May Wang UCLA Portfolio by May Wang

MAY WANG Master of architecture i, ucla SELECTED WORKS 2015-2016

CONTENTS 02

A Normcore Sandwich

In the Thick of It

Yard Houses

Five Normal Houses

a Normcore Sandwich A.UD 412: Building Design Studio Instructor: Jimenez Lai Winter 2014 This project responds to the typical structure of the American office building, a descendant of the Chicago skyscraper organized by a tripartite system of atypical floors sandwiching a shaft of identical, repeatable plans. The building, a post-production studio, is an inversion of that idea - two supernormal office floors, which would otherwise form a system of structural and economic efficiency, are disrupted by building typologies not usually associated with the workplace. The typical floors retain their column grid and central core despite no longer being in a stacking condition that necessitates this arrangement.

Studio 1 Studio 3

Studio 2

Pavilion

Reception

Hangar

Programmatic Distribution

structural model

program organization

Steel Columns Shear Walls

Steel Truss

Steel Space Frame Steel Columns Steel Floor Plate

Vertical Circulation (Stairs)

Vertical Circulation (Elevator)

Steel Columns

Geodesic Steel Frame

Steel Columns Shear Walls

Structural Elements

structural organization

Structure: Axonometric

typical structure sandwiching atypical structure

A 18'-0"

18'-0"

15'-2 3/4"

20'-3"

81'-0"

31'-2 3/4"

20'-3"

17'-6 1/2"

20'-3"

18'-0"

B 20'-3"

27'-6 1/2"

17'-3"

18'-0"

90'-0"

ground floor plan

A 88'-7 3/4" 54'-2"

29'-0"

79'-1 1/2"

9'-2"

4'-4"

32'-10"

81'-0"

9'-0"

54'-5"

8'-0 3/4"

5'-3 1/2"

4'-8 1/2" 37'-8"

5'-1 1/2"

90'-5 1/4"

second floor plan

A 88'-7 3/4" 56'-7 1/4"

27'-9 1/2"

22'-9 3/4" 33'-3 1/4"

4'-10 1/4"

16'-4 1/2"

81'-0"

79'-1 1/2"

8'-9"

29'-11 1/4"

16'-5 1/4"

8'-4 1/2"

5'-6 3/4" 32'-1 1/4"

38'-6 1/2"

90'-5 1/4"

third floor plan

A 18'-0"

18'-0"

15'-2 3/4"

20'-3"

81'-0"

31'-2 3/4"

20'-3"

17'-6 1/2"

20'-3"

18'-0"

B 20'-3"

27'-6 1/2"

17'-3"

18'-0"

90'-0"

fourth floor plan

10'-10 1/4"

17'-0 1/4"

11'-4 1/4"

08 26'-0"

61'-10 1/4"

44'-9 3/4"

10'-9"

5'-4 1/2"

18'-9 3/4"

32'-11 1/2" 90'-0"

22'-1 1/2"

section a-A

10'-10 1/4"

17'-0 1/4"

13'-4"

14'-4"

25'-1 1/4"

61'-10 1/4"

5'-11 1/2"

33'-7 1/2"

section b-b 29'-7"

5'-4 1/2"

18'-9 3/4"

16'-4 3/4" 90'-0"

39'-11 3/4"

Typical vs. Atypical If what is “typical” is instantaneously recognizable through color, texture, and material, then the atypical can be defined by its contrast.

the “bread”

the “meat”

post-production studio #2

administrative office space 12

post-production studio #3

pavilion

post-production studio #1

hangar space 13

In the Thick of It A.UD 401: Technology Core Instructor: Erin Besler Group members: Jade Narrido, Peter Boldt Le Corbusierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maisons Jaoul has been described as a physical and conceptual confrontation between two different material approaches: the primitive and the industrial. Whereas Corbusier was concerned with their combination solely on the elevation of the exterior, this project shifts the conversation of material confrontation to the wall section. The interchangeability of materials has implications on the thermal performance of the wall section as well as on ideas of domesticity and the interior. In this project, two thermally equivalent wall section schemes are created - one with a primitive exterior and industrial interior, the other with an industrial exterior and primitive interior. 14

precedent study model

roof section model

Maison Jaoul: Thermal Properties

Maison A Northeast Elevation

Northwest Elevation

Height (ft.)

10 3

Length (ft.)

Composite Wall Material Values

Masonry Wall (Brick, Plaster)

Wood Panels (Plywood, Air Cavity, Plywood)

Table of Material Properties

U-Value

Total Resistance

1.75 (W/m2K)

0.57 (m2K/W)

U-Value

Total Resistance

1.83 (W/m2K)

0.55 (m2K/W)

Concrete Vault/Beam (Concrete, Plaster)

Window Pane (Glass)

U-Value

Total Resistance

2.35 (W/m2K)

0.43(m2K/W)

U-Value

Total Resistance

5.56 (W/m2K)

0.18 (m2K/W)

U-Value (W/m2K)

Material

Thickness

Conductivity

Resistance

Plaster, Dense

0.500 in.

0.50 W/m2K

0.03 m2K/W

Brick, Outer

12.125 in.

0.84 W/m2K

0.37 m2K/W

Glass

0.250 in.

0.00 W/m2K

0.00 m2K/W

Concrete

12.125 in.

1.40 W/m2K

0.22 m2K/W

Plywood

0.200 in.

0.14 W/m2K

0.09 m2K/W

Air Cavity

0.813 in.

0.14 W/m2K

0.09 m2K/W

3.00

6.00

EDGE CONDITION STUDY - PLANS

OVERLAID EDGE CONDITIONS - PLA SECTION PROFILES SE

SECTION A

MAISON A, SECTION B

MAISON B, SECTION D

MAISON A, SECTION C

MAISON A, SECTION A MAISON B, SECTION E

MAISON A, SECTION C MAISON B, SECTION F

MAISON A, SECTION B

MAISON B, SECTION E SECTION COMPOSITE

MAISON B, SECTION D

MAISON B, SECTION F

SECTION COM

Concrete Slab

Brick Wall

Brick wall

Plywood Panel

MAISON A | EAST FACADE Concrete Slab SCALE: 1’ = 3/32”

Concrete Slab

MAISON B | SOUTH FACADE SCALE: 1’ = 3/32”

Glass Panel

Concrete Slab

Plywood Panel Brick Wall

Brick Wall

Brick wall

Concrete Slab

BRICK WALL

Glass Panel

Brick wall

SECTION D | SCALE: 1’ = 1/12”

Concrete Slab

Brick Wall

Glass Panel

Plywood Panel

Brick Wall

Glass Panel

Concrete Slab

Brick Wall

SECTION A | SCALE: 1’ = 1/12”

Concrete Slab

Brick wall

Concrete Slab

PLYWOOD PANEL GLASS PANEL

Glass Panel

Plywood Panel

SECTION A | EDGE CONDITION

Concrete Slab

ete Slab

Plywood Panel

SECTION D | EDGE CONDITION

Concrete Slab

Plywood Panel

MAISON A | EDGE CONDITION OVERLAY SCALE 1/8” = 1’ Glass Panel Concrete Slab

Glass Panel Brick Wall

Glass Panel

Concrete Slab

Brick wall

Concrete Slab

Brick wall

Brick Wall

Concrete Slab

Edge Conditions: Sections

SECTION PROFILE OVERLAY

Glass Panel

E SE

Wall

Brick Wall

SECTION B | SCALE: 1’ = 1/24”

SECTION E | SCALE: 1’ = 1/24”

Glass Panel

MAISON A, SECTION A

Brick Wall Plywood Panel

MAISON A, SECTION B

Glass Panel

MAISON A, SECTION C

Concrete Slab

Brick Wall

MAISON B, SECTION D

MAISON B, SECTION E

MAISON B, SECTION F

SECTION COM

Concrete Slab

Brick wall

Plywood Panel

ete Slab

Concrete Slab

Glass Panel

Concrete Slab

SECTION C | SCALE: 1’ = 1/24”

Concrete Slab

Glass Panel

anel

SECTION F | SCALE: 1’ = 1/24”

Brick wall

Brick Wall

SECTION D | EDGE CONDITION

SECTION B | EDGE CONDITION

Brick Wall

Plywood Panel

Brick Wall

Concrete Slab

Brick Wall

Glass Panel

MAISON B | EDGE CONDITION OVERLAY Concrete Slab Concrete Slab SCALE 1/8” = 1’

Brick wall

Concrete Slab

Glass Panel

Plywood Panel

SECTION C | EDGE CONDITION

Concrete Slab

Plywood Panel

SECTION E | EDGE CONDITION

Concrete Slab

Glass Panel

Concrete Slab

SCALE AS INDICATED material edge conditions of maisons jaoul

Edge Conditions: Plan

Edge Conditions: Sections

SECTION PROFILE OVERLAY

Concrete Slab

Glass Panel

Brick wall

Glass Panel

EDGECONDITION STUDY

Concrete Slab

Glass Panel Brick Wall

Concrete Slab

Brick wall

anel

te Slab

E Glass Panel

Plywood Panel

Plywood Panel Brick Wall

Glass Panel

Brick Wall

d Panel

Concrete Slab

Brick wall

Brick Wall

EDGE CONDITION STUDY Edge Conditions: Sections

SCALESECTION AS INDICATED PROFILE OVERLAY

Concrete Slab

maisons jaoul: section models

maisons jaoul: section models with thermal overlay

Wall Materials, Like Coats Changing the thicknesses of different materials can make their thermal performance similar, but alters their fit and sectional profile.

Lowest R-Value

Windbreaker

Fleece Jacket

Raincoat

Peacoat

Highest R-Value

Down Coat

Materials 0 ≤ K ≤ 2 2

Coats: A Range of R-Values Coats: A Range of Thermal Performance

1.8 Cement, mortar Sandstone

1.6 Earth, dry

Sand, moist

Porcelain

Concrete, dense

1.4 Brick, dense Limestone

1.2 Soil, clay

K-Value (W/m∙K)

Soil, with organic matter Corian (ceramic filled)

Glass Pyrex glass

Ground soil, moist

Glass, window

0.8

Rock, porous volcanic

Asphalt

Asbestos‐cement board Plaster, sand

Gravel

Mica

Plasticine Muscle (pig)

0.6

Liver (dog)

Water

Potato, raw

Blood (plasma, human) Kidney (whole, human) Brain (whole)

Bitumen/felt layers Brick, hollow Wheat flour

Salmon (73% moisture content) Apple (85.6% moisture)

0.4

Brick, common

Cod (83% moisture content) Milk

Ground soil, dry Arterial plaque

Concrete, medium

Plaster, dense

Blood (whole, human) Heart (human)

Honey (12.6% moisture content)

Beef, lean (78.9% moisture) Bone

Fat (pig)

Asbestos

Epoxy

Block, building (dense) Cement, portland

Paraffin wax

0.2 Plywood

Wood, soft Strawboard Freon R‐12 (liquid)

Mineral wool Fiberglass Sawdust Hairfelt Cork insulation Neon (gas) Glass, wool insulation insulation Corkboard Kapok insulation Polyurethane Rockwool Oxygen (gas) Feathers Air, atmosphere Foamglass Balsa wood Felt Insulation Argon (gas) Isocyanurate Plastics, foamed (insulation) Polystyrene, expanded Silica aerogel

0 VacuumFreon R‐12 (gas) 0

Woodwool

Snow

Wood, hard Timber

Nylon 6, Nylon 6/6

Silicone cast resin

Paper

Fiberboard Ebonite Perlite Urethane foam

Methane (gas) Steam, saturated

Rubber, cellular

0.5

Teflon

Butter (15% moisture Block, building (light) Concrete, lightweight Skin (epidermis, human) Fat (human) content) Polyvinylchloride, PVC Fiber hardboard Fat (blubber, harp seal) Plaster, light Bitumen Acrylic glass Gypsum board Polycarbonate Olive oil Rubber, natural Hardboard Gasoline Leather, dry Plasterboard Sugar Ether Phenolic cast resins Block, building (thermal)

Neoprene

Sheep wool

Polyester

Sand, dry

Charcoal

Chalk

Urea formaldehyde (resin) Cotton

1.5

2 Density (g/cm3)

Index Materials: < K≤ ≤2 2 Index ofof Materials: 0 ≤0 K

2.5

3.5

10 5/8" 1'-2 1/2"

Wood Bow String Truss

Low-E Window Unit

4'-7 5/16"

Double-Paned Window

4'-8 1/8"

4'-9 7/16"

Oak mullion 4" width

Drop Down Ceiling

Zinc Cladding

11 1/8"

Sub-layer and finish layer tiles Stop-gap moisture barrier

Single-Pane Window

4'-11 3/16"

Substrate & Insulation

Guard Rail

1'-3 3/8"

3'-1 3/16"

2'-9 3/4"

Sod Roof Roof flashing Drainage

1'-4 7/8"

5'-4 3/16"

9 3/4"

Wood Window Frame

Single-pane window

3/4" Softwood 1" Floor Tile Finish

2'-4 15/16"

10 1/8"

Utility Trench

1" Softwood Wood Bottom Plate

3/8" Gypsum Wall Board

3/4" Finish-plywood wall

Sub Floor

Cavity

1'-5 9/16"

3'-6 7/16"

4" Spray Foam Insulation 4"3/4" Steel Plaster Stud Cavity

1" Softwood Cavity

3/4" Finish-plywood wall

6'-2 5/8"

3'-1 15/16"

1/16" Finish paint 3/4" Plaster

3'-7"

PEH Air and Vapor Barrier 1/16" Finish paint 3/8" Gypsum Wall Board

1" x 8" Oak Frame

3/4" Softwood

3'-11"

Utility Trench

Steel Column

1" Floor Tile Finish 35'-7 1/4"

33'-6 3/8"

5'-9 5/8"

6'-0 7/8"

Double-Paned Window 35'-0 1/16"

Single-pane window

37'-9 11/16"

4'-8 11/16"

Plywood Plate

2'-11 13/16"

3'-3 3/4"

Sub Floor

Brick, Air Gap, Brick

1'-2 13/16"

Tile layer

1' Steel Joist

3'-0 3/4"

Plywood Plate 2'-9"

Floor Plate Softwood, Cavity, Softwood

11 3/4"

1'-5 15/16"

4" Brick Veneer

Corrugated Concrete Decking

3/4" Softwood

2'-9 3/8"

2'-6 1/8"

Finish tile floor 1/2" Grout bed

Concrete Vault

Triple-Glazed Window

Cavity

11 11/16"

3'-2 5/8"

1" Softwood Masonry wall

3'-3 1/16"

Window sealant

Brick, Air Gap, CMU, Gypsum

1/2" Gypsum Board

Single-pane window

4" Steel Stud Cavity

Double-Paned Window

8" x 8" CMU

6'-3"

3/8" Gypsum Wall Board 6'-2 1/16"

Air gap

6'-3 15/16"

6'-1 9/16"

1 1/2" Softwood

10'-1 15/16"

1/2" Gypsum Board PEH Air and Vapor Barrier

1/4" Plaster

3/8" Gypsum Wall Board

2" Air Gap

5 3/4" Air Gap

Finish-plywood exterior panel 1" Thickness

2" x 6" Wood Stud 1'-1 7/8" 1'-9 1/8"

Concrete

3'-4 1/8"

Concrete

1'-0"

Concrete footing

3'-0"

2'-3 3/8"

Wood blocking 4" x 4"

1'-4 1/4" 4'-0"

1'-6 7/8"

1'-6 3/4"

3'-0" 1'-11"

6'-0"

6'-9 7/8"

Maisons Jaoul

California Primitive

International

Mason

Composite Sections

thermally equivalent building systems

Thermally Equivalent Wall Systems Scheme 1: Primitive exterior, Industrial interior

Gutter

12'-5 1/2"

Bow truss

5'-1 3/4"

Drainage pipes

Coarse brick

Gabion cage

7'-9 3/4"

9'-7"

34'-5 1/2"

Rubble infill

Air cavity

Ceiling truss

Steel stud framing 9'-5"

Rail

Metal cladding

Concrete foundation

exterior wall elevation

Industrial Interior: Elevations and Section

wall section

wall section - primitive exterior, industrial interior

Thermally Equivalent Wall Systems Scheme 2: Industrial exterior, Primitive interior

8'-5 1/2"

Aluminum cladding Rail

15'-3 3/4"

Concrete vault

5'-1 1/2"

Brick veneer

Planter

9'-7 3/4"

36'-4 1/2"

Drainage pipe

3'-0 1/4"

Loadbearing masonry

Concrete lintel

6'-5 3/4"

9'-4 1/4"

Truss

Shelving (Interior gabion wall)

Concrete foundation

Primitive Interior: Elevations and Section

exterior wall elevation

wall section

wall section - primitive exterior, industrial interior

yard houses A.UD 413: Architecture as Urban Landscape Instructor: Roger Sherman Fall 2015 This urban design project references Prenzlauer-Berg, a tenement district in Berlin that incorporated informally-added housing in its courtyard. The figure-ground profile of the tenement housing resembles the inverse figure-ground of a typical suburban neighborhood, such as the district of Frogtown in LA, where this project is sited. The residential blocks of this project are organized by altitude, each referencing a different aspect of Frogtown - the warehouse units, the suburban lot, and adjacent San Gabriel Mountains.

SITE PLAN

elevations

ground floor plan

second floor plan

third floor plan

+42- 9” Fourth Level: Terraces

+30- 9” Third Floor: Jutouts

+12- 0” Second Floor: Suburban Tier

+0 - 0” Grade Level: Warehouse Tier

n-s section oblique

+42- 9” Fourth Level: Terraces

+30- 9” Third Floor: Jutouts

+12- 0” Second Floor: Suburban Tier

+0 - 0” Grade Level: Warehouse Tier

e-w section oblique

oblique

perspectives

FIVE NORMAL HOUSES Bureau Spectacular Leader: Jimenez Lai Team: May Wang, Roojiar Sadeghi, Pauline Chen, Eric Hsu In this project, part of the SHELTER exhibit at the Architecture and Design Museum, Bureau Spectacular examines what makes a house “normal” in Los Angeles. Five typologies of domestic Southern California architecture were identified and applied to the production of “almost normal” architecture. Bureau Spectacular proposes five schemes that reflect the culture of LA: the Dingbat, the House Apart, the Healthy House, the Pool House, and the Queen Anne Revival.

“Shelter” at the a+D museum

the dingbat 12'-4"

60'-0"

23'-1"

13'-8"

30'-11" 90'-0"

second floor plan

60'-3"

52'-10"

ground floor plan

+32'-0" Roof +29'-4" Interior Enclosure

+13'-4" First Floor

+0'-0" Ground Floor

section

a house apart

roof floor plan

97'-5"

'-1

" 12

'-9 "

'-1

'-1 1"

9'-4"

11'-9

'-1

'-3

56'-0"

'-7

6'-0

10 "

'-4

1" '-1

'-9 13 13

'-1 1" "

'-5

ground floor plan

+33'-4" Top of Chimney

+22'-7" Highest Roof

+3'-9" Top of Highest Floor

+0'-0" Grade Level

section

healthy house 22'-3"

39'-0"

14'-10"

32'-7"

second floor plan

80'-0"

25'-3"

31'-8"

22'-1"

43'-11"

ground floor plan

+36'-0" Top of Water Tower

+29'-5" Top of Roof

+16'-11" Interior Ridge

+2'-8" Top of Floor +0'-0" Grade Level

-4'-4" Bottom of Scoop

section

pool house 61'-3"

53'-8"

18'-4"

21'-5"

second floor plan 16'-11"

13'-0"

ground floor plan

18'-0"

+24-11" Roof Rail

+21'-0" Second Floor

+14'-6" Bottom of Pool

+9'-2" First Floor

+5'-9" Bottom of Scoop

+0'-0" Grade Level

section

queen anne revival 53'-4"

50'-0"

41'-8"

34'-3"

second floor plan 14'-9"

14'-8"

21'-10"

35'-8"

18'-5"

30'-2"

20'-0"

ground floor plan

+48'-11" Roof

+30'-1" Interior Ridge

+22'-7" Balcony

+18'-5" Interior Ridge

+7'-1" Plinth Height

+0'-0" Grade Level

section

dingbat

healthy house

a house apart

healthy house detail

queen anne revival detail

queen anne revival

pool house

MAY WANG

610 Midvale Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (510)396-4137 tell.maywang@gmail.com

EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2014-(2017) Intended Master of Architecture I University of California, Berkeley 2010-2014 Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

Greg Lynn Form September 2016 - present Graduate Research Assistant Project: 2016 Venice Biennale American Pavilion Assisting in production of installation for American Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2016 Bureau Spectacular June - August 2015 Intern Project: Five Normal Houses, exhibited at the Architecture and Design Museum Collaborated in design, created drawings, and fabricated models for Five Normal Houses, an installation produced for the SHELTER exhibit at the Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles 44

WORKSHOPS

Sou Fujimoto: Architecture is Everywhere May 2015 Selected to participate in a workshop at UCLA with Sou Fujimoto, facilitated by Heather Roberge, about finding architectural inspiration in everyday objects

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Continuing Student Award July 2015 UCLA, Department of Architecture and Urban Design For distinction in the M.Arch I program at UCLA, awarded by faculty Clifton Webb Fine Arts Scholarship June 2015 UCLA, School of the Arts & Architecture For quality of academic performance at UCLA, awarded by the dean

EXTRACURRICULAR

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Volunteer Provided customer service to visitors at the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor

SKILLS

Rhinoceros VRay AutoCAD Adobe Creative Suite Microsoft Office