Yichen Zhu Portfolio

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Portfolio

CATTUS ISLAND CUNTY PARK

YICHEN ZHU MLA | University of Pennlyvania B.Arch | South China University of Technology OCEAN FRONT BEACH

MATURE FOREST

GREEN CORRIDOR

PARK ENTRANCE

MOBILE HOUSING SALINE MARSHES

BEACH PLUM

LEGEND

WATER TAXI

SPORT FIELD

PROPOSED GREEN SPACE

GREEN CORRIDOR

MATURE FOREST

EXISTING WETLAND

3’ SEA LEVEL RISE

WATER BODY

HOTEL

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MIXED USE

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HOTEL

15’ CONTOUR TRAIL/BOARDWALK PROPOSED SITE BOUNDARY DUNE FOREST



YICHEN ZHU MLA | B,Arch | LEED Green Associate 4039 Chestnut Street, Apt 205, Philadelphia, PA 19104 215,260,5966,

zhuyic@design.upenn.edu

Online Portfolio: http://issuu.com/yizu/docs/portfolio_digital_single_pages

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RELATED EXPERIENCE

University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Master of Landscape Architecture Certificate of Urban Redevelopment May 2014

Architect | Landscape Architect | June 2013–August 2013

Supervisors: Peter Bosselmann, Yimin Sun, Haohao Xu | Jan 2011

South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou, China Bachelor of Architecture (Five-Years) Certificate of Industry Design June 2012

SKILLS Advanced: Hand-drafting & Model Making; Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, After Effect, Acrobat , Auto CAD 08-13; Google Sketch Up 7&8, MS Office 10 NewForma Proficient: Rhinoceros 5, BIM Revit, Grasshopper GIS ( Arc Map 10.0),Prezi Vray for Sketch Up& Rhino Atlantis for Sketch Up Language: English, Mandarin

Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, Architecture | Planning As a summer scholar, one of three students selected from a juried competition open to architectural students throughout the world; Developed a "College Student Apartment Research" for new residence program of University of Chicago. Volunteer for the construction work for 20K House Project during the field design trip of Rural Studio, Auburn University, Alabama. 3D model and site analysis for new residential village of University of Michigan. Created AIA awards submission drawings set for Macarthur Memorial Museum Expansion + Visitor's Center.

Architect | Urban Designer | Summer Associate | June 2011–November 2011

iNgame Architecture Design, Shenzhen, China Served as one of the key designers in conceptualizing the design for Eco-City urban planning competition. 3D model and design the façade of residential houses in Tianjin Taoyuanju Project and villa in Xinhui Industry Project.

Architecture Intern |December 2010–January 2011

Workshop Six, SCUT Architectural Design Research Institute Schematics designs for 10 apartment typologoes, including apartment types configuration, site measurements, regulation inspections, 2D design and 3D renderings, for high rise residential in the real estate project in Tengchong, Yunnan Province.

INTEREST

REFERENCE

Piano: Grade 10 certification from the Chinese Musician Association (Highest level for non-professional)

Kenneth "Buddy" Hall, ASLA

Associate Principle of HEWV 757 321 9645 bhall@hewv.com

Ellen Neises, ASLA

Full-time Lecturer of PennDesign eneises@design.upenn.edu

SCUT-UC Berkeley, Jiangmen Urban Design Workshop Urban redevelopment research of historical preservation community in Jiangmen city. Conducted renovation design of historical blocks, including fire strategy, accessibility research and community landscape design.

Leader | South China University of Technology |April 2011- April 2012

Student Research Program, "Experience: Car Free SCUT Campus" Led and supervised a team of seven students in designing an experimental "walking campus"; responsible for coordinating with supervisors and managing project progress.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 2013 Excellent Prize, Chinese Architectural Art “Youth Designers Prize” National award recognizing oustanding young architect for college campus stadium design. 2012 The 10th National Inter-University Annual Environmental Design Award of China, Silver Award in Urban Design National award for the top two outstanding student work in urban design completed in a undergraduate design studio. 2011 Second Prize for Shenzhen A+E Design Co., Ltd Scholarship, Professor nominated award recognizing design excellence through an urban deisgn project. 2008 First Prize Scholarship of Urban Planning and Landscape Design (Canada), Ltd., Enterprise “Timesgroup” Scholarship Award recognizing an outstanding architecture design and excellence performance in final presentation.


CONTENTS LANDSCAPE URBANISM

TOMS RIVER: SHORE IT UP!

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Catalytic Metropolian Lines

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URBAN DESIGN RE-ECO CITY

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ARCH-METABOLISM

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Urban Redevelopment

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ARCHITECTURE Interaction: An Urban Space, rather than A Building

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LANDSCAPE

pond house spring house pond

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Walking between City and Nature

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Playscape for People in All Ages

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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT

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ADDITIONAL WORK

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ALL


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

Rebuilding Water Culture Toms River: Shore it UP! REBUILD BY DESIGN is a competition to develop contextual, scalable solutions to rebuild, protect and improve cities and towns hit by Hurricane Sandy. Our approach is to redesign the dynamic coast culture responding to the climate transformation and sea level rise.

Location: Tomes River, NJ Type: Academic/3 People Group Group Member: Julia Carlton, Qinglan Zheng, Yichen Zhu Tutor: Ellen Neises Duration: 8 Weeks. Fall 2013

(Drawing: Qinglan Zheng)

TOWN BOUNDARY SITE BOUNDARY STREAM LINE 15’ CONTOUR, SAFE FOR DEVELOPMENT MAJOR ROAD

SITE SELECTION

(Drawing: Qinglan Zheng)

COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR PARK & RECREATIONAL FOREST ATLANTIC CEDAR WETLAND BROWNFIELD OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE

Rebuilder by Design | Grad 2rd, 2013

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

$$$$$

MOBILE PARK New semi-permanent housing, for medium term waterfront living and long term waterfront access + protection Elevation: +10 And Higher

Residential: protect Hotel: long term revenue Park: attracts visitors Wetlands: protect Dune Forest in placeresidential sea level rise dune forest hotel park sea level rise bay 2100 bay wetland hotel park wetland 2050 residential park residential 2013 residential bay wetland

(Drawing: Qinglan Zheng)

+15 +15

+10

+3

+0

+0 +3

BAYSIDE WETLANDS AND DUNE FOREST De-populated barrier island serves as protective park and recreational amenity Elevation: 0 To +10

high end

$$$

Vacation Camp

low end

Hotel Kayak Launch

+10 +3

Dune Forest Boardwalk

Kayak Lane

ELEVATION STRATEGY Development in floodplain recedes to "safe" zones overtime; Mixed use buidlings and hotels with high resilient building design, generate tax revenue for the town; Waterfront wetlands and parks serve as buffer for flooding as sea level rises; Barrier island is at huge risk, should slowly be depopulated and transfer to dune protection.

BARNEGAT BAY RESTORED Newly cleaned Barnegat Bay is home to replenished shellfish supply and recreational swimmers and boaters Elevation: 0

DUNE FOREST FISH

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Rebuilder by Design | Grad 2rd, 2013

MOLLUKS

SOFT SHELL CLAMS

SEABIRDS


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SILVER BAY

BRUSHLAND

3’ SEA LEVEL RISE

PROPOSED INLET

15’ CATTUS ISLAND CUNTY PARK

THE BRIDGE

OCEAN FRONT BEACH MATURE FOREST

GREEN CORRIDOR

THE TIDES

PARK ENTRANCE

MOBILE HOUSING SALINE MARSHES

BEACH PLUM

LEGEND

WATER TAXI

SPORT FIELD

PROPOSED GREEN SPACE

GREEN CORRIDOR

MATURE FOREST

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3’ SEA LEVEL RISE

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

THE NEW SHORE New Residential Development and Various Landscape Elevation: +15 and Higher

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THE BRIDGE: CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE WATER

Mixed use for street activation and building resilience Elevation: 0 To +10


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

15'

GENERATING INCOME

The Dunescae

New Hotels and Mobile Houses generate new tax revenue and provide near-term waterfront housing Elevation: 0 To +10

Oceanfront Recreation + Protection Elevation: 0 To +10

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

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LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGY_ RIVERFRONT

LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGY_ RIVERFRONT

PEDESTRIAL BRIDGE + DECK

BIRD PERCH + OBSERVATION DECK


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGY_ WOODLAND

BOARDWALK + ROAD

LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGY_ APARTMENT

TRAIL + PARKING + YARD

ENTRANCE + PUBLIC GARDEN

PUBLIC PLAZA + BOARDWALK

BACKYARD + BOARDWALK

TPWNHOUSE + STREETSCAPE

LANDSCAPE TYPOLOGY_ SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE & TOWNHOUSE

YARD + ROAD + BOARDWALK

FRONTYARD + ROAD + BOARDWALK

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

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Location: Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia Type: Academic/Individual design, Group research Tutor: Nicholas Pevzner Duration: 14 Weeks. Fall 2012

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Lehigh is the only major road transecting North Philly across East to West without any interruption. It has a rich industry history but also facing decline NORTH PHILLY and depression. The site is located at the intersection between Lehigh and North Broad, where two railways-Amtrak and Regional Rail - go across the site. The site is not only an important point to the river-to- river arterial, but also strengthens the connection between North Philly and Central City.

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Landscape Urbanism | Grad 1st Studio

increased investments increased job opportunities more residents higher visitorship

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Abandoned Building Community Landscape Urbanism | Grad 1st Studio Center

Abandoned Building

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Amtrak Station


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

STRATEGIES

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Reduce Open Car Parking

Strengthen the Commercial Corridor

Making Recreation System as a New Regional Destination

Encourage Neighborhood Interface

Attract People from Different Places

Plug into a Public Space Network

Landscape Urbanism | Grad 1st Studio


Masterplan

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GROUND FLOOR PROGRAM

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Commercial

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PARKING STRATEGY 24

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NEW INSERTED ACTORS

High School Reybum Park 10 Community Center 15 Amtrak Station 16 Pathmark 23 Mixed Use 30 Amtrak Railroad 31 Regional Railway 4 5

LEHIGH AVE.

Open car parking Hybrid parking garage

REUSED ACTORS

5 Supermarket Hybrid Garage with Commercial 8 Mixed Use Sport Fields & Playground 9 Community Park 11 12 Commercial 13 Community Garden 22 Mixed Use 14 Bike Rental 17 18 27 28 29 Urban Plaza 19 20 Hybrid Garage NEW INSERTED ACTORS 21 26 Residential 24 Restaurant with commercial 25 Office Building 3 Hybrid Garage with Commercial 32 2 Deliverance Church Commercial 6 7 Sport Fields & Playground

Supermarket Deliverance Church 4 High School 5 Reybum Park 10 Community Center 15 Amtrak Station 16 Supermarket EXISTING ACTORS 23 Mixed Use 30 Amtrak Railroad 1 Supermarket 31 Regional Railway 1

GROUNDFLOOR

N.Broad Commercial Commercial Potential

RECREATIONAL DESTINATION

SYSTEM INTERFACE

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Community Park Community Garden 14 Bike Rental 17 18 27 28 29 Urban Plaza 19 20 Hybrid Garage 21 26 Residential 24 Restaurant 25 Office Building 32 Commercial 9

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REUSED ACTORS Supermarket 8 Mixed Use 11 12 Commercial 22 Mixed Use 5

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MASTERPLAN 1” = 100’

Landscape Urbanism | Grad 1st Studio

Relax Sports Field Playground Cluster Community Garden

Lehigh Improvement Commercial Corridor Recreational System

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MASTERPLAN MASTERPLAN

1”= 100’


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL

Septa Station North Philla Station Bus Station Major Transfer Flow Minor Transfer Flow

Create aA pedestrian CREATE PEDESTRIANnexus NEXUS

Green Playscape Paved Playscape Green Hard Edge Green Soft Edge

Create byBY soft CREATEaAbikeway BIKEWAYconnection Playscape PLAYSCAPEdefined DEFINED SOFT CONNECTION AND HARD EDGES and hard edges

The plaza and new-built platform, which break the existing wall and rail barrier between Lehigh and N.Broad, create a new public space for people to stay and play. The platform also served as bus-waiting space.

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LEHI

BUS WAITING

Enable an ENABLE ANextensive EXTENSIVE TRANSFER FLOW transfer flow

Dedicated Pedistrian or Multiuse Pathways Sidewalk Pedestrian

Bike Parking Bike Rental Center Bike Route in Commercial Recreational Trial Lehigh Bike Lane

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COMMERCIAL SECTIONCORRIDOR A 1” = 10’ RESTORE CONNECTION BETWEEN LEHIGH AND N.BROAD

TRANSFER OPEN CAR PARKING ADD GREEN INFRUSTRUTURE INTO PUBLIC PLAZA

TRANSFER OPEN CAR PARKING INTO PUBLIC PLAZA

USE REDEVELOP EXISTING RESTORE CONNECTIONMIXED ABANDONED BUILDING BETWEEN LEHIGH AND INTO NEW OFFICE/RETAIL N.BROAD

ADD GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

PLATFORM URBAN PLAZA

RAIN GARDEN

REDEVELOP EXISTING ABANDONED BUILDING

LEHIGH AVE.

URBAN PLAZA

MIXED USE OPEN GROUND FLOOR

N.BROA

REGIONAL RAIL

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URBAN PLAZA

RAIN GARDEN

LEHIGH AVE.

URBAN PLAZA

OPEN GROUND FLOOR REGIONAL RAIL


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

The climbing wall is one of the most popular recreational destination in Lehigh. Located between the new commercial corridor and existing residential area, it's welcomed by climbers,passers-by, consumers and local residents.

N.Broa

d St.

The plaza and newbuilt platform, which break the existing wall and rail barrier between Lehigh and N.broad, create a new public space for people to stay and play.

e.

N. BROAD ST.

TO COMMUNITY

COMMUNITY SQUARE

CLIAMBING WALL

BUS WAITING

CREATE CONNECTION BETWEEN URBAN PLAZA AND COMMUNITY

CLIMBING FIELD

PLAZA

BIKE LANE

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Lehig

REDEVELOP EXISTING ABANDONED BUILDING INTO NEW OFFICE/RETAIL

URBAN PLAZA

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

Shi Wei Tang Urban New Town When Blue Meets Green: A Re_Eco City

Build a stereo landscape system; Along the railway line; From the south to the north; Cover the whole site.

2011 Second Prize for Shenzhen A+E Design Co., Ltd Location: Guangzhou, China Type: Academic/4 People Group Role: Group Leader, Chief Designer Site Area: 52 acres Duration: 15 Weeks. Spring 2011

Wharf- Old living area Commercial center Staging post

Water world Tree park Bai E Tan CBD

Railway line

Pearl River

Huadi River The vision is to let the Re-Eco City grow in the area through a flexible, sustainable, ecological and economic planning process. Introduce a landscpae valley as a corridor for the zone, from the south to the north. Not only is it a tourist site that "blue meets green"; but also a active culture area that encourages people to interact history with the modern life. The valley based on the geograpy of the site.

Site and surroundings.

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Introduce a green path along the railway line.

Extends to communities.

Strengthen the connection.

Establish the landscape valley within urban fabric.

When Blue Meets Green ...

Urban Design | UGrad 4th Studio


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

URBAN SPACE

PHASING

Guangzhou Pre-1900 HORIZONTALITY

Guangzhou Post-2000 VERTICALITY

Proposed Multiple layers with stereo landscapte

Step A

Step B

Step C

Step D

-- 3 years Establish the landscape building and the tree park of this site; make it as the culture and entertainment center.

3-- 8 years Finish the residential area and the hybrid bridge in order to attract more people and deepen the connection with surroundings.

8--15 years Build the commercial center, office buildings. Introduce moreinvestment and tourists.

12--20 years Introduce more gardern apartment with bautiful river view.

Charactors of Re_Eco City A. Stereo Landsacpe System. B. Multiple layers. An inner, cohesive stretch of blue and green spaces is gradually established, spaces making allowance for the smaller scales and creating an amibale and inviting space for pedestrians and recreational sojourns. Depending on market conditions and investment possibilities, a number of development areas or nodes are set up.

Urban Design | UGrad 4th Studio

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

LANDSCAPE GENERATION The formation of the landscape valley is based on the geography feathers. The striking plan made a superposition on the site, and then experienced a sinking progess. Thus lead to the Staging Post. 1

2

Pearl River

Bing

Jiang

Site

Road

Mapping

Superposition

4

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Commercial Zone

Bing Jiang Road Staging post

Formation

Sinking

Generation progress Surroundings analysis

Transportation

Landscape

Historic building

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Historic Living CBD Market

Altitude

The new CBD

Multi-layers

Railway line

Fangcun Road

Urban Design | UGrad 4th Studio

Huadi River

Location

Land use

Historical Building


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

MULTI-LAYERS The ground level offers a number of open passages for all people (residents and visitors) to walk through. These passages ensure a micro-urbanisms of small scale. On the intermediate level of the lower buildings, public roofs gardens offer tranquil green spaces, and at the top of the eight residential towers private roof gardens are connected to the penthouses. The public sky-loop and the base-loop will constantly generate random relationships.They will function as social condensers resulting in a special experience of city life to both residents and visitors. Sky Club Provide Private servicesh

Tower Residencial/ Commercial/Office

Platform Strengthen the connection of each part

Ground Commercial Layer Traditional space and micro urbanisms of simple life

Nature

Communication

Relaxation

Cafe Tourism

Tea

Shopping Street Spa

Show

Market

Theme Park Shopping Mall Exhibition

Urban Design | UGrad 4th Studio

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH CONNECTION

DIVERSITY

The core idea of the Re-Eco City is to strengthen ties with surrounding. We build a ecological platform to link each part. The path and form should consider the site and the need of different people.

Active space supports any possible activites at different time of day, week, and year.

To CBD

To Apartment

HuadiRiver

To Central Park

Art exhibition Shopping Mall

To Shi Wai Tang Commercial Area

Concert

Public art

Tai Ji

Flexible space

To Fangcun Road

Temparary installation

To Central Park

Entertainment

Morning excercise Outdoor cinema

Festival flower show

Level 3 Public Platform: strengthen the connection with surroundings.

PEARL RIVER

Level 2 Public Platform: from urban space gradually transformed to commercial building.

Landscape path The bus route

BAI'E TAN CBD

The staging post path Water bus Walking system

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Level 1 The first floor open to the city, creating traditional and pleasant neighbourhood.

Urban Design | UGrad 4th Studio


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

The best viewpoint hotel

The intensivism office

Shopping kingdom

The recreation area

Culture exchange area

Urban Design | UGrad 4th Studio

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

Architecture in the Fourth Dimention Arch-Metabolism

The challenge asks entries to envision an initial scenario of uses and functions, which will gradually transform the site. The second scenario is envisaged for 30-50 years in the future.

The medical space Medical office space 80,000 sq ft in 4 units of 20,000 sq ft each Reference to traditional building blocks,Split into 50 to 100 square meters long and narrow plane. Form 2 to 4 story building monomer. Flatten the organization of space.

Location: Somerville, Boston; Area;48 acres; Duration: 3 weeks Type: Competition/4 people group

First scenario space requirements Second scenario space requirements for the first 30 years: for beyond 30 years: Medical office space

Specialty clinical:

80,000 sq ft in 4 units of 20,000 sq ft each

80,000 sq ft in 4 units of 20,000 sq ft each

Assisted Living:

Retail:

60,000 sq ft in 3 units of 20,000 sq ft each

20,000 sq ft

Fitness/wellness/ rehab center

General office: 60,000 sq ft

Station Boulevard

MBTA line

20,000 sq ft

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Urban Design | UGrad 4st, 2011 Open Building Competition Challenge


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

BUILDING TYPOLOGY The challenge asks entries to envision an initial scenario of uses and functions, and another that will gradually transform this site.The second scenario is envisaged for 30 - 50 years in the future.In the second scenario, 30 – 50 years in the future, these healthcare functions will have been dispersed or consolidated to other locations, and housing and other urban uses will have replaced the healthcare functions in the same urban spaces and buildings.

Housing Private clinics

Inserted into the body

Two layers

and the different

2000 sq ft

methods provide

Single Quarters

Double Family

Family of three

Family of WELLOFF

1000 sq ft

2500 sq ft

A:3000 sq ft B:4000 sq ft

9000 sq ft

different housing units to meet the needs of different ability to pay

First floor

of households Community clinic Two layers First floor

7000 sq ft

First floor

Second floor

Second floor

Cultural Facilities Specialty clinical Three layers 8000 sq ft

Synthesis of a small space under the feature requires a large space, into the body through different insert to give space to a

In this transformation of uses, the building stock itself will remain largely intact, mutating incrementally and partially to accommodate the changes of use.

specific function

Inserted into the function

Exhibitions and Connection into the body

Small space consolidation, open courtyard

Small space combined

cultural events center

Inserted into the Consolidation of small bay

Business Into the corridor and the lounge is a Organic combination of medical

body function, body mass of each group connected

Former medical

to form a

building body mass

continuous commercial street space. Garden

Inserted into the body

Assisted LIving Elderly pension dwelling unit Four rooms around a courtyard and sun lounge

First floor of the commercial street

Urban Design | UGrad 4st, 2011 Open Building Competition Challenge

Second floor of the commercial street

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH ARC-METABOLISM The major strategy in meeting the design challenge is to define the urban develop pattern. Buildings in this area are just like cells in organism. The building stock will keep self-reproduce and self-renewing under certain rules. What we are strongly considering is to establish metabolic pathways and make components time stable, lovable, energy effective towards space and forms. A striking feature of arch-metabolism is the similarity of the basic metabolic pathways and components between even vastly different functions. These striking similarities in metabolic pathways are likely due to their early basic stable structures and being retained because of the efficacy of each elements.

Pathways

To Unitio

To Unitio

n Square

Assisted Living General Office Retail

Initial Stage

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Medical Office Space Specialty Clinical Fitness/ Wellness Center

Parking

Planning fields and establish metabolic pathways

Assisted Living General Office Retail

10 YEARS

Medical Office Space Play Zone Specialty Clinical Fitness/ Wellness Center Parking

n Square

Assisted Living/ Medical Office/ Specialty Clinical Shopping Streets Show rooms Play Zone Fitness/ Wellness center Retail Parking Museum Entertainment/ Education MBTA Station

30 YEARS

Strengthen the connections neighbor areas

Urban Design | UGrad 4st, 2011 Open Building Competition Challenge

Update and Replacement Assisted Living/ Medical Office/ Specialty Clinical Shopping Streets Show rooms Play Zone Fitness/ Wellness center Retail Parking Museum Entertainment/ Education MBTA Station

50 YEARS

Vertical growth and self-renewing


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

URBAN TRANSFORMATION

Assisted Living

Educational Use

Educational uses Medical Office

Fitness Center

Museum

Shopping Streets

INITIAL STAGE

10 YEARS

20 YEARS

30 YEARS

50 YEARS

Establish the initial urban fabric.

Building reproduce along metabolic pathways; preliminary development of public green land and playgrounds.

More building stocks grow along the metabolic pathways; further development of public green land and playgrounds.

Boulevard instead of elevated highway; function replacement; shopping streets are established along the boulevard;full development of public green land and athelitic grounds.

Building self-renewing and substitution; vertical growth on limited space.

Urban Design | UGrad 4st, 2011 Open Building Competition Challenge

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

Heyuan Taiping Traditional Town Urban Redevelopment

The 10th National Inter-University Annual Environmental Design Award of China, Silver Award in Urban Design, 2012 Location: Taiping District, Heyuan, China Type: Academic/Group design. Coorperative design with City planning, landscape department. Duration: 15 Weeks. Spring 2012 Key Words; Traditional Acrade Commercial Street Preservation, Tourist Econimic, Folk Culture

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Urban Redevelopment | UGrad Final Project


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

Heyuan Taiping Traditional Town Urban Redevelopment

Police Station

New Residential Affordable Housing

The challenge asks entries to protect and revitalize a traditional arcade street within a new developing residential/commercial development. How to solve the conflict between culture belongings and economic drivers is a key issue for this case. The proposal starts with the protection and re-use of endanged traditional buidlings, and then focus on the new development within the historic preservation district.

Zhang Family House New Office

Tourist Center Bar & Coffee

Troditinal arcade

New construction within historic zone

Re-use of Historic Building

Urban Redevelopment | UGrad Final Project

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| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

Modern Art Museum in University City Interaction: An Urban Space, rather than A Building The project is located in an inner island of university city. The Location: Guangzhou, China most significant problem is that how to trigger the public life Type; Academic/Individual in this area and strengthen interaction with the surroundings. Duration: 8 weeks, The proposal should encourage and attract more people to Spring 2010 participate public activities, rathher than stay as a solitary complex.

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Campus Museum| UGrad 3rd


| ARCHITECTURE | URBANISM | LANDSCAPE | RESEARCH

First Floor 1 Countryard 2 Exhibition room 3 Stair and elevator 4 Store 5 Atrium 6 Lobby 7 Lab and researchv 8 Facility 9 Administr 10 Pond 11 Plaza 12 Toilet 13 Parking

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Second Floor 1 Countryard 2 Exhibition room 3 Stair and elevator 4 Platform 5 Atrium 6 Lobby 7 Library 8 Lab and research 9 Administr 10 Plaza 11 Bridge 12 Toilet

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Typical Plan Blending with surroundings.

PLAN & RENDERING

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Pond House Spring House Pond /2013 The Assemblage Algorithm The Assemblage Algorithm 01_ Based on synthesized research parameters, each individual or small group creates a projection of a Pond system component on the gameboard, known as Mildred’s Lane. 02_ Each component is made manifest into a model at 1”-10’ scale, and arranged on the site differently. 03_ The components are collaboratively reassembled into new arrangements. These model characteristics and relationships form the basis of a new plan imposition on the site. 04_ Develop a working design from the arrangement, established through consensus and notational language development

01_ Based on synthesized research parameters, each individual or small group creates a projection of a Pond system component on the gameboard, known as Mildred’s Lane.

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02_ Each component is made manifest into a model at 1”-10’ scale, and arranged on the site differently.

03_ The components are collaboratively reassembled into new arrangements. These model characteristics and relationships form the basis of a new plan imposition on the site.


04_ Develop a working design from the arrangement, established through consensus and notational language development

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Natural Echoes Walking between City and Nature

NATURE

First Prize Scholarship of Urban Planning and Landscape Design (Canada), Ltd.,

Modeling

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HONGZE LAKE

Lake View_Hand Model

Location: Guangzhou, China Type; Academic/Individual Duration: 8 weeks, Spring 2008 Tutor: Jing Wang Key Words: Walking, Seeing, Nature

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Walking Seeing The landscape sketch is devided into two parts: the walking access and viewing platform. Thus the building can porivede both active walking path and static leisure space. Also, the moving seeing along the walking access offers a changable dynamic scenery. Walking access Viewing platform

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Seeing

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Walking

SITE ANALYSIS

The site is located in a downtown university campus, faced with two completely different pictures: the bustle metropolis and the tranquil of university campus. The challenge was to respond the environment around it, including the natural as well as the man-made. The proposal for the new building has been an exploration of the co-existing of landscape and man-made by introducing a walking access between nature and city.


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Pittsburgh Recreational Park Playscape for People in All Ages

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Playscape is a recreational park providing various program for different groups of people, from extreme sports to relax meadow. This work is part of the training in the uses and applications of various digital media, final project including GIS, 3-D modeling, video and animation.

Location: Pittsburgh, PA Type; Academic/Individual Digital Modeling Flnal Work Tutor: Keith J Vandersys Key Words: Sports, Recreation, Relax

Connect Primary Surface to Pathway

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Construction Document | Grad 2nd


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Construction Document | Grad 2nd

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Modeling Soft boundry & flexible interior space.

Walking between City and Nature Physical Model 40

Modern Art Museum in University City


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Additional Work Architecture + Industry Design + Construction + Mapping 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Survay and Drawing: Ancient Architecture Mapping Pen Sketch Design Studio: College Science Museum Industry Design: Self-support Water Filter International Design Ideas Competition for Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point PassagerTerminal Building Internship:-Eco-City urban planning competition Research: Atrium Renovation Construction: Pond House and Spring House Material Experiment: An exploration of fiber texture Construction: 20K Housing Project Professional: College Campus Stadium Design 1 4

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Thank you for viewing. Please contact Yichen Zhu <zhuyic@design.upenn.edu> for more work samples

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