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Buffalo Bayou Clean Tech Corridor, TX.
BRING BACK THE BIRDS
WENZHOU TECH CITY OUJIANG RIVERFRONT LANDSCAPE DESGIN
Studio Project. 2016 Fall. Louisiana State University
SWA Project. 2017 Fall - present. SWA Group.
Buffalo Bayou Clean Tech Corridor, TX.
SANSHAN HILLSIDE PARK AND URBAN PARCEL PLANNING
Studio Project. 2015 Fall. Louisiana State University
SWA Project. 2017 Fall - 2018 Spring. SWA Group.
HENNEPIN AVENUE URBAN DESIGN
Studio Project. 2016 Spring. Louisiana State University
SWA Project. 2018 Spring - 2018 summer. SWA Group.
Minneapolis, In.
LSU UNIVERSITY LAKE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
YANGZHOU CITY WATER TOURISM CONCEPTUAL PLANNING
Studio Project. 2015 Fall. Louisiana State University
Turenscape Project. 2013 Fall. Turenscape.
Baton Rouge, LA.
Land form Land form
INDUSTRY CANAL ROAD LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Studio Project. 2017 Spring. Louisiana State University
Construction completed. Turenscape, Beijing.
Detention Pond Detention Pond
Detention Pond
Yangzhou, China.
NEW ORLEANS SUPERFUND SITE LANDSCAPE DESIGN Gordon Plaza Community, New Orleans, LA.
Integrated Habitat Community Perspective
Nanhai, China.
NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME AND FOOD STORE
Old South Baton Rouge Community Landscape Design, LA.
Dec. 2016 Individual Work.
Wenzhou, China.
WATER IN SINGAPORE: ISSUE IN DEVELOPMENT Singapore Water Issue Research, Singapore.
A bird flyway refers to the route of bird immigration. In North America Continental, there are four main bird flyways. Houston is at the center of the Central Flyway, which gives the reason why we can always see so many birds in Houston in our life. In addition to that, Houston is located on the cost of the Gulf of Mexico, where various habitats exist for a wide variety of bird species. There are several places in Houston have high bird density. However, bird density in our site is relatively low. We can find the reason easily by looking at the map of green space shrinking and industrial growing from 1950s to nowadays. In order to solve the problem, we have to improve the situation of Buffalo Bayou itself. According to flood line and existing contour, some places are suitable for creating bird habitat wetland. Detention pond, land form and different bank types could be used to infiltrate and purify water, store storm water and improve water quality. Specific planting materials are also being proposed to help with ecological sustainable design. In the urban area, green infrastructure should also be built to provide habitat to town type bird. By doing these efforts, we could bring the habitat back to the birds, and also bring a beautiful living environment to ourselves.
Natural Bank Type
Qiapqal Xibe-Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.
Detention Pond
WESTLINC
ULI Hines Student Competition, Chicago, IL.
Land form
ULI Student Competition. 2017 Spring. Louisiana State University
HILLTOP ARBORETUM PLANTING DESIGN Hilltop Planting Design, LA. Planting Design. 2016 Spring. Louisiana State University
PORT OF HOUSTON ECOLOGICAL FRAMWORK Houston, Tx.
SWA Project. 2017 Fall. SWA Group.
Land form
Buffalo Bayou
Bird Flyway
Target Bird Species Distribution On Gulf of Mexico
Houston
Biloxi Golf Port
Baton Rouge
Slidell
Austin
Lake Charles
Lafayette New Orleans New Orleans
Beaumont
Louisiana Wetland
Houston
Morgan City Houma
Texas City
San Antonio
Impervious Land Cover
Lake Jackson Bay City Victoria
Corpus Christi Laredo
Kings ville
Atlantic Flyway Houston
Pacific Flyway
Houston not only locates on a significant place in The Central Flyway, it also a part of the coastline of Bathymetry which provides continental bird habitat, coastal bird habitat and shore bird habitat. We can get a conclusion by looking at the green dots on the map which represents bird density. There are two area on the coastline that have really dense bird distribution: Houston area and Louisiana wetland area. Houston have many birds in the city even if this area have the largest impervious paving area. Source: USGS.
Mexico
Coastal Bird Habitat
Houston
Scale: 1:1,800,000
Gulf of Mexico
Continental Bird Habitat Coastal Bird Habitat Shore Bird Habitat Willet Scissor-ltd. Flycatcher Red-shouldered Hawk Pied-billed Grebe Painted Bunting Northern Bobwhite Mottled Duck Least Bittern Laughing Gull Inca Dove Green Heron Great-tailed Grackle Great Blue Heron Forster’s Tern Eastern Meadowlark Crested Caracara Cattle Egret Black Vulture Black-necked Stilt Black-crn. Night Heron
Coastal Habitat Green field shrinking and industrial area increasing not only result in bird habitat lose, but also brings a lot of other problems. Decreasing of impervious will cause bank erosion, which will cause decrease storm water storage capacity and result in potential water hazard. Rain water flows directly into Buffalo Bayou with sand and clay in it without filtration by planting material. Especially in this area, earth that were contaminated by industrial plant will also flows into Buffalo Bayou, which is the main resource of the water contamination. In order to solve those problems, we must begin to solve the problems of Buffalo Bayou
Mississippi Flyway
Green Field Decay Process
Bird Hotspot Distribution
1940s
1940S
Central Flyway
95% Houston
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Atlantic Flyway: The Atlantic Flyway encompasses some of the hemisphere’s most productive ecosystems, including forests, beaches, and coastal wetland. The Atlantic Flyway is home to a wide variety of ecosystems—and more than a third of the human population of the United States. Central Flyway: Spanning the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, arid Southwest, and western Gulf Coast. The Central Flyway comprises more than half the landmass of the continental United States, before extending into Central and South America. Mississippi Flyway: From the headwaters of the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. More than 325 bird species make the round-trip each year along the Mississippi Flyway, from their breeding grounds in Canada and the northern United States to their wintering grounds along the Gulf of Mexico and in Central and South America. Pacific Flyway: From Arctic tundra to South American wetlands. The birds of the Pacific Flyway depend on a diverse chain of habitats, from Arctic tundra and northwestern rain forest to tropical beaches and mangroves.
Atlantic Flyway Pacific Flyway Mississippi Flyway Central Flyway
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Continental Bird Habitat Coastal Bird Habitat
BRAESWOOD PLACE
Shore Bird Habitat
Scale: 1:62,000
Mixed Forest
Bird hotspot
Deciduous Forest
Personal hotspot
Evergreen Forest
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High Density
Habitat Low Density
Green Field Industrial Field
Ecological Sustainable Design
Stormwater Management Conceptual Design
Detention Pond and Land form Function Analysis
A successful ecological sustainable design in this area should have three functions: contamination treatment, bird habitat providing and storm water management. According to flood line and existing contour, we could find out the places that are suitable for developing as a wetland that could potentially reach the three targets. Detention pond and land form could play a major role in sustainability.
Stormwater Management Conceptual Design
Lake / Pond Type
Pied-billed Grebe
Detention Pond Filtration and Infiltration Storm water flow
Erosion
Land form Pattern
Water Flow
Seasonal Accessible Trails Pattern
Shorter Perimeter - Less Species
Longer Perimeter - Diversity
Vegetation and Immigrate Route
Routes
Mottled Duck
Grassland Type
Route around pond Route across pond
Seasonal Accessible Trails
Parks and Street trees Infiltration Route around ponds
Storm water flow
Edges and Food Tables
Streets and Gardens Connection
Fragmentation Green Field
Eastern Meadowlark
Residential Area Northern Bobwhite
Scissor-ltd. Flycatcher
Forest Type Fill Cut Balancing
Storm water Drainage
Tree Barrier and Inter-connection Vegetation and Immigrate Route
Seasonal Accessible Trails
Infiltration in Detention Pond
Vegetation for Different Species
View Platform
Bank Type Sections and Habitat Diversity
Green infrastructure like Bio-cell, rain garden, flow through planters, bio-swales, street trees are inter-connected to each other and form a green network in urban area. Different plant materials also provide layers of habitat for diverse bird species.
Storm water from Buffalo Bayou flows into detention ponds in order to decrease the peak flow, release downstream pressure and hazard to residential area nearby.
Mid-Density Residential Area
Bank Type A Section
Bank Type B Section
Apply when both side of banks are narrow and steep that with limited develop space. Limited bird species could live in this bank type. Provided Bird Habitat: forest type, open woodland type, lake/pond type.
Apply when one side of bank is narrow and steep while the other side of bank have green space for further wetland development. Limited bird species could live in this bank type. Provided Bird Habitat: forest type, open woodland type, lake/pond type.
Eastern Wood Pewee
Red-shouldered Hawk
Marsh Type
Black bell Whist Duck
Anhinga
Forest Type
Forest Type
Forest Type Forest Type Open Woodland Type Lake/Pond type
Gabion Bank
Tree Buffer
Open Woodland Type
Cattle Egret
Open Woodland Type
Gabion Bank
Buffalo Bayou
Trail
Tree Buffer
Tree Buffer
Trail
Gabion Bank
Buffalo Bayou
Natural Bank
Trail
Land form
Tree Buffer
Filtration
Trail
Bank Type C Section
Mid-density land use is relatively near to the bayou but further than high density residential area. This residential type includes mainly 3-4 floors residential apartments that enclose a green space in the middle of the block that really suitable for town type birds living. Bird houses or feeding table could be placed in the green area. Bio-cell could also be used for store storm water for a certain time.
Open Woodland Type
Lake/Pond type
Routes Route around land form
Rainwater
Forster’s Tern
Great Blue Heron
Low Density Residential Area
Great Egret
Apply when both side of banks have large space for ecological sustainable design, especially create wetland on both side of the bank. An existing island in the middle of bayou could be perfect to create a habitat for wild birds. Almost meets habitat requirements for all of the bird species. Provided Bird Habitat: forest type, scrub type, grassland type, marsh type, open woodland type, lake/pond type.
Green Heron
Filtration Forest Type
Scrub Type Grass Type
Marsh Type
Route around landforms
Rainwater
Forest Type
Open Woodland Type
Open Woodland Type
Open Woodland Type
Least Bittern
Marsh Type
Marsh Type
Lake/Pond type
Marsh Type
Filtration
Trail
Trail
Tree Buffer
Land form
Natural Bank
Detention Pond
Woodland
Detention Pond
Woodland
Buffalo Bayou
Natural Bank
Tree Buffer
Trail
Bank Type D Section
Low density residential area includes a part of existing Spanish residential area and new proposed houses. Spanish residential area have specific characters in their garden decoration and which is a great landscape that we should inherit and keep it in new constructed houses. Green field in this land use type are mainly gardens and street trees in front of the houses.
Little Blue Heron
Night Heron Blk. Crn
Snowy Egret Plume
High Density Residential Area
Apply when both side of banks have large space for ecological sustainable design, including creating wetland and nursery for brown field treatment. Almost meets habitat requirements for all of the bird species. Provided Bird Habitat: forest type, scrub type, grassland type, marsh type, open woodland type, lake/pond type.
Scrub Type
Painted Bunting
Open Woodland Type Forest Type
Marsh Type
Open Woodland Type Marsh Type Marsh Type
Trail
Tree Buffer
Land form
Detention Pond
Town Type
Forest Type
Scrub Type Scrub Type
Marsh Type
Great-tailed Grackle
Lake/Pond type
Buffalo Bayou
Detention Pond Detention Pond Natural Bank Woodland
Land form
Nursery
Trail
Tree Buffer
Trail Rain water falls down on the land form and Infiltrate by the plants as infiltration to the soil.
High density residential area is the area that nearest to the Buffalo bayou and have the highest market value. However, affordable units are proposed in high residential buildings. Green infrastructure like bio-cell and rain gardens could be used in this area to infiltrate water and store storm water in the enclosed green space. Flow through planters should also be used in the street for storm water conveyance.
Woodland Type
Black Vulture
SCALE: 1:800
Mississippi Kite
Integrated IntegratedHabitat Habitat Bird Bird View View and and Proposed Plant List
Integrated Habitat Community Master Plan
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Native planting material could not only offer bird habitat but also benefit to storm water management procedure if we use them wisely. They should be plant in the right plant communities, as well as in the right physical environment. According to NADA Brown Associate’s research, the following planting materials are native and benefit to Buffalo Bayou.
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Source: NADA Brown Associate
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Bottomland Habitat
Grassland Habitat
Upperland Habitat
Swampland Habitat
A. Bottomland Hardwood forest Quercus lyrata Hibiscus coccineus
A. Coastal Prairies Rudebeckia maxima Solidago altissima
A. Flatwood Ponds Acer rubrum Juncus effusus
A. Backswamps Taxodium ascendens Crinum species
B. Scrub / Shrub Swamps Callicarpa americana Cephalanthus occidentalis
B. Freshwater Marshes Pontederia cordata Sagittaria lancifolia
B. Small Stream Forests Betula nigra Cyrilla racemiflora
B. Deepwater Swamps Taxodium distichum Saururus cernuus
C. Hardwood Flatwood Forests Catalpa bignonioides
C. Batture Lands Populus deltoides
C. Batture Lands Populus deltoides
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Mix-use Area
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High-density Residential Area
Mix-use Area
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High-density Residential Area 17
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Incubators Mid-density Residential Area
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Hotel Hotel
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Island
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LEGEND 1 Mid-density Residential Area
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Buffalo Bayou
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2 Hotels 3 High-density Residential Area
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4 Mix-use Residential Area
Land form
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5 Bird Museum
Bayou History Museum
Natural River Bank Bird Museum
6 Research Center 7 Bird Tour Camping
Incubators
Detention Pond
8 Bayou History Museum 9 Incubator 10 Bio-retention Cell 11 Parking Lot
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High-density Residential Area
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12 Land form 13 Detention Pond
Research Center
14 Detention Pond 15 Tree Branch 16 Overlook Platform 17 Bird Habitat Island 18 Hayaking Trail Boundary
Incubators
19 Incubator 20 Parking Lot 21 Open Space
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1st National Tap - Import Water
WATER IN SINGAPORE: ISSUES IN DEVELOPMENT
High energy consumption leads to high Co2 emission in the process of desalination. RO process require the highest energy consumption in the whole process of desalination. People are researching ways to capture Co2 that released from the process. Solar and wind energy sources have been explored to run desalination plants to lower Co2 emissions too, but remain limited to small-scale apparatus.
Singapore Water Issue Research. Oct. 2015 Individual Work. Advisor: Wes Micheal
4th Nation Tap - Local Catchment Water
'MPPE )PUTQPU 'MPPE -JOF 'MPPE -JOF In just five decades, Singapore has overcome water shortages despite its lack of natural water resources and pollution in its rivers. Today, the nation has built a robust, diversified water supply from four different sources known as the Four National Taps. By which Singapore has ensured a stable water supply capable of catering to the country’s continued growth. However, growth in such a high speed cause some issues as well. Unwise exceeded investment in underground water facility construction; sea water desalination causes serious impact to marine ecology; exceeded water import causes unbalance water usage between countries. Singapore needs to slow down the foot step and think thoroughly about the long-term sustainable development.
3rd National Tap - Seawater Desalination
High Energy Consumption Leads to High Co2 Emission
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NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME AND FOOD STORE Old South Baton Rouge Community Landscape Design, LA. The Neighborhood Decay Process
Undeveloped Green Space
Crime Density Distribution
Apr. 2016 Individual Work. Advisor: Lake Douglas
Modules in Neighborhood Communities
Vacant Parcel
Urban Gardens
Food Store distribution
Undeveloped Green Space
Typical Community Garden Plan
Year Round Urban Garden
LSU University Lake Landscape Desgin
Pedestrian Trail
Bicycle Trail Add bicycle trail to the site and along the lake.
Add pedestrian trail to the site and along the lake.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Aug. 2016 Group Work: Participate in site analysis/ In charge of master plan/ Making all the diagrams/ Making 3D section perspectives/ Making master plan rendering
Conceptual Design By reducing the first 30 percent of storm water, polluted surface runoff can be purified. Storm water which flows into the canal will be reduced 50 percent after design. The storm water which flows into the University Lake will be reduced from 90 percent to 70 percent after design.
Canal Side SWMM Model
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Parking Lots Reorganized parking lots concentrated around the gym and hotel.
Total Flow (CFS)
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60
Open Spaces More open spaces were added inside the site and along the lake bank.
The second layer Rain garden
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Three Layers Structure
Master Plan 1 Floating Island 2 Bird Watching Platform 3 Rain Garden 4 Wooden Path 5 Parking Lots 6 Open Space 7 K12 Activity Space 8 Platform 9 Landform 10 Detention Pond 11 Aquatic Plants 12 Open Space 13 Hotel 14 Nursery 15 Stone Cage Levee 16 Parking Lots 17 Canal 18 LSU Swimming Pool 19 Open Space 20 Stepping 21 Student Dormitory 22 Student Recreation Complex 23 Water Stone Stepping 24 Wetland 0 50 100
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Permeable paving
Detention pond
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Canal Rain garden Domitary lawn
Surface
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Landform
Canal
Bicycle
Pedestrian Trail 6’
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Pedestrian Trail 6’
Bicycle Accessibility
Site Analysis
5 Minutes Distance (1.6 miles)
Topography
Sampling Location Land Use 29”
Delgado Community Collage William Frantz School Douglass High School New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
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10 Minutes Distance (2.6 miles)
Landuse
Circulation
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Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School Light city Christian Academy Louis Armstrong Park Jackson Square St. Roch Playground Franklin Trangle Park McCue Playground St. Roch Playground Hunter’s Field Playground
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Undeveloped Area Elementary School Residential Properties Community Center
Pedestrain Trail Bicycle Trail
Contour Line
Proposed Master Plan 10
15 Minutes Distance (3.9 miles) Rabouin High School Wicker Elementary School St. Peter Claver Catholic School John McDonogh Joseph A. Craig Elementary Carondelet/Canal Park Hardin Playground Lee Circle Lemann Playground 1/2
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St. John Lutheran School Fisk Howad ES Warren Easton HIgh School Nelson Elementary School The NET Charter School Sylvanie Williams college Prep Rosewald Center Playground Easton Park Playground St. Mary’s Park
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Ecotourism Design Strategy: Park, Wetland, and Super-fund Site
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Odyssey House Academy Jesuit High School Cabrini High School Bricolage Academy Rabouin High School Woodson School French Quater City Park Oak Park Playground Willie Hall Playground Taylor Playground Carver - Penn Playground
Create an educational plant garden around formal community center.
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20 Minutes Distance (5.2 miles)
25 Minutes Distance (6.5 miles)
Emphasize the east boundary of the superfund site.
Create a open and accessible memorial arboretum area that could draw people from the east boundary into the site.
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Create an observing platform at the rooftop of the school. Propose a new bicycle lane on the west of the site and draw people’s attention by planting sunflowers.
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LEGEND 1. Sun Flower Phytoremediation 2. New Proposed Bicycle Lane 3. Rooftop Observatory Platform 4. Building Footprints 5. Existing Oak Trees 6. Gravel Open Space
7. Phytoremediation Arboretum 8. Linear Gravel Open Space 9. Proposed Trees 10. Gabion Wall 11. Bicycle Trail 12. Pedestrian Trail 13. Maintenance Trail
Strategy 1 – Phytoremediation
Creosote Removal PAH Removal
Roof Top Observatory
Sun Flower
Footprint Redesign
PAH Removal
Strategy 4 – Emphasize the East Boundary
Strategy 3 – Conserve Footprint
Strategy 5 – Conserve Footprint
Aluminum Removal
Creosote Removal Cadmium Removal Arsenic Removal Lead Removal Lead Removal
Redesign Footprint
Pedestrian Trail
Redesign Footprint Bicycle Trail
Abandoned Houses
Existing Houses
Destroyed Footprint
Linear Gravel Open Space Gabion Wall
East Boundary
WESTLINC
Jan. 2017 Group work with MBA students. Advisor: Bruce G. Sharky
ULI Hines Student Competition, Chicago. Lowell recently recently accepted accepted aa job job with with Lowell WestLinc’s biomedical biomedical company company WestLinc’s and moved into one of the and moved into one of the development’s new new residential residential development’s buildings. He He loves loves his his short short walk walk buildings. to work work and and seeing seeing the the morning morning to sun over the city’s skyline from the sun over the city’s skyline from the pedestrian bridge. bridge. pedestrian
Hannah isis an an artist artist who who was was Hannah struggling to to find find aa rental rental apartment apartment struggling in Downtown Chicago until she in Downtown Chicago until she discovered the theWestLinc’s WestLinc’s live/work live/work discovered artist workshop. She gives back to artist workshop. She gives back to the community community by by providing providing the sculptures throughout the sculptures throughout the neighborhood. neighborhood.
REGIONAL CONNECTION
BUILDING FIGURE
CIRCULATION
TRANSPORTATION
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SITE SECTION AND FIGURE BUILDINGS Market Rate Residential For Aritists
River View Restaurant
Residential Luxury Residential
River View Restaurant
Platform
Parking Garage
Offices
Boat House
Retail
Residential Platform
Skating/ Concert Square
Skating/ Concert Square
Retail House
Mix-use Building
Retail
Retail House
Restaurant
Medical Building
Restaurant
Central Open Square
High Technology Medical Building
Workshops and Art Gallery
Retail House
Pedestrain Bridge
Boat House
Kayak Docking
Luxury Residential
REGIONAL CONTEXT
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HILLTOP ARBORETUM PLANTING DESIGN
CONCEPTUAL PLANTING DESIGN
PLANT LIST
Hilltop Arboretum, Baton Rouge. Apr. 2016 Individual Work. Advisor: Kathleen Bogaski DRAINAGE, ELEVATION AND PLANTS INVENTORY
FORM STUDY - VIEW 1
TEXTURE STUDY - VIEW 1
FOCAL POINT ANALYSIS
HYDRO ZONE, CIRCULATION AND VIEW POINTS
FORM STUDY - VIEW 2
SUN AND SHADE ANALYSIS
TEXTURE STUDY - VIEW 2
RENDERED MASTER PLAN
REFINED CONCEPT - VIEW 2
COLOR STUDY - SUMMER
REFINED CONCEPT - VIEW 1
COLOR STUDY - SPRING
Wenzhou Tech City Oujiang Riverfront Landscape Design Wenzhou, China.
Feb. 2018 Work in SWA: Participated in site design/ Composing Autocad linework/ Master plan rendering/ Diagrams composing/ Sections Rendering/ Perspective rendering/ Modeling
Design Concept SWA’s approach for the Wenzhou Waterfront is based on Context-based Placmaking which leverages existing assets of the city and provides strong connections to the cultural heritage of the region. As the Tech City waterfront transitions from one based primarily on transport and localized industrial use, considerations must be made for shifting the design scale and programming of the river to one that will attract people and encourage economic development. Therefore the planning and design face great challenge of transforming a postindustrial water edge to a popular, people centered waterfront – an amenity that services the future innovative communities and brands the Wenzhou Tech City. This holistic vision for Wenzhou waterfront will reconnect citizens to its river system, promote healthy living, restore ecological vitality, facilitates economic development and focuses Wenzhou’s brand image as a 21st century waterfront city.
Eco Waterfront (Mangrove Zone + Salt Water Eco-Wetland + Oujiang River)
Wandun Terminal Axon-1
Wandun Terminal Axon-2
Enlargements
Proposed Section
Landscape ramp. Viewing tower. River view coffee house. Sight seeing platform. Sky walk. Stepping landscape. Existing levee. Ship terminal.
Oujiang Road.
Art sculpture garden. Parking lots under the landform.
Enlargements
Proposed Section
Basketball courts.
Commercial building.
Oujiang Road.
Residential plaza.
Sports venue.
Wooden platform.
Existing levee.
Sanshan Hillside Park and Urban Parcel Conceptual Planning and Design Nanhai, China.
Jun. 2018 Work in SWA: Participated in SD phase site design/ SD DD Autocad linework composing/ SD Master plan rendering/ SD Diagrams composing/ SD Sections rendering/ SD Modeling/ DD phase drawing set composing
Circulation Design
Design Concept SWA’s approach for the Sanshan hillside park and urban landscape design is based on existing connections between the hill and lake resources. Using a method of sewing and weaving, SWA creates a resilient boundary that benefits the local ecosystem. Except the LID design for hillside area, various walking pathway are designed to satisfy local residents’ physical exercise requirements. Native planting, lighting arts in wetland area and hillside area are also proposed to promote the charm of Sanshan city. URBAN RESILIENCY EDGE
NATURAL HILLSIDE
RESILIENCY EDGE
URBAN
Infrastructure
North Sport Leisure Park
Biking Hiking Picnic Art Installation Art Show Event Lawn Photography Fishing Music Show Extreme Sports
Hillside Parks
Mountain Climbing Photography Sight Seeing South Urban Park Land Mark Tea House Biking Planting Market Gathering Hiking Media Installation Gathering Plaza Museum Museum Tourism Physical Exercise Souvenir
Canal/Tourism District
Zoning
Water and Open Space Design
Overall Concept Plan
Phase I Urban Park Conceptual Design Hillside Sky walk Section
Hilltop Sky walk detail
Phase II Hilltop Plaza and Shade Structure Enlargement
Phase II Hilltop Plaza Shade Structure Detail
Phase II Urban Park Schematic Design
Waterfront pedestrian walk Wetland Stone Steps Wetland Planting / Art Light Show Railway / Planting Stripes
Phase II Wood Cladding Railing Detail Wooden Platform / Lounges Stone / Benches
Physical Exercise Courts Waterfront Shade Structure
Phase II Overlook Platform Shade Structure
Planting Stripes
Gathering Lawn Sight Seeing Wooden Stairs
Hennepin Avenue Urban Design Minneapolis, In.
Option 1- A line of many modes Character inspired by the avenue’s history as a cultural path that was and will continue to be an expression of the multiple ears of speeds, modalities, and social engagement.
Apr. 2018 Work in SWA: Participated in Modeling/ Autocad basemap composing/ Site inventory and analysis/ Diagrams composing/ Plan rendering
Design Concept Hennepin Avenue is home to 57 arts, culture and education organizations, more than 12,000 theatre seats, almost 90,000 square feet of visual art exhibition space, a 7.5-acre public sculpture garden, 20,000 students in day and evening classes, and four regional churches of various denominations. Together we envision a vibrant new cultural corridor, from the Mississippi River to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. After the wind and shade analysis, SWA overlayed the environmental comfort zone and culture characters together and offered three different options for local landscape architecture firm and the citizens.
Option 2- A gallery of cultural history Design systems vision : “a sequence of frames”.
Option 3- An urban theater
Character inspired by hennepin as the main spine of Minneapolis theater district and its vibrancy as the heart of the city’s performing arts scene.
Option 3- An urban theater
Option 1- A line of many modes
Option 2- A gallery of cultural history
Option 3- An urban theater
Option 1- A line of many modes
Yangzhou City Water-tourism Conceptual Planning
Oct. 2013 Turescape, Beijing.
Qing and Ming Dynasty Zone
Yangzhou City, China. Group Work: My work includes participating the master system planning and river program design, composing analysis diagrams and program design for focus area, and countryside leisure area master plan rendering.
Story 1: River and City
Story 2: The Little Town
Yangzhou City Water-tourism Master Planning
Existing Condition of the Old Canal
Business Area Redesign
Residential Area Redesign
Yangzhou City has a long river history, we can literally learn the river history by researching historical material. Qing and Ming historical culture includes four main river body: Xiaoqinhuai river, Old Canal river, Beicheng river and Erdao river. The total length of the whole river system is 15.3km, it is a critical historical water circulation because it connects four main historical area. In the initial step of the design, we create romantic little town, little qinhuai bar, shopping center and moonlight pier. Considering the center location and historical value of each river, little Qinhuai river and Old Canal river will be our focus area.
Old Canal River
Tang and Song Dynasty
Boundary
Zoning
Historical Sites 城门遗迹
River Culture
城门遗迹
Tangzicheng Area
城门遗迹 哈普丁墓 吴式宅第
Guandong Citizen Culture
Ming and Qing Dynasty
城门遗迹 汪氏盐商住宅 城门遗迹 扬州盐商住宅 城墙遗迹
Renli Recreation Service
Shugang Area
Wangzijie Citizen Life History of the Canal
Songjiacheng Area
Nanhexia Salt Business Culture
Big Shouxihu Area
Story 3: Culture By the Lake
Story 3: True Life in Countryside
Little Qinhuai River
Existing Condition of the Old Canal
Culture and Activities
Countryside and Rural Leisure Center Chan and Tea Leisure Center
Guandong Historical Culture Street Lakeside High Quality Recreation Zone
Renfengli Historical Street
Religion and Culture Experiencing Center
Renfengli Historical Culture Street
Nanhexia Historical Culture Street
Boundary
Bank Type
Zoning
Historical Sites
罗 聘 故 现状桥 居
现状桥
Festival and Exhibition Activity Zone Legend City Theme Tour
仁丰里历 史文化街 区
Business Theme Tour Life Theme Tour Culture Theme Tour Faith Theme Tour River Body Boundary
匏 庐
绿 杨 旅 社
Business Area Redesign
Residential Area Redesign
Erdao River
Boundary
Existing Condition of the Old Canal
Bank Type
Open Space and Circulation Design
Existing Condition of the Old Canal
Open Space and Circulation Design
Zoning
Beicheng River
Existing Condition of the Old Canal
Circulation, Open Space and Business Center Redesign
Boundary
Bank Type
Zoning
城墙遗迹
重宁寺 现状桥 天宁寺 史可法祠、墓 现状桥 现状桥
Historical Sites
盆景博览街
主题会展博览街
Activities
Countryside Leisure Area Master Plan
INDUSTRY CANAL ROAD LANDSCAPE DESIGN Qiapqal Xibe-Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China. Dec. 2013, in Turenscape. Project Current Status: completed construction. Duty: Old residential area master plan design/ modeling design/ construction drawing
Industry canal road existing condition
Old residential area land use
Automobile Recycling Plant Old Residential Area
Old Residential Area
Old Residential Area Steel Plant
Change vehicular road Conserve original trees into bicycle trail
Pedestrian road
Pedestrian road
Industry canal road existing condition
Water purification
New Residential Area
Thermal Power Plant
New Residential Area
New Residential Area Old Residential Area
New Residential Area
There was no enough pace to build wetland because of existing pipelines, thus purification steps.
New residential area and old residential area master plan
Industry
Rain water and sanitary wastewater were being run directly into the canal, resulting in water pollution.
Canal Ro
ad
Oil Factory
Open space module and function
Observation Observation Gallery Gallery FrameFrame
First FirstClass ClassOpen OpenSpace Space
AtAt every everyintersection intersectionofofthe theurban urbanmain mainroad road and and cycle cyclepath. path.
Second Class Class Open Open Space Space
Third ThirdClass ClassOpen Open Space Space
At At two ends of every every observation observationtrestle trestlebridge bridge
Viewing Viewing Gallery Gallery Frame
AtAttwo twoends ends ofof every every observation observation trestle trestle bridge bridge
Wetland Wetland plants plants
Children Childrenactivities activitiesground ground
Wooden Wooden footway footway Tree Treearray array square square Old OldPeople PeopleGymnastics Gymnastics & Playing Games Games
Trestle Trestlebridge bridge Resting Resting Space Space
Material recycle and activities
Residential Residential areas’ areas’ waste waste material material
Residential Residentialareas’ areas’waste wastematerial material
Original Original junkyard junkyard
Original Originalwalking walkingpath path
Original Originalsteel steelfactory factory
0-3 0-3year yearold oldchildren children++exercise exercisearea area ++resting restingarea area
4-6 4-6 years old child child ++ Exercise Exercisearea area ++ Resting Restingarea area Terrain Terrain RM RM
RM: RM: Recycle Recycle Material Material
7-10 7-10years yearsold oldchild child ++ Exercise Exercise area area ++ Resting Resting area area
Wood Woodforest forestRM RM
Steel Steel plate plate Pavement Pavement RMRM
Resting Resting area area Seasonal Seasonal flowerflower Walking Walking pathpath
Interactive Interactivewooden woodenrabbit rabbit sculptures sculpturesRM RM Brick BrickPavement PavementRM RM
Wood WoodPavement PavementRM RM
Modified Modified carcar facility facility RMRM
Cycle Cycle path path