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EDUCATION | PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa School of Architecture
Bachelor of Environmental Design Candidate (BEnvD)
Current General GPA 3.91 | Studio GPA 4.0
LEED Green Associate
Summer Institute On Sustainability and Energy (SISE)
University of Texas at Austin High School Program
Vietnamese American Private School GPA 3.8
AWARDSEVOLO - 2015 Vmodern Furniture Design Competition
Honorable Mention
Summer Institute On Sustainability and Energy (SISE)
Second Place Prize for innovative research project
Dean’s list
International Student Scholarship ($10,000 / yr)
Chancellor’s Centennial Scholarship ($6,000/ yr)
Department Merit Scholarship ($2,560 / yr)
Leighton Liu Scholarship ($2,500)
WORK EXPERIENCEHIDESIGN 3D Fabrication Lab Student-Lab Assistant
Provide technical and hands-on instructional support and assistance
for students and faculties in the proper operation of shop equipment,
2D & 3D fabrication, and construction procedure
Overall management fabrication lab in coordination with the Lab
Director. Provide routine maintenance of tools and equipments.
Student Designer/Builder-Research Assistant
Create models and boards in collaboration with the team conduct-
ing a workshop on Living Shorelines on Tropical Islands at the IUCN
World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest conservation event..
ARCH 321: Intro to Environmental Systems B Teaching Assistant
ORGANIZATION | VOLUNTEERING American Institute of Architecture Student Hawai’i Chapter (AIAS)
Vice President 2015-2016
Director of Marketing 2014-2015
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
UH Manoa International Student Association
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Golden Key International Honor Society Hawai’i Chapter
Honolulu, HI | 05.2016
03,2016- present
Chicago, IL | 08.2015
Ho Chi Minh, VN | 05.2012
International | 2015
Chicago, IL | 08.2015
2012 - 2015
2013 - 2016
2012 - 2016
2013 & 2014
2014 & 2015
UH Manoa SOA
01.2014 - present
UH Manoa SOA
03.2016 - present
UH Manoa SOA | F 2105
S 2014 - present
2014 - 2015
S 2013
F 2013 - present
S 2013 - present
Rhinoceros 5
Rhino V-ray
AutoCAD
Revit ARCH
Revit Cloud Render
Mastercam 4x
Rhino Cam/Nest
Ecotect Analysis
Arc GIS
Climate Consultant
Photoshop CS6
InDesign CS6
Illustrator CC
Lightrooms 5
Digital Fabricating
Operating/Maintaining
Machineries
Woodworking
Sketching, Drawing
Drafting, 2+3D modeling
CNC Milling machine,
laser cutter, 3D printer
Power tools
Levels of Proficiency
LANGUAGES | TRAVELS
Honolulu, HI
Chicago, IL
Las Vegas, NV
Seattle, WA
Singapore
Shanghai
Hongkong
Thailand
(Mandarin )
(Cantonese )
Native
Full Professional Proficiency
Native (Speaking)
Limited Working Proficiency (Speaking)
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Ho Chi Minh, VN
(808) 728-5623
414 Launiu St. #705, Honolulu, HI, 96815
Great architecture and design are executions of mindfulness.
It draws you into an awareness of everything around you,
awakening unexpected sensations and consciousness that
connect you to the environment.
Diverse cultural exposures have enriched my perspective on the
impact design has on different societies. My vision is to make
good architecture and design affordable and accessible to a
larger number of people, improving people’s built environment
and standard of living..
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ARTENTIONSUN-YAT-SEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
ARCH 432 Concentration Design Studio, F2015 Chris Hong, AIA10 Weeks China Town, Honolulu, HI
CourseInstructorDurationLocation
Appreciation through education and experimentations.
A point of convergence where new social interactions are generated through a composed sequence of program celebrating the process of creation.
Located between Downtown and Chinatown, next to the Hawaii Theater, the existing park site experiences an edge condition where there is a lack of interaction between different group of users. Performances happen at very specific time while the making of the performance is always happening. By showing the making process, this project aims to essentially create an active program that facilitates social interaction and involvement, thus, increasing the community’s appreciation toward performing arts.
A performance of performing arts | Intersect to progress
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6:00 AM
12:00 PM
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6:00 PM
6:00 PM
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
Performing time / show. Exhibits
Limit Machine uses at night Class/Office/Making/Crafting
Experimentation/rehearsalRehearsal/classes on no show/events days
Night studiosFlexible Perfor-mance Space
Concession/Out-door Workshop
Making Space / Backstage
The concept is to invigorate the community by switching the program parti in accordance to the activities timeline of each space, turning the performing art center from a typical black box config-uration to an open floor plan workshop, redefining the artists’ and public’s interactions.
[2] Tranparency | Visual Interaction[1] Black Box | Minimal Interaction [3] Extension | Maximize Interaction
THEATER TYPOLOGIES + SOCIAL INTERACTIONS
USERS OCCUPANCY AND ACTIVITIES TIMELINESSITE OCCUPANCE
Active
Unactive
Stagnantion
Invigoration
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40 ft
450 ft
350 ft
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CHINATOWN
CAPITAL DISTRICT
1%
21%
34%
2%
8%
4%
29%
Night Time
Day Time
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SiteRail StationRail AlignmentBus RouteBus Stop by Sun Yat-Sen Park Street GridPublic ParkingAreas Felt UnsafeHomeless ExistStreets needed additional cleaning
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EDGE CONDITION OF SITE | DEMOGRAPHIC | SURROUNDING BUILDINGS HEIGHT |
HAWAI’I THEATER - NEXT DOOR
Edge condition where there is a lack of in-teraction between different group of users.
FLIPPING PROGRAMS PARTI
BACK OF HOUSE BACK OF HOUSE
BACK OF HOUSE
FRONT OF HOUSE FRONT OF HOUSE
莓Typical Performing Arts Center Program / Experience
Circulation
What If?
What Else? Turning the process into a performance itselft
FRONT OF HOUSE
PERFORMING SPACE PERFORMING SPACE
PERFORMANCE SPACE
PERFORMING ART
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Downtown Chinatown
Hotel St. (Bus only)
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Hawaii Theater
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[1] Site Circulation => Convergence point of Intersection [2] Building Form Driven By Circulation[3] Merging Building and Convergence Point [4] Providing Clearance for Hawai’i Theater and Fresh Cafe Fire Exists.
[1] Performing Space[2] Making Space[3] Scenic/Props Frab Shop[4] Meeting/Incubator Space[5] Costume Shop [6] Tech/Media Lab[7] Outdoor Workshop | Out-door Performing Space[8] Loading Elevator to Base-ment Storage
[9] Lounge/ Concession[10] Multifunctional Rooms
ACCESSIBILITY | BUILDING LAYOUT
GROUND LEVEL - FLOOR PLAN
MEZZANINE - FLOOR PLAN
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“ An intelligent theater, a show that transcends it’s physical space.”
“Creating and telling relevant stories from original point of view in unpredictable ways.”
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Virtual Experiences | Scan codes for stereo panorama renderings
MOVABLE FLOOR MECHANISM - Allows for reconfiguration and customization of space
[2] Expose Structure[1] Movable Vertical Louvre [3] Movable Furnitures [4] Storage and Mechanical R.
SECTION PERSPECTIVE | OPEN FLOOR PLAN
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KUPU YOUTH CENTER KEWALO BASIN WATERFRONT PARK
ARCH 341 Intermediate Design Studio, F2014Wendy Meguro, LEED AP BD&C10 weeks Kewalo Basin, Honolulu, HI
CourseInstructorDurationLocation
Located near Point Panic in Kewalo Basin, Honolulu, the project aspires to reconnect the urban core to the natural environment through the design of a recreational waterfront park and a green job training hub.
The existing triangle geometry and the single vehicles, pedestrians access of the site establish the initial challenges for the project. The careful integration of the building and the multi-functional site supports a wide range of cultural and educational programs, including hydroponic food production, waterfront preservation, laboratories facilities and workshops. While facilitating public gathering spaces, the landscape is designed to create a smooth transition from the public to the private areas, accommodating the privacy needed for Kupu’s operation.
Client: KUPU, non-profit organization that houses and manages service-learning programs in “green jobs” sector of Hawai’i.
Bridging the nature and the community | fostering environmental stewardship
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KUPU YOUTH CENTER
FERRIES + CANOES STATIONGREEN HOUSE (AQUAPONICS + AERATED LAGOONS INSIDE)
PUBLIC RESTROOM
WATERFRONT DECK
CONSTRUCTED WETLANDRAIN GARDEN
OPEN GRASS FIELD (PUBLIC GATHERING + EVENTS)
LOOKOUT POINT
PICNIC AREA
FISHING SPOT
OUTDOOR REC CENTER
SHADING DEVICES
BIKE PATH
WALKING PATH
PARKING
HARDSCAPE
ON STIE STRUCTURES
VEGETATIONS
TOPOGRAPHY (1’ INCREMENT)
3 ‘ SEA LEVEL RISE
2 ‘ SEA LEVEL RISE
1 ‘ SEA LEVEL RISE
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[1] Existing Site and 100 yrs 3ft Sea Level Rise[2] Proposed Topography Change [3] New Programs
PRELIMINARY PLAN
WATER FRONT DECK - Plan View
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WATER FRONT PARTPUBLIC >> PRIVATE TRANSITION
EXISTING SITE ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS \ TRANSPORTATION
芝芝芝TOTAL SITE ELEVATION CHANGE
Steps of 1 ft increment will be covered as sea level rises, educating and raising public awareness toward climate change
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Irrigation
PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES | SECTION DIAGRAM A.A
KUPU YOUTH CENTER FLOOR PLAN
SECTION B-B
[1] Natural Ventilation [2] Natural Daylighting & Shading[3] Roof Design and Rain Water Catchment System, [4] Constructed Wetland[5] Aquaponics
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Feeding Water into Wetland and Aquaponic System for Filtrating
Food Garden
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tion Room)
Kitchen
Concession
Stand
Food Storage
Gym
Indoor Workshop
Outdoor Workshop
Bike Parking
Circulation Vehicle Access
KUPU Truck Loading zone
Storage
Semi-open Storage
Offices
Constructed Wetland
Meeting Rooms
Classtroom
Restroom/Shower Room
LoungeYouth Center
Lockers
Dining
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B BAcoustic Buffer for Private Spaces
Courtyard
Outdoor Rec Center
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ARCH 342 Intermediate Design Studio, S2015Martin Despang11 weeks Waikiki Honolulu, HI
CourseInstructorDurationLocation
As Waikiki turned into a major tourist capital, it remains an unresolved by-product of a capitalist commercial driven industry. “Rethinking paradise”, Cascade is an urban infill residential and community center where the water element is used as a cultural catalysis. The building proposes a new model of bioclimatic building, integrating both passive design strategies and redefining the physical boundary of building the human body. Reconnecting the neighborhood and the tourist to the natural environment.
waikiki 2015 - Living well within limits
DESIGN INTENT[1] Solid Building Envelop[2] Perforated Building Envelop[3] Building as Landscape for Public Gathering
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CASCADE | urban infill residential and community center
RETHINKING PARADISE
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West East
Mauka[mountain]Makai
[ocean]
Cables
Structural Core / Elevator
South Staircase
Escalators
Entrances
G > Aquarium & public plaza
F1 > Gallery & Public Plaza
F2 > Water Lab
F4-F11 > Resident Units
F3 >Community Studio
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Changing Building Orientation for Pas-sive Design while Following Waikiki City Grid .
Circulation - Walking
North
East
Wind
Circulation - Driving
Kuhio St.
Kalakawa Ave.
The initial stage of the project involves a close inspection on the current Waikiki urban condition and re-envision the sustainable 2050 Waikiki. The site model is a representation of the conceptual master plan when building are naturally ventilated under vernacular lanai-stack typology and greenery is reintroduced to the urban setting.
[1] Basic Form | Gesture[2] Main Occupied Floors[3] Exo-Skeleton[4] Circulations[5] Multi-functional Building Envelop
Studio Group Model | “Easy- Breezy “
BUILDING COMPONENTS
FLOOR PLANS 0 20 40 60 80 100 FT.0 20 40 100’8060
0 20 40 60 80 100 FT.0 20 40 100’8060
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Untreated water source (rain, vapor)
Treated water
Gray water
Black water
Increase exposing surfaces for increase rainwater catchment
Building envelop water filtration steps
Atmospheric water generator screen
Small scale desalina-tion machine
Green Roof
Small scale eco-machine filtering gray water & un-treated source water.
Black water discharge to sewage system Water supply to aquarium fish tanks
Water tanks on differ-ent levels to reduce pumping needs for different uses.
Non-portable water distribu-tion line
Ample diffuse light reflect off water and building envelope
Air cool as wind pick up water vapor from water wall
Reflective Volcrete (volcanic rocks concrete )
SECTION DIAGRAM | WATER CIRCULATION
BUILDING ENVELOPE | CASCADE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM
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ARCH 490 Furniture Design and Fabrication Elective, S2015Steven Hill, IDSA6 weeksFishcake Hawai’i Gallery www.vmodern.com | www.arch.hawaii.edu
CourseInstructorDuration
ExhibitPublication
“ Simplicity is to understand the essence of an object in order to get rid of the parts that are not essential”
Lift
Separate front and back legs
Minimal gesture
CONCEPT SKETCHES
Stripping off the extras while accommodating a simplistic and functional form, Limyt introduces a new way of looking at chair not as a passive object for a person to sit on, but a system of surfaces suspends into the air, lightly lifting up the body against the force of gravity.
The chair is made out of 3 pieces of bending Maples veneer, including
two sitting members and one backing member. The simplistic continu-
ous form of the design is achieved by the continuity of the material as
the sitting surfaces transform into the legs supporting the chair, eliminat-
ing the necessity of a fourth leg. As a person sits on the chair, the top of
the curves created by the meeting of the two sitting members directly
touch the buttock and the pelvic bones, accentuating the tactile sense
of sitting.
2015 VMODERN Furniture Design CompetitionHonorable mention
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LIFT
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LIMYT CHAIR - ARCH 490LIEM MY TRAN - PROF. STEVE HILL
TOP VIEW
SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW PARTS
PERSPECTIVE
33''9/16
26'' 1
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35''2
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SPLINE JOINT
MAKING PROCESS
[1] Load distribution [2] Sitting parts [3] Backing
CHAIR COMPONENTS | CONNECTIONS | LOAD DIAGRAM
A chair is the reflection of the human body, its measurements, ac-tions, feelings, and interactions with space.
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
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“ Growing multi-dimensionally ”
Wall pattern 2
Wall Pattern 3 <> Interconnected Spaces
adjustable directions x,y,z
Wall pattern 1
DIGITAL FABRICATION | CNC WALL INSTALLATION | CONCRETE MOLD
MAKING | WOOD-WORKING
MATERIAL EXPLORATION | NATURE INTERVENTION
CREATIVE WORKS | RESEARCH
> PRODUCTNutritious and delicious food in an optimized de-composable package
>SERVICE/SOFTWAREOperate logistic software to enhance delivery process. Monitor end-users behavior and preference via ad-vance scanning system.
FACTORY
Source sustainable products
Food &Packaging Wastes Anaerobic Digester
Delivery
Human Capital Consumer Data Analysis
Left-over foods sent through scanner for data collection
Left-over food pickup
Digital Thread
OPERATION MODEL
SPROUT healthy today, resilient tomorrow
SUMMER INSTITUTE ON SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY 2015, UIC, CHICAGO, IL
Second Place Price for Innovative Research project
The project is a business and operational model proposal for a digital manufacturing
“factory of the future” that would make urban areas a smarter, energy efficient, economi-
cally friendly and sustainable living environment. Applying the concept of The Internet of
Things (IOT), Sprout aims to improve the food industry by introducing a new food pack-
aging product and delivery method, monitoring end-user behavior in order to reduce
food waste.
Group: Victor Florez, Rajeev Kamal, Jakob Nalley, Liem Tran, Nneka Uzoh Roles: participate in concept development, facility logistic, site research, logo design, graphic, presentation. material production.
Understanding the relationship and the con-
stant feedback loop between the physical and
digital realms allow for higher levels of com-
plexity in design. Through experimentations
with analog and digital fabrication., I was able
to explore the dynamic of the design process,
the connection of the minds and the hands
from drawing and making.
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FACTORY + PROJECT SITE
Pilsen Neighborhood
My four years of architecture study, my engagement with the architecture community through AIAS and my work experiences have inspired and deepened my passion for architecture and design. I’m aware that there is so much more I have to learn. I’m looking forward to further expand my knowledge and experience needed for me to nurture my vision to apply myself to the dynamic world of architecture..
“ To create, one must first question everything” - Eileen Gray.
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