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A Parking Lot as an Urban Solution: EIDEN Headquarters & Parking Tower

archromaky

written by
Yim Jinsoo
photographed by
Jang Mi
materials provided by
archromaky
edited by
Bang Yukyung

SPACE October 2025 (No. 695) 

 

 

 

 

At the southern edge of Hanam¡¯s Misa Riverside City lies a parcel for a parking facility—a rigorously calculated site released to the private sector. Under the implementation guidelines, at least 70% of the gross floor area had to be dedicated exclusively to parking, so fitting all of the required functions within the maximum permitted floor area ratio became a key challenge for the client. Moreover, given the symbolic significance of housing the company¡¯s head office on this site, the project inevitably invited architectural experimentation. This experiment sought inspiration from the city¡¯s landscape and form. The attempt to create a new monument for a new city ultimately took the shape of a grid-patterned façade. While echoing the structure of the new town, a paradoxical strategy was adopted: to accentuate the formalised structural grid even more, in order to break away from the typical patterns seen in the surrounding scenery. This approach translated into the architectural programme, dividing interior spaces according to two users – cars and people – while g...

 
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Architect

archromaky (Yim Jinsoo, Jung Seongyo)

Design team

Oh Ahyeon, Moon Seolbin

Location

30, Misagangbyeonjungang-ro 7beon-gil, Gyeonggi-d

Programme

parking building, office, neighbourhood living fac

Site area

1,594m©÷

Building area

1,072.12m©÷

Gross floor area

8,709.48m©÷

Building scope

B1, 8F

Parking

118

Height

37.26m

Building to land ratio

67.26%

Floor area ratio

488.45%

Structure

SRC

Exterior finishing

ceramic tile, aluminum louver

Interior finishing

floor reinforcing agent, exposed concrete finish,

Structural engineer

CPA Structure

Mechanical and electrical engineer

GM Engineering Co., Ltd.

Construction

Korea Construction Industry Co., Ltd

Design period

July 2021 – Apr. 2023

Construction period

May 2023 – Feb. 2025

Cost

13.8 billion KRW

Client

EIDEN Co., Ltd.

Landscape architect

archromaky


Yim Jinsoo
Yim Jinsoo earned his degree in architectural engineering from Kyonggi University and obtained the DEA degree from the École Nationale Supérieure d¡¯Architecture de Paris-Belleville. Since founding archromaky in 2012, he has pursued both public and private projects that explore and realise the distinctive qualities architecture can bring to the urban landscape. In addition to his practice, he serves as an adjunct professor in the school of architecture at Hanyang University.

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