THE MOMENT WHERE THE PAST IS HANDED OVER TO THE FUTURE: SULWHASOO BUKCHON FLAGSHIP STORE + OSULLOC TEAHOUSE BUKCHON
On the 19th of November 2021, Sulwhasoo Bukchon Flagship Store (hereinafter Sulwhasoo Flagship Store) and Osulloc Tea House Bukchon (hereinafter Osulloc Teahouse) opened. Choi Wook (principal, ONE O ONE architects) suggests the possibility of a space that can be handed over to future generations through the restoration of a hanok built in the 1930s and Western homes built in 1960 to privilege the architectural heritage and creating new landscapes. SPACE heard him about the process and purpose behind this project.
Park Semi (Park): When Amorepacific opened the Sulwhasoo Flagship Store and Osulloc Tea House, ONE O ONE architects renovated hanok from the 1930s and Western-style house from 1960s. Was it together at the planning stage, including the location selection?
Choi Wook (Choi): When Amorepacific first contacted us that they had bought a , which was divided into several houses on too small a scale. Amorepacific proposed demolishing the. While trying to locate a site that could be purchased, he found out that a building he had known for a long time could be purchased, and said he wanted to buy the land. It is a Western-style house located behind the present .
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