Cinematheque, 2022, Mass Studies

Equivalent to RIBA stage 3-5
Team of 2

Surrounded by adjacent high-rise and old buildings within 5m away, this government-driven art theatre, Cinematheque, was resumed after the two-year pause in construction, I worked closely with my team leader to overcome challenges. The challenges include material supply, technical revisions, revision of planning application and budget negotiations. Our clear communication with contractors and partners and rigorous attention to detail were essential for the continuation of this project. My involvement in the project began from the basement reinforcement phase. I was responsible for coordinating with structural engineers, urban infrastructure headquarters, and subcontractors. This involved managing the supply of cement and beams, as well as overseeing the reinforcement disassembly plan. The theatre volumes are cantilevered off the shear wall vertical core, a structure supported by two sets of diagonal steel columns(50x50cm). These theatre facade structures, functioning as mega-girders, play a crucial role in supporting the volumes, which are 35cm thick and 4-10m deep. As the inclination and thickness of diagonal steel columns on every floor changed, my role was to redesign building design details, from theatre equipment to facade curtain walls. Another main task was precise 3D modelling with the revised structure drawings. Due to the complex form of the curved walls and ceiling, I examined the design in 3D and liaised with the engineer and partners for the design revision.

Skills: AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino3D, Enscape, Photoshop Design details: Elevator shop drawing/ Escalator/ Curtain wall design detailings/ Glass handrail/ Parapet/ Skirting/ Flashing Specifications: Toilet/ Fireproof glass/ Theatre system/ Lighting fixture/ Exterior paint/ Excavation ladder On-Site: Documentation/ Mock-up plan/ Meeting subcontractors and supervisors/ Scheduling construction process Coordination: Planning application revision/ Entire design revision and cross checking design and structure/ Concrete supply plan

Namhae City Hall, 2021, Mass Studies

Competition
Team of 4

Namhae, a disappearing city with the third-lowest population in South Korea, was identified for its super-aged society without pragmatic infrastructure and opportunities for younger generations. The site is with its viability as a stopover place providing multi-generational communal spaces emphasising the gradual sequence of indoor and outdoor spaces. I joined this project at the beginning and participated the entire design phases, including research, concept development, design development, CAD drawing, 3D modelling, physical model making, visual production and presentation video editing. I am particularly proud of my dedication to the massing and detailing of a Citizen’s house, as well as my model-making and and model-making with photography work.

Skills: Linedrawing(Autocad, Illustrator), 3D modelling(Rhino3D) Rendering(Lumion, Enscape), Video editing(After effects, Premiere) 1 : 200 Model-making Documentation: 3D scanning(Agisoft metashape), Photography Correpondence: 3D printing, Drone photo

Tradition in use, 2019-20, Inter14

Second Year Project- Intermediate 14

Tutor: Christopher Pierce, Aram Mooradian

I travelled alongside coastal outports of Norway to survey the vernacular housing tradition. The tradition was cherished for its flexible wood joining system. However, after the heritage conservation law was enacted in 1992, renovation and repair of wooden buildings were prohibited under the name of preservation. The essence of Norweigian vernacular housing was the simplicity of its notching technique, which made it easy to disassemble, transport, and transform. Through my project, I propose that instead of preserving the current state of buildings, utillising and developing traditional techniques can succeed in conserving knowledge.

“Montage is an idea that arises from the collision of independent shots” wherein “each sequential element is perceived not next to the other, but on top of the other.”-Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein

Montage combines pictorial elements from various sources in a single composition to allow each component to retain its separate identity to add interest or meaning to the composition.
Likewise, to retain the meaning of functioning buildings, preservation methods keep the importance of individual pieces as separate building elements while allowing the flexible vernacular transformability as their heritage.

By zooming into individual joints, Norwegian Vernacular Wood-Notching Technique’s loose joinery methods of building elements were strongly characterised by the flexibility of adaptable parts engaging in prolonging building lifespan, developable amendments for the versatility of space and programs reforming residents’ lives.

Frieze Masters and Rosenquist Exhibition, 2016-17, Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery

Exhibition work and gallery booth design
Work under a gallery manager

For the opening ceremony of the Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery in London, I had an opportunity to work as an exhibition assistant. Making plans and models made it possible to represent gallery spaces visually. Working under a coordinator, I participated in the Ropac Gallery booth design for the Frieze Masters exhibition in 2016. The final proposal was to make our booth an aisle within the assigned 5 x 4.6 m gallery space to maximise the public’s exposure.

Skills: Room measurement, AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, Model-making Animation: Sketchup