JIANGCHEN ZHUPORTFOLIO

University of New Mexico

2014 – 2017 University of New Mexico, Master of Landscape of Architecture2009 - 2013 China Academy of Art, Bachelor of Arts – Landscape Architecture

Internship, LAND ARTITUDE LLC, Hangzhou, China, July - August. 2012

Internship, Xinzhongjian Architecture Design and Consulting Co, Ltd., Shenzhen, China, February - May. 2014

Introduction to Architectural Graphics Assistantship, University of New Mexico, January - May. 2017

Navajo Viewlines - 2016 New Mexico ASLA Student Honor Award

Container Garden - Fourth Award of Best Graduation Design Expo of Architecture School of China Academy of Art in 2013 - 2013 China Academy of Art Chongli Art Scholarship - Merit Award of 2013 China National Graduation Design Expo

CAD, Sketch-Up, Rhino, Adobe Creative Suite, Lumion, Keyshot, Microsoft Office, Carpentry, Ceramics, Sketch, Painting

Playground, Ideal Residential Landscape DesignMagazine: The City of Design, The City of Design (Hong Kong) Press, 01/2012

Digital Class Assistantship, University of New Mexico, September - December. 2016

Caravan East Project Summer Assistantship, University of New Mexico, June. 2016

Jiangchen Zhu

University of New Mexico1900 Lead Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106

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Navajo ViewlinesNew Town Core Design

Location: Red Lake Chapter, Navajo, New MexicoDate: Octorber - December, 2015

LAYOUT

ExistingMarket

Parking

Basketball Court

PlazaFarmland

Medicine Garden

Terrace

Market PlaceN

0’ 50’ 100’ 150’

Existing Gas Station

ExistingChild Care Center

The proposal is going to design a strong town core which is able to attract more people to come and visit the Navajo, and native people will see the potential of the Navajo Nation. The project satisfies Navajo people’s demand such as business, sporting area and gathering place. Also, it can beautify the surrounding of the Navajo.

CONCEPT

There are four obvious sights that people can see in the site. Also, respect to the earth and Worship Mountains which is the spirit of Navajo. According to that, the project connects five spots along the main road with the four sights, which organizes a vision network.

The sequence from main road to the chapter is an understanding of spirt. Outside is formal, and it has space for market. Modern materials, axes and symmetrical layout make it as public design. Inside is related to native people’s living. Native plant and medicine garden show the Navajo surrounding. Gathering place provides space for activities. The transition separates those different function, feeling spaces. At the same time, it provides green space for people. Stone Access View

WATER ACCESS

Acequia

Bridge

Acequia

Water Tank

Pond

Small Water Fall

Distinguishing the three accesses from outside to Navajo place, the Navajo Viewlines refers native elements , water, stone and plant. Water refers the local irrigation “Acequia” and horse water tanks. Stone features come from Chaco Canyon. Native farmland inspirits the idea of plant access. The Medicine Garden is a gathering place that combines these three elements.

Market View Water Access View

Section

Water Access Stone Access Plant Access

Grid Plaza A Multi Purpose Site Design

Location: Caravan East, Albuquerque, New MexicoDate: April - May, 2016

Library

DetetionPond

Story Plaza

Parking

MainEntrance

Enclosed garden

Open garden

Handicap Ramp

Handicap Ramp

LAYOUT

Climbing

Inlet/Outlet

Net

Wood Slope

Slope

Slope

The proposal is designing a library, a story plaza and a detention pond, and each function has specific requirement. I start with the function of the Library. I try to design some outdoor reading spaces which can emphasize the gathering place. Therefore, I have the parti of “Room”. Due to the idea, I create a chessboard and have some square spaces, and I design different types of reading space and put them into those square spaces. Each reading unity is independent, at the same time, it connects with public place, so people can walk through the site and find their interesting spaces for reading. The parking lot uses permeated bricks, so stormwater can through the surface and be collected.

UNITIES LAYER

Parking Lot

Story Plaza

112space

22 acre foot

-24' 5"

-12' 1/4"

Library27255.5 square ft.

Detention Basin

According to the framework, then I set the library, parking lot and detention pond on the site and make them fit to the idea. Without the detention, the basin provides playing facilities for children and running road for neighbors.

LibraryOpen Space Story Plaza Detention Basin

SECTION

Enclosed GardenLibrary Entrance

Hornachuelos HouseNew Town Core Design

Location: Hornachuelos, Córdoba, SpainDate: September - Octorber, 2016

Urban RoomCONCEPT

Dining / PlayingRestGardenParking

Hornachuelos is located in Sierra de Hornachuelos Nature Reserve on the south of the province of Cordoba, Spain. It is a Spanish historical town on the top of a hill. An analysis reveals that public space is used primarily for parking, and the streets are packed with vehicles. Therefore, the proposal emphasizes how important public space is. The design reactivates current public spaces and abandoned lots through an active design intervention.

The geometry of the SQUARE is at the core of the design, and acts as a unifying ordering system. This design strategy is inspired by the HOUSE concept, and the second meaning of a square as a public space within a city.

MAIN PLAZA SECTION

Public space

Fountain

Planter Light Light

Planter Sitting Sitting

Sitting

HOUSE concept Bring people to use

Pond Temporary SittingObservation SItting

LAYOUT

Visual CuesUrban Rooms

0 10 20 50m

The whole town is conceived of as a big house, with publ ic spaces informed b y t h e r e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f t r a d i t i o n a l r o o m s w i t h i n a dwelling. The concept HOUSE provides different programs and experiences for Hornachuelos residents. Eight room types dot the town: living room, dining room, bathroom, bedroom, study room, garage, playing room and yard. Streets become hallways, with visual cues that connect the rooms.

Small Water Place

Steps

Fountain

Vegetation Pond

Sitting

Tree

Main Plaza

TreeTable

Sitting with TableWaterfall

Food Plaza

LawnSitting

Road

Chruch

Resting Place

Planter with sitting

Observation Deck

Garden

Small Water Place has a water feature and steps Food Plaza has cafe and waterfall Resting Place provides lawn and sitting Garden has a observation deck and overlook

PlaygroundIdeal Residential Landscape Design

Location: Langjun Garden, Zhuantang Town, Hangzhou, ChinaDate: November - December, 2012

On the basis of the current situation, we proposed a theme of Game landscape, and we want to make interaction between the residents and the landscape, and make it not just for view but also for fun, so the residents could have the chance to relax, to meet each other, and to establish an amiable neighborhood. Landscape Game, just as its name implies, is game facilities designed as landscape, and these facilities shall be firstly defined as game and then be functionally as game. We utilized industrial methods to build these facilities in relevant locations and use plants to make game sites, so the game sites would be combined with the landscape.

LAYOUT

CONCEPT

Pond

Swimmingpood

Club

Maze

Lawn

Hill

Plaza

BuildingBuilding

Building

Building

Building

BuildingBuilding

PERSPECTIVES

MODEL

Container GardenReforming of Vacant Land Shiftable Landscape

Location: Temporary Parking Lot, Changsheng Road and Xiaonv Road, Hangzhou, ChinaDate: April - June, 2013

Parking Lot Exit

Parking Lot Entrance

ActivitySpace

Footpath

Rest Platform

Rest Platform

Lawn

Main Entrance

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

Stairs

11

2 2

Changsheng Road

Residential Area

Residential Area

Xiao

nv R

oad

THE MASTER PLAN

On the basis of the survey and analysis on the lands, I decide to design a shiftable garden to fu l ly ut i l ize the vacant lands. However, most of the vacant lands are used as temporary parking lot for the community, so I intend to combine the function of garden and parking lot and design a triple-functional garden. The garden is composed of several units, which can be separated and moved to other locations for assembly.

Vacant Land A

Vacant Land A

Vacant Land B

Move

Move

Install Use

Construction

Dismantle

CONCEPT

Abandoned containers are repurposed to be the garden units. Containers are reformed to fully utilize the interior spaces.The traditional Chinese garden emphasizes seeing the whole from one aspect, and utilizes buildings, walls, plants and hill stones to separate the space and produce attractive views in limited space. This design incorporates this traditional notion, using new materials. Containers, combined by lateral plates and plants, are the main component in the moving garden.

Corridor

Pavilion

Plant

Stairs

Lateral plate

Vegetation

Nutrient Soil

Filter Layer

RoofDrain Pipe

Non-woven Fabrics

CONTAINERS DISTRIBUTION

STRUCTURE REFORMING OF TREE POOL ON THE TOP OF CONTAINER

CONTAINERS REFORM

PavilionCorridorStairsParking lotCarriageway

Third Floor

Second Floor

Section

Sketches

Chinese Classic Garden Pen Sketch

Chinese classic garden Pen sketch

Hybird Drawing: Hand Sketch and Photoshop