2009-2012
SELECTED WORKS Brian Pui Ming Ng Bachelor of Architecture AIA Associate
Contents Academic
Hacking Architecture
Folkentornen
Contemporary Now!
Rolling Hills
B.Arch 2012 Thesis
Year 4 Fall Studio Project
Year 4 Independent Competition
Year 3 Winter Studio Project
Professional Work
1643 Powell St.
Illemitti
Map of Architectural Possibilities
Stalactites/Stalagmites
Iwamoto Scott Internship
DGS Studio Publication
DGS International Competition
LG HI-MAC Competition
Hacking Architecture B. Arch Best of Show Thesis 2012 Advisor: Doug Jackson
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The Creative Director Sector C
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The Hungry Hipster
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Small Lab
Meeting Room
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Lofted Mix Chamber
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The Creative Director seeks the most creative way to the head office by utilizing variety of module combinations.
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The Social Networker Sector C
Sector B
Sector B
Sector B
Sector A
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Small Lab
Adjustable Staircase
Cafe
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Lofted Mix Chamber
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The Hungry Hipster is indeed hungry, therefore making the most direct route to the cafe with the least effort.
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The Social Networker establishes a direct connection from his office to the public, a true ladies man.
“How can the spirit of hacking be applied to architecture at large?
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A. Telescoping Boom B. Rigid moment frame C. Gantry rail with sleepers D. Anodized aluminum cladding
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Movable Staircase
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Abascus Motion Moving Module System
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THE MODEL
Materials: 1/8” Process Board 1/16” Process Board 1/4” Medium Density Board 1/32”, 1/16”, 1/8” Basswood Semi-Gloss Orange Spray Paint Matte White Spray Paint
Machinery: Laser Cutter Table Saw
Folkentornen
Chicago Today International Skyscraper Competition: Second Place Members: Brian Ng, Grant Cogan, Michael Zhang Advisor: Bo Christiansen
Tensta/Spånga...A Social Conflict 84% 90% TENSTA
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SPÅNGA
1ST AND 2ND GENERATION IMMIGRANT POPULATION CLOSE BUT SEGREGATED
The two neighborhoods are close but divided by class, wealth, and an unattractive park.
Our site: the neighborhoods of Spånga and Tensta
Tensta has an 84% 1st and 2nd generation immigrant population. These immigrants are mostly Somalian, Turkish, and Iranian.
150,000 50,000 seks SEK 150,000 seks 369,000 SEK AVERAGE INCOME
1 USD = 6.4 SEK
The average income of a person in Spånga is 369,000 SEKS, while the average income for a person in Tensta is only 150,000 SEKS
INCORPORATION OF LOCAL ICONS
By bringing distinct local icons of each neighborhood into the tower, we hope to draw interest and users from both sides of the park.
BRIDGE AND HEAL
The two neighborhoods will be bridged by our tower and through the use of the tower, the rift between Spånga and Tensta can begin to heal.
“We begin by asking the
question...what is the nature of the skyscraper in Scandinavia?
Site Plan
Tensta
Sp책nga
Lobby perspective showing connection to metro and library
Structural Logic
Vertical loads distributed along a diagrid structure to minimize internal structural columns; we expanding strategic points of the diagrid for particular programmatic situations and interests.
Close up detail of concrete-encased steel diagrid system, 3 part low-e glazing system to provide natural daylight into the structure.
Programmatic Organization
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Mosque + Cafe
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South Entrance Foyer
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Museum Mezzenine
1. Sp책nga IP (Indoor Soccer Arena) 2. Retail 3. Ticketing Office 4. Lobby 5. Cafeteria/Kitchen 6. Pedestrian/Bicycle Access 7. Cafe 8. Cultural Express Elevator 9. Standard Access Elevator 10. Foyer 11. K-8 School 12. Adult School 13. Library 14. Office 15. Ampitheater 16. Public Square 17. Theater 18. Mosque 19. Restaurant 20. Tensta Konsthall (Art Museum)
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Contemporary Now! Year 4 Studio Project Advisor: Michael Cederfeld
Contextual-Based Concept
Seperate site into 3 zones: Looking in, Looking back, and Looking out
Lift "looking out to allow pedestrian flow, while creating theater seating stairs to look back.
Volumes stacked in a kaskade formation mitigates sun penetration.
can a museum with temporal objects “How be more engaged with the users it serves?
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1 Ny Glyptotek Museum 2 Tivoli Gardens 3 Kindergarten
Lobby perspective showing connection to grand staircase and cafe
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Spine + Circulation
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Carcass + Circulation
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Structural Organisation
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Rolling Hills Year 3 Spring Studio Project Advisor: Margarida Yin
Building Skin Evolutions
Rolling Hills
Almond Trees
Hot Springs
Vineyards
Salinan Indians
Franciscan Padres
Local Art
Abstraction to Conception
2D Collage
3D Collage
Folded Building Form
can we bring life back to “How a forgotten monument?
Research
Compositional Strategies
Divide into front, back, left, right, zones
Demarcate zones, create public zones where large groups may gather. Form start to recipricate flows of circulation and articulate a cohesive architectural language.
Align zones to axes, roof and skin of the structures are optimized for solar orientation and visual connection.
6,500 s.f.
Visitor and Public Meeting
2,200 s.f.
Coffee/Gift Shop
3,200 s.f.
Administrative
2,000 s.f.
Commercial Center + Farmer’s Market
5,000 s.f.
Performing Arts Center
External Skin Cladding
Super Structure
Internal Cladding + Glazing
Sheer Walls + Floor Plates
TICKETS
AC Welcome to the P 1
Historical gallery
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Performance center entrance
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Structural Insulated Panels Cladded with Zinc @ 5” thick Glazing Sandwiched Perforated Metal Panels Aluminum Mullions + Low-e Glazing Concrete Shear Wall Aluminum Mullions + Low-e Glazing Weather Proof Flashing Corrugated Decking in concrete slab Wide Flange I-Beam @ W18x30 Timber Frame 8” x 10” members typ.
Stack Ventilation in tower
Summer Winter
Cross breeze cooling
1643 Powell St. IwamotoScott 1643 PowellArchitecture St. Facade2012 Studies
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Historical Facade (A) Sandwiched byy renovated garage g g and a recentlyy renovated Victorian style y familyy unit, 1643 Powell sits in low height-line compared to the adjacent context.
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Existing Hierarchies Visual studyy of existing gg garage g door, front entrance, and single g p pane g glass mullions establishes a balanced hierarchy of the facade.
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Existing Vertical Rhythms Visual studyy of existing g horizontal brick elements create a vertical rhythm y of repetition. p Ruling g out a proportion of hierarchies for the historical facade.
Strong Symmetry Strong g symmetrical y elements of historical facade establishes stabilityy and grounds g the facade on its ground plane, g p the new mullion design g should emminate some of those q qualities while maintain-
ILLEMNTI
International Open Competition: Third Place David Garcia Studio 2011
Hovedrute
Vertical Landscape
Horizontal Landscape Views
Historic Excavation Spots
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Sloped roofs collect snow and chamfered roofs allow for views
Topography contours define the siting of services
Significant materials are reused in the landscape to memorialize the mining excavations
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Strategically placed entry points
Adjacencies define a looping experience
The loop distributes spaces along its tangents
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1. Entrance Foyer 2. Museum Gallery 3. Museum Cafe
MAP
Manual of Architectural Possibilities David Garcia Studio, Denmark 2011
MAP (Manual of Architectural Possibilities) is a publication aiming to merge the fields of science and research on one hand, and architectural design on the other. The publication exemplifies this approach via it’s format. MAP presents itself as a folded A1, with only two pages. Research and data on one page, and architectural projects on the other. I was mainly in charge of diagramming and sequencing of diagrams for this publication and it is with honor that it is now our 4th and most recent publication thus far.
Stalactites/Stalagmites LG HI-MAC Competition