Y U H A N WA N G
S E L E C T E D W O R K 2 017 - 2 0 21 MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE U N I V E R S I T Y O F P E N N S Y LVA N I A
1.COMMON LAND
2.BOTANY TO BIOTECH
3.HYDROGEN STEEL PLANT
4.FOLLOW THE SOUND
5.OTHER WORK
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania Expected May 2022 Master of Landscape Architecture Philadelphia, PA •Honors: Weitzman School of Design scholarships •Relevant courses: Planting Design, Design Software Workshop, Advanced Landscape Construction, Urban Ecology Nanjing Forestry University Bachelor of Furnishings and Industrial Design
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Design Studio III Producing City, Tianjin, China
June 2018 Nanjing,China
Jan 2021 – May 2021
•Traveled to the factory in Tianjin to learn about the direction of production line upgrades from engineers, and interview nearby residents. •Studied successful examples of low carbon transitions at other steel plants. •Created a proposal based on the transformation of the steel plant to reduce the conflict between environmental protection and production profitability. Design Studio V: Urban Resilience, Buffalo, NY Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 •Collaborated with 2-person team to analyze the Buffalo problem area using GIS to select potential design sites. •Traveled to Buffalo to conduct field research on vacant property and immigrant culture, analyzed results with the intent to control gentrification and ensure social justice.
WORK EXPERIENCE
GMX Studio July 2021 Landscape Architect Intern Shanghai, China •Created construction plans of the office building autoCAD and calculated the usable area. •Collect data for location analysis, summarize successful cases, and make presentation slides for the commercial real estate renovation project. Jiachen Architecture June 2020 – Aug 2020 Landscape Architect Intern Nanjing, China •Designed and created poster for an incubator with over 150 startups using Grasshopper and Illustrator. •Draw concept diagrams and renderings for the transformation of the incubator renovation using Photoshop and Illustrator. •Researched and designed storm water management for Pukou district. •Created 3D architecture model of tourist center using Rhino.
AWARDS
•Second Prize in the Winnipeg “on the Dock” Design Competition. •Third Prize in the 5th International Bamboo Products Industry Design Competition
SKILLS
•3D Modeling: Rhino(Grasshopper), Revit, 3Dsmax, Sketchup •Rendering: Vray, Lumion, Enscape, Keyshot •Video Production: After Effects •2D Visualization: AutoCAD, Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign) •Geo-Spatial Analytics: ArcGIS Pro •Sketch •Microsoft Suite
June 2018 Feb 2015
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COMMON LAND Collaborative Work Fall, 2021
HOW CLT WORKS We know that climate change is a reality. We know that migration is a reality. And we know that soon, the number of climate migrants around the world wil exponentially increase. Cities like Buffalo have begun to realize this and position themselves to accept new migrants. Buffalo trends in decreasing population have caused valid concerns; with population decrease comes infrastructural and economic problems for the people that still live there But what happens to residents of cities that rapidly expand? Usually this spells invest in profit-making mechanisms that tend to push people out rather than care for the people that lived there in the first place. Gentrification, as developers take hold and There is way out. By taking ownership of land as a community before it is privatized, people can both preserve what matters to them and develop in ways that are valuable to them. They can make money as land prices increase and become their own landlords in strategic, straightforward, equitable ways. They can design in sustainable ways that are and environmentally viable. Community land trusts are an important tool asa way to take power back for the people economically
ALTERNATIVE LAND OWNERSHIP MODELS
FRUIT BELT RESOURCE SHIFTS
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VULNERABILITIES AND CHALLENGES
DEMOGRAPHIC
HISTORIC BUFFALO REDLINING LOCATIONS
HEAT VULNERABILITY
ENVIRONMENT VULNERABILITY
LOW
BLACK HISPANIC
“GRADE A”
HIGH
“GRADE B”
ASIAN WHITE OTHER
“GRADE C” “GRADE D”
LOW
HIGH
LAND VACANCY TYPES OF VACANCIES BUFFALO POPULATION
LANDUSE DENSITY
DENSE COMMUNITY 22,000-23,000/mi 2/mi 2
MEDIUM-DENSE COMMUNITY 18,000-20,000/mi 2
LOW-DENSE COMMUNITY 7000-10000//mi 2
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT <5.000/mi 2
INDUSTRY ZONE >20.000/mi 2
PROPOSED
DENSE HOUSING
COMMUNITY GARDEN
COMMERCIAL CENTERS
MARKETPLACE
HEALTH CARE
JOB TRAINING/OPPO
VACANY TYPE AREA
RESIDENTIAL 1260ac
COMMERCIAL 935ac
INDUSTRIAL 915ac
LOTS 875ac
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VACANCY TYPE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL
VACANCY RATIO < 10% 10% - 15% 15% - 20%
VACANT PROPERFIES
20% - 25% > 25%
0'
5,000'
HIGH VACANCY RATE
FLOOD RISK AND STRATEGIES
STORM WATER SWALE
Keep the existing CSO system, using stormwater swale to slow down the flow of rainwater.
HOUSE GROWS WITH THE SIZE OF THE FAMILY BUFFALO HOUSING TYPOLOGY
HOUSING CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
AFFORDABLE CONSTRUCTION AND ENERGY SUPPLY EXCAVATION
EXISTING BLOCK CONFIGURATION
PROPOSED BLOCK CONFIGURATION
HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
COMMUNITY BIOGAS SYSTEM
GARDEN CONSTRUCTION
CLIMATE ADAPTIVE HOUSING SYSTEM RAMMED EARTH THERMAL PROPERTIES
RAMMED EARTH TYPICAL WALL
RAMMED EARTH INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
THERMAL PHASING 2021
2050
2030
2090
RAMMED EARTH HOUSE
CLIMATE AND SOCIAL RESILIENT PLANTING STRATEGY CLIMATE RESILIENT ECOLOGIES
TREES LIFE SPAN
STREET TREES
Ulmus americana
2021 57°F
Castanea dentata
2050 62°F
2090 66°F
64°F
POPULATION Acer rubrum
NATIVE RESIDENTS
STREET TREES
SPECIES SELECTION
SURVIVORSHIP 100% 50%
TIME:0
HALF-LIFE: half of the planted trees can be expected to die
30 YEARS
Ulmus americana
20' 10' 0'
IMMIGRANTS
Ginkgo biloba
-10'
Castanea dentata
SPECIES SELECTION BASED ON POPULATION MIGRATION AND GLOBAL WARMING
Prunus fruticosa
Vitis labrusca 'Concord'
BIO RETENTION SPECIES
Prunus persica 'Redhaven'
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Capsicum annuum Solanum lycopersicum Cucumis sativus Vitis labrusca 'Concord' Solanum tuberosum
-10'
Acer rubrum 20' 10'
Angophora hispida
0'
Prunus persica 'Redhaven'
-10'
Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus Prunus fruticosa Vitis labrusca 'Concord'
Ginkgo biloba 20'
Beltula papyrifera Acer rubrum Ginkgo biloba Castanea dentata Ulmus americana
10' 0' -10'
Betula papyrifera
SEASONAL PLANT SELECTION 1 YEAR
PLANTATION
1.Betula papyrifera
2.Acer rubrum
30 YEAR
PLANTATION
3.Ginkgo biloba
2.Acer rubrum
PLANTATION
4.Betula papyrifera
Schizachyrium scoparium
Sorghastrum nutans
10'
Hibiscus Sabdariffa
60 YEAR
30 YEAR
Elymus villosus
PLANTATION
5.Castanea dentata
PLANTATION
6.Acer rubrum
PLANTATION
7.Ulmus americana
PLANTATION
8.Ginkgo biloba
20' 10' 0' -10'
FRUIT TREES
Angophora hispida
Solanum torvum
STREET TREES FRUIT TREES
VEGETABLES
Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus
VEGETABLES
20'
Betula papyrifera
20'
100%
TIME:0 Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus
10' 0'
Viburnum dentatum
SPRING
Solanum torvum
-10'
SEASONAL PLANT SELECTION SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
NON INVASIVE ROOTS
20'
Angophora hispida
10' 0'
2021
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SHADE TOLERANT
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Prunus fruticosa 20'
VEGETABLES
10' 0'
MOISTURE TOLERANT
Capsicum annuum
-10'
Vitis labrusca 'Concord' HIGH TEMP DENSE SHADING
Solanum lycopersicum
20'
INCREASED PLANTINGS
CANOPY HEIGHT
2050
10' 0' -10'
Cucumis sativus
Prunus persica 'Redhaven' COLD TOLERANT
Solanum tuberosum
20' 10'
WET TOLERANT
0' -10'
HALF-LIFE: half of the planted trees can be expected to die
50%
40 YEARS
PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY STREETS AND FRUITFUL CORNER GARDENS PROPOSED STREET PLAN
WOODEN PALLET COMMUNITY USES
PROPOSED CORNER GARDEN PLAN
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BOTANY TO BIOTECH Collaborative Work Summer, 2021
FROM BOTANY TO BIOTECH GREENHOUSES
TRELLIS STRUCTURES
MORPHOLOGY
BOTANY
ETHNOBOTANY
VERTICAL FARMING
INVASIVE SPECIES BIODIVERSITY
ESPALIER
“EXINCT”SPECIES RESEARCH
BIOREMEDIATION
AGRICULTURE YIELD
FOOD PESTICIDES
HEALTH
HORTICULTURE
CONSERVATION
POLLARDING
INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS
PHARMACEUTICAL
COPPICING
GRAFTING
BIOFUEL BIOREMEDIATION
GMOS TRANSGENESIS
PLEACHING
PHARMACEUTICAL GENE THERAPY
TOPIARY
BIOTECH
BIOMATERIAL
TRANSGENESIS
BIOFUEL
BIOMATERIAL
GENE THERAPY
CURRENT CONTEXT
INDUSTRY, HORTICULTURE & COMMUNITY
FRAMEWORK REKNITTING WITH THREE CORRIDORS
58TH STREET
58TH STREET
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER TRAINING AND OUTREACH
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER
WOODLAND COMMUNITY CENTER
LIFE SCIENCE MANUFACTURING LIVING AND WORKING
LIFE SCIENCE MANUFACTURING
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HYDROGEN STEEL PLANT Individual Work Tianjin, China Spring 2021
CURRENT CONDITION CHALLENGES
STEEL PRODUCTION ANTICIPATION
WATER WASTED
CO2 EMISSION
community sewage
Water resource: industrial waste water,domestic sewage havent been separated
steel other
Fw <160°
recycled industry waste water
HEAT WASTED
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Traditional steel industry produce large amount of CO2
Waste heat lower than 160 Fahrenheit is currently wasted
Raw Steel Scrap Steel
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL STEEL DEMAND CONTINUES TO GROW
Iron Ore
STEEL PRODUCTION: Tianjin
Tianjin
THE STEEL INDUSTRY WILL REMAIN AN IMPORTANT TAX REVENUE IN TIANJIN GDP: Tianjin Steel Plants Rockcheck Steel Plant Residential Industrial Rockcheck Steel Plant Residential Industrial
HYDROGEN AND BIO-OIL AS THE KEY LEVER FOR CARBON NEUTRAL STEEL PRODUCTION RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMUNITY
POPULATION ESTIMATION students
residents
researchers
workers
2021 2060
750 1900
5400
2021
11000
2060
2021 2060
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2021 2060
1900
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2021
2060
The board of Rockcheck announced investing in H2
MARKET AND POLICY SUPPORT
More than 100 billion RMB has been invested in H2 Government commited to be carbon neutral by 2060
TECHNOLOGY
Thyssenkrupp has tested H2 in blast furnace LKAB has tested bio-oil in pellets plant
CARBON NEUTRAL
PHASED UPDATE OF WATER, MATERIAL AND HEAT CIRCULATIONS
2021
2030
2060
INSERTING NEW HYDROGEN PLANT INTO THE EXISTING CIRCULATIONS
EXISTING CIRCULATION
PROPOSED CIRCULATION
VACANT LOTS
WATER
MATERIAL
2.1 FILTER
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COMMUNITY SEWAGE
5.WATER TREATMENT PLANT
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BIO-OIL
2.3 PYROLYSIS 2.2 PREHEAT
H2
2.4 CONDENSATION
2.5 PURIFICATION
2.3 DARK FERMENT. FERTILIZER
2.6 DEEP PURIF.
SITE SELECTION BASED ON VACANCY AND DISTANCE
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2.water treatment plant . filter 4. preheat
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5. pyrolysis 6. dark ferment. 7. condensation purification . deep purification
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10. parking lot
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11. visitor center scale 1:2000
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VISUALIZATION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF HYDROGEN MAKING FILTER
PREHEATING
PYROLYSIS
DARK FERMENTATION
CONDENSATION
PURIFICATION
890°F 590°F
TEMPERATURE HEAT RESOURCE gas 212°F
liquid
113°F
solid
raw sewage
sludge
sludge
bio-oil
H2
MATERIAL
CONTAINERS
BF PELLETS
SAFE DISTANCE
HEAT REUSE Open air green house use waste heat to add greenery in Tianjin's winter
FILTER
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5.WATER TREATMENT PLANT
COMMUNITY SEWAGE
2.1 FILTER
2.4 COND.
H2
2.5 PURIFICATION
2.3 PYROLYSIS
d slu ge
BIO-OIL
2.2 PREHEAT 2.3 DARK FERMENTATION
FERTILIZER
FILTRATION CREEK
2.6 DEEP PURIFICATION
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bio-oil
2.4 cond.
H2
2.5 purif.
2.3 dark ferment. fertilizer
1. DARK FERMENTATION 2. UNDERNEATH THE LIFTED STRUCTURE Use cable car to collect used sludge, which can be sold as fertilizer Partially opened for educational purpose
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3. PRE-HEATING: MISTY POND
2.6 deep purif.
SEMI THEATER
dark fermentation tank
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CONDENSATION
community sewage
temperature
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2.1 filter d slu ge
bio-oil
2.4 cond.
H2
2.5 purif.
2.3 py. 2.2 preheat
2.6 deep purif.
2.3 dark ferment.
bio-oil
sintering
pyrolysis
fertilizer
AQUATIC PLANTS
CONDENSATION WATERFALL
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WATER PLAYGROUND
CONDENSATION WATERFALL
WATER PLAYGROUND
GATHERING PLACE FOR WORKERS AND VISITORS H2 PURIFICATION
H2 pipe
Na2CO3
absorb CO2
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THE SOUND OF CREEK Individual Work Fall 2018
All colors are translated into sounds... laboratory
And they ring infinitely sweet Like tones. — Rainer Maria Rilke, the Blinde Let us imagine that we are blind and can only use hearing to guide the tour. Use sound to shape a variety of perceived space. Since the definition of the perceived space itself is also the consciousness, the perceived space is hard to define. But we can still create different sound space by manipulate the landforms and vegetation to engineer sound. Nature is composer of sound while the process of design is sound engineering By changing the transparency continuously of perceived space to create a continuity, ambiguous spatial perception of in and out when roaming. Parametric design is used to logically analyze existing sounds and to specify the weights of effects of different factors on the sounds and ultimately use this strategy in design.
birds creek frog AC
SOUNDSCAPES OF BIRDS, CREEK, AND FROG
laboratory laboratory
creek rout
SOUND ENGINIEERING STRATEGY
SOUNDSCAPES Based on soundscapes recorded along the creek.
FACTORS
FACTORS INFLUENCE SOUND
LOUDNESS MEDIUM & DISTANCE
SLOPE DEPTH
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LOUDNESS(DB) WEIGHT
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SOUND AMPHITHEATERS SOUND SPREADING
MEDIUM CONTROL MEDIUM & DISTANCE = PLANTS+LANDSCAPE
AMPLIFY DIFFUSE SOUND FIELD
ABSORB
REFLECT
WATERFALL AMPHITHEATER SOUND FADING
DE-ESCALATE TREES
SOUND
REFLECT TALLER
SLOPE
DEPTH
SURFACE
DENSITY
FLOOD PLAIN AMPHITHEATER
MATERIAL
DE-ESCALATE: THROUGH ABSORB ABSORB
DE-ESCALATE
DENSER
AMPLIFY: THROUGH REFLECT
DE-ESCALATE: THROUGH REFLECT
SEASONAL RAINWATER POND
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OTHER WORK
GEO-SPATIAL AND PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS Individual Work Elevation 5 5 5
R1 Slope
Land Cover 15 15 15
R2 Soil Weighted Sum Slope 60 15 15
Slope
Target Buffer
Aspect
Flow 5 5 60
R3 Aspect Vacant Parcels
Contour Soil 15 60 5 Closest Vacant Parcels to Target Area
WEST PHILLY HIGH SCHOOL COURTYARD FURNITURE PROPOSAL Collaborative Work
MODULAR TABLE & PLANTER · reading · meditation · chill spot
PARAMETRIC SLAB BENCHES · chill spot · active play · reading · meditation
MODULAR BENCHES · chill spot · reading · meditation
DECK · yoga · chill spot · active play · reading · meditation
Master Plan
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SOUND VALLEY Collaborative Work We have been familiar with gardens or landscapes that attract tourists by color or shape. But in this project, we try to use sound of water to lead people moving forward. By creating different terrains, the beauty of nature will be introduced into the site. In the process of landscape designing, seasonal differences on wind direction and sunlight have been taken into consideration. Landscape will be combined with human activities of the site. We created wind tunnels, whisper walls, etc. Some specific sounds will be amplified in certain areas. The water and wind that pass through the site will be made full use of the create sounds of different tones and volumes. There are three elements of sound: Sound of Wind: Made by wind or breeze that blow through the valley or tunnel Sound of Water: Made by water beating the embankment
SOUND VALLEY PLANT LIST
BAMBOO SHOOTS TABLEWARE SET Individual Work
chopsticks shelf
winebowl
cup
bowl
MOON BOOKCASE Individual Work The moon is special in Chinese culture and its wax or wane is always connected with human life, representing the life changes. Therefore, this style of bookshelf takes moon as the subject and the design reflects the moon philosophy in furnitures. With the accumulation of books and knowledge, the moon bookshelf will become round, representing the fulfillment of learning and life.
Dowel joint
The lateral and vertical plates are connected with grooves equally half opened on them.
CAD PLAN OF PUKOU DISTRICT Internship Jiachen Architecture
SKETCHES
Yuhan Wang Master of Landscape Architecture University of Pennsylvania yuhanw@upenn.edu 215-578-1085