(2024-SCI-Arc) Karlson Ty Archi Portfolio

Karlson Spencer Ty

Architecture Portfolio

Master of Architecture II SCI-Arc

Contents

Competitions

• Artestuctura............................................................pp. 3-8

• Volcabin.....................................................................pp. 9-11

Academic Work

• ASDEH......................................................................pp. 12-14

• Uber Melbourne Vertihub..........................pp. 15-16

• Biblioteca Jardin.........................................................p. 17

Office Work

• The Hybrid Center............................................pp. 18-21

• C House.................................................................pp. 22-25

• Glass House........................................................pp. 26-29

Karlson Spencer Ty

This portfolio is a compilation of my undergraduate designs, office experience, and personal works. I am a dedicated student with a relentless passion for sharing ideas, community service, and computational design. I plan to pursue a comprehensive understanding of the buildings and urban fabric by furthering my architecture education and seeking to go beyond what is provided today by collaboration and academic research.

Miscellaneous Work

• Other Work Experience........................................p. 30

• Photography.................................................................p. 32

• Passion Timeline | Carousels..................pp. 33-34

• QR Code...........................................................................p.34

Artestructura

Gaudí La Coma Artists’ Residences

Competition Announcement: Feb 2023

Competition (Office Work): Architectural Volumetric Composition Competition (Mongrel)

Date Finished: December 2022

Type: Built Competition: Residential Dwellings

Location: Huesca, Spain

Lot Area: 2.374 ha

Project Role: [3d, floor plan and interior render of the Hostel and Coworking, post-process of the aerial perspective, landscape, project brief diagrams, body copy, layout and scheduling]

Other members:

Aranda, K. [Facade, form exploration, structural and volumetric compositions, site arches axonometric diagram and design framework]

Lopez, A. [3d, floor plan and render of the Workshop and Artist Residence interior, post-process, site diagrams and render of the main perspective]

Joson, G. [Body copy, consultation and ideas generation]

Software: Design [Rhinoceros 3d and Grasshopper]

Visualization: [Lumion, Vray, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator]

Documentation: [Notion, Google Docs, and Sheets]

Gaudí

Competition

Roof Morphology Project Brief

Artestructura aims to spearhead a sustainable complex for artists and enthusiasts encompassing the ideals and principles envisioned by Antoni Gaudí A community of integration and collaboration where the cultural and social activities of La Puebla de Fantova shall seamlessly integrate with the complex. Visitors will be able to explore freely and exchange ideas with artists and the townfolk within the intriguing built-form nestled gently on the slopes and lush vegetation of the site.

The skeletal structural framework explores arches in tension. This system is used in spaces like the workshop and coworking hub to free up the interior volume by placing the arches on the exterior. Compressive catenary arches are used on semipublic and private spaces to create a more intimate and immersive experience. This strategy exposes users to the proposed dynamic architectural tectonics reminiscent of Gaudí’s playful works.

Mapping Path

(c) Buildner, Competition Organizer

Exploration and discovery as the driver for navigational mapping, paths, and nodes seamlessly negotiate the existing topography and vegetation. This strategy influences one to meander different pathways that may lead to spontaneous encounters of new building volumetrics, activities, or user interactions.

The manipulation of surfaces carves and creates slices to provide necessary light and ventilation.

Structural Typologies

The sizes of the arches vary from one another to mimic the dynamic archways of the town. They act as portals that move users from one location to another seamlessly.

Huesca, Spain (Site)

La Puebla de Fantova

Pattern Language

The volumes employ a structural syntax that integrates the catenary arches as they slice the volumetric silhouette of buildings in the town. Scale and proportion are achieved through the placement of the arch slices based on the town’s inherent pattern and texture.

Structural Elements

Overall, this results in a poché that evokes an equilibrated structural form. Moreover, it is propagated in an array fashion, guided by the dominant axis of each footprint, closely mimicking the volumetric legibility of the town.

Design Framework

Landscape Morphologies

The building footprint is designed as compact as possible, optimizing navigation and minimizing natural distances. The paths are wide enough for the usage of handheld tools for harvesting and maintenance. The low-rise buildings provide ample sunlight for the trees to flourish. The existing olive and almond trees provide both explosive and privacy for the users.

Design Evolution

1. Defining Points - from site parameters to create axes of interconnections.

Main Vista Points

Secondary View Points

Tertiary View Points

2. Radial Divisions - Radii offsets are created from main points to measure overlaps for site circulation.

3. Path Explorations - Undulating paths that circulate, intersect, and navigate the whole site.

4. Space Activation - Activity space footprints with respect to existing natural ground cover.

5. Topography Emulation- Proper fitting of volumes on site topography that optimizes positioning with minimal disturbance.

6. Views Layering - View optimization both from the complex and La Puebla (town)

Modular Cabinet

Wall Partitions

Artists’ Residences Floor Plan

Gaudí

Workshop Floor Plan

Artist Residence

Workshop

Competition

Gaudí

Volcabin

Living on the Tectonic Boundary of Hawaii

Competition: Glamping A Glamorous Way of Camping

Announcement Date of Winners: September 2022

Type: Ideas Competition: Tourism Estate Developments

Location: Hawaii, USA

Lot Area: 4.303 ha

Project Role: [3d, and render of the site development plan and Volcabin, body copy, layout, scheduling and host of Zoom meetings]

Other members: Dy, K. [3d, interior render and post-process of Volcabin, ideas generation, and layout critique]

Bantugan, A. [3d and 2d of the site development plan, 3d and section of Volcabin]

Software: Design: [Rhinoceros 3d and Sketch Up]

Visualization: [Lumion, Enscape, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator]

Documentation: [Google Docs]

3rd Place Mauna Loa (Volcano)

Site Location

Chosen Island

Hawaii Trail

Summit and Rift Zones (Repeatedly Active)

Adjacent to and Downslope of Zone 1

Protected by Topography Slope Going Down

Volcabin

Competition

Concept

The Island of Volcanoes has left people in a convoluted state about whether they will live the next day or not. In Hawaii, the risk of volcanic activity is not a question of “If” but “When?” As we enter the Anthropocene epoch, the project responds to Hawaiians’ transient lifestyle, which pushes it to the research and development of volcanic building materials and considers the site’s lifecycle. The mesmerizing landscapes and leisurely pace of island life can lure tourists into relaxation and complacency. Thus, the project derives the concept of letting the tourist experience luxury and experimentation with new architectural forms.

The proposed glamping site aims to elevate the real estate in southeast Hawaii and provide privacy by placing it in an exclusive location away from the Volcano Village and Pahoa Real Estate. Moreover, the topography protects the project site, as shown in the Lava Flow Hazard Zone Map far from a hazardous area called the East Rift Zone.

The project also responds to the advocacy of the Pahoa Lava Zone Museum, which is to raise awareness of the constant volcanic threats to communities on all the Hawaiian Islands. It calls for action not to let the locals accept their fate but a way to convert their vulnerabilities into architectural innovation.

Site Development Plan

Aerial Perspective of the Whole Development

Project Entrance Volcabins

Driveway

Service Area

Area Outside the Safe Zone

Major Lava Flow Zone

Volcabin Section

Grass Surface

Metal Furring Ceiling System

Carcass in Rusty Metal Texture w/ Operable

Tempered Glass Window

Prefabricated

Volcanic Mud Brick

Metal Furring Ceiling System

Spiral Stairs in Rusty Metal Texture

Prefabricated

Volcanic Mud Brick

Volcanic Fume

Filtration Purifier

Stilts (Tungsten)

Pile Cap Wire Horse Fencing

Wire Horse Fencing

Porous Cinder

Dry Well

Porous Cinder

Loose Cinder

Sleeping Area

Volcabin

Competition

ASDEH

Aquaponics Sustaining, Developing and Engaging Humans

World Architecture Community Student Award, 30th Cycle

Academic Term: Architecture Design 7 (4th Year Studio)

Date Finished: January 2019

Instructor: Ar. Maria Lourdes Rigunay

Type: Recreational, Agriculture, Urban Planning

Location: Kamuning, EDSA, Philippines

Lot Area: 4.393 ha

Acknowledgements: Class Representative (Finalist)

Other members: Magno, K. [3d and render of the site, architecture details, scale model, body copy and layout]

Lapeña, B. [Site data, 3d and render of the design features and EDSA bridge, scale model, ground, interior renders and post-process]

Sulit, L. [Site data and scale model]

Yap, C. [Site data, 3d and render of the design features and EDSA bridge, scale model, ground, interior renders and post-process]

Project Role: [3d of building, render of floor plan, scale model ground renders, axonometric diagram, post-process and aerial shot]

Software: Design: [Rhino and SketchUp]

Visualization: [Lumion, Vray, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop]

Documentation: [Google Docs, Sheets, and Microsoft Word]

Project Brief

Epifanio de Los Santos Avenue in the Philippines, more commonly known by its acronym EDSA, is a major thoroughfare of Manila. Millions of people pass by the major highway, slowly transforming the image and function of the adjacent spaces along EDSA. People using the significant highway experience severe traffic congestion daily, with massive carbon dioxide emissions and street chaos having varying levels and informal street vendors. It created a conflict within the framework of the place where EDSA does not support the areas around it.

ASDEH seeks to change the future of the EDSA Kamuning area in the coming 2030. It reconnects the relationship between the local area and EDSA to support livelihood and inspire the people.

Site Dev Plan

EDSA Kamuning Condition (2018)

Actual aerial shot using a drone (Phantom 4)

Conditions

Design Considerations Design Solutions

Garden Flyover

Design Concept

The urban fabric is the physical element supporting the way of life in cities. This fabric influences the movement and actions of people. In the project context, the urban fabric restricts the behavior of these people, which creates a conflict between the built environment (EDSA) and public life.

EDSA does not support the people within it. On the contrary, the concept allows the urban fabric to be formed by the users, creating an environment that weaves them together. Based on the stakeholder analysis conducted on the Kamuning site, agriculture or resourcesproducing typology is feasible and helpful to the site. Aquaponics can give livelihood to the informal settlers around the area while producing products for the nearby Nepa Q-Mart.

Site Evolution

Existing Elements

• Traffic congestion

• Informal settlers

• Lack of green space

• Buildings that cause urban blight.

• Public and private vehiclesunderground

• Pedestrian- ground

• Segregation of people and vehicles

corner of the site

• Separate underground access makes the vehicles not be involved in the public.

Aquaculture and Hydroponics- positive outlook to the stakeholders

• Animation of space

• Recreation of movement of the old function

• Minimize noise coming from the MRT

• Hexagon modules

• Versatility rendering a smooth transition

• Low-e glass to minimize ultraviolet light

EDSA Kamuning not supporting the local community and only acts as a major highway

ASDEH connects the informal settlers working/selling products from the Aquaponics to the residents for their daily needs.

Uber Melbourne Vertihub

Urban Air Mobility

Academic Term: Architecture Design 10 Thesis (5th Year)

Date Finished: June 2020

Thesis Adviser: The late Ar. Clarissa Avendaño

Type: Public Transportation

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Lot Area: 9.678 ha

Acknowledgements: Featured in Architecture Thesis Catalogue 2020

Software: Design [Rhinoceros 3d, Grasshopper, and Revit]

Visualization: [Lumion, Rhinoceros Render, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator] Media: [Premiere Pro]

Documentation: [Microsoft Word and Excel]

A Small Step to Reality

This research was presented to Gary Gib Chief Strategy Officer & President Asia Pacific of Landrum and Brown Aviation Consultant in Melbourne Australia, 2020

Uber Mel Vertihub

Departure Flow

It operates akin to a small airport for eVTOLs located on the periphery of urban and suburban areas (lying outside the urban growth boundary). It is the most extensive UAM infrastructure, a central site for eVTOLs flying in a geographical location, and at least one vertihub in each city. There should be operators for maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) operations. (Robin Lineberger, 2019).

Legend

Vertihub eVTOLs

eVTOLs Security Check Virtual Reality

Uber Gallery Health Screening Pedestrian Vehicles

Gruen Transfer Augmented Reality

Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles are the types of aircraft used for UAM and Uber Air ridesharing (Elevate, 2019).

Vertihub Right Elevation

Biblioteca

Jardin

Extention to the National Library of the Philippines

Academic Term: Architecture Design 8 (4th Year Studio)

Date Finished: March 2019

Instructor: Ar. Ahmadzadeh Sepideh

Type: Education and Recreation

Location: Kalaw Ave, Ermita, Manila, Philippines

Lot Area: 1.802 ha

Software: Design: [Rhinoceros 3d, Grasshopper, and Revit]

Visualization: [Watercolor, InDesign, and Illustrator]

Documentation: [Microsoft Word and Excel]

Longitudinal Section

The design proposal of the Daniel Burnham Plan is to integrate parks, open spaces for recreational activities, bayfronts, well-proportioned buildings of reinforced concrete, and such. With that, the concept of Jardin (garden) has been incorporated inside and outside the proposed project.

Therefore, this concept will translate Biblioteca Jardin into a classical library with some of the old legislative building’s character from 1928-1947. Moreover, it will be incorporated with innovation that adheres to the Daniel Burnham Plan to bring back the remnants of the past.

Evolution

Identify Constraints (Massing)

Circles

Tree of Knowledge Script

Connecting List

Adjusting shift list parameters

Projecting to 3d

The Hyrbrid Center De

La Salle Lipa Expansion

Office Work: Mongrel + Joey Yupangco and Associates

Date Presented: September 2022

Mentor: Ar. Gerard Joson and Dean Emeritus Joey Yupangco

Type: Project Proposal: Education and Recreation

Location: Lipa, Batangas, Philippines

Lot Area: 6010 sqm

Project Role: [Exterior render, 3d of the hybrid classrooms, area zoning, toilet floor plan, area tabulation, plumbing code compliance and presentation layout]

Other members:

Amado, L. [3d of the interior Hybrid Classrooms, site and interior diagrams, and macro animation]

Orui, A. [2d of the Hybrid Center, micro animation, area tabulation and site development plan]

Purcil, L. [3d of the Hybrid Center and Ovale- 2nd Proposal, area tabulation and site development plan]

Software: Design: [Rhinoceros 3d and Sketch Up]

Visualization: [Lumion, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator]

Documentation: [Notion, Google Docs, and Sheets]

Presented to the Board of DLSL

The Hybrid Center

Project Brief

De La Salle Lipa (DLSL) is a private Catholic Lasallian basic and higher educational institution in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. The project aims to construct more lecture spaces due to the increasing number of enrollees in the upcoming years, where students can use the space that responds to the COVID Pandemic.

Flexibility

Insertions and connectivity play a significant role when connections are needed to link lecture spaces. Moreover, The Hybrid Center questions users with ambiguity— Is it a walking area, a connection zone, or a new spatial volume?

The concept stems from an activated program sequence that can be expanded from semi-public spaces to private nooks. This response to the hybrid education setup (face-to-face and online lectures) is central to the pedagogy of senior high students.

Framing

A framing device plays a significant role in the modular assemblies, which makes this entire system versatile. Features such as presentation booths, food fairs, and social gatherings can be organized with minimal attention

Site Structural and Panel Systems

1- Site

Assembly Diagram

3- Framing

2- Spine

4- Panels

5- Enclosure

Single Module

Double Module (3x6)

Double Module Expansion (6x6)

Frame Flexibility

The Hybrid Center

Area Zoning

Oval(TrackandField)

BB Hall (Grade School)

The Spine

The corridor shows porous external skins combined into programmable wall panels that allow engagements within its perimeter. Thus, it makes the space a whole architectural unit and an exterior space in itself. Furthermore, the porous corridor provides natural ventilation that prevents the virus from accumulating.

The Hybrid Center

Cohub | HB (Lecture Space) Auditorium

The tiered seating (Cohub) allows students to sit down and do their homework simultaneously, utilizing the space underneath and having a view of the oval. Moreover, private rooms (HB- Lecture Spaces) are provided beside the Cohub if students need privacy. Incorporating furniture in the open spaces synergizes the project and the surroundings

This assembly space caters to learners for hosting events and social gatherings. Furthermore, the space around it (Centen- Sports Facility) blends with the function of this area, thus making the proposed project adaptable.

House

Office Work: Mongrel

Date Finished (Contract Documents): January 2022

Type: Residential

Site Location: Quezon City, Philippines

Lot Area: 962 sqm

Project Role: [Door and window schedule, elevation, area tabulation, render, post-process and specs writing]

Other members:

Arzadon, N. [Schematics, floor plan, facade details, specification writing and supplier coordination]

Lopez, A. [Schematics, floor plan, 3d of exterior, render, post-process and electrical layout]

Software: Design [Rhinoceros 3d]

Visualization: [Vray, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator] Documentation: [Notion, Google Docs, and Sheets]

Living with Nature (Courtyard)

The name of the structure comes from the shape of the floating wood facade, and the splayed roof overhang projecting on the front elevation. As the owners enter their home, they are welcomed with a space that allows light and vegetation to let the users forget about the things that they worry in life.

Along with the mixture of materials (solid wood cladding flutted on the concrete wall, adobe natural stone and cast-in- place concrete in beton brut finish), this renders an interior of natural beauty.

Arch Details

Floating

Door Schedule

23 standard doors and 14 supplier doors, with a total of 37 doors, are designed to accommodate different users (owner, the person using a wheelchair, nannies, and drivers). Sliding doors are also used to connect the exterior part of the interior; moreover, a jalousie glass stack door is for privacy and natural ventilation.

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom Hallway

Living Room

C House

Window Schedule

32 windows and 14 transom windows, with a total of 46 windows are designed to adapt to the varying forms of the facade, at the same time provide adequate light and ventilation.

Glass Villa

Vacation Rental

Office Work: Mongrel

Date Started: March 2022

Mentor: Ar. Ge Joson

Type: Project Proposal: Hospitality

Location: Indang, Cavite, Philippines

Lot Area: 2050 sqm

Project Role: [3d, render of floor plan, door and window schedule, interior elevation, and supplier coordination]

Other members: Amado, L. [3d of the roof, site render, architecture details, gutter, and client coordination]

Software: Design: [Rhinoceros 3d and Grasshopper]

Visualization: [Lumion, Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator]

Documentation: [Google Sheets]

Glass Villa

Site Development Plan Project Brief

The Glass Villa is one of the 3 proposed villas for Airbnb services. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the project is greeted with natural landscape which will be designed by a landscape architect. The existing vegatation allows the customers to unwind from their everyday reality.

One of the main challenge of the site is that the rear part is sloping down. Hence, the structures adapts to the site by following it’s topography. Pavements and bricks are incorporated to let users meander through the site. Furthermore, one of the intent of the project is to host gatherings such as weddings, small fiestas and events.

Form Exploration

Segregated Roof Double Gable Roof Flat Roof as Planes

Single Curved Roof Standing Seam Roof

Glass Villa

Office Work

Front Elevation Glass Villa Plan

Standing Seam Roofing

POOL LIVING DN DN DN DINING KITCHEN BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 1

50 MM x 100 MM x 2MM thk Tubular Purlins

100 MM x 100 MM Tubular Steel Column

M2 Panels

200 MM thk PSM 120 Panels

Skeletal Roofing

This effect features how the structural elements can be consistent with the purlins of the roof. Moreover, since the project has a limited budget, the space is utilized by incorporating light and ventilation to avoid letting the guest feel constricted. On top of that, the sliding doors and window frames are similar to the Glass Villa’s overall character.

M2 Panels

The M2 panels use a mesh system where the pipes and other electrical utilities may be integrated. After that, it is applied with shotcrete to form the appearance of a smooth finish.

Bedroom 1

Toilet and Bath

Glass Villa

Italpinas

2021

Since the files are surrendered, photos on the website and stock images are used to explain the task assigned.

B+ Arch.

CittàGrande and CittàAlta: PC.III and IV

Software: Revit • Excel

Type: Mixed-use

Primavera City, Cagayan De Oro •Parking and Unit Layout Revisions

•Model Troubleshooting: (Wall, column, CAD Link, floor, stairs and Room Separator alignment •Building Surface, Time Management Schedule and Wall Type Schedule

Project Description:

The building is composed of 4 phases, and this project is in the 3rd and 4th phases. It’s a mixed-use development that is zoned on the following levels:

•Ground floor-commercial

•2nd to 3rd Floor office spaces (PC. III) and hotel (PC. IV)

•4th to 11th floor residential (PC. III) and hotel units (PC. IV)

•13th to 30th floor residential (PC. IV)

Xevera Plaza

Software: Revit • Excel

Type: Residential Site: Brgy Tabun, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

•Lot Bearing

•Maximizing the number of units per floor at the same time consideringthe number of fire exits and parking required

•Calculation of the Building Surface: Gross Floor Area, Efficiency Ratio, Gross Saleable Area, FLAR and such

Project Description:

The project calls for identifying the most suitable site among the six lots provided. Then, the size of the lot is based on the technical description provided by the lot title. After that, the setbacks are considered, and then the number of units is maximized to ensure that it satisfies the optimal building surface.

Meralco Smart Home

Software: AutoCAD • Sketch Up • Lumion

Type: Residential Site: Ortigas, Pasig City

•Modeled the exterior, furniture, and site context of the project considering the same architectural language of the interior

•Exported axonometric diagrams to create different scenarios of the interior

Project Description:

The project aims to design a smart home showroom for Meralco. Along with a one-car garage for a Tesla Car and charger, one side is placed with glass panel windows to allow users to see what’s inside clearly. Beside the living room, a small exhibition space for smart gadgets is located to let the visitors explore different kinds of devices incorporated into the project or their own home.

As-Built Plan Generation

Software: AutoCAD

Type: Office

•Draft the existing dimensions, conditions, and adjustments such as furniture placement and interior partitions

•Proper assignment of layers to maintain consistency of the line weights and cleanliness of drafting

While updating the changes in the Revit model, the errors spotted are noted on the spreadsheet then after compiling it, the estimated duration is typed on a designated column. The wall schedule/ material takeoff in Revit is exported to excel and the finishes are added manually to produced a detailed list.

(c) Italpinas Website

Miramonti Green Residences I and II

Software: Revit • AutoCAD

Type: Mixed-use Site: Santo Tomas, Batangas

•Modular Toilet Export

•Removal of the supporting columns on the roof deck

Project Description:

The task is to determine the identical toilets in the residential area. Then, dimensions are added in AutoCAD for the clarification of the builder. Moreover, the columns are reduced on the roof deck for the solar panel revisions.

Master Plan Inventory Jewelry Set Design

Type: Residential Type: Design Exercise

•Assignment of labels to the houses according to their type using Autocadd

•Exploration on how architecture software and concepts can be used in other design fields (e.g., form, modularity, and ergonomics).

(c) Italpinas Website

(c) Exceljet

P. 30

PC. III

Other Work Exp. Misc.

Archi Projects

Photography

When I visit a foreign country, I notice the differences in architecture and people, which creates a snowball effect on how I design, from the intent, sociology, and tiny details. It molded how I perceive and understand the creativity around me.

Travel

Traveling, taking pictures, exploring film techniques relax my mind and empathize with others. It also helps me gain creative confidence and bring a different idea to the table.

King’s Cross Station Location: London, UK

December 2015

Supertree Grove Location: Singapore

January 2019

Sydney Opera House

January 2020

Location: Australia

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

December 2015

Location: London, UK

Shen Zhen Bao’an Int. Airport World Trade Center Transportation Hub

July 2019

Location: China

Location: NYC, USA

Friend’s Rest House Location: Laguna, Philippines

October 2022

Marina Bay Sands

January 2020

Location: Singapore

March 2016

Photography

Passion Timeline

These individual IG Carousels helps me test ideas in a short duration. At the same time, posting it gives me a sense of accomplishment, even if the concept is not used in the final export file. Furthermore, adding animation to my carousel enables me to explain and connect ideas from point A to point B. Whenever I have time, I write articles on LinkedIn to help me flow my ideas and express them appropriately. Finally, I post some of my videos and photos on Tiktok to reuse and utilize them via short-form content.

The

Parametric Carousel

In this carousel you will learn how to form simple patterns in a Nurb surface in Rhino and Grasshopper.

Karlson Spencer