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corralitos cooperative Farm
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ThisdesignforanorganicfarminWatsonville,Californiawasinspiredbythenotionthatgettingone’shandsdirty
isintegraltothefarmingexperience.Thearchitecturalresponsewasbothsymbolicandpracticalbycreating
opportunitiesinthelandscapeforhandwashing.Theseopportunitieswerecreatedbyabasicinfrastructuralsystem
ofthickenedwallsthatcontainplumbing,rainwatercisterns,electricalwiring,andsewagelines.Thesethickened
wallswerethenpuncturedformomentsofwashing,passage,andrest.Thelargerarchitecturalelements(adining
commons,workingbarnandinternhousing)werethenpluggedintothisinfrastructuralsystem.
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A . d i n i ng commons
b . Work i ng ba rn
c . i n t e rn Hous i ngs i t e Mode l
d i n i ng commons , Mode l Work i ng ba rn , Mode l i n t e rn Hous i ng c lus t e r Mode l
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f i na l p resen ta t i oni n t e rn Hous i ng ( no t t o sca l e )
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HonestyandcompassiontowardsallmembersoftheTenderloincommunityarenecessaryinunderstandingthe
spatialneedsforthenewShihYu-LangYMCA.Throughlight-filledspacesandverticalvegetation,thedesignfor
anewYMCAopensitsarmsandextendsitselftoyou.Itprovidesanurturingspatialconditionwhereonefeels
safeandonecanlearn,growandachievepersonalheathonavarietyoflevels.
shih Yu-lang Ymca
rende red Ex te r i o r
sec t i ona l Axon use r d i ag ram
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shih Yu-lang Ymca
second f l oo r , p l an ( no t t o sca l e )
Ma in f l oo r , p l an ( no t t o sca l e )
la t i t ud i na l sec t i on ( no t t o sca l e ) Wa ll sec t i on ( no t t o sca l e )
1 . W idE flANgE stEEl bEAM typ .
2 . 5 /8 ” gypsuM boArd typ .
3 . 3 /4 ” plyWood top
4 . WEldEd & boltEd stEEl ANglE coNNEctEd At bottoM of dEck iNg to bEAM
5 . cAblE HANg iNg rod
6 . MEtAl dEck iNg WitH coNcrEtE f i ll typ .
7 . coNcrEtE WAll
8 . pANEl izEd MEsH groWiNg surfAcE
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AverticalfarmandhousingdevelopmentprovideanopportunitytoremediatebrownfieldconditionsintheBayview
districtofSanFrancisco.Thestructureallowsforhydroponicsandconventionalgrowingstrategiesallwhilesitting
abovethesitesoastopromotetheremediationofthetoxicsoilbelow.Butmoreimportantly,thedesignresponds
tothecomplexissuessurroundingtopicsofpopulationdensityinurbanareas,increasedobesityanddiabetes
amonglow-incomegroups,anddiminishingmulti-cropfarmland.
baYview vertical Farm
i n t e r i o r rende r i ng
co ll aged s i t e sec t i on
Ex te r i o r rende r i ng
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AftermappinglayersandpatternsofglazinginablockonthelowerWestsideofManhattan,aseriesofrepresenta-
tionsatdifferentscalesweregenerated.Alanguagewasdevelopedbasedontheserepresentationstoproduce
anactivatedbuildingfaçade.Thisfaçadeallowedforanunderstandingofthebuildingprogramthroughtheplayof
translucenceandopacity.
activated transparencY
bu i l d i ng Mode l
i n t e r i o r V i ew o f Mode llaye red sec t i on
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TheIlluminateddialoguewasanentryfortheCentralGlassInternationalArchitecturalDesignCompetitionin2005.
Insteadofdevelopinganentirelynewlandmark,ourteamdecidedtore-considertheSanFranciscoBay-Bridgeand
allowforgreeningandapedestrian/bicycleright-ofway.Additionally,anetworkofsmalllandmarkswerecreated
inthepublicparksofSanFranciscotohousekioskswheremessagescouldbetypedandthendisplayedonLED
tickersmountedtothesteelstructureofthebridge.
illuminated dialogue
br i dge redes i gn rende r i ng , ( pos t e r de ta i l )
compe t i t i on pos te r
pa rk k i osk rende r i ng , ( pos t e r de ta i l )
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“the green house”
“TheGreenHouse”isacollectionofresidentialprojectsthatfeatureinnovationsinsustainabledesign.Asanedito-
rialassistant,Iwasabletoresearchandcomposethechapterintroductions.Theseintroductionsdividedthebook
intoclimaticzonesthatprovideinsightintothediversechallengesofarchitecturethatisecologically
sensitive.
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SouthernExposure’snewspace,locatedintheInnerMission,offersasimpleandflexibleprogramthatincludes
twolargegalleryspaces,adedicatedyoutheducationspace,anopenofficeplanandasharedcommunityarea.
IncollaborationwithRickJohnson,Iproducedconstructiondocumentationforthecabinetryandelectricalsystems.
(Note:projectwascompletedSeptember,2009.)
southern exposure gallerY
cab ine t r y d raw ings
comple t ed o f f i c e V i ewcomple t ed ga ll e r y V i ew
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garden For the environment
la t i t ud i na l sec t i on long i t ud i na l sec t i on
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There-designofthegreenhouseandtoolshedattheGardenfortheEnvironmenthasbeenfiscallysupportedbythe
receiptofaSanFranciscoCommunityChallengeGrant.Whilestillintheearlyschematicdesignprocess,thenew
greenhousewillnotonlysupportthepropagationofseedsandyoungplants,butwillalsoallowforthedemonstra-
tionofecologicallysoundbuildingtechnologies.(Note:scheduledforcompletionin2010.)
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garden For the environment
Ex te r i o r Mass i ng s tudy rende r i ng
bu i l d i ng componen t d i ag ram
s i t e Mass i ng s tudy rende r i ng
seed t o compos t d i ag ram