SELECTED WORKS
A.L. HU they/them/theirs 510.329.0131 alh2195@columbia.edu www.a-l.hu
PUBLIC LEARN SOCIAL SPECTACLE HOUSING THEORY
ACCESS PLAY CAPITAL PERFORMANCE INFRASTRUCTURE PRACTICE
SELECTED WORKS
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CRITIC: JOSHUA UHL CORE I STUDIO, FALL 2014 The lack of a formal public bathroom system favors people who can afford to buy a drink at Starbucks to use the restroom and denies access to the disenfranchised. Such an imbalance in access requires a re-definition of public that tips the balance in favor of the city’s most invisible population: the homeless. The project re-frames the public restroom as temporal hygiene stations. The units are mobile and thus deployable throughout the city. In addition to two unisex toilet rooms, a shower unit with a changing area provides privacy and dignity through cleanliness. Except for fresh water, the mobile hygiene units are independent of the city’s sewage and electricity system. Solar panels provide electricity. A bacteria-based sewage treatment system takes care of the waste from the toilet. Gray water from the sinks and the shower is collected and filtered for toilet flushing. PRIVACY BLOCKING
GATHERING OPPOSING DIRECTIONS
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CRITIC: JOSHUA UHL CORE I STUDIO, FALL 2014
The project is a synthesis of two programs: swimming pools and daycare. Sited at Broadway and 132nd street, straddling the line between Columbia University’s expansion and the Manhattanville Houses, the project recognizes the differences of the diverse groups of people who will use the building.
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In Manhattan public housing, 95% of single parents are women. This manifests in stress for the mother from lack of childcare, as well as childhood poverty from lack of extracurricular activities. The USA Swimming Foundation found that drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death in children under 14 years of age.
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The programs are separated into four typologies for specificity of place - free swim, relaxation, kids’ pool, lap pool - and elevated to open up the ground plane for circulation and a playground. Poolscape above and playscape below are visually connected into one continuous landscape.
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CRITIC: JEREMY BARBOUR CORE II STUDIO, SPRING 2015
AMY HU / CORE II / SPRING 2015
PRECEDENTS GRAMEEN BANK FOUNDED IN BANGLADESH GRAMEEN AMERICA BRANCH BANK IN BRONX, NY
Current banking culture is predatory and exclusionary: 17 million people in the US are unbanked (without a bank account) or underbanked (relying primarily on alternative banking methods). Financial security WOMEN for all requires addressing ENTREPENEURS NEWpredatory YORK CITYbanking culture, especially in rapidly-gentrifying communities such as Long Island City. WE NYC SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK CITY. THEIR GOAL IS TO REACH 5,000 WOMEN ENTREPENEURS OVER THE NEXT The project is a Financial Literacy Center THRE YEARS WITH FREE BUSINESS COURSES AND FINANCING that connects micro-loan borrowers (small ASSISTANCE.
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Avg. additional Average$2500 of $2500 in additional income, income + savings, 670 credit score $100 in yearly $100 yearly supports savingssmall + businesses, after 6 months, empowerment and empowers women.
Access to support systems. For many women there are not and workshop enough role models, community or professionalspaces. networks, orThe central atrium spirals up from mentors.
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that houses the computer lab the public library and cafe on
Latent discrimination. Women sometimesfloor, struggleconnecting to be taken the ground seriously in certain male-dominated the two industries wings. due to perceptions about their expertise.
NEW JERSEY ASTORIA NORTH BEACH QUEENS MANHATTAN LONG ISLAND CITY
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CRITICS: BRIAN MASUDA, DAVID BOTT, SARAH SACHS TEAM MEMBERS: CLARA DYKSTRA, MELODY SIU, MICHAEL STORM (CA.L.MM) ARCH TECH IV, INTEGRATED BUILDING DESIGN, FALL 2015 The project is a 695-seat theater for experimental and musical per formances in Red Hook. In addition the theater itself, which is conceptualized as a central “egg,” the programs that orbit it include lobbies; backstage and per formance suppor t facilities; leaseable rehearsal studio; recording studios; cafe; restaurant; bar; offices; and storage. The building is generally composed of two structural systems, including a three-story theater and lobbies above grade. The structural system for the “egg” theater is a structural concrete shell with an inner shell made of steel that suppor ts acoustical panels. The structural system for the mezzaine lobbies is lightweight concrete slabs hung from a space frame. The structural system for the technical plug-in is fire-protected steel with light-gauge steel infill, with structurally and acoustically isolated slabs for the recording studios and MEP equipment room. The HVAC system is designed with efficiency and acousitcs in mind.
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CRITIC: CHARLES ELDRED; PARTNER: MELODY SIU CORE III STUDIO, FALL 2015 The project posits housing as an integral piece of South Bronx infrastructure to connect and embed its residents as both the users and structure of their community. Situated between the Metro North railroad, subway routes, Major Deegan Highway, and the Harlem River, the site is a gateway to the Grand Concourse and a connector between types of infrastructure. The typological transformation of the tower-in-the-park model through pushing and pulling the boundaries and scale produces new spaces for a basketball court, marketplace, and amphitheater. At the scale of the unit, the single-loaded corridor and through- units are designed with exible, unprogrammed space to allow for growth of family or business. Terracing provides views and access to light and air for every unit. The structural design invokes monumentality, linking the architecture to the scale of infrastructure. At the urban scale, the project links directly to adjacent modes of transportation and recreation through the implementation of a new Metro North railroad station on the East and a tunnel to the 4/5/6 Grand Concourse subway station. The final aim of the project is speculative: how does this new “type� respond to different site conditions? What are the potentials for this new typology to form new streets and communities in the city?
SITE SECTION 1/32” = 1’-0”
SITE PLAN 1/32” = 1’-0”
WEST BLOCK 1/16” = 1’-0”
CENTER BLOCK 1/16” = 1’-0”
EAST BLOCK 1/16” = 1’-0”
PRACTICE
THEORY
SOLOMONOFF ARCHITECTURE STUDIO MAY 2015 - AUGUST 2015
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As a summer intern, I worked on multiple phases of a multitude of fastpaced projects. I produced Schematic Design iterations of a copper tile CL-1 kitchen backsplash and copper hood in conjunction with Bulthaup, Amy Lau Design, and the client.
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I also contributed to Construction Administration on a summer-long whole-apartment remodel, focusing heavily on BATH 013 PLAN bathroom details. In addition to issuing SKs, I met with the client and the contractor on-site weekly to discuss progress, schedule, and details. 8 SK-30
KEY PLAN
2 SK-30
SCALE: 18" = 1'-0"
SCALE: 12"= 1'-0"
These are but a few of the many drawings I produced. FOR REVIEW
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GENERAL NOTES
11 East 29th Street, Apt 47A TITLE: BATH 013 DETAILS
1. 530 West 25 Street Rm 409 New York, NY 10001
SCALE: DATE: JOB: DRAWN:
Tel 212 337 3700 Fax 212 337 3730
2 SK-30
11 East 29th Street, Apt 47A New York, NY 10016
SHEET
AS NOTED AUG 04, 2015 1503 SAS
SK-26 1 2
8 SK-30
BATH 013 PLAN SCALE: 12"= 1'-0"
WALL AS PER PLAN, SEE PARTITION TYPE 5 FOR WALL ASSEMBLY 12"
CENTER TILE ON SHOWER 1" OPENING AND BEVELED TILE EDGE FOR ART HANGING, TOP OF SECOND ROW OF TILE
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CEMENT BOARD
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THINSET
ST-1 STONE TILE
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1" OPENING AND BEVELED TILE EDGE FOR ART HANGING, TOP OF SECOND ROW OF TILE
LATICRETE 9325 WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
FULL ROW OF 12x24" ST-1 TILE AT CEILING, TYP
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11" 1"
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FULL ROW OF 12x24" ST-1 TILE AT CEILING, TYP CENTER TILE ON WALL
FOR REVIEW
11 East 29th Street, Apt 47A TITLE: BATH 013 DETAILS
530 West 25 Street Rm 409 New York, NY 10001
SCALE: DATE: JOB: DRAWN:
Tel 212 337 3700 Fax 212 337 3730
FOR CONSTRUCTION
11 East 29th Street, Apt 47A New York, NY 10016
TOILET CONTROL PANEL
TOWEL BAR SHEET
AS NOTED AUG 04, 2015 1503 SAS
SK-26 1 2
FOR PRICING FIELD VERIFY
WALL SECTION SCALE: 6" = 1'-0"
7 SK-30
2'-8" 3 SK-30
2'-8"
1" 32
4'-5"
BATH 013, EAST ELEVATION
4 SK-30
SCALE: 3 8"= 1'-0"
1" OPENING BETWEEN TILES, BEVELED EDGE AT TOP OF TILE, FINISH IN CONSULTATION WITH ARCHITECT
ART-HANGING DETAIL AS NOTED
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BATH 013, SOUTH ELEVATION
WALL AS PER PLAN, SEE PARTITION TYPE 5 FOR WALL ASSEMBLY
SCALE: 3 8"= 1'-0"
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FULL ROW OF 12x24" ST-1 TILE AT CEILING, TYP
FULL ROW OF 12x24" ST-1 TILE AT CEILING, TYP
CENTER TILE ON WALL
CENTER TILE ON SHOWER
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ST-1 STONE TILE
2 1 4" WD-3 WOOD PANEL
4'-2" AFF O.C.
7'-05 8"
1'-6" ABOVE COUNTER TOP
1" OPENING AND BEVELED TILE EDGE FOR ART HANGING, TOP OF SECOND ROW OF TILE, SEE 7/SK-30 FOR DETAIL
TOWEL BAR MOUNTED ON CENTER OF SHOWER DOOR
EXG MEDICINE CABINET, INSTALL 45" AFF ON CENTER WITH LAVATORY
HAND TOWEL RING MOUNTED ON FIXED GLASS PANEL
2 1 4" WD-3 WOOD DOOR
2 1 4" WD-3 WOOD PANEL
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ST-1 STONE TILE
SEE SK-31 FOR VANITY MILLWORK WALL AS PER PLAN, SEE PARTITION TYPE 5 FOR WALL ASSEMBLY 10" 5 SK-30
2'-2"
BATH 013, WEST ELEVATION SCALE: 3 8"= 1'-0"
2'-11" 6 SK-30
1" 32
2'-2"
BATH 013, NORTH ELEVATION SCALE: 3 8"= 1'-0"
2'-3" 8 SK-30
BATH 013 DETAIL SCALE: 3"= 1'-0"
BACKSPLASH: HORIZONTAL 10-15/16” x 5-1/8” HOOD: MONOLITHIC COPPER
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY
BACKSPLASH: HORIZONTAL 10-15/16” x 5-1/8” HOOD: COPPER
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY
BACKSPLASH: VERTICAL 10-15/16” x 5-1/8” HOOD: MONOLITHIC COPPER
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY
BACKSPLASH: VERTICAL 15-3/4” x 7-7/8” HOOD: MONOLITHIC COPPER
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY
BACKSPLASH: HORIZONTAL 15-3/4” x 7-7/8” HOOD: COPPER
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY
BACKSPLASH: VERTICAL10-15/16” x 5-1/8” HOOD: COPPER
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
BACKSPLASH: VERTICAL 15-3/4” x 7-7/8” HOOD: COPPER
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY
BACKSPLASH: HORIZONTAL 15-3/4” x 7-7/8” HOOD: MONOLITHIC COPPER
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY
Solomonoff Architecture Studio 530 West 25th Street, Room 409 New York, NY 10001
www.solomonoff.com T 212 337 3700 F 212 337 3730
1509 481 Washington 481 Washington Street, 7th Floor New York, NY