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Hangil Book House

Paju city, Gyeonggi province, South Korea
SHoP Architects + Architecture Himma


Photo © Seong Kwon

the People

Owner
Hangil Publishing Co.

Architect
SHoP Architects + Architecture Himma

SHoP / Sharples Holden Pasquarelli
SHoP Architects, P.C.
11 Park Place, Penthouse
New York, NY 10007
t. 212.889.9005
f. 212.889.3686
www.shoparc.com

Architecture Himma
650-7 Sinsa-Dong Gangnam-Gu
Seoul,Korea
t. +82.2.3443.5832
f. +82.2.3443.5124
himma.co.kr

Principals:
Christopher R. Sharples, William W. Sharples, Coren D. Sharples,
Kimberly J. Holden, Gregg A. Pasquarelli (SHoP) + Jun Sung Kim (Himma)

Project manager:
Richard Garber (SHoP)

Team:
Yongmoo Heo, Christopher Whitelaw (SHoP) + Young-il Park, Chang-hoon Shin, Mak-sun Ko, Young-Jin Lee (Himma)

Architect of Record
Architecture Himma

General Contractor
Hanool Construction Co.

Photographer
Seong Kwon
t. 212-786-1024
shkwon@earthlink.net

CAD system, project management, or other software
AutoCAD www.autodesk.com, Maya www.alias.com, Rhino

 

 

the Products

Structural system
Exposed cast in place concrete and steel frame

Exterior cladding
Concrete:
Exposed Concrete

Wood:
Indonesian Merbau

Metal/glass curtainwall:
Glass stabilized curtainwall
–  AL.FRAME: P&A Door System Co.,Ltd.
– GLASS: Dong Young Ind.,Co.,Ltd.

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
Merbau wood deck on concrete slab

Windows
Steel:
Custom fabricated steel windows

Glazing
Glass:
double-glazed

Doors
Entrances:
Floor Hinged steel framed glass door

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
wood (Merbau) lattice ceilings

Wallcoverings:
Fiber reinforced cement bond, Gypsum wallboard

Floor:
World Floor Co.
– Laminated Merbau wood flooring on the bookwall ramps and main exhibition floor.
– Polished concrete with a poly resin finish at entry hall and sub level exhibition space.

Furnishings
Laminated wood panel book shelves:
Creony lnd.,Co.

Lighting
Vision Elec.,Co.

Other
Deck:
Wood, Timber Co. Ltd.

 

 
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