SPACE Jun 2024 (No. 679)
Is It Possible to Construct an Apartment with a Balcony Like a Yard?
The constraints of the site were complicated and challenging. Many regulations acted as obstacles to the design of the building, and the most severe was the setback regulation for sunlight. As a result of this regulation, the building had to recede at the upper floors, naturally creating terraces. We thought this was a good excuse to convince the client to create apartments with terraces. In Korea, balconies are regarded as a part to be merged to indoor space. However, it was difficult to remodel the terraces created by the setback regulation for sunlight. Inevitablely, the terrace is open to the sky and becomes a real natural space exposed to rain and sunshine. Based on this concept, we created balconies over 2m-wide in every unit. A massing controlled by the setback regulation for sunlight resulted in the units all having different floor plans. This contributed to the unique designs of the 28 units unique, even inside the apa...
