KELLIE NGUYEN ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Glen Rose Mineral Water Map
TAKING THE TEXAS WATERS Critics: Sofia Krimizi and Kyriakos Kyriakou Team: Hannah Williams Spring 2019
Taking the Texas Waters is an intervention that speculates on how the presence of water manifests itself in a town’s rituals, tourism culture, and identity. At the beginning of the twentyfirst century, medical tourism saw a resurgence in Texas as tourists sought out authentic wellness experiences in their travels. Trends indicate that people are increasingly seeking out more natural, organic wellness solutions and desire to find respite from large cities. The presence of mineral water in a town could turn it into an attraction. Developers seized the opportunity to build a number of interventions that directly arose from the presence of mineral waters, including; wells, swimming pools, bathhouses, hotels, and mineral water bottling facilities. However, after World War I, the rise of modern medicine brought about a decline in popularity for mineral wells.
From our research, we identified Glen Rose as a town with rich layers of strata in the ground, sitting atop the Trinity aquifer and with a robust system of mineral wells that could support this experience. In its effort to differentiate itself from other small Texas towns as a unique tourist destination, Glen Rose capitalizes on the shift in the health tourism movement in modern times. Because the Texas Rule of Capture governs groundwater law and provides that a landowner has the right to pump groundwater accessible from beneath his or her property, the citizens of Glen Rose have decided to form a collaborative in which private businesses along the town square have utilized their individual right to collect groundwater and have pooled their resources together to convert the town’s central social space into a “wet town,” channeled through several wells across multiple properties.
In the Grand architectural tradition, citizens of Glen Rose “borrowed� the form of pools from rival mineral water towns and have taken inspiration from their travels to create replicas of their favorite pools from across the world.
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The town’s four quadrants cater to different programs associated with this natural resource, containing areas dedicated to bathing, swimming, drinking, and hospitality.
Pools transform into popular public spaces including a skate park in the town square, an amphitheater in the southeast block, or even utilizing pool covers as a trampoline playground. Glen Rose Site Plan
WEST CAMPUS MARKET Critic: Michael McCall Fall 2016
Austin’s compact West Campus area serves primarily as a housing district for college students studying at the University of Texas at Austin. As such, a market program would promote walkability by introducing the student population to the resources they seek within their own urban fabric. In seeking to activate the pedestrian level to mold a more open, operative locale for students, the market introduces an open courtyard that serves as an outdoor food hall for students to convene and for vendors to sell food products. This new scheme opens up the sidewalks by implementing a node of interaction within a neighborhood that was previously characterized by the activity of simply traversing to and from class.
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THE JOLLYVILLE BAHAI HOUSE OF WORSHIP Critic: Gary Wang Team: Hannah Williams Spring 2018
The Austin, Texas Jollyville Bahá'í House of Worship contains three distinct programs: the temple, a primary school for local children, and a residential area to house refugees of religious persecution. The primary school is taught by a visiting scholar and refugees who serve as teachers and live in the units along the northern edge of the temple, adjacent to a residential area.
The primary design aspect of the temple is the sweeping roof which covers the chapel, school, and the residences in a singular gesture. This religious center is established to spread the message of religious tolerance and to serve as a bridge between the international Bahá’í community and the local community.
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The roof swells up at the center of the complex while the floor plates of the second and third floors shift inwards to create a dome condition for the chapel.
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The exterior is wrapped in a wooden screen created with intersecting nonagons, as the number nine is a significant number in the Bahá’í faith.
SOUTH CONGRESS LIBRARY AND PLANETARIUM Critics: John Blood and Igor Siddiqui Fall 2015
As an avenue to experience local culture, South Congress Avenue offers a variety of experiences ranging from the spiritual to the commercial. The proposal to integrate a planetarium into a branch library along this corridor serves to introduce a mix-use building that enriches the wealth of educational experiences in Austin. Its purpose is to offer a community space that represents the local academic opportunities available- an asset of the city which induces both local pride among residents and brings people to South Congress from outside of Austin.
This proposal capitalizes on the idea that learning can be an activity that brings people together, as we all use our five senses as a medium to gain a better understanding of our environment. It is a shared human experience. The assimilation of curved surfaces along the ceiling of the second story offer an ambience within the library where one’s visual and tactile sense are heightened and provides readers with smaller intimate spaces for introverted reading as well as larger open areas to convene.
This ceiling seamlessly morphs into a planetarium in the center courtyard of the library, serving as a medial space that connects the spaces together.
UNEARTH: THE GRAND CANYON’S HIDDEN RELAM Critics: Justin Hirose, Erin Rice, and Terence Tien Team: Hannah Williams, Vanessa Astronoto, and Quan Ha Spring 2019
Each year, the Grand Canyon draws in millions of visitors from all over the world, the majority of whom never reach the depths of the canyon. Navigating the natural wonder poses significant obstacles, and many visitors find themselves simply peering over the rim into the landscape below. Unearth: The Grand Canyon’s Hidden Realm allows visitors of all ages and abilities to engage with one of the world’s most fascinating landscapes. Our guests embark on an immersive quest in search of a mythical civilization buried deep in the heart of the Grand Canyon. On their journey, they are able to take in the canyon’s unparalleled beauty from up close.
Unearth: The Grand Canyon’s Hidden Realm is a themed entertainment proposal that introduces visitors of all ages and abilities to a fully actualized land, inspired by legends from the Native American Hopi tribe, that enables them to actively engage with one of the world’s most fascinating landscapes. Guests embark on an immersive quest in search of clues to the location of a mythical civilization buried deep in the heart of the Grand Canyon. This mysterious subterranean city, tucked into the the base of Marble Canyon, is an oasis where guests can lodge at and enjoy a vast array of fun, interactive activities together.
Guests will board the S.S. Pikeminnow to traverse along the Colorado River. The boat captains provide travelers with their very own personal compass. Utilizing bluetooth low energy beacons, the compasses will “push” a hint to travelers that there is a hidden symbol in their vicinity.
Travelers will find this symbol in the canyon and then scan it using the compass’ touch screen interface. This will unlock a riddle on the compass’ LED retina display about the canyon that the travelers will work as a group to solve. Guests arrive at the location of Unearth at the bottom of Marble Canyon, docking at the Hidden Harbor by entering through the rocky overhang.
The destination remains underground and hidden from view in an effort to preserve the natural, uninterrupted landscape of the Grand Canyon. Unearth includes three major areas: Paayu Plaza, ECOasis, and the Prehistoric District. These three unique districts each exploring a different piece of the Grand Canyon’s story.
Travelling to Unearth is an authentic way for guests to explore the Grand Canyon’s ecosystems, gain an understanding of its rich geological backstory, and come to appreciate the cultural significance of the area.
KELLIE NGUYEN
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Education
University of Texas at Austin
Professional Experience
B.Arch, Bachelor of Architecture 2019
Walt Disney Imagineering Architecture Intern, June 2019- Present
Created Rhino 3D models, physical models, and drawings of schematic designs fo internal presentations
Perkins + Will Architectural Intern, Jun 2018- December 2018
Assisted in the design development and presentation of a pro bono retail renovat tools such as Sketchup, Photoshop, and Enscape to create renderings and diagra Picked up red lines for construction documentation of various commercial, civic, an including corporate office spaces and non-profit lodging for cancer patients, in Re resulting in productive client meetings
Adobe Student Representative, September 2015- June 2016
Planned, promoted, and executed Adobe product training workshops to amplify p word-of-mouth and social media Developed relationships and partnerships with various student organizations who experiences with Adobe products
Honors
Walt Disney Imagineering Imaginations Student Design Competition- Finalist
Team project selected as one of top 6 entries ranked nationally among over 280 s
Poetics and Pragmatics: A Studio Companion Guide- Kendall Hunt Publishing Selected works featured in publication
AIA Gulf Coast Green Student Design Competition, 2018 Awarded first prize in a regional design charrette challenge for outstanding urban Houston’s resiliency and sustainability
NGUYEN
Kellie.Q.Nguyen@Gmail.com KellieNguyen.com Linkedin.com/in/KellieQNguyen
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Professional Experience
B.Arch, Bachelor of Architecture 2019
Walt Disney Imagineering Architecture Intern, June 2019- Present Created Rhino 3D models, physical models, and drawings of schematic designs for various parks to review in internal presentations
Perkins + Will Architectural Intern, Jun 2018- December 2018 Assisted in the design development and presentation of a pro bono retail renovation project by utilizing digital tools such as Sketchup, Photoshop, and Enscape to create renderings and diagrams Picked up red lines for construction documentation of various commercial, civic, and community projects, including corporate office spaces and non-profit lodging for cancer patients, in Revit and Bluebeam Revu, resulting in productive client meetings
Adobe Student Representative, September 2015- June 2016 Planned, promoted, and executed Adobe product training workshops to amplify program activity through word-of-mouth and social media Developed relationships and partnerships with various student organizations who benefit from hands-on experiences with Adobe products
Honors
Walt Disney Imagineering Imaginations Student Design Competition- Finalist, 2019 Team project selected as one of top 6 entries ranked nationally among over 280 submissions
Poetics and Pragmatics: A Studio Companion Guide- Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2019 Selected works featured in publication
AIA Gulf Coast Green Student Design Competition, 2018 Awarded first prize in a regional design charrette challenge for outstanding urban design proposal addressing Houston’s resiliency and sustainability
Fabric Structures Student Design Challenge- BEACON Pavilion, 2018 Placed Top 3 in an international design competition presented by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI)
Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design Nomination, 2018 1 of 54 faculty-recommended candidates out of nearly 700 eligible students at the University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
Mike And Maxine K. Mebane Endowed Traveling Scholarship In Architecture, 2017 Design Excellence Award Nomination, Fall 2015 & Spring 2016 Outstanding design project nominated by studio course instructor to be recognized by faculty jury
Asian Pacific American Heritage Foundation Go-Green Art Contest Award, 2014 Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Scholarship, 2014 University Honors, 2014-2019 GPA above 3.50
Certifications Skills
Languages
LEED Green Associate, GBCI#: 11255939 Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Lightroom Premiere Pro
Autodesk
Revit 3DS Max AutoCAD 123D Make
English and Vietnamese, Native fluency Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, Elementary proficiency
ArcMap GIS Google Sketchup Rhinoceros 3D Bluebeam Revu