Work Sample 2021

Work Sample Cameron Lee

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Uncovered Community Chicago High Rise

Year: Spring 2020 Duration: 4 Months Location: Chicago, IL Partner: Christina Strough

Situated between two neighborhoods in Chicago: Little Italy and Pilsen, the project is a mixed-use residential building that responds to the growing sense of isolation within a high rise building. The strict boundaries between spaces hinder the opportunity for spontaneous interaction and engagement preventing us from establishing meaningful connections with each other.

Uncovered Community aims at combating this isolation by “pulling back the curtain” to highlight and strengthen the communal spaces within. With a variety of programmed spaces including a restaurant, retail spaces, offices, a gym, gallery, outdoor terraces, and ninety apartments, this project sets the stage for a diverse range of occupants to come and cross pollinate. The boundaries between spaces disappear as more open, inclusive spaces encourage residents to engage and socialize with each other.

It brings back that nostalgia and richness of being part of a larger community and having the ability to get know your neighbor.

Site Analysis

Community Conceptual Model

Project Site

Tower + Podium

Pull Apart

Interaction Zone

Massing Diagrams

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Ground Floor Plan

Section Perspective through Communal Spaces

Project Axon

Views of Communal Spaces

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Yuugen Cultural Center Yuugen: an awareness of the universe

Year: Spring 2018 Duration: 2 Months Location: Washington D.C.

A celebration of Japanese culture, the tea house and gallery serves as a catalyst for understanding critical Japanese traditions. Sited within the US capitol, the project embraces the natural environment through its tectonics.

Reverence for nature and Japanese techniques become guiding approaches for the design of the tea house and gallery. Light diffuses through the frosted glass windows as water cascades down the metal decking roof. The exterior wood is burned using a traditional Japanese technique, Shou Sugi Ban, which weatherproofs the building. These critical moves start a dialogue between the building and the natural phenomenons of light, water, and fire.

Rhythm of light and shadow │ Atmospheric Drawing

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Site Integration │ Ground Floor Plan

Tectonic Assembly │ Watercolor Drawing

Interaction with Natural Elements │ Rendered Model and Drawing

Physical Model

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Sleep Institute for the Senses Year: Spring 2019 Duration: 3 Months Location: Manhattan, NY

For the city that never sleeps, the value of sleep has been lost and neglected. Reminiscent of the times when people would rise and fall to the cycle of the sun, this project aims at reestablishing that connection to one’s context through the use of sound and light. As critical elements to one’s sleep, they are controlled in a manner that presences the mind to re-sync one’s internal clock. Like an instrument, the project filters out excess exposure to light and sound, only to allow the necessities of the site to reach the patient.

Sources of Light and Noise │ Urban Mapping

A cavernous interior with rooms shifted from one another allows a variation in sleeping experience as each person’s sleep patterns are unique. Reflective perforated metal skylight tunnels and a shallow pool are two strategies employed to carry light and sound from the exterior of the building to the interior of the patient rooms. A channel glass curtain wall system diffuses natural light from the site and maintains privacy for the individual.

Interior & Exterior Explorations │ Initial Process Drawings

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Supplementary Design Work

In addition to the studio projects, a range of other media were explored to develop my design skills. Working physically with ceramics and wood brought forth questions about form and material qualities. Whereas working with screen prints and watercolors required an understanding of composition and colors.

Handcrafted Oak Joinery

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Pinch Pots & Wheel Thrown Bowls

Above: Screen Prints Below: Watercolor Paintings

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