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Seoul Building - Latest Designs New Swiss Embassy in Seoul, South Korea Design: Kubota & Bachmann Architects image : JIGEN New Swiss Embassy in Seoul - 4 Dec 2012 This proposal for the new Swiss embassy serves as a worthy representation of the Swiss Confederation in Seoul. Its design aims to respond to environmental factors, site context, and climate conditions. The subtly detailed architecture is secluded by a surrounding wall and vegetative screen. The project is not seen as a single entity from the large neighbouring buildings, but as a Hamlet. It is perceived as a collection of small houses separated by courtyards and trees. The overhanging roofs of these buildings protect them from the weather and shield them from exterior views. IFC Seoul Mall, South Korea Design: Benoy image from architects IFC Seoul Mall - 13 Oct 2012 Benoy announce the opening of their first development in Korea with the introduction of the dynamic IFC Seoul Mall. This new retail mall is part of the landmark IFC Seoul mixed use development, located in the prime business district of Yeouido. Seoul Building - Recent Designs French Restaurant, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu BANG by MIN emerging design group image : Choi, Jungwoo French Restaurant in Seoul - 5 Jul 2012 ‘La Ville de Pins’ is a French Restaurant Remodeling project in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, which is the hottest district at metropolitan area in the city of Seoul, Korea. I thought that the conciseness might tell the message more strongly in the age when the extraordinary designs are rampant formatively and visually. Therefore, I designed this space only with white color and shapes of extremely moderated straight line on the whole. Velo Towers Asymptote Architecture image © Asymptote Architecture Velo Towers Seoul - 13 Jun 2012 Asymptote Architecture principals Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture are pleased to announce the launch of the Velo Towers, within the Dreamhub development in the Yongsan District. Asymptote's building is designed as an integral part of the master plan accommodating several new projects that are situated along the newly planned Yongsan Park. Kukje Gallery Seoul SO - IL photograph : Iwan Baan Kukje Gallery Seoul - 13 Jun 2012 After 3 years of design and construction, SO – IL, the architectural studio of Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu, complete a space for Kukje Gallery, in the historic neighborhood of Samcheong-ro in Seoul, South-Korea. The new building greatly expands the gallery’s programming possibilities with the addition of a 16 x 9 x 6m day lit gallery space, a 60 seat auditorium, offices and art storage spaces. Diagonal Tower, Seoul Design: SOM image © SOM/Crystal CG Diagonal Tower - 1 Jun 2012 A case study in efficiency, SOM’s design of the 343-meter (1,125-foot) tall Diagonal Tower successfully integrates massing, structure, and performance to minimize wind loads, reduce construction costs, provide dramatic views, and meet strict energy codes—all while maintaining an iconic skyline presence. Dancing Towers, Yongsan Business District, Seoul Studio Daniel Libeskind image © Crystal Dancing Towers Seoul - 30 May 2012 These Korean skyscraper buildings form a mixed-use development that consists of three 41 story residential towers, (a total of 834 total residential units). The design is "inspired by the traditional Korean Buddhist Dance known as Seung-Moo. The subtle rotation of the towers creates the illusion they are dancing, as inspired by the long sleeves of the Seung-Moo dancer’s traditional costumes, gracefully propelled by the dancer’s movements". Harmony Tower, Yongsan Business District, Seoul Studio Daniel Libeskind image © Crystal Harmony Tower Seoul - 30 May 2012 This Korean Skyscraper Building is part of the new Yongsan International Business district (YIBD)development in Seoul, is an iconic, 21st century sustainable office tower that is 46 floors. The design for the tower is inspired by YunDeung, traditional Korean paper lanterns. The concept is to create a tower as a faceted lantern, whose multiple planes reflect the sky and the earth and capture the light on its differing angles, creating a glowing gateway and beacon in the YIBD site. Daeyang Gallery and House, Seoul Design: Steven Holl Architects photograph : Iwan Baan Daeyang Gallery and House - 29 May 2012 The private gallery and house is sited in the hills of the Kangbuk section of Seoul, Korea. The project was designed as an experiment parallel to a research studio on “the architectonics of music.” The basic geometry of the building is inspired by a 1967 sketch for a music score by the composer Istvan Anhalt, “Symphony of Modules,” which was discovered in a book by John Cage titled “Notations.” Three pavilions; one for entry, one residence, and one event space, appear to push upward from a continuous gallery level below. A sheet of water establishes the plane of reference from above and below. Yongsan Tower Building, Seoul REX image : Luxigon Yongsan Tower Building - 17 May 2012 Another intriguing building located in the Yongsan International Business District, alongside a series of major new buildings designed by world-famous architects. The building forms a gateway to YIBD from Hangang-ro. The Blade, Seoul Dominique Perrault Architecture image : 2012 © Luxigon / DPA / Adagp The Blade Seoul Dominique Perrault has been selected to build a tower within the future Yongsan International Business Center in Seoul, whose masterplan was designed by Daniel Libeskind. "It is not a square or a round building, but a rhomboid prism, arranged in a way that makes it look different depending on the angle of approach. Inspired by its slender shape and sharp edges, the tower has been named The Blade". Dancing Dragons, Yongsan International Business District in Seoul AS+GG image © AS+GG Dancing Dragons Seoul - 10 May 2012 Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture is pleased to announce its design for Dancing Dragons, a pair of landmark supertall mixed-use towers for the new Yongsan International Business District in Seoul, South Korea. The buildings, which include residential, “officetel” and retail elements, consist of slender, sharply angled mini-towers cantilevered around a central core. The design aesthetic is highly contemporary yet informed by aspects of traditional Korean culture. Cross Towers BIG image : MIR Cross Towers Seoul - 3 May 2012 BIG’s residential towers in the Yongsan International Business District revitalize the Han riverfront into a new commercial and residential center for the citizens of Seoul. Situated at the south-east edge of the Yongsan master plan designed by Studio Liebeskind for the Korean development group Dreamhub, BIG’s Cross # Towers will contribute to the developing skyline of Seoul and become a recognizable marker of the new cultural and commercial center of the city. Seoul Architecture Major Architecture Projects, alphabetical: Ann Demeulemeester store - Minsuk Cho + Kisu Park with Ann Demeulemeester image from architect Seoul store DMC B6/2 office building, Digital Media City 2007 Barkow Leibinger Dulnyouk Publishers, Paju Book City, nr Seoul 2006 Foreign Office Architects South Korean Architecture : RIBA International Awards 2006 Galleria Hall West 2004 UNStudio Architects Seoul building, South Korea, UNStudio 2007 Seoul building Gallery Yeh 2007 Unsangdong Architects Cooperation – Yoon Gyoo & Hoon Shin Chang Gwanggyo City Centre Competition, nr Seoul 2008- MVRDV wins image from architect Gwanggyo Competition Hangil Book House, Seoul - ShoP Architects Hyundai Development Corporation HQ - Facade 2003-05 Daniel Libeskind Architect The LG Kangnam Building 1997 Skidmore Owings Merrill LLP photo : SOM LG Kangnam Building : Development at LG Group corporate headquarters Lotte Super tower, Seoul 2007- SOM Metro Hotel, Seoul - H & A Architects Samsung Jong-Ro Building, Seoul 1998 Rafael Vinoly Architects Samsung Building - HOK Seocho R & D Center, LG Electronics, Seoul - RMJM Architects image from architect LG Electronics Seoul Sun Tower, Seoul 1997 Morphosis Architecture Universite Feminine d'Ewha, Seoul 2007 Dominique Perrault image from Dominique Perrault South Korea building More projects online soon Paju Book City Masterplan, nr Seoul 2006- Florian Beigel + Architecture Research Unit (London Metropolitan University) Buildings by UN Studio + Foreign Office Architects Business park for the publishing industry Performing arts centre, Seoul - Architecture competition: 1st prize Andrés Perea Ortega

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