Millionyears
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Project • By studio millionyears • Shops
DUKKEOBI PROJECT
‘Dukkeobi’ project (means ‘toad’ in Korean)
<Hey toad>
Hey toad, hey toad, I'll give you an old house, give me a new house.
Hey toad, hey toad, get me some water, I'll build your house.
Hey toad, hey toad, your house is on fire, bring your chains and come around.
『 <Hey toad]> is a traditional Korean children's song that has been handed down for a long time. If you hum the lyrics that start with "Hey toad, hey toad, I'll give you an old house, give me a new house." the contents of the lyrics are not easily understood. There are several theories about the meaning of this song. One of them is that it contains the following metaphorical meanings. For example, "old house" means "mother" a... More
Project • By studio millionyears • Bars
SEONINJANG
Studio millionyears from Korea aimed to transform abandoned warehouse structures in the outskirts of Gwangju in Gyeonggi Province, Korea, into a new and vibrant space. The resulting proposal worked to maximally maintain the previous appearance of the structure that was obtained through the passage of time, while at the same time creating a space in which people can have new experiences.
On the first visit to the warehouse buildings for the project, the studio members were reminded of cactuses from the atmosphere generated by the structures. Just like cactuses that developed needles to survive in arid and barren environments, the buildings in the project site were sharp and stiff, which gradually drove people away from them.
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