B. Arch Portfolio_selected works

01 SIMULATION

Focusing on the gap between the allocation of state resources and the true needs of veterans, simulation is used on the interior frames of the veterans center for veterans’ gradual return and adaptation to everyday life in Boston, MA.

01 SIMULATION

research-based design: the Veterance Center as a negotiation and changinng perspectives of humanity in Boston, MA

02 HOME SWEET HOME

research-based design: the Refugee Housing Proposal as a means of representation through the iterative processes of media publications in suburb London, UK

03 COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS

design studio: the thermal baths for self-exploration though collective & inclusive gathering and meditations in Fort Tilden, NY

04 LIBRO design studio: the Library addition as a sacret journey of pursuing knowledge in Florence, ITALY

05 APPENDIX: REPRESENTATION

2D & 3D drawings and models

The misconnection/ gap between the allocation of state resources and the true needs of veterans.

military expenses during recruitment process

military expenses during veterans process

Each level becomes a ground of a simulation-based learning environment to provide the possible world that enables the specified uses of certain living, activity, and therapy spaces addressing the difficulty of the transmission process for veterans to go back to their civilian lives.

fourth floor plan

third floor plan

second floor plan

horizontal section model

section models call-out renders of interior simulation

02 HOME SWEET HOME

Using media as a means of negotiation, the refugee housing project in London suburbs has been gradually optimized through an iterative process, under the bigger question of the boundary of selves specifically the domestic space in the age of the digital screen in suburb London, UK.

03 COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS

This thermal bath project created collective space for individual meditation and self-reflection to coexist with others in a respectful environment, One should focus on within and find the inner self-consciousness, addressing both physical and mental help of the visitors through collective & inclusive gatherings in Fort Tilden, NY.

structure axonometrix drawing A vierendeel truss system as the main structure.

With the vertical W27 columns through the whole building, each vierendeel unit with the span of 20 ft connected by w-27 in cross sections are being stacked and continued through the sequential loop with w-30 and w-35 beams depending on their spans. The structure system follows the continuous logic while transferring horizontal loads to the vertical ones with the stacking action of the structure but continuous up. The additional beams and vertical column were added on moments of the cantilever to transfer the load back to the main vierendeel truss.

As people enter, each floor - and there are 4 of them - makes the visitor go through the assigned, yet continuous experience. The ground floor is addressing public needs, the second floor addresses the mental needs, the third floor addresses the physical needs, and the rooftop terrace addresses the connection with nature.

facade chunck detail drawings

call-out detail drawings

The facade also rehearses such continuous vision with the wood slats performing as the shading element through the sequence. The exterior view begins to illustrate how shaders are positioned and distributed through the building. Connecting both on top of the slabs and the horizontal mullions of the continuous glazing and vary in length, the slats begin to gradually peel off in different patterns, embracing the aesthetics of horizontal continuity.

The site developed around the bathhouse is a platform with pathways coming out in three different directions, thus allowing visitors to come from the two parking lots located nearby and a beach.

The library addition to School of architecture, Florence Univeristy emphasizes the ritual where people have the freedom to make decisions between reading books or other activities, and the displayed book restoration process is a manifesto reminding people of the sacredness of knowledge and to be conscious when making their decisions in Florence, ITALY.

A ritual of reading in the building uses the same idea of how the priest’s vestment circulation has been isolated in a sacred space, and how the ritual of the prayers and the priest has been displayed in the church to the public With one sacred volume and action of book restoration being displayed to the public, to form(inform?) the action of quiet study and reading

prototype section drawing

prototype section drawing

prototype exploded axonometric drawing

The book restoration is separated in volumes and stacked in sequence to follow ritual of restoring knowledge connected by directional stairways and elevator from parking to the top for staff and not directly seen by the public. The three processes are together performed in sequence to restore books.

The form development starts with the book restoration as the central courtyard and then the new courtyard is activated with sunken plaza that would connect with the city and the university. (plugged into the site, connected with the existing parking lot to form a discrete circulation)

The rest of the building structure circulates around the book restoration with mainly the second floors as the archives spaces (nested) and the open reading spaces, while the first floor has the meeting rooms, computer lab and the staff offices.

second floor plan drawing

first floor plan drawing

The elevator core extends beneath ground just above the car park and we have created an underground path connecting the restoration space to the library. So the staff would enter from the university building and travel underground transporting books in and out. The students from the university would use the side staircase, and enter from the balcony. section drawings

The collection of 2D and 3D representation of designs through hand drawings and physical models.