Arch & INTD_Portfolio 2022

BOI HUYNH

Architecture & Interior Design Portfolio

Tone Drawing

Dimension: 9” x 12” Tool: 6B Pencil

Gray Marker Sketching

Dimension: 9” x 12” Tool: Gray Markers

KITCHEN BUILDING)

Vanessa shows well the curves style of the structure with the biomimicry forms reflecting the sense of flexibility which make soften a building’s impact and help the structure meld into the surrounding landscape and eco-friendly. Exterior and interior blend together to make people feel comfortable and pleasant in the space of dining area, kitchen and cafe as well as break room area.

For the design of Vanessa (Community Kitchen building), I tried to rethink community gathering spaces, how their shape, size, and placement can accommodate a wider range of physical and psychological safety. During COVID-19, I expanded the space in the program and created the design with functional biomimicry holes forms for ventilation instead of the flexibility between indoor and outdoor space. I believe that it will keep people safe in gathering for communal events in the future.

SITE ANALYSIS

Before After

San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is home to many green spaces, quiet, clean, near public transportation and commercial area, and especially popular attractions such as the California Academy of Sciences, De Young Museum, Japanese Tea Gardens, and beyond.

The Community Center will be located on the site along with the Stanyan St and cross to the Haight St.

Site plan shows a whole part of the Com munity Center includes the Kite Workshop, Community Kitchen, Library, and Theater. The Community Kitchen (Vanessa) is located to face the Kite Workshop and Library. It is very easy and convenient for the community to visit other buildings.

FEMALE W/C

KITCHEN

ROOM 2

ROOM ROOM ROOM ROOM

NORTH NORTH

EXPLODED

PLAN

PROGRAMMING

SOUTH

EAST ELEVATION

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

CAFE AREA

BREAK ROOM AREA

BREAK ROOM AREA

KITCHEN AREA

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

INSPIRATION

Modernist ArchitectureThe Butterfly residence by 314 architecture studio.

Nature - “Butterfly-shaped gland.” Bio - “Biomimicry of butterfly wings.”

The Butterfly residence shows the beauty of deconstruction in modernist architecture with the shape of the butterfly with wings extends outwards. It’s a pretty modernist, dynamic, and creative design because we could imagine the building that is like being able to fly -“freedom,” and the space could acquire close to nature’s life - “butterfly-shaped.”

Butterfly - Winged Wuxi Grand Theatre is an amazing structure in China, presenting like a butterfly landing on the edge of a lake, and it features a series of 8 wing-shaped overhanging roofs to protect it from the sun.

BIG IDEA: Surrounding the Nature and Biology

The first model is designed very simply by using the four sticks tied with strings, one stick is center to support three other sticks with strings. Papers are used for creating bending wings with biomimicry butterfly’s wing form. One stick is passed to two wings connecting by the holes. Three pairs of wings on different levels create the whole shape of a butterfly.

Materials:

JOINTS

This prototype kite carries so many unique characteristics such as flexibility, elegance, and wildness design, like being able to fly - “freedom” and live in nature – “butterfly” with the biological of the wing form. It’s easy to bend in layers. The three bending wings are 3.5 in length and the other three wings are 4.0 in length in which are made from white card papers.

Thought about the wooden stick square. Cutting into a long cube octagon form 1.5 inches tall and drilling the holes on its three sides. It is joined by the three sticks 8 inches long that go through two sides by holes. Moreover, in the upper part, one stick is connected to the hole with a mini screw for tying. Doing similarly for the other one below part. the wooden joint method is applied well which provides a very efficient way of connecting the units in making the final kite’s frame structure more stable and durable.

Much like plants, people, or animals, the skin of a building is really important for the surface. The skins have a responsibility to protect the contents in structure or make a unique pose or cover. Here, the skin structure of the kite is created with white card paper by bending wings with irregular sizes and following the diagram IN (Open) and OUT (Close) of holes on the skins. It means that there are opened the bending wings with more holes in biomimicry form for inside layers in order to catch the light, wind, and air coming in and out. Unlike the inside layer, the outside of the bending wings is closed with fewer small holes in biomimicry form covered surrounding both levels.

STRINGS

Every single sewing strings play a role as a cable component for locking and supporting the structure stable by tension. The interesting technique is “skillful” to tie every point.

Modernist ArchitectureButterfly - Winged Wuxi Grand Theatre by PES Architects

The skin design achieves the purpose of the shadow coming and catching the light, wind, and air in and out by the holes of the biomimicry form on the wings.

The strings also perform the important task of tactfully stretching and a part supporting the frame for stability as well as locking the bending wings without slipping out.

The final model is shown every single series of organic curves shapes the unique and wild kite structure complex with the method of the wooden joint frame structure. All components highlight the concept of combined well nature and biology as well as some characteristics of Modernism. I would say that this model could be a pretty dynamic and flexible design, like being able to fly - “freedom” and space can acquire close to nature’s life – “butterfly” with the biological of the butterfly’s wing shape. The inside of the kite is more open by creating more hole forms on the wings while the outside is more covered with designing fewer hole forms on the wings. It creates balance and harmony

in and out for the kite.

TINY HOUSE

Tiny House is an amazing project based on the design with “living less space.” My tiny house occupied an area of 448 sq.ft to serve as a small family or couple. The surrounding exterior of the house is presented with a rectangle form and covered with dark color. There are three floors including a living room, kitchen, dining area, study or office area, three sleeping areas, one bathroom, and two restrooms. I designed the glass win dow on the roof which catches nature light in for the stairs. Every floor is designed with open space making the interior more bright and airy. The arrangement of furniture is very neat and simple but they are quite good looking. I provided a simple open space with floors bringing people living there to feel comfortable and cozy.

INSPIRATION

SUKKAH

The idea comes from the pyramid structure in Egypt creating four triangles placed at four symmetrical points. The Sukkah is designed simply with open space in order to catch the more natural light, wind, and air to make people feel comfortable and close to nature.

My

Our Sukkah

Sketch

made

hard chipboard for triangle forms and the supporting frame three-dimensional geometry with Oxyz by wood in order to make

strong structure. The chairs are the main and simple decoration for the interior design of our Sukkah.

Piet Mondrian. Broadway Boogie Woogie is a great theme for applying to my library building project by tracing the idea with following the lines on broadway’s drawing. The skin of the building is placed with the black bars (black glass windows) as the rhythm in music enhance feeling the joyful and interesting in library for people. In architecture, Zone Library is inspired from the structure of the Royal Ontario Museum and Vilnius University Library to create seven irregular forms (call A, B, C, D, E, F and G zone) with diffrent hierchy. The Zone Library wants to create the “emotional connections” bringing a new style and challege in architecture. The building will catch the light, air, and wind through subdivision lines of each area where has a small garden.

A Zone is designed with glasses as crystal-clear architecture where has Library Hall and City Cafe.

B to G Zones are designed facade with black bars rhythm placed on the big white walls.

B Zone has Architecture, Math and Physics, Art and Design areas

C Zone has Economy, and Politics areas

D Zone has Biology, Chemistry and Geograhy areas

E Zone has Engineering, Technology and Mechanic areas

F Zone has Computer Labs, and Science areas

G Zone has Languages, Health and Kids areas

B Zone is a good area for showing more individual and deeply interior design. It contains three levels. Level 1 is a groundfloor designed for architecture area (includes study rooms). Level 2 is a second floor with Math and Physics area. Level 3 is a third floor with Art and Design area. Especially, I designed the seatings with wood material along with the steps of the stairs making the space very flexible and functionals.

Plan

AA Roof Plan Section AA Elevations

Roof Plan

First Floor

Clerestory Level

Long Section Short Section

Enlarged Kitchen Section

RICHARD