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Architects: IARC Architects
- Area: 7130 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Youngchae Park
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Manufacturers: Kalwall®
Text description provided by the architects. Soorim Arts Center is located at Hongneung, Seoul, once the royal grave site of Empress Myeonseong(1851-1895). We renovated the former head office of the Korean Film Council at Hongneung into what is now Soorim Arts Center, complete with a memorial hall, an art gallery, and a concert hall. Much of the former structure was built underground; it did not have enough natural light and air. Our main goal for the renovation was to expose the space to more natural light and air, and to enlarge the main hall. The main entrance hall of the existing structure was 1.2 meter above the street level; one could only access it through a narrow stairway, which in turn was obstructed by another staircase.
