Innehållsförteckning för N. 587 från Space

On Sep. 5, the 20th memorial ceremony of the death of Chang Sea Young was held at SPACE Group. A lot of architects and professors attended the ceremony including Hyoung O Kim (former chairperson, the National Assembly), Kim Bongryol (president, Korea National University of Arts), Bae Byung-Kil (president, Korean Institute of Architects) and Kwang-Hyun Kim (professor, Seoul National University). Kim Kisoo (professor, Dong-A University) and Jeon Bosam (director, Gyeonggi Provincial Museum) gave lectures, and Min Hyun Sik (adviser, Architects and Associates Kiohun), Kwang-Hyun Kim and Oh Seom-Hoon (principal, UrbanEX) offered remembrance of Chang’s life as an architect and an individual. Kim Bongryol remarked that ‘this is SPACE Group of Chang Sea Young, rather of Kim Swoo Geun. He said to me two or three years before his death that since…

As it reaches late afternoon, five horses walk slowly on the plains. When I approached and looked closer, I see that they are humans in horse suits. A performance by Eduardo Navarro, Horses Don’t Lie in SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul 2016 ‘NERIRI KIRURU HARARA’ was first introduced in 2013, the result of connections made to animal therapies for autistic children to communicate with animals in order to develop their sensory interactivity with the outside world. Navarro sees limitations as possibilities not found, and points out the fictiveness of the logic and systems of performance that we all take for granted. In the way that animals communicate with images and not languages, he suggests a new perspective on what is normal or conventional through analyzing our instinctive behaviours. The work of…

A religious group with strong voluntary bond within the Korea Military Academy, a closed community with binding continuity, is an optimal audience for discovery of a building’s hidden religious meanings over time. This two-story building takes the form of a circular religious space on top of a rectilinear everyday space. On the first floor, functional spaces (offices, bathrooms, showers, mechanical areas and storage) are condensed in the middle whereas the spaces of practice (seminar rooms and individual prayer rooms) protrude out in three directions, allowing free access from all directions and emphasizing the importance of practicing the religion within everyday life. The main religious space on the second floor is circular in plan, symbolizing the Il-won (One circle) that stands for truth. The inner and outer wall of this circular…

Architect: SO-IL (Florian Idenburg, Jing Liu, Ilias Papageorgiou) Associate architect: BCJ Design team (Competition team): Florian Idenburg, Ilias Papageorgiou, Jing Liu, Danny Duong, Seunghyun Kang, Nile Greenberg, Pietro Pagliaro, Andre Herrero, Madelyn Ringo, Jacopo Lugli Location: Davis, California, USA Programme: museum of art Site area: 4,650m2 Building area: 2,700m2 Gross floor area: 2,900m2 Parking: 31 Height: 10m Building to land ratio: 58% Floor area ratio: 62% Structure: RC Exterior finishing: precast concrete, steel & marine grade aluminum Interior finishing: drywall finish Structural engineer: Rutherford & chekene Mechanical and electrical engineer: WSP Construction: Whiting-turner Design period: Jan. – Mar. 2013 (Competition) Construction period: Mar. 2015 – June 2016 Construction budget: 25 million USD Client: University of California, Davis SPACE: The Manetti Shrem Museum is located in an area that is relatively…

Architect: Bae Kicheol (University of Ulsan) + Innovative Design Studio, Inc. (Lee Dohyung) Associate architect: Tomoon Architects & Engineers (Choi Kicheol) Design team: Kim Wanduk, Chang Woojun, Chung Gihae, Yoon Sunghyun Location: 39 Onjung-ro, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Programme: education center, institution Site area: 22,982m2 Building area: 1,395.88m2 Gross floor area: 4,552.55m2 Building scope: B1, 4F Parking: 47 Height: 17.14m Building to land ratio: 17.32% Floor area ratio: 38.21% Structure: mass timber (glulam), reinforce concrete Exterior finishing: zinc panel, wood panel, FC panel Interior finishing: HR steel, wood panel, gypsum board Structural engineer: Chang Min Woo Structural Consultants Mechanical engineer: Woowon M&E Co, Ltd Electrical engineer: Ilshin E&C Co, Ltd Landscape design: Studio Terra Interior design: INhauz interior design consultants Construction: TS Construction, Ltd.+ Kyung Min Industrial Co.,Ltd Design period:…

Park Kilyong (honorary professor, Kookmin University) Over the past few years, there have been several exhibitions dedicated to Korean modern architects. In line with that, the Kimchungup Museum, built in 2013, has continued this legacy of collection, research and exhibition activities. The Mokchon Architecture Archive, which opened in 2010, has also been active in enriching public knowledge. Every year, a memorial exhibition is held for the anniversary of the passing of Kim Swoo Geun and it has also proposed new agendas. Hosted by the Cheongju National Museum in 2016, ‘Now again with Kim Swoo Geun; Kim Swoo Geun and Constructing the Museum’ extends the line of this flow. ‘The present’ is remaining alert subject to endless stimulation, and its body is leaning forward. So if it wants to look…

Anish Kapoor, the representative artist in the British Pavilion at the 44th Venice Biennale and the Turner Prize winner in 1991, is returning to Korea for the first time after his last exhibition at LEEUM, Samsung Museum of Art four years ago. Kapoor’s 19 new works, which lead visitors on a road of meditative contemplation through flawless stainless steel sculptures and fathomless colours, were presented from Aug. 31 at Kukje Gallery’s exhibition ‘Gathering Clouds’. In this solo exhibition, Twist, a series of stainless steel sculptures bent at random angles catch the visitors’ eye, whereas the work My Red Homeland, in which red wax continuously collapses and condenses in its rigid metal frame, at LEEUM in 2012, was outstanding. These works are an extension of Kapoor’s representative series work, Non-Object. Their…

The Monterey Car Week was held on Aug. 15 – 21 in California. As an automobile event that shows off classic cars with price tags exceeding millions of dollars, Hyundai Motor showcased the concept car from its luxury sedan brand ‘GENESIS’, which caught the attention of many of the richest Americans. The new G90, unveiled at the Monterey Car Week, is the succeeding model of the G80 and aims to be a sports sedan. The G90 provides speed and comfort with a rear wheel drive. The design focused on future-oriented characteristics under the motto, ‘dynamic elegance’. The front was designed to be bigger than a BMW but smaller than an Audi, with a dynamic grill plate. The head lamps protruding on both sides exuded a strong impression, as if they…

Sep. 4, 2016 – July 30, 2017 Can we combine disciplines as vast as the humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, medicine, ecology, city and environmental indexes, with art to create a festival? The Shanghai Project, which began last September in the mega city with a population of 25 million, in the form of a festival, presents platforms exploring multidisciplinary ideas through which we can study and predict the next 100 years of humanity. The commentary of the director of this project, Yongwoo Lee, will guide us through a field of art that places itself as a new frontier in event culture, leveraging new ideas and formats. editor’s note l materials provided by Shanghai Project The Next 100 Years of Humanity and The Role of Art Predictions for the future of…

Yang Soo-in of Lifethings, experienced in architecture, has set forth his views on not only architecture but also on other fields. Covering a broad range of areas such as architecture, design, arts, and marketing, he has designed buildings, public pavilions, installation works, brand campaign videos, and even robots. His desire to collect the stories of life and to deliver it to others underlies the crux of his activities and such sound greed is realised by creating something. In other words, he is a person of a cast of mind trained towards communication, who connects people through creative activities so that eventually deals with a story. Thus, identifying him as an architect will miss out the other half of his true character as a creative human. Escaping from this boundary, which…

The Fanbot is an attempt to develop a unique Korean internet and mobile culture, by sending real-time cheering messages to baseball broadcasts and out into the physical realm. When Hancomm, the PR agency for the Korean professional baseball club Hanwha Eagles, approached us in 2014 with what was left over from their marketing and fan relations project budget, we proposed constructing a physical presence for the fans who could not attend the game and were cheering the team online. Taking the cue from the unique Korean culture of sending SMS or on-line chat messages to TV programmes in real time, sharing opinions with other viewers, we created a platform where fans can send in their cheering messages with various types of internet-connected devices. At the ball park, a 24-unit robot…

Architect: UNSANGDONG architects (Jang Yoongyoo, Shin Changhoon) Design team: Kim Mijung, Kim Minkyun Location: 571, Pangyo-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Programme: house Site area: 255.2m2 Building area: 125.65m2 Gross floor area: 228.78m2 Building scope: 2F Height: 11m Parking: 2 Building to land ratio: 49.23% Floor area ratio: 89.64% Structure: reinforced concrete Exterior finishing: brick, zinc Interior finishing: brick, birch Structural engineer: thekujo Mechanical engineer: Sun Woo ENC Electrical engineer: Lee Shinwoong Landscpape desing: UNSANGDONG architects Construction: Re_one Design period: Fed. – July 2015 Construction period: Aug. 2015 – Mar. 2016   Jang Yoongyoo is a principal at UNSANGDONG architects. He was born in 1964 and graduated in Architecture from Seoul National University and its Graduate School. He received awards in the Shinkenchiku Takiron International Competition and the UIA Barcelona International…

 Architect: Kim Byungchan (Korea National University of Arts) + Eidos Architects Group Co., Ltd. (Kang Minjoo, Kim Deokmo) Design team: Kang Youngjoo, Kim Younghak, Jung Nami, Kang Seunghyun, Kim Nawoon, Kim Bokyung Location: Gwangan-ro 21gil 9, Suyeong-gu, Busan, Korea Programme: neighborhood living facility (restaurant), multi-family house Site area: 157.6m2 Building area: 86.55m2 Gross floor area: 255.04m2 Building scope: 4F Height: 15.7m Parking: 4 Building to land ratio: 54.92% Floor area ratio: 161.83% Structure: reinforced concrete Exterior finishing: exterior insulation total system Interior finishing: paint, exposed concrete Structural engineer: SUNGNAM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Mechanical engineer: SEJUNG ENG Electrical engineer: Wooil Engineering Construction: Chae Heon Architecture Design period: June 2014 – June 2015 Construction period: July 2015 – Apr. 2016 Client: Jo Suin Kim Byungchan majored in architecture at the Korea…

  Jikji and JIKJI Korea Baekunhwasang Chorok Buljo Jikji Simche Yojol (Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests’ Zen Teachings, and hereafter, Jikji) is the name of a Buddhist text published in 1377. Currently only the second volume is in existence and is kept at the National Library of France. Bringing together excerpts from the various teachings of Buddhist monks, necessary for the realisation of the key points of Buddhist virtue, Jikji brings into focus the meaning of good-natured living, or in other words, enlightenment regarding the mind of Buddha. Purchased in the late 19th century by Colin de Placy, the French minister to Korea, the book passed through several different hands before being donated to the National Library of France. After going unnoticed for many years, the book was once again…

Kwon Minho is an illustrator and draughtsman. While drawing is conventionally considered to amount to the rough sketches that lead to a completed work of art, Kwon Minho elevates drawing into an independent visual medium and a channel of self-realisation, using pencils and charcoal to draw on oilpaper. By borrowing the architectural drawing methods of exposing hidden parts by turning ruled straight lines sideways, Kwon Minho’s art world immediately became more conspicuous and abundant. The columnist Kim Kyuhang considers Kwon Minho’s work to be ‘grotesque, but with a machinelike structure, paralyzing, meticulous and sophisticated lines in harmony with its white margins, and a strong sociality, not propaganda but in turn asks questions of propaganda, includes empathy towards the marginalized, holds a strong aspiration for a classier world, and possesses traces…

Sep. 1 - Nov. 20, 2016 Sep. 2 - Nov. 6, 2016 Sep. 3 - Nov. 30, 2016 It is once again the season of biennales. After SeMA Biennale Mediacity Seoul 2016 (hereafter Mediacity Seoul) opened on 1 September, Gwangju and Busan Biennale have embarked their extended journey of almost 60 days. What kind of art is presented by Korean representative biennales, including Gwangju, one of the world’s top five biennales, Mediacity Seoul, which combines digital technology and distinct characteristics of Seoul, and Busan Biennale? May we say art has fulfilled its own function by predicting the future (Seoul and Gwangju) and presenting alternative lives through collective intelligence? Putting two axes together to penetrate the themes of three biennales over future and education, this review will have an opportunity to…

Yang Soo-in is a Seoul-based designer and public artist. His works range from buildings and public artworks to branding and advertising. He has been widely published internationally including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, MARK and has won Prix Ars Electronica, Red Dot Award and iF Award. He was selected as one of the ‘Modern-Day Leonardos’ from the Chicago museum of Science and Industry in 2006. He was an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (2005-2011) where he received Master of Architecture degree with highest honor. My design approach can be roughly summarized as follows: 1) Clearly define contents and range of the problem 2) Survey the current situation in a critical and measurable way 3) Set up systems and imagine a…

The Wall of Remembrance is a small memorial placed inside the Forest of Peace – a forest dedicated to victims and the missing persons of the MV Sewol tragedy, which took place on 16 April 2014. It was my wish to create a space, both secluded and private, where a visitor could be alone for a moment, take time to read the messages left by the families and friends of the victims, and to feel the immense love that is still etched in their hearts. The wall’s exterior surface houses 304 folds. Through those folds, 304 imaginary lines come into being, symbolizing and commemorating each victim. The mirror-finished, stainless steel exterior reflects the sky blending its own presence into surrounding nature. The V-shaped structure has a triangular base, each vertex…

John Hong is an architect and professor at Seoul National University. His work bridges the scales of architecture and urbanism, converging the mediums of drawings, material, theory, and computation. Prior to establishing his current design lab, Project: Architecture, he was co-founder of the firm SsD. His work has been exhibited at international venues including the 2014 and 2016 Venice Biennales, as well as published widely in major media such as Architectural Record, The New Yorker, and Metropolis Magazine. His built projects have been awarded fifteen American Institute of Architecture (AIA) awards, Architectural Record’s Design Vanguard, and the Emerging Voices Award from the Architectural League NY. His most notable writings include the books, Convergent Flux: Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Korea (2012) and Fragments of a New Housing Language: Contemporary Urban…

For this project, I eliminated the column, which is the centre piece of the Dom-ino structure, and attempted to compose the living environment by using the wall, the most structural of architectural languages. In the past, the wall used to block communication between spaces because of its structural limitations. I tried to transform the ‘wall from the past’ and to create a transformed experience and its situation through chronotopic settings. The chronotope is a method that combines space and time through an intersection of axis points and a fusion of various indexes. It ultimately uses the architectural wall as an integration or a continuation, or as simultaneous space in the continuous cast of time, which is an opposite attitude to that of a rupture or division. This means it contains…

   Residual Issues from Ihwa Village Last 15 April saw the vandalisation of a stairway mural which once served as the central attraction of the Ihwa Village from an inhabitant of the village. While the incident seems to have been provoked by complaints about noise pollution and littering by tourists, it was also partly due to an accumulated disdain over the inconsistent increase of real estate prices and limitations placed on the use of buildings in residential areas. While Ihwa Village had been designated as the first place to launch the project among the castle village regeneration plan sites, due to its existing fame as a ‘mural village’, the project has been indefinitely postponed. An official from Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed that ‘there are currently plans to suspend all…