Seoul Subway No.9, Hanseong Baekje station and Olympic Park station

PrizeOfficial Selection in Decorate (interior)
CompanyDesign Group Mecca
ArtistInchul Ryu
CategoryProfessional
Design TeamMiran Seo, Spatial Design Team
ClientSeoul City
CreditDesign Group Mecca

The design team has been commissioned to design the external canopies and interior spaces for two stations. The brief was to design subway stations where they can feel an earthen environment under the ground as a reminiscence of Baekje Dynasty and its famous earthen ramparts around the area. Since the architectural features and historical relics of the dynasty had been mostly created from local earth around them, the design element has been developed based on earthen textures and colors with a modern touch of straight lines and patterns that give a space a calm rhythm.