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STUDIO_GAON FRAMES SURROUNDINGS WITH MISE EN ABYME PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO all images courtesy of young-chae park nonhyun-dong 40 years ago was much different than today. an area of heavy
agriculture, crops spread to all visible across the steep hilled landscape. like most outlying zones of metropolitan cities, its lands were soon overtaken by the sprawl. A STEADY INFLUX OF
CITY-ESCAPING RESIDENTS BEGAN TO PUSH THE PRICE OF LAND INTO THE REALM OF UNATTAINABLE, AT FIRST FOR THE FARMERS, AND EVENTUALLY FOR THE NEWCOMERS THEMSELVES. commercial buildings now
inhabit nonhyun-dong, interspersed with the remnants of private homes and what’s left of its agricultural history. framed façade detail seoul-based firm studio_GAON was commissioned to
leave their mark on the rapidly changing district. THEIR WORK, DEEMED ‘MISE EN ABYME’ AFTER THE INFINITELY OCCURRING PHENOMENON CAUSED BY PLACING TO MIRRORS OPPOSITE ONE ANOTHER, IS THE
OFFICE OF A PROMINENT PHOTOGRAPHER. the cube-like form features a series of frame shapes overlapping and superimposed over one another. these filter the surrounding environment, composing an
always changing array of images as the outside environment evolves. northwestern corner THE ‘MISE EN ABYME’ OFFICE BUILDING IS ORGANIZED BY FUNCTION ACROSS SEVEN FLOORS. two of the levels
are sub-ground level, the lowest being a large room dedicated entirely to shooting. one floor above, is a multi-purpose studio. unlike the floor below, this ‘basement’ space is dominated by
a long, high window that lets in an abundant amount of natural light. solid western façade, for privacy from residences across street the ground level is the same height as the street that
runs along the western side. located here is a small car park, enough for several vehicles. UPON ENTRANCE, CLIENTS AND/OR EMPLOYEES ARE LET OUT INTO AN OPEN, HIGH-CEILING SPACED THAT ACTS AS
CAFETERIA AND INFORMAL GATHERING PLACE. all other areas of the building are accessible from the room. a prominent staircase provides easy movement to more levels above, all four of which
are dedicated entirely to administrative tasks and office work. stairs on left to sub-levels -1 & -2; stairs on right to ground level & car park terrace of basement -1, stairs to
left leading to photography studio large windows allow natural light into the floor ground level § stairs lead clients and employees to the four remaining floors above office space with
nonhyun-dong skyline framed landscape administrative space 1/25 PROJECT INFO: ARCHITECTS: hyoungnam lim, eunjoo roh (studio_GAON) PROJECT TEAM: sangwoo yi, minjung choi, seongwon son,
sungpil lee, hanmoe lee, joowon moon, sunmin park PHOTOGRAPHS: young-chae park TRANSLATION: joowon moon LOCATION: nonhyun-dong, gangnam-gu, seoul, south korea USE: commercial facilities SITE
AREA: 298.40m2 BUILDING AREA: 176.45m2 GROSS FLOOR AREA: 992.97m2 BUILDING SCOPE: b2f-5f HEIGHT: 17.4m BULIDING–TO–LAND RATIO: 59.13% FLOOR AREA RATIO: 198.89% STRUCTURE: reinforced
concrete FINISH: exposed concrete CONSTRUCTION: yeziin construction SUPERVISION: studio_GAON DESIGN PERIOD: 2013.11-2014.01 CONSTRUCTION PERIOD : 2014.03-2014.12 _designboom has received
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