Moon Hoon

KPOP Curve

KPOP CURVE

Moon Hoon

KPOP Curve
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ARCHITECTS
Moon Hoon

CONSTRUCTION
JEHYO

CLIENT
PLANTYNET Co., Ltd.

STRUCTURE ENGINEERING
Power

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Guekdong engineering

BUDGET
900 million KRW

AREA
435.0

SITE AREA
265 sqm

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
South Korea

CATEGORY
Gallary House

KPOP Curve
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KPOP Curve
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KPOP Curve
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Text description provided by architect.

Baekhyeon-dong is divided in almost equal parts by its main café street.

The buildings in the surrounding areas are similarly subdivided by their function; the lower and ground levels are commercial, and the first and second levels are typically residential.

KPOP Curve
© Nam Goong Sun
KPOP Curve
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Amidst this sea of homogeneity, these structures engage in a quiet struggle for distinction, through the variation of form and materials, Of these, the building at street address number 582 is a music agency owned by an IT company.

Sitting at a fortuitous corner, it serves as a rare contrast to the numerous other constructions in Baekhyeon-dong that fail to make the most of their locations.

KPOP Curve
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KPOP Curve
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The project was pretty much unrestricted, apart from the two requests: to create the most outstanding building in the entire region, and to make the rooftop spacious enough to accommodate parties.

My biggest concerns for the project were to maximize of its character, corner, in the most impressive manner possible, and to create a natural flow of circulation leading up to the structure’s rooftop.

KPOP Curve
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KPOP Curve
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Amongst a variety of options, I chose to go with curved walls, which created the illusion of two-side walls forming a continual whole, as well as two different roads appearing as one.

The resulting scene played out have a unique design, as well as linking the building to its context.

KPOP Curve
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KPOP Curve
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A stage was inserted into the curved surface, next to the stairs climbing up to and above it, here moulding the streets into seats for the audience and the staircase as alcoves.

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Moon Hoon
T +82 2 5587034
Moon Hoon
201, 789-21 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea