Landscape Architecture Portfolio 2019 by Qiran Zhang

Page 1


2017 ILASLA Student Honor Award

Modeling, Drawing

Competition Teamwork

34

36

PLASMA STUDIO

EPA CAMPUS RAINWORKS CHALLENGE

ULI HINES COMPETITION

BEYOND THE CENTERLINE

2014 EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge 2nd prize 2015 ASLA STUDENT COLLABORATION Honor Award

MODULAR SKYLINE

32

VILLE VERT

26

Animation

38 Simulating River Dynamics https://youtu.be/tyHovt43Pf0

MICS GALLERY

Work Project

REVERSE ENGINEERING

2017 Fall, Independent Study

PARAMETRIC SURFACE DESIGN STRATEGY

26

2016 Spring, Studio Collaboration Project

18

JUST ADD WATER

2017 Fall, Individual Studio Project

10

RESILIENT MESH

2017 Fall, Individual Studio Project

08

SIMULATING RIVER DYNAMICS WITH ALGORITHMS

2017 Spring, Studio Collaboration Project

MIGRATION FARM

01

Independent Study

WORK PROJECT

Studio Project

Resilient Mesh

https://youtu.be/0qAl1-1uZ_A

CNC Model Projection https://youtu.be/2oJAar72Bp4


2*3"/ ;)"/(

张其然

Phone : 18684000720 E-mail: zhangqr611@163.com humerkzqr@gmail.com

电话 : 18684000720 邮件: zhangqr611@163.com humerkzqr@gmail.com

&%6$"5*0/

教育

-BOETDBQF "SDIJUFDUVSF 6OJWFSTJUZ PG *MMJOPJT BU 6SCBOB $IBNQBJHO .BTUFS *OEVTUSJBM %FTJHO #FJIBOH 6OJWFSTJUZ #BDIFMPS

08/2014 - 05/2017 08/2009 - 07/2013

&91&3*&/$& 1MBTNB 4UVEJP #FJKJOH Landscape Designer

4JUF %FTJHO (SPVQ *OUFSO

Work on Chicago Riverfron Ideas Lab Project

3FTFBSDI "TTJTUBOUTIJQ

Research about permeable soil and impervious surface of Chicago area with Mary Pat McGuire

5VSFOTDBQF #FJKJOH *OUFSO Junior Designer

08/2018 - Present

1MBTNB 4UVEJP #FJKJOH 景观设计师,GH整合编写

18/2018 - 至今

4JUF %FTJHO (SPVQ

05/2017 - 08/2017

06/2016 - 05/2017

助理研究员

06/2016 - 05/2017

06/2015 - 08/2015

土人设计

06/2015 - 08/2015

05/2012 - 07/2012

北京航空航天大学机器人研究所

06/2008 - 09/2008

Intern, Chicago Riverfron Ideas Lab Porject, 建模,概念设计

关于芝加哥地区土壤及城市表面可渗透性研究,教授:Mary Pat McGuire

暑期设计实习生,大型生态类设计项目

水下探测机器人合作设计

中国四川红十字会 汶川地震志愿者,灾区学校支教

05/2012 - 07/2012

06/2008 - 09/2008

荣誉及获奖

)0/034 "/% "8"3%4 *-"4-" 4UVEFOU )POPS "XBSE .JHSBUJPO 'BSN

08/2009 - 07/2013

05/2017 - 08/2017

$IJOB 3FE $SPTT 4JDIVBO $IJOB

Volunteer for teaching in a rebuilt middle school which is destroyed in Wenchuan Earthquake

工业设计,北京航空航天大学,学士学位

08/2014 - 05/2017

经历

3PCPUJDT *OTUJUVUF PG #FJIBOH 6OJWFSTJUZ #FJKJOH $IJOB *OUFSO Product Design Team Member Designing underwater robot for nuclear station

景观设计,伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校,硕士学位

MIGRATION FARM

2017

*-"4-" 学生荣誉奖 .JHSBUJPO 'BSN

2017

设计成员,核心设计概念,参数化规划及建模渲染

5FBN NFNCFS DPODFQU EFTJHO QBSBNFUSJD QMBOJOH LFZ NPEFMJOH BOE SFOEFS

"SLA 学生团体奖 3FWFSTF &OHJOFFSJOH

2016

2015

&1" $BNQVT 3BJOXPSLT %FTJHO $IBMMFOHF 二等奖

2015

#BTLFUCBMM -FBHVF $IBNQJPOTIJQ PG 4DIPPM PG .FDIBOJDBM BOE "VUPNBUJPO

2014

北航机械学院2013篮球联赛冠军

2014

4FDPOE 1SJ[F PG UIF GJGUI $BS %FTJHO $PNQFUJUJPO PG BVUP DIJOB DPN

2014

"4-" 4UVEFOU $PMMBCPSBUJPO )POPS "XBSE 3FWFSTF &OHJOFFSJOH

2016

&1" $BNQVT 3BJOXPSLT %FTJHO $IBMMFOHF 4FDPOE 1MBDF

设计成员,建模渲染 , CAD出图,实体模型制作

5FBN NFNCFS LFZ NPEFMJOH SFOEFS BOE QIZTJDBM NPEFM

$BQUBJO

*OEJWJEVBM WFIJDMF EFTJHO

设计成员,建模渲染 , CAD出图, rhino出图

队长

第五届中华汽车网设计比赛,二等奖 个人汽车设计,建模,渲染

2014

4,*--4

技能

% .PEFMJOH BOE 3FOEFSJOH "VUP $"% 3IJOPDFSPT (SBTTIPQQFS XJUI WBSJPVT QMVH JOT ETNBY 7SBZ .BYXFMM 3FOEFSJOH -VNJPO 1IPUPTIPQ 4PJMEXPSLT (SBQIJD %FTJHO "EPCF 1IPUPTIPQ *MMVTUSBUPS *OEFTJHO 7JEFP "EPCF "GUFSFGGFDU 1SFNJFSF 0UIFST "SD(*4 "EPCF %SFBNXFBWFS 8JOEPXT 0GGJDF

3D 模型与渲染: "VUP $"% 3IJOPDFSPT (SBTTIPQQFS XJUI WBSJPVT QMVH JOT ETNBY 7SBZ .BYXFMM 3FOEFSJOH -VNJPO 1IPUPTIPQ 4PJMEXPSLT 平面图形: "EPCF 1IPUPTIPQ *MMVTUSBUPS *OEFTJHO 视频制作 "EPCF "GUFSFGGFDU 1SFNJFSF 其他: "SD(*4 "EPCF %SFBNXFBWFS 8JOEPXT 0GGJDF

1


Migration Farm System

2016 Natural Disaster in Midwest

Rail Transformation Typology In order to establish a strict and functional system mechanism, it is always good to start with one species as a case study. We look at the suitable condition for onions. They will be transported to the primary farm where are in the suitable temperature zone to grow, which is a large north-south movement. At the same time, if t a disaster happens nearby, the migration farm will be moved to the nearby secondary farm yard, which functions as the refuge location.

Flooding Tornado Start

In 2011, there was 20 percent of agriculture production lost due to the natural disasters. Capricious climate with fickle weather and catastrophic natural events lying in our future is challenging human’s arrogance of taming nature’s uncertainty. Not if we uproot the farm, let it adapt the changing climate, design it with the ability to relocate for desirable growing conditions and avoiding disaster, by giving it the ability to migrate. At the same time, with the upgrading of the existing logistics system in future, it is very suitable to utilize the railway as to propose this “farm on rail” infrastructure system, which maximize the production by moving farms to best temperature zone and avoid extreme weather condition at the same time.

Food Hub/ Primary Farm

Transports crops in rail yard, storages crops in warehouse, provides open-air market for the community, connecting to retail center

Transports cargo in rail yard, and provides cargo for retail offices.

Food Hub/ Primary Farm

Refuge/ Secondary Farm

Transports food in rail yard, storages cargo in warehouse, and provides cargo for retail center

2

Refuge/ Secondary Farm

Rail Residence

Functions as temporary rental function area

Rail Residence

Rail Stock Farm

Transports stock and provides temporary resting locati Also collect the animal waster as fertilizer

Rail Stock Farm

Disaster Condition

Crops Growing Zone Through Months

Disaster-free Condition

Tornado End

Store cargo and food which escape from disaster area

All the living unit will move to disaster-free location, provide residence refuge for disasters

Not in use until disaster pass


Hexagon Frame

Mileage Density

Classification

Rail + Farm

Primary Farm/ Food Hub

29

18

With plenty of rails and intersection, these yard will be transformed into primary farm, function as major migration farm growing location and local food market

15

Refuge of Rail Farm

13

11 In hub of rail farm on non-disaster condition, cultivate crops are cultivated on train. Old facilities such as cranes are transformed into irrigation implements. Spare irrigation water goes through railway track gravel, being collected for irrigation system. The location of the migration farm is evaluated by the rail way density. First step is to divide the area into 5-mile hexagon, Then culling out the area of high population density such as Chicago, which could avoid overdeveloped urban area. The final step is to calculate the mileage within each hexagon to create a hierarchical classification to distinguish the locations for primary farm and the refuge

With less rails and intersections, rail yard at these location will be partially transformed. Major part of these secondary farms will still severe for logistics, only functions as refuge when disaster happens to other farms.

Rail + New Residence Non-disaster Migration

Disaster-avoiding Migration

From primary to primary, for the best farming condition and marketing demands

To nearby primary or secondary farm

Primary Farm Occupied

Primary Farm Occupied

Refuge of Rial Farm Unoccupied

Refuge of Rial Farm Occupied

Rail Residence Unoccupied

Rail Residence Occupied

In case of disastrous natural events such as flooding and tornado, rail residence provides mobile human settlement for those live in disastrous areas. New rail neighborhood are strategically located close to existing neighborhood, and be harmonious the natural ecological environment with over time.


Migration Farm + Residence at Joliet

A: Migration Farm Residence Located at a suburban area, transformed from existing rail yard as phase II proposal after the primary migration farm

B: Primary Migration Farm Located at a BNSF logistics center, with tons of logistic infrastructure, it could be easily established as a primary migration farm.

6

C: Rail Stock Farm Located at outskirt area of Joliet City, taking advantages of water and prairie recourses, used for stock industrial

Joliet, Illinois, is a typical site as a primary farm site, because of its idea suburban location to big city and abundant railway and logistics resources as well


SIMULATING RIVER DYNAMICS WITH ALGORITHMS

The Missouri River Between Nebraska and Missouri

Animation https://youtu.be/tyHovt43Pf0

8

9


RESILIENT MESH

Wetland

Landscape Toolkit for the Upper Mississippi River

Swamp: Away from the river

The Mississippi river watershed is the largest drainage system on the North American continent. We are manipulating the river with various interventions for agriculture and navigation benefits. While this did create major economic value, the impacts and side effects are also becoming more and more serious, causing disturbance on environment and loss of wildlife habitat, let alone the fact we are still suffer from the flood. So this project is to envision the upper Mississippi River floodplain as a resilient network with more harmony and a balanced approach. The Specific goal of this landscape strategy is to relieve flood and ecology problems in the upper Mississippi River flood plain. To achieve this, a landscape toolkit will be implement, which contains a series of resilient components to solve different problems, meanwhile they are also connected as a resilient system. The very essential idea about this resilience is the “half man-built and half natural development� concept. In a word, after the preliminary setups, these interventions will be shaped and morphed by nature consistently..

Cattail

Reed

Strategy

Sedges

Human Setup Stage

Natural Development Stage

Location Landscape Toolkit Component

Connecting & Morphing

Configuration

Bald Cypress

Location : Major tributary charging inlets or convergence points of major tributaries

Toolkit Component

Size: Fluctuates to the stream volume

Wetland

Marsh: Close to the river

American Elm

Goal: Provide long term wildlife habitat and conservation Improve water quality River Dynamics Simulation

Levee Notching

Resilient Mesh Red-osier Dogwood

Bio-Canal


River Simulation

Resilient Buffer Mesh

Levee Notching

Normal

Marsh

Rice farm

Soybean/corn

Flooding

The resilient buffer mesh is a floodable area subdivided into cells with smaller levees, which serve as sponges in soaking the water. With this new type of zone along the river, landowners are able to have new types of agriculture, such as rice farming in the wet cells. Other cells are able to be shaped by the natural environment, becoming marshes or swamps. When flooding comes, the mesh system can relieve the water and reduce the agricultural losses. This dynamic system has the ability to contain multiple programming and can be expanded or reduced depending on the conditions.

Floodable Marsh/Swamp Location : Big conflict area of flow simulation and existing levee

Add flood gates, in pairs, or more than two Using parametric tools to predict the most flood vulnerable areas by simulating river dynamics. On the other hand, these area are also more efficient to absorb the flood

Notching happens at the conflict location between simulation results and existing levees Relieve Flood at multiple locations

Notching the levee will help relieve flooding in multiple locations, instead of letting single levees breach passively

Size: Degree of the conflict Programming needs

Notches comes in pairs, allowing flood to flush in and release out

Goal: Relieve Flood Multi programming, determined by nature Temporary habitat

Rice Farm

Corn/Soybean


Resilient Buffer Mesh

Bio-Canal

Proximity & Locating

Location : Connecting habitats which are too far (8500m)away’ the intersection of barrier and corridor Size: Response to the connecting patch size Goal: Provide wildlife migration corridor Help discharge & recharge Improve organic matter exchange

Interconnections between existing easement area and proposed mesh area

Barrier: Disturb animal migration,organic mass exchange Block discharging and Recharging

Bio-Canal will be installed to bridge nearby patch groups defined by proximity

Cell Pattern: voronoi polygons The distances from edge of each cell to its center are the same, thus providing better exchanges between cells and better edge condition for wildlife Wildlife Migration: Daily moving distance (meters)

Major Road Proximity Connection Bio-Canal Bio-Canal Tunnel

Tunnel configuration will be installed at the intersection of major roads and connection paths


Seasonality

Bio- Canal

With constructed dunes and ditches, the Bio-Canal could have more micro environment diversity for different wildlife to migrate. Furthermore, the natural force will consistently reshape and stabilize the Bio-Canal

Dry

Dry

After Flooding

Wet

Normal

Normal

Vegetation Stabilized

Vegetation


Chicago Flooding

Chicago Surface Imperviousness


Mana Contemporary Chicago

Site Inventory: Lines and Puddles

Life of the New Surface

Infiltration of the Surface


Weather Scenario

Configuration

Scenario : Spring, Morning, After Rain Following a morning spring rain, the sun is coming out. The wavering lines are transforming into water dots,and gradually, leaves an embossment on the ground

Scenario : Summer, Heavy Rain

Following a heavy summer downpour, the role of water is the thread, sewing function and activity together

Scenario : Deep Fall, Snow

When the site is observed from above in the MANA building, one can see, at this scale, the topographic surface expressed by a blanket of snow, emphasizing the pattern , altered by varying degrees of wind and sun -driven evaporation


Vertical Flow

Model & Mock-up

Shine

Rain

Water Infiltration During the rain, water is infiltrated into soil through paver joint as wall as slot drainage, which allows soil to absorb air and water

Thermal Convection When the temperature falls down, holes on the paver and paver joints allow heat to transfer to the deep ground, improving thermal exchanges


PARAMETRIC SURFACE DESIGN STRATEGY Modern metropolis has been constructed into a multi-function complexity with various of engineering and construction. With all those new material such as asphalt and concrete, the city its self is becoming a huge impermeable surface. In order to depave this massive imperviousness, this research is exploring the under This is the independent study associated with the Depaving Chicago Research. After the mapping stage, which helps to locate multiple locations for depaving, this independent study shows a experimental design strategy using parametric approach to control the design result via multiple influential factors.

Soil The soil information reference from three ISGS map Stacks-Unit Map : Surveyed by Illinois USGS. It is a mapping of geologic materials to a depth of 15 meters. It shows the distribution of earth materials vertically from the surface to a specified depth and horizontally over a specified area. They also show succession of geologic units in order of occurrence. Bretz Map : Geological quadrangle map, surveyed by J. Harlen Bretz. It records very detailed information about the Michigan Lake glacier retreat area and the deposit soils conditions. It is more reliable than Stack-Unit Map TWI map(“Topographic Wetness Index” credit from ISGS), a gradient map which derived from topographic data, indicating the possibility of flooding occurrence.

Sun Shade By inputting date and time, the sun ray direction and solar energy could be projected and calculated by every grid on the site, and the permeable portion will be remap from 0 % to 100 % ( All the data is specific for Chicago area)

Test Site: Martin Luther King Drive & Garfield

There are multiple ways to do a new surface design. For the following design process, I would use this slab paver as module, controlling the degree of perviousness of the site by changing the permeable portion of the slab.

The strategy is area with lower temperature, will have more portion of permeable on single unit, for people to lingering and staying

Surrounding Runoff Even though Urban drainage construction is often built along the buildings or impervious surface, it could not always deal with all the runoffs produced by these impermeable surface. So the distribution and density of the surrounding impervious surface would be another crucial factor to effect the site performance. To estimate the influence of the surrounding runoffs, I defined the number of “Area/Distance to site” as every building’s “runoff index” ,which could determine the permeability of the site


Permeable Soil

The essential Idea is to create a gradient of permeability through the site: The high TWI area would be tree planting, which makes the soil exposed; The Bertz area will be considered as secondary permeable area; The stack units area will be the least permeable area

TWI Strength The high TWI value area will be totally depaved for tree plating

Capacity

Spring

Summer

The area the site could drain compared to the size of itself given certain amount of precipitation (Transition Strength = 2, TWI Strength = 2, Precipitation = 2.2 ,04/30/2017)

Transition Strength The transition area from medium-permeable soil (Stack Unit Area) to the high-permeable soil (Bretz Area)

How much water the proposal could drain within 24 hours (Transition Strength = 2, TWI Strength = 2, Capacity = 1500% )

Fall

Winter

Sunshade The temperature is the 2nd major aspect of the influence, specifically, the shelter, canopy, and the season. By using environment analysis software to evaluate the site under the sunshine exposure.

Surrounding Runoff Considering the general Chicago area is a relatively flat area. So without sloping, the site is assumed to deal with a radius range of building runoffs. It is a synthetic result of the distribution of surrounding buildings. They key parameter is the sum-up value of “run off index� in each direction, which will be reflected on the permeable paving pattern.

Range : 0.5 mile

Range : 1.0 mile

Range : 1.5 mile

Range : 2.0 mile


Integration By assigning different weights to different aspects of parameters. The integrated result will be a weighted synthesis of different result, reflecting different design concerns and emphasis.

Section

Trees are planted at the high flooding frequency locations

Different openness of the slab paving, filled with aggregates for plants growing and water infiltration

The permeable portion and the joint will help water infiltrated into soil

Soil weight : 1 TWI Strength: 1 Transition Strength: 2 Capacity: 1500% Precipitation: 1.7

Sun Shade weight : 3 Season: Winter

Runoff weight : 4 Range: 1.5 mile


WORK PROJECT (SITE DESIGN GROUP) Chicago RIver Ideal Lab-----Pulse https://www.chiriverlab.com/visions/pulse

PULSE seeks to build on Chicago’s diverse character by creating active spaces that attract all Chicagoans and bring new life to the riverfront. PULSE creates a dynamic and energetic river edge that enhances the city’s sense of self through multipurpose networks and dedicated spaces to play, explore, and move. PULSE reinvigorates the city in fluidity, reviving a river forgotten, and defibrillating a heart that needs new life. The interconnected, sweeping forms that serve as the framework of PULSE—in vertical and horizontal planes—represent synthesis, balance, and rhythm. Three primary conduits create the skeleton; the Speed Trail serves as a high-paced, adrenaline-inducing path for bikers, runners, and other fast-moving human-powered movements; the Adventure Trail is a dynamic, interactive path that encourages activity through engagement and play; and the Leisure Trail is a laid-back path for walkers, observers, and amblers. These trails not only provide access to and through the three sites, but act as the circulatory system of the city, a medium for restoring and sustaining Chicago’s heartbeat.

Role : site modeling, t-spline modeling, drawing framework, furniture design


WORK PROJECT (PLASMA)

Exon Explosion

Zhuhai Hengqing Wetland Conservation Park Competition 珠海横琴湿地公园竞赛

Grading Design of the tiding area of the core conservation zone, based on the eclogical analysis and hydrology analysis

Site Section

Role : site modeling, GIS analysis, 3D rendering, hydrology analysis, analitical drawing (section, exon,etc), pavilion design


Pavilion Design, Nodes Rendering, & Section Drawing


Shenzhen Cvil Code Park (under construction) 深圳民法公园(在建)

Role : site modeling, 3D rendering, footbridge modeling and, detalizing

Circle Foot Bridge Modeling and Optimizing

Feature Wall Vision Analysis and Panelling Design


Baoding-Shenzhen Chuangtou Center (under construction) 保定深圳创投中心(在建)

Pavement Detialization and Modelization

Section Elevation Drawing

Role : furniture Design, pavement detailizing analitical drawing


REVERSE ENGINEERING

Reconfiguring the Creek-Campus Interface

Civil Engineering: Elizabeth Barr, Landscape Architecture: Samantha Shui, Pongsakorn Suppakittpaisarn, John Whalen, Shurui Zhang, Qiran Zhang ; Xinnan Jiang, Min Kang, Agriculture: Sarah GraJdura ; Environmental Hydrology :Tianyu He, Fernanda Maciel , Architecture: Meri Mensa . Instructor: Tawab Hlimi


VILLE VERT

Landscape Architecture: Qiran Zhang, Meng Shui Architecture: Jezabel Cardenas, Moze Wang Economics: Zoey Zou Instructor: Kevin Hinders


Rooted in context Modular Skyline is grounded on important site factors such as traffic density, public transportation nodes, potential user groups of the space, and the level of openness in the surrounding area. For example, targeting workers in adjacent office buildings, Snack Plaza, located on the median located between 48th Street and 49th Street is re-imagined as a community amenity with food trucks on designated parking spaces serving the neighborhood. With portable street furniture, visitors can gather and enjoy their food and lunch break on the plaza. Modular Typology Diverse Modular Skyline Median types are proposed to accommodate the original medians’ immediate milieu, which forms a sequence of dynamic programming along Path Avenue, daily. They also target wide range of user groups, which is the core spirit of this forever young city. The Mini-Amphitheater between 50 St and 51 St is designed for young artists and outdoor theater lovers; Snack Plaza is for people who work and commute nearby; Relaxation Terrain is the playground for both kids and adults from vicinal neighborhood; Impossible Nature (creek path) addressing storm water management issues, is for plant and nature lovers; and the Valley is for adventurous explorers.


MISCS GALLERY Living Bridge

Public Sculpture/ 3D Printing Model

2015 Fall Studio Work The living bridge, a series hexagon plants container, works as the local micro climate indicator. The hexagon planter compose the facade of the footbridge, opening at different degree by the growth of plants, which indicates the micro environment differentiation

Undergraduate Industrial Design Work

Architecture Model

A public plaza sculpture design, modeled by 3Ds max, rhino. 3D, printed by resin 3D printer.

Box Unit Lasso Plants

Soil

Dortoir Familial NADAAA

Parametric model

CNC Milling

Sports Car Design

Minimum Surface Structure Taichung Metropolitan Opera House Toyo Ito

Undergraduate Industrial Design Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oJAar72Bp4

MAX IV Landscape Snøhetta


Large Scale TOPO Modeling

Making large scale site model (China Domain) using open source data.

GH parth gerenerating & optimization Using genetic algorithm to reduce the boardwalks cost.

Parametric pillar modeling


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.