DARREN YAT SING CHAN PORTFOLIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A MOMENT LOST IN TIME
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SERVICE // ENGAGEMENT // RESEARCH
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∞PING BATHHOUSE
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PUSH // PULL WORK // LIFE
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Reinterpreting an Icon
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DARREN YAT SING CHAN, EIT (#0T7861)
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PROFILE SUMMARY ENGINEER TURNED ARCHITECT LOOKING TO APPLY THE SKILLS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS EDUCATION TO CREATE PROJECTS THAT MERGE THE TWO SUBJECTS. BROAD-KNOWLEDGE OF MULTIPLE SUBJECTS AND ALWAYS LOOKING TO LEARN NEW TOPICS.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE: FIRST-PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EXPECTED GRADUATION MAY 2024
B.S.E. IN CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
SPRING 2018
MAJOR COURSES: •STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, EARTHQUAKE DESIGN, WATER RESOURCE ENGINEERING, TIMBER DESIGN, CONCRETE DESIGN, AUTOCADD (CIVIL 3D), UNIT OPERATIONS
WORK EXPERIENCE - ARCHITECTURE
USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE CLASS ASSISTANT - ARCH526: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: LEGAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT, PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
JANUARY 2024 - PRESENT
•ASSIST IN THE OPERATIONS OF CLASS FUNCTIONS INCLUDING TUTORING AND GRADING JUNE 2022 - PRESENT
USC PLANNING MANAGEMENT AND FACILITIES SERVICES STUDENT WORKER - SUPPORT ASSISTANT IV
•UPDATING CAD PLANS, GIS MAPS, BIM MODELS AND ARCHIVING OPERATION & MANAGEMENT PROJECT CLOSE-OUT DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL USC OWNED AND SOME LEASED BUILDINGS KSK DESIGN, INC. JANUARY 2022 - FEBRUARY 2022 INTERN •ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS REGARDING SUBMITTAL AND COMPLETION OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE LA COUNTY (LA DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING SAFETY) AND BELLFLOWER. •CADDWORK FOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
WORK EXPERIENCE - ENGINEERING GCW, INC. AUGUST 2019 - JUNE 2021 ENGINEER IN TRAINING II-LAND DEVELOPMENT •PERFORM PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING WORK INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS INVOLVED THE APPLICATION OF STANDARD TECHNIQUES, PROCEDURES, AND CRITERIA IN CARRYING OUT ROUTINE ENGINEERING TASKS UNDER CLOSE SUPERVISION RIM ROCK ENGINEERING, LLC PROJECT MANAGER--IN-TRAINING
MAY 2018 - APRIL 2019
•STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF RETAINING WALLS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROJECT EXPOSURE TO STRUCTURAL DESIGNING OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. SUBTASKS INCLUDE GRAVITY AND LATERAL ANALYSIS, CODE UPDATES OF PAST COMPANY PROJECTS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE 2018 IBC, FAMILIARITY WITH STRUCTURAL DETAIL CALLOUTS
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
APTITUDES
Revit CADD Civil-3D
DEPENDABLE EFFICIENT DETERMINED OPEN-COMMUNICATION STRUCTURED
Autodesk
Adobe Suite
Office
Modeling/Rendering
Word PowerPoint Excel
Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Rhino 7 Enscape Houdini
RETHINKING MONOLITHIC ARCHITECTURE:A.I. ASSISTED INFLATABLE DESIGN A MOMENT LOST IN TIME
BRIEF // Simultaneously solid and hollow, uniform and heterogeneous, impregnable and permeable, foreign and familiar, the monolith that is not one stands out as a glitch, a disturbance within the dialectical logic and the corollary axiological dichotomies that continue to regulate the theoretical discourse in architecture and persistently sanction the emancipatory virtues of the formless as opposed to the totalizing and repressive authority of the ‘formed,’ the small to the big, the fragmented to the coherent, the transparent to the opaque, the irregular to the orthogonal. This project glimpses into the new class of monolithic architecture sculpted through the synergy of A.I. generators and Houdini’s procedural modeling. LOCATION // Taurus Hill, Vilnius, Lithuania PROJECT DURATION // Fall 2023 A MOMENT LOST IN TIME describes how within a building history can stand as a momentary time in space. The building mass is influenced by planes cutting through its structure. Within those cut places, a building keeps it together. Trapped from the outside, but contained on the inside.
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With the aid of Stable Diffusion (generative AI) in Houdini, I explore the outputs using text, images, and geometric shapes.
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The referenced images are the United States Courthouse located in LA, the Sao Paulo Museum of Art, and the Church of the Light.
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Conversion of 2d images into surfaces using depth projection
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3D conversion and form alteration
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First Floor
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Second Floor
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North-South Elevation
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East-West Elevation
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North-South Section
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East-West Section
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USC Center for Social Justice
SERVICE // ENGAGEMENT // RESEARCH
BRIEF // The USC Center for Social Justice is an incubator where USC faculty and students from multiple disciplines engage with neighborhood community in issues of social justice through three departments: service, research and community engagement. LOCATION // 747 N. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 PROJECT DURATION // Spring 2023 SERVICE // ENGAGEMENT // RESEARCH is a comprehensive studio in which the architectural form of the building is influenced by traditional Japanese wood joinery. The building consists of three masses each symbolizing its on department. Towards the upper floors, research and service take an open approach. The facade is influenced by the Chinese tradition of the Water Lantern Festival.
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Site Plan
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Typical Floor Plan
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Gravity Loads: Foundation Illustration
Gravity Loads: Complete Illustration
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Chunk Model Section
ADA Compliant Path of Travel
Vertical Egress Design
Gravity Loads: Core Illustration
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Front Elevation
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Right Elevation
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Front Elevation - Lighting Systems
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Right Elevation - Lighting Systems
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Front Elevation - Heating Systems
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Front Elevation - Cooling Systems
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Front Elevation - Ventilation Systems
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Right Elevation - Ventilation Systems
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INTIMATE IMMENSITY: INTERIORITY, SPATIAL SEQUE
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BRIEF // INTIMATE IMMENSITY is an investigation of interiority as a fundamental and intrinsic property of architetural space, as well as an introduction to various historical conceptions of architecrural space including cellular and nested space; episodci space and spatial sequence; and the relationship between fundamental architectural elements and immaterial phenomena such as the modulation of natural light and the atmospheric space. LOCATION // Urban infill site (60’x100’) consisting of two existing contiguous infill buildings, 72 and 7476 Market St., Venice, CA PROJECT DURATION // Spring 2022 In this project, I explore the spatial concept of looping space within the broader context.
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ENCE, AND PHENOMENA
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SUBTERRANEAN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN -13.0’ 1/8” = 1’-0”
LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1/8” = 1’-0”
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TRANSVER 1/8” = 1’-0”
RSE SECTION
BUILDING ELEVATION 1/8” = 1’-0”
ARCADE ELEVATION 1/8” = 1’-0”
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The concept of looping space is understanding that there is “one true” path to ones journey through a space. In this particular instance, while traversing the building, you are met with three different means of passage. Those being ramps, stairs, and elevators. Once you start in one way of entry, you are met with one direction in which you experience the space.
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CO-DIVIDUAL HOUSING PUSH // PULL WORK // LIFE
BRIEF // In this exploration, the task is to expand on housing. Moving from the individual to the community. The challenge is to incoporate aspects of co-living into a new housing standard LOCATION // Hillcrest Country Club golf course, Los Angeles PROJECT DURATION // Fall 2022 PUSH // PULL, WORK // LIFE is an investigation to how a members of the young professional work force can make a living after being thrown into a new chapter in their lives. This project works on the idea of voxels, pushing and pulling the movement of the individual and group towards a new work-life balance.
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MASS SUBTRACTION PUSH PULL “VOXEL-IZATION” MERGE 41
POD 01
POD 02
POD 03 POD 05 POD 04
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Light, Color, and the Character of Material Reinterpreting an Icon
BRIEF // Produce a series of drawings that explore the consequences of light, shade, color, and material for an iconic space, place, or building. LOCATION // Culver City, CA 90232 PROJECT DURATION // Fall 2022 Through the lens of physical media and using drawing techniques to master the essencee of light and shadows in the observed world, there is a discovery in action. Manually grinded graphite is used to imprint onto the watercolor material. Initial practice lends to honing the skills needed to reproduce quality productions.
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