VIONNA WAI
Architecture
Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture 2012-2015
VIONNA WAI BERNARD And ANNE SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Works from 2012 - 2015 VWAI94@gmail.com
Hello ! I’m Vionna Wai, a truly passionate Architecture student from Brooklyn, New York. I’m searching for a dynamic environment in Architecture or Construction Management to expand my horizon. My line of sight is to be a designer and builder of our society.
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About me
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YEAR 4 High Line X Ribbon Gallery Berlin Residential l Roof Extension, Runner up
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YEAR 3 Audubon Terrace l 3 Volumes, First Place Convent Residential l Urban Jungle Urban Intervention
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YEAR 2 Grand Central Analysis Grand Central Amphitheater Wall
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YEAR 1 Weather Station Path Place
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OTHER PROJECTS Jacques Rougerie Competition Hybrid House l Passive Design Functional Objects Pastels
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About me Vionna Wai Email: vwai94@gmail.com Cell Phone: +347 409 6308 New York, New York OBJECTIVE: Seeking a Position as a Junior Architect / Project Manager
// Education Present-2012
CUNY City College of New York l Bachelor of Architecture CCNY Honors l GPA: 3.8 Dean’s List
// Campus Activities 2015-2014 2015-2014 Present-2011
AIAS Freedom by Design, Public Relation Director Spitzer Mentor Program, Architecture Mentor American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), Member
// Honors & Scholarships 2015 2015 2014 2012 2012
STEM Women Scholarship Award, Best Value Schools Wood Design & Construction Scholarship, American Pole and Timber Turner Youth Force 2020 Scholarship, Turner Construction Co. ACE Mentor Scholarship, Knight Electrical Services CCNY Honors Scholarship, Brooklyn Technical Highschool
// Publications
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2015 2015-2012
Masonry Light Culture Context, Spitzer School Brick Competition Bernard Spitzer School of Architecture: City Works Vol. 7 - 9, (Four Appearances) Publication of the student’s best work of Fall to Spring
// Professional Present-2012
Turner Construction Co l Project Engineer Intern Responsibilities include reviewing submittals, writing AL/ COR proposals, inserting Daily Construction Report into Prolog, creating Contract items list, Tracking MBE / WBE from subcontractors, and scheduling STC Inspections Projects: 388-390 Greenwich Citigroup Headquarters (2015-Present) Marriott Marquis Interiors Redevelopment (2014-2015) Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 2,3 +4 (2013)
2014-2011
// Competition
// Study Abroad
Domingo Gonzalez Associates l Architectural Lighting Intern Responsibilities include assisting the Lighting Design staff with Lighting Power Density survey and field work, organizing and maintaining hard-copy and electronic libraries, renderings in Adobe CSS and the preparation of shop drawing submittals
2015 2015
Spitzer School Brick Competition, First Place WBM Award for Interior Design, Runner up
2015
Densification Rediscovered in Berlin Research, Berlin, Germany, Research Collaborator
// Skills
Autodesk Revit Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk 3dsMax Constructware Rhinoceros Sketchup
Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Bluebeam Revu
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Indesign
English Chinese OSHA 30 Certified
Model Making Hand Drafting
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High Line X Ribbon Gallery Fall 2015 Critic David Hotson In Collaboration with Cheuk Kei Hui
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The Chelsea neighborhood in New York City is the international center of the contemporary art world. The High Line provides a vibrant pedestrian pathway to this area. We developed this ribbon motif that is derived from the N-S grid of the High Line. The ribbons fold to become circulation, structure and light source.
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10th Avenue
W18 Street
Existing High Line Grid
W17 Street
Fold to Create Walls
Fold to Create Enclosure
Add Multi-Level Circulation High Line Entrance: North
High Line Motif
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Gallery Level Plan
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Gallery Level Public Space
High Line Level Plan
Street Level Plan
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E-W Section Perspective
Our art gallery complex focuses on the interior circulation to the art spaces and the exterior circulation caused by the High Line passing through the site.
Ribbon Diagram
High Line Entrance: South
Circulation Diagram
Street Level Entrance
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N-S Section
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Berlin Residential l Roof Extension Summer 2015 Critic Christian Volkmann In Collaboration with: Lai Ching Tsui & Samantha Claman The roof top addition is located in the Berlin-Friedrichshain Neighborhood. Since Berlin’s population is growing, building vertically is a way to answer to limited building area. It is constructed as 10 prefabricated apartments that are brought to site. Prefabricated parts are made with timber construction. These apartments can be access from the existing stair and new elevator addition.
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2 LEVEL ADDITION WITH OVERHANG
South Elevation 13
NORTH: CIRCULATION / BALCONY SOUTH: WINTER GARDEN CUT ANGLE TOWARD SOUTH TO MAXIMIZE SUN EXPOSURE
SOLAR PANEL AND SOLAR THERMAL TILTED TOWARD WEST TO GATHER SOLAR ENERGY
Level 2 Plan N ROOF EXTENSION LEVEL 2 N ROOF EXTENSION LEVEL 2
Level 1 Plan N ROOF EXTENSION LEVEL 1 N ROOF EXTENSION LEVEL 1
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SUNSPACE
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TROMBEWALL
CROSS VENTILATION
N-S Section
Its geometric form derives from the desire to have a winter garden in each apartment that provides a space for recreation, while modified for optimal passive design strategies.
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Audubon Terrace l 3 Volumes Spring 2015 Critic Christian Volkmann In Collaboration with: Cheuk Kei Hui
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Connect to Existing Plaza
30’
25.5’ Connect to Existing Terrace
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The program is integrated into the unique site conditions of Audubon Terrace as three volumes that connect to the three elevational changes of the plaza, the terrace and the street level. The cafe on the plaza level is more public, thus more open, whereas the library/ museum is more private thus more opaque. An urban stair links the 30 ft. drop from Audubon Terrace to the street level. It provides access to each volume.
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The exploration of geometries inherent to brick, such as circle arches and vaults, to create different structural and lighting conditions.
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A’
B’
Plaza Terrace
Cafe Vault Diagram
Multi-Purpose Center Diagram
Library/ Museum Diagram
W156th Street
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N-S Section
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Third Level Plan
Third Mezz. Level Plan
First Level Plan
Second Level Plan
DIAGRAM
Cool Roof Reflective Roof Daylighting Skylights
Cross Ventilation Skylight Operable Windows
Low VOC Materials Brick Groin Vault Brick Sealer System Waterproof Membrane
Thermal Mass Structural Brick Wall Brick Concrete Bullseye Openings
Column Supports
Mechanical Diagram
2 G-003
STRUCTURAL_DIAGRAM
Sustainability Diagram
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Skylight
Brick Groin Vault System
Structural Brick Wall Bullseye Openings
Column Supports
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Convent Residential l Urban Jungle Fall 2014 Critic David Hotson
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Vents Open
Vents Open
Northern Earth Sheltered Air Supply
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Vents Close
Summer Summer PassiveCooling Cooling SySystem stem / Evaporation Passive / Evaporation Vents Open
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Vents Close
Low-e Coating
Low-e Coating
Northern Earth Sheltered Air Supply
Northern Earth Sheltered Air Supply
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Summer Passive Cooling System / Evaporation
Winter Passive Heating System / Solar Greenhouse/ Direct Gain
Summer Passive Cooling System / Evaporation
WinterWinter CO System / 2Direct gainGain Passive Passive Heating SHeating ystem / Solar Greenhouse/ Direct
Year-round O2
The residential project is about creating an efficient urban living space while providing them with a retreat O2 from the bustling NYC. Nature is the greatest contrast to the built environCO2 ment. So, I created a greenhouse amenity at the back of the building to take advantage of the strong southern light. It benefits CO2 the building in many ways such as creating a passive cooling/ Year-round heating system, solar control, air purification, and food source.
Year-round Year Round Food Source
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6th & 4th Level Plan
5th & 3rd Level Plan
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Ground Level Plan
Duplex Apartment View
Green Wall View
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East Elevation
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North Elevation
West Elevation
South Elevation
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Urban Intervention Fall 2014 Critic David Hotson In Collaboration with: Sallishah Ali
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Cut Plan Located on Convent Avenue and 127th street, this urban intervention takes one into a submerged and enclosed organic volume. It functions to provide city dwellers with a public place where they can be tuned out of the concrete city. Once inside, one looks up into a oculus with only the sky and trees. The inside is made with wood to give it a warm contrast with its cold concrete environment. The noises of the streets are buffered by the fountain in the center.
Longitudinal Section
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Grand Central Analysis Spring 2014 Critic Athanasios Haritos In Collaboration with: Cheuk Kei Hui
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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 facilitating theses flows.
Ventilation & Structure Plan
Trajectory & Structure Plan 36
Ventilation & Structure Axonometric
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Grand Central Amphitheater 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. 39
Main Concourse Plan
Main Concourse Cross Section
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Wall
Fall 2015 Critic Nandini Bagchee In Collaboration with: Cheuk Kei Hui & Toar Sadia
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This new enclosure for the First Street Park partially masks the inside from Houston Street but also physically opens up the site towards the street. The different density of the wood elements creates various degrees of porosity that highlights more nuanced experiences.
Plan
Transveral Sections
North Elevation
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Weather Station
Spring 2013 Critic Fran Leadon In Collaboration with: Fahmida Ali & Sarwat Yunus
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This weather station measures 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. It 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 temporarily surface that can be used to record data for the next Wall Cloud.
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Path
Fall 2012 Critic David Judelson
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Like driving to a destination, one anticipates getting to that 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 before arriving at the final destination, where one reflects on his journey.
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Place
Fall 2012 Critic David Judelson
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This place accommodates an environment for working and communicating. It has a fluid, spiraling circulation to encourage collaborative work. The spiraling effect also create different degree of privacy needed for various types of work.
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Other Projects
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BarnaCITY l Jacques Rougerie Competition Hybrid House l Passive Design Functional Objects l Wood & Steel Pastels l Forms in Nature 50
BarnaCITY
Fall 2015 Jacques Rougerie Competition In Collaboration with: Young Do You Cheuk Kei Hui & Sarwat Yunus
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The rising sea level is engulfing the existing shorelines and destroying the homes of its inhabitants. Our vision is to use this rise of the sea level to combat the issues that it creates. We are looking towards the life cycle of barnacles that attach themselves to the shore, typically in shallow and tidal waters, and continue growing – with the intention of creating a self-sustaining system that also heals the damage we have already caused to the environment.
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Overall View
Residential Units
Public Space
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We are proposing a megastructure that starts at the shallow waters, as do the barnacles, and keep growing. Each unit of our ‘barnacle’ is designated one program, such as housing, public space, etc. We can connect them at the bottom to allow for circulation from one unit to the other, and dock would be necessary for transportation by boats.
Using Sea-Level Rise to create a Biorock City.
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Hybrid House l Passive Design Fall 2015 Critic Yee Lin In Collaboration with: Cheuk Kei Hui
Design Strategy: The clients for the Hybrid House is a married couple in their early-thirties. Together, they established their own design studio based at home. Their main concern is to have a balance between the work and living spaces. The form of the house is two intercepting volumes of living and work spaces. Passive Design Strategies: Direct Solar Heat Gain: Sunspace, Trombe Wall, Green Roof, Deciduous Trees Daylighting: Clerestories , Angled Roof, Deciduous Trees Location: Madison, Wisconsin Latitude/ Longitude: 43.07° N, 89.40° W Winter Solstice: 23.43° Altitude Temperature High/Low:105°/ -30° Precipitation: 32.95 inches Wind: North West Wind Humidity : 73%
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MADISON, WI
HYBRID HOUSE
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Level 2 Plan
N-S Section
Roof 30' - 0"
Attic 21' - 0"
Level 2 9' - 0"
Level 1 0' - 0"
Basement -8' - 0" UP
Level 1 Plan
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South Elevation
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Work Office
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Living Room
Energy Consumption Analysis:
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Eyeglass Stand
Wood Joinery Spring 2014 Critic Hee Chan Kim 59
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Pin Wheel Stool
Cat Storage Box
Welding Fall 2015 Critic Erica Bailey 61
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Laundry Hamper
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Lounge Chair
In collaboration with Cheuk Kei Hui
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Desk w/ Storage
In collaboration with Rafiul Prodhan
Wooden Storage Slot
Angled Metal Supports
Wooden Drawers w/ Metal Detail
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Plasma Cutting
Polishing Process
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Pastels l Forms in Nature 7x7 Square
Fall 2015 Critic Irma Ostroff
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High Line
Hudson Yard Station
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Textiles
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St. John the Divine
Grand Central
VIONNA WAI BERNARD And ANNE SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE Works from 2012 - 2015 VWAI94@gmail.com
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