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Between Destiny and Skepticism: Be, Fore | a.co.lab architects

Chung Isak + a.co.lab architects

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Chung Isak
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Roh Kyung
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SPACE October 2024 (No. 683) 

 

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Be, Fore (2024) in Siheung is the rehabilitation of a neglected area in the sewage terminal treatment plant in Sihwa National Industrial Complex. We didn’t propose a program. Before we placed something here, we wanted it to be a backdrop to the various activities in the place. We created a minimal experiential device by finding out how the sewage terminal treatment plant works and the faded co...

 
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Architect

Chung Isak (Dongyang University) + a.co.lab arch

Design team

Song Jeongwoo, Bae Jangwoo, Cho Youhwan, You He

Location

14, Gongdan 2-daero, Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, Kore

Programme

sewage treatment equipment

Site area

215,797.6㎡

Building area

sludge thickener-1,056.8㎡/distribution tank-160.76

Building scope

B1, 1F

Height

8.45m (highest height: Tower)

Structure

RC, lightweight wooden structure

Exterior finishing

exposed concrete, stainless steel, steel plate, po

Interior finishing

check plate, exposed concrete (chipping), wood, wa

Structural engineer

Gumna Structure

Mechanical and electrical engineer

Codam ENG

Construction

Seolseung Construction

Design period

June 2022 – June 2023

Construction period

Aug. 2023 – May 2024

Cost

1.073 billion KRW

Client

Siheung City

Chung Isak
Chung Isak opened a.co.lab architects in 2013 and is a professor at Dongyang University. He has worked on a wide range of architectural projects and has participated in both architecture and contemporary art exhibitions as an artist and curator. He participated in the 2016 Venice Biennale (as curator and artist in the Korean Pavilion), 2016 Beijing Design Week (as curator of Korean Pavilion), ‘CAMP 2020’ (as art director), as well as in public art projects such as Seoul is a Museum and Hangang Art Park. His work has been exhibited at Seoul Museum of Art, Arko Art Center, and Busan Museum of Art. He is also the co-author of the book, The Seoul, City Microhistory (2016).
NO. 683 OCTOBER 2024 FRAME Chung Isak Dongyang University a.co.lab architects Hong Jinpyo project Be Fore Siheung-si sewage treatment equipment
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