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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SPACES
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NATURE & CULTURE EXPLORATION
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URBAN AGRICULTURE
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CAMPUS ARCHITECTURE
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URBAN PLANNING
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"Rhythm of the Rain" under the North I-5 Ship Canal Bridge
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Vashon Island Heron Meadow
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UW Farm at Mercer Court
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Campus Bus Station
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Xingma Green Land Research
OTHER WORKS Hand Crafts, Photography, Sketches Digital Fabrication, and Model Making
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SPACES: "RHYTHM OF THE RAIN" UNDER THE NORTH I-5 SHIP CANAL BRIDGE
Site Location: I-5 Ship Canal Bridge, WA Advisor: Nancy Rottle
Capstone Studio Work Individual Work
The name of the project is “the rhythm of the rain” which was to explore what activities or possibilities could be there under the bridge in different weather. The large amount of stormwater runoff generated during rainy days washed the materials and chemicals from the bridge and surrounding neighborhoods into the lake union which resulted in serious stormwater pollution. Additionally, busy and complicated transportation, pedestrianunfriendly environment and inaccessible space surrounded by fences and invasive species make the public spaces under the bridge unsafe, unwelcome and displeasing. Hence, the project aims to improve the quality of untreated stormwater from and under the north I-5 ship canal bridge, and provide the neighborhoods with pleasing and safe public space under the bridge through stormwater management, habitat restoration, and land vitalization.
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SITE ANALYSIS
Terrain Roads
Parks & Trail
Land Use
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EXISTING PROBLEMS
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STRATEGIES Stormwater Management
Habitat Restoration
Land Vitalization
Stormwater Garden
Pollinator Habitat
Separating Pedestrians from Vehicle
Terrace/Bioretention
Wetland Habitat
Connecting Pedestrians
Stormwater Dry Pond
Waterfront Habitat
Waterfront Steps
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SITE PLAN
Contour Circulation
LEGENDS 1. Stormwater Garden 2. Stormwater Dry Pond 3. Landscape Terrace 4. Street Gardens 6. Open Meadow 7. Waterfront Wooden Steps 8. Floating Wetland 0 25
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Function
5. Welcoming Entrance
RAIN GARDEN
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LANDSCAPE TERRACE
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WATERFRONT PARK
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NATURE & CULTURE EXPLORATION: VASHON HERON MEADOW Site Location: Vashon Island, WA Advisor: Nancy Rottle
ScanDesign Studio Work Group Work, Partner: Saeed, Lena
The design for the Heron Meadow invites people to interact with the ecology and wildlife on Vashon Island. Through native habitat restoration and stormwater management, this wetland meadow becomes a space for native species to thrive. Locals and visitors can step into the site and discover and explore this native ecology; fostering a relationship between the two. Based on the schools and arts center near the site, we envision Heron Meadow as an outdoor classroom. This is a place where people are welcome to come for a little while, and keep coming back. Heron Meadow becomes a place to learn and linger.
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HISTORY OF VASHON ISLAND
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CONTEXT ANALYSIS Main Paths
Site Form
HERON MEADOW
STRUCTURE
VASHON ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH
RETAIL STORE
MCMURRAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
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CHAUTAUQUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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Wetland Buffer Island Park
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VASHON YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES
Residential Area
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Livelihood Warehouse Retail Store
Public Service School Office Building Outdoor Class
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Habitat Restoration
Culture Preservation
Community Engagement
Art Exploration
LAND USE
VASHON ISLAND HIGH SCOOL
SITE PLAN 3
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Circulation
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Seasonal Change in Pollinator Garden
Education
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Circulation
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Main Entrance
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Pollinator Garden
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Exploration Platform
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Alder Grove
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Nature Maze
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Ecological Pond
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Mural Wall
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Open Meadow
Seasonal Change Along the Mural Wall
Education
WALKING ALONG THE MURAL WALL
Steller’s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
American Little Brown Bat Rufous Racoon Bufflehead Bullfrog (Myotis Hummingbird (Procyon lotor) (Bucephala (Rana lucifugus) (Selasphorus albeola) catesbeiana) rufus)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Bumblebee (Bombus mixtus)
Sharp-Shinned Violet-Green Bald Eagle Syrphid Fly Western Ladybug Hawk Swallow (Haliaetus (Scaeva pyrastri) Yellowjacket (Adalia (Accipiter (Tachycineta leucocephalus) (Paravespula bipunctata) striatus) Thalassina) pensylvanica)
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URBAN AGRICULTURE: UW FARM AT MERCER COURT Site Location: University of Washington, WA Advisor: Julie Johnson
Urban Agriculture Studio Work Group Work, Partner: Xinyu Xu
UW Farm at Mercer Court is one of the three farm lands at UW provides students and teachers with the opportunities to explore the nature world. Due to various reasons like limit compost and irrigation, the crops and plants do not grow as well as expected. To help the UW Farm manager to figure out these problems, we did some research and offerred some community-oriented methods to help facilitate the growth of vegetation and meanwhile make it be a center for the practice and study of urban agriculture.
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COMPOST REUSE
Composting is one of practices to improve soil ecosystem resilience by enhancing organic matter storage and transformation and nutrient storage.
HUGELKULTUR
WORM BIN COMPOSTING
Applying Hugelkultur which are no-dig raised beds with difference in areas without irrigation in UW Farm-Mercer Court can help improve the resilience of soil.
Applying the Worm Bin Composting next to the hub can help make full use of the food waste and build healthy and nutrient soil.
Material Collection Bin 1
COFFEE GROUND COMPOSTING
Kichten scraps are place in the top bin.
Reuse the coffee ground and food waste from the Husky Grind to fertilize the soil.
Cover Holes for Air New Food Waste/Paper Building
Bedding Material Bin 2
Husky Grind
Hay
On this level, the worms are busy eating scraps and creating compost.
Soil
Coffee Ground
Compost
Food Waste
Leaves
Active Area Garbage & Worms Bin 3 When the worms have done their work, what’s left behind are nutrientrich worm castings.
Twigs Worm Casting (Compost)
Planting Area Logs
Development
Fresh Food
Bin 4 The bottom bin catches “worm tea” from the composting process which should be drained regularly.
Worm Tea Tap for Tea
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PLANTS SELECTION
Large area of building shade and limit budget for irrgation have resulted in the withering and death of vegetation at UW Farm. Native crops and plants will be applied according to the drought and shade tolerence analysis.
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CAMPUS ARCHITECTURE: CAMPUS BUS STATION
Site Location: Changsha, China Advisor: Can Wu
Studio Work, 2015 Individual Work
The target zone is located in Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, Hunan. As the bus station was the only public traffic point for two nearby schools, there is a large flow of people and vehicles. The bus station is also a public gathering center because there are many restaurants and shops around it. Hence, to solve the problem of traffic jam as well as to redistribute the space usage, a re-design becomes necessary. The architecture will link north and south parts of the bus station and bring following advantages after designing: 1) providing passengers with a waiting room. 2) separating the pedestrians circulation from vehicles to avoid traffic accidents. 3) stimulating the local economic development and satisfing the daily needs of students. 4) Improving the aesthetic value of the bus station.
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PROBLEMS
BUS STATION FLOOR PLAN
Problem
Function
Form
Pedestrian Vechicle
Motor Vechicle Non-motor Vechicle
Space Distribution
Distance between Nodes
SECTIONS
Front View of Campus Bus Station
A-A' Section
Side View of Campus Bus Station
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C-C' Section
B-B' Section
D-D' Section
E-E' Section
F-F' Section
G-G' Section
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URBAN PLANNING: XINGMA GREEN LAND RESEARCH
Site Location: Changsha, China Studio Work, 2015 Group Work, as Research Assistant
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OTHER WORKS HAND CRAFTS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Paper Art
Macrame
Rattan Weaving
Vinece
Santorini
Beijing
DIGITAL FABRICATION
SKETCHES
Tablet Stand 2.5 Axis CNC
MODEL MAKING
Rubin Vase 3D Print
3 Axis CNC with Inserted 3D Print
Xingma Ecological Park - Third Phase
Entrance of Lingering Garden
Laptop Stand and Attached 3D Print
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