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PROTOTYPES Rong Rong MLA 2015 UVA

I am constantly seeking the real relationship of the landscape forms in accordance with human relations. There is no authentic nature â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even forests and landscapes are artificially created. There are only artificial nature and man-made structure. Any organization and formation of the elements of the two are the incarnation process of human relations. Design is all about the incarnation process. I intend not to distinguish the design logic behind the two, but to regard landscape element as equivalent to architecture elements in the formation of this incarnation. Therefore, mMy starting point is not from the critics of the dichotomy between human scale and landscape/architecture form. It is, in reverse, about thinking on the intertwined relation between human action and things that develops its form consequently. For me, landscape and architecture is a boundless field of infinite possibilities, both a repository of knowledge and a laboratory for prospective experimentation. It should be able to affect every area of life while raising existential questions and requiring both scientific and artistic observation. I want to create a new kind of landscape which contains and embraces the complexity of the worlds we live in, absorbing all that is familiar, and blurring the frontiers between design, architecture, urbanism, landscape and geography.

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Street Forest in Barcelona Beachscape Stacked-landscape High-rise Botanic Gardens Infrastructure Transformation

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A NEW PARADIGM OF THE RESERVOIR Foundation studio II

Spring 2013 Teresa Gali Izard, Instructor

The project is to give infrastructure-use reservoir a new appearance by rethinking the relationships of water body and land in the design process. The formulation water-and-land in reservoir typically suggests single or linear water body within a larger encompassing land environment. I have chosen to treat both of them in the same level - the land presents an environment of nearly the same scale and equal value as the water. The formation, the area and the boundary of the two seem identical but create a various ecological thresholds and conditions that is not possible in the traditional single-body reservoir type.

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A New Environment with BetterAWater New Environment Quality Preservation with Better Water Quality Preservation

A Quality New Environment with Better Water Quality Preservation A New Environment with Better Water Preservation

A New Environment with Better Water Quality Preservation A New Terminal to ReconnectAthe City and Nature New Terminal to Reconnect the City and Nature

A New Center for Public LIfe

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A New Terminal to Recoonnet the City and Nature A New Center for Public LIfe

A New Center for Public LIfe

A New Terminal to Reconnect the A New City Terminal and Nature to Reconnect the City and Nature

A New Center for Public Life

AFTER Proposed Topography 2

Sugarhollow Reservoir

South Fork Rivanna Reservoir

Beavor Creek Reservoir

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2,500’

8,2

2,4

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Archipelago Reservoir

3,0

Ragged Mountain Reservoir

| 6.86’

| 14.80’

South Fork Rivanna Reservoir

Beaver Creek Reservoir Beaver Creek Reservoir

Ragged Mountain Reservoir Reservoir Ragged Mountain Reservoir Sugarhollow Sugarhollow Reservoir

Supplies water to Charlottesville 800 million gallons 358 acres

Supplies water to Crozet 521 million gallons

Supplies water to Charlottesville 513 million gallons

800 million gallons 358 acres

521 million gallons 108 acres

Supplies water to Charlottesville

Sugarhollow Reservoir

’

| 24.08’

Avg. Depth

South Fork Rivanna Reservoir

Regional Hydrology System Reservoir

| 23.85’

Avg. Depth

Supplies water to Crozet

Supplies water to Charlottesville

108 acres

| 20.

Avg. Depth

66 acres

Supplies water to Charlottesville

Proposed A

Supplies water to Charlottesville 361 million gallons 46 acres

Will supply wate

802 million 123 acres

361 million gallons 46 acres

South Fork Rivanna Reservoir

Beavor Creek Reservoir

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Archipelago Reservoir

Avg. Avg. | 23.85’ Depth| 23.85’ Depth| 23.85’

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3,0

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South Fork South Rivanna Fork Reservoir Rivanna South Reservoir Fork Rivanna Reservoir

Beaver Creek Beaver Reservoir Creek Reservoir Beaver Creek Reservoir

Ragged Mountain Ragged Mountain Reservoir Ragged Reservoir Mountain Reservoir

Sugarhollow Sugarhollow ReservoirReservoir Sugarhollow Reservoir

ProposedProposed Archipelago Archipelago Reservoir Proposed Reservoir Archipelago Reservoir

800 million 800 gallons million gallons 800 million gallons 358 acres358 acres 358 acres

521 million 521 gallons million gallons 521 million gallons 108 acres108 acres 108 acres

513 million 513 gallons million gallons 513 million gallons 66 acres 66 acres 66 acres

361 million 361 gallons million gallons 361 million gallons 46 acres 46 acres 46 acres

802 million 802 gallons million gallons 802 million gallons 123 acres123 acres 123 acres

Supplies water Supplies to Charlottesville water to Charlottesville Supplies water to Charlottesville

Supplies water Supplies to Crozet water to Crozet Supplies water to Crozet

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| 80

Area acres

Area | 160 acres | 160

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| 30’

Avg. Depth

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3,0 Avg. Avg. | 6.86’ Depth| 6.86’ Depth| 6.86’

Area | 80 acres | 80

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Avg. Depth

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800 mil 358 acr

Previous terrain is dull and lack of diversity

valley for noise reduction

Valley for noise reduction

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seeking ways to design a new type of reservoir so that land work comes close enough to be indistinguishable from water. The idea is to give equal care and attention to creating both water and land. By blurring the boundaries, we can live in undivided proximity with everything in the environment which is a new, more inclusive vision that transcends rigid concepts of traditional reservoir.

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Classic Type II

Diverse Ecology Systems

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Bank-side reservoir: Usually built partly by excavation and partly by the construction of a complete encircling bund or embankment which may exceed 6 km in circumference

Diverse Ecology Systems

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A New Type of Reservoir

Archipelago reservoir: Constitute an archipelago of islands and series of lakes that leads to a lifestyle reconstruction

Three Zone of Eco-system

Porous Organization

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contains a chain of scattered islands that transforms the edge condition of the classic reservoir into diverse conditions. Constitute diverse kind of water body from creek to river to ponds and lakes, each of which provides a unique condition for animals and plants.

Confluence and Sediments

Improved living environment and better water quality preservation

Differentiated Programs

A Whole New Experience

A New Public Village

General compensation: Houses, fields, private fields, forest land etc. General compensation: Houses, private forest land etc.

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Public compensation: Schools,Schools, recreation recreation facilities, pedestrian and bike Public compensation: facilities, lanes etc.

Differentiated Programs

A Whole New Experience

whole new experience of the site

A New Public Village

pedestrian and bike lanes etc.

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Neither Neither water water nornor land land element element denies denies or overshadows or overshadows anyany other, other, butbut to give to give equal equal care care and and attention attention to creating to creating both both water water and and land. land. 120’ 120’ 150’ 150’

630’ 630’

680’ 680’

640’ 640’

860’ 860’

540’ 540’

400’ 400’

1000’1000’

170’ 170’

540’ 540’

620’ 620’

830’ 830’

240’ 240’

600’ 600’

1200’1200’ 280’ 280’

440’ 440’

400’ 400’

420’ 420’

900’ 900’

360’ 360’

240’ 240’

310’ 310’ 540’ 540’

380’ 380’

660’ 660’

1600’1600’ 1850’1850’

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2000’2000’

160’ 160’

380’ 380’ 260’ 260’ 190’ 190’ 1600’1600’

160’ 160’

Archipelago Types

Island Island Types Types

Water Body Types

Water Water Types Types

Neither designing from water themes, nor again laying down rigid artificial land constructs as in urban area. The islands

Neither water nor land element denies or overshadows any other, but to give equal care and attention to creating both

forms varieties of types ranging from cliff, small hills, islands with in islands, wetland terrace to finger valley, winding ridge

water and land. Water bodies various from wide to narrow, from linear to dispersed, from shallow to deep etc, which gives a

etc. Each of them represents a unique eco-system， living condition and biologic settlement.

new definition of what reservoir can bring to environment.

Zone of Lake City Give industrial-use reservoir a new appearance. The water level fluctuates throughout the year, changing the look of the lake moment by moment. As the shoreline shifts, so do the grouping of building and common spaces. A new town whose structure changes with landscape in vary seasons.

Zone of Pond City With multiple ponds, each separate plot tucked into a bend of water. As if islands had come together in high concentration to form a new city, the plan interspersing private islands with public islands. Purely an assemblage of plots and programs.

Zone of Island City Lots of little island plots distributed throughout the area, each with its own woodland and hill. The same attention is given to designing the shape and the biomass of these lots and how they gather together as to designing the new town. A new way of think about the relation between buildings and lots and nature and common spaces.

Zone of Mountain City Designed to give equal standing to hills and buildings. Groups of hills blending seamlessly with the view change the town scape. Water reduced to linear creek contrast with the size of the hills. An exploration of new possibilities in natural scale.

FROM ECO-TONE TO SOCIAL INTIMACY A Different Way of Thinking Street Forest Barcelona studio I

The project is a strategic experiment that reacts to the decreasing outdoor activities because of the unpleasant outdoor climate. The Barcelona area has an average annual temperature of about 23.7 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature in summer can be up to 35 degrees. My goal is to encourage the people return to the outdoors by strategic using of the forest associated with different programs to ease the local hot sunshine, absorb dust and improve the uncomfortable outdoor space. Like the late 19th century Metropolitan park, the new eco-tone will play a public â&#x20AC;&#x153;green lungâ&#x20AC;? so that urban residents can enjoy a healthy environment and become more likely into the outdoor public life. By programming the different condition, the eco-tone is no longer a space but a machine that is capable to build up social intimacy.

SITE PLAN 0

50m

100m

Fall 2013 Teresa Gali Izard, Instructor

200m

400m

1 TIPUANA TIPU 2 CELTIS AUSTRALIS 4-9m

3 BRACHYCHITON POPULNEUS 4 CERCIS SILIQUASTRUMG

10-25m

6-8m 6-12m

3-10m

5 PLATANUS X HISPANICA 6 MELIA AZEDARACH

-evergreen -dark green leaf -columnar crown -blooms in winter -greenish-grey and yellow cones -sun -low water needs -resistant to drought & pollution -no pruning -all types of soil

DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP OF TREES

8-15m

MID-AGE BRANCH

TREE TRUNK

-deciduous -rounded crown -fast growing -blooms May&Jun. -fragrant purple or lilac flowers -strong smelling light yellow fruits in autumn &winter -shade tree -seed can be used in art to make beads -sun,semi-shade -resistant to drought & pollution -pruning one time -all types of soil

20-40m

Language Section

YOUNG BRANCH

-deciduous -oval crown -fast growing -yellow-orange leaf in autumn -blooms Apr.&May. -yellow-brown fruit in autumn & winter -full sun -resistant to drought & pollution -regular pruning -sand,clay, well drained soil type

Language Axon

Rules of Tree

5-12m

10-15m

10-20m

9-30m

PRUNED

Language Plan

Architecture

Sketchs

PRUNED

-deciduous -irregular rounded crown -blooms Mar.&Apr. -lilac flowers -low water needs -sun, semi-shade -drought -pruning after flowering -clay and sandy soil types

-evergreen -semi-ovoid crown -blooms July-Aug. -white flowers -medium water needs -sun, semi-shade -drought -no pruning -clay and sandy soil types

15-25m

-deciduous -rounded crown -pale yellow leaf in autumn -blooms in spring -greenish-yellow flowers -purple fruits in autumn,sweet and edible -sun,semi-shade -medium water needs -resistant to drought & pollution -wide uses -pruning in winter -all types of soil

-deciduous -rounded or umbrella crown -blooms Jun.&July. -orangish yellow flowers -light brown fruits in autumn -full sun -medium water needs -resistant to drought & pollution -pruning in winter -all types of soil

Possible Outcomes

MATURE

Tree Language

MATURE

Open canopy 2nd stage 1st stage

SKETCH OF TREE Pruning 3 new trees Bud

LAR 7415 DIGITAL ECOLOGIES RONG RONG Direction

Stages 3rd stage 2nd stage 1st stage a

OLD BRANCH Stages 45<a<90 -10<a<45 -90<a<-10

Tree

Stages (3 stages)

TREE LANGUAGE

YOUNG

RONG RONG

SPECIES

TREE LANGUAGE LEGEND

Unpruned

Bud/Pruned a

YOUNG BRANCH MID-AGE BRANCH OLD BRANCH YOUNG BRANCH

MID-AGE BRANCH

OLD BRANCH

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO BRANCHES

BRANCH LOST

TREE

DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP OF TREES

6-10y 4-6m

2-4m

7 CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS

Plant high diversity forest trees at every vertex. Plant low diversity forest trees at the the intersection point of 4 x 4 grid inside the rectangle space .

PERSPECTIVE

6.3

PHASE 2a (YEAR 10

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PHASE PHASE 2b (YEAR 11) 2b (YEAR 11)

PHASE 2b (YEAR 11

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PHASE PHASE 3a (YEAR 20) 3a (YEAR 20)

PHASE 3a (YEAR 20

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6.3

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6.3

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6.3

6.3 6.3

PHASE 3b (YEAR 21)

PHASE3b 3b(YEAR (YEAR21) 21) PHASE

PHASE PHASE 3b (YEAR 21) 3b (YEAR 21)

PHASE 3b (YEAR 21

Plantnew newlow lowdiversity diversiforest Plant ty forest trees at the trees at the original space. original space.

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PHASE 4a (YEAR 30)

PHASE PHASE4a 4a(YEAR (YEAR30) 30)

PHASE 4a (YEAR 30) 4a (YEAR 30) PHASE

PHASE 4a (YEAR 30

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PHASE PHASE 4b (YEAR 31) 4b (YEAR 31)

PHASE 4b (YEAR 31

new trees Plant new treesPlant replacing phase 1 replacing high diversity forest treesprevious and low diversity forest ones. trees.Go back to PHASE1 and repeat.

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PHASE 5a (YEAR 40)

PHASE 5a (YEAR 40

Cut down phase 2 high diversity forest trees. Move the low diversity forest trees into low diversity zone.

Cut down phase 2 hig forest trees. Move the ty forest trees into low zone.

PHASE 5b (YEAR 41)

PHASE 5b (YEAR 41

Plant new trees replacing phase 2 high diversity forest trees and low diversity forest trees. Go back to PHASE 2b and repeat.

Plant new trees repla high diversity forest tr diversity forest trees. PHASE 2b and repea

4.0

PHASE4b 4b(YEAR (YEAR31) 31) PHASE

4.0

3.6

Plantnew newtrees treesreplacing phase 1 Plant replacing previous high diversity forest trees and low ones. Go backtrees. to diversity forest PHASE1 and repeat.

8.1

Plant new trees replacing previous ones. Go back to PHASE1 and repeat.

4.0

PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE

PHASE PHASE 2a (YEAR 10) 2a (YEAR 10)

6.3

SECTION SECTION

Plant new low diversity forest trees at the original space.

4.0

8.1

3.6

1 m grid

4.0

Cut down phase 2 high diversity forest trees. Move the low diversity forest trees into low diversity zone.

4.0

BASIC BASICMODULE MODULE

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6.3

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4.0

PHASE

PHASE 1 (YEAR 1)

PHASE 5a (YEAR 40)

1 m grid

PHASE

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6.3

4.0

PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE

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PHASE3a 3a(YEAR (YEAR20) 20) PHASE

6.3

PHASE 4b (YEAR 31)

3.6

SECTION

IRREGULAR

PHASE PHASE 1 (YEAR 1) 1 (YEAR 1)

Plantnew newlow lowdiversity diversiforest Plant ty forest trees at the trees at the original space. original space.

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4.0

BASIC MODULESECTION BASIC MODULE

PHASE2b 2b(YEAR (YEAR11) 11) PHASE

Plant new low diversity forest trees at the original space.

12.6

PHASE 2b (YEAR 11)

12.6

Basic rule for irregular forest is SAME PHASE TREES CAN NOT BE PLANTED AT BOTH END REGULAR IRREGULAR POINTS OF EACH LINE.

PHASE11(YEAR (YEAR1)1) PHASE

PHASE2a 2a(YEAR (YEAR10) 10) PHASE

6.3

12.6

6.3

PHASE 2a (YEAR 10) Move the low diversity forest trees into low diversity zone.

PHASE PHASE

3.6

6.3

SECTION

BASIC MODULE

PHASE 1 (YEAR 1)

Basic rule for irregular forest is SAME PHASE TREES CAN NOT BE PLANTED AT BOTH END POINTS OF EACH LINE.

PHASE

REGULAR IRREGULAR

PHASING

REGULAR

PHASING

12.6

HIGH DIVERSITY DENSITY

DENSITY

PHASING

HIGH DIVERSITY

4.0

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PHASE 1 (YEAR 1)

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8.01) PHASE 1 (YEAR

SECTION

PERSPECTIVE

8.0

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4.5

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3.6

Cut down the existing trees. Horizontally plant new trees from high diversity zone.

8.0

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PHASE

BASIC MODULE

SECTION

PERSPECTIVE

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SECTION

PERSPECTIVE

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3.2

PHASE 3 (YEAR 20)

PHASE PHASE 33 (YEAR (YEAR 20) 20)

PHASE3 3(YEAR (YEAR20) 20) PHASE

PHA

Fill the rest of points with new trees from high diversity zone.

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5.0

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5.0

2.1

5.0

PHASE PHASE 44 (YEAR (YEAR 30) 30)

5.0

3.0

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2.1

Cut down PHASE 2 trees, and replace them with new 5.0 trees from high diversity zone.

5.0

2.1

5.0 PHASE 4 (YEAR 30)

5.0

2.5

5.0

2.5

5.0

IRR

Basic rule for irregular forest is SAME PHASE TREES CAN NOT BE PLANTED AT BOTH END POINTS OF EACH LINE. Different options for PHASE 1(YEAR 1):

Keep the existing trees. Choose one of them as an example to show the phasing.

Keep the existing trees.

8.0

IRREGULAR REGULAR

PHASE

PHASING

PERSPECTIVE

3.2

SECTION

Keep the existing trees. Choose one of them as an example to show the phasing.

8.0

BASIC MODULE

Keep the existing trees.

PHASE

PHASE 1 (YEAR 1)

PERSPECTIVE

Basic rule for irregular forest is SAME PHASE TREES CAN NOT BE PLANTED AT BOTH END POINTS OF EACH LINE. Different options for PHASE 1(YEAR 4.1 1):

SECTION

IRREGULAR REGULAR

BASIC MODULE

PHASE

PHASING

4.1

DENSITY

REGULAR

4.1

PHASING 8.

LOW DIVERSITY

4.1

DENSITY

LOW DIVERSITY

3.0 1 m grid

1 m grid

PHASE 5 (YEAR 40)

PHASE 55 (YEAR (YEAR 40) 40) PHASE

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The structure of the forest is based on variations in microclimate gradations, between the warmer, wetter and more polluted existing air and the newly created air, which is cooler, less humid, less polluted. By departing from the existing condition, my forest is dealing with three climatic parameters: the re-distribution of the heat, the variations of the humidity level, and the intensity of air pollution. Each of these parameters constructs different of intensities, going from the existing climatic excesses up to the more profoundly modified parts in order to become more comfortable.

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The distribution of programs â&#x20AC;&#x201D;sports fields, leisure at- tractions, pathways, playing areas, etc.â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will be accomplished according to the microclimates created by the grid of heat, humidity and pollution. Sports fields and recreational and leisure activities, in contrast, are situated in the most comfortable microclimates, where the relative humidity level will be the lowest, the heat the least strong, and the pollution the lightest. fe

To materialize these meteorological parameters, a catalogue of urban grid is applied to different part of the eco-zone according to domestic climate. These grids are served as devices comprised of specific trees chosen for their ability to absorb pollution or lessen the heat of the sun by the density of their leaves, water fountains and sand. The areas that are already more comfortable is rein- forced by lowering, reducing, inverting, and diminishing the heat, humidity and pollution. According to the density and quantity of trees in a given area, I create spaces more or less enjoyable, more or less comfortable, thus the different climatic properties sometimes overlap, separate, re-group, densify, dilute, generating a variety of atmospheres where the users can choose and appropriate as they see fit.

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A NEW HORIZON A New Way of Transforming the Rocky Area of Beachscape Nisshin Kogyo Architectural Design Competition

A new horizon is a shelter that incubates peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new life style by the sea. It could become an open air museum in which art work is tangible whether under water on water or no water. By preventing some part from the tides, it could become a under sea, with swimming pool as the light window. A new horizon is a place where provides a new perspective to the nature. Flowing in the air, it connects sky and the sea. Any time visited, it accomplishes different humanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantasies to the sea ---- walking on the water, standing above the sky. By hiding itself, it shows various of the sea and yours.

Thinking of taking the shallow rock on the beach as the base to construct a long-span light-weight low-height structure on top of it so that it is able to echo with the hiehgt of the tide to form series of landscape scenaries - sometimes as canopy, sometimes as deck, sometimes as wetland, sometimes as pond, sometimes as caves - in which way the original wasted shallow rock area of the beach has been transformed into a part of the tourism infrastructure of the long coastline of the city of Dalian.

A new horizon is a construct inspired by the primeval of architecture. By using big rocks on the beach and its root bowl-shape space below the sand, it stands on the limited rock base and let the rock root become its space, but searching for the shallowest structure to hold flat roof as well as ground. A new horizon is a level that leaves you in the middle of nowhere. It cease to be invisible when tides coming, giving a recreational platform for people walk into the sea to paddle, to swim, to dive or to meditate, It emerges when the water is gone, with various and vigorous intertidal zone beneath it. A new horizon is an installation that interacts with the tides. It is not a static architecture at all, though its form stays motionless. Neither is it a cave, a bridge, a house, though its shape is generated from the nature.

When low tide, the structure forms a series of small pond with shades and shelter

When mid tide, the structure forms a platform that allows the extension of the public space into the sea

When high tide, the structure forms a diving cave that merges human world with nature

SPIDER A New Type of Stacked-landscape High-rises Research studio II

Fall 2014 Robin Dripps, Instructor

The spider locates adjacent to high line and faces harbor and city on both sides. It transforms the conventional repetition of disconnected single towers to a new urban community that populates the 3D space of the city within the same area that traditional high-rise offer.

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By splitting a single tower with multi-units per floor into several separate towers with only one unit per floor. Each tower becomes a super-slim building type, which can serve as the structural core for the whole complex. In this way, the skinny tower not only maximizes direct lighting and guarantees southern exposure for every unit but also increases cross ventilation views and ancient light.

The vertical towers as serving core allow the horizontal islands to have total free and open space to accommodate more public programs.

Split a single tower with multi-units per floor into several separate towers with only one unit per floor; Guarantee southern exposure, Maximize direct and ambient lighting; Increase views and cross ventilation

The columns in the lateral direction will be set to have small span but slender size to accommodate the program of the intimate scale, and will realize the sturdy and flexible structure.

Reinforcement beam/column work and post tension work

The span of the basic structural unit of the trusses and main beams repeated in the lateral direction, gradually changing their forms.

Precast hollow slab work to adjust different level among parallel beams

Each span is bridged by a void slab.

Cast three dimension topping concrete on precast hollow slab,topping concrete make three dimension surface finally

Long roof surface that has a mountain range is formed by continuation of the series of changing beams/spans

Each of the islands is comprised of a three level roof. The cross section of the lateral sid possess characteristics of a typical house shape. Through its profile repeating and overlappin whilst gradually altering itself the entire building transforms into a landscape bestowed with var ous countenances.

Constellation is a geometrical formation of lines connecting a group of particularly bright stars. When constellations were first named ages ago, people looking up at the stars of varying intensity and density must have seen in certain vague clusters a likenss of a goddess here or a hunter there that they identified as shared references. The concept of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;constellationâ&#x20AC;? and how an abstract star-filled sky becomes a tool for people, a narrative, a symbol. It is an abstract and undefined something in nature that inspires the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interpretation. But there is a kind of accessible abstractness in this, in something as indefinite and ambiguous as a cluster of stars becoming oriented into a very particular and enduring image or state. My plan arrangement is trying to explore the logic of this abstractness and forms an unique identifiable types of grouping that provides a particular condition allowing for open interpretation.

The plan arrangement is based on this abstractness that combines different cores as a cluster of relationships. Each floor has its own identifiable types of grouping that forms a particular condition allowing for open interpretation.

The various relationships create different architecture/landscape conditions including scale, density, circulation, structures, and the public/private dichotomy.

The project aims to design a rich ecological system in the artificial horizontal islands. Each roof in each layer is equipped with deep eaves creating many pleasant space of shade within the location. This roof of three levels creates a 3D landscape allowing people to stroll around in various ways. High level windows will bring a sea breeze through the interior while deep eaves will help to offer shade.

One strolls down the cool and shaded corridor, whilst gazing upon the roof garden designed with varieties of plants.

In a certain area, the line of sight passes through from the cityside, allowing the landscape on the water-side to be viewed.

From the park it is possible to view a landscape like a continuous overlap of mountains.

The linked floating park of the roofs and skinny residential towers forms an interconnected network of the public space in which way the spider reintroduces the outside city back to the skyscraper building type that is otherwise inherently isolated.

An area where ivy hangs down like a curtain.

The city can be seen from in-between the mountains.

The ocean can be seen from in-between the mountains.

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A diverse variety of plants will be installed across these roofs. Furthermore various plants are planted in accordance with a meticulous vegetation plan on the top surface of each roof transforming themselves into a beautiful park. It has an appeal that naturally leads us towards this place as if discovering an oasis in the desert.

A NEW TYPE OF BOTANIC GARDENS Foundation studio I

Fall 2012 Brian Osborn, Instructor

The site is in between of the periphery of the UVA campus and the foot of the Liberty Hill. To the north is the inaccessible Observatory Water Treatment Plant and most of the site is on gentle slope and covered by 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tall trees. What is proposed is a new type of public botanic garden, which contains one 800 square-feet indoor visitor center, three 3500 square-feet environmentally controlled seed bank, three 2000 square-feet enclosed-dry greenhouse and propagation structure, an large outdoor open lecture facility that has 77x 35 foot stage and 20,000 square-feet sitting area and can accommodate over 200 people, several medium-size open picnic facilities and series of scattered small semi-enclosed reading area.

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From the first look, the region is most of the time desolate. There are only one existing paths providing limited accessions between the houses and the main road. People just pass by the boundary and no one shows any interest to step into this unattractive wasted area. However, the location of the site is not so unpopulated as it appears. It is delineated by Alderman Road residence area from the north, by several mid-rise houses from the east and west, and by the Stadium Road student residences from the south, one of the most dense living area around campus. Furthermore it is so adjacent to one of the activity centers of the whole university that huge people stream is brought by series of surrounding public facilities, such as Slaughter Recreation Center, Dining hall of the University, Aquatic and Fitness Center, Stadium sport center and several scattered cafes etc.

Considering the tension between the visible phenomenal facts and the invisible hidden behind them, the site reading is through the combination of the body-scale experiential observation and the precise urban-scale GIS analysis of diverse data, such as slope and elevation analysis, the aspect analysis and solar radiation analysis.

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A new 12 feet wide pedestrian and bike lane is proposed to traverse the site in diagonal, which connects the three residential areas internally and also leads people stream from the public sport and recreational facilities into the site. When reaching each program area, the main pedestrian branches out into several 5 feet wide pedestrians allowing for circulation to fully infiltrate into each area. Every branches of the pedestrian locates on different elevations that provide variety views of the site and the city. The one visitor centers are located besides the main entrances on Alderman Road. Vehicular access for the purpose of delivery and maintenance is placed to the very north of the whole site and links all the programs linearly.

The overlapping of these information shows a complexity and contradiction portrait of the site. There are areas on high elevation that has the steepest 34%-44% slope on site and best view oversee the valley but relatively low solar radiation, which is suitable for outdoor lecture facility. There are areas on gentler 17%-24% slope with low density of canopy and low ground vegetation coverage but highest solar radiation, which is perfect for adding in more green house and propagation structure. There are also areas that are most flat (less than 10% slope), most exposed to the southern sunlight, most accessible from the all the residential building and from city road, but no canopy sheltered, which is suitable for public sun basing area.

The site covers a whole lot of area. Comparing with the familiar special scale of the popular spots on UVA campus: the area of the site is equal to one and a half of the Carl Smith Center; the east to west length is similar to the length of the Lawn in front of the Rotunda; it can be easily fit in four Campell hall and its entrance square, or six Dell.

The design strategy of each program is to let the particular program creatively adapt to the unique local condition and in turn to collaboratively generate a heterogamy of its host site that amplifies the origin’s specialty whereas transforms into something new. For example the area where the seed bank locates is on one side of a ridge and faces south, but the slope is comprised of series of pleats ranging from 0-5% slopes to 25-32%.

The seed banks take this pleated land form, and generate a new “roof” ground by offsetting 15 feet and switching the “mountain fold” with the “valley fold” so that the valley folded roof touches mountain folded land and the mountain folded roof overhangs the valley folded land. The simple manipulation of the new roof ground not only echoes the original land form but also generate a variety of new exciting spatial experience that transforms the otherwise unidentifiable site condition into an unforgettable scenery.

The form generation of the reading and sun basing area is also a systematic process that is based on the uniqueness of the local reading. For example, the reading area and sun basing area near the entrance is first based on the grid generated from the distribution of the canopy density and then uses series of formal moves reacting to the sun angle, slope condition and hydrogen flow, in which way a new common ground is created to have a strong impact on humanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perception of the site thus further to adjust their behavior and allows more unexpected events to happen accordingly.

The “bright zone” is mainly large gentle slope cov¬ered with different soft material, lawn or wood that encourages bodily intimate activities happening on top of it. The “grey zone” is relatively small-scale surface that accommodates more private activities. In this zone, the surface is mainly the size of chairs, steps etc., the height is also reduced to under five feet. But in the “dark zone”, also the reading area, the surface morphs into shell shape that encourages the most quiet and private activities.

Long bridge provides vertically multi-height experience to the topography. The outdoor amphitheater faces the valley with the whole site serving as the background, which people can overview through the frame of the stage. With the protection of the shell, people can share the intimacy and privacy in the openness. The transparent membrane structure of the green house blurs the boundary of indoor and outdoor environment. Diverse elements and the high view terrace of the visitor center attract people from the city into the botany garden. The form of the seed bank not only echoes landform but also provides different environmental conditions for the seed collection. Multi-level platform of the picnic terrace protects people from the visual exposure to the higher level meanwhile opens towards the spectacular view down the slope.

GRAND TOUR A New Way of Integrating Pedestrian with Highway Foundation studio III

Spring2014 Jorg Sieweke, Instructor

Hybrid with the existing highway, the proposed grand tour will integrate with the current infrastructure system of Baltimore to form a new connection between neighborhoods and waterfront meanwhile reinforces the weak pedestrian and bicycle facility around middle branch.

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Combined with the bio-filter underneath, the grand tour serve as an educational journey to the industrial site of Baltimore. With the close observe and study the process of the new marsh land generation, the new journey uses the ground tour as a model of understanding the unique urban habitat of this special area of Baltimore.

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2021 Ivy Road D10, Charlottesville, VA 22903 2021 Ivy Road D10, Charlottesville, VA 22903

EDUCATION

RONG RONG

2006-2009

Dalian University of Technology Bachelor of Engineering, Major: Civil Engineering

Dalian University of Technology (DLUT), Dalian, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEBachelor of Engineering, Major: Civil Engineering

Intern

Landworks Studio, Boston

Intern

Landworks Studio, Boston

Intern Intern

Ricci Greene

Jan 2015

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associates,Intern New York

HUAWEI Architectural Design Consulting,Landworks Dalian, China Intern

Project assistant

June-August 2014 June-August 2013

PWP Landscape Architecture, Berkeley Jan 2013 Studio, Boston

periodically 2003 - 2009

Brand Image Research of China Mobile Communications Corporation, Dandong, China

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Intern

Landworks Studio, Boston

Intern

Ricci Greene Associates, New York

Hualong High School, Qinghai (far northwest of China) Volunteer Teacher of Junior History, English, Geometry for 150 students. Intern HUAWEI Architectural Sponsor four students from Hualong High School

PUBLICATIONS

Project assistant

Intern

Landworks Studio, Boston

June-August 2013

Intern

Ricci Greene Associates, New York

Intern

HUAWEI Architectural Design Consulting, Dalian, China

Project assistant

Jan 2013 periodically 2003 - 2009

Brand Image Research of China Mobile Communications Corporation, Dandong, China

2006

Phone: 857-998-1986 Email: rr7cd@virginia.edu 2005-2006

2006 2005-2006

PUBLICATIONS Study on the Management of Sustainable Development of Coastal2012-2015 Ecotourism “Management Science and Engineering in China’s Development 2008” Shanghai University of Finance &Economics Press, ISBN978-7-5642-0235-4, Page 1771-1776

AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS

2006-2009

Nominee of the UVA Landscape Architecture Department for the ASLA 2014 Honor & Merit awards Awarded the “R Champagne Internship Award” of UVA Awarded first prize for Scholarship of DLUT 2001-2005 Awarded first prize for Best Graduate Student of All Universities in Dalian Awarded first prize for DLUT Best Singer Awarded first prize for DLUT Aerobics Competition Titled the “Excellent cadre” in DLUT Awarded second prize for the Scholarship of DLUT Awarded third prize for the Scholarship of DLUT Awarded second prize for Fenglan Cup, DLUT Received Major Subject Scholarship of DLUT

Jan 2015

LEADERSHIP

Deputy Minister of Culture, DLUT June-August 2014 Organized large number of school-wide activities including fashion shows, Galas, entertainment and “Horizon” – one of the most popular event in students June-August Organized and participated in 3 university-wide singer contests, 4 sports aerobics2013 competitions

RELEVANT SKILLS

Jan 2013 Software Auto CAD (highly skilled), Illustrator (proficient), Photoshop (proficient), Sketchup (proficient), Rhino (proficient), Maxwell (proficient), InDesign (highly skilled).

Design Consulting, Dalian, China

periodically 2003 - 2009

Brand Image Research of China Mobile Communications Corporation, Dandong, China

Study on the Management of Sustainable Development of Coastal Ecotourism “Management Science and Engineering in China’s Development 2008” Shanghai University of Finance &Economics Press, ISBN978-7-5642-0235-4, Page 1771-1776 TEACHING EXPERIENCE AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS

Dalian University of Technology (DLUT), Dalian, China Master of Management, Major: Enterprise Management (DLUT), Dalian, China 2001-2005

June-August 2014

2012-2015 Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, VA, USA Graduate Student, Major: Landscape Architecture Path A

PWP Landscape Architecture, Berkeley

Landworks Studio, Boston

EDUCATION

Intern

Jan 2015

Hualong High School, Qinghai (far Portfolio northwest link: of China) http://www.arch.virginia.edu/r/rr7cd.pdf Email: rr7cd@virginia.edu Volunteer Teacher of Junior History, English, Geometry for 150 students. Sponsor four students from Hualong High School Portfolio link: http://www.arch.virginia.edu/r/rr7cd.pdf Phone: 857-998-1986

Dalian University of Technology (DLUT), Dalian, China Master of Management, Major: Enterprise Management

PWP Landscape Architecture, Berkeley

RONG RONG TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Virginia (UVA), Charlottesville, VA, USA of University Graduate Student, Major: Landscape Architecture Path A

Intern

Hualong High School, Qinghai (far northwest of China)

Nominee of the UVA Landscape Architecture Department for the ASLA 2014 Honor & Merit awards

2006

2005-2006