PEOPLE’S URBAN INSTITUTE
CORNER OF BRYANT AND 3RD ST, SAN FRANCISCO
THE URBAN INSTITUTE SERVES A VARIETY OF PURPOSE NOT ONLY FOR THE VISITORS BUT ALSO TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED IN A CIRCULAR MANNER TO CREATE A WELCOMING GESTER TOWARDS THE BUILDING AS THEY WALK ALONG THE STREETS. WHILE MOST OF THE SPACES ARE KNOWN AS FUNCTIONAL SPACES, THE NEGATIVE SPACES CREATE AN OUTDOOR, GREEN SPACE FOR RELAXATION. THE SPRIAL STAIRS ALLOWS TO VIEW THE LIVELY NEIGHBORDHOOD WHILE GOING UP TO DIFFERENT FLOORS.
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ELEVATION
SPATIAL STRATEGY
Spatial Strategy
PROGRAMMATIC BY LAYERS
Programmatic by Layers
Public Space (Corridors, Lobby)
Education Spaces (Exhibition, Workshop)
Gathering Spaces (Lecture, Meeting Rooms/Events)
Cafe / Kitchen
Vertical Circulation (Stairs, Lift/Elevator)
Facilities Spaces (Storage, Toilets, Utility/Garbage
Workspaces: Research Area
Workspaces: O ce Spaces / Desks Area
Green/Landscape Areas
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PROGRAMMATIC
PRECEDENT STUDY : HOUSE IN BALSTHAL,
RESTAGING URBAN FORMS
5433 SAN PABLO AVENUE, OAKLAND
THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSINGS NEAR THE CAMPUS, UC BERKELEY DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND IN HOUSINGS AND EXPENSIVE RENT. THE IDEA IS TO DECONSTRUCT A HOUSE AND RESTAGE URBAN ROOMS PROVIDING ONE OR TWO STORY HOUSES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO PREFERS TO HAVE PRIVACY. IN THIS HOUSING, NOT ONLY DOES EACH ROOM HAS DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS - SOME CLOSER TO THE MAIN ROAD, SOME WITH TERRACE AND ALLEYWAYS; COMMUNCAL SPACES SUCH AS CATERIA, GYM AND OUTDOOR RESTING AREAS ARE ALSO PROVIDED. THIS PROJECT’S INTENTION IS TO GIVE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND ACCOMMODATE WITH FACILITIES WHILE BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
CHAMBER OF PROVOCATIONS: RESTAGING ROOF
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE DESIGN BUILDINGS FROM THE ROOF INSTEAD OF THE GROUND? THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT RETHINKING HOW ROOFS CAN BE DEFINED AND WHAT ROOF DOES IN ARCHITECTURE.
AXNOMETRIC DRAWING OF DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS UNDER A SINGLE ROOF
POSSIBILITIES OF FUNCTIONS
PART MUSEUM AND PART SOMETHING ELSE
INTERSECTION OF TELEGRAPH AVENUE AND 22ND STREET
A MUSEUM PROJECT BASED IN OAKLAND IS DESIGNED FOR EASIER ACCESIBILITY TO THE BUILDING THROUGH THREE ENTRANCES AND DOUBLE-HEIGHTED LOBBY FOR MORE INTERACTION AND VISIBILITY FROM ALL ASPECTS.
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ABSTRACT DRAWINGS: ORDER AND UNCERTAINTY
ABSTRACT DRAWINGS: ORDER AND UNCERTAINTY
PERSONAL DRAWINGS