Cheonan Galleria in South Korea by UN Studio

Source
UN Studio

Publisher
Petr Šmídek
14.11.2009 08:10

In the South Korean city of Cheonan, the construction of a department store has been ongoing for several months, designed by Amsterdam's UN Studio in collaboration with the local office Gansam. On a plot of land covering over 11,000 m², a department store with a usable area of nearly 67,000 m² is expected to be completed by December 2010. At first glance, the building attracts attention with its multimedia façade, which consists of a double-layered suspended façade made of vertical aluminum profiles, behind which are also vertically positioned glass panels. This allows the building to radiate various color tones and patterns. During the day, the façade appears monochromatic, while at night it gently glows with multicolored light. The floor plan composition of the shopping center's individual levels resembles a ship's screw. Four stacked and programmatically divided shopping zones are interconnected by an internal atrium. The concept of the ship's screw is intended to ensure smooth flow of people throughout the building, while the blades of the propeller direct visitors deeper into the individual levels of the shopping zones. Info>

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