Portfolio 2022 - Kevin Hwang by Kevin Hwang

Ke vi n Hwa ng Port fol i o 2022.

Curriculum vitae.

K e v i n ( J u n Hyu n g) H w an g. M o b ile | 0 402 181 475 E m a il | k jh h991@gm a i l .c om I n s t a g r a m | @c ool _bui l di ng Language En g lis h a n d Kore a n

S o f t w a re ab ility.

Educ at ion.

3 D /2 D M o d el l i ng

Mas ter of A rch itectu re U niver s ity of Sydney | S ydney, N S W (2021-2022)

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Bach elor of D es ign in A rch itectu re U niver s ity of Sydney | S ydney, N S W (2017-2019) Achievem ents : •

Cox Architecture Scholar s hip 2019

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Centenar y Student Com petition Award 2019

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H enr y J Cowan Pr iz e in Architectur al Science 2019, 2020

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Academ ic Mer it Pr iz e 2019, 2020

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D ean’s L is t of Excellence 2018, 2019,2020

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D ean’s Mer it Scholar s hip 2017

P ro f e ssi on al experience.

Pe r sonal c om pe t it ions.

C o x A rc h it ec ture | Sydne y, NSW S tu d e n t d e s i gne r ( 2 0 2 0 - o n goi ng)

Archs tor m ing (3rd round) Earth S chool (2022)

I n v o lv e m e n ts:

Arch O ut L oud (D irector ’s Choice) 2021 Warming (2021)

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G re e n S quare Comme rc i al , C o m p e ti t i on & DA

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Pre c in c t 75 Mi x e d-Use P re c i nc t , C o m p e ti t i on & DA

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M id to w n Mac park R e si de nt i al , DA

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Ro u s e Hi l l Town Ce nt re , DA

Centenar y s tudent com petition (Winne r) U nivers ity of S ydney, A rchitecture, D es ign and P lanning | S ydney, N S W (2018)

U n iv e r s it y of Sydne y | Sydne y, NSW Pe e r M e n to r (2019,2021) Fre s w in d S c hool P roje c t | Va nua t u S tu d e n t o n si t e (2019)

C on ten ts I.

S ee you on Campu s U nivers ity of S ydney | 4th year st u d i o (S emes ter 1, 2021)

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N ot a D ata Cen tr e U nivers ity of S ydney | 4th year st u d i o (S emes ter 2, 2021)

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U r ban O as is U nivers ity of S ydney | 3rd year st u d i o (S emes ter 1, 2019)

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Fu tu r e 2108: r e-imagin ation o f t he p a st Centenary S tudent Competition | c o l l a boration w ith K angyun K im (2018)

7 Billion Ar ch itects S helter S tudent Competition | c o l l a b o r ation w ith K angyun K im (2018)

a c a d em ic w ork.

See you on Campus International House Student Housing a collaboration with Beverley Lim & Caleb Niethe

Univer sity of Sydney Postgraduate Induction Studio

n t e r n a t i o nal House is a student accommodation at the

en suite and shared amenities apartments. It should also

U n i v e r s i t y of S ydney, cater ing f or inter national and

include communal kitchen, outdoor and shared living

l o c a l s t u d e n ts living on campus. I nter national House’s

spaces as part of an integrated program.

c h a r a c t e r a s a institution is def ined by a spir it of c ultural e x c h a n g e , t oler ance and community. Af ter f if ty years

Situated at a significant gatew ay to the U niversity, the

i n i t s b u i l d ing on City Road, the site and its student

building aspires to be iconic and portray the values of the

a c c o m m o d a t ion ar e due r edevelopment.

U niversity to the broader community. Further, it should address its context w ithin the larger campus, dialogue

The

existing

building

cur r ently

cater s

f or

around

w ith the Maze Crescent thoroughfare and the Seymour

2 2 0 s t u d e n t s, mostly compr ised of single bedrooms

Centre. The brief suggests the project should not

w i t h s h a r e d bathr ooms. T he Univer sity’s br ief for the

be a student accommodation, rather there is a desire

r e d e v e l o p m ent r equir es that the student accomm odation

and opportunity for the site to become a significant

c a p a c i t y b e incr eased to 500 units, including a mix of

instrument in the life of the campus.

2021 | Semester 1

only

GREEN SPACE GARDENS

ROOF TERRACE 20% ENSUITE SHARED AMENITIES 500 UNITS80%

STUDY SPACE TUTORI ES AL SPACES C A P RS MUSIC ROOMS MAKE COMMUNAL KITCHEN CAFETERIA

SEMINAR SPACE

PUBLIC U C DOMAIN O

LEARNINNG G

ACT ACTIVATED

T TEACHING G

LARGE LAR G EVENT SPACE F&B

WINGARA MURA NSW BETTER PLACED PRINCIPLES PUBLIC ART

ited in betw een the busy C ity R o a d and the Maze Crescent, the p ro p o s e d

site is given numerous opportun itie s a n d constraints at the urban scale. Investig a tio n o f vehicular and pedestrian circulation s h o w s th e appropriateness of the site opening u p to w a rd s the south east and C adigal G reen. Th e s ite sits betw een the tw o green spaces o f C a d ig a l G reen

and Victoria Park, to w hich it mig h t

form a connection. There is also an abundance of s h e lte re d courtyard typologies across the w ide r c o n te x t. The immediately adjacent Seymour C e n tre Plaza may be considered in the prop o s a l a s a connected landscape element.

2021 | Semester 1

n r e s p o n se to the br ief , the pr oposal should see the

What becomes important in the design is the communal

s i t e a s a n instr ument to kindle and expr ess campus

spaces that surround the dw ellings themselves. It is these

l i f e . T h e s i t e might integr ate with the cir culation of the

living spaces that distinguish the student accommodation

u n i v e r s i t y pr ecinct, becoming a hinge f or movement

from other residential typologies. G enerously spreading

between the

Maze Cr escent and City Road axes. This

these moments of activity across the building, offers

c o u l d e n c o u rage a f low of people thr ough the site as to

opportunity for exchange amongst residents and likew ise

g i v e s u b s t a n c e its status as iconic to the campus.

betw een residents and the public.

F u r t h e r, t h e r e is potential f or it to addr ess shor tc omings

The expression of this activity across the site might be

i n t h e c u r r e n t campus activity, cr eating a cultural and

achieved through its marriage to circulation spaces. A s

e a t i n g p r e c i nct as a gener ous public off er ing. I n doing

such this activity could extend across the project’s scales

s o , t h e e x p e r ience of living at I nter national House might

of movement. Three components emerge to meet the brief

b e f i l l e d w i t h a vibr ancy of campus lif e.

and pursue its aspirations: living, activity and public.

2021 | Semester 1

n developing our scheme, the te c h n ic a l resolution of the facade w as exp lo re d fo r

the three building components. The podium’s materiality is sand s to n e ; a result of the motif of the extensio n o f th e landscape. Technically it has been re s o lv e d a s a load bearing structure w ith conc re te s la b s and lintels to allow for openings a n d s p a c e s underneath. For

the A ctivity

and

R esidentia l

to w e rs ,

transparency in the facade w as imp e ra tiv e to show case the activity w ithin. The p ro p o s a l hence utilises close cavity curtain w a lls to allow for thermal comfort w itho u t h a v in g large blades. D espite this, for th e Liv in g Tow er shear blinds are provided for mo d u la te d sun shading and privacy.

he building begins w ith an open ground p la n e , th a t draw s in the movement from Maze Crescen t a n d e x te n d s

the Seymour Centre Plaza. Paving guides circ u la tio n a n d delineates the uses of the plaza, from amphithea te r to ma rk e t to urban park. The ground plane continues a s a ra mp in g podium of sandstone. N ext, an activity tow er fills out the structure o f th e e x is tin g International H ouse Tow er. Wrapping the structure w ith rin g s of circulation space, leaves the internal spac e fre e to b e occupied by activity spaces. Finally, the residential tow ers step around the s ite ’s w e s te rn edge. The tow ers are formed by a typical low e r a n d ty p ic a l upper floor plan. The low er includes ensuite b e d ro o ms and larger bedrooms w ith sunrooms. The uppe r c o n s is t o f bedrooms w hich spill out onto oversized, commun a l h a llw a y s .

2021 | Semester 1

Not a Data Centre Data Centre as an Urban Catalyst

Univer sity of Sydney Postgraduate Studio

w o u l d l i ke to begin by intr oducing the Gar i G urad/

Precinct provides a generous public domain mixed in w ith

N u r a ( S altwater Countr y) and Nattai Gurad/N ura

emerging industries to rebirth the B ays West Precinct.

( F r e s h w a t e r Countr y) that sites Bays West. When w e start to unpack the w ord urban and its origins I a c k n o w l e d ge the D’ har awal, Dhar ug, E or a, Gai- maragal,

from the Latin urbanus: meaning ‘of or pertaining

G u n d a n g a r a, and Gur ingai peoples who ar e the clans on

to a city or city life,’ w e begin to see the connection

t h i s C o u n t r y and pay my r espect to their Ancestors and

betw een urban and human experience. This is extended

E l d e r s p a s t , pr esent and emerging and their con tinuous

in how w e envision an urban environment to be hustling

c o n n e c t i o n to the lands and water s.

and bustling; w ith people moving on w ith their lives betw een tall skyscrapers. B ut w hat is important are not

T h e B a y s West pr ecinct; an industr ial and concrete site,

these specific skyscraper typologies of buildings, but

i s e n v i s i o n e d to be r ebor n as an ur ban pr ecinct that

how the public experience is integrated w ith the built

u t i l i s e s t h e Data centr e as its catalyst in br inging people

environment. That is w hat makes a place urban.

t o g e t h e r. S ituated in the S ydney Har bour, the new Bays

2021 | Semester 2

NATIVE AUSTRALIA (PRE 1788)

1. Native Sydney Harbour

1 EARLY SETTLEMENT (1788-1860)

2. Early Glebe Island crossings

3. Abattoir illustrated

4. Glebe Island abattoirs

EMERGING INDUSTRIES (1860-1920)

5. Second Glebe Island Bridge

6. White Bay Power Station (1st Stage)

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (1920-1970)

7. WBPS (2nd Stage)

8. Grain Silos

9. US Army Depot in WWII

3,4 MODERN INDUSTRIES (1970 - 2021)

10. Containerised Ports

11. Export, Import Facilities

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9 7 8

2021 | Semester 2

12. White Bay Cruise Terminal Renewal

hr ough the architectural exploration of a data centre as an ur ban catalyst, the project seeks to challenge

cur r ent ur ban env ironments, and explore w ays architecture and

pr ogr am

c an

de-constructed,

analysed,

and

over laid over each other, to better interw eave the public exper ience. I t is only through the built environment and the complex dialogue betw een w hat’s private and w hat’s public, that we c an start to understand how a data centre can become an u rban catalyst

h e s c h e me de- constr ucts the elevated platf orm, to 2

as the main mode of transportation. This is furth e r

i m p e r a tive movement to the site and over lays them

encouraged through the beautiful coastal paths th a t

o v e r e a c h o t her. T he pr imar y ur ban movement f rom the

w eave betw een the re-mediated landscape.

t o w n c e n t r e to the headlands is suppor ted by a gentle r i s e . T h e c onnection via P yr mont thr ough the G lebe

The data centre sits in an intersection of 2 horizon ta l

I s l a n d B r i d g e, is r espected by an elevated mass above

planes. Situated adjacent to the existing w orking port,

t h e e x i s t i n g w or king por t.

the low er levels are dedicated for services. A bove th a t, sits the public plane.

A s a r e s p o n se to connection to countr y, the masterplan a i m s t o r e - c ar ve the coastal edges and r e- me diating

The

data

centre

acts

platform

that

provid e s

m a n g r o v e s , beaches, wetlands. Based on the original

connections from Pyrmont via the G lebe Island bridge, to

w a t e r p a t h s a nd glebe island.

the re-mediated headland park and tow n centre near th e White B ay Pow er Station.

T h e r e a r e diff er ent zones envisioned in the precinct. T h e d a t a c e ntr e becomes the centr e- point of the p recinct

There is a repeated modular approach to the structu re .

b r i n g i n g t o gether the var ious user s/inf or mation a nd the

B ased on an alternative A & B sequence, the data cen tre

public.

is able to be flexible for future grow th and replaceme n t respective to the future demand of data.

T h e r e i s a n emphasis to active and public tr ansportation

2021 | Semester 2

s s t a t e d in the pr eviously the pr oposal w orks as

lateral stability. The portal allow s for the large expanse

a r e p eated modular system. T he 4 main building

of the public domain to remain column less.

c o m p o n e n t s that make up a module ar e: The services of the building, including the heating and 1 . P o r t a l F r a me

cooling of the data centre, utilises the structure zones of

2 . Ve r t i c a l C or es

the portal at each ends. A s show n by the diagram above,

3 . T h e 4 F l o or s

at these edges are the risers for the building systems to

4 . D e e p S o i l P lanter s

move vertically.

T h e d i a g r a m s on the pr evious page star t to explain how

Similarly,

t h e m o d u l e s can wor k, while the r ender s showcase the

the structural ends to travel vertically throughout the

d i ff e r e n t c h a r acter istics and atmospher e of building at its

building. A s show n in grey arrow s, the services like

d i ff e r e n t c o mponents and f loor levels.

(plant, generators) are travelled via rails on the ground

T h e m a i n s t r uctur e of the building is made of trussed

level. This ensures a clear and efficient separation

p o r t a l f r a m e s that wor ks with 6m inter vals. At th e ends

betw een the tw o.

the

main

circulation

for

people

utilises

t h e p o r t a l f r a mes ar e cr oss br aced with each other to give

Climbing vegeta provide passive s

Service zone bet structural portal

Translucent Polycarbonate Fa

Returned coolant pipework in BLU

Warm coolant pi in RED

CL1 Gabion wall from onsite recycled concrete aggregate

Electrical service ORANGE

Double wall insu spiral ductwork

Backfill Subsoil Drain Gravel drainage layer

2021 | Semester 2

Roof exhaust for passive ventilation

ation to shading

tween the

SS1

acade

t UE

ipework

es in

Insulated walls for thermal efficiency

ulated

PW1

Underground power transmission line Reinforced concrete strip footing Lift shaft behind Concrete bored pier to existing ground

Urban Oasis a Surry Hills Aquatic Centre, Sydney

University of Sydney D esign Studio

i t u a t e d in the subur ban context of S ur r y Hills, sits an

A nother element of experience of w ater w as precedente d

a w k w a rdly sloped site caged between the p roposed

back to natural sw imming holes of A ustralia.

h i g h r i s e a n d f r agile ter r aces. With the br ief of an “urban o a s i s ” i n a for m of a swimming pool complex, m y design

H ow w e enter w ater is extremely important. The gradu -

f o c u s e s o n one centr al idea; “exper iencing mate riality”.

aly change in levels in natural sw imming holes allow ed

F r o m t h e heavy mater iality given in site, the timber

people interact differently to the w ater in different w ays,

s t r u c t u r e g i ven by the br ief and to complete the spectrum

such as to sit, lie or stand. It also allow s a safe entry

o f h e a v y t o light mater iality, my thr ee mater ials are:

into the w ater for children. U nderneath a w aterfall o r a large cliff sits, slabs of rock and sandstone stepping

r ammed ear th, timber and f abr ic.

dow n into the w ater. Sw imming holes are saturated w ith secret entrances to mysterious caves and cavities. Thes e

H o w c a n m a ter iality coupled with the exper ience of w ater

entries are hidden w ithin rocks and bushes and create a

b e e n v i s i o n ed? How can this be f or med in ar chitecture?

private zone w ithin.

2019 | Semester 1

he found

various in

eclectic

n a t ur al

exper iences

swimming

holes

we r e e x p e r i m e n t e d w ithin an ar chitectur al s e t ti n g u s i n g t h e m a i n aspects such as scale, m a te r i a l i t y a n d t h e w ays of inter action of wa t e r. C l i ff l i k e v e r t i c a l w alls enclosing pools of wa t e r a l l o w e d v i s i t or s to exper ience what i t w o u l d b e l i k e t o me in a water enclosed b y h i g h c l i ff s , w h i l e the r aw mater iality of ra m m e d e a r t h p r o v i d e d the r ough textur e as o n e w o u l d t o u c h o r s i t on the walls with their backs.

1. Entry stairs

7. Main pool

2. Lobby and front desk

8. Seating holes

3. Outdoor landscape

9. Children’s pool

4. Spa

10. Cafeteria

5. Water catchment

11. Sauna

6. South atrium

2019 | Semester 1

n t e r i n g the swimming pool, visitor s would be

w ell accessible. The branching of the functions allow ed

w e l c o med by a public stair case r ising up to the

the building to act as three different sub buildings each

l e v e l o f t h e swimming pool. T he main level was at such

w ith different functions and experiences. The main

e l e v a t i o n t o allow f or the pr imar y cir culation within the

sw imming pool pavilion is an open space structured w ith

b u i l d i n g t o not distr upt the appar ent exter nal cir culation

timber beams held in tension by the rods at its ends. This

p a t h s t h a t r a n up the site.

allow ed the span to be rather large, and have relatively shallow beams that w ould allow natural light into the

T h e p r o p o s al is built upon this pr imar y cir ulcation

building. The middle moD ule w as w here visitors w ould

corridor

e ntrance

enter and exit, and below located the children’s play area

s e q u e n c e . T h is allowed the f unctionalities of th e pool

and the cafeteria. The bottom floor w ould flow into the

s u c h a s t h e main 25m pool, childr ens ar ea/pool, ca feteria

outdoor pond, w here children and adults w ould be able

a n d w e l l n e s s ar eas to be separ ated yet be connec ted and

to look out w hile sw imimng, or enjoying a w arm coffee.

t h at

r uns

per pendicular

the

2019 | Semester 1

astly, the w ellness module boasts a tall chilmney-like form that allow s users

to be separated from the busy nature of a sw imming pool, and relax enclosed by the tall rammed earth w alls in complete silence. A cross tw o floors, the spa being above of the sauna space, a open stair case w ould take visitors dow n into the cave of sauna space. The roof system consists of a polycarbonate sheeting, porous timber panels and lastly fabric to filter out the sunlight to a soft glow. The idea is that this softened light w ould reveal the w arm colours of the rammed earth and reduce uncomfortable reflections of light on sw immers inside.

2019 | Semester 1

competitions.

Future 2118: Reimagination of the past a collaboration with Kangyun Kim

F ir st plac e : Centenary Student C ompetion

s t u d ent

design

competition

celebration

o f 100- year s of the school of ar chite cture at

Cities of the w orld like Sydney, are in the danger o f becoming

overcrow ded w ith

new

w ith

infrastructure.

construction

Simpl e

U n i v e r s i t y of S ydney asked f ellow students of all

urbanisation

y e a r s t o solve a contempor ar y issue within the urban

its impending doom. We must limit new construction

approaching

e n v i r o n m ent, imagining that we wer e ar chitects in

and instead reimagine, reinvent and reinterpret pas t

t h e f u t u r e of 2118. A panel was submited a nd later

and existing infrastructure that have and w ill becom e

s h o r t l i s t e d applicants wer e asked to cr eate a supportive

redundant.

e l e m e n t t o be exhibited at the school’s Tin S hed G allery. A suitable analogy w ould be to look at how nature w orks . “ I t i s 2 11 8. I t has been almost 50 years since we’ve run

The natural environment do not simply destroy and

o u t o f f u e l, we do not have flying cars and autom obiles

build a new system w hen faced w ith a problem. It ha s

a re re p l a c ed with underground system of public H yper-

alw ays regenerated and evolved. We must view the buil t

loops.

are

environment as no different. A rchitecture needs to evolv e

p re s e r v e d from centuries ago. A n international law

from a desire of construction to a desire of change and

p re v e n t s new technological infrastructure from being

evolution.

C ities

are

unchanged,

infrastructures

c o n s t r u c t ed to protect the environment by reducing e m b o d i e d energy in new construction. I nstead m ethods

What w e propose, is that in the close and distant future ,

h a v e b e e n implemented to renovate past infrastructure

various infrastructural typologies w ill die out of functio n

a n d re - i n v ent those that have become redundan t.”

as a consequence of a shift in society and culture.

2018 | June - July

n t h e p r e s e nt and close f utur e, industr ial inf r astr ucture

car parks w ill become redundant. These infrastructures

h a s a n d w ill f ur ther become out of tr end. We can

are inevitably distributed throughout every single city

s e e t h a t i n a r c hitectur e it has become common to give

in the w orld, hence w e can utilise this opportunity to

n e w l i f e t o t h e se over- r un war ehouses as contemporary

reimagine the current transportation system as not just

a p a r t m e n t s o r even galler ies. T hese pr ojects ar e not

singular buildings that becomes the new trendy gallery

d e s i r e d o n l y f or envir onmental sake, but because co-

or apartment, but as a new system that w ill evolve our

e x i s t e n c e o f what used to be and is now, cr eates its ow n

built environment.

u n i q u e a t m o s p h er e and char acter of the space that ca nnot b e f o u n d e l s e w her e. T hese ar e not limited to war ehouses,

Current cities in the w orld, lack biodiversity. U rban cities

b u t s p e c i f i c p o wer plants, oil r igs and quar r ies will soon

distribute parks and vegetation as an attempt to solve this

b e c o m e r e d u n dant, and it is within these inf r astr uc tural

issue, how ever biodiversity w ill not be achieved by these

f r a m e w o r k s i n which our f utur e built envir onment lies.

pockets of green spaces as it lacks an integrated system in w hich natural environment necessitates. Instead w e must

I n t h e d i s t a n t f utur e, we pr edict that tr anspor tation

embed the natural environment in our cities by reimaging

will

soon

the transportation system that exists already interw oven.

t r a n s i t i o n o u t of pr ivate automobiles to public and

If w e can develop a formula w hich w e can apply to a

a c t i v e t r a n s p or tation. T hr ough this gr adual evolu tion,

system that already exists w ithin our cities, w e w ill be

i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s such as r oads, motor ways and multi- storey

able to apply it w herever, w ith minimum alterations.

d r a s t i c a l ly

change.

society

will

2018 | June - July

present

future

Evolution of tranport

Current system of agriculture

Proposed system of agruculture

2018 | June - July

Direct solar exposure

Indirect solar exposure

Stored solar exposure

2018 | June - July

o a d s of cities in its linear natur e will b e s uitable f or a place of agr icultur e.

B o t h c o m mer cial and pr ivate, these ur ban f a r m s w i l l connect agr icultur e to its ur ban c o n s u m e r s without its cur r ent segr egation. N o t o n l y can agr icultur e be implemented w i t h i n r o a ds, but other var ious layer s could b e s u p e r i mposed. P lacing open water ways t h a t s t e p down may help f ilter and slow d o w n t h e c ur r ent stor mwater to gr oundwater p r o c e s s , w h ile it could be also used to r ecycle s t o r m w a t e r in off ice buildings near by. Wider p a t h w a y s may be implemented to pr ovide f r ee f l o w i n g o f active tr anspor tation like bicycles a n d r u n n i n g. A t e a c h i n ter section of r oads, public plazas a r e t o b e placed thr oughout the city. E ach p r o v i d i n g diff er ent amenities depending on i t s s p e c i f i c location. I nter section near off ices, m a y p r o v i de outdoor tables and benches, w h i l e i n t e rsections near by shopping centr es o r s c h o o l s may pr ovide playgr ounds and small parks. Ensuring waterways,

that

system

outdoor

community

agr icultur e, ar eas

e m b e d d e d in our cities by r eimaging the c u r r e n t t r anspor tation system will allow our u r b a n c i t i e s to be given new lif e. T his is one o f m a n y e volutions that our ur ban cities must a d h e r e t o r e tain a healthy built envir onment.

BILLION

Architects

MAY EDITION

INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL MAGAZINE CREATED BY “NON-ARCHITECTS” Why are we insisting the change in architecture for society when we as society are the ones needing change? To create architecture for society, society must change to better understand architecture. We ask to create a system where clients whom become their own architects share their experience in a comical and humorous nature through manuals or stories within a magazine. This natural learning system will encourage and assist society to think and create together their versions of architecture.

architecture like first love First time architecture is like first love... It never works Stop trying to change architecture and treat architecture like how you would want to be treated. We need to change. Architecture is humane. We must try to understand the sensitive being...

cooking with buildings Why is architecture something we as “non-architects” throw away to architects? Like how non-chefs learn cooking through recipes why can’t non-architects learn architecture? We live in architecture and we also eat food everyday. They have a lot of shared characteristics. Both dangerous and sometimes disgusting.

discussion: is my home ugly ?

this month’s comic Jerry the lawyer’s first home-made floor-plans! 2 0 1 1. 0 3.

this month’s instructions

Recipe for failure: Curvy walls

ISSUE 18

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7 - Billion Architects a collaboration with Kangyun Kim

Shelter 2018 C ompetition

n inter national student design competition asked students t o deeply consider w ho architecture is

r eally f or. And if it is really for the society, propose a conceptual idea that allow s architects to view the w orld f r om within and design suitably. T he blame shouldn’t be on the architects nor the system of ar chitectur e that is currently being used. Instead of pr oposals that deem the change in how w e w ork within ar chitecture, society must change to better suit and under stand architecture. A rchitecture is humane, it should not be disregarded by clients and throw n to ar chitects whom are expected to understand our needs per f ectly. We as society must become more aw are and become our own architects to create and design our ow n ver sions of social architecture.

2018 | A ugust

fin. P ortfolio 2022.