Soorim Arts Center is located at Hongneung, Seoul, once the royal grave site of Empress Myeonseong(1851-1895). We renovated the former head office of the Korean Film Council at Hongneung into what is now Soorim Arts Center, complete with a memorial hall, an art gallery, and a concert hall. Much of the former structure was built underground; it did not have enough natural light and air. Our main goal for the renovation was to expose the space to more natural light and air, and to enlarge the main hall. The main entrance hall of the existing structure was 1.2 meter above the street level; one could only access it through a narrow stairway, which in turn was obstructed by another staircase. 

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Architects: IARC Architects

Location: 206-46 Cheongnyangri-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Architect In Charge: Seowon Oh (5pA)

Design Team: Seokhong Go, Younggu Kang, Jiwon Lee, Uihun Kim, Yeonhong Ju, Geonwoo Koo, Haein Park

Area: 7130.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Youngchae Park

Structural Engineering: Yigun+Fostec

Façade Engineering: KBM

Mechanical Engineering: HANA Consulting Engineers Co.,Ltd.

Lighting Design: Mavericks

Concert Hall Design : Jakky

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