Super Samario
An augmented reality experience somewhere in Los Angeles.
Augmented Reality with Professor Ron Frankel in partnership with Samora Deng​
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While taking a stroll in Westside Los Angeles, Samora takes on a fun-filled adventure he stumbled upon in a sunny Venice Beach parking lot. This course challenged us to incorporate augmented reality software into our usual architecture discourse. Inspired by Super Mario Bros., the video was created using Maya, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. Filming, music and sound effects were also completed as a partner effort. This is Super Samario!
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Super Samario
An augmented reality experience somewhere in Los Angeles.
Augmented Reality with Professor Ron Frankel in partnership with Samora Deng​
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While taking a stroll in Westside Los Angeles, Samora takes on a fun-filled adventure he stumbled upon in a sunny Venice Beach parking lot. This course challenged us to incorporate augmented reality software into our usual architecture discourse. Inspired by Super Mario Bros., the video was created using Maya, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. Filming, music and sound effects were also completed as a partner effort. This is Super Samario!
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Super Samario
An augmented reality experience somewhere in Los Angeles.
Augmented Reality with Professor Ron Frankel in partnership with Samora Deng​
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While taking a stroll in Westside Los Angeles, Samora takes on a fun-filled adventure he stumbled upon in a sunny Venice Beach parking lot. This course challenged us to incorporate augmented reality software into our usual architecture discourse. Inspired by Super Mario Bros., the video was created using Maya, After Effects, and Premiere Pro. Filming, music and sound effects were also completed as a partner effort. This is Super Samario!
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Vertical Forest
An air-filtering sanctuary for the people of Beijing.
Advanced Topics Studio with Professor Ben Refuerzo
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Vertical Forest
An air-filtering sanctuary for the people of Beijing.
Advanced Topics Studio with Professor Ben Refuerzo
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Product Designer in Los Angeles
Outdoor Lounge
Reinventing the classic folding outdoor chair
Chair Design Studio with Professor Ben Refuerzo in partnership with Samora Deng​
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Design Concept
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Folding chairs are often relegated to temporary functions therefore its versatility and visual aesthetics are usually ignored. The ‘Outdoor Lounge’ aims to change this conventional way of designing foldable chairs and provides a new approach to cool and comfortable outdoor (or indoor) seating. We designed the chair with comfort and aesthetics in mind and came up with a classic wooden chair that also provides great lumbar support. It consists of an intricately cut Birch body with Redwood slats gently attached to its thin edges with wooden dowels.
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The foldable qualities of the chair relies on joinery and origami techniques used to fold thick materials. We implemented offsets to incorporate the gold-plated hinges which allows the chair to deploy to a standard height and dimensions of a typical lounge chaire and can flatten and be stored when not in use.
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