JIHYUN NADIA KIM 646-462-2770 jkim122@pratt.edu
TOWNHOUSE FOR TWO DANCERS Brooklyn, New York
A townhouse is designed for two dancers with different personalities: an introverted ballerina and an extroverted street dancer. The occupants are chosen followed by the two body motions: leaping and cartwheeling. The house comprises of 3 intersecting floors and each occupant uses the space diagonally. The space is designed to accomodate the occupants› personalities. The break dancer›s entrance is open to public, where the ballerina›s entrance is hidden behind the gate. The top floors for both occupants are reversed, where the ballerina›s bedroom faces the street while the street dancer›s faces the backyard indicating the necessary need for interaction and privacy for the introverted and extroverted occupants. The second floor of the house is a communal practice room where occupants meet and practice harmoniously.
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BOTANICAL RESEARCH CENTER Chinatown, New York
Botanical Research Center, designed by three major systems (multi-function system, continuity of volume, nature›s shadow), provides a space to study and feel the nature. Multi-function system is demonstrated through column and envelope systems. Parallelogram columns provide not only structural support, but also sittings, as well as an exhibitional space of a botanical species inside. The envelope system carved into the floor planes provides additional structural support working as exoskeleton. To create space with continuous open spaces, the floors planes are designed to have gradual changes in size. Continuous space towards Chrystie street allows open reading space where the opposite one on lower levels create an auditorium. The building actively uses the shadows of surrounding elements. In order to allow the casted tree shadows from the nearby park deeper into the space, the facade on the park side has bigger glass openings than the other side which is affected by the neighboring buildings› shadows. Together, the research center creates a space to see, feel, and study the nature.
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WAVE HILL ACADEMY Bronx, New York
Wave hill academy provides classrooms, a gallery, an outdoor garden, and dwellings for scientist. Built in light wood construction, the academy›s architecture not only harmonizes and merges with the nature especially through shadow. A site is chosen to be affected by neighboring tree shadows in different time of a day. Then, the building itself›s shadow casts upon pre-existing Glendor gallery, which makes a visual but non physical connection between. The academy›s floor levels correspond with the slope of terrain which allows the minimum excavation of the site as well as separate entry points for private and public users. The exposed wooden structure creates ‹fuzzy› shadow resembling that of trees. This illustrates architecture›s attempt to resemble the nature as well as providing the neutral ground between artifacts and nature.
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PRATT GRADUATE DORM Brooklyn, New York
The dormitory project for graduate students of Pratt Institute demonstrates an urban idea of New York City projected into the dorm. New York City is a compressed version of the globe, and a dorm is a smaller version of New York City. There are varieties of races, ages, and backgrounds residing in both New York City and the dorm. The Pratt graduate dorm project seeks for several ways to be aware of the others around oneself and live with them harmoniously. It has a curved glass envelope which deforms one›s image and allows one to look at the surrounding in different perspectives. Each unit is a loft with two rooms where upper floor is connected to the lounge shared by three different units.
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a. typical floor plan b. glass reflection analysis c. model showing shared lounge d. perspective of inside lounge e. reflection of glass inside room f. model showing stree elevation g. sections h. detailed section