Spring 2013 Portfolio by alina chen

Alina Chen

Architecture Portfoilo 2011-2013

Alina Chen (H s i n - c h e n C h e n )

Contact Information

Email: tuna .4 17@gmail.com Phone Number: (626) 715-7010

Education Pasadena Cit y College 2009-2013 ARCH 10A ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS ARCH 10B DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS ARCH 12A VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS I ARCH 12B VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS II (DIGITAL MEDIA) ARCH 20A ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARCH 20B ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARCH 14 MATERIALS AND PROCESSES OF CONSTRUCTION

Skills

Dr afting -AutoCAD - Modeling Rhinoceros - Gr a sshopper - Google Sketchup

Rendering - Ma x well Adobe - Photoshop - Illustr ator - InDesign

Relevant Ex p erience Pasadena Cit y College PCC architecture ex hibition - Project: Centur y Sk yscrap er The Third Dimension

T a b le

C o n t en t

Centur y Sk yscrap er

Architecture 20B. A rchitectural Design Pasadena City College. Fall 2012 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2011/10/07 ~ 2011/12/17

Era Penetration

Architecture 20A . A rchitectural Design Pasadena City College. Spring 2012 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2012/04/05 ~ 2012/06/17

Commuter Bike Station

ARCH 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2011/10/20 ~ 2011/12/16

Skin and Bones

ARCH 12B. Visual Communication Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instr uctor: A nd y Ku 2011/09/14 ~ 2011/12/15

The Spatial Sequence Model

Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith 2012/04/08 ~ 2012/06/22

The Third Dimension

Architecture 14. Materials and processes of construction Pasadena City College. Spring 2012 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2012/04/08 ~ 2012/06/22

Centur y Sk yscraper

Architecture 20B. A rchitectural Design Pasadena City College. Fall 2012 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2011/10/07 ~ 2011/12/17

Ex terior Rendering Lo oking From The Avenue of the Stars Objecti ve T h e p r oj ect i s to d es i gn t h e at r i u m o f a m i x e d u s e d b u i l d i n g a lo n g w i t h t h e automated parking system on the existing We l l s Fa r g o b u i l d i n g . T h e b u i l d i n g c o n ta i n s r e ta i l , h o t e l , o ffice a n d automated parking progr ams.

-Building on the two sides of the Avenue of the stars

-Containment of the Avenue -Visual intertia complete the of the stars is formed by segmented spaces. the surrounding buildings. The edges are defined by the building edges which block the direct visual connection. Actural containment Inertia -Enclosed -Opened -Opaque -Transparent -Accessable at certain points -Completely Accessable

Design Process TH E P ROJ ECT START ED BY D EV ELO P I NG TH E ATRIUM SPACE THAT CONNECTS THE DIFFERENT P ROGRAMS . LAT ER STUD ENTS D EV ELO P TH E R ELAT I ONSH I P B ETW EEN TH E VO I D(WH I CH IS TH E ATR I UM) AND TH E P O C H E( WH I C H AR E THE PROGRAMS SURROUNDin g THE CENTRAL V O I D) . ALONG W I TH TH E D E V E LO P M E NT, STUD E NTS ALSO N E E De d TO D E S I GN TH E C R I T I C AL C ONN E C T I NG P O I NTS F OR BOTH PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION, THE P ED ESTR I AN CI RCULAT I ON W I LL START FROM BOTH THE BRIDGE AND THE MALL and END AT D I FFER ENT P ROGRAMS. ON TH E OTH ER S I D E, TH E V EH I CULAR CI R CULAT I ON STARTS FROM THE AV ENU E O F THE STARS AND GO ES W I TH THE AUTOMATED PARKING SYSTEM WITHIN THE BUILDING.

Containment of the Avenue of the Stars

Atrium Development Sketches

Physical mo del (solid v,s Void)

OFFICE

SKY GARDEN

CONFERENCE HALL

DINING

CONFERENCE HALL

DINING

OFFICE LOBBY

CONFERENCE HALL

HOTEL SUITES

SKY GARDEN

HOTEL SUITES

SKY GARDEN

HOTEL SUITES

DINING

HOTEL SUITES

DINING

HOTEL SUITES SKY GARDEN AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE

SKY GARDEN

AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE

RESTAURANT

AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE

HOTEL RECEPTION

RESTAURANT

HOTEL RECEPTION

RESTAURANT

AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE

RETAIL

RETAIL LOBBY

HOTEL SERVICE

DROP-OFF ENTRANCE FROM THE SANTA MONICA BLVD AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE(LARGE HEAVY VEHICLES)

Section A

PARKING ENTRANCE FROM THE AVENUE OF THE STARS

PARKING EXIT FROM THE AVENUE OF THE STARS

Retail Interior Rendering Office

Blvd

Hotel

Av en ue of t

Sta

Retail

26 storey Height extrusion

Carved out in order to have natural light eveny shed into the building

Apply programs

Carved out For Main Entrance

Carved out in order to have natural light eveny shed into the building

Carved out For Main Entrance

Building Scheme Development Site Analysis Sunlight and shadows in different seasons

Spring

9AM

10AM

11AM

12PM

1PM

2PM

3PM

Summer

9AM

10AM

11AM

12PM

1PM

2PM

3PM

Fall

9AM

10AM

11AM

12PM

1PM

2PM

3PM

Winter

9AM

10AM

11AM

12PM

1PM

2PM

3PM

Natural Light Analysis

Physical Mo del Lo oking Dow n From Santa Monica Bl vd

HOTEL ADMIN.

AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE

HOTEL RECEPTION

LOBBY RESTROOM

GIFT SHOP KITCHEN

CAFE/ RESTAURANT

Hotel Reception Floorplan

RESTROOM ADMIN.

OFFICE OFFICE STORE

OFFICE

STORE

OFFICE OFFICE

STORE

RETAIL LOBBY

STORE

STORAGE STORE

ENTRANCE

Retail Floorplan

OFFICE

CONFERENCE HALL

DINING

CONFERENCE HALL

DINING

OFFICE LOBBY

CONFERENCE HALL HOTEL SUITES

AUTOMATED PARKING LOADING AREA

HOTEL SUITES

DROP-OFF ENTRANCE FROM SAMTA MONICA BLVD

HOTEL SUITES AUTOMATED PARKING LOADING AREA

HOTEL SERVICE

HOTEL SUITES

UTILITIES

AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE

HOTEL RECEPTION

RETAIL

Automated parking (Exiting)

RETAIL

ENTRANCE

A B

AUTOMATED PARKING LOAD

PARKING ENTRANCE FROM THE AVENUE OF THE STARS

AUTOMATED PARKING STORAGE (LARGE HEAVY VEHICLES)

PARKING EXIT TO THE AVENUE OF THE STARS

Parking Floorplan

Parking Floor Plan Scale: 1/16” = 1’ - 0”

Section B

RETAIL

PARKING ENTRANCE FROM THE AVENUE OF THE STARS

Ex terior Night A xonometric Rendering

Era Penetration

Architecture 20A . A rchitectural Design Pasadena City College. Spring 2012 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2012/04/05 ~ 2012/06/17

Ex terior Rendering Objecti ve

T he p roject is lo cat ed in t he E x p os i t i o n Pa r k in d ow ntow n, Los A n geles. In or der t o s o lve t h e d i s c o n n ec t i o n p r o b l e m between the ex isting building and the new m u s eu m, st u d en ts w i ll n eed to r ed es i gn the new museum part without interrupting the old building.

Site information T h e M u s e u m wa s fi r s t b u i lt i n 1 8 7 2 i n t he Ex p osi t i o n Pa r k in Los A n geles. T he r en ovat i o n was in t he y ea r 1913, w hich a d d e d t h e o ce a n e x h i b i t i o n a n d t h e m a mm a l h a ll. H ow ever , the new pa rt is o n ly at tach i n g to t h e o r i gi n a l m us eu m o n t h e s o u t h e r n w es t pa rt. A ls o, t h e gr een spaces in the ex positi o n pa r k a r e less t h a n 30%. M ost o f t h e s paces a r e for parking or pedestrian pathways, thus m a k in g t he ex p os i t i o n pa r k m o r e lik e a parking lot r ather than a par k.

Design Process

T h e o l d pa r a d i g m f o r t h e e x h i b i t i o n s i n m u s eu m s i s t h e r el at i o n s h ip b et w een pe o p l e a n d t h e o b j ec t t h at t h e y a r e looking at. The new par adigm is about the “ex per ience.” People ex per ience the museum n ot o n ly fee l i n g t h e s c a l e d iffe r e n ce , b u t a lso e x per ien ce as bein g t he Species that ex ist during the time. In the museum, people are able to identify the “incessant” species and the “intermittent” ones which a r e pen et r at ed by t h e gi a n t wa ll – t h e e x t i n c t i o n . T h e a b i l i t y t o pe n e t r at e t h r o u g h t h e e x t i n c t i o n r ep r es e n t t h e i n ces sa n t, w h ich is t h e s u rviva l . Deta i l o f t he ex hibi t i o n fo cus o n t he ch a n gin g o f e y e leve l . T h e vie w e r ’ s e y e l eve l i s a ligning with the pr evious object he h as s een, w hich gives t h e pers o n a s ens e o f “b ein g a h u m a n” a ls o “b ein g t he o bject.” The vertical circulation allows people to review the ex hibition they have seen, also pr eview the ex hibiti on they a r e go in g to see nex t.

Site Location

Intermittent Incessant Trilobite

Birds

Fern Pterosaurs Dinosaurs

Conodonts Ammonite

Human Mammoth Saber Tooth Tiger

Spiders

Coral Brachiopod Annelids Insects Seed Ferns

Angiosperms Cycads Limulidae Early Mammals

Mammals Reptiles

Fish

Palaeozoic Era Time of Ancient Life

Sp ecies Existence Timeline

Mesozoic Era Dinosaur Time

Cenozoic Era Most Recent Time

Brachiopod Birds Comodonts Ferns

Seed Ferns

Ice Age

Dinosaur

Insect Museum Store

Spider Reptile

Mammals

Entrance

Ticket /Info

Human Origin

Coral

Open to Below

Restroom

Ground Flo or Plan

Brachiopod Birds Comodonts Ferns

Seed Ferns

Dinosaur

Ice Age

Insect Museum Store

Spider Reptile

Mammals Ticket /Info

Human Origin

Coral

Restroom

Progr am and Circulation Diagr ams

Open to Below

Interior Rendering

Section

Mammals Museum Storage

Gems & Minerals

Human

Open to Below

Marine Life

Upp er Flo or Plan

Open to Below

Commuter Bike Station

ARCH 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2011/10/20 ~ 2011/12/16

Ex terior Rendering Objecti ve

The project is about cr eating a n unified s y s t e m , w h ic h c o n n ec t s a c o m m u t e r bik e stati o n to a metro ex it. The d esi gn p r ovi d es a b icycle sto r age s pace fo r co mm u t ers to help co mplet e t heir da ily circulation smoother.

Site information T h e s i t e i s lo c at e d i n t h e Pa n Pa cific Pa r k in Los A n geles. Instea d o f p u t tin g the commu ter station in the r esidenti a l neighbor ho od, it was chosen to be built o n t h e co r n er o f t h e 3r d St. a n d t h e Grove Dr. where it is most busy.

Design Process

This project started with understainding va r i o u s ci r c u l at i o n a n d s pa ce s i n p r ece d e n t m e t r o s tat i o n s , a n d a l s o b y vi s i t i n g b i k e s tat i o n s to eva l u at e t h e e n vi r o n m e n t o f t h at p r o g r a m . We a n a ly s i s t h e s i t e a n d c o l l ec t e d q ua n t i tat ive data o f peo p le act ivi t y. A b o u n d i n g b ox fr o m t h e s i t e i s cr e at ed to i n co r p o r at e a d es i gn o f pa n els. t h e pa nels co n nect ed t he m et ro's st u ct u r e to t h e s pace fo r t h e b icycle co m m u t er station and create a series of ex perience.

Section A Rendering

Section Sketches

BIKE STORAGE

W 3r d St

Second Flo or Plan

Section B

SHOWER RESTROOM BIKE STORAGE

BIKE REPAIR BIKE STORAGE

COMMUTER INFO

ENTRANCE

SHOP

WAITING AREA

Ground Flo or Plan

W 3r d St

Section C

Ex terior Rendering - W 3rd St

Additional Functions Shelter

Seats

Bike stor age

The Grove Dr

1’ 2’ 3’

0’

1’

2’

3’

4’

W 3r d St

Site Plan

Physical Mo del

Skin and Bones

ARCH 12B. Visual Communication Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instr uctor: A nd y Ku 2011/09/14 ~ 2011/12/15

Objecti ve

T h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s p r o j ec t wa s t o I n ves t i g at e u n s t u d i o ' s vi l l a n m a n d reconstruct it with a series of different structur al systems.

Design Process

T h e p r o j ec t co n s i s t e d o f co n s ec u t ive m i n o r a s s i gn m en ts, b egi n n i n g w i t h t h e V illa Nm. With th at pr ecedent ho use we u n d ersto o d t h e co n t i n u i t y w i t h i n t h at building. Its tr a nsition was shown from t h e t w i s t, w h ic h i s t h e m o s t dy n a m ic a s pec t o f i t s s i m p l i s t ic d e s i g n . F r o m the ch a r acter istics o f the V illa nm w e were to develop a set of ribs that show gr a d ua l a da ptation from r ib to r ib. The t h e r i b s w e r e c o r r e l at e d w i t h s pa r s a s t h e m a i n s pi n e a n d s t r i n g e r s t h at assisted in holding the pieces to gether . We first established the design digitally, then built a minature model.

Steps

The Villa nm

vertical sections

ribs

Stringers

Bones

Surface envelope

Skin

The Spatial Sequence Model

Architecture 10B. Design Fundamentals Pasadena City College. Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith 2012/04/08 ~ 2012/06/22

Project description

The spatial sequence project is to teach s t u d e n ts o f ci r c u l at i o n a n d p r o g r a m w i t h i n va r i o u s t y pe s o f s pa ce s . T h i s p r o j ec t b r e a k s d o w n t h e ci r c u l at i o n , a dj a ce n t s pa ces a n d p u b l ic s pa ces o f e x i s t i n g a r c h i t ec t u r e . T h i s p r o j ec t co ns ist ed st u d en ts to d i agr a m t h e o r g a n i z at i o n s a n d o r d e r i n g s o f t h e case study a nd cr eate a ph ysica l model based on their studies. The walnut wood r efe r s to t h e b a s e a n d t h e a dj a ce n t s pa ce s s u c h a s b e d r o o m s , b at h r o o m s and gar age. Inter locking spaces such as living room, kitchen, studio and terr ace are represented by the walnut wood. And the basswood becomes the circulation of the building.

Process

T he s eq u en t i a l o r d er a llow in g ci r c u l a t i o n s e g m e n t s t o u n l o c k p u b l ic s pa ce s eg m e n t s . E a c h piece o f circu l at i o n is r em oved fro m t h e m o d el; a n i n t e r lo c k i n g s pa ce i s r e m o ve d a s well. This pro cess will lea d the viewer ex per ience the movement of the building and also the different spaces.

Exploded A xon

Dark gray- Base and pri vate spaces Red - Circulation Light gray- Public spaces

Base

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Four th Flo or

The Third Dimension

Architecture 14. Materials and processes of construction Pasadena City College. Spring 2012 Instr uctor: Coleman Grif fith 2012/04/08 ~ 2012/06/22

Objecti ve

The project explores the char acteristics, n at u r a l b e h avi o r s a n d l i m i tat i o n s o f d iffe r e n t m at e r i a ls . T h e m o d u l es a r e designed based on the n atur a l m ater i a l beh aviors: how it tr a nsfor m or per from in various conditions, and what limits its performance.

We need 3 stripes and 6 connections to complete each unit.

Connect the pieces together and leave one connection for the finishing piece.

Design Process THE PROJECT START ED BY r esea rchin g a nd d evelo pi n g a n at u r a l m at er i a l . i n t h is p r oj ect t h e s elect ed m at er i a l i s b i r ch p ly wo o d. Bas ed o n t he gr a i n d ir ect i o n, each module has all tension, compression a n d to r s i o n fo r ces h a ppe n i n g at t h e s a m e t i m e i n o r d e r to fo r m t h e t h r ee d i m e n s i o n a l i t y o f t h e m o d u l e , at t h e sa m e t i m e st r et h en i n g t h e m o d u le. THe m o d u les w er e co n n ect ed bas ed o n t wo a s s e m b l i n g o p t i o n s . T h e r es u lt wa s a u n i t to aggr egat e syst em t h at per fo r m o r g a n ica ly a n d fu n ct i o n w ell i n b ot h compression and tension forces.

Starting with the largest unit.

Unit size variation forcesvariation created by connecting UnitThe size

the two ends togetherWidth followied Thickness Lenth the 1wood grain and 8” direction 1” Lenth Width Thickness caused the bending momment 2 8” 10” 1” 1 1/4” which reach the first equilibrium. 1/32”

Adding medium units to continue expanding the model.

Using connection I to strengthening the base.

A co th

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3 4 5 6

10” 12” 14” 16”

12” 14” 16” 18”

1 1/2” 1 3/4” 2”

1 3/4”

1/32”

2”

10 24”

26”

3”

1/16”

3 1/4”

Unit Force Description 11 26”

28”

30”

30” 1

3 1/4”

3 1/2” 3 3/4” 2

3 1/2”

1/8”

3 3/4” 1/8”

2 1/4”

Connection II

This option is connecting the head of one unit to another unit’s leg. It is mostly used to strengthen the base or solving stability problems. Perform extremely well in compression forces. This kind of connection C also changes the assembling direction perpendicularly.

1 1/2”

20” 18” connection 2 1/4” The 7last needs2 1/2” the 1/16” 8 forces 22”which caused 2 3/4”the torsion 20” 2 1/2” bottom piece24”even bend 3”more 9 22” 2 3/4” and reach the second equilibrium.

12 28”

1 1/4”

Connection I A

6’ human scale module

Human Scale Mo dule

6’ human scale module

Starting with the largest unit.

Using connection I to strengthening the base.

Process

Connection I A

B Assembling Options

East Elevation

Adding medium units to continue expanding the model.

This option is connecting the head of one unit to another unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leg. It is mostly used to strengthen the base or solving stability problems. Perform extremely well in compression forces. This kind of connection C also changes the assembling direction perpendicularly.

Adding small units to continue expanding the model.

Connection II

B C

Using connection II to complete the model. This option is a leg-to-leg connection that is mostly used to complete or expand the form. Perform extremely well in tension forces. This kind of A connection keeps the assembling direction the same.