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MVRDV has won a competition to transform an abandoned elevated highway next to Seoul's Central Station into a 938 meter-long skygarden. The ambitious project, dubbed the "Seoul Skygarden," aims to "build on the city's ambition to be greener, more attractive and more user-friendly," while acting as a catalyst for the surrounding neighborhoods. 254 species of trees, shrubs and flowers will take over the overpass, creating a unique "library of plants" organized according to the Korean alphabet. Even more, the skygarden will cut pedestrian commutes to the station by more than half, reducing the walk from 25 to 11 minutes.

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• Architects

  studio GAON

• Location

  Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

• Category

  Coffee Shop

• Architects in Charge

  Hyoungnam Lim, Eunjoo Roh

• Area

  70.0 sqm

• Photographs

  Young-chae Park

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• Architects

  AND

• Location

  Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

• Category

  Housing

• Structural Consultant

  THE Structural Engineering Co.

• Area

  493.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Kyungsub Shin

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• Architects

  SAC International

• Location

  Gwangjang-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Dorms

• Architect in Charge

  Kyung-sik Hong

• Area

  6528.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Jae-kyung Kim/ jae-kyung Kim Studio

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• Architects

  IROJE KHM Architects

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Houses

• Architect in Charge

  HyoMan Kim

• Area

  441.0 m2

• Photographs

  Sergio Pirrone

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• Architects

  Z_Lab

• Location

  황락저수지, Haemi-myeon, Seosan-si

• Category

  Adaptive reuse

• Architect in Charge

  Lee Sang-muk , Noh Kyung-rok , Park Jung-hyun

• Area

  422.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  Kim Jae-kyeong, Woo Jong-deok

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• Architects

  Samoo Architects & Engineers

• Location

  Daegu, South Korea

• Category

  Institutional buildings

• Area

  64931.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Young Chae Park

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• Architects

  URBANTAINER

• Location

  524-34 Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Showroom

• Creative Director

  YounjinJeong, Jinyoung Yoon

• Space Design Team

  Sujung Lee, Donhee Yoon

• Brand Design Team

  Minjeong Choi

• Area

  355.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Young Kim_Indipos

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• Architects

  JMY architects

• Location

  Woljam-ri, South Korea

• Category

  Houses

• Architect in Charge

  Jaemin Yoon

• Design Team

  Jinsoo Kim, Hyukhyu Shin(Team Manager) Kwangjae Ryu, Minji Kim, Seongmin Lee

• Area

  220.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Joonhwan Yoon

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• Architects

  THE_SYSTEM LAB

• Location

  1451-39 Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Cultural Center

• Architect in Charge

  Chanjoong Kim

• Design Team

  Younghwan Kim, Chungryul Lee, Sanghyun Park, Jinman Choi, Jinchul Choi

• Area

  462.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  Yongkwan Kim

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• Architects

  Architects Group RAUM

• Location

  1298-114 Beomcheon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea

• Category

  Community center

• Architect in Charge

  Oh Sin-Wook

• Partner Architect

  No Jeong-min

• Design Team

  Ha Jeoung-un, Lee Chul-woo, Kim Dae-won, Yu Seong-cheol, An shin

• Gross Floor Area

  397.07 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Yoon Joon-hwan

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• Architects

  OUJAE Architects

• Location

  372 Yangjung-ri, Cheongsan-myeon, Wando, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

• Category

  Refurbishment

• Area

  905.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Jaeyun Kim

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• Architects

  Inexdesign

• Location

  Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea

• Category

  Coffee Shop

• Architect in Charge

  Won Myoung Hyun

• Area

  105.0 sqm

• Photographs

  Jae Yoon Kim

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• Architects

  JYA-RCHITECTS

• Location

  Hwaseong-si, South Korea

• Category

  Houses

• Area

  246.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

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• Architects

  Studio GAON

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Refurbishment

• Architect in Charge

  Hyoungnam Lim, Eunjoo Roh

• Area

  65.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Young-chae Park

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• Architects

  Piuarch

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Store

• Client

  Givenchy Group

• Area

  404.0 sqm

• Photographs

  Shin Kyungsub

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• Architects

  JMY architects

• Location

  Gyeongju-si, South Korea

• Category

  Houses

• Project Architect

  Jaemin Yoon

• Area

  133.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2014

• Photographs

  Joonhwan Yoon

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• Architects

  Moon Hoon

• Location

  Yongdam-ro 7-gil, Jeju-do, South Korea

• Category

  Hostel

• Design Team

  4, Yongdam-ro 7-gil, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea

• Project Year

  2014