Ben lin portfolio 2018 by Ben.Lin

BEN LIN Design Portfolio 2018

BEN LIN

Linbenja@usc.edu https://issuu.com/blin223 585.490.6941

NCIDQ, LEED AP ID+C

Experience Rag & Bone [New York, NY]

Associate Project Manager | June ‘13 - July ‘15 • Personally responsible for schematic design till store opening for 4 flagship stores as in-house design PM • Worked on more than 24 stores including projects requiring landmarks approval, building change of use, as well as FF&E renovation • Pushed brand aesthetics for company growth by developing new store design schemes as well as store operation • Weekly project communication with cross functional partners and construction administration on site • Daily coordination with consultants, vendors, landlords, permit expediters, as well as contractors simultaneously on freestanding, outlet, as well as department store shops

O’Neil Langan Architects P.C. [New York, NY] Project Manager | June ‘11 - July ‘13

• Completed drawings for over 40 department store shops under high turnover rates from SD to CA phase • Daily coordination with client store design team, mill-work contractors, vendors, and department store planners • Personally in charge of producing all conceptual and photo-realistic renderings • Crafted 2 design standard books with client team documenting fixture construction details, fixture configurations and design guidelines for streamlining project execution

Studio Jantzen [Los Angeles, CA] Architectural Intern | May - Aug ‘17

• Proposed multiple town planning schemes and developed presentational drawings as well as diagrams for client review • Revamped kit of parts project with specification research, drawings, and physical models for engineering consultation

Freelance

Designer & Project Manager | May ‘16 - Current • Hui Residence, NYC | July ‘17 - Ongoing • Wowfulls Dessert Store, NYC | Aug ‘16 ~ March ‘17 • Kinjaz Dance Studio, CA | Schematic Design - May ‘16

Former Internships • R&D Architectural Design Co., Ltd. [Shanghai, CN] Design Intern | July - Aug ‘10 • Shang Yih Interior Design Co., Ltd. [Taipei, TW] Design Intern | May - July ‘10 • U-Joint Design Construction Co., Ltd. [Taipei, TW] Design Intern | June - Aug ‘09 • Yuan Xiang Interior Design Co., Ltd. [Taipei, TW] Design Intern | May - July ‘08

Education M. ARCH, Master of Architecture | ‘15 - ‘18 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

B.F.A, Environmental and Interior Design | ‘07 - ‘11

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY VPA Interior Design Program, CIDA Accredited

Achievement Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society | USC SOA ‘18 Student Wall Exhibit | USC School of Architecture ’17 Merit Scholarship | USC School of Architecture ’17-’18

TABLE OF CONTENTS

M.Arch Design Studio

Professional Work

Green Spaces: Urban Park + Infill Building

06 - 15

Twist & Rotate: Formal Experimentation

16 - 23

Maker Market: Diagramming A Maker space

24 - 33

Merging Paths: Folly

34 - 35

Facade Play: Surface Tectonics

36 - 41

The Slab: Furniture Design

42 - 43

Towards A New Ramp: Graduate Thesis

44- 49

KASE: Kit of Parts Mobile Classroom

52 - 53

Rag & Bone: Store & Furniture Design

54 - 57

Chanel Beauty: Crafting Design Standards

58 - 59

M.ARCH STUDIO WORK

REGIONAL CENTER - COMMERCIAL GENERAL COMMERCIAL HEAVY INDUSTRIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES VERY HIGH RESIDENTIAL HIGH MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL LOW MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR PARKING SOFTSCAPE LA RIVER DISTRICT METRO LINE

GREEN SPACES The new USC satellite business school is to be located in an excessively urbanized and hardscaped area in the theater district of DTLA. This led to conducting research on the dominating hardscape versus the little softscape in the downtown area. The project attempts to craft a biophilic learning as well as public engaging environment for the USC business school as a way to rejuvenate this urban crisis

Spring â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 USC M.Arch | Comprehensive Studio | Instructor - Mario Cipresso

WALKING RADIUS < 5 MINS

< 10 MINS

< 15 MINS

Fold 30% Perf.

A B C D

Front - 50% Perf. Fold Facing North Daylight

F G H I

Open Air Theater

Detail A - Louvre Module Detail

Detail A

J K L Enclosed Rooftop Large Classroom KEYNOTE Perf. bronze panel A Ceiling framing & waterproofing B Rigid insulation C Sheathing D Theater seating steel structure E Rooftop panel framing F Single ply waterproofing membrane G Slopped rigid insulation H Concrete slab and metal deck I Structural i beam & window mullion J Double pane window wall & insulated bulkhead K Outrigger w/ maintenance grate stairs L HSS connection w/ neoprene fastener M Perf. louver panels ( see detail a) O

M O

Em. Exit

Rear Door

A - Parapet Detail Section

Entrance

Ground Level Floor Plan

Open

B B - Outrigger Connection & Maintenance Walkway

2nd Level Floor Plan

Open

C C - Exterior Theater Slab Edge Detail

3th Level Floor Plan

D Open

4th Level Floor Plan

D - Balcony Flooring

Open

Transition Detail

Open Open

5th Level Floor Plan

E - Window Wall &

Perforated Panel

Open Open

F - Exterior Soffit & Interior Connection

G Rooftop Level OAU Duct

G - Footing & Flooring Transition

Adjacent Building Water Source VRF Unit

VRF Distribution Pipes

Outdoor Air Unit Duct

Water-Source VRF Unit

Closed Loop System Closed Loop System

Refrigerant Distribution Box

Deck Direction

Indoor Air Handler Cassette

Urban Park Spaces

Slab Structural

Indoor AH Cassette

Refrigerant Distribution Box Urban Park Spaces

VRF Distribution Pipes

Metal Deck Direction Structure

Closed Loop & VRF Connection

Exhaust Fan

Exhaust

Through cataloging and analyzing the existing contextual green spaces, we understand how different typologies of softscape each spatially relate and play a role in the urban fabric. Programmatic spaces of the institution are then explored and spliced with studied â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? typologies based upon its use, public versus private relationship, as well as typological geometry, and thus, generating its spatial logic

Project Site

Urban Park Building

DTLA Softscape

Type A Public Program

Public Parks

Open

Deliberate

Rooftop Bar/

Lobby

Outdoor Theater

Lobby

Restaurant

Rooftop Bar/ Restaurant

Outdoor Theater

Type B Interactive Program

Privately Owned

Bundled

Complement

Maker Space Classrooms Lecture Space

Open Work Spaces Library

Maker Space & Lecture Space

Classroom

Open Workspaces & Library

Type C Private Program

Residual Softscape

Segregated

Accidental

Private Offices Director/ Asso. Office

Private Meeting Study Space

Private Offices

Private Meeting / Study Rooms

Exhaust Fan Fresh Air Duct Indoor Air Handler Cassette

Exhaust Duct Outdoor Air Unit

Water-source VRF Unit Refrigerant Distribution Box Water Pumps

Program

Lecture. Hall

Library

Maker Space

Utility Space

Classroom

Theater

Office

Open Workspace

Ship & Recieve

Typological Park Spaces

Core 1 - Lateral Load Core 2

- Gravity Load

Beams - W12 Columns - W12 Girders - W18 Stair Stringer - W8 Girder (Long Span) - W24

Main Lobby Starcase Lecture Hall

Structural Footing

TWIST & ROTATE The topic studio speculates on the idea whether a metaphorical object like a simple box can be used as an analytical tool for architectural form finding? If we surpass the conventionality of everyday objects, and re-purpose, reorient, misregister and/or misuse to find new interior - exterior or interstitial spatial qualities, we can estranged it. Thus, this defamilarization with the mundane also means a new architectural possibility.

Fall â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 USC M.Arch | Topic Studio | Instructor - Yaohua Wang

Spring â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 USC M.Arch | Studio Project | Instructor - Yaohua Wang

MASS

DIVIDE

ROTATE

INTERSECT

Through a recorded series of sequential operations on a rectangular box, different personalities of the same box was generated to inform the programmatic development of the project. The final composition is an architectural promenade composed of a family of 3 boxes to create a loop within the context. Each box optimized to fit respective programmatic groups.

LEGEND

PROGRAM

CIVIC

STAFF MTG RM. OFFICE COMM. MTG RM. REHEARSAL RM

OFFICE

ENTERTAINMENT

DRESSING RM. STORAGE FOYER/ RECEPTION STAGE WINGS/ PIT STAGE

BOX 2 - INTROVERT

CIVIC CENTER RECEP.

BOX 1 - EXTROVERT

BOX 3 - DRAMATIC

KITCHEN PUBLIC MTG SPACE CIVIC CHAMBER COMMITTEE MTG RM MAYOR OFFICE SUPPER RM CIRCULATION

SHOP

PING

CENT

SITE CONNECTION 19

MAKER MARKET With a personal cultural affinity to Little Tokyoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s street markets, Maker Market is conceived with a speculation on street markets as social magnets of the city. The aggregation of street vendors and organically formed pedestrian spaces create intimate hang out corridors and/or pockets that integrate itself with local businesses and pedestrian activity.

Spring â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 USC M.Arch | Studio Project | Instructor - Christof Jantzen

Market Place Typology Study

Tunnel

Overlap

Bifurcate

Courtyard

Bend

Street

Path

Mixed

LA Little Tokyo Village Market

Zigzag

Taipei Night Market Scale

I aspire to establish a connection between the maker space and its surrounding context (Little Tokyo Village) by envisioning a building where the study of market space typologies may potentially be utilized to shape the maker space, thus generating a maker space-market hybrid. 26

Collaboration

City Space

Staff Space

Lecture

Rooftop Lecture Space

Utility

Build

Rooftop Bar

Break Space

Bifurcate

Scale

Courtyard

Overlap

Longitudinal Section

2nd Level Floor Plan

Ground Level Floor Plan

Program Legend

CITY SPACE

COORDINATOR OFFICE

LOBBY

STAFF OFFICE

WOMEN’S RESTROOM

MEDIA, MAIL, PRINTING

MEN’S RESTROOM

AHU ROOM

LECTURE SPACE

18A

CHILLER ROOM

LECTURE SPACE STORAGE

ELECTRICAL ROOM

LECTURE TECH ROOM

COMMUNICATIONS ROOM

LECTURE LIGHTING ROOM

ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ROOM

FABRICATION LAB

JANITORIAL ROOM

DIGITAL FABRICATION LAB

LOADING TRASH/ RECYCLING

3D PRINTING LAB

GENERAL STORAGE

FABRICATION CONFERENCE ROOM

EXTERIOR LECTURE SPACE

LASER CUT/ CNC ROOM

COMMUNITY PARK

CENTRAL BREAK SPACE

ROOFTOP BAR

SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM

PLAZA

LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM

SHOP GALLERY

MERGING PATHS: FOLLY Located midway between downtown LA to the heart of Korea town is a remnant triangular patch from the rapid housing development since the 60s. The patch currently, no walkway, nor park, became the project site for a folly meant to provide a fun detour for daily commutes. The folly serves as a lookout tower, a net hammock, as well as a community park for the neighborhood. The whirling structure is a sculptural piece itself while it ties in the once neglected leftover land and paths, merging them at a single node.

FOOTPRINT

BLENDING PATHS

Circulation Pedestrian / Runner Bike Path Picnic

SIMPLIFY

INT

NG PATHS

Structure STRUCTURE

CIRCULATION

Circulation

Framing

FRAMING

DECK

ENVELOPE

Envelope

Deck

Spring â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 USC M.Arch | Studio Project | Instructor - Scott Uriu

FABRIC CLADDED Fabric CladdedRAILING Railing 5” DIA. TUBE STRUCTURE 5” Dia.HSS HSS Tube Structure 2” DIA. WIRE GRID 2” Dia.STEEL SteelBAR Bar Wire Grid ALUMINUM EDGE CAP Aluminum Edge Cap FABRIC CLADDED Fabric CladdedSUNSHADE Sunshade

Aluminum StarTREAD Tread ALUMINUM STAIR DRAINAGE LINES Drainage Lines CONCRETE Walkway & Turf Glass Concrete WALKWAY

DIOR OMOTESANDO - CASE STUDY - SANAA TOKYO, JAPAN SANAA casted fabric-like translucent sheets with acrylic and placed them behind the exterior glass. The opacity of the each acrylic sheet is different at each level. The lighting quality of this â&#x20AC;&#x153;skinâ&#x20AC;? varies throughout the change of daylight as well as nightfall, in which it is illuminated with both down & uplighting through the acrylic sheets. The resulting effect looks as if the building is wearing a thin, lightweight clothing. The play of translucency gives the external facade gentle hints of what is inside but simultaneously reveals nothing to shoppers from the street. In addition, the minimal glowing facade is effective for enhancing seasonal displays on the building.

Fall 2015 | USC M.Arch | Studio Project | Instructor - Scott Uriu

KEY NOTE #

DESCRIPTION

1/2” THK. MILKY WHITE ACRYLIC DIFFUSER

1/2” THK. CLEAR SILICONE WINDOW GASKETING

DOUBLE 'L' ANGLE IRON FRAMING

INTERMITTENT 'U' SHAPED ANGLE IRON AT EDGE

1/8” THK. BRUSHED ALUMINUM CLADDING

STEEL CEILING FRAMING SECURED TO 'U' ANGLE

CEILING PANEL SECURED TO CEILING GRID W/ HAT CHANNEL

ACRYLIC PANEL CHANNEL CONNECTION.

1/2” THK. DOUBLE PANE TEMPERED GLASS

1/4” THK. CUSTOM MOLDED ACRYLIC TRANSLUCENT PANEL

LED HARDWARE, DRIVER, AND JUNCTION BOX

STEEL MOUNTING PLATE WELDED TO BEAM

STEEL 'I' BEAM

FLOORING STONE TILES

CONCRETE SLAB

WEB & ABSORPTION In developing a new building â&#x20AC;&#x153;skinâ&#x20AC;? for a college courtyard, web and absorption demonstrates a functional duality and challenges the look and feel of typical building envelopes. The 2 module system; one heat absorbing, the other light absorbing, together with the underlying structural diagrid forms the major tectonic of the web.

Fall 2015 | USC M.Arch | Studio Project | Instructor - Scott Uriu

SUN

STRUCTURAL DIAGRID

POD - LIGHT COLLECTOR

DISH - HEAT COLLECTOR

MESH-LIGHT, HEAT & SHADE

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL WITH CONVEX LENS

PARABOLIC MIRROR HEAT COLLECTOR

5/8â&#x20AC;? Steel Bar Diagrid

Ball Joint Holder

Ball Bearing Cap

Brace Piece

Mount Pad

Photovoltaic Cell Disk

Glass Sunlight Funnel

Convex Sun Lens

THE SLAB The personalized concrete coffee table celebrates the interdependencies between steel and concrete. Using the stub-out method, the slab mimics the construction of a conventional concrete building. The surface geometric indentations conceptually represent the placement of everyday objects of the user and functionally holds them in place

TOWARDS A NEW RAMP GRADUATE THESIS

The ramp penetrating the building center showcases uniqueness among others designed by le corbusier. Enhanced by ubanistic metaphors, the ramp defines strong conceptual and gestural moments in the overall composition. However, it presents much missed opportunities. Disjointed and unintegrative, its original intentions for site circulation, connection to the luscious harvard yard, as well as relationships to internal program were left unrealized. The thesis centers on the idea that the ramp, a muti-dimensional promenade can expand beyond its traditional role and form. This re-conceptualization towards a new ramp aims to revive the original aspirations of the architect.

Ramp Typology Study

Ramp Building

Offset

Learning From Purism The Purist art movement created by AmĂŠdĂŠe Ozenfant and Charles Edouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier), was an artistic opposition or variation to the over-ornamentation of Cubist art, which took place between 1918 and 1925. Its ideologies and beliefs, Purism, had a revolutionary impact to French painting as well as architecture. The thesis sees potential in studying the Purist strategies to inform the recomposition of the Carpenter Center, thus, creating the new ramp Tangency

Negative/ Positive Space

Shadow Object

Mixed View

Simultaneity

Depth Of Field

2D/ 3D Objects

Orientation

Transparency

Obscurity / Clarity

Identifying Key Constituents Before visualizing the Type X ramp, I extracted key programmatic elements from the original building to gather my kit of parts, which I may begin to investigate their interrelationships on. As a start, the parts are categorized in its basic natural form; curvinlinear vs. rectilinear. Le Corbusier striked a balance between these 2 geometric personalities along with underlying urban planning metaphors as listed previously.

Purist Relationship & Urbanistic Metaphors

Gallery Space

Admin Space

Studio Space

S Ramp As The Purist Guitar

The Centralized Cube

Purist Strategy Tangency

Purist Strategy Transparency

Exploratory Sketches Through sketches of the massing inspired by the architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic discipline, I can rapidly visualize the experience of the space; both indoor and outdoor, ramp or building, facade or roof, as well as soft versus hardscape. The iterative sketches often open up new possibilities; happy accidents, and references to Purism, thus, driving the design process of the thesis in progress.

PROFESSIONAL WORK

KASE - Next Generation Mobile Classroom Kit of Parts for Academically Stationed Environment

Mobile classrooms were originally designed as an economical solution to provide schools a temporary space for disaster relief, or during construction and expansion. We aim to improve and expand upon the current teaching and learning environments through high quality design. Our approach sees the mobile classroom in a new light, and aims to address the following important issues at hand:

Flexibility - Sustainability - Cost - Construction

“You can’t expect children to learn 21st-century skills in schools built for the 1950s. We need schools designed for 21st-century success.”

-Chad P.Wick CEO KnowledgeWorks

Summer 2017 | Studio Jantzen | Intern Group Project | Principal - Christof Jantzen

DETAIL Edge Foundation Details A1 - 4x | Edge Joint @ Corner A2 - 7x | Edge 3 way Joint A3 - 1x | Edge Cont. @ Ramp

C D2

A1 B5

Edge Roof C - 12x | Fork Joint

B4 B3 B6

Inner Roof D1 - 4x | 3 way Joint D2 - 8x | 5 way Joint A3

60x R2 W1

20x

R2 W2

12x

FN2

FN3

11x

W5 W10 F4

28x S2

18x

10x

R4 W3

FN1

20x

F1.1

W11

13x

FN4

2x W12

FN5

6x ea.

6x ea. FN6

Rag & Bone Americana Manhasset | Long Island, NY

A DIALOGUE WITH STRUCTURE Rag & Bone Store Design Preserving beauty in existing conditions, the design faced many compromising, yet opportunistic scenarios throughout the project. The sloped roof, the intermittent array of structural columns and beams, and remnant sprinkler pipes from its previous life brought forth an unique shopper experience through a deliberately planned intricate process. 54

Rag & Bone Bal Harbor Shops | Miami-Dade, FL

Team: R&B Store Design Project Role: Design Project Manager

VERSATILE STRUCTURE A simple play with plumbing pipes and glass on a structural column brings about an intimidating, yet accommodating display fixture

DESIGN AS TRIBUTE Rag & Bone - Brooklyn, NY

A historic neighborhood gem in Cobble Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bar scene is rich in memory of joy and laughter till it underwent a change in occupancy use due to the inescapable commercialization. With condolences to the community, the concept was based upon paying homage to the original drinking establishment. From utilizing remnants of the former bar ledge to preserving the footprint of the previous elements, the presence of the original bar can still be felt through the juxtaposition of the past and present. Team: R&B Store Design Project Role: Design Project Manager

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PALIMPSEST AS BEAUTY Through careful planning and preservation, the colored zones represent previous service sections from the Bar and its afterlife in the high-end retail store

Bar

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wear

Bar Ledge

Corridor

Dining Area

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wear

Kitchen

CHANEL Cosmetic Store Design

Inspired by the Piet Mondrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic grid motif, Chanel cosmetic shops play a geometric game of visual balance achieving a soothing visual weight for each store. Iterative study models and plans were studied for each project with the in-house architect to optimize fixture aesthetics, function, storage, fabrication, as well as a competitive sales strategy with each given site. Chanel USA & OLA Personal Role: Project Manager + Visualization

CRAFTING STANDARDS With over 20 shop openings per year, the 113 page design standard book illustrates construction and design guideline of over 21 typical built store details as well as 50+ display fixtures for design reference and fabrication. The challenge is to be holistic in planning for future merchandise growth, fixture modification, and to meticulously capture that language in the book from a design as well as a fixture construction standpoint.

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