PORTFOLIO
architecture art design
EDUCATION
Architectural Designer | Creative Seeker | Artist
2011-16
California Polytechnic University | Pomona Bachelor of Architecture / Honors
2014-15
Danish Institute of Study Abroad | Copenhagen European Architecture Study Abroad Program
2014
Northern China University of Technology | Beijing China Architecture Study Abroad Program
California, USA 626.348.7681 contact@k-tang.com
EXPERIENCE + AFFILIATIONS 2018
Architectural/Interior Design Consultant | Tajima Creative Partners Project managing and designing interiors of a waiting room, book nook, exam rooms and reception area for an existing pediatrics clinic from start to completion (ongoing project). Creating mood boards, prototypes, and product display designs.
2016 - 18
Architectural Designer | dsk Architects Working with senior designers through the design process of residential, k-12 education, senior housing, and healthcare facilities. Assisting team on updating graphic standards and FF&E Revit library. Responsible for creating and compiling drawing sets (including design development and construction documentation) for city submittal deadlines.
2016 - 18
Artist | Designer | Custom Fabricator | Event Coordinator Preparing prototypes for clients desiring unique projects. Problem solving with detailing and construction with experimental art structures and stage design in various scales. Assisting with event coordination and planning for art and music festivals with 1,000+ attendees.
SKILLS
2015-16
Drawing Revit Rhinoceros 3D SketchUp AutoCad
Lab Assistant | Cal Poly Pomona Fabrication Lab Assisted with running, fixing, and understanding all machinery operations (3d printing, laser cutting, CNC and other fabrication methods)
2013
Earthen Architecture Intern | The Getty Conservation Institute Worked directly under preservation architects on the construction documents for shoring and preservation of the Kaid residence in Morocco and retrofit of a historic church in Peru. Created drawings and investigated on conservation and preservation techniques.
2012
Architecture Intern | JSD Jingsen Architectural Design Co. Ltd 景森建筑 Worked at the GuangZhou, China office directly with principal architect on the design concepts, schematic design and planning drawings for commercial, hospitality, and high-density residential projects. Gained valuable management skills through personal meetings with clients.
I am a designer in constant search to expand my creative and technical knowledge in art and architecture. Constantly seeking to advance my knowledge in design, I’ve experienced and participated in design of many forms. My passion and curiosity for creation led to my pursuit of a career in art and architecture, where the interdisciplinary and collective effort of the firm allow for the physical realization of ideas. Hardworking and self-driven, I strive to design a world ready to respond to contemporary needs and future issues. REFERENCES * see next page
Editing / Graphic Hand drafting Illustrator InDesign Photoshop After Effect V-ray Render Animation Microsoft Office Virtual Reality Production Laser cutting 3D printing CNC Metalworking Woodworking Languages English Danish Chinese
ACHIEVEMENTS
2013
Co-hosting Architect Live AIA National Convention in Denver, Colorado
2014
Regional Honorable Mention Research Project at Northern China University of Technology
2014
Soriano Traveling Scholarship
2013
Asian American Architects and Engineers Scholarship
REFERENCES Javier Cespedes 916.838.0446 kabier2004@gmail.com
Senior Architect | dsk Architects I worked directly with Javier on the Wellness Center for Castro Valley Unified School District project from the beginning of design conception to construction phase and on single family residence projects from the beginning to design documentation phase.
Paula Wilson
CEO | Valley Community Healthcare
818.301.6333
I worked closely with Paula, design client for the renovation of the Valley Community Healthcare pediatrics clinic. I project managed and designed the interiors of a waiting room, book nook, exam rooms and reception area for the pediatric clinic from start to completion (to be completed in October 2018).
pwilson@vchcare.org Blake Sawicki
Co-founder | Big Fire Comedy Festival
415.497.9093
I designed the main effigy art installation and surrounding themed environments for the BiG FiRE Comedy Festival 2017- 2018 and assisted with production for Nova Han Productions at the Electric Forest Festival 2018 in Michigan while closely working with Blake at both events.
blake@novahan.com Delmer Guillen 909.979.6695 Dlguillen@cpp.edu Tyler Cushman 818.517.5300 contact@skipp7.com
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Project Manager | Nova Han Productions
Managing Director | Fabrication Wood Metal Shop I worked with Delmer running, fixing, and understanding the machinery operations (3d printing, laser cutting, CNC and other fabrication methods) at the shop.
Designer | S K i P P 7 I worked with Tyler at multiple music art festivals on the design build teams including BiG FiRE Comedy Festival, Desert Hearts, DirtyBird Campout, and Genius Loci Festival.
ART DESIGN INSTALLATIONS // MUSIC STAGES 2018
Electric Forest Festival | Nova Han Productions Design Team Made on the spot decisions assisting the design of “the Hangar” stage and art environment as Nova’s production assistant.
2017-18
2017-18
BiG FiRE Comedy Festival Effigy & Art Installation Design Designed the main effigy art installation and surrounding themed environments for the event. Desert Hearts Festival Art Team Assisted with the building of the tea lounge and live painted throughout the event.
2016 -18
Noise Revolt | Stage Design and Live Art Created art installations and designed stages for visual and performing art events.
2017
DirtyBird Campout Build Team Assisted with the building of the Bass Stage and site operations.
2017
Genius Loci Festival Build Team Assisted with building the event structures and decor.
INTERESTS // TRAVEL Furniture Design Art Installation Design Graphic Design Branding Design Live Painting Photography
1 THE AUTO MECCA
ARCHITECTURE
2 DANISH RESISTANCE 3 GREEN CORRIDOR 4 WELLNESS CENTER 5
SHIPWRECKED HEART
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ZENDOM
INSTALLATION
DESIGN 7
PUZZLED BIKE RACK
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HOURGLASS CHAIR ART
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VISUAL JOURNAL
10 LIVE PAINTING
1 THE AUTO MECCA
Study of auto shop ornamentation.
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CLOTHING
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FOOD CLOTHING
ENGINE PARTS
PRODUCE
DRY GOODS
S SANTA FE AVE
AREA: 47,000 ft2 ZONING: Commercial-2
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BREAKFAST
LUNCH
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15:00 - 18:00
The Event. Can the auto-part store become the auto shop that transforms into the parking structure which connects the gas station and the convenience store? Can the ornamentation (or lack of ornamentation) help familiarize (or defamiliarize) the container from the contained or from container to container? Bernard Tschumi’s “Architecture and Disjunction” illustrates the current contemporary condition in the modern metropolis of defamiliarization in architecture –the same way that the auto shop and gas station blends into our cities as part of our daily mundane routines. The fragmentation produced by the “scaleless juxtaposition” of these structures intensifies “the event” (the repairing within the shop, the shopping in the store, and the moving cars within the parking structure). This project investigates the architectural auto shop typology, generalized programs of signage, exterior and interior language to distinguish the contained from the container. This leads to a re-examination of the ubiquitous auto shop in attempt to reflect on the expanding car culture in the city and revisit the connection between the man and the machine.
Vernon 90058
2501 S. Sante Fe Ave.
10:30 - 11:00
The Automotive Symbol. The Auto Mecca, composed of a gas station, convenience store, auto-part stores and auto shops hold a restorative symbol of constant renewal and reparation for the vehicle. It is a vessel for modification and beautification of transformative nature for the machine. The regular visits generated by the human dependence on vehicular transportation creates a ritual lying in an endless tug of war between the needs of cars and the needs of people. Though the auto shop’s vernacular structure disassociates itself from the machine within, the repetitive nature of the auto shop and its counterpart, the gas station, play a vital role within our society, merging into the industrial surroundings with its insignifigance.
DINNER
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1. AUTO SHOP 1 2. AUTO SHOP 2 3. AUTO SHOP 3 4. AUTO STORE 5. GAS STATION 6. AUTO SHOP 4 7. CONVIENCE STORE 1
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
1 THE AUTO MECCA
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Ground Floor Plan 1. AUTO SHOP 1 2. AUTO SHOP 2 3. AUTO SHOP 3 4. AUTO STORE 5. GAS STATION 6. AUTO SHOP 4 7. CONVIENCE STORE
Scale: 3/8”= 1’-0” SCALE: 1’-0”= 32”
+54’-0” CONCRETE SHELL
+40’-0” CONFERENCE / DISPLAY ROOM
+22’-0” AUTO SHOPS AUTO STORE
PARKING
PARKING OFFICES
+0’-0” AUTO SHOPS PARKING AUTO STORE
PARKING CONVENIENCE STORE GAS STATION
Axonometric Rhino Vray Grasshopper
Industrial architecture’s monolithic structures are reminders of their importance in the corporate world. Factories imposing on the urban fabric are not unlike the built representation of fascism that once portrayed the vision of a strong, unified and stable nation.
1 THE AUTO MECCA
Physical Model Details
The historical signifigance of arches show its popularity as a structural tool and reflection of power in the fascist-era. The Auto Mecca reexamines the ubiquitous autoshop in an attempt to reflect on the expanding car culture in the city and the (dis)connection between the man and the machine.
Front Elevation Mix Media
1 THE AUTO MECCA
Museum Board and Wood
STACK
MOVE
ROTATE
MOVE
CONNECT
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This project uses lighting and spacial successions in awareness to the surrounding nature to depict the emotional atmosphere during the Danish occupation, resistance, terror and liberation period. By creating a procession back in time to connect four chapters of history, this project gives the patron a better understanding of the time between the occupation and liberation of Denmark from the German Nazis during WWII.
2 THE DANISH RESISTANCE MUSEUM
Perspective Rhino Vray Photoshop
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1 cafe 2 occupation gallery 3 resistance gallery 4 terror gallery 5 liberation gallery 6 reflection garden
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The Green Corridor Silver Lake Housing is located on the intersection of Silver Lake Blvd and Dillion Street in the trendy suburb of Silver Lake. The program consists of 15 live-work units. The project responds to the busy street with an operable screen to provide shade and natural lighting throughout the day. The project focuses on community connectivity in the backyard corridor to allow for neighbors to interact on a daily basis while providing privacy upon entering their personal space.
3 THE GREEN CORRIDOR
Perspective View Rhino Photoshop | Physical Model
Enlarged section showing the connected spaces in the project.
1 SE CTION
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ELECTRICAL / MECHANICAL ROOM
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Section Revit Illustrator | Plans Revit Autocad
Loca�on: Castro Valley, CA Area: 13,883 SF Cost: $3,000,000 Phase: Under Construc�on *See h�ps://issuu.com/k-tang/docs/cvhs_wellness_2018 for complete construc�on document set. A
Descrip�on: Following an increase in student numbers, Castro Valley High School wanted to create more awareness in wellness for their students. In 2016, they approached dsk Architects to design spaces for indoor-outdoor learning, offices, and exam rooms to provide students be�er health services. Role: I worked with the senior project manager on coordina�on and development of architectural drawing sets from schema�c design to permi�ng and construc�on documents (2016-2018). I also developed the graphic presenta�ons for the clients. B
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Office Building - South Eleva�on
Office Building - North Eleva�on
4 WELLNESS CENTER
Revit Autocad
Classroom Building - Building Sec�on A
Wellness Center Buildings - Building Sec�on B
Office Building - Buliding Sec�on C Detail
Building Envelope Sec�on Study | Revit Autocad
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1) Perimeter Exterior Base Wall / Cement Plaster Detail
4 WELLNESS CENTER
Office Building - Wall Sec�on Detail
Revit Autocad
2) Steel Canopy Sec�on at Exterior Wall Detail
3) High Eave Roof Detail
*See h�ps://issuu.com/k-tang/docs/cvhs_wellness_2018 for complete construc�on document set. Revit Autocad
May 4-6, 2018 Mojave, CA 500+ A�endees Big Fire Comedy Fes�val is a three day event on a pris�ne patch of high-desert property. This weekend pop-up aims to form a spontaneous arts village filled with laughter. The art structures sca�ered among the site are put together by reused and recycled materials from discarded theatre sets. The Shipwrecked Heart started after I was approached by the co-founders of the fes�val to design an effigy that resembles a rus�c heart. In a team of two, my design partner and I design-built the art installa�on using only recycled wood le� over from construc�on sites and twine. “BIG FIRE” entrance sign is made of CNCed 4’x 8’ plywood.
*See h�ps://www.bigfirefes�val.com/
5 SHIPWRECKED HEART
CNC Woodworking Machinery
The Zendom is designed for people to connect, meditate and reflect throughout the fes�val. It is mainly constructed of 2x4 �mber struts, molded plas�c hubs, fabric and electric conduits. With new experiences at the fes�val, new memories are made and noted in the dome. At night, the messages are illuminated with lights that sway in the wind along the sound of the chimes. The Zendom is a safe space that fosters posi�vity and inspira�on.
Rhino 3D Woodworking Machinery
ZENDOM 7
The Puzzled Bike Rack uses the most simple and effective method of construction to develop a modular system. In a team of 4, we looked into different connections to create a bike rack that can generate social interaction. Created by recycled doors, we CNC milled our modules before piecing them together like a puzzle.
5 PUZZLED BIKE RACK
Modular System Rhino Illustrator | Physical Model
Full Scale Mockup CNC Wood Shop
The Hourglass Chair accentuate the curves of the user by outlining the continuous form of the body. Using molded plywood, I observed the physique of several users and derived the curves to exaggerate the form of the female figure.
6 HOURGLASS CHAIR
Full Scale Mockup Danish Furniture Studio
Sketches during my visit through gardens in Suzhou, China. 2014
Ink on Paper
VISUAL JOURNAL 7
For Live Painting, I use acrylic paint to create new surfaces and textures that challenge our percep�ons of shape and color. My work translates the energy of the current moment into lines and pa�erns onto the canvas. I hope my work will inspire others to express their crea�vity with a medium of their choice. All live pain�ngs are started and completed during the event.
10 LIVE PAINTING
Live painted at Kaleidescope Gathering 2017 Acrylic on Canvas
LIVE PAINTING 10
Live painted at Noise Revolt Presents: Event Horizon 2017
10 LIVE PAINTING
Acrylic on Canvas
Live painted at Desert Hearts 2018 Acrylic on Canvas
LIVE PAINTING 10
2018 ,
KAREN TANG
www.k-tang.com