2010
Mimesis Museum
미메시스 아트 뮤지엄
byÁlvaro Siza Vieira[Á.S.V.]
Álvaro Siza's only Korean work — a curving, windowless white concrete cocoon for the publisher Open Books. Light enters indirectly via clerestories, creating Siza's signature 'sculpted in light' interiors. Sits inside Paju Book City alongside Korean architects' work — a quiet international pilgrimage site.
Drawing Sheet
- Project
- Mimesis Museum
- Architect
- Álvaro Siza Vieira (b. 1933)
- Year
- 2010
- Location
- 파주시, 경기
- Coords
- 37.7168° N · 126.6889° E
- Style
- Critical Regionalism
- Status
- extant
- Access
- Open to public
Plan your visit
- Hours
- Tue–Sun 10:30–18:00; closed Mondays (verify before visit)
- Admission
- ₩5,000 (~$4)
- Nearest station
- No subway — bus 2200 from Hapjeong (lines 2/6), or shuttle from Munsan/Geumchon
- Korean address
- 경기 파주시 문발로 253