Naju, South Korea
DRDS
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Image © Courtesy of DRDS |
Korea Electric Power Corporation Headquarters is a recent competition entry project designed by DRDS.
"The design is inspired by KEPCO’s logo , embodied by the eternity of an infinite loop and the illumination that provides hope. It is also metaphor for clean energy sources generated by the company utilizing nuclear fusion and fission."
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| Image © Courtesy of DRDS |
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| Image © Courtesy of DRDS |
Description by DRDSThe Project is a new corporate HQ for KEPCO, a world-renowned utility company. The project includes approximately 120,000 SM of office, public amenities and an energy center. It is situated on the NW corner of Naju, an emerging and innovative new community. It’s presence in the region constitutes a major new anchor point for KEPCO and its continuous advocacy of sustainable management. The facility will promote “Green-Energypia,” a network of green community.
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| Image © Courtesy of DRDS |
The design is inspired by KEPCO’s logo, embodied by the eternity of an infinite loop and the illumination that provides hope. It is also metaphor for clean energy sources generated by the company utilizing nuclear fusion and fission.
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| Image © Courtesy of DRDS |
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| location plan--drawing Courtesy of DRDS |
The coherency between the
energy source and the interaction between them initiated the malleable podium and the iconic yet a slim office tower typologies recognizing the whole as an integrated figure. The
Green Energy Plaza on the Southwest creates a piazza-like formal entry/drop-off, and the Green Energy Park on the Northeast is the backyard that opens up to the adjacent Bit Park separating vehicular and pedestrian circulation. Distinguishable triangulated geometries on the landscape as well as on the buildings serve as mechanisms harvesting renewable/ recycle solar, wind, water and
geothermal energy.
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| site plan--drawing Courtesy of DRDS |
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| level 1 floor plan--drawing Courtesy of DRDS |
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| level 3 floor plan--drawing Courtesy of DRDS |
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| level 5 floor plan--drawing Courtesy of DRDS |
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| level 18-25 floor plan--drawing Courtesy of DRDS |
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| section--drawing Courtesy of DRDS |
The people
Architects: DRDS /Paul Q. Davis, Steve Ryder, Yoosang Ahn, Daniel Carper, Young Im Kim, Jin Tack Lim
Team: DRDS /
Kunwon Architects/ Wonyang Architecture/ Syska Hennessy Group
Location: Naju, Korea
Images: © Courtesy of DRDS
