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PORTFOLIOMaster of Architecture | Universi ty of Pennsylvania 2012
Bachelor of Science in Architecture | Universi ty of Michigan 2007
ANDREW LOH
VERTICAL GALLERIES
WATERHOUSE
OBJECT TRANSFORMATION
TOUCHDOWN
HEEREN SHOPS
DRAWINGS
VERTICAL GALLERIESMuseum of Ar t & CultureHavana, Cuba
This project consists of a series of galleries, gardens, restaurants, and viewing terraces arranged vertically to frame views that overlook Havana Bay and the historic urban fabric of Cuba’s capital city. The site is a monumental ruin of an old thermoelectric factory and the surrounding industrial remnants that have been converted into a system of paths and sculpture gardens.
Site Plan
Section
Original Concept Sketch
Exterior Night Rendering
Special
Exhibition
CollectionSpecial Gallery
Classrooms
Rehearsal Rooms
Studios
Labs
Artists Workshops
Shared Workshop
Public Gallery
Reading Room
Closed Stacks
Open Stacks
Admin
Storage
Restaurant
Retail
Theater
Food Stalls
Street Lights
Streets
People
Cars
Bicycles
Trees
Rain
Benches
Music
Dance/
Performance
Market
Sun
Baseball
TOUCHDOWN Reframing + Recla iming Orphaned Si tesInhabit ing InfrastructureWashington Heights , New York Ci ty
This proposal rethinks spaces rendered uninhabitable by infrastructure, development, and difficult natural topography. The site is adjacent to the infamous High Bridge Towers in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, highly criticized because of the noise and pollution problems linked with the high volume traffic of the Trans-Manhattan Expressway that runs underneath. The proposal creates a new urban landscape that provides housing, public program, and new park space as it connects High Bridge Park back to the urban grid of New York City.
Minimum Radii for Turning Roadways
1-way service road1-way service road
1-way service road
Main LineMain Line
“On” Ramp“Off” Ramp
2-lane Interchange Type
Typical Multi-lane Freeway Interchange
1-lane Interchange Type
*Superelevation e = 6 %max
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39’ 81’ 144’231’
340’485’
643’833’
*New York State Department of Transportation - Highway Design Manual - Chapter 2.7.5.2. - Design Criteria for Turning Roadways
On-Site Curvature
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R = 131’
R = 140’
R = 132’
R = 214’
R = 146’
R = 137’
R = 216’
R = 111’
R = 220’
R = 123’
R = 248’
R = 205’
R = 224’
R = 192’
R = 182’
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Mobility
Street Grid - Car and Pedestrian Traffic
The A Subway Line Route
The A Subway Line Stop
The 1 Subway Line Route (Broadway)
The 1 Subway Line Stop (Broadway)
Bus Route
Bus Stop
1000’ radius (~ 5 min walk)
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Infrastructure Layering
Section 1 - Through Trans-Manhattan Expressway
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Fast Traffic (Cars & Subway Trains)
Slow Speed Traffic (Street)
Medium Speed Traffic (Entrance & Exit Ramps)
Parking Pedestrian Traffic
Section 2 - Through Residential Tower
Section 3 - Through Street and Underground Subway
Section 4 - Through Elevated Parking Lot & Ventilation Space
Infrastructure Layering
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Fast Traffic (Cars & Subway Trains)
Slow Speed Traffic (Street)
Medium Speed Traffic (Entrance & Exit Ramps)
Parking Pedestrian Traffic
Section 5 - Through Bus Terminal
Section 6 - Through George Washington Bridge Interchange
New Urban Courtyard Types
Inhabiting the spaces claimed by infrastructure creates unique situations redefined as new forms of urban courtyards. These new spaces frame the highway infrastructure below as well as the canopy of the lush High Bridge Park, providing urban inhabitants new and magnificent views of the downtown Manhattan skyline from their balconies.
Section
WATERHOUSEBoutique HotelShanghai , ChinaNer i & Hu Design & Research Of f ice[NHDRO]
2011 Inside Awards World Interior of the Year Winner
This boutique hotel located in the South Bund district of Shanghai reuses the structure of a former Japanese Army HQ.
THE HEEREN SHOPSOrchard Road, S ingaporeArchitects : DP Architects
This project consists of a new street facade for the Heeren Shops along Singapore’s most famous shopping area, Orchard Road. The design consists of an undulating glass curtain wall that wraps around three characteristic slanted public kiosks, in addition to an egg-shaped glass corner atrium. The majority of the design had been completed upon my arrival at DPA, so I served to facilitate the production of construction and working drawings in addition to other various aspects of the project.
OBJECT TRANSFORMATION
As an introduction to digital working methods at the University of Pennsylvania, this 1st semester project asked for the transformation and documentation of an ordinary object. This served as a basic exercise in 2-d drafting, 3-d modelling and rendering, parametric modelling using Grasshopper, and documentation of the entire process through animation.
DRAWINGSMy introduction to the field of architecture began with a drafting class at the University of Michigan. I realized from this study that drawings can communicate much more than the appearance of an object. I continue to approach my architectural career with the firm belief in the importance of sketching and drawing in the design process.
Alarm Clock Exploded Axonometric
Guitar Capo
2-pt Perspective Rackham Graduate HallUniversity of Michigan
Still Life
Experiential Diagram
Organizational Diagram
Process Diagram
Housing Elevation Study