kunran zhao
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architecture  
- horizontal home
- fern quarter
- public interest design fellowship
new orleans public space project
- prediction
- intervention

fabrication  
- sukkah 15.0-17.0
- playground
advanced digital media
- terrain push & pull
- stressed vault
- parametric facade
advanced digital fabrication
- fit check
- pedestal possibilities
- assemblage options

    miscellaneous  

      - urban series
      - other miscellaneous



      work completed independently unless otherwise noted

        new orleans public space project -  intervention


        fall 2025 / arch 4041
        instructors: Sean Fowler,  Iñaki Alday
        in collaboration with Alyssa Bojenkova


        Based on our research from the Prediction phase, along with valuable resources from previous studios and other groups, Alyssa and I began reimagining the lakefront area in the Lakeview neighborhood.


        existing conditions
        From the site visit and site-specific ArcGIS research, we identified several challenges in the area: rising lake levels and more intense and frequent storm surges, scarce trees in the park, extensive areas of impervious surfaces, limited youth spaces, lack of public transportation, and inefficient water management.



        site-specific research

        Therefore, we’re proposing a linear park that maximizes tree coverage, creates play zones and sports zones for youths and people of all ages, promotes public transportation and pedestrian use, and eliminates water runoff into neighboring communities.


        plan





        section through the “sports zone”




        section through the “play zone”




        section through the “transportation zone”

        perspective from the amphitheater, completed by Alyssa Bojenkova
        perspective from the water taxi stop, completed by Alyssa Bojenkova

        axons, before & after

        effects of sea level rise (and therefore lake level rise) and more intense and frequent storm surges on the site



        Despite this project being site-specific, the idea of developing along the lakefront by zones is potentially replicable in any lakefront area in the Greater New Orleans area, linked by a water taxi system.


        proposed water taxi system & greenway expansion



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