Trinh Portfolio - Academic

architecture

PORTFOLIO

2021 - 2023

kathy trinh

/ selected works

about Kathy Trinh

(908) 842 - 7273 kathy.1.trinh@gmail.com Hillsborough, NJ

experience Architectural Assistant | Princeton University June 2023 - January 2024

Receptionist | T&T Nails June 2019 - August 2022

activities / organizations President | NJIT Art Club December 2023 - Present

Head of Advertisement | NJIT Art Club October 2022 - December 2023

Barista | Paris Baguette

Art Shop Owner

May 2021 - August 2021

Art Studio Intern | Scrap U & Artistry Too September 2019 - February 2020

March 2022 - Present

Commission Artist June 2020 - Present

Writer | Transect September 2023 - Present

Social Media Committee Member | NOMAS NJIT Chapter September 2022 - May 2023

education

New Jersey Institute of Technology Fall 2020 - Spring 2025 (expected), B.Arch

Hillsborough High School Fall 2016 - Spring 2020

references

skills Software Adobe Creative Suite Rhinoceros 3D Enscape 3D Twinmotion AutoCAD Revit V-Ray Microsoft Office Suite

Physical Hand Sketching Model Making Laser Cutting Hand Drafting

Languages English Fluent Vietnamese Intermediate

Jessica Johnston | Manager jessjohn@princeton.edu (609) 955-1623

Benjamin Akhavan | Professor benjaminakhavan@gmail.com (516) 582-6812

Tina Rear | Former Employer tina@scrapunj.com (732) 239-5003

table of contents

01

03

artist’s loft pg. 24

the vista house

fall 2022 - design studio v pg. 03-12

spring 2022 - design studio iv pg. 18-22

02

04

the nexus center

other projects

pg. 13-17

pg. 23

spring 2023 - design studio vi

exploration of style & color

01

ARTIST’S LOFT

newark, new jersey

multi-family urban housing Artist’s Loft is a residential building that focuses on creating a community between artists and the surrounding environment.

The prominence of artists and creatives in the Newark area has been significant, and therefore, these people need a place of shelter to reside in. The building features 75 living units, with accompanying work units on each floor, along with 14 different art studios to accomodate for a wide range of artists. In addition, there was public spaces such as collaboration rooms, a seasonal exhibition hall, gift shop, grocery store, and bakery. Outdoor public spaces are also integrated as well, so that artists can expand their influence past the building and extend beyond the site; this includes and outdoor farmer’s market and a sculptural garden at the front of the apartment plaza. All of these types of spaces are use specific facade materials to mark which program is which: concrete for living, brick for work, and curtain walls for public space.

03

04

site plan scale: 1/16” = 1/0”

Live

41,550 sq. ft.

75 Units Total

7 6 5 4 3 2 1

residential

Unit I Unit II Unit III

Work

Total: 25,600 sq. ft.

Individual Work Spaces Auditory / Performance Studios

residential

Visual Studios

Public Gathering Spaces Exhibition Hall

05 40” min.

All hallways in the building are at least 40” to provide enough space to walk comfortably.

residential

Retail / Marketplace / Food Sculptural Garden

35”

residential

number of units

area (sq.ft.)

total area

unit i

32

400

12800

unit ii

26

550

14300

unit iii

17

850

14450

recreational rooms

5

750

3750

laundry

5

200

1000

small offices

34

150

5100

large offices

33

300

9900

performance studios

8

n/a

5600

visual studios

9

n/a

5000

community spaces

3

n/a

5000

storage

2

n/a

600

retail space

1

2500

2500

exhibition hall

1

5000

5000

eatery space

2

n/a

2850

green space

n/a

n/a

41200

Bathrooms feature handrails for the disabled next to toilets, bathtubs, and showers.

residential horizontal circulation

vertical circulation: egress

main vertical circulation

studios

commercial

1:12 slope

The Gallery’s entrance is a 60’ long ramp, creating a grand entrance to the space while allowing for accessibilbilty.

residential users | typical unit plans & sections

06

scale: 1/8” = 1’

a a

ii iii

i

a

a

micro, affordable unit; 400 sq. ft.

a

2 bed 1 bath unit; 850 sq. ft.

a

studio apartment; 550 sq. ft. unit i, section a

commuters / art students

unit ii, section a

art professionals families / groups

spatial needs:

For artists in residence or those that need smaller, temporary housing due to not staying in room often.

unit iii, section a

spatial needs: spatial needs:

Work / life balance; need spaces to commune with other artists.

Larger spaces for spending time in units; large balconies for children / guests while other room members work.

07 first floor

scale: 1/16” = 1’0”

UP

5

1

6

UP

2

5

3

UP

4

1. exhibition gift shop 2. grocery store 3. bakery 4. unloading dock / food storage 5. outdoor farmer’s market 6. gallery / exhibition hall

08 second floor scale: 1/16” = 1’0”

7

UP

12

11

21 13

8

9

10

UP

16

14

16

16

22

studios

7. editing 8. filming 9. vocal 10. instrumental 11. dance 12. recording 13. acting / theatre 14. drafting 15. sculpting 16. mixed media 17. kitchen 18. printing 19. photography 20. darkroom

public spaces

21. lounges 22. collaboration space

21

17 15

UP

18

19

20

09 residential levels

28

23

UP

28

26

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UP

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UP

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23. residential units 24. work units 25. laundry 26. game room 27. residential lounges 28. balconies

UP

scale: 3/64” = 1’0”

floor 03, 05, 07

floor 04 & 06

10

a

precast concrete panel 1/2” gypsum board rigid insulation 1/2” gypsum board concrete framing interior finish a

b

b

timber door

c

perforated brick screen wall

finished interior floor concrete slab w/ metal deck concrete framing

c

lintel 2” brick veneer anchor bolts 1” air gap perforated brick screen wall

wall section detail scale: 1/4” = 1’0

inner balconies

11 section a

scale: 1/16” = 1’0”

physical model

12

chipboard, plexiglass, cardstock scale: 1/16” = 1’

entrance iew

east elevation

perforated brick facade

02

NEXUS CENTER

gowanus, new york

ecological research center & museum The Nexus Center is a mixed use hub that takes the idea of transitional space and turns them into points of interest. The building is composed of two main cores, the research center and the public museum, with an interconnecting gallery hall serving as the building’s spine and bridging the two separate types of program together. The emphasis on these in between spaces derives from the surrounding Gowanus neighborhood, and it’s gradual shift in rezoning and cleaning up of the nearby canal in the near future. The redevelopment of the neighborhood showcases its history, from a sewage ridden flood zone to a clean mixed-use area, and how the current transition is integral to the understanding of how to move forward.

The center also features a sunken plaza, which is transformed into a retention pond when flooded, along with an outdoor research center that uses constructed marshlands to measure climate change and its impacts on the canal.

13

14

The gallery serves as the main transitional space of the building,

connecting

the

researchers

and

public.

15

16

UP UP

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floor plans scale: 3/128” = 1’0”

17

03

THE VISTA HOUSE

18

newark, new jersey

hillier college extension

The Vista House focuses on two aspects of interconnection that NJIT needs to improve on: human connection and a sense of belonging. Incorporating domestic qualities to spaces can help people feel more connected to a building. Situated by the architecture and design school, this building’s pedagogy also plays on the idea of social learning and observation.

This is especially important for design students at a polytechnic school, as it helps stimulate their creativity and motivation.

The main concepts of social learning [seeing, learning, doing] are used as inspiration to create the three main spaces, with each space’s program having a focus on each idea. Observation is further enforced through verticality, which is shown through mezzanines and opening in floors to look down below. The domesticity was emphasized through the furniture and exterior of the building. The use of exposed CLT walls and gable roofs invoke a home-like feeling for the architecture.

SOUTH

ELEVATIONS

SCALE: 1/16” = 1’

EAST

NORTH

WEST

19

1

OUTER CIRCULATION DESIRE PATHS

GROUND CIRCULATION BETWEEN BUILDINGS

2

3

SITE PLAN | PLAN 01 NTS

20 4 6 2

7

5

PLAN 02

MEZZANINE PLAN (1.5)

1 2 3

DINING ROOM (GALLERY / CAFE)

READING ROOM

(LIBRARY / STUDY AREA)

PORCH

(MAKERSPACES / SUPPLY SHOP)

8 9 10

LIVING ROOM

(SOCIAL LOUNGE)

10

STUDY ROOM (CLASSROOMS)

8

HOME OFFICE

11

(PUBLIC STUDIOS)

PLAN 03

4

SHED

11

BALCONY

5

KITCHEN

12

ARCHIVE ROOM

6

FAMILY ROOM

13

BEDROOM

7

9

(WORKSHOPS)

(CREATIVITY LOUNGE)

(TUTORING CENTER)

HOME OFFICE

(PRIVATE STUDIOS)

(OUTDOOR AREA)

(FACULTY / STORAGE)

(CAPSULE BEDS) 12

13

PROGRAM LIST TOTAL SPACE: 48,100 SQ. FT PLAN 04

21

DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS SEALANT

METAL SEAM CLADDING CAVITY BATTEN VAPOR MEMBRANE FIBREGLASS BATT INSULATION AIR BARRIER

STEEL STUDS

“SEE”

“LEARN”

“DO”

INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH RIGID INSULATION

5-PLY CLT PANEL

STUCCO (FINISH COAT) STUCCO (BASE COAT)

BENT STEEL ANGLES W/ CONCRETE FASTENERS 3-PLY CLT PANEL

SELF FURRING METAL LATH VAPOR BARRIER WALL SHEATHING RIGID INSULATION

CEILING BOX MOUNTING BRAKCET FIXTURE BASE SHADE W/ BULB

ANCHOR BOLTS METAL PLATE

EPS INSULATION BOARD CONCRETE FOUNDATION WALL

CROSS SECTIONS | LONGITUDINAL SECTION NTS

CONCRETE FOOTING

DETAIL WALL SECTIONS

WESTERN VIEW

22

NORTHERN VIEW SOUTHERN VIEW

EASTERN VIEW

WINDOW VIEWS NOT TO SCALE

PHYSICAL MODEL FRONT VIEW

an exploration into style & color

THE

TO PERFECTIONISM

CLIMB

04

OTHER PROJECTS

23

an excerpt from transect writing

It’s 5:00 am, and I feel my eyes get heavier with each passing minute; it’s the third time this week I’ve stayed up so late and it looks like that wasn’t slowing down anytime soon. The blinding light of my desktop is the only thing still keeping me awake as I continue to clean up my drawings for my review in a few hours. I tell myself, “Just a bit longer, then you can sleep at a decent time after your review”.

It’s something so many architecture students unfortunately relate to. In fact, it’s so normalized in the life of an architecture student to pull all nighters that even non architecture students know about the stereotype. But why do we neglect our rest when we know very well how detrimental it can be to our health and wellbeing? Many point to the pressure of striving for perfectionism, where everyone wants to have clean, beautiful drawings and diagrams. Design school can unintentionally be competitive, so even if you don’t want to, you might find yourself comparing yourself to other students and working even harder to compete with them. This, in combination with other factors such as time management or just a heavy workload, can breed unhealthy work habits and lead to staying up late constantly to finish work.

So what can students do? The main thing is to realize that not everything can be done. For students that strive for perfection and flawlessness, it might be hard to hear. Sometimes, there is just not enough time in the week to finish your work to the best standards you want, while also balancing sleep, other school work, and other obligations; and that’s okay. Prioritizing what drawings are most important to do is better than starting many at once and not finishing any of them.

Looking at your time and scheduling out blocks for working and relaxing is also incredibly important as well, as keeping track of your time can prevent procrastination from happening.

Overall, while it’s not an automatic cure to end the all nights architecture students take, taking a moment to slow down and rest can help in the long run for your health as a student.