PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC
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Hsu ResidenceEPIPHYTE-LAB, LLCHOUSE DESIGNDANBY, NY, U.S.A.2009
platform(1x2)UMAMI-UTILITIESPROTOTYPE FURNISHINGHONG KONG, CHINA2011
modelScapeUMAMI-UTILITIESPROTOTYPE INSTALLATIONZHU HAI, CHINA2010
farmScapeUMAMI-UTILITIESINSTALLATION / PAVILIONHONG KONG, CHINA2009
accACCUMAMI-UTILITIESPROTOTYPE FURNISHINGHONG KONG, CHINA2010
Cascadilla SchoolDESIGN STUDIOITHACA, NY, U.S.A.ARCH 2022006
metaCAVE v.1RESEARCH STUDIODUBAI, U.A.E.ARCH 4012007
metaCAVE v.2B. ARCH. THESIS INSTALLATIONITHACA, NY, U.S.A.ARCH 5022009
neoArcologiesCOMPETITION ENTRYLOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.2011
panda.exeRESEARCH SEMINARCAMBRIDGE, MA, U.S.A.GSD 6338 2010
Hsu ResidenceEPIPHYTE-LAB, LLCHOUSE DESIGNDANBY, NY, U.S.A.2009
DESIGN PRINCIPALS:DANA ČUPKOVÁ, KEVIN PRATT
STATUS:COMPLETED
PROGRAM:SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE
THE HSU RESIDENCE IS A (LEED CERTIFICATION PENDING) 3900 SQ. FT. HOUSE DESIGNED IN RESPONSE TO THE CLIENT’S STRONG DESIRE FOR AN ENERGY AND COST EFFICIENT DWELLING. THE HOUSE IS A PRODUCT OF A DELIBERATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL PASSIVE SOLAR PRINCIPLES AND VARIOUS COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGIES. ONE PRIMARY FEATURE OF THE HOUSE IS THE THREE STORY MAIN LIVING SPACE, WHICH FUNCTIONS AS BOTH SPATIAL NEXUS AND A TROMBE WALL ASSISTED VENTILATION STACK. THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HOUSE FEATURES AN ALL-SEASON SOLARIUM DELINEATED BY A SOUTH-FACING MASS WALL THAT REGULATES THE THERMAL COMFORT OF THE ENTIRE HOUSE.
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MECHANICALSYSTEMS
MAS
S W
ALL
+ SO
LAR
IUM
PV POWEREDCIRCULATION
ASSIST FAN
TRO
MBE
WAL
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DESIGN PRINCIPALS:EDWARD KIM, MAN KIM, KEVIN LIM,CL3 ARCHITECTS LTD.
STATUS:IN CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM:ART GALLERY / LECTURE SPACE
platform(1X2) SIGNIFIES THE SYNERGY BETWEEN A PLATFORM AS A BUILT SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES A MULTITUDE OF PROGRAMS (ART GALLERY, LECTURE SPACE, WORKSPACE, ARCHIVAL STORAGE ETC) AND THE DESIGN/BUILD METHODOLOGY INSPIRED BY THE INHERENT LIMITS AND POTENTIALS OF THE DIMENSION (I.E. 1 METER X 2 METER) OF STOCK PLYWOOD SHEETS.
platform(1x2)UMAMI-UTILITIESPROTOTYPE FURNISHINGHONG KONG, CHINA2011
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LOUNGESEATING
PRESENTATIONZONES
STORAGE /DISPLAY
modelScapeUMAMI-UTILITIESPROTOTYPE INSTALLATIONZHU HAI, CHINA2010
DESIGN PRINCIPALS:EDWARD KIM, MAN KIM, KEVIN LIM,CL3 ARCHITECTS LTD.
STATUS:COMPLETED
PROGRAM:DEVELOPMENT SHOWROOM
THE PROJECT IS A SLICE OF WHAT COULD BE IMAGINED AS A LARGER ARTIFICIAL LANDSCAPE. FUNDAMENTAL LANDSCAPE-PRODUCING OPERATIONS (EXTRUDE, SLANT, SLOPE) ARE ARTICULATED AND MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF THE PROJECT AND THE CLIENT, I.E. SEATING, PASSAGE THROUGH, AND A MODEL PLATFORM. THE UNILATERAL RIB-STRUCTURE ECHOES THE RHYTHMIC AESTHETIC FOUND THROUGOUT THE INTERIOR IN WHICH MODELSCAPE WILL BE HOUSED. THE RIB-STRUCTURE ALSO MIMCS THE METHOD AND AESTHETIC OF PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURAL SITE MODELS - ASSUMING AN APPROPRIATE AESTHETIC AS MODEL BASE.
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UP
BENCH
BENCHSLOPEMODEL PLATFORMSOFT EDGE
DOWN
OVERHANG WALLWITH PLANTERS
FLOOR
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SECTION
PLAN
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DESIGN PRINCIPALS:EDWARD KIM, MAN KIM, KEVIN LIM,CL3 ARCHITECTS LTD.
STATUS:COMPLETED
PROGRAM:OFFICE / RECEPTION AREA
AS THE NEW HOME FOR THE HONG KONG OFFICE OF THE ASIAN CULTURAL COUNCIL (ACC), THIS PROJECT ENGAGES IN A SUBTLE PLAY WITH THE GEOMETRIC CONDITIONS OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. THE RECEPTION DESK SITS IN THE SPACE AS A CENTERPIECE WHILE EXHIBITING THE CLIENT'S DESIRE FOR BOTH TRANSPARENT SCREEN AND CLEAR DELINEATION OF THE CONFERENCE SPACE.
accACCUMAMI-UTILITIESPROTOTYPE FURNISHINGHONG KONG, CHINA2010
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farmScape IS AN EVENTSCAPE, AN INVOLVED PAVILION THAT REQUIRES THE VISITOR’S HELP TO RE-IMAGINE THE TRADITIONAL PAVILION AS A PROSTHETIC LANDSCAPE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY HIJACKS AND IMPLANTS WITHIN A LOCAL ECOSYSTEM. A DEVICE OF BOTH NATURAL SYNTHESIS AND PLATFORM FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT TAKES CUES FROM THE TEMPORAL NATURE OF THE BIENNALE AND THE RAPIDLY CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF HONG KONG AS A WHOLE. VISITORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ‘RENT’ INDIVIDUAL PLOTS WITHIN THE DIA-GRID FIELD AND ENCOURAGED TO PLANT SEEDS OF THEIR CHOICE FROM A CATALOG OF LOCAL CROPS.
DESIGN PRINCIPALS:EDWARD KIM, MAN KIM, KEVIN LIM,CL3 ARCHITECTS LTD.
STATUS:COMPLETED
CLIENT:2009 HONG KONG+SHENZHENBI-CITY BIENNALE OF URBANISM \ARCHITECTURE
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farmScapeUMAMI-UTILITIESPAVILION / INSTALLATIONHONG KONG, CHINA2009
VARYING PLANTER
DEPTH
DIA-GRID FRAME WORK DIA-GRID FRAME WORK
+ GRASS+ TREE+ SOIL INFILL
DIA-GRID FRAME WORK
+ GRASS+ TREE+ SOIL INFILL
+ SEED PLANTING+ CROP GROWTH+ HARVEST
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PROFESSOR:VAL WARKE
PROGRAM:PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL
ITHACA’S OVEREMPHASIS ON ITS FINEST UNIVERSITY (CORNELL UNIVERSITY) OVERSHADOWS THE NEED FOR A BOARDING SCHOOL THAT ADDRESSES THE COMMON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES RAISED BY COLLEGE PREPERATORY SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. CASCADILLA HIGH SCHOOL IS PRESENTED AS A CRITIQUE OF THIS ISSUE BY REORGANIZING THE TYPICAL BOARDING SCHOOL CAMPUS INTO A COMPACT SHOEBOX FORM. THE COMPLEX NETWORK OF BOARDING SCHOOL PROGRAMS OVERLAP AND COLLIDE WITHIN THE SHOEBOX.
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Cascadilla SchoolDESIGN STUDIOITHACA, NY, U.S.A.ARCH 2022006
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PROGRAM STUDY MODEL
PROFESSOR:DANA ČUPKOVÁ, KEVIN PRATT, KYLE STEINFELD
PROGRAM:HOUSING PROJECT
COLLABORATOR:EDWARD KIM
metaCAVEv.1 IS A PROPOSAL FOR A COMPLEX OF LOW-COST RENTAL HOMES TARGETED FOR THE WORKING CLASS OF METROPOLIS DUBAI. UTILIZING VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND PARAMETRIC DESIGN SOFTWARES (GENERATIVE COMPONENTS, ECOTECT, ETC), THE PROJECT DEALS WITH THE EXTREME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF DUBAI AS KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS. metaCAVEv.1 MAINTAINS A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LARGER SYSTEM, WHETHER THAT IS SEEN IN THE SCALE OF THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR OR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PLANET’S ECOSYSTEM.
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metaCAVE v.1RESEARCH STUDIODUBAI, U.A.E.ARCH 4012007
COMPONENT C THERMAL WALL
COMPONENT D WIND CAPTURING
COMPONENT A LIGHTWEIGHT SHADING
COMPONENT B WIND CHIMNEY
DAYLIGHT SIMULATIONS (RADIANCE)
OVERALL RIB STRUCTURE
COMPONENTS A & B
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THESIS ADVISORS:DANA ČUPKOVÁ, KEVIN PRATT
PROGRAM:OUTDOOR READING PAVILION
THE SAME METHODOLOGY OF A PREVIOUS PROJECT, “metaCAVE v.1,” WAS DEVELOPED INTO A PROTOTYPING EXERCISE TO UNDERSTAND HOW COMPONENT-BASED DESIGN STRATEGIES CAN COME INTO PHYSICAL EXISTENCE. IN DOING SO, THE PROJECT SET ITS DESIGN PARAMETERS AND CONSTRAINTS IN THE CONTEXT OF READILY AVAILABLE BUILDING MATERIALS AND CAD/CAM TECHNOLOGIES. THE DECISION TO BUILD A FULL SCALE PROTOTYPE WAS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO EXHAUSTIVELY INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF FABRICATION OF PARTS AND ULTIMATELY THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE STRUCTURE.Man Kim
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metaCAVE v.2B. ARCH. THESIS INSTALLATIONITHACA, NY, U.S.A.ARCH 5022009
COMP001shading / indirect lighting device
COMP002rain collecting channel
COMP003evaporative pool
COMP004bench / seating area
COMP005column
COMP006beach / reclined seating area
COMP008vegetation
COMP009sandbox
COMP003+004 COMP002 COMP001 COMP005
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PROFESSOR:PANAGIOTIS MICHALATOS
TOPIC:DESIGN SOFTWARE / INTERFACE DESIGNWRITTEN IN C++
panda 1.0b IS A HIGHLY CUSTOMIZED SOFTWARE TO VISUALIZE AND DESIGN AN OUTDOOR THERMAL WALL INSTALLATION. THE USER CAN CREATE ANY NUMBER OF WALLS AND ASSIGN TEMPERATURE VALUES AND GRAPHICALLY SEE HOW THEY RELATE TO EACH OTHER AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THE TEMPERATURE VALUES OF THE SPACE (DEFINED BY THE GRID) ARE SHOWN IN TWO COLORS (RED FOR HOT AND BLACK FOR COLD). DESIGN A THERMAL BARRIER, POCKET, ROOM, OR WHATEVER YOUR WILDEST THERMAL DESIRES ARE! ALSO AS A USEFUL FEEDBACK, panda 1.0b VISUALIZES AREAS THAT FALL WITHIN RANGE OF USER-INPUT OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE AS EXTRUDED BOXES. THE HIGHER THE BOXES ARE, THE MORE THEY REPRESENT THE OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE.
panda.exeRESEARCH SEMINARCAMBRIDGE, MA, U.S.A.GSD 6338 2010
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COMPETITION EVENT:NEXT GENERATION BY METROPOLIS MAGAZINE
PROGRAM:ADAPTIVE REUSE OFFICE BUILDING
COLLABORATOR:DAEKWON PARK
neoArcologies IS A SURGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING INEFFICIENCIES INTO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES. THE PROJECT FINDS OPPORTUNITIES IN BOTH MAN-MADE AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO REHABILITATE A “SICK” BUILDING INTO A SELF-SUSTAINING ORGANISM WITHIN LOS ANGELES’ URBAN ECOSYSTEM. THE BUILDING AS IT EXISTS PRESENTS SOME OBVIOUS LACK OF PROPER PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE NATURAL LIGHTING AND VENTILATION, ON-SITE ENERGY GENERATION, AND AN ARCHITECTURALLY INDUCED CULTURE OF “GREEN AWARENESS.” THE PROJECT ADDRESSES ALL OF THESE ISSUES TO GET CLOSER TO “NET-ZERO” STATE.
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neoArcologiesCOMPETITION ENTRYLOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.2011
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BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
INSOLATION STUDY
DAYLIGHT DISTRIBUTION STUDY
AFTER