portfolio
palynn sitachitt
rĂŠsumĂŠ work experience august 2015-june 2016 designer steinberg architects san francisco, ca, usa specialized in mixed use, hotels, and residential projects. tasks includes BIM documentation, 3D modeling, graphic representation and renderings. august 2014 - may 2015 teaching assistant architectural representation I + II washington university in st louis. st louis, mo convey hand and computer drafting skills to first year graduate student. responsible for bi-weekly individual student critiques and group discussions. august 2013 - may 2014 exhibition design team washington university in st louis. st louis, mo design and curate internal and external exhibitions, amongst students and professionals. june 2013 - august 2013 architectural design intern duangrit bunnag architect (dblap). bangkok, thailand work in a model shop, building physical models of designs ranging in scale, from product design to commercial projects. june 2012 - august 2012 architectural design intern a49 architect. bangkok, thailand assist a design team with tasks including climate and site studies, drafting, physical modeling, and initial design solutions. june 2012 - august 2012 design intern tm design. bangkok, thailand graphic representations, post production imaging, and material research
education august 2012 - may 2015 master of architecture, with honors washington university in st louis. st. louis, mo may 2014 - july 2014 study abroad, barcelona, spain washington university in st louis. st. louis, mo august 2011 - may 2012 master of architecture candidate university of florida. gainesville, fl august 2007 - may 2011 bachelor of arts in economics minors in architecture and architectural history university of virginia. charlottesville, va
recognitions
award nominee hugh ferriss award for excellence in architectural representation
washington university in st. louis competition winner year end show (yes) exhibition 2014 designed + built st louis, mo approach publication selected student works fall 2012, spring 2013, fall 2013, spring 2014 washington university in st louis
skills computer adobe photoshop adobe illustrator adobe indesign adobe after effects adobe premiere pro arc gis auto cad grasshopper rhinoceros revit vray render for rhino microsoft office t-spline
others ceramics culinary arts hand drafting metalworking photography-digital/film physical modeling sketching woodworking
interests american institute of architects associate NCARB licensure or equivalent
languages fluent in: english thai
contact (pa)lynn sitachitt a
92 punnawithi 43 sukhumvit 101 rd. bangkok 10260, th
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5 embarcadero w apt329 oakland, ca 94607
institute of molecular gastronomy critic: adrian luchini location: st. louis, mo size: 30,000 sqf
brief
[thesis] the sophistication of sciences and arts in the making process of molecular gastronomy, the so-called “modern-cuisine,� is often available to very specific target groups. this institute not only seek to expand, educated, and entertain the greater public, but it also synthesizes with the neighborhood as a new language of urban infill. through transparencies, the new architecture exposes itself to its context as a narrative which interchanges and connects an experience of molecular gastronomy.
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+78.00’ 2 primary beams
3 secondary beams
4 cable system
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5 tertiary beams
+51.00’ 6 inverted spider glass curtain wall system
7 columns support 8 concrete walls leveling with parti walls
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elevations
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elevations scale 3/32” : 1.00’
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scale 1/8” : 1.00’
plans
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concept diagram
stalagmite with alicia ajayi, competition, first prize location: steinberg hall, st. louis, mo size: 1,800 sqf [exhibition space]
brief
exhibition is designed for graduating class of 2014, the year end show, at washington university in st louis. design competition winners in collaboration with alicia ajayi. built in spring 2014. the conception of stalagmite was inspired by what is above and “grows� like the rock formation that ascends from the ground in a cave environment. the angled lines of the display responds to the triangulated geometry of the dynamic ceiling in steinberg gallery. the display itself is an extruded triangle, with a pair of faceted surfaces on each side of the prism. exhibitions often present the opportunity to explore one’s thoughts and process through their craft. the unitized system allows for flexibility in shape, as well as arrangement in the open gallery space.
unit variations one unit can be placed both vertically and horizontally to convey different experiential effects. assembly diagram
elevation
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octave housing critic: anna ives location: st. louis. mo size: 40,000 sqf
brief
the octave housing recomposes the site as a new st. Louis artistic scene, reconnecting the submerged metrolink station, and grand boulevard above. this 100-unit housing project promotes the artist living and performance space within the units, as well as a pleasant living environment for the non-artists. every two units are designed to emerge, creating a shared courtyard that overlooks the artists’ performance ground. the project introduces a full range of pitch to the city, reactivating the people, the cultures, and the urban fabric.
entrace - grand boulavard
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study models
translucent material blurs seperation between inside and out can be experience in
shared courtyard
walkway to living units
provideds a shared space between two living units to promote social interactions
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ground floor plan
typical plan
massing concept
two bedroom loft
one bedroom loft
typical units layout shared courtyard one bedroom
one bedroom
one bedroom
one bed room loft
two bed room loft
one bed room loft
apartment unit
two bed room loft
unit plans one bedroom
one bedroom loft
two bedroom loft
level 1 level 1
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level 2
level 2
level 2
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residential units
entertainments +
direct access to grand boulevard
longitutional section
+ shops artists’ residential units
ground access at metrolink station
residential units
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artists’ courtyard + residence
is a space activation among both the artists and the non-artists living in the compound.
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fdr visitor center critic: robert mccarter location: roosevelt island, ny size: 40,000 sqf
brief
a proposal of study and visitor’s center as an addition to louis kahn’s four freedom park, roosevelt island, new york. responding to kahn’s holistic monumental statement, this project focuses on the details, interlocking and intertwining of parts in which create a whole.
concept sketches, light studies, spatial relationships
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ground level plan the main entrance consists of cafe, bookshop and opens up to a scenic ramp over the river to arrive at the intepretive center. the east side houses a meeting room and a center courtyard.
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residential levels plans
has direct accessiblity to the research labs and library unlike the public.
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concrete interior wall, refracted light from glass floor below
five-ply glass floor bounced light from water
structural wall
wall section - interpretive center south west
intepretive center interior
wall section - interpretive center north frosted glass display walls
glass floors supported by steel beam
egress enclosed within structural wall
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pheonix artist retreat critic: chandler ahrens location: phoenix, az size: 20,000 sqf brief nesting in a desert landscape of pheonix, arizona, the project takes the idea of biomimicry as an adaptation to create the most suitable environment for the climate. the project studies a cresting behavior of saguaro cactus as ways to organize space and experience.
concept sketches
section a
section b
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wire model
interior render
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concrefact critic: pablo moyano location: st louis, mo size: 50,000 sqf
brief
testing the limits and new innovations of concrete are the driving force of this project. initially conceptualizing with an artifact, then formulate the complexity and systematize those to architectural design. the building houses laboratories, classrooms, and an atrium that circulates the connections between them all.
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plan development diagram
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plans
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section
facade opening diagram
elevation light studies
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exterior view - south
exterior view - north
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professional work
west san fernando office
courtesy of steinberg architects location: san jose, ca size: 718,000sf
brief
responding to the client and city’s desire to attract large tenants, a typical office floor plate averages 52,000 sf and is serviced by two central elevator cores. a centralized core with building services gives the building flexibility to service multiple tenants and the floor plate cuts in and out to maximize natural light. due to its urban surroundings and recent trends in creating hospitable office spaces for employees, shaded outdoor terraces are offered for employees to gather, retreat, work or simply enjoy views that extend to the santa cruz mountains and diablo mountain range.
above grade parking lobby and retail floor
typical office floors
amenity terrace
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radiation study
west elevation
south elevation
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vicinity plan
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drawings, collages, writings
brief
exploration in architecture expands beyond the computer for me. these are some other ways I practice to test out possibilities and ideas. the boundlessness nature of these media allows endless generations of established and new relationships.
mapping through time
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projection on grand blvd.
Dear Architecture, The parallelistic nature of you and I ebbs in the precipitancy of life. We are both at fault for this, and it is time we make amends. It is only when I slow down that I am able to dwell upon your lineage and the stories you sequester and project. You are a bookmark frozen in the pages every fragment a monument to the minutia and all of humanity’s past. You have endured graciously diluted in the background and while I write you in reverence, I must request your resurgence to awaken me. Please, slow me down, slow us all down with your stories, tactility and prognostications about the future. Although inaudible, we used to communicate more. It was in your adornment I saw reflections of myself. Not through your representational friezes but through the chiseled pocks which left me gazing back to my hands envisioning your consummation. Your matter came from somewhere — the forest, the quarry, the ground — not the factory shelf. This material was then formed and infused with qualia perceived subjectively by us all but perceived nonetheless. You have since grown mute from the flatness of the standardized sheets, boards, and panels. I assure you this is not an atavistic call but rather a request that you once again speak to me through your tactility — not merely your form. It seems I have lost you veiled in the ramified systems of the networked world. I thought that through grasping at the strands I could stitch together a more true image of what you mean. As if everything could be understood via its connections rather than in its own idiosyncrasies. I realize my fault in this and wish to give you the space to be singular again. In return I ask for you to be progressive — do not cede to be reactionary to the queues of your context. Your capacity manifests in your ability to look beyond your milieu and emerge anew. In doing so you might create a world in your image rather than succumbing to be a representation of the world. Perhaps in earnest this is a request upon myself, for you are a parallel of me, if only through my eyes, but I give you your voice and choose to listen or neglect. Am I adept in my discourse to give you the bravado to speak for our times? Can I imbue your assemblage with a communicative craft? Do I have the confidence to let you set the tone of our conversation and breed denizens akin to your altruism? For our sake we hope.
dear architecture competition with christopher taurasi
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thank you