Seoul Art Complex
Project Brief
The primary purpose of the design is to provide a built
environment that embraces the natural, historical, and artistic
context of Pyeongchang-dong. At the same time, it
encourages the interaction of the members of the art
community among themselves, and the interaction of this
community to its environment. The architecture, in following
the topography of the mountain on which it sits, enhances the
artistic value and enriches the cultural experience possessed
by its local setting.
Deriving from the age-old Korean folklore of creation, the integral experience of the complex is a parallelism of the three stages of this story: chaos, struggle and enlightenment. Symbolizing the inner conflict of the tiger and bear in their struggle to be human, the visitors find themselves progressing through the ascending exhibition through a winding path of galleries, alluding through the tiger and bear’s struggle to emerge from the cave. At the peak of the development, the viewers are treated to an exhilarating view of the scenery that awaits them, having been enriched by the experience. This is in parallel to the final attainment of humanity by the bear in the Korean creation story.
