P O R T F O L I O YA N G A L E X L I U L A N U R B A C I T Y
D S C A P E N D E S I G N P L A N N I N G
UC BERKELEY MLA 2015-2018
Tidal Marsh And The Remnants Of A "Caldeira" - A Tidal Mill That Generates Power From The Rising And Ebbing Of Tidalwater. Barreiro, Portugal, March 2017
YANG LIU 劉 洋 A L E X
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Master of Landscape Architecture [STEM], GPA: 3.86 • • • • •
Aug. 2015 - May 2018
2018 Berkeley Circus Exihibition: Studio Project “The Coliseum Magnet” 2017 Eisner Prize, Honorable Mention 2017 Thomas Church Memorial Design Competition, First Place Winner 2016 Student ASLA National Awards in Communications Category: Ground Up Journal 2016 Berkeley Circus Exihibition: Research “Parklets and Pedestrian Vitality”
Southeast University, Nanjing, China Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Planning, GPA: 3.76 • • •
Sept. 2010 - Jun. 2015
Outstanding Graduate, Top 2% National Scholarship, Top 1% China Scholarship Council Outstanding International Exchange Program Scholarship, Top 1%
Iowa State University, Ames, IA Study Overseas Program in Architecture, GPA: 3.72 • •
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2013 - May 2014
Studio Project entered BWBR Award (St. Paul, MN) Final Round Top 5 Projects 2014 Dean’s List
Intern, TLS Landscape Architecture, Berkeley • •
Part-Time. Work in Resilient By Design Design Proposal. ArcGIS, Illustrator, Photoshop.
Intern, • • •
Feb. 2018 - Present
Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, New York
Full-Time. Work primarily in CD, DD, Master Plan, and CA phase. Researching, Diagrams, Grading, Digital+Pysical Modeling, Renderings, Compiling. CAD, Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, ArcGIS, Excel, Hand Sketch.
Gardener, HIP Cooperative House, Berkeley •
Sept. 2016 - May 2017
Part-Time. Planting Design, Tea House Construction Drawings, Weekly Gardening Tasks.
Intern, CMG Landscape Architecture, San Francisco • •
Sept. - Dec. 2016
Part-Time. Worked primarily in competition proposals and SD phase. Renderings, Diagrams, Data Processing, Digital+Physical Modeling.
Intern, CMG Landscape Architecture, San Francisco • • •
May - Aug. 2016
Full-Time. Worked mostly in Concept Design, SD, DD phase, and competitions. Researching, Concept Design, Renderings, Digital Modeling, Compiling. CAD, SketchUp, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Excel, Hand Sketch.
Intern, • •
May - Aug. 2017
Jiangsu
Province
Planning
&
Research
Institute,
Nanjing
Full-Time. Four professional projects including Eco-park, Eco-tourism, and riverfront park. Field Research, Precedent & Technical research, Planning, Conceptual Design, Client Meeting.
Aug.
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Nov.
2014
“an aspiring landscape architect + urban designer + planner who studies the interdisciplinary design approaches to assist the vulnerable communities to face the challenge of the climate change and environmental injustice.”
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley, Berkeley • • •
Graduate • • •
LEADERSHIP
LANGUAGES
Instructor,
UC
Berkeley,
Berkeley
Aug.
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Dec.
2017
Team+Marketing,
Ground
Up
Journal,
Berkeley
Aug.
2015
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May
2016
Worked with a team of 15 MLA students on the ASLA award-winning student journal. Participated in the entire production of Issue 5: Delineation, including conceptualization of the journal, call for entry, products production, submission review, graphic editing, marketing, and book sale at events such as: 2016 ASLA Annual Conference and 2017 Berkeley Circus.
Lead, ASLA Student Professional Committee, UC Berkeley • • •
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
Student
Course: LD ARCH C188 & GEOG C188 - Geographic Information Systems. Two Lab Sessions per week, Grading Assignments, Midterm & Final Exams, Office Hours. Lectures on elementary theories & operations in ArcGIS: Mapping, Data Processing, Vector & Raster Suitability Analysis, TIN in ArcScene, Network Analysis, Basic Modeling.
Graphics • •
Jan. 2018 - May 2018
Course: LD ARCH 121 - Introduction to Landscape Materials and Construction. Lectures, Workshops, Office Hours, Field Trips, Poster Reviews. Lectures on Sustainable Concrete, Steel, Glass & Rubber, and Construction Drawings in CAD.
Aug. 2017 - May 2018
Organize two Office Visits per semester for students in the department. Organize lodging and car rentals for 40 student volunteers for 2017 ASLA Conference in LA. Participate in monthly committee meetings on proposing events that help connect the students community to professional careers. The committee hosts events such as: Portfolio Reviews, Student Presentations on Summer Internships.
CAD
Office Suite
VRay
Photoshop
ArcGIS
Maxwell
Illustrator
SketchUp
After Effects
InDesign
Rhinoceros
Laser Cutting
Mandarin (Native)
English (Fluent)
COMMUNITY
ECOLOGY
EXPERIENCE
THE COLISEUM MAGNET CONNECTING THROUGH LANDSCAPE 10. 2017 - 12. 2017 | OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
HARVESTING STORM LIVING WITH WATER IN SAN RAFAEL 11. 2016 - 12. 2016 | SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA
TIDAL GARDENS OBSERVING TIDAL MOVEMENTS 10. 2015 - 12. 2015 | RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA
URBAN SLUM RENEWAL MIGRANT WORKERS IN A FLEA MARKET 2. 2015 - 6. 2015 | XI'AN, CHINA
ACADEMIC
PROJECTS
AN ADAPTIVE COASTLINE SAND DUNE, SEAGRASS, AND OYSTER 5. 2017 | BARREIRO, PORTUGAL
FINDING SPOONBILL REFUGE SEASONAL HABITAT IN THE FISH PONDS 3. 2017 - 4. 2017 | FUJIAN, CHINA
TO REVEAL, TO CONCEAL INDIAN ROCK PARK REDESIGN 4. 2016 - 5. 2016 | BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
THE RED STRING LAW SCHOOL COURTYARD REDESIGN 2. 2016 - 3. 2016 | BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O. . . THE INSTRUCTORS & COLLABORATORS OF THE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THIS PORTFOLIO:
THE COLISEUM MAGNET Harrison Fraker, Instructor* John Ellis, Mithun, Instructor* Chris Calott, Instructor Sophia Arbara, Master of Urban Design Courtney Ferris, Master of Urban Design Jorge Zuñiga, Master of Urban Design
HARVESTING STORM Kristina Hill, Instructor* Nate Kauffman, Instructor* Vincent Agoe, Master of Landscape Architecture Gene Stroman, Master of Landscape Architecture
TIDAL GARDENS Richard Hindle, Instructor* Erik Prince, TLS Landscape Architecture, Instructor*
URBAN SLUM RENEWAL Xiao WU, Instructor Chenghui WANG, Instructor Shijie SUN, Instructor
* AVAILABLE TO GIVE REFERENCE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE ASK ME FOR CONTACT INFO IF NEEDED.
AN ADAPTIVE COASTLINE John Radke, Instructor* Matt Kondolf, Instructor
FINDING SPOONBILL REFUGE John Radke, Instructor* Matt Kondolf, Instructor Tadao Fujiwara, Tokyo Institute of Technology Allan Kapoor, Master of Environmental Planning
TO REVEAL, TO CONCEAL & THE RED STRING Alma Du Solier, HOOD Design, Instructor Michael Degregorio, SF Parks & Rec, Instructor*
AND THESE PEOPLE FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTIVE ADVICE ON MAKING THIS PORTFOLIO BETTER:
Faranak, Ahmadi, GLS Landscape Architecture Pablo Alfaro, TLS Landscape Architecture Yuling Chen, UC Berkeley Karla Damken, UC Berkeley Mike Degregorio, SF Parks and Recreation Dept. Tyler Mohr, Surfacedesign Eulaila Rae Ishee, MNLA Gene Stroman, UC Berkeley Alexa Vaughn, UC Berkeley Ruochen Wang, UC Berkeley Nathan Lozier, RHAA
Parks & Plazas
Wildlife Habitat
Sports Fields
Selfie Point
THE COLISEUM MAGNET CONNECTING THROUGH LANDSCAPE 10 - 12. 2017 | OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA TEAM PROJECT | COLLABORATOR
Aquatic Neighborhood
Contribution: design concept, overall aesthetic integrity, green infrastructure design component, large axon, mapping, hydrology diagrams, sustainability diagrams, site plan, sections, and birds eye view. All graphics have been edited for this portfolio. Neighborhood
Commercial Center
ABSTRACT The Coliseum Magnet is a future hub in Oakland and the East Bay Area for the local and regional communities, as well as domestic and international visitors. The Coliseum and Oracle Arena, a 50-year-old venue that once hosted countless significant sports events and performances, is at the crossroad of its unknown future, with its home teams leaving the site. It's adjacency to the Oakland International Airport will continue to make Coliseum the landing ground and the "face" of the city of Oakland for travellers and visitors. We envision the future of the Coliseum to be a place for living, working, education, and recreation. With significant acreage of vacant lots, we hope to create an array of open spaces as venues to support different activities, no longer for the people paying to see a match or a concert, but for its existing and future communities. The heart of Coliseum Magnet, is to connect the neighborhoods and activities through landscape.
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Existing Neighborhood
Unemployment Rate: 11% Compared to Oakland: 6%
Career Technical EDU Campus
Light PDR
Conference Center
Neighborhood
Civic Center Heavy PDR
SITE ANALYSIS : OAKLAND COLISEUM The Oakland Coliseum is one of the most connected areas in the region to multiple types of public transportation; the area also has abundant waterfront industrial and vacants lands that can be repurposed for future use. However, the area is also one of the sites most susceptible to sea level rise, high ground water table, and flooding, which pose challenges to any future development in the area.
Industrial & Transportation Zone Industrial Buildings Mixed-Use Housing Airports Regional Transportation Projects 2040 Bart Station & Routes Railway Station & Routes Ferry Station & Routes Highways
SEA LEVEL RISE In the next century, the industrial waterfront of East Oakland will be completely submerged by water with 6 feet of sea level rise. The Coliseum is one of the sites being affected first. We use the Interstate 880 as the back of a horizontal levee, which is essentially an engineered levee with extensive marshland to protect it from erosion in the front.
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GROUND WATER TABLE & FLOODING The rising sea will raise the ground water table. With most of the Coliseum and its industrial surroundings susceptible to rising ground water and vulnerable to major flood events, we dig ponds at the spots with the highest ground water level to allow for space for water to rise, and use the extra soil to raise the middle island. The open space will serve as floodable zones to capture and filter runoff.
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10 ft Below Ground
100 Yr Flood Zone
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL
Highway Structure (Waterproof Material)
Levee Horizontal Levee Tidal Marsh
Creek Mouth & Tidal Slough
Ground Water
Floodable Zone
Emergency Pumps
Bioswales
Green Buffer Space
Street Runoff
Highest Spot Elevation (Streets)
Green Roof System
SITE PLAN (AS OF 2120)
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OPEN SPACES THAT CONNECT THE CENTER OF COLISEUM ISLAND
Affordable Housing
Conference - Hotel Education
Mix Use - PDR
Commercial Mix Use - PDR
Civic / Open An elevated plaza above parking lots links the CTE Campus and the Conference Center to the Center of Coliseum Island through a green skywalk.
The plaza leading to the civic center is enclosed by mixed-use buildings with first floor as retail.
DETAILS 1 : FROM COLISEUM ISLAND TO THE TRANSIT HUB Green Skywalk | Green Buffer | Amtrak Station | Bioswale | Green Facade | Vertical Parking
OPEN SPACES THAT CONNECT THE WATERFRONT NEIGHBORHOODS
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN : SOLAR ENERGY & GREEN ROOF
DETAILS 3 : HORIZONTAL LEVEE MEETS HIGHWAY 880 Tidal Marsh | Boardwalk | Emergency Pump | Green Wall | Pedestrian Bridge
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN : RUNOFF & WASTE WATER REUSE
DETAILS 4 : POND WATERFRONT WITH FRESHWATER MARSH Stacked Flats | Flats On Deck | Floating Townhouses
THE FUTURE OF OAKLAND COLISEUM "Water Can Create Disasters, It Can Also Harvest Lives"
PHASE 1 : TRANSIT HUB
PHASE 2 : ENVIRON-DEFENSE
PHASE 3 : GREEN NETWORK
PHASE 4 : COLISEUM ISLAND
HARVESTING STORM LIVING WITH WATER IN SAN RAFAEL 11 - 12. 2016 | SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA TEAM PROJECT | DESIGN LEAD Contribution: all the drawings included in this portfolio, with leading contribution in perspectives, diagrams, and sections.
ABSTRACT Harvesting Storm is an adaptive strategy for living with rising sea and ground water levels in the Canal District of San Rafael, California. The plan is intended to be practical in its goal to defend a flood-prone area against rising waters while proving economically feasible, profitable, and sensitive to existing communities living within the area. This project uses three main design concepts to meet the proposed goals. First, a new channel through the center of the Canal District is envisioned to serve as a spine for new development and a place to store and filter stormwater. The new waterbody takes a serpentine, linear shape in order to allow for a variety of edge conditions and to maximize its efficiency to capture runoff in the shortest amount of time for different parts of the district. Second, the plan intends to pull back the existing levee from alongside the canal further south into the heart of the district. Doing so will allow water to enter the area, creating a brackish wetland condition historic to the area as well as habitat for shorebirds and other waterfowl. Finally, a chain of seasonal wetland treatment ponds and floodable open spaces along the new canal will serve to slow down, treat, and store stormwater before it flows into the Bay.
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ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (LEFT) Historic maps from the late 1800s show that a great stretch of the North Bay’s edge was once comprised of a series of tidal wetlands. The area known today as the Canal District was one of these wetland areas, which was filled and developed over time. We studied the evolution of what was known as San Rafael slough, a wetland channel at the confluence of San Rafael creek and the San Francisco Bay, and used this historic armature to inform a strategy that allows water to once again inundate the area and restore historic wetland conditions.
DESIGN VISION (DOWN) This plan is to be implemented over the course of about one hundred years, and in two phases. Phase 1 accommodates 3.3 feet of sea level rise and is to be completed by the year 2080. Phase 2 accommodates 14 feet of sea level rise and is to be completed by the year 2120. Overall, Phase 1 is intended to prepare the district for a more dramatic water level increase in Phase 2. Our proposal seeks to introduce new ecological infrastructure that will help an at-risk community to adapt to rising water levels. It is our goal to design infrastructure that can be multi-use. The introduction of a new canal acts as a spine for new development, an aesthetic and recreational amenity, an educational way to show the groundwater table, and a functional channel to move water through the area. Floodable plazas and open spaces along the canal serve to create transitional wetland habitat, to store rainwater, and to provide equal access to recreational open space throughout the neighborhood. Finally, a horizontal levee restores historic marshland habitat, provides a dynamic method of dissipating wave energy, and provides a beautiful, natural setting for the residents and visitors of San Rafael’s new Canal District.
PHASE 1 : 3.3 FT SEA LEVEL RISE 1-3
1-1
1-2
1: Relocate Industrial
2: Expand Commercial
3: Protect Low Income + Develop HDR Housing
4: Build Levee + Ponds + Pump Station
5: Streets + Open Space As "Filters"
6: Surface Water Drainage
PHASE 2 : 14 FT SEA LEVEL RISE 2-3
2-1
2-2
1: Construct Levee + Raise Streets
2: Expand Urban Core
3: Design Floodable Waterfront Space
4: Reclaim Ecology: Marshlands
5: High Efficiency Surface Drainage
PHASE 1 URBAN CORE On Top Of Elevated Walkway
Max SLR considered in phasing +3.3 ft Area of Proposed Intervention +182 ac +292 ac ft Target acre feet of flood storage Flood storage for additional areas in watershed +153 ac ft Volume of earth moved +1,170,000 cu yds Volume of additional fill material required +0 cu yds # of housing units +6340 +1540 # of studios # of 1-2 bedroom units +4384 # of 3+ bedroom units +416 Area of comercial space +829,260 sq ft +23,515 ft Approximate linear feet of utilities Area of public recreational open space +47 ac Area of private recreational open space +15.4 ac Area of wetlands created +14.2 ac Number of parking spaces +3170 Number of houses removed -1700
Section 1-1 Urban Core Phase 1 - 3.3' SLR - 2080
Section 1-2 Urban Core Phase 1 - 3.3' SLR - 2080
Section 1-3 Urban Core Phase 1 - 3.3' SLR - 2080
PHASE 2 URBAN CORE Same View As Previous Phase Street Raised By 11’
Max SLR considered in phasing +14 ft Area of Proposed Intervention +91 ac +512 ac ft Target acre feet of flood storage Flood storage for additional areas in watershed +216 ac ft Volume of earth moved +980,370 cu yds Volume of additional fill material required +860,000 cu yds # of housing units +1420 +380 # of studios # of 1-2 bedroom units +624 # of 3+ bedroom units +416 Area of comercial space +681,430 sq ft +29,422 ft Approximate linear feet of utilities Area of public recreational open space +9 ac Area of private recreational open space +1.6 ac Area of wetlands created +28.2 ac Number of parking spaces +710 Number of houses removed -600
Section 2-1 Urban Core Phase 2 - 14' SLR - 2120
Section 2-2 Urban Core Phase 2 - 14' SLR - 2120
Section 2-3 Urban Core Phase 2 - 14' SLR - 2120
TIDAL GARDENS OBSERVING TIDAL MOVEMENTS 10 - 12. 2015 | RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ABSTRACT San Francisco Bay estuary has been continually losing marshlands due to human activities and sea level rise over the last century. This design proposal of Richmond Tidal Gardens is a prototype to test the possibilities of creating human constructed and maintained marshlands. The Tidal Gardens consist of two parts: A flexible part that allows marshland ecosystem to emerge, grow, and expand; and a static part that caters to tourism, social and recreational activities. The Tidal Gardens are also a part of the new Richmond Ferry Terminal that connects to San Francisco and Oakland. It transforms the Ferry Terminal into an educational center that introduces the history and future of the Bay Area waterfront to the communities.
PROTOTYPE MODEL "Floating & Still"
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FlOATING DECK for ferry landing
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TIDAL GARDEN MUESUM & TOURIST CENTER
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LAWN as acess to the Gardens from the office building
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CAFE+ GROVE PLAZA as a main social space
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MARSHLAND CHAMBER for observing and meditating
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HIGH MARSH GARDEN(s)
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BAY TRAIL DECK as the main obeservation deck
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TIDAL CREEK-LOW MARSH GARDEN as the main garden
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PICTURE POINT for taking a nice shot of the creek garden!
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MATRIX GARDEN to watch the magic of tide, sunlight & shadow
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SAND DUNE PLAYGROUND for children
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PICZTURE POINT for a great view of mudflats & Brooks island!
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HIGH MARSH GARDEN
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OBSERVATION DECK for a great view of the Craneway Pavilion
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FAR END DECK for a great view to everything
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MUDFLATS as a main bird habitat
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WALK ZONE for bike parking & temporary events
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RESERVED SPACE as lawn (recreation) or meadow (ecology)
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PARKING LOT for additional 80 parking spots
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VEGETATION
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VIEW POINTS
Grading & Leveling
Gabion walls
PROGRAM
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BEFORE: Constructed Marshlands After Initial Installation.
Green Sapce
AFTER: Constructed Marshlands After Sedimentation & Erosion.
FERRY TERMINAL PROMENADE - MUDFLATS Low Tide
High Tide
Low Tide
High Tide
NEW BAY TRAIL - TIDAL CREEK GARDEN
BIODIVERSITY: WILDLIFE TYPE & SIZE AMONG GABION WALL HABITAT
MARSHLAND PROGRESSION Meadow/Upland Meadow / Upland Middle Marsh Marsh Middle Low MarshMarsh Low Mudflat Mudflats Matrix Garden/Corridor Matrix Garden / Corridor Underground Canal Underground Canal Natrualized Creek Creek Naturalized
KEY ELEMENT: GABION WALL HABITAT Shellfish habitat: - Opossum Shrimp - Rock Crab - Oyester & Mussels Fish habitat: - Bat Bay - Pacific Herring - Brown Rockfish - Pricky Sculpin Insects habitat: - Tiger Beetles - Pygmy Blue Butterfly Birds foraging site: - Surf Scoter - Ruddy Duck - Marbled Godwit - California Clapper Rail - California Gull
- Eelgrass - Kelp - Diatom algae - Microalgae - Macroalgae - Pickleweed - Pacific Cordgrass
URBAN SLUM RENEWAL MIGRANT WORKERS IN A FLEA MARKET 2 - 6. 2015 | XI'AN, CHINA INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ABSTRACT Urban Slum Renewal is generated from the topic "Traditional Boundary and Modern Life" in Xi'an. The space inside and along the fortress city wall has been experiencing marginalization and degeneration due to its physical distance from the inner city center and inaccessibility to vehicles. The city has shifted its focus of development from its geometric center to the outer city. The southeast corner along the city wall in particular has become a slum for thousands of migrant workers, who barely make ends meet by selling goods in one of the city's largest flea markets. Many problems arise such as: illegal parking on streets due to lack of parking space, people living in dilapidated houses that no longer meet the code, and littering on the public streets in the neighborhood from activities in the flea market. Nontheless, it’s one of the very few affordable areas for migrant workers to live in this city. The master plan and urban design is aiming for a long shot: With a staged gradual and flexible strategy, the project hopes to provide affordable housing to the migrant workers, in addition to creating more promising and sustaining jobs for these residents. The project also aims to significantly improve the physical environment and introduce civic activities into the neighborhood - to bring life back to the city wall.
Market Alley Way Central Market & Food Court
Open Space (Playground)
Working Living Community
Open Space (Fitness etc.) Working-Living Community
Community Committee Ourdoor Theatre CONTEXT
Innovative Market Incubation Lab
Subsidized Housing The Inner City Of Xi'an
Community Center+Park
Fortress District
The Slum / Market
FIELD DOCUMENTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ANALYSIS
DESIGN PHASE I (3-5 YEAR RANGE): Community Oriented Themed Bazaar, Plaza and Outdoor Cinema, Playground, Ground Parking Lot (& Farmers' Market), Fitness Park
Fitness Park, and to the right, Bazaar, Playground, Parking Lot + Farmer's Market
NIGHT MARKET UNDER THE FORTRESS WALL
DESIGN PHASE II (5-10 YEAR RANGE): Innovative Market Incubation Lab, Market Alley Way, Open Market, Civic Plaza, Ground Parking Lot, Home of the Market Committee
THE NEW MARKET ALLEY WAY WITH LOTS OF DAYLIGHTING
Innovative Market Incubation Lab is a micro comminity designed for migrant Workers that combines economic way of living with producing and selling products, as well as providing service and recreational workshops for customers.
DESIGN PHASE III (10-15 YEAR RANGE): Market Community, Slum Clearence and Rennovation, Ground Parking Lot, Community Park, Green Open Space, New Primary School
Community Center and Community Park
A SCENARIO FROM THE NEW MARKET COMMUNITY
Working-Living Community: More playground, green space and verticle landscapes for the emerging neighborhoods.
AN ADAPTIVE COASTLINE SAND DUNE, SEAGRASS, AND OYSTER
Existing Cohabitat at Tagus Bay: Sand Dune, Seagrass, Tidal Marsh & Natural Edge
5. 2017 | BARREIRO, PORTUGAL INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ABSTRACT An Adaptive Coastline is a long term proposal on the sandy coast of Barreiro that will offer ecological, economic, and cultural value for the city. The proposal is a combined structure of seagrass meadow, habitat breakwater, and sand dune. Based on the marine history of Tagus Bay, seagrass meadow, oyster farming, and the natural sand dune have been some critical components of the bay that support the region's ecosystem and fish industry. The Portuguese seagrass species are unique to its bay and are jeopardized by unorganized illegal clam fishing. Seagrass meadows absorb pollutants in the water, which can offer protection to another marine ecosystem in Tagus Bay - oyster reefs. In history, The Portuguese Oyster was one of the main commercial species from Tagus Bay. The oysters were killed by a disease caused by the water pollution. The proposal uses oyster farming and sea grass restoration to facilitate cohabitation. Seagrass meadows can also dissipate wave energy and facilitate sand sedimentation, which prolongs the existence of beaches. The north edge of Barreiro has a favorable geological condition for forming low energy beaches, which can be marketed into a local resort. Eventually, the sand dune will disappear with sea level rise. The established seagrass meadow and oyster reefs can then help to transform the area from sand dune to a marine ecosystem. A living sea wall will be introduced to support the urban edge, seagrass, and reefs. Seagrass Meadow
Illegal Clam Digging
PHASE 1 : 2050 BEACH + SAND DUNE SEA LEVEL RISE : +0.44m STORM SURGE : +2.44m
Breakwater + Dune
Low Energy Beach
Living Breakwater
Phase 1 : 2050 Beach + Sand Dune Sea Level Rise : +0.44m Storm Surge : +2.44m The municipality is currently recovering from economic crises and lacking sufficient funding, thus the urban intervention starts at a micro-site scale through building connections in the existing network: street improvement, introducing more open spaces and commercial spaces with the existing abandoned lots and buildings. On the bay side, the pilot project is right in front of the urban intervention to ensure that both urban and coastal intervention get direct support from each other as a program.
Sea Grass Meadow
Oyster Reef [on Breakwater]
Beach + Sand Dune
Phase 2 : 2100 Living Sea Wall Sea Level Rise : +1.50m Storm Surge : +3.70m Once the government has gained more funding and support, the urban intervention will be able to be realized at a larger scale. The postindustrial site can be reclaimed and transformed into urban parks. There will also be opportunities to construct larger urban structures such as office buildings, shopping centers, markets, recreational centers, etc.The natural area on the east side of the city will be first inundated by rising sea level. Therefore, in phase II, the sea wall, breakwater, and seagrass meadow extend around the corner.
Oyster Reef [on Sea Wall]
Seagrass Meadow [Extensive]
Sub-Tidal Oyster Reef
Seagrass Meadow [Extensive]
PHASE 2 : 2100 LIVING SEA WALL SEA LEVEL RISE : +1.50m STORM SURGE : +3.70m
A proper oyster farming strategy can be used at the waterfront. This technique is introduced by SCAPE. The fuzzy rope nets are used to cultivate oyster, where the oyster will form reefs and this structure will become a coastal protection by dissipating waves, and filtering water. The shape of the living seawall is designed to absorb the wave energy. The sediments, vegetation, and invertebrates that grow on the seawall will reinforce the stability of the seawall and keeps it from being eroded.
FINDING SPOONBILL REFUGE SEASONAL HABITAT IN THE FISH PONDS 3 - 4. 2017 | FUJIAN, CHINA TEAM PROJECT | DESIGN LEAD Collaboration with two non-design major students in an Environmental Planning Studio. Contribution: Research (in Chinese), translate research, diagram research, conceptualize mapping process, concept design, instruct teammates to create sections for the proposal.
ABSTRACT Finding Spoonbill Refuge is a proposal in collaboration with Save International Organization, who seeks to create new habitat for Black-faced Spoonbill. Black-faced Spoonbill has become one of the world's most endangered migratory bird species native to East Asia, due to loss of habitat. In Fuzhou, where large number of spoonbills travel to annually, the coastal marshlands are disappearing rapidly with urban development and sea level rise. The proposal attempts to use the now heated concept "Ecotourism," to persuade the federal government to preserve natural resources around some local villages and their agricultural fish ponds, which can be converted into habitat for spoonbill. There are two steps to the proposal. First, with spatial analysis in GIS, we identify the villages with best potential to be turned into an "ecovillage". Then, we create a guideline to explain how fishponds can be made so that they can also serve as resting sites for spoonbill; and how the combination of breakwater and floating platforms can create foraging sites for spoonbills in the local estuaries.
SELECTING SUITABLE AREAS We use ArcGIS to help identify the best locations to propose ecovillages. An ecovillage is selected based on: 1. Good access to natural resources: Forests, Mudflats. 2. Proximity to Fish Ponds so that we can propose to convert it to additional Blackfaced Spoonbill habitat. 3. Out of the hazardous zone from the nearby nuclear plant.
SELECTING ECOVILLAGES After the initial GIS analysis to identify the suitable areas, exact locations are manually selected by looking into each of the selected areas. The ecovillages are selected based on: 1. Away from large urban areas, because visitors to ecovillages are seeking a getaway from the city. 2. Relatively accessible from train station (<50 min) and airport (<2 hr). 3. Has an existing village on site, because it is easier to create an ecovillage by improving the existing one than creating a new one.
PROPOSAL : CREATING NEW SPOONBILL LOAFING SITE BY OPTIMIZING THE EXISTING FISHPONDS
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SPOONBILL MIGRATORY PATTERN IN RELATION TO PERCIPITATION IN FUZHOU
Our study shows that the percipitation pattern in Fuzhou makes the fishponds in the local villages suitable for spoonbill habitat. The largest number of spoonbills present in Fuzhou anually between mid-November and mid-Feburary. This is also the drier season in Fuzhou which results in shallow water in the fishponds. Spoonbills normally rest and forage in shallow water no deeper than 20cm. This is why there is huge potential for fishponds to be used as spoonbill habitat in Fuzhou if designed appropriately.
The average height of a spoonbill is between 50 cm and 60 cm.
PROPOSAL : CREATING NEW SPOONBILL FORAGING SITE WITH A COMBINATION OF BREAKWATER AND FLOATING PLATFORMS
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SPOONBILL FOOD SOURCE IN RELATION TO ABUNDANCE OF LOCAL SPECIES According to a study at Xinghua Bay in 2009, Black-faced Spoonbills mostly use the fish ponds as loafing sites during the day, and only forage in the fish ponds occasionally. Rather, the birds normally fly to nearby mudflats and forage there at night. In the diagram to the left, the closer the species to the center of the rings means that the species is of higher priority as prey. All the species are scaled to the average size of a spoonbill, which is shown at center. Spoonbills mostly prey on small fish and shrimp species in estuaries that are smaller than its bill. Spoonbills do not normally prey on commodity fish, which are usually larger in size.
Spoonbillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Web
High Abundance of Species in the Watershed
Mild Abundance of Species in the Watershed
TO REVEAL, TO CONCEAL INDIAN ROCK PARK REDESIGN 4 - 5. 2016 | BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ABSTRACT "To Reveal, to Conceal" is inspired by the two significant remnants in the historical Indian Rock Park: the rocks and the grove. The design concept is to reconstruct these elements to create two distinctive moments for people to walk through the site. The rocks will be "hidden" and "exposed" at these different moments and such experience will evoke different interactions with the rocks. One side of the park reveals the historical, spatial, and social prominence of the original, monolithic Indian Rock. The design endows the existing Indian Rock with a sense of openess, it opens up Indian Rock to the streets around it. The surroundings become an open space that celebrate the momumental existence and long-lived popularity of this rock, which serves as a practice site for rock climbers. The other side of the park conceals a series of smaller rocks collected on site and from nearby rock parks. They are placed within the grove of existing shrubs and trees. This is a "rock wonderland" that emanates a sense of mystery and intimacy. It invites people to walk in and explore the rocks of various shapes, scales, colors, and textures.
PARTI / CONCEPT SKETCH "A Journey through To Reveal, To Conceal"
SITE PLAN
SKETCHES OF INSPIRATIONS FROM THE EXISTING SITE
CLAY MODEL
REVEALING THE INDIAN ROCK
THE RED STRING LAW SCHOOL COURTYARD REDESIGN 2 - 3. 2016 | BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA INDIVIDUAL PROJECT ABSTRACT The Red String is an installation for the east courtyard of the Boalt Hall Law School at UC Berkeley. It is a piece of furniture, and a sculpture, that adds a sense of definition and interaction to the space. The existing plaza feels vapid. It lacks intention to stay and linger. It is predominantly used by students and faculty as a entrance or exit space. The courtyard is secluded from the main street, which gives it decent level of privacy and serenity, and the deciduous trees provide a shifting view seasonally. The courtyard can potentially serve as a desirable spot for brief respite or small gatherings. The concept of the Red String is to create a subtle visual clue and spatial definition to guide users into the space and to stay and linger. The Red String delineates movement, demarcates resting space, and delivers visual stimulation. The three main goals are: optimizing circulation for entering and exiting the space; creating undisturbed space for people to "stay;" and creating visual stimulation to make the space more fun and interactive.
SITE STUDY 30-minute Circulation: The existing space lacks spatial definition, which results in people passing through the site in a random manner.
The Red String is a steel bar that weaves itself in the space, following typologies to form joints, benches, frames, and sculptures on the wall with light fixtures that illuminate at night.
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ST. JAMES PARK DESIGN COMPETITION Professional Project, 2016 Instructed by Haley Waterson Competition: Site Visit, Tree ID, Illustrative Plan(Collab)
CMG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LENNAR EMERYVILLE MULTI-FAMILY Professional Project, 2016 Instructed by Jamie Phillips & Jennifer Ng Competition: Site Analysis, Site Illustrative Plans, Sections
CMG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
BAY MEADOWS STATION III Professional Project, 2016 Instructed by Corbett Belcher & Alexandra Zahn Paving Pattern Study, SU Modeling, Perspectives(Collab)
CMG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
HUDSON YARDS EAST & WEST RAILYARD Professional Project, 2017 Instructed by Serena Nelson West Railyard: Context Streets Grading, Physical Model East Railyard: Pollinator Map, CMEE Family Fair Brochure
NELSON BYRD WOLTZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
MULTIPLE PROJECTS Professional Project, 2017 Instructed by Lanie McKinon, Jeffery Longhenry, Charlott Barrows From Left to Right: Rhino Modeling and Perspective; Bloom Chart and Plant Research, Grading, Rendering.
NELSON BYRD WOLTZ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS Academic Work, 2017 Instructed by Caren Yglesias From Left to Right: Concrete Water Basin Detail, Metal Handrail on Concrete Stairs Detail.
INTRO TO LANDSCAPE MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION
EAVESDROP Public Street Installation, 2016 Team Project Proposal, Site Study, Graphic, Construction
2016 MARKET STREET PROTOTYPING FESTIVAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
SKETCHES & PAINTINGS Examples of quick hand drawings with a variety of tools and media, 2011-2013.
SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY, NANJING, CHINA
ON-SITE SKETCH Historic Site Documentation, 2016 Potter's Field, Martinez, California.
HISTORIC AMERICAN LANDSCAPES SURVEY (HALS)
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