Yeonil Kim Worksample

YEONIL KIM 2005~2012 M. ARCH, UC BERKELEY

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Megastructure; transforming the space of threshold Academy of Art University Campus, San Francisco

Spring 2012 Instructor: Susan Ubbelodhe, Cris Benton

My purpose of thesis is as follows.

1. How the groundscraper integrates into and enhances the urban fabric of existing city?

2. How to stitch the mega structure and the urban patterns at the perspective of human scale.

3. How to transform the space of thresholds between blocks and buildings in order to reduce the division between the architectural objects and the urban scape.

In this point of view, the first step of this study is to research a historical and theoretical context of Megastructure which includes a built and un-built (realized and imagined) cases, and further, to figure out the possibilities for my design work. The second step will be an extraction of distinctive urban characters of San Francisco. This step will allow reconciling the nature of current urban fabrics with newly generated urban tissues. The third step is applying those findings to my design. This thesis will illustrate an approach to the prevailing pattern of designing large scale urban re-development that is not woven to city scape.

Weakening visual boundaries

BOUNDARY

WEAKENING BOUNDARIES

INDUCING EVENTS

Connections between raised path and buildings

REINTERPREATING PROGRAMS

02

Rhizome and entropy Pavilion

Fall 2011 Instructor: Eric Kahn

Entropy Organizations on the Verge of the Catastrophic As early as 1971 Rudolph Arnheim forged a speculation on the consequences of Entropy in Art (Entropy in Art: An Essay on Disorder and Order). Entropy, unlike distinct autonomous versions of order offers a dynamic process fueled/subjected by/to a spectrum of forces.

Often interpreted as ‘the amount of randomness or disorder in a system’ there is a latent potential entropic operations(s) to produce a variant field generating a more nuanced, adaptive and more interdependent aggregations. Contemporary understandings of nature are now understood as an unauthored process–essentially driven by growth + entropy. Contemporary notions of myriad complex relationships between natural systems and human intervention pieces together an ‘emergent and strange paradigm’.

30” x 40” x 1/2” thick Foam core with 2400 1” T-pins. Becomes the landscape or ‘site’.

03

Urban swimming Urban swimming pool & recreation center, San Francisco

Fall 2010 Instructor: Roddy Creedon

My primary goal for the project is to reorganize the relationship between park, swimming pool and sports facilities in order to attain continuities of movement and visual perception.

These objects exist in the same space in the city, but I feel them only in fragments.

The city needs specific frameworks which allows relationships to form between these fragments organically.

To achieve this goal, I modified the topology of the park from existing paths and lines from the urban context which ultimately forms a set of several volumes.

The modified topology allows for new movements of people and provide outdoor spaces that become a part of the program. View sites of the scenery between the proposed physical structures reinforces my strategy to acquire the continuity of visual composition.

It reacts to the various urban components. Thus it breaks down the boundaries of the site.

Elements

Design Process

Making Grid

Insert Volume

Making Open Space

Insert Program

04

Multi-layered strips Viewing deck for America`s cup in pier 9, San Francisco

Spring 2011 Instructor: Susan Ubbelodhe

The site is the existing pier 9 in San Francisco, located on the Embarcadero, several blocks northwest of the Ferry building.

The port is a single story, gable timber structure that rests partially on concrete, but is more exclusively supported by pier foundations in the bay. It is approximately 100,000 square feet, currently used for parking and storage. The front facade along the Embarcadero is its only facade with historical significance. For the purpose of

this project, the pier`s historic significance is taken into consideration in respect to the community and city. Similarly, sustainable strategies, related to sea level rising, are initiated.

This building is designed so serve as the America`s Cup viewing deck. However, it is not a temporary building, but a new infrastructure that will exists and positively affect the San Francisco Embarcadero long after the America’s Cup.

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Morphing the threshold Pavilion

Fall 2011 Instructor: Gary Paige

Void-ing; or, The Ontology of Hole-y Space

Variation of holes

24’x24’x24’ hut.

This studio was interested in the application of design research.

In mereology (the study of the relations between parts and holes) a hole is defined as an immaterial body that is: A. a perforation in the surface of a host body or, B. a three-dimensional space that forms a volume or void. In architecture, however, a hole(aperture) is typically an element used to modulate light and air, frame views or blur the boundary between inside and outside, provide ingress and egress, or establish scale. Using this as one of several points of departure, the aim is to expand this idea beyond two-dimensional to form not only the pattern of perforations in a surface, but the volume that`s adjacent to and part of the hole, like a tunnel that burrows through a space and exits on the other side.

In program, I was interested in various ideas about inhabitation or occupation. There’s no designated conventional programs.

Physical models

Generation

First generation

Manifold model

Structural frame

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Blending inside and outside Pavilion

Fall 2011 Instructor: Wes Jones

THE TRANSITIONAL PAVILION makes a picture frame between physical materials. “間”means the space in between materials.

A unique space condition concerning in-between spaces is present in many traditional Korean architecture buildings and became the starting conceptual point for the design.

Level differences between the building and ground, as well as interior spaces allow for different readings of boundaries and enclosures, but still gives a feeling of vagueness to its users. The frames also re-emphasize the concept of in between spaces by manipulating the boundary and enclosure conditions. They serve dual purposes and also act as moveable functioning furniture.

Envelope

Concrete casting

Interaction between inside and outside

STRUCTURAL FRAME

07

Tracing traditional roof Government complex in Kyungbuk province in Korea

May. 2010 ~ Jul. 2010 Work scope: Concept design, diagrams, modeling, report, photography, competition board

How to reinterpret Korean Traditional Architecture The government complex of Kyungbuk province should stand as a symbolic site to represent the province. It also should be a public government building which harmonizes tradition and contemporary architecture, showcases the province’s long history, cultural heritage, and environmental conditions.

The image of new government office is a cultural space that should not necessarily convey authority, but should coexist with the historical heritage and convey welcomeness to the people visiting and living in Kyungbuk.

For these purposes, we tried to reinterpret Traditional Korean Architecture and used the traditional elements metaphorically rather than directly. We studied traditional plan arrangement theories and concepts which are derived from an analysis of Pungsu Theory (the theory of divination based on topography) and concept of traditional sceneries.

08

Times square Commercial multi-use complex, Youngdeungpo,Seoul, Korea

Feb. 2007 ~ May. 2009 Grand prize, 2010 City of Seoul Architecture award Work scope: schematic design, design development, construction document

View of the site including Kyungbang Factory yard, 2005

View of the site after opening Times square, 2009

Interior view of main strip

North sunken garden and atrium

1st Floor Plan

The site is located in Youngdeungpo. It is one of the 4 sub-centers of Seoul.

Historically, large factories dominated this region, but as the founding industries of traditional Youngdeungpo moved out, new apartments as well as supporting systems were and are being built. Thus, in the future, Youngdeungpo will take a role that serves as a connection point between Gang-nam and Gang-buk. New High-tech industry as well as increase in residents are expected. Its railroad, subway system and roads sustain high volume.

Thus, this project activates the surrounding commercial areas and restores the existing Kyungbang Phill Department Store into a large complicated facility. Through

this, it reinforces urban density as well as refocusing the city area around the Youngdeungpo station.

Development of this new commercial complex brought about Kyungbang Phill Department Store’s renovation and transformation into a new Shinsegae Department store. In this process of development, pre-existing Shinsegae Department Store went through a remodeling to connect the two buildings. Like this, Times Square, where Kyungbang Phill Department Store and Kyungsung Textile factory are connected, revitalizes the area as a new vibrant commercial sector.

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Hallyu world hotel Accommodation facility in hallyu district 2, Gyonggi-do, Korea

Apr. 2008 ~ Jun. 2008 Work scope: Concept design, diagram, Modeling, Report

Hallyu(韓流,한류,Korean Wave) The Korean wave: refers to the significant increase in the popularity of South Korean entertainment and culture starting in the 1990s, in Asia, and more recently in other parts of the world. As one put it, it represents a surge in the international visibility of Korean culture.

The objective of Hallyu-world is to make regional Hallyu more globalized and create an organized system of Korean culture. It will be completed in Goyang-si, Korea by 2011.

The main facilities will be a theme park, hotels, commercial facilities, and the content production facilities.

This hotel complex provides residence hotel, business hotel and retail for travelers.

Commercial facilities(Retails) locate in the low-rise part.

KIM, YEONIL Mobile: (510) 520-0797 | E-mail: yeonil.kim81@gmail.com | Date of Birth: Sep 19. 1981 EDUCATION Sep.2010~May.2012

University of California at Berkeley, College of Environmental Design(CED) Master of Architecture

Mar.2001~Feb.2007

Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Bachelor of Science in Architecture with Honor

WORK EXPERIENCE May.2010 ~ Jul.2010

Freelance Architectural Designer, Junglim Architects, Seoul

Jan.2007 ~ May.2009 Full-time Architectural Designer, Junglim Architects, Seoul Jan.2006, Apr.2006

Freelance Graphic Designer, SAFE lab in Dept. of Materials, SKKU

Aug.2005 ~ Sep.2005 Architectural Intern, Sunglim Architects, Seoul Jan.2003 ~ Feb.2005 Military Service (Engineering Corps) Sergeant Worked for Construction supervisor, Logistical management