XIAO HUANG Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning Applying for Summer Intern Position
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Contents 01 THE QUARTER NOTE ULI Competition, Urban Design & Real Estate Work Group Work 2 weeks in the 2nd semester of graduate period, Cornell University New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
02 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HYBRID Urban Design Work Individual Work 6 weeks in the 5th semester of undergraduate period, Tongji University Zhangjiang, Pudong, Shanghai
03 TO BE COPIED CITY PARK Residential Constructive Detailed Planning Work Individual Work 16 weeks in the 4th semester of undergraduate period, Tongji University Tilanqiao, Hongkou, Shanghai
04 ORIGINATE TOURISM IN DECLINED VILLAGE Village Conceptual Planning Work Group Work 2 weeks in the 8th semester of undergraduate period, Tongji University Hongshan, Jiexiu, Shanxi
05 CITIC SHANTOU WATERFRONT NEW TOWN CENTRAL AXIS Professional Work Shantou, Guangdong
06 CHENGDU NORTH RAILWAY STATION SURROUNDING URBAN DESIGN Professional Work Chengdu, Sichuan
07 SUINING PHOENIX PENINSULA PARK CITY Professional Work Suining, Sichuan
08 OTHER WORKS Painting, Modeling and Photography
Rendering View A
the
uarter note
Environmental Adaptation
Connectivity Walkability
Flood Prone
01 THE QUARTER NOTE
Market Value
Cultural Identity Demographics
Cultural Product Districts
Landmark
Mardi Gras Parade
Faubourg St. John Museum-City Park
ULI Competition, Urban Design & Real Estate Work Group Work 2 weeks in the 2nd semester of graduate period, Cornell University New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
The Quarter Note district celebrates the unique street culture of New Orleans. It facilitates a healthy and cosmopolitan experience for locals and visitors alike. Situated at the intersection of four major districts - Biodistrict, Central Business District, Iberville Housing, Lafitte Greenway - and in proximity with the iconic French Quarter, this location integrates these different “notes� to create an authentic urban melody. The I-10 anchors the site and connects the surrounding blocks. These blocks deliver a medley of New Orleans history and culture centered around music, art and cuisine.
Connective Integration
Bayou Road African American Heritage St. Claude Corridor
Lafitte Greenway New City
Medical French Quarter
Aspiring
Transient
Bio-District South Broad Street
Rampart-Basin
Office Local
Oretha Castle Haley
Downtown Development District
Old Algiers
PHASE I: REINTEGRATE Establishing the symbolic “staff” underneath the I-10, connecting its two sides. Total Buildout : 926,500 SF Office: 115,200 Residential: 262,400 Retail: 99,100 Classrooms: 72,000 Landscape: 323,000 Parking: 54,800
LEED Neigborhood Development 18 PTS
33 PTS
16 PTS
3 PTS
2 PTS
Smart Location & Linkage
Neighborhood Pattern & Design
Green Infrastructure & Buildings
Innovation & Design Process
Regional Priority Credits
parking
office
6%
12%
landscape 35%
Sunlight
residential
28%
Sunlight Sunlight
8%
Sunlight
11%
classroom
retail
PHASE II: REINVIGORATE
Rain Water Green Rain Water Roof Harvesting
Expanding the development scale and activating the district with diverse programs.
Heat Solar Panels
Electricity Generator
Cool Wind
Harvested Water
Solar Panels
light
light Electricity from Solar Power
Electricity Generator
Green Roof
Pervious Surface Rain Water
Solar Panels
Sunlight
Pervious Surface
Rain Garden
Gray Water
Rain Water Harvesting
landscape
8%
White Noise
light
light
Rain Water Harvesting
14%
16% 19% residential 27%
16% retail
Pervious Surface
PHASE III: REAFFIRM
Fusing the new and the old, and providing framework for potential future development.
Rainwater for Reuse On-site
Purified-Water Storage Tank
Electricity from Solar Power
office
hotel
Total Buildout: 839,000 Residential: 157,200 Community Center: 74,000 Retail: 147,600 Classrooms: 116,000 Landscape: 184,000 Parking: 160,200
Stormwater Planter
Water Purifier Purified-Water Storage Tank
parking
Electricity Generator
Water Purifier
Rainwater for Reuse On-site Purified-Water Storage Tank with Pump
Total Buildout : 1,033,200 SF Office: 147,200 Residential: 199,800 Retail: 164,200 Hotel: 277,600 Landscape: 165,000 Parking: 79,400
Purified-Water Storage Tank with Pump
parking
residential
22%
19%
Section
community cente
9% landscape 22% 17%
retail
14%
Flexible & dynamic space underneath the I-10 provides and accomodates for various activities.
classroom
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT + THE FUTURE Total Buildout : 2,798,700 SF Office: 262,400 Residential: 619,400 Community Center: 74,000 Retail: 410,900 Hotel: 277,600 Classrooms: 188,000 Landscape: 672,000 Parking: 294,400
parking 10%
9
9%
22% residential
landscape 24%
Street Food Fair 1
office
Weekend Market
2
Improv Stage
3%
Reconfigurating the Intersections
classroom
7%
15%
10%
community center
retail
hotel
8
3
6
5
PROJECT BUILDOUT
Intersection renovation
7
2,000,000
4
Hotel
View B
Retail/Restaurants/Fitness/Supermarket
View A
1,500,000
Classrooms and Community Center Affordable Housing Market Rate Housing
Section
Office/Medical Office 1,000,000
13
10
16
12
11
17
EXISTING Dangerous and inconvenient crossing
500,000
14 1. Day Care + Medical Office 2. Senior Living Care Facility 3. Retail + Medical Office 4. Artist Residence + Affordable Housing 5. Townhouse 6. Apartment Units 7. Retail + Apartment 8. Two-Family House 9. Restaurant + Apartment 10. Grocery Store 11. Community Acvitity Center 12. Adaptive Reuse Retail 13. Community Performance Center + Green Roof Plaza
0 2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
15
1,000’ 0’
2,000’
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
$38,631,934 12% Public Subsidies
4,000’
16,000’ 8,000’
Master Plan
PROPOSED Three traffic light setting: main street, cross street, pedestrian only
Current Site Value Projected Site Value Net Present Value
$22,041,075 $514,372,102 $76,331,709
Unleveraged IRR Leveraged IRR
13.68% 18.62%
$197,912,828 60% Debt
$95,749,348 28% Equity
Rendering View B
Rendering
02 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HYBRID
Noli Plan
Location
In recent years, new city centers have boomed in China ,but seldom have emerged into a comfortable atmosphere. Most of them were empty concretes without daily activities. This design focuses on connections between functions and activities, urban development and spacial creating, city and nature. The purpose is to create a multi-functional area with an established pure identity and to avoid sterility in new town construction, which happens everyday in China.
This site is located in Zhangjiang, Pudong district, Shanghai. Located in the nodes of Shanghai develop mainaxis and Pudong develop sub-axis.
Waigaoqiao Logistics Park
Urban Design Work Individual Work 6 weeks in the 5th semester Zhangjiang, Pudong, Shanghai
Zhenru Sub-center
Hongqiao Airport
Jinqiao Newtown
CBD
Huamu
In the future, the path from Pudong airport, Disneyland, to Lujiazui CBD will benefit this site in both human flow and modern service industury.
Zhangjiang Xujiahui Subcenter
The great eco-system made it the most potential area to be the next generation sub-center.
Disneyland Pudong Airport
Rendering Analyze three parts of this site. The most significant elements are river and subway station.
Strategy Analysis
Master Plan Elements
Waterfront Trigger
Construction in two parcels and gather people from the station to the eco-reserved parcel. Considering spatial form, floor area ratio and relations between the station and landscape, this layout is generated.
Concept Analysis
Special Nodes
Eco-Structure
Plants
Keywords City
Diffusion
Permeation
Distinction
Sphere
Build out
Loop circulation and activities
City Multi-dimensional in different height and the connection between different functions.
Event
Nature
Water
Nature
03 TO BE COPIED CITY PARK Residential constructive detailed planning Work Individual Work 16 weeks in the 4th semester Tilanqiao, Hongkou, Shanghai
Taller buildings with higher FAR leave large spaces for growing lawns, giving dramatic economical rewards for devlopers and the government. Compared with Shanghai 30 years ago, it looks uglier and even to be dismembered by this frenzy construction. This design focuses on inheriting and transiting traditional community space in order to meet modern uses. Planning is never merely focused on one site. This plan tries to find a way to regenerate cities in a familiar and beautiful pattern that comes from traditional Li Long community style, whose pattern could be copied just as Li Long does.
Master Plan
Modern and Tradional Living Space Analysis
Modern Community
Traditional Lilong
Planning Strategy
Inherit traditional pattern.
Senes of secruity and the spirit of place come from enclosed, no passing through space.
Supervise from kitchen and balcony prevent crimes from happening.
Long distance ensures sun light and increases green space.
To o m u c h s u b l a n e connecting with city road will lead to traffic problems.
Increase open space between buildings by decreasing the number of buildings.
Copy this pattern into every parcel.
Circulate these parcels by rotating this pattern.
A inner circulation for pedestrian and community vehicles as a reaction to the isolated community.
Build inner green area but linked with the city circulation.
To Be Copied Concept
Sub lane, main lane and city road built up the completed road system.
Promote commercials along the road.
Residential Green Space Rendering Essential Landscape Rendering
Street Conceptual Collage
Hills
Shading
Open Space
Wetland
W
O F
Creat a new city pattern originated from traditional Shanghai Li Long Space. New pattern build a community that communicate with the city, which meet modern requirement but still maintain traditional spacial pattern.
Lawn
Grove
BBQ
S
B
L
H
G
Facilities
3 A-series units with elevators are designed for high-rise residential and 6 B-series units are designed for multi-storey residential. Every unit takes the most of south elevation to acquire enough sunlight. The shape of every unit is continuous to lose less heat during winter. There are 3 kinds of size among the 9 units aimed at different kinds of owners, 120 m2, 90 m2 and 60 m2.
A1 Unit
A2 Unit
B1 Unit
B3 Unit
A3 Unit
B2 Unit
B4 Unit
B5 Unit
B6 Unit
Rendering
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04 ORIGINATE TOURISM IN DECLINED VILLAGE Village Conceptual Planning Work Group Work 2 weeks in the 8th semester Hongshan, Jiexiu, Shanxi
This is an ancient village in Shanxi Province with a great honor for thousands of years' historty. However, water shortage almost destroyed it. Most young people go to big cities for a living. Babies and elders are left over. The plan tries to preserve traditional elements such as ancient city, folk houses, temples, texture, and intangible cultural heritage through the development of tourism in a back that water shortage cannot be solved in the near future. Culture bring along tourism and tourism rescue culture.
Photographs
Present Texture
Master Plan
Design Analysis
Traditional Planning Analysis
Old City Design Strategy
Ancient Situation Two main elements of the old city are square in front of the gate and the sense of closure. The old city and the village has a clear boundry with a comfort transition.
Traditional Feng-Shui Layout Function Structure
Road System
Landscape and Tourist Attraction
Reconstruction Strategy
Planned Toursim Path Historical Relics
Streets and Alleys
Sight Line from Water Source Temple
F a r m i n g experience
Religion
Ancient city
Tourist center
Drama stage
Inns hotels
and
Fishing
Intangible c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e experience
Spring source god pray pond
M o u t a i n climbing
Sight Line from Guangong Temple
Present Situation Old city wall collapsed for a long time only two gates are left there. New buildings in these 15 years occupied the space of the square. The traditional spacial pattern is lost and the old city is drowned in the village.
Design Strategy The main purpose was to restore traditional space pattern of the old city. Rebuilding city wall w a s n o t o u r s t r a t e g y. To r e c o r d i t s p r e s e n t situation, a special history in the future, I restored its spacial pattern by building trees and greening space in the very place of city wall, which also improved environmental experience. M o r e o v e r, r e m o v i n g houses that occupied square site.
Sight Line from Village's entrance
Rendering
Rendering
Envinronment
Parking
Traffic Streaming
Sketch
Shape Formation
Green Space
Square
Locate between the mountian and the sea.
Consider skyline with the mountain and relation with the sea.
Ensure view from the mountain to the sea.
Bring in both stream of people and surrounding environment.
05 CITIC SHANTOU WATERFRONT NEW TOWN CENTRAL AXIS Professional Work Shantou, Guangdong
Shantou is a second-tier city in Guangdong, China and was renowned for its open ports. Compared with its previous prosperousďźŒ Shantou is enduring a severe dilemma.
Rendering
The plan connects the mountain and the inland sea. The axis is served as a window to display the whole new town. More importantly, the plan opens a gate through a hopeful future for contradicted Shantou people. In the museum experience hall design process, I apply traditional local Sidianjin house pattern to the formation of the shape of the museum experience hall.
Apply traditional Sidianjin house pattern. Set transportation function in four corners which are higher. An atrium will help brighten day lighting. Increase skyline levels.
Final plan.
Master Plan
Rendering
06 CHENGDU NORTH RAILWAY STATION SURROUNDING URBAN DESIGN Professional Work Chengdu, Sichuan
The design focuses on creating a green belt which connects railway station surrounded area, increases the price of the surrounding land and builds up a concept named lifestyles of health and sustainability (Lohas).
Master Plan
Concept
Rendering The concept derived from Chengdu's charactor "crooked" and "straight". East part and west part apply different shape and reflect in different functions. Connect two seperated areas with the green belt. The green belt’s form is also derived from Chengdu’s culture. The plan first extract basic structure from Sichuan Opera Facial Masks. Then, we integrated previous structure into this site. Finally, separate hard ground and greening.
Rendering
07 SUINING PHOENIX PENINSULA PARK CITY Professional Work Suining, Sichuan
This plan targets on wealthy people, instead of Suining locals, most of whom work in Chengdu and Chongqing. Suining is a small town starts its urbanization in recent decades. Its best advantage is the location between Chengdu and Chongqing. How to balance the low income locals with wealthy outsiders becomes the essential part of this plan. Different functions, apartment layouts are concerned.
Master Plan
Rendering
Fo Guang Temple Traditional Wooden Structure Study Group Work 2 Weeks A Creative Oil Painting
A Gouache Painting
A Sketch
An Oil Painting in Wuyuan, Jiangxi, 2012
Housing Building Construction Structural and Building Process Study Group Work 1 Week
08 OTHER WORKS Painting, Modeling and Photography
Bridging Wooden Material Experience and Link, Support Node Study Group Work 2 Weeks Starry Night In New Years Eve in Malaysia 2013
Eye Contact With Jazz Busker in Chicago 2013