THOMAS
KIM
design portfolio 2016
For my mother and father, without whom I would cease to exist.
e : thomas.kim.120@gmail.com p : 303.731.7796 www.knocturnal.co
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professional
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resume city as canvas
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scarcity of knowledge
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multifunctional mediator
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the public sports center
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trans(inter)ference
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fabrication + commercial photography
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blvd404 welcome home ad campaign
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EDUCATION
Syracuse University School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture + Dean’s List + GPA 3.4 Spring 2016 International Study in London
August 2013 ~ May 2018 (Expected)
Univ. of Texas School of Architecture 6 week Summer Program + Award of Excellence
June 2012 ~ July 2012
Conifer High School
AP Scholar + 200 Club + All-State Athlete + GPA 4.0
August 2009 ~ May 2013 AWARDS
Festival Des Architectures Vives (FAV) First place initial competition (Syracuse Architecture) + Special Mention
A week long festival in Montpellier and La Grande-Motte, France. Practicing architects and one student group each year are invited to build the design that won the initial competition. Summer 2015 EXHIBITIONS
Pan-Am Flight 103 Memorial Exhibition Exhibition install
Tied 500+ strings in a curated order to create a 3D sculpture that was suspended in the atrium of Slocum Hall, Syracuse. Fall 2013
Parti-Wall Exhibition Designer + Exhibition Install
Teams were assigned with four students and a professor to rethink the idea of the parti wall in a 4 x 4 hollow cubes that were laid out in a 9 x 9 grid. Fall 2014
EXPERIENCE
The Public Works Design Internship
Denver, CO
Photography, videography, marketing, fabrication, branding, architectural design. Summer 2015 + Summer 2016
Knocturnal Studio
Denver, CO
Designer + Photographer + Fabricator
Photography, branding, graphic/architectural/interior/comm. design. May 2015 - Present
iHeartMedia/ClearChannel Freelance photographer
Denver, CO
Concert photography, mostly covering venues such as Red Rocks Ampitheater, Ogden, Fillmore, Fiddler’s Green. May 2014 - Present
The Abo Group, Inc. Architectural Intern
Lakewood, CO
Architectural design, renderings, client advisor. February 2013 - June 2014 SKILLS
Digital
Revit3D + AutoCAD + Rhino3D + SketchUp + V-Ray + Keyshot + Premiere + Photoshop + Illustrator + InDesign + Lightroom
Fabrication
Lasercutting + 3D Printing (MakerBot & Z-Corp) + Woodshop / Carpentry
Language
English + Korean + Spanish (Basic knowledge) + Italian (Basic Knowledge)
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CITY AS CANVAS london, united kingdom in collaboration with Raymond Guo
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In the rapidly growing neighborhood of Shoreditch, the large tech corporations quickly making their move to “the Silicon Roundabout� are pushing out the ones who originally made Shoreditch attractive to the world. Thorough research and understanding of (live + work + play) and the history of the context was required to develop the project into a response for another neighborhood at the brink of an identity wipe.
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configuration of warehouse
Industrial Revolution
no longer existant
1760s - 1840s
Artistic Revolution
firstcomers
1980s
Creative Revolution
newcomers
Present
Firstcomers
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Common Spaces
Compact, efficient housing paired with large open spaces for configurability.
Series of programs that both entities will use, congregate, and converse in. Larger programs such as auditoriums, libraries, gym, galleries. Subdivided, larger offices for the newcomers to occupy. A subdivision of warehouse.
A public arcade / plinth in which the rest of the city occupies.
Public Common Space
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Newcomers
Live
public space within housing
Play
8 units per floor 32 total
Play space Truss system with structural fins to support large open space.
Work
Facade composed of steel rods and terracotta brick.
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SCARCITY OF KNOWLEDGE brooklyn, new york
research in collaboration in James Gilliland
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The issue of water scarcity finally gained some attention when scientists declared that the Syrian revolution could be traced back to the fact that countries surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates are losing water faster than anywhere else on the planet. Yet nobody knows about it. However, even with global water scarcity finally starting to appear on the radar of the general public, it still lacks the amount of attention and outreach to really impact any countries in need of help. Through educating the mass public on this issue, this project aims to create a center of education and innovation by partnering with institutions and companies that are actively engaging this very serious ecological issue. /08
MINOR WATER SCARCITY ECONOMIC WATER SCARCITY PHYSICAL WATER SCARCITY
NOT ESTIMATED
30-60% LAND COVERAGE >60% LAND COVERAGE 20 - 200 DEATHS PER MILLION 50 - 1900 DEATHS PER MILLION
COUNTRIES AT RISK OF WAR
Research : Syria
Turkey Türkiye
1.5 million farmers displaced 75% crop failure
320,000 killed 1.5 million injured 11 million displaced
Lebanon
city (relative size) high quality farmland w/ high development
Iraq
severe drought extreme drought
Jordan
exceptional drought
Research : California 570,000 acres idle $ -2,700,000,000
city ( relative size ) high / very high fire hazard high quality f armland w/ high development severe drought extreme drought exceptional drought
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-18,000 lost 120,000 at risk
220,000 acres los t $ -2,200,000,000
Columbia University
urban design lab
MIT Media Labs
The Water Project
inventors
activists
planners
An innovation hub in downtown Brooklyn that will house the above three partners will work in collaboration to innovate new water conserving methods that are both passive and active. As an example, the entire building will celebrate water by using passive water distribution methods through form and permeable concrete to recycle rainwater back to the public, and restore groundwater.
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cascade
drip
pour
west elevation
west elevation
south elevation /10
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Apartments (4) Tech Lab Private offices 5
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Offices (3)
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Apartments (2) Laboratory Collaboration Space
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Offices for partners 6 7 Offices (3) 2
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Main Lobby Restaurant Cafe
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Icecream Shop Bar Exercise Room Lobby lounge
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Laboratory
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exterior water collection basin / public space
interior water collection well viewing wall
institution office / laboratory wing
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MULTIFUNCTIONAL MEDIATOR roosevelt island, new york
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New York City was devastated after the destruction by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Tremendous effort was put forth to re-think the waterfront of Manhattan to avoid another natural disaster that could further damage the inner part of the city. Roosevelt Island is an interesting case, because it is not situated on either side of the East River, but rather in the middle of it, making it extremely vulnerable to another hurricane. Using the rubble from pre-existing site buildings to build up a berm, a similar approach to the waterfront efforts, but with a means to unobstruct views and protect a historical building as well as becoming an extension of the existing public park and the Four Points Monument.
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Four Freedoms Park 2012 memorial to the late president FDR, named after his four freedoms speech. The four freedoms are; Freedom of Speech Freedom of Worship Freedom from Want Freedom from Fear
Smallpox Hospital 1856
built to cure the large outbreak of smallpox from migrating immigrants. Currently a ruin.
Strecker Laboratory 1892 the first institution in the nation for pathological and bacteriological research.
Cornell Tech Campus 2017
state of the art academic research facility for Cornell University.
Memorial New
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Ruin
Laboratory
Oldest
Older
Academic Facility Future
UP
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN @ 1/32” = 1’
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Water Filtration Clean water for the East River, low water cost for program.
SECTION CC
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Refuge High vantage point refuge areas in the case of a 100 year flood.
B SECTION BB
A Program Ferry station to connect Roosevelt Island to the rest of the ferry route. SECTION AA
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view from ferry towards Manhattan
view of the new esplanade
panoramic view of roosevelt island
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THE PUBLIC ATHLETIC CLUB syracuse, new york
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Beginning to explore formal operations through simple cuts made from the analysis of site conditions, this project dealt with creating a public athletic club that offered a public plaza to the citizens of the Syracuse. The form wraps around the plaza, lifting up at the street corner to funnel public circulation through to the open space.The lines of the facade evolved from a grid developed by the lines of the form, where the apertures were carefully placed via the location of program within.
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TRANS(INTER)FERENCE montpellier, france
in collaboration with Maya Alam, Mook Kaewkoon, Emily Greer Syracuse Architecture internal competition first place Festival Des Architecture Vives 2015 special mention award
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The site, nested within Hotel Audessan in Montpellier, gave us very strict site limitations and parameters which we worked within. Using magnetic tape from old VCR tapes, a weaving panel was designed to hook the tape around our timber frame to create a saturated field of patterns. The tape created a mirror effect for those walking through, and the arches frame the existing arches on site, while the portals directed visitors through the pavilion. Over a four day construction period, the pavillion was built and then taken down at the end of the festival. /26
drawings by Maya Alam
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FABRICATION + PHOTOGRAPHY multiple locations around colorado
in collaboration with The Public Works + iHeartMedia
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When I am not in the studio, I am often found enjoying the outdoors, or in a shop making something. I love physically constructing something, using the machines and tools to fabricate anything from trophies to furniture for clients. Photography has also allowed me to express myself as a designer through different mediums, by freelancing for iHeartMedia and covering a wide variety of musicians at their shows. /30
A CONVENIENCE STORE DOWNSTAIRS. THATS CONVENIENT.* 404 UNIVERSITY AVE.
LEASING NOW WWW.BLVD404.COM
BLVD404 WELCOME HOME syracuse university, new york
advertisement campaign for orange grove llc. in collaboration with James Gilliland
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#BLVD404, a new luxury student housing scheduled to open in the fall semester of 2016. When I first heard of the project, I approached my clients with an intention to market and advertise their new project to the diverse communities within the school. By referencing cultural “memes� and everyday college frustrations, we aimed to create a narrative to promote a lifestyle which is enabled by the countless amenities this new building offers. Through simple but repetitive advertisements placed strategically around the campus, a full ad campaign, a manual for the street team and fully translated chinese ads were created for the client to offer a seamless service aimed at the goal of fulfilling all leases prior to the fall 2016 semester.
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Thank you for your time. You can always reach me through the information below.
e: thomas.kim.120@gmail.com p: 303.731.7796 www.knocturnal.co