URB/LA Portfolio

With over 15 years of experience across the globe on various typologies and phases of projects, I have cultivated a diverse experience in project typologies, stages and countries - from UK, SEA to PRC as well as the Middle east, working with various renown offices + teams.

I specialises in large scale urban design/landscape framework masterplan with a focus on climate resilience using elements of nature recovery/low impact developments, SUDS, urban greening, and sponge city/bluegreen infrastructure. I have led projects where i work closely with ecologist, environmentalist and engineers in various locations.

My experience in various well-established offices enabled me to cultivate advance skills in project planning + co-ordination, design lead, design project management + scheduling, team building, ensuring quality delivery to build the office portfolio for marketing, manage and ensure client’s satisfaction, as well as establishing workflow, strategic development, tender bid writings, as well as contract and billings.

I work closely with studio directors/operations to ensure the office visions and project visions are delivered to grow the company and team together.

I look forward to arranging an interview with your studio to further discuss this opportunity, to learn about your current needs, and share my works and experience; as well as how i can assist your office to grow together.

THANK YOU AND BEST REGARDS, AMY

LANDFORM . Queen Elizabeth Park [London Olympics Parkland 2012]

Image Credit : My Visit in London 2014

WHY DID I PICK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE?

In many ways I think landscape architecture picked me. Back in 2003 I went to UPENN for the master’s degree in architecture. I was going to become an architect. A few months into my grad school study, my professor told me I should go see James Corner and his landscape departments work. He said that my broad and systematic thinking would fit better as a landscape architect with James’s landscape teaching. That is how I went and got my dual degree.

I kept selected architecture in jobs until 2008 while in London I needed a job and I walked into Hargreaves where they just landed on their legacy project and their only staff quit during holidays. I’ve enjoyed large scale landscape works since.

I like to do see myself as a playful large-scale sculptor most of the time.

CLAY MODEL Queen Elizabeth Park [London Olympics Parkland 2012]

Image Credit : Hargreaves Associates

WHAT IS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE TO ME?

AND TRANSFORM OUR URBAN FABRIC TO A ONE THAT ENHANCES ITS SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL AND ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS”

“ THE ART OF SCULPTING THE GROUND TO CREATE, TO CONNECT

ADHESIVE SAND MODEL . Athletes Village Chobham Place [London Olympics Parkland 2012]

Image Credit : VOGT Landscape Ltd.

WHAT IS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE TO ME?

CONNECTIVITY + MOVEMENT SCULPTING SPACE

(or as OLIN called it place making or as some earth artist may say spatial organization, choreography)

IDENTITY . NARRATIVE . A STORY

INTENT + VALUES

3 CORE VALUES that I intend to achieve in my landscape designs: HEALTHY

+ OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE

In our fast pace stressful modern world and economy, it is important for the people to have public space to encourage outdoor activities and create a healthier lifestyle. This particularly applies to city of high population + density such as Hong Kong and cities of China. My landscape design intends to engage people and encourage them to go outdoor through provisions of variety of public spaces, from active to passive

PERMEABILITY + CONNECTIVITY OF CITY, PEOPLE, AND NATURE

Connectivity in any urban fabric has large influence on the quality and the social value of public space. Vast and open connected circulations + spaces often lead to heathier social spaces as they are accessible which leads to higher degree of social interactions.

Connectivity of people to the nature is also an important aspect in outdoor public realm designs as it creates a more natural environment for people.My landscape design intends to maximize both types of connectivity to create a socially and spatially connective environment for a healthy lifestyle

RESILIENT + SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Any outdoor spaces must be able to withstand its use over time, as well as any factors from nature. My landscape design utilizes these factors as opportunities in the design process and utilizes landscape elements to create a sustainable landscape, one that would endure human activities uses, protects and minimizes environmental impact, and maximize/encourage biodiversity wherever possible.

DESIGN APPROACH

GENERAL TO SPECIFIC FORMS + LANGUAGE

- Design with Nature

- Forms from Nature and Mainly the understanding of randomness of people movement (the tables and chairs drawing)

- Site Generated, Contextual

MOBILITY

- Mobillity of the form to various typologies and site contexts

- Adaptive to different programmes

- Morphology of form

AMY WAI YAN CHOY

Member of LI (UK), enroute to Chartership

MLA’08, M’ARCH’08, BA(HONS)’’03

PROFILE

LANDSCAPE DESIGNER + URBANIST

Amy is an international landscape designer with multi-disciplinary background and training. She has a versatile portfolio of design across a broad range of project typologies from large scale public realm, to mixed use commerical development, high end residential projects as well as city scale urban design.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

LARGE SCALE PUBLIC REALMS >10 ha

JIALU RIVER PARK DESIGN, ZHENGZHOU, HENAN, CHINA

15km long | Envision to DD | Huang He Design Institute

YANGCHENG LAKE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN, SUZHOU, CHINA

>200ha | Envision to SD, Design Guidelines | Suzhou Industrial Park

Citizen of Hong Kong and Canada

PRACTICE LOCATIONS

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

She emphasizes on developing dynamic concept design with innovative and sustainable ideas, and carring them out from initial stages of design through to execution. San

London

Amsterdam

Shanghai

LIUCHUAN PHASE 1 + 2 RIVER REVITALISATION, TAI CHUNG, TAIPEI**

15ha | Envision to Construction, Tai Chung Authority

CITIC NEW TOWN MASTERPLAN, XIDIAN NINGBO, CHINA

>100HA | Envision to DD | Xidian Development Coroporation

KWU TONG, FANLING NDA DESIGN GUIDELINES + FRAMEWORK, HONG KONG

>500HA | Envision to Design Gudielines |CEDD

GAOYAO CANALSIDE LANDSCAPE, WATERFRONT + BRIDGE DESIGN, CHINA

Hong Kong

<200ha |Masterplanning to Schematic Design | Gaoyao Development Corporation

QUEEN ELIZABETH OLYMPIC PARK, 2012 GARDENS + ATHELETES VILLAGE**

>100 ha | Concept and Schematic Design, Visualization, Planning Application, Detail Design | Olympic Delivery Authority

SMALL SCALE PUBLIC REALMS <10 ha

SHEKOU OCEAN WOLRD RIVERINE GARDENS, SHENZHEN CHINA

2.5 ha | Envision to SD | China Merchant Bank

KAI TAK RIVER IDEAS DESIGN COMPETITION **

>2.5ha | Envision | CEDD

TATE MODERN PHASE 2 LANDSCAPE, SOUTH BANK LONDON, UK

2.5 ha | Detail Design | TATE Modern

MIXED-USED COMMERCIAL

RAYCOM Podium Mixed Used Landscape Development

40 ha | Schematic Design, Design Development | Raycom Development Corp.

TONGZHOU MIXED USED LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN, TONGZHOU, CHINA

35 ha | SD to CDR | Fuwah Development Corporation

HANGZHENG PLAZA COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, GUANG-

ZHOU CHINA

11 ha | Design Development | Sun Hung Kai Properties

RESORT + HOSPITALITY

W HOTEL NORTH BUND, LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT, SHANGHAI, CHINA

0.25 ha | Schematic to Design Development | W Hotel Chain . Sina Mars App

COTAI CASINO GARDENS, MACAU**

0.5 HA | Design, Schematic Design | Cotai Hotel Chain

RESIDENTIAL

SHATIN36C SEMI PRIVATE FLATS HOUSING LANDSCAPE, SHEK MUN, HONG KONG

2 ha | Envisioning to hard landscape detail design

TUEN MUN PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL TOWER AND VILLAS

2 ha | Envisioning to schematic design | Henderson Land Development

SAU MAU PING AFFORDABLE HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT

TENDER SUBMISSION

0.5 ha | Tender Submission | Housing Authority

MASTERPLANNING/FRAMEWORK + URBAN DESIGN

XIAMEN LUQING LAKE QUARRY TOWN MASTERPLAN, XIAMEN, CHINA

755ha | Envision, Concept Design, Schematic Urban Framework

ENVISION SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS, LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN, NANJING CHINA

80 ha | Envision, Concept Design, Schematic Urban Framework | Envision

YUNTAI TIANJIE STONE WATER RESORT DEVELOPMENT - 3

SITES, ZHENGZHOU

99ha| 40 ha | 9ha | Envision, Concept + Schematic Urban Framework Design

BANGALORE STONE PALM VILLAGE - SUBURB RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDIA

35 ha | Concept+ Schematic Design , AIA award submission and exhibition

Rehen Spring Mixed Use Development ,Chengdu, China

2 ha | Concept and Schematic Design | Shui On Land Limited

SAI KUNG CLEAR WATER BAY PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT LANDSCAPE

0.2 ha | Envisioning to hard landscape detail design | ChinaChem

My experience in various well-established offices enabled me to cultivate advance skills in project planning + co-ordination, design lead, design project management + scheduling, team building, ensuring quality delivery to build the office portfolio for marketing, manage and ensure client’s satisfaction, as well as establishing workflow, strategic development, tender bid writings, as well as contract and billings.

CONTENT

I work closely with studio directors/operations to ensure the office visions and project visions are delivered to grow the company and team together.

WHERE LANDSCAPE MEETS URBAN IS ________

I look forward to arranging an interview with your studio to further discuss this opportunity, to learn about your current needs, and share my works and experience; as well as how i can assist your office to grow together.

THANK YOU AND BEST REGARDS,

WHERE LANDSCAPE MEETS URBAN IS +44

.RESILIENT BLUE GREEN FRAMEWORK” >6500

Quizhou Ecological Development Urban Design Masterplan

“A LIVABLE .

ART+ECO CULTURE PARK

CONNECTIVITY

INCREASE CONNECTIVITY NORTH SOUTH AND BETWEEN DISTRICTS

HEALTHY LIVING

CREATE HEALTHY LIVING AND OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE

UNIQUE COMMUNITY

CREATE UNIQUE COMMUNITY WITH DIVERSITY

URBAN PLAZA + CITY GATEWAY

ECOLOGY/CLIMATE

ECO-VALLEY + ECOLOGICAL PARK

WATERFRONT

URBAN GREENING STRATEGY

湿地园区以水生植物为主，临岸 线种植水生植物，同时沿坡度种 植具净化功能池底植物。植被以 水杉，落羽杉植被为主

Wetland Park mainly aquatic plants, along the coastline plant aquatic plants, along the slope planted with purification plant bottom plants.

Vegetation to Metasequoia, Taxodium distichum vegetation

BLUE GREEN STRATEGIES

总体景观定位 | LANDSCAPE POSITION

SPONGE CITY STORM WATER TREATMENT STRATEGY

BLUE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

We aim to create a Sustainable Water System + Sustainable New Town.

In creating that 3 key site wide strategy is proposed

Water Inlet 进水口

Purifcation Ponds - Sponge City

湿地净水池

Filtration Islands 生态过滤群岛

Water Outlet 出水口

River 河流

Greening Development is Key to the new town for a Sustainable City. It enhances ecology, al- lows for diversity of outdoor space, as well as serving as habitats for both people and nature

Key Greening Strategy :

1. Forest along riverside uplands

The water source for the city comes from two key reservoir in th region. Good quality water is channeled through the river and this quality must be maintained and promote biodiversity and ecology

We aim to achieve this by introducing sponge city

Speci c elements include

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6-1 Reservoir

RIver Canal

Urban Waterscape

Riaprian Landforms

Wetland Purification 1

Wetland Purification 2

Wetland Purification 3

2. Riparian Maedows and Fields in the Water Edge

3.

3. Urban Greening with in City Developments

4. Parklands in the larger Park areas

-

SPONGE CITY

Outlet to Bay Area Reservoir

1. Connecting Existing Waterbodies to form a continuous water network

2. Water Network forms the backbones for the new town

Implement sustainable water strategy to minimize environmental impact and maximum presence of nature and biodiversity

海绵城市 | SPONGE CITY

Riparian Landforms + Embankments for ltering water

Water Puri cation System in the Eco valley Area

tants (YREC)

ECOLOGICAL PARK

Jialu River, like a river scroll meandering east-west through 7 key administrative zones through the new Zhengzhou and ZhongMou areas. It serves as the key connective strand and serve as an important function to the Ecology, Culture and image of the area.

Chor Dynasty Heritage Park

Theme : River Old Town

Position : Active/Leisure

Double Culture Park

Theme : Mother River

Position : River Culture

The existing river is a stream that is being harnessed into a controlled river. Our mission was to create an ecological riverside landscape on the two sides of the embankment. for the people of Zhengzhou. The landscape aims to promote an ecological and livable riverfront city imbued with a strong heritage and cultural identity.

Each zone is designed in context to the administrative area’s identity, cultural, and zone function as well as the heritage found on site. The character and identity of Zhongmou in particular is about having a big water effect and sponge city purification system to create a sustainable landscape

Shang Dynasty Heritage Park

Theme : Ancient River

Position : Eco/Culture

Innovative Arts Park

Theme : New Innovation Character : Modern/Creative

River Ecological Park

Theme : Big Water

Position : Eco/Culture

Post-Agricultural Park

Theme : Agriculture Life

Position : Fields/Nature

JIALU RIVER

| ZHENGZHOU.HENAN | CHINA “A LIVABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICAL RIVERSIDE LANDSCAPE” >100

The existing site is a vast agricultural land with a few heritage bridgees

The site is divided into 4 key zones : Cultural Zone, Ecological Zone, Sightseeing Zone, Community Recreation

The site is much above the controlled river dams and have various vehicular bridge underpass through out

Establishing a hierarchy of circulation from inland to river edge, and enhancing connectivity throughout 4 zones

Diversity of Programme for learning, sightseeing, and experiencing the site through active and passive activities

Celebrating the 3 Kingdom Heritage and Culture, as well as the Ancient river drawing pattersn found in the region

Overall Landscape Masterplan

>100 HA

ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY

It is also important for the 6 zones to connect ecologically, and function as a resilient system to water conditions.

In this zone our design adapts sustainable design principles and detailed the sponge city in collaboration with the WUD team.

This system is deployed throughout the site, but this ecological zone in particular is designated to create a natural environment for both the nature and the people in Zhongmou.

JIALU RIVER ECOLOGICAL PARK | ZHENGZHOU.HENAN | CHINA

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“A LIVABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICAL RIVERSIDE LANDSCAPE”

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JIALU RIVER (HARNESSED)

Blue Green Infrastructure

VIEWING TOWER (10M)

CULTURAL PLAZA

CYCLE + PROMENADE

LIUCHUAN RIVER REVITILISATION | TAICHUNG | TAIWAN

Liuchuan River runs north-south cutting through the city of Taichung Center. Once served as a drainage conduit to the city is today a forgotten concrete channel.

The project aims to revitalize this river with a self sustaining water corridor, connecting the city north-south as well as east-west of the river, and a new ecological threshold for both people and nature. There 3 Key Design Vision in the design:

REVITALISE

and give life back to the river of Liuchuan REDEFINE the river back to its natural profile

“RE-EMERGENCE OF NATURAL RIVER COURSE”

river ecology REGENERATE

LinZhiZhu Plaza and Ecological Edge

Gabion Tier Wall

LinZiZhu Plaza

Entrance Feature

Riverside Walk Filtering Vegetation

>500 HA

KWU TUNG + FANLING NEW TOWN FRAMEWORK + DESIGN GUIDELINES | HONG KONG

“A TOWN PLAZA OF UNIQUE CONTEXT IDENTITY AND A DYNAMIC LIVING TOWN”

CLIENT

CEDD

SIZE

>500HA

SCOPE

CONCEPT DESIGN

SCHEMATIC DESIGN DESIGN GUIDELINES

LOCATION

New Territories, Hong Kong

TEAM + CONSULTANTS

AECOM HONG KONG DP+E

ROLE

LEAD DESIGNER

DURATION

2 MONTHS FOR FRAMEWORK

2 MONTHS FOR DESIGN GUIDELINES

STATUS

ON-GOING

IMAGE COPYRIGHT

AECOM ASIA LIMITED

Kwu Tung Transit Oriented Development, above the proposed MTR Lok Ma Chau Spur Line. Site will serve as the new core town center to the future

Kwu Tung New Town

Where Rural Meets Urban – Unique character to this town and was set out by the client as the overarching vision for the town plaza design

>2000 HA

HEMEL GARDEN COMMUNITIES GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY

CONTEXT

Hemel Hempstead Garden Communities is a garden city developed post WWII, with a masterplan by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe duing the 1960’s

THE SITE

Situated about 34km north of London (approximately 20 minutes train ride from London Euston) n Hertforshire, the town has a population of 97.5000 inhabitants. Over the next 20 years, there is a forecast of 60% increase in population of over the age of 65. The population is also increasing due to new developments and business parks.

SPATIAL VISION (Client’s)

The client’s spatial framework vision encompasses 4 key pillars : A Green Network Integrated Neighborhoods

Self Sustaining Economy

Engaged Communiites

APPROACH

Working with Natural Englands Guidelines and integrating the client’s spatial fraemwork, propose a viable spatial framework + strategy

NEW DEVELOPMENT

>200HA

>2000HA

TRANSFORMING STREETS AND PUBLIC REALM

PLAY

ENHANCE EXISTING GREEN LINKS, GREEN SPACES + PARKS

URBAN GREENING

“A GREEN NETWORK OF WELL CONNECTED AND ENGAGING GARDEN COMMUNITIES”

>35 HA

DAGENHAM DOCKS INDUSTRIAL PARK | BLUE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE | DAGENHAM UK

CLIENT London Thames Gateway Development Corporation(LTGDC)

SIZE

35 ha (public realm + SUSTRAN

SCOPE

FEASIBILITY STUDY

PLANNING MASTERPLAN

LOCATION

DAGENHAM

TEAM + CONSULTANTS

VOGT LANDSCAPE

SERGISON BATES ARCHITECTS

MARTIN STOCKLEY ASSOCIATES

ROLE

LEAD DESIGNER

TEAM CO-ORDINATOR

PROJECT MANAGER

DURATION

1 YEAR

STATUS

EVOVLED

IMAGE COPYRIGHT

VOGT LANDSCAPE

Jialu River, like a river scroll meandering east-west through 7 key administrative zones through the new Zhengzhou and ZhongMou areas. It serves as the key connective strand and serve as an important function to the Ecology, Culture and image of the area.

The existing river is a stream that is being harnessed into a controlled river. Our mission was to create an ecological riverside landscape on the two sides of the embankment. for the people of Zhengzhou. The landscape aims to promote an ecological and

SUSTRAN

3 PHASES GI MASTERPLAN

“A Sustainable Grey to Green Masterplan”

LONDON FLOOD PLAIN

GREENING THE GREY PLANTING STRATEGY

CHOBHAM PLACE , OLYMPIC ATHLETES EAST VILLAGE | STRATFORD UK “LEARNING FROM NATURE . WATER FLOW INSPIRED PLAZA ”

CLIENT

Lend Lease

SIZE

2 HA OF 27 HA SCAPE

SCOPE

CONCEPT DESIGN

SCHEMATIC DESIGN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

LOCATION

ZHONGMOU, ZHENGHZOU

TEAM + CONSULTANTS

FLETCHER PRIEST

ARUP

VOGT LANDSCAPE

ROLE

CORE TEAM MEMBER

DURATION

1 YEAR

STATUS

COMPLETED

IMAGE COPYRIGHT

VOGT LANDSCAPE

An Olympic Playground for the Chobham Academy, Chobham place was envisioned with legacy development beyond games. Chobham place features playful furntures and elements that are inspired by the context of the original site (nature, river) and considers the site level changes to create a playful playground for the children at Chobham Academy.

Atheletes Villages PR

SITE

Chobham School

Towards North Park

EXETER UNIVERSITY STREATHAM CAMPUS | EXETER UK

“LEARNING FROM NATURE . WATER FLOW INSPIRED PLAZA ”

CLIENT

EXETER UNIVERSITY

SIZE

2-5 HA

SCOPE

CCOMPETITION

CD - COMPLETION

LOCATION

EXETER, UK

TEAM + CONSULTANTS

WILKENSEN EYRE

HARGREAVES

ROLE

CORE TEAM MEMBER

DURATION

3 YEARS

STATUS

COMPLETED

IMAGE COPYRIGHT

HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES

The campus open space strives to maximize the potential of the dramatic site topography providing seamless transitions between architecture and open space environments.

The external spaces is an urban topographic terrain that is defined by terraces / seating steps / terrace plantings, as well as wider campus piazza spaces.

The changes in grade are negotiated by a series of accessible graded routes that enables equal access opportunities (access free routes) whereever possible.

SUDs is considered into catching the rain water and utilizing slopes to channel them between urban water basins

QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK | LONDON UK “CELEBRATING THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES AND A TRANSFORMATIVE CATALYST FOR EAST STRATFORD” >100 HA

CLIENT

Olympmic Delivery Authority (ODA)

SIZE

100HA

SCOPE

Concept Design

Schematic Design

Detailed Design

Construction Document Review (Stage C-F)

CONSTRCUTION

POST GAME AND LEGACY MLP

LOCATION

East Stratford, London, UK

TEAM + CONSULTANTS

Hargreaves Associates + LDA

Design

ATKINS, Arup

Dr. Nigel Dunnett and Prof. James

Hitchmough

Sarah Price

Dr. Peter Shepherd

ETM Associates

ROLE

Core team member + Co-ordinator

DURATION

4 years

STATUS

Completed 2012

The London Olympic Parkland - renamed Queen Elizabeth Park after the games is one of the largest urban regeneration project in the UK. The park is designed specifically for a distinctive character during the games mode, with a park life that celebrates the games, while after the games the park enters a transformation mode and then into legacy mode for the neighborhood. The park is the main connective spine to the Olympic venue and after the games as a catalytic element to instigate the re-development of East Stratford

Hargreaves vision for the park is to widen the existing Lea River channel bank to create direct visual and access connection between the concourse and the river Lea, providing amenities of large urban

21st Century linear park defined by the concourse and the River Lea. The park stretches ovr 600m (5 football fields) and and is compartmentalized by footbridges. The narrative of the park is to celebrate the 2012 Games with gardens from different continents organized in a chronological order

>100 HA

QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK | LONDON UK “CELEBRATING THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES AND A TRANSFORMATIVE CATALYST FOR EAST STRATFORD

CLIENT

Olympmic Delivery Authority (ODA)

SIZE

100HA

SCOPE

Concept Design

Schematic Design

Detailed Design

Construction Document Review (Stage C-F)

CONSTRCUTION

POST GAME AND LEGACY MLP

LOCATION

East Stratford, London, UK

TEAM + CONSULTANTS

Hargreaves Associates + LDA

Design

ATKINS, Arup

Dr. Nigel Dunnett and Prof. James

Hitchmough

Sarah Price

Dr. Peter Shepherd

ETM Associates

ROLE

Core team member + Co-ordinator

DURATION

4 years

STATUS

Completed 2012

The London Olympic Parkland - renamed Queen Elizabeth Park after the games is one of the largest urban regeneration project in the UK. The park is designed specifically for a distinctive character during the games mode, with a park life that celebrates the games, while after the games the park enters a transformation mode and then into legacy mode for the neighborhood. The park is the main connective spine to the Olympic venue and after the games as a catalytic element to instigate the re-development of East Stratford

NORTH PARK - Layered Park Components/Systems

LAWN AND TERRACES

Hargreaves vision for the park is to widen the existing Lea River channel bank to create direct visual and access connection between the concourse and the river Lea, providing amenities of large urban

LAWN AND TERRACES PLANTINGS

MARSHLAND ACCESSIBLE LAWN

PLANTINGS

FEATURED PLANTINGS

SPECIES RICH GRASSLANDS

SWALE SLOPE PLANTINGS

WETLANDS

WATER EDGE PLANTINGS

RIPARIAN TREES

PATH TREES

TREE CORRIDOR

EXISTING TREES

WATER SYSTEMS

WOODLANDS 01 WATER SYSTEM 02

Swale Slope Plantings Bio-Swales

DRAINAGE

ECO-SWALES

WETLANDS

RIVER LEA

XIDIAN NEW TOWN | XIDIAN, NINGBO | CHINA “SUSTAINABLE WATERFRONT AND ECO-FOREST CITY” >100

CLIENT

XIDIAN DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION

SIZE

HA

Xidian, southwest of Ningbo city is a town abutting XiangShang (Elephant) harbor. The existing site is part of the Tie Gang, consist mainly mud flats, crab and shrimp farms. It is a low-lying floodplain at the mouth of the five-city river.

>100HA

SCOPE CONCEPT DESIGN

SCHEMATIC DESIGN DESIGN GUIDELINES

LOCATION XIDIAN, CHINA

TEAM + CONSULTANTS

AECOM HONG KONG AECOM NINGBO

ROLE

LEAD DESIGNER

DURATION

3-4 MONTHS FOR CONCEPT 2 MONTHS FOR SCHEMATIC DESIGN FRAMEWORK

STATUS

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

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AECOM ASIA LIMITED

The town is full of natural resources and scenic elements, with bodies of clean water and mountain backdrop, as well as a rich history of flash light industrial manufacturing, Such rich resource inspired our team to propose a sustainable landscape master framework for the new lake town.

BIG WATER EFFECT

Our aim is to create a big water effect and accessible lake front, and a sustainable waterfront landscape for both people and nature, promoting Xidian’s industrial culture and its ecology.

SUSTAINABLE WATER + FOREST CITY

Our vision is a sustainable water and forest city, consisting of purification water systems and sponge city design to manage water quality, and create a natural precinct in the waterfront. Along the north and south we aim to create ecological corridors to promote outdoor living.

PEOPLE AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE

The axis that cuts through the town to the waterfront will serve as the people axis, a new mix-used urban landscape.

Wetland + Sponge City Schematic Design

Full Color Layout Sketch

HAXIDIAN NEW TOWN | XIDIAN, NINGBO | CHINA

“SUSTAINABLE WATERFRONT AND ECO-FOREST CITY”

>200 HA

CANALSIDE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN | GAOYAO | CHINA

Gaoyao is a in the Yangtze River Delta in the Jiangsu province. The site is adjacent to the Gaoyao Lake, third largest in the province and provides important water resources and aquatic product hence with many shipyards around. While the canal is still being used by cargo’s most of the shipyards are abandoned.

Our vision is to transform the industrial shipyard site into a post-industrial landscape park, that is integrated into a comprehensive urban design framework. We generated 4-R as our design vision for the landscape framework

RESPECT Operating River Channel

RECLAIM Industrial Shipyard Sites

RECONNECT Two sides of the river

REVITALISE Embankment landscapes

“TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL SHIPYARD TO A POST-INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE”

>200 HA

CANALSIDE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN | GAOYAO| CHINA

“TRANSFORMING INDUSTRIAL SHIPYARD TO A POST-INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE PARK”

Natural Terrain Design

Form Studies