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PERSONAL WORK - “ANDROMEDA” - 72” x 32” ACRYLIC PAINT + INK PEN + STRATHMORE PAPER 11.18.20

03-10 “Typological Healing”

Healthcare Vertical Studio - Victor Regnier

11-15 “Urban Temporality”

Critical Computational Design Thesis - Lisa Little

16-23 “Building from Inside Out”

Comprehensive Vertical Studio - Patrick Tighe

24-26 “BME Architects”

Professional Practice & Economics - BIM Systems

27-32 “Creative Corridors”

USC Architecture Guild Design Competition ‘23

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“Typological Healing”

Academic / Fall 2022 / Victor Regnier

The purpose of this studio is to provide students experience with models of community-based healthcare and housing. Hospitals are moving toward outpatient facilities in the community that integrate “wellness” with fitness programs, knowledge about nutrition and frequent visits to monitor ongoing chronic conditions.

The program consists of four major components: a neighborhood-based outpatient clinic, 80 units of adaptable housing with home care services, shared community services for retail and farmer’s markets, and 2 small group clusters of housing for people with memory loss. Additional shared spaces include a physical therapy facilities, restaurant and dining, and educational spaces for lifelong housing.

The site of 41st street and Compton Avenue presents several thought provoking characteristics and urban typologies that make it unique in the city of Los Angeles. The nearly 200,000 square foot lot is surrounded by various urban elements - recreational facilities, institutions, commercial, retail, and housing for a wide range of demographics.

The design concept is tested against Roger S. Ulrich’s theory by focusing on four main topics: sense of control, social support, movement for exercise, and using nature as a distraction to help improve the quality of life of those that need it most.

Educational, residential, commercial, and recreational programs as a “boundary” to site

Capturing movement of recreational program to suggest pathways and enhance multi-generational integration

Utilizing biophilic strategies to outline architecture

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MASTER SITE PLAN BRANDON H. CHIN EMAIL: bhchin@usc.edu MOBILE: (509)-952-6878 INSTAGRAM: @chin_chin_compositions
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BIOPHILIC
MEMORY
MEMORY
LIFELONG
BIOPHILIC
COMPTON AVE. E. 41st ST. N OVER BETWEEN OUTWARD UNDER INWARD TYPOLOGY ANALYSIS DIAGRAM
AVE. JEFFERSON HS WESTERN EDGE OF SITE E. 41st ST. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL SPACES SOUTHERN EDGE OF
SITE
GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL SPACES
CARE HOUSING
CARE HOUSING
HOUSING
GARDEN
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Frames Architecture Landscape Typology and Architecture Weaved by Paths Typology and Paths Generate Geometric Landscapes
Typology
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OUTPATIENT GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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LIFELONG + MEMORY CARE HOUSING GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION THROUGH OUTPATIENT CLINIC

[A] PARKING - 140 SLOTS

[B] SOUTHWESTERN ENTRANCE

[C] BLOOD LABORATORY

[D] EVENT + SHARED SPACE

[E] WAITING + RECEPTION

[F] INNER GARDENS + ATRIUM

[G] EXECUTIVE + ADMINISTRATION

[H] EXAMINATION + PROCEDURE

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[I] WAITING + RECEPTION

[J] SOUTHERN GARDEN FACING EAST 41ST ST. [K] PHARMACY [L] MEETING ROOM

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ISOMETRIC VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST

“Urban Temporality” (work in progress)

Academic / Spring 2023 / Lisa Little

The advent of digital mass-customization means many, many similar but different parts can now be produced for the same amount of money as a single repeated part. As the discipline confronts this “post economy-of-scale”1 scenario, and in conjunction with recent forces and events which are shifting priorities and values, various related topics have exploded into the forefront. These include alternative value systems linking form to economic equality, robotic field assembly (not a true reality yet), and critical computation –computation with an agenda beyond form or other strictly affect-driven design.

SITE: The United Nations defines a megacity as a place which has a population of 10 million or more people. Current data shows that Mexico City (CDMX) is ranked 7th in the world with a population of 21.9 million. This geographic location is also a destination place for the forcibly displaced people (refugees) and according to Bloomberg, Mexico received more than 100,000 asylum claims in 2020 - 173% more compared to 2019. More specifically, Iztapalapa - the densest populated suburb in CDMX - is a site of asylum for the displaced and unfortunately possesses slums and homelessness. Iztapalapa is one of sixteen regions in Mexico City and has a population of 1,835,486.

PROGRAM: With neighborhoods like Iztapalapa, it can be subject to “high levels of concentration of large numbers of people in specific areas; high levels of consumption and production; uncontrolled development and land-use deterioration due to a lack of effective planning policies; high levels of air pollution due to the excessive use of private vehicles; high demand for water, and a dependency on fossil fuels for energy” (Madero, Morris). While these data points prove to be consistent with megacities across the globe, the problem here is that inhabitants in Iztapalapa lack what many of us have access to - which is housing, healthcare facilities, and education. Leveraging the concept of participatory frameworks and redistribution of resources, the Discrete model will identify a framework to generate a program targeted to building spaces for the displaced to live in, have access to healthcare, and occupy spaces to learn.

PROPOSAL: Under the lens of the built environment, how can aggregate-based systems and social recombination structures address these economic issues and how can these solutions be sustainable? The built environment presents populations a duality of solutions by providing enclosed spaces of utility through form, function, and program. In addition, it has potential to provide an economic benefit towards its users by generating employment and skill-building to create a legacy of an exponentially growing population.

[MIGRANT] noun

• a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions [REFUGEE] noun

• a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

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EXPERIENCES
PEOPLE, DIFFERENT
SECTION PERSPECTIVE FROM SOUTH
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MANAGEMENT
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PRODUCT OF PARTS

“Building from Inside Out”

Academic / Spring 2022 / Patrick Tighe

This is a comprehensive studio that asks students to design a high-rise in downtown Los Angeles supporting a program of social justice and community. The lot area equates to 33,264.1 sq. ft. where the building footprint must not exceed 9,000 sq. ft. In addition, the constraints include zoning and coding regulations, must exceed seven stories, and must adhere to material performance as it relates to wood frame construction.

The NAAB student criteria also covers: physical wood joint construction, sustainable site design, ordering and structural systems, circulation and life safety, accessibility, building enclosure systems, and environmental systems.

PROJECT SCOPE

747 N Main Street

+ Los Angeles, CA 90012

+ Zoning: C2-2

+ Draft Zone: [DM2-G1-5] [CX2-FA] [CPIO]

+ Tract # 49 LOT 5

+ APN: 5408013016

+ Lot Size: 33,264.1 SQ FT

+ F.A.R.: Base FAR = 2.0; Bonus FAR = 8.5

+ Primary street min. setback = 0’

+ Primary street max. build-to depth = 10’

+ Primary street min. build-to width = 90%

+ Side street min. setback = 0’

+ Side street max. build-to depth = 15’

+ Side street min. build-to width = 70%

+ Rear street/alley min. setback = 0’

+ Maximum Height: None

WOOD JOINT DETAILING (SAW + CHISEL)

ITERATION SKETCHES

CONCEPT ITERATION: CHALLENGE GREEN SPACES WITH A DIAGONAL CUT

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MASSING GENERATED FROM CIRCULATION PATTERNS

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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
FACING NORTHEAST
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NORTHERN ENTRANCE FACING ORD ST. SOUTHERN ENTRANCE + GARDEN SEATING

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“BME Architects”

Academic / Fall 2022 / Karen Kensek & Michael Hricak

Students: Brandon Chin, Mira Davis, & Edgar Claure

Professional Practice & Economcs is offered to USC Architecture students to expose them to the built environment industry. The curriculum offered teaches students how architecture firms operate, how to acquire new business, and how to understand the mechanics of BIM sytems. Most importantly, how to use software and technology to produce schematic, design, and construction drawings in a real-case scenario.

This course requires the use Revit and Cloud compoenents to collaborate and communicate through software in order to create drawings including detailed walls sections, building envelopes, MEP, and code regulations.

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INSTAGRAM: @chin_chin_compositions 24 05 FINISH GRADE CAST-IN PLACE CONCRETE BEARING FOOTING COMMON BRICK OVER 2.5 GALV. METAL LATH AIR/MOISTURE BARRIER, CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATION LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING & THERMAL AIR LAYER SINGLE PANE GLAZING ALUMINUM STOREFRONT SYSTEM RIGID INSULATION 6" MAX. CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALL -24' - 6 7/32" 0' 0" 20' 0" EXTERIOR CLT FLOOR SLAB 6X6 OLD WOOD TILE OVER PERMA GREY GROUT 19'1" RIGID INSULATION 10'10 1/4"A 117' - 0 11/32" 100' 0" COMMON BRICK OVER 2.5 GALV. METAL LATH AIR/MOISTURE BARRIER, CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATION 2X4 FRAMING AT 16" O.C. PRE-FINISHED METAL COPING PRE-FINISHED METAL COPING SEALANT & BACKER ROD CLT FLOOR SLAB 6X6 OLD WOOD TILE OVER PERMA GREY GROUT SINGLY-PLY MEMBRANE ROOFING ON RIGID INSULATION OVER CLT DECKING EXTERIOR INTERIOR BME Architects Brandon Chin Mira Davis Edgar Claure Scale Date Patrick Tighe Studio Professor Amanda Ortland Studio Professor USC Social Justice Center 747 N Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Watt Hall 850 Bloom Walk Los Angeles, CA 90089 ARCH 526, Fall 2022 Consultants TN 3/8" = 1'-0" A111 Wall Sections USC USC Justice Center Issue Date No. Description Date 3/8" = 1'-0" 1 Wall Section at Ground Level and Typical Floor 3/8" = 1'-0" 2 Wall Section at Parapet FINISH FLOOR LEVEL ABOVE SEA LEVEL: 292ft 05 FINISH GRADE CAST-IN PLACE CONCRETE BEARING FOOTING COMMON BRICK OVER 2.5 GALV. METAL LATH AIR/MOISTURE BARRIER, CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATION LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING & THERMAL AIR LAYER SINGLE PANE GLAZING ALUMINUM STOREFRONT SYSTEM RIGID INSULATION 6" MAX. CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALL -24' - 6 7/32" 0' 0" 20' 0" EXTERIOR CLT FLOOR SLAB 6X6 OLD WOOD TILE OVER PERMA GREY GROUT 19'1" RIGID INSULATION 10'10 1/4"A SINGLY-PLY MEMBRANE ROOFING ON RIGID INSULATION OVER CLT DECKING INTERIOR 3/8" = 1'-0" 1 Wall Section at Ground Level and Typical Floor 3/8" = 1'-0" 2 Wall Section at Parapet FINISH FLOOR LEVEL ABOVE SEA LEVEL: 292ft A 117' - 0 11/32" 100' 0" COMMON BRICK OVER 2.5 GALV. METAL LATH AIR/MOISTURE BARRIER, CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATION 2X4 FRAMING AT 16" O.C. PRE-FINISHED METAL COPING PRE-FINISHED METAL COPING SEALANT & BACKER ROD CLT FLOOR SLAB 6X6 OLD WOOD TILE OVER PERMA GREY GROUT SINGLY-PLY MEMBRANE ROOFING ON RIGID INSULATION OVER CLT DECKING EXTERIOR INTERIOR BME Architects Brandon Chin Mira Davis Edgar Claure Scale Date Patrick Tighe Studio Professor Amanda Ortland Studio Professor USC Social Justice Center 747 N Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Watt Hall 850 Bloom Walk Los Angeles, CA 90089 ARCH 526, Fall 2022 Consultants TN 3/8" = 1'-0" A111 Wall Sections USC USC Justice Center Issue Date No. Description Date 3/8" = 1'-0" 2 Wall Section at Parapet
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INSTAGRAM: @chin_chin_compositions 25 ROOF MEMBRANE TO EXTEND UNDER PARAPET COPING MEMBRANE PARAPET FLASHING, LAP OVER TOP PLATE AND LAP OVER ROOF MEMBRANE 4" MIN. SINGLE-PLY MEMBRANEROOFING ON RIGID INSULATION OVER PLYWOOD DECKING (2) COATS AIR/MOISTURE BARRIER, CONTINUOUS 1" CONTINUOUS XPS FOAM INSULATION 5/8" EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD SHEATHING OVER 2X6 FRAMING WALL CAVITY INFILLED WITH BATT INSULATION 1X10 WOOD TRIMS 2X4 FRAMING AT 16" O.C. (2) LAYERS OF 3/4" PLYWOOD CONTINUOUS CAPS. INSTALL AT 1/2" SLOPE BACK TO ROOF METAL COPING ON PARAPET FRAMING 2X6 STRUCTURAL WOOD STUDS AT 16" O.C. MAX. 0'6" 1" CONTINUOUS XPS FOAM INSULATION COMMON BRICK VENEER OVER 2.5 GALVANIZED METAL LATH EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD SHEATHING OVER 2X4 WOOD STUDS AT 16" O.C. WEEP SCREED METAL FLASHING OVER CMU AND SEALANT FINISH GRADING AT 0'-0" 2" WALL GUARD INSULATION SYSTEM 10" CMU FOUNDATION WALL CONSTRUCTION 2" XPS FOAM INSULATION FOR FOUNDATION WALL. RUN 24" HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY TILE OVER GROUT INTERIOR FINISH GROUND FLOOR PRECAST CONCRETE SLAB 2X6 BLOCKING 2X4 BLOCKING EXTERIOR INTERIOR 2X6 CEDAR WOOD DOOR TRIM METAL FLASHING ALUMINUM STOREFRONT HEAD 1X4 INTERIOR WOOD TRIM (3) 2X6 HEADERS PLYWOOD SHEATHING OVER HEADER BATT INSULATION EXTERIOR INTERIOR COMMON BRICK VENEER OVER 2.5 GALVANIZED METAL LATH (2) COATS AIR/MOISTURE BARRIER EXTERIOR GRADE PLYWOOD SHEATHING SEALANT AT ALL JOINTS DOOR AND FRAME (3) 2X6 WOOD STUDS 1X4 INTERIOR WOOD TRIM EXTERIOR INTERIOR DOOR AND FRAME MAX. 0'0 3/4" OFFSET THRESHOLD SET INFILLED WITH BED MASTIC ADHESIVE FINISH GRADE TILE OVER GROUT INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION SEALANT BATT INSULATION COMMON BRICK VENEER OVER 2.5 GALVANIZED METAL LATH (2) COATS AIR/MOISTURE BARRIER FLASHING SEALANT AT ALL JOINTS (3) 2X6 WOOD STUDS 1X4 INTERIOR WOOD TRIM EXTERIOR INTERIOR CLT WALL INSULATED GLASS UNIT WINDOW ASSEMBLY SLOPED BLOCKING WATERPROOFING BME Architects Brandon Chin Mira Davis Edgar Claure Scale Date Patrick Tighe Studio Professor Amanda Ortland Studio Professor USC Social Justice Center 747 N Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Watt Hall 850 Bloom Walk Los Angeles, CA 90089 ARCH 526, Fall 2022 Consultants TN As indicated A112 Details USC USC Justice Center Issue Date No. Description Date 1 1/2" = 1'-0" 4 Wall to roof transition 1 1/2" = 1'-0" 6 Ground floor condition detail 3" = 1'-0" 1 Exterior Door Head detail 3" = 1'-0" 2 Exterior Door Jamb detail 3" = 1'-0" 3 Exterior Door Threshold detail 1 1/2" = 1'-0" 5 Window Detail
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“Creative Corridors”

Competition / Spring 2023 / USC Architecture Guild

Students: Gerardo Mendoza Jr., Bradley Friedman, Brandon Chin

Mentors: Mathew Kilivris (HLW International), Nuné Nitsiotis (Studio Synergy) , Tarrah Beebe (KFA Architects)

The competition is tailored to both undergraduate and graduate students spanning the school of architecture, landscape architecture, sustainability, and building science. Organized by USC’s Architecture Guild, the task was to design a 300,000 square foot program supporting a Media Incubation Center for creeatives, artists, producers, and collaborators. The 2023 competition asks for strategies across urban development, landscape architecture, sustainability, adaptive re-use, and design to enhance a culturally rich neighborhood of Los Angeles.

The proposal in this case aims to create a culture reflective of the larger community of content creators and the Baldwin Hills Community. It uses existing neighborhood scale as a mechanism for producing creative and inclusive spaces. The design’s segmented built structures serve as the driving design intervention, all while being connected through shared external environments and overlapping programmatic components of open spaces. The building organization articulates indoor and outdoor space for content curation, prioritizing sustainable design strategies, while bringing out the unique character of Baldwin Hills.

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EXTENSION OF NEIGHBORHOOD TYPOLOGY
SITE MAP SITE
CONCEPT DIAGRAM

[A] FOUNDER’S NATIONAL BANK [B] EXHIBITION + MUSEUM [C] NORTHERN ENTRANCE [D] GREEN ROOF + GARDEN [E] COMMISSARY + RETAIL [F] WORKER + COMMUNITY HOUSING [G] NORTHERN GROTTO [H] CENTRAL ENTRANCE [I] COMMUNITY AMPITHEATER [J] TIKTOK STUDIOS

[K] PERFORMATIVE FACADE [L] PARKING

[M] WORKER + COMMUNITY HOUSING

[N] CENTRAL GROTTO

[O] GREEN ROOF + GARDEN

[P] FILMING + PRODUCTION STUDIOS

[Q] SOUTHERN GROTTO [R] TRANSPORTATION ENTRANCE

[A] [C] [D] [E] [K] [B] [I] [F] [H] [G] [J] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [L]
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SECTION FACING W. MLK JR. BLVD.
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VIEW OF “THE GROTTO” VIEW OF COMMUNITY AMPITHEATER
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