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Selected Works

Cheolwon Yeom Architectural Designer

Architecture is a process of rediscovering, unveiling meaning within what already exists. I seek to reinterpret the familiar and shift perception in search for depth in the familiar, and experiences that quietly enrich everyday life while suggesting new possibilities within the ordinary.

UNVEILING NEW PERCEPTION & POSSIBILITIES

Exploring new possibilities through reinterpretation of the existing

Education

University of Pennsylvania, Master of Science in Design Advanced Architectural Design

GPA 3.78/4.0 Graduated with Design Award for Excellence in Design

Pusan Natinoal University

GPA 3.81/4.5 Graduated with Dean’s Award for Excellence in Design (2014,2019,2020)

Relevant Experience

Teaching Assistant, MSD-AAD Studio, UPENN

Critique for Design Studio 6 hours per week

Construction Project

Design Assistant for Church Terrace Project in Bundang, South Korea

Yacademy Workshop

Selected 35 Participant Workshop from Portfolio Applications

Jo-Jinman Architects

Design Assistant, Model Making for Construction Project

BAUU (Busan Architecture University Union)

Conducting Design Conferences

Presenter for Design Workshop, Youtube Interview

HABITAT

Voluteer in 1 month HABITAT house building activity

UPENN MSD-AAD Design Award

Received Award for Excellence in Design among 3 out of 43 students

Beebreeder Hospice for Terminally-ill Children Competition

Finalist, Team of 2

Korea Military Service, KATUSA(Korean Augmentation to the United States Army)

Served as Interepter, Translator and Event Coordinator for US Army Officers

Team Leader of 6 soldiers as Non-commisioned officer

Received Honor Coins, Badges for Excellence in Performance and Leadership

Graduation Exhibition Coordinator

Hosted and supervised Architecture Exhibition for 50 Projects

Skill Summary

Design

Fabrication

Rhinoceros, Revit, Sketchup, Vray, Lumion, Keyshot, Adobe Suits, Autocad, Houdini

3d Printing, Wood Craft, Robotic Fabrication

Language

Korean

English

01. Carved-In

UPENN MSDAAD Spring Studio 2025 2025.01 ~ 2025.04

Team of 2 Role: Concept, Drawings, Render Prof. Hina Jamelle Islamic Art Museum

Rhino/Vray

Can 2D carving techniques translate into 3D space?

Arabesque work consists of stucco carving in different depth, density and angle creating different effects despite its flatness. Carving techniques of this arabesque work applied for architectural detail creates multiple layers, spatial conditions and structural components. Carving out forms in different depths and axis allows them to be layered on top of each other with various layers and shadow effects.

Arabesque Design Research

Arabesque work is located in Court of Lions, Alhambra Palace located in Granada, Spain. This piece of work is relatively planar, placed on a wall with carving of stucco demonstrating different depth and angulation. Analysis of the arabesque piece are used as one of the resourses for AI generating for design research in translating the unique technique into architectural language.

Unfolded

Elevation

Translated carving techniques form variations in facade depending on the depth and anglulation from the design research. The techniques and inspirations observed from the design research phase translate them into forms, assemblies, seams and details that creates architecture. The unfolded facade displays five different techniques of carving derived from the design research.

3D Detail Render

Design research of the arabesque carving technique is translated into architectural system with seams, structure, spatial heirarchy and assembly of components.

Surrounding Nature

Carving Space

Site Strategy

Project site sits on the boundary between massive green space of Imperial Palace and cultural, commercial district of Ginza, Tokyo. The transportation hubs in the area provide high accessibility and the adjacent green space allows the possibilty for more integration with the public.

Public Access to Museum

The museum is accessed directly from both the subway and street, increasing public engagement with the introduced cultural program. The openness of the lower levels reinforces this accessibility, establishing the museum as an extension of the public realm.

Basement - Public connection for accessibility

Upper Floor - Gallery and green space

Carving techniques applied in architecture translates into various architectural language in the facade. Depending on the iterations, terrace, entrance and semi outdoor are formed informing the spatial organization.

Section - Museum with Maximum Public

The new Aga Khan museum in Tokyo is designed for the public to integrate with the space. The entrance and the connection from the subway leads visitors directly to the basement park. Space for gallery and auditorium is formed with deep carved forms for high ceilings and dramatic spatial experience.

Auditorium Ceiling System

Ceiling System is planned out accordingly to the carved shape of the concrete. The ceiling of the auditorium is split up to fit the mechanical system.

Auditorium

Intense carved depth of space creates 2 floor height space for auditorium in the museum. Curved form made from translated carving technique forms unique stage and seating.

Depth of carving from the facade forms a semi outdoor space which translates into a terrace. These spaces add more publicness to the museum overall.

Terrace Gallery

Depending on the depth and size of the carving detail translated into 3d space, various gallery is formed. This adds constantly changing spatial experience as visitors flow though the gallery.

Indoor Park

Underground is open to the public. Public transportation is connected directly to basement and the green space is inserted into the public underground space.

Storage

Artifact storage is allocated in the basement along with mechanical supporting system for the green space is formed accordingly to the form of space.

2DAnalysis

The model displays the carving technique starting The hybrid model transition from 2D to 3D from left to right to

CarvingTechnique

starting from 2D analysis to three dimenionsional spaces. to represent the emergence of spatiality from carving studies.

02. Vector Envelope

UPENN

MSDAAD Fabrication Studio

2025.05 ~ 2025.08

Team of 2 Role: Concept, Drawing, Fabrication

Prof. Nate Hume Boat House

Rhino/Vray

Can the shift of vector deviate from the surroundings?

The project focuses on the interaction of geometric directionality Thickening the envelope with braces running in diagonal distinct directionality and effect. Diagonal vector separates the boat house from the verticallty of trees in the site. The distinct directionality provide the visitors a unique spatial experience as diagonal wood frames and ceramics directionality continue and shift on edges of the form creating a unique spatial tension.

Shingles with 3 Dimensional Depth

Conventional shingles are composed of flat geometry overlapping on one another creating a repetitive pattern. Shingle geometry follows overlapping methodology of the conventional shingles but with three dimensional depth. deviating from flatness using certain degree of curvature allow shingles to hook on to one other.

Shingle Composition - Horizontal & Vertical

Articulated shingle modules are composed vertically and horizontally. Vertical composition forms unique effect and depth. Horizontal composition forms panels with anomalies adding texture and variation to the whole.

Shingle Composition & Glaze Study

Shingles composition with 4 different geometry creates variation to the overall composition. Shifting direction of the shingles adds more depth their modular geometry. Colorization of the pieces were tested to form a subtle color that blends with the surroundings while gradiently changing among one another.

Mock Up Test - Shingle Composition & Color Pallette

Envelope of wood structure buildings are mainly consisted of vertical elements and arrays of them. Thickening the envelope with distinct vector allows the structure to deviate from the verticality.

Distinct diagonal vector in the thickened envelope requires strong connection to the vertical envelope underneath it. Heavy wood strips to be held in diagonal and assembled, L-shaped construction joint are used perpendicular to the vector for connection. The thickening happens as the diagonal members rotate in certain angle to assemble with the vertical inner layer and diagonal outer layer.

Assembly Drawing

Assembly of the diagonal vector is supported by the strong layering of vertical envelope. Additional member between two vertical members allows the structural envelope to hold the thickened envelope with distinct vector.

Shingle

Unique texture are added using robot arm 3d clay printing. The nature of dripping down clay being 3d printed not with mold, allows for a unpredicted effect on shingles

Wood Structure

Wood structure is formed in a conventional manner with real life construction joints despite the experimental diagonal assembly. The mock-up shows the possiblity of real construction for this experimental structure.

Thickened envelope overhangs on the lake. Diagonal members land on the ground supporting the vertical structures.

Thinkened Envelope Section

Boat house integration with site

Boat house sits on a lake forest site full of tall vertical trees. As the vector of this architecture deviates itself from its surroundings, it sits at the boundary of two environments that are different but harmonizing at the same time. This distinct vector not only separates it from the verticality but also functions as a bridge from one environment to the other. The lake flows directly to the boat house for its programatic and architectural purposes.

Water insertion into Boat House

Lake in the site runs into the boat house. The wooden structure that deviates from the surrounding invites people into its unique space directly from the lake. Opening to the water is created from diagonal vectors hitting the rigid edge. Diagonals meeting vertical vector allows for an opening that almost seems like an illusion. As people enter the boat house, they encounter the emergence of harmony between verticality, diagonals and circularity.

03. 2D-3D-4D

Academic Thesis Spring/Summer 2022

2022.03 ~ 2022.08

Prof. Eun Jung Park

Sports / Leisure / Culture Complex

Revit/Rhino/Lumion

Can composition of program change perception?

Arrangement of forms and programs of sports facilities are conducted in a conventional manner of stacking. Stacking up massive sports programs results in an enclosed architecture specifically for designated purposes. This project experiements the horizontal rearrangement of sports program accordingly to the shift of spatial need in society due to COVID-19. Change in the arrangement, deviating from the conventional vertical stacking method to 2d distributtion creates a possibilty for more openness and new spatial experience in daily life.

[A]: Residental Area Green Connection

[B]: Commercial Area

[C]: Educational Area

[D]: R&D Area

Site - New Eco Delta City with Green & Water Connection

Project site sits in a newly planned city in Busan, South Korea. Site for this sports complex is located at the center of the city, accessible through both the green and water ways which connects the city from every part of it, allowing the people to enter this site in their daily lives.

Shifting Conventional Space Arrangement

In the era of COVID-19, society shifted to requiring more openness for space. Conventional sports facilities are enclosed boxes with massive sports program stacked on top of one another. Sports complex in the new era requires space of it to be separated and apart for maximum openess and connectivity to the surrounding. New typology of the facility will alow people to flow into the architecture with less purpose and intention of using the space.

Spaces of the facility are distributed all around the complex with running track weaving the space. Vertical sports space and separated spaces are visible from people enjoying their daily run.

Ground Floor Plan - Flow into Architecture in Daily Life

Ground floor of the sports complex is open and connected with running track flowing in from the surrounding park. Space is full of voids from sports space of the basement. Openness and smooth flow into the facility allow people to enter the architecture with minimizing the perception of noticing the shift from outdoors to architecture.

Plan - Sport Complex connected with Running Tracks

Tennis courts, basket ball courts, swimming pools are all seprated and allocated all across the facility for maximum openness of the complex. The running track coming in from the surrounding park passed by the sports space, interconnecting the entire space while also providing constant change in views as people enjoy their daily run.

Tennis Court

Ceiling System is planned out accordingly to the carved shape of the concrete. The ceiling of the auditorium is split up to fit the mechanical system.

Perspective Section Detail

Indoor Garden

Ceiling System is planned out accordingly to the carved shape of the concrete. The ceiling of the auditorium is split up to fit the mechanical system.

Semi-Outdoor Garden

Ceiling System is planned out accordingly to the carved shape of the concrete. The ceiling of the auditorium is split up to fit the mechanical system.

Running Track

Ceiling System is planned out accordingly to the carved shape of the concrete. The ceiling of the auditorium is split up to fit the mechanical system.

The divided sports space connected by running track allows for more open semi-outdoor space. The metal mesh facade partially enclosed the semi-outdoor garden space while the indoor garden space is completely concealed with glass. This spatial allocation allow the facility to be open and have constant shift of space for visitors.

Connection of the green surrounding the building connects to various points of the building. Leading people into the sports complex during a daily walk in the park smoothly allows for an escpae from daily life.

1:200 Physical Model Acrylic Plate, Spray Paint

04. BLOCKCHAIN REEF

UPENN MSDAAD Fall Studio 2024

2024.08 ~ 2024.12

Team of 2 Role: Concept, Drawings, Model Prof. Fabian Llonch Aquarium/Crypto Mining Center

Rhino

Can merging duality emerge the possiblity of new?

Blockchain Reef imagines a hybrid infrastructure shaped by advances in computational technology and rising environmental awareness. It proposes merging this duality into a new typology for the near future. The project envisions an aquarium in Manhattan, positioned as a public attraction in the heart of New York City, combined with a data center. This pairing creates a sense of duality that reflects the tension and competitiveness between the natural and the artificial. By maximizing this integration, the project decentralizes the role of humans in the near future by minimizing dedicated human space. This contrast also generates a distinct spatial experience and a unique public attraction.

Site & Tourism Revenue Research

Fulton Center is one of the tranportation hubs of New Yrok City that connects the whole city. Flows into this site is also increased due to the architecture attraction points in the adjacent area, allowing the site a possibility for a massive attraction point such as the Central Park in NYC serving not only as local park but a massive non-human attraction.

Skin System Research

The skin system allows for the possibility of merging two distinct programs. The differing requirements of these programs are addressed through the use of rigid panels and the organic form of the skin system. As these two systems blend within the façade, they extend into the interior, creating spatial conditions that are both distinct and interconnected. This proposal suggests a skin system that not only informs the inner space but also enables fundamentally different systems to merge both inside and out.

Section - Circulation Integration with Site

3/16 Scale Physical Assembly Model

Physical model displays the merging of existing building facade, the new cascade and the exposed aquarium. Assembly of the model demonstrates the consideration of possible assembly of elements in reality.

05. Contoured

Academic 4th year Fall 2021

2021.09 ~ 2021.12

Prof. Myung Keon Kim Social Housing

Rhino/Sketch up/Lumion

How can architecture resolve disconnected steep context?

Contoured focus on creating a continuous enviroment of the housing and surroundings to improve living conditions of this area. As an extension of the contour of the steep landscape, the conventional box housing is reformed by contouring forming a naturally connective form with the steep site. Connectivity of the architecture and the surroundings will blur boundary between the two. People in the region will flow into their residents without realizing they are shifting from outdoors to indoors, landscape to architecture.

Steepness of Site

Massing on Levels

Need of Public Space Interconnection Public Space for Steepness Continuous Public Space

Public Space in the Steep

The steep sites of residence in Busan lack of public green space. Characteristics of housing in the site, using roof of lower level houses as front yard for upper level houses are utilized as the approach to meet the needs. Connecting the roof of the massive

Social Housing

Housing in the steep mountain area, apart from downtown, are composed of units for the potential young generation who will be moving in with the new astonishing public space. The continuous green space swirling up the steepness will provide new daily experience for the residents.

06. Over Time

UPENN ARCH 7220 Fall 2024

2024.08 ~ 2024.12

Team of 3 Role: Concept, Design, Digram

Prof. Barry Wark

Elcological Design_Facade

Houdini/Rhino/Keyshot

Facade as a vibrant matter

The project designs architecture through the lens of time , embracing the dynamic effect of weathering. Metal plates and their complementary structures are designed to fall off and decolor by the corrosion of rainwater and water tides, revealing structures, inner walls, and apertures. Unlike mass production’s uniform approach that treats architecture as perfect permanent machines, this small portion of the facade is designed specifically for its weathering condition and designed for a limited time span. By integrating the interaction of opposing matters . The designed wall brings a possibility of a coexisting binary, buildings that protect humans and buildings that deeply connect its surroundings

07. Manna Agora

Built Project

03.2024-07.2024

Role: Designer Assistant

Outdoor Terrace Space

Constructed 2025

Agora sits in-front of a church in Bundang, South Korea requires a system that reduces the sound from area to area. The stepping method used in opera auditoriums are applied with green partitions to reduce sound. The soundscape in this agora allows calm and comforting gathering for people visiting the church.

Sound disruption in the same level

Sound disruption with differnet levels

Change in sound disruption for outdoor terrace space

Outdoor terrace space will allow for less sound disruption for people using the space. This method, inspired by the Elbphilharmony Hamburg allows a quite outdoor talking space for people visiting the church and daily visitors.

Green as Screen to Maximize Sound Disruption

Height difference of the floors let the sound to interfere less with sound from the different level. Green is added as a screen and enviroment friendly purpose allowing the visitors to be in space that is surrounded with green.

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7,600

08. D Bunker

Jo-Jinman Architects Internship

Role: Design Assistant & Model making

01.2021-02.2021

Creative Bunker for Youth Constructed 2023

Dividing Bunker Space for Program Allocation

Original bunker space is divided into three floors. Program for the youth is allocated from the bottom floor up to the upper floors with various voids and overhangs creating a dynamic and unique spatial experience in the new underground bunker youth center.

B3 Floor Plan

B2 Floor Plan

09. Temporary Eternity

YAC Competition Desert Accomodation 2021

2021.03 ~ 2021.05

Team of 5 Role: Design, Drawing, Rendering

Advisor_Prof. Keojin Jin

Rhino/Grasshopper

Can architecture convey constantly changing nature?

Desert is the one and only region with constantly changing landscape. Constant change of the landscape of harsh nature is an unique experience. This project proposes a accomodation in desert that captures constantly changing surrounding. Weathered form will provide numerous range of views toward the surroundings as well as the providing spatial experience alike the change of the desert canyons. The contrast of the eternity and temporary features of the desert is forged into architectural form with the view hotel provides and the natural canyon-ilke form.

Upper Floor - Gallery and green space

Hotel forms sight angles for visitors to observe the surrounding desert. Constant change of thesurrounding landscape is captured from every location inside the facility. Irregularity of the interior form forms a in-nature canyon-like space providing a consistent shift in sptial experience as well as the surroundings

Section - Exoskeleton structure with filter system

Interior - Canon texture spatial experience

Hotel forms sight angles for visitors to observe the surrounding desert. Constant change of thesurrounding landscape is captured from every location inside the facility. Irregularity of the interior form forms a in-nature canyon-like space providing a consistent shift in sptial experience as well as the surroundings

Exterior - Contrast of architecture and constantly changing surrounding

10. An Everyday Fantasy

Beebreeder Competition 2022

Finalist

2024.01 ~ 2024.04

Team of 2 Role: Concept, Design, Rendering

Rhino/Sketch-up/Lumion

Can architecture forms serve as a healing tool?

A hospice designed for terminally ill children should be a daily refuge where they can rediscover the joy and freedom of childhood . Spheres come together to form a bubble-like environment creating a fantastical, non-daily space that invites creativity and wonder, giving children moments of play and delight.

Spatial Shift - New Spatial Form for Terminally ill Chidren

Conventional space for hospitals are rigid rectangular forms with hard edges. Deviating from this rigid form to sphere with no edge will allow the terminally ill to get away from the daily space they are staying in.

Access - Green, Ocean, City

Circulation - Surrounding Green

The choosen site for this facility has massive park, ocean and the city surrounding it. Considering all the access from different environments, sphere form are situated accordingly. Circulation will allow the children to integrate with the nature surrounding the facility.