Meant to turn unused public space into a gathering point for the aesthetically inclined, the [In Between Square Project](http://ivaaiu.com/) in Korea installs mobile pavilions that react to pedestrians' activities through interactive lighting, visual projections, and sounds--organizing a temporary "town square" that can respond to visitors.The structure of the pavilion is composed of cubes (side length 500mm), that are easily movable, essentially developing a one-stop multimedia hub that can also be easily transported to other parts of the country.

Currently the project is installed at two different locations in Seoul, the first on the streets of the Nonhyun district, and the second in a partially developed apartment complex:

Designed by [IVAAIU](http://ivaaiu.com/) City Planning (Donguk Agos Lee, Gwon Hong, Sangchul Nam, Sanghyo Park), watch the short video below to see the installation in action:

Architects: IVAAIU City Planning(Donguk Agos Lee, Gwon Hong, Sangchul Nam, Sanghyo Park) 
Location: Seokchon / Nonhyeon, Seoul
Project Area: 30sqm
Project Year: 2013
Photographs: IVAAIU City Planning
Video: Sanghyo Park
Sound: Tschaan - Airy

Project Description
In the city, there are numerous spaces, obscure of its purpose, function and ownership, regarding time and spatial perspectives. Due to their unclear characteristics, these spaces are left behind without proper use. The In Between Square Project installs mobile pavilions within these left behind spaces and thus creates a temporary public square. The pavilion reacts to citizens' activities through interactive lighting, visual contents and sounds, naturally gathering up people to a certain space and stimulating them to make use of it. During the period of time the In Between Square is being used, the space will be dedicated a temporary spatial meaning.

The design consists of the following four elements: mobility, interactivity, monolithic specialty and multi-applicability. The structure of the pavilion is modularized with cubes (side length 500mm), allowing easy transportation, in addition easy construction and deconstruction. Furthermore, transportation through trucks and other methods is convenient. Some cubes of the same dimensions react to human movement and create light, some react by creating sound and visual content, some by creating movement and other cubes have the function as structural components. This combination of diverse forms and functions allow optimization to certain environments.

Currently, the In Between Square has been installed at two locations in Seoul, each with a different time or spatial value. The first installment was at an apartment complex, which is in between the phase of development and redevelopment, almost falling into ruins, with only a small number of inhabitants left. Within this complex, the mobile pavilion allows not only the current inhabitants but also inhabitants living adjacent to the complex to freely use it. The second installation was on the streets in Nonhyun district. Being a space between the pedestrian walk and the road, such space can easily be found in the city of Seoul. The space gained on the pedestrian walk is as wide as the width of sidewalk trees. Practically, the gained space does not interfere with the roadside trees nor the pedestrians. Usually, such space has low usability but the insertion of the pavilion transforms the status quo.

The In Between Square Version is currently in version 1.0 and, through renewal phases, will be upgraded to newer and revised states, in order to be installed in diverse intermediate spaces within city landscapes.

In Between Square Version 1.0 by IVAAIU City Planning

_Photographs: IVAAIU City Planning_  
_Video: Sanghyo Park_  
_Sound: Tschaan - Airy_

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