Flood Breaker

Floodbreaker is a dual-purpose safety product designed for semi-basement residents. It works as a daily door lock, then transforms into an emergency tool that helps open a flood-blocked door when water pressure rises.

Services

Product Design

Timeline

2024.09 - 2024.11

Project Journey

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

Hyunji Huh

A Computational Designer & HCI Researcher at KAIST DXD Lab. Exploring the future of human-centered interactions through data and design.

hyunjihuh@kaist.ac.kr

© 2026 Hyunji Huh

All Rights Reserved

Flood Breaker

Floodbreaker is a dual-purpose safety product designed for semi-basement residents. It works as a daily door lock, then transforms into an emergency tool that helps open a flood-blocked door when water pressure rises.

Services

Product Design

Timeline

2024.09 - 2024.11

Project Journey

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

Hyunji Huh

A Computational Designer & HCI Researcher at KAIST DXD Lab. Exploring the future of human-centered interactions through data and design.

hyunjihuh@kaist.ac.kr

© 2026 Hyunji Huh

All Rights Reserved

Flood Breaker

Floodbreaker is a dual-purpose safety product designed for semi-basement residents. It works as a daily door lock, then transforms into an emergency tool that helps open a flood-blocked door when water pressure rises.

Services

Product Design

Timeline

2024.09 - 2024.11

Project Journey

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

My Role

Product Designer: Contributed to developing a dual-purpose product concept that combines everyday locking with emergency flood response.

Prototype Maker: Participated in hands-on prototyping, including physical fabrication, sanding, and refinement of the product form and mechanism.

Scenario Developer: Helped shape the disaster-use scenario around semi-basement flooding and the physical challenge of opening a water-pressured door.

Co-workers

Hyewon Hwang

Jihun Park

Hyeongju Kim

Hyunji Huh

A Computational Designer & HCI Researcher at KAIST DXD Lab. Exploring the future of human-centered interactions through data and design.

hyunjihuh@kaist.ac.kr

© 2026 Hyunji Huh

All Rights Reserved