"The Dokkaebi Market Customer Support Center, designed by YZA, is a public complex supporting the traditional Dokkaebi (Goblin) Market in Nowon-gu, . Positioned at the entrance to the market, the building occupies a transitional site, where a quiet residential alley to the south meets the dense commercial activity of the market to the north. Within this dual context, the project was developed as an architectural gateway connecting two distinct urban conditions."
"The program integrates several public functions, including a parking tower for market visitors, a customer support office, public restrooms, a community space, and a neighborhood café. These functions are organized along the site's length: the parking structure to the south, market-related facilities to the north, and a vertical circulation core positioned centrally as a mediator between them. The design also utilizes the site's east-west elevation change to create a pilotis space on the ground floor, enhancing permeability and pedestrian access."
"Above, a series of stepped terraces offers views toward the marketplace and provides outdoor rest areas for visitors. The building's employs a multicolored screen that references the symbolic palette of the Dokkaebi Market. Acting both as a visual marker and a privacy filter, the screen softens views from surrounding residential streets while projecting a shifting play of color and light."
"all images by Kyungsub Shin Colorful facade symbolizes transformation and playfulness The facade unifies the different programmatic elements, like parking, public facilities, and circulation, into a cohesive volume. Fabricated from PosMAC® steel louver panels, the facade system was developed through digital manufacturing processes that eliminate the need for welding. Techniques such as precision bending, automated folding, and full-scale mock-up testing informed the design's structural performance and fini"
The Dokkaebi Market Customer Support Center supports the Dokkaebi Market in Nowon-gu and functions as an architectural gateway between a quiet residential alley and dense market activity. Program elements include a parking tower, customer support office, public restrooms, a community space, and a neighborhood café arranged along the site's length with a central vertical circulation core mediating between them. The design uses an east–west elevation change to create a pilotis ground floor that improves permeability and pedestrian access, while stepped terraces above offer market views and outdoor rest areas. A multicolored PosMAC steel louver screen unifies the volume, softens residential views, projects shifting color and light, and was refined through digital fabrication techniques to inform structural performance and avoid welding.
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