RU LIU_LA Portfolio

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 e: ruzhang.la@gmail.com p: +61 422 001 057

CONTENTS 01. Camping in the 'Ashes', The Gums Campground, Melbourne AU 02. Apollo Bay, Victoria AU 03. 'Ngargee' Park, Alben Park, Melbourne AU 04. Honiara Market Corridor, Honiara, Solomon Islands 05. Other Works 05.1. Field Trip 05.2. ArcGIS pro 05.3. Detailed Design 05.4. Visual Presentation

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CAMPING IN THE 'ASHES' | Jul - Nov, 2022 Individual Work | Landscape Design Thesis | Mr. Akihito Hatayama | e: akihito.hatayama@unimelb.edu.au

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, significantly 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 benefits 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.

Existing Site Conditions MASTERPLAN

Existing Site Photos

Existing Surface Runoff

Collabrative Team

Parks Victoria

The Education State

Government

Forest Fire Management (FFM)

Traditional Custodian

Council

Community

Volunteer

Nature Lovers

PHASE 1 - Enriching Camping Experience

Planned Burning Stage 1

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

• Upgrade existing site facilities • Fuel management • Planned burning for biodiversity and for accomadate future caravan park and wild camping site

Planned Burning Stage 2

Section BB': Caravan Capsites 1:250@A4

Aboriginal Calendar - Programs

Section CC': Wild Camping 1:250@A4

PHASE 2 - Learn From Nature

Section DD': Sensory Forest

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• Enhance nature-based experiences • Water system - seasonal ponds • Built long-term relationship with schools and survival insititution • Forest school

Planned Burning Stage 1

Planned Burning Stage 2

Section EE': Forest School - Moveable

Aboriginal Calendar - Programs

Ephmeral Ponds

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Forest School

Section FF': Ephmeral Ponds

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PHASE 3 - Off-Grid Forest Life

Edible Garden Aboriginal Calendar - Programs

Section HH': Linkage

Planned Burning Stage 1

Planned Burning Stage 2

• 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

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Section II': Edible Garden

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Section GG': Off-grid Cabins

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APOLLO BAY | Feb - Jun, 2022 Individual Work | Studio 05: Landscape Urbanism | Professor Ray Green | e: rjgreen@unimelb.edu.au

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".

MASTERPLAN

PROPOSED VEGETATION PLAN

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

LEGEND

LEGEND

•PATHWAYS

Commercial Programs

Elevated Boardwalk - Recycled Timber

LEGEND

Participatory Programs

Permeable Asphalt Trails

Public Service Habitat Pragrams

Forest/Wetland Rope Bridge Foreshore Boardwalk - Recycled Timber

1m Contour Line 5m Contour Line

• STRUCTURES

The Highest Point of the Site

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The Highest Point of the Old Dunes

Event Programs

Bark Mulch Path

LEGEND

Educational Pragrams

Walking Path

Energy Programs

Tidal Walking Path

Solar panel

Prioritize the use of local timber, reuse of construction waste and solid waste, and materials made from recycled products

Dunes Underpass

Household Wind Turbin

Shared Path (except for vehicles)

Wave Generator

Shared Path (contains permitted vehicles)

Supported by Wave Generator

• PARKINGS Permeable Pavements and Rain Garden

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• NEW SAND DUNES: Local sand collected from harbour area

The Great Ocean Road

Skylight Composting

• OTHER LANDS: Mulch, grass, stones etc

TYPOGRAPHY

MATERIALITY

PROGRAMS

CIRCULATION

EXPERIENCE COLLAGE

LEGEND Migration Corridor Koala Meeting Trail Local Character Experience Trail Participatory Trail Potential Extention of the Great Ocean Walk The Great Ocean Road Main Lookouts View Direction

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

SECTION AA' : NEW SAND DUNES

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SECTION BB' : KOALA HOME RANGE AND FOREST HABITAT

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"

SECTION CC' : LOCAL LIFE EXPERIENCING

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

SECTION DD' : PUBLIC SERVICE 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, efficiently 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.

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CIRCULATION

Detailed Design 01: KOALA MUSEUM The quality of koala habitat and population size in Australia is one of the key symbols reflecting 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 reflect on the current environment and to think deeply about the future climate crisis by recreating the complete koala storyline.

EXPERIENCE & STORYTELLING

SECTION AA' : OPEN SPACE AND FACING FUTURE PLATEFORM

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Gravel

Corten Steel

Recycled Timber

Weed Fabric

It was so frightening, all the places were on fire!

There's a koala in that tree, and he's burning to death!

PERSPECTIVE 1: FACING FUTURE PLATEFORM

Lawn

Mulch

PLANTING PALETTE

E. viminalis spp. viminalis

E. globulus spp. globulus

E. globulus spp. bicostata

E. viminalis spp. cygnetensis

E. pauciflora spp. pauciflora

E. radiata

E. ficifolia

Up to 50-90m White flowers from Dec. to May.

Up to 70m White flowers from Jan. to Mar.

Up to 45m White flowers from Jan. to Mar.

Up to 20m - 40m White flowers from Feb. to Mar.

Up to 30m White flowers from Aug. to Apr.

Up to 10m - 50m White flowers from Nov. to Jan.

Up to 10m Bright red to pink or orange flowers from Dec. to Mar

Perservation of existing tree species

Allocasuarina verticillata Up to 4-10m Red flowers during the year.

• Key species of Koala Home tree planting strategy.

• Planting by "Scattergun" approach • Primary Species: Manna Gum • Secondary Species: Blue Gum

PERSPECTIVE 2: MEET KOALAS

Understorey Species Selection: compared the Apollo indigenous plant species file with the Otway plant species file, paying attention to their flower color, adaptation to soil type, etc. and finally identified these species. There may be limitations.

Cupressus macrocarpa

Araucaria heterophylla

Banksia marginata

Up to 12-25m Dark green

Up to 50-65m Everygreen tree

Reach to 1-12m Reach to 2m Yellow inflorescences from Feb. White with purple spots flowers to Jun. between Jun. and Nov.

Myoporum viscosum

Bursaria spinasa- Sweet Acaena novaeViola hederacea - Ivy- Microlaena stipoides -Epacris impressaBursaria zelandiae - Bidgee leaved violet Wepping grass Common Heath Up to 10m in height Reach a height of 15cm Groundcover 0.5m-1m in height Widgee

Lagunaria patersonii Up to 15m in height Pink fading to white floweres in summer

SECTION ELEVATION CC': TREE-TRUNK BOARDWALK LEVEL CHANGE AND VEGETATION CHANGE

White -Creamy flowers blossoms in all seasons

10cm in height

White-purple flowers blossoms in all seasons

Tetratheca ciliata Pink Bells

Pultenaea daphnoides - Large-leaf Bush -pea

Up to 1m in height 1-3m in height Red, pink or white tube-likeDeep lilac pink flowers, Oct Yellow flowers , Jun to Nov. flowers, late autum-early to Nov. spring

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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

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.

Both Victorian Blue Gum and Tasmanian Blue Gum are the secondary species for Koalas.

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-reflection. 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 reflect 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 significant 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 reflection on the existing environment and deeper thinking about the future.

SOUND INSTALLATIONS LEGEND

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THE FALLING WATER

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LISTENING WETLANDS

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HEARING FROM PAST

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HEAR THE SHRUBS

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WIND SOUND WALL

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SILENT CUBE Rocks

CIRCULATION

EXPERIENCES & STORYTELLING

Corten Steel

Recycled Timber

Lawn

SECTION DD' 01 DAILY TIME : MULTIFUNCTIONAL WETLAND

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PLANTING PALETTE Samolus repens - Creeping Brookweed Wetland indicator species Aquatic & Semi-quatic Small white or occasionally pink flowers, SepApr.

Phragmites australis - Common Reed Broadly distributed wetland wet area 1-3m Flower plumebspike Sum-Aut.

Callitriche brachycarpa - Short Waterstarwort Aquatic & Semi-aquatic

Acacia verticillata - Prickly Moses Shaded wet areas, suit for periods of water logging Prickly low shrub to tree, 1-5 x 3-5m Birds. Butterflies Yellow flowers June-Dec.

Adiantum aethiopicum - Common Maidenhair Damp shelterled sites, seepage areas exposed sites, embankments.

50 x 20cm

Alisma plantago-aquatica - Water Plantain

SECTION DD' 02 HEAVY RAIN : DETENTION BASIN

Aquatic & Semi aquatic 0.5-1m x 0.5m Pale pink flowers, Nov-Mar. Frog habitat

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Cycnogeton procerum - Waterribbons Aquatic & Semi aquatic Stems 20-50cm high Greenish flower, Aug-April Frog habitat

Mimulus repens - Creeping Monkeyflower Wetland status: wetland indicator species Semi-aquatic 0.5-1m x groundcover Tubular white, yellow, pink flowers. Sep-Apr.

PERSPECTIVE - SOUND INSTALLATION

PERSPECTIVE 3: SOUND INSTALLTIONS

SECTION DD' 01 EXTREME WEATHER or FLOODING : RETARDING BASIN

WATER RECYCLING SYSTEM

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Suaeda australis - Austral sea-blite Aquatic & Semi-aquatic 20cm-100cm Purplish-red flowers 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 fire

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 flowers in spring or early summer The sweet-scented flowers in spring and summer are attractive to insects

Glyceria australis - Australian Sweetgrass Spreading aquati & Semi-aquatic perenn 0.6-1m x spreading Pale green flowers, Oct-Feb. Frog Habitat; Bird nesting and/or safety

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'NGARGEE' PARK | Feb - Jun, 2021 Individual Work | Studio 03: Speculations | A/Prof Andrew Saniga | e: ajsaniga@unimelb.edu.au

DESIGN STATEMENT The design purpose to established connections with surroundings and other significant 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 different 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 significance 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.

MASTERPLAN Introduce New Indigenous Trees (See Planting Pallete A)

Maintain Original Trees

Move Original Trees

Elm Avenue for attractive entrance

Avenue Trees - Plane Tree(Firmiana simplex) - Alber Park men tioned that use this type of trees as avenue tree

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Silver Wattle Avenue for attractive entrance

JUNCTION OVAL

RECREATIONAL PLAZA

WEAVING FRAME

ADVENTURE FOREST WETLAND

NGARGEE TREE

BBQ / PICNIC AREA

NGARGEE CORNER PLAN 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.

DETAILED PLAN 2

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 significant 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 flexible markets. The vision of the site is to hope that people will visit the site many times and gain knowledge while playing.

Scale: 1:450@A3

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Planting Palette 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

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NATIVE TREES

Muyan / Giigandul / Warrarak Common Name: Silver Wattle Latin Name: Acacia dealbata Meaning: Foods, Drink, Tools Height: 30m

Easip / Terrk / Ban-napp Common Name: Yellow Gum Latin Name: Eucalyptus leucoxylon Meaning: Medicine, Drink, Tools H&W: H:10-20m W:6-20m

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Birrna Common Name: Coast Banksia Latin Name: Banksia integrifolia Meaning: Drink H&W: H:10-20m W:5-10m

Moeang Common Name: Blackwood Latin Name: Acacia melanoxylon Meaning: Tools, Medicine, Food, Catch Fish H&W: H:6-30m W:2-6m

Garrong Common Name: Black Wattle Latin Name: Acacia mearnsii Meaning: Glue, Drink H&W: H:10-20m W:6-20m

rrip Common Name: Ironbark Latin Name: Eucalyptus sideroxylon, Euca lyptus tricarpa Meaning: Tools, Drink H&W: H:10-30m W:10-20m

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Ye Kum-ba-da Common Name: Soft Tree-fern Latin Name: Dicksonia antarctica Meaning: Foods, Medicine Height: 15m

Gneering / Barn Common Name: Drooping She-oak Latin Name: Allocasuarina verticillata Meaning: Tools, Food H&W: H:4-11m W:3-6m

W angnarra / Katakatak / Daagonj Common Name: Messmate Latin Name: Eucalyptus obliqua Meaning: Tools, Fire Making Height: 35m

Material Palette

Lawn: The multi-purpose lawn is more comfortable and sustainable than other materials

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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

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Basalt Ground: with some indige nous symbols , allows kids learning while playing the wooden structure

Loemy soil: used in rock terrace top level to allow more functional indige nous plants ( shrubs and ground cover) grows here

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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 sustainability

Celment Concrete: Keep using this material on pedestrian pathway along the laneway

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Timber: used in

The roof cafe

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

W oolip / Wuliip Common Name: Woolly Tea-tree Latin Name: Leptospermum lanigerum Meaning: Tools H&W: H:2-6m W:1-3m

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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 fish, vegetables and fruits, clothing, handicrafts and other items. From its inception in the 1950s to today, the market “dominated” domestic internal trade. The daily flow 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.

MAJOR ISSUES/PRIORITIES

Traffic jam busy road

Mini bus caused traffic congestion

Bus Stop: lack of canopy, vegetation and amenities such as seats; less walkability of the street

Less accessibility to the Central Market

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 traffic congestion caused by mini buses.

• WALKABILITY: Tree canopy and shade • WATER MANAGEMENT: purify surface water before flowing 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.

Detailed Design 01: Central Market

Based on the previous analysis of the central market, the market is divided by function such as vegetable and friut market, fish 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 02: Pop-up Market Pop-up Market is flexible 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 traffic conjestion caused by mini bus along Mendana Avenue especially in front of Central Market. It seems hard to solve this issue efficiently. An idea of use the first floor 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.

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OTHER WORKS

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

05.1.

Field Trip | Constructed Ecology |

PHASE 1: PRE-RESEARCH The Lao-Ju River Oasis Restoration of Riverfront Ecosystem (RUN ZHOU Park)

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 specifically with "Sponge City" elements, and the design won an award at the World Architecture Festival. So I believe that the field trip will bring me more ideas and inspiration that are difficult to cover in class.

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

Field Trip Zone

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 defined 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.

PHASE 2: FIELD NOTES

Site context

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

Masterplan

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

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

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

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These findings led me to focus more on the site topography and hard landscape of the site.

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the sewer drainage along the path is spaced so far apart.

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The middle part of the weir is broken

Weirs

• The conflict between water infrastructure and aesthetics first pipe I found was a single pipe (P1) sticking out of the reeds, and there are 5 more 4 The 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. I guessed that P3, P4, P5 and P6 appeared to be for pumping water from this area to another place.

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Therefore, the P2 might be linked to the P1. The process might be: the P2 collect the surface water flowing 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.

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

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

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

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

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Weirs along the wetland

a. Exposed steel bars. b. Loose stones

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 official drainage system documentation was found online, I speculated on some potential features of the pipeline based on site environment, its layout and functionality.

Wetland

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.

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

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.

There is no sewerage on both sides of the road. Sediment left on the road after the rain.

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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.

Standing water in several corners of the parking lot after one day of the rain

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 flooding last year or is overused by visitors.

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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.

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Large cracks of the trail in the rain garden area

Ground Pavement at Parking lot

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Top of the waterfall

All the answers came out when I 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 affects aesthetics.

Panoramic view of the upstream stacked stone waterfall

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PHASE 3: Reflection

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The camparison of these plans clearly shows that the actual situation is very different 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 affect the aesthetic of the place not only because they "grow" out of the ground abruptly, but also because both of them are damaged.

8 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 different heights drain the water into the lake, but they work together only if there is heavy rain or flooding.

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Design Plan

Guide Map in the Park

Satellite View of Baidu Map

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 runoff, resulting in an atmosphere of gradually abandoned landscape (only for rain garden area).

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

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

Some area are still very dry even after rains

05.2.

ArcGIS Pro | GIS for Planning, Design & Development |

Individual Work | Jun - Jul, 2022 Mr. Christopher Newman | e: cmnewman@unimelb.edu.au

GIS Ex.3_Making Meaningful Comparative Maps: Mapping Wind Speed

Comparison of the Average Daily Wind Speed in January and August Metropolitan Melbourne Region

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Average Daily Wind Speed (m/s) Metropolitan Melbourne Region Boundary

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3.9 - 4.3

4.7 - 5.1

5.4 - 5.7

6.1 - 6.4

3.5 - 3.9

4.3 - 4.7

5.1 - 5.4

5.7 - 6.1

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05.3.

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 a rc h i te c t u re p ro j e c t, f ro m s i te 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.

05.4.

Visual Presentation | Communication 03 |

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 C o m p a r e d t o a d e s i g n s t u d i o, t h e "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 first 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.