CONTENTS
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
selected works 2011-2015 PROFESSIONAL
01 Archifest 2014 Competition, Singapore
02 Queens Wharf Competition, Brisbane, Australia
03 Golf Course Villa Masterplanning, Hangzhou, China
04 Shuangxi Phase 3 Residential, Shenzhen, China
05 KaiTak NKIL 6547 Residential, HongKong, China
ACADEMIC
06 Experience of Nature in City Centre Ecological design, Sheffield, UK
07 An Exploration of Disabled People and Access Issues Social studies, Sheffield, UK
08 Walkable Living Community Regional planning, Penang, Malaysia
MISCELLANEOUS Hand Drawing Photography Yaqiong LIU DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2015 Email: liuyaqiong0112@163 .com Mobile: (+65) 81223561, (+86)13171891990 Address: LanWanJiaYuan, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050031, China
EXPERIENCE Feb. 2014 - Jun. 2015
ABOUT ME I grew up in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China. In 2008, I made the bold move to Penang, Malaysia for my undergraduate studies, majoring in urban and regional planning at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. I worked on brownfield redevelopment, EIA, Local Plan and Special Area Plan for City Council. Four years on, I packed my bags and headed for the UK, where I studied in the Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield. During my short and challenging one year journey in pursuing my Master of Art Landscape Studies, my Landscape Design Project work had been adopted by the Site Gallery as part of the consultation to redevelop Sheffield Hallam University. Having studied postgraduate and undergraduate degree in different majors and countries, I have acquired many professional skills and the ability to work with a team of individuals from diverse diciplines and cultures. After graduation from UK, I moved to Singapore to start off my exiting and challenging career as a landscape architect in Tierra Design. During my work, integrated designs are created by applying the skills and work with a multidisciplinary team. For me, passion is the key ingredient to being a successful designer. At the same time, it is essential to create responsible design with a holistic vision. In this way, the deisgn philosophy is to go beyond clients expectations to generate excellent designs.
CV | 2009 - 2015 Liu Yaqiong Email: liuyaqiong0112@163 .com Mobile: (+65) 81223561, (+86)13171891990 Address: LanWanJiaYuan, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China Postcode: 050031
INTERNSHIP Oct. 2014 - Jan. 2015
Tierra Design (S) Pte. Ltd., Singapore Role: Junior Landscape Designer Key Responsibilities:
• Provide design and drafting support for a project from concept design to contract/ construction administration; • Produce presentation quality models, sketches and renderings of projects for client review; • Maintain client relationships and liaise with consultants and project collaborators; • Help manage multiple projects when necessary; • Responsible for presentation package translation (Chinese project). Attend meeting and on-site presentation. To assist PM to present Tierra’s work at conferences and academic events;
UK Visa & International Education Centre (UVIC), London, UK Role: Education Department assistant, Online Marketing Executive Key Responsibilities: • Assist client to apply for universities in UK. • Collaboration between students and university representatives. • Max. information delivery efficiency to make sure enquires are answered promptly and satisfied.
May 2011 - Aug. 2011
Ivan Lew Architect , Penang, Malaysia Role: Assistant Architect and Planner Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct field survey • Worked as a group leader to prepare for housing planning plans, tender documents and office renovation project.
May. 2010 - Aug. 2010
Urban and Rural Planning and Design Institute of Hebei Province, China Role: Landscape Designer, Assistant Planner Key Responsibilities: • Concept design • Collaboration with developers and suppliers
EDUCATION Sept. 2012 – Sept. 2013
MA Landscape Studies – Merit University of Sheffield, UK | Department of Landscape
July 2009 – Sept. 2012
Bachelor of Science (Urban and Regional Planning) (Hons) – 2:1 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
TECHNICAL SKILLS
LANGUAGE
Microsoft Office Suite AutoCAD GIS Google SketchUp Revit InDesign Photoshop Lumion SPSS
English (professional working proficiency) Mandarin (native speaker) Malay (basic) French (basic)
THE SANDBOX
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A sandbox is an ever-changing, transient space – a primal symbol of creativity and play which every individual irrespective of nationality and race relates to. Allowing for its scape to shift and change, a sandbox holds impressions and marks left by every user creating a collective expression. The form of the pavilion is a play on the idea of a sandbox with the sand forming the ground plane and the box hovering above.
Archifest 2014
The ‘crowd’
project type: competition, pavilion design location:Singapore area: n/a type of work: teamwork design stage: architectural design language: English role: design year: 2014
AN ICONIC ENTERTAINMENT TOURIST DESTINATION
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This beautiful site provides great potential to be a unique and special place to integrate community, sustainability, nature, luxury and efficiency. This style of housing development sets a higher standard in residentia development. The resort podium, located above the casino, is an example of seamless integration between architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. The design responds to the greenery of the City Botanic Gardens and the urban surroundings of the CBD. It is a successful demonstration of how greenery can be conserved in a dense urban fabric enhancing the experience of the users of the building as well as the entire neighbourhood.
Queens Wharf
An integrated design approach
project type: competition, public realm and podium recreation location:Brasbane, Australia area: 3,200sqm type of work: teamwork design stage: landscape design language: English role: design, drafting year: 2014
MASTERPLAN
VIEWS
HANG ZHOU COMMUNITY VILLAGE
This beautiful site provides great potential to be a unique and special place to integrate community, sustainability, nature, luxury and efficiency. This style of housing development sets a higher standard in residential planning and construction and is an opportunity this masterplan cap- tures. By grouping the villas into clusters around a shared open space, commu- nities are encouraged to create unique identities. Pedestrian pathways link the communities together and provide the feeling of living in a park. A main access road providing access to each cluster is an efficient way to provide services, limit conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians and reduce overall surface pavements. Bio-filtration ‘streams’ along the main access road are a sustainable way to manage storm drainage and protect the natural environment.
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Golf Course Villa
Hang Zhou community village
project type: high-end residential development location:Hang Zhou, China area: 8 hectare type of work: teamwork design stage: masterplanning language: English and Chinese role: design, drafting, translation, maintain client relationships, on site coordination and presentation year: 2014
SITE UNDERSTANDING The project is located in west lake district, to the southwest from the city centre of hangzhou, a capital of Zhejiang province, China. West Lake district is reknown for its quality of environment, tis historical and cultural background as well as its potential in economical development.
JIANGNAN VILLAGE
SITE UNDERSTANDING
DESIGN INTERPRETATION
CLUSTER INDENTITY
CLUSTER IDENTITY Grouping the residences around open courtyard spaces builds a sense of community and allows each group the ability to create a unique identity. Clusters may be situated around a pond, tranquil and reflective, allowing for pathways between the private gar- den gates and the pond’s edge or identified by a stream or canal around the central community space.
CIRCULATION
CIRCULATION The main access road provides a separation of vehicles from the interior of the site and is the connection for each entry to the basement carpark, focusing traffic to centralized locations. Pedestrian circulation links each cluster to the next and to the golf course.
PARKING SYSTEM
PARKING SYSTEM The central spaces include open penetrations to the carpark level which will have curving stairways to the sunken gardens below, creating an elegant and useful circu- lation link to the parking level. The tree canopy of the gardens will reach up above the pedestrian level to add another dimension to the community spaces.
LIGHT WELL
FIRE ENGINE ACCESS
DESIGN INTERPRETATION
LIGHT WELL Light wells provide vertial access between basement and ground level, as well as landcape space.
FIRE ENGINE ACCESS Part of the walkways and open space in community courtyard also function as an EVA route and landing area.
DESIGN INTERPRETATION
MASTERPLAN
SPATIAL EXPERIENCE - INSIDE OUT COURTYARD The adaptive figures of the buildings and their specific spatial configurations create differentiated courtyards/ outdoor spaces.
SPATIAL EXPERIENCE - VOID The integration of voids within the dwelling seeks to create a calm and well-lit interior a mospher.
SPATIAL EXPERIENCE - LANEWAY Pedestrian laneways dividing the clusters and giving access to houses via rows of private and shared courtyard
SPATIAL THINKING
ARCHITECTURAL THINKING
WAVES MEET MOUNTAINS
Situated in close proximity to the Shenzhen Harbour and the Big South Moun- tainous region to the North, the fluid and free flowing forms of nature provide inspiration for the landscape design for Shuang Xi Phase three. The design ideas for the development lie at the intersection where waves of the sea meet the cliffs and troughs of the mountains. Integrating this relationship onto the site, the designs reflect a park as an undulating landscape which flows and meanders from space to space. As the landscape rises and falls, twists and turns, pockets of spaces of varying scales are created, each with their own identity and programme.
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SHUANGXI PHASE 3
“home is where the heart is�
project type: high-end residential development location: Shenzhen, China area: 4.2 hectare type of work: teamwork design stage: CD, SD, DD language: English and Chinese role: design, drafting, translation, maintain client relationships, on site coordination and presentation year: 2014-2015
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND AESTHETICS Landscape design integrates harmoniously with the architectural design and logo. The main elements of the master plan and landscape design are Wflowing lines, which respond to the facade of the tower. In addition, the variation of greenery over the entire site creates a different hierarchy of space, such as open, semi-open and enclosed space, thereby resulting in a varied spatial experience.
FACARDE
The project is located in Shenzhen, the most prosperous international coastal recreation area. Located at the north of Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, east of downtown Shenzhen, south of Shenzhen Bay and Hong Kong SAR. It’s an advantageous location, with the mountains at the back and front facing the sea. Strategically located between Zhuhai, Macau and Hong Kong, it enjoys three quick and convenient mode of transportation by air, land and sea. Being the top residential area in the Sea World area, residents enjoy rich natural and man-made resources, it’s the ideal choice for living.
FACARDE
LANDSCAPE
LANDSCAPE LAYOUT PLAN
LANDSCAPE LAYOUT PLAN NIGHT VIEW
THE ELITE
YOUNG PEOPLE
FAMILIES
THE ELITE
YOUNG PEOPLE
FAMILIES
PLANTING DESIGN
PLANTING DESIGN
GENERAL SECTIONS FOR HIGH RISE TOWERS
HIGH RISE TOWER DESIGN
DETAIL SECTIONS FOR SWIMMING POOL
KAI TAK ‘RUNWAY’
The Kai Tak airport is one of the most important memory in Kai Tak area, which remend people of the old times in HongKong. The concept adopt a simple design, which incorporates the strip pattern of airport runway and the dramatic turn wich pilots made during landing. As this project is designated for young adult, the design concept can recall their memory of the history of Kai Tak area. At the same time, ‘runway’ symbolize ‘take off’ and ‘landing’, which metaphor this site is where their dreams start from, and there is where their hearts belongs to.
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KaiTak NKIL 6547
Kai Tak ‘Runway’
project type: high-end residential development location:HongKong, China area: 7,673 sqm type of work: teamwork design stage: CD, SD, DD language: English role: design, drafting, modeling, coordination year: 2014-2015
KAI TAK ‘RUNWAY’ The concept adopt a simple design, which incorporates the strip pattern of airport runway and the dramatic turn wich pilots made during landing. As this project is designated for young adult, the design concept can recall their memory of the history of Kai Tak area. At the same time, ‘runway’ symbolize ‘take off’ and ‘landing’, which metaphor this site is where their dreams start from, and there is where their hearts belongs to.
BEAM REGULATION CONSIDERATION
VENTILATION Light well serves to refuce the necessity for electric lighting, add a central space within the building, and provide an internal open space for windows to give an illusion of having a view outside. Most of all, it improves the ventilation for baement, especially car parks.
SITE MATERIAL: COVERS High albedo covered walkway would be light in color and will reflect sunlight away from the surface. With less sunlight absorbed, less heat is radiated by the material. It reduces the urban heat island effect. This reduces cooling cost, helps the survival of urban vegetation, and improves air quality, which reduce the symptoms of some respiratory diseases.
HARDSCAPE MATERIALS Pervious pavement is typical designed to treat stormwater that falls on the actual pavement surface area, but it may also be used to accepet run-off from small adjacent impervious areas, such as impermeable driving lanes or rooftops.
MICRO-ECOLOGY PLANTING DESIGN Thanks to its location on climatic crossroads, HongKong boasts an amazing diversified fauna and flora on a very small piece of land. Our aim is to highlight this fact in our landcape design by creating diversity,
LIGHT AND SHADE
MASTERPLAN
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AN ECOLOGICAL DESIGN APPROACH
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The site which is calld Sheaf Square Extension is located at the heart of Sheffield. It is a vacant development site next to Sheffield Rail Station. It is at the edge of the Cultural Industries Quater. The site have a very strong potential to develope as an ecological friendly public space.
Experience of Nature in City Centre
An ecological design approach
project type: pubilic space ecological design project location:Sheffield, UK area: 5,025sqm type of work: individual design stage: ecological design language: English year: 2012
A SOCIAL STUDY OF DISABLED PEOPLE
Disabled people or less abled people play very important role in using public open spaces. This study is amined at analysing the existing conditions of disabled people using public open spaces. A case study of Mote park in Kent has been done to explore the successful methods to enable disabled people to use public open space without any difficulties.
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An Exploration of Disabled People and Access Issues
A Social Study of Disabled People project type: social studies location:Sheffield, UK area: n/a type of work: individual design stage: social studies language: English year: 2011
AN INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY
This is a pedestrainised design aimed for creating a user friendly community for local people living in Tikam Batu. By identifying the existing issues and anaysis, a series of development strategies come out, which can be adopted for a more interactive community living environment.
08 Walkable Living Community
A walkable, livable and sustainable interactive space project type: studio project location:Tikam Batu, Malaysia area: 14.34 hectare type of work: group work design stage: regional planning language: English year: 2011
A collection of freehand sketches and photos taken during spare time.
Hand Drawing Photography
Yaqiong LIU DESIGN PORTFOLIO 201 5 Email: liuyaq1on90112@163.com Mobile: ( +-65) 81223561, ( +86)13171891990 Address: LanWanJiaYuan, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, 050031, China