Portfolio by MKVYG

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

MICHAEL CHEN

SELECTED WORK 2015- 2017

If you werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Norman Foster

CONTENTS.

ACADAMIC A GAIA

04-07

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I STUDIO III I Fall 2015

FOLDING - UNFOLDING

08-12

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I STUDIO III I Fall 2015

DATUM

13-18

ONE WHILSHIRE

19-22

CIRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

23-27

APERTURE

28-30

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I STUDIO II I Spring 2015

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I STUDIO IV I Spring 2016

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I STUDIO V I Fall 2016

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I Fabriccation I Fall 2015

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I Donghia Class I Fall 2017 with Tatiana Bilbao

XOCHILMILCO

Los Angeles Business Council I Luminaire & Control Technologi I Spring 2017

CONNECT & COLLECT

32-44

B OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I Fabrication I Fall 2015

APERTURE

45 -49

LIGHTING DESIGN OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I Luminaire & Control Technologi I Fall 2015

WHIRL

50 -52

PHOTOGRAPHY

C 53-56

GAIA

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I STUDIO II I Fall 2015

The concept is inspired from the original desert environment of California, and nature in general. The forms are organic, and resembles dry desert trees. They are massive and continues, to create a sense of natural habitat and shelter, as well as to create an attractive visual environment.

LOCATION: UNION STATION 4

Front View

Structure

Rear View Run Off System

Plantation

Exploded Area

Event Area

Taxi Area

Bike Parking Center

Taxi/ Seating Area

Event Area

Seating / Waiting Area 7

FOLDING - UNFOLDING

The concept is from Origami that it is creating continious and discontinous, enveloping and developing void. Each folds and unfolds are creating a public space and the private space, in the same time it also leading people to their destination. The View From Entrance to the Hallway

Front Elevation

A B

SECTION F

Open Work Space I Conference Room I

Half- Open Work Space II

Conference Room II

Half- Open Work Space I

Kitchen

Receptiom waiting area

Phone Boots

bathroom Floor Plan B @ 4.9 ft

Open & Half- Open Work Space

Seating area & Half- Open Work Space

DATUM THE CONCPT OF DATUM IS FROM DE STIJL WHICH CREATES SOME SPACE TO LET PEOPLE WALK UNDERNEATH IT AND HANG OR PUT THE PRODUCTS ABOVE. IT IS CREATES DIFFERENT ELEVATION OF THE OBJECTS AND UNIQUE SPACE FOR CUSTOMERS AND PRODUCTS. RED IS REPRESENT THE HIGHEST ABOVE FINISH FLOOR, BLUE IS REPRESENT MEDIUM HIGH AND YELLOW IS REPRESENTS THE LOWEST HIGH. THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ORGANIZE AND EXPERIENT DIFFERENT ELEVATION.

+9.0 AFF 13

+6.0 AFF 14

+3.0 AFF 15

Perspective Section

SECTION SECTIONPERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVECC 17

SECTION B

Interior Views

ONE WHILSHIRE The concept of this project is from two resident who is a single photographer and musicians family; both of them have to commend Interests which are sharing and social with people. In this project will create a lot of space and sharing place which whoever rents the apartment should know about the glasses are the walls and only high bookshelf, closet and curtains are the only solid walls and to create private space. Meanwhile, each apartment will share a swimming pool and a garden on their left and right neighbors. The idea of this project is to encourage people to reconnect each other by seeing each other every day.

Circulation Diagram

View from 3rd floor to 2nd and 1st flr

D N

D N D

First floor

Section D

D N

Second floor

Third floor

PERSPECTIVE FLOOR PLAN

Section B

Section A

Section C

Master Bedroom View: Pool

Master Bedroom View: Garden

CIRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The concept of this project it is a curve; curve it is an organic shape which it can make surround it more inviting and close. Also against the traditional form in the area which is a straight line. Using existing building form to connect it to new form architecture can catch people eyes and come to visit this multi- use urban campus, that has a museum, cafe, gift shop, lecture hall, classrooms, laboratory, archives, staff apartment, and lounge. This organic architecture is a split building to represent society nowadays is focusing on digital and easily to ignore to surround them. However, using the staircase which reconnects two building again plus wide landing on each floor to create social opportunity.

Exterior View

Form Generation

SKIN

LECTURING SPACE OTHER SPACE TEACHING SPACE Opening ADMINISTRAIONS SPACE

STAIRS

SKIN

Reform

COLUMNS

Axon

Modular Application

A W.C DIRECTOR OFFICE

CONFERENCE

A LOCKER RM

CAFE

RECEPTION

OFFICE

STORAGE

LAB

Plan@ 6’ GIFT SHOP

LECTURE HALL

B Plan@ 18’ A W.C

CLASSRM

A W.C LECTURE HALL

GIFT SHOP

LAB

ARCHIVE

Plan@ 29’ LECTURE HALL

B Plan@ 42’ A LOUNGE

APT GALLERY

B Plan @ 56’

Floor Plans

Perspective Section

Lounge View

Exterior View 30

Xochimilco Xochimilco is one of the popular tourism in the Mexico City, has the most canal in the country and the local are still using Trahinera. However, due to climate change, and people over using the underground water; it caused a large crack 9.8 ft in the middle of the canal right in front of the Manantiales and suddenly draining large quantities of water into the ground. This disaster is not only causes the canal water disappear, but also influence the economy in the Xochimilco, Mexico. In this project, I am purposing to infill the crack with prefabricate box made from concrete, and arch glass for the ceiling which is not only infilled the crack but also attract tourist and to hold the city. In this prefabricate, it will design for a restaurant because I want tourist to have the different perspective of the canal, trahinera, and the Manatiales. Since cracks will increase a lot, this prefabricates box would also design for a gift shop, supermarket and entertainment places. In the future, Xochimilco would become above and below city just like the Dubai, Underwater Suites Hotel, etc.

CONNECT&COLLECT Los Angeles is undergoing critical urban development in several neighborhoods. Companies and developers are demolishing older buildings to raise new ones all over the city center and its surrounding neighborhoods. While this is desirable to migrants from other states and higher economic classes, it poses challenges for low-income earners and the poor whom already live in the neighborhood. The city of Los Angeles now has the most disconnection between incomes and rents anywhere in the United States. At the level of the lived experience, many people complain of high rents and long drives during hours of high traffic, and those forced to leave the city in search of affordable rent, find it challenging to socialize with friends and family due to the long distance. Considering these factors, we are proposing a project that can adopt different social groups and changing demographics. Our proposal aims to provide socio-economic assistance for a better self-sustaining community. Today, as Los Angeles having housing shortage and high rents, we considered a construction that is affordable and environmentally friendly. During the controlled demolition of the existing buildings, aggregate, cement and reinforcing steel is collected and shipped to a local recycling center. The recycled aggregate and steel is mixed with cement and Stable Foam to create a new material that is sustainable, strong and lighter than traditional concrete. The new Foam Concrete is poured into pre-casting molds creating panels that are then installed within the existing steel frame of the building. Our proposal is a modular construction that consists of two elements; a private and a public prefabricated module. While private modules become the living spaces for the residents, public modules are designed to encourage entrepreneurial opportunities as well as social activities. Residents no longer need to commute longer hours, they can live and work in the same environment collectively. Community services such as medical clinic, nursery, convenience store, classrooms are not only limited to residents but also surrounding communities.

Unit Composition Study

APARTMENTS BIKE

OFFICES MEDICAL SERVICES

ENTRY PLAZA/ HOBBY

SHOPS MARKET/COMMUNITY/BIKE

RUN LUMBER SHOP

PARKING

Unit Composition Study

PRIVATE BOX is used to build living spaces such as bedrooms, living rooms, bathrooms and can be attached to other modules to create different combinations.

(Modular) Box Types

PUBLIC BOX is used for social activities and economical purposes. Residents can rent or live attached to a public module.

BASIC

OFFICE

Public Boxes

MERCHANDISE

CAFE

PANINI CAFE

BAR

LIBRARY

OFFICE (X2)

BEDROOM

KITCHEN

Private Boxes

BEDROOM/ LIVINGROOM

KITCHEN/BATHROOM

BEDROOM FOR 2

LIVING/ DINING ROOM

LIVING ROOM

BATHROOM

Exterior View

Studio Type B

Examples Of Unitypes

2 Bedroom Type A

3 Bedroom Type B

THREE - BEDROOM UNIT. TYPE - A

ONE- BEDROOM UNIT. TYPE - A

STUDIO UNIT. TYPE - B TWO - BEDROOM UNIT. TYPE - A

STUDIO UNIT. TYPE - A + SHOP

TWO - BEDROOM UNIT. TYPE - B

STUDIO UNIT. TYPE - A + OFFICE

INTERLOCKED

EXPLODED Arrangement Of Units - Small Group (12)

Picture Showing Model without added module

â&#x20AC;&#x153;MEDIUMâ&#x20AC;? GROUP STUDY MODEL

Structural frame work allows for functional plug-ins and a chance to for residents to design their own home.

Picture Showing Model with added module.

Modular System Framework

Exterior Render - Plaza

Exterior Render - Roof View

EXPANSION MAP: The map is based on data from the Census Bureau, showing where the poor live. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;? stands for our collective project, which could be applied at multiple neighborhoods in Los Angeles . 44

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I Fabriccation I Fall 2015

APERTURE

MATERIAL: -Drawer Front, Cabinet, Left Right and bottom -Use Baltic Birch 1/2” PLY Wood -Inside Drawer use Baltic Birch 1/4” Ply Wood HARDWARE: -EUROPEAN FULL INTERSECT HINGE -16” DRAWER SLIDE FINISH: -WOOD GLUE -220-GRIFT SANDPAPER SIZE: -18X 18 X 18 INCHES Sheet Index: - 1.0 Title Page - 1.1 ELEVATIONSECTIONDOOR & DRAWER OPERATIOMELEVATIONDETAILS - 1.2 Elevation - 1.3 Elevation - 1.4 Section - 1.5 Details - 1.6 Drawers Elecation and Section - 1.7 Drawer Details - 1.8 Cut Sheet

1 1.5

2 1.5

5 1.5 3 1.5

FRONT SECTION 1/8”= 1’-0”

LEFT SECTION 1/8”= 1’-0”

1/2”

1/4” 1/4”

WOOD GLUE

1/2” WOOD GLUE

DADO JOINT

6”= 1’-0”

MITER JOINT 6”= 1’-0”

DADO JOINT 6”= 1’-0”

1/6”

SCREW

- EUROPEAN FULL INTERSECT HINGE -EUROPEAN FULL INTERSECT HINGE

HINGE DETAIL 6”= 1’-0”

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN I Luminaire & Control Technologi I Fall 2015

WHIRL

THE INSPIRATIOON OF THIS PROJECT IS FROM MOUNT SHASTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CLOUD WHICH IT IS SPINING DURING THE SPECIFIC WEATHER . THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A HANGING LAMP WHICH THIS PROJECT USING DAILY LIFE OBJECT RO CREATE REALLY MINIMALIST AND ECOFRIENDLY MATERIAL- PAPER.

PHOTOGRAPHY

ARCHITECTURE

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