Cheeneng Yang Portfolio Master of Landscape Architecture Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture The Ohio State University
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Table of Contents Academic Projects Adena Brook: Augmentation of Wildlife Off-Grid: Hudson Yards Thompson Community Center and Godman Guild Association: An Exploration of Social and Ecological Systems
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ADENA BROOK: AUGMENTATION OF WILDLIFE
Project Site: Adena Brook - Whetstone Park Project Description:
My focus is on the section of Adena Brook which runs through Whetstone Park. With the existing condition of the My project lies within the Olentangy Watershed in Whetstone Park ravine, I want to augment the wildlife habitat. Specifically mainly focusing on the part of Adena Brook that runs through. Using looking at the American Kestrel, Eastern Screech Owl, and the greenway plan as a guide to design my site following most of their salamanders, in general, my design is on how I can augment recommendations. Some recommendations I am putting in my design the current ecology to better suit their needs to exist on are more areas for bird watching, more biodiversity, wetlands, and the site. In the portfolio, I broken down a complex cycle education. Adena Brook Community also has a list of objectives which illustrating the today’s ecology to what I am proposing, I am implementing some. They want to more native plant species, tomorrow’s ecology, and assembling all parts into one larger remove invasive plant species, and to have a more suitable environment complex diagram. for American Kestrels and Eastern Screech Owls. This is a current and D ongoing project for spring semester of 2013. C A
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Site Plan
400’0”
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I am proposing to install native plants, but I do not plan to entirely remove all of the invasive plant species. The invasive species such as the Japanese Suckle have antiviral and antibiotic properties; therefore, I am suggesting that it gets harvest and process into tea creating a source of income for the park and at the same time help to control the invasive population.
Site Context
Open Field
Park of Roses
Recreation Fields
4000’0�
There is no connection between the north side and the south Ecology of Today side due to the ravine and steep slopes. I propose to have treehouses with sky bridges connecting the park and acting as Humans a platform in the air for bird watching. This creates a dynamic circulation and hierarchy with the existing ground trail, the proposed wetlands, and the treehouses with sky bridges Sediments connecting one to another.
Rain Dog & Dog Fecal
Groundwater
Legend
CSO Polluted Inputs Organic Nutrients
Food Waste
Energy/Water Cultural Impact Salamander Aquatic-Terrestrial Life-Cycle Salamander Aquatic Life-Cycle Habitat
Economic
Cultural
Pollutants
Water Quality
Output to River
Dead Organisms Nitrogen Rich Soil Homogeneous Plant Palette
Fish Frogs? Raccoons Squirrels Sparrows 2
Ecology of Tomorrow
Evapotranspiration
Groundwater
Adena Brook
Wildlife Observation
Trail Water Rain
Surface Sediments
Wetland: Marsh
Nutrients
Treehouse Trail
Metamorphosis
Nesting Area Wetland: Swamp
Open Field Birds Output to River Trees
Dead Vegetation
Amphibians
Saplings
Ground Fauna
Sun
Herbaceous Vegetation
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Vegetation Debris
Soil
Decomposer
Invasive Garden Invasive Species (i.e. Japanese Honeysuckle, Garlic Mustard etc.)
Treehouse Perspective Funding for Adena Brook
Funding Source
Harvest
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Site Context
Ecology of Today Treehouse Perspective
Ecology of Tomorrow
Invasive Garden
All the different diagrams connect to form one complex cycle. 5
Organism Habitat
American Kestrel
Eastern Screech Owl
Salamander
Landscape Type
Salamander Life-Cycle
Open Field
Open Field
American Kestrel
Time of Hunt Diurnal
Nocturnal
Diurnal/Nocturnal
Food Insects Birds Rodents
Trail
Insects Birds Rodents Insects Fish & Amphibian Eggs
Tree Types American Elm & Sycamore
American Elm & Sycamore
Wetland Plants
Nesting Secondary Cavity
Secondary Cavity
Wetland
Predators Birds of Prey Raccoons
Birds of Prey Raccoons Birds of Prey Raccoons Birds
1) Egg
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2) Larva with gill buds
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3) Larva with developing gills and front and hind legs
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4) Developed larvae or aquatic adult 5) Terrestrial adult
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Section A Scale 1:80
Canopy Area
Wooden Cross
Entrance into Site Adena Brook
80’0”
Section B Scale 1:80
Sky Bridge
Trail 7
Intimate with the Outdoors
Trail 80’0”
Section C Scale 1:80
Recreation Field Treehouse Sky Bridge
Treehouse Ground Access Swamp
80’0”
Section D Scale 1:80
Treehouse Swamp
Observation Deck
Marsh
Trail Trail 80’0”
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West Side Highway
Hudson River
Ave
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8th
Brooklyn
Chelsea Park
9th
hA ve 10t 23 rd
Farmers Market
Hig hlin e
Chelsea Waterside Park
Scale 1:150
Hudson Yards project site
H ud son Rive r Gre enw ay
New York
Scale 1:2000
New Jersey
Site Plan
Bik ew ay
Manhatten Hudson Yards
Hudson River Greenway
Site Context
Designed by: Maddie Davis Scale 1:4mi
Central Park
OFF-GRID
Project Site: Hudson Yards Group Members: Cheeneng Yang, John Hemmerle & Maddie Davis Group Role: Designer of Waterfront and Urban Plaza Project Description: The Hudson Yards, located in New York city is the site. The main objective is transforming it into an attractive and sustainable urban area connecting to the waterfront using the NYC 2030 plan as our guide. Our group’s focus is how to merge our programs and event space i.e. active outdoor recreations (mountain biking, bouldering, and rock climbing, alternate energy, education, farmer’s market, and the waterfront with the city of New York. At the waterfront, it consists of energy islands; an floating island consisting of wind turbines, water turbines, and solar panels creating a source of energy back onto the site.
My contributions to the group work are designing the waterfront and the urban plaza. A few iterations of the urban plaza space and a couple of site context diagrams (i.e. stormwater management and alternate energy) were illustrated to help with the design process. 9
Sections in Portfolio
150’0”
Scale 1:200
Scale 1:200
Stormwater Management
Alternate Energy
The urban plaza is located between two mixed-use buildings, so its design is to complement the multiusages of the building. This area acts as an attraction and is at a human scale creating a atmosphere for different life-styles. The goal at the waterfront, is to make the it attractive by using water as the source of decoration. Also by having the energy islands floating on the river front it acts as a attraction and education site. The building itself is in a undulating form acting as a wave reflecting the waves.
200’0”
200’0”
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Axonometric Urban Plaza
Multi-Program Open Space
Mixed use Building
Water Fountain Playground
Outdoor Restaurant
Outdoor Platform Multi-Program Open Space Mixed use Building
Promenade
Scale 1:50
Section B: Main Promenade & Urban Plaza Space
Wooden Bench
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Resident/Commercial
W 34th St Outdoor Cafe
Promenade Waterway
Water fountains as a decoration which people can interact with the water.
Open areas with concrete and grass material for outdoor activities i.e. break dancing, yoga, demo roof garden, music performances etc.
Scale 1:100
Section: Urban Plaza Iterations
Solar power lights which will automatically turn on when it is night time. A courtyard full of trees acting as a canopy area with spaces to sit.
100’0”
Urban Plaza
Resident/Commercial
Promenade
Urban Plaza
Resident/Commercial
W 30th St
12 50’0”
Cap
Mountain Bike Course
Path
Scale 1:15
Section: View from Waterfront
Open Space
Sidewalk
Undulating Buildings
Cap Stairs
Water Fountain Playground Locker Rooms
Scale 1:50
Section F: Waterfront Attraction
Trains
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Commercial
Commercial
Waterfront Energy Islands Perspective
15’0”
Main Entrance
Rock Climbing/Boulder-
Commercial
Commercial
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Olentangy River
Scale 1:2000
Olentangy River
Site Plan
G o d m an G u ild 5 th Avenue
Thompson Park
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Busy Bee: Pollination 5th Avenue Transect T hom pson Park and Godman Guild
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Project Site: Godman Guild Association & Thompson Community Center Group Members: Cheeneng Yang, Maddie Davis, & Clinton Kuenzli Group Role: Designer of the Micro-Level (Bee Relationship) 15
High St
2000’0”
Comparing similarities at two different sites, L A6 4 1 0 / 2 4 1 0 Thompson Park and Godman Guild, each C h een en g member Ya n g focuses on a different scale of relationship. The relationship consists of a social and a physical relationship. Maddie’s focus were on human interaction and recreation of both sites at macro-level. The vegetation and human relationship is Clinton’s goal; macro-level. My level of interest lies in the social network, and the relationship bees have to humans and vegetation including their importance in the pollination cycle; micro-level.
Section: Godman Guild Association Scale 1:100
Human Vision
Bee Vision
Bumble Bee Vision
Godman Guild Association: Site Section
Human Vision
Scale 1” = 50’.0”
Bees are important insect pollinators and are the producers of honey which humans and other organisms consume. Their involvement in pollination, although not the only insect, is one of the many reasons why many plants are able to reproduce and produce fruits and vegetables which are food for people and other organisms. My project illustrates the pollination cycle, the difference between their vision compared to human vision, and a few challenges that a bee may encounter on its journey to collect nectar and pollinate plants.
50’
25’
12.5’
100’0”
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A bee flies in a zig-zag movement when a predator is present to confuse it. Movement of the bumble bee when potential predator is in sight.
Section: Thompson Community Center 50’ Scale 1” = 50’.0”
Thompson Community Center: Site Section Scale 1:100
25’
12.5’ 100’0”
Transect Section Scale 1:200
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Transect Section: 5th Ave facing south. (Thompson Community Center to Godman Guild Association)
Scale: 1” = 200’
200’
100’
50’
Bumble bees have many predators ranging from large insects and spiders (i.e. dragonflies) to birds. Bumble Bee 1
Predator in sight; sways back and forth.
Bumble Bee 1 did not escape the predator and got eaten. The pollination process ends with its death.
Predator
Human Vision Bumble Bee Vision
Bumble Bee 2 successfully pollinates the flower with pollen from another flower. Pollen from this flower gets stuck onto the body which will be transferred onto another flower continuing the pollination cycle.
Bumble Bee 2 With no predator(s) in sight, the bee moves in a zig zag motion, and travels from flower to flower collecting nector and pollinating.
(Magnified)
Bumble Bee 3
Pollen
Greenhouse
The pollination process fail due to the flowers being kept inside. Also, if the weather changes from sunshine to rain, the bee would retreat and return back to its nest. Bumblee Bee 3 fails to pollinate.
If the flower is kept in a shelter of some sort like a greenhouse, the bee will have no way to pollinate. The weather also affects when the bee will go out and collect nector continuing the pollination cycle.
Bee Pollination Obstacles Abstract Diagram
Human Color Vision (400nm - 800nm)
Bumble Bee Color Vision (300nm - 700nm)
Corolla (Petals)
Anther
Stigma Microsporangium (Spores/Pollen) Carpel Stamen
Style Filament Ovary
200’0”
Bee-Flower Perspective
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