Zhuo Cheng
Zhuo Cheng
Cell: (607)279-5837 Email: zc324@cornell.edu
EDUCATION
CORNELL UNIVERSITY Master of Landscape Architecture • •
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: Worked for New York DEP and NYC Parks on Green Infrastructure, Long Island City Urban Design Studio (Fall 2017)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, TWIN CITIES Bachelor of Environmental Design, Art Minor • • • • •
2015-2018 Ithaca
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)
SKILLS Graphic & Multimedia
Advanced: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lumion 3D, Twin Motion Intermediate:After Effect, Premiere Pro, Auto-CAD, ProTool Novice: Adobe Muse, Final Cut Pro
Parametric & 3D Modeling Advanced: Sketch-up Intermediate:Rhino, Grasshopper, DIVA Novice: Processing
Office Intermediate: Microsoft Word, Power-point, Excel
Other Hand Sketch, Oil Painting, Watercolor Painting, Saxphone, Oriental Art, Baroque Art, Byzantine
Language
Mandarin Chinese, English
2010-2015 Minneapolis
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects Fall Landscape Intern •
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Participated in “Image Maker PHL” Competition: Sole created 130-acre PHL Digital Model in Rhino; prepared study graphics to test different designs for PHL project; provided short video clips showing the schematic design and produced multiple renderings for PHL Project. Sole created site digital models in Rhino including Linc LIC Project, Anble Basin Project, Pier 42 Playground and Restoration of the Churchyards of Trinity Church. Teamed with other landscape architects to produced renderings and diagrams for various projects including East River Resiliency, Pier 42, Pier 55, etc.
Hassell Studio Summer Landscape Intern • • • • •
Summer 2017 Shanghai
Assisted diagramming and mapping of China Merchant Bank Urban Farming Project. Sole created site models for Vanke Xujing Project. Developed conceptual design for Chilin Road Project with other senior landscape architects. Created models and renderings for Vanke Sanlin Plaza, and contributed to schematic design. Sole built physical models and diagrams for Shanghai North Bund project, and assisted other senior architects on schematic design.
CCLA Landscape Design & Planning Summer Assistant • • •
Fall 2017-Summer 2018 New York
Summer 2016 Chengdu
Worked on site grading and ramp engineering for Baoli Community Park in Chengdu. Created schematic design with design team, produced site plan, 3D model and renderings for Buhou District in Chengdu. Sole conducted schematic design, detail design, rendering and negotiation with clients for a residential garden.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Forest Park Green Infrastructure Retrofit Design Team Project Designer • • • •
Teamed with other two students to interview with clients (DEP, NYC Parks) Prepared Scope of Work Created conceptual design of “My Buddy” Memorial in Forest Park, Queens, New York Prepared renderings for other two potential sites in Forest Park (Bandshell Parking lot, Victory Field)
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Presented final work to client with other two team members
Willard Cemetery Memorial Project Design Team Project Designer • • • •
Conducted site research and analysis; interviewed clients Collaborated with four other designers on an affordable schematic design. Developed site plan and renderings to demonstrate project design Presented the final plan, grading plan, and budget plan to clients
Fall 2017 New York
2016-2017 Ithaca
1 2 3 4
Continuity
21th St. Long Island City New Zoning and Streetscape
Coexist With Time Kingston Point Park Redesign
Growing Landscape Dredge materials creative application
Site Sounding Explore the Six Mile Creek
5 6 7 8
Model Examination
Exam landscape light and patterns in Macaster College Plaza
Internship
Landscape Architecture Internship at MNLA & Hassell Studio
Environmental Systems Daylighting and Energy in Architecture
Visual Investigation
Investigate the Form and Metaphor of Ancient Rome
Continuity
21th St. Long Island City New Zoning and Streetscape
Transportation
Existing East-West Transit Subway Lines F
Q N R M E
7
7
Bus Lines QM 17
Q 101
Existing North-South Transit Subway Lines Q N G
3
Bus Lines Q 103
Q 69
B 43
Q 102
3
3
Proposed BRT/BQX Route Subway Lines Q N G
3
Bus Lines Q 103
Q 69
B 62
B 43
Proposed BRT/BQX Route
4
B BRT/BQX
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
Overall Connection 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
B BRT/BQX
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
McGuinness Boulevard is currently very dangerous, requiring intervention
Zoning ECONOMY
New MX Zoing District
New MX Zoing Residential
Area Analysis
Too Far To Walk
Floors 3-6 Residential Low Walkability Park Too Small Too Far To Walk
Terrace Acconmmodates Required Setback
Floors 2 Auto Parking
Repurposed Garage
BRT Station Walkability Green Spaces
Floors 1 Auto Repair
Relocated Sanitation
BRT Station
Connection Entrance Independent on Floor 1
Walkability
Streetscape
South Stop
1
SemiPublic NYCHA Space
Median
2
Sidewalk + Stop
1
Rain Garden + Sidewalk
2
Auto Repair
Library Park
3
Playground
3
School Drop-off
16-Oak Grove
Rain Garden + Sidewalk
North Stop
4
Rec Center
Rain Garden + Stop
4
Ravenswood
Internship Work
Urban Site, Residential Garden and Community Landscape
Coexist With Time Kingston Point Park Redesign
Existing Conditions
Sea Level Rise Sand Beach Forest Meadow Industrial Space
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Kingston Point Park is an essential asset as a public for city of Kingston. Sea level rise and flooding will cause many area of the park go under water
Event Space
Year 2020 SLR 12”
Historical Space
Year 2050 SLR 30”
Year 2080 SLR 60”
Sea Level Rise Loss
Industrial Space
Environmental Metrics Sand Beach Forest Meadow
Event Space
Historical Space
Phase I Vernacular Landscape
Circulation Change
Entrance
Current Connection
Wetland Trail
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Create New entrance to create a sense of arrival, a preview to park and a bette connection Clean up messy vegetation to establish picturesque experiences
Proposed Connection
Immediately Start
Environmental Metrics
Divide Circulation
Phase II Vibrant Landscape Revetment Trail
Hydrological Engineering Water Bypass
Current
Proposed
No Flooding
No Flooding
Flooding
Flooding
After Flooding
After Flooding
Revetment Trail
Tidal Wetland Elevated Rail Trail
• Cut a channel to collect flooding water during major flood event and exit water quickly • Use cut soil to “recap” north slope of landfill • Overlay revetment and path layer to prevent future erosion • Elevated trolley line base to work as a wave break in the future
Establish Resiliency
Environmental Metrics
Birds Migration Habitat
Water Activities
New Wetland Mix New Wetland Mix
Island Barriers
Landfill Old Wetland Mix
Artificial Reef
Phase III Educational Landscape
Oil Tank Reuse
Recreating loss and history of Sea Level Rise
Industrial Park
Fishing
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Build new bridge to connect “Kingston Point Island” Reprogramming the BMX and Baseball field to new open space for multi-purpose activities. Create new layout for both pedestrain and emergency access Refine revetment on south slope as water front park Remediate oil industrial site and convert it to industrial/educational park Build broad walk over the islands for fishing and other educational purpose
Sand Tank
Meadow Tank
Swamp Forest Tank
History Tank
Growing Tank
Event Tank
Embrace the Open Water
Environmental Metrics
Living Shoreline
Revetment
Wave Break
Industrial Park
20 Mins Cleveland
Site
Trails Parks Industry
15 Mins Parks
Growing Landscape
Dredge materials creative application in Edgewater Park Cleveland
Future Vision
Circulation
CSO Outlet Pedestrian Vehicular
Littoral Drift
Erosion CSO Outlet Wave Sediment Movemet
Potential Issues
Site Condition Access Denied
Beach Littoral Drift
Wave
Poor Access CSO Outflow
Beach Erosion Dull Space
To Clean Water
Bad water quality
Under untilized Space
1
Sediment Engine
2
CSO Wetland
3
3
4
Landscape Growing
Growing Breakwater
• Sediment Engine Installed • CSO Wetland constructed • Breakwater in placed
Phase 1 • Sediment Engine spreads • CSO Wetland grows • Breakwater catch sand
Phase 2 • Sediment Engine spreads • CSO Wetland flourishes • Salient formed Breakerwater Phase 3 • • • •
Sediment Engine stablized CSO Wetland flourishes Tombolo formed Barrier Island formed
Phase 4
Walkway
1
Dredge Sediment Upland
Dredge Sand Beach
Sediment Engine
Lake
2
CSO Wetland
Shore Wetland
Wood Bridge
CSO Wetland
CSO Outlet
Key Area An concrete path would be added to connect the existing beach and the sediment engine. Tree would be planted and preserved in the riprap to create a special typology.
Riprap Lake
Walk
Access Regain
Plantings
CSO Outlet
Dredge Sediment
Trails
Sand Sediment Engine Layers
CSO
CSO Wetland Bridge Water Quality Improvement
250,000 cu.yd. sediment from Cleveland’s navigable channel and harbors each year. This means there’s considerable materials for the sediment engine. To have the best result, 30% would be sand that will spread out and 70% would be other sediment.
To stabilize the sediment, planting would be an idea way. Also, due to the wind, sand dune would form around the planting bed.
Phytovolatilisation occurs as growing trees and other plants take up water and the organic contaminants. Some of these contaminants can pass through the plants to the leaves and evaporate, or volatilise, into the atmosphere. A small wood bridge is added over the CSO wetland, connecting the two sides of the wetland, providing not only acess but also a space to stop for educational purpose of how phytoremediation works.
Tombolo
3
Breakerwater
Riprap
4
Breakw
Growing Breakwater
Sediment Catch
Original Beach Line
Edge Wetland
Key Area
Tombolo
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.
Breakwater Sand Formation
Armor Rocks
water
Lake
Breakwater Structure Growing Breakwater
Growing Breakwater
Sediment Catch
Island Formation
Catch Arms
Sediment Catch
Dredge Core
Underlayer
As the testing result suggested, the I shape breakwater catch little sediment and it is hard to stay in some cases. The L shape works better when sediment can be found around the corner. The dynamic shape with several arms works the best since the more the arms and more sediment can be found in each cells.
Site Sounding Explore the Six Mile Creek
Third Dam
Second Dam
First Dam Second Dam
First Dam Third Dam
Six Miles Creek
Six Miles Creek
Pipe Line
Mapping and Modeling
m
Creek Bank 1
Creek Bank 2
Creek Bank 3
Creek Bank 4
Abstraction
Pipe Line
Creek Bank 1
Creek Bank 2
Creek Bank 3
Creek Bank 4
Sounding 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.
Timeline
Before settlement
Mr. Bear
Early Discovery
Dam Construction
Mr. Hat
Mr. Hammer
H
Hide Period
Rediscover
Recreational Use
Engaging Water
Out Of Budget
Bs
Mr. W
Mr. Jump
Model Examination
Exam landscape light and patterns in Macaster College Plaza
Design Strategies & Elements The 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.
Shadow Analysis
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Winter Wall 1
Mimicking the pattern cast by winter tree branches.
Winter Wall 2
Mimicking the Pattern cast by summer tree foliages.
Summer Wall
Shadow Effects
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.
Internship
Works from landscape architecture intern at MNLA and Hassell Studio
PHL Image Maker Year 3
• Phragmites removal • Meadow In placing
Year 5
• Trees planted in row and grow • Ripple Pattern visible from high
Phasing Renderings Year 10
• Mature trees dominate • Forest forms
PHL Image Maker
Year 0 Phragmite Control & Art Installation
Year 5 Young Forest
Seasonal Renderings
Year 2 Meadow Spreading
Year 3 Tree Plantings
Year 5 Forest in Fall
Year 5 Winter Forest
PHL Image Maker
Airport Entry Rendering showing terminal, showing upland mesic, meadow and wetland
Airport Entry & Winter
Rendering show possible airport winter situation
PHL Image Maker
Lighting signage seeing from north approaching to airport
Lighting Renderings
The Circuit: Lighting intention on bridges and airport builidng facade (Blue)
Rhino Modeling
Enry of Trinity Church Churchyards
Trinity Church Churchyards erosion control
Trinity Church Mausoleum
Rhino Modeling
Sanyo, Japan, City Block
North Bund, Shanghai
Huangpu River
The Seagull Hotel Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Shanghai
Huangpu Road
Site Modeling, Analyzing and Diagramming
1. 400mmX400mm Grid
2. Major Axis
3. Vegetation Pattern
4. Pavement Pattern
North Bund, Shanghai The Seagull Hotel
Water Feature
Featured Wall
Physical Study Modeling
Chilin Road, Nanjing
Life Ring
Central Hub
• 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 garthe • Public space for mix use including recreational a
er and commercial
Site Conceptual Developing and Renderings
Digital Ring • Road through business area • Focus on streetscape for office use • Public space for more high end need and private meetings
Vanke, Sanlin, Shanghai
Sunken Plaza with ceiling feature
Central Plaza from 3rd Floor Bridge
Rhino Modeling and Lumion Rendering
Sunken Plaza with ceiling feature
Playground from North
Central Plaza with featured pavers
Central Plaza +Playground
Technical Drawings
Technical Drawings
Garden Layout
Design 1
Design 2
Design 3
Environmental Systems Daylighting and Energy in Architecture
Interiors
Shade device to cooling down
Air ventilation
Skyline for interesting shadow
Cooler area as back kitchen
Daylighting Study 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. Before East Window
Unnecessary lighting Average 1520
illuminance
Daylighting Factors
Average 2.01
After
Average 1032
illuminance
Daylighting Factors
Average 1.65
Energy
Air Window Skylight Total Roof Area :168.3 sq.m Total Solar Panel Numbers: 45 Panel Dimension: 1mX1.65M
Shading Device
Energy Needs Without air ventilation 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.
Energy infiltrate through windows
With air ventilation 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. Hot air ventilate through window
Energy infiltrate through windows
Visual Investigation
Investigate the Form and Metaphor of Ancient Rome
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.
Zhuo Cheng (607)-279-5837 zc324@cornell.edu
