William Hua Tran Summary Portfolio

William Hua Tran Summary Portfolio

Work Experience Ancher Mortlock & Woolley Junior Architectural Assistant March 2012 - Dec 2013 Proficiencies Bentley Microstation v8i Google Sketch Up Adobe CS6 Design Suite Microsoft Office Suite Qualifications Masters of Architecture University of New South Wales Completed 2013

Contact ph: +61 416 644 384 e: w.huatran@gmail.com t: @WilliamHuaTran

Content

garden of chinese art + circular quay public space + chowder bay timber boat shed + timber artefact +

+ albert street carport

children medical research institute redevelopment stage one + two penny cafe + northbourne avenue redevelopment + hotel o’riordan street

projects from Ancher Mortlock & Woolley Contact ph: +61 416 644 384 e: w.huatran@gmail.com t: @WilliamHuaTran

garden

of chinese art Course Co-ordinator: Dijana Alic Tutor: John Dimopolous Year: 2013

The garden of Chinese art is an exploration of Chinese identity as it evolves expression and needs in Australia. Australian born Chinese experience Chinese cultures through diaspora, giving them the unique position to be cultural mediators. The proposal looks to engage with the new generation of Australian Chinese and to rethink their place in the world through the making and exhibiting of visual arts.

Located in Parramatta along the rivers edge, the project is about bringing together Chinese and Australian cultures and a re-connection of the built environment through ideas of a series of landscape and spatial interventions. An artist in residency program will invite a contemporary Chinese artist to live and work with the local community and local artists as a means of cultural exchange.

River

City

Existing Condition City is disconnect at the rivers edge

A Terraced Public Space as a New Link between the city and the river

Galleries as Pavilions/ New Gallery Typology

This will provide opportunities for local artist to learn and share thoughts on contemporary Chinese cultures through the making of art. The act of making art thus becomes a critique on living Chinese cultures in Australia.

Traditional galleries are typically ‘white cubes’ where art becomes exhibited in isolation from its surrounding. The proposed gallery challenges this by breaking the white cube typology and offer new spaces for public art that is reconnected with its context. Inspired by traditional Chinese gardens, the garden of Chinese art becomes a new public urban space that connects the city to the river.

Visitors travelling through the gardens are granted views and vistas of the Parramatta River and also offer spaces that engage with the river. Through this journey, art is experienced and mediated in a context that introduces a new typology of art space.

Columns creating defined Public Spaces Columns as objects between urbanity and nature

Galleries as Pavilions in the landscape Pavilions as mediating between urbanity and nature

Concept Diagrams

Galleries as Pavilions floating in space

The Urban Room is defined by columns, made of local Ashfield Shale Clay

circular quay master plan; dawes point & campbell cove

Course Co-ordinator: Richard Johnson + Ken Maher Tutors: Richard Johnson + Ken Maher Team: Wilson Chan + Ian McLaughlin + Reihaneh Pourhamedani Year: 2011

The master plan for the Dawes Point + Campbell Cove precinct derives from an understanding of the history of the place and its role as part of the greater Circular quay Precinct. Objectives are to improve public activities, public access, and tell a story of the history of the place.

Sydney Cove

Convicts + Military Barracks + Convict Tents

Governor’s Land

Aora witnessed

Houses + Tents

Pre-European Settlement [1788]

Campbell Cove holds historical significance as a harbouring dock, and functional wharf, evident

by Campbell Stores and the old warehouses at the harbour. At its current state, the cove feels private with the presence of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, by proposing a foot bridge which connects the southern circular quay space to the north, a new connection and harbour life is introduced. This brings a clear continuation of public space, as well as drawing reference to the historical wharfs which once dominated the space. The foot path terminates with a Port Jackson fig tree, which defines a public garden space which directs people up Dawes Point.

Dawes Point terraces down the steep slope to allow for usable platforms which continues up the hill. Upon reaching the top, a new proposed museum brings public functions to the otherwise neglected hill top which offers spectacular views towards the harbour and Sydney Opera House. Pockets of space on the south of the hill provides viewing platform towards the Opera House, whilst activating Hickson Road.

The museum serves as a link between Circular Quay and Cumberland Street which runs about the hill.

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Sydney Opera House Sydney Opera House

The Rocks

The Rocks Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens

Barangaroo

Sydney CBD

Macquarie Street

George Street

Sydney CBD

Existing Infrastructure

Linking Public Spaces

Physical Model

chowder bay; wooden boat shed

Course Co-ordinator: Peter Murray Tutors: Peter Murray + Steve King Year: 2010 North Elevation

This project was to design a timber shed to serve as an extension to a timber boat building and restoration yard run by Simon Sadubin. The new structure is to be a space for apprentice to work on small to medium sized wooden boats. Chowder bay was once a significant naval defence site till the 1990, and now plays a minor role as a refuelling depot for the navy.

The proposal pays respect to the existing heritage building by stepping out towards the water front, creating a large courtyard made of the hardstand and a new proposed deck. This allows for a protected outdoor space which acts as a common courtyard between the old shed and the new. The new shed is a timber box frame structure, with timber space-frames forming the roof. The roof design derives from the concept of floating planes which makes up the new shed as well as being a response to site environments.

The roof is lifted to deflect southerly winds and to allow northern light into the workspace. Selected timbers are spotted gum, blackbutt and red ironbark, selected for its durability against the harsh marine environment and local availability.

South view with high tides

Proposal in context

Site

Site response

Structure Model

Environmental response

timber artefacts Course Co-ordinator: Peter Murray Tutors: Peter Murray Year: 2010

The timber artefact was done in a course which focuses on the use of Australian timber. The product is designed to be a flat pack table to be used in the Australian outback. Inspired by Japanese shogi stools the resulting product is a folding table to be easily packed and carried on site. It uses Australian hoop pine and was put together by prefabricated parts. Asides from the table top, all joints are designed to be connected without the use of glue. Joints were inspired by Japanese joinery and implements the use of timber ‑pins to connect the parts together. This design was selected to be fabricated and taken to Gifu, Japan for exhibition.

Manufacturing process

3d concept model

On exhibition in Gifu, Japan

Content works from Ancher Mortlock & Woolley

children medical research institute redevelopment stage one + two penny cafe + northbourne avenue redevelopment + hotel o’riordan street

Contact ph: +61 416 644 384 e: w.huatran@gmail.com t: @WilliamHuaTran

CMRI

Redevelopment -stage one Children Medical Research Institute (CMRI) Redevelopment is a five stage upgrade to the original CMRI building also designed by Ancher Mortlock & Woolley. I was involved with the 3d modeling, visualisation for marketing campaign, and also assisted with documentation for tender and construction.

The render was created by using V-ray Plug-in on Sketch Up then composed in Photoshop.

Stage one South west perspective

Lab level plan

Stage one South east perspective

two penny café

The two penny café is located on Pitt street off the former General Post Office in Martin Place. It is the conversion of a vacant cart bay into a kiosk café.

The existing site had an old gate which was important to the character of the heritage building.

Works required was the removal and replication of the steel gate and to add a new sealed door.

I was responsible for creating all the documentation drawings and details under the supervision of the director Phil Baigent.

Existing site & gate

Design documentation was prepared entirely on Microstation v8i

landscape master plan

3d perspective of the proposed redevelopment

Northbourne Avenue Master plan

Concept Sketch by Ken Woolley

The existing development are the heritage housing plan designed and built by Sydney Ancher’s between 1960 - 1962. The redevelopment aims to integrate with the existing housing while improving the urban design appropriate to contemporary living. The project involves new developments, with renovations to existing structures.

I was involved with the documentation of the master plans and the creation of the 3d model in sketch up.

hotel

o’riordan street Hotel O’Riordan Street is a proposed mixed-use building with a podium level office and hotel rooms above. In this project I assisted with updating the Sketch Up model and had to create the 3D visualisation for DA submission.

The render was created by using V-ray Plug-in on Sketch Up then composed in Photoshop.

albert st carport

Albert Street carport is a private commission I am currently working on. It is the design and documentation of a custom carport for a DA application. The client wanted a carport which would be in keeping with the style of the existing house. The driveway has a steep slope and the existing garage sits approx. 1.2m above street level.

The proposal is a response to the slope of the site as to reduce the street presence. By folding the roof, it allows the drainage to run away from the existing garage, while also providing a gable roofing along the street, which is in keeping with the character of the house.

Concept diagram

Perspective from the street

Perspective from the backyard

William Hua Tran Summary Portfolio

Work Experience Ancher Mortlock & Woolley Junior Architectural Assistant March 2012 - Dec 2013

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Proficiencies Bentley Microstation v8i Google Sketch Up Adobe CS6 Design Suite Microsoft Office Suite Qualifications Masters of Architecture University of New South Wales Completed 2013

Contact ph: +61 416 644 384 e: w.huatran@gmail.com t: @WilliamHuaTran