A large sphere seems to have imprinted the concrete facades of these neighbouring buildings near Seoul, both designed by South Korean architect Moon Hoon .
Moon – one of the architects who contributed to Korea’s Golden Lion-winning Venice Biennale pavilion of 2014 – designed the two mixed-use buildings for a website in Goyang, a town located north-west of the South Korean capital.
The brief named for 1 creating for the consumer and a second for his younger brother. The architect took this concept 1 phase further by treating the two structures as twins, with facades that line up with each other.
This was emphasised with the addition of the spherical recess, which extends across each facades to create two moon shapes – therefore the identify of the task, Two Moon.
As 1 constructing sits somewhat forward of the other, these two varieties appear somewhat uneven. This emphasises the moon look, as a single side will take the form of a crescent even though the other has the form of its opposite, identified as a gibbous.
“The two boxes have an experience with a big sphere, as a result possessing a distinct concave area that signifies a moon motif,” said Moon in a statement.
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“The irregularities provided by contacts with the sphere are carried into the constructing, creating a area with some bulges.”
According to Moon, the starting up level for the undertaking was a movie entitled Two Moon Junction, an erotic drama featuring an affair between a university graduate and a guy from the local carnival.
“Sometimes, clientele carry in a clear thought or a name of a location they envision,” explained the architect. “This time, a movie named Two Moon Junction surfaced when we very first met.”
He describes the result as “a free-spirited area, somewhat erotically charged like the film, a spot complete of festivity and relaxed environment”.
Both structures are 3 storeys higher and stand two metres apart. With each other they kind one venue, but they stand as two separate buildings.
A single contains a gallery at ground floor level, while the other houses a coffee shop on its middle floor. The other two spaces on these amounts are accessible for rent, so could be used as offices or event spaces, while the leading floors of the two buildings are enclosed roof terraces.
There are no staircases within either developing. These are rather situated outside in the gap among the two structures, generating it possible to open and near various spaces at different instances.
The circular motif on the facade is echoed by a variety of window openings around the developing. Big round voids permit extra light to permeate the walled-in roof terraces, while a semi-circular balcony sits inside of a single of the curved recesses on the facade.
There is also a series of smaller sized perforations on the facade that resembles star constellations. These each correspond to the horoscopes of the two consumers.
“Welcome back to ornaments and symbols, moon and stars!” mentioned Moon.
Reinforced concrete was the predominant material employed in the project’s development and has been left exposed within and out. Inside, cement bricks had been additional to give texture to the wall surfaces.
Electrical cabling and other companies have been left uncovered, lending each space an industrial really feel that is complemented by black metal balustrades and dark-framed windows. There are also more circles inside – rooms on the middle floor feature domed ceilings.
Two Moon is the newest in a series of Moon Hoon-made tasks with uncommon facades. Other examples consist of a music agency with a curved frontage and a protruding balcony and a house with missing corners.
The architect claims his design here was a response to the incongruous urban material. “It is a non-descript area, exactly where all types of buildings stand alongside each and every other without any consideration for each other, industrial, residential and squatter town all mixed up,” he added.
Photography is by Nam Goonhsun.
Undertaking credits:
Architect: Moonbalsso (Moon Hoon)
Layout staff: Jang Dukhyun, Park jungwook
Building: Nakhyunjae
Structural engineering: Hanwoori framework
Mechanical/electric engineer: Chunghyo High-tech
Consumer : Park Jaehong, Park Junhong
Ground floor program 
1st floor prepare 
Second floor strategy 
Roof strategy 
Lengthy area one 
Long section two 
Cross area 1 
Cross area two
