Portfolio of Works 2011

Jason Kim

Graduate Studio

Undergraduate Studio

Graphic Design/Visual Studies

Thesis Studio

Work Experience/Student competition

Portfolio

columbia university | MSAAD (May 2011)university of southern california | B.Arch (May 2010)

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Table of ContentsGraduate Studio

Undergraduate Studio

Graphic Design/Visual Studies

Thesis Studio

Work Experience/Student competition

1. Pocket Blackouts (Shohei Shigematsu/Christy Cheng)2. Eastern Cape Fynbos Research Institute (Lindy Roy)3. New City Island (Dan Wood/ Sam Dufaux)

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624. Intermodal Urbanizm (Doris Sung)

5. Tran Residence (Studio Shift)6. Lilypad/Lily Court (Jason Kim/Zoltan Neville)7. Retreat House (Stan Wolf)

8. GMT Observatory (Paul Lubowicki/ Susan Lanier)9. Art Monastery (Frank Clementi/Jennifer Cosgrove)10. Re-Saintes (Selwyn Ting/Geral Knowles)

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11. Rethinking BIM12. The (Blank) House13. Urban Market Space Definition

Jason Kim

University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA , USABachelor of Architecture Centre dEtudes dArchitecture et dUrbanisme: Saintes, FranceSelected Study Abroad ProgramColumbia University: New York, NY , USAGraduate School of Architecture Planning and PreservationMS Advance Architectural Design

Education2005-2010

Fall 2008

2010-2011

mobile: 714.308.8631email: [email protected]

40 W. 127th St. #21new york, ny, 10027

Stan Wolf Hoboken, NJ, USARole: Sole Designer Worked and developed a retreat home prototype with Stan Wolf // Research and development. // Developed Physical Models. // AutoCAD and Rhino. // Studio Shift Culver City, CA, USARole: Employee/Designer Worked and developed on the Tran Residence // Developed Physical Models. // AutoCAD and Rhino. // Leavy Library Los Angeles, CA, USARole: Librarian Operated the circulation desk at the Leavy Library on the USC campus. // Assisted customers with inquisitions. // Answered phone calls and assisted with customer service. // Checked in and out items to the customers.

Work Experience

Summer 2009

Spring 2009

Fall 2007 - 2008

Autodesk 3d studiomax // Revit // AutoCADMicrosoftPower Point // Word // ExcelAdobe Creative SuiteIllustrator // Photoshop // Indesign // Acrobat Prfessional // After Effects // Premier

SkillsMcNeelRhinoceros // Flamingo // Bongo // GrasshopperESRIArcMap // ArcScene // GPS tracking deviceASGVIS(GIS) ArcMap // ArcScene // GPS tracking device

ScholarshipsVerle Annis Memorial Scholarship // Franz Herding ScholarshipStudy AbroadSelected to participate in USC study abroad in Europe for the fall semester of 2008.

Awards

ID WRK 2010 Art Monastery was selected to represent fourth year topic studio in USCs archive ID WRK 2010. (Critic: Frank Clementi and Jennifer Cosgrove).Undergrad Thesis Exhibition Thesis Project selected to participate in Undergrad Thesis Exhibition at the USC graduation exhibit. (Critic: Doris Sung). ID WRK 2011 Thesis and GMT project both selected to represent respective studios for the 2011 ID WRK. (Critics: Doris Sung-Thesis and Paul Lubowicki and Susan Lanier-Observatory Studio).

LanguageEnglish // Korean // Spanish (conversational)

Exhibit + Publications

Misc

Spring 2010

Spring 2010

Spring 2011

Graduate Studio1. Pocket Blackouts (Shohei Shigematsu/Christy Cheng)2. Eastern Cape Fynbos Research Institute (Lindy Roy)3. New City Island (Dan Wood/ Sam Dufaux)

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Pocket BlackoutsCritic: Shohei Shigematsu / Christy ChengGSAPP Spring Semester 2011Size: 7,534,737 ft2 (700,000 m2)Site: San Souci, Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub-lic

Currently, the Dominican Republic maintains one of the highest GDP among the Carribean Islands. Therefore, it has come far in its development compared to other developing countries. However, it is not yet completely immunes to some of the symptoms that are exhibited in some of these countries.

The studio analyzes Post-Crisis Urbanism; paralleling the reasearch of post-crisis inven-tion, conditions and cutlure which arise or respond to the crisis.

One of the major crisis that is experienced in the Dominican Republic is the energy crisis. Although the energy crisis is something that affects developed countries as well as the developing countries, the Dominican Republic faces a specifi c type of energy crisis that is lo-cal to their environment--rolling blackouts.

As peak production for all fossil fuel are approaching, these typical energy sources are being replaced with sustainable energy harvesting. However, this tactic remains a diffi cult means as sustainable technology is expensive. This led to the research of how blackouts are an alternative means of man-made sustainable energy source. During these moments of blackouts there would be a urban social transformation in the urban experience via pocket blackouts and pocket parks.

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Haina 19%

Metaldom 1.2%

Laesa 1.2%

AES 16.4%

Itabo 18.6%

EdeNorteEdeSur

Transcontinental Capital Corp 3.4%

CEPP 2.3%

IPP 15.2%

Hydroelectric

Unin Fenosa

Monte Rio 2.9%

Fondo Patrimonial de las Empresas

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Private 86%Public 14%

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The transmission system, which is under the full responsibility of the state-owned company ETED (Electricity Transmission Company), consists of 940 km of 138kV single-line circuit lines.

In the Dominican Republic, there are three distribution companies. The government owns two of them, EdeNorte and EdeSur, through the CDEEE (50%) and the Fondo Patrimonial de las Empresas (FONPER). It also maintains a 50% ownership of the third one, EdeEste, (the additional 50% is owned by the Trust Company of the West (TCW)which is operated by AES Corporation, its original buyer.

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Although the reason for blackouts in the Do-minican Republic is difficult to pinpoint, they are often attributed to poor infrastructure, low bill collection and energy theft. One that is most easily scene is the energy loss that occurs during transmission due to the aged infrastructure. These deficits are often subsi-dized by self power generators. 5

Expected Blackout Case Studies

New York 1977

Britain 1939

Northeastern 2003

Lebanon 1975

Unexpected Blackout Case Studies

The Northeastern blackout is most notably marked by the social transformative aspects it carried: people flooding the streets; restaurants giving out beers for free; and hyperextended use of public spaces.

While the 1977 blackout in NYC is marked by riots and looting, this blackout spawned thousands of local DJs who also looted their first turn-table.

Lebanon experiences daily blackouts. They occur daily for about three hours a day and even longer as one goes further from Beirut. The Lebanese respond to this crisis by often subscribing to local private generators that charge by the watt. The Blackouts sprung a new niche market.

Britain during World War II experienced evening blackouts to avoid enemy bombing. These inci-dents left a high amount of pedestrian casualties. However the same phenomena boosted the cinema attendance as it was the only evening program available.

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Before the Blackout we got only 4 or 5 legitimate deejay crewsIt was a huge contribution to the Hip Hop culture.

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Blackout

Fossil Fuels

Solar

Wind

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Strategic blackouts is a form of sustainability that does not depend on the input of climate, but the participation of the urban population.Sustainable Technology

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Pocket Blackouts/ Enough Power!

Scheduled BlackoutsSwitching O Programs

However, sustainble tech-nology is dependent on weather conditions and weather regional climates satisfy the conditions to effectively use sustainable technology.

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Blackouts are a form of sustainble electrical consumption that is not de-pendant on external forces rather the urban population participation. It is a man-made sustainability method which can spur social transformation, as well as provide enough electricity with the current generating capacity.

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Blackouts are Sustainable!9

Electrical Deciency6.88 Billion kWh (6880 MWh)

Self Generated

6,880,000 MWh / 5500 MW (Generator Capacity) = 1251 hours

8766 hours1251 hours

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Generation14.58 Billion kWh

7.70 Billion kWh52.8 %

6.88 Billion kWh Lost47.2 % Loss

Consumption12.87 Billion kWh

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Blackouts are Feasible!

Through calculating how much energy is pro-duced and lost through various transactions, we were able to discover that the amount of blackout hours required to maintain sufficient quantity of usable electricity amounts to 1251 hours a year-- or a daily 3.5 hours of blackout a day!

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Commercial 130,000 m2

Blackout Program Schedule

3.5 hours every day =0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

Parking250,000 m

Residential300,000 m

Ofce120,000 m2

Blackouts are Manageable!

Scheduling blackouts will allow for the general public to plan around these events as wells as create a scheduled activation for various public programs.

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E. Consumption = 48,900,000 hkWh

E. Consumption = 27,166,666 kWh

Housing (42%)

Parking (28%)

Communal Space (9%)

Ofce (10%)

Commercial (11%)

Floor Area = 120,000 m2

E. Consumption = 16,300,000 kWhFloor Area = 100,000m2

Floor Area = 130,000 m2E. Consumption = 21,190,000 kWh



E. Consumption = 19,560,000 kWh

Proposal

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Consolidated Conguration

Ofce Space Blackout


Commercial Blackout


Residential Blackout


Even Distribuation Conguration

Ofce SpaceBlackout


CommercialBlackout


Residential Blackout


By creating programmatic zones would me to also zone the blackouts.

Bye equally distributin the programmatic pix-els, creates a non-hierarchical urban experi-ence as well as mitigating the blackouts so other activated programs and public spaces are easily accessible.

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Concept

Blacked out city, leads people to leave build-ing and occupy street scapes as public space.

By cutting up the building into defi nitive pix-els allows for easier calculations on electrical consumption.

Pushing/Shearing the pixels.

Public Space! On the ground fl oor and roofs-cape.

Current Normal Operating City.

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Beach NodeE-consumption space:

Residential: 1800 m2 (293,400 kWh)Retail: 600 m2 (97,800 kWh)Offi ce: 400 (65,200 kWh)Parking: 1400 m2 (105,000kWh)Communal Space:Theatre and Bar: 400 m2 (65200 kWh)

TOTAL: 4600 m2 (626,600 kWh)

0-consumption space:Tanning DeckArtifi cial BeachGreen SpaceRoof Beach

Residential: 1800 m2 (293,400 kWh)

Theatre and Bar: 400 m2 (65200 kWh)

Recreation NodeE-consumption space:

Residential: 1475 m2 (240,425 kWh)Retail: 725 m2 (118,175 kWh)Offi ce: 400 (65,200 kWh)Parking: 1400 m2 (105,000kWh)Communal Space: Indoor Gym : 600 m2 (97800 kWh)

TOTAL: 4600 m2 (626,600 kWh)

0-consumption space:Basket BallGroup Exercise SpaceTennis Court(yard)

Performance NodeE-consumption space:

Residential: 1375 m2 (224,125 kWh)Retail: 575 m2 (93,725 kWh)Offi ce: 850 (138,550 kWh)Parking: 1400 m2 (105,000kWh) Communal Space:Ballroom : 400 m2 (65,200 kWh)

TOTAL: 4600 m2 (626,600 kWh)

0-consumption space:Dance FloorsPerfomance StagesRooftop Dance FloorsRooftop Performance

Exhibition NodeE-consumption space:

Residential: 1350 m2 (220,050 kWh)Retail: 700 m2 (114,100 kWh)Offi ce: 400 (65,200 kWh)Parking: 750 m2 (122,250 kWh)Communal Space:Indoor Gallery: 750 m2 (122,250 kWh)

TOTAL: 4600 m2 (626,600 kWh)

0-consumption space:Outdoor Gallery SpaceSculpture GardenGreen Roof

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Beach Node

Plans/SectionsBeach Node Recreation Node

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Exhibition NodePerformance Node

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Masterplan

Exhibition Node

Performance Node

Recreation Node

Beach Node

Similar to how the programs are equally dis-tributed in the site, elements of the site (es-pecially the beach component) get redistrib-uted so the nodes which are more inland can experience a similar nautical setting as those on the edge condition.

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Concept

Renderings

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Eastern Cape Fynbos Research Institute Critic: Lindy RoyGSAPP Fall Semester 2010Size: 900,000 ft2 (84,000 m2)Site: Hankey, Eastern Cape, South Africa

The Eastern Cape Fynbos Research Institute is located in Hankey, South Africa, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The point of entry for the project was found in researching the plasticity of the site and it is formed by the environment that has created specific climates and conditions.

The project realized how the environment is catalogued in fossils, plants and S. Africas environment. One specific artifact are these species of plants (Fynbos) have adapted to all climatic regions and have evolved through their plastic relationship with the environment to become the worlds MOST diversified plant species of the world.

They have continued to accelerate in evolution because people have been actively lighting them on fire, as they are serotinous and repro-duce through fire.

The architectural proposal is an institute that not only studies these plants but also cata-logues and stores in seed banks since some are about to be extinct; as well as temporary lab spaces that open and close according to when the flowers are in bloom and so the institute changes seasonally and annually (the coverings are Kevlar which are a fire-proof material). I studied the micro-climates and placed each plant according to their specific environmental constraints.

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Cape Floristic Region

The Cape Floristic Region is located in South Africa. The Region covers the Mediterranean climate region of South Africa in the Western Cape in the southwestern corner of the coun-try, and extends eastward into the Eastern Cape, a transitional zone between the winter-rainfall region to the west and the summer-rainfall region to the east in KwaZulu-Natal.

Fynbos which grows in a 100-to-200-km-wide coastal belt stretching from Clanwilliam on the West coast to Port Elizabeth on the Southeast coast forms part of the Cape floral kingdom, where it accounts for half of the sur-face area and 80% of the plant varieties.

Of the worlds six floral kingdoms, this is the smallest and richest per area unit. The diversi-ty of fynbos plants is extremely high, with over 9000 species of plants occurring in the area, around 6200 of which are endemic.

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Concept

A solar study was conducted on the site in order to understand patterns and micro-climates of the site in which the various families of fynbos may nd their niche. The study is done on a one year cycle of morning noon and night.

Existing site Condition is split by the national road

Project lays perpendicular to the road to stitch to halves of the site and create maximum ex-posure to northern sunlight

The heat map of the lowest sun position is projected on to the site in order to provide sun light all year round.

The heat map deforms the project, and cre-ates a accelerated geomorphed terrain for the ideal growing environment for the Fynbos species.

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Solar Studies on Site

A solar study was conducted on the site in order to understand patterns and microclimates of the site in which the various families of fynbos may nd their niche. The study is done on a one year cycle of morning noon and night.

Hotspots on Site

7 am Morning Microclimates

12 pm Noon Microclimates

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Plasticity:Temporary Labs

By using the previ-ously conducted solar and seasonal study of the Fynbos species, these tem-porary lab spaces activate and deacti-vate according to the fynbos fl owers and microclimates.

1. When the Fynbos fl owers are not in bloom, the temporary lab structure is collapsed.

2. For a short period of time, the fl owers are studied in the natural outdoor environment.

3. Then lab structure is stretched of the bloomed fynbos.

4. Finally enclosed inside cevlar, a fi re-proof material.

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Permanent LabsSeed BankAdministration

Equipment/Vehicular Equipment

Baartman Education Center

Parking

Permanent LabsSeed BankAdministration

Equipment/Vehicular Equipment


Parking

Permanent Program

More permanent programs such as permanent lab space, parking, seed bank and administra-tion is found buried below the interna-tional road.

Permanent Labs

Seed Bank

AdministrationParking

Equipment/Vehicle Storage


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Lobelia Anceps

Berzelia Galpini

Freylinia Helmi

Agathosma Glabrata

Gladiolus Carneus

Carpobrotus Edulis

Erica Bauer

Protea Cynaroides

Virgilia Divarcata

Pelargonium Capitatum

Cysanthemoides Monilifera

Elegia CapensisDimorphtheca

Pluvialis

Lobelia Anceps

Berzelia Galpini

Freylinia Helmi

Agathosma Glabrata

Gladiolus Carneus

Carpobrotus Edulis

Erica Bauer

Protea Cynaroides

Virgilia Divarcata

Pelargonium Capitatum

Cysanthemoides Monilifera

Elegia CapensisDimorphtheca

Pluvialis

Plan

Plan

The project acts as a stitch that mends together the existing greenspace on the east and west hills. (The West hill is cur-rently the Baartman grave site).

The plan of the Fynbos research institute would change seasonally. As each species of the fynbos owers, the temporary research lab expands for the duration of the owers lifespan until it is treated with heat. The permanent lab spaces have fynbos that require diffused light below and need intense light above on the all-year round ex-panded Surface. Each of the fynbos species is location speci c according to the solar studies.

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Protea CynaroidesErica BaureiChrysanthemoidesAgathosma Glabrata

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Protea CynaroidesElegia CapensisDimortheca PluvialisCarpobrotus EdulisGladiolus CarneusAgathosma GlabrataFreylinia HelmeiPelargonium CapitatumVirgilia DivarcataBerzelia Galpinii

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Renderings

View from Baartman Grave

View inside Temporary Lab

View inside Permanent Lab

New City IslandCritic: Dan Wood / Sam DufauxGSAPP Summer Semester 2010Size: 750 Acres (304 Hectares)Site: City Island, New York, New York, USA

New City Island is a critical review of the archi-tectural utopian ideas that were explored dur-ing the mid 20th century and cross referencing them with the islands historic utopian tenden-cies. Today, most of these islands are left as bird sanctuary, or activated with introverted programs that make these islands inhabitable to the general publicthe dystopian island.

The proposal is to observe some of the key niches that City Island maintains and utilize these characteristics to offer an alternative Manhattan rather than a Rival Manhattan Palmer originally seeked. If Manhattan is head quarters of Capitalism, City Island is the head quarters of seafood restaurants and nautical events and spaces. With water levels rising and the challenge of re-establishing a higher population density, promoting growth within City Islands current footprint will be constric-tive. So the proposal is to define a new urban front that uses the sea as its newly allotted space. Here, programs will cater to the people who will occupy the new urban front as well as the boating culture itself.

Some of the issues that the proposal should be mindful of are the chaotic infrastructures that define the yachts on the perimeter of City Islands water. Furthermore, the fish population in the Long Island sounds are in the process of re-growing their population, therefore the settlement as well as the boats should look to alternate carbon-neutral energy sources.

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Research

History: Palmers Vision

City Island map of 1761, Palmer proposed a super imposed grid of blocks. each block was 375 x 200 and within each block were homes that were 25x100.

City Island has a rich history that predisposes itself to become a self sustaining utopian society via its nautical lifestyle. When comparing its timeline, one can understand the economic trajectory I was bound for once under the authority of Benjamin Palmer. Using its control over its local sea, Palmer sought to control and mediate trade between the import and export trade ships. However, after the revolutionary war, the City Island was unable to maintain its manhattan course due to its war debts. After exchanging multiple ownerships, City Island is developed, but profoundly different than its original city course it was once bound for. Today, City Island is best defined by their single family homes, sea food and their love of the nautical life.

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1:500 0 0.01 0.020.005Miles

1:2500 0 0.05 0.10.025Miles

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1:15,000 0 0.3 0.60.15Miles

1:35,000 0 0.7 1.40.35Miles

1:110,000 0 2 41Miles

1:125,000 0 2.5 51.25Miles

1:500,000 0 10 205Miles

Site Analysis

The project challenges the polemical suburban attitude that defi nes City Island today. Termed City Island by Benjamin Palmer, it was projected to be the next island that was to rival Manhattan; however, today it is over-taken by single family homes and a few shops along its main avenue: City Island Avenue. Commercial programs are located along its main avenue and the green spaces are dispersed near existing port areas.

Residential

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ProposalNew City Limits

Due to the current land use, City Island has developed into a town that resembles a small fishing village rather than a metropolitan hub. Although Benjamin Palmer had a set course, prior to the Revolutionary War, for an island that was suppose to rival manhattan, it ulti-mately settled as a suburban utopia. Today, one of City Islands key niche, the nautical life, will be used as a device to redevelop the island as a new settlement that will create it as a major metropolitan seaport. Current use of City Islands sea settlement, via yachts, reach about a quarter of a mile outside the islands perimeter.

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Open Space & Outdoor RecreationPublic Facilities & Institutions

Main streets can expand east and west out to the New City Limit that current yachts are occupying

Existing Yacht Club can be established as potential public spaces.

Other yacht clubs can be proposed on the east side of the island inorder to fully utualize existing ports.

The street infrastruc-ture would be con-verted to water ways. The fi rst water way can be proposed on City Islands main avenue.

smaller streets can start to be converted into water-ways in order to establish the citys grid.

Phasing

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Stuyvesant Yacht Club (est. 1890)Fishery

Morris Yacht and Beach Club (est. 1937) Aquarium

Edcuation Yacht ClubSchool

Beacon Yacht ClubTraffic overseer/office

Shop Yacht Club Commercial

Engineering Yacht ClubYacht Maintenance

City Island Yacht Club (est. 1905) Public Garden

Lagoon Yacht Club Swimming/Recreation

Harlem Yacht Club (est. 1888)Boat Museum

City Island Yacht Club Epicenters

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Block Study

While developing the Urban masterplan scale and the major epicenters of New City Island, the Palmer Block was adjusted to create a water equivalent/alternative to the Manhattan block.

Typical Block

Typical block maintains conven-tional characteristics that are found in the Manhattan block.

Adjusted Block

The adjusted block accomodates headspace for the typical City Island Yacht.

Water Block

Diagonal water circulation path creates a new type of courtyard space for the yachts and nauti-cal fanatics.

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Thesis Studio4. Intermodal Urbanizm (Doris Sung)

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Intermodal UrbanizationCritic: Doris SungUSC School of Arch Spring 2010Size: Scaleless Site: Los Angeles, California, USA

Current travel modes in Los Angeles are domi-nated by automobiles and so the infrastructure is highly serviced to them. Automobiles are Los Angeles leading carbon emitters, and have stripped away the opportunity to engage the city from other vantage pointspedestri-ans, metro users and cyclists.

Architecture should react to this culture and create an environment in which the city can be engaged through an inter-modal experience, perception at various speeds of travel, rather than solely depending on its carbon-emissive and fast-paced automotive component. In doing so, the intermodal urbanization leads way to a richer experience of the city as well as paving way for a future that can potentially produce, or at least neutralize, travel related energy.

Therefore, current road typologies were stud-ied and redefined using a new language that directly relates to the roads and bike rails speed limita kit of parts. Every so often the roads and rails would form program to house amenities for cyclists which serve as the local hub. The proposal maintains a new type of streetscape that helps progress a sustainable mode of travel, promotes localization, and offer a new lens to which people may engage the citythe intermodal urbanization.

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LA - 268379 public trans

Amsterdam - 114800public trans

Coppenhagen - 112400 public trans

Beijing - 585000 public trans

LA - 7% public trans

Amsterdam - 16% public trans

Coppenhagen - 20% public trans

Beijing - 45%

Amsterdam - 244120 drivers

Coppenhagen - 185460 drivers

Beijing - 286000 drivers

Amsterdam - 34%Coppenhagen - 33%

Beijing - 22%LA - 70%

LA - 2683796 drivers

LA - 23004 cyclists

Davis - 23004 cyclists

Amsterdam - 337460 cyclists

Coppenhagen - 264140 cyclists

Beijing - 256100 cyclists

LA - .6%

Davis - 17%

Amsterdam - 47% Coppenhagen - 47%

Beijing - 19.7%

Gross Bikers

Bikers Per Capita

Gross Automobile Commuter

Car Commuters Per Capita

Gross Metro Commuters

Metro Commuters Per Capita

Strong and FearlessLess than 2 percent of Americans comprise a group of bicyclists who are Strong & Fearless.These bicyclists typically ride anywhere on any roadway regardless of roadway condi-tions or weather.These bicyclists can ride faster than other user types, prefer direct routes and will typically chooseroadway connections even if shared with vehicles over separate bicycle facilities such as bicycle

Enthusiastic and CondentAnother 10 to 13 percent fall under the category of Enthused and Condent bicyclistswho are condent and mostly comfortable riding on all types of bicycle facilities but will usuallyprefer low trac streets or multi-use pathways when available. These bicyclists may deviate from amore direct route in favor of a preferred facility type. This group includes all kinds of bicyclistsincluding commuters, recreationalists, racers, and utilitarian bicyclists.

Interested but concerned50-60 percentof the population can be categorized as Interested but Concerned and represents bicyclists whotypically only ride a bicycle on low trac streets or bicycle paths under favor-able conditions andweather. These infrequent or potential bicyclists perceive signicant barriers towards increased useof bicycling with regards to trac and safety. These bicyclists may become more regular riders withencouragement, education and experience.

No Way No Way

The nal 25-30 percent of Americans fall under the category of No Way No How. Some arephysically unable to ride a bicycle. However, the majority of this group perceive severe safety issueswith riding in trac. Some people in this group may eventually give bicycling a second look and mayprogress to one of the user types above. A signicant portion of these people will never ride abicycle under any circumstances.

Research

Case Study of Cycling Cities

LA has a potential to gather large communities of cyclists. However, the automotive take over since its industrialization has stunted the cycle communities growth. In order to cultivate enough interest a new infrastructure must be placed in main streets to help create a safer travel alternative via bicycles.

Case studies around the world was observed in order to digest how other countries have adapted to a growing cycle community in the midst of technological advancements in auto-mobiles.

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Bike PathBike LaneBike Friendly Streets

LADOT Bike Plan

Bike PathBike LaneBike Friendly Streets

Existing Bicycle Infrastructure

Current bike paths, lanes and friendly roads are scattered and do not oer a high potential to cultivate a higher volume of cyclists.

LADOT Plans

The LADOT plans to harvest a the potential cyclists who are enthused and condent and interested but conscerned by implementing n infrastructure in the neighborhood areas.

Back Bone Plan

The LA bike workgroup has implemented a back bone plan for the strong and fearless in order to take over some of the major streets that maintain high volume of automobile traf-fi c.

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ep-h-CS2BM2S3

This is an epicenter hub with high dense trac. 2 slow lanes for cars, 2 medium rails and 3 slow lanes.

Slow Rail

The slow rail dips down to oer op-portunities for dismounting the rail and merging closer to the ground level. 0-5mph

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The medium rail bumps up to oer points to merge with other rails or the fast rail. The speed is between 5-10mph

Fast Rail

The fast rail is at, so as to maintain an uninterruppted journey. The speed is between 10-25mph

Slow lane

The slow lane rises up to act like a speed bump. It also dips down to allow automobiles to access below grade parking. 0-25 mph.

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Space is created by using the up and down undulated roads to create pockets in section.

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The fast lane is at, so as to maintain an uninterruppted journey. The speed is between 35-45 pmh

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The project takes the Back Bone Plan and de-signs how Western, a street that extends from southern LA to Northern LA can cultivate all types of cyclists through implementing newer infrastructure.

The infrastructure is compsed of a kit of parts that caters to pedestrians, cars and cyclists. They take into consideration the density of one type of traffic versus the other, as well as the speed of one specific traffic typology versus the other.

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Work Experience/Student competition5. Tran Residence (Studio Shift)6. Lilypad/Lily Court (Jason Kim/Zoltan Neville)7. Retreat House (Stan Wolf)

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Tran ResidenceStudio ShiftPrincipal: Mario Cipresso // Chris Warren (no longer with Studio Shift)Spring 2009Size: 12,000 ft2 (1,115 m2)

Responsibilites:Responsibilites for the Tran Residence on my part included working on the project mainly through schematic design doing. This was Primarily done through 3D modeling software (rhino), working on the plan in 2D (autoCAD) and working on a physical model which we used to present to the client.

Project Team: Mario Cipresso, Jessica Chang, Yuan-Yu Chang, Garrett Helm, Jason Kim, Zoltan Neville, Tanya Retherford, Chris Warren

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Lilypad/LilycourtJason Kim/ Zoltan NevilleSize: 9,000 ft2 (840 m2)Fall 2009

The Lilypad/Lilycourt was a student competi-tion to design a rooftop bar and courtyard space for a newly built phoenix apartment complex.

The project uses prefabricated umbrellas that establishes various types of spaces on the roof and courtyard space. the roof top is com-posed of a bar, shallow water compenent and a snaking bench that circulates around the prefabricated umbrellas.

The courtyard is composed of similar elements but maintains more of a enclosed intimate at-mosphere that is conducive to group meetings and studying.

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Study Area: quiet_calm_focused_casual

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Retreat HomePrincipal: Stan WolfSummer 2009Size: 3,500 ft2 (325 m2)

The retreat home was a project commissioned to Stan Wolf. During the project started the previous summer of 2008 and I continued to develope the retreat home for the summer of 2009.

The work load consisted researching prece-dent research for lighting condition and design strategies. The house is bound by two utility walls that consists of storage space, water closests and other living amenities. The living spaces are fl oating platforms that are lofted on top of series of beams that tie the two utility walls together.

Due to the small scale nature of the project, the models were developed between 1/4 scale and 1/2 scale.

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Undergraduate Studio8. GMT Observatory (Paul Lubowicki/ Susan Lanier)9. Art Monastery (Frank Clementi/Jennifer Cosgrove)10. Re-Saintes (Selwyn Ting/Geral Knowles)

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GMT SpineCritic: Paul Lubowicki/ Susan LanierUSC Fall Semester 2009Size: 100,000 ft2 (84,000 m2)Site: Las Campanas, Chile

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) is the product of more than a century of astronomi-cal research and telescope-building by some of the worlds leading research institutions.

Scheduled for completion around 2018, the GMT will have the resolving power of a 24.5-meter (80 foot) primary mirrorfar larger than any other telescope ever built. It will answer many of the ques-tions at the forefront of astrophysics today and will pose new and unanticipated riddles for future generations of astronomers.

A number of facility buildings will exist on the summit in addition to the enclosure. the overall design goal is to keep heat-producing equipment and activities not directly related to nighttime observing operation separate from the enclosure.

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The final design is a culmination of all the semesters work into one co-hesive project. To introduce the premise of the GMT spine, the auxiliary program and lens operations were studied. This observation informed the overall parti. The concept initially began as a primary spine that plugged into the GMT infrastructure while having secondary spines that plugged into it.

The concept then evolved into a series of splines that splayed across the site and was conforming to the landscape, the horizontal nature and the GMT the vertical nature. The auxiliary spine is the primary spine and all the other programs echo of this main spine.

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Although the program largely revolves around the auxiliary, control and admin space, other amenities were considered in order to consid-er tourist attractions to the project itself.

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Art MonasteryCritic: Frank Clementi/Jennifer CosgroveUSC Spring Semester 2009Size: 14,000 ft2 (1,300 m2)Site: Los Angeles, California, USA

The project tries to copy other subsidized art-ist residency such as the L.A. brewery or Les Frigos in France, as well as providing a spe-cific design that is intended for the artist user group. On many levels it exhibits a layered aspect that is often exhibited in graffiti tagging itself. It collapses the gold line, the project and view to down town; the structure skin and glass forms another layer; and the units them-selves are a matrix of walls that are layered in plan. The project plays a dual role in mediating a facility, or infrastructure that tries to legiti-mizes the illegitimate art, while maintaining a gallery space that is elevated near the metro gold line with an outer skin, the architects graffiti over the interior gallery, that is unpaint-able. Furthermore, the gallery plays a po-lemical role in attracting, questioning the user group and visitors by presenting a showcase for an illegitimate art, in which case graffiti can be exhibited in the units themselves.

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Site

The Site is located in Los Angeles, North of the downtown area. It is directly south of the gold line and maintains a view to the Los An-geles skyline. The Project tries to mediate the view, via the fl oating gallery, between the gold line and the downtown skyline.

The site also has many cultural elements that merge here. To the south of the site, there is olvera street, the historic district rich with spanish culture. Furthermore, Chinatown lbor-ders the west side.

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Program consists of the floating exhibition space; the artist living cells, the admin and liv-ing amenities for the artists.

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Circulation

The Circulation exists on the landscape piece that is the roof of the lower level programs which take you to the elevated outdoor area.

Program Distribution

Program consists of the fl oating exhibition space; the artist living cells, the admin and liv-ing amenities for the artists.

Structure

The structure in the lower level consists of concrete bearing walls whilee the fl oating gal-lery space is made up of two trusses that are stitched with beams.

Air Circulation and Heating

Heating and cooling in the fl oating gallery space is resoved by the plynums of the fl oors on the side. Each of the living units below have radiated fl oors.

Ventilation

Each unit is a box that can be fully opened on either ends to create a cross ventilated pas-sive system.

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Re-SaintesCritic: Selwyn Ting/ Gerald KnowlesUSC Spring Semester 2009Size: 100, 000 ft2 (84,000 m2)Site: Los Angeles, California, USA

Re-Saintes creates a downtown that serves the local activities and a place for economy and trade while offering discovery and knowl-edge of the citys history/ culture. Therefore, reclaiming this part of downtown to become a focal point of residential housing, economic trade, social activities, a stage for touristcre-ating a city center for people. This will then re-link the city center to the rest of Saintes. Also to create a green/sustainable space.

Goals will be achieved by bringing in various programs on the site: housing, commerce and social and cultural programs to activate the site. The design will implement green design and cater to tourist activities.

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Site

Saintes is located on the banks of the Cha-rente River, between La Rochelle and Bor-deaux. The town is known for being one of Frances major epicenter for history as it was once a Roman site as the perimeters are marked with archs from that time period.

The site is near the old amphitheatre and maintains a elevated location that makes it virtually visible from anywhere in the town. To the North lies commercial areas and to the south Residential homes in which can have an interesting potential for when it meets on the site.

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The main concept of the project hinges on a layered system which exists on a grid. the commercial areas are the first layers which act as a landscape piece that travels the site while the residential blocks site on top.

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Rethinking BIM (Revit)Critic: Mark GreenSpring 2011

The TruTec Building maintains an illusion of a parameterized facade by using a pattern based system that only uses two types of curtain wall panels, fl ipping them and populat-ing the vertical surface. The investigation of Rethinking the TruTec Building starts by only using one type of curtain wall panel and mak-ing responsive to a specifi c set of rules so no one pattern is the same as the next. This will use a single curtain wall pattern that responds to an input parameter, to create the same di-verse effect that is generated from the orginal surface of the TruTec project.

The (Blank) HouseCritic: Michael YoungFall 2010

The (Blank) House studies Diller + Scofi dios Slow house and parameterizes each compo-nent that defi nes the house as a formal object that is geared to a specifi c movement, site, orientation and set of rules.

The Slow House is derived from a series of diagrams and parameters that Diller+Scofi dio formulated. They created a drafting table to produce their drawings. However, by digitizing these paramters, the house can morph into a series of studies that emulate various other types of houses.

The pace of the frame adjustst the speed of the house; the distance of the two circles de-fi ne the forms of the wall and view corridors, and order of the frames establish a certain hierarchy.

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Fast HouseThe Fast house adjusts the pacing of the key frames to create a collapsed view corridor.

Align HouseThe diameter of the two circles control the curvature of the two walls

Slower HouseBy spreading out the frames, the slow house becomes even slower.

Reverse HouseBy moving the two circles center point closer to each other, the house flips in on itself.

Shuffle HouseReordering the frames, will alter the hierarchy of the specific views in the house.

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Urban Market Space Definition (GIS) Critic: Brian BrushFall 2010

125th street maintains a high density of street vendors who vie for the attention of tourists and peoplewho are looking to buy various items for really cheap. However, due to the items similarity, the competitionsfor these vendors are typically not driven by the demand for their goods but rather their location, convenienceand things for really cheap.This being said, there are pockets of these vendors who aggregate along a 125ths own street edge alongmajor landmarks, restaurants and high density foot traffi c. These vendors start to form and reform the urbanspatia experience along the edge condition of 125th street.

These conditions can be categorized into four main components that work harmoniously in defi ning 125thstreets edge condition: the activated dead facade; retail plug out; plaza; and land mark vendors. Thesemaps will illustrate how the vendor points be-tween Lenox (5th Ave and Morningside) work with one another;along with the existing urban fabric and infra-structure.

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Documents

Portfolio of Works 2011