Urban Design

DJ 35 Zhen Jiang Urban Renewal, Jiangsu province

DJ 33 Wuxi Metro

Project Description: The site is a future metro station that required a TOD design that harnesses the possibilities of the metro exit. This low office building with a commercial base provides the metro company with an urban solution that maximizes the value of the land and provides some insight into future potential development values. The iconic architecture also serves as a local landmark for the Metro exit.

GFA: 38 000

Date: 2013  

DJ 32 Deng Zhou Urban Renewal, Henan Province

Project Description: This city has grown very rapidly over the last 10 years and required to create more social and economic infrastructure. This site presently is occupied by an old factory warehouses and a large urban community living in slum conditions. The urban design incorporates government, education, healthcare and high density mass housing for this city center location.

GFA: Phase 25 000 of Total 126 726

Date: 2013

DJ 30 Nanjing Urban landscape 

Project Description: As the metro cuts through the old city fabric many complex connections need to be resolved, and often this is passed on to developers in the lucrative sale of land directly over metro exits.

GFA: Date: 2013

Responsibilities: Design by other team members, my role as design team manager was mainly to oversee the design and design crits, as well as follow deadlines and drawing production.

DJ 29 Daiyun Guizhou Mixed Use Development

Project Description: The site is complex due to the split created by the water and the limited access from the highway. In combination with the usual program of commercial, retail, hotel and conference the complexity required different strategies to deal with the problem.

GFA: 642 000

Date: 2013

Responsibilities: I developed a landscape solution to deal with the terrain, by creating platforms, but also using the landscape to integrate the development

DJ 21 Yibin Dadipo 2nd Phase Residential Competition

Project description:  This residential competition was from the outset to be an art deco style housing development that would provide larger quality housing typologies set within luxury gardens. The complexity in this design was managing to achieve the required building index and solving the sunlight requirements.

GFA:  152 000

Date: 2013

DJ 27 Xian Shopping Center Façade

Project Description: This existing design had not satisfied the client and the structure was already in construction. The project was had an Art Deco style and yet the commercial facade needed a contemporary expression using traditional materials.

Date: 2013

Responsibilities: Design and Façade technology.

DJ 22 Xiaguan Mixed use urban renewal 2nd Round

Project description:  We were into the final round and were briefed by jury about their understanding of what were the main elements that different groups had picked up on. The idea in the final round was to take the design further but also include aspects that were working in other schemes. As we were now much closer to winning other teams were asked to join and we submitted 2 different interpretations of my scheme.

GFA: 205 000

Date: 2012

DJ 18 Xiaguan Mixed use urban renewal

Project description:  This steel yard in Downtown Nanjing is being relocated to the city periphery and the land is open for redevelopment. The steel merchant required on a small part for their offices. The remainder of the development we proposed apartments, small offices for small business and commercial areas as this is a busy area to be served with future metro systems and part of the city that is being gentrified. The competition had 2 rounds; my scheme was selected for the final round.

GFA: 205 000

Date: 2012

DJ 19 Huia An Housing Estate

Description: The client requested a Spanish style architecture on the villas and a matching art deco for the towers that had a reference to the villas. The master plan for this very large development that had a very dense occupation.

GFA: 199 000

Date: 2012

Responsibilities: My duty was to apply and develop the style and the 3D resolution on the villas and on the street elevations with the project leader.