SEOUL NEW CITY HALL BY IARC ARCHITECTS

The Seoul New City Hall has to be a future shape architecture which goes with the Korea terrain that adapts to the Seoul citizens’ cultural emotion.

The familiar horizontal line of architecture and deep shade of roof is suitable form for Korean terrain and climate. The Spatial relationship between architecture and urban structure of Seoul is very different from the western one.

The Korean living space has no axis or facade which can be seen from the entry, because it consists of mountains and valleys.

The Korean think experience of space is more important than optical object, so entry of architecture is diverse space like open or close, not just straight line.

The Seoul new city hall wants to be a future architecture that goes with the culture and terrain. The design comes from Seoul square. Seoul square is a symbolical center of Seoul and the only existing outside public space.

The concept design is a vertical extension of Seoul square. The Seoul city office is arranged in back of the vertical square and cultural facility is in top space. The cultural facilities are hanging.

The Multi-level hanging terraces are liked linking to this culture facilities. The breathing curtain wall which is designed for wind-circulation hugs Vertical Square, culture facility and multi-level hanging terraces.

The space where hanging terrace surrounded by this curtain wall is ecology square that have sustainable eco-system and green wall.

The City administration is opened to citizen through overall vertical space of office and that symbolize transparency and democracy of Seoul city hall.

The Citizen can access to new city hall through existed city hall and bridge on sunken square to open basement one floor. The Seoul-new city hall is completed by linking the past and future of Seoul square`s.

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Architects: iArc Architects

Architect In Charge: Yoo Kerl

Project Team: Insu Pak, Tesoc Hah, Kirak Sohn, Jumi Kim, Bokju Jeong,Taesu Kim, Sangkyu Park, Hyoyeop Lee, Hakyeon Kim, Seoneun Park, Gyeongeun Kim, Sangwoo Lee, Taehyuk Kwak, Sunghyeon Cho, Songi Park

Area: 7,590 sqm

Year: 2013

Photo: Archframe

NEW SOZAVE BY MVSA

The new SOZAWE (Social Services and Employment) will combine the services which are currently spread over the city of Groningen into one office building at location of Europapark, right next to the station.

The new office building will be inviting and transparent. A building in which meeting and the human scale play a central role. The project will have a light and friendly appearance with plenty of daylight.

The project shows its sustainable character through the use of green balconies, roof gardens and sedum roofs. And further more solar cells, underground energy storage and the use of rain water.

Inside the building there will be interior gardens and atriums which will benefit a natural working environment. The varies services are arranged around the central plaza in the main atrium.

Around 650 staff members work in the building; the office floors are set up according to the standards of The New Way of Working (Het Nieuwe Werken). 

The new municipal public services building houses several departments of the City of Groningen, as well as the UWV (Public Employment Service) and the Groningse Kredietbank.

Location: Europark, Groningen, Holland 
Architects: MVSA 
Architect In Charge: Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten 
Area: Ca. 25.000 m² 
Client: SOZAWE, City of Groningen 
Photo: MVSA, Inko Tien,Richard Zeinstra

BAD AIBLING CITY HALL BY BEHNISCH ARCHITEKT

In the center of Bad Aibling is Marien-platz, a historic square flanked by public buildings, retail and a hotel.

It is here that the town’s two main streets insersect and where the existing 1970s Town Hall stands. To further invigorate the city center, Bad Aibling has comissioned a new Town Hall.

The existing building will be razed to the basement and from this level the new building will rise - respecting the load-bearing capacity and the existing supply network - balanced on the the existing basement foundations.

The new Town Hall will primarily accommodate functions highly frequented by the public.

It is designed to provide a multitude of programs – including civic services, administrative offices, a public library, a special room for weddings, and the city council chamber which can also be used for a vareity of other events - all under one roof.

The ground floor level will be also house several shops and a caffé invigorating the center of Bad Aibling even after business hours.

The visitior enters the wood-clad building with its strong form from Marienplatz to a view through the house that expands into fractured planes. This main feature - a light refracting wall - dominates the atrium space and rises to a glass ceiling.

It connects the exterior public realm of Marienplatz with all the functional spaces creating a vibrant public hub - a flowing communicative thoroughfare for chance and planned encounters.

Location: Marienplatz 1, Bad Aibling, Germany

Architect: Behnisch Architekten

Gross: 4.300 m² / 46,285 sq.ft

Volume: 15.000m³ / 529,625 cu.ft

Year: 2012

Client: Stadt Bad Aibling