Foundation in Architecture Portfolio (2016)

ARCHI T ECT UREPORT F OL I O YIMAYEMI L YCHAN

CONT ENT S 03

L AYERI NG ANI L L USI ON

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BRI DGEPROJ ECT

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T HE98PERCENT

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ORT HOGRAPHI C

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CAST L EKEEP

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I NSI DEOUTCUBE

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BRUT ALBEAUT Y

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T r ansf or mi ng2Di nt o3D Type: Academi c Under st andi ngdept h, per spect i ves, l i nes, shadowandl i ght Suspensi onbr i dgeType: Academi c Under st andi ngt eamwor k, r esear chandt hedesi gnpr ocess Ananal ysi sofHumani t ar i anAr chi t ect ur eType: Nonacademi c I nvest i gat i ngexi st i ngdesi gnconcept si nHumani t ar i anAr chi t ect ur e

Pl ans, sect i onsandel evat i onsType: Academi c Under st andi nghowt odr awpl ans, sect i onsandel evat i ons Ananal ysi soft hehi st or yofNewcast l et hr oughi t sbui l di ngsType: Academi c Under st andi ngbui l di ngt ypol ogyandst yl e, andver nacul arar chi t ect ur e Br i ngi ngext r emedynami cst oar i gi dgeomet r i cal cubeType: Academi c Under st andi ngambi ence, mat er i al pr oper t i esandt echni cal i t i est oaconcept

Cr eat i ngspacesofr est r i ct i onandconst r i ct i onwi t hsur pr i sesType: Academi c Under st andi ngambi ence, mat er i al pr oper t i esandt echni cal i t i est oaconcept

PERSONALST AT EMENT

L AYERI NG ANI L L USI ON Pr oj ect :I ndi vi dualT ype:Academi c

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RESEARCH L I NEMOI RE

EXPERI MENT AT I ON COMBI NI NG BOT HCONCEPT S

chi t ect ur e, l i k el i f ei t sel f , consi st sofmanyl ayer s; l ayer s Thechal l eng e:Ar

ofphysi cal mat er i al , l ayer sofsoci al i nt er act i on, l ayer sofhi st or y .

Eachl ayer , t o someext ent , hel pst oei t herr eveal orconceal i dent i t y .

Desi gnandconst r ucta vi sual l yst i mul at i ng, abst r actcomposi t i onwhi chexpl or esa‘ l anguageofl ayer i ng’ . nt er act i vepr oj ectcombi ni ngt hef amousl i nemoi r ei l l usi on Thes ol ut i on:Ani

outar tt oexpl or et hel anguageofl ayer i ng.

Li neMoi r ewhi chi susual l y andpoppr esent edt wodi mensi onal l y , i st r ansf or medi nt oa3Di l l usi on.

Thei l l usi onal l owsa changeofper spect i vewhi l et hedier entl i newi dt hsanddier entpat t er n desi gnshel pcr eat edept h. i ment spr ovedt obeofcr uci al i mpor t ancei nt hi spr oj ect , Concl us i on:Exper especi al l ybecauseofi t st echncal i t i es.

Li neshadt obemeasur edandcut accur at el yt o3mm or5mm t oensur et hatt hebasel ayerandr eveal i ngl ayerof t hepr oj ectwi l l pr oducet hei l l usi one ect i vel y .

EXPERI MENT AT I ON L I NEMOI RE+ORI GAMI

LAYER1 REVEALI NGLAYER Sl i desabovet hebot t om l ayer

LAYER2 BASE LAYER Dier entpat t er nscr eat edier ent pat t er endi l l usi ons

FI NALDESI GN 03

REVEAL I NG L AYEROVERBASEL AYER

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BRI DGEPROJ ECT

RESEARCH

UNDERST ANDI NG BRI DGEDESI GNS

BRI DGEDESI GN

BEAM -3MAI NL AYERS

BRI DGEPROT OT YPE#1

F I NALBRI DGEDESI GN BRI DGEPROT OT YPE#2

Pr obl em:Notenough car dboar dsavai l abl e t omaket het r us s .

Sol ut i on:Modi f yt r us st o us es t r i ngsi ns t ead.

#1 i nt er t wi neds t r i ngs us edt os us pend t hebeam

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Pr obl em:L ackofs t r i ngs Sol ut i on:Modi f ydes i gnt o us eonecont i nuouss t r i ng t ogoar oundatt heends

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HAL F F I NI SHED/ PROVI DI NG F RAMEWORK

F L AT PACKED/ MODUL ARHOMES

QUI NT AMONROYBYAL AJ ENDRO ARAVENA( EL EMENT AL )

BYI KEA

Bypr ovi di nga“ hal f ni shed”home, t hear chi t ect sofQui nt a Monr oypr ovi desaf r amewor konwhi chcommuni t i escan expandt hei rhousesbyt hemsel ves.

I nt hi si l l ust r at ed ex ampl eoft het ypol ogy , 93homeswer e ti nt oasmal l ar ea andt hi swasdonebyconst r uct i ngmul t i st or eyhouses.

Bysendi ng at pack edmodul arhomest oadi sast er hi tar eaorapoorcommuni t y , t hi st ypol ogy al l owscommuni t i est osl eepi nat empor ar yshel t ert hef ast estcompar edt ot heot hert wot ypol ogy .

I KEAcr eat est hi smodul art entwhi chcanbesetupi n4hour sandhasaspeci al l ydesi gnedt hemal i nsul at orbl ank etandsol arpanel s.

Theseal l owt hepeopl et obepr ot ect edf r om t hesur r oundi ngs andal l owst hem t ohavel i ghtatni ght , unl i k et het r adi t i onal t ent s.

Fur t her mor e, t heyar el i ght wei ght andever ypar toft hi smodul art enti sal r eadyi nt hepackagi ng, hence, noext r amat er i al i sneeded. al l , t heyar eeasi ert ot r anspor t , easi ert oassembl eandmor ecomf or t abl et ol i vei nt han Over t r adi t i onal t ent s

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T HE98PERCENT Pr oj ect :I ndi vi dualT ype:Nonacademi c

Abr i efanal ys i sofHumani t ar i anAr chi t ect ur e,t he pr ovi der soft heot her98% oft hewor l d’ spopul at i on.

Ahomei sessent i al l yashel t erandapl aceofcomf or tand bel ongi ng.

However , notever yonehast hepr i vi l eget ol i ve i none, mor esoawel l bui l tone.

Thesepeopl ear epr i mar i l y t hepoorandt heunf or t unat e.

Theymak eup98% oft he wor l d’ spopul at i onwhoar eunabl et oa or dt hepr i ceof hi r i nganar chi t ect .

The el dofHumani t ar i anAr chi t ect ur e, t houghati t si nf ancy , st r i vest ohel p.Si ncei t sst ar ti n1970 byt hef ounderoft heNGO, Ar chi t ect ur ef orHumani t y( AFH) , mor eandmor ear chi t ect shavevent ur edi nt ot hi snew el doff ast paceddesi gnpr ocessanddeci si onmaki ng.

Thr oughr esear chandcasest udi esofexi st i ngHumani t ar i an Ar chi t ect ur epr oj ect sar oundt hewor l d, t hr eecommonl yused t ypol ogyhavebeeni dent ied.

EASYT O REPL I CAT E

BANG MUANG BYPAT AMAROONRAKWI T

Or i gi nal oneuni t Fami l i esof2

Fami l i esof4

Bymaki ngadesi gneasyt ober epl i cat ed, communi t i escan bui l dt hei rownhousesf ort hemsel ves.

Pat amaRoonr akwi t ’ s t empor ar ayshel t erdesi gnf ort het sunami hi tvi l l ager si n Thai l andwer enotonl yeasyt omak eandcheap, butcoul d al sobemani pul at edt o tdier entf ami l ysi z es.

Whenshe camebackt ot hevi l l ageaf t er3weeksofbui l di ng32smal l hut s, shef ound72peopl ehadal r eadybui l tt hem f or t hemsel ves.

Fami l i esof6

Fami l i esof8

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ORT HOGRAPHI C Pr oj ect :I ndi vi dualT ype:Academi c

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VI LLASAVOYE

ORGANI C SKET CHPEPPER Dr awi ngt hi spepperwasmybasei nl ear ni nghowt odr aw or t hogr aphi cdr awi ngs;sect i on, el evat i onandapl an.

Ar chi t ect sr el ayt hei rdesi gni deast oot herpeopl ewi t h t hehel pofor t hogr aphi cdr awi ngs.

Or t hogr aphi cdr awi ngs ar ei mpor t antast heycanhel pusunder st andt hespaces ofabui l di ngoradesi gnbet t er .

Or t hogr aphi cdr awi ngs i ncl udepl ans, sect i onsandel evat i ons.

SKETCH

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CAST L EKEEP Pr oj ect :I ndi vi dualT ype:Academi c

Thi si sabr i efanal ysi sont heCast l eKeep andi t sar chi t ect ur al f eat ur es.

Cast l eKeepwasconst r uct edi n1080on ahi ghgr oundj ustbesi dear i veri n1080AD. Thewoodenk eepact edasast r uct ur ef or f or t icat i onanddef ense.

Si ncet hen, i t becamet hecent r eofmanywar sbecause ofi t sst r at egi cposi t i onover l ooki ngt her i ver .

Bet ween1168and1178, t hek eepwasr ebui l t i nst oneandst i l l st andsst r ongt oday .

Sk et ches1and2showt wosk et chesoft hesamewi ndowoft he Cast l eKeep, ( 1) t hevi ewoft hewi ndowf r om i nsi det heKeep, and ( 2) t hevi ewoft hewi ndowf or mt heout si deoft heKeep.

Thi ssmal l wi ndowdesi gncanbef oundal l overt hewal l soft hek eep, especi al l yatt hehi gher oor s.

Ther ear et wof unct i onst ot hi s desi gn.

Fi r st l y , t hi si sduet ot hemat er i al susedt obui l dt hewal l sof t hek eep.

Madeofst one, t hewei ghtoft hewal l swoul dbet oomuch f oral ar gewi ndow.

Al so, t hewi ndowdei si gnwasi deal f orar cher si n t hek eept ohaveavant agepoi ntovert heenemi esandwer el ess l i k el yt ogetshotbyt heenemi es.

Sk et ches3and4showt wodier entdoor sf oundatt heent r ance oft hek eep.

Thel ar gedoor sar emadeoutofwoodandhave ar cheddesi gnsont hest onessur r oundi ngi t .

Thesedoor sar ebui l t i nt heRomanesqueAr chi t ect ur est yl e.

St oneengavi ngs, l i k et he onesi n( 4) ar eat r ai toft heRomanesqueAr chi t ect ur est yl e.

The t ext ur eoft hedoorandt hewal l i ssuccessf ul l ypot r ayedon( 3) .

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I NSI DEOUTCUBE Pr oj ect :I ndi vi dualT ype:Academi c

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Thechal l eng e:Todesi gnandconst r uctasmal l cube( 300m2

appr oxi mat el y) whi chexpl or esandexpr essesspat i al qual i t i es.

Thi spr oj ectf ocusesont hepur posef r eeel ement sofaspace.

Onl ywhi t emat er i al scanbeused.

Theonl ydar kcol our edi t em al l owedwi l l bet hest yr of oam bal l whi chmustbepl acedi nt hecube.

ni ngvar i ousconcept s; i nver t ed Thes ol ut i on:Acubecombi ar chi t ect ur ewher easpacei sf or medbyput t i ngt oget hert wo voi ds, i nsi deouti deawhi chi sf amousl ypot r ayedbyRi char d Roger sandRenz oPi ano’ sPompi douCent r eand, exper i ment al spaces.

Thi si sdonebyi ncor por at i ngat echni cal desi gni nt he cubet hatal l owshandsonmani pul at i onandal ongwi t ht hat , di vi dest hecubei nt o8i dent i cal par t swhi chdesi gnsar e noni dent i cal out si deori nsi de. oughoutt hepr ocessofdesi gni ngand Concl us i on:Thr

r eal i si ngt hei nsi deoutcubei dea, t her ewer emanypr obl emsand obst acl es.

Eachoft hesepr obl emswer econf r ont edandsol ved.

Thesol ut i onst ot hesepr obl emsul t i mat el yhel pedshapedt hec ube.

At r stsi ght , t hecubei nducesasenseofmyst er ywi t hahi nt ofcomf or tf r om t hesymmet r i cal desi gn, but , af t ermani pul at i on wi t ht hehel pofat echni cal i deai nt hecubet hat i psi ti nsi deout , t hei nnerst r uct ur eoft hecubei sr eveal ed.

Wi t hi neach mani pul at i on, var i ousf or ms, obj ectorvoi d, comet oget hert of or m dier entandi nt er est i ngshapes.

*Someoft hepossi bl econ gur at i onsoft hei nsi deoutcube

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ORT HOGRAPHI C DRAWI NGS

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BASI C CONCEPTI DEA I NSI DEOUTT ECHNI CAL I T Y

CONCEPTDEVEL OPMENT

F I NALDESI GN

I NSI DEOUTT ECHNI CAL I T Y

F EAT URES

Si mpl i st i cl ookont heout si det hatwor kswel l wi t hshowi ngo t hevoi donvoi dconcept

Endr esul t

St ar t

DES I GNI DEAF ORF I NALDES I GN

Ther ear e8cubesal l t oget herandnot wocubes ar eal i k e, i nsi deorout si de Thedesi gnoft hepr emani pul at edcubehasan i ndentofacubeatal l 8cor ner s.

Thesef or m an i nnercubei nt hemi ddl eoft hecube post mani pul at i on Atever ymani pul at i on, t heappear anceoft he cubechangesal t oget her r

= The300by300mm cubei sdi vi dedi nt o 8i dent i cal cubes.

Theyar e ar r angedandat t achedt oeachot heri nawayt hatwheni ti smani pul at ed, t hei nsi deoft hecubebecomest heout si deoft hecubeandvi cever sa.

I NVERT EDARCHI T ECT URE VOI D-ONVOI D

Ther ear e64dier entf acesi nt hi scube Thespher ei nt hi scubei sonl yf ul l yseen post mani pul at i on.

I NVERT EDARCHI T ECT URE VOI DONVOI D

Thei somet r i cdr awi ngal l owedmet ot hi nk3di mensi onal l y .

I thel pedme vi sual i z ei deasandexper i mentwi t ht hespat i al qual i t i esofacube.

Combi ngi ngt heset wobasi cex oer i ment al i deascr eat esspacest hatar e j oi ni ngt wovoi dst oget her , hence, i nver t edar chi t ect ur e.

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BRUT ALBEAUT Y Pr oj ect :I ndi vi dualT ype:Academi c

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gnasmal l st r uct ur ewhi ch Thechal l eng e:Todesi

r epondst ot hephysi cal andsoci al cont extofapar k, Leaz esPar k, andpr oducesasi mpl ef unct i onsuggest ed byt hesi t eanal ysi soft hecont ext .

I ti sr equi r edt o accomodat et heactofsi t t i ng.

Ther eshoul dbel i t t l eorno oundat i onr equi r edi nt hehypot het i cal const r uct i onof f t hest r uct ur e. ut al i stAr chi t ect ur e( usual l yt i edwi t h Thes ol ut i on:Br

negat i veconnot at i onsi nt heUK) i susedasani nst r ument t obr i ngt heel ement sofsur pr i se, suspenseand pl ayf ul nesst oat t r actandcr eat eanewexper i encef or peopl eofal l ages.

Thi si sdonet hr oughdesi gni ngaspace sofconst r i ct i ngandr est r ai ni ng, f r ami ng wi t ht heconcept vi ewsandaf ocusont heambi enceoft hei nt er i or .

The i nt er i orboast ssever al ocul ussi mi l art ot hePant heonat t her oofoft hehugemassi ngofcur vedconcr et ei nt er i or .

Ther ear et woseat i ngar easi nt hi sbui l di ng.

Oneofwhi ch i st heswi nghungatt hef r ontoft hebui l di ng.

Anot heri st he deepi ndenti nt ot heconcr et ewal l att hevi ewi ngbox.

Thr oughoutt hebui l di ng, det ai l si ndesi gnandconst r uct i on wor kt oget hert or eachi t sai m ofcr eat i nganewexper i ence f oruser sandcr eat i ngel ement sofsuspense.

Thi spr oj ect al soi ncor por at esr ul esofsust ai nabi l i t y , gol denr at i o, r aw mat er i al sandunder st andi ngofambi ence. i ment spr ovedt obeofcr uci al Concl us i on:Exper

i mpor t ancei nt hi spr oj ect , especi al l ybecauseofi t s t echni cal i t i es.

Thr oughoutt hepr ocessofdesi gni ngand r eal i si ngt heconcr et est r uct ur e, t her ewer emanypr obl ems andobst acl es.

Forex ampl e, duet ot hebui l di ng’ sf ocuson i nt er i orr at hert hant heext er i or , t hebui l di nghadt obecuti n hal f .

Mor eover , t hi sbui l di ngdoesnotl etpeopl ei nt oi t s secr et sunt i l t heyent eri t .

Wi t hi nt hest r uct ur ei t sel f , t he pl ayont hehei ghtofst ai r s, swi ngsandswer vi ngcor ner sar e abl et oi nducepl ayf ul nessi namat ur eset t i ng.

Wi t ht hi s, bot h adul t saswel l aschi l dr enwi l l beat t r act edt oi t .

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Pi ct ur esofamodel andt est er s

El evat i onsoft heBui l di ng

DESI GNF EAT URE:J OURNEYT HROUGHCONST RAI N&REST RAI N

VI SUAL I ZI NG AJ OURNEY

DESI GNAI M:CREAT I NG ANEW EXPERI ENCET HROUGHSUSPENSEANDAMBI ENCE DET AI L SI NMAT ERI AL I T YANDCONST RUCT I ON

S ect i onandpl anofs t r uct ur e

ANGUL AREXT ERI OR

L i noPr i ntt os how t ex t ur es ,l i ghtands hadow

T ost andoutf r om t het r eesandor gani cf or msi nt hesur r oundi ng, t heext er i ori sangul arandmadeoutofconcr et e.

Al l f ourf acesof t heext er i oradher est ot heGol denRat i oof1: 1618.

OCUL US

Oneoft hemai nf eat ur esoft hebui l di ng.

Thr oughoutt hej our ney upt ot hevi ewi ngboxi n4, t her ear et hr eehol esi nt her oof specical l ydesi gnedt oal l owal l el ement si nt heenvi r onmentsuch assunl i ght , r ai nandsnowt oent er .

Sungl i ghti semphasi z edasi t ent er st heocul usandt huscr eat esapl aywi t hdi st i nctshadowand l i ght .

Wi t ht hi s, t hebui l di ngi sal waysever changi ng.

I twi l l al sol ook dier entast heseasonschangeandasi tget sweat her edbyt he el ement s.

T I MBERF L OORI NG

Madeoutoft het i mbersawnpanel susedt ocastt heconcr et e st r uct ur ei nsi t u.

I tpr ovi desal evel sur f acef oruser sandact i vi t i es.

VI EWI NG BOX

Thevi ewi ngboxi sashel t er edr ect angul arspace.

Ther oom i st al l t o gi veuser saf eel i ngofspaci ousnesswi t hi nt heencl osur e.

Thevi ew i sal sof r amedi nar ect angl e.

Adeepi ndenti nt ot heconcr et ecanbe f oundher e( 7)andal l owsuser st or estaf t ercl i mbi ngupt hest ai r s.

SEAT I NG:SWI NG

Aswi ngi spl acedatt hebot t om oft hest r uct ur et oat t r actpeopl et o t hest r uct ur e.

I ti soneoft hepl ayf ul el ement st hati si ncor por at edi n t hear chi t ect ur e.

I ti smadeoutoft i mberusedi nt hecast i ngoft he st r uct ur e.

ST AI RCASE

Thest ai r casei sdesi gnedt ocr eat esuspense.

I ti sacombi nat i onof ast ai r sandar ampt hati ncl i nesatdier entl evel satdier entpar t s.

Thehei ghtoft her i sedier sf r om 5i nchest o11i ncheshi gh.

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CONCEPTDEVEL OPMENT

F I NALDESI GN

Fort hepur poseofat t r act i nguser soft hepar kf r om t hei rusual r out eaccr osst hepar kt ot he l ak e, t hedesi gnhast ost andoutf r om i t ssi t e.

Ther ef or e, t odot hi s, t hechosenar eai nt he par ki sofhi ghgr oundst ogi veuser savant agepoi nt .

Al so, t hedesi gnwi l l t ak eanangul ar f or mt ost andoutf r om t het r eessur r oundi ngt hesi t e.

T odemonst r at ef ul l yt hei deasoft hi sdesi gn whi chf ocusesont hei nt er i orr at hert hant he ext er i or , t hemodel sf ort hi spr oj ecthavebeen bui l ti nhal fspecical l yt oshowt hei rsect i ons.

Bot hpl ast erandcar dboar dwer echosent o bal anceeachot her ’ sl i mi t at i onsasamat er i al usedt obui l dt hecur vedwal l l sanddesi gnand const r uct i onski l l susedi nt hi spr oj ect .

Ast hi s pr oj ectembr acescur vedf or msandi r r egul ar shapesf ori t si nt er i or , pl ast erwasdi cul tt o handl east heycangetst ucki nt hecast .

However , i tpot r ayst hesmoot hpol i shedcur ved wal l sneededi nt hi spr oj ectbet t ert hanmat er i al s l i k ecar dboar d.

Car dboar di snotas exi bl ea mat er i al t hanpl ast eri nmaki ngf or ms.

But , when model edl i k et hi s, i ti sabl et oaccur at el yshowt he pat hwayt hatuser swi l l pot ent i al l yt ak ei nt hi s bui l di ng.

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T hankyouf oryourki ndcons i der at i on, Emi l yChan