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Architects: Jae Kim | CoDeAU, Namoa Architects
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Sungmin Yoon
Text description provided by the architects. The Dobongsan Transfer Center Car Park was initially planned by the Municipal Government of Seoul, as the part of a new traffic system at the boundary of the two metropolitan cities Seoul and Uijeongbu. The main purpose of this new system is to provide a place within the transportational node that enables commuters to transfer directly from individual vehicular transportation to public modes of transportation (bus or a subway). The client, Seoul Metropolitan Infrastructure Headquarters, wished to include public amenities such as a caféand a lounge. This programmatic directive allowed the typical parking building to be reimagined. The car park is no longer only a structure for connecting commuters to transportation, it is also a place for connecting people to the each other and their urban environment. In this context, the project expands the notion of a garage as a depository for vehicles to an intermediary place of transfer and connection that is the public domain for commuters.
