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
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“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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