2 0 1 3
A R C H I T E C T U R E
P O R T F O L I O
archdekk
I am ambidextrous. I often say I paint with my left hand and solve equations with my right hand. For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved art and science. Some may see these passions as contradictory. I see them as being in perfect harmony. Art captures beauty and science brings that beauty to life. My passion for art and science has inspired my love for architecture, a field that I’ve been pursuing for the last six years and will continue doing so in the rest of my life.
CONTENTS PAGE 01
THE DYNAMIC WALK
PAGE 02
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
PAGE 07
RECONSTRUCTION
PAGE 24
THE ALLEY
PAGE 09
FOLDABLE TREE
PAGE 26
THE ILLUMINATED SCREEN
PAGE 11
TRANSFORMATIONS
PAGE 27
QUIET HOUSE
PAGE 13
FREEFORM STRUCTURE
PAGE 28
UCI ROWING CENTER
PAGE 15
DYNAMIC STRUCTURE
PAGE 32
STAIRS HOUSE
PAGE 17
CUBICAL NETWORK
THE DYNAMIC WALK COMPETITION PROJECT
DESIGN VILLAGE 2013 | CAL POLY SAN LOUIS OBISPO ADVISOR: STEVE FUCHS | ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
PAGE 01
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE DYNAMIC WALK
I SPRING 2013
CONCEPT OF MOVEMENT
DETAIL OF CONNECTION
CONCEPT OF ANIMATED FORM
The Dynamic Walk
A N I M AT E D F O R M & H U M A N B O D Y
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE DYNAMIC WALK
PAGE 02
The world is moving in such fast pace that automation technology is quietly replacing human interactions. As a trade-off for industrial innovation, the bonding connection between human and machine is slowly weakened. The Dynamic Walk project is a bridge to re-connect the relationship, strengthen the human influence in a structure design, and re-engage human motions to enable mechanical mechanism without any use of automation device.
PAGE 03
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE DYNAMIC WALK
PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING
TEAMWORK
SKIN | LINEWORK CONCEPT
MODULES AND INSTALLATION
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE DYNAMIC WALK
PAGE 04
TRANSPORTATION AND INSTALLATION
INITIAL MOCKUP
THE RHYTHM OF ANIMATED FORM
PAGE 05
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE DYNAMIC WALK
CONCEPT OF PLATFORM
HOW TO PLAY
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE DYNAMIC WALK
PAGE 06
ARCH115 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I THEORY 01 ADVISOR : GREG TATE ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
PAGE 07
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
I SPRING 2012
RECONSTRUCTION STUDY PROJECT
RECONSTRUCTION
Reconstruction REMAKE - RETHINK
SECTION 01
SECTION 02
SECTION 02 KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
RECONSTRUCTION
PAGE 08
ARCH115 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I THEORY 01 ADVISOR : GREG TATE ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
INSTALLING METHOD CONCEPT: “RULE OF THREE” PAGE 09
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FOLDABLE TREE
I SPRING 2012
FOLDABLE TREE STUDY PROJECT
FRACTAL GEOMETRY APPLICATION
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FOLDABLE TREE
PAGE 10
TRANSFORMATIONS STUDY PROJECT ARCH115 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I THEORY 01 ADVISOR : GREG TATE
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
PAGE 11
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
TRANSFORMATIONS
I SPRING 2012
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
TRANSFORMATIONS
PAGE 12
ARCH115 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I THEORY 01 ADVISOR : GREG TATE ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
PAGE 13
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FREEFROM STRUCTURE
I SPRING 2012
FREEFORM STRUCTURE STUDY PROJECT
INSTALLING PROCESS
Freeform Structure A D VA N TA G E O F G E O M E T RY
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FREEFORM STRUCTURE
PAGE 14
ARCH115 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I THEORY 01 ADVISOR : GREG TATE ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
PAGE 15
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
I SPRING 2012
DYNAMIC STRUCTURE STUDY PROJECT
DYNAMIC STRUCTURE
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
DYNAMIC STRUCTURE
PAGE 16
CUBICAL NETWORK STUDY PROJECT ARCH115 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I THEORY 01 ADVISOR : GREG TATE ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
PAGE 17
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
I SPRING 2012
CUBICAL NETWORK
To me, creativity is infusing knowledge into my personal library, filling it with rhythm and inspiration from daily life.
Drawing helps me build that library.
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
PAGE 18
VISUAL NOTES 2011 Ink Pen & Marker ARCH105 | Orange Coast College, CA | Fall 2011
SAN FRANCISCO 2011 Ink pen drawing | Original size: 11x8.5 inch | Personal Project | San Francisco, CA PAGE 19
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FORM MY SKETCHBOOK
VISUAL NOTES 2012 Ink pen & Marker ARCH115 | Orange Coast College, CA | Spring 2012
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL CHURCH 2012 Ink pen drawing | Original size: 11x8.5 inch | San Francisco, CA
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
PAGE 20
HOMETOWN 2010
FRENCH COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE
Ink pen drawing | Original size: 11x8.5 inch Personal Project | Dalat, Vietnam
PAGE 21
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FORM MY SKETCHBOOK
COMING HOME 2008
HOMETOWN 2010
Ink pen drawing | Original size: 8.5x11 inch | Personal Project | Dalat, Vietnam
Water Color and Ink Pen | Original size: 8.5x11 inch Personal project | Dalat, Vietnam
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
PAGE 21
Market design project | HCMC architecture university, Vietnam | Spring 2010
Dormitory project | HCMC University of Architecture , Vietnam Fall 2009
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK Ink Pen, Pencil & Marker HCMC University of Architecture, Vietnam & Orange Coast College, CA
Curved Form Concept | Personal Project | Spring 2013
2009 - 2012
PAGE 22
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
Pattern design | Personal project | Fall 2011
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
Woodframe building building | Personal sketch | Fall 2011
Ink Pen, Pencil & Marker HCMC architecture university, Vietnam & Orange Coast College, CA
Under the water | Personal project | Fall 2011
Fabric Skin Design | ARCH171 | Orange Coast College | Sping 2013
Section | ARCH105 | Orange Coast College | Fall 2011 KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK
PAGE 23
PAGE 24
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE ALLEY
STUDY PROJECT | ARCH171 FABRICATION 01
| ADVISOR : STEVE FUCHS | ORANGE COAST COLLEGE | SPRING 2013
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE ALLEY
PAGE 25
COMPETITION PROJECT | ADVISOR: STEVE FUCHS | ORANGE COAST COLLEGE | SPRING 2013
PAGE 26
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
THE ILLUMINATED SCREEN
ARCH105 INTRO TO ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS ADVISOR : LORI PULLMAN | ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
I FALL 2011
Quiet House
SPACE & THE SIMPLICITY
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
QUIET HOUSE
PAGE 27
UCI ROWING CENTER STUDY PROJECT ARCH115 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN I THEORY 01 ADVISOR: GREG TATE | ORANGE COAST COLLEGE I SPRING 2012
PAGE 28
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
UCI ROWING CENTER
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
UCI ROWING CENTER
PAGE 29
UCI ROWING CENTER STUDY PROJECT
PAGE 30
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2012
UCI ROWING CENTER
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2012
UCI ROWING CENTER
PAGE 31
INITIAL SKETCHES
ARCH105 INTRO TO ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS ADVISOR : LORI PULLMAN ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
PAGE 32
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2013
STAIRS HOUSE
I FALL 2011
Stairs House
I N S P I R E D B Y T R A D I T I O N A L J A PA N E S E H O U S E
STAIRS HOUSE
KHOA VU I PORTFOLIO I 2012
STAIRS HOUSE
PAGE 33
As long as I am delving into my passion, I realize that the most exciting but also challenging part of architecture is defining the balance between art and science - form and function. In every project, I define and evaluate that balance in order to trigger ideas and discover its originality. I believe architects have the power to influence and construct the world they live in. At the same time, architects must take responsibility for enlightening people as they create useful works, fusing art and science.
K H O A
V U
P OR T FOL I O
2 0 1 3
W W W . A R C H D E K K . C O M