SP24 Work Sample
Athene Ho
Athene “Angel” Ho
Junior Architectural Designer/Junior Coordinator
Acrobatic Enthusiast/ John Hughes Movie Lover
Selective Experiences:
SCI-Arc - Digital Assistant/ Peer Mentor/ TA/ Career Services Assistant January 2022 to Current, Los Angeles
- Responsible for setting up files and guidelines for shop safety; Mentoring incoming students with school culture and time management; assisting guest lecturer in a classroom setting; assisting career services advisor by setting up workshops and producing flyers with industry knowledge.
BOLD Studio - Freelance Consultant October 2019 to June 2020, Hong Kong
• Basketball Court Experience Center Concept for Big3 China in Shenzhen. (Coordinator)
- Responsible for client liaison and surrounding initial urban research. (Co-lead)
Aspire Architects - Partner April 2018 to April 2019, Shenzhen
• Fenghuang Industrial Park Planning initial Concept in Shenzhen. (Project Manager)
- Responsible for client liaison, urban researches, presentation preparation and assisting Project Architect with designs. (Co-lead)
• Fengming i-Park initial Concept in Dongguan. (Project Manager)
- Responsible for client liaison, urban researches, presentation preparation and assisting Project Architect with designs. (Co-lead)
Jaeger Kahlen Partners - Junior Architectural Designer September 2017 to April 2018, Shenzhen
• Jiahua Shahu Village Development in Shenzhen. (Researcher/Designer)
- Responsible for all initial project research, including site visits, historical research, urban culture research and all design tasks including 3D model building, rendering, CAD drawings and final presentation booklet. (Support)
• Hongyi Private Equality Center and its Condominium in Shenzhen. (Coordinator/ Assisting Designer)
- Responsible for assisting Project Architect in coordinating all project-related tasks; organizing subcontractors related to the projects; translations of all legal and communication documents and making design changes on design documents per project architects’ request. (Support)
• Huanggang Urban Development Initial Concept in Shenzhen. (Researcher/ Designer)
- Responsible for assisting Project Architect in coordinating all project-related tasks; primary urban research of the site and establishing liaison with the village leaders for the client; translations of all legal and communication documents and making design changes on design documents per project architects’ request. (Support)
• Qianhai Huaqiang Concept in Shenzhen. (Designer)
-Responsible for all initial project research, including site visits, historical research, urban culture research, all design tasks CAD drawings and graphic design. (Support)
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100 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
athene_ho@outlook.com
Education:
Southern California Instituteof Architecture (SCI-Arc) (Class of 2024)
Master of Architecture
SoCal NOMA Student of the Year 2022
SCI-Arc NOMA Co-President
SCI-Arc Continue Student Scholarship Recipient
AAA/E Graduate Scholarship Recipient Student Union Co-Chair 2021-2022
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2023-2025)
Gies College of Business Online Master of Science in Management Candidate
University of Toronto (Class of 2017)
John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture Honours Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Design, Architectural History, Theory and Criticism.
Software Skills: Adobe Creative Suit
AutoCAD
Rhino
Revit
Cinema 4D
Redshift
V-ray
Twinmotion Enscape Grasshopper
Microsoft Office
Language Skills: English: Proficient; Mandarin: Proficient; Cantonese: Proficient.
Other Skills: Client/Public Relation: Business Development; Architecture Document Translation; Construction Administration.
Shenzhen Urban Planning and Land Resource Research CenterPlanning Intern
January 2017 to May 2017, Shenzhen
Land lease renewal of Luohu District in Shenzhen. (Researcher)
Responsible for all land lease renewal dates of all government leases in luohu district into the government’s GIS system, perform in historical research, urban culture research and collect into supporting documents for the city planners. (Support)
Development proposal for Longgang District in Shenzhen. (Researcher)
Responsible for all historical research, urban culture research and booklets presentation of reference research on similar industrial districts. (Support)
Tsinghua-Yuan Architecture, Planning and DesignArchitectural Design Student
December 2016 to January 2017, Shenzhen
Jiahua
Huaqiang
Jiahua Shahu Village Renewal
2017-2018
Client: Jiahua Real Estate Development
Location: Shenzhen, China
Program: Office, Commercial, Hotel, Education, Residential Area: 410 000m²
Status: Proposal
Architect: Jaeger Kahlen Partner
This commission project proposal was composed of a team of three. Led by Project Architect Ivo A. Semerdzhiev, the concept package is completed in under four weeks.
Team: Ivo A. Smerdzhiev, Athene Ho, Julian Arg
Contribution:
Initial research and conception.
Diagram research and composition.
Exterior and interior models of the commercial mall center.
Parts of the commercial high-rise tower. Parts of the commercial street corners. Site plans.
Presentation and presentation booklet.
Located at the core of Shenzhen's expansion to its east quadrant, Pingshan has always been a crucial area of ancient Bao'an and nowadays Shenzhen. Pingshan has provided scare land resources to the City for its industrial development, and it had contributed much economical opportunities for Shenzhen.
Shahu village being approximate to the new economic center of Pingshan, has the role of an urban center neighborhood. A crucial element for such neighborhood is convenience, and to recreate it at an emerging area, mix-use development has become the main demand in fashion. Not only does it serves all the require living utilities, it also enrich the entertainment and lifestyle for the local residents. It would attract a larger number of visitors as it becomes more renown in city district.
Street View of the Tower in the project
Aerial Eye View of the Commercial Sector in the project
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Main commercial volumes and pedestrian passageways are shaped along with defined residential building volumes
Open spaces are introduced, which are serving as the main social and gathering public places
Initial program distribution layout where the public and the private zones have a clear and distinctive border separation
Signature high-rise tower is formed and well-represented while the stepping conditions of the residential buildings are being introduced
The total open green area covers more than 60% of the site land
Mix-use Development Ground Floor Plan
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Mix-use Development Site-plan
Conceptual Diagrams of the Buildings Arrangement
The commercial center and the residential area are separated; thus, it creates more opportunities for accessible public outdoor terraces and green rooftops. Coffee shops, restaurants, walk-paths and gardens are presented in this diversified development. Even at such large scale, the multi-level connection within the commercial grounds allows the costumers to experience undisrupted circulation while shopping or visiting the premises. Clear and well-organized pedestrian pathways direct the flow effortlessly. Continues glass skylight provides ample lighting into the main shopping center without any disruption from the near-by highrise buildings.
To encourage family settlement, a kindergarten is introduce on site. This new kindergarten allows young working couples to reduce their commute through maintaining proximity to their children, it also enrich the demographic of the urban district.
Section through the shopping mall and sunken plaza
Interior View of the Shopping Center
Commercial public zones and residential private gardens are linked with each other above and underground which stimulate and promote better mix-use community.
Creates a sense of connection to the outdoor environment by allowing plenty of natural
Accessible from all direction, the main shopping mall serves as a welcome center for all visitors. They are given an easy access from the main shopping mall towards the sunken plaza at the underground level, as well as towards private club house at ground level. Natural daylight addresses the open spaces brightly, attracting crowds to engage into friendly leisure activities. Decentralized commercial typology such this, sets the ground of a more humane scale urban development.
Background:
Under the commission of the Jiahua Real Estate, the project was given a four-week windows for a complete conceptual package. Our core team consists of three designers, project architect Ivo. A Smerdzhiev, architect Julian Arg and Junior Architect Athene Ho. Guided by the design director, the team members worked day and night and put together this magnificent mix-use development project in Pingshan.
Collected from the multiple roofs and terraces is used for irrigation.
Rain Water Harvesting
Grand commercial atria
daylight into the building at different floors.
Sun
Bicycle eco-axis
Unobstructed residential views
Pedestrian routes
Green roofs reducing heat island effect
Info-graph of the pedestrian public areas and open spaces at the heart of the new development
Kindergarten
Pingshan CBD
2017
Client: Huaqiang Group
Location: Shenzhen, China
Program: Office, Commercial Area: 65 500m²
Status: Proposal/ 1st prize
Architect: Jaeger Kahlen Partner
This competetion project proposal was composed of a team of young architects Led by Project Architect Ivo A. Semerdzhiev, the concept package is completed in four weeks.
Team: Ivo A. Smerdzhiev, Piotr Lewi, Reda Bennani, Athene Ho, Susu Liang, etc.
Contribution:
Diagram research and composition. Parts of the commercial high-rise tower. Sections of the commercial high-rise tower.
Site plans.
Presentation and presentation booklet.
Huaqiang Qianhai Tower
Conceptual Tower Diagrams focused on the Systematic Development of the
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As a rapid growing city, Shenzhen has embraced the polycentric ideology, where multi-nodal developer offers something slightly different city centers to its inhabitants. Qianhai, as one of the latest center of this decentralized urban approach serves a greater prospect of demographic - the Pearl Delta Bay Area. Huaqiang Group as one of the oldest corporations in the city, has its name engraved in the earliest urban center - Huaqiang North. It is now looking to take part in the most prospective urban development in the city by establishing its new headquarter there.
Huangqiang Qianhai’s headquarter lies on the green corridor of Qianhai’s city planning, and the building itself is also designed as a greenery feature along the urban axis. This high-rise has grown from the concept of continues glass façade and closed environment to open concept of setback massing, introducing sky gardens and terraces at different floors. Those green areas are a perfect get-away from the typical office environment and create opportunities for the tenants to socialize and recline through out the building.
Huaqing Headquarter night view
Stacked Green Terraces
Site Plan of the Tower
Central atrium with two rows of panoramic elevators from each side, is one of the main interior design elements of the building. As the elevator ascends, it delivers an exponential viewing experience for the occupants and visitors. Not only does the tower height and the vertically stacked terraces create a special sublime, it also provided flexible office rental opportunities, transforming it into a vertical city with various features.
The main facade design feature is the 2.1-meter wide louvers. Thus, maximum sun shade is provided through out the seasons. The naturally ventilated central atrium guarantees hot air flows during winter and cool air in the summer. These two features ensure the interior climate control functions at its most efficient rate.
Principle Tower Floor Plans
Facade Details Skyscraper Environmental Infograph
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External Sunshading
1.8m wide fixed mesh louvers provide full shading for 70% of the working hours while maintaining a high daylight factor through the use of a perforated mesh material.
Rain Water Harvesting
Rain water collected from the multiple stacked skygardens, terraces and facade us used for irrigation.
Community
The floor plans have been designed with principles of communication. Skygardens enhance vertical communication and glass lifts within the atrium provide tenants and visitors with an understanding what is occuring on other floors.
Comfort Working Places
Visually-meditative experience that leads to happier and healthier employees who are more productive.
Green Lungs
The green walls work as a prefilter system for the HVAC system of the tower, as well as a depollution machine to increase the city air quality.
Client: County
Course: Virgil Vertical Studio Spring
Location: Death Valley, California
Program: A Place of Worship
Area: 60,000 sqft
This vertical studio introduces a new way to approach design through form. Animated character and figure serves as the primary form that students are instructed to manipulate into a form with volume, cut into puzzles for each form, and rearrange with a design program.
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Memorial Hall for All
To commemorate the pioneers of Hong Kong, the Memorial Hall seeks to narrate the intertwined stories of the city’s evolution and its people’s journey. Through a museum that chronicles Hong Kong’s history and an ancestral worship ground that honors the diverse cultural legacies of its inhabitants, the Hall serves as a multifaceted tribute to the past, present, and future of this vibrant metropolis. 2024
The Memorial Hall for All draws inspiration from the centuries-old tradition of ancestral worship in Southeast China, where families erected ancestral shrines to honor their clan’s forebears, symbolizing their influence in the community and fostering a sense of belonging for future generations. However, the waves of industrialization and globalization led to a mass migration of people into bustling urban centers like Hong Kong, where they forged new lives detached from their ancestral roots. In this new cityscape, families formed new lineages, and after several generations, their cultural heritage became intertwined with the fabric of Hong Kong’s society. Yet, amidst this transformation, their ancestral traditions and halls were left behind.
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Puzzles
Puzzles
Section Model Front view
The Memorial Hall’s design drew inspiration from the graceful movements of the human body, aiming to create interior spaces that feel both familiar and captivating. Chun-Li’s attire served as a visual reference, aligning with the desired aesthetic and functionality of the space.
Given Hong Kong’s hot and humid climate, effective ventilation is essential for comfort. Traditional ancestral halls utilized courtyard layouts to encourage airflow, following the Yin and Yang principles of Chinese architecture. This design ensured natural cooling by allowing winds to pass through, reducing moisture and temperature.
To honor this tradition, the Memorial Hall adopts similar design principles. Its central opening creates a donut-shaped structure reminiscent of traditional ancestral halls, promoting airflow. Additionally, Yin and Yang concepts are integrated to regulate temperature and airflow. However, adjustments were made for the dry, sunny climate of the new location. Instead of an entirely open concept, the design balances interior comfort with exterior conditions. Yang elements provide usable space, while Yin elements facilitate airflow and cooling, ensuring a pleasant environment even in extreme heat.
This approach blends cultural heritage with practical considerations, resulting in a design that respects tradition while adapting to contemporary needs.
Model
Model
Second Floor Plan
2023
Client: Individual Client
Course: Diaz Alonso Vertical Studio
Collaborator: Sherefah AlHamdan, Mariam Alothman
Location: Argentine Patagonia
Program: A Box House Area: 1,000-3,000 sqft
This vertical studio is divided into two parts:
Part 1: Develop another half of a preexisting precedent box house with a new design language.
Part 2: Swap houses with another student and replace their precedent half with a new design that continues the design language from Part 1.
Drawings and images in this work set are produced individually.
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Growth House + Decay House
Entering the 21st century, our household structure has fundamentally shifted, becoming smaller and more dynamic. Modern homes no longer cater to static, multi-generational families but instead adapt to evolving needs. The ideal contemporary house should facilitate both upsizing and downsizing within the same space, responding to changing family sizes.
The design exercise consists of two parts, Part one of the exercises developed the language of growth in a house. Part two of the design, show casing here, continues the language of growth from a preexisting house, while introducing the concept of decay inspired by the Stitch House precedent by Sherefah AlHamdan and Mariam Alothman . Metal materials such as steel, copper, and brass distinguish the cubes, evolving organically over time due to weathering and decay. This process imparts a comfortable quality, with wear and tear creating unique corners that blend into a larger cluster, mirroring the diversity within a household.
The interior, shaped by decaying cubes, offers a cave-like experience contrasting with the harsh exterior. Soft light, eggshell-colored drywall, and lacquered wooden floors provide comfort. Both designs, the “Growth House” and the “Decay House,” use the organic language of growth and decay to depict homes as living entities constantly evolving, much like families navigating various stages of life.
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View of downstairs Sitting Room
Peek into the Living Room
Aerial view after the decay process
Upper Floor Plan
Process of the “Decay House”
Lower Floor Plan
2023
Client: Mexico City University and Contemporary College of Design and Art Course: 2GB Studio of SCI-Arc
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Program: A Vertical Campus
Area: 144,500-177,000 sqft
This second-year second-semester studio asks studios to design a vertical campus in the relationship with Mexico City. Students were given the task to examine the design of traditional campuses and other large-scale public service buildings and derive their idea from their case studies.
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Mexico City University / CDA+
In response to the scarcity of land in major cities, modern campuses are considering vertical expansion. A vertical university campus can efficiently house all necessary functions within a minimal city block while offering accessible education services to the public. Unlike traditional campuses that add positive volume to negative space, the design of a vertical university reverses this process. The project explores arranging urban spaces to create a dynamic learning environment with a maintained cubic form, interconnected open spaces, and natural light infusion.
Mimicking the vernacular growth of a campus, the focus is on negative spaces, serving as public open areas. Similar to a city’s building growth, this vertical university features negative extrusions, creating exterior spaces accessible to the public. To mitigate disruption to a Mexico City neighborhood’s public space and aesthetic, the building incorporates ceramic fins resembling terracotta. These fins provide a monolithic appearance with dynamic opacity, allowing 20-80% light transmission based on sun angle and user preference. While upper-level open spaces are more private due to their proximity to private programs, they remain accessible, albeit with less frequent visitation due to shared access elevators.
Left page: Circulation Diagram
North Elevation
Elevation
Section_A
Section_C
Section_B
Section_A
Section_C
Section_B
Fabrication Shop
Artist Studios
Circulation/Support
Commercial
Performance
Galleries
Client: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Course: 2GA Studio of SCI-Arc
Collaborator: David Barbeau
Location: North Adams, Massachusetts
Program: A Museum on an Existing Institution Area: 144,500-177,000 sqft
This second-year first-semester studio is structured to support each student’s awareness of the issues involved in the design of a complex architectural project through the thinking of sectional quality.
Drawings and image in this work set are produced individually.
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MASS MoCA
MASS MoCA, the largest contemporary art museum in the U.S., envisions a groundbreaking fusion of spaces to seamlessly integrate art, performance, community, and social engagement. Departing from traditional museum roles, MASS MoCA aims to provide a dynamic, multi-dimensional experience, particularly appealing to the younger generation. The innovative program incorporates artist residencies, interactive shops, and commercial activities, transforming visitors into active participants in the creative process.
The consolidated building, subdivided into three zones, strategically orients itself towards the original greeting building, the river and garden, and private functions. Each zone promotes spatial discourse through unique pathways, sectional qualities, and shifting floor plates. Guided circulation crafts a curated journey, prompting unintentional discourses with the building and creating a context-rich experience in modern arts.
Sectional quality drives the design, offering diverse perspectives of art pieces as visitors navigate the building. Unconventional horizontal and vertical circulations challenge norms, confining and opening spaces in unprecedented ways. Cores, serving as an alternative circulation option, contribute to the sectional experience, prompting questions and contemplation. In this innovative design, MASS MoCA becomes a catalyst for unimagined artistic and performance interactions, enriching the museum experience.
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Program Diagram Ground Floor Plan with Circulation
Section Model with Light and Air path
Wire Frame Organization of Section Model
Color Coded Site Plan
Progress Diagram
Van Nuys Civic Center
2022
Client: The Van Nuys City Center
Course: 1GB Studio of SCI-Arc
Location: Van Nuys
Program: Civic Center
Area: 60,000 sqft
This first-year second-semester studio project allows students to approach design as a social responsibility while understanding the relationship between their floors and the ground.
As the service city of Los Angeles, Van Nuys is at the center of the Southern California valleys. Government workers are gathered in the city of Van Nuys and at the heart of the city is its Civic Center campus. Buildings ranged from 60 years of Los Angeles’s development gathered here various styles. They house all the bureaucratic functions from the metropolitan scale, and state scale all the way to the federal government agencies. A civic center plaza is a place most Los Angelo would have to visit once in their life for obtaining various documentation; however, the civic center plaza also attracts a wider range of leisure visors. After the 5 pm working day is over, the civic center and its plaza structure become a gathering place for the skateboard teenagers of the area. New moves are being competed and tried out at the different ramps in the plaza, painting the vivid landscape that is Southern California.
The new building is will be replacing the three buildings that locate on the northern edge of the campus, it will also absorb the program of the current county municipal service office, the branch public library, and the child learning center for the worker of the civic center campus. With logical replanning, the site would open up half of its footprint that could be dedicated to a larger plaza that would carry Southern California’s identity through vegetation.
Paper Model South Elevation
South Elevation
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Multiple studies of typology were studied during the design phase of this project, especially the typology of a parking structure. Jussieau’s floppy paper model was a major influence in this study of floor plate relationship, it allows the repeating floor plate to naturally folds up together performing on a single yet with insertions of figures, the relationship of each floor plate can also be read vertically. This transformation of floor plates clearly indicates the building as a vertical object by reading from afar, but by experiencing it from within, it could also be read as a long continuous surface that spans all three directions.
Different levels of the new civic center building are interconnected with each other with a large spiral ramp that seamlessly, allows accessibility for each floor. The repeatable modular is intricately calculated with a stander floor height of 12’, and 6’ height for a half spiral ramp that would take the visitors to the mezzanine side of the building. Garden-facing levels and street-facing levels each have a 6’ height difference, which prompts an 18’ starting floor height for the street side level and an 18’ ending floor height at the garden facing level. The repeating has an A-A-A-A-B scheme for the garden facing floors and B-A-A-A-A for the rear “R” street-facing floors.
The spiral ramp structure in the middle of the building can also be breakdown incrementally with the level it serves. Each round of spiral would ascend the visitor by a full level, returning to the same X, Y coordinate. Each half of spiral would ascend the visitor by half a level, reaching the facing mezzanine level. Spanish steps are used in between each floor and its mezzanine level as if the floor plate itself is also spiraling upward alongside the ramp structure.
Diagram and Program
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Paper Model without Facade Floppy Paper Model
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07 44 19
CERAMIC WALL PANEL SYSTEM
07 13 00
PRE-APPLIED SHEET MEMBRANE WATERPROOFING
09 27 13
GLASS-FIBER-REINFORCED GYPSUM FABRICATIONS
05 12 23
STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR BUILDINGS
08 44 13
GLAZED ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL
03 48 00
PRECAST CONCRETE STAIR TREADS
07 21 13
PHENOLIC INSULATION
26 09 46
HALIO ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS
06 15 00
CONCEALED DECK FASTENERS AND ACCESSORIES
05 31 00
STEEL ROOF AND FLOOR DECKING
05 70 00
DECORATIVE METAL CEILING
2023
Client: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Course: Design Development Project from 2GA Studio
Collaborator: India Chand, Sevag Kourounian, Kristen Anthony, Kyle Jensen, Sean Keely.
Location: North Adams, Massachusetts
Program: A Museum on an Existing Institution
Area: 154,070 sqft
Height: Approx. 82 ft
This second-year second semester design development course that further investigate and develop the previous studio project from 2GA.
Drawings and image in this work set are produced individually.
The Gap: A Split Kunsthalle
A3.5: Aerial Plan
This architectural project centers around the creation of a kunsthalle, referred to as an “art shed.” Functioning as a non-collecting institution, the kunsthalle displays art on loan, and a key objective is to reconnect with the local community. Going beyond a traditional art gallery, the project introduces a distinctive “split” concept, elevating the gallery above a nearby highway while providing flexible spaces for community programs below.
The design seeks a harmonious integration of functionality, aesthetics, and environmental responsibility. The initial box-like structure undergoes a transformative process with the incorporation of the “split,” allowing for entrances, gardens, and public spaces at the ground level, fostering a dynamic and accessible environment.
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Indication of Specification
A4.2: Building Section_2 Left page:
A2: Primary Elevation
A4.1: Building Section_1
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A3.1: Level 1 Plan (Ground)
A3.2: Level 2 Plan (Upper)
A3.3: Level 3 Plan (Gap)
A3.4: Level 4 Plan (Gallery)
Material choices are pivotal, emphasizing environmentally friendly options that visually resonate with the local context. The selection of carbon-friendly materials, guided by color and texture, aligns with the prevalent use of brick in the city and on the Mass MoCA campus, reflecting the project’s commitment to sustainable and context-sensitive design.
The design process systematically explores “C” relationships with the site, including Context, Circulation, Community, Comfort, Clarity, Character, and Collective. This ensures that the design not only captivates visually but also addresses the practical needs of the community.
The foundational design concept involves creative use of pentomino puzzles, strategically rotated to shape internal spaces for various programs. While the overall form maintains a box-like appearance, the puzzles contribute to nuanced ground floor conditions, resulting in distinctive entrances, gardens, and overhung public spaces. The upper gallery level boasts a free-form design, ensuring an uninterrupted exhibition space.
Structurally, the building adopts a versatile approach tailored to the specific needs of each floor. The rearrangement of pentomino puzzles extends to the rooftop, influencing the skylight arrangement, providing natural illumination and guiding stairwells connecting different levels.
A significant aspect of the design lies in the facade and ceiling systems. The ceramic rod facade, coupled with a sawtooth ceiling, enhances energy efficiency and lighting optimization, contributing to both aesthetics and sustainability.
Ensuring safety compliance, the building incorporates four stairwell systems, providing a total width of 29 feet. Functionally, spaces are classified into eight categories, accommodating diverse purposes.
Despite architectural innovation and environmental considerations, the project incurs a substantial construction cost, estimated around $1500 per square foot. This cost reflects the intricacies of the facade and sawtooth system, with potential long-term benefits in climate control and maintenance. While excluding factors like labor and permitting costs, the construction cost estimation remains subject to updates in subsequent project phases. The overall investment reflects the ambitious design choices, sustainability commitments, and the potential for operational efficiency that define this groundbreaking Split Kunsthalle museum project.
Assembly [None Fixed Seats]
Accessory
Mercantile Areas
Shops
Assembly
Locker
Kitchens,
Kitchens, commercial
A10.1: Egress Calculation
MASS MoCa Preliminar y Cost Estimation
2023
Client: Dwayne Johnson
Course: Advanced Project Delivery Collaborator: India Chand, Majd Raaiq, Chuen Wu, Tara Afsari.
Location: Los Angeles, California
Program: Multipurpose Homestead
Area: 154,070 sqft
The Little Tokyo Township is developed using Revit BIM model on a specific urban lot. Full set of Construction document drawings under the guideline of Codes and regulations.
Drawings and image in this work set are produced individually.
Little Tokyo Township
G-0.0: Cover Sheet Rendering
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A-0.1: Project Geometry Overviews (TNS)
The Little Tokyo Township stands as a versatile multi-purpose project seamlessly merging commercial and residential spaces into a unified structure. Nestled on the lot in front of the old Office Depot at E 2nd and Alameda Street, it not only caters to the community of Little Tokyo but also cultivates its own distinct sense of community. The project allocates the first floor predominantly to commercial spaces, ushering in a comprehensive retail experience for both Little Tokyo and the Art District residents who seek enclosed shopping options.
G-1.0: Project Index
F6 RESIDENTIAL 3665 SQFT
F5 RESIDENTIAL 3665 SQFT
F4 RESIDENTIAL 3665 SQFT
F3 RESIDENTIAL 6562 SQFT
F3 COMMERCIAL 2630 SQFT
F2 RESIDENTIAL 9005 SQFT
F1 OFFICE 2387 SQFT
F1 COMMERCIAL 7417 SQFT
BASEMENT PARKING 17902 SQFT
In addition to retail, the building introduces office spaces to fulfill administrative needs and provide rental opportunities for small local businesses. Addressing the surging housing demand in Little Tokyo and the Art District, the strategic placement of affordable housing near the namesake metro station enhances accessibility and meets the needs of the popular neighborhood.
To optimize traffic flow and enhance convenience, the main entrance strategically opens towards E 2nd Street, facing south, with the service address maintained as 405 2nd Street. This not only prevents unnecessary permitting processes for street address changes but also minimizes construction disruptions by utilizing the existing entry ramp on E 2nd Street.
The building’s design intricacies further contribute to its functionality and aesthetic appeal. Employing a unique design language of sliding plates, each floor assumes a distinct footprint, fostering patio spaces and walkable rooftops. The Batten wood facade system wraps around the building, creating a monolithic view from the ground, concealing residents’ windows, and securing their privacy. The irregular lot shape provides an opportunity for multi-facing walls, maximizing sun exposure throughout the day.
The construction incorporates various wall types, including retaining concrete for the basement, non-load bearing walls for the interior, stucco walls for the exterior, and stucco exterior walls with timber cladding. Rigid insulation with waterproofing layers on exterior walls ensures durability, while the interior walls feature simpler fiberglass insulation with gypsum paneling.
The primary structural element, mass timber, plays a pivotal role in significantly reducing the building’s scope 1 carbon footprint. However, certain core components still necessitate steel-reinforced concrete for optimal strength.
Distinct facade types contribute to both aesthetics and sustainability. The batten wood facade, with horizontal wooden members and vertical rods, provides privacy and shade. The transparent curtainwall on lower levels attracts potential customers to commercial activities, fostering a lively atmosphere throughout the day.
In essence, the Little Tokyo Township emerges as a harmonious blend of functionality, sustainability, and community enrichment, catering to the diverse needs of its residents and fostering a vibrant local atmosphere.
A-2.1: RCP-First Floor
ALUMINUM
MULLION BRACKT
STRURAL STEEL FLANGE HANG CEILING
GYPSUM BOARD
BATTEN WOOD FACADE
PLYWOOD
STRUCTURAL WOODEN BEAM
ALUMINUM WINDOW
CLT PANEL
ROOFING MEMBRANE
ROOFING TILES
SUPPORT MEMBER
HANG CEILING
STRUCTURAL WOODEN BEAM
GYPSUM BOARD
CEILING FINISH STUD
ALUMINUM MULLION BRACKT
METAL CAP
WATER PROOFING
BATTEN WOOD FACADE
RIGID INSULATION
RUBBER SEAL
EXTERIOR CLADDING
STEEL "L" CLIP CLT PANEL
PLYWOOD BOARD
RUBBER SEAL
LOW E DOUBLE GALZING