engineering undergraduate honors thesis
June 2023


spectacle + SH-216
this semester, i decided to investigate the typology of the American Congressional Hearing Room. More specifically, i am looking at how this typology is seemingly designed for democracy and transparency, but instead it typically fosters unproductive inquiries that veer towards spectacle and often distract from the real issue at hand, especially when the media gets involved.
Spring 2024









”encrypt me”
“encrypt me” is a simple attempt to address the more complex issue of surveillance and privacy. The project suggests a method of “flattening” video inputs into pixel “0”s and “1”s as a way of protecting the subject matter.
simultaneously, this visual aesthetic is reveals how (primitive) machines “see,” since the algorithm is essentially examining each pixel’s color value in order to detect movement.
Spring 2024
the silo library
using the silo typology, which easily lends itself to circulation, this project relies heavily on circular paths that can follow itself along a vertical curvature. the complexity arises when these circulation paths and silo forms intersect.
my design for the library ultimately revolves around the intersections of these circular volumes, as well as the intersection of public and private programs.
my design for the library ultimately revolves around the intersections of these circular volumes, as well as the intersection of public and private programs.
July 2019 / Revisited October 2022








ephemeral
an installation created with ~20 other students for CEE 32H Responsive Structures. we studied how to develop a membrane tensegrity system into a large-scale assemblage that responds to the specificities of the site and embodies the idea of ephemerality, the concept of things existing only briefly. primarily using slender hardwood dowels and Amalke Super organza fabric (which weighs just 5 grams per meter).
Instructors: Beverly Choe, Jun Sato
On View at the Anderson Collection
May 23 - June 5, 2022
Instructors: Beverly Choe, Jun Sato
On View at the Anderson Collection
May 23 - June 5, 2022
May 2022






