[4] Furthermore, Woo often articulates his design philosophy in terms of how the necessities of a building's site should shape its appearance and organization.
The buildings conform to a bowl-shaped landscape, with the residential towers increasing in height as they move outwards from the central plaza.
[9] The, complex occupies two blocks, one of which houses the works of Kim Whanki, while the other contains a temporary art exhibition space, a cafeteria, and a shop.
The process of absorbing art is a collective and continuous experience that occurs throughout a museum, an intense activity that needs intervals of rest.
Occasional connections with nature and the context, activated by the architecture of a museum, can enhance one’s experience of a work of art and make one’s appreciation of both more relevant and rich.
"[13] 10 Akron Street is a LEED Gold certified residence hall on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The building is situated on the banks of the Charles River and at the foot of a 22-story residential tower, Peabody Terrace, designed by Josep Lluis Sert (an architect whom Woo had studied under at Harvard).
[15] On the design of 10 Akron Street, Woo remarked, "I wanted this building to relate to and complement Peabody Terrace both in massing and scale.