G E R UI g r ay C H EN G
Portfolio 20 1 4 - 20 1 8
CONTENTs u n d e r g r a d u at e i n t e r i o r d e s i g n 01 extended proscenium kino saito theater/ gallery/ artist residency
0 2 s pat i a l c o n st e l l at i o n residential project at toren condominium
03 eclipse brooklyn public library re-design
04 fulcrum retail bookstore for housing works
0 5 e m b r ac e unconventional material group project
academic design practices 0 6 h a n d d r aw i n g s 0 7 o b j e cts
professional experiences 07 hok 0 6 t p g a r c h i t e ct u r e
01 EXTENDED PROSCENIUM P R O J E C T : T HEAT ER / GALLERY / AR T IST RESIDENCY C L I E N T : K I K O SAI T O SIZE: 1,000 SQ.FT
The
concept is derived from
pa i n t i n g
series.
P a i n ts
are
Kiko Saito’s compiled
on
alphabet top
of
e a c h o t h e r , c r e at i n g l ay e r s o f c o l o r s t h at a r e m i x e d , o v e r l a i d a n d o v e r p o w e r e d . b o tt o m l ay e r s a r e sometimes no longer visible to the eye, yet their c o l o r s a r e o f t e n m i x e d i n w i t h t h e n e w e r l ay e r s and were given a new life. concept of visible
/
The
p r o j e c t ta k e s t h i s
i n v i s i b l e l ay e r s a n d c r e at e s a
s pa c e t h at p l ay s w i t h t h e o p t i c s . the proscenium
-
Extending
from
t h e m e ta p h o r i c a l v e r t i c a l p l a n e o f
s pa c e i n a t h e at r e , v i s i t o r s w i l l e n c o u n t e r l ay e r s of tinted glass as a continuity of this plane. depending on the perspective of view, visitors can s e e t h r o u g h t h e w h o l e s pa c e v e r t i c a l ly , r e n d e r e d b y m a n y l ay e r s o f g l a s s , o r s e e a c r o s s t o t h e g a l l e r y wa l l d i s s e c t e d b y t h e s a m e l ay e r s .
The
composite of
glass change color, lighting and visibility depending on the point of vision,
The
s pa c e i s t h u s a n o p t i c a l
i l l u s i o n w h e r e i s i t o r s c a n a l s o wa l k i n - b e t w e e n t h e l ay e r s , m a k i n g t h e m s e l v e s pa r t o f t h e w h o l e p i c t u r e .
CONCEPT & PROCESS
I n s p i r at i o n
from
K i k u o S a i t o ’ s A l p h a b e t s e r i e s : l ay e r i n g o f pa i n t b l u r s t h e M i x e d t o g e t h e r , t h e pa i n t b e c o m e s a n e w o r i g i n a l s t a t e . T h e l e tt e r s b e c o m e s h a p e s w i t h o u t m e a n i n g s .
s h a p e s a n d l e tt e r s u n d e r n e a t h . i t e r at i o n o f i ts
BORDER
BACKDROP
C U R TA I N S
PROCENIUM
GALLERY SCACE GALLERY SPACE
V E R T I C A L L AY E R I N G
DOUBLE ST O R Y T H E AT E R DOUBLE STOREY THEATER
A R T I ST R ES I D E N C Y ARTISTS WORKSHOPS
V E R T I C A L L AY E R I N G + S H I F T I N G
L AYO U T O F A T H E AT E R S TA G E L AY E R I N G O F F R A M ES
R ES H A P I N G
Level 3 37' - 10"
Level 2 18' - 11"
Level 1 0' - 0"
1
Section 2 1/4" = 1'-0"
Section 3 1/4" = 1'-0"
SITE PLAN
TILE GLASS TILE
SOLID S U R FA C I N G SOLID S U R FA C I N G
U P H O LST E R Y G L A S S - L AY E R E D
WHITE LACQUER FLOORING WOOD PLANK FLOORING & F U R N I T U R E D E TA I LS
b at h r o o m
open gallery
w o o ds h o p b ac ksta g e office
classroom
classroom
first floor plan
open gallery
v i e w o f e n t r a n c e - l o o k i n g t h r o u g h t h e s pac e
v i e w o f c l a s s r o o m b es i d e g r o u n d l e v e l c o r r i d o r
A r t i st r es i d e n c y
A r t i st r es i d e n c y
SECOND floor plan
v i e w o f g a l l e r y a n d t h e at e r a b ov e
02
s pat i a l c o n s t e l l at i o n The
p e n t h o u s e ’ s d es i g n fa c i l i tat e a l i f est y l e t h at s u i ts t h e fa m i ly ’ s d i v e r s e s c h e d u l e a n d s u p p o r t i ts
development.
This
i s a c h i e v e d b y c r e at i n g a l ay e r i n g c o n st e l l at i o n o f p l a n es t h at d i v i d e t h e p e r c e p t i o n
o f t h e s pa c e a n d b l u r s t h e b o u n da r i es b e t w e e n d e f i n e d r o o m s .
The
c o n f i g u r at i o n s o f t h e h o r i z o n ta l
p l a n es i n f l u e n c e t h e e v e n ts t h at ta k e p l a c e i n a c e r ta i n s pa c e , a n d v i c e v e r sa . t h e b o u n da r y .
By
s e ct i o n i n g o f f t h e s pa c e a n d t r a n s l at e i t
a n d o p e r a b l e p l a n es , t h e s pa c e i ts e l f t h u s c a n b e c o n s c i o u s ly
V e r t i c a l o n es i m p l i e t o i m p l i e d p l a n es , o c c u p i a b l e p l a n es p e r c e i v e d a s a s pat i a l c o n st e l l at i o n .
P R O J E C T : RESIDEN T IAL L O C A T I O N : 1 5 0 MYR T LE AVE , BROO K LYN S I T E : T OREN CONDOMINIUM PEN T HOUSE C L I E N T : FAMILY OF FOUR SIZE: 750 SQ.FT
CHINESE CHINESE
SURFING
AUSTRALIA
WHARTON
34
FINANCE
BUSINESSWOMAN
LEBANESE
VOLUNTEER
SYDNEY
PR AGENCY
36
WAR
FILM/FASHION
SYDNEY
SHANGHAI
TOURISM
70 ENERGETIC
GASTRONOMY ARTHRITIC
CHINESE
ENGLISH FRENCH
ARABIC
4
NEW YORK
The
f a m i ly
4
of
h av e
diverse schedules.
The
very design
o f t h e a pa r t m e n t a i m s t o s u i t t h e i r s c h e d u l e s a n d c r e at e a c o m m u n i t y s pa c e f o r t h e f a m i ly .
12 AM
Child
2 AM
m o s t ly
Dan’s
patt e r n :
d ay
o u ts i d e
in
school
4 AM 6 AM
Grandmother’s m o s t ly
8 AM
and
in
d ay
patt e r n :
the
k i tc h e n
living
room
area
10 AM 12 PM 2 PM
M o t h e r H e l e n ’ s d ay patt e r n : O u t s i d e w o r k i n g t i l l l at e hours, sleeps very l at e .
4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM
F at h e r A z i r ’ s O u ts i d e w o r k i n g patt e r n
similar
day
patt e r n :
regular hours, to
Dan’s.
G E O M E T R Y - G r i d sys t e m a n d l i g h t s o u r c e
TOP: VIEW OF LIVING ROOM, K I T C H E N A N D O P E R A B L E WA L L BOTTOM: V I E W O F S TA I R & L I V I N G ROOM FROM KITCHEN AND DINING AREA
g es o d
Li h T es o d
Li ht
LIGHTThrTHRESHOLD h l
LIGHT g t hr h l THRESHOLD
ar
S air St i STAIRS S ar t STAIRS t i STAIRS
d
Devices es
TV STAND Stan TV
SHELF e cesDSHELF vi
L E F T : O p e r a b l e , o p e n a n d u sa b l e p l a n es at l i v i n g r o o m wa l l . R I G H T : V i s u a l c o n n e ct i o n s b e t w e e n l i v i n g r o o m a n d t h e t w o b e d r o o m s w h e n a l l h o r i z o n ta l pa r t i t i o n s a r e o p e n .
VICCARBE COMMON MODULAR
L I P ST I C K M I R R O R ROGER LECAL
C O R K T OW N S T O O L
M O D E R N D R ES S E R
E A M ES D I N I N G C H A I R
C O N C R E T E T O P TA B L E
D E C O R AT I V E LIGHTING
E I L E E N G R AY D E S T I J L TA B L E
4
2
1
3
first floor rendered plan 4
2
1
3
second floor rendered plan
SECTION 1 LOOKING EAST
SECTION 4 LOOKING SOUTH
SECTION 3 LOOKING WEST
SECTION 2 LOOKING NORTH
The
c o n f i g u r at i o n s o f t h e r o o m s a r e i n f l u e n c e d b y e a c h fa m i ly m e m b e r s ’ h o b b i e s a n d r o l e s i n t h e
house.
Each
shelving,
o f t h e t h r e s h o l d s i n t h e v e r t i c a l pa r t i t i o n wa l l s s e r v e d i f f e r e n t f u n c t i o n s , s u c h a s
visual
c at e g o r i z e d
in
connection,
operable
storage
planes,
and
occupiable
bed
frames.
planes
and
H o r i z o n ta l open
planes
planes
in
these
depending
on
thresholds their
are
functions.
LIVING ROOM DOUBLE HEIGHT
G R A N D MA ’ S B E D R O O M
S TA I R & L I V I N G R O O M
CHILD’S ROOM
03 eclipse P R O J E C T : PUBLIC LIBRARY REDESIGN C L I E N T : BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY SIZE: 1,500 SQ.FT
The concept of the library design i s t o r e v e a l a n d c o n c e a l s pa c e i n times and
of
need
through
c o u n t e r - r o tat i o n .
r o tat i o n
R o tat i o n
of
c e r ta i n e l e m e n t s w i t h i n t h e s pa c e s of the library reveal and conceal e l e m e n ts at d i f f e r e n t t i m e s o f t h e d ay , a n d e m p l o y e e s c a n c o n t r o l t h e a c c e s s i b i l i t y o f s pa c e s t h r o u g h b o t h these gears and this core bookshelf.
SUBWAY Bedford Library
PARKS CHURCH FOOD
The
bedford
surrounded H owe v e r
SCHOOL
LIBRARY
library
library by
the does
is
schools; existing not
best
fa c i l i tat e t e e n a g e u s e r s .
1 101 2 101
3 101
FIRST FLOOR OPEN PLAN
p h ys i c a l m o d e l - r o o f v i e w
terazzo
accent vinyl
b o o ks h e l f
l a m i n at e d
b o o ks h e l f
Glass Room
flooring
flooring
m e ta l
glossy
l a m i n at e d
Shields
structure
a c c e n ts
TOP: closed conditiona d u lt s r e a d i n g a r e a
BOTTOM: open area
condition-
kid’s
S E CT I O N E L E VAT I O N 2 L O O K I N G N O R T H
S E CT I O N E L E VAT I O N 2 L O O K I N G S O U T H
S E CT I O N 1 L O O K I N G E A S T
04
fulcrum The for
people
r e ta i l s a l e s .
living
with
R o tat i n g
field
condition
t h at
are
for
H o u s i n g W o r k s , a n o r g a n i z at i o n medical, supportive, housing services,
p r o j e c t e m p h a s i z e s o n r e ta i l b o o k s t o r e d e s i g n f o r
of
s c a tt e r e d
customers.
The
HIV / AIDS
through
w h i c h a d v o c at e s resources,
b o o k s h e l v e s a l l o w c u s t o m e r s t o p h y s i c a l ly i n t e r a c t w i t h t h e b o o k f o r e s t .
individual along second
r o tat i n g
the
forest
floor
bookcases grid
c at wa l k ’ s
serve fixed
echoes as
the
resting
c i r c u l at i o n
macro nodes,
field
condition
providing
c o n t r asts
with
of
t h at
of
grid.
Micro L aw n s
meeting
places
the
community
and
the
first
floor.
P R O J E C T : COMMERCIAL L O C A T I O N : 4 3 W 2 2 ND ST , NY C L I E N T : HOUSING WOR KS SIZE: 1,000 SQ.FT
H o u s i n g W o r ks i s a h e a l i n g c o m m u n i t y o f p e r s o n s l i v i n g w i t h a n d a f f e ct e d b y H I V / A I DS . O u r m i s s i o n i s t o e n d t h e d u a l c r i s es o f h o m e l es s n es s a n d A I DS t h r o u g h r e l e n t l es s a d vo c ac y , t h e p r ov i s i o n o f sav i n g s e r v i c es a n d e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l b u s i n es s es t h at s u sta i n o u r e f f o r ts .
COMMUNITY Housing
“ At H o u s i n g W o r ks , w e b e l i e v e t h at h o u s i n g i s h e a lt h c a r e . W e w i l l n e v e r give up on any client. ”
HIV/AIDS Homeless Community
Lifesaving Services
Mental Support
HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Homeless Homeless Community Community
Community
ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS
48% Lifesaving Services
33% Legal/ Advocacy
REVENUE
E X P E N S ES
11% Housing 6% Businesses 39% Lifesaving Services
38% Businesses 8% Housing 6% Development
9% Administration 2% Development
RETAIL BUSINESS O p e n - b o o k ma n a g e m e n t , e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l b u s i n es s t h at i s s e l f - s u sta i n a b l e .
AUCTIONS
Membership
Cafe/ Bookstore
Volunteers
EVENTS
SERVICES M u lt i - s e r v i c e o r g a n i z at i o n t h at o f f e r s a c o m p r e h e n s i v e a r r ay o f l i f esav i n g a n d l i f e e n h a n c i n g s e r v i c es H E A LT H H O M ES H E A LT H C A R E D E N TA L H O U S I N G L O C AT I O N S THRIFT SHOPS
RETAIL
CATERING
ONLINE SHOP
1 A S E CT I O N L O O K I N G E A S T CLOSED 1/4’’=1’-0’’
1 B S E CT I O N L O O K I N G E A S T OPEN 1/4’’=1’-0’’
2 S E CT I O N L O O K I N G W ES T OPEN 1/4’’=1’-0’’
1
2
1ST FLOOR PL AN 1/4’’=1’-0’’
1
2
2ND FLOOR PLAN 1/4’’=1’-0’’
V I E W O F S E C O N D L E V E L C AT WA L K
V I E W O F S E C O N D L E V E L C AT WA L K A N D R E A D I N G A R E A
V I E W O F G R O U N D L E V E L R E A D I N G A R E A A N D S TA I R
05
EMBRACE
P R O J E C T : SPACE OF WORSHIP S I T E : PRAT T INST I T U T E L O C A T I O N : SI T E SPECIFIC INSTALLAT ION T h i s s pa c e o f w o r s h i p b u i lt s o l e l y w i t h o n e m a t e r i a l - - pa p e r c u p s , i s m e a n t to be a hugging booth. Hugging, an action
t h at
keeps
people
grounded,
feeling loved and comforted, is
a
ritual, a worship to the self and to the other. People are welcomed to the s pa c e t o i n t e r a c t w i t h t h e t e x t u r e of
transitional
modules
while
they
h u g a n d o c c u p y t h e s pa c e . T h e t h r e e pa p e r c u p m o d u l e s p r o v i d e a t r a n s i t i o n b e t w e e n p r i va c y a n d p u b l i c i t y w i t h i n t h e sculpture. The joining of the modules a l s o r e s o n at e s w i t h t h e c h r a c t e r i s t i c s of
HUGGING--
bringing
together.
Support Module
Privacy Module
1.5’’
200 X
1.5’’
Cut top and bottom e v e n ly 6 t i m es .
1.5’’
1.5’’
E v e n ly c u t 1 8 s l i ts
700 X
C u t e ac h s l i t h a l f way f r o m right to left for c o n n e ct i o n
C u t e ac h s l i t h a l f way from right to left for c o n n e ct i o n
Open Module
300 X
1.5’’
2.5’’
E v e n ly c u t 1 8 s l i ts
C u t e ac h s l i t h a l f way from right to left for c o n n e ct i o n ( s e e p g 9 )
P u s h e ac h s l i t a lt e r n at i v e ly in and out
A s c r e e n i n t h e c o n f es s i o n a l p r ov i d es a m u lt i p l e l e v e l s o f p o r o s i t y t h at d i c tat e s l e v e l o f l i g h t a n d i n t e r a c t i o n . E a c h m o d u l e h a s d i f f e r e n t pat t e r n t h at controls different level of p r i va c y a n d p r o v i d e s v i s u a l i n t e r e s ts .
Plan
H u g g i n g , a n a c t i o n t h at keeps people grounded, f e e l i n g l ov e d a n d c o m f o r t e d . A ritual, a worship to the self and to the other.
E l e vat i o n l o o k i n g E a s t
Section
h a n d d r aw i n g s
06
0 7 o b j e c ts
T H E P U Z Z L E
t h e s o l i d a n d vo i d s pac es o f t h e c h a i r s e r v e b o t h d e c o r at iv e a n d f u n ct i o n a l p u r p o s es . D i f f e r e n t a n g l es o f t h e c u t o u t a n d at tac h m e n t a d ds t o t h e f l ow a n d
C H A I R
r h yt h m o f t h e c h a i r . C o n t r ast b e t we e n t h e s o f t f e lt a n d t h e h a r d wo o d b a l a n c es t h e a n g l es a n d h a r s h c u ts . T h e c u t o u t S c a n b e us e d t o h a n g b ag s
a n d c o ats .
candle
holder
d es i g n
c ast e d i n c o n c r e t e , t h i s c a n d l e h o l d e r c a n b e stac k e d o n t o p o f o n e a n o t h e r . as l i g h t s e e p s through
the
b e c o m es
a
side column
opening, of
it
light.
07 hok 1 1 1 W 3 3 r d S T.
8 T H F L PA N T R Y
P R E PA R E D BY H O K
1 1 1 W 3 3 r d S T.
P R E PA R E D BY H O K
B R M I DT O W N R E L O C AT I O N
DESEIGN DEVELOPMENT
08.04.2017
PAG E 3
B R M I DT O W N R E L O C AT I O N
DESEIGN DEVELOPMENT
08.04.2017
PAG E 4
8 T H F L PA N T R Y
1 1 1 W 3 3 r d S T.
9TH FL RECEPTION
P R E PA R E D BY H O K
1 1 1 W 3 3 r d S T.
P R E PA R E D BY H O K
B R M I DT O W N R E L O C AT I O N
DESEIGN DEVELOPMENT
08.04.2017
PAG E 6
B R M I DT O W N R E L O C AT I O N
DESEIGN DEVELOPMENT
08.04.2017
PAG E 7
9 T H F L PA N T R Y
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