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From its beginning as “Gyeongseong Station” in 1925 to becoming “Seoul Station” in 1947, this landmark has carried countless journeys and stories — a symbolic place in Korea’s modern history.

Its domes, arches, grids, and stained glass quietly hold a century of architectural traces shaped by time.

Revisiting the rhythm, structure, and light embedded in Seoul Station, OUWR presents a collaboration collection that reinterprets the station’s architectural beauty through our own visual language.

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From its beginning as “Gyeongseong Station” in 1925 to becoming “Seoul Station” in 1947, this landmark has carried countless journeys and stories — a symbolic place in Korea’s modern history. Its domes, arches, grids, and stained glass quietly hold a century of architectural traces shaped by time.

Revisiting the rhythm, structure, and light embedded in Seoul Station, OUWR presents a collaboration collection that reinterprets the station’s architectural beauty through our own visual language.

P19 : GYEONGSEONG GRID

The Gyeongseong Grid originates from OUWR’s pattern P6: DAHM (담).

Inspired by the structural beauty of lines and forms from stone, gaps, and tiles, the DAHM pattern reflects the wisdom and architectural narratives found in traditional Korean structures.

By merging this traditional architectural language with the arches, straight lines, and dome structure of the Seoul Station façade, a new grid emerges — a meeting point of two architectural worlds.

Seoul Station features a Renaissance-style exterior around its iconic dome. Known as one of the most remarkable surviving buildings from the Japanese occupation period, the station combines a square plan with a dome using the Byzantine pendentive structure. OUWR reimagined these distinctive façade elements together with traditional architectural motifs, creating the [Gyeongseong Grid] — a pattern that is calm yet powerful in its geometric movement.

P20 : GULEUM GGOT GRID

The Guleum Ggot Grid begins with one of OUWR’s signature pattern, P3: Guleum Ggot, inspired by Dancheong(traditional Korean decorative patterns). Applied to ceilings of traditional architecture, Dancheong uses the five Obangsaek colors — blue, red, yellow, white, and black — to create the most vibrant area of a structure. We reinterpreted this hidden splendor beneath the eaves into a motif of “flowers blooming among the clouds.” The stained glass that illuminates the central lobby of Seoul Station once captured sunlight through the upper dome of the former Gyeongseong(경성) era, refracting it into colorful light. After the Korean War, the design transitioned from Taegeuk(태극) and phoenix(봉황) motifs to its current form inspired by Ganggangsullae(강강술래). Combining the vivid colors and artistry of Dancheong with the shifting hues of stained glass, the [Guleum Ggot Grid] captures dynamic movements reminiscent of flowing light — a harmonious blend of graceful curves and lively color.

P19 : GYEONGSEONG GRID

The Gyeongseong Grid originates from OUWR’s pattern P6: DAHM (담). Inspired by the structural beauty of lines and planes formed by stone, gaps, and tiles, the DAHM pattern reflects the wisdom and architectural narratives found in traditional Korean structures.

By merging this traditional architectural language with the arches, straight lines, and dome structure of the Seoul Station façade, a new grid emerges — a meeting point of two architectural worlds.

Seoul Station features a Renaissance-style exterior centered around its iconic dome. Known as one of the most remarkable surviving buildings from the Japanese occupation period, the station combines a square plan with a dome using the Byzantine pendentive structure.

OUWR reimagined these distinctive façade elements together with traditional architectural motifs, creating the Gyeongseong Grid — a pattern that is calm yet powerful in its geometric movement.

P20 : GULEUM GGOT GRID

The Guleum Ggot Grid begins with one of OUWR’s earliest patterns, P3: Guleum Ggot, inspired by Dancheong(traditional Korean decorative patterns). Applied to ceilings of traditional architecture, Dancheong uses the five Obangsaek colors — blue, red, yellow, white, and black — to create the most vibrant area of a structure.

We reinterpreted this hidden splendor beneath the eaves into a motif of “flowers blooming among the clouds.”

The stained glass that illuminates the central lobby of Seoul Station once captured sunlight through the upper dome of the former Gyeongseong era, refracting it into colorful light. After the Korean War, the design transitioned from taegeuk and phoenix motifs to its current form inspired by Ganggangsullae.

Combining the vivid colors and artistry of Dancheong with the shifting hues of stained glass, the Guleum Ggot Grid captures dynamic movements reminiscent of flowing light — a harmonious blend of graceful curves and lively color.