Final Undergraduate Portfolio (2019-2023)

PORTFOLIO

ARCHITECTURE

2019-2023

KALING PHUNG ARCHITECTURE STUDENT

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bachelors of Science in Architecture (B.S) Major in Architecture University of Idaho/ August 2019- May 2023

Summer Intern Fernandez Design and Builders / June 2022August 2022 • created and revised plans for residential homes in the Bay Area • designed a kitchen for a home from scratch • commute to sites for landscape analysis • provided customer service through phone calls, in person meetings, and presentations

HONORS & MEMBERSHIP • University of Idaho Swim and Dive Division 1 Student-Athlete • Deans List • Academic All-Western Athletic • Conference (WAC) Team Member • Scholar All-American Team Member

“What started out from receiving a pack of colored pencils as a gift and using them to draw on the walls, led to expanding my knowledge on creativity to create these walls and express the art in them. As a collegiate athlete, swimming competitively has made me realize that swimming is an art and a sport. The water is our canvas, the strokes and techniques used during the races are our media, and we are considered the artists.”

SKILLS Computer • SketchUp • Rhino • Lumion • Enscape • Revit • AutoCAD

Technical • Sketching • Photography • Digital Art • Modeling • Sculpting

Graphic Design Intern University of Idaho Athletics/ February 2022May 2023 • Assisted with creating graphics for the University of Idaho Athletic’s social m edia platforms • Collaborated with team members, coaches, and athletic staff to produce quality content.

• Developed graphics to promote.

• Associate photographer for athletic games, practices, and events to connect with the public.

• Programs used includes Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign

TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 DIGGING INTO THE FUTURE 10 ROOT CONNECT SHARE 14 BREEZE - PNW REGIONAL AIRPORT TERMAINAL 18 PALOUSE NATURE CENTER 22 MAZE THROUGH THE PAST 26 BEYOND ARCHITECTURE

DIGGING into the FUTURE

Climate change invites itself to disaster in the Mojave Desert. As we continue to burn fossil fuels and exhaust them into the atmosphere, the change in weather patterns becomes more dangerous by the day by producing harmful contributors to the desert biome by altering its original scheme. A factor of climate change is the growth of dependency on cars and other fossil fuel-powered transportation. The increase in temperature causes heat exhaustion in people and wildlife. Wildfires, increase in death rates, dangerous weather conditions, and more are caused by climate change created by humans. At this rate, everything diminishes and proceeds to disappear at a faster rate. The resources we all rely on are depleted and we continue struggling to survive. With climate change all around, where else will we go for safety, comfort, and living?

​Concept The objective of this is to prioritize and promote sustainable modes of transportation by providing easy access to public transportation and constructing burrows. Using the adaptations that the desert tortoise uses to survive the extreme heat, by applying passive sustainable strategies and using regenerated resources for electric trains will achieve the goal of providing a space that contains a cooler temperature than the heat outside and replenishing the Mojave Desert. With the help of adding more vegetation and utilizing the earth not only cools down the space, but it would provide more benefits due to a stable constant temperature that reflects the average of above ground temperatures annually, as well as fire resistant so that spaces are protected by extreme weather conditions.

Site Context The Mojave Desert is a vast and arid landscape that covers over 47,000 square miles in the southwestern United States.

Located primarily in California, but also extending into Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, the Mojave is known for its extreme hot temperatures, unique geological formations, and diverse plant and animal life. Many individuals and organizations work to protect this unique and fragile landscape such as the Mojave Desert Land Trust and the Desert Tortoise Council, are working to protect threatened. ​ tilizing three topics: Shifting Terrain, Animate & Inanimate, and Time & Space, allowed me have a better understanding of U ways to reduce climate change in the Mojave desert through mapping.

Concept In the animal kingdom, desert tortoises are the Mojave desert’s architects. Known for its burrows, it promotes the growth of a large wildlife community by creating burrows for itself and other wildlife animals within the area for safety and healthcare.

As the other wildlife animals occupy these burrows, the dark space underneath the ground is their haven. The temperature -within the burrow, compared to being outside in the blazing heat during the day expands their lifespan and animal repro-

Animate to Inanimate Depicts the areas of desert tortoise habitat within the Mojave Desert. The linear elements resemble the scutes of the tortoise’s shell.

Shifting Terrain Depicts the various elevation within the Mojave Desert. semble the scutes of the tortoise’s shell.

Time and Space Depicts the civilization within the Mojave Desert. Major cities that lie within the desert include San Bernardino, Las Vegas, St. George, and Bakersfield.

Main Railway System Lead to the large cities within the Mojave Desert. Each transit unit will stop at the metro system stations until the next departure to the next large city.

Passive Design Strategy Transpiration occurs when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves.

Each burrow contains an enclosed space with a cistern attached to the bottom of each unit. Walls contain vegetation of the Mojave Desert, such as the broad-leaf gilia, that grow along the perimeter of the space. The process of water production is more noticeable in plants that have a high rate of transpiration, such as those with broad leaves or plants that are actively growing. The top contains glass so that it acts as a barrier that prevents the water vapor released during transpiration from escaping into the atmosphere. As a result, the water vapor condenses on the inner surface of the glass and eventually forms water droplets. The droplets will land in the cistern for storage and future uses of water. Utilizing this method of water production is a more conveniet and sustainable practice that should be continued to practice.

Secondary Railway System Lead to other cities and towns within and outside of the Mojave Desert. Each transit unit will stop at the metro system stations until the next departure to the next location.

City Metro Stations Each large city in the Mojave Desert has their own station for people to get on and off of the electric train while bringing in light and natural vetilation into the space Burrows Provides shelter for people from the extreme heat and water storage. This addition is a positive to future living to achieve dwelling in spaces that are cooler than the extreme heat outside.

1. Direct sunlight is in contact with the glass

2. With the unit enclosed, the native Plants produces water vapor and releases it into the air from their leaves

3. Water vapor droplets will land into the cistern for storage and future uses of water.

ROOT CONNECT SHARE

This project was completed by Kaling Phung and Karl Hunt.There are three things that are focuesed on in this design: root, connect, share. We want to help others become rooted in the Coeur d’ Alene culture and values. We want to create a space that facilitates connections to the land and to many eople who have lived there since time immemorial. We want to provide opportunities where these values and connections are shared with the next generation of tribal members and others of the community.

Site Plan

Floor Plan

Interior Persective of the Classroom

Interior Persective of the Lunchroom

BREEZE

As one starts off their travel experience through the airport, the feeling of stress, nervousness, and anxiety is felt my many people. The qualities of air allows people to release the negative energy held withinin the individual. Wihile in the airplane, one senses the feeling of hair from the vents, hearing the air blow pass the plane as it akes off, etc. Fresh air has its benefits suchas releasing stress and anxiety, increase energy, and many more positive impacts. The target of this new terminal design to the Pullman-Moscow Airport is to provide travelers the experience of interacting with air within the terminal as if they utilize their senses to interact with the air in the airplane, in a sustainable manner.

Elevation facing South

Elevation facing West

Section facing North

Site Analysis

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Interior Persective from the Baggage Claim 1. Steel Member Bracing System transfers forces between each cell

4. Mechanical Louver System

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Key 1. Mechanics 2. Ticketing 3. TSA Security 4. Lounge Area 5. Baggage Claim 6. Inbound Baggage 7. Rental Car Service 8. Public Concessions 9. Waiting Area

10. Outbound Baggage 11. Ticketing Office 12. Sterile Concessions 13. Restrooms 14. TSA Administration Office 15. Airport Administration Office 16. Security 17. Conference Room

2. Stainless steel Flitch-plate used to join glulam beams

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4 3. Glulam beam and base connection

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5. Primary Glulam Beam

Floor Plan

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6. Secondary Glulam Beam

Structural System

PALOUSE NATURE CENTER

Locating along the intersection of the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail and Paradise Creek, in between Pullman’s Toyota Dealership and Premix Inc, this structure’s program serves as a nature center where it’ll provide environmental education to the public and also serve as a rest stop. Due to the abundant amount of wind at the site, the building is insulated with hay, which is what the Palouse is known for as a part of their agriculture.

Photos of Site

Interior Persective of the Ground Floor

Model Photos

Interior Persective of the Second Floor

Floor Plan

Exploded Axonometric

Section facing West

MAZE THROUGH THE PAST

Using 5 models and merge them into one, the program of the building serves as a memorial and a museum using the theme of reminicence. From top-down leading to an underground maze consisting of a sequence of foregone memories. People are more likely to remember the negative experiences, causing multiple blockades to form and leading one circulating in different directions to becoming their future selves. Each representing an obstacle experienced in the past, leads developing what’s to come in the future. There will be some obstacles are more difficult than others. All are connected to the present, however, some are not able to have the opportunity to be rearranged.

Exploded Axonometric

Section facing West

Section facing East

Section facing North

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Floor Plan

BEYOND ARCHITECTURE

PHOTOGRAPHY

GRAPHIC DESIGN