South Korean structure studio Sukchulmok has renovated a bakery and cafe in Seoul and added a reflective facade made from chrome steel.
Aiming to “maximise concord” with the prevailing construction, Sukchulmok paired the chrome steel with unique particulars similar to weathered signage and cornices.
The preservation of those present parts is meant as a nod to the Nineteen Eighties constructing’s layered historical past as a home, ironmongery shop, workplace and most lately a restaurant.
An amalgamation of its earlier conversions, the constructing’s brick and concrete construction was additionally largely retained, with any structural additions constructed utilizing discoloured bricks to mix into the prevailing partitions.
“Whereas complementing the ageing features, I needed to precise the jagged exterior of the constructing in a single formative vocabulary,” lead architect Park Hyunhee advised Dezeen.
“I assumed it will be applicable to make use of metal and I assumed that chrome steel had the alternative texture and color to the outdated look so when it was mixed, it might maximise concord.”
Organized throughout two flooring and a roof terrace, the eight-metre-tall bakery hosts vivid plant-filled interiors framed by the tough concrete and brick construction. This framework contrasts with new red-cedar wooden detailing.
The metal facade panels on the outside are related by two massive round columns, designed for each structural reinforcement and visible attraction.
“I noticed the feel created by time as the most important energy of the constructing,” stated Park.
“The ending touches of the newly added chrome steel and redwood had been expressed as concisely as potential. It isn’t to battle with the tough texture.”
The bottom ground is organised round a rounded, concrete bar, whereas a kitchen is situated on the rear and seating wraps across the edges.
Additional seating supplied upstairs is accessed by a sheltered outside staircase, hidden from the road by a concrete wall and polycarbonate panels.
An present window on the higher ground is decoratively infilled with perforated brick, whereas a reconstructed floor-to-ceiling opening leads out to a plant-filled balcony.
Strip lights on the ceiling run parallel to the bottom ground bar and are additionally used to light up the higher ground.
The facade’s round columns are echoed within the furnishings, with rounded chrome steel window seats and round tables used all through the area.
Moreover, rounded concrete steps on the bottom ground lead out to a paved patio. That is adorned by the identical massive stones discovered on the constructing’s entrance entrance.
Elsewhere in South Korea, OMA has expanded a college with a cluster of buildings and courtyards and DLA+ has unveiled designs for the “world’s first” mixed baseball stadium and shopping center.
Different latest initiatives by Sukchulmok embrace a tent-like images studio and the Parconido Bakery Cafe, each additionally in South Korea.
The images is by Hong Seokgyu.
