Seoul Urban Pinball Machine, by Studio Heech. ?Seoul Urban Pinball Machine? is a new public place and landscape experienced visually and physically through the city?s extensive materials and textures. The outdoor pinball machine utilizing the museum?s slope along with the objects made of eco-friendly materials provides a new excitement to the city. The proposed objects were made using recycled upcycled materials typically constituting the city. The materials we propose such as reused old wood, bioplastic, eco-friendly MDF resistant to decay etc. are tangible confrontations against the climate crisis our city is facing in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Photography by:Doyeon Gwon
Architectural slope. Seoul Maru, the sloped roof of Seoul Hall of Architecture & Urbanism, was planned to revive the historic urban context of Seoul?s oldest district behind Sejong-daero. The empty architectural slope was aimed to allow the surrounding urban fabric to be brought in. Photography by:Doyeon Gwon
However, this architectural slope could not be read clearly due to the vaguely planned furniture and the unexpected level difference with the parking area of the adjacent Seoul Anglican Cathedral. It was believed that ‘public intervention’ needs to be an architectural proposition that can recall the historical contexts of the surrounding area. This project is experimentation to explore new types of public space as well as a landscape that can experiences the existing physical slo...