Urban Planning

DJ 34 Nanjing Ding Jia Zhuang TOD Project Description: This is a large site in downtown Nanjing that with the future metro station will become an expensive commercial and living hub. The initial phase of the project was then to reach a solution that could get the highest GFA with the right commercial mix as well as the best urban form. However when the scheme was presented to the government, the scheme was approved on the basis that the scheme fulfilled the new parking requirements and fire safety regulation which radically complicated the scheme.

DJ 38 Guiyang Urban regeneration

Project Description: This complex urban renewal project located in the city center required increased density yet a scaled approach to historical monuments. The project also was almost entirely inside a large parcel of land with canals and little street access.

GFA: 345 000

Date: 2013

Responsibilities: urban design concept for one of the strategies.

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 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

AI13 Yibin Dadipo 2nd Phase Art Deco Hotel

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 20 Shandong mixed use Urban Renewal

Project description: The project is situated on a coastal resort city of Rizhao along the main boulevard. The project goal was to animate that boulevard and provide activities for holiday makers. The additional accommodation in the towers made the very complex. Two schemes were presented, the first scheme was developed later on.

Date: 2012

Responsibilities: Design team manager involved mainly with project deliverables and project focus.

DJ 25 T-Cell Gene Therapy Campus

Project Description: The campus is dedicated to China’s Number One Killer, Cancer. The campus includes R&D Laboratories, Hospital and treatment center, Lecture and Conference facilities, as well the accommodation for specialized staff, patients being treated and the day to day nursing and care staff.

GFA: 332 620

Date: 2013

Responsibilities: Design team leader, and responsible for the design of one scheme.