ANDY VO
Portfolio 22-24
ANDY VO
Contact
avo8@huskers.unl.edu 531-739-9991
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture
Bachelor of Science in Design Architectural Studies Expected Graduation May 2024
Experience
TACKarchitects
Architectural Intern | Summer 2023
Model existing buildings for projects Propose design concepts to clients Assist with design drawings Assist with RFP submissions Render visualizations Attend OAC and client meetings Competition submissions
Actual Architecture Company
Architectural Intern | Summer 2022
Completion and detailing for the FACT (Fabrication and Construction Team) program and projects. Schematic drawings Propose facade design concepts Digital model development Construction details Render visualizations Model making
Certifications Envision
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP) Credential ID: 53225
Involvement
Tau Sigma Delta
Vice President | March 2023 - present
Asian American Architects and Engineers Association (AAa/e) Member | January 2022 - present
National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAS) Member | August 2020 - present
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Member | August 2020 - present
Asian Caucus
President | August 2017 - 2020
Achievements Dean’s List | August 2020 - present BVH Architecture Norman-Ochsner Design Excellence Merit Award Architecture Faculty Scholarship Social Justice Access Scholarship UNL Class of 1968 Scholarship Nebraska Achievement Scholar R.H. Davis Scholar Smithfield Scholar
Skills Rhinoceros Revit Grasshopper Adobe Products Vray Lumion Twinmotion Enscape
Climate Studio 3D Printing Laser Cutting Woodworking Drawing Casting Midjourney Bluebeam
Table of Contents 01
Atlas F Missile Silo
6
02
ICE Silo
10
03
Cultural Capital
28
04
Entropy Facade
38
05
Werk
48
Research & Documentation
Research & Exhibition Facility
Cultural Center
Facade Renovation
Mixed-Use Tower
The Lay of The Table
A frozen moment of perfection
01
Atlas F Missile Silo
Year
2023
Site
Professor Partners
Research & Documentation
Beverly, Kansas Brian Kelly
Sara Lee, Gavin Stelling, Taylor Yakel To develop a better understanding of the state of the Atlas F Missile Silo, we developed comparative visuals comparing LiDAR scans to declassified construction documents to understand the asdesigned versus as-built and its current state.
The Meal
Traces of occupation in time
Sara Wigglesworth’s drawing “Table Manners” was referenced in regard to the level of detail captured in order to show the effects of time which guided our project study in the visual comparison of historical documents and LiDAR images. To this end the silos were traced in its current state with all errors both in construction and deterioration captured. Atlas missile silos were built during the Cold War as part of the U.S. ICBM program to deter Soviet aggression. Approximately 72 Atlas missile sites were constructed across the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The silos have been decommissioned and abandoned, however, some have been repurposed.
The Trace
Disorder between space and time
Sarah Wigglesworth “Table Manners”
6
Section Comparative Visual
Digital Tracing Process
Missile Silo Photograph
7
LiDar + Vector Trace LiDar scanning is a remote sensing technology that uses laser beams to measure distances and create 3D maps of environments or objects. LiDar scans were used to trace vector lines to develop a comprehensive visual of the current status of the Atlas-F silo. UP
Entrance Security Checkpoint Launch Control Center DN
UP
-1 Level Floor Plan
8
Stairwell Blast Doors
LiDar + Vector Trace + Drawing Declassified construction documents by the U.S Government were scanned and overlayed with the LiDAR scans and traced vector lines to create visual comparisons between the different documentation types to compare commonalities and discrepancies.
Launch Control Center Stairwell Utility Tube Missile Silo
UP
DN
-2 Level Floor Plan
9
02
ICE Silo
Year
2023
Site
Professor Partners
Research & Exhibition Facility
Seward, Nebraska Brian Kelly
Isaac Alvarado, Sara Lee, Dalton Sedlacek ICE Silo seeks to adaptively reuse an abandoned Atlas-F missile silo erected during the Cold War to be transformed into an ice-drilling research facility. The challenge presents the opportunity to transform what once held the world’s most powerful weapon into an Ice Coring and Education Silo to address climate change. The facility is proposed for the testing of ice drilling equipment prior to being used in deep-field remote locations. The proposal will combine research and exhibition, as well as housing for visiting researchers. Our design enables multiple perspectives of the Cold War and missile silo to develop a deeper understanding of the seriousness of climate change and nuclear warfare with the power of the present and future generations. The retaining wall acts as a divide between public and private.
10
11
Lobby Entrance
Excavated Launch Control Center and Staircase
12
DN
FLEX
LOBBY
WORKSHOP
DN
FLEX UP
LAB COLD STOR. STOR.
OFFICE
DN
DN
ICE DRILL TESTING
Ground Level Floor Plan
Workshop Cold Storage Storage Office
Lobby Flex Lab Ice Drill Testing
Atlas F Exhibit Nebraska Exhibit Seward Exhibit Virtual Reality Exhibit
Children’s Exhibit Courtyard Rest Area Ice Silo
Launch Control Center Exhibit Projection Room Exhibit Ice Silo Exhibit
16
Mechanical Archives Storage
Ground
-1
-2
UP
NEBRASKA EXHIBIT
SEWARD EXHIBIT
ATLAS F EXHIBIT
UP
UP
VR EXHIBIT UP
REST AREA
UP
CHILDREN’S EXHIBIT
DN
ICE SILO UP
UP DN
REFLECTION COURTYARD
-1 Level Floor Plan
UP
Atrium Volume
Projection Exhibit
18
Design Details We designed a charred wall to convey the solemnity of nuclear warfare. The char increases with the direction of the missile pointing downwards, revealing a blast radius impact zone for Nebraska.
Universal History Archive/Getty Images
Charred Wall Study Model
Hiroshima Victim Shadow
UP
PROJECTION EXHIBIT
UP
ARCHIVES LCC DN UP
STOR. MECHANICAL
UP
ICE SILO EXHIBIT UP
-2 Level Floor Plan
Silhouettes of visitors from the glass symbolizes the nuclear warfare victims’ shadows being incinerated from their last living moments. The moving silhouettes of visitors creates a living portrait contrasting the standstill launch control center and missile silo.
Researcher Workshop
Section Relief Model
20
Observation Deck
EXHIBITION
Site Plan
RESEARCH
Residential Exterior
Residential Co-Living Interior
22
COURTY ARD
SUPPORT
SHARED LIVING
Residential Plan
Residential Concept
TE IVA IC BL PU
PR
The residential units take advantage of views into the landscape. Fixed cores allow various furniture configurations and opens up circulation. The accordion walls delineate public and private space. Voids within the concrete create pockets of space for occupation on both sides of the concrete.
Retaining Wall Organization
Residential Unit Interior
24
Residential Unit Organization
BEDROOM
W
D
BATH ROOM
KITCHEN
M
LIVING / DINING
PATIO
Residential Unit Typical Plan
25
03
Cultural Capital
Year
2022
Site
Lecturer Partner
Cultural Center
Lincoln, Nebraska Hilary Wiese
Eli Melendez A cultural laboratory and residency to promote the accumulation of knowledge, skills, and behaviors that one can procure through creation and its discourse. The design focuses on creating dynamic spaces with an emphasis on implementing flexible spaces that can be altered via foldable doors and versatile furniture to produce various spatial arrangements dependent on the social scenario. We challenge the function this building can serve. Could art circulate outside of the Cultural Capital into schools, community centers, homes, etc.? The concept of museum is reimagined as a center for cross-cultural exchange where visitors can become collaborators rather than observers. Cultural Capital becomes a facilitator for the community.
28
29
Model Site Context
Model Structure Demonstration
30
Entrance Perspective
Conference and Flex Space
31
UP
cooking
storage
flex rr
rr
creating discussing
UP
exhibit
entry
Ground Level Plan
32
Dining Configuration
Venue Configuration
33
lounge
gardening
work research rest
work work
open to below
rest
communal living
mechanical rest
open to below study
terrace
Second Level Plan
34
Exploded Axonometric
35
04
Entropy Facade
Year
2023
Site
Professor
Partner
Facade Renovation
Lincoln, Nebraska Matthew Miller Eli Melendez
The investigation of mis-craft by researching methods of production and error from the ceramics profession. We focused on the specialty of 3D-printed ceramics and errors to experiment the potential of how architectural form can be designed through computation and materiality to create a resolution addressing feedback loops through observation and experimentation using misuse of craft and environmentally responsible design considerations. The facade renovation is proposed in the Havelock neighborhood, which has various masonry buildings and structures deploying various architectural styles, materials, and colors.
38
39
Experimentation to develop a deeper understanding of clay properties and the errors in craft that can arise.
Clay Material Study
We challenge methods technology can be leveraged to contradict precision and stimulate creativity.
Vase Crafted Using Human-Influenced Error
3D-printable filaments have the potential to harness soil and seeds to grow vegetation.
Filament Material Study
40
Control points produced using Grasshopper that increases the amount of error in undulation as height increases with the facade.
Control Points Diagram
Grasshopper Script
Fauna
Flora
Soil 3D-printing paths
Facade Elements Diagram
41
Street Perspective
42
AIR VENT 1/2” DIA. GALVENIZED THREADED ROD STRUCTURAL EPOXY
DOUBLE PANE LOW-E ARGON GLAZING, 4-4.8 STEEL FRAME 1/2” STEEL ANGLE 1” DIA. GALVENIZED THREADED ROD AIR GAP
DOUBLE PANE LOW-E ARGON GLAZING, 4-4.8 3D PRINTED GEOPOLYMER 2x4 WOOD FRAMING 1/2” GWB 3-1/2” RIGID INSULATION, R-23.8 STRUCTURAL MASONRY WALL 1/2” WEEP HOLE
Wall Section
43
Front Perspective
A-1
A-2
A-3
B-1
B-2
B-3
C-1
C-2
C-3
A-4
A-5
A-6
B-5
C-4
C-5
C-6
A-7
A-8
A-9
B-7
B-8
B-9
C-7
C-8
C-9
D-8
D-9
E-8
E-9
D-1 E-1
E-2
Panelization Diagram
44
E-3
E-4
E-5
E-6
E-7
Second Level Plan
Ground Level Plan
45
05
Werk
Year
2023
Site
Professor
Partner Award
Mixed-Use Tower
Chicago, Illinois Matthew Miller Eli Melendez
BVH Architecture Norman-Ochsner Design Excellence Merit Award A mixed-use tower along the Riverwalk aimed to support sex workers and the nightlife industry by adopting the “city within a city framework”. We wanted to consider what an office could be by posing the question of what an office would look like for a sex worker. Sex work is defined as the exchange of sexual services, performances, or products for material compensation. The criminalization of sex work forces workers underground where they are denied access to basic worker rights such as safety, fair compensation, healthcare, legal representation, and protection from law enforcement. Werk aims to legitimize and celebrate the sex work industry. Feeding off of the momentum of the “Sex Work is Work” movement, Werk transforms into a lively and interactive assemblage of spaces designed for workers in the sex work and nightlife industry.
48
49
Miesian Floorplan Chicago Federal Center Courthouse
Ceramic Extrusion Error
Site Plan
Collage
50
Form Concept Diagram
Proposed Site 319 Lower North Water St.
CTA Rail Lines & Stations
Bike Routes
Chicago Datascape
CTA Bus Routes & Stops
Park Locations
CTA Rail Lines & Stations
Using metadata provided through Openstreetmap and census information, a data landscape was created using Grasshopper and Rhino to compile data and analyze the urbanity of Chicago, Illinois. Transportation, amenities, and proximity were investigated using information sourced from the Chicago Data Portal to understand the interconnectrivity of the city in relation to the proposed site and identify potential needs. The datascape allows for a better understanding of the surrounding context through representation of data used to inform our design and programmatic concept.
Bike Routes
CTA Bus Routes & Stops
Hospitals
Design Concept Inspired by the Marina City coining the term “A City within a City”, we began to challenge this and frame it in a way that would become a curation of support spaces for the sex work industry. Centralizing sex work enhances safety, regulation, healthcare access, and reduces exploitation, promoting worker rights, public health, and societal understanding.
The form of the tower builds off of Entropy Facade and reverses it in a way where the form starts with undulation to represent error and becomes more ordered in geometry as the height of the tower increases. We were inspired by Mies Van Der Rohe’s functional and minimalistic aesthetic to fit into the Chicagoan context. The use of chrome is intentional to create a monumental sculpture within the city that reflects the city skyline while providing privacy for the tower’s occupants.
staff lounge
halls
theraputic rooms
vertical circ.
LEGAL
lobby
janitorial
confer
shared work
outdoor
storage library restrooms vertical circ.
shaft
restrooms
CLINIC
MENTAL
staff lounge
fire egress
lobby
halls
fire egress
janitorial
shaft
halls
fire egress
staff lounge
shaft vertical circ.
lab
lobby
telehealth janitorial
restrooms
shaft
vertical circ.
restrooms
RETAIL
fire egress security/ facilities
staff lounge
janitorial
LOBBY
DANCE CLUB
vestibule
halls
exam rooms
restrooms
gather
fire egress
staff lounge
shaft
restrooms
private office storage
janitorial fitting rooms
janitorial
shopping storage vertical circ.
cashier
security
dressing room
fire egress
shaft
staff lounge
locker room
cryotherapy
vertical circ.
halls
VIDEO PRODUCTION
reception
vip room hot tub
recording set recording set
staff lounge
vertical circ.
kitchen
tanning station bar
fire egress cold tub
locker rooms
recording set
halls
reception
showers shaft
green room
janitorial
filming equipment recording set
halls
sauna
dressing room
reception
BEAUTY SALON
weights and cardio
conference room
makeup room
reception
restrooms
offices
staff lounge
workshop
shaft
pool
prop storage
fire egress
FITNESS
janitorial
restrooms
hair station
vertical circ. shaft
janitorial laundry room
styling station raquetball court
editing room
yoga room
vertical circ.
Program Space Diagram
52
halls
treatment room
basketball court
massage room
fire egress
Dance Club
Legal Clinic
Mental
Research Beauty Salon
Workshop
Retail
Office
Video Production
Program Vertical Organization
53
Entrance Perspective
Lobby Perspective
54
MUSEUM
LOBBY
MEMORIAL
Ground Level Floor Plan
South Elevation
Lower Level Landscaping Proposal
56
West Elevation
LOW E ARGON GLAZING CHROME FRIT VERTICAL MULLION SUPPORT BRACKET RIGID INSULATION 1/2” DIA. ANCHOR BOLT CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE
RIGID INSULATION METAL DECKING STEEL TRUSS LOW E ARGON GLAZING FILTER FABRIC GRANULAR FILL DRAIN PIPE
Ground Level Wall Section
57
Office Perspective
Section Detail Model
LOUNGE
UP
UP
BREAK AREA
UP
STORAGE RECEPTION
Office Plan
58
SHARED WORK SPACE
6” CONCRETE SLAB ACOUSTIC LAYER 9-LAYER 12 3/8” CLT PANEL
GLULAM BEAM 1” DIA. ANCHOR BOLT 1/2” STEEL ANGLE CAST-IN-PLACE CONC. COLUMN
LOW E ARGON GLAZING CHROME FRIT MULLION
SOFFIT SUPPORT BRACKET HVAC FIRE SPRINKLER
Typical Wall Section
59
RECEPTION
OFFICE
LOUNGE UP
DRESSING
UP
STORAGE FILM SETS
Video Production Studio Plan
MASSAGE ROOMS
RETAIL RECEPTION UP
UP
NAILS
Beauty Salon Plan
60
PEDICURES
SHAMPOO
STYLING
Video Production Set Behind the Scenes
Beauty Salon Perspective
61
LOUNGE
PRIVATE UNITS
UPPER MEZZANINE
Nightclub Mezzanine Plan
DINING
KITCHEN
COLD STOR.
RECEPTION
UP
SECURITY
STOR.
BREAK ROOM UP
BREAK ROOM
UP
NIGHTCLUB CHECKPOINT
DANCE FLOOR
Nightclub Plan
62
Nightclub Perspective
Nightclub Mezzanine Perspective
63
avo8@huskers.unl.edu 531-739-9991