ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMMUNICATION BUILDING
HAEAHN ARCHITECTURE + H ARCHITECTURE
South Korean firm Haeahn Architecture , in collaboration with New York based H Architecture , were recently named winners of a 2023 Architizer A + Awards Popular Choice prize in the Government & Civic Buildings category for their National Assembly Communication Building project in Seoul , South Korea .
The National Assembly Communication Building , located inside the National Assembly complex , known as the cradle of Korean democracy , was planned as an open space reflecting a pluralistic ideology , while embracing the order of existing components of the complex .
A FLEXIBLE SPACE FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE
To address the building ’ s purpose as a place for multiple user groups , the National Assembly Communication Building required not only systematic security systems , but also spatial flexibility and expandability . The firm therefore embarked on a plan to build “ a flexible building containing open places ”, where public daily life would naturally occur , in addition to the formal monumental nature of the National Assembly area .
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