Hsieh Yuan-Yin's Portfolio

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EDUCATION September 2010 - June 2014

Fu Jen Catholic University | New Taipei, Taiwan Bachelor of Fine Arts in Landscape Architecture GPA: 3.66/4.00

SKILLS COMPUTER

Autocad . Sketchup pro . Lumion Photoshop . llustrator . Indesign Office: Word . Excel . Power Point

LANGUAGES

Chinese – Native Speaker English – Fluent Japanese – Passable

OVERSEAS STUDY EXPERIENCE July 2009 - August 2009 Born Live Tel Mail

27/09/1992, Keelung, Taiwan New Taipei, Taiwan +88627297297 efg927@gmail.com hsiehyuanyin@gmail.com

EF Education First – Summer Study Group |San Francisco, US Second Language Learning

WORKING EXPERIENCE June 2014 - July 2014

Department of Landscape Architecture, Fu Jen Catholic Universit Assistant (Full-Time) Assisted student with the preparation of the qualification examination skill category of Gardening Landscape, including plant Identification advising, drawing guidance and operating Instructions

June 2014 - July 2014

ECG international | Taipei, Taiwan Part-Time Worker/Assistant to Project Manager Prepared sketches, production drawings and detailed drawings by ha 2D/3D computer-aided design software

Discussed designs and cost estimates with clients and others inv project, including engineers, quantity surveyors, landscape architects and regional planners Data collection and analysis

June 2012 - September 2012

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New Taipei City Government - Green Environment Landscape Sectio Consultant (Full-Time) Assisted each community to participate in greening and beautificatio City Government, including design, construction, supervising, data co preparation

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES June 2013 - September 2014

2012 - April 2013

Preparatory Committee of Graduation Exhibition Editor-in-chief Produced and published the 22th Graduates' Magazine (book) of Department of Landscape Architecture “What’s your landscape?”

Honor Student Union Member Designed the member certificate of Honor Student Union

HONORS & AWARDS November 2012 October 2012

October 2011 October 2012 March 2011 April 2012

Professor Wen-Chung Jao Memorial Design Award Excellent Design Award – 2nd place rewarded Certificate received

July 2014

Attended academic exchange seminar, Beijing Tsinghua University and China Central Academy Of Fine Arts

July 2013

Asia City Cultural Heritage Preservation Internship – Japanese Cultural Landscape Architecture

May 2013

Ba-Yien Village Landscape Architecture Engineering Learning Program

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volved in the s, and urban

New Taipei City Community - Sanchung District Neighborhood Part Planning and Design Competition, held by Department of Landscape Architecture Excellent Award and certificate received

CONSTRUCTION & WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE

ty Teaching

n of class B n, academic

Excellent Award Certificate received

LICENSES March 2014

Class B skill category of Gardening Landscape

May 2012

Class C skill category of Gardening Landscape

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on promotion held by ollection and proposal

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CONTENTS

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BUILDING A GREEN BARRIER FREE OPEN SPACE

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NO MORE WAITING FOR THE 10YEAR URBAN RENEWAL

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3 04 05 YANG MING & QIANSHAN PARK RENEW PLAN

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THE GREEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN NEW & OLD

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FINE ARTS

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BUILDING A GREEN BARRIER FREE OPEN SPACE

-Sanchong Dist. Yongfu Neighborhood Park Redesign 14 6

Semester: Autumn 2012 Duration: 4 weeks Instructor: Zhuang Xiao Chang Type: Academic Indepedent work 15 7

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PROBLEM01

Drop Height & Fractional Zoning In reconstructing the park, as there was no combination between the new and old facilities, the base was cut fractionally. Besides, this also led to the drop height between the facilities and roadways, which resulted in special obstacles and made it dangerous and inconvenient for users.

Yong-Fu Park

Pattern Hight

2004

Site & Promblems

PROBLEM02 Residential Institution Commercial

School Park Traditional Market

Industrial Parking area

Intro Yungfu Park is a neighborhood park in the Sanchung metropolitan area of New Taipei City. For Taiwan’s city which an inch of land is worth an inch of gold, it’s a very precious green space. Although the park area only occupies 0.85 hectares, for the neighborhood Yungfu Elementary School and residents, it’s a ver y impor tant recreational space.

H o w e v e r, a f t e r t h r e e t i m e s o f reconstr uction, continuous facility segmentation made the zoning fractional.

For the main users in the base, namely, the elderly and children, it’s very dangerous.

In this project, the status quo was analyzed to solve the problems. Planting design was made to improve the park’s environment and create a green space which is even more suitable for the locals.

Flood disaster Sanchung district is a flood-prone area.

Because of the characteristic of concentrated rainstorm in Taiwan, whenever it rains, there would be serious flood. With the increasing new facilities in the base, the original permeable pavements are replaced by lots of pavements which are not permeable. This made flood disasters even more serious.

Aly. 41, Ln. 46,Yongfu St.

10CM

PROBLEM03

The space which is not suitable for activities There are lots of activities in the base.

However, the space and environment are disadvantageous for proceeding these activities and dangers might even be caused.

Insufficient Space

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Uncomfort

Strategy

2010

2008

2010 rebuilding 2008 rebuilding 2004 rebuilding 1996 builded

PROBLEMS Basketball Court 20CM

table Activiy Place

Xiazhuwei St. 35CM

2010 highest flood 2008 highest flood 2004 highest flood

Environmental Barrier

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Layout Plan

Aly. 41, Ln. 46,Y ongfu St.

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Shoe Factory

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Yong-Fu Elementary School

Xiazhuwei St

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Library& Community centre

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VillageChiefs' Room

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Police Officer 6

Ln. 162, Sec. 2, Lixing Rd

1 Resting Plaza 2 Basketball Court

5 Children's Playground 6 Activity Plaza 7 Resting Pavilion

3 Seasons Garden 4 Children's Playground (for 2-5 years old)

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student's waiting area Children's Playground

Reserving the activity space

Basketball Activity

Taiji & Dancing Activity

Concept The space must be reser ved and improved based on the existing activities.

The bar rier-free ramp which rises naturally is used as the route for linking the base for achieving the all-purpose design principle. In addition, the increase of the area of the permeable meadow and the plants and rainwater garden could also be used to reinforce the flood detention function which makes the base a park that really meets the use of local residents.

Chess

Routes linkage

Green space reserved

The neighborhood park which meets the requirements

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Besides increasing the permeable area for soaking in the runoff on the surface, the increased green space and plants could also provide the residents the place for recreation and the opportunity for getting closer to nature.

Significant Plant

Sidewalk

Seasons Garden

Medical

1m

Library&Community centre Basketball Court Children's Playground 12 (2-5years old)

Tasty

Creeping Oxalis

Interesting

Pilose Beggarticks

Ceylon Ardisia

Mockstrawberry

Malabar chestnut

Honduras Mahogany

Lots of special plants are meaningful and rememberable for local residents. Some are toys in the childhood, familiar flavors in the memory or even healing herbs.

Planting these plants with special meanings in the base could last and pass on the residents’ memories.

Children's Playground

Children's Playground Seasons Garden 13

Resting Pavilion Activity Plaza

Chinese Fringe-tree

Chinese Hydrangea

Chinese Soapberry

South American Wax Mallow

Downy Rose Myrtle

The integrated basketball court and the surrounding use area could provide the viewers and those viewed with a great and comfortable activity space.

Sidewalk

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NO MORE WAITING FOR THE 10-YEAR URBAN RENEWAL South Airport 1st Phase Apartment Replay Improvement Project 14

South airport apartment was constructed in the 1960s. It was one of the highclass apartments constructed at the time.

However, after more than a decade of changes, nowadays, people’s impression about south airport is the pronoun of oldness and ruin. The good reputation in the past no longer lasts. What’s left is a residential environment which could not meet the humanity criteria.

For more than a decade, the government has constantly pondered on proceeding t h e u r ba n re n e w a l of s o u t h a i r p o r t apar tments and expected to improve the condition. However, there are always differences between the understanding of the government and residents towards the policies, which made the urban renewal project a bubble-like happy dream.

At times, old south airport people would talk about that they are still waiting for renewal apartments and the good old days to come back. The memory is more than identification. Usually, it’s a frustrated sigh. In this work, a replay improvement project was proposed. A feasible solution which could be conducted immediately was figured out from the status quo to improve the residents’ quality of life.

Semester: Autumn 2012 Duration: 3 weeks Instructor: Chong Wei Zhou Type: Academic Indepedent work 15

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Problems Original Building The newly built south airport apartments

Added Barred Space Because of the increase of population, the original space is no longer sufficient enough.

This resulted in the issue of illegal buildings to become more and more serious.

Floor Area Ratio Preference

New Building In The Future The government has brought up the policy of “one ping (3.3 square meters) for one ping (3.3 square meters)” after tearing down the old buildings. The new built apartment house would gain more spaces because of the bulk reward for urban renewal brought up by the government. However, the spaces do not belong to the original residents, but belong to the constructor for selling as new housing.

New Building With Barred Space After the policy of 3.3 square meters for 3.3 square meters was carried out, the residential space was decreased instead of increased. Indeed, “3.3 square meters for 3.3 square meters” was not actually achieved.

The residing space was decreased. The newly built building will fall into the area of illegal building again.

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When The Lights Fade Out....

According to the regulations and agreement, the original apartment buyers could not sell or rent out the apartment within 15 years.

After the term, it’s necessary to have the original bulk buyer to conduct after-sales transfer. However, as it’s already age-old, most of the residents’ original bulk buyers have already left or passed away. This resulted in the chaotic ownership of the apartment and the plight of not being able to have urban renewal for a long time.

Flying spinning stairway The stairway designed with special styling was the main facility for linking the households. In the past, it had the functions of escaping, ventilation, and easy access.

There was also convenient garbage throwing opening for residents to throw garbage. Now, it’s already sealed and out of use.

Site Flying spinning stairway

The change of space functions Analysis was made according to the space use of residents. The indoor space function was taken out and transformed into public space for increasing the indoor space comparatively. The integrated public space function could increase the communications of the residents and reinforce neighborhood concerns. The function of helping one another could be achieved as the community network liaison is constructed.

One Ping For One Ping We have a large family and the indoor space is too small.

It’s inconvenient to launder or dry clothes in the sun at the small balcony.

I live alone. It’s inconvenient to cook for just one person.

Therefore, I seldom cook.

Usually, the head of the district subdivision would send me the caring lunch box.

I have difficulty getting about and need someone else to take care of my daily life. I fall down very often when taking a bath by myself alone.

KITCHEN

BATHROOM HANGING C LO T H E S AREA

LARGE FAMILY MEMBERS

SINGLE OLDER

ACTIVITY BARIER

(Ping=3.3 square meters)

Urban renewal indicators included that the area of base is above 2,000m²; the “area of construction base” of 4, 5 floors reaches more than 1/3 of the area of base; more than half of the resident families in the residential area reached the agreement; it’s the business district which reaches the renewal term and also the old moderate height building with no elevator.

For those conforming to the foregoing standards, then, the existing indoor pings of the old houses could be exchanged for the new house with the same pings.

Kitchen Bathroom Hanging Clothes Area

Concept

Status

Transformation

Combination

Placement

Because, e.g., resale is prohibited within certain years, and the space is inadequate. All the complicated reasons made the south airport apartment full of illegal housing. The living quality is poor and the landscape is disordered. For the elderly who live alone and those who have difficulties getting about, it’s a very unfriend space.

Pulling out the function with low demand because of the change of population structure could comparatively increase the space with higher demands.

The living function pulled out could be integrated into new public facilities and the users’ behavior gathered for activating the south airpor t community network and building a community care system.

Put the integrated public facilities in the empty house with unclear property right and advance the community care system for implanting the concept of “community family” into the south airport.

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2 STRATEGY1

Building Façade Integration & Beautification

After

The improvement way of leading ecology construction methods in grilles and walls and the saving of water/electricity expenditure

Before Power saving grilles Replacing the grilles with adjustable sunshading boards to disconnect solar heat and reduce the use of air conditioning while reserving the original grille functions.

Breathable wall +

The plant wall has the heat insulation and air changing functions. At the same time, the maintenance work could also be taken as the recreational activity of the elderly

Iron Window Iron Sheet

STRATEGY2

Space Design Illustration Maintaining the “status quo” of the building, including “the original” (the south airport apartments built in the early stage) and “the existing” (the illegal building space accumulated for years)

01The use of empty houses The empty houses in the south airport apartments could be taken for public use. These empty houses are not used because of no inheritance or unclear proper ty right. Through the intervention and coordination of the city government, they could be managed by public organizations and used as the public space of the community

02Public dining hall concept

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There are lots of residents in the south airpor t apar tments who live alone.

The condition of being inconvenient to prepare for the meal of one person or having difficulties preparing the meal because of not being able to get about could be seen very often. As a result, the utility rate of the kitchen is very low. Through having the community provide the kitchen, meals, and seats, the disadvantaged residents in the community could be taken care of and the community connection be linked.

03Roof Space The roof space could be utilized for providing the elderly and the residents who have difficulties getting about the nearby space to enjoy comfortable living. Besides, the thinlayer green roof could provide the residents a better quality of life.

04Neighboring Living Room The elderly here could take care of the children of the neighbors who are occupied with work. The shared public space could reinforce the community network and “have those who are not relatives better than relatives�.

The narrow alleys with no vehicle passing through could be taken as the living room for having the residents be closer to one another. In addition, reconstructing the flying spinning stairway into the elevator with no motor room could make it easier for the elderly to go up and down the stairs for taking exercises much more willingly.

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Smester: Summer 2013 Duration: 4 weeks Instructor: Chang Wei Ru Chang Type: Academic Indepedent work 20

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10km

-YangMing & QianShan Park Renew Plan

Grass

Wave

To Sing

Grass Mt., the old name of Yangmin Mt., symbolizes its history, and, at the same time, the concept of the cursive style,

the concept of the cursive style, which is one of the movements in calligraphy. It’s the concept of an integrated whole. It symbolizes the concept of linking with fluent lines.

It celebrates and glorifies the history of Grass Mt. .

marvelous

Site & Problems Qianshan Park and Yangmin Park, inside National Yangmin Mt. Park and near Taipei metropolis, are considered the back gardens of people in Taipei. From the development of the Japanese ruled period (1895-1945) till now, along with the rapid development in city and population, “the back garden” has not kept up with the pace of development. This resulted in the great difference of the crowd between the low and high season. Moreover, due to the lack of barrier-free and tourist transportation facilities and the disconnected routes, for many people, the beautiful mountain forest is just like an unreachable dream.

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This project is to regain the previous glory of Yangmin and Qianshan parks by highlighting the base features other than the flower season, detecting potential landscape resources, and reinforcing barrier-free mountain forest tourism.

Not In Blossom

In Blossom

Not In Blossom

Crowds concentrated in bloom period

In Blossom

Taiwan Japanese Cherry Flowering

In the Japanese ruled period, the government grew cherry blossoms all over here. Among which, the number of Kwansa Cherry and Taiwan Cherry is the largest. In modern times, all sorts of flowers and plants are grown. Every flower season, the crowd would be all over the mountain.

Cherry

Glory Bush

Kwansa Cherry Camellia Yoshino Cherry

However, the unbalance between the low and high season resulted in the decrease of tourism service quality and the problem of tourist transportation.

Azalea

Site Features Natural

Historic Building Yangmin Mt. is known for its sulfur hot springs. In the Japanese ruled period, 45 hot spring buildings were built here.

Spring

Summer

Japanese-Western style building Experiencing the Japanese r uled period and the management of national government, lots of summer villas for officials were built in Yangmin Mt.

Autum

Chinese-Western style building

Winter

Cising Mt.

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Narcissus

Chinese Hydrangea

Enviroment Analysis & Survey

Slope Analysis <5% <5%-15% <15%-30% <30%-40%

Bicycle Circulation

Aspect Analysis North West West North West South East East North East South South

Pedestrian Trail

Elevation Analysis Translatiomal Landslide Slump or Rotational Slump or Rotational Creep Landfall Not Potential Natral Dangers Erosion

Flowers Distribution

Sensitivity Analysis 290m

Shamao Mt.

700m

Taipei City 23

Datun Mt.

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Concept Different features of Yangmin Mt. could be utilized for creating different features in the four seasons. This could develop the tourism features in four seasons and solve the problem of having tourists merely in the flower season w h i l e a d va n c i n g t h e t o u r i s m service quality in the flower reason.

Section Bench Terrace

Sidewalk

Residential District

Cherry Tree Forest Trail

Stream

Parking lot

QianShan Park

Lotus Pond

P u b l i c Bathing Place

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Lotus Pond

Parking lot

Yangming Park

Forest

Residential District

The flower clock is one of the representative scenic sports in Yangmin Mt. Combining the flower clock plaza with the nearby square while altering the pitch pavement on the lane into the material which is similar to the sidewalk could link up the passersby space.

Having the visual axis from the Flower Clock Plaza to gangfu building altered with the routes could have tourists experience different visual feelings. Moreover, the construction of barrier-free ramps could allow the tourists who have difficulty to get about the opportunity to exercise in part of the spot.

The visual axis from Chiang Kai-Shek State to gangfu building is obstructed by a row of arbores. Removing the arbores could have the scenes of gangfu building being seen clearly up to down.

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Layout Plan

Circulation System 1. Xinhai pedestrian separation structure 2. Xinhai Disabled Access Ramp 3. Lane 4. Sidewalk

Attraction

1. Gangfu building 2. Chiang Kai-Shek Statue 3. Flower Clock

Plaza

1. Xinhai Activity Plaza 2. Chiang Kai-Shek Statue Plaza 3. Leisure Outdoor Platform 4. Flower Clock Scenic Overlook 5. Performance Space 6. Multifunctional Platform 7. Flower Clock Activity Plaza 8. Food Court

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Tourists could enjoy tea and snack before Xinhai Guangfu Building and experience the special atmosphere of the interaction between history and nature.

Section

Residential District

Food Court

Datun Mt.

Xinhai Activity Plaza

Gangfu building

Flower Clock Plaza

Lane & Sidewalk

Chiang KaiShek Statue

Walkside

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Flower Clock Scenic Overlook

Forest

Performance Space

Smester: Autumn 2013 Duration: 12weeks Instructor: Wang Syou Jywan Partner: Chen Li Tsz Type: Collaborative Investigation ďź&#x152; Planning And Design

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THE GREEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN NEW & OLD -The Planning Design Of The Space Under Neili Elevated Railway & The Surrounding Open Space

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Site Location

Work Flow

Neili railway station is located in the middle of two cities

The Origin & Motive For The Plan

with high development intensity, Taoyuan and Chungli,

Taoyuan City Jongli City

The western south-nor th railway urban plan between Taoyuan and Neili

Pingchen City, Chungli, amendment plan

Determining The Subject Of The Plan

Imformation Collection

and stretches across two urban planning districts

Base Survey

Determining The Planning Area Of The Plan

Plan Goal

Site

Case Study

In the past, as Taiwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s railways segment the city lines and the entire urban network, this hinders land continuity and urban development. Currently, to solve the problem of the insufficiency of transpor tation

Site Survey & Analysis

Analysis & Location

The Opportunity Of Transform

Positioning & Related Plan Analyse

-The Plan Design Of The Open Space Under Yilan Elevated Railway

Natural Enviroment -Canal & Pond -Green System -Sunshine & Climate -Disaster Potential Area

Humanistic Environment -History & Railway Culture -Land usage -Traffic System -User

Aggregate Analysis

service facilities resulted from rapid urbanization, elevated railway engineering is proceeded in Neili

Subject & Countermeasure Drafting

Station. Ground barriers are eliminated to release lots of urban open space while part of the land use of

Currently, as the space under the elevated railway in Taiwan is either taken as the parking lot or the land for roads, this could make no contribution to urban passersby network or urban landscape. Because of

Planning Targets & Visions

Regulatory Planing

railway peri-urban plan is changed.

Planning Concept & Development

Concept Drafting & Evaluation

this, through this project, we expect that we could make use of the oppor tunity of elevated railway

Practical Project Writing

elevated railway and conducting lateral linkage and vertical suture by combining the precious surrounding resources and routes for providing the busy Taoyuan metropolis a recreational green space.

Detailed Design

engineering to release spaces by integrating the Design Development

Green Space System Design -Plant Species Selection & Evaluation -Plants Design

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Landscape Source -Railway Property Right & The Surrounding Landscape -Field landscape -Buildings -Present and future station landscapes

The Potential & Limitations

Research Area Survey The effect of elevation is not only on station elevation, but the elevation of the entire portion of the railway. Therefore, we pondered over a larger scope. With the Neili Station as the core, we put the former station, Yungfeng, and the next station, Chungyuan, together for conducting an entire planning and exploration. This would be helpful for us in doing entire development consideration on the station.

Neili Train Station

Within the industrial zone in the southwest of the base, there are some industrial plants with larger floor spaces.

Neili Station is mostly surrounded by business and residential districts. There are more green spaces in the east side.

Land Usa g

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The main east-west access roads are four-lane highways with heavy traffic.

In the south-north direction, there are nine routes for crossing the railway vertically.

Traffic Sy s

tem

Music Research

Flooding A

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Impacted by the typhoon and monsoon, the rainfall intensity is high and concentrated in this base. Moreover, with the rapid urban development in Taoyuan, the far ms and ponds which used to have flood detention and permeable function are largely changed into the pavement which is not permeable. This intensifies the flood disaster in Taoyuan district.

Handmade Activities Folk Dance Activities

Community College

Cooking Activities

Craft Workshops

Commun

ity Area &

Most of the reserved precious green space resources in the base are in the east side.

Activity N

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Water Sys te

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In the past, to cope with the terrace topography which is not moister holding and the rainfall which concentrates in summer, special artificial scenery, ponds and ditches, were generated. However, because of urbanization, these facilities disappeared quickly. Presently, a pond is reserved in the east side.

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Potential Facilities

Communities are mostly distributed along the railway, and different activities are held.

Activities

The activity nodes are mostly the regional nodes distributed near the station, the community nodes of the convergence of different communities and main roads, and the regional business nodes near Neili Station.

In the future, after railway elevation, the old railway and related facilities would be torn down. Many facilities with local memories in the base could be reserved by reusing.

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Plan Goal GOAL 01 The building development and open space of the special integrated station zone could be integrated

GOAL 02 The integration of elevated banding space and peri-development space and the creation of the recreational system with humanityd

Physical Development Projects Not disturbing passerby’s ground activities and not increasing ver tical routes should be taken into considerations. New roads should be carved out behind the station to reduce the burden of the provincial road.

VEHICLE CICULATION 主要幹道

繼承道路

變更道路

地下道

救災避難道路

The main passersby route is an elevated green corridor. In the future, it would extend the existing passersby system beside the ditch and new biking route would be added.

PRIMARY PEDESTRI AN & BICYCLE CIRC ULATION GOAL 03 Reusing local cultural and national resources and extending the features

Educational Farm Neighbourhood Centre & Recreational & Educational Area Performing Arts Space Leisure Area

Activities should be ushered in according to the resources and demands of the elevation extension.

Strategies

Green Rail Green Community Edgewater Walking Trail

College Town Train Station & Commercial Area

活動導入

STRATEGY 01 Using the newly-emerged space and connecting the surrounding areas for creating a green routes system to reduce the use of private vehicles and achieve the green sustainable human-centered transportation.

STRATEGY 02 Ushering in the corresponding activities and functions according to the peripheral demands and potential resources

STRATEGY 03 Integrating the potential old facilities with recreational and educational functions to facilitate the practical application of the facilities and extend the cultural value

As the elevation is 12m high, there is greening condition below the elevation. Diverse plants could be ushered in according to green function and conditions.

STRATEGY 04 Reserving the proper space near by the open green space and water region for flood detention use. As for drainage, natural drainage and permeation should be used for increasing the detention time.

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Planting Plan Space Emphasis

Street Greening

Softening Edges

Wateredge Greening

Leisure & Educational

Design Area Survey & Analysis Design Area Location There are several potential points around the station which involve exploratory issues, including the parking lot behind the station and the nearby square which could be merged into a space of more than 32000M2, three discarded warehouses of Taiwan Railway, ponds, and Taoyuan ditch. The foregoing resources are included into the designing scope.

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Neili Elementary School

A

B

Neili Train Station

Old Railway warehouses

C

Neili Pond

Neili Canal

Old Railway

A Neili Train Station

B warehouses

CNeili Canal

D Neili Pond

Far Eastern Textile Factory

台鐵倉庫

內壢釣魚池

Land Usage Transform The existing industrial land would be turned into business land along with the development of the elevated station. With the business concentrated in the east side, the green square and business zone of the special station zone could be integrated into an entire block open space.

Traffic System Plan After the special station zone is developed in the future, it could increase the surrounding traffic density. To ease off the burden of the road before the station, new roads should be carved out with the hinterland of the station for keeping the road open and absorbing the use in the base.

Bus & Community Bus System Plan To cope with the problem of traffic density, the focus would be on the separation between the buses before the railway station and the community bus station. The community bus station should be moved to the back, and connected by the newly developed road with the planning of the waiting area.

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Plan Concept 02 Disassemble The Building

01 Transform The Circulation +

Building Developement Concept Business Building

Train Station

Form

The constr uction location is restricted by the platform location

Consider having the factors such as the environment and routes get through the building mass

The bulk could be segmented into building masses of different sizes

Changing the direction of the building mass to release space and gain a great view direction

Tiering building mass

Extending greenness to the building

The building coverage ratio of the station is 70%

Taking the routes and permeability into consideration and breaking through the space under the station

Transmitting light structure shed frame could be added above the platform

Railway platform & Office

Function

The building coverage of the business area is 60% while the bulk is 380%

Office

Ticket Office & Office

Parking Lot

Commercial Space & Pedestrian Bridge

Complex Business Shopping Space

Lobby & Commercial Space

Featured Complex Business Space

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In order to reduce underground excavation, the middle layer could be used flexibly as parking lots, and spinning tower could be added as the channel for connecting the ground and building; the parking tower could be semi-open to increase air circulation.

Ideas Merge the old railway facilities with the new elevated station and business office space. A large green space would be reserved with diverse planting for space enclosure. New buildings could be combined with greenness to create complex building form and diverse activity space. The large base region with the condition of locating in the transportation nod would be used for integrating with the functions such as transportation, calamities prevention, and recreation to push forward the peri-development of Neili station and get through the city pulse which is segmented by the railway. Before being submerged by rapid urban development, have an oasis reserved for Neili.

03 Reserving The Open Space +

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Building Developement Concept

In order to take the base for an intact development instead of independent residential & business development, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conceived in advance from a landscape perspective for a building development pattern which is more ideal for an open space.

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A Bus & Taxi Station B Railway Memorial Plaza C Activity Lawn D Fountain Plaza

E Seasonal Garden F Water Canal Square G Leisure Plaza H Tower Parking

I Entrance Plaza J Cycle Path K Rainwater Garden L Forest Trail

M Railroad Trace Square N The Story Plaza O Roof Citizen Farm P Exhibition Plaza

Q Pedestrian Bridge Entrance R Neighborhood Center Entrance (Pedestrian Bridge)

S Leisure Tail

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Pedestrian Space

Fountain Plaza

Pedestrian Space

Neili Train Station

Commercial And Office building

AA' Section

Bus Station 6M BB' Section

Taxi Stand 3M

Railway Memorial Plaza Cycle Path Pedestrian 3M Space 12M

Old Railway Platform

Old Railway Carriage Store

Activity Lawn

Neili Train Station

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This square is the core space enclosed and shaped by buildings and an impor tant route node. Dry fountain is installed for making it more interesting and also symbolizing the origin of the water for irrigating the farmland of the base in the past. The small canal which symbolizes the ditch links the ditch ar t square in the northeast side.

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The greenness of the activity lawn would be extended to the building and the activity extended to the roof for creating the opportunities of the conversation between buildings and nature.

Fern Garden

Outdoor Platform

Interior Planting Hole

Featured Shopping Centre

Canopy Walkway

Roof Garden

CC' Section

Seasonal Color Plan

DD' Section

Boxleaf Eugenia

Honduras Mahogany

Deciduous Cypress

Flam Goldrain Tree

Verbena Hybrida

Boxleaf Eugenia Honduras Mahogany Deciduous Cypress Flam Gold-rain Tree Verbena Hybrida Plumbago Snow Bush Oriental Cat-tail

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Plumbago

Snow Bush

Oriental Cat-tail

Months

The space near the south of the residential area which is quiet could be used for growing plants which change with the four seasons and creating a slow and comfortable space that echoes the neighborhood park in the opposite side.

Activiy Lawn

Pedestrian Space Featured Shopping Centre Roof Garden

Canopy Walkway

EE' Section

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E C A

A Library & CafĂŠ B Activity Lawn C Restaurant D Taxi Stand E Neili Train Station

B

Seasonal Color Plan Rail Car

Old Railway Storehouse

Library & CafĂŠ

Roof & Vertical Greening

Restaurant

Increasing Openness

Bridge Pier

Greening vertically with shade-tolerant climbing plants and integrating the rain collection pipes with art as the watering system

Creating visual illusions with colored drawing and reducing the visual weight of the elevation pillars while combining with the railway facilities as public arts

Railway

Street Furniture & Public Art

Rain Garden

Railroad Reservation

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This area is the old location of Neili Station.

In the future, after the station is renewed, part of the platforms and other meaningful facilities such as the stop board would be reserved. The featured shops of discarded railway carriages, the green belt which projects the elevation track traces, and the maples grown in the past as railroad ties would be combined for creating a place which is fused with local memories.

FF' Section

Track

Platform

CafĂŠ

Patio

Pedestrian Space Neili Train Station

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Grass Ladder

The warehouses of Taiwan Railway will be used as the railway story hall for recording the old station. Before the square, the maples used as railroad ties in the past would be grown as an image.

Pedestrian Bridge

Pedestrian & Bicycle Air Bridge (2M) Lane

GG' Section

Before the railroad trace square which is fused with the theme of the railway story hall, the old railway would be reserved in the lawn. The great drainage of the ballast could be combined with the flood detention concept and a rainfall garden with local memories sited.

Cycle Path 3M Pedestrian Space

Lane

Neighborhood Activity Center HH' Section

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Green Belt

Pedestrian Railway Retention Area Space Greenway

Railway Story Hall

4 To connect the green corridor with the ponds interaction experience area, the space under the elevated station, elevated structure, and pond region could be used to create a slanting bridge for passersby and bikes to pass through. Besides creating a safe pedestrian and vehicle separated road, the special experience of passing through the treetops would also be given.

台一省道 ( 雙向四車道 24M)

Green Belt

Bicycle Parking Area

Fields Plaza

Four-Lanes(24M) Pedestrian Air Bridge

II' Section

The roof of the discarded Taiwan Railway warehous provided as the roof farming garden for the nearby reside future, after the development of the farm land, it could be the place for extending residents’ activity and having socia The moveable “cage farming” would be adopted to make t convenient.

The rainfall garden could not only suck the water in the base but also provide people the opportunity to get closer to nature.

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Chinese Ixora

Pedestrian Space

Green Belt (Buffer Zone)

Deciduous Cypress

Trail

Da-Ann Hygrophila

Autummn Maple Tree

Rainwater Garden

Leisure Pathway

Pedestrian Space Greenway

The terrain changes could be used for achieving the effects of green corridor activities separation to prevent the lane, biking and passersby activities from being disturbed by one another.

A flood detention space would be created by the down digging terrain. With the butterfly and bird attracting plants that change with the four seasons, an easeful space for people to get close to nature will be created.

Grass Slope

Cycle Path Pedestrian 3M Space 2M

Lane

JJ' Section

The pedestrians air bridge that connects three warehouses with the pond experience area could make the pedestrian network even more perfect.

se could be ents. In the provided as al interaction. the operation

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Models

Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridge

Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridge Entrance

Site Airview

Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridge Entrance

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Pedestrian Bridge Connecting The Roof Plantation

Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridge

Airview Of The Storehouses and Roof Plantations

Eco Pond Interactive Experience Park

Elevated railway & Old Railway Pattern

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FINE ARTS

Travel, Potographs & Drawing

Design elements are concealed in nature and peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. Therefore, I enjoy learning knowledge and invoking design inspirations through traveling. I am fond of recording what I have seen and felt in the trip. This enables me to have a wider understanding of the world.

Besides having an in-depth visit of Taiwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s countryside and exchanging views with locals, I also like to experience different cultures and scenes overseas and record these moments with my camera and painting brush.

I hope that I could be an all-round designer who could narrow down the distance between people and nature plus improve peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s living environment through my design as well as share the wonders that I have experiences with my design.

Wakayama,Japan Taipei 2012.10 50 52

Taroko 2014.8.23

Luodong Township 2010.7

Quick Sketch, Pencil

lamay island 2013.10.5 51 53

Beijing, China 2014.8

Quick Sketch, Pencil

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PORTFOLIO Applying to MLA program 2014

YuanYin Hsieh