MINYONG KIM PORTFOLIO
Fall 2016
CORE I - PROJECT
Spring 2016
INSTRUCTOR: MEGAN PANZANO
CORE II - SITUATE
2015
INSTRUCTOR: SERGIO LOPEZ-PINEIRO
PERSONAL WORKS INSTRUCTOR: SANGHOON KANG
HIDDEN ROOM
COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE CLUB
MULTI-CORE HOSPITAL
JUMP-CUT
GENERIC/SPECIFIC
SITE-BUILDING RECIPROCITY
SPAN: FILMING STUDIO
WIKI DEW
TACTILE REMOTENESS
PRETENTIOUS AQUARIUM
HIDDEN ROOM A s o u r p e r c e p t i o n o f t e n t e n d t o g r o u p a n d ge n e r a l i z e objects, the self-similar ity of par ts sometimes make t he dif ference of t he whole be obscured, ignored, and eve n t u a l ly, u np e r c e ive d . In this project, the accumulation of unperceptible d i f fe r e n c e s c a u s e s a r o o m t o b e h i d d e n f r o m t h e o t h e r f o u r. P e r c e p t i b l e s i m i l a r i t y a n d b a l a n c e m a s k o f f t h e u np e r c e p t i b l e d i f fe r e n c e s i n ch o i c e s , w h i ch a c cu m u l a t e s t o c re at e s ig n i f i ca n t d i f fe re n c e .
Circulation Path 1 - Missing Hidden Room
Symmetric Spatial Configuration 1 st Floor
2 nd Floor
Ramp (Slightly Ascending)
Taller Stairs
4 th Floor
Ramp (Slightly Descending)
Shorter Stairs
3 rd Floor
Repetition
Unperceptible Difference
Shorter Stairs
Circulation Path 2 - Finding Hidden Room
Self-similar Experience 1 st Floor
Taller Stairs
2 nd Floor
JAM AIS VU: SEEMINGLY EQUIVA LENT, R A DICA LLY DIFFERENT J u mp - cu t refe r s t o a f i l m e d i t i ng t e ch n i qu e w h e re a n a b r u p t t r a n s i t i o n b et we e n s c e n e s c a u s e s t h e s u bj e ct a p p e a r t o j u m p f r o m o n e s p o t t o t h e o t h e r. T h o u g h t h e s c e n e s i n j u mp - cu t l o o k d i s c o n t i n u o u s , t h ey a re s o m e h ow c o h e re n t t o t h e w h o l e st o r y. T h e t wo s e ct i o n s g ive n i n t h i s p r oj e ct a re j u mp cu t s ; t h e i r b a s el i n e l og i c s e e m t o b e d i f fe r e n t f r o m e a c h o t h e r. D u e t o t h i s a s p e c t , t h e g ive n s e c t i o n s l e ave s u s w i t h t h e ga p s t h at o u r i m a g i n at i o n n e e d s t o f i l l. F r o m t h e t wo g ive n s e c t i o n s o n t h e r ig h t , I r e a d s y m m e t r y f r o m o n e a n d a s y m m e t r y f r om t he ot he r. Ba se d on t he r e a d i ng, I i m ag i ne d a v i su a l ly sy m met r ic, but ex p e r i e n t i a l ly a s y m m e t r i c b u i l d i n g. L i k e j a m a i s v u , t h e b u i l d i n g u n fol d s d i f fe r e n t ly depending on wh ich ci rculation pat h one t a kes.
EXPERIENTIALLY ASYMMETRIC
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Given Section B
Interpretation
FORMALLY SYMMETRIC
GENERIC / SPECIFIC T h i s p r oj e c t b eg i n s w i t h t h e a n a lys i s o f a r c h i t e c t u r a l el e m e n t s i n a g ive n p re c e d e n t : B a r o qu e C h u r ch Sa n t ' I vo a l l a Sa p i e n z a . T h r o ug h t h i s p r o c e ss , t h e s p e c i f i c el e m e n t s o f t h e p r e c e d e n t a r e t r a n s l a t e d i n t o a b s t r a c t a n d ge n e r i c a r ch i t e ct u r a l c o n f ig u r a t i o n s . T h i s p r oj e ct f u r t h e r r e qu i r e s u s t o ex p l o i t t h e ge n e r i c t o c re at e a sp e c i f i c m o d e r n c r i cke t cl u b. I n Sa n t ' I vo a l l a Sa p i e n z a , t h e s e ct i o n a l / p l a n a r i nve r s i o n s o f c o nvex i t y a n d c o n cav i t y a l l ig n e d a l o ng t h e ve r t i ca l r i b s a s wel l a s t h e t h re s h o l d s l o cat e d at t h e co n t a ct p o i n t s o f co nvex sp a ce s c re at e t h e h i e r a rchy a m o ng d i f fe r n t t y p e s o f sp a c e s . By re - i n t e r p r e t i ng t h e ge n e r i c ch a r a ct e r i st i cs o f t h e p re c e d e n t , i n t h e c r i cke t cl u b, t h e a c c e ss i b l i t y o f sp a c e s t o m e m b e r s a n d n o n - m e m b e r s i s d e t e r m i n e d by t h e h i e r a r c hy y i el d e d by ge o m e t r i c c o n f ig u r a t i o n . T h e r i b s , w h i c h p r ov i d e d t h e v i s u a l c o n t i n u i t y o f t h e ge o m e t r i e s i n t h e p r e c e d e n t , ex p a n d t h e i r r o l e t o p r ov i d e t h e v i s u a l c o n t i u n i t y b e t we e n d i f fe re n t t y p e s o f s p a c e s . Toge t h e r, t h e s e t wo c o n f ig u r a t i o n s c r e a t e v i s u a l ly c o n t i n u o u s , b u t p hys i ca l ly d i s c o n t i u o u s sp a c e s .
Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza Plan
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Programs
Intra-program Circulation
Inter-program Circulation
Public Space
Gr o u n d F lo o r
Second Floor
T hi rd Fl o o r
SITE / BUILDING RECIPROCIT Y W h i c h c a m e f i r s t : t h e c h i c k e n o r t h e e g g ? A r c h i t e c t u r a l l y, t h i s qu e st i o n ca n b e i n t e r p re t e d a s " w h i ch p re c e d e s w h i ch : t h e s i t e o r t h e b u i l d i ng? " . G e n e r a l ly, i n m a ny re a l ca s e s , b u i l d i ng re sp o n d s t o i t s s i t e c o n d i t i o n . Un fo r t u n at ely, t h i s o n e way rel at i o n s h i p b e t we e n s i t e a n d b u i l d i ng l i m i t s p o ss i b i l i t i e s o f u r b a n fa b r i c p at t e r n s . T h i s p roj e ct ex p l o res t h e ca s e w h e re t h e rel at i o n s h i p b et we e n site and building is reciprocal: or ient ation of a pair of buildings d e t e r m i n e t h e f i el d o f t h e b l o ck , w h i ch i n t u r n a f fe ct s t h e p at t e r n o f t h e u r b a n fa b r i c. I n t h i s way, t h i s p r oj e ct re st o re s a n d f i n d s t h e l o st o p p o r t u n i t y t h at t h e re c i p r o i ct y b e t we e n s i t e a n d b u i l d i ng b r i ngs .
Ty pi c a l C o n d i ti o n
Un r o lled Elevat ion of Typical Condit ion
A t y pic a l C o n d i t i o n
Un r o lled Elevat ion of At ypical Condit ion
PLAZA
PARKING LOT PARK PLAZA BOULEVARD
SPA N: FILMMING STUDIO T h e a i m o f t h i s p r oj e ct i s t o d e s ig n a f l i m i ng st u d i o, re inter preting an early moder n precedent, Bibliot heque Sa i n t e G e n ev i eve . Fr o m t h e p r e c e d e n t , t h e m e t h o d t o accomodate the span and its spatial consequences are ext racted and t ransfor med to f it into t he exist ing and p r oj e ct e d s i t e c o n d i t i o n . S o u n d s t a ge o f f i l m m i ng s t u d i o i s a h e av y s p a c e ; i t i s a s o u n d p ro o f b l a ck b ox f u l l o f t e n s i o n t h at d o es n ot a l l ow a ny l e a k a ge . Pe o p l e w h o wo r k i n t h e s o u n d s t a ge is constantly under a pressure. Due to this reason, t h i s p r o j e c t a i m s t o p r ov i d e t h e l i g h t n e s s i n a l l s p a c e s o t h e r t h a n s o u n d s t a ge s , by t r a n sfo r m i ng t h e s t e e l a r c h t hat br ings light ness to spaces in Bibliot heque Sainte G e n ev i eve .
Bibliotheque Sainte Genevieve
Filming Studio
Light space in heavy shell
Light space knuckled on heavy space
Implication of lightness of space by hidden column base
Lifted bay as a response to sea level rise
Belt of small program
Grouping of small programs
Section 1 Large sound stage
Section 2 Small sound stage