CONTENTS
The Creative Catalyst Academic Project
Canal of Invigoration Design Competition
18 Anza Isles
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Academic Project
Amphibious Archipelago Academic Project
26 Arts and Crafts
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Canal of Invigoration Kaizhou New City Design Competition Design Competition with Yang Lee Duration: 3 Weeks (2020) Renmin Canal has historically supplied its surrounding lands with enough moisture for them to become arable, breathing life into the crops and the people. The practice of settling around water is not a new one. In fact, the majority of the major “global cities” of today such as Shanghai, New York, and London are all sprawled from a well-established body of water. In this competition, we capitalize on the rich history of Sichuan province and its indomitable watershed systems to create a plan that not only fully integrates the canal in its development, but further extends the reach of the canal, revitalizing more of the land. In effect, giving rise to distinct pieces of land that houses a myriad of programs essential for the growth and prosperity of the region.
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Context The site is situated in the Sichuan Province of China, just north of Chengdu. The current site is mainly used for agricultural purposes. The municipal government of Deyang is looking to transform it into a futuristic techpark with a “central park”, which is what this design is geared towards.
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The diagram below shows current conditions and the different aqueducts that exist shown in circles along Renmin River, which runs through the entire site.
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Over millenniums, Chinese people have learned and adapted to the land that is carved out by rivers and lakes. As illustrated by “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains”, Huang perfectly portrays the relationship between water, landscape, and the built environment. It shows the way that people occupy different archipelagos created by rivers and how they incorporating infrastructures into it. In addition, it exemplifies an innate primal attraction that has always brought people to revolve their lives around the water. We wanted to exemplify and celebrate this cultural understanding of the water and create the same type of environment in an urban context.
“Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains” by Huang Gongwang 4
If one were to travel from the west to east, they’d be met with countless programs in multiple landscape typographies. From the soul-healing adventure of walking through dense forest parks, to an eye-opening experience learning about the history of Sichuan’s agricultural identity in the contemporary museum, this development has everything in store with the theme of innovation in mind. Smart infrastructure such as bus stops, parking lot, and rest pavilions all collect energy though solar panels and give real-time information on the availability of parking space, GPS bus schedule, and current weather/ air quality. Smart furniture such as digital information kiosks, and smart park benches, provide Wi-Fi hotspots and charging ports to anybody in need. The site provides a multitude of experiences and the water is the critical component that threads everything together.
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NATURE
COMMUNITY
RECREATION
INNOVATION
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Rest Pavilions & Restaurants Along the main canal lies periodic rest pavilions and restaurant where visitors can rest and recharge.
Public realm and dwelling Along the canals are infrastructure such as public squares, biking paths, pavilions, and bridges aimed at connecting the community. Approach to rest pavilion along the canal 7
Agricultural Museum The main structure of Central park that celebrates the area’s rich history in agriculture.
New lake and natural features With the extension of the canal system allowed for two newly rejuvenated ponds and its surrounding flora. Agricultural museum and lake 8
Amphibious Archipelago Sea Level Rise and the False Creek Shoreline Academic project with Yang Lee and Shavonne Yu Duration: 4 Weeks (2019) As the rise of global sea level is inevitable, our group set out to re-plan the South False Creek area in Vancouver, British Columbia so that it can accommodate for changes that the future brings. Instead of completely blocking out the influx of water, we dictated our design on incorporating the movement of water into our design. It has varying degrees of features that change in accordance to the tide level, global sea level rise, as well as storm surge events. Through this project, we looked to implement varying strategies of “fortify, adapt and retreat” into our design. The site is engineered to react to varying levels of water fluctuation while still remaining functional.
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Context The site is situated in the False Creek South Neighborhood in Vancouver. Sea level rise will quickly inundate the seawall that is in place and will displace many people who are currently living in the social housing units that are there. In the picture shown below, our group imagined what the current conditions would look like with a 1 meter rise in sea level.
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Year 2100 sea level versus current conditions
Site 1950 Shoreline
Site 1980s Shoreline
Site 2010 Shoreline
PART 1: SHORELINES In the first part of the project, we looked at how the shoreline of our site was shaped in the past, how is it in the present, and what might it look like in the future. Through these studies we were able to draw the conclusion that a city’s shoreline has a direct correlation with its immediate function and reflects the zeitgeist of the era. With these findings, we constructed an acrylic display that has shorelines from 1950, 1980, and 2010 which was able to be overlaid on top of each other in order to compare and contrast the shorelines between the past and present.
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PART 2: BORNEO SPORENBURG
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In part two of the project we examined the master plan for Borneo Sporenburg by West 8 because the premise of their design was very similar to ours; how to curate new development along the edge of rising water. Through this precedent study we learned about a variety of storm water management systems that encompasses the fortify, adapt and retreat strategies, all of which we implemented into our final design. For this part, we took the design of Borneo Sporenburg and tried to directly apply it onto our site. It was through this that we were able to discover three major view corridors that were carefully planned by the city which proved to be paramount to our final design.
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PART 3: AMPHIBIOUS ARCHIPELAGO
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Block-Islands Floating Houses
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Totem Poles Floating Paths
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Left: (Top) Site model made with chipboard and white acrylic (Bottom) Detailed north-south Sectional Model
Right: Overview of masterplan with floating houses in the foreground 17
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The Creative Catalyst Remodeling Jonathan Rogers Park Solo School Project Duration: 3 Weeks (2018) Jonathan Rogers park in Mount Pleasant, Vancouver was due for a make-over with its lack of trees, activities, and beat down infrastructure. This proposal seeks to re-design Jonathan Rogers Park around the theme of centralization, where a point of interest grabs the attention of different people, giving them the opportunity to talk and interact. This first year academic project began with a context study of the surrounding areas which helped me understand circulation, nearby transit, existing intended and unintended programs, and most importantly, the demographics. The study revealed that this part of Mount Pleasant houses a myriad of creative professionals. So this park was modeled to attract and retain these people. This is done through a viewing terrace, a place for food in the central pavilion, a public plaza, water features to temporarily remove people from their busy work life, and an outdoor exercise area; all of which offers a change of pace for people who stays indoor for most of their day.
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Context The site is situated in the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. It currently houses a dilapidated wading pool and provides a vast open field for flexible recreation. There is a grade change of around 10 meters and the highest part of the park (south side) offers an amazing view of the North Shore Mountains.
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Site and surrounding Transportation
Bike Lanes
The Triangulation Effect The park itself is not only used for recreation and relaxation but also for interaction. It is hard for people to strike up a conversation with one another out of the blue but is much easier when there is a common point of interest. In this park, the design attempts to establish multiple points of interests that people may connect over, whether they are inside the park or heading over from their office.
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Public Transit
Design and Media-Based Companies
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Activity
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Atmosphere
1. Outdoor Classes/Yoga 2. Playground 3. Open Green Space 4. Bosque 5. Central Plaza 6. Central Pavilion 7. Water Feature 8. Viewing Terraces 23
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Approach to western water feature.
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Anza Isles Burlingame,CA Redevelopment Solo School Project; Green New Deal Superstudio Duration: 4 Weeks (2020) The Anza Isles development aims to create artificial islands which shield the mainland from the rising sea, establish lively greenway corridors from daylighted creeks, and re-locate the infrastructure that would have been displaced. Taking inspiration from the European canals, wildlife corridors from around the world, and the Hammarby Sjostad project in Stockholm, this proposal will not only fortify itself against sea level rise, but also decrease its carbon footprint through micro-grids, create additional habitat for local wildlife, and establish complete communities that reduce people’s reliance on their automobiles. As outlined by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, the Burlingame area, especially near its shoreline, is home to many economically disadvantaged communities. To tackle this, the proposal suggests the conversion of more than 8000 single family dwellings into multi-family/mixed use dwellings. This will lower the housing price while also adding a healthy amount of density into the area, which will allow local businesses to flourish. In addition, it is proposing over 700 acres of new public open space/ wetland habitat, which converts to over 450 tonnes of additional carbon storage per year.
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Context The site is situated in San Mateo County, south of the city of San Francisco in the city of Burlingame. The diagram below shows the current shoreline and major transportation corridors (in dashed line). The Specific site is highlighted by the red dashed rectangle.
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Transient Occupancy Tax Property Tax Sales and Use Tax Charges for services Other
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The City of Burlingame sits just south of San Francisco International Airport and hosts a variety of top class hotels that serve the airport. Every year, transient occupancy taxes collected from the hotels generate around 30% of Burlingame’s entire tax revenue. Since most of the hotels are situated along the shoreline, it will become a huge concern for the city as the sea level begin to rise and the hotels begin to shut down. In fact, most of the Ingold-Milldale area as well as a large portion of Freeway 101 that runs through Burlingame will be completely inundated, displacing over 5000 people, forcing over 4000 jobs away from the city, and account for an annual net loss of around $29 million dollars.
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Conditions Before
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Islands protect the mainland for bay wave energy. Phase 1: Extend existing canal so they connect to the bay. + Protection of Mainland from wave energy + Increase storm water drainage capacity
Landmark Floating Hotel Development
+ Allows for groundwater drainage
Phase 2: Cut fill operation on vulnerable industrial land to make western island. + Increase area for water front development = generate extra revenue for the city
Daylighted Creek and Green Corridors
+ Less carbon footprint due to cut-fill operation
Public Waterfront with Wetland Edge
Phase 3: Establishment of extended wetland/oyster bed habitats. + Preserves and provides new habitat for local animals and aquatic plant species
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Catagory Single Family R1
Mixture of Market rate and Below-MR Housing
Mixed Use Commercial
Before (% of total area) 8136 Units (38.5%) 1800 Units (4.1%) 6940 Units (11.4%)
- 7104 Units
1032 Units (5.0%)
+3522 Units
12,262 Units (20.0%)
3045 Units (1.5%)
+22,330 Units
25,375 Units (25.0%)
2800 Units (1.1%)
+8778 Units
11,578 Units (15.0%)
101.5 Acres (2.5%)
+250 Acres
352 Acres (7.5%) 500 Acres (3.5%)
468.2 Acres (2.5%)
+32 Acres
Green Open Space
290.5 Acres (7.0%)
+274 Acres
565 Acres (15%)
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Wetland Area
524 Acres
+439 Acres
963 Acres
Complete Communities to reduce Carbon Footprint
Solar Panel and Power Storage
Mixed-Use Occupancies Bridge connection between Burlingame and Anza Isles
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Fine Arts
Winter Stroll #2 (2018) 11” x 14” Pencil on Paper
Neutralized (2018) 18” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas 35
Refractions (2019) 8.5” x 11” Pencil on Paper
Station #1 (2018) 11” x 14” Pencil on Paper
The Phony First Glance (2019) 24” x 36” Acrylic on Canvas
Crafts Bathroom Mini-shelf Made from left-over acrylic pieces, this shelf was custom made to fit my bathroom counter to organize my contact lenses and store the various products that I use on an everyday basis.
Kinetic Holder Made from laser cut-MDF, units of this holder can be taken apart and arranged as desired. Each piece is made to fit with another on all cardinal directions.
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