Mountains & Meadows
architecture, 3D modeling, rendering, CAD drawing
The design is inspired by Bukhansan mountain where the soft landscape with its lush and colorful vegetation nestles between its rocky mountain tops. This dichotomy of the hard rocky peaks and the soft mountain terrain became the concept for the building design. We wanted the building to have a harmonious relationship with the surrounding landscape. The building massing consist of a large green roof that blends into the existing terrain and five pillar-like masses that are imbedded into the roof landscape. The pillars are spaced apart so you can always view the mountains between the building masses.
(Architectural project at Baumgartner + Uriu, llp).
view from the Art Village
view from above
view from The Hub
The roof lifts up and opens towards the Art Village; Enclosed with a glass façade, the common space underneath is organized as an open plan that freely flows around the pillars connecting them and providing scenic views into the surrounding landscapes. The pillars are 3-4 stories tall and are sliced open at base level, allowing access to the different programmatic elements including exhibition spaces, library, education and research facilities, offices, and the collection storage spaces.
The walkable green roof creates abundant outdoor spaces around the pillars with direct access from some of the program inside including the multipurpose room that opens up into an outdoor amphitheater on the south end of the project. Glass skylights bridge the gap between the pillars and the green roof allowing for natural daylight to enter and brighten up the common areas below.
elevation view
longitudinal section
ground floor plan
garden roof/ level 01 plan