stella yuan lin_portfolio
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This is a collection of the selective work during my undergraduete and graduate study of Landscape Architecture, and intership.TRANSCRIPT
PORTFOLIO OF STELLA LIN
Tele: 647-823-1618Email: [email protected]
Address: 672A1, 60 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON CANADA M5S 3L1
Master of Landscape Architecture from University of TorontoApplying for Summer Internship
CONTENTS
BRING COMMUNICATION TO BACK CAMPUS 1
REVETMENT DESIGN AND RECONSTRUCTION IN MIN RIVER 9
MIND THE GAP 15
CONNECT TO RIVERDALE 19
OTHER DESIGN PROJECTS 24
MODELS 26
FINE ARTS 28
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BRING COMMUNICATION TO BACK CAMPUS
Task: Design Studio ( A+ )
Date: Decenber, 2011
Location: Toronto, Canada
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Plan and Section Drawing, Topography Design, Digital Model Making
Design Tools: AutoCAD, Sketchup, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign
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CIRCULATION
SURROUNDING
PROGRAMS
VIEWS
GREEN SPACE
GATHERING ACTIVITIES
LOCATIONBack Campus is the University of Toronto in Downtown Toronto. It is surrounded by Robarts Library, Hart House, Soldier Tower and other important buildings in the university. The site was designed to be a popular sports field on campus.
INVENTORYIn Back Campus, circulation is not convenient; communication between buildings around this site is ineffective. Except the sports field, people seldom gather onto this place. Therefore, the concept of this design is communication. Effective communication is important on campus. But in Back Campus, not much communication happened.
ANALYSISThe analysis is conducted on the using condition of this site, including the density of use, the flowing movement and the staying activities by four kinds of people (students, faculty&staff, residents and visitors), and their density in different time in one day, and what they do here, and what they may want to do.
Robarts Library Building Trinity College
Soldiers’ Tower
Hart House
University CollegeSidney Smith Hall
Munk School of Global Affairs
Whitney HallRamsay Wright Laboratories
Whitney Hall
University College Union
Sir Daniel Wilson Residence
Whitney Hall
Whitney Hall
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DENSITY OF USE
EXISTING PROGRAMS
PROPOSED PROGRAMS
STUDENTS FACULTY & STAFF RESIDENTS VISITORS
FLOWING MOVEMENT
STAYING ACTIVITIES
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LANDSCAPE AS JOINING INFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS
SPORTS ART INSTALLATIONS TEMPORARY EVENTCONCERT
There are four required activities required in the design. Their proposed individual programs have some programs in common so that they could share some infrastructures. Combine these single activities together through joining infrastructure also can enable people communicate better in different program. After thinking about the function, I bring my concept to the form of design. There are three ways of communicating: turn taking, interaction and overlap. I abstract them to develop my section and plan.
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A A
B
B
PLAN
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20 40 60m
SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
COMMUNICATION IN PLANS
Turn Taking
Turn Taking
CONMUNICATION IN SECTIONS
Overlap
Overlap
inTeracTiOn
inTeracTiOn
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7AERIAL PERSPECTIVE
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REVETMENT DESIGN AND RECONSTRUCTION IN MIN RIVER
Work for: Fujian Provincial Investigation, Design & Research Institute of Water Conservency, China
Date: February, 2010
Location: Fuzhou, Fujian, ChinaTeam Work: with 5 Partners
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Section Design and Drawing, Perspective Drawing
Design Tools: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketchup
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SITEThe Min River (闽江) is a 577 kilometre-long river in Fujian province, People’s Republic of China. It is the largest river in Fujian, and an important water transport channel. Most of the northern and central Fujian is within its watershed.The lower Min River goes through the provincial capital, Fuzhou, with whose historic center be-ing on the northern side of the river. On the southern side of the river is Fuzhou’s suburb Changle, which is even closer to its fall into the Taiwan Strait; the location historically made it an important port.
NORTH TRIBUTARYNarrow and deep, used for navigation. At flood seasons, 30% of water from upper reaches goes through north tributary. At dry seasons, 70% goes here.
SOUTH TRIBUTARYWide and shallow, used for flood emis-sion. At dry seasons, 70% of water from upper reaches goes through north tribu-tary. At dry seasons, 30% goes here
china Fujian
FuzhOu
nanping
MOunT Wuyi
SanMing
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exiSTing green
WaTerFrOnT recreaTiOn SecTiOn
cuTuralaTTracTiOn
hiSTOrical aTTracTiOn
WeTlandS
WaTer
Fuzhou is rich of water in history. There are numous rivers connecting the three lakes( West Lake, East Lake, South Lake).
reveTMenTS
hiSTOrical landScaOe SecTiOn
Shipping and Occean hiSTOry
Local people feed on sea and overseas trade. Marco Polo described it as “a beautiealthy place where overseas trade flourished.”
Beach eMergence
ecOlOgy educaTiOn SecTiOn
WaTery cuSTOM SecTiOn
BridgeS
Besides for transportation, the bridges in the River Min also have function on blocking the tides and flood.
MOunTainS
Fuzhou situates in mountains and has many hills. The city is at a great location according to Chinese Fengshui.
HERITAGE RESEARCH
WEST LAKEEAST LAKE
SOUTH LAKE
WEST COVERGENCE EAST COVERGENCE
PEAK LIANHUA
MOUNT GU MOUNT PING
MOUNT WU MOUNT YUMOUNT JIXIANG
MOUNT YANTAI
MOUNT GAOGAI
MOUNT JIXIANG
MOUNT QISHAN
Typical SecTiOn 1
Typical SecTiOn 2
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hiSTOrical aTTracTiOn - Typical SecTiOn 1
Open Space - Typical SecTiOn 2
vieW Seeing - Typical SecTiOn 1
ecOlOgy prOTecTing - Typical SecTiOn 1
ecOlOgy prOTecTing - Typical SecTiOn 2
WeTland - Typical SecTiOn 1
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Open Space - Typical SecTiOn 2
WaTer Scenery Space - Typical SecTiOn 2
vieW Seeing - - Typical SecTiOn 2
hiSTOrical aTTracTiOn - Typical SecTiOn 1
cuTural aTTracTiOn - Typical SecTiOn 1
WeTland - Typical SecTiOn 2
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MIND THE GAP
Task: Design Studio ( 93/100 )
Date: November, 2010
Location: Beijing, China
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Plan, Section and Perspective Drawing, Digital Model Making
Design Tools: AutoCAD, Sketchup, V-Ray, Photoshop
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hiSTOrical Train STaTiOn
exiSTing hOuSing FeBric Sunken garden
CONCEPET
This area is almost forgotten by the flourishing city, Beijing. But the earliest railway line and one of its stations lies here, dilapidated and unknown by most citizens.
The concept is to keep the historical texture in the site. The basic element comes from the train and the railway line. The main transport line follows the previous railway here, and stretch as it. While a row of constructions happen to be the abstracting train.
SurrOunding
acceSS
circulaTiOn auTO circulaTiOn pedeSTrian circulaTiOn FlOWing MOveMenT STaying acTiviTieS
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COMMERCIAL
UNDERGROUND PEDESTRIAN STREET
SQUARE IN FRONT OF THE STATION
SUNKEN GARDEN REST AREAS
SHADY PLAZA
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UNDERGROUND PEDESTRIAN STREET
Infuse business element to make this area more active and attractive. Divide this area into two layers to keep one functional zone from interfering with another.
COMMERCIAL ROW
Access in two layers (ground level and underground pedestrian street) bring more activities to the commercial. Height division also keeps the two layers from interfering with each other.
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CONNECT TO RIVERDALE
Task: Design Studio ( A )
Date: February, 2011
Location: Toronto, Canada
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Topography Design, Plan and Section Drawing, Model Making
Design Tools: AutoCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign
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river cOnnecT TO river
neighBOrhOOd cOnnecT TO neighBOrhOOd
eaST and WeST
SITE ANALYSIS CONCEPT
cOnnecT eaST and WeST
Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown
Downtown
Bloor
Danforth
Leslieville
Riverdale
Riverdale
Regent Park
Regent Park
Connection to River
Open to Neighborhood
Path Extending from City Roads
Main access from Lower Don trail
Main Access from Neighborhood
Main Axis
Water Connection
Infrastructure Connection View Connection
LOCATIONRiverdale Park situates along the Don River in the city of Toronto, but hardly connects to it. The surrounding neighborhoods, including Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale. The river separates the city, making the east and the west unconnected, as well as the park. To connect the neiborhoods, downtown in the two sides of the Don, Riverdale Park can be an important intersection in this area, to provide a green space in people’s movement between two sides.
CONCEPTThe program regards “Connection” as a core design concept----the connection to the river, the connection to the community and the connection to the city, in order to bring more popularity and diversity, bring more activities to this site. Transformation including water connection, infrastructure connection and view connection, makes the park more like a whole and serve as an important intersection in this area.
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VEGETATIONTreeSShruBSgrOund cOvergraSS
CIRCULATION AND PROGRAMSprOgraMSinFOrMal circulaTiOn zOneinFOrMal paThFOrMal paTh
HYDROLOGYSurFace WaTer FlOWriver FlOWprOpOSed pOndSexiSTing river and pOndS
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MarSh
Typha laTiFOlia (nOrTheaST naTive) cOMMOn caTTail - BiOreMediaTOr
carex aquaTaliS (nOrTheaST naTive) WaTer Sedge - BiOreMediaTOr, erOSiOn cOnTrOl
MarSh
Typha laTiFOlia (nOrTheaST naTive) cOMMOn caTTail - BiOreMediaTOr
carex aquaTaliS (nOrTheaST naTive) WaTer Sedge - BiOreMediaTOr, erOSiOn cOnTrOl
MeadOW
MOlinia caerulea (nOrTheaST naTive) purple MOOr graSS - Full Sun, aTTracTS WildliFe, yellOW Fall cOlOur
panicuM virgaTuM (nOrTh aMerican naTive) ShendandOah SWiTch graSS - Full, Sun/parTial Shade, aTTracTS WildliFe
BraSSica juncea (nOrTheaST naTive) MuSTard graSS - BiOreMediaTOr, aTTracTS BirdS and WildliFe
B - B SECTION
A - A SECTION
MODELS IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNThe first one trys to present the connection of two sides of Riverdale by landbridge and vagetation. The second one considers more about the topography and neiborhood. The third one shows the final design where urban febric extend into the park and a view axis goes through the two sides of Riverdale.
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graSS
MedicagO SaTiva (nOrTh aMerican naTive) alFalFa - Full Sun, Spring/SuMMer/Fall, BiOreMediaTOr, aTTracTS BirdS and WildliFe
MOlinia caerulea (nOrTheaST naTive) purple MOOr graSS - Full Sun, aTTracTS WildliFe, yellOW Fall cOlOur
carex Blanda (nOrTheaST naTive) cOMMOn WOOd Sedge - Full Sun, reSilienT
pOpuluS BalSaMiFera (nOrTheaST naTive) BalSaM pOplar - MOiST and lOW-lying cOndiTiOnS, BiOreMediaTOr, haBiTaT FOr WildliFe and BirdS, yellOW Fall cOlOurS
TreeS
pOpuluS BalSaMiFera (nOrTheaST naTive) BalSaM pOplar - MOiST and lOW-lying cOndiTiOnS, BiOreMediaTOr, haBiTaT FOr WildliFe and BirdS, yellOW Fall cOlOurS
TreeSShruB
rhuS glaBra (nOrTheaST naTive) SMOOTh SuMac - BiOreMediaTOr, aTTracTS WildliFe, red/Orange Fall cOlOur
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OTHER DESIGN PROJECTS
URBAN WATERFRONT LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Task: Landscape Architecture Studio ( 91/100 )
Advisor: Zheng, Xi
Date: March, 2010
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Topography and Plant Strategies Planning, Free-hand Perspective Drawing
Design Tools: AutoCAD, Photoshop
CHANGLE WENWUSHAN PARK PLANNING & DESIGN
Work for: Fuzhou Institute of the Landscape Architecture
Date: February, 2010
Location: Changle Town, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China
Team Work: with 3 Partners
Task Division: Concept Development, Plant Strategy Planning, Free-hand Perspective Drawing, Presentation Document Preparation
Design Tools: AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator
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accOMMOdaTiOn area
cOnFerence area
adMiniSTraTiOn areaenTerTainMenT area
dining area
MUME HOTEL
Task: Architecture of Landscape Design ( 89/100 )
Advisor: Dong, Cong
Date: July, 2010
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Plan, Section and Perspective Drawing, Digital Model Making
Design Tools: AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator
ROCKERY DESIGN
Task: Landscape Engineering ( 88/100 )
Advisor: Wang, Peiyong
Date: November, 2010
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Topography Design, Model Making ( Electric Iron, Cys-tosepiment)
LANDFORM DESIGN
Task: Design Studio ( A+ )
Advisor: Allissa North, Robert Wright
Date: October 2011
Specific Work: Site Analysis, Concept Development, Topography Design, Plan and Section Drawing, Model Making ( Paper Fold, Mill Board Model, Plaster Cast Nagetive Model, Plaster Cast Positive Model )
Design Tools: AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop
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DEATH
Filemot shades to dark, indicating that the snail finally returns to the earth and goes to death.
OLD-AGE
U s e t h e s c o r c h o f deadwood to analogy the twilight years of the snail.
LOVE
T W O H E A R T - S H A P E
SNAILS NESTLED UP CLOSE
TOGETHER IN THE PINK WITH
CREEPER, REVEALING THEIR
LOVE.
BIRTH
A spiral turning outward from cold blue to tender green, expresses the life's coming.
CHILDHOOD
USE A VARIETY OF BRIGHT
COLORS TO DESCRIBE THE
CHILDISH GLEE.
CAREER
T h r e e c o n t r a s t i n g c o l o r s c o n v e y s o b e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n a n d enthusiasm in this period of life.
SNAIL'S LIFE IN BOXES
Team work: with 5 Partners
Role: Conceptal Design, Model Making, Presentation
Date: June, 2008
U s e d e s i g n l a n g u a g e t o e x p r e s s the life process of a snail in a box of 35cm*35cm*20cm in the abstract.
MODELS
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MODEL OF GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM( Bilbao, SpainDesigned by Frank Gehry )
Team work: with 5 Partners
Role: Information Searching, Model Making
Date: June, 2008
MODELS OF SHERBOURNE COMMON( Toronto, CanadaDesigned by Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg )
Date: September & October, 2011
MODEL OF YORKVILLE PARK( Toronto, CanadaDesigned by Oleson Worland Architects )
Date: September, 2011Use white boxes to present the spacial quality of Yorkville Park and the section effect.
SPACIAL MODELS OF SHERBOURNE COMMON
Focus on the spacial quality of the park. Use different ways to present the different feelings provided by the two kinds of trees in the site.
PHASE MODELS OF SHERBOURNE COMMON
This changable & playable model focuses on the development of the Sherbourne Common. From the three basic elements of design-- lawn, trees and water to a park with small tree( what it looks like now), finally to the expected spacial quality the designer want it to be( maybe ten years later).
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Waterfront
Media: Watercolor
Date: Feburay, 2010
Butterfly Stone Arches
Media: Watercolor
Date: September, 2011
Falling Water
Media: Pencil
Date: October, 2011
Falling Water
Media: Pen
Date: October, 2011
Falling Water
Media: Charcoal
Date: October, 2011
FINE ARTS
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The Imperial Summer Villa
Media: Pencil
Date: December, 2009
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Stella Lin, University of Toronto
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