Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, SeMA Relatively lacking cultural facilities, the North-eastern part of Seoul required a new cultural space that would provide citizens with equal opportunities to enjoy cultural lives. Reviving the memories of Nowon which used to be a field of reeds, the design team visualized a cultural hill that would harmonize with the gallery park.

Space Information

17,113Square meters
floor areas
+3 / -3Three stories and
three basement levels
2013Project
Completion

Like a serene white mass integrated into the hill, Buk Seoul Museum of Art revitalizes the region which is mostly composed of monotonous high-rises apartments and provides a nature-friendly cultural space in which the green flow of the park integrates with the art museum to become a single entity. In particular, diversified circulation patterns create a space of ‘connectivity’ where various elements of people, nature, and art converge to create new possibilities in communication & collaborations.

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Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, SeMA

Location Seoul, South Korea
Program Cultural
Area 17,113m²
Floors 3 Stories and 3 Basements
Year 2013
Collaboration ARCH Architects Group Co., Ltd.
Awards Honourable Mention, UIA Prize Friendly Spaces Accessible to All, 2014
Excellence Award, Korean Architecture Award, 2014
Excellence Award, Seoul Architecture Awards, 2013