007 HISTORY MUSEUM
Competition Entry for the Korean Modern History Museum
2012
The surrounding urban context is complex and to some extent incoherent as a result of its layered historical evolution. The nobility of the site is also obfuscated by the various degrees of development which coincide with Seoul’s explosive urbanization. This project recaptures and un-wraps the sense of urban elegance the site once had and should aspire to.
The extreme urban setting lacks engagement with the adjacent buildings; vacant open spaces are plentiful, for example large parking areas, staired entrances and questionable landscape designs which altogether create a series of physical urban barriers disconnecting the site and the adjacent urban space. To engage the new Contemporary History Museum with the boulevard a “tailored design” intervention is needed. Rather than await the visitor our proposal physically reaches out in the form of an extended ramp, magnetically attracting people towards the museum.
The extreme urban setting lacks engagement with the adjacent buildings; vacant open spaces are plentiful, for example large parking areas, staired entrances and questionable landscape designs which altogether create a series of physical urban barriers disconnecting the site and the adjacent urban space. To engage the new Contemporary History Museum with the boulevard a “tailored design” intervention is needed. Rather than await the visitor our proposal physically reaches out in the form of an extended ramp, magnetically attracting people towards the museum.
DATE
April 2010
STATUS
Competition Entry
PROGRAMME
Museum of Contemporary Korean History
SITE
Seoul, Korea
AREA
18,000 m2
TEAM
Peter W Ferretto, Young Rock Kim, Taeho Kim, Hyunsu Kim, A_scape, hANd
April 2010
STATUS
Competition Entry
PROGRAMME
Museum of Contemporary Korean History
SITE
Seoul, Korea
AREA
18,000 m2
TEAM
Peter W Ferretto, Young Rock Kim, Taeho Kim, Hyunsu Kim, A_scape, hANd