Landscape Architecture Portfolio

1. Jingyi “Jessy” Qiu
Tel: 540-998-0925
Email: jingyiq1@vt.edu
201 Pheasant Run Drive
Blacksburg, VA

2. Recovering
Landscape
Thickness
Thesis | In Progress
Staten Island, NY
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Nude
Scape
Academic | Fall 2017
Blacksburg, VA
9-13
Mirror
Garden
Competition | Summer 2017
Berkshire, MA
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3. Squires
Plaza
Professional | Summer 2018
Blacksburg, VA
15-16
Garden
600
Professional + Competition | Summer 2017
Blacksburg, VA
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Layered
Launch
Academic | Spring 2018
Atlanta, GA
17-18
In | Out
Studio
Academic | Spring 2016
Blacksburg, VA
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“The emphasis shifts (of recovering landscape) from landscape
as a product of culture to landscape as an agent producing
and enriching culture... The focus is upon the agency of
landscape (how it works and what it does) rather than upon its
simple appearance.”
- James Corner, Recovering Landscape as a Critical Cultural
Practice
“Globalization”, “Internationalization”, “Gentrification”,
“Utopian”, etc. are words that depict the phenomenon
of progressively unified societies and a lofty pursuit of
a homogenous equal living environment for all of us.
Groundbreakingtechnology, fast new developments and
skyscraping sculpturalized buildings... Acts of looking forward
is always filled with hopes. However, with the globalized
communication about technology, in lots of cases, the
identity of a locale is fading. Culture loss is happening around
the globe. People are, in a way, more secluded from their
everyday landscapes. Recovering landscape thickness can be
a design theory that bridge the reciprocal communication
between people - landscape and the past - future, and also
provide a robust base to support the design structures.
The design is to recover the historical cultural landscape
together with proposing recovery ecological remediation
strategies that create opportunities and events ranging from
education, economy, leisure and communication as a peaceful
commemorative waterfront destination for Rossville and New
York City residents and also a restored corridor for the wildlife.
Recovering*
Landscape
Thickness
Rossville Waterfront Revitalization
Thesis | In-progress | Staten Island, NY
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Waterfront: Coal Yard 1925 Sleight Family Cemetery 1932
Waterfront 1929 House 1938
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Waterfront: Coal Yard 1925 Sleight Family Cemetery 1932
Waterfront 1929 House 1938
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Waterfront: Coal Yard 1925 Sleight Family Cemetery 1932
Waterfront 1929 House 1938
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Waterfront: Coal Yard 1925
Waterfront 1929
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Recycling Center Access Gate
Bermuda InnResturant [Old Church]
West Shore Express

5. The Lenapes saw their first “white man” around 1500
AD when the colonists came to North America. First
sighted by Giovanni da Verrazano in 1524, the Island
remained mostly populated by the Raritans and Unamis
Indians.
The Lenni-Lenape, a diverse group of Raritan,
Hackensack and Canarsie tribes and the first settler,
was living on West Shore Staten Island. They relied
on fishing and hunting for food and clothing.
Three Wars (the Pig War 1641, the Whisky War 1642 and
the Peach War 1655) between the Dutch and the Lenapes
for the land conflicts and ownership.
The Dutch ceded the land to the English.
Before 1524
1524
1630-1655
August day in 1661 when Peter Stuyvesant authorized
land grants to Dutch, French and Belgian settlers at
Oude Dorp.
1661
The Lenape signed a purchase deed of land
ownership with the Dutch.
1657
1667
Most Lenapes had left Staten Island.1680
Emergence of English/Dutch/French farmers & oyster fishermen.
With Inns, ferry and stores along the shoreline, the area
became popular trade port named Blazing Star Ferry
(originally “Smocking Point”)supported trades of fur,
tobacco and other goods with Europe.
Pre-revolutionary 1763-1775
The area was renamed Rossville, after colonel William
E. Ross. The name is also derived from the Rossville
Point, an type of arrowhead created by the Lenapes.
1830
Emergence of chemical industries, coal transportation
and furthur development of oyster harvesting. Irish,
Italian, german, first Negro immigrants settled near
factories and fisheries near Sandy Ground. Oyster
harvesting become vital in Staten Island’s economy.
[Serving Mahattan’s dinner tables].
1850
Emergence of Staten Island Rapid Transit [SIRT]
linking Cliffton to Tottenville. Rossville experienced
slow population growth with intensified pollution.
1860
During and after WWII, a large number of seagoing vessels
were retired from service and slated for dismantling and
salvage. Donjon Recycling [The Witte Shipyard owned
by John J. Witte] began operations to answer that need,
and continues in the business of scrapping barges and
other vessels to this day.
1930-1945
The Landfill closed. Field Operation won the
competition in 2003 to transform the landfill into
Fresh Kills Park, which is partially open to small
portion of public and will be completed and fully
opened in 2036.
2001
Introduction of paved road systems.1913
Fresh Kills was designated as a city-wide landfill.1948
West Shore Expressway[NY440] bisected Rossville.1970
Gentrification: Population boom in Rossville
with young, white middle class families
migrating from growed Mahattan to look for
affordable housing.
1960
Devestating fire burnt down homes and farmsteads. Massive
constructions of residential houses took place.
1963
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Sleight Family Cemetery 1932
House 1938
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Stretching along the waterfront of Rossville, South-
west shore of Staten Island, the Site is composed
with two dumps/disposal grounds: The ship
graveyard and the early settlers burial ground.
These two types of dumps, side by side, reflect the
site’s evolution from a vibrant historical trade port
surrounded by farmsteads into an forgotten beauty
of obsolete. The remains of barges and tug boats
after the scavenging painted a spectacular beauty
of obsolete that attracts tourists, adventurers,
kayakers, artists and even movie makers.
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6. A dump can be held as a mirror of our culture.
- Mira Engler, Designing America’s waste landscapes
For the publics, the current method to learn about
Staten Island’s comprehensive history and evolvement
is mostly by reading textual materials inside of the
museum. There aren’t many designed commemorative
cultural landscapes in Staten Island. Only specific
sections of the history are mentioned in these designed
landscapes. The Historic Richmond Town might be the
best place to immerse into the contextualize history
of Staten Island in 17th century. The revitalization of
the Rossville waterfront could be a comprehensive
experiential commemorative cultural landscape that
depicts the Overture-Movement-Coda of the Staten
Island’s history.
Ports and Shipyards play important roles though out
Staten Island’s history. They are the founders and
witnesses of Staten Island. They are crucial landscape
mirrors of the evolvement of Staten Island from a
Lenapes’ Natural Paradise to today’s industrialized and
gentrified roaring American suburb.
Shipyards: a Cultural Mirror
Most of the historical ports are renovated into
modernized industrial, transportation, recreational
maritime services, where have less conspicuous
historical traces. The Rossville port [waterfront] obtains
the most spectacular traces of both early settlement and
also post-war industrial traces, which make this place
an unique contextual cultural landscape of the Borough
of Staten Island and a possible New York City tourism
destination.
Why Rossville?
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Common Strategies
SCAPE
Living Breakwaters
Tottenville, Staten Island, NY
MIT
Design Guidelines for Urban Stormwater Wetlands
HafenCity
Hamburg, Germany
+ Bank Armoring/Gabion
+ Groynes/Sediment Trap
+ Raised/Terraced Platforms
+ Constructed Barrier Wetland
+ Barrier Reef + Habitat Reconstruction
Wind
Flow Direction
SCAPE
Living Breakwaters
Tottenville, Staten Island, NY
MIT
Design Guidelines for Urban Stormwater Wetlands
HafenCity
Hamburg, Germany
+ Bank Armoring/Gabion
+ Groynes/Sediment Trap
+ Raised/Terraced Platforms
+ Constructed Barrier Wetland
+ Barrier Reef + Habitat Reconstruction
Salt Marsh Cemetery
Ship Graveyard Recycling Center Arthur Kill Rd
Arthur Kill
Rd
Major Disasters caused by Superstorm Sandy
Power
+
Infrastructure
Paralysis
Bank Erosion
+
Stranded
Vessels
Habitat
Damage
Flooding
Hurricane Sandy hit New York City on October 29,
2012. The aggressive hurricane killed 43 New York
citizens that include 24 death at Staten Island.
Nearly 2 million people were cut out from power. A
large number of people were injured, temporarily
dislocated, or faced permanent relocation. The total
lost about this damage is around $19 billion for
NYC. Staten Island was more vulnerable than other
4 boroughs. The peak storm tides at Staten Island
reached 16 feet while waters at Manhattan’s Battery
Park reached only 11.1 feet.
The site is susceptive to
diverse hydrological issues
associate with sea level rise.
According to the projected
2050 100-year storm, about
60% of the land within the
site would be inundated
accompanied with severe tidal
waves, which may cause erosion
and sediment transportation
with pollutants along the
shoreline. Flooding would also
endanger the transportation
systems, wildlife habitat and
the nearby commercial area,
etc. Considering the projected
sea levels, the water would
encroach up to 20% of the shore
by 2100.
Sea Level Rise
+ Flooding
W:H = 1:2
Current Water Table
CWT
CWT
+1’ +2’ +3’ 2100[+4’]
+1’ +2’ +3’ 2100[+4’]
According to the projected sea level
rise data, 20% of the lower part of the
site would be inundated [part of the Salt
Marsh and lower area near the on-site
commercial area]. The recycling center and
the cemetery are not vulnerable to the
projected 2100-year sea level because of
their higher topographical position.
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12. Recover the Place
Concept
Design
Sense of Place
Site Condition
Pros + Cons
Community Meeting
Inside out
Remediation
Sustainability
Programs
Master Plan
Section
Perspective
Detail
Thickness
The main concept NudeScape is
informed by the color system and the
bare texture of the power plant and
is also inspired by the architectural
design of the Centre Georges
Pompidou. The project is trying to
visualize the beauty of bareness by
represeting the invisible processes of
water recycling and urban agriculture.
Permeable
Concrete
Gravel
Basalt
The idea of material color
palette follws the color code
used in the existing Power
Plant. The angular and
abstract industrial material
together with the soft and
delicate vegetation create a
contrast between manmade
and nature.
Beauty
of
Bareness
This 4th year studio project
is about deepening the
understanding of the landscape
thickness and focusing on
material visualizing and
construction detailing for a
Passage Way+Social Courtyard
design embrassing by an active
power plant and students’
classroom buildings and dorms
at Virginia Tech’s campus.
NUDE
SCAPEVirginia Tech
Old Turner Street
Revitalization
Academic | Fall 2017 | Blacksburg, VA
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14. Virginia Runoff Reduction Method Worksheet
A Soils B Soils C Soils D Soils Total % of Total
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.18 35.18
0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.33 64.82
0.50 100.00
0.69
3) 1269
0.80
5.71
0.59
868
1
4.58
yr) 0.20
(Lb/yr) Required 0.00
D.A. A D.A. B D.A. C D.A. D D.A. E Total
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18
0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33
0.50
D.A. A D.A. B D.A. C D.A. D D.A. E Total
0.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.60
4.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.58
TOTAL IMPERVIOUS COVER TREATED (ac) 0.29
TOTAL TURF AREA TREATED (ac) 0.01
AREA CHECK OK.
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL REQUIRED ON SITE (lb/yr) 0.59
TOTAL RUNOFF REDUCTION IN D.A. A (cf) 868
PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL FROM RUNOFF REDUCTION PRACTICES IN D.A. A (lb/yr) 0.60 TOTAL RUNOFF REDUCTION IN D.A. A (cf) 868
NITROGEN REMOVAL FROM RUNOFF REDUCTION PRACTICES IN D.A. A (lb/yr) 4.58
SEE WATER QUALITY COMPLIANCE TAB FOR SITE COMPLIANCE CALCULATIONS
TOTAL IMPERVIOUS COVER TREATED (ac) 0.29
TOTAL TURF AREA TREATED (ac) 0.01
AREA CHECK OK.
PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL BY PRACTICES THAT DO NOT REDUCE RUNOFF VOLUME IN D.A. A 0.00
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL IN D.A. A (lb/yr) 0.60
SEE WATER QUALITY COMPLIANCE TAB FOR SITE COMPLIANCE CALCULATIONS
NITROGEN REMOVAL BY PRACTICES THAT DO NOT REDUCE RUNOFF VOLUME IN D.A. A 0.00
TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL IN D.A. A (lb/yr) 4.58
3. Permeable Pavement 3. Permeable Pavement
3.a. Permeable Pavement #1 (Spec #7)
0.45 0.16 0 244 298 25 0.00 0.34 0.20 0.14 25 0.00 2.43 1.43 1.00
acres of permeable pavement +
acres of "external" (upgradient)
impervious pavement 6.b. Bioretention #2
45% runoff volume
reduction
5. Dry Swale 5. Dry Swale
0.40 0.00 0 0 0 20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.40 0.01 0 2 3 20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 25 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.01
5.a. Dry Swale #1 (Spec #10)
impervious acres draining to
dry swale
40% runoff volume
reduction
turf acres draining to dry swale
40% runoff volume
reduction
6. Bioretention 6. Bioretention
0.40 0.00 0 0 0 25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.40 0.00 0 0 0 25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.80 0.12 336 591 148 50 0.16 0.25 0.38 0.04 60 1.17 1.81 2.75 0.24
0.80 0.00 0 0 0 50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
impervious acres draining to
bioretention
6.a. Bioretention #1 or Urban Bioretention
(Spec #9) turf acres draining to
bioretention
impervious acres draining to
bioretention
40% runoff volume
reduction
40% runoff volume
reduction
80% runoff volume
reduction
turf acres draining to
bioretention
80% runoff volume
reduction
6.b. Bioretention #2 (Spec #9)
Drainage Area A
Drainage Area A Land Cover (acres)
A soils B Soils C Soils D Soils Totals Land Cover Rv
Forest/Open Space (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Managed Turf (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.18 0.22
Impervious Cover (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.95
Total 0.50 1269
Apply Runoff Reduction Practices to Reduce Treatment Volume & Post-Development Load in Drainage Area A
Practice Credit
Credit Area
(acres)
Volume from
Upstream RR
Practice (cf)
Runoff
Reduction (cf)
Remaining
Runoff
Volume (cf)
Phosphorus
Efficiency (%)
Phosphorus
Load from
Upstream RR
Practices (lbs)
Untreated
Phosphorus
Load to
Practice (lbs.)
Phosphorus
Removed By
Practice (lbs.)
Remaining
Phosphorus
Load (lbs.)
Nitrogen
Efficiency
(%)
Nitrogen Load
from Upstream
RR Practices
(lbs)
Untreated
Nitrogen Load
to Practice
(lbs.)
Nitrogen
Removed By
Practice
(lbs.)
Remaining
Nitrogen Load
(lbs.)
1. Vegetated Roof 1. Green Roof
1.a. Vegetated Roof #1 (Spec #5) 0.45 0.02 0 31 38 0 0.00 0.04 0.02 0.02 0 0.00 0.31 0.14 0.17
Downstream Treatment to be Employed
6.b. Bioretention #2
Post Development Treatment Volume (cf)
Description of CreditUnit
acres of green roof
45% runoff volume
reduction
& Land Cover Information
43
1.00
0.26 Nitrogen EMC (mg/L) 1.86
0.41
0.90
A soils B Soils C Soils D Soils Totals
nd 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
or
0.00 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.18
0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.33
Total 0.50
A soils B Soils C Soils D Soils
0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05
0.15 0.20 0.22 0.25
0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95
0.00
0.00
0%
0.18
0.22
35%
0.33
0.95
65%
0.50
0.69
-ft) 0.03
c
1,269
0.80 5.71
0.59
Post_Development Load (TN) (lb/yr)
D.A. A D.A. B D.A. C D.A. D D.A. E AREA CHECK
US COVER 0.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OK.
R TREATED 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OK.
TURF AREA 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OK.
A TREATED 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OK.
EA CHECK OK. OK. OK. OK. OK.
OLUME (cf) 1,269
(LB/YEAR) 0.59
UCTION (cf) 868
ED (LB/YR) 0.60
(TP) (lb/yr) 0.20
R) NEEDED CONGRATULATIONS!! YOU EXCEEDED THE TARGET REDUCTION BY 0 LB/YEAR!!
OLUME (cf) 1,269
UCTION (cf) 868
ED (LB/YR) 4.58
(TN) (lb/yr) 1.13
1-year storm 2-year storm 10-year storm
2.00 3.00 5.00
0.50
868
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
in the selected drainage areas, the spreadsheet calculates an adjusted RVDeveloped and adjusted Curve Number.
A soils B Soils C Soils D Soils
Area (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CN 30 55 70 77
Area (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.00
CN 39 61 74 80
Area (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00
CN 98 98 98 98
Weighted CN S
90 1.11
1-year storm 2-year storm 10-year storm
1.09 1.98 3.88
0.62 1.51 3.40
Adjusted CN 81 84 85
ed (in) with no Runoff Reduction
r turf to be
open space
eloped (in) with Runoff Reduction
1-year storm 2-year storm 10-year storm
2.00 3.00 5.00
0.50
868
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
in the selected drainage areas, the spreadsheet calculates an adjusted RVDeveloped and adjusted Curve Number.
A soils B Soils C Soils D Soils
Area (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CN 30 55 70 77
Area (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.00
CN 39 61 74 80
Area (acres) 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00
CN 98 98 98 98
Weighted CN S
90 1.11
1-year storm 2-year storm 10-year storm
1.09 1.98 3.88
0.62 1.51 3.40
Adjusted CN 81 84 85
ed (in) with no Runoff Reduction
r turf to be
open space
eloped (in) with Runoff Reduction
Hardscape
Bioretention
Vegetated Roof
Softscape
Pond
Permeable Pavement
Surface Flow
Underground Flow
Vertical Flow
Deep Underground Flow
Spillway
Fountain
Cistern
Filter
Proposed Building
The idea of creating a examplar site of BMP
(Best Management Practices) was formed in
considering of the bolw-shape topography,
which makes the center of the site a natural
low point for runoff collection and treatment.
Rather traditionally hiding the water collecting
Unfolding Water Processes
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system inside of the nearby buildings,
the design boldly reveals the usually
invisible water recycling processes
to the students and residents
with “bare” pipes, fountains, and
interactive water channel gardens.

15. Sozu Fountain + Pond
ADA Ramp
Café Lounge
Bioretention
Greywater
Pipes
Café
Freymore Hall
Power Plant
Old Military Building
Sand Garden
Fern Garden
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Creating a passage way for different user groups ito
commute s also a main factor to consider in the design
since ADA access was not available along the original Old
Turner Street. The design provides a free passage with no
obstacule for disabled, elders and young infants in stroller
in order to get to any nearby places without using stairs.
Free Passage

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White Water Lily Prairie Dropseed Overdam Feather Blue Switch Grass
Reed Grass
River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
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White Water Lily Prairie Dropseed Overdam Feather Blue Switch Grass
Reed Grass
River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
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River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
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White Water Lily Prairie Dropseed Overdam Feather Blue Switch Grass
Reed Grass
River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
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White Water Lily Prairie Dropseed Overdam Feather Blue Switch Grass
Reed Grass
River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
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White Water Lily Prairie Dropseed Overdam Feather Blue Switch Grass
Reed Grass
River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
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White Water Lily Prairie Dropseed Overdam Feather Blue Switch Grass
Reed Grass
River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
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White Water Lily Prairie Dropseed Overdam Feather Blue Switch Grass
Reed Grass
River Birch Ostrich Fern Cinnamon Fern Japanese Painted Fern
Regal Mist®
Pink Muhly Grass
Bermuda Grass Chicagoland Boxwood
Bowles Golden Sedge Procupine Grass Japanese Forest Grass
1 Hanover Permeable Paver
11 3/4” x 17 5/8” x 2”
2 Steel Edge Restraint
3 5” Urban Accessories Flat
Rainbow Grate
4 Concrete Footing
5 Planting Soil Min. Depth 3’
6 Mulch 3”
7 95% Compaction of Soil
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17. 1 1” COR-TEN Sheet
2 AEROMIST 6” DIA Nozzel
3 1/4” AEROMIST Mist Tube
with Welded Metal Holder
4 0.3” COR-TEN Steel Angle
with 1” Anchor Bolt
5 0.3” Metal Sleve
6 Maintenance Access Cover
7 AEROMIST Pullery Driven
Misting Pump
8 4” Underdrain
9 3’ Topsoil
10 6” No.2 Crushed Stone
11 8” Underdrain
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19. It is a destination yet a starting point. The wall of
stone and polished stainless steel at the entrance
act as a sign of destination by creating visual
impact. The formal allée of maple trees creates
room for gathering and outdoor parties; the
informal meandering ribbon of stainless steel
and aluminum bars encourage the interaction
and exploration between the people and invisible
elements of nature.
Hear the sound when the wind blow through
the aluminum bars, witness the fading of time
slipping by when looking into the reflection on the
façade of the “Ribbon”. The ribbon reflects the
past and present, the serene and liveliness; and
also introduces innovated recreation option at the
existing site. The informal outdoor lounge provides
space for watching, reading and social interaction.
Mirror
Garden
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Entryway Design
[Honorable Mention w/ Zichen Liu]
Competition | Summer 2017 | Berkshire, MA
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20. “A vibrant crossroads that promote collaboration
through additional seating, enhanced landscape
planting, and the introduction of public art.”
Considering the existing streetscape improvements
on College Avenue (between Main Street and
Otey Street), this project carries a non-obstacle
pedestrian promenade along the axis of College
Avenue from Otey Street to the Drillfield, the
social center of the campus. New public spaces
with stormwater improvements and different
functionality are created, and will provide more
outdoor social and study spaces for the Donaldson-
Brown Lawn, Newman Library, and CID Commons
planned for the existing bookstore.
Squires
Plaza
Redesign of the Future Creativity
and Innovation District (CID)
[Design w/ Virginia Tech Office of University
Planning]
Professional | Summer 2018 | Blacksburg, VA
Image recreated from the campus masterplan provided by SASAKI
Newman Library
University
Bookstore
< Drillfield
KentSt
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21. 1. Donaldson-Brown Lawn
2. GLC Patio
3. Stadium Seating
4. Outdoor Seating Area
5. Concrete Pavers
6. Ellipse Brick Walk
7. Bioretention Cell
8. Vegetation Screen
9. Bike Parking
10. ADA Route
11. VT Entry Sign and Kiosk
12. Organic Planting Bed
13. LumenHaus - with
pools, seating and
ADA access ramp
14. Permeable Geometric
Concrete Paver
15. Tree Pit with Gravel
16. Vegetation Screen
17. Bike Parking
18. Bioretention Cell
19. Preserved Fountain
20. Seat Wall
21. Concrete Pavers
22. Library Plaza - supports
events, emergency and
food trucks
23. Event-Focused Seating
Area
24. Planting Basin with
Seasonal Interest
25. Flower path
26. Seat Wall
27. Bioretention Cell
28. Stairs
29. ADA Route
30. Bike Parking
31. Tree Lined Walk
32. Path - links to Alumni
Mall
33. Service Access Area
34. Seat Wall
35. Bike Parking
36. Prairie Bioretention
Basin
37. Vegetation Screen
Squires Student Center
(Future Integrated Design Building)
Graduate
Life
Center
Downtown
Blacksburg
> LumenHaus Architecture Plaza
Drillfield Gateway + Library Plaza
College Avenue Gateway + Donaldson-Brown Lawn
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22. This interdisciplinary project is trying to foster a continuous
identity along the stretch of the 48 miles Chattahoochee
River National Water Trail. Fishing, kayaking and other
water activities are the main reasons for residents to
use the waterway. There are 16 major boat launches
and numerous smaller launching points exist along this
waterway. This infrastructure design is trying to regulate
the launching points with similar materials and colors to
foster a regional identity, reduce the water pollution and
erosion impact of upland human activities with layered
filtration system, and provide a sense of arrival and a space
that support layers of human activities.
Layered
Launch
Chattahoochee River National Water Trail
Infrastructure Design
[Interdiscplinary Design]
Academic | Spring 2018 | Atlanta, GA
Launch Ramp
Water Access Area
Leisure Area
Gathering Area
Bamboo Sitting Area
w/ Natural Stone
Mist Area
Kayak Settling Area
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23. Floating StairsBattered
Gabion
Wall
Stainless
Steel
Grate
Gravel
Iron Mesh
Contained
Crush Stone
Raised Sun Bathing
Area with Steam
Bended Wood
ADA Ramp
COR-TEN Steel
Side Wall
Aluminum Kayak
Ramp Handrail
Retractable Kayak
Rack
Kayak/Tube Landing
Point
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24. Two-day garden design/
competition for the new
residential house designed by
Michael Ermann, a Virginia Tech
architecture professor. The design
is trying to create a larger space
of living, which streches all the
way from the inner house to the
outer house. The design is also
focusing on creating a sustainable
environment. It recycles and
reuses all residual materials
from the old house dismantling
and new house construction. It
also provided a new rainwater
collection + pond system with
for the household. The garden is
completed in summer 2018.
Garden
600
Residential garden design
at 600 Preston Ave
[AIA Blue Ridge Design Award]
Professional + Competition | Summer 2017 | Blacksburg, VA
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25. The design is not only in considering the needs of the clients, but also
about how to manifest the beauty of the landscape with dramatic
topography and a natural sinkhole. It includes Joy Plaza (20 people
party space), a photography studio and garden, a private pool garden
for Jessica and a hanging garden for hiking, leisuring and photography.
This is a place, which composed the life of this family. Though the time
is passing by, the memory is enternal and has been embeded in the
landscape. The studio has an inside grade change in order to corporate
with the landform. Three sides of the studio is glass that people can
obtain views of nature without being interrupted. There is also no door
inside of the studio because I want the landscape to flow through the
studio create a sense that people is inside and also outside.
In | Out
Studio
1501 Bradley Lane Home + Studio Design
Residential | Spring 2016 | Blacksburg, VA
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