ZAIRA designs the headquarters of KN GLOBAL in Seoul
ZAIRA Architects & Engineers' KN GLOBAL headquarters is situated on a trapezoidal plot on the southern finish of Gwangjin Bridge in Seouloverlooking the Han River and Mount Achasan. Positioned on a busy road referred to as “Cheonho-dong Instrument Avenue”, the constructing's distinctive positioning on a sloping web site with a three.6-meter elevation distinction permits for handy underground parking with out further excavation, thus minimizing downtime building in addition to price.
Designed as an workplace constructing for a number one civil building agency specializing in Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) expertise, the construction represents the corporate's distinctive values ​​by means of architectural type and materiality. Though it’s designed as a useful workplace area, flexibility for potential future makes use of was constructed into the design to go well with the corporate's evolving wants. ZAIRA Architects prioritized architectural alignment with the shopper's identification, incorporating components that symbolize the agency's engineering experience.
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the concrete lining method informs the central framework
Drawing of “concrete lining”—a concrete construction put in on the innermost layer throughout tunnel building—ZAIRA Architects translated this idea into an uncovered concrete design that varieties the essential structural and aesthetic framework. This 450mm thick easy concrete lining begins at floor degree and continues by means of the flooring, partitions and ceilings, making a coherent spatial expertise that mimics the layered depth of a tunnel cross-section. The outside facade, derived from this layering, embodies a symbolic tunnel-like picture that connects to the corporate's industrial roots.
The constructing program accommodates basement parking with rear entry, whereas the principle entrance on the primary ground opens right into a public cafe. The second ground serves as an exhibition space, and flooring three by means of six home workplaces and assembly areas. Variations of the concrete lining alongside the flooring permit for optimum responses to daylight, views and useful necessities, creating dynamic modifications in each inside layouts and exterior type. These variations, achieved by reversing the course of the concrete lining, add visible depth whereas sustaining a unified structural motif. The design was achieved by means of a mix of superior building strategies together with flat slab constructions, post-tensioning, group fashioned partitions, metal and bolstered concrete columns and uncovered concrete finishes, guaranteeing structural effectivity and alignment with the uncooked aesthetic. Inside areas function uncovered facilities and lighting, emphasizing useful readability that displays the corporate's engineering-focused identification.
“concrete liner” impressed the uncovered concrete design, symbolizing KN GLOBAL's engineering focus
ZAIRA Architects' KN GLOBAL headquarters overlooks Seoul's Han River and Mount Achasan
the uncovered concrete construction flows by means of the flooring, partitions and ceilings, making a coherent spatial expertise