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Filterlayer(5mm)
Plants (50-70mm)
Geotextile(2-3mm)Plantingmedium(160-180mm)
Drainlayer(50mm)
Waterproofing(3-6 mm)Steeldeck (50mm)
Timberrailing
75mmx 200mmtimberjoistat650mmc/c
150mmx 200mmtimberbeam
100mmx 20mmtongueandgroovetimberfloorboards
Fixedtimberlouvers
Timberpivotdoor
Foldedtimberlouvers
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LearningPavillion
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Secondary FoodPreparation Area
Roof catchment
Conveyance systems
Storage tanks
BAN NAM YEN SCHOOL
PROGRAM: Library12 ClassroomsAdministration
LOCATION: Loei, Thailand
DURATION: 4 weeks
arch502 | summer 2009
This was a team project done on mystudy abroad at the University of Malaya. The site is located in anagrarian town near the northernborder between Thailand and Laos.With a growing population, the townneeded additional facilities to houseapproximately 800 - 1000 morestudents for the local primary andsecondary school. With scarcefunding and lack of electricity andrunning water, the goal of this
project was to structure the existingconditions to maximize the use of local resources and minimize overallcost.
The intention of our design was torestore a sense of vegetationdestroyed through previousdevelopment on the land. To makeuse of the abundance of localtimber, we extended the schoolutilizing a primary green roof structure to cover the mainclassroom and library space, andtwo secondary green roof structuresto cover additional program spaceneeded for the future phases of expansion. Embedded in the newroofs is a rainwater collectionsystem.
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Graywater Collection
Water Storage
Electric/Propane Water Heater
Solar Water Heater, PhotovoltaicPanels
Backup Generator, Battery Array,Charge Controls
CONTAINED UTILITIES
Shower, Composting Toilet
Electric/Propane Range/Oven
INTERIOR APPLIANCES
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103SFBedroom
720SFLivingSpace &Kitchen
159SFMasterBedroom
39SFRoom
58SFWaterUtilities
25SFElectrical Control
90SFStorage
USC + AFH PREFABRICATED CORE
PROGRAM: Off-grid utility unit
LOCATION: Navajo Nation
DURATION: 16 weeks
arch402 | spring 2009
Living in the Navajo Nation, often inisolated groups of only a fewdwellings, comes with certaincomplications that this projectseeks to alleviate. The significantlack of infrastructure in such lowdensity situations places thedemand of most utilities on theindividual household. Thus, thedesign of the prefabricated corecontains all of the utility systems fora small home (plumbing, electricity,heating etc.). To be packaged withina standard air freight container, the
core can be deployed anywhere inthe world and tailored toapplications from rural housing todisaster relief.
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SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD
PROGRAM: Community WallInstallation
LOCATION: Weschester Area
DURATION: 8 weeks
arch402 | fall 2009
Contrary from paper or cardboardarchitecture, materiality seeks totransform material exploration intoa premise for the making of architecture. As part of atwo-segment studio, this projectfocuses on the formal and functionalimplications of the material of choice - cheesecloth. Whenexpanded, the inherent grid of thefabric, made up of woven cottonstrands, results in a puckeringdeformation, changing the densities
residing within the system. Inattempts to revitalize a one-half mile stretch along SepulvedaBoulevard, a formal series of wallsare added to the site. Theyprogressively expand at the centerof the stretch to provide room forcommunity programs whilemaintaining a physical and auralbuffer between existing residentsand vehicular traffic.
The installation is designed to mimica 1:1 scale fabrication of cheesecloth tubes. As a single
member, a tube transitions fromreinforced areas, where the grid isstrengthened with spray acrylic, toweakened areas, where the grid isstretched to deformity.
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WILSHIRE CITY CENTER
PROGRAM: Municipal Complex
LOCATION: Koreatown,Los Angeles
DURATION: 16 weeks
arch302 | spring 2008
Wilshire Center is a dense regionalcommercial center that includeshigh-rise office buildings, largehotels, regional shoppingcomplexes, churches,entertainment centers, high-riseand low-rise apartment buildings,and private houses. The site adjoinsthe Normandie station of the MetroRed Line Wilshire branch. To servethe residential population (130,000)and mobile workforce (50,000), theWilshire City Center aims to provide
a nodal resource for theseoverlapping denizens.
More public functions, such as thesocial hall, art gallery, and cafe, areconcentrated near the plaza levelwith direct access to the street andMetro entrance. The second upperfloor contains the council chamberand anteroom for city council use toconduct legislative and officialbusiness and to help informKoreatown residents of variousfunctions performed by the citygovernment. The third upper floor
serves as a resource for growingyouth and students. It contains alibrary, seminar room, andclassrooms to frame a roof garden,allowing access to daylight withnatural ventilation and views fromeach area.
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2BR TOWNHOUSE
CULVER CITY HOUSING
PROGRAM: Medium DensityHousing (25 units)
LOCATION: Culver City, CA
DURATION: 5 weeks
arch302 | fall 2007
Opposite the historic Helms Bakeryin Culver City exists an empty lot tobe filled with 25 connected modernhousing units. The city itself isknown for its film studios producinghundreds of films dating back to the1920s. Since then there have been adecline and launch of arevitalization program to helprenovate its downtown and variousshopping centers. Demographicsshow this area to be largelypopulated with children under the
age of 18 and adults between theages of 25 to 44, suggesting that thetypical households are families.There is also a large populationbetween the age 45 to 64, followedby a drop beyond 65 years of age orolder.
To provide the right balance of unitdiversity, ten units are two bedroomtownhouses while the remainingfifteen are dedicated to thenon-families and elder individuals.On the busier corner of VeniceBoulevard and Helms Avenue is a
plant nursery, to serve as a privacybuffer from the busy intersectionand to promote contact andhousehold mix from residents atdifferent stages of life.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
FIRSTFLOOR PLAN
1BR FLAT
2BR TOWNHOUSE
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ARCHITECTS SKETCHBOOK
PROGRAM: Hand sketches
LOCATION: University of SouthernCalifornia
DURATION: 16 weeks
arch220x | spring 2006
The architects sketchbook is aportable laboratory for perceivingand documenting space. These aresketches done prior to our firstdesign studio during a series of on-campus sessions. The goal of thiscourse was to develop drawing,observation, and visualization skills.
Even if they are not beautiful,hand-produced drawings generatedthrough the repetition of this
process have the potential to be farmore profound than CAD drawings.
- Tadao Ando, Drawing Architecture