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Life and Power offices by Unsangdong architects
Unsangdong Architects of Korea have designed a publisher's office encircled by timber-clad steps.
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Located in the Gyeonggi province of Korea, some of the external steps continue through the interior of the building.
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Photographs are by Namgoong Sun.
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Here's more from the architects:
Life & Power Press Cultural topography - Stacking Contour
We know that we exist not as an individual, but as a unity of many, or even numerous individuals connected to each other.
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Creating an Publisher's space is not just setting up the exhibition and office space and putting books in it, but drawing a map that covers all the works in the venue.
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It depends on the map how the viewer will appreciate the space and books.
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Through the
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'The vessel of new topography.' an intervention of a new imagination into the space, works as imaginary texts like those of Jorge Luis Borges. We will make-the "Contour Topography" a space for the' new experience.
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The Contour space will reflect the real topography by applying the abstract image of it to the floor.
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The theatrical "Topography" works as canvas for the life, but changes through various new media include book.
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The multi-purpose topography is an interactive map of office, club, show, seminar, lecture, performance, etc.
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Design: Jang Yoon-Gyu, Shin Chang-Hoon
Location: Paju book city, Gyoha-eup, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Use: Office
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Site area: 727.2㎡
Building area: 352.5㎡
Gross floor area: 995.77㎡
Building coverage: 48.47%
Floor space index: 135.24%
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Structure: RC
Construction period: 2005. 6 ~ 2006. 2
Completion: 2006
Photographer: Namgoong Sun
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