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Rodin Museum
Rodin Museum
Seoul, South Korea
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Other Projects by Kevin Kennon Architects PC
Rodin Museum
Seoul, South Korea
Project Featured on Apr 09, 2014
YEAR
1997
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
Located in the heart of downtown
Seoul, South Korea, the Rodin Museum is situated adjacent to the South Gate,
the ceremonial entrance into the old city which occupies a sacred place in
Korean cultural memory.
Given its location, the project
creates a contrast between the primary rectilinear buildings on the site and
the new intervention. The museum’s fragmented curves reinforce the distinct
character of its form: the elusive nature of the curves fold space in such a
way as to make it difficult to distinguish inside from outside. Utilizing these
installations as both interior and exterior conditions, this ambiguity plays
with the observer’s perceptions of the urban condition. The elusive feeling of
being outside even when one is enclosed and separated from the street was a
primary design criterion. The project was primarily designed around two of
Auguste Rodin's sculptural masterpieces - 'The Burghers of Calais' and 'The
Gates of Hell'. This 25,000 square-foot museum contains galleries, offices and
a bookstore.Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Architect; Kevin Kennon, Design Principal
Seoul, South Korea, the Rodin Museum is situated adjacent to the South Gate,
the ceremonial entrance into the old city which occupies a sacred place in
Korean cultural memory.
Given its location, the project
creates a contrast between the primary rectilinear buildings on the site and
the new intervention. The museum’s fragmented curves reinforce the distinct
character of its form: the elusive nature of the curves fold space in such a
way as to make it difficult to distinguish inside from outside. Utilizing these
installations as both interior and exterior conditions, this ambiguity plays
with the observer’s perceptions of the urban condition. The elusive feeling of
being outside even when one is enclosed and separated from the street was a
primary design criterion. The project was primarily designed around two of
Auguste Rodin's sculptural masterpieces - 'The Burghers of Calais' and 'The
Gates of Hell'. This 25,000 square-foot museum contains galleries, offices and
a bookstore.Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Architect; Kevin Kennon, Design Principal
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