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“How would I show my cultural mix through the work of architecture?” -Joshua Yoon-
PARIS, FRANCE
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES DETROIT, UNITED STATES
ROME, ITALY
ABU DHABI, ARAB UNITED EMIRATES
ROME COMMUNITY RING
HOW CAN A MILITARY FORT CHANGE INTO A CULTURAL DESTINATION?
Rome, Italy
Chicago, Illinois, United States
HOW CAN AN OFFICE-BASED URBAN AREA TRANSFORM INTO A MIXED-USE METROPOLIS?
URBAN HOUSING
HOW CAN A HOUSING BLOCK CONTAIN URBAN ACTIVITIES?
MAKING METROPOLIS 3
Paris, France
URBAN FOOD PANTRY
HOW CAN CHICAGO RIVER SOLVE THE HUNGER ISSUE?
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DETROIT STATION FOR THE ARTS
CAN A VIBRANT COMMUNITY EXIST AROUND AN EMPTY CENTER?
Detroit, Michigan, United States
DUBAN GLOBAL ENERGY FORUM Abu Dhabi, Arab United Emirates
HOW WOULD ONE BRING BACK THE NATURE TO DUBAI?
HOW CAN A MILITARY FORT CHANGE INTO A CULTURAL DESTINATION??
ROME COMMUNITY RING ROME, ITALY FORTE PORTUENSE
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ROME, ITALY
WHAT? The site is located in the southwest side of Rome, one of the old, and abandoned millitary fortes, called Forte Portuense. The purpose of this project is to renovate the unused forte into a cultural center.
At a moment when fortes in Rome are perceived to be an uninviting, and abandoned millitary base, the Rome Community Ring creates a cultural node and a new organizing program system of having physical penetrations that break up the oneway sprial circulation, and allow the street to continue into the site.
Major intersections
Nodal Entrances
Penetrating connections
Multi-Directional Circulation
RESIDENTIAL
HOW CAN AN OFFICE-BASED URBAN AREA TRANSFORM INTO A MIXED-USE METROPOLIS?
WATER SCIENCE INCUBATOR OFFICE
RESIDENTIAL
HOTEL
LOFT MANUFACTURING
RESIDENTIAL
HOTEL
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
SITE AXONOMETRIC
HOTEL RESIDENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
RESIDENTIAL
LOFT MANUFACTURING WATER SCIENCE INCUBATOR HOTEL RESIDENTIAL LOFT MANUFACTURING OFFICE
WHAT? The site is located on the west side of Chicago loop, and it is from WEST JACKSON BLVD to WEST RIVER STREET. As for the current condition, 90% of the program on site is office.
ADDED PROGRAMS 1- Water Science Incubator 1- Entertainment Center 2- Loft Manufacturing 3- Residential 1- Office 2- Hotel
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Heated Riverwalk Gathered from Train
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Experiencing the River walk
Aquarium on Riverwalk
Streets Major and Minor
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RESIDENTIAL
TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
METRA LINE
MARKET
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RESIDENTIAL LOFT MANUFACTURING
MIDDLE SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
METRA LINE
PARKING
CTA LINE
Transportation Museum
Loft Manufacturing/Market
Residential
N
Market, and Public Kitchen N
Performance Stage
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TIME In the middle of the winter, on December at 1pm
MODEL Buildings are designed in masses and in floors to meet the code of Chicago, with retail on the bottom floor.
HOW? By planning the area with unprecedented programs to develop the office-based site into a mix-used downtown area.
HOW CAN A HOUSING BLOCK CONTAIN URBAN ACTIVITIES?
URBAN HOUSING PARIS, FRANCE BERCY VILLAGE
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Paris, France
WHAT? The site is located in the Bercy Village in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. It is a well mixed neighnorhood of shopping, housing, work and entertainment.
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URBAN ACTIVITIES
SPORT ACTIVITIES
PARK ACTIVITIES
ENTERTAINMENT
EDUCATION
“I think I would want to play some sports in my house.”
“What if some part of the park activities were in my house?”
“I love to watch my favorite movies among my friends and family.”
“I would like to have some study space for my education.”
COURTYARD STUDY- VOID
Variation 1
Variation 2
Variation 3
Variation 4
Horizonal Voids
Horizontal Voids 2
Vertical Void
Vertical Void 2
UNIT TYPOLOGY- SOLID
SOLID AND VOID Combination of all types of units and urban activities in vertical courtyards. Eldarly Family + Student Studio+ Large Family + Couple Studio+
Large Family
Small Family
Eldarly Family
Student Studio
Couple Studio
Small Family + Student
1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 35m²
1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 26m²
1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 26m²
1 Bathroom 14m²
1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 16m²
+ URBAN ACTIVITIES
UNIT FORMATION
Eldarly Family +
Eldarly Family +
Eldarly Family +
Eldarly Family +
Eldarly Family +
Student Studio
Student Studio+ Large Family
Student Studio+ Large Family +
Student Studio+ Large Family +
Student Studio+ Large Family +
Couple Studio
Couple Studio+ Small Family
Couple Studio+ Small Family + Student...
Small Family 1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 26m²
Large Family 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 35m²
Couple Studio 1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 16m²
Eldarly Family 1 Bedroom 1 Bathroom 26m²
HOW? By creating horizontal courtyard spaces for urban activities in a housing block, it would provide the residents urban activities within their housing block.
HOW CAN CHICAGO RIVER SOLVE THE HUNGER ISSUE?
URBAN FARMING, PANTRY CHICAGO, UNITED STATES MASTERPLAN, BUILDING DESIGN
Growth_ The network plan has multiple GROWTH factors: growing food, creating jobs along the river, providing prepared food for the homeless, and temporary housing for the poor.
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Collaboration_ By creating social life along the river, there will be an economic development to enhance the social life along the boardwalk, like having restaurants.
Asset Improvement_ The river development uses the river, and barges for transportation and growing food on many empty or abandoned lots.
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Nodes_ The development have six nodes of food pantries that are about 2 miles apart.
CHICAGO
URBAN PANTRY
River Development Pantry Nodes
Prototype Design
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Revitalization_ This proposal will revitalize the Chicago river, by using the river to grow food, and by having a boardwalk from north to south, which will bring the urban social life to the river.
Site_The site is six acres, and it is located along the Chicago river just north of the Roosevelt Road.
Vertical Space_ We introduced multiple voids that act as courtyards and light well.
Inuences on Site_The site acts as a pivital connection between the city’s diverse urban fabric and the Chicago River.
Building Organization_We proposed three buildings under the surface and two green houses that project out.
Urban/Nature_The building on site acts as a connector for the city, river, and Roosevelt road.
Program Organization_Conceived as an organic surface in the rigid fabric of the city the building become a pivital point in the life source network.
BeneďŹ t_ It will beneďŹ t Chicagoans by creating a diverse place full of markets, activities, resources, and locally grown food. It will help alleviate food insecurity, while creating an active, and social river front.
HOW? By developing urban farming and boardwalk along the chicago river, and creating nodes of food pantries for the people who are starving.
GREEN SPACE
MARKET DINING
CAN A VIBRANT COMMUNITY EXIST AROUND AN EMPTY CENTER? Detroit, Michigan State
DETROIT STATION FOR THE ARTS DETROIT, MICHIGAN STATE
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WHAT? The site is located in the west of downtown, in the Detroit Central Train Station, renovating it as a cultural center that accomodates hotel, atelier, residential, and museum.
HOW WOULD ONE BRING BACK THE NATURE TO DUBAI?
DUBAI GLOBAL ENERGY FORUM DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Bridge These bridges connect each programmatic volumes in this building. Also, by using wind turbine which is installed underneath the bridge, will convert increased wind velocity to electricity.
Conference Global Energy Forum will take place in this space, and additional general conference will be able to take place at this place.
Institution Institution will be based on researching sustainability. People will come visit to learn about sustainable strategies and spread out the knowledge over the world.
Housing There will be many types of people living here: general resident, worker, staff, faculty and so on. These residents will allow this building to be self-sustainable.
Parking People who live in this building can park higher oors and visitors will be able to park in lower oors. Those separation will have lobbies where people can meet.
Plaza This space is mainly for public and residents in this building. Plaza will have all possible retail program in this place. So residents in this building will be able to live and work at the same time.
Public Space This space is visibly connected to Plaza. Outdoor events will be open in this space that both visitors and residents can enjoy.
1. Main Opening 2. Plaza Opening 3. Parking 4. Elevator/Showcase 5. Public Space 6. Conference Trunk 7. Institution Trunk 8. Housing Trunk 9. Plaza Trunk 10. Parking 11. Parking Lobby
HOW? By designing an urban forest building as a prototype and to multiply this strategy to the rest of Dubai to bring back nature into the city.