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Calibrated Environment

Calibrated EnvironmentMixed-use Tower Shaped by Occupancy and Environmental Performance

A tower does not need one comfort standard.

A tower does not need one comfort standard. It needs several, distributed by use.
Calibrated Environment organizes retail, office, hospitality, and residential programs through occupancy cycles and environmental exposure. Operating hours, peak use, daylight demand, solar gain, privacy, and views position each program within the section.
These inputs also shape the envelope. Window size, louver depth, façade density, and floor-plate setbacks vary by orientation and use. Zones of environmental excess or deficiency become shared gardens, pools, and terraces.
Developed through Revit, Grasshopper, Rhino, and Ladybug, the project treats environmental analysis as a design input for plan, section, and façade—not as a check applied afterward.

EnvironmentOccupation
SiteNew York, NY, USA
YearSpring 2026
TypeAcademic — Columbia GSAPP
ProgramRetail · Office · Hospitality · Residential
RoleGroup — site plan, residential envelop
ToolsRevit · Grasshopper · Rhino · Ladybug
Site Map
01Site Map
Concept
02Concept
Envelope 3DProgram Stack
03Envelope 3D · Program Stack
program timeline diagram
04program timeline diagram
Sunlight Analysis plan view
05Sunlight Analysis plan view
Mass diagram
06Mass diagram
Sunlight Analysis 1Sunlight Analysis 2Sunlight Analysis 3
07Sunlight Analysis 1 · Sunlight Analysis 2 · Sunlight Analysis 3
Envelope GrasshopperEnvelope Grasshopper box
08Envelope Grasshopper · Envelope Grasshopper box
3D axono render
093D axono render
Render-E. Ground level
10Render-E. Ground level
Render-D. Restaurant
11Render-D. Restaurant
Render-A. elevated pool
12Render-A. elevated pool
Render-B. Shared Garden
13Render-B. Shared Garden
Render-C. Indoor Garden
14Render-C. Indoor Garden
Yoon Ah KimNew York