A massive model of the Ordos 100 project is on exhibit at the Kunsthaus Bregenz – Our '8 Towers' proposal is in the foreground. Seeing the entire complex in a uniform and 'ready-made' material is sublime evidence of the innovative efforts of Ordos 100 curator Ai Wei Wei, who is the feature of the overall […]
"New England Home's 5 Under 40 awards spotlight the hottest emerging talent in New England… Selected by an all-star committee of regional design leaders, 5 Under 40 winners are the people to watch…" Each winner designed a custom rug produced and auctioned by sponsor Landry & Arcari – proceeds were donated to Barakat, a charity […]
The White Block Gallery was featured in Space Magazine's June issue and we (sort of) made the cover. Our parametrically developed frit pattern for the curtain wall became the backdrop cover graphic. We are honored to have been featured: Space is one of the most highly regarded periodicals in the Asian region and its roots […]
SNU students presented their final images for the 5-day ‘Light Monumentality’ workshop. Rather than the students initially explaining their intentions, in a pedagogical reversal we asked the critics to respond first by only reading into a single large scale image produced by each of the students. SNU Professors Kim Seung Hoy, Kim Jin Kyoon, Peter […]
The structure for SsD's 'Cloud' has been installed at the Heyri Art Valley. 'Cloud' is an interactive light/sound sculpture that will react to people's movement as well as dynamic weather patterns. Like an actual cloud, it reveals atmospheric qualities that are usually invisible to the eye. Although the skeletal structure seems relatively straigtforward, all the […]
SsD was invited by Seoul National University's Department of Architecture to teach a 5-day workshop for their Frontline series. We posed the term 'Light Monumentality' to the students, a topic we have been exploring in our recent work. On the first day, students presented their interpretation of the term. The workshop brief asks to the […]
Please join us for the lecture 'Light Monumentality' at Seoul National University, 7pm, School of Architecture, 5th Floor. The lecture is part of SNU's annual Frontline workshops. This year SsD is teaching a design workshop at SNU examining contemporary issues of monumentality.
SsD’s video ‘Bicycle Ride’ is an animated survey of our recent work and is on exhibit at the Modern Atlanta Museum. A special thanks to Manifesto Architecture who curated and designed the exhibit. The idea that architecture is beyond what can be represented in still images has haunted our recent work. We have recently explored […]
Less than 2 years ago we won the competition for the White Block Gallery. In retrospect it feels like the project leapt from paper to reality. Its successful completion is critical on many fronts – It was our first building in Korea, and it was our first free-standing arthouse. We have a lot of people […]
The stairs and railing of the ‘super core’ have been installed at White Block. This main vertical core of the building allows the varied gallery spaces a sense of interior intensity while simultaneously linking them to the exterior topographic condition. As one progressively moves through a series of volumes, one is reoriented toward the immediate environment. As all […]
The curved glass entry has been installed at the White Block Gallery. A shallow curve that includes glass pivot doors is difficult to achieve. Some doubted it could be done at all, but we pushed for it and the fabricator ended up even surprising themselves. Signalling entry within an otherwise taut building skin, the geometry is a precursor […]
In the early hours of dawn, fog descends often in the Heyri Art Valley. The curtain wall installation of the White Block Gallery nears completion: The fritted glass pattern works in many different ways – as the environment dynamically changes, the way the building is perceived also shifts.
