Su Su Soe San
Master of Architecture Urban Design Certificate University of Virginia
LAYERED CITY PLAN COLLAGE GRAPHITE ON STRATHMORE 16” X 32”
LAYERED CITY PLAN COLLAGE 02 GRAPHITE ON STRATHMORE 16” X 32”
WALLS, NOT BORDERS University of Virginia | Los Angeles, CA
SPONGY | +HOUSING
academic work
University of Virginia | Vienna, Austria
THE TEMPLE Design-built project | F ayetteville, Arkansas
AN ECOLOGY OF CULTURE + HISTORY Design Competition | Incheon, South Korea
KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS professional work
National Arts Center Expansion | Washington, D.C.
THE 1932 RESERVE Luxury Bar and Hotel | Osage Beach, Missouri
THE WHICH WAY IS WHAT CHAIR F abrication | Chair
EMERGENCY DOMESTIC SPACE
other work
Research
WALLS, NOT BORDERS Arch 7020 : Luis Pancorbo Site Mariachi Plaza, Los Angeles, CA Project type : Cultural Center University of Virginia
The Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles has become the latest landmark for the gentrification battle facing established ethnic neighborhoods in big cities nationwide. The renovating of old and construction of new shops and housing conforming to middle- and upper-class taste, seems like the inevitable bitter pill of progress, but it also has negative impacts on existing residents and businesses.
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The site has been the hub for street vendors, mariachis looking for gigs and has been an urban plaza filled with local activities, murals and colors. Inspired from Josefina’s lecture and the site analysis, the backbone of this project is to have the art center be a part of Mariachi plaza, a center continuing social activities happening in the plaza and not imposing over it.
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The design concept of this building is integrating the boundaries of the art center with the plaza by continuing the language of mural wall planes that are shifted through in N-S axis to frame the view Mariachi Plaza and Pennslvania Ave.
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“not a building but a series of planes integrating into the plaza. Planes that have become the inside and outside of the plaza and the art museum”
SPONGY ARCH 8010 : Shiqiao Li, Esther Lorenz Site : Vienna, Austria Project type : Master Plan Masterplan Group Project Yanchen Li, Su Su Soe San, Erica Schapiro-Sakashita
Drawing by Yanchen Li Spongy is a project that aims to address issues of circulation and disconnection of the Westbahnhof train station from the surrounding city fabric by creating hydrological, ecological, and social interventions. This project proposes to flood the site with water and create a flexible reservoir by using the unique topography and elevation differences of the site. By daylighting the nearby Ameissbach River and flooding the site, the project seeks to lessen the influx
Drawing by Yanchen Li and Su Su Soe San
of water to the Vienna River and enhance the site’s urban cooling potential. The abuilt for both human and non-human habitation by establishing different programmatic and environmental zones for different inhabitants.
The project maintains two rail lines and consistent mixed-use housing density in the north. The north edge of the site includes residential complexes, parks, and an auditorium, while the south bank proposes food production sites, outdoor markets, and a bathhouse.
drawing by Yanchen Li and Su Su Soe San
Spongy seeks to create a flexible and social waterfront space that expands and shrinks according to the season and water level, while providing meaningful connections and intersection points along the existing lines within the city.
+ H O U S I N G rethinking living spaces for single-parent households including working women
subway station
stereotomy : transition from the street to the water edge with the programs block
Senior housings
hospital
Life the housings from the public programs
Apartment + Supermarket
Local Business / Gastronomies Bike/Stroller stroage Gym Common Laundromat + Cafe community kitchen + Garden co-working space community workshop spaces fabrication woodshops
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Building blocks following the context for views
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Connecting with the context + adding programs for single parents’ households.
Breaking the big block with balcony + corridors
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Lebenscampus Wolfganggasse
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Franziska Ullmann
Berger+Parkkinen Architekten + Querkraft
single father household
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single mother household with dependant child
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communal children playarea
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Single parent’s household statistics in Austria, Vienna
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Single parent’s housing precendents study in Vienna, Austria
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The design of housing units can be made more suitable for nontraditional families who must balance work and childcare responsibilities. The repurposing of monofunctioning corridors into a multi-purpose space catering to both parental supervision and children’s physical activities demonstrates an innovative approach to space utilization that emphasizes the well-being of both parents and children.
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THE TEMPLE Instructor : Frank Jacobus Site: Fayetteville, Arkansas Project type : Bus Station Design Built University of Arkansas| Group Project The primary objective was to construct a prototype of a bus station that is economically feasible, aesthetically pleasing, and can be fabricated with metal. The team was tasked with achieving a cost ceiling of $5000 while ensuring that the final product can potentially capture a marketable audience.
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My specific responsibility was to create detailed drawings of the metal-wood column connections and manage the CNC files for the wood pieces.
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The project aimed to transfer the grid of light and shadow from the walls to the ceiling while minimizing assembly time and hardware requirements. Marine grade plywood was notched to interlock and provide support, with bolts only necessary at points where wood and steel columns met. The team, including myself, produced detailed shop drawings, manufactured the wooden pieces, and constructed the shelter within six weeks. 21
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AN ECOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE + CULTURE Incheon, South Korea Fifth Place : Competition Entry with Evan Shieh, Clayton Strange, Xinwen Chao, and Landscape architects, Theodore Hoerr and Kelly Watters Time : 6 weeks
The project creates an ecology of knowledge and culture through the exchange of information between the museum, library, and the landscape. The landscape is designed both as a place for civic recreation and gathering as well as an outdoor laboratory highlighting three distinctive ecosystems found in Korea: the riparian zone, broadleaf forest, and coniferous forest.
professional work
border conditions
The project is a gateway that gradually transitions from the new city grid to the organic green network of Incheon Geomdan. Spatial layers link programs and landscape bridges and operate as avenues of movement for residents. Each layer is a border with complex morphology to maximize engagement between different programmatic layers, and experiences within the building correspond with different ways of acquiring and storing knowledge.
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LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE TERRACES TERRACES Landscape Terraces LANDSCAPE TERRACES PROGRAM DIVISIONS LANDSCAPE TERRACES
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Form and Techtonic
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Pre-Cast Girder + Columns
Pre-Cast Pre-Stressed Twin-Tee Concrete Unit
Pre-Cast Column’s + Edge Beams
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Terraces/Slabs Steel Deck+Concrete
Long-Span Spaces
Pre-Cast Concrete Panels
Pre-Fabricated Truss Beams
Replicate Structural Logic for Museum Volumes Span between with Steel Deck+Slab
The form and tectonics of the project are guided by the theme of layers and transition from the southwest corner toward the northeast interior, forming a sectional analogue of the Korean Valley Section. Programmatic masses which form the block perimeter are constructed of prefabricated concrete components and evoke a sense of massiveness and heaviness like the bedrock of the landscape or the stony quality of Korea’s mountains.
KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Washington, District of Columbia with BNIM Architects and Steven Holl Architects The living memorial to late president John F Kennedy expends to further become a destination of performing arts and culture. THe addition retreats mostly to the subterrenean so as to not compete with teh existing buildings. pavilions above the surface create outdoor programme and encourages a reconnection to the potomec River. These pavillions, with their soaring ceilings, allow natural light into the interior spaces. Soft curving circulation reminiscent of adj river connects rehearsal, educational, and multifunctional interior spaces. I co-led the development of a comprehensive furnishing package consisting of the design, coordination, mock-up, and procurement of custom and selected furniture pieces.
professional work
The project site design looks to create both a welcoming and relaxing experience for condominium guests and an exterior extension of the upscale restaurant environment. The mixed-use destination will offer a unique combination of site amenities to service guests and patrons alike.Arrival to the site occurs via automobile (serviced by new parking) or by lake(serviced by new boat dock). The site includes a celebration of the existing site context (site walls, existing/ renovated building, facing toward the lake) with a marriage of new elements (guest pool patio, site circulation, exterior decks/patios, covered dining area, exterior bar, lawn game areas, and new plantings). The combination of all elements is aimed at formulating a unique Lake of the Ozarks experience with a rich focus on beauty and refined design elements. I prepared existing buildings and site studies, produced visual deliverables and materials for the project, Morever, I assisted the design, visual presentations, coordination, and documentation through schematic design to construction documentation.
THE 1932 RESERVE Osage Beach, Missouri with BNIM Architects
FABRICATION THE WHICH IS WHAT CHAIR
FURNITURE MAKING THE WHICH WAY IS WHICH CHAIR
The concept of this chair is to be able to sit in two ways : rocking chai position and standard chair position. It is also designed to be cos effective and to be easy to mass produced with one sheet of 4’ x 4’ birch plywood.
FURNITURE MAKING THE WHICH WAY IS WHICH CHAIR
5’ x 5’ plywood CNC
The concept of this chair is to be able to sit in two ways : rocking chair position and standard chair position. It is also designed to be cost effective and to be easy to mass produced with one sheet of 4’ x 4’ birch plywood. 10”
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EMERGENCY DOMESTIC SPACE FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED POPULATION Seminar + Research Instructor : María González Aranguren University of Virginia
“To create, one must first question everything” Eileen Gray