DaeWha Kang Design has undertaken a full recladding and gut renovation of a 1980's era office building, bringing the building envelope up to today's environmental standards and creating a bold visual statement within an old and run-down neighbourhood. A formerly neglected car park under the building overhang has been transformed into a crystalline space of tessellated stainless steel, filled with light and a bold play of reflections. The new Communique Headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul will house a public relations firm of fifty staff, as well as an indoor-outdoor ground floor cafe and rooftop event space intended to breathe new life into the surrounding area.

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Architects: DaeWha Kang Design · Office Profile
Location: Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Kyungsub Shin · Photographer Profile

Local Architect: Chowon Partners Kim, Deuk Yong

Sustainability Consultant: Younha Rhee

Innovation Benchmarking: Michal Wojtkiewicz

Site Area: 320 sqm

Built Area: 157 sqm

Gross Floor Area: 960 sqm

Client Representative / Project Manager: Lee, Young Hee

Client: Communique, Ltd (CEO - Jackie Myung Shin).

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