The new earth layer (새로운 지층) at Noeul Park (노을공원) in Seoul (Image Copyright: Scarlett Lee) The new earth layer (새로운 지층) is a newly built rammed earth pavilion in Seoul, completed last year 2025. It is at the top of the hill of Noeul Park (노을공원) to commemorate the site’s successful transformation from landfill to ecological park. KHY Architects (김효영 건축사사무소) utilised rammed earth for this project as an architectural element to mimic ‘the new earth layer’. I visited the pavilion

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