Andy Vo Architecture Portfolio

ANDY VO

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Table of Contents 01

Home Run

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Atlas F Missile Silo

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ICE Silo

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Metamorphosis

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Entropy Facade

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Spring Church Pavilion

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Mixed-Use Residential

Research & Documentation

Research & Exhibition Facility

Mixed-Use Residential

Facade Renovation

Performing Arts Installation

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Home Run

Year

2024

Site

Lecturers Partner

Mixed-Use Residential

Oakland, California

Michael Hamilton & David Hinsley Eli Melendez

Home Run questions how we might re-purpose the existing Oakland Coliseum to promote community interaction through porosity and density by grafting on top of the existing structure. The stadium typology is challenged by transforming one program use into another.

The CLT modular design creates a series of third spaces and micro urbanism that echoes the experience at a baseball game. At the field level, community focused programs are provided with areas left blank for future development intended to be programmed by the residents themselves to determine needs.

The grafting of one thing into another continues beyond the architecture, where after construction, the community grafts itself into the building in which they reside.

Distinctions

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SGH, Dri-Design, and Pella Design Award of Honor 2024 ACSA Timber in the City Honorable Mention Published in The Gallery 2024 Spring Edition

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Oakland Collage

Opportunity With the Oakland Athletics relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada and vacating the Oakland Coliseum, an opportunity is created to reimagine how the stadium may be re-purposed and given new life.

The stadium typology offers a prime opportunity for urban redevelopment with common site characteristics including access to public transportation and infrastructure, as well as, abundant hardscape that can be regreened to create sustainable and eco-friendly spaces.

Site Access + Adjacencies

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Design Experimentation

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How can we preserve elements of the gameday experience?

Communal Threshold

Field Level

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Vomitory

Office

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exterior louvre CLT sheathing horizontal battens substrate drainage layer PE separating and protection layer vapor barrier continuous rigid insulation

low e argon windows with double glazing access flooring CLT continuous rigid insulation sheathing

Module Detail Section

MODULAR EXPANSION

Grafting Section

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The Lay of The Table

A frozen moment of perfection

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Atlas F Missile Silo

Year

2023

Site

Professor Partners

Research & Documentation

Beverly, Kansas Brian Kelly

Sara Lee, Gavin Stelling, Taylor Yakel To develop a better understanding of the state of the Atlas F Missile Silo, we developed comparative visuals comparing LiDAR scans to declassified construction documents to understand the asdesigned versus as-built and its current state.

The Meal

Traces of occupation in time

Sara Wigglesworth’s drawing “Table Manners” was referenced in regard to the level of detail captured in order to show the effects of time which guided our project study in the visual comparison of historical documents and LiDAR images. To this end the silos were traced in its current state with all errors both in construction and deterioration captured.

Atlas missile silos were built during the Cold War as part of the U.S. ICBM program to deter Soviet aggression. Approximately 72 Atlas missile sites were constructed across the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s. The silos have been decommissioned and abandoned, however, some have been repurposed.

The Trace

Disorder between space and time

Sarah Wigglesworth “Table Manners”

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Section Comparative Visual

Digital Tracing Process

Missile Silo Photograph

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LiDar + Vector Trace LiDar scanning is a remote sensing technology that uses laser beams to measure distances and create 3D maps of environments or objects.

LiDar scans were used to trace vector lines to develop a comprehensive visual of the current status of the Atlas-F silo.

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Entrance Security Checkpoint Launch Control Center DN

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-1 Level Floor Plan

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Stairwell Blast Doors

LiDar + Vector Trace + Drawing Declassified construction documents by the U.S Government were scanned and overlayed with the LiDAR scans and traced vector lines to create visual comparisons between the different documentation types to compare commonalities and discrepancies.

Launch Control Center Stairwell Utility Tube Missile Silo

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DN

-2 Level Floor Plan

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ICE Silo

Year

2023

Site

Professor Partners

Research & Exhibition Facility

Seward, Nebraska Brian Kelly

Isaac Alvarado, Sara Lee, Dalton Sedlacek ICE Silo seeks to adaptively reuse an abandoned Atlas-F missile silo erected during the Cold War to be transformed into an ice-drilling research facility. The challenge presents the opportunity to transform what once held the world’s most powerful weapon into an Ice Coring and Education Silo to address climate change. The facility is proposed for the testing of ice drilling equipment prior to being used in deep-field remote locations. The proposal will combine research and exhibition, as well as housing for visiting researchers.

Our design enables multiple perspectives of the Cold War and missile silo to develop a deeper understanding of the seriousness of climate change and nuclear warfare with the power of the present and future generations. The retaining wall acts as a divide between public and private.

Distinctions

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SARA NY 2024 Design Award of Honor SARA CA 2024 Design Award of Honor Published in The Gallery 2024 Spring Edition

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Lobby Entrance

Excavated Launch Control Center and Staircase

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FLEX

LOBBY

WORKSHOP

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FLEX UP

LAB COLD STOR. STOR.

OFFICE

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ICE DRILL TESTING

Ground Level Plan

Workshop Cold Storage Storage Office

Lobby Flex Lab Ice Drill Testing

Atlas F Exhibit Nebraska Exhibit Seward Exhibit Virtual Reality Exhibit

Children’s Exhibit Courtyard Rest Area Ice Silo

Launch Control Center Exhibit Projection Room Exhibit Ice Silo Exhibit

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Mechanical Archives Storage

Ground

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NEBRASKA EXHIBIT

SEWARD EXHIBIT

ATLAS F EXHIBIT

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VR EXHIBIT UP

REST AREA

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CHILDREN’S EXHIBIT

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ICE SILO UP

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REFLECTION COURTYARD

-1 Level Plan

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Atrium Volume

Projection Exhibit

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Design Details We designed a charred wall to convey the solemnity of nuclear warfare. The char increases with the direction of the missile pointing downwards, revealing a blast radius impact zone for Nebraska.

Universal History Archive/Getty Images

Charred Wall Study Model

Hiroshima Victim Shadow

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PROJECTION EXHIBIT

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ARCHIVES LCC DN UP

STOR. MECHANICAL

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ICE SILO EXHIBIT UP

-2 Level Plan

Silhouettes of visitors from the glass symbolizes the nuclear warfare victims’ shadows being incinerated from their last living moments. The moving silhouettes of visitors creates a living portrait contrasting the standstill launch control center and missile silo.

Researcher Workshop

Section Relief Model

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Observation Deck

EXHIBITION

Site Plan

RESEARCH

Residential Exterior

Residential Co-Living Interior

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COURTY ARD

SUPPORT

SHARED LIVING

Residential Plan

Residential Concept

TE IVA IC BL PU

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The residential units take advantage of views into the landscape. Fixed cores allow various furniture configurations and opens up circulation.

The accordion walls delineate public and private space. Voids within the concrete create pockets of space for occupation on both sides of the concrete.

Retaining Wall Organization

Residential Unit Interior

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Residential Unit Organization

BEDROOM

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BATH ROOM

KITCHEN

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LIVING / DINING

PATIO

Residential Unit Typical Plan

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Metamorphosis

Year

2024

Site

Professor

Mixed-Use Residential

Barcelona, Spain

Emiliano López Matas The project takes inspiration from Antoni Gaudí’s use of organic form and Ildefons Cerdà’s original plan for the Barcelona city block to have green spaces at the center - creating a green escape from the urban context. A monolithic exterior form contrasts the organic interior façade, crafting an intimate space for residents.

The square grid plan was investigated in its flexibility of accommodating changing living situations and ability to create a matrix of rooms. The gradient spatial approach used breaks away from the rigidity of the square grid to create a programmatic strategy of private to public rooms strengthened based on proximity to the courtyard.

The studio each designed individual housing projects to ultimately form a new proposed neighborhood in La Barceloneta.

Distinction

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Published by Supra Order

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AGGREGATION PLAN SCALE: 1/8” - 1’-0”

Aggregate Residential Plan

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Square Grid

Carving Out the Square Grid

Private - Semi-Private - Public

Gradient Strategy

Layers of Transparency

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VARIATION A: TYPICAL LIVING

VARIATION B: LIVING WITH SHARED BATHROOM

TILE PLAN

VARIATION A: TYPICAL LIVING VARIATION C: DOCTOR’S OFFICE

UNIT C - TILE PLAN + UNIT VARIATIONS

SCALE: (TILE PLAN 1/4” - 1’-0”) (VARIATIONS 1/8” - 1’-0”)

VARIATION B: OFFICE

TILE PLAN

VARIATION C: GYM

UNIT B - TILE PLAN + UNIT VARIATIONS

VARIATION A: COLIVING

SCALE: (TILE PLAN 1/4” - 1’-0”) (VARIATIONS 1/8” - 1’-0”)

VARIATION B: LARGE GATHERING

TILE PLAN

UNIT A - TILE PLAN + UNIT VARIATIONS

SCALE: (TILE PLAN 1/4” - 1’-0”) (VARIATIONS 1/8” - 1’-0”)

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VARIATION C: BEAUTY SALON

Model Within Context

Interior Threshold

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Typical Living

Co-Living

Doctor’s Office

Typical Living

Office

Gym

Co-Living

Large Gathering

Beauty Salon

Neighborhood Model Aerial

Neighborhood Model Bird’s Eye

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Entropy Facade

Year

2023

Site

Professor Partner

Facade Renovation

Lincoln, Nebraska Matthew Miller Eli Melendez

The investigation of mis-craft by researching methods of production and error from the ceramics profession. We focused on the specialty of 3D-printed ceramics and errors to experiment the potential of how architectural form can be designed through computation and materiality to create a resolution addressing feedback loops through observation and experimentation using misuse of craft and environmentally responsible design considerations.

The facade renovation is proposed in the Havelock neighborhood, which has various masonry buildings and structures deploying various architectural styles, materials, and colors.

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Experimentation to develop a deeper understanding of clay properties and the errors in craft that can arise.

Clay Material Study

We challenge methods technology can be leveraged to contradict precision and stimulate creativity.

Vase Crafted Using Human-Influenced Error

3D-printable filaments have the potential to harness soil and seeds to grow vegetation.

Filament Material Study

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Control points produced using Grasshopper that increases the amount of error in undulation as height increases with the facade.

Control Points Diagram

Grasshopper Script

Fauna

Flora

Soil 3D-printing paths

Facade Elements Diagram

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Street Approach

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AIR VENT 1/2” DIA. GALVENIZED THREADED ROD STRUCTURAL EPOXY

DOUBLE PANE LOW-E ARGON GLAZING, 4-4.8 STEEL FRAME 1/2” STEEL ANGLE 1” DIA. GALVENIZED THREADED ROD AIR GAP

DOUBLE PANE LOW-E ARGON GLAZING, 4-4.8 3D PRINTED GEOPOLYMER 2x4 WOOD FRAMING 1/2” GWB 3-1/2” RIGID INSULATION, R-23.8 STRUCTURAL MASONRY WALL 1/2” WEEP HOLE

Wall Section

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Front Approach

A-1

A-2

A-3

B-1

B-2

B-3

C-1

C-2

C-3

A-4

A-5

A-6

B-5

C-4

C-5

C-6

A-7

A-8

A-9

B-7

B-8

B-9

C-7

C-8

C-9

D-8

D-9

E-8

E-9

D-1 E-1

E-2

Panelization Diagram

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E-3

E-4

E-5

E-6

E-7

Second Level Plan

Ground Level Plan

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Spring Church Pavilion

Year

2024

Site

Professors

Performing Arts Installation

St. Louis, Missouri

Chandler Ahrens & Sydnee Strong The pavilion provides a contemporary intervention that pays homage to the history of the Spring Church prior to its fire and partial demolition. The intervention comprises of accessible materials including wood framing, steel plates, and screws.

The material selection of wood creates contrast to the existing masonry and steel with the geometry of the roof creating a contrast of existing versus new, - encouraging contemplation on how the Spring Church once appeared.

A diamond volume is created that brings hierarchy to the stage framed by bleacher seating. Paths are created on the perimeter of stage to divide circulation. Gridded bleachers generate panoramic views of the stage accessible from any angle, creating an interplay of light, shadow, and views.

Distinction

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Washington University in St. Louis Graduate Student Work Exhibition

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Ground Plan

FLOOR PLAN

SCALE: 1/8” - 1’-0”

Building Section

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BUILDING SECTION SCALE: 1/8” - 1’-0”

Garden Approach

Stage Vantage

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GHOSTED ISOMETRIC SCALE: 1/4” - 1’-0”

Ghosted Isometric

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1/4” - 1’0” Model

Bleacher Demonstration

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Thank you

andyvo@wustl.edu 531-739-9991