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

Kim Dongjin + L¡¯EAU design

photographed by
Kim Yongkwan (unless otherwise indicated)
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

Cheon Yunpil, Park Taejin

Location

561-35, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

Programme

neighbourhood living facility

Site area

273.04§³

Building area

136.08§³

Gross floor area

870.08§³

Building scope

B2, 6F

Parking

6

Height

23.1m

Building to land ratio

49.84%

Floor area ratio

249.31%

Structure

RC

Exterior finishing

thin plate tile, black glass, Low-E double glazed

Structural engineer

SDM Structural Engineering

Mechanical and electrical engineer

Suyang Engineering

Construction

Fair Design Construction

Design period

Mar. 2021 – May 2022

Construction period

June 2022 – Jan. 2024

Client

Harbis Co., Ltd.

Interior design

Kim Yoojung

Interior design team

Shin Boram (design), Jung Myeonghun (construction)


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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