XUANJIE ZHAI LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
RESUME
XUANJIE ZHAI Date of birth: May 6,1999 Email: Zhai_Xuanjie1999@outlook.com Tel: (86)15501161230 Address: No.18, Shuangtasi street ,Yingze, district, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China EDUCATION BACKGROUND Beijing Forestry University (Project 211) Major: Landscape Architecture Degree: Bachelor ‘s Degree of Engineering Weighted score: 84.6 GPA: 3.58/4
HONORARY AWARD Third Prize of CHSLA College Student Design Competition Academic Excellence Scholarship At University level
01 More Than skiing
CONTEXTS
An airport regeneration to boostthe economy and relieve gaps.
SITE : Shenyang, Liaoning province, China TYPE : Group work TEAMMATE : Jiaqi Qiu, Yucheng Feng DATE : Sep. 2020 09/2017 － 06/2021
Background : Shenyang Dongta Airport, is the former civil airport in Shenyang City. With the development of urbanization, the abandoned airport has brought a lot of inconvenience to surrounding residents. The surrounding area gradually rises with tall buildings, rich people buy houses nearby, and civilians gradually move away from the city and move to the outskirts of the city. The problem of gentrification is becoming more and more prominent.
06/2019 - 09/2019 2019 - 2020
DESIGN EXPERIENCE ■ CHSLA College Student Design Competition (Third Prize) 06/2019 - 09/2019 Main work: Team leader; decision maker; drawing; modeling; rendering ■ Research on the Habitat of Animals and Plants in the Mining Area of Beijing Suburbs Published an introduction portfolio 06/2019 – 05/2020 Main work: data collection& analysis; document translation; 10,000 words research paper compilation SCHOOL PRACTICE ■ Participator of an 18-day study tour organized by Landscape Architecture Magazine: visited and studied many well-known landscape designs of5 cities in the Northeastern United States 2018 ■ Taught local children as a volunteer teacher in Nepal 2019 ■ Assistant of employment department of college 2019 ■ Member of photography association Beijing Forestry University 2018-2020 WORKSHOP ■ On Landscape Armatures-Landscape Architecture and Contemporary Urbanism Joint-teaching by Beijing Forestry University & University of Pennsylvania About: study on the approach which addresses multi-scalar design conditions focusing on the public realm Main work: data analysis; drawing; green land system design SOFTWARE SKILLS Adobe Photoshop ■■■■■ Adobe In Design ■■■■■ Adobe Illustrator ■■■■ Lumion ■■■■ Auto CAD ■■■■■ Rhinoceros ■■■■■ Grasshopper ■■■ Sketch up ■■■■
07/2019
02 Green Purifier
A park system to relieve the air pollution and solve site problems.
SITE : Beijing, China TYPE : Individual work DATE : Dec. 2020
Background : Along with the GDP highly increasing, the air pollution problem in Beijing gradually matters. Beijing needs more Green space to solve the pollution. Jingzhang railway is the frist railway all designed by chinese engineers in1909. After 110 years, it had transformed to a high-speed railway underground the original location. By using the abandoned railway scale, it provides a chance to clean the air.
03 The folded City
A Memorial landscape to memorize the disappearing urban villages.
SITE : Beijing, China TYPE : Individual work DATE : Apr. 2020
Background : As the capital of china, also one of the earliest developed city in china, Beijing actually has many urban villages in its area. But they are disappearing as the days wore on. The site will be integrated into a large scale park green space. So I plan to choose a site in the future park to build a memorial landscape to evoke people's site memory.
01 More Than skiing
BACKGROUND : URBAN GENTRIFICATION IN SHENYANG Shenyang Dongta Airport, also known as Fengtian East Airport in history, is the former civil airport in Shenyang City. It was built in 1921 and changed to military-civilian use in 1950.With the development of urbanization, the abandoned airport has brought a lot of inconvenience to surrounding residents. The surrounding area gradually rises with tall buildings, rich people buy houses nearby, and civilians gradually move away from the city and move to the outskirts of the city. The problem of gentrification is becoming more and more prominent.
Rich
THE DEMANDING CONFLICT BETWEEN THE HIGH-INCOME AND THE LOW-INCOME
Poor
As wealthy people become more interested in new recreational sports, such as skiing, they plan to transform an old airport in the city into a ski resort. But will that be good for everyone ďź&#x;
Multiple analysis Increasing demand
Low availability
With the development of economy, the demand for skiing is gradually increasing both in the highincome people and lowincome people, especially for the low-income group. China Ski Resort Demand Index
Entertainment
In Shenyang, there are significant differences in the frequency of skiing among people with different income levels. It is difficult for low-income people to enjoy skiing. Chinese different cities ski frequency
Pe o p l e w i t h d i f f e re n t income levels have different needs for ancillary functions of ski resorts. And Low-income people prefer public infrastructure, such as parks and squares. Ancillary Entertainment
The high-income people The low-income people
The high-income people The low-income people
Shenyang's gentrifocation gap widens 90%
Sight spot
What the rich wants
10%
The low
The high income people
income people
Spa Theme park Zoo Exhibition hall
What the poor wants
Park Shelter Playground Plaza
Gender of unemployed and laid-off
34.4%
65.5%
Unemployed education level
46.7% Junior
43.9% High
7.8% College
History development
1.9% University
Urban gentrification economic index
7% HIGH
80% HIGH
Unemployment rate
Processing manufacturing
Built by Xueliang Zhang as military airport in1921 Income level High income
Output value of three major industries
Tertiary industry Secondary industry Primary industry
Used as passenger airport until 1989
Low income
Transformed to one of the largest ski resort i the future
But does this mode do well in all areas? With the development of economy, the proportion of the secondary industry has decreased most, and it is the main cause of the low-income group.
The high income people
The low income people
Leisure and entertainment
Laid off
CLOSED Urbanization
Hollowing out
Dongta airport
STRATEGY : INDUSTRY CHAIN , NURSERY , SKI SLOPE Ski Park
Proposal
Existing Problems
Entertainment
Timber Industry Chain
Industrial Hollowing-out
Logging industry Processing plant Ski products Ski slope construction Water storage Nursery irrigation Public space
Multifunctional Park
Industrial Chain
Gentrification Increase
the rich
Upper Planning Vacant Land Transformation
Effectiveness
Gentrification Decrease
Ski Resort
Technical Post
the rich
Sense of Accomplishment
City Activation Employment Rate
Entertainment
Consumption Level
Winter sports field
Land Value
Device
Ski Supplies Ski slope
Felling
Processing
Store
Economic Growth
the poor
Happiness Index
Transmission
Felling
Pile
Cost of Production
Sell
Warehouse
Processing plant
Nursery Sales office
5 Years
Succession
10 Years 15 Years
Excavate
Dig sinks
Mound loosening
Reservoir
Underdrainage
Irrigation
Logging
Sawdust
Waste transportation
Truck loading Train chain transportation
Factory
Log
Sawdust
Ski slope
Timber tree
Replace
Sapling
PREFABRICATED SKI SLOPE : DIFFERENT WAYS OF READJUST TRAPEZOID
MASTER PLAN
Generation Streamline : connecting slums and urban roads
Slum Park Road
Prototype
Block : 30% recreation & 70% industry
Nursery Multifuction Park
Industrail Chain
Combination
Vertical design : ski slope & drainage
Complex
Ski slope Drainage
Extract
A
B
Legend 1 Timber processing plant 2 Nursery 3 Drainage 4 Lake 5 Junior ski slope
C
6 Scenery plant
D
7 Rest courtyard 8 Timber industry museum 9 Sales office 10 Senior ski slope E
Subtraction
A
Phase 1
B
C
D
E
Phase 2
Phase 3
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION PROCESS SPECIAL
TWO SEASON PERSPECTIVE ROADS
INDUSTRIAL CHAIN
NURSERY
SKI SITE
CITY PARK
Transport woods to factory
Plant trees for 20 hectare to provide 100t woods
Can serve more than 100000 people per year
Open free for the whole year
Production Line Connect the nearby communities 7
7
Ski site on top of building
3
Detect and process into wood panels
6 6
Sales Office of boards and ski equipment
2
slopin
g field
3
Grass
land
p ro c e s s s e c o n d a r i l y and transport to the second floor
5
1
Road Ra Canal
Transportation System to warehouse for storage
il Roa
d
Canal
Lake
Nurse
ry
Typical trees
Ski sit e
5 4 2
Sections
1
aspen
willow
Nurse
ry
paulownia
1-1
4 Transfer to the first floor, compress and strengthen the plate and transport
Transport throuth conveyor belt after the first wood parocessing
2-2
3-3
Production Rendering
Technician
Unloading zone
Processing plant Worker
Workshop Worker
Technician
Carpenter
Exhibition hall Visitor
SKI SLOPE ARE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
MODEL SPATIAL REPRESENTATION Nursery
I `m a construction engineer. I am responsible for building the ski slopes.
Industrial chain
I `m a technicial carpenter. The processing plantgive me a chanceto make exquisite ski products for visitors !
Walkways Construction details
City park
Hi bro! Do you want to do execise together ?
Yep! There are more and more green space in our communities!
Ice rink
Wow! The ice skate here are cheaper!
There are many types of ski equipment !
Ski slope
Ski boards, sled and other skisupplies are affordable. We have more chance to enjoy the space.
DIFFERENT CHARACTERS ALONG THE RAILWAY
02 Green Purifier
SITE AND ISSUE
Industrial waste
In Beijing, 80% area faced severe air pollution, especially in Haidain. By using the abandoned railway scale, it provides a chance to clean the air.
Site History
Adverse brain effects
Ash
In 1909, the frist railway all designed by chinese engineer s had been opened, named jingzhnag railway. After 110 years, it had transformed to a high-speed railway underground the original location.
Fossil fuels
Pa r t i c l e s t h a t re a c h the lungs may inflame them. releasing braindamaging cytokines.
cytokines Bajia Park
Site Location
Tsing University
In 1909, Tianyou Zhan designed the first railway all designed by the Chinese named Jingzhang Railway.
Wudaokou
Zhangjiakou Jingzhang Railway
In the past 30 years, the GDP of Beijing has increased to
Site Beijing
1500%,
with the cars number and industry developed. BUT the average green space per person has only increased to
Shijingshan
Green space to
Changping
solve the problem.
Dongcheng
Huairou Yanqing
Fengtai
Daxing Miyun Chaoyang
The air pollution index in different district in Beijing
100 50
2015
2016
2017
In 2010, high speed trains began to run on the Jingzhnag railway, so the separation between the two sides has increased.
The site longs 9 klios, and covers 330 hectare acres. More than 3 million people live aroud it.
Xizhimen
Surrounding Analysis
Residence
In 2022, in order to meet the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the new underground railway will be put into operation.
School Bussiness
pm2.5 pm10 SO₂
150
2014
Since 1985, Jingzhang Railway has become the main transportation trunk line in Beijing
Dazhong Temple
According to the different surrounding environment, the site can be divided into three blocks with different characteristics.
Xichneg
Fangshan
0
180%,
that tends to the terrible air pollution. Beijing needs more
Haidian
Yuan's ruin
2018
2019
The air pollution index and related disease trend in Beijing recent years
pm2.5 pm10 O3 NO2 SO2 CO
Although the air pollution tends to be better than before, lots of people still get respiratory disease caused by particle pollution.
Part I：technology and innovative area
Part II：historic and bussiness area
Part III：leisure and relaxing area
MULTIPLE STRATEGY
DESIGN FORM The inspiration is about the leaf of plants.
To expand the green space, making full use of plants is quite significant.
Operation Scenarios Indoor Use the outdoor plants and absorbing f ilm to protect the zone under the shell construction.
Microcosmic View
Connect the main entrance with road by using leaf shape.
Outdoor How Plants Help to absorb washed by the rain to leave the leaves and down to the soil
Analyze the path to form space and combine them.
Before
grabed by the leaves by wind
Design roads following the wind
Plant plants by layer
Design with terrain
Assemble green spaces
Set up different zones in appropriate place and connect them with organic roads.
Expand contact area
After
absorbed by the cell construction
FRAMEWORK Site location
Problems
Take one typical site as example to show the design. There are four major problems .
Strategies
Effects
Wudaokou District Air Pollution
Expand the Green
Cleaning Zone
open square in front of building
Gap of Two Sides
Connect the Near Blocks
Convenient Zone
Build Memorial Facility
Historical Zone
Provide Various Spaces
Playing Zone
idle space under the elevated railway
Lack of Protection for Heritage idle space near the station
open space between buildings
Lack of Leisure Space
MASTER PLAN
STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
A new urban park to relieve the air pollution and solve site problems. 1 water garden 7 skatepark 2 tree plaza 8 rest space 3 overlook hill 9 subway station 4 greenhouse 5 outdoor theatre 6 fountain pavillion
MULTIPLE ANALYSIS
Layer the design to show inner structure
Plant Analysis
Greenhouse
N 0 10 20
40m
Regular plant planting can not only bring rich visual changes, but also organize the adsorption of air particles.
Main open space
Rest zone net Wind Analysis
1
Path system 2
The terrain design conforming to the wind direction of severe pollution season can contact the air particles with the vegetation as much as possible to improve the eff iciency.
Topography
Cleaning Effect Analysis
3
Site scale
4
Based on the common influence of plants and topography, the edge of the site has the strongest purification effect, and decreases to the middle.
SPACE ANALYSIS AND EXPECTED EFFECT 5
8
Sycamore
7
6
Cedar
Acer truncatum
Malus
Iris
Prunus cerasifera
Location
Sabina chinensis
Berberis Sycamore thunbergii
E.japonicus Sabina chinensis
Cedar Goldraintree
Location
Iris
9
Air pollution decline
Activity zone
25%
Air pollution decline
Relaxing zone
20%
PERSPECTIVE & SECTION Greenhouse
Rest zone
Water garden
Woodland
Rest zone
Plaza
Overlook hill
RENDERING
Indoor experience
Grassland
Outdoor experience
Woodland
DESIGN FRAMEWORK
03 The folded City
BACKGROUND
The urban villages belong to unplanned area, on the contrary, the urban belongs to planned area. And the process of disappearance of urban villages can be treated as a transformation from unplanned to planned.
Site location
China
Beijing
As the capital of china, also one of the earliest developed city in china, Beijing actually has more than 100 urban villages in its area, and they have formed at least nine lumped groups. But besides the data, they are disappearing as the days wore on.
Dongsha village will disappear in 2035 86000 ㎥ 35000people
Unplanned area
Planned area
SITE A typical urban village building
Deshun village will diaappear in 2025 75000 ㎥ 25000people
Hongmen village will disappear in 2025 68000 ㎥ 18000people
Use different cubes to represent architecture
It's like two sides of paper
Extract main architecture features
Zoom in According to the future plan of Haidian District of Beijing, Many villages in the city located in the urban-rural area will be demolished, and then the site will be integrated into a large scale park green space. So I plan to choose a site in the future park to build a memorial landscape to commemorate the scene of the Lost City and evoke people's site memory.
Diversity
spontaneity
Upside down past and future
SITE
Zoom in
the urban villages that will be removed
Historical Change The original villages were located far away the original cities.
Future
the scale of planned park
The urbanization made the cities to invade the nearly villages
Some villages had been surrounded by urban area after decades.
Now many urban villages have been removed or reformed, they vanished.
Most urban villages will be transformed to urban area in next 10 years.
Past With the completion of the renovation, the old site has gained new life. I want to connect the past and future of the site through this memorial landscape
1900s
1950s
1990s
now
2030s
SECTION VIEW
MASTER PLAN
D Different area can represent diffrent thinking. A path combine the thinking spaces and guide people to explore them.
A F C B
E
Walking path
People's view
Entrance
A
Stairs
B
Stairs
C
AXONOMETRIC DRAWING
Roof Seats
D The memorial landscape is located in the park on the south side of the Yongding diversion canal, which is transformed from the vacant land after the removal of the urban villages. It is located on a quiet site surrounded by trees, and accessible by the park road. In front is the running river, behind is the silent forest, and they all witness history together.
Pavilion Roof
Concrete Cubes
Walking Path
Still Water
Stairs
E
Theatre Staris Still Water
F
Entrance
Theatre
Greenland
Walking path
Environment Stone Steps
RENDERING
The concrete cubes refect on the water surface, reappearing the scene.
In the evening, it becomes an attractive center of social activities.
Model Photo Scale 1:100
Bird's Eye View
The stairs in the middle become the key of attraction for people.