Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Seoul, South Korea (2022)

Artist/Designer: Choon Choi

Project Location: Seoul, South Korea

Figure 1: Sewage Walk Interior ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 2: Courtesy SPACE Korean Architecture Publication 2023 https://vmspace.com/ ( Source | Accessed : July 11, 2023 | Photographer: Courtesy SPACE Korean Architecture Publication )

Figure 3: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Approach ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 4: Sewage Walk Exterior View ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey- Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 5: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Thoughts on Emptiness
Space, 2023.1 - Entrance
( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 6: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Interior Stair ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 7: Sewage Walk Interior View ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 8: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Thoughts on Emptiness
Space, 2023.1
( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 9: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Interior Detail ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 10: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Thoughts on Emptiness
Space, 2023.1
Detail ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 11: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Interior Construction Details ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 12: Noryangjin Sewage Walk: Stair ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 13: Sewage Walk Exterior View ( Source | Accessed : July 9, 2023 | Photographer: Kim Jeffrey - Courtesy Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 14: Site Long Section View A
Courtesy Choon Choi Architects Published in 'Space' Choon Choi + Kim Kwangsoo ( Source | Accessed : July 11, 2023 | Photographer: Space Online Publication + Choon Choi Architects )

Figure 15: Site Long Section View B
Courtesy Choon Choi Architects Published in 'Space' Choon Choi + Kim Kwangsoo ( Source | Accessed : July 11, 2023 | Photographer: 'Space' Korean Architecture Publication )

Figure 16: Site Short Section View C
Courtesy Choon Choi Architects Published in 'Space' Choon Choi + Kim Kwangsoo ( Source | Accessed : July 11, 2023 | Photographer: 'Space' Korean Architecture Publication )

Figure 17: Initial Sketch Proposal
Courtesy Choon Choi Architects Published in 'Space' Choon Choi + Kim Kwangsoo ( Source | Accessed : July 11, 2023 | Photographer: 'Space' Korean Architecture Publication )

Figure 18: Initial Sketch Proposal
Courtesy Choon Choi Architects - Published in 'Space' Choon Choi + Kim Kwangsoo
( Source | Accessed : July 11, 2023 | Photographer: 'Space' Korean Architecture Publication )

Figure 19: Rendering Published in 'Space' Choon Choi + Kim Kwangsoo ( Source | Accessed : July 11, 2023 | Photographer: 'Space' Korean Architecture Publication )

Style/Period(s):
Contemporary, Adaptive Reuse

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Concrete

Function(s):
Adaptive Reuse, Cultural Center, Contemplative Spaces

Related Website(s):

Choon Choi Architects Website | Accessed : July 9, 2023

[Public, Memory, and Place: When to Summon Abandoned Spaces] Noryangjin Sewage Walk | SPACE Publication | Noryangjin Sewage Walk | Accessed : July 9, 2023

'Dialogue with the Past', SPACE Publication , Choon Choi, Kim Kwangsoo, Kim Jeoungeun; Editor Bang Yukyung | Accessed : July 9, 2023

'A Genealogy of X' by Choon Choi | Accessed : July 9, 2023

Video Walking Through Sewage Walk | Accessed : July 9, 2023

SPACE Korean Architecture Publication | Accessed : July 10, 2023

Significant Date(s):
21st Century, 2022

Additional Information:
Published Texts:

Choi, Choon, and Kwangsoo Kim. “[Public, Memory, and Place: When to Summon Abandoned Spaces] Dialogue with the Past: The Cultural Transformation of Urban Infrastructure.” Edited by Bang Yukyung. SPACE Korean Architecture Publication, January 2023. https://vmspace.com/eng/report/report_view.html?base_seq=MjM2Nw==.

Choi, Choon, and Kim Kwangsoo. “Dialogue with the Past: The Cultural Transformation of Urban Infrastructure Dialogue_ Kim Kwangsoo Principal, studio_K_works × Choon Choi Professor, Seoul National University × Kim Jeoungeun.” SPACE, January 2023. https://vmspace.com/eng/report/report_view.html?base_seq=MjM2Nw.

Choi, Choon. “Chasing a Genealogy of X.” Essay. In Chasing the City: Models for Extra-Urban Investigations, edited by Joshua M. Nason and Jeffrey S. Nesbit, 202–13. Routledge, 2019.

Video + Article: June 2022: 'Walk through the oldest drainage canal in Seoul, 'Noryangjin Underground Drainage' Reporter: Kim Ah-reum https://mediahub.seoul.go.kr/archives/2004830?utm_medium=email&utm_source=npcrm&utm_campaign=mediahub&utm_content=npcrm_content&utm_term=npcrm_mail

Building Address: 40-95 노량진제2동 Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea; 40-90, Noryangjin-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea

Significant Dates: 2021-2022 Construction

Related Projects: Choon Choi Architects: Magok Cultural Center (2018 – 2021); Choon Choi Architects: asteroid G (2013).

Project: Adaptive reuse of infrastructure facility as underground walkway, access facility:
Designers : Choon Choi Architects | Design Team Choon Chooi, Cho Yuno, Tim Pham, Cho Yoonho
Client: Dongjak-gu Office
Seogyeong Engineering Consultants
YoungKong Lighting Co. Ltd
Hyosang Construction
Graphic Design: Workroom
Media: AESCA

TAGS: Contemplative Spaces, Magok Cultural Center, Adaptive Reuse, Cultural Center

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