2012 Landscape Architecture Portfolio

Landscape Architecture

Portfolio of Tim Zhang

1 Viral Green

2 MainStream

5 LaVerne

6 New Cairo City

3 Chinese Garden

4 Horton Plaza

7 Nutrilite

8 Xia Men

9 PlayaVista

D uring the senior year of my Landscape Architecture program, I studied abroad with a team of Architecture students and Urban & Regional Planning students in Academic / 2008 / Cal Poly Pomona

Beijing, China. We were each in charge of different tasks necessary to complete the project. My duty as the only Landscape Architecture student in the group of seven consisted of site planning and creating recreational spaces. Since our program inception, North China University of Technology has started an urban studies program stemming from lessons of the program’s collaboration and with Calpoly faculty as advisors. This project has distinguished recognition of regional and state awards at home by the American Planning Association Los Angeles Chapter and California Chapter.

Iroofs ntensive and extensive green ► can be installed on commercial structures. Storm water drainage from roofs and the surrounding mixed use sites can be captured and harvested for re-use in landscaped areas. Additionally, photo voltaic panels can be installed on green roofs to generate renewable energy while providing shade for rooftop recreation.

Tbyopreserving maintain the essence of the area ► the main concepts of the ‘hutongs’, rather than imitating them, these two-story homes are designed to encourage community involvement by introducing various courtyards supporting the concept of quadrangles. The housing units are juxtaposed to allow maximum sunlight exposure and further supported by large ceiling-to-floor windows.

Tdisjointed he goal of this project is to reconnect the and scattered elements that currently Academic / 2009 / Cal Poly Pomona

occupy the civic arena of Santa Monica through the introduction of a major pedestrian axis connecting the commercial out pour of the third street promenade with the civic auditorium, establishing in affect a green mall to celebrate the city’s civic center. A regulating grid is used to define additional development within the accepted parameters of urban design and the resulting

programmed spaces are reduced and subtracted to provide for equally programmed and linked open spaces. Further connections are made with the introduction of a commercial pedestrian axis from the transit center development to the Santa Monica pier district providing a much needed connection from the main method of arriving to Santa Monica in the future to its most cherished destination.

Sunken Amphitheater

Transit Station

Central Mall

Commercial Corridor

Penjing Courtyard Academic / 2008 / Cal Poly Pomona

Hidden Garden

Tranquility

N estled within Downtown San Diego, DIRT at Horton Plaza endeavors to

embody the geography of the greater San Diego region. Our design abstractly and literally brings these elements into the downtown to create a “greenhaven” or respite from the surrounding citified environment.

Personal / 2011 / Design Competition

We believe that downtown San Diego is in dire need of a new civic hub, poised for various uses such as live performances, outdoor gatherings, and special events throughout the year. We want to create a space that celebrates the distinct landscape of the San Diego region while remaining a place open to all. The space

features native planting banks and undulating topography. The mounds in the design symbolizes the unique mesas and rolling hills of the San Diego region while guiding movement through the site.

The different materials within the tiers of the amphitheater represent the diverse geology from the coastline to the east while providing opportunities to sit and rest. The vertical solar shade structures celebrate over 2500 species of wildflowers in the region.

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surrounding. In Axis A, a linear water channel connects the existing water feature to the proposed tiered water feature. In Axis B, outdoor seating and clear view of the plaza is used to draw crowd in from the shopping mall.

In Axis C, the placement of the vertical accent structure is used as a terminus object for E Street.

Nightscape

Central Axis

Seating

Greenhaven

Professional / 2010 / The Arroyo Group

Tconceived he Old Town La Verne project is a well and sustainable project with components that potentially will have substantial environmental and social benefits for the immediate neighborhood, La Verne, and the surrounding region. By locating jobs, residences, and transit centers proximate to each other, La Verne can limit automobile trips and the associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Mixed-use development and carefully designed streetscapes can encourage walking, bicycling, public transportation, and civic engagement. Green neighborhood developments benefit the community and individual by enhancing the character of a neighborhood, improving public health, and enabling a variety of residents to participate in the community.

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Streetscape

Rooftop Gardens

Solar Potential

Professional / 2010 / The Collaborative West

Iandnspired by the aesthetics of Santa Barbara, Italian, Tuscan contemporary Arabesque styles, Mvida, Emaar Misr’s latest offering, is a fully integrated community that perfects the balance of urban living with suburban tranquility. Ideally located in what is emerging as the new residential hub of Cairo, New Cairo City. I assisted in all aspects of prodution from concept to design development, such as correcting construction details and planting plans.

Professional / 2012 / CDPC

X iamen Rocky Beach is a seaside community in Xiamen, China. Once all 5 phases are compelted, this 350 acre Professional / 2011 / The Collaborative West

community will include single family homes to highrise residential, sales center, marina, hotels, retail, aquarium, and a series of crafted mangrove islands and lagoon. My primary job on this project included rendering of site plans, 3D perspectives, translation, and preparation of conceptual and schematic packages.

Professional / 2011 / The Collaborative West

Professional / 2011 / The Collaborative West

P hase 2 of the Playa Vista project will add 2,600 homes, office buildings, retail, and green spaces. The green spaces are intended to be the link between the Phase 1 residential community and the commercial campus. My role on the project included rendering of plans, sections, diagrams, 3D fly-through, and assembling conceptual and schematic packages.

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Professional / 2011 / The Collaborative West

Professional / 2011 / The Collaborative West