DucN_Architecture Portfolio_2021-2023

ORTFOLIO

Robotic Lab of Venice, CA

1. BOAT WAKE ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER Pelican Island, TX

2. ROBOTIC LAB of VENICE Venice, CA

3. THE APPRENTICESHOP CO-HOUSING Rockland, ME

BOAT WAKE ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER

The design intergrates Wave Riding Arm technique to sustainably generate power from boats’ wakes and ocean tidals.

Workflow: Rhino, Revit, Twinmotion, Enscape, Adobe Suite, Model Making.

Inspired by the power outage in Texas caused by Winter Storm crisis 2021, the Energy Research Center adopts a new technique to collect power from ocean sources. While considering the site context to maximize the amount of wakes from large ships, the archietcture’s forms is modified to allows various projection to the Wave Riding Arm and a transition from the ground to the ocean. The Energy Reseach Center reveals its interior spaces to create different types of welcoming atmosphere and form the circulation around the site.

Pelican Island.

Galveston, Texas

VIEW FROM THE GALVESTON ISLAND

STUDY MODELS

STUDY SKETCHES

SITE STUDY MODEL

1. Power Generation

2. Exhibition Space

3. Open Research Space 4. Dining Space 5. Research Space 6. Fabrication Lab 7. Fabrication Shop & Storage

View of the Main Entrance

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Upper: Exhibition Building

Lower: Open Research

LEGEND

1. Power Generation

2. Exhibition Space

3. Open Research Space

4. Dining Space

5. Research Space

6. Fabrication Lab

7. Fabrication Shop & Storage

Travel Path Physical Connection

Visual Connection

View of the Reading Stair through the Exhibition

View of the Open Research Space

ROBOTIC LAB of VENICE

A robotic research lab should also be a place where the interaction between humans and robots is encouraged.

Workflow: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Suite.

The building commits various observations from low to high, from near to far, and from outside to inside to ensure a full perspective of the robots.

Human evolution is incorporated into the building through the use of materials. Terracotta red bricks provide durability while also expressing the age of time, contrasting with the steel structure from Industrial Revolution.

125 E. South Venice blvd.

Venice, CA

OVERHEAD ROBOTIC ARM

Summer Studio 2021

Linkage

Active

Passive

OFFICE LEVEL

GRAND CANAL LEVEL AXONOMETRIC

SECTION THROUGH THE LARGE ROBOT SPACE

Robotic Lab of Venice

BRIDGE ROOFING DETAIL

BRIDGE STRUCTURE

BRIDGE ELEVATION

VIEW OF THE BRIDGE/LARGE ROBOT SPACE

SECTION THROUGH OFFICE SPACE

VIEW FROM THE GRAND CANAL

Aluminum Metal Coping

Rigid Insulation (5”) on Composite Metal Roof

Light Gauge Steel Joist

Terracotta Red Roman Brick (4”x2”x12”)

Anodized Aluminum Rectangular Mullion (2.5”x5”)

Low E Coating Glass

Terracotta Red Roman Brick (4”x2”x12”)

Finished Wood Floor on Composte Metal Deck (6”)

W Shaped I Beam (18x71)

Anodized Aluminum Fascia

Anodized Aluminum Horizontal Mullion (1.5”x2.5”)

Low E Coating Glass

Polished Concrete on Composite Metal Deck (8”)

Firestop

Light Gauge Steel Joist

Terracotta Red Roman Brick (4”x2”x12”)

2” Polished Concrete Slab

2” R Reinforced Concrete Foundation

Reinforced Concrete Footing

THE APPRENTICESHOP CO-HOUSING

The Apprenticeshop is a unique, phase-oflife experience that yields enormous personal growth for its participants.

Workflow: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Suite.

Though a tight-knit community, the Apprentices lack a shared living space, often struggling to find short-term housing during their stay. The creation of co-housing addresses this vital need and aims to reflect the uniqueness of the Apprentices’ experience in Rockland, connecting them as users to the roots of their individual and collective experience as Apprentices.

For an Apprentice living space, it’s vital to focus on creating space to build community while creating personal spaces for Apprentices to retreat at the end of the day.

The Apprenticeshop

655 Main St., Rockland ME 04841

APPROACHING VIEW FROM OCEAN

Duc Nguyen - Architecture

Juliana Schwartz - Interior Architecture

Sabreena Leach - Landscape

The Apprenticeshop Co-housing

COLLABORATED PROCESS

Connect to Purpose

Recharge

The building is divided into two blocks to establish communal space for share activities and private space for individuals.

Grow in Community

The shift between two blocks creates an outdoor gathering space, strengthens the relationship between the two, and provides the whole vision of the surrounding area.

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

The building is located on a platform constructed on the water surface and carries the local architecture form of Rockland, ME.

Connect to Purpose through senses of material. Recharge through a sense of space. Grow in Community through a sense of place.

Achieving by a collaboration between Architecture, Interier Architecture, and Landscape.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Bending

Providing protection and establising the relationship.

Subtracting & Adding

Adjusting the design to maximize view and relationship to the site context.

Extruding & Excavating

Defining outdoor-indoor relationship and depicting on-water experience.

SOUTH-EAST ELEVATION (View from the ocean)

STRUCTURAL DIAGRAMS

Truss Framing Structure

Taking the influence of the traditional boats, the structure of the truss reflects the interaction between keel and ribs; connecting users to their purposes of maintaining traditional boats in Rockland, Maine.

Platform Framing Structure

The building’s platform is supported by concrete columns to further resist salt damage while providing stability. The deck’s platform is supported by wooden columns for flexibility and maintenance. The feature of wood siding allows for better water drainage.

SLEEPING SPACE CONFIGURATIONS

Exterior Gethering Space

Interior Gathering Space with View into Cooking Space

Dual Sleeping Space

DUC NGUYEN

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