Portfolio by Yuchen Wang

YUCHEN WANG Selected Work From 2017-2021 Master of Landscape Architecture | Univerisity of Washington yuchew96@gmail.com

MY DREAM IS TO DESIGN FOR PEOPLE, FOR NATURE, TO CREATE A BRIDGE BETWEEN THEM.

CONTENTS 01 Heaven of Birds

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Ecological Path in Lake Luo Ma Birds Protection | Ecological Design

02 Memorial for Victims

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To Memorize Dead People in Tianjin Harbor Explosion Memorial Park | Ecological Design

03 Have a Loop Circle

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Sika Deer Industry in Rural Area Industrial Revival | Urban Planning

04 The Green Power

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Design Green Data Center Security | Green Building and Community

05 A Hugging Bench A Design-built Bench for Jean Walkinshaw Memorial | Design-Build

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Atlantic Flyway

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EAWAF

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01 Heaven of Birds Ecological Path in Lake Luo Ma Birds Protection | Ecological Design Data: Autumn, 2017 Type: Individual work Area: 40 ha

Typical Species Migatory Bird

Ciconia ciconia

Anser Aythya Aix albifrons baeri galericulata

Otis Falco columbarius tarda

Grus Fringillaz japonensis montifringilla

Ciconia nigra

Larus canus

Passing Bird

Egretta Fulica Accipiter gentilis eulophotes atra

Apus pacificus

Resident Bird

Paradoxnis heudei

Horonis fortipes

Picus canus

Recently, migratory birds are suffering rapid declines in population. Lacking habitat, car accidents are the result of the death of migratory birds. The project is located in Suqian, through EAAF. With some birds flying non-stop for more than 11,000km and up to 10 days without food or water, the project will be a crucial re-fueling and breeding stop on the EAAF. Four kinds of habitats are designed for a variety of birds. The aim of the project is to create an ecological corridor to link the Luo Ma Lake and San Tai Moutain Forestry Park, helping the birds to migrate, rest and inhabit.

Upupaepops

The project is located in the East Asian-Australian flyway, 1 of 8 global north-south flyways, is now the world’s most threatened due to the loss of bird foraging habitat by coastal urbanization.

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The Master Plan

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SAN TAI MOUTAIN FORESTRY PARK

LUO MA LAKE

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Connect Water System

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Use water to improve scenery Increase the biodiversity

Integrate urban nodes into the park Make links into the park

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1 the main entrance (north) 2 by the river 3 lane in forest 4 by the pool 5 log cabin 6 the main entrance (south) 7 the grassland

8 parking lot 9 wooden platform 10 bamboo house 11 central plaza 12 pigeon house 13 garden road 14 children playing space

15 tree square 16 the swan lake 17 waterfront platform 18 view bird tower 19 round hearing installation 20 wetland system 21 sound installation

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The Habitat Analysis

Building Wetland

Plaza

Lake Garden

Road Forest Water Network Green land

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This is a triangle cone-shaped bird hide. People can rest and observe the bird nearby.

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The installation is placed in the forest. People can go into this structure to observe the animals in the forest.

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Not only the structure is a bird hide but also an entertainment place for children on their scale.

A bird observe tower makes people can observe the birds in the distance.

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Feeding Installation

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This installation sits by the lake, where Individuals can walk into and observe the swan in a short distance.

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This installation models after the flying birds on which children can play.

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This installation provides food for the birds. People can interact with the birds.

This installation is a rest space for both the people and birds.

Flying birds can take food on this installation.

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Feeling Installation

Sound Installation Cement

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This installation is called sound maze. People can use the telephone receiver to receive the sound of the bird.

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This sound installation can translate the sound signal into the sound waveform.

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People can touch the specimen of the bird in this feeling installation.

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This installation has many butterfly specimens which can act as a place for people to pose for a photo.

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People Activities

Bird habitats are made to meet the demand for the survival of the birds. Individuals are supposed to observe the birds at different distances due to 04 different species of birds.

Background

02 MEMORIAL FOR VICTIMS To memorize dead people in Tianjin Harbor Explosion Memorial Park | Ecological Design Data: Summer, 2017 Type: Individual work Area: 72 ha In my view, landscape architecture can not only describe the beauty of the scenery but also tell the sorrow of the disaster.

Landscape architecture should convey a powerful message of humanity’s enduring strength and survival. It is supposed to comfort survivors and tell the truth of history.

The project keeps containers in the shipping company and the pit formed in the explosion as elements to shape a memorial space. The containers are recycled as pavilions and the pit is retained as a lake. People can choose to wander under the water or walk along with the lawn.

The aim of this project is to remember the people who died in the disaster and the firefighters who died, and hope that the survivors and their families can have a place to cherish the memory of the victims.

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Master Plan

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1 Entrance Square 2 Memorial Avenue 3 Entrance of the Pit 4 Ponds 5 Underwater Bridge 6 Waterfront Plaza 7 Origami Light Ship 8 Container Tower 9 Column Forest 10 Mirror Square 11 Stone Square 12 Containers 13 Cafeteria 14 Grass Slope 15 Birch Plaza

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The spatial sequence is designed to make people feel the emotion of the site. Different openness and vision of the routes allow people to have different feelings.

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Plant Strategy

Phytoremediation Analysis

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Water hyacinth is an efficient water purification plant. The sodium cyanide in water can be effectively degraded.

The roots of the willow can absorb the sodium cyanide in the soil. Due to the Salicaceae's characteristic of the fastgrowing, the willow can help recover the ecosystem.

Birds and small animals are attracted by the wetland ecosystem, bringing the vitality to the site.

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Two kinds of plants are used to solve the leakage of the sodium cyanide, the water hyacinth and the Salicaceae. These kinds of plants tend to grow quickly. They are able to absorb the sodium cyanide through the growing. As the birds and animals attracted by the plants, a new and health eco-system is going to be produced.

Methods to Purify the Soil

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INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION LOGGING BAN landscape architecture China

03 HAVE A LOOP CIRCLE Sika Deer Industry in Rural Area Industrial Revival | Urban Planning Data: Summer, 2018 Type: Individual work Area: 10.5 ha The village is located in the Heilongjiang Province, northeast of China. However, the northeast area is in recession.

The birth rate of the district is declining every year. The economical gross depends on the forest in this area. However, Xi, Jinping banned logging in 2015. Therefore, villagers lost the source of income. Due to the forest protection, the people in Cuiling village cannot live on logging. Therefore, a new industrial chain is built to activate economic development. The Sika deer industry is fit for the weather and the environment of the village. Sika deer tourism, sika deer breeding, sika deer product selling consist of the industry chain.

In addition, a loop is designed to connect the functional zones. This loop serves as a transportation function, allowing villagers to live conveniently and a symbol to attract tourists.

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In order to establish the sika deer industry, the village has to be transformed. Four new types of housing are designed to keep the maximal retention of the original housing structure

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Various functional zones are supposed to be linked.

Loop A loop is designed to connect the functional zones.

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T h e vo l u m n i s d e s i g n e d a s a functional center and trans-portation junction.

Industrial Analysis Multiple Levels he circulation are managed by the loop and make the life of villager not distributed by tourist.

Entrance The entrance are made to attract the people living around. Tourists can arrive this village via highway.

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1 Entrance 2 Commercial Area 3 Deer Breeding area 4 Doe Breeding area 5 Shop 6 Sightseeing District 7 Viewing Area 8 Young Deer Area 9 Sika Deer Passage 10 Product Processing Area 11 Landscape Avenue 12 Homestay Area 13 Village Committee 14 School 15 School Entrance 16 Village Entertainment 17 Parking Lots 18 Farmland 19 Dwelling District

Embellish

The loop building work as a landmark building to attract more tourists and embellish the envirnment of the villlagers.

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Sika Deer Industry & Public Space

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04 THE GREEN POWER Design Green Data Center Security | Green Building and Community Data: Fall , 2020 Type: Group work Work with Karen, Ningyi The design challenging of the project is to balance the relationship among security of the data center, community engagement and energy efficiency. The objective of this project is to build a sustanable data center and create a resillient and secure landscape. The important concept of this concept is to connect the Data Center to Highway to allow people to engage in the public acitivities.

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Site Analysis

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05 A Hugging Bench A design- built bench for Jean Walkinshaw Memorial | Design-Build Data: Fall , 2019 Type: Group work Work with Hexiang, Mengting, Sam This bench is built to memorize Jean Wakinshow, a respectable lady, an American television producer.

She produced a weekly series, Face to Face, which in 1968 was the only local program series in the U.S. to consistently report on attitudes of minority peoples.

We design this hugging bench and we hope that strangers of different classes, races, and identities can sit in the same chair to meet and know each other.

Construction Details

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PROFESSIONAL WORKS

01_Peking Opera Graffiti Design

02_Floating Wetland

Built work Cooperated with Liyang Chen Date: Nov. 2018 Site: Wuxi The design concept comes from the Peking Opera facial makeup skatepark during internship period as been built.

Built work Instructed by Liyang Chen Date: Nov. 2019 Site: Seattle Worked with the Green Future Lab, we build the floating wetland prototype to take a research on the plant species and

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03_Peking Opera Graffiti Design

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Professional Work Cooperate with Feiming Song Date: Nov. 2018 Site: Nanjing This project is a commercial plaza. We worked for Longfor Company to design an activated public realm, and provide the opportunity for children to have memorable experiences.

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CONSTRUCTION WORK

WATERCOLOR PAINTING

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