Michael Abe Portfolio 2024

Selected Works

Michael

MICHAEL ABE

Education Achievements

2019 - 2024

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Dean’s List 2019 - 2023

President’s List 2019 - 2023

2016 - 2019

Saddleback College

Associtate of Science Degree in Architecture

Work Experience

2021 - 2022

Blosky Construction & Drafting

• drafted site plans

• drafted floor plans

• arranged equipment schedules

• performed site visits

• submitted documents to the city

• worked directly with clients

2021 - 2022

Instant Living Prefabricated ADU

• addressed corrections from city

• submitted documents

• site documentation visits

• assisted in installation of ADU’s

• drafted site plans

• catalogued various ADU models

2022 2019

2018 - 2019

Department Lab Tech Assistant

• assisted students

• problem solved technical issues

• managed use of facilities

• oversaw use of specialized equipment

• performed maintenance of equipment

michaelabe@cpp.edu

Bobby Brooks Memorial Studio Group Recognition Award

Vice President of Architecture Fellowship at Saddleback College

Organizations

CPP NOMAS

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Architecture Fellowship Saddleback College

Skills

Profficient

Revit

Rhino

Photoshop AutoCAD

VRay

Intermediate

Sketchup

Illustrator

Indesign

PrusaSlicer

Cura Slicer

Languages

English

Spanish

Native Speaker

Intermediate

Projects

“Histories of Resilience” Library

BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES, CA

Astronomers’ Research Facility

VETTER MOUNTAIN, LOS ANGELES, CA

Museum of Contemporary Japanese Art

LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES, CA

“Stories

ALBINA,

Histories of ResilienceLibrary of Boyle Heights

Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA

Fall 2022

ARC4011A

Instructor: Irma Ramirez

The “Histories of Resilience” Library is part of a larger cultural campus designed to serve as a center for the people of Boyle Heights to combat external pressures affecting the community through the production and development of art. The library seeks to provide the community with information on Boyle Heights History and make important cultural and civil resources accessible to all residents of Boyle Hights.

E. CESAR CHAVEZ AVE.

5. RESTROOM

6. STORAGE/MECHANICAL

7. ROOFTOP AREA

8. COMPUTER LAB

1. BOOKSTORE

2. LIBRARY

3. WORKSHOP/SEMINAR

4. STUDY ROOM

A. Workshop/Seminar

B. Library (Exterior)

D.

C.

C. Library (Interior)

D. Bookstore

Artwork used for the mural concepts in the library and bookstore are by José Ramírez, L.A. educator and artist whose work focuses on children and education in Los Angeles.

José Ramírez, “urban forest”, 2012

José Ramírez, “gardner II”, 2012

The final model was developed by the full group consisting of two architecture buildings and three landscaped areas of the site. The architectural models were built by their respective designers and the full group of two architecture students and three landscape studends collaborated on the construction of the final site model.

Final site model

site study model

Early study model exploring arch forms

Study model of skylight opening

Astronomers’ Research Facility

Vetter Mountain, Los Angeles, CA

Fall 2022

ARC4011A

Instructor: Anton Schneider

This project takes advantage of the lower two platforms while opting to leave the peak of Vetter Mountain completely untouched, preserving the natural beauty of the site. The building itself however is instantly visible, and its façade extends vertically past the volume of the building to give it a larger appearance.

The program of the building consists of two cantilevering structures with a bridge that connects the two; this bridge serves as the outdoor meeting deck and is accessible from the street as well as the lab spaces for the ease of the researchers. The first cantilevering building consists of the research spaces and the second buildings is the private spaces for the researchers.

Top: Section C

Bottom: Section B

STANDING SEAM ROOF

STANDING SEAM STEEL PANELS

STANDING SEAM PANELS

WINDOW FRAME

WINDOW FRAME DOUBLE GLAZING AIR GAP

DOUBLE PANE GLAZING AIR GAP

WINDOW FRAME

WINDOW FRAME FINISH

FLOOR STANDING SEAM

WOOD FLOORING

PANELS

STANDING SEAM PANELS

Elevation Render and Wall Detail Section

Top: South Elevation

Bottom: East Elevation

STANDING SEAM PANEL

VENTILATION CAVITY

PVC WATERPROOFING

PLYWOOD DECKING

SPACER SHIM

BATT INSULATION

FURRING STRIP GWB

STANDING SEAM PANEL

FURRING STRIP

VENFTILATION CAVITY

WEATHER BARRIER

PLYWOOD SHEATHING

BATT INSULATION GWB

NAILER

BATT INSULATION

WEATHER BARRIER

VENTILATION CAVITY

FURRING STRIP

STANDING SEAM PANEL

TONGUE IN GROOVE PLYWOOD

Axonometric chunk diagram

Above: Isometric Render

Below: Exterior Render

Museum of Contemporary Japanese Art

Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA

Fall 2020

ARC2011L

Instructor: Garet Ammerman

The project utilizes the context of Little Tokyo by welcoming visitors from the public areas that attract foot traffic and invites them with an indoor/outoor public space at the entrance of the building. The gallery spaces are divided by short walls and offset floors to provide dedicated spaces for special art pieces, while maintaining a unified and open gallery floor. The natural light entering the building is controlled by an automated louver system, which blocks direct sunlight in the art galleries containing sensitive art pieces and provides natural daylight to less sensitive areas of the building.

Interior Render of Gallery on Fifth Floor

Stories of AlbinaTriumphal Arch

Albina, Portland, OR Fall 2023

ARC4031A

Instructor: Robert Clarke

“Stories of Albina” is a monument honoring the community of Albina in Portland, Oregon. The triumphal arch in its formal design elements makes references to historical events that shaped the community including the Great Migration of African Americans, the relocation of many African American shipbuilders to Albina in the aftermath of the Vanport flood in 1948, and the ongoing efforts of healing such as the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project. This structure is intended to be a monument of remembrance and celebration as well as a place for leisure, providing space for seating or performances for guests of Dawson Park.

Artifact

The first stage of design was an exercise in developing a visual language in the form of an ancient artifact that would then be used in further stages of design.

Column

The second stage was to develop an order of columns representing the community of Albina, mirroring the progression of complexity in doric, ionic, and corinthian columns.

Triumphal Arch

The third stage of design was to design a triumphal arch that would represent an aspect of the story of Albina and its community told through the architectural design.

Artifact Visual Language Exercise, Artifact Model

A. Constellation Roof

B. Crown

C. Columns

D. Base

Above: West Elevation

Roof Plan

Roof Model Photo

A. HILL BLOCK

The Hill Block Building was the heart of Albina’s commercial district before it was torn down in 1969. Its distinctive dome is referenced at the base and roof of the triumphal arch as well.

B. THE YWCA

The YWCA is a social club that still stands today and has deep importance for the Black community in Albina.

C. THE DUDE RANCH

The Dude Ranch was a historic jazz club in Albina that hosted some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.

D. MARTIN MAYO HOUSE

The Martin Mayo House is a historical Victorian-style home that was saved from demolition, and is currently in talks to be integrated into a museum installation for the community of Albina.

19’ - 0”

16’ - 9”

This map of Portland drawn by Diane Hale hilights the region of Albina, which is featured on the columns growing wider as more people migrate there throughout major periods of the 20th century.

13’ - 6”

Above: Column Orders in Elevation

Map Design by Diane Hale

Source: Metro Regional Land Information System

The Great Migration in the early 20th century saw a huge migration of African Americans out of Southern States to northeast states, and later to the west coast.

The city of Vanport experienced a huge increase in its black population during WW2 to meet a demand for ship builders. The Vanport Flood of 1948 relocated many African Americans to Albina.

The I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project represents a positive transformation for the comunity, strengthening the community of African American residents in Albina, Portland.

MOVEMENT

TRANSFORMATION GROWTH

The top layer represents a foundation of strong community and commerce, represented by the dome of Hill Block. The bottom layer represents a strong foundation of housing. Together, these layers protect and reinforce the middle layer, representing the community of Albina itself.

Above: Column Model

Above: Triumphal Arch Model

Work Experience

This tenant improvement project is an encapsulation of the responsibilities I had as an employee of Blosky Co. Drafting. I was given the task on numerous project of drafting site plans, floor plans, equipment schedules, and other drawings as required by the client or the city.

Sketches