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 […]