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1 VINH LE Urban Designer - Architect M.S in Architecture and Urban Design Columbia University, GSAPP Email: [email protected]
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VINH LE Urban Designer - Architect M.S in Architecture and Urban Design Columbia University, GSAPPEmail: [email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENT
A. ACADEMIC WORKS
04 • Water Rites
12 • Rejuvenate Broadway 18 • Interactive Cubes
B. PROFESSIONAL WORKS 26 • Pagoda
30 • Coral Beach
36 • Spring Garden Residential Complex
C. CREATIVE WORKS
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A. ACADEMIC WORKS
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WATER RITES Location : Madurai City, India Year : GSAPP, Spring Semester, 2016Role : Team of Four
Madurai is one of the most important religious cities in southern India. Every year, during the festival month of Chithirai, the city hosts a rapid influx of around 1,000,000 domestic pilgrims, who temporarily inhabit the city’s streets and riverbed, giving the city an incredible transient population. One of Madurai’s most crucial contemporary infrastructural issues is water -- its sourcing, its distribution, its access, its reuse, its relationship with sewage, and its political governance.
The proposal uses the edges of the River Vaigai and the municipal overhead tanks as tools to address this inequity for the diverse residents and pilgrims of Madurai:
1. River Vaigai Edges: This project proposes public pools and ecological filtration areas to support and formalize sites for the bathing, laundry, commerce, and recreation that have long occurred along the river’s edges. These interventions will be located at critically active nodes along eight km of the river Vaigai, interfacing with the Chithirai Festival’s main riverbed concentration point, informal residential areas, bus stations, and institutions. Formally, the interventions are inspired by the traditional “Ghats”, but are intended to actively capture, distribute, and filter water to address societal and ecological needs.
2. Municipal Overhead Tanks: There are currently 28 overhead tanks across the city. There is an abundance of publicly-owned open space below and around these tanks that is presently made inaccessible by a variety of fences and physical barriers. We propose the regulated opening of these sites that they may become sites for public toilets as well as for the retrieval of potable water. Our intention is to make the role of these overhead tanks more transparent, and more accessible; the sites also will also contain vegetated spaces for socializing and resting, to passively offset the heat of Madurai’s warm climate. Like the Vaigai’s edges, we propose to turn this system of overhead tanks into new icons that signify the access of basic amenities for the citizens of Madurai, both permanent and transient.
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SOUTH INDIA
REGIONAL WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
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Overhead TankCanalBridgeTemple / ShrineChithirai Footprint
Ci vic Bath Infrastructure
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SITE PROTOTYPING /RELEVANT ADJACENCIES
1. Kooldal Nagar Railway2. E.S.I. Hospital 3. Crematorium 4. Arapalayam Bus Station
5. Government Hospital6. Capron Hall Girls’ Secondary School7. Madurai Junction Railway Station8. Bus Stop9. Meenakshi Amman Temple10. Sri Meenakshi Government College11. Annamalai Theatre
12. Government Rajaji Hospital Madurai Medical College The American College Playground Rajaji Park Gandhi Memorial Museum13. Sourashtra Boys Higher Secondary School
14. Raghavendra Hospital15. Adlabs Ganesh Cinema16. BIG Cinemas17. Nirmala Girls Higher Secondary School18. Muktheeswarar Temple Meenakshi Sundareswarar Girls
19. Thiagarajar College20. Teppakkulam21. SMP Colony22. Madurai Corporation
PILGRIMPRIEST TUK TUKFARMER TOURIST STUDENT SMP WOMAN CHAIRMAN
CHARACTERS IN MADURAI
MADURAI MAP
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19. Thiagarajar College20. Teppakkulam21. SMP Colony22. Madurai Corporation
EXISTING SITE COLLAGE
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Ecological zone Working Spacces
Baths
Recreation Ecological Laundry
WATER SYSTEMS AXON
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Operationalized EdgeExisting Edge
Canal
Bathing poolsPhytoremediationProposed ghats
VAIGAI DRY SEASON
VAIGAI CHITHIRAI
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Species
Amorpha frutiosa
Azolla pinnata
Bacopa monnieri
Hydrilla verticillata
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Phragmites australis
Accumulate Lead
Biosorbs metals
Accumulate metals
Hyperaccumulate metals
Transforms and degrades a variety of contaminants
Used in reed bed treatment systems
Water filtrating along the planting areas
VAIGAI RIVER
waste discharged through pipes
VAIGAI RIVER
WASTE CANAL
BRIDGE
NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA
Species
VAIGAI RIVER
VAIGAI RIVER
FILTERED WATER CANAL DISCHARGE
BRIDGE
NEW DEVELOPMENT AREA
Taking avantage of the unique capabilities of plant root systems - translocaton, bioaccumultion, and contminant degradation
PHYTOREMEDIATION AREA
OPEN WATERSHRUB WET MEADOW SHALLOW MARSH
Chrysanthemums
Dumb Cane
Gerbera Daisy
English Ivy
Vetiver grass
Mytle grass
Morifolium
Dieffenbachua spp
Gerbera ssp
Hedera helix
Nepturia deracea
Acorus calamus
Bioremediation
Phytoremediation
WATER FILTRATING A LONG THE PLANTING AREAS.
Waste water from residential areas flow through pipe systems and will be treated via serial of Bioremediations. And then clean water will be returned to the river.
Species: Amorpha frutiosa(Accumulate Lead)Azolla pinnata(Biosorbs metals)Bacopa monnieri(Accumulate metals)Hydrilla Verticallata (Hyperaccumulate metals)Myriophyllum aquaticum(Transforms and dregrates a variety of contaminants)Phragmites australis(Used in reed bed treatment systems)
Taking avantage of the unique capabilities of plant root systems - translocaton, bioaccumultion, and contminant degradation.
Species:
Chrysanthemums(Morifolium)Dumb Cane(Dieffenbachua spp)Gerbera Daisy(Gerbera ssp)English Ivy(Hedera helix)Vetiver grass(Nepturia deracea)Mytle grass(Acorus calamus)
WATER FILTRATING A LONG THE PLANTING AREAS
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POOL SCALES INDIVIDUAL
VAIGAI FLOW
VAIGAI FLOW
FEMALE
MALE
VAIGAI FLOW
SAND SHAPING
COMMUNITY / MULTI-GROUP
FAMILY / SMALL GROUP
VEGETATION
January - March
August - September
October - December
BATH DESIGN CONCEPT
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REJUVENATE BROADWAY Location : Broadway Corridor, Newburgh, NYYear : GSAPP, Fall Semester, 2015Role : Team of Three
This project aims to revitalize Newburgh’s community and econ-omy through capitalizing on the overflow of Beacon’s growth. Leveraging the city’s historic urban fabric and emerging art scene, this three-phase proposal starts with a city initated pilot cultural and community anchor to activate a three-block area on Broadway. This acts to improve the streets- cape environment on the city’s major economic corridor, thereby attract- ing fu-ture developments in the surrounding blocks. The communi-ty anchor houses a heritage and visitor center,a grocery store and and Pres- ervation Arts School, which generates jobs in the fields of construction, preservation arts, retail and heritage tour-sim. The school aims to empower youth with skills to preserve and restore the buildings in the Historic East End of Newburgh, becoming active agents of change in the community.
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REGIONAL YOUTH ISSUE FILLING THE JOB GAP
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Apprenticeship Reimbursement
Ford FoundationYouth Opportunity and Learning grant
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1a. Renovation of City-owned vacant property
CLASS 1
1b. Construction of mobile modular classroom
Draws attention from Liberty/Broadway park visitors
Visible from new cafe and co-work space
CITY OF NEWBURGH
SUNY ORANGE
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LOCAL CRAFTSMAN
Skills
Infrastructure
10 YOUTH/BUlLDING
2a. Renovation of anchor-owned vacant property
CLASS 2
2b. Connecting pedestrian amenities
CITY OF NEWBURGH
EXISTING ANCHOR
EXISTING ANCHOR
SUNY ORANGE
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LOCAL CRAFTSMAN
Skills
Infrastructure
15 YOUTH/BUlLDING
Sidewalk Replacement Program
Facade Improvement Program
Modular unit becomes new bus stop
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CLASS 3
CITY OF NEWBURGH
EXISTING ANCHOR
SUNY ORANGE
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LOCAL CRAFTSMAN
Skills
Infrastructure
3a. Renovation of private property
3b. Establishing neighborhood connection
Repair streets and infrastructure
Property tax value rises
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Tax Incremental Financing
Rehabilitation tax credit for historic properties
NYS Preservation League grant program
20 YOUTH/BUlLDING
Vacant lot Movement of program
Vacant buliding
Anticipated developments
Existing developments
Proposed properties for renovation
Access to street structure
Existing anchors
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“THE MID-BROADWAY PROJECT”, 2016Mixed-use residential development13,000sfretail space on the ground �oor91 residential units on the upper �oorsMill Street Partners, LLC.
CENTRAL HUDSON BROADWAY CORRIDOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation’s Main Street Revitalization grant
96 Broadway to be developed as Ritz Theater extension
COMPLETE STREETS PROPOSAL
SIDEWALK IMPOVEMENT PROGRAM
ART/PERFORMANCE PARK, 2015Silverstone Property Group, LLC
INVITING NEW INVESTMENT
VACANT PROPERTY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
SBL: 30-3-24-32Address: 132-148 Broadway, Newburgh, New York, 12550Ownership : City of NewburghAssessed Value (2013) : $12,630Zoning : TC-1 Tourist CommercialProperty Class: Vacant Land in Commercial AreasLot area : 68,661.39sf
SBL: 30-2-24-26Address: 150-156 Broadway, Newburgh, New York, 12550Ownership : PrivateAssessed Value (2013) : $,12300Zoning : TC-1 Tourist CommercialProperty Class: Vacant Land in Commercial AreasLot area : 9322.66sf
SBL: 30-2-29Address: 162 Broadway, Newburgh, New York, 12550Ownership : City Of NewburghAssessed Value (2013) : $189100Zoning : TC-1 Tourist CommercialNumber of Stories : 4Property Class: Downtown Row Type CommercialLot area: 1927.93sf SBL: 30-5-29
Address: 112 Broadway, Newburgh, New York, 12550Ownership : PrivateAssessed Value (2013) : $76600Tax Lein (As of 7/25/2012) : $3842.05Zoning : TC-1 Tourist CommercialNumber of Stories : 3Property Class: Residential Land w/ garageLot area : 2140.72sf
SBL: 30-4-27Address: 126 Broadway, Newburgh, New York, 12550Ownership : PrivateAssessed Value (2013) : $89700Zoning : TC-1 Tourist CommercialNumber of Stories : 4Property Class : Downtown Row Type CommercialLot area : 2153.95sf
SBL: 36-2-7Address: 159 BROADWAY, Newburgh, NYOwnership : Registered PrivateAssessed Value (2013) : $227500Zoning : TC-1 Tourist CommercialNumber of Stories : 2Property Class: Residential Land w/ garageLot area : 3052.06sf Br
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Weekend market
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PROPERTY OWNER
hire local craftsman
train youth
$19.22$25 per $1,000 of assessed value
city grants$$20% federal income tax credit
$$ HOMEBUYERHome ownership incentive
city sidewalk replacement program
required to reside in property for >5 years
city tax credit for �rst time homebuyers
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DEVELOPERlots >20,000 sf
ground �oor retail allowed
20% a�ordable housing
semi-public open space
streetscape reinvestment
city tax credit$$
income$$
Jumpstart program with city-owned properties Renovate corner properties to open up intersections Attract new homeowners2015 2017 2020 2025Attract developers investment
STREET STRATEGY
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“Any contractor doing business in the city should incorporate training and developing of at risk youh....train them and give them a fair wage... absorb them into the company.”
“If I didn’t have a job, I’d have too much time and I wouldn’t know what to do and where to. It’s important for kids to do something positive with their time.”
Carl John PowellTaxi driver/ music producerPeekskill, NY
Kieren, 19
Eamon, 19
Grew up in single-parent family with alcohol and drug issuesNewburgh, NY
Apprentices at small local contractor
Facade renovation incentive
PROPERTY OWNER
hire local craftsman
train youth
$19.22$25 Per $1,000 of assessed value
city grants$$20% federal income tax credit
$$ HOMEBUYERHome ownership incentive
city sidewalk replacement program
required to reside in property for >5 years
city tax credit
homebuyers
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DEVELOPERlots >20,000 sf
semi-public open space
streetscape reinvestment
city tax credit
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income$$
Facade renovation incentive
PROPERTY OWNER
hire local craftsman
train youth
$19.22$25 Per $1,000 of assessed value
city grants$$20% federal income tax credit
$$ HOMEBUYERHome ownership incentive
city sidewalk replacement program
required to reside in property for >5 years
city tax credit
homebuyers
$$
DEVELOPERlots >20,000 sf
semi-public open space
streetscape reinvestment
city tax credit
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income$$
Facade renovation incentive
PROPERTY OWNER
hire local craftsman
train youth
$19.22$25 Per $1,000 of assessed value
city grants$$20% federal income tax credit
$$ HOMEBUYERHome ownership incentive
city sidewalk replacement program
required to reside in property for >5 years
city tax credit
homebuyers
$$
DEVELOPERlots >20,000 sf
semi-public open space
streetscape reinvestment
city tax credit
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income$$
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
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STONEWORK
PLASTERWORK
MASONRYCLEANING NEGLECTED PROPERTIES
TIMBER FRAMING
METALWORK
CARPENTRY
PAINTING
INSPECTION
LANDSCAPINGLIGHTING
HORTICULTURE
CEMENT FINISHING
ROOF REPAIRFLOOR TILE WORKPATCH DRY WALL CEILING
PLUMBINGELECTRICAL WORK
WINDOW RESTORATION
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MODULE DESIGN
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INTERACTIVE CUBES Location : Mott Haven, Bronx, NY Year : GSAPP, Summer, 2015Role : Team of Three Current NYCHA campus conditions are a result of de-cades of disinvest- ment and isolation from the sur-rounding urban fabric. NYCHA campuses are the prod-uct of the tower in the park development, which created an additional disconnect between the groundplane and tower topography. These conditions have manifested into a dire need for intervention; through design, the In-teractive Cubes program will reintegrate this immense social and economic system back into its surrounding commu- nities, and also reinvent its role in New York City.INTERACTIVE CUBES, Blocks creates community-based networks that allow for residents to participate in the procurement, retrofitting, placement, and final program-ming of locally-sourced shipping containers that are to be deployed in the expansive fabrics of the NYCHA campuses. Creating new ground plane topographies through the use of the containers will support commer-cial, landscape, housing, and community programs; the graphic identities of these Cubes, and the topographies they create, are to be negotiated by NYCHA and those utilizing them, allowing for site-specificity and a collec-tive sense of agency regarding the aesthetics of a given community’s environment.Using the Mill Brook Houses of the South Bronx as a pro-totype, the program is intended to showcase and sup-port the vibrant, idiosyncratic cultures native to the Bor-ough. The adaptability of this network of Cubes has the potential to bring community-based economic growth to each of the NYCHA campuses in New York City, a re-newed sense of pride and ownership to each housing development, and ultimately a 21st Century identity for NYCHA.
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B. PROFESSIONAL WORKS
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PHAP MINH PAGODA Location : Long An provinceScale : 6000 m2 at 1/100 ScaleYear : 2012-2013Role : Desgn Team Leader Team : Nhan Hoa Real Estate Investment
This Pagoda was designed based on the old foundation of an existing Pagoda that was almost destroyed by the war. This project has special meaning to me due to its religious nature, so I had to gather and utilize all of my knowledge about landscape, culture, religion, feng-shui and archi- tecture. I directly worked with monks, carpen-ters, modelers , and engi- neers.The most challenging aspect of this project was to study and design the roof structure. We had to conduct re-search and visit existing temples, especially several an-cient temples in my home town. After that, we worked with and interviewed some traditional carpenters and monks to make sure that all details were designed to match suitable construction methods.
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MAIN SECTION
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VIEW OF MAIN ENTRANCE
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DURING CONSTRUCTION VIEW OF SIDE ENTRANCE
WOOD STRUCTURE DURING CONSTRUCTION
3D WOOD STRUCTURE
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CORAL BEACH RESORTLocation : Ninh Van Bay, Nha Trang CityScale : 7 ha at 1/500 ScaleYear : 2011-2012Role : Principal Urban Designer Of Team 3NQH Architects Firm
Situated a short distance from the beach town tourist hub of Nha Trang and 450 km north of Ho Chi Minh City, Cor-al Beach is part of a natural bay tucked away from public access. The investors sought a master plan designed to incorporate multiple functions into a grand resort, con-sisting of: hotel, villas, dining and spa, and fitness and management facilities.The design team consisted of several architects, me as the primary urban designer, and a Japanese architect advisor Mr. Mori. We collaborated with HOK to research the existing site conditions. We also worked with a French resort expert and CBRE Vietnam to study the new resort market and explore how to develop and manage it in the future.
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SITE EXISTING
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SITE PLAN
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MAIN SECTION
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HOTEL
HOTEL
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VILLA TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN TWO BEDROOM VILLA
ONE BEDROOM VILLA ONE BEDROOM VILLA
THREE BEDROOM VILLA
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SPRING GARDEN RESIDENTAL COMPLEX Location : Vung Tau CityScale : 42 ha at 1/500 ScaleYear : 2010-2012Role : Member of Five Person Design Team : NQH Archi-tects Firm
This land was located at the gateway to Vung Tau, a wealthy seaside city whose main revenue comes from tourism and oil. It’s no exag-geration to say that this is one of the wealthiest cities in Vietnam. Therefore, our client wanted to create a high class green residential complex that would have luxurious services such as a musical the-ater, hotel and green spaces.
The city government required construction density to be under 35%, 16% for affordable housing and the client had to create an artificial cooling pond for the whole area. Our design team consist-ed of three Vietnamese architects and two Germany architects. We started this project from 2010 with many research and options, be-cause the client changed functions constantly.
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REGIONAL MAP MICRO CLIMATE RESEARCH
Wind Direction Ecologycal System
Sun Direction Water Surface
Wind Direction Ecologycal System
Sun Direction Water Surface
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LAYOUTS OF SITE PLAN
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SITE PLAN
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C. CREATIVE WORKS
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COOKING CLASSESYear : 2013 - 2015Role : Co-Founder: Nem Spring Rolls Cooking ClassesCook : Chef Ming Tsai’s Blue Dragon Restaurant
In 2013, my wife and I are entrepreneurial in our efforts to share Viet Nam’s heartwarming cuisine and welcoming tra-ditions with our friends and local community. Born out of spring roll dinner parties, we created Nem – a personal ven-ture that brings intimate cooking experiences in Vietnamese and Southeast Asian cuisine to the Cambridge community.Unlike structured cooking classes, Nem is quoted by many as “cooking and enjoying a dinner party at the home of tal-ented friends.” We’ve been honored and blessed with meet-ing families, couples, and friends who share with us laughs, stories and cultural discussions over lovely dinner and wine.
TOUR GUIDEYear : 2002 - 2005Role : Tour Guide in Vietnam and Cambodia
I developed management and organizational skills through this job. I believe that a great tour guide is not only a charm-ing person with a broad knowledge of history and culture. He also needs to understand customers’ needs and effi-ciently manage a group. Staying on schedule and ensuring my customers’ safety are the most important responsibili- ties.
COOKING CLASS IN CAMBRIDGE
COOKING CLASS IN CAMBRIDGE
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VINH LEUrban Designer - Architect [email protected] || 484-788-136915 W 100th St, Apt 3N, New York City, NY 10025
Portfolio Content
Architecture Projects • Pogoda • Micro House • Traditional House
Urban Design Projects • Riverside Residential • Spring Garden Complex • Coral Beach Resort
Academic Projects • Interactive Cubes • Rejuvernate Broadway
Other Works • Cooking Classes • Tour Guide
BROADWAY, NEWBURGH, WATER COLOR SLUM, HCMC, WATER COLOR
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