Qinyang Zhu (Aland)Urban Design, Planning, Landscape & Architecture
Portfolio of academic works2011-2012
001 Opening The Window Grattan Street- Town & Gown, Melbourne, 2012(Urban Planning & Design)
002 HumblenessUniversity Lawn, Melbourne, 2012(Landscape Design)
003 Urban Wholeness & IndividualitySwanston Street transect, Melbourne, 2012(Spatial Analysis)
004 IntegrationStudley Park Boathouse,Melbourne, 2011(Urban Design, Planning & Architecture)
005 GrotesquePrinces Highway Gateway, Wyndham City, 2012(Land Art, Architecture)
CONTENTSDesign Portfolio
Docklands:Financial, insurance service and recreation
melton
werribee
sun shine
Epping
BroadmeadowsGreensborough
Ringwood
Camberwell
caueld
Dandenong
Frankston
Sydenham
Doncaster
airport
Footscray: Urban dencication and multiculture pricinct
Parkville/carlton:Education and health pricinct
CBDcentral pricinct
Southbank:Arts, recreation
ST. kilda:Business service
OPENING
Subject: Urban Precinct Studio: Grattan Street-Town & Gown
Location:Grattan Street & its associated university & south Carlton blocks, Melbourne
Group Member: Bond Chong, Iris Ding, Jane Wong, Qin Yang Zhu (Aland)
Year: 2012
THE WINDOW:
Culmination
Culmination
Anticipation
Anticipation
Entrance
Entrance??
Development Strategies:
Phase 1:2012-2020
Grattan ST
Phase 2:2020 +
Traffic Strategy:
A window (Grattan street and its south universi-ty precinct) in a house (university) is a relationship between the inside of the house and the outside world (surrounding suburbs as well as Melbourne metropolitan). It transmits light and air, and it allows glimpses between the public and private realms. When it fails to operate in these ways, it becomes a mere whole in the wall. Kunstler (1996: 83)The study area (university main campus and the Parkville sub-urb along the Grattan street transect) is located 1.3 km north of Melbourne CBD. As the inner city suburbs, Parkville & Carlton possess very strong character of knowledge and health pre-cinct. However, these two key characters are limited within the university area(house). At the same time, the Grattan street car-rying heavy traffic is acting as a wall isolates university with the surrounding suburbs. University has viewed this challenge and started to develop university expansion, which integrated surroundings in its pre-cinct. Recently, in 2001, the creation of university square, which was a private owned land formerly occupied by a bowling club, is one very significant move transforming the Grattan street and its southern blocks to a universitys window. The vision seeks to reinforce the strategy, focusing on blurring the boundary between town and gown, opening up university and integrated it with the general public.
A. Shifting Melbourne into a polycentric city, con-necting Parkville to the polycentric Melbourne
Identity
B. Filling city-wide traffic gapC. Making more reliable public transport, reinforce precincts as a important transport nodeD. Enriching and activating inter pedestrian and cycling links
Movement
H. Diversifying functional useG. Activating a 24 hour city/campus
Function/Activity
E. Establishing a more enclosed, fine grain ur-ban fabrics cooperated with soft edgesF. Creating a more pedestrian-friendly urban environment, enhancing streetscape vitality and robustness.
Built forms
Royal Park
Parliament
Flinders St
Shrine of Remebrance
East Richmond
North Richmond
Colling Wood
Victoria Park
Clifton Hill
Flinders St
Flemington Bridge
New Market
FootscrayREB
REB
Melbourne Central Flagsta
Southern Cross
North Melbourne
Melbourne Uni
Melbourne Uni
Public Transport Network
Public Transport Network:
Legends:District distributor
Local distributor
Grattan St
Collector (minor local road)
New city wide distributor
Local distributor (evened traffic)
Main traffic node
Legends:
Train line
Tram line
Bus line
New Train line (Caufield-Footscray)
New Train line (Doncaster-Suthern Cross)
Main Transport interchange point
New/enhanced interchange point
Reinforce the identical character of each precinct. Increase the variety within the city. Allow people to access opportunity efficiently. Reinforce movement connection between pre-cincts as a way solving urban traffic issue.
A Polycentric City
City Scale: New tunnel linking Eastern Fw, Western Ring Rd &
Citylink filling city-wide traffic gap Opportunity to improve public transport priority & street
amenity on the surface.University Scale: Break down uni superblock, opening up Tin Alley. Encourage traffic along Bouverie St, Pelham St. Lighter traffic allows street activities to thrive on Grattan St.
Railway:New CBD rails link West Footscray & Caufield, Doncaster &CBD.This provide fluid east-west access &mitigate the east-west traffic congestion.New train station provide base for activity to thrive at the uni-versity square.
Movement
Urban Precinct Studio ABPL 30052
Course Coordinator: Barrie SheltonGroup 9 Team Members: Bond Chong, Iris Ding, Jane Wong, Qin Yang Zhu (Aland)
500 m 500 m
Proposed bicycle lane
Proposed informal bicycle path
Existing bicycle lane
Existing informal bicycle path
Legends:
Existing crossing
Existing pathway
Internal pathway
Proposed crossing
Proposed pathway
Proposed internal pathway
Major/minor transport interchange point
Enriching Internal Cycling and Pedestrian Links
Proposals:Larger scale: More routes connecting inner suburbs. More and better connected bicycle & pedestrian priority routes to ensure traveling safety and enlarge choices. More bike sharing and parking facilities along key routes.
Issues:University:1. Some paths are visually imper-meable, which undermines usage.2. Some areas within uni are disconnected with streets.
Gtrattan St south:3. Most small laneways are underused with low level of physical permeability.4. Roof top space is underused.
Grattan street area: Enhance direct internal connection within blocks. Thus, contributing to inclusive campus and grattan St area. Connect transport nodes, activity nodes, incooperat major historic & public buildings. Increase permeability of small laneways(Xjunction and intermediated markers). Encourage deformed grid in laneways to relate topologi-cal features and enrich spatial experience. Few secondary laneways for informal cycling paths could bring life to small lanes. Create a seconday roof top landscape as a tranquilizing space allowing more dynamic of public use.
Roof top semipublic space
Roof top connections
External access point (Roof garden)
Cyclist Network
Cyclist Network
Pedestria Network
Intensive Green Roof Network
PedestrianNetwork
Cyclist Network
Urban Precinct Studio ABPL 30052
Course Coordinator: Barrie SheltonGroup 9 Team Members: Bond Chong, Iris Ding, Jane Wong, Qin Yang Zhu (Aland)
500 m 500 m
Proposed bicycle lane
Proposed informal bicycle path
Existing bicycle lane
Existing informal bicycle path
Legends:
Existing crossing
Existing pathway
Internal pathway
Proposed crossing
Proposed pathway
Proposed internal pathway
Major/minor transport interchange point
Enriching Internal Cycling and Pedestrian Links
Proposals:Larger scale: More routes connecting inner suburbs. More and better connected bicycle & pedestrian priority routes to ensure traveling safety and enlarge choices. More bike sharing and parking facilities along key routes.
Issues:University:1. Some paths are visually imper-meable, which undermines usage.2. Some areas within uni are disconnected with streets.
Gtrattan St south:3. Most small laneways are underused with low level of physical permeability.4. Roof top space is underused.
Grattan street area: Enhance direct internal connection within blocks. Thus, contributing to inclusive campus and grattan St area. Connect transport nodes, activity nodes, incooperat major historic & public buildings. Increase permeability of small laneways(Xjunction and intermediated markers). Encourage deformed grid in laneways to relate topologi-cal features and enrich spatial experience. Few secondary laneways for informal cycling paths could bring life to small lanes. Create a seconday roof top landscape as a tranquilizing space allowing more dynamic of public use.
Roof top semipublic space
Roof top connections
External access point (Roof garden)
Cyclist Network
Cyclist Network
Pedestria Network
Intensive Green Roof Network
PedestrianNetwork
Proposed bicycle lane
Proposed informal bicycle path
Existing bicycle lane
Existing informal bicycle path
Legends:
Existing crossing
Existing pathway
Internal pathway
Proposed crossing
Proposed pathway
Proposed internal pathway
Major/minor transport interchange point
Enriching Internal Cycling and Pedestrian Links
Proposals:Larger scale: More routes connecting inner suburbs. More and better connected bicycle & pedestrian priority routes to ensure traveling safety and enlarge choices. More bike sharing and parking facilities along key routes.
Issues:University:1. Some paths are visually imper-meable, which undermines usage.2. Some areas within uni are disconnected with streets.
Gtrattan St south:3. Most small laneways are underused with low level of physical permeability.4. Roof top space is underused.
Grattan street area: Enhance direct internal connection within blocks. Thus, contributing to inclusive campus and grattan St area. Connect transport nodes, activity nodes, incooperat major historic & public buildings. Increase permeability of small laneways(Xjunction and intermediated markers). Encourage deformed grid in laneways to relate topologi-cal features and enrich spatial experience. Few secondary laneways for informal cycling paths could bring life to small lanes. Create a seconday roof top landscape as a tranquilizing space allowing more dynamic of public use.
Roof top semipublic space
Roof top connections
External access point (Roof garden)
Cyclist Network
Cyclist Network
Pedestria Network
Intensive Green Roof Network
PedestrianNetwork
Phase 1:2012-2020
Grattan ST
Phase 2:2020 +
Royal Park
Parliament
Flinders St
Shrine of Remebrance
East Richmond
North Richmond
Colling Wood
Victoria Park
Clifton Hill
Flinders St
Flemington Bridge
New Market
FootscrayREB
REB
Melbourne Central Flagsta
Southern Cross
North Melbourne
Melbourne Uni
Melbourne Uni
Public Transport Network
Major/minor transport interchange point
Proposed bicycle lane
Proposed informal bicycle path
Existing bicycle lane
Existing informal bicycle path
Existing crossingExisting pathwayInternal pathwayProposed crossingProposed pathwayProposed internal pathway
Major/minor transport interchange point
Gated activity precinct
Enhanced existing activity precinct
New activity spine
Health/medical
Education
University general
Business
Residential
Public park
Mixed
City Scale: New tunnel linking Eastern Fw, Western Ring Rd &
Citylink filling city-wide traffic gap Opportunity to improve public transport priority & street
amenity on the surface.University Scale: Break down uni superblock, opening up Tin Alley. Encourage traffic along Bouverie St, Pelham St. Lighter traffic allows street activities to thrive on Grattan St.
Railway:New CBD rails link West Footscray & Caufield, Doncaster &CBD.This provide fluid east-west access &mitigate the east-west traffic congestion.New train station provide base for activity to thrive at the uni-versity square.
Bicycle network- a step further contribute to inclusive universityLarger Scale: More bicycle priority routes to ensure cycling safety. A better connected network connecting inner suburbs &
promoting accessing to university.Grattan Street Area: Enhance direct internal connection within university blocks. Few secondary laneways for informal cycling paths brings
life to small lanes.
Establish a more permeable, legible pedestrian network en-hance town-gown connection Pedestrian priority along Grattan street, Wilson ave, Leices-
ter street, pelham street. Integrate Barry street as a part of university square.
Vitalize direct internal connections at southern area and uni campus.
Public space, transportation nodes & activities precincts will be better connected with enhanced street amenity.
The strategy is to take the advantage of existing activities precincts, places with activities potentials & pedestrian prior-itized routes extending and linking them together forming a activity network. Major focus will be located on central north-south transect and Grattan St establishing a new ac-tivity spine connect royal Melbourne hospital, Swanston St intersection and Lygon St.
Adding active university units at south campus with frequent exhibitions and performances.
Diversifying the function mix, especially along Grattan St & university square.
More active small units at ground level of large build-ings.
Remove the ID access, extend opening hour of cer-tain uni buildings to encourage public access.
Movement Function & Activity
Urban Fabricsa. Subdivided large blocksCreate intimate character/basis of intense urban culture and economic ex-change.b. Vary the block sizeA range of block size to facilitate great diversity of building types &land uses.c. Selectively maintaining some large block;Primarily important public buildings/Heritage buildings/Major open space
Proposed new building
Existing building
Active soft edge
Passive soft edge
Hard edge
Building Interface:Establish a more intimate streetscape Integrate with transitional space to blurring the boundary between
public and private. Higher staircases are restricted Add more direct opacity on the secondary laneways. Arrange more active frontages along pedestrian prioritized street.
Existing formal sitting space
Proposed formal sitting space
Effect Lighting
Very bright area
Bright area
Dark area
Very Dark area
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Street Sitting More physically comfortable & psychologically protected sitting space. More reloadable sitting space More sitting space arranged to facilitate group interaction In formal sits with whole range of heights to enrich users experience. Arrange some sits with back rest, making a place usable for everyone. Making street furniture with double function
Surface Material Replacing asphalt pedestrians and cyclists paving materials. The
new paving will be in consistent with most used existing ones (yel-low brick & blue stone).
Use distinctive pedestrian friendly pavement to indicate the priority of pedestrians.
Through carving, surface paving could also add artistic value, giv-ing stronger local character.
Landscape & Vegetation: Increase vegetation diversity among southern precincts. Arrange ground cover and medium height vegetations along
pedestrian prioritized street to create a buffer for pedestrian, while offering certain ecological function.
Remove elegant & absolute clarity of space. Enhance the sense of progression. Extensive grassland will be partially maintained to accommodate various social activities.
Night Lighting: Laneways in general should be better illuminated. Adding more effect lighting along the street and open space to en-
hance the spatial character at night. The colour of effect lighting should be more distinctive from normal lighting.
Adding more warm and friendly lighting. Consider street furniture as a family of items, to provide a coherent
sense of identity.
Grass Cover
Shrubs Cover
Tree Cover
Tree cover (small trees)
Urban Precinct Studio ABPL 30052
Course Coordinator: Barrie Shelton
Group 9 Team Members: Bond Chong, Iris Ding, Jane Wong, Qin Yang Zhu (Aland)
Asphalt
Green Space
Concrete Paving
Other Materials (Sandpatch, stones, concrete bricks)
University Grey Brick Paving
Issues:The pedestrians and cyclists not only share the path but also use the same material.
Strategies:1. Change dierent paving materials for pedestrians and cyclists2. Remove the street car parks and extend the footpath
Issues:Well connect east and west physically, but not visually accessible and comfort-able for pedestrians and cyclists
Strategies:1.Pedestrian paving-Use uni grey bricks2. Permanant Street sign-Pedestrian& cy-clists only
Trac Intersection Issues:This is major problematic trac intersec-tion where pedestrians , cylcists and cars meet each other. It is unsafe and not uid.
Strategies:Use uni grey bricks for the crossing paving to slow down the trac and increase the priority of pedestrians
Asphalt Asphalt Asphalt University Grey Bricks Asphalt University Grey Bricks
Concret Paving Stones Concret Paving Uni Grey Bricks Vegetation Uni Grey Bricks
Objective 3 Creating more attractive, fuid, safer streets
Grattan Street
West-east Laneways
Asphalt
Green Space
Concrete Paving
Other Materials (Sandpatch, stones, concrete bricks)
University Grey Brick Paving
Issues:The pedestrians and cyclists not only share the path but also use the same material.
Strategies:1. Change dierent paving materials for pedestrians and cyclists2. Remove the street car parks and extend the footpath
Issues:Well connect east and west physically, but not visually accessible and comfort-able for pedestrians and cyclists
Strategies:1.Pedestrian paving-Use uni grey bricks2. Permanant Street sign-Pedestrian& cy-clists only
Trac Intersection Issues:This is major problematic trac intersec-tion where pedestrians , cylcists and cars meet each other. It is unsafe and not uid.
Strategies:Use uni grey bricks for the crossing paving to slow down the trac and increase the priority of pedestrians
Asphalt Asphalt Asphalt University Grey Bricks Asphalt University Grey Bricks
Concret Paving Stones Concret Paving Uni Grey Bricks Vegetation Uni Grey Bricks
Objective 3 Creating more attractive, fuid, safer streets
Grattan Street
West-east Laneways
Asphalt
Green Space
Concrete Paving
Other Materials (Sandpatch, stones, concrete bricks)
University Grey Brick Paving
Issues:The pedestrians and cyclists not only share the path but also use the same material.
Strategies:1. Change dierent paving materials for pedestrians and cyclists2. Remove the street car parks and extend the footpath
Issues:Well connect east and west physically, but not visually accessible and comfort-able for pedestrians and cyclists
Strategies:1.Pedestrian paving-Use uni grey bricks2. Permanant Street sign-Pedestrian& cy-clists only
Trac Intersection Issues:This is major problematic trac intersec-tion where pedestrians , cylcists and cars meet each other. It is unsafe and not uid.
Strategies:Use uni grey bricks for the crossing paving to slow down the trac and increase the priority of pedestrians
Asphalt Asphalt Asphalt University Grey Bricks Asphalt University Grey Bricks
Concret Paving Stones Concret Paving Uni Grey Bricks Vegetation Uni Grey Bricks
Objective 3 Creating more attractive, fuid, safer streets
Grattan Street
West-east Laneways
1. Change dierent paving materials for pedestrians and cyclists2. Remove the street car parks and extend the footpath
Use uni grey bricks for the crossing paving to slow down the trac and increase the priority of pedestrians
1.Pedestrian paving-Use uni grey bricks2. Permanant Street sign-Pedestrian& cyclists only
Making Intimate, Human Scale EnvironmentBEFORE
Asphalt
Green Space
Concrete Paving
University Grey Brick Paving
Proposed changing streets
Other Materials (Sandpatch, stones, concrete bricks)
Existing Street Furniture Grass cover
Shrubs cover
Tree cover
Tree cover (small)
Modification area
Proposed Sitting Areasture
Proposed Bicycle StationstureProposed other Street Furni-tures (Bins, Drinking Water)ture
1. Increase vegetation diversity along the university square.
2 Increase medium height vege-tastion cover makes square psy-chologically protected. enhance the sense of progression.
3 Plant more trees and vegeta-tions along the small laneways and major pedestrianzed street.
Objective 4
Creating a more stationary, Sitting in the Sun
Sitting in the ShadeSitting Alone
Sitting in Groups
Sitting Up Front
1 More Socially Comfortable Sitting
2 Physically Comfortable Sitting & Visually Attractive Seats
ISSUES:There are not enough sittings in the public space, especially when the proposed pedestrian networks and builtform are introduced.Presently, only a few options of sit-tings ; sitting environment and furni-tures are uncomfortable either.Not enough basic facilities for pedes-trian to use.No vital street lighting in the univer-sity square to facilitate the night ac-tivities
3 Bike Shelters and Other Basic Facilities
4 Pedestrian-friendly Street lightings
Benches with backrests or well-contoured chairs can make the people feel more comfortable.Use colourful or innovative sittting to attract pedestrians.
Drinking water, bins and bike shelters can be placed close to each other where the major ac-tivities occur the most (Square, laneways etc.)
Use colourful or bright lighting to create a hub-like enviornment and facilitate the night activityUse lighting to lead pedestriansLighting should be used along the laneways (safety isses)
Existing Street Furniture
Proposed Sitting Areas
Proposed Bicycle Stations
Proposed other Street Furnitures(Bins, Drinking Water)
Objective 4
Creating a more stationary, Sitting in the Sun
Sitting in the ShadeSitting Alone
Sitting in Groups
Sitting Up Front
1 More Socially Comfortable Sitting
2 Physically Comfortable Sitting & Visually Attractive Seats
ISSUES:There are not enough sittings in the public space, especially when the proposed pedestrian networks and builtform are introduced.Presently, only a few options of sit-tings ; sitting environment and furni-tures are uncomfortable either.Not enough basic facilities for pedes-trian to use.No vital street lighting in the univer-sity square to facilitate the night ac-tivities
3 Bike Shelters and Other Basic Facilities
4 Pedestrian-friendly Street lightings
Benches with backrests or well-contoured chairs can make the people feel more comfortable.Use colourful or innovative sittting to attract pedestrians.
Drinking water, bins and bike shelters can be placed close to each other where the major ac-tivities occur the most (Square, laneways etc.)
Use colourful or bright lighting to create a hub-like enviornment and facilitate the night activityUse lighting to lead pedestriansLighting should be used along the laneways (safety isses)
Existing Street Furniture
Proposed Sitting Areas
Proposed Bicycle Stations
Proposed other Street Furnitures(Bins, Drinking Water)
Objective 4
Creating a more stationary, Sitting in the Sun
Sitting in the ShadeSitting Alone
Sitting in Groups
Sitting Up Front
1 More Socially Comfortable Sitting
2 Physically Comfortable Sitting & Visually Attractive Seats
ISSUES:There are not enough sittings in the public space, especially when the proposed pedestrian networks and builtform are introduced.Presently, only a few options of sit-tings ; sitting environment and furni-tures are uncomfortable either.Not enough basic facilities for pedes-trian to use.No vital street lighting in the univer-sity square to facilitate the night ac-tivities
3 Bike Shelters and Other Basic Facilities
4 Pedestrian-friendly Street lightings
Benches with backrests or well-contoured chairs can make the people feel more comfortable.Use colourful or innovative sittting to attract pedestrians.
Drinking water, bins and bike shelters can be placed close to each other where the major ac-tivities occur the most (Square, laneways etc.)
Use colourful or bright lighting to create a hub-like enviornment and facilitate the night activityUse lighting to lead pedestriansLighting should be used along the laneways (safety isses)
Existing Street Furniture
Proposed Sitting Areas
Proposed Bicycle Stations
Proposed other Street Furnitures(Bins, Drinking Water)
Asphalt
Grassland
Blue stone Paving
University Grey Brick Paving
Others (Sand-patch, stones, Concrete bricks)
Built Form
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Grattan Street:Secondary Laneway: Pelham Street:
Based on the proposal of: New city-wide traffic tunnel connecting city east and
west; Two new railways feeding city scale traveling needs; Better connected pedestrian and cycling networks, Grattan street will receive substantial traffic reduction by 2020. These then rise the chance of giving priorities for cy-clists and pedestrians along the Grattan street as well as its surrounding local streets.
The placement of new train station not only feed the po-tential pedestrian flow, but also brings more people into the south precincts. Huge potentials for south precinct to devel-op as an new activity hub will be given. The streetscape ac-tivation strategies could be implemented along the Grattan street and university square, which connect the university main campus as well as its surrounding blocks.
The secondary rooftop landscape network act as an alterna-tives provide a tranquil space for pedestrians, after university becoming fully activated. Meanwhile, this system also con-necting north and south blocks together.
According to this overall strategy, by the time of phase 2, Grattan street and university will be fully transforming to uni-versitys window, where town and gown could integrated as an entity.
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Finer Grain- More permeable campus
Create closure & making space character
Intermediate marker along laneway junction
Delivery:
HUMBLENESS:
Subject: Landscape studio 3: Urban Open Space
Location:University Lawn, University of Melbourne
Year: 2012
University Is Not The CityCities possess major influence on human society. The university also does so. However different from the way that city does, university changes the society more unobtrusively and imper-ceptibly.The universitys identity differs from global metropolis like To-kyo, New York, Singapore and Melbourne, which is outward, broadcasting, showing off and fashionable, the university is more inward, sedimentary, subtle and academic. If Melbourne is flower, then, the university is leaf, if the city is tree , then the university is soil.
University Is A Humble Place:The central concept of Union lawn redevelopment is Hum-bleness.The analogy diagram shows the Organic Horizon of soil with rich organic matter. Although the soil is never eye-catching, it nests all sorts of life and human civilization. Thus the soil is humble.In the drawing, eucalyptus leaves, barks and wood clips rep-resent the typical local soil in Australia. Eucalyptus tree is the commonest tree in Australia. Although it may not possesses as much visual aesthetic value as exotic ones, it plays significant role in supporting local fauna, such as native forest and wood-land birds(especially in city, which supplies heaps number of local species). The eucalyptus tree therefore offers much more opportunities than itself. The eucalyptus tree is humble.The universitys characteristics is just like the soil. The form of soil connects this abstract meaning to the real physical form, which gives me the inspirations.
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Medium form regular/medi-um foliage size / normal visual energy
Steady form small foliage size/low visual energy
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Coarse texture
Coarse texture ascend-ing form
Legends:Tree planting:
Shrubs:
Carpeting plants:High grass as-cending form
Vine
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Landscaping Objectives: More native plants, stronger locality. Contribute to ecological function, biodiversity
and supporting local fauna. Make coherence with play, study, relaxing,
informal meeting, public events and other activities.
Diverse types of plants contribute the concept of humbleness, providing rich multi-sensory experiences.
Integrate with the surrounding building, cre-ate the sense of wholeness.
Added Plants:Analogy:
Landscaping & Surface Texture Plan:
Fastigiate & columnar forms:
Callitris23
Banksia Integ-rifolia25
Erect or ascending Forms:
Xanthorrhoea Australis
Cordyline Australis17
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Cissus Antartica
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Focal point, events:
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Accessibility movement Circulation:
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Passive space enclosure:visually partially enclosed, physically openvisually partially enclosed, physically limited
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Tranquillizing Space, Enclosure:
Quiet place- noise place active spaceVisually open, physically open
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Refreshing Space, Interactivity:
Green Corridor As A Ecological Freeway:
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Green corridor connecting greater surround-ings
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Added Plants:
Fastigiate & columnar forms:
Callitris
Dome form:
Eucalyptus Polyanthemos24
Irregular line:
Banksia Integ-rifolia
B r a c h y c h i t o n populneus
Elaeocarpus re-ticulatus
Pendulous line:
Pittosporum Angustifolium26
Sowerbaea Juncea
Shrubs & herbaceous plants be-low knee height (low planting):
Dendrobium Speciosum
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Planting above eye level ( tall shrub / small tree planting):
Pennisetum Villosum
Anigozanthos Calostemma Purpureum
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Erect or ascending Forms:
Xanthorrhoea Australis
Cordyline Australis
Coarse texture:
Hymosporum Flavum
Acacia Caer-ulescens
Acacia Prom-inens
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Fine texture:
Grevillea Robusta
Melia Aze-darach
Tr istaniopsis Laurina
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Irregular line:
Cissus Antartica
Pandorea Jasminoides
Coarse Texture:
Proiphys Amboinensis3
Hummock Forms:
Persoonia Chamaepitys
Pultenaea Altissima
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Medium texture:
Agyrodendron Actinophyllum
Backhousia Citri-adora
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Visual energy- colour:
Brachychiton Acerifolius
Eucalyptus Mannifera
Eucalyptus Sideroxylon
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Toona Ciliata
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Welcoming sense of open space, visual permeability:
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Accessibility movement Circulation:
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Passive space enclosure:visually partially enclosed, physically openvisually partially enclosed, physically limited
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Courtyards Facing Major Buildings:
Opening up The Public Space:
Good Access Is Good Design:
Map 1:Functional Mix
Map 2:Major Heritage Buildings, Blue-stone Pavement, Tram Network
Annotations: Educational use
residential use
Financial
Food
Fashion
> 1 functional use
Annotations: Tram network
Bluestone Pavement
Major heritage public building
Map 3:Urban Blocks, Primary Street Network
Analogy: The Rules Governing Urban Wholeness
Subcity a
Subcity b
Subcity c
City as a whole
Regularities, Urban WholenessRHYTHM
:WHOLENESS &
Subject: Morphological Mapping
Location:Swanston St, Melbourne
Year: 2012
INDIVIDUALITY
Definition:The elements inside urban environment, which repeat by themselves to some extent. However, these elements also hold subtle changes through temporal or spatial scale (e.g. the formation of local character), that allow observers to perceive them as a whole(city).
Identity is about self-similarity, but it is also about differenti-ation; in other words it is about being able to recognize similarity and difference simultaneously. Rhythm is about understanding the regularity within a heterogeneous environment. this part (rhythm) is to comprehend, what elements that govern the system(i.e. city) so that after distinctive waves(subcities) adding together, other than become chaos, the eventual waves still maintain its regularity (the urbn wholeness).
Map 1: Entertainment, work, rest and culture areas provide different moods, and hence lending support to the need for mixed use and development. The shared experience and frequent contact between locals, visitors, tourists, renters and different ownership partners help to form common identity and therefore a city with a strong sense of wholeness. Along the whole region the mixed function glues parts into whole.
Map 2:Many historical urban spaces provided an emotionally nourish-ing environment, the optimization of their visual, acoustical and tactile signals transmit rich content(in terms of meaning culture value and historical importance) and bond city as a whole, in which all parts share a mutual history and collective memory. Bluestone pavement and tram network become the logo of Melbourne, which promotes the reorganization of similarity of those 'subcities'.
Map 3:Melbourne maintains gridiron system. The heterogeneity among the the regular block pattern and the rigid, straight, utilitarian primary street network, then could be expressed into an order.
Main Map:The elements aforementioned, the regularity and rhythms of the city could be perceived. These 'repetitive' elements glue other identical parts together and for the city as a whole.
Map 1:Functional Mix
Map 2:Major Heritage Buildings, Blue-stone Pavement, Tram Network
Annotations: Educational use
residential use
Financial
Food
Fashion
> 1 functional use
Annotations: Tram network
Bluestone Pavement
Major heritage public building
Map 3:Urban Blocks, Primary Street Network
Analogy: The Rules Governing Urban Wholeness
Subcity a
Subcity b
Subcity c
City as a whole
Regularities, Urban WholenessRHYTHM
:WHOLENESS &
Subject: Morphological Mapping
Location:Swanston St, Melbourne
Year: 2012
INDIVIDUALITY
Definition:The elements inside urban environment, which repeat by themselves to some extent. However, these elements also hold subtle changes through temporal or spatial scale (e.g. the formation of local character), that allow observers to perceive them as a whole(city).
Identity is about self-similarity, but it is also about differenti-ation; in other words it is about being able to recognize similarity and difference simultaneously. Rhythm is about understanding the regularity within a heterogeneous environment. this part (rhythm) is to comprehend, what elements that govern the system(i.e. city) so that after distinctive waves(subcities) adding together, other than become chaos, the eventual waves still maintain its regularity (the urbn wholeness).
Map 1: Entertainment, work, rest and culture areas provide different moods, and hence lending support to the need for mixed use and development. The shared experience and frequent contact between locals, visitors, tourists, renters and different ownership partners help to form common identity and therefore a city with a strong sense of wholeness. Along the whole region the mixed function glues parts into whole.
Map 2:Many historical urban spaces provided an emotionally nourish-ing environment, the optimization of their visual, acoustical and tactile signals transmit rich content(in terms of meaning culture value and historical importance) and bond city as a whole, in which all parts share a mutual history and collective memory. Bluestone pavement and tram network become the logo of Melbourne, which promotes the reorganization of similarity of those 'subcities'.
Map 3:Melbourne maintains gridiron system. The heterogeneity among the the regular block pattern and the rigid, straight, utilitarian primary street network, then could be expressed into an order.
Main Map:The elements aforementioned, the regularity and rhythms of the city could be perceived. These 'repetitive' elements glue other identical parts together and for the city as a whole.
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Map 1: Map 2:Concentration of Urban Character &Public Activities
Major Public Spaces: (Public accessible space+ quasi public space + vertical accessible public space)
Map 3:Distribution of Attractive Spaces: (Attractive places + public art)
Analogy:
The Formation of Identical Waves
Subcity a
Subcity b
Subcity c
Argyle square, Suburb
City Bath, Hardrock, RMIT
RMIT
QV
China Town
City Square, Town Hall
Federation Square, Flinders Station
Yarra
Victoria Gardens
Melbourne Centeral, State Library
Longsdale Stconstruction site
Bourke St
Cafe & Graffiti laneways
NGVMelbourne Arts Centre
MTC
Lincoln Square
Graffiti lane
Annotations: Very pleasant place
Pleasant place
Public art
Concentration of pleasant place & public art
Annotations: Vertical accessible public space
Quasi-public space
Public accessible space
Concentration of public space
Annotations: Location of photo taken places (Urban character)
Location of photo taken places (Public activity)
Concentration of photo taken place
Subcities Within The CityCHARACTER Definition A distinctive atmosphere of certain
urban environment, which differs it from others.
This part is aiming to outline those characteris-tic 'subcities' within the transect. And understand those elements, which help to shape these distinctive 'waves' (i.e. heterogeneity and irregularity within the city ).
Map1:The photos taken locations indicate strong spatial concentrations. The image of certain atmosphere within a place, dominates the whole surrounding areas. Places with strong local images, express the spatial 'individuality', which differentiates itself from others.
Map 2:Major public spaces concentrate population, and give opportunities for large group activities to thrive, therefore, the formation of place characters.In the qusi-public space and some vertical accessible public space, because of private owned land, users will own more control on the space, and forming strong local characters.Many subcities, shares certain visual impermeability. The spatial isolation allows self-expression. At those visually less permeable secondary laneways, the spontaneous local images often surprise visitors, adding local charac-ters.
Map 3:The richer the meaning of a physical space, the deeper our cognition of it and hence, the easier its memory and its re-cognition.(Ayssar Ardia) Land arts possess very powerful image, which symbolizes and enlarge certain identical character of a specific place.The distribution of pleasing place indicate those environ-ment, which attract people to go and linger. These spaces normally contain idential characters as well.
Indicated in the map, proposal is aiming at revitalizing routes for pedestrian and cyclist access based on existing public transport routes and activities hubs.Theses routes are where imporvements on street perme-ability, variety, legibility and robustness will concentrate on.
Churchs-believers
Hospitals-Patients
Educational Institute-teenagers
Residence
Childrens farm
Paper factories: Polluted Urban Waterway
Arterial Road
Minor Street
Railway Line
Tram Line
The various groups of park users requires design not only flexible for everyone but also meets the needs for specific users. The public transport along the key routes maintaining the connection between site and surroundings.
Pleasant Medium Inferior
Path
Node
Landmark
District
In general, the streetscape west to boat house site un-dermines pedestrians wiliness to walk. The streetscape at east is more pleasant containing various self-display-ing front gardens. Except for east-west streetscape imbalance, the image this area is fragmented. But, the Studly park in fact ex-hibit this potential.
Extensive View
Program Organization
Proposal
Existing Site Condition
Existing Boat House Car Parking Car Access
Circulation Pattern
Access with topo-graphic challenge
The central goal of the new boat house proposal is integra-tion, which represents the integration between natural, ur-ban and semi-urban (semi-rural) contexts. Under the natural landscape, Mies tends to fully open the interior to embrace nature. This idea is further explored and implemented in a large scale manner.
Externalize the Interior:Separating function zones into individual buildings. Thus each zone could possess larger contact to nature. Externalize the original interior circulation (stair cases and path) to minimize the sense of enclosure.
Internalize the Exterior:This group of buildings is treated as one entity(Boathouse).The exterior space (space between buildings) is modified to define the sense of interior. (e.g. consistent travertine pave-ment, glass handrail & steel beam with white). Create an organized artificial landscape.
Create New Spatial Identity & Spatial Separation:This entity possesses different identity by comparing with the adjacent natural context at northeast and urban context at southwest, defined as semi-urban entity. This entity acts as transitional space in-between (creating the spatial continuity), emphasizing the goal of integration.
SPATIAL INTEGRATION:
Natural Context
Semi-natural Con-text
Urban Context
Spatial Integration
Physical Attributes
Streetscape Analysis
Revitalized key Routes
Integration:
Subject: Architectural design studio 2 WaterLearning from master: Mies Van der rohe
Location:Studley Park, Melbourne
Year: 2011
25 min R=1,5km
10 min R=0
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Access with topo-graphic challenge
Accessible for all groups
Annotations:Buildings:1 Cafe bar and main dining, (kitchen and toilet at-tached)2 Restaurant bar, main dining and kiosk. (Kitchen and toilet attached)3 Boat storage and office4 Barbecue area5 Viewing deck6 Jetty
Path:7 Travertine block ramp, accessible for diverse us-ers. 1800mm width, grading: 1:14, 1.2m landing for each 9 meter run.8 Travertine block staircase 180 mm riser 500 mm tread a 1500 mm landing for each 1500 mm rising height, grading:1:2.89 Informal access with topographic challenge. 10 Travertine block ramp with glass and steel handrail 850mm.26 Mini lift with circular stair case.
Landscape:11 Existing contour line12 modified contour line13Constructed wetland14 Sediment basin15 Open grass land (organic curved area)16 Water features17 Gabion retaining wall with plantsTrees planted at the back of Cafe and resturant help to draw cool summer breeze from southwest.
Drainage:18 Storm water flow direction19 Underground drainage channel20 Storm water pit ( primary inlet)21 Storm water pit ( intermediate inlet and outlet connected to constructed wetland and sediment basins)22 Storm water drain outlet
Street furniture:23 Formal siting space with dining table24 Semi-formal siting spaces for group interaction25 In formal siting space (lawn)
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STUDLEY PARK MASTER PLAN:
Annotations:Buildings:1 Section of boat storage2 Section of cafe3 Exterior wall for spatial separation (cafe)
Landscape:4 Existing contour line5 Modified contour line6 Extensive view7 Vine (horizontal shading)8 Deciduous tree9 Evergreen tree(regular)10 Evergreen columnar tree (regular)11 Oval shrubs(regular)12 Evergreen tree (irregular)13 Shrubs(free form)
Community:14 Extended wall sitting chair, semi-enclosed by wall and high vegetations to provide privacy. Di-mension:450mm, 400mm,1800mm(rise/ run/ depth)15 Bench along street (formal seating) Dimen-sion: 400mm/400mm/1800mm, back 400mm in height
Utility:16 Lift with circular staircase, dimensions of lift : 1800mm in diameter for wheelchair users. Dimen-sion of staircase: 180mm/ 325mm/1100mm17 retaining wall18 Ramp, width 1800mm, grading 1:1419 Arterial road
RESTAURANT & KIOSK
CAFE
WATER FEATURE
BOAT STORAGE & OFFICE
BARBECUE
Mies Van Der Rohes formal prin-ciple: Embrace with nature, controlled view to urban; Nature is structure Nature is ultimate reality, nature is what must be, and nature is fate. Intentionally arrange house to separate different surrounding con-text; Create sense of community, classless society (Waldheim, 2004);Create order. Order creates a balance between the individual and society as well as between the forces of matter and spirit. Order provides the medium in which everything can grow and unfold organically
Building Arrangement & Street Pattern:The master plan is aim to order units in themselves and in their relationships to each other. Specifically, the underlying intentions is to seek harmony and continuity between the individual and society, relate whole to parts and parts to whole.
Buildings are not repetitive, but in a more flowing constellation. The building arrangement follows contour line and flowing river. Large openings faades maintain the sense of presence in the community.
The street pattern besides each buildings is with grid plan which reinforce the order. Gridiron structure is taken in larger measure, but the elements are not in the grid, they are subdivided organically and modified irregularly. The central public space is given with greater flexibility through its organic shape. This is designed with shaded but open landscape to incorporate the sense of open-ness and freedom. The organic street pattern seeks to create frameworks for emergent forms and organizations, in which individualities can realize the order themselves. The ultimate aim is to impose integration between social wholeness and individuality.
Weissenhof Estate, Stuttgart
Gridiron structure is taken in larger measure, but the elements are subdi-vided irregularly.The fluid arterial street informs the sense of freedom in a larger manner.
Lafayette Park, Detroit
Gridiron Street pattern reinforce sense of order.Curved pathway in middle allows everything to grow & unfold organically.The open space situated in the centre is with the intention of constructing an epoch of new humanity, a society with mutual understanding.
Spatial Balance & Proportion Analysis :
Brick Country House:
Extension of interior wall in three directions. The arrangement of wall reveals the integration between
order and irregularity, as well as the proportion at two ends. Two Larger rooms are located at two ends. Connection between two ends with a stripe in middle.
Restaurant and Kiosk:
Extension of interior wall in two directions contributes to spatial balance between Northwest and southeast.
Parametric wall settings in two direction, balance the order and irregularity.
Stripe (floating second floor) connecting two zones at end.
Master Plan Theme:
Conceptual Diagram:
Proposed Master Plan:
3-D wall Extension
Void Space
Overhanging Floor & Free Standing Wall
Roof Extension / Structural Beauty & Clarity
Contrast : Freedom & Control
Create Continuous Spatial Experience
Extruded Wall & Floating Wall
Floating Ground Floor
Structural Beauty
National Theatre Mannheim
The clear I beam structure allow interior to free span, which create great openness and flexibility.
Thgendhat house
The continuous window opening (large opening facing the view and tight opening facing back) rein-force the spatial context continuity.
Resor house:
Use ground level void space to great sense of openness and in-tegration.
Brick Country house
The externalized internal wall enhances the spatial continuity between interior and exterior.
Barcelona Pavilion
The extreme roof extension in-tensify the connection between interior and exterior.
Elevated ground floor creates the sense of floating & defines the iden-tity of building through separating the building with ground.
Farnsworth House
Barcelona pavilion/Museum for a Small City Project & Resor house:
The artistic The water feature ex-press to glass and structure, the sense of order and irregularity.
Lafayette Park
Buff-colored brick, referring to the urban context at back & give identity of building.
Mies Van Der Rohes formal principle: Universal style, simplicity and flexibility -Less is more (Blake, 1960). Structural beauty and clarity; -Logic leads to truth, truth leads to beauty. Openness; Spatial arrangement (mentioned above); -Architecture not just serves for purpose, but a sense, and it submits not only the function but also an expression.
Form:These set of buildings possess the consistent characteristics, 1) creating openness and spatial continuity. The free span and free floating roof and ground floor slab enhance the exterior and interior connection. These externalized internal walls also create the continuous transitional space from outside to inside. The elevated ground floor on the steep slope strengthens the sense of floating and openness. The large openings at facade also possess continuous connection with the small openings which enhances the sense of continuity.
2)Integrating exterior and interior through spatial arrangement and division. While the faades facing natural context, greatest sense of openness is given by using ground-to-ceiling window and offset open walls. Meanwhile, priority of view in different directions is also well considered. By contrast with the north side (front), which is designed to incorporate extensive natural scenery. The back (south and west) side are given more sense of enclosure through limited opening and horizontal exterior walls.
Materiality:Under the natural context, all materials are in light colour, thereby the beautiful colour of the landscape: trees, bushes, river, sky and seasonality can be distinctively expressed in harmony. Buff-colored brick are utilized at the back of each building which reference the urban context. Buildings are supported by exposed I shape steel beams painted with white colour. Clear 6/12/6 low-E double glazing windows are equipped at the south and west side. It is also adopted in the skylight. The north and east side are in-stalled with 4/6/4 low-E double glazing windows. Pre-cast large light-weight concrete is installed at the top. The floor, walking path and stair cases is paved with travertine blocks.
Structural Clarity and Flexibility:Mies van der rohe is known as the master of structure. The beauty and clarity of struc-ture is one of the goal this design trying to achieve. Exposed clear structure is adopted as the solution for this steep landscape. Heightened cantilever structure has effect to lighten the buildings. Cross shaped steel beam will be adopted for the interior. Due to little space it occupied, building will appear to be simple and light.
The Architectural Language:
EXPLORATION
Subject: Architecture Design Studio 3 Air: Digital Ar-chitectural Design
Location:Wyndham City, 45 Princes Highway, Werri-bee, Victoria
Group Member: Bond Chong, Di Song, Qin Yang Zhu (Aland)
Year: 2012
GROTESQUE
Werribee:According to general research and site visiting we defined Werri-bee as : A hidden place, heaps tourists come to Melbourne. But, very
few of them actually coming and exploring Werribee. A passing-by place, while people traveling between Geelong
and Melbourne and passing through Werribee.Wyndham City s logo City, Coast, Country,precisely expresses the condition and the wishes of Werribee. Technically, Werribee is a city, but it has not been recognized by general public. It is regarded as a subordinate place to Melbourne, where nothing exciting occurs. Because of this, the potentials of this place are restricted. This ex-plains why, the word city goes first. Werribee people want it to be recognized, they want its characters to be understood and its attrac-tions to be explored. Meanwhile, city also embedded the meaning, that Werribee is evolving with the modernization and globalization. Many new characters are constantly adding on. Coast and coun-try represents what Werribee has, the natural scenery, pastoral life and strong local heritages. This then forms, City, Coast, Country.The intent of west gateway project is to make Werribee a more stationary place, attract people to stay and explore.
The Grotto From (French ceramicist) Bernard Palissys grotto ideology, this
stands for complete imitation of nature. In 15th to 16th centuries. The grotesque was referring to the
sense of discovery. Grottoes represented the reverse of rationally organized ar-
chitecture. This was the irrational realm of the underworld, in which rules ceased to apply. The constructed nature- grotto architecture really express the intimacy between human and earth, human and nature.
Due to the special meaning behind it, grotesque possesses strong visual image connecting the abstract goal as well as the natural landscape. In the Werribee gateway project, the grotto effect that we are aiming to create is to inform the idea of exploration, local natural environment and cultural environment.
Circulation Pattern & Sun Angle Analysis
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You Yangs
You Yangs
Responding To Landscape- Shell Generation:
Circulation Pattern & Sun Angle Study-Culling:
View Analysis-Culling:
Grotto EffectConcept:
ExplorationArchitectural Language
Grotto
A. Inform the sense of nature and country
B. Express the growth of na-ture and the development (in-vasion) of city
C. Provide rich spatial experi-ence, giving the sense of ex-ploration
D. Create enclosed space, con-trol the light
1 Secondary artificial landscape2 Ecological function3 Timber as main construction material
1 Change the arrangement of plants,Steel and copper box through time.2 The growth of native plants3 The rust of copper
1 Varying the size of base geometry2.Gemotry arrangement3 Various aperture of base geometries
1.Create closure in contrast with openspace2.Framing view towards YouYangs3.View towards Werribee
Plants Box
Copper Box
Pylons
Culling pattern
Site
Shell
Steel Box
Sense of Entrance
Anticipation
Continuation
Culmination
Definition Matrix
Contour Loft
Outer Shell Generation
Inner Shell Generation
Solar Penetration Culling
Circulation Culling
View Culling: YouYangs, Werribee & Open Landscape
Cube Generation: 6m > 3m > 1.5m > 0.75m
Shell: Enlarged Existing landscape
Cube Generation: 6m > 3m > 1.5m > 0.75m
Steel Box, Copper Box, Planting Box Arrangement & Variations
Fabrications & Labelling-Laser Cutting (1:50 model, Part)Base Geometry Referencing & Aperture Variation (1:50 model)
Mesh Generation-3D Printing(1-1000 model)
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Plants Box
Copper Box
Steel Box
DESIGN MODEL COLLECTION
Studely Park Boathouse Site Masterplan
Subject: Architectural Design Studio 2 WaterLocation: MelbourneTechnique: Handmade
Princes Highway Gateway
Subject: Architectural Design Studio 3 AirLocation: Wyndham CityTechnique: Laser Cut
Piazza del Duomo
Subject: Urban Design StudiesLocation: Pisa, ItalyTechnique: Handmade
University Lawn Development Plan
Subject: Landscape Studio 3: Urban Open SpaceLocation: Melbourne
Technique: Laser Cut
Starry Sky??
Activity With Little Stimulations
Activity Stimulate Activities
Self-Expression
VehicleS CongestionS & Cyclist
Advertisements, Entertainments & Consumptions
URBAN CHARACTER
Urban Character & Public Activity
Subject: Morphological MappingLocation: Swanston St, Melbourne
The Spontaneous City
Exotic People + Exotic Species = Metropolis??
Advertisements, Entertainments & Consumptions
PUBLIC ACTIVITY
Education:Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, 2010-2012 (Melbourne, Australia)Exchange student at University of Stuttgart, 2011, Winter (Stuttgart, Germany)Bachelor of EnvironmentsMajor in Urban Design & Planning
Competition:Learning from a Success Story, The feasibility applying to Melbourne Sponsored by the Department of Planning and Community Development (Melbourne)One of best Entrants(Unranked)
Works Captured or Exhibited by University: By subjects:Architectural Design Studio 2 WaterArchitectural Design Studio 3 AirCities from Local to GlobalLandscape Studio 3 Urban Open SpaceUrban Design Studies
Digital Skills:Preliminary: Photoshop, GrasshopperIntermediate: Auto-CAD, In-design, Illustrator, Rhino
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