New York practice Stan Allen Architects have completed a building for the publishing industry in South Korea.
Part of a development called Paju Book City, the building has an L-shaped plan that allows for a courtyard at the entrance.
The design features a roof garden and sliding shades behind the glass facade.
Here’s some more information from Stan Allen Architects:
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Paju Book City, South Korea
Completed 2009
Paju Book City is a 125 hectare “Urban Wetland” that is being developed for the publishing industry in South Korea. SAA/Stan Allen Architect is one among a select group of foreign architects invited to design individual buildings within this innovative master plan. Our project extends and elaborates the given “bookshelf typology” with an “el” shaped volume that creates an entry court and an upper level landscaped garden.
The simple volume is activated by the figure of the stairs moving up the elevation. Behind the first layer of glass sliding panel system controls sunlight, creates privacy and a variable pattern that is the counterpoint to the standardized curtain-wall system.
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Posted by Rose Etherington
October 26th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Would like to see some drawings of this project, but I think I prefer his books.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
nice work, stan.
you are coming into your own.
particularly like the transparent effects that come from what appears to be a low iron glass.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I prefer this project to his theory… Stan Allen deserves this ‘next level’ of built architecture and he’s pretty good at it (as opposed to, say, greg lynn who swamped american architecture schools in utter formalism)
October 26th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Oh, I like this one. Any good interior shoots around?
October 27th, 2009 at 3:11 am
Well done. It would be nice to see some interiors.
October 28th, 2009 at 4:16 am
like it