Galleria

Gwanggyo, South Korea

The Galleria is a department store franchise founded in the 1970s that has remained at the forefront of the premium retail market in Korea. This store in Gwanggyo, a new city in southern Seoul, is Galleria's sixth branch. Located in the heart of this young urban development, the Galleria is surrounded by tall residential buildings, and its stone-like exterior makes it a natural center of gravity for the public to live in a bridge of light. The store is located in an urban area but overlooks a nature reserve. The building has a mosaic stone façade that gives it a natural look.

The sharp edges and the diamond shape of the building allows it to have a futuristic feel towards the building and this can also be seen through the brutalist base of the building

Hashtag 28

Located in the hill city of Sri Lanka, amidst the vast greenery lies #28, tucked lightly within nature itself. Prioritizing a low impact to the existing terrain, the building is elevated above ground with the added benefit of capturing the sight of the city and mountains through the tree canopy around it.

#28 is a selfcatering boutique hotel that makes the use of the smart hotel system which allows the guests to get advantage of using the building without the assistance of a hotel staff. Guests will check in and check out through smart technology while payments will be managed through an online system, making #28 an ideal getaway even during a pandemic. Trees grow through and beyond the roof terrace, merging with nature and creating a feeling of being in outdoors.