GORDEN KUNG
SELECTED WORKS PORTFOLIO [2019-2023]
ELUSIVE CLOUDS
MIXED-USE HIGHRISE
TYPOLOGY MIXED USE HIGH-RISE SITE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR STEPHEN PHILLIPS WINTER + SPRING 2022
Elusive Pixelation is a mixed-use high-rise located next to MacArthur Park. The building responds to it’s unique site condition through it’s expressive facades, bridge gardens, and exansive plaza. The perforated screens act as visual interest as well as creating varying levels of privacy in the building’s outdoor terraces. The public plaza in front of the building is meant as an extension to MacArthur Park and is heavily populated by street vendors that occupy the location currently.
PROGRAM DIAGRAM FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SUBURBAN PROMENADE
MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL
TYPOLOGY MIDRISE RESIDENTIAL SITE KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR ANSGAR KILLING
5TH YEAR THESIS
This project delves into Kirkland’s upzoning plan, termed ‘NE 85th St. Code Revisions,’ which aims to transform the city from a suburban state to a transit-oriented, densely populated, mixed-use residential zone. This significant transit investment is expected to enhance regional connectivity. The project also intends to explore how mixed-use development can further promote walkability amid urban renewal.
ROOFTOP ELEVATION CHUNK PHYSICAL MODEL
SITE AXONOMETRIC SITE AXONOMETRIC 1 BEDROOM MICRO PENTHOUSE THREE STORY TWO STORY TRANSIT DIAGRAM FUTURE ZONING MICRO TWO STORY THREE STORY PENTHOUSE 1 BEDROOM
CIRCULATION BRIDGE VIEW
SITE PLAN
7TH & 8TH FLOOR CHUNK
6TH FLOOR CHUNK
4TH & 5TH FLOOR CHUNK
2ND & 3RD FLOOR CHUNK
COMMUNITY GARDEN RENDER
SOUTH ELEVATION overall view
WATER RESEARCH CENTER
UNIVERSITY BUILDING
TYPOLOGY UNIVERSITY BUILDING + UTLITY SITE SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR STACEY WHITE WINTER + SPRING 2021
The purpose of the Water Research Center is to serve as the source of potable water for Allensworth University and the surrounding San Pedro community. It’s location at the mouth of the Port of Los Angeles makes it ideality sited for this purpose. This process that turns salt water into drinking water is proposed as an alternative water source. Furthermore, the project also functions as a research and learning facility for students seeking to learn about water.
EXTERIOR VIEW COURTYARD VIEW
THIRD FLOOR PLAN FOURTH FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN N-S SECTION INTERIOR VIEW OVERLOOKING ROOFTOP GARDEN INTERIOR VIEW OVERLOOKING BRIDGE INTERIOR VIEW OVERLOOKING DESALINATION MACHINESE 0 8 16 32 Summer Sun Winter Sun Water Cycle RAINWATER CATCHMENT water to be resued on-site. Gray water is also used again for toilet water ROOF OVERHANG Reverse Osmosis Pre-Treatment PostTreatment Attrium + Exhibition Post-Treatment Lab SECOND FLOOR PLAN
MASAI GIRAFFE GEOMETRIES
WELLNESS CENTRE
TYPOLOGY COMMUNITY CENTER SITE SAME, TANZANIA
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR THOMAS FOWLER
FALL 2020
This project is inspired by the intricate quadrilateral patterns on the Masai Giraffe, Tanzania’s National animal. The complex geometries on the patterns on the Masai giraffe is then translated in the project’s structural systems for the roof and the cloistered outdoor area. As well, the geometries give form to the project’s four distinct massings.
INTERIOR VIEW EXTERIOR VIEW
REPRESENTATION FLOOR PLAN 7
Key: Fitness Areas Common Areas Service Areas AERIAL VIEW SECTION PLAN
ANALYSIS
DIAGRAM
REPRESENTATION
MODULE
Color
CLIMATE
PROGRAM
MODUEL
HERMIT COMMUNITY HOUSING COMPLEX
TYPOLOGY HOUSING AND ELDER CARE FACILITY SITE MEDINA, WASHINTON
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR HUMBERTO NORMAN
SPRING 2020
This project explores the question of how hermits -- people who actively shut out society -- can still have a sense of community. By creating two rows of non-facing townhouses connected by a central platform, a dialogue between valued privacy and sense of belonging is formed. The compound offers delightful moments for its unique users such as the intimate and dramaticly lit courtyard under the platform.
ENTRANCE RENDER COURTYARD VIEW
SECTION MODEL
PLAN ELDER CARE FACILITY FLOOR PLANS
GROUND PLAN ROOFTOP VIEW ROOFTOP VIEW
ROOF
DESERT LEARNING LAB
VISITOR CENTER
TYPOLOGY RESEARCH LEARNING LAB
SITE PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR KELLY BROOKS
WINTER 2020
This project was concieved by working through the tectonic elements -- frame, plane, and mass. Designed to touch the delicate desert ground lightly, this desert learning lab offers users unique views of the landscape through the various grids within the project, both from the interior and exterior. Furthermore, this project investigate the blurred line between frame and plane in the way of density.
PHYSICAL MODEL PROCESS MODEL
0 4’ 8’ 16’ 24’ GENERATIVE MODEL FIRST FLOOR PLAN GENERATIVE MODEL DRAFT SECOND FLOOR PLAN GENERATIVE MODEL GENERATIVE MODEL LONG SECTION SHORT SECTION SHORT SECTION Gorden Kung, Brooks ARCH 252, Winter 2020: page 13 PLANS 0 8’ 16’ 32’ 48’ N STORAGE RESEARCHER LODGING LOBBY LEARNING LAB LEARNING LAB OUTDOOR AREA CIRCULATION OUTDOOR AREA CIRCULATION INSTRUMENT 0 8’ 16’ 32’ 48’ N Gorden Kung, Brooks ARCH 252, Winter 2020: page 13 PLANS 0 8’ 16’ 32’ 48’ N STORAGE RESEARCHER LODGING OFFICE LAB LEARNING LAB OUTDOOR AREA CIRCULATION AREA CIRCULATION INSTRUMENT 0 8’ 16’ 32’ 48’ N indoor learning lab group gathering space 0 4’ 8’ 16’ 24’ double height courtyard 0 8’ 16’
CERAMIC ART CULTURAL CENTER
FOOD AND ART CENTER
TYPOLOGY COMMUNITY CENTER
SITE SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
DESIGN INSTRUCTOR CLAIRE OLSEN
FALL 2019
Food and art are essences that bring a community together. As a result, this community center is characterised by the gigantic hearth which enables the creation of baked foods and ceramic art on designated levels as well as becoming a physical and metaphorical centerpiece for the community it serves.
INTERIOR VIEW
VIEW
AERIAL
LOADING DOCK DRYING ROOM GALLERY CAFE CLASSROOM RESOURCE OFFICE SHOP Floor Plan First Floor Gorden / Fall 2019 / ARCH 251 / Bracco + Olsen N 2 0 4 8ft LOADING DOCK DRYING ROOM CLASSROOM RESOURCE OFFICE SHOP Section Scale = 1/8" Gorden / Fall 2019 / ARCH 251 / Bracco + Olsen 2 0 4 8ft FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN LONG SECTION INTERIOR VIEW PHYSICAL MODEL