Daegwang High School Auditorium features an articulation and harmony between a vertical bell tower clad in brick and the horizontally emphasized mass of the main hall. The concise and restrained facade vocabulary and material use reveal influences of Western modernism. Meanwhile, this auditorium also serves as a space where Rev. Han Kyungjik, who was also the chairman of the Daegwang Foundation, reflected with gratitude on Daegwang’s journey since the Korean War and pledged resolve for future progress. In this context, the Daegwang High School Auditorium holds significance beyond modernist formal aesthetics, evidencing the maturation process of architectural modernism amid post-war Korea’s circumstances.

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Status
Completed
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Client
Dae Gwang High School
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Program
Education
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Design Year
1967
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Completion Year
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Location
Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
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Site area
28,751.26m2
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Gross Floor Area
2,733.00m2
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Number of Levels
B1, 3F
Daegwang High School Auditorium features an articulation and harmony between a vertical bell tower clad in brick and the horizontally emphasized mass of the main hall. The concise and restrained facade vocabulary and material use reveal influences of Western modernism. Meanwhile, this auditorium also serves as a space where Rev. Han Kyungjik, who was also the chairman of the Daegwang Foundation, reflected with gratitude on Daegwang’s journey since the Korean War and pledged resolve for future progress. In this context, the Daegwang High School Auditorium holds significance beyond modernist formal aesthetics, evidencing the maturation process of architectural modernism amid post-war Korea’s circumstances.
