YIJUN JIA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO 2012-2016
CONTENTS 0_CURRICULUM VITAE
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1_PROLIFIC AGORA
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2_URBAN CURRENTS
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3_IMAGINATIVE PLAYGROUND
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4_GIS DATA VISUALIZATION
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5_OTHER EXPLORATION
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0_CURRICULUM VITAE Yijun [Sibyl] Jia E: sibylchia@gmail.com
Availability: Immediately available.
Education: 02/2012- 12/2015 University of New South Wales, Australia WAM:82 out of 100 Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours Class 1) 08/2014-12/2014
University of Virginia, USA Exchange in School of Architecture in UVa
01/2011-12/2011
Foundation Year in University of New South Wales, Australia Majoring in Design Stream
09/2008-01/2011
Suzhou High School, China Located in Hometown Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Nationality:
Languages:
China
Chinese Mandarin: Native Speaker English: Fluent (IELTS Score: 8) Cantonese: Basic Communication Japanese: Basic Communication
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Professional Experience: 06/2015-07/2015, Winter Landscape Architecture Internship in Guomaojiahe Architecture 07/2014-08/2014 Construction Cop.Ltd, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China Focus on design visualization and documentation 11/2012-01/2013
Summer Landscape Architecture Internship in Z-LAND Architecture & Landscape Design Incorporation, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China Focus on documentation and fieldworks
2010 - present
Freelance Graphic Designer Working remotely in Sydney for business in Suzhou
2010-2011
Achievements: 2015
Two Selected Models Exhibited in Luminosity 2015, UNSW
2013
The Australian Native Landscapes Prize, UNSW 2013 Undergraduate Dean’s Merit List, Semester 1 & 2, UNSW
2012
2012 Undergraduate Dean’s Merit List, Semester 1 & 2, UNSW
2008
Gold Award The Second Sino-Japanese Friendship Art Competition
Part-time English Tutor in Elite Education Group Pty, Ltd, Suzhou, China
06-08/2008&2009 Part-time Calligraphy&Painting Tutor in Suzhou Teenager Activity
Center, China
Skills: Excellent:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign AutoCAD, Sketchup Microsoft Office Sketch & Hand Rendering, Model Making, Graphic Design
Good:
ArcGIS, Rhino
Intermediate:
Grasshopper, Vectorworks,Vray
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1_PROLIFIC AGORA - REJUVENATION OF SYDNEY FISH MARKET PRECINCT SITE CONTEXT
[GRADUATION PROJECT] DESIGN PRINCIPLES & MAJOR DESIGN MOVES
PROJECT CATALYST
IMPROVE CONNECTION TO & THROUGH
BALMAIN
LOST CONNECTION WITH FOOD
SYDNEY CBD
GLEBE ISLAND PYRMONT
FOOD MILES
• New LRT Stop & New Ferry Stop • Define New Entrances
HIDDEN MARKET EXPERIENCE
• Central Spine linking to CBD • Separation of Pedestrian & Vehicular Access • Active Waterfront
LEGENDS site area link to cbd
DARLING HARBOUR
ROZELLE
major rd lrt lrt stop
GLEBE
DESIGN LANGUAGES
active waterfront n 400M
REVITALIZATION THROUGH URBAN AGRI/AQUACULTURE
SITE ANALYSIS
• Productive Landscape • Diverse Typologies of UA/Q • Civic Interaction with UA/Q to Form New Lifestyle
CHARACTERS
WESTERN DISTRIBUTOR
VEHICLE ENTRANCE LRT STOP
seafood market
atmosphere
CARPARK
FIELDS
GRID
BUILDING LAYOUT
ORCHARDS
ACTIVE WATER EDGE
OYSTER FARM
OYSTER GABIONS
VINEYARD MAZE
LAYERS SEASONALITY OF FOOD
ENHANCE UNIQUE MARKET EXPERIENCE
TEMPORALITY OF SITE USE & FUNCTION
DESIGN PRECEDENTS
FROM CBD
Tomato Vines Wheat
• Decentralized Building AlignmenT • Promote night use • Enriched Programs Scheme • Celebrate Working Harbour Character • Provide Open Space for Market & Social Events
Vegetables
foreshore
access
SITE FACTS • AREA: 44OOO SQUARE METERS • 330M HARBOUR FRONT EXISTING ACCESS TO/THROUGH SITE • POOR ACCESS TO SITE • PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE ACCESS CONFLICTS
DESIGN PROCESS
• OPENING HOURS: 7AM-4.30PM • PREMIER SEAFOOD RETAIL & WHOLESALE
URBAN AGRICULTURE INTEGRATION
• LACK OF APPROPRIATE OPEN SPACE • NO DEFINED ENTRANCE
PASONA FARM, TOKYO Commercial UA Practice
views &
vistas
DEFINE ENTRIES WHOLESALE
industrial
qualities
BLOCKED VIEW
STREET HIERARCHY & PROGRAMS
ESTABLISH CENTRAL SPINE
PIKE PLACE MARKET, SEATTLE Scale: 1/2x50x40m;40x30m;10x40m
AUCTION FLOOR
RETAIL WATERFRONT DINING working
harbour
EXISTING SITE CONDITION • DOMINANT CENTRAL BUILDING • LACK OF PROGRAMS • LACK OF PLANNING
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• HIDDEN AUCTION EXPERIENCE • VIEW BLOCKED BY BUILDINGS • POOR ACCESS TO WATER
NIGHT USE & BUIIT FORM
TORVEHALLERNE, COPENHAGEN Scale: 20x50m
ACTIVE WATERFRONT
INTERACTIVE UA/UQ
BREAK INTO BUILDINGS
PROPOSED MASTER PLAN
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LANDFORM & BUILT FORM 3.6m level change on site
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fine grain buildings human scale built form
vehicle entrance
lrt
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A
12 8
pedestrian entrance
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ferry 2
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CIRCULATION & ACCESS
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new lrt and ferry terminal separated pedestrian and vehicle access
C B 15
C
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stormwater
stock
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filtrate 11
B
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20 19
A
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1. New LRT Stop 2. Mushroom under Highway 3. Main Pedestrian Entrance 4. Main Vehicle Entrance 5. Car park + Fungi Farm 6. Rooftop Greenhouse & Bar 7. Office & Auction Floor 8. Coconut Grid - temporary car park vs. open space 9. Papaya Orchard - auction viewing place 10. Passion Fruit Maze & Cafe 11. Cooking School 12. Wholesale Side 13. Retail Side 14. Restaurant & Outdoor Dining Side 15. Fish Market Plaza -open space + veggie climbing wall 16. Glass Structure Market - outdoor markets in alleys 17. Operational Wharf 18. Oyster Farm - sunken observation platform 19. Ferry Stop 20. Interactive Water Edge 21. Wetland 22. Entrance from Neighbourhood 23. Urban Agriculture Research Institute
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wetland
stormwater capture
HYDROLOGY - reuse on site
oyster filtrating wsud bio swales
anzac bridge viewing corridor
oyster farm
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20
40M
from neighbourhood coal loader
VIEWS enhance existing views establish viewing corridors create views
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SITE TEMPORALITY
PROPOSED SITE VISION
3AM-9AM BUSINESS & OPERATIONAL USE TRANSPORTATION&MORNING EXERCISE
9AM-5PM TOURISM&COMMERCIAL USE FOOD,MARKETS&INSTITUTE
5PM-12PM NEIGHBOURHOOD USE FOOD&NIGHTLIFE
NEW RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS
APPLE TREES
EXTENDING FERRY STOP
WEST
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OYSTER FARM
COCONUT GRID
SOLAR PANELS FISH MARKET PLAZA
VEGGIE CLIMBING WALL
COCONUT +BANANA OUTDOOR DINING
FUNGI CARPARK
PAPAYA ORCHARD
ROOFTOP GREENHOUSE
OFFICES
COCO NUCIFERA
AUCTION FLOOR
FUNGI POLES
NEW LRT STOP
CHESTNUT BUFFER
OYSTER GABIONS
EXISTING WHARF
EAST
SECTION AA - CENTRAL SPINE CROSS SECTION
SECTION BB- OYSTER OBSERVING DECK
SPATIAL QUALITY
SECTION CC- PASSIONFRUIT MAZE
COCONUT GRID
CARPARK 3AM-9AM
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
UNDERGROUND WATER TANK
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
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OYSTER FARM AT NIGHT
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PAPAYA ORCHARD - AUCTION VIEWING
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2_URBAN CURRENTS
[URBAN PLANNING PROJECT]
Team Member: Yijun Jia , Le Van Tan Quyen, Daniel Spicer, Lachlan Mcnab
SITE LOCATION: The Bays Precinct DESIGN PRINCIPLES & INTERVENTIONS: 1. Introduce Urban Vibrancy • • • • • •
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2. Adaptable & Resilient Water System
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Affordable Housing Human-scale Street Network Active Building Frontage Local Identity Tactical Urbanism Workability
• Stormwater Retention System
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• Dynamic Waterfront 5
3. Maintain & Restore Industrial Quality
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• Site Characters in Aesthetics Sense • Innovative Industrial Function • Integration of Industrial Use and Public Space
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0 dwelling/ha 0 Fish dwelling/ha Market Precinct 0 dwelling/ha Market Precinct 0 Fish dwelling/ha 0 dwelling/ha Market Precinct 0 Fish dwelling/ha Fish Market Market Precinct Precinct 0 Fish dwelling/ha Fish Market Precinct
48 dwellings/ha 48 dwellings/ha Silo Precinct 48 Silo Precinct 48 dwellings/ha dwellings/ha 48 Silo Precinct 48 dwellings/ha dwellings/ha Silo Precinct Precinct Silo 48 dwellings/ha Silo Precinct
Fish Market Precinct
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Rail Yard Precinct Rail Yard Precinct Rail Yard Precinct Rail Yard Yard Precinct Precinct Rail Rail Yard Precinct Rail Yard Precinct
Silo Precinct
Glebe Island Precinct Glebe Island Precinct Glebe Island Precinct Glebe Glebe Island Island Precinct Precinct Glebe Island Precinct Glebe Island Precinct
73 dwellings/ha 73 dwellings/ha 73 dwellings/ha 73 dwellings/ha
dwellings/ha TRANSPORTATION73 NETWORK 73 dwellings/ha 73 dwellings/ha Major Roads
Lane ways/Pedestrian Pathways Light Rail Proposed Light Rail Station Ferry Route Proposed Ferry Station
White Bay Power Station Precinct White Bay Power White Bay Power Station Precinct White Bay Power White Bay Power Station Precinct White Bay Power Station Precinct Station Precinct Station Precinct White Bay Power Station Precinct
White Bay Precinct White Bay Precinct
White Bay Precinct 14 dwellings/ha White Bay Bay Precinct Precinct White 14 dwellings/ha White Bay Precinct 14 dwellings/ha White Bay Precinct 14 dwellings/ha dwellings/ha 14 14 dwellings/ha 14 dwellings/ha
136 dwelling/ha 136 dwelling/ha 136 136 dwelling/ha dwelling/ha 136 136 dwelling/ha dwelling/ha 136 dwelling/ha Residential 5080 5080 LAND Residential USES Residential 5080 Commercial/Business Residential 2607 5080 Residential 5080 Residential 5080 Commercial/Business 2607 Commercial/Business Residential 2607 Residential Recreational 5080 654 Commercial/Business 2607 Commercial/Business 2607 654 2607 654 2607 1844 654 654 1844 654 1844 654 224 1844 1844 1844 224 224 1844 408 224 224 408 224 408 224 408 408 408 408
1532 1532 1532 1532 1532 1532 1532
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Recreational Commercial/Business Commercial/Business Recreational Commercial/Business Office Recreational Green Spaces Recreational Recreational Office Sport Facility/Recreational Office Recreational Industrial Office Office Office Office Industrial Industrial Industrial Office Institutional/Cutural Industrial Industrial Institutional/Cutural Institutional/Cultural Industrial Institutional/Cutural Industrial Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Institutional/Cutural Institutional/Cutural Institutional/Cutural Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Institutional/Cutural Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Affordable Housing
White Bay
Rozelle Bay
200 dwellings/ha 200 dwellings/ha 200 dwellings/ha 200 dwellings/ha 200 200 dwellings/ha dwellings/ha 200 dwellings/ha
Glebe Island Headland Park Glebe Island Vibrant Urban Landscape Vibrant Pedestrian Connection Ferry Connection Glebe Island Bridge Pedestrian Link Research Facilities for Hydro-power Waterforshore Promenade & Amphitheatre Retrofitted Silos for Residential Purpose White Bay Power Station Cultural and Institution Precinct
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
MASTER PLAN ACTIVE FRONTAGE/PUBLIC SPACE
WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM
Proposed LRT Connection Waterfront Outdoor Sports Fields Wetland & Vegetation Filtration System Underground Westlink Connection Railyards Mixed-Use Residential Affordable housing Offices Fish Market Refurbishment & Decentralized Business
2.1_URBAN VIBRANCY
TYPICAL STREET SECTION - DAY TIME
MODEL OF GLEBE ISLAND URBAN FORM Exhibited in LUMINOSITY 2015
TYPICAL STREET SECTION - NIGHT TIME
STREET TYPOLOGIES
MINOR ROAD WITH SINGLE BICYCLE LANE
MAJOR ROAD WITH PARKING ON SIDE
MAJOR ROAD WITH LRT CONNECTION
WSUD STREET INTEGRATION
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2.2_ADAPATABLE & RESILIENT WATER SYSTEM
PHOTO MONTAGE OF WATER FRONT WALKWAY
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ADAPTIVE EDGES DIAGRAMS
2.3_ MAINTAIN & RESTORE INDUSTRIAL QUALITY
PHOTO MONTAGE OF RAILYARDS WETLAND PARK
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3_IMAGINATIVE PLAYGROUND [SMALL SCALE LANDSCAPE PROJECT] SITE LOCATION: St Leonards Park, North Sydney DESIGN STATEMENT: The new proposed development is an imaginative adventure playground, with varies elements and settings, encircled by vegetation and landfrom. It accommodates 12-18 years old teenagers and their families as a playground and caters adults as an event venue during off-use hours.
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY:
‘‘Those who hear the laughter of butterflies, knows the taste of clouds.’’ DESIGN INTERVENTIONS: Interactive Forest
• Appreciate existing vegetation and landform
Equipments
• Mitigate flood issue and re-use on site water by introduction of rain garden
Floating Decking Free Play Dunes Cafe & Toilet Pavilion Climbing Log Path Floating Walkpath Swings & Hammocks
• Introduce various types of play • Lush planting setting • New cafe pavilion allows family to enjoy playground together • Introduction of public art installation: Interactive Forest
Music Play Water Play
Rain Garden
20M
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CIRCULATION
PLANTING
SPATIAL QUALITIES
NEW ENTRANCE & CIRCULATION PATTERN
NATIVE GRASS & SHRUBS TO CREATE SPACES
ACTIVE VS PASSIVE SPACES
SECTION AA
SKATE POOL
TERRACES
TO SKATE TO PRACTICE CYCLING/SCOOTER
TO RELAX, TO SOCIALIZE
INTERACTIVE FOREST
TO BALANCE, TO ENJOY, TO SWING
FLOATING TREE PATHS & PLATFORMS
FREE PLAY DUNES TO BALANCE, TO SKATE, TO CLIMB
C
TO BALANCE, TO RELAX TO SOCIALIZE
PLAY EQUIPMENTS TO BALANCE, TO SPIN, TO CLIMB
A
A
B
B
C
WEST 20M
EAST
CONCEPTUAL MODEL
SKETCH OF FLOATING PATHS
SECTION BB SWINGS, HAMMOCKS, MUSIC PLAY TO RELAX TO ENJOY SENSORY PLAY
TREE HOUSES
CLIMBING EQUIPMENT TO CLIMB, TO ENJOY LUSH PLANTING
TO RELAX, TO MEDITATE
SEATING
TO RELAX, TO VIEW
CAFE & TOILET
TO RELAX, TO GATHER
WEST EAST
SKETCH OF INTERACTIVE FOREST
SECTION CC
WATER PLAY RAIN GARDEN
TO INTERACT,
TREE CANOPY
TO PROVIDE SHADING
SHRUBS AND NATIVE GRASSES TO CREATE SPACES AND EDGES
TO ADDRESS FLOOD ISSUE
SOUTH NORTH
SKETCH OF MUSIC PLAY & SWINGS 14
4_SYDNEY BUSHFIRE RISK EVALUATION ANALYSIS [ ARCGIS DATA VISUALIZATION DURING EXCHANGE IN UVA ] Study Area: Sydney, NSW, Australia Projection: UTM - WGS1984 UTM zone 56S
Digital Elevation Model Slope Analysis
Built from contours
Solar Radiation
LEGEND Slope Percentage Rise
0% - 2.8%
LEGEND
2.9% - 7.4%
Slope
7.5% - 12.4%
Percentage Rise
12.5% - 17%
0% - 2.8%
LEGEND DEM LEGEND
Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community
DEM
High : 1356 m
0
±
5
10 0
5
10 20
20
21.7% 12.5% - 17%
- 26.6%
17.1% - 21.6% 26.7%
- 32.2%
32.3% 26.7% - 32.2%
- 39.3%
32.3% - 39.3% 39.4%
- 50.3%
21.7% - 26.6%
High : 1356 m Low : 0 m
±
- 21.6%
7.5% - 12.4%
Low : 0 m
Kilometers Kilometers 3030
2.9%17.1% - 7.4%
Water Water Body
±
Body
Vegetation Cover
0
5
±
10
0
2010
5
Kilometers 30 30Kilometers 20
39.4% - 50.3%
LEGEND Area Solar Radiation
LEGEND
High : 6661.1 Wh/m
Area Solar Radiation
High : 6661.1 Wh/m2
±
50.4% 50.4% - 90.0% - 90.0%
0
5
±
10
Low : 3519.9 Wh/m
0
Kilometers 30 30Kilometers
2010
5
Low : 3519.9 Wh/m2
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Location Map of Weather Stations and Visualization of Climate Data 2
1
3
LEGEND LEGEND 6
4
2
Temperature Temperature (°C)(°C)
1
3
23.323.3 - 24.6 - 24.6
7 5
24.724.7 - 25.4 - 25.4
8 10
9 11
4 5
17
13
12
14 15
6 7 8 18
26.226.2 - 26.7 - 26.7
19 10
9 11
20
25.525.5 - 26.1 - 26.1
16
13
14 15
12
2117
18
20
21
26.826.8 - 27.2 - 27.2
16
19
27.327.3 - 27.6 - 27.6 27.727.7 - 28.1 - 28.1 28.228.2 - 28.7 - 28.7
Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community
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±
LEGEND
±
5
10
20
Forest and Shrub
Kilometers 30
±
0
5
10
20
0
5
±
10
0
5
10
20
20
Kilometers
30 Kilometers 30
WeatherStation
WeatherStation
28.828.8 - 29.2 - 29.2
±± 0
5 010 5
1020
29.329.3 - 30.8 - 30.8
Kilometers Kilometers 2030 30
LEGEND
Mangrove 0
LEGEND LEGEND
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Kilometers 30
Mangrove Forest and Shrub LEGEND LEGEND
LEGEND LEGEND
Wind WindVelocity Velocity(km/h) (km/h)
Humidity Humidity (%) (%)
4.9 4.9- -7.4 7.4
66.066.0 - 69.0 - 69.0
7.5 7.5- -8.2 8.2
69.169.1 - 70.4 - 70.4
8.3 8.3- -8.7 8.7
70.570.5 - 71.5 - 71.5
8.8 8.8- -9.5 9.5
71.671.6 - 72.3 - 72.3
9.6 9.6- -10.5 10.5
72.472.4 - 72.8 - 72.8
10.6 10.6- -11.8 11.8
72.972.9 - 73.6 - 73.6
11.9 11.9- -13.3 13.3
73.773.7 - 74.9 - 74.9
13.4 13.4- -14.7 14.7
±± 15
14.8 14.8- -16.2 16.2 0 0 5 510 10
20 20
Kilometers Kilometers 30 30
16.3 16.3- -18.5 18.5
75.075.0 - 76.1 - 76.1
± ± 0
5
76.276.2 - 77.2 - 77.2 10 0 5
10 20
Kilometers Kilometers 20 30 30
77.377.3 - 79.0 - 79.0
Raster Calculation - Bushfire Risk Potential Evaluation
Weighted Overlay Formula: New Raster Cell Value = Fuel Load * 0.45 + Human Impact * 0.05 + Slope * 0.1 + Solar Radiation * 0.1 + MeanMaxTemperature * 0.1 + WindVelocity * 0.1 + Relative Humidity * 0.1
Human Activities
LEGEND LEGEND
±
0
5
±
10
BuiltUpUp Areas Built Areas
0
5 10 20
Kilometers Kilometers 20 30 30
Building Points in Forest Building Points in Forest
Map of Human Settlement
LEGEND
LEGEND Area Distance Distant
± Area Euclidean Distance 0
5
10
20
Close
Kilometers 30
Raster Calculatio LEGEND Mosaic Distance Close
LEGEND Point Distance Distant
±
Close 0
5
10
20
Kilometers 30
Point Euclidean Distance
±
Distant 0
5
10
20
Kilometers 30
±
0
10
20
LEGEND
High Raster Calculation Moderate Bushfire Risk Potential High Low
Mosaic Distance Close
Distant 5
Bushfire Risk Pot
LEGEND
Kilometers 30
Distance to Human Settlement
Application of the Map:
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0
5
10
±
20 0
5
10
Kilometers 30 Kilometers 20
Moderate Low
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• High potential areas with human settlement can execute controlled burn to prevent disaster • Prepare for bushfire season and allocate rescue teams in high potential areas • Inform residences in high potential areas to watch out for fire 16
5_OTHER EXPLORATIONS
[SKETCH/ PAINTING/ CALLIGRAPHY/ MODEL]
+charcoal sketch +acrylic on canvas +pencil sketch +ink sketch +ink wash +Chinese calligraphy
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MODEL TEXT The model is a emotional response to the excerpt from the movie Wings of Desire. It silently tells the story of the old man on the Potsdamer Platz who laments for the unachievable peace after World War II and voiced his frustration of the depression of this former bustling platz.
PARRAMATTA RIVERSIDE PARK PRESENTATION MODEL - URBAN WHEATFIELD + Exhibited in LUMINOSITY 2015
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COVER STORY: abstract representation of the integration of hard-scape and soft-scape.