Shinah Lee Work Samples 2022

WORK SAMPLES

Sunleung Hotel Project

Seoul, South Korea Interior Architecture

May, 2021

로비 디자인

Private Project

Kyonggi-do, South Korea 인테리어

Officetel Project

Seoul, South Korea Interior Design

Currently ongoing

Chungdam-dong 85

Seoul, South Korea

Interior/ Balcony design for the entire top floor. Design supervision.

Plantbed w/ steel open joints

Construction detail

Penthouse Interior Views

GUINEA Housing

120 m2 unit prototype design for development proposal in Guinea, Africa. One week turn-around.

DS Residence Seoul, South Korea

Sketches on Trace.

Facade Renovation

Seoul, South Korea

As-built survey, site documentation and schematic proposal. Two week turn-around in a team of two.

Film Studio in Paju

Paju, South Korea

Interior & exterior elevation development & plaza level design. Construction documents.

Hyundai Capital Headquarter 3 Renovation

Seoul, South Korea

Plaza level design development. Exterior cladding development excluding front facade. Landscape design. Construction documents.

Schematic Design Proposal (4 week turn-around in the team of two)

La Rinconada Baseball Stadium

Venezuela

DD to 90% CD for one floor of the stadium in a team of two.

Rodeo Residence

All interior architecture. Construction documents, consultant coordinations.

Fremont Residence

Los Angeles

Interior architecture, construction administration throughout the end of construction

BLACK BOX THEATER

Providence, RI

The small yet dramatic site is located in between South Main Street, the central boulevard where restaurants, shops and public buildings are located. and Benefit Street which is 55 feet higher in elevation and consists mainly of private residences.

The main goal of the project is to integrate the public pathway and the program of the theater, to naturally bring the two populations to interact. The theater will provide diverse cultural programs and venues for public events in the box theater, classrooms and open air roof terrace.

Full set of project drawings exhibited at:

“Beyond Media”, Visions 9th International Festival for Architecture and Media in Florence, Italy (July 2009)

The project also was selected to be published in “2010 Travel Award” publication by RISD Department of Architecture.

Studio: Architectural Design Principles, 2nd semester Core Spring, 2009

Critic: Peter Tagiuri

Highly flexible in its configurations to convert into desired settings, the wooden box theater is contained in a heavy masonry structure, as a delicate instrument is held in its case.

While the presence of the building is subdued away from the street level, the pedestrians are invited with generous outdoor courtyard path, curious to discover what is to be unveiled.

The roof glass box at night illuminates from above as lantern and living billboard, while the artificial light from the ground lobby seeps out to the street level courtyard: the first room of the theater, the soft boundary.

SWISS STUDIO - Material Study

Vignon, Switzerland

One week of in-depth material study to discover organizing principles from a given material to generate design strategies.

Studio: Advanced Studio/ Winter 2010/ Vignon, Switzerland

Critic: Ramun Capaul

Far right: 16th Century tower renovated by Peter Zumthor where we lodged.

NEW YOUNGJU UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH CENTER (Master Planning)

County of Yeongju includes eleven districts, including Yeongju city with population just over 100,000. Photographed on the left is village Sudori, with history of over 400 years and several historic landmarks. The area is to be evacuated and moved by 2013 along with 13 other historic landmarks such as the first private institute from Yi dynasty. Dozen other towns will be submerged.

Naesung-Chun is a tributary stream of river Nak-dong which holds uniquely large quantity of sand that acts as a giant filter. This is the reason for the first-grade water quality in the region. Due to the construction of the Youngju dam, the amount of sand will dramatically decrease.

Currently in effect, dredging along the river line will eradicate large number of wetlands where variety of microorganisms live and are home for migratory birds traveling from China to Japan.

Moreover, farmlands will be lost and the new large body of water is expected to cause severe fog, changing the microclimate of the region, thus taking the two most profitable local crops; Ginsen and a special type of potatoes.

Conceptual diagram

The counter proposal needs to mediate both environmental and cultural impacts caused by the large development plan.

The intervention needs to take an account for the disparity between the unsightly modern buildings in Youngju City and the historic cultural artifacts from Yi dynasty in Sudori village.

In comparison to the large number of elementary and junior high schools in the area, there are only few vocational universities.

By creating a research institute/ university in this biologically diverse environment, local students can receive a quality higher education along with nationally recognized researchers interested in preserving the environment and the culture that is unique to the regional and national identity.

Features

1) Program - a new campus for a university/ research institute.

2) Infrastructure

a. High-speed train to connect with other universities, research facilities and closest metropolitan city Daegu.

b. Cable car system for local mobility.

Yeongju City

The Administration Building (1) is designed in reference to ascending roof lines on columns and the courtyard system. Its roof is used to collect rain water, designed in segments to guide water down to several ponds that act as cisterns to supply water between the building, school farm and nearby residents.

Aside from traditional Hanok buildings, natural curve lines often found in Korean architectural elements, such as Hwasung Castle or stone towers, are inspirations for the design.

Each complex is designed slightly differently to suite the program. The range of design will run in the spectrum of more traditional to more modern, yet not one will be strictly traditional or just modern without references.

Historic South Gate in Hwaseung Castle

Reference Images of Kyung-bok Palace

Left: Cheomseongdae, meaning “star-gazing tower”, is an astronomical observatory in Gyeongju, South Korea. In 1962 Cheomseongdae was designated the country’s 31st national treasure.

Administrative Building Floor Plans

COURTYARD (COVERED)

Sansuhwa* One - Etching 2011

Consecptual Lanscape Section

Consecptual Site Model

Left: Sansuhwa Three Etching