PORTFOLIO V1 2017

PORTFOLIO • SCHOOL: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE • STUDENT: TUONG KHAI LE • YEAR ATTENDED: 2013

1. P.3 - ART GALERRY AND COFFEE SHOP 2. P.7 - VIENNA COFFEE HOUSE 3. P.10 - MEDITATION CENTER 4. P.12 - HOUSE AT PUNTA PITE 5. P.13 - RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX BOTANIA 6. P.14 - SAN CARLO ALLE QUATTRO FONTANE 7. P.15 - INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION 8. P.21 - THE GARDEN OF TIME WALL 9. P.22 - IRENE HOUSE

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• PHOTOSHOP • ILLUSTRATOR • INDESIGN • HAND SKETCHING AND DRAWING • RHINO • AUTOCAD • REVIT

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1. PROJECT ART GALERRY AND COFFEE SHOP LOCATION: SUN-DANCE SQUARE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS

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HE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE THAT TO BE

EASILY ASSEMBLED INSIDE A LONG AND TINY ALLEY IN DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH. THE BUILDING IS AN ART STUDIO WHERE TALENTED STREET ARTISTS CAN CREATE THEIR WORKS OR HAVE THEIR SHOWCASE SUCH AS PAINTING, GRAFFITI, ART PERFORMENTS, ETC. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A

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COFFEE HOUSE ON THE SECOND FLOOR TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STRUCTURE OVERTIME.

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2. PROJECT VIENNA COFFEE HOUSE

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IENNA, AUSTRIA IS A WELL-KNOWN CITY FOR ITS MUSICAL LEGACY. AN ART PERFOMING CENTER

IS NEEDED FOR THE CITY TO KEEP THE LEGACY. ALSO, THE BUILDING NEEDS TO HAVE A MAIN COFFEE HOUSE AND A LIBRARY TO PROVIDE AN INTIMATE AND ENTERTAINING ENVIROMENT FOR FOR THE ARTISTS AND LOCAL CITIZENS.

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ASSEMBLING

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HE BUILDING DOESN’T STAND BY ITSELF BUT TO BE MERGED INTO THE URBAN CONTEXT. USING

THE TEXTURE OF URBAN PLANNING TO ANNALISE HOW WELL THE PROGRAM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL NEEDS, THE BUILDING HAS A BRIDGE SYSTEM THAT CONNECT BOTH SIDES THAT IS SEPRATED BY PFEILGASSE STREET. ALSO, THE BRIDGE FUNCTIONS

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AS A WELCOME GATE TO THE DOWNTOWN OF THE CITY.

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• THE LANSCAPE DESIGN PROVIDES WELL-SAFE ENVIROMENT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS’ OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING, JOGGING AND BIKING. IT’S RATHER A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT FOR PIDESTRIANS THAN VEHICLES.

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• THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW BUILDING DESIGN AND LANDCAPE DESIGN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A HEALTHY LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACE

FIRST FLOOR: COFFEEHOUSE

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THIRD FLOOR: GALLERY

SECOND FLOOR: LIBRARY

FORTH FLOOR: AUDITORIUM

3. PROJECT MEDITATION CENTER FREEDOM OF DESIGN THE PROJECT GIVES SUCH

THAT MAINLY FOCUSES ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF FORM AND VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. THE INSPIRATION COMES FROM THE POETRY, THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS BY JORGE LUIS BORGES. THE BOOK IS THE LABYRINTH. THE IDEA FOLLOWS THE NOTION

OF GETTING LOST IN A LABYRINTH AND BEING ONESELF OR SOLITUDE. THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON THE LEVEE IN FORT WORTH. THE MAIN MATERIAL FOR THIS ASS AN BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE FULL OF GR THE ON G LIN MB STU BY S NG LDI GO TO DIFFERENT BUI S ON THIS SITE. THE VISITORS CAN NG LDI BUI ALL SM E FIV ARE RE THE PROJECT IS CONCRETE.

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A PIECE ATTACHED TO THE GROUND AS GLY ON STR IS AT TH N TIO DA EP CONCRETE FOUN PE. ON THIS SITE HAS ITS OWN DE ING ILD BU T JEC OB OUNDING LANDSCA ALL RR SM RY SU S EVE IT D AN E UR OTHER NAT ENGAGES TO THE M G N DI IL BU E TH W OJECT IS HO ITECTURE IN THIS PR CH AR IC N O CT TE E OF SCULPTURE. TH

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CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS

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STUDY MODELS

4. PRECEDENT STUDY: HOUSE AT PUNTA PITE ARCHITECT: SMILJAN RADIC LOCATION: PUNTA PITE, CHILE

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5. PRECEDENT STUDY: RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX BOTANIA ARCHITECT: FRITS VAN DONGEN, CHRISTA RINZEMA LOCATION: PLANTAGEKADE 2-67, AMSTERDAM

FLOOR PLANS

GROUND FLOOR

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FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

FOURTH FLOOR

5. PRECEDENT STUDY: SAN CARLO ALLE QUATTRO FONTANE ARCHITECT: FRANCESCO BORROMINI LOCATION: ROME, ITALY

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BERLIN BEFORE WORLD WAR II

BERLIN AFTER WORLD WAR II

BEFORE

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FRAGMENT

CONNECTION

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6. PROJECT: INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION

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LOCATION: BERLIN, GERMANY

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BERLIN TODAY

THE NOTION OF INFILL IS TO FILL IN WHATEVER WAS DESTROYED IN WAR. THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A HOLLOW BOX WITH TWO DIFFERENT FACES SHOWING MAPS OF DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS IS THE INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTIONTO DESCRIBE HOW THE INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION IS TO EMPHASIZE THE STRUCTUREDEVASTATING WAR AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. THEDESTROYED THE BUILDING CONTAIN LIVING ANDCITY AND TO BRING RETAIL SPACE. THERE IS ONE MAIN LOBBY AND PUBLIC SPACEUP THE NEED OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO IN ANDREVIVAL.

OUT ANYTHIME DURING THE DAY. IT HAS TWO MAIN CORES WITH ELEVATOR AND FIRE STAIRCASE. THE STRUCTURE LIFT UP PART OF THE BUILDING GIVING THE SPACE UNDERNEATH SO THAT TRAFFIC CAN GO THROUGH

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FACADE STUDY MODEL IS PAINTED WITH GESSO

ISOMETRIC DRAWING

SEQUENCE STUDY MODEL IS PAINTED WITH GESSO

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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ELEVATION 2

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7. PROJECT: THE GARDEN OF TIME WALL

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LOCATION: PISA, ITALY

THE TIME WALL GARDEN HAS ALL SEVEN ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR AN ITALIAN RENAISSANCE GARDEN INCLUDING GROTTO, BOSCO, WATER ELEMENT, STATUES, SECRET GARDER, OUTDOOR THEATER, LABYRINTH, AND GENTLE SLOPE. THE MAIN AXIS OF THE DIRECTION OF THE BRIDGE GOING TOWARD THE GARDEN CREATE THE SENSE OF ENTRY. THEREFORE, TWO ROWS OF ITALIAN CYPRESS LEAD THE VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE REST. THE WALL TIME IS TO DIVIDE THE GARDEN INTO TWO DIFFERENT PARTS. ONE PART IS FOR NATURE INCLUDING TALL, WIDE BRANCHES TREES. THE SECOND PART HAS HAND-MADE HEDGES, GIOCHI D’ACQUA AND BRIDGES THAT CONNECT BOTH SIDES OF THE GARDEN

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8. PROJECT: IRENE HOUSE BOTH IRENE AND HER HUSBAND ARE ARCHITECTS. THEY DECIDE TO BUILD AND HOUSE TOGETHER. THE HOUSE IS UNDER HER NAME BECAUSE SHE LOVES WHITE, AND THE HOUSE HAS MOSTLY WHITE STUCCO, WHITE CONCRETE WALLS AND WHITE TILES. ON THE UPPER FLOOR, THE HOUSE HAS ONE MASTER BEDROOM, ONE GUEST ROOM, AN UPPER LIVING ROOM AND A MAIN LIBRARY. ON THE LOWER LEVEL, AN OPEN FLOOR PLAN IS DESIGNED FOR A COMBINATION OF KITCHEN, DINING AND A SECOND LIVING SPACE. ALSO ON THE GROUND FLOOR, THEIR TWO KIDS HAVE THEIR OWN BEDROOMS AND TWO SEPARATE BATHROOMS. IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAS A SECRET BLACK-MARKET ROOM TO STORE THEIR HIGHLY EXPENSIVE COLLECTION OF ART WORKS.

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STUDY MODEL 1

STUDY MODEL 2

STUDY MODEL 3

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