Pete Paueksakon Portfolio by Pete Paueksakon

Pete Paueksakon Selected Works

Pete Paueksakon The University of Virgina, Charlottesville School of Architecture Master of Architecture Candidate Selected Works 2019-2021

Architecture is the intersection dialogue between my vision of the world and the built

environments. It has never been static, as I

keep advancing my life and study. The projects selected represent two of my current interests in architecture. The first is how we architects,

as the intellects of creativity, could make our discipline and industry catch up with the pace of external development, by critically integrating

knowledges beyond architecture. The second is how we pursue the beauty of architecture, which I believe is a poetic moment when every concern has been composed harmoniously;

it is even beyond the juxtaposition between content and form, order and intervention.

0 1 . PA G O D A TOWER

WOODEN TOWER

0 2 . T E S S E L L AT I O N HOUSING

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

03. CANOPY

COMMUNITY

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

04. INJUSTICE

MEMORIAL

P U B L I C S PA C E GA L L E RY

contents.

05. TRINITY TOWER

M I X- U S E TOWER

06. FIBROUS

MODULARITY RESEARCH PAV I L I O N

07. FILAMENT TOWER

RESEARCH PAV I L I O N

08. PROFESSIONAL WORK

HOK-INTERN EXPERIENCE

01. Pagoda Tower Tokyo, Japan Academic Project

This project was a design challenge of creating an

Professor Matthew Jull

approach attempts to reinvent the pagoda typology

Spring 2021, ARCH 7100 Design Research Intersections

Tectonics of Eastern Pagodas Cross Laminated Timber Modular Construction

expressive pagoda tower intervention. The design through a cross-laminated timber lens by applying

divisions of primary structural floors to support each sub-level above and utilizes an interconnected framework of laminated modular construction.

The primary system features a laminate diagonal

node coupling at every four corners of the tower floors to interlock the connection, thus equalizing

the forces. Standing at 850 feet, the program divides through the primary structural floors which serves as a mediator between office and garden cafes.

How can cross laminated timber be apply to a super tall building? How can we use modularity for a tall wooden building? 06 Pagoda Tower

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Elevation & Section

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Plan Layout

Lobby

Office

Garden Cafe

Sky Garden

Timber Organization Plan

The main core of walls are enhanced with the laminated structural system at each corner providing an open floor plan with no obstructions for the interior spaces.

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Systems Diagram

Diagrid

Structural floors

Exo-Skeleton

Planters

Double-Layer Facade

Gable Component

Structural Floors

Program Division

(D) (C)

(B)

(A)

Primary Structure

Secondary Structure

Timber Structure Layout

The modularization of diagrid node allows for flexibility of intersecting expressive structural connections with the rigid framing member as one continuous integrated system.

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02. Tessellation Housing New York City, United States Academic Project

Boyles Height is a lively and complex atmosphere

Professor Matthew Jull

food places, markets, and maker community. Within

Spring 2021, ARCH 7100 Design Research Intersections

Modular Construction Affordable Housing Unit Aggregation

known for its variety of artisan district including this in mind, the urban project aims to provide an

affordable housing community which reflects the identity of the maker community.

The resulting experience of the affordable housing complex provide residents with both public and

private areas of social connectivity and areas

beyond that are open to the public. The design aims on affordability of the modularity through the

aggregation of units, stacking and combing into one perimeter courtyard scheme.

In what ways design can impact the cost of living to be affordable? How can modularity be integrated with the aggregation of units? 12 Tessellation Housing

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Context Plan

Site Context

Massing Layout

Circulation Cores

Corner Programs

Courtyard Access

C o u r t y a r d Ty p o l o g y

The building is essentially a perimeter block with a central single-core of units existing on the outer perimeter. The layout of the building was made through the unit arrangement and tessellation. The perimeter scheme allows for an open courtyard to efficiently use the space for public interaction.

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Typology Diagrams

1 UNIT

2 UNIT

3 UNIT

4 UNIT

FLOW

GALLERY

SHARED

PUBLIC

Pixel

Linear

Castle

Hyper-Density

Perimeter Ver.1

Perimeter Ver.2

Perimeter Ver.3

Perimeter Ver.4

Te s s e l l a t i o n S t u d i e s

The study of tessellation FAR concluded to be with a courtyard scheme which offers the most flexibility for having an open air public space and wellness program. This typology offers moments of community within the space; a neighborhood within itself to be of its own agency.

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Plan Program

Third Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

UNIT

FLOW

GALLERY SHARED PUBLIC

Elevation Plan

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Unit Plan

Unit A One Bedroom

Unit B Two Bedroom

Unit C Three Bedroom

Unit D Four Bedroom

Unit Aggregation

In the aggregation typology, the process is mirrored with each unit due to efficient construction costs from the number of bedrooms, bathroom, and kitchen. While inside these units also have large living areas to allow for a variety of ways to set up space for the resident agencies.

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Concept Renderings

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Concept Renderings

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03. Canopy Community Los Angeles, United States Academic Project

By utilizing a lighter canopy structure with varying

Professor Charles Menefee, Luis Pancorbo Crespo

impose on the neighborhood and can serve as a

Spring 2021, ARCH 7020 Design Systems Seminar In Progress Work Intersections

Integrated Canopy Structure Ephemeral Architecture Steel Construction

grains of scale and visibility, the building does not continuation of the public realm. The structural

system is built upon a series of modular steel

connections which can be infilled from the interior.

The grid establishes the spatiality of the workspace, seating, and storage options, throughout the building to establish a sense of flexibility for the users.

The building is meant to serve as a resource for the community in Boyle Heights, which can become an

incubator for the residents to start new businesses while collaborating with local artists and craftsmen.

How can ephemeral and proliferation be achieved with architecture? How can structural systems of buildings be utilize and be flexible? 22 Canopy Community

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Building Concept

Grid Canopy

Using a simple frame 12’ x 12’ x 12’ - suited to the dimension of a artisan desk, the turning radius of a wheelchair, the width of a walkway – The Canopy is composed of single units that when aggregated, create a multitude of flexible environments suitable for art studios, pop up market stalls, and food trucks.

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Integration Section

Translucent Membrane Roof Steel Truss

2”x 2” Square Glazing Aluminum Mullions

1” Steel Guard Rail

Steel Buckle Joint

CLT Panel

6”x 6” Hollow Steel Section Metal Steal Grate Yellow Triple Layer EFTE Yellow Hollow Steel Structure

Extruded Aluminum EFTE Clamp Steel Ceiling

Metal Steel Stair

Hollow Steel

Concrete Column Concrete Foundation

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04. Memorial of Injustice Knoxville, United States Personal Project Fall 2020

Intersections

Public Space/Action Modular Concrete Memorial Design

The proposal provides a neutral ground for public

voice within the vicinity of Knoxville. The goal of having a designated space to voice the injustice and remembrance of the inequality.

The forum is a campaign by the hierarchy of spaces transitioning from one connected zone to another in an ascending and descending flow. As a memorial

monument of reflectance, honor, and power for the common voices of people.

How do the systems of architecture orchestrates the user experience? What if Architecture can be a voice for public action? 26 Memorial of Injustice

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Main Space

The Forum

The main area in the center composes of a forum that features spatial components with repetitions of arch ratio columns standing in an asymmetrical balance for each module space.

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Design Process

. Grid System

Site Program

Spatial Massing

Hierarchy and Void

Programmatic Functions

Outdoor Features

Arrangement of Components

The architecture is a forum of inquiry by performing the overall layout of the site to situate through rectilinear forms within the landscape. The orientation of the Injustice Center aligns in axis with the memorial.

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Site Plan

ART WALL

PARK

CORNER

The public interaction area allows for people or visitors to have an interplay between dialogue and expression. Upon the art wall, expression of voice can be visualized freely through different art interpretations such as murals or graffiti. Other public spaces such as parks are designed for gathering in mind for people to voice their point of view or dialogue.

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COURTYARD The public discourse continues within intermediate

FORUM

GARDEN

spaces. While inside the courtyard or the garden, the quality of spaces is highlighted by axes of architecture hierarchy and grand atmosphere. The forum is an openair amphitheater for people to gather and listen from different countless stories relating to inequality.

Main Plan

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RECEPTION

SKY SHAFT

GALLERIES

The artwork consists of human interpretations of injustice. Here they are presented in the gallery. By proposing to separate the area into three phases. Gallery one contains the art of oppression, gallery two hosts the art of injustice, and gallery three contains artworks and photographs of the inequality.

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STORAGE EVENT KITCHEN

The modularity contains openings for sunlight to come indirectly inside the event spaces. This allows for the best possible view within the most efficient space. The staff and storage areas are located near entrance points at the ends of the complex to facilitate the loading of supplies and for the storage of gallery items.

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Elevation Section

Orchestration of Spaces

Similarly to an instrument, the space performs in conjunction with scales of structural order. The performance of space creates a transition between monumentality and past, present and memory. 32 Memorial of Injustice

Axonometric Process

Hierarchy of Structural Function

By following through the grid established from the site, the organization of hierarchy space is an apparatus of functions seamlessly associated with the contextualize scale of Landscape, Architecture, and interiority.

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Site Plan

Vestibule

Arch Hallway

Bask Space

Arch Entry

Arch Corridor

Arch Unit Gallery Hall

Office Hall

Public Forum

Modular Arch System

The modularity of arches creates individual patterns of repetition, defining each spatial condition in a clear hierarchy. Inside, the hallway uses longer arch spans for capturing the grand structure while the entrance vestibule benefits from a smaller span dividing and directing the corridor.

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Ground Perspectives

Forum Theater

Gallery Hall

Entrance Hall

Main Hallway

Event Hallway

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05. Trinity Towers Bangkok, Thailand CTBUH Student Design Competition

The tower is a mediator for downtown Bangkok as

Summer 2019

and Fine arts. The design centralizes the theme of

Personal Project

Mix-use High rise Steel Structure Tower Bridge

the headquarters for Thailand’s Ministry of Culture

Buddhism’s trinity structure of the mind, body, and spirit. While standing at 732 feet, the tower is

divided into three slender spires of functionalities and interconnected at three key sky bridge areas.

The trinity axis-formation of intersecting three geometries offers a balanced ratio within the floor plan organization creating flexible spaces between the public and the private. While also providing dynamic views towards the surrounding vicinity.

How can cross laminated timber be apply to a super tall building? How can we use the pagoda concept for a super tall building? 36 Trinity Towers

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Model & X Ray

Trinity Program

Culturally, Thailand has many distinctions of “three” in its art and design, which presents an opportunity upon the triangulate site. The theme of trinity becomes the convergence of connection with three programs mixing as an interconnected tower.

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Design Diagram

Site Lines

Massing

Formation

Division (A)

Division (B)

Division (C)

Structure

Program

Green Spaces

Frame Design (A)

Frame Design (B)

Frame Design (C)

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Site Plan

G r o u n d F i e l d f o r t h e C i t y Vi c i n i t y

The design provides park space by juxtaposing between the city grid and the triangular organization of the

site. This community park center becomes a mediator zone of public space for people hosting events or setting up night markets stand.

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Ground Perspectives

Ground Core Axis Plane

The ground plane directs the site centrality where three cores interconnect as one programmatic axis. This layout congregates people coming in and out of the center where mix-use amenities such as cafes and cultural centers present a unique intersection for Bangkok.

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Concept Floor Plans

MIND

BODY

SPIRIT

Tri-Axis Plan Formation

The three triangular axes are created through each intersection midpoint connecting diagonally and equally across every three

vertices’s. This geometry formation establishes the tower structure functionally while providing sleek views of Bangkok’s skyline at multiple converging areas. The tower’s core also benefits from the organization of spaces, making it clear for users to navigate. 42 Trinity Towers

(SKYLINE VIEW) D.

(AMPHITHEATER) C.

(EXHIBITION) B.

(SKY DINING) A.

06. Fibrous Modularity Knoxville, United States Academic Project

Fibrous Modularity focuses on design research

Professor Marshall Prado

architecture applications. In this case, the research

Fall 2019, ARCH 475 Research Studio Group Project Intersections

Morphology and Morphogenesis Filament Composition Modular System

utilizing principles of natural fiber composites in mimics the fibrous nature of bone to create multi-

nodal modular components using glass fiber, resin, and a novel winding process.

The project intended to create an adaptive system

with highly differentiated fabricated components from a simple process of “a kit of parts” which are composed together into an integrated pavilion.

What can we learn from the design forms of nature and replicate it? How can we use morphogenesis as a design form finder? 44 Fibrous Modularity

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Design Research

STRUCTURAL FORMS

STRUCTURAL FORMS STRUCTURAL FORMS

Lattice

Divaricate

Tensile

Modular

Fibrous

Leaf

Branch

Web

Bone

Fiber

This research began with an assumption that filament materials came through the inspiration of biology and from

the principals of fibrous tectonics. The study investigates material properties specific to modular component design by establishing its unique fabricated surface system of morphologies to replicate the design of bone structures. web-structure

lattice-structure exo-skeleton exo-skeleton

Modularity

System Translation

branch-structure

exo-skeleton lattice-structure

web-structure

branch-structure

web-structure

lattice-structure

Multi-Nodal

branch-structure

Structure

Fabrication

Winding Methodology Component Workflow

Order

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Direction

Tension

Compression

web-structure

Fabrication Testing

Square Frame

Triangular Frame

Ellipse Frame

Circular Frame

T-Shape (T1) Frame

T-Shape (T2) Frame

T-Shape (T3) Frame

Y-Shape Frame

Quad Twist (T1) Frame

Branch Shape Frame

Cross Shape Frame

Cross Twist Frame

Twist Frame

V-Shape Frame

Quad Shape (T2)

Branch Shape (T2)

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Fabrication Configuration

Component Winding Technique

T-Shape Frame

T-Shape (45°)

Y-Shape (90°)

Y-Shape (60°)

Branch (90°)

Branch (60°)

X-Shape (90°)

X-Shape (45°)

Component Construction

After the small scale model iterations, the morpho-space was achieved through seven key designs, which produced the highest degree of flexibility. These components were tested with different winding techniques to capture the geometry of the frame. 48 Fibrous Modularity

Design Application

A Collage of Components as a Kit of Parts

Kit of Parts

Enclosure

Iteration 1

Iteration 2

Bay

Assembly

Iteration 3

Iteration 4

Wall

Arch Unit

Iteration 5

Iteration 6

Component Connection

During this process, digital techniques were used for stimulating in understanding the overall holistic design. By translating

the rigid curves through parametric design (grasshopper)allows the model to demonstrate cohesion of the global geometry. Fibrous Modularity 49

Pavilion Construction

FABRICATION PROCESS

Frame Construct

Reusability

Joint Assembly

Hand Winding

Disassembly

MATERIALS

Fiber Tension

CONSTRUCTION

Glass Fiber

Volumetric Winding Fiber Orientation

Resin Bath

Light Materiality

Cured Fibers

Transportability

Form test 1

Form test 2

Form test 3

Global Geometry

“KIT OF PARTS” INVESTIGATION

Karamba

Integrative Construction

Removing the glass resinated fibers was achieved by having the straw washers applied with acetone for the threads to not stick on the frame. As it hardens, the structure was deconstructed by removing the screws. The component was later connected together by white zip ties capturing the overall pavilion.

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Component Assembly

Component 1&2

Component 3

Component 4

Component 6

Component 7

Component 8

Component 9

Component 10

Component 11

Component 12

Component 13

Component 14

Component 15

Component 16

Component 18

Component 19

Component 20

Component 21

Component 22

Component 17

Component 5

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Cured Components

Integrative Component

The project intended to create an adaptive fabrication system with highly differentiated components from a simple process

and a small kit of parts. Then the project employed a removable and reconfigurable frame to create two, three, and four-node configurations onto which resin-impregnated glass fibers would be wound, cured, and connected.

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Connected Components

Integrative System

The development of the winding process enabled the fabrication of smooth composite surfaces with minimal material. Which established an integrative design and fabrication process requiring both physical and digital modeling techniques to achieve a more streamlined geometry resulting in a small modular pavilion.

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07. Filament Tower Columbus, United States Academic Project

This project was the next phase from the Fibrous

Professor Marshall Prado

seminar design course. Filament Tower explores

Spring 2019, ARCH 496 Research Seminar Group Project Intersections

Modular Construction Robotic Fabrication Filament Winding

Modularity investigation, where it became a full the computational design and robotic fabrication

of lightweight fiber composite structures for architectural applications.

The course was to developed the filament tower for the Exhibit Columbus event in 2019. During

the course, I developed the prototype frames and winding technique studies with my partners Geng

Lui and Michael McKever to further explored fiber orientations for the Filament tower.

How can filaments be articulated through techno-integrative design? How can robotics can be utilize in design with architecture? 54 Filament Tower

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Winding Investigation

S y n t a x Te s t i n g

After the Exhibit Columbus trip, the winding group was in charge of making coreless filament winding principles through the development of a lightweight composite prototype. My partner and I had to teach the seminar class team members the basic principle winding techniques, the step process of winding, and informed the group the taboos of working with resin. 56 Filament Tower

Winding Development

P.1

Grasshopper Component Generation

A. Prototyping

B. Layer Winding

C. Material Testing

D. Syntax Formation

E. Syntax Design

Poly-Curve Winding

D I G I T A L

Syntax Testing

F. Winding Analysis

G. Robotic Testing

H. Workflow Testing

I. Component Making

Full-Scale Design Winding

J. Wind Component

D E V E L O P M E N T

P.3

P H Y S I C A L

D E V E L O P M E N T

P.2

3D Printed Component Frame Construct

Preliminary Hand Winding Prototype Models

Syntax Augmentation

Integrative Component Workflow

Winding the Whole Component

Glass Fiber and Carbon Fiber Composite

Winding Design

During this process, I used my winding expertise to find errors within the component by testing small winding models. After

several iterations, we developed a poly-curve syntax capable of winding both the frame’s three and four side nodes through a consistent design logic. Then it was used in the robotic coding to test for curves axes in each component’s morphology.

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Construction Steps

Composite Fabrication Construction

The base were made with carbon reinforced ABS plastic in partnership with ORNL Manufacturing Lab. The

main tower is a 30-foot spire consists of 27 composite components, weighing 20 pounds and measuring 3-8 feet. Then the project was transported with each component and constructed at North Christian Church. 58 Filament Tower

08. Apple HQ Culver City, United States Professional Work

“The project is a creative hub for Apple Media and a

HOK San Francisco

excited to experience. A landmark that is undeniably

2021 Summer Internship

Responsibilities

Rendering Composition Rhino 3D Modeling Facade Studies

welcome sanctuary that employees and guests are

apple yet responding to its Hollywood context.

Where rational design gives an intuitive experience, that is elegant, emotive, and provides a sanctuary for creativity and productivity to flourish.”

For this project, I collaborated with architectural design professionals and assisted in experimenting with multiple facade implementations with wood.

How may wood establish novel architectural implementation of systems? What is the architectural approach in design for major brands? 60 Professional Work

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ntal Shading

ElevationLayering

- Wood Panel

Elevation

Layering - Wood Horizontal Panel

Elevation

Facade Investigation

Detail Wood Detail Detail terior torizedVertical InteriorSlats Vertical - Wide SlatsDetail - Wide Detail MotorizedMotorized Interior Vertical InteriorWood Vertical Slats Wood - Wide SlatsDetail - Wide Wood BriseBrise Soleil Soleil

Spandrel Glass

Vision Glass

Vision Glass Vision Glass

6’ Slab Extension

6’ Slab Extension 6’ Slab Extension

Motorized Interior Slats, Motorized White Interior Slats, White

Detail nse izontal Horizontal ShadingShading

Detail

LayeringLayering - Wood Vertical - Wood Vertical Panel Detail Panel

Wood Ceiling

Wood Brise Wood Soleil Brise Soleil

Motorized Interior Slats, Motorized Wood Interior Slats, Wood

Detail

Detail Layering Layering - Wood- Horizontal Wood Horizontal Panel Panel

Detail

Wood Ceiling

Ceiling Cloud Cove Ceiling LightCloud Cove Light Vision Glass

Vision Glass

Horizontal Shading Horizontal Dense Shading Dense 6’ Slab Extension6’ Slab Extension

6’ Slab Extension 6’ Slab Extension

Glass Wall with Wood Glass Blind Wall with Wood Blind

Wood Horizontal Wood Panels Horizontal Panels

Facade Studies

The facade is design with the material of wood integrating as a system. Where we tested blinds, horizontal panels, louvers, horizontal slats, and Brise Soleil, as a shading device strategy.

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Rendering Development

Enscape Renderings

The renderings aim to reflect the experience of Apple in Culver City - embracing the simple elgant rational design with simplistic materiality from nature, such as wood.

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08. Mare Island Development San Francisco, United States Professional Work

The master plan covers nearly 1,000 acres of

HOK San Francisco

land accessible to pedestrians. The plan blends

2021 Summer Internship Responsibilities

Typology Organization Rhino 3D Modeling FAR Calculation

developable land, including 3.5 miles of waterfront

heritage conservation strategies for the historic waterfront with natural habitat preservation while envisioning new contemporary uses.

At HOK, I worked alongside design professionals to design multiple building typologies in different

scenarios. Which included testing with a variety of urban program planning and FAR calculation.

How can we utilize FAR to determine building typologies? How can a large scale historical site be re-implemented? 64 Professional Work

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08. Intuitive Surgical HQ San Francisco, United States Professional Work

My responsibility for this project is to design a

HOK San Francisco

create a central ‘forum’ for ISI culture and potential

2021 Summer Internship Responsibilities

Rendering Composition Rhino 3D Modeling Courtyard Design

courtyard which provides natural daylight and events. The design aims to be a simple but high

functioning sustainable approach for ISI employees to have a healthy experience.

During this design process, I collaborated with both architectural and landscape design professionals to test various courtyard bridge schemes.

How can the courtyard approach facilitate people and health services? How can the theme of wellness be implemented in design? 66 Professional Work

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Plan Development

Courtyard Bridge

The design of the courtyard bridge is intended to be a theme of “forum wellness.” It is reflected by having natural light in between interior/exterior workplace to increase the variety of workplace environments.

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Elevation & Section

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Concept Rendering

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Concept Rendering

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