Rachel Park - Portfolio by Rachel Seo Jin Park

PORTFOLIO RACHEL

SEO

JIN

PARK

carnegie mellon university | school of architecture

VOL 3 2020

RACHEL PARK

Hello! My dream is to become a designer with a purpose. During my five years in university, I have come to learn of the importance of design and space and how much impact it can have in a community. As I honed my skills for architectural design and people’s experiences, I have realized my desire to pursue a career where I can take part in detailed systems thinking and design research through contexts and users to produce designs that can help make change.

rachel.park129@gmail.com

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EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University

EXPERIENCE sept 2018 - aug 2019 Student Intern POPULOUS Pittsburgh, PA

RELEVANT COURSES [ARCHITECTURE]

Building Physics, Materials and Assembly, Environment I: Climate and Energy, Real Estate Design and Development, Ethics and Practice, Architecture Lighting Design, Environment II: Design Integration of Active Building Systems, Urban Design Thesis Studio

Assistance with research and design work for Campus 2050 initiative on-going project, produced digital 3D models and hand-sketched drawings for projects, facilitated supplemental material to support other project functions

jul 2018 Summer Intern Bignell Watkins Hasser Annapolis, MD

Assisted with project presentations, organized files, tasked with taking project site photos, worked in AutoCAD on project plans, attended firm meetings

[DESIGN] Design

Fundamentals: IxD for Communications, Design Fundamentals: Design for Interactions for Products, How Things are Made (Product Design Manufacturing Processes)

[USER EXPERIENCE]

Human Factors in Architecture, Design Ethos and Action, Design Center: Human Experience in Design

[CODING] Introduction

to Computational Creative Practices (Javascript p5.js)

aug 2016 - may 2020 Desk Service Assistant Pittsburgh, PA

Directed customer services, kept the security of front desks for on-campus dormitories, maintained organizational responsibilities

jun 2015 Art At Large Annapolis, MD

Recorded and organized written documents, scanned and retouched old photographs and created wall design templates for the Kernan Hospital project

Bachelor of Architecture (5-year Accredited degree) Major: Architecture Minor: Design Deans List: Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020 Cumulative GPA: 3.14 aug 2011 - may 2015

Marriotts Ridge High School High school diploma, with honors Involvement: National Honors Society, Tri-M Honors Society, National Arts Honors Society

ACTIVITIES nov 2019 - feb 2020

Student Fashion Designer Lunar Gala Carnegie Mellon University Designed and created six total designs for an independent fashion line to be showcased in the CMU annual fashion show in late Februrary aug 2018 - april 2020

Booth Design Chair Alpha Phi Omega Kappa Chapter Carnegie Mellon University Produced panel designs for four 8’x4’ walls full scale booth structure during schoolwide Carnival. Facilitated and organized painting sessions with other members

SKILLS [DIGITAL] (Microsoft Office)

Word Excel Powerpoint Photoshop Illustrator InDesign After Effects Rhino 3D Grasshopper VRay Renderer AutoCAD 2D/3D SketchUp Revit (basic) Lumion Renderer Enscape Renderer 3DS Max Figma (basic) Javascript (p5.js)

[ANALOG] Hand Sketching

(Pen, Pencil, Charcoal)

Painting

(Acrylic, Oil)

Model Making Woodworking Drafting Lasercutting CNC Sewing

(hand and machine)

aug 2017 - aug 2018

Graphics design for Alpha Phi Omega Kappa Chapter Fall Rush Designs Created mulitple designs for t-shirts and the rush calendar based on selected themes for the APO chapter at CMU.

[SOFT SKILLS] Collaboration Systems Thinking Design Research User Journey Mapping Organization Time Management Customer Service

[LANGUAGES] English (fluent) Korean (fluent) Spanish (basic)

CONTENTS

[architecture] 01 02

urban acupuncture

03 04 05 06 07 08

hotel and market

suburbia upzoning environmental charter school eco-morphology hoop house epic metals competition entry materials and assembly

[design] 09 illustrations, photography,

+ traditional media

URBAN ACUPUNCTURE community forge playscape wilkingsburg pittsburgh, pa

2018 -2019 | Academic Project Architectural Urban Design ASOS Studio Professors: Stefan Gruber In collaboration with: Community Forge Mariana Alberola-Rezza Ghalya Alsanea Fon Euchukanonchai Mounica Guturu Gautam Thakkar Ritchie Ju Christine Kim Shariwa Sharada Scarlet Tong Chitika Vasudeva

In collaboration as an entire studio, my contributions included the designs for the Play Island Playground as well as the implementation of the painted Learning Island. Strategy for place-making in the bottom-up transformation of cities is needed to design a micro-public space, while at the same time being concerned with designing a community engagement process. In collaboration with Community Forge and the Wilkinsburg community members in Pittsburgh, PA, decisions were defined and created opportunities for the schoolyard of the former Johnston Elementary School and thus a micro-public space was

created that promises to act as the catalyst for connecting Community forge to its surrounding context. Studies were conducted in analyzing an urban milieu, facilitating participatory design workshops with the community, developing and implementing a strategic design intervention, (or simply put â&#x20AC;&#x201D; urban acupuncture).

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The project focused on keeping the importance of actively and primarily communicating with a real community group when researching and developing designs for the overall masterplan. Because this project is intended to be actualized, we wanted to keep a close relationship to those who will be the clients and will be able to use our designs and hopefully foster a safer and improved urban environment than what was there previously.

We as a studio have held weekly community engagement sessions, especially those with the youth and performed team activities that explored the interests of the community as well as their thoughts on the design progress that was being done throughout the entire semester. It was not just a one-way conversation, rather we would continuous and consistently go back and forth to give and bring back feedback of the designs, thus creating a more personal and meaningful architect and client situation. It had proved worthy that we did the needed engagement sessions

because it allowed the design to provide ownership and confidence to those who were involved, whether that may be the designers or the clients. Because of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;bottom upâ&#x20AC;? ideologies that were followed, the design is not just a simple architectural product of a few architectural design students, but rather a working development that involves everyone in the community in addition to the designers.

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To further the idea of ownership of the master plan designs, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also organized and prepared an open community-wide event to invite others in the neighborhood to actively help in the implementation of the first phase of the project. The actualization of the Learning Island helped to foster friendliness and a sense of camaraderie among everyone that joined. It helped immensely to push forward the progress of the implementation of this phase as we had to finish in time for the final review presentation, which only left us with a little under a month to gather all

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materials, prepare the initially unkept pavement surface, and finally paint on the colors and patterns needed to incorporate all of the learning elements of the design. In keeping to the theme of ambiguous design and educational learning, the design includes elements such as length measurements in yards and feet, Fibonacci sequence-inspired geometries, a chessboard, the solar system, a sundial coordinated to the exact location of the site, a running track, hopscotch, and much more.

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urban acupuncture 01

axonometric site drawing; collaborative studio effort

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EDUCATIONAL PLAYSCAPE

diagrams; ghalya alsanea

PARKING

urban acupuncture 01

Axonmetric View

rendered views and diagrams; collaborative studio effort

Scale: 1/8” = 1’-0”

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were purposefully kept ambiguous so that there is enough room for interpretation and adaptable to all age groups as well as remain as flexible elements of design that can cater to whatever changes may occur over time. Plans are already being made to implement the Red Porch design that will be worked on by the Design Build Studio at our school in the following semesters, but we hope the other phases of the Play, Fitness, and Gathering Islands will be able to be implemented as soon as in the next few years.

rendered views and diagrams; collaborative studio effort

Each of these separate elements come together to serve as the overall master plan that we as a collective studio have created. The first phase of the Learning Island has already been implemented thanks to the Kaboom Grant that was acquired by Community Forge as well as part of the seating and bench designs from the Gathering Island. Future moves will be made to bring the rest of the master plan to reality as more funds are obtained as resources. The designs for each â&#x20AC;&#x153;islandâ&#x20AC;?

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SUBURBIA UPZONING evolution of density in suburban maryland glen burnie, md

2019 - 2020 | Academic Project Architectural Urban Design ASOS Studio Advising Professors: Stefan Gruber + Jonathan Kline Independent Urban Design Thesis

Can the American housing disparity and the climate crisis be addressed in the Maryland suburbs to explore the development of an upzoning matrix of suburban typologies and densify zoing systems? Set in Glen Burnie, Maryland, I have done extensive research on the issues of suburban sprawl and densifying the neighborhood as plausible solutions through upzoning law changes and designs. The study extends itself into the development of a hypothesis to frame the question and structure the arguement used to refute the traditional suburban ideologies.

My project and efforts were to create designed architectural solutions which will in theory work to alleviate the pressures brought on by the lack of housing affordability and environmental detriment in suburban neighborhoods. If interested, please reach out to me for the graphic novel version of this thesis.

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HOTEL AND MARKET urban intervention at st. catherine street montreal quebec, ca

In collaboration with Zhitao Chen, this project explored the possibilities of urban intervention with use of timber in a modular system. The hotel rooms consisted of singular units able to be shifted and moved, creating a unique experience for the inhabitant. The program also call for an open market located directed below on the empty lot, and so we designed keeping in mind the urban conditions that are already existing in the context of the site.

2018 | Academic Project Architectural Urban Design ASOS Studio Professors: Jeremy Ficca + Jeff King In collaboration with: Zhitao Chen

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hotel and market 03

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site plan courtesy of zhitao chen

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hotel and market 03

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elevation and outdoor render; zhitao chen

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physical models; collaborative effort

hotel and market 03

physical models; collaborative effort

ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOL new elementary school garfield pittsburgh, pa

This project responds to the call that the Environmental Charter School serves for the surrounding lower class community by providing quality education while also focusing on the environmental impact to the students who will attend the school. My design focus lies in the large Think Lab space situated in the center of the school in order to advocate for the active learning and development for these youths.

2018 | Academic Project Architectural Design Studio Integration II Professors: Steve Lee + Mick McNutt

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RESIDENTIAL HOUSING

PROBATION OFFICE

FUNERAL HOME

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VESTIBULE

FOLDING DOORS

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The Environmental Charter School provides is a tuition-free K-8 charter school with students who are Pittsburgh Promise eligible and reside in the City of Pittsburgh. It states itself as an inclusive school, and a place for all students in the City of Pittsburgh. The project here is meant to create a new building design with emphasis on the inclusion of an active-learning commons within the institution to better aid in the development and growth of the younger generation who are meant to attend the school. With a strong belief that a good learning environment plays a vital role in ones educational experiences, much thought was put into the development of the open common spaces as well as classroom settings as well.

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Within the limited site allotted, the project is situated on an angled parallelogram-shape site boundary that sits directly adjacent to the constantly busy street of Penn Ave. The surrounding context includes a small church to the right of the site, a row of small store buildings directly across the street of the site, as well as a residential neighborhood to the back of the site as well. Abutted next to the site as well is a large office building that borders the extra parking lots behind the site.

STUDIO

FOLDABLE POLYCARBONATE WALL/DOORS

STUDIO

GLASS CURTAIN WALL

The studio course in which is project was developed required sufficient understanding of building wall detailing, materials, as well as some code requirements related to the subject of educational institutional structures. Focuses were also put on considerations for the surrounding context in terms of passing civilians and moving traffic in addition to the student and staff population of the school.

THINKLAB/ MEDIA CENTER

CAVITY INSULATION EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

STAIRWAY/ SITTING AREA

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ECO-MORPHOLOGY riparian zones along the river side strip district pittsburgh, pa

Located along the Allegheny River, the Strip District is known as a lively urban community. In studying the environmental factors of the site and using parametric studies through Grasshopper scripts, we can utilize these studies to generate a morphological housing system along the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge. The design focuses on the importance of saving the riparian zones and wildlife, thus forming a synergetic relationship where animals and humans can inhabit the site together.

2017 | Academic Project Architectural Design Studio Integration I Professors: Dana Cupkova + Matt Huber + Nina Chase

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The initial processes of the designs began with careful hand sketched drawings done in graphite as well as colored pencils in order to create initial experiential perspectives of what the overall design may potentially become. Because this project focuses on the issue of preserving the riparian edge of the Allegheny River that borders the site edges, speculations were made for a living condition which integrated the wildlife into the human life; thus blending the boundaries between people and wildlife

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habitat. The exploration proved an interesting topic to research as the design leaned towards creating a synergetic relationship, straying away from the generic apartment complex themes of typical housing organizations. The organizational themes in this design were derived from computational experiments using the Rhino plug-in, Grasshopper, which studied parametric functions. Studies were also made that explored the contexts of the site itself as well as the cultural influences

that makes the Strip District of downtown Pittsburgh what it is today. Aside from the culture, research was made in order to better understand the environmental factors such as the local transportation systems, underground sewage, as well as typical climate conditions.

HOOP HOUSE david l. lawrence convention center downtown pittsburgh, pa

In collaboration with my colleagues we were tasked to create a small but versatile greenhouse structure with primary use of steel conduit pipes and greenhouse plastic. The process involved developing a well-thoughtout layout of construction documents that included all aspects of a design project as it would play out in the real professional world.

2016 | Academic Project Architectural Design Studio Integration Professors: Josh Bard + Lori Fitzgerald In collaboration with: Christina Brown Scarlet Tong Dan Cascaval Dina Chen Skyler Adamski

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29 3/4"

Existing Irrigation Piping

Longitudinal Section

Skyler Adamski Christina Brown Dan Cascaval Dina Chen Rachel Park Scarlet Tong

112"

Module

SCHLÜP

Minor Mirror Axis

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Concstruction Drawings: Plan and Elevation

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B0 David L. Lawrence Convention Center 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Hoop House Skyler Adamski Christina Brown Dan Cascaval Dina Chen Rachel Park Scarlet Tong

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Frame Bolt (L) TYP.

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Hoop House

B1 A2

Frame Bolt (S) A2 A2

Concstruction Drawings: Assembly Processes

A2 A2

Frame Bolt (L) TYP.

Hinge Bolt TYP.

Hinge Nut TYP.

Dan Cascaval Dina Chen Rachel Park Scarlet Tong

Skyler Adamski

SCHLÜP

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Hoop House

For Review Scale : 1” = 10” 30.09.2016 Page 19 of 26

Fall 16 | 48-200 | Grow Collective | Dina Chen | P4

Skyler Adamski Christina Brown Dan Cascaval Dina Chen Rachel Park Scarlet Tong

SCHLÜP

Frame Bolt (S)

Module Assembly

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North Elevation

construction drawings; collaborative effort

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Site Plan

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construction drawings; collaborative effort

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Skyler Adamski

SCHLÜP

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Hinge Bolt TYP.

Hinge Nut TYP.

Loop Clamps TYP.

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protoype models; collaborative effort

Deign Process: Formal Concepts

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On-Site Installation

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full scale model; collaborative effort

Fall 16 | 48-200 | Grow Collective | Dina Chen | P6

In-Studio Construction

EPIC METALS COMPETITION ENTRY pittsburgh, pa

2018 | Competition Entry Architectural Design Intervention Studio Integration II Sponsors: Epic™ Metals Corporation Professors: Steve Lee In collaboration with: Ophelie Tousignant

The Epic Metals Corporation sponsors the EPIC Metals competition for Carnegie Mellon third-year Bachelor of Architecture students to design an innovative object utilizing metal deck systems. Students compete for up to three prizes – first, second, and third place – which share $2,400 in prize money. The first-place team may be invited to tour Epic Metals’ manufacturing plant in Rankin, PA. The design prompt called for a new food stand design using the EPIC Metals decking material manufactured by the corporation and creating a new experience for those serving and being served.

The proposed design uses the decking material to create an inviting and sustainable place of practice.

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outdoor rendering; ophelie tousignant

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axonometric and orthogonal drawings; collaborative effort

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MATERIALS AND ASSEMBLY cmu course 48-215 pittsburgh, pa

As part of out major curriculum, we were to take a course in which we practiced the production of detailed structural drawings. Assignments included studying the different building types and codes as well as the structural aspects of a building such as wood framed structure that goes into making a real building. The drawings below are samples of what I drafted with heavy use of the 3D modeling software Rhino.

2017 | Academic Assignments Architectural Detail Architecture Course Professors: Gerard Damiani

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 3/16” = 1’-0”

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 3/16” = 1’-0”

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KEY:

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1. CONCRETE SUPPORTS 2. 2X4 WOOD STUD 3. 2X6 WOOD STUD 4. FLOOR JOISTS 5. HANGERS BRIDGING BETWEEN JOISTS 6. 5.5”X1.5” SILL PLATE 7. WINDOW OPENING 8. 18“ X 3.5” PSL, CLOSED CELL INSULATION, TIMBER SPACER 9. STAIR STRINGER 10. STAIR TREADS 11. LOAD BEARING WALL STUDS NEXT TO STAIRS 12. GROUND FLOOR JOISTS 13. CONCRETE FOUNDATION

WOOD FRAMING FRAMING PLANS SCALE: 3/16” = 1’-0” ASSIGNMENT 3 PAGE: 1 OF 3 48-215 MATERIALS & ASSEMBLY SPRING 2017 INSTRUCTOR: DAMIANI RACHEL PARK

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WOOD FRAMING AXONOMETRIC SCALE: 3/8” = 1’-0”

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KEY: 1. ROOF TRUSSES 2. GUSSETS JOINING THE TRUSSES 3. BRIDGING INBETWEEN TRUSSES 4. WINDOW HEADER 5. WINDOW KING STUD 6. WINDOW JACK STUDS 7. WINDOW SILL PLATE 8. WINDOW CRIPPLE STUDS 9. 0.75” HARDWOOD FLOOR 10. SKYLIGHT FRAMING 11. BRIDGING BETWEEN WALL STUDS 12. 0.75” PLYWOOD SUBFLOOR

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ILLUSTRATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY TRADITIONAL MEDIA + FASHION

Personal works ranging from portrait drawings, illustrations, traditional media, and digital photography.

- Ongoing | Personal Works Independent Artistic Pieces Self Taught