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KOREN LO

SELECTED WORKS // 2020 - 2026

PORTFOLIO // KOREN LO

JACKSON HEIGHTS CREATING AN URBAN EDGE - CLIMBING GYM Located within the evolving urban fabric of Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson Heights Climbing Gym and Community Center sits at a transitional edge between civic infrastructure and recreational redevelopment. Jackson Heights is a purpose-built facility designed to promote physical wellness, community engagement, and architectural expression within the heart of Downtown Jackson. The building is conceived as more than a climbing gym; it’s a public destination that merges recreation, social interaction, and urban revitalization.

A community anchor as well as an accessible wellness hub.

SECTIONAL AXONOMETRIC

SITE PLAN

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PLAZA RENDERING

SELECTED WORK // CLIMBING GYM

BOULDERING

FIRST FLOOR

HIGH CLIMB RENDERING

SECOND FLOOR

EAST ELEVATION

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PORTFOLIO // KOREN LO

HYACINTH VERTICAL ECOSYSTEM OF LIVING - MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING This multi-family housing project translates the Hyacinth plant’s organic growth into an architectural system, using a central core as the generative element for clustered residential units.

The core functions as the primary structural and circulation spine, while modular units attach and step outward, creating a layered, three-dimensional community. These “pods” interlock and stack to form a dense yet articulated housing system, where each unit maintains access to light, air, and outdoor space. The design balances repetition and variation to produce private outdoor space, visual identity, and density within a single unified form.

HOUSING FLOORPLAN

NORTH ELEVATION

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WEST ELEVATION

EXTERIOR RENDERING

SELECTED WORK // APARTMENT COMPLEX

CORNER HOUSING UNITS (20x)

STUDIO / ADA HOUSING UNITS (10x)

SECTIONAL AXONOMETRIC

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CROSSGRAIN MASS TIMBER TECTONICS - RESEARCH CENTER Located adjacent to the existing Franklin Sustainable Bioproducts Center, Crossgrain research facility organized around the interplay between structural systems and human interaction. The center explores the expressive potential of wood through a hybrid tectonic system that combines traditional post - and - beam construction with diagonally reinforced structural extensions. This dual system informs the spatial hierarchy, with primary research volumes grounded in a regular grid and connective elements expressed through cantilevered and bridging conditions.

SITE PLAN // EXTERIOR RENDERING

FLOORPLANS

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SELECTED WORK // RESEARCH CENTER

INTERIOR RENDERINGS

EAST ELEVATION

EXPLODED STRUCTURAL AXON

SOUTH ELEVATION

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SELECTED WORK // FACADE

PORTFOLIO // KOREN LO

NEW STATE THEATER CREATING AN URBAN EDGE - CLIMBING GYM Located along the intersection of Capitol and Lamar Street in Jackson, MS, there exists a towering office building, long degraded and abandoned by both time and its residents. We were tasked with giving the dark, glass-walled Landmark Center an exterior façade renewal which would act as the face of a potential New State Theatre for the community of Jackson. The aim for this design was to reinvent the exterior of the façade in a way that complemented its towering height and curved geometry. The use of precast stone pilasters and copper framing reinforces the verticality while the curved lower forms and upper lattice accentuate the curvature.

BAY ELEVATION

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NORTH ELEVATION

PARTIAL ELEVATION

PORTFOLIO // KOREN LO

SELECTED WORK // CHURCH RENOVATION

GRACEPOINT CHURCH CREATING AN URBAN EDGE - CLIMBING GYM The Gracepoint Church renovation and expansion transformed a series of former retail spaces into a cohesive extension of the existing church. Designed to support the church’s growing congregation and expanding outreach, including new kitchen, staff areas, communal spaces, and accomodations for all age groups. Emphasis was placed on creating an adaptable communal space capable of supporting a wide range of activities including worship, events, recovery meetings, and informal social gatherings. The result is a welcoming, multifunctional environment designed to foster long-term growth.

SOUTH ELEVATION - PROPOSED

EAST ELEVATION - PROPOSED

FLOORPLAN - PROPOSED

EXTERIOR // INTERIOR RENDERINGS

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EMAIL // korenlo.kal@gmail.com PHONE // +1 (731) 589-4331 LOCATION // Dyersburg, TN