ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
DAHM-YI SOH
P R E F A C E #33 20875 80th Ave. Langley, BC :a dysoh13@gmail.com :e 778-999-7493 :p Education University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Illinois Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, 2012 Work Experience CAD Enginner, Doalltech / Seoul, South Korea Marketing Strategist, Graphisoft Korea / Seoul, South Korea Honors and Awards Student Choice Award Winner Earl Prize Award Nominee Dean’s List Skills ArchiCAD, Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD, 3DsMax, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Office Languages English, Korean
02 | PREFACE
C O N T E N T S 01 Bio Roadhouse
Junior Fall 2011
02 Urban Infill
Junior Spring 2012
03 Bohemian Terrace
Junior Spring 2012
04 Museum of Ancient Life
Senior Fall 2012
05 Luxen Technologies
February 2014
06 2D Design Study
Sophomore Fall 2010
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B I O - R O A D H O U S E:
A JOURNEY TO NATURE
EVERGLADES, FLORIDA JUNIOR FALL | 6 WEEK PROJECT
[Create a united branding system for the network of hostels with biodiesel and electric vehicle charging stations across the United States. Designs must be appropriate to the surrounding context]
GROUP PROJECT WITH MARTINA STOYCHEVA
STUDENT CHOICE AWARD WINNER
VOTED BEST PROJECT IN JUNIOR LEVEL BY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS
EARL PRIZE AWARD NOMINEE
SELECTED BY STUDIO PROFESSOR FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE
BRAND DESIGN EVOLUTION This proposal creates a highway destination for truck drivers looking to rest and refuel, as well as for electric vehicle drivers in need of recharge as they travel across the state of Florida. Located almost exactly halfway between the citites of Naples and Fort Lauderdale, this Bio-Roadhouse is an ideal location for an EV charging station, since most EV need to recharge every 70 miles. The idea behind the project can be identified by the words refuel, recharge, and recover. These three functions are the basis of branding for this hostel and other R3 Bio-Roadhouses across the United States.
FLORIDA SITE ANALYSIS WEST PALM BEACH FORT LAUDERDALE PROJECT SITE NAPLES BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE MIAMI EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
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Direct Sunlight
Ambient Light
LIGHT DIAGRAM
SHORT SECTION
Visual Division Abstracted tree-wall blocks view initially but becomes more permeable nearer to destination
Geographical Division Body of water serves as the threshold that divides industry from nature
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Spiritual Division Crossing a body of water symbolizes cleansing of the body and mind in asian culture. Palaces are known to have one or more streams for people to pass over in between gates to signify purification before entering the palace to see the king
The charging station rest stop lounge is situated just off the highway for those in need of a quick break; those looking for a longer retreat are taken on a journey to nature. Deviation off the I-75 highway leads to the charging station, which acts as the first checkpoint on the traveler’s journey. The Interceptor Canal, which crosses through the site, serves as a geographical barrier between industry and nature. The abstracted tree-wall on the north side of the hotel adds to the separation by blocking the view of nature at first and gradually becoming more porous to reveal the view as the traveler drives along the concourse. Crossing over a second body of water streaming parallel to the wall is the final threshold between the two worlds.
INDUSTRY
CONCOURSE
TRANSITION
DEVIATION
NATURE
DESTINATION
NATURE
INDUSTRY
SITE PLAN
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CHARGING STATION ELEVATION
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HOTEL ELEVATION
MODEL IMAGES
HOTEL SECTION
RESTAURANT RENDERING
CHARGING STATION SECTION
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CHARGING STATION FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
ROOF PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
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LOBBY RENDERING
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U R B A N
I N F I L L BRONZEVILLE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS JUNIOR SPRING | 4 WEEK PROJECT [Design a double unit housing as a solution to living in a dense urban environment]
This project responds to privacy issues assiciated with living in a historical area of Chicago where tight knit row houses line the streets. This double unit house is designed to encase and shelter the privacy of the enhabitants by visually wrapping and subdiving the two units. The distinctive envelope of the main facade separates the top and the bottom living quarters while the back and forth folding of the building fabric isolates the three bedroom floors at the back of the house.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN
ROOF PLAN
URBAN INFILL | 13
FRONT ELEVATION
LONG SECTION
SHORT SECTION
REAR ELEVATION
Unit 2 2 bed / 2 bath 1200 sq ft. 900 sq ft. roof top + balcony
Unit 1 3 bed / 2.5 bath 1600 sq ft. 750 sq ft. front + back lawn 14 | URBAN INFILL
FIRST FLOOR RENDERING
BEDROOM RENDERING URBAN INFILL | 15
B O H E M I A N NEAR NORTH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS JUNIOR SPRING | 6 WEEK PROJECT [Design a mixed use residential complex with a focus on a single commercial commodity]
VIEW FROM BALCONY RENDERING
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WICKER PARK WEST LOOP SOUTH LOOP
RIVER NORTH
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Located near multiple water front edges and just minutes walk away from Chicago’s major landmarks, Bohemian Terrace offers a calm setting in which people can relax and retreat from the hectic city life. While the majority of the city’s activity is focused around the major hub and attractions of the city, there is no real niche to celebrate the street artists who make Chicago’s music culture unique. Keeping the essence of street performances, the Bohemian Terrace plaza is a street-level stage dedicated to local artists and serves as a hub for Chicago’s music fans.
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BUILDING AXONOMETRIC
PRIVATE BALCONY Emulates boxed seats in a theater
BUILDING SKIN Frames the stage like theater curtains
RESIDENTIAL Family and Roomate units
COMMERCIAL Local brands PLAZA Planters act as floor seating of theater
STAGE
The design of this urban mid-rise apartment complex is inspired by the idea of street performance and theater. The main attraction of this building is the plaza with the staging area as its focal point which is a space dedicated to street performers. Planters on the plaza level are arranged to provide front-row seating for the onlookers. The curvelinear balcony on the commercial level as well as the private balconies of the apartment units reflect the boxed seating arrangement of a theater, while the building skin enclosing the premise emulates theater curtains allowing the enhabitants and visitors a private showing. 18 | BOHEMIAN TERRACE
EXTROVERT DIAGRAM
Upper levels’ building skin opens up to view of greater Chicago and all of the attractions it has to offer.
BEDROOM RENDERING WITH VIEW OF CHICAGO
INTROVERT DIAGRAM
The view of the lower levels are shielded by the building skin to embrace local artists and performers.
PLAZA RENDERING BOHEMIAN TERRACE | 19
SHOPPING AREA RENDERING
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UP MAIL ROOM
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THE FAMILY UNIT THE ROOMATE UNIT
14th FLOOR PLAN
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15th FLOOR PLAN
BEDROOM 1 BATHROOM 2 BEDROOM 2
BATHROOM 1
KITCHEN HALLWAY DINING ROOM
BALCONY
THE ROOMMATE APARTMENT UNIT AXONOMETRIC
LIVING ROOM
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CITY SCAPE NIGHT RENDERING
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HAND-CUT MODEL IMAGE
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M U S E U M OF A N C I E N T L I F E CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS SENIOR FALL | 14 WEEK PROJECT [Design a museum and research facility in downtown Champaign with a reconstructed T-Rex exhibited in the main gallery]
The Museum of Ancient Life is an iconic building at the heart of downtown Champaign. The folding of the building skin is at one point, the roof, then the wall, and transitions into the floor. This folding unites the building as a whole through continuous usage of the same material, but also creates distinct localized areas of light and dark. Paths within the museum cut through the layers of the fold to move from one space to another. The lighting differs between the unique folds of the museum skin. In areas where the skin becomes the floor, natural lighting provides airiness to the room that mimics the sensation of being outdoors. When the building skin becomes the roof, controlled lighting is used to best illuminate the exhibits. In such light controlled areas, daylight is limited by a screening system to only allow light to pass in certain parts. This 3’x3’ louver paneling system regulates the amount of light and vision into the museum. Passersby are allowed a peak into the main gallery at certain points when walking or driving down the street.
SITE PLAN
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ATRIUM
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MAIN GALLERY
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LIBRARY
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WORK ROOM
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MECHANICAL ROOM
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STORAGE
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ACCOUNTING OFFICE
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LOUNGE
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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CIRCULATION DIAGRAM This circulation diagram shows the seamless flow of activities through the connectivity in program. Connectivity can be experienced while passing through different datums and densities of spatial conditions. In this case, visitors are presented with different lighting conditions and activities each time they pass through the fold of the building skin, however there is no breakage or confusion as to where the path leads next. The Exhibit and comodity offered in each space alternates the level of activity and density for visitors. DENSITY AND ACTIVITY DIAGRAM LOBBY
VESTIBULE
BUILDING SKIN ACTIVITY LEVEL FOOT TRAFFIC DENSITY
ATRIUM
MAIN GALLERY
CONCOURSE
INTERACTIVE PLAYZONE EXHIBIT OVERLOOK
REST AREA
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SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
Accessibility dictates the design of the Concourse. Visitors are lead across the space to various exhibits before reaching the second floor. This ramp/stair is not just a building utility but an experiential vertical movement to the next spatial setting. 30 | MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE
ATRIUM SECTION RENDERING
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PANELING SYSTEM NIGHT RENDERING
SECTION D-D
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WALL SECTION DETAIL OF VESTIBULE AND DIRECTOR’S OFFICE
ROOF Black Granite Stone Panel (1/2”) Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Skin Aluminum Honeycomb (1/2”) Vapor Retarder Metal Roof Decking with Concrete Infill (6”) Rigid Insulation (6”) Steel Beam (8” deep) Steel Girder (10” deep) Drop Ceiling (1/2”) 2nd Floor WALL Exterior Wood Panel (2”) Air Space Insulated Glazed Curtain Wall 2nd FLOOR Finished Wood Floor (1/2”) Sub-Flooring Baseboard (1/2”) Metal Floor Decking with Concrete Infill (6”) Steel Beam (8” deep) Steel Girder (10” deep) Rigid Insulation (6”) Drop Ceiling (1/2”) 1st Floor WALL Exterior Wood Panel (2”) Air Space Wood Siding (1/2”) OSB Board (1/2”) Vapor Retarder Steel Columns Rigid Insulation (6”) Anchors Aluminum Studs OSB board Wood Interior Finish 1st FLOOR Finished Wood Floor (1/2”) Sub-Flooring Baseboard (1/2”) Concrete Floor Slab (6”) Rigid Insulation (6”) Vapor Retarder Gravel Infill (2’) Reinforced Concrete Spread Footing Foundation
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LIBRARY RENDERING 34 | MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE
MAIN GALLERY RENDERING MUSEUM OF ANCIENT LIFE | 35
LUXEN TECHNOLOGIES:
OFFICE DESIGN
MAPO-GU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA FEBRUARY 2014 | 8 WEEK PROJECT
[Design a functional office space using as much of the original furniture already in posession of the company. Take into consideration the wants and needs of the office layout for Luxen Technologies]
R&D ROOM RENDERING
11TH FLOOR BUILDING PLAN
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Toward the end of my stay in South Korea I had the opportunity to design a layout for a family member’s new office space. Located at the heart of what is known as Seoul’s Digital Media City, Luxen Technologies specializes in analog circuit design of microchips used in medical equipments. This new office is double the size of the previous office space, where crammed and dark spaces were the biggest issues. In this layout design, overall lightness and open space was the most important factor. Over the course of two months, I collaborated with key members of the company to design a space that catered to their needs and desires. BUILDING IMAGE
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OFFICE FLOOR PLAN I interviewed multiple employees of the company to identify the exact needs and wants for the new office space. However, there were regulations that require closed off work areas for engineers and a partitioned experiment lab with direct window access. Working around these codes, I successfully designed a functional, well organized space.
NEEDS CEO’S OFFICE MANAGEMENT OFFICE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ROOM
EXPERIMENT LAB WITH WINDOW ACCESS MEETING ROOM HEAD ENGINEER’S DESK STORAGE
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) ROOM SERVER/STORAGE
MANAGEMENT OFFICE
WANTS •Couches for private meetings •Private resting area •Abundant shelving •Proximity to front entrance and CEO’s office for easy access •Access to daylight as many engineers work until late at night and have little time to spend outdoors •Separate Head Engineer’s desk •Ample space •Private meeting area •Acrylic walls to be able to write on with white board marker •Acrylic walls exceeded budget and was replaced with a white board that also serves as a projector screen •Large space •Out of sight
MEETING ROOM
EXPERIMENT LAB
CEO’S OFFICE
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WAITING AREA
COFFEE STATION
STORAGE
FIRE SPRINKLER PLAN
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First I had to make sure the interior walls didn’t impede sprinklers and were an appropriate distance away from each of the sprinklers.
LIGHTING PLAN I tried to avoid covering the lights with interior walls as much as possible. However, to honor the size of the meeting room the client wanted, the walls ended up covering up four of the lights. Some of the other companies on the same floor had solved this issue by leaving a gap between the interior walls and the ceiling. Instead, I opted for a pocket in the wall where the light would pass. This ensures complete isolation between the rooms while letting the light pass unimpeded.
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Lastly, I had to check that the diffusers on the floor were not being covered up by the interior walls as well as the desk partitions.
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LOBBY RENDERING 40 | LUXEN TECHNOLOGIES
FINISHED OFFICE PHOTOS
LOBBY LOOKING TOWARD STORAGE MANAGEMENT OFFICE
R&D ROOM MEETING ROOM
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2D DESIGN STUDY PROJECTS LINE SHAPE COMPOSITION COLLAGE STUDY OF DIFFERENT LINE TYPES AND DENSITY INSPRED BY BUILDING DETAILS. INKED ON 5”X5” MATT BOARD.
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STUDY OF SHAPES IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE LINE PROJECT. EXPLORED POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE. INKED ON 8.5”X11” MATT BAORD.
COMPOSITION AND DESIGN STUDY USING VARIOUS LINE TYPES AND SHAPE ELEMENTS INSPIRED FROM COLLAGE OF 3”X3” PHOTOS OF BUILDING DETAILS. INKED ON 5”X7” MATT BOARD.
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COLLAGE OF FANTASY SPACE USING CUTOUTS FROM ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINES. PASTED ON 8.5”X11” MATT BOARD.
RENDERED IMAGE OF THE MAGAZINE COLLAGE. GRAPHITE PENCIL ON LAYOUT BOND PAPER. 2D DESIGN STUDY | 45