alex h. kang 18820 wilton pl. torrance, ca 90504 310.850.4099 alexh.kang@gmail.com
M.Arch Professional BFA
timeline
EDPA Competition Honorable Mention
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BFA Degree
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Moved to Minnesota
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M.Arch Candidate Pesek Scholarship Inez Roach Thexton Fellowship
Pesek Scholarship Virtual Reality Design Lab Featured Project
38 Weisman Museum Student Exhibition M.Arch Degree Move to California
edpa
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The Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA), is reaching out to the next generation of exhibit designers with the International Student Exhibit Design Competition. Offered to second and third year college students, the competition challenges students to create a trade show exhibit for a fictional client that meets the necessary requirements to be showcased at an event.
The Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) is an international organization for member companies that design, build, install, service, and transport portable, modular, and custom exhibits for the trade show industry. The EDPA Foundation Inc., governed by its own Board of Directors and administered by EDPA staff, manages the EDPA Student Exhibit Design Competition. For more information, visit their Web site at www. edpa.com.
2005 EDPA International Exhibit Design Competition Explore Mars Space Learning Program Finalist, Honorable Mention
urban playground
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With convoluting movements of massive concrete structure it connects two existing buildings in Venice Beach, CA. The building reflects very hip and modern culture of locals of Venice Beach and brings energy and excitement to visitors. Hundreds of 2' x 2' windows are used to create a pattern rather than "windows." Glass walls for the stores located on the first floor are pushed back to regenerate the existing colonnade side walk, with some modern flavors to it. Outdoor dinning and seating areas provide comfortable leisure time letting natural light penetrating from atrium above. Urban Playground Venice Beach, CA
North Faรงade
New Colonnade
Atrium
Front Desk
Jogging Track
Outdoor Area
kowa
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Kowa Optimed, Inc. is one of the leading manufacturer and developer of sporting optics, medical equipment, opto electronics, audio, video, and lighting. They had old office/warehouse facility located in Gardena, CA. The renovated faรงade of Kowa building reflects their crisp and clear optical technology through use of glass and bright white color finishes. A new 7,500 sq.ft. office space allowed abundant natural light thus creating more inviting environment for both staffs and visitors.
Kowa Optimed, Inc. Gardena, CA
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radius track
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Computers have been benefiting field of architecture significantly. It helps people with drafting, modeling, rendering, lighting, and more. It is a must for today's architects to know advanced CAD and BIM software to deliever more complex and intricate design work. With help of these high performance computers and software it is possible to utilize the technique in actual fabrication of building materials of complex piece of architecture. During the employment at Radius Track Corp I was able to gain hands on experience with this unique process of custom curved metal framing for many high-end architecture projects including Moshe Safdie's Kauffman Center, Frank Gehry's New World Symphony, Philip Johnson's Peace Chapel, and many more.
Radius Track Corp Minneapolis, MN
2D Drawing
Fabrication
Field Installation
3D Model
Curve Analysis
Custom Framing
Wire Development
Custom Frame Design for New World Center Miami Beach, FL Gehry Partners, LLP
Exterior Wall
Cavity Wall
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION L-L Interior Wall
NOTE: SEE DETAIL 3007 FOR BELOW SLAB WATERPROOFING DIAGRAM (WP-3)
SAIL 1
"SAILS" at Performance Hall
SAIL 2
SEE SHEET A7-4.2 FOR CEILING INFORMATION
SAIL MAIN
SAIL 5
SAIL 4
SAIL 1 SAIL 2
SAIL MAIN
SAIL 4 SAIL 5
MCAD model
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One of the early studio projects for the first year M.Arch program was to communicate the program/space/site analysis for the Minneapolis College of Art and Design through physical modeling with only a single material that was assigned to each collaborative team of four students. Predetermined materials included acrylic, wood, and plaster. Our team was assigned with acrylic which had very complex material characteristics with its reflectiveness, transparency, edge conditions, surface conditions, adhesive difficulties, and delicacy. Combination of these characteristics allowed for us to use acrylic to our advantage in representing different program/space/site conditions. Laser cutter was heavily utilized along with sand papers, methylene chlorides, masking tapes, and spray paints. Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN
MIA Original Morrison Building Children’s Theater
Morrison Building Additions
Tange Building
Dormatory
Private Resident Parking Structure
Residential
Main Entry/Parking Lot Residential
zero+ laboratory
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EXISTING STUDIO SPACE 10320 SF
RECEPTION 186 SF STORAGE 178 SF DIRECTOR 176 SF
This rigorous 7-week daylighting+thermal design studio provided knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative analysis of building design. The project was to build a zero energy third floor addition on top of existing architecture building. The issue of sustainable design was closely studied through seminars, precedents, material studies, physical modeling, 3D modeling, and use of building performance simulation tools like Ecotect and IES/VE. The final design had total Energy Use Intensity (EUI) with onsite renewable energy at 2kBtu/sf which was equivalent to zero carbon emission building.
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RECEPTION LOBBY 1060 SF CONFERENCE 508 SF
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 176 SF CSBR OFFICE 936 SF
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Thermal Mass
LAB - DAYLIGHT 1569 SF
Direct Gain
LAB - SITE AND WATER 1194 SF
OUTDOOR 916 SF
LAB - MATERIALS 1194 SF
LAB - ENERGY AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY 1183 SF
Direct Gain
Direct Gain
OUTDOOR 911 SF
OUTDOOR 2984 SF
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CLASSROOMS 2467 SF
STUDIO SPACE 2097 SF
Trombe Wall
Center for Sustainable Building Research Laboratory University of Minnesota-Rapson Hall Minneapolis, MN
RENEWABLE SYSTEM INTEGRATION
% of Electrical use prod. by PV panels Roof Mounted 200% Required Surface Area 18,000 SF
SF required for Solar Thermal Prod. Roof Mounted 1220 SF all Mounted 0 SF
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DC Rating Ttl Energy Prod.
Solar Trermal/day Ttl Solar Thermal
Htg Load Reduction Clg Load Reduction
233 kW 278,246 kWh/yr
1000 Btuh/sf/day 244,000 Btuh/sf/day
Green Roof
FINAL TOTAL ENERGY USE INTENSITY (EUI) WITH ONSITE RENEWABLE ENERGY
12:00 6/22
12:00 12/22
27105035 Btu 860,188 Btu
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12:00 12/22
OPEN TO BEYOND
NORTH/SOUTH SECTION
OPEN TO BEYOND
EAST/WEST SECTION
4850 SF
Roof System/Trombe Wall
Hybrid PV System PV/T Hybrid Panels
PV/Solar Thermal Hybrid Clerestory
Gutter System Ceiling Angle to Angle Ambient Light
Skylight w/ Louvers
Light Diffusing Double Envelope Screen w/ Higher % Light Transmittance
Litracon Block Trombe Wall
Radiant Floor Hot Water Tank
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East Side Trellis Summer Sun
Green Wall/Circulation
Winter Sun
Green Roof
Green Roof
Unobstructed Upper Window for Veiws
Trellis Optimized for Sun Angles
New Floor Directly Connected with Existing
Green Screen
Opens to Green Space
Open to Existing Courtyard Below
Outdoor Space
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PV Panels
Thermal Mass Radiant Floor
Light Shelf/Floor
Sliding Panels
Operable Clerestory for Venting
PV Panel Summer Sun
Shading Overhang
Solar Thermal Winter Sun
Reflective Light Shelf Opens to Green Space
Thermal Mass
Radiant Floor
Deep Set Window
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Black Bands Relating to Rapson Sliding Screen Panel for Outdoor Areas
Blackout Sliding Shutter
Light Diffusing Double Envelope Screens Radiant Floor
Daylighting Analysis
Thermal Analysis
prospect park
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Autodesk Revit is becoming industrial standard BIM software for architecture discipline. Comp. studio course allowed utilizing this powerful software to design, model, render, and draw details. This high-rise mixed-use tower has unique solar panel faรงade allowing the tenants to control the amount of light entering into the unit vs. amount of energy generated by the solar panels.
Prospect Park Green Tower Minneapolis, MN
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Fitness Club 5920 SF HT: 20'-0"
Fitness Club Above 4398 SF
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Dining 2110 SF Dining 3996 SF
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5 Kitchen & Dining 357 SF
D2-Detail: Roof Edge
Kitchen & Dining 233 SF
Bathroom Bathroom
Living Room 187 SF
4 Living Room/ Optional Bedroom 141 SF
Closet
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Line of Reinforced Structure Above Living Room 211 SF
Master Bedroom 181 SF Balcony
Master Bedroom 173 SF
Balcony
Solar Panel Facade Automated for Maximum Efficiency User Controllable for Maximum Privacy
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Level 6 60' - 0"
Master Bedroom 10' - 0"
Photovoltaic Solar Shade System
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Fire Rated Transom Window Operable for Ventilation Kitchen & Dining Common Corridor
Hinged Window for Ventilation
Level 5 48' - 0"
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D3-Detail: Balcony Thermal Break
kasson rural clinic
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Community healthcare clinics for rural areas are becoming important factor in protecting the health and wellness of people living in these remote areas. The healthcare in the woods brings people back to the nature that can be healing, nurturing, calming, and responsive. This project not only introduced the possibilities of new way of providing healthcare to rural populations but also demonstrated a new way of designing process by using Virtual Reality as main driver for making design decisions. This project was featured on University of Minnesota’s Virtual Reality Design Lab website and Thomas Fisher, the Dean of College of Design, used it as part of his presentation, “Designing Ahead of the Problems,” during 2012 Transform Symposium by Mayo Center for Innovation. Healthcare in the Woods Kasson, MN
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Traditional Healthcare Model to Exploded Healthcare Model -Reducing appearance and stigma of the conventional clinic -Normalizing healthcare into the daily lives on the residents -Making it more than just a 'one-stop shop' by introducing additional program on the site related to health+wellness
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Resident Spaces
Break Room
Waiting Area
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Nurse Station
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Exam #4
Exam #5 Work Stations
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Exam #2
A2: Nature Markers
Exam Room Sequence
Patient Care Sequence
Entry Sequence
self-portrait
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