Portfolio for work 2021

Yue Zhang BSc/MA

Landscape Architecture

Panorama of Peak District by Yue

Portfolio of Works 2021

Seeking A permanent position as a graduate landscape architect with the intention of achieving the P2C within the next 3 years as well as be given responsibilities that will stretch and grow my design skills and professional abilities.

Qualifications BSc 2014-2018: Graduated, Northeastern University MA 2019-2021: Graduated, University of Sheffield This portfolio displays a brief selection of work from six years at university, providing a flavour of my developing interests skills and knowledge gained.

My CV describes the vast range and scope of responsibilities I achieved during my most recent years in practice as a landscape architect.

Experience • Volunteer (Dimensions Volunteering) Nursing Home Garden Renewed Project, Sheffield, May 2020 - Jan 2021(9 months) • Volunteer (University of Sheffield) Year Academic Representative of Landscape Department, Sheffield, Sep 2020 - Sep 2021(1 year) • Volunteer (Variety of Organization) Whirlow Hall Farm, Mr Barnes’ Farm, St Luke’s nursing house, Firth Park Community Allotment, Planting Experiment of PhD Research • Event (LDA) Coastal Climate Challenge with LDA Design, Hull, Nov 2019(2 days) • Technical Drawing Teacher (Meishubao) Basic Drawing Skills Teaching Course, Beijing, Feb 2019 - Jun 2019(5 months) • Landscaper (Xiaomaolyu Farm) Landscape Redesign Project, Beijing, May 2017 - Jul 2017(3 months) • Assistant Landscape Architecture (Shenyang Pastoral Landscape Design Company) Shenyang, Jun 2016 - Feb 2017(9 months)

Honours • Finalist Award, Landscape Design Group of China Living Environment Design Academic Year Award, 2017 - 2018 • 2nd Grade Academic Scholarship, 2017 - 2018 • “Germinating” Choice Award, 2nd Spatial Art Structuring Contest, Sep 2017 • Silver Prize, 11th Creation China Contest(Published), Sep 2017 • Excellent CYL Member, 2016 - 2017 • 3rd Grade Academic Scholarship, 2016 - 2017 • 3rd Prize, Jiachun Cup Living Space Interior Design Contest, Jun 2016

Yue Zhang (Kate) Tel: 07525009284 Email: kate_yuezhang@foxmail.com Issuu: issuu.com/894651435 Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/yue-zhang-1a76961a3

Relevant Skills • Competent in the use of Photoshop, InDesign Illustrator, 3dmax, Sketch up, Auto desk CAD, Microsoft Office, GIS • Hand-drawing in various of materials: colour pencil, pen, oil pastels, watercolour • Native speaking level in Cantonese & Mandarin, full professional proficiency level in English

Contents

Urban Realm Design

I. Vibrant Enclave in Burngreave

Strategy Planning & Design

01-03

II. Parkwood Springs City Park

Landscape Planning & Vision

04-06

III. Reconnecting to River Sheaf

Strategy Planning

07-09

Landscape Urbanism & Design

10-14

Agri-scape Tourism Planing & Design

15-17

I. Kelham Island Industrial Design

Urban Design

18-20

II. Sheffield Private Nursing House

Garden Design

21-22

III. Bolsover Residential Landscape

Residential Housing Landscape

23-27

Spacial Design

28-30

IV. Granville Square V. Sharing Harvesting Agricultural Park Specialist Design

IV. Leia Health Centre Other Works

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PG - Vibrant Enclave in Burngreave Nov 2020 - May 2021_Sheffield Strategy Planning & Design

I.

Individual Work

Proposed Free Bus Lane & Improved Street-scape

01

Vibrant Enclave in Burngreave

Burngreavers’ Thoughts

Why Burngreave would be the Burngreave?

According to the industrial slump in the 90s, there were plenty of dismission, technique skills lost, population and housing demanding loss… Hence, most of elderly and vulnerable groups choose to live in these areas rather than others. The migration of BEM people has made the areas diverse and alive after the it got a severe decline. Based on the special composition of population, it can support vibrant metropolitan areas and strong real estate markets so that support the city to grow the economy itself.

History made Burngreave to be the true culture quarter of Sheffield.

Site Analysis

Overcrowded Households & Mortality of People Under 75yr

41%

Burngreave Ward

44%

48%

Study Area

2nd

Most deprived ward in Sheffield Source: Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2015

Population 30,495

29.20%

AB

Black

2.4% 2.2% 3.6%

Other

Elderly people living alone

BME population as a percentage of the ward Source: 2011 Census, ONS

C2

83.8%

22%

26%

25%

Osgathorpe public park seems all packed up with the playground but then it is noticeable that there is mainly used by kids.

UK

England

21%

Religion and belief

1.5% 7.1%

Devon Garden had built and used since 1900s. The frequency of use is higher than the Osgathorpe park because its vibe and size in the community.

31%

15.1%

Islam

34%

Age

Children and Elderly in Family 8%

28.5% Family with 65+ people

16-24 yr

42.3%

Religion not stated Other religions

Source: 2011 Census, ONS

0-15 yr

Christianity No religion

Source: 2011 Census, ONS

11.4%

Family with no children

25-64 yr

46.9%

Family with children

65+ yr

13.3%

Source: 2011 Census, ONS

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20-25 YEAR OLD

LACK OF SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES

DRINK, DRUGS

OR GAMBLING...

‘There’s not much to do here.

This area is got nothing... That‘s why we’re all getting into weed.’

‘ Lots of people hanging around on the streets. We hang around because there’s nothing to do... I don‘t play any sports. What you gonna play? There’s nowhere to play.’

MDURAD, 22 yr

JENNY, 25 yr

Source: 2011 Census, ONS

Source: 2011 Census, ONS

Key Building

Unemployed

75%

Source: SCC 2017

63.5%

C1 DE

Source:UK Office for National Statistics

966

Employed

Mixed

8%

25%

16%

Asian

‘ The basketball courts are very popular in the summer but the nets are terrible and there’s no lighting. We usually play in the dark to be hones. I don’t use the parks much, maybe once or twice a year because there’s nothing to do.’

Study Area

White

Source: 2016 Census, ONS

Sheffield

Dami, 18 yr

56%

Source: 2011 Census, ONS Source: PH Mortality, Public Health Births, Population Health Register

10

11%

4.70%

14.40%

Green Spaces

Social Grade

Employment Status

14-19 YEAR OLD

SPORTS FACILITIES MAINTAINED BAD.

30%

These two unused green spaces do not have well maintain by the local authority or organization.

62%

43-65 YEAR OLD

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UNSAFE

NOT

MUCH SPACES

HARD TO GET A JOB

Source: 2011 Census, ONS

Typicle Burngreave Streetscape Because of its topography, it could overlook the whole Sheffield but there is nothing taken place for anything.

Major Road

‘The area does get a bit dodgy sometimes. There have been stabbings, and on the corners, you get kids smoking their drugs. I won’t go out after dark. I wouldn‘t let my kids out in the evenings.’

‘ I’m worring about the safety of my kids as the streets are always full of young men taking drugs. I like the area but dislike the fact that there is rubbish everywhere. It doesn‘t’ feel like parks are for everyone now.’

CLAIRE, 58 yr

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One of the busiest intersection in the Burngreave. This core traffic road can get in this area from any direction except for the one access the inside community and school area. There is no way to get in to that area, it is blocked by the retails.

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Vision & Aims

Multi-cultural C om mu n

The Highest % Ward

Ethnic group 10.70%

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Safe

Supportive

Bikable

Playable

Affordable

Stayable

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Generative Process

Community Centre

New Green Link

Light-scape

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The mixed meadow in the intersection is eye candy for people drop by as well as a way to reduce the only runoff issue in the enclave.

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For safer environment, there will be more lights in the site. It would gave the sense of safety to the Burngreaver and passenger.

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New immigrants can get the language teaching session, job traning and all the people is welcome to take part in any events outside or inside the building.

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Solve the one and only flooding issue More than half of residents can access green space in 5min walking • Improved streescape is linking the new park, new apartment and new transit way

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5 Minutes Walking Distance 10 Minutes Walking Distance

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Public Park Masterplan

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Public Green Link

YOUTH

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Community Centre

Apartment

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PR OPOSE

COMMUNITY HUB CYCLE LANE

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PRIVATE SPACE STUDY AREA

MAIN ROAD

AB RD O F F DA

BU HEA RNGR R T E AV ’S

STREET-SCAPE

Existing tree (keep)

New street tree

SPORTS FIELD

TODDLER PLAY

NEW PATH

CENTRAL AREA

MAIN ROAD

PATH

Eye blocked tree (remove)

Specimen tree

EN TR E

Street-scape

LE AP AR TM EN T

APARTMENT

OLD BURNGREAVE

Eye Candy to see Flooding&Runoff issue solution

Meadow& Rain Garden

Public Park

CA RE C

Conceptual Diagram

CA RE C

Concept

New Burngreaver Neighbourhood Area

CHURCH

CHURCH MOSQUE

N GOOD (Ofsted)

OASIS ACADEMY FIR VALE SCHOOL

Affordable Apartment

New community centre provide any help to all the burngreavers (gathering the religion believer, student, young and old etc.)

• The distance between community centre and proposed park and apartment is 5-10min walkng

Free Transit Stop Bulletin Board

Trampoline

Existing Tree

New Tree

Specimen Tree

Seasonal Tree

Seating Step

Planting Garden

Bench

0

Formal Seating

5

10

20

50M

SCHOOL SPORTS FIELD

•

Section & Diagram

STORES CRABTREE PONDS

WOODLAND CHURCH

Links of enclave and city centre

WHITEWAYS PRIMARY SCHOOL

MOSQUE

To Meadowhall

DEVON GRADENS

MOSQUE

EARL MARSHAL RECREATION GROUND SCHOOL SPORTS FIELD

Free Bus Stop

GRIMESTHORPE ALLOTMENTS

New Sidewalk Connection Cycle Lane Connection

CARE CENTRE

Exclusive Zone For Neighbourhood

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING URBAN CENTRE RETAIL Existing Tree

CEMETERY

EXISTING Building

• To City Centre

•

Padestrian paths are linking the main road and the proposed sport park and affordable apartment Cycle lane makes the enclave a loop to encourage prople walk more

Medium

High

Type of Building

Bulletin Board

Lawn

Semi-Open Space New Affordable Apartment

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Housing Density Low

Light Formal Benches New Tree

PROPOSED

Care Centre

High-density Medium-density Community Youth Centre Visitor Centre Apartment Housing Centre

Green Space

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Open Space

0 50

100

200

500M

Community Infrustrature

Main road

Secondary road

Pedestrian routes

Sport Park

Streets-cape improvements

Private Space Sidewalk

Central Park

Mix Meadow

Cycle lane

Event Square Free Bus Line

1

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5

10M

03

PG - Parkwood Springs City Park Oct 2020 - Nov 2020_Sheffield

II.

Landscape Planning & Vision Team Work

Bird’s-eye View of Parkwood Springs Park

04

Parkwood Springs City Park Strategy Plan

Zoom into small scale

QR Code Application

Masterplan

These woodland trees would connect different areas such as interactive planting area, mixed meadow, heathland and so on. The side near to the residential area has opened for the people in the future to make the site more accessible and to encourage people to come.

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Section & Collage

06

III.

PG - Reconnecting to River Sheaf Feb 2020 - Mar 2020_Sheffield Strategy Planning Team Work

Hand-made Model of the Project

07

Strategic Plan to River Sheaf Reconnecting

08

09

PG - Granville Square

Oct 2020 - Nov 2020_Sheffield Landscape Urbanism & Design

IV.

Team Work

Seasonal Collage of Granville Square

10

Granville Square

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UG - Sharing Harvesting Agricultural Park May 2019 - Jun 2019_Beijing

Agri-scape Tourism Planning & Design

V.

Individual Work

Collage of Sharing Harvesting Agricultural Park

15

Sharing Havesting Agrivultural Park

16

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PG - Kelham Island Industrial Design Nov 2020 - Dec 2020_Sheffield Urban Design

I.

Team Work

This work must be done today for the exhibition tommorow morning...

Hand-made Model of the Project

18

Kelham Island Industrial Design

Lovely Art and Music Venue

Strategic Plan

Mixed-Use Retail Outlets

Step1. Locality - Laterality - Extent

Private Kitchen Garden for Restaurant, Bar and Cafe

Existing transitional edges

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Theoretical cross lines Renewed Locality

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Riverside

Case Study: Club der Visionaere, Night Bar, Berlin

1:20 detail

Context of the riverside Based on characters’ hope, the floating platform would be built and expended under the study area to let people experience different levels spaces. According to the personality and hobby of the character, a platform like this could be a good place for exhibition, creative artworks selling, craft making etc. To match the red bricks and ‘messy’ style of Kelham, and so the riverside deck would be keep it in wooden and simple.

Okay now, this is my spot haha! So good to look down there don’t you think?

Yeah, we can look through the River Don from here and look what people do, that’s funny XD.

What are you two toddlers doing up there? Let’s go see the works of Amber, the local artist, come, hurry!

Mum! Let’s go to that wall, someone is drawing!

Look at those ducks!

It seems like we lost a big brown one we saw last week though...

I knew you’d love this place!

What do you think we come here for the dog walking everyday and then call it a day.

1:50 detail

The bread from bakery store seems tasty! It’s so good to eat out like this once in a while, so restful... These breads are so different from India. Heyyyy, your craft beer looks great too!

Yeah that’s odd...

What a enjoyable place, I love it. And it’s relax just listen the sound of the water flow...

Can’t wait to try this out!

I don’t really get this drawing... Can talk to the artist later...

This artwork inspires me about my furniture making... I should come again tommorrow when it finished.

This place is so cool. I’ve never seen this sort of ‘live’ drawing before! We will definetly go here again!

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PG - Sheffield Private Nursing House Jan 2020 - Mar 2020_Sheffield Garden Design

II.

Team Work

Photo of Nursing House

21

Sheffield Private Nursing House Proposed Plan & Design

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PG - Bolsover Residential Landscape Dec 2019 - Jan 2020_Sheffield Residential Housing Landscape

III.

Individual Work

Hand-drawn Sections of Bolsover Residential Area

23

Bolsover Residential Landscape Site Evaluation (Vegetation, People & Water)

24

Concept & Masterplan

25

Planting Details

26

Technical Construction Details

27

UG - Leia Health Centre

Dec 2017 - Jan 2018_Shenyang Spacial Design

IV.

Individual Work

Night Scene of Leia Health Centre

28

Leia Health Centre

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Other Works

UG&PG- Other Works

Dec 2015 - Jan 2021_UK&CN Individual Work

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Yue Zhang (Kate) Tel: 07525009284 Email: kate_yuezhang@foxmail.com Issuu: issuu.com/894651435 Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/yue-zhang-1a76961a3

Panorama of Riverlin Valley by Yue