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Tori
Greenlight
Restaurant Design
Emergency Shelter
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Luvior
Hami
Architecture Office
Perfume Retail
Stool Design
Project type / Restaurant Location / Seattle, Washington Area / 6,000 sqft Status / Concept. March 2018 Designer / Minjung Nam
Tori is a Japanese restaurant located in Seattle, a multi -cultural city. Tori expresses different aspects of Asian town, including geographic, cultural information and local artworks. The goal is to celebrate both new and existing cultures by using architectural elements. Japaneseinspired modular wooden shelves grows from the existing brick floor in order to fit the culture in a totally new place. Tori is visually divided into vertical and horizontal languages, which expresses in the main structure of the design, birch shelves. The main structures are the wooden shelves at the bar and panels at the private dining space, which creates various visual experiences at different heights.
Concept Drawing
Seattle, Washington
The Japanese restaurant is located in the heart of Seattle, a multi-cultural city. The main concept came from the idea of Japenese root growing over the American brick building.
Service / Experience Provided
Izakaya - Japanese Style Bar
Yakitori - Grilled Skewered Meat & Vegetables
Private Dining
Adjacency Diagram Bar as main element to draw customers in
Lightbox Concept Development
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2nd floor plan
1st floor plan
Floor Plan Key A. South Entry B. Private Dining C. Reserved Dining D. Kitchen E. Bar F. Yakitori Open Kitchen G. Movable Wood Partition H. Private Dining Rendering facing South entry
Tori - Restaurant I 10
Long Section Perspective
Dining Area Renderings
Tori - Restaurant I 13
Greenlight Shelter Greenlight is a basic needs center for Manhattan Kansas homeless population. It gives everyone a warm and safe space to rest during the day. The concept of greenlight came from the traffic lights. Red light means to stop, yellow light means to prepare and think, and green light means to act.Most of Greenlight users need a new start and to build confidence in themselves within the community. It provides a platform for users to plan for a better future.
Project type / Homeless Shelter Location / Manhattan, Kansas Area / 4,000 sqft Status / Concept. September 2019 Designer / Minjung Nam, Seunghyun Jo
Manhattan, Kansas
Existing Manhattan Shelter’s current location does not reflect the need of transportation. This location is ideal for the bus users when they need to stop by the shelter and get back to work. It is located between the Family and Child Resource Center and Riley Health Department. This can help with health assessment needs for homeless.
User Needs / Accessibility
Easy Access to City’s Public Transportation
Access to Nearby Healthcare Facility
Hygiene
Adjacency Diagram / Program Requirement Living area and outdoor area are the most significant space for this shelter. It will act as a community space where locals meet homeless. It can expand to serve any type of event, learning or health assessment purpose
Mood Board
Greenlight Emergency Homeless Shelter I 17
D Floor Plan Key A. Reception / Lockers B. Towel Distribution
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C. Individual Restroom D. Individual Shower
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E. 2nd Waiting / Nail Bar
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F. Pet Shower / Waiting Area
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G. Living Area / Coffee Bar H. Laundry I. Admin Office Floor plan
Outdoor Plan
Outdoor Garden
Amenities Rendering
Reception
Hygienic Support
Laundry
Secondary Waiting Area
Living Area Greenlight Emergency Homeless Shelter I 19
Next Next is an office interior, located in Las Vegas. It is designed for a growing architectural design company. The concept is driven by Steelcase research on “third work space,” which emphasizes on an individual’s need for different work spaces depending on privacy and different noise levels. The main structure emphasizes on two collaborative critique spaces, including operable cork mounted glass partitions that promotes collaboration. Users are encouraged to collaborate with others while enoucraged to find the “comfort zone” for their personalized working space. Project type / Office Location / Las Vegas, Nevada Area / 13,000 sqft Status / Concept. June 2018 Designer / Minjung Nam
Third Work Space by Steelcase “Giving the workers control and choice over where and how they work.� Characteristics of Third Space: 1. Placed on neutral ground 2. Act as a leveler
How can the space encourage collaboration?
3. Conversation is the main activity 4. Allow for accessibility and accommodation 5. Host a stream of regulars 6. Keep a low profile
What Is the playful aspect of design process?
7. Maintain a playful mood
Designers collaborate as they go through the process of self assessment and collaboration. The best way to promote collaboration is through critique.
8. Act as a home away from home
Parti / Concept Development
Collab
Collaboration - Active Crit Space
Collab Support
Support - Work Cafe
Third Work Space Zoning
Diagram Legend Crit space on moveable track system Private third work space Public third work space Third work space between public and private
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Programming
A. Office space B. Collaborative hub
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E. Work cafe F. Private work space G. Lounge seating
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H. Large conference I. Virtual reality J. Private offices K. Reception
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L. Maker space M. Mother’s room
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1st floor plan
2nd floor plan
Collaboration hub
Work cafe
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Luvior Luvior is a gender-free perfume store designed for both men and women using the concept of “experience bubble.” In order to keep openness, the experience areas are defined by slender aluminum frames instead of solid walls. In each experience area, customers can choose the products without interfering with others by feeling the raw material of the products and watching how it is manfactured until it was “bottled.” The content of experience areas are changed over time to give customers new and unique experiences.
Project type / Retail Location / Seoul, Korea Area / 2,000 sqft Status / Concept. May 2018 Designer / Minjung Nam
Design Reasoning What is perfume’s impact on social perception? 1. Gender specific
How can it be more inclusive of all demographics?
2. Maskiing effect of enhancing attractiveness 3. Known to have many different notes, such as floral, spices, wooded and green
How do you inform customers of the different notes and show branding as well?
Brand Focus
Luvior 1. Focus on one product : perfume 2. Share truth in details 3. Tell the story
Site Info - Seoul, South Korea
Concept Refleceted On Site Context
The street is known to attract tourists and office workers throughout the day and night. Many buildings have a monochrome aesthetic and a distinct German culture.
Hidden behind
Gender neutrality
Concept Development Exploring Bubble: - A metal structure with translucent glass panels - Customers can go in and choose the perfume comfortably without being distracted - Transparent manufacturing process shown in each individual perfume zone
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Brand Focus Reflected On Product Display
Raw material A
Manufacturing display B
Final products C
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Programming
A. Store entry
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B. Experience area
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C. Merchandising area D. Lounge area E. Back of house
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Level 1 0' - 0"
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Exploded Components
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A Undulating ceiling structure B
B Translucent glass panels
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C Aluminum frames with shelves
D LED accent lighting
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Other Works
Hami Hami is a rocking stool, designed for individuals who find it difficult to focus seating still. The rocking radius was calculated by the distance from the belly button to the end of the legs of a standard female body. The top can be replaced with a different type of hardwood. for customization. The legs are detatchable as well. It can be colored or replaced. The stool is light and can be used for a touch down space or to bring along to a critique.
Hami - Furniture Design I 39
Bluecora - Irving, TX It’s a financing company. I was involved with this corporate office interior project through all phases of design. During the phases, I came up with concept, modeling custom elements and construction documents. Internship I 40
Internship - Corgan ( January 2019 - August, 2019)
Wicked Monkey, Pheonix, Arizona This brewery project is one of my favorite projects I worked on during my internship. The idea of refurbishing objects in the brewery, such as container box for private seating, was very interesting. I was involved in design development.
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