VERONICA LEUNG

C o n t e n t sP O R T F O L I O

S A N F R A N C I S C O H I S T O R I C A L E X H I B I T I O N A N D R E S E A R C H C E N T E R

R E S I D E N T I A L H A N D R E N D E R I N G

I C E B R E A K E R

W A L K I N T H E P A R K

M O N U M E N T O F F O U N D W O N D E R :F I N D I N G T H E E X P E R I E N C E O F T H E M I C R O C L M A T E

K A P O K

The major theme of studio arch 24 is about hill and grid, the unique nature and man-made topography relationship and deformations in san francisco, which is the 4th most populous city in california and the 12th in the united states. It is notable for its chilly summer fog, steep hills, victorian and modern architectures, golden gate bridge, cable cars, and chinatown. The first assignment is finding the seem and unseem evidences to prove how russian hill become special out of the other 44 hills in san francisco and using those infomation to deter-mine the site.

SAN FRANCISCO HISTORICAL EXHIBITION AND RESEARCH CENTER

This historical exhibition is located at the

corner of bay and columbus street of san

francisco, which originally is a public

parking lot. The reasons i would pick this

site are i am interested in the nature of

columbus st and emphasis of the diagonal

relationship of the city grid. This site

situated at the mid-way on the diagonal

axis from treasure island and palace of

fine arts. This exhibition would be part of

the greatest historical exhibition of bay

area and creating a series of major exhibi-

tion in san francisco.

PALACEOF FINE ARTS

MY SITE

TREASUREISLAND

The goal is to design a historical exhibi-tion and research center for public and researchers to interact with the history of san francisco and american city. The building are containing two different programs (research center and public exhibition). The uniqueness elements of the site hlep separating the entrances on two divergent streets (columbus street and bret harte terance) to identify their differentces. The quiet-ness of bret hate terrance allows the reseachers have a more private entrance to enter into the center without being disturbed by the public.

BRET HARTE TERANCE ENTRANCE (RESEARCHER ONLY)

PERSPECTIVE OF VIEWING FROM THE CORNER OF COLUMBUS AND BAY

COLUMBUS STREET ENTRANCE

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RAMP UP

RAMP UP

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PLAN - GROUND PLAN - FIRST FLOOR PLAN - SECOND FLOOR PLAN - THIRD FLOOR

1 PUBLIC LOBBY2 RESTROOM3 STREET EVENT STORAGE4 EXHIBITION STORAGE5 SHOP6 AMERICAN CITY EXHIBITION7 SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBITION8 LECTURE HALL9 OFFICE10 LIBRARY STORAGE11 RESEARCH LIBRARY12 RESEARCHER LIBRARY13 EXTERIOR SPACE FOR RESEARCHER ONLY14 EXTERIOR SPACE FOR PUBLIC15 QUIET ZONE FOR CARS16 PAVILION

OPEN TO BELOW

OPEN TO BELOW

OPEN TO BELOW

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SECTION - GROUND FLOOR

WALKING DISTANCETOURIST BUS LINE

LOCAL BUS LINE

BUS STOP (POINT OF INTEREST)

BUS STOP

HOTEL

COIT TOWER

SECTION - FIRST FLOOR SECTION - SECOND FLOOR SECTION - THIRD FLOOR

GHIRARDELLI

SQUARE The exhibition reviews the human drama of Columbus Street. The diagonal cut goes through the grid create the unique beauty and usefulness to reflect the drama and beauty of the diagonal deformation. The ramp is a refine version to mirror the foot travel of Columbus

Street.

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SECTION B - B

SECTION A - ASCALE: 1/32” - 1’0”

SCALE: 1/32” - 1’0” SCALE: 1/32” - 1’0”

RESIDENTIAL HAND RENDERING

MEDIA: COLOR PENCIL MEDIA: COLOR PENCIL AND MARKER

FIRST ITERATION

Relationships of all types exist within this world. These relationships exist between both animate and inanimate things. The inter-actions between the entitles involved in a relationship, as well their independent traits, determine and define that relationship’s value and depth. For my icebreaker exercise, i chose to create a model that represents the relationship between my bunny, theodore and myself. he models symbolize the love i have for my baby, theodore. Because i love him, the changes of the triangles are representing the gradual changes that i go through as i grow and became more complex as a person. The development that i undergo through these years, through education and world experience are important for me in order to learn what is the best for him. Both the 1st iteration: the white spiral, and 2nd itera-tion: the dyer sheet ball, show how innocent and fragile that theodore is. The surrounding structure symbolizes the responsibility that i carry, to take care of and provide for him. Because he cannot take care of himself, he lives under my protec-tion and control. However, i also have a support system, a group of people who take care of and look out for me. I grow by learning from and the people around me and i live under the protection of my parents, my aunt and my friends. The part of my model that represents that aspect is the translu-cent skin that surrounds the outside of the figure. hile the primary focus of my model is the relationship between my son and me. I also included other relationship and aspects as well. Because they are important for my personal development and directly affect my ability to take care of my son.

ICEBREAKERMETAPHOR OF YOUR RELATIONSHIPWITHANOTHER ENTITY

FINAL ITERATION

“A walk in the park” was an incredible moment in time in which robert and i experi-enced the mystery of an unfamiliar but natural world. To enter mount tamalpais, especially on a rainy, foggy day, is an unusual event for many urban people like myself. However, those conditions added to the sense of mystery we felt as we traveled through the woods. ystery is the major theme of this project. Walking through an unfamiliar place, with limited vision through due to the eerie, foggy weather, was indeed a very mysteri-ous experience. On the 1st iteration, we attempted to use the hierarchy, the numbers and the size of the photos to emphasize our experience from the walk. The hierarchy pattern is marked with paths and nodes crossed. With each node expressing a moment of major significance in the journey. The sizes of the photos represent the tension and relieve by walk-ing through the nodes and paths. And the last but not least, the numbers is captured the time we have spend in the park. he second board we diagramed had more specific references to the stimuli we encountered and the senses that were stimulated during the walk, such as the sounds we heard, the thick fog, the tension we felt traveling blindly through an unfa-miliar terrain and the relief we felt during the clearer portions of the walk. All of these things contributed the sense of ‘mystery’.

FIRST BOARD: CAUTION! RELATIONSHIP CROSSING! SECOND BOARD: DIAGRAMS

WALK IN THE PARKLEARNING FROM THE NATURAL WORLD:QUALITIES OF EXPERIENCES ANDTHE FACTORS THE EVOKE THEM

The assignment is the continuation of “walk in the park”. We constructed a model, which defines sets of experiences we gained from the park, and translated them into 3 nodes and 4 paths. The experiences that i choose are mystery, decision-making, and comfort. he 1st iteration’s purpose is to create a mysterious feeling by blocking the clear vision of the path. People will not know what is happening in the front unless they walk through it. Walking underneath the canopy will prove a safe and comfort-able for people to rest.

FROM 2D WALKING IN THE PARK DIAGRAM TO MODEL

FIRST ITERATION

The 2nd iteration uses more materials to accentuate the same theme. The use of basswood is to create a pattern and the direction guiding the path. The transparent acrylic is used to represent an open field of vision, meant to provide a sense of relief at selected areas when people walk on the mysterious path.

SECOND ITERATION

The 3rd iteration is a basswood model, structured to repre-sent the pathways of the park.

THIRD ITERATION

The 4th iteration is a more developed and complete version of the 3rd iteration using the same materials.

FORTH ITERATION

The final interation is a more refine version of all other itera-tions combine. This version is more like a roller coaster. It

begins at one point, and ends at the same point it starts.

FINAL ITERATION

this area does not have to be canted in but morphed into something else like a roof structure

The inspiration of the ARCH 21 project is coming from my personal experience of the site. The site is an abstraction of the hillside to the north of batmale hall, bounded by judson street and the marston street extension that intersects with cloud circle drive. Although this hillside has been simplified, the physical, cultural, and climatic context remains fully intact.

SCALE: 1/64” - 1’0”

SITE PLANFINDING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE MICROCLIMATEMONUMENT OF FOUND WONDER:

The program for “a monument to found wonder” is intentionally “simple” and open-ended. The design is not a building, but rather an exploration of how to develop tectonic language can express ideas, quali-ties, and expressive spaces that are read-able to others. This non-building is an architectural expression consisting of 4 “halls”. Hall of sun, represent the sun quality of transparent, active, create different shadows, warm, freedom, full of light, and inspiration. Hall of rain not allow people have a clear vision, the rain created a vertical pattern, and partial light. Hall of fog, is full of confusion, ocscure, it also restrcts the visibility. Hall of colud, the condition help to filter light and blanket to keep the temperature.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HILLSIDEEXPERIENCE MICROCLIMATE

Looking into different possibilities of sun light could mean

either in physics or poetic, how the relationship with the

hillside (above, in, or below), the differences of different

time of day.

The uniqueness of the hillside is

only allowing the sun to shine

into the building in the first

section of it. Using glass can let

the sun completely investigate

the building all day long,

however, the sun creates lots of

heat.

STUDY OF LIGHT RELATED TO HILLSIDE

6 AM

7 AM8 AM

9 AM

10 AM

11 AM

12 NOON

1 PM2 PM3 PM

5 PM

6 PM

THE STUDY OF HALL OF SUNFINAL MODEL PATH REFLECTING QUALITIES OF SUN

The pattern of the rain hall

prevent rain stay on the rainy

day. The vertical wall reflectes

as the quality of rain.

illside blocks the sunlight to

get into the building. Using the

extended roof system soften the

sunlight and extent the capacity

of the sun light to get into the

hall and. In addition, the hill

serves as the blanket to prevent

the heat lose.

THE STUDY OF HALL OF RAIN AND FOG

VERTICAL WALL REFLECTING QUALITIES VOF RAIN

HOW EXTENDED ROOF FILTER LIGHT

WEST ELEVATION

TOP VIEW

EAST ELEVATION

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR

G/F, 3 SUN STREET, WANCHAI, HONG KONG

Kapok is an retail project that was produced for the design firm, 1:1 limited in Hong Kong. The client requested to design a store that shop in the front and cafe at the back. Hong Kong is a high-density city. The space has to use wisely. The custom-made furniture will help to organize capacity and multi-way to use of the piece.

OFFICE1:1 LIMITED, HONG KONG

PROJECT RESPONSIBLEDRAFTING AND DESIGNING

PLAN - 1/F (LOFT)

PLAN - GROUND

FRONT ELEVATION OF SHELF

PLAN OF SHELF

SIDE ELEVATION FRONT ELEVATION

G/F, 3 Sun street, Wanchai, Hong Kong

CUSTOM-MADE SHELF FOR STORING RETAIL PRODUCTS IN KAPOK

The shelf (on the left) is a major part in this furniture piece. The multi-levels and pull-out stands are special design for the client to put the displays at the storefront. They provide the ablity of rotating or hiding them.The removable container (on the top) designed for the client to display their collection of cd. The other intention is be able to put away.