SHUJING GUO
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Shujing Guo CONTACT Email: sguo8@ncsu.edu Phone: 919-348-1242 Shujing Guo graduated from College of Design, NCSU with her master of landscape architecture and graduate certificate in GIS. Prior to that, she graduated from Beijing Forestry University in China with a Bachelor of Landscape Gardening. During 7 years of academic landscape experience, she had several internships of landscape architecture involving design, planning and research both in America and China.
EDUCATION North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC Master of Landscape Architecture, Dec 2015 GPA: 4.0/4.0 Graduate Certificate in GIS, Dec 2015 Beijing Forestry University (BFU), Beijing, China Bachelor’s Degree of Agronomy, July 2013 Major: Landscape Gardening GPA: 3.57/4.00
EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant - College of Design, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 08/2015-12/2015 • Provide assistance to graduate students in LAR 503 Design Development Studio during weekly tutoring sessions • Provide assistance to professors in grading homework assignments Landscape Architecture Intern - Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation, Raleigh,NC, 09/2014-12/2014 • Research Hillsborough Street Parking Signs System in team • Create parking map for website • Research Raleigh Little Theater Corridor in team (phase one) Landscape Architecture Intern - Landscaping Office, Dongying City, Shandong Province, 07/2011-08/2011 • Survey and analyze site • Investigate local plant conservation
ACTIVITIES Organizer and Publicist - Lecture of Professor Ciro Najle, 11/2009 Journalist and Translator - Lecture of landscape architect Martha Schwartz, 6/2009
SKILLS Software: Auto CAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Trimble Sketchup, Rhino, Vray, Lumion, FormZ, ArcGIS and Microsoft Office programs. Language: Chinese, English
CONTENTS
01. Cedar Street 02. Devereux Meadows Park 03. Eliza Pool Park Middle School 04. Owen’s Refuge 05. Hand Drawing
Gallants Channel
NC STATE Beaufort
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Cedar Street
A phased design of reimagining the Cedar Street corridor
Gallants Channel Bridge
Location: Town of Beaufort, NC Length: 0.88 Miles Time: Fall, 2015 Studio: Coastal Dynamics Design Lab The realignment of the US-70 corridor and new, large housing developments surrounding the Town of Beaufort, North Carolina present many positive opportunities for the Cedar Street corridor. Cedar Street currently functions as the section of old US-70 that bisects Beaufort. This project aims to create a context sensitive solution for Cedar Street; it reimagines a new street typology and mixed-use corridor based on the functions, and challenges faced in small coastal communities. Through a rigorous analysis of the street’s new role within the town and informed through a careful understanding of site conditions, political background, and future development potentials, the design provides a phased approach to develop the streetscape across both the short- and long-term. This phased, systematic approach is innovative in that it not only responds to the town’s economic realities that require small, incremental, and cost sensitive interventions, but it is also offers the town flexibility in implementation, increases bicycle and pedestrian connectivity, promotes infill development, and improves stormwater management.
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The Town of Beaufort is located adjacent to Morehead City on North Carolina’s famed ‘Crystal Coast’. With the realignment of the Gallant’s Channel Bridge (connection between Beaufort and Morehead City) and US-70, the Cedar Street corridor, currently US-70, is being developed into a mixed-use corridor in the town’s most developed area. In addition to promoting economic development, the corridor’s other vital (future) functions are providing for multi-model transportation, facilitating non-vehicular connectivity between culturally diverse neighborhoods, and mitigating stormwater quality and flooding issues are vital influences for the streetscape design in this coastal town.
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Potential Form-based Infill Sites Structure Value Per Square Feet
Land Value Per Acre 313 Cedar
103 Cedar 113 Cedar 115 Cedar 313 Cedar 317 Cedar 208 Orange 405 Cedar 411 Cedar 501 Cedar 517 Cedar 606 Cedar 706 Cedar 711 Cedar 801 Cedar 809 Cedar 815 Cedar 817 Cedar 806 Cedar 808 Cedar 816 Cedar 400 Live Oak 900 Cedar
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$1,056,989 $983,479 $1,090,629 $1,197,731 $1,122,939
$71.54 $78.96 $31.64 $32.64 $42.42 $67.14 $77.12 $74.52
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$1,516,847 $1,292,816 $1,268,910 $1,126,685 $1,463,780 $1,871,689 $1,502,619 $1,497,317 $1,497,317 $1,435,902 $36.38 $1,197,321 $46.49 $1,373,994 $1,509,300 $39.79 $1,248,938 $70.17 $1,246,050 $14.15 $38.17 $1,055,886
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103 Cedar 113 Cedar 115 Cedar 313 Cedar 317 Cedar 208 Orange 405 Cedar 411 Cedar
Smith's Auto Care
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Nationwide Insurance & Financial Services
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Vacant Lot
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Vacant Lot Vacant Lot Vacant Building Beaufort Cafe
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Total Year Total sq ft Built Acres Vacant Building 2825 1979 0.46 Vacant Lot 0 0.52 Vacant Building 390 1979 0.96 Beaufort Harbour Suites 0 2010 0.283 Wesley's Grocery 2982 1952 0.28 Used Car Lot 256 1981 0.49 Crowe Law Firm 3879 1975 0.157
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81 curb cuts breaking the sidewalk 13.08 acres parking space along the street Up to 78 feet of the building setbacks
EXISTING STREET SPACES Canopy Power Lines
Vertical Buffer Power Poles
Green Buffer 2 Feet Wide Street Edge Parking Space
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2 Feet
12 Feet
12 Feet
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12 Feet
2 Feet
4 Feet
Public Space 4-foot-wide Sidewalk Crosswalk 48 Feet Long
Roadway 4 Travel Lanes A Total of 48 Feet
PHASING PLAN
PHASE 3: Develop A Complete Street
Striping at specific blocks | On street parking at specific blocks | Bike lanes connecting to other streets | Expand sidewalks | Stormwater treatment | Pocket park Plaza
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PHASE 2: Infill Adjacent Properties
Infill properties | Consolidate curbcuts | Utilities updating and construction
PHASE 1: Calm Roadway
Move curbs | Restriping | Add bike lanes | Crosswalk
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On Street Parking
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EXISTING CONDITION
DESIGN STRATEGY
PROBLEMS
ANALYSIS Curb Cuts Parking Space Building Setback Narrow Sidewalk Long Crosswalk Power Poles No Street Trees Lack of Green Space
STREET DESIGN PRINCIPLES Safety
People can cross paths safely when walking, parking, shopping, bicycling, working and driving.
Pedestrian Unfriendly
OPPORTUNITIES
Move Curbs / Consolidate Curb Cuts Update Crosswalk Marking
Public Spaces
Streets are vital public spaces which influence the public life of a city or a town.
Poor Streetscape
Business
Streets are an economic asset which could generate higher revenues for business and higher values for homeowners.
Realignment of US 70 New Street Type - Mixed-use Street New Gates of the Town Town of Beaufort Comprehensive Bicycle Plan New Development
Ecosystem
Streets should be designed as ecosystems to manage stormwater run-off and contribute to the health of cities.
Flexibility
Streets can be rebuilt, or altered in future, reconfigured to meet new needs and reused for different purposes.
Small Town Limited Fund Coastal Stormwater
Add Bike Lanes Restripe Update Utilities Infill Properties Expand Sidewalks Pocket Park On-street Parking
Phased Approach
Streets are designed in both short-term and long-term. Different phases are based on the development of adjacent area and help inform public decision making.
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CHALLENGES
DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Stormwater Treatment
PHASE 1: CALM ROADWAY
Restriping Curbs Moving Stormwater Treatment
5’ Dedicated Bike Lane
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Narrowed Pedestrian Crossing
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Move Curbs Update Crosswalk Marking Add Bike Lanes Restripe Stormwater Treatment
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RIGHT OF WAY
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PHASE 2: INFILL ADJACENT PROPERTIES
Infill Development
Utilities Updating
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Stormwater Treatment
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Moore St
Consolidate Curb Cuts
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Consolidate Curb Cuts Infill Properties Update Utilities Stormwater Treatment
Live Oak St
RIGHT OF WAY
PHASE 3: DEVELOP A COMPLETE STREET
Pocket Park Stormwater Treatment
On-street Parking
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Street Stormwater Curb Extension
Bike Lane Updating
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On-street Parking Update Bike Lane Expand Sidewalks Pocket Park Stormwater Treatment
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Roof Runoff
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PHASE 3 STORMWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
BENEFITS
Road Runoff
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Stormwater treatment release bigger rainstorm and cleaner stormwater. Pocket park allows water infiltrated.
Phase 1: Hard Surface(sf): 18900 Public Spaces(sf): 1680 Green Spaces(sf): 2100
Phase 2: Hard Surface(sf): 18600 Public Spaces(sf): 1800 Green Spaces(sf): 2320
Phase 3: Hard Surface(sf): 14900 Public Spaces(sf): 2820 Green Spaces(sf): 3200
Precipitation event captured by treat ment area: 0.98 inches Precipitation event captured by treat ment area: 0.98 inches Precipitation event captured by treat ment area: 1.16 inches
As one of the most polluted waterways in Raleigh, Pigeon House Branch was forgotten and neglected in the long term, but recently it has been discussed for city planning and included in the Capital Boulevard corridor development plan. The design site is located at the southern part of the stream and at the north of downtown Raleigh. This project provides a conceptual park design with stream restoration and a whole set of construction documents is provided for one phase.
PARKS
Location: Raleigh, NC Size: 17.6 Acres Time: Fall 2014 Studio: Design Development Studio
EDUCATION
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Park conceptual design with tream restoration project and construction documentation
NC STATE UNIVERSITY
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CAPITAL AREA GREENWAY Existing greenway trails and paved walkways are running along the Crabtree Creek. In the Capital Area Greenway Planning and Design Guide, new parks and greenway trails along the Capital Boulevard corridor would be built as the new connection with the existing greenways.
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Commercial buildings are located along the Capital Boulevard corridor in the industial zone.
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CONCEPT
Landuse
Stream Restoration Bioengineered Streambank
Residential
Reinforced Streambank
Detention Pond
Stream Daylighting
Wetland
Reinforced Streambank
Industrial Office A holistic approach to stream restoration is necessary to ensure the successful restoration and stablilization of impaired streams. The stream restoration tools include reinforced streambank, wetland, bioengineered streambank, stream daylighting, riparian buffer and detention pond.
Neighborhood Business
Riparian Buffer
Riparian Buffer
Transportation
Reinforced Streambank
Riparian Buffer
Bioengineered Streambank
Reinforced Streambank
Stream Daylighting is one of the most important restoration tools. Stream daylighting means the projects that deliberately expose some or all of the flow of a previously covered river, creek, or storm water drainage.
Paths + Areas PARKING
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PLAZA+SERVICE
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54,000 PARKING
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19,000 42,000 under 10,000 10,000-20,000 20,000-40,000 over 40,000
This diagram shows the annual average daily traffic count.
LAWN PARKING
ART DISPLAYING
PLAZA
Areas with different functions are arranged in the long site to provide multiple spaces for user’s activities. A main curve path and several secondary curve paths build strong connection between each of the areas and create multiple visiting experiences.
Design with Flooding Risks Structures Main Hard Surface
VALLEY
Structures Main Hard Surface 1% Floodplain
Hydrology Pipes
Buffer
Floodplain
0.2% Floodplain
Utilize the existing landform to design a “valley” to release flooding. Permanent structures and main hard surface pavings are located at the high poin of the site.
CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN Waterfront Steps Measow Walk Lawn
Plaza Art Displaying Skateboard Playground
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This section shows vertical relationship between the wetland and the public art displaying area.
SECTION
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Wetland
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Public Art Displaying
PHASE 3 PLAN
Eliza Pool Park Middle School Location: Raleigh, NC Size: 6 Acres Time: Spring, 2014 Studio: Description Studio Eliza Pool Park located in Caraleigh, Southen Raleigh. This project aims to design a middle school which combined with a community park. How to deal with the steep slopes and different elevation changes is the main focus for this project. The design utilizes the challenge of elevation changes to create multiple educational spaces and recreational spaces.
EXISTING ELEVATION CHANGES ANALYSIS
Owen’s Refuge Location: NC State University, Raleigh, NC Size: 0.33 Acres Time: Spring, 2015 Studio: Design+Build Studio As a sustainable site design development, this project was designed and constructed to provide an environmentally innovative front yard in the campus. The integrated and innovative methods were employed creatively in this project to solve critical environmental issues and, most significantly, generate the value-added benefits of recreation, restoration, and education. These methods take many forms, including recycled materials, natural drainage systems, life-cycle assessments, carbon footprinting, cisterns, green roofs, and rain gardens. In this project, new patio, brick path and furniture were built to provide gathering space and more friendly entrance. Based on the vital flooding issue on the site, a series of methods of stormwater management and Low Impact Development were applied in the design. This studio operates as service-learning course. Service-learning projects put students in contact with groups and individuals who have a vested interest in a given locale, such as the property owner(s), daily users, and neighboring residents to name a few. Direct interaction with stakeholders allows students to better comprehend the complexities of creating safe, healthy, and enjoyable environments. Similarly, engagement with informed and enthusiastic students serves to educate stakeholders about the important role their environmental surroundings play in their daily lives.
Student Union
PHASING
ARTISTS’ BACKYARD & OWEN’S REFUGE MASTER PLAN
Tucker Beach
Summer 2011
Gym
Phase 1
Artists’ Backyard: North Entry
PROJECT SCHEDULE - My responsibilities in the project. Spring 2012 Spring 2013
Site Visit Site Analysis
Campus Masterplan
Drainage, Erosion & Infrastructure
Phase 2
Human Vegetation Use
Artists’ Backyard: South Entry
Stakeholder Meeting Concept Sketches & Three Design Alternatives Spring 2014
3 Groups 3 Main Ideas
Phase 3
Artists’ Backyard: Rain Garden
First Design Review
Stakeholder Meeting
Competition
Spring 2015
Phase 4 Second Design Review
Owen’s Refuge: Gateway
Stakeholder Meeting
Master Plan Spring 2016
Plan Documentation Applied Construction
Phase 5 Grading & Layout
Plants Construction Logistics Research Details
Owen’s Refuge: Upper Owen’s Garden
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PROBLEM: The distance from the entrance of Owen Hall to the catch basin didn’t allow a 2% slope of patio without a unique solution. SOLUTION: Apply permeable paving at the entrance of building and reduce patio area to help with positive drainage.
PROBLEM: The existing bike parking space is not enough. SOLUTION: New bike racks are installed at the other side of the existing path. The new bike parking area is paved with the same bricks with the new patio.
PROBLEM: The existing slope of the path is not ADA accessible. Stormwater erodes soil beside the path and make the path muddy.
SOLUTION: The longer curve path meets the ADA accessible slope. Check dams alo the path slow stormwater down and decrease erosion.
PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
Problem: The distance from the entrance of Owen Hall to the catch basin didn’t allow a 2% slope of patio without a unique solution. Solution:
Apply permeable paving at the entrance of building and reduce patio area to help with positive drainage.
PROBLEM: Water ends up ponding at the planting area along the building.
PROBLEM: High elevation of the existing catch basins doesn’t allow water to flow to them.
PROBLEM: The geometry of the planter doesn’t match the existing patio. Low usage as sitting wall.
PROBLEM
SOLUTION: Create infiltration area and expand planting area.
SOLUTION: Bioretention pond is created to help with positive drainage and increase stormwater treatment capability.
SOLUTION: With demolition of brick sitting wall, planting area is expanded to touch the retainning wall. Custom furnitures provide more comfortable gathering space.
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PROBLEM: The existing slope at top of the arch where the entrance of the site was not ADA accessible. Concrete paving is cracked.
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COMPACTED NATIVE SOIL
ON: Erosion control mats are used on the slope to increase soil on, effectively decrease erosion and allow vegetation to effectively
UNDISTURBED NATIVE SOIL
Pathway
Check Dams
Pathway
Before
After
STEP 1: PLANNING + ANALYSIS | SITE VISIT |
| STAKEHOLDER MEETING |
| CUSTOM FURNISHINGS | | OUTREACH |
Video Instagram
News
https://www.instagram.com/ncsudesignbuild/
| SITE ANALYSIS |
| STORMWATER CHANNEL AND GARDEN |
Behavior Mapping Study
Sun/Shade Analysis
STEP 2: SCHEMATIC DESIGN + DESIGN DEVELOPMENT | FROM DESIGN IDEATION TO MASTER PLAN |
| LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID) |
Design Ideation and Study Model
Layout Plan
Stormwater BMP Design Selection
Stormwater Calculation and BMP Detail
In-class Discussion
Permeable Paving Details
Master Plan
Custom Furnishing Details
| CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE |
Hand Drawing
SHUJING GUO sguo8@ncsu.edu 919-348-1242