2015 Architectural Internship

2014 Summer Internship Lawrence Tian Portfolio Design

Firestation #5

Marine Research Center

Canoe Station by Buffalo Bayou

Blue Star Museum

Firestation #5

a firestation addition for the campus in College Station. The design accomodates the needs of the firemen to work, while functioning as a secondary home in providing a comfortable living environment. The design allows the firemen a place to rest when off duty and easy access to all areas of the building including a fire escape route onto the exterior balcony in an emergency. The functional spaces are blocked into four distinct quadrants: office, garage, living space, and patio with a central corridor connecting the four sections together. This arrangement of spaces creates an efficient living and working environment for firemen to relax and be ready for emergency calls.

LIVING

PATIO

CORRIDOR

GARAGE

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

OFFICE

marine

research

A studio development of a low-impact marine

and

sustainable

research

center

stationed on the Galapagos Island.

design

was

governed by the need for a minimal carbon footprint through the construction and operation of the facility. Using secondary resources such as scaffolding, we created a

recyclable

the

overall

material

for

structure.

center

marine

research

center

In order to discover the most efficient site for this research layers.

center,

Variables

parameters such

as

were

distance,

setup wind

in

overlapping

direction,

and

rain were factored into the design and orientation of the structure in order to decrease its carbon footprint by using renewable resources such as wind and solar energy.

Grid structure allows quick and e as y construction.

Natural ventilation using the openings allows for sustainable cooling for the hot weather in the Galapagos.

Louvers and simple fabric shading provides a simple solution to shade the structure from the sun.

WALL CONNECTION DETAILING

marine

research

center

Canoe Station

The of

lighthouse function

has

using

the

a

concise axis

as

a

division central

grid in dividing different spaces. The zigzag

shaped

to

connect

structure the

ramp the

acccts

as

a

different

transition

levels,

has

light

emmit ting

perforated

metal

like

a

The

through

lighthouse.

Blue Star Museum

The museum’s cantilevering walls shade and provide an area for rest, comfort, and outdoor addtivities. One view faces towards downtown, and the other interacts with the open plaza space within. Blue Star needed a new and updated gallery space. This space provides various sizes of gallery spaces for artwork and collections without column interuptions.

Blue Star Museum

East Elevation

West Elevation

Street Elevation

Blue Star Museum

The building will serve the public as a museum in conjunction with the residency units built into the monolithic concrete structure, so that the residents can enter and leave without interferring with normal business hours. The public and residents can both use the pathway provided to easily access the riverwalk.