Architecture Portfolio

AMANDA TAN

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO AUGUST 2011 - APRIL 2015

EDUCATION North Carolina State University | College of Design Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture (2010 - 2014) Bachelor of Architecture (2014 - 2015)

CONTENTS FABRICATION THE MODULAR CHICKEN COOP...................................... 3 THE MODULAR CAMPUS................................................. 5 PARAMETRIC PEAKS........................................................ 9

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING A VILLAGE FOR ACTIVE AGING.........................................13 AN URBAN ECOVILLAGE...................................................17

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CONTACT astan@ncsu.edu 315.289.8743

EXHIBITION AIA R+D........................................................................... 21 KUNSTHAL STUDIES.......................................................25 MEDIAHUB RALEIGH.......................................................27 MUSEUM OF THE CITY....................................................31

SMALL LIVING THREE ROOMS + A GARDEN......................................... 33 TATAMI HOUSE............................................................... 35 RIDGELET........................................................................ 37

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THE MODULAR CHICKEN COOP With Jackson Wall Spring 2013 ARC 302 Arch. Design: Technology Professor: Dana Gulling

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With an emphasis on construction detailing and modularity, this small-scale project was the predecessor to a large scale educational campus. Our chicken coop was designed with sustainability (urban farming), economy, and user-friendliness in mind.

Most importantly, Chickordian can be assembled hassle-free as any user would be able to assemble typical Ikea furniture with the guidance of a basic manual. The coop can be shipped in flat packages in parts and delivered to a typical store or directly to the customer.

During this project, we studied in depth the modular technology movement in society as well as the culture of urban farming. We studied different types of connection joints and materials that have proven to be durable yet affordable.

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- Upper pull-out accordion assembly - Panels snap into extruded aluminum frames - Removable melamine-dipped panels allow for easy cleaning - Accessibility to nesting and feeding from outside - Hierachical roosting bars nestle between panels - Extruded strips and a clerestory window in the coop to allow for daylightand ventilation - Locked access to chickens and eggs for predator and thief protection - Open floor run; chickens are allowed access to the ground for digging - Durable perforated aluminum sheets enclose the run - Aluminum joints for minimal corrosion - Steel bolt fasteners - Alternated slope roof form for runoff of rain - Compressible, flat pack shipping - Pre-assembly ground leveling recommended

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THE MODULAR CAMPUS With Samantha Thimsen & Jackson Wall Spring 2013 ARC 302 Arch. Design: Technology Professor: Dana Gulling

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After visiting The Wake Young Men’s Leadership Academy in Raleigh, we developed an understanding of modular, pre-fabricated building construction. While the school benefits primarily from economic savings, the spaces do not permit the most comfortable learning environments for young students. In typical modular, pre-fabricated schools, rooms feel tight due to restrictions of travel. Each “trailer” is limited to a maximum of 14’0” width to fit on the road, as well as a restriction on length and height. These schools also tend to lack daylight and landscaping, essential elements in a healthy learning environment.

We approached the modular K-12 school design by configuring the mods in a manner that would allow for ample daylighting: clearstories and inner garden courts with light wells. The overall campus design was organized in a community oriented fashion, with a large courtyard where students can congregate outdoors in the safety of campus perimeters. The cafeteria and multipurpose gymnasium are located conveniently for parental pickup/drop-off and loading, while creating a wall for predator protection. Additionally, all entrances to buildings are accessible to the disabled.

The modularity of the brick panels, along with the modular assembly of the building, lends itself to a very flexible, open design, which would allow for a greater, communal learning environment.

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THE MODULAR CAMPUS Post-Tensioned Roman Brick Panel System Because brick is widely used and accessible in our geographic region (Raleigh, NC), we chose it as our clay masonry material.

With this, we referenced the IR-CAM building by Renzo Piano which enforces a system that utilizes a post tension, stacked bond brick pattern. Bricks are held between two steel angles which are bolted into a series of steel angles that are mounted back into the wall. Given the nature of this project, this worked perfectly with our modular assembly. Our system involves a longer, thinner "Roman" style brick that worked as our exterior curtain wall system. From our precedent, we derived a series of steel channels that sit on the outside of the wall and span from column to column. The panels are then hung and bolted onto the channel as a rain screen. With this flexible panel system, each could be arranged to create multiple openings, which we used for glazing and HVAC components. This wall system design strives to be an economic solution, as well as a quick and simple contruction method.

PARAPET FASCIA BOARD DOUBLE-PANED GLASS MULLION LIGHT GAUGE STEEL STUD

EXTERIOR SHEATHING VAPOR BARRIER COPPER FLASHING MASONRY PANEL STEEL TENSIONING ROD

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PARAMETRIC PEAKS With Arsalan Abbasi, Daniel Goldstein, David Ji, Will Sendor, and Samantha Thimsen Fall 2014 ARC 590: Digital Material Translations Professor: David Hill CONCEPT We wanted to create a hanging canopy made from formmanipulated plastic that would respond to dowels of varying heights. The process would utilize a blend of digital design and the physical response of the material to controlled variables.

[ Concept Sketch by Will Sendor ]

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DIGITAL TRANSLATION Our Rhino model took on many forms throughout the semester according to our focus for exploration. At first, our definition was based on a randomized component in Grasshopper combined with a cull component. Later explorations centered around modeling a tent form that would respond to our dowel heights, which would allow us to visualize our project. Our final stage of digital exploration utilized attractor points that influenced the height of our dowels over the length of the installation.

PHYSICAL ASSEMBLY 1. Prepare base for dowels; place dowels in base by height according to Grasshopper definition.

2. Thermoform plastic; label panels.

3. Trim panels using industrial shears for consistent spac- ing of peaks in overall installation.

4. Spray-paint nested panels (where applicable).

5. Organize prepared panels for assembly.

6. Order panels with their inverse and inset pairs.

7. Thread fishing line through all three peaks at corners of each bottom panel and fasten using split shot weights or crimp beads.

8. Tie fishing line ends to metal rods at consistent height using adjustable knots.

9. Lift assembled installation and fasten to structure.

[ Renderings by Arsalan Abbasi ]

PROCESS: DIGITAL TO PHYSICAL FABRICATION

[ Photographs by Arsalan Abbasi ]

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A VILLAGE FOR ACTIVE AGING

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Fall 2014 ARC 501 Arch. Design: Professional Architecture Studio I Professors: Vincent Petrarca & Jamey Glueck

An environment to flow effortlessly through life. Follow the path.

Located in a rural district of Durham, NC, the intent of the design is to respond to existing natural conditions: a large water feature (currently Pettys Lake, a man-made lake and dam) surrounded by an open, tree-filled plot of land. The concept of the scheme is based on creating a continuous circuit of path and destination, journey and discovery, with the ultimate goal of creating an environment that promotes an active and positive lifestyle. The design is about community, and it is driven by an open course of interaction with the site while simultaneously encouraging interaction among individuals using the spaces. By forming and orienting a program that responds to the landforms (conforming to the existing topography, waterline, and tree footprints), one would experience a series of moments while walking along the timber deck and connecting bridges, with views framed within the serene landscape and outwards to the lake. The rustic standing-seam copper clad, barn-like form, and structural composition of the buildings were inspired by rural design and are meant to situate elegantly and non-intrusively along the lake’s edge.

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Moore Square

AN URBAN ECOVILLAGE Spring 2014 ARC 402 Arch. Design: Advanced Professor: Thomas Barrie

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Project Statement The intention of CoHouse is to provide affordable and sustainable living conditions for low-income working families in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Situated at downtown Raleigh’s historical center to the south of Moore Square and backed into the blank east facade of City Market, CoHouse serves as a tremendous opportunity for community growth in the area.

The residential portion consists of a variety of housing types from affordable SRO and ADA units to market rate row housing which would subsidize the costs of the affordable units. DHIC is a non-profit organization that aims to facilitate the strengthening of neighborhoods and families in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. This project was designed to reach DHIC’s goals to provide supportive housing to that resident profile. CoHouse provides most spaces one may need for living within brief walking distance of the residents’ front doors. Accessibility is a main priority in this housing scheme. The program emphasizes an even spectrum of public to semi-public/private to private spaces, creating an atmosphere that welcomes all individuals while feeling like a safe community.

Site Forces Total square footage: 50,400 City Zoning: Residential Business (RB) The housing project sits nestled against the backside of the city market on the west side, across from a tree-lined junior high school along the mildly trafficked South Person Street (east of the site). Moore Square takes the northern view from the site and is characterized by its greenery and location for community gathering within the city of Raleigh. The south end of the site consists of three residential buildings and a small church which constituted the decision to design private market rate rowhomes on that end of the site. A grand view of the Raleigh skyline can be seen from the unit windows facing west, outdoor corridors, as well as the semi-public urban farming terrace. The terrace serves as a centralized community meet- ing place. The east facade, facing the school, is meant to be dynamic in aesthetic and functionality - consisting of marching townhomes, an entrance to sublevel parking, a supermarket taking the west street corner, and a courtyard threshold to City Market at the center.

Material Pallet & Construction Material choices were driven by the need for cost efficient construction.

The repetitive nature of the scheme allows for simple and modular construction. Most units are simply flipped and mirrored versions of one another, yet create a holistic mass. The use of colored stucco finish is intended to promote a bright, positive atmosphere and disguise the textures of the afforable materials used behind the walls - highly functional, yet unappealing concrete blocks. Use of timber strip cladding accents the facades, and aluminum metal materials for fenestrations and sunshading aid sustainable, economical, and aesthetic efforts.

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View from southeast along Person Street

View from northeast along Person Street

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The housing scheme’s intention is to promote interaction among tenants and passerbyers. It is the center of not only individualized homes, but a location for the local community to carry a lifestyle. CoHouse is composed of privatized homes supplemented by shared facilities. The community is cooperatively managed by the residents who share activities respectively. Cohousing facilitates interaction among neighbors for social, economical, and environmental benefits.

CoHouse is a flexible space. One that addresses the needs and values of its residents and the characteristics of the site.

CoHouse puts emphasis on passive sustainability techniques - proper orientation and ample daylighting, overhangs and sunshading, energy efficient materials with high R values and low emission, functional ventilation, and greenery. Shared green space is prioritized in the housing scheme. An urban farming garden terrace is centrally available to the CoHouse community and accessible by the public. Here, residents may grow their own vegetables, thus promoting our ability and opportunity to sustain ourselves. The single-loaded corridors that drive the design are based on the need for exterior covered exterior circulation which would lessen the volume of space requiring air-conditioning.

CoHouse aims to address the growing problems of suburban sprawl. While most individuals prefer their own territorial space, most also do not want to feel shut off to the rest of the city. CoHouse gives residents the opportunity to interact with others easily and have access to their basic living needs just a few steps away, yet have their own personal home space. The Townhome units, especially, allow this type of living to occur. In additon, the sustainable functions of the design serve to provide residents with the best type of daylighting and energy conservation throughout all times of the day and year. This is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle with special awareness to sustainable methods of living.

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EXTERIOR MATERIALS: STUCCO-TOPPED CONCRETE BLOCK; ALUMINUM WINDOW FRAMING / SUNSHADING DEVICES / RAILINGS; TIMBER CLADDING ACCENT

VEGETATIVE TERRACE FOR COMMUNITY URBAN FARMING

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CLERESTORY WINDOWS (LOW-E INSULATED GLAZING)

NATURALLY VENTILATED SINGLE-LOADED CORRIDOR AS MAIN CIRCULATION

ENERGY STAR CFL INTERIOR LIGHTING

SKYLIGHT (LOW-E INSULATED GLAZING) GREYWATER RECYCLING SYSTEM

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Urban farming terrace

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Studio Loft 1,080 sqft.

Townhome 2,040 sqft.

Flat Type I 1,050 sqft.

Flat Type II 1,023 sqft.

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AIA R+D | An Incubator for Architectural Innovation Spring 2015 ARC 502 Arch. Design: Professional Architecture Studio II Professors: Patrick Rand & Dennis Stallings

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View from Peace Street

The concept of the scheme is driven by the act of bookending major programs and connecting them with an open atrium which visually links the spaces between levels. The “bent tube� form is based on responding to the grade change from Seaboard Ave to Peace St, and creating a connection between the roads. The intent is to create an inviting space that draws visitors in, with an emphasis on gathering and collaborating. The main entry point is on the south end on higher ground where users would enter below the cantilevered mass. From the north, them aim is to provide a promenade of gradual, rising steps, while peering into the warehouse workshop which houses heavier equipment and prototype-building activity.

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incubator only to professionals and a closed group of individuals; yet at the same time, it sets an opportunity for a wanderer to discover a beautiful work of architecture and venture into the exhibition galleries. For this reason, the project acts as a destination that invites the public to use the space as a gallery while also serving as a space for professionals to produce new work, participate in workshops, attend lectures, attain a studio space, and congregate with one another. The project that takes place will be Raleigh’s new hub, inviting architectural spirit and innovation.

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Located in the industrial district of Raleigh at Seaboard Station, this site presents an ideal opportunity for a research and development facility. Situated between railroad tracks and commercial shops, the location has much potential to encourage congregation of local architects. The site presents an open warehouse character with a historic industrial gesture, while also located in an area that is growing and modernizing - surrounded by buildings that have been restored into lively shops, cafes, bars, and restaurants. The location is hidden, thus promoting privacy of the space, as it is mainly an

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1 - Mechanical Room 2 - Storage Closet 6 - Auditortium 7 - Gallery

1 - Mechanical Room 2 - Storage Closet 8 - Studio / Collaborative Space Computer Lab and Printing Service 9 - Kitchenette 10 - Pin Up / Presentation Cube 11 - Shared Desk Space 12 - Book Cube 13 - Administrative Office Space

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Third Floor / Roof 8,500 sqft.

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ANALYSIS OF PRECEDENT

KUNSTHAL | OMA | 1992 With Arsalan Abbasi Fall 2012 ARC 301 Arch. Design: Intermediate Professor: Matthew Griffith The aim of studying the Kunsthal was to enrich our knowledge of architectural language with a particular focus on orientation, program, circulation, structure, and enclosure. These are the elements which are clear in much of OMA’s work. This analysis was a preliminary exercise to our own designs of a media arts center placed in Raleigh which was to encompass these methods of architectural diagram.

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The 3,300 square meter museum is situated atop a large, sloping dike at a highway intersection, thus integrated into the “urban flow” of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. “The site presents a dual condition. The southern end is bordered by Maasboulevard. The northern side, a level lower, faces Museum Park. The building was conceived as a square crossed by two routes, one, a road running east/west, parallel to Maasboulevard; the other, a public ramp extending the north/south axis of Museum Park” (Rem Koolhaas; S, M, L, XL). The museum, then, serves as both a gateway and a destination. Its main entrance is accessed from the public pedestrian ramp. A series of interior circulation ramps run through the program to accommodate and define spaces. The program demanded three major exhibition spaces, to be used jointly or separately, an auditorium and an independently accessible restaurant. Due to the intersection of public paths, four distinct quadrants were created. The design aims to unify these quadrants into a continuous circuit. Service spaces are nestled into a core that surrounds the pedestrian ramp. The promenade threads from the exterior to interior of the museum, resulting in an intersection of public and private spaces. The different levels of the weaving circulation path enclose the pedestrian ramp and the road. The structural composition of the museum is a visible element and an expression of logic and function over form.

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MEDIAHUB RALEIGH Fall 2012 ARC 301 Arch. Design: Intermediate Professor: Matthew Griffith

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Situated adjacent to elevated railroad tracks in which industrial trains pass on a daily basis, a contemporary center for film and photography stands nestled against a mount of earth. The heaviest traffic patterns run east-west of the site on West Peace Street. To the west, the next street over is Glenwood Avenue where much of Raleigh's day (offices, stores, and restaurants) and night (clubs and bars) life takes place. A major road, Capital Boulevard, runs north-south just down the street to the east.

The entrance mimics the adjacent road and welcomes those approaching from the north, and a media wall takes over the north facade, further attracting attention. A quieter entrance on the south end accomodates those visiting solely the library.

MEDIAHUB Raleigh aims to stage and store film, both old and new. The center accomodates visitors, whether touring the city or just passing by, with interactive screens in the upper gallery and individual viewing stations in the library on the south end.

MEDIAHUB houses a theater, which is sunken away at the north end. Here, audiences may view hourly screenings of the most recent independent films, as well as older 1930-60s black and white film. The library contains documentation and records of film, whether television broadcasts, cartoons, or movies, as well as old newspapers, and historical photographs of Raleigh.

Daylight pierces through the formal stair which lures visitors to move upstairs where the most significant spaces are located.

The galleries engage visitors in film projections. Those who choose to take the elevator rise and open up at the nook of the angled space and are immediately directed to a view to the city.

The south gallery specifically displays photography. Next to this is the outdoor garden terrace, where visitors or those working in the offices are invited to sit and eat outside while enjoying views to the city. The center strives to celebrate film as an art, thereby serving as the hub of the city in which visitors may gather and enjoy Raleigh’s finest media collection.

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MUSEUM OF THE CITY Fall 2011 ARC 201 Arch. Design: Environment Professor: Rebecca Necessary Charleston, SC City & Site Analysis

Charleston Bas-relief Model With Gabrielle Jenkins

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Mass vs. void Public vs. private Geometry Paths (pedestrian and roads) History (buildings and landforms) Rhythm of fenestrations Vegetation Views Volume of line Volume of center Wall of books Wall of the city Wall of light Courtyard

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THREE ROOMS & A GARDEN With Alex Backeris & Taurian Smith Spring 2012 ARC 201 Arch. Design: Environment Professor: Patricia Morgado This project was designed by a combination of three individual cubeshaped rooms, each developed by a study of a human action. The process of the design was driven by studies on corporal scale and motion, starting with Muybridge’s freeze frame motion pictures. My room houses a place for a woman to sit, stand, and remove her shawl.

In a combined effort to create a structure that contained a foyer, a room to relax and smoke, and room to take a shower, we designed this pavilion in the middle of a long, tree covered site with enough topograetry which creates a captivating aesthetic to site. The rooms transition into one another appropriately with an addition of a garden space.

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TATAMI HOUSE Spring 2012 ARC 201 Arch. Design: Environment Professor: Patricia Morgado A Dwelling for a Yoga Instructor

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This site, located in Raleigh, is characterized by its dropping slope in the south to north direction. The site hosts potential to the construction of a new neighborhood with an additional twelve modern dwellings on each designated lot. In this project, each property was to be developed for a specific user. Tatami House is designed for a yoga instructor. It embraces the values and needs of the user.

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Values of the User Self-discipline Spirituality/Meditation/Tranquility Health – physical fitness, mental wellbeing Cognitive cleansing Focus Liberation & Unity Minimalism & Practicality Sense of Perfection/Geometry Faith – Zen Buddhism

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lower level plan 432 sqft.

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Fall 2014 ARC 501 Arch. Design: Professional Architecture Studio I Professors: Vincent Petrarca & Jamey Glueck

a tiny house in zürichberg Two-Day Creative Charette The studio was given one weekend to develop a design for a tiny home - a living space restricted to less than 300 square feet.

Project Description Situated in Zürichberg, Switzerland at an elevation of 2,218 Situated in Zürichberg, Switzerland at an elevation of 2,218 feet, the tiny feet, the tiny house is built for one or two habitants.

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Ridglet strives to be a cozy home for an active and adventurous, yet leisurely and peaceful, soul.

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Building Envelope and Construction Materials: upperfoundation level plan concrete and retaining wall; timber framing; red galvanized aluminum.

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Situated in Z端richberg, Switzerland at an elevation of 2,218 feet, the tiny house is built for one or two habitants. Ridglet sits nestled against a mount of earth to the north, while the south facade is exposed proper southern daylight. At every end of the house, one will discover a view of the Swiss Alps, lake features, as well as the dense city of Zurich from above. Ridgelet serves as retreat from the daily stresses of the city, while still being close to city resources. The organizational diagram of the layout is based on two parallel paths, one lower than the other, both leading to hiking trails into nature. The tiny house captures thresholds and offers and range of semi-public to private space. The kitchen and dining areas are meant to feel open - the double height ceiling and roof openings allow this. Ridglet strives to be a cozy home for an active and adventurous, yet leisurely and peaceful, soul.

Envelope & Construction Materials: concrete foundation and retaining wall; timber framing; red galvanized aluminum

Š Amanda Sybillia Tan April 2015