Eric Pham Portfolio

PORTFOLIO ERIC PHAM

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Dualities Spring 2021

Precedent Study Spring 2021

Yamamoto Residence Fall 2020

First Year Spring Spring 2020

First Year fall Fall 2019

Garland Animal Shelter Spring 2019

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Dualities Spring 2021 in collaboration with Mason Schultz This project was a collaboration to understand how two buildings with the same program and typology would differ in two vastly different environments, the coastal, and the alpine.

The building itself is a research laboratory for our client Sofia Wagner, a graduate student studying Hydroelectricity, and organizing her graduate thesis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sophia’s goal, among several others in her field, is to bring more effecient and usable hydroelectric power to millions and reduce the use of crude, expendable resources.

This building seeks to address the 7th sustainable sevelopment goal of affordable clean energy, devised by the United Nations.

The resulting buildings are labs utilizing the courtyard typology to divide work and relaxation spaces, while interacting with the water, and the surrounding environment in order to establish a sustainable workflow.

ARCH 2552 Instructed by Jenewein Oswald

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Digital rendering 2021

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DUALITIES

SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS

SPACES NEEDED

SPATIAL CIRCULATION

PROXIMITIES, PROPORTIONS AND DEPENDENCIES

STAIRS

STORAGE

300 sq ft

730 sq ft

WATER TANK ROOM

BALCONY

BEDROOM

WATER HEATER ROOM

RESTROOM

STORAGE

COURTYARD

KITCHEN

LOUNGE

KITCHEN

730 sq ft

730 sq ft

CLOSET

1100 sq ft

1600 sq ft

STAIRS 300 sq ft

STORAGE

BALCONY

STAIRS

HALLWAY

SKI LIFT/ PIER

ENTRY

EQUIPMENT ROOM

WATER TANK ROOM

CONTROL ROOM

OFFICE

LAB

CIRCULATION

730 sq ft

OFFICE

WATER TANK ROOM

650 sq ft

BALCONY 730 sq ft

650 sq ft

LAB

650 sq ft

1600 sq ft

STAIRS

1600 sq ft

650 sq ft

BALCONY

STAIRS

250 sq ft

250 sq ft

120 sq ft

ENTRY

330 sq ft

750 sq ft

EQUIPMENT ROOM

RESTROOM 70 sq ft

650 sq ft

CONTROL ROOM

ELECTRICAL ROOM

650 sq ft

650 sq ft

STAIRS 300 sq ft

STORAGE 730 sq ft

OFFICE

WATER TANK ROOM

650 sq ft

730 sq ft

LAB

650 sq ft

BALCONY 730 sq ft

1600 sq ft

CONTROL ROOM 650 sq ft

ELECTRICAL ROOM

STAIRS 300 sq ft

650 sq ft

BALCONY

COURTYARD 1600 sq ft

KITCHEN

LOUNGE

250 sq ft

1600 sq ft

600sq sqftft 600

HALLWAY

WATER HEATER ROOM

RESTROOM

250 sq ft

120 sq ft

ENTRY

BEDROOM 330 sq ft

100 sq ft

HALLWAY 350 sq ft

300 sq ft

SKI LIFT/ PIER

CLOSET 70 sq ft

750 sq ft

RESTROOM 70 sq ft

Spatial Relationships (Above) / Evolutionary Studies (Right)

Designing Spatial Relationships Initial Studies of the program were conducted in order to gain an understanding of how the spaces will interact with each other, not only horizontally, but also vertically. It was important for both buildings to interact with the water, particularly in the courtyard.

Environmental studies were also conducted in order to inform the formal design of the exterior.

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BALCONY

HALLWAY

BEDROOM

CLOSET

RESTROOM

250 sq ft

250 sq ft

330 sq ft

70 sq ft

70 sq ft

750 sq ft

350 sq ft

SKI LIFT/ PIER

70 sq ft

EQUIPMENT ROOM

SKI LIFT/ PIER

300 sq ft

100 sq ft

HALLWAY

300 sq ft

CLOSET

INDIVIDUAL SPACES < > COLLECTIVE SPACES

ENTRY

WATER HEATER ROOM

RESTROOM

600 sq ft

BEDROOM

LOUNGE 600 sq ft

1600 sq ft

LOUNGE

350 sq ft

300 sq ft

KITCHEN

300 sq ft

HALLWAY

HALLWAY

120 sq ft

1600 sq ft

650 sq ft

COURTYARD

ELECTRICAL ROOM

SPECIFIC SPACES

RESTROOM

LAB

OFFICE

730 sq ft

EQUIPMENT ROOM CONTROL ROOM

ELECTRICAL ROOM

WATER HEATER ROOM 100 sq ft

COURTYARD

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EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES

LINEAR TYPE

“L” TYPE

“U” TYPE

COURTYARD TYPE

BLOCK TYPE

Generation S1.001

Generation S1.002

Generation S1.003

Generation S1.004

Generation S1.005

Generation S2.001

Generation S2.002

Generation S2.003

Generation S2.004

Generation S2.005

TOPOGRAPHY

FLOOD/SNOW

RAIN

WIND

SUN

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LEVEL +01

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Level +02 (Top Left) / Level +01(Bottom Left) / Level 00 (Above)

Resulting Floor Plans The entrance is located on Level 00 at the pier to the right. On the right section holds the equiment room, the electric/boiler room, and a public restroom. On the left is the control room.

Up on Level +01 on the left is the main Living space, with a kitchen, dining room, and living room, while on the right is the Main lab.

Finally on Level +02, on the left is the private sleeping quarters with a small kitchenette to allow access to food w/o leaving outside, while on the right are the offices, and a meeting room.

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+24’-00”

+12’-00”

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DUALITIES

Digital rendering of the section.

2021 1920x1080 px Cinema 4D

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COMBINED DUALITIES

+36’-00”

+24’-00”

+12’-00”

+0’-00”

-12’-00”

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LEVEL 01 - 5.0 m

LEVEL 01 - 5.0 ft

LEVEL 00.5 - 8.7 ft

LEVEL 01 - 15.5 ft

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Precedent Study Spring 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS This project is located in Ribamontan Al Mar Spain on a hill that slopes downwards and is cut by a 30 meter-high cliff against which the waves break. The Northern sea wind is very rough, making it hard for trees to grow by the coastline.

VERNACULAR CONTEXT Ribamontán al Mar is a small sea-side village in Spain at 14.26 mi2 of land, housing around 4,450 people with a population density of 118.9/km2 ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN The building is enclosed in a squared prism (22x22 m), measuring three and a half meters in height. The most exposed façade of the house is the green roof. The main program develops in the first floor, over a ground floor that consists of garage, facilities, storage, porch and south garden. None of the pieces over the roof is higher than the horizon line seen from the street.

ARCH 2552 Instructed by Jenewein Oswald

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OS House by NOLASTER, Ribamontan Al Mar, Spain, 2005

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Level +01 (Top Left) / Level +00 (Bottom Left) / Site (Above)

Floor Plans and Site This was the precedent study conducted in order to understand how the coastal environment would affect the design of a building. Notable features that lead to the final product include the stilits that supported upper living areas, as well as the openess created by the courtyards to bring air and light to the interior

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PRESCEDENT STUDY

PRECEDEN

Section 2021 1920x1080 px Digital

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NT STUDY

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CHAPTER 3

Yamamoto Residence Fall 2020 The client’s name is Kaito Yamamoto. He is a senior manager at the auction house Christies specifically specializing in the asian art department. As such, he has grown an interest in Bonsai collecting and Japanese gardening.

This house will be his vacation home away from work and as such will revolve around his hobby of gardening. The house will have all the normal requirements for a house with the addition of an extra bedroom and bath for the house’s caretaker who will be maintaining the house and garden when Yamamoto is not on vacation, a shed for the garden tools, as well as a courtyard, and the rooftop garden itself.

The final design was constructed from a series of frames based on the modular which formed the basis for the program’s spaces. The house is organized linearly with the most private rooms to left transitioning to public on the right.

ARCH 2551 Instructed by Krishnan Mistry

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Digital collage 2021

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Modular Frames Study (Left) / Frames on Site in Axon (Above)

Modular Frames Five square frames were made to understand Le Corbusier’s theory on the Modular Series. The frames transition from closed to open with each iteration. These frames were then placed on a sloped site to inform the design of the residence.

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FINAL DRAWINGS

NORTH

WEST

SOUTH 1 ft 2 ft

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4 ft

EAST 8 ft

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C. 1 ft 2 ft

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Final Axonometric (Above) Elevations and Transverse Sections (Left)

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YAMAMOTO RESIDENCE

Living Room overlooking a Waterfall Digital collage 2020

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Final Section

Front Elevation Collage 2020 1920x1080 px Digital

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Final Section

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Back Elevation Collage 2020 1920x1080 px Digital

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YAMAMOTO RESIDENCE

Physical Model (Section) 2020 12.5”x2.5” Basswood

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CHAPTER 4

First Year Spring Spring 2020 The second Design Communications studio resulted in serveral projects including a semester-long sketchbook assignment, a kit-bashed physical collage model made from various toy modeling sets, an abstracted digital cube designed to house primary and secondary spaces, and many more.

The Sketchbook assignment included various studies of plans, an exploration of axonometrics as well as isonometric representation of drawing, trips to well-known buildings documenting their spaces through sections as well as plans, and various other sketches The Physical Collage was conducted to understand space in a tangible manner, while also experimenting with premade forms in order to create a unique result.

The Cube assignment was an introduction to the digital modeling 3D space through Sketchup. Through allignments wrapping the cube, extrusions were made to sculpt the spaces.

ARCH 1342 Instructed by Dustin Wheat

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Physical collage 2020

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THE CUBE

Elevations and Roof View (Above) / Axon (Right)

The Cube A series of cuts were made on all directions of the cube, creating lines that wrap around the exterior. These lines inform the extrutions that create the primary and secondary spaces.

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THE SKETCHBOOK

The Sketchbook 2020 8.5”x5” Ink and graphite on Moleskine

A year-long endevour to fill entire sketchbook with drawings and sketches. These are twenty five select spreads of the sketchbook documenting my explorations into architecture, art, and art history. These sketches are a mix of assigned studies to observational sketches to explorations of art history.

The Sketchbook assignment included various studies of plans, an exploration of axonometrics as well as isonometric representation of drawing, trips to well-known buildings documenting their spaces through sections as well as plans, and various other sketches

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THE SKETCHBOOK

Select pages 2020 8.5”x5” Ink and Graphite on Moleskine

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CHAPTER 5

First Year Fall Fall 2019 The first Design Communications studio focuses on developing an understanding of basic methods of architectural representations through drawing and other tools. Basic topics include understanding value, composition, scale, contours, and perspectives. These were taught through various different excercises ranging from studying old masters to drawing from life, to interpreting reality and ploting them on paper.

ARCH 1341 Instructed by Steve Quevedo

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Study on Leonardo Da Vinci 2019

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FIRST YEAR FALL

Project Four and Project Five Progression 2019 18”x24” Charcoal on Strathmore Paper, and ink on vellum

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AMONG US

CMYK (KRob FInalist) 2019 3000x1250 px Digital

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Garland Animal Shelter Spring 2019 This was a project done in High School tasked with the objective of redesigning our local animal shelter. The concept behind the design consists of cubic sections with a courtyards sliced at an angle revealing a green roof. Dog kennels are aligned facing into the courtyard and alongside one corner of the cubes.

These cubes are then arranged and connected with a winding hallway connecting the kennels to the rest of the facility. The resulting form is a crescent shaped building with an opening facing towards the neighboring forest.

The implied space in between, becomes a public dog park allowing visitors to come and spend time with the newfound animals. At the same time, the courtyard within each cubic section allows private usage for the staff to work with animals without the need to confront with guests outside in the field.

High School (Architecture Practicum) Instructed by Lester Ortley

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Axon Render 2018

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GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER

Roof Plan

Floor Plan

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Exploded Axon

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GARLAND ANIMAL SHELTER

Exterior Render 2018 10800x4800 px Digital

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