Rikako Sho / Architecture Portfolio 2020 by Rikako Sho

Rikako Sho Selected Works From 2018 to 2020

Rikako Sho

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* ACADEMIC HONORS

Academic Excellence Award in Architecture/Landscape/Interiors Otis College of Art and Design l 2020.05

Awards for Excellence in Design Studio3, Otis College of Art and Design l 2019. 05

Dean’s List and Honors Otis College of Art and Design l 2016 - 2020

* EDUCATION

* DESIGN COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

B.F.A in Architecture/Landscape/Interiors Otis College of Art and Design GPA 3.75 l 2016.08 - 2020.05

Angelo Donghia Senior Scholarship Award Angelo Donghia Foundation 2019 Senior Student Scholarship Competition l 2019.08

Honorable Mention Award with Scholarship AIA l LA, Los Angeles l 2019.05

* SKILLS

* EXPERIENCE

AutoDesk

Revit, AutoCAD Microsoft Office

Excel, Word, Powerpoint Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom, After Effects 3D Modeling and Rendering

Sketchup, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, V-ray, Lumion Visualization Media

Laser-cutting, 3D printing, Wood-working, Model-making, Handdrafting, Oil painting, Illustrations, Model Construction * LANGUAGES

English, Japanese

DEEPEND - Annual Virtual Exhibition Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles l 2020.05

· Designed Postcard for A/L/I Department · Created 3D Model of the A/L/I department building in Rhino · Developed site context model and in Rhino as well as modeled renders in Lumion

The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles Chapter's 2x8 Exhibition Helms Design Center Trade Showroom, Los Angeles, CA l 2019.05

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CAIL Disaster Design Program Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles l 2019.01 - 2019.05

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Designed housing prototype for homeless teenagers Awarded for Honorable Mention Created AutoCAD plans, sections, and construction details Rendered in V-ray and Illustrator Mentioned in AIA web article and Bustler article

Collaborated with Los Angeles Fire Department Station5 to designdisaster situation product as a team Performed context analysis and research for disaster relief products Developed product design candidates Created visual instructional diagrams in Rhino and Illustrator Produced and edited commercial videos in After Effects

IIDA Socal LA City Center Student Design Expo AECOM, Los Angeles, CA l 2019.03

· Exhibited academic project work from Studio3 program · Participated panel discussion with top designers from HOK, AECOM, NBC Universal, and Newmark

Freelancing and Volunteering Tokyo, Japan / Los Angeles, CA l 2018 - current

· Worked with multiple clients in Interior Design Project, created design sketched concept in Procreate and diagrams in Rhino, specified materials and furniture in V-ray · Constructed Revit plans and sections, rendered in Lumion, and file prep for 3D printing · Created LOGO designs for artist in Illustrator, styled a concept of an artist matching the music, designed a flier and poster to promote performance for artist

Contents Selected Works From 2018 to 2020

01 * SUB-URBAN TOPOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITY

02 * COASTAL MODULAR POP-UP

03 * VOID IN THE CITY

04 * URBAN ARBORETUM-COMMUNE

05 * BRIDGE HOUSING PROTOTYPE

06 * VENICE SOCIAL POP-UP

07 * PLASTIC MONUMENT

Sub-urban Topographical Community Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

The site is located along the 210 Hwy in Sylmar, CA, a historic area within the County of Los Angeles. The site was once a mobile home park, which was destroyed in the Sayre Fire of 2008. Adjacent to the site are a series of debris basins, washes, and spreading fields. Along the southern edge of the site lies an equestrian trail, which leads to various stables, and a trail network up into the adjacent mountain side. So, the site is locked between 2 barriers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the San Gabriel Mountains to the north with the risk of fire and debris flow and the Freeway to the south. While the site is located in a wildland interface zone, and the land is at risk of natural disasters, the experience of living between nature and the city is also valuable. In this project, I considered not only artificially avoiding and stopping natural disasters, but also how to coexist with nature and

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

natural disasters.

Type Design Studio 5, 2019

Instructor Matias Creimer

Location South Los Angeles

Site Area Broadway 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

Debris Basin

Predicted Debris Flow Existing Trail

Debris Basin

210 Foothill Fwy

Existing Site Map

The outline is converted into a spline to soften sharp edges and preserve the organic look.

Simple geometry like ellipses and circles are used to form 6

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

clusters.

GRID (halved dimensions of single housing in California)

The outline is turned into an

Filled with housing and a

Subt ract e d w i t h i n t h e

Pathways are created along

outer shell region that

smaller copy of the

elliptical geometry and

the boundaries of the

protects the community and

geometry used to form the

make a connection between

clusters and connected to

c r e a t e s a r e s i s t i ve f l o w t o

clusters are arranged to fit

each community.

existing trails. Sections of

direct debris.

within the shells.

the outer shell are removed to interconnect the clusters as a community while preserving the debris flow effect.

Process Diagram

Debris Basin

Controlled Debris Flow Existing Trail

Debris Basin 4 3 1

6 2 3

5 1

4 4

1 5

210 Foothill Fwy

Site MasterPlan

Each shells was placed where the debris flow needed to be controlled.

1. Interface Zone / Campsite

The debris will slow down and get filtered along the architecture's

2. Activity Area / Fitness Center

contours. Furthermore, some forms contain pockets where the debris flow

3. Horse Stable

can pool where platforms to grow plants will be placed above. Not only

4. Community Garden

does this architecture collect and pile debris flow to create hills, but it is designed to also make the architecture and nature a unified body. In addition, trails and pathways were made along the debris flow path

5. Playground / Park 6. Community Center

for people to be able to trace the debris flow. Those grey lines are where the housing community is, and the subtracted within the elliptical geometries are where the programs are located. And other subtracted wide spaces left between housing communities function as wild land campsites. Those who visit the site dense housing communities. They can observe the debris basin, or

explore the mountains, or go camping outdoors. Here, indoor living in dense buildings and outdoor living in vast nature coexist.

Sub-urban Topographical Community

among

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

will walk on the trails to the campsites and experience living in nature

10 Unit Types

1. Living Space 2. Dining Space 3. Kitchen 4. Master Bedroom 5. Bedroom 6. Working Space 7. Courtyard

2nd Floor

There are five types of units

this

project.

Unit A to E. Those units are created on grid lines which are set based on the

halved dimensions of single

housing in Los angeles. I

used the same strategy of Nexus World Housing that

1 3

the â&#x20AC;&#x153;housesâ&#x20AC;? lock together to

form

5 1

infinitely

extendable pattern.

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

Unit A

Unit B

4 6

2 7

1 2 6

3 5

6 4

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

Unit E

Unit D

Unit C

3 2 1

2nd Floor 4

12 Area Plan

1. Playground / Park 2. Interface Zone / Campsite 3. Tennis Court 4. Horse Stable 5. Community Garden 6. Hill

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

Sub-urban Topographical Community

14 Area Sections

Playground

Section A

Housing Community

Section B

14 Camp

Community Garden psite

Housing Community Campsite

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

16 Long Section

1. Courtyard 2. Driveway / Pedestrian Pathway 3. Interface Zone / Campsite 4. Platform for Plants 5. Existing Mountain 6. Site

1 2

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

4 3

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

Sub-urban Topographical Community

Sylmar Mobile Housing Community Project 2020

Coastal Modular Pop-up Modular Pop-up Project 2020

This building is a temporary modular pop-up created for relatively warm climates like Los Angeles. Its purpose can be freely modified depending on the local community and geographical context. The space can function as a pop-up store to sell goods, temporarily open as a cafe, or as a gallery to display artwork. In order to work as a shared space, the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flexibility and transparency were considered in its design. Contrasting from the dense rust-finished steel, painted steel, and engineering wood used in the columns, beams, and curtain rails, the use of prefabricated and translucent materials such as polycarbonate roof panels, sliding door panels, and curtains for other parts of the building allows for the exterior visibility of the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overlap of materials and structures. Holes have been opened in the steel beams and sliding door panels to maximize airflow. The five curtain rails and pods can be used with curtains to create partitioned spaces, or used as ceiling racks to hang goods or art pieces. The Coastal Modular Pop-up is an architectural installation where people of the local community can

Coastal Modular Pop-up

Modular pop-up Project 2020

express and expand their stories.

Type Interior Development, 2020

Instructor Richard Lundquist

Location South Los Angeles

Site Area *

Coastal Modular Pop-up

Modular pop-up Project 2020

1 2 3 4

6 7

1. Corrugated Polycarbonate Roof Panels 2. Engineered Wood Joists 3. Painted Steel Beam

Coastal Modular Pop-up

Modular pop-up Project 2020

4. Translucent Glass, Matte Finish On Interior

5. Natural Steel Column, Rust Finish, Clear Coating 6. Incandescent Light Bulb 7. Natural Steel Curtain Rail 8. Pinkish Color Translucent Curtain 9. Ocher Color Flower Pattern Curtain 10. Manufactured Wood Table And Chairs 11. Pinkish Pattern Cushion 12. White Oak Floor, Herringbone Pattern

1. Engineered Wood Joists 2. Painted Steel Beam 3. Translucent Glass, Matte Finish On Interior (Sliding Panels) 4. Natural Steel Column, Rust Finish, Clear Coating

7. White Oak Floor, Herringbone Pattern

Coastal Modular Pop-up

6. Pinkish Color Translucent Curtain

Modular pop-up Project 2020

5. Natural Steel Curtain Rail

1 2 3 7

5 8

4 9

1. Corrugated Polycarbonate Roof Panels 2. Engineered Wood Joists 3. Painted Steel Beam 4. Translucent Glass, Matte Finish On Interior (Sliding Panels) 5. Natural Steel Column, Rust Finish, Clear Coating 6. Incandescent Light Bulb 7. Natural Steel Curtain Rail 8. Pinkish Color Translucent Curtain 9. Ocher Color Flower Pattern Curtain 10. Manufactured Wood Bench

Coastal Modular Pop-up

Modular pop-up Project 2020

11. Grey Pattern Beanbag

12. White Oak Floor, Herringbone Pattern

Front Elevation

Side Elevation

Coastal Modular Pop-up

Modular pop-up Project 2020

Void In the City DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

The goal of this elementary school located in Broadway 3rd is to properly function as a contemporary school in a downtown community where its relationship with the area has thinned out over the years by being left out from rapid urban densification--a “void in the city.” This elementary school can be split into two general forms. The first is an L-shaped form and the other is a box-shaped form. The L-shaped form looms over the box-shaped form like a cantilever. A playground is located at ground floor and 4th floor, and children do various activities there. The void appears as a public scenery that forms part of the city. The space between the two buildings is an open space as a result of a rapidly densified city; a new symbol and new void. This elementary school becomes one with the city, taking the role of “the city’ s garden” where people of all generations can be involved. Its purpose is to create new memories and experiences through the connection of the surrounding area and its people’ s lives. The living “People,” the quietly existing “Architecture,” and the rapidly densifying “City” --each of the three elements become

Void In the City

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

intertwined, and memories of each become connected.

Type Design Studio 5, 2019

Instructor Matias Creimer

Location South Los Angeles

Site Area Broadway 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

Void In the City

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

Void In the City

Isometric Section View

4th Floor

3rd Floor

5th Floor

Void In the City

2nd Floor

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

Ground Floor

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

Void In the City

Section A

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

Void In the City

Section B

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

Void In the City

Left Top: Isometric View Left Bottom: Exterior Perspective of 2nd Floor

Void In the City

DTLA Elementary School Project 2019

Right: Exterior Perspective of Cafeteria Space

Urban Arboretum-Commune DTLA Building Housing Project 2019

A plant, at first glance, appears weak as it cannot move, and its ecology is passive. Yet while it does not respond dynamically to its environment, a plant steadily incorporates the environment as it grows. A plant is in dialogue with its environment. Architecture may be stand-alone or assembled to form a city. This project proposes an interior architecture that is structured like a plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s process of birth and formation, an interior architecture that is nurtured by everyone and reacts to various influences and effects from both the inside and outside/city. This interior architecture provides a place for plants that surround the city to live, protecting the native ecology, as well as spaces for research and exhibition. Various plants and foods will be cultivated between public and private spaces. People are able to learn and understand what co-existing with plants means by residing in this environment. Flexible residential units are made from combinations of various components, optimizing the interior volumes. A rainwater filtering system utilizes soil and plants in a manner that allows rainwater to be

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

used in daily life.

Type Design Studio 4, 2019

Instructor Richard Lundquist

Location South Los Angeles

Site Area 556 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Urban Arboretum-Commune

Left: Exploded Isometric Diagram Right Top: Process Diagrams Right Bottom: Unit Types

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Existing Concrete Frame

Columns + Facade

Vertical Circulation

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Plants + Trees

Occupants

Similarly to how each plant interacts with its environment, each person in each group contributes something towards the other people and groups within the building. For example, farmers take care of the hydroponic farm by planting vegetables and produce, and providing professional advice to everyone else, who care for the growing plants. This produce is sold at a market on the first floor to fund the agriculture. Chefs use the plants in food which is served to the people. Architects design the structures and modular units for plants and artists create installations on the first floor using plants. The exhibits may be viewed for a fee which can further funds this building's agriculture and physical structures. The archivist has an especially important role, which is archiving this lifestyle online. By archiving and sharing this architecture and the inhabitantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives, this lifestyle not only exists in downtown L.A. but beyond, through the internet. This interior architecture, where plants and humans inhabit the same space, creates a mutual beneficial relationship between humans and humans, and plants and humans in an urban environment. This

Roof Top

lifestyle itself is archived online and becomes a work of art.

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

5th Floor

4th Floor

3rd Floor

2nd Floor

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Ground Floor

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Urban Arboretum-Commune

Section A

42 Section B

Section C

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Urban Arboretum-Commune

Left Top: Shared Dining Space Left Bottom: Indoor Farming Space Right: Modular Housing Unit, Type2

Urban Arboretum-Commune

DTLA Building Housing Park Project 2020

Bridge Housing Prototype Venice Modular Housing Project 2019

This proposal for housing Veniceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless teens is functional while allowing the guest to create personal space. Located in a re-purposed quonset hut, multiple mechanisms allow creation of a private space and provide human essentials. The main vertical circulation is an elevator (to accommodate guests with physical disabilities) within a central wood and glass structure. Furniture, partitions, and floating curtains made of various inexpensive and readily available (and replaceable) materials surround the central elevator. A homeless teen may freely manipulate their curtains to create a personal space, a solitary space, a space to to share with a friend, or a space for everyone. Traditional institutional and utilitarian elements were eliminated as much as possible to make a warm and comforting environment. There are no full-height, rigid, cold, or heavy walls. Every element is fabricated from a light, soft and/or transparent material. A teen, if he or she chooses, can be aware of the presence of friends or the entire space between gaps in their curtains while reading alone. Instead of predetermined, rigid spaces, the teen can control perception of or engagement with other spaces from the comfort of

Bridge Housing Prototype

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

their own secret lair.

Type Design Studio 3, 2018

Instructor David Reddy

Location South Los Angeles

Site Area 334 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90291

Bridge Housing Prototype

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

Bridge Housing Prototype

Site Map

Site Plan

Bridge Housing Prototype

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

Process Diagram

A 1 2 3

1. Dining Space 2. Distribution Space 3. Kitchen

Bridge Housing Prototype

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

4. Male Restroom

5. Common Space 6. Female Restroom 7. Female Sleeping Space 8. Male Sleeping Space Ground Floor

Bridge Housing Prototype

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

2nd Floor

D C

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

Bridge Housing Prototype

Front Elevation

Section C Section A

Section B

Bridge Housing Prototype

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

Section D

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

Bridge Housing Prototype

Top: Sleeping Space Bottom Left: Shared Living Space Bottom Right: Common Space

Bridge Housing Prototype

Venice Modular Housing Project 2020

Venice Social Pop-up Venice Social Popup Project 2018

As a temporary facility being built in Venice, this building can fulfill many roles. Using the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boxâ&#x20AC;? form factor of the double wide modular, the limits of possible changes in interior design were experimented. By intentionally keeping the interior elements within the box shape, the types of spaces that can be created in a limited space were explored. Each element is organized along a simple 5x5 grid. Each door and partition can be moved. A neutral space is created by placing solid objects (a bathroom and exam room) at the center. Excluding the solid objects at the center and the columns, all other partitions can be moved in parallel. There are a few hallways inside the building. Placing hallways inside a small building was important because the hallways expand that small space. The main point is that the space is neutral. Modularity in a neutral space allows changes in the space simply by moving furniture and partitions. However, it is important to not make it completely free, and have a solid object at the center. The space can be inverted or reflected based

Venice Social Pop-up

Venice Social Pop-up Project 2018

around the central solid object.

Type Design Studio 3, 2018

Instructor David Reddy

Location South Los Angeles

Site Area 334 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90291

Venice Social Pop-up

Venice Social Pop-up Project 2018

Elevation Perspective View 1

Venice Social Pop-up

Venice Social Pop-up Project 2018

Elevation Perspective View 2

Section Perspective View

Venice Social Pop-up

Venice Social Pop-up Project 2018

Floor Plan

Venice Social Pop-up Project 2018

Venice Social Pop-up

Left Top: Common Space Left Bottom: Shared Working Space Right: Sketch Model

Venice Social Pop-up

Venice Social Pop-up Project 2018

Plastic Monument Architectural Installation Project 2019

Plastic is everywhere. Mountains of plastic dominate the coast as they are pushed forward by the forces of waves and currents. Empty plastic bottles drift for great distances as they beach on distant islands. Plastic bags float around as they travel thousands of kilometers riding on ocean currents. Microplastics pile up in layers under the sea. Currently, plastic pollution occurring in the oceans is viewed globally as a major issue. Plastic waste continue to pollute the waters as economies rise and living becomes more convenient. Most plastics are discarded after a single use, and often end up polluting the environment as it fails to be recycled properly. As easy as it is to use, it is also as easy to trash. Where does most of it end up? In our oceans. Plastic waste that end up in rivers are carried down to the ocean. These plastic wastes get broken down into microplastics which infiltrate

Plastic Monument

Architectural Installation Project 2019

the food chain and get consumed by many animals.

Type Group Project with Kaho Horiuchi

Instructor *

Location South Los Angeles

Site Area *

Plastic Monument

Architectural Installation Project 2019

Plastic Monument

Site Plan

This plastic monument integrates plastic bottles that are discarded by households and collected in each community by volunteers. Representing a symbolic home, the monument has open spaces between a roof and fishing net where the bottles can be placed. The plastic bottles collected from various locations act as functional and aesthetic objects that create varied shadows. They slowly build up inside above the fishing net, causing the net to sink in by gravity. The observers will be

Plastic bottles are collected by volunteers in each community.

looking up at the sinking mound of plastic bottles from below instead of looking down at it. Typically, we do not look up at the floating swarm of plastics floating in the ocean from below like sea creatures, nor do we ever notice the overlap of translucent plastics and the varying light and shadows it creates. This Architectural Installation was not created just to communicate the risks and negative aspects of plastic waste. Another essential objective is to have observers rethink their values and views on plastic as a material through its distinctive beauty, surface finish, and translucenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;properties not seen in natural materials.

As a part of the installation, place the plastic bottles between the roof

This installation is comprised of a wood framing constructed from 105mmĂ&#x2014;105mm wooden columns, and a roof and walls made from flexible Greenhouse film. Greenhouse film allows for easy glueing and removal, translucent film, and is also low cost. Observers are able to witness the rich layering of shadows cast by the Greenhouse film, plastic bottles, and fishing net. Furthermore, the full unit (4 units) is structured to be able to be disassembled as individual single units. The installation can be made from a single flexible adjustments to be made based on the exhibit space and situation.

Plastic Monument

unit and units can be added at will, allowing for

Architectural Installation Project 2019

creates soft light as light passes through the

+4.00m

+3.00m

Plastic Monument

Architectural Installation Project 2019

Combined Plan

Flexible Arrangement Plans

+2.00m

Single Unit Plan

Scale 1:50

Plastic Monument

Architectural Installation Project 2019

Section A-A'

Scale 1:50 Front Elevation

Architectural Installation Project 2019

Plastic Monument

Isometric View

Rooftop Film (Greenhouse Film+Steel Cross Bracing)

Fishing Net (Cathes Plastic bottle waste)

Wood Framing (Plywood)

Translucent Tarp (Greenhouse Film+Steel Cross Bracing)

Exploded Isometric View

Plastic Monument

Unit Isometric View

Architectural Installation Project 2019

Unit Isometric View

7mm Aircraft Cable Cable Ties

Fishing Net Assembly

Wood Framing Assembly

A Greenhouse Film Plywood (Wood framing) Steel Cross Bracing

B Wood Joint

Plastic Monument

Architectural Installation Project 2019

Bracket

Nut and Bolt

C Fishing Net 7mm Aircraft Cable Cable Ties Plastic Bottle Waste

Materials

Each

Greenhouse

film

and Steel cross bracing can

and

removed,

easily

attached allowing

for flexibility based on the

space,

context,

weather. The materials are also durable and easily replaceable.

Plastic Monument

Architectural Installation Project 2019

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