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YA N X I N G Z H A N G ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO 2

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EDUCATION 2014-2015

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE - 1st year

Southwest Jiaotong University, China

2016-2018

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTS - Major in Architecture

The University of Melbourne, Australia

2018.01

WINTER SCHOOL PROJECT - Exchange Program

The Stuttgart University, German

2019-2020

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE

The University of Melbourne, Australia

WORK EXPERIENCE

YA N X I N G

ZHANG

| VIYA |

ARCHITECTURE GRADUATE

2018 - 2019

MIA Architecture

DRAFTSPERSON

2019.12 2020.01

A+E DESIGN

INTERNSHIP

2021.03 2021.05

THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

TECH TUTOR

AWARDS & HONOURS C2 Mandarin

C1 English

B1 German

Dean’s Honours Awards - Undergraduate

2017, 2018 & 2019

Dean’s Honours Awards - Master

2020

Works Exhibited at Nicosia International Buffer Fringe Festival

2019

Works Exhibited at MSDx

2018, 2019 & 2020

COVIE Viral Placemaking Award 2020 - Group

2020

PROFICIENCY viyazhangyx@gmail.com

+61 0431280426

Melbourne, VIC

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An Architectural Palimpsest of past

CONTENT

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Nostalgic Heritage Thesis Project in 2020

Intricate Vessels

An Archive for the Cleaners of Lonely Death/ Kodokushi A Small-scaled Project Designed for Specific Group in 2019

Still Life

Museum of Everyday Object in Nicosia Civic + Cultural Complex Project in 2019

Boom House

Duality of Individuality Residential Project in 2020

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University High School G. W. T.

Educational Project in 2018

Babylon

Sky scrapper on La Trobe Street Construction Group Project with in 2019

Creativity Chakra Sacral

Parametric Group Project in 2018

The Persian Garden A Sip of Tea

Landscape Project in 2020

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Nostalgic Heritage

An Architectural Palimpsest of past Thesis Project in 2020

MASTER PLAN

JOB WAREHOUSE

light from sky

visit ing the tim e ve

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Nostalgic Heritage is a methodology for heritage preservation based on Svetlana Boym’s theory, which described nostalgia as ‘revisiting time as space’ and ‘superimposition of past and now’(Boym,2001). This nostalgic approach aims to arouse sympathy and déjà vu of the site by layering the memories and elements. The proposal focuses on Job Warehouse on Bourke Street in Melbourne and intends to revitalise the lost stories and meanings. It aims to recognise the value of neglected old building and reconnect people to the site by superimposing and displacing the nostalgic objects and events from past, present and future. Eventually, these architectural palimpsests will be the resources and generators of materials, forms and spaces.

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JOB WAREHOUSE PLANS

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VIEW FROM BOURKE STREET

J O B GALLERY

SIDE ENTRY COLLAGE

VIEW FROM CROSSLEY STREET

CORRIDOR

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GALLERY COLLAGE

WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

BREWERY

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Layered Walls

TOP FLOOR PLAN

In-between Spaces

Vertical Circulation

UPPER FLOOR PLAN

Extended Alleys

GROUND FLOOR PLAN COLLAGE

I. from the roof and skylight 5

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II. overhung gallery

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III. observation spot in gallery 1.

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SECTIONAL COLLAGE

IV. space between the layered curtain

V. extended alley

extended alley into the building the Paperback bookshop gallery with the layered window accessible roof the highest space in the building

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Intricate Vessels

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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An Archive for the Cleaners of Lonely Death/ Kodokushi PRODUCED

BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION A Small-scaled Project Designed for Specific Group in 2019

I. Entrance for Cleaners (private) II. Selecting Area III. Documentation Storage IV. Archiving Space

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V. Prayer Space VI. Public Platform VII. The Bridge/Entrance for Public

The lonely death cleaners are a group of people devoted to cleaning the deceased’s homes, and they collect the belongings. The dead usually left alone without anyone came for the inheritance. The cleaners will deal with the aftermath, and due to the harsh working condition and superstition, this job is considered unacceptable. Especially for the lonely death case, the deceased’s belongings will be collocated and sorted by cleaners. During this process, the cleaners read through the owners’ memories and absorb the sorrow.

The architecture will serve as an archive of the past artifacts. It is a domain for the cleaners, as they value the belongings. At here, they will sort the artifacts and mediate through the process. They will pray for the deceased and give a farewell to them.

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The lonely death cleaners are a group of people devote to clean the homes of deceased, especially the Kodokushi case, which means lonely death. The cleaners have to deal with the with the aftermath: dark stains where the corpse lay, remnants of hair, skin, or bones, maggots and ies, as well as the stench. Due to the harsh working condition and superstition, this job is considered as unacceptable, even dirty. The people left alone usually didn’t have anyone came for the inheritance. Hence, the cleaners also in charge of collect and sort the belongings. During this process, the cleaners read through the owners’ memories and absorb the sorrow. They give the last goodbye to the past. The trauma not only came from the job but also from after work.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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UNDERGROUND FLOOR PLAN

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7m The sacred number of death

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BELOW GROUND REALM

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SECTION A Timber

Concrete

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

Heavy Top + Light Base

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

UNDERGROUND FLOOR PLAN

The Realm of Light and Shadow; Life and Death

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

SECTION B

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Archive - void

Workshop - solid

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GIVING THE LAST FAREWELL TO THE PAST

TO BE UNDERSTOOD AND ACCEPTED

FROM BEING CURIOUS TO ENGAGED

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HEXADECIMAL CLASSIFICATION

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ENTERING A NEW REALM CROSSING THE VOID

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THE FIRST PRAYERS

THE SECOND PRAYER

THE THIRD PRAYER

invited to the archive

cleaners before doing their jobs

cleaners after sorting the artefacts

public visitors witness the ceremony

The Realm of Light and Shadow; Life and Death

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THE PRIEST

THE PRIEST

THE FIRST PRAYERS

THE SECOND PRAYER

THE THIRD PRAYER

invited to the archive

invited to the archive

cleaners after sorting the artifacts

public visitors witness the ceremony

Intricate Vessels: Value in the Artifacts of Death An Archive for the Cleaners of Kodokushi / Lonely Death 孤独な死のスイーパー

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Still Life

Museum of Everyday Object in Nicosia Civic + Cultural Complex Project in 2019

The proposed design is for a museum of Still Life sitting in Nicosia’s buffer zone and follows the stillness concept, which derives from the abandoned sites in or near the buffer zone, where time and life were frozen. The content and architecture celebrate the captured moments and ongoing daily life of the Nicosia people.

Through reappearing the still life of the past and now, this museum is a bridge connecting the young and old generations in Nicosia. Being in a neutral position also encourages exchanging information between two sides through personal and collective memories. Not to solve the political issues or realise unification, but to achieve more understanding.

GUIDING AXIS

Buffer Zone

Museums in Nicosia

CIVIC SPACE

Axes

MASS

BROKE-UP SPACES

Mass

MASTER PLAN

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Circulation

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Public vs. Private

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

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12 - TOWER GALLERY 14 - LONG TERM EXHIBITION SPACE 23 - TEMPORARY EXHIBITION SPACE 24 - ROOF GARDEN 25 - GALLERY 26 - ROOF GARDEN 27 - EXHIBITION SPACE

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1 - LOBBY 2 - RECEPTION 3 - STORE 4 - MALE BATHROOM 5 - FEMALE BATHROOM 6 -STORAGE 7 - HALL/ TEMPORARY EXHIBITION 8 - GARDEN GALLERY 9 - CAFE 10 - LONG-EXHIBITION SPACE 11 - EVENT CENTRE 12 - TOWER GALLERY 13 - ATRIUM 14 - LONG TERM EXHIBITION SPACE 15 - EXHIBITION INFORMATION 16 - CENTRAL SQUARE 17 - OFFICE SPACE 18 - GALLERY 19 - COLLECTION STORAGE 20 - MALE BATHROOM 21 - FEMALE BATHROOM 22 - UN TOWER

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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UPPER FLOOR PLAN 0

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12m

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20m

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SCAFFOLDING

TOWER

GUIDLING WALL

2 SKYLIGHT

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UN TOWER

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WALL AS CURTAIN

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1 CORRIDOR

2 SQUARE

3 CONJUNCTION

4 TOWERS

FRAMED WINDOW

PROGRAM & CIRCULATION

NICOSIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

COURTYARD TERRACE

COMPOSITION

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SECTION A-A

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SECTION B-B

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Boom House

Duality of Individuality Residential Project in 2020

This house is designed for a Boomer couple with their children’s families and Airbnb clients. The concept derived from the conflict between sharing space and private space in the multi-generational living mode, which has become popular in Australia. “There is always someone there” is the most significant advantage but also disadvantages of this living style. The very first concern of this design is to ensure boomers have more social opportunities but at the same time to maximally provide privacy for each resident. Hence, every family owns an individual unit, including the living room, kitchen, and laundry. The sharing and public space work as the buffer zones between each family space. The boomers’ unit is highlighted with the ground floor’s angled wall, which is next to the communal living room. The second generations’ units sit on the upper floor with a level difference. The front house for Airbnb is separated from the boomers’ family by a long corridor and the swimming pool. Individual courtyards are also provided for single rooms to celebrate privacy. Every space in this house is about the duality of multi-generational life.

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MASTER PLAN

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UPPER FLOOR PLAN

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 17

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

FRONT ELEVATION

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DETAILED PERSPECTIVE 2-2

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REAR ELEVATION

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SECTION 1-1

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STAIRCASE

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TEA ROOM

COMMUNAL LIVING ROOM

WORKSHOP

LIVING ROOM FOR GUESTS

LINKING SPACES

LIVING ROOM FOR BOOMERS

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University High School G. W. T.

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Educational Project in 2018

The site locates at the intersection of Royal Parade and Story Street, adjacent to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. The studio brief is to design a new general learning complex building with a new Sports Department.

The fundamental concept stemmed from the colour of the school logo: green, white, tan. The architecture proposed an environmental-friendly school respecting students’ individuality and the site context by following this idea. As the principal language, the stepping terrace form is used for offering an intimate relationship between students and greenery, with the exterior stairs encouraging outdoor activities. Besides, the external staircases are used to celebrate verticality and break up the linear and horizontal circulation.

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MASTER PLAN

AERIAL VIEW

NATURE

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CIRCULATION

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SURROUNDING

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FORMING PROCESS

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FUNCTION A

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PUBLIC STUDY SPACE B

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ATRIUM A

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UPPER FLOOR PLANS COURTS

REAR ELEVATION

COURTS

SECTION B-B

G.W.T

FIRE STUDIO T10 YANXING ZHANG (VIYA) 778635

LIFT EXTERIOR STAIR FIRE ESCAPE STAIR

COMPOSITION & STRUCTURE

SECTION A-A

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Babylon

Sky scrapper on La Trobe Street Construction Group Project with Tianhao Zhang& Yiran Tao in 2019

The key driver of this high-rise design is ‘setting back’. We aim to celebrate the verticality and slenderness of skyscraper by using stepping forms. The tower is visibly divided into 5 groups, which are the low rise, medium-rise, high rise, sky rise and the crown. At each transfer floor, we place roof garden to respond to the surrounding greenery, especially the Carlton Garden. We applied a 45-degree rotation to the tower to allow Carlton garden’s fantastic view from both northeast and southeast facades. By doing so, dynamism is happening inside the rigid boxy form. The wind pressure is also reduced through rotation, as there is no facade perpendicular to the wind direction (north).

LOW RISE PLAN 1:250

330.8m rotate

prevailing wind

MEDIUM RISE PLAN 1:250

N EXTRUDE

ROTATE

RESPONSE TO PREVAILING WIND

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MASTER PLAN

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SKY RISE PLAN 1:250

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ROOF GARDEN 1

RL +72.800

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RL +223.200

LOW RISE SET BACK/ ROOF GARDEN MID RISE SET BACK/ ROOF GARDEN

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OFFICE FLOOR

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BMU RAILS

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ROOF GARDEN

BMU STORAGE

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RL +148.00

OFFICE FLOOR 6 7

FLOOR OUTELET

8 MID RISE SET BACK/ ROOF GARDEN

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BMU OPERATION

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A4.3

ROOF PLAN

SCALE 1:50 @ A2

BMU Details (with telescopic jib) TROLLEY WIDTH: 1500 mm MAX. JIB LENGTH: 14 m WEIGHT: ± 12500 kg TRAVERSING SYSTEM: GEAR MOTORS TRAVERSING SPEED: 8 m/min MAXIMUM WORKING HEIGHT: 330 mm

MONOLITHIC ALUMINUM CLADDING ROOF PARAPET BMU RAILS

rotate

prevailing wind

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

330.8m

TELESCOPIC JIB

BMU TROLLEY

ROOF GARDEN

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF ROOF

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A4.3

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A4.3

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ROOF PLAN SCALE 1:50 @ A2

CROWN STRUCTURAL FRAMING TELESCOPIC JIB

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ISOMETRIC N

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BMU RAILS

ROOF GARDEN

ROOF PARAPET

EXTENDED CURTAIN W WITH CAPPING

SECTION

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

SUPPORTING PLINTHS

BMU TROLLEY TWO PEOPLE CRADLE

RAILS SUPPORTING PLINTHS

BMU RAILS RAILS SUPPORTING PLINTHS

EDGE BEAM

EDGE BEAM

PRIMARY BEAM

PRIMARY BEAM

ADDITIONAL BEAMS SUPPORTING BMU SYSTEM

ADDITIONAL BEAMS SUPPORTING BMU SYSTEM

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SET BACK

LAYER (GROUPS)

SUBTRACT

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CUT

CROWN

TYPICAL CURTAIN WALL SECTION SCALE 1:50 @ A2

DETAILS OF CROWN

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A4.3

TYPICAL WINDOW WALL SECTION SCALE 1:50 @ A2

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Creativity

Chakra Sacral Parametric Group Project with Grant Li in 2018

This subject focuses on computational design and cutting-edge fabrication methods. The studio brief is to translate the Chakra into architectural language through parametric design in cooperation with 3d printing techniques. Our group was assigned the Chakra of Sacral as the key concept, which represents creativity and dynamism. The site locates at the Dights Fall, and we propose to build a creative public hub in the open green area. Besides the Sacral concept, we also chose and studied the bone growth behaviour as the biomimetic precedence for parametric programming.

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UPPER FLOOR PLAN

SECTIONAL MODEL

FORMING DIAGRAM

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FRONT ELEVATION

SIDE ELEVATION

SECTION A-A

SECTION B-B

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The Persian Garden A Sip of Tea

Landscape Project in 2020

The brief of this project is to translate the traditional Persian garden into a contemporary garden sitting in Melbourne. Following the key concept of ‘ A Sip of Tea’, this garden was intended to offer an atmosphere of opening and sharing, adapted from the Persian tea culture. The overarching scheme follows Persian traditions such as the axial design with the water channel, sloping feature and quad garden. However, this reinterpretation of the Persian garden also breaks the rules such as the openness as a public garden, and the rotation of the axis to better suit the local environment and contemporary context.

MAIN ENTRANCE

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MASTER PLAN

CALLERY PEAR GARDEN

QUAD GARDEN - HEDGE

WATER CHANNEL TO THE TEA HOUSE

VIEW TO THE ENTRANCE WITH TERRACE LANDSCAPE

TEA HOUSE - THE PAVILION

FLOWER GARDEN

TERRACE

CALLERY PEAR GARDEN

QUAD GARDEN

ROTATING GARDEN

TEA HOUSE PAVILION

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