PORT FO LIO
ALLISON ZHANG
FOURTH YEAR ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
Hello there! My name is Allison Zhang and I was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. My interest an architecture stems from my travels to Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Macau where I observed the different built environments. With that interest, I am currently pursuing a Bachelors of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma. As I Continue my journey as an architecture student, I am challenged with the task of designing solutions through modern techniques and sustainability.
ALLISON ZHANG
FIFTH YEAR ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
CONTACT
2932 Short Stop Way, Norman, OK, 73071
PROFILE
allisonzhang28@gmail.com
SKILLS
• Revit
• Sketchup 3D
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
• Rhino 7
EDUCATION
BACHELORS
University of Oklahoma B.ARCH
August 2020 - PRESENT
DIPLOMA
Union High School High School Diploma
August 2017- March 2020 (918)403-9858
Meticulous, detail-oriented, and strong-willed, fifth-year architecture student with the goal of designing architectural solutions for humanitarian crises and collaborating with non-profit organizations. Also, a well-rounded worker who likes to contribute on mixed-use projects. Currently, seeking an internship opportunity at an architecture firm to expand my skills, gain more experience, and challenge me to grow throughout my career.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
American Institute of Architecture Students | Secretary ADV ANCED
SEPTEMBER 2021 - PRESENT
• Recording all meeting minutes and managing important documents within AIAS executive.
•Creating mixers and events that are collaborative and resourceful for all students of the Gibbs College of Architecture
•Forming a safe space and strong student-faculty relationships to promote a healthy studio culture
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc. | Social Chair
APRIL 2022 - PRESENT
•Creating a community on campus through scholarship, service, sisterhood, leadership, and multiculturalism
•Fostering a better environment on campus through social events and mixers
Vietnamese Student Association | Family Leader
2020 - PRESENT
• Planning events to foster a supportive and encouraging Asian American community on campus
• Promoting diversity on campus through educational seminars and cultural activities
JOB E XP ERIENCE
ARCH INTERN | FEB 2024 - JULY 2024
GH2 ARCHITECTS, LLC.
Interned at GH2 Architects, specializing in hospitality and education. I am assigned a variety of tasks and projects ranging from public schools to sorority houses.
• Attended reoccurring client meetings, frequent construction site visits, drafted plans in Revit, developed life safety and area plans, and developed renders
Interned at Health Facilities Group and become more involved in Healthcare Architecture. Gained a deeper understanding about working with different clients and forming relationships. My ood introduction to architecture in the field compared to school.
•Went on frequent construction site visits, drafted hospital plans in revit, developed life safety plans, and lab designs.
PROLOGUE
Buildings are not abstract, meaningless constructions, or aesthetic compositions, they are extensions and shelters of our bodies, memories, identities, and minds. Consequently, architecture arises from existentially true confrontations,experiences, recollections, and aspirations.
- Juhani Pallasmaav
VERDE HAVEN
Academic: Equine Assisted Therapy Center 01 02 03 04
Academic: Supportive Housing located in Dallas, Texas
DUO APARTMENTS
Academic: Infill Housing located in Oklahoma City
ROW CAFE
Academic: Lake Thunderbird Boathouse Cafe
GREEN SEQUENCE
Academic: Community Urban Farming Center
Academic: Sketching 05 06 07
NORMAN EQUESTRIAN CENTER
REDESIGNING NORMAN
Academic: Norma Urban Space
BLACK & WHITE SKETCHES
VERDE HAVEN
01
Instructor: Alan Moring
Design Studio VII
Fall 2023
Vickery Meadow is envisioned as a welcoming neighborhood that embraces cultural diversity and provides opportunity for area residents through educational enrichment, job training and business support. Due to the diverse community including the Myanmar refugees, the design takes advantage of the ground floor by introducing multiple retail spaces such as a florist shop and a dance studio to practice and introduce cultural dance lessons.
With the goal of practicing sustainable design, the integration of mass timber, rain gardens, and green roofs exemplifies a commitment to the Committee on the Environment’s (COTE) Top Ten measures. The use of mass timber and CLT aligns with the principle of “Design for Integration,” and “Design for Resources,” promoting the responsible use of resources and reducing carbon footprints. The warmth and aesthetic appeal of mass timber contribute to “Design for well-being,” reflecting human wellbeing and comfort. The use of aluminum metal paneling embraces “Design for Economy,” with the material being affordable and easy to install on-site.
The Vickery Meadow neighborhood is more ethnically diverse than Dallas as a whole. Survey studies have shown a decline of White individuals from 58% to 43% and Hispanics declined from 54% to 41% since 2000. The AfricanAmerican portion grew from 18% to 20%. The area has seen a higher portion of Asian individuals, increasing from 1% to 11% since 2000 with an influx of Myanmar refugees.
The site has potential for open spaces and plazas. There are a number of ethnic businesses and markets however the neighborhood lacks proper resources for some of these ethnic groups. Site visits have shown a number of transient individuals exposed to harsh daylight and lack of public seating.
Space Syntax
Concept Development for Community
RESPECT FOR NEIGHBORS
GIVING BACK TO COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY SPACES
INTEGRATING GREENSPACE FOR WATER, NATURE, & COMMUNITY
Approach: A sensory garden welcomes visitors and residents as it sits in the center of the parking community center and retail spaces.
lot. A green plaza with permeable surfaces and public seating greets visitors as they approach the
Jack in the Box
Park Ln
Site Plan: The existing retention pond is regraded into a sensory rain garden that sits in the center connection with nature while providing greenspace in an area surounded by pavement. Native plants
SITE PLAN
1" =
20'-0"
center of the parking lot and drop-off. The placement of the garden allows visitors to gain an immediate plants are added to the sensory garden to help restore the native ecology of the site.
Vickery Park Branch Library
Vickery Baptist Church
INTENSIVE GREEN ROOF R-24 STC: 55 HYDROTECH
2" SEDUM, 4" SUBSTRATE, FILTER LAYER, 2" DRAINAGE MAT, PROTECTION MAT, 1/2" EPDM WATERPROOF MEMBRANE, 6" RIGID SLOPED INSULATION, VAPOR CONTROL LAYER, 1" PLYWOOD FURRING, 5-PLY CLT
DESIGN FOR WELL-BEING AND ENERGY AS GREEN ROOFS NATURALY COOL THE BUILDING, LOWERING ENERGY COSTS. DESIGN FOR ECOLOGY AS THE GREEN ROOF CONTAIN NATIVE PLANTS TO ENCOURAGE TO NATIVE ANIMALS ON THE SITE.
VERTICAL WOOD LOUVERS
FORTINA B+N INDUSTRIES
ALUMINUM CLADDING EXTRUSIONS WRAPPED IN NON-PVC FILM FINISH: TA-033 BAMBOO M 10 YEAR WARRANTY,
SHADING DEVICE ON WEST FACE TO MINIMIZE HEATING. DESIGN FOR WELL-BEING BY MAINTAING HEALTH AND COMFORT OF RESIDENTS. LOUVERS CAN BE ADJUSTED TO MANIPULATE THE AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT.
ALUMINUM METAL PANEL FACADE R-25, STC: 55
LONGBOARD PRODUCTS
5MM COMPOSITE ALUMINUM METAL PANEL, 1 1/2" METAL FURRING, 1" RIGID INSULATION, VAPOR RETARDER, 5/8" GYP
PRODUCTS ARE TESTED TO MEET OR EXCEED ASTM E2768-11 AND ACHIEVE CLASS 1 FIRE RATINGS. PRODUCTS ARE TESTED TO MEET OR EXCEED EN 13501-1 STANDARDS TO ACHIEVE CLASS A2-S1, D0 FIRE RATINGS. 15-20 YEAR WARRANTY NO CAULKING OR GLUE REQUIRED FOR PRODUCT 100% RECYCLABLE, EXTRUSION DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PLASTIC ELEMENTS
DESIGN FOR RESOURCES SINCE ALUMINUM IS LIGHTWEIGHT, ECONOMICAL , AND LONG-LASTINGLOW LABOR AND EASY INSTALLATION FOR LOW-COST
DOUBLE PANE STOREFRONT GLAZING R-4.2, STC: 34, U-VALUE: 0.25
CASCADIA WINDOWS & DOORS
DOUBLE PANE GLASS WITH TRISEAL SUPER SPACER (90% ARGON FILLING)
LOW-VOC STANDARD & CUSTOM COLORS EXCEED AAMA 625 PERFORMANCE CRITERIA, 100%-250% IMPROVED THERMAL PERFORMANCE, MODELLED LIFESPAN OF 50-80 YEARS, WATER-RESISTANT RATING 15 PSF, LBC RED-LIST FREE DESIGN FOR WELL-BEING BY MAXIMIZING GLAZING AND ALLOCATING MORE DAYLIGHT INTO DARK INTERIOR SPACES.
STRUCTURE AND CONNECTION DETAILS
CLT FLOOR SYSTEM R-20.2 STC:55 1/2" FLOOR FINISH HARDWOOD, 3" GYP-CRETE (MANU. MAXXON), 3/4" ACOUSTI-MAT (MAXXON), 1 1/2" RIGID INSULATION, 5-PLY CLT PANEL
MANUFACTURER: MAXXON
FIRE TEST, 1 Hour - UL Design Nos. Gypsum board screwed direct - L501, L503, L506, L507, L509, L512, L519, L522, L537, L557; Resilient channel - L502, L513, L514, L515, L523, L535; 2 Layers gypsum board w/ resilient channelL517, L532; Acoustical ceiling - L001, L003, L004, L206, L525; DESIGN FOR INTEGRATION BY BRINGING MASS TIMBER INTO THE DESIGN. DESIGN FOR ECOLOGY BY INTRODUCING WOOD INTO DESIGN TO DECREASE CO2 EMISSIONS. DESIGN FOR RESOURCES BY REDUCING USE OF INTERIOR FINISHES AND LEAVING CLT FLOOR EXPOSED.
Total SF of Floors, Roofs, and Pavement:
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Total Cost Adjustment:
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Total SF of Floors, Roofs, and Pavement:
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Total SF of Floors, Roofs, and Pavement: Structure Type:
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95, 859 sqft. , 30,657 sqft, 16,500 sqft. Mass Timber & Asphalt $15.00, $15.00 Metal Paneling 420, 750
$223.00, $21,395,728.80
95, 859 sqft. , 30,657 sqft, 16,500 sqft. Mass Timber & Asphalt
$28,347,739.80
Structure Adjustment:
Cost/SF General Conditions
Overhead Profit
Contingency
Overall Cost
Overall Cost: Cost/SF General Conditions Overhead Profit Contingency Overall Cost
$15.00, $15.00
$224.06
Metal Paneling 420, 750
$223.00, $21,395,728.80
$2,267,819.18 $2,267,819.18 $850,432.19 $1,417,386.99 $32,883,378.17
$28,347,739.80 $224.06
$2,267,819.18 $2,267,819.18 $850,432.19 $1,417,386.99 $32,883,378.17
$21,395,728.80 $28,347,739.80 $224.06 $2,267,819.18 $2,267,819.18 $850,432.19 $1,417,386.99 $32,883,378.17
Knuckle Model
SOLAR PANELS
Roof contains about 48 solar panels to ensure all residents have constant hot water.
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF
Biophilic element and open space for residents. Naturally cools building and lowers energy costs.
WOODEN SLATS
Provides shading from sun and joint support allows residents to adjust daylight accordingly. Wood provides acoustical value.
COURTARD
Serves as a a biophilic connection and a community garden for residents to grow herbs and vegetables. Provides natural light.
SENSORY GARDEN
Activates all 5 senses of human body. Provides biophilic connection and awareness of surrounding.
TEMPERED SKYLIGHT
Provides natural light into darker interior spaces.
WOODEN LOUVERS
Vertical louvers placed on south face. Provides shading from harsh sun and adds acoustical element.
GREEN INLET
Maintains stormwater runoff through overflow drain inlet. Native and water dependent plants for biophilic connection.
STREET TREES
Enhances walking reducing heat. Allows to nature and social Sequesters carbon erosion control.
Sustainability: Multiple sustainable strategies are implemented to combat stormwater management, contributes to a healthy environment by regulating indoor relative humidity and storing carbon. Mass
PERMEABLE PAVEMENT
Allows water to soak into ground and replenish water stored undeground. Reduces stormwater runoff and pollutants. Linear green spaces provide a biophilic connection while maintaining stormwater runoff.
TREES walking environment
Allows connection social strengthening. carbon and helps with
management, passive cooling, and managing the building’s energy loads. The use of a mass timber structure Mass timber also has acoustical value and its warm aesthetic contributes to occupant comfort.
DUO APARTMENTS
Instructor: Amber Sarmiento
Design Studio VI Spring 2023
Located in the developing center of Midtown Oklahoma City, this infill-housing project strives to bring nature into the building by using methods of biophilic design through hanging plants and vertical east facing green walls. The project sits between two significantly different buildings with the Townhouse and Dual House neighboring the site. Upon entry, the project greets the residents with the sight of an artificial green wall. Above the residential entry is a skylight that filters in light, creating a vertical light well.
Visitors of the cafe are immediately greeted by hanging plants and succulents that line along the wall on wooden slats for multi-sensory and acoustical value. The textured brick facades and floor to ceiling windows frame a residential lounge that ramps up a private courtyard. The second level floor provides the residents with a rooftop garden, featuring an interactive moment with hanging vines through the use of a metal trellis.
Blue Sprice
Tackling the site:
The site has a dramatic drop of 12 feet, allowing the second story of the street level to be the first story the alley level.
The 12 foot elevation difference brought on the challenge of maintaining accessibility, circulation, and comfort within a 40’ lot.
Based on my site analyses, the Townhouse and the Duo House (two houses next to the site), cast major shadows on the site, minimizing daylight into the interior spaces.
In order to bring in more light, the design is split into three primary green spaces. A vertical light well with floor to ceiling glazing is designed to maximize southern exposure.
An accessible ramped courtyard is located on the second floor, gaining minimal western light. A metal trellis and garden is located on the third floor, allowing sun exposure and biophilic connection for the residents.
Street Level of the building has floor to ceiling glazing which provides eyes on the street, enforcing more safety for visitors and residents. Cafe sreetfront encourages visitors to enter the cafe meanwhile the residential entry is set back an extra 5’, allowing privacy for the residents.
Green Balcony brought in biophilic elements for residents and allocate more light into intimate spaces of the building. Greenspaces also encouraged for rainwater harvesting through rainwater collection system from the roof.
ROW CAFE
Instructor: Wanda Katja Lieberman
Design Studio V
Fall 2022
Located about ten minutes east of Norman, Oklahoma, Lake Thunderbird has served as a water source for the residents of Norman, Moore, and Edmond. However Lake Thunderbird has developed the name Lake “Dirtybird” due to its heavy sediment impairment. This impairment is due to erosion from the shoreline and watershed. Lake Thunderbird is also filled with native plants, wildlife, beaches, and trash. The poor conditions are a result of poor treatment from visitors and lack of maintenance.
Utilizing what the lake has to offer, a boathouse cafe is designed to provide visitors with a calming experience regardless of disability. With open access to water, a boathouse is designed to allow visitors to learn boat lessons or rent a canoe for canoing on the lake. The boardwalk acts as a primary stem, linking the Cafe and Boathouse. The boardwalk is accessible, ramping along the natural topography of the site. Terraced steps are also graded to create public seating to admire the views of the site and encourage public interaction.
Design Process
A series of sketches, study models, and diagrams were made to focus on the site’s topography and landscape design.
The experience of the visitors were important to consider, so they have access to biophilia and serene views.
1/16” = 1’0”
Structural Diagram
STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
Erosion control through the use of vegetative buffers and retaining walls
- Chinese Scaleseed Sedge
- Beardless Wildrye
- Cherokee Sedge
- Pennyroyal
non-invasive plants native to site
GLULAM PRIMARY BEAMS
GLULAM COLUMNS
FLITCH BEAMAS
Roof inspired by motion of rowing
Flitch Beams
Glulam Primary Beams
Glulam Columns
GREEN SEQUENCE
GREEN SEQUENCE
Instructor: Anthony Chricchio
Design Studio IV Spring 2022 0 4
Instructor: Anthony Chricchio
Spring 2022 04
Design Studio IV
WMAINSTREET SSANTAFE AVENUE
SECTION B
GREENROOFCOURTYARD
OUTDOORLEARNINGSPACE
SECTION A
With food insecurit y on the rise and land availabi l ity decreasing, there is a need for urban farms and an increase in gardening. The Norman Urban Farming Center sits on W est Main St. and S outh Santa Fe Ave. of downtown Norman. The center is a m ulti- use educational building comprised of three significant green-spaces. Thes e particular spaces allows individuals to learn how to garden a nd i nteract with nature.
With food insecurity on the rise and land availability decreasing, there is a need for urban farms and an increase in gardening. The Norman Urban Farming Center sits on West Main St. and South Santa Fe Ave. of downtown Norman. The center is a multi-use educational building comprised of three significant green-spaces. These particular spaces allows individuals to learn how to garden and interact with nature.
1. Reception
2. Cafe
3. Kitchen
4. Event Center
5. Courtyard
6. Restroom
7. Classroom
8. Elevator
9. Outdoor Garden
1. Green Roof
2. Research Lab
3. Hydroponic Demo Space
4. Private Restrooms
FACADE ANALYSIS
EVENLY PLACED BEAMS FOR EXTRA SUPPORT SECOND FLOOR ROOF FLOOR
EVENLY PLACED BEAMS FOR EXTRA SUPPORT
BEAM GRID
COLUMNS
GROUND FLOOR
DOUBLE
TIMBER
Garden Perspective
NORMAN EQUESTRIAN CENTER
Instructor: Shooka Motamedi
Design Studio III Spring 2021 05
The purpose of this design upholds a special meaning to help ADA individuals. Upon approach, there is a welcoming and grand entrance that guides individuals through the human spaces.
As the human space transitions to the horse spaces, there is a ramping system that leads into the riding area.
The structure is created through an additive and subtractive process of the terain to balance out the horse stables and riding area.
Respectfully, the ramp guides the individual to the horse stables to give visitors an upclose and meaningful experience with the horses.
The roof of the structure includes skylights to emmulate natural lighting throughout the structure and provide natural warmth.
Overall, the structure takes advantage of the site and its natural terrain to provide a welcoming and inclusive space for individuas of all kinds.
1. Drop-off Entry 2. Main Entry 3. Lobby & Reception 4. Main Office 5. Small Archive
6. Storage Closet
7. Kitchen
8. Restroom
9. Private Lookout
10. Washing Station
11. Brushing & Tacking
12. Riding Equip. & Food Storage 13 Horse Stables
Riding Field
Rampings
Persepective View
Commercial: 53,500 sqft
Housing: 133,700 sqft
Commercial: 47,500 sqft
Housing: 114,900 sqft
Commercial: 48,000 sqft
Housing: 38,500 sqft
Commercial: 81,500 sqft
Housing: 142,000 sqft
Streetscape Axon
Proposed Masterplan
NORMAN REIMAGINED
Instructor: Francesco Cianfarani
Methods VI Spring 2023
Proposed Street Section
Proposed Utilization Parking
FootPrint: 38,000 sqft
Overall: 114,000 sqft
Lot Isometric Diagram
FootPrint: 38,000 sqft
Overall: 114,000 sqft
Housing & Mixed Use
FootPrint: 45,700 sqft
Overall: 126,400 sqft
Commercial: 39,000 sqft
Housing: 78,000 sqft
Commercial: 42,000 sqft
Housing: 111,900 sqft
PARKING GARAGE: Limits big open parking lots and promotes walkability
Proposed Masterplan
Proposed Masterplan
ACTIVE FACADE:
Urban incentive buildings with commercial businesses open to the public townhouses above residential use
WIDE SIDEWALKS
Minimum width 10’ allowing more interaction and safety
GREENSPACE
Urban incentive for ventures that allocate areas for public use through parks and courtyards
BLACK AND WHITE SKETCHES
As a way to keep students sketching, there are weekly sketching competitions with different themes. The technique shown is an inversion of colors by using whtie pen ink on black sketch paper. The structures I chose to sketch were from my travels to Hong Kong and Thailand.
BLACK AND WHITE ROUGH SKETCHES
Studio Sketch Competition
Design I Spring 2021
From this assignment I managed to practice more structural sketching and incorporate different types of materiality.
Studio Sketch Competition
Design Studio I Spring 2021
As a way to keep students sketching, Design studio offered weekly sketching competitions with different themes. The technique shown is an inversion of colors by using white pen ink on black paper. The structures chosen to sketch were drawn from my travels to Hong Kong and Thailand.
Rendered Castle Sketch
Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong