The so-called Smart U-Farm, which is the Gangneung branch of Korea Institute of Science and Technology, is located at the entry of Gangneung Science and Industry Complex. While the pre-existing topography for the Complex was cut off to create a flat land to build factories, the Smart U-Farm was laid out not to compromise the surrounding landscape so that the main road runs along the North-South axis between the left and right buildings, cherishing the memory of the land in the midst of pinewood. At the first layout, the Gangneung branch was to be located at the back of the mechanical room which is now occupying the western part of the building: at the early phase, the Smart U-Farm had been approached indeed as a vegetation factory, almost reaching the level of warehouse, but its relocation to the front of the mechanical room called for a building facade fit for the scenery of the main road.
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Architects: Architecture Studio YEIN

Location: 679 Saimdang-ro, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, South Korea

Architect In Charge: Yesun Choi

Design Team: Myungsun Lee, Hanhee Park, Jeongmee Kim

Area: 680.83 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Joonhwan Yoon

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Text description provided by the architects. The so-called Smart U-Farm, which is the Gangneung branch of Korea Institute of Science and Technology, is located at the entry of Gangneung Science and Industry Complex. Whil...