MASTER PLAN LR LR LR MR HR
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OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE CAMPUS MR MATURE FOREST
PORT
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PORT
3’ SEA LEVEL RISE WATER TAXI
SILVER BAY
BRUSHLAND
3’ SEA LEVEL RISE
PROPOSED INLET
15’
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
PORT
PORT
RESORT LR
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
HR
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
MIXED USE
HOTEL/RESORT
MR
MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
3’ SEA LEVEL RISE
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
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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
LR LR LR MR HR
LR
MR MR
15’
OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE CAMPUS MR MATURE FOREST
PORT
LR
MR HOTEL MR
LR
MR
NEW SHORS
THE DUNESCAPE
BARNEGAT PARK
DUNE FOREST RESERVED MOBILE SITE
PORT
3’ SEA LEVEL RISE WATER TAXI
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
EXISTING WETLAND
3’ SEA LEVEL RISE
WATER BODY
HOTEL
PORT
PORT
RESORT LR
LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
HR
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL
MIXED USE
HOTEL/RESORT
MR
MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
3’ SEA LEVEL RISE
HOTEL
15’ CONTOUR TRAIL/BOARDWALK PROPOSED SITE BOUNDARY DUNE FOREST
RETAIL/AMENITIES
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1500
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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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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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Regiona
l Rail Co
rridor
HOSPIT AL
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RIVE R
TEMPLE
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
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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
Supermarke
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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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6 7
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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Landscape Urbanism | Grad 1st Studio
Relax Sports Field Playground Cluster Community Garden
Lehigh Improvement Commercial Corridor Recreational System
N
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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
h Av
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
3
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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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
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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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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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T-splines surface
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Biking/ Walking Pathway with Primary Surface
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Lunch/ Play
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.
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Modern Art Museum in University City
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Additional Work
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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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