Jenny Hu Portfolio Waterloo Architecture

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Hi! My name is Jenny Hu

I am a second year student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. To me, architecture is one of the most concrete ways to tell stories, engage with communities, and bring people together. With architecture leaving such tangible and widespread impact on the real world, I think it is important that architecture is practiced as a form of altruism as much as it is applied as a science and art.

Aside from architecture, I enjoy reading, writing, and all forms of art. I have a particular preference for digital art, waterc olour, horror, and fantasy. When I am not working on school or any of my hobbies, I can typically be found enjoying a steaming bowl of kimchi ramen.

I hope this glimpse into my past year of work will be insightful. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Little Glass Teahouse 01

Situated on Eastern Avenue and Rolling Mills Road, the Little Glass Teahouse is a library that doubles as a teahouse. Drawing on the large com munity of students in the area as well as the need for more accessible sourc es of food and rest, this library provides the community with the opportunity to slow down.

With an additional greenhouse pro gram focused specifically on growing tea plants, the library’s design revolves around a glass structure in the center that spans three levels. Focused on a different aspect of tea processing per level, this glass structure becomes the building epicenter for tea processing and the heart that ties in all the various programmatic spaces that this library provides.

Course Program Skills

1B Design Studio Library + Greenhouse

Rhino 7, Enscape, Adobe CS

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Restaurants Coffee Shops Grocery Stores Student Occupied Spaces Parks and Green Space Lower Don River Distillery District Site 4 GO transit 8 Site Plan / Program Diagram

Three programmatic masses

Morphological Diagram

Intersect shapes

Slant glass portions for weather

Notch to create terrac es and walkways

Notch to create terraces and walkways

The building follows a grid system of 1.5m x 1.5m squares, which is used primarily for the system of columns lining the boardwalk and interior space. This system is used to divide the main programmatic spaces as well, including the greenhouse, tea processing area, main stairwell, cafe / library program, and extra utilities.

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Greenhouse Cafe Library Main Circulation Tea Processing Utilities Outdoor

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Grid System Diagram

Exploded

Program Diagram

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Ground Floor Plan

Atrium

Cafe sitting area

Coffee bar

Main circulation

Tea processing room

Greenhouse

Parking

Garage

Washrooms

Fire stairs

Front landscaping

Exterior boardwalk

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Second Floor Plan

Plan

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1. Book return area 2. Staff room 3. Washroom 4. Administrative office 5. Fire stairs 6. Book stacks 7. Individual sitting area 8. Outdoor terrace 9. Group sitting area 10. Fire stairs 11. Interior walkway 12. Tea display and shop Roof

1. Tea drying area 2. Interior circulation 3. Group outdoor sitting 4. Green roof walking area 5. Individual outdoor sitting 3 1 12 8 7 4 2 1 2 4 3 5 10 11 9 6 5

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Cafe Vignette Library Vignette Northeast Elevation

Section AA 14

Section BB

Southeast Elevation

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1. Greenhouse 2. Stairwell 3. Tea Drying 4. Tea Shop & Display 5. Tea Processing 16 Tea Processing Fragment 1. Greenhouse 2. Stairwell 5. Tea Processing 3. Tea Drying 4. Tea Shop & Display

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1:100 Model 1:100 Model

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The Serpent Bridge 02

In the midst of the quaint city of Cam bridge, Ontario is Churchill Park, a wonderful gathering space for all. Situ ated on a pond within Churchill Park, the Serpent Bridge takes visitors from a charming historic mill across the body of water to give spectacular views of the surrounding parkscape.

A sinuous, non-intrusive steel framework was envisioned to create the illusion of a weightless bridge floating atop the water. The steel structure supports a slatted timber deck that snakes its way over the quaint park pond. The steel structure gives the bridge a sense of rhythm and movement with a central spine and flanking rib plates that take on the role of transverse beams. Due to the winding nature of the bridge, visitors are encouraged to pause and take on a meandering pace.

Course Program Collaborators Skills

1B Building Construction Steel Bridge

Sadie Berzins

Rhino 7, Adobe CS

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20 Cross Section

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M16

Section

Slatted Timber Deck

Timber Battons

Curved Steel Angles

Bolts (HDG)

8mm Steel Plate

Section

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1. 8mm Oval

Handrail 2. 20mm Steel Railing Rods 3. 8mm Stanchion Post, Plasma Cut and Painted 4.

5. Curved

Fixed to Continuous

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Grade 8.8

7. 2x,

Plasma-Cut and Painted 8. Single Tube Spine Pipe Section 9. Steel Column Head 10. Steel Column 11. Concrete Footing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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Experiential Vignette

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C B A 24 A B c D Exploded Axonometric

Connection A

Steel cords threaded through stanchion post with oval hand rail welded on top

Connection B

Curved timber batton fixed with bolts to continuous curved steel angle

Connection C

Three layers of steel rib plates bolted to gether below deck

Connection D

Steel spine tube slotted and welded to steel rib plates below deck

Details

AESS 4 - Grade 316 Stainless Steel with

AESS 4 - Grade 316 Stainless Steel with No.28 Matte Finish

AESS 1 - Grade S355K2G3 High Strength Steel Angle with Double Coat Epoxy

AESS 3 - Grade S355K2G3 High Strength Steel Plate with Double Coat Epoxy

AESS 1 - 4 M16 Grade 8.8 bolts (HDG)

AESS 2 - Grade S355K2G3 High Strength Steel Pipe with Double Coat Epoxy

AESS 1 - Grade S355K2G3 High Strength Steel with Double Coat Epoxy

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No.28 Matte Finish

AESS Labels Connection

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03 Lakeside Oasis

Located in the sunny Okanagan Val ley, this sustainable house replaces an existing cabin and centers on the idea of a hempcrete envelope. De signed to house two herbologists, the building is situated towards beauti ful west-facing views of Lake Okana gan and the mountainscape beyond.

To create an embodied carbon de sign, interior and exterior doors, floor ing, and lumber from the pre-existing building have been reused. PV panels, high south windows, and thermal mass flooring and walls via hempcrete were act as passive heating strategies, with the hempcrete in particular acting as the main motivator behind the design.

Course Program Collaborators Skills

1B Environmental Design Off-Grid Residence

Sadie Berzins

Rhino 7, Enscape, Adobe CS

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INVERTER OFF-GRID SOLAR POWER SYSTEM CHARGE CONTROLLER AC APPLIANCES SOLAR PANELS OUTLET PIPE NONPOTABLE WATER SPIGOT TANK ACCESS FIRST FLUSH DIVERTER SCREENED GUTTER ROOFTOP SUMP FOR FINE DEBRIS IRRIGATION/ OUTDOORS TOILETS/ LAUNDRY POTABLE DRINKING RAINWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM URINE-DIVERTING FLUSH TOILET VENTILATION SEPARATOR WATER FECES + PAPER BIO CHAMBER FECES + PAPER WORMS DRAINAGE LAYER DRAINAGE COMPOST TOILET SYSTEM 28 Sustainability Diagrams Site Plan

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Interior View

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Plan

Porch

Space

Storage Room

Room

Utilities

Porch

and Jill Washroom

Front Deck

Kitchen

Foyer

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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 32 1. 2.5cm paintable coated exterior hemp panel 2. 5cm high density hemp panels 3. 1.5cm medium density hemp insulation 4. 2.5cm paintable coated hemp panel 1. 2. 3. 4. Second Floor Plan Wall Detail

Grille

Sheet metal gutter

Recycled brake metal

Hidden gutter

1. Photovoltaic panel

2. Aluminum section bar

3. Waterproof membrane

4. Recycled brake metal

5. 4cm High density hemp panels 6. 2.5cm High density hemp panels

7. 4cm Ventilation 8. 13cm Medium density hemp insulation 9. 2.5cm Paintable coated hemp panel 10. 14cm x 16cm Minor beam

11. 20cm x 16cm Main beam

Mobile frame

Insulated glazing

Fixed frame

2.5cm paintable coated hemp panels

Polyethethene AB and VB 15cm medium density hemp fibre insulation 5cm high density hemp panels Waterproof membrane 2.5cm painted exterior coated hemp panels

Recycled brake metal

Base

10cm x 10cm drainpipe

Anchor bolt

Concrete footing

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Structual Axonometric 34

Section AA Sun Diagram Systems Overview 35

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East Elevation

North

Elevation

Elevation

The Okanagan faces climate threats of record breaking heat waves, forest fires, and flooding. To combat risk of flooding, we filled the basement of the existing site and stilted our building to always be above the floodline. Due to the abundance of hemp plants in the Okanagan region and the growing CBD industry, we were able to locally source hemp stems for our hempcrete envelope. This particular material was crucial for combatting local climate threats as well as creating a sustainable building due to its fireproof, non-toxic, highly insulative qualities, and ability to regulate humidity as well as sequester car bon due to its thermal mass. The modular construction of hempcrete blocks also allows for the building to be easily taken apart and recycled at the end of its life.

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South Elevation

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04 Skeletal Falls Crossing

Designed wth the intention of replac ing the current bridge at Sherman Falls in Hamilton, Ontario, the Skeletal Falls Crossing is designed to appear as an elegant carcass amongst the forestry with focus on rhythm, movement, and lookout points for the waterfall.

With its form inspired by snake skele tons, this skeletal bridge changes and moves as you move along the walk way. The structure has components such as a central spine, wooden ribs fluctuating in density and height, and a curving walkway that grows in width as you reach the main looking points. The wooden ribs are curved through steam bending, and the bridge is pri marily assembled through slotting and interlocking connections. A pattern of looking points is created without ob structing the main flow of circulation.

Course

Program Skills

1B Design Studio Library + Greenhouse Rhino, Enscape, Adobe CS

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40 1m 5m Site Plan

41 Deck Plan Roof

Plan

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43 Longitudinal Section

Cross Section

Exploded

Spine

Steam Bent

Ash Ribs (Full)

Steam Bent 2x4 Ash Ribs (Cut)

Steam Bent

Ash Railing

Railing

Wood

Ash Ribs (Cut)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ash Spine Spine to ribs connection Ribs to deck connection Steam Bent 2x4 Ash Ribs (Full) Steam Bent 2x4 Ash Ribs (Cut) Ash Railing Chestnut Wood Deck Steel I-Beams Concrete Footings

Axo Jenny Hu 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ash Spine Spine to ribs connection Ribs to deck connection Steam Bent 2x4 Ash Ribs (Full) Steam Bent 2x4 Ash Ribs (Cut) Ash Railing Chestnut Wood Deck Steel I-Beams Concrete Footings Exploded Axo Jenny Hu 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ash

Spine to ribs connection Ribs to deck connection

2x4 Ash Ribs (Full)

2x4

Ash

Chestnut Wood Deck Steel I-Beams Concrete Footings

Axo Jenny Hu2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ash

Spine to ribs connection Ribs to deck connection

2x4

Chestnut

Deck Steel I-Beams Concrete Footings Exploded Axo Jenny Hu 44 Exploded Axonometric