JACK WONG select professional projects
2014 - 2017
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Public Safety Answering Center II
Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge
FDNY Brooklyn Training Center
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SUNY Farmingdale - School of Business
NY Presbyterian - Morgan Stanley Adult Emergency Department
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New York, NY
Farmingdale, NY
Norfolk, VA
Norfolk International Airport 18 - 21
Brooklyn, NY
Nashville, TN
Bronx, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Experience + Education+ Skills 2017 - Present
2014 - 2017
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2018
Assistant Architect | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Assistant Architect / Project Manager at DOHMH – Gotham Center Management of architectural tasks, construction, furnishings, equipment, and estimates, at DOHMH facilities including Health Centers, Laboratories, and Administrative Offices
Architectural Intern | Domingo Gonzalez Associates Architectural Lighting Firm Construction Documents, Detailing, Shop Drawings, Specs, Submittals, Inspection & Punch Lists, Revit work
Inspector | Amiantos Environmental Engineering Inspector for Lead Testing School by school inspection of potable water sources
What is architecture to me? Architecture has always been an act of discovery for me. As a kid I didn’t know architecture could be a job, but ever since I first experienced the profession in 2011 by accident, I haven’t looked back once. The fusion of design and engineering, combined with the effect it can have on people, has always captured my imagination. For me, working individually or in teams to create habitable spaces that are safe, effective, and pleasing to the eye is my Architecture, is my profession, and is my zeal.
Designer | +FARM and Rigidized Metals
Design-Build of stainless steel pavilion in downtown Buffalo, NY – ‘Kissing Sparrows’ Laser cut pre-fabrication assembly
City College of New York | Spitzer School of Architecture
Bachelors of Architecture, GPA 3.77 [Deans List + Graduation w/ Honors] MS Office + Excel MS Project Model Making Hand Drafting
Acrobat Photoshop Illustrator InDesign
Revit AutoCAD ArcGIS Lumion
718.801.7840 | jhwstuff19@gmail.com issuu.com/jackwongarch
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Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park is an 85-acre (34 ha) park on the Brooklyn side of the East River in New York City. Designed by landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the park has revitalized 1.3-mile (2.1 km) of Brooklyn’s post-industrial waterfront from Atlantic Avenue in the south, under the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and past the Brooklyn Bridge, to Jay Street north of the Manhattan Bridge. The site includes Brooklyn Piers 1–6, the historic Fulton Ferry Landing, and the pre-existing Empire–Fulton Ferry and Main Street Parks. Two Civil War-era structures, Empire Stores and the Tobacco Warehouse, will also be integrated into the park. After the city and state signed a joint agreement in 2002, site planning and project funding proceeded, with construction started in 2008 using land reclaimed using soil from the new World Trade Center site. Brooklyn Bridge Park is overseen by Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, a not-for-profit entity responsible for the planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of the park. The Corporation’s mission is to “create and maintain a world class park that is a recreational, environmental and cultural destination enjoyed by visitors and residents of New York City.”
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Bronx, NY
Public Safety Answering Call Center II
Prominently located along the Hutchinson River Parkway and Pelham Parkway in the Bronx, this facility will augment existing 911 services in New York, strengthening the city’s ability to maintain communication in the event of a natural disaster or large-scale emergency. The center is designed to operate continually under adverse conditions and provide redundancy to the city’s primary call center. The 450,000-square-foot, blast-resistant structure is a perfect cube, with minimal windows due to security concerns. To mitigate the structure’s monolithic appearance, SOM gave it a serrated facade made of recycled aluminum, providing both dynamism and asymmetry. The 9-acre site features a wrap-around sculptural berm of wild grasses. The berm helps protect the building without being oppressively defensive. Inside, the lobby and cafeteria areas feature a green wall that helps create a soothing environment for stressful call takers. It also acts as a natural air filter, drawing toxins and improving overall indoor air quality. Designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification, the project’s other sustainable strategies include recycled building materials and reduced water use for irrigation.
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Nashville, TN
Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge
The Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge, formerly known as the Gateway Bridge, is a vehicular bridge that carries Korean Veterans Boulevard over the Cumberland River in Nashville, within the state of Tennessee. Safety, aesthetics, energy efficiency and functionality join together in this project to employ a beautiful and energy efficient solution to light up the bridge. The lighting was designed to emphasize the signature architectural elements of the bridge (arch, cables, spandrels) and can change to a rainbow of 256 possible colors to celebrate festivals, holidays, and other events. This project includes switching out incandescent street lighting to LED and added programmable color changing lights, which provide both safety lighting/functionality and inspiration as the lights illuminate and reflect off the waters of the Cumberland River. The LED lighting, which includes over 685 light fixtures on the arch, beams, cables, deck, and roadway, uses less energy, is dimmable, and requires less maintenance costs as they have a much longer life than traditional incandescent lighting.
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Brooklyn, NY
FDNY Brooklyn Training Center
Located at 1815 Sterling Place on the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville, the three-story, 20,000-square-foot facility was designed with a void at its core to allow rescue workers to stage emergency conditions in, on, and around the building. Spanning from the ground-floor up to the roof, the interior void will allow firefighters to simulate rescue scenarios similar to situations found in the city involving balconies, bridges, doorways, ladders, and stairs. The void will also allow natural light and fresh air to flow into the living quarters of the facility. The energy-efficient building will have a green roof and terrace, a solar water-heating system, as well as a geothermal HVAC system. Other features include a backyard for grilling and socializing, open air porches, and an exercise room. When complete, the modern concrete structure will feature bright, red glazed terra-cotta tiles lining the exterior trim of the building’s doors and windows. The building is being constructed through the city’s Department of Design and Construction at a cost of $32 million. It is expected to be complete in the summer of 2018.
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Norfolk, VA
Norfolk International Airport
Norfolk International Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Norfolk, Virginia. It is owned by the city of Norfolk and operated by the Norfolk Airport Authority. Norfolk International was ranked as the 70th-busiest airport in the United States and the fourth-busiest in Virginia in terms of passengers served annually following Richmond International, Dulles International Airport and Reagan National Airport. Looking to extend the life of the existing terminal facility and enhance the overall passenger experience, the Norfolk Airport Authority solicited GS&P to deliver on-call architectural planning and design services at Norfolk International Airport (ORF) in two separate phases. Phase I of the project included an all-new security checkpoint for Concourse B to relieve security-screening congestion and create a more modern, bright, and vibrant space that allows for future growth. Additionally, Phase I included an interior renovation of the airport terminal and concourse comprising new terrazzo flooring, walls, and escalators. The addition of a 10,000-square-foot skylight to the existing 1974 departures building uses a timeless palette of materials that are durable and support ease of maintenance. Phase II features a new security screening checkpoint in Concourse A, all new public restrooms in both concourses, ceilings, lighting, and upgraded interior facilities. All are aimed at augmenting building performance and improving the passenger experience from arrival to takeoff. This second phase also complements the interior and exterior modernizations implemented during Phase I. The terminal’s administration suite also received a modern makeover, with a new reception desk, logo wall, guest seating, and flooring. Upgrades to the existing large conference room includes new furniture, better support technology, and ergonomics.
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Farmingdale, NY
SUNY Farmingdale - School of Business
The School of Business at Farmingdale State College is a $26.7 million project that will serve over 2,200 students, and 40 professors of a growing undergraduate business program. Farmingdale State College is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, and construction on its new business school broke ground in the fall of 2012. Part of a $185 million multi-site construction project, it is the most technologically advanced building on campus achieving LEED® Silver certification. The building, through a high number of environmentally responsible design and engineering solutions, exceeds New York State’s requirements by 30 percent. The building is designed as a three-story, rectangular “bar” with program spaces on either side of an efficient, double-loaded corridor. Faculty offices and lounges primarily make up the west side of the corridor, while classroom spaces are located to the east. The lobby is designed to serve both as an event reception space as well as a place for students to relax between classes. It features faceted bamboo seating and a stainless-steel cantilevered stair projecting into the glazed triple-height atrium. The Dean of the School of Business helped the design team throughout the process, challenging the team to create a building that would foster learning both inside and outside the classroom. More than simply providing a new building, this project afforded an opportunity to return clarity and definition to the surrounding outdoor quad spaces.
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New York, NY
NY Presbyterian - Morgan Stanley Adult Emergency Department
Ranked 1st in New York City and 7th in the country, New York-Presbyterian manages more emergency visits that any of its top-ten peers on the U.S. News and World Report Honor Roll list. Each year, the population that the physicians and nurses serve in the Adult Emergency Department at New YorkPresbyterian/Columbia continues to grow. This vital community resource has continued to experience more strain, as seven New York City hospitals have closed their emergency departments in recent years. To better serve their patients and their families, a complete redesign of the Adult ED was requested. With this $90 million renovation, the size of the department will nearly double, from 25,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet, and the number of treatment bays will increase from 55 to 88. Design goals for its renovation included creating a healing and restorative environment that made use of natural light, while still providing the private space appropriate for an emergency room. A structural silicone glazed steel curtain wall system was used to create an open, light-filled exterior vestibule for patients and visitors entering the new emergency department.
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JACK WONG / SELECT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS / 2014 - 2017