SPACE December2025 (No. 697)
Diagram. before remodelling(left), after remodelling(right)
You can see more information on the SPACE No. December (2025).
Architect
GUBO Architects (Cho Yoonhee) + Hong Jihak (Chungn
Design team
Lee Moonjung, Cheon Mingi
Location
Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
Programme
neighbourhood living facility (ceramic studio)
Site area
217.2㎡
Building area
123.12㎡
Gross floor area
508.56㎡
Building scope
B1, 3F
Height
12.1m
Building to land ratio
56.7%
Floor area ratio
168.4%
Structure
RC, steel frame reinforcement
Exterior finishing
ceramic tile
Interior finishing
exposed concrete, polished concrete
Structural engineer
Building Doctor Engineering
Mechanical engineer
Timetech
Electrical engineer
Cheonnu Enc.
Construction
ZIPUP
Design period
June 2023 – Feb. 2024
Construction period
Mar. – Aug. 2024
Client
Slow Clay Studio
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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