SPACE February 2025 (No. 687)
This project involves the interior design of an office space within a newly constructed mixed-use building. In this work, Midday introduces a novel design methodology by treating architectural elements as independent objects and constructing the space around them. Each component is designed to stand on its own, without reliance on others, emphasising the establishment of distinct territories and a defined order among the elements. This approach is encapsulated in the project’s title, Independent Components (2024). Reflecting the client’s desire to initiate a Korean food-related business, the design incorporates vivid blue tones and domestic granite, offering a modern metaphor for Korean aesthetics.
The project’s affirmative attitude toward its existence begins with the acceptance of the new building itself—a structure with an unappealing design but one deemed too new to simply erase. Instead of covering walls and ceilings with new finishes, the space was composed by integrating new objects. Large volumes concealing shelves and a pantry, along with vibrant blue cabinets, were positioned independently, dividing and shaping the space without blending into the existing architecture. The cabinets, designed as small, freestanding volumes, serve as indirect space dividers, while lighting fixt...
Midday (Oh Yeonjoo, Jeong Haewook)
Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
office
about 440㎡
6F
stucco, pocheon-granite (1F façade)
paint, pocheon-granite, black-granite, fabric
Mar. – July 2024
July – Oct. 2024
KM Group
interior