PORTFOLIO
B.Des University of British Columbia
StephenLin
Design Studio IV - Vancouver Jan. 2024
Professors: Ndemeye, Lys-Divine Nozaki, Tatiana
Teaching Assistant: Dixon, Annika
Group Partner: Leo Lee
How do Old Growth Forests impact the Production of Agriculture?
A living lab studying the potential effects of a mother tree and its relationship with neighbouring plants
Nestled at the edge of the University of British Columbia, the Grand Totem ravine is one of the last remaining old growth forests near an urban center. Due to its steep terrain, the ravine has been left untouched and neglected. As a result of the urbanization in the area, the ravine has suffered a loss in ecological diversity. This project aims to reintroduce human intervention to create an ecologically diverse agriculture system that benefits from the old growth trees.
The Mother Tree project directed by Suzzane Simard has conducted research between tree to tree and tree to root interactions through the mycorrhizal network. Using this research, we want to use this farm as a living lab testing interactions between old growth trees and smaller plants. In addition, research
into past forest gardens has proved that human intervention does not necessarily mean ecological depletion as it has been associated with 20th century agriculture (Armstrong et al., 2021).
Due to climate change and its effects on the weather, Vancouver now experiences wet and rainy winters and summers with drought-like conditions. To mitigate the extreme effects, ponds are created using cut and fill to act as hydrological “batteries” that charge during the winter, and slowly release water in the summer.
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Long Elevation
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Model Photos showing the topography of the site
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Malus Fusca
Acer Macrophyllum
Trees
Pacific Crabapple
Bigleaf Maple
Perrenials/Shrubs
Vaccinium Ovatum
Rubus Spectabilis
Crataegus Douglasii
Corylus Cornuta
Rosa Nutkana
Evergreen Huckleberry
Salmon Berry
Black Hawthorn
Beaked Hazelnut
Nootka Rose
Groundcover
Dicentra Formosa
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Mahonia Nervosa
Western Wild Ginger
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Low Oregon Grape
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Salmon berry at different scales - Drawn by Leo
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A collection of plants selected to be planted into the forest garden. The selection of these plants were based off of research done by Armstrong et al., (2023). Drawings done by Leo
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Black Hawthorn
Salmon Berry
Evergreen Huckleberry
Low Oregon Grape
Beaked Hazelnut
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Wild Ginger RootPaci
Bleeding Heart
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DryMoistWet
Tranverse Section
Zoom-in of the Tranverse Section
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The context model is a larger group project where I put together the lazercut file with the finger joints.
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1:200 Urban Context Model • 140cm x 140cm • Chipboard, Concrete, Wood
Design Studio III - Building Scale Synthesis
Dec. 2023
Professors: Fujita, Mari Gutierrez-Monroy, Tania
Teaching Assistant: Anggara, Kenneth
Group Partner: Leo Lee
The Dragon Born Out the Mud
The transformation of two single-family homes into a multi-generational house.
Like many other cities, Vancouver is facing a massive shortage of housing. Single family homes cover over idk% of the residential area, to address this issue, the City is allowing for multi-unit interventions onto the single family lots. They are also zoning corner stores and cafes into residential neighbourhoods to support local businesses.
In light of rising housing costs we believed that a realistic way of densification would be an extended family purchasing two adjacent properties and developing it into a multiunit home. Our project investigates what a multi-unit intervention could look like for a settled immigrant family in Vancouver. Based on our own families, a settled immigrant family are parents who spent the majority of their youth in their home countries and children who spent the majority of their youth in Vancouver. To strengthen the narrative, we created a
client based on our own families resulting in an extended Korean family with many characters.
The three tenets of our manifesto are to create:
1. A housing typology that can become a home for a family over multiple generations.
2. A unique house inspired by traditional Korean homes.
3. A commercial unit on site to increase interactions with the community.
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Winter
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Summer
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Family Tree
View from the South-East Corner
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21 Additions and Subtractions Original House Subtraction Extension Private vs. Public Spaces Private Semi-Private Semi-Public Front yard, Courtyard, Covered Parking Commercial Living, Dining, & Kitchen Bedrooms & Flex Rooms Public
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Design Theory
Dec. 2023
Professor: Van Duzer, Leslie
Group Mates: Shin, Urim
Tso, Samuel
Materials: Concrete Basswood Metal Wire Paper Mache
Santa Caterina Market
A synthesis model case study
Located in Barcelona, Spain, this fresh food market has been a community space in the city for over 700 years. First the church and the convent of Santa Caterina in 1268CE, then the Santa Caterina Market in 1848. Now, in its latest iteration with the market redesigned by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT Architects finishing construction in 2005.
The latest iteration of the market takes into account it’s surrounding context and rich history to inform it’s program. Our group studies the relationship between the context and program and produced a synthesis diagram and model.
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Diagram showing how context informs program
The old market walls are scored and cut-out with the use of a lasercutter.
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ruins.
In order to removed the mold, the 3D print and concrete are both placed in boiling water to soften the PLA and easily remove the mold.
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A 3D printed mold is used to cast the concrete
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Design Media I
Dec. 2022
Professor: Baechler, Riley
Group Partner: Huang, Ricky
Materials:
Concrete Basswood Metal Wire Paper Mache
MINDCRAFT
For ages 3+
The brain is one of the most complex organs in the human body. It’s mysteries still have yet to be figured out by modern day scientists.
MindCraft is a 2.5D marble maze which depicts the formation of an idea in the brain. As you pass from one level to the next, the layer of acrylic makes it hard to see the dead ends and more importantly the finish. In the final level, the two marbles come out together representing a complete idea. During this time, other people are able to see the marbles in the maze, but unable to provide help due to the blurring effect of the acrylic.
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