The Turkish practice Melike Altınışık Architects (MAA) presents the winning entry for an international competition for the Robot Science Museum in Seoul, South Korea. The competition, hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, called for the design of the world’s first Pioneering Robot Science Museum (RSM) to support public education in robotics and increase public knowledge and interest in robots. Head of Design Melike Altınışık explains the concept and the design process: “The new Museum of Robotic Science, which plays a catalytic role in promoting and promoting science, technology and innovation throughout society, will not only exhibit robots, but actually design, manufacture up construction and service robots will be responsible. In other words, RSM will start its “first exhibition” with “its own construction” by on-site robots. “
The new robot museum expects to open its first on-site exhibition at the beginning of 2020 and is expected to be fully completed with the official opening at the end of 2022.
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The architects from melike altınışık (MAA) consider this representative role from design to construction to be just as important as meeting the highest functional requirements for the museum. With the universality of science and technology, prioritizing advanced architectural design solutions for such a pioneering museum with an emphasis on robots and innovation is of particular importance. From initial planning to the creation of form, from structural design to materiality, buildings designed this way must introduce a physical manifestation of robotics, science, technology and innovation.
The proposal is characterized by its ability to generate its own universe for robots and their visitors, which manifests itself as a spherical and liquid volume. The team prefers this organic geometry over the rigid and orthogonal shape. The proposal creates a wide range of connections within the urban context and public space through its non-directional organization with the introduction of public space into the interior, the organization of pedestrian and vehicle traffic and the creation of interspaces. The functions on the ground floor of the museum also ensure continuity and engagement between public outdoor and indoor spaces.
RSM provides a foundation for nurturing the scientific community by providing the opportunity to experience the latest robotic technologies such as AI, virtual and augmented reality, and hologram. An in-depth training course is offered to explore new robots. The proposal prioritizes the use of contemporary manufacturing technologies and robot construction methods and enables an intensive exchange of relationships between its robots in construction, robots on duty, robots in the exhibition and RSM visitors. This team of robots will assemble the curved metal facade of the museum, saving time and money. Under the direction of the BIM (Building Information Modeling) system, they shape, assemble, weld and polish the metal plates. Another team of robots will 3D print concrete for the surrounding landscape.
Project info:
Project name: Robot Science Museum
Architect: melike altinisik architects
Location: Seoul, South Korea
leading designer: Melike Altınışık
Project team: Tan Akıncı, Özge Tunalı, Melih Altınışık
Architecture assistants: seyma özübek, hüseyin karameşe
Visualization: ediz akyalçın
Client: seoul metropolitan government
Construction site: 2500m2 area: 6500m2
expected completion: 2022
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