Zhuo Cheng
Zhuo Cheng
Cell:(607)279-5837 Email: zc324@cornell.edu 30 River Ct 605 Jersey City, NJ 07310
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Master of Landscape Architecture
Dec 2018 Ithaca, New York
• Core Study: Design Studio(Sea Level Rise, Urban Design and Dredge Material), Site Soundings, Methods of Landscape Architecture Inquiry, Site Enginnering, Sustainability and Environmental Systems in Architecture, Creating Urban Eden Planting Design • AAP in NYC Program: Extended curriculum with New York DEP and NYC Parks on Green Infrastructure (Fall 2017)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES Bachelor of Environmental Design, Art Minor • • • • •
Core Study: Informative Space Making, Landscape Ecology Pattern, Urban Design Studio, Landscape Geometry Modeling Architectural Drawing and Baroque Art History in Rome. (Summer 2013 & Fall 2014) Landscape Architecture Studio and Byzantine/Ottoman Art History in Istanbul. (Fall 2014) Contemporary Japanese Design and Culture workshop in Japan.(Summer 2015) Honors: Global Excellence Scholarship (2010-2015), Dean’s list (2013-2015)
May 2015 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects Landscape Intern
• Created and edited130-acre Rhino model for PHL Image Maker Competition to allow quick views and design intend testing, on-foot walk-through video experience testing and realistic experience-based multiple final renderings • Created the Rhino models for residential and public space projects including Pier 42 in schematic design • Collaborated with landscape architects to produce renderings and diagrams for 5 other public space projects
Oct 2017-May 2018 New York, New York
Hassell Studio Summer Landscape Intern
Jun-Aug 2017 Shanghai, China
CCLA Landscape Design & Planning Summer Assistant
Jun-Aug 2016 Szechuan, China
• Combined unique Rhino and Lumion skills in modelling and rendering to shorten design progress from 1 week to 3 days to meet deadlines on commercial projects including Vanke Sanlin in schematic design • Sole built commercial project physical models for both study and showcasing in schematic design • Collaborated with senior landscape architects on streetscape retrofit in conceptual design • Produced diagramming and mapping of urban farming research in final production • Sole conducted schematic design and prepared model and renderings on private garden requested by client • Produced the Sketchup models and renderings for 4 commercial projects in schematic design • Assisted on site grading and ramping for commercial, residential and public space projects in detail design
SKILLS Photoshop
Twin Motion
Hand sketch
InDesign
Auto-CAD
Watercolor Painting
Illustrator
Premiere Pro
Oil Painting
Rhino
Final Cut Pro
Microsoft Word
Sketchup
Grasshopper
Microsoft Power-point
Lumion
Processing
Mircosoft Excel
ArcGIS
Adobe Muse
ProTool
EXTENDED CURRICULUM
Forest Park Green Infrastructure Retrofit Design Landscape Student Designer
• Drafted Scope of Work to confirm agenda, requirements and final products • Conducted conceptual design for “My Buddy” Memorial focusing on street bioswale for storm-water collection • Presented design to client within a team and our design was approved and carried on by NYC Parks
Sep-Dec 2017 New York, New York
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Willard Cemetery Memorial Project Volunteer Designer
• Conducted site research, analysis and mapping for community meetings • Optimized original design with native plants selections to cut down $3,000 in budget to meet client’s requests • Presented the master plan, grading plan, and budget plan as a team in community to successfully help client raise funds (about $4,000 for initial phase)
Oct 2016-Jan 2017 Ithaca, New York
1 2 3
Model Examination
Exam landscape light and patterns in Macaster College Plaza
Growing Landscape
4
Professional Works
Landscape Architecture Internship at MNLA & Hassell Studio
Dredge materials creative application
Continuity
21th St. Long Island City New Zoning and Streetscape
5 6
Visual Study
Investigate the Form and Metaphor of Ancient Rome
Environmental System in Architecture Daylighting and Energy in Architecture
Model Examination The intend for this project is to test the design in three dimension by using laser cutter to make physical model. Although bound by three buildings, the site still has large area under the sun. With the different forms of shadow structures and positions, the winter shadow will show different than the summer shadow, which mimicking the winter tree shadow and summe tree shadow respectively.
Winter Wall
Summer Wall
Shadow Analysis
Shadow Effects
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
5
15
30 ft.
The Macaster College Plaza area of art complex is not far from the garden area. It was surrounded by humanity building and art building with one side open. The facade of the art building is constructed as a entire wall with big glass window. The lights in the building can be seen through from the class like light stripe fall to ground.
During the summer both summer wall and winter wall will cast the shadow while in the winter only the winter wall will cast the shadow due to the position of sun.
20 Mins Cleveland
Edgewater Park
Growing Landscape Cleveland generates over 250,000cu.yd dredge materials every year from the lake. With the limitation of Confined Disposal Facility (CDF), how can dredge materials be used more creatively to thicken the shoreline of Edgewater Park, protecting beach from erosion, improving water quality and enhancing waterfront access become the targe of this porject.
Trails Parks Industry
15 Mins Parks
Site Condition
Strategies
250,000 cu.yd. sediment from Cleveland’s navigable channel and harbors each year. This means there’s considerable materials for the sediment engine. The traditional straight breakwater shows the catchment of sediment. However, due to the straight shape, sediment is hard to stay.
To have the best result, 30% would be sand that will spread out and 70% would be other sediment.
Access Denied
Beach
Littoral Drift
Riprap
Walk
Edge Original Tombolo Breakwater Wetland Beach Line
When the dimensionless breakwater length LB* is greater than approx. 0.9 to 1.0, the sand accumulation behind the breakwater will connect the beach to the breakwater in a tombolo formation.
Wave
To Clean Water
Bad water quality
Access Regain
Beach Erosion
Poor Access CSO Outflow
The dynamic shape with several arms works the best since the more the arms and more sediment can be found in each cells.
The L shape works better when sediment can be found around the corner.
Dull Space
Under untilized Space
CSO CSO Outflow Wetland
Water Quality Improvement
Sand Formation Dredge Plantings Trails Sand Sediment
Sediment Engine Layers
Growing Breakwater
Sediment Catch
Catch Arms
Island Formation
Sediment Catch
Dredge Core
Underlayer
Armor Rocks
Breakwater Structure
4
Landscape Growing • Sediment Engine Installed • CSO Wetland constructed • Breakwater in placed
Erosion
Circulation
Growing Breakwater
Littoral Drift CSO Outlet Wave Sediment Movemet
CSO Outlet Pedestrian Vehicular
Phase 1 • Sediment Engine spreads • CSO Wetland grows • Breakwater catch sand
Phase 2
1
Sediment Engine
• Sediment Engine spreads • CSO Wetland flourishes • Salient formed
2
Phase 3
CSO Wetland
3
Breakerwater Phase 3 • • • •
0
100
200
400FT
Sediment Engine stablized CSO Wetland flourishes Tombolo formed Barrier Island formed
Phase 4
Key Area
CSO Outlet
Shore Wetland
Lake Walkway
1
Dredge Sediment Upland
Dredge Sand Beach
Lake
2
Sediment Engine
3
Breakerwater
Breakwater
Lake
4
CSO Wetland
CSO Outlet
CSO Wetland
Riprap
Tombolo
Wood Bridge
Growing Breakwater
Sediment Catch
Growing Breakwater
65 Mins Bronx
13 Mins Manhattan Study Area
Continuity Our study area presents unique opportunities and challenges. It is much more stable than other areas of rapidly developing Long Island City because it is framed by the two NYCHA campuses--Ravenswood and Queensbridge to the north and south and the Ravenswood Power Generating Station to the west. In addition, public facilities--PS 111 and the LIC Branch of the Queens Public Library--represent a central, if not large, position in the study area.
49 Mins Queens 90 Mins Staten Island
38 Mins Queens
Transportation
BRT Making People from Astoria connects to Brooklyn easier
BRTcan add to or replace the existing bus line running through site
Pulaski Bridge is a bascule bridge suggests it is easier for BRT to adapt
Placing the BQX on the Pulaski would require significant renovations, while planning the BRT or BQX for an alternative route would require a new bridge, altogether
It is also a commute hub with top 5 destination to Financial District, Tribeca, Sunnyside, Brooklyn and Midtown. To this end, we want to capitalize on the unique opportunity to develop a plan that will benefit the existing residents (who will be able to stay in their rent-stabilized apartments) while directing new development to support the community’s existing public and private assets.We would like to propose a new means of transportation which would be a BRT line goes through 21st street while also a new zoning rule which combined the existing use with future development.
Subway Lines Q N F R M E 7 G
8
Bus Lines Q 103
Q 69
QM 17
Q 101
Q 102
B 62
B 43
7
McGuinness Boulevard is currently very dangerous, requiring intervention
Proposed BRT/BQX
B
Overall Connection
Proposed BRT/BQX Route and Station
Zoning
Floors 3-6 Residential
Terrace Acconmmodates Required Setback
Floors 2 Auto Parking
Floors 1 Auto Repair
By changing the zoning from M1 to MX, allowing the stable growing auto repair industry stay rather than displacement. Meanwhile, with the residential overlay, allowing future residential development. Current Economy
New MX Zoing District
Zoning Change
Entrance Independent on Floor 1
New MX Zoning Residential
Streetscape
1 0
250
2 750
South Stop
1
SemiPublic NYCHA Space
Car BRT Lane Lane
Sidewalk + BRT Car Stop Lane Lane
3
4
1500 FT
Median
2
Rain Garden Parking Car BRT + Lane Lane Lane Sidewalk
Auto Repair
Library Park
3
Playground
School Drop-off
16-Oak Grove
Rain Garden BRT + Lane Sidewalk
Auto Repair
North Stop
4
Rec Center
BRT Lane
Rain Garden + Stop
Car Lane
Ravenswood
Professional Works This session includes selected works from my previous internship experiences. The first half comes from Mathews Nielsen Landsccape Architects in New York City and the works comes from MNLA’s entry “Take Off From Here” for PHL Image Maker Competition including the rendering on the right. The other half comes from Hassell Studio in Shanghai and the works comes from North Bund Commercial Plaza project. There’re other works in visual study session.
PHL Image Maker, MNLA
Year 3 Phragmites removal & Meadow In placing
Year 5 Trees planted in row and grow & Ripple Pattern visible from high
Year 10 Mature trees dominate & Forest forms
Phasing rendeings for MNLA’s entry “Take Off From Here”. Project phasing over time and the iconic evolving installation could be view both on ground and above the air.
PHL Image Maker, MNLA
Year 5 Young Forest
Year 5 Forest in Fall
Year 5 Winter Forest
Seasonal rendeings for MNLA’s entry “Take Off From Here”. Forest show different interests but still kept the pattern over seasonal change
PHL Image Maker, MNLA
The Circuit: Lighting intention on bridges and airport builidng facade (Blue)
PHL Image Maker, MNLA
The intend for this model is to test several design alternatives on the PHL Image Maker Competition in three-dimensional sense. Although the overall pattern as rips is the key in this project, it is important also MNLA’s way of design to see what the actual on-ground human experience would be like, this is where this model should help.
Shanghai North Bund, Hassell Studio The Seagull Hotel
Water Feature
Store front
Featured Wall
Physical Model
1. 400mmX400mm Grid
2. Major Axis
3. Vegetation Pattern
4. Pavement Pattern
Shanghai North Bund, Hassell Studio
Seagull Hotel Fountain
Overlook and staircase
Tree Gallery
Store front and plaza
Visual Study Visual study is always a good way in design. By sketching I can capture the essence of the subject more easily; by combining with interpretation I can learn the design behind; by creating my own drawings I can expanded my mind to seek innovative ideas; by collaging mood I can brainstorm the aesthetic and focus of the subject; and by visualize in three dimensional space I can better understand the subject in reality.
Largo di torre argentina Reconstruction
largo di torre argentina is a very significant site in Rome today. It may not be as important as other great ruins in the great city, but it is now the home for many urban cats. The ruin is made up with 4 temples that can date back to ancient Roman Republic. The temple is no longer exist today and one of them is still buried under the street. I was imaging how it would be like back to the old times and drew the line work of my imagination, creating this drawing. I also added the dome of St Peter’s. It is not possible to see the dome on the site but St Peter’s is in that direction. It is the symbol of power switching from the great Romans to church.
New York Sketches
New York Street; Rainy Day
Architecture and Art Study
Window Knots
Yeni Camii, Turkey “Impression of Japan” ink and watercoloer
3D Visualization
Sanyo, Japan, City Block
Sounding
Mr. Bear
Timeline
Before settlement
Mr. Hat
Mr. Hammer
Early Discovery
Dam Construction
Out Of Budget Hide Period
Bs
Mr. W
Mr. Jump
Rediscover
Recreational Use
Engaging Water
Today Six Mile Creek is a famous hub for reacreation and hiking. The second dam by the reservoir is very famous for jump of into the water. But before becoming a hiking/recreation/park space, its history is a scroll of manipulating water to engage with water. This project explores different ways and technicals to mapping the different characters of Six Mile Creek. Ranging from Transect drawings to 3D modeling, presenting the landscape from flat surface to 3-dimension. At last, I created a piece of short animation based on its history using After Effect to rediscover the rich history of Six Mile Creek.
Abstraction
Creek Bank 1
Creek Bank 2
Creek Bank 3
Creek Bank 4
Creek Bank 1
Creek Bank 2
Creek Bank 3
Creek Bank 4
Mood Collage, Chilin Road Streetscape for Hassell Studio
Life Ring
Central Hub
Digital Ring
• Road Through Residential Area. • Focus on streetsccape for residential use • Public and civic space for recreation
• Road Through Commercial Area • Focus on streetscape for major event and garther • Public space for mix use including recreational and commercial
• Road through business area • Focus on streetscape for office use • Public space for more high end need and private meetings
Technical Drawings
Environmental System in Architecture This session includes selected works from my previous internship experiences. The first half comes from Mathews Nielsen Landsccape Architects in New York City and the works comes from MNLA’s entry “Take Off From Here” for PHL Image Maker Competition including the rendering on the right. The other half comes from Hassell Studio in Shanghai and the works comes from North Bund Commercial Plaza project. There’re other works in visual study session.
Interiors
Daylighting Study East Window
Shade device to cooling down
Air ventilation
Skyline for interesting shadow Unnecessary lighting
Cooler area as back kitchen
Before
Average 1520
illuminance
Average Daylighting Factors 2.01
Average Daylighting Factors illuminance Average 1.65 1032 Daylighting Stimulations shows he east window has too much unnecessary lighting to the builidng, bringing unnecessary lighting and also too much heat from daylighting, delete the east window can effectively reduce the unnecessary energy costs. After
Solar Energy Supply
Energy Consumption Heat infiltrate through windows
Total Roof Area :168.3 sq.m Total Solar Panel Numbers: 44 Panel Dimension: 1mX1.65M
Air Window Skylight
Energy consumption without air ventilation
Shading Device
The concern we had is the large number of windows that would increase the demand of cooling energy. And since this is only a summer house, we will not consider the situation during the winter since the house will be closed.
Hot air ventilate through window
Heat infiltrate through windows Energy consumption with air ventilation Solar Panel Roof Layout
Solar Energy from panel
To further decrease cooling energy demend, we open the upper 4 windows for better ventilation, thus, with hot air move up and flow away, better cooling down the entire house.
Zhuo Cheng (607)-279-5837 zc324@cornell.edu 30 River Ct 605 Jersey City, NJ 07310