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The Methods Behind Neighbourhood Living Facilities: Cheongdam Carapace | Kim Dongjin + L¡¯EAU design

Kim Dongjin + L¡¯EAU design

photographed by
Kim Yongkwan
materials provided by
L¡¯EAU design
edited by
Youn Yaelim

SPACE March 2025 (No. 688) 

 

 

You can see more information on the SPACE No. March (2025).

Architect

Kim Dongjin (Hongik University) + L¡¯EAU design

Design team

Kim Yoojung, Kim Jootae, Seo Wonhak, Choi Eunrym

Location

58-2, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Programme

neighbourhood living facility

Site area

327.3§³

Building area

180.45§³

Gross floor area

866.74§³

Building scope

B1, 5F

Parking

6

Height

18.02m

Building to land ratio

55.13%

Floor area ratio

196.19%

Structure

RC

Exterior finishing

thin plate tile, aluminum louver, exposed concret

Structural engineer

SDM Structural Engineering

Mechanical and electrical engineer

Dodam

Construction

J.archiv

Design period

Mar. – Dec. 2021

Construction period

Mar. 2022 – Sep. 2023

Client

Jeong Jiyoung

Landscape architect

DESIGN STUDIO JIREH


Kim Dongjin
Kim Dongjin graduated from Hongik University with a bachelor¡¯s degree in architecture and worked at SAC International, Ltd. He studied also at the École Nationale Supérieure d¡¯Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Since 2000 he has been the president of L¡¯EAU design. And, since 2005, a professor of architectural design at the graduate school of architectural engineering at Hongik University. His major works include Gongju Park Adhocracy, Nonhyun Matryoshka, Chengdam March Rabbit, Jeju Bayhill Pool and Villa, and Bati-¤©. He has won numerous architectural awards including the 31st, 38th and 42nd Korean Institute of Architects Awards, the 25th and 33rd Seoul Architecture Awards, the 1st Young Architects Award, The Architecture Master Prize in 2019 in the U.S., the Iconic Award 2015 in Germany.

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