#studio dror

Expandable suitcase - by Studio Dror - for Tumi ____

Korean practice Studio Dror claims their proposal for a public space in Seoul acts as a 21st century platform for public self expression on an individual and community level. Their submission is part of the Sejong-daero Historic Cultural Space Design Competition which is seeking projects to occupy the former site of Seoul’s National Tax Service Building.

Exterior Render (Courtesy Studio Dror)

The project seeks to integrate the surrounding context with the cultural history of the site by creating a meaningful and accessible public resource that touches on private and public experiences. This is achieved via the implementation of raised platforms that offering sweeping views of the area, juxtaposed by lower down areas which offer a much more enclosed space.

Eager to amplify the notion of expression at this level however, Studio Dror has included a public stage with in the space creating an amphitheater that also, according to the practice, “doubles as a recording studio to document and maximize exposure.” This is aided by the surrounding walls that encapsulate the space and act as an acoustic device. The square will be open 24 hours a day, all year round allowing people to express themselves whenever they want and for all voices to be heard.

Recognizing the popular contemporary digital and online formats of expression, a digital archive will be formed, creating an “ever-growing oral history project: an invaluable resource for future generations and a powerful, 21st-century strategy for memorializing the site.”

'Urban Cast-Away' series - 'Construkt' project - by Studio Dror - for Marithé+François Girbaud ____