Seoul’s Kukje Art Center is Wrapped in a Funky Mesh Armor that Reduces Solar Heat

The Kukje Art Center in Seoul, South Korea is the latest awe-inspiring creating by New York-based <a href="http://so-il.org/artifact/534">SO-IL</a>. The gallery is a concrete cube situated in the historic urban fabric of Sogyeok-dong, which is being populated by a series of low-rise boutique retail outlets and coffee shops. The structure is wrapped in a funky mesh armor that diffuses sunlight and softens the building's edges. Designed by <a href="http://www.frontinc.com/">Front Inc</a> and prefabricated in China, the unique facade ensures the gallery sits in harmony with the neighborhood's character.

The Kukje Art Center is situated in a growing, historic neighborhood in Seoul

It was important to ensure that it would fit into its unique urban context

Essentially a concrete cube, the building is partially buried.

The interior receives decent daylighting via perimeter skylights

The facade was designed by Front Inc

The view from the roof shows a freestanding staircase

Sogyeok-dong is a low-rise neighborhood in northern Seoul

The gallery includes a sales room, lecture space and storage area

This is the auditorium

The chain link facade gives the building an almost ethereal look - especially at night

This plan demonstrates the spatial challenge associated with this program