VERTICAL CHOREOGRAPHYGONE WITH THE WIND

AGRO - FRAGMENTFARM SHIRELandscape

ArchitecturePortfolio Chengwei Zhu (Peter)

Journey of Landscape Architecture

OBJECTIVE:

I am an international student just gradu-ated in 2012 from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, which is an university famous for the subjects of architecture and urban plan-ning.

22 Quentin Street, Forest Hill, Melbourne, VIC 3131Phone: 0404666619Email: zhuchengwei060633@gmail.comNationality: Chinese (Now in Australia)Portfolio: http://issuu.com/878441/docs/protfolio-1

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

Master of Landscape ArchitectureRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne Australia

➢ Main courses of study: Landscape Research Studio, Landscape Research Seminar, Profes-sional Practise of Landscape Architecture, De-sign Research Project➢ Landscape Projects: Artlab, La Pavilion, Lara 3212, Graduation Project

Bachelor of Landscape architectureTongji University, Shanghai,China

➢ Obtain 1 years tuition grant from Univer-sity for the top student scholars➢ Main courses of study: Landscape Design Studio, City Planning Theory, Landscape Ecol-ogy and Architecture Design Studio, Design Programming;➢ Landscape Projects: Street Park Design; Plaza Design; Park Design Graduation Project;➢ Architecture Projects: House Design; Kin-dergarten Design; Chinese Classical Garden Design

Peter Zhu (Chengwei Zhu)

RESUMEJourney of Landscape Architecture

Chengwei Zhu (Peter)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Position: Graduate & Landscape Architect As-sistantCompany: Tongji University Architecture De-sign & Research Institute

Job Content:➢ Site Investigation➢ Design Requirement Confirmation➢ Elemental Information Collection➢ Site Analysis➢ Precedents Analysis➢ Abstract Establishment➢ Documents Formation➢ Presentation, etc;

Projects:➢ Landscape Planning of Shanghai World EXPO;➢ City Planning – Yakeshi;➢ Jiang Xi De’an Waterfront Planning;➢ Yintan Liberation Memorial Design;➢ Handan Southlake Park Design;➢ Xuancheng Bai Town Design;

TECHNICAL SKILL:

Platform MAC/XP/VISTA/WIN 7➢ Software ➢ CAD➢ Sketch Up and Vary,➢ Adobe Series software: Pho-toshop, Illustrator, In design, PDF Professional,➢ Microsoft Office: Word, Ex-cel, Power Point,➢ ArcGIS,➢ Rhinoceros,

LANGUAGE:

➢ Mandarin (Native)➢ English (Fluent)

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CONTENTS

VERTICAL CHOREOGRAPHY

GONE WITH THE WIND

AGRO-FRAGMENT

FARMSHIRE

1VERTICAL CHOREOGRAPHY

Is it possible to design a landscape project mainly from parametric design methodology which combines models making and site test?

In order to mediate between artificiality and nature, the design has worked on making or-ganic design models and producing a new type of vertical garden – ‘vertical choreography’. This involves defining a new design methodol-ogy of parametric design. So that continuous modelling is not merely seen as a plug-in for design portfolio, but is integral to the genera-tion of the design and the day to day activities of the building itself. That is, by embedding concept, site conditions and organic perfor-mances within structure and convoluted cir-culation processes, modelling plays as a main expression approach of whole design and con-struction.

Started from the 1900’s, the designers prefer to show their design by drawings especially in china and other developing country while modelling is descend to dispensable part. How-ever my research is going to explore the possi-bility to achieve a design mainly by modelling. A core component is a connecting generation of models built for concept formulation, tech-niques exploration, site combination and final construction, which works corroboratively and successively to support the whole project. I located my research on the design expression approach which is fixed since industrial revo-lution.

What's more, modelling is used as the ar-tificial, mechanical connotations of the term pattern; the word ‘choreography’ is a way to express a design of flow. It allowed us to work focus on the spatial condition and the material.

Artlab ---- Vertical Choreography 竖直起舞Chengwei Zhu, Stephanie Kumar, Charlie Allen

View of final result in RMIT , Chengwei Zhu, 2012

View of Final Concept Model

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30cm *30cm *30cm wooden cube frameStocking used as tension membrane5cm *5cm wooden supporting frame

Gluey grid shellString pulling whole constructionNail

Dynamic origami with 5cm *5cm square

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Modelling Technique 3: Grid Shell

Modelling Technique 1: Tension Membrane

From model, the main property of tension membrane is infinite division.

The varying origami model is made from one simple piece of paper, one square modular and easy methods. The dynamic origami will help the concept model being instability.

At first, we all regard grid shell as the main structural support in concept model. However, what grid shell can do is much more than that. As shown in pictures, although it isn’t as dy-namic as origami model, it can form amazing shape.

Modelling Technique 2: Origami

Plants including Flowers and Vegetables

Inner Objects:Base Mate-rial for Planting

ModellingObjects:30-cm-long Irrigating Pipe

StructuralSupport:Wooden Support

Outer Layers:Silk Stocking

New Modular Model Layers

The model is also used as the planting pot. So flowers can be moved on the model.

Except normal decorative flowers, vegetables can also be grown. First choice is the fast-growing vegetables, like bean

sprouts. People can eat directly.

Second choice is other veg-etables which may need a rela-tively long period to grow. All of them would be provided to students.

New Function: Vertical Garden

Coconut fibre is the com-mon-seen lightest base mate-rial. Every modular model is the container or pot for base material.

Normal mud can be mixed with other light material.

Fertilizer is another neces-sary material. As the container is covered with silk stocking, Solid fertilizer is better than other.

Inner Objects: Base Material for Grow-ing Plants

As the site condition is been considered, the dynamic origami model is hard to release in “Introversion” solution.

However, the same concept is transformed to pipes which can form hundreds of shapes. Then use the wooden support to fix the shape.

New Interpretation of Dynamic Model

The Crocheter’s Art 001 Hanging 101Toshiko Horiaki

The Crocheter’s Art 008

Precedents

Montage of “Introversion” Solution

2GONE WITH THE WIND

How would a landscape project show the unique features of the site?

La Pavilion ---- Gone With The Wind 风中摇摆Chengwei Zhu

At Dockland, a red structure sites in public, that is made up of a series of aluminum strands, to show the performance of wind. Strips of aluminum are shaped and fixed on the site allowed to swing and move in the wind which is one of the features of Dockland. The

idea generates from a two-day’s experiment. After that two days, it developed by mapping and modeling. The color comes from the red wall on the site because the designer wants to merge some original impression with his design.

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La PavilionWarehouse

Wood Plank Road

WeedsNorth Wharf Road

SeashoreDocklandBolte Bridge

Lighthouse

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Plan of La Pavilion

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View of site in Dockland, Chengwei Zhu, 2011

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Screenshot of the Model Test which practically reproduces the unique feature(agent) of the site

Existing Site Condition

Section of La Pavilion

Record of Site Test

Dog Models for expressing the Inspiration of the site test

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Aerial View of La Pavilion

Multiply East-West Sections of La Pavilion

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Montage of La Pavilion

3AGRO - FRAGMENT

HOW CAN FRAGMENTARY SPACES IN MELBOURNE CBD BE USED IN NEW URBAN FARMLAND DESIGN FOR RE-CONNECTION THE AGRICULTURE TO THE CITY LIFE, WHICH HELPS P E O P L E R E D I S C O V E R T H E I R FAMILIAR CITY AND FOOD?

City, as a growing element worldwide, lost in economic slowdown after 2008 and its impact has swept the globe following the globaliza-tion. Within this context, as a landscape archi-tect, how to design the urban landscape when there is both opportunities and challenges? The design seeks to create a new design strategy to urban through utilization urban fragmentary spaces. There are a lot of fragmented spaces in city block available for landscape regardless of the density and scale of city. Those fragmentary spaces can be looked as the virgin territory. Agro-fragment is going to transform the frag-mentary spaces from isolation to sociable ur-ban farmland, which will then change the city façade by reconnecting the food and common life.

Food, as Carolyn Steel said, once shaped our honourable cities is abandoned by the city itself. ‘One of the great ironies of modern food systems is that they’ve made the very thing they prom-ised to make easier much harder.’ As the econo-my slowdown proves the failure of our modern model of city development, the re-connection to food is a viable option. Cuba has shown its potentiality. How will agriculture reshape our concrete forest? The first design method is pro-ductive urban farmland. From one single pro-duction to supporting the whole city’s consume,

there are many plans I have tried to create pro-ductive farmland in Melbourne CBD. However, like the city, the urban farm should also become multifunctional. Agro-fragment is a new model of urban farmland, which aims to innovate the city from the perspective of survivance as well as aesthetics, enjoyment, sociality and etc. The citizens would rediscover their city and food by this project.

New Urban Farmland ---- Agro - FragmentChengwei Zhu

The Process of Site Location

Agro-Fragment Invitation Letter

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Wasteland Car Park

Low Rent Permanent

On the Ground

Temporary

Interior Space Vertical Wall/Facade

Roof UndergroundAvailable Now Available Later

The Fragmentary Spaces in City

Permanent/Temporary

FormsCost

The diagram shows how the fragmentary spaces lo-cated in city

The Location of forms of fragmentary spaces in a digital urban scene

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The pathway is desolate when people are leaving city.

Offices are futile after the companies bankrupt.The facade could be a thriving vineyard in the near future.The rooftop could be productive.

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Car parks will be unused when people start to use public transportation.

$ Dollar Project:

Mushroom City

Victoria Project:

CUB SiteCal Calory Project:

Macadamia Orchard

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OAllium cepa

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Shadow Area

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3 Testing Designs

Montage of Mushroom City

Shadow Simulation

Locations of Mushroom City

Montage of Macadamia Orchard

Locations of Macadamia Orchard

Montage of CUB Site

Locations of CUB Site

Table of Productive Vegetables

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Sequence Farming Cycle

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Water Storage Function

Rest Function

Tree Pot Function

Farming Tools Storage Function

Organic Fertilizer Function

Mushroom Pot Function

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Flexible Patch Design

Node Plan

Node Section

Node Plan

Node Section

Node Plan

Node Section

Node Plan

Node Section

Node Plan

Node Section Cultivation Module

Active Leisure Module

Pedestrian Module

Food Enjoyment Module

Group Activities Module

Field Path

Pedestrian

Runway

Farmland

Cultivation Nodes

Active Leisure Nodes

Open Spaces for Group Activities

Pedestrian Nodes

Diet Space

Field Path Following the BoundaryIntersection Becomes Cultivation NodesShortcuts Connecting Attracting PointsCultivation Nudes Be-comes Pedestrian NudesHierarchy of Pedestrian NudesCurve Used as RunwayMore Curves to Extend the LengthIntersection Becomes Active Leisure NodesInspirationBroaden the PedestrianSpace Forming

Farmland Becomes Open Space for Group Activities

Conceptual Master Plan of Agro-Fragment

Onion Nut TreesDiet Space for BBQPea,Bean Potato, CarrotNut Trees

Carrot Nut TreesDiet Space

for BBQTomato, Bean Corn, BeanActivities

SpaceActivities SpaceNut Trees

Onion Nut TreesNut Trees PedestrianPea PotatoNut Trees

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Site Section during Winter

Site Section during Spring and Autumn

Montage of Agro-Fragment

4FARM SHIRE

Farmland urbanism is a design methodology that combines high density residential buildings with productive agricultural landscapes.

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Small Irrigation Line

Arterial Irrigation Line

Train Line

Foot/Bicycle Paths

Cafe/ Foodstand

Public Toilets

Picnic Area

Car Parking

Public Housing Buildings

Windmills

Retained Areas, for existing and displaced Homesteads.

Waterbodies

Watercourses

Open space Parkland

Sports Fields & Recreational Facillities

Educational Grounds

Vegetation

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Farmland Urbanism ---- Farm Shire 田 郡Chengwei Zhu, Angus Durkin, Liang Shan

Farmland urbanism is an urban design meth-odology that combines high density housing and productive agricultural landscapes. The design process has been based around an on-going exchange of knowledge and personal ex-perience from both China and Australia. Farm shire is the result of applying the model to the small semi-urban town of Lara in Victoria.The master plan has developed through the consideration of several simplistic design prin-ciples which we have used to spatially organize the site.

This methodology enables the concept to be applied to another place in another state or country.

The design employs several systematic aspects that facilitate the construction and expansion of the development over a period of time. These include: a modular architecture system, which responds to an economic framework and pre-vailing population growth, additional, we have implemented an agricultural programme which is based on natural Ecosystem cycles.

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Small Irrigation Line

Arterial Irrigation Line

Train Line

Foot/Bicycle Paths

Cafe/ Foodstand

Public Toilets

Picnic Area

Car Parking

Public Housing Buildings

Windmills

Retained Areas, for existing and displaced Homesteads.

Waterbodies

Watercourses

Open space Parkland

Sports Fields & Recreational Facillities

Educational Grounds

Vegetation

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Scale 1:3000

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Master Plan of Farm Shire

Section of Farm Shire

Natural Sequence Farming Cycle

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Shepparton, North East Victoria, AustraliaWerribee, Middle Victoria, AustraliaNantong, Jiang Su, East ChinaShenyang, Liao Ning, North China

Rules to Generate Form

Agglomeration

DensityGreen Core

HierarchyCirculation

Grid and Flooding Flatt

BuildingsRoads & PathsHydrology SystemLand Use

Master Plan Layers

We have developed a 20 year farming cycle that combines peri-ods of different agricultural types, including 8 years of nursery plant-ing, 3 years of livestock, and 3 years of grain or vegetable crops.

Basic on the investigation of high density apartment precedents, the building has small physically footprint building for more area to plant. The other advantage of the building is the density growing from 2L 8 APARTMENTS 16 PEO-PLE to 4L 16A 32P and 8L 32A 64P.

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Section of Farm Land and High Density Building

Existing WoodsMeadow

Wheat Farmland

New Designed Apartment in Plan

Viewing Platform in Farm

Apartment Car ParkFarm Track

Level 2 Road; Minor RoadLevel 1 Road; Main Road

Service Point

Woods in PlanCentral LakeExisting Houses

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Relaxing Platform in Central Park

Park Track

WetlandBridge on Main RoadWharf

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Public Green Spaces

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