Junseok Choi_2018 Architecure Portfolio by Junseok Choi

JUNSEOK CHOI

Selected Works 2011 - 2017

01 l Polytown : meatpacking + service

New Meatpacking Market Meat Center

02 l Syracuse West Network 2050 : three scales Comfort in Motion

03 l Productive Waterfront : as accessible destination Urban Redevelopment of Yangpu Post-Industrial Waterfront

04 l Public Circle : pulic healthcare center Redevelopment of Old Factory

01 l POLYTOWN : meatpacking + service

New Meatpacking Market Meat Center

Location : Meatpacking District, NYC

Work Type : Personal, Thesis Project

Complete Time : Fall 2017

Studio : Arch 505 & 508, Syracuse Univeristy

Instructor : David Shanks & Yutaka Sho

The Meatpacking District in New York City is a major example of today’s gentrification. However, the Meatpacking District has experienced what Colin Clark called the three-sector theory, which identifies the industrial changes from agricultural industry, to manufacturing industry, and finally to service industry. This project tries to change the current isolated meatpacking plant to community productive hub with coexisting three sectors of industry to make a flexible architecture model. It possibly creates one community with people of different socio-economic backgrounds.

I. ISOLATED MEATPACKING MARKET MEAT CENTER IN MEATPACKING DISTRICT

Current Gansevoort Meatpacking Market Meat Center is the only meatpacking plant left in the district, NYC. Since the program is different to neighboring service retails and only used for meatpackers and trwhich makes this building to be isolated from new communities with Highline as a tourist attraction. Ganse Market Meat Center has 7 companies and 120 employees. Companies pay $ 18.75 / ft2 til 2032 due to lease by city government, comparing with neighborhood’s average retail rent of $ 372 / ft2.

Junseok Choi l jschoi89@gmail.com

Highline Park

Meatpacking Plant

Parking Lot

Hudson River

Whitney Museum

The Standard Hotel

Meatpacking District in 1911 (Primary Industry Monotown)

250 Slaughterhouses & Packing Plants

Meatpacking District in 1960 (Secondary Industry Monotown)

Retail & Dining

Meatpacking District in 2016 (Tertiary Industry Monotown)

Gansevoort Market (Farmer’s Market) West Washigton Market (Meat, Poultry & Dairy)

Decline of Farmer’s Market

250 Slaughterhouses & packing plants

West Side Line

Decline of Meatpacking Industry

Drug Dealing & Prostitution

Boutiques & Offices

Highline Park

West Washington Market

Gansevoort Market

West Side Line

Highline Park High-end

# Employed in various sectors of employment

Tertiary Activities

Secondary Activities

Primary Activities

The Clark Model

According to three sector theory and Clark Model, economy shifts from the primary, through the secondary and finally to the tertiary sector. The Meatpacking District is a good example of this trend. Industrial structures change city, architecture, and community.

∙ a city/town whose economy is dominated by a single sector of industry

∙ a translation from Russian monogorod; gorod = town

∙ when specific industry boomed, cities become monotown for specific industry

∙ most cities beome monotown dominated by tertiary sector of industry lately

∙ causes urban illnesses such as kicking out old community who served other industry

Primary Industry

It depends upon the extension of natural resources.

Secondary Industry

It is manufacturing goods previously extracted from raw materials.

Tertiary Industry

It includes all activities providing intangible property; service.

Primary Industry Monotown

∙ Based on natural resources

∙ Cultivate the nature

Secondary Industry Monotown

∙ Based on mass labors

∙ Horizontal architeture

Tertiary Industry Monotown

∙ Based on various professions

∙ Vertical architecture

Employed

∙ an antonym of monotown

∙ a city/town whose economy is varied by different sectors of industry

New Industrial Change Model

With the increasing development of technology and the growth of the “Farm to Table,” there is an increased demand for urban farming. Also, the traditional concept of different spatial usage by different industries has been changed with the development of technology.

∙ a city/town providing an opportunity to experience various industrial activities to the public

∙ a new way of urban regeneration with coexisting three sectors of industry

∙ senary industry (6) = primary (1) x secondary (2) x tertiary (3) industry

The concept of ‘senary industry’ is a combination of the primary (growing, secondary (processing) and tertiary (sales and other service) sectors to create high added value.

Senary Industry Polytown

Polytown could

could

VI. POLYTOWN CIRCULATION PROPOSAL

Four different users use different circulations to their own programs but they mix up in the programs which overlap their needs. small circulation changes and varied program offerings could make a difference and encourage inclusion. Also, extended Highline to the roof of new meatpacking market meat center let four different users approah easily.

Highline Level Floor

Second Floor

Ground Floor

Whitney Museum

The Standard Hotel

Highline Park

Ground Floor Plan

1a. Meatprocessing Plant

1b. Meat Distributer

1c. Direct Meat Selling

1d. Public Eating Plaza

1e. Community Culinary School

1f . Indoor Urban Farming

Second Floor Plan

2a. Meatpacker Office

2b. Meatpacker Resting Space

2c. Tourist Resting Space

Highline Level Floor Plan

3a. Highline Park Extension

3b. Meatpacker Resting Space

Highline level Floor Plan

3c. Meatprocessing Training Room

3d. Community Culinary School

3e. Indoor Urban Farming

3f . Rooftop Park

02 l SYRACUSE WEST NETWORK 2050 : three scales of reconnection

Comfort

in Motion

Location : Syracuse, NY

Work Type : Group (w / Zhendong Long & Gary Thurston), Seminar

Complete Time : Spring 2017

Studio : Arch 500, Syracuse Univeristy

Instructor : Tarek Rakha

City of Syracuse is a middle place and transportation center on upstate New York. But it lacks of people’s mobility mode choices except owner-driven cars. This seminar is to explore the relationship between outdoor comfort and people’s mobility mode choices. It proposes three scales of regional connection : light rail + park & ride/but & car share + bike/walkable trail. Team develops strategies with urban design to promote use of transportation to access downtown and other sites on the west side of Syracuse.

Buffalo

Albany

City of Syracuse

Binghamton / NYC

I. LOCATION OF SYRACUSE, NY

There are three scales of nodes from a central downtown to regional villages on west Syracuse. The networks or reconnections are based on those types of nodes and hereby become three corresponding scales of connections from a central boundary inner city zone to a larger regional expressway.

Onondaga Lake

Regional Nodes along Highway

∙ Highway is a city divider : the current highway bridge is cutting the city into two parts and at the same time it makes the underneath spaces are hard to cross

PROPOSED LIGHT RAIL STOPS

∙ Bridge condition : the increasing traffic load to the existing highway and the current bad bridge condition is not enough for increasing traffic load

Line

Proposed Light Rail Stops

∙ There are three major routes of light rail system in the proposed plan.

∙ NS Line : from airport to route 20

∙ EW Line : from finger lakes to downtown Syracuse

∙ Special Waterfront Line : From Fairground event paces to regional transportation center

1a. To eliminate street parking 1b. Make a separated bike + 1c. Narrowed car lanes to reduce 1d. Bike has the first priority 1e. More green areas along 1f . Enables a convenient intermodal

2a. Public transit has priority 2b. Cuved / narrowed lane

2c. Much dense linear green

parking to reduce the convenience of private cars + bus only lanes to promote the usage reduce the priority of car priority the corridor to promote a better walkable community intermodal facility to promote the change of transportation

TERM CONFIGURATION

priority now for cars to reduce the convenience of car-usage green decoration to emphasize the corridor circulation spaces “expressed transportation” as well

TERM CONFIGURATION

Proposed Human Mobility Hub

∙ Establishment of Zipcar locations at Onondaga Community College, the Centro Hub and the Syracuse University; stimultaneous establishment of a southern “Park and Ride” stop at OCC for car pooling into and out of the city

∙ Expand the Creekwalk to the south, intersecting a currently vacant lot and building from which a significant human mobility hub location can be established, which promotes modes of human mobility, generates a dedicated bus lane and reduces capacity for vehicle traffic

Short Term Configuration

Middle Term Configuration

3a. Charging stations are introduced

3b. Street level retail is expanded

3c. Green spaces are well established

3d. Bus Lanes are introduced

3e. Expanded curbs are built

Centro Hub SU

Human Mobility Hub

Long Term

1a. Vacant lot offers opportunities 1b. Empty buildings can be

2a. Vacant lot becomes location

2b. Street level retail is established

2c. Green spaces are introduced

(6 Month to 1 Year)

Configuration

Configuration (5 Year Full Scale)

Entertainment / Leisure Nodes along Onondaga Lake / Creek

∙ Onondaga Lake is located in Central New York along the edge of Syracuse, and creek from Onondaga Lake passes Syracuse from north to south

∙ In the 19th century, Onondaga Lake was a popular tourist attraction, with beaches, resorts and amusement parks but industrial development and a growing population led to increase in sewage and industrial discharges

∙ More recent cleanup work revitalizes Onondaga Creek and makes it attractive destination again with neighboring recreational nodes

Proposed Onondaga Creekwalk

There are three different phase for Onondaga Creekwalk plan.

∙ Phase 1 : connecting Syracuse Downtown to Onondaga Lake

∙ Phase 2 : extension from Syracuse Downtown to Kirk Park

∙ Phase 3 : extension to northern & southern border of the city

1a. Bike is not welcome in this 1b. Sidewalk is too bare for 1c. Public transit facility is not 1d. Onondaga Lake is not well 1e. Creekwalk has been developed 1f . Car parking lot or empty

2a. Make one-way road for 2b. Make street parking on 2c. Block the car and transform 2d. Pedestrian friendly street Short Term Configuration

3a. Bus-only lane and public 3b. Bike lane is installed and 3c. More retail stores are built 3d. Onondaga Lake has more 3e. Creekwalk is connected

this street a walkable community not equipped well and uncomfortable well used by public developed by city of Syracuse but lack of network empty space

(6 Month to 1 Year)

the car and make driving uncomfortable the road and make more retail store next to the sidewalk transform pedestrian friendly street street works as a connector between public transit stop and creekwalk

public transit have a priority and makes a network with neighboring street and creekwalk built next to the sidewalk and density becomes pedestrian friendly more visitors and it becomes recreational place on weekend connected with public transit lanes and bike lanes to make a big network of the city

Configuration (5 Year Full Scale)

03 l Productive Waterfront : as accessible destination

Redevelopment of Yangpu Post-Industrial Waterfront

Location : Yangpu Waterfront, Shanghai, China

Work Type : Group (w / Lucy Li & Jun Cao), Project

Complete Time : Summer 2016

Studio : Arch 407, Three Cities Asia 2016

Instructor : Bing Bu

Yangpu district is located in northeastern part of downtown Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River. Its waterfront had been once the most important industrial area in China with a fabric of factories, dormitories, housing, and incrementally street. But industrial waterfront becomes empty after economical change from labor-intensive industry towards commerce. Beware of urban issues which happened in other waterfronts of Shanghai, team develops Yanpu waterfront as a labor-intensive industry cluster instead of service industry center like other waterfronts of Shanghai.

I. UNDERUTILIZED YANGPU POST-INDUSTRIAL WATERFRONT

The Bund Historical/Monumental Area

Lujiazui Business/Financial Center

Expo Park Recreational Area

Yangpu Underutilized Post-Industrial Area

Huangpu River

Rich Inner City

Inner city is well developed than outer city because it is close to three universities and commercial downtown. Apartment complex springs up everywhere and it is surrounded with big wall.

Poor Outer City

Outer city facing yangpu waterfront was a vibrant place before factory shutdown. Now most of residents lose their jobs and face an economy crisis.

Empty Post-industrial Waterfront

Due to empty factory of waterfront and loss of its workers since 1990, waterfront lose its vitality. There are disconnections between residence and waterfront.

1. Yangpu Bund (Commercial / Public Facilities)

2. Yangpu Bund (Empty / Occupied Industrial Area)

3. Yangpu Bund (Old / New Residential Area)

4. Yangpu Bund (Empty / Occupied Space)

1a. Waterfront Commercial Center

∙ Recycling empty factory

∙ Shopping center

∙ Relentless Development

∙ Isolated from old community

2a. Empty Industrial Area

∙ Empty after Post-industrial

∙ A waste of lands

∙ A danger zone

∙ Kicked out old community

3a. Old Factory Workers House

∙ Very Dense and poor

∙ Dependent on Factory

∙ Jobless

∙ Isolated from new community

4a. Waterfront Empty Space

∙ Empty factory Land

∙ On construction

∙ Less accessibility

∙ Kill waterfront View

1b. High-Rise Commercial Tower

∙ High-rise tower

∙ Boutiques, Restaurants

∙ For new community

∙ Isolated from old community

2b. Occupied Industrial Area

∙ Inactive after Post-industrial

∙ Mass manufacturing

∙ Isolated from new community

∙ Job place for old community

3b. New Apartment Complex

∙ Dominate Creek view

∙ Commute to other bund

∙ Surrounded with big wall

∙ No pulic contribution

4b. Downtown Empty Space

∙ Visual Greenspace

∙ No activity

∙ A waste of Lands

∙ Not attractive

Creating Connection between Productive Node

Residence

Office

Commercial

High-Rise Program

Connect to

VI. SYSTEM 2 : PRODUCTIVE NATURE PROPOSAL

Opportunity for Neighborhood

Rainwater Gathering System & Vertical Farm

Agriculture Field Vertical Farm

Waterfront Activities Rainwater Gathering Area

Huangpu Creek

YangshupuRd

Ningguo Rd

Rainwater gathering area helps in availability of agricultural water!

Empty Factory transforms to Co-working spaces & Vertical Farms!

Huangpu River & Creek are good water sources for agriculture!

Productive Waterfront 1

Leading the people flows from the inner subway stations to the waterfront!

Productive Waterfront 2

Agriculture field gives opportunity for job to poor neighbor!

High-rise along new route activates the neighborhood!

Different scale public space provides the diversity space for high density life and connects the district!

04 l PUBLIC CIRCLE : public healthcare center

Redevelopment of Old Factory

Location : Nantou Old Town Village, Shenzhen, China

Work Type : Group (w / Song Wang), Project

Complete Time : Fall 2016

Studio : Arch 408, Syracuse Univeristy

Instructor : Fei Wang

Nantou old town is one of several urban villages in Shenzhen, China. Despite being surrounded by parks and lush vegetation, Nantou’s tightly developed fiber lacks public open spaces that would provide its inhabitants with a leisurely respite. This projet is to explore to preserve the industrial heritage of the building, while revamping its cultural and recreational potential to suit the current needs of the community. The original factory building 2 is split into two complementary projects ; Out : the preserved structure renovated for contemporary community healthcare programs and In : a new recreational facility.

I. UNDERUTILIZED INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN NANTOU OLD TOWN VILLAGES

Building 2, although developed in roughly the same time period as its residential surroundings, seems drastically out of place. Given its original purpose as a light industrial manufacturing plant, its footprint of 50m x 36m is easily ten times larger than the typical building in Nantou. Following the decline of its original use, the building stands underutilized and unable to provide adequate spaces for the programs that currently occupy it.

Building 1

Building 2

Building 3

Building 4

Building 5

Shenzhen

∙ Developed area : 788 km2

∙ Land area : 1953 km2

∙ Urban village : 8km2

∙ Developed area : 788 km2

∙ Urban village footprint : 63 %

∙ Urban village population dencity : 5,000 person / km2

∙ City population dencity : 200,000 person / km2

Nantou Old Town

∙ Total Population : 20,000 person

∙ Area : 70,000 m2

∙ Area per person : 3.5 m2

∙ Building height : 3 - 8 stories

∙ Street width : 5 - 7 m

∙ Lane width : 3 - 4 m

∙ Alley width : 1 - 2 m

Urbanization Issue for Nantou Old Community

The accelerated urbanization of Nantou is driven by a disdvantaged demographic of migrant workers of limited means. As these migrant people begin to permantly settle in Nantou and mature, their needs have naturally evolved. Nantou has many service retails for tourists, but it does not possess public welfare facilities for its community and surroundings.

demographic of migrant workers of limited means. As these migrant people begin to permanently settle in Nantou and mature, their needs have naturally evolved. Nantou does not possess public welfare facili -

In & Out

∙ In : Vertical Stretch : Sports Center

∙ Out : Public Circle : Public Healthcare Center

The Puclic Circle project is comprised of two primary architectural moves that aims to amplify and celebrate the contrast between the renovation and the existing industrial structure. First, the team designed a truncated, multi-level staircase that creates a passageway from its front plaza towards the rooftop garden of building 3. The primary operational strategy of carving the inner structure of Building 2 provides the resulting building with a circular parti. The team develops a continuous circulation route connecting with the monumental main staircase at each floor, which then extends the circulation to the outside. This continuous route is then in filled with program filleted rectangular bubbles of various proportions. The coexistence between bubbles and existing column grid expresses harmony of old and new. Overall, Public Circle aims to create an inviting and open program in order to promote wellness to the community.