Project Name
MU:M Office Building
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Project Location
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Year of Completion
2015
Building Type
Commercial
Building Massing
Low Rise
Archived Year
12-16-2018
Climate
Dwb
Application
brick
Material and its Properties
Entirely covered with black brick, the building has a twisted rectangular shape, and its entrance defined by the incised surface of the distorted structure makes it difficult to distinguish between the front and the back. In contrast to the torn entrance, 2m×2m large windows are installed as openings in order to enhance the sense of openness on the lower floors. To block out the excessive light flowing into the upper floors, the architect designed lintels to be closed gradually rather than installing smaller windows on those floors. And by using the twisted form and repetitive wall pattern, the architect gave a sense of rhythm to the black building which can look plain.
Architect Website
http://wisearchitecture.com/
Other Sources
https://www.archdaily.com/328609/the-curving-house-joho-architecture
Environmental Response
Weather resistance ,Fire resistance,Thermal Insulation,Durability
Recommended Citation
Wise Architecture, "MU:M Office Building" (2015). Building Case Studies. 338.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/338