This portfolio is submitted for a graduate program in interior architecture. It includes the applicant's education background, skills, and several design projects such as 'Gaya's Void', 'From Transit to Hub', and 'RE:MEMBER'. The projects explore adaptive reuse, biophilic design, community spaces, and cultural reinterpretation.
This document is a graduate school application portfolio for the Interior Architecture SPACE program, submitted by ChaeYeong Cho. It is intended for admissions committees and showcases the applicant's academic background, skills, and design projects.
The portfolio begins with personal information, education history at Inje University and Jeonggwang High School, and certifications including an interior architecture technician license and a driver's license. Research interests include public spaces, community spaces, user-centered design, spatial regeneration, adaptive reuse, and placemaking.
Project 01, 'Gaya's Void', is a 2026 graduation project that reinterprets the firing process of Gaya pottery as a cultural space. It includes a site analysis in Gimhae, design concepts such as 'Void of Firing', and spaces like a studio, drying area, permanent exhibition, and lounge.
Project 02, 'From Transit to Hub', is a 2025 capstone design project at Kansas State University. It focuses on transforming Seaton Hall's upper info commons into a community hub using modular furniture. The project considers the university's core values of connection, courage, influence, learner-centeredness, people-centeredness, and accountability.
The portfolio also lists an undergraduate graduation design project on adaptive reuse of closed schools for elderly welfare, a collaborative project with artist Kim Yeonhong, and a youth library design project. Each project demonstrates the applicant's approach to spatial design and community engagement.