A spiral staircase provides a staff entrance to this headquarters for a South Korean publishing house, completed by Spanish studio Daniel Valle Architects on the outskirts of Seoul.
The building provides both offices and storage facilities for Kyomunsa, a publisher specialising in science and cultural books. It is located in Paju Book City – a huge publishing community that forms part of the Heyri Art Village near the South Korean capital.
Daniel Valle Architects起初为了最大化的利用场地而设计了一个80米长的条形体量，设计团队最终决定采用折叠的建筑形式，以合理的融入地形。
Daniel Valle Architects first planned the structure as an 80-metre-long block, in order to work out the most efficient layout. But the team then folded this form to allow it to fit on the site.
建筑形体分为两部分，之间设有一个狭窄的三角形庭院，从整体上看，建筑看起来像一个V形。
建筑的一部分是单层的仓库，用来储存书籍。另一部分，是三层开放式的行政办公空间，拥有传统的坡顶。
The result is a two-winged structure with a slender triangular courtyard at its centre. In plan, it looks like a V.
One side is a single-storey rectilinear block that functions as a warehouse for storing books. Opposite, a three-storey block with a traditional gabled roof provides more intimate work spaces for administrative staff.
Daniel Valle Architects表示：“在这个项目中，我们希望营造一个能够包容并接纳所有程序环节的建筑空间”
"The project takes the opportunity to propose a common container capable to absorb both programs," said Daniel Valle Architects.
"Consequently, the building is thought as a sequence of correlative sections constructed along an 80-metre-long structure," explained the team. "The sequence of sections along the project is smoothly morphing between the first and last one."
The building's main entrance is located between the two wings, sheltered beneath an overhanging section of the structure. It leads through a glazed wall into a reception for both parts of the building.
But there is also a separate entrance for staff. Slotted within a recess on the sidewall, this spiral staircase bypasses the reception and leads directly up to the first floor.
Concrete and ceramic tiles were chosen for the building's exterior, although the street-facing facade is almost entirely glazed. This reveals a staircase leading up to a faceted roof deck that employees can enjoy during lunch breaks.
Heyri Art Village is a hybrid tourist attraction and colony populated by hundreds of artists, writers, photographers and designers. It is home to the álvaro Siza-designed Mimesis Museum and the White Block Gallery by SsD.
