Three Planes Five Layers Apartment Building / Shammah Architects

Hana Abdel — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Small buildings in Korea are often shaped by building codes and regulations. As the property was cut off with corners of 18m X 8.4m, the size and shape of the building were determined under the highest priority of ensuring maximum floor area ratio (FAR) and maximum building coverage ratio (BCR). According to the building regulations, three-story building can be built on this property, but surrounded buildings were five-story buildings which were built back in 70's and 90's. If a small three-story building sits here based on building regulations, an independent building will be created which ignores the entire context of the city.

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Three Planes Five Layers Apartment Building / Shammah Architects