ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIOUNIVERSITY of HOUSTON

COLLEGE of ARCHITECTURE

BAO TRAN 2013

STUDENT COMMUNITY CENTER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

URBAN ECOLOGY LAB

SAILING ACADEMY DORMITORY

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL

MOBILE MUSEUM - CENTRE POMPIDOU

SCULPTURE BUILDING

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stuart

francis

holman

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winburn

alabama

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DESCRIPTION: The Pompidou Centre reaches out to the public to share and promote the immense cultural heritage

that it possesses. Since its opening in 1977 the Pompidou Centre has had a fundamental mission of

cultural decentralization with an active policy of exhibitions and contacts outside of the main

institution in Paris. With the decision to create the Centre Pompidou-Metz, the Centre Pompidou was

the first large national cultural institution to be decentralized.

The goal of the current program is to create a travelling exhibition space that will give new force to

the Centre’s original mission. In imagining an itinerant museum, the Pompidou Centre will create a

new possibility for encounters between the public and the masterpieces of one of the two largest

collections in the world.

Pompidou Centre Mobile Museum

Houston, Texas

May 2012

1,000 meters squared

DESIGN CONCEPT

DESIGN STRATEGIES SITE STRATEGIES

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2SITE PLAN1/32” = 1’

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SOUTH ELEVATION1/8” = 1’

SECTION A-A1/8” = 1’

WEST ELEVATION1/8” = 1’

FLOOR PLAN1/16” = 1’

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EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE - DAY TIME

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE - NIGHT TIME

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE 4

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DESCRIPTION: The Student Community Center was proposed to be built right outside our building, The College of

Architecture. In this proposal, the center must include sleeping quarters for 30 or 40 students. The program

also asked to design an environment for social networking and well as recreational facilities. Study

areas were designed within the facility, as well as an exterior basketball court and courtyard for the

students. The design of the building was oriented specifically through the existing pathway which connects the UC Satellite and the Architecture

building. In doing so, students are forced to walk through this community center and interact with other

students within the college promoting good studio culture.

Student Community Center

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

May 2010

14,500 square feet

SITE PLAN GROUND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

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SOUTHWEST ELEVATION

SOUTHEAST ELEVATION

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8GROUND PERSPECTIVE

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DESCRIPTION: The goal of this project was to design a Sailing Academy in Clear Lake, Houston,Texas. The campus

consists of educational facilities, dining halls, wood and metal shops, and dormitories. A large influence in designing the dormitory was a combination of the

grand feature of hotels usually seen in Las Vegas, which is used as a large attraction for the typical

passerby, as well as a form of Brutalistic architecture that is usually imposed on government type

buildings. The dormitory‘s largest attraction is the Olympic size swimming pool located on the 2nd

floor, while the entire building overlooks it for a great view, as well as a view down the entire campus. Its

heavy concrete base was created to counter the light framed glazing all around the building.

Sailing Academy - Dormitory

Clear Lake, Houston, Texas

May 2011

150,000 square feet

Legend

1. Education2. Library3. Administrative O�ce4. Dining Hall5. Parking6. Pool7. Boat Building8. Boat Barn9. Shop Master10. Referee Tower11. Faculty & Guest Dorm12. Men’s Dorm13. Women’s Dorm 14. Docks15. Trailer Parking16. Hilton Hotel

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SITE PLAN

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GROUND FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR

FOURTH FLOOR FIFTH FLOOR SIXTH FLOOR SEVENTH FLOOR

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SOUTH ELEVATION

12GROUND PERSPECTIVE

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PROJECT INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION: This house in San Bernardino, CA is for a single parent with one child. This area has a high crime rate

and I am investigating defensible architecture. The main factors that influence the design is the

secturity-threat issue of the site and average salary the average resident brings in each year. Though the

main road runs north to south, the house was orientated north to south as well to draw views down

the road, as well as the mountain side for cool breezes. The house is divided into two wings that

display public space and private space. The wings open up to the street and create a garden space that

encourages community interaction. The public spaces are organized east to west to ensure

maximum sunlight and views to the neighborhood. The private sector, containing the master bedroom,

runs north to south, allowing the owner to see incoming guests and street activity from the

bedroom. The goal is to create a comfortable living space that is aesthetically pleasing, yet affordable, and to provide a high level of privacy and security,

but also express a strong form of cohesion between the owner and their community.

Single-Family Residential

San Bernardino, California

December 2011

2,500 square feet

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Safest

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Climate DataMonthly Rainfall

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April

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July

August

September

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African-American

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Pacific Islander

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2+ Races

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PovertyIncome

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$50,221

$58,925

$31,140

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Highschool DegreeCollege Degree

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CA

84.6%

80.5%

64.9%

27.5%

29.7%

11.6%

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Violent Crimes Property Crimes

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SB

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29.60

50.22

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FLOOR PLAN

VICINITY PLAN GROUND PERSPECTIVE

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NORTH ELEVATION1/16” = 1’

NORTH SECTION1/16” = 1’

EAST SECTION1/16” = 1’

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WEST ELEVATION1/16” = 1’

WEST SECTION1/16” = 1’

SOUTH ELEVATION1/16” = 1’

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DESCRIPTION: For Phase 2 (12 weeks) the course will focus on the design and development of a new Fine Arts

Sculpture facility that will seek to connect the program of artistic instruction and production with the

broader Arts Corridor. The definition of fluid spaces that connect within the building and to the campus along with the articulation of performative building skins will be an extension of the initial exercises in

Phase 1 deployed to a building scale. A landscape site design component is also included in the proposal with the redesign of the quadrangle

connecting to the new facility and the water feature in relation to a potential new free standing gallery

connected to the Sculpture Building.

Sculpture Building

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

December 2012

50,500 square feet

BUILDING SEQUENCE CIRCULATION

* Two wings to differentiate programmatic spaces

* Pass-thru allows for student circulation

* Landscape rises and drops to making way for gallery/shop spaces as well as water features

* Roof form mimics landscape language through push and pull

* Primary and Secondary circulation through the site

* Lobby* Cafe/Lounge* Classrooms* Offices* Editing Studio* Production Studio* Computer Lab

* Metal Shop* Wood Shop* Gallery A* Gallery B* Terrace

* Exhibition Space* Critic Space* Water Feature

* Individual Studios* Open Studios

* Seminar Room

PROGRAM

UH FINE ARTS DISTRICTAERIAL VIEW

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WEST ELEVATIONScale: 1/16” = 1’

SECTION YYSculpture Gallery and ShopScale: 1/16” = 1’

19 EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE - GALLERY/SHOP

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE - LOBBY/CAFE

PHOTO DOCUMENTATION 20

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DESCRIPTION: The Urban Ecology Lab consists of multidisciplinary institutes studying human and natural effects on

changes in the Gulf/Bayou ecosystem. The design of the Ecology Lab was based on the interaction

between public spaces and the multiple disciplines. The lab is located along the bayou, which leads from

Houston to Galveston, and is surrounded by water and highways. The architectural design was built on

many factors which had to be accommodated for, such as the city’s rich history, the flooding of the

bayou, and the site analysis. Much research into the site will factor into the choice of materials and

structure of the building. The issues that were tackled in this design was the

organization and orientation of the building, included the separation of public and private spaces,

circulation within the building and through the site, and the integration of the building within the site

itself.

Urban Ecology Lab

Gul/Bayou, Houston, Texas

December 2010

40,000 square feet

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SITE PLAN

VICINITY PLAN

SITE PLAN

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FLOOR PLANS

DETAIL SECTION

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ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIOUNIVERSITY of HOUSTON

COLLEGE of ARCHITECTURE

BAO TRAN 2013