-갤러리아 광교 [ OMA ] Galleria in Gwanggyo

OMA-Galleria in Gwanggyo

 

갤러리아는 국내 최초이자 최대 규모의 고급 백화점 프렌차이저이다. 서울에서 남쪽에 있는 신도시 광교점은 갤러리아 6호점이다. 고층 주거 타워로 둘러싸인 이 젊은 도시 개발의 중심에 위치한 갤러리아의 돌 같은 외관은 광교의 공공 생활에 대한 자연스러운 거점을 만든다. 건물 통로부분에는 석재의 불투명도와 대조되는 다면적 유리 외관이 있다. 유리를 통해 내부의 활동이 도시의 행인에게 공개되고 내부 방문자는 광교를 경험할 수 있는 새로운 관점을 얻는다.

 

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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 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 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.

 

Photography by Hong Sung Jun, courtesy of OMA

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