PORTFOLIO PERIOD
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2020-2023 Selected
Yican Du
+1 (510)960-9905
yican_du@ berkeley.edu
Cities are not static. As the ongoing process of urban development, problems such as climate change, traffic congestion, and environmental injustice have emerged. In order to create shared, sustainable and beloved cities, dynamical spatial design needs to be emphasized. It is the public space that connects people and allows us to enjoy a beautiful living environment regardless of race, cultural background, even ages.
Reimagining Our Home Along the Oakland Estuary 2023 Advanced Urban Design Studio Site: Oakland, CA, US Collaborator: Divya Jain, Joann Martinez Client: BCDC Instructor: Zachary Lamb
The project discussed how can sea level rise provide opportunities for alameda and oakland to reenvision their relationship to the oakland estuary, and are optimistic about the possibilities for greater connection to green and open space, while meeting increasing housing needs as well：Remediating superfund sites; Protecting sites with existing and potential dense development, rental units, and major transportation infrastructure; Adapting to sea level rise and groundwater threat using groundwater ponding development and blue green infrastructure to allow for water inundation with minimal displacement of residents. And, in the process, reimagining the relationship between Oakland and Alameda residents and the Oakland estuary by creating parks and open space along the water, and encouraging waterfront recreation.
Natural disaster history
Phased plaanning strategies Sea-level-rise as "trigger"
Phase 1: Remediate
We envision a phased evacuation of the oakland estuary and the reclamation of the natural landscape as sea levels continue to rise. Here, the degree of sealevel rise is the trigger for a different strategy.
Phase 2: Start Relocation
Phase 3: Create open space
After years of cleanup at the superfund sites on the Alameda side, the sunken terrain forms' artificial ponds' to cope with rising groundwater. Eventually, a floating community of mostly multi-family houses will be established. On the Oakland side, the area that will be inundated will be slowly evacuated and returned to nature, forming wetlands to cope with flooding, and provides open space.
Open space and parks along the water
Ponding urbanism and floating community
Nanjing Shipyard Redevelop Brownfield Land 4th Year Academic Studio, 2021 Site: Nanjing, China Collaborator: Cao Shuyi Instructor: Yu Changming
Nanjing Jinling Shipyard is located on the bank of the Yangtze River and has important historical significance. However, due to the development of the city and the transformation of its functions, the shipyard will face relocation, and the contaminated land left over after the relocation will face the problem of rain and flood climate. Nanjing faces the problem of flooding in the rainy season and insufficient water resources in the dry season.The design of the project utilizes a series of treatment sites for rain and flood, and renovates the reserved factory buildings. According to the submerged height, a three-story height difference is designed. The designed site can purify sewage and sustainably use rain and flood, and has a variety of activities, transforming a factory that was originally isolated from the city into a neighborhood that lives with water.
EVICTION OF THE SHIPYARD The shipyard is facing eviction by 2022, but the factories buildings are still remained at the original places.
RELOCATE THE CENTER OF COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The planned business center will influence the site in the future, and the public space of the shipyard will be functionally supported after the relocation.
FIND GREEN SPACES AND CONNECT There are three types of green space in the site: riverside recreation green belt, green sponge function belt and public green activity space.
Rainwater recycling system with recreation open spaces
The site is designed to be associated with the process of solving rain and flood issue, balancing the waste of rain in the rainy season and the lack of water in the dry season. Instead of destroying the shipyard site to rebuild the commercial and residential areas, it is better to preserve the original factory construction and carry out urban renewal based on it, making it a riverside public activity space full of memories. The site will be put into a system of rain and flood treatment and recycling, and people will also be involved in the process.
Challenges Thrive Miyun District: to access to sights Master Plan and Streetscape ·· Difficult Lack of public recreational space Beijing Miyun 2025 planning program, 2020 Site: Beijing, China Instructor: Yun Qian
· Lack of sidewalks
Based on the original architectural functions of the site, we oriented to the three factors of commerce, sports and fitness, and public services, and constructed three functional networks respectively: planning a sports center, combining with the green riding route to promote people's healthy travels, and laying out sports stations and bicycle stations along the way. An antique bazaar is planned opposite the Grand Princess Mansion, continuing the historical texture of the area and creating a small-scale commercial neighborhood; at the same time, focusing on the ease of use for residents within the community, sheds are constructed in the public space to provide a pleasant environment for the mobile food market, which is integrated with the landscape.
Open space pattern
Visions
Report: Mapping the vulnerability of Oakland, Chinatown impacted by TOD
Report: Mapping social injustice from the aspect of mobility in GIS Client: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), San Francisco County Transportation Authority Problem:The public transit network in the Bay Area provides less access to opportunities for BIPOC residents than for white residents, and is scarce for many, Transportation and development patterns create longer transit trips to healthcare and education. Expensive fares put opportunity out of reach for some riders. Goal: Find the best locations for transportation development (buses, bike sharing, bike lanes) to address transportation inequalities. Prioritize transport options in zegions with low-income households. Team: Shiho Suzuki, Yican Du, Zhiqing Xie My duty: 6 maps shown as follows
Discovering optimal locations for a new transit station: Green areas