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‘The Rock’ Sangsu-dong office / designband YOAP architects

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:00:10 +0000

The ground of ‘a pointing hand’ form is seated on the top of the hill in Sangsu-dong area, Seoul. Just as like the name of the region meaning ‘the town above the river’, it is looking down Han River from the top. A cliff of 6m height is dividing ‘the pointing finger’ part above and ‘the hand part below. These differences of narrow/wide and above/below parts in one small ground worked as obstacles from the initial phase of designing already, and the architects should have walked through.

Office PARK-NG / IROJE KHM Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 19:00:50 +0000

UNEXPECTEDNESS OF COEXISTENCE OF WORKING, RESTING, STROLLING.

Customi-Zip / L'EAU design

Daniel Sánchez — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 23:00:00 +0000

People from this current era who doesn't want to own same product as others. Product provides customized item by disassemble and reassemble in different combination. As a result, customized product is generated per users taste. In case of product customizing, typically the manufacturer or craftsman produce products per the client request, but it seem like it is focusing on changing the appearance only.

Gumam Sungmun Church / Oh Jongsang

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:00:40 +0000

On the edge of the land to the west, the park is close. The park is beautiful when looking from the lot. It is a small piece of land with the church having a single floor according to the regulations.The beginning of design process with given regulations first focused on the path leading to the the chaple.

The White Cone House / apparat-c

Daniel Sánchez — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:00:26 +0000

On the ground level with pilotis is the garage for the building and on one side is neighborhood facility(office). Second and third levels accommodate total of six studio units and on the top level is a double story penthouse. The garage was efficiently laid out to maximize neighborhood facility(office) space that fronts the street. Common stair is located on the north side of the site to maximize sunlight exposure to all units. The six studio units on the second and third levels have leasable area of 20 - 24sq. meters. In planning the studio units, the key challenge was how to bring enough light into the units and yet maintain privacy which may seem conflicting ideas. The idea of having enough ventilation and sunlight seem a farfetched idea in the densely populated multi-unit and multi-family housing areas, not to mention privacy.

Hannam-Dong HANDS Corporation Headquarters / THE_SYSTEM LAB

Daniel Sánchez — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 23:00:44 +0000

The relationship between the urban landscapes.

Song-chu Bending Band / L'EAU design

Daniel Sánchez — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:00:57 +0000

The planned site is located in the entrance of Songchu Valley of the foot of Bukhansan. For this reason, many mountain climbers come in and out here from other areas regardless of weekday or weekend. Nevertheless, there is no rest area for village residents, but there are only low wooden benches for customers of restaurants that are built around the trail. In addition, as increasing mountain climbers, it is prospected to accelerate commercialization of this area for example; people have to pay for resting.

[5x17]Daecheong-dong Small House / JMY architects

Karen Valenzuela — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

A residential building with 5m wide and 17m height discovers new possibility and expandability in suburb housing

KCC Switchenland Model House / THE_SYSTEM LAB

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This house directly reflects the first image pops up in people¡¯s head when they hear the word "house" The elevation which looks like a gable roof house cut in half provoke people curiosity. Familiar bed, sofa, and dining tables shown in between polycarboate which remind of fluffy curtain make the viewer imagine a house they want to live in. And they enter into Switzen Land while imagining their future, living in that house.

The Happiness Foundation / THE_SYSTEM LAB

Daniel Sánchez — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Before the discussion of the building as an architectural project, it was most important to understand and recognise The Happiness Foundation's nature as social enterprise. The architects have been persistent from the very beginning with two concepts: contribution to the community, and to create a purposeful space for the users.

Black Box / UTAA

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

The BLACK BOX is located in Pangyo-dong, which began under the plan to create a sustainable urban environment in order to provide urban-space to ensure regional development and space in the city centre. There has residential area for single families.