2016 Portfolio by Hank Chen

H A N K C H E N

Architecture Por tfolio 480 840 5065 cchen9299@gmail.com 902 Brightwood Manor Dr., Apt 2 Blacksburg, VA 24060

Table of Contents

Resume

Performative Structures and Making Machine Structure and Assembly Research | Nathan King | 2015

European Travels: Archivio Archive | Riva Switzerland | 2015

511 West 28th Street Mixed-Use Building | DXA Studio | 2014

Test Cell Dwelling Temporary Housing | Virginia Tech | 2014

Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Work Research Office | Virginia Tech | 2013

Industrial Design & Supplemental Material Sketches and Photos

H A N K C H E N

480 840 5065 cchen9299@gmail.com 902 Brightwood Manor Dr., Apt 2 Blacksburg, VA 24060

EDUCATION Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA | 2010 - Present Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler AZ | 2009 - 2010 The Orme School of Arizona Mayer AZ | 2006-2009

B.A. Architecture 2016 Minor Industrial Design University Studies High School

EXPERIENCE Performative Structure and Making Machine Blacksburg, VA | Fall 2015 Research

Design and analyz project derived from a structural typology. Assembly and construction analysis conducted through the making of partial prototype. Full project construction planned for the following semester.

isARK Studio Austin, TX | May 2015 - Present Intern Architect

Oversaw construction site and bridge communication between subcontractors and direct supervisor. Demolition experience including removing existing tile, concrete slabs, framing and interior finishing. Construction experience including concrete slab leveling, pouring, re-bar work, custom beam detailing and minor metal and framing work. Developed higher drafting and redenering skills through extensive use of Revit and aided permitting process. Communicated with vendors for purchase orders and completing purchases and attended client meetings.

European Travels Riva San Vitale, Switzerland | Spring 2015

Switzerland based program provided direct experience of local culture. Traveled across France, Spain, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

CMG Leasing Blacksburg, VA | Summer 2014 Preparation Technician

Apartment renovations and maintenance including finishing removal and replacement, general mechanical, plumbing and appliances repair and replacement.

Summer Architecture Studio Blacksburg, VA | Summer 2013 Teaching Assistant

Technical supports with design softwares. Aided ideas and concepts development. Provided knowledge on material selection for modeling.

Deetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Place Blacksburg, VA | Oct 2012 Oct 2015 Student Assistant Manager

Oversaw work stations directly and ensuring customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s satisfaction if situation presents. Products and operation improvement proposals, development and evaluation.

SKILLS Revit, Illus trator, Photoshop, InDesign, Rhino, Draf ting,

Microsof t Of fice, Mandarin, Eng lish, woodworking, sketching, Vray, Mandarin Chinese, Eng lish, Sketchup, modeling, AutoCad, Grasshopper, Japanese, metalworking, photog raphy

MAKING MACHINE Blacksburg | Virginia Professor Nathan King Fall 2015 This is a study of the use of folded plate technology as a long-span structure, and as a beautiful alternative to conventional post-and-beam structures. This research proposes a way of expressing cross-lams within the design in an experimental fashion, and a joint that responds to custom angles and differently sized pieces, inherent to a folded plate structure. The joinery method introduces a third element, a bent metal plate, similar to a biscuit joint where the wooden plates are slit and that metal plate bent at the appropriate angle is inserted in the slits and bolted through the board to keep it in place. Integrating the computer as much as possible and as early as possible in the design phase as an apparatus to quickly create and iterate on ideas, refine them and generate the construction algorithm to execute by the machines, is key in making it an integral part of the process from the sketching to the construction phase.

4 1/4"

2'-10 7/8"

11 1/2"

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38.14°

1 1/2"

51.86

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74.57 55.61 51.86 53.05 66.43 51.26 74.04

15.43 34.39 38.14 36.95 23.57 38.74 15.96

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steel angle 2xαw 149.14 111.22 103.72 106.1 132.86 102.52 148.08

quantity 4 2 4 3 4 4 4

4'-4 5/8"

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1'-4 1/4"

2 short tabs + 1 long piece

3.25" ideal 1.75"

15.96°

15.14°

1'-10 1/2"

1'-8 1/2"

Main Grooves side grooves

4 1/4"

39.46°

74 .0 4°

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blade angle 90° - αw

1 1/2"

AB* BF CF CG EG DE* GD

wood angle αw

11 1/2"

LABEL PIECES

1'-11 3/16"

65 .67°

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36.95°

1 1/2"

Edges with equal angles

15.14°

3'-0 11/16"

1/4in 1/8"?

2'-9 1/4"

1 3/8"

2'-10 11/16"

0 7/16" 3 5/16"

1'-2" 15.96°

32.68°

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4.67°

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6 1/4"

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74 7° .5

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2'-5 1/16"

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11 15/16"

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3'-11 5/16"

51.86

26.90

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2 5/8"

5 1/4"

6 1/4"

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11 15/16"

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3'-9 5/16"

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15.96°

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4°

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15.14°

1'-7 1/8"

1'-10 1/2"

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36.95°

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15.14°

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2'-9 1/4" 2'-10 11/16"

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38.14° 51.86 °

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2'-8 13/16"

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4'-4 5/8"

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ARCHIVIO Riva San Vitale | Switzerland Professor Jim Basset Spring 2015 The project is an archive of itself exploring space configurations through series of planes. Vertical planes extrudes out of horizontal planes at critical moments. This creates a contrast between the spaces defined by the horizontal and vertical. The reading of the horizontal and vertical is further enhanced by the application of material.

511 W 28TH STREET New York City | New York Professor Joe Wheeler & DXA Studio Fall 2014 511 West 28th Street is a mid-rise residential apartment with a site cut through by the High Line in New York City. We had the opportunity to work with DXA, a New York City based firm, on a weekly bases over web-comm to explore the balance between design and development . One of the questions that is most frequently asked throughout the semester that I struggled with the most is how does an architect maintain their idea under limitations such as developers and zoning codes. The proposition aims to create a central public plaza that links the east and west tower. The first three levels of the towers are commercial spaces due to the value of having a store front facing the highly visited High Line and privacy issues. The residential tower have a separate entrance and circulation core that has access to each level. The tower consists of units ranging from studio apartments to four bedroom apartments and penthouses. Spaces such as bathrooms and closets are located towards the center of the tower to free up valuable perimeter space for the living quarters.

Ground Level Floor Plan

South Elevation

Window Sill

Structrual Silicone Sealant Backer Rod Structrual Silicone Sealant Space Bracket Backer Rod Vertical Space Mullion Bracket

3-1/4” Finishing Floor 2x4 Sleeper 3-1/4” Finishing Radiant HeatingFloor Tubing 2x4Concrete Sleeper Slab 6” Radiant Heating Tubing 6” Concrete Slab

Vertical Mullion Double Panel Glass

1-1/2” Main Runner Chanels

Double Panel Glass

1-1/2” Main Runner Chanels 3/4” CrossFurring 3/4” CrossFurring Finishing Ceiling Finishing Ceiling

Structrual Silicone Sealant Backer Rod Structrual Silicone Sealant Space Bracket Backer Rod Vertical Mullion Space Bracket Vertical Mullion Light Gauge Framing Metal Siding Light Gauge Framing Metal Siding

3-1/4” Finishing Floor 2x4 Sleeper 3-1/4” Finishing Floor Radiant Heating Tubing 2x4 Sleeper 6” Concrete Slab Radiant Heating Tubing 6” Concrete Slab 1-1/2” Main Runner Chanels 1-1/2” Main Runner Chanels 3/4” CrossFurring 3/4” CrossFurring Finishing Ceiling Finishing Ceiling

Main Girt

Bonded Metal Panels

Interior Finishing

3-1/4” Finishing Floor 2x4 Sleeper Radiant Heating Tubing 6” Concrete Slab

1-1/2” Main Runner Chanels 3/4” CrossFurring Finishing Ceiling

TEST CELL DWELLING Blacksburg | Virginia Professor Patrick Doan Spring 2014 The Test Cell Dwelling is a project targeted to provide temporary housing to the researching staff at the Research Development Complex (RDF) in Blacksburg. The project includes four units of living quarters with individual bathrooms for one professor and three students, an open work space and a dinning area. The proposed project is three steel frame structures with mostly metal claddings. Dark colored concrete and wood finishing are used for specific walls to achieve certain spacial qualities desired. This is the first project that I had expressed what true beauty in architecture means to me and begin to formulate my own set of language and style; a sense of complex geometrical spaces that form not just the interior, but more so the exterior space of the project. As a result, each building and unit has a unique relationship with another and each space is experienced differently. Each space is planned through a grid that follows through the existing test cell buildings.

A-4

AXONOMETRIC DRAWINGS SCALE 1/ ” = 1’ - 0”

A-2 A-202 GARDEN

Ground Level

Upper Level

A-2 A-203

KITCHEN 002 PATIO

MEETING ROOM 001

A-2 A-201

A-103

LOWER LEVEL SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

A-3 A-3 A-301 A-301

STUDENT STUDENTIIIIII 006 006

BATH BATH 008 008

STUDENTI I STUDENT 004 004

STUDENT II STUDENT II 005 005 A-2 A-2 A-204 A-204

BATH BATH 007 007

BATH BATH 009009

BATH BATH 010 010

FACULTY FACULTY 003 003

PATIO

A-2 201

GROUND LEVEL GROUND LEVEL

A-103

SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

A3 A3 A-301 A-301

PATIO

A-103

UPPER LEVEL UPPER LEVEL SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

A-201

A-202

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NORTH ELEVATION SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

SOUTH ELEVATION SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

A-203

A-204

EAST ELEVATION SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

WEST ELEVATION SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0”

WEST ELEVATION SCALE 1/8” = 1’ - 0” 25

Wi nte rS

Section B-B Pat h

Venturi effect that draws hot air out during summer

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Long overhang designed to minimize sun exposure during summer and maximize it during winter

@ Sun Path

Solar mass with air gap in front of the glasses to create passive ventilation during winter

noon

Crawl space made for underground heating and mechanical systems

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1” : 2’

3’

5’

10’

CLERKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE Blacksburg | Virginia Professor Patrick Doan Fall 2013 The Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office is part of the complex of the RDF, Research Development Complex, project. The purpose of the building is to provide office space that oversees the complex. It houses a main office space, a rest space and a restroom. This is the project where I began questioning the importance of an architect versus that of an engineer. What values architects may add to a project by holding certain visions that eventually forms into spaces of unique experience.

Originally a simple rectangular plan was chosen for a focus on how the building operates such as the orientation of the building, the roof angle and extension, solar mass, passive heating and cooling, connection between materials and other sustainable elements. The question of spacial quality rises later in the project which led to the division of the building and formation of the garden.

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Industrial Design & Supplement Materials

The study of industrial design has helped me communicate my architectural ideas through different design medias and perspectives. It was more than just the knowledge of how a two point perspective is composed free handed, how burning and dodging works in Photoshop or how to make prototype models. But how it can help me describe certain experience of spaces and how I am able to engage the user and audience in a different way that allows a better delivery of my idea.