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Architect as a Mediator: Loose Completion of Architects Office The SAAI

photographed by
Kim Jaekyeong (unless otherwise indicated)
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Architects Office The SAAI, COOM Partners
edited by
Bang Yukyung
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SPACE February 2025 (No. 687) 

 

Manyoung House located in Namhyeon-dong Artist Village, was extended vertically on top of an old brick building. Image courtesy of COOM Partners / ©Kim Yongsoon​​

 

A bird¡¯s-eye view of Manyoung House. The sloping roof of the existing house (above) and the gable roof of the extension (below) create a striking contrast. Image courtesy of COOM Partners / ©Kim Yongsoon ​

 

Lee Jinoh (principal, Architects Office The SAAI) is an architect who has pursued his architectural practice as a social mediator in spite of challenging conditions and restrictions imposed by reality. Kim Soo-young (principal, su:mvie architects office) and Choi Jinseok (director, 

jucj-architects) join forces to take a look at his three recent projects, which range from housing to neighbourhood facilities, across remodeling and new construction. The conversation between three college classmates and fellow architects, who have witnessed each other¡¯s growth as practitioners, captures the multilayered implications of everyday architecture and the role of the architect through sharp questions and affectionate criticism.​ 

 

Lee Jinoh principal, Architects Office The SAAI, Kim Soo-young principal, su:mvie architects, Choi Jinseok director, jucj-architects​

 

Manyoung House in Namhyun-dong: A Life Organised but Not Formed

Lee Jinoh (Lee): We spent time visiting Manyoung House in Namhyun-dong, Seongsu Podae Building in Seongsu-dong, and Space Thunder in Gahoi-dong, all in one day. I¡¯m curious how you looked at these works. Please give me your honest opinion.

Choi Jinseok (Choi): It is difficult to talk abou...

 
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Lee Jinoh
Lee Jinoh is a principal at Architects Office The SAAI, where he is interested in the relationship between individual spaces, architectural contexts and events. In 2004, he ran Office AT with Kim Daekyun (principal, Chak chak Studio), and in 2006, he founded Architects Office SAAI with Park Changhyun (principal, Around Architects), Yim Taebyoung (principal, Mundeohoje), Kim Sungjun (principal, Architects Office D.O.M.A), Park Inyoung (principal, Architects Office SAAI Plus). In addition, he has worked as the operator of Surreal Estate, focusing on the historical sustainability of architecture.
Kim Soo-young
Kim Soo-young, principal at su:mvie architects office founded in 2010, has aimed at achieving rational design through a universal architectural language, respecting the unique characteristics of a place or programme. He is also interested in carefully observing changes of use across the long lifecycle of buildings.
Choi Jinseok
Choi Jinseok, after working at ONE O ONE architects, has been running the architectural firm, jucj-architects with Tak Chungseok since 2021. He is interested in the physical characteristics of architecture and strives to define complex situations outside of architecture in a simple architectural language.

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