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
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N 100th St
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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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DESIGN CONCEPT
FOCUS AREA
Existing Condition
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New Building N
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Connections
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Wetlands E F
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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'
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Lawn Play
Pervious Pavement Terraced Wetland
Outdoor Learning
Grating Mesh
Biodiversity
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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
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LEGEND 0
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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
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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
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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
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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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ACER CIRCINATUM (AC)
ACER PALMATUM (AP)
ARBUTUS UNEDO (AU)
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SYMPHORICARPOS ALBUS (SA)
CORNUS SERICEA 'KELSEYI (CS)
VACCINIUM OVATUM (VO)
RUDBECKIA HIRTA 'MARMALADE' (RH) ASTER FRIKARTII 'MONCH' (AFM)
CAREX OBNUPTA (CO)
ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA (AF)
VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM (VC) CONEASTER SALICIFOLIUS (CS)
SALVIA FARINACEA (SF) CORTADERIA SELLOANA TURF
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