Ewha Womans University

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 | 2008 Ewha Womans University
Seoul, Korea international competition built project

The establishment of a campus center for about 20 000 students:
- academic program: learning and sport-term project space, libraries, cafeteria

- administration

- commercial area: cinema, theatre, shops as well as external sporting spaces and car parks (20 000 m²).

 

Above and below the land previously occupied by Ewha Square and the athletic field the new «Campus Valley» provides both Ewhaians and prospective female leaders with much-needed space for continuing education and student services. The campus centre to be constructed is designed to offer a new sense of direction for higher education in the 21st century. It will establish organic relations between the centre and surrounding areas of campus as well as between above ground and underground spaces; and will serve to redefine access to the campus from the main road Jung Mun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

description

 

location : 11-1 Daehyungdong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Korea

competition : February 2004
start of conceptual design : 2004
construction start : 2004
estimated completion : 2008

site area : 19 000 m²
built-up area : 70 000 m²
landscape setting up : 31 000 m²

client : Ewha Campus Center Project T/F, Séoul

local architect : Baum Architects, Séoul

engineers :
Perrault Projets, Paris : architectural engineering
VP&Green Ingenerie, Paris : Structural engineers
HL-PP Consult, Munich : Building services
Rache-Willms, Aachen : façades
Jeon and Lee Partners, Séoul : structural engineer
HIMEC, Séoul : mechanical engineer
CG E&C, Séoul : civil engineer
CnK Associates, Séoul : Landscape architect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 | 04 | 2008

 

Inauguration of Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea

 

29 April 2008

 

Official inauguration of EWHA Campus Centre, Seoul, Korea

with the attendance of French Ambassador

 

Flying is the best way to reach the shores of Seoul Ewha University's new building (founded in 1886, Ewha welcomes 22,000 female students and is ranked as one of the best universities in the world), thought and realised by Dominique Perrault, as a result of an international architecture competition organised in 2003,and inaugurated on April 29th 2008.

 

A landscape then, more than an architecture work, located in the midst of Seoul's university area. A campus valley where nature, sport grounds, event locations and educational buildings mix, intermingle and follow one another. A long asphalted strip, delineated at one end by a race track, and, completely surrounded by nature. Arranged nature where pear trees and topiary reign. Black asphalt, red race track, green nature and finally the white brightness of a valley appears. A valley, which is bravely drawn in the ground, slides down along a gentle slope. At the other end, the slope becomes a huge stairway which can be used as an open air amphitheatre if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.ewha.ac.kr

http://www.perraultarchitecte.com