Architecture Portfolio

Long Lau

Name: Contact: School:

Long Lau longtlau@gmail.com Cal Poly SLO

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Long Lau

Pursuing entry level designer position to assist in projects and to collaborate in a team with the anticipation of making positive impacts in communities with architecture.

Work Experience

Architectural Intern | West of West

LA | Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

• Participated in Echo Park Co-living AIA 2022 NEXT LA Merit award

• Assisted in presentational graphic drawings for design competition

• Participated in design collaboration and ongoing project sessions

• Fabrications of physical scaled models for client meetings and competitions

Info

Los Angeles

longtlau@gmail.com (626) 632-8882

PC Builder | ENIAC

LA | July 2021 - Sep 2021

• Managed quality control in Return Merchandise Authorization section

• Accounted damaged parts of PC by running system checks

Skills

3-D Modeling

• Rhino

• Autocad

• Revit

Adobe Softwares

• Photoshop

• Illustrator

• Indesign

Educational Travel

Rome Program | Cal Poly SLO

• Participated in designing the riverfront for class project

Rendering

• Lumion

• Enscape

• Twinmotion

Languages

Vietnamese Fluent Cantonese Native

Hobbies

Sep 2021- Dec 2021

LA Metro Program | Cal Poly SLO Jan 2021- Jun 2021

• Participated in an internship while in school

Education

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 2018-2023

• Bachelor of Architecture | 2023

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Table Of Contents

Breathing In Density (BID) 5th Year Thesis

Reproposing an alternative design option rather a capitalistic highrise apartment approach

Location: Tân Phú, Thành Pho Ho Chí Minh

Total ~900,000 sq. ft

Fall + Spring - 2023

The Alcove (TA)

Mix Use Building With Housing and Hotel | Winter + Spring LA Metro - 2022

Location: 1930 Wilshire Blvd STE 1100, Los Angeles, CA 90057

Total ~600,000 sq. ft

Winter + Spring - 2022

Automism Youth Establishment (AYE)

Mix Use Project For Transitional Youth Housing

Location: 1380 E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90021

Total ~200,000 sq. ft

Winter + Spring - 2021

Community Space center (CPC)

Revision of River Front and Housing Units

Location: Powell Bart Station, San Francisco

Total ~90,000 sq. ft

Fall - 2020

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Work Sample Fall + Summer 2022 6-13 14-21 22-29 30-33 34-37

Breathing In Density Ho Chi Minh City

Alternative to high energy dependent mixed-used residential high-rises densifying in the urban environment. Focuses on proposals of mid-rises densifying with sustainabie approach to reduce the carbon footprint; by employing the growings of urban vegetation to create a responsive environment to the hot-humid climate.

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Under Roof Social Spaces

Roof Top Experience

Eating Out Areas

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Interior Unit Bedroom

Northeast Facing Section

Grass Public

Exterior View and Pathing Experience 1/8” = 1’ Model

Gathering spaces

The Alcove

Seek to provide afforable housing with connectivity and public marketplace opportunities for the community. A mix of retail types is included in the design as well as a homeless shelter to help people in need getting back into society.

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Ground floor used as structural podium Mass carved for public space Indentation of walls for nested experience Indent to make balcony space Massing filled with double height units Interior mass removed for double height spaces Mass carved for public space Connect to park front Removed for courtyard Removed mass to make community space and double height corridor

Double Height and Interior Experience Relationships

Courtyard Social Spaces Interior Social Spaces

Floor Courtyard, Micro Units, Urgent Care

Housing

Restaurants

Floor Housing Units, Hotels, Social Spaces, Restaurants 1 2

3rd

6th Floor

Units 2nd Floor, Hotels, Social Spaces,

5th

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West South Longitudinal Section East West Facing Elevation

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South West Facing Elevation South West Facing Cross Section

Automism Youth Establishment

Providing housing opportunities to struggling youths at risk of homeless or experiencing homelessness. The programs are designed to help the troubled young minds come together in community spaces.

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Mass carving for circulation and skylight

Introduced ramp circulation

Introduced community platforms to massing

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Community Spaces

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Housing Unit

Community Space

Double height transitionary units

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North Facing Section

1” Air Gap Rigid Insulation

11th Floor

10th Floor

5th Floor

4th Floor

3rd Floor

Ground Floor

Perforated Metal Panels Cladding Clips

Girt

Thermal Clips

Insulation

WRB

Fireblock

3/8” Gypsum

Terra Cotta Eco 22

6” Steel Cold Frame

SL6L TUWH Linear Suspended Light

Winter Sun 40 Degree

Springkler

Duct HVAC Distribution

Summer Sun 75 Degree

Corregated Metal

Acoustic Absortion Foam

6” Concrete

Rigid Insulation & Vapor Retarder

4” Compact Sand

4” Gravel

Pier Foundation To Bedrock

East Facing Section

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Scale 1-1/2”=1’ 0’ 5’ 15’

Creating resourceful spaces to encourage community engagements next to a metro station. The programs in each level provides different experience throughout the building. In connecting the different experiences, the similar vegetation experiential circulation is provided on the exterior to tie everything together.