River Beat | China Interdisciplinary Global Design Studio Proposal

RIVER BEAT Celebrating Zhengzhou’s Past, Present, and Future

TEAM

CELEBRATING LOCAL CULTURE Zhengzhou Design District

NATURAL RETREAT IN THE CITY Ecological Preserve & Wetland

PROMOTING AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE Waterfront Recreation Area

EDUCATING PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY Visualizing Sustainable Performance

WEAVING CULTURE,COMMUNITY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT Proposed Master Plan

VISION AND GOALS culture

CELEBRATE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURE

community

ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INTERACTION

environment

INTEGRATE LANDSCAPE INTO THE CITY

REGIONAL PLAN Line 4

Line 3 To Beijing High-Speed Rail

Inter-City Railway

To Central City

MIXE D US E MIXED USE CCOMMERCIAL O MME R C IAL CCULTURE UL T UR E RRESIDENTIAL E S IDE NT IAL INDUS T R IAL INDUSTRIAL

WATER W at er

To Zhuihai To Airport

REGIONAL PLAN Where Are People Coming From?

RESIDENT AREA

HIGHWAY CITY CENTER

SITE

RESIDENT AREA

CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY 1. TRANSPARENT FROM STREET, ENTICES VISITORS ONTO SITE

N/S ORIENTATION (VIEWS ARE BLOCKED)

E/W ORIENTATION (VIEWS ALLOWED FROM THE STREET)

CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY 2. STAGGER BUILT FORM TO OPTIMIZE VIEWS THROUGH THE SITE

ALIGNED ORIENTATION (VIEWS ARE BLOCKED)

STAGGERED ORIENTATION (VIEWS ALLOWED ACROSS THE SITE)

CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY 1. CONNECT THE SITE WITH THE SURROUNDING URBAN CONTEXT

CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY 2. STITCH TOGETHER THE SITE WITH NATURE & LANDSCAPE

CONCEPTUAL STRATEGY 3. WEAVE TOGETHER THE URBAN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

KEY NODES OF INTEREST CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, & ECOMONIC LANDMARKS

Community Performance Space

CULTURE

COMMUNITY

pedestrian walkway

Neighborhood Shopping / Dining District

Cultural Center

ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability Education Center

SITE CIRCULATION LINKING SITE AMMENITIES THROUGH DYNAMIC PATHWAYS

Pedestrian Walkways Bike Paths Vehicular Traffic

SITE PROGRAM STRATEGIC PROGRAMMING Cultural Center Office Gallery / Exhibition Space Luxury Shopping Theatre Museum Boutique Hotel “Water Cubes” Sustainability / Community Education Dining Community Shopping / Small Business Day Care / Community Recreation Space

WATER ALL HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, URBAN AND NATURAL, RELY ON WATER

WATER

Purification Zone

Spectacular Waterfall Zone

WETLAND CYCLE

Contaminants and sediment filtered Cleaner water flow

Groundwater runoff

Canal

Bacteria disintegrate contaminants and provide wildlife habitat Groundwater runoff from urban farms

WATER

“Water C ube”

SOLAR WATER PUMP

Rooftop PV solar panels

Waterfall creates movement in the water circuit and generates an ambience of escape from the city life.

1

Converted sunlight energy powers water pump

2

Water pump sends signal to release supply from water storage tank, “Water Cube”

3

Water is released from storage tank

4

Pressurized pipes emit streams of waterfall

WATER

“Water C ube”

SOLAR WATER PUMP + GREY WATER SYSTEM

Rooftop PV solar panels

Green roof

1

Roof collects stormwater

2

Water filters to sewage or solar-powered water pump

3

Water is released from storage tank

4

Pressurized pipes emit streams of waterfall

WATER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER

WATER

Contaminants and sediment filtered

“

“Water Cube”

Spectacular Waterfall Zone

Primary Purification Zone

Empties into reservoir

Secondary Purification Zone

OVERALL WATER CIRCULATION STRATEGY

Contaminants and sediment filtered

West

Canal East

Groundwater runoff from urban farms

LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE DESIGN IS ESSENTIAL TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE

LANDSCAPE

Ecological District

Community District

Cultural District

FORM & FUNCTION

West

Canal East

Water body indentations Earth elevated

LANDSCAPE

Ecological District

Community District

Cultural District

HARD VS. SOFT SURFACES

West

Canal East

Hardscape Softscape

LANDSCAPE HOW THE LAND MEETS THE WATER Terraced Landscape Allows for Different Environmental Aesthetics and Programs, such as Urban Farming

Retaining Walls Stabilize Steeper Topographic Areas and Regulate Water Flow Towards the Proposed River

Series of Wetland Declivities Act as Buffer Zone Along Water’s Edge

Bioswales Collect Excess Water During Extreme Precipitation Events

Deep Root Systems Anchor the Soil in Strategic Locations

LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE MEDIATES BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE CITY

ARCHITECTURE HOW BUILDINGS INTERACT WITH LAND AND WATER

On the ground

Above the ground

L A R U T L CU S

ANT R U A REST

In the ground

G N I P P SHO

Landscape Ribbon

ARCHITECTURE CULTURAL INFLUENCES

Su Zhou Museum Monochromed color scheme compliments presence of water bodies

Proposed Container Prototype

Wan Ke 5th Garden White background highlights plant life

ARCHITECTURE

Ecological District

Community District

Cultural District

HOW BUILDINGS STITCH THE SITE TOGETHER

Waterfall

West

East

Water storage Architectural bodies

ARCHITECTURE

Water

ARCHITECTURE

Zhengzhou Ancient Wall Exposed rammed earth peeling out of the ground reminiscent of the Old City

Water + Landscape

ARCHITECTURE

Water + Landscape + Architecture Water + Landscap

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION & MARKETING

ENERGY BURNED

DISTRICT MAP

BUILDING PLAN

RIVER WALK

THEATER

3172 GOAL:3500

DURATION:

01:18:00 1.4 454 m続

DISTANCE TRAVELED: ENERGY SAVED:

KM

CARBON

COMMERCIAL

INDIVIDUALS IN ROOM: 8 AIR QUALITY: MODERATE WATERLAND

CURRENT GEO-LOCATION

AIR CONDITIONING LOAD: 417 STV

INDOOR ENERGY INFORMATION

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