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The Methods Behind Neighbourhood Living Facilities: Seogyo Gestalt | 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 Muzin, Seo Wonhak, Cheon Yunpil

Location

343-10, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Programme

neighbourhood living facility

Site area

395.7§³

Building area

236.7§³

Gross floor area

1,234.4§³

Building scope

B2, 5F

Parking

8

Height

19.65m

Building to land ratio

59.81%

Floor area ratio

199.02%

Structure

RC

Exterior finishing

concrete panel, thin plate tile, mosaic tile, Low

Structural engineer

SDM Structural Engineering

Mechanical and electrical engineer

Suyang Engineering

Construction

J.archiv

Design period

Aug. 2021 – Jan. 2022

Construction period

Apr. 2022 – Aug. 2023

Client

Han Sumin, Park Myungsoo


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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