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. The design is embedded within the natural landscapes of the park and connects Yeouido Park to the Han River.
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. Each submitted design in the competition was evaluated by an esteemed AMP Jury.
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
The proposal sees this important public building in a beautiful terrain re-establish the primacy of public architecture within the city and attempts to forge a new relationship with its environment and its people.
Samoo Architects & Engineers have recently unveiled the design for a new headquarters building for ‘Home & Shopping’, one of Korea’s well-known TV home shopping corporation.
Design: Populous. Construction complete on 2014 Incheon Asian Games Main Stadium. The celebration to mark the official end of construction on the main stadium for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games which begins September 19th was held in Incheon, South Korea on May 7th 2014.
Design: Steven Holl Architects. The Daeyang Gallery and House in Seoul, Korea has received a 2012 Annual Design Review Award in the Live Category. 29 May 2012 – About the Daeyang Gallery and House, which opened in June 2012, juror Mark Yoes particularly noted “the way the project integrates ideas about natural light, water, landscape, and materiality into such a coherent statement.”
Design: Ben van Berkel / UNStudio’s design has been selected as the winning entry in the competition for the remodelling of the Hanwha Headquarters building in Seoul. The renovation of the office tower incorporates the remodelling of the facade, the interior of the common spaces, lobbies, meeting levels, auditorium and executive areas, along with the redesign of the landscaping.
Design: Peter Ruge Architekten. A thin skin, protecting from the sun and water connects the two buildings, leaving in between a pathway open for the public. This supports Busan’s natural flow from mountain to the ocean, creating a good harmony between urban space and architecture.
The new landmark of Busan’s Opera House reflects the natural and urban energies and connects it to the performing arts spaces of “Madangnoli”, at the Mountain Plaza and the Sunrise Plaza, an urban harmony with a folk performance played by ordinary people.
Design: Samoo Architects & Engineers. Planned as a 21st century business school that will be responsible for educating global leaders, the construction of Korea University’s Hyundai Motor Hall designed by Samoo Architects & Engineers has recently been completed.
Design: Seungmo Lim. Pure Crystal is a special room of Boutique Hotel the Designers in Jongno, Seoul. Pure Crystal is a room filled with sparkling glow and delicate texture of crystal. Continued smooth surface and edge of furnishings and walls amplifies the “flexibility” of the 31㎡ space. Projections of furnishings on walls imbued with light make boundary vague and expand the dimension to grant a unique experience to the guests.
Samoo Architects & Engineers recently unveiled the design for the new National Research Center for Endangered Species which is to be located in Yeongyang-gun, one of the cleanest environmental areas in Korea. The complex is aimed to provide a hub for the study, education, and research on rare plants and animals of the Korean peninsula.
Design: ESD + Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. Federation of Korean Industries Tower Opens In Seoul. The 50-story, 240 meter tall tower is the first in South Korea to use a pressurized underfloor air distribution system, includes integrated photovoltaic panels on its façade
Design: SAMOO Architects & Engineers. The horizontal mass of the podium represents a solid foundation with double-height open lobby and public-service facilities that will welcome visitors. With transparent curtain-wall facades, activities at the podium will be projected to the street level which will be invigorated with landscape & lighting features.
