NHI VU'S PORTFOLIO

NHI VU’S PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.WORK

• Mogara Residence - Verner Architects - 2022 2023

• Sanchez - Sauna Design - Verner Architects - 2023

• Steam Boat - Master Bath Design - Verner Architects - 2022

• Maple Marketing Plan - Verner Architects - 2022

2.DESIGNS

• Emergency Storage - UC Berkeley - Spring 2023

• San Francisco Museum - UC Berkeley - Fall 2022

• Hacker Space: Blurry Boundaries - UC Berkeley - Spring 2022

• Urban Center - UC Berkeley - Fall 2021

3.MODEL MAKING

• Design Villages

• Case Studies

• Others

4.COLOR RENDERS

• Colored Pencils

• Markers

5.SKETCHES

• Pens

• Pencils

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This is a compilation of the best of my architectural projects, studies, and job experiences. Some began when I was in my first architecture class, others are my most recent designs, and some are case studies and practices from various architects. The pace may change, and the slides may not reflect all of my work, but all of this information represents my years of education and professional experience. I just want to share my portfolio with everyone in my field. I hope you enjoy it.

-Nhi Vu

1. WORK MORAGA RESIDENCE

The goal is to transform the old-style house into a minimalist nest. Although the area is small, the design strives to optimize sunlight and airflow from the garden and back. The scheme’s flow seeks to save the majority of the basement’s structural beams and foundation. This design, on the other hand, adds a two-story bookcase, mudroom, and huge island to increase the area for family activities in the great room, mudrooms, and kitchen. Throughout the design and permit process with SFDPI, I collaborated with the project supervisor on the development to take part in evaluating building and fire codes, creating layouts in the kitchen and mudrooms, as well as developing all parts of the plans, sections, elevations, and lighting.

SANCHEZ - SAUNA DESIGN

I assisted in the design of this sauna at the Sanchez resident project by obtaining a price and estimate on building materials and their delivery time. I was also in charge of gathering specification sheets and conferring with manufacturer representatives about the items available, extra equipment, wall assembly details, and alternative pricing in order to provide answers to my team and customer.

STEAMBOATMASTERBATH DESIGN

MAPLE MARKETITNG PLANS

2. DESIGNS

EMERGENCY STORAGE

This Design of The Warehouse contains the material cart units with bare necessities to help the homeless in West Oakland. The design also reflects the emergency response of the Bay area to become a shelter in case of Earthquake or Wild Fire. The exterior of the design is fully open to maximize the sunlight for the interior as well as to become more transparent to the public. The First Floor is mostly designed to house cart units or donated products. The supplies in the carts include Clothes, water, food, a blanket, a foldable bed,and first aid kits. The Second Floor is mostly used as a secondary storage. However, in case of emergencies, this floor will be housing people as a shelter. This floor has a bathroom, mechanical rooms, and an office with stairs and an elevator for first floor and roof circulation.

SAN FRANCISCO URBAN CENTER

This Urban Center is located in the center of San Francisco, at the busy intersection of Bryant and 3rd Streets. The design uses its body laguage on the circulation to show the experience of visitors approaching from the side street as well as from the bottom to the top floor atrium to optimize the view towards the high rise on the East side. The glass façade, circular staircase, lightwells, and parametric skin provide natural light while also providing openness to the public and private space to the workplaces on the interior.

Lecture Hall

HACKING SPACEBLURRY BOUNDARRIES

Blurry Boundaries explores and exhibits various works, artist studios, exhibition spaces, communal workshops, cafes ,kitchens, art stores, contemporary housing, and a star STAGE program. These spaces are characterized and defined by the radiance of activities rather than the fix of any geometric room. The goal is to create sceneries and experiences that appear both real and unreal, imparting a sense of freedom by using storylines to work in a realm between the artist’s lived experience, collaboration, and enthusiasm to bring a new breath to the city. Besides playing a role in providing affordable housing for commuting artists, this place represents a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives of the mission district through the performance of contemporary street art.

NHI VU

100C - FALL 2022

HACKSPACE PROJECT: PARCEL 36 IN SAN FRANCISCO

BLURRY BOUNDARY BLURRY

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BIRD EYE SITE DRAWING WITH NEIGHBORS

STAGE PROGRAM

ATRIUM CUT SITE ANALYSIS

SAN FRANCISCO RECTILINIKO MUSEUM

After using Rhino and Illustrator to complete the plans and sections, I used V-ray to render the exterior and interior of the museum. I also used different types of Bristol papers 960 lbs, 80lbs, 100lbs, colors and no colors, texture and no textures) to test out the line weight of the drawing for the final presentations.

Section Cuts

3. MODEL MAKING CAL POIY DESIGN VILLAGE

These are the projects that I led at the CAL POLY Design Village contest as a Team Leader to build the structure that was based on select topics (Balance 2018). I learned about different types of materials, collaborating with instructors for consultation and budgeting, along with the value of contributions and to respect the design ideas of my teammates.

Project 1

This project is about intersection and contunity. By scoring and folding a whole sheet of foam board, I was able to manipulate the shape of the structure, following the flow of continudity but not cutting it. After that, the foamboard dafts were presented in the 3D model graphics and only one out of three was selected for the voiding mass. Using the mass voilding technics and presented in 2 different materials, I was intend to presresent the flow of continuity in the terms of water on the model. The brown chipboard and the white color of museum board colors diferenciate the overall continuity flows of four sides, the exterior and interior of the massing physical model.

3D Drafting Rhino Models

These section drawings show the void part and the section views of the model. With Rhino, I was able to clean the extra edges on the foamboard drafting model and make it more smoother before tranforming to the complete physical model. The Plan oblige was done in Rhino and finished up with different lightweight in Iluustrator to show the general form of the structure.

Plan Oblidge

This project is about intersection and contunity. By scoring and folding a whole sheet of foam board, I was able to manipulate the shape of the structure, following the flow of continudity but not cutting it. After that, the foamboard dafts were presented in the 3D model graphics and only one out of three was selected for the voiding mass. Using the mass voilding techniques and presented in 2 different materials. I intended to present the flow of continuity in the terms of water on the model. The brown chipboard and the white color of museum board colors differenciate the overall continuity flows of four sides, the exterior and interior of the massing physical model.

Case Study - Sun House by Edwin Maxwell Fry

This is one of my first model-making efforts from Community College. The Sun House is a project created by Edwin Maxwell Fry. This project began with the process of developing a conceptual model with workplace items, then progressed into the wood material with the inclusion of elements from the new addition above the lighthouse and the swimming pool to demonstrate better flow and language with the current design.

Case Study - Jumex Museum by David Chipperfield

Physical Models

Project 2 - Part 1

Project x

Programmatic Parts

Formal Parts

From the programmatic parts and formal Parts, I transformed the 3D model into the museum board physical model.

This project started whith the analysis of the existing museum. I was studying about the form ang programmatic parts of the Jumex Museum in Mexico. I used Rhino to sketch the structure based on their existing floor plans, and then analyse and differentiate the different program parts on Illustrator.

There are differnt ways to analyse the parts but based on shape strutures, I chose the vertical ways of viewing and the way it shows weigh stacking shapes. By going deeper into each floor I found out that the programs starts to show into one to one relationship.

Formal Physical Model Programmatic Physical Model

By placing out the different parts of the model I can clearly show the programmatic parts of the museum.

1. Galerry

2. Event Space

3. Small Galerry

4. Terrace

5. Mechanic

6. Entrance

7. Cafe

8. Plaza

4. COLOR RENDERS

By redrawing

and coloring some of the case studies, I learned about the perspective views, as well as the building materials in the process of creating the conceptual designs. These drawings taught me a lot about hand coloring abilities and the value of versatility in design and presentation.

5. HAND SKETCHES