Kahyun Lee Master of Architecture University of Michigan Bacheolor of Architecture Yonsei University kahyunl@umich.edu 734.845.2547
Beneath the Bridge Aquatic Botanical Garden in Sang-am World Cup Park
Accessibility to the Han River Park and the World Cup Park is enhanced by inserting the Aquatic Botanical Garden under the bridge.
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The gardens are meant to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces by embracing the existing contours of the site and the spatial configuration of the columns supporting the bridge. The continuous flow of floors and ceilings create an ambiguity between the external and internal spaces creating and open and dynamic garden. Kahyun Lee Master of Architecture
Reminiscence Library Extension in the Constitutional Court of Korea
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The new library creates the balance between the privacy of the Constitutional Court of Korea and its public relationship with the residents in Bukchon. The new library proposes 3 spaces: 1) library-the professional library for the staffs; 2) lecture hall-the space where connections between the residents and the staffs take place; 3) ‘madang’ (courtyard)-the open library for the residents. These 3 spaces have the spatial organization of the contemporary version of traditional Korean architecture. They are connected with the existing building of the Constitutional Court of Korea. Therefore the new library will allow the existing building to extend and be opened to the outside. Kahyun Lee Master of Architecture
The Second Sea Wall Eco-Center in Shihwa-ho
In the buildging, the Second Sea Wall, visitors can see the environmental destruction caused by the Shiwha Tide Embankment and the self-purification of the environment in Shiwha Lake. Visitors can also directly approach the West Sea and Shiwha Lake while they move in the building. The Second Sea Wall connect s the West Sea and Shiwha Lake even though it is located on the Shiwha Tide Embankment which divides the West Sea and Shiwha Lake.
Light is introduced in order to obtain a link between interior and exterior. Light flows through slits in the eco-center and through columns of light and then merge with outside light of the Shiwha Tide Embankment. The eco-center, the void, the water space, and the tide embankment have a spatial continuum that changes according to time. Kahyun Lee Master of Architecture
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Moreover, they show the images of the West Sea and Shiwha Lake. Because each
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glass wall’s transparency can be changed, it provides many spatial possibilities in the exhibition space.
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Green monster in the city Park Design in Buick City - Slabula Rasa
‘Buick City’ in Detroit, one of the state’s largest brown-fields in Michigan, was in operation from 1904 until 1999 as a massive automobile manufacturing complex. The facility was demolished in 2002 and the site was abandoned without treatment. The problem is that groundwater and the soil of the site are contaminated. Covered by concrete slabs, it is not causing an immediate threat to anybody. But, considering the fact that the underground facilities are connected to each other at the city scale, the problem is more serious than was expected. This project proposes a park design by using container cars, the railroad, and the existing underground water system that were abandoned at the site. Container cars can act as planters or can be used for planting the existing plants on the site; container cars are transformed to 4 different planters based on the types of plants. Some container cars can then be shipped by rail to other regions in the U.S, carrying plants and soil. The project anticipates that it will have an affect not only on the site, but also on the U.S.
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Flexible 10 Flexible Housing in Chicago - inFlux collaborative work with Michelle Tang
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The project is an exploration into the possibility of flexible housing in the city of Chicago. It seeks to introduce maximum flexibility through spatial continuity, programmatic indeterminacy, and the inclusion of varying degree of privacy. Each unit is positioned and configured differently yet spatially hinged with connectors, leading to the possible acquisition of multiple spatially connected units, or an ultimate union of ten units functioning as one. The units are elevated with individual access, freeing up the ground level for possible community workshops and public ground space. The significance of the collective neighborhood is highlighted through the design of a perforated envelop externally surrounding all units, and the inward-facing courts providing visual accessibility across the block. unit configuration
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Nature 自然 : 自 itself 然 it is The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone in Korea) Scenario
Opposed to the conventional understanding of the relationship of human beings and ‘nature’ as thesis and antithesis, a new project based on ‘自然:自 itself 然 it is’ as a synthesis of human and ‘nature’ aided by digital media has been proposed to make the DMZ a bridge space between the two Koreas. The DMZ is no longer an area that should be left untouched. However, it is different from the notion of ‘tabula rasa.’ The thesis project will propose three steps for the DMZ based on ‘自然:自 itself 然 it is’: 1) by using the bunkers and wall constructions, building laboratory facilities to research the region; 2) constructing infrastructure; 3) designing the DMZ as a bridge space between North and South Korea. However, it doesn’t mean these phases are indicating an increasing ‘urbanization’ of the DMZ, rather, it will suggest ‘naturalization’ of the DMZ. Here, ‘naturalization’ means a development approach based on ‘自 然:自 itself 然 it is.’ Also, there is no end point for each phase. As time goes by, the three steps will overlap and proceed in the DMZ based on ‘自然:自 itself 然 it is.’
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Surface to Volume Generative Design Computing
Using VB script, without making geometrical shapes in Rhinoceros, the pavilion is generated according to the U/V system on its surface. Based on a hexagonal grid, six triangles are placed on the surface (or two surfaces – the bottom and top ). One can manipulate the triangle shape by changing the fillet values and number of openings by adjusting the numbers of random seed and sorting values.
Dim arrPt(0 To u, 0 To v) As On3dPoint Dim cnt As Integer = 0 For i As Int32 = 0 To u For j As Int32 = 0 To v arrPt(i, j) = pts(cnt) cnt = cnt + 1 Next Next Dim lines As New List(Of OnPolyline)() 'Point Culling Dim ptArr As New On3dPointArray() Dim pt_list As New List(Of On3dPoint) For i As Int32 = 0 To u - 2 Step 2 For j As Int32 = 0 To v - 3 Step 4 ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 1, j).x, arrPt(i + 1, j).y, arrPt(i + 1, j).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 2, j + 1).x, arrPt(i + 2, j + 1).y, arrPt(i + 2, j + 1).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 2, j + 2).x, arrPt(i + 2, j + 2).y, arrPt(i + 2, j + 2).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).x, arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).y, arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i, j + 2).x, arrPt(i, j + 2).y, arrPt(i, j + 2).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i, j + 1).x, arrPt(i, j + 1).y, arrPt(i, j + 1).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 1, j).x, arrPt(i + 1, j).y, arrPt(i + 1, j).z) Dim pline As New OnPolyline(ptArr) lines.Add(pline) Dim pt As New On3dPoint((arrPt(i + 1, j).x + arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).x) / 2, (arrPt(i + 1, j).y + arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).y) / 2, (arrPt(i + 1, j).z + arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).z) / 2) pt_list.Add(pt) ptArr.destroy Next Next For i As Int32 = 1 To u - 2 Step 2 For j As Int32 = 2 To v - 3 Step 4 ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 1, j).x, arrPt(i + 1, j).y, arrPt(i + 1, j).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 2, j + 1).x, arrPt(i + 2, j + 1).y, arrPt(i + 2, j + 1).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 2, j + 2).x, arrPt(i + 2, j + 2).y, arrPt(i + 2, j + 2).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).x, arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).y, arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i, j + 2).x, arrPt(i, j + 2).y, arrPt(i, j + 2).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i, j + 1).x, arrPt(i, j + 1).y, arrPt(i, j + 1).z) ptArr.Append(arrPt(i + 1, j).x, arrPt(i + 1, j).y, arrPt(i + 1, j).z) Dim pline As New OnPolyline(ptArr) lines.Add(pline) Dim pt As New On3dPoint((arrPt(i + 1, j).x + arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).x) / 2, (arrPt(i + 1, j).y + arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).y) / 2, (arrPt(i + 1, j).z + arrPt(i + 1, j + 3).z) / 2) pt_list.Add(pt) ptArr.destroy Next Next A = lines B = pt_list
Kahyun Lee Master of Architecture