{"id":9194,"date":"2016-11-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/korean-concrete\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T08:03:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:03:30","slug":"korean-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/korean-concrete\/","title":{"rendered":"Concrete Fa\u00e7ades: 7 Outstanding Structures in South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, concrete reigns supreme. While this versatile material can be found prolifically throughout history, the 21st century has cemented concrete\u2019s place as the world\u2019s most widely used man-made material. As we respond to the evolving nature of our cities, landscapes, and construction methods, how can we create new forms and uses for this widespread material? Continuing the thread grounded in our previous features on concrete fa\u00e7ades, including Portugal<\/a> and Japan<\/a>, we\u2019ve rounded up a collection of unique structures sited in South Korea. With distinct environmental conditions and building techniques, South Korean architecture has begun reimagining standard concrete applications. Whether forming dramatic cantilevers, unexpected fa\u00e7ade textures, or new rhythmic patterns, modern Korean concrete fa\u00e7ades are both unconventional and insightful.<\/p>\n

While they are atypical, unorthodox, and endearingly rare, the following seven buildings explore South Korea\u2019s emerging design culture and conceptual design approaches. With innovative spatial arrangements and material combinations, the structures are drawn across various scales, typologies, and contexts. Examining the human experience of envelopes and transitions, each project establishes real and perceived boundaries between interior and exterior space. Just as concrete\u2019s character changes based on its aggregates, these South Korean projects begin to express the country\u2019s architectural, social, and cultural values through the lens of local sites.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Studio Gaon<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Studio Gaon<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

House of Respect and Happiness<\/b><\/a> by Studio Gaon<\/a>, Gapyeong-gun, South Korea<\/p>\n

Positioned along the mountainside, this project is located on a quiet, tranquil site. The clients asked for the project to be named the \u201cHouse of Respect and Happiness,\u201d and that it be a space for education, interaction, and exchange. Separated functions were designed to \u201clean on each other\u201d and play on the dualities of temperature and soft or hard surfaces.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 JMY architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 JMY architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

[5X17] Daecheong-dong Small House<\/b><\/a> by JMY architects<\/a>, Busan, South Korea<\/p>\n

JMY\u2019s project explores the possibilities of suburb housing. Very clean, simple lines and planes form the interior, while the exterior is expressed as simple rectilinear volumes. Making use of the narrow site, the project was designed to create expanded living spaces, interesting vertical circulation, and promote urban leisure activities.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 BCHO Architects Associates<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 BCHO Architects Associates<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Camerata Music Space<\/b><\/a> by BCHO Architects Associates<\/a>, Beopheung-ri, Tanhyun-myeon, South Korea<\/p>\n

The Camerata Music Space joins two distinct programs; the music listening spaces doubles as a residence for a small family. Positioned on a sloping hill, the project is located in a suburb of Seoul and was designed with special regard to Montana\u2019s barn typology from the United States. The studio was created to open to the general public and \u201cwhoever loves music.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Yoon Joon-hwan<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Yoon Joon-hwan<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Inbo Catholic Church<\/b><\/a> by Archigroup MA<\/a>, Ulsan, South Korea<\/p>\n

Harmonizing with the small scale of its surrounding rural town, the Inbo Catholic Church includes worship space, an office, service facilities, and a priest\u2019s room. Designed to become a symbolic center of the village, the church has a steep roof as well as a common open yard. Stairs, walls, and ramps were formed to provide a sense of continuity throughout the project.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 himma studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 himma studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

House of Open Books<\/b><\/a> by himma studio<\/a>, Paju-si, South Korea<\/p>\n

Appearing as a volume of books, this project is sited in Paju Book City, an area with various publishing houses. The concept involved two parallel lines, or languages, seemingly converging at a single point. Diverse interiors are formed between the building sections with ramps, folded walls, and an artificial landscape.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 BCHO Architects Associates<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 BCHO Architects Associates<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Namhae Southcape Linear Suite Hotel<\/b><\/a> by BCHO Architects Associates<\/a>, Namhae-gun, South Korea<\/p>\n

BCHO\u2019s hotel was designed as part of a large peninsula master plan. Located on harsh terrain between the sea and mountains, the project includes 49 units and resort space. Challenging conventional hotel building standards where buildings are one large mass, the project was divided and adapted to the site along its topography.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 NAMELESS Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 NAMELESS Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

RW Concrete Church<\/b><\/a> by NAMELESS Architecture<\/a>, Seoul, South Korea<\/p>\n

Located in Byeollae, near Seoul, the RW Concrete Church creates dramatic formal relationships and cantilevered spaces. Consecutive rooms were designed through simple shapes and programs. Concrete was used as a metaphor for religious values and solidity, as well as \u201cgrasping the gravity of the ground\u201d the church stands on. An empty concrete yard serves as a venue for community interaction at the building\u2019s base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, concrete reigns supreme. While this versatile material can be found prolifically throughout history, the 21st century has cemented concrete\u2019s place as the world\u2019s most widely used man-made material. 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