Yutong Zhao's Portfolio|2015-2022|Urban Design

PORTFOLIO Selected Works 2015-2021

YUTONG ZHAO Master of Urban Design, University of Totonto

CONTENTS

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URBAN PUZZLE

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Urban core district renewal and reconstruction design

Due to urban sprawl, old buildings were demolished to make space for new buildings. Many old buildings that record the history of human cultural development gradually disappeared in the process, and large modern buildings broke the original urban style. Human development is based on demolition and reconstruction, which has led to many urban issues. For example, the emergence of rural areas in cities, the isolation of old and new cities, the fragmentation of historical buildings, the simplification and waste of infrastructure, and the pollution of the ecological environment.

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CENTRALIZED PIECES

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Railway Museum Design

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SLOW LIFE

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Small-scale Infrastructure Design

This portfolio focuses on emerging urban problems ranging from large-scale urban spaces to small-scale urban facilities to environmental contaminants. It understands urban and environmental problems of different scales, and proposes design solutions to solve urban problems through different design methods.

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Growing Centre

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Growth Centre Design Under the Green New Deal

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Other Work: East Liberty Green Regenerative Landscape Technologies and Design

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01 URBAN PUZZLE Urban core district renewal and reconstruction design Location: Jinan, China Tutor: Zhao Liang, Liu Jiayi Summer 2019 Individual Work

The urban village is the product of the rapid development of Chinese cities. The rapid urban expansion surrounded the villages that originally belonged to the local villagers. The difference in the land policy and the value of the village culture made it impossible for the city to overthrow the village and develop the construction, so the urban village became an isolated island. There are a large number of local villagers and low-income migrant workers here. They seem to be unable to integrate with the urban population. Various factors separate all the villages in the city from the city.

Jinan is one of China's important cities. In recent years, the construction of a CBD area designed by SOM in the east has begun. Yaojia Village is adjacent to the CBD and is the last urban village in the new district of eastern Jinan. Surrounded by newly built CBDs, Yaojia Village appears very obscure under the super high-rise. The main purpose of this design is to integrate Yaojia Village with the CBD area so that the urban village and the surrounding CBD can share the space. Through different forms of connection and different update methods, design and guide the sharing of the two regions, resulting in new energy belonging to this particular area.

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History Background - A Village Gradually Surrounded by the City As Jinan City develops eastward, the urban part gradually surrounds the original village, bringing about changes in urban fabric and social environment. New people are pouring into the base, and the base becomes the last “village” in eastern Jinan.

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Society

Soldier

Villager

Migrant Worker

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Tourist

Entrepreneur

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2012

2019

City

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2012

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1985

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In 2015, the government started to build Jinan's CBD here and lots of companies were attracted to this place. The Yaojia Village is gradually surrounded by modern buildings, such as an island in the modern city.

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Jinan's government began to develop and construct the business in Eastern Jinan because the city center had already no space to exploit and decided to establish an eastern center for Jinan's future. Thus, much culture and entertainment center moved to this site around Yaojia village.

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Sha ndo ng

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Sha ndo ng

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Sh Mu ando seu ng m Art

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Yin zuo Res ide nce

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Old Yao jia vill age

1948

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Since 2000, Eastern Jinan started to develop because of the traffic system extended from the center to the east. Some residences and markets appeared and there was a large logistics center that could undertake cargo transportation in the north of China.

Log isti cs Cen ter

The Yaojia Village was first built independently in the Eastern Jinan, and is near the Changling Mountain, the location that Jinan War happened. At that time, Eastern Jinan was desolate and had just a few villages there.

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Sh Mu andon seu g H m isto ry

2003

Yan xia ng Res ide nce

unfinished

Loc al M ark et

1985

You yi R esi den ce

Built Year

2019

Site Context

Site Analysis

Transportation System

Jinan CBD Qilu University of Technology

Land Use

Open space

City Main Road

High Density Residential

Hospital

Affiliated green space

City Minor Road

Low Density Residential

Unused Logistics Center

Abandoned green space

Kindergraten

Unused Land

Public Park

Bussiness

Green Space

This land lacks reasonable planning, there is a large amount of abandoned land, and it requires more green space. The overall quality of the building varies greatly, and its ownership is complex. This design will address these issues through different models and improve land utilization.

1000m Shandong Provincial Hospital

500m

Site

Shandong Museum

Shandong Armed Police Hospital Longao Sports Center

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Zhongrun Shopping Plaza

Building Quality

Ownership

Shandong Health Center

Historical Building

Used By Property Owners

High Quality Building

Long-term rental

Medium Quality Building

Long-term rental

Low Quality Building

Unused housing

2000m Lixia hospital

Shandong University of Finance and Economics

Concept - Urban Puzzle The city produces different textures and spatial forms during the development process. Each piece of the puzzle piece has its characteristics. Look for clues from urban and rural debris to form a complete urban image and share the two.

City Jinan CBD

City Bussiness Center Culture & Sports Building

Village Art Museum

Cultural Museum

Unused Water Tower

Local Market

Urban Village

Landscape Hospital School

The site is close to Jinan's most central axis of development, located at the junction of the old city and the new city, close to the CBD and cultural center.

Transportation and economic development advantages are apparent. But the internal development of this site is backward, so how to share the interior with the new city in the future, and stimulate the inner vitality is the focus of the entire design.

Entrepreneur

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Tourist

How to share the urban space?

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Migrant Worker

Villager

Overall Strategy

Block Strategy

Analyze the daily activities of the four main groups of people, and summarize the functions and specific spatial forms of each type of population. Use the “shared belt” to organically integrate the entire base to form a shared city and country.

City Part

ISSUE. The Separation of People and Space

Block 1 The Renovation of Unused Building

Different urban space has different kinds of people.

Village Villager

To use the urban space more effectively.

k1 Bloc

City Migrant Worker

Block 2 The Renovation of Warehouse

Entrepreneur

Tourist k2 Bloc

4 ck Blo Daily Pattern

Daily Pattern

Daily Pattern

Daily Pattern Retain the original building structure, open the corridor to make contact between the two sides of the plot, use glass material to increase indoor lighting.

3 ck Blo

Family entertainment

Visiting Parks

Commute

Shopping

Project Planning

Meeting

Shopping

Taking photos

Block 3 Shopping

Chatting with others

Exercise

Startegy. The Formation of Sharing Belt

Gathering

Reading

Partying With Friend

Seeing exhibition

The Generation of Serve Center

Block 4

To eliminate the separation between two kinds of spaces and people with different methods and space.

Entrepreneur + Tourist

Sharing Apartment

Gathering Market

The central opening direction of the building is determined according to the pedestrian flow line, and the shape direction is determined according to its relationship with the surrounding buildings.

Village Part 1. The Generation of Roof Platform

Mall Artisan Workshop

Exhibition Hall Sharing Platform

Cultural Center

Worker + Tourist Light Tower

Green Space

The Generation of Local Market

Seeing shows

Determine the opening organization of the building according to the flow of the crowd, and then determine the building form based on the relationship with the surrounding buildings.

Villager + Tourist

Remove the original plastic roof with poor quality and increase the utilization rate of the glass body.

Piloti The three-story roof space is used to form a three-story mobile platform to increase the utilization rate of the house, and at the same time, realize the connection between the homes, providing a public space that can communicate.

Entrepreneur + Tourist + Worker

Serve Center Playground

2. Bottom Space Expansion

City By overhead space, we can ensure the width of the aisle and increase the richness of space.

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3. Building Corridor

4. Built Form Update

Connect indoor and outdoor spaces through building corridors to increase the accessibility of urban village buildings.

Find the location where the room can communicate with the surrounding buildings and reserve the space on the first floor.

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1. Urban Village Entrance Plaza

9. Shared Apartment

17. Local Market

2. Water Tower Lookout

10. Fitness Track

18. Entertainment and leisure hall

3. Folk Museum

11. Sports Green Belt Park

19. Commercial Street

4. Folk Customs Display Area

12. Senior Office Area

20. Business Office Building

5. Roof Sharing Platform

13. Start-up Incubation Office

21. Comprehensive Sharing Center

6. Art Exhibition

14. Cultural Promenade

7. Community Center

15. Cultural Integrated Service Center

8. Hand workshop

16. Creative Culture Museum

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Site Context

Site Analysis

Architecture

Community system Main Function Node Sharing Belt City Part 1. Looking out to the walking zone from the lighthouse

Urban Part 1 . Looking out to the CBD from the roof

City Part 2. Walking in the serve center

Village Part 2: Walking on the red bridge

Open space system

Major Landscape Nodes Leisure Walking Belt

Transportation system

Underground Garage Entrance Main Walkway Shared road Culture & Entertainment District

Land Use

Commercial District Sharing residential District Comprehensive Service District Bussiness District Residential District Green Belt

City Part 3. Playing in the Green Belt Park

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Village Part: Playing in the community center

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02 CENTRALIZED PIECES Railway Museum Design Location: Zhalantun, China Tutor: Lu Fan Winter 2019 Team Work: Fan Zhang Main works in group: Site Research (50%)/ Modeling(40%)/Drawing(60%) The Middle East Railway is the Chinese part of the Siberian Railway. Its construction accompanied with the changes caused by Russians in Chinese culture, technology and lifestyle in China. Many Russian-style buildings built along the Middle East Railway. Russians also entered Northeast China with the railway. The tide of socialism was also introduced to China, and these changes have had a huge impact on China.

Zalantun is an important station for the Middle East Railway. Many related historical buildings have been preserved here. These ancient buildings record the history of the Middle East Railway and have great cultural value. The city's rich historical resources have not brought economic benefits that can help Zhalantun. At the same time, the distribution of modern and ancient buildings in Zhalantun is very mixed. Although there are historical resources, they are scattered in the city in fragments and have not been fully displayed.

This design analyzes the distribution of surrounding historical buildings and selects their focal points for design.

Through a single building, integrate the fragmented historical building layout. Meanwhile, using the modern building form not only can meet the needs of development, but also play a role in highlighting the old building, it plays an essential role in connecting and bringing together the old building in terms of human perception.

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Background

Site Analysis Middle East Railway

The construction of the Middle East Railway is of considerable significance to the development of modern Chinese history. It has brought about economic, cultural, and political changes, so the Middle East Railway has great historical value.

Zhalantun 1896.06.03 China and Russia signed the "Sino-Russian Treaty." The eastern section of the Siberian Railway passed through mainland China and was named "Middle East Railway."

Zhalantun is the first important city between Russia and Mongolia and domestic trade.It was the first station through which the Middle East Railway passed the Daxinganling Tunnel and entered the Songliao Plain to the south.

Manzhouli Manzhouli is developing on the Sino-Russian border and taking advantage of its transportation location to develop rapidly. It is China's largest land port city.

Harbin Harbin is a city created by the development of the Middle East railway. There are a large number of Russian-style buildings, and the protection policy for historical culture is relatively perfect.

Mudanjiang Mudanjiang is a well-known tourist city in the north, with well-developed transportation. It attracted a large number of businesspeople during the construction of the Middle East Railway, with many related historical buildings.

Historical Buildings

What does this railway bring to China?

GDP per capita & Population density GDP per capita

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Industrialization 1897-1906 The Middle East Railway brought steam engines and related industrial construction to traditional China at that time, factories began to appear around the railway, and a large number of Chinese workers participated in the construction of the railway. The first cross-river bridge completed, speeding up local industrialization.

Population Density

Among the cities along the Middle East Railway, Zhalantun, like other cities, can protect historical buildings relatively wholly. But, other cities have effectively promoted urban development by using historical resources, and their economic benefits are much higher than Zhalantun because of Tourism lead to development.

Therefore, this design uses the railway museum to integrate historical resources, thereby driving tourism and economic development.

Multicultural Integration

Site Context Old railwa y

1900-1936

station

The Russians entered Northeast China by rail and began to build Russian buildings in "railway attachments," bringing local characteristics and religious culture. In 1904, Russia transferred part of the railway ownership to Japan, and Japanese culture also entered China.

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1917The October Revolution broke out in Russia, socialist ideas flowed into Harbin with the Middle East Railway, brought Marxism-Leninism to China, and socialism began to rise in China.

The types of buildings around the base mix and the historical buildings are surrounded by modern buildings. It is difficult to form a whole. This design uses the connection between them to ensure the connection between the surrounding historical buildings and the base.

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Massing Development Railway Station

4F Office Space Original Museum Club

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1. Office 2. Meeting room 3. Terrace

Chapel

Site-oriented

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Materialization

3F 4

Small Exhibitions & Compound Space 5

4. Independent Showroom 5. Outdoor Exhibition Stand

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2F Stack

Insert

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Exhibition Space

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6. Religious Culture Exhibition Hall 7. Electronic Reading Room 8. General Reading Room 9. Open Platform 10. Outdoor Exhibition Hall 11. 360 Degree Exhibition Hall

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12. Core Tube

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Public Space Squeeze

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Pull out 13. Sinking Report Hall

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14. Atrium 15. Temporary Exhibition Hall

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16. Underground Warehouse

Entrance&Basement

Multifunctional Hall&Sinking Square

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The most interesting space in this section is the cantilevered platform that stretches into the air. The spiral staircase in the atrium leads to the window at the end of the third floor.

This section reflects the different exhibition formats of the museum, including fixed exhibition halls, temporary exhibition halls, small exhibition halls, and outdoor exhibition halls.

360 Degree Exhibition Hall

360 Degree Exhibition Hall Atrium

Open Platform Electronic Reading Room

This section shows the details of the height treatment of the interior of the building， the flexibility of space processing and the richness of space increase through the lecture hall and other forms.

Sinking Report Hall 360 Degree Exhibition Hall

Terrace

Atrium

Atrium Outdoor Exhibition Hall

Open Platform

Religious Culture Exhibition Hall

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Southern Outdoor Plaza： This venue can host some small outdoor exhibitions, place large sculptures, and also serve as evacuation sites for multiple purposes.

Religious Culture Exhibition Hall: Through the narrow and dark passage, walking towards the light source outside the window, you will see the church left in the time of the Tsar and feel the sacred sense of this historic building.

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03 SLOW LIFE Small-scale Infrastructure Design Location: Hongkong, China Tutor: Duan Yu Spring 2019 Individual Work

Hong Kong is a rapidly developing megacity. The high-speed urbanization is not only reflected in the huge changes in infrastructure and urban landscape but also reflected in the increasingly fast pace and pressure of people`s life. The problems brought by urbanization include the single duplication of public infrastructure with simple function and form, the excessive pressure of people's lives and the decreasing contact with the natural landscape.

Hong Kong's distinctive ding-ding tram is an opposite case in the city. With a long history, it has witnessed the development process of urbanization in Hong Kong, and moved through the city at an extremely slow speed for 115 years, becoming the unique cultural symbol and city image of Hong Kong. With the development of the ding-ding tram, its station has not changed dramatically from beginning to end with simple and straight usage.

As a public infrastructure connecting all the ding-ding trams, the station should not only serve as functions of waiting for the tram and getting on and off the tram but also serve as "urban furniture" to meet the diversified activities of different people. The concept of this design is mainly to transform stations into a slow space in the City through the analysis and classification of stations and the crowd, so that people with a fast pace of life can find a slow space to relax and experience the slow life in the megacity.

This project will activate the connection points between ding-ding trams by transforming their station, and make people experience the slow experience of life in the transformed tram station through reasonable and flexible design, and finally explore effective strategies to make up for the lack of urban space.

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History of Ding-ding Tram and the Urbanization in Hong Kong

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1925

Before 1900, there were only rickshaws, horse-drawn carriages in Hong Kong. Obviously the single types of transportation could not meet a large number of people and goods transportation. The emergence of ding-ding tram made up for the lack of traffic in Hong Kong at that time.

The single-story ding-ding tram has added the second floor for more users. At this time, people still had a broad view in the whole city, and they could enjoy the sea view from the second floor of the tram.

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<Sino-British Joint Statement> Signed, Hong Kong's economy has entered a period of rapid development, the internal equipment of Ding Ding car has updated, and technology has developed at high speed, but the station has not changed

2019

Due to the development of the MTR, some people think that ding-ding tram should be removed.

At the same time, the sea view from the second floor has been blocked by bunch of skyscrapers.

Ding-ding tram was eventually retained as a testament to Hong Kong's history and culture and as a distinctive symbol of the city. But the station has remained the same old style.

Slow in Business

Slow in Daily Life Shek tong tsui terminus located in the downtown area, most of the people live a simple life. It is a diverse area full of the eldly, children, office workers and young students . shek tong tsui is hopeing to become a new station that allows users to slow down in life and truly experience the beauty of life.

Slow in Culture Kennedy town terminus is tram's oldest station. The station witness Hong Kong's reclamation history and port culture.

Meanwhile, it is the closest station to the sea of all the tram stations. Kennedy town terminus shows the unique history and culture of Hong Kong. It is hoped that through the renovation of the station, users can learn about the local history of ding-ding tram and recall people's memories of the former city.

The Jun qichang station is located in a commercial area and is used by many commuters every day.

The station, which connects the footbridge in the east and west parts, should be a lesure space for local commuters to relax rather than a simple waiting area.

Slow in Cityscape Hongmian avenue station is located in the CBD district of Hong Kong, it is located in the middle of the road gap. To the north is skyscrapers, to the south is a leafy Hong Kong park. I hope that the station can exist as a link between two parts, rather than separating them.

Shek tong tsui terminus

Kennedy town terminus

Slow in Culture

Slow in Business

Slow in Cityscape

Slow in Daily Life

Hongmian Avenue Station

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FUTURE

Jun qichang Station

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Strategy

Type 1

Behavior Analysis

Shek tong tsui terminus - slow in daily life

Context Analysis

Pier

Viaduct

The space with too straight accessibility will not let people have the desire to stay.

The zigzag road will slow down pedestrians.

Meanwhile, people's behaviors will become more diverse by arranging muilt-functional places around the avenue.

Ding-ding tram stations are mostly located in the middle of the road of gap spaces, horizontal redesign space is quite limited.

Take full advantage of site conditions through vertical design.

The Tram Station Residential Area

Concept Drawing

This station located near the viaduct, and there are many people around, including sportspeople, older people playing chess, mothers with children, and dog walkers.

According to the number of people, and the type of crowd, three types of patterned spaces are designed to provide different slow spaces for different crowds.

Process: a=5m

Parties

Waiting Area

Playing Chess

Sunken Plaza

2F: Homeless Shelter Viewing Platform

Stairs

Infant Room

a=3m Infant

Jun qichang Station Exercise

Child

Elderly

a=2m Different population numbers correspond to different space sizes, and different population types correspond to different space forms.

The privacy of the elevated space creates a quiet and hidden space and meanwhile, creating a viewing platform.

Add outdoor design such as sunken square, and divide the waiting area, activity area, and traffic area.

Hongmian Avenue Station

Shek tong tsui terminus

Kennedy town terminus

Using vertical stairs with twists and turns to connect different platforms of different functions and in defferent elevations to enrich users' activities. Through the vertical change of space, people can slow down their moving pace and experience the lesure lifestyle.

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Stairs connect various platforms and indoor spaces so that people can experience slow life in multi-level spaces

Type 2

Type 3

Hongmian Avenue Station - slow in Cityscape

Jun qichang Station - slow in Business

Police Hall Tram Station

Break the station as a “halving line”of natural landscape and the architecture, let the station as the excessive space of the Hong Kong park to introduce the green plant into the city.

CBD District

The station is located in the middle of the road and shares a simple roof with the footbridges on either side. First, the flat roof of the whole bridge roof is extended into platforms in different layers. Then, the longitudinal traffic volume is still used to connect all the platforms into a complex whole. Each platform has different functions to meet the different needs of commuters.

The Tram Station Overpasses Overpasses

Hong kong Park

Commercial Building

Process:

Soften the space on both sides of the station.

Process:

The high and low platforms are represented to simulate the tree branch form.

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Use steps to connect parts of the viewing platform.

The rest of the terrace is planted with green plants to beautify the city.

Consider overpasses, buildings and stations as a whole.

Transform roofs of overpasses into platforms.

Use steps to connect all layers.

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Add different activity spaces for commuters.

Type 4 Kennedy town terminus - slow in Culture Sea Residential Area

The design theme of Kennedy town terminal is slow in culture. Kennedy town terminus, the oldest of all stations and closest to the sea, has the need to become a cultural icon and viewing spot. The vertical space of the station is the exhibition area representing different stages of ding-ding tram development. The chip wall made of ding-ding tram locomotive of different ages faces four directions, so that users from different directions can see the wall of tram locomotive from different angles.

City Park Tram Station

Vertival space to present different historical stages.

Two platforms extend from the exhibition area, one for the viewing area and the other for the roof of the station.

Each floor of the exhibition area has an external wall made of elements extracted from the ding-ding tram locomotive.

Each exhibition level has local special exhibits and activities.

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04 GROWING CENTRE Growth Centre Design Under the Green New Deal Location: Toronto, Canada Tutor: Michael Piper, Sneha Mandhan Fall 2020 Team Work: Pinhan Song, Jiayu Zhi, Cho Suen Main works in group: Site Research (50%)/ Individual Focus Site Design(100%) The Green New Deal Superstudio is a collaborative and interdisciplinary platform that will bring together over 40 design schools to translate the core goals of the Green New Deal—decarbonization, climate resilience, social justice, and jobs—into design and planning projects for their respective regions.

Our team first analyzed the various urban systems throughout Toronto, and through overlapping different systems, identified areas with serious ecological and urban problems for focus design.

Scarbourough centre, as a key urban centre in the future, is developing public transit (subway). On this existing condition, how do we build a truly eco-friendly high-density urban center becomes the core of our plan.

Our design extended the existing rapid transit through creek, combined nature with transit, and proposed our strategies. In my focus site, I use several big moves to apply our strategies to specific parcels. Finally, this site becomes a more walkable high-density center with a continuous green space system.

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Overlay Map Growth Centre + Transit + Income + Flooding + Mobility Hub By overlapping existing urban systems and projective policies, our team selects the Scarbourough centre as our Design Action Zone (DAZ). Design Action Zones (DAZs) are areas within the city that exhibit a high degree of uncertainty, vulnerability, and opportunity, based on the intersection of various parameters such as environmental conditions, infrastructure/building age, socio-demographic information, land values, and land use.

1. CHANGING TRANSIT POLICY 1980 Pre-subway Era

1985 Scarbourough Rapid Trasit (SRT) Opened

2007 Light Rail Proposal

2013 Three-stop Subway

2016 One-stop Subway

2020 Revised Three-stop

Scarbourough’s public transit has been constantly changing. Since the rapid transit was built in 1985, officials have put forward different proposals to improve the efficiency of people’s commuting. As Rob Ford became the mayor, he proposed a three-stop subway, but it was quickly overthrown by the people, and people felt that it was a waste of money. But later in 2020, his brother Doug Ford finally changed the plan to this and started construction. The original SRT will be demolished, which is undoubtedly a waste of resources.

- So... How to reuse the Scarbourough Rapid Transit(SRT)?

2. LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS Story of Upper-income Households They have their own private cars and will not be affected by the environment. They participate in the voting of the public transit proposals. But in the end, I couldn’t stand the changing conditions and moved out of here.

Story of Lower-income Households The basement where they live often suffers from flooding. They have to sit for a long time in the SRT for work. They bought a second-hand car but were also flooded.

Finally, the construction of the subway was terminated due to the Covid-19.

- So... How to project the social justice?

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3. FLOODING ISSUE

DAZ PROPOSAL Transit: Using of old transit; Extension of old transit line; Planned new subway line

News About Flooding Issue in Scarbourough

Green space: Linar park between eastern and western natural environment; Better pedestrian environment Density: Developing new density along new transit system; Offering more jobs and more affordable housings

Existing Train Line New Train Line Existing Roads New Roads

Flood Plain

Old Station

Vulnerable Flood Zones

Stormwater management: Precipitation on paved surfaces can overwhelm the storm sewer system leading to localized flooding.

Waatercourses

New Station Existing Green Space New Green Space New SRT Staion Important Building

4. STREET ISSUE

New Subway Station New Subway Line

Commuting Mode for Scarbourough Centre and Toronto

Potential for Hightest Density Flooding Area

Main Strategy (for Flooding)

Primary Sidewalk

No Sidewalk

Secondaary Sidewalk Tertiary Sidewalk Local Sidewalk

No Sidewalk No Sidewalk No Sidewalk

Even though the residents prefer public transit compared to the other area in Toronto due to SRT, private car is still the main mode of commuting and travel.

Open Space DECREASE IMPERMIBLE SURFACE

Scarbourough Centre Pedestrian Problems 0 km of bikeways

6.42km of sidewalks

Lack of sidewalk and bikeway & Messy intersection

Highway as a barrier

GREEN STREET

FOCUS SITE - Before(Yutong)

Harsh, unpleasant and fragmented pedestrian environment

5. GREEN SPACE Green Space Typology Industrial Landscape

Park

Natural Green Space

Centennial College

Child Care Centre

Church

Scarborough Town Centre

Church

Church

Church East Tax Services Office

Community Living Toronto

Existing Train Line Existing Roads SRT Station Natural Green Space Industrial Landscape Park Social Service Building

Service Canada Centre

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There are a lot of hard landscapes in the site, the distribution of the park is relatively scattered, and the design of concrete creek bed affects the interaction between People and nature.

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STRUCTURE DESIGN Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Creating a new transit hub

Creating new types and mix of retail

Adding new residential density

Creating a new pedestrian & public realm

TRANSIT HUB

EXISTING SRT STATION

BUS TERMINAL

TRANSIT HUB

CULTURAL BUILDING

TRANSIT HUB

OFFICE

SMALL-SCALE MARKET

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CULTURAL BUILDING

TRANSIT HUB

OFFICE

SMALL-SCALE MARKET

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

Pespective 1

FOOD TRUCK PLAZA

SMALL-SCALE MARKET

POPOSED SUBWAY STATION

FOCUS SITE - After (Yutong)

OFFICE EXHIBITION PLAZA

Transit Analysis BUS TERMINAL

E LAN LRT

TE ROU BUS

TRANSIT HUB

Y WA AD RO

Main Pedestrian Line SUB WAY

Minor Pedestrian Line Vehicle Circulation Pedestrain Crossway

Pespective 2

Building Function Analysis

Focus site design is located in the center of the entire DAZ, focusing on increasing the density. Through the determination of the transit hub, it forms a comfortable walking corridor. The original commercial buildings are used for renovation, and different mixed functions are added to ensure the vitality of the entire community. Divided into two parcels, the western one is mainly for commercial and public transportation, while the eastern one is mainly residential because it closes to residential areas, and part of the affordable housing is added in this parcel. This design realizes the connections of two parcels and the continuity of the green space.

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Market Housing

Parking

Afordable Housing

LRT Station

Office Commercial

Subway Station New Green Space

Cultural Building

Existing Green Space

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05 REMEDIATION DESIGN East Liberty Green Regenerative Landscape Technologies and Design Location: Toronto, Canada Tutor: Pete North Winter 2020 Team Work: Yufei Zhao Main works in group: Site Research (60%)/ Modeling (50%)/Drawing (40%) In the beginning, Toronto mainly developed industry in the waterfront, and trains were also established. After several years of urban sprawl, large factories gradually moved out of the waterfront and this area became part of Downtown Toronto. New towers are recently established on this site, but the number of industrial contaminants on this land is large. People often recognize this type of site as "brownfield" and the designers try to solve this contaminant issue. Therefore, is there any way to avoid re-capping the entire site to save costs?

Our team researches and examines current landscape remediation and regenerative technologies, and try to expand their design potential in contemporary design. Through extensive environmental analysis of the site and future functional requirements, this project creates suitable plan and corresponding planting schedules. After using these remediation and regenerative technologies, this design can provide several solutions for the adaptive re-use of disturbed urban sites.

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Existing Soil Risk Contamination Anaysis

Site Analysis - Before

PHCs Contaminants

Timeline of Liberty Village

PAHs Contaminants

Site Visiting

Neighborhood Configuration

Inorganic Contaminants

Population: 15,559 Population Density: 12,859 (people per square km)

Site Neighborhood Boundary

Infrastructure

The Site is located in the Niagara Neighborhood, with a large number of surrounding residents, but lack of green space. It’s close to the train steels, so it suffers a lot of noise pollution.

Accessibility

Existing Hydrological Process

Access Points Site Boundary Pedestrian Network Vehicular Network

Green Space Pedestrian Network Railway

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STRATEGY

Different Phasing Design

Phytoremediation Zone Hard Capping

Phytoremediation Zone

Soil Capping

Fencing

Fencing New Entrance New Accessibility

Fencing Installation

Step1(0-1Year)

Step2 < 10 Years

Step3 > 10 Years

Capping and Fencing

Implementation of Phytoremediation

Increasing Accessibility

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Site Analysis - After Hydrological Diagram

Circulation Diagram

Main Path Secondary Paths Circular Trails

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Programming Diagram

Resting Surface Runoff

“Rail spur” corridor Memorial fence

Stormwater Filter

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06 Other Work Academic Work

Sketch & Art

Guanyang Village Rural Planning

Volcano Architecture Concept Design

Location: Zaozhuang, Shandong, China Date: 2018.4-6 Won “Merit Award” Team Work

Location: Jinan, Shandong, China Date: 2017.12 Tutor: Wenyan Jin Team Work

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规划策略&设计概念 PLAN STRATEGY & CONCEPT

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Chongqing Cuntan Terminal

Location: Changzhou, Jiangsu, China Date: 2021.7 - 2021.12 Company: Chapman Taylor Team Work

Location: Chongqing, China Date: 2021.7 Company: Chapman Taylor Team Work

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杭州市轨道交通TOD综合开发示范项目城市设计国际方案公开征集—地铁河景路站 International Solicitation Integrated Design of Hangzhou Rail Transit TOD Comprehensive Development Demonstration Project —Hejing Road Station

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Location: Hangzhou, Zhejjiang, China Date: 2021.6 - 2021.8 Company: Chapman Taylor Team Work

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Email: yutongzoey.zhao@mail.utoronto.ca Tel: +86-15054105276 Address: Weidongxindu Siqu 4-1-802, No. 1 Yuxing Road, Shizhong District, Jinan, Shandong 250002, China