Architecture Portfolio by Kimberly Yan by Kimberly Yan

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Aug 2021 - 4th Year

Jan 2018 - Jun 2021

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

California Polytechnic University Pomona (CPP)

Bachelor of Architecture Degree in Progress

Pasadena City College (PCC)

Architecture Associate in Arts Degree

SCHOLARSHIP & FEATURED PUBLICATION

Asian American Architects and Engineers Foundation

Oct 2021 0ct 2021

May 2024

2021 AAa/e Foundation Community College Scholarship Awardee (PCC Portfolio Submission + 2 Letters of Recommendation)

AIAPF I The Jean Roth Driskel Scholarship - 3rd Quater Report

Fall 2021 JRD Scholarship Community College Nominee & Feature (PCC Portfolio Submission)

COMPETITION & EXHIBITION

Jack & Marilyn Zuber Remembrance Award

Semi-Finalist BArch Certification (CPP Selected Project : Pueblito)

AIAIC I 2023 Student Design Awards

Sep 2023

Jan 2023

Oct 2022

Apr 2022

Nov 2020

2nd Place Design Experimentation Recipient (CPP Selected Project : Cascade Scientist Retreat)

CPP ARC Interim

2023 Spring Selected Project : Cascade Scientist Retreat

2022 Fall Selected Project : School of Architecture

2022 Spring Selected Project : Museum of Contemporary Japanese Art

AIALA | 2x8 Student Exhibition + Scholarship Program

Candidate Nomination (PCC Selected Project : Rethink Housing and Nurture Community)

Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

July 2023 - Aug 2023

Sep 2023 - Jun 2024

Oct 2023

WORK EXPERIENCE & COLLABORATION

>Schneider Luescher

Part-time Internship

Full-time Summer Internship

Neutra VDL Docent

Student Docent at Neutra VDL Research House

Fernanda Canales & Pablo Kobayashi Workshop

Lecture and Intervention Opening at Neutra VDL Research House

SOFTWARE Rhinoceros

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Indesign

Vray

AutoCAD

Revit

OTHER MEDIA

Physical Model Making

Photography

Sketching

LANGUAGES

Spanish Native Proficiency

English Bilingual Proficiency

3 4 5

NEXUS LIBRARY+

ARC 4011 I Fall 2024

CASCADE SCIENTIST RETREAT

ARC 3011 I Fall 2022

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ART

ARC 2011 I Fall 2021

PUEBLITO HOUSING

ARC 3021 I Spring 2024

WORK EXPERIENCE

Internship I Workshop

NEXUS LIBRARY+

The intention of this project is to bring civic and community engagement through a library and plus program. The first goal is to push for local economic development by implementing reintegration services and transitional employment. The second goal relates to creating a democratic landscape for leisure enjoyment and informal exchange.

The concept of the massing parti follows a singular volume being cracked and divided through the middle in order to give more space to the surrounding community and streetscape at ground level. This visual division is further translated into the programmatic organization of the library+ in which the lower component serves as a plaza and the upper component is the library itself. A third component, the core, is added in sequential operations to interconnect these two elements, introducing a new hybrid and juxtaposing interpretation of the public space throughout the building. Contrasting materials were expressed to differentiate the three major components of the library+. The plaza acts as a playful fold of landscape that is grounded by its heavy terracotta. The library appears as a floating box that is enveloped with the lightness and transparency of the curtain wall and mesh to represent the infinite knowledge of books. And lastly, the core is the concrete stem that comes from the ground and extends its branches upwards, linking all levels of the building. The project renders varying degrees of experience in a public space, whether it is from a library, plaza, or mixture of both, in order to engage different communities and build a bigger sense of connectivity.

In collaboration with Shunta Abe

MASSING Landscape rupture

HYBRIDITY Library-Plaza

INTERACTION Core

HYBRIDITY Library-Plaza INTERACTION Core

EDUCATION Library

COMMUNITY Plaza

PROGRAM Components and operations

Programmatic Organization

CIRCULATION

CASCADE SCIENTIST RETREAT

Design of an observation facility located on Mt. Wilson within the Los Angeles National Forest. The multipurpose facility is mostly tailored to scientists and hikers, providing private and research programs as well as public ADA accessible spaces. The project responds to the climatic and environmental conditions of the mountainous site and attempts to adapt to the structure to the natural slope, maximize accessibility through existing roads, manipulate daylight to accommodate the users’ circadian rhythms, and frame views using the native woodland

The concept of “cascading” dictates the programmatic configuration and circulation of the project, in which the public spaces are accessed through a single common point at the top of the slope, the experience progressively becomes more private as the path winds down through the interior and exterior and finally breaks apart into the individual sleeping quarters at the lowest level of the building

Building envelope assemblies, apertures, and circulation elements adhere to CA Building Code in order minimize the site’s existing fire hazards, avoid weather intrusion, provide accessibility and overall, ensure an environmentally protected and safe steel structure

OPERATIVE STUDY

Abstract idea of spatial formation

DAYROOM KITCHEN

BATHROOM BEDROOM

COPING

WOOD CAP

FLASHING TAPE

OSB SHEATHING

METAL GUTTER

STEAL BEAM

STEEL HSS SQUARE

WOOD WINDOW FRAME

DOUBLE PANE

STEEL HSS RECTANGULAR

BLOCKING

CONTINUOS RUNNER CHANNEL

C-STUD FURRING

WOOD PANELING FIBERGLASS INSULATION

OSB SHEATHING

TYPE X GYPSUM WALLBOARD

WEATHER BARRIER

STANDING SEAM

METAL SIDING

PVC MEMBRANE

OSB SHEATHING

RIGID INSULATION

CONCRETE

STEEL DECK

SUSPENDED CEILING SUBSTRUCTURE

WOOD PANELING

WEATHER BARRIER (2X)

METAL LATH

BASE COAT

STUCCO

FINISH

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ART

The project deals with the design of a museum for a site in Little Tokyo with infill and through-lot conditions. Therefore, the design proposition focuses on integrating the site within the building, striving for structural porosity, maximizing accessibility, nurturing the surrounding community, and promoting artistic interest. The process consisted on the manipulation of planar elements, arranged and subdivided by a grid that conforms to the dimensions of the site, to define spatial, relational, and formal qualities

Operations such as subtraction of planes in the vertical and horizontal directions allowed fluidity, visual connection, and lightning qualities across the building. The resulting porosity not only created a continuous sequence and visibility by diminishing demarcation lines but also opened the spaces to accommodate large exhibitions and bring light into the building In addition, the introduction of oblique angles in plan and section produced spatial variety while simultaneously choreographed the weaving exterior and interior circulations to engage the users in the exploration of both art and architecture. The technique of folding of planes was utilized to dissolve structural boundaries and connect the spaces to promote community interaction. This continuity allowed to read the museum as whole, intersecting volumetric spaces to provide visual and experiential connectivity

CATALOG

Randomized elimination of spaces within grids in the x, y, z planes

CRATE

Foundation and intial layout for spatial interpretations

PLANAR EXPLORATION

Continuation and extension of planes with the introduction of diagonals

Section #, Instructor Name

Section 05, Alexander Pang

Firstname Lastname

Kimberly Yan

EX04: Museum of Japanese Contemporary Art

PUEBLITO HOUSING

The project consists of the design of a Multifamily Mixed Housing that attempts to provide a living and working environment to Santa Ana. The organization of the massing is derived from the idea of creating transitional semi-public spaces that serve as gathering places to activate interactions between locals, residents, and incoming people, this would take form as a central courtyard on the ground floor, open communal gardens, and cluster of terraces between apartments.

The ground floor has an emphasis on Recreational Programs in order to satisfy the lack of such in near proximity while also engaging potential visitors in the transit-oriented site. On the other hand, the target demographic for the housing component is mainly family households due to its prominent presence in the city yet it also provides a balanced program of apartment units that could accommodate singles and other less dense households.

The layout of the housing consists of efficient circulation, low density, and variety in a system of unit plan. The arrangement consists of two single-loaded housing bars that embrace a central volume that houses the communal amenities for the apartments. Circulation weaves in and out of the apartments while directing the users efficiently to open outdoor spaces that are placed on opposite ends of the complex. Finally, the arrangement of private balconies was composed in a way that it could provide different levels of public and private interactions between the residents.

Initial Massing

GROUND

THIRD LEVEL HOUSING

SECOND LEVEL HOUSING

PODIUM LEVEL HOUSING

COMMUNITY KITCHEN

CHILDCARE

GROUND LEVEL COMMERCIAL / RECREATIONAL

LIVE-WORK

STUDIO

1 BEDROOM

2 BEDROOM

RETAIL STORE

ART STUDIO

SPORT CENTER

STREET ELEVATION

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

5

WORK EXPERIENCE

Involved in 3D modeling of architectural schematic designs. The process included conceptual and final production of renderings, physical models, research of product references, material selection, site visits, and photographic documentation

ADU

Internship I Schneider Luescher

Anton Schneider I Andri Luescher

WALKING WALLS

Research workshop featuring a lecture by Fernanda Canales and art installation by Pablo Kobayashi. Personal contribution involved redefining the idea of “home” through design proposals as well as photographic documentation of the installation. The images depict two phases of the project: “Serious Play” (progress) and “Pneumatic Partions” (end)

Workshop I Neutra VDL Research House

Noam Saragosti I Fernanda Canales I Pablo Kobayashi

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Architecture Portfolio by Kimberly Yan