ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
RYAN KONG CHEONG YEE
archi tecture art Ryan Kong Cheong Yee Doctorate of Architecture LEED Green Associate
yeeryan@gmail.com +1(808)277-8192
(below) FINAL PROJECT WAS TO COMBINE ALL PRIOR PRINCIPALS
FIRST YEAR
UNDERSTANDING DESIGN THROUGH FIGURE GROUND AREA DIVISION AND (left) SPACE FRAME COMPOSITIONS
PARTI
CONCEPT
Design with the intent to be placed in public transportation facility in Hawaii. You sit in the front while luggage space is in the back. This chair would be placed in a row with every three seats rotated.
FURNITURE PROJECT FOCUSED ON: • Structure and supports • Comfort • Social interactions • Visual expression of project and materials
INTENT The current Nu’uanu Pali lookout and hiking pathway
INTENT
is unsafe for visitors. In order to protect the 5 million per year visitors; a new bridge would be constructed to replace the beaten path.
Manoa Valley is University of Hawaii at Manoa’s college town. What Manoa Valley lacks is a community center.
CONCEPT This seamless ribbon-like bridge connects the current
lookout to the new ridge. It will spread out the number of visitors in one area and increase the range of vision overlooking the Ko’olau Mountain range.
CONCEPT
(right page) Community Center for Manoa Valley
New Pali Lookout
SECOND YEAR
UNDERSTANDING SITE INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS (left page) Nu’uanu Pali Bridge and Lookout
The Parti demonstrates the cluster of communal activities in Manoa Valley. This college town from left to right, shows the new community center next to the shopping center and finally the performing arts center. This building from left to right show the open-air stage next to the local artist exhibits and finally the private art gallery above.
PARTI
Current Lookout
SUB PARKING LEVEL
GROUND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR Entertainment Area
New Bridge
Pali Highway below
Old Pali Pathway
Amateur/Local Artist Exhibits Private Galley (not highlighted) Local Vendors
To renovate four existing structures used to analyze the absorption of heat from different types of insulation for the school’s upcoming annual student architecture exhibit.
CONCEPT
Our 6 person team focused on one natural element, the sun. As you enter the space; the playful use of glass bottles and the colorful patterns of light are displayed. We used 1,600 recycled bottles and constructed the shack in 3 weeks.
UNDERSTANDING SITE INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS Shack Attack
SECOND YEAR
INTENT
My partner and I focused on the design and construction of the roof. First, we stripped the roof down to the structural members. Second, fabricated off-site glass bottle sunroofs. And third, install each sunroof into the roof members. The finish product displayed different lighting depending on the time of day and/or the type of weather we were are having.
INTENT
The new Church for Assisi, Italy was to hold church services since the old Church of Assisi is unsafe for occupants. On top of that, the site is located on a steep slope with strict program requirements, such facilities include: dining/recreation area, classrooms, commercial kitchen, several private offices and restrooms.
2nd and 4th floor (similar)
Second Floor
First Floor
PARTI
CONCEPT
The main and private sanctuary is represented with a deep height interior similar to classical cathedrals, while the other facilities have shorter height ceilings for a different social interaction.
(right page) Multi-Family Residential Complex
INTENT
THIRD YEAR
UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM & STRUCTURE (left page) New Church from Assisi
3rd and 5th floor (similar)
Design a mid-rise single family residential complex that is modular and buildable on any generic site for any mid- to high- density cityscapes.
CONCEPT
The concept is derive from a tick-tack-toe floor plan with two-story single family units and a structural plan that is able to keep building higher, in case overpopulation occurs. In addition it incorporated Le Corbusier’s 5 points of Architecture. Apartment Type Legend on a Single Floor twofloor design
Studio (2) 1 bedroom (2) 2 bedroom (2) 3 bedroom (4) 4 bedroom (4)
INTENT
Following Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority and the International Building Code, our four person team designed a mixed-use building along the river side. Site restrictions and urban guidelines were critical to the shape and volume of the building’s functional area.
CONCEPT
The concept is demonstrated in the Chinese ink painting (left), shows the wealth and stability that Singapore represents.
COLLABORATION & BUILDING DEVELOPMENT Mixed-Use Development
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FOURTH YEAR
With that in mind, our team incorporated green spaces on each floor and controlled daylighting by orientating the building on a North South axis.
Retail Restaurants & Residential Elevators, Escalators & Egress Green Area Covered Outdoor Area First Floor
Second Floor
Commercial
Third Floor
Fourth Floor
Fifth Floor
Sixth Floor
Residential
Seventh Floor
Eigth Floor
Ninth Floor
Tenth Floor
Village Site Plan
Construction Details
CONCEPT
The project calls for replacing 8 structures in the main village. Therefore each student in this graduate studio selected a building type to redesign. Of the 8 building types, I selected the Methodist Church. Originally, the client intended to remodel it, but after meeting with the client her father wanted a new church. The new Methodist Church will occupy roughly 200 people and include the flexibility for recreational/entertainment activities during Fijian island chief meetings held once a year.
Conceptual Design
FIFTH YEAR
INTENT
The client, who is the daughter of a Fijian chief, requested our graduate studio to design several structures on the village in Batiki, Fiji.
Schematic Design, Design Development and Construction Drawings New Methodist Church (LOTU) for Batiki Fiji
Using natural materials like wood and stone, reinforced with modern construction materials to represent layering for protection against wind while letting sunlight in. This year long project gave us a chance to produce a construction drawing set with MEP drawings of each of our buildings. The CD set was later handed to the client’s architect to finalize for actual use. Publication and funding started in 2007 through 2009 when the economy took a turn for the worse. Insufficient funding has placed this project on hold. Two buildings were chosen first to be constructed, the village meeting house and the new Methodist Church (LOTU).
INTENT
Our design team consists of 5 people; two team members in our design studio collaborated with three members from our sister university in Seoul, Korea. The goal was to collaborate on a design that would best serve the neighborhood and revitalize the area.
Integrated Project with Duksung Women’s University Interior Design Studio, Gangnam-Gu Project
FIFTH YEAR
CONCEPT
This commercial property would be the focal point of the neighborhood with a roof top garden and include local vendors for the neighboring office buildings. At night it would light the area with a colorful light show and/or play ads for local businesses in the area. We intended the building to be a landmark that is identifiable in Gangnam-Gu district.
(left column) Beauty and Destruction of Earth (center) Business Card and Logo design for Paul Renner
GRAPHIC DESIGN
(below) Peace in the Middle East Poster
(top) Magazine Design insert for Paul Rand (bottom row, left to right) Type Compositions (2) Text Compositions (2) Color Text Composition (1)
Six week crash course on Ceramics consisted: three weeks of hand building, two weeks of wheel throwing and one week of glazing.
CERAMICS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Seoul, South Korea
Kyoto, Japan
Hong Kong (SAR), China
While attending UHM School of Architecture, I visited...
Paris, France
London, England
Copenhagen, Denmark
Honolulu, Hawaii
Projects created in Autodesk Revit
ACTUAL WORK
(below) Pharmaceutical Branch Design Development Phase
ACTUAL WORK
residential project in Honolulu, Hawaii
(left column) renderings of two different residential project’s interiors (top center) mixed use building, ground floor restaurant (right bottom) top floor of parking structure project taken at 4:30 pm HST Winter
ACTUAL WORK produce Construction Documents in Autodesk CAD 2010 and Revit 2011 Wall Types (above) Wall Sections (right top) Door Details (right bottom)
project D.ARCH research RESUME D.ARCH research project
Time Sharing: D.Arch Project and Resume Upon Request
the Multi-Functional Office
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