SPACE August 2026 (No. 705)
The site occupies a long, narrow parcel in a typical residential neighbourhood that stretches along the rear street of the commercial district along Yanghwaro Street and Donggyoro Street, with its shorter sides facing each street. Unlike the adjacent sites, which consist of two merged parcels, this site remains a deep and slender rectangle—the longest footprint within the block. By incorporating the incentive provisions of the district unit plan to maximise the allowable floor area ratio, the resulting mass naturally assumes elegant proportions: the long dimension is twice the width of the short side, while the building’s height is twice its depth. From the earliest stages of the design, the vision was for a 45m-tall brick mass defined by these slender proportions. Although relatively narrow compared to the taller commercial buildings along the boulevard, it was conceived to stand out when faced with the commanding presence of the towers of San Gimignano.
After preserving natural ground on both sides of the site, the remaining building width was fully occupied by a vehicle turntable, the main entrances at either end, and the circulation corridor connecting them. For the typical floor plan above ground, the most effective...
Luyoun Architects (Lim Dokyun)
Seo Minjeong, Kim Cheol
Donggyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea
office, neighbourhood living facility
332.6m²
192.12m²
2,144.74m²
B3, 10F
31
43.7m
57.76%
499.66%
RC
brick, low-e pair glass
water paint, ceramic tile
Changminwoo structural consultants
Chunglim Mechanical Engineering
Ace partners
HY Construction
May 2021 – Apr. 2022
May 2022 – May 2024
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