BRIAN DUONG
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2023
Project (Vic)Toria
Architecture Blog Launch
Immigrant Networks Exhibition
Project (Vic)Toria
Digital Design & Fabrication
Electives Exhibition
MSDX Summer
Design Thesis: Postcode 3350
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Studio E: Like-Humans
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Applied Architectural Technology
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MSDX Summer Studio C: Idea Factories III
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Hi! I’m Brian. I’m a graduate of the completing my Master of Architecture, the School of Design faculty. During how architecture is implemented within an interest in computational design university tutoring experience. I’m passionate and discovering how ideas
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Work Experience
University of Melbourne - Melbourne School of Design (2022-2023)
Design Tutor - ARCH20004 Digital Design
Managed 2 classes of students (30 total) both in-person and online. Planned and taught engaging studio sessions. Critically analysed student work for grading and providing constructive feedback.
Technical Tutor - ARCH20004 Digital Design
Led a number of weekly technical workshops in a lecture space teaching Grasshopper to 70+ students.
Provided technical troubleshooting to students for Grasshopper, Enscape and Adobe Suite.
Senior Tutor - APBL30063/APBL90386 AA Visiting School
Managed 10 visiting tutors across 6 studios (40+ students), ensuring classes ran smoothly across the 2 week intensive course.
Responsible for LMS content and liaising with tutors and students.
Teaching Support - BEL+T (Built Environments Learning and Teaching) Team
Observed and documented dual delivery teaching environments and assisted in producing an online guide for educational staff.
Assisted tutors and subject coordinators during classes to effectively facilitate online and in-person learning.
Assisted in running a workshop to familiarise subject coordinators with dual delivery teaching strategies and equipment.
the University of Melbourne. After Architecture, I spent some time teaching in During my design thesis, I investigated within the public realm. I also formed design through my course electives and passionate about constantly learning ideas connect together.
Architectural Association School of Architecture (2022)
Exhibition Curator - Project (Vic)Toria (projecttoria.com)
Together with United Make, curated and exhibited work from the AA Visiting School intensive subject in the lobby of 530 Collins St.
Responsible for acquiring and processing student work to be ready for exhibition. Assisted in curating and creating the exhibition in the form of a 6-meter dining table with planned dining experiences.
Fraser’s Medical Tuition (2017-2022)
LMS (Learning Management System) Lead - UCAT Branch
Liaised with a third-party UK-based company to develop and manage the platform. Established new procedures to create efficient workflows for data analysis and content management.
Academic Lead - UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) Branch
Managed and led a team of junior tutors (6-8 people) to run workshops and develop content for prospective medical students across Australia.
Responsible for reviewing and updating educational content for the Abstract Reasoning section of the UCAT Exam.
Ensured educational content and workshops were of high quality.
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Ballarat Community District
Typology: Masterplan
Scale: Urban
Subject: ABPL90169 Design Thesis - Studio 09: Postcode 3350
Studio Leader: Ammon Bayerle
Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | Traditional Owners: Wadawurrung
Year: 2021
Collaboration: Group Work
The Ballarat Community District was a masterplanning project conducted during my architectural thesis investigation. Before pursuing my own individual thesis investigation, we were tasked with investigating the Ballarat context at an urban scale. A community development masterplan was the result of this investigation, produced in collaboration with two other group members.
The masterplan aimed at facilitating the growing population of Ballarat and building a framework to develop the community. We analysed the existing neighbourhood conditions and explored avenues that could be developed through urban planning principles.
Through research and workshop sessions with our tutor and consultations with external professionals, we developed a masterplan that took advantage of underutilised space within the Ballarat city centre. The masterplan is divided into multiple stages spanning over 10 years. My focus within the collaboration consisted primarily of research and mapping visualisations.
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Ballarat Community District
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8 04080 120 200m N residential restaurant precinct civic precinct retail + commercial precinct art precinct federation university campus ballarat train station 440m 435m 430m 425m 420m 415m train line bus line train station bus stop green space Ballarat Community District
existing conditions topography transport program green space
9 10 Year green space buildings residential sight line student housing community housing creatives housing family housing 1 Year 5 Year 2 Year site proposal timeline activity community open space pedestrian residential housing vista
Platform House
Typology: Residential + Commercial
Scale: Small
Subject: ABPL90169 Design Thesis - Studio 09: Postcode 3350
Studio Leader: Ammon Bayerle
Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | Traditional Owners: Wadawurrung
Year: 2021
Collaboration: Individual Work
The Platform House is one of three outcomes from my architectural thesis investigation. It serves as a case study for my thesis topic, exploring beyond the ground plane. This project combines a small consultation practice together with a residential home. The narrow site constraint creates an opportunity to investigate how the changing levels can create thresholds that both separate and connect spaces. This is especially important, considering the balance between work and home.
Through my thesis investigation, I developed a number of design principles to guide the design process and achieve the goals established. Some key challenges faced in this project were: maximising the opportunities and use of space within the narrow site, and ensuring natural light was able to reach the lower floors of the building. This was particularly challenging considering the vertical spaces combined with the narrow site.
Overall, this project is a prime example of what the focus of my architectural design thesis was.
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Platform House
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Section: Long home boundaries work public private Diagrams: Spatial
Long Section light movement public private Spatial Arrangement
Drawing: Construction Detail Section
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Corrugated
Platform House
Render: Internal Perspective | Enscape
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Vignettes: Internal Spaces Connected-Separated
Sketch: Internal Perspective
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The Cornerstone
Typology: Multi-Residential + Community + Hospitality
Scale: Medium
Subject: ABPL90169 Design Thesis - Studio 09: Postcode 3350
Studio Leader: Ammon Beyerle
Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | Traditional Owners: Wadawurrung
Year: 2021
Collaboration: Individual Work
The Cornerstone is another project outcome from my architectural thesis investigation. It is a multi-residential & hospitality project. From the investigation during the Ballarat Community District exploration, I found this site serves well for the location for an activation insertion of a cafe, an adaptive reuse of the previously unoccupied heritage building. This insertion aims to activate the street frontages and build a framework for the community to grow.
During the ideation process, parti diagrams were used to gain an understanding into how connections could be formed spatially, through changing topography and vertical connections. The steep incline of the site topography posed a challenge but also presented opportunities for these vertical relationships. The topography in Ballarat is an important aspect of its history.
This project shows the opportunities available in rural areas such as Ballarat that have a rich history, but growing population means we need to utilise inactive spaces within the city centre.
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The Cornerstone
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Sketches: Ideation + Parti + Vision
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Isometric Cutaway: The Cornerstone Cafe
A B C D E F G 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A1 B1 67 m² Cafe Dining 21 m² Dining Mezzanine 57 m² Kitchen 15 m² Storage 38 m² Foyer 24 m² Lounge 33 m² Living 39 m² Living 19 m² Bedroom 32 m² Living 19 m² Bedroom 62 m² Outdoor Dining 22080 5740 5740 6875 10000 2000 4950 10200 8385 8000 2 A101 1 : 100 Ground Floor Plan 1 GRAPHIC SCALE: 1:100 01 3 2 A100 Documentation (Remodelled in Revit): Ground Floor Plan + Section + Detail + 3D Model | Revit The Cornerstone
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215 Spring St Tower
Typology: High-Rise + Commercial
Scale: Large
Subject: ABPL90118 Applied Architectural Technology
Studio Leader: Jamie McCutcheon
Location: Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia | Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri
Year: 2021
Collaboration: Group Work
This multi-storey project houses both office and hotel programs and amenities across 50 floors. The primary focus of this project was to gain an understanding into how structural and mechanical systems influence the program and architecture for a typical high-rise typology.
Because of the scale of this project, we worked in groups of three, collaborating together to form the overall design strategy. I undertook the task of constructing the digital model and conducting some site analysis. The documentation portion of the project was primarily individual work, with instances of collaboration to ensure our detail documentation was consistent across the project.
The key challenge for this project was collaborating together to synthesise a holistic design that followed the requirements for the high-rise typology. For example, structural frameworks, core considerations, and facade systems all needed to be considered in the final design.
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215 Spring St Tower
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Diagrams: Shadow Study
spring winter
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Documentation: Vertical Strategy
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Documentation: Structural Floorplan
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FLOORPLAN: TYPICAL OFFICE FLOOR
Diagram: Wind + Sun Conditions
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HOTEL TOWER : FACADE DETAIL
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PRIMARY FLOOR ANGLE BRACKET WITH SERRATED PROFILE
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UL3101 ULLRICH GRAY POWDER COATED ALUMINIUM LOUVRES TO MATCH MULLIONS
HOTEL TOWER : UNITISED CURTAIN WALL DETAIL
A4.4 TYPICAL HOTEL FACADE: DETAILS
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL ORIENTED AT OPTIMAL ANGLE 37°
UL3101 ULLRICH GRAY POWDER COATED ALUMINIUM LOUVRES TO MATCH MULLIONS
EXTRUDED ALUMINIUM SKIRTING DUCT
1MM FOLDED GALVANISED STEEL SMOKE SEAL
HOOK-ON BRACKET
PRIMARY FLOOR ANGLE BRACKET WITH SERRATED PROFILE
CAST-IN CHANNEL PREWELDED TO STEEL ANGLE AND REBAR ANCHOR BARRIER BAC NAVY CARPET FINISH M16 ANCHOR BOLT FIRE STOP
125MMX125MM SLAB EDGE STEEL ANGLE
135MM THK BRADFORD FIRESEAL CURTAIN WALL INSULATION BATT CAPRAL CW150 CURTAIN WALL, DOUBLE GLAZED, GRAY POWDER COATED ALUMINIUM
120MM LYSAGHT BONDEK STRUCTURAL STEEL DECK
700WB150 STRUCTURAL STEEL WELDED BEAM APPLIED FIRE RATED COATING
80MM ACOUSTIC INSULATION WHITE PLASTER SUSPENDED CEILING
FLUSH ALUMINIUM CURTAIN PELMET FIXED TO BRACKET AND BEAM
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Treehaus
Typology: Multi-Residential + Community
Scale: Large
Subject: ABPL90115 Studio E | Studio 18: Like-Humans
Studio Leader: Darcy Zelenko + Danny Ngo
Location: Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia | Traditional Owners: Wurundjeri
Year: 2021
Collaboration: Group Work
Treehaus explored the use of discrete aggregation as a sustainability approach to design and construction, in a multi-residential and community hub building. The premise behind the concept is that by standardising parts so they are easily manufactured and are reusable, we can reduce waste. Additionally, we can create temporary structures when considering ease of disassembly. Discrete aggregation structures are made of identical parts arranged in various configurations to create spaces.
Working in pairs, we collaborated in research and prototyping designs for our aggregation parts. I was responsible for the computational design aspects of the project, from form generation and discrete aggregation using Grasshopper, to computational analysis and optimisation.
A key challenge in this project was managing the limitations of discrete aggregation, while creating spaces that met the needs of the occupants and achieved our design goals.
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Treehaus
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3D Model by Me | Render Credit: Enoch Fung
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3D Model by Me | Render Credit: Enoch Fung
Perspective Section:
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Small Scale Iteration
Physical Model: Arrangement + Infill
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Treehaus
Diagram: Construction and Joinery of Part
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Diagram: Part Connection Variations
Physical Prototype: Part Construction
BOUNDARY DEFINITION
SOLAR OPTIMISATION MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS
OPTIMISED PLACEMENTS
TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMISATION
Diagrams: Optimisation Process Using Grasshopper | Ladybug + Galapogas + Topos
Diagrams: Podium Room Typologies
Diagrams: Podium Program Distribution
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STUDY ROOM MEETING ROOM COMMUNITY SPACE FUNCTION ROOM PRIVATE + PUBLIC CAFE PROGRAM MASSING MAKERSPACE PROGRAM REFINEMENT
EXHIBITION SPACE
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FINALISED PROGRAM
TOPOLOGICAL MESH COMBINED AGGREGATION
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TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMISATION AGGREGATION
Diagrams: Discrete Aggregation Using Grasshopper | Wasp
PART I
PART II
PART I FACADE AGGREGATION
PART II FACADE AGGREGATION
VOLUMETRIC AGGREGATION
PART I AGGREGATION ORIENTATION
PART II AGGREGATION ORIENTATION
