yuelinliu_portfolio_year1_term1 by Yuelin Liu

RESTORATION OF THE CITY SENSES

Studio 05: " False Summits "

YUELIN LIU

MLA YEAR 1

STUDENT NUMBER: 21087780

BARC0116 & BARC0117: LANDSCAPE DESIGN 1&2

TUTOR: LAURENCE BLACKWELL THALE & PETE DAVIES

RESTORATION OF THE CITY SENSES

Studio 05: " False Summits "

Human’s inherent senses and exploration of nature are domesticated by long-term manmade intervention. At the same time, the human-centered construction of urban areas squeezes the living space of animal and plant species.

However, the wildness that separates nature from humans is an underestimation of the natural richness of the city which hinders humans to capture and appreciate non-human life forms. Cities can also serve as sites of wild where the seasons, the weather, the topography and the body are experienced.

The process of wilding is a reinterpretation of urban environment and inner natural forms. In this way, recording, enhancing and amplifying the different scales of natural life forms and dynamic movement to show luxuriance and vitality of nature which maintain the wildness in cities. With

the transformation from landscape to microcosm, humans can capture the experience of wildness and senses, and put them as specimens into a cabinet of curiosities that record natural stories and geological information.

My research is seeking to make some of the hidden natural forms of cities visible again. In this way, my interventions and devices could be seen as trig points in the city, mapping and marking different environmental conditions and experiences.

By Michael Pederson

/ "FALSE SUMMITS"

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Chapter 1: JOURNEY FROM SUMMIT TO SUMMIT

PROJECT BACKGROUND SITE RESEARCH STORY BOOK

Chapter 2: REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE

REMOVE THE CITY SENSES RESEARCH HIDDEN NATURAL FORM

Chapter 3: AMPLIFY & RE-AWANKEN - SCALE

URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS & EXPERIENCE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MODEL

Chapter 1 /Project Background

JOURNEY FROM SUMMIT TO SUMMIT

"The Trig Pillars"

By Shaun Fradsham

From1936 to 1962, there were about 6500 trig pillars installed across the country by OS. The Trig Pillars are some concrete structure which positioned in the landscape for the making of maps. In this way, mostly of them located on the hilltops for the purposes of visibility.

TRIG POINT, HELVELLYN

By Jeremy Ashcroft By Ordnance Survey

These trig points provide a base for the theodolites used by the survey teams, promoting accurate mapmaking. In addition, The network formed by thr trig pillars mark the landscape and geographical

By Ordnance Survey

location. Nowadays, with the development of GNSS, they are no longer used to the making of maps, although they still act as a frame of reference for walkers.

Therefore, the trig points provide a new invisible dimension to record and survey landscape. The system of my interventions and devices could be seen as trig points in the city, mapping and marking different environmental conditions and experiences.

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WIN HILL

/ CHAPTER 1: Journey From Summit To Summit PROJECT BACKGROUND

1: Journey From Summit To Summit

"Summits in London" PROJECT BACKGROUND

By Economist

Since 1937, the policy named the 'St Paul’s Heights' has operated in London to protect and enhance local views of the Cathedral.

The historic skyline, buildings and landscape which travel information as trig points are gradually submerged by the city. In this way, most of summits are invisible in urban space and the journey between different summits are blank.

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Primrose Hill Primrose Hill ST Paul's Cathedral ST Paul's Cathedral Greenwich Park Greenwich Park

1: Journey From Summit To Summit

"Manmade Summit"

ST Paul's Cathedral is broken down into fragments by the outline of the city's architecture and reassembled as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle in mind.

At the same time, as an important religious site within the city, the St paul shows not only a physical summit but also a religious spirit. The height shows a power

SITE

ST Paul's Cathedral / CHAPTER

RESEARCH

Restoration Of The City Senses Greenwich Park Primrose Hill

1: Journey From Summit To Summit

"Natural Summit"

The three different height attract different activities and duration. Summit enhances immediate heightened experience and mid-rise attracted people to stay. However, ground level shows contiuous movement.

SITE RESEARCH

Primrose Hill

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Restoration Of The City Senses The summit of Primrose Hill is 65m above the sea level and the limiting height of seeing ST Paul's Cathedral is 59m above the sea level. SUMMIT SUMMIT LIMITING HEIGHT OF SEEING ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL 65M 59M

ACTIVITY

DURATION OF STAY POPULATION MID-RISE GENTLE SLOPE View, Stay

Stay

Walk dogs, Stroll, Exercise

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"Natural Summit"

The summit of Greenwich Park is 50m above the sea level and the limiting height of seeing ST Paul's Cathedral is 47m above the sea level.

Summit enhances immediate heightened experience. However, ground level shows contiuous movement. Compared with Primrose Hill, the steep mid-rise ramp is difficult to stay and ascent.

Greenwich Park

SITE

RESEARCH

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ACTIVITY

DURATION OF STAY

VIEW

50M 47M

SUMMIT

ASCENT STROLL

POPULATION MID-RISE GENTLE SLOPE View, Stay, Education Ascent Walk dogs, Stay

/ CHAPTER 1: Journey From Summit To Summit STORY BOOK

In the process, we are surrounded by city and the summits are invisible. Our brain makes cross-connections between the senses to record and analysis huge amount of outside information. The fragments of senses and Microcosmos required enhancment.

"The Jorney From Summit to Summit"

Primrose Hill - ST Paul's Cathedral - Greenwich Park Restoration Of The City Senses

/ CHAPTER 1: Journey From Summit To Summit STORY BOOK

"The Primrose Hill - ST Paul's Cathedral"

Lamb’s Conduit St

Gloucester Ave

"One day of a dog"

"Waste & Collector"

Holborn Viaduct

"Outline & Composition"

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/ CHAPTER 1: Journey From Summit To Summit STORY BOOK

"ST Paul's Cathedral - Greenwich Park"

Restoration Of The City Senses Train Station "Urban Crevice" "Rain" "Microcosmos" Greenwich Park Greenwich Park

Chapter 2 /Sensory Research

REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE

"A Moment Of The Journey"

Manmade intervention makes our environment more safe but sensitive. on the contrary, our senses become insensitive.

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REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE REMOVE THE CITY

/ CHAPTER 2: REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE REMOVE THE CITY

"Fold The City"

Romove

the city and reveal hidden

nature forms.

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Restoration

CHAPTER 2: REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE SENSES RESEARCH

"Sensory Map"

VIEWPOINT

JOGGING STUDENTS BIRD DOG MUSIC CONSTRUCTION FOOD BELL SCENT BOTTLE

CATHEDRAL TRAIN BUS UNDERGROUND STATION WINDOW VIEW FOOTPRINT RIVER PLANT WIND SLOPE CHESTNUT RAIN DEFOLIATION BREATH SIGHT SMELL TOUCH HEARING TASTE

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"Topography"

ST Paul's Cathedral is about 45M above sea Level taller than Primrose Hill and 66M above sea Level taller than Greenwich Park.

Visible Range of ST Paul's Cathedral Restoration Of The City Senses

"Sensory Rythm"

The variation and composition of urban space brings different rhythms of feeling. Height intensifies the transience, allowing people to focus on the environment and reducing urban distractions. The summit can provide an open view and the natural and simple but strong smell.

Restoration Of The City Senses / CHAPTER 2: REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE Senses Research

Primrose Hill Greenwich Park ST Paul's Cathedral

HEARING TOUCH

Visible Range of ST Paul's Cathedral

VISION SMELL

"Dig The Surface"

Human’s inherent senses and exploration of nature are domesticated by long-term manmade intervention..

WILD PLACES

By Robert Macfarlane

FORGOTTEN STREAMS

By Cristina Iglesias

Our senses capture signals of hidden natural forms, creating different conditions and experiences. Thereforee, digging the surface ,and recording, enhancing and amplifying the microcosm seems to be a way to evoking the ability of senses.

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2: REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE HIDDEN NATURAL FORM

THE

Clay+Silt+Sand

ORGANIC

SUBSOIL SUBSTRATUM BEDROCK

Clay+Silt Loam>Clay

SUBFACE

Loam>Clay Sand+Silt+Clay Loam Sand+Gravel Greenwich Park

Primrose Hill

SOIL TEXTURE ROCK TYPE

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HIDDEN NATURAL FORM

"Green Land"

22 Improved

Grassland Artifical Ground Broadleaved Woodland Parks Arable and Horticulture Inland Rock Summit Route

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HIDDEN NATURAL FORM

"Soil Texture"

Loam>Clay Sand>Loam Clay Artifical Ground Summit Route Restoration Of The City Senses

24 Very High High Moderate Low Summit Route "Maximum Permeablity" Restoration Of The City Senses / CHAPTER 2: REMOVE THE CITY - EXPERIENCE HIDDEN NATURAL FORM

Chapter 3 /Design Development

AMPLIFY & RE-AWANKEN - SCALE

/ CHAPTER 3: AMPLIFY & RE-AWANKEN- SCALE

URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS & EXPERIENCE

"Sense Mapping"

VISION SMELL

HEARING

TOUCH

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SMELLMAP AMSTERDAM By Bernardo Fleming Olfactive Design Studio

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URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS & EXPERIENCE

"Trig Pionts - Petrichor & Wind"

WEATHER

Rainy

WEAKEN SENSES

Sunny

Autumn

When a raindrop lands on a porous surface, air from the pores forms small bubbles, which float to the surface and release aerosols which carry the scent. Microcosmos

Plants That Grows In Urban Crevices

SEASON

Spring

Summer Winter

PETRICHOR WIND

WIND TUNNEL EFFECT

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CABINET OF CURIOSITIES

Cabinet of Curiosities housed objects including ore, animal and plant specimens and so on which require a long-distance adventure and record a story and geographic information.

And my device seems to be a Cabinet of Curiosities, collecting, recording and showing story and senses.

Cabinet of Curiosities, 1599 Collection: American Museum of Natural History Layer 1: Site Layer 2: Terrain Layer 3: Soil Texture Layer4； Green Cabinet of Curiosities (c. 1690) By Domenico Remps

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"Devices"

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PETRICHOR

Greenwich Park

WIND

Primrose Hill ST Paul's Cathedral

Layer 1: Site

Layer 2: Terrain

Layer 3: Soil Texture

Layer 4: Green

& RE-AWANKEN- SCALE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

OPENING UP THE SOANE

By Sir John Soane's Museum

Recording, enhancing and amplifying the different scale of natural life forms and dynamic movement to show luxuriance and vitality of nature in cities. Macroscoic world becomes a microcosm, and the envirionment we 're in convert to objects which can be controlled flexibly.

The interventions could be seen as trig points in the city, mapping and marking different environmental conditions and experiences.

"Elements" Restoration Of The City Senses / CHAPTER 3: AMPLIFY

"Devices"

The Scent of Desire: Discovering Our Enigmatic Sense of Smell by Rachel Herz

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According to the working principle of petrichor, the device simulates the environmental conditions, providing rain and porous surface inorder to make petrichor.

With macroscale converting to microscale, the change of scale amplify and re-awanken the senses which capture the immediate experience. It also shows how the wind direction affect microclimate and natural smell.