Qiyu_Portfolio_2022-2024

2021-2023

Catalog

Project I From Creek to River Creek Park renovated from abandoned piers, Fishtown, Philadelphia.

Project II Back to Tuluwat

Humboldt Bay Waterfront Environmental Plan Modeled on Oyster Structures, Humboldt Bay, California, USA

Project III New Age of The Industrial Park for 2050

A new industrial park for the coordinated development of agriculture and industry Lehigh Valley, PA

Project IV Planting for the Future:Building a Climate-Resilient Grays Ferry

Provide proposals to specific communities to mitigate social vulnerability based on the Philadelphia Hazard Mitigation Plan, Grays Ferry Philadelphia, PA

Project V A Study on the Spontaneous Construction Mechanism of Contemporary Suburban Vernacular Houses from the Perspective of Self-Organization

A spatial syntax-based research study of villagers' everyday spaces, Hunan ProvinceConceptual design, Wissahickon, Philadelphia.

Project IV Planting Border Construction

A planting construction practice, Beijing, China.

Project IIV Bring Back Habitat for Horseshoe Crab

A Research-based project focusing on shoreline protection, Philadelphia, PA.

Project IIIV Red Rock

A Physical constructing competition, Beijing, China.

Other works

BACK TO TULUWAT

2021 | 03-2021 | 10 Tuluwat Island, Humboldt Bay, CA Instructor | Lin Chen Teammate | Zhenyu Wu

The island of Tuluwat, the playground of the Veyote people for generations, isnhabited by fishermen and hunters in Humboldt Bay, which is rich in marineresources. However the massacre of 1865 devastated the island, and it was notuntil 2012 that possession of Tuluwat Island returned to the Vevots.

How to restore the island’s ecology? How to bring the Veyots back to the island ofTuluwat - with a new identity and a new way of life? This will be the focus of theplanning and design of this project.

“ The Vevote people lived here in the era of the Vevote people and lived and ate oysters. lt is bElievedthat the “oyster structure” sfrategy inspired and designed the Veyote people to return to their belovedhomeland.”

FROM WETLAND TO RIVER

2023 | 01-2023 | 04

Fishtown, Philadelphia

Instructor | Yadan Luo

Philacelphia is currently undergoing a massive gentrification process. Fishtown,near the Delaware River, is an important area also experiencing this process, and itslong history, rich ecological resources, and current flooding risks make it thepotential renovation area of this studio.

In my preliminary research,I compared the ecological conditions of three majorurban rivers, the Delaware River, the Schuylkill River, and the DarbyCobbs Creek.extracting local ecological features from all of them, and using them as a toolbox formy studly. The ecological characteristics of each of these three rivers were refinedand simplified for use in the design of this studio site. anc the sinall-scale site wasmade into an ecological demonstration site along the Delaware River.

An intro pattern study and material explorance inspiring design strategy.

Animal Species Distribution

Site Ground Material

River Pollution Condition

Site Nearby Green Spaces

Site Transportation Anlysis

Site Flooding Risk Anaylsis

Case Study in City Scale

This is a case study that compares three main river sections which mainly focus on animal species and plant species along the riverside. Combining the ground material and local environmental problems and advantages, we can easily get a clear look at which kind of riverside condition is better for natural habitat. For example, a plain mudflat would be better for amphibians; a wide and deep river channel could prevent fish from human interruption. In this way, it could be a toolbox for this project design along the Delaware River.

Master Plan

This is a pattern study and material explorance which can inspired later design strategy.This is a pattern study and material explorance which can inspired later design strategy.This is a pattern study and material explorance which can inspired later design strategy.This is a pattern study and material explorance which can inspired later design strategy.This is a pattern study and material explorance which can inspired later design strategy.This is a pattern study and material explorance which can inspired later design strategy.This is a pattern study and material explorance which can inspired later design strategy.

①Overwater Activity Center

②Wetland Buffer

③Viewing Platform

④Creek Experience

⑤Amphibian Species Conservative Area

⑥Fish Breeding Island

⑦Upland Forest Garden

⑧Lower Decking

⑨Aquatic Tree Planting

Design Strategy

Riverside path Pier path

Delaware River

PECO

Water Activity

Wetland Forest

Upland Forest

Sections A-A'

Sections

Riverside Node next to the Delaware River

Viewing Deck

Net And Deck Over Water

Platform Over Creek

Woodland Plaza

Lawn

Walking Experience Along waterfront

Eastern box turtle

Wood turtle

American shad

Alosa sapidissima

Striped bass

Morone saxatilis

Ruddy duck Hawk Seagull

Sections D-D'

Sections E-E'

Savannah sparrow Ruddy duck

Hawk Hawk

Striped bass Seagull

Morone saxatilis Canada goose

Eastern box turtle Wood turtle

Delaware River

Delaware River

Upland Forest

Upland Forest Floodplain Forest

Coastal plain Forest Coastal plain Forest

Tidal Wetland Tidal Wetland

Tidal Wetland Tidal Wetland

Tidal Creek Tidal Creek Tidal Creek

Sections C-C'

Delaware River Upland Forest Floodplain Forest Tidal Wetland Tidal Creek Pier Pier Pier

American beech Northern red oak White oak Black oak Willow oak

Ameican elm

Spatterdock Red maple

Green arrowarum Black willow

Water purslane River birch River birch

RESHAPING BY PRODUCING

AGRICULTURE

INDUSTRY

NEW AGE OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK FOR 2050

2023 | 09-2023 | 12

Upper Mount Bethel, Lehigh Valley, PA Instructor | Ellen Neises LARP 6010

The Lehigh Valley has been experiencing a variety of opportunities and challenges in recent years. In terms of recent growth, it is becoming one of the most important logistics bases in the U.S. Historically, it has also been a center of considerable agricultural production in Pennsylvania. Therefore, how to have a new identity for this area in the context of the new century, and how to effectively combine the growing new industries with the nature that human beings depend on, is the goal of this design.

SOILS MATTERS

WETLANDS

Lehigh River

Appalachian Trail

Allentown

River Pointe Park

Delaware River

River Pointe: Two very Different Sites in One

Replacement or coexistence?

Manufacturing developing

Preserved farmland has great economic and environmental potential in Pennsylvania

Route 22

How to deal with abandoned industry plant site is becoming a problem.

The use of roads gradually changed from horse-drawn carriages to automobiles, and the material mostly changed to concrete.

Lack of Connectivity

Surge in demand for warehouses

Water transportation is also an important mode of transportation in the Lehigh Valley

People in the Lehigh Valley are experiencing job-related woes such as unemployment, long commutes and fewer job options

Closer to Waterfront

Liberty Water Gap Trail Street

Railroad

Erosion and Sediment Control Facilities

Building Footprint

Preserved Farmland

0.2 PCT Annual Chance Flood Hazard

Design Area

Hydro Line

Parcel

Robust Preserved Farmland

Gentle Slope are better for farming and Industry

Solar Energy: Aspect

One potential direction for future agricultural design is photovoltaic agriculture. Solar panels need to be placed in the direction where the sun shines towards the south.

Higher area for agriculture

Topo changes a lot in this area, which provides an advantage for having a diverse walking experience here.

Master Plan

This site is aimed at providing trails for people, rest spaces for workers, a creek forest for hikers, and waterfront parks for residents. Mainly organized by trail systems and several agricultural-related programming, the whole park is designed to preserve the existing forest and at the same time integrate agriculture and industry to create a new mode of industry park for 2050.

1 Lawn

2 Row Crop Farmland

3 Farmers vendors

4 Viewing farming

5 Roof Garden

6

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Site Systems

Seperate truck traffic, walking trail and bike way

Truck path

Truck path

Farmland trail

Forest trail

Forest farming trail

Farmland path

Waterfront path

Waterfront trail

Main types of Industry space

Renewed Industrial Park Compact manufacturing Park

Maintain large-scale landscapes and eco-system Irrigate agriculture and protect creeks

Forest buffer

Aligned Tree

Sightseeing farming Industry agriculture Railroad wildness

Farmland tree line

Paw-paw tree farming

Recreational and educational area

Run-off Direction

Diverse agriculture programming

Agroforestry Industry

Waterfront spaces

Farmers markets

Remediating farming

Row crop farming

Hiking overnight stays

Agroforestry

Photovoltaic

Roof Garden

Aligned Experimental Farmland

Green

Renovating by Planting Strategies

Paw paw forest farming

Waterfront public garden Paw

Riparian forest Industry park

Buttonbush

AGROFORESTRY

AGROFORESTRY

Swamp white oak

Basket willow

Black Willow Indian Mustard Goldenrod Salix viminalis

Sycamore

Eastern CottonPopulus deltoides

Quercus bicolor Salix nigra Brassica juncea Solidago nemoralis

Japanese Zelkova Sedum

Leafy Greens

Microgreens Herbs Cherry Tomatoes

Virginia Creeper

Clematis Fescue Grass

Sunflowers Helianthus annuus

Zelkova serrata Sedum spp. Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Clematis spp. Festuca

PHYTOREMEDIATORS VERTICAL GREEN ROOF FARMING

Sandbar Willow

Common Reed

Norway Maple Sugar Maple

Eastern Cotton-

Acer saccharum Populus deltoides

Salix interior Cephalanthus occidentalis

Phragmites australis

Indian-hemp

WATERFRONT AND ANTI-EROSION SPECIES

Clear Agriculture run-off by wetland

Farmers markets and visitor places for overnight stays

Calcareous Seepage Swamp Natural CommunityCalcareous Seepage Swamp Natural Community

Calcareous Seepage Swamp Natural CommunityCalcareous Seepage Swamp Natural Community

Filter Agriculture Run-off

Upland forest

Upland forest Forest trail Wetland trail Upland Forest

Farming Farmers market Sightseeing Agriculture Trail Paw paw forest

Environmental education center

Physical Model

Industry View

Highland Bird View

PLANTING FOR THE FUTURE

Building a Climate-Resilient

Grays Ferry

2023 01-2023 | 04

Grays Ferry, Philadelphia

Instructor | Mattijs Bouw, Hillary Nelson, Janice Barnes

Teammate | Allison Sloan, Anushka Samant, Emily Shaw, Nyasha Mashindi

This is a project aiming at solving the problem resulting from climate change and helping the area suffering the most severe social vulnerability in Philadelphia. Our team of five graduate students from the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in city planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and public health, conducted a review of Philadelphia’s 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). The plan categorizes hazards into natural, human-caused, or technological disasters and proposes city projects to minimize damage from these disasters. We aim to identify areas of strengths and potential improvement in the plan to provide constructive feedback and enhance preparedness for Philadelphia residents in the event of a disaster. Our ultimate goal is to equip the city with the best possible preparations to minimize the impact of disasters.

Grey Ferry is experiencing great social vulnerability

Lacking of Tree canopy

Vacant lots being potential to be commuinty park

Local Tree Inventory

Empty Tree Pits

Strategies to get funding and connect stakeholders

Strategy Timeline

Strategy Timeline

Strategy 1: Prepare for Implementation of Philly Tree Plan

Strategy 2: Management of Stormwater via the Revitalization of Vacant Lots + Street Drains

FLOWERING BORDER

2021 | 05-2021 | 06

Beijing, China

Instructor | Peiyao Hao, Hui Li

Memeber Ruinan Zheng, Zhen Wei, Chunxi Zhu, Yukai Li, Xinyu Liu, Yiqi Zhao, Yuanyu Wu, Xufeng Liang

This project represents a hands-on application within our undergraduate curriculum, focusing on planting design. Situated within the picturesque Sanqing Garden, bathed in sunlight and overlooking the main garden area, the site’s primary entrance lies to the north. The challenge lies in creating a vibrant planting border that offers various layers, serving as an attractive focal point for the garden.

Yarrow

Yarrow

Daisy

BRING BACK HABITAT FOR HORSESHOE CRABS

2023 | 09-2023 | 12 Cape, NJ

Instructor | Keith VanDerSys, Sean Burkholder Memeber Xinyu Liu, Wenshu Huang, Yuzhuo Wang

This course delves into the dynamics of shoreline changes near Cape May within the broader context of climate change and rising sea levels. Our primary objective is to employ artificial reefs, known as ‘astolls,’ to foster soil accumulation and mitigate tidal erosion, thereby creating more hospitable habitats for the local and valuable species like the Horseshoe Crab. Leveraging advanced software analysis and simulation tools such as ArcGIS and Aquaveo, our endeavor is to comprehend the mechanisms of shoreline erosion driven by tidal forces and identify regions most susceptible to erosion. Subsequently, we apply astolls as a protective measure, informed by exhaustive material studies and comparative case analyses. Finally, employing both Aquaveo simulations and tabular assessments, we evaluate the efficacy of astolls in safeguarding the shoreline and facilitating soil deposition in the bay.

This is the interaction model we choose after table run and simulation.

Proposed Intervention and Aquaveo simulation

During the physicalsimulation, we experimented with four different astoll models and discovered that the fourth model yielded the most successful outcome, resulting in the largest deposited area.

Deposited Velocity

Deposited Area

Transported Velocity

Eroded Velocity

RED ROCK

2021 | 09-2021 | 11

Beijing, China

Instructor | Xiaodong Zheng, Shiyang Zhang

Memeber Liao Danyan, Gao Jiayang, LiQin, Li Wangwang, Wang Qiyu, Zhao Yiqi,Li Chaowu, Mao Yanyun, JianQiyu、Zheng Ruinan, Jian Wenchen, Chao Chutong, Zhang Guangzhao

This is a student competition hold by the Chinese Architectural Society. The themeof this competition is ‘Geometry | Mountains’, which aims to find some basicgeometry as the starting point of spatial logic, to experiment and explore the pathrom details to the whole, and to find the contrast between geometry and theArtificial landscape, and to extend this relationship to our bodies, Our team, BeijingForestry University, believes that this construction activity can be compared to theancient garden of stacking mountains, selecting, materials like selecting stones,building like elevated mountains, and the solution is exactly what the mountainstacker Zhang Nan wuan hopes for, “like entering a natural rocky valley’. which isimeant to shape the state of “heaven in a pot”

Story of Red rock

The first prize of “2021 fair of making”

Given the competition theme " Geometrry | mountain tour", our team explore the geometric characteristics of the materials from daily life and extract the essence of the landscape. As for "style", we focus on the physical experience and feelings. By understanding the restriction of the site by the activity rules as "“between square inches" which is classical seen in Chinese gardens. Trying to immutate the mood of "heaven and earth in a pot": from the outside in, it is like a pot; from the inside out, it is like the universe. In addition to the static scenery that can be viewed, the design also emphasizes the sense of mountains that can be visited and lived in. The key to the sense of "livability" is the place to rest in the cave. At the same time, the design hopes that the space can create a dynamic interaction with wind, light, grass and trees, bringing different feelings.

Other Work

Texture