Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium

Location Samsan-dong Bupyeong-gu, Incheon
Type Culture & Sports
Gross Floor Area 43,029㎡
Building Scale 3F, B2
Design / Completion 2004 / 2006
Client Incheon Metropolitan City
Awards Incheon Architecture Award 2007, Grand Prize
The Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium was designed to create a landmark structure in a city center park, while expressing the unlimited growth potential of Incheon with a flying image. The open appearance of the interior and exterior was created by hi-tech materials and transparent curtain walls with a state-of-the art image.
The gymnasium building was designed to promote Incheon as a new hub city for Northeast Asia in the 21st century, by expressing a space that opens out toward those coming into Incheon, with a slopped roof that is elevated to the east.