Vi Xuong vxuong@calpoly.edu ARCH 352-02-2212 Jeff Ponitz Winter 2021
Headspace characters from meditaion app
Anton from the movie Ratatouille
Anton is a famous food critics from France. After being impressed by Remy the rat, he wants to settle in Los Angeles and sets up some new challenges for those prestigious restaurant in the area. Apparently, he is super disappointed by the emotionless energy in
LA and on top of the stress that he needs to deal with, Anton feels enervated. Right when he wants to give up and goes back to France, a surge of rain brings Water to Anton. And that is how the journey at the Chapel of Elements begins
Chapels of Elements Despite its vibrant and active environment, according to American Psychological Association survey, the population in LA still experience stress level that exceed the healthy standard. Since stress and inflamation are usually caused by the unbalanced lifestyle, or in other words, it is significant having a place for people to regenerate their life style and routine in LA. Given the project prompt called the “unLibrary”, the Chapel of Element will focus on encouraging and providing space for the community to unwind and regenerate their energy beside learning. The Chapel of Elements is a transparent box that contains the four basic elements of nature: wind, light, earth and water which represent the balance in nature. Each element is embedded into a chapels according to the light quality and and air circulation in the building. For example, the Wind Chapel is driven by the characteristic of the existing metro entrance. Since this space have the most movement and interchange among locations, air circulation, and conversation. The building also want to continue this sense of movement by having a set of experiencial stair that connecting the ground to the third stories of the building. Moreover, the stair is covered with a wind-facade that is semi expose to the extrior and allow wind to continue its flow into the building. In addition, the Water Chapel is placed in the center of the building. It is believed that water works its full potential when there are sun beams and breeze, placing the Water Chapel in between the Light and the Wind Chapel allows wind-flow to re-direct the moisture from the artificial waterfall into the environment as a creating passive cooling stratergy. Last but not least, having sun beam shinning on the water-curtain providing diffused light that brigthen up the surroundings.
SPRING 2021 - Chapel of Elements
Looking at the Chapel of Elements from Pershing Square
SPRING 2021 - Chapel of Elements
Precast Concrete Structure Using site-cast upturn beam for the major structure allows building to intergrated passive cooling strategy. It could goes up to 100 Fahrentheit in the City if Los Angeles during summer. Therefore, the concrete will absorb most of the heat from the environment, where duct work will be embeded to provide fresh air.
Dinining area on the 3rd Level
SPRING 2021 - Chapel of Elements
Pespective from the cactus graden looking at the light chapela
The computer room of light chapel
Pespective from the cactus graden looking at the light chapel
Ground floor earth chapel looking at underground and upper level
Isn’t that cool buddy! A waterfall come down from a roof
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Dang...the wind from this arch feels great
Are you guys here yet, I’m at the Arch thingy
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1. Theater / Lecture Room 2. Common Space 3. Open study space 4. Sitting area 5. Aquarium 6. Green House (hydronic garden) 7. Cactus Garden 8. Palm Garden 9. Computer Lab 10. Metro Entrance 11. Wind Chapel
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I wonder what is that arch up there ? Let’s go check it out!
SPRING 2021 - Chapel of Elements
I should come here again when I’m tired of the city
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Oh man I would not survive this LA summer without this cooling system
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wow the lighting here is great for working! and the fragrant from the garden is so comforting
SPRING 2021 - Chapel of Elements
INTEGRATED WALL FOCUS AREA Spring 2021 - Arch 342
SPRING 2021 - Wind Chapel Chunk Detail
Operable Louver Mulion
Corrugated ceiling with embeded recess light
Mullions
Wind Chaple’s Arch
Corrugated glass
Upturn Beam
SPRING 2021 - Wind Chapel Chunk Model
WARM-UP PROJECT WINTER 2021 - Primitive Complexity
An experiment with exterior form and interior volume. The experiement is a series of Rhino boolean geometry where basic geometry azexperiment is a 6” cube.
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Recipe Diagram 1.0
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Recipe Diagram 2.0
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WINTER 2021 - Warm Up Project
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BEAM STRUCTURE
PERSPECTIVE 1
TOP VIEW PERSPECTIVE
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The project is base on the lashing technique where 2 diagonal stick tie together by loops. In this project, I have apply the lashing technique to the structure. The diagonal tubes are connected by a horizontal cylinder. This will provide a strong triangular fram to hold up the building. Moreover, these diagonal tubes embeded two distinguish elements- air and sun, or in order words, fire and water. They meet at the center point where the horizontal tube lash them together bringing a harmonizing spacial environment
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Recipe Diagram 3.0 Sketch Guideline
WINTER 2021 - Intergrated Section
CONCEPT DIAGRAM WINTER 2021 - Final Arch 307 Report
WINTER 2021 - Final Review
Interior render 2nd floor looking at the aquarium near curtain glass facade
Interior rendering Ground level entrance from Pershing Square looking at atrium space and ramp
Structure skeleton support by floorplate
WARM-UP PROJECT AND SPRING TRAINNING Physical model
WINTER 2021 - Progress
First Iteration Model
Second Iteration Model
Final Section Model - Winter 2020
First Iteration Model
Second Iteration Section Model
Final Section Model - Winter 2020
First Iteration Models Combine
Second Iteration Model with Site
Final Model with site - Winter 2020
Second Floor Hallway
Secondary Entrance
Main Lobby
Model: Atrium space
Spring 2021 - Progress
How would you describe the relationship between Spring Quarter and Winter Quarter, in terms of project development? How did your instructor organize Spring Quarter to aid your development of your work? The short story development and the warm-up project during Winter Quarter helps anchoring down the “thesis” for Spring Quarter. I find it’s helpful to start with more conceptualized prompt during Winter Quarter since it’s allow me to test out different possibility and design be grounded/satisfied with the exploration. In term of Spring Quarter, the projects during this period mostly focus on the technical side such as integrated system, structure, facade. These assignment are usually break down to “chunk” which helps me feel less overwhelmed, and able to fully focus on the significant task. Did ARCH 342 lectures, activities, or assignments influence your thinking or approach in your design studio project this quarter? If so, how? Do you have any suggestions for improving the integration of ARCH 342 and ARCH 353? ARCH 342 Lecture and Lab has been helpful for my studio projects. It is helpful to learn about the innotive engineering solution that could bring architecture to further extend. The lectures that inform all the layers that contributing to design process, building process are precious. I really enjoy the guest speaker presentation, it helps me stay in touch with the reality of constructing a builing or designing. Did ARCE 316 lectures, activities, or assignments influence your thinking or approach in your design studio project this quarter? If so, how? Do you have any suggestions for improving the integration of ARCE 316 and ARCH 353? Because I am a transfer student at Cal Poly, I can’t make it on time with other student to take ARCE 316 or 315. However, the ARCE 226 I am taking still help me a bit with understanding building structure. Did Common Hour presentations and pin-ups influence your design studio project this quarter? If so, how? Do you have any suggestions for improving Common Hour in the future? Common Hour presentations are essential for me to draw inspiration and connect with orther student. Although it is stressful before the pin-up, the conversation in break out room is usually intriguing and motivating. It is also nice to see everyone work and learn from each other. What is one thing faculty can do in the FALL of 3rd Year, to help you in the SPRING of 3rd Year? Based on your experiences over the past year, are there any aspects of “online” studio that you think should be continued when we return to in-person studio? Recorded Lecture is one of the most helpful and important aspects that contributed to my education during these several quarters. I would find myself having a hard time understanding new material without the helps of these resources.I find it helpful being able to look back to software tutorial, feedback, and structure lectures as a new transfer student. Therefore, I would highly appreciate if lecture is recorded and being able to look back. Write briefly about what you learned about architecture in the Two Quarter Studio. As someone who usually start a project with the mantra “form follows function”, I realize it is not the only option that I have after enrolled in a “form create function” studio. It is believe that a sucessful building required to embody both function and form, yet starting a project by making form like sculpture or object doesn’t mean it can’t be functional.
Tverrfjellhytta, Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion by Snohetta
Qatar National Library Doha, Qatar by OMA
Although this precedent has a smaller scale, it significantly influence my approach in designing the building. The ideas of contrasting a rigid outer shell with an organic inner core inspires me to introduce these chapels of elements into a rigid glass and steel box. The idea of reserving nature elements inside a manmade box also inspire me to think about the program of each elements
This project from OMA using the an “S-shape” glass helps avoid the fragility during the annelade process. Bending flat sheet of glass into wavy or corrugated shape increase the curtain/ screen stiffness and structural capacity which allow the panel to stand with minimum framing and mullion to help achieve maximum transperency.
Photograph © Snohetta. “Poetry Foundation / John Ronan Architects.” December 7, 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed September 14, 2020. http://archdaily.com/189339/poetry-foundation-john-ronan-architects/
Banti, Sara. “OMA, the New Qatar National Library in Doha.” Abitare, April 5, 2018. https://www.abitare.it/en/architecture/ projects/2018/04/05/qatar-national-library-doha-oma-2/.
Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore by Safdie Architects
Apple Park, Cupertino, CA by Norman Foster.
The Rain Vortex is a significant inspiration because of it’s brilliant design. The artificial water fall is not only a signature feature, it also play an important impact on the environment, sounds, and humidity/ temperature
The brilliant techniques that make the Apple Campus more sustainable is this facade design. In order to keep the apple signature all-glass facade, yet still maintain to draw air in the building. This operable mullion louver allow natural ventilation without the present of major operable window
Photograph © SafdieArchitects. “Jewel Changi Airport.” Safdie Architects. Accessed June 13, 2021. https://www.safdiearchitects.com/projects/jewel-changi-airport.
Norman Foster Discuses Apple Headquarters - ‘Apple Park’. YouTube. YouTube, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= -y6E9LPP4. .