Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2018 i Space

Since its foundation in 1905, Rolex has continued to support polar explorers. When John Hunt’s expedition team conquered the summit of Everest, and when James Cameron reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench, Rolex was there. Rolex are actively supporting artists who are driven by the sprit of challenge and fearlessness in taking on new ventures and engaged in trying to enrich the world. Rolex’s support of the film industry has made a particularly deep mark, with their huge contributions to the growth of artists in the field and to the development of the industry as a whole. For example, for the 88th Academy Awards, Rolex designed the Greenroom, a waiting room for actors, directors and other relevant personnel. The following year, Rolex became the official sponsor of the event.…

An exhibition where one can meet the architects that featured in ‘The New Geography of Korean Architects in the World’ (SPACE, November 2015 edition) has been organised, held from Jan. 19 to Feb. 10 at the DDP Gallery Mun under the name ‘Stuffed Landscape’. It could be claimed that the 2015 article was confirmation of the region-specific cultural structure that had formed among the Korean architects who had ventured out into the world, and this exhibition organised and initiated by UNITEDLAB Associates and the Seoul Design Foundation presents an opportunity to take a closer look at the projects and stories of these architects who have relocated overseas. The six selected architects, who were born in Korea but are currently working in major cities of four continents (e.g., Europe, Asia, North…

Recent exhibitions and events have cast new light on contemporary Japanese arts and architecture, which has recently established itself as a trend in France, as a style seen from the perspective of foreigners. In the early days, Japan was eager to engage with Western civilisation, but the exchange between Japan and France increased as French writers and artists became more curious about Japanese culture. As Japanese architecture has made rapid progress in the years following the Second World War, their projects have been realised mainly in Paris in the late 20th century. ‘Japanese Architectures in Paris’ and ‘Japan-ness’ recognised in Paris ‘Japanese Architectures in Paris’, at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal, attracted widespread attention thanks to the accessibility of its title in both French and Japanese. Looking back at the 150th…

Architect: Estudio Carme Pinós (Carme Pinós) Design team: Samuel Arriola, Elsa Martí, Roberto Carlos García, Holger Hennefarth, Blanca Perote, Ana Isabel Rodríguez, Inés Senghour, Francisco Olivas Location: Barcelona, Spain Programme: education Building area: 11,010m² Gross floor area: 2,450m² Building scope: B1, 5F Height: 21.5m Building to land ratio: 37.5% Floor area ratio: 65% Structure: reinforced concrete, steel truss Exterior finishing: Cumella Ceramics Interior finishing: paint on plaster Structural engineer: BOMA MASALA consultores Mechanical and electrical engineer: INDUS Ingeniería y Arquitectura Construction: UTE Massana Design period: Mar. 2006 – Sep. 2010 Construction period: June 2015 – Aug. 2017 Budget: 11.1 million Euros Client: Consortium of Education of Barcelona (Consorci d’Educació de Barcelona) Urban Regeneration with Dynamic Plaza and Buildings SPACE: You were involved in the entrance and residential project Boqueria Market,…

The Crossing of Pop Art and Minimalism The exhibition of Dan Flavin (1933 –1996) begins in the showroom with alighting fixture. Before turning on the lights, his work consists of a fluorescent tube as a standardized ready-made industrial product. When the lights turn on, however, a fluorescent light seizes the spectators’ eyes with a great deal of intensity, emitting light. Lights create a metaphysical ambience in the exhibition space, and turn industrial products into materials resplendent in their existence. However, this does not mean that Flavin is fascinated by the religious implications of art. He does not like being unrealistic, overbearing, or demanding of respect. What he seeks instead is the actual space, the actual time of the present, and art with a sense of materiality. To him, art is…

Sagaksagak Place is part of the Hangang Cooperation Plan led by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the aim of giving new life to the Hangang river. It’s built as a shelter for young artists at Jamsil Hangang Park, a resting place for the people of Seoul. Consisting of container boxes, outdoor stages and canopies, Sagaksagak Place supports the creative activities of the youth, and develops cultural and artistic resources to help people enjoy cultural leisure time. Considering the unique characteristics of the Hangang area, requiring evacuation planning against floods during the rainy season, the Hangang Project Headquaters opened a design competition asking for the use of a container structure with good mobility for a moveable cultural service facility design and its production…

Even those most indifferent to the Olympic Games will know that Korea has hosted two Olympics, beginning with the 1988 Olympic Games. This year’s games are widely thought to be a milestone for Korea, hosting its second international sports event in 30 years, and to acknowledge this Culture Station Seoul 284 presents the ‘1988 & 2018 Olympic & Paralympic’ exhibition until Mar, 18 comparing the meaning of the two Olympics. This exhibition painstakingly scrutinizes how Korea should change after hosting two Olympics. How do we interpret our experience of hosting two games twice from a cultural perspective? Seoul Olympics, PyeongChang Winter Olympics, PyeongChang Winter Paralympics The modern Olympic games originate in ancient Greece. Yet, Koreans remember that for Korea the Olympics began in the not so distant past - Seoul,…

Architect: Wutopia Lab (Yu Ting) Design team: XIA Murong, HUANG He Interior designer: SONG Mengjiao, PAN Dali Location: Shanghai, China Site area: 125m² Building area: 250m² Height: 14m Design period: 2014 Construction period: 2014 – 2017 Client: Li Bin A Plain and Intense House of Painter SPACE: This is a renovation project in which artist Li Bin’s two studios have been renovated into a house and a museum. Isozaki remodeled the first studio into the museum, and Wutopia Lab redesigned the second one into the house. What is the most significant physical change applied to the original building? How did you meet the requirements of a residential space, in terms of its programme, atmosphere and scale? Yu Ting (Yu): Actually the second studio was designed by me, but this time…

Recently, the field of architectural videos has become established as a professional field not only in the local scene but also internationally. Whether it is to reproduce content depending on a film artist for the sake of recording or promotion, or to plan and produce a video independently of the architectural company or the webzine itself, the concepts and the methods of each artist or company that produces videos are various as they reflect the respectively unique properties of the artist’s (or the company’s) methods of planning and production. Hence, we interviewed certain individuals who have been producing work in the field of architectural video, considering their unique identities and specialties and prompting their thoughts. DWGO Droneshot is a company Ryu Daewoon serves as a principal that specializes in aerial…

In celebration of Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the Worldwide Olympic Partners and the Official Partners of PyeongChang 2018 had the opportunity to showcase their brand across Pyeongchang and Gangneung. For international mega events, the pavilions, temporary but creatively flexible showcases are great opportunities for brands or institutions to promote their culture, character, and products. As one passes through the windy entrance of the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza, it is difficult to miss an eye-catching structure with a simple geometric black façade: the Hyundai Pavilion. It is always interesting how the future is expressed and dealt with in architecture. Architects often bend and twist the forms to evoke an unfamiliar shape, or find unused materials to experiment with. In comparison, the first impression of the Hyundai Pavilion is that it is…

The physical space of a city is designed at the suggestion and according to the plans of professionals, but a city landscape is formed by the behaviours of those living in the city. The 14th SPACE Student Reporters here concentrate on the manners of people who create urban scenery, and record and arrange what they observed in every quarter of Seoul. Their report will be published in three issues under three themes: the ‘Nomad’ that temporarily occupies urban space, ‘Semi-Settle’ that expands the area with new activities or simple facilities, and ‘Settle’ that transforms a landscape materially. 1. Nomad, Temporarily Occupies Urban Space 2. Semi-Settle, Expands the Area with New Activities or Simple Facilities 3. Settle, Transforms a Landscape Materially The urban space in which we live is usually planned…

Fields and hills stretching widely across the horizon—nothing special stood out at all. How should architecture exist here, on this land, a place that already delivers a sense of affluence just by looking at it? Should a building shout out loud, whisper metaphorically, or remain silent, uttering barely a word? Recently, Lee Sangdae (principal, Spaceyeon Architects) designed three series of projects located in a typical rural landscape. The concern that began with the landscape has led to the building envelope, and to material exploration. The use of material is harmonized with the use of light, newly defining the interior space. When observing this meaningful series of works, encountered over a long period of time, let’s read into the metaphoric and emotional architectural language of the architect Lee Sangdae.…

With the onset of the digital era, a new trend known as the video era is emerging. Videos have entered the fabric of our daily lives through channels such as YouTube, Vimeo, and SNS. What about the field of architectural videos? Having been accustomed to the traditional forms of presentation of architecture, such as text, floor plans, and photos, our eyes are now turning towards architectural videos that can present both aspects of ‘space and time’ simultaneously. How far have architectural videos developed, and how will the method of recording and disseminating architecture be affected by this development? In this feature article, we observe the potential of architectural videos in our evolving cultural and technological landscape, and interview individuals who are currently producing architectural videos.…

Before the dazzling Shanghai of 2018 existed there was an Old Shanghai (a name adopted by the Chinese to distinguish it from the Shanghai we know today), a city of the early twentieth-century that was known as ‘the Paris of the East’. As material resources from East and West continued to flow into its urban fabric, the city grew exponentially, until it was considered one of the five great cities of the world. Then, it disappeared. Old Shanghai, which had flourished on the bedrock of opium and all sorts of commercial trading, was at that time dubbed ‘the city of opportunities’, and academics, philosophers, artists and writers from all over the world crossed paths in this modern, liberal town. This included not only famous figures from the West, like George…