YUNJI SEONG

• Syracuse University School of Architecture

Bachelor Degree (May 2016-2021 ) | Cumulative GPA : 3.60/4.00

| Dean’s list (2016-2021)

Syracuse Florence Architecture Program Study Abroad | Spring 2019

Syracuse London Architecture Program Study Abroad | Fall 2019

|Employment History

• Young&Ayata | Internship | Designer

Manhattan, NY (July 2020-August 2020)

Produced sets of model iterations and drawings for early-stage design developments for a residential project in Edgartown, MA

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (SU ARC181 Representation I)

Recent graduate of Syracuse University School of Architecture, who went over exercises in drawing, model-making, case study analysis, and design to create space and form through the manipulation of site, program, context, reacting to the built environment.

Queens, NY

Tel : (+1) 201-725-4908

E-mail : g1tko6380@gmail.com

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Korean Native Speaker Expert

Syracuse, NY (Fall 2020)

Assisted first year students to learn the parameters of the class

Provided feedbacks to students of their produced works

Joined weekly meeting with the teaching groups to set up the pedagogy

• Jeon Consulting | Part-time Designer/Drafter

Queens, NY (June 2019 - August 2019)

Drafted construction drawings and prepared subsequent documents

Visited construction sites and supervised project progress

Joined weekly meetings to communicate with clients

• ESL Program | Multilingual Translation Service

Seoul, South Korea (Summer 2018)

Translated information for English-speaking visitors via online

Assisted travelers with information about traveling documents

|Extracurricular Experience

• WIP Collaborative Design Charette | Research Project

Japanese

Advanced English

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Rhinoceros (V-Ray, DIVA, Grasshopper) ·

AutoCAD · Revit · Sketchup ·

Autodesk Maya · Blender

Microsoft Office

Adobe Programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Premiere Pro)

Interests

Guitar · Violin

3D-Animation · Digital drawing ·

Painting

Manhattan, NY (August 2020)

Researched and designed the installtion in the public space in Manhattan, NY that aims be occupied by a wide range of public

Collaborated with colleague interns and professionals to discuss the direction of the project

• eVolo Skyscraper 3 ‘Xeno-Ark’ | Competition Entry (March 2020)

Designed structural details in plans and section

Produced proposed drawings

• King&King Architects Design Comepetition | Nominated

Syracuse, NY (Spring 2020)

Nominated to the annual design competition for SU School of Architecture’s comprehensive studio

• Korean Habitat | Neighborhood Construction Volunteering

Seoul, South Korea (Summer 2017)

Constructued and repaired residential buildings in the suburban neighborhood Cooperated as a group and participated in weekly meetings

Comprehensive Architecture

Air Conditioner: In Memorium

This project is a memorial and museum to the air conditioner, a building that is an air conditioner, demonstrating how passive systems might replace the air conditioner even in urban environments. The prompt is to create a space that does not rely on contemporary air conditioners but focuses on how the building might naturally cool or heat space. The primary approach for this project is to create a tower that commemorates what the air conditioner has accomplished while recognizing the need to revisit how we, as architects, use the technology. The memorial tower is a solar chimney that facilitates ventilation and promotes learning about what the air conditioner made possible. The design reduces environmental impact and achieves similar effects that air conditioning would produce.

Spring 2020

Instructor : Professor Elizabeth Kamell Collaborated with : Brendon Huang

Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop, AutoCAD DIVA and Grasshopper extensions are used for environmental case studies of the site.

South Wall / Foundation Detail

1. South Facing Louvres

2. Horizonatal Membranes

3. Vertical Membranes

4. Steel Framing Support

5. Maintenance Grate

6. Pivot Motor

7. Castellated Beams

8. “Fire-Off” Fire Proof Caulking

9. Concrete Panels

10. Metal Flashing

11. “Greenfiber Cellulose Insulation”

12. Facade Tie Anchor

13. Retention Tee

14. Plywood Support

15. Suspended Structure

16. “Pilkington Solar-E Plus”

17. Window Clamp

18. Wood Floor Finish

19. Vapor Barrier

20. Spacer

21. Permeable Pavement

22. Air Cavity

23. “Quikrete FastSet Concrete Mix”

24. Rebar Reinforcement

25. Steel Metal Decking

26. Foundation Clip

27. Concrete Masonry Foundation Unit

28. “Pilkington Solar-E Plus”

29. Gatnic Facade

30. Ground / Earth

31. 3/4” Stones Surround

32. Rebar Support

33. 4”Drain Pipe

Hiking Through

A new way of living in the Greenbelt, around London, UK

The architecture acts as a threshold between the two conditions, one being woodlands and the other being town. The tower includes the form of a housing and cultural complex for inhabitants and an underbelly to that complex that provides public city amenities. These amenities serve all three branches of the project: the inhabitants in the complex, visitors from the neighboring town, and the woodlands. This new relationship between the landscape and the cityscape is the way to bring forth a new type of social condenser. The form and spatial orientation of the complex are inspired by three brutalist buildings in London, UK: Alexandra Road Estate, Hayward Gallery, and the UCL Institute of Education.

Spring 2018, London, UK

Instructor : Professor Davide Sacconi

Collaborated with : Brendon Huang, David Acevedo

Repetitive Units

The strips of individual units are shifted outward from one another to allow for a communal corridor space within every moment of intersection along the wall. This communal space would be an area for collaborative productivity for the inhabitants.

Living amenities, such as bathrooms, kitchens, aundromats, have been separated from the living units and placed after every two levels of living units to promote terrace circulation as an area that is constantly utilized.

Housing Units

Communal Area

Private Spaces for Public Spaces for Inhabitants

Spaces for Visitors

Typology Study

Look Both Ways Before Crossing

A principal focus of this project is to understand the role of architecture within the disciplinary context, both historical and contemporary. In the case of Florence, a complex set of public spaces, urban structures, monuments, and infrastructures reflect architectural history not as a record but more importantly as a repository of ideas and as a continuity of its relevance to contemporary architectural problems. The various typology was studied to apply the most relevant attribute of the historic architecture that can be utilized in a contemporary site. Thus, the historical architecture's spatial value, structures, programs, and significance are reinterpreted into contemporary interventions.

Spring 2019, Florence, Italy

Instructor : Professor David Shanks

Collaborated with : Stephen Marinelli

Nave - Exhibition

Reinterpretation of classical structure and envelope into modern programs

Machinic Vision

This project is a memorial/museum designed in the Seneca Army Depot in Syracuse and an architecture that can also act as a satellite target, forming a distinct geometry for the satellite to detect. The primary scheme focuses on creating a discrepancy between human-scaled experience and a machinist view from the space. The structure's design, which is perceived on a scale of man, mimics the surrounding hills, avoiding crucial changes in the existing ecosystem that has developed within the Army Depot. At the same time, the roof elevation, which is perceived on a scale of machine, requires a clear target, hence consisting of an exaggerated geometrical pattern of roof gardens.

Additional works during the academic years between 2018-2021.