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Cell - Taichung Gateway Park International Competition

JAPAN

KOREA

SIBERIA

CHINA

THAILAND

MALAYSIA

PHILIPPINESTAIW

AN

Site is located in the center of Taichung

Da-du mountain

Da-kun ScemicFire generating electric power plan

Fastu stream

Now is a concrete foreset

1800~2500mForest of Chinese cypress

Wu River

Snow Mountain3830m

Seven bays stream

Da-Chia River

Used to be a wetland

Located in the middle of Taiwan western coat, Taichung receives different influences from both northern and southern regions. The s ite, Taichung Gateway Park, was former Shuinan Airport, ca. 6 KM from the Main Railway Station in the old city center. It expands from the north to the south edge of Taichung Gateway City, totally 67.34 ha.

An ever-changing park along the 100-year timeline

Provision of comfortable environments for organisms (humans)

Taichung Gateway Park = Organism

Restoration to Genuine Green. Formosa, a verdant green island centuries ago, now turns to grey and cemented. Every Taiwanese nowadays consumes concretes 35 kg/yr in average. Shuinan Airport, constructed by Japanese Army with tons of concrete, is a testimony to that cementation process. Restoring the cemented airport to a genuine green should be the ultimate mission of Taichung Gateway Park.

Concept

Location

Site Ecology role

The park is a living organism

An organism enriched by people, matters and

things

Park-related people, matters and things create an

ever-changing space = Cell

YEAR : 2011TYPE : Landscape Planning Competition PROJECT DURATION : 8 weeksADVISOR : Chung-Twn Kuo TEAM MEMBER : 15 peopleTEAM DUTY : Site Analysis, Issues & Strategy organize, Concept Development, Diagram Drawing, Perspective Drawing

φ15mXS

vegetable gardenpicnic

pubic runway

φ25m

soccer gamesparking placewater plazsa

Sφ60m

hillexhibition space

dragonfly gathered pool

Mφ100m

grasslandlawn plaza

forset

Lφ150m

artificial hillbuildings

rain reclaim pool

XL

Activity areas of differ-e n t s i z e a r e r e p r e -sented as “circles" with irregular layout.

The overlapping areas between c irc les are drawn lines, forming boundaries between cells.

Cells of different size are des igned to be shapes of the same s t r u c t u r e t h r o u g h specific rules.

Space between cells f u n c ti o n s b o t h a s boundaries and new aspects, giving new definitions.

Small activity areas c a n b e f o r m e d b y dividing colossal cells into smaller ones.

Likewise, small cells c a n m e r g e i n t o a colossal cell as they change always accord-ing to the change of the times and needs.

Layout Formation Shapes Reverse Division Integration

Monad

Single function with charactersChanging with people, matters and things … cell division

Complex

Composite functionsVarious combinations create diversified spaces … changes result from various factors

Eco-tone

The scalability makes possible the cell the size of human or colossal nature, reserving space for future needs and accommodating any possible events.Cells can endow the park with an orderly, rhythmic and lively landscape.

Cells' rules and changes

Design Development

To edify park visitors through ecological cell collection

Ecological cell definition

UnitFunctions

The cell collection forms a continuousenvi-ronment – ecological ecotone.

Dynamic observation of cell collection provides basic information for environmental education and ecology academic research.

The “cell,” a unit for nature and human to move randomly and freely, makes the park change constantly and energetic to keep evolving.The irregular fractal like, polygon-based cell maintains a specific order.

An ever-changing park along the 100-year timeline

Cell is the smallest constituent unit

Cell keeps changing

Cell continues

Cell itself is an organism

Eco-tone

Zoning

- Wetland - Hills and forest- Ecological area

- Water front - River- Path

- Taichung street scene of 50s - Wave making pool- Contrasting space of man and nature

- Green areas - Taichung Green Core- Green leisure- Nature ecoobservatory

- Museum - Cultural center- Tourism- Harmony space of man and nature

- Tranquil waterfront- Detention pond

Semi-Natural Wetland

Semi-Natural Wetland

Zone of Semi-Natural Wetland

Artificial Deck

Artificial Deck

Zone of Artificial Deck

Movie City

Movie City

Zone of Movie City

Park Center

Park Center

Zone of Park Center

City Culture

City Culture

Zone of City Culture

Water Recycle

Water Recycle

Zone of Water Recycle

Eco-tone

plazaopen spacepondwetland(deep)wetland(shallow)

forestshrubgrasslawngardenbuildingenergy stationuniversal station

pedestrian bridge

visitor center

visitor center

pedestrian bridge pedestrian deck

restaurant & cinema

parking

parking

pond

pond

pond

movie city entrance

movie village entrance

cycle station

cycle station

universal station

universal station

universal station

green center

rice fieldmarsh

Taiwan towercity museum

movie studioparking(1F)

complex

parking

parking

parking

cycle station

cycle bridge

cycle bridge

cycle station

cycle station

children cycling roadcycling road

observation hut

observation hut

universal station

50’ s stree scenes

pedestrian bridge

regulating reservoir

libraryart museum

museum

stream

cycling road

pedestrian bridge

water processing center

plaza

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0 100 200 500meters

Site Plan

Ｎ meters0 100 200 500

Eco-tone

Water Strategy

Wetland - Water Purification Process

Income water

Rain collecect system

Precipitation basin

Water for use

Storage basin

Landscape pool

Aquatic plants

Eco-wetland

Filter tower

Active carbon

Ionic exchange

Disinfect

Disinfect

Purification

FGD

Wash system

Reclaim system

FDG water

Precipitation pool

Rainwater Recycle System

Embankment-Wooden stake

Bio-top-porosity

Bottom- rocks

Waterfront ecology

GunWei River

detention pool

water recycle instrument

input outputinput output

input output input output

recycled water recycled water recycled water

run offrun offrun off

drainageoutput

water recycle

Gangwei inputinput

pipepurify instrumentreclaimed water pipe

rain water recyclecatch basin

runoff directionunderground drainage

detention area

water region

water flow direction

Water Equipment system Rainwater collected systemReclaimed water system

building

building swale pipe

Site

The circulation system design to improve the water reuse and recycle of the park . The recycl ing water wi l l be used for beneficial purposes such as agricultural and landscape irrigation, and the remaining supply the water of the park. The permeable pavement with the stormwater storage and underdrain system will increase the resilience of Taichung.

Water is imported from the Gangwei River to create wetlands in the park with aquatic plants to stop suspended solids in water, absorb ammonia nitrogen and inorganic salts, and purify water. Surface run-off from the main buildings in the park, the park area and rainwater and reclaimed water from surrounding communities are led to the artificial river in the park to offer irrigation, landscape and disaster prevention functions. Streams, beaches, flooding, and wetlands of different depths create a multi-leveled waterfront space and form continuous plant and animal clusters.

Eco-tone

Plant Plan

Grass

Insects

Woodland Birds

Pioneer Trees

Short Woods（5-10 years）

Forest Birds

Secondary Woods

Soil Microorganism & Insects

Forest Insects

Secondary Woods（20-100 years）

Tolorant Species

Seeds are propagated by birds and wind

Grassland Insects（Butterlies）

Birds' Droppings

Grassland Birds（Larks）

Grass

Grassland（Initial Stage）Soil Microorganism & Insects

Forest Insects

Climax（100 years～）

Forest Birds（Eagles）

Tolorant Species

The climate in Taichung is rainy in summer and dry in winter. The micro-terrain in Taichung can be categorized into six important types of inhabit, including wetland, forest, lawn, stream, garden and precious old trees scattered far and wide. This planting design contain the six important types of terrain as cells in the Central Park organism, hoping to reach the goal of creating continuity with the surrounding micro-terrain of the same attribute and allowing diverse ecologies to enter and create symbiosis.

Color Plan

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Lauraceae community offers a background color of green tone; each single cell is planted with one colorful species, with season changes.

Young leaves in springtime make the background color bright green. Flowering trees like Chinaberries give a purple tone.

Mature leaves in summertime create a dark green base, decorated with yellow flowers.

Dried, falling leaves turn the park into a dark red color in autumn.

The park appears in a dull tone when winter comes, since most leaves fall down, and Lauraceae trees give the major color.

Lawn

Garden

Historical tree

Riverside

Wetland

Forest

Wetland

Pulsation - University District Design, Seattle

CONCEPT

SITE ANALYSIS

Parking lots precent an opportunity to open up and unify the public space on the site. This is a strength that change parking into central activityareas could open up new spaces for pedestrianwalkways and public gathering space.

11th

Ave

Roos

evel

t

Eastl

ake

Ave

E

Car routeRegional routeBus routeBus stop

District Scale

City Scale

Site Scale

Year: 2012Instructor: Nancy Rottle, Jim NichollsProject Type: Landscape DesignProjrct Duration: 6 weeksTeam Member: 2Team Duty: Design Developement, Site plan, Sections, Digital Model, Perspectives

Site located along the 11th Ave NE. Project’s goal is to build the active of connection of a walkable, reliable and enjoyable framework vision for the entirety of the project area. Also, find out the possible solution to elevate the human priority and mitigatethe traffic issue. And trying to develop the ability and activity to make effective contributions to the urban problems.

Pulsation

Attract people to attract people to protect people to invite people...etc

Stregthen pedestrian spaces to establish a safe and attractive atmosphere for pedestrians will create a lively street life and encourage people to connect with the community or campus

Cedar Apt.

Portage Bay Grange

Condon Hall

Univ. INN

Ecotope

Puget Sound

Seattle Downtown

Greater Duwamish

West Seattle

Capitol Hill

Columbia City

University District

Elliott Bay

LakeWashington

UW

Northeast Seattle

Ballard

Queen Anne

Fremont

Lake Union

NorthwestSeattle

SITE

Puget Sound

Seattle Downtown

Greater Duwamish

West Seattle

Capitol Hill

Columbia City

University District

Elliott Bay

LakeWashington

UW

Northeast Seattle

Ballard

Queen Anne

Fremont

Lake Union

NorthwestSeattle

SITE

Hard to accross

Issue

Propose

Design

Dispersed space Low attraction

Multifunction+Diversity UseReduce car line and combine 11th Ave and Roosevelt Way.

Integrate spaces and reorder the pathway

Section AA’

path 3D basketball court grass hill

path

Section BB’

apartment semi-private space

playground community space

gathering plaza

Section CC’

pedestrian path

pedestrian path

pedestrian path

grass hill3D soccer field

A

A’

C

C’

DD

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0102

03

04

05

0910

1112

13

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0607

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Plan

01 3D Basketball court02 Cafe’s shop plaza03 Exercise facility04 Soccer field05 Bus transition06 Pedstrian crossing area07 Fountain gathering plaza08 Community center(workshop) 09 Kids playground10 Wasting water purification11 Food vendors12 Urban farm13 Mix-used housing14 Quiet space15 View watching

Strategy

miss....

WORKSHOP+Exhibition

furniture exchage balloon festival

vendors

basketball

exhibition football/fribees

reading/resting

transit

community

workshop

cultivate

03_Activity System 02_Circulation System

car routebus stopbike lane main pathminor path

Hierachy Landscapemetabolic system_nourish habitate

Farm Water plants Receational planting Mixed planting Roof garden

irrigation

filtration

Play+Education ContrbutionDetension

02_Planting System01_Water System

Canvas Shelter

Light

Poster with water catchment

U-shape Desk

Movable Chair

Fog collecter - Prototype Design, Lima

Mesh

Cable

Wood Structure

Swift

Gutter

Year: 2013Instructor: Ben SpencerProject Type: Landscape Design/ Prototype DesignProjrct Duration: 7 weeksTeam Member: 4Team Position: Prototype Developement, Site Design Section, Digital Model, Perspectives

Fog Collector

PROGRAM & FUNCTION

Rotate Shaft

Portable

GutterStructure

-Portable-Stable-Less Consumable-Cheap-Easy to Build

The idea from these prototype is come from two main reasons. First, we want people can have their own fog collector which is portable, personal, and cheap. To achieve this apporach, the new collector should be less consumable, cheap, and easy to build. So we try to combine structure, gutter and basis part together to not only reduce the weight but also make it affordable. Second, in order to fir the context of cemetery site, we make fog collectors as the media for the journey between life and death. It bring life back by giving water to plant; and also guilding people to cemetery to see the past. As a result, we choice “Sail Boat” to be the original form for this prototype.

Structure

Mesh

Cable

Shaft

Mesh

Cable

Shaft

Mortist

Structure Leg

Gutter&Structure

Gutter&Structure

Structure

Cable

Mesh

Shaft

Gutter

Heavy Basis

Structure

Cable

Mesh

Shaft

Gutter

Inserted into the groundGround Line

ITERATION

S

Shower Curtain

Angle

V tunnel

Standard

Standard

Standard

Stan

dard

Standard

Standard

Stan

dard

TRM

V

TRMV

TRMV

TRM

V

TRMV

TRMV

Enkamat thin double

Enkamat thin double

Enkamat thin double

Enkamat thin double

Enkamat thin double

Enkamat thin double

Sail

Sail angle

MATERIALS TEST

Name :

Material samples:

SFC 35% TRMV Enkamat thin doubleSFC 35% BRUSHED TRMV ultra thin Enkamat thickSFC 50% Furnace Filter Enkamat thick doubleRecyclix non UV Enkamat thin Enkamat fuzzy

4.10% 33.95% 5.15%3.41% 58.87% 6.73%4.07% 66.78% 25.07%2.49% 19.46% 3.53% 14.51%

Wind capacity:

% total light pixels :

Average vol/drip time(ml/hr) :

1616 162711481143.5 1180 12861000 907 13541313 1282.6 1482.8 1273

Percent change from 35% SFC :

- 41.32% 42%0.39% 3.19% 12%-12.55% -20.68% 18%14.82% 13% 30% 11%

Cost (per 4x10m) : $200 480$200 $250 $750 $750 $800 $700 240 480240 240 240

Sail Angle Shower CurtainV-Sail

Result Analysis

Form test V-tunnel

Other Projects

Year: 2012Instructor: Ben SpencerProject Type: Prototype DesignProjrct Duration: 1 weeks

The purpose of this assignment is to create a toy which can easily build by children in slum of Lima. The toy should not only provide a elegant shape and an attractive way to play, but also teach children some water knowledge. I used some material that can easily find in trash can to create a racing toy with water purify function. Children can fill up dirty water from the input at the begining of the racing game. After they finished, they can enjoy clean water from output.

SQWater Toy

PURIFYING

KEISING

SQWATER TOY

20130116

CHASING

FRIENDS

FAMILY

DIY

TRYING

EXPERIENCEKNOW

LEDGE

FUNNY

RACING

WATER-BOTTLE

COMPETITIONF1

ENJOYABLE

CHILDREN

ADULT

LEARNING

PLAYING

ITARBRACING

FILTER

WHEEL

BODY

CONTROLSTICK

X2

DIRTY WATER

CLEAN WATER

MATERIAL:BOTTLE, FABRIC, ROCKS, DUST, BAMBOO, PAPER ROLL, BIGGER PAPER ROLL, STICK,

YEAR : 2011.09PROJECT CONTENT : Used old woods and furnitures to construct a 20m2 book house which provides local children a place to read and play.TEAM NUMBER : 3PHASES UNDERTAKEN : Constructed the north and east wall, concept development

YEAR : 2008.02-06PROJECT TYPE : Community DesignTEAM MEMBER : 12PHASES UNDERTAKEN : Site survey, concept development, plants designPROJECT CONTENT : CO-OP by Department of Cultural Affairs of Taipei City Government and Graduate Institute of Building and Planning in National Taiwan University.Designed a slope inside treasurehill with 12 students and discuss with the residents.

TreasureHill Artivists CO-OP

Year: 2011Project Type: Architecture Design/Build

Team Number : 3Phases Undertaken : Constructed the north and east wall, concept development

Year: 2012Instructor: Ben SpencerProject Type: Prototype DesignProjrct Duration: 1 weeksTeam Number: 1

Used old woods and furnitures to construct a 20 square meter book house which provides local children a place to read and play. Design, construct with my friend, Hsin Ying Jen, who studied at master of architecture department.

YEAR : 2011.09PROJECT CONTENT : Used old woods and furnitures to construct a 20m2 book house which provides local children a place to read and play.TEAM NUMBER : 3PHASES UNDERTAKEN : Constructed the north and east wall, concept development

South Face

North Face

West Face

East Face

Book House Construction

Used old woods and furnitures to construct a 20 square meter book house which provides local children a place to read and play. Design, construct with my friend, Hsin Ying Jen, who studied at master of architecture department.YEAR : 2011.09

PROJECT CONTENT : Used old woods and furnitures to construct a 20m2 book house which provides local children a place to read and play.TEAM NUMBER : 3PHASES UNDERTAKEN : Constructed the north and east wall, concept development

YEAR : 2010.10-2011.02CLIENT : Keelung City Cultural Affairs BureauCOMPANY : LEFCAPACITY : Project leaderPHASES UNDERTAKEN : Site investigation, site analysis, concept develop-ment, site plan, basic design, perspective drawing, detail design, engineer drawing, report writing

NuanNuan Water-ecology Culture Park Plan and Design

YEAR : 2011.09PROJECT CONTENT : Used old woods and furnitures to construct a 20m2 book house which provides local children a place to read and play.TEAM NUMBER : 3PHASES UNDERTAKEN : Constructed the north and east wall, concept development

Matsu ArkYEAR : 2011.03-2011.06CLIENT : Matsu National Scenic Area Administra-tionCOMPANY : LEFCAPACITY : AssistancePHASES UNDERTAKEN : concept development, model construction, perspective rendering

YEAR : 2011.09PROJECT CONTENT : Used old woods and furnitures to construct a 20m2 book house which provides local children a place to read and play.TEAM NUMBER : 3PHASES UNDERTAKEN : Constructed the north and east wall, concept development

圖 5-1-1 理念示意圖

YEAR : 2010.11-2011.05CLIENT : Yunlin County GovernmentCOMPANY : LEFCAPACITY : Project leaderPHASES UNDERTAKEN : Culture investigation, site analysis, concept development, website design, DM design, report writing

Website design

Travel DM

Matsu Religion Culture Park