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June 07, 2011

New projects is in under-construction now

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AnL's new project is in under-construction after our long rest.
It will be open pretty soon~

Designed by Minsoo Lee & Keehyun Ahn.

November 01, 2010

Lightwave_Interactive pavilion - Completion

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Design by Minsoo Lee & Keehyun Ahn.

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-Project Credit-
Facilitated and presented by South Bank Corporation, Arts Queensland and Unlimited: Designing for the Asia Pacific.
Supported by South Bank Corporation, having received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through art+place Queensland Public Art Fund. , AnLstudio, Laing O’Rourke, Byte Logic, Webb Australia, Opus, Certis, Heyday, Flow Force, Boral, Dig It, LandPartners.

Architects: AnL Studio (Minsoo Lee+Keehyun Ahn)
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Project Architects: Keehyun Ahn, Minsoo Lee
Prototyping Design/Interactive Consultant : Rory Nugent, Andy Doro
Project Management: Laing O’Rourke, Byte Logic
Curator: Creativesight, Hassell
Electrical Engineers and Lighting/Interactive Consultants: Webb Australia
Structural engineer: OPUS
Cost Planning: Mitchell Brandtman
Building Certification: Certis
Surveying: LandPartners
Construction and Construction Management: Laing O’Rourke
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of AnL Studio
Interactive Fabrication: Watthouse, Zenith, Xenian, CTI, Imaginus
Fabrication: Flow Force, Heyday
Landscaping: Dig It, South Bank Corporation,
Concrete Supply: Boral

October 31, 2010

Lightwave_Kinetic elements

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Underconstruction - Install

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Underconstruction - Base structure

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September 09, 2010

LightWave - concept drawing

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Designed by Minsoo Lee and Keehyun Ahn / AnLstudio

August 04, 2010

Unlimited : designing for the Asia Pacific - Designer Interview

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unlimited designing for the Asia Pacific website

Kinetic sculpture in the park - Interactive installation

Experimental designers Keehyun Ahn and Minsoo Lee of AnL Studio are busily creating a giant kinetic sculpture for Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands – the festival hub for Unlimited. At 9m wide x 15m long x 5.5m high, Lightwave is their first interactive sculpture of this scale for a public space and testing is currently underway. It’s unveiled in October 2010 to launch the Unlimited program and remains in the parklands until December.

Their cultural aim with this commission is to start a new conversation about contemporary parks as performative public spaces, by offering a new and unexpected relationship experience between person and object.

From studios in Munich and New York, Keeyhun and Minsoo spoke with Unlimited about Lightwave.
What is the experience you hope to create with Lightwave?
We would like to think that people engage with the piece, not just as a sculpture or an art piece, but as an object they can play and interact with, like a huge toy, or even playmates. It sounds a bit crazy, but we hope it to be like some huge living creature, which people develop a kind of connection with. The concept of Lightwave is about communications and ontology between the ‘creature’ and the ‘inanimate object’. Through the experience of the sculpture we want to provoke the audience to think about two questions: What surrounds you? What do those surroundings mean to you?

How would you describe the Lightwave?
Light Wave has two clusters of seating and circulation space that form the main landscape of the piece. Each cluster is surrounded by clear polycarbonate tubes of differing density, angle and patterning, forming a visually undulated perimeter. Within the tubes are infrared sensors and micro circuitry that detect the motion of passers-by, signaling the programmed lighting responses that are emitted through the tubes.

Is the response mimicry?
No it is not mimicry, but a much more active and changeable response.

Does this work break new ground for you?
In terms of architectural structures, we built a small pavilion-like observation deck (Ocean Scope in South Korea), from steel shipping containers. Lightwave is our second public installation piece. Minsoo has a Masters degree in interactive spatial design, so he has created many indoor-size kinetic installations, but this is the first time application to an architectural-scale outdoors.

Who is working on the project?
We are both working on it together, and collaborating with Rory Nugent and Andy Doro – interactive computer programmers.

What’s the technology that makes it responsive to environment?
We call it physical computing, a system of inputs and responses. Briefly, there are three main components to it:
1) Input / sensing (infrared detection of movement).
2) Computer hardware and custom software (takes data signals from sensors and drives a programmed algorithmic response).
3) Output (LED lighting responses to the input).

How are you testing the Lightwave?
We are doing demonstrations in the studio all the time – all the systems are the same, just on a much smaller scale, so it will be very exciting when we finish the full scale version!

May 19, 2010

H_SUS; Surface + interactive texture

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Concept design for developing the application
Grasshopper Rhino skin+ 3D mapping system.

Designed by Minsoo Lee & Keehyun Ahn

May 02, 2010

HyperTube art pavilion proposal - Finalist

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Goyang city have been took place under new urban planning. Regarding this, there are enough planned greeen area and public space in-between singhouses and high-rise arpartments. However, in terms of the uses of this public space by residents, the occupancy/frequency is very low since there are not much interaction. First of all, we are proposing a medium to intrigue resident to this potential area(public or green) such as a pavillion for resident’s exhibition using current media technologies. So, it will take a part as a object and playground from kids to senoir. Also, it will create diverse/different activity.

Design by Minsoo Lee & Keehyun Ahn

Green Sharing - "mobile shed"

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Green Sharing - "Mobile Shed"
The proposal questions typical typologies of storage, in which items are contained inside enclosed spaces. It suggests instead a system of aggregated external storage units – units which differ in size as determined by the dimensions of equipment contained within.
The mobility and flexibility of the units’ organization is the key sustainable concept in realizing an innovative form of storage. Units are aggregated in a radial pattern around a wooden central core. Mounted on wheels, units can be deployed according to the user’s needs. The mobility of the units eases the effort of moving heavy equipments. Furthermore, this structure can readily adapt to changing demands with the insertion of additional units.
The proposal expands the function of this structure so that it serves as a public space for the community as well. When units are in use, the structure provides a dynamic shaded space where neighbors can gather to chat and to party.
Above the mobile storage units, there is a greenhouse supported by the wooden column and six posts. Transparent plastic bottles form the enclosure of the greenhouse. Each bottle will be installed by members of the Pandora Park community, so that the greenhouse itself will be the result of community participation. The transparency of the greenhouse allows light in and simultaneously projects green outwards; this thus serving as a powerful metaphor for a sustainable community-owned tree.

Design by Minsoo Lee & John Leehong Kim

March 09, 2010

Red Dot Award 2010 - Best of the Best Prize

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Oceanscope(ContainerScope) got Best of the Best prize in Red Dot Award 2010
Category: architecture & interior design
Red Dot Award website

Designed by Minsoo Lee and Keehyun Ahn

February 15, 2010

OceanScope's Online Publication

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January 28, 2010

송도 인천대교 전망대 "OceanScope" - Completed

Container Scope from Minsoo Lee on Vimeo.

송도 인천대교 전망대 "Oceanscope" is completed and open published finally
Press - SBS NEWS Broadcasting (Korea)

Designed by Minsoo Lee, Keehyun Ahn

December 29, 2009

OceanScope - Sunset

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송도 인천대교 전망대 - Container architecture project
Un-used container recycling.

Designed by AnL Studio (Keehyun Ahn, Minsoo Lee)

December 19, 2009

OceanScope - underconstruction_process

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concrete base and container window cutting.
container architecture - OceanScope

December 15, 2009

OceanScope - Container architecture project

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Observatory container building proposal for new Incheon City (Song-Do), Korea
OceanScope will be completed in 2009 Jan.

working with Kihyun Ahn.

November 18, 2009

DATA FORMATION - Featured by CNN

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Featured by CNN (article by Nicolai Hartvig)
Imagine that you could double the size of your apartment as a reward for saving electricity, water and gas. It's an idea proposed by the Seoul-based design collective Randomwalks and architect Lee Min-soo for the green redevelopment of Incheon, outside the South Korean capital.
Called Data Formation, apartments would start at 90 square meters, with a system of sliding modules stretching the space according to how much energy each dweller uses and saves. Bespoke furniture would be designed to fit the size-shifting rooms.
"I'm trying to make data more relevant to the people who create it," Sey Min, the founder of Randomwalks, told CNN. "I get a bill every month for my electricity, but those numbers couldn't really help me change my behavior."
Data Formation can be seen as part of a growing trend of architects and designers seeking to help and engage people with important issues, and move beyond the one-way communication of electronic signs and glittering LED facades. To some, architecture itself is changing.

Read more - Featured by CNN(U.S)

Short List - Incheon International Design Award, Korea

Designed by Minsoo Lee
in collaboration with Randomwalks

June 15, 2009

Projection-Texture mapping test_1

projection-texture mapping from Minsoo Lee on Vimeo.

Designed by Minsoo Lee

May 12, 2009

Formscreen_proposal

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Formscreen's ambitious proposal for the gallery& meseum space
Version of tangible experiences with visual graphics.

Designed by Minsoo Lee

April 20, 2009

Thesis_final testing


FormScreen from Minsoo Lee on Vimeo.


Formscreen_node buble from Minsoo Lee on Vimeo.

Thesis final testing..
Designed by Minsoo Lee

March 08, 2009

3d Print_Vase Design

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Fabrication info_Digital 3D print
Designed by Minsoo Lee

February 20, 2009

Vase Design

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Fabricating Information -- www.proxyarch.com
Designed by Minsoo Lee

February 14, 2009

@-form series

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another @form
Designed by Minsoo lee / 2008.2..

January 30, 2009

Interactive Shade

1st Place at IDA Competition
International design awards, Category - Architecture

Website
Winner's Work

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January 15, 2009

@-system studies - process

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form and system studies.....

December 20, 2008

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Formscreen Installation from Minsoo Lee on Vimeo.

working with Youngsang Cho

Formscreen_install

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hang on the wall~yep~


December 10, 2008

Deformation and Distortion

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concept of Deform and Distortion.

Designed by Minsoo Lee. working with Yougsang cho

December 06, 2008

Test_03

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click MOVIE

2008. DEC. 6th / Working with Youngsang Cho.

December 05, 2008

Detection test_02

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December 04, 2008

Infrared Detection_test 01

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IRLEDs and Blob detecting with camera.


December 02, 2008

FormScreen__makingModel

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making model...

November 20, 2008

Softness of things-interactivity

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Form, projector and interactivity
Using Processing program..
Designed by Minsoo Lee/ 2008.11.20

November 12, 2008

Meta Formscreen process

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process..

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.11.12

October 17, 2008

"Matters of Sensation" exhibition in SOHO

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Come and enjoy the living Entasis~

Matters of Sensation
September 24 - November 22, 2008

Exhibiting Architects: davidclovers with C.E.B. Reas / Emergent, Gage/Clemenceau Architects / Gnuform, Hirsuta / Höweler+Yoon Architecture / IwamotoScott Architecture / mod / MOS / murmur / Ruy Klein / Sotamaa / SU11 / Xefirotarch

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Artist Space Gallery info

Process of "Entasis" project.

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Process..

September 19, 2008

@_4_model making_01

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Designed by Minsoo Lee

September 14, 2008

@building_series4

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Imagination of Icosahedron ; the things for "Softness of things"
Strongly Inspired by Buckminster Fuller
Whitney - about Buckminster Fuller

Designed by Minsoo Lee/ Sep.14.2008

August 29, 2008

Interactive Shade

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The INTERACTIVE SHADE project was started with three objectives in mind for the public square space. The first was to enable citizens to use the space more intimately(when sunny and rainnyday). The second was enabling the space to hold hundreds of different programs efficiently and flexibly. And the last was to reduce the loss of time and finances that occur whenever event programs switch.
I suggested the utilization of intelligent fabric structures, as in combining the preexisting Tent structure with the interactive mechanisms such as the Auto-Folded umbrella structure, the Interactive Pole and the Panel-Link system. This sustainable shelter structure would exceed the limit of simple mechanism from the old tent structure, which is not changeable or flexible. Also, it can make the composition of the plaza space more functional and dynamic.

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.AUG

July 23, 2008

Office - Howeler Yoon Architecture02

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So Cool office~ HY Architecuture
OFFICE VIDEO CLIP 01
OFFICE VIDEO CLIP 02

June 06, 2008

@-Building 3rd Series - REVERIE

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A expression of the fiction is mostly not equal to the fiction.
I think that somtimes the Form follows "expression" not the original fiction.

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.June.06

@-Building 3rd series - REVERIE.02

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expression of fiction < Fiction

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.June.06

May 31, 2008

Office - Howeler+Yoon architecture

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I am very happy to work with such nice guys in this office. I have learned really many things from them about not only design skills but also their possitive thouhgts and passionate attitudes for the architecture and design.

Photo by HY architecture.

May 18, 2008

Parti Wall Project - Howeler+Yoon Architecture

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Parti Wall, Hanging Green by young architects in Boston group.

In these days, I am working at Howeler +Yoon Architecture in Boston.
This project is the one of my favorite green and fresh project and this green units also having a beutiful shaking motion by wind.
It was very fun to install it~ but, It was very hot and sunny day.. our faces were almost burned and be red.

Howeler +Yoon Architecture
Project description on the archinect website

Photo by Howeler+Yoon Architecture

April 27, 2008

Form studies..

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Morph-Inherit to the complexity

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.04.27

April 23, 2008

form and modeling Studies

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form and modeling Studies.
Designed by Minsoo Lee/ 2008.04.23

April 22, 2008

Form/Modeling Studies

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Form and Modeling STUDEIS MYSELF.

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.APRIL.22

April 17, 2008

IESNY Exhibitions at NY - Digizolip

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Digizolip got a prize~ come and enjoy the exhibitions.
EVOCATIVE LUMINANCE installation Exhibitions is just opened at Helen Mills Theater
(137 West 26st, New York)

Designed by Minsoo Lee /

March 01, 2008

Wrong-chair

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There are really many good design and designer in the world. Whenever I open some magazine at barns and nobles they are always there everyday. It's actually really amazing for me. I think that every design is already great enough just except for 'wrong design'.
Today.. I make another wrong design again. Actually, I don't think It is bad design. However, I can find many seriously wrong things with this chair. It means that I am still a wrong designer.

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008. March. 01

February 20, 2008

DigiZolip

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Design Keywords : Evocative, Matter, Drought and Wet

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008. Feb. 20

February 06, 2008

Digital Zolip

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Digital fabricating and form practice

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.Feb.1

January 16, 2008

Interactive Architecture - Purge Space

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Interactive Architecture
Purge space is a public space that can purify urbanites by exposing the color of nature. This space captures the color from nature in urban ambient and abstracts it as a subject of the interior. It has interactive color-shifting motion graphics to make people feel like natural colors are floating inside the space. The structure is assembled with fabricated panels with electronic devices such as video cameras, projecting machines and solar panels for sustainability. The ambition of this project is to create an immersive architectural environment that can relax and mediate urbanites by experiencing the natural color therapy in busy city life.
Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2008.01.15

December 14, 2007

@-Building no.2 : Complexity - olding

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Complexity of architecture and human

Designed by Minsoo Lee 2007.12.13


November 28, 2007

Interactive Surface by Mouse

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Daily proposal....
Blue color is mouse cursor. They are rotated by mouse position and direction.

2007.NOV.28 / Designed by Minsoo Lee

November 11, 2007

@-Building : what is the meaning of "ugly" ?

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@ is shaped with no-luxury.
Is The Golbangi ugly?
If there is some hierarchy between the beauty and the ugly.. The Beauty is able to comprehend the Ugly..because I believe that Beauty is more generouse than ulgy..

Anyway I just miss the Golbangi with SoJu...

2007.NOV.11 / Designed by Minsoo Lee.

April 22, 2007

MovingWall_connecting Servo motor and IR sensor_process

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Designed by Minsoo and Youngsang

Flexible Buildings

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Moving and Flexible Surface of Building

Designed by Minsoo Lee and Youngsang

Concept Movies

March 26, 2007

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Design Concept

I attempt to show the essence of nature’s beauty by abstracting shapes in the surrounding scene.
- Colors of the surrounding scene around the building gradually soak into the inner space.
- Realistic shapes of outdoor landscapes gradually disappear and distort. Then, the space becomes filled with floating colors.
- Colors start to change the space’s atmosphere, making it abstract and dream-like.

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2007.3.26 / Thanks to Sonia Nelson

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What is it?

‘ColorFilter Space’, a means of experiencing nature from within the confines of the urban landscape. The building soaks up nature’s diverse colors into its own body. The building inspires emotional responses in those who experience it.

This public space will allow people to reflect upon the beauty of nature without necessarily being exposed to it at the moment.This space can provide them a keen awareness of and reverence for the natural elements.
I believe that this is the first step in creating sustainable design.


Application of Sustainable Design

+ Solar Energy System
+ Interactive Video Installation
+ Screen Surface Material
+ Maintenance of Digital Contents toward a Texture on the Building’s Surface

An accumulator, running on the heat of the sun’s rays, would power the inside projector. The solar energy system would supply power for the beam projector. Digital scenes from the projector would continuously replace themselves, maintaining a fluid presentation.

The camera would be set up on the exterior of the building so that we could see the colors of the outdoors on the inside surface. If it is snowing outside, for instance, the inside of the building would be filled with white. If it is raining outside, the inside would become blurry.

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2007.3.26

ColorFilter Space_1

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Problem/Background

From winter’s snow to spring’s sprouts, nature is mysterious and beautiful. Each season, nature’s scenes change--each unique and memorable. However, caught up in their routines, residents of cities often overlook the importance of nature. The urban landscape hardly allows them to experience its beauty.

Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2007.3.25

March 25, 2007

Filter space_lighting practice

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Designed by Minsoo Lee / 2007.3.25

March 04, 2007

Furrows of_Archi_inside

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Inspired by the 9th Path station in NY

Designed by Minsoo Lee

Furrows of_Archi_3D with Maya

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Inspired by the 9th Station of Path in NY

Designed by Minsoo Lee

February 14, 2007

3D virtual Cayon

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Furrows cayon With 3d MAYA program

Designed by Minsoo Lee/ Edited by Minsoo Lee

MOVIE(1)

January 28, 2007

3D_Extruding_practice

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just put some numbers in the blank.

Designed by Minsoo Lee

January 26, 2007

Dimension_Virtual and Real 42th

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Virtual buildings is newly born into my camera
Designed by Minsoo Lee