Award / Auszeichnung (nur für Studenten) | 05/2009
Walter-Henn-Förderpreis 2009: "Zukunftsfähige Arbeitswelten gesucht"
„Archäologischen Museum in Süd Korea“
Auszeichnung
Architektur
Erläuterungstext
The design is based on guidelines of the competition promoted by Gyeonggi Provincial Government, following archeological discoveries around the Jeongok-ri Paleolithic site. Acheulean type handaxes discovered at the site during 30 years of periodic excavations constitute vitally to the documentation of human evolution.
According to the design guidelines, the Gyeonggi-do Prehistory museum is not only supposed to be an exhibition space but also a source of natural history knowledge and not least - a promotion instrument spreading the fame of Jeongok-ri discoveries around the world. Such requirements bring inevitable questions: what in fact is a museum of our time and what demands should it fulfill? What factors actually determine a success and popularity of a museum? It seems that at the time of and constant information flow and global availability of knowledge with no need of leaving home, visiting a museum should, above all, be a memorable experience.
The project is an attempt to create a specific and expressive exhibition space, at the same time emphasizing the meaning of local context and focusing essentially on the exhibits. It basically assumes maximum reduction of the common means of architectural expression while concentrating on elicitation of particular sensations among the visitors. As opposed to numerous spectacular contemporary museums, it's supposed to consist mainly of the remarkable atmosphere, not to be memorized as an impressive building but specific ambience.
The conception assumes total elimination of added volume by bringing the exhibits back underground, to the place of finding and cavering the exhibition space around them. Such hollow space could be actually perceived as a negative of a building. The whole museum is formed of two basic elements - void surrounded by the terrain and light, which creates a peculiar map of the exhibition. The significance of exhibits themselves is thus extracted, as they constitute the only substance and essence of the building.
The name MUseum refers to korean phrase 'mu', which expresses a kind of negation. MUseum can therefore be translated as a museum without a museum.
The museum site is an extensive piece of land located in the meander of Hantan river. The lot is surrounded by functionally related facilities constituting a large educational-recreational complex. Prehistoric site, outdoor exhibitions or Hantan River Amusement Park are practically bare of any buildings. The only definite context of the site is the landscape itself.
The design of the whole site assures minimum possible interference. The museum is surrounded by pure landscape park with some loosely arranged elements that condense around the building. The building itself is only visible from the outside as freely scattered holes in the ground, which let the light inside at daytimes. At dusk they turn into glowing points, which resemble fires of the ancient tribes visible from a distance.
The loose, slightly unordered layout of the building as weil as the exhibition arrangement refers to the specific form of the archeological excavation sites. It has been inspired with the photographs of Jeongok-ri Paleolithic site.
All the services and additional functions are located next to the access road. Organised in an orthogonal order, they are connected with a longitudinal cut, opening the view from the interior to the river. This part is a specific show-window exposing alt the functions, assembling different activities throughout the day.
Auditorium situated in a natural terrain lowering takes up the central part of the whole composition. There is a basalt precipice underground, which, according to the design guidelines is an important archaeological component and should be considered as a significant exhibit. The audtitorium holtowed in a natural rock is a space of double function - an element of the exhibition and a place of meetings, conferences and lectures at the same time.
The exhibition has been designed in form of a loop made out of a sequence of exhibition spaces connected with underground tunnels. The composition of those spaces is subordinated to the formation of the terrain - a longitudinal section of the whole loop reflects the silhouette of the hills above.
The arrangement of the exhibitions is a significant element of the design. Shapes and proportions of all the spaces result from a series of experiments with models and light. The aim was to gain an effect of focused beams enlightening solely the artifacts. The way in and out of the particular chambers are the only defined points of the visitors' route, whereas the way through exhibits can be each time discovered independently. Natural earthen surrounding creates a neutral background and emphasizes the mysterious atmosphere.
MUseum is neither a conventional museum nor an attempt to create artificial excavations. l1's simply a consciously designed space which exploits particular means in order to evoke particular impressions.
According to the design guidelines, the Gyeonggi-do Prehistory museum is not only supposed to be an exhibition space but also a source of natural history knowledge and not least - a promotion instrument spreading the fame of Jeongok-ri discoveries around the world. Such requirements bring inevitable questions: what in fact is a museum of our time and what demands should it fulfill? What factors actually determine a success and popularity of a museum? It seems that at the time of and constant information flow and global availability of knowledge with no need of leaving home, visiting a museum should, above all, be a memorable experience.
The project is an attempt to create a specific and expressive exhibition space, at the same time emphasizing the meaning of local context and focusing essentially on the exhibits. It basically assumes maximum reduction of the common means of architectural expression while concentrating on elicitation of particular sensations among the visitors. As opposed to numerous spectacular contemporary museums, it's supposed to consist mainly of the remarkable atmosphere, not to be memorized as an impressive building but specific ambience.
The conception assumes total elimination of added volume by bringing the exhibits back underground, to the place of finding and cavering the exhibition space around them. Such hollow space could be actually perceived as a negative of a building. The whole museum is formed of two basic elements - void surrounded by the terrain and light, which creates a peculiar map of the exhibition. The significance of exhibits themselves is thus extracted, as they constitute the only substance and essence of the building.
The name MUseum refers to korean phrase 'mu', which expresses a kind of negation. MUseum can therefore be translated as a museum without a museum.
The museum site is an extensive piece of land located in the meander of Hantan river. The lot is surrounded by functionally related facilities constituting a large educational-recreational complex. Prehistoric site, outdoor exhibitions or Hantan River Amusement Park are practically bare of any buildings. The only definite context of the site is the landscape itself.
The design of the whole site assures minimum possible interference. The museum is surrounded by pure landscape park with some loosely arranged elements that condense around the building. The building itself is only visible from the outside as freely scattered holes in the ground, which let the light inside at daytimes. At dusk they turn into glowing points, which resemble fires of the ancient tribes visible from a distance.
The loose, slightly unordered layout of the building as weil as the exhibition arrangement refers to the specific form of the archeological excavation sites. It has been inspired with the photographs of Jeongok-ri Paleolithic site.
All the services and additional functions are located next to the access road. Organised in an orthogonal order, they are connected with a longitudinal cut, opening the view from the interior to the river. This part is a specific show-window exposing alt the functions, assembling different activities throughout the day.
Auditorium situated in a natural terrain lowering takes up the central part of the whole composition. There is a basalt precipice underground, which, according to the design guidelines is an important archaeological component and should be considered as a significant exhibit. The audtitorium holtowed in a natural rock is a space of double function - an element of the exhibition and a place of meetings, conferences and lectures at the same time.
The exhibition has been designed in form of a loop made out of a sequence of exhibition spaces connected with underground tunnels. The composition of those spaces is subordinated to the formation of the terrain - a longitudinal section of the whole loop reflects the silhouette of the hills above.
The arrangement of the exhibitions is a significant element of the design. Shapes and proportions of all the spaces result from a series of experiments with models and light. The aim was to gain an effect of focused beams enlightening solely the artifacts. The way in and out of the particular chambers are the only defined points of the visitors' route, whereas the way through exhibits can be each time discovered independently. Natural earthen surrounding creates a neutral background and emphasizes the mysterious atmosphere.
MUseum is neither a conventional museum nor an attempt to create artificial excavations. l1's simply a consciously designed space which exploits particular means in order to evoke particular impressions.