Sirina Law - Portfolio by Sirina Law

S I R I N A L AW PORTFOLIO CLASS OF 2021

Architecture California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo

TA B L E O F CONTENTS BIOGRAPHY - 02

THE COWO - 04

ISAR CAMPUS - 10

ENES ABODE - 16

FULFILLMENT CENTER - 23

BIOGRAPHY SIRINA LAW Sustainable Environments Minor

Experiences Sirina has previously interned at MADI Group Inc, Anderson Brule Architects, Lowney Architecture, and now currently at KO Architects. Her passions were always more geared towards the artistic side, outside of school you will find her embroidering, painting watercolor and doing yoga. In the fall semester of 2019 she studied abroad in Rome. It was an experience she cherished a lot and it’s was cool to be able to apply the things she had learned the past 3 years at Cal Poly in Rome . At the same time, being able to soak in the architecture beauty Europe had to offer. Fifth-Year Goals & Objectives Sirina hopes to focus her research and thesis project to integrate sustainable practices to a project that is a medium to large scale. Some ideas she is interested are sustainable building material, n et energy use over the life of building, etc but prioritizing the importance of experimenting wild designs for her last year of school. Immediate Professional Goals Sirina hopes to expanding her archi tectural skill and knowledge at a medium size firm to allow for more opportunities to be involved in all design and logistical aspects of projects. Eventually she would love to work in a bigger size firm to gain experience working on large scale projects and then start a non profit company to serve the lower income population.

THE COWO [ PA R A D I S E , CA ]

W R & S P R 2019

The Paradise Coworking Center aims to stimulate and encourage growth with the combination of knowledge and economy. While also creating a variety of spaces to empower teens and young adults to grow in their entrepreneurship interests, this center will serve as a downtown business and social hub for working professionals and larger space for town gatherings.

THE COWO

[ PA R A D I S E , CA ]

W R & S P R 2019

R E I I N E L L E D E L CA M P O & S I R I N A L A W

DESIGN CONCEPT The form of the Paradise Coworking Center is designed to be a response to the proposed condition of the new downtown and it’s thoroughfares. By opening up the building towards the anticipated high population density faces, the coworking center invites both people walking through downtown and The Food Habitat across the street. F O R M G E N E R AT I O N by progra m

by a d d i ti ve

birch st.

by op en i n g u p

birch st. cafe gathering lounging

public

private

learning speakers

almond st.

PROGR AM DIAGR AM

almond st.

semi public

we-work meeting rooms

aer ial view

gathering circulation we-work (group) we-work (individual) learning

almond

st.

FLOOR PL ANS

DIAGR AMS

terra cotta terra cotta

DN DN

glazing

aluminum UP

mate rial ity

heavy timber columns beams girders trusses

2nd Floor

UP UP

concrete slab floor plates 1st Floor

UP UP

s tructure

N O R T H E L E VAT I O N

E A S T E L E VAT I O N

circul atio n

SUMMER SUN SUMMER SUN 75 degrees 75 degrees

WINTER SUN WINTER SUN 25 degrees 25 degrees

RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURES RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURES

TERRA COTTA TERRAPANEL COTTA PANEL ALUMINUM CLIP ALUMINUM CLIP VERTICALVERTICAL SUPPORTSUPPORT ALUMINUM ALUMINUM INSULATION INSULATION

LEVEL 2 2 LEVEL WRB

WRB

METAL STUD METAL STUD

RADIANT HEATING & COOLING RADIANT HEATING & COOLING

LEVEL 1 1 LEVEL

EAST SECTION by re ii n elle d el ca m p o

ent ry lobby

middle courtyard

common space

mid d le c o u r tya rd

common sp a ce

PHYSICAL MODEL

1 / 4 t h s ca le

s id e c o u r tya rd

i n teri or

e ntry l o bby

ISAR CAMPUS [ T R A ST E V E R E , R O M E ]

FA L L 2019

The main goal for designing an institutional building for the international Society for Art, Architecture and Archaeology of Rome (ISAR) is to encourage the education of Rome’s cultural heritage by the public.

ISAR CAMPUS

[ T R A ST E VA R E , R O M E ]

FA L L 2019

DESIGN CONCEPT The main goal for designing an institutional building for the international Society for Art, Architecture and Archaeology of Ro me (ISAR) is to encourage the education of Rome’s cultural heritage by the public. The ISAR campus is to prioritize the user experience of pedestrians with it’s intentional L shaped form, framing the sidewalk and the bridge over the Tiber River. While the public is able to enjoy the public facilities of the first two floors of the ISAR campus, the exhibition is also located by the river’s edge to allow the public to enj oy and appreciate the Tiber river.

F O R M G E N E R AT I O N S

atrium

alternating floor plates around atrium

S w

w pantheon

chiesa di sant’ ignazio di loyola

galleria colonna

piazza venezia

campo de’ fiore

E N

open s pace for public

parco del colle oppio

foro romano

ponte sisto

alternating floor plates around atrium

basilica di san bartolomeo all’Isola colosseo

basilica di santa maria in Trastevere

palatino

ISAR campus

basilica santi giovanni e paolo

circo massimo

chiesa di san francesco a ripa

porta portese

alternating floor plates around atrium

overall building form 50m 0m

200m 100m

FLOOR PL ANS UP UP

CAFE LOBBY FAMILY APT

LECTURE HALL

WORKSHOPS

DORMS

LIBRARY

WORKSHOPS scale = 1:500

ADMIN OFFICES

MEETING ROOMS

STUDIO APT

scale = 1:500

SITE PLAN

INTERIOR

sect

NS secti

ion

125m 0m scale = 1:1000

E A S T E L E VAT I O N

EW SECTION

500m 250m

ENES ABODE [ S A N J O S E , CA ]

S P R I N G 2020

Enes Abode strives to create a design solution to the issue of housing affordability in the Bay Area. Our emphasis is to develop an economical modular system that is adaptable to different user’s spatial needs while using a sustainable design approach to minimize construction cost and energy consumption.

ENES ABODE

[ S A N J O S E , CA ]

S P R I N G 2020

N I C O L E LO & S I R I N A L A W

DESIGN CONCEPT With increasing housing price in California, it is a challenge to own and rent a home. The goal of our proposal is to address the issue of housing affordability for both homeowners and renters, in a sense that not only increase the amount of occupants possible within a house, but also ensure privacy for each of them. The idea of incorporating accessory dwelling unit is to provide an affordable rental option for college students in San Jose, while increasing property value for the homeowner. We believe the primary function of housing remains as being a comfortable and stable shelter to its tenants. Our emphasis is to develop an economical modular system that is adaptable to different user’s spatial needs whi le using a sustainable design approach to minimize construction cost and energy consumption. F O R M G E N E R AT I O N

SITE PLAN ADAPTABILITY - FLEXIBILITY IN MODULAR DESIGN Modular system that is interchangeable with program functions according to different needs of occupants.

AFFORDABILITY - LOWER COST IN MODULAR DESIGN + ADU To help lower to overall construction cost and allowing home owners to rent out ADU for a lower rent.

santa clara

t ys

RESILIENCY - ECONOMIC, SOCIETY, HEALTH & WELLBEING RESILIENCY. To provide an affordable housing solution to potential homeowners and renters amid neighborhood with increasing housing cost.

downtown san jose

a el

e le

g na

e av

SUSTAINABILITY - SOLAR PANELS & RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM To comply with Architecture 2030 challenge and achieve net zero energy consumption, solar panels and skylights are implemented in the design. Rainwater harvesting system is used to promote water conservation.

S H A R E D V S P R I VAT E D I AG R A M

THRESHOLD DIAGR AM

by nic ol e lo

by nico l e l o

Shared Courtyard

Garage Entrance

Private Outdoor Space

Door Entrance

FLOOR PL ANS by nic ol e lo Second Floor Plan 13. Den Space 14. Guest Bedroom 15. Bathroom 16. Storage 17. Office

Ground Floor Plan

3 5

SECTION A by nic ol e lo

1. Front Patio 2. Living Area 3. Dining Area 4. Side Yard 5. Kitchen 6. Mud Room 7. Powder Room 8. Master Suite 9. Garage 10. Shared Courtyard 11. Bedroom 12. Bathroom

SECTION C

by nic ol e lo

MODUL AR DIAGR AM

Factory Built

Transported to Site

SECTION B

Stacked & Assembled on Site

8 7

5 6

4 3

8 modules required

N O R T H E L E VAT I O N

MEP + ECS DIAGR AMS

LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE P L AC E

NEAR DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE

> Encouragement of human powered transportation > Located in close proximity with nature and various cultural and educational institutes. (ex: Rose Garden, museum, libraries, etc) > Previously developed site

H E A LT H & HAPPINESS

ENCOURAGE THE INTERACTION WITH NATURE

> Personal & shared outdoor space > Larger glazing to allow for more connection to outdoor > Designed patio & backyard space > Healthy interior environment

BEAUTY

TRANSFORMING THE HOUSING FORM > Inspired by the traditional housing typology > Shaped by the elongated site and environmental condition

EQUITY

E N E R GY

WAT E R

M AT E R I A L S

ENERGY PRODUCED; USED FOR HOUSE & SOLD OFF-SITE

RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM

FIBER CEMENT

> Solar panels located facing SW > Energy conversation & carbon reduction > Net Positive Carbon

> Promotes water conservation that can be used during low rainfall season > Excellent source of water for landscape irrigation and toilet

> Impervious to wood boring insects, resistant to UV radiation, flame retardant, and is water resistant. > Durable; reducing the consumption of replacement material

LAP SIDING

HUMAN SCALED LIVING > Access to sunlight and fresh air > Shared courtyard between two dwellings’ tenants > Ensured privacy for each dwellings

view of ADU from shared courtyard 20

main dwelling interior

ADU interior 21

FULFILLMENT CENTER [ S A N J O S E , CA ]

F L 2020 & W R / S P R 2021

This redefined “Fulfillment Center” will allow for a less high speed, consumption oriented way of living to allow for a deeper level of fulfillment without the cost of the environment.

FULFILLMENT CENTER

[ S A N J O S E , CA ]

FA 2020 & W R / S P R 2021

DESIGN CONCEPT The idea is to intrude into what exists on the site, as an attempt to create more dialogue between production and the existing consumers. While the Santana Row site is mostly all retail and a few housing sat on top of it, my intervention is to challenge the single program retail on the ground level by interfering it with small manufacture and leisure type program. This is to emphasize the need of alternative fulfillment and c hallenge the idea of consumerism. While this site is traditionally known for it’s fast consumerism practices, the goal of this intervention is to allow for true fulfillment without the masking of expending. F O R M G E N E R AT I O N

THE PROBLEM

PROGRAM WEB third space (shopping mall)

shopping

socializing

LEARN & ADAPT

4 2

SMALL MANUFACTURE Flexible Manufacturing Continuous Manufacturing Intermittent Manufacturing Custom Manufacturing This allows the transparency of the manufacturing process of the product and allows for more control over quality of the product and work environment.

ALTERNATIVE FULFILLMENT

NEW RETAIL Rental subscription Short-term rental Sale of high durable clothes Resale

INTEGRATED MANUFACTURE Learn how to tailor Learn how to design Learn how to create

Being near water Walking & playing with dogs Place to read a book Bird watching Phone free zone Meditation area Farm sanctuary Yoga / meditation area Outdoor area for sunbathing Donation / Kon Mari-esque place Unlimited books library Karaoke / place to jam to music Place to socialize with others Greenhouse Place to watch a movie The ultimate video chat experience Place for alone time Gratitude corner Napping pods Arts & Craft area Coffee Shop Dance floor

EXPLODED PROGR AM DIAGR AM

FLOOR PL ANS

This Fulfillment Center comprises of mostly programs that allows for fulfillment without wasting material. The products of the few retail stores in the Fulfillment Center are made in house with the small factories strategically placed between the Alternative Fulfillment programs, to allow for interaction between the two.

W E S T E L E VAT I O N

This intervention is to serve those who want to actively make a lifestyle change against human consumerism and for those who are unaware of the environmental and ethical issues of consumerism. The vehicle and customer entrances are to be intentionally designed to allow for trouble-free experience, so are the circulation from sidewalks and existing pathways, for those who are just stumbling across the project.

This thesis is driven by the issue of the “disconnect between product and process” or the “lack of transparency between production and consumer”. The idea is to intrude into what exists on the site, as an attempt to create more dialogue between producti on and the existing consumers. The hope for placing an on-site recycling and manufacturing system right by retail is to challenge the practice of consumerism.

view from sidewalk to drop off zone

view from vehicle drop off path 25

The small factories are essentially in-store recycling systems, turning old garments into new ones. This system is already developed by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel in collaboration with the non-profit H&M foundation. Their invention of the ‘Looop’ is currently the only in-store recycling machine, located in the H&M store in Stockholm. This allows customers to be “able to watch the container-size machine recycle their old textiles into something new”. Since this system uses no water and chemicals, this has a significantly lower environmental impact than producing garments from scratch.

view from ramp towards factory/retail 26

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