Unexpectedness of Coexistence of Working, Resting, Strolling :
By increasing part time serviced employees, to solve the problem of decreasing of efficiency of economic management, president of management set up the advanced plan to offer an interesting hybrid place of resting and strolling to compensate for the reduction of physical area of their office.
Photography by © JongOh Kim
Landscape Composed by Jungja and Small hill :
By landscaping conference room as Korean JungJa which has “Toetmaru”, suspended-folding doors and library as small hill, we designed interior this hybrid office as being landscape of Korean garden, metaphorically.
Photography by © JongOh Kim
By blending the concept of park for resting and enjoying, and working place, we designed the programs of stepped garden, JungJa, bar, lounge, etc, to enjoy the free strolling. Thereby, all the places are characterized as various places of working we expected to improve the efficiency of working by interaction of hybrid behavier, working, resting, strolling.
Photography by © JongOh Kim
Contradistinctive Harmony of Tradition and Modernity :
Young people, the user of this space, require to use wood for main material because of it’s ecological property. We decided to use translucent poly carbonate glass as a sort of partition. thereby, we try to produce a traditional but modern office landscape by contradistinctive harmony of wood and plastic glass, in terms of material.
To achieve low cost of construction and to emphasize property of wood, we finished cement mortar on existing wall and ceiling and expected that stately modernity of cement mortar emphasize the classic mildness of wood.
Photography by © JongOh Kim
Project Info :
Architects : IROJE KHM Architects
Contractor : Jehyo
Project Year : 2011
Project Area : 304.0 sqm
Photographs : JongOh Kim
Architect in Charge : HyoMan Kim
Design Team : Kyung Jin-Jung, SeungHee-Song, Su Kyung-Jang
Project Location : Yeouido, 3 Yeoeuido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Sophie Tremblay is a Montreal-based architectural editor and designer with a focus on sustainable urban development. A McGill University architecture graduate, she began her career in adaptive reuse, blending modern design with historical structures. As a Project Editor at Arch2O, she curates stories that connect traditional practice with forward-thinking design. Her writing highlights architecture's role in community engagement and social impact. Sophie has contributed to Canadian Architect and continues to collaborate with local studios on community-driven projects throughout Quebec, maintaining a hands-on approach that informs both her design sensibility and editorial perspective.