los angeles CALIFORNIA

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

sontaya BLUANGTOOK + harlen MILLER: The Kaohsiung Port Terminal attempts to create a socially communicative atmosphere by re-envisioning typical programmatic organizations. With any major public transportation facility comes the responsibility of creating large public venues while securing portions of the building for security concerns. The interior/exterior boundary generally signifies the divide between passengers and visitors, however in this proposal the exterior becomes an internalized void allowing visual interaction between different programmatic elements.

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los angeles CALIFORNIA

UCLA
critic: greg LYNN

suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.

harlen MILLER & sontaya BLUANGTOOK: The Vault at Beverly Hills redefines the fine art and jewelry retail experience by merging commercial display and architectural form. The Vault acts as a display window and vertical plinth that emerges from the ground rather than the facade. Merchandise displays are oriented both towards the street as well as to the interior of the department store. The retail window display no long becomes a static plane, but an activated three dimensional construct.

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