Portfolio%20kevin%20chia liang%20lu%20architectural%20goree%20nov%202017%20v2sml

PORTFOLIO Kevin Chia - Liang Lu

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

Statement Agnes Martin Painting Living Space

The Prism - Outpatient Surgical Center

Fall

2014

Spring 2014

Joseph Mashburn Kevin Story

KIPP School Fall 2013

Geoffrey Brune

The FogBox - YMCA Spring 2013

William Truitt

ArtPlace Fall 2012

Gary Machicek

Houston Visitor and Information Center

Gregory Marinic

Spring 2012

Ambiguity / Clarity Matrix Spring 2012

Gregory Marinic

Nature Exploration Center Fall 2010

Laszlo Pallagi

Free Lance Works Since 2012

Various Clients

|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

STATEMENT | Lu As I view Architecture as not merely a container with people and air, there are more to this space formed through volumes from the urban scale down to boundary elements of site surrounding, where connections of architecture components with typologies differentiate with one to another, there ought to be more than just container.

Experiment in breaking the boundaries and in seeking connection with indoor and outdoor space, that is, for volumes begin to communicate from inside-out with other typology immediately. The Art Place was an attempt to break the barrier between the surrounding to the interior considering site context being in the museum district and pedestrian friendly on Main St. in Houston. Spaces are able to breathe through the visible interior to the exterior or/and the other way around. With main theater turned transparent to open up an interior void, exterior theater sharing the program to the public, and outdoor theater on building perforated skin envelope that given solid form of the building to approachers from opaque to transparent openness.

ArtPlace

THE GREEN POD Portable Airplane Fuel Lab and Research Station

DEVELOPING COUNTRY

The Green Pod - Portable Fuel Lab and Research Station Pg | 8

SPRING 2014 Pg | 9

THE GREEN POD Portable Airplane Fuel Lab and Research Station

DEVELOPING COUNTRY

The Green Pod - Portable Fuel Lab and Research Station Pg | 10

SPRING 2014 Pg | 11

THE PUSHED Highland on High Island

Highland on High Island Pg | 12

High Island, TX

“In the High Island Oil Field, February; Morning After Passage of a Cold Front 1990” is a 16” x 120” painting by Rackstraw Downes. Downes calls attention to the fact that perspective as we understand it is a convention, and that we apply that template to everything we see. His curved space subverts our expectations and directs us to attempt to see how things really are when we are there, rather than how we habitually order our visual sensations. The building house one to be in the sensational space for this particular spot for the solely experiential purpose, seeking for beauty. To be part of the sky, horizon, prairie... To be elevated, and receive flatness of infinite horizon, in a graduate, ammer of risen terrain...

To be reflected and cast back within the surrounding, and the notice of time being in the space.

Fall 2014 Pg | 13

THE Pulled Agnes Martin Painting House

Agnes Martin Painting House Pg | 14

Houston, TX

To be PULLED away from the urban context, be grounded and be moved, Into the extension of space experiencing light as medium, on the building canvas.

Housing two paintings by Agnes Martin that demand space and filtered day light.

Fall 2014 Pg | 15

THE Pulled Agnes Martin Painting House

Houston, TX

To be PULLED away from the urban context, be grounded and be moved in the space given to the two particular 5’x5’ pieces by the famous Agnes Martin, the hand-drawn line drawing and painting gives the unique identity in multiple dimensions with its texture in different viewing distance, the paintings deserve and demand space.

Into the extension of pulled space, one immediately experiencing the light as the medium, filtered through translucent passive daylight from the roof layer onto the building canvas and the paintings.

Functional spaces are being pulled in attention given to the paintings/living space as the focal point.

Planar characteristic of the building surface partitions or supports the building being the canvas of the direct and indirect sunlight.

Housing two paintings by Agnes Martin that demand space and filtered daylight.

Main Entry

Agnes Martin Painting House Pg | 16

Fall 2014 Pg | 17

THE Pulled Agnes Martin Painting House

Houston, TX

“Leaves“

Agnes Martin Painting House Pg | 18

“The Sea“

Fall 2014 Pg | 19

THE Pulled Agnes Martin Painting House

Houston, TX

Courtyard

Agnes Martin Painting House Pg | 20

Master bath toward louver casting shadow

Fall 2014 Pg | 21

THE PRISM Outpatient Surgical Center

Houston, TX

The Prism - Outpatient Surgical Center Pg | 22

SPRING 2014 Pg | 23

THE PRISM Outpatient Surgical Center

Houston, TX

Prism court yard, healing color

The Prism - Outpatient Surgical Center Pg | 24

Site Plan

SPRING 2014 Pg | 25

THE PRISM Outpatient Surgical Center

Houston, TX

Entry 1F Plan

2F Plan

Stage 2 patient lounge

The Prism - Outpatient Surgical Center Pg | 26

SPRING 2014 Pg | 27

THE LEARNING COURTYARD KIPP School

KIPP School Pg | 28

Houston, TX

FALL 2013 Pg | 29

THE LEARNING COURTYARD KIPP School

Main Entry

KIPP School Pg | 30

Houston, TX

Art Class

FALL 2013 Pg | 31

THE LEARNING COURTYARD KIPP School

KIPP School Pg | 32

Houston, TX

FALL 2013 Pg | 33

THE LEARNING COURTYARD KIPP School

Houston, TX

Science hallway with educational garden

KIPP School Pg | 34

FALL 2013 Pg | 35

THE LEARNING COURTYARD KIPP School

Cafe-gym-autorium

KIPP School Pg | 36

Houston, TX

Science Courtyard

FALL 2013 Pg | 37

THE FOGBOX YMCA

San Francisco, CA

Activity Diagram

Translucency forming a barrier for view yet implying an extension of space in connection of light, an interval between space buffering into the San Francisco’s Sea fog, and nice 55-degree average weather, where one would question if it is better to be outside with nature over indoor with YMCA. Imagining an interstitial Space, a way out of containment, a breakthrough of the single enclosure to greater experiencing volume s by overlapping with outdoor when it is foggy, and everything seems to be floating.

Approaching to the YMCA in the experience of light floating in air swimming with swimmers from the refraction of the pool and storing heat, diffusion of channel glass provides passive heating and controlled light, buffering sunlight from the edge of curved roof seems floating by itself, and clear curtain wall infinitely projecting NE towards San Francisco Bay. The desired space seems not out there but in the air.

The FogBox- YMCA Pg | 38

Cafe-gym-autorium

SPRING 2013 Pg | 39

THE FOGBOX YMCA

San Francisco, CA

YMCA Section Perspective

Raised floor system integrated with waffle slab in the gym floor HVAC air supply in circulation with trombe wall on the left, passively heating from south sunlight, through channel glass. U glass, controlled sunlight an shade south with horizontal layout, but shades vertical on the west glare portion

The FogBox- YMCA Pg | 40

SPRING 2013 Pg | 41

THE FOGBOX YMCA

Design Intention: A YMCA in the basin, where a buffer zone of nature and man made environme San Francisco, CA

been negotiate with city growing denser and further housing been built near open green space and animal refugee, Keeping the water and green open space uninterrupted with building yet to be interacting nature in an appropriate way within the building zone, seeking a balance of environment and man made structure.

Intending to create a zone within the basin on the water body to locate programs of YMCA, enjoy the nature while footprint within control, for the dense city that land is important to serve its own pur pose,and seek possibility for more space acquire above water.

Man made material on water nature, buoyancy in play, with more intense activity of program more internal heat receiving more buoyant effect though building experience. More heat= feel float more When fog season comes, effect multiplies.

View from canal bridge

In the pool

BUOYANCY ON WATER WITHOUT INTERRUPTING GREEN

PROGRAM STACK WITH DIFFERENT INTENSITY LEVEL IN

GYM`

POOL

EXCERSICE

MEETING AFTERCLASS

The FogBox- YMCA Pg | 42

SPRING 2013 Pg | 43

THE FOGBOX YMCA

San Francisco, CA

Trombe wall

YMCA Lobby YMCA Pool

Horizontal layout of U glass plank with Low E coating and the fins in between served as clear louver system shading South sun in the noon time.

The H60 curtain wall horizontal channel glass systems although limited to fixed openings of less than 23’ in width, Horizontal applications may only require the bottom channels to be safety glass with all remaining upper channels to be conventional annealed glass.

The FogBox- YMCA Pg | 44

Opening over gym roof to give natural light into space.

Buoyancy effect open the roof to sky.

SPRING 2013 Pg | 45

THE FOGBOX YMCA

Sun & Shade

San Francisco, CA Vertical channel glass systems allow for virtually unlimited glass facades without interim frame support.

1-15 @8AM

The fins in between served as clear louver system shading SW low sun in the afternoon.

The channels provide uninterrupted spans of pure glass with the ability to turn corners and may be stacked to create soaring heights. In safety glass conditions, vertical applications require 100% safety glass.

Day Lighting

The FogBox- YMCA Pg | 46

1-15 @12PM

1-15 @4PM

SPRING 2013 Pg | 47

THE FOGBOX YMCA

Passive Ventilation and Sun orientation.

San Francisco, CA

Lobby Pool as thermal mass

Mech.

Locker Gym Class Exercise Kitchen Pool

Foundation Zoning

The building might be heated and cooled with a radiant floor system. Water from the San Francisco Bay,which fluctuates between 50°F–55°F, will be piped to and pumped through a heat exchanger and then circulated through the radiant floor heating and cooling system.

The FogBox- YMCA Pg | 48

Floor slabs, around the core volume with rebar bracing extra duty.

Columns responding to the load distribution calls for a dimension of 18”x18”, transfer down to the soft bay mud ground, which is prone to seismic activity due to the soft layer of soil in

SPRING 2013 Pg | 49

THE FOGBOX YMCA

San Francisco, CA Opportunity for photovoltic solar power installation on the roof.

Due to less cloudy days and Sun exposure, a power resource is possible.

1.7W Low-e 3F

Restricts the flow of heat through the glass, thus retaining heat in winter and cooling in summer.

Iridescent aesthetic.

2F Roof with ceiling profile, sky light opening in the lobby zone U glass enclosure Opening over pool roof to give natural light into space and buoyancy effect on structure members

Glass enclosure

1F

N

Envelope Strategy

The FogBox- YMCA Pg | 50

Plans

SPRING 2013 Pg | 51

THE INNER VOID Art Place

Houston, TX

Facade reveal/ shade interior to public/E.S.W/ from sun/Downtown/ Medical Center/ Uptown > To Be in part of surrounding

Houston is a city with commute heavy community which lacks connection from space to space.

Inverting public/ private space to bring public into the building, making activity be part of Main Street and community.

Visually connecting programs space vertically and horizontally, engaging participation in environment.

Bring Main Street/ Nature in lobby/ shop Bring earth, Sky into café/ theater Nature into gallery/ office To bring Engagements to both people and surrounding.

Egress to public compassing Visually ly sound

ArtPlace Pg | 52

–

–

acousticalverbally sensual

FALL 2012 Pg | 53

THE INNER VOID Art Place

Houston, TX

1F

ArtPlace Pg | 54

2F

3F

FALL 2012 Pg | 55

THE INNER VOID Art Place

Houston, TX

Connecting Outdoor to indoor by placing programs next to sharable volumes to integrate...

Main Theater

Exterior Cafe

Exterior Cafe 4F

Administration Office

Interior Cafe Cafe interior to theater/lobby space, cafe exterior to lower floor exterior gallery space, sharing the same side over city exposure to traffic.

Exterior Gallery

Entry view into theater Outdoor Theater

ArtPlace Pg | 56

FALL 2012 Pg | 57

THE FLOW VERSUS THE FOLD Ambiguity / Clarity Matrix

Matrix from Foreign region textiles, clothes designs, seeking patterns into concepts.

Ambiguity / Clarity Matrix Pg | 58

Houston, TX

Matrix from Texas region indigenous species, seeking patterns into concepts.

SPRING 2013 Pg | 59

THE FLOW Houston Visitor and Information Center

Houston, TX

A generative matrix from pictures of Houston Downtown showing the context around the city, for a better study to evaluate the Schemes.

Houston Visitor and Information Center Pg | 60

SPRING 2012 Pg | 61

THE FLOW Houston Visitor and Information Center The building serve as an information canter for Houston, considering the site is next to bayou’s Allen’s Landing, the origin of Houston history, keeping the existing as a way to preserve the past, bayou ground below flood line has made the integration of old and new a challenge.

Treating programs not only based on their functions but also consider prone to flood possibility, raising main entry and Lobby to 1st floor meeting street level to above flood line, main gallery and open space remain ground level, Cafe and theater at the top floor escape from flood damage and visibility to public.

Houston Visitor and Information Center Pg | 62

Houston, TX N

The concept comes from research of purity and ambiguity of Houston indigenous, and foreign textile. Seeking common patterns from the study.

Native bayou water flows as a central idea, going with the flow of water against obstacles, become the dynamic curvatures towards the downstream.

SPRING 2012 Pg | 63

THE TELESCOPIA Nature Exploration Center

Houston, TX

A concept for telescope, segments of chamber with views projecting in distant from here to destination view, to capture and to explore.

2st Floor

1st Floor

N

The site is an old mill ruin in the woods of Nature preserve area, next to a mill pond lake on the East side mill stream runs down on the old mill duct towards West, and parking for visitors on the North side. Building for the Texas Hill Country Flora and Fauna, the propose building is surrounded and cover by large indigenous trees and plants shading, so sun shading control is important.

Nature Exploration Center Pg | 64

FALL 2011 Pg | 65

THE SELSECTED Selected FreeLance Works

Selected FreeLance Works Pg | 66

USA

Since 2012 Pg | 67

THE SELSECTED Selected FreeLance Works

Selected FreeLance Works Pg | 68

USA

Since 2012 Pg | 69

THE SELSECTED Selected FreeLance Works

Selected FreeLance Works Pg | 70

USA

Since 2012 Pg | 71