Yimeng wang 2017 bachelor of landscape architecture louisiana state university
Studio 2014. 09 Florida
Every landscape architect has their special view to observe the world. We have more chances to appreciate what nature gives us.
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Shaping Pattern Process Along Mississippi River
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Site Design- Gulf introcoastal Waterway Western Closure Complex
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Mid-City Government Neighborhood Planning --Revitalizate the Neighborhood and Commercial Street
Media & Construction 2015. 04 Rio de janeiro
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Swine Palace Amphitheater Design
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Recycle material Furniture Design-Lighting Bollard
2015. 09 Portland
Art 06
Visual Lighting Design
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Drawings
01 Shaping Pattern+Process
Along the Mississippi Flyway Group Project: Yimeng Wang and Yinan Liu 2014 Spring Professor Forbes Lipschitz
Our project this semester is try to Use a telescopic approach, reshape regional landscape patterns and patches along the Mississippi flyway.
Acres of Cattle, Calves and Chicken
The aim is to develop generative spatial patterns that optimize ecological, cultural, and economic processes. This project employs a synthetic, multi-scale approach to the design and representation of regional landscapes. Dead Zone
Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fields Worse and worse habit along the mississippi river effect the healthy conditions of animals especially the immigrate birds due to the heavy pollution in water and wetlands’ lost. Acres of Soybeans Cropland
Pollution Accumulation
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Acres of Corn Cropland
Pollution Source
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Site Measures: Geograhy
Our first step is to do seven analysis of our site which is from Baton Rouge to Natchez along Mississippi River. The geography part gives the basic topographic map of this site and displays the transportation, elevation and land cover clearly. The soil and rock profile are effected by topography and hydrology, and the quality of soil and water also affect the distribution of land use.
Group A
Very Severe limitations
GroupB/D
Severe limitations
Group C
Other limitations
Group D
Moderate limitations
Urban Area
Slight limitations
River Water
Commercial Place
River Water Body
Sections are cutting the developed areas including cities, towns and important airport and national conservation areas such as national forest and national wildlife refuge.
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Topographic Map
Elevation Change
Water affects soil formation, structure, stability and erosion. Different soil has different rates of infiltration, which means if it is well drained and has a rate of water transmission. The blue area is Group A, which has a high infiltration rate. The dark area means their infiltration rates are low and cannot drain away water well. Group D consists chiefly clay that has a high shrink-swell potential. Urban area also has very low infiltration rate because of its construction.
Dominant Soil Hydrologic Group
Soil provides minerals and water to plants. The type of soil and available moisture determine the species of plants that can be cultivated. The map shows different soil and places have various limitations for cultivating plants. The two orange patches mean they have relatively good ability for cultivating. The dark patches have not good, and even worse capacity for cultivating.
Agriculture Capacity
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Natural and Constructed Wetland Research
Wetland Typology Unit
Constructed Wetland Morphology In order to solve the pollution problem, we began our basic research about how constructed and natural wetlands work. From the morphology, we find out that no matter how patterns change from each other, that have the same character, which is they slow down and meander the water.
The E.L. Huie Jr. Constructed Treatment Wetland
Everstekoog Constructed Wetland Texel, Netherland
After we knows how the wetlands work, we design 5 types of wetland typologies to fit different areas. There are some abandoned oxbow lakes that can be transformed as constructed wetlands or hybrid wetlands. We are also considering to control the nutrient runoff from three perspectives: agriculture cropland, livestock&manure and urban areas. The scale is from large to small. The small type can be used in more urban area, while big scale type can be used in large site like agricultural farmland to clean huge mount of water.
Mulch
Subsurface Flow Wetland Unit
Washed Gravel Waterproof Membrane
0.625 acres = 165ft x 165 ft
Shepard Constructed Storwater Treatment Wetland The City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Clayton County, GA, USA
Native Plant Soil Soil Mixture
Gravel
Compact Subgrade
Matrix
Pipe Helix Anchor
Floating Wetland Unit
Bioswale Unit
2.5 acres = 330ft x 330 ft
0.005 acres = 15 ft x 15 ft
Coarse Gravel
Pipe
Deep Marsh Low Marsh
Sand
Terrace Wetland Unit 0.15 acres = 50ft x 100 ft
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Photo Credit: Yinan Liu
Free Water Surface Wetland Unit 3.025 acres = 363ft x 363 ft
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Selected Sites Test Cultural Site Terraces Wetland
Floating Wetland
Bioswale
Primary Goal Clean approximately 10 tons nitrogen per month. Reduce nitrogen loads of water from 10 mg/L to 1 mg/L.
Primary Goal Prevent Flooding over the levee and give people more chances to get close to the Mississippi River.
The site is located at the lower mississippi River area. It is right in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Percent Imperviousness 1-25%
26-50%
51-75%
76-100%
In the urban area, there are bioswales on the parking lot, terrace wetlands between the river and levee and floating wetland. They are designed not only for preventing the flooding river and water storm, but also for people to be close to the Mississippi river for recreational and cultural use.
In the agriculture area, the wetland machine composed by free water surface system and subsurface flow system is supposed to clean irritation waste water.
Agricultural Site
This site is located at north mississippi river. It is at the south of St. Louis
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02 Site Design- Gulf introcoastal Waterway Western Closure Complex
Individual Project 2014 Fall Professor Andrea Galinski
Plant Succession Progress
The project in my site (GIWW) is a part of the New Orleans Drainage System; it consists of a navigable floodgate, a pumping station, floodwalls, sluice gates, foreshore protection, and an earthen levee.
The Structure Completed
Floating Plant Emergent Plant
The complex was designed to reduce risk for residences and businesses in the project area from a storm surge. We are supposed to design several highlight spaces for people to experience the surrounding environment, get the knowledge about West Closure Complex and feel the dynamic change of this site. This is a site that give surrounding residents more public places to have fun, enjoy the nature and be aware of the precious land.
Right after the structure completed, The water edge is actually a whole new because this area was woody wetland , so it is more like a secondary succession when the time goes. At this time, this land is predominated by lawn, and is a little steep slope towards the levee.
Shrub Wet Meadow
Well maintained
High water level Low water level
Earthen Levee 1 Year Later
Hydric Soil Riprap
One year after the structure completed, the river bank area is no only lawn predominated. Some other kind of wild grass grow faster and create a better environment for vegetaion. emgergent plants begin to come up . Well maintained
Perspective View
Alocasia macrorrhiza (Elephant’s Ear)
Baccharis halimifolia (Groudsel Bush) Left
3 Years Later Ulmus species Elm Right Baccharis halimifolia (Groudsel Bush)
Three year after the structure completed, the plant near water grow wilder. Tall grass and shrub begin to appear. Emergent plants already have variaty of types. And the soil condition for plant is better. But the lawn area still need to be maintained. Well maintained
Acer rubrum var. drummondii (Drummond Red Maple) Left
Ampelopsis arborea (Peppervine) Left
Solidago altissima (Goldenrod) Right
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Water Edge Plants
Triadica sebifera (Chinese Tallow Tree) Right
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Broadwalks & Frontwater Garden
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Planting Terraces
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Interpretive Center
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Terraces
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Piers
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Observation Decking in Swamp Area
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Parking Lot
Planting Terraces
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Site Boundry Wood Decking Walkway
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Asphalt or Concrete
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Terraces
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Piers
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Mid-City Government Neighborhood Planning --Revitalizate the Neighborhood and Commercial Street
Unclear functional part
Individual Project 2015 Spring Professor Bruce Sharky
The final project is about to plan the Mid-City Government Street to revitalize the neighborhood and commercial Street. The design concept is to balance the commercial and residential area and provide various attractive and comfortable public spaces. The site is designated to build a train station as a population gathering areas. Thus, it is important to design an adjacent commercial area to serve people getting off from the train. As residents tend to live at quieter place away from noise. To balance the different demands, I concentrate the commercial area to one street and the Entergy property. To decrease the risk of coming train, I move the main gathering linear park to the residential side. The park has multiple functions as gathering plaza area, residential activity area and detention pond.
Dead ends make the space looks dilapidated
Existing Road
Commercial
Green Space
Institution
Industrial
Residential (single family) Residential (multifamily)
Office
Proposed Land Use
Existing Plan
Mix-Use (commercial&Office)
Remained Buildings
Proposed Road System
Proposed Plan
Road Analysis
Plan Analysis
Green Belt
Site Photos
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Commercial Area
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1 Train Station 2 Front Park 3 Urban Planning 4 Street Park 5 Farmer Market 6 Apartment Area 7 Water Tower 8 Entergy Property 9 Plaza 10 Playground 11 Outdoor Fitness 12 Detention Pond 13 Outdoor Greenspace
Business Street
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Master Plan
Train Station
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Flagstone Paving Exposed Aggregated Concrete
Lawn
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Planting Plan ( Playground and Outdoor Fitness Area)
SCALE: 1/4’’=1’
This park is located between the very busy commercial area and high density residential area. The design purpose is to keep the activity park area away from the noisy and busy street to make the playground and fitness place safe and quiet. So, I use a lot of evergreen big trees as hedge to block people’s vision from plaza and street to this area. To make the playground area more fun, I put some striking flower shrubs and trees such as Azalea, Lily Magnolia and Crape Myrtle. The east side is much more open than the west side, because east part of the park is a retention pond for drainage. The relatively open planting can transit well to the more wild and quiet detention pond area.
SITE PLAN Quarter Scale Plan ( Outdoor Greenspace Area) Zooming into the quarter scale site plan, the small garden between two mixed-use buildings of Entergy Property also has open space as outdoor seating and lawn for picnic. And people can go across the street from the garden to the linear park. MOSS PLANTING PLANTING SOIL WRAPPED W/ FILTER FABRIC GRAVEL GLAG STONE 1/4’’ x4’’ STEEL EDGE W/ STAKES NATIVE GRASS PLANTING
CONTROL JOINT - HAND TOOLED JOINT WITH1/8’’ ROUND EDGE CONCRETE SIDEWALK WITH EXPOSED AGGREGATE FINISH PER
PLANTING SOIL COMPACTED GRAVEL BASE COMPACTED SUBGRADE
Section 1-1
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Section 2-2
Exposed Aggregated Concrete Detail Section
Flagstone Paving Detail Section
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Swine Palace Amphitheater Design
Individual Project 2014 Spring Professor Peter Summerlin
Our program is to execute a conceptual design and construction documents for the outdoor extention of the Reilly Theater. The program includes a covered pavilion, an amphitheater with seating for 45-60 people approximately, and sufficient pedestrian access from the existing Reilly Theater to the pavilion and ultimately the amphitheater.
Cut & Fill
The construction documents are supposed to clearly define the proposed topographic changes, as well as the structural details for the terracing, pavilion, and stage.
Site Section 21
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Grading Plan 23
Material Plan 24
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Recycled Material Furniture DesignLighting Bollard
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Individual Project 2015 Spring Professor Cheryl Lough
1.Use Brad Nailer to install the plywood structure. 2.Install the fluorescent bulb on the transparent NOTE:acrylic sheet and use the socket and core set to connect the bulb. 3.Use glue gun to glue the balsa wood strips and super to glue acrylic sheet. 1.Use Brad Nailerglue to install the plywood 4. Glue small multicolor acrylic sheets together structure. to form certain shapes. 2.Install5.In thelandscape fluorescent bulb theto ground. use,bolt theon base transparent acrylic sheet and use the 6. Do waterproof top coating.
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socket and core set toconnect the bulb. 3.Use glue gun to glue the balsa woodstrips and super glue to glue acrylic sheet. 4. Glue small multicolor acrylic sheets together to form certain shapes. 5.In landscape use,bolt the base to ground. 6. Do waterproof top coating.
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Right View
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Back View
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drill the hole to connect the bulb to the socket
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Recycled materials make the majority part of the bollard. The muti-color acylic sheet makes it more delicate and interesting.
Plywood
1'-021"
Cost: $5
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Cost: $10
Bulb Cost: Fluorescent $5 strips Balsa wood
Transparent Acrylic Sheet Transparent Acrylic Sheet
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Acrylic sheet Balsa wood strips Acrylic Light sheetkit Cost: $10 Cost: Cost:$0 $5 Cost: $6
Transparent Acrylic Sheet Balsa wood strip
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Plywood Cost: $0
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Total cost: $26 Recycled material content: 70% Total cost: material $26 Post-consumer content: 60% Recycled material content: 70% Recyclable: 80% Post-Consumer Material Content: 60% percent Recyclable: 80%
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Plywood
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Balsa wood strip
3"
Laser cut the hole to put bulb base
Plywood
Concrete
Transparent Acrylic Sheet
1:1 Scale Bollard Bulb install sheet
7 Bolt Base to ground 1
Anchor bolt
Plywood
1'-6"
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Top View
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Plywood 7"
Fluorescent Bulb Lumens: 800 CCT: 2800K Input Power: 13w
Exploded Axonometric Shadow of the light makes it more attractive.
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Geometric shape of color is simple but strong to represent the object.
Inspiration Sources 25
Landscape Lighting
6 ft. Cord Set with Snap-In Pigtail Candelabra-Base Socket and Cord Switch
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Back View
Lighting Bollard Details
Lighting Bollard Details
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Visual Lighting Design
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Drawings
Using the orange compact lighing bulb, fabrics and chipboard model to form a contrast feeling between different materials.
Physical Lighting Model This class is based on light works in both real and virtual environment. We learned basic terms about light and how to build models (just for the purposes of studying how light functioning) in both environments.
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The wood blocks are used as steps that people can really step on. We use the Processing to trck people’s movement so that the light color changes as people move.
Using AfterEffect to do a animation of light outlining. Combine the projector and physical model to show a motion illusion of the object.
Lighting Interaction (Group Work)
Projection Mapping 28
Yimeng wang robert reich school of landscape architecture ywan159@lsu.edu