SELECTED WORKS Danielle Kim
TABLE OF CONTENTS Resume
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Architecture INTER-CITY
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Interface
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Shifting Perspectives
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Green Alley
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Float
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Graphic Design Augmented Nature ULTRA Jour nal
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DANIELLE KIM danielle.kim@ucalgary.ca +1 (403)-667-7109 2528 Chicoutimi Dr NW Calgary AB T2L 0W5
I am a Master’s of Architecture graduate with a strong background in research, graphic representation, and digital fabrication. I am passionate about the creation of compelling design with lasting, positive social effects in the urban realm - whether it be at the scale of a street corner or an entire city.
E D U C AT I O N 2 0 19 - 2021
Master’s of Architecture University of Calgary
2 0 14 - 2019
BA Urban Studies with Distinction, Minor in Architectural Studies University of Calgary
POSITIONS HELD Winter 2021
Graduate Teaching Assistant for Graphics Workshop II Professors Dan Hapton & Matthew Parker – Assisted first year Master’s of Architecture students with learning advanced 3D modeling softwares Blender, Rhino and Grasshopper – Engaged in critical discussions of architectural theory pertaining to representation and 3D modeling with instructors and students
2020 - Present
Graduate Research Assistant Professor Tawab Hlimi – Developed several new projects for the 9 Block Program collaboration with the City of Calgary using parametric modeling software – Conducted research of environmentally friendly green wall technology and local plant species
2018 - 2020
Graduate Research Assistant Laboratory for Integrative Design, University of Calgary – Developed designs for the 9 Block Program in partnership with Prof. Tawab Hlimi – Participated in the build of a large scale model for a project for the 9 Block program – Participated in several design competitions both as an individual and within teams – Gained experience in web design through the editing of the LID website
RECOGNITION 2021
CBDX Cities for All Competition “Vesicular City” | Finalist | Team project
2019
Edmonton Zoo ‘Zoominescence’ A Festival of Light Competition “Float” | Winner | Individual project
2018
d.talks Calgary Movement Competition “Destination: Station” | Technology category winner | Team project
2018
Cyprus School of Architecture ‘The Beacon’ Competition “Obelisk” | Honorable mention | Team project
SKILLS S O F T WA R E 2D Drafting + 3D Modeling
Adobe Creative Suite
Rendering
Rhino 3D
Photoshop
Twinmotion
Grasshopper
Illustrator
VRay
Revit
InDesign
Lumion
AutoCAD
Premiere
Blender
ArchiCAD
AfterEffects
Sketchup
MODEL MAKING Knowledge and operation of 3D-printing, CNC routing, & laser cutting machinery. Woodshop proficiency.
LANGUAGES Proficiency in French
INTERESTS Graphic design, video game design, fitness & downhill skiing
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INTER-CITY: SOLARPUNK URBANISM Individual Project Context: Academic
Despite the disastrous ef fects of the 2005 flooding of the Bow River, the current urban form of the city of Calgar y is still illequipped to receive the river’s next inevitable flood. INTER-CITY speculates on the potential of using landscape design as a driver for flood mitigation, urban form, and urban agriculture through the re-design of a large parcel of the city at approximately 7.5 km 2 . The performative qualities of plants were used as an
inspiration for th defense mechanism themselves - so to Using a collection articulated landsc networks for the r interspersed throu
he design. Just as many plants have multiple ms - providing multiple routes of survival for oo does the city. n of parts to create a patterned and highly cape creates both barriers and new fluvial river. Urban settlement and agricultural areas are ughout the city, blurring the lines of traditional
7 land use planning and creating more localized supply chains that will sustain citizens. Through these strategies , the city allows urbanites to have a connection to their food and to the landscape. By using landscape as a foundational design driver, the Bow River is transformed into an intriguing, dynamic , and temporal element of the city; rather than an obstacle or a force of destruction.
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Local axonometric 01 - Riverside + Urban Condition
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Local axonometric 01 - Ag ricultural + Urban Condition
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INTERFACE INTERFACE is a hybrid of an automated vertical gardening facility run b y robots , g rocer y pick up center, education space, and various public amenities for visitors to use. The project explores the movement of goods through cities and how cities act as infrastructural framework for massive re positories and transport relationships. Cities are so entrenched in functioning for the movement of goods that civilization must develop and g row around its infrastructure, and the infrastructures which are birthed from these systems are often relegated to the edges of the city. The structures produced as points of connection, waiting, and destination can be characterized as “non-spaces” – places that discourage humans from settling in or feeling comfortable. These landsca pes are ultimatel y non-human, and with the increasing automation of industr y, could potentiall y overrun cities in the future. By mixing human prog rams with nonhuman prog rams , we can combat a potentiall y parasitic relationship as well as provide spaces for self-reflection and self-improvement that will be needed for humans when the g reat automation comes and time is freed from work. Furthermore, incorporating circular processes into these buildings will encourage overla p and integ ration between human and non-human players. Individual Project Context: Academic
“ ...half the activities people are paid to do globall y could theoreticall y be automated using currentl y demonstrated technologies.” - McKinse y & Compan y
“ Work is how we give our lives meaning when religion, party politics and community fall away.”
- Joanna Biggs
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CONCEPT
TRANSPORT
MANUFACTURING
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LEVEL TWO: RESTAURANT
LEVEL ONE: MARKET
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THE PICKING BOTS PICK YOUR ITEMS AND GIVE THEM TO THE ‘GROCER’...
TIME TO PICK UP!
inputting grocery order... beep boop beep.....
Level one: order fulfillment
thanks for shopping with us today, SARAH!
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bon appetit!
Level two: restaurant automation
humans and robots work together to keep your produce clean and delicious!
picking bots bring produce to the sorting and washing stations
human workers clean the produce and send it back into the robot circulation core to be delivered to customers!
Level three: automated and human processing
robo-chef at your service!
have you ever wanted to take a cooking class taught by a robot? well, now you can!
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LEVEL THREE: PROCESSING
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Facade study models
Lvl 8: Growing
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3 legend 1. vertical grow center, produce market + education center
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4. outdoor market 5. cafe 6. restaurant 7. micro grow centers 8. library 9. recycling center 10. micro farm
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11. community hall 12. regenerated plastics store
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13. storage and distribution center 14. hotel product flows
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View of South Plaza - Danielle
TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE TEATRO
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SHIFTING PERSPECTIVES: CENTRE FOR A LT E R N AT E HISTORIES
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The process of documenting histor y is inherentl y biased, as there are often stories that are overlooked and excluded from of ficial histor y. Therefore, there is no way to completel y and objectivel y understand the past. Shifting Perspectives is a research and exhibition space located in Calgar y’s Ol ympic Plaza that encourages its users to shift their perspectives and preconceived notions of what deser ves to included in traditional histor y. A series of interactive, moving panels are scattered throughout the site of Ol ympic Plaza; leading pedestrians down into the social plazas that surround the building. The moving panels also continue into the exhibition spaces where the y can be populated b y research material; encouraging visitors to confront others’ perspectives along with their own. The building’s research facilities will be specificall y tailored to researchers at the Calgar y Institute for the Humanities specializing in areas of histor y that are new, emerging, or unusual. Researchers will also partner with professionals from creative disciplines to aid in their process of curating engaging exhibits. W hile research and curation is something that is not typicall y revealed to the museum-goer, the resource and research space is adjacent and visible to the public areas of the building, encouraging visitors to engage with the researchers and create a trul y collaborative environment. Group Project / Collaborators: Alana Kerr & Danielle Kim Context: Academic
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*Gra phics were designed collaborativel y, however the creator of each g ra phic is noted in ca ptions.
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CONCEPTUAL GESTURES tectonic/planar shifting
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GREEN ALLEY The alle ywa ys of a city are often unsightl y, neglected places in the urban environment. How can we transform spaces such as these into vibrant, tactile landsca pes that can function beneficiall y for the city’s need to manage the elements , as well as act as changing landsca pes for pla y? In the “Green Alle y” a pproach, the lanewa y is transformed into a space which still accomodates the alle ywa y’s necessar y functions as a thoroughfare and garbage collection site, while simulataneousl y mitigating the alle ywa y’s poor drainage through wa y of a modular, porous paving system. The design incor porates curiouslooking Ecological Areas into the alle y alcoves , as the rigid square pavers g raduall y mor ph into g roves of organic boulders. These areas will foster native plant g rowth and pla y. In this wa y, a unique cafe culture is nurtured in the most unlikel y of urban spaces. Collaborative project: Madisen Killingsworth & Danielle Kim Super visor: Tawab Hlimi Context: Research *For this project, all g ra phics were authored b y Danielle Kim.
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Meandering, slow, primaril y human circulation
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FLOAT Float is an installation that was proposed for the Edmonton Zoo’s Festival of Light. It is an otherworldy experience that makes use of environmentall y friendl y materials and energ y-ef ficient lighting methods. The installation is an immersive field of swaying, jell yfish-like lamps that are 3D-printed with glow-in-the-dark biodeg radable plastic. The network of organic forms was parametricall y generated and is suspended from above. Motion activated LED lights illuminate the installation, and flicker on and of f while vistors wander around a labr yinth of strange, glowing creatures. The installation of Float is meant to be easil y de ployable and disassembled, and will require minimal maintenance during the festival. Glow in the dark materials and motion activated LED’s eliminate the need for timers or switches. If an LED loses power, it can be easil y re placed as the lights are removeable and fit snugl y in the lamps. Individual Project Super visors: Jason Johnson and Joshua Taron Context: Competition / Research
3D PRINT TESTING
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AUGMENTED NATURE Individual project Context: Academic
There is no ‘going back to nature’ because nature and ver y surface of the earth hav ir revocabl y b y the age of the Anthropocene. The merging of the Technosphere (the e and artifacts that we humans create) with the earth’s natural spheres has already oc not realisticall y be reversed. Our human technolog y and materials are melding with in hor rific wa ys.
e been altered environment cur red and can nature, often
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U LT R A J O U R N A L : BRANDING
The ULTRA jour nal is the University of Calgar y’s annual student-r un publication that showcases work from the school’s faculties of Architecture, Landsca pe Architecture, and Planning. A g ra phic identity was formulated for the publication that pla ys of f the bold and dramatic styles seen in propagandic posters , meant to speak to the drama and g ravity of what transpired in the year 2020. Several colors for the final color palette were pla yfull y pulled from colors used in the Zoom video conferencing a pp - a platform that our architectural education now exists within in this new online world. Collaborative project: Alana Kerr, Madisen Killingsworth, & Danielle Kim Super visor: Dr. Brian Sinclair Context: Academic / Extracur ricular *All g ra phics shown were authored b y
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PAST GRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS: A rigorous exploration of g ra phical styles was undertaken preceding the ince ption of ULTRA 5’s g ra phic identity. Conce pts of solidity, dimensionality, g radients , and the integ ration of motifs into typog ra phy were employed to achieve dif ferent aesthetics.
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