XIANG ZHAO
Work Samples 2016-2021 xzhao02@alumni.risd.edu
THRIVE IN SEA LEVEL RISE Concept model about surviving in sea level rise. Material : Laser Cut, Museum Boards, Acrylic Sheets
CONTENT - PROFESSIONAL WORK 1. SMITH HOUSES PLAYGROUND
- ACADEMIC WORK 4
Project Type: Playground Status: Construction Completed in 2020
2. LEARNING GARDEN
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7. THE ARK
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Memorial Landscape implicates the dangerous relationship between human beings and nature after an eco-terorrism. 16
Project Type: Roof Top Status: In Progress
4. OPEN SPACE REGENERATION
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5. ADAM ST. LIBRARY
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Project Type: Master Plan Status: In Progress
Project Type: Community Engagement Status: Completed in 2019
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Rethink threshold between South End and South Boston, a meditation place at the end of Fort Point Channel.
Project Type: Urban Farm Status: Construction Documentation Completed in 2019
3. 4560 BROADWAY
6. LOSS PAVILLION
8. OTHER WORK
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SMITH HOUSES PLAYGROUND PLAYGROUND FROM SKETCH TO BUILT
Project : Location: Client : Status : Role :
NYCHA Smith Houses Playground Manhattan, New York New York City Housing Authority Completed in 2020 Pattern Design, 3D Rendering, Photography Construction Documentation Medium : Handsketch, Rhino, Photoshop, AutoCAD
Site Photo (2017)
Site Photo (2017)
Concept Sketch (2017)
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Playground Rendering (2017)
Material Plan
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1"x 4"RPL DECKING BOARD, EASE ALL CORNERS & EDGES W/1/4" RADIUS, SEE 2"X4"ACQ TIMBER FRAMING SPECS FOR COLOR
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ENLARGEMENT DETAIL
2.5" SS TORX SCREWS, COUNTER SUNK, TYP. MIN. SPACING 2@ 18" FOR EACH MEMBER 1/4"X2" STAINLESS STEEL FLAT BAR WELDED TO MOUNTING PLATE GRIND ALL WELDS SMOOTH 1"X1" STAINLESS STEEL MOUNTING PLATE MECHANICALLY CONNECTED TO TIMBER FRAMING
02 L-903
22"
SECTION
SECTION SECTION
PARTIAL ELEVATION
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25"
02 L-903
RPL Deck Detail
ELEVATION
SECTION E
1/4" MET
4" X 4" ACQ TIMBER POST 2"X4" ACQ TIMBER FRAMING FINISH GRADE, SEE PLAN
EXISTING CURB TO REMAIN EXISTING CURB TO REMAIN EXISTING PLANTING EXISTINGAREA CURBTO TOREMAIN REMAIN EXISTING PLANTING AREA TO REMAIN FULLY ENCLOSE PLATFORM ON ALL SIDES FULLY ENCLOSED BENCH ON BOTH DECKING RUNS PARALLEL TO LONG SIDES WITH 1"X4" BOARDS, EASE EDGERPL OF PLATFORM ALL CORNERS AND EDGES WITH 1/4" RADIUS, SEE SPECS FOR COLOR VERTICAL BOARDS ON FACE OF PLATFORM 3/16" GAP FINISHED GRADE, SEE PLAN BLEACHER ON ALL SIDES
3/16" MAX REVEAL
ELEVATION
1" x 1" RP EDGES W/
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RPL SEATI
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1" x 1" RPL BOARDS, EASE ALL CORNERS & EDGES W/1/4" RADIUS,BTW SEEEDGE SPECSOFFOR COLOR AND 4" SETBACK DECKING EXISTING TREE TRUNK SECTION ENGLARGEMENT 2"x4" ACQ TIMBER FRAMING 1/4" METAL RAILRPL PLATFORM BOARD, EASE 1"x4" ALL CORNERS & EDGES W/1/4" RPL SEATING PLATFORM RADIUS, SEE SPECS FOR COLOR ° 3 3 2.5"1 SS TORX SCREWS, COUNTER SUNK, TYP. MIN. SPACING 2@ 18" FOR EACH MEMBER
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25"
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ENLARGEMENT DETAIL 3/16"
1" x 1" RPL BOARDS, EASE ALL CORNERS & EDGES WITH 1/4" RADIUS, SEE SPECS FOR COLOR RPL DECKING BOARD
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1 4" LIP
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4"x4" ACQ TIMBER FRAMING 1" x 1" RPL BOARDS, EASE ALL CORNERS & EDGES WITH 1/4" RADIUS, SEE SPECS FOR COLOR 2.5"SS TORX SCREWS, COUNTER SUNK, TYP. MIN. SPACING 2@18" FOR EACH MEMBER 2.5" SS TORX SCREWS, COUNTER SUNK, TYP. 1"x4" RPL BOARDS, EASE ALL CORNER MIN. &SPACING 2@ 18" FOR EACH MEMBER W/1/4" RADIUS, SEE SPES FOR COLOR 1/4"X2" STAINLESS STEEL FLAT BAR WELDED TO 5"SS TORX SCREWS, COUNTER MOUNTING PLATE GRIND ALL WELDS SMOOTH SUNK, TYP. MIN. SPACING 1@18" FOR EACH MEMBER 1"X1" STAINLESS STEEL MOUNTING PLATE MECHANICALLY CONNECTED TO TIMBER FRAMING
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Project Completion Photo (2020)
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Project Completion Photo (2020)
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Project Completion Photo (2020)
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Public School 312K Learning Garden Brooklyn, New York New York City School Construction Authority In Progress Precast Concrete Design, 3D Rendering, Presentation Preparation Construction Documentation Medium : Rhino, Photoshop, AutoCAD
LEARNING GARDEN URBAN FARM
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Project : Location: Client : Status : Role :
Orchard Restroom
Food Pavilion
Stepped Seating Flower Garden
Storage Room
Picnic Lawn
Public School 312K
Green House
Vegetation Area
A' Rendering Plan
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Flower Garden
Metal Edge Detail
Orchard with Stepped Seating
Stepped Seating Dertail
Section A-A’
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Precast Concrete Bench
B-7
B-1
B-5
Precast Concrete Bench Detail
B-3
B-6
B-4
B-5
Precast Concrete Bench Module
Planting
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Seating
Playing
B-2
B-7
Precast Concrete Bench Schedule
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Precast Concrete Bench Rendering ( Credit to Grain Collective)
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Flower Garden with Lawn Rendering ( Credit to Grain Collective)
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Project : 4560 Broadway Roof Top Location: Manhattan, New York Client : Forgarty Finger Status : In Progress Role : Concept Design, 3D Rendering, Presentation Preparation Construction Documentation Medium : Rhino, Photoshop, AutoCAD. Indesign
4560 BROADWAY ROOF TOP
Sunset Bench
BBQ. Area
Sloped Lawn Dinning Area Lawn Area Study 1
Cinema Area Projection Wall
Seating Plarform
Bar Table Daybed Lounge Area Roof Rendering Plan
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Cinema Area View
Lawn Area Study 2
Lawn Area Study 3
Lawn Area Study 4
Aerial View
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Seating Platform
Yoga Lawn
Stepped Seating
Terrace Option-1 View
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Stone Seating Rock Garden
Stepped Seating
Water Feature
Water Feature Movable Table with chairs
Timber Deck
Terrace Rendering Plan option-1
Yoga Lawn
Terrace Rendering Plan option-2
Terrace Rendering Plan option-3
Terrace Option-2 View
Terrace Option-3 View
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OPEN SPACE REGENERATION MASTER PLAN
Project : NYCHA OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN Location: Multiple Locations Client : New York City Housing Authority Status : In Progress Role : Concept Design, Hand Sketch, Site Analyses Medium : IPad Pro
PLay Court
Fitness Circuit
Passive Green 1( South Beach) Gateway Plaza
Community Garden
0-5 Playground
5-12 Playground
Central Green
Fitness Circuit
Skate Park
Passive Green 2( South Beach)
Destination Playground
Vacant Baseball Court ( South Beach)
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Adventure Playground
Bocce Court
Volleyball Court
Basketball Court
Master Plan Sketch Sample (South Beach, Staten Island)
Gateway Plaza
Sketch of Adventure Playground
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Sketch of Community Center Entrance
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Sketch of Fitness Circuit
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ADAM ST. LIBRARY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Hand Sketch of Dumbo
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Project : Adam Street Library Community Engagement Location: Brooklyn, New York Client : Brooklyn Public Library Status : Completed in 2019 Role : Hand Sketch, Community Outreach Medium : Marker, Color Pencil
Survey from Kids
Family Day Outreach
Communicate with residents in the neighborhood
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LOSS PAVILION
REBUILD THRESHOLD IN BOSTON
Advanced Studio Part II at Rhode Island School of Design Time : Sep.- Dec. 2016 Place : Boston, MA, USA Duration : 6 Weeks Instructor : Kathryn Foley, Yugon Kim Collaborator : Individual Work
SITE CONDITION Sound
Spatial Recognition
Site
Site
DOWNTOWN BOSTON
50 ft
SITE SITE 25 ft
14 ft
FORT POINT CHANNEL
HIGHWAY
SOUTH END RAILWAY
SITE
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SOUTH BOSTON
——— CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLD LOSS PAVILION
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DESIGN INTENTION AND PROCESS DOWNTOWN BOSTON SOUTH END
SOUTH BOSTON
Invisible and non-accessible spot.
Threshold to create accessibility on site
Site disturbance from highway and railway
Highway
Sound Railway Site
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Threshold to generate an attractive spot
Strengthen spatial recognition on site
Highway
Spatial Recognition Railway Site
HIGHWAY
Sky Aperture to block the chaos from highway
RAILWAY
River Aperture to block the chaos from railway
HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE
Water Walkway to provide meditation space
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DESIGN RESULT
Entrance on the road side
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Salt Panne
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Salt Meadow
Low Marsh
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Water Walkway
Water Walkway Diagram
River Aperture Sky Aperture
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Site Plan
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View from the deck inside
View from the Walkway inside
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THE ARK
CENTRAL PARK MEMORIAL
ICONOLAST Competetion - Redesign Central Park Time : Oct. 2018 Place : New York, NY, USA Duration : 3 Weeks Collaborator : Individual Work
After the eco-terrorism, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir was chosen as the site location for the Memorial Lanscape.
Development from a cage to guardance Endless Path
Armed with the power of wave
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
The Ark
Transform into the Ark of Nature
Site Plan
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Design Intention
Perspective
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OTHER WORK THE MAZE
A workshop aimming to construct a structure that has a dynamic interaction with its surrounding environment. The Maze uses its specific material properties to built a connection witht the forest.
THRES
"Seen is different from feeling feeling. People would have d walk around the structure.
Line
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JEWELRY DESIGN
SHOLD CONSTRUCTION
g". We used blind-mind in the construction to create threshold different feeling about line, surface and volumen when they
Surface
A triangle series design of jewelry was done during my study in RISD. I want to use triangle to create a sharp but soft feeling.
Volume
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