The form of the Woongjin ThinkBig building has been set in a rock shape following the guidelines of Paju Book City. As long as we agreed to the principles of creating the city, abiding the regulations is an issue of different dimensions from being the subject to restrictions. We were actually able to be unbound by the generalized view that architecture should be first approached from the perspective of “form.” Although it was the form of a “rock,” I imagined a light rock floating on a reed field, rather than a heavy rock stuck solidly. We had to create the facade appearance of the building with transparent texture to reduce the weight. . So I made things open to feasible extent and minimized the places that should be closed. In order to facilitate the unbound flow of space, either I eliminated or lowered partitions and made them transparent.
An architecture should exist only as a background to give the actual prominence to the people, the owners of this space, and the book-making. Refining space by emptying rather than filling it is the way to make space more space-like. The roof is something that is transformed into an artificial land. One can enjoy the sunset of the West Sea overlooking reeds on the waterway and the river Han in the distance, while loitering or sitting back on the “roof”-top, the space for relaxation.
Team:
Architect: Archium
Other participants: Kim in-cheurl
Photography: Park Youngchae
Material Used:
1. Windows: Thk28 Pair Glass, U-GLASS
