Work Samples 2012-2016

PORTFOLIO Zhehao Huang University of Washington

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MOVE, STAY, ENGAGE

[Capstone Studio, University of Washington]

BROADWAY PLAZA

[Urban Design Studio, University of Washington]

WATERFRONT STORY

[Blue Urbanism Studio, University of Washington]

WEAVING BLOCKS

[Design Activism Studio, University of Washington]

GREEN HARBOUR

[Practicall Work, BLY Design Institute]

RENOVATE MEMORY

[Practical Work, BLY Design Institute]

UNDER THE VIADUCT

[Competition Work, University of Washington]

GOLDEN GATE HEIGHT PARK

[Practical Work, CMG Landscape Architecture]

ANN MORRISON PARK

[Practical Work, GGLO Design]

STREET END PARK

[Design/Build Studio, University of Washington]

OTHER WORKS

[Hand Drawing, Toy Making and Construction Sets]

MOVE, STAY, ENGAGE 2016 University of Washington Capstone Studio Site: Licton Springs Neighborhood, Seattle, WA

Individual Work

The project is a strategic vision for improving the social, cultural and environmental connections in North Seattle. As one of the areas which has the least improved sidewalks in the city, North Seattle is a pedestrian’s nightmare. While the construction of the proposed pedestrian bridge across the Interstate 5, part of “Move Seattle” projects, to connect with the future Northgate Light Rail Station will improve transit access to growing population in this area. So how to comfortably connect the community with efficient mass transit, and at the same time, propose a central public space to activate and reclaim the identity of the whole community are the core issues the project focuses on.

BACKGROUND Unimproved Sidewalks

“Move Seattle” Project

Seattle Urban Village

Light Rail Map

Seattle Total Population

Source: Seattle Department of Transportation

Source: Seattle Department of Transportation

Source: City of Seattle

Source: City of Seattle

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

TIMELINE

Images’ Source: North Campus Parcel Characterization Report

CONTEXT

SITE ANALYSIS Land Use

Green Spaces

Green Space

Single family housing Mulit-family housing Health Care Center Commercial Area School Area Municipal Area Parking Lot

Hydrology

Circulation

Wetland Area

Vehicle Way Bike Lane

Sewer and Drainage Pipe

Double Sidewalk

Sewer and Drainage Hole

Single Sidewalk Bus Stop

Peat Settlement Prone

Elevation

Peat Area

Low

Urban Village Boundary High

MASTER PLAN

N 103rd St

1 7 2

A

A’

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4 10

N 100th St

5 6

8

LEGEND 1. Community Park 2. Bartonwood Wetland 3. Grating Mesh Trail 4. Outdoor Platform 5. Entrance Plaza 6*. Pedestrian Bridge 7*. Light Rail Station 8. Child Care Center 9. NSCC Campus * Design from consultant team.

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300ft

DESIGN CONCEPT

FOCUS AREA

Existing Condition

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K

J

New Building N

M

I

Connections

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H R

G

P

S

Wetlands E F

D

Community Park A. Community Plaza B. Community Center C. Outdoor Cafe D. Water Play E. Terraced Wetland F. Parking Lot G. Wood Platform H. Buffer Planting I. Lawn

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Places

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J. Playground K. Wood Boardwalk L. Bus Station M. Seating N. Entrance Plaza O. Bike Path P. College Way Q.Bartonwood Wetland R. Farmer’s Market Area S. Pastoral Meadow 50

100ft

STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION MOVE

STAY

ENGAGE

Access & Circulation

Programming

Anchor Elements

Stormwater Management

Biodiversity Areas

Outdoor Education and Stewardship

SECTION A-A'

A

A’

Lawn Play

Pervious Pavement Terraced Wetland

Outdoor Learning

Grating Mesh

Biodiversity

I-5

Pedestrian Bridge Resource: SDOT

Bird’s Eye View

BIODIVERSITY STUDY

Apart from protecting some of the existing species like Red Alder, Cottonwood in the Bartonwood wetland, also introducing some great native vegetations that have the resiliency to adapt Seattle's weather, which is very dry in the summer, and have a lot of rain in the autumn and winter.

Bald Eagle Heron Pelican Bewick Wren Blue Martin Warbler Pacific Wren Bushtit American Robin Humming Bird Little Brown Bat Dragonfly Bee Butterfly Raccoon Beaver Wood Duck Salamander Pacific Tree Frog Tadpole

1. Tall Tree Red Cedar Douglas Fir Hemlock Black Locust Pyrus

2. Medium Tree Cottonwoods Red Maple Paper Birch Hawthorn Red Alder

3. Shrub

Osoberry Snowberry Willow Dogwood Hardhack

4. Groundcover 5. Wetland Sword Fern Fireweed Rush Salal Rosa Woodsii

Cattail Small Bulrush Iris Slough Sedge Umbrella Plant

Bartonwood Wetland Outdoor Education

ACTIVITY TYPOLOGY STUDY In order to reconnect people with the natural environment, as well as improve the social interaction within Licton Spring Neighborhood, the activity typology study illustrates a diversity of choices for the community members. There are basically two activity types that the design intentionally facilitates, one is more prescriptive, like the playground,community plaza and pedestrian bridge. The other one is more flexible and spontaneous, which engage people to create a better community, like movie night, farmer’s market and outdoor learning.

Playground

Movable Services

Farmer’s Market

Event Places

Community Plaza

Pedestrian Bridge

Outdoor Learning

Jogging Trail

Outdoor Cafe

Community Park---View from the West Entrance

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Stormwater management will benefit the community. Integrate the existing topography with native vegetation, to provide resilience and sustainable landscape in the community. Also exploring how to connect green infrastructure in this area to accept stormwater runoff from community center rooftop and road.

Community Park---View from the Outdoor Cafe

BROADWAY PLAZA 2015 University of Washington Urban Design Studio Site: Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA

Individual Work

The plaza is located at the intersection of E Pine St and Broadway in Capitol Hill, and it belongs to Seattle Central College. While situated in this important intersection, the plaza has a series of problems like unactivated public space, negative edge, poor accessibility, underestimate Broadway Performance Hall’s historic value and lack of identity. So the design strategy is renovating this place by using pavement, seating, lighting and rain garden these elements to activate the space, connect green infrastructure and reclaim community’s identity in this neighborhood.

HISTORY TIMELINE

SITE CONDITIONS

UNDERESTIMATE HISTORIC VALUE

UNACTIVATED PUBLIC SPACE

POOR ACCESSIBILITY

LACK OF IDENTITY

NEGATIVE EDGE

CONCEPT DIAGRAMS

Activate Open Space

Converge Urban Diversity

Connect Green Infrastructure

LAYERS AND PROGRAMMING

Tree Canopy

Green Factor

Water Element

Pavement Materials

Reclaim Community Identity

MASTER PLAN

10

4 4

9 1

LEGEND 0

2 1 6

2 3 4

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5

7

6

4

7 5

8 9 8

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40

80ft

Plaza Rain garden Central fountain Lawn Outdoor seating Learning garden Flowing fountain Lighting bulb Broadway Performanc Hall Seattle Central College

View from E Pine St

The section shows how the design use stormwater management to create both habitat for wildlife species and open spaces for human to relax and enjoy.

PERVIOUS PAVEMENT

OUTDOOR FURNITURE

WATER RECYCLE SYSTEM

RAIN GARDEN

View from Plaza to Broadway Performance Hall

WATERFRONT STORY 2014 University of Washington Ecological Urbanism Studio Site: Pier 62/63, Seattle, WA

Group Work with James Wholers

We initially viewed Pier 63 and its surrounding area at Seattle as a lifeless place, lacking variation and a fun atmosphere. Open space was abundant, but little of it was activated. Food and green space also made almost no impact. So we sought to alleviate these conditions by designing a set of varied spaces that allow for different experiences.

PIKE PLACE MARKET

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

SITE

TRANSIT CORRIDOR SEATTLE AQUARIUM

SEATTLE WATERFRONT ARCADE

DESIGN STRATEGY

Existing condition - bare and grim

Bringing diverse communities together via a food court sheltered underneath a canopy

Isolated floating habitats provide shelter for birds

Circulation as play is realized with a sinuous mixed-user path

Earth mounds create points of vista and intimacy, adding a spirit of place to the site

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MASTER PLAN

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1. Food Court

6. Sitting Boxes

11. Floating Wetland

16. Grass Slope

2. Amphitheater

7. Walking Paths

12. Circle Swing Bridge

17. Canopy Void

3. Mixed User Path

8. Gravel Path

13. Wave Bridge

18. Pier Void

4. Wooden Ramp

9. Dunes

14. Pier

19. Alcove

5. Sky Stairs

10. Canopy

15. Fountains

20. Skateboard Slope

[ HABITAT + GREEN SPACE ]

[ VIEWS ]

Warm morning sun greet me at the entrance to Pier 62/63

[ CIRCULATION + MOVEMENT ]

[ ACTIVITIES ]

Chowing down on a buttery, gooey sandwich from the food court

PROGRAMS

Food Court

Circulation Bridge

Choice of Paths

Interactive Bridge

Connection with Nwature

Dark clouds roll overhead and a cool breeze rustles the tall grasses as I stroll through grassy mounds

I sit among the coastal grasses, ending my day, watching the sun set

WEAVING BLOCKS 2015 University of Washington Design Activism Studio Site: Eliseo Collazos, Lima, Peru

Group Work with Jiaxi Guo

Our park is located at one of the slum neighborhoods in lima, the capital of Peru. Due to the limited green space and hush weather conditions in this area, we try to build a multifunctional space for the community to relax and play. We incorporate the "Kit of Parks" products, a hexagonal unit into our design to make the park more attractive, ecological and flexible. We hope through our design, we can invite people to recreate and regenerate this park based on their available resources.

PHASING PROCESS

Existing Condition

Phase 1: Arrange Earthwork

Phase 2: Define Function

Phase 3: Add Facilities

EXISTING CONDITION

CHALLENGES + OPPORTUNITIES

Product Exhibition

Park

Community center

Product Fabrication

80% of families earn less than 270 dollars / month.

Steep hillsides are unstable and susceptible to collapse.

Limited green An abundance space and of waste plastic vegetation. to recycle.

Scarce recreational space for community regeneration.

DESIGN CONCEPT Community

Workshop

Park

Product

Market

Fabrication

Capital

Community Center

Community

Waste Plastic Bottle

FABRICATION PROCESS Inspired by precedents for low tech / DIY human powered and solar powered fabrication methods, the diagram below represents a concept for rotational molding using concentrated power from the sun to heat the raw plastic and a bicycle to rotate the mold. The part could be used to build walls, as a planter, or as site furnishings. In the context of unstable slopes, this product could be marketable for establishing inhabitable space for humans and vegetation.

PRECEDENTS:

PARTS:

INPUTS:

3 lens = 6kWhr (500 watts / m2 @ 50% efficiency) = solar energy to heat oven for 2 hours.

Pedal laundry

Rear projection television

10 L water / 5 kg of clean plastic flake (~$0.25) 2 man-hours (~$2)

Fresnel lens cooker

Oil drum

DIY rotational molding

Grinder

200 bottles @ 25g / bottle (~$2)

OUTPUTS: 40 liters gray water daily (for plants)

Solar molding

Bicycle

1 part in 2 hours (= 4 / day)

USE OF PRODUCTS In the community park, almost all of the furnishings, like retaining wall, planting container and seating benches, are built from the hexagon block. We hope the multifunctional hexagon unit that produced in community center, could act as a catalyst to engage people in the development of the larger community.

MASTER PLAN LEGEND 1. ENTRANCE

A

2. PLAYGROUND 3. CLIMBING NET 4. SLIDE 5. MURAL 6. SPORTS FIELD 7. INTERACTIVE WALL 8. CANOPY 9. SEATING AREA 10. TERRACE GARDEN 11. NURSURY

B

A' B'

SECTION A-A'

PROGRAMMING

SECTION B-B'

Terrance Garden

Playground

Sports Field

Community Plaza

Interactive Wall

Fabrication Terrance

GREEN HARBOUR 2013 BLY Landscape Design Institute Work Site: Dongdashan, Nanjing, China

Group Work with Xue Ye

Dongdashan Country Park located at Nanjing, in the southeast of China. It has historical quarry, deserted pit wicket, natural valley and bamboo grove preserved in that area, so we focused on connect and overlap these existing resouces to create a rich country park which is both ecologically and physically benefit to the residents that live along it.

01-PROVINCE

02-CITY

03-SITE

04-PEOPLE

ECOLOGICAL LAYERS

Activities

Water

Greenland

Preserved Forest

Transportation

Plan

MASTER PLAN

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

Green Earth Sheltered Architecture

Relaxing Zone in Forest

Pathway in Forest

Floating Garden

RENOVATE MEMORY 2013 BLY Landscape Design Institute Work Site: Yufu River, Jinan, China

Group Work with Feijun Long & Qian He

Yufu River is located at Jinan, it is a historical river which was first recorded in AD 600. But now it sufferes a lot of problems range from water shortage, water pollution to hillness open landform and desolated functionality. We try to solve those problems above by creating an ecological gallery along and within the river, to provide green spaces for residents to engage in, and we use some ecological mesures to keep the revetment of the river from being damaged.

PROBLEMS

CONCEPT

SOLUTIONS

ANALYSIS

0

PLAN

250

500

1000ft

LAYERS

Facility

Vegetation

Circulation

River

Plan

DESIGN SECTIONS

PERSPECTIVES

UNDER THE VIADUCT 2015 Competition Design Work Site: Seattle, WA

Group Work

Viaducts connect areas that were once seperated, and provides the public with unparalleled scenery against an urban or natural background. While many spaces found under the viaducts are often abandoned, and become unwelcome due to a lack of proper management. So how to reclaim those leftover spaces with some creative measures are what we mainly addressed in our design.

APPLICATION DIAGRAMS

Outdoor Cinema

Outdoor Cafe

Interactive Pillar

Farmers Market

Temporary Stage

Outdoor Retail

Vertical Green Wall

Skate Park

Art Gallery

GOLDEN GATE HEIGHTS PARK 2015 CMG Landscape Architecture Internship Group Work Site: Golden Gate Heights, San Francisco, California Golden Gate Heights Park is a community park located in San Francisco, the neighbors who live around this area want to renovate this park, and to have some space for social interaction. So we try to redesign this space with natural play area, defined hardscape and softscape landscape, sitting area and bioswales to enhance physical activities in this park while also improve tis capability to capture rainwater.

Sports Court

Ourtdoor Playground Concrete Pavement Play Field Bioswale

PLAN

PERSPECTIVES 1

PERSPECTIVES 2

ANN MORRISON PARK 2016 GGLO Design Internship Group Work Site: Southeast in Boise, Idaho Ann Morrison Park, built in 1959, is an urban park located on the Boise River. The 153-acre park features a distinctive spray fountain, playgrounds, lawns and tennis court. The design aims to improve the existing circulation system in the park, by providing an intuitive, clear, hierarchial circulation system that is welcoming to park users and supporting the park programs events, and by establishing comprehensive and clear wayfinding system including planting, materials, lightings and signage.

A. Primary Vehicle Way

Sidewalk

6’

Planting 12’

Bike Lane 5’

Parking 9’

Driveway 12’

Driveway 12’

Parking 9’

88’

B. Secondary Vehicle Way Option 1

Seating 3’

Mixed-use Lane 18’ 24’

Seating 3’

Bike Lane 5’

Planting 12’

6’

Sidewalk

C. Secondary Vehicle Way Option 2

Mixed-use Lane 18’

D. Primary Pedestrian Way

E. Secondary Pedestrian Way

Seating 3’

Sidewalk 12’ 15’

Sidewalk 6’

STREET END PARK 2015 University of Washington Design/Build Studio Site: 11th Ave NW, Seattle, Washington

Group Work

Working with Seattle Department of Transportation Street End Program and Ballard community, the Design/Build Studio worked on renovate a street end site in the heart of Ballard’s industrial corridor. The concept of the project include integrating aquatic ecology, supporting healthy social interactions, celebrating history through art and supporting the marine economic develpment.

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

OTHER WORKS

Hand Drawing, Toy Making & CAD Documents

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT SET Coursework Spring 2015 Group Work with Jiaxi Guo & Patty Chen

PY HAP L O CO

Design intervention to regenerate a street park in UW campus, in memory of Tikvah, one of the staffs in UW who died of cancer.

1. Materials Plan 2. Grading Plan 3. Planting Plan 4. Details

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