Yinzhe Liu

YINZHE LIU

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

ABOUT ME

Personal Profile

Yinzhe Liu 2020 Bachelor in Landscape Architecture with a minor in architecutre.

University of Illinois at Urbanna-Champaign yinzhel2@illinois.edu 218-6939-785 (U.S.) 138-1057-6197(China)

Landscape architecture to me is a fluid art that reflects social and environmental value.

Therefore, throughout my design, I always try to find a balance between ecological enviornment and human societies.

In this portfolio, I try not only to show my techinical skills but also my interests and design idea in landscape architecture.

Contents

Work Selected

OPEN SPACE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOLOGY

Boneyard Creek Open Space Redevelop ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION

Tanner Spring Park Intervention ART AND STUDY WORKS

Sketches, Markers, Color Pencils, and Models

OPEN SPACE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOLOGY

Boneyard Creek Open Space Redevelopment

The Site:

Along the Boneyard Creek, the design site is in Downtown Urbanna, IL. It currently contains three underused parking lots, two lack of care grass lots and dumpters.

Design Proposal: The proposal aims to improve ecology environment and provide various possibilities for community programs. Structures like bridges, ramps, and paths create new connections for both pedestrian and bicycle. After removing sheet piles along the creek, plants are able to hold water as well as promote bio-diversity. Plaza and large connection platform provide potential places for local businesses and future activites.

Elevation and Zones:

The master plan proposed three major different elevation levels that divide the design site into three zones: ecology preservation zone (lowest elevation), community activities zone (medium elevation) and sightseeing zone (highest elevation).

OPEN SPACE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOLOGY

Boneyard Creek Open Space Redevelopment

Site Analysis:

Collage models focus on emotions that the site might bring.

Concept Montage:

Montages show three different functional areas and provide a proposed section at the same time.

OPEN SPACE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOLOGY

Boneyard Creek Open Space Redevelopment

Ecology Preservation Zone

Boneyard creek will be open up to improve the ecology in the site. The extra space created not only hold water and slow down future flooding, but also offering habitats for variety plants and animals.

This zone is a good choice for people who wish to get close to nature as well. Going out for a walk, fishing or even taking naps in nice days are highly possible.

When the creek is flooding, pedestrian paths will be under water. However, people are still able to go across through bridge above.

Community Activ

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OPEN SPACE FOR COMMUNITY AND ECOLOGY

Boneyard Creek Open Space Redevelopment

Sightseeing Zone

Aiming to provide visitors various view of the site, sightseeing zone has the highest elevation. Two landings with polygon seat walls and planters near the street are slightly elevated, offering pedestrians overview and inviting them to the site.

The cantilever starts from Race street to the middle of the creek, allowing people have continuous views of natural environments and activities happening inside the site.

ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION

Tanner Spring Park Intervention

Precedent Study:

Tanner Spring Park was designed by Atelier Dreisei and fininshed 2005. It is an experience to restore natrual ecology system within urban area. Therefore, advanced water management methods and wet land simulation were introduced into the project.

Intervention:

Only using fundamental landscape architecture material: trees, the proposal aims to reinforce the picturesque style. specimen trees are added to create more interesting points for visitors while keeping wet-land system. Picturesque dead trees, referred as landscape “ruins�, are also added not only providing varied living circumstances for wet-land animals, but also offering unique sightseeing points. Rolls of background trees that have showy characteristic are also used as back drop for good photograph purpose.

Sping/Fall Color Site Analysis Before and After Intervention: Site Analysis: Spring Color (Before)

Site Analysis: Fall Color (Before)

ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION

Tanner Spring Park Intervention

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Tanner Spring Park Intervention Plan Site Analysis: Spring Color (After)

Site Analysis:Fall Color (After)

ART AND STUDY WORKS

Sketches and Markers

ART AND STUDY WORKS

Color Pencils and Models

Yinzhe Liu yinzhel2@illinois.edu 217-6939-785