UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO SCAD 2015
[BIM] PULNUPON SUEB-AI
UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO SCAD 2015
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Savannah College of Art and Design PULNUPON SUEB-AI Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture Contact bim.suebai@yahoo.com [678] 315-8532
PERSONAL STATEMENT
“The mother [earth] is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul for our own civilization.” — Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture is...earth. Architecture is wind. Architecture is water. Architecture is fire. Architecture is light. We first find and build shelters to either block out or open up to these elements no matter how little resources we have; floors as separation from earth, walls separate the wind, roof prevents rain and snow, hearth provides warmth and establishes the presence of man, and light not only for illumination but also as sign for danger or safety, that is our survival instinct. So we survived, from there we design. Architecture has evolved from just simple hut and thatched roof where humans built just to separate themselves from the elements and simply to be safe, to survive, and to guarantee the reproduction of offspring. Architecture now is the manipulation of these elements to further benefit our lives and well being, to advance in society, and most importantly not to destroy these elements that are the keys to our survival. As a goal oriented individual,I do not get distracted by the process but rather stays focused on the big picture – the goal. It is my mission as an aspiring architect, to thrive towards improving living standards of all people and to assure public safety. According to Vitruvius, the architect should strive towards the 3 principles of architecture — firmness, commodity, and delight; these might be enough for architects then but now architects should also consider sustainability. My designs are my expression of beauty through curvilinearity, explorations of sustainability and biomimicry, and pragmatic functionality. Nature evokes my senses in design. Nature doesn’t conform but grow away from conformity, it avoids corners. It reaches out for light and air. It fixes itself in someway somehow. If architecture can perform harmoniously like nature then we are truly designing the best architecture as we possibly can with the best of our abilities and potential as human race. I have chosen to embark this career to strive for a better future for the public. I believe that my existing skills and experience, together with my commitment to become an architect, and my aspiration for new experiences and knowledge makes me an ideal candidate for this career.
[BIM] PULNUPON SUEB-AI email:bim.suebai@yahoo.com phone:(678) 315-8532
EDUCATION
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Architecture B.F.A. Dean’s list 2011-present Savannah, GA 2011-present. BERKMAR HIGH SCHOOL Advanced Placement courses from 10th to 12th grade- attained all A’s. 2007-2011
WORK EXPERIENCE
CONSTRUCTION CONTINENTAL LIGHTNING PROTECTION INC. Installing and reinstalling the full lightning protection system Grounding/ earthing Atlanta, GA 2009-2010 RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE Chef/kitchen staff/host/waitress/ manager. Atlanta, GA Chiang Mai Thai Cuisine Zen on Ten Rain Asian Fusion Siam Thai
2005-2012 2012 2013 2014
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SKILLS
SOFTWARE RHINO 3D +Grasshopper +Flamingo Autodesk Revit +Dynamo(Introduction) AutoCAD /Maya /3DSMax /Showcase Keyshot /Google Sketchup. GRAPHIC EDITING Adobe Suite. (Illustrator /Indesign /Photoshop) Microsoft Office Suite. (Microsoft Word /Power Point) Hand Sketching +Rendering LANGUAGES English Thai (Native) Spanish (Beginner) French (Beginner)
EXTRA CURRICULAR AND INTERESTS
American Institute of Architecture Students _member [L]abnormal Student Club (Digital Fabrication) _Member SCAD Tau Sigma Delta _Fraternity INTERESTS Graphic design /Interior Design Amateur Photography /Drawing Painting /Traveling /Hiking /RC Models.
Selected Works This portfolio contains most of my works from architectural studios and curriculum as well as personal artworks and should, to a degree, be an adequate representation of myself.
CONTENT
ACADEMIC
EXTRA
ARCH 404
ST. JOHNS TOWER Mixed-use
11
ARCH 301
SOLARIS Bridge Pavilion
29
ARCH 302
BY [WATER] Community & Housing
39
ARCH 303
TESLA Dealership & Hotel
57
DSGN 224
SAVANNAH ARBORETUM Green Space
71
DSGN 225
AU SOLEI Performance Center
77
DSGN 223
WILDLIFE OBSERVATORY Model Making
81
ARCH 414
PARAMETRIC MODELING Transit HUB Responsive Tower Panels Weaving_Stadium
85
ART WORKS 3D Collage Paintings Drawings
93
ARCH 404
ST. JOHNS TOWER Mixed-use Podium + Tower 60,000 sq. ft. 750 Bay St. Development. Jacksonville ,Florida. STUDIO OBJECTIVE _To develop a new urban entertaining and cultural center with accommodations and residency by analyzing the city lay out and zoning as well as the flow of traffic through and from the site. _To develop a master plan for the empty site by transforming the existing landscape which then generates four individual but unified sites for allocation of building footprints and public spaces.
Professor Scott Dietz Fall 2014
11
Statement
ST. JOHNS TOWER
Located city
at
of
St.
John’s
Jacksonville,
river
in
the
Florida.
The
proposed master plan aims to engage the public through architecture and to become
a
public
and
Constant
seamless
interchange
residential
pedestrian
of
activities.
movement
around
the perimeter of the building, as well as public activities and traffic flow, sculpts its monumental architectural form establishing more than a static architectural
state.
It
defines
architectural state. It defines a new and regenerative commercial typology. It is a symbol of new architectural influence
and
the
future
of
living center in Jacksonville.
a
new
ARCH 404
St. Johns TOWER 750 Bay St. Development
13
Site Analysis
JACKSONVILLE, FL re-representing the site Gator Bowl
St. John River
This analysis will focus on the site as both an abstract artifact and operable analog in an attempt to reveal/amplify fundamental relationships muted by the complexities of the urban site
site
context
transition
circulation
thresholds
ARCH 404
New Skyline
+200 ft
Gator Bowl
Site
St. John River
+300 ft
scales patterns and sequence To respond to Jacksonville city street fabric and skyline on both sides of St. Johns River, the scales, patterns and sequence of the surrounding contexts have to be analyzed and established in order to better express the unique characteristics of the site.
Site
Site
Bay st. E>W
Bay st. W>E
enclosure
solid-void 15
Program Distribution
PODIUM PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION Exhibition Space Restaurant Parking Lobby Mechanical&Service Recreational Club Level
30% 5% 20% 5% 10% 20% 10%
Lobby
Club Level
Hotel/Res.
Parking
Restaurant
Core
Exhibition Space
Gymnasium
Pool Mechanical
Recreational
ARCH 404
TOWER PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION Hotel
50%
Residential
25%
Mechanical&Service
10%
Core
15%
30 fl.
18 fl. Hotel
The zoning of programs are evaluated for its square foot capacity in the form of percentages relative to the Total Square Footage.The square footage of the podium is within the limit of the max. area footprint of 40,000 sq. ft. The average square footage of floor plates of the tower is 12,500 sq. ft.
Mech.&Service
10 fl. Residentiial
Central Core Egress 17
Site Organization
FORMAL ORGANIZATION
path & boundary
site division
nodes & circulation
footprint response
SITE ORGANIZATION
green space
pedestrian ramps
public space
access
ARCH 404
SITE PLAN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
sunken plaza underground parking grand ramps ramps green spaces landscape seating boardwalk
2
8
1
3 4
5
6
0
15
30
60
7 19 site section
Floor Plan
1 4 Level 1 1. 2. 3. 4.
surface parking hotel lobby restaurant exhibition space
2
4 3
Level 2
Level 3
1. club level 2. mechanical room 3. gymnasium
1. swimming pool 2. recreational space
1
2 1 3 2
0 15 30
60
ARCH 404
1
Tower 1. hotel 2. residential
2
SECTION
0 40 80
160
21
Structure
Building Section
Low-e glass panels I-Beam Electrical conduits Structural aluminum pipe 4’ diameter
Precast light-weight concrete w/ porcelain finish
Moisture barrier Hardwood finish Core / Egress
Balcony and Glazing Ceiling tie
Concrete
Metal deck
Floor slabs + Core
Core+ Columns+ Mullions
Complete System
ARCH 404
Structural Diagrams
Slabs & Core
Slabs + Exoskeleton
Exoskeleton + Glass panels
Exoskeleton
With Shading device
All structure & envelope system
21
Boardwalk
Bird’s eye
25
St. John TOWER
“A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.� - Aynrand
ARCH 301
SOLARIS Bridge Pavilion Podium + Tower 40,000 sq. ft. W Bay St. Pedestrian Bridge. Savannah , Georgia. STUDIO OBJECTIVE _To re-imagine the concept of the architectural surface. Surface is refined and reconfigured for use as a generative device, one that initiates all phases of the architectural argument developing the formal and aesthetic logic, while also organizing the volumetric and programmatic parameters. The design challenge is new pedestrian thoroughfare for the Turner Overpass, connecting Turner Residence Hall with SCAD CafĂŠ in Savannah, Georgia. The project is hybrid-bridge pavilion that accommodates various public programs, including reading rooms, cafe, and gallery spaces.
Professor Jean Jaminet Fall 2013
29
Statement
SOLARIS
The Turner Bridge Pavilion was required not only as a physical link between two locations, but as a new highly ornamented façade and canopy for the bridge. With Art-Nouveau inspirations, the pavilion is
identifier,
marker,
icon
and
centerpiece for an old masonry pedestrian bridge
of
monotonous,
static,
and
ordinary activities and movement. Only through
stylized
curvilinearity
does
loudness the
of
structures
visual imagery break through the mundane surroundings
to
excite
pedestrian’s
awareness of its presence as well as experiential
aspect
through
the
interaction. The Pavilion transforms the old paths and functions as the space for exhibition,
recreation,
tables and rejuvenation.
reading,
round
ARCH 301
SOLARIS Bridge Pavilion
31
Site
SITE PLAN Community Garden
Longitudinal al
Turner Dormitory
Canal
0
15
30
60
Transverse
SCAD Savannah, GA re-representing the site This particular site was chosen to exploit the potential and activate spaces adjacent to major transportation routes, typically underutilized in cities. The geometric boundaries created by local streets and major routes afford the design of a new building to operate as connecting device, faรงade and symbolic entry to the campus.
massing model
ARCH 301
BRIDGE PLAN Gallery Space Seating Area
CafĂŠ
DN
Corridor
Skylight
Office Space
Gallery Space
The massing model explores the organization of spaces and volumes. The analog model explores the surface logic and transition.
analog model
33
Section/Elevation
Transverse
Longitudinal
East Elevation
0
15
0
15
30
30
60
60
ARCH 301
Top View
West Elevation
35
Structure
WALL SECTION
Fiberglass opening
Carbon Fiber exterior skin
Insulated wall core
Carbon Fiber exterior skin
Electrical conduits
Fiberglass interior enclosure
Delivery pipe
Concrete slab
Structural steel pipe
Air duct
This project also addreses the way materials create diverse sensations in space, focusing on the effects produced by materials, textures, and surfaces. Through manipulation of these elements, beauty, ornament, and pattern have found their way back into contemporary design.
37
SOLARIS Bridge Pavillion
ARCH 301
“Monsters are their currency, and contemporary beauties are their aim.”
— Mark Foster Gage, Etiologies of Beauty: Architecture and the New Physics of Appearances
Professor Jean Jaminet Fall 2013
39 39
ARCH 302
[BY] WATER Community & Housing Center Collaboration with Anqi Yang (community center) 3095 North Rampart St. By Water District New Orleans , Louisiana. STUDIO OBJECTIVE As New Orleans faces a future in which widespread abandonment is a real possibility,the team has been chosen to design a 20-Unit Apartment Building, a net zero affordable housing building for displaced residents of the 9th Ward and a Community Services Center, featuring community services, a Visitor’s and Green Building Resource Center, an arts and cultural component, and an emergency center. For emergency needs, a rain water harvesting system will collect water (with filtration bringing it to drinking water standards), and solar panels on the roof of the Center will charge batteries that will provide power for emergency.
Professor LaRaine Papa Montgomery Winter 2014
41
Statement
[BY] WATER
Dedicated the
to
serve
project
will
the
community,
advance
a
unique
vision for the continuing growth of the district, providing housing and services
for
festivities, and
a
year
events,
recreational
round
performances,
purposes
for
all
residents. Based on the concept of [ progression
with
precaution],
the
goal is to educate community about environmental
responsibility,
sustainability, and climate change. As we move forward into the future, we
must
happened
not in
forget the
learn from it.
past
of
what but
had
rather
ARCH 302
BY [WATER] COMMUNITY CENTER & HOUSING Progression with Precaution
43
Site
USA
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
NOLA re-representing the site
New Orleans,Gulf Coast
The area west or “above” the Canal has sometimes been called the “Upper Ninth Ward.” Such distinctions arose when the Industrial Canal bisected the neighborhood in the 1920s.
Bywater District
population density
site contours
ARCH 302
The Disappearing [Delta]
Louisiana Delta
prevailing winds
site flood
It was built over thousands of years by the Mississippi River. The river picks up silt full of nutrients, minerals and soil particles all along its course. There is a natural coastal wetlands at the mouth of the Mississippi. This wetlands were replenished and fed every few years when the river flooded, and the silt and mud was spread over a wide area. These wetlands made a natural buffer and protection for New Orleans against storms and hurricanes moving over the Gulf of Mexico. As a hurricane moved over the miles of wetlands, it would lose some of its power. The wetlands would soak up a lot of the storm, and act as a shield for New Orleans. However, these wetlands have been disappearing at an alarming rate. Over the past 50 years, more than 1,000 square miles of Louisiana have been lost. If nothing is done to prevent this loss of wetlands, New Orleans and other coastal cities will be directly exposed to the Gulf storms. In that case, it will not take a major hurricane to devastate these cities: much smaller storms will be disastrous.
9th ward flood
45
Transformation Diagram
[ BIOMIMICRY ]
Sphagnum-native moss to NOLA
[moving & storing]
trace
identify pattern
define geometry
transformation
horizontal
transformation
vertical
Architects today seek nature for inspiration and answers to solve design problems. Nature is our mentor, model, and measure. We have to recognize that we are a part of, not apart from, nature. Seeking nature’s advice at all stages of design may allow us one day become one with nature again. [Biomimicry] is the new design solution for the future, it identifies nature’s blueprints and emulate its time tested phenomena, patterns, and principles and mimicking how living organisms have survived and thrived over the 3.8 billion years life has existed on Earth. Identify patterns in nature and adapt these patterns will help us solve human problems.
site organization
define geometry
storage
ARCH 302
site organization
we identify the pattern and principle of organism’s design which its functions are to move and store water. It stores water for later use in dry season and moves water out when its full. Base of on nature’s concept of moving and storing, we emulates and utilized this nature design as guidelines to our design solution.
water force
edge condition
wind force
site arrangement
47
Site Plan
Lobby L Boardwalk Water Collection
Bio-swales
Land mound
Residential Housing with roof garden
ARCH 302
Community Center
Swimming Pool
Fire Station
Communal Plaza/ Bridge
Entrance
Existing Horse Stable/ Market
49
Site Section
In animate design, gradient forces are applied as direct abstract analogies for environmental influences, such as wind and water, and contextual phenomena, such as pedestrian and vehicular movements, urban vistas, configurations, patterns and intensities of use, etc. It is the dynamics of forces, or, more precisely, force fields, as an initial condition that produces the motion and the particular transformations of form, i.e. the digital morphogenesis. Objects interact with each other instead of just occupying space; they become connected through a system of interactions where the whole is always open to variations as new fields of influence are added or new relations made, creating new possibilities.
Bird’s eye NW corner
ARCH 302
SITE SECTION ELEVATION
SITE PLAN
NW Entrance
Main East Entrance
Bio Swales
Under landscape Boardwalk
51
Housing Unit
TRABECULAR
The advanced model is built for analyzing the working principles of the trabecular bone. Those beams are narrow
in
their
endpoints.
This
middle
parts
structure
and is
wider designed
in
their as
a
self-adjustment system which have higher resistance for the wind forces from all directions.
longitudinal section
ARCH 302
STRUCTURE
transverse section
53
By [WATER]
[No matter what we do, nature will always balance itself out]
ARCH 302
Professor LaRaine Papa Montgomery Winter 2014
55
ARCH 303
TESLA Dealership + Hotel Mixed-use 40,000 sq. ft. Michigan Central Station (beside) Detroit , Michigan. STUDIO OBJECTIVE _To regenerate the decaying and dying city off Detroit from a failed motor industry with the new green energy of electric motor by Tesla. _Iconic landmark for the new clean city. _To develop showroom and dealership for Tesla company with accommodations.
Professor Matt Dudzik Spring 2014
57
Statement
TESLA
Located
at
the
abandoned
city
of
Detroit, Michigan the proposed scheme aims
to
engage
the
public
through
architecture and to become a seamless interchange of public and residential activities.
Constant
pedestrian
movement around the perimeter of the building, as well as public activities and
traffic
monumental
flow,
sculpts
its
architectural
establishing
more
than
a
form static
architectural state. It defines a new and regenerative commercial typology. It is a symbol of new architectural influence
and
the
future
living center in Detroit.
of
a
new
ARCH 303
DETROIT Regeneration
59
Site Analysis
Park
Library city grid
Michigan Central Station
Detroit re-representing the site
context
site organization
Located between the old Neo-Classical Michigan Central Station and an old library, to the adjacent, a public park and in the back old railroad tracks,the site is in a critical crucial place and time. The new Tesla building would be a new land mark and mediator for the old ruined Detroit into the new revitalized city of New Detroit.
ARCH 303
Tesla entrance green space
restaurant and hotel entrance hotel
Tesla is a mixed-use building which it houses Tesla’s car dealership and showroom with accommodations of apartment, hotel, and restaurant.
hotel
Library
Michigan Central Station
restaurant
61
Plan/Section
GROUND PLAN showroom 2 stories dealership 2 stories open courtyard/atrium hotel lobby ball room
1
2 3 4 2.83
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
5
0
12
25
50
ARCH 303
LEVEL 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
restaurant kitchen/ service access open atrium hotel tower 1 (9fl.) hotel tower 2 (7fl.)
1
2 3 4
5
0
12
25
50
63
Structure
slabs
columns
core/egress
integrate
showroom
restaurant 65
Elevation
east elevation
north entrance
ARCH 303
west elevation
south elevation
67
TESLA
“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” −Elon Musk, Tesla CEO
Professor Matt Dudzik Spring 2014
69
DSGN 224
SAVANNAH ARBORETUM Green Space Exhibition 1,000 sq. ft. Factors Walk River St. Savannah, Georgia DESIGN CONCEPT The Savannah Arboretum is a place to discover the essential symbiotic relationships between “flora” and “fauna” toward a greater understanding of ecology.
Professor Timothy Woods Winter 2013
Longitudinal Section
Sav an
nah
Riv er
River St.
Transverse Section
Fac to
0
r’s
10
Wal k’
20
40
“Nature introduces children to the idea….they are not alone in the world.” - Edward Hoffman
71
Concept Development
vistas
path
Savannah re-representing the site Gestural sketches allow free and flowing thinking process to explore the abstract and sometimes symbolism of the building concept and even sometimes tapping to the phenomenology of the central concept. circulation
elevation
DSGN 224
Longitudinal
0
5
10
20
Transverse
0
5
10
20
west elevation
73
Component
EXPLODED AXON
STRUCTURE
cast in place concrete grass
glass railing
DSGN 224
RAMPED TERRACES
ramped terraces
ramped terraces
bird’s view
approach
Professor Timothy Woods Winter 2013
75
DSGN 225
AU SOLEIL Performance Space Exhibition 20,000 sq. ft. SCAD Museum of Art Savannah, Georgia DESIGN CONCEPT “aU sOLEIL” Perfromance Space is a sculptural architecture that amplifies the experiencial aspect of procession and reawaken aspiration. Also it’s a free and open perfromance space for SCAD students and local to express their passion towards Art.
Professor Christine Wacta Spring 2014
SITE PLAN
Turner blvd. Longitudinal SCAD MOA MLK BLVD
Transverse
Eichberg hall
Nodes/ Circulation 0
30
60
120
SCAD MOA re-representing the site
Transverse
The site serves as an extension to the SCAD Museum of Art. It activates the site in a linear motion as the building will extend or extrude from the existing fabric of the site. The area is a gathering for SCAD students, faculty and tourist, to enjoy festivities as well as important lectures.
Longitudinal
77
Component
EXPLODED AXON steel pipe frame
tensile fabric
corten steel
auditorium
concrete stage
hardwood floor
view from structure to auditorium
serial sketches
DSGN 225
STRUCTURE/ MATERIAL The weathering corten steel Whas the unique characteristic that, under proper conditions, it corrodes by forming a dense and tightly adherent oxide barrier sealing out the atmosphere and retarding further corrosion. corten steel
west elevation
perspective
north elevation
Professor Christine Wacta Spring 2014
79
DSGN 223
WILDLIFE OBSERVATORY Model Making Space planning Kit of Parts Not site specific DESIGN APPROACH Since the function of the building is an observatory and a showcase for plants, it functions as a greenhouse using glass walls to allow the maximum sunlight and also an exhibition glass box. The base has depressed plaza allows open area beneath the structure. It would be located on the mountain top with the tower facing East to a valley so people can observe wildlife. The structure was an exploration of rotating and intersecting planes and forms in 3D model that based on the very gestured sketch.
Professor Christine Wacta Fall 2013
Explodded sections
WILD LIFE Observatory
plan
The concept was not all about the building, it’s about the surrounding elements, the environment, the wind and nature as a whole. The tower was designed to be suspended from the building and has circular platforms to allow a 360-degree view of nature. It ‘s also becomes part of the environment by it’s literal transparency of window glass walls and openings , the air and light move through the building uninterrupted as of they are moving through trees. This allows great circulation and sunlight to plants in side the building.
section
81
Component
EXPLODED AXON
The tower also becomes part of the environment by it’s literal transparency of window glass walls and openings , the air and light move through the building uninterrupted as of they are moving through trees. This allows great circulation and sunlight to plants in side the building.
base
perspective
DSGN 223
tower construction
top view
sunken courtyard
night shot
entrance
entrance tower
Professor Christine Wacta Fall 2013
83
ARCH 414
PARAMETRIC MODELING Transit HUB Responsive Tower Panels Dynamo_Stadium Jacksonvile, FL Savannah. GA STUDIO OBJECTIVE To explore parametric and generative modeling through associative geometry using advanced applications in building design. The course focuses on simulating behavioral and formal responses to design constraints and limits and rules as a framework for understanding their implications as applied to building form. These responses range from conceptual form-finding strategies to structure and envelope systems.
Professor Scott Dietz Fall 2014
TRANSIT HUB Use Surface Mapping and Transform strategies as elements of parametric design as it relates to surface form, enclosure, structure, and cladding systems. Use the Grasshopper graphical algorithm editor to process Rhino geometry for creating a patterned system of structure/enclosure for a Elevated Rail Platform Canopy
85
Component
structure
enclosure
cladding
cladding
87
Parametrics
RESPONSIVE TOWER PANELS Use the Grasshopper graphical algorithm editor to process Rhino geometry for creating a responsive screening system with structure/enclosure for the reworking of the museum tower.
ARCH 414
Folding Panel
89
Parametrics
WEAVING STADIUM Use the Grasshopper graphical algorithm editor to create a fully parametric surface, watertight enclosure, and weaving structure.
ARCH 414
91
Artworks
Extra
TUMOROUS 3D Collage Collaboration: Silvy Lu Epoxy, acrylic on canvas
93
Artworks
HEAVEN & EARTH 20”x 14” acrylic on canvas
Extra
CRYSTAL graphite on paper 8”x10”
95
Artworks
BUTTONS 20”x 14” Graphite
Extra
JUST ANOTHER ONE 20”x 14” latex hand paint
97
THANK YOU
SCAD 2015
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