VIONNA WAI
Architecture
Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture 2012-2014
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VIONNA WAI
BERNARD And ANNE SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE VWAI94@gmail.com (347) 409 6308 Page
EDUCATION 2012-present City College of New York - CCNY Honors Program: B. Architecture INTERNSHIP AND WORK EXPERIENCE 2013 Turner Construction Co, Brooklyn Bridge Park - Project Engineer Intern Responsibilities include reviewing submittals, creating a close out items list, inserting Daily Construction Reports into Prolog, Tracking MBE / WBE from subcontractors, and scheduling STC Inspections 2011-present
Domingo Gonzalez Associates, New York. NY - Architectural Lighting Design Responsibilities including assisting the Lighting Design staff with Lighting Power Density (LPD) energy compliance take-offs, receipt and return of fixture samples, assisting in site survey and field work, organizing and maintaining hard-copy and electronic libraries, renderings in Adobe CSS and the preparation of shop drawing submittals
2010-2012 ACE Mentor Program Mentored by industry professionals in the location of Skanska USA, learning specific skills that are necessary for architects, construction managers and engineers, to apply the concept and practical skills to work on group project in designing & building
PUBLICATION
2012
Bernard Spitzer School of Architecture: City Works Vol. 6 Publication of the student’s best work of 2012
HONORS & SCHOLARSHIP 2014 Turner Youth Force 2020 Scholarship 2012 ACE Mentor Scholarship 2012 CCNY Honors Scholarship
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office Extensive model making and hand drafting skills Proficient in oral and written communications skills in English and Chinesend Chinese
Content
YEAR 2 Grand Central Terminal: Intervention Grand Central Terminal: Anaylsis Wall + House Wall Mural: Rhythm of Houston
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YEAR 1 Weather Station Wall Precedent Study I Path Place Threshold
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OTHER PROJECTS Intro to Digital Media Furniture Design 3D Design
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Grand Central: Intervention Spring 2014 Critic Athanasios Haritos
In the fast-paced environment of Grand Central Terminal, it is hard to get the full experience of the space. The objective of my intervention is to create a path that slows down ones movement and to make a path that refocus ones experience of Grand Central. At the climax, the path widens and changes in elevation to create a amphitheater where one has the opportunity to observe the bustling main concourse. One exits the path in the East Balcony by the means of stairs or an exciting slide.
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01-East Balcony View
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02- Section Model 03 - Transparent Material Model 04- View of Amphitheater 05- View at the Start of Path
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06- Main Concourse Plan 07 - Main Concourse Cross Section
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Grand Central: Analysis Spring 2014 Critic Athanasios Haritos In Collaboration with: Cheuk Kei Hui
In our analysis of Grand Central, we studied circulation, ventilation and structure. To us, it is a place that houses the ever-changing energy and movement. So we were interested in the visible flows of people and invisible flow of air, and their relationship with structure. Structure plays a role in facilating theses flows. It is a constant element that create different paths. From understanding these different layers of Grand Central, we begin to get a better understanding of it as a whole.
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01 - Natural Ventilation Detail 02 - Circulation- Structure Model 03 - Circulation- Ventilation-Structure Model
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04 - Layered CIrculation Structure Plan 05 - Axonometric Circulation- Structure 06 - Circulation- Ventilation-Structure Plan 07 - Axonometric CirculationVentilation-Structure
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Wall + House Fall 2013 Critic Nandini Bagchee
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01 - Axonometric Folded Plane 02 - Overall Model
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First Street Green is a left over space that resulted from the urban tranformations on Houston Street. As a meanings of bringing together this awkwardly-shaped site, I used a folding element that contracts and expands according to site conditions and program. Specific places in the wall and the living space are able to expand and contract to enclose spaces depending onthe users needs.
03- Community Space Detail 04 - Living Space Plans
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05- Expand Plan 06 - Contract Plan 07 - Expand Elevation 08 - Contract Elevation
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WALL
Fall 2013 Critic Nandini Bagchee In Collaboration with: Cheuk Kei Hui & Toar Sadia Page 17
01- Section Model: Detail 02 - Transversal Sections
We designed an enclosure for the First Street Park that partially masks the inside from Houston Street but also physically opens up the site towards Houston. The different density of the architectural elements creates various degrees of porosity that highlights more nuanced experiences of the site.
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03 - Plan 04 - Elevation 05 - Overview Model 06 - Section Model
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Mural Wall
Fall 2013 Critic Nandini Bagchee In Collaboration with: Fahmida Ali & Wei Ying Zhang
Our intention was to capture the rhythm of the people walking along the fences of Houston Street. We noticed the curious nature of the people and as a result they subconsciously looked in through the fence. We emphasized that moment and challenged it. In doing so we took the industrial setting that is NYC and faced the viewer with the complete opposite,nature. We created a struggle between nature and he boundaries that humans create around it, particularly on Houston Street.
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Weather Station Spring 2013 Critic Fran Leadon In Colloboration with: Fahmida Ali & Sarwat Yunus
As a whole, our weather stations measure different phenomenas that occur during a Thunderstorm. My portion of the project focuses on measuring a Wall Cloud, which comes at the end of a storm. My Weather station is organized in a 3-part sequence where it records the dew point, temperature, and change in wind direction. As people proceed through each section, they record the data on the grid-like surface created by the brick pattern. This creates a temporariily surface that can be used to record data for the next Wall Cloud. Page 23
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02 - Cut Plan 1 03 - Cut Plan 2 04 - Overall Model
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Wall
Spring 2013 Critic Fran Leadon
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01- Overall Model 02/ 03- Cut Plans 04 - Elevations 05 - Cross Sections
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The Wall is designed based on the word, Contract. Its definition is a sense of shortening and tightening. To get a full sense of what a contracting space feels like, I incorportated a space that feels like release. The moments of “release� further enhances the moments of the Contract spaces. I played with different proportions of space and thickness of material get the sense of contraction.
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Pauson House
Spring 2013 Critic Fran Frances Leadon Leadon In Collaboration with: Shereese Trumpet & Sarwat Yunus
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The Pauson House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. Like most of his work, there is a relationship between man and its world. It was located in the highest edge of a slope, to which there was to ascend to come near. The place is framed by mountain ranges that are lost in the horizon. There is a heavy emphasis on its axis.
01 - Overall Model
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02 - First Flr. Plan 03 - Second Flr. Plan 04/05 - Long. Sections 06 - Cross Sections
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PATH
Fall 2012 Critic David Judelson
Like driving to a destination, one anticipates getting to that a specific place before one starts the journey. My path derives from this sense of anticipation. One starts the path by having the destination in their line of sight. Then, one goes through a series of spatial sequence until one arrives at the final destination, where one gets to reflect on his journey.
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01 - Axonometric 02 - Front View 03 - Back View
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04 - Plan 05 - Cut Plan 06 - Long Sections 07 - Long.Section
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Place
Fall 2012 Critic David Judelson
This place accommodates an environment for working and communicating. It has a fluid, spiralling circulation to encourage collaborative work. The spiralling effect also create different degree of privacy needed for various types of work.
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01 - Public Work Space 02/03 - Private work Spaces
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04- Overall Model 05- Axonometric 06 - Elevation 07 - Layered Plans
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Threshold Fall 2012 Critic David Judelson
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Threshold is the transition from one point to another. In this project threshold is represented in the transition from complex small elements to planar large elements. The cantilever center pierces the threshold to enrich the movement. 01- Overall Model 02- Axonometric 03 - Plan 04 - Section
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Barcelona Pavillion Summer 2013 Critic MT Chang
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Furniture Design Spring 2014 Critic Hee Chan Kim
Inspired by bridge trusses and traditional wood joinery to create structures that hold the weight of eyeglasses to the weight of a person.
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3D Design Spring 2014 Critic Natalia Zubko
A journey to find innovative ways to make line into form.
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