Liang Lu
MLA Candidate University of Texas at Austin alice0817ll@gmail.com
915 E 41st St. Austin, TX 78751
CONTENTS
A Stretch of Waller Creek
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Choreography Space
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Activate the Kulturforum in Berlin
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Other Work
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Dean Keaton
A stretch of Waller Creek
Dean Keaton
Category: Academic work (Teamwork) Date: Fall 2012
24th Street
Designer: Liang Lu Danuta Dias Bailey Rankin Sara Fallahi 23rd Street
Tutor: Allan Shearer
Key words: Line Corridor The studio was asked to re-imagine the Waller Creek Corridor on The University of Texas at Austin campus. This presented a unique opportunity to introduce a new type of corridor to the campus that would redefine Waller Creek as the baseline around which this campus is travelled and experienced. This also provided an opportunity to rewrite the storyline of what it means to live, and work within this university.
21st Street
MLK Boulevard
ogrammatic Segment
nvironmental Line
MLK Boulevard
Dots
Programmatic Segment Environmental Line Access Dots
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Engage the Creek: A dashed line with thickened programmatic segments
Enhance the Environment: A continous line with distinct riparian planting
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social gathering areas corridor physical limits
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Context Map
250’
500’
The context map shows the limits of the corridor, which were defined not only by their physical boundaries, but also by its social potentials.
Improve the Access: A dotted line with access points along and across the creek
Three Objectives
VIEW
LOCATES
activity spaces
water
intersections HABITAT
Stakeholders UT students staff faculty Austin families football fans artists tourists schoolgroups passers-by
water access
seating
PROVIDE SPACE
HABITAT MATERIALITY
CONNECT TO
building entrance
tree
wildlife
bridge
slope
LEVEL CHANGE
crack improve access connect the dots
trace enhance the environment extend the line
STABILITY
STABILITY
a stretch of waller creek
danuta dias
UT students staff faculty Austin families football fans artists tourists schoolgroups passers-by
Site for recreation Site for culture
IDENTITY/ CHARACTER
STABILITY
Stakeholders
Program
Site for knowledge
path
SHADE
thread engage the creek thicken the segments
[blocked views]
exposed limestone
THRESHOLD
banks
sara fallahi
ground liang lu bailey rankin cover
MATERIAL
soil
tree canopy
TERRESTRIAL HABITAT
pervious cover
banks
wildlife
IDENTITY/ CHARACTER
slope
wildlife
ARBOREAL HABITAT
LEVEL CHANGE
Introduce adaptive plant palettes
exposed limestone
AQUATIC HABITAT water
Habitat diversity Prevent run-off into creek
shrubs
Invasive species plant management
AMPHIBIAN/ REPTILIAN HABITAT
crack improve access connect the dots
trace enhance the environment extend the line
STABILITY
a stretch of waller creek
danuta dias
sara fallahi
liang lu
STABILITY
bailey rankin
SHADE
Stakeholders UT students staff faculty Austin families football fans artists tourists schoolgroups passers-by
crack improve access connect the dots
trees
System Diagram
path
CONNECT TO
sidewalk
building entrance
ACCESSIBILITY
slope banks
bus stops
bike paths
bridge
THRESHOLD
CONNECT TO
intersections
ACCESS CONNECT TO
CONNECT TO
Connect
ACCESS
Improved access to creek banks
roads
Improved access across creek Creek as a means of moving across campus
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This Stretch of Waller Creek on the campus is a portion of a larger creek system, that attempts to stretch the presence of the creek, and perception of the creek within campus and people’s daily lives. We redefine the required objectives with the concept of lines. We state that the lines of the creek corridor are not mere pieces of geometry. Lines make place happen. They work together to strengthen the creek corridor.
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500ft
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the TURN
Terraces
Simmins Residence Hall
New Engineering Complex
the LOOP
The highlighted four sites along this new baseline -- the Knot, the Bend, the Loop and the Turn, were chosen based on their potential to stretch the currently neglected creek out into existing buildings, green space and transportation network, thereby addressing the stated objectives. Each of the site is fully considered for future development along the creek by creating activity spaces, shaded pathways and wildlife viewing platforms. These future developments include the new complex for the Cockrell School of Engineering at the north end of this corridor and a light rail route along San Jacinto Boulevard. In addition, this project proposes a new Visitor’s Center for future students at the south end of the creek corridor. 07
Fine Arts Building
Stadium
Sculpture Garden
the BEND
San Jacinto Dorms
Viewing Platform
Clark field
the KNOT Proposed Visitor’s Center
Proporsed Plan Proposed Plan
Proposed Visitor’s Center
path
creek
path
creek
terraced patio
creek
Section Plan
san jacinto
sculpture garden
terraces
lawn
viewing platform
path
platform
san jacinto
creek
lawn
san jacinto
creek
patio
art walk
vegetated terraces
the texas timeline
san jacinto
santa rita
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Choreography Space Category: Academic work (Teamwork) Date: Spring 2013 Designer: Liang Lu Ningneng Xu Tutor: Jason Sowell
Key words: Cemetery Detail
The studio asked to re-design the burnt site in Bastrop, Texas. This presented a unique opportunity to interpret the relationship between nature and human. The design intended to minimize the construction disturbance by concentrating on cemetery programs at the center of the site. We focused on changes --changes on material details, elevation and sense of space to create varied special experiments.
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Context Map 30 mi le ra diu s
AUSTIN
BASTROP
SMITHVILLE
30 m ile ra di us
a04_Geography_Stephanie Kopplin & Michael Steinlage
Disposition of the dead distinguishes humans from almost all other species. The customs and practices tied to this process have modified the ground in the very formation of buildings and landscapes. Additionally, by 2030 the Texas Triangle, is projected to increase in population by fifty percent, which requires more land to be used as memorial landscape. The chosen site, which is located in Bastrop, Texas, suffers from a big fire in 2011, has great potential to be a good place for memory.
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10 miles
Vegetation
Flood Plain
Slope
Transition & Experience On Path
EXPERIENCE NSITION & EXPERIENCE TRANSITION ON PATH ON & EXPERIENCE PATH ON PATH
on experience the path on affected The the experience path by the affected speed on the byofthe path flow, speed affected the plants. of flow, by the Plants’ thespeed plants. color of flow, Plants’ and the shape color plants. change andPlants’ shape along change color and along shape change along hich the time, provides which with different provides the time, spatial different which experiences provides spatial experiences different in different spatial time in different experiences periods, time andin periods, the different arrangement andtime the periods, arrangement of and the of arrangement of ts des also different provides plants experiences different also provides experiences when visitors different when goexperiences through visitors different go when through visitors spaces. different go through spaces.different spaces.
Path For Vehicle I: Spring
Path For Vehicle I: Autumn
CLE I: AUTUMN H FOR VEHICLE PATH I: AUTUMN FOR VEHICLE I: AUTUMN
Path For Vehicle II: Spring
Path InPATH Wetland &IN WETLAND Mix: Spring PATH IN WETLAND IN&WETLAND MIX-WOODLAND: PATH & MIX-WOODLAND: SPRING& MIX-WOODLAND: SPRING SPRING
Path For Vehicle II: Autumn
PATH IN WETLAND MIX-WOODLAND: AUTUMN IN&WETLAND PATH && MIX-WOODLAND: IN WETLAND & MIX-WOODLAND: AUTUMN AUTUMN Path InPATH Wetland Mix: Autumn
Path For Vehicle II: Winter
Path InPATH Wetland &IN WETLAND Mix: Winter PATH IN WETLAND MIX-WOODLAND:WINTER IN&WETLAND PATH & MIX-WOODLAND:WINTER & MIX-WOODLAND:WINTER
PATH FOR VEHICLE PATH FOR II: VEHICLE SPRING PATH II: FOR SPRING VEHICLE II: SPRING
CLE H FOR I: SPRING VEHICLE PATH I: SPRING FOR VEHICLE I: SPRING
PATH FOR VEHICLE II: VEHICLE AUTUMN PATH FOR PATH II: FOR AUTUMN VEHICLE II: AUTUMN
PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN & BIKE LANE & BIKE IN PEDE LO
PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN & BIKE LANE & BIKE IN PEDE LO
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Path For Vehicle I: Winter
CLE I: WINTER H FOR VEHICLE PATH I: WINTER FOR VEHICLE I: WINTER
PATH FOR VEHICLE II: VEHICLE WINTER PATH FOR PATH II: FOR WINTER VEHICLE II: WINTER
People’s experience on the path is affected by the speed of flow and the plants. Plants’ color and shape changing along with the season will provide different spatial experiences in different time periods. In addition, the arrangement of plants also provides various visual experiences when visitors go through different spaces. 12
Detail Plan: Mausoleum
SECTION SECTION ELEVATION: ELEVATION: MAUSOLEUM MAUSOLEUM & COLUMBARIUM & COLUMBARIUM
Detail Plan: Grave
SECTION SECTION ELEVATION: ELEVATION: GRAVE GRAVE
DETAILED PLAN: MAUSOLEUM & COLUMBARIUM DETAILED PLAN: MAUSOLEUM & COLUMBARIUM
DETAILED DETAILED PLAN: PLAN: GRAVE GRAVE
Detail Plan: Natural Burial
DETAILED DETAILED PLAN: PLAN: NATRUAL NATRUAL BURIAL BURIAL
Detail Plan: Scattering Ground
DETAILED DETAILED PLAN: PLAN: SCATTERING SCATTERING GROUND GROUND
Detail Elevation: Mausoleum
Detail Elevation: Grave
Detail Elevation: Natural Burial
SECTION SECTION ELEVATION: ELEVATION: NATRUAL NATRUAL BURIAL BURIAL
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Detail Elevation: Scattering Ground
DETAIL ELEVATION: SCATTERING GROUND DETAIL ELEVATION: SCATTERING GROUND
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Perspective AXONS: MAUSOLEUM & COLUMBARIUM
Detail Elevation: Mausoleum DETAIL SECTION: MAUSOLEUM & COLUMBARIUM
EXISTING CONDITION
AXONS: GRAVE & NATURAL BURIAL
Detail Elevation: DETAIL SECTION: GRAVE Grave
EXISTING CONDITION
DETAIL SECTION: NATURALNatural BURIAL Detail Elevation: Burial
EXISTING CONDITION
1 bronze marker 2 bronze base 3 precast concrete base 4 mortar layer 5 soil 6 sand setting bed 7 geotextile 8 crushed stone sub-base 9 drainage 10 brick 11 retaining wall 12 crushed stone
AXONS: SCATTERING GROUND DETAIL SECTION: SCATTERING GROUND Detail Elevation: Scattering Ground
EXISTING CONDITION
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Active the Kulturforum in Berlin
Category: Academic work (Independent Work) Date: Fall 2014 Designer: Liang Lu Tutor: Wilfried Wang
Key words: Urbanism The site to be designed, Kulturforum, is in the center of Berlin, Germany. The aim is to propose an idea for the completion of the Kulturforum and to develop this idea with various programs to encourage more people to engage this site. My strategy is to transform the original abandoned plaza into a sloped "big ramp" echoing the existent ramp close to it, serving as a festive square for popular art. In addition, some changes in other places make the site a integrated entity.
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Context Map
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Kulturforum, as an important site containing numerous cultural buildings, lacks enough attention of citizens of Berlin. To avtivate the Kulturforum in a way that is advantageous to community performances and events. Primarily addressing the central terrace in a way that does not hinder sight lines between the Kulturforum, Altes Museum, Chamber Music Hall, and the State Library. Using a system of flat planes, we have created a system of planar elements that both create a new sense of energy and symmetry. Focused on combining a performance terrace with two symmetrical viewing ramps. The ramp nearest Potsdam is bifunctional working not only as a viewing terrace, but also as the roof of a performing arts school. By doing this, we have given purpose to the centralized terrace all year long. The errected skyscraidapers, influenced by Hans Scharoun, aid in defining the valley of our site. DAY PERSPECTIVE
Proposed Condition Proposed Condition
Exisitng Traffic
Proposed Traffic
Population Density
Existing Condition Existing Contition
Site Plan (orange blocks represent added buildings) 18
Detail 1 Plan
Detail 1 Section
Detail 1 Perspective
Detail 2 Plan
Detail 2 Perspective Detail 2 Section 19
Perspective for “Big Ramp“ (work with Breanne Miller) 20
Section of Nanhuayuan, Hangzhou
Root Plan of Nanhuayuan, Hangzhou
Chinese Calligraphy
Other Work 21
Sketch of Guozhuang, Hangzhou
3D Model for 9/11 Memorial, New York 22
Perspective for street drainage design
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22 Elevation for street drainage design