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MELT CAFE
MELT CAFE
Daegu, South Korea
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MELT CAFE
Daegu, South Korea
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
MELT into context :
"Between" Urban-context & Natural linearity
To the west, a residential context was formed, and to the east, the site was located ‘between’ the flow of the Geumho River and the line of the riverside park. In response to the purpose and expectations of the name of a neighborhood living facility, the architecture had to be closely connected and harmonious with the neighborhood in addition to commercial convenience and usability, and had to be a place where synergy with the surroundings could be created.
The existing site had the appearance of a precarious rocky mountain like a cliff. To the west of the stone mountain, a road leading to a residential area in the north was formed, to the east, the sloping green area leading from the stone mountain led to a natural park, and to the south, a road was formed connecting the southwest end of the airport bridge and the riverside park. Through the space created in the 'between' where context and flow are well integrated, we sought a way to regenerate the existing stone mountain, which was naturally occurring but not natural and could not be adapted to the neighborhood, into an architectural space that would serve as a frame for new experiences.
Through a design that combines the urban context in the west and the natural flow and linearity in the east, an elevation that would harmonize with the surrounding environment was designed. The western elevation, designed with the necessary openings in each room according to the context of the city, naturally reflects the urban appearance of the surrounding living area and acts as an element of 'connection' between the 'spaces'. The natural flow line extending to the east and the spaces and openings created by that line became a medium for creating new perspectives and experiences by combining nature and architectural space into one space. Between the two façades, which reflect the urban context and the linearity of natural flow, the geometric elements of these two are appropriately fused to create a dynamic form of the south, which is a reflection of the newly created time of rest and experience between the city and nature. It is a production of a different architectural frame.
The elevation of a building located between the city and nature becomes a natural medium between the two, and the space formed between the elevations is the life itself of a neighborhood that connects the city and nature and at the same time regenerates as a place that contains new time and spatial sovereignty. The outdoor deck, formed with the concept of a linear nature flow, is a physical connection between the sloping green area and the architectural space connected to the existing Dolsan Mountain, and the walking path connecting the decks on each floor becomes a sequence of scenery and urban scenery of the Geumho River. When you reach the rooftop garden on the fourth floor, located at the end of the experience, the scenery where the time, artificial landscaping elements, and the sky meet as one is the result of a place where the city and nature melt.
A small house cannot shake the urban system, but it can create a space where the city and nature melt, which is formed of architectural purity. The exposure of concrete is a sample of pure architectural shape. I hope that this architectural purity will become a vessel of space where conversation and the life of nature bloom between the physical context of the city and nature in the city center. Along with the heterogeneous boundary of the existing Dolsan Mountain, which was not naturally generated or natural, it was intended to melt the space as 'between' itself, where the boundary between the city and nature, which can be dichotomous, was broken, into architecture.
Photo credit: Junyeol Ryu
"Between" Urban-context & Natural linearity
To the west, a residential context was formed, and to the east, the site was located ‘between’ the flow of the Geumho River and the line of the riverside park. In response to the purpose and expectations of the name of a neighborhood living facility, the architecture had to be closely connected and harmonious with the neighborhood in addition to commercial convenience and usability, and had to be a place where synergy with the surroundings could be created.
The existing site had the appearance of a precarious rocky mountain like a cliff. To the west of the stone mountain, a road leading to a residential area in the north was formed, to the east, the sloping green area leading from the stone mountain led to a natural park, and to the south, a road was formed connecting the southwest end of the airport bridge and the riverside park. Through the space created in the 'between' where context and flow are well integrated, we sought a way to regenerate the existing stone mountain, which was naturally occurring but not natural and could not be adapted to the neighborhood, into an architectural space that would serve as a frame for new experiences.
Through a design that combines the urban context in the west and the natural flow and linearity in the east, an elevation that would harmonize with the surrounding environment was designed. The western elevation, designed with the necessary openings in each room according to the context of the city, naturally reflects the urban appearance of the surrounding living area and acts as an element of 'connection' between the 'spaces'. The natural flow line extending to the east and the spaces and openings created by that line became a medium for creating new perspectives and experiences by combining nature and architectural space into one space. Between the two façades, which reflect the urban context and the linearity of natural flow, the geometric elements of these two are appropriately fused to create a dynamic form of the south, which is a reflection of the newly created time of rest and experience between the city and nature. It is a production of a different architectural frame.
The elevation of a building located between the city and nature becomes a natural medium between the two, and the space formed between the elevations is the life itself of a neighborhood that connects the city and nature and at the same time regenerates as a place that contains new time and spatial sovereignty. The outdoor deck, formed with the concept of a linear nature flow, is a physical connection between the sloping green area and the architectural space connected to the existing Dolsan Mountain, and the walking path connecting the decks on each floor becomes a sequence of scenery and urban scenery of the Geumho River. When you reach the rooftop garden on the fourth floor, located at the end of the experience, the scenery where the time, artificial landscaping elements, and the sky meet as one is the result of a place where the city and nature melt.
A small house cannot shake the urban system, but it can create a space where the city and nature melt, which is formed of architectural purity. The exposure of concrete is a sample of pure architectural shape. I hope that this architectural purity will become a vessel of space where conversation and the life of nature bloom between the physical context of the city and nature in the city center. Along with the heterogeneous boundary of the existing Dolsan Mountain, which was not naturally generated or natural, it was intended to melt the space as 'between' itself, where the boundary between the city and nature, which can be dichotomous, was broken, into architecture.
Photo credit: Junyeol Ryu
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