Angel Kwok's Portfolio

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ARCHITECTURAL a n g e l

K w o k

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DANCE STUDIO

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gOOD FOOD

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C O U R T YA R D H O U S E

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ANPMOA

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GRAPHIC PRODUCTION

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SOAPBOX

Dance Studio The University of California Berkeley has decided to build a Dance Studio as an outreach building for both the City, cultural and physical activities of the inhabitants of the University village which houses a great number of foreign nationals.

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Dancing is a beautiful movement that corresponding to the intimate relationship between dancer’s

mind

which

both

body and components

closely depending on each other. To carry this concept onto the physical level, the curvilinear form is inspired by the

infinity loop to express

the bond between body and mind.

The colorful openings symbolize the great variety in dance; the openings also provide the Dance Studio a vivid exterior and a magical lighting quality for the interior. Two artificial pools are linked outside to the Dance Studio, residents and visitors can enjoy the public outdoor space anytime.

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1F

2F

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A. Reception

E. Changing Room

B. Conference Room

F. Janitorial Space

C. Office

F. Utility Room

D. Dance Hall

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This healthy fast food competition is to direct affront to the unhealthy fast food industry of 21st century. To establish an architectural icon that represents and

provides

healthy, affordable food and education to the East Oakland communities and schools. The need of building a healthy alternative within the food deserts of San Francisco East Bay is urgency. To resolve this deep-rooted problem, high school education and community development are critical component to the effort. Besides providing healthy food in a food desert, to motivate high school students and teachers to grow, cook and eat healthy alternative menus. This is the starting point to revolutionizing the typical school and street fare of the old models.

At the research stage, each competitor needed to focus on one city in the East Bay and to collect information, statistic data and construct maps. Richmond was my research city, and I drew the relative maps based on many supportive data. After compared the research results from different competitors, we settled down the project site on International Ave. and 95th St. in Oakland. One of the reasons to select this site is because it is closed to the school district. We want to implant the healthy fast food concept into this food desert, especially surrounded with many elementary and high schools. We want to spread the healthy fast food idea to the neighborhood and we chose to start from children first.

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GOOD FOOD

My major concept is to transform this restaurant to be

a healthy

fast food canteen for the neighborhood which people are

willing to come and develop a healthy diet route in their daily lives, furthermore, to influence others with this new fast food concept. The geometric form of the restaurant was inspired from the site; through the reference lines I drew on the site, I created the form, walking path and the parking area. The restaurant placed near the corner of the 95th St. and International Blvd. to convenient people for accessing. The restaurant also located away from surrounding residential buildings in order to lessen the noise.

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2F

1F

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A. Indoor dining room

E. Ordering line

B. Teaching kitchen

F. Outdoor dining area

C. Kitchen

G. Vegetable grow room

D. Drive Through

H. Parking

Courtyard House

This is a housing project for the University Albany Village of UC Berkeley to design two dwelling types: student housing and family housing for the inhabitants. Allow them to relate in privacy with the four elements of earth, water, air and light through different potential uses of courtyard within the house.

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ANPMOA A r c h e s N at i o n a l Pa r k M u s e u m o f A r t Designing a gallery located in Arches National Park, Utah which is a high desert region that experiences wide temperature fluctuations, the project major focus is to address the envelope so

that the indoor environment is comfortable for visitors, meanwhile, providing a performative and flexible space for the exhibation.

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Plan & Section

The first design element is using double walls control the temperature fluctuation between daytimes and nighttime.

In addition, there are various sizes of windows installed on the north, east, south and west faรงades with different position height to equalize the distribution of sunlight through the interior space. Windows are placed on the inner walls surrounded with egg-crate shading devices. Sunlight can only go through the interior indirectly from the facades.

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There is a different approach for designing the roof windows. The window glasses are placed on the outer layer, so direct sun- light can go through the interior. However, light shelves are added under the roof to reflect lights and avoid excessive sunlight get in. In another word, direct sunlight can only hit the spots where sculptures will be located.

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GRAPHIC PRODUCTION

Banner

Poster Living in today’s turbulent world, how can young christians consolidate their faith upon Jesus Christ? “Walk by faith, not sight” is the main theme for the 2016 WCCCC (West Coast Chinese Christian Conference) which telling the young Christian to be faithful

and reply on God eventhough they are lost in their plan or daily life.

The hazy mountain view illustrates the doubts and questions in christians’ live. Like the hikers, the destination seem close yet far,however, hope can be found if he look up to the sky.

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Bookmark

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soapbox A wood construstion project to design and build a soapbox for

public speaking

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Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.

John Portman