Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2018 i Space

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MOLIT) established design management measures for regional development projects. Five areas will be selected for trial projects and will have higher grade of completion than regional development projects, stated MOLIT. Regional development projects have been initiated to create regional growth engines and enable autonomous developments, all of which take various forms, from infrastructure facilities such as roads and parking lots, to small-scale community infrastructure facilities. Because the subjects of these projects feature not only buildings, but also sidewalks, plazas, parks and overall community spaces, they require more delicate management in terms of their design. Until now, regional scenery has been tarnished because such consideration was absent. MOLIT introduced the ‘guidelines for regional development project design management’ to enhance the completion of regional development…

apparat-c was founded in 2013. Its main interest areas are cities and architecture as artificial structures. Particular focus is given to various forms of residential facilities, schools, and libraries in contemporary cities, as their continuous subject of study. Their projects include Twin Peaks, White Cone, Gesicht, Urban Retreat, Peridot, and other projects. apparat-c co-principals Shin Sangwoo (1968) Lee Sewoong (1978) Choi Yeonyung (1977) established in 2013 website apparat-c.com ‘apparat-c’ is an interesting name. Personally, I admire surrealism. Surrealists are known to have used automatism. Texts written in that fashion would have irrelevant objects in parallel. ‘Apparat’ is German for device. An apparatus is a distinct object dictated by cause and effect. Meanwhile the German or Italian pronunciation of the alphabet C is somewhat ambiguous, seeming to be open yet closed…

Boundless Architects is a group of architects based in Seoul, Republic of Korea. It is an architecture-based broad church (open organisation) trying to innovate by searching gaps between various boundaries. Boundless Architects offer the city new spaces through their constant study of architecture. Boundless Architects co-principals Moon Jooho (1984) Lim Jihwan (1984) Cho Sunghyeon (1982) established in 2013 website boundless.kr There are many architecture firms that expand the scope of their business to include planning, branding, and space management. Boundless Architects (hereinafter Boundless) seem to have more been professional and segmented in the roles and processes of these areas. We first engaged in branding in our TETRIS HOUSE project. We incorporated branding into the architecture space and overall image after contemplating new ways to increase completion quality on a low…

ETAA is an architectural design group that creates space for people by putting architectural imagination in space, time, and atmosphere. We aim to create ideas and create various relationships with people without limiting the scale and method of work such as city, architecture, interior, furniture, and exhibition planning. We want to interact with the city, nature and people in an altruistic space that combines care, memory, and a pure mind. ETAA co-principals Lee Jaeho (1983) Kim Jaekyung (1983) Lee Jungwoo (1983) established in 2015 website etaa.kr ETAA has actively engaged in interaction with the local residents with exhibitions and social dining at shared spaces based in Haebangchon. I believe interacting with many people is a good way of broadening perspective and stay aware of social trends. Various events held in…

Formative architects was established by Lee Sungbeom and Koh Youngsung. We work with the belief that the revelation of sense comes from a process of thinking. We are a group of young architects that aim to find an essence of space with the formativeness of architecture. This is small scale office which operates on a wide architectural spectrum, from the hanok to contemporary building renovation, suburban houses, constructions. Koh Youngsung and Lee Sungbeom represent this office. In 2016, we participated in the Gwangju Biennale Cook Folly with Jinwoo Chang as a cooperative architect, also designed Congzib and the Chungmijang. Formative architects co-principals Koh Youngsung (1980) Lee Sungbeom (1979) established in 2011 website formativearchitects.com The work of the Formative Architects (hereinafter Formative) seem to adopt sense and sensitivity as important keywords.…

O’BRICK was co-founded by Nam Hyeyoung and Kim Namkyun in 2015. We think that architecture is a process of handling the details of every element that surround people. We endeavour to measure the angles of the lights, the roughness and softness of textures, the sounds of raindrops, the moods of the sunset, the flows of movements and even the memories retained about the place with a delicate touch. Empathising with a space makes it truly belong to a person. As a brick gains warmth and beauty as time passes, O’BRICK hopes our works will empathize with their users and last into their futures. O’BRICK co-principals Nam Hyeyoung (1982) Kim Namkyun (1979) established in 2013 website obrick.kr You have ran a café alongside your architecture firm for a long time. I…

Sun Hwang + Studio was founded by Hwang Sunwoo and Hwang Sunki in 2014. Based on various ideas that comprise architecture and cities, Sun Hwang + Studio is experimenting with architectural drawing and various materials. Particularly, they have interest in exploring the intrinsic process of architecture through drawing. Sun Hwang + Studio is expanding their scope of work including residence, pavilion, office, and commercial facilities that incorporate people’s lifestyles. Sun Hwang + Studio co-principals Hwang Sunwoo (1980) Hwang Sunki (1982) established in 2014 website sunwhwang.com Is there a reason you founded Sun Hwang + Studio as a collective instead of an independent firm? In order to create multiple contact points, we naturally chose the partner method. The combined influence and advantage to having partners is also helpful in crisis management.…

Introduction The aim of this text can be summarised in the following question: how do we define architects in Korea who were born in the 1980s (hereinafter ‘80’s architects’)? ▼1 This is a question concerning the architecture (and architects) of our past. It would be difficult to argue against the fact that Korea is one of the most rapidly evolving and adaptive countries in the world. For that reason, the ‘generation theory’ of literary circles is particularly effective and appropriate when leading discussions regarding the societal changes. Clearly, economic motivations have an undeniable influence over people’s lives in a capitalist society. As such, economy acts as the central constant in generation theory. However, cultural change does not coincide chronologically with the economic cycles that occur approximately every decade. ▼2 This…

Our epoch of decline, represented by a graph of falling economic and population growth, is also an age of cultural transformation more turbulent than anything yet imagined. SPACE here focuses on groups of architects born in the 1980s that are now emerging at this contemporary moment. What social and cultural terrain do they wish to traverse and how will they flourish in terms of their architecture? In this report, SPACE will examine the trends behind the architects of this new age, and review the major works and conceptual thinking of seventeen teams. We will consider issues such as the changes in perception of the function in architecture, the operation of their organisations, and sustainability. Finally, we will alight upon them in the careful language of the critic.…

archihood W×Y is located in Seoul, Korea and was founded in 2013 by two young and creative architects, Kang Woohyun and Kang Youngjin. The company name comes from a combination of two words, architecture and neighbourhood. Its design philosophy is to provide a good and friendly design to meet their friendly neighbours. archihood W×Y design work is focused on ‘gaps and boundaries’ and ‘familiarity and novelty’. Its recent works include Gap house, Korean Dandelion Farm and Seorimyeonga, all located in South Korea. It has also received the Korean architecture award and the Korean rising architect award. archihood W×Y co-principals Kang Woohyun (1978) Kang Youngjin (1982) established in 2013 website archihood.com archihood W×Y (hereinafter archihood) polished its architectural language at a traditional architecture atelier. Both of us worked at BCHO Architects…

B.U.S Architecture, co-founded by Park Jihyun and Cho Seonghak in 2014, is based on the meaningful imaginative drive that may arise through architecture and space as media. B.U.S Architecture pays attention to the setting-up of the various relationships between cities, cultures, and people and continues to work on ‘process’ rather than on the ‘construction’ of architecture. In this context, B.U.S. refers our will toward communication consciousness known as bus. As its spelling indicates, ‘By Undefined Scale’, the very method that we pursue is ‘the undefined scale’ or the ‘undefined starting point’. B.U.S Architecture co-principals Park Jihyun (1986) Cho Seonghak (1986) established in 2014 website bus-architecture.com The name ‘B.U.S’ is also read as ‘bus’. Based on the imagination of things that can happen through architecture and space, B.U.S Architecture (hereinafter B.U.S)…

FHHH Friends is an architectural design team of three friends: Han Seungjae, Han Yangkyu, and Yoon Hanjin. Beginning in 2013, we are carrying out design work based on architecture. They won the Gimhae Architecture Award in 2014 and Seoul Architecture Award in 2016. FHHH Friends co-principals Han Yangkyu (1983) Han Seungjae (1983) Yoon Hanjin (1984) established in 2013 website fhhhfriends.co.kr The FHHH Friends (hereinafter FHHH) performs a wide range of tasks, including graphic design, interior design and display. Is there criteria by which to judge how you will launch the next project or not? The relationship with the client and the way we need each other is ideal. We do not want to have the opportunity of designing without constraints, and we also avoid projects that unilaterally follow the client’s…

JYA-RCHITECTS is a young vibrant architecture firm led by two partners, Won Youmin and Jo Janghee, who come from different backgrounds, one from an office in the Netherlands and the other from South Korea’s major office. They share and combine their different experiences to explore and seize exciting opportunities in the current architectural environment. The partners shook up the Korean architectural sphere in 2013 by winning the Korean Young Architect Award as the youngest awardees ever and since then they have worked on widely diverse projects across different scales and characteristics, from single houses, share houses, a co-housing, an alternative school, local children centers, Tanzania Broadcasting Corperation among others. JYA-RCHITECTS co-principals Jo Janghee (1980) Won Youmin (1981) established in 2012 website jyarchitects.com The low cost house series was key to…

ODETO.A is an architectural practice founded by Lee Heewon and Jeong Eunju in 2016. ODETO.A focuses on the narratives of people within in the space as a springboard to initiate projects. We interpret these from our own architectural methodology to convey experiential values to our society. Our objective is to reveal these values through our intangible and tangible works. ODETO.A co-principals Lee Heewon (1984) Jeong Eunju (1986) established in 2016 website odeto-a.com Lee Heewon started off working at Lifethings that performed a relatively broad spectrum of projects including public art and marketing, and Jeong Eunju worked at M.A.R.U which possesses a conventional architectural language. We have shared common interests and values based on architecture since we were in school. This acted as a positive stimulus and motivation for us to…

Z_LAB & Z_LAB architects was founded in 2013 by Noh Kyungrok, Park Junghyun, and Lee Sangmuk. With the goal ‘creating sustainable space for people based on design’, We hope to provide overall, hard-to-access services that include not only architecture design, but also regional study, operation solution, and branding. We hope to complete space from a consistent viewpoint, perform work from the beginning to the use of architecture with a work scope including planning, branding, space design, and styling. Z_LAB & Z_LAB architects co-principals Noh Kyungrok (1980) Park Junghyun (1980) Lee Sangmuk (1981) Kang Haecheun (1983) established in 2013 website z-lab.co.kr What process led to opening the firm? We were well acquainted as senior and junior since university, and while working in architecture firms, we ended up working on a remodeling…

The Presidential Commission on Architecture Policy (hereinafter PCAP) has set out to select the key tasks for public architecture innovation, with the guiding principle that enhancing social overhead capital, such as public libraries, will improve the overall quality of life. Key tasks selected by the PCAP are as follows. First, the plan is to strengthen the planning of public architecture in the early phase of projects and refine the professionalism of ordering agencies. For this, the policy for City Architects currently being implemented by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Yeoungju City will be adopted nationwide, and the subjects and functions for the prior review on project plans will be expanded. Additionally, in accordance with the Framework Act on Building, plans for key construction and urban projects will receive an active…

The tentative title that I chose at the beginning of this project was ‘The Appearance of Architecture Groups of the 1980s’. As I was pondering the name and means of discerning the architects of this generation, I decided not to classify them under a commonly-shared theme but to focus on the common characteristics that were uniting members of his generation, and therefore I chose to go along with the original title. I admit. This project hopes to provide a description of the reality faced by the architect groups of the new generation as they embarked upon their work, and to also offer a glimpse of the possible worlds that these individuals will establish. Additionally, instead of rushing to give an account of their architecture and their achievements, I merely want…

BLANK architects, established in 2013, is a community design group based in Sangdo-dong, Dongjakgu, Seoul. It conducts various public projects that cross the boundaries of architectural practice, such as planning, designing, constructing and operating a shared space. Some major projects are SH Seoul Housing Lab, Inchoen Youth Space U U Giji, Seoul Youth Job Center, series of Visiting Community Service Center among others. It operates a shared kitchen, office, house and bar in the neighbourhood. BLANK architects co-principals Kim Jieun (1986) Moon Seungkyu (1986) Kim Yohan (1986) established in 2013 website blankin.net BLANK architects (hereinafter BLANK) has spearheaded a social role in the local community by executing programmes that communicate with local residents and operate a shared space. By participating in a community building competition, we had the opportunity to…

designband YOAP focuses on group planning, designing, marketing, architecture, interior design and accessories. We aim not to limit architectural ideas to buildings but to extend it to diverse design areas, seeking sustainable enjoyment in design works. Since 2013 we’ve worked on various projects, such as single-family houses, multi-unit dwellings, commercial facilities, and public facilities. designband YOAP co-principals Shin Hyunbo (1979) Ryoo Inkeun (1979) Kim Doran (1983) established in 2013 website yoap.kr Is there a reason you founded designband YOAP as a collective instead of an independent firm? When we started in 2013, new architecture firms rapidly appeared and most of them were collectives. I believe economic reasons fueled more co-founded firms. Through co-work, architecture firms can start projects while saving wage expenditure at a time when employment is not easy.…

fig.architects is founded in 2015 by Kim Daeil, Kim Hanjoong and Lee Juhan. We accumulated experience in completing various projects: VT Haga Escape, House with Gardens, Sunny Multiplex Housing, among others. The office has won prestigious awards such as the excellence prize for 2017 Jeju Architecture Award and the grand prize for 2018 Korean Architecture Award. fig.architects co-principals Kim Daeil (1983) Lee Juhan (1983) established in 2015 website figarchitects.com When I look at the blog of the fig.architects, I can see the whole process of Sunny Multiplex Housing from design to its completion. Selling our design is like selling our team. I wanted to show you how we work. We do a lot of work from design to completion, but people don’t know about it. I wanted to let others…

mmk+ is an award-winning architecture and urban design firm based in Seoul and New York since 2016. Continuously expanding its design parameters, mmk+ aims to create a place that is contextual, timeless, functional and socially responsible through an extensive programme of studies and research on architecture and urbanism. mmk+ Inc.co-principals Maing Pilsoo (1979) Kim Jihoon (1979) Moon Donghwan (1981) established in 2016 website mmkplus.com mmk+ has applied to large-scale design contests such as the Nodeul Dream Island Competition. In New York, there were no special order-related networks for Korea or the United States. In order to create a portfolio for the office, we applied to an international design competition to participate as US architects. And all three of us are interested in public buildings on an urban scale, and we…

OFFICE ARCHITEKTON seek to set themselves apart from the recent deluge in design rhetoric by offering a different kind of architectural and urban design project, incorporating direct and precise spatial proposals. To project vision on the city through the medium of architecture, we are completing an archive and practice a series of spatial planning works with the clients. There are several renovation projects that reinterpret the archetypal forms and ornamentation of buildings in the preceding period, and currently we are working on urban strategy to reorganize the centre of Daegu city and Gimcheon city. OFFICE ARCHITEKTON co-principals Woo Jihyun (1980) Cha Sanghoon (1977) Choi Youngjoon (1977) established in 2012 website architekton.kr The OFFICE ARCHITEKTON (hereinafter ARCHITEKTON) is based in Daegu. When deciding upon our base, we considered the degree of…