PROJECTS

2024 - 2029

Development of a smart, integrated urban climate resiliency, sustainability assessment, and planning system for urban regeneration and building renovation (Principal Investigator). 2024 Consolidator Grant (Type 1), National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Republic of Korea. 

2022 - 2025

South Korea Cooperation Project in the fields of "Energy Efficiency in Buildings", "Sustainable Buildings and Cities", "Modular Construction", "Smart Living and Smart Cities" and "Digitalization in construction" (Principal Investigator), Federal Institute for Building, Urban and Spatial Research (BBSR) in the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, Germany.

2018 - 2022

Development of a smart, sustainable, carbon neutral and emission free building renovation system (Principal Investigator). Basic Science Research Fund, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Republic of Korea.  

2020

Flood Resilient and Sustainable Urban Regeneration using the Example of an Industrial Compound Conversion in Seoul, South Korea (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SKKU Research Foundation, Republic of Korea. 

2019

Integrated BIM-Parametric Workflow-Based Analysis of Daylight Improvement for Sustainable Renovation of an Exemplary Apartment in Seoul, Korea (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SKKU Research Foundation, Republic of Korea. 

2018

Energy Toolbox – Framework for the development of a tool for the primary design of Zero Emission Buildings in European and Asian Cities (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SungKyunKwan University, Republic of Korea. 

2017

Energy Efficiency optimized Heating Concept (Principal Investigator). Mercedes-Benz Logistic Center Korea for Pan Asia Logistics (Korea) Ltd., Republic of Korea. 

2017

Integration of Sustainability into Architectural Education at Accredited Korean Universities (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SKKU Research Foundation, Republic of Korea. 

2017

Urban Sustainability Versus Green-Washing (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SKKU Research Foundation, Republic of Korea. 

2016 - 2017

Blue City Lab 4.0 (Principal Investigator). Success Research Group Fund, SungKyunKwan University College of Engineering, Republic of Korea. 

2016 

Measuring Urban Redevelopment Sustainability (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SungKyunKwan University, Republic of Korea.

2015

Sustainability Optimization of New Apartment Settlement Construction (Consultant) in Seoul Kangnam for GS Engineering and Construction, Republic of Korea. 

2015

Development of a Holistic Evaluation System for BIPV Facades (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SungKyunKwan University, Republic of Korea. 

2014 - 2015

Sustainable and Resilient Urban Regeneration in Seoul, Korea. Samsung Intramural Research Fund (Principal Investigator), Samsung, Republic of Korea. 

2014 

Terra Preta Sanitation – Key Component for Sustainability in the Urban Environment (Principal Investigator). Haengdan Research Fund, SungKyunKwan University, Republic of Korea. 

2013 - 2014 

Green Tarumanagara University-Campus (Principal Investigator). Climate change adaptation and sustainable development, concept, workshop and report for Tarumanagara Foundation, Jakarta, Indonesia. 

2012 - 2014 

Zero Emission Buildings Integrating Sustainable Technologies and Infrastructure Systems – ZEBISTIS (Principal Investigator). KORANET Joint Call on Green Technologies, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), Republic of Korea, in Cooperation with partners from Germany, Switzerland and Turkey. 

2013

(GT10) SMART-GREEN. Construction Environment Project. Cooperation with Prof. Donyun Kim et al., National Research Foundation of Korea, Republic of Korea 

2012 - 2013

Carbon Reduction Urban Strategy, Green Index and Business Model Development. National Research Foundation of Korea (Cooperation with Prof. Donyun Kim et al.), Republic of Korea 

2021

Sustainable Redevelopment of Seoul Yeongdeugnpo Mill. Workshops, design studios and seminars of SungKyunKwan University, Korea University, and Innovation Center Denmark Seoul of the Danish Embassy in Seoul for the C40 Reinventing Cities Program, Republic of Korea 

2020 - 2021

Building the Sustainable Campus. International research, design and teaching project. SungKyunKwan University, Berliner Hochschule für Technik, Iberoamericana Puebla. Global Studios, Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2021, Republic of Korea 

2019 - 2020

ARC-HEST (Architecture for Human Environment with Smart Technologies). International research, design and teaching project. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Haute école d’ingénierie et d’architecture de Fribourg, University Fribourg, Hanyang University, EWHA University, SungKyunKwan University, Science and Technology Office of the Embassy of Switzerland. 2019 summer academy in Korea, 2020 winter academy in Switzerland 

2019

Sustainable district development in Santiago de Chile. Research and design project. Workshop with resident participation, La Escuela de Arquitectura de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile 

2018 - 2019

Innovation District – A Collective City Approach. Sustainable and resilient regeneration of the Dongchon District in Daegu. International research, design and teaching project supported by Daegu Metropolitan City, Urban Planning Policy Division. SungKyunKwan –, Yeungnam –, and Keimyung University, Hochschule Karlsruhe Technik und Wirtschaft, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hochschule for Technik Stuttgart. Invited workshop in Daegu in 2019. Exhibition International Studios, Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2019, Republic of Korea 

2016 - 2017

Imminent Seoul Station. Sustainable and resilient regeneration of the Seoul Central Train Station district. International research, design and teaching project of SungKyunKwan University & Universite Libre de Bruxelles. 2017 Workshop in Seoul. Exhibition International Studios, Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017, Republic of Korea 

2016

Seoul Living Lab. Sustainable and resilient regeneration of Seoul Sangdo-4 district. International research, design and teaching project SungKyunKwan University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Seoul National University, Baden-Württemberg International, Internationales Stadtbauatelier, in the framework of the research project Urban Void 

2013

International Urban Laboratory Seoul. Sustainable regeneration of Seoul Seun district, SungKyunKwan University, Università Iuav di Venezia, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Polytecnical University of Marche (Ancona). 2013 Workshop in Korea. Exhibition Architecture Biennale Venice 2014, Italy 

2009 - 2011

Summer School Delta del Po. Sustainable development of the Po-Delta. 1st, 2nd & 3rd international and interdisciplinary summer school workshops, Università Iuav di Venezia, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Universitatea de Arhitectura si Urbanism “Ion Mincu” Bucuresti, TU Delft 

2007 - 2010

International Summer Academy Sustainable Building. 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th interdisciplinary academy for students and professionals in the Netherlands (TU Delft), Switzerland (ETH Zürich), Germany (Uni Stuttgart) and Austria (TU Graz) 

2021

Tropical Villa, Design and Planning of a climate responsive residential building. Planned realization in 2022. Anse Royale, Mahe, Seychellen 

2015

Museum of the 20. Century, International architecture- and urban design idea competition for Berlin, Germany, in cooperation with Daniel Valle Architects und PARKKIM landscape architects.  

2011 - 2014

World Industrial Complex Hamburg, Germany, Invited architecture and urban design competition, cooperation in design and budgeting with Dalpiaz & Giannetti Architects, 1st prize invited competition (2011), winner German urban development prize (2014), Hamburg, Germany 

2010 - 2012

Zero Emission Hotel, Berlin, Germany, sustainable integrated urban resource management concept including water, waste, energy, soil and food issues. 

2008 - 2011

Multielement Photovoltaic, research and development cooperation with Fraunhofer IWES, Kassel, Germany 

2009 - 2010

Green Technologies for Efficient Water Use in Cities and Households, Planning Tools, Publication and Training for UNEP IETC DTIE in Shiga, Japan 

2006 - 2009

Multifunctional Photovoltaics, Lecture package, publication and further training for architects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and German Architect Associations, in cooperation with ISET - Institute for Solar Energy Technology, Kassel, Germany 

2008

Energy efficient building renovation, design, planning and simulations for the conversion of a commercial building to a residential passive house in Hamburg, Germany 

2006 - 2008

Feasibility study Passive House Construction in Korea, with Seoul Open National University, for architects and companies in the Republic of Korea 

2006

Energy efficient residential building renovation, design, implementation planning and site management for the conversion to apartment holiday homes in Garbicz, Poland 

2001 - 2006 

Sustainable refurbishment of a farmhouse and barn in Uenzen, Germany, into a multifunctional building with apartments, offices and commerce, design, implementation planning and construction management  

2003 

New construction of a low-energy seminar center in Garbicz, Poland, design and planning  

2002 

Roof renovation of an apartment building, design, detailed planning, budgeting, tendering, awarding and construction coordination, Seoul, Republic of Korea 

2002 

Tropical apartment building and joinery in Accra, basic research, preliminary design, furniture and product design, in Kumasi, Ghana  

2002 

Installation of office and break rooms in a production building, furniture company Grotex, Bünde, Germany, design, detailed planning, budgeting and tendering. 

2001 - 2002

Sustainable office building, design, detailed planning, budgeting, tendering, awarding and construction coordination of a building extension in Elmshorn, Germany 

2001

Office building reception area, design and implementation planning of furniture, ECE Hamburg, Germany  

2000

Documentation of two historic monasteries in Lhasa, survey, measurements and creation of detailed drawings, Tibet, China  

1999

Oslo Opera House, design for an international architectural competition in Norway in cooperation with Prof. Lothar Eckhardt, Hamburg, Germany

Holiday home complex on Sylt, Germany, design, detailed planning, budgeting and tendering

Existing residential complexes, analysis, documentation & expertise, Hamburg Osdorf and St. Pauli, Germany

1998 - 1999

Building-integrated artworks, design, detailed planning, budgeting, bidding, contracting and construction coordination for artist Eun Nim Ro, LG Kangnam Tower and Nong Shim Headquarters, Seoul, Republic of Korea