UYENMINH PORTFOLIO 2014

U N D E R G R A D UAT E P R O J E C T S

LÊ UYÊN MINH

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SELECTED WORKS 2009-2014

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

LÊ UYÊN MINH F R E S H A R C H I T E C T U R A L G R A D U AT E

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education

activities/ awards

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture 2009 -2014 Graduation Project Final score: 8.17/10 GPA: 3.17/4

2014 FUTURARC PRIZE 2014 PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY Team entrant Third Prize

professional STUDENT INTERN Atlas Industries Ltd July 2010 - August 2010 Being the leader in a team of five, I gained much experience in how to work out smoothly with other members in a group, how to manage time and how to follow up the workflow and push it up effectively. Working in this professional environment was also an excitting opportunity to me.

Making a 3D model of a mixed-use project in 2 weeks, from the formation to details, was such a challenging experiment to manage working with the workset in REVIT ARCHITECTURE for me and the team members.

STUDENT INTERN NDVA Design and Construction July 2011 - August 2011 Row house concept and building up a 3D model individually was what I learnt in this period of time.

skills Autodesk Revit Architecture 3Ds Max Ecotect Analysis AutoCAD Google Sketchup Pro Adobe Photoshop InDesign Microsoft Office Words/ Powerpoint

NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS FESTIVAL Being one of 25 students selected to participate in the Festival hold in Binh Duong city.

Participated in the competition GREAT BRITISH BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGE

2013 CANOPY FOR HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM WALKWAY Team entrant FUTURARC PRIZE 2013 PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY Team entrant PHU QUOC CONCEPT HOTEL Team working with students from the University College of Northern Denmark.

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2012 LAWRENCE S.TING MEMORIAL FUND Scholarship for outstanding study performance recommended by the aforementioned school.

NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS FESTIVAL Being one of 20 students selected to participate in the Festival hold in Da Nang city.

CONTENTS ACADEMIC Installation Exhibition Playing with the forms FLOW Commercial Center ZIG - ZAG Apartment Phan Dinh Phung Sports Center Me Linh Commercial Office Building Comtemporary Champa Village

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COMPETITION Canopy for Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Walkway

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G R E A T British Building Design and Construction Challenge| Vertical Forest

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FuturArc Prize 2014| The Day after Tomorrow

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Installation Exhibition ZIG-ZAG Apartment building

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Playing with the forms

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FLOW Commercial Center

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Phan Dinh Phung Sports Center 24 Me Linh Commercial Office

Contemporary Champa Village

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The chosen site is in the Univeristy Hall where students gather mostly in resting time. It would attract every eyesights to take a glance inside the construction.

EXHIBITION 2009 Semester 2| Forming Spaces

Location: HCMC University of Architecture, HCM City Issue Introduction: Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.

The task asked student to understand how to literally think a concept and develop it into reality.

The Installation could contain exhibitions related to students’ projects (photos, mock-up, drawings...)

Concept: Author considered the project as a rectangular cuboidal construction with a series of blob-shaped voids piercing its volume.

Transparent tubes with different sizes would be used to contain the projects.

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KITCHEN

GARAGE DINING

LIVING ROOM

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KID BED MASTER BED KID BED RELIGIOUS

ISOLATED VILLA 2010 Semester 1| Residential building

Location: Ecolakes - My Phuoc - Binh Duong City Issue Introduction: ECOLAKES is a 226-ha fully integrated urban area, which was formed in order to create a totally balanced environment where people could live in harmony with nature, and enjoy the amenities of a modern life.

Concept: Playing with the forms while keeping the traditional spaces in a Vietnamese family is the target my proposal aimes to approach.

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COMMERCIAL CENTER 2011 Semester 1| Public building Location: District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Issue Introduction:

Bến Thành Market is a large marketplace in central Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam in District 1. It is one of the earliest surviving structures in Saigon and one of symbols of Hồ Chí Minh City.

The site is on a commercial street and close to many tourism sightseeings which could be listed as: + 23/9 Park where leads to the backpackers’ streets - providing accomodations for backpackers + a major hub for the network of Ho Chi Minh city buses serving + Le Loi boulevard, a commercial street, welcomes thousands of tourists visit every year.

Due to that fact, how a brand-new contruction could stand up and have a conversation with the old ones is a tough challenge for students to handle.

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As a commercial center, the project mostly aim at TOURISTS - because tourism is a major source of income in this area.

From Quach Thi Trang Square, what could we see at the site?

From the site, what could we expect to experience?

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Applying a rectangular cubic so as to meet the required area.

The geometry would lead the people flow only to the front of the building.

Dividing the shape into two parts in oder to let the flow get through inside.

Then, the form would be bended to become two halves of an eyering so as to let people stay in the construction longer and take their time to wander around.

Finally, parallely slide two parts slightly to narrow the entrance.

Consequencely, there are more faces contact to the outdoor, which also means to have more opportunities to attract the flow.

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LEGEND FITNESS FOOD COURT ENTERTAINMENT CHILDREN PLAYGROUND

LEGEND WAITING HALL RESTAURANT’S KITCHEN STORAGE FOOD PRESERVATION (COLD) FOOD PRESERVATION (DRY) TRANSFERRING STORAGE RESTAURANT 80-SEAT-CINEMA 100-SEAT-CINEMA 150-SEAT-CINEMA

LEGEND TREASURY ACCOUNTANT MANAGER’S IT HEALTH SERVICE RECREATION ROOM OFFICE

LEGEND SHOPPING AREA

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THE MAIN ELEVATION| SCALE 1:100

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Issue Introduction:

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RELAX!

CITY?

Implanting a park in the center of the site where people could be away from the daily rountines, relax and enjoy the nature.

Modify the forms in order to have more places for trees and let the wind flow through.

GEOMETRY 1

FLIPPED GEO 1 = GEOMETRY 2

LOW-RISE APARTMENT 2011 Semester 2| Residential building Location: District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Concept:

Using Precedents in Architecture (Roger H. Clark & Michael Pause)as the standard to brainstorming the form and the solution for the parti. Besides the requirement, the author aimed to build up an effective idea so as to provide as much greening spaces for the residents.

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Located in a residential area, the site requires the student to think of a solution for the living environment. How to reduce the noise mostly, provide as many amenities as possible to the inhabitants living here is the big question for this project. Which form could be possibly contributed in this residential area?

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SPORT CENTER 2012 Semester 2| Public building Location: District 3, Ho Chi Minh City

ISSUE INTRODUCTION 61 NGUYEN DINH CHIEU The site is in the center of HCMC, surrounded by commercial, residential, educational facilities and this construction will the place that welcomes people from everywhere come and enjoy its services.

Educational buildings Cultural buildings

Office buildings

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How to build up an cultural symbol at this site but the function and the circulation still work out perfectly is the challenge student tried to approach.

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Concept:

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MASTERPLAN| SCALE 1:500

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ARENA FLOOR PLAN| SCALE 1:100

FLOOR PLAN (+500) | SCALE 1:200

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2013 Semester 1| Public building Location: District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Issue Introduction:

Me Linh Point is one of the most important location in the Central Business District of Ho Chi Minh City.

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MID-RISE OFFICE BUILDING

The site will promise to have an interesting conversation with Thu Thiem - the new urban metropolitan - which could be planned with many modernism contemporary buildings .

The construction built here will have many opportunities topresent the Eastern coast of Sai Gon river.

It is necessary to pay attention to the circulation inside and outside the strategic site .As a commercial office building, the construction should draw as many people come inside as possible.

Due to that fact, the proposed atrium which cuts through the site would increase the amount of options to access as well as atrract more people visit the building.

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6TH FLOOR PLAN| SCALE 1:200

7TH FLOOR PLAN| SCALE 1:200

TYPICAL OFFICE FLOOR PLAN| SCALE 1:100

20TH FLOOR PLAN| SCALE 1:200

Pedestrians access Vehicles access Goods vans access

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NINH THUAN is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam (sometimes seen as part of the Southeast region).

Total area: Population: • Total : • Density :

3.358 km2 565,700 pp 170pp/km2 Nam Cuong Sand dunes in An Hai, Tuan Tu Village (Palei Katuh), Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan Provice, VIETNAM LOCATION: Latitude: 11.506 Longtitude: 108.996 Gross Area: 9,6 ha

WIND DIRECTION IN RAINY SEASON

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Desertification in Ninh Thuan is caused by the movement of sand dunes and the reduction of groundwater level. Here is where SAND becomes familiar with the inhabitants in their daily life.

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COMTEMPORARY CHAMPA VILLAGE|5

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SAND DUNES MOVEMENT STUDY

GRADUATION PROJECT 2014 Semester 2| Location: An Hai - Ninh Phuoc, Phan Rang Ninh Thuan

Issue Introduction:

Surrounded by mountains and sea, Ninh Thuan is well-known for its harsh climate and water shortage.

Here is where the Champa culture formed and developed a long time ago.

Desertification in Ninh Thuan is caused by the movement of sand dunes and the reduction of groundwater level. Here is where SAND becomes familiar with the inhabitants in their daily life.

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PALEI CWAH PATIH An Hai - Ninh Phuoc Phan Rang Ninh Thuan VIET NAM

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ARCHITECTURE

Based on the study about living spaces and structural elements in a typical Champa house, the author propose a concept which could improve: + Living spaces + Structure + Decoration

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TOTAL AREA : 95m2 NET TO GROSS: 30%

TYPE A

Living room Dining area Indoor kitchen Outdoor kitchen Master bedroom Bedroom B WC

19m2 11m2 8m2 8m2 25m2 16m2 8m2

2 BEDROOMS

TOTAL AREA : 104 m2 NET TO GROSS: 44%

TYPE B

Living room Dining area Indoor kitchen Outdoor kitchen Master bedroom Bedroom B Bedroom C WC Storage

19m2 11m2 8m2 8m2 25m2 16m2 16m2 8m2 5m2

3 BEDROOMS

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TOTAL AREA : 101 m2 NET TO GROSS: 33%

TYPE C

Living room Dining area Indoor kitchen Outdoor kitchen Master bedroom Bedroom B Bedroom C WC

19m2 11m2 8m2 8m2 25m2 14m2 10m2 8m2

3 BEDROOMS

TOTAL AREA : 101 m2 NET TO GROSS: 33%

TYPE D

Living room Dining area Indoor kitchen Outdoor kitchen Master bedroom Bedroom B Bedroom C WC

19m2 11m2 8m2 8m2 25m2 14m2 10m2 8m2

5 BEDROOMS

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COMMUNITY CENTER

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Canopy for Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Walkway Construction Challenge | Vertical Forest Tomorrow

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G R E A T British Building Design and

FuturArc Prize 2014| The Day after

COMPETITION

1- Security checking Point 2- Ho Chi Minh Museum to Hung Vuong street 3- Hung Vuong street to the Mausoleum’s gate 4- Bag keeper Point 5- The Presidency Palace

MOBILE SHELTER 2012 | Team entrant Location: Ba Dinh, Ha Noi

Issue Introduction:

The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a large memorial which preserves the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh.

Each year, thousands of people visit this place. People who want to come inside the Mausoleum have to queue up in line in spite of the hot weather. Due to that fact, the manager established the contest to find out a solution to prevent the visitors from the harsh climate there.

CANOPY FOR HO CHI MINH MAUSOLEUM WALKWAY|

The routine is divided into five parts which could be listed as:

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CONCEPT

Star ~Communism ~Golden ratio

The five-pointed red star is often used as a symbol of communism. It is sometimes understood to represent the five fingers of the worker’s hand, as well as the five continents. A lesser known suggestion is that the five points on the star were intended to represent the five social groups that would lead Russia to communism: the youth, the military, the industrial labourers, the agricultural workers or, and the intelligentsia.

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POSITION 1

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SUN-PROTECTING PURPOSE The canopy would rise overhang in order to prevent the visitors from sunbeams.

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IN-PROTECTING PURPOSE e canopy would change its sture so as to be lower that raindrop could not splash o.

STRUT PROFILE The detail that shows how the canopy tands

GUTTER FOR RAINWATER The detail that shows how the canopy opes with the rainwater.

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G R E A T British Building Design and Construction Challenge

SUSTAINABLE OFFICE BUILDING 2014 | Team entrant Location: Thu Thiem, Ho Chi Minh city

Issue Introduction:

While our Earth is facing with resource shortage, climate change, demogra major factors, what would shape Thu Thiem in the near future? Is a scenari like PuDong that meets our demand ?.... This question is the challenge w design a new vision for Thu Thiem and for us, the Saigoneses.

aphic trends and other io of another megacity which encourages us to

A jungle with plenty of trees, with river, insects, birds, fish and a wide variety of species MUST be preserved in this site..

VERTICAL JUNGLE| A RAINFOREST INSIDE THE CITY

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CONTEXT - BỐI CẢNH

ORIENTATION AND POSITION

GEOMETRY

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WATERWAY

NEIGHBORHOODS

CONCRETE SURFACE

CURRENT CONDITION FUTURARC PRIZE 2014

SUSTAINABLE OFFICE BUILDING 2014| Team entrant Location: Binh Thanh district , Ho Chi Minh City

Issue Introduction:

Located at the north-eastern fringe of the Mekong Delta and the South of the East sea, “low-lying” and “marshy lands “ are some words that can be used to describe about Ho Chi Minh City. The city is extremely sensitive to water matters due to the elaboration of a complex network of canals which regulate and balance the water system in the city.

A bold plan which is along Nhieu Loc canal is chosen for performing water experiments in our Project.

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW|WATER AND THE CITY

WATER SURFACE

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