Garden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners

Garden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners - Image 2 of 13Garden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners - WaterfrontGarden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners - FacadeGarden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners - FacadeGarden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners - More Images+ 8

  • Architects: DeStefano Partners
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Alto

Text description provided by the architects. Originally called the Dongnam Distribution Center (DDC), the recently renamed Garden 5 Tool complex is a mega-shopping center in Seoul, South Korea.  The structure was designed by DeStefano Partners of Chicago, Illinois in conjunction with Samoo Architects & Engineers as the associate architect.

Garden 5 Tool is located on a 258,720sf site along the north bank of the Jang-Ji  River in Seoul.  With over 1,500 shops on site, the complex tips the scales at nearly 3 million square feet of space and consolidates a variety of industrial goods retailers that were formerly sited throughout the central city.  In addition to the retail component of the program, Garden 5 Tool also contains a supplementary facility containing a fitness center, food court, and office space.

Garden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners - Beam, Garden
Courtesy of  Samoo Architects & Engineers 

According to the architect, the building design was driven by a number of physical influences, including the structure’s proximity to various transportation hubs.  A highway that runs diagonally along the west and south façades creates a high visibility factor, while Garden 5 Tool’s proximity to the Seoul Airport restricts building heights in the area to 50.7m (about 10 stories).  The resulting architectural scheme is a 15-story structure, 10 of which are above grade.  Above-grade program includes four levels of retail space, three levels of parking and storage, and another three levels of supplementary facility spaces at the top of the building.  Below-grade program accommodates 1,800 parking spots over three levels and two more levels of additional retail space.

The building features a structure comprised of precast concrete and steel, clad in sheet aluminum, tinted insulating glass, and ceramic tile panels to create a visual dynamism in keeping with the dynamic nature of the adjacent stream.  The building’s aluminum cladding was conceptualized to echo the water’s curving path and perpetual fluidity.

Project gallery

See allShow less

Project location

Address:Seoul, South Korea

Click to open map
Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.
About this office
Cite: "Garden 5 Tool / DeStefano Partners" 21 Sep 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/170369/garden-5-tool-destefano-partners> ISSN 0719-8884

Courtesy of  Samoo Architects & Engineers 

“花园五工具”综合体 / DeStefano Partners

You've started following your first account!

Did you know?

You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.