Inner Peace in Gangnam

Inner Peace in Gangnam a new buddhism facility in Gangnam, Seoul, 2013 Graduation project

Why you select Buddhism facility for Graduation work?

Buddhism architectures has less contemporary design than other religion. Christianity architectures after Ronchamp church, is now grow up with various contemporary design. But Buddhism has just ‘traditionality’ in their architectures. I thought this is a big problem in Buddhism architecture which can make buddism regress. And also i thought buddhism architecture, which has the only goal to show the origin of buddhism can make people misunderstand that buddhism is hard to understand. However, recently the society of buddhism try to apeal their doctrine by mixing buddhism facilities and commercials. But actually this movement is against their doctrine. So, in this situation, I decided to solve this problem and propose the right way of new buddhism facilities.

ŕ ° ٖˊ‍ݥ‏۳ॳ ŕŁ?ßł ۳ˀԸ ŰąŕŠ‘ŕŹŠĐ’Éš! ĐŹŐ° ŕŁ—ËŹŕ Ş â€ŤËŹŮ¸â€ŹŕŹœŕ † ٙˏЕ ŕ­ƒĐžŕ˘śŕ˘‰ Ę˘ŕŚľâ€ŤŰ˜ ࢇי‏О࢜ॳԝ ࢜Џ Ղ۪‍۽‏к ࢇ୯ࢂ ̛ѧˏЕ ŕ­ƒĐžßž Ьߦା Ę˘ŕŚľŇĄŕ˘•ŕ˘‰ŕĄłÔť Řˆŕ˘ˇŕŹĽÎ&#x;ÉźËˆ ࢑Е ŕ ŞŕŁ¸ßž ٙˏЕ ŕ †ŕ˘ˇŕŽ˘ ʢ঵߾ ࢑߭۰ ŕ˘ˇŕŠźâ€ŤŰ˝â€ŹÖƒŕĄś ŇŹŐŽËˆ ࢑Џ ࢇЕ ٙˏ Ę˘ŕŚľŕ˘‚ ઠ‍ؿ‏ԝ ࢇ߭ओ Üš ŃŚ ࢑Е ࣸࡠା ‍ࢿח‏Ԃ ۢɽବЬ Ó–ŕŹž ŕ˘ˇŕŠźÖƒŕĄś ŕŚ´ËąŕŹœĐ• Ů™ ˬʢ঵ࡳԻ ŕ˘‰ŕŹĽ ࢊ؆ࢉҚߞʯ ٙˏɟ ߭ԳЏЕ ŕŤœĘşŕĄś Ę‰ĘŻŕŹŹŕĄś ܚь ࢑ʾ ĐŹĐ• ۢɽࢇ ҚߚЏ ŕŹœŕ¤?Öƒ ŕŚŤĚ’ Ů™ËŹËƒĐ• ٙˏչ ß­ÔŽŕĄ“ŕŹœĐ• ࢊ؆ࢉҚߞ ૦ ËŹŕŹœĚ› ࡢଥ Ű˜ßśâ€ŤÝ¤â€ŹŰśŕĄś ŕ˘‡ŕĄˆŕŹœËˆ ࢑Џ ٙˏࢂ ËŹŐšŕ ŞĐ• ࢽ؆Оԝ ŕŹŻŕŹĽÉźËˆ ࢑Е ʨࢇЏ ŕ˘‡ÔœŕŹž ŕ­ƒĐžŕ˘‚ ٙˏࢂ ŕ †Ôœ ‍ࢿח‏չ ŕ­ƒĐžâ€ŤŰš ŕ˘‚ŕĽ˛ŰŒâ€ŹÔťŕĄ‹ О߇ड़ ŕ˘żâ€ŤÝ¤â€ŹŕŹĄË• Ѱ‍ࢊ ߞݤ‏؆ࢉҚߞʯ ‍ݒ‏ʯ Џɟʀ Üš ࢑ьԟ ଥʼଥ ‍ߚݎ ËˆŘżâ€ŹĐŹ

How to make people accept Buddhism easier as architecture?

Let’s go back to essence of the Buddhism. Buddhism’s ultimate aim is reaching to nirvana through each person’s endless mediation. So if make mediation space in middle of city, citizen will accept Buddhism easier than before. Maybe people can’t realize this project is Buddhism Facility. In this mediation space, citizen can find enlightenment by doing these things : look down the city or feel the quiet space in middle of city. Like this, if Buddhism spread in to the city and let people know Buddhism’s spirit without saying anything, people can accept Buddhism more easily.

ߪӇʬ ٖ˩ɹ ࢇ‫߻ࢆ؃‬ʬ ‫ݏ‬ʬ Щɹɹʬ ଜʥࢆɹ! ‫ق‬Ԏ ٙˬЕ ୑Ի ‫ۛی‬ଜֲ ̐ ‫߾ܖ‬۰ ̳бࡸࡶ ߱߭ ࠊ؆ଜЕʨࡶ ּ૲Ի ‫۔‬Е ࣗˬࢇЬ ҬԂ۰ ‫ ۀ؂‬Ѧ‫ ݤ‬ଞɼ ࡋі߾ ࢊ؆ࢉҚࢇ ϼ˱Ο ࠪ۰ ‫࢑ ܹ ̟࢜ ߾ۛی‬Е ˓ɾࡶ ࢿ˓ଥࣱЬִ ࢊ؆ࢉࡵ ٙˬձ ‫ؿ‬Ь ‫ݒ‬ʯ ؇߅Қࢊ ܹ ࢑ࡶʨࢇЬ ߭ळִ ‫ی‬ԆҚࡵ ࢇ ଎Իࣀઝɼ ٙˬ‫ݤ‬۶ࢉए ߊ߅८չए ‫׃‬ଟ ܹ Ѧ ࢑Ь ࢇ ‫˓ ࢂۛی‬ɾ߾۰ ‫ی‬Ԇ Қࡵ Ѧ‫ݤ‬ձ ΰԮЬ‫ؿ‬ʠΟ Ѧ‫ ߾ܖݪ‬ஒ৔߉ࡵ ࣏ࡈଞ ˓ɾ߾۰ ‫ ֲ̛࢜ ߾ۛی‬ɽ ʎʎࢉࢂ ̳бࡸࡶ ߱ࡶ ܹ ࢑ࡶ ʨࢇЬ ࢇঈԠ ٙˬɼ Ѧ‫ֲݛ ߾ܖݤ‬Қ߭ ‫ی‬ԆҚ߾ʯ ֆ߷ࢇ ٙˬࢂ ॳ ӵࡶ ߊջЬִ ࢊ؆ࢉҚࡵ ٙˬձ шࡊ ‫ݒ‬ ʯ ؇߅Қࢊ ܹ ࢑ࡶ ʨࢇЬ

Types of Mediation space

Mediation by look down the city

Mediation in Calm space

Mediation in Nature

Composition Method

Site Plan

1. site need to connect because of the 2. view research crosswalk right ahead

3. place frames that can look down the 4. place calm spaces on bad-view side city on good-view side

5. put proble (⡉�) Buddh

t other frames to solve structure 6. spread thin water on ground and install ems and place Buddhism sanctum deck on water* in the highest space according to hism principle *water means ‘separate space from world to Buddha’ on Buddhism

Program

Mediation space in calm

Outside Mediation space which can look down the city

Inside Mediation space which can look down the city

Buddhism sanctum is located in the highest mass according to Buddhism principle

Temple dormitory for Buddhist monks

Outside Mediation space can feel the nature

Can use freely the spare space which is accidentally appeared by arranging masses

Circulation 1st Floor is open to everyone This entrance is connected with the crosswalk right ahead So I designed this entrance bigger than other entrances

This facility has many entrances to visitor get in easier and make other people easy to enter who just pass through this site

Circulation

Water on the ground means ‘separate the world to Buddha’s world’ in Buddhism. And also water can make rest area in middle of city.

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ake circulation in middle of building by following the mass. People an think this circulation is the route to get to Buddha. Also people can realize where they are now in the building.

Section

Section

Plan <2,000mm Plan> Scale 1:300

<5,000mm Plan> Scale 1:300

<7,500mm Plan>

<10,500mm Plan>

Scale 1:300

Scale 1:300

<13,000mm Plan>

<17,500mm Plan>

Scale 1:300

Scale 1:300

Elevation North-East Elevation

South-West Elevation

South-East Elevation