Architecture Portfolio Pasadena City College 2010-2012
Chi Hung Leung
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Resume
Contact Information
Achievements
Cell Phone:
Academics and Artistic:
(626) 400 - 7416
The Most Creative Ability Award (30th August 2003) 2nd place of Standardized Reading Competition (3rd June 2005) All-round Development Award for 2005 - 2006 (10th July 2006) Chinese Poetry Slam Fine Award (2006 - 2007) Artwork exhibited in “Mind and Life� exhibition (2007 - 2008) English Poetry Slam 3rd place in Crowell Public Library (2009)
Email Address:
Brandon _Leung@hotmail.com
Education:
SKH Tsoi Kung Po Secondary School 2004 - 2008 Southwestern Academy 2008 - 2010 Pasadena City College 2010 - Current Completed 1st Year Architectural Design Fundamentals and Visual Communication GPA: 3.20
Area of Interest
Contemporary Architecture
Software Experience Drafting: Autocad 2012+
Digital Modeling:
Athletics: 3rdt place at the 200 ft Running Competition (2005 - 2006) School Physical Fitness Sliver Award (20th January 2007)
Community Service: Volunteer of the Year Award (24th November 2007)
Others: Life Rescuer Award (14th December 2008)
Rhinoceros 4.0+ Grasshopper 2.0+
Illustrating: Adobe Acrobat Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe PhotoShop
Rendering: Maxwell Render Bunkerspeed Shot
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Table of Contents:
Metro Exit and Community Center
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Spatial Sequence
17-21
Minimal Surfaces
23-27
Beach Shelter
29-33
Surface and Envelope
35-39
PCC Lancer Pass
41-51
METRO EXIT AND BICYCLE RENTAL Course: Arch 10B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith 7
Project Description: We are assigned to design a community center for local residents in a location that is a park currently currently. The redesign site should contain a Metro exit, community center and Bike rentals. For us, we need to start with the project with bikes’ scale so that we would know the scale of everything.Then, we need to use the binocular method to consider our concept. From our concept, we would then be using site datum as a reference so that they could help us to create our design. In my design, I uses the minimal surfaces tool to help me getting an overall shape.
Concept: My concept is germination, and the binocular words are prolongments and inception. By definitions, germination has several meanings such as coming into existence, causing to develop, and creating new life. The meanings of prolongment are extending the duration of and making longer is spatial extent. Inception refers to the beginning or the commencement. In this project, the Metro Exit is my seed and it germinates along with the shadows of tree.
Challenge: First off, the challenge is that we need to use to site datums in order to determine the location of our model and it has to put it in a way that is following our inital concept. The Metro Station’s location is going to follow our design which would have a ``relationship with the site.
Site Information: Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles, CA
Aerial View
Concept Diagram and Research:
Prolongment
Germination
Inception
Bounding Box
2D Datum and Bounding Box 8
3D Datum
Determined Location
Vertical Datum
Tree
Street Light
Fence People person riding a bike Car Bicycle Bench Tree
Street Light
Car
Fence
Bicycle
Bench
person riding a bike
People
Vertical Datum 9
Using minimal surface building skill to trace the form of the quantitative model.
The Process
March 21st 10am
Use the shadow as a part of datum, and trace it in AutoCAD. 10
Then, loft the edge of the shadow with the height of the tree individually.
Use the Panelling tool to create trasitions between each individual shadow-and-tree model.
Contour all of the models and loft between them.
After completing multiple lofting and rebuilding steps, the form that was produced is a quantitative model by using the shadows of the trees.
Modify it by using surrounding buildings’ datum and constrains. 11
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B A
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24 hours Storage
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Bicycle Repair Center
C D
Infomration Center Counter and Rentals
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Restroom and Changing Room
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Plaza
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Metro Exit
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C B
Floor Plan
SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”
Section A
SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”
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Metro Exit
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SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/8”
AXO
Section C
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SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/8”
SCALE : 1’-0” = 1/4”
Top View of Bike Repair Center and Bike Rental
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SPATIAL SEQUENCE Course: Arch 10B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Coleman Griffith 17
Project Description: This Project lets the student understand the spatial relationships, ordering, and organizations. The idea is that circulation connects the public spaces. It does not connect with private spaces such as bathrooms and bedrooms. The students have to choose a case study and physically model it at the later stage. Each architecture consists of private space, public space, and circulations which are illustrated in physical model by using walnut wood, acrylics, and bass wood respectively . It is similar to a puzzle as circulation interlocks with the public spaces.
Circulation
The Challenge:
Interlocking Public Space
The Challenge part that I encountered were both understanding the spatial relationship and the model process. We have to understand how each space relates to another one first in order to build the physical model to illustrate it. The materials of the model were made of walnut wood, bass wood, medium density fiber board and acrylics. I gained a lot of modeling skills and experience through this excercise. Also, the circulation and public spaces have to interlock with each other, and it takes a long time for me to figure out the spatial sequence of this project. Private Space
Case Study: For my case study, I chose the Glen Osmond House which is located in Glen Osmond, Australia. The Architect is Swanbury Penglase and it was completed in 2009. It features with the disoriented floor plan organization and it has various kinds of spatial organization as well. Also, it’s a double story apartment.
Spatial Organization and Relationship in a Case Study
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Circulation Interlocking Public Space
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Private Space
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Grid Organization
Second Floor Plan Diagram
Physical Model
First Floor Plan Diagram
Section A
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1. Entering from the front yard to the hallway.
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2. Turn left and enter the center of the living room.
5. Unlocking a part of the living room and the kitchen public space.
6. Entering the hallway which will lead to the stairs to go upstars.
11. Leaving the living room and entered the roof.
12. Unlocking the hallway.
7. Unlocking the hallway public space.
12. Unlocking the Roof.
3. Unlocking the hallway public space.
3. Unlocking a part of living room public space.
4. Enter the Kitchen.
8. Unlocking the back door entrance public space.
9. Going up the stairs and arrived at the second floor.
10. Unlocking the initial livng room at the second floor.
13. Enterring the inner part of roof.
14. Unlocking the first, inner part of roof.
14. Unlocking the last, inner part of roof.
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MINIMAL SURFACES Course: Arch 12B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Andy Ku 23
Project Description: The objective is to set up a boundary to create a minimal surfaces within it by using simple geometries and shapes.
Challenge: The Boundary of a single minimal surface is very difficult to connect back to each other. When I am using the geometries in order to create the boundary of the minimal surface, I have to experiment it into a several way so that I can understand how minimal surfaces can be built. Also, the steps and rules are very critical in the process, I have to make sure the previous step has no error in order to move on to the next step.
Stage Description: After creating a single piece of minimal surface, I start to explore the different, possible architectural structure that it can form. I use tools such as mirror, rotate and bend so as to create a massive possible groups of minimal surfaces that has volumes inside of itself. The massive struncture has lots of occupying space inside it.
The exterior structure of a group of minimal surfaces.
The Process: A
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1. Divide line AC in order to get their mid-point. Then, connect corner D with mid point B to produce line BD.
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2. Use line BD as the axis to create cone I.
3. Create surface EFCD in order to contact with cone I. Then use cone I to trim surface EFCD.
4. By duplicating the trimmed surface EFCD, it creates arc GH.
5. Then create line IC and use it as the axis of cone II. Create surface ACD and use it to intersect with cone II, and it creates arc HJ.
The single structure unit of minimal surfaces group with connecting pieces.
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6. Create line BG in order to create surface FBG. Divide line AF into two segments which gets a midpoint K. Use it to create line DK. Divide line DK into four segments and it creates points L and M. Use line LM to create cone III. Intersect cone III with surface FBG.
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7. Arc GN is created by duplicating the edge of intersection of cone III and surface FBG.Then connect points J and N.
I H
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8. Create line IO and CE in order to get points P and Q. Use them to create line PQ. Divide line PQ into three segments which creates point R. Use points J, N and R to create a circle. Trim the longer part of circle by using points N and J.
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9. Then, arc JNR will be the last edge o the minimal . surface
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The exterior of the minimal surfaces structure
C A
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B E
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1. Mirror the minimal surface by using axis DE.
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C
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2. Mirror both surfaces by using axis DF.
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3. Mirror the whole bounding box by using axis CG.
The interior of the minimal surfaces structure fields.
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C A
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4. Mirror the bounding boxes both vertically and horizonatally. 5. Then, mirror the surfaces diagonally.
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BEACH SHELTER Course: Arch 10A Semester: Spring 2011 Instructor: Sandy Lee 29
Project Description: In this project, we create our design through the existing site information. From researching the beach and its daily usage statistics, we can set up a rule and create a diagram for the site. Then, we can use the diagram and start to design our model.
Challenge: The hardest part of this project is to transfer from two-dimensional drawings into three-dimension models. Besides, there are also constrains that we have to follow. Once we got through this bottleneck step, our design will be a lot easier as we know a method to transform the data that we already had.
Site Location: Isle Of Wight, UK This location is in the birds’ immigration path. When it’s in the winter season, there will be lots of birds moving out from it to other countries. When it’s in spring, the birds from other countries will move to this small island to stay for several months. This small island contains 140,200 residents, whose density is 369 people within square kilometers. There are many visitors visiting this island per year. In 1999, the total visitors visited the islands had gone up to 2.7 million visitors. It’s a lot compared to 140,200 residents.
Material Choice: For my physical model, i used acryics, bass wood sticks, and white museum board.
Diagramming Rule Set: Darkest line weight and different darkness of circles represents the main circulation and the different numbers of people in circulation and density diagram. In figure ground diagram, block color represents sea and white color represents the ground.
The Process:
Circulation and Density Diagram 30
Figure Ground Diagram
Study Model 31
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B
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3 1 - Party Zone 2 - Restroom 3 - Equipment Storeroom 4 - Look-Out Place 5 - Chatroom
A Floor Plan
Section A
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SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”
SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8”
B
Beach Shelter - Physical Model
Section B
SCALE : 1’-0”=1/8” 33
SKIN AND BONES Course: Arch 12B Semester: Fall 2011 Instructor: Andy Ku 35
Project Description: This Project is a study in a particular strcutural type and surface construction. The Skin and Bones achieves the maximum surface mass and minimum weight simutaneously. This project uses UN Studio’s Villa NM as a foundation in the beginning when we are designing the forms and shapes.
Challenge: The challenge is to think about the form of Villa NM and trasfer the characteristics from it to this project. The transition is critical because the connections between ribs and stringers have to be strong enough in order not to let it fall apart. We also need to consider well when we are deciding the location of cut outs because it can weaken the structure if it is in an undesirable place.
Site Information: Physical Model of Ribs, Stringers, and Spars
UN Studio’s Villa NM is located in Upstate New York, Catskills, USA.
Skin and Sleeves
Ribs
Stringers and Spars
The Process
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1. Contour the digital model of Villa NM that we modeled diagonally, and I use a ratio to determine spaces between each contours.
2. Simplify and modify the contours, and create 19 points on each of them.
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3. Then connect the points and create the transition between them. These cionnections are the stringers and the spars.
Top View Ribs Stringers Spars
4. Based on these lines, we can modify them by using rotating and bending tools.
5. Then, apply Material thickness to it, create supporting skeletons inside the ribs, and decide how the components are connecting to each other.
6. Next, we enter to the physical model phase.
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The Structure
Roof 8
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7 6
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5B
2A
1A
4A
3A
5A
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1B
Stairs
1A
1B
2A
3A
2B
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4A
4B
7. Then, generate a skin that covers the 38 model from offsetting the ribs and lofting between isocurves.
5A
6A
5B
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8. When the Skin is done, trim it until it covers 60% of the skin.
Deck
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9. Then, add the transformational sleeves on to the skins. they are created through lofting between semicircles and a part of ribs.
Interior of Skins and Bones Structure with the deck.
10. Change the model’s scale and cut out a desirable hole in order to fit in stairs, roof and viewing-deck.
11. Done.
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PCC LANCER PASS Course: Arch 20A Semester: Spring 2012 Instructor: Coleman Griffith
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Project Description: This project is a study in a particular strcutural type and surface construction. We have to redesign PCC cafeteria and come up with a continuous surface system that contains programs both on top of and underneath the system. We have to consider with the constructing art building because the surrounding buildings will have a role on our design.
Challenge: The challenge is to transform the programs of the cafeteria into the new form. The surface system has to be functional and practical. For example, it should have occupying spaces both externally and internally. I found that it is critical to change the landscape when I have to come up with a new surface system.
Concept: My concept is resonance and its binuclear words are retention, and repulsion. By definition, resonance refers to the state of a systems in which an a large vibration is produced in response to an external stimulus. Based on my concept, I think my new design has to interact with the public. The public and the system should be intergrated together.
Site Information: Pasadena City College Lancer Pass, Pasadena, CA
Main Entrance
Concept Diagram and and Site Analysis: Vertical Constraints
Resonance
Section North-South
Section West-South
Retention 42
Repulsion Bounding Box
Sports Facility
Classroom
Functional Buildings
Parking Lot
Surrounding Buildings Parameter
Trees Parameter
Circulation
Datum 43
Axo
Circulation
Programs
Upper Surface
Lower Surface
Ground Plane
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Plaza View
View from South
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A
B
B
Site Plan
A
Storage and Prep. Kitchen
Dinning Room
restroom Dinning Room
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LancerPass Exit View
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Staff Exit
Staff Entrance
Entry
Socializing Place (Plaza)
Serving Kitchen Refrdgerator
Trash
Beverage Station
Perp. Kitchen Corridor Order/ Pick up
Hot food Display
Dry Food Storage
Cashiers
Office
Cold Food Storage
Exit
Changing Room for Staff Restroom
Patio Seating
Study Place
Dinning Area
Janitor Storage
Exit
Floor Plan
Socializing Space (Plaza) Entrance Lancer Pass
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Section A-A
Dinning Area View
Look Out and Pathway
Patio Dinning Area
Dinning Area
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Aerial View 50
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Creative Works 53
8in. x 11in., still life, daily pencil sketches on paper,
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14in. x 16.5in., Pen and ink project; Pen drawing on paper.
8in. x 11in., still life, daily pencil sketches on paper,
18in. x 24in., pencil sketch on paper.
11.5in. x15in., Still life; Color pencil drawing on paper
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11.5in. x15in.; Water paints painting on paper.
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11.5in. x15in.; Water paints painting on paper.
18in. x 24in., Multi-medium project/Self-portrait project; Color pencil, water paint, paper and pen painting on canvas
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