Pinky Lam Master of Architecture Portfolio

PINKY LAM

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

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REFORM DIRECTED RESEARCH STUDIO (THESIS)

WANDER

PLAYGROUND ORIENTED SCHOOL

DUALITY

CO-WORKING SPACE IN DOWNTOWN (GROUP)

REBORN

INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN FOR PUBLIC USE WITH HOUSING

UNION

CO-HOUSING WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

STAY AFLOAT

SAN FRANCISCO AFFORADABLE HOUSING COMPETITION (GROUP)

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USING THE VOID AS THE OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND SPACE THE SPIRAL SLOPE ALLOWS CHILDREN TO EXPLORE EVERY FLOORS ALL THE CIRCULATION SPACES ARE PLAYGROUND WHICH ALLOW CHILDREN TO WANDER AROUND THE SCHOOL

WANDER PLAYGROUND ORIENTED SCHOOL

GOING UP ALONG THE EDGE OF THE FLOOR

CURVE THE EDGE TO CREATE BETTER CIRCULATION FLOW

THE VOIDS ARE MADE IN THE MIDDLE, AND THE EDGE OF THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR

THEY BECOME THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, OUTDOOR LIBRARY AND PLAYGROUND SPACES

SECTION AND DIAGRAMS

WANDER

GROUND FLOOR

PROGRAMS PLANS

2ND FLOOR

4TH FLOOR

WANDER

INTERIOR STAIR VIEW

WANDER

OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY VIEW

WANDER

THE FACADE SHOWS THE VOIDS OF THE OUTDOOR LIBRARY AND THE OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND WHICH CREATES THE FORM. AND BY USING TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OF THE LOUVERS TO ALLOW DAYLIGHT TO GET INTO THE SCHOOL AND PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE DAY

WANDER

CLT IS THE MAIN DESIGN MATERIAL FOR THIS PROJEFCT. PROVIDING A PUBLIC OUTDOOR AREA WITH THE PRIVATE CO-WORKING SPACE ON THE TOP TO CREATE TWO DIFFERENT EFFECT THROUGH GLASS AND CLT FOR THIS PROJECT TO DISTINGUISH CIRCULATION

DUALITY CO-WORKING SPACE IN DOWNTOWN

1

3

2

4

DIAGRAMS

DUALITY

Storage

Kitchen

Restaurant

5

Lobby

Auditorium Office

6

PLAN

DUALITY

SECTION 1

DUALITY

SECTION II

DUALITY

SECTION III

DUALITY

DETAILS

DUALITY

DETAILS

DUALITY

REBORN IS LOCATED AT THE MIDDLE OF LOS ANGELES CHINATOWN. IT WORKS AT THE MAIN BRIDGE FOR PEDSTRIAN TO TRAVEL AROUND THERE ARE COMMUNITY CENTER, HOUSING AND MORE PUBLIC AMENITIES TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO COME BY. REBORN IS A PLACE WHERE THE CURRENT RESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. AND HAVE A PLACE TO WANDERING AROUND

REBORN LOS ANGELES CHINATOWN

1

3

2

4

DIAGRAMS

REBORN

5

6

PLAN

REBORN

ISOMETRIC

REBORN

CLOSE-UP

REBORN

SHORT SECTIONS

REBORN

RENERINGS

REBORN

LONG SECTION AND PLANS

REBORN

UNION CREATS A SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC AND TENANTS TO INTERACT IT ALLOWS HOMELESS PEOPLE TO RECONNECT TO SOCIETY THROUGH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING WHILE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENTBACKGROUNDS

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

APARTMENT HOUSING

COMMUNITY AREA

UNION CO-HOUSING WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

APARTMENT HOUSING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

TYPICAL APARTMENT COMPLEX LAYOUT

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND APARTMENT HOUSING ARE SEPARATED

CONNECTION THROUGH THE CIRCULATION SPACE

COMMUNAL OUTDOOR AREA AND PLAYGROUND ON EACH FLOOR

TWO CIRCULATION CORES ARE CREATED, WHICH LETS THE TENANTS INTERACT

STRUCTURE DIAGRAM STRUCTURE DIAGRAM

APARTMENT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

CIRCULATION

COMMUNITY AREA

PARK

PUBLIC AREA

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

EXPLODED AXON

DIAGRAMS

UNION

USE THE PARK AS THE GROUND FLOOR FOR THE PROJECT ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO ENTER. ACCORDING TO THE SLOPE OF THE SEATTLE CITYSCAPE, THE PARK HAVE A FEW STEPS TO DISTINGUIS THE LEVELS OF THE SLOPE AND EASIER ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE THE PARK.

DIAGRAMS

THERE ARE FOUR AMENITIES: - ELDERLY CARE CENTER WITH GARDENING TRAINING PROGRAM -MEDICAL CENTER -COMMUNITY KITCHEN

PEDISTRIANS HAVE ALL ACCESS TO THE SPACES FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW MORE CIRCULATION FLOR AND MORE CHANCES TO EXPLORE THE SPACE.

WITH THE ORGANIZTION OF THE UNITS ON TOP, THEY HAVE CREATED TWO VERTICAL CIRCULATIONS. THIS WILL ALLOW TENANTS AND HOMESLESS PEOPLE TO HAVE SPACES TO COMMUNICATE.

THE TWO BARS ON THE TOP ARE THE APARTMENT AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THEY ARE CONNECTED WITH THE PUBLIC PROGRAMS WITH THE VERTICAL CIRCULATION.

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UNION

SECTION

UNION

PHYSICAL MODEL

UNION

EXTERIOR VIEW

UNION

STAY AFLOAT SAN FRANCISCO AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPETITION

SECTION

STAY AFLOAT

SECTION ZOOM IN

STAY AFLOAT

PLAN

STAY AFLOAT