Work has been completed on a department store in Gwanggyo, a new town just south of Seoul, with a textured mosaic stone façade and a multifaceted glass window.
The store will be the sixth to be commissioned by Galleria, an upscale franchise founded in the 1970s, and will be based near Suwon Gwanggyo Lake Park.
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The design, by Rottersam-based Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), takes its cue from the residential towers of the park, with the curving glass windows intended to lighten the brutalist façade.
A public route formed of cascading terraces will offer access to a roof garden, which will host residential space and cultural areas for exhibitions and performances.
Work on the project began in 2016, and the store is now open for business.
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Chris van Duijn, a partner in OMA, is quoted by the World Architecture website as saying: "With a public loop deliberately designed for cultural offerings, Galleria in Gwanggyo is a place where visitors engage with architecture and culture as they shop. They leave with a unique retail experience blended with pleasant surprises after each visit."
Images courtesy of OMA