RU LIU_LA Portfolio

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We acknowledge that the projects in this folio are being held on the lands of Traditional Owners. We pay our respects to leaders and Elders past, present and emerging for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and the hopes of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

RU LIU

Selected Works

Master of Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design, RMIT University

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CAMPING IN THE 'ASHES' | Jul

- Nov, 2022

DESIGN RATIONALE

The masterplan is based on the worldview of traditional custodian Tangurung Country, with an eye to traditional land management which is cultural burning to guide landscape management and inform the potential of ongoing development processes for more equitable and sustainable outcomes. The design and construction processes are driven by a native philosophy of "living with nature". The camp facilities, services and attractions will be moved, removed or added as the natural environment changes after the mosaic burns, signifcantly altering the existing natural environment and vegetation structure for at least 5-7 years.

A range of camping, recreational, educational, and nature immersion activities will be delivered incrementally to guide visitors to engage with nature in a meaningful way in the Kinglake National Park. Expand the range of memorable and relevant opportunities for people to rebuild or otherwise engage in the park, attract a more diverse range of visitors and encourage longer stays in and around the campground and multiple return visits to the site. In addition, The Gums Campground Master Plan foresees partnerships with indigenous people, local communities, the private sector, schools and social institutions, and other land management agencies to provide visitor opportunities that bring environmental, social and economic benefts in and around the campground.

The long-term vision for the Gums Campground is to serve as the primary accommodation for Kinglake National Park to be the most popular and accessible gateway to Kinglake National Park, and also be an intermediate hub connecting the national park to the city.

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Parks Victoria The Education State Government Forest Fire Management (FFM) Traditional Custodian Council Volunteer Community Nature Lovers Existing Surface Runof Collabrative Team Existing Site Conditions Existing Site Photos MASTERPLAN

PHASE 1 - Enriching Camping Experience

• Upgrade existing site facilities

• Fuel management

• Planned burning for biodiversity and for accomadate future caravan park and wild camping site

Planned Burning Stage 1

Section AA': Campsites & Infomation Center 1:250@A4

Planned Burning Stage 2

Aboriginal Calendar - Programs

Section BB': Caravan Capsites 1:250@A4

Section CC': Wild Camping 1:250@A4

• Enhance nature-based experiences

• Water system - seasonal ponds

• Built long-term relationship with schools and survival insititution

• Forest school

PHASE 2 - Learn From Nature
Planned Burning Stage 1 Planned Burning Stage 2 Section EE': Forest School - Moveable 1:250@A4 Section FF': Ephmeral Ponds 1:250@A4 Section DD': Sensory Forest 1:250@A4 Aboriginal Calendar - Programs Ephmeral Ponds Forest School

• More campsite for long-term stay and volunteers

• Edible garden to support user's daily life

• Reduce the human footprint in inner KNP

• Accesibility to across the river

PHASE 3 - Of-Grid Forest Life Planned Burning Stage 1 Planned Burning
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1:250@A4
Stage
Section HH': Linkage 1:250@A4 Section GG': Of-grid Cabins
Section II': Edible Garden 1:250@A4
Aboriginal
Edible Garden
Calendar - Programs

APOLLO BAY | Feb - Jun, 2022

DESIGN STATEMENT

Apollo Bay is known as a "Paradise By The Sea" due to its rich natural resources, peaceful town atmosphere and impressive local experiences. Therefore, it was the starting point for the masterplan design to preserve and enhance these characteristics. The ambition of the masterplan is to bring both human and non-human to live in harmony in the "Paradise By The Sea" and to make progress towards sustainable future. The masterplan therefore contains two main aspects: Species Habitat and Tourist Experiences.

The masterplan encourages people to access the site by utlise green modes of travel such as solar-powered golf cart, bicycles or just by walking. This is not only to reduce carbon footprint and protect the animals that occasionally cross the road, but most importantly to slow people down, to experience the tranquility and natural environment of the bay, and to provoke visitors to think deeply about the future. Thus, a series of programs are laid out to maximaize the visitor experience and guide them in their exploration of the narrative of "Past-Present-Future".

Individual Work | Studio 05: Landscape Urbanism | Professor Ray Green e: rjgreen@unimelb.edu.au
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SLOW DOWN... TO EXPLORE... TO THINKING...

Some of the key design strategies are:

1. Reestablishing the indigenous lifestyle and endemic cultural heritage

2. Expanding the habitat range by increasing plant diversity in the existing 9 holes golf course.

3. A well-linked migration corridor

4. Various workshops, events and themed trails for people to participate in

5. Widespread use of recycling waste, alternative resources and on-site materials to achieve long-term sustainability

PROPOSED VEGETATION PLAN
MASTERPLAN

Mainly chose the programs which could guide visitors to experience the local characteristics (views, culture, lifestyle), explore the incredible natural environment and allow them to participate in the Apollo Bay life.

EXPERIENCING TRAILS

TYPOGRAPHY LEGEND 1m Contour Lin 5m Contour Lin The Highest Point of the Site The Highest Point of the Old Dunes Elevated Boardwalk Recycled Timber LEGEND •PATHWAYS Bark Mulch Path Permeable Asphalt Trails Forest/Wetland Rope Bridge • STRUCTURES Foreshore Boardwalk Recycled Timber 1 11 Prioritize the use of local timber reuse of construction waste and solid waste, and materials made from recycled products • PARKINGS Permeable Pavements and Rain Garden • NEW SAND DUNES: Local sand collected from harbour area • OTHER LANDS: Mulch, grass, stones etc. MATERIALITY Commercial Programs Event Programs Participatory Programs Public Service Habitat Pragrams Educational Pragrams LEGEND Solar panel EnergyPrograms Household Wind Turbin Supported by Wave Generator Wave Generator Skylight Composting PROGRAMS Walking Path Tidal Walking Path Dunes Underpass Shared Path (except for ehicles) Shared Path (contains permitted vehicles) The Great Ocean Road LEGEND CIRCULATION
Migration Corridor EGEND Koala Meeting Trail Local Character Experience Trail Participatory Trail Potential Extention of the Great Ocean Walk The Great Ocean Road Main Lookouts View Direction EXPERIENCE COLLAGE

RESPONDS TO "6 LEAVES"

Target on protect and expand the habitat for various indigenous species mainly include koalas, growling grass frog and some other potentially threatened species. Reduce habitat fragementation and provide safely migration corridor to encourage all species to live in this "paradise by the sea"

Community garden and composting corner and Fish Co-op works together to form a self eco-circulation system and are presented to the public to raise awareness of self-processing of waste. The purpose of making sculptures from recycled waste and conducting science activities is to remind people of the potential threat of the site.

The widespread use of renewable energy and encouraging people to use solar powered golf carts, bicycles and other means of travel are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the site.

Use of on-site material for sustainable development

In addition to implementing the WSUD plans released by goverment, the Dun Infiltration System is critical to reducing the discharge of pollutants into the sea. Stormwater harvesting systems provide the opportunity to reused water, efciently reducing drinking water waste

Increase opportunities for public participation in site design, construction, and long-term monitoring. Collabration across all disciplines is essential to the success of any project.

SECTION AA' : NEW SAND DUNES 1:600@A1
SECTION BB' : KOALA HOME RANGE AND FOREST HABITAT 1:600@A1 SECTION CC' LOCAL LIFE EXPERIENCING 1:500@A1 SECTION DD' : PUBLIC SERVICE 1:450@A1

CIRCULATION

EXPERIENCE & STORYTELLING

Detailed Design 01: KOALA MUSEUM

The quality of koala habitat and population size in Australia is one of the key symbols refecting the current ecology. Koalas live in complex social groups and are not migratory animals, but highly territorial ones. In stable breeding colonies, individual members of the koala society maintain their own "home" range. Habitat destruction due to land clearing is the number one threat to koalas within Australia. The decreasing number of Manna Gum in the Otway Region is not enough to support the consumption of overpopulated koalas, so more and more koalas starting to just literally fall out of the trees and die.

The design, therefore, aims to combine the innovative concepts of conservation and tourism to create an outdoor museum showcasing koalas and their stories, recreating a microcosm of the Victorian coastal koala habitat while providing visitors with the opportunity to experience seeing koalas up close.

The three main strategies designed are 1. A tree-trunk boardwalk leads visitors to encounter koalas by chance as well as learn about their story and the threats they are facing; 2. Create a Koala Home Range by “SCATTERGUN” approach to planting koala’s home tree and food tree; 3. Six burnt trees and one dead Manna Gum at the end of the boardwalk invite people to stop and stare as well as ponder how we can respond to these crises to save the next generation of koalas. In addition, the site has introduced new technology such as virtual glasses to help enhance the visitor experience.

Finally, the long-term vision of this design is to inspire people to refect on the current environment and to think deeply about the future climate crisis by recreating the complete koala storyline.

It was so frightening, all the places were on fre! There's a koala in that tree, and he's burning to death!

SECTION AA' : OPEN SPACE AND FACING FUTURE PLATEFORM 1:100@A1 PERSPECTIVE 1: FACING FUTURE PLATEFORM
Gravel Corten Steel Recycled Timber Weed Fabric Lawn Mulch

PERSPECTIVE 2: MEET KOALAS

• Key species of Koala Home tree planting strategy.

• Planting by "Scattergun" approach

• Primary

SECTION ELEVATION CC': TREE-TRUNK BOARDWALK LEVEL CHANGE AND VEGETATION CHANGE 1:100@A1

The existing plants, although not specific to the koala's home, can potentially be provided as resting spots for the koalas. And the existing vegetation has helped to block the view from the road Both Victorian Blue Gum and Tasmanian Blue Gum are the secondary species for Koalas.

Manna gum, a favorite plant of koalas, will be planted intensively in this area (other areas will also be planted) to educate visitors about the properties of this species.

E. viminalis spp. viminalis Up to 50-90m White fowers from Dec. to May. E. globulus spp. bicostata Up to 45m White fowers from Jan. to Mar. E. globulus spp. globulus Up to 70m White fowers from Jan. to Mar. E. paucifora spp. paucifora Up to 30m White fowers from Aug. to Apr. E. viminalis spp. cygnetensis Up to 20m - 40m White fowers from Feb. to Mar. E. fcifolia Up to 10m Bright red to pink or orange fowers from Dec. to Mar Allocasuarina verticillata Up to 4-10m Red fowers during the year. E. radiata Up to 10m 50m White fowers from Nov. to Jan. Cupressus macrocarpa Up to 12-25m Dark green Lagunaria patersonii Up to 15m in height Pink fading to white foweres in summer Araucaria heterophylla Up to 50-65m Everygreen tree Banksia marginata Reach to 1-12m Yellow inforescences from Feb. to Jun. Myoporum viscosum Reach to 2m White with purple spots fowers between Jun. and Nov.
Species:
Manna Gum
Secondary Species:
Perservation of existing tree species Understorey Species Selection: compared the Apollo indigenous plant species fle with the Otway plant species fle, paying attention to their fower color, adaptation to soil type, etc. and fnally identifed these species. There may be limitations. Bursaria spinasa- Sweet Bursaria Up to 10m in height White -Creamy fowers blossoms in all seasons Acaena novaezelandiae - Bidgee Widgee 10cm in height Viola hederacea Ivyleaved violet Reach a height of 15cm White-purple fowers blossoms in all seasons Microlaena stipoides Wepping grass Groundcover Epacris impressaCommon Heath 0.5m-1m in height Red, pink or white tube-like fowers, late autum-early spring Tetratheca ciliata Pink Bells Up to 1m in height Deep lilac pink fowers, Oct to Nov. Pultenaea daphnoides - Large-leaf Bush -pea 1-3m in height Yellow fowers Jun to Nov. PLANTING PALETTE
Blue Gum

Detailed Design 02: SOUND

MUSEUM

Wetlands are among the most productive habitats on Earth, supporting a great variety of life. The sounds of nature not only heal people but also promote environmental awareness and self-refection. Because listening to the sounds of wetlands may reveal the connection between the creatures in the wetlands and people as they go about their daily activities in their homes, vehicles and workplaces Therefore, one of the important functions of the wetland design is to encourage people to listen to nature not only in terms of the sound of rain and wind but to listen deeply to the sounds that come from all corners of the wetland. The design enhances the visitor experience by introducing a series of sound devices that capture, record, and interact with nature to guide visitors to deeply explore the wetland. At the same time, people are encouraged to refect on their relationship with nature while enjoying the beautiful music of nature (visitors may hear human-made sounds such as car horns while listening to the sounds of nature)

Moreover, as a coastal town, climate change has a signifcant impact on Apollo Bay, so adaptation to climate change is an urgent task for Apollo Bay. Therefore, the second function of this design is aimed at improving the resilience of site water to adapt to climate change. The design focuses on stormwater harvesting, water circulation system and increasing detention areas etc. to improve the site's ability to adapt to dynamic water.

Overall, the Sound Museum aims to tell visitors stories about wetlands, providing a relaxing and healing atmosphere whose potential for education helps to stimulate refection on the existing environment and deeper thinking about the future.

CIRCULATION 1
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WALL 6
SOUND INSTALLATIONS LEGEND Corten Steel Recycled Timber Lawn Rocks EXPERIENCES & STORYTELLING
THE FALLING WATER
HEARING FROM PAST LISTENING WETLANDS
HEAR THE SHRUBS
WIND SOUND
SILENT CUBE

SECTION DD' 02 HEAVY RAIN DETENTION BASIN 1:250@A1

PERSPECTIVE 3: SOUND INSTALLTIONS

PLANTING PALETTE

Samolus repens - Creeping

Brookweed

Wetland indicator species

Aquatic & Semi-quatic

Small white or occasionally pink fowers, SepApr.

Acacia verticillata - Prickly Moses

Shaded wet areas, suit for periods of water

logging

Prickly low shrub to tree, 1-5 x 3-5m

Birds. Butterfies

Yellow fowers June-Dec.

Adiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair

Damp shelterled sites, seepage areas exposed sites, embankments. 50 x 20cm

Alisma plantago-aquatica - Water Plantain

Aquatic & Semi aquatic

0.5-1m x 0.5m

Pale pink fowers, Nov-Mar.

Frog habitat

Cycnogeton procerum - Waterribbons

Aquatic & Semi aquatic

Stems 20-50cm high Greenish fower, Aug-April

Frog habitat

Mimulus repens - Creeping

Monkeyfower

Wetland status: wetland indicator species

Semi-aquatic

0.5-1m x groundcover

Tubular white, yellow, pink fowers. Sep-Apr.

PERSPECTIVE - SOUND INSTALLATION

Phragmites australis - Common Reed

Broadly distributed wetland

wet area

1-3m

Flower plumebspike Sum-Aut.

Callitriche brachycarpa - Short Waterstarwort

Aquatic & Semi-aquatic

Suaeda australis - Austral sea-blite

Aquatic & Semi-aquatic

20cm-100cm

Purplish-red fowers in summer and autumn

Schoenoplectus pungens - Common threesquare

Wetland status:

In water up to 1m deep/a long-lived perennial herb up to 1.5m

It is resistant to fre

Leptospermum lanigerum - Woolly teatree

Flooding tolerance

Up to 3m high by 3m across

Five free, white petals either in the early summer or sporadically throughout the year

In water up to 1m deep/a long-lived perennial herb up to 1.5m

Melaleuca squarrosa - Scented paperbark

Flooding tolerance

0.5m-10m

Yellow to white fowers in spring or early summer

The sweet-scented fowers in spring and summer are attractive to insects

Glyceria australis - Australian Sweetgrass

Spreading aquati & Semi-aquatic perenn

0.6-1m x spreading

Pale green fowers, Oct-Feb. Frog Habitat; Bird nesting and/or safety

SECTION DD' 01 EXTREME WEATHER or FLOODING : RETARDING BASIN 1:250@A1

WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM

SECTION DD' 01 DAILY TIME : MULTIFUNCTIONAL WETLAND
1:250@A1

'NGARGEE' PARK | Feb -

Jun, 2021

DESIGN STATEMENT

The design purpose to established connections with surroundings and other signifcant open spaces such as Cleve Garden, Alma Park, Royal Botanical garden etc..So that it can be shifted as a valuable community space to celebrate diferent cultural and multiple programmed community events, such as pop-up market, cultural ceremony, and reactive the Fitzroy Street and its surroundings. To achieve this goal, the design pay more attention on highlight the indigenous cultural and knowledge system, improve accessibility and amenity of the site, as well as attract people to visit the site by holding a variety of events.

Firstly, it is urgent to expand the northeast edge of the site, because the tree has been exposed on the road and is heavily polluted. Secondly, the hidden multiple history of the site should be reintroduced to enhance the attraction and educational signifcance of the site. The accessibility, convenience and safety of the site are the basic principles for revitalizing the venue and its surroundings. Finally, sustainable resource utilization is a necessary condition to ensure the long-term development of the park.

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Introduce New Indigenous Trees (See Planting Pallete A) Move Original Trees Avenue Trees - Plane Tree(Firmiana simplex) - Alber Park mentioned that use this type of trees as avenue tree Maintain Original Trees Elm Avenue for attractive entrance Silver Wattle Avenue for attractive entrance MASTERPLAN

Scale: 1:600@A3

Ngargee Corner aims to strenthen the sense of Indigenous Cultural. Several places are established for Indigenous and nonindigenous ceremony and gathering etc. The plants in this area are basically native plants. These includes the types of plants that are very important to provide them with food, medicine and tools. The attributes of the original site are retained to the greatest extent. Most of the materials are cosistent with the materials used in the original site. For example, the tralls with dead branches on both sides are still used to retain natural features; most of the ground is covered with mulch to reduce soil erosion.

ADVENTURE FOREST WETLAND NGARGEE TREE WEAVING FRAME BBQ / PICNIC AREA
JUNCTION OVAL
RECREATIONAL PLAZA IONAL NGARGEE CORNER PLAN

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The purpose of this part of the design is to enable people, especially children, to better understand indigenous plants during their rest. The use of a large amount of indigenous vegetation in to rock terrace area will provide signifcant sesonal changes and serve as a center for indigenous plant education. The plants here are carefully selected and functional plants. In the past, they provided the indigenous people with food, tools, leisure and other raw materials. Not only that, but it can also stengthen the site's characteristics, connect the past and the present, and achieve sustainable development of the site. people of all ages can find their destination here. The rooftop coffe, children's playground, and barbecue area have occasionally held fexible markets. The vision of the site is to hope that people will visit the site many times and gain knowledge while playing.

NOTE: Since the site is a coastal area (the previous site analysis mentioned that the soil near the coast is mostly sandy soil). However, the best soil type for most native Austrialian species to grow is loamy soil, so this planting pallete selects plants based on these two types of soils

NATIVE TREES

Birrna Common Name: Coast Banksia Latin Name: Banksia integrifolia Meaning: Drink H&W H:10-20m W:5-10m Kum-ba-da Common Name: Soft Tree-fern Latin Name: Dicksonia antarctica Meaning: Foods, Medicine Height: 15m Binnap / Wurun Common Name: Coast Manna-gum Latin Name: Eucalyptus viminalis sub sp.pryoriana Meaning: Food, Tools, Medicine H&W H:10-50m W:8-16m Moeang Common Name: Blackwood Latin Name: Acacia melanoxylon Meaning: Tools, Medicine, Food, Catch Fish H&W H:6-30m W:2-6m Muyan Giigandul Warrarak Common Name: Silver Wattle Latin Name: Acacia dealbata Meaning: Foods, Drink, Tools Height: 30m Garrong Common Name: Black Wattle Latin Name: Acacia mearnsi Meaning: Glue, Drink H&W H:10-20m W:6-20m Gneering Barn Common Name: Drooping She-oak Latin Name: Allocasuarina verticillata Meaning: Tools, Food H&W H:4-11m W:3-6m Easip Terrk Ban-napp Common Name: Yellow Gum Latin Name: Eucalyptus leucoxylon Meaning: Medicine, Drink, Tools H&W: H:10-20m W:6-20m Ye rrip Common Name: Ironbark Latin Name: Eucalyptus sideroxylon, Eucalyptus tricarpa Meaning: Tools, Drink H&W H:10-30m W:10-20m W angnarra Katakatak Daagonj Common Name: Messmate Latin Name: Eucalyptus obliqua Meaning: Tools, Fire Making Height: 35m W oolip Wuliip Common Name: Woolly Tea-tree Latin Name: Leptospermum lanigerum Meaning: Tools H&W H:2-6m W:1-3m
Scale: 1:450@A3 DETAILED PLAN 2 Lawn: The multi-purpose lawn is more comfortable and sustainable than other materials Dark Mulch: for bbq area. Stronger water retention capacity reducing soil erosion (connect to water storage tank Lighr Mulch: More soft for children safty and reducing soil erosion (connect to water storage tank Sandy Surface 1: better fusion with rocks edge Sand surface road 2: (keep the original road material to enhance the character Basalt Ground: with some indigenous symbols allows kids learning while playing the wooden structure Loemy soil: used in rock terrace top level to allow more functional indigenous plants shrubs and ground cover) grows here Sandy soil: used in rock terrace second level to allow more functional indigenous plants and exotic (less) plants grows here Bluestone Pavement: permeable paving in front of the commercial frongtages for sustainabilit Celment Concrete: Keep using this material on pedestrian pathway along the laneway. Timber: used in The roof cafe -
Material Palette Planting Palette

Honiara Market Corridor | Jul - Nov, 2020

Individual Work | Studio 06: Ocean Cities | Dr Ata Tara e: ata.tara@rmit.edu.au

DESIGN STATEMENT

Honiara is the Capital City of the Solomon Islands located on the largest island: Guadacanel. Through an Urban Grain, Honiara is facing land complications through expansion through built features of its residential, commercial,and industrial precincts. Whilst balancing peri urban development, infrastructure expansion, and housing needs the government must meet to improve social services, public facilities, green spaces, and open spaces.

The Central Market is the largest market in Honiara and an important living place for residents. It sells items including fsh, vegetables and fruits, clothing, handicrafts and other items. From its inception in the 1950s to today, the market “dominated” domestic internal trade. The daily fow of people is huge, and the interior and surrounding areas are very crowded. The market is regarded as a meeting place for people of all ethnic groups in the Solomon Islands, and agricultural products are transported there from all over the country. Furthermore, it is typically regarded as the state of the entire country.

Through a series of design strategy. Existing Honiara Central Market will be expansion to other programs and experiences inside the footprint and surrounding available land to meet the needs of local residents and tourists as well as improve their quality of life.

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DESIGN OBJECTIVE:

Through a series of design strategy. Existing Honiara Central Market will be expansion to other programs and experiences inside the footprint and surrounding available land to meet the needs of local residents and tourists as well as improve their quality of life.

• EXPANSION: Existing market expansion to oher programs and experiences inside the foodprint and surrounding avilable land.

• ACCESSIBILITY: Pedestrain movement across CBD and connection to the market.

• AMENITIES: Improve pedestrian amenities and facilities in Central Market and its surroundings (buss stop, seating, shade, bin/waste, signage).

• TRAFFIC CONGESTION: Relieve serious trafc congestion caused by mini buses.

• WALKABILITY: Tree canopy and shade

• WATER MANAGEMENT: purify surface water before fowing to the sea; water storage to collect rain water.

• MARKET ARRANGEMENT AND DESIGN: Cleanliness and order within the market as well as functional division

• WATERFRONT OPEN SPACE: Connection to coast and enjoyment of waterfront for market.

Traffc jam busy road Bus Stop: lack of canopy, vegetation and amenities such as seats; less walkability of the street Mini bus caused traffc congestion Less accessibility to the Central Market MAJOR ISSUES/PRIORITIES

Based on the previous analysis of the central market, the market is divided by function such as vegetable and friut market, fsh and meat market etc. And change the width of the stands and aisles for displaying products in the market to make the market tidy and orderly. In addition, more open space will be provided to pedestrians:

• MIDDLE SQUARE: It not only provides recreational areas and amenities for pedestrians, but also connects the coastline and Mendana Avenue, making people better gather here.

• ROOF SPACE OF FISH MARKET: The roof space is directly con- nected to the green pocket park in the residential area through a pedestrian overpass. In addition to providing new access, it also reduce the pedestrian congestion on Mendana Avenue. At the same time, this roof space can cool the interior of the market and collect rainwater to the underground water storage tank.

• COASTAL BOARD WALK: The coastal space enhances the connec- tion between people and water and adapts to different water level changes to create different landscapes. Finally, replace the barrier around Mendana Avenue and Cen- tral Market with vegetation barrier. For example, bio-swale will be placed on the street to prevent crossing the road while purifying surface water.

Detailed Design 01: Central Market

Detailed Design 02: Pop-up Market

Pop-up Market is fexible to be a sunset market, a weekend market, or a second-hand market etc. Due to the removal of parking area in the Central Market and some street parking along Mendana Avenue, there will be a parking building with roof space to accommodate more vehicles and provide more visual connection to the sea. Moreover, green pocket not only established for recreation but also for water management.

Another Point is that there is a server trafc conjestion caused by mini bus along Mendana Avenue especially in front of Central Market. It seems hard to solve this issue efciently. An idea of use the frst foor of car parking building as a bus hub. it might be relieve this issue.

Detailed Design 03: Cultural Square

In Honiara, various celebrations and parades are usually held on major festivals. Therefore, an event plaza that can accom- modate a large number of people is very important. Activities that are usually performed for tourists near the Central Market can also be moved to this site. This cultural square was es- tablished to relieve the huge population and congestion of the Central Market and Mendana Avenue.

The double-side canoe terrace is for flxible use the site, which means people can watch performances or hold church activi- ties, while enjoy the slight of the sea or Loogon Fesitival.

OTHER WORKS

05.1. Field Trip 05.2. ArcGIS Pro 05.3. Detail Design 05.4. Visual Presentation 05

Field Trip

| Constructed Ecology |

PHASE 1: PRE-RESEARCH

The implementation of "Sponge Cities" in Linfen has been very slow compared to other cities in China due to the relatively backward local ecological awareness. The Run Zhou Park is one of the only three parks in my current living city. It is the only site known as an eco-park specifcally with "Sponge City" elements, and the design won an award at the World Architecture Festival. So I believe that the feld trip will bring me more ideas and inspiration that are difcult to cover in class.

Individual Work | Feb - Jun, 2022

Mr. Colin Chen | e: chen.haifan@unimelb.edu.au

Since the park covers a quite large area, I would like to focus on the Flowery Brook Waterfall, which is defned as a rain garden area. I purposely waited until after the rain to go to the site, so let's start this journey!

Design concepts and renderings often present expectations for the future development of a site, but not all projects operate as well as expected, due to the lack of longterm monitoring after completion.

To investigate whether a nearby ecological park that won the World Architecture Festival's Rural category award in 2019 has achieved signifcant ecological benefts and efective water management as expected three years after its construction, I conducted a feld investigation.

I integrated the observed underground forms, sizes, functions, and hypothetical hidden systems under different weather conditions into an on-site assessment report in the form of sketches, photos, and notes.

PHASE 2: FIELD NOTES

The Lao-Ju River Oasis Restoration of Riverfront Ecosystem (RUN ZHOU Park)

Location: Linfen, Shanxi, China

Designer: Ecoland Planning and Design Corp., and Tunghsu Azure Renewable Energy Co,. Ltd.,

Client: Runzhou Park Construction Engineering Project Management Co., Ltd.

Project Completion Date: 30/11/2018

Images

the World Architecture Festival, from: https://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com/entries/lao-ju-river-oasis-restoration-of-riverfrontecosystem/

Award: Winner of the Landscape: Rural category at the World Architecture Festival in 2019

05.1.
Field Trip Zone
Site context Masterplan by
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• Rainwater does not fow or infltrate in the planned direction

was already excited when I saw the parking lot from a distance because could see the parking lot surrounded by vegetation and using diferent materials on the ground, which is not common in this city. However, I was surprised to see that several lots were fooded when the cars entered the parking.

“Are these lower areas purposely designed to allow rainwater to gather and then slowly infltrate within 48 hours? Or was there a problem with the height diference during the construction phase or the ground material was actually not permeable?” Several questions raising in my mind at the moment.

Therefore, I asked a resident who lives near the park if there is standing water after every rain. "Yes, it usually takes 2 or 3 days to dry out in the summer. However, it is relatively troublesome in the winter period because it may freeze.” He told me.

This seemed to happen frequently in the rain garden areas I visited, where the rainwater did not infiltrate or flow as expected by the design.

the sewer drainage along the path is spaced so far apart. These findings led me to focus more on the site topography and hard landscape of the site.

It is noteworthy that the construction phase has passed only less than 5 years and has been low in visitors during the COVID-19 over the past 2 years. However, the hard material used within the site has already shown varying degrees of damage.

Wetland

The pathway is adjacent to both a sewer drain and a wetland, but the water still fows backwards onto the pathway because the pathway is lower than both side.

The hard materials seem not to well support long-term sustainability

There is a stone fume designed to divert surface runoff to the wetland. However, the water does not fow into the wetland through this channel, but through an informal channel washed out by the runoff itself.

A few large cracks in the parking lot provide me with a chance to see the composition of the top ground material, which is not clear enough but it seems not a permeable material. I did some research online about permeable concrete and found that permeable concrete is usually more freeze-thaw resistant than normal concrete pavement. It will not be subject to freeze-thaw surface fracture because the structure itself has large pores. Thus, my initial speculation is that this may not be a permeable material, but simply a dark grey paint covering the surface of ordinary concrete. In contrast, although the walkway may not be a permeable surface to the standard either, it is slightly more permeable than the parking lot.

In addition to many weirs, I found some pipes hidden in the reeds or other vegetation. These pipes are mainly concentrated in the upstream area. Although there is no ofcial drainage system documentation was found online, I speculated on some potential features of the pipeline based on site environment, its layout and functionality

The weirs are the other major hard structure of the site, made of reinforced concrete. The function is mainly to form several waterfalls during the heavy rain days and as a walkway connecting the banks during the dry days. However, it is not clear whether the surface has broken down to varying degrees due to heavy fooding last year or is overused by visitors.

The pebbles that cover its surface are also easily to fall of. It seems like the weirs will no longer provide a walking experience for visitors in the near future.

The frst pipe found was a single pipe (P1) sticking out of the reeds, and there are 5 more pipes (P2, P3, P4, P5, P6) that were found when I tried to get into the reeds. Although they are located just a short distance behind P1, it is not easy to be found because of surrounded by reeds. guessed that P3, P4, P5 and P6 appeared to be for pumping water from this area to another place.

Therefore, the P2 might be linked to the P1. The process might be: the P2 collect the surface water fowing from other places and transported water to the well. Then most of the water is pumped away by the other 4 pipes, the left water continues to discharge into the P1 and then discharged into the wetlands.

And....Where does the pumped water go?

Top of the waterfall

All the answers came out when climbed up to the waterfall: there are 4 pipes on the top of the waterfall. So the water pumped away by P3, P4, P5, P6 would transport to the top of the waterfall and then turn out to fall into the wetlands. This allows the rainwater to be recycled into a waterfall when there is a heavy rain.

However, Linfen is a semi-arid city, which means that the wetland is dry most of the time, and the pipes exposed on the messy ground seem to be a bit of afects aesthetics.

The camparison of these plans clearly shows that the actual situation is very diferent from the design expected. The rain garden area and its surrounding areas are basically covered with plants and it is hard to see water elements. And one of the design intents is to irragate the on-site plants by using recycled water. But how can we ensure that reed-covered areas up to 600 meters long and other plants could be irrigated by recycled rainwater in such an arid city (with an annual rainfall of 500mm).

But there are some pipes that I can't reason out their purpose, such as a white pipe emerging from the ground on each bank of the weir in the upstream area. I have looked around the site many times and tried to pull these two tubes, but have not worked out their function. However, it is certain that they afect the aesthetic of the place not only because they "grow" out of the ground abruptly, but also because both of them are damaged.

The last pipe I found was located in the midstream in a dense reed thicket, almost covered by plants completely. Although the outlet of the pipe was facing the upstream, it should be a drainage pipe, which collects and transports water from the surrounding area to the wetland.

Surprisingly, there were no pipes found at the end of the wetland before discharge the water into the lake. Only two culverts with diferent heights drain the water into the lake, but they work together only if there is heavy rain or fooding.

Although people are unable to access the depressions during the dry days due to the high reed coverage., it provides habitat and shelter for many wild animals. However, the lack of long0term monitoring of the site has led to material deterioration and loss of surface runof, resulting in an atmosphere of gradually abandoned landscape (only for rain garden area).

In conclusion, the feld trip was very rewarding for me. I was inspired a lot and provoke a quite diferent way of thinking than in class, it improved my observation skills. It was a very enjoyable feld trip!

Therefore, "where does the water come from" is the question have been thinking about after the feld trip. Moreover, the original design envisioned waterfalls and streams that ended up a dry and near-abandoned state.

water in several corners of the parking lot after one day of the rain
is no sewerage on both sides of the road. Sediment left on the road after the rain.
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PHASE 3: Refection Design Plan Guide Map in the Park Satellite View of Baidu Map
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05.2. ArcGIS Pro Comparison of the Average Daily Wind Speed in January and August Maps created by Ru Liu with student ID 1257246. 29/06/2022 Metropolitan Melbourne Region GIS Ex.3_Making Meaningful Comparative Maps: Mapping Wind Speed January August 6.4 - 7.4 6.1 - 6.4 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.1 - 5.4 4.7 - 5.1 4.3 - 4.7 3.9 - 4.3 3.5 3.9 3.1 3.5 Legend Average Daily Wind Speed (m/s) Metropolitan Melbourne Region Boundary 0 20 40 60 80 10 Kilometers ± Individual Work | Jun - Jul, 2022 Mr. Christopher Newman | e: cmnewman@unimelb.edu.au | GIS for Planning, Design & Development |

Detail Design

| Landscape Detail Design |

Individual Work | Jul - Nov, 2021

Dr Sidh Sintusingha | e: ssint@unimelb.edu.au

This assignment documented the entire process of a landscape architecture project, from site analysis to concept generation, detailed design, and construction documentation.

Through this process, I learned that landscape detail design and construction are an essential part of the design process, as material and construction details constantly affect the design concept and final outcome.

This improved my ability to combine practical and technical knowledge with creative design and use CAD to convert landscape architecture detailed design into basic-level construction documents.

05.3.

Visual Presentation

Individual Work | Jul - Nov, 2020

Mr. Gary Fang | e: xujie.fang@rmit.edu.au

LA+ Creature, 2020

"This design competition asks whether we can live with animals in new ways, whether we can transcend the dualism of decimation on the one hand and protection on the other, and how we can use design to open our cities, our landscapes, and our minds to a more symbiotic existence with other creatures. "

EXPLORE LIFE CIRCLE OF SNAKE

Clients/Species: Pythons

Site Location: Bankok, Thailand

Panel Style: Pixel Drawing;Game Interface

Compared to a design studio, the "Communication" course is more about guiding and inspiring us to explore the various forms of visual communication. When given the task of designing for a client that was a snake, the frst thing that came to my mind was the classic game of "Snake." Whenever people talk about the game, it can evoke memories for people of all ages. However, when people talk about the snake species, it's often with a feeling of disgust.

So in exploring the visual expression of this theme, I wanted to merge and collide these two extreme emotions. The life of a snake is like a game, and human prejudice and social development are the "obstacles" that have led to a continuous decrease in the snake population. Providing "food" for snakes in modern cities is not only about saving the snakes, but also about saving the living environment that is closely related to us.

05.4.
| Communication 03 |

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