Firm： D.LIM Architects

Type： Commercial › Office

reviously an abandoned warehouse in the meatpacking district of doksan, D·LIM architects have converted the site into music record label, stardom entertainment's new office. located in seoul - the area has been in steady decline, with the traditional market (originally founded in 1973) also struggling. Successfully renovating the building in a delicate and economic way, DLIM added a new facade to the front facing the main street. Translucent polycarbonate panels were applied onto a colorful graffiti wall, where the retirement album-jacket image of korean hip pop musician cho pd - an original founder of the stardom entertainment office - is displayed. The decaying exterior cladding tiles were painted with a dark grey coat, leaving remnants of the building's wear and tear still visible. Vulnerable structures were carefully reinforced to keep the existing outer shell almost intact. Most of the interior concrete finishes are exposed as they are, showing their genuine textures and trace of time. At the entrance, would-be stars enter a lined lobby, where they see sunshine filtering down onto the courtyard that lies ahead. The new office will hopefully act as a catalyst for the change this meatpacking district needs.

Architect in charge: Young Lim (D·LIM architects)

Design Team: Jea-Ok Kim, Kyung-min Jang, Jeong-tae Kim

Location: 1008-2 Doksan-dong, B Building, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Site area: 3,065.8 sqm

Building area: 548.80 sqm

Gross floor area: 1,775.65 sqm

Building scope: B1/2F

Structure: R.C. Structure

Exterior finishing: Polycabonate panel, steel plate

Structural engineering: Eun Structural engineering

Construction: JAEJIN Construction

Mechanical engineering: Hitec Engineering Co.,Ltd

Electrical engineering: Hitec Engineering Co.,Ltd

Client: Stardom Entertainment

Photographs: Youngchae Park