At the center of an expansive renovation of the former Old War Office building lies the pavilion. Through a delicate transformation, the former military offices have evolved into modern hotels and residences while respecting the site’s historical significance. In this historically rich context, the architectural vision transcends mere functionality, transforming the pavilion into a masterpiece of sculptural art.Inspired by the concept of a mirage, the rippled
mirror building exudes an aura of mystery, appearing both present and ethereal. A captivating jewel-like water feature beautifully complements the dining pavilion, creating an enchanting play of light and form. The entire design is skillfully bound together by a dynamic pattern of carefully rearranged historic cobbles, weaving the past and present into a seamless tapestry of architectural excellence.
DaeWha Kang Design (2023) Graphic Representation
OWO Quadrangle Pavilion adorning the courtyard of the Old War Office
Clockhouse Avenue, London rebuilding the heart of Barking
DaeWha Kang Design (2023) Concept Design, Graphic Representation
The anchor building of Clockhouse Avenue features a covered public atrium, retail spaces, and workshops on the ground level. This thoughtful design not only includes logistics handling for the market but also plays a crucial role in defining the significant urban edges of the city.
‘Liminal Age’ animating the city for the neither-kids-nor-adults
This project formulates a framework to provide the youth and teenagers in the city informal spaces to self-organize extra-curricular activities, in collaboration with different entities of the neighbourhood. Three programmes- namely a kitchen, a square, and a room, constitute an intervention to be tried out in La Marina de Port, a recently developed neighbourhood with a diverse demography. This prototype is to grow with the maturation of a group of teenagers, and their increasing collaboration with other inhabitants of the neighbourhood. It is also to disappear if conditions on-site changes, only to re-appear on another site.
The Square
The Royal College of Art, London (2018-19)
The Kitchen The Room
‘The Theatre’ performing beyond the venue
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2016)
This project is located within the newly built Aldrich Bay Park, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong. Residents of all ages in the community use the park throughout the day. To prevent the theatre from being a dead space—used by rich patrons on specific days of the year—the theatre needs to be re-imagined and become relevant in the life of an ordinary contemporary man. The intent of this project is not only to expand the flexibility for formal productions but also to accommodate the spontaneous acts of any user. The broken boundaries between interlocking programs and opening of the façade to the north allow the possibility of productions to happen ‘out of the box’. On any non-performing day the theatre could be transformed into a space for exhibition, market, fairs, or purely a meditative pavilion for the local community.
The interlocking programs break the boundaries of where spectators and performers should be.
The project is situated at the edge of a bay-side park, right beside a flyover and surrounded by residential towers. The structure presents itself as an additional pavilion in the park.
The transparency of the northern facade is intended to welcome users of the park, while the southern elevation aims to block noise from the expressway.
The challenge of this project is presented by the socioeconomic-political conditions at the street level of the site near the Mainland-Hong Kong border— we are asked for a radical reinterpretation of a podium tower in Hong Kong that takes into account the urban form, street life and pedestrian circulation of its location. In this exploration, the residential units are still elevated to allow for maximum view over the surrounding buildings. The podium refuses to take up the whole plot, and provides an open space that relieves the street of its pedestrian congestion. The residents are allowed their privacy in the entrance garden separated from the public plaza. The project attempts to achieve a coexistence of dualities on the same plot of land and strike balance between the contrasting conditions of the site.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2015)
‘Returning Grounds’ questioning private boundariesSheng Shui, the Hong Kong county closest to the border of Mainland China, suffers from smuggling activities
DNA models used to explore different spatial qualities were translated into architectural spaces
1959 image highlighted with buildings that still exist
The government requested a street renovation and wall restoration project
Our proposal integrating the underused historic granaries and the disconnected residential districts (image by A. KIM)
