Aung Htet Khant Paing Architecture Portfolio - Fall 2024

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EDUCATION

Syracuse University School of Architecture | Syracuse New York Bachelor of Architecture | GPA: 3.92, Design GPA: 4.0

EXPERIENCE

ARCHITECTURE INTERN, Siegel Design

AXP Hours: 760 hours

Contributed to urban revitalization, master planning, and schematic design projects, gaining experience in design development, coordination, and on-site construction processes.

May - July 2024, December - January 2024 | New York, New York WOOD SHOP TECHNICIAN, Syracuse University School of Architecture Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing safety protocols, operating woodworking machinery, conducting equipment inspections, and providing guidance on techniques and design implementation.

September - December 2024 | Syracuse, New York

RESEARCH/ PROJECTS

SOURCE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, DOE - Advanced Building Construction Supported visualization of prefabricated panel installation and building systems, creating diagrams, analyzing spatial impacts, and collaborating with teams to promote energy-efficient construction practices.

October 2024 - Present | Syracuse, New York DESIGN TEAM ASSISTANT CHAIR, 2024 BGL Student Design Competition Maintained a safe working environment by enforcing safety protocols, operating woodworking machinery, conducting equipment inspections, and providing guidance on techniques and design implementation.

May - October 2024 | Baltimore, Maryland

RECOGNITIONS

ACADIA X NOMA COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN AWARD Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture | Fall 2024 KERMIT J. LEE JR. SCHOLARSHIP Syracuse University School of Architecture | Spring 2024 INTERNSHIP FUNDING AWARD Syracuse University | Spring 2024 DEAN’S LIST Syracuse University School of Architecture | Fall 2022 - Present INVEST IN SUCCESS SCHOLAR Syracuse University | Spring 2023 DISTINGUISHED ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO AWARD Syracuse University School of Architecture | Fall 2022

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INDEX 4 ROOTED CORES

16 VOIDED FRAMES

26 ELDVATN (FIREWATER)

32 Promenade for Participation

40 LIMINAL LODGE

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ROOTED CORES

LIVING APART, GROWING TOGETHER; COLLECTIVE HOUSING MODEL FOR INCLUSIVE SYRACUSE Year: 2024 Instructor: Omar Ali Category: ARC 307 Role: Individual Work

This cooperative housing project in downtown Syracuse re imagines affordable urban living through flexibility and modularity. Facing the future boulevard, the U-shaped building opens onto a communal courtyard, connecting residents to each other and the city. At the heart of the design are concrete pre-fabricated wet cores—modular units housing kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry for easy assembly.

Complementing them, “wooden walls” made from plywood offer adaptable partitions that can be reconfigured by residents as needed. Together, these systems create versatile, inclusive spaces accessible through Syracuse’s land trust model, supporting disenfranchised adults, immigrant families, low-income individuals, and the elderly.

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Off-site prefabrication

Transporting to site

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On-site installation

The proposed Syracuse Community Land Trust (CLT) drives the transformation of vacant lots and brown fields into affordable housing.

Supported by private funding and government subsidies, the CLT acquires land and ensures long-term ownership by separating land ownership from housing. This system encourages a sustainable and equitable housing model. Surrounding the CLT, the interconnected elements—funding, land acquisition, and community-focused redevelopment—work together to re-densify Syracuse.

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RECREATION / MEETING SPACE

LAUNDRY ROOMS

GROCERY STORE

FOOD PANTRY/ COMMUNAL KITCHEN

WET CORES

ARC 307 ALI SECTION

FAMILY UNIT

DUPLEX

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COLLECTIVE SPACE

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Single Unit

Family Unit

600sq.ft 1 bed 1 bathroom 1 washer/dryer unit 1 kitchenette

1200sq.ft 2 bed (flexible) 2 bathroom 2 washer/dryer unit 1 kitchenette

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Duplex

1200sq.ft 1 bed (flexible) 1 bathroom 1 washer/dryer unit 1 kitchenette

Typical Floor 2

5 FEET

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Section Oblique

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Collective Space Oblique

GROCERY | MARKET

ASSIGNMENT 2B

COMMUNAL PANTRY

20 feet

RECREATION | MEETING

Ground Floor Plan

ASSIGNMENT 2A

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ARC 307 - ALI SECTION

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Don’t forget to hang the clothes!

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What’s for dinner? Rice and mutton curry!

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I hope they sell dried shrimp . . .

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Do you want to go play downstairs?!

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Chunk model | 1:48 Aung Htet Khant Paing

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Study models | 1:384

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VOIDED FRAMES

WHAT ABOUT BUILDINGS? NEW CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE | PARIS, FRANCE Year: 2024 Instructor: Xinyu Chen Category: ARC 208 Role: Individual Work

Situated in the heart of Paris, near iconic landmarks such as the Pompidou, Bourse de Commerce, and Les Halles, this architecture school is designed to bridge the city’s rich architectural heritage with contemporary design methodologies. The project responds to the historical, political, and cultural layers of its Haussmannian context, creating a space that fosters dialogue between tradition and modernity. Central to the design are adaptable modules that serve as both partitions and functional furniture, transforming into desks, shelves, or even barricades and projection screens during moments of protest or assembly.

This versatility reflects the dynamic spirit of Paris, creating an architecture that engages with the city’s evolving narratives while honoring its historic fabric.

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Located in the heart of Paris among significant landmark buildings like the Pompidou, Bourse de Commmerce, and Les Halles. This makes the site extremely close to these culturally, politically, and historically important architecture, encouraging the project to be respective yet radical in its approach to design and site consideration.

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KIT OF PARTS

Places Georges Pompidou

THE ATRIUM

THE FACADE

THE PLAZA

THE WALL

Fontaine des Innocents

Stravinsky Fountain

THE ROAD

THE STAIR

The Site

Plazas, squares, and large open spaces are extruded from the site as a symbol to underline the physical and cultural importance of such spaces in times of protest, especially during the May 68 protests.

The modules acts the foundation of the project, providing not only partitions but also furniture for the project. The fluid and adaptable nature of these modules can be generated to become functions like desk for work if placed adjacently and shelves if stacked. It can transform to barricade or projection during times of dissent and protest.

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Partition/ Shelf

Work table

Barricade

Project

First Floor Plan (Protest)

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First Floor Plan (Normal)

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Section AA Aung Htet Khant Paing

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Third Floor Plan

The underlaying grid of the project encourage easy barricade and protection during protest, while the modules now act as these physical barricades.

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Residues of resistance

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Tranquility

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ELDVATN (FIREWATER) BATH HOUSE IN ICELAND | SEYDISFJORDUR, ICELAND Year: 2024 Instructor: Hannibal Newsom Category: ARC 322 Role: Group Work Collaborators: Ankur Moolky, Bruno Yeh

This bathhouse, located on the border of Iceland’s CFC and DFC climate zones, integrates site-specific strategies to address its unique geographic and climatic conditions. Situated at the end of a valley near a large body of water, the site experiences N-S winds and low sun angles, particularly in winter, with temperatures ranging from -17.08°C to 15.20°C. The design features two partially earth-embedded volumes at different heights, creating distinct thermal environments for warm and cold baths. The warm bath is oriented south to maximize solar gain, while the cold bath is shaded to minimize heat. Passive strategies such as ground source heat pumps, direct solar gain, night flushing, and earth embedding ensure energy efficiency by leveraging stable underground temperatures, solar radiation, and natural insulation. This approach harmonizes with Iceland’s climate, creating a comfortable, sustainable bathing experience while enhancing the user journey with dramatic spatial transitions.

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Drawings: Aung Htet & Ankur

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Plan:Bruno Section: Ankur

EXTRUDE

BUILDING SECTIONS BUILDING SECTIONS ROTATE

SHEAR

BURY

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1 Water flows in tubes and collectors, as it is heated by the ground.

Summer sun altitude: 45.19 degrees

2 Heat of the fluid is transferred to heat pump. Compressions

raises the temperature of the refrigerant fluid from the heat pump from 50F to 140F

Low winter sun angle, but ground source heat pump provides heat during the winter.

3 The energy is used for hot water to fill up the hot tub.

Winter sun altitude: 4 degrees

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Collector: Horiztonal installation in depths around 5 feet.

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Tubes: Vertical installation down to the depth of 328 feet.

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Ground Source Heat Pumps

Direct Solar Gains

Ground source heat pumps provide an efficient, sustainable solution for heating and cooling by utilizing steady underground temperatures. They deliver gentle, consistent airflow, work in any climate, and offer zoned temperature control, including ductless options.

Direct solar gains and concrete enhance energy efficiency in a bathhouse. Concrete’s high thermal mass absorbs daytime solar heat, storing and gradually releasing it at night to stabilize indoor temperatures and reduce heating needs.

Providing not only thermal benefits but also enhanced shelter from the harsh winds and cold that characterize the Icelandic environment

Earth-embedded buildings often draw on historical precedents like turf houses.

Thermal mass slowly release heat back. Warm is trapped inside, maintaining the warmth of the warm bath.

At night, when exterior temperatures drop, the accumulated heat in these materials can be vented out, allowing the mass to cool.

Prevailing winds coming from the North and is protected by the earth mounds.

Night Flush

Earth Embedding

Night flush is a passive cooling strategy that uses cool nighttime air to vent accumulated heat from a building's thermal mass, like concrete or brick, by opening windows, vents, or louvers when temperatures drop.

Earth embedding is a passive thermal strategy that uses the earth’s natural insulation to regulate building temperatures. In Iceland’s variable climate, partially or fully underground construction leverages consistent subterranean temperatures to maintain warmth in winter and coolness in summer, providing year-round stability.

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Details: Ankur

inverted solid bottom lintel unit wood blocking to support sill CMU grout layer

Direct Solar Gain

Insulating laminated triple glazing

Rigid foam insulation Light gauge sill flashing

Extruded Alum. Gap & Retainer Extruded Alum. Variable Cure

Insulating Laminated Glazing Continuous RPVC Glass Stop PVO Filler Bar EPDM Glazing Gasket

Fastener for Attachment to Curb

Drip edge

Rigid Foam Insulation

Extruded Alum. Curb Base

12GA Alum. Exterior Closure Silicone Sealant

Condensation Point

PVC-coated Reticulated Foam Weep Light Gauge Sill Flashing

1/4” tile gap 3-3/4’ tile interior finish

semi-permeable vapor control layer

1/8” mortar bond layer

1/2” mortar 1/8” mortar bond layer

2” air gap

1/2” mortar

4” CMU veneer

1/4” tile gap

8” CMU block Semi-permeable vapor control layer 4” rigid insulation

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Thermal Gradient operable louvers blocking

2” air gap

sealant and backer rod

4” CMU veneer

inverted solid bottom lintel unit inverted solid bottom lintel unit wood blocking to support sill CMU grout layer concrete masonry sill unit sealant below flashing drip edge 2” air gap sill flashing

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Warm

4” CMU veneer

Operable louvers Blocking

tolerance gap for material expansion

Cold

Warm

1/4” tile gap

CMU grout fill 1/2” mortar 1/8” mortar bond layer

3-3/4” tile interior finish

1/4” tile gap

1/8” mortar bond layer

3-3/4” tile interior finish

geotextile filter fabric 4” rigid insulation

steel rebar

semi-permeable vapor control layer

8” floor finish tile

crushed rock

8” CMU block

vapor control layer

4” rigid insulation

4” gravel infill

2” air gap

8” CMU block

4” CMU Veneer Crushed rock Condensation points

4” diameter French drain

10” in-situ concrete slab

3/8” mortar infill

12” deep concrete footing

Bottom corner section A 4” CMU veneer 2” air gap 4” rigid insulation vapor control layer

1/2” mortar 1/8” mortar bond layer

steel rebar 8” CMU block

1/4” tile gap

3-3/4” tile interior finish steel rebar

Top corner plan detail

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PROMENADE FOR PARTICIPATION TRANSFORMATION OF WEST BALTIMORE I-40 CORRIDOR | WEST BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Year: 2024 Category: 2024 Barbara G. Laurie Student Competition Role: Assistant Design Chair Collaborators: Yifan (Ivan) Shen, Ankur Moolky, Sansiri Saensopa (Gaem), Yue Zhao, Tianchi (Joe) Zhao, Hoang (Danny) Nguyen Recognitions: 1st place ACADIA Computational Design award | Finalist Position (Top 6 of 42)

“Promenade for Participation” re-imagines the “Highway to Nowhere” as a vibrant, community-driven urban park, transforming it into a shared living room. At its core, the design is rooted in the rhythms of everyday life. Modular, mobile urban furniture-built and customized by the residents with the Ice Factory as their creative workshop-unite art and function, transforming spaces into hubs for communal activity. The architecture restores the neighborhood’s fabric by emulating the surrounding residential inner-block parks, fostering intimacy and connection.

Pathways throughout the site link major landmarks and enhance access. The project is envisioned to transcend the site boundary, reviving the vacant lots along the Highway to Nowhere all the way to downtown Baltimore as the community flourishes. “Promenade for Participation” is a project that is truly for the people, by the people - and through this community participation, the neighborhood will thrive once again.

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A public yet intimate urban park. Custom-designed urban furniture scatters to activate the space according to the exiting daily rhythm.

Plan Diagrams: Ivan Shen

Courtyard condition emulate the Harlem inner block parks

Pathways link existing community hubs & historical landmarks

Mobile urban furniture activate the site and beyond.

Our site serves as a starting point of the extended urban promenade going towards the city center. The green strip connects an archipelago of urban park, becoming a new landmark of Baltimore.

Oblique Render: Yue Zhao

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Assembly of the urban furniture in the refurbished ice factory.

Diagram: Aung Htet

TRANSPORATION

DELIVERED ON SITE PROCESSING FOR LONG-TERM USE Bamboo is treated and transformed into usable materials.

BAMBOO REMEDIATION EFFORT Reston | Montgomery | Washington

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Community members assemble the ba

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cart

flower shop

hammock

billboard

canvas

gallery

immersive art

garden

barbecue

shaded bench

playground

choir

tent

market

INSTALLATIONS ERECTED Rejuvenate and revitalize the community

ASSEMBLED IN ICE FACTORY

amboos to turn them into installations of all sorts.

mmunity members.

runway

theartre

Urban furniture assembled in various ways to host distinct community activities.

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The urban furnitures host programs that are essential to the African American communities that are prevalent near the site.

Elevation: Aung Htet

The street scape emulates that of the existing context while adding local culture and sustainable strategy.

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The transportation hub promotes greater mobility and accessibility, encouraging human traffic.

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The Urban Promenade does not stop at our site. In the future, as the community flourishes, more mixed-use clusters can be built in the same logic and extends the Green Strip further down the unbuilt highwaylots. The green strip becomes a new linear park and a new signature of Baltimore.

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39 Model Photos: Aung Htet Physical Model: Team Effort

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LABRADOR HUT; HOW TO REVITALIZE RURAL NEW YORK | TULLY, NEW YORK Year: 2023 Instructor: Marcos Parga Category: ARC 207 Role: Individual Work

Nestled in the serene Labrador Hollow near Tully, NY, this community center uniquely fuses architectural innovation with the area's natural beauty. It features two volumes: a larger one for communal activities, a melting pot for hikers and hang-gliders, and a tranquil private sleeping cabin. The smaller volume houses equipment storage, a gym, and a yoga space. Architecturally striking, these volumes are supported by a robust structure on a hill's edge, with a void space between them serving as a gateway for hang gliders.

The expressive facade frames the opening as well as extends upward to create a rooftop camping area. A distinctive feature is the roof with a hole aligning with the void, symbolizing the exhilaration of flight. This center celebrates nature, adventure, and architectural elegance, connecting the view with the landscape in a harmonious design.

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Ground Floor

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Summer

Winter

A warm summer breeze

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Listen to the birds chirping . . .

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