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GROWING WITH THE SEA Pier 70 Redevelopment
PROMENADE TO N Maryland Heights
San Francisco, USA
St. Louis, USA
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RESEARCH CENTER Wuhan University Research center Architecture Design
Shangqiu, China
Wuhan, China
GROWING WITH THE SEA January 2014 - May 2014, San Francisco,USA Project Type: Tutor: Tools used:
Urban design studio, individual work Alex Wall Gis Autocad Rhino Photoshop Illustrator
BACKGROUND: EXPECTED RISK TO SAN FRANCISCO BAY Site "Pier 70" is located along the San Francisco Bay, Project's goal is to find out a positive solution to the sea level rise
It is obvious at first glance, the bay side of San Francisco is largely artificial-the shoreline of San Francisco Bay was modi area is threatened by flood and sea level rise. What is now a relatively straight shoreline was once very irregular with sev
Sea level is rising. High tides bring S.F. Bay Area flooding. In 2100, with 4.6 feet sea level rise and 11 feet high water,
480,000 people
$24 billion
will be at risk.
will be cost to replac buildings at risk.
Rising sea levels will overwhelm the existing protection structures, putting 260,000 people currently living in vulnerable areas at increased risk. As sea level rise, the area and the number of people vulnerable to flooding will also rise.
ified. The landfill continued to be used to create new land for decades. It’s also one of the major reasons why the bay veral natural embayments.
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1.9 sq mile parks and open space
9% city Roads, Highways
14 schools
will be inundated.
will be destroyed.
will be inundated.
IDEA: GROWING WITH THE SEA Sea level rise and tide is unchangeable. Confronting the ongoing crisis, keep land filling as we did in the past will only contribute to global warming.
1.6' Sea Level Rise 3.2' Sea Level Rise 4.6' Sea Level Rise 100 Year Flood
I try to consider from the view of following the natural rhythms, but not fighting with it. Metro Station
Impermeable Landfill
Wetland
Inundation Water drain water
Public Space
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Woods Yard Park Sea
Recreational Poisoned Land Biodiversity
Soft Levee
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Sediment
Daily Tide Sea Level Rise
Flood
Storm Water
colleting land growing
Tide at 2 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Espirit Park Metro Station
The existing conditions are the impermeable land we filled in the past and the inundation. They seems like disadvantage of our site, but from a different angle, they provide perfect environment for growing wetlands.
Poisoned Land
Stormwater Drainageway Metro Station Warm Water Cove Wetland Park
Progress Park Metro Station
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Proposals of each zone
The idea is, to make this area a selfgrow land. With the nourishing of tide ebb and flow, the land will gradually rise with it.
Marine Wetland
In the meantime, people will experience rich and dynamic landscapes with the natural change. The wet open green space in the morning, the tidal wetland in the afternoon, the floating islands when flood happens.
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Island: absorbing sediment
Freshwater Wetland
Levee: Protecting flood
To explore the idea, this area is divided into three zones based on different inundation conditions :
Stormwater
Growing Zone
Flooding Zone Stormwater Zone Assumed wetland area defined by the intertidal range
15' 100 Year Flood with 4.6' Sea Level 10' 100 Year Flood
11.6' 2100 High Water
4.6' 2100 Mean Sea Level 6' High Water 0' Mean Sea Level
Buffer: collecting sediment
Potential Wetland
DESIGN: GROWING SYSTEM To fully realize the goal of growing with the sea, I propose parametric design of a growing system-composed of Growing Islands and Growing Levees. They can help absorb the sediment and direct the flow of water. Influencing factors: • flow of tide • flow of stormwater • flow of flood
12' Deck
12' Soft Levee
6' Growing Island
0' Wetland
0' Artificial Pier
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Parametric Design Rules: Growing Island To fully contact with water and absorb and collect the sediment in it then direct the flow of water to the sea. Growing Levee To reduce intense water impacting of the Growing Levee and in the meantime collect the sediment. Stormwater Island To retain part of the stormwater and direct the sediment flow into the Flooding and Growing Zone.
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FRESHWATER WETLAND Shallow groundwater, stormwater support minor shallow emergent wetlands. These types of wetlands are usually ponded in the rain season of San Francisco-starts in November and ends in April and dry at other times. Grasses and sedges will tend to dominate this area, along with wildflowers, and some shrubs like willows and dogwoods. These shallow emergent wetlands are valuable habitat for the wildlife in the area.
GROWING LEVEE
PUBLIC PARKS The proposed scheme integrates a distinctive “islands in wetland” landscape with opportunities for development and recreation. In the space protected by Growing Levees, on the Growing Islands and Levees, and the wetlands between them, there are amenities such as shade, urban identity, and ornamental value, these parks are designed to integrated with the wetland ecology.
FOREST LAWN This area is protected by Growing Levee to provide people who live and work here an environment that won’t be influence by tide and flood. Also, it, together with the wetland outside the levees forms a continued rich ecological system.
GROWING LEVEE
MIXED-USE CLUSTER WETLAND
STILTED WALKWAY A complete walkway system connects the Growing islands and levees, the building clusters protected by the levees. It provides people an access to abundant and various habitats. It gives people an opportunity to enjoy the dynamic environment with the rise and fall of the sea.
MARINE TIDAL WETLAND Daily tide and seasonal flood support marine wetlands. These types of wetlands are inundated by tide everyday. Salt-enduring plants-hairgrass, pickleweed, large-headed sedge,and arrowgrass thrive here.
SCRUB SHRUB The scrub/shrub land adds strength to the Growing Levees and Growing Islands, acting as a spine.
10' 100 Year Flood 6' High Water
GROWING ISLAND
GROWING ISLAND OCEAN
Growing process of islands would as creating the wetlands on the concrete piers and gradually convert to the natural protection after years. When the high tide is coming , the sediment brought by the tide will be absorbed by the plant and the concrete, the water will be drained back to the sea. With the time the islands will become bigger and connect with each other. At last, all the islands become one big wetland. Vegetation layer: Salt-enduring plant Absorb sediment Filter layer: Light friable soil Filter water and keep sediment
Impermeable base: Concrete Prevent sediment fall into the sea
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Grew into an integrated wetland ecosystem and raise with the daily tide gradually
Mean Sea level 0' Levee 12'
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Reconstructed Pier combine with the growing islands would not only cope the crisis of sea level rise but also create opportunities for people to experience how the nature is change.
Speculate scenarios
Mean higher high water 6' Mean Sea level 0' Levee 12'
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Levee 12'
High Water
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Levee 12'
Levee 12'
100 Year Flood
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100 year flood with 4.6' sea level rise Mean Sea level 0'
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New wetland Levee 12'
New wetland Levee 12'
Island 6' New wetland
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New Wetland in 2050
Levee 12'
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Sea level after 100 years 4.6' Mean Sea level 0'
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Levee 12'
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2014 Present shoreline
Original shoreline before landfill
Speculate process without Growing Island
Speculate process with Growing Island 2024
Growing islands design will revolutionized the way human deal with sea level rise. After years, the shoreline will completely turn from an artificial boundary to a natural self-grow wetland.
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2084 Speculate situation after 3.3‘ sea level rise
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We promote dynamic and rich usage of public space. Reconstructed pier would provide the waterfront spaces for small events and larger perspective.
Vehicle Non-Vehicle
Freshwater wetland Marine wetland Forest Lawn Scrub shrub
Green space Recreational space Commercial+Public Commercial+Office +Residential
Easy access
Strong community
Close relationship in between residents, workers and visitors are supported.
Enhanced water infrastructure
Reservoir is provided for public facilities and turned into event holding space during festivals.
Stormwater
Filtered water for irrigation.
Healthy lifestyle
Promoting a city for pedestrians and cyclists.
Play-live Together
Ecological zones extend in to live places.
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Dynamic Space Parking, Road and stilted walkway are organized dynamically.
Living with nature and ecology
Restore biodiversity and wetland habitat, grow health communities in harmony with nature.
PROMENADE TO NATURE September 2013 - December 2013, St. Louis,USA Project Type: Tutor: Tools used:
Urban design studio, individual work Patricia Heyda, Heyda, Patricia Gis Autocad SketchUp Photoshop Illustrator
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NETWORKS Site is located in the city of Maryland Heights- a second-ring west-central suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. It falls on an existing regional network which are beginning to be anchored by important development along its course.
1. Connect along the rivers REGIONAL FRAMEWORK
2. Anchor nodes along th
At the regional scale, the ecological network becomes an armature for urban development. It is an overlay of functions onto potential sites to create a network that operates on multiple levels. With regional functions concentrated at specific nodes, and local functions interspersed with urban living along the course of the corridors, the multi-scalar approach begins to create networks of relationships between the nodes such as food distribution and recreational transit, which help animate and create a dynamic urban ecological network.
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Environment
Collage of Urban Life
Water Cycle Urban Experience Educa
Ecology
Energy
Nursery
Shopping
Quality of Life
Recreation
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Waterfront Site
Production Economy
Production Site
Urban Living
High Density Living Areas
Overlap of Functions
VISION+ARMATURE
These sites then begin to develop their own program clusters and define the relationships with other clusters on the site to create a multifunctional and experiential ecological urban system. Our site does not perform all functions but it reinforce its existing and potential typologies and together with other sites sustain each other at different scales.
Urban Design Principles
Wind Energy
Water Cycle
Trail System
FRAMEWORK
Based upon the urban design principles defined for the site, the framework plan on the site is derived. Juxtaposing the various green-spaces to create a series of environments that expose people to agriculture, the public space network on the site serves to create the interface for a high density urban development with various configurations of living in close proximity to this environmental system.
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PUBLIC SPACE-GREEN PROMENADE
The formulation of a design idea for the site begins with the desire to create spaces that bring people closer to the experience of agriculture within the urban environment. To this end, a series of public space typologies are developed and programmed on to the site. Which relate building form and program in various ways to the functionality of agriculture, water and park on the site. This is then layered with a network of streets and promenades that creates a system of movement through the site that engages people with the green spaces both existing and new, and their interconnections.
Phasing Existing and new nodes become social hubs that connect agriculture landscape and local economy with urban life. A series of public space typologies are developed and programmed on to the site.
Phase 1: Growth Armature Existing Node
Phase 2: Social Hub Deployment Hubs placed in nodes
Phase 3: Regional Ecology Corridor Armature
Ecological band
Phase 2: Green System on Site Connected Agriculture and Neighborhood
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The courtyard is designed to perform differently at the edges along different zones, with some edges encouraging greater interaction with the agriculture and green promenade, and others pulling back to make the green more of a visual element in the yardcape.
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January 2013 - June 2013, Shangqiu, China Project Type: Intern work Company: Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University Tools used: Autocad Sketch up Photoshop Illustrator
BACKGROUND
Site is located within the range of the business center of Shangqiu city, Henan province, and covers a total area of about 86.83 hectares. It is planed as commercial and business use.
25.7% 2012 China's GDP Circum-Bohai Sea Economic Zone Developing
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He Nan Province
Shangqiu
Yangtze River Economic Zone 2012 China's GDP Developed
Shangqiu is located in at the intersection of two major economic circum-Bohai economic rim and Yangtze circle.
Shangqiu is located in the alluvial plain of the Yellow er, and it has flat terrain, mild climate, and rich reso es. The urban population has been 2.8 million in 2012
Heze is the political and economical center of Shandong Province. It is developing fast in these years.
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Shangqiu Industry Ranking in Henan
Industry
Xuzhou is an important portal of inland cities. It linked Shangqiu with Nanjing.
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Kaifeng is a famous tourist city. It has the history of 5 thousand years.
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Shangqiu economy develops rapidly in recent years and the total GDP maintains a steady growth, providing conditions for the development of the business district CBD.
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The urban form is shaped to create different nodes of density around the public-space typologies, to enable people to have access to water. The overall massing on the site is also determined by the nature of wind corridors through the development and the views to and from the lakefront.
Building Use
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Public Space
Pedestrian Corridors
RESEARCH CENTER
April 2012 - June 2012, Wuhan University, China Project Type: Tutor: Tools used:
Architecture studio, individual work Cong Dong, Dafang Li Autocad Sketch up Vray Photoshop Illustrator
CONCEPT Hills-Steady Water-Active
The site is located in Wuhan University campus, with hills behind it and lake in front. A design of cascading layers strewn at random is to echo the flow of water. A dedicate sunshade and ventilation system is designed based on the climate environment character and illumination variation of Wuhan.
Shaping Process
Site is divided and integrated using modules of 7.2m x 7.2m
On the basis of scattering pattern east of the site, the west side tend to be compact while the east side more loose.
Based on the characteristics of illumination, the gradient of southeast corner side is greater than the northeast side.
Step1: A cube is divided into modules of 7.2m*7.2m* 3.6m.
Step2: Three bigger block are formed due to variations in terrain.
Step3: Cut off some of the modules to form a dynamic trend
Ecological Strategies
Horizontal sun shade
Movable Sunshade
Two ways of sunshade facing the south
Westside Sunshade Baffle Sunshade
Panel is installed away from the wall so that most of the hot air can be dispersed along the wall whereas the rest can get into room.
Atrium Heat pressure ventilation system
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Relaxation area Gathering place Performance Temporary events
Meeting Room
Mainly campus entrance Atrium
Hall
Rest Area
Communicating service Rest area
Large lecture room
2ND FLOOR PLAN
Campus entrance
Management room
Show Room
Storage
Distribution room
Cultural salon Group discussion Meeting
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Storage
Cafe area Rest Platform
Meeting room 4TH FLOOR PLAN
Rest Platform
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Capital
Information Knowledge
RESOURCE INTEGRATION
Convention & Exhibition
Cultural & creative
FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE
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Professional teaching
SITE
Function Planning
Talent
Information exchange
Management services
Research & office
Production& Practices
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY LINKAGE
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Stair
Office
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Reading area
Lecture
Research & office
Projects emphasizes the exchange of talent, knowledge information resource. Based on the lay out of essential elements, it aims at providing a flexible and free atmosphere for students to learn and communicate with others.
Atrium Atrium
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