Raenear Yap

academic architectural portfoliocity college of san francisco

2010 - 2012

for B.Arch Advanced Placement at SCI-Arc

City College of San FranciscoSchool of Architecture

29173 Lonetree PlaceHayward, CA 94544

raenearyap@gmail.com

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table of contents

freehand drawing 4delineation and rendering 6architectural design studio 2 8architectural design studio 3 16

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Development of skill in freehand drawing methods of visual communication, in seeing and expressing form, value and texture; development of ability to express original conceptions.

Spring 2011 - present

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6B - 2H Drafting Pencilson 18”x24” white sketch paper

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delineation and renderingSpring 2011

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Popeye Bobblehead

V House by Plan B and

Mazzaniti Architects

render any product with 2D orthographic views, section cut, and 3D view in any media

colored pencil on 18”x24” white sketch paper

water color pencil on 18”x24” white mat board

render a site plan of your choice in any media

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architectural design studio 2

Fall 2011

design a pre-site gestural model that responds to a fictional open desert ravine

materials: foam board and wooden skewer sticks

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summit pavilionravine based sitedesign must allow attendees connect and be part of the natural environment open air when possible.responsive to the major site features(first few iterations should be gestural to develop general responses to the site and functional spaces)

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Activities:1. Gathering place for all attendees (30)2. Two break-out discussion places3. Private contemplation

4. Two unisex restrooms5. Storage room

Above iteration highlights gestural flow across the ravine, creating destinations on both sides of the ravine, ignoring impications of building within the ravine which is challenged in following iterations. Destinations act as main gathering locations for users.

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e x p l o r a t i o n t h r o u g h c h a r c o a l

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create plan, section, and moment drawings using

charcoal and trace paper

develop spaces, circulation, and

experience

use charcoal drawings as a design tool, rather than a represenation tool of what is actually there

programmatic elements:

main gathering

group spaces

meditation space

final ideas: use of excavation, earth, sky, and circulation. The ascension of human beings from light

to dark.

base: foam board + mat board

model: mat board, chip board, basswood, and wood skewers.

integrate gesture, sketches and programmatic elements

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final ideas:balance density and complexity without compromising

clarity to work with the gestural form of the structure; creating flow from top to bottom

m o m e n t s

main gathering

group space group space

circulation meditation

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architectural design studio 3

Spring 2012 (in progress)

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commercial

residential

educational

Green St.

John Maher St.

Front St.

Front St.

Davis St.

Drumm

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Battery St.

Battery St.

Pier 19

Pier 17

Pier 15

Pier 9

Pier 5

Pier 1

Pier 23

Pier

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Battery St.

Battery St.

Sansome St.

Sansome St.

Union St.

Filbert St.

Greenwich St.

Levi’s Plaza

Sea Wall Lot

Lombard St.

The Embarcadero

The Embarcadero

The Embarcadero

Vallejo St.

Broadway

Pacific Ave.

Jackson St.

Washington St.

SITE analysis RAENEAR yaparch103

the natural

the views

vehicular circulation

human circulation

publictransportation

sunpath

noisedensity

neighborhood

inward approaching views

loud

quiet

soft

heavy traffic

heavy movement

F Train

various natural life surrounding the site

outward views

moderate traffic

light traffic

moderate movement

light movement

82x Muni Bus

39 Muni Bus

June path

Bus/Train stops

December path

the siteThe site is along the waters edge of the Embarcadero and Green St. The site is currently a # sq/ft triangular, parking lot. North of the site is open space consisting of Sea Wall Lot and Levi’s Plaza. West of the site there is a pedestrian alley, John Maher St. with light foot traf-fic. The site is about a 25 min walk east of Coit Tower, 20 min walk South of Pier 39, and a 10 min walk or 2 min bike ride North of the Ferry Building.

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the Embarcadero and Green St.Design an America’s Cup Pavilion on the Embarcadero across from the new Exploratorium, currently under construction.

In order to bring local flavor to honor the roots of the importance of the Chinese culture and history of San Francisco, and to help anchor the northern edge of the America’s Cup development, create a structure to house the “Free China” junk.

Other elements:

-exhibit spaces-theater-staff offices-restrooms-exterior public spaces

J u n k H a l l : A n A m e r i c a ’ s C u p Ve n u e

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(semester in progress)

thank you