Team

I chose Vancouver because

I missed being able to see the ocean and the mountains at the same time.

I’m inspired by

Nature.

Ball point or felt tip?

Ball point for writing; felt tip for drawing.

Go-to unit of measurement

My hands.

I’m surprisingly good at

Crocheting and keeping plants alive.

Mini Cheon

 

I grew up

In Burnaby

Education

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, 2018 / McGill University

Master of Architecture, 2020 / McGill University

Notable accomplishments/awards

Graduate Excellence Fellowship / Winter 2020

Clients Favourite for Vale de Moses Sleeping Pods on a Cliff Competition / 2021

Why Measured?

I appreciate that they don’t have a defined architectural style that brands them. They’re able to approach each project with a fresh mind and address problems that are unique to each site and client. I also really like that they are open minded about the types of projects that they do.

Earliest architectural memory

In kindergarten, we were colouring pictures of houses and I put hatches on the glass because I saw it in a book or something. When I went to hand it in, my teacher told me it was incomplete and I needed to finish colouring in the window. I refused and told her it was light reflecting. Guess who’s still putting hatches on windows?

Architect I admire most 

Peter Zumthor: he pays homage to the vernacular without directly copying it. It results in poetic projects that belong to the context, but you know it’s a modern building.

Preferred era in architecture

It’s not an era, but anything vernacular – it’s amazing how cultural landscape shapes something that seems so rigid.

Favourite space

Oregon Coast

Materials that excite me

Anything natural: wood, adobe, etc.

 

I chose Vancouver because

I missed being able to see the ocean and the mountains at the same time.

I’m inspired by

Nature.

Ball point or felt tip?

Ball point for writing; felt tip for drawing.

Go-to unit of measurement

My hands.

I’m surprisingly good at

Crocheting and keeping plants alive.