Billy Wong Architecture Design Portfolio by Billy Wong

Billy Wong Architecture Design Portfolio

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Architecture + Design

interest + EXPLORATION Experience + Responsibility

About Billy With unlimited curiosity and enthusiasm, Billy learned to develop interests in a variety of disciplines. Due to this trait, he often questions and challenges status quo during his apprenticeship in the field of architectural design.

Billy Wong

bh.wong1992@gmail.com (347)-209-6686 Recent graduate from Philadelphia University with the degree in Bachelor of Architecture seeking career opportunities as a Junior Architect. Dedicated individual with experience from small interior ﬁt-out project to commercial project prior to graduation. Main interests include parametric design, computational methods, and virtual reality. Proven academic achievement, ability to learn and adapt, as well as strong work ethics.

Bachelor of Architecture

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA December 2015

AAS Degree - Architectural Engineering Technology SUNY College of Technology at Alfred, Alfred, NY May 2012

Designblendz LLC, Philadelphia, PA

Development for pre-construction marketing strategy using game development software and virtual reality technology. Responsible for preparing architectural renderings and participating in design process.

MAG Composites Center, Philadelphia University, PA

Development and testing of prototype for deformable mold for complexshaped architectural composite panels, involving digital modeling, rapid prototyping, and architectural robotics.

BLT Architects, Philadelphia, PA

Responsible for preparing and revising drawing packages of multiple design options in Revit and AutoCAD for a large scale commercial project, and provide assistance to colleagues during on-site surveys.

BP Architects, New York, NY

Responsible for preparing construction documents for residential design projects, and provide assistance to colleagues during on-site surveying

Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA

Responsible for providing scheduled on-campus tutoring services in computer visualization and Japanese.

PLAY-ASIA.COM, Hong Kong

Directly responsible for the timely completion of prototyping, mock-ups, graphics and animation art used in game development, advertisements, web design and other projects of the company.

Project Designer August 2015 - February 2016

Undergraduate Research Assistant October 2015 - December 2015 Intern May 2015 - August 2015

Intern June 2014 - August 2014

Peer Tutor in Computer Visualization, and Japanese August 2014 - May 2015 Intern in Media Production / Web Design June 2013 - August 2013

Skills

Software

General

Architectural

Language

Architectural

Visualization

Computational

Public Speaking Project Organization Project Standard Research

Abstraction Design Concept Documentation Surveying Residential Sketching Drafting BIM Software Rendering

English Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese Japanese

Revit Rhinoceros 3D Grasshopper AutoCAD SketchUp

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom Adobe After Effect Unreal Engine Oculus Rift 3DS Max Mental Ray V-Ray

Python Fireﬂy Processing Arduino Javascript

Honors and Awards AIA Pennsylvania Student Award October 2015 First Place in BLT Architects Student Competition October 2014 Dean’s List at Philadelphia University Spring 2013 - Fall 2015 Dean’s List at Alfred State College Spring 2011 - Spring 2012 Outstanding Student Award Architecture at Alfred State College April 2012

Point Breeze Market Place B. Arch 2013 Type: Mixed Use, Public Space Location: Philadelphia, PA

The Point Breeze Market includes market place, bike hub, institution, and urban farm. It is also a public center of gathering for the neighborhood. Encompassing an entire city block, pedestrian and bike circulations are taken into account. By introducing pathways into the site, circulation on the existing street will expand. On-site traffic as well as safety can be improved once users find convenience using the building as another means of a journey.

Cross Section

Longitudinal Section

Section Model

1. Green House 2. Outdoor Farm 3. Agricultural Lab 4. Grocery 5. Food Court 6. Outdoor Cafe 7. Bike Storage 8. Indoor Market 9. Second Bike Hub 10. Outdoor Market 11. Bike Store 12. Bike Maintenance 13. Auditorium 14. School Lobby 15. School Admin 16. Market Office 17. Restaurant 18. Dance Studio 19. Classrooms 20. Shower & Locker 21. Bike Hub Office 22. Bike Hub Reception 23. Bike Classroom 24. Indoor Bike Track

THE CATEPILLAR B. Arch 2014 Type: Private Cyclist Club Location: Philadelphia, PA

The city of Philadelphia is rich in history. This historical context can be highlighted and celebrated through one of the most popular commuting device in Philadelphia, BICYCLES. Bicycles are often used by the public in the city for commuting and recreation activities. By bringing a cyclist club into the city will gather attention to the site and history. The cyclist club is a private club that benefits its member with services such as secure parking, personal locker spaces, and professional maintenance.The bicycle parking space is designed to secure bicycles from theft, and protect them from erosion. Public facilities such as bicycle shop and the cafĂŠ are located along the central bicycle circulation.

Lower Floor

Upper Floor

South Elevation

Cross Section

Personal trainer at Tucson B. Arch 2014 Type: Studio Apartment Location: Tucson, AZ Team: Suvir Hira, Veronica Magner, Billy Wong

Southern Facade (Winter)

Southern Facade (Summer)

Northern Facade (Winter)

Northern Facade (Summer)

The annual climate in Tucson, AZ is hot and semi-arid.With an annual average of only 12 inches of rain, the hot and dry environment does not make interior living conditions comfortable without cooling systems to support it. In addition, the client’s use of this apartment to hold daily personal fitness classes in the morning and evening presented a challenge, as the heat released from exercising bodies provides additional loads for the cooling system to mitigate.The design team further investigated the heating and cooling degree days of Tucson. Although the demand for cooling is the largest factor, heating is still necessary during the winter when temperature may drop to 32°F. As a result, the design of the apartment envelope serves as both a passive heating and cooling system. The versatile thermal mass combines the indigenous rock, caliche and water catchment into a façade whose thermal mass may be varied according to season and subsequent need for cooling and heating. The top portion of the façade acts as a vent which speeds up air circulation and exhausts it since cool moist air can quickly turn into warm filthy air during a training session. The induced ventilation provided by the façade draws air into the apartment via the building’s evaporative cooling towers, and thus complete the circuit of passive conditioning.

Apartment Layout

East or West

Wall as Ventilation

East or West

Wall as Thermal Mass

South

North

MagLev Denver B. Arch 2014 Type: Factory, Research Lab Location: Denver, CO Team: Patrick Lolli, Jake Noon, Billy Wong

Denver was a city known for its history on railroads and mining. Today, major and local railroads still operate throughout the city of Denver. With the ever increasing traffic, the highway system is not sufficient for transportation. Magnetic levitation train is one of the solutions that the city of Denver is exploring. Maglev trains use magnets as a substitution for traditional wheels. Magnets are installed along guideways (tracks) and the bottom of the trains. Guideways maneuver the direction of the train. Magnets below the train act as propulsion members. This system is far more efficient than the traditional railroads. Establishing a research and development facility in the city of Denver can introduce to the public this new technology and implement it in the near future.

Circulation

Egress

Structure

HVAC

Electrical

Luminescence (Darkest)

Luminescence (Brightest)

Digital Methods B. Arch 2015

Projects under digital methods utilize computer scripting to explore design options from a different perspective than traditional design methods. Iterations of form are generated using Python and Grasshopper, first being a traditional scripting program and latter a visual scripting tool. As a design tool, scripting can perform tasks that are too difficult or even impossible to do so manually. The three major themes of the studio are recursion, parametric, and emergent. Understanding these terms throughout the semester designs are developed in conjunction with research that sets a framework for basic scripting.

Surface pattern manipulation using visual scripts

Variation by branching algorithm

Academia & Architecture B. Arch 2015 Type: Public Location: Boston, MA

Modern information technology has provided people open source and self-paced education which has shown significant effectiveness in the learning process. However architecture seems to play a minute role in the effort on education development. Architecture is influential through the expression of form and atmosphere, therefore skyscrapers as icons have always been successful around the world. A tower solely dedicated to learning can clearly state the importance of all modes of education.

Rentable Open Rooms Mechanical Gathering Plaza Circulation

Macro-ventilation

Offset shading 45

Global Academia B. Arch 2015 Type: Module Location: Deployment on demand

Human beings accumulate knowledge to improve their lives, they find different and new purposes as the archive for knowledge thickens. Often times poor decisions are based on prejudice and generalization due to the lack of knowledge on a certain subject. In contrast to distraction such as consumption and entertainment, knowledge is the healthy substance for the mind. When individuals continuously learn throughout their lives, the membrane of knowledge contribute mainly to oneself. By the end of a life, wisdom will be passed on the next generation and many after. There are unlimited ways to acquire knowledge but education models that are based on compulsory courses and predetermined curriculum do little to emphasize the intrinsic value of education. Knowledge is a sophisticated outcome resulting from observation, analysis, inquiry, and reflection. Today, information technology has successfully provided open source and self-paced education to anyone with access to the world wide web. However, it is difficult to acquire knowledge with limited data. Many remote areas in African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries lack access. The data center module design attempts to provide immediate access to knowledge and energy for all.The design also takes into account potential community development as a result of the implementation. The ultimate goal of the design is to challenge contemporary norms by anticipating community development with education as the core value. The immediate goal of the design is to provide internet and energy access to all. The content of each module is kept to the minimum for efficient transportation to remote areas. One module has a 1018 square feet footprint and is 60 feet high. It contains 72 rack servers separated into four levels, all dedicated to a local education network. A generator is directly tethered to an airborne turbine located 1,400 feet above ground. High altitude wind turbine is a reliable energy source that takes advantage of constant turbulence. The airborne turbine is also an antenna that receive signals from satellites and send signals across terrains.

Internship BLT Architects 2015

Responsible for preparing and revising drawing packages of multiple design options in Revit and AutoCAD of a main subway station in Philadelphia

Virtual Reality Development Designblendz LLC 2015

Revit

3DS Max

Unreal Engine 4

Responsibility: Incorporate virtual reality experience into pre-construction marketing for residential realtors and developers Configure optimal workflow for transferring 3D models to virtual reality Conduct research on Unreal Engine 4 and Oculus Rift Develop standards and manual for creating virtual reality and supplemental software

The Walkthrough Users may chose to experience the virtual space on a flat screen or wearing the Oculus Rift headset. Unlike still renderings, a walkthrough renders in real time. It allows the user to obtain consistant appearance of the virtual space from any perspective.

The Interaction In this version, users can freely walk around the space and interact with most of the object. The locator map let user jump to a certain location. The editor provide material options to walls, floors, and furnitures. Photos can also be taken using the camera option.

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