Bradley KangDesign in the City

Design Portfolio

Re-Imagining a City InfillFall 2011

Fall 2010

Spring 2010

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Shoreline/Stacked City

Loosey/Tighty

Fall 2009The Grid Tower 3

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Shoreline / Stacked CityThis proposal extends the existing city into the lake to provide more residential, commercial and recreational space adjacent the shoreline. Recognizing that development along the lakefront should be limited yet also allow for high-density living, a new urban morphology – STACKED CITY - is proposed. Stacked city, is informed by an earlier exercise that manipulated and assembled graphic patterns of suburban residential development into different stacked organizations to create new living and social environments. Deploying different layers and different stacked combinations of layers creates a unique vertical urban organization. Owing to the continuous design of the layers, Shore Line /Stack City can expand over time. For example, expand across the lake infinitely to connect different shoreline cities depending on the population growth and need.

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Shoreline / Stacked CityThis proposal extends the existing city into the lake to provide more residential, commercial and recreational space adjacent the shoreline. Recognizing that development along the lakefront should be limited yet also allow for high-density living, a new urban morphology – STACKED CITY - is proposed. Stacked city, is informed by an earlier exercise that manipulated and assembled graphic patterns of suburban residential development into different stacked organizations to create new living and social environments. Deploying different layers and different stacked combinations of layers creates a unique vertical urban organization. Owing to the continuous design of the layers, Shore Line /Stack City can expand over time. For example, expand across the lake infinitely to connect different shoreline cities depending on the population growth and need.

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Surface Typology Studies: Suburban Residential Developments Precedent Study: Fiat Factory in Turin Italy

Aerial map

Diagram map

Roads

lots

Buildings

Trees and Water

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Surface Typology Studies: Suburban Residential Developments Precedent Study: Fiat Factory in Turin Italy

Aerial map

Diagram map

Roads

lots

Buildings

Trees and Water

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Surface Typologies layered

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Surface Typologies layered

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Roads

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Trees and Water

Applied to Navy Pier

Circulation Axon

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Buildings

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Trees and Water

Applied to Navy Pier

Circulation Axon

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This project was an investigation with two major curves: the “catenary” and the “Bezier”. The exploration was started by, conducting physical experiments in curvature that produce scienti�c models to be studied. The �rst iterations of experiments was, a series of two-dimensional, physical experiments. Next, the curves generated were reconstructed using another series of curves, creating a “nesting” of curves. Then, these nested systems were translated into three-dimensional components. The �nal step was to create a canopy by generating a �eld of these components.

Loosey / Tighty

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This project was an investigation with two major curves: the “catenary” and the “Bezier”. The exploration was started by, conducting physical experiments in curvature that produce scienti�c models to be studied. The �rst iterations of experiments was, a series of two-dimensional, physical experiments. Next, the curves generated were reconstructed using another series of curves, creating a “nesting” of curves. Then, these nested systems were translated into three-dimensional components. The �nal step was to create a canopy by generating a �eld of these components.

Loosey / Tighty

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Top View

Front View

Side View

Axon View

2D physical experiments 2D Nested

3D Nested Digital copy

3D Nested3D physical Experiments

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Top View

Front View

Side View

Axon View

2D physical experiments 2D Nested

3D Nested Digital copy

3D Nested3D physical Experiments

Top View

Side View Axon

Top View

Side View Axon

Top View

Side View Axon

Top View

Side View Axon

�eld 2 [25 aggregations]

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component basic deformation basic aggregation

�eld 2 [25 aggregations]

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component basic deformation basic aggregation

�eld 2 [25 aggregations]

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component basic deformation basic aggregation

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3D Nested iterations Field of components Final Field of components

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Top View

Side View Axon

Top View

Side View Axon

Top View

Side View Axon

Top View

Side View Axon

�eld 2 [25 aggregations]

�eld 1 [25 aggregations]x 8

component basic deformation basic aggregation

�eld 2 [25 aggregations]

�eld 1 [25 aggregations]x 8

component basic deformation basic aggregation

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component basic deformation basic aggregation

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Permanent Market stalls

Permanent Storage

Loading and receiving

Public parking

Temporary market area

Public park The Program is a permanent food market, made up by 30 independet food stands

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Permanent Market stalls

Permanent Storage

Loading and receiving

Public parking

Temporary market area

Public park The Program is a permanent food market, made up by 30 independet food stands

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Park

Park

Market

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The site is located in between Huron, Superior and Clark, Dearborn. This very residential area called for a continuous residential program. Therefore, the entire structure is wrapped by residential program. Making a continuous �ow of pedestrian tra�c throughout the building. The building was constructed using grids of programs layered over each other which creates di�erent spaces through the di�erent interacting programs. Through these di�erent interacting spaces, new spaces are created.

The Grid Tower

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The site is located in between Huron, Superior and Clark, Dearborn. This very residential area called for a continuous residential program. Therefore, the entire structure is wrapped by residential program. Making a continuous �ow of pedestrian tra�c throughout the building. The building was constructed using grids of programs layered over each other which creates di�erent spaces through the di�erent interacting programs. Through these di�erent interacting spaces, new spaces are created.

The Grid Tower

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Grid Layers

Residential wraped around all other programs

Program

Residential

Retail, Shops, Restaurants

Public/Lobby

OTHER Programs

Core and Circulation

Commercial O�ce

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Grid Layers

Residential wraped around all other programs

Program

Residential

Retail, Shops, Restaurants

Public/Lobby

OTHER Programs

Core and Circulation

Commercial O�ce

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Section: B Section: C

Plaza

Lobby

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Section: B Section: C

Plaza

Lobby

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Section: A

Pool across from residents

Upper Residents

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Section: A

Pool across from residents

Upper Residents

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Facade and Floor Detail

Facade Detail

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Facade and Floor Detail

Facade Detail

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Re-Imagining a City InfillThis project was to design a mixed use facility on the corner property at North Avenue and Sedgwick street, in Chicago.The ground Floor is occupied by a bike shop and office space. reserving the upper floors for residential apartments

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Re-Imagining a City InfillThis project was to design a mixed use facility on the corner property at North Avenue and Sedgwick street, in Chicago.The ground Floor is occupied by a bike shop and office space. reserving the upper floors for residential apartments

EXISTING BUILDINGEXISTING BUILDING

EXPANSION OFEXISTING BUILDING

EXPANSION OFEXISTING BUILDING

Section Light Wells Front Elevation

Project: Narrow HouseBY: Ohad YehieliLocation: Israel, Tel Avivlot size: 678 sq. ft

Precedent Study

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EXISTING BUILDINGEXISTING BUILDING

EXPANSION OFEXISTING BUILDING

EXPANSION OFEXISTING BUILDING

Section Light Wells Front Elevation

Project: Narrow HouseBY: Ohad YehieliLocation: Israel, Tel Avivlot size: 678 sq. ft

Precedent Study

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Structure Axonand detail sketches

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Structure Axonand detail sketches

Final Model

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