Architect：Choon Choi Architects

Location：Seoul, South Korea; | ;

Project Year：2018

Category：Restaurants

La Cucina / Myeongborang is located at the highest point on the south side of Namsan, commanding a panoramic view of the city. Whereas the previous building on this prominent site, Gallery Bing, dominated its surroundings with its monolithic, crystalline form, the new building seems to disappear into its soft and muted atmosphere, as its veiled and reflective surfaces optically blur and disintegrate the building. If the old gallery was conceived as a beacon to be viewed from outside both day and night, the new restaurant is primarily a lens for viewing the city. The origin of La Cucina can be traced back to Myeongborang, a boutique shop/gallery that opened in Myeongdong in 1975, and soon established itself, through its carefully curated exhibitions, as a venue for showcasing the best artistic talents in metal craft. The images of objects presented in these exhibitions served as a visual catalogue for the new design of La Cucina Namsan. Both an upscale restaurant and a boutique jewelry, the new building merges the identities of the two brands--Myeongborang and La Cucina. The joints are outlined with extruded aluminum louvers, and each module is tapered and corrugated for optical effects. The paired shades of silver and champagne gold represent distinct and separate identities of each brand. The resulting facade is a delicate balancing act between forms and surfaces, intimacy and transparency, and old and new.

1. Metal Fabrication: Albeco E&C, Seoul, South Korea

2. Eagon Windows

3. Lotte Parking System

4. Hyundai Elevator

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