Architectural design and research collaborative NHDM / Nahyun Hwang + David Eugin Moon have designed a new public space for the Nam June Paik Art Centre in Yong-In, South Korea. Titled NJPlatform, the project attempts to redefine the role of institutional spaces in the city, establishing a new multi-functional public infrastructure in the central space of the art centre.
The NJPlatform proposes to activate what is usually considered a programmatically passive space — the museum lobby — using the flexible, modular and adaptable components of the "Lobby Case" and "Lobbying Elements" to animate the area through active programming and spontaneous engagement.
The "Lobby Case" indexes, stores, and allows access to the various mobile "Lobbying Elements" that include Mobile Platforms, Screening Benches, Lobbying Islands, Mobile Stairs, Stepped Seating, and Folding Seating. The Case itself is also a highly configurable "element," made of interlocking but separable sliding units that can be placed anywhere within the Platform or in and out of the art centre, redefining their contexts.
NHDM: NJPlatform
Proposing to activate what is usually considered a passive space — the museum lobby — NHDM's NJPlatform establishes a multi-functional public infrastructure in the central space of the Nam June Paik Art Centre.
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- 26 February 2013
- Yong-In
While everyone is encouraged to explore possibilities of creating new configurations and uses, the NJPlatform features several pre-determined configurations. These include an auditorium and stage mode that allows for openings, concerts, and other gatherings for over 200 occupants; a central platform, in an amphitheatre arrangement; an informal lounge; or an immersive performance space.
The NJPlatform was unveiled on the occasion of Nam June Paik's 80th anniversary celebration, and was made possible by the City of Yong-In and GyeogGi Cultural Foundation.