WON BUILDING

2019. 1. 31. 16:30

WON Building, located in a typical commercial district of a New Town in Busan, Korea, was designed and built for rental just like other buildings neighboring it. The client, however, added one specific requirement: making it DIFFERENT from others with ordinary structures.

The reasonable scale of WON Building distinguishes itself from other buildings, most of which were built as large and tall as possible to make more room for rent, leaving two positive aspects one is better popularities for rent, relieving the burden of tenants, and the other is reducing the density of the urban area filled with skyscrapers.

The basic exterior of WON Building takes a form of standing on two legs, placing the core in each side using RC structure. This strategy creates 10m spans of a columnless ground floor with high ceiling height, it makes a relationship between building and both of its front and rear streets. The upper level of the building, on the other hand, is provided with the ideal environment for office space.

Its southern terrace allows and retains suitable illumination intensity, shading the space from the light of the Sun. At the same time, it creates a comfortable rest area and increases energy efficiency. With the diagonal shape of the terrace facing Jang-mountain, a mountain nearby, users of the space can enjoy nature in the very middle of a crowded urban area.

The most visible and distinctive feature of WON Building can be found in its exterior finished with brick. The bold use of brick reveals the presence of the building strongly but simply in the intricate and crowded area while leaving warm, soft and environmentally friendly images at the same time due to brick‘s hand-size and texture.

‘Hit and miss’ brickwork in the northern side of the building also makes WON Building special. The empty space between bricks brings in lights to provide a unique ambiance and protect privacy for the building at the ELEVATION same time.

원빌딩

원빌딩은 부산 신도시 내 전형적인 상업지역에 지어진 임대용 건물이지만 주변 건물이 취하고 있는 관습을 벗어나기 위한 고민이 있었다. 가능한 최대규모로 지어진 빌딩 숲 사이에서 임대에 용이한 합리적인 규모로 계획되어 밀도 높은 도시 경관에 쾌적함을 제공하고자 했다.

구조는 철근콘크리트조로 코어를 양단으로 배치하여 두 다리로 서 있는 형태를 취하고 있다. 이러한 전략을 통해 저층부는 10m 스판과 높은 층고의 무주공간을 만들 수 있었고 이 공간은 전후면의 도로와 연계하여 보행자와 적극적으로 소통한다. 상층부는 사무공간에 적합한 환경을 제공한다. 남측의 테라스는 한낮의 태양으로부터 그늘을 만들어 쾌적한 휴식공간을 만들고 동시에 에너지효율을 높여주며 항상 일 정한 조도를 확보할 수 있다.