Gwanghoon Kim                       

RIBA PART II 

WORK ARCHIVE


FOUCAULT’S HETEROTOPIA



A DIFFERENT HETEROTOPIA WHERE EACH FINDS HIS OR HER OWN REST





ESCAPE DAILY LIFE IN TERMS OF THE URBAN ASPECT


HETEROTOPIA

Heterotopia, a concept defined by Michel Foucault, is a combination of "heteros" meaning "other" and "topos" meaning "place." Foucault, which means "realized utopian places that exist in society and perform utopian functions," suggested the possibility that not all people can escape reality forever through heterotopia, but in terms of individuals, they can temporarily escape from a society exhausted by rules and stress to places such as children's attic and honeymoon destinations.

There are many spaces around us that seem to be compensated for fatigue, away from society for a while. In spaces such as karaoke rooms, concert halls, exhibition halls, and parks, people find their own rest for a while, immersed in their favorite activities. It can be a heterotopia area of a city if there is a place that provides temporary activities for each person to immerse in and naturally relates to others or their surroundings.