Jackie Chiang - Spring 2024 Portfolio and Resume

a portfolio by Jackie Chiang

University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design B.A., Architecture College of Engineering Minor, Structural Engineering College of Letters & Science Minor, Disability Studies

projects sankofa garden golden gate greenway connecting concourse introduction to design 3D model of addition & remodel resume

sankofa garden Jeramiah Tolbert, Karen Frick, Cameron Toler In collabration with ENV DES 131 Spring 2023 students and mentees Spring-Summer 2023

sankofa garden is the cumulative Spring 2023 project of the

Community Design Process course, Environmental Design 131. Organized as a non-profit firm, other UC Berkeley students and I worked with local high school students and construction students from Laney College on renovating the Sankofa Garden adjacent to the California Hotel in Oakland (affordable housing for the elderly). The goal was to design an accessible healing garden that supports the community through education, horticulture, art, and nutrition. A permant community space would also foster “neighborhood attachment” to help promote involvement among the West Oakland community.

The Sankofa Garden was not the first attempt from outsiders to utilize the space. This familiarity dwells in residents as hesitation in the project. So, extra steps were taken to talk to residents (of the California Hotel, nearby unhoused community, and surrounding neighborhood) on multiple occasions to establish an understanding on how improvements could be made to the space without displacement. This process showed how while time is limited on projects, it is important to dedicate more effort to building trust with the community you are working with to ensure a space’s longevity.

In addition to community engagement, an emphasis was also made on accessiblity and adaptability. This focus was particularly important when designing the kitchenette. Round tables were chosen for the safety of younger users and easy access for users with mobility devices. Half of the counters are movable to allow different configurations of the space for various community events. This portfolio will hold a concentration on this kitchenette space and its features.

fig 1.1 — rendered views of planting area and kitchenette

fig 1.2 — elevation view of kitchen

fig 1.3 — cross section view of kitchenette

fig 1.4 — elevation view of entire kitchenette

fig 1.5 — rendered view of kitchenette

fig 1.7 — plan drawing of sensory garden

fig 1.8 — rendered view of sensory garden

fig 1.9 — plan view of entire garden

golden gate greenway In collabration with Fletcher Studio, BASE Landscape Architecture, and various volunteers Summer-Fall 2022

golden gate greenway is the 2022 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Legacy P

Ave surrounded by several social service agencies in the Tenderloin of San Francisco. The plan is to the participation of a couple San Francisco landscape architecture studios, volunteers working in th Tenderloin-based non-profit organization.

The work featured in this portfolio focuses on the passive parklet in front of the Saint Boniface Chu furniture for Tenderloin residents to use for rest, dining, socializing, and more. The street graphics the graphics mimic the underlay of a pinball machine, an item that was confiscated in crackdowns parklet to parklet and more importantly, service to service. The bold colors used are both a nod to historic neon signs. Music instruments and notes are scattered throughout the street to represent th unifies the block, the rest of the Golden Gate Greenway provides a space for the community to flou

Project. The project aims to bring green community space to the 100 block of Golden Gate o build parklets for play and gathering along this slow street. This collabration includes he design field, local high school and college students, and the St. Anthony’s Foundation, a

urch and the street graphics for ground painting. The parklet features various planters adaptable s reflects the history and mural culture of the vibrant Tenderloin community. The overall layout of on illegal gambling in the Tenderloin during the 1940s. This active pattern carries a resident from the Transgender District and the LGBTQ+ history in the Tenderloin and to the neighborhood’s he Tenderloin’s jazz and rock and roll culture. As these graphics bloom towards the middle and urish.

fig 2.1 — illustrated proposal of street graphic

fig 2.2 — a sketch of street graphic with annotations

fig 2.3 — various sketches of a

passive parklet and its elements

connecting concourse Teacher Paul Okoye Spring 2022

connecting concourse is one of twelve stations for the Loopworks Personal Rapit

Transit (PRT) system proposed for the Metro Area of Milpitas, CA. The unique location of this PRT station next to the BART Transit Center and housing will allow it to serve a larger population hence its larger size. This station will be its own stand-alone building and include a cafe. The cafe addresses the lack of food options near to the Transit Center.

Aside from the cafe, the station will also have the standard elements of a PRT station, such as an electro-hydraulic elevator. The curtain walls of this station will use PV windows to generate some of the renewable energy that this station will run on. The wave structure of the Connecting Concourse mirrors the structure of the Milpitas BART station, allowing this station to blend into the busy culture of the growing community.

fig 3.1 — rendered model

fig 3.2 — level 2 floor plan

fig 3.3 — level 1 floor plan

fig 3.4 — front elevation view

fig 3.5 — back elevation view

introduction to design Professor Rudabeh Pakravan Spring 2024

introduction to design is the Spring Semester studio course for second-year

architecture students. Projects develop experience in designing architectural forms on a site and creating 2D drawings from 3D models. An emphasis is placed on how line weights and patterns change a reading of a drawing.

fig 4.1 — chipboard model

fig 4.2 — unro

olled elevation

fig 4.3 — floor plan of a living space

3D model of Oakland house addition & remodel Client Project Summer-Fall 2023

fig 5.1 — model with sun path

fig 5.2 — rendered view of exterior and floating stairs

Jackie Chiang

she/hers | jackie.chiang@berkeley.edu | mobile: +1 (408)-757-3432

education

University of California, Berkeley | GPA: 3.651 | Dean’s List | Honors to Date

Aug 2022-May 2026 B.A., Architecture | College of Environmental Design Minor, Structural Engineering | College of Engineering | Minor, Disability Studies | College of Letters & Science

experience

Outdoor Nature Lab (ONL) Lead | The Lawrence Hall of Science | Berkeley

Oct 2022-present

• Improving Visitor Engagement through randomized observations on how visitors use the space and provided materials • Creating a card set on California native plants that encourages guests to interact with the plant beyond just identifying the name; e.g. child-friendly icons on what senses to use when interacting with the plant, QR code of the plant’s Calscape page • Bridging the gap between student staff/volunteers and full time staff by advocating for more guidelines on ONL content

• Collaborating with ONL partners including the BEETLES Project, California State Parks, and Cafe Ohlone July 2023-present New World Architect’s Camp | Berkeley & Oakland NWA is a free, week-long summer camp introducing middle school students from underrepresented communities to the world of architecture and design. The program is in partnership with the AIA East Bay and the Fam1st Family Foundation.

• Planned and led design-focused activities and trips with a core leadership group of five professionals in the architecture field • Guided students through project ideation, sketching, designing, and using artificial intelligence for rendering (Vizcom)

Community Design Fellow | Sankofa Garden | West Oakland

Jan 2023-Aug 2023

The Sankofa Garden is a non-profit community healing garden, located in the San Pablo Avenue Corridor of West Oakland by the California Hotel, affordable housing for families and seniors, and the adjacent houseless community.

• Interviewed local residents on their experiences and lead stakeholder meetings to understand the neighborhood’s needs • Learned Rhino to design modular and multipurpose kitchenette that exceeds Americans with Disabilities Act requirements • Mentored and worked alongside 15+ local high school students interested in design and higher education, meeting biweekly • Coordinated internal and external communications for project team, including Miro boards, Google Drive, and Trello • Presented complete design updates to clients, community members, and instructors 4x during semester

extracurricular

Apparel Coordinator | Director’s Assistant | University of California Marching Band Aug 2022-present

Cal Band, founded in 1891, is one of few remaining student-run marching bands in the country. The band has a membership of over 200 students that perform at every home football game, and various events throughout the year as the Straw Hat Band.

• Collaborating with 9 other Public Relations Committee members on managing our social media platforms, recruitment, fundraising, alumni/community relations, website maintenance, and media production to promote the band’s public image • Reviving ecommerce using Shopify for Cal Band Apparel to reach a border audience and provide more selections • Designing merchandise to cater to all; ordering merch in sizes ranging from XS-2XL, including highly demanded bucket hats • Made $8,050 in revenue, around an 8x increase from the 2022 season, from all apparel sales of the 2023 season • Managing a 28 member mellophone and baritone section through relaying information from different committees, budgeting section earnings and expenditures, ensuring members’ health and safety, and directing sectionals at music rehearsals

skills

• Revit, Enscape, Rhino, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Trello, Miro Board, Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom), Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Google Suite (Sheets, Slides, Docs, Forms, Jamboard), Gravit, Canva, Vizcom • Languages: Mandarin (speaking: fluent; writing/reading: intermediate) and French (basic) • 10 years of studying Viola (UC Berkeley Philharmonia Orchestra); Proficient in piano, music theory, and composition • Seizure Recognition and First Aid Certified (Epilepsy Awareness Ambassador with the Epilepsy Foundation) • Avid film photographer and lino block printmaker

honors

• American Institute of Architects Silicon Valley Ehrlich Rominger Fund Recipient | 2023 • California Community Builders Spring 2024 BIPOC Architecture Student Award Recipient | 2024 • Intel’s Andy Grove Scholarship Recipient | 2023 • Received 2nd place in the LoopWorks Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Station Design & Art Contest | 2022