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LOST PLACE

Jing Zhao / MFA

LOST PLACE

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JING ZHAO JING ZHAO MFA THESIS / LOST PLACE MFA THESIS / LOST PLACE

Jing Zhao / MFA

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Landscape Architecture

May 11st, 2015 Presented.

This Book is dedicated to my family with love.

To all the instructors who had taught me in the Academy of Art University : Heather Clendenin / Katharine Anderson / Akiko Ono / Carlisle Becker / Toni Bava / Edwin

Jordan / Evan Elder / Raymond Freeman II / Reed Dillingham / Jane Sedonaen / Brett Marsengill / Ellen Burke / Michael Fotheringham / Ned Smith / Margaret Barnes /

Nicholas Gotthardt / Mary Landible / Chih-Wei G.V.chang / Wright Yang / Mary Scott.

And to you.

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01 / Thesis Statement

02 / Chinese Civilization

03 / Chinese Agriculture

04 / City Culture

05 / Yellow River

06 / City Data

07 / City Topography

08 / Site History And Development

09 / Site Circulation Development

10 / Preservation

11 / Site Issues

12 / Design Parti

13 / Inspiration

14 / Design Process

15 / Design Response

16 / Design Development

17 / Sustainable Methodology

18 / Proposed Material

19 / Isometric Master Plan

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01 / Thesis Statement

The goals for this thesis study and the development of

the Lost Place:

To provide an open space design that is inspired by and

rooted in the past history and culture of the region.

To create a place with memories of new and old which

will foster a new sense of self esteem and identity for

the citizens of Zhengzhou.

To revisit the relationships, between culture and history,

people and culture, people and history.

Lost Place

Zhengzhou Henan, China

100 Acres

Project:

Location:

Size:

To maintain a connection to the over-changing, growing network that is life, we must always be moving,

ready to see and respond and evolve. Design is truly a process of discovery.

— Dan Kiley

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Present

The colors show the physical boundaries of each

dynasty throughout China’s history. Henan Province

has existed since the beginning of Shang Dynasty

(1000 BCE), the first literate dynasty of China.

Chinese civilization has existed in the Henan region

since the Shang Dynasty. The presence of the Yellow

River, fertile soil and other natural resources have

contributed to the Henan region long being a center of

Chinese history and important in the development of

Chinese civilization and culture.

HENAN PROVINCE

02 / Chinese Civilization 350 BCE 210 BCE 100 BCE

265 CE 376 CE 440 CE

1000 BCE

560 CE 581 CE 700 CE 923 CE

1141 1294 1415 1892

262 CE

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03 / Chinese Agriculture

Although China’s agricultural output is the largest in

the world, only about 15% of its total land area can be

cultivated. China’s arable land, which represents 10% of

the total arable land in the world, supports over 20% of

the world’s population.

cropland

forest

grassland

water

MAJOR LAND USE CATEGORIES IN CHINA

https://www.history.ubc.ca/faculty/lshin/teaching/320/week1/landuse1.htm

Henan

Heilongjiang

Shandong

JiangsuAnhui

Sichuan

Henan

2008 CHINA'S TOP PROVINCES IN AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT

HENAN REGION ELEVATION

Geographic Focus

Henan

Shandong

Heilongjiang

Jiangsu

Sichuan

Anhui

Productivity (million tonnes)

53.7

42.6

42.3

31.8

31.4

30.2

http://www.asiape.com/apergc/apergc_issues/apergc1004.html

The middle and lower portions of the Yellow River include

Zhengzhou has abundant rainfall, Song mountain is located

to the west of Zhengzhou. The plain flatlands is located in

east and south good for growing rice, wheat and cotton. This

location is safe, has less natural disasters and is the reason

why the capital cities of the Xia, Shang, Zhou Dynasties were

located in Henan. HENAN REGION ELEVATION

Song Mountain Yellow River

Zhengzhou

0 700 9,800ft (elevation)

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Circles show the location of cultural heritage

sites in the city of Zhengzhou. The most sig-

nificant historical places are Shang (1000BCE)

Dynasty defensive walls and Shaolin Temple.

CITY OF ZHENGZHOU (NO SCALE)

04 / City Culture

Zhengzhou (cheng chow) is the capital of the Henan

province in China. The boundary of cities in China

typically are marked by mountains and river.

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Zheng ZhouLuo Yang

Anyang

Kai Feng

The Boundary of Henan Province

Yellow River

1. Shaolin Temple 5. Shang Defensive Wall3. Shang Dynasty Stone Lion 7. Ancient Cooking Vessel

8. Guandi Temple6. Grottoes Temple4. Yellow River2. Longmen Grottoes

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05 / Yellow River

Chinese civilization,during the Neolithic era, originated

in various places along both the Yellow River and the

Yangtze River valleys. The Yellow River is said to be the

Cradle of Chinese Civilization.

Henan, a province of the People’s Republic of China,

is located in the central part of the country south of

the Yellow River. The name Henan means “south of the

Yellow River” ( “He” means river, “Nan” means south).

The provincial capital city of Zhengzhou is also located

to the south of the Yellow River.

Beijing

Yellow River

Henan

Shanghai

Yangtze River

Wuhan, Hubei Province

THE YELLOW RIVER AS DEPICTED IN A QING DYNASTY ILLUSTRATED MAP (SECTIONS)

On 9 June 1938, during the Second

Sino-Japanese War, Nationalist troops

under Chiang Kai-Shek, near the village

of Huayuankou in Henan, broke the

levees holding back the Yellow River.

The goal of the operation was to stop

the advancing Japanese troops by

following a strategy of "using water as a

substitute for soldiers" (yishui daibing).

The 1938 flood of an area covering

20,800 sq mi took some 500,000 to

900,000 Chinese lives, along with an

unknown number of Japanese soldiers.

The flood prevented the Japanese Army

from taking Zhengzhou, on the southern

bank of the Yellow River. This did not

stop the Japanese from achieving their

goal of capturing Wuhan, the temporary

seat of the Chinese government located

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06 / City Data

CHINA AND ITS MAIN POPULATION REGIONS

http://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/regional-geography-of-the-world-globalization-people-and-places/s13-east-asia.html

ZHENG ZHOU

The region of eastern China that is favorable to large

populations is called China Proper. River basins

historically produce abundant food, which in turn leads

to concentrated populations.

Average Temperatures Graph for

Zhengzhou, China.

With a warm temperate continental

climate, the annual average temperature

of Zhengzhou is about 14.3C (57.7F).

Zhengzhou has a comfortable weather

with bright sunshine in summer and

a clear distinction between the four

seasons. The hottest month is July with

an average temperature of about 27.3C

(81.1F). The coldest month is January,

with an average temperature minus

0.2C (31.6F) in Zhengzhou is cold though

seldom snowy. (Travel China Guide)

Zhengzhou Average Rainfall

Zhengzhou Yearly Rainfall: 25.7inches

Summer Rainfall: 12.6 - 15.0inches

Winter Rainfall: 0.79 - 1.18inches

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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100

150 Precipitation (m

m)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

50

100

150 Precipitation (m

m)

San Francisco Average Rainfall

San Francisco Yearly Rainfall: 21inches

Summer Rainfall: 0.2inches

Winter Rainfall: 12inches

Average Rainfall Days

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

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Average Temp (F) Average Temp (C)

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07 / City Topography

CHINA TOPOGRAPHY

China has two main physical features. China is a

mountainous country. Hills; mountains and plateaus

cover two-thirds of the country's total area. The

other feature is that the land surface of China slopes

down from west to east in a three-step staircase.

http://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/regional-geography-of-the-world-globalization-people-and-places/s13-east-asia.html

ZHENG ZHOU

Project Location

Contoure Orientation

River Flow Orientation

The Hybrid map contains River path, Railrold map and District boundries.

Yellow River

0 800ft

Project Site

Railway

River

Existing Urban Green Space

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Jinshui River in Zhengzhou City

Site

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08 / Site History And Development pre1900-now

Entrance

Cemetery

Memorial Hall

Garden

Woodland

Amusement Park

Office

The first plaza in Zhengzhou

1983

Pre 1900

QING DYNASTY

1928

POST CIVIL WAR

1956

AFTER LIBERATION

1980

REFORM AND OPENING UP ERA

Rose Garden Festival

Restaurant

Youth Center

Performing stage

Noisy

1990

WESTERNIZED

2000

RECENT IMPROVEMENT

2010

EXISTING

after 2015

PROPOSED

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09 / Site Circulation Development pre1900-now

Pre 1900

QING DYNASTY

1928

POST CIVIL WAR

1956

AFTER LIBERATION

1980

REFORM AND OPENING UP ERA

Isolated

IsolatedIsolated

Isolated

1990

WESTERNIZED

2000

RECENT IMPROVEMENT

2010

EXISTING

after 2015

PROPOSED

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10 / Preservation

Existing vegetation,trees and shrubs, to be preserved.

PRESERVATION PLANTING PLAN

S1

S4

S3

S6

S7

S8

S9

S14

S13

S15

S16

S17

S12

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S10

Platanus × acerifoliaP. vulgaris.

Cedrus deodara

Cypress

Wertand Park

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EXISTING SHRUBS

Each of the shrubs are shown on the Preservation Of Existing Vegetation Plan on page 25.

S1 S4S3

S6 S7 S8 S9

S10

S14

S11

S15

S12

S16

S13

S17

S2

Platanus × acerifoliaP. vulgaris.

Cedrus deodara

Cypress

Wetland Park

EXISTING TREES

Each of the trees are shown on the preservation planting plan on page 25.

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PRESERVATION OF EXISTING HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

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HISTORICAL ELEMENTS

The historical elements are shown on the plan on page 28.

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11 / Site Issues, Hypothesis

ISSUES:

1. Without Coordinate Over The Time.

2. Programs Dated

3. Indistinct Hierarchiy of Circulation

HYPOTHESIS:

Start to target the potential replacement and improvement

to accomandate for the future change.

1. Commercial In Site 3. Vendors On The Bridge 5. Dated Fountain Retaining Wall 7. Spontaneous Concert

2. Giant Plaza Near Residential

Area Without People.

4. Dancing People 6. Undesirable View 8. Unengaing Event Without Manage

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12 / Design Parti

Development that meets the needs of the present

without compromising the ability of future generation

to meet their own needs.

Our common future: The world commising on

environmental and development

--- Brudtland et al. 1987

13 / Inspiration

Memory / is an unique scenery in the life.

River / loaded with tons of lives, carrying the hopes to life.

Place / there's a hunger for pedestrian life.

Identity / create our own sense of belonging,

making this great city our own.

Drawn By Wu Guanzhong "Ji" Drawn By Wu GuanzhongChinese Architecture

Yellow River http://www.visitourchina.com/aba/photo/the-first-bend-of-yellow-river.html

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14 / Design Process

NORTHERN ENTRANCE SEASONAL GARDEN.

EXISTING TREES CANOPY PROPORTION 1994—2004.

Hand drawing is a thinking process. which

I also use as inspiration for design and

design refinement.

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This is midterm pin up presentation, Fall semester 2014. Here, I am

presenting different design schemes for my thesis project. SCALE: 1” = 200’-0” HAND DRAWING MASTER PLAN

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15 / Design Response

Surrounding Landmark

Land Use Plan

Vehicular And Pedestrian Circulations

Opportunity And Constraints

Page 39

Page 40

Page 42

Page 43

SURROUNDING LANDMARKS

• In 2020, the City Planning Department is planning to move the City Hall to a new office

building in east of Zhengzhou city.

• The technology museum and history museum are landmark in the city.

• The Public library is moving to the new town near Zhengzhou city. My design propose

build a library on the site near the Garden Restaurant.

3,600 ft 2,600 ft

900 ft

1,500 ft

1,500 ft

Bishagang Park

70 Acre

Green City Plaza

30 AcreCity Hall

Technology and History Museums

Garden Restaurant

Public LibraryN

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LAND USE PLAN

Future Land Use Commercial Area - Retail

Parking Area Commercial

Residential Area Government Office

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THE MAJORITY USERS FROM NEIGHBORS

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Proposed Pedestrian Entrance

arterial traffic

collector street

PROPOSED ENTRANCE, TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATIONS

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Two way: 2 lanes

Two way: 2 lanes

One way: 2 lanes

Two way: 4 lanes

Songshan Ave: Two way - 6 lanes

Bridge

Bridge

Pedestrian Crossing

Existing Entrance

Arterial Traffic

Collector StreetPedestrian Circulation

VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

Jianshe Street: Two way - 6 lanes

Zhongyuan Ave: Two way - 8 lanes

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TUNNEL

EXISTING Currently, a major road, Zhongyuan road, bisects the two main areas of the project area. The design intent is to connect the two areas. Therefore an underground tunnel is proposed.

PROPOSED

Case Study: Queensway in Birmingham

EXISTING

OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS

1. City Hall is not allowed the people who

are not work in government come in.

2. The areas surrounding the Lost Place

site area are dense residential districts.

3. The museum and public library are lo-cated in the Civic Center. There is no pub-lic open space provided. 4. No access to Bishagang park from east of neighborhood.

Both of theses open spaces have the po-tential to be developed to better serve the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods.

To develop a green system coming across from Bishagang Park to Green City Plaza is an opportunity to enhance the entire city’s green structure.

5mins15mins25mins by walk

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CONSTRAINTSOPPORTUNITIES

5. No pedestrian access from Bishagang

Park to Green City Plaza.

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16 / Design Development

Master Plan

Proposed Pedestrian And Vehicular Circulation

Program Statement

Page 47

Page 48

Page 51

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Cultural Walkway

Natural Walkway

Existing Strolling Path

Vehicular Circulation

PROPOSED PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

Education Center

Plaza

A Bridge Cross Rain Garden

Self- Identity Plaza

CONCEPT MODEL

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A Rose Garden

Seasonal Garden

Children's Fairy Land

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Rose Hill

Library Garden

Wedding Garden

Restaurant

Parking Lot

COutdoor Gallery

Education Center

Strolling Garden

Chinese Pavilion

Seating Area

DOrchard Garden

Strolling Garden

Senior Center

Community Park

Dancing Plaza

Interactive Boulevard

Farming Park

FAmphitheater

Performing Center

Flowering Garden

Self- Indentity Central Plaza

Sunken Sports Area

EHistoric Natural Walkway

Historic Trees Preservation

Wetland Park

Rain Garden

Open Lawn

Program Statement

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PROGRAMMING DIAGRAM

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PLANTING PLAN

Tulipa Gesneriana

Rosa Chinensis

Paulowniaceae

Chimonanthus Praecox (Linn.)

Pinus tabuliformis Carrière

Betula papyrifera

clonally propagated apple

Platanus orientalis

EROSIONAL ROSE HILL WITH LUCKY COW SCULPTURE

EXISTING

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EDUCATION CENTER OUTDOOR VINE PATHWAY

EXISTING

WINDOW DISPLAY IN EDUCATION CENTER

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EXISTING

OUTDOOR SENIOR ACTIVITY PARK

EXISTING

DANCING PLAZA

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EXISTING

TOP OF THE TUNNEL: INTERACTIVE PLAZA

EXISTING

FARMING PARK

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PLAN

CASE STUDY/REFERENCE: Toyota's giant solar flowers popping up across US to bring good will, free WiFi, and charging stations.

This is a case study of how to use solor pannel

trasforming to electricity and producing wifi for public

users. I am proposed the functional plaza near farming

park.

EXISTING

AMPHITHEATER VIEW

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Stormwater Management

DETENSION POND UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGEUNDERGROUND TANK

http://imgarcade.com/1/underground-rainwater-storage-

tanks/

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

+High Point

-Lowest Point

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17 / Sustainable Methodology

Greenroof

Surface Sand Filter

Underground Detention

Rain Garden System

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SECTION A: RAIN GARDEN

DETAIL A

DETAIL A

Rain Garden Section A

EXISTING

RAIN GARDEN

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amended soil mix

vegetation (wet tolerant)

perforated underdrain

3/4” gravel base

4” to 8” deep berm

50 - 500 sqft area

RAIN GARDEN DETAIL SECTION

Muscari cv. Variegata

Clethra Alnifolia

New England Aster

Azalea Viscosum

Potentilla

Cornus Alba And Cultivars

Aesculus Pavia

Stellaria Alsine

Yellow Iris

PLANTS FOR RAIN GARDEN

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GREENROOF ANALYSIS

Vegetation

Soil 2-6”

Drainage system

Root barrier

Roof structure

Outlet to non-po-table source

Growing media

Filter layer

Protection fabricFrainage layer

Roof barrierInsulation

Waterproofing membrane

Roof deck

Roof Garden Material Analysis and Surface Sand Filter

Perforated underdrain

sand filter bed 18-36” deep

Fine sand

Filter fabricCoares Sand

SURFACE SAND FILTER

EXISTING

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18 / Proposed Material

CobbleGrey Brick - narrow module Brick

Grey Brick

Stone

Precast Paving

Deconposed Granite

Unit Pavers

Wood Decking

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19 / Isometric Master Pan

MFA THESIS / LOST PLACEJING ZHAO

Thank You And Enjoy.

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