SAMOO visualizes buk seoul museum of art as a cultural hill

SAMOO visualizes buk seoul art museum as a cultural hill
photo by young chae park

seoul has just acquired a new cultural space designed by SAMOO in wanting to pay tribute to its site in the northeastern part of south korea’s capital–in nowon district which was once a field of reeds, and is bordered by the suraksan and bukhansan mountains–the local firm has conceived the ‘buk seoul museum of art’ as a cultural hill. the new institution revitalizes the surrounding region, offering a nature-friendly space that integrates park with museum seamlessly, executed through a series of diversified connection patterns which link the interior with the exterior–a place where people, nature and art converge into a single entity.

exhibition galleries, on the museum’s various levels, are positioned around a central atrium. the basement serves as an educational and multi-purpose facility, while the first floor is home to a library, multimedia facility and exhibition hall, their location easily accessible for children and teenagers. the top floor and rooftop gardens, where an outdoor sculpture park can be found, provide a continuous flow around the built environment and the natural landscape, thus creating an extension of the museum into the green space.

SAMOO has designed the ‘buk seoul art museum’ as a sustainable piece of architecture, taking into consideration the orientation of the building as well as the façade’s composition in a way that minimizes cooling loads and maximizes energy efficiencies. the integration of intense rooftop gardening and cool-tube effects from perforated walls, aim to aid in minimizing heat island effects as a result of the densely populated area in which it is located. the ‘buk seoul art museum’ is scheduled to officially open to the public in september 2013.

approach which demonstrates how the architects have physically blended the surrounding park with the building
photo by young chae park

sloping green roofs blend nature with built space
photo by young chae park

‘buk seoul art museum’ surrounded by the local mountainous landscape
photo by young chae park

interior galleries
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night view
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photo by young chae park

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project info:

architect: SAMOO architects & engineers
location: 508 junggye-dong, nowon-gu, seoul, korea
total
floor area: 17,113㎡
floors: 3 stories and 2 basements  
structure: reinforced concrete
year: 2013   
design competition winner: 2009
photo credits: young chae park