Xinman Liu
Portfolio |Seletive Works From 2014-2018| /See Greatness from Trivialness.
TABLE OF CONTENT
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RENTING PUBLIC SPACES
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CHAOS CREATES CHANCES NEXUS PARK MASTER PLAN + WEST ENTRANCE DESIGN
WENZHOU OUJIANG ESTUARY NEW URBAN DISTRICT URBAN DESIGN
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VELELLA
HUMAN AS PART OF THE
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RENTING PUBLIC SPACES Wolnzach, Germany Spring 2018 Optional Studio Project Instructor: Keith Billick Teammate:Chuyu shi *All Graphics Used are rendered by Xinman Liu.
Wolnzach is a municipality in the district of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria, Germany. It is also a "seal district" ("Siegelbezirk") of the hop-planting area Hallertau, and home of important hopsrelated institutions such as the German Hops Museum ("Deutsches Hopfenmuseum") and the Hop Research Center HĂźll. As the dramatic urban growth happened in Munich, land price increased drastically, and people start finding their affordable and relatively roomy home outside of the city. Wolnzach just 40 mins drive away from Munich, and 30 mins drive away from Ingolstadt through Highway A9. When facing the increasing residents coming from Munich and Ingolstadt, Wolnzach as a small town with highly privatized land ownership, and limited public space and amenity, What could we do? In this project, instead of design a 'bold' and 'ambitious'master plan for the Wolnzach, which neglect the most severe problem of the site-- highly privatized underused land and 98%the landowners not willing to sell their land to the government. Our team chose to build a good private-public relationship between landowners and the local government through small but humble design, which aims to highlight the exsiting local attractions and the rich culture and history of Wolnzach.
Nurnberg
Ingolstadt Free State of Bavaria
Wolnzach Munchen
2018
Biggest coherent hop-growing area in the world
1252
1834
Ruled by Haus
Hans von Preysing was awarded the imperi-
1818
al freedom to Wolnzach.
An independent political community
Wolnzach Became free market (Marktrecht)
First Mentioned as
34%
Wordwide Hop-production
116,05
inhabitants
out of Germany.
1300 inhabitants.
1465
756
OF GERMANY
City hall built, hops start export
Own Hop seal, economic upswing.
Wittelsbach
Wolamotesaha in
1907
86%
1255
1584-1725
in the course of administrative re-
Owned by Familie Elsenheimer
Ruled by Herrn von Preysing
8%
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400/M 65+
96%
62%
19.4%
48%
18-64
41%
35%
62.8% 0-17
17.8% AGE
Owner
Renter
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180/M (2013)
Commute to work by Car
16% 4
Breweries+Large Retails
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St2549
Highway
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Site
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Equestrian Center
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light Industry
City Center
+ + Local
Small Business
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Automobile Retails
PUBLIC GREEN SPACES PRIVATE GREEN SPACES
+ 0
50 100 150
PRIVATE FARMLAND (95% Hops) HARDSCAPE
Schools
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PUBLIC PLAZA
(M)
Highway entrance
Equestrian Center
Wolnzach Creek
railroad+ Bridge
City center plaza
Deutsches Hopfenmuseum German Hop Museum
light industry
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LARGE AMOUNT PRIVATE OWN GREEN SPACES
98% of the land owner prefer save their land for future generations instead of sell to local government Rent Contract 1-3 years
Sale
Rent Contract 1-3 years
PUBLIC SPACES SURVIVE IN THE CRACKS +30% population+development of tourism, existing limited public spaces won't be able to support the city growth
RENTING PUBLIC SPACES Via renting under used private land to active the urban spaces. by provide small but flexible public spaces and amenities to local residents to enjoy, Design intended working as a branidng for the Markt Wolnzach, disseminate local history and unique culture shape by hops production to upcoming tourists. Rent Contract 1-3 years
Sale
Rent Contract 1-3 years
Through the renting process, eastablish good trading relationship with land owner, increse potential chances to purchase the land eventurally.
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120 (M)
“THRESHOLD” OF THE SITE INNER AREA OF THE SITE
SITES WITH VARIOUS WOLNZACH ELEMENTS OR REPURPOSE POTENTIAL 7
PILSNER PLAYGROUND
ICONIC GATE
LOOKOUT POINT
PLAN
Trellises (Inner Round)
Trellises (Outside)
Inflatable Material - “Buffer Zone” Transparent Material - Acrylic
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Staircase + Supporting Wires
+ COMPOSITION
Slide
Interior Space for Entertaining
Diagram - Functionality of the Space
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MINI BRIDGE
PUBLIC GATHERING PAVILION
TEMPORARY MARKET
3m / 10’
Metal Panel
3m / 10’
Lower Platform allowing people to interact with the water
5m / 16’ Connecting two sides of the creek
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CHAOS CREATES CHANCES Kingston Village, Cedar Rapids,IA Fall 2016 Urban Design Studio Instructor: Keith Billick Individual Project
Using Chaos Theory as Lens For Better Understanding of Urban Space + Enhance Community Engagement via temporary installation
Cedar Rapids, Iowa was one of the hardest hit areas during the floods of 2008. Kingston Village occupies the west bank of the Cedar River in downtown Cedar Rapids. The neighbourhood was affected by the massive flood, which caused significant damage to public and private property. After the flood, the population in Kingston Village dropped rapidly; vacant lots, unused and forgotten spaces concentrated in this community. According to the census data, population under 20 years old makes up almost onethird (28.2%) of the Kingston Village population. There is a lack of public spaces for this age group.Low-income family structure with lower education levels, very limited access to public education and decent infrastructures set up barrier for the growth of adolescents and the community future. Compared to the bustling downtown on the other side of the river, Kingston Village seems like it hit the “pause� button. The depression of the historical blocks is to a large extent due to the estrangement with the continuous development of its surrounding regions. Noise from factories,constructions and highways becomes harsher and louder within the underused urban spaces. When facing such complex issues and the buried history, it was hard to make predictions and envision something precise when everything seems uncertain. Where we should draw the first line on an empty paper was hard to decide. Landscape architecture is a discipline that precipitates change and adaptation, Instead of creating direct connections within the physical space, Landscape Architect use temporary spaces as convergence points and test fields to give actual users a chance to engaged and shape their living environment, and create connections gradually. Provide platforms that easy for other relevant party collect data, widen public engagement, and promote inspiring action to the public in order to gain comprehensive insight and information about Kingston Village before solid design is implemented.
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What caused the flood? According to Elwynn Taylor, State Meteorologist from Iowa State University, the wet spring of 2008 was traceable to relatively unusual warm and wet air over the winter. Eighty percent of moisture that falls in the Midwest is from the Gulf of Mexico, and the primary cause of it coming here is the Bermuda high pressure. Low pressure over New Mexico or high pressure over Bermuda are rare in winter but common in summer. Predictions in Meteorology are based on Chaos theory , which is a mathematical method for predicting the unpredictable things and capturing the infinite complexity of nature.
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Walkable Distance (mins)
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Basic Amenities Near Kingston Village
Private Property City Own Property
After Flood Land Owner
Existing On-Street Proposed On-Street Existing Off-Street Proposed Off-Street
Bike Trails Plan
Bus Routes
Site Boundary 100-Year Floodplain 500-Year Floodplain
Chaos fundamentally indicates that there are limits to knowledge and prediction. Some futures may be unknowable with any precision. Deterministic systems can produce wildly fluctuating and nonrepeating behavior. Interventions into a system may have unpredictable outcomes even if they initially change things only slightly, as these effects compound over time.
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CENSUS DATA 54.2% Family Owner
45.8%
Non-Family
2010 25%
Renter
Vacancy rate of houses
8%
50.5%
DATA FROM TRACK 22 (2010)
2000
49.5%
‘city planning was a problem of organized complexity, and that it should be done by starting with the particulars and observing their behavior, instead of trying to control for a single variable useful in mathematical formulas.’
51%
— Jane Jacobs
Main top 3 job kinds for all employees
65%Not/35%
2 or more wokers
in Labor Force
/Household
2000
8.1%
bachelor's degree +
83.2%
High School+
$15,265
16.8%
$
High School --
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$14,208 2010
Education attainment
*Per Capita Income 2000-2010
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Nature is highly complex, and the only prediction you can make is that she is unpredictable. The amazing unpredictability of nature is what Chaos Theory looks at. Chaos is not something which is necessarily negative. It is the inability of human perceptions to understand the layers of a city generated by the self-organizing nature of cities.
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Temporary Public Spaces As Attractors
Create Connection
Creates a series of vibrant, inclusive, flexible temporary public spaces that ease of transformation and active vacant or underused spaces within the community. Encouraging social interaction and bring in new opportunities for future development.Small changes and improvements can also make a huge impact on the people, society, and environment in the long term. Main Access from Kingstone Village 1st Avenue & 3rd Avenue
24/7 Programs for everyone DAY
Weekday
(People + Activities+Pubilc Spaces)
x
Weekend/ Holiday
Areas that have easy public access + walkable distance for residents
DAY
Tactical Urbanism
=
Night
Living Labs for understanding dynamic urban space
Weekday
24/7
DAY
Weekday
?
For Residents
For People from outside of the community
Weekend/ Holiday
Night
Weekend/ Holiday
Night
Veterans Memorial Building/ City Hall
User-Based Research
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Attract People with different interests from different Part of the city
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Incooperate diverse events and Activities according to people's needs
Potential spaces can create connection within Kingsdon Village + City
Linn County District Court
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Chaos Happened Starting record data and getting feedbacks from people.
A sound Design Discovered
Food Vendor/ market
Existing Amphitheater
Transfer the vacant space into the food vendor space.
Underpass Park
Transfer underpass parking lots into a vibran public space for residents.
Light Show
Using the historic archiecture facade as "canvas"
MASTER PLAN
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CULTURAL FOOD VENDOR+ MARKET
UNDERPASS PARK -MOBILE LIBRARY
In between the interstate hightway, a colorful, soft and interactive space for kids in the Kingston Village read books and share ideas. Transfer the vacant space near downtown Cedar Rapids into a Vibrant public space have storng connection with local grow fresh food and experience different food cultures through food.At the same time, attracting people who works at the downtown area to explore the community.
Team up with local library, schedule weekly/daily mobile library come under the highway, helping kids from lower income and education family a better chance to access to knowledge and interact with their peer after school.
Meet the new local regulation of food vendor. A great alternate space for downtown food truck vendors.
Food Trucks Market/Food Vendors Recycled painted asphalt
Involved local artists
3-10Mins
Mobile library
moveable furnitures
Downtown
ins
5M
5-1
CITY CULTURAL+HISTORIC LIGHT SHOW
Art installation between highways
Recycled painted asphalt
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+ +
ins
Turf
0M 5-1
5-10
+
Mins
Original 2D Projection 5-10
10
5-
UNDERPASS PARK -PLAYGROUND
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+
Mapping facade
Adjust+Test
Mins
3D Mapping Projection
s in
M
Veterans Memorial Building/ City Hall
Linn County District Court
Transfer vacant underpass parking space in between 1st and 3rd Avenue into a vibran public space mainly design for residences inside of the Kingston Village area to enjoy. Recycled material and temporary playground equitments are placed under the interstate highway.Design included area for kids in different age to play and study,spend family time together.
Incorporating music and visual art, transfer historic archiecture facade as "canvas" in order to recall the story behind the historical buildings and island. Attract people form different area during holidays or big event to come and explore the community.
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NEXUS PARK MASTER PLAN + WEST ENTRANCE DESIGN` Research Park, Ames,IA Spring 2016 Stdio Project 3rd Year Ecological Design Studio Project Research+Early Concept Developmentďźš Xinman Liu,Matthew Iekel, Zhuojia Lou, Dominick Florer,Casey Ludwig, John Aceto Master plan + West Entrance Designďźš Xinman Liu Iowa State University
Residential Development
Workiva
Site ISU Research Park Ames Airport
*All Graphics Used are rendered by Xinman Liu.
Ames, a peaceful town in the mid-west, and the home of Iowa State University. The site is located at the southern corner of Ames, in which the new direction of urban sprawl. The site was a former agriculture land and located between Workiva(IT Company) and ISU Research Park. New high-end residential development and a new bike trail that connect with high trestle trail in Des Moines(Iowa Capital) was planed in the west side of the site. The site will serve as a living lab, a place for Inspiration and green foot forward for the city of Ames. We noticed that our site as a public park will be designed to meet different people, wildlife and plants' need. At the same time, connect with the surrounding and other places in Ames physically, conceptually and functionally is very important. The city of Ames started to extend toward the south, where our site located and the surrounding lack of public green space. During the master plan phase, we decided to design our site the green core for southern Ames, and a place serve as spacial intersection, and a green buffer zone. We blended similar elements from our surrounding and used in our site design, to enhance the connection. To make the change from place to place faintly, the elements from surrounding gradually reduced toward the core(center) of the site. We came out the name "Nexus" for our design.
Site Context+inventory
1930s 1930s
Iowa State
Iowa State
University
University
1950s
1950s
1960s
1960s
Commercial Area Airport 1970s N
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0.1
0.2
Woodland Medical
Educational
Public Space
Park and Green Open
Residential Area
Industrial Area
Agricultural
Commercial A Airport 1970s N
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0.1
0.2
Woodland Medical
Educational
Public Space
Park and Green Open
Residential
Industrial Area
Agricultural
Problems
A. Limited Space
B. Limited Access
C. Eroded Streambank
D. Bare Soil/Soil Erosion
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Concept
Nexus
- A connected group or series - The central and most important point or place.
Spatial
Hierarchy Imagine Our Site is An Ice Cream Cone
The Horizontal Space is Limited, But We Want This Place To Be Multi-Function.
Restored Flavour
Let’s Go Vertical
Community Center Flavour Recreational Flavour
Site Boundary
How Can We Make Them All Fit In ?
The Core
Recreation
Educational Flavour
Riparian Vegetation
Wetlands
Add Some Delicious Topping!! Ecological Flavour
Circulation Hierarchy
'Core'Landbridge -A place wildness and human can create pure connections without disturbing each other.
Stepping Stone
Wood Bridge/ board walk
Ground Circulation
Pedestrian Trail
Pedestrian+Bike Path
Bike+Pedestrian Path
Seating Area
'CORE'Lookout Path
Landbridge Circulation
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Master Plan c c'
Education Center
Integrate
Integrate ecological systemsinto the surrounding context and provide connections to similarsites.
Establish
Workiva
Establish vehicle and pedestrian connections to both existing and proposed infrastructure.
Sunken Garden
A
Open Lawn
Create
Landbridge
B
Proposed Parking lot
Support a strong and sustainable stream bank ecology.
Wetland
B'
Playground
Support
A'
ISU Research Park
Stepping stone
Create learning opportunities for the public on native ecology, watersheds, and the history of the site.
Primary Circulation Secondary Circulation Creek Crossing
Improve
Improve soil systems in order to protect soils on site.
Section B-B'
Mesic species
Xeric species
Baptisia lactea, Echinacea purpurea, Veronicastrum virginicum, Pernstemon digitalis Coreopsis tinctoria Gentiana alba
Rudbeckia hirta
Ratibida pinnata, Asclepias tuberosa, Verbena stricta, Aster laevis Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans
Landbridge separate human movement and wildlife movement, not only protect wildlife, plants and streambank ecology, but also create a great oppotunities for people enjoy and observe nature without disturbing.
Amorpha canescens
Section C-C' Education Center+Wetland Terracing the land provide boundless spatial separation for different function land use, different height also create various perspectives for people viewing the park.
Liatris pycnostachya, Vernonia fasciculata, Asclepias incarnata, Aster novae-angliae
Hydric species Eryngium yuccifolium, Zizia aurea, Anemone canadensis,Spartina pectinata Carex comosa, Carex crinita, Carex lupulina, Elymus riparius
Section A-A'
Landbridge is the core of the park, also the natural hub for preserve wildlife and riparian ecosystem, the center of the bridge create micro climate without human intervention. Glass wall inside of the landbridge create visual connection between human and wildlife, for education and research purpose.
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NEXUS PARK|WEST ENTRANCE DESIGN(INDIVIDUAL WORK)
RESIDENTIAL BIKE TRAIL
Bike Trail link to DSM
USERS+TRANSPORTATION
This is the 2rd phase of the nexus park design, each of our teammate chose one part of the park to move further. I pick the west entrance where right next to the new bike trail that link to Des Moins, new residential development and the only bus stop that can take people to ISU, and other important spots in town. I tought here will be the good place to invite people go into the park and explore. During design, I found the roundabout in front of our site was convenient for both vehicle and pedestrian, but the only problem is roundabout did not included traffic light and audio guide. When people who is visually impaired and young children crossing will be a potential security liability, but the park was design for everyone can enjoy. I decided to include the sidewalk and roundabout design in my entrance design, in order to make sure everyone who walk and bike to our park without safety concern. The entrance located between two parking lot, and right next to the road, also the elevation of the entrance is lower than the surrounding in order to mitigate the urban heat island effect and stormwater run off from surrounding, the Design included several ecological element like Permeable Pavement and sidewalk stormwater planter to slow down the water and filter the water before it go into the site.
MTB Obstacles Plan Parti Inspired by Movement Patterm
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Design Elements Permeable Pavement
Ground Lighting
Increase Green Space+ Shade/ Ecology+Urban Heat Island
ADA Accessible/Open to Everyone
Bike Park/ Recreation
Recycle Material (Recycled Rubber)
The entrance is link to the bike trail, and I was inspired by it and tried to continue the bike element into our site. The entrance was long and narrow, it is not the perfact condition for an entrance how to lead people go all the way down to the open lawn and keep them interested was important. A mini bike park idea came into my mind, the entrance was divided to three parts, one is the bike park(included MTB obstacles, recycled rubber cover planter as cushion and lighting on the ground for night use and save space  and another is pedestrian path for people who walk to the park. The third one was a gathering area serve as resting area, bike shelter also Ames City Bike shelter for people who bike here parking and resting, also for people who walk here want to bike through the park check-out bike.
Details
Landbridge
Sidewalk Stormwater Management Detail
Pedestrian Circulation Playground/ Opened Lawn
Landbridge
Entrance/Bike Activity N Program Zones
Playground/ Opened Lawn
Landbridge
Small Gatehring Space
B St i at k io e n
Bike Circulation
Playground/ Opened Lawn
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20'
40'
80'
The installation include different texture(Detective Warning& Special texture crosing), audio guide for individual who has visual impairment to crossing the roundabout. At the same time the feauture also for makes the drive notice they should slow down and stop(Sign, flashing light) to ensure the safety and enhance the connection.
ADA-Roundabout crossing audio+lighting
Section FacingNorth North Section Facing
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5' 10'
20'
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R e s t i n g Area/ Direction Bike Park/ Recreation
Bike Rack Ground Lighting
Increase Green Space+ Shade/ Ecology+Urban Heat Island
A D A Accessible
Permeable Pavement
Eco-Green Wall Increase Green Space+ Shade/ Ecology+Urban Heat Island
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WENZHOU OUJIANG ESTUARY NEW URBAN DISTRICT URBAN DESIGN Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China Summer 2016 Turenscape Internship Project Coastal land reclamation Restoration Teammates: Jian zhang,Yuan Xue,Xing Ming (Only Personal works Included The sites is located at estuary of China East Sea, it is a artificial land built from coastal land reclamation. The site is the first phase of the Wenzhou Ou River New Urban District Development and is planed to serve as communication & technology district, also included residential, commercial, recreational and educational function. The city of Wenzhou hope the new district can bring Wenzhounese back to their hometown, slow down the brain drain and attract investors and visitor come and stay. Due to both Wenzhou's cultural and geographical remoteness and its lack of natural resources (land, minerals, etc.), the Chinese central government has left the people of Wenzhou relatively autonomous. Away from the center of the political and economic stage, its people are more independent, self-reliant, and generally more business and family oriented.
SITE ANALYSIS
Coastal Habitat loss due to land reclamation. Original City Planning lack of focus
Flat topography due to land reclamation.
Inflexible city grid, planning was base on vehicle use, lack of Pedestrians and bike circulation and facilities
High-Tech
Straight seawall, lack of natural feature and water resiliency. Street design was cluttered, loss city identity .
24km² Lack of basic a m e n i t i e s a n d r e c r e a c t i o n facilities
Residential + Education
Green Foundation
Develope Main Axis
Straight River bank, lack of biodiversity.
The city itself are disconnected due to the irrational landuse planning.
Loss connection with Wenzhou's local history and culture
Phase1+Phase 2 Landuse Framing Central Structure
defind land use in the end
Imcompleted Stormwater management system Major Typhoon Motion
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STRATEGIES FOR VIBRANT MIXED-USE COMMUNITY
CONNECT THE CITY
Before
Straight riverbank+ Disconnected city spaces
Before
Parks and Green Spaces in the city disconnected
Step1.
Extend river and green space toward inside of the city.
After
Link the 3 Green Spaces and Parks in the center, create a Green Core and focus point for the city.
Step 2.
Encourage new building design use bottom overhead multistory construction, give back the land to public green space.
Mix-Use Community
More compact city space, can meet different people's need and create more gathering space for different activities.
Introduce Gardens, urban farmings into the city ,to maximise the resilience of the eco-system through urban landscape. Blur the boundary of city and green space, create strong ecological connection, link spaces by pedestrian and bike-friendly transportation system. Create poly-centric cities, create public space for gathering, recreation, education, Comercial and bussiness use, makes The city space more compact and diverse.
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RIVERBANK STRATEGIES
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION Before
Meandered
Introduce Wetland Plants and Wildlife
Water Ecology Corridor
The ecosystems are rebuild mainly through enhance the aquatic ecosystem eco-corridors that reintroducing wetland and local Riparian plants into the engineering water system, soften the stream bank, provide habitat for native wildlife while enhance the water resilient to the city.
Parks and
Different Variations
TOPOGRAPHY
Publick Green Space
Parks and green space are located everywhere in the city within 10 mins walkable distance. Sizes and functionality are varied depending on the context. Mainly serve as cultural and natural spaces of the town.
STRATEGIES
North Seawall Shoreline Wetland
Located at the urban ecosystem and coastal ecosystem, a great place to highlight the edge effect of the ecology. Mainly form by coastal wetland, mangrove forest and halophytes. Excellent habitat for the local/ migrating birds and very-shallow water organisms.
Street Green Space Before
Create diverse water interface
Mainly enhancing the stormwater management function by locating biorientation basin and rain gardens along the street, on the other hand, street trees/planting provide shading for the pedestrian and lower the ground temperature of the ground.
Adding Micro Topography
岙
South Seawall Windbreak
Flat Land
The south seawall is facing the challenging of a typhoon, plants serving as a windbreak for the city.
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Terraced Agriculture Land
峃
丼
Rocky Mountains 5m
Concave 1.5m
浃
Stream 5m
Water Ecology Corridor Parks and
Publick Green Space
North Seawall Shoreline Wetland Street Green Space South Seawall Windbreak
土夅 漈
Waterfront
Mountains 1.5m
Using local dialect blend with topography, using traditional Chinese borrow landscape. Inspired by the mountainous landscape in Wenzhou, reshape and rescale, enhance the connection with Wenzhou local culture and history, create place identity.
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SCENERY COLLAGE-CITY SCROLLS PAINTING THEMES
shoreline
wetland POND FOR PRODUCTION
Highway
Before：Northern Seawall Production Landscape
Diversed Wetland boardwalk
Public Land Arts
Lookout point
pedestrian Bridge
Northern Seawall Ecological + Local Culture Corridor
Keywords: Bird-Watching, Productive Landscape, Fisher Folk Culture, Migratory Birds, Saltmarsh, Habitat Reclamation.
After：Northern Seawall
pedestrian Bridge Highway
Wavewall
Terrace blend with vegetation
resting/fishing spot
Engineering slope
Central Urban Waterfront Social+Art+Recreation Corridor Keywords: Public Modern Art Installation,Theater, Market, Restaurant, City Life.
Before：southern Seawall Art Park
Option#1: Terrace
Platform for activities boardwalk Pebble Beach
Option#2: Art Platform
Southern Seawall Community+Fitness+Culture +Ecological Corridor
Option#3: Boardwald
The three waterfront spaces are design to showcase different perspectives of Wenzhou city and the Ou River urabn district. We inspired by the Chinese Scroll Painting and the ancient local painting s" Strange Fish", see the three waterfront space as three beautiful scroll paintings.Three corridors illustrate the unique local culture and history, and the present urban life, the future prospects of the new urban district.
Keywords: Local Art Installation+Outdoor Fitness, Fishing, Tidal landscape
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Renewable energy infrastructures in Artistic Presentation Raise public awareness of the California’s Water Crisis. Introduce Seawater desalination to the public.
VELELLA VELELLA The Land Art Generator Initiative （LAGI）Competetion Santa Monica, CA Teammates: Shan He, Krithika Mohan Spring 2016 Velella velella, also known as "by-the-wind-sailors" have a recent history of washing ashore in California in response to El Nino events in the past few years. The hydrozoan consists of a float for the base with a clear sail to the top that enables these organisms to move with winds and currents. Their popularity with the Pier Aquarium and their amazing ability to function as a system in colonies serve as the basis for this concept. The design is comprised of two major components- The desalinization demonstration facility and the floating façade. Each of these components contribute to the two-fold system of renewable energy technologies, namely, photosynthetic solar panel and saline water electrolysis. The demonstration facility would ideally be powered entirely by the clean energy provided by the solar panels, making this design a truly self-sustaining system. Ebb and flow of low tide and high tide influence the movement of the floating façade of Velella, much like its hydrozoan counterpart. However, the structure takes biomimicry a step further by applying an ingenious technique to the recycled can and aluminum façade. On a closer look, one would be able to see the green powdery texture of the solar harvesting technique developed by MIT Researcher, Andreas Mershin. The technique involves mixing of ready to use "stabilizing powder" with agricultural waste such as grass clippings to create a green goo that performs photosynthesis even after the plant's death. Tapping into Photosystem-I Chlorophyll molecules from plants to the floating façade makes this technology highly malleable and inexpensive. While this technology is not as efficient as the regular photo voltaic cells (0.1% efficiency as compared to 15-18%), it is non-toxic, affordable and easy to install. The rough surface of the floating façade is connected through a web of zinc nanowires that run through the recycled cans and interconnected LED lights that activate in the absence of daylight. Getting to Velella from the Pier by itself is a renewable experience as people will be encouraged to use boats powered by clean energy generated at the facility. Frequent routes would make the structure accessible, but people would be able to experience the land art from the Pier as well. This dual experience would be achieved using visual aids of lighting and signage, along with the experience of tasting purified water from the facility at custom drinking fountains located at the Pier.
INSPIRATION+ CONCEPT
VELELLA
Photosynthetic Solar Panel
Converge
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Input
∞
A self-Sustaining System Seawater Desalinization Facility
Diverge
Output
STUDY MODELS
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Diameter Width of Floating Facade: over 25m Diameter Width Width of of Floating Floating Facade: Facade: over over 25m 25m Diameter
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Solar chips Solar collecting collecting chips are are connected connected Solar collecting chips are connected aa web of with web of zinc zinc nanowires. nanowires. Solar chips are connected withcollecting a web with of zinc nanowires. layers have Each layers have spaces to Solar collecting chipsto are connected Discover Santa Monica's Peculiar Sea Raft with a web ofEach zinc nanowires. Each layers have spaces to spaces cool the architecture and chips Discover Santa Monica's Peculiar Sea Raft cool the architecture and chips with a web of zinc nanowires. Each layers have spaces to cool the architecture and chips Each layers have spaces to cool the architecture and chips The Velella is generally two parts. The upper dome for solar solar energy energy collection collection and and diving diving delta delta for for seawater seawater desalination. desalination. The Velella is generally two parts. The upper dome for solar energy collection and diving delta for seawater desalination. The technique used for floading facade of collecting solar solar energy energy involves involves mixing mixing of of ready ready to to use use "stabilizing "stabilizing powder" powder" with with cool the architecture and chips
Diameter Width of Floating Facade: over 25m
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Diameter Width of Floating Facade: over 25m
Diameter Length of ofFacade: Floating Facade: over 80 80 mm Diameter Floating Facade: Diameter Length of Length Floating over 80 m over Diameter Length of Floating Facade: over 80 m Diameter Length of Floating Facade: over 80 m 40m 40m 40m
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Using Solar Energy chip: (0.1% Solar Energy Harvesting Harvesting (0.1% efficiency) efficiency) Using SolarUsing Energy Harvesting chip: (0.1%chip: efficiency) Surface area of floating facade: 2000 squre Surface area of floating facade: 2000 squre meters meters Using Solararea Energy Harvesting chip: 2000 (0.1%squre efficiency) Surface of floating facade: meters Using Solar Energy Harvesting chip: (0.1% efficiency) Surface area of floating facade: 2000 squre meters Surface area of floating facade: 2000 squre meters
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Middle Delta
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Electricity Accumulator
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Santa Monica Pier
Floating facade on low tide
Breakwater
Santa Monica Pier
Floating facade on high tide
Breakwater
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HUMAN AS PART OF THE LANDSCAPE Spring 2017 la 481 Project 3 Document, Fabricate A Study in Landscape Detail, Structure, Form, Language and Expression
Teammate: Shan He, Rui Xie
As the city scale is increasing, the same as the distance between human and nature. Urban green space becomes the only place people can escape from the chaotic urban life. Benches, in this case, are not only become the platform to provide physical support and create a space that allows people to take a break and reconnect with nature and finding inner peace.
Chinese Poem: From the side, a whole range; from the end, a single peak; Far, near, high, low -- no two parts alike. Why can't I tell the true shape of Lu-shan? because I myself am in the mountain ------ 题西林壁 苏轼 Shu Shi（Song Dynasty）
The design is Inspired by ancient Chinese philosophy. Mainly, the idea of harmonious coexistence of human with nature, trough poem and garden elements (Mountains, water, and reflection). Using metaphor (the most common Rhetoric technique in Chinese poetry), see humV an as the scenery, curved benches surface as a meandering river, the geometric decorations under the seat is the ‘reflection’ of the scenery (human), which height are wellinterpreted with the designated sitting area on the surface. The whole pieces aimed at bringing Zen and peaceful into urban space. *Only Recycled materials used.
Joints For Support
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36" 72"
DRAWING BY RUIXIE XINMAN LIU SHAN HE
22
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DRAWING
TITLE
PROJECT 3
SHOP
DRAWING
Sitting Surface Connect With Support
SCALE 1-30"
10/19/2016
16"
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY LA 481
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SHOP DRAWINGS
Min 20" Mid 24" Max 25"
TITLE
LA 481
72"
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DATE
Plan Base Support DRAWING BY RUIXIE XINMAN LIU SHAN HE
Base Support
Section From Side
TITLE
SHOP
DRAWING
0.5"
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY LA 481 SCALE 1-30"
18"
5" 16" 3”x8
The "Reflection"
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1-5/8"x8
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72"
25"
24"
20"
Exterior Screws (Surface)
16"
18"
5"
3"
Section From Front
Drywall Screws (Bottom Support)
Surface Area Details
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY LA 481
PROJECT
TITLE
DRAWING
TITLE
LA 481
PROJECT 3
SHOP
DRAWING SCALE 1-30"
DATE 10/19/2016
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DRAWING
PROJECT 3
2.
11"
DRAWING BY RUIXIE XINMAN LIU SHAN HE
TITLE
LA 481
10/19/2016
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Designated Sitting Areas
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Modern Setting
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