Han Min Cho Undergraduate Portfolio Pratt Institute School of Architecture
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Re.Found Object
.......................................................................... Lawrence Zeroth
Harlem Community Center Columbia Boathouse
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Undergraduate Dormitory
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Library ............................................................................................................ Representation and Drawing
Marc Schaut
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Re.Found Object Critic: Lawrence Zeroth Site: Rome, Italy Partner: Nicolle Hazard Rome is called the “eternal city” because of the prevalent objects of antiquity that inhabit the city. However, the modernization of the city puts the architecture at risk of displacement. The project focuses on putting a spotlight on Rome’s ancient history but also implementing a program that will cater to Rome’s economic focus.
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Urban Studies Giambattista Nolli designed the Nolli Map in response to the enlightenment experienced in the eighteenth century. The importance of the maps comes from its ability to distinguish public and private space in clarity. For the purposes of the initial project studies, the Nolli Map was altered in different ways so that the opportunities could present itself in the old city.
Semi Public Private Public
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Campidoglio Steps
S I T E A N A L Y S I S
NICOLLE HAZARD | HAN CHO
Found Object The site was situated deep between some of the most important architecture in the city. Historically, it presents itself as a cultural hub by which Rome stakes its reputation on. The city’s main economic activity is driven by the tourist vortex that occurs within the area. Theater of Marcellus
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resulting spaces and piazzas
Campidoglio Steps
The architecture took into account the antique in its formal development. Analysis of the site indicated various cultural icons that were deemed to valuable to touch. It is within this reason that the architecture looked to move and respond to the architecture in place.
pedestrian public transportation car + parking piazza (found object) building (found object)
Theater of Marcellus
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site level adjustment circulation
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Architectural Intervention The resulting architecture became a supplement to the antique. Its purpose was to redirect the chaotic modernized infrastructure and implement spaces that would take advantage of and appreciate Roman antiquity.
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Harlem Community Center Critic: Zehra Kuz Site: Harlem, New York Partner: Cameron Reid Harlem is in danger of losing its community to gentrification. The community is in need of a public restoration of the abandoned waste disposal facility nearby Riverbank State Park. An architectural intervention that will create both a public space for all the enjoy, but also give the community a significant workshop that will employ many of the underemployed inhabitants. 13
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Urban Flows Harlem is just one of many nodes in the city that dictate flows in New York City. Various city flows were investigated in order to gain a clearer understanding of the needs of the city. Potentially, these flows could be redirected in order to rejuvenate specific spaces. Public access to areas in particular to the program were given importance so that it may create an association with the fact that the area may be experiencing a cultural rejuvenation. 1. Water Flow 2. Bike Path 3. Pedestrian Activity 4. Green Space Location 5. Site Plan 6. Terminal Render
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FEMA Zone X FEMA FEMA Zone Zone AE AE Water Level FEMA Zone X FEMA Zone Zone AE Section B AE FEMA Scale: Water 1/16” Level = 1’-0”
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Concept Working in correspondence with the local community board, the architectural intervention sought to reclaim the abandoned waste disposal facility. The new program aimed to revitalize community farming in a way that would promote good health and cooperation among those involved. In addition, the architecture served as a transportation hub, giving not only the local community, but also the city another link between New York City and New Jersey.
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Columbia Boathouse Critic: Christian Lynch Site: Bronx, New York Partner: Sheena Solano Columbia University requests a boathouse and athletic training facility that will be used by both the school and the local community. It’s the unity of these two parties that influenced the programmatic structure of the project, which in turn influenced the overall design.
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Formal Development The form of the project lent itself to making the most efficient boathouse as possible. The mechanics of moving equipment in and out of the structure as well as providing a direct access to the waterfront played a role in how the boathouse form developed. The program also influenced the form as the community and school needed both private and public areas of activity. The two ramping surfaces dictated the width and depth of the project.
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Environmental Studies Various computer analytics were employed to determine the environmental conditions of the site. In addition, the analytical process began to inform design decisions. The use of these tools to not only analyze and document potential problems, but also help generate formal solutions contributed to the symbiotic relationship between the layers of material in the architecture’s envelope.
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Undergraduate Dormitory Critic: Ezra Ardolino Site: Brooklyn, New York Partner: Cameron Reid Pratt Institute requests a new dormitory project to be built for undergraduate housing on nearby Grand Avenue. The project begins to tackle the idea of space between living units as well as the function of the facade.
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Facade CNC milling techniques were employed to create study models that would influence the facade at an early stage. These forms were derived from specific natural phenomenon, in this case ice crystals, which contained unique structures that would influence the integrity of the study models and the potential for the facade itself. Through the design process, the facade took on an undulating, crystallized form that was designed to account for solar rays and other environmental factors in the region.
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Organization Strategy The dormitory employed three specific units to makeup the whole project. Organizing these three units enabled the project to play with the notion of public and private space. Specifically, the use of “ribbon� that would connect all the public spaces in the dormitory together. The connection between all spaces would suggest the pivotal role public space plays in the undergraduate dormitory model.
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Critic: Marc Schaut Site: Manhattan, New York Lower Manhattan has historically been a place for invention. As the neighborhoods diversified and enabled multiple ethnic and social classes to interact, innovative thinking was nurtured to benefit the locals. The library serves to extend this characteristic of the neighborhood and maintain a network accessible to all.
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1 1. Component Plan and Section 2. Study Carrel Axon 3. Work Table Axon
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Generative Studies The library’s form was generated using a series of aggregations from its internal components. These being the study carrel, book stack and display case. Using the smallest, but some of the most integral components, the library’s form took after the basic aesthetic of its primary programmatic components.
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1 1. Second Floor Plan 2. Third Floor Plan 3. Fourth Floor Plan
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Concept Located in the Chinatown neighborhood in Manhattan, the site provided both ease of access and open public space for people to enjoy. The library aimed to take advantage of these amenities and the people who would circulate through the area. As it’s located in a historically wet area, the ideas of cleanliness became a driving force in the project’s conception. Infrastructure, both from a transportation and a sanitation perspective was employed throughout. 3
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Representation and Drawing Critic: Christopher Pelley, Jeffrey Brock Site: Italy Hand drawing is a dying art in the modern world. The computer is fast and more than capable of replicating the meticulous drawings done up until a few decades ago. This series of drawings is a showcase of physical drawing skills done in New York and Rome in order to show that hand drawing still has a place in today’s society.
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Representation I Critic: Michael Chen Lebbeus Woods’ San Francisco Project inspired this drawing as a series of projections that looked at the deconstruction and reconstruction of a simple object in space.
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