SEOUL MUSEUM

OVERVIEW: Seoul Museum is a proposed development located in the Buamdong district of Seoul, South Korea. The purpose of the museum seeks in bringing locals and foreigners together to share and develop a better knowledge of diverse cultures and food from across the world. The implementation of this project comes in different forms; from implementing a social space to engage the audience to share cultural experiences with the use of cafe hubs and various food, along with enhancing connectivity along the staircase to provide continuation from the main floor level to the rooftop patio. Seoul Museum is eco-friendly in terms of the materials used for both the interior and exterior of the building to provide solar panel usages and natural lighting and aims for future design strategies as a standard for sustainable and innovative communities.

FLOOR PLANS: 

3F Floor Plan (patio level)

An outdoor patio that contains a coffee shop, a museum shop and a public garden for users to enjoy.

2F Floor Plan (second level)

Contains the director’s office, curators’ office, and both permanent and temporary exhibition space.

1F Floor Plan (main level)

Contains the main lobby, small storage space, restrooms, a coffee shop, museum shop, and temporary exhibition space.

B1 Floor Plan (basement level)

Contains a library, two seminar rooms, a lecture hall, storage room, mechanical & electrical room, and additional temporary exhibition space. Users can access the parking lot through this floor.

Program Used: AutoCAD & Adobe Illustrator

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Program Used: AutoCAD & Adobe Illustrator

DETAILED SECTION DIAGRAM: 

Section Cut (Program: Illustrator, PhotoShop & AutoCad)

“CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION”:

CIRCULATION: The purpose of this museum is to incorporate a “continuous” circulation flow from the main lobby to the patio, and down to the basement with three available entrances. This will optimize user experience from cafe/ shop crawls to temporary and permanent art, and understanding the history and origin of the museum on the education floor.

MASSING MODEL: 

Project Type: Academic work (Individual-based) at Ewha Womans University 
Year Completed: December 2017
Program Used: Adobe Creative Suite (Id, Ps, Ai), Google Sketch-Up, V-Ray & AutoCAD, Revit
Overall Grade Achieved: 86%