Mass Studies, green retail design, green roof, green walls, living building, green building, building that is literally green, growing building, botanical building, foliage architecture, green walls, ann demeulemeester, seoul architecture, Minsuk Cho, Kisu Park, biomimicry

Among skyscrapers and luxurious buildings in Seoul, Korea, this green and eccentric building catches my attention a lot since the first I saw the review on an architecture magazine. If you're a green architecture lover, this building might be a huge inspiration ever.



Designed by Mass Studies' Minsuk Cho and Kisu Park, this green-clothed cubic building was completed in 2007, located in Gangnam District Seoul, South Korea. The building consists of three levels. The first level is the Store of Belgian Designer Ann Demeulemeester while the upper level is for restaurant and multi shops at the basement. The building uses as much as natural materials and foliage to cover both the external and internal wall surfaces, wanted to incorporate as much nature as possible into the building within the constraints of a low-elevation, high-density urban environment.

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Mass Studies, green retail design, green roof, green walls, living building, green building, building that is literally green, growing building, botanical building, foliage architecture, green walls, ann demeulemeester, seoul architecture, Minsuk Cho, Kisu Park, biomimicry



Personally I think this building is neither massive nor so outstanding. But this building has its own beauty because of its simplicity. The green walls are so special because this is what gives the building the signature style. The shape of the building is pretty because of the circular shape and edges. The combination of green and white are so harmonious that makes this building the center of attention at the whole district. 







SOURCES:
http://www.archicentral.com/ann-demeulemeester-shop-seoul-korea-mass-studies-5582/
http://inhabitat.com/foliage-covered-building-in-seoul-by-mass-studies-architects/
http://www.e-architect.co.uk/korea/ann_demeulemeester_shop_seoul.htm
http://www.dailyicon.net/2008/08/ann-demeulemeester-shop-by-mass-studies/