The Oval Pool
UPenn 701 Studio, Fall 2023
with Siyi Lu
Instructor: Christopher Marcinkoski
The design purpose is not just to build a pool itself, but to
create a public space with dynamic surface, that both tourists
and residents can share the space in every season.
Pool is not just a water pond, things happen around it. Zoom into the most important
area, the deck, it create a loop that programmed with activities. The activities around the
deck change according to the zone: the centered swimming pool, the monumental plaza, the lawn, the sport garden, and the grove.
By using regular geometry, the design rethinks classical Modernist landscapes. The language changes from rectangle to bars then to gird. It is also changing the pattern of planting.
Grand vs. Civic/Pool/Pubilc Space
Yuzhuo Wanglandscape designer/digital artist
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Yuzhuo has always enjoyed presenting her work in a more creative way, both in terms of the style of the drawings and the inner logic of the layout. In her future path, she hopes to find more interesting ways to reconcile the connections between different roles within the landscape field and to maintain the stability of a diverse and equitable system.
In her spare time, Yuzhuo loves sketching, cooking and playing video games. She is also working on her own gaming podcast called Pixel Picnic.