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A Mediator Embracing Reality: Sinteuri Park Indoor Playground | GUBO Architects + Hong Jihak

GUBO Architects (Cho Yoonhee) + Hong Jihak (Chungnam National University)

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Roh Kyung
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GUBO Architects
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Bang Yukyung
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SPACE December2025 (No. 697)

 

 

 

 

 

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

Architect

GUBO Architects (Cho Yoonhee) + Hong Jihak (Chungn

Design team

Jeong Eunbi, Park Sinyoung

Location

Sinjeong-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, Korea

Programme

recreational facility

Site area

16,409.3§³

Building area

410.34§³

Gross floor area

410.34§³

Building scope

1F

Height

5.05m

Building to land ratio

2.5%

Floor area ratio

2.5%

Structure

RC, steel frame

Exterior finishing

external wall insulation systems (Sto)

Interior finishing

PE cushion

Structural engineer

YOON Structural Engineers

Mechanical engineer

Doohyun M&C

Electrical engineer

Cheonnu Enc.

Construction

Mikwang

Design period

Nov. 2021 – Mar. 2024

Construction period

Apr. 2024 – June 2025

Client

Yangcheon-gu Office


Cho Yoonhee
Cho Yoonhee has been working in architectural design since she co-founded GUBO Architects in 2015. After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Seoul National University and MIT, Cho built her career at IROJE architects & planners in Korea and Höweler + Yoon Architecture in Boston, U.S. Cho¡¯s interest lies in building urban cities from the pedestrian perspective of an average person. She has worked as a Public Architect for Seoul Metropolitan Government and won the Korean Young Architect Award organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2021.
Hong Jihak
Hong Jihak, after periods of research and building his career at SAC International, HAEAHN Architecture, and Center for Advanced Urbanism (CAU) at Boston, co-founded GUBO Architects in 2015. Hong studied Architectural Urbanism at MIT and received his PhD on the theory of Architectural History at Seoul National University. Hong is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at Chungnam National University.

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