiaotong University Instructor: QINRAN YANG

The concept of this project is to revive a local drama named “Qinglinkou highrise drama". This drama is currently facing a great challenge that quite few people willing to enjoy it due to located in rural area with poor condition as a performance space. By renovating the functional form and redesigned the building, and creating interaction points between tourists and villagers to guide tourists to the stage and auditorium through a series of nodes, so that tourists and villagers can not only have a better experience of the show but also revive the drama itself.

China

Sichuan Province

Jiangyou City

1991

1636

A Revival Again The cadres of Bai Yu Village firmly believe that the harvest can get rid of poverty, inviting professors to guide the crops, and finally got rid of poverty.

At The Beginning Of The Han Dynasty The villagers worship the statue, and stepped on the hillside into a flat land, and it was called Tang Jiaping.

1957 Origin of Village Name In 1957, the villagers took a large White jade in Baiyan, therefore named Bai Yu Village.

Now Culture Disolation The inheritors of “Qinglinkou’s high-profile” opera were getting old and young people were not interested in it. The culture of this ancient show was slipping away.

1960

1126 The Birth of “Qinglinkou’s high-profile” opera After Yue Fei defeated the Golden Bing, people used this multi-storey performance to pass his story.Later integrated into mythical elements.

2001

Hard times

1949 After liberation

In 1960, the poor mountainous area was a famine, so that the villagers had almost unable to survive, drought in the past, causing the particles without income, villagers or

Becoming better known Bai Yu Village was rated as a provincial-level advanced grassroots party organization, as well as excellent cultural protection units. Attracted a large number of tourists.

The rural commune is transitioned to the senior commune, and established the Tangjia Party Branch.

The six tourism nodes gradually increase the interest of tourists in the high-lift drama. At the end of the node, the sloping roof house is extended to the ground to form a staircase that people can freely go up and down as seats. People can sit at different heights during the high-rise drama performance to get the experience of this ancient art from different angles. In addition, the function of the building was not only provided a place for tourists and villagers to interact, but also along with the cafeteria; small scaled gallery and accommodation and etc. to better serve as the public gathering space.

FIELDTRIP RECORDSTING PROBLEMS

EXISTING PROBLEMS I wanted to experience the country life, but here are all European-style buildings, and the country atmosphere is gone.

I wanted to use the “Qinglinkou’s high-profile”opera as my design inspiration, but unfortunately I didn’t see the performance after coming several times, and I may not come again in the future.

A large number of laborers in the village go out, and no one want to keep play “Qinglinkou’s high-profile”opera.

Nowadays, few people know the existence of this opera.

In recent years, the number of performances has become less and less. There are only once or twice shows per year. The “high-level performances” are almost forgotten by the villagers.

SEEKING FOR INTEREACTION POINTS

Through the research of the main routes in the village, I found that people flow in site area is very small due to the Public service facilities are mainly concentrated near the government, which takes 25 minutes walking form the site.

The buildings around site are mainly three-story Europeanstyle that is irrelevant with local culture itself.

As the part of the most important spot in the village, the site building should play a role in highlighting Rural features and the role of rejuvenating rural culture.

TOURISM NODE PLANNING

FUNCTION PARTITION

The exhibition hall serves to increase tourists' desire by Inserting six activity nodes between the entrance and the building. The observation deck allows people to get the great view on farmland. What’s more , tourists can also visit the agricultural farmland to have the experience such as fruit picking. The rest area allows visitors to kill the time while waiting for the next performance, and they can sit on the sloping roof to watch the performance and even stay overnight.

STREAMLINE ANALYSIS

FORM GENERATION

AXONOMETRIC

Tourists can sit on the sloped rooftops to get different view and have more interaction not only with building itself but also more enjoy with the show.

FUNCTIONAL DIVISION

NORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

A-A SECTION

FLOOR PLAN

B-B SECTION

VISUALIZATION

Model Making

Drawing