Benjamin Wang Portfolio 21'

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Benjamin H. Wang 2020

bwang35@syr.edu +1 (774) 270 - 2320


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Benjamin H. Wang Resume

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ACADEMIC

Syracuse University School of Architecture

HL-95

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La Scala Popolare

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Intersecting Landscape

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Urban Layering of Grids

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PROFESSIONAL Architecture Internships

Shenzhen Technology Center

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Redfern Houses

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Bayside Houses

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FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise

MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture, LLC

MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture, LLC

Benjamin H. Wang



Benjamin H. Wang

bwang35@syr.edu 1404 Romeo Court

(774) 270-2320 McLean, VA 22102

Education Syracuse University School of Architecture

B.Arch Candidate / Aug 2017 - May 2022

Syracuse University Florence

David Shanks and Luca Ponsi / Jan 2020 - May 2020

Syracuse University London

David Sacconi / Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

RenĂŠe Crown University Honors Program GPA 3.60 / Student Ambassador / Peer Advisor

Study abroad program in Florence

Study abroad program in London

Experience FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise

Architecture Intern / New York City / 2019

MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture LLC

Architecture Intern / New York City / 2018

SKB Architecture and Design

Architecture Intern / Washington D.C. / 2018

Shalom Baranes Associates Architects

Architecture Intern / Washington D.C. / 2018

Solar Decathlon Architecture

Design Team Winner / Syracuse / 2019 - 2020

Advancing Cancer Treatment

Research Assistant / Washington D.C. / 2020

Skills

Built site, massing, and interior models. Produced renders. Developed concept designs, master plans, massings, and plans.

Drafted and edited construction documents, using AutoCAD. Designed diagrams. Helped to prepare for client meetings.

Built models of buildings and specific features of buildings. Drafted and edited construction documents, using AutoCAD, Provided feedback on firm’s marketing, website, and social media.

Designed massing studies, using AutoCAD and Rhino. Built models of buildings and specific features of buildings. Helped to prepare for client meetings.

First Place in Mixed Use Multi-Family Housing Division. Syracuse University & College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Designed and researched database of Washington D.C. region doctors.

Digital Modeling Rhino / VRay / AutoCAD / Sketchup / Revit Physical Modeling Laser Cut / Wood / Acrylic / Foam / Vacuform Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop / InDesign


PROFESSIONAL

PROFESSIONAL


ACADEMIC

Site Isometric

HL-95 Who are our neighbors? Are they actually the friendly and good-natured families, young professionals, or students, that we assume them to be? All of us have a darker side to our personality: the one that takes risks, sneaks around, and breaks rules; and we enjoy and need this side of us in order to maintain the lighter side most people see. Rather than be forced to comply with norms, rules, and standards, providing people with options allows them to self-govern. Where this will lead is the question: HL-95 is a social experiment to see what people will do when they think nobody is watching. The inherent connectedness of people around the world today has created a network condition where relationships are based on short term transactions and physical distance is irrelevant. New York City’s urban fabric is uneven, rough, and full of holes which is an opportunity for the development of the overlooked sides of ourselves. Four locations along the High Line, situated around existing buildings and infrastructure, make up the 95-room network of HL-95. These buildings are linked together by a public underground corridor which contains several core communal spaces, such as shared kitchens and dining areas. Residents of HL-95 don’t merely live together, but co-exist with each other: living in the same space and with complete awareness (whether acknowledged or not) of the activities in which other residents participate. Residents become aware of the activities others engage in within various spaces which might become corrupted by dark behaviors. What residents choose to do with the space is up to them, but ultimately, they have to live with and in the space. Partner: Lawrence Boyer Benjamin H. Wang

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1/4” Sectional Chunk Model. Foam Core and Museum Board Building D 2’ x 1’ x 5’ 6” STUDIO 307 MARCOS PARGA


HL-95

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Sectional Isometric Building D

STUDIO 307 MARCOS PARGA


HL-95

Floor Plans, Exterior Render, Sections, Elevations Building D

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1/16” Site Model. Plexi Glass, Museum Board, MDF 3’ x 1’ 6” x 2’

STUDIO 307 MARCOS PARGA


HL-95

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Full Draw 144”

STUDIO 307 MARCOS PARGA


HL-95

wing Set x 78�

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ACADEMIC

Concept Circulation Model

La Scala Popolare How do people get the most out of a space while also being productive? Be pressured by others who are also working hard. Under social pressures of not doing work in close proximity spaces in the La Scala Popolare Library creates an above-average productive zone. Located in Florence the site conditions of the existing architecture school provide a small site for a new library to be connected with the school as well as the city downtown. Looking at the city’s architectural history the tower house was a prominent figure in the skyline. As well as terracotta roof panels which make up the facade of La Scala Popolare. The circulation of a spiraling staircase up acts as book shelving, working space, as well as vertical movement. The architecture helps reinforce additional social interaction and teamwork a typical library may lack. Partner: Lawrence Boyer Benjamin H. Wang

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CEILING/CORE

LAWRY & BEN | 52

LAWRY & BEN | 66

Worms-eye axon (Top), Site ISO (Bottom)

STUDIO 407 DAVID SHANKS


A FLAT ROOF

APERITIVO BAR

COMMUNAL KITCHEN

FLOOR 6 +93’-0”

FLOOR 7 +105’-0”

ROOF +117’-0”

COMPUTERS

BACK OF HOUSE SECONDARY TEXTS

FLOOR 3 +57’-0”

FLOOR 4 +69’-0”

FLOOR 5 +81’-0”

BACK OF HOUSE SUPPLY SHOP

STUDY

FLOOR 0 +0’-0”

FLOOR 1 +33’-0”

FLOOR 2 +45’-0”

Floor Plans

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FACADE PANEL A

B

C

D

MISSING TILES

LAWRY & BEN | 59

FACADE DETAIL

LAWRY & BEN | 60

Facade Detail Study (Top), Facade Wall Section (Bottom)

STUDIO 407 DAVID SHANKS


A FLAT ROOF

SECTION A

0’

25’

50’

LAWRY & BEN | 49

SLIDE TITLE

Section Perspective (Top), Interior Render (Bottom)

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PROFESSIONAL

PROFESSIONAL


ACADEMIC

Intersecting Landscapes The terracotta factory and learning center is placed within an abandoned quarry where they interact with the surrounding site. For my case, there is a dirt bike path that is intertwined with the design of the building. The drawing studies investigate the various techniques of architectural form derived from terracotta panels.

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Terracotta Form Study Drawing

STUDIO 208 MOLLY HUNKER


INTERSECTING LANDSCAPES

Site Oblique Drawing

Benjamin H. Wang

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1/8” Site Model. Cardboard, 3D Print 2’ 6” x 2’ x 10”

STUDIO 208 MOLLY HUNKER


INTERSECTING LANDSCAPES

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PROFESSIONAL

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ACADEMIC

Urban Layering of Grids The analysis of urban buildings and their faรงades investigates a precedent building. Our team studied the Kunsthaus Bregenz, a contemporary art museum in Austria designed by Peter Zumthar. We built relief models, creating depth with negative space. Inspiration by the faรงade and grids from the Kunsthaus Bregenz led me to the layering and rotating of grids which created different effects with design, depth, light, and shadow.

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3 Cone

STUDIO 108 MAYA ALAM


URBAN LAYERING OF GRIDS

e Folds

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Shifted G

STUDIO 108 MAYA ALAM


URBAN LAYERING OF GRIDS

Grid Relief

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Triangular Prisims and

STUDIO 108 MAYA ALAM


URBAN LAYERING OF GRIDS

d Various Grid Reliefs

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Rotated G

STUDIO 108 MAYA ALAM


URBAN LAYERING OF GRIDS

Grid Relief

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PROFESSIONAL

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1 Floor Construction 20mm oak parquet 36mm leveling course composite floor deck: 150mm ribbed concrete with 75mm corrugated metal 600mm steel I-section 10mm suspended ceiling concealed mounting

h Planum

Air Intake Throug

2 Unitized Thermally Broken and Glass Curtain Wall low-iron, high performance low-E coated insulated glass units integrated spandrel: glazed-in, formed, aluminium, citannel-shaped panel with foil faced mineral wool insulation

80° Su mmer

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3 Solar Protection annodized aluminium fin 1500mm long pieces anchored to slab edge integrated pv cells in south facade continuous air intake through plenum

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Shenzhen Technology Center The project consists of a complex of offices and laboratories dedicated to technological innovation in the areas of medical science, new materials, microelectronics, robotics, fintech, big data, and artificial intelligence. Most of its 198,000m2 contain private laboratory and office spaces for researchers, all designed under the most advanced industry criteria: transparency, flexibility, capacity in facilities, structural resistance, and modularity. At the same time, it integrates common areas, specifically a Skylobby and an innovation valley designed to encourage the exchange of ideas and the interconnection between colleagues and companies. As for events and exhibitions, the complex has a 5,000m2 Convention Center and a 500-seat Auditorium.

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Role Intern, Architecture Responsibilities Facade Design 3D Modeling Diagrams Duration of Responsibilities 5 months Type Research Location Shenzhen, China Status Design Competition Architect

FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise

FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise Benjamin H. Wang

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PROFESSIONAL

PROFESSIONAL


PROFESSIONAL

Redfern Houses The Redfern Housing complex is a nine-building mid-rise residential development comprising of 604 apartments for the New York City Housing Authority, constructed in 1959 on an 18.78-acre site in Far Rockaway of Queens, NY. The Center features a distinctive faรงade with large glass surfaces (hurricane resistant) and pre-cast concrete panels giving the building an identifiable presence while the terra-cotta toned metal panels around the entrance and other areas are compatible with the character of the surrounding brick residential towers. The program features a child care center at the entry level with three classrooms, and a kitchen and administrative spaces on the first floor. On the second floor, the community emergency center contains meeting rooms and a public assembly space with a foldable partition which can accommodate large or small gatherings. The center also includes a warming pantry. The large glass curtain wall provides abundant daylight into the interior spaces. The building is sited next to an existing courtyard which includes a new playground for the child care center and green spaces for the residents.

*- Images courtesy of

Role Intern, Architecture Responsibilities Schematic Design 3D Modeling Diagrams Construction Editing Duration of Responsibilities 4 months Type Residential Location Queens, NY Status Construction Architect

MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture LLC

MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture, LLC Benjamin H. Wang

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Bayside Houses

Role Intern, Architecture

The Ocean Bay (Bayside) Apartments located in Far Rockaway of Queens, NY, are comprised of 24 buildings with 1,395 apartments which provide housing for over 6,000 residents. The complex, located on 32 acres, consists of twenty seven-story buildings around two city blocks, and four nine-story buildings, centrally located within the site.

Duration of Responsibilities 4 months

The program is developed to provide flood protection, following FEMAprescribed requirements for primary electric service, residential building envelope for dry and wet flood-proofing.

Responsibilities Schematic Design 3D Modeling Diagrams Construction Editing

Type Residential Location Far Rockaways, Queens, NY Status Construction Architect

MDSzerbaty Associates Architecture LLC

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