The architect Ole Scheeren has revealed a strikingly modest proposal for a new home for digital art in South Korea. Named Suseong Continuum, the building is a single low structure set into a neighbourhood park beside a lotus pond in Suseong, a residential district in the southeastern city of Daegu.

The project was commissioned for the Suseong International Biennale, an event that departs from the usual biennial model of temporary pavilions. Instead, it asks architects, landscape designers and urban planners to create permanent civic infrastructure across Daegu, part of a long-term effort to strengthen the city's cultural identity. Scheeren's proposal is on view at this year's edition, titled Living Ground, through November 22.

Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with the building expected to welcome visitors in time for the 2028 Biennale. Its coarse concrete exterior gives way to a pale, screen-ready interior with no partitions interrupting the visitor's path, a design shaped by a long dialogue with the Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe.

Scheeren, best known for high-rise and mixed-use projects, has described the ambition as less about creating a landmark than about rethinking how people encounter art made of light and data. The building's restraint is deliberate: rather than competing with the art, it offers a quiet frame for forms that have not yet been invented.

The biennale's permanent-infrastructure model is itself part of the story. Rather than leaving behind empty pavilions, each edition adds a lasting piece of the city, and Scheeren's gallery is intended to serve Daegu long after the 2028 event closes. For a district better known for housing than for culture, a dedicated media-art space could change how residents encounter contemporary art in daily life.