Firm： D.LIM Architects
Type： Commercial › Office
reviously an abandoned warehouse in the meatpacking district of doksan, D·LIM architects have converted the site into music record label, stardom entertainment's new office. located in seoul - the area has been in steady decline, with the traditional market (originally founded in 1973) also struggling. Successfully renovating the building in a delicate and economic way, DLIM added a new facade to the front facing the main street. Translucent polycarbonate panels were applied onto a colorful graffiti wall, where the retirement album-jacket image of korean hip pop musician cho pd - an original founder of the stardom entertainment office - is displayed. The decaying exterior cladding tiles were painted with a dark grey coat, leaving remnants of the building's wear and tear still visible. Vulnerable structures were carefully reinforced to keep the existing outer shell almost intact. Most of the interior concrete finishes are exposed as they are, showing their genuine textures and trace of time. At the entrance, would-be stars enter a lined lobby, where they see sunshine filtering down onto the courtyard that lies ahead. The new office will hopefully act as a catalyst for the change this meatpacking district needs.
Architect in charge: Young Lim (D·LIM architects)
Design Team: Jea-Ok Kim, Kyung-min Jang, Jeong-tae Kim
Location: 1008-2 Doksan-dong, B Building, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Site area: 3,065.8 sqm
Building area: 548.80 sqm
Gross floor area: 1,775.65 sqm
Building scope: B1/2F
Structure: R.C. Structure
Exterior finishing: Polycabonate panel, steel plate
Structural engineering: Eun Structural engineering
Construction: JAEJIN Construction
Mechanical engineering: Hitec Engineering Co.,Ltd
Electrical engineering: Hitec Engineering Co.,Ltd
Client: Stardom Entertainment
Photographs: Youngchae Park
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