Xiangyi Zhu - Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

XIANGYI ZHU

SELECTED WORKS 2019 - 2022

Xiangyi

Zhu Flat

Sep 2020 - Sep 2022 UK

University College London

Master of Landscape Architecture MLA Landscape Architecture Merit

CONTENT

Sep 2015 - July 2019 China

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

Bachelor of Environmental Art Design

Overall GPA: 85.1/100

Professional Experience

Hunan Hanjingtiancheng Landscape Engineering Co., Ltd. Hunan, China Nov 2020 - Feb 2021

Intern Landscape architect

• Participated in a variety of project scales, including 5 landscape architecture projects for single-family home, shopping mall, schools and industrial park.

• Performed general drafting work such as site plans, sections, renderings and working sketches.

• Created and modified 2 landscape designs in SketchUp.

• Developed solutions to technical and design problems following established standards.

• Prepared project information for presentations.

• Worked independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

• Excellent verbal, written and graphic communication skills

Changsha Shanda Space Exhibition Design Engineering Co., Ltd. Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

Intern designer

• Participated in 2 museum exhibition design projects.

• Collected and collated a large number of relevant documents.

01

FISH OUT OF WATER

A re-imagination of a fish lives on Primrose Hill

02ABRI

Ben Nevis' s Temporary Climate Bothy Landscape

JAN 2022 - AUG 2022

Hunan, China

• Performed general drafting work such as site plans, sections, renderings and working sketches.

• Possessed the ability to collaborate as part of a diverse team.

• Prepared project information for presentation.

Award

03

COMMUNAL DREAM LAND

Re-constructed community

JAN 2021 - JUN 2021

04

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision making capabilities

• A strong sense of commitment, a willingness to learn and a desire to work in a dynamic, goal driven team environment.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, Lumion, Enscape and V-Ray.

• Proficiency in Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. June 2019 Excellent Graduation Design / Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications June 2019 Outstanding Dissertation / Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Sep 2018 Third Prize / User Experience Design Award

Portfolio Links

Bachelor https://issuu.com/xiangyi_zhu/docs/xiangyizhu_portfolio_bachelor

Master Year 1 https://issuu.com/xiangyi_zhu/docs/xiangyizhu_portfolio_year1

Master Year 2 https://issuu.com/xiangyi_zhu/docs/xiangyizhu_portfolio_year2_term1

https://issuu.com/xiangyi_zhu/docs/xiangyizhu_portfolio_year2_term2_3

INTERGROWTH OF ISLAND AND OCEAN

Strategic urban design for sea-level rise

SEP 2019 - DEC 2019

FISH OUT OF WATERR

A re-imagination

of a fish lives on Primrose Hill

PROJECT SUMMARY

SEP 2021- DEC 2021

The project is named ‘Fish out of water’, which is an idiom used to refer to a person who is in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable, surroundings. Due to climate change, the living environment is not suitable for many fishes, so they have to move somewhere else. It is similar to the people who live in the areas influenced by climate change. In fact, not only fish and humans but also many plants and animals are suffering from the negative effects of climate change.

This project begins with the study of fish, analysing what the world looks like from the fish. The view of the fish is then simulated through the ice ball and the landscape is viewed 3D scanned through the ice ball. The 3d scanning projects can help us to record cultural, geological and environmental treasures at risk from climate crisis.

The device is used for field ice ball observation and provides a good view to observe how the surroundings change during the melting of the ice. The unit consists of five main parts, four metal strips forming the support section, which can be adapted to various ground conditions and provide stable support. The last part is the ice ball holder, which provides an open view for easy observation.

This site is located in Primrose Hill, London. At the circle is the location of the scan through the glass ball or the ice ball.

The next images are the result of a 3D scan of nearby objects and landscapes through the transparent part of the ice ball. As the ice ball melted, the view changed at any time, producing fantastic images, which were analyzed through technical representation.

The area scanned with the glass ball The area scanned in normal way The view the site

ABRI 02

Ben Nevis' s Temporary Climate Bothy Landscape

PROJECT SUMMARY

JAN 2022 - AUG 2022

As Ben Nevis is the UK's highest peak and has a complex terrain, it attracts many tourists every year. In winter, the extreme weather conditions lead to a large number of accidents each year. On the one hand, the question of how to provide a safe and fun experience for visitors has become a worthwhile one. On the other hand, visitors boosts the local economy and at the same time puts some ecological pressure on Ben Nevis. The question of how to balance nature and tourism is therefore worth exploring.

Ecological issues such as climate change and global warming have had a range of irreversible effects on Ben Nevis, such as reduced snowfall, reduced snowpack, shorter snow periods, etc. Unpredictable and rapid changes in temperature also lead to natural disasters such as melt-water streams, avalanches and landslides. This puts nature, its inhabitants and visitors at risk.

This project responds to the environmental issues, like climate change. The project is dedicated to exploring how a landscape approach can ensure the safety of visitors and enhance their experience in extreme environments. At the same time, the project explores the dynamic changes and boundaries between the natural and the unnatural.

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Allt Coire an Lochain

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THE PLAN OF BOTHY LANDSCAPE & AVALANCHE BOTHY

COMMUNAL DREAM LAND

Re-constructed community

PROJECT SUMMARY

JAN 2021 - JUN 2021

This is an abandoned park re-construction project, which aims to explore the relationship between human and non-human users in urban area, and to create an urban idyllic landscape that promotes the coexistence of humans and non-human users through design strategies.

The project is located in Jiading District, Shanghai, China. This amusement park was opened in 1996, closed in 2000, and has been idle for almost 20 years. After that, the buildings in the park are dilapidated and overgrown with weeds.

In fact, Shanghai is a rapidly developing modern metropolis, the city is full of high-rise concrete buildings. The pace of life here is fast, bring convenient life to people at the same time, ignore people's desire for nature. On the premise of considering the needs of nonhuman users, this design project transforms the park into a urban pasture and urban farm, attracting citizens to participate in plant planting and maintenance, animal grazing and other activities, and creating a hybrid urban rural landscape.

Through the strong contrast between the urban landscape and the natural landscape, it reawakens people's interest in nature and triggers people's thinking about the relationship between man, non-human and nature. At the same time, a small urban farm could provide food for the city, provide a temporary habitat for migrating birds and enrich species diversity.

B

Natural slope Ditch

Gabions

Ditch Handrail: wooden

Planting hole: 5 cm dia

Hierarchic planting hole: 5 cm dia

The macadam road

This design principle of the park would consider both of human and non-human species. It would creat a diverse community, offer opportunities for human to get close to nature and achieve sustainable development.

The bridges are connected the main macadam road and the grazing area. It is noticeable that there are a lot of hierarchic holes with plants which is attractive to cows and keeping them away form the ditch. And the main macadam road would use the same design principle.

The ditch would collect rain water by the underground pipes which connected with water tanks. The ditch would also be the fence for the cows which is not visible fence and showing the equality of people and animals.

Handrail: wooden

The connection of bridge and handrail

1 10

T-profile: steel 5 mm thick

Screw hole

Planting hole Bridge: concret Drain hole: 3 cm dia Gabion: 40X40X50 CM

The bridge: concrete 20 CM thick

Soil

Screw: 100X8mm

Gravel aggregate 3: 12/42

Geotexitile fabric Perforated drain pipe: 30 cm dia

Soil

Screw: 80X8mm

Post: wooden 10x10x155 CM

The dith would be built by the soft engineering which could be better for the nature and animals. And the hard engineering part would use the MSE retainning wall which used geotexitile fabric and geotexitile grid to offer a strong structure.

The design of this area would follow the animal-friendly principle, like the animal tunnel and the stepping stones, which could increse the biological diversity.

The details of gabions 75 CM 40CM

Planting substrate

Soil-aggregate mix Geotexitile grid Gabion

Gravel aggregate 3: 12/42 Perforated drain pipe: 30 cm dia

Geotexitile fabric

Gravel aggregate 1: 2/16 Gravel aggregate 2: 0/42 Soil-aggregate mix

CM

CM 45CM 135CM

CM Gabion C 70 CM 40CM

CM 155 °

CM 135CM

% Gabion D

A

engineering

Wire mesh Ditch & Fence Ditch & Fence 27 28

THE DETAILS OF SKYWALK

The section A of skywalk

Handrail: wooden (see detail 1)

The section B of skywalk

The section C of skywalk

Steel grid: 10x10x2 CM

Drain hole: 3 cm dia

Wooden

Screw hole: 8 mm dia

Handrail: wooden (see detail 1)

Fixing: steel / Post: wooden

Post: steel / 20 cm dia

Foundation: concrete (see detail 3)

Section A shows the skywalk above the ground which would offer tunnels for cows and the other animals. It would use the steel grid to help the water and sunshine flows to plants directly.

Fixing: steel / Post: wooden Fixing: steel / Post: wooden

Handrail: wooden (see detail 1)

Chair: wooden T-profile: steel (see detail 4)

Steel grid: 10x10x2 CM

Drain hole: 3 cm dia

I-profile: steel (see detail 2) I-profile: steel (see detail 2)

Wooden deck: 100x10x3 CM

Birds' shelter: wooden

Post: steel / 20 cm dia

Foundation: concrete (see detail 3)

Section C shows the possibilty of multi-function of the skywalk, like chair, platform, fitness equipments, entertainment equipments, etc.

1 :100 1 :100

The section D of skywalk

Steel: 8 mm thick

I-profile: steel (see detail 2)

Wooden deck: 100x10x3 CM 70 CM 60 CM

Birds' shelter: wooden

Post: wooden / 10X10X110 CM

Foundation: concrete (see detail 3)

Section B shows the skywalk above water area which would offer shelters for water birds at under the deck which can decrease the disterb from human.

Handrail: wooden (see detail 1)

Drain hole: 3 cm dia Drain hole: 3 cm dia

Fixing: steel / Post: wooden

I-profile: steel (see detail 2)

Steel grid: 10x10x2 CM

Ditch: Gravel aggregate: 12/42 & Perforated drain pipe: 30 cm dia

Gravel aggregate Prefabricated structure

Perforated drain pipe: 15 cm dia

Post: steel / 20 cm dia Post: steel / 20 cm dia

Foundation: concrete (see detail 3)

1 : 15 1 : 20 1 : 25 1 : 10

Post: wooden / 10X10X110 CM

Steel: 8 mm thick

I-profile: steel / 10 CM thick

PART 1 and PART 2 are welded together.

Pillar: steel / 20 CM dia Nut: 16 mm dia

Steel

Threaded rods: 16 mm dia

Foundation: concrete / 60X60X100 CM

T-profile: steel / 8 mm thick

Screw hole: 16 mm dia

Section D shows the skywalk connected with the MSE retainning wall which and can protect the shoreline and collect water as well.

INTERGROWTH OF ISLAND AND OCEAN Strategic urban design for sea-level rise

PROJECT SUMMARY

SEP 2019 - DEC 2019

In the context of sustainable development, this project explores resilient landscape strategies for islands to cope with sea-level rise and a series of problems caused by it and finds possible strategies to mitigate sea-level rise, to reduce risks to people, economy and society.

The project is located at Chongming District, Shanghai. Changxing island with citrus planting, Marine equipment manufacturing as the leading industries, rapid economic development. However, Changxing island is located in an ecologically sensitive area at the estuary of the Yangtze River, facing a series of problems such as severe water-logging, loss of bird habitat and serious industrial pollution.

Background Menace Strategy Concept Solution

Waterlogging The rectification river

Storm tide

Addition Widen

People and water coexist in harmony

Deepen Build watergate

STRATEGY 1: RECONSTRUCTION OF WATER NETWORKS

The reconstruction of the water network can greatly reduce the risk of waterlogging. The design strategy is to remove the original cement canal, to add, widen and deepen the canal according to the site characteristics, to construct

ecological slope protection, to repair the natural channel, to increase the capacity of the river, and to increase the affinity of the island water system for the islanders, to enrich the species diversity and to protect the ecosystem.

Sealevel rise

The reduce of bird habitat

Factory dumping FRAMEWORK

Provides great environment

Keep Protect Attract

Rebuild coastline Build islands for birds Build stakes for birds Plant reeds

Wetland restoration Build fruit orchards

Benthic protection Water purification

Aquaculture

Function reconstruction

Underwater sightseeing Science education

Biological conservation

Cement canals

STAGE 1

Remove the cement canals

Original canals Birds' islands Original wetland

Build more canals

STRATEGY 2: CREATE A BIRD-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT

Devastated wetland

STAGE 1

Protect the wetland

STAGE 2 STAGE 2

New canals Birds' stakes

Shanghai is an important passage point for bird migration, especially the Changxing island. But as pollution has increased, more birds have disappeared. Through a series of analyses of bird food, living environment, and breeding

Build islands and stakes for birds

STRATEGY 3: SHIPYARD RENOVATION

The shipbuilding industry in Changxing island is very developed, which not only brings economic benefits but also causes industrial pollution to a large extent, such as air pollution, soil pollution, and water pollution. The design strategy is to redesign some of the shipyards that will soon fail to meet the demand for use,

STAGE 1

Shipbuilding

Secondarycanals

STAGE 3 STAGE 3

Ecological slope protection channel network

Widen the canals Build a diverse ecosystem for birds

Deep water area

Shallow water area Fruit orchards

Main canals Macrophanerophytes & Reed Benthic flora

Macrophanerophytes Fish

STAGE 4 STAGE 4

conditions, the following strategic methods are obtained to protect birds, keep birds and attract birds.

Reed Emergent aquatic plant

Build ecological slope protection Offer a variety of foods for birds

to make them a place integrating the functions of water purification, science education, tourism, and ecological fishery, to upgrade functions the shipyard and realize sustainable development.

STAGE 2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4

Purification of sewage Ecological fisheries Science education

Changxing Island in Shanghai is based on current problems such as flood disasters, bird habitat loss, industrial pollution and so on, and the sustainable development of the island is realized from multiple dimensions. In the process of finding solutions to sea-level rise and a series of problems caused by it, landscape strategies have been adopted to reduce natural disasters and economic losses while creating new economic, tourism, social service opportunities and recreational space to help the future development of the island.

The original After rebuilding

Water table

Saturated soil

The salt in the soil dissolves in water, enters the hollow pipe to discharge the soil, reduces the soil salinization city, is advantageous to the crop planting.

Removal of existing cement channels and restoration of natural channels have increased the capacity of rivers and reduced waterlogging.

With the development of The Times, the old shipyard was left idle and transformed into a place integrating water purification, sightseeing.

In the replanning of Changxing island, the living habits of birds have been fully taken into account to attract birds to stay, protect birds and enrich species diversity.

Through a series of devices, increase the oxygen content of water, improve the water quality, to provide a healthy habitat for all kinds of organisms.

Rainwater filtration and collection devices are set up to collect and store rainwater as agricultural water for sustainable development.

CHANGE PREDICTION OF BIRD ISLANDS

1 year later

1 year later 2 years later 3 years later

The design of bird island provides the birds with a relatively independent and safe habitat, which is beneficial to the breeding of birds. The secondary recycling of resources is beneficial to the environment.

FILLER ANALYSIS

Eaten

Recycled Filled

MODEL MATERIAL ANALYSIS

Recycling of cement and red bricks in river reconstruction.

Break red bricks and cement blocks.

Adjust the pH of the cement slurry to suit oyster growth.

Bird island is essentially an oyster reef, providing a home for oysters and other creatures.

Secondly, it also plays an important role in water purification, attached to the above animals and plants, microorganisms can purify harmful components in water.

At the same time, it can withstand wave erosion to some extent and slow the retreat of the coastline.