Portfolio by Sunghoon Lee

SUNGHOON LEE / PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS ARCHITECTURE AND ART WORKS 2012 - 2017 BY SUNGHOON LEE

LIBRARY AS SCHOOL Brooklyn Library Branch for Interactive Learning

SHAPING SHADOWS Redesigning Subway Station

RE-EDGE EAST RIVER Re-inventing East river Pier

LEARNING AROUND Elementary School Renovation for Social Change

WEARING THE SURROUNDING Office for an Architectural Firm at Historical district of Seoul

STAIRS FOR LIVING Social Housing for households in a condensed Urban Area

BRIDGE TO THE SOCIETY Kindergarten for children living in Apartment Complex nowadays

PROFESSIONAL WORKS Professional works at Design group OZ Architects

DRAWINGS / ANALYSIS Personal Artworks

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LIBRARY AS SCHOOL LIBRARY AS 3RD SPACE : GSAPP CORE 2 PERIOD : 2017. 01- 2017. 05 TUTOR : MIMI HOANG (NARCHITECTS) PROJECT TYPE : ACADEMIC / INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

WHAT COULD BE A NEW ROLE OF LIBRARY IN THE PRESENT AGE? Nowadays, due to the ever changing society the discrepancy between on going information and that of people are becoming bigger. This situation is leading to increasing need of further education. At the same time, peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and tastes has diversified so that the individual need for education has also verified. Could library become a place where these two demands fulfills?

CONCEPT IMAGE The site is located at the end of Fulton street where diverse horizontal moods around the site are forming intersections. In addition, the site is going through a great change nowadays. This change is adding vertical diversity through the surrounding area on top of horizontal diversity. Based on existing layers of vertical division of New York area, the newly added high rise buildings are adding additional vertical layer to the site. These horizontal and vertical difference of the surrounding was used to form atmoshere for different programs

STRATEGY FOR TIGHT URBAN SITE

MAXIMIZED INTERACTION BETWEEN FORMAL & INFORMAL

FRAMING THE VIEWS / ARTICULATING SPACE

CONCEPT MODEL SHOWING THE IDEA OF CORRUGATION AND STACKING

EXTERIOR VIEW SHOWING MULTI-DIRECTIONALITY

The perfect place to fulfill social and personal needs of learning would be library. Based on their contents for education and attraction to diverse age group, this library could provide educational environment which provide opportunity to learn not only from the contents, but also from each others.

INTERIOR VIEW SHOWING THE POROSITY OF THE LIBRARY

INTERIOR VIEW SHOWING INTERACTIVE ASPECT OF THE LIBRARY

Since the beginning of the early educational institutions, like Platoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academy, schools have been places that provide diverse modes of learning, whether it be individual or collective learning, knowledge exchange. This maximized the opportunity of learning. As schools advanced, however, the distinction of age groups commanded these institutions to be diversified into various education levels, lessening the opportunity of learning. But, still schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spatial composition which was effective in learning is remaining.

STRUCTURE AND CIRCULATION DIAGRAM IN RELATION TO SURROUNDING

STRUCTURAL MODEL SHOWING THE NETWORK OF TRUSS & BEAMS

SITE PLAN SHOWING PERMEABILITY OF LIBRARY

The divided space inside the library follows the scale of the surrounding, allowing the rthym of Fulton street to permeate into the library. The library will be able to acheive the same vitality which Fulton street has and it will contribute to enhancing interactive atmosphere of the interior.

SECTION SHOWING TWO DIFFERENT ASPECT OF INTERACTION I believe that the 21th century library should become the school of the society, a place where learning opportunity intrinsic to libraries merged with the spatial quality of school providing voluntary and natural learning environment.

MODEL PHOTO SHOWING POROSITY OF SPACE

SHAPING SHADOW REINVENTING SUBWAY STATION : GSAPP CORE 1, PROJECT 3 PERIOD : 2016. 10- 2016. 11 TUTOR : ERICA GOETZ (STUDIO GOETZ) PROJECT TYPE : ACADEMIC / INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

HOW TO MAKE A PLACE FOR TRANSITION INTO AN INTIMATE PLACE? Subway station is one of the most frequently passed through facility by people. This characteristic made me think about the possibility of this to become a more intimate space for the surrounding. I thought that this facility could act as a mediator between the fast phase of New York City and the calming atmosphere of this area.

CONCPET IMAGE

The project started with a strong first impression of this site. Location of the site was on 14st street and 1st avenue, and there was a drastic difference of height difference of buildings. So, on the site, I felt the very strong existence of shadow forming another dimension of space. I thought that the texture of shadows had sense of spatial depth and intimacy which could contribute making an soft environment between infrastructure and open space in the city. Since, there is not that much space like this at here in New york, I thought that I should take advantage of this.

STUDY OF THE SHADOWS IN RELATION TO THE SURROUNDING

By using shadow for the experience of a subway station, I thought that experience in a subway station could be more intimate and meaningful one. My strategy was shading the path where every people uses to go to their destination. As the Study models shows, I thought of a way to incorporate path from underground to the ground level with the shadow casted by it. I thought that experiencing various depth and atmosphere of shadow while going to oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s destination would offer interesting spatial environment.

SECTION MODEL COLLAGE

AXONOMETRIC COMPOSITION

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

I came up with a path forms a shadow on specific moment. And on the periphery of this, other path is formed making an enclosure of shadow. These are continuing to the end of the platform and make various environment of spaces. Based on time difference among day, And from the opposite side of the platform, void based on the direction of sun penetrates and connects the spaces. The program will be basically path to the subway station and small shadowed space for waiting. And at the deeper part, I located activities of daily life which we know but can not enjoy it.

GROUND LEVEL PLAN

SECTION

MODEL PHOTO

BASEMENT LEVEL PLAN

The program will be basically path to the subway station and small shadowed space for waiting. And at the deeper part, I located activities of daily life which we know but can not enjoy it. For the perpendicular direction to the station, there will be personal and intimate spaces. And for the parallel direction to the station there could be network of spaces connected to each other.

RE-EDGE EAST RIVER REINVENTING PIER : GSAPP CORE 1, PROJECT 4 PERIOD : 2016. 11- 2016. 12 TUTOR : ERICA GOETZ (STUDIO GOETZ) PROJECT TYPE : ACADEMIC / INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

HOW CAN THE WATER EDGE ACT AS A GENERATOR OF NEW ACTIVITIES AND NEW RELATIONS? This project started from the program around the east river park and water level analysis of east river. The exsiting programs made a condition which led to a concentration toward it, dividing each part clearly. However, I focused on the difference of terrain and water to to mediate those divisions and further more generating new activities and relations. This was made possible b y defining a new type of 'edge' at the east river water front.

SITE ANALYSIS : PROGRAM DIVISION ON LAND AND WATER

CONCEPT IMAGE OF THE MAIN IDEA ACTIVATING THE EDGE OF PROGRAMS

The strategy of making edge of each program active considering the program’s sphere of activity and components consisting the program. By dividing existing program into fragments of program and scattering them around each program’s sphere of activity.

SITE PLAN The chosen site was a part of east river park which was at the edge of Houston street. There was clear division on the street and waterfront park and east river, however, the site had a potential to incorporate the programs and activities which was happening there. To overcome the situation of isolation between city, park and water my approach was to activating the edge of each program and movement line existing at the site.

SECTION

SECTIONAL MODEL FROM EAST RIVER VIEW This would make it possible for people to smoothly join the activity at the park. In addition, based on the condition of the field, people could use them in multiple ways such as having picnic, school outdoor activity etc. By this transition, the park which is only the few big open space in New York City could be used more actively.

PERSPECTIVES

SECTIONAL MODEL FROM FDR VIEW

LEARNING AROUND SCHOOL

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RENOVATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE : THESIS PROJECT(DESIGN STUDIO7,8) HONORABLE MENTION, KOREA INSTITUTIOM OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITY PERIOD : 2013. 03- 2013. 08 TUTOR : HAN-JONG LEE (2105 ARCHITECTS) PROJECT TYPE : ACADEMIC / INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

HOW TO MAKE A EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CURRENT CHANGES? One can claim that its manpower has always been the main driving force for rapid economic growth of South Korea. It is predictable that South Koreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manpower will again play a critical role as the society makes its way into emerging global trends in information and technology. Therefore, in order to initiate this transition, which seems unforeseeable now, the first social infrastructure to be considered for modification should be schools, where the next generation of manpower starts to be cultivated.

BACK GROUND : CHARACTERISTIC OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FAMILY

PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARDEN

MIDDLE SCHOOL

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY

MASTER DOCTOR DEGREE

SOCIETY

FORMING GOOD LIVING HABIT & FINDING CHARACTERISTIC LEARN BASIC & SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE FOR JOBS LEARN GENERAL REFINEMENT. LEARN KNOWLEDGE FOR JOBS LEARN PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE AND THE APPLICATION

Societies in the future will promote individual creativity and uniqueness rather than efficiency as they gear toward informationoriented societies. Schools are the place where members of societies are cultivated, and their role in preparing the next generation to MIDDLE & ELEMENTARY HIGH MASTER adapt to the new form of societiesPRESCHOOL will be more extensive and critical. UNIVERSITY SOCIETY FAMILY

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FORMING GOOD LIVING HABIT & FINDING CHARACTERISTIC LEARN BASIC & SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE FOR JOBS LEARN GENERAL REFINEMENT. LEARN KNOWLEDGE FOR JOBS LEARN PROFOUND KNOWLEDGE AND THE APPLICATION

BACK GROUND : NEEDS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / SURROUNDING FAMILY LIFE

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Elementary education is taught in order to build beneficial habits and unique characters in young children. In elementary schools, young children learn to become unselfish by forming relationships with people other than their families. Also, they find and develop ELEMENTARY DAILY LIFE reasons, among many levels of education, DAILY LIFE their characters and aptitudes. Due to these elementary education can be considered to EDUCATION be the most influential in generating manpower suitable for the shifting society. Therefore, spatial organization of the infrastructure OBSERVATION MOVING should be arranged accordingMOVING to changing needs of the society is an important aspect to be considered. FRIENDSHIP

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NEEDS OF EDUCATION

FUTURE OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

HOBBY EDUCATION

SPORTS ACTIVITY

NEEDS OF SURROUNDING

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COMMUNAL ACTIVITY

Spaces of schools should be modified according to different educational purposes and also provide diverse types of interactions and activities. One of the resolutions to this demand is effective utilization of unused spaces of elementary schools.

RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS

COMMERCE & COMMERCE RELATED

Dong-dae-mun Market

COMMERCE

SITE : HYO-JE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hyo-Je elementary school is a good example of schools located in transforming urban areas. Hyo-Je elementary school is in E-hwa-dong, Jong-ro-gu of Seoul, one of the most populous parts of the city. The school once had more than 2000 students; however, as the functions and services of the city have gotten distributed evenly throughout the city, many people have been moving out of Jong-ro. Thus the number of students at the school also has decreased. Therefore, one of the three buildings of the school is being used by the department of education, and the other two buildings have much unused space.

SITE USAGE

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WEIGHT OF TRAFFIC

NIGHT TIME

COMMERCIAL AREA WAREHOUSE AREA

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After thoroughly researching about the school and surrounding areas, recommendations were made on prospective programs and spatial uses of Hyo-Je elementary school. These recommendations are meant to establish practical goals of changes to be implemented in the school due to the transforming society. Furthe rmore, the recommended spatial use promotes not only sharing of the space among students and non-students, but also both direct and indirect interactions made available among them. Through various ways of using the space, students may learn how to interact with others, and non-students may feel themselves to be vital parts of the society.

SPACE COMPOSITION

Education corridor will be the main means of extended educational programs exposing students to extracurricular activities.The extended education programs taking place in this corridor is shared with people from the outside. This place will minimize any discomfort of sharing spaces between students doing extracurricular activities and the public involved in the extended programs by physically connecting those zones.

EDUCATION CORRIDOR

SHARED CORRIDOR

This space will be available mainly for basic educational lessons for students. Once only briefly used as pathways for students to go to restrooms during breaks, the shared corridors are now recomposed to provide diverse spatial environments invigorating active interactions among educational activities.

COMMUNITY CORRIDOR

This space is where expanded educational programs encounter the outside. The school, once restricted by its physical boundary, is now connected to the outside by actively utilizing this space. This vitalized zone of the school will have a conceptual barrier composed of people rather than a physical barrier that will protect students from negative external influences.

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The future society will be heavily influenced by the progressive informatization process. As various changes occur, members of the transformed society will form new types of relationships based on their common interests and activities. Therefore, these relationships will require social spaces to have a good spatial connectivity where people can easily relate to each other by sharing common interests and doing activities together. The purpose of this project is to figure out how Hyo-Je elementary school can be transformed to maximally embrace requirements by an information-oriented society. Thus, the spaces in the school may be used for different purposes that will positively influence students. Also, the neighbors and surrounding areas of the school will be included in this transformation.

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CHANGING SPACE COMPOSITION

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Each part of the school will acquire a new role. As these parts are connected via corridors, they will be characterized as “zones” rather than individual rooms. Corridors are placed in and out of the school buildings which can establish a much more interactive and connected “zones”. These corridors will allow “zones” to easily respond to different spatial use patterns required by the school’s needs .

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1. TEACHERS' OFFICE 2. CAFETERIA 3. DAYCARE CENTER 4. ENTRANCE 5. LECTURE HALL 6. CLASS ROOM 7. RESTING AREA 8. GYMNASIUM 9. LIBRARY 10. READING ROOM 11. EXHIBITION HALL 12. LECTURE ROOM

As there are more extended school programs available for the public and greater effort to reduce discomfort between the public and students sharing spaces, Hyo-Je elementary school will be reformed as an interactive social space where interesting encounters and exchanges among different groups of people can occur. Not only students, but also people from the outside will learn how to have interactions with others, and expand their interests by actively participating in the extended programs. This kind of spatial arrangement can be applied to other schools in urban regions, and will be able to contribute to enhance the qualities of education and lives of those who live in the areas.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE As there are more extended school programs available for the public and greater effort to reduce discomfort between the public and students in sharing spaces, Hyo-Je elementary school will be reformed as an interactive social space where interesting encounters and exchanges among different groups of people can occur. Not only students, but also people from the outside will learn how to have interactions with others, and expand their interests by actively participating in the extended programs. This kind of spatial arrangement can be applied to other schools in urban regions, and will be able to contribute to enhance the qualities of education and lives of those who reside in the areas.

SECTION DETAIL : OLD / NEW

1. ALUMINUM SHEET FORMED HANDRAILS 2. ALUMINUM LOUVER 3. FLOOR HEATING OF PVC PIPE 4. SLAB REINFOREMENT 5.REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB ON STEEL DECKING GALVANIZED AND ENAMELLED IN WHITE INFERIORLY H = 300 6.METAL CAP ANCHORED TO THE SLAB EDGE 7.STUD FASTENING TO THE HEAD OF THE SLAB 8. ALUMINUM PANEL SHEET OF FINISH 9.UPN METAL JOINT FOR SLAB FINISHING 10.HEB 300 11.FALSE CEILING TRAMEX 12.CLAMPING FRAME OF FALSE CEILING

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

Hyo-je elementary school has been experiencing a large decrease in the number of students due to recent population decline in the neighborhood. Also, the rapid modernization has raised demands for innovative education suitable to the transforming society. This project took these phenomena into consideration and proposed alternative spatial utilization methods for the school. The goal of this project was to meet the growing demands resulted from a variety scales of social changes affecting the school.

WEARING THE SURROUNDING Office for an Architectural Firm Design Studio 3, 3rd Grade Period : 2011.03 - 2011.06 Tutor : Joongwon Lee (SKKU Professor) Project type : Academic / Individual Project

HOW CAN WE PROMOTE ONEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CREATIVITY IN AN OFFICE BUILDING? For an architectural firm, creativity is the most important element to continue and enhance its employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work productivity. However, most architects spend their working hours in their seats. This sedentary work style seems not helpful for culturing creativity in their offices. Therefore, the main goal of the project was to improve creativity by setting a proper office environment. By carefully observing and analyzing both the historical and contemporary aspects of the surrounding environments of the target site, spatial composition and design for promoting creativity could be applied to the office.

SITE : A VARIETY OF SURROUNDING The site is located at the intersection of significant historical sites and a college town. A road crossing the site from the east to the west connects various historical locations. In addition, another road passing the site from the north to the south connects parks and streets which are mostly visited and utilized by young generations. I recognized that these diverse spatial environments around the site could inspire creativity among those who work at the site.

Jungmiso Gallery

Changdeokgung Palace

Correspondence College

Daehan Medical Center

Ihwa-dong Mural Street Naksan Park

Hongik University Culture center

Jongmyo Shrine

Seoul Fortress Wall

Gwangjang Market

Seoul Design Foundation

CONCEPT : WEARING THE SURROUNDING The surroundings of the site were carefully analyzed, and it was thought that these spatial characters could be applied to designing the office building which would promote creativity. Therefore, I planned and designed an office to have its working zone in the center of the new building, and also have its previous external face to border with another space, the periphery zone, embodying the characteristics of the surrounding areas and activities within them.

STRATEGY

1 CENTER CONCETRATED CORE / ANCILLARY ROOM

E AS T ELEVATION Scale : 1 / 300

2 INVERTED CORE / ANCILLARY ROOM

3 TRANSFORMATION DUE TO SITE BORDERS

4 CONNECTION THROUGH SURFACE SPACES

New concepts for the office were applied by re-structuring its space. The core and other spaces such as conference and reading rooms which are generally located at the center of offices would be relocated at the periphery of the new office space. The working zone would be in the center. While working, architects can easily glance over activities happening in the periphery zone. The working zone will be influenced by liveliness filled in the periphery zone. This would allow strong correlations to be built among activities in the periphery zone.

S I T E P LAN Scale : 1 / 300

DETAIL

FLAT ROOF 1. Cherry boarding 2. rectangular Steel beam 3. Rubber Aggregate Mat 4. Pretection Mat 5. Poly Styrene Thermal Insulation 6. Vapor Barrier 7. Steel Honeycomb Structure 8. Square Column Frame 9. Substrate Layer 10. Drainage Mat 11. Pretection & Storage Mat 12. Perforated Plaster Board Acoustic Softfit 13. Plaster Board

FACADE CONNECTION TO FLOOR & BUILDING SYSTEM 1. ALuminum supporting structure 2. Aluminum glass stop 3. Motor for glass louver 4. Glass slats on steel construction 5. Steel channel 6. Steel channel 7. Plastic membrane as seal insulation to falls 8. Vapor Barrier 9. Insulation 10. Vapor Barrier 11. Corrugated Metal 12. I-beam section 13. Double glazing

DETAIL MODEL

Due to the changes of economic situations, not only employees in job fields which have been required of creativity traditionally, but also those in other fields are now required to have cre ative appro ac h es t o t h e i r wo r k s. Th ro ugh t hi s p roje c t , I could conf i r m t hat arc hi t e c t ure has a great potential to stimulate creativity of people who utilize the created space.

STAIRS FOR LIVING SOCIAL HOUSING FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN A CONDENSED URBAN AREA DESIGN STUDIO 6, 4TH GRADE PERIOD : 2012.09 - 2012.12 TUTOR : HORAK LEE, SOO-YOUNG BAEK (JUNGRIM ARCHITECTURE) PROJECT TYPE : ACADEMIC / INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

HOW CAN A HOUSING COMPLEX HELP PEOPLE LIVING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY? Until now, housing architecture has focused on greater quantity than quality, too busy to meet the required number. It has been more important to consider house sizes rather than whom one would live with and how. In the meantime, our lives came to forget meanings and benefits of well-organized communities, and the society has become more individualistic and fragmentized. As the number of single-member and two-member households increases, this type of social issues is even more emphasized. In what ways can housing architecture help resolve these social issues?

EVERYDAY STRUCTURE

Residents of Buk-ga-ja-dong neighborhood have created their own spaces apart from public spaces or roads established upon grid system. Dead ends of the roads or the housing complexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stairs exposed to the outside are spaces that must be passed and shared by residents in order for them to arrive at their homes. The project aimed to develop the spacesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; potential to create communities.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

SHARING PRIVATE DOMAIN

Problematic situations can be resolved by utilizing vertical spaces. Existing residents, avoiding open spaces, have utilized exposed stairways as small-size community spaces. This project focused on creating spaces that are able to take in communities expanding vertically and also connect both to the neighborhood and the city as the exposed stairways currently do.

DESIGNING TERRITORIALITY

Open grid systems in cities mainly focus on efficiency in building and utilizing housings. This system is definitely efficient; however, the characteristics of a area are faded since its spaces are completely opened up. This led to the absence of a community within Gajwa-dong Seoul.. Modern type of residence has rather made people to stay inside. The lack of territoriality which can be easily observed in Korean traditional-style villages is one of the reasons why there is no community in this neighborhood. The main concern is to create a grid space which not only accommodates convenience, but also emphasizes internally shared territoriality.

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1 DIFINING ‘TERRITORIALITY’

Library & Square

Garden

Event & Nuture

5 MAKING PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS

7 MAKING VERTICAL CONNECTIONS

DEFINING HEIGHT

Commercial

GIVING CHARACTERISTIC

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CREATING TERRITORIALITY

6 MAKING CAR CONNECTIONS

8 PENETRATING GREEN

COMPOSITION

HOUSING UNITS

COMMUNITY STAIRS

Vertically expanding common use space of the housing complex is an important groundwork for territoriality required for forming communities. Also, The slopes of spaces leading to the residents’ homes can their connections to each other can be manipulated in various ways to enable the spaces to hold various activities of the residents. Each space connecting residences will contain unique characteristics. These characteristics will satisfy the residents’ desires for ‘their’ residence and create a d i ve r s i f i e d fo r m s o f c o m m u n i t i e s .

UTILITIES

Conceptual Model, 2011 Styrofoam board, Wood

1. ROAD 2. PARKING 3. LIBRARY 4. TERRACE

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SECTION DETAIL

Steel reinforcement Reinforced concrete Compressible plastic band to absorb expansions PE. e: 2cm Waterproofing Polystyrene vault

Ceiling

continuous pavement slip resistant and polished concrete treated with resins. Separation film Reinforced concrete beam Polystyrene vault

Ceiling

Aluminum carpintery concrete treated with resins. Glazed glass Compressible plastic band to absorb expansions PE. e: 2cm Separation film Steel reinforcement Reinforced concrete

Ceiling

Scale 1:60

Scale 1:30

NORTH EAST VIEW

Ga-jwa-dong in Seoul has been known for its beautiful natural surroundings; however, when I visited the site, I could not enjoy those surroundings because the neighborhood was too crowded with structures. I saw nothing more than roads built upon the needs of the city and residences for residents. Although the needs were satisfied by the way the neighborhood was built, the quality of life in the neighborhood seemed to be lower than the past before the development. The project considered the complex relationship between Ga-jwa-dongâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s architecture and its surroundings to harmonize them.

BRIDGE TO THE SOCIETY KINDERGARTEN FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN APARTMENT COMPLEX NOWADAYS DESIGN STUDIO 2, 2ND GRADE PERIOD : 2010.09 - 2010.12 TUTOR : SUNGSOO SHIN (DESIGNGROUPOZ ARCHITECTS) PROJECT TYPE : ACADEMIC / INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

HOW ARE THE CHILDREN GROWING NOW? AND, HOW SHOULD THEY GROW? At kindergarten, Most of educational activities in which they participate are learned through their perceptions. What they experience and feel is the primary aspect of kindergarten education to be thoroughly considered. Kindergarten is significant educational stage of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life since it is the first place where they experience a society. Therefore, the main perspective of this project was to shape built environments where children can comfortably meet each other and the outer world.

GAP BETWEEN FAMILY / SOCIETY

Nowadays, the average size of family is much smaller than the past in South Korea. Since a family was the first unit of society a child ever experiences, family size reduction has become a problematic phenomenon. Systemic and progressive developments of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social skills are required when they enter kindergarten.

STRATEGY 2 : BRIDGING THE ENVIRONMENT The concepts for spatial organization of the kindergarten were based on the residential areas where most of the children entering the school will be coming from. Most of the children live at residential areas near the site. Those residential areas and their surroundings are isolated because of the way roads are arranged. This isolation also affect people to prefer staying within their residences. I thought that Kindergarten can play a role in minimizing any discomforts coming from differences between their homes and schools.

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SPACE COMPOSITION POCKETS : the small-sized room This space is to minimize children’s inconvenience due to the change in environments from their homes to school. it is called the “buffering” zone where children can learn to be accustomed to school environment. children can get along with their friends or have their own time.

CLASSROOMS : the middle-sized rooms The basic units of a kindergarten are classrooms. classrooms are separated from each other in order to plant the sense of belonging in each child, and enhance the effectiveness of the school’s education.

COMMUNAL SPACES : the large-sized rooms The basic units of a kindergarten are classrooms. classrooms are separated from each other in order to plant the sense of belonging in each child, and enhance the effectiveness of the school’s education.

THE HALL : the largest room Library, cafeteria, and auditorium are places where interactions among children can occur outside of classrooms. children can learn social skills by interacting with their peers within these spaces.

HALL

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1. POCKETS 2. CLASS ROOM 3. CAFETERIA 4. TEACHERS' OFFICE 5. VIDEO ROOM

6. HALL 7. WAITING ROOM 8. STORAGE 9. ENTRANCE

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SECTION CONCEPT

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Connection

Stairs in the Hall

Small Rooms

Communal Space

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SOUTH ELEVATION

FINAL MODEL

Today, many children suffer from relationships with others because they do not have adequate social skills. It has become a big social issue in Korea because negative social experiences in the early childhood can affect oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social adaptation. I think that kindergartens can resolve the issue by providing children built environments for social interactions. I hope that children grow up acquiring necessary social skills at proper stages of life.

INTROVERTED DDP

DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA OUT DOOR KIOSK 2014, DESIGNGROUP OZ ARCHITECTS BUILT PROJECT ROLE : CONSTRUCTION DRAWING, SUPERVISION PRESENTATION IMAGE

T h i s p ro j e c t w a s co n s t r u c t e d a s a p a r t of Seoul Architecture festival 2014. O u r s c h e m e w a s t o c re a t e a v a r i e t y of small kiosks adjacent to each other and connect them to provide an expanded area.

COUNTRY HOUSE

L HOUSE AT NAM YANG JU CITY 2014, DESIGNGROUP OZ ARCHITECTS CONSTRUCTION PERMISSION ROLE : DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION PERMISSION PRESENTATION IMAGE, MODEL

This house is a weekend house for a client who lives in a crowded urban area. The goal of this project was to provide a resting place in which the client can enjoy the nature.

RESEARCHES

RESEARCH FOR GENERAL PLANNING OF 2015 SEOUL ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL /RESEARCH FOR AGRICULTURAL START-UP ASSISTANCE OF WAN-JU COUNTY OFFICE 2014-2015, DESIGN GROUP OZ ARCHITECTS SUBMITTED TO SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT, WAN-JU COUNTY OFFICE ROLE : CASE STUDY, SURVEY, ORGANIZING INFORMATION

The purpose of this research was to determine and organize necessary co m p o n e n t s , eve n t s , a n d b u d ge t s in the process to convert Seoul Architecture Festival into Seoul Architecture Biennale for the year 2017.

STREET POOL

CAFE IN NAMYANGJU 2015, DESIGN GROUP OZ ARCHITECTS ROLE : DEVELOPING DRAWINGS, PREPARING PRESENTATION

This was located on suburban area where bicycle path was connected right next to the site. The goal of this project was to provide a resting place in which people who come can take a rest seeing the natural scene through the big opening of this cafe.

PERSONAL WORKS

VR DRAWING SHOWING THE EXPERIENCE OF GIFU MEDIATHEQUE

OBJECTIVITY

JAMES LUI / SUN LEE

ISOMETRIC DRAWING OF GIFU MEDIATEQUE

Cinque Terre, Monterosso 2012 Pencil, Colored Pencil 26x18cm

Sunghoon Lee sl4062@columbia.edu