Ewha Univeristy’s Campus Center / Dominique Perrault

Jun 2009

By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News , Campus Center, Dominique Perrault, Ewha University, Korea, Seoul

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This past April, Dominique Perrault completed the campus center for Ewha University in Seoul, Korea. The new ‘campus valley’ provides both Ewhaians and prospective female students with much-needed space for continuing education and student services.

Further project description after the break.

The center, which began with a design competition in 2004, includes standard programmatic elements such as classrooms, administrative offices, libraries and a cafeteria. The 20,000 square meter project also includes a unique commercial space, featuring a theater and retail stores.

As is customary of Perrault’s work, the campus center’s spaces are interspersed above and below the land, allowing the structure to explore the mingling of constructed material with earth. The campus center manages to fit into its contained site by submerging much of the spaces underground. Light penetrates the structure through a large channel that sits between the building’s two halves.

The campus center is designed to offer a new sense of direction for higher education in the 21st century. It will establish organic relations between the building and surrounding areas of campus as well as between above ground and below ground spaces.

As seen on designboom.

Cite:
Cilento , Karen . "Ewha Univeristy’s Campus Center / Dominique Perrault" 03 Jun 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 08 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/23813>

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julio says:

beautiful project I’ve seen it before, now I see the renders, I’m speechless, incredible idea and interiors.

# June 3, 2009 at 11:54

Benetta Ruiwi says:

The perspective from the very top of the building looks like a real scene. I’ve been there several times, and I think the perspective is one of the real camera shots. Awesome graphic!

# June 3, 2009 at 12:05

Turnip says:

I like the project overall and feel the general concept is very compelling…However, the finish product seems a little heavy/dark…The rendering seems softer and more sensible to it’s surroundings…

# June 3, 2009 at 12:56

Luis says:

remember a ralf pipe but much more bigger if the other side weren´t been stairs!

# June 3, 2009 at 13:25

Lucas Gray says:

Its a nice building. I would love to visit it.

# June 3, 2009 at 14:48

Daniel Con says:

amazing, i love this project, thanks for showing the renderings

# June 3, 2009 at 15:17

dustin says:

Wow, I lived right by there in Sinchon for a couple months, had no idea it existed.

# June 3, 2009 at 17:49

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# June 3, 2009 at 19:56

biboarchitect says:

Its a very nice project… No drawings? interiors? ariel views from the adjacent buildings?

# June 3, 2009 at 23:48

Adi says:

Hello! I don’t like it. Everthing is underground- only foyer’s etc. have a sun light. Idea is nice but I would not studies there. Where I can leave my bike there?

# June 4, 2009 at 07:23

could be a pool if the drainage structure does not work! Beautiful aesthetics, bad solution. bunker architecture

# June 4, 2009 at 08:06

Dave says:

It is little bit claustorfobic and monumental at the same time. But I love aesthetic and design courage. I like the way that stepper stairs enhance old building and rest cutting out from not the most interesting city scape. But i feel like there is something missing in central passage. Maybe some cool lamps or small architecture -people likes gathering around local dominants.

# June 4, 2009 at 09:46

dre dre says:

Im feeling really good about this project.

# June 5, 2009 at 20:20

syahnaz says:

drainage?

# September 11, 2009 at 09:25

biin says:

look like makro develop

# October 5, 2009 at 02:06

mary says:

where can i see the floorplans?

# November 28, 2009 at 05:45

peter says:

I have been to this building and it is much better than the photos convey, the proportions of width and height are superb and generate a sense of entry through passage whilst also defining a very affective spatial enclosure. The interiors are less dramatic but they function very well and the lighting levels when I visited are excellent and seem very conducive to study. Overall an impressive building.

# November 28, 2009 at 08:57

Hayat Jamal says:

The idea of walking into the ground creates a embracing feeling..and one will move into another world while deciding toward the underground plaza = powerful preparation to learning!

# November 28, 2009 at 15:14

horse says: