Taekwondo Park World Headquarters / Weiss Manfredi
The new Taekwondo Park World Headquarters in Muju, Korea will become a world cultural heritage site meant to emphasize the spirit and beauty of the sport. The master plan, which covers 570 acres, will be created by Weiss/Manfredi while the complex will be designed by Samoo Architecture PC.
More about the project after the break.
In October 2008, New York-based practice Weiss/Manfredi won the international master plan competition for the Taekwondo Park. The master plan provides the guidelines and framework direction for the architectural, engineering and landscape development.
After the master plan was approved, a design-build competition was created for the park, due to the size and scope of the project. The competition allowed several construction consortia and their design team consultants to work together (Samoo Architecture PC was part of the Samsung C&T Group). However, each competition submission was required to conform to the guidelines outlining landscape and building areas as presented in the Weiss/Manfredi master plan.
The park will be the home to the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, World Taekwondo Headquarters, World Taekwondo Federation, Korean Taekwondo Federation, CISM Taekwondo Committee Headquarters, Taekwonjeon, Myungingwan, a sports arena, visitor and exhibition centers, a premier training and lodging facility.
The design of the park was inspired by the holistic training customary in the sport. Taekwondo prepares the body, inspires the mind, and completes the spirit. To translate these goals into an architectural atmosphere, Samoo created a site which fosters education about the foundations of Taekwondo. The center includes areas that encourage Korean culture through an international network of exchange and the complex promotes sustainable synergy between the local economy to demonstrate shared commitment and cooperation.
By utilizing the planning methods of Weiss/Manfredi, and then implementing the architectural language of Samoo, the Taekwondo Park will become a cultural destination which will allow all to discover the artistry and spirit of Taekwondo in its birthplace of Korea.
As seen on Bustler.
Images are from both Weiss/Manfredi and Samoo Architecture PC
I find these graphics to be terrible. They are all over saturated with dark colors that make it hard to understand and uninviting to look at. The architecture itself is also trying to be too flashy and extravagant. Marshal Arts is about discipline, self control, fluidity and balance. This design doesn’t spark any of those things for me.
Hey Lucas if you are such a martial art master at least spell it right ;-)
I hate this over the top optimistic architects who seem to design everything after taking lsd…and the world is just so colourfull and brilliant and everything is so perfect and let’s make love…good god..they even put fire works in their renders…shouldn’t this be about marcial arts and as it has been said means discipline,concentration,meditation even…this is a gigantic martial arts shopping mall…by the way the landspace seems very nice so this just going to ruin it all. Koreans should keep making cars and think twice when hiring these architects to this things.
You’re another one of these internet architect wannabe-idiots.
Your ignorance makes me laugh, and your strive to sound as if you ‘know’ architecture, as well as cultures makes me chuckle even more.
I highly doubt you’ll ever get far in this field.
sad.. really.
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nice project, very good …
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Unrestrained corporate idealism… now with technicolor, balloons, and fireworks!
just what we need more of…
This reminds me of Pokemon…
@ Angus:
YES!
On another un-serious note, this would make for a very cool Taekwondo evil lair/headquarters type of feel.
I love the landscape and idea, the actual buildings not as much.
I don’t like the circle building, this is not a modern thinking way.
extremely nice rendering
You guys!
You’re underestimating Korean Vulgaryty….(I’m Korean myself)
Generally speaking, Korean’s aren’t as sophisticated people as you might imagine. Plus, Architectural competitions here are mostly rigged in favor of people with connections…..basically ‘Mafia’ society. Very corrupted…
There’s a joke says that “If steve jobs or Bill gates were born in Korea, They probably end up dead after gone crazy or running a electric hardware shop around the corner…sad…
Guys!
You’re underestimating Korean Vulgaryty….(I’m Korean myself)
Generally speaking, Korean’s aren’t as sophisticated people as you might imagine. Plus, Architectural competitions here are mostly rigged in favor of people with connections…..basically ‘Mafia’ society. Very corrupted…
There’s a joke says that “If steve jobs or Bill gates were born in Korea, They probably end up dead after gone crazy or running a electric hardware shop around the corner…sad…
Guys!
You’re underestimating Korean Vulgaryty….(I’m Korean myself)
Generally speaking, Korean’s aren’t as sophisticated people as you might imagine. Plus, Architectural competitions here are mostly rigged in favor of people with connections…..basically ‘Mafia’ society. Very corrupted…
There’s a joke says that “If steve jobs or Bill gates were born in Korea, They probably end up dead after gone crazy or running a electric hardware shop around the corner…sad…
Sorry about repeated comments above by mistake….
Don’t know how to delete…..
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