John Hu
WU+PCC
Undergraduate
Portfolio
“The success of the masterpieces seems to lie not so much in their freedom from fault-indeed we tolerate the grossest errors in them all-but in the immense persuasiveness of a mind which has completely mastered its perspective.” Virginia Woolf, From “The Death of the Moth”
CONTENTS NEW SANTA MONICA CONVENTION CENTER
5
THE NEW URBAN HOT SPOT AND THE RECIPROCAL COMMUNITY
18
PAN PACIFIC REHAB CENTER
28
THE ARCHAPRENDER
40
NEW SANTA MONICA CONFERENCE CENTER Instructor: Deborah Richmond Studio 4A, Spring 2015
DESCRIPTION The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium has been deserted and unused since 2013. For a variety of reasons, it was no longer a viable venue and represented a net financial loss to the city in maintenance. Currently, the city council is conducting “visioning” workshops to find alternate uses for the aging auditorium. OBJECTIVE Design a 25,000 SF addition that complements and supports the existing auditorium. CONCEPT Using data gathered from research, develop a design strategy through precedent studies, with a strong focus on environmental design perimeters such as sun path, wind, daylight and water reuse. PROCESS (1) Precedent case studies. Inspirations are drawn from three case studies: the California Academy of Science (CAoS), the Adobe cliff dwellings and Lina Bo Bardi’s SESC Pompeia. All case studies are digitally documented and diagrammed. (2) Site Design. The site is studied regionally for existing circulation and traffic data. Conditions on the site are documented and analyzed. The sunlight diagrams have been a major influence in the structure’s overall form. (3) Develop a formal strategy. Sun path, prevailing winds are key factors in determining how the form of the building has on its active and passive cooling systems, lightning systems, structure and program.
CONCEPT SKETCH AND DEVELOPMENT
TECTONIC UNIT STUDY: SKIN VS. MODULE
SKIN MODEL
PHYSICAL STUDY MODEL
SUN PATH AND FORM DEVELOPMENT
SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, LOS ANGELES
PRECEDENT STUDY: ADOBE CLIFF DWELLING
PRECEDENT STUDY: SESC POMPEIA
Ventilation Shaft
Summer
13 MPH Average
Jun. 21
Winter
E
Kive Section: Showing thermal lift
SUNLIGHT
N
VENTILATION
S
Dec. 21
W
PREVAILING WIND
SUN PATH
EXPLODED AXONMETRIC
Brise-Soleli
Primary Structural Ribs
HVAC Systems
Interior Walls
Footings
PHOTOVOLTIC PANELS FOR THE NEW EXHIBITION HALL Integrated, exterior solar photovoltaic tiles can help mitigate and reduce operating cost associated with the new exhibition hall. These solar cells are located at the south-western facade of the building to ensure maximum electricity generation in the afternoon.
Program Boundary
Summer
Winter
Passive Heat Dissipation
Storage Concessions
Gallery
Exhibit Floor B
Exhibit Floor D
Exhibit Floor C
Conference
Conference
Exhibit Floor A
4th Street
Admin Office
Conference
Gallery
N
Prevailing wind: SW @ 12MPH
NORTH-WEST SECTION
NEW EXHIBITION HALL FLOOR PLAN
Gallery
Mech. Admin. Office Stage Dressing Room
Gallery
Exhibit Floor D
N
NEW THEATER GROUND LEVEL PLAN
Summer
Passive Heat Dissipation Winter Prevailing wind: SW @ 12MPH
NORTH ELEVATION
NORTH-WEST SECTION
Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Actuator Retention Bracket 20”x18” I-Beam Sprinkler Supply Line Electrical Duct Mullion Glass Framing Spacer Double-Glass Window Slab-on Grade Concrete Slab 24”x 24” Foundation Bracket (Steel Jointery) 1” Steel Anchoring Bolts 4” Rebar Foam Insulation 12” Main Waste Drain
PHOTOVOLTIC TILES FOR THE NEW THEATER Total (Est.) Surface area..........................................960 sq. ft Power generation per tile (15 sq. ft))............................200 Wh Est. Daily power generation.........................................77kWh Est. Total cost of PV system.......................................$80,000 Est. Daily power usage of New Exhibition Hall.................120 kWh Est. Daily power usage of New Theatre............................85kWh PV system payback period.........................................22 years
AC/DC Invertor
Actuator
PV Module
PV ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM
DETAILED WINDOW ASSEMBLY SECTION
THE URBAN HOT SPOT and RECIPROCAL COMMUNITY Instructors: Gerald Smulevich, Eric Olsen and Micah Rutenberg With Sevana Alexander Studio 4B, Summer 2015
The Evolution of Threshold Spaces: Shaped by user over a long period of time and inducing the change of scale
Continuity VS. Discontinuity
Framing a specific view through change of scale and direction
Spatial differentiation through folding surface
transitional moment by creating change of level
Courtyard
(semi-public)
(private) Plaza (public)
Change of spatial condition between public and private spaces transitional moment by creating interlocking spaces
CONCEPT BOARDS FROM FIELD TRIP OBSERVATIONS AND LANDMARK VISITS These collaged drawing boards contain field trip observational sketches, notes and photographs, for the development of two study aboard urban design projects
BUDAPEST COURTYARD
BERLIN COURTYARD
Enactment
“Transitional Spaces of Addition and Subtraction” The poetic notion of describing the spatial relationships between volume of spaces that shifts, protudes and differences.
Excavation Reciporicity
Transforming City Fabric
Linear and Axial
City Landscape
Reinvented Public Space
Reinvented Living Space
“Vertical Courtyard” Inverse “Mega Courtyard” COURTYARD TYPOLOGIES
GARDEN
SHARED
L- SHAPED
PATIO SHAPED
ATRIUM SHAPED
MULTIPLY SHAPED
THE NEW URBAN HOT SPOT DESCRIPTION The site, located adjacent to the beginning La Ramblas de Poble Nou, a popular tree-lined pedestrian mall frequented by both locals and foreign visitors within the city of Barcelona. La Ramblas has its historical ties with poverty and industrialization, but in recent years it begins losing its urban identity due to the rise of postmodernism and massive tourism. OBJECTIVE Design and reinvent the empty lot space near the end of La Ramblas, and how this new urban design proposal can enhance and embrace historical values as well as accepting the present and future. PROCESS (1) Site visit. The La Rambla is a vibrant and modern shopping mall blvd. with rich historical and cultural background. (2) Site Analysis. The site is looked at the regional for existing circulation at the site. Existing conditions on the site are documented and analyzed. (3) Propose a site design and program strategy based on field trip research, field trip observational sketches, concept boards, site history and digital documentation. Threshold spaces is the chosen concept that governs the urban design proposal here.
LA RAMBLAS DE POBLE NOU, BARCELONA
TYPES OF THRESHOLD
IN-BETWEEN
VERTICAL
LIGHT AND SHADOW
OPEN TO ENCLOSED
FRAMING A VIEW
Private
Courtyard
(semi-public)
Threshold Space Plaza (Public)
CONNECTION
NEW PROPOSAL
SITE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
La Rambla Poble Nou
site Location
CIRCULATION DEVELOPMENT
private building
Rambla del Poblenou
Rambla del Poblenou
Rambla del Poblenou
CERDA’S URBAN TYPOLOGY
garden
restaurants
transitional node
SITE DESIGN
transitional node
market
transitional node
PROGRAM PLANNING
Urban threshold spaces
Pocket of spaces on La Rambla are “interpretations of radically different state of affairs�, each of their own unique personality
When two spatial volumes interact with one another, a threshold is created
Threshold as a series of connections and blended spaces
...and these volumes always suggest the beginning and the end of spaces
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
THE RECIPROCAL COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION The site is within the Born district of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter. (Barri Gotic) It is a cut in the medieval fabric that harbors a very united community of mostly low-income families. Residents in this area has long been critiquing the city government for its attention to urban aesthetics rather than solving urban and social problems. OBJECTIVE Design and propose a new urban district center for the locals. The design must emphasize on community engagement, improving quality of life of nearby residents and enhance existing facilities on site. PROCESS (1) Site visit and research. The site is noted for its size, and during what time in the normal workday is the busiest. (2) Site Analysis. The El Born is a compact and lively urban space. Existing conditions on the site are documented, photographed and analyzed. (3) Develop a site and program strategy based on site research, a series of sunlight study, digital documentation and field trip observational sketches. Reciprocity is the developed concept from field trip research and sketches prior visiting Barcelona.
EL BORNE, BARCELONA
SITE SUNLIGHT STUDY 12PM
4PM
Summer
8AM
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Winter
OMA DUTCH EMBASSY
RECIPROCITY
BERLIN JEWISH MUSEUM
NEW PROPOSAL
SITE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
SUNLIGHT DIAGRAM
CIRCULATION
PROGRAM STUDY
PROPOSAL
PROGRAM AXONOMETRIC
GARDEN
SOCCER FIELD
PLAY GROUND
COMMUNITY CENTER
SHADOW CASTED BY SUMMER SUN
SHADOW CASTED BY WINTER SUN
PROGRAM SPACE
LONGITUDINAL SITE SECTION
PAN PACIFIC REHAB CENTER Instructor: Coleman Griffith Studio 20B, Fall 2011
DESCRIPTION Pan Pacific Park is located at a juncture between the Grove, CBS studio and a residential neighborhood. The park itself presents opportunities with the theme “transition” as it is a public park frequented by its residents as well as visitors for various activities. OBJECTIVE Design a rehab center of transitional healing that best fits existing site condition with the theme “transition and reunion.” The architecture should accommodate troubled individuals to undergo transitional rehabilitation, education and employment, and complements existing facilities for park visitors. CONCEPT “Compatibilism” is developed from the relationship between attraction and repulsion, which also are from project’s theme words: transition, reunion and halfway house. PROCESS (1) Developing concept. The main idea of the word map is processed from the following words: transition, reunion, and halfway house. Compatibilism is emerged from words during the transition, with bi-nuclear words repulsion and attraction. (2) Site Analysis. The site is looked at the regionally for existing circulation at the site. Existing conditions on the site are documented and analyzed for known constraints such as zoning, flooding area and wind tunnel.
SITE ANALYSIS
CONCEPT
Compatibilism*
ZONING
FLOOD ZONE
WIND
attract
Repulsion
Attraction
attract
repulse
*Compatibilism offers a solution to the free will problem. This philosophical problem concerns a disputed incompatibility between free will and determinism.
attract
repulse repulse
attract
attract
MOVEMENT
CONSTRAINTS
GRID
REHAB CENTER AT PAN PACIFIC PARK, LOS ANGELES MATRIX DIAGRAM B
B
A
A
C
A
C
A2
B
C
C2
D
access to parking temperature traffic/noise transition privacy
C2
A2
A2
C2
vegetation neighborhood context best
D
good
bad
D
DATUM REFERENCE
FORMAL STRATEGY
BOUNDING BOX
FLOOD ZONE
CLIMATE PERFORMANCE
WIND FUNNEL
ATTRACTION VS. REPULSION
BOTTOM LEVEL
GROUND LEVEL
EAST ELEVATION
LONG SECTION A
SECOND LEVEL
ROOF ACCESS
EAST ELEVATION
SHORT SECTION B
SHORT SECTION C
ARCHAPRENDER: THE NEW SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Instructor: Coleman Griffith Studio 20B, Fall 2011
DESCRIPTION Reinventing and re-innovating architectural design solutions with transformable and flexible spaces. The “Archaprender” (chief-learner) is the new design proposal for students and faculty of architecture at Pasadena City College. The design revolves around a series of transformative panels and is situated inside a former boiler building used by the college. OBJECTIVE Design an architecture school that will accommodate the needs for both students and faculty, with emphasis on spatial efficiency and transformable spaces that can adapt and learn. CONCEPT Chameleons are born with special cells that have a color, or pigment, and they are capable of changing chameleon’s exterior skin color. The design adopts a similar approach, with an enclosure system that can change, adapt and manage the penetrability of sunlight and wind.
MAIN ENTRANCE
PROCESS (1) Concept development and finding external reference. “Adaptability” is emerged from chameleon’s ability to color change, and the learning theme “operant conditioning.” (2) Site Analysis. The site is looked at regionally for existing conditions. Sunlight and wind condition is an important factor here as it helps in determining the movement of the wall and roof panels, and the way how they transform. (3) Developing the roof enclosure system. Floor panels located on the upper level can fold and expand at will, efficiently accommodating the needs of program users based on class schedule and other extracurricular activities ROOF ENCLOSURE SYSTEM
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
ARCHAPRENDER, PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, LOS ANGELES
CIRCULATION
MORNING
NOON
LATE-AFTERNOON
ENCLOSURE SYSTEM
THE CORE
SHELL
PLATFORM
SCHEDULE FOR PERFORMATIVE SPACES
BOTTOM LEVEL
GROUND LEVEL
LONG SECTION A, WITH LABELED SEQUENCE OF TRANSFORMATION
UPPER LEVEL
ROOF PLAN
SHORT SECTION B, WITH LABELED SEQUENCE OF TRANSFORMATION
NO TRANSFORMATION
TRANSFORMATION 2
TRANSFORMATION 1
FULLY TRANSFORMED