Portafolios de Arquitectura

PORTAFOLIOS DE ARQUITECTURA
“Casos de éxito”
YOSOYARQUITECTO.COM
Echar un vistazo a algunos portafolios de calidad puede ayudarte a
coger inspiración y, sin duda, aclarará gran parte de las ideas
expuestas en este post.
Actualmente, tengo en mi poder cientos (¿miles?) de portafolios de

arquitectura profesionales y espectaculares.
A continuación encontrarás una selección de portafolios que

considero son excelentes ejemplos de composición, contenido y
claridad.
Además, en lugar de solo proporcionar algunas partes reducidas, he

incluido grandes secciones de cada portafolio. Esto te ayudará a ver la
intención general de cada proyecto y cómo cuentan una historia.
He escogido principalmente proyectos de la escuela de arquitectura

porque la inmensa mayoría de la audiencia a la que interesa este
tema así lo requiere. Para esa mayoría, ese tipo de proyecto será más
relevante.
Los ejemplos que encontrarás son algunos de los mejores portafolios

que he visto y explican claramente proyectos a través de una amplia
variedad de métodos.
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PROJECT TYPE: Residential This proposal for the redevelopment of a large “superblock”
STUDIO 6: ProfessorBenjamin Gianni on historic Rideau Street in Ottawa, seeks to revitalize
DATE: December 2012 an area of the city’s Lowertown-Upper Rideau neighbour-
LOCATION: Ottawa, Canada hood, a derelict stretch of roughly one mile featuring a glut
SITE PLAN DESIGN WITH TYLER FISSEL of small-unsuccessful outlets and pedestrian-unfriendly
impregnable concrete towers. The site is also symbolic
as it mediates two modern urban conditions, the bustling
avenue (Rideau Street), and a sleepy neighbourhood with
low-density and winding streets (Beausoleil Drive).
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The proposal addresses such issues as Rideau Street retail

renewal, densification, and the opening up of a large site
to pedestrians and cyclists. The site, in a grand gesture, is
sliced in its centre, splitting building masses and creating
a wide-pedestrian-only causeway, linking Rideau Street and
Beausoleil Drive.
The site features various styles of dwellings, designed to

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
accommodate a spectrum of demographics. The project

actively targets those demographics that currently prefer
to remain in the suburbs, introducing such features as am-
ple outdoor place space, at least double orientation in all
units, and townhouse designs which introduce the practi-
calities of suburban dwelling in an urban setting.
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+ PERIMETER MASS + AXIAL CUTS + INTERIOR FREE FORM

A “bar mass” is affixed onto the The mass is transcected by a se- A more expressive for is introduced
site, wrapping around Rideau, ries of parallel openings, creating into the interior space of the site
Augusta and Chapel Streets. the dividing cross-site components
of circulation
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View of project from Beausoleil Drive
LOWER LEFT
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Site massing diagrams
+ FRAGMENTATION OF THE SITE + PEDESTRIAN CAUSEWAY
The form is repleted onto itself, The tower is placed atop the
and is pulled up to create greater apex of the internal free form. The OPPOSITE PAGE - MIDDLE
height and density in larger open eastern portion of the free form Plan of Lowertown Ottawa with site location
spaces on the site becomes the podium of the tower.
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Project Site Plan Project Components Diagram Section Through Tower & Podium Floor Plans
+ Parking Garage - 2 Levels

+ Community Centre
+ Podium Residences - 72 Units
+ Garden/Amenities Level
+ Tower Residences - 90 Units
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+ Mechanical Penthouse
The central element of the design is a

slender tower of tinted glass, which is
placed atop the central housing form
of the site. The structure is organized
around a point-core system, with two el-
evators and two means of egress servic-
ing all 33 floors. In order to break up the
mass of the tower, a two-level platform
serving as elevated green space and par-
ty spaces with fully glazed windows and
360 degree views was placed on the 7th
floor, creating a dramatic interlude be-
tween the architectural language of the
podium levels and the tower.
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The site features various styles of dwell-

ings, designed to accommodate a spec-
trum of demographics. The project ac-
tively targets those demographics that
currently prefer to remain in the suburbs,
introducing such features as ample out-
door place space, at least double orienta-
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tion in all units, and townhouse designs
which introduce the practicalities of sub-
urban dwelling in an urban setting.
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Exploded axonometric of tower curtain wall

assembly
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Detailing of window & balcony structural
assemblies - peeled back
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View of podium & tower from entrance plaza
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View of pedestrian axis at confluence with
private courtyard
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View of rental blocks from Beausoleil Street
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Perspectival Section through tower podium
levels & Rideau Street commercial block
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Unit layout typologies - Tower & Podium
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Plexiglass model of project at 1:1000, fitted
to context model
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Linear view of context model, facing west
down Rideau Street
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Aerial view of context model, facing east
down Rideau Street
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PROJECT TYPE: Urban Planning
STUDIO 7: Professor Brigitte Desrochers
DATE: February - April 2013
LOCATION: Ottawa, Canada
WORK WITH JOHN GAITAN, DANIELLE MORLEY, ALI PIWOWAR
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Ottawa, like many cities in the modern

+ TRANSIT
period, experienced between 1965 and
Location of new stations
1975 a massive change in urban identity,
through the Richmond- with the emergence of large housing tow-
Byron Corridor
ers, taking the form of large complexes
where clusters of identical, domineering
block-masses sporadically mushroomed
in low-density, near-urban and suburban

fabrics. Such towers have now decayed
and face a future of assured demolition
if the are not immediately addressed as
pieces of architecture and urban planning
in need of rehabilitation.
Visionary ideals of the cultures created

by these “towers in the park” were once
+ REMEDIATION rich and promising, with their vast, expan-
Structures to be demol- sive lawns and views on rivers and park-
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to be reclad (yellow)
ways. The approach for this renewal pro-
ject for a large neighbourhood in Ottawa’s
West End is to reintroduce these ideals in
an effort to conserve the identity of the
tower, whilst mixing them with new strat-
egies for urban planning and transit.
// The project is divided into two sections.

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The first (pages 19-20-21) focuses on
master planning and traffic/mass transit
studies. All work on these pages consist-
ed of a joint efforts between members of
+ CIRCULATION
the group. The second (pages 22-23-24)
New roads (white ar-
rows), underground park- focuses on a specific site, the plaza. The
ing (green) and roads to design put forward for this site was solely
be added or updated
(red dash) designed by the applicant.
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View of project from Beausoleil
Drive
LEFT
Diagrams of the Confederation
light rail line between Lincoln Fields
and Dominion Stations
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Current Public Transit Access
B
Proposed Public Transit Access
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Plan of the Ambleside Neighbour-
hood with proposed interventions
on site.
INTEGRAL TO THE SITE PLAN DE-

SIGN ARE A SERIES OF PEDESTRIAN
CROSS-PATHS THAT LINK THE SITE
TO THE RIVER AND BOARDWALK
FOCUS SITE OF PHASE II

OF THIS PROJECT (PAGES
23, 23 & 25) INCLUDING
A TRANSIT STATION,
GRAND PLAZA &ENTER-
TAINMENT HALL
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Existing Green Space (Disused & Underprogrammed)
Bus Shelters (Stops)
Buildings to be Removed
+ Existing Site Condition + New Light Rail Transit Line
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Main Pathways
Secondary Circulation
+ Pedestrian Axies + Green Platforms
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+ New Underground Parking + New Buildings and Programmes
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Aerial Master Plan Current and Project Demographic Information by Projected Optimized Richmond Programmatic Diagrams for
Dwellling Type & Commercial Accessibility Rd-Byron Ave. Corridor the Station Site
RENDERED VIEW OF LIGHT RAIL

STATION - PLATFORM LEVEL
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RENDERED VIEW OF LIGHT RAIL

STATION - PLAZA ENTRANCE
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Plaza Design Views Site Section Plaza Section
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642 m
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271 m
The Laurier Concert Hall and Music Academy introduces a variety of
programmes for the promotion of musical arts and academia. Fea-
turing prominently in the architectural resolution for the project is
the small size of the site tightly fitted between an existing mid-rise
commercial building and the scarcely used First Baptist Church. In
order to revitalize the church, its western wall will be demolished
to allow for the concert space and library to incorporate the main
space of the church.
The language of the church is articulated throughout the design. The

long narrow spaces of the library and the concert hall introduce a
new ‘nave’ to the overall plan, and intersect with the church, which
becomes the transept and is left largely undisturbed. This new form
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is anchored at one end by a glass courtyard, and at the other by a

PROJECT TYPE: Institutional tall apsial window, peering through the wall of the church onto El-
gin Street. The language of the church is further continued in the
STUDIO 5: ProfessorEric Archambault
reading rooms, displayed as chapels, and the diagonally-strapped
DATE: November - December 2011 coffered ceiling extending from the church in the form of skylights
LOCATION: Ottawa, Canada through the library’s ceiling.
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+ MASSING
STRATEGY
1
Two volumes are
introduced, one pierc-
ing through the church
and the other pulled
upwards to create a
consistent source of
light through the floors
1 1 A below
2
Walls are placed on
either side of the main
space. One of these
is a large gabion wall
separating the grand
performance space
from the street beyond
3
Additional pro-
grammes and service
spaces wrap around
behind and to the right
of the light well
2 2 B
4
The residential com-
ponents of the project
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are placed on the
topmost floor, offering
maximum privacy and
using indirect light
introduction methods
to shelter them from
the street
+ STRUCTURAL
STRATEGY
A
Four 24 inch thick
heavy load-bearing
stone walls construct
3 3
the principal frame of
the institute
B
Secondary load-
bearing walls include
C the skeleton of the
elevator and fire
exit shafts, as well
as key walls place
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throughout
C
The floor plates
are dropped within
the skin and rest
suspended within the
load-bearing walls
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Project Key Plan View of Institute from Laurier Avenue Design Strategy Diagrams
FOURTH LEVEL
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15 Administration
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17 Residence for a Musician
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Residence for a Musician & Family
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THIRD LEVEL
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12
Recording Studio
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12 Pedagogical Spaces
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Lecture Room
SECOND LEVEL
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10 Library - Reading Rooms
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Library - Audio
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Listening Spaces
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MAIN LEVEL
8
6
Entrance
7
Archives
8
7 Reception Space & Bar
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Entrance
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Archives
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Reception Space & Bar
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3 1 Sunken Exterior Garden
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Parking Ramp
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Longitudinal Section
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Process Model
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Final Sectional Model
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Plans
THE LIGHT WELL

ANCHORS THE
ADDITION
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CONCERT SPACE
WITHIN THE EXISTING
BODY OF THE CHURCH
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A campus of courtyards sensitive to memory
Tianjin, China
** Nominated for the H.I. Feldman Prize for 2015 (Yale School of Architecture)
** Published in Retrospecta 39 (Yale School of Architecture, 2015)
** Published in Constructs (Yale School of Architecture, 2015)
Part 2
The Campus Ward of the Hai River Master Plan takes the existing industrial
fabric of the site and reconfigures it in a series of individual courtyards. Each of
these courtyards is composed of a different combination of building types and
programs. The courtyards are formed by architecturally combining existing and
proposed buildings in unique and site specific ways. The courtyard model allows
us to combine a typological study with preservation constraints. We propose that
each of these courtyards is to be rented and occupied by a different entity suited
to each courtyard. As such, the ward becomes a site for a number of collaborative
satellite campuses for education, research, and technology development.
The ward is centered on the existing shipyard area which is turned into a shared
common zone for all of the campuses, comprised of a commercial building, an art
zone and sculpture park, and a recreational facility. Additionally, the south-east
courtyard adjacent to the central area becomes a shared, common facility which
serves as a combined workshop and convention center, taking advantage of the
existing warehouse’s scale.
The four east campuses of the ward are defined programmatically as: educational,
performance, research, and the aforementioned shared workshop and convention
center.
Part 1: Master plan for a ward-based linear city, Tianjin
(In partnership with Mahdi Sabbagh.)
(Yale School of Architecture, M.Arch. 2014 Fall Advanced Studio. Critic: Alan
Plattus, with Andrei Harwell.)
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Model
Jonathan Sun 3
Plan
Model detail
4 STUDIO
Jonathan Sun 5
6 STUDIO
Hand-drawn axonometric
Model detail
Jonathan Sun 7
Model
Axonometric detail
8 STUDIO
Jonathan Sun 9
Plan detail
12 STUDIO
Jonathan Sun 13
Model detail
Sections
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Jonathan Sun 15
Narrow-lot housing prototype
Vlock Building Project
Team C
New Haven, CT
** Published in Retrospecta 36 (Yale School of
Architecture, 2013)
** Exhibited in Thresholds, the year-end exhibition

of student work (Yale Architecture Gallery, 2013)
The 2013 Yale School of Architecture Vlock Building

Project is a design-build studio, culminating in the
construction of a single-family house in a low-income
neighborhood in New Haven, in partnership with
NHS New Haven.
The 2013 Building Project addressed narrow lot

housing, and called for a flexible housing prototype
to be deployed on unused narrow lots in New Haven.
The initial individual prototype explored the use of

solid retaining walls to support enclosed private
spaces, then using the resulting open spaces to
house public spaces.
A team proposal followed, for a scheme on a 1,500

square foot narrow lot at 32 Lilac Street in New Haven.
Team C’s proposal was a single story scheme which
utilized the entire length of the lot to create a series
of alternating indoor rooms and private courtyards.
The winning team scheme was constructed as an

affordable housing development at 116 Greenwood
Street, New Haven. All students of the Building
Project worked in a studio-wide collaboration to
solve the formal, spatial, and technical problems of
realizing the project, then constructed the project on
site.
(Team Members: Leah Abrams, Boris Morin-

Defoy, Michael Miller, Nicholas Muraglia, Jeanette
Penniman, Lauren Raab.)
(Yale School of Architecture, M.Arch. 2013 Vlock

Building Project Design-Build Studio.)
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Plan
Jonathan Sun 123

Model
Plan detail
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Jonathan Sun 125
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Section perspective
Jonathan Sun 129

130 STUDIO
Facade studies (individual)
Diagrams (individual)
Jonathan Sun 131

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1 ARCHITECTURE
amphibus
am·phi·bus Vehicle capable of operating in both land and water. First utilized by
/amˈfibəs/ Cornell University as public transit to connect its Roosevelt Island
campus to Manhattan and Queens.
Cornell
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[ LOCATION ] ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NEW YORK, USA
[ DURATION ] 4 MONTH
[ ACADEMIC ] YSOA // ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN // WEISS / MANFREDI
[ YEAR ] U3, FALL 2016
[ INDIVIDUAL ]
CAMPUS MASTERPLAN
Cornell Tech is establishing a new campus in Manhattan with a new program

that seeks to bridge the gap between academia and real-world entrepre-
neurship. This project tries to avoid the negative relationship of the tech
industry with the city of San Francisco due to the perception that they are
taking advantage of all the resources without giving back to the community.
Challenging the traditional mode of the closed off, single-use campus, this
project employs a horizontally stratified mixed-use typology, and opens up
the ground floor to the public. The goal is to generate a sustained economic
vitality and private market reaction that integrates this isolated island as a true
neighborhood of the city rather than an exclusive campus.
The bottom layer accommodates student workshop-housing, amenities, and

diverse businesses, along with parks and plazas to attract people from all
over the city. The campus is suspended above the free ground plan, preserv-
ing a secured access to intellectual property. Since each vertical cross-sec-
tional slice contains all necessary programmatic parts, the campus is able to
be phased both horizontally by region, and also vertically by layer.
CORNELL TECH 2
RECOMBINATION MATRIX
SALK EWHA
PROGRAM STRATEGY
B1 B2 C1 C2
COMPOSITION EXPANSION
(SALK)
A1 A2 D1 D2
1 A1 B1 B2
A1 A2 A1
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A1 A2 A1
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3 ARCHITECTURE
UNIT MODULE ORGANIZATION
TRADITIONAL VERTICAL HORIZONTAL UNIT MODULE

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INDUSTRY MEASURE HUMAN RESOURCES
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PROTOTYPING
MEETING ROOMS
24’ SEMINAR SPACES
PRIVACY
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ACADEMY LEARN LEARNING
LECTURE HALLS
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LEARN COMPLIMENTARY SERVICE
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EXISTING
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single repeating unit layering of activity/structural zones
CORNELL TECH 4
BRIDGE ARRIVAL
(TOP: VEHICLE DROP-OFF,
BOTTOM: PEDESTRIAN+BIKE)
MAIN CAMPUS GREEN/

INTERSECTION
APARTMENT-STYLE
AND HOTEL
1 ASSEMBLY/CLASSES
STUDENT
RESIDENTIAL DORM
2 FLEXIBLE CO-WORKING SPACE
3 FACULTY, R&D, LABS, PROFESSIONALS
4 STUDENT HOUSING BUILDING
5 GROUND RETAIL/REST. + AMENITIES
6 2BD APARTMENT LOFTS (56 units)
7 3BD APARTMENT LOFTS (84 units)
8 LOBBY ENTRANCE TO CORNELL BLDG
MAIN GROUND ENTRANCE
MAIN LECTURE HALL/

THEATER
PROGRAM AMPHIBUS ARRIVALS

TERMINAL
BOOKSTORE/
GIFTSHOP
DEPARTURE TERMINAL+
MAIN CAFE
ACCESIBLE
GREEN ROOF
OUTDOOR SPACE
FITNESS
FITNESS PARK
PARK
EXERCISE EQUIPEMENT
WATER
WATER ACCESS
ACCESS
FREE KAYAKS, CAMPUS CONNECT
FERRY STOP
PUBLIC
PUBLIC POOLS
POOLS
POOL WATER + PURIFIED SEA WATER LANDSCAPE
THE
THE HILL
HILL
LOOKOUT ON EXISTING HIGH POINT
EXISTING WALKWAY
ON FIRST PEDESTRIAN LAYER
PRESERVED EXISTING
TREE LINE AND WALKWAY
THEATER
THEATER PIER
PIER
PLACE FOR ASSEMBLY
EXISTING, +8’ TO 10’

CITYVIEW
CITYVIEW
FLOODZONE, +16’ BAM! LOOKOUT TO
MANHATTAN!
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THE GROVE
GROVE
RELAXATION PIER
BRIDGE ENTRY
(INTO EXIBHITION AREA)
ROOSEVELT ISLAND (F)
BIKE PATH +
PEDESTRIAN
AMPHIBUS
DEPARTURES WATER TRANSPORTATION PIER
BIKE RENTAL
+PARKING
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VEHICULAR
DROP-OFF
FUTURE CORNELL TECH STOP
(E, M, S)
UNDERGROUND ACCESS
MAIN ARRIVAL
AMPHIBUS
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UNDERGROUND SERVICE +
EMERGENCY VEHICLES
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PAR
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portation is of utmost importance. Any transfers be-
GRAND CENTRAL QUEENSBORO tween mediums will discourage visitors, therefore, a
[S,4,5,6,7, PLAZA [7,N,Q]
new amphibian bus line is introduced to connect to
METRO NORTH]
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CORNELL TECH over the Queen's side (future campus expansion).
AMPHIBUS ROUTE When the campus has cemented its status within the
city, it will have the leverage of establishing a new
t: urban connections and phasing plan subway stop at its sourthern end.
b: new amphibus line
CORNELL TECH 6
NEW GRADE + 18’
EXISTING GRADE 8’ - 10’
NEW GRADE + 18’
EXISTING GRADE 8’ - 10’
7 ARCHITECTURE
MASTERPLAN FLYOVER VIDEO STILLS
SEA LEVEL RISE + 16’
t: section through campus core

b: section through typical unit and courtyard
L: video stills from left to right, top to bottom.
first column: exterior overall views
second column: passage through pedestrian
center street
SEA LEVEL RISE + 16’
CORNELL TECH 8
1:500 MODEL OF CAMPUS CENTER
ARRIVALS+
INFO/BOOKSTORE
LEARNING UNIT
HOTEL/
VISITORS ENTRY
3
RESIDENTIAL
TOWER
7
CAFE+
DEPARTURE LOUNGE
STUDENT
RESIDENCE ENTRY
TRANSPORTATION
CROSS AXIS
CORNELL
AMPHIBUS
9 ARCHITECTURE
1
STANDARD UNIT
CORNELL TECH 10
11 ARCHITECTURE
daytime and nightime
scenes of campus center
1. unit module and bike bridge

2. core pedestrian path
3. arrival and info center
4. residential tower
5. bridge connection
6. main dock and campus green
7. main bike park/rental
CORNELL TECH 12
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13 ARCHITECTURE
UPenn
ARCH + LANDSCAPE PLANNING
SoA
TRADITIONAL PROGRAM
[ LOCATION ] PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANNIA, USA
DESIGN + VISUAL
[ DURATION ] 4 MONTHS
[ ACADEMIC ] YSOA // ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN // MIMI HOANG
[ INDIVIDUAL ]
ARCH UNDERGRAD
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Adjacency does not equal collaboration:

The design of an interdisciplinary school of
1ST YEARS UPPER YEARS
architecture for Upenn takes on this premise,
not by housing different faculties in the same
HIERARCHICAL BREAKDOWN
building, but by re-designing the program‘s

curriculum and how people work together.
The traditional Beaux-Arts program is very hierarchical with a pre-

scriptive program in which first-year students have little change to
interact with upper-years, let alone another faculty. The new pro-
posal seeks redistribute the student body into a non-hierarchical,
interdisciplinary option studios based on topic of interest rather than
by levels. These studios are focused on research and fabrication-
the REFAB Labs. Each REFAB lab has a specific quota per faculty, and
students apply into the studio they are interested in. Everyone en-
ters the same CORE studios during the first year (in every discipline), CORE STUDIOS REFAB LABS
but afterwards year-based distinction is eliminated.
The REFAB studios reflect a hands-on approach as they are designed

as collaborative workshop spaces. The fabrication equipment is in-
tegrated to the assembly and instruction spaces to encourage the
NEW PROGRAM
translation of ideas into reality. Conceptually the studios are clus-

tered and organized around gathering spaces that are linked. To
create a balanced distribution of studio spaces to ancillary common
spaces, an organizational system was devised based on circulation
patterns. The system is based on double height gathering spac-
es and simple rules of circulation that creates vertical connections
through them.
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Long range
BUILDING CONTEXT
Close range
New “grand”
Campus Entry
Plaza
Long range axis

activity
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monolith
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STUDY MODELS

CROSS SECTION AA
EAST-WEST
FLOOR PLANS
BB
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TRANSVERSAL SECTION BB
NORTH-SOUTH
1416
6141
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B - auditorium 2nd - classrooms 3rd-refabconstruction 4th - refab construction
5th - refab assembly 6th - refab assembly 7th - pro research 8th - admin

t: new campus entrance plaza
b: second floor common space
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The white, neutral storage walls are
waiting to be energized with an ever-
composition of the
building envelope
changing landscape of works and
ideas.
SHADING
STORAGE - DISPLAY
learning areas
social areas
MATERIALITY & BUILDING ENVELOPE MASSING MODELS
The main value in architecture school is the produc-

tion of ideas that live on through the different means
of production: boards, models, diagrams, drawings,
etc.- most of which are lost when the physical ma-
terials are thrown away. The concept of the walls
is therefore to provide a space where students can
store their work as a way to share ideas and inspire. It
is also an instrument of self-promotion and transpar-
ency within the school (scholarship awarding). With
the REFAB labs in which students have to apply into
the studio whose topic interests them, the walls also
serve as an advertisement for the course. The white,
neutral storage walls are waiting to be energized with
an ever-changing landscape of works and ideas.
The spacing and depth of the wall rings changes to

perform different functions: visiblity and privacy con-
trol, shelving, tables, seating, hand-rail, etc. These
are hung from steel cables to emphasize the hori-
zontal bar-code reading. The glass becomes undu-
lating like hung fabric on the double height common
spaces. Coupled with the white fritted pattern whose
density decreases as it reaches the ground, it reads as
a dematerializing milky curtain.

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ARCHITECTURE
MIDTERM MODEL
the core studios are the trunk from which the upper refab labs branch out
thecontinuouslanguageoftheringsblurs they extend to conceil the structure and they also perform mutiple functions by
the boundaries between floors. provide a unified look. varying depth and spacing.
offices
faculty
research
research + fabrication studios
REFAB LABS
classrooms
core
studios
E-W SECTION
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Its siting, lightness, and height
becomes a new beacon of light
on campus, standing out as
an identifiable icon within the
surrounding buildings.

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um. The most salient aspect is indeed its continuous circulation, but surrounding the Meatpacking district section of W E ST
more crucial than the ramp itself, how adjacent galleries connect to the High Line due to dubious zoning exemptions,
the main thoroughfare. Each one of these sub-galleries serve as a the design of this new multistory dance theatre
different repository of culture drawn from all over the world. The
seeks to preserve the vital connection between
unrolled plan of the Guggenheim shows this space-thoroughfare re-
lationship that parallels the High Line- the difference being that the
the High Line’s users and the city of New York.
spectacle of the city as a contemporary gallery of urban life scenes
is what draws in the crowds onto the High Line.
It becomes clear that preserving the spatial openness and accessibil-

ity of the High Line is an important cause to consider in the design.
Faced with the imminent high-rise development surrounding the
Meatpacking district section of the High Line due to dubious zoning
exemptions, the dance theatre seeks to preserve the vital connection
between the High Line’s users and the city of New York. The porous,
fluid form of the building provides an unimpeded enjoyment of the
city’s urban spectacle.
The bottom public-private portion of the building houses a flexible

performance and events space that can open and directly engage
the street. This is important as the space leasability increases, raising
capital for the small theatre company. The top section of the build-
ing is dedicated to users affiliated to the company, either as resident
dancers, or as members of the public taking dance classes.
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section
SecƟon of guggenheim
of Guggenheim as central as central space
space. Unrolled guggenheim: relaƟonship between event space and thoroughfare. A series of “guggen” spaces, where even
Sec�on of Guggenheim as central space. Unrolled guggenheim: rela�onship between event space and thoroughfare. A series of “guggen” spaces, where events happen, are a�ached to the main circula�o
SITE ZONING BUILDING COMPONENTS
BASE
BASE
High Line Connec�on;
high“guggen”
outdoors line connection;
outdoors“guggen”space.
space.
1. emptylotsadjacent
Visual / Structural
to high line
PRIMARY WALLS High Line

Envelopes program,
PRIMARY STRUCTURE
creates main volumetric
massing.
envelopesprogram,create
mainvolumetricmassing.
2. maximum build-
up under zoning
exemption.
SECONDARY STRUCTURE
INTERIOR WALLS
secondstructuralsystem,
Complements support
system, separates inter-
nalseparates
program. internalprogram.
3. conserving public
access and visual
sightlines
PRIVATE
dancecompanyand
Administra�on 7th Fl
affiliatedprograms
Dance company, people 6th Fl
affiliated with the programs
“GUGGEN” SPACE5th Fl
“Guggen” Space
Dance classrooms
interstitialspacecreated
4th Fl
PUBLIC-PRIVATE by all the set of walls,

3rd Fl
housing public program.
publicevents,shows
Guggen-space
Public, people coming to High Line
events/shows
Public Plaza/Perfor-
mance/ Event Space
Ground
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nts happen, are a�ached to theunrolled guggenheim:
main circula�on, relationship
just as peripheral between
programs are a�achedevent
to thespace andthoroughfare. aseriesof“guggen”spaces,whereevents
High Line.
happen, are attached to the main circulation, just as peripheral programs are attached to the high line.
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Front Back
Visual / Structural
Circula�on
Lookout
High Line
LEVELS
Front Back
MASSING
7th Fl
6th Fl
5th Fl
4th Fl
3rd Fl
High Line
Ground
PROGRAM
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9 FLOOR PLANS
10 1 flexible theatre
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2 stage
3 backstage services
2ND FLOOR 5TH FLOOR 4 lobby
5 reception
6 office
7 coat room
8 washrooms
14 11 9 outdoors theatre - high line
10 10 dance studio
11 atrium space
12 public lounge
11 13 cafe
14 dancer’s lounge
3RD FLOOR 6TH FLOOR 15 offices/administration
16 terrace
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11 15
13 16
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4TH FLOOR 7TH FLOOR
8 8
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streetentrance
6 1
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streetentrance
GROUND FLOOR
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STUDY MODELS
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l: north-south transverse section
r: east-west cross section
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sections depicting the warm tones
ofthematerialsliningthegathering
spaces on the interior and exterior.
neutralcolorslinethe“work”spaces
in the dance machine.
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scale model 1/16” = 1’ - 0”
l: front view from washington street
m: back view from the hudson river
r: top view showing then high line connection
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the two main grand circulation cores
provide a profile consisting of steps
where the public can sit and relax with a
panoramicviewofthecity. onecorefaces
downtownmanhattan,whiletheothercore
looks out into the hudson river.
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The porous, fluid form of the
building provides an unimpeded
enjoyment of the city’s urban
spectacle.
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STRENGTH OF STILLNESS IN THE DYNAMIC CITY
A NATATORIUM IN SOUTH WASHINGTON, DC
2013 AIA UNBUILT Award of Merit

Critic: Elizabeth Emerson, AIA
Spring 2010
Addressing the challenge of designing a calming recreation space in the heart of burgeoning
Southwest DC, this natatorium taps into the anticipatory quality of the area’s fragmented urban
pattern and the historic quality of materiality and scale to serve as a quiet reminder of the
necessary integration of rejuvenation in the fabric of daily life.
Contrasting the dynamic quality of the city, the building’s stillness is manifested in the strength
of a singular concrete solid. Circulation paths of metal, wood, and glass cut into this solid,
outline the natatorium’s bathing pools, and present residual spaces for communal and personal
renewal. These circulation ‘brackets’ vary in scale to create a variety of interior conditions and
regulate light penetration and solar gain.
A visitor to the natatorium approaches from the south - bathed in sunlight, park landscape, steel,
and glass found throughout the city. The visitor prepares for the bathing experience through
a transition gallery hugging the perimeter of the solid volume gradating from warm sound to
peaceful silence. Cut openings in the gallery lead the visitor to the central frigidarium framed by
intimate bathing programs. A glass roof sheds innate light over the great void, environmentally
shielded by the building’s thermal chimney which integrates the building’s solid form with the
city beyond.
Philip Goolkasian Spring 2014 Portfolio
Program Area
Urban Park
Distribution Geometry
The Natatorium’s program Volume is manipulated to

occupies the street edge, compliment the urban fabric’s
adaptively reusing existing onsite visual profile.
buildings. Additional site area is
reallocated for public park space.
Sequence Motif
A large central volume is Brackets in the envelope wrap

bordered and defined by smaller the building volume, leaving
auxiliary program. residual meditative spaces and
blurring interior and exterior
thresholds.
Understanding Urban Fabric
The natatorium’s form is inspired and shaped by Washington, DC’s city pattern. Originally
designed with adherence to formal order, the city has since grown, evolved, and
fragmented the structure - revealing moments of anticipation and unexpected delight.
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A. Public Park Renovation F. Frigidarium

B. Entrance & Reception G. Rejuvenation Rooms
C. Gallery H. Diving Pool
D. Preparation Rooms I. Office Program
E. Caldarium & Tepidarium J. Existing Park
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Experience in Section
The natatorium’s organization takes precedent from the ancient Baths of Caracalla in
Rome - capitalizing on changes in volume as a stimulus for spatial sequence.
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SECTION A: LIGHT AND THERMAL CHIMNEY EFFECT
Environmental Design
In order to make this indoor natatorium a reality, the building is

designed to observe conditions of zoning, energy consumption, and
thermal comfort. A multi-height roof and thermal chimney enables
passive air circulation through the space and regulates solar glare. The
building’s height mends itself to the urban fabric - stepping from 6
stories at the street edge to 2 stories at park level.

Entrance Hall
The natatorium’s bordering programs are noticeably confined and dark. High contrast
between spaces and features heightens the interior experience and promotes
movement towards the central frigidarium.
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Rejuvenation Spaces, Charcoal and Graphite Sketch
A series of compartments along the street’s edge offer area for spa amenities and
mixed program uses. The spatial condition captures the tremendous height of the
building in a forced vertical perspective reminiscent of French Gothic architecture.

The Great Void
Smaller spaces outline a vast central void housing

the frigidarium and diving pools. Washed in
natural light, the building’s operable glazing
functions as a thermal chimney for natural air
circulation.
Fragment and Solid
Contrasting the monolithic concrete exterior of

the natatorium, the north facade celebrates the
connection of soft materials and indirect natural
light to connect the interior gallery with an
adjoining park beyond.
Positive and Negative Space
Reminding visitors of the building’s purpose

of rejuvenation, the entrance is marked by an
intimate public space which also serves as a
spacial threshold between the city and building.
As the River Carves the Stone
The physical form of the natatorium balances both additive and subtractive
techniques. Circulation routes, natural light parameters, and urban height
recommendations cut through a stone solid - leaving voids for various bathing
programs. The technique draws from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome - an ancient
precedent favorable for its permanence, weight, and stillness.
From this broken solid, a series of added steel and wood components introduce
a new supplemental architecture. This new language integrates contemporary
knowledge of space making and environmental design to augment the strength of
the building’s mass. AIA | DC called the architectural balance “monumental, without
being a monument” in its conferral of the 2013 AIA | DC Unbuilt Award of Merit.

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HARVEST
A NET-ZERO ENERGY PROTOTYPE FOR VETERAN HOUSING
2013 Solar Decathlon Entry - Director of Architecture and Engineering

Critic: Rauzia Ally, NCARB, AIA
Fall 2011 - Fall 2012
Team Capitol DC’s Solar Decathlon 2013 entry HARVEST is an ecologically responsible home
that collects and replenishes nature’s gifts, creating a deeply rooted connection to the natural
environment, the human spirit, and the well-being of future generations.
The design proposes an open, airy environment enabled by innovative sunshading façades,
collaborative mechanical systems, and high-performance insulation materials. Natural finishes
and sweeping gardens balance the home’s technology with visceral qualities of space critical
for contemporary veteran housing.
As Student Director of Architectural and Engineering design through the proposal phase of
the project, my responsibilities included leadership in design development, envelope detailing
and material study, sustainability innovation research, LEED qualifications, team coordination
across multiple studios, graphics and visualizations, and collaboration with faculty and
professionals in the Washington DC area including RTKL Architects, ARUP Engineering, and
Martin Rajnis Studios.
The project proposal was selected from an international applicant pool to compete with
modifications in the 2013 Solar Decathlon. The finished home placed 1st in Energy Balance
and 7th overall. The home is currently in use in San Diego, California as a donation to
Wounded Warrior Homes.
Active Module
Resting Module
Allocation Offset
Harvest’s 825 sq. ft. program Harvest’s two modules are

is divided into areas of activity offset to craft natural views and
(Living, Cooking, and Bathing) garden spaces.
and rest (Sleeping and
Meditation).
Choreography Landscape
Active and passive solar energy Surrounding walkways and decks

systems integrate into the outline gardens and residual
building’s exposed facades. spaces for natural interaction.
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A. Harvest Entry Deck H. Solar Automated Screen

B. Primary Entrance I. Washroom
C. Cooking / Dining J. Sauna
D. Living Space K. Meditative Zone
E. Ceramic Louver Facade L. Resting Space
F. Public Deck M. Private Deck
G. Zen Garden
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Summer
Winter
10 Contests
The Solar Decathlon’s 10 contests gauge how well competing

houses perform and how livable and cost-effective they are. To
effectively compete, Harvest’s interconnected systems are designed
for prime optimization in Architecture, Market Appeal, Engineering,
Communications, Affordibility, Thermal Comfort, Hot Water, Appliances,
Home Entertainment, and Energy Balance.
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7.8 kW Solar Panel Array R-30 SIPS Panel Roof, High Performance Glazing Modular Steel Moment Frame
Integrated Capillary Mat HVAC Thermal and Solar Louvers Removable Cross-Braces
E F G H
R-30 SIPS Panel Walls Custom Interior Furnishings Floor Distribution Structure Outdoor Decks
Hinoki Cypress Cladding Integrated Architectural Casework Insulated Concrete Subfloor Integrated Landscape Features
Adjustable Steel Foundation Piers
What if a Building’s Envelope
Really Behaved Like a Skin?
That’s the question two classmates and I teamed the same rotation optimization, photovoltaic
up to answer as an early contribution to the panel arrays in today’s market require costly and
Harvest project. The resulting facade assembly, fracture-prone motors in compounded rotation to
named “ConSol” conceptualized an automated extract an relatively small increase of 30-35%.
system operating in the same way a plant
optimizes photosynthesis - through a cycle of ConSol’s biomimicry approach creates a low-
input and adjustment. maintenance, self-sustaining PV array with
optimum efficiency. It’s passive assembly
PV panels and natural leaves attain greatest substitutes plant growth cells for an innovative
efficiency when the sun’s rays are pointed at wire made from a loosely-bonded Nickel Titanium
an optimum angle. In the case of the leaf, shape memory alloy which forms tight, ordered
photosynthesis on one side of the leaf stimulates bonds under thermal energy loads. Unlike typical
cellular growth on the opposite side of the stem, thermal expansion conventions, the wire extends
effectively turning the leaf toward its optimal up to 5% of its length when exposed to heat and/
angle in a process called Heliotropism. To achieve or electricity.
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ConSol Conceptual Rendering
ConSol’s early design fabricates its surface from The foundational ideology and preliminary
lightweight, mass-customised photovoltaic cells renderings of ConSol were carried into the
attached to a substructure with ball-and socket final Harvest project under the leadership
joints. Flexible wires attach to each cell to control and development of Catholic University of
XY and YZ-plane rotation. As individual cells are America’s graduate program in Emerging
exposed to sunlight, the resulting DC current Digital Technologies in collaboration with
passes from the cell through these flexible wires FLEXINOL® actuated wire developer Dynalloy.
to a central inverter. The greater the energy It’s contribution to the Harvest project touched
input passing through the wire, the greater the critical aspects of innovation, energy balance,
wire’s length adjustment and the greater the mechanical engineering, public appeal, and
panel’s rotation. Much like the leaf, if the panel branding.
overshoots its angle of greatest efficiency, the
resulting reduction in energy lowers DC current
through the wires and returns the panel to an
earlier and more efficient solar angle.
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Resting Module
A supplementary retreat module is separate from active living program.
Reimagining the Detail

Innovative insulation and HVAC technology reduce visual profile.
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1 Year Later
Cost and material considerations compelled further iterations of the Harvest
schematic design. The home placed 7th/20 in the Solar Decathlon 2013 competition.
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Top Left, Clockwise

A. Resting Module Exterior and Garden B. Resting Module Interior
C. Self-Actuated Screen D. Active Module Interior
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On / Off / Off-Off Broadway
The Epic Multi-Theater
GSD Option Studio
Instructor: Ciro Najle
Spring 2014
This project reconstructs the apse of Borromini’s San

Carlo in grasshopper, as a formal generator. The recon-
structed apse is imposed with new parameters of scale
and proportion to form a clustering of performance
spaces that bring together the three New York theater
types into a single interconnected space in Bryant Park.
By creating variations in the size of theaters, different
venues are accommodated. The connection between
the theater spaces creates the opportunity for perfor-
mances to be experienced simultaneously. The atmo-
sphere is that of a festival or circus environment, where
shows are coordinated to complement one another. In
addition to hosting multiple events, the theater spaces
can also be used for a single event that can occupy the
entirety of the space or confine itself within a smaller
portion. For example, the NY Fashion Week, which was
held at Bryant Park until recently, is an event that could
makes use of the entire space.
The circus atmosphere of the space, offers a new way

of experiencing theater in New York. It is an architecture
that bringings differnt forms of thearter into contact.
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V2.1 V2.1
Borromini’s San Carlo

The project is inspired by the apses and wall recesses of the
church. These features were studied in plan and given new
formal parameters to design a programmed public space.
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Model 1:500
16 different theaters are generated through variations of the
San Carlo wall recesses and apses.
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Generating the Hierarchy of NY Theaters
16 theaters in four groups (on, off, off-off and combination)
compose the space of Bryant Park. The size of each theater
is varied according to a corresponding attractor point that
represent the location of existing NY theaters.
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Plan of Multi-Theater
The project proposes a clustering of amphitheater spaces
that can be used separately for small events and as a
collection for large events.
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Views
Top, views from the center of the mulit-theater. Above, view
from the New York public library.
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Cross Section
The site steps upward from street level creating an elevated
vantage point for the spectator.
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Water Loop
Design Through Engineers
GSD Elective
Instructor: Hanif Kara
Collaboration: Nelson Byun, Melissa Han
Spring 2014
The challenge of the engineering course was to design

a pedestrian bridge over the Charles River that would
connect Cambridge to Allston. The design proposal
focuses on the activities and natural beauty of the river.
The form in plan is a circle, a pure gesture for observing
nature. One of the primary activities of the river is com-
petitive rowing, such as the Head Of the Charles Regat-
ta and its association with the nearby Historic Harvard
Weld Boathouse and world-famous Crew athletic team.
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Perspective from Bridge
The circular plan of the bridge creates the sense of levitating
over the water. The bridge is not supported by arches, tow-
ers or cables, but is itself a box truss, allowing 360° views.
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Plans
Left, site plan showing the
Charles River and proposed
bridge connection.
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To comply with ADA and allow for a height clearance of 16ft,
the floor to ceiling narrows in height at the mid span and
grows taller at the entries.
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Structural steel
Ceiling panels
Structural steel
Steel guardrail
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Section Detail
1. Pouring Concrete Foundations 2. Assembling bridge bays on land 3. Constructing bridge on floating docks
4. Removing temporary vertical support 5. Completed assembly
Construction Sequence
From top left: 1. Pouring concrete foundations. 2. Assembling
bridge bays on land. 3. Constructing bridge on floating docks.
4. Removing temporary vertical support. 5. Completed assembly
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NYC Block Project
Carpet Housing in the Vertical City
UF Core Studio
Collaboration: Paul Stanley
Fall 2011
Through the merging of two housing typologies, carpet

housing and needle towers, this block proposes two
primary modes of occupation. Low-rise housing fills the
center of the block. This typology of densely packed
homes below is filled with narrow swaths of commu-
nal courtyard spaces that contrast with the high-rises
above towards the Northern edge of the block.
On the other side of the Highline, clusters of board-

ing school classrooms and dormitories are suspended
within a rigid frame that greets the street edge. The resi-
dential park above the communities of carpet housing
are designed to welcome both boarding school stu-
dents and permanent residents in ways that allow for
social interaction.
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Foundational fabric
Medium to factory scale buildings
Mixing Needle Towers and Carpet Housing

The modulation of the carpet housing was generated through Apartment buildings fabric
parametric operations to allow for variety between the size of the
living spaces and exterior courtyards. The carpet housing consists
of private and communal courtyards. The private courtyards allow for
light penetration into the dense fabric of the living spaces, while the
larger gardens allow for interaction between neighbors.
The needle towers have a single unit per floor creating 360° views.
Carpet Housing
System of housing with variety
Composition of housing strategies
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Longitudinal Section
The base of the block is layered in three sections: parking
below street level, retail at ground floor and a single story of
carpet housing above.
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Solar Analysis
The towers are organized along the north side of the block
and near the highline park to allow for the maximum amount
of sun light to reach the carpet housing.
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Residential Park
One unit per floor creates 360° views from the towers to the
surroundings. These towers also subsidize the cost of the
residential park above the carpet housing.
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PLACE DES INTERACTIFS
Harvard GSD Option Studio: Montreal is Back • 2015
Renée Daoust + Aisling O’Carroll
On April 27, 1967 Place des Nations hosted over 8,000 people
for the opening ceremony of Expo 67 which many refer to
today as the most successful world exposition in history. Place
des Nations was the physical manifestation of the expo’s
overarching themes of global unity and forward thinking
progress while Place des Nations acted as the ceremonial
epicenter of the event. Today, Place des Nations exists as a
mere shadow of it’s former iconicity, recognizabe only by the
nostalgio invoked to those who experienced Expo 67 firsthand.
Establishing Place des Interactifs as an urban beacon for the city

of Montreal, invoking sensory appeal, and equipping the site with
a set of infrastructures suited to promote a variety of programs will
establish Place des Interactifs, once again, as the symbolic and
beating heart of Montreal. By integrating activity and interactivity
in all of the embedded design elements, Place des Nations can
once again recapture its own unique identity while maintaining
it’s cultural and historical significance as a relic of Expo 67.
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Conceptual Site Model
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Responsive Ground Infrastructure
WATER
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FIXING COMPONENTS
fountains food trucks grills and ground external heating exhibits modular furniture
cooking lights lighting elements and shelter
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Sensory Dock | Visual
Place des visual dock projected Montreal

Interactifs underpass expo shadow skyline
connection shell viewport
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Sensory Dock | Aroma
block seating Swan Lake view seat block seating
Swan Lake Swan Lake aroma dock under-bridge

planters viewing area planters Place des Interactifs
connection
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Sensory Dock | Sound
place des evergreen lower Montreal

interactifs backdrop/ sound dock skyline
connection windbreak viewport
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Connection to Plaza | Aroma Dock
L AC D E S C YG N E S
B O A R D WA L K
U P P E R D O C K TO P L AC E
D E S I N T E R AC T I F S AC C E S S
F O O T PAT H F R O M
A M P H I T H E AT R E
P R I M A RY E N T R A N C E
TO P L AC E D E S I N T E R AC T I F S
B R I D G E AC C E S S
U P P E R A RO M A D O C K
L AC D E S C YG N E S
A RO M A D O C K
A RO M A D O C K
Planting Palette | Aroma Dock FUSILIER TULIP

Tu l i p a p r a e s t a n s
HELI OTROPE
Heliotropium arborescens
JAPANESE MAPLE
A c e r p a l m at u m ‘d i s e c t u m ’
FLOWERING TOBACC O
Nicotiana tabacum DIANTHUS
Dianthus barbatus
S W E E T A LY S S U M
Loburlaria maritima
F OUR O’C LOC K FLOWER

Mirabilis jalapa
EVENING PRIMROSE
Oenothera species
22
Planting Palette | Seasonal Vibrance
PRAIRIE CRABAPPLE
Malus ioensis
JAPANESE MAPLE
A c e r p a l m at u m ‘d i s e c t u m ’
RED O SIER D OGWOOD

EASTERN REDBUD Cornus Sericea
Cercis canadensis
SMOKEBUSH
Cotinus coggyria
RED BUCKEYE
Ae s c u l u s p av i a
FLOWERING C RABAPPLE
Malus trilobata
Connection to Plaza | Sound Dock
B I C Y C L E PA R K I N G
E V E RG R E E N W I N D B R E A K /
C O N C E RT BAC K D RO P
P L AC E D E S I N T E R AC T I F
S O U N D D O C K | L OW E R
Connection to Plaza | Visual Dock
ENTRANCE
O R N A M E N TA L P L A N T I N G
P E D E S T R I A N WA L K /
S E RV I C E ROA D
V I S UA L D O C K
SOUND DOCK | UPPER
F L U E V E S T. L A U R E N T
VEHICULAR
AC C E S S R A M P F L E U V E S T. L A U R E N T
P E D E S T R I A N WA L K /
S E RV I C E ROA D
V I S U A L D O C K U N D E R PA S S

Program Exploration
24
CONCERT
Small to medium enevts/
c o n c e r t s. Sh ow n w i t h
2,200 people -
7, 0 0 0 m a x c a p a c i t y
(p) (t) (t) (t)
mirrored concert lounge concert bar & concessions

expo sign c o n t ro l /m i x i n g
NEUTRAL BAC K OF HOUSE

various compositions, C at e r i n g s e r v i c e s fo r
use of custom large enents such as
modular furniture Osheaga Music Festival
and lighting
(p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (p) (t)
responsive ground beacon expo bike geometric natural storage vehicular additional
light grid spotlights racks expo railing gas hookups access ramps kitchen space
(p)-permanent
(t)-temporary

58
(re)STITCH AND INVIGORATE
CSU Comprehensive Landscape Design • 2014
Jane Choi
What was once the center-piece of the city of Tampa, the

Hillsborough River currently functions as a mere stepping stone
for work-goers when entering the business district of the city.
By exploring the call to return the Hillsborough River to it’s once
vibrant state, we can begin to rethink not only how a city works with
a river, but also uses it to create a thriving urban environment. The
(re)Stitch and Invigorate proposal spotlights the Hillsborough River
as the key revival agent to the city of Tampa by implementing an
ecological infrastructure that promotes remediation, interaction,
and occupation within the heart of the city.
As with many city rivers, The Hillsborough is the victim of a dense

hardscape of parking lots, buildings, and roads. The surface runoff
and stormwater deposition has polluted the river and dramatically
reduced the both the vegetal and aquatic diversity and abundance
to a point that it is no longer a desirable aspect of the city. The
strategy for the Hillsborough River takes the shape of a dynamic
remediation scheme by integrating a system of wetlands and
basins with designated open spaces and transition zones that
create a multitude of areas for occupation that critiques traditional
“master planning” strategies. The literal “stitching” of pedestrian
bridges across the river, a rejuvenation and expansion of the city
street car, and implementation of auto-alternative access routes
weave the business district with the adjacent side of the river
showcasing the Hillsborough River district as an ecological artery
for the city.
(re)STITCH AND INVIGORATE 59

Plan
60
Circulation Wetlands/Basins Public Space/Parks
Development New Plantings Silva Cell Streetscape

Mixed-use Development to Hillborough River Basin
URBAN FOREST
Sabal palmetto - Palmetto
WETLANDS
Carya aquatic - Water Hickory
Liquidambar styraciflua - Sweet Gum Rhizophora mangle - Red Mangrove
Taxodium distichum - Bald Cypress Juncus species - Rushes
Magnolia grandiflora ‘D.D. Blanchard’ - Cyperaceae species - Sedges

Magnolia D.D. Blanchard
RIVER
Podocarpus macrophyllus - Podocarpus Spartina alterniflora - Smooth Cordgrass
Ulmus americana ‘Floridana’ - Phalacrocorax auritus - Halodule wrightii - Mercenaria mercenaria -

Florida Elm Double-Crested Cormorants Shoal Grass Hard Clam
Quercus virginiana - Live Oak Nycticorax nycticorax - Thalassia testudinum - Panaeus esculentus -
Black-Crowned Night Heron Turtle Grass Northern Pink Shrimp
Acer rubrum ‘Autumn Flame’ - Red Maple Ardea alba - Great Egret Syringodium filforme - Crassostrea virginica -
Manatee Grass Eastern Oyster
Rynchops niger - Black Skinner Plegadis falcinellus - Glossy Ibis Tursiops truncatus - Argopecten irradians -
Bottlenose Dolphin Bay Scallop
Pelecanus occidentalis - Brown Pelican Sterna hirundo - Common Tern Trichechus inunguis - Menippe mercenaria -
West Indian Manatee Florida Stone Crab
62
Mixed Use Development
Bridge Stitching and Commercial Development
64
Highway Underpass
Street Cooridor with Silva Cell Planting

01 VOID
This project aims to celebrate space production through subtraction. Conceptually viewing the
building as a solid, programs are subtracted by volumetric modules, classified based on the
varying nature of programs. The library design marries the notion of contemporary libraries’
POTRERO HILL LIBRARY programs with sophisticated geometry control.
UC BERKELEY | ARCH 100A | FALL 2013 | INSTRUCTOR: YEUNG HO MAN
*Project received Berkeley Circus 2014 Recognition Award
01
VOID MODULE CONE OF VIEW RE
THE MODULE ACTS AS A PRIMARY SUBTRACTOR OF THE INTENSIFICATION THROUGH MODULE FRAMING
VOLUME IN CREATING SPACE FOR THE MAIN PROGRAMS
ME
M
POCHE MODULE CIRCULATION SPLIT
THE MODULE ACTS AS A SECONDARY SUBTRACTOR OF SEAMLESS TRANSITIONAL FLOW BETWEEN LEVELS
THE VOLUME IN CREATING RESIDUAL SPACE FOR THE
REMAINING PROGRAMS
PROJECTS
2013 - 2015
02
The design seeks to change the paradigm of
public towards libraries, to encourage specific
activities such as reading. Architecture is used
to emphasize the prominence of programs,
rejuvenating the idea of a library.
03
SOCIAL ZONE THIRD FLOOR - ROOF TOP YOUNG ADULT AREA
CHILDREN AREA
READING ZONE SECOND FLOOR - THIRD COMMUNAL READING REFERENCE AREA

FLOOR AREA PRIVATE READING AREA
ADMINISTRATIVE ZONE FIRST FLOOR - SECOND LOBBY OFFICE

FLOOR
COMMUNAL ZONE BASEMENT - FIRST FLOOR COMPUTER AREA

MEETING AREA
PROGRAM ZONING CIRCULATION NEGATIVE VOLUME RESIDUAL VOLUME
04
02 SUBMERGE
This project sought to highlight the prominence of the water body, by designing the
building while using water level as a datum. The intent was to design a Watersports
Club for Ohrid Lake that will hold casual and competitive water sports. Relationship
OHRID WATERSPORTS CLUB between a person’s position and water level was explored by conceptually extending
the natural topography to create a seamless integration between the land and the
water.
ARCHMEDIUM | COMPETITION ENTRY | SUMMER 2015 | IN COLLABORATION WITH: MICHELLE HANDOYO
05
DEPLOYING THE GRID ACTIVATING THE CENTROID BRIDGING THE ISLANDS
FASHIONING THE SYSTEM FROM WHICH THE OPERATIONS OF USING LAKE’S OHRID’S WATER LEVEL AS THE DATUM LINE TO PUSH PLANES UP AND TRAPEZOIDAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PLATFORMS FORM THE
GROUND RECONFIGURATION WILL OCCUR. DIAGRAMMING THE DOWN, CREATING CHANNELS THAT DRAW WATER INTO THE ARCHITECTURE. SCALING CIRCULATION THAT BRING VISITORS AROUND. IT IS WHAT CONNECTS
AREAS AND INTENSITY OF DEPRESSIONS AND SALIENCE. PLANAR PLATFORMS ALONG ITS CENTROIDS ACCORDING ITS PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS. THE NETWORK OF SPACES ABOVE AND BELOW THE WATER LEVEL.
WATER LEVEL STUDY DIAGRAM
06
5
8
2
1 CAFE
2 VIEWING AREA
7 3 OLYMPIC POOL
4 MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
3
5 ADMINISTRATION
6 STORAGE
7 CHANGING ROOM
8 LOBBY AREA
9 SPECTATOR AREA
07
The architecture was transformed into
a series of inter-connected spaces
where one program spills to another
program, creating moments of new
programmatic opportunities through
the interaction between people, the
space, and the lake.
08
03 ENGAGE
The Good Food center, located within close proximity in the Western end of South of Market, is
a conjunction of multiple and varied programs centered around a common set of interests.
They could generally be described as food awareness and education, challenging the norms
GOOD FOOD CENTER of mass food production, advancing food research, slow food, promoting and supporting urban
farming and food production, and the more general celebration of good, healthy, local food. The
proposal intended to celebrate and promote the diversity of these programs, while engaging its
UC BERKELEY | ARCH 100B | SPRING 2014 | INSTRUCTOR: BILL DI’NAPOLI
presence with the public.
09
SITE ANALYSIS
The intersection between Mission Street and 9th Street where the site is located
is full of merging traffic and pedestrians, intensifying activities on a node - this
was utilized as an opportunity to accentuate the design. The apparatus was
designed to extend to the urban fabric on this node, bringing the public inside
the building as an act of promoting Good Food.
10
Bifurcation was chosen as the spatial typology,
blurring separation between different elevations. It
eased the connection of different programs, letting
them engage one another, allowing a seamless
interaction between varied programs.
INITIAL SEGREGATION LEVELS SEPARATION FORM BIFURCATION

CONFORMING TO THE TYPICAL FLOOR TO FLOOR RELATION, BREAKING UP THE FLOOR SYSTEM, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES CREATING BRANCHES OF PATHWAY BETWEEN LEVELS, LETTING
INTERACTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS ARE INTERRUPTED. OF INTERACTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS. PROGRAMS TO FLOW TO ONE ANOTHER.
11
B B
KITCHEN GALLERY DECK

+30-0” +33-2” +34-7”
OFFICE
+16’-0”
A A
AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM DECK

+16’-0” +22’-7” +22’-7”
CORE CORE
+16’-0” +30’-0”
A A
B 2ND FLOOR PLAN B 3RD FLOOR PLAN
SECTION A SECTION B
12
RESEARCH GARDEN
COMMUNAL GARDEN
RESEARCH LAB
HYDROPONIC LAB
CLASSROOM
KITCHEN
GALLERY
AUDITORIUM
OFFICE
FOOD HALL
PROGRAMS CIRCULATION STRUCTURE DAYLIGHTING & STACK VENTILATION CROSS VENTILATION
13
Starting from the street level, public can freely
circulate throughout the building, passing
through the diverse programs. This becomes
a journey for the pedestrians, allowing them to
understand the holistic nature of good food.
14
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Actualmente, tengo en mi poder cientos (¿miles?) de portafolios de

A continuación encontrarás una selección de portafolios que

Además, en lugar de solo proporcionar algunas partes reducidas, he

He escogido principalmente proyectos de la escuela de arquitectura

Los ejemplos que encontrarás son algunos de los mejores portafolios

The proposal addresses such issues as Rideau Street retail

The site features various styles of dwellings, designed to

accommodate a spectrum of demographics. The project

+ PERIMETER MASS + AXIAL CUTS + INTERIOR FREE FORM

+ Parking Garage - 2 Levels

The central element of the design is a

The site features various styles of dwell-

Exploded axonometric of tower curtain wall

View of rental blocks from Beausoleil Street

Ottawa, like many cities in the modern

in low-density, near-urban and suburban

Visionary ideals of the cultures created

ished (red) & structures

// The project is divided into two sections.

INTEGRAL TO THE SITE PLAN DE-

FOCUS SITE OF PHASE II

Existing Green Space (Disused & Underprogrammed)

Bus Shelters (Stops)

+ Existing Site Condition + New Light Rail Transit Line

+ Pedestrian Axies + Green Platforms

OPPOSITE - TOP OPPOSITE - MIDDLE OPPOSITE - BOTTOMW THIS PAGE

RENDERED VIEW OF LIGHT RAIL

RENDERED VIEW OF LIGHT RAIL

THIS PAGE OPPOSITE - TOP OPPOSITE - BOTTOM

The language of the church is articulated throughout the design. The

is anchored at one end by a glass courtyard, and at the other by a

OPPOSITE - TOP OPPOSITE - BOTTOM THIS PAGE

THIS PAGE TOP

THIS PAGE MIDDLE (LEFT & RIGHT)

THIS PAGE BOTTOM

THE LIGHT WELL

** Published in Retrospecta 39 (Yale School of Architecture, 2015)

** Published in Constructs (Yale School of Architecture, 2015)

Part 1: Master plan for a ward-based linear city, Tianjin

(In partnership with Mahdi Sabbagh.)

** Exhibited in Thresholds, the year-end exhibition

The 2013 Yale School of Architecture Vlock Building

The 2013 Building Project addressed narrow lot

The initial individual prototype explored the use of

A team proposal followed, for a scheme on a 1,500

The winning team scheme was constructed as an

(Team Members: Leah Abrams, Boris Morin-

(Yale School of Architecture, M.Arch. 2013 Vlock

Jonathan Sun 123

Jonathan Sun 129

Jonathan Sun 131

Cornell Tech is establishing a new campus in Manhattan with a new program

The bottom layer accommodates student workshop-housing, amenities, and

salk institute ewha woman's university

TRADITIONAL VERTICAL HORIZONTAL UNIT MODULE

24’ SEMINAR SPACES

single repeating unit layering of activity/structural zones

MAIN CAMPUS GREEN/

3 FACULTY, R&D, LABS, PROFESSIONALS

4 STUDENT HOUSING BUILDING

5 GROUND RETAIL/REST. + AMENITIES

6 2BD APARTMENT LOFTS (56 units)

7 3BD APARTMENT LOFTS (84 units)