New South Korea architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus architects background. South Korean building news from across this North East Asia country.
London’s Zaha Hadid Architects was shortlisted in the 2nd Sejong Cultural Centre competition, Seoul. ZHA create an interconnected sequence of indoor and outdoor public spaces that are enveloped by nature. The architectural proposal is defined by the city’s history and its unwavering optimism for the future.
Lastly we feature Perpetual Spring, The Climate-Correcting Machine. The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul commissioned this project.
The structure is located in the heart of downtown Seoul, has received the Architecture MasterPrize honoring international designs in various disciplines of architecture.
UNStudio in collaboration with Heerim win competition to design 32-tower masterplan for the Eunma Housing Development in Daechi-Dong, Seoul. The approach is to be a blueprint for resident-driven development projects.
Design: Foster + Partners. The new facility forms an integral part of Hankook Tire’s new vision for a corporate culture and brand, and the 96,328-square-metre R+D centre aims to attract the industry’s top talent.
Design: Samoo Architects & Engineers. A sustainable government complex located on a hill side: the design team focused on the concept of ‘Ulju Maru’ by creating various levels to provide comfort in access and utilization by the citizens.
Korean architect Hoon Moon typically throws out questions such as: ‘Why so serious? Why not laugh more?’ His works are home to a wide array of faces.
Design: moh architects. The new ‘Busan Metropolitan Opera’ sits at the intersection point of the two bridges leading up to the competition site, tying the Opera into the city fabric while at the same time interweaving it with the picturesque waterfront promenade.
MVRDV Architects design Paradise City, a 9,800sqm entertainment plaza which sits within a larger tourist hub just 10 minutes from Incheon Airport in Seoul. Two buildings shape a retail complex and a nightclub within fluid, yet monolithic, forms.
Design: Matteo Cainer Architects. The proposal for the new Suncheon Art Platform is strategically placed amidst historical and cultural trails of the old Suncheon Wall, acting thus as a new cultural hub and gateway for the Old City.
Design: The Evolved Architectural Eclectic Limited. ‘Nature-friendly theme park’ for humans and horses, designed by the architects as a total paradigm shift from traditional horse-racing culture to horse-race-meets-theme-park.
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. DDP was the first public project in Korea to utilize the 3-Dimensional Building Information Modelling (BIM) and other digital tools in construction.
Design: Now Architects and Grimshaw. The project was secured through an international design competition hosted by the Korea Racing Authority and organized by the International Union of Architects, receiving entries from 23 leading global practices.
Design: Richard Meier & Partners Architects. A new boutique hotel: composed of two main buildings and supporting facilities nestled into a hill of dense pine trees overlooking the East Sea, Gyeongpo Lake and the Taebaek mountains.
After a high-profile global design competition PENSON have been appointed to design interiors of 33 floors of LOTTE World Tower – the 5th tallest building in the world to be.
JDAP Design – Architecture – Planning has designed a new Centre for Democracy at Sejongdaero, Seoul as part of the Sejondgaero Historic Cultural Space Design Competition.
Design: mlnp architects. One Roof house is located in Pan-gyo, a residential area in the suburb of Seoul. This building focuses on spatial arrangement and sectional plan rather than exteriors.
Design: Christian de Portzamparc. The six-story Boutique will house the exclusive world of Dior including accessories, fine jewellery, watches, womenswear, shoes and menswear as well as a VIP Lounge, Gallery and Cafe Dior operated by Pierre Hermé.
Archtect: Samoo Architects & Engineers with Heerim Architects &Planners. The design team focused on creating a headquarters building that could bring unity among its users, nature, and the local citizens. Various facilities including meeting zones and auditoriums were located independently in the podium.
Gachon University Hall – educational facility in South Korea – design by Samoo Architects & Engineers – Seongnam building design, Gachon University images