Living Tranquil
Summer 2022 | ARCH 2021 | 3rd Year Undergrad | Charlottesville, VA | Professor Clayton Strange | Rhino & Procreate
Situated on the corner of West Main St. and Wertland St. resides university complexes and low/middle class housing. With increasing desnity among households in Charlottesville, Virginia, the project seeks to radicalize and reinvent the living life by creating an urban oasis space inspired by Central Park that served a place for peace, calmness, and tranquility. Corridors act as a boundary to escape from the noise from downtown Charlottesville activating conversations with fellow neighbors and people into the courtyard.
Northeast Perspective -- 1” = 16’ Model Within Site Model Made by SIA Junyi Wu
X 30 = 5.25 X 3.75 (1/8") 3.9375 x 2.8125 (3/32") 2.625 x 1.875 (1/16")
Courtyard Perspective
X 30 = 5.25 X 3.75 (1/8") 3.9375 x 2.8125 (3/32") 2.625 x 1.875 (1/16")
Unit 2 Interior Perspective
X 52 =
X 6.5 (1/8")
x 4.875 (3/32")
x 3.25 (1/16")
X 56 = 3 X 7 (1/8")
Unit 3A
Unit 4A
45 X 52 = 5.625 X 6.5 (1/8") 4.21875 x 4.875 (3/32") 2.8125 x 3.25 (1/16")
24 X 56 = 3
24 X 56 = 3 X 7 (1/8") 2.25 x 5.25 (3/32") 1.5 x 3.5 (1/16")
Accessibility Through Landscape — A Kindergarten Playspace
Spring 2023 | ARCH 3020 | 3rd Year Undergrad | Charlottesville, VA | Lecturer Cam Fullmer | Rhino, Photoshop, & Procreate
Situated on the south side of Walker Upper Elementary School campus, near Crow Pool, this project seeks to establish a new space for kindergarteners and creating an institution where non-normative people are also considered within the school, play, and everyday activities. Design elements from Jadgal Elementary school in Seyyed Bar, Iran such as public and private spaces, cozy nooks, and organic shapes, have been intergrated throughout the institution and landscape.
East Perspective -- 1” = 16’ Model Within Site
Portal: Through Skies and Caverns
Fall 2023 | ARCH 4010 | 4th Year Undergrad | Philadelphia, PA | Professor WG Clark | Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop, & Procreate William Penn designed the city of Philadelphia based on two main ideas: a building and park. This community place within Old City is located along 2nd North St. and along one of the oldest inhabitated roads: Elfreth’s Alley. Orientated from lightness to darkness, the two plots act as a portal along Elfreth’s Alley, merging underground creating a welcoming space for anyone that merge underground. People of the Old City come together to explore, express, and interact with one another to share cultural artifacts and crafts.
Southeast Perspective -- 1“ = 32‘ Model Within Site
Program & Form
the Cavern
Space Park
Elfreth‘s Alley
Immersive Place: Built Environment for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Spring 2024 | ARCH 4020 | Independent Design Research Studio | Lorton, VA | Professor Schaeffer Somers | Rhino, Illustrator, & Photoshop
The project is based on the familiarity context that I grew up in Lorton, Virginia. This facilitiy is a place for people on the autism spectrum to learn and practice life and social skills throughout the therapeutic building, garden, and trail. Furthermore, the project will utilize Dr. Magda Mostafa’s The Autism ASPECTSS Design Index principles by incorporating sensory friendly escape spaces.
Therapeutic Building Entrance Perspective
Acoustics
Implemented within the space are adjustable lighting, color, and sound system. Wall and ceiling gym mats and sound proof panels destimulate sensory overload.
Spatial Sequencing
Curved walls leads people to the orthogonal edges and reminds people of the start and end of main entry point.
Escape Space
The design was to create a direct circulation to escape while also creating privacy.
Compartmentalization
Each escape spaces along the trail are 500‘ apart to ensure immediate usage from overwhelming environment.
Transitions
The ultimate goal was to create a private escape space from a public setting. Curtains, light dectection, and used/not used signs inform people before entering.
Sensory Zoning
Under the seat and side wall storage contains high and low stimulated tools such as a trampoline or headphones.
Safety
Surrounded by newly constructed neighborhood and not far but within forest ensures privacy.
Classroom Wayfinding 1
Lightroom
Darkroom
Crammed space
Nook Tree Sanctuary
Seating
Wayfinding 2 Forest path
Dorm mockup Sculpture
Escape pods
Watch tower Water
Cocoon
Biophilic escape
Tactile wall
Meeting/Gathering space Art room
To Control, Or To Be Controlled?
Fall 2024 | Personal | Silent Competititon | Museum of Emotions (Edition #5) - Buildner Competitions | Rhino, D5 Render, Photoshop, & Illustrator
The competition project aims to convey emotions through architecture with two meanings: people control the architecture/environment and people are controlled by the architecture/environment.
Control Journey
Controlled Journey
Controlled Experience