Alina Chen
Architecture Portfoilo 2011-2012
Alin a Ch e n (Hsin-chen Chen)
Contact Information Email: alinac.arch@gmail.com Phone Number: (626) 715-7010
Education Pasadena City College 2009-2012 ARCH 10A ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS ARCH 10B DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS ARCH 12A VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS I ARCH 12B VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS II (DIGITAL MEDIA)
Skills Drafting AutoCAD Modeling Rhinoceros Google Sketchup Rendering Maxwell Adobe Photoshop Illustrator InDesign
Table of Content
The Commuter Bike Station
The Spatial Sequence Model
The Tea Space
The Skin and Bones Project
Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
Architecture 10A. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Spring 2011 Instructor: Sandy Lee
Architecture 12B. Visual Communication Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Andy Ku
Commuter Station Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
The Commuter Bike Station Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
Project description
Site map
Beverly Blvd. 208
The project is about creating an unified system which connects a commuter bike station and a metro exit. The design should provide a bicycle storage space for commuters also help them complete their daily circulation smoother.
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Pan Pacific recreational complex
Concept diagram
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Exband Increase Spread Stretch out
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Undulation
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Repress Supress Control Constraint
Expansibility
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Repression
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Concept diagram Senior Center
The Grove Fairfax branch library
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Process This project started with exploring the words "exchange", "reunion" and "bicycle" to get two binuclear ideas of concept. Students did some case studies of bicycle stations and metro stations in order to get familiar with the organization and programs. At the same time we built digital models of both bike station and metro station for having a feeling of the scales and the spaces.
Site information
Site constraints The site constraint in plan focusing on existing building's outline and the windows. Those constraints later became the bounding box of the building.
The site is located in the Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles. Instead of putting the commuter station in the residential neiborhood, it was chosen to built at on the corner of the 3rd St and the Grove Dr which the most crowds are.
Site Analysis The site is on the highest part of the whole park. The northern part of the site is on a deep slope that going down into the football court. There are also two pathways that run across and intersect in the site. These two pathways have also become the entrance and the exit to the park. The main circulation at the site is people who are using the park, going to the Grove, and people who just pass by the park.
Site datums
Site consideration A D G B E H C F I
Street noise Overlook park Deep slope
A B C D E F G H I
Flood zone
Pathway
Majority Jogging, Walking, Walking dogs, Walking child Jogging, Walking, Walking dogs, Walking child Passing by the park Playing with dogs, Playing footballs
Jogging, Walking, Walking dogs, Walking child, Entering / Exiting the park, Passing by the park Playing with dogs, Playing footballs Playing with dogs, Playing footballs Jogging, Walking, Walking dogs, Walking child, Entering / Exiting the park, Passing by the park
After analysing the pros and cons of the site I discovered the area C is the best location for the commuter station. The area allow people look into the park, and it is on neither deep slope or flood zone or pathway. It become the location of my commuter station.
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SITE PLAN
SCALE : 1’-0”= 1/ 64” 4’
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SITE PLAN
SCALE : 1’-0”= 1/ 64” 4’
SECTION A
SCALE : 1’-0”= 1/ 64”
Site analysis
SECTION A
The number of people in each unit every 10 minutes from 7am to 10am, which is the time that most commuters go for their works. And then built the circulation topo based on the number I got. I left the highest part to be the plaza between the commuter station and the metro entrance because it is the area where most circulation going on.
SCALE : 1’-0”= 1/ 64”
Shelter
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Bike storage
Functions The surfaces at the metro exit and the plaza become the shelter where people could stand under them. On the other hand, those in the commuter bike station function differently. Some surfaces become seats for people who are waiting for their bicycle to be fixed or people who are using the lockers. The other surfaces become the bike storages on the second floor. On the first floor, spaces between surfaces also become the bike storage spaces.
1 Commuter Info 2 Shop 3 Lockers 4 Bike Repair 5 Waiting Area 6 Shower room 7 Restroom 8 Bike Storage 9 Parts Storage 10 Television
Programs The commuter bike station was divided into two stories. The first floor is regarded as slow motion whereas the second regarded as fast motion. Commuters who need to take showers or repair their bicycles will go to the first floor. They walk through the lockers, restroom, and shower room. They take their bike and some of them repair their bicycles. Before exiting the building, they buy a drink from the shop at front and then complete their daily circulation. The second story is for commuters who do not need to take shower and just want to save time. They go up to the second floor by stairs and take their bicycles. And they ride down from the ramp exiting the station. The whole process might not even need 3 minutes.
Undulation of light
Undulation of View The surfaces are slightly angled on top and twisted at the bottom. The top part allow natural light undulatingly refract into the commuter station. Because the sunlight go into the building indirectly, it will help light up the interior without increase the temperature. The bottom of the surfaces creates an opening between the interior and the exterior. This allows people who are on the street, in the park, on the second floor or first floor able to see each other.
1 Commuter Info 2 Shop 3 Lockers 4 Bike Repair 5 Waiting Area 6 Shower room 7 Restroom 8 Bike Storage 9 Parts Storage 10 Television
Physical Model
Spatial Sequence Model Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
The Spatial Sequence Model Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
Project description
Exploded Axon
The spatial sequence project is to teach students of circulation and program within various types of spaces. This project breaks down the circulation, adjacent spaces and public spaces of existing architecture. This project consisted students to diagram the organizations and orderings of the case study and create a physical model based on their studies. The walnut wood refers to the base and the adjacent spaces such as bedrooms, bathrooms and garage. Interlocking spaces such as living room, kitchen, studio and terrace are represented by the walnut wood. And the basswood becomes the circulation of the building.
Dark gray- Base and private spaces Red- Circulation Light gray- Public spaces
Process The sequential order allowing circulation segments to unlock public space segments. Each piece of circulation is removed from the model; an interlocking space is removed as well. This process will lead the viewer experience the movement of the building and also the different spaces.
Building Info
Name: The Wurth house Architects: Hermann& Valentiny and Partners (HVP) Location: Wormeldange, Luxembourg Project Year: 2007 Section
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Second Floor
<http://www.archdaily.com/159421/wurth-house-in-wormeldange-hermann-valentinyand-partners/>
Floor Plans
Third Floor
Fourth Floor
Base
First Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor
Fourth Floor
The Tea Space Architecture 10A. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Spring 2011 Instructor: Sandy Lee
The Tea Space Architecture 10A. Design Fundamental Pasadena City College. Spring 2011 Instructor: Sandy Lee
Project description The project is to create a non-profit organization which includes a tea space and another program. The whole project should involve 30% of green spaces (garden, green wall, etc.), 30% of storage spaces for water recycling, 30% for tea spaces and 10% for office. The purpose of this project is allowing people who are drinking tea able to experience the water and the green.Students are allowed to change 50% of the existing restaurant.
Water experiment - water flow
Concept One of the experiments I did was the water flow, which investigates how water reacts with different volume of water going through the tap. The photographs show that with different volume, the amount of lights and shadows reflect differently. The curving outlines also change throughout the change of volume because of water tension.
Concept diagram
Modelgram Modelgram is defined as model diagram. It should have the characteristics of the concept. In this case I choose wood and silk as my material because when the silk is stretched by the woods, it creates a force toward center of the model. The force is similar to the force of water tension, which also have a force pulling the surface of water toward the center of it.
Site Information
Site analysis The site locates in the old town Pasadena. The northern part of the site is the Holly St and a metro gold line station, and the southern part is the Union St. Most people go through the site from the metro station to the old town in order to work or shop.
Process
Location: 99 E Union St. Pasadena. CA
The project started with doing several water experiments. Students could do any 3 experiments that are related to water, but the experiment should have transformation of shape, color or density. During the experiments students need to take photograph of every stage. Based on the experiment we came out with our concept idea. And later on made some diagrams also a â&#x20AC;&#x153;modelgramâ&#x20AC;?.
Site aerial view
Site Constraint
The Union St
Existing main circulation
The Union St
Plans Drawings 1 Office 2 Tea preperation 3 Tea service 4 Large group tea space 5 Small group tea space 6 Individual tea space 7 Water gathering 8 Water storage 9 Ampitheater 10 Restroom 5
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The Holly St
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SCALE: 1 / 8 ” = 1’ - 0“
Program diagram
The Holly St
The Holly St
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
SCALE: 1 / 8 ” = 1’ - 0“
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
SCALE: 1 / 8 ” = 1’ - 0“
Circulation diagram
SOUTH ELEVATION
SCALE: 1 / 8 ” = 1’ - 0“
Physical model
Skin and Bones Project Architecture 12B. Visual Communication Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Andy Ku
The Skin and Bones Project Architecture 12B. Visual Communications Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Andy Ku
Project description The project is to practice producing a supportance of a building. Students need to deal with how the support effects the interior spaces and exterior spaces, also how it forms the shape of the building.
Physical model
Building Information
Process The project started with the case study: the Villa nm. Students took 11 contours from the building and translated into vertical sections which became the ribs. Those ribs were reconstructed (scaled, moved, rotated, etc.) and then divided into 15 evenly spaced intervals. Connect the ribs with 14 stringers then complete the bones part.
Name: The Villa nm Architects: Un studio Location: Upstate New York, USA <http://www.unstudio.com/projects/name/V/1/120#img1>
The Villa nm
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Process For the surfaces, students connect the bones by using surface strategy. The enclosure will be defined only using 50% of the surface envelope, 30% of it will be reconstructed. The interior space was developed into an individual platform.
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