Selected Works 2018-2021 | Architecture Portfolio | Jocelyn Wong

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Community, need-based architecture. Focused on realizing effective visual + design communication strategies. Strong advocate for design in context and sustainable processes.

JOCELYN WONG JWONG19@HAWK.IIT.EDU | ISSUU.COM/JWONG_

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY B.Arch, Minor in Business 2017-2022 Relevant Coursework: Environment and Building Systems, Design Visualization

WORK EXPERIENCE ARCHITECTURAL INTERN MKB Architects

AUTOCAD RHINO REVIT GRASSHOPPER SKETCHUP

June - August 2021 -Coolgreens’ franchise project to the completion of permit-level documentation -Assembled RFP for a mixed-income development by the City of Evanston.

Developed facade studies; unit plans, renderings in Revit and VRay

ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT Architectwon LLC.

VRAY 3DS MAX

November 2020 - December 2021

INDESIGN ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM PREMIERE

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

MICROSOFT SUITE BLUEBEAM

-Assist in producing supplementary detail documents for construction

GARFIELD PARK: FIELD/VOID/FIELD (SOM CHICAGO STUDIO) May - July 2019 - Studio researched Chicago’s Garfield Park community needs, interviewing stakeholders - Developed strategies with short and long-term architectural solutions

PETERHANS VISUAL TRAINING PROJECT AWARD Illinois Institute of Technology May 2019 - $1000 merit-based award recognizing excellence in freehand rendering coursework

OUTSTANDING FIRST-YEAR INVOLVEMENT- 43RD ANNUAL STRYKER AWARDS (2018) CAMRAS SCHOLAR (2017) SELECTED WORKS

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JOCELYN WONG ISSUU.COM/JWONG_

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 3201 S. STATE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60616

To whom it may concern, The following contains project design proposals completed over the course of my academic career. The projects showcased are focused on neighborhood, site-specific solutions in Chicago, IL, Currently, I will graduate in spring 2022 with a NCARB-certified Bachelors in architecture and a minor in Business.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I anticipate connecting with you further about my selected work.

Sincerely,

Jocelyn Wong

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CONTENTS ABOUT

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Professional Work Commercial/Institutional 6 Multigenerational Dwelling Residential 6 Compost Facility Industrial/Educational 14 Youth Center Civic/Cultural 14 Additional Studies 30

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PROFESSIONAL WORK CHICAGO, IL

COOLGREENS CAFE 300 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO, IL

Under supervision of Rich Merrifield, AIA, MKB Architects Coolgreens, a self-serve salad franchise providing a unique breadth of fresh ingredients, sought to expand into the Midwest with their first flagship

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location in a significant Chicago highrise on the riverfront. The project

MCBRIDE KELLY BAURER ARCHITECTS.

adapted previous site conditions and furniture to elevate Coolgreens’ identity, appealing to Chicago downtown’s aesthetic standards.

Building Context

MKB ARCHITECTS JUN - AUG 2021

My role was to contribute through permit-level drawings, diagrams, renderings, code research and site analysis. Work was largely independent, with regular supervision in software skills, drawing details, and concept development.

Site Context

Plan Overview with Furniture Layout and Keyed Notes Proposed Rendering (Left): Custom millwork and seating zone provides human scale Signage supplementing and a nod to their brand identity Reusing existing furniture and appliances to save

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REBA PLACE- EVANSTON RFP SUBMISSION SOUTH BOULEVARD, EVANSTON, IL

Under supervision of Todd Zima, MKB Architects Affordable, mixed income residential housing proposal for an RFP by the City of Evanston. The project included multifamily housing units supported by public program for education, working with non-profit organization Reba Place. Drafted unit plans in accordance with IDHA required minimum dimensions and supporting facade mockups.

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MULTIGENERATIONAL DWELLING HUMBOLDT PARK, CHICAGO

PASSING IT DOWN STEWARDING GENERATIONAL VALUE (2018) UNDER PROF. STEVE PENTAZIS

Humboldt Park has seen the most recent wave of newcomers uprooting the people that have lived there for many years. People have been drawn to this neighborhood because of its cultural identity.

This multi-generational, multi-unit solution attempts to

communicate

circular

systems

of

ownership

through its form and in plan, allowing families

Data indicates high comparative percentage of

to invest into the neighborhood in myriad ways.

renters. Project site is near areas of increasing housing prices.

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30

50FT

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1. Relational Gesturesdynamic of two typologies 2. Materiality 3. Early Concept of Unit 1.

2.

3.

Organization

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Central circulation Material envelope

Unit organization Continuity

North elevation

South elevation 12 SELECTED WORKS

Unit A: Two/Three Generation

Combining single renters, nuclear families, and the elder generations

Ground floor

in flexible, shared units Organized towards

Unit B: Single Family

Second Floor

Physical model

inwards dwelling

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Landscaping to complement adjacent buildings

Inviting from the street

Environmental/site-to-building analysis 14 SELECTED WORKS

Building model inserts into site model base

Above: 1/16” = 1’0” group site model; below: 1/32” = 1’0” personal site model

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COMPOSTING FACILITY

Proposed site

EAST GARFIELD PARK, CHICAGO

Green Corridor

WASTEFULL RECLAIMING HUMAN POTENTIAL (2020) UNDER PROF. CATHERINE WETZEL The Kinzie Industrial Corridor in West Garfield Park

The Green Corridor, labelled by East Garfield community planners, is seeking to encourage a focus on the environmental industry’s employment and commercial opportunities. The community also houses the highest

has a great opportunity to provide jobs for the

population of prisoners who reoffend, and return back to prison. Here is an

neighborhood. However, As East Garfield Park has

opportunity to help put an end to that cycle.

been known as a place of disinvestment for many years- especially when looking at certain statistics presented. Education and job training have proven to be the most effective method to reduce recidivism. An in-vessel composting facility is proposed to promote job reentry for returning inmates into East Garfield Park.

96% of Illinois prisoners will eventually be released.

17% will reoffend within a year, while 43% will reoffend within three years.

64%

of prisoners convicted of violent offenses were rearrested within eight years.

Of the 71,551 Illinois convictions in 2016, 70,610, or 89%, were reoffenders headed back to prison.

Not only job training, but additional

An environment that allows participants

education programming relevant to their

to thrive in applying their strengths to

experience that shapes their future paths.

higher-skilled and better paying careers, investing back into Garfield Park.

TRAINING

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1 MODULE The learning 'houses' are classrooms on a small-to-large scale; the composting warehouses are also treated as a learning opportunity for workers to get familiar with the process and machinery.

2 INTERSTITIAL The in-between serves as space for ammenity and utility. The main circulation is a straightforward procession, with places of rest and gathering among the classrooms.

rebuilding up a shelter for learning

NO CELL/INSTITUTIONAL IMAGERY

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North elevation

South elevation

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30

50FT

Program List 1 AUDITORIUM

1606 ft2

7 BREAK AREA/LIBRARY

2 LOBBY

1482 ft2

8 KITCHEN

590 ft2

3 CONFERENCE ROOM (X2)

248 ft2

9 RESTROOMS/SHOWERS/LOCKERS

(504 + 612) 1116 ft2

4 INFO-TECH. ROOM

692 ft2

10 MAINTENENCE (JANITOR, SERVER, UTILITIES) 128 ft2

5 CLASSROOM (X2)

635 ft2

TOTAL:

6 OFFICE (COUNSELING, MANAGEMENT)

244 ft2

1460 ft2

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METAL STANDING SEAM CLADDING INSULATION + WEATHERPROOFING PREFAB 5-PLY CLT PANEL

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METAL STANDING SEAM CLADDING INSULATION + WEATHERPROOFING

PREFAB 5-PLY CLT PANEL PREFAB GLULAM TIMBER BEAM

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WALL GIRT ROOF PURLIN STEEL PORTAL FRAME

PREFAB 5-PLY CLT PANEL INTERIOR CLADDING

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POST + BEAM ENDFRAME GABLE END BRACING

2X4 LIGHT WOOD FRAMING C-CHANNEL GLASS SYSTEM

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C-CHANNEL TRUSS BRACING POLYCARBONATE WALL SYSTEM

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STANDING SEAM ROOFING RADIANT BARRIER INSULATION

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11 12 13 1 METAL SNOW BREAK 2 TIMBER ATTACHMENT + STANDING SEAM SYSTEM 3 HIDDEN GUTTER 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TIMBER ATTACHMENT VAPOR BARRIER STANDING SEAM BRACKET CONNECTION

ROOF PURLIN HIDDEN GUTTER WALL GIRT

POLYCARBONATE WALL SYSTEM STEEL C-CHANNEL BRACING

CUSTOM STEEL PORTAL FRAMING PRE-FAB PANEL + FLASHING INFILL SLAB BOLTED CONNECTION PERIMETER FOUNDATION

2" RIGID INSULATION BOARD STEEL PANEL CONNECTION 5-PLY CLT PANEL INTERIOR DRYWALL + GYPSUM BOARD

11 STEEL PLATE CONNECTOR 12 GLULAM PRE-FAB BEAM 13 C-CHANNEL GLASS SYSTEM SELECTED WORKS 21

Passisve systems considerations: solar power

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Passisve systems considerations: domestic-scale biogas processing

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YOUTH EMPOWERMENT CENTER WESTHAVEN, CHICAGO, IL

THE HEART OF PLACEMAKING CREATING AN ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY (2021), UNDER PROFS. BRYANT PITAK, PETE LANDON

Develops an empty lot near the Kinzie Industrial Corridor on the Near West Side. The proposed community center stands as a haven for the youth allowing new

Utility Backbone

Circulation Core

educational and activity opportunities to foster growth and exploration. The Center is a monumental moment in a community that was previously without many youth programs.

Activating Green Space

Encompassing Envelope

W DIVISION ST

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Learning Garden

Classrooms

Plan Isometric 26 SELECTED WORKS

Dynamic Circulation

North Elevation

South Elevation

East Elevation

West Elevation

Surround Space to Protect

Uplift Front Face

Respond to Light Conditions

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Culturally empowering opportunities

Community From Day to Night

Universally Adaptive Structure Activities for both the community and users of the youth center are housed under structurally adaptive systems, allowing a truly mixed-use programming anyone can access.

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Vibrant atmosphere

Universal Access

to learn and play

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The Heart of Westhaven

Section Detail of Atrium Stairs 30 SELECTED WORKS

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

NOT A BOOKSHELF 2019, 36”x14”x54”, FITTED PLYWOOD

This built object amplifies a compelling relationship with Maus, a graphic narration of World War II,

and

the

internal

impact

made

between

the reader and the characters of the novel themselves. More than providing storage, the object physically manifests the emotional piercing of the heart when reacting to the contents of the book, forcing one to experience empahty.

Right: Concept Illustration; Left: Constructed Model

EXPOSURE: PHENOMENAL EXPLORATION 2019; PARTNERED WITH RISHI SINGH

Chicago’s Northerly Island fills all of the five sensesthe wind in one’s ears, the smell of the lake and salt, the crunch of gravel and debris as one scales the large rocks. A shelter was proposed to be placed at the farthest edge of the site, to emulate the debris and ice cracking along the shoreline.

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3/4” = 1’0”

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