Muyun ZHU_Landscape architecture portfolio 2024 by Muyun Zhu

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

MUYUN ZHU

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SKILLS

PS/AI/INDD

LANGUAGE

EXPERIENCE

Stijgroep

Junior landscape architect & Urbanist

Freelance researcher

Urban Green Space (UGS) management and maintenance

Suzhou Zhonghai Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

Internship - assistant landscape designer

EDUCATION

Wageningen University & Research

Master of Science, Landscape Architecture

Thesis: AKtivate! Design to promote unstructured physical activities for young adolescents in Kerkrade

Nanjing Agricultural University

Bachelor of Engineering, Landscape Architecture

Thesis: Revitilizing Fuxing island

HONORS

& AWARDS

Nature-based Future Challenge Top10

Wageningen University & Research

ASLA Student Award

Magical foodscape: A guidebook for re-planning the cities based on the culture, food and the built environment

Outstanding Graduate

Nanjing Agricultural University

National Scholarship

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

Academic projects Werkprojecten

LIVING WITH WATER

Regional design

Renovatie buurtplein

Master's thesis Natuurrecreatiegebied

Regional design

Urban public space design

Landschappelijk wonen

LIVING WITH WATER

Exploring the synergy between water solutions and new housing in Kop van Noord-Holland

Invidual academic project

Noord-Holland, the Netherlands

~16,200ha

3.2022 - 5.2022

Tutor: Christian Nolf

The cultural landscapes of Kop van Noord-Holland narrate how this area's inhabitants have lived with water since ancient times. The dunes and polders have protected people from the sea, while bulb cultivation has brought prosperity. However, climate change and the massive mono-cultivation of bulbs have cast a shadow on traditional life, and have made the area more vulnerable to water-related problems such as flooding and salinization.

Handled properly, challenges can turn into opportunities. Solutions to these problems create conditions for a healthy and attractive living environment for the new settlements. Water is the core, the approach, the infrastructure, and the context of this project. By establishing a nitrogen buffer system based on the existing spatial structure of the irrigation-drainage water system and making the element ‘water’ more tangible and accessible, the historical and cultural landscape is strengthened. After solving the water-related problems, the water and the landscape offer opportunities for new housing, improved mobility, enhanced nature, and sustainable agriculture. The region is thus shifting towards a more sustainable, climate-proof, and resilient future.

Spatial concept

Housing typology

Dune expansion

Dike in dune

Wetland buffer zone (WBZ)

Depoldering

c. Marina Landmark

g. Urban enclave

d. Floating house

Pier house

a. Dike house

e. Bridge house

b. Seepage house

f. WBZ house

Strip1

Strip2 Strip3

Regional design

Paludiculture

Aquaculture

Wind turbine

Organic bulb

Wetland buffer zone

(WBZ)

Nature

WBZ house

Den Helder

Juliana Dorp

Floating house

Transit center

Elevated train track

Breezand

Anna Paulowna

New enclave

Pier house

Settlements in WBZ

Wetland buffer zones are well-known for removing agricultural water pollutants, such as Nitrogen. A critical area to buffer is the intersection of the pollution loading area and runoff generating area, and the WBZs are often more effective along small/low-level streams. It is also suggested that better removal effects take place where shallow groundwater flows through and is confined within the WBZ plant root zone. Fortunately, the study area has a shallow groundwater level. The WBZ system not only accentuates the polder structure and strengthens the cultural landscape, but also serves as the ecological corridor. On top of that, it provides a beautiful environment for living and tourism. It also allows for the development of a slow mobility system, mainly for cyclists and hikers.

Life on islands

The depoldering creates connection to Amstelmeer , which is a metaphor for the region’s historical intimacy with water. The contrast between the islands’ organic shape and WBZ’s linear structure is a reminder of the local history and culture: from ‘conquering water’ in the past to ‘living with water’ in the resilient future, and also gives the region a new identity.

The change in land use and development of nature complete the Nitrogen buffer system. Pier houses are located on the islands. They can be reached by bikes and boats.

AKtivate!

Design to promote unstructured physical activities for young adolescents in Kerkrade

MSc thesis

Kerkrade, The Netherlands

~2,215ha

12.2022 - 10.2023

Supervisor: Agnès Patuano, Lenneke Vaandrager

Compared to other Dutch cities, Kerkrade’s population is less healthy due to lack of physical activities. This issue is particularly evident among young adolescents (10-14 years old children).

Supported by affordance theory stating that affordance, i.e., the functional attributes of the environment can be directly perceived by people and thus change people’s behavior, this thesis attempts to design an outdoor environment for Kerkrade that provides more affordance to young adolescents’ unstructured physical activity (UPA) behavior with the instructions of salutogenic design principles. It is an attempt to bridge landscape design and health promotion.

Degisn Qetion:

How can an outdoor environment that promotes young adolescents’ unstructured physical activity (UPA) be designed in Kerkrade?

Sub Research Question (SRQ)1:

What evaluation criteria for an outdoor environment that promotes young adolescents’ UPA can be formulated based on the environmental drivers and barriers for such behavior in Kerkrade?

SRQ2:

What design guidelines can be formulated based on the spatial distribution of the drivers for promoting young adolescents’ UPA in Kerkrade?

SRQ3:

What design interventions can be proposed to promote young adolescents’ UPA in Kerkrade?

General barriers

Literature review

General drivers

Kerkrade barriers Workshop

Kerkrade drivers

Spatial analysis - city scale Spatial analysis - site scale

Questionnaire

City scaled design principles

1.Take advantage of Kerkrade existing public green spaces and adapt them for potential UPA destinations

2.Provide more UPA destinations within or around neighborhoods with high population density

3.Take advantage of Kerkrade existing infrastructures for cyclists and plan AT routes basing on them

4.Improve existing infrastructures for AT to complement the AT – UPA

5.Improve road intersections to create a safer traffic environment for young adolescents

City design vision

Cycling infrastructure to be improved

Intersection to be improved

Existing UPA destination

Proposed UPA destination

Site design location

Site scaled design principles

1. Provide more sport and recreational facilities to afford young adolescents’ diverse UPA through more facilities that afford actual sports or games, relatively smooth surfaces with or without height differences, climbing facilities, attached objects and non-attached objects

2. Provide varied age appropriate and accessible facilities that afford actual sports or games.

3. Arrange the affordances and preferences, especially varied relatively smooth surfaces with or without height differences in a clear way.

4. Provide varied climbing facilities, attached objects and nonattached objects other than trees and rocks.

5. Provide varied amenities, especially sufficient lighting, benches, picnic tables and shelters and sheds to afford more UPA destination visitation

6. Utilize natural elements not only affordances for UPA, but also for creating narrative and identity

7. Extract design elements from Kerkrade's coal mining heritage to strengthen the UPA destination's narrative

8.Utilize the site terrain to provide diverse affordances to UPA and to strengthen the UPA destination's identity

Forest walk

Climbing hill

Water fun

Leisure grassland

Skateboard park

Outdoor gym

Section 2-2'

Section 1-1'

Section 3-3'

Climbing hill

Leisure grassland

THE LOOP

Establishing a Nature-NIA-Agritourism network for northeast Noord-Brabant

Invidual academic project

Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

~32,000ha

3.2021 - 5.2021

Tutor: Timo Matti Wirth

Agriculture is an essential sector for the study regio. However, traditional farming has led to environmental problems. This, in turn, impacts recreation, another crucial sector. To address the dilemma of conflicting agriculture and nature, this project explores a sustainable future for NoordBrabant by proposing a Nature-Inclusive Agriculture (NIA) and Agritourism network.

NIA serves as the cornerstone, functioning as stepping stones to complete ecological corridors and upgrade Natuurnetwerk Brabant. This synergy between agriculture, nature, and recreation has the potential to foster a circular economy, promoting resilience and regeneration for the environment. Agrotourism acts as a catalyst, providing economic alternatives for farmers and showcasing the symbiosis between agriculture and nature. Together, these initiatives aim to reconcile the conflict between agriculture and the natural environment, offering a sustainable pathway forward for the study region.

Landscape analysis

Fragmentation

Homogeneity

Deterioration

Biodiversity Decrease

Other parts of Noord Brabant: Nature is important to the recreation sector vs.

Study region: Nature is less appealing and uncompetitive

Agriculture is vital to the region's economy

Monoculture vs. circular economy

Income inequality

Conceptual framework

Ecological connections

Diversify landscapes

Reduce pollution

Increase landscape resilience

Increase biodiversity

Improve nature quality

Develop other types of recreation

Agriculture remains the driving force in ecomomy

Progressive transformation

Increase income via different approches

Nature Inclusive Agriculture

Nature-NIA-Agritourism network

Ecological corridors

Food forest

Intensive NIA

Agrisilviculture (Crops+Trees)

Silvopastoral (Grasslands+Trees)

Agrosilvopastoral (Crops+Grasslands+Trees)

Agritourism routes

Agroforestry

Prototype 1: Eco Village

Location: along Groote Wetering/other canals

Suitable for several small farms to collaborate

Prototype 2: Alley Crop

Location: Inner Heeswijk-Dinther

Suitable for individual farmers

Prototype 3: Permaculture Lab

Location: Heeswijk-Dinther

Suitable for individual farmers

Prototype 4: Agropark

Relatively intensive production in order to maintain food supply

COMMON GROUND

Community's public living room in Oslo

city fringe

Invidual academic project

Oslo, Norway

~600m2

9.2019 - 10.2019

Tutor: Songlin Wang

Oslo is one of the fastest-growing cities in Europe, and Hovinbyen is proposed as a key development area in response to Oslo’s anticipated population growth. The site's proximity to the inner city and mixed-use surroundings make it a pilot area to connect livability to green public space, locals to immigrants, and past to future. It gathers the community and provides a common ground in the city's transformation.

Hovinbyen

Site analysis

User analysis

'Fjord'

'Forest'

'Aurora'

MINERVAPLEIN

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland

Opdrachtgever: Bewonersorganisatie 110-Morgen

Visie opgesteld met de bewoners

Op de bewonersavond in 2023, uit de wens van de bewonersorganisatie kwamen verschillende onderwerpen naar voren. Als we deze samenvatten komen de volgende hoofdonderdelen aan bod: Klimaatbestendig, Veilig en Collectief. De onderwerpen werden georganiseerd in visiekaarten om de deelname te vergemakkelijken.

In navolging van de visies blijf ik het Minervaplein herontwerpen, niet alleen om de gestelde doelen te bereiken, maar ook om het een aangename en energieke openbare ruimte te maken waar de bewoners vaker naartoe gaan.

Hittestress verlichten Voetgangersveiligheid Regentuinen

Concept

Behoud de bestaande bomen

Leid meer bezoekers naar het plein

Scheid fietsers en scooterrijders van voetgangers

Inpassing snackbar Aanpassing busbaan

Creëer regentuinen Creëer gebieden voor verschillende activiteiten

Verhoog klimaatbestendigheid en biodiversiteit Creëer kronkelende routes voor belevingen

Speeltuin

Gras

Regentuin

Boomstam

Buiten fitnessruimte

Zitplaatsen onder boom

Open ruimte voor diverse activiteiten

Stapstenen

Zonnepaneel

Groene bushalte

Markering van het fietspad

Bodembedekkende planten

Hoogbloeiend gras/ vaste planten

Nieuwe bomen

Bestaande bomen

Bestaande leibomen

Zitplaatsen met verlichting

Straatlantaarn

Parkeren

Fietsnietjes

Stoeprand inlaten

Bussluis

Groendak

zonder bomen

Profielen

Profiel 1-1’

Profiel 2-2’

Verlichting

VREDENBURGHZONE

Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland

Opdrachtgever: Gemeente Waddinxveen, De Raad

De Vredenburghzone is een natuurrecreatiegebied ten zuidwesten van de gemeente Waddinxveen. Het project is in 2018 gestart en in 2024 is een deel van het oorspronkelijke ontwerp gerealiseerd. In de huidige fase is het de taak om de overgebleven percelen in het grotere geheel te integreren. Ik haal inspiratie uit het polderlandschap en zoek naar mogelijkheden om de connectiviteit en functionaliteit te versterken.

Perceel 1 Distripark heeft plannen over de ontwikkeling van gronden ten zuiden van de A12, waarbij een andere locatie gevonden moet worden voor de daar aanwezige waterplassen. De benodigde waterberging is tenminste 4.500 m2 op het -7,10 meter waterpeil. In overleg met het waterschap is besloten het huidige aangrenzende beeld van een plasdraszone voort te zetten over het perceel tot aan het hondenlosloopgebied.

Alternatieven voor een wandelpad door de manege in perceel 2 worden aan de eigenaar voorgelegd om een betere landschappelijke kwaliteit te onderhandelen met een hogere connectiviteit en biodiversiteit. Ook worden de mogelijkheden verkend om een recreatiepark te creëren in het overgangsgebied tussen het woongebied en het polderlandschap.

3 Recreatiepark

2 Manege

Toegankelijk nat recreatiegebied Bos

Toegankelijk nat recreatiegebied

Ransuilhabitat

Nat natuurgebied

1 Distripark

Hondenlosloopgebied

Vredenburghzone

Bestaande natte natuur

Pad met brug

Onderhoudsdijk met losse bomenlijn

Grasland Plasdrasgebied

Rietland

Voorlopig ontwerp - waterberging

Rietland

Grasland met rijke bloemen Plas-dras Plas-dras

Nieuwe plas-dras waterpeil -7.10 indien overstroomd

Altijd onder water waterpeil -7.10

Bestaande plas-dras waterpeil -7.10 indien overstroomd

Nieuw te planten bomen

Pad

Brug

Toekomstige paden

Bestaande bomen

Profiel 4-4' met lage brug

Indruk van lage brug

Profiel 4-4' met duiker

Indruk van duiker

1. Hoe creëer je een park dat aansluit op het woon- en plattelandslandschap?

3. Verbetering van de landschappelijke continuïteit via blauwgroene infrastructuur

2. Het creëren van vergezichten en het versterken van het coulissenlandschap

4. Het voortzetten van het stedelijk weefsel, het creëren van connectiviteit en nieuwe programma's

groenzoom

Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland

Opdrachtgever: Gemeente Lansingerland

1 Groene kamers

De gemeente transformeert de agrarisch percelen aan de Noordersingel ten behoeve van een betere leefomgeving en woningbouw. De transformatie van de Groene kamers volgens de volgende vier pijlers: water(-berging), recreatie en natuureducatie, natuurontwikkeling en landschapsbeleving. Naast het bereiken van de functionaliteiten, integreert ons ontwerp zich in het landschap en geeft elk kamer een unieke identiteit. Voor de wonenkavers stellen we regels op om ervoor te zorgen dat de nieuwe woningen het landschap volgen en maken we een kavelpassort om de landschappelijke ontwikkeling te begeleiden.

Kamer 4 - cultuurkavel met variatie aan natuur en cultuurakkers - landschapstypen: rietland, broekbos, griend