Public Administration Town (PAT) is the nation’s new capital administrative district created to accommodate the extensive governmental functions of South Korea. The town has been built in a special district of 667-acre in an emerging city, Sejong. After winning 1st place through the UIA-certified international master planning competition in 2007, PAT has been recently completed and represents the original master plan blueprint of Flat City, Link City, and Zero City. More »
HONORABLE MENTION FOR ‘REDESIGNING DETROIT’
H Architecture has been recognized with an Honorable Mention for its entry in “Redesigning Detroit”, a vision for the iconic Hudsons site in Downtown Detroit.
SEJONG ART CENTER
Concept: Prism of Art
Concept: Spectrum between the City and Nature
Concept: Sequential Axis/Koreanness
Aerial View
Entrance View
Courtyard View
Riverfront View
Site Plan
Massing Diagram
Circulation
Inbetween Volumes
Outdoor PAN Spaces
Outdoor Spaces 01
Outdoor Spaces 02
Large Theater
Large Theater: Prism of Sound
Intermission
Theater and Stage Diagram
Small Theater
Small Theater: Blackbox Diagram
Gallery and Cinema Volume Diagram
Sustainability Diagram
1st Floor Plan
2nd Floor Plan
3rd Floor Plan
Site Plan
Elevations 01
Elevations 02
Sections 01
Sections 02
Aerial View from the East
Aerial View from the River
View from the Plaza
View from the Street
Courtyard View
Aerial View from the Park
Aerial View from the West
Sejong Art Center is the new cultural hub of Sejong city, featuring a 700 seat theater for classical concert, ballet and musical, a 300 seat black box theater, a cinema, and gallery spaces, and a 1,500 seat opera theater as an extension. More »
KOREA NATIONAL POLICE UNIVERSITY
aerial from south
aerial from north
circulation concept sketch
landscape concept sketch
site concept sketch
site diagram
program diagram
site diagram
orientation diagram
facade studies
facade studies
museum
reception
restaurant
site model from south
site model from northeast
site model from west
aerial from northeast
aerial from southwest
The H Architecture-led master plan for Korea National Police University’s (KNPU) new campus has won First Place in the large-scale turn-key development competition in Korea. More »
WINNING KOREAN NATIONAL POLICE UNIVERSITY
TURN-KEY DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION
H Architecture, as Design Architect, spearheaded master planning and overall design for the new campus of Korean National Police University, and brought 1st Prize to the Daelim-and-Haeahn-led development/design consortium.
PAT GOVERNMENT COMPLEX 3-1
site plan
bird's eye view
bird's eye view
site section
pedestrian flyover
night view
circulation
entrance lobby
vertical circulation
form finding
stepped terraces
The Public Administrative Town located in Sejong City has been developed using the master plan concepts of flat city, link city, and zero city as outlined by H Architecture and Haeahn. More »
BIG-O
Big-O = O2
oxygen x ocean = O2
concept diagram
re-zoning
archipelago of program
current enhancement
green axis
rearrangement of program
renaturalization of coastline
system diagram
symbiotic system
sketch
overall perspective
view of main area
view of inflatable canopy
view of amphitheater
view of water taxi station
view of underwater gallery
Yeosu, Korea, 2009
The “Big-O” Design Competition called for ideas to create a new coastal destination which will accompany the 2012 Yeosu Expo in Korea, and will further remain as a permanent local amenity beyond the Expo. In keeping with “The Living Ocean and Coast” on the southern coastal line of Korea, the main theme of the Yeosu Expo, H proposed a multi-faceted cultural arena which will engage and entertain patrons from around the world, and a facility that can be artistically and commercially renewed after the Expo. More »
MINE THE GAP
view of floating balloon
entrance pavilion
site plan
concept diagram program & structure view from ramp of screen and balloon cross section
concept diagram
program & structure
view from ramp of screen and balloon
cross section
Chicago, 2010
The Chicago Architectural Club organized the Mine The Gap competition to develop ideas for a 2.95-acre vacant site left from an unfinished residential hi-rise project on the lake shore in downtown Chicago. More »
