Short Section Through Alleyway_2 골목을 통해 짧은 섹션

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.

emulsion |iˈməl sh ən|

emulsion |iˈməl sh ən|nouna fine dispersion of minute droplets of one liquid in another in which it is not soluble or miscible.ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a milky liquid made by crushing almonds in water): from modern Latin emulsio(n-), from the verbemulgere ‘milk out,’ from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + mulgere ‘tomilk.’

The humble brick, each one unique and each one with a story. They are the emulsifying droplets for the promenade proposal. Koreans create a wide variety of bricks, glazed, burnt, patterned and organic. Bricks will form the rainscreen for my intervention when necessary. The wall of rainscreen can play with this variety of form, texture and pattern to create a sort of condensation affect. An interesting avenue of contemplation is Brick and Concrete the materials that makeup the structure of the low rise housing areas begin life as fluids. I have found a precedent in the centre of the shopping area of Insadong utlilises brick to create a flowing wall with a rhythm and animation. The images are of the north wall of Ssangil Market.

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.