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Housing Culture & Design of Korea

Housing &

Technology

Nadiah Bt Mazli

Nurhuda Bt Ruslan

Muhammad Razis B. Abdul Samad

Mustaffa Khair B. Johari

Lee Hyo Jin

Lee Ga Young

Jang Yong Hyun

Group C:


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UM-KHU SMMER PROGRAM 2011


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CONTENT

NO TOPIC PAGE

1.0 The Role of Technology in Architecture

2.0 Design Technology : Dongdaemun Design Plaza

2.1 The Concept

2.2 The Master Plan

2.3 Computer Renders

2.4 The Construction

2.5 Summary

3.0 Structure Technology : Trutec Building

3.1 Building Information

3.2 About Trutec Building

3.3 Technology Features

3.4 Summary

4.0 Energy Saving : Zero House

5.0 Feature Housing : LH Smart Home

6.0 Eco-friendly technology : Floating Island

References


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1.0 THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN ARCHITECTURE


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2.0 DESIGN : DONGDAEMUN DESIGN PLAZA & PARK

2.1 THE CONCEPT

The 85,000 square metre Dongdaemun Design Plaza will establish a learning resource for

designers and members of the public with a design museum, library and educational facilities,

whilst the 30,000 square metre Park will create a green oasis within the dense urban

surroundings of Dongdaemun, Seoul. The form of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza and Parkrevolves around the ancient city wall, which forms the central element of the composition,

creating a continuous landscape that physically links the park and plaza together. The fluid

language of the design, by inference and analogy, acts as a catalyst by promoting fluid thinking

and interaction across all the design disciplines, whilst also encouraging the greatest degree of

interaction between the activities of the Plaza and the public.

The new Dongdaemun Park creates a place for leisure, relaxation, and refuge. The design

integrates the Park and Plaza seamlessly as one landscape element, blurring the boundary

between architecture and nature. Informed by the Korean painting traditions depicting grand

visions of the ever-changing aspects of nature, the Park reinterprets elements of traditional

Korean garden design: reflecting pools, lotus ponds, pebble beds and bamboo groves, with no

single feature dominating the perspective. The external landscape of the Park transforms Seoul

into a greener city by folding into the internal shopping/dining areas below. Numerous voids,

undulations and depressions give park visitors glimpses into innovative world of design and

allow Dongdaemun Design Plaza and Park to be an important link between the citys

contemporary culture, historic artefacts and emerging nature.


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Oriented Futuristic Park : Metonymic Landscape

The design removes all the boundaries between nature and architecture by integrating the park

and plaza, making it a perfect place for recreation and relaxation. The park has all the elements

of a conventional Korean garden like pools, pebble beds, lotus ponds and bamboo groves.

Seoul City selected Zaha Hadid as the winner of the international design competition for theDongdaemun Design Plaza and Park (DDP). The Metonymic Landscape is highly acclaimed

as a charming design that encompasses the history, culture, environment, and economy of

Dongdaemun and creates subtle harmony between urban design and landscape and

architecture. The Desing Plaza covers a 4 stories above ground and 3 stories underground is

scheduled to be completed in 2011 along with the Design Park and the restored Seoul Castle

wall.

The Design Plaza

http://ddp.seoul.go.kr/eng/intro/plaza_str.php

The Park



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The starting point of this work is the belief that The architecture should be able to make people

think about the things which they were not able to even imagine in the past. In DPP, pliability in

space is pursued through the shape of the park and the edifice suggesting the flow of liquid. The

character of the city as a public space and the purpose of design can be embodied through it.

2.2THE MASTER PLAN

The design plaza is a composite facility for design industry. It

will be filled with Exhibitions/Conferences Hall, Design

Museum, Design Library, Digital Archive, Design Experience

Hall, Design & Media Lab. It will be a stronghold where

designs from all over the world get together through placing

international design exhibition/conferences, establishing

domestic and global networks, and organizing various

programs supporting creation and marketing of design. The

development consisting of 6 areas:

1 - dongdaemun design plaza

Site Plan

http://www.archinnovations.com/news/new-projects/zaha-

hadid-architects-dongdaemun-design-park-plaza-starts-

construction/


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2 - restored castle wall (seoul seonggwak)

3 - event hall & cafe

4 - dongdaemun stadium memorial

5 - dongdaemun history museum

6 - design gallery

the park spans an area of approximately 85 400m2

2.3 COMPUTER RENDERS

Seoul City has introduced a three-dimensional design method, or a next-generation, cutting-

edge construction technology, at the Dongdaemun History and Culture Park, which is under

construction as an economic and cultural landmark, thus effectively materializing the

characteristic of the park as Koreas largest asymmetric building.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a next-generation construction technique in whichbuildings are constructed by converting the design blueprints for construction, civil engineering,

structure and facilities from 2-D (square design) into 3-D (cubical design) in order to maximize

the efficiency of design, construction, maintenance and repair.

The city has introduced this technique in the fields of construction, facilities, electricity, and

gardening, including the entire structure of the Dongdaemun History and Culture Park, which

consists of the Dongdaemun Design Plaza and the actual park. Although the 3-D technique has

already been introduced partially in certain buildings in Korea, this is the first time that such a

method has been adopted for an entire building.

With the introduction of the 3-D BIM technique, areas of blurry borders - including buildings

slabs, walls, roofs, interiors and exteriors of spaces in sophisticated shapes and sizes, and

overlapping sections with different architectural features, - can be graphically reviewed and, as

a result, parts that are difficult to validate two-dimensionally can be efficiently materialized.

With the completion of Dongdaemun Design Plaza, which will consist of four stories and three

underground levels with a combined floor space of 85,320, in July 2012, the city expects that

the facility will emerge as a world-class landmark and representative symbol of the capital.

The 3D modelling of Dongdaemun Design Plaza

http://www.archinnovations.com/news/new-projects/zaha-hadid-architects-dongdaemun-design-park-plaza-

starts-construction/


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The fluid language of the design, by inference and analogy, acts as a catalyst by promoting fluid thinking

and interaction across all the design disciplines, whilst also encouraging the greatest degree of interaction

between the activities of the Plaza and the public.

A fundamental aim of the scheme is to bring delight and inspiration to the people of Seoul by establishing

a cultural hub in the centre of one of the busiest and most historic districts of the city says Zaha Hadid.

The design has been governed by the belief that architecture must enable people to think beyond

existing boundaries to reach innovative design solutions. This combined investment in education and

research, together with the citys public cultural programmes will inspire new generations of designers,

helping to maintain Korean industrys reputation as a leader in innovation.

3D Model showing the Design Plaza and the plaza

http://www.ecofriend.com/entry/eco-azrchitecture-dongdaemun-design-plaza-park-transforms-

seoul-into-a-greener-city/


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2.4 THE CONSTRUCTION

The Design Park

Covering an area of around 37,000, the Design Park consists of green areas and a space for

relaxation. The design park project also restores cultural treasures like the Seoul Seonggwak, which was

destroyed by Japan. Seoul City plans to shape the Design Park into a recreational and cultural space

with venues for performances and various events and green areas for relaxation. In addition, it will

restore (preserve) cultural treasures destroyed under Japanese rule so that Seoulites can experience the

history of Seoul in everyday life. The design park was opened to public on the October 2009

The construction of the

basement slab

The erection of formwork for

design gallery

The formwork of the staircase from the street to the relic zone and

the finished concrete staircase.

Column formwork for the car

park.

Concrete formwork for the Event Hall.


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The Design Plaza

DDP is designed to be the Central Infrastructure for the Enhancement of Seouls Competitiveness in the

Design Industry. In general The DDP serves as public infrastructure that provides all design-related

businesses with a variety of opportunities critical for the competence of the design industry, such as

exhibition, creation, and information through unique facilities and programs. In June 2011, the Design

Plaza was still under construction and is expected to be completed in 2013

3D Image


Sport memorialCar ramp roof Relic Museum exterior paving.

The car park under construction Steel work for the library


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2.6 SUMMARY

Some people might think that the new development of Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a

destruction of the local landmark, Dongdaemun Stadium, where much of Koreas sports history

was written. Docomomo, an international organization in Korea that pressures local authorities

to conserve heritage buildings and sites in major developments stated that there is always a

way to integrate the old and new, and ways to preserve Seoul cultural heritage. However, to

Docomomo, Dongdaemun Design Plaza is just one example of the destruction of historicallandmarks in Seoul.

Zaha Hadid who won the competition for DDP design the building as new landmark in the heart

of Seoul. Zaha is well known as a revolutionary architect who constantly does experimental

attempts to define the border among construction, city and design for the last 30 years. Her

design of the DDP creates a vibrant atmosphere to Dongdaemun. The contrast between the

futuristic, undulating landscape, the towers of Dongdaemun Market and the older

neighborhoods beyond Dongdaemun Gate is not nearly as jarring as some people thought it

would be. In fact, its rather pleasant, especially in good weather and when the concrete looks

its absolute best.

Although the plaza part is still under construction (scheduled for completion in 2013), but the

park named Dongdaemun History & Culture Park has been completed and is open to the

public. Strolling along the park was a very pleasant experience, with the greenery and fluid

architectural lines blending into a single and oddly harmonious landscape of Korean gardens,

ancient masonry and futuristic shapes. As a tribute to the sites past, an old stadium lighting

tower has been preserved, and artifacts found post-demolition have been integrated into the

park.

In conclusion, a change sometimes does not necessarily a bad thing. There is always a pro and

cons to every decision made, especially one as big as demolishing a stadium and building a

futuristic design complex to be a symbolic icon of Seoul. It is certainly hoped that the vision of

DDP is to help boost the economy by making the city an attractive destination for foreign visitors

and an ideal place where global designers to change industry knowledge will be accomplished

in the near future.

The construction of the Design Plaza

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=750176&page=4


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3.0 STRUCTURE : TRUTEC BUILDING

3.1 BUILDING INFORMATION

Type of building: Office building

Location: Digital Media City, SeoulOwner: TKR Sang-Am Ltd., Seoul

Architect: Barkow Leibinger Architects, Berlin

General Contractor: Dongbu Corporation, Seoul

Contact architect: Chang-Jo Architects, Seoul

Consultants: Arup Faade Engineering, Hong Kong and Berlin.

Structural engineers: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner, Stuttgart, Germany, and Jeon and Lee

Partners, Seoul

Year of completion: 2008

Gross floor area: 20,000m

Conceptual design: Reflecting urban technologies

Floors above ground level: 11 (Showrooms & offices)

Floors under ground level: 5 (underground carparks)

Building height: 53.90 m

Typical floor height: 4.20 m

Typical floor area: 1,115 m

Floor height Lobby: 8.40 m

3.2 ABOUT TRUTEC BUILDING

The TRUTEC Building is 55m high and located in the new Digital Media City district. It features11 upper floors for the showrooms and offices. The facade consists of crystalline mirrored glass

elements which project outwards by 20 cm. The three-dimensional folded sheath both reflects

and refracts light, thus becoming an abstract and fragmented surface. The 20,000 square

meters office building in Seouls Digital Media City, the newest industrial park, is strategically

located between the city centre and the Airport. This new urban area is positioned to play a vital


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role in leading the future of Seoul by being a place where new added values are continually

created through the combining of information technology and culture.

Digital Media City

(Source: www.DMCB6-2OfficeBuilding.com)

The TRUTEC Building offers European SMEs joint representation in South Korea. The

office building with exhibition spaces for large machinery was developed by an

international investor. Its central task relates to offering firms the unusual combination of

office space and presentation areas for their products under one roof. Thus the

TRUTEC Building's architecture metaphorically acts as an ambassador for successful

technological exports to Asia.

From the interior, window bays act as kaleidoscopes offering multiple panoramic views

of the outside world, each framed by opaque surfaces. The center circulation core

located in the lightless corner of the building creates an unusually configured floor plan

for a high-rise, making it possible to house large connected and flexible office spaces in

the upper floors. The ground floor contains a column-free showroom and a

representative lobby complete with gallery.


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The architect said that building within a specific environment or urban context is a major

concern whatever the brief. Now that architectural practices have spread their wings to

all corners of the globe, however, the mindset of architects for whom location is

synonymous with history and consolidated building techniques faces new challenges.

Here location and context contain but do not necessarily define architecture. The 11-storey, 55 m high TRUTEC Building for offices and showrooms and a five-level

underground car park stands in one of the last undeveloped areas of Seoul. This very

unique building stands out in a new urban area that is poised to lead the way for

technological advances in the future.

The moulded design of the facade, involving systematic variations on a single facade

module, sets the TRUTEC Building apart from its surroundings whilst also establishing a

close visual correlation between it and the buildings around. The TRUTEC Building acts

as an optical filter that alters how both it and the world it gives on to are beheld in a

most remarkable manner. The structure comprises a basement car park, a ground, firstand second floor with exhibition spaces of significantly above-standard height and a

further seven storeys given over to flexibly assignable office floors. The service shaft is

not positioned centrally but in the eastern corner of the building, which is most poorly lit

due to adjoining structures. Here, the crystalline glass shell makes way for a facade of

dark zinc shingle.

The upper storeys contain open-plan, flexibly usable office spaces looking out onto the

street. As well as a column less exhibition space, the ground floor also boasts a

prestigious lobby plus gallery level. A triangular incision marks the visitors' entrance,

which is located on the north-west route diagonally serving the adjacent park. A steelstaircase that is likewise triangular in plan leads up from the entrance to the gallery and

a caf run there.

TRUTEC offices & showrooms building (Source: Author, 2011)


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3.3 TECHNOLOGY FEATURES

a. Prismatic reflections

The striking fractal-geometry, reflective glass cladding is mounted on a dense modular

grid (height 4.2 m and base 2.7 m). Part opaque and part transparent, the glass panes

of each module form a prism, a crystal jutting 20 cm from the vertical faade, making

the interior space look larger. The prisms reflect light and images making each faade a

fragmented, abstract surface constantly interacting with the changing light and glass

faades of nearby buildings. The geometric construction of the modules alternates and

juxtaposes the planes of the glass panels, rotating their axes to create polygonal

contours. Hundreds of silver, reflective, polygonal glass panes reflect Seouls disparate

urbanity. About 80% of the elevations are clad with hundreds of these polygonal shaped

glass panes. The surrounding environment and neighbouring buildings are reflected asindistinct images - pixels on the surface of a distorting mirror. From inside, the windows

offer multiple vistas and perspectives, as if looking into a kaleidoscope. A simple cube,

one might think, were it not for the angled individual panels within the large-format

frame construction. These elements are based on the same partitioning of window

surfaces used in standard planar glazing. But the different elements alternate on each

storey, and, on top of that, every other element is rotated 180, resulting in the overall

kaleidoscopic effect of fragmented, mirrored surroundings. Half of each exterior facade

is steel-clad and half is glazed, with operable & sensor windows and pivoting doors.

Large steel shutters, operated by hand-cranks, can be moved over the glazed portions

to add insulation at night and to protect the building in the owner's absence. Steel decks

cantilever from the middle and top levels. The steel structure, roof, shutters, and stairs

were prefabricated off site.

The volume containing stairs and lifts has been placed on the east side of the building

to avoid problems of sun. This faade is clad with dark zinc panels. Large deep

longitudinal volumes run along the street-side section and on the east side where the

lower perimeter is recessed. The double-height, pillar-free ground floor is given over to

a showroom while a cafeteria occupies the first-floor mezzanine. The second and third

floor and 4.5 m intermediate level host further showrooms. The seven upper floors for

offices are each 2.80 m high. On the garden side, the main entrance is a distinctive

triangular shaped recess set at an angle to the building. On one side a triangular

shaped suspended staircase rises to the mezzanine floor.


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From right to left: 80% of the elevations are clad with hundreds of polygonal shaped of reflecting mirrors

and on the south side which consists of service core are clad with dark zinc panels.

(Source: Author, 2011)

Detailing of prismatic glass panels

(Source: www.architectureweek.com)


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Faade prototype using prismatic glass


Faade detailing


b. Twin elevators

ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Korea) is an elevator specialized company with its 40 years ofhistory in Korea. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Korea) is continuously introducing and

applying the latest elevator technology in Korea; for instance, we installed Koreas first

TWIN elevator system, where two cabs run independently in one shaft, in the TRUTEC

Building in DMC (Digital Media City), Sangam-Dong. Thus, ThyssenKrupp Elevator

(Korea) leads domestic elevator industry through supplying best elevator products to the

customers based on the highest technology.


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Double-decker look like two elevator cars attached to each other. As a result, the

elevator visits two floors at the same time, raising the passenger capacity of the shaft.

Double-decker elevators are already in use at the World Financial Center in Shanghai

and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the worlds tallest building, but there are none in Korea.Therefore, TRUTEC building will be the first building in Korea which adapts this new

technology in this building. Twin elevators pair units horizontally rather than vertically,

with two elevators side by side. The hardest part of developing the system was to

prevent two elevators moving in the same shaft from crashing into each other. With twin

elevators, passengers press the button for what floor they want before they enter, after

which the system notifies them of which elevator to take. Passengers often have to

transfer to another elevator to reach the floor they want.

The use of the modern TWIN technology, in which two cabs travel independently in the

same shaft, allows architects to give the building a slim line design. Around 40 percentmore passengers can be transported while saving valuable space. The TWIN principle

is supported by the use of a destination selection control system. Via an LCD display

passengers select their destination before entering the elevator the intelligent

technology directs them to the next free cab. Two of the conventional elevators being

built in the new office tower will be designed so that they can each be converted into a

TWIN system if higher capacities are required.

The advantage of TWIN system elevators is that to reduce passenger waiting time and

energy consumption and at the same time improve efficiency. The regular elevators can

only carry 20 people at one time but with this new technology, the elevators can take 40

people at a time. Another advantage of TWIN elevators which can save building space

and construction costs.


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From right to left: TWIN elevators which join two elevators side by side rather than vertically to improve

efficiency and bring down energy consumption

(Source: ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company)

High rise building usually use TWIN elevators compared to double decker elevators

which more efficient and reduce energy. Thats why most of high rise building use these

kind of elevators such as Burj Al-Arab in Dubai and World Financial Center in Shanghai,

those building are more than 30 floors, however the TRUTEC building is only 11 floors

but the building adapt the TWIN elevators and not really efficient since the floor is only

11 and the building can just use the normal elevators such as double decker elevators.


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The technologies which rise from TRUTEC building is involving systematic variation on

a single facade module which makes the building structure stands out from other

conventional building. The facade itself acts as the structure for the whole entire

building and acts as an optical filter that merges the system and facade together and it

gives most remarkable manner. The facade also can be like a kaleidoscope from insideto see the different angle of view of outside. The structure comprises a basement car

park, ground floor, first and second floor for exhibition spaces significantly above

standard height and other seven floors given over to flexibility open plan office floors.

The service core is not positioned centrally; however it is located in the eastern corner

to make the space bigger and to avoid from direct sunlight. The facade of service core

is different from the main facade. Here, the crystalline glass shell makes way for a

facade of dark zinc shingle. The other technology of this building is the use of modern

twin technology elevators, which two cabs travel independently in the same shaft and

attached to each other. This kind of design allows architects to give the building a slim

line design. The uses of twin elevators are more efficient, can carry more people at onetime, energy saving, reduce waiting time, save building space and construction costs.

The twin elevators principles is supported by the use of control sensor system via LCD

display passengers will select their destination before entering the elevator and the

intelligent technology directs them to the next free cab. But somehow in TRUTEC

building, the building can just use the normal elevators like double decker. This is

because normally high rise building usually use TWIN elevators compared to double

decker elevators which more efficient and reduce energy. Thats why most of high rise

building use these kind of elevators such as Burj Al-Arab in Dubai and World Financial

Centre in Shanghai, those building are more than 30 floors, however the TRUTEC

building is only 11 floors but the building adapt the TWIN elevators and not really

efficient since the floor is only 11 and the building can just use the normal elevators

such as double decker elevators. But TRUTEC building can adapt the technology which

use in the twin lift such as LCD touch screen panel, sensor lighting and other high tech

systems.


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3.4 SUMMARY

The technologies which rise from TRUTEC building is involving systematic variation on

a single facade module which makes the building structure stands out from otherconventional building. The facade itself acts as the structure for the whole entire

building and acts as an optical filter that merges the system and facade together and it

gives most remarkable manner. The facade also can be like a kaleidoscope from inside

to see the different angle of view of outside. The structure comprises a basement car

park, ground floor, first and second floor for exhibition spaces significantly above

standard height and other seven floors given over to flexibility open plan office floors.

The service core is not positioned centrally; however it is located in the eastern corner

to make the space bigger and to avoid from direct sunlight. The facade of service core

is different from the main facade. Here, the crystalline glass shell makes way for a

facade of dark zinc shingle. The other technology of this building is the use of moderntwin technology elevators, which two cabs travel independently in the same shaft and

attached to each other. This kind of design allows architects to give the building a slim

line design. The uses of twin elevators are more efficient, can carry more people at one

time, energy saving, reduce waiting time, save building space and construction costs.

The twin elevators principles is supported by the use of control sensor system via LCD

display passengers will select their destination before entering the elevator and the

intelligent technology directs them to the next free cab. But somehow in TRUTEC

building, the building can just use the normal elevators like double decker. This is

because normally high rise building usually use TWIN elevators compared to double

decker elevators which more efficient and reduce energy. Thats why most of high risebuilding use these kind of elevators such as Burj Al-Arab in Dubai and World Financial

Centre in Shanghai, those building are more than 30 floors, however the TRUTEC

building is only 11 floors but the building adapt the TWIN elevators and not really

efficient since the floor is only 11 and the building can just use the normal elevators

such as double decker elevators. But TRUTEC building can adapt the technology which

use in the twin lift such as LCD touch screen panel, sensor lighting and other high tech

systems.


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1.3 ENERGY SAVING : ZERO HOUSE

1.4 FUTURE HOUSING : LH SMART HOME


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1.5 ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY : FLOATING ISLAND

REFERENCES

1. http://www.ThyssenKrupp Elevator TWIN elevators to Debut in the Netherlands.mht,

Retrieved on 16 June 2011.


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