What Does Renovation Mean to an Architect?
May 05, 2020
3 minutes
Kim Daekyun
principal, CHAKCHAK STUDIO
‘Renovation’ is a portmanteau of ‘re’ and ‘innovation’; it signifies an innovative process that causes the object of its focus to depart entirely from its past. Recently, many spaces have undergone renovation. Buildings might have years left in them yet, but might require a redefining of their use. At times this may be considered more economically viable than constructing anew, but fundamentally it seems have resulted from an underlying emotional need to showcase an accumulation of time. Sanyang Brewery was a timber frame brewery built in 1944, which Mungyeong
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