C5S

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Architectural Design / Commercial
  • Company/Firm
    On architects Inc.
  • Lead Designer
    Woongsik Jung
  • Architect
    On architects Inc.
  • Const. Company
    Taeyoun D&F Construction Inc.
  • Photographer Credit
    Joonhwan Yoon
  • Location
    Sinjang-dong, Hanam-si, Gyenggi-do, Korea
  • Client
    Insuk Park

To use the site shape to our advantage, I wanted to create a connected city promenade that would walk and chart the shape of the site. With the bold decision to empty the first floor, anyone could easily access it. When one enters the interior and ascends half a floor, the concept of the floor disappears, and after stepping on two steps, it leads to the next level and continues to cycle. This is Möbius strip trail that presents a variety of views.

The site is an area where the past, the present, and the future coexist to develop into a new town. Upon entering the interior, the structural wall frames at regular intervals create a futuristic atmosphere by introducing changing effects in light and shadow. If diverting from the long traffic line, one will be faced with a homogeneous space, and a sense of the past would be revealed through the light entering between the structural roof beams composed of 1m intervals. A sense of our present moment is expressed in the external space. Here one observes life in the city and the natural landscape from an outdoor space with open walls and roofs. In this way, a sense of the past, present and future coexists in one architectural space.