UR-BAN-CHAN FARMERS MARKET & ATRIUM SEJONG, KOREA
Ur-Ban-Chan Farmers Market creates a new urban kitchen marketplace, pedestrian atrium and rooftop terrace through a series of interlocking multi-story courtyards organized along a semi interior, pedestrian street. This urban prom- enade supports pedestrian activity with distinctive spaces, restaurant seating areas, and multi-level pass throughs. Interconnected walkways and bridges loop around and overlook the courtyards to facilitate convenient circulation from ground level to a third story bridge and up to a roof ter- race. BIPV colored glass (with integral photovoltaics) and gardens comprise the entire roof form, bringing in dynamic lighting for the spaces below.
A lightweight clear ETFE covering of a central atrium cre- ates a public winter garden space near the park to extend it into the atrium. Marketplace visitors have both urban atrium access and street frontage access which creates a cross-circulation adding to the dynamic urban place. Lifted from the street and wrapped with black ceramic frit- ted glass panels, the iconic corner tower is carved out by the primary entrance to the atrium. The tower is distinctive within Sejong and serves as a way to find the market. Roof health clubs, bars, terraces, and exterior lounge areas con- nect both to the tower and the urban atrium spaces. The south end of the atrium opens to the public park, which becomes an impromptu outdoor amphitheater.
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