andrew loh - portfolio

PORTFOLIOMaster of Architecture | Universi ty of Pennsylvania 2012

Bachelor of Science in Architecture | Universi ty of Michigan 2007

ANDREW LOH

VERTICAL GALLERIES

WATERHOUSE

OBJECT TRANSFORMATION

TOUCHDOWN

HEEREN SHOPS

DRAWINGS

VERTICAL GALLERIESMuseum of Ar t & CultureHavana, Cuba

This project consists of a series of galleries, gardens, restaurants, and viewing terraces arranged vertically to frame views that overlook Havana Bay and the historic urban fabric of Cuba’s capital city. The site is a monumental ruin of an old thermoelectric factory and the surrounding industrial remnants that have been converted into a system of paths and sculpture gardens.

Site Plan

Section

Original Concept Sketch

Exterior Night Rendering

Special  

Exhibition

CollectionSpecial  Gallery  

Classrooms

Rehearsal  Rooms

Studios

Labs

Artists  Workshops

Shared  Workshop

Public  Gallery

Reading  Room

Closed  Stacks

Open  Stacks

Admin

Storage

Restaurant

Retail

Theater

Food  Stalls

Street  Lights

Streets

People

Cars

Bicycles

Trees

Rain

Benches

Music

Dance/

Performance

Market

Sun

Baseball

TOUCHDOWN Reframing + Recla iming Orphaned Si tesInhabit ing InfrastructureWashington Heights , New York Ci ty

This proposal rethinks spaces rendered uninhabitable by infrastructure, development, and difficult natural topography. The site is adjacent to the infamous High Bridge Towers in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, highly criticized because of the noise and pollution problems linked with the high volume traffic of the Trans-Manhattan Expressway that runs underneath. The proposal creates a new urban landscape that provides housing, public program, and new park space as it connects High Bridge Park back to the urban grid of New York City.

Minimum Radii for Turning Roadways

1-way service road1-way service road

1-way service road

Main LineMain Line

“On” Ramp“Off” Ramp

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Typical Multi-lane Freeway Interchange

1-lane Interchange Type

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340’485’

643’833’

*New York State Department of Transportation - Highway Design Manual - Chapter 2.7.5.2. - Design Criteria for Turning Roadways

On-Site Curvature

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R = 131’

R = 140’

R = 132’

R = 214’

R = 146’

R = 137’

R = 216’

R = 111’

R = 220’

R = 123’

R = 248’

R = 205’

R = 224’

R = 192’

R = 182’

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Mobility

Street Grid - Car and Pedestrian Traffic

The A Subway Line Route

The A Subway Line Stop

The 1 Subway Line Route (Broadway)

The 1 Subway Line Stop (Broadway)

Bus Route

Bus Stop

1000’ radius (~ 5 min walk)

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Infrastructure Layering

Section 1 - Through Trans-Manhattan Expressway

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Fast Traffic (Cars & Subway Trains)

Slow Speed Traffic (Street)

Medium Speed Traffic (Entrance & Exit Ramps)

Parking Pedestrian Traffic

Section 2 - Through Residential Tower

Section 3 - Through Street and Underground Subway

Section 4 - Through Elevated Parking Lot & Ventilation Space

Infrastructure Layering

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Fast Traffic (Cars & Subway Trains)

Slow Speed Traffic (Street)

Medium Speed Traffic (Entrance & Exit Ramps)

Parking Pedestrian Traffic

Section 5 - Through Bus Terminal

Section 6 - Through George Washington Bridge Interchange

New Urban Courtyard Types

Inhabiting the spaces claimed by infrastructure creates unique situations redefined as new forms of urban courtyards. These new spaces frame the highway infrastructure below as well as the canopy of the lush High Bridge Park, providing urban inhabitants new and magnificent views of the downtown Manhattan skyline from their balconies.

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WATERHOUSEBoutique HotelShanghai , ChinaNer i & Hu Design & Research Of f ice[NHDRO]

2011 Inside Awards World Interior of the Year Winner

This boutique hotel located in the South Bund district of Shanghai reuses the structure of a former Japanese Army HQ.

THE HEEREN SHOPSOrchard Road, S ingaporeArchitects : DP Architects

This project consists of a new street facade for the Heeren Shops along Singapore’s most famous shopping area, Orchard Road. The design consists of an undulating glass curtain wall that wraps around three characteristic slanted public kiosks, in addition to an egg-shaped glass corner atrium. The majority of the design had been completed upon my arrival at DPA, so I served to facilitate the production of construction and working drawings in addition to other various aspects of the project.

OBJECT TRANSFORMATION

As an introduction to digital working methods at the University of Pennsylvania, this 1st semester project asked for the transformation and documentation of an ordinary object. This served as a basic exercise in 2-d drafting, 3-d modelling and rendering, parametric modelling using Grasshopper, and documentation of the entire process through animation.

DRAWINGSMy introduction to the field of architecture began with a drafting class at the University of Michigan. I realized from this study that drawings can communicate much more than the appearance of an object. I continue to approach my architectural career with the firm belief in the importance of sketching and drawing in the design process.

Alarm Clock Exploded Axonometric

Guitar Capo

2-pt Perspective Rackham Graduate HallUniversity of Michigan

Still Life

Experiential Diagram

Organizational Diagram

Process Diagram

Housing Elevation Study