It was interesting to see Zaha Hadid masterpiece from my hotel's window the first day in Seoul. More interestingly, I did not realize it was Hadid's design. It is a Blob Architecture, as I coined it, with predominantly using Aluminium Cladding panels facade. Its not a conventional approach in design but still using conventional Cast-In Situ reinforced concrete structure. At night the building really showing off with its lighting effects, as if like a blob objects that illuminates from inside its body. Brilliantly composed with the surrounding landscapes, and colourful high rise buildings. The ground green grass surfaces overshadowed by thousands of white artificial roses, lit using LED bulbs. It mesmerizes the spaces against the historical walls and street furniture. The Complex called Dongdaemun Design Plaza, often referred to the DDP. It has been designed as
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