Brick textures of Seoul 서울의 벽돌 질감

A wide variety of bricks can be found in the city with differing glazes, forms, colours and textures. Many of the brick houses to the north of Heokseuk are being demolished to make way for more APT apartment blocks. Many bricks could be reclaimed and used in the construction of the promenade  creating a condensation affect of different bricks and finishes on the rain-screen walls.

Paju Book City with Florian Beigel and Philip Christou

The above images are from a dossier produced last weekend which documents ARU's work at Paju Book City, Seoul. The precedent study looks to compile drawings and photos that explain the main design concepts and materiality. It is city devoted to books, publishers and printers and is an architectural wonderland. The study is comprised of three sections, firstly a study that looks at the masterplan idea of an urban wetland. Florian and Phil describe their strategy as landscape infrastructure. Secondly a study into three of ARU's different construction envelopes and thirdly a 1:1 study of the materiality and detail of the three buildings. I spent much time exploring their second completed project for Positive Thinking publishers. The traditional Korean brick is talks of many stories as they are handmade and have the makers fingerprints on them. I liked the idea that this construction could be drawn as a curtain and I explored a method of representing the non load-bearing quality of this rain-screen facade.