HOANG VI T. HO
Work Samples
NEXXUS CONNECTION New York, New York
architecture design 7
Critic: Stephen belton Partner: Jennifer Kramer
Exploring the density of the Chelsea district of New York, the ability to revitalize the majority area near The Highline Park gave many opportunities. Being able to rebuild the block between West 29th & 28th Street and 11th & 10th Avenue allowed for a rethinking of program, site circulation, and visibility. By creating views towards The Highline Park, Hudson River and surrounding views of New York, gave way for a design scheme to revive the area.
_Site Circulation Diagram _Local Public Transit routes _Program Users
Internal study opening up to the performing arts school and residential tower
GROUND FLOOR
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
CROSS SECTION
CREATIVE CIVIC HUB Santa monica, California Fall 2013 MPL Design Studio Critic: Deborah Torres, AIA
Redesigning and repurposing the Civic Auditorium in the City of Santa Monica to artisan studios and artist lofts would revitalize a vacant auditorium, center to the city. Given was the opportunities to propose a future development scheme to generate revenue for the aging building and large parcel to create a new civic core apart from the commercial district. By creating a view corridor leading to the new reflecting pool in front of the civic with an large central plaza at the center of the site, future residents and current residents would enjoy additional park space and green space. Programming includes a hotel, performing arts charter, the early childhood education center, public art walk, a civic plaza, galleries, and future mixed use residential.
SITE PLAN
LONGITUDINAL SECTION AT THE HOTEL
LONGITUDINAL SECTION AT THE AUDITORIUM
URBAN INTERVENTIONS Los Angeles. California
Spring 2014 MPL Public Space: Theory, Policy, Design Critic: Meredith Drake-Reitan
Creating safe spaces under freeway underpasses in Los Angeles is an opportune area to design. Often overlooked by engineers and traffic studies, spaces under freeways and highways are neglected spaces that tend to be dark and desolate. Quite frequently are these underpasses filled with trash and are walked through with haste, often avoiding birds, trash, or loittering homeless people. The City is known for the freeway systems that connect East to West, North and South, and provides the millions of drivers each day a thoroughfare to their destination. Yet these elevated freeways slice through cities all over the world and segregate and isolate communities. University of Southern California University Park Campus is framed on the south east side by Interstate I-110 and provides a distinct barrier to the “other� side. The spaces beneath these overpasses provide opportunity for underutilized space to be transformed.
By creating a parklet or park underneath the over pass gives users a place to rest or frequent. Benches and seating allow visitors to stop and enjoy greenery in a concrete jungle. Adding a bike lane and concrete planters creates an extended sidewalk and a buffer for bikers to the rest of traffic.
Jefferson and Flower St. intersection at USC UPC Campus with the I-110 Freeway above.
Matthew Carmona says, ‘transitional spaces’ where urban designers pay careful attention
“...underpasses are or ‘in-between spaces’, and planners need to to.” Exposition Blvd. and Flower St. intersection at USC UPC Campus with the I-110 Freeway above.
By lighting a dark underpass create safety and visability in the daytime and night time. This allow pedestrians to feel safe at all hours of the day. Addition lighting art on the roof can illuminate the space and create public art.
WATTS 2024 WORK, LIVE, LEARN Watts, Los Angeles, California
Located in the Southeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, Jordan Downs was built in 1943. These barrack-like style buildings were formally used for industrial workers along the Alameda train corridor leading into Long Beach from Downtown Los Angeles. Once the industries left the area, remained were concentrated areas of high poverty and unemployment. The vision for this proposal was to include the residents of Jordan Downs into the future redevelopment stages and keep their families wellbeing at the highest priority level. The cultural heritage and deep roots within the community make up the local charisma. The redevelopment of Jordan Downs will take roughly ten years in phased construction, and will need full community support to make this a successful and sustainable redevelopment for current and future residents. The aging building stock required a complete redevelopment and will keep residents on site during the reconstruction. site plan
Additions to the redevelopment plans include: 1.Rebrand the future development efforts as ‘Watts 2024, Work, Live, Learn’, 2. Allow for equitable distribution of open spaces, community spaces, and strengthen physical connections within Jordan Downs, for the plan for current and future residents aligned with the Jordan Downs Human Capital Plan.
Circulation Plan
MAPPING & GRAPHIC DESIGN 2012-2014
Downtown Santa Monica, California
What’s next for Ontario? Ontario’s past has provided a framework for understanding the challenges of today, as well as a foundation for integrating historic models into future land-use planning. In 1999, Ontario annexed approximately 8,000 acres of the former San Bernardino County Agricultural Preserve dedicated for the development of “The New Model Colony.” The proposed vision for the new site reimagines William Chaffey’s original Model Colony concept with design elements that feature appealing landscaping and architecture, a network of green ways and open space, mixed-use development, employment centers, and diverse housing options, while incorporating water and energy conservation. Essentially, Ontario aspires to be a place where residents can live, work, and play, while ultimately emerging as “Southern California’s Next Urban Center.”
Ontario An Evolving Model for the Future of Southern California
The proposed New Model Colony plan incorporates 30,000 homes, employment, retail, commercial, recreational, and educational uses.
Prepared by Weiting Bao, Nicholas Busalacchi, Marc Corti, Andrew Douglass, Winnie Fong, Melissa Guertin, Hoang Vi Ho. PPD 533 Fall 2012-Group 6
1830-1850s—Settlers convert land to ranchos to capitalize on hide trade, including Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, the future site of Ontario
Pre 1770s— Tongva Indians establish a rich hunter-gatherer society in the inland valley
1700s
1860s— Floods and drought decimate ranchos. Transcontinental railroad arrives, providing renewed demand for agricultural exports
This historic timeline illustrates how the City of Ontario evolved from “The Model Colony” into the new vision to become “Southern California’s Next Urban Center.” This timeline also details how transportation, land-use, economic development, urban design, and social planning policies of the past have been revisited and improved upon in modern times with the future development of the “New Model Colony”. 1887— The City 1881— The Chaffey Brothers establish Ontario as “The Model Colony” based on four principles: access to water, lushly landscaped main thoroughfare, the formation of an agricultural college, and the prohibition of alcohol
drawn trolley on Euclid Avenue, which was later replaced by electric trolleys in 1895 1910-— Ontario supports the interstate highway construction effort and designates streets for US Highways 60, 70, and 99
1883— The train Ontario, which provides transportation access for agricultural exports from the local vineyards and citrus groves
1900s
1800s
1771— Spaniards establish Mission San Gabriel, the “mother of agriculture” in Southern California
1870-80s— Rail infrastructure attracts settlers to Southern California and fuels the real estate boom
1929— Ontario purchases 30 acres of land from Latimer Field to build the Ontario Municipal Airport
1891— Ontario incorporated into a city
1906—The North Ontario area is detached from the City of Ontario into what is now Upland
1911— The electric appliance company Hotpoint establishes a plant in Ontario; the company later merges with General Electric Company in 1918
1943— With the outbreak of World War II, Ontario becomes a training base, primarily serving the aviation industry
1937-49— The City uses smudge pots to keep crops from freezing during a series of cold snaps, creating a polluted atmosphere-a primary factor leading to the decline of the agricultural industry
1954 freeway, the Ramona Freewaynow known as the I-10 Freeway-opens through the area
1982— General Electric closes it manufacturing facility of electric iron production 1985— Los Angeles purchases Ontario International Airport
1950-60s— City begins zoning areas near the airport for commercial and industrial development- shifting the local economy from agriculture to commerce 1946—The City renames Ontario Municipal Airport to Ontario International Airport because of regularly
1945-50s— Post war population growth causes real-estate boom and destroys many local vineyards for housing construction
1997— The City supports innovative private development by building the Ontario Convention Center and the Ontario Mills Mall to establish itself as a regional leader 1999— Ontario annexes approximately 8,000 acres of land for the future development of “The New Model Colony”
2007— The national recession delays several construction projects in “The New Model Colony”
Ontario, California