Inhaltsverzeichnis für March 2021 in Space

Arriving at the 17th floor of a high-rise building in downtown Seoul, one is greeted by an open achromatic garden. Lines of black pebbles on the floor guide visitors to the tables, lighting, and chairs of the exhibition. This is the ‘A garden beyond material’ presented by STUDIO SHINYOO (co-principals, Shin Yongsub, Yoo Seungmin) on show between Jan. 27 and Mar. 1 at musinsa terrace. Defining themselves as ‘design translators’, STUDIO SHINYOO, the designers and manufacturers of furniture seek to ‘discover universal values in works of historical and cultural heritage and translate them using modern design languages’. Fascinated by architectural elements, they present the LIN Collection which is defined by applying column-beam structure to furniture design. In terms of materials, they also apply building materials directly. For example, the LIN…

Design Competition for Extending Administration-Welfare Center in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju On Jan. 13, Paju City announced that ‘House with a Courtyard’ designed by cosmo-s architecture (principal, Ha Gyeonghun), and Cheon Janghwan (professor, Kyung Hee University) had been selected as the winner of the Design Competition for Extending Administration-Welfare Center in Gwangtan-myeon. This competition was promoted to separate the administrative functions from a community centre in the Gwangtan-myeon Administration-Welfare Center, completed in 1995. The winning proposal proposes a space like ‘a low wooden bench under an old tree’ for the community. The design features three small buildings with many open spaces rather than a single large structure. The jury noted the proposal ‘properly interpreted the complex context of the site by three divided buildings’ and ‘used concise and clear gestures by making…

THING Everyone has something that they care about. This article is about the things that protect and brighten the everyday lives of architects. Kim Hana received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Seoul National University. Since 2013, she has been running the social venture company, Seoul Social Standard (3siot). In order to create infrastructure for urban renting, the company carries out multidimensional work such as urban research, real estate development, rental management and operation, and policy research and proposal. My favorite pair of sneaker is the Flyknit. To be specific, it is the Nike Free Flyknit 5.0. Inspired by the shape and flexibility of socks, the shoes aspire to forming a second skin for a cool muscular body. In spite of their strong structural support, ventilation and flexibility backed by their…

The Ark 70 The First Goal: A Functional Factory Office In its initial stage, the project focused on constructing a rational and methodical factory office as efficiently and quickly as possible, with the laborers at Hongseong factory complex in mind, where the first factory was to be placed. For this purpose, the proposed programme composition and area was divided efficiently, and the design work began with its direction set towards rapid spatial composition and rational design. Searching for the Site and Devising the Masterplan By which method were we to choose an appropriate location for an office building? Particularly one that would set the starting point for the large 50,000m2 -sized site that had been secured with the long-term aim of newly establishing Byucksan’s factory? In light of this aim,…

In 2020, the Pinson Hall of Yonsei University was renovated and reopened as the Yoon Dongju Memorial Hall. During the process of converting the building into a memorial hall, with a nearly 100 years history, experts from various fields including architecture, literature, and exhibition worked in collaboration. I met with Kim Sungyeun, Youm Sanghoon, Sung Jooeun, Chung Dahyoung, and Jung Sungkyu and heard more about the process behind capturing the many voices around Yoon Dongju. Sung Jooeun professor, Yonsei University Youm Sanghoon professor, Yonsei University Chung Dahyoung curator, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Jung Sungkyu co-principal, TACT Bang Yukyung photographed by Kim Yongkwan (unless otherwise indicated) materials provided by Yoon Dongju Memorial Hall Bang Yukyung (Bang): It took a long time for the Pinson Hall to become the…

What is a forest to humans? Seoul Botanic Park’s special exhibition, ‘Beneath the Forest’, was designed to observe and experience the meaning of space and time in a forest. The exhibition consists of 21 works by five Korean artists (Kim Mikyung, Nam Hwayeon, Park Hyunggeun, Lee Saesam, and Pa Rang), two videos by the Colombian documentary artists (Claire Weiskopf and Patricia Ayala), and a miniature donated by The Embassy of Colombia in Korea. It is a collection of works that explores various perspectives of the forest, such as the forest as an object of mystery and awe, the forest viewed as a resource and object of conquest, and the forest as a universe in which life is born and becomes extinct. The show is presented across two sites; the Botanic…

Dancers hide their faces with a laptop while dancing. The laptop screen displays a prerecorded face, and the face on the screen is superimposed with the actual body in real time. A dancer lowers the laptops to her toes, and some dancers are facing others with their laptops left on the floor. This is ALONE TOGETHER presented in the Swiss Pavilion at the 13th Gwangju Biennale. This work is co-hosted by Kunsthaus Pasquart in Biel-Bien, Switzerland, and Eunam Museum of Art in Gwangju, Korea, and supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in the Republic of Korea. Blending performance, installation, film, and sound art, this work explores individual interactions, virtual connectivity, and isolation in urban-digital environments. ALONE TOGETHER has been choreographed by Anna Anderegg, the Swiss choreographer and dancer, with architecture…

Bang Yukyung (Bang): The House of Knowledge (Kunskapshuset) is an educational centre built as the city of Malmberget was relocated to Gällivare as a consequence of mining development. Please tell us about the background to and procedures informing this project. Lars Olausson (Olausson): It was decided that the iron ore held within the local mountains was of far greater economic value than the mining town of Malmberget. As a result, all of its residents and a lot of the old timber buildings housing them had to be moved to another site. The larger-scale facilities such as the high school, the swimming stadium and housing developments had to be replaced, as they were too substantial to simply relocate. Accordingly, the Gällivare Municipality devised a plan to phase two-thirds of Mamberguet out…

Moon Jooho (principal, BOUNDLESS) extracted a photo from his notebook as a illustrative of his current situation, setting in down on a table strewn with his fountain pen, tablet PC, book, e-book reader, cellphone, wallet, and charger. His message was that while life had become in many ways easier due to rapid advances in technology, his bag had somehow become heavier. The way Moon was struggling between the analog and digital, between tradition and the revolutionary, closely resembled his studio’s identity—one which strives to transcend the boundaries of finance, real estate, and branding with architecture at its centre. Moon admits, ‘I feel as though I am going through puberty as an architect!’ However, if one is truly self-aware, in their claim that one is passing through puberty and is involved…

BOUNDLESS is a space-planning design studio that seeks to discover the true value of space and to act in the now, privileging an open view and perspective towards our changing times. BOUNDLESS is in a close collaborative relationship with Spacewalk (principal, Cho Seonghyun), which is a space IT company. Moon Jooho, who is the principal at BOUNDLESS, graduated from the architecture department at Seoul National University and established BOUNDLESS in 2013 with his colleagues. Moon was awarded the Korea Young Architect Award in 2018, and he currently lectures at Seoul National University. Finances Architects that enter the societal fray with numerous design idols in their hearts must also hold the ambition to make money. Our studies into space often force us stay up long into the night, and a space…

Between Azaleas and Silvergrass, it is a tourist rest area where hikers who climb Hwangmaesan Mountain stay for a while. Lim Yeonghwan, who designed this place, tried to show people the scenery of mountain, which changed dynamically according to the season, by making an opening in the building shape. edited by Kim Yeram photographed by Yoon Joonhwan materials provided by D.LIM architects Plain Hwangmaesan Mountain, a peak in the Sobaek Sanmaek Mountains located in Hapcheon-gun in Gyeongsangnam-do, is 1,113m high. To be precise, the mountain forms a boundary between Hapcheon-gun and Sancheong-gun, and is known as ‘a ume flower on the water’ as it looks like a plum floating on the lake when reflected on the Hapcheon Lake. The area at 700 – 900m elevation near the top of Hwangmaesan…

The exhibition ‘EDITED SEOUL: New Home’, which reinterpreted the lifestyle experienced in the apartments of Gangnam, Seoul in the 1970s and 1980s, was on show between Jan. 20 to Feb. 28 at Gallery 9.5 in HOTEL ANTERROOM SEOUL. Gallery 9.5 shows this collaborative exhibition of emerging artists and local brands to explore the ways in which Seoul’s living culture has changed. ‘EDITED SEOUL: New Home’ is curated by kkotssul, a concept store that shows and sells the work of young furniture designers and craftsworkers. This exhibition focused on design at a time in which the domestic residential culture changed from the traditional to one influenced by Western styles. The gallery presented works that reinterpreted the furniture found in apartments from the 1970s. At that time, the block kitchen and system…

What is the Limit to an Architect’s Working Range? The reason I ask this is because there has been a noticeable increase in recent years in the number of architects that wish to expand their working range. I’m referring here to the architects who wish to go beyond work associated with traditional architectural works ‒ such as positioning the building, designing its exterior, and composing its space ‒ and move into the realms of the business plan, branding, and spatial management. This objective was clearly underlined by ‘BOUNDLESS’ since its opening. Let us look at what is written on its homepage: ‘With the aim of maximising spatial value, we wish to bring about innovation by readily drawing on creativity, big data, and technology. We provide fully-integrated services that range from…

Beginning with the multipurpose lounge ‘D-Forest’, DDP Design Lab of Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) has initiated changes in space to provide programmes to be enjoyed by citizens. It is an attempt to establish DDP as an ordinary place for people. With Choi Kyungran who directed this renovation project, and Sook Hee Chun who designed a citizen-friendly space as a part of the project, SPACE here looks into the objectives DDP Design Lab would like to achieve as a public space. Kim Yeram (Kim): Opened in March 2014, DDP is a large landmark designed in an atypical form, and has held various programmes. It has been seven years since this cultural space opened, and I would like to hear about how the Seoul Design Foundation has been using this place. Choi…

Park Changhyun principal, a round architects edited by Bang Yukyung photographed by KIE Arch (unless otherwise indicated) materials provided by Alexis Dornier Dialogue with Architects from Southeast Asia 3 Through 12 settings, architect Park Changhyun discusses with architects of various generations from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia on the topic of residence. This series article intends to share the reflections and thoughts of these contemporary architects from Southeast Asia and share their present positions with its readers. Alexis Dornier was born in Germany in 1981 and majored in architecture at the Berlin University of the Arts. After working at OMA and REX in New York, he moved to Bali in 2013 to run an architectural design office. Since then, on the basis of his experience, he has established his own…