Seoul

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• Architects

  June Architects

• Location

  Seúl, South Korea

• Category

  Residential

• Architect in Charge

  Hyonseok Kim

• Area

  278.0 m2

• Project Year

  2019

• Photographs

  Yongsub Shin

Turkish practice Melike Altınışık Architects (MAA) has won an international competition for the design of a Robot Science Museum in Seoul, South Korea. Hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the competition called for a “world first” museum to support public education in robotics, and increase public interest in robots.

The principles of robotics, science, technology, and innovation have shaped all aspects of the scheme’s design, from form and structure to material and operation. The main character of the museum is to “create its own universe for robots and their visitors,” manifesting as a non-directional, fluid, spherical structure.

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• Architects

  Betwin Space Design


• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Office buildings

• Design Director

  Jung-gon Kim, Hwan-woo Oh

• Design Team

  Jun-ho Kim, Min-yi Kim, So-yeon Kim

• Area

  109.06 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Yong-joon Choi

+ 33

• Architects

  LABOTORY

• Location

  Cheongdam Square G12-ho, 1,3-beonji, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Store

• Lead Architects

  Jung Jin Ho, Park Kee min

• Area

  78.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Choi Yong Joon

+ 19

• Architects

  Moohoi Architecture Studio

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Kim JaeKwan

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Kim JaeKwan

+ 31

• Architects

  Boundaries architects

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Store

• Lead Architects

  Kim Younsoo

• Clients

  mangwonkyung_project

• Area

  166.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Hyochel Hwang

+ 16

• Architects

  LESS

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Office buildings

• Lead Architects

  Junseung Woo, Sangjung Han(PAD)

• Other participants

  Chulsoo Choi, Taegyu Park, Suam Lee, Taenam Kim, Sunwha Lee, Donghui Jung, Hogeum Kim, Jinkwan Kim

• Area

  1980.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

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• Architects

  G/O Architecture

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Houses Interiors

• Lead Architect

  Lee Ju Young

• Area

  421.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  tqtq studio

This article was originally published by Metropolis Magazine as "A Once-Maligned Concrete Megastructure in Seoul is Revitalized - Sans Gentrification".

Upon its completion in 1966, Sewoon Sangga, designed by prominent South Korean architect Kim Swoo-geun, was a groundbreaking residential and commercial megastructure consisting of eight multistory buildings covering a full kilometer in the heart of Seoul. Like other futuristic projects of the decade, it was conceived as a self-contained city, complete with amenities that included a park, an atrium, and a pedestrian deck. But construction realities crippled Kim’s utopian vision, compromising those features. By the late 1970s, Sewoon Sangga had shed residents and anchor retail outlets to newer, shinier developments in the wealthy Gangnam district across the river. Between Sewoon’s central location and plunging rents, the building became a hub for light industry—as well as illicit activity.

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• Architects

  Davide Macullo Architects

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Gallery

• Principal Architect

  Davide Macullo

• Project Architect

  Lorenza Tallarini

• Area

  3150.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Yousub Song – Studio Worlderful

+ 12

• Architects

  KPF

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Showroom

• Area

  239000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Jae Seong Lee

+ 36

• Architects

  Selective-Amplification

• Location

  81-3 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Store

• General Contractor

  Herb ID

• Lighting Design

  Mavericks

• Area

  230.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Woojae Sung

Designers Studio Ohk have released details of their architecturally-inspired “Urban Soaps” range, reflecting built fragments of the South Korean capital Seoul. The four designs reference traditional and modern architectural elements in Seoul through their shapes and colors, “curated and blended by the team to highlight the city’s personality.”

The products began with an idea of “delivering regional stories, images, and experiences through an accessible medium” with soap chosen ultimately for its flexibility, and its appeal to multiple senses, such as sight, scent, and touch.

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The downtown skyline of a city is perhaps its most symbolic feature. The iconic cityscapes that we know and love are typically formed by skyscrapers, but much of the surrounding context is made up of other high-rise buildings. Yes, there is a difference between a skyscraper and a high-rise. Research company Emporis defines a high-rise as a building at least 35 meters (115 feet) or 12 stories tall. These high-rise buildings play a major role in the more sprawled urban context of larger cities today.

Read on for Emporis' list of the 20 cities in the world with the most high-rises. You might be surprised by which cities made the cut.

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• Architects

  URCODE Architecture

• Location

  895-13 Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Office buildings

• Lead Architects

  Hoon, Shin

• Area

  1820.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  DISTINTO

+ 27

• Architects

  Farming Architecture

• Location

  Seoul, South Korea

• Category

  Store

• Lead Architects

  Jangwon Choi

• Area

  90.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Kyungsub Shin