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SoomeenHahm Design 咸琇敏 设计研究事务所 Ltd
2019
SD Director
SoomeenHahm Design 咸琇敏 设计研究事务所 Ltd Soomeen Hahm Director of SoomeenHahm Design Ltd. Teaching Fellow at UCL Bartlett School of Architecture (RC9) Director of AA Visiting School Beijing Director of AA Visiting School Seoul M.Arch, Architectural Association (AADRL), London UK B.Arch , Tsinghua University, Beijing China Former Senior Designer of Zaha Hadid Architects Former Course Tutor at AA Design Research Lab (DRL) Former Unit master at Architectural Association (Int 13) Former Unit master at UCL Bartlett School of Architecture (UG2)
Associate
Hanjun Kim Associate of SoomeenHahm Design Ltd. Teaching Assistant of AA Visiting School Beijing Teaching Assistant of AA Visiting School Seoul M.Arch, Architectural Association (AADRL), London UK B.Eng(Field:Architecture), Hongik University, Seoul Korea Former Lead Designer at L’EAU Design, Seoul
Contributors
Chloé Haentjens Aishe Kokoshi Marita Madio Kiheung Kwon Aleksandar Bursać
Contact
web: soomeenhahm.com email: info@soomeenhahm.com instagram: soomeenhahm.design address: 38, Vesage Court, 8a Leather Ln, London, UK, EC1N 7RE tel: +44.20.3239.0322
Mayank Khemka Daniel Krajnik Eri Sumitomo Katerina Konstantinidou
SoomeenHahm Design Ltd. – is a London based design studio focusing on design research and practice tackling the issues of computational paradigm in architecture across multiple scales and perspectives. The research looks at the ecology of computational power, technology and human intuition and see how this collaboration impacts on the design industry and physical environment. Approached from strong academic drives, the office is trying to bridge between academic interest and commercial practices. Practical work produced in the office includes from small products to large architectural and urban design - experts in providing conceptual design solutions. Currently the office is interested in the use of AR/VR to execute complex and precise digitally generated forms. Questioning the future role of human, robot, machine and computer. 3
Steampunk Date: 2019 Jan Location: Tallinn, Estonia Type: Public installation Size: 9.3m x 10.3m x 5.8m In collaboration with : Igor Pantic, Gwyllim Jahn & Cameron Newnham(Fologram)
1st prize winning to international competition for Tallinn Architectural Biennale 2019
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Steampunk is a proposal for a pavilion made of steam-bent timber elements, using analogue tools augmented with the precision of mixed reality environments. It explores an adaptive design and fabrication system that is resilient to wide tolerances in material behavior and fabrication accuracy, occupying a fuzzy in-between that is neither purely ad-hoc nor purely automated. Steampunk explores a path to rethink applications and traditions of craft in pursuit of their evolution.
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Hisense Museum 海信自然探索馆 Date: 2018 Dec Location: Qingdao, China Type: Museum Interior Size: 2,100m2 In collaboration with : AOM, Igor Pantic & Jakub Klaska Site photo on the right taken on 18th July 2019
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Hotel Olomouc Date: 2018 Dec Location: Olomouc, Czech Republic Type: Hotel Size: 2,700m2 In collaboration with: Igor Pantic & Jakub Klaska
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The incredible depth of baroque texture informs the articulation of the envelope as well as interior spaces. The stone cladding cut in elongated linear blocks is assembled in layers and gradually accommodates the slightly rotated windows directing the room view towards the plaza, directly referencing project’s baroque inspiration. Bringing the atrium all the way down to the ground level brings sun rays all the way to the lobby and builds on the logic of the two split buildings providing and unexpected spatial experience to the entrance lobby. The project’s sophisticated facade and spatial tectonics achieve number of objectives - They improve the views, contribute to more efficient room distribution as well as enrich the architectural expression of the hotel.
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GeumCheon Folly Date: 2017 Jul Location: Seoul, Korea Type: Public installation Size: 2m x 2.5m x 2m Material: Stainless Steel, Wood
VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/228881892
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Cloud Folly is a public installation located in Geumchon Folly Park, Seoul, South Korea. The project is based on the on-going research studying generative form which is driven by series of criteria. The growth strategy is based on structural principle. Utilization of multi-agent system allowed to generate geometry which is driven by sets of functional criteria as well as series of structural principle. Truncated octahedron is selected as base geometry of the main component in order to ease the construction. This naturally allowed the system to be able to construct a multi-dimensional growth system within a 3 dimensionally packed grid.
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Three Squares Date: 2015 May Location: Belgrade, Serbia Type: Urban Design In collaboration with : Igor Pantic, Gilles Retsin and Isaie Bloch
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The competition brief asked for the redevelopment of three main squares in Belgrade (Serbia); the Parliament Square, Republic Square and Nikola Pasic square. The proposal redefines the three squares, developing a unique character and rich differentiation in the city center, while maintaining an overall coherence. The identity of the squares is reinforced, and sometimes slightly twisted to offer new insights in the urban fabric of Belgrade. At the base of the concept is the idea of squares or public spaces as clearly defined figures or objects within a city fabric. The current situation is one of fragmentation, where squares are diffused and have a distorted figure, often cluttered and scattered with randomly distributed objects.
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The National Museum Complex Date: 2016 Jul Location: Sejong, South Korea Type: The National Museum Complex In collaboration with : Daniel Widrig
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The National Museum Complex Project is an exciting opportunity for Administrative City to create a one-of-a-kind cultural facility that has the potential to become a cultural symbol of national and international significance. Serving as a cutting-edge creative platform it will help to form the cultural identity of Administrative City and unleash the creativity of its people. Through its location in the city, its distinct program, its accessibility to all citizens and its iconic design, the National Museum Complex has the potential to establish itself as the creative epicenter in South Korea.
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Frozen Fluid Date: 2017 Oct Type: Product (Lamp) Material: 3D Print VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/321555612
L A M P 2018 CompetitionTOP TEN Finalists for Emerging category & Exhibited in Vancouver in May 2018
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Fluid moves mysteriously. The behaviour is a result of complex interaction between different aspects of matters such as speed, mass, weight, temperature. Only once all these aspects affect together cohesively, the pattern evolves. The Frozen Fluid is a series of lamp that is capturing moments of fluids in 3-dimensional sculpture which is only enabled by the use of computer simulation and digital fabrication technique. It is a result of dynamic flow of digital particles which sometimes looks like liquid fountain, sometimes looks like column of fast spewing smoke depending on the observers.
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Infinite Ring Date: 2017 Oct Type: Jewellery (Ring) Material: 3D Print A’Design Award- Silver Prize 2018
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The design of the series was inspired by idea of continuity. The patterns and shapes were generated by computational dynamic design system to create 3 Dimension continuous loop. The rings are consisting of several continuous stream or seam lines flowing over the entire ring from front to back, from inside and outside, folded and overlaid. The design provides the viewer for a visual experience following the continuous loop 3 dimensionally. This continuous loop cannot be experienced in 2D spaces but only through observing as 3D object.
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Bartlett RC9 Date: 2017 - Present Location: Bartlett, UCL, London, UK Type: Research Projects Tutors: Soomeen Hahm, Alvaro Lopez VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/294774272
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2017-18 Augmented Fabrication Research cluster 9 (RC9) is a unit of Architectural Design Program - a 12-month architectural masters course program in Bartlett UCL which is taught by Soomeen Hahm and Alvaro Lopez. This cluster each year produces series of unique design projects dealing with unique ways of designing and construction based on computational design discourse. This year, the unit looked into augmented reality technique used in design and fabrication process. Questioning the current state of high tech robotic and machine fabrication processes, trying to understand the future role of human intelligence and computer intelligence.
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Bartlett RC9 Date: 2017 - Present Location: Bartlett, UCL, London, UK Type: Research Projects Tutors: Soomeen Hahm, Alvaro Lopez VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/294774272
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2018-19 Augmented Craftsmanship
Over the past decade, we are witnessing rapid advancements on both practical and theoretical levels in regard to automated construction as a consequence of increasing sophistication of digital fabrication technologies such as robotics, 3D printing, digital assembly etc. However, ruch digital fabrication researches are often very limited when it comes to dealing with delicate and complex crafting processes, oftern over simplifies parts or the making processes. We propose re-thinking the role which human, machine and computer have in construction - occupying the territory between purely automated, exclusively robotically driven fabrication and highly crafted processes requiring human labour. We propose to do
this by augmenting human designers and builders; i.e. by enhancing human labour/craftsmanship through augmented technologies such as AR, wearable machines, computer vision, AI etc. RC9 showcases three unique projects this year, developed based on this research agenda. The research proposes a design to construction workflow pursued and enabled by augmented humans. As a result, proposed workflows are tested on three prototypical inhabitable structure, aiming to be applicable to other projects in the near future. Finally, to bridge the gap between purely automated construction processes on one hand, and craft-based, material driven but labour-intensive processes on the other
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Bartlett RC6 Date: 2013-2017 Location: Bartlett, UCL, London, UK Type: Research Projects Tutors: Daniel Widrig, Stefan Bassing, Igor Pantic, Soomeen Hahm
RC9 investigates in hybridized computational design methods. The work invites to look more closely at the relationships between design processes and the implementation of materials. The research works with materials physically and also through numeric means. With the advent of computerization, this particular spectrum between the digital and the manual can crudely be identified as an area between the computational and the analogue: selfgenerating geometries versus formal constructions.
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Bartlett UG2 Date: 2016-2018 Location: Bartlett, UCL, London, UK Type: Research Projects Tutors: Aleksandria Rizova, Soomeen Hahm
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Bartlett undergrad unit 2 (BSc Program) was ran by Aleksandria Rizova and Soomeen Hahm for 2 years during 2016-2018. The unit explores material driven research, researches on architectural spaces that are determined by material tectonics. Each student developed individual projects started from very specific material experiments, searching for tectonic and spacial qualities from those tests which then carefully scale d up to create meaningful and complex architectural proposals. The program was a 1-year long design studio for 2nd and 3rd year Bachelor’s degree students.
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AA Int13 Date: 2016-2018 Location: Architectural Association, London, UK Type: Research Projects Tutor: Soomeen Hahm
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AA Intermediate Unit 13 is taught by Soomeen Hahm during 2016-2018. The unit developed different building projects based on computational design thinking, thinking about advancements in technology and latest shift in paradigms, explores and imagine how these changes will impact on architecture and urbanism in near future. The unit looked at this issue from multiple perspectives, question and tries to answer/ foresee the ways we will design, construct and experience our world in near future based on the reading of the computational design history. The topics investigated includes artificial intelligence, machine learning, genetic algorithm, generative computation, modular robotics, multimaterial 3d printing, robotic fabrication etc.
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AAVS Seoul Date: 2012-present Location: Seoul, Korea Type: Research Projects Directors: Jooeun Sung, Soomeen Hahm
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AA Visiting School Seoul is an annual workshop series directed by Jooeun Sung and Soomeen Hahm, hosted in Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea each year. Under the title of “Social Algorithms�, each year in this workshop, we divided our participants into 3-4 units to develop separated design projects to address the issue of Social design and Algorithmic design from different approach and perspectives to openly discuss and share ideas. The specific small unit taught by Soomeen Hahm with Aleksandar Bursac, Igor Pantic, HyunJae Nam investigated more specifically into algorithmic design approach, exploring urban design using data collection and visualization techniques.
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AAVS Shanghai Date: 2011-2018 Location: London, UK Type: Research Projects Directors: Tom Verebes Design Tutors: Soomeen Hahm, Igor Pantic, Wenqian Yang
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AA Visiting School Shanghai is a annual workshop series directed by Tom Verebes where SD has been participated as teaching faculty since 2011. The workshop runs multiple units under a larger agenda regarding computational design approach in urban design. The images shown in this page is a collection of work from the unit ran by Soomeen Hahm, Igor Pantic and Wenqian Yang in August 2018. This year, we explored the ways we build structures through the use of augmented reality technique. We chose to use PVC pipes and ready-made joint elbows to assemble the structure. The design is highly depending on (Traveling Salesman Problem) algorithm. After forms are generated computationally, they could be executed in a very short time thanks to AR without a need of blue print.
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AAVS Beijing Date: 2016-Present Location: Beijing, China Type: Research Projects Directors: Yan Gao, Soomeen Hahm
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AA Visiting School Beijing has 8 years of history. Each year, this school explores specific industrial site in Beijing with real potential clients, government or authorities to discuss seriously and deeply how certain creative ideas can emerge to be able to have real and practical impact on decision makings on better transformation on the actual site. This school each year has gained great support from the authorities of the site and openly discuss about how data based, computational design research can be more beneficial to real life issues. Especially focusing on data driven urban analysis and master planning, SD developed unique projects in this program. In 2016, our students proposed a time-based transformation of the Beijing Water Cube over 50 years’ time through the understanding of the building as accumulation of base geometry. In 2017, we proposed to understand the 751 factory through communicating in VR/AR environment using game engine.
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Unit 1 (in)Formed Disposition | Soomeen HAHM , Zed HUANG & Hana HUANG Bubble Utopia | Shengran ZHENG, Sida YU, Libo MIAO, Hongchang DUAN
AA VS Bejing 2016 Su(pe)r Real 3.0 | THAD & Beijing Water Cube 19 /31
Unit 1 (in)Formed Disposition | Soomeen HAHM , Zed HUANG & Hana HUANG Bubble Utopia | Shengran ZHENG, Sida YU, Libo MIAO, Hongchang DUAN
AA VS Bejing 2016 Su(pe)r Real 3.0 | THAD & Beijing Water Cube 19 /31
AA Vsiting School Beijing Unit1 (2016 December)
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SD Platform Date: 2017 Aug - Present Location: London, UK Type: Research Projects Food4Rhino: https://www.food4rhino.com/app/sdplatform
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SDPlatform is a collective learning initiative to share knowledge, tutorials, tools about computational design. This initiative started off by setting up a weekly event for teaching and knowledge sharing workshops for young and passionate people. Also, the tutorials are created and uploaded online in various format from written documents, video tutorials to sharable codes. SD is also active in establishing toolsets easy to be used and developed by designers especially for those who are interested in generative design, multiagent system. Code are written and shared online including short-listed Java software and recently published grasshopper plug-in.
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