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[DIALOGUE] The Methods Behind Neighbourhood Living Facilities ¦¡ REGION : ACCESSIBILITY

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

SPACE March 2025 (No. 688) 

 

DIALOGUE

Kim Dongjin professor, Hongik University ¡¿ Lee Sungyong principal, SYL Architects ¡¿ Zo Hangman professor, Seoul National University 

 

REGION : ACCESSIBILITY 

 

Seogyo Gestalt (2023)​

 

​The DNA of the Land

Zo: There are several architectural types by which Kim¡¯s neighbourhood living facilities can be classified. Whether the site is along a major road or a small alley, whether it is on flat land or a slope, what the client¡¯s preferences and requirements were, and how materials were used. Perhaps there could be a list of external conditions that you value?

 

Kim: It is difficult to pinpoint a single defining criterion, as the driving factors behind each project vary. However, one particularly strong factor is region.

 

Lee: Seogyo Gestalt (2023) and Huam Karst (2023) clearly respond to distinct regional elements. Hongik University¡¯s street (hereinafter Hongdae) as a cultural factor in Seogyo-dong and Namsan Mountain as a historical and natural presence in Huamdong seem to have provided a clear focal point for the design. 

 

Seogyo Gestalt​ - Core

 

Seogyo Gestalt​ - 5th floor exterior̴...
 
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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.
Lee Sungyong
Lee Sungyong graduated from the department of architectural engineering at Hanyang University and the graduate school of architecture, planning and preservation at Columbia University in New York. Afterwards, he worked at Morris Sato Studio in New York and NBBJ in Los Angeles, and worked at HAEAHN Architecture after returning Korea in 2015. He has established and operated SYL Architects since 2019 and is an adjunct professor in the department of architecture at Hanyang University. Major works include EH Marine House, Sinsa Samwon Garden Main Building, Sandy Box, PLUTO and JUPITER and he won the Ulsan Metropolitan City Grand Prize in the general sector in 2020, the Gangnam-gu Beautiful Architecture Promotion Award (2022) and the Beautiful Architecture Award (2023, 2024).
Zo Hangman
Zo Hangman studied at the department of architecture at Seoul National University and the graduate school of architecture at Columbia University. After working at KYWC Architects, iarc, and GreenbergFarrow in New York, he participated in the establishment of H Architecture and oversaw design. Since 2013, he has been serving as a professor in the department of architecture at Seoul National University, and has been working as a co-principal at TAAL Architects with Seo Jiyoung. His major works include the Sejong Public Administration Town Master Plan, the Government Complex Sejong 1-1, 2-2, the 2012 Yeosu Expo International Pavilion, and the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Center. In addition, he won the 2010 WAN Building of the Year Award, AIANY Design Awards (2009, 2010), Kim Swoo Geun Preview Award (2016), and Korea Wood Design Award (2018, 2021).

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