수원 광교호수공원 옆에 자리 잡은 갤러리아 백화점 6번째 지점 VIDEO: Galleria Department Store in South Korea

Galleria Department Store, Gwanggyo Building, South Korean Architecture Design, Images Architects

Galleria Department Store in South Korea

25 Mar 2020

Galleria Department Store

Design: OMA

Location: Gwanggyo, South Korea

Photography by Hong Sung Jun, courtesy of OMA

수원 광교 호수공원 옆에 자리 잡은 갤러리아 백화점 6번째 지점    갤러리아는 1970년대에 설립된 한국 최초이자 최대 규모의 고급 백화점 프랜차이즈로, 그 이후 국내 프리미엄 소매 시장의 선두 자리를 지키고 있다. 수원 광교 남측에 있는 이 백화점은  갤러리아의 여섯 번째 지점이다. 높은 아파트숲에 둘러싸인 이 젊은 도시 개발의 중심에 위치한 갤러리아 석조 같은 외관은 광교 내 공공생활의 랜드마크가 된다. 갤러리아백화점은 수원광교호수공원과 도심의 유비쿼터스 빌딩 사이에 위치해 있어 자연과 도시환경의 교차점이다. OMA가 디자인한 인접 공원의 자연을 연상시키는 질감 모자이크 스톤 외관 가지고 있다. 땅에서 솟아나는 듯한 조각돌로 장식된 이 백화점은 도심 속에 시각적 닻을 내리고 있다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor, curator

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The Galleria is Korea’s first and largest upscale department store franchise founded in the 1970s, and has remained at the forefront of the premium retail market in the country since then. The store in Gwanggyo – a new town just south of Seoul – is the sixth branch of Galleria. Located at the center of this young urban development surrounded by tall residential towers, the Galleria’s stone-like appearance makes it a natural point of gravity for public life in Gwanggyo.

The Galleria Department Store is located between the Suwon Gwanggyo Lake Park and ubiquitous buildings in the city: an intersection between nature and the urban environment. The store design by OMA has a textured mosaic stone façade that evokes nature of the neighbouring park. Appearing as a sculpted stone emerging from the ground, the store is a visual anchor in the city.

 

The public route has a multifaceted glass façade that contrasts with the opacity of the stone. Through the glass, retail and cultural activities inside are revealed to the city’s passers-by, while visitors in the interior acquire new vantage points to experience Gwanggyo. Formed with a sequence of cascading terraces, the public loop offers spaces for exhibitions and performances.

A place where retail and culture, city and nature collide, Galleria in Gwanggyo offers a get away from the predictability of shopping.

Galleria Department Store, South Korea – Building Information

Architects: OMA

Location: Gwanggyo, Korea

Client: Hanwha Galleria

Status: Completed

Milestones: Commission, Interior Design 2018

Program: Retail

Above Ground: 73,721 sqm

Below Ground: 63,492 sqm

Partner in Charge: Chris van Duijn Associate: Ravi Kamisetti Project leader: Patrizia Zobernig

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