Architecture Portfolio - Yen Dinh by Yen Dinh

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

SELECTED WORKS 2020 -2025

SUNSHINE COMMUNITY CENTER

A universal community center

ARCH 603 | Maumee, Ohio, USA | 2024

The Sunshine Community Center is a dynamic hub that promotes inclusivity, community engagement, health, and sustainability. At its core, the project prioritizes universal design, throughout, ensuring all spaces meet ADA standards.

A key architectural feature is the extended ADA-compliant ramp, which seamlessly connects the ground floor to the second floor and extends outside to the park. This ramp not only ensures accessibility but also offers an enjoyable, interactive experience for all users, fostering connection and activity. At the heart of the building lies a vibrant green atrium, bringing nature indoors and serving as a focal point for relaxation, recreation, and community interaction. Surrounding the atrium are versatile spaces designed to

host cultural events, social gatherings, and programs that cultivate a strong sense of belonging among visitors.

The design also emphasizes health and wellness, with a therapeutic swimming pool, fitness areas featuring adaptive equipment, and wellness programs tailored to diverse physical and mental health needs. Sustainability is a guiding principle, reflected in the use of environmentally friendly materials, energy-efficient systems, expansive skylights, and large windows that bathe the spaces in natural light. A green roof and indoor greenery minimize the center’s ecological footprint, creating a harmonious and diverse interior.

01. BASIC FORM

develop from a basic form

02. CENTRAL ATRIUM

Create a central atrium to foster and connect community

03. DIVERSE LEVELS

change the height of levels to make unique perspective and serve for difference functions

04. INPUT PROGRAMMING

CENTRAL ATRIUM MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SPACES

JOYFUL RAMP

universal design element to connect everyone, enjoy and exercise

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES

GREEN SPACES

Bring green space into buildings to optimize energy and improve air quality

SHADING DEVICES

shading devices minimize heat from the sun into the building and are a decoration element for

WATER MANAGEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY MATERIAL SELECTION

SOLAR HOT WATER PANELS

(ICS) - Pair with university geothermal system to minimize the need for gas heat

RECYCLED STEELS

To reduce total embodied carbon and energy.

It is also the shading to reduce the heat from sun to the building

GREEN ROOF

Collect and reuse the water, Improve air quality inside and outside of the building, Reduce the heat and save energy

FLY ASH CONCRETE

GLULAM & CLT

Reduces amount of carbon footprint and pralongs product life through increased durability and less cracking

SAFETY - FIRST FLOOR PLAN

THE YOK DON

Yok Don National Park Institute of Biology

Undergrad graduation Project/ Dak Lak, Vietnam/ 2020 Design by Yen Dinh & Instructor: Vo Hoang Khanh

Yok Don National Park Institute of Biology is a building that is designed to be iconic in the highland culture of Dak Lak Province. This land is famous for with violent nature, namely high mountains and forest, as well as the unique culture of the highland, namely Tay Nguyen. The major assignment is researching and protecting rare animals of Yok Don National Park. This place has many animals and plants on the verge of extinction, such as wild elephants, deer, and birds.

They need to be genomic and conserved, which requires modern research labs. In order to preserve the unique indigenous culture, the project must combine modernity for research labs and local identity, which is famous for the “Nhà Rông” culture building and majestic mountains. In addition, cultural heritages will be displayed through exhibition areas and yearly events at Yok Don National Park Institute of Biology.

HIGHLAND ICONIC

Yok Don National Park Institute of Biology

01. contour line of location the building is in harmony with nature by contour line

02. situated "moutains" Using shapes of mountains & defining suitable locations

03. route connection creating sidewalks to connect the whole area.

01. SHAPING using shapes of mountains being signature of highland

02. MOVING

Sliding the building block to diversify the landscape

03. CONNECTION connecting building blocks for private & public space.

01. SHAPing using shapes of the "Nhà rông" iconic for the building

02. PUSHING DOWN spliting and pushing cubes down to diversify elevations

03. RISING cubes rising cubes to smoother & aesthetics of the building

The side view of the building

The main facade of the building

1. Main Lobby

The building uses the structure of the “Nhà Rông” and local material to preserve local identity and being environmentally friendly. Moreover, it makes the architecture of the building more unique for the interplay between media and modernity.

Emphasize The Contours With Bamboo

2. Research Block

3. Administration and Management

4. Exhibition Block

5. Auxiliary Works

6. Outdoor Event Area

Draping Rooftops Intricate Bamboo

Wooden Beams

Glulam Timber Portal Frames

Optimizing the architectural plan by different heights and arrangement positions for more unique views.

Section B-B’ of The Building

Main Section A-A’ of The Building

Exhibition Spaces of the Yok Don Animal Museum

Glasshouse of the research block

BACH KHOA SAI GON COLLEGE

A new campus with cuting-edge facilities

Collabrated Project/ HCMC, Vietnam/ 2023 2D-3D architcture concept: Yen Dinh & Revision: PAFS’ Architects

Bach Khoa Sai Gon College has a main campus in the Go Vap district, decided to build a new campus which will be located in the Thu Duc district of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This project was approved to start by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction in November of 2022. The land area of the building is 6,145 square meters, the construction land is 2,120 square meters, and the total floor area is 15,562 square meters. The

requirement is an eye-catching architectural design with a modern style, with an efficient energy solution to open space and nature. Therefore, use aluminum cladding materials with solid colors to block the western sun while getting natural light and wind to the building. In addition, the function of the project is to add extra technical rooms, halls, lecture halls, management services, and green spaces inside and outside the building.

1. Main Lobby

2. Main Hall

3. Management & Service Rooms

4. Toilet

1-2

BASEMENT PLAN -3.800

1. Technical Area

2. Student Parking

3. Staff Parking

4. Student Path

5. Staff Path

SECOND FLOOR PLAN +4.500

1. Main Hall

2. Hall Lobby

3. Departments & Leaderships

4. Toilet

THIRTH-FIFTH FLOOR PLAN +8.100

1. 150 seats Amphitheater

2. 75 seats Amphitheater

3. Classroom

4. Library

5. Toilet

TERRACE FLOOR PLAN +18.900

1. Indoor Canteen

2. Outdoor Canteen

3. Kitchen

4. Storage room

5. Toilet

SECTION X1 - X8

The solution to save energy in the building is to use skylights inside the building. Wind can penetrate and reach the spaces while sunlight is carried to the rooms inside the building. In addition, the green space inside can bring a breath of nature to relax for people going to school and work.

SECTION Y1 - Y8

The solution for both the energy problem and the iconic aspect is using perforated aluminum in red & gray color. This strongly contributes to the building’s visual impact, yet not only restricts the solar radiation from the west but also receives the lighting. Moreover, after demoliton,the material used can be recycled to tackle matters of economic and environment.

Solar Radiation from West Sun

GARDEN APARTMENT

An Apartment Renovation

Para Design’s Project/ HCMC, Vietnam/ 2020

Lead Architect: Yen Dinh & 3D Artist: Thuan Nguyen

From one young family, after stressful working hours at the office, they want their home to be a place were full of warmth and relaxation with the nature. However, the function of their old apartment ,which is only 70 sqm at total, leads the problems of spaces and energy. It still has a valuable factor is owning a larg public terrace for residents. Thus, a renovation for a new home is necessary to maximize th value for a suitable layout. Adding nature breathing,

larger spaces, convinience facilities and connectivity is a top priorty for an architect like me. Morover, the aesthetic factor is also one of the most important for my clients who worked so hard to build their home. Hence, we have agreed to design this flat’s interior regarding the modern style using materials out of woods, metals and glass with warm tones. As a result, it turns into a new luxury but cozy apartment in an old building.

The current floor plan has a lot of matters related to arragement and space problems.

Living Room & Entry Way

Kitchen & Living Room

Master Room

The bedroom space of master room uses deep tones of wood and metal as the main color and is accented with orange leather. The interior is decorated with art objects to create elegance and modernity such as paintings, vases and delicate shapes of mirrors, lamps and cabinets.

The toilet uses many wall materials to create a feeling of luxury and variety of materials. With a deep color tone, it will make the toilet feel cleaner and refined.

Master Room

Toilet

The young bedroom space is used with bright but minimalist wood tones with light brown and white as the main colors, embellished with black shelves and orange chairs. In particular, the neat arrangement creates a lot of play space for children.

Kids Room

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

Architecture - Interior - MEP

Selected project drawings 2020 - Present by Individual - Yen Dinh

In addition to designing beautiful and attractive concepts, an architect needs to become a technical drawing developer to turn a beautiful concept on paper into reality. When starting a design, architects need to incorporate knowledge of the discipline, purpose and even related disciplines such as Structural, MEP, Interior or Landscape. That’s also why I went through many positions to understand how to turn my designs into reality. Moreover, when I

have knowledge of related industries through technical drawings, I can actively use it to actively design related items in small projects. I believe that disciplines like Structural, MEP, Landscape and Interior are closely related. Therefore, we can work better with disciplines when we have an overview of other disciplines. When setting up an Architectural design pen, you should think about the engineers or designers involved.

MAIN

A-VIEW ELEVATION DETAIL

B-VIEW ELEVATION DETAIL

WARDROBE SECTION DETAIL

CNC WALLS ELEVATION DETAIL

ELECTRICAL PLAN - DATA, OUTLETS

ELECTRICAL PLAN - LIGHTING AND CEILING

ELECTRICAL PLAN - WIRELESS

VISUAL ARTS

Watercolor Paintings- Pencil Drawings - Life Through Lens

Selected Works From Personal Visual Arts

Visual art is a way for individuals to discover their abilities in many fields related to drawing or designing. Therefore, drawing something on paper led me to an interest in Architecture, which can combine art and technique to draw a dream building for our future. “Falling Water” by Frank Lloyd Wright is a masterpiece of art. I tried sketching with my style to learn about its colors, shape, and inspiration for my journey in architecture. It can bring a free

feeling of art space inside my soul. Alternatively, an actual drawing of the Ho Chi Minh City Museum hand can teach me how to bring art to real life through technical drawings. After being a dreamer, an architect should be a builder. Furthermore, using pencil power to draw portraits of thanks to my instructors and architectural sketchings can adapt my creative and handdrawing skills to designing architectural buildings in the past, now, and future.

Watercolor / Scketch of The Waterfall House Size: 420 x 594mm / Individual / 2016

Technical pens / An Actual Technical Drawing of Ho Chi Minh City Museum Size A0 (within 24 hours) / Drawers: Yen Dinh & Three other members / 2017

Pencil / A special present for Instructor. Pham Duc Long Size A3 / Individual / Vietnam teacher’s Day of 2015

Through my lens, I capture the dreamlike essence of architecture, freezing fleeting moments into timeless stories

ARCHITECT AS BUILDER

Renovation an Old House | 613 N Jefferson St, Muncie, USA | 2025

An architect should think like a builder, engineer, and client to create designs that are both functional and buildable. I participated in an old home renovation, gaining hands-on experience in construction. Working with wood framing, widely used in the U.S., unlike the concrete and steel structures in Vietnam that can expand my understanding of materials, structural logic, and the construction process here.