WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY EWHA
SEOUL
SOUTH KOREA, 2004-2008
EDUCATION
PR–355
The project recreates the original topography that disappeared when the campus was built and creates a natural link between the university valleys and the Korean capital: by incorporating a vast esplanade grafted onto the city, it conceals the building under a hill crowned with a park.
PROGRAMME
Founded in 1886, Ewha Women’s University now has around 25,000 elite female students and a campus covering 59 hectares. Incorporating a vast public esplanade connected to the city, the Campus Valley (ECC) project covers 70,000 m² and houses a mixed program, both academic (classrooms, lecture halls, library, computer rooms, study rooms, and public reception and meeting areas) and administrative (offices and service rooms), as well as numerous related services for users.
Situation
Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Year
2004–2008
Statut
International contest, winning project
Built-up area
70 000 m²
Landscaping
31 000 m²
Project management
Ewha Campus Center Project T/F, Séoul
Project implementation
Dominique Perrault, architect, urbanist
Local architect
Baum Architects
Interior architect and design
Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost
Design offices
VP & Green engineering, HL-PP Consult, RacheWillms, Jean-Paul Lamoureux
Local design offices
Jeon and Lee Partners, Himec, CG E&C, CnK Associates
DESCRIPTION
This redesigned topography is crossed by a deep fault line, functioning as a dynamic public space. Around this structuring void, a mixed-use program is organized, where informal uses encourage interaction and appropriation by its users. At night, the illuminated faults diffuse a soft glow, transforming the facades into moving, almost liquid surfaces. A theater of shadows and light comes to life, enhancing the site’s unique territorial dimension. During the day, the volumes regain a solid appearance evoking a marble-like texture.
EN SAVOIR PLUS
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