ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
CHRISTOPHER CHIN
WORKS FROM YEARS 2 - 5 CAL POLY POMONA
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
CHRISTOPHER CHIN
CAL POLY POMONA YORBA LINDA, CA 92886 E christopherchindesign@gmail.com
CONTENTS
01 MISSION VIEJO OBSERVATORY
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JOSHUA TREE VISITOR CENTER
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MISSION HOSPITAL
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MISSION VIEJO OBSERVATORY
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05 WEST HOLLYWOOD PLAZA
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WILSHIRE CONCERT HALL
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PERSONAL ARTWORK
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O’NIEL OBSERVATORY FALL 2013
THE O’NIEL OBSERVATORY SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE USERS OF THE BUILDING AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE BUILDING ABSORBS THE TRAIL, NATURALLY DRAWING PEOPLE IN WHILE FRAMING VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING MEADOW. THE “W” DESIGN MINIMALISTICALLY POINTS THE PUBLIC AREAS TO THE OPEN MEADOW AND THE PRIVATE AREAS TOWARDS THE SERVICE STREET. THE STUDIO BEGAN WITH 4 VIGNETTE STUDIES COVERING THE TOPICS OF: CANTILEVER, FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURE, ARCHITECTURAL TOWER AND STRUCTURAL TOWER.
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TELECOM CLOSET
WOMENS TOILET
PUBLIC MEETING
TWO DESK OFFICE
PUBLIC OBSERVATION
MENS TOILET
LIVING QUARTERS
SPECIMEN COLLECTION
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JOSHUA TREE VISITOR CENTER SPRING 2013
THE CONCEPT OF THE VISITOR CENTER WAS TO ABSTRACT THE CONDITIONS TAKEN FROM THE SURROUNDING ROCKS. CONDITIONS SUCH AS INTERSTITIAL SPACE, FRAGMENTATION, PENETRATION, AND HEAVY VS LIGHT. JUST AS WHEN ONE CLIMBS THE ROCKS AND HIS OR HER POSITION IS ALWAYS DEPENDENT ON THE ROCKS, USERS OF THE BUILDING HAVE AN ALTERNATING EXPERIENCE AS THE ROOFWORK BECOMES EARTHWORK. BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS A THROUGH CONDITION, IT IS PLACED ADJACENT TO THE TRAIL AND CONTAINS A COMPLETE LINEAR PENETRATION.
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EARTHWORK VS ROOFWORK THE RIBBON THAT SERVES AS THE ROOF AS WELL AS EARTHWORK ANCHORS THE BUILDING INTO THE GROUND, ACTING AS BOTH HEAVY AND LIGHT MATERIAL. THE EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE BUILDING IS ALWAYS IN RELATION TO THE RIBBON WHICH DEFINES INDOOR VS OURDOOR RELATIONSHIPS, MAJOR DATUM LINES, AND REGULATING LINES.
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MISSION HOSPITAL LAGUNA BEACH FALL 2014
THE MISSION HOSPITAL, LAGUNA BEACH WAS TO BE REDESIGNED TO CATER TO THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES AND DESTIGMATIZE MENTAL ILLNESS. VARIOUS INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND AMBULATORY SERVICES WERE TO BE UPDATED IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE A PATIENT-CENTERED, HEALING EXPERIENCE.
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CUT & REPLACE
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PSYCHIATRIC STAFF LOUNGE SKILLED NURSING CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
GERIATRIC
E.D. S.D.S. SURGERY LABS/PATH.
PRIMARY CARE
I.C.U. OUTPATIENT ADMIN. OFFICES
MECHANICAL LINEAR ACC.
SUPPORT
REHAB
DINING SERVICES
OBSTETRIC
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SPACEPORT CALIFORNIA WINTER 2015
A JOINT STUDIO BETWEEN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS, THE SPACEPORT CALIFORNIA LOCATED IN ANTELOPE VALLEY, CA, SEEKS TO UTILIZE A BOLD STRUCTURAL SYSTEM TO GENERATE THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. CATENARY ARCHES SPAN THE SECTION OF THE BUILDING, DEFINING ENCLOSURE, PROCESSION, RHYTHYM, AND MATERIALITY. THE PROGRAM WAS GIVEN BY NASA ENGINEERS, WITH THE INTENTION OF HOUSING A SPACECRAFT CAPABLE OF DELIVERING COMMERCIAL SUB-ORBIT FLIGHTS. THE STRUCTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS INCLUDE PIVOT POINT JOINTS, GLUE LAMS, STUCTURAL ROOF LATTICE, AND 30% CROSS BRACING.
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SCALE 1” = 8’ - 0”
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WEST HOLLYWOOD PLAZA SPRING 2015
LOCATED NEAR THE MELROSE TRIANGLE IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, THE PLAZA SERVES AS AN URBAN LINK BETWEEN THE PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AREAS. PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT GENERATED THE CARVINGS IN THE MASTER PLAN, WITH THREE DISTINCT HUBS SERVING TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF RETAIL, DINING, AND TIMELESS EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A 300 UNIT HOTEL, 40,000 S.F. OF RETAIL AND 15,000 S.F. OF RESTAURANT. PROVIDING VIEWS INTO THE PROJECT AS WELL AS OUT TOWARDS SURROUNDING AREAS WAS A KEY DESIGN FACTOR TO DRAW PEOPLE IN AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL LINKAGES.
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WILSHIRE CONCERT HALL FALL 2015
CONCERT HALLS CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS LOOSE FIT OR TIGHT WRAP. THIS STUDIO WAS AN EXPLORATION OF HOW THE PROGRAM OF A CONCERT HALL AND AESTHETIC DETERMINE WHETHER THE ENVELOPE IS TIGHT FITTING OR LOOSE. MOST DESIGN WAS DONE THROUGH ANALOGUE PROCESS, WITH THE IDEA OF CREATING AN ORGANIC CENTRAL ATRIUM WITH INTERIOR RIBBON WALLS DEFINING CANTILEVERS, ENCLOSURE, FLOOR AND ROOF. DESIGN WAS AN INTERATIVE PROCESS OF REARRANGING, RESIZING, AND REDESIGNING INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS OF PROGRAM ARRANGED WITHIN A SITE ENVELOPE. PROGRAM INCLUDES REHEARSAL ROOMS, AUDITORIUM, RESTAURANT, OFFICES, GALLERY, STUDIO SPACE, LIBRARY, AND GIFT SHOP. THE FINAL RESULT WAS A CONCERT HALL MUCH INSPIRED BY DESIGNS BY JAPANESE ARCHITECTS SUCH AS SANAA.
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AUDITORIUM + GIFT SHOP
GALLERY
AUDITORIUM + GIFT SHOP
REHEARSAL ROOM
AUDITORIUM + FOYER
AUDITORIUM + FOYER
CAFE
AUDITORIUM + GIFT SHOP
AUDITORIUM + BACK OF HOUSE
LECTURE + CLASSROOMS
PRACTICE + STUDIO SPACES
PRACTICE + STUDIO
STUDIO + LIBRARY
RESTAURANT
REHEARSAL + STORAGE
REHEARSAL + STUDIO SPACE
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PERSONAL ARTWORK
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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
CHRISTOPHER CHIN
CAL POLY POMONA YORBA LINDA, CA 92886 E christopherchindesign@gmail.com
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