Korean Museum of Urbanism and Architecture, Seoul
Architect: BAUM Architects
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Category: Cultural / Museum
Status: Unbuilt
About
Evoking the traditional roofs of Hanok and surrounded by a garden with architectural fragments and vegetation, the museum reuses parts of obsolete railway infrastructures to reduce the impact of the construction on the environment... The winning design of AZPML + UKST seeks to create an ecological and cultural experience, considering the role that urbanization and architecture can play in the climate crisis. The objective is to use the museum building as an example of good environmental practices, incorporating a mix of prefabricated and recycled elements, such as steel beams, to preserve resources and reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption, as well as construction waste and pollutants. The proposal includes elements of South Korea’s traditional architectural style, with overhanging stepped roofs, and guarantees that the building’s materials can be reutilized in the future, at the end of its life cycle.