Unsangdong Architects of Korea have designed a publisher’s office encircled by timber-clad steps.
Located in the Gyeonggi province of Korea, some of the external steps continue through the interior of the building.
Photographs are by Namgoong Sun.
Here’s more from the architects:
Life & Power Press Cultural topography – Stacking Contour
We know that we exist not as an individual, but as a unity of many, or even numerous individuals connected to each other.
Creating an Publisher’s space is not just setting up the exhibition and office space and putting books in it, but drawing a map that covers all the works in the venue.
It depends on the map how the viewer will appreciate the space and books.
Through the <publisher of Life & Power>, I have sought to insert ‘the vessel of new topography’ into homogeneous space.
‘The vessel of new topography.’ an intervention of a new imagination into the space, works as imaginary texts like those of Jorge Luis Borges. We will make-the “Contour Topography” a space for the’ new experience.
The Contour space will reflect the real topography by applying the abstract image of it to the floor.
The theatrical “Topography” works as canvas for the life, but changes through various new media include book.
The multi-purpose topography is an interactive map of office, club, show, seminar, lecture, performance, etc.
Design: Jang Yoon-Gyu, Shin Chang-Hoon
Location: Paju book city, Gyoha-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Use: Office
Site area: 727.2㎡
Building area: 352.5㎡
Gross floor area: 995.77㎡
Building coverage: 48.47%
Floor space index: 135.24%
Structure: RC
Construction period: 2005. 6 ~ 2006. 2
Completion: 2006
Photographer: Namgoong Sun
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stunning!
Best form/detailing i’ve seen in a long, long time.
bravo!
this is not a nice window’s detail my dear/
Good job!!!
This is breathtaking.
Nice work people, clearly showing the glass enclosure had to be put by some intern without supervision. Come on, there’s even a detail picture! Lots of fun…
Otherwise, I like the simple structure “maison Domino”-like and that you show you visited “La Defense” building rooftop, in Paris -you know, those steps on the rooftop when you go out. By the way, I hope it’s not too rainy in there…
very nice outcome well done
beautiful work… but inscrutable
The reference to Jorge Luis Borges.who held chaos rules the world, may help explain some of the odd aspects of the detailing here. I think.
a stairway to…heaven?
Very well done
Delightful
While at first struck by the beauty, I must say that some of the detailing appears… rough, to say the least. Some of the intersections of the elements appear as afterthoughts, or perhaps- poor planning/measuring?? Overall a lovely piece though!!
this project was nice..up until i read what the architect had to say.
This building is so well done in every respects. I am surprised that the plan is so simple. Just goes to show that a complex plan is not always needed. They have reinvented a convention of a stair to make the bulding sing! Should get awards for this…
NEWS FLASH………
Retro Lego design has resurfaced!!
Interesting elevation.
That’s it.
No spatial experience.
Not an impressive details.
Very nice! As for Chuck’s comment above – I would hope that something was lost in the interpretation from Korean to English..? If it wasn’t lost in translation then they should stay mute and let the work speak for itself.
composition – rather nice
text/captions – rather pretentious