Architecture Portfolio Pasadena City College 2010-2011
Chi Hung Leung
Table of Contents:
Metro Exit and Community Center
Surface and Envelope
Spatial Sequence
Minimal Surfaces
Beach Shelter
METRO EXIT AND BICYCLE RENTAL Course: Arch 10B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
Project Description: We are assigned to design a community center for local residents in a location that is a park currently currently. The redesign site should contain a Metro exit, community center and Bike rentals. For us, we need to start with the project with bikes’ scale so that we would know the scale of everything.Then, we need to use the binocular method to consider our concept. From our concept, we would then be using site datum as a reference so that they could help us to create our design. In my design, I uses the minimal surfaces tool to help me getting an overall shape.
Concept: My concept is germination, and the binocular words are prolongments and inception. By definitions, germination has several meanings such as coming into existence, causing to develop, and creating new life. The meanings of prolongment are extending the duration of and making longer is spatial extent. Inception refers to the beginning or the commencement. In this project, the Metro Exit is my seed and it germinates along with the shadows of tree.
Challenge: First off, the challenge is that we need to use to site datums in order to determine the location of our model and it has to put it in a way that is following our inital concept. The Metro Station’s location is going to follow our design which would have a ``relationship with the site.
Site Information: Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles, CA
Aerial View
Together Reunion
To Gather
Collection
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Family Business
Round Mass
Division Legion
Accumulation
Regiment
Colligate To Connect To Link
To Join Transubstantiate Metamorphose Transmute Translate
Transform
Revision
To Unite
Collect Tack
To Assemble
Germination
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Body
Give Mix Forgather
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Organization
Contribute Aggregate Conflate Merge
To combine
Corporation
Prolongment
To Unite Relate To Joint Sum
Inception
Tie In
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To Hand Over
Modify Alter
Deliver To turn In Render
Different
Miscellaneous
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To associate with
Diversifed
Associations
To Consociate To Affiliate
Contrary Disparate Deviant Various Circumvolution
Consort Assort
Rotation Revolution
Locus
轉變
Bounding Box
Flow Ambit
Exchange
Transition
交換 Change
Concept, Programs, and Theme Relationship Map
2D Datum and Bounding Box
3D Datum
Vertical Datum
Tree
Street Light
Fence People person riding a bike Car Bicycle Bench Tree
Vertical Datum
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People
Using minimal surface building skill to trace the form of the quantitative model.
The Process
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Use the shadow as a part of datum, and trace it in AutoCAD.
Then, loft the edge of the shadow with the height of the tree individually.
Use the Panelling tool to create trasitions between each individual shadow-and-tree model.
Contour all of the models and loft between them.
After completing multiple lofting and rebuilding steps, the form that was produced is a quantitative model by using the shadows of the trees.
Modify it by using surrounding buildings’ datum and constrains.
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24 hours Storage
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Bicycle Repair Center
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Infomration Center Counter and Rentals
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Restroom and Changing Room
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Metro Exit
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SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”
Section A
SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/16”
SCALE : 1’-0”= 1/ 16”
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SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/8”
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SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/8”
Metro Entrance
Section C
SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/4”
Top View of Bike Repair Center and Bike Rental
SKIN AND BONES Course: Arch 12B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Andy Ku
Project Description: This Project is a study in a particular strcutural type and surface construction. The Skin and Bones achieves the maximum surface mass and minimum weight simutaneously. This project uses UN Studio’s Villa NM as a foundation in the beginning when we are designing the forms and shapes.
Challenge: The challenge is to think about the form of Villa NM and trasfer the characteristics from it to this project. The transition is critical because the connections between ribs and stringers have to be strong enough in order not to let it fall apart. We also need to consider well when we are deciding the location of cut outs because it can weaken the structure if it is in an undesirable place.
Site Information: UN Studio’s Villa NM is located in Upstate New York, Catskills, USA.
Physical Model of Ribs, Stringers, and Spars
Skin and Sleeves
Ribs
Stringers and Spars
The Process
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1. Contour the digital model of Villa NM that we modeled diagonally, and I use a ratio to determine spaces between each contours.
2. Simplify and modify the contours, and create 19 points on each of them.
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3. Then connect the points and create the transition between them. These cionnections are the stringers and the spars.
Top View
Ribs Stringers Spars
4. Based on these lines, we can modify them by using rotating and bending tools.
5. Then, apply Material thickness to it, create supporting skeletons inside the ribs, and decide how the components are connecting to each other.
6. Next, we enter to the physical model phase.
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7. Then, generate a skin that covers the model from offsetting the ribs and lofting between isocurves.
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8. When the Skin is done, trim it until it covers 60% of the skin.
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9. Then, add the transformational sleeves on to the skins. they are created through lofting between semicircles and a part of ribs.
Interior of Skins and Bones Structure with the deck.
10. Change the model’s scale and cut out a desirable hole in order to fit in stairs, roof and viewing-deck.
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Spatial Sequence Course: Arch 10B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
Project Description: This Project lets the student understand the spatial relationships, ordering, and organizations. The idea is that circulation connects the public spaces. It does not connect with private spaces such as bathrooms and bedrooms. The students have to choose a case study and physically model it at the later stage. Each architecture consists of private space, public space, and circulations which are illustrated in physical model by using walnut wood, acrylics, and bass wood respectively . It is similar to a puzzle as circulation interlocks with the public spaces.
Circulation
First Floor Plan Diagram
The Challenge: The Challenge part that I encountered were both understanding the spatial relationship and the model process. We have to understand how each space relates to another one first in order to build the physical model to illustrate it. The materials of the model were made of walnut wood, bass wood, medium density fiber board and acrylics. I gained a lot of modeling skills and experience through this excercise. Also, the circulation and public spaces have to interlock with each other, and it takes a long time for me to figure out the spatial sequence of this project.
Interlocking Public Space
Case Study:
Private Space
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Second Floor Plan Diagram
For my case study, I chose the Glen Osmond House which is located in Glen Osmond, Australia. The Architect is Swanbury Penglase and it was completed in 2009. It features with the disoriented floor plan organization and it has various kinds of spatial organization as well. Also, it’s a double story apartment.
Section A Circulation
Interlocking Public Space
Private Space
Spatial Organization, Relationship, and Ordering in an Case Study
Grid Organization
Hierarchy
Physical Model
Axis
Spaces Linked by A Common Space
Minimal Surfaces Course: Arch 12B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Andy Ku
Project Description: The objective is to set up a boundary to create a minimal surfaces within it by using simple geometries and shapes.
Challenge: The Boundary of a single minimal surface is very difficult to connect back to each other. When I am using the geometries in order to create the boundary of the minimal surface, I have to experiment it into a several way so that I can understand how minimal surfaces can be built. Also, the steps and rules are very critical in the process, I have to make sure the previous step has no error in order to move on to the next step.
Stage Description: After creating a single piece of minimal surface, I start to explore the different, possible architectural structure that it can form. I use tools such as mirror, rotate and bend so as to create a massive possible groups of minimal surfaces that has volumes inside of itself. The massive struncture has lots of occupying space inside it.
The exterior structure of a group of minimal surfaces.
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1. Divide line AC in order to get their mid-point. Then, connect corner D with mid point B to produce line BD.
2. Use line BD as the axis to create cone I.
3. Create surface EFCD in order to contact with cone I. Then use cone I to trim surface EFCD.
4. By duplicating the trimmed surface EFCD, it creates arc GH.
5. Then create line IC and use it as the axis of cone II. Create surface ACD and use it to intersect with cone II, and it creates arc HJ.
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6. Create line BG in order to create surface FBG. Divide line AF into two segments which gets a midpoint K. Use it to create line DK. Divide line DK into four segments and it creates points L and M. Use line LM to create cone III. Intersect cone III with surface FBG.
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7. Arc GN is created by duplicating the edge of intersection of cone III and surface FBG.Then connect points J and N.
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8. Create line IO and CE in order to get points P and Q. Use them to create line PQ. Divide line PQ into three segments which creates point R. Use points J, N and R to create a circle. Trim the longer part of circle by using points N and J.
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4. Mirror the bounding boxes both vertically and horizonatally.
5. Then, mirror the surfaces diagonally.
Beach Shelter Course: Arch 10A Semester: Spring 2011 Instructor: Sandy Lee
Project Description:
PLPV Research page P.S.1 Competition
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Canopy is a type of roof that provides shelter, which is supported either by overhanging wires or columns.
Beach Shelter is like a space that provides shades to the public. It is similar to those camping tents. Overhead Plane is like a canopy where provides shades to the passenger walking underneath the.
Rule Set for the Circles and Lines Circles: Light – It represents the fishermen.
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Site Location: Isle Of Wight, UK This location is in the birds’ immigration path. When it’s in the winter season, there will be lots of birds moving out from it to other countries. When it’s in spring, the birds from other countries will move to this small island to stay for several months. This small island contains 140,200 residents, whose density is 369 people within square kilometers. There are many visitors visiting this island per year. In 1999, the total visitors visited the islands had gone up to 2.7 million visitors. It’s a lot compared to 140,200 residents.
Medium – It represents the local residents.
Heavy – It represents the foreign visitors and oversea travelers.
Lines: Light – It represents the winter season. In the winter season, fishermen will go out far to the sea and gather the crabs and seafood.
Medium- It represents the spring season. The local residents will often either run or walk on the beach in the fall season because it has the warm, nice weather than other seasons.
Heavy – It represents the summer season. Most of the beach users would be foreign visitors and travelers as they often go to the beach with their friends to have a great time and hang out in the beach. Because of the hot weather, they will go to the inner sea and swim in there.
Rule Set for the Figure Grounds I chose the black color as the positive for the sea and the white color as the positive for the ground. 1. For the sea one, I used the black areas to form white lines (see figure 1). This was one of the methods that I used in the process. The white lines were the fisher’s paths when they are seeking seafood from the sea.
Figure 1 2. The second method that I used for the ground was offsetting the adjacent planes on either side of a line. Since the local residents were walking or running alone the beach, they created the paths. For example, if there was a person running from his or her home to the Southwest of the beach, he might feel tired when he reached the destination and start to run back to his or her home. Because the path that person ran back would not be identical to the previous path, the area between two paths would form either black or white based area. See figure 2.
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Material Choice:
3. Because there are many travelers visiting the beach during summer season, I used big chunk of either black and white to offset the adjacent planes on either side of their paths. They were mostly going from the parking lot to the beach and hung out around the boundary between the sea and the ground.
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The Process:
Circulation and Density Diagram
Figure Ground Diagram
Study Model
Working on digital floor plans and section
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Working on digital floor plans and section