Saehan Institute of Technology

A contemporary response to the traditional Confucian school.

Yongin, South Korea.

This mix of corporate headquarters, research laboratories, training and dormitory facilities in one complex is a common program for large Korean corporations. The emphasis on education suggested a design strategy inspired by the traditional Korean Confucian school, with its strong expression of portal and courtyard placed on hillside sites with commanding views. The disparate program is drawn together to become a single architectural element that engages the topography in order to minimize disruption of the hillside site and create a well-defined courtyard.