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DIONYSUS CHO YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE I 2015 DIONYSUS.CHO@GMAIL.COM
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PROJECTS 01/UPROOT 02/FOLD 03/LIGHTLESS 04/KINETIC MEMBRANES 05/DANCE MACHINE 06/ASSEMBLY 07/SENTINEL 08/PELVIS 09/KITBASHING 10/GATE 11/GOOD/READ 12/SPORTCHEK
01/UPROOT 2012/YALE
05 UPROOT: torn up from the concrete floor, This piece juxtaposes the clean polished veneer of the architectural surface with the organic roots below. The development of a structured mold set into a bed of roughly formed dirt allows for the smooth top and the roughly undulating underside. The frame was developed digitally to express geometric triangulations in contrast to the concrete, while assuring rigidity to accommodate the weight of the seat and user. concrete x steel x earth making of at vimeo.com/clrlss/uproot
02/FOLD 2015/YALE
07 FOLD is a sleek lounge chair with edge. Cut from steel, it is not only an exercise in geometry, but craft: utilizing specific folds to smooth edges and support forces, while leaving crisp lines and a sharp profile. The FOLD explores the process of design and fabrication in the development of a custom crafted chair towards a manufacturable prototype. From iterations developed through a series of drawings and card models, to cnc and manual forming techniques in the steel workshop, FOLD brings form to functionality.
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03/LIGHTLESS 2014/PERSONAL
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LIGHTLESS prototypes were developed from the progression of cord, steel, and bulb to create geometric light sculptures. The form is a static one, but the geometry shifts with the view as the black stroke bends around the light.
05/KINETIC MEMBRANES 2012/YALE
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KINETIC MEMBRANES: the final prototype developed utilizing a collection of digital techniques to create an interactive, dynamic, and fluid form. This acts as a proof of concept for use in a large scale lightweight construct or installation in which a space could be continually and wirelessly adjusted to the desires of the user. Kinetic Membranes carries forth inspirations to develop architectural solutions which are not only fluid in formal conception - then subsequently plastic - but organic and fluid in its ability to adjust and adapt as an elastic organism for responsive environments.
05/KINETIC MEMBRANES 2012/YALE
Kangaroo (a Grasshopper plugin) was used for iterative form finding, taking into account material elastics and physics. This allowed for the generation of multiple forms for testing.
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INTERFACE
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INTERACT Through several prototypes, winch servos for RC sailboats, were selected and mechanisms developed to house it. Firefly (plugin), through an Arduino module, allowed for precise movement of the membrane from a computer. This required experimentation on the digital scripts as well as the development and calibration of mechanism prototypes.
Tests with a Kinect module allowed for flexible multi-user control through bodily gestures, while touchOSC provided for a touchscreen interface by which the membrane form could be controlled smoothly.
10/DANCE MACHINE 2012/YALE
DANCE MACHINE: a dance facility like no other in New York. This building reinterprets three elements of dance into architecture: clothe, suspend, and lift. The Machine is clothed by a spidery structure, forming a webbed glass box. Within, the interior is delineated by layers of suspended semi-opaque shrouds wrapping individual practice studios. The performance hall, a tesselated jewel, is lifted and held center stage, peeking through the taut screens at the corner overlooking the prominent street edge.
07/ASSEMBLY 2013/YALE
ASSEMBLY, a sculptural installation developed for the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, hosted in New Haven. For this project, ASSEMBLY provides a gathering place while acting as a storytelling device - a travelling pod collecting and broadcasting tales from the neighborhood.
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07/ASSEMBLY 2013/YALE
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For the competition to develop the working concept. Studies in material and form-finding processes were taken to develop the proposal. Caternary structures were generated with thermal warping of acrylica sheets, forming self-supporting domes upon inversion.
07/ASSEMBLY 2013/YALE
In the development of a large scale prototype, a form was generated with taught fabrics and solidified with aquaresin. This provide a dynamic form frozen in its suspended state. The installation of transducers on the surface transformed the silent sculpture into a dynamic speaker.
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07/ASSEMBLY 2013/YALE
This was selected for construction and installation at the festival. Formed from fiberglass enforced milled foam pieces, the domes were installed with transducers to broadcast pre-recorded audio messages from New Haven locals as the piece travelled through the community. While the final form evolved from the conceptual proposal, it provided an opportunity to work through the process of generating and realizing an interactive public art piece.
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08/SENTINEL 2013/PERSONAL
SENTINEL plays with the grasping and clawing forms of a pair of succulents. Taking cues from the twisting limbs, SENTINEL is at once stretching in multiple directions and coiling internally – outreaching limbs and interwoven articulated folds giving way to stretched apertures. A frozen alien organism.
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09/PELVIS 2012/YALE
PELVIS: a design/fabrication study of modular panelization with non-standard geometries. Inspired from studies of interlocking joints in the human skeletal system, the repetition of this vertebral unit creates numerous configurations and seamless patterns across a 3D array.
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10/KITBASHING 2014/YALE
Through a collaboration with Autodesk, KITBASHING aims to create a high resolution physical space out of the conglomeration of disparate digital entities - an aggregate composed to enclose volumes. Materials and texture are used regardless of original object intentions. The scifi world of kitbashing and unlimited ornamentation/articulation is entering the real world. KITBASHING was 3D printed in full, and a detail milled in marble. w/ Daniel Nguyen + Anne Ma
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MARBLE DETAIL
11/GATE 2013/YALE
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GATE, an exercise in fabrication techniques. From the generation of patterns and forms through parametric design, slots are carved into the GATE and fitted with CNC wire-cut foam blocks or hollow folded shards. This produced a juxtapositioning of mass and emptiness and void, while symmetry of elevation is offset by the topography in profile.
12/GOODREAD 2009/TWT GOOD/READ, a grassroots publisher requested a unique booth design for the HK Book Fair. Consulting with the publisher, I worked to produce a creative display that was both formally playful and an homage to the heritage of reading in HK. Drawing inspiration from a stack of books, the booth is developed with a striated form. A large bubble screen allows for perusers to input short written messages, providing an interactive element for the book-savvy audience. Lighting fixtures were developed froman assortment of the publisher’s feature covers, and resulted in a handcrafted woven lightscape. The Hong Kong Book Fair brought in over 900000 visitors to over 500 exhibitions. This design was selected by numerous HK magazines as the best booth at HKBF/09.
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13/SPORTCHEK 2011/KASIAN
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SPORTCHEK. Seeking a fresh identity through rebranding and design, a concept design was proposed for a comprehensive retooling of the visual language in Canada’s largest sportwear chain.
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The concept centers around articulated structures referencing the simplified triangulated SPORTCHEK logo. Acting as shelving, dividers, and signage, the artifacts lead the shopper through the store. A trail of lighting, hovering above the track, guides the way.
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The complete redevelopment, from facade to interior to branding, advances a design with edge. Utilizing experiential and interactive elements, the shopping experience is an immersive one. Large scale video walls mark the entrance. Projections on mannequins for changing looks. Folding displays wrap spaces. A new SPORTCHEK.