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Woori Vision Church

Sat Jan 06, 2018ChurcheKorea, South2017Usonianism

Woori Vision Church
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WOORI VISION CHURCH

Oh Jongsang

ARCHITECTS
Oh Jongsang

CATEGORY
Churches

LOCATION
Yesan-Gun, South Korea

AREA
433 m²

YEAR
2017

MANUFACTURERS
Daelim Bath, Dongwha, Hanglas

Text description provided by architects.

In dense cities, many factors determine the size, shape, and use of buildings. Building law, parking, profitability, even a picky neighborhood.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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So,architect dream of architecture on the site that he can freely conceive and try freely. That was the site of Woori Vision Church!

Empty orchard field where I could do anything.
There were no conditions given except poor church finances and simple expectations of the church members.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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But was it because the conditions given were too small?
I repeated the work without specifying the direction.
No architectural approach seemed reasonable.
I wish I had had more clues about the design.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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After building and crashing several times in the computer, I decided to set the direction.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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I put an open frame connected to the building on a spacious site.

This open frame is an access road to the chapel, clearing mind.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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In addition, this open frame is a gate opened every direction. This gate is an architectural installation to welcome and invite neighbors.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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Instead of a commonly-seen indifferent glass door,
the huge gate showing a cozy yard will be a more active expression for communication On one side of the open frame is a cross tower.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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The cross tower indicates that this is a church,
It also serves as a counterbalance that balances the overall shape.

The high-rise chapel and the low-rise open frame find stability due to the cross tower.The main materials inside and outside are exposed concrete and bricks.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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Simplifying materials as exposed concrete and bricks, the process and cost were reduced. The strong and honest feelings of exposed concrete were harmonized with the delicacy of bricks elaborately built up.

Especially, building up bricks through straight joint, the abstract face was more emphasized than the masonry wall.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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Using bricks for chapel inside, the visual unity was provided.

Without attaching additional interior finishing, it was filled with the sunlight pouring from the ceiling. It is a space of light only decorated with light.The church is now complete.

Woori Vision Church
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Woori Vision Church
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Fortunately, and thankfully, the church members are delighted with the new chapel.

Woori Vision Church
Right side elevation
Woori Vision Church
Left side elevation
Woori Vision Church
Front elevation
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Rear elevation

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Section 01
Woori Vision Church
Section 02

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Plan