Jaebong Jeon 2014 fall application

Jaebong Jeon Portfolio for application to the M.Arch.II The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, The Cooper Union

"The New World" @ my house, 1997

Introduction At the age of nine, I moved to a new school located in the newly developed area, Pyeongchon, which was still under construction. In school, students from wealthier families residing in the new town and those from less privileged families living in shotgun shacks shared the same learning place.

Hence, the class had an invisible boundary dividing two groups of students.

Back then, I naively thought that such border would be crumbled down by spending longer time with poor students doing school activities such as playing soccer, together.

However, after school, students from wealthier families, including myself, walked to their nice condominiums whereas students from less wealthy family disappeared into the village of makeshift shacks. With such repeated pattern, I realized the limitations of my attempts. Furthermore, it became clear to me that differences in living conditions would create irreconcilable differences.

The experience in my younger years nudged me to constantly ask about how I would define harmony and materialize the idea. With such questions, I spent most of my time on learning about divisiveness in life upon which various relationships are built. And this portfolio is the answer to such question.

Contents - 11 stories about the boundary 01

Section Editing Individual work, 2009 (academic, 4th year)

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Patched Crevasse Individual work, 2006 (academic, 3rd year)

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Scenario "Baedari 2020" Team work, 2010 (competition)

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Learning Journey Individual work, 2010 (graduation work)

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ćž— [lim]: Forest Team work, 2011 (competition)

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Cultural Roots Individual work, 2005 (academic, 2nd year)

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Blurred Boundary Individual work, 2005 (academic, 2nd year)

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Making of the "SPACE" Individual work, 2005 (academic, 2nd year)

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Address for the Homeless Team work, 2010 (competition)

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Urban Index Team work, 2010 (competition)

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Myeongdong Cathedral Revival Project Team work, 2012 (professional work)

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Section Editing

(2009)

The 1st Underground Space Design Competition - Honorable mention Course Architectural Design Studio 06 (4th year)

Individual work Tutor

Prof. Helen Hejung Choi

Site

Program

Hyewha subway station, Seoul, Korea

Grade

A+

Subway station

The layered city made of 27 types of maps

Exit No.1

Exit No.4

Project Site :Hyehwa subway station

The most crowded buildings

Exit No.1

(The numbers in brackets refer to the number of times being marked in 27 typ

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Patternized routes of hyewha subway station The building group neighboring in the Hyehwa subway station is filled with the largest size of crowed, signaling the start of exploration in Daehakro. However, between the building group and the subway station, only a single route exists, with resemblance with maps of Daehakro with limited set of information. And, the section shows that there is no connection between the two areas excluding exits.

Concept model_ 3d map of daehak-ro

Current sequence of sections (front view)

pes of maps)

Exit No.4

No-Connection

(19 times)

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Current sequnce of sections (red marks represent the flow of people)

Edited sequence of sections Exit No.1

Section 21

Section 20

Section 19

Section 18

Section 17

Section 16

Section 15

Section 14

Section 13

Section 12

Section 11

Section 10

Section 09

Section 08

Section 07

Section 06

Section 05

Section 04

Section 03

Section 02

Section 01

Exit No.1

Section 32

Section 31

Section 30

Section 29

Exit No.4

Section 28

Section 26

Section 25

Section 24

Section 23

Section 22

Section 27 Exit No.4

Section editing The site has its typical section. With a distance measuring six meters, horizontal spaces are placed in parallel, making the space between Daehakro and Hyehwa station plain. Hence I attempted to create spaces with variations by “editing� existing spaces into new spaces. Red color is to indicate circulation pattern.

Current circulation

Edited circulation

The preparation materials for section editing

Ready for section editing The model is created to effectively visualize the sequence of the site, which was reconstituted with ten revised plans. Plans printed on OHP film were placed in line, combined among frames and thus viewers are able to view ten plans at a glance. Such is similar to reconstituting Daehakro by combining maps with limited information. Eventually, the scene gives clear information on the edited site.

The manual for assembly

1/3" Hexagon Nut 1/3" Washer 2mm Acrylic plate 0.2mm OHP film 2mm Acrylic plate 1/3" Washer 3mm Iron sheet frame 1/3" Washer 1/3" Hexagon Nut 1/3" Rebar

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Plan (B1f) 1. Exhibition area 2. Meeting room 3. Information center 4. Performance stage

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5. Cafeteria 6. Shop 7. Management Office 8. Toilet

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Plan (B2f) 1. Media information center 2. Internet cafe 3. Public affair office 4. Waiting area

5. Retail shop 6. Video room 7. Cafe 8. Exhibition area

Transformed space The reconstituted space will provide routes to exit through various experiences, other than the patternized route consisted of "platformstairs - ticket - barrier - exit." The space that was once considered as a simple passage transformed into a cultural space attracting cultural events.

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Patched Crevasse

(2006)

The 2nd Cultural & Art Center Design Competition - The 4th prize Course Architectural Design Studio 03 (3rd year)

Individual work Tutor

Prof. Seogu Heo

Site

Program

Seonjeongneoung Park, Seoul, Korea Theater & Subsidary facilities

Grade A+

Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Gate Theater Cultural facility Theater Forest

The Seonjeongneoung Park

Site concept model

Existing facilities

Study model

Make a new boundary

Fold up the boundary to create spaces

Bury the boundary

New way of dividing two areas

Current way of dividing two areas

Culture-filled boundary Between the urban space and Seonjeongneoung park, the space will be packed with spaces created through combination of natural landscape and artificial construction.

The spaces started with a single passage will continue to create various events.

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1. Office / Locker 2. Ticket box 3. Shop 4. History Museum 5. Entrance / Deck 6. Square 7. Deck 8. Pedestrian Rest Area

1. Shop 2. Information center 3. Office / Locker 4. Lounge 5. Deck 6. Management Office 7. Security Room 8. Lobby 9. PR Department

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10. Deck / Square 11. Projection Room 12. Small Theater (250 seats) 13. Preparation Room 14. Operating Room 15. Stage 16. Waiting Area

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A continuous plate, surrounding two theaters to connect the urban area and the park will fill the gap measuring twenty meters. The facility consisted of a large theater and a small theater connects the moment before and after performances through a variety of passages. And these facilities buried in ground will be new entrance of the park and remain to play its supporting role to give spotlight to the park, not revealing itself.

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B3F Plan 1. Shop 2. Ticket Box 3. Information Center 4. PR Department 5. Deck 6. Trail 7. Locker Room 8. Preparation Room 9. Shower Room 10. Supproting Area 11. Operating Room 12. Stprage 13. Large Theater (505 seats) 14. Storage 15. Audio Control room 16. Lounge

Theaters

Park

Subsidary facilities

City

Patched crevasse Entrance into underground cultural venue starts from both the urban space and Seonjeongneoung. The flow from the entrance into different levels will eventually meet at the main area with performing venues, seamlessly connecting the urban area and Seonjeongneoung Park.

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Scenario "Baedari 2020"

(2010)

The 7th Docomomo Korea Design Competition - Special Prize Title The 7th Docomomo Korea Design Competition

(Theme: Re-connecting Urban life : Baedari) - Colaboration with 2 members Role

Team leader, Site analysis, Sequence design, Master plan

Site

Program

Geumgok-dong, Dong-gu, Incheon, Korea

Important position to trade products

Opening Japanese port area

Scene #01

Site_Baedari

Urban planing

Scene #05

Facilities of missionary

Voluntarily Isolated town_ Baedari Design Note The site "Baedari" in incheon, Korea where has cultural values is faced with brutal exploitation. The problem is that urban tissue in the site was torn by construction fo highway. This project is to warn the government about danger of the rapid improvement aswell as to find out the most suitable way to deelop this valuable site.

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The site has developed by itself over a number of years. Thus, there are a lot of places which have valuable history in the site. Naturally, the residents tend to refuse a rapid change in their area in order to preserve such heritages, although there will be monetary reward. As a result, the town was excluded from the urbanization and isolated from the surrounding city. And, the boundary located between the town and the surrounding city became more rigid over time.

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[Scenario B] Scenario "Baedari 2020" The scenarios consistes of two stories: scenario "A" is the consequence of rapid growth with pessimistic perspective and "B" is the consequence of the slow and gradual development process with a perspective of optimism.

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Construction of 7 seeds

Photo by Jaebong Jeon

[Scenario A] scene #12, 2010

Land reclamation

Japanese colonial era & industrialization

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Peripheral area for Korean

Movement of refugees after the Korean War

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Development of the area by Korean

New urban planning

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Scene #11

Autonomous development

Autonomous development

The process of scenario "A" In general, old towns assimilate into new towns by planer's oppressive method, and we consider the method as a urbanization. This method contains a sweeping destruction and a rapid creation. And the main concern of planers is how much profit they will earn from the process.

Naturally, the method gives rise to discord between the oldtown and the newtown.

[Scenario A]

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Development around section D,E

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Destruction of town

Opening highway

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Development around section D,E,F,G

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Development around highway

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Loss of identity of Baedari

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Development around section D,E,F,G

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Seven seeds To make connection between baedari and surrounding city, my team suggested seven seeds which are planted in historical places such as a secondhand bookstore, an elementary school and a conventional market. The seeds will help the town of baedari to extend its territory into outside city as well as to preserve the town's historical value.

Finally, the seven seeds will be a starter of new axis to generate a city and the boundary between the old town and the new town will be blurred.

Seed A : Time way (used clothing market) Seed B : Book Cafe (secondhand bookstore) Seed C : Open lounge (workshop) Seed D : Participation Square (square) Seed E : School Museum (history exhibition) Seed F : Bird eye facade (workshop) Seed G : Memory place (museum)

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[Scenario B] scene #11, 2004

The process of scenario "B" Main purpose of the scenario "B" is to ahchieve harmony with the site and other area. 7 architectural devices and surrounding blocks will built in consecutive order. Through these devices, each place that have tremendous historical meanings in Baedari can be extended to the outside.

[Scenario B] scene #22, 2020

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Learning Journey

(2010)

2010 Educational facilities design competition - The 2nd Prize Course Graduation work in Hanyang Univ.

Individual work Tutor

Prof. Heejoon Whang

Site

Program

Gwanyang-dong, Anyang-si, Gyoonggi-do, Korea Elementary school

Grade A+

The school in my memory

Pencil on paper 22cm x 20 cm

#01. School : Isolated Island in the city In general, schools were described as isolated islands in urban spaces. The schools do not blend with the urban environment well.

Walls surrounding the facilities are drawing distinct line between in and outside. As such, schools were appearing as “yellow dots� on this photograph taken with satellite cameras.

#02. School : Never-changed and All-same space Most of the schools in Korea have same space composition; classrooms which are attached to a corridor in a low. This composition originated from a barrack and has never been changed since 1920's.

Typical composition of Korea's schools

Korea's schools in 1920's

"The school of Learning journey" playground

classroom

I made board game called 'the game of life' into this work showing concept of this project. Like the board game's yellow line which is connecting every spot of the game, educational street will connect all classrooms and the outside environment.

Ungok park

educational street

#01-1. Making new relationship with the city The site is located nearby Hakeui-stream, a branch of Han River in Seoul. An ecological park which is made along with the strip of Hakeui stream and a public stadium and a farm will be used by students as a classromm. The spaces will bridge between the urban spaces and the schools, as well as provide venues for extracurricular activities for schools.

Hakeui-stream

Hakun park

#02-1. New arrangement of classrooms Arrangement of classrooms is based on analysis of education curriculum for elementary schools. Unlike conventional school facilities, classrooms are designed based on each curriculum's educational objective and place centering of a common space that constantly connects with and welcomes the outside world.

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Jane's Learning Journey

Tom's Learning Journey

Section model (scale 1:100)

Ungok Park

Hakun Park

Hakuei Stream

Aouditorium

Pyeondchon Newtown

Gwanyang Public Library

Courtyard

Inner-West Elevation

Discourse room

Anyang sports complex

Ungok Park

Art classroom

Gwanyang Oldtown

Library Gwanyang Community Center

Reading classroom

Playground

Inner-North Elevation Inner-South Elevation Hakeui Stream

Music classroom Hakun Park The school for learning journey Exhilarating journey through activities set by timetables, and thus the time spent entire day will be part of education. With sincere hope that schools no longer are considered spaces that students associate with negative perception such as fear, horror and disconnection, the project started to be incorporated into the current education system, not as another one of alternative schools.

Drawing by Jaebong Jeon, Keunyoung Lim

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ćž— [lim]: Forest (2011) Korea Han-ok Competition 2011 Title Korea Han-ok Competition

Colaboration with Keunyoung Lim (Wife, applicant to your school) Role

Main Perspective, Section perspective, Brainstorming

Site

Program

Nusang-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea Housing of Han-ok (Korean traditional style)

Stem light program: room, dining room, living room

Root heavy program: bathroom, kitchen

East elevation

Vertically stacked rooms Hanok involves a form of architecture with individual room which is consecutively connected with other rooms and space designed to have as much area as possible connect with external environment.

Such horizontal space structure was modified into perpendicular structure to customize in the form of a public housing. Individual room was perpendicularly stacked to connect with outside world and all houses in the complex came to share the front yard and the sky.

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Site_My house

Rooms Kitchen Bathroom

Rearrangement of programs

Master plan

In constructing a house, kitchen and bathroom that require ducks and piping due to heavy use of water fall into the category of heavy program. On the other hand, bedrooms and living room which can be constructed only with dry construction method are categorized as light programs. All heavy programs of the house are gathered into the lowest floor and the rooms that can be constructed with dry construction method are placed upstairs to lighten the burden of weight and enable perpendicular expansion of wooden structure.

Wood structure dry construction

plumbing above ceiling

RC wet construction

plumbing below floor

1f plan (Wooden strudture/ room, dining room)

b1f plan (RC structure/ kitchen, toilet)

Concept model

Hanok apartment housing All the twelve houses are stand-alone hanok, each with a front yard and a roof. However, because all are rooted on a single stylobate and pillars are shared, the construction is partly in the form of public housing. Even though the housing was departmentalized than buildings and faced decrease of floor area ration due to empty spaces, it offered more rooms for activities inside the house by filling the empty space with external environment.

Detail drawing

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Cultural Roots (2005) Hanyang University Architectural Conference 2005 - Excellence Prize Course Architectural Design Studio 02 (2nd year) Individual work Tutor

Prof. Sungjoong Yang

Site

Program

Hanyang University campus, Seoul, Korea

Grade

A+

Book cafe

Site synopsis Hanyang Plaza is high-rise and resembles to a giant wall to the public. This rectangular building made a splendid green space behind itself into dead space. The building, located at the center of the campus, is not interacting well with what is surrounded because of its closed form.

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"Invigorated building" collage, 40cm X 30cm

Schematic design plan - Charcoal and Pencil on paper, 42cm x 28cm

Design development Mass stretching out from the building evolved by adapting itself into geographical feature. Design development was preceded by calculating degree of slope with mass study and sketches. Continuous flow between the second and the third floor covers the green space and the area bordering with the land connects between the building and the green space.

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Invigorate the building Currently, substantial numbers of rooms are empty inside the building. Making the most out of the empty rooms and common spaces such as hallway and stairs, I attempted to create a new flow connecting the front and the back. The plan with such flow will invigorate Hanyang Plaza, anchoring the green space like a root of a plant and also, enliven the green space.

Concept diagram

Diagram sketch

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Contrasting two masses Two masses covering the green space are creation out of the consideration on both form and function. The rectangular mass on the right floats above the green space, normally used for a cafĂŠ.

The curved mass on the left is being part of the green space, filled with take out cafĂŠs or passages for walking. The courtyard surrounded by the two masses offers pleasant book reading experience in the green space.

Circulation

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Blurred Boundary

(2005)

Course Architectural Design Studio 02 (2nd year)

Individual work Tutor

Prof. Sungjoong Yang

Site

Program

Haengdang-dong 273-21, Seoul, Korea

Grade

A+

Housing & Shop

Site synopsis The site is located in the place between the commercial area and the residential area. The issue of this project is how to harmonize with two different areas. In connection with such objective, I suggested the interstitial wall. The wall divides two programs (housing and shop) and also connects the programs at the same time. Through this wall, the boundary of two areas will be blurred.

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Blurred boundary The wall is arranged along by the road, dividing inside and outside.

And the housing program separates from the commercial program by the wall. However, although all contrasting areas are seemed to be divided clearly, the wall is connecting every spot sequentially.

2 houses

gallery

retail shop

Site analysis

Housing

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Shop

Design process

Mass arrangement

Formation of the boundary

Blurred boundary Housing

Final model

Shop

(Top) pencil on paper,42cm X 28cm (Bottom) pencil on paper, each 24cm X 18cm

08 Making of the "SPACE" (2005) 2 studies on the ambiguous and interstitial space Course Architectural Design Studio 01 (2nd year) Individual work Tutor

Prof. Helen Hejung Choi

Site

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Various sites in H.Y University

Grade

A+

Street furniture, One room

Design note This part includes two works created throughout the class named Architectural Design Studio 01. The class aimed at creating spaces with the keyword "ambiguous" and "interstitial". Four months of the time were spent creating nearly forty study models and fifty drawings. The spaces designed back then became the foundation for designing projects I have conducted in the future.

01. Layered pathway The site is the steepest of the hills located in the campus. The only passage is the stairs with two hundred four steps. I set a goal to create continuous stairs and offer new passages. The new stairs will make a roof for performing arena, as well as offer resting spaces. In addition, by intersecting with existing stairs, it will expand routes and at the same time, offer diversity in passages.

By materializing the idea, I learned the limit of a space composed of floors, walls and roofs. My idea for creating a continuous flow continued to my graduation work as a main pillar of idea.

02. Evolution of the box The project involved question of how a rectangular space with volume of 90 ㎼ can transform itself when met with ideas and definition of house from individual students. My thoughts on house is that it should be an ambiguous space, rather than having a distinct line between in and outside. The idea split the space into a multiple number of masses and the gap created from the process was used for the opening with medium such as windows. Once a closed rectangular space evolved into an open space.

(Left top) pencil on paper, 45cm X 28cm (Left bottom) pencil on paper, 32cm X 24cm (Right bottom) Charcoal on paper, 32cm X 24cm

09 Address for the Homeless

(2010)

The 45th Central Glass International Architectural Competition - Merit Prize Title The 45th central glass international architectural competition

(Theme: Housing for the better urban environment) - Colaboration with 2 members Role

Main sketch, Diagram, Story development

Site

Program

Canal ST. Martin, France Housing

What does it mean that one possesses a house comparing to others who don't?

Drawing by Jaebong Jeon

SDF (fr. Sans Domicle Fixe) in Paris To make better urban environment, my team focused on the people alienated from our urban environment, called SDF (fr. Sans Domicle Fixe : without fixed domicile). Many of them live in the tent along Canal St. Martin. Their living situation is so poor and I grieved their death on the street.

An immediate need for SDF When investigated the system of urban society about housing in France, my team concluded that just absence of the address for SDF or little tolerance that permits their living and house as housing unit consisting the city is the main problem and it leads vicious circle : no house, no address ; no address, no bank account ; no bank account, no job ; no job, no money ; no money, no house.

Canal ST. Martin, France

Address for the homeless By providing a postbox and giving them an address, this small reform will be my keen interest to the homeless people and way of community with other layers of society member. Until now the address is given to the fixed housing unit, most of which spend surplus space and energy, it means non-ecological. I hope that this tolerance admission will maintain their non-sedentary life and change our way of thinking about housing.

Paris, France

SDF's house The SDF who has address

Drawing by Jaebong Jeon

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Urban Index (2010) U-city Service Idea Competition - The Grand Prize

Title U-city Service Idea Competition 2010 - Colaboration with 2 members Role

Diagram, Scenario design

Program Parking lot serching service 1

* This project is based on the work of my team that won the grand prize from the contest back in 2010. The contest was opened to all university students in Korea nationwide, and my team outpaced other teams of IT-related majors such as department of Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering to win the competition.

Parking and Ubiquitous technology Topics related to parking have often been talked about in ubiquitous technology circle. Ubiquitous technology to foster convenience in parking has already seen its significant development and is now part of recently built residential areas. However, it is quite a bit of risk to be optimistic about potential of such technology in resolving parking-related issues. Challenge in parking is not simply about difficulties in finding parking spaces but rather, about insufficient parking space. Some of ubiquitous technologies related to parking have already been commercialized but they are not sufficient in resolving fundamental problem surrounding parking. As a result, a large number of public find themselves in trouble securing their own parking spots. Obviously, public parking lots and public agencies are taking their drives in offering real time services, but such system is designed to suit a certain set of purposes such as visiting a government office. Hence the system is not anywhere close to the purpose of being ubiquitous – availability in anytime, anywhere.

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Although developers claim that existing ubiquitous parking system could provide users with diverse services, such as searching for parking spaces, calculating parking fee and reservation service, but these services are all but pies beyond the reach, given that parking spaces are limited in reality. If a search results guides its user to park the vehicle in the space that would take 1.5km of drive from the original destination, then the majority of drivers would rather choose to break traffic law to find the nearest empty spaces than make most out of ubiquitous parking technology.

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Sharing of times As parking eventually relates to issues surrounding space, it is indeed hard to find ideas for problem solving. Theoretically, securing physical space for parking needs to come as the top priority, but in practice, such attempt is an overwhelming challenge in a country with high population density like Korea where a substantial part of population shows enormous attachment to real estate assets. The statistics indicates that parking space is available for only 9.7 million automobile vehicles, whereas currently 14.5 million vehicles are registered in Korea. In other words, drivers of the remaining 4.8 million cars find themselves in trouble finding places to park. In conclusion, massive social cost is incurred creating parking spaces for all vehicles in the country.

Ubiquitous technology, however, may be able to offer an out-of-the box idea of space use. A parking space measuring 2.5m x 5m is a module to park a single unit of automobile vehicle. Conventional public parking lots are made based on a premise that only one car can be parked in a module. Yet if such space can be expanded to the axis of time, a new horizon of possibilities would be opened.

Unless the space is designated for a certain owner of a vehicle, the space will be able to offer a parking space for multiple numbers of drivers – this will make a hint for finding more spaces for parking, while demanding little physical expansion. If influx and outflux of vehicles can be patternized by time, we may find answers to problems of accommodating a host of automobiles for different timing. Apparently, the idea makes up a basis for use of parking lots, but if such idea can see further development, it could unleash its potential in rooting out problems related to parking in urban areas. The key to such desired changes will be ubiquitous technology.

Seoul already provides parking spaces as many as 29.5 million cars, while 29 million is currently registered, indicating that parking spaces outnumbers the number of cars running in the city.

Ironically, however, Korea’s capital faces the most serious problem related to parking above all other cities in the nation. The problem lies in the fact that 26.7 million out of 29.5 million parking spaces, making up 90% in percentage, are part of parking lots that are for exclusive use. This situation resulted in shortage of public parking lots opened for the majority of public in Seoul.

Urban Index is the technology that ensures efficient use of parking space by time distribution and would nudge users into sharing their own parking spaces with others while they are vacant. Based on patterns of use, registration of parking spaces for public use during the time of vacancy would create additional value for the spaces that have been for exclusive use. By opening the spaces for public use, the owners of the parking spaces would then see returns for their choices. Demand for finding ways for making most out of vacant parking spaces have been on the rise these days. If the technology could pair with real time search system that offers the nearest parking spaces for users, it would be more than enough to meet the rising demand.

Standardization - basis for application

In the past, information flow used to be complex, demanding time consumption. Hence objects in ceaseless motion like automobiles have been considered challenging in reading patterns. However, ubiquitous technology enables real time collection of data related to objects with velocity. If ubiquitous technology paves the way for identifying patterns of endless changes in occupation of parking spaces, the efforts will be paid off by technically securing parking lots for all 14.5 million vehicles in Korea nationwide.

Ubiquitous technology is already making up a significant part of technology related to parking. Internet search with the keyword “ubiquitous parking technology” would list countless number of results that have already seen its finish in development process or been patented. The proposal is not about adding new technology to a host of existing technology – rather, it is about placing focus on establishing system that would open the floor for comprehensive use of existing technology. Simply put, the attempt is about designating a minimal set of standard to enable system operation and adopting adequate and relevant management system. The standard is categorized into monitoring part for monitoring over individual parking modules, communication part for real time transmission of relevant data and control part for control over parking. For technology which already has three major categories of function and thus with eligibility for registration will be available for certification for use. The idea would not only attract larger number of users by curbing excessive investment in system but also open possibilities for improvement of existing system and further, sustainable growth.

Technical aspect of the Urban Index Registration of parking spaces will be web-based and users shall log into the webpage by providing relevant information including location and time of vacancy. Registrants may be both individuals and organizations including schools and residential community.

Through a system that would add weight depending on location and timing, the registration system would grant rewards at the end of each month. Search by using smartphones, navigators and Internet would locate available parking spaces. The map would display the nearest space available, pairing with available time slots and users can park their vehicles through a set of reservation process. The system will be opened to registered users and offers long-term lease for certain time slots, as well as service for temporary use. Monitoring system is designed to check availability of space real time and thus communicate with servers, and thus registration of parking lots requires installation of the system. Users have options to choose one of the commercialized systems that would suit their needs. If the control system is installed already, it can be used by adding communication equipment to connect with servers.

Summary of the Urban Index system The lack of parking spaces lies at the center of parking-related issues. Thus unless drivers are able to find parking spaces without difficulties, all painstaking efforts for development of technology could end up being a waste. By establishing a set of database of information on parking lots, there will be rooms for facing challenges surrounding existing ubiquitous technology that is currently used for limited parking spaces. Registrants will benefit from redemptions and users, in turn, from available parking spaces.

Such relationship will continue self-sustainable growth based on such system.

Interface of the Urban Index (Navigator version)

1. Please log in to "www.UrbanIndex.com" and click the registration button.

2. Please input data on the location.

3. Please choose your parking lot's type, size and quantity.

4. Please choose registration hour.

5. Please input your ID after choosing the type of U-parking system.

6. Please wait until your communication condition is verified.

7. After your system is verified, your parking lot may be registered immediately.

8. Now, you can search the parking lot at anytime, and anywhere.

Various cases of application Customer data 01

Customer data 02

Customer data 03

Customer data 04

Mr. Bob

Mrs. Jane

Mr. Smith

Mr. Alex

Ubi Construction Company

Owner of Ubi restaurant

Employee of cleaning company

Principal of Ubi high school

1. The Ubi construction company decided to separate parking spaces in an attempt to cut back on management cost of condominiums it has built.

1. The owner of recently opened restaurant has been concer ned about securing parking spaces for customers, despite easy-to-find location.

1. In the UBI city, many different street vendors are jumbled up close together.

They are blocking the pathway as well as making the way dirty.

1. One of the public high schools recently registered its schoolyard on Urban Index for public use during nighttime.

2. 60% of parking lot is designed for the condominiums and the rest of 40% for registration to Urban Index.

2. Search for parking lots registered on Urban Index, however, opened the restaurateur’s eyes to alternatives – empty parking lots in hospitals after opening hours.

2. UBI city introduced a mobile street vendor module in order to systemize the shops.

2. Simple registration process connected users with the school.

3. Profit from sharing the parking lot is used for management of the condominium.

3. By leasing on a long-term basis, the restaurant owner managed to secure enough spaces for parking.

3. Thanks to the modules, the space can be used in pathway during the daytime and parking lot during the nighttime.

3. Profits generated by sharing the space would benefit the school.

2012. 09

11 Myeongdong Cathedral Revival Project (2012) Title Professional work in Gansam Architects & Partners

- Team work with 6 members Client

Archdiocese of Seoul

Site

Program

Myeongdong 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Role

Maeul-Square design (DD, CD)

Cement column (for structure) Cement brick (for structure)

Catholic cathedral' subsidary facilities

* All materials in this chapter are made by Jaebong Jeon

Grey brick (for decoration) Red brick (for decoration)

Synopsis Myeondong Cathedral is a monumental religious construction with a century old history. Gansam Architects & Partners is in the process of planning a long-term project, as long as twenty years and the current project is in the phase one. I took my responsibility for designing Maeul Square and was actively involved in the project for ten months. The space was designed by mostly using study models and sketch-up program.

The area of catholic cathedral The area of Maeul-Square (my part)

Myeongdong Cathedral

Maeul-Square

Myeongdong Catholic Cathedral The area of Maeul-Square

Existing condition

Design process The client, Archdiocese of Seoul requested for a design idea to transform the land that was used as a parking lot into a plaza filled various amenities, with parking lot placed underground. Extensive studies drew an idea similar to the initial placing of Myeongdong Cathedral – a plaza with steps. Because the planning involved maintaining the existing steeps, close collaboration with structural engineering office was required and by using reversed beam, the project secured maximum ceiling height of the community plaza.

To maintain the texture of the cathedral, red bricks and gray bricks were used. . Masonry structure was not sufficient enough to design vast spaces, RC structure was actively used and bricks were only for decoration.

Alt-1

Alt-3 (selection)

Alt-2

Maeul Square

THE BOUNDARY with two faces

[Record of my experience on a law enforcer (Jan, 2007 ~ Jan, 2009) ] Most of the public get the information on protests through news coverage, which normally features the demonstration scene with bird-eye view, making the scene appear enormously tense. However, the scene is not divisive; rather, it is a place that blends extensive variety of events.

The Blue House (Korean presidential residence)

Sejong-ro (The center of Seoul)

2007.11 Gwanghwamoon, Seoul

ME

My Troop

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In the two years during which I spent as a conscripted police to fulfil my military duty, my responsibility was to put down protests in Seoul downtown. Thus, I had to definitely distinguish between right and wrong.

In the midst of one of the fiercest demonstration against the Korean government in history, “The candle Vigil�, I witnessed the formation and extinction of boundary repeating endlessly. Buses that rode police officers made new borderline every day in order to check the protesters’ advance

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However, the boundary only took a few moments to disappear, as it faced fierce protest from the public. I thought that these two groups of people will never reconcile.

As the protesters continued to take to the streets, however, the police officers stacked containers and blocked as many as ten lanes of roads.

The containers remained there for weeks at a time. And I thought that this boundary will be more rigid and distinct over time.

ME

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Interestingly, the boundary created some eye-catching scenes. The protesters and police officers took photographs together and shared snacks with one another when the container-wall last long. Often, these law enforcement officers including me became the audience to a vast variety of performing events held by the protesters.

The boundary made out of the containers blurred from time to time, making the border between the protesters and the police vague as well.

I thought that the scene I witnessed may be the closest to what I have always thought about harmony.

JAEBONG JEON 505-405, SaemMaeul Woobang Apt., Galsan-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 431-703 (+82) 10 7192 5643 │ jaebong.jeon@gmail.com

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

HANYANG UNIVERSITY, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Bachelor of Architecture

Summa Cum Laude (GPA 4.19/4.5, the 3rd place in 77 students)

Feb ‘04 - Feb ‘11

Professional Experience GANSAM ARCHITECTS & PARTNERS, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA │ www.gansam.com

Designer

• Dioses of Myeong Dong (New-DD,CD)

• SaRang Community Church (New-CD)

• Cheongdam-dong Business Hotel (New-SD,DD,CD)

• Hanwha Premium Seorak Resort (New-DD,CD)

• Art in the Suite (Competition-SD,DD)

Dec ‘10 - Dec ‘12

DOOJIN HWANG ARCHITECTS, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

Internship

• Castle of Skywalkers (DD)

• The West Village (DD)

Awards

The Grand Prize (Award of the Ministry of Transportation and Maritime Affairs) : U-City Service Idea Competition 2010

Jun ‘10

Excellence Prize (The 2nd prize) : The 2nd Educational Facilities Design Competition

Dec ‘10

Excellence Prize (The 2nd prize) : The 4th Xi Design Fiesta

Jul ‘10

Merit Prize : The 45th Central Glass International Architectural Competition

Oct ‘10

The 4th Prize : The 2nd Cultural & Art centers Design Idea Competition

Dec ‘11

Special Prize : The 7th Docomomo Korea Design Competition

Jun ‘10

Honorable mention : Seoul City Underground Construction Competition

Sep ‘10

Excellence Award : Hanyang University Architectural Conference 2005

Nov ‘05

Feb ‘10 - Mar ‘10

Fellowships

The Merit Based Scholarship (Top)

The Merit Based Scholarship (Excellent)

The Merit Based Scholarship (Honor)

National Science and Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship

Activities

Space Design Group (Hanyang University Architectural Design Society) : The 38th member, served as a president in 2006

Dec ‘04 - Now

Seminar for Professional Architects

Mar ‘11 - Now

Habitat for Humanity in Korea

Jul ‘11

Xi Design Fiesta (Theme “Eco-Friendly Community Center”)

Jul ‘10

Seoul Fortress Tour

Jul ‘09

Internos Students Workshop (Theme “Mobility”)

Jan ‘06

Space Design Group Workshop (Theme “City of the ROOM”)

Military service as a Conscripted Police

Travel

Backpacking to Turkey

Feb ‘11

Architectural Trip to Vietnam, Thailand

Jul ‘09

Backpacking to India

Jan ‘09

Architectural Trip to Japan

Jul ‘11

Fall, 2010 / Fall, 2005 Spring, 2007 Spring, 2010 / Spring, 2006 / Spring, 2005 Fall, 2005 / Fall, 2004

Jun ‘05 Jan ‘07 - Jan ‘09