Architecture Portfolio_Chi Ta

PORTFOLIO CHI TA

University of Miami School of Achitecture

Chi Ta B.Arch.| Class of 2024

NORTH MIAMI BEACH YOUTH CENTER

The North Miami Youth Center is designed to embrace the existing skate park and the Banyan tree that give the site its unique identity, while providing a gathering space for the community. The main goal is to extend the skate park into the rest of the site, and elevate the proposed program in consideration of rising sea level in the area. A ramp starting at the end of the skatepark follows by a concrete envelope providing protection for the floating main program core. Openings and shafts are strategically placed throughout the envelope, allowing air and light to pass through, as well as giving space and importance to the Banyan tree in the center of the site. Natural elements continue from the ground up and intergrate into the main program space. The youth center offers a wide variety of programs, including a basketball court in the main core, multiple open classrooms, and complementary programs such as a skate shop and a juice bar.

Collaborators: Chi Ta and Juan Chinchilla

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ELEVATIONS

4 FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR MEZZANINE FLOOR

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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM

Existing site with setbacks Lifting up the surface Folding surface to create an envelope Inserting main program massing Cutting out spaces for existing skate park and trees Final form on site

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PHYSICAL MODEL

LIBRARY PLUS+

Library Plus+ is a project to design a public gathering space, consisting of a library and a daycare as its extended program for a neighborhood in Coral Gables. With connectivity in mind, I am reminded of the metrorail station that run across the Miami-Dade area. Each station bears the specific architecture style corresponses to the characteristics of the neighborhood it’s located in. Glassblocks and rough concrete are used mainly in the nearest station to the site, which influence the design of this project.

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9 FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

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SECTION A

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SECTION

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VENICE APARTMENT

The Venice Apartment proposes a modern approach to designing new buildings in a historic city such as Venice. The exterior thrives to blend in with the existing contexts while the interior provides unique experiences for the tenants with curve walkways overlapping one another. Adressing sea-level rise is also a major factor in the design of the new apartment complex, resulting in raised platforms as well as more public programs on the ground level

Collaborators: Chi Ta and Ethan Blatt

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GROUND FLOOR

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SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR FOURTH FLOOR

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION

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Inserting middle blocks and carving into units

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Adding roofs and connecions Courtyard building massing Rotating and dividing units

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THE COOP

An affordable housing project located in Wynwood Norte focuses on social diversity and expands the notion of housing to include both humans and animals. Wynwood Norte is a close-knit community, in which not only neighbors interact closely to one another but also humans to their fellow animals. Therefore, it is crucial that this housing project embrace the harmonious relationships seen in the community. The Coop features stacked townhouses crisscrossing with single apartment units and balcony or frontyard for each unit. The Coop offers residents communal poultry coops, a pets playground and a communal seating areas all intergrated into the housing complex.

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20 SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 1’5’10’ 20’ 3/16”=1’-0” SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 1’5’10’ 20’ 3/16”=1’-0” SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 1’5’10’ 20’ 3/16”=1’-0” GROUND FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR THIRD FLOOR

The building features a outer metal mesh which acts as a membrane, connecting the offset openings and balconies together. With the slight offset, each units can be differentiated from one another from the exterior. The outer metal mesh acts as a membrane for the building, while softening the edges as well as connecting the offsetted openings and balconies.