PORTFOLIO Landscape Architecture Zhuwan LI 2016~2018
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
The University of South China (USC) September 2015 - June 2019 Bachelor of Arts (Environmental Arts Design with the direction of Landscape Design) GPA: 85.14/100 or 3.49/4 Grade Rank: 1/77 USC Second Grade Scholarship 2018 USC Excellent All-round Student 2018 USC Third Grade Scholarship 2017 Second Prize in the Landscape Sketch Contest organized by School of Design and Art, USC 2016
SOCIAL EXPERIENCE
IDEA-KING Award Landscape Design Contest, Participant 2018
I participated in the 2019 IDEA-KING Award themed in “Future Countryside�. The theme targets at the imbalance between urban and rural areas in China. My project is an agricultural expo park combining sales and tourism. While keeping the natural system and elements, I reformed existing factories into modern green architectures adopting sustainable and environment friendly materials, thus forming the production-tourism-sales structure of the agricultural park.
ABOUT ME Zhuwan LI 6th Aug 1997 (21) Mobile: +86 186 7077 1172 E-mail: lizhuwan0806@gmail.com
Internship at Hunan Branch of Fujian Xinpuyuan Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. 2018 During this internship, I applied what I learned at school to practice and helped the company solve the contradictions caused by the coexistence of green space and public facilities. Meanwhile, I improved awareness in time management and multi-tasking.
Training on Mapping by Professor Jason HO 2016 Part-time job at Chengshihuaxiang(Flower shop)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Volunteer Activity in Sri Lanka 2015
Participated in the volunteer event organized by Gapper (organization) and helped children learn basic English in an orphanage in Sri Lanka.
Bass Player at Freshman Talent Show 2015 Played with Oracle (band) at the Tlant Show and won First Prize.
National Calligraphy Grade Examination, Grade 10 2016
SOFTWARE Photoshop
Advanced
AutoCAD
Advanced
Illustrator
Advanced
SketchUp
Good
Indesign
Good
Rhinocerus
Basic
Premiere
Basic
CONTENTS 01
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Design for children 2018 Changsha, Hunan
Ashes in Nepal
2018 Kathmandu, Nepal
Homing
Pirates of Somalia
Other works
Keywords: (Academic) Children’s Playground Outdoor Activities
Keywords: (Academic) Ecology Religious Culture
Keywords: (Academic) Agriculture Birds Study
Keywords: (Academic) Conceptual Design Movable Landscape
Keywords: (Academic) School Works
2016 Changsha, Hunan
2017 Pirate ship, Somalia
2015~2018
Design for Children
Time Child
2018/ Individual programme/ Changsha, Hunan, China
Programme Description
This design is an urban regeneration project dedicated to the transformation of an old amusement park. The amusement park is located in the park in the center of Changsha, Hunan province, which is the only way from the park gate to the lakeside, but also a necessary place for the children who live nearby. However, there are only obsolete facilities and chaotic roads in this amusement park. Even though the park landscape gets updated every year, the facilities here are the same as they were 20 years ago. Obviously, this amusement park is unsuitable for the current situation of the park any longer.
Problem Solving
In my design, the behavior of children, activities required by children and the space needed by each activity are analyzed, based on which I put forward the solutions to deal with the disadvantages in the current site.
Morning Teenager
Afternoon Older People
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12:00PM
8:00PM
Child Young People Older People
Background Information 6
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Evening
Changed into a suitable height difference for children
Removing shrubs to eliminate potential safety hazard
Different Stages of Children’s Growth 14
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25%
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Residential Area
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North Gate
25% 15% 5%
Analysis of Children's Activities
10%
Residential Area
Museum Lake Island
East Gate
The Martyr Tower
The Size of Field Required by Different Activities
West Gate Hotel
Square
Residential Area
South Gate
Designed for all ages
One facility has several different uses
Proposed Activities
Master Plan
Sandpit
Waterpool
Forest
Climbing
Skating
Relaxing
Design Strategy Child
Teenager
Adult
My positioning of this site is not limited to “a children’s park with recreation facilities”. Instead, I want to create a field with freedom for children’s various entertainments. Meanwhile, from the view of age, the growth of people is divided into seven stages, and each of them has an according playground.
Area Analysis
Child
This design can put this site into use for people of different ages including children, teenagers, and parents. In the meantime, the maximum possibility of creation is provided here, children can create their favorite activities freely. Teen
All ages
Different people have their own places
Child
Teen
Adult
The routes of different people are mutually independent
Proposed Facilities
Nature
Framework of Playground
Entertainment
Urban
Coordinating the natural and urban elements
Hard pavement
Trees
Lawn
Sections: The Height Design of Plants in Different Areas
Plants Arrangement & Different Activities in Four Seasons Spring
Autumn
Summer
Winter
Ashes in Nepal
Background Information
2018/ Individual programme/ Kathmandu, Nepal
Programme Description
Located in Kathmandu of Nepal, the Baghmati River is highly valued by residents at the center of Kathmandu.The project was inspired by a trip to Nepal in the middle of 2017. For the belief of Hinduism, local people tend to cremate bodies beside the sacred river, and then scatter ashes into the rivers. The river is seriously polluted. Ashes deposit at the bottom of the river and form a white riverbed, and garbage from cremation accumulates along the bank. The Bagmati River is called the sacred river because residents fetch daily drinking water and bath water from it. The life of residents are closely connected with the river. With respect for religious activities of local residents, this project can enhance the water quality of the river and improve life quality and well-being of residents.
Baghmati River
Nepal
Trisuli River Direction
Narayani River
Temple
Platform
Sun Kosi River
Kathmandu
Site Analysis
PARK TEMPLE
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SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT BAGHMATI RIVER
TEMPLE GOLF COURSE
HOSPITAL
SINAMANGAL
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AIRPORT
POLLUTION LEVEL NEED WATER POLLUTION SOURCE
Polluted by garbage
The life of residents are closely connected with the river
Polluted by religious activities
RANGE OF POLLUTION
Current Situation
Discovering Problems
Garbage is thrown into the river
Residents take a shower and walk in the river
The ashes are scattered into the river
The burning ashes produce harmful gases
Strategy
Master Plan
The current conditions of the river, plants and residences are analyzed, and an open space in the north of a temple where residents usually scatter ashes is found. According to the current shape of city, the river is expanded to the open space and the place for scattering ashes is moved to the north.
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Sections A - A'
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Legend
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1. Entrance 2. The road of solemnness 3. Wetland 4. The road of fork 5. The wall of memory 6. Lawn 7. Ashes platform 8. Island 9. The road of memory 10. Sightseeing platform
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Refinement of Formal Language
For the relationship between soul and body, Hinduism thinks that life does not begin with birth, but ends with death, which is a link in an endless series of lives. Therefore, the Mรถbius strip is applied in the design language, and landscape sequence of the site with sight change of various nodal points is designed.
Sight Analysis
The trees planted in rows give people a solemn mood
The shelter of the wall forms a semi-closed space
The open space at the island brings a broaden horizon to people
It returns to the original place through the winding road in forest
Platform
Trees
Walls
River
River
Road
View Point Analysis Ashes platform
The road of solemnness
The wall of memory Island
Sightseeing platform Entrance
The road of memory
Explosive View of Burning Platform
Rainwater
Four Steps of Ashes’ Collection
Purified gas
Outlet flue
Rainwater
Rainwater leakage prevention facility
Purified gas
Scre
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Activ
Smoke filtration facility
Support pillar
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Before burning
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At the moment of burning
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Stairs
Ashes collection
Burning platform
The View of Burning Platform
After burning
Collecting ashes
Process of Ashes Cleaning
Changes of the Number of Ashes
The first step of filtration is to collect the ashes from the ashes platform, through which 50% of the ashes can be collected. The rest 50% will be cleaned biologically by wetland, and cleaned physically and chemically by stair drop. It is estimated that the ash flowing back to the main stream will not exceed 5% of the original ashes.
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50%
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30% 20%
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25%
Perspective of Physical Purification Block of plants’ stems
Floating plants
Ashes
Physical filtration
Chemical purification
The second layer: water is purified chemically
The first layer: find sands are filtered physically
Ashes
Trees Chemical materials
Ashes
Wetland
Lotus leaf
Bridge Island
River
Three layers of pipe are designed to deal with dry and rainy season.
Inclined pipeline is to prevent back flow.
Homing
Analysis on the Production Place of Chili
2016/ Individual programme/ Changsha, Hunan, China
Programme Description
MALAYSIA
RUSSIA
Behind the migrations of bird is a story about promise. The inspiration of this design comes from a story that a swallow, as a migrant bird, built a nest under the eave, but did not fly back at the next spring. The design site is in Changsha, Hunan Province. In early 2000, a large number of birds hovered in the sky every day, but now the number sharply decreased because of the high death rate during migrations. The goal of this project is to solve this problem. This design aims to change the life habits of migrant birds through chilis, the characteristic agricultural product of Hunan Province, and turn “migrant birds” into “resident birds”, so as to decrease the death rate of birds. In this way, the birds will be hovering above the city again.
THAILAND
NEW ZEALAND
MONGOLIA CHINA
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As the characteristic agricultural product in Hunan Province, the chili is the key design element. Production of chili in Hunan Province
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AUSTRALIA
20 Production (million ton)
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
YueYang
ZhangJiaJie Number of Swallow
Strategy Introduction
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Alkaloid
UR1 molecules 25℃ 30℃
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HuaiHua
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Hunan Province
Legend
warm
Changsha and surrounding areas Transportation routes Chili planting base in Hunan Province
No. of Swallow
Distribution of chili demand in Hunan Province Influence scope of the chili planting base 2000
2005
2010
2015
2018
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2010
2018
ChenZhou
Requirements of Chili and Swallows
Timeline of Chili and Swallows
The reason why chili make people feel hot is that the alkaloids in chili react with UR1 molecules in the organism. Scoville scale is a measurement of the spiciness of chili. In order to control the heat, chilis with low Scoville was selected as raw materials.
Swallow flocks fly to the Northern Hemisphere
Capsaicin supply is terminated/ The soil still contains capsaicin to provide warmth
Part of the swallow flocks fly to north China Requirements for pond: neutral or little acid water is suitable for growth of chili (water in the Yangtze River Basin is weak acidic).
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Nest environment of swallows: swallows usually live under the eave of local residence.
A large number of swallows begin to settle down and nest
Ingredients of nest: wet soil, saliva, dry branches and straw.
Swallow flocks fly to the Southern Hemisphere
Previously, the swallow flocks only stay in spring and summer
Timeline SU M
20℃ 20℃ 20℃
Selection of soil: swallows are fond of wet soils near the pond to build nests.
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SWALLOW
In winter, swallows need to maintain body temperature
Timeline Timeline Timeline
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Species of chili: Xingshu 215 with low Scoville.
Remaining swallows living in Changsha
End of chili supply season
Requirements for soil: good drainage, convenient irrigation and deep ploughing.
Seeding of chili
Harvest of chili
The supply of capsaicin attracts swallow flocks to stay throughout the year
Swallow flocks can use soil containing capsaicin to build nests
Site Information and Land Planning
Around the city center, the soil with alkaloid is planned between the second and the third ring roads. Present Green Land Layout
Buildings with less than 10 floors Buildings with 10 to 30 floors Buildings with more than 30 floors
Choosing the Planned Site
Green area Bird activity distribution
The production cycle of chili affects the supply of capsaicin
Planned Site Layout
Green area Planned area to be put in alkaloid
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Master Plan
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Renovation Process of Soil
Strategy: an area near a pond in the urban fringe area was chosen to attract swallows to carry soil to build nests. Chili are planted in the surrounding farmland, and a factory is built to extract alkaloid of chili.
Change of Land-use 2013 to 2018
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Inrceased land area Decreased land area
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Scattered pebble
Alkaloid-proof Wall Rammed earth
CW
Cottage
River
Chili Field
Factory
Residential Area
Pond
Farmland
Road
Section
Pavement road
Lawn
The existing pond
Waste land
50 (million hectares)
Soil with Alkaloid
Aerial View of the Site
Intention Figure
This project mainly involves two systems. The first one utilizes the alkaloid extracted from the capsaicin in the factory and transmits it through underground transportation to the soil which is used for bird nests. The concentration of the alkaloid is negatively correlated with the soil depth, which ensures the content of alkaloid in the soil taken by swallows. The second one is an artificial construction near the pond in the forest. The pond attracts swallows to come and pick soil to nest, thus forming an independent system.
Perspective Drawing Bird’s Habitat
Factory
Soil with Alkaloid
Chili Field
Artificial Pond Nutritional Soil
System Analysis The two above systems operate independent of each other, but are closely related in the link of soil. Only when the two systems are both in full operation, the ultimate design purpose can be realized, which is to transform the swallow flocks passing through south China from migrant birds to resident birds, thus reducing the migration quantity of swallows and controlling the death rate of them.
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Top Soil Nutritional Soil
Sub Soil
Soil with Alkaloid
Bedrock
The View of Chili Field
The View of Greenhouse
Swallow Forest Factory
Chili field
Factory Chili field Worker
Pirates of Somalia
Programme Description
This project comes from my interest in the nautical lifestyles. It is surveyed that the formation reasons of Somalia pirates are very complicated. Owing to the long-term drifting on the sea, the “illness of pirates” (scurvy) has become an important factor influencing the life quality of pirates. A good design should not only direct at certain groups of people in the city, and what I hope is that people can pay more attention to “the other group of people” in the world through this design. Hence, my aim is to create a peaceful celebration for Somalia pirates to provide a chance of communication for different pirate groups and enhance the life quality of pirates.
2017/ Individual programme/ Somalia
Current Situation of Pirates !!
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20 years old
Fishing company turn pirates Pay foreign businessman to The supplement of nutrition They are easily to be arrested because of foreign fishing ves- provide weapons, settelite on the ocean for them is un- because of their poor physisels invasion. phones and luxury vehicles. available. They got scurvy. cal strenth.
25 years old 10 years old
15 years old
30 years old
Change of Ransom No. of Piracy
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- 40 million ransom -
- 159 million ransom -
- 30 million ransom -
Four Pirate Groups and Their Medical Resource National Volunteer Coast Guard
Merkah
Puntland Group
Location
Medical Cases
YEMEN
SOMALIA ETHIOPIA
Legend Actual Attack Attempted Attack
Pirates' Ship
INDIAN OCEAN
Hijacked Ship N
- 100 million ransom -
Somali Sailors
Designing the Method of Array and the Distance From the Coast
Strategy: Creating a Festival
The strength of different pirate groups are widely divergent. National Volunteer Coast Guard, one of the four largest pirate groups at present, is the most powerful with the best doctors and medical supplies. If different pirate groups can be gathered through this festival to mutually exchange experiences and resources, it will be a good chance to treat scurvy for weak pirates. Also, large pirate groups can also extend their strength in the celebration.
The Line Formed by Pirates for Avoiding Government Forces
Calling
Evacuating
Meeting
Gathering
Calling
They communicate with each other via wireless radio on the ocean to discuss where to hold the celebration. And government is prohibited from tracking them by advanced technology.
Proposed Activities During the Festival Mornitoring
The supplement of nutrition on the ocean for them is unavailable. Therefor rum becomes the necessity due to its sufficient vitamin C.
Exchange Value
Medical Care
Rum Party
Cooking
Radio Machine
Meat Black Market Bread
Fishing
Fish
The Plan of the Deck on the Pirate Ship
Annual Activity Plan
Dental Treatment
Bench
Robbing Black Market Dealing Fishing Shopping Dating Someone Died
Waiting Room Toilet Plants Water Bed
The festival lasts from Oct. 21 to 27, which is also the National Day in Somalia. The festival has huge effects on different activities of pirates in the whole year, such as declining robbery, reducing the number of death, and increasing free time. Pirates can gain benefits from this festival.
Jump Board Carpet Swimming Pool Beach Chair Main Stage / Mornitoring Tower Scaffolding Constructions
The Interior Sections of Cabin in the Pirate Ship
Plants Pillow
Mornitoring
Bar Station
Medical Care
Party
Cooking
Black Market
Bar DJ Screen Fishing Chair Radio Tower Signal Isolator
Before
After
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8m
Food Storage
Commodity Storage
Sofa Marine boiler Armor Storage
Fishing
Planting Construction Drawing Stock Brick Cement Mortar C20 Concrete
Lawn
Shrub
Nutritional Soil
Filter Layer Draining Board Hydration Layer Root-proof Layer Water-proof Layer Architecture
Crushed Stone Architecture
Fisheries Distribution Diagram
Tree
Trees Stand Root-proof Layer
Lawn
Drain
Drain
Perspective Drawing of the Pirate Ship SUMMER
The whole ship is divided into three layers. The lowest one is the place where medical care for scurvy are going on. The black market is located on second layer. And pirates hold the party on the deck.
INDIAN OCEAN
Lawn
Trees Security Guarantee Ladder Stand
SOMALIA Fishing
ETHIOPIA
Party
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WINTER
YEMEN
Exchanging
INDIAN OCEAN
SOMALIA ETHIOPIA Sharks Salmon Salar Atlantic Cod N
Medical Care
Mornitoring
Activities on the Pirate Ship
Other Works
2016/ School Work
This is a course assignment in three dimensional composition. In that course, we were asked to design a 3D installation using geometrical elements. Specifically, I broke down CDs into small fragments, and pasted them onto a huge pyramid-like shape. Two of the pyramid’s surfaces are connected using planar mosaic; the other surface is presented with a 3D effect using stacked fragments.
2018/ School Work
In sculpture course, we were asked to design a sculpture for a coastal city in Fujian Province. The city is adjacent to Taiwan Strait, so I made use of the unique local homesick sentiment and oceanic culture, assimilating homesickness to a drift bottle. In the end, I made a sculpture design featuring a drift bottle floating on the waves.
2016/ Water Colour
This is the scene I saw at a rural market in Guangxi Province when we went there on an outdoor sketch practice trip organized by the university in 2017. I painted the scene where a caged pig is waiting for a buyer with water color.
2016/ Sketch
2015/ Chinese Traditional Painting