MArch Urban Design
PORTFOLIO 2019
2021
SHAO YUE Xiamen University Applicantion No. 22102061
CONTENTS
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Photography
Swim
ME Dance (Latin, Hip-hop)
Opera
Vedio Game
SOFTWARE SKILL Auto CAD Rhino Sketch Up Blender Vray Enscape Lumion Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign Office Suite
My portfolio shows my design process of urban space mesoscale projects from sophomore to senior during my undergraduate years. I take the current urban environment, culture, history, and future in my works collection as the design themes for my project production. During the design, I tend to confirm the design characteristics through various field research and literature searches. Sometimes, I improve the design through a manual model until the final result is obtained.
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BUS COMMA
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TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 08.2020-02.2021 LOCATION: Xiamen, China
EVERY LITTLE HELPS
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TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 02.2021-05.2021 LOCATION: Guangzhou, China
A GREEN OLD AGE
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TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 05.2021-07.2021 LOCATION: Shanghai, China
CITY SET SAIL
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TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 08.2021-11.2021 LOCATION: Earth
BLOCK CAMPUS
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TYPE: Team Project PERIOD: 10.2021 LOCATION: Jiangxi, China
OTHER WORKS PERIOD: 2019-2020
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RESEARCH
BUS COMMA
Bus stop design based on surroundings
TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 08.2020-02.2021 LOCATION: Xiamen, China
As the most common urban furniture, the bus stop is often overlooked for its impact on the city 's image. In the first year, I entered the university and came to Xiamen, I often commuted by bus , but I noticed that the bus stops in Xiamen were unrecognizable. As a tourist city with many scenic spots along the bus routes, I think the bus stop should become the small landmark s that make people notice and connect with the representative scenic spots. In this project, I tended to design comfortable and recognizable Xiamen bus stops by solving their existing problems and combining the characteristics of the surrounding environment of the bus stop.
A bus stop that gives people a sense of securit y should have a clear boundary, a wide filed of vision, and a recognizable appearance.
Case Study
Aim: Use a new form of the bus stop to provide people with a better waiting experience Objectives: (1)Improve the appearance (2)Add various functions (3)Make the bus stop becomes local culture carriers (4)Adapt the bus stop to different environments (5)Further understand the effect of bus stops on surrounding
Unclear location
Imcomplete information
Boring waiting
To start with, I investigated the historical form of the bus stop, the bus travel process, and some cases. Crowded queuing, late or no reminder
Address: (1)Improve people's waiting experience (2)Promote Xiamen to the public by the bus stop
I found that in addition to satisfying the basic sense of security, the bus stop also needs to pay attention to the integration with the surrounding architectures and environment, highlighting the guiding nature of the bus stop as a small landmark, and at the same time increasing the amount of vehicle information provided.
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SITE ANALYSIS
PROBLEM
MOODBOARD & INSPIRATION
MODEL
Site1 --- Park
Site2 --- School
Site 1
Park
Site3 --- Beach
School
Site 2
Site 3 Beach
By analyzing the three routes of popular locations, I chose three of the most representative sites as design sites. And I further discovered the existing problems in the sites.
According to the old problems of the bus stops and the characteristics of their respective areas, I have a rough image of the bus stops, and I made hand-made models to visualize them.
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RENDERING Site1 --- Park
Plan & Elevation
Perspective
3500 mm
Section
20000 mm ground guidence paving
4000 mm
Site2 --- School
Plan & Elevation
Perspective
Section
3300 mm
17000 mm ground guidence light
2700 mm
Site3 --- Beach
Plan & Elevation
Perspective
4000 mm
Section
20000 mm glass sun visor
4420 mm
2400 mm
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02
RESEARCH
EVERY LITTLE HELPS
City history legend of GUANGZHOU
Flower garden design based on local tidal flats
THE “FLOWER CITY” Guangzhou not only has a long history of flower cultivation, which can be traced back to the early years of the Han Dynasty, but also has a wide variety of varieties. The earliest "flower market" appeared in Guangzhou during the Southern Han Dynasty. But it was only held a few days before New Year's Eve at the beginning. Until the middle of the 19th century, flower farmers brought flowers to the market on New Year's Eve. The current "flower market" starts from the 20th century. It lasts until the new year 30.
THE “GOAT CITY” It is said that there were five immortals, dressed in colorful clothes, riding a five-color sheep, holding a stalk and six ears of fine rice seeds, came to the "Chu Ting", gifted the rice ears to the local people, and blessed that there will never be famine. After that, the five immortals flew away, and the five sheep turned into stones.
TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 02.2021-05.2021 LOCATION: Guangzhou, China
The tide line chart of Guangzhou
This is a competition project to design a unique garden for the Guangzhou Garden Expo. As the famous "Flower City" in China, Guangzhou has many gardens, but the gardens built in the past are more ornamental lacking the sense of interaction between the gardens and the visitors. As a result, Fewer and fewer young people would take a walk in the garden. I hope that through the design of the Tidal Flat Garden, people's stereotypes about traditional gardens will be refreshed, and the garden will become a place of public entertainment that integrates viewing, leisure, experience, and information transmission. Attracting people of different ages to enjoy nature in the Tidal Flat Garden, at the same time, through the different changes in the tour state, they have thought about the evolution of the unique landform boundary in Guangzhou.
Guangzhou THE PEARL RIVER
SITE
As the second-largest river in China, the Pearl River is the mother river of Guangzhou. In addition to natural resources, the Pearl River has brought countless merchant ships to Guangzhou and prospered this thousand-year-old business city. This also makes the Pearl River enjoy a very high status in the hearts of the Guangzhou people.
30KM
AD3 10s BC62 0s 0s
BC96 BC13
70s
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BC16
70s
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Formation process of TIDAL FLAT
Intertidal Sand & Mud Beach
Aim: Create a new garden with more vitality and playful experiences
Address: (1)Make the garden full of freshness (2)Spread the characteristics of Guangzhou tidal flats
cat
Time
Delta Low-lying Plain
Objectives: (1)Rich plant mix (2)Ups and downs (3)Sufficient and comfortable resting space (4)Interesting, playful facilities (5)Give appropriate educational and publicity significance
Distance
60KM
SITE
25547.04 hm2 hm2 1085.75 hm2 hm2
Reed Water Grass Beach
179.77 hm2 hm2
Mangrove Swamp
62.98 hm2 hm2
Distribution of tidal flat types in Nansha District, Guangzhou City
Through searching in satellite maps, related literature and internet information, I found that the tidal flat landform caused by river erosion and tidal changes in Guangzhou is very interesting. It has a mysterious ecosystem between the sea and the land. In order to combine the miraculous tidal flat landform with this garden design, I focused on investigating the causes, processes and other influencing factors of the formation of Guangzhou tidal flats to get my preliminary design.
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CONCEPT
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Make People Sand Grains Gathering
Floating
Sinking
STEP.1
STEP.2
Divided the plot to get a preliminary plan.
Made a rough clay model to simulate topography changes.
Accumulating
flower wall
The corners are too sharp
Still
Move
Fast
Slow
Rest
I tended to make people in the garden become sand grains and participate in the formation of tidal flat terrain through the change of movement state.
Student Age: 19
Play in this garden is so FUN!
Va r i o u s plants can LEARN.
Worker Age: 28
Parent Age: 33
Made the developed clay model to check the connection between parts.
The Retired Age: 67
This can help me to EDUCATE.
Wonderful place for REST.
STEP.3
STEP.4
User Portrait Kid Age: 7
There is little change on terrain
Started to make a digital model to refine the design.
There is a messy moving line
What a beautiful SCENERY. The sky bridge whose form is taken from the Pearl River
Collage Map
Too high for people to walk up
a lot of plants look through the green wall
STEP.5 Added more details to make the design complete.
plants
a cave like underwater
Calm
shading pavilion
in
sand
open skylight
n dow e th maze
tide
people with sky bridge fabric wood
e in a cav e ttl Se
hard to clean
slope
rest on roots
LED
high
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cy
poor work in day
gather
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fl growing up&down walk up the waves
a nd
trampoline
In
oval nets
Excited to climb a b o
Color Extraction
ocean
reflector easy to clean work all the day
merterials of sky bridge
3 forms of center flowerbed
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FINAL DESIGN Perspective View
Master Plan 3.Sinking
4.Accumulating
West Elevation
North Elevation Pavilion Flower Wall Sky Bridge
2.Floating
En tra n
1.Gathering ce
Trampoline
Function Analysis
Playing
Chatting
Learning
Relaxing
Exercising
Picnicing
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2. The Floating
In the gathering area closest to the entrance, scattered tourists were attracted by the round altar flower pond and stopped to watch and take photos. People can rest and chat on the wooden benches, or even take a nap. People who want to relax and rest in nature gather here unconsciously.
In the floating area to the left of the entrance, children run up and down freely, bouncing and rolling on the top lawn. Parentchild activities are most suitable here. The vitality of this area will also attract some people who had previously rested on the wooden benches.
Material Board
Crowd Adaptation
1. The Garthering
Vegetation Selection
Material Board
Vegetation Selection
S
Seamless White Terrazzo
Gray Terrazzo
Tileable Wood Board
Parquet Bar
Crowd Adaptation
DETAIL DESIGN
S
S
S
A
A
Marble
W Mentha rotundifolia ‘Variegata’
Tagetes erecta L
Angelonia angustifolia Benth.
Erica L.
Miscanthus
Ilex crenata Thunb.
Crateva religiosa G.Forst.
Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre
Beige&Gray Terrazzo
Diatom Mud
PVC Mesh Cloth
W Dracontomelon Miscanthus duperreanum Pierre
Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Angelonia angustifolia Benth.
Agave Muehlenbeckia Mucuna Nephrolepis americana complexa birdwoodiana auriculata L. Meisn. Tutcher (L. ) Trimen
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4. The Accumulating
In the quiet corner farthest from the entrance is the sinking area. Beautiful and unique flowers grow here, and the sky bridge above reflects the beautiful scenery. Visitors are gradually slowing down here, indulging in this natural labyrinth surrounded by walls of flowers and their floral fragrance.
The accumulating area diagonally opposite the entrance is the best choice to sit and rest. After playing immersively, the tired people finally sat in the uplifted caves of the land to have a panoramic view of the entire tidal flat garden.
Material Board
Crowd Adaptation
3. The Sinking
Vegetation Selection
Material Board
Vegetation Selection
S
Seamless White Terrazzo
Beige Terrazzo
Granular Aluminum Plate
Bronze
Crowd Adaptation
DETAIL DESIGN
S
S
S
A
A
W Roystonea regia (Kunth) O. F. Cook
Crateva religiosa G.Forst.
Ceiba speciosa St.Hih.
Tagetes erecta L
Wisteria sinensis (Sims)Sweet
Petunia Hosta Hedera hybrida plantaginea nepalensis (J. D. Hooker) (Lam.) K,Koch var. Vilmorin Aschers. sinensis (Tobl.) Rehd
Seamless White Terrazzo
Diatom Mud
Gabion Basket
Bronze
W Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre
Sabina chinensis (L.) Ant. cv. Kaizuca
Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Mucuna birdwoodiana Tutcher
Muehlenbeckia complexa Meisn.
Hedera nepalensis K,Koch var. sinensis (Tobl.) Rehd
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Maculata'
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RESEARCH
A GREEN OLD AGE
The Aging World
Old Longtang community improve design
TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 05.2021-07.2021 LOCATION: Shanghai, China
The aging of the population has always been a hot issue that the world needs to deal with in recent years. As a populous country, China, this issue requires us to deal with it now. In the contex t of aging, the needs of the elderly cannot be ignored. How to create suitable and comfortable urban living spaces for the elderly is worth thinking about.
Nowadays, the problem of population aging is becoming more and more serious. Among the top 10 aging countries globally, China is the most serious country among Asian developing countries. According to United Nations projections, the world’s aging population will reach 11% in 2050.
From a social perspective , I hope that through proper reconstruction and improvement of the existing old communities, my design can guide the elderly to have a richer and more active retirement life, help them keep in touch with the rapidly developing society, and establish a good elderly social circle.
The Aging People When it comes to "old man", words such as "gray", "slow", "sick", and "needy" are always equated with the elderly in people's minds. However, few people realize that the social stereotype of the elderly represented by such label vocabulary is a kind of age discrimination. And now, the vast majority of the elderly in the world are suffering from such unfair treatment. Due to their upbringing, the elderly population's unfamiliarity with the digital skills makes it difficult for them to use modern technology, and the frustration of not being able to use it leads to a lack of confidence and motivation to pursue technology. As a result, they gradually feel isolated from society in the digital world.
Individuals who have basic or above basic overall digtal skills by age groups, % of age groups
1980
2002
United Nations Principles for Older Persons
2nd World Congress on Aging
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I should only have one child. I want to have more children to be a "hero mother"!
Need to control the population.
2016
The war is f inally over. We have established the People’s Republic of China. Now we need a large population.
1992 1991
One-Child Policy
1st World Congress on Aging
International Day of Older Persons
My only child is under pressure to support us.
Two-Child Policy for either spouse is the only child Two-Child Policy for both spouses are only children
1982
Three-Child Policy
The world need to pay attention to aging!
2021
Age 65+ (million)
2011
Age 35-64 (million)
2013
Address: (1)Maintain the enthusiasm of the social life of the elderly (2)Enhance the sense of social integration of the elderly (3) Reducing age discrimination in society
1949
Objectives: (1)Retain the social life patterns of the elderly when they were young (2)Provide sufficient social space (3)Realizing the integration of medical care and nursing in the community (4)Sustainable energy use
The People's Republic of China was established
Age 0-34 (million)
Aim: Create a socially-oriented elderly-friendly community
The universal Two-Child Policy
Chinese Aging Process
After investigation and the demographic structure, the factors affecting aging are also increasing life expectancy and cost of living. From the perspective of China's fertility policy and corresponding demographic changes and future trends, the aging problem will repeat itself in a long period of time. As long as the average life expectancy of the society continues to increase, ignoring the needs of the elderly and their social vitality, the negative impact of population aging will only increase.
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SITE LOCATION & ANALYSIS History of Longtang Development
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SITE As a unique form of residence in Shanghai since the 1840s, longtang has unparalleled intimacy for the elderly who have lived in Shanghai since childhood. The history and culture of longtang are an inseparable part of their lives.
Shanghai Huangpu District
Therefore, I finally locked the project site to the very dense and chaotic area of the Longtang.
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Average
Shanghai
16.3%
Liaoning
15.9%
Shandong
80+
15.8%
Sichuan
65-69
15.7%
Chongqing
1840s
15.3%
Jiangsu
1910s
1870s
Site Surrounding Map
The site I chose is a collection of old communities located in the old city of Huangpu District, Shanghai.
15.1%
Anhui
14.0%
Zhejiang
70-79
14.0%
Heilongjiang
13.8%
Top 9 area with the proportion of aging population in China
Age proportion of the elderly in Shanghai
I found that Shanghai has the highest proportion of the elderly population from the chart information. Among the elderly in Shanghai, 65 to 80 years old have the largest number.
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0
150m
1930s 1920s
300m
By analyzing the site's surrounding area, I found that there are many and densely arranged residential buildings in this old city. However, within the comfortable travel radius of the elderly, functional land cannot serve these residents well: commercial land is too concentrated; public entertainment spaces such as plazas and green spaces are sparsely distributed and far away. Despite the convenient transportation, the large number of tourists attracted by nearby attractions squeezes the outdoor space for local elderly.
Ranking of aging in districts in Shanghai
Ranking of number of beds for 1,000 elderly in districts in Shanghai
Among the districts in Shanghai, Huangpu District has the highest degree of aging (27.2%) and the lowest number of beds for 1,000 elderly (6.3 per 1000). The data shows that Huangpu District has the most severe aging problem around Shanghai.
4 Home care
Community care
Nursing care
Alone With others
With spouse
Longtang Type of resident (elderly only)
Longtang
62%
House
Type of accepting care
Apartment
After investigation, I found that the elderly in Huangpu District are more willing to accept home care.
26% 24%
Proportion of the elderly in 3 types of home residence
They mostly live in a type of Shanghai characteristic building—the oldfashioned alleys, also called "Longtang".
Metro
Office building Commerial area Educational area Attraction area Green area Plaza area
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SITUATION ANALYSIS
CONCEPT
Current Climate
Resident Basic Lifestyle
Encourage Social Activity Lack caring
Keep exercising
Social activities
Rain a lot
Daily living
Depressed
Leisure activities
Strong sunlight
Active brain
Social activities
Colorful life
Monotonous life Daily living Family activities
Family activities
Stay at home
Generate communication
Leisure activities
Social identity
Social isolation
Most elderly over 65 in Shanghai are in retirement , and their daily activities have become an essential part of their lives. Many studies have shown that active participation in daily activities can help the elderly maintain good physical function and mental state, slow down the decline of cognitive ability, and effectively prevent the occurrence of some senile diseases.
Resident Outing Time
For example, studies by Bijnen. F et al. have shown that exercise and fitness can help the elderly strengthen their physical fitness and prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. DiMauro. S also concluded through research that leisure and recreational activities could help the elderly alleviate possible depression. Bevil and others found that participating in various leisure activities can help improve the life satisfaction of the elderly and extend their lives.
Social Activity-Oriented Elderly Community S o c ia b le
Number of outing people
Existing Problem
Resident Daily Activities ACTIVITY
STATE
Paper-reading 6
El
e
Alone
Sunbathing 9
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Watching TV 8
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ain
rl y
Linstening to the radio 6 Indoor
S u st
PLACE
- fri e n d l y
Outing time in a week of 10 local elderly
I want to transform the original site into a social and sustainable elderlyfriendly community. In this way, it helps the local elderly to transform their old way of life into social activityoriented life. In order to improve their quality of life for the elderly, and reduce society’s age discrimination against the elderly.
Observing others 9
Daily shopping 10
Outdoor
With others
Playing chess and cards 7 Chatting 7
Sociable
Increase public places
Encourage offline activities
Extend personal outing time
Elderly-friendly
Equipped with elderlyfriendly technology
Add green landscape
Integrate medical care into life
Sustainable
Rainwater harvesting
Solar-energy harvesting
Smart community
Daily activities of 10 local elderly
Dim aisles
Crowded for pass
Lack rest facilities
Some building parts are made of woods
Parking affects pedestrians
Loud noise at close range
Shanghai's subtropical monsoon climate brings a lot of precipitation and intense sunlight to accelerate the aging of houses and hinder the local elderly from going out. The existing old communities on the site are no longer suitable for the modern older people in terms of building materials, structure, and facility layout.
Paper-reading
Electronic-reading
Linstening to the radio
Internet radio
Watching TV
Video website
Observing others
Social media
Daily shopping
Online shopping mall
Playing chess and cards
Video game
Chatting
Online chatting Impact of modern technology
After visiting 10 local seniors, I learned that the face-to-face social activities seniors are accustomed to are becoming less available under the impact of modern technology. The data shows that they lead a short, focused, daily living oriented life with a lack of self-fulfillment and self-improvement in their monotonous daily activities. This lifestyle can hinder the physical and mental health of older adults.
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DESIGN STRATEGY Programming Map
Case Study 1
0
150m
Goodlife! Makan
2
Food-oriented, open-type elderly activity center with kitchen at its core. Food & Share & Communication Singapore
300m
Jin Wellbeing County
3
An elderly care community complex full of tranquility and multi-generational spirit. Retreat & Engage & Create Thailand
Senior-Citizen University of Fengxian District
A civil project in the downtown area. Mutiple activity spaces Shanghai, China
1
2 3 House Classify
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Extroverted
Crowd Need Need care
1
3
2
3
2
4
4
Indepentent
1
Increase communication during cook & meals Mr. Li (82 y,o) living alone
The Lins (40+ y,o) visiting the olds Mrs. Zhang (73 y,o) Mrs. Liu (79 y,o) good friends
Introverted
Mr. Lin (77 y,o) energetic
Meet different spiritual needs of the elderly at the same time
Need to bring your own ingredients
Lack of daily purchasing places; large scale
Very concentrated; small public space on the ground
Improve
2
Rainwater harvesting
×22
×200
Traffic Flow
The immersive natural healing experience
Cons Mr. Wang (36 y,o) selling fruits
House Type
1
Pros
Solar-energy harvesting
3
×14 Solar-energy harvesting
×4 Avenue Secondary Road Pedestrian
4
×16
Pedestrian Distribution
×12 Solar-energy harvesting
×4
Shopping
Dining
Exercising
Design Focus Crowd
Focus Area
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Connect activities before, during, after meals in series
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Cut up the green space and add it between the buildings
Place diverse activities in different space
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BIRD VIEW Medical Care Area The hospital and health stations scattered within the communit y can provide timely ser vices and assistance to all residents.
Community Center During mealtime, it can be used as a canteen to provide meals for the elderly, and the rest of the time as an activity center to enrich the spiritual life of the elderly.
Residential Area 1
Residential Area 3
Commercial Street
Houses wi th shared balconies (between 4 households) promote neighborhood communication and enable them to help each other.
Centralized apartment-style houses are convenient for nearby hospitals to provide assistance to residents. The roof garden creates suitable outdoor green spaces for residents with limited mobility.
The commercial gathering place located in the center of the community attracts people to lively communities and provides living supplies.
Parking Lot It provides parking spaces for people inside and outside the community, especially for younger generations who come to visit the elderly.
Residential Area 4 Houses with independent yards ensure the privac y o f each resident, and the wide pedestrian plaza in the middle can provide ample space for activities.
Historical Area
Residential Area 2
In addition to the preservation of the memories of the older people, the historical, scenic spots also attract people to visit and learn the local history and culture.
Historic buildings
Commercial area
Landscape
Medical care area
Educational area
Parking lot
Design focus
N
Residential area
The compact arrangement of houses and the small outdoor space at a glance form a private space with a sense of security, but it will not hinder the daily communication between residents.
The Activity of The Community in 24H
4 AM
The hospital keeps in touch with the apartment building next to it to deal with the emergency and prepares supplies for the day.
8 AM
The community became active, and residents carried out activities such as daily purchases and morning exercises.
12 NN
Commercial streets and historically preserved scenic spots are all open, attracting many people from inside and outside the community. Communit y canteens provide good dining options for the elderly.
4 PM
The afternoon in the community is a leisure time for the elderly. The activity center and outdoor green space meet their exercise, entertainment, and social needs.
8 PM
In the evening, the residents gradually returned home, and some people purchased the next day’s goods or had some after-dinner entertainment.
12 MN
Hospitals and community health stations will operate late into the night to ensure assistance to residents.
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USER JOURNEY One Day in Elderly-friendly Community
8 AM
A pillbox with a timer reminds the elderly to take their medication on time.
3 PM
Seniors can attend classes at the community center and learn to use modern technology products such as smartphones with the help of volunteers.
4 AM
The smart pillow detects the health condition of the elderly while they sleep and automatically sends a distress signal to the community medical center when abnormalities are detected.
12 NN
Intersection lamp posts that emit red laser light are more visible to alert the elderly and oncoming traffic, improving the safety of the elderly crossing the street.
4 PM
The elderly can exercise outdoors in the green park using various exercise equipment according to their preference.
10 AM
Volunteers regularly organize activities in the community to enhance the seniors' sense of community involvement and encourage them to get out and participate in more activities.
8 PM
After a day out , seniors are able to quickly and safely get home with a one-touch cab call machine on the side of the road.
6 PM
The practical long-handled umbrella has a built-in positioning chip, which can assist the elderly in walking, as well as provide family members with the movement trajectory of the elderly, reducing the risk of losing the elderly with cognitive impairment.
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DETAIL DESIGN 1 In Front of Community Center
2 Intersection of Commercial Street & Parking Lot
Design Focus 1
Design Focus 2
The free market provides a trading place for residents who are willing to cook and the surrounding vendors to increase daily communication with a human touch.
The community center mainly provides indoor activity spaces for residents to eat, watch movies and operas.
The roof balcony of the building at the intersection can be a good choice for elderly residents to observe the others and the scene.
Ample outdoor plaza space can meet the needs of residents for dancing, exercise, parent- child ac tivities , etc., and can make like-minded friends in an open environment.
3 The Shared Balcony of Residential Area 3
The 6m wide two-lane road is based on the guidance of "traffic stabilization", which provides residents with relatively safe walking protection by reducing the speed of vehicles.
Resting stools are placed every 25m on the long pedestrian street, so that pedestrians can slow down as much as they want to rest and have a comfortable conversation at any time.
4 The Sqare of Residential Area 4
Design Focus 3 Design Focus 4
The shared balcony of 4 households has enough space for residents to carry out small-scale planting activities, including flowers, plants, vegetables and fruits.
The barrier-free large balcony is ver y suitable for residents to gather to chat , drink tea or play cards and mahjong. This can also promote social interaction among households.
Sliding doors are used to enter and exit the balcony to maximize the available space on the balcony. The translucent material facilitates observation and communication between indoors and outdoors.
The wide walking path has an activity area in the middle and a companion area on both sides, ensuring smooth travel while allowing residents to be fully infected by the vibrant community atmosphere.
Setting up an activity area in the middle of the walkway can provide a venue for regularly organized community activities. In addition, the activity area can serve as emergency lanes such as fire lanes and ambulance lanes when necessary.
The width of the walking path is enough to accommodate the carts of the vendors without affecting the passage. City breakfast carts in Shanghai can enter the community to provide services to residents.
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04
RESEARCH
CITY SET SAIL
Future Speculation
Future city design against global warming
TYPE: Personal Project PERIOD: 08.2021-11.2021 LOCATION: Earth
In addition to rising temperatures, global warming will also cause sea levels to rise substantially. In the long run, such an impact will gradually change the current climate system of the earth, and extreme weather such as drought or heavy rain will appear more and more frequently. This will make dry places drier and wet places wetter on a global scale (especially near the equator).
Global warming has increasingly affected people's work and life in recent years. The ensuing ex treme weather, such as high temperature and heavy rain, also threatened the survival of people in some areas to a certain extent. I envision the future based on some scientific predictions. Perhaps land is no longer the preferred place for human settlement . There must be a way for humankind to survive and build our own floating home on the vast sea. In this design project, I used simple controlled experiments to find suitable construction materials, combined with new science and technology and some of my own inferences, to envision a future city that adapts to the marine environment.
Since the industrial revolution, human society has produced more and more greenhouse gases. Due to excessive reclamation and deforestation, these gases cannot be absorbed in time, which has led to an increasingly serious problem of global warming.
According to the current forecast trends, whether due to the increase in sur face temperature, reduction in area or increase in extreme weather, the space and resources left for humans living on the land will be significantly reduced in the future. At that time, the slow-heating and vast ocean may become the second home for human survival and development.
Mind Map progressing medical technology
increasing surface temp
shrinking land
reducing cultivated area
decreasing crop production
reducing death rate
reducing fertility rate
population ageing
Land Reclamation increasing sea level
Aim: Make a vision for a future city that lives on the sea Objectives: (1)As a transitional stage from terrestrial life to marine life (2)Make full use of marine resources (3)Can withstand extreme weather (4)Resource sharing across continents Address: (1)Land shortage caused by global warming
close to the mainland
located
...?
affected by ocean currents
Global warming
drift
resist extreme weather at sea expansing ocean
Floating City
fresh water acquisition energy acquisition pollution discharge
Possible solution extreme weather
drought rainstorm
Exisiting issue & future threats
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RESEARCH
EXPERIMENT
Live On The Sea I investigated and speculated on the means of transportation, food and energy needed for the regular operation of the maritime city, which will clarify the direction for my further design.
In order to find out the best floating form for my floating home, I did 2 simple buoyancy experiments, which is to compare and analyze the best results by controlling variables.
Greenhouse Farming
ENERGY
[Experiment 1] --- Floating ways
Vertical Farming
FOOD
Rain
TRANSPORTATION
Biogarmentry
Seaweed Yarn
Land Vehicle
Solar Energy
ABOVE WATER
Enhance Happiness
Seaweed
Playdrough Rectangular
Press flat
Transform
Cut thin
Different CONTACT AREA
Different VOLUME
A&B
C&B
E&D
Electric fan Power 25W
Sectional stru ctu re m
Compare Between Land Reclamation & Floating City
Shape
H oo d C a
n al
Flo
te
Around 1800 M2/H
60
180
180
240
Total time (s)
10.05
10.20
11.49
9.46
ge
, Se
a t tl e
n
Construction difficulty
Around 200 $/M2
irp or t, Japa
Construction cost
e at A
Economic water depth: 20~30 M2
Disaster resistance
Less affected by meteorological disasters, no geological disasters
M
Fl o
Around 50 $/M2
Marine environmental pollution, ecosystem changes Environmental damage
ga
Same as land (even worse)
50-100 years
n Point Floati
an
Marine environmental pollution, deterioration of coastal ecology, reduction of wetlands, soil erosion
Stability
re e
Permanent
ng
Br
id
erg
nal Airpor t, Jap
Construction speed
Ev
a t io rn
Around 7140 M2/H
Total rotation angle (°)
ge Brid
sa i In
Acrylic water tank 300*200*200 (mm)
oon type LFS/V pont LFS
ing
Floating City (LFS/VLFS) Large floating structures (LFS) and very large floating structures (VLFS), studied by the international marine engineering communit y, can use huge floating structures to reduce environmental damage and comply with sustainable development.
f el o od
at
Land Reclamation Land reclamation is currently widely used in the world. Due to mature technology, construction costs less money and time, but it will cause irreversible damage to the natural environment. In the long run, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. K an
Different DENSITY
Omega-3
Wave Energy
nt
Playdrough Rectangular
Low Fat Protein
Seafood
Seaweed Roof
Ce
Playdrough Flat cylinder
[Experiment 2] --- Floating shapes
Submarine
Seaweed Brick
jk, The N luitdi e th Af s er la
Playdrough Sphere
The experiment results show that floating bodies A, C, and E have greater buoyancy. Among them, floating body C has the largest surface area on the water. As the prototype of the city I envision, it can accommodate more residents by obtaining more construction areas under the same consumables. Therefore, in the form of C, I conducted a second experiment on the shape of the floating body.
Tide Energy
Algae Fuel
s
Pingpong Sphere
Ship
Carbon sequestration
nd
E
UNDER WATER
CITY
Water Vehicle
Edible Seaweed
on g
D
Change material
Farm Produce
Wind Energy
Seaweed Plastic
ng K
C
Water Plane
Seaweed Paper
Ho
B
Aquaponics
Land Crops
l, ra
A
Outdoor Farming
Less restriction on water depth
The experimental results show that the TRIANGLE has the second-fastest drifting speed and the smallest rotation angle. Therefore, I determined TRIANGLE as the fundamental shape unit of floating homes to save more energy and maintain relative stability during the drifting distance of the city.
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MODEL ANALYSIS Shapes Growing
The Energy-Production-Waste Systerm By combining relevant repor ts and l i t e ra tu r e , I d e s i g n e d a r e s o u r c e acquisition and energy cycle system that is basically suitable for long-term sailing cities. I hope it can save part of the city's consumption while reducing the pollution damage to the marine environment and climate.
The fully automated production will plan the workload and material distribution scientifically based on the city demand data collected for the corresponding production work.
PIER
PRODUCTION AREA
COMMERTIAL AREA
RESIDENTIAL AREA
Basic Unit = 280 residents 2800 M2
This part is the area for most production activities, and the small area is convenient for flexible combinations.
8400 M2
This par t is where mo s t people live and live, and a large area is conducive to high stability.
LOW YF ERG EN
Functional Part Living Part
ECOLOGICAL AREA
30000 M3
This part is the main driving force of city sailing and can provide buoyancy as a pontoon.
36000 M3
This part can reserve some resources to withstand extreme weather on the sea.
Power Part Storage Part
The energy extracted by the different machines will be quickly distributed to the demanded places according to the cit y information data map.
Intelligent recognition of the waste disposal system will maximize the extraction and conversion of usable elements as energy.
CHEMICAL TREATMENT AREA
City Development No. 001
No. 002
No. 003
No. 004
No. 005
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ROUTES ANALYSIS & DESIGN Ocean Currents Analysis
close to land
close to land
City Vovage Process
Supply
on the sea
close to land
Maintain
Build
The seawater conveyor belt diagram shows the flow path of seawater carrying heat in several oceans. Following it, cities can obtain more heat energy for resource production and life.
It shows the direction of surface seawater flow. Following this trajectory can reduce unnecessary navigation fuel consumption in the urban sector and make it easier to replenish resources between continents.
on the sea
Simplified Surface ocean current map
on the sea
Simplified sea water conveyor belt map
Shortage
Set off
Production
Permanent sea drifting life is not suitable for human development, so based on the current situation of ocean currents, I have formulated 5 city sailing routes in different sea areas. So as to alleviate the shortage of land resources and form the sharing of continent resources in each route.
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Based on scientis ts ’ predic tions f or major metropolitan areas and urban agglomerat ions wor ldwide that are projected to be at risk of substantial flooding by 2050, I set the starting point for city sailing in these cities.
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Major metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations worldwide that are projected to be at risk of substantial flooding by 2050
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FINAL DESIGN
The top of the tall building in the commercial part is an excellent wind power farm. The center building is the tallest, and the roof is installed with headlights to act as a beacon of the city.
Part of the living space can be used as public places such as libraries, gymnasiums, and art galleries to provide residents with spiritual and cultural services and meet social interactions.
The solar panel roofs on each floor of residential houses can provide primary living resources such as electricity, freshwater, hot water, airconditioning and so on for each household in time.
Through the construc tion o f water and under water ecological park to slow down the deterioration of the climate. At the same time, it can also provide residents with a comfortable natural landscape.
The production area with various planting methods can meet different production needs. The under water par t can cultivate aquatic products such as seaweed in large quantities to maintain the operation of the city.
A s an indispensable par t of the maritime city, the pier part is designed as a dis tribu tion center corresponding to different transportation scales.
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BIRD VIEW
BLOCK CAMPUS
Modular dormitory area improvement
TYPE: Team Project PERIOD: 10.2021 LOCATION: Jiangxi, China
This is a school team project to renovate the student dormitory area of Jiujiang Vocational College in Jiangxi Province, China. Based on the questionnaire survey results of college students and the size of the site, we decided to plan and design the student dormitory area in the form of modular combination, in order to meet the diverse campus life activities of college students in the rapid construction. I provided the main design ideas in the team, and was responsible for the overall planning and design of the road land of the dormitory area, as well as the specific design of the leisure garden, event venue and transition module sites.
MASTER PLAN
DETAIL DESIGN Leisure Garden (8×24 m2)
The walls in the road separate different areas, and the o p e n i n gs e nsu re sm o o th visual and spatial experience.
The hollow brick wall has a certain effect of light transmission and ventilation while enclosing the space.
The circular venue provides a relatively open place for people to gather.
Event Venue - d (8×40 m2)
Form different enclosed spaces to meet the different needs of community activities.
Removable wooden boxes, students can freely combine according to their needs.
Motorway
Social space (8×8 m2)
Leisure garden (8×24 m2)
Transition space (4×8 m2)
Existing shop
Sidewalk
Semi-indoor corridor (8×16 m2)
Event venue (8×40 m2)
Student avenue
Entrepreneurial space
Aim: Create campus space for modern diversified needs Objectives: (1)Enrich land use function (2)Standardized land size (3)Rationalize space for students and cars
Traffic Flow Main road (9m)
Functional Planning Secondary road (6m)
Sidewalk (2m)
Dormitory module (28×416 m2)
Study room/studio
Event Venue - e (8×40 m2)
Student avenue block (9800 m2)
Colored pavement on the ground creates a lively, Dynamic visual effects.
The cur ve d shap e is similar to that of a ship, echoing the history of the school.
Use waste wood on the sur face, turning waste into treasure.
Address: (1)Make good use of the waste space on the original site (2)Meet the diversified needs of students after class
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London Zoo Redesign (Group, 2019)
OTHER WORKS
Architectural Pen Drawing (Personal)
This group project was done during the UCL summer school course in 2019. It required us to redesign the London Zoo based on personal feelings after visiting the place. I was responsible for designing the "Observation Park" at the entrance. Model Making Process I used hard materials such as iron wire, cardboard , plaster as the main body shaping material and used coloured paper, ribbons, reflective paper, etc., for decoration. Observation Park Draft
Observation Park Model
Xiamen University Art Academy College Back Garden Redesign (Group, 2020) This is a group assignment done during the school course in 2020. It required us to redesign the abandoned back garden in Xiamen University Art Academy College to facilitate the use of more teachers and students. I participated in the whole process of research, design and model making. Research & Collation
Model Making Process We use waste newspapers, plaster, iron wire as the main shaping materials, cork strips, cellophane, etc., for decoration.
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