Auditorium of Dae Gwang High School

Auditorium of Dae Gwang High School

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.

  • Status

    Completed

  • Client

    Dae Gwang High School

  • Program

    Education

  • Design Year

    1967

  • Completion Year

    -

  • Location

    Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul

  • Site area

    28,751.26m2

  • Gross Floor Area

    2,733.00m2

  • 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.

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