Archihood WXY
THE GAP HOUSE Bokjeong-dong, Seongnam, Korea 2014-2015
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Scale 1:5000
Ground floor Common space
Plan type Clusters N
Scale 1:1000
3 664.5 mq
Cluster
*18 N° of residents
36.9 mq per person
The project is located in a university area of Bokjeong-dong, in South Korea and it wants to answer to the biggest request of students- dorms and houses. The area was already rich of multi-functional units, study places and students dorms, but however they were built without considering the presence of gardens, out-door spaces or common space with generous dimensions. The architects in this case conceive the building as a composition of four blocks facing a central court, these four blocks are interrupted by long balconies that create nice perspective and open-air meeting spaces between the house, the internal court and the exterior of the urban context. The house in conceived in order to leave enough privacy to the students through personal bedrooms, but at the same time, space of interaction and common living that create a confort and nice environment between the residents. The internal court is also contribuiting to increse the interaction between the residents. Mairs, J. (2019). Seoul apartment block by Archihood features gabled corners. [online] Dezeen. Available at: https://www.dezeen. com/2015/08/21/seoul-apartment-block-housing-archihood-wxy-balconies-gables-south-korea/ [Accessed 23 Feb. 2019].
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