UCL

ZHANG HAOXIN

APPLICATION FOR | MArch Urban Design program, University College London

E-mail:zhanghaoxin_2000@outlook.com

Tel:+86 18232386753

PORTFOLIO OF ZHANG HAOXIN

Selected works of 2021-2023

"SEED & CLOUD"

What is the meaning of seed and cloud? They represent different perspectives, this is, microcosmic and macroscopic. The seed perspective comes from my childhood memories of growing fruits and flowers in my grandmother’s small garden. Whenever I come to a new city, I always pay particular attention to the local varieties of trees. From different flower shapes to the rhythm of reasons, the life of a seed can tell me the story of a place - its geography, climate, and even cultural practices. The cloud perspective is derived from what I have seen from airplane portholes on countless flights. Vast plots of farmland, winding rivers, and crowded urban buildings - all come into my view in an appearance not the same as what they are usually seen and are then painted on my canvas. This protfolio unfolds from two perspectives, showing different worlds from the author's eyes.

01 BENEATH THE WAVES

Designing for Sea Level Rise

Location: Portland, Maine, USA

Type: Individual Work Area: 100ha

Instructor: Yuan Tian

E-mail: tianyuan@bjfu.edu.can

Project introduction:

As global temperatures continue to rise, the problem of rising sea levels is becoming more serious. Portland has a large area of water and faces serious threats. In addition, the area is often hit by hurricanes, which has caused serious damage to the local economy.

This project studies the Portland area and explores how to deal with rising sea levels and marine climate disasters while increasing local people's income and forming sustainable development for people, climate and environment. The problem of rising sea levels can be dealt with by increasing levees, seabed roughness and wetlands. The local economy can be promoted by establishing a fishery system, introducing kelp farming and using oysters to absorb pollution.

Global Average Temperature

FISHERIES THREATENED BY RISING

TEMPERATURES

Average Seawater Temperature

Maine is rich in lobsters, oysters, etc. Its lobster fishing industry hasa history of more than 400 years and is the core of foreign trade.

Global Sea Level Rise

Wind Speed

Estimated area of land to be flooded

As sea temperatures continue to rise, aquatic animals adapted to cold water environments have to move northward, including lobsters, which are the main aquatic product.

The local fishery structure was destroyed, affecting local fishery income.

Wetlands

Fishery scope

Rough sea bottom

Green space

Water flow direction

contours

Line

Plant Kelps Farmed lobsters and oysters

The caught lobsters and oysters are simply processed and then stored or transported to the restaurant. Discarded oyster shells are put into the pond again to absorb the pollution produced during cultivation and reinforce dikes.

HOW TO DEAL WITH DISASTERS

Coping with floods

Coping with rising sea levels

Coping with storm surge

AERIAL VIEW

02 MEMORIES

Ecological Funeral Venue Design

Location: Xianggang,China

Type: Individual Work Area: 10ha

Instructor: Ke Ding

E-mail: 9ear@sina.com

Project introduction

With the development of urbanization, a large amount of land has been used for construction, and the area left for cemeteries is getting smaller and smaller. The inability to handle ashes and the high cost of handling ashes have become problems faced by most people. In addition, traditional funeral methods have caused great pollution to the environment, so this project will explore this issue. Through ecological burial, it can be alleviated to provide a sustainable coexistence space for the dead and the living, with minimal impact on the environment. This site has set up three different types of sites, healing, funeral and unnamed cemetery, which meet people's different emotional needs while meeting the original site functions.

Public cemeteries

Private cemeteries

SITE:ChangZhou Cemetery, LiDao District, Hong Kong, China

WHY CERTE ECOLOGICAL BURIAL?

There are many disadvantages in traditional funeral, which bring about serious environmental pollution

Hong Kong's urban land area is small, with the increa sing demand for funeral, funeral land and urban land area between the conflict is growing.

DISADVANTAGES OF TRADITIONAL FUNERALS

ISSUE1: Too Much Demand To Cemetery

Proportion of old people in 2014 : 15%

Number of deaths in 2010 : 42700 people

ISSUE2: Financial Pressure

Proportion of old people in 2023 : 25%

Number of deaths in 2023: 50300 people

A NEW WAY OF BURIAL

UTILIZATION OF CAMPHOR TREE

PLANTING DESIGN

03 WHEREABOUTS OF THE RACCOON DOG

Urban Rewilding and Wildlife Conservation Projects

Location: Shanghai, China

Type: Individual Work Area: 35ha

Instructor: Yuan Tian

E-mail: tianyuan@bjfu.edu.can

Project introduction

The development of urbanization has reduced the suitable living environment for raccoon dogs, forcing them to move to cities. However, the lights at night, the hard riverbanks, stray animals, etc., all pose a threat to the lives of raccoon dogs and cause conflicts between people and raccoon dogs. This project explores this issue, provides a habitat for raccoon dogs, reduces conflicts between people and raccoon dogs, and forms a symbiotic relationship between people and raccoon dogs. Taking the coexistence of humans and raccoon dogs as the starting point, three types of venues are selected as design objects: shopping malls, communities and river banks. This goal is achieved by setting up green spaces and facilities in different places.

DESIGN OF RACCOON DOG IN URBAN AREAS

Raccoon Dog’s Living Habits

LEGEND LEGEND

The area of cultivated land Building area Vegetation area

Distribution of raccoon dog Shanghai's Urbanization Process

Subway Residential River LEGEND

Barge Venue Issues

Issue1:Lack of Suitable Living Environment

Raccoon Dogs In The Shanghai

The habitat of raccoon dog was reduced by urbanization

The quantity trend of raccoon dog

The ecology of the city improved， raccoon dogs were found in parts of Songjiang District

The number of raccoon dog dropped sharply because of the disease

Issue2:Conflict betwen Man and Raccoondog

During the epidemic situation, human activities decreased and the number of raccoon dogs increased

Lack of suitable foraging environment

Independent Site of Raccoon Dog

The Coexistence of Human and Raccoon Dog

04 PHOENIX HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

Landscape Structure Design

Location: Phoenix, USA

Type: Individual Work Area: 1.7 ha

Instructor: Ke Ding

E-mail: 9ear@sina.com

Project introduction

The region has a tropical desert climate. The hot climate leads to sparse vegetation and lack of shade. At the same time, the heat island effect causes pollutants to accumulate in the city and cannot be eliminated, exacerbating the rise in urban temperature. This project explores this issue. Taking the local parking lot as an example, a three-dimensional facility is built to provide shade for residents. The building shape forms air circulation and reduces the internal temperature. Plants are planted on the top of the facility, and building materials and grooves are used to store rainwater and automatically supply water to the plants, improving the local microclimate.

HEAT ISLAND EFFCT OF PHOENIX

SITE:Phoenix, Arizona, USA

ISSUE1:The Vegetation Coverage is Low ISSUE2:Add Heat to Outdoor Car Parks ISSUE3:High Summer Temperatures

SITE ANAILSIS

The vegetation coverage rate in Phoenix City is low, which reduces the regulation of vegetation on climate and weakens the Catharsis of airpollutants. Residents lack outdoor shade during summer, and their bodies are mostly exposed to sunlight, accelerating water evaporation. Phoenix is a subtropical desert climate, about 80 days a year in the temperature above40 degrees Celsius. It also increases the probability of illness and even death.

UTILIZATION OF MASKS

The epidemic and environmental pollution have made people's demand for masks higher and higher, and more and more discarded masks are produced.

Masks used (air polution). Per/month Population

Masks used (COVID-19). Per/month 332million about 1000million about 18000million

STRATEGY

Collect discarded masks To become particles Making bricks from particles

SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE VIEW A-A

Morphological Evolution

05 OTHER WORK

Physical construction

Location: Yunnan,China

Type: Group Work

Instructor: Ke Ding

E-mail: 9ear@sina.com

Project introduction

This project is designed by combining Yunnan characteristics and local culture to attract tourists to come here to promote local economic development, and to become an ornamental installation that can be retained for a long time. At the same time, this device can draw water for use in surrounding farmland.

Yunnan's

THREE VIEW

CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS