Creative Mechanical Engineer
Spatial Sensing System Architect
Hanju is a London-based mechanical engineer and system architect investigating how varied forms of mechanical actuation can drive sensing into primal environments, spaces that precede human construction and fixed infrastructure. A graduate of the joint MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering programme at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art, he develops this research through EarthCode, a venture exploring spatial sensing systems for wide unstructured environments.
Acoustic Internal Decay Detection for Standing Trees(2025)
Wearable Recording and Machine-Learning Analysis of Intestinal Activity(2023 - 2024)
ForestFlex: XR-Based Field Measurement of Tree Biomass and Carbon Storage(2024)
Tiny Forest: Stand-Level Carbon Modelling Through Augmented Reality Simulation(2024)
Being a Giraffe: Embodied Locomotion Interfaces for Non-Human Morphology in VR(2024)
NovaHive: Speculative Hive Design Aligned with Apis Cerana's Natural Nesting Geometry(2023)
BranchLink: Fabricating Connectors for Discarded Branch Geometries(2022)
Merging Computational Efficiency with Human Aesthetic Intent(2021)
TreeNoc is a novel device designed to continuously monitor the internal health of trees and provide early warnings of potential failures. Shaped like a belt or wristband around the trunk, it uses gentle sound impulses and sensors to detect internal decay, cavities, or stress long before any visible signs appear on the outside.
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BranchLink
3D printed PLA scaffolding to connect tree branches, forming a novel interface between natural resources and digital-based artefacts.
3D printed PLA scaffolding to connect tree branches, forming a novel interface between natural resources and digital-based artefacts.
BranchLink innovatively merges natural elements and digital technology by creating unique multi-connected structures using 3D printed PLA scaffolds and discarded tree branches.
Being a Giraffe
A VR kit with controllers that transforms zoo visits into interactive conservation education, enhancing empathy and understanding of giraffes and ecosystems.
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IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VRW) 2026
Best Technical Innovation - 2024 Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards
2023 Exhibition at HSBC HQ London
A VR kit with controllers that transforms zoo visits into interactive conservation education, enhancing empathy and understanding of giraffes and ecosystems.
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IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VRW) 2026
Best Technical Innovation - 2024 Innovate UK Immersive Tech Awards
2023 Exhibition at HSBC HQ London
Being a Giraffe integrates advanced VR technology with a physical controller designed to simulate the experience of being a giraffe. The system creates a realistic African savannah environment where users, equipped with VR headsets and a giraffe-like controller, navigate through life-like challenges. These challenges include foraging and interacting with the ecosystem, all designed to provide an immersive, multi-sensory educational experience
NovaHive
A beeswax foundation experiment designed around the bee, not the beekeeper
Grand Prize - KOREA+SWEDEN YOUNG DESIGN AWARD
Shortlist - 2022 Renovators from OPPO
20th London Design Festival - OPPO Renovators 2022 - Emerging Artists Project, Cromwell Place Lavery Studio, London. 20.09.22-25.09.22
Design Korea 2021 - Korea+Sweden Young Design Award, Seoul. 08.10.21-10.10.21
In modern beekeeping, a wax foundation sheet imprinted with hexagonal patterns is inserted into a rectangular frame as a blueprint for bees to build upon. Yet that rectangle is a choice made for the beekeeper, not the bee. NovaHive asks what the foundation looks like when designed for the bee itself. Actual stones were scanned, reflecting Apis cerana's natural nesting in rock formations, and their organic form became the new blueprint.