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A RC H I TE C TU RE
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BIOGRAPHY A motivated student actively seeking a job in architecture and design. Known as a hard worker and is willing to take on additional responsibility. A creative thinker with the ability to see ideas as concepts and has proven so in previous projects.
EXPERIENCE
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EDUCATION
ARCHITECTURE INTERN
MASTERS DEGREE
Harding Partners | December 2016 - April 2017
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |2016 - 2018 Technical University Munich |2017
ARCHITECTURE INTERN
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
Hirsch MPG LLC | May 2016 - August 2016
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |2014 - 2016 University of Illinois Chicago |2012 - 2014
ARCHITECTURE INTERN
GRADUATE
Hirsch MPG LLC | May 2015 - August 2015
Geneva High School | 2008 - 2012
SKILLS
SKILLS
Rhinoceros
Illustrator
AutoCad
Photoshop
Revit
Indesign
SketchUp
Unity 3d
VRay
C#
REFERENCES
AWARDS
Paul Harding | Partner at Harding Partners
Graduate Design Excellence Award
(312) 922 2600 | phard i n g @h a rd i n g .c o m
Graduate Student Design Award
Howard Hirsch | President at Hirsch MPG LLC
(2x)Edward C. Earl Prize Finalist
(312) 836 0011 | hhi rsc h @h i rsc h a sso c i a t e s.c o m
Graduate/Undergraduate Student Design Award Passageways 2.0 Design Competition Finalist Competition for Chattanooga, TN
PUBLICATIONS
INTERESTS
5x5 Participatory Provocations Erickson, Kevin; van den Hout, Julia; May, Kyle. Co-Editors. “5x5 Participatory Provocations,” Self-Published, 2017. 136 pages. ISBN 978-1-38-965804-4. Production Team – Alex Brosh, Michelle Lorenz, Nicholas Tegge
Hiking
Travel
Guitar
Film
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Table Of Contents Architecture
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Peel High Rise....................4-9 Supertall Tower Design for Chicago, IL
Chicago Library...............10-15 Library for Chicago, IL
Champaign Hotel............16-19 Boutique Hotel for Champaign, IL
N.Y. Proposition..............20-23 Transportation for Drone Delivery in NYC, NY
Chicago Tower................24-27 Mixed Use Tower for Chicago, IL
Alley Arch......................28-29 Competition for Chatanooga, TN
Kickapoo Theater............30-31 Theater for Danville, IL
Hong Kong Study............34-35 Mapping the Microclimate of Hong Kong
We Are Open.................36-37 App for Pop-Up Shops in Vacant Properties
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Peel High Rise Mixed Use Supertall Tower Design
Group Project Members: Minsu Chung, Jin Young Jung
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Extrude
Wrap
Cut
North Elevation
Peel
Bridge
North Section 6
Peel High Rise This project focused on re-imagining the Spire located in Streeterville in Chicago. The infamous hole dug for the foundation was a key aspect to our site and simply ignoring it was out of the question. The intent of this new building was to design a new mixed use supertall building that complimented the Chicago skyline in a massively grand gesture. The investigation of a high rise was carefully looked at through exploring the building’s relationship to its physical context and engaging issues or detail and
construction methods. The goal was to simulate a realistic high-rise building for the city of Chicago. The tower includes 3 basic programs consisting of public, hotel, and residential. All of the technical requirements were met after carefully calculating the density of people based on these three programs and a starting height of 2000’. These requirements simulate and adhere to the Chicago Building Code and the solutions to design problems followed.
Sky Garden
Winter Garden
Plaza/Entry
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The site was designed with the tower’s undulating rotation in mind. The idea was to attract visitors walking along the River Walk toward the winter garden and the entrance to our public space on the ground level. We integrated a massive plaza with planters directing people toward the entry or toward one of three ampitheaters situated along the waterfront. These ampitheaters imitate the current riverLandscape
Plaza
walk design where people can entertain, sit, eat, or relax at water level. The plans for this project include a ground level entry space and winter garden, public lease space with a cafe, an amentity floor, typical hotel floor, and three typical condominium layouts. The condos range from 1-3 bedroom spaces and become more luxurious as you reach the top of the tower. Ampitheater
Access
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Peel High Rise
Floor 10
Floor 134
Floor 9
Floor 101
Floor 6
Floor 34
Hotel Floor Plan
Amenity Floor Plan
Sky Garden Plan
Hotel Floor Plan
Residential Plan
Residential Plan
Ground Floor Public Plaza Plan
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Chicago Library Library for Chicago, IL
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Angle
Cut
Terrace
Entry
Form
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Chicago Library This Library located on the corner of North Ave. and LaSalle St. in Chicago. This library was designed with special consideration for sunlight protection. The unique design evokes a thoughtfulness toward sustainability as well as offering spectacular views of Lake
Michigan and Lincoln Park. The vertical fins protect againt sunlight and take a shape that follows the vertical circulation and atrium space inside. The atrium also allows for natural ventilation to carry throughout each level.
Site Plan
Atrium Render
Childrens Area
Music Rooms
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Ground Floor Entry Plan
Second Floor
Fourth Floor
Third Floor
Fifth Floor
Childrens Floor
Music Room Floor
Library Stacks Floor
Research Center Plan
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Chicago Library The plans and section show the 5 distinct programs within the Library. The library features 5 seperate floors with 5 seperate programs. The first floor acts more as a lobby to quickly pick/return books. The second floor is the childrens area. Third floor has 6 seperate music recording rooms for locals to use
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who live in the noisey area. The fourth floor acts the most like a typical library housing most of the books while the fifth and top floor acts as the modern idea of a library which is a research center or a computer lab.
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West Section
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Champaign Hotel Hotel for Champaign, IL
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Roof 75’-0”
Sixth Floor 63’-0”
Fifth Floor 51’-0”
Fourth Floor 39’-0”
Third Floor 27’-0”
Second Floor 15’-0”
Ground Floor 0’-0”
West Elevation
North Elevation
West Section
North Section SUITE 1,120 S.F.
GUEST ROOM 370 S.F.
60"
60"
Concrete Column Architectural Wire Mesh
GUEST ROOM 500 S.F. MEETING ROOM 490 S.F.
GUEST ROOM 500 S.F.
SUITE 860 S.F.
Metal Decking Steel Frame
GUEST ROOM 500 S.F.
Clear Architectural Glass SOCIAL ROOM 450 S.F.
GUEST ROOM 500 S.F.
GUEST ROOM 370 S.F.
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60"
SUITE 1,120 S.F.
Screen Wall Detail
Second Floor
Typical Hotel Plan
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Champaign Hotel This project is a boutique hotel situated on the corner of Green and Third Street in Champaign Illinois. The design features a double skinned screen facade in order to reduce heat gain for the hotel. The plan of the hotel takes a signature t- shape with rooms situated along the eastern facade connected via
a singular corridor. The corners of the hotel were designed as suites in order to allow the possibility of long term stay for parents visiting from other countries. The space also features luxurious meeting spaces and is entirely ADA accessible.
Site Plan
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Avg. Condo Price 2011 Avg. Condo Price 2016 432 Park Ave. 220 Central Park S. One 57 252 E. 57th Vacant Stores in NYC
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% Of People In Need
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Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
70%
Total # Of Units Proposed
80%
Rent Increase Income Increase 1) Earning < $50 K 2) Earning $50-75 K 3) Earning > $75K
90%
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Asking Price
BILLIONAIRE’S ROW
POLITIC
Vacancies
Affordable Housing Median rents increase (8 years) Income Increase (8 years) Tier 1: Household income $75,000 + Tier 2: Household income $50k-$70,000 Tier 3: Household income ≤$50,240
12% 2% ~400,000 ~300,000 ~1 million
Proposed number of new affordable housing units Number for Tier 1 Number for Tier 2 Number for Tier 3 People in need getting a proposed affordable unit
165,000
New Construction: Current number of buildings Current number of units Current number under contract 432 Park Ave. average asking price 220 Central Park South average asking price One57 average asking price 252 East 57th St. average asking price Penthouse at One57 asking price
~1,000 31% 20% 22% 25% 17% 6.5%
Projected percent vancancy rise Sales revenue drop
10% -3%
Energy Type
CO 2 Emissions
Cameras in Manhattan 2,397 Average numbers of cameras 200 per community district Number of public cameras 2,100 On average, 200 cameras watch every community district Number/percent of private cameras 297 / 11%
Total GHG Emissions (MtCO2e) Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island
872.0 1,316.8 21,450.9 3,860.0 874.1
34,620 18,150 112,200 10%
‘Billionaire’s Row’ Average condo price 2011 Average condo price 2016 Average prive increase
Surveillance
Vacant stores in NYC Fifth Avenue percent vacant Times Square percent vacant Herald Square percent vancant Soho percent vancant Madison Avenue percent vacant Total percent vancant
$1.57 million $10.39 million 625% 4 272 122 / 45% $6.5 Million $12.3 Million $4.2 Million $12.9 Million
2012 misdemeanor weapons charges filed 2013 misdemeanor weapons charged filed
Energy Efficiency
Air Rights
Gun Control 19,089 18,906
Proposed Legislation: National firearms deaths number -1.38/100,00 with universal background checks for gun purchases National mortality rate number with -1.99/100,000 background checks for ammunition purchases National death rate numer with -1.81/100,000 firearm identification, by either microstamping or ballistic ingerprinting
Price per square foot 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Average condo price (per sq ft) Condos make up 40.3% of air right agreements
Solar Power 0 MWh Wind Power 2,258,904 MWh Geothermal Power 0 MWh Biomass Power 2,081,064 MWh Total Energy Production from Non-Hydro Renewables 4,339,969 MWh Hydro Power 28,317,958 MWh HPS Power 480,387 MWh Total Energy Production from Renewables 32,657,927 MWh Coal Power 13,152,552 MWh Gas Power 42,954,141 MWh Petroleum Power 2,717,386 MWh Nuclear Power 43,484,614 MWh Other 989,616 MWh Total Energy Production 135,475,849 MWh Percent of Total Power from Non-Hydro Renewables 3.2% Percent of Total Power from Renewables 24.11% To date, New York has received $123,110,000 from the Department of Energy's State Energy Program
$75 $160 $240 $125 $200 $305
Bronx Average EUI Brooklyn Average EUI Manhattan Average EUI Queens Average EUI Staten Island EUI
Energy Source 49.7 89.7 71.3 149.5 81.6
Power Plant Size
Robert Moses Niagra 2.4 Gigawatt
*Fourth largest hydroelectric power plant in U.S. Usage
1.386 Trillion Btu
$322
Railroads have 4.5 million sq ft of air right agreements for the future
$250 Million
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New York Proposition
VACANCIES
CO2 EMISSIONS
AIR RIGHTS
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The main pollutants seen in the bodies of waters are algae and weed growth, silt and sediments. The pollutants are caused by sewer overflow, toxic contamination from sediment, and urban/storm run off. There are 9 water bodies that make up the water areas of NYC. 4 water bodies are considered impaired segments, 4 are considered to have minor impacts and 1 is unassessed.
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471.6 284.6 420.6 697.3
SEA LEVEL RISE
104.4 47.9 54.2 43.8 33.2
FERRY
POPULATION
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Cycling trips per weekday Number New Yorkers who regularly use a bike Adult New Yorks who regularly use a bike Adult New Yorkers who use bikes for daily commuting NYC DOT recent bike lane expansion Protected bike lanes
Annual bus trips Annual number of riders Number of express routes Number of bus depots Number of bus stops per two most used routes: blue, white
Monthly Gross rent
Median Monthly Costs
Median Value
Perosn in Poverty %
INCOME/ POVERTY
Housing Unit
Per Capita Yearly Income
Total %
EDUCATION
Median Income
Total Manufacturing Shipments
Undergraduate+
Total Health Care Receipts
Total Retail Sales
ECONOMY
High School+
Total Floor Service Sales
No Health Ins. Under 65
Civilian Labor 16+ Female
Disables Under 65
Adult Daily Users
Civilian Labor 16+
Native American
U.S. Polynesians
Hispanic/Latino
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Subway ~400,000 778,000 / 75% 25%
Total subway stops Miles of subway tracks Average weekday travelers Yearly travelers
470 660 miles ~ 7 million ~2 billion
86,000 / 2.5% ~300 miles ~40 miles
Ferry
Bus 6,074 364,835,327.8 4.3 %
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Bike 3.4° 8.8° +12" +72" 11% 400,000
Asian
18 Years Old
Female
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Total Number
SUBWAY
5 Years Old
Weekday Boats Weekday Trips Daily Passengers Weekend Boats Saturday Trips Sunday Trips
Trips Annually Passengers per Most Popular Route
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Average temperature rise 1900-2000 Projected average temperature rise 2000-2100 Sea level rise 1900-2000 Projected sea level rise 2000-2100 Area of NYC in 100-year flood plan Number of people living in 100year flood plan area Projected area to flood by 2100
Miles of road in NYC SqFt of road Area of NYC
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Users %
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Stops Miles of Track
Miles of Road Sq Miles of Road Area of NYC # of Trips per Weekday Regulars Adult Regulars Adult Daily Users NYC Dot Expansion Protected Lanes # Annual Trips # Annual Riders # of Express Routes # of Bus Depots Yearly (Billion)
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Flood Plan
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1900-2000 Sea Level
2000-2100 Sea Level Area of NYC # of Residents
2000-2100 Temp.(Deg.)
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Toxic Contamination
Bathroom Total % Bronx Brooklyn Staten Island Queens Manhattan Bronx (Gal/ft^2) Brooklyn(Gal/ft^2) Staten Island(Gal/ft^2) Queens(Gal/ft^2) Manhattan(Gal/ft^2)
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Water Source Indoor Water Supply Itensity (gal/ft2) Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island
WATER SOURCE
Sea Level Rise $8.21 / 100 ft3 60-70 gal per
Average water consumption per household per month (per 100 cubic ft) Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens
Daily Household Avg. Consumtion (1/100ft^3)
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WATER
Water Use Combined water & sewer rate Average indoor residential use per person/day Residential bathroom use
Combined Rate (1/100ft^3)
Polluntant WATER QUALITY / POLLUTION
Average Daily Use (Gal.)
Total # % Impaired % Minorly Impacted % Unassessed Sewer Overflow Toxic Content
Power Plant Usage (Joules)
Bodies of Water
ENERGY
Energy Use
Water Quality
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New York City spends the most energy in the world at 2,824 Petajoules yearly. New York consumes the energy equivalent to a super tanker every 1.5 days. New York City uses, on average, 11,000 MegawattHours of energy per day. Lighting in New York’s non residential buildings comprise 18% of energy usage. 40% of the cities electricity is spent on street lighting.
Renewable Sources
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Total (MtCO2e)
Average $ Per Sq. Ft.
Power Plant Size (Gigawatt)
Background Check For Ammo
Background Check For Guns
Death Projections
GUN CONTROL SURVEILLANCE
Funding Amount ($)
District Vacancy
Microstamping Cameras in Manhattan Avg. Cameras per Dist. # Of Public Cameras # Of Private Cameras 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Condos Air Right % Total Available Railyard S.F. Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Bronx Brooklyn Staten Island Queens Manhattan Solar Power Wind Power Geothermal Power Biomass Power Hydro Power HPS Power Coal Power Gas Power Petroleum Power Nuclear Power Other Non-Hyrdo Renew able Sources
Fifth Ave. Times Square Herald Square SOHO Madison Ave. Total Vacancy Weapon Charges 2012 Weapon Charges 2013
A Network of Transportation for Drone Delivery
~4,000 ~666 million 61 29 ~14,000
Number of trips annually Average amount of passengers per year per most popular route: St. George Terminal in Staten Island and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan Route distance Ferries run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Numer of weekday boats Number of daily weekday trips Number of daily passengers Numer of weekend boats Number of Saturday trips Number of Sunday trips
35,000 ~22 million
5.2 miles 5 109 ~70,000 3 77 68
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Subway Entry & Loading
Drone Delivery Elevation
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New York Proposition This project took a critical look at the current conditions of New York City and the future implications that will begin to redefine that situation. Starting with an in depth analysis of the cities infrastructure, I developed a proposal regarding a transportation network for the impending drone delivery system. My proposal was for drones to use existing subway lines as their main course for travel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chimneysâ&#x20AC;? would allow entry and exit into the subterannean where the
drone would be fastened to a seat on the roof of the train. The package would be nested in a crate the seat rested above and when the drone reached its approximate location, it would deliver the package into a crate connected to the apartments window. This solution attempts to solve the problem of privacy and uneasiness people feel toward drones flying on the streets of their city.
Package Drop Off Section/Axon
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Chicago Tower
Mixed Use Tower for Chicago, IL
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Chicago Tower 42
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Hotel Floor Plan
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This project is for a Multi-use tower located near Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic River City. The tower was designed by taking three common industrial tools and using them to define usable space in an urban area. The three objects I chose were a candle holder, a hand mixer, and a pen. The challenge was finding a way to make these three objects connect. I found the connection by relating each object to a specific program. I chose to use retail, office, and hotel to fill the spaces. Given such a large site, I was able to design each program in a free manner. For instance, the office space has a large circular atrium at every level and the hotel and retail spaces were given large, double heighted restaunts, an outdoor pool, and an open air shopping mall at the base.
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Office Floor Plan
Office Facade Detail
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Retail Facade Detail
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Alley Arch
Competition for Chattanooga, TN The arch as a singular form is a focal point/ destination, when arrayed they create an urban space that can be moved through, occupied and inhabited. Alley Arch is a series of archâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, acting as nodes, each with different programmed functions, distributed through-
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The entryway is going to be really cool and this text will explain why after the rest of the diagrams are graphically complete.
PROGRAM
out the 700-block alleyway, designed to create a unique identity and experience that promotes community gathering and public engagement.
The entryway is going to be really cool and this text will explain why after the rest of the diagrams are graphically complete.
SCREEN
STRUCTURE
The entryway is going to be really cool and this text will explain why after the rest of the diagrams are graphically complete.
The entryway is going to be really cool and this text will explain why after the rest of the diagrams are graphically complete.
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Kickapoo Theater Theater for Danville, IL
Kickapoo Theater is a project designed in extreme topographical conditions. The park features man made cliffs made of natural coal that had been mined in years past. The project reflects the change in elevation along with the sites unique historical past while maintaining the function of a theater. I chose a brutal type of design for this project to
Entrance Render
reflect the history of the site itself. The project was split into three phases where I studied the implications architecture has on the physical landscape, the form of a building, and the function of a theater. This was all tied together by looking at dance and finding connections between the art and architecture of a studio or theater.
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Hong Kong Climate Study Mapping the Complex Microclimate of Hong Kong
As part of a grant from the Technical University of Munich, myself and six students took part in a climate study of Hong Kong. The excusrion took place in June during Hong Kongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wet season with extremely high temperatures. We partnered with the Chinese University of Hong Kong where they lent us equipment that measured air temperature, global temperature, humidity, and wind speed. We wore the equipment on our backs and walked various
locations. We took surveys every ten minutes of the route to see the connection between what we felt and what the weather actually felt like. The images represent the trends we saw via color. These drawings were produced by a grasshopper script and the data we gathered in the machines. The study proved invaluable for ourselves and, more importantly, the architecture faculty at TUM.
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We Are Open Phone App
App & Video Game for Promoting Pop Up Shops in Vacant Properties We Are Open is an application for promoting “PopUp” shops in vacant properties. This project was part of my graduate studio at the Technical University of Munich where we looked at current issues that technology could solve. The idea was to program an application or game relating to architecture. My final proposal looked at a combination of both application and video game. I mapped out all of the (current) vacant properties in the Financial District of New York City. Using Unity 3d, I programmed a video
game where the user could walk around the streets of New York City and find the vacant property they were interested in. Once at their property, a virtual landlord explained the logistics of buying or renting the property and offered the ability to design the space. Using a 3-dimensional library encoded in the game, users could drag and drop furniture to get a sense for how their space could feel. This, I believe, is necessary for dealing with the amount of vacant space cities like New York face.
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