IKN Church (Nusantara, East Borneo, Indonesia)
Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, is sinking due to the rise of the sea level, climate change, and depletion of groundwater. The government announced to move the capital from Java to a new city called Nusantara in Borneo. The groundbreaking occurred in 2022, with the operation to begin in 2025. The Christian Missionary Alliance […]
Washington State Fair Fairview Club Balcony (Puyallup, Washington State, USA)
The Washington State Fair wanted to add a balcony to their Fairview Club building, which will serve as an outdoor extension to their event space. The opportunity arises to use the balcony as an entrance identity to the building and provide a view of the fair to the attendees. The simple balcony program shape is […]
Gibson House (Moses Lake, Washington State, USA)
The site is a long and narrow site on a bluff overlooking Moses Lake. There is an existing gable roof garage/storage structure. The neighboring houses are surrounding the site fairly closely (7.5’ setbacks). The proposed design uses the simple gable of the existing garage/storage structure as the basic form for the garage of the house […]
Oliva Deck (Tacoma, Washington State, USA)
Tree House Module (Ruins in Rural France)
NESTLING|Nature reclaims man-made ruins Vibrac, Mothe Chandeniers, and Ebaupinay are the site of abandoned man-made structures in which nature has reclaimed its place over time. The ruins are overtaken by three distinct types of plants: the freestanding trees, the hanging vines, and the attaching epiphyte. The nest-inspired tree houses are nestling within the ruins and […]
Post COVID-19 Multipurpose Building and Space Studies (Anywhere in USA)
Architecture for Everyone was asked by a contractor to do a series of quick design studies to anticipate future projects after COVID-19 pandemic. It started as a pre-manufactured steel building but then it quickly morphed into redefining surplus of existing commercial space. COVID-19 devastates the world in so many ways but it also allows us […]
Cart (Anywhere Inside a Middle School)
The cart is a food pantry for non-perishable food items to serve the homeless students in a middle school. It needs to be able to be moved from one room to another room or from one school to another. The inspiration for this cart is taken from food carts in Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia, […]
Experiential Beer Garden (Castel Maggiore, Bologna, Italy, Competition)
Beer has always been a part of human history. Whether it is the history of its discovery from Ancient Egypt, its commercialization, its part in the entertainment industry, its pairing with food, or its technological development, beer makes a significant contribution to human social development and interaction. Its greatest modern era contribution inarguably is its […]
The Ranch House (Yelm, Washington State, USA)
This project is a total renovation on an existing rambler on Washington State rural prairie for an avid horse riding and ranching couple. They have a limited budget and decide to renovate and expand their house to be more functional and open to suit their needs. The house is a typical Americana gable rambler with […]
Bamiyan Cultural Centre (Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Competition)
Bamiyan is a testimony on the symbiosis coexistence of nature and human. Here nature is not conquered for human consumption in a hedonistic manner but elegantly and sustainably utilized for human comfort evidenced in its vernacular architecture and culture. Although the two are in contrast from one another, this harmony is vividly displayed in its […]
Terpstra Addition/A Cloud over My House (Tacoma, Washington State, USA)
This project is a second floor master bedroom and bathroom addition to an existing two-bedroom house on a typical residential lot in Tacoma, Washington. The lot is on a slope in a dense eclectic residential neighborhood dominated by large front deck looking towards Puget Sound. To minimize disruption to the existing house, the second floor […]
Museum of Science Fiction (Washington, DC, USA, Competition, Top Designs Selection)
Science fiction is represented by two opposing views, dystopia and utopia, and everything in between. Dystopian view is typically characterized by industrial aesthetic with its ruggedness, roughness, and raw and dark finishes while utopian view illustrated by aerodynamic and ergonomic/organic forms with its lightness and sleek finishes. These two representations are used as the basis […]
Urban Canopy (Anywhere, Competition)
The oldest shelter from the elements that human uses is a tree canopy. When a tree canopy is wide enough, a few people can gather to converse, socialize and exchange thoughts. Sunbrella products have the potential to do exactly the same in an urban setting to invigorate unused open space in the city. A simple […]
Choice Cardiovascular (Gig Harbor, Washington State, USA)
Choice Cardiovascular is a small practice for a cardiologist to start his independent practice. It is a tenant improvement project in an existing medical building with limited budget. The design uses the form of a human heart, an inverted pear shape, to organize the space. This inverted pear shape area defines the public areas […]
Terpstra (Tacoma, Washington State, USA)
This project is a series of home improvement designs for the Terpstras. Since they are all small improvements that do not require permit, costly detailed construction drawings were not provided. Instead, detailed sketches of the design showing construction intent and dimensions were produced to allow them to fully understand the design and for contractor to […]
Safe Trestle (San Onofre State Beach, California, USA, Competition)
It is not difficult to design safe passage over or under the railroad tracks to the beach. The challenge is how to give meaning to the people who use it. Whether they are surfers, nature lovers, bikers, hikers or sightseers, all should benefit from the design. Based on our observation of the existing path, it […]
Not So Empty Nest (Anywhere in USA, Competition, Honorable Mention)
In response to the challenge of livability, adaptability, and affordability, the not so empty house must be a flexible house in its programmatic elements, orientation of each of those elements and its construction phasing. Therefore, our proposal consists of four building blocks that can be arranged according to the clients’ programmatic needs, oriented according to […]
Air Force Village Chapel (San Antonio, Texas, USA, Competition, Finalist)
The overall concept of the Air Force Village Spiritual Center is love. This word was chosen because it is the essence of religions around the globe. It is defined perhaps a million different ways yet posses a singular thread – you know it when you feel it. Our goal for this project was not only […]
Tacoma Art Museum Extension (Tacoma, Washington State, USA, Competition)
Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) building was designed from inside. Antoine Predock’s linear progression through the gallery works very well for the museum interior function. This linear progression is experienced through a series of circulation ramps culminating at the upper floor balcony viewing Mount Rainier. The building becomes an expression of the inside and a sculpture […]
Love Inc. (Somewhere in Western Washington State, USA)
This is one of our pro-bono project to help a non-profit organization started their campaign for a new building. It is a simple project for their office space as well as a large storage area in the back where trucks can load and unload the goods. To save construction cost, it is made out of […]
Playhouse III
How to keep outdoor play equipment and toys neat? Playbox is a storage structure that can be transformed into a play structure. Drawers of sandbox and toy storage are tucked underneath the ground platform. Sliding roof and openable wall/platform extension with pulleys enclosed the upper platform. When all the components are opened, kids can play […]
Playhouse
Children need different types of play structure to explore their interests. Some will require more active type structure, others will be more interested in domesticated structure, while all might be attracted to something explorative or constructive. It is equally important to allow children to be able to play together to exercise their social skills. This […]
Pentagon Memorial (Washington, DC, USA, Competition)
The Pentagon Memorial is designed to describe the 9/11 tragedy as the destruction of physical characteristics of built environment and human bodies but not human spirit. Courage, bravery, and love prevail. The glass enclosure symbolizes the human spirit. The trapezoid shape is exactly 1/3 of the destroyed portion of the Pentagon. The trajectory of American […]
Elim EFC Church Cross (Puyallup, Washington State, USA)
The project is to replace an existing dilapidated wooden cross with a new one that expresses the meaning of the cross. The design is based on the scripture taken from the book of Isaiah’s description of Christ. The proposed cross is made of a perforated rusting steel to express the humility of Christ. The cross […]
Martin Luther King Junior Memorial (Washington, DC, USA, Competition)
MLK’s writings and speeches are the most important artifacts we inherited from him. His words are so profound and powerful. The challenge for the monument design is how to create a space where people can read MLK’s words and being induced to act and to realize his dream. The design proposes four layers of glass […]