architecture + Design Portfolio
Clifton branch community library The Clifton Branch Community Library is designed to serve the growing community on Ludlow. Located near the University of Cincinnati, the library sits on an empty lot in the gaslight district between Ludlow Ave and Hosea Ave. The community on Ludlow and the area around it has a very diverse population: from families with children of varying ages as well as individuals who are studying at the University of Cincinnati.
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1. Front Entrance 2. Back Entrance 3. Multi-Purpose Room 4. Circulation + Items on Hold 5. Staff Room 6. Computer Space + CDs + DVDs 7. Cafe 8. Kitchen 9. Loading Dock
10. Small Meeting Room 11. Fiction 12. Non-Fiction 13. Outdoor Reading Space 14. Librarian’s Office 15. Children’s Area 16. Young Adult’s Area 17. Reference 18. Journals + Periodicals 19. Quiet Study Area
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CINCINNATI MUSEUM OF WASTE It is natural for humans to produce waste. But because waste is out of sight and out of mind, we don’t realize how reckless we have been with the resources we are given. This is a proposal for the Cincinnati Museum of Waste. As an extension of the existing Museum Center, it will be located in the Mill Creek Area by the Metropolitan Sewer District where people can see what happens to waste and what happens when people take care of what they have. The concept of this design is based off of the idea that with some creativity, waste can be turned into a resource. This museum will be made of waste and recycable materials. Most of this building is built by stacking used 10’, 20’ 40’ shipping containers with trusses added to the center to create varied spaces in the building.
Metropolitan Sewer District Cincinnati Museum Center
Cincinnati Museum of waste
Cincinnati was once the major industrial hub of the Midwest. Agriculture surplus in Cincinnati led to the booming industry of big companies like P&G and Kroger. The rise of factories in the area produced a huge industrial waste which led to a pollution in the Mill Creek area. By 1977, the Mill Creek was considered as “the most endangered urban river in North America� by a river conservation group. Though the city of Cincinnati has transformed and restored the Mill Creek Area over the last two decades, there is still currently a lack of knowledge and awareness within the community regarding waste issue.
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1. Cafe 2. Trash Sculptures 3. Studio 4. History of Plumbing 5. Walls of Waste 6. Around The World 7. Gift Shop
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8. History of Cincinnati 9. History of Mill Creek 10. Temporary Exhibition
11. Fossilized Feces
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PAVILION PROMENADE The 8’ neighborhood modular units create an interactive space to engage the site through view, rest and promenade. Students collabrated in groups to produce a unit that relates in a group of modular constructions. The flatpack construction of this unit is created with planes of MDF screwed on the frame made of 2 x 4s to create spaces within the 8’ cube. The unit explores the movement within the space as well as consider sun shading for the space. The construction was also bolted on concrete blocks of different height to accommodate for the level change.
follows the circulation of the building through the FLOORPLAN
DIAGRAMMING the movement of the stairs
DRAFTED version of the steps
SECTION of the library’s entrance
compression hallway is relased, which is documented through the AXON
condensed into INTERPRETATION MODEL of the library
LIBRARY ANALYSIS A two point perspective mixed media ccomposition combines the entire process of documentation of the Classics Library at the University of Cincinnati.
Qatar national Museum Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, the National Museum of Qatar’s is inspired by iconic desert rose. The interlocking disks of a desert rose is the main design concept for the museum. While working at the site office, I drafted work quality reports and took process pictures for the architects. I tansferred MEP from AutoCAD files into Digital Project (BIM) and was responsible for communicating with contractors for door hardware proposals. I also performed additional tasks for the project manager using Rhino, Illustrator and Photoshop.
Sketches
Rachel Ong
Education University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH, USA B.S. Architecture | College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
2016
American School of Doha | Doha, Qatar
2012
employment Copper Leaf Interior Design | Marietta, OH Small interior design firm specializes in high end residential and commercial interior spaces: varying from new built housing, renovations as well as coordinating materials and finishes for interior and exterior. My job was an assistant to lead interior designer. I created FF&E Documents for different residential project. Drafted interior elevations of restaurants as well as bathrooms, kitchens, living spaces, bedrooms of residential project. Produced specification and pricing documents for lighting, plumbing and materials. RossTarrant Architects | Lexington, KY RTA is a mid size firm of about 40 people specializing in schools from K-12 as well as Universities. My role was to model exisitng building on Revit using floor plans as well as editing the redlines and changing it on the Revit models. I also assisted architects in calculating cost of materials. I also helped the marketing department with the graphics in organizing layouts for presentations.
Contact rachel.km.ong@gmail.com
Ateliers Jean Nouvel | Doha, Qatar AJN in Qatar was a site office for the Qatar National Musuem. My job was an assistant to the project managers as well as the architects. I drafted reports on quality of work at the Qatar National Museum, took progress pictures on site to report back to the architects. I also transferred MEP from AutoCAD files into Digital Project (BIM). ommunicated with contractors for door hardware proposal
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Aug - Dec 2014
Jan - Apr 2014
skills
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Portfolio
May - Aug 2015
Revit, AutoCAD, Chief Architect Interiors, Sketch-Up, Digital Project, Rhino 3D
Digital Modeling
Adobe CS6 Suite, Microsoft Office, VRay
Digital Graphics
Model Making, Drafting, Sketching
Hands - On
volunteer Nepal Service Trip Malawi Mission Trip Jordan Outreach Trip AWANA Children’s Ministry Jordan Outreach Trip Jordan Mission Trip
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About Me My name is Rachel and I recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning.
Interests Traveling, Food, Culture, Piano
Originally from Malaysia, then growing up in Qatar and now living in the United States, I have learned to appreciate different cultures. Living in a transient community in Doha, traveling to different parts of the world and constantly moving for various internships gave me so many opportunities to adapt, familiarized and fall in love with the places and the people who are different from me. Though I may not have a place I can completely call home, I would not trade the life I’ve had for anything. The beauty of my home is that it is nowhere and everywhere.
Thank you
For more projects, visit http://www.rachel-ong.com