TUMWASORN PORTFOLIO Wacharapong Tumwasorn
Architecture + Design 2014
VOLTA: lgbtq youth center V
olta is a term adapted to describe the organization devoting for the LGBTQ homeless youth population. The message it embodies take on the Latin root word for “turn, time, music� in which it propels toward making a difference for the unfortunate young individuals. The organization is an experimental facility that provides living spaces, food supplies, educations, and basic health care services for the qualified group of 40 selections. It works in collaboration with other functions of the building to exchange informations and services. The aim for this dynamic is to create an exposure from the public eyes to the LGBT homeless youth issue and also provide amenities for the youth to learn, grow, and thrive to become someone greater.
Master Thesis Project Committees:
don hanlon (chair) napa Chayaworakul Layla Quarout
The main entrance into the building is located at the south end of the building. The entry point is double-height ceiling with heavy concrete wall. The wall has puncture openings that allow for light penetration that illuminates the reception area with different patterns. The space is tilt slightly from the grid organization to signify hierarchy of progression. As a result, one is able to experience different multitude of activities from the reception area to other part of the buildings. The learning corner sits on the northwest end of the building. It houses a library, a computer room, and a Biophilia room. The space provide different means of creative learning tool to foster creativity for the youth. A projector screen is also available for multimedia learning of different subjects.
DOWNER AVENUE VIA Downer The Original Pancake House Café Hollander Henry’s Bar & Grill Pizza Man Breadsmith Bakery Sendik’s Market CVS Pharmacy Landmark Downer Theater True Value Hardware Optix Eyeware Boutique Starbucks Coffee 1/2 Mile Radius
Site Commercials Hospitals Schools Residential Areas
Residents living on the third and fourth floor will have ample access to natural light from their window bedrooms. The corridors that connect each living units and other program on the first floor is lit through curtain wall that wraps around the central courtyard. The central space serves as both a light well and a dwelling place for the inhabitants.
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Song Title:
Thunderbolt
Mutual Core
Solstice
Moon
Virus
Crystalline
Natural Element:
Lightning
Tectonic Plates
Earth’s Gravity
Moon Phases
Viruses
Crystal Structures
Musicology:
Arpeggio
Chords
Counterpoint
Music Sequence
Generative Music
Struture/ Spatial
Subject:
Writing
Culture
Physic
Natural Science
Biology
Geometry
Biophilia Application:
Aside from basic life skills like job application, money management, computer skills, or HIV education, Volta offers an innovative learning program that combines science, music, and subjects together. The program is guided under the Biophilia Educational Program that is a model conducted under singer Bjork in 2011. The suite is an interactive app on an ipad (now available on smart phone) that teaches music and science through technology of a touch screen.
In this thesis I want to incorporate this technology in promoting creativity for the youth, and also to tie in each different subject to an appropriate app function. For example, Geometry Math can be tied into under the song “Crystalline” that is expressed through structure and spatial in musicology, Physic to “Solstice”, or Biology to “Virus”.
THESIS bibliography Gwat Yong Lie, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Violence against women and children; social work practice with culturally diverse families and children; treatment issues of dually diagnosed homeless adults.
Mark Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adult health; Health disparities and aging; Health care social work practice; the influence of intimate partnerships on health outcomes.
Jennifer Murray Director, UWM LGBT Resource Center University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Training and educating campus community for alliance; Raise awareness of LGBTidentities; Student professional development
Joseph Riggenbach Board of Director, Cream City Foundation (2011) Miwaukee, WI
Mike Halverson Consultant at Superflux Collective Los Angeles, CA
In the course of designing Volta, providing a sense of security and warmth is one of the most important goals that I try to create for the LGBT Youth population. It is very important that I pay attention to details of making the living space timid and somewhat secluded from the public. This seclusion does not lend itself to a separation from the world, but rather a retreat to regroup, recollect, and rebirth physically and spiritually. Each home acts as an independent legion with amenities just like a regular home.
read further:
Biophilia Educational Program: http://biophiliaeducational.org/
PARK PLACE COMMONS I
n an earlier time, the Downer Street Neighborhood used to be a small residential district sitting on the edge of Lake Michigan. The strip that ran through town was clustered with local businesses. Today, the heritage remains strong. The neighborhood has grown into a destination point for locals and visitors alike. More apartments have been built; more businesses have taken residency along Downer Street. There are numerous restaurants, grocery stores, a pharmacy, a cafĂŠ,
retails, a dental office, a small clinic, movie theater, bookstore, etc. In addition to the diversity of program that accommodates the neighborhood, people are asking for more cafĂŠs and a library. It is their goal to instill the next generation with the love of traditional reading rather than searching online or on an iPad. The residents also expressed a desire for a mix of traditional and modern environment as an addition to the neighborhood they live in.
Original Concept
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TRANSITION HAPPENING
The thin boundary between outside and inside is layers of glass and aluminum mullions. This transparency allows for maximum daylight to penetrate into the circulation wings of the main entry point and the solar shading devices allow for complete comfort inside.
BROADWAY PARAGON Milwaukee is an eclectic place that holds a variety of midDowntown rise buildings since the early 1900s
and into the present. Although new buildings are being built throughout the city, the heart of the city lies in the historic 3rd ward district that sits adjacent to city hall. Much of the work being done within the district is to retain the authentic quality of the façade and interior, though some buildings have been rehabilitated
into cafĂŠ or restaurants. I proposed to build a high rise apartment building on an empty lot currently being used for parking. The challenge of designing this new chic apartment complex in the heart of a historic district is to find the right attitude about how this new addition would fit into the historical context. How can a modern building fit into such a complex history within the city of Milwaukee?
Regular apartment floorplan
Penthouse level floorplan
The new installment to the historic neighborhood embodies architectural forms of its adjacent building, the Button Block. The historic building is a Neo-Romanesque style construction that has a heavy red stone bearing wall, recessed entrance, and a round tower at the corner. These qualities are rewritten through Broadway Paragon with a modern approach; façade patterns of the new building mimic those of the Button Block’s, the corner condition is expressed through an elongated curtain wall, and the form is divided into 3 elements of base, body, and top. Retail Rental Space First Floor rental:
3,100 Sq. ft.
Second Floor rental: Total Retail Space:
5,385 Sq. ft. 8,428 Sq. ft.
Apartment Rental Space Studios: Two-Bedroom (1) Two-Bedroom (2) Two-Bedroom (3) Three-Bedroom: Penthouse #1 Penthouse #2 Penthouse #3 Total Rental Space:
1,664Sq. ft. 928 Sq. ft. 999 Sq. ft. 1,344 Sq. ft. 1,212 Sq.ft. 2,755 Sq. ft. 1,782 Sq. ft. 2,058 Sq. ft. 49,644 Sq.ft.
THE CURRENT he site is bordered by Pleasant and Commerce Streets on its southwest corner and the TMilwaukee River to the east. Directly across the river are shops including local Milwaukee grocers such as Sendik’s, which help the local community by supporting home businesses and a Whole Foods, which satisfies the residents’ desire to be more health-conscious. The Current is adjacent to
“beauty, community, function”
low-rise housing and mid-housing housing. It fits appropriately in the neighborhood by stimulating the liveliness of the area. The Current also fits the modern context in the development of the river front by taking advantage of the river to encourage resident well-being. The senior community responds to the growing urban needs of the community and reflects on new developments along the Milwaukee
The existing site has commercial and transit relief, but it lacks in community stimulation and interaction. The Current addresses the necessary socio-cultural needs of the nearby community by providing features including a friendly theater and art gallery displaying local artist work and esteemed collections from the children and adult day cares. Each types of unit design responds to different demands and qualities.
First Floor 01 public entrance 02 resident entrance 03 restaurant entrance 04 dining entrance 05 adult day health care 06 child day care 07intergenerational classroom 08 indoor playground 09 outdoor playground 10 washroom 11 support 12 lounge
13 office 14 staff lounge 15 main elevators 16 control point 17 storage 18 linen 19 housekeeping 20 locker rooms 21 health center 22 pool storage 23 pool 24 courtyard 25 theater
SECOND Floor 01 public theater 02 washroom 03 storage 04 art gallery 05 cafe & bookstore 06 outdoor cafe patio 07 dance studio 08 hair salon 09 outdoor garden 10 floor library 11 outdoor patio 12 floor entry
13 support 14 office 15 housekeeping 16 linen 17 kitchen 18 dining 19 outdoor garden 20 living room 21 staff lounge 22 skilled nursing floor 23 independent living
The independent living units are provided with larger living spaces, separate bedrooms, and exceptional views. The assisted living units face the north side of the building to promote floor resident gathering in common areas along the courtyard front. The skilled nursing small house units face the courtyard in response to resident frequent stay in their unit. The room orientation to the courtyard is taking into account the anticipation of prolonged resident stay.
Original concept sketch
1/4 SECTION SUBURBIA the early settlers arrived in America, longing to own private properties has been E verthethe since driving force in the pursuit of happiness.
People marched westward away from a crowded East to claim a land in the far West. Having private ownership of land, property, wealth, or possession is the Ethos of the modern century. American suburbia is essentially a product of that ethos, which is facilitated by the invention of the automobile. Personal cars allow people to travel a great distance over the United States while in
search of the perfect place to live. Grid-pattern city spans out into the wild, conquering all life and land usage. Houses sit in the center of property line stating ownership and surveillance. Our “so-called� modern society has become bounded by the lines we created and now dependent upon them even more than ever. As we live and breathe the present, are we looking for an alternative way of living? Is there such thing as a contemporary Ethos of the new era?
TYPICAL AMERICA The diagrams show the transformation from one typical suburban block into an alternative one. This given neighborhood houses 366 families and is located in the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin. The west bound of the block is a busy East Elm Grove Street that links the West Greenfield Avenue to the highway on the north side. The north and east boundaries are quiet residential areas.
Neighborhoods are spread out along the perimeter of a given block for street access, thus allowing more green space for both the residents and natural habitats. Organic pathways link each housing clusters to the town center. Different programs to serve both the neighborhoods and outsiders are abundant. Restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, recreational centers, pharmacies, grocery stores, kindergartens and an ecological center are provided. Atop the first floor public functions are residential households of 60 families who prefer a more city-like lifestyle. Parking for the residents is located in the parking structure next to a public fresh market and by an underground parking on the lower west side of the town. Walking distance is designed in proximity of 300 feet. Adjacent to the cluster are a public kindergarten school and an ecological center. We would like to introduce a Biophilic ideology for the next generation of as a way to lead on to the Ethos of future Americans.
CRYSTAL ANNEX UNITY TEMPLE T
he Unitarian Universalists using the Unity Temple complex understand the depth of beauty and importance of the building, and use this appeal to raise money and donations for maintenance and restorations. The combination of a steadily growing congregation, along with a steadily growing tourist interest, has resulted in significant stress on this
historically unique building. The congregation is faced with the choice of either selling and moving further away, or staying and developing a proper and appropriate addition complex. The challenge is to design a building that satisfies programmatic needs while at the same time respecting the historic integrity.
Crystal Annex lives up to its name. The main gathering space and the archive on the second floor above it are made up of complicate system of glass floors. The floor is transparency and can be seen through from the first to the second floor. The idea is to strip down the skin element of the building and shows the bones and structures of the building.
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The focal point is the view eastward to the Unity Temple and its Gingko trees along the facade. This creates a direct visual connection to the existing temple and enhances further with the annex that has similar concrete construction as well.
EMERGING FROM ABOVE The Annex is quite a spectacle. After emerging from the underground level that connects to the Unity Temple, you get a view of a triple-heighted space through a series of glass floors.
PERSONAL SKETCHES y design process starts off with quick sketches. This process helps me to quickly visualize what M type of space, environment, scale, and emotion I
with other mediums like color pencils or prism colors. Sometimes I enjoy spending an hour or two to draw buildings in details to practice my drawing want to communicate. I often use ink pen because skills. It is a very therapeutic process to draw and to of its fluidity in the brush strokes and later mix it lose myself in the time of solitude.
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House on Maryland Ave. (right) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Germania. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Marching of soldiers
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hailand plays an important influence to whom I have become. It has sceneries. They resemble depictions war-time arts, very monumental and taught me values of respect and humility. These morals are the torch of light glorifying. These drawings are demonstrations of traditional Thai structures and in my journey abroad. After many years of being away from home, my beliefs its people. It allows me to find fluidity in architectural design. and my fascination in Thai culture has resulted in many portraits of imaginative
My Dark Matters
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here would always be an image of a girl wondering in the dark trying to run away from a grotesque figure that tried to attack her. This had always been a constant theme to my instinctive drawings. I supposed it reflected the way I saw myself as I went through life. There was definitely a sense of struggle in my personal identity that I felt the need to express. I felt it was necessary because much of who I was were always suppressed under pressure and norms. Years of experience had taught me that the most important relationship of all was the one I had with myself. And if I could not be honest to me, nothing else would make sense.
Objective Statement To contribute my skills in building design and urban planning to the best interests of the firm.
Education 2012 - 2014
Master of Architecture
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
RESUME
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies 2007 - 2011 University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee,
School of Architecture and Urban Planning
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Master’s thesis Project 2014 Volta: Forging a Place for Homeless LGBTQ Youth in Milwaukee Don Hanlon, committee chair
Awards
2011
New Urban Models for Aging
AIA Design for Aging Knowledge Community American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Published: “The Current” Special Recognition,
Design for Aging Review, 11th Edition
Participation
Strengths
2011 Kohl’s Design It! Lab Discovery World, Milwaukee WI
Experience
Autodesk AutoCad Autodesk Revit Rhino Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Hand Sketching Model Making Mix media graphics English, fluent Thai, native
2011, 2014 Teaching Assistant, UW-Milwaukee January 2014 – May 2014
October 2011 – December 2011 (Volunteer)
2007 SUPAR Milwaukee Charter School, Milwaukee WI September 2007 – December 2007 (Student Mentor)
January 2011 – May 2011 Arch280: Introduction to Architectural Drawing Assisted 70 Architecture students
2013 Historic Preservation Studio Revit rendering Photoshop Unit design
2013 1/4 Section Suburbia Studio Master planning 2013 Real Estate Development, Fall 2013 Building cost estimation
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