Jiesi luo 2014

JIESI SELECTED WORKS 2013-2014 MLA candidate @ Louisiana State University Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture

New Basin Canal Park

[green infrastructure] New Basin Canal Park, a canal turned linear park, is located between the West End

neighborhood and the Lakeview neighborhood.This area suffers severe flooding and subsidence, in the city of New Orleans. The aim of the design is to gain the New Basin Canal Park storm water capacity, recharge the groundwater of adjacent neighborhood, and diversifying the park’s program for a wider array of users.

Problems:

Subsidence Subsidence process 1

Traffic noise along the trail

Broken fondation

Limited use of the spaceLimited diversity of species

Residences are Lower than the park

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Flat view has no change over 2000mTrail with no shade No shelter for wild animals

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Water leak

No shelter for wild animals

Limited programs

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Subsidence on both sides

Limited water recharging ability

Limited water capacity 5

New Orleans Regional Planning Commission Solution

Possibilities: Water management

Bompy road

Stormwater collection Surface water storage Groundcover filtration Groundwater recharge

Flood

Ecology

Recreation Program

Wet meadow Aquatic animal Improved habitat Urban forest

Walking trail Cycling Fishing Sunbath Canoeing Picnic

To Lake Pontchartrain 8 in 7 in

Waggonner & Ball’s Water Plan

6 in 5 in 4 in

Existing Park

3 in

Top of park

+0.5’

2 in

New Basin Canal Park 2,290,558 ft²

1 in

Maximum Water Storage Maximum Capacity 28,045 ft³ Typical Capacity 14,022 ft³

Ground Level 0.0’

West End 15,600,000 ft²

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Month precipitation 3 hour precipitation of storm The park should protect the neighborhood from flooding for no less than 3 hours, before further action being adopted.

The capacity of New Basin Canal needs to be: 3 hour precipitation of storm =

6,500,000 ft³

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The area of West End

Proposed Park

Top of levee +0.5’

Maximum Water Storage Maximum Capacity 7,186,446 ft³ Typical Capacity 956,286 ft³

Ground Level 0.0’ Bottom of water

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NEW BASIN CANAL PARK Key 1. Oak Walk 2. Reed Terrace 3. Four Season Deck 4. Cypress Beach 5. Snack Meadow 6. Golden Creek

7. Urban Meadow 8. Square Pool 9. Barrow Deck 10. Irish Memorial (on site) 11. Reflecting Pool 12. Fallout Shelter Mount (on site)

To Lake Pontchartrain

WATER STORAGE Underground Infrastructure

Collected Stormwater Permanent Water 4’ of Storage 7’ of Storage Full Capacity

PROGRAM Multi-use Field Urban Beach Fishing Pier Canoe Launch

Irish Memorial

Historical Site

Fallout Shelter

CIRCULATION Vehicle Transit Public Transit Multi-use Trail Water Trail Water Trail (Underground)

Parking Lot

Maximum Water Storage

Section 2-2

1:600

Maximum Water Storage

Section 4-4

1:600

Well Elevated Storage Tank Ground Storage Tank Underground Storage Tank

Houston Water Infrastructure [Jiesi Luo]

Cistern 1927 [water experience center ] [Group: Jiesi Luo, Chenlu Dong, Yao Liu]

This cistern was built in 1927 and then abandoned due to leak. There is no more underground water storage tank built then, and this cistern becomes unique. While the surrounding areas are quite developed and totally different from about 80 years ago, Buffalo Bayou turns from an industrial drainage ditch into a park, the cistern is kept as it was. As a beholder, the cistern witnessed the development of the city and the water infrastructure all through the 80 years. The amazing

Cistern 1927

underground space is kept as well - a soccer field large and two storied high concrete colonnade, with 2" deep water on the ground reflecting this Basilica in industrial age. The unique location of the city, the unique historical meaning and the unique space quality, make the cistern a perfect place to tell

Site Location [Yao Liu]

the story about water and the city.

Inner Space Yao Liu

The design starts from the urban fabric, the entrance is set by following the current streets. Then through the diagonal of the cistern - the longest tour route - to another end, the location of the exit is decided. However, a tour route like this break the original sense of order. In order to give the visitors a sense of shock about this magnificent infrastructure, the tour route is spliced in two, each anchored at the entrance or exit, then

Exit Terrace

rotate to fit the inner space. We design the central gap between these two pieces of route as the area for exhibition.

Steam Promenade

Considering the surrounding land use, we decide to make this cistern multi-functional, then it could serve the surrounding a party plan and a speech plan are developed. By modularize

Parking Lot

the platform of the central gap, the cistern can transform to untouched. At the final piece, we decide to extend the columns through the ground, make them could be seen on the street, as a hint of the underground cistern.

Legend Fountain Column Fog Pond Glass Walkway

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Concept Jiesi Luo

1.Analysis

The Surrounding Fabric

Entrance

Bayou Terrace

residential area and business area. Along with exhibition plan,

meet different purposes while keep the original structure

Mirror Pond

300’ Plan Chenlu Dong

2.Penetrate

The Site Following Urban Fabric

3.Rotate

The Panetrating Space to Fit Inside.

4.Modularise

The Space to Gain Flexibility in Colonnade

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The Underground Structure to Surface

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Illuminating Column

Water Curtain System

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Entrance

Legend Rail for Platform Water Curtain Sprinkler Rail for Spotlight Vaper Generator

Move On Rails Through Columns

Split Space With Water

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Illuminate the Colonnade or Reflecting Ground

Stationary Platform Illuminating Ring at Top Illuminating Ring at Bottom

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Birdview Jiesi Luo 1. Parking lot 2. Entrance 3. Steam promenade 4. Mirror pond 5. Bayou terrace 6. Exit terrace

We design this water plaza on the roof of the cistern, which fit perfectly in urban fabric and the Buffalo Bayou park. The entrance is connected with Sabine St. and the exit is next to Memorial Pkwy. The entrance structure suggests the inner space of the cistern and a gentle rampway lead people to the water plaza. The trees are planted at the locations of the underground pillars, suggesting Houstonians of the underground concrete basilica. The construted seats break the plaza into smaller spaces of human scale. In water plaza, people could enjoy the reflection of the downtown houston and the sky through the square pond. The terrace provides the good view of the bufallo bayou and the park.

Another ramp lead people back to ground, next to the exit of the cistern, blured in the mist of steam, from the coffee shop underground.

Exit Chenlu Dong & Jiesi Luo

Gathering Space

People Liquid

Circulation Chenlu Dong & Yao Liu

Vapor

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carefully designed circulation system not only serves the visitors with beautiful or splendid sights, but also reminds the visitors of water and the city, in any mode. The original structure is untouched, while the space becomes multi-functional. Along with the park on the roof, the cistern which was abandoned in 1927 will come back to Houstonians' sight, be filled with flow again, with water and people.

Exhibition Jiesi Luo

Exhibition Jiesi Luo

Party Jiesi Luo

Speech Jiesi Luo

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[urban renewal] The project is developed in the city of Rome, one of the oldest gigantic city in the world, many ancient systems are still running in a different way. The Appia Antica Park is famous for the first 16Km of the ancient consular road ( a series of historical sites and farmland lying along), and the Roman aqueducts dating back to the Republican and Imperial age (which are quite welcomed by local residents).

However, several problems hinder the park functioning as a whole and generate cracks in current urban fabric. The long distance not designed for pedestrians, lacking of commercial services, high-speed crossing traffic disturbs the casual atmosphere, and functional isolation from the adjacent area .

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Legend Ruins Service facility Park Via Appia Antica

Aqueducts

The attraction of the park starts from the ruins and the natural environment. People would continue the tour as the attracting chain continues. Commercial facilities could help keep the vigor of people and enrich the behavior and experience on site. Thus experience axis is more interesting than visual axis for tourists. By using the current urban fabric, connecting the park by experience axis is also much easier both in spacial and functional way. The strategy would bring people a familiar experience in a strange place, without and crack along the tour.

I chose a quite iconic swarth cutting through the Aqueduct Marcio, residential area and the Via Appia Antica to show crossing activation

Railway Pedestrian connection Blend of different land use

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The north site is Aqueduct Marcio, lying on the ground cutting the park and the adjacent community apart. I chose to cross Marcio at the most welcomed spot: the outlet. Steps and slopes climb over the irregular ancient infrastructure, generating platforms in different elevations, hiding or revealing the trace of the aqueduct. Commercial services could take place on both side of the aqueduct, interleaved in different platforms. Instead of being a barrier, the aqueduct becomes a social platform where people can do a lot of things.

Site 1

Section 1-1 1:100

Site 3

Section 3-3 1:100

The south site is the Via Appia Antica. In order to solve the closed view, bumpy road condition, wide distributed antiques and shortage of commercial facilities, a series of platforms are developed. The platforms cross the current boundaries to the adjacent farmlands or clubs, which generate a broad view when climbing up, and totally different experience when going across the original boundary. Combining with the footsteps, the platforms could turn into stands when horse racing. As the range of the Via Appia Antica expanding, pedestrians have their own platform, the original space could be taken use by cyclers. Under the platform stand the commercial facilities and in order to keep the site in a roman way, the structures are designed in historical sequence along the street, crossing the boundaries and activate the whole linear space.

Site 2

Section 2-2 1:100

Rusted Steel Dark Wood

Rusted Steel

Rusted Steel

Dark Wood

Tufa

Gravel

Redbrick

Tectonic details

Terrain changing process Jiesi Luo

Birdview Jidapa Chayakul

Water once brought fortune and development to New Orleans, but now it becomes primary problem of the city. In the shadow of flood, people in NOLA built a series of infrastructures — gigantic pump stations and levees, to protect city from water. Hurricane Katrina broke the dream, and left a large area of vacant lots in the city. The vacant lots, locate in low area of the city, are opportunities for the development of New NOLA, and a solution to the water issues forever. By intensify the elevation difference, control the flooding areas. Break down the levees and introduce water in, turn New Orleans to a water city as it should be. Redesign the public services and infrastructures to match the water city. The lifestyle in NOLA would also change, water starts to integrate into daily life. This should be a excellent way to solve the core problem of the city.

In this assignment, we explored different tools to illustrate our proposal, to represent the changes in urban landscape, infrastructure and culture. The parametric tool also helped to show the continuous change of the whole process

Floating City [planning]

[group: Jiesi Luo, Jidapa Chayakul, Vedika Nigam]

Cut & Fill process Jiesi Luo

Transportation Infrastructure Jiesi Luo

Culture & Life style Jiesi Luo

Hand Drawings

Temporal Landscape [Digital drawing & Film making] This assignment aimed at making a series of narrative drawings to represent the change of landscape. The background is a photo taken from an abandoned shipyard along the Mississippi River, and the story is about carbon and energy transformation in the nature as the climate changes. https://vimeo.com/78121825

A Shrubs

Pergola Redbrick pavement Table & chair Large trees

Bench Planter

Concrete pavement Gravel

Small trees

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Technology Drawing [Campus yard design]

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Layout Plan 1” = 20’

Large trees

Small trees

Large trees

Shrubs

Pergolar

Vine shelf Shrubs

Bench

Table & chair

Table & chair

Planter SECTION A-A

Section A-A 1” = 20’

Pebble Bench

Planter

1”=10’

Section B-B 1” = 20’

SECTION B-B

1”=10’

24” Box

24” Box

1 Gal

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(4) GJR

(6) GJR

(2) ANE

(4) GJR

(4) GJR

(23) GJR

(12) AE

(6) LJ

L2.02

(4) GJR

(23) AE

(4) LJ

(4) GJR

(9) GJR

(4) GJR

(4) GJR

(11) PP

(6) AE

(3) ANE

(2) LJ

(6) AE

(1) ANE

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Grading Plan 1” = 20’ Planting Plan 1” = 20’ Layout Plan 1” = 20’

1 Gal 76

1 Gal

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06.4 L2.02

Construction Details

JIESI Jiesi (Roger) Luo jluo5@lsu.edu 225-603-8850

WORK SELECTED